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Free WiFi SAN MIGUEL is providing a free WiFi network in five of the busiest areas of the municipality. Users will be able to access 30 minutes of free time.
Briton hurt A BRITISH driver was injured in an accident in Torrevieja. He is believed to have attempted to overtake another vehicle but veered on to the pavement and crashed into the corner of a building.
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€25m for much-needed school improvements By Gemma Quinn AN investment of €25 million has been promised to improve five schools across the Vega Baja. Regional Secretary for Education, Manuel Tomas, visited Orihuela and Torrevieja to deliver the news. He said: “This is aimed at providing quality facilities to all Valencian municipalities where temporary facilities currently exist or it is necessary to increase capacity.” Tomas said the Ministry of Education was
working hard to finalise the necessary paperwork. The new classrooms being built are part of a regional government plan to replace 75 per cent of the temporary classrooms still in use in Valencia. One of the schools to benefit will be CEIP Playas de Orihuela, which will not only get six classrooms for early infant and primary
education, but also a new cafeteria at a cost of more than €7 million. In Torrevieja, 24 classrooms and a new canteen will be added at the CEIP Amanecer school. More than €5 million is budgeted for more classrooms and a dining room at Guardamar’s CEIP Dama de Guardamar. San Fulgencio will see eight new
secondary education units and a new dining room built for €4.2 million. The long-awaited Principe de España school in Rojales will finally see construction improve the conditions at the centre as €4.17 million is being allocated for 18 new units for primary education and a cafeteria, after years of protests by parents.
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INDEX News 1 - 32 Finance 33 - 38 Leapy Lee 39 Daily TV 40, 42, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54 Time Out 56 - 57 IMPROVEMENTS: Government officials on the new pedestrian path in La Mata.
Letters 58 Health & Beauty 60 - 62 Food 64 - 66 Homes & Gardens 68 - 69 Services 77 - 81 Classifieds 82 - 84 Motoring 85 - 87 Sport 88
Coastal upgrades for Torrevieja
A TOTAL of €505,118 has been invested by Alicante Coastal Service to undertake repairs and emergency measures along the promenades of La Mata and Playa de Los Locos in Torrevieja. Government Delegate in Valencia, Serafin Castilian, visited the works in a section of the municipal park of the Molina de Agua in La Mata, accompanied by Mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolon, and various government officials. Castilian stressed the government’s commitment to improving and preserving
the Alicante coast, which saw an investment increase of 181 per cent during 2014 compared to 2013, a trend that is maintained this year, receiving a budget of €3.2 million, a 52.4 per cent increase from last year. Work has included emergency repairs on the footpath in La Mata, repairs to masonry at Playa de los Locos, which was destroyed in recent storms, and improvements to the pedestrian path in La Mata, which has also allowed the recovery of more than 5,000 square metres of beach.
The hottest start to March in 28 years ALICANTE was basking in summer heat at the weekend when record temperatures were reached. The arrival of March on Sunday saw thermometers reach highs
of 29.5 degrees, the highest temperature in March in the last 28 years. According to the meteorological agency, Aemet, in 150 years of data
there have only been four warmer days at this time of year, the last being in 1987. Oliva reached 28.5 degrees, Valencia 27.4 degrees and highs of 28.2
degrees were recorded at AlicanteElche Airport. The heatwave is not expected to last, with temperatures already beginning to cool down.
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Campello film FILM director Jose Rios, known to the film world as Bobby Peru, is shooting a Western porn trilogy in Campello. It will compete for a 2016 Venus award, an equivalent to Oscars in the porn industry.
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Grape growers want seedless GROWERS in inland Alicante want to introduce changes to their local grape crops. Without abandoning the Designation of Origin dessert grapes that the area is famous for, growers want a seedless version of the local variety. Seedless grapes grown in the area represent only 1 per cent of production and are non- native
varieties. Growers have now made contact with the Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA) whose representatives will shortly be visiting Monforte del Cid to research the area and access the viability. Their costs will be covered in part by the Regional Government and a limited company made up of cooperatives,
agricultural firms and exporters. Growers believe the expense will be worth it as there is increased demand at home and abroad for seedless grapes. Once the new variety has been produced and patented, there will be further income to be made from selling the seeds to other growers.
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Fish fail THE tender for Alicante City’s fish market by the harbour was declared void. A joint offer from the Javea, Calpe and Denia fishing guilds did not meet technological requirements.
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Lower spending ALICANTE Province spent €3.267 billion on electricity and fuel last year. This was €657 million less than in 2013, thanks to reduced spending. Graduate jobs STUDENTS at the University Miguel Hernandez (UMH) have a higher rate of employability according to a study with 69.1 per cent of female graduates finding work and 66.9 per cent of men. Palm fire FIREFIGHTERS from the Regional Park of Baix Vinalopo spent more than three hours tackling a fire in a garden of palm trees in Elche.
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Dangerous falls A PALM tree in Calle Azucenas, Torreta II, collapsed and fell on to the pathway. Residents have complained about the danger of falling trees in a busy area but Torrevieja Town Hall said the palm was not in a public area.
Artichoke visit THE Valencian Agency of Tourism, Almoradi and the Regional Association of Artichokes Vega Baja del Segura, organised a farm trip with the aim of publicising the artichoke as a tourism product.
Mural museum ORIHUELA’S open air museum in the neighbourhood of San Isidro, is to open March 20-22 with more than 38 murals on display from local artists. Private registry SPAIN’S registry offices are to be privatised in July. However, registering births, deaths and marriages, will continue to be a free service according to the Valencia Region’s Justice Department.
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PROTEST MARCHES: International Women’s Day is marked across the world on March 8.
The women of Spain fight for their rights MARCH 8 is International Women’s Day, a day marked across the world with celebrations focusing on equality and respect towards women. Starting as a Socialist political event, the date gradually blended in the cultures of different countries and in some places lost its political flavour, becoming simply an occasion for men to express their love for women in a way similar to Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. But women in Spain have embraced the day as an opportunity to defend their rights and protest against measures which affect them, with proposed reforms to abortion laws and domestic violence the main themes for demonstrations on the day in recent years. In 2014, thousands of women took to the streets in more than 20 cities in Spain to march for their rights and shout out against inequality.
Quote of the Week Spain welcomes you in a very different situation from previous years. We have overcome a period of difficulty, and now our country is registering one of the greatest economic growth and job creation rates in Europe,” said Telefonica chairman Cesar Alierta opening the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
In Madrid, men and women of all ages marched behind a giant poster bearing three separate slogans: ‘Our uteruses are not for legislation,’ ‘Our bodies are not for abusing’ and ‘No cutbacks to our rights.’ Feminist groups across the country have called demonstrations and marches for this Sunday, March 8, urging the women of Spain to once again walk out and stand up for their rights. Meanwhile councils and associations in just about every town or village prepare celebrations showing that although it took quite a while for equality to reach the country where traditional patriarchal beliefs and stereotypes kept women in the kitchen and men ruled supreme, the tables are turning in a Spain which while still strongly Catholic and traditional is now embracing modern views.
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is the number of kilos of truffles produced in Sarrion, a village in Gudar Javalambre between Valencia and Teruel with just 8,600 inhabitants. The region produced 36 of the 40 tonnes of black truffles collected in Spain during last year’s campaign.
‘FLAVOURS of Torrevieja’ is a new gastronomic initiative launched in Torrevieja. Until Sunday, 21 local restaurants will offer traditional menus of high quality ranging in price from €18-30.
Skate park A NEW skate park has opened in Los Alcazares. The park will accommodate beginners and more experienced skateboarders and roller skaters.
Tender works RESTORATION work on Lorca’s Archaeological Museum, which was damaged by the 2011 earthquake, is being put out to tender.
Positive tests THE Carnival celebrations in Aguilas, Murcia, saw 172 people test positive for driving whilst under the effects of alcohol with a further 65 testing positive for drugs.
And finally... AN anonymous ‘angel’ saved the day for a takeaway restaurant in Madrid by lending the owner €5,000 with no conditions or interest after hearing the establishment was closing due to lack of funds. The generous gentleman said he had just had good news about a relative’s health and he realised everyone deserves a little help in life.
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New anti-terrorism policy at airports SECURITY has been further increased at Alicante-Elche Airport following the introduction of a new directive from the European Commission. Delays of up to 45 minutes occurred on Monday at the security check-point as the new regulations
were put in place but airport authority Aena said it had increased staff to ensure a quicker transit for passengers. Now irons, hair-dryers, cameras, computers and toys with batteries are all subject to specific inspection and
should be taken out of hand luggage. Brussels says research has shown that international terrorists are developing new ways to hide explosives in hand luggage and therefore controls have been strengthened.
Beware of car-park gangs GANGS are operating in the Punta Prima Commercial Centre car park. They have been asking people for €5 and €10 to park their car in the facility and allegedly use threatening behaviour if people don’t pay up. When a client told them he was phoning the police a car sped round the road and they all drove off at high speed. The gang also asks
Red Cross break-in
ORIHUELA’S Red Cross (Cruz Roja) facility has been broken into and emergency equipment destroyed. Thieves broke through the fence surrounding the Red Cross centre in Calle Oriolet and smashed the windows of two ambulances. They stole GPS equipment and oxygen cylinders. They raided the drugs cabinet in the centre and realising there was nothing of value, wrecked everything inside, leaving most of it unusable.
ALERT: Shoppers should be alert to gangs who target women and the elderly. people for a donation for the deaf and insists the money goes towards the cause but they do not appear to be from any registered charity. Shoppers are advised to be cautious as the men appear to be targeting women and the elderly.
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HIS Sunday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a day embraced by countries all over the world to acknowledge the
fairer sex. In some parts of the world the day has become just another day for petrol stations and card shops to earn a few extra pennies as it has become seen as a glorified Valentine’s or Mother’s Day. But in many others the day serves as a reminder of something we at EWN feel strongly about: women’s rights. Demonstrations have been called this year over a proposed review of the Spanish abortion laws, which aims to force 16 and 17-year-olds to present parental authorisation. Although a seemingly reasonable request, it leaves a group of girls in terrible danger.
Those who feel unable to reveal the news to their parents without the fear of violence or abuse, those who are orphans or whose parents are in jail or abroad will be unable to have unwanted pregnancies legally terminated. An estimated 400 girls give these reasons not to present parental authorisation each year. The number may seem small until we stop and realise that the law may put 400 lives at risk by forcing these young women to choose dangerous, clandestine abortions. Gender violence is another offence that women in Spain will be rejecting in the streets this Sunday. Although numbers are reducing, 53 women lost their lives at the hands of their partners in Spain last year, 53 deaths which cannot be tolerated or permitted in a modern, civilised country.
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NEWS Carnival fighter jailed A MAN has been remanded in custody over a carnival brawl that left another blinded in one eye. One of three people arrested at the time, he was sent to jail without bail following a fight that left one man unconscious in Alicante Port, as previously reported in EWN. The other two detainees were provisionally released and have to report periodically to the court. A video of the fight which was broadcast on social media networks allowed police to identify the alleged attackers.
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Cases of dog bites are on the increase THIRTY-SEVEN cases of dog bites were investigated last year by Alicante Local Police’s Canine Unit. This is a considerable increase on the three cases reported when the unit was created in 2011, with tougher prevention and control measures as well as raising the public’s awareness cited as being responsible for the rise. Of the 37 bites that the unit followed up, four were inflicted on
Burglars arrested TWO men, aged 39 and 45, have been arrested in relation to 11 burglaries around the Camposol Urbanisation in Mazarron. The police investigation has revealed that a set of property keys were stolen from offices on the urbanisation, which explained why at some of the burglary sites there were no signs of windows or doors having been forced open. The men were disguising their crimes by driving around in a gardening company van but they had no connection to the company and had not been contracted to carry out any work.
children, 23 on adults and 10 on other dogs. The head of the unit said that most attacks came from breeds of dogs not on the dangerous dogs’ list. Nine cases reached court while 28 were dealt with by the Department of Health, resulting in fines ranging between €300 and €600. The unit also cooperated with psycholo-
gists to help four bite victims overcome their fear of dogs.
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Airport homes to be soundproofed HOMES by Alicante-Elche Airport are to be soundproofed. Airport operator, Aena, is carrying out the measure as part of the Acoustic
Insulation Plan Airport Alicante-Elche. The initiative, which is being driven forward this year, intends to soundproof more than 500 homes. An order to soundproof 83 homes near the airport, located in the Elche municipality, has been completed and more are awaiting the approval of THE long-awaited economic recovery continues withprojects and budgets. out reaching thousands of homes in Alicante Province. Aena said the action Nearly 6,000 families are reported to not be receivaims “to reconcile” the ing any monthly income and are forced to struggle quality of life for people, daily to survive with their children. with airport management In the Valencian Community there are 19,000 “providing a needed serhouseholds with children under 16 who do not get a vice for the proper develsingle euro in support; 8,000 in Valencia, 5,800 in opment of economic and Alicante and 5,200 in Castellon. social activity in areas Secretary of the CC OO employment union, Jose near the airport.” María Ruiz Olmos, said: “It is outrageous that in the There are also calls for 21st century we still have this situation,” and stressed the Antonio Machado that the government must provide employment school in Torrellano to be schemes and policies that offer “real” jobs. included in the soundBy province, Madrid is the one that yields the worst proofing plan as it suffers figures, with 20,800 households that do not receive a directly from the acoustic single euro, followed by Sevilla, with 14,800. Murcia effects of being so close has 11,200. to the airport.
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Euro Weekly News’s oldest reader (probably) paid a visit to its head office to give staff a piece of his mind!
Is Bob Mitchell, at 96, EWN’s oldest reader? NINETY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Bob Mitchell, who has been a regular contributor via our Letters page, sent a touching note of thanks to columnists Leapy Lee, Mike Walsh and the former Mrs Ed, (see Letters page) who remembered having a few runins with him over the years. Bob, originally from London, has been a regular visitor to the Costa del Sol for 30 years, and always picks up a copy of the EWN. We believe he is our oldest reader – unless of course you know better. If you do, drop us a line at editorial@euroweekly news.com. With characteristic humour, he decided to thank the EWN ‘while he still had time’. We invited him into the office to see behind the scenes, and presented him with a bottle of brandy and a ‘front page’ to mark his visit. A man of forthright opinions he was and still is - a communist, a stance that got him into trouble in his younger life. He was
SPECIAL GUEST: Bob during his visit to EWN with some of the team.
blacklisted as an ‘agitator’ from several jobs before ending up at the Post Office, where he stayed for 30 years before retiring. Bob may be frail but his mind remains as sharp as a tack. “It is because I have never
stopped thinking. It’s kept my mind active. When I was young, I thought I could change the world and everyone would live happily ever after, but here we are all these years later and
nothing has changed. “That’s a disappointment, but I never stopped trying!” remarked Bob. And we believe him.
Editor’s note: Bob should be an inspiration to all our readers. Whether you agree or not with his politics he has remained true to himself and never lost his sense of fun. He has a keen sense of right and wrong. All at the EWN wish him well, and look forward to him visiting us again on his 100th birthday. Go to www.euroweeklynews.com for full story.
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Burning waste tip in hands of the courts THE burning waste tip on the border of Orihuela Costa and Pilar de la Horadada, which has been spewing out toxic fumes for the last several years has had a visit by a crew from National Channel 1 TV. The film crew was in the area investigating illegal waste tips and thanks to cooperation between CLARO and the action group against illegal waste tips, Vertivega, after filming in La Murada, next to Orihuela City, they went to report on the burning waste tip on the border of Orihuela Costa and Pilar. This illegal waste tip was used to dump waste of all sorts from all over the area rather than companies paying to have it disposed of and treated legally. Years after they stopped dumping, the process of natural internal combustion resulted in the mountain of rubbish beginning to smoulder and flame and toxic gases seep into the atmosphere. President of Las Ramblas Urbanisation, Bob Hammond, explained the problems of the burning waste tip to
BURNING WASTE: Film crew hear about problems of burning waste tip. the crew along with CLARO councillor, Bob Houliston and Vicente Perez of Vertivega as they saw the 20m high mountain of waste covering an area of around 50,000 square metres. Visible are remnants of tyres, plastic and metal and below the surface is decomposed and smouldering domestic waste. The visit coincided with the arrival of a reply to the denuncia elaborated
by Bob Hammond, with the help of CLARO made last July. The Guardia Civil environmental branch, SEPRONA, has formally said that the complaint made was investigated by them and their report was submitted to the criminal court in Orihuela which has agreed to investigate the complaint. SEPRONA has also submitted a report to the Environmental Prosecutor in Alicante.
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1,000 ways to be happy MURCIA wants to make you happy. The Costa Calida and Murcia Region has launched a new campaign: ‘Makes You Happy’, to attract visitors to the area. A website, 1,000 ways to be happy, includes messages from household
names like economist Eduard Punset, and local celebrities including Carlos Santos, Nico Almagro and Paco Nadal, who have left their thoughts on things in Murcia that make them happy. Punset said Murcia is “a community that smiles at visitors,” and has added
Cat sterilisation programme TORREVIEJA is expanding its feral cat neutering programme. With the backing of local animal protection societies, it is expected that 105 cats will be sterilised by Nucleo Zoologico Municipal vets this year. In 2014, just 20 stray cats in the town were sterilised. Leaflets in Spanish and English are being issued to about the programme, or email proiyectoces torrevieja@gmail.com for more information.
his keys to happiness. Each message derives from a list of suggestions on how to find happiness in Murcia. The aim is to gather 1,000 suggestions from anyone wishing to join in, and include all the region’s tourist attractions and activities. Visit www.1000maneras deserfeliz.com
A wage rise on the cards THE hospitality industry and unions are working on a set wage increase for hospitality workers of 0.8 per cent from 2016. All indications are that an agreement between the unions and Costa Blanca provincial employers can be reached.
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Delays in mother and baby unit THE mother and baby unit at Fontcalent Prison in Alicante is still closed four years after it was completed at a cost of nearly â‚Ź7 million. The Ombudsman, in his latest report on the activities of the government for the year 2014, reports that the four-
year delay is down to staff shortages. The specialist centre for mothers with children up to three years of age was completed in 2011. Its architectural design was conceived with the interests of the children in mind so they did not feel like they were in an enclosed space. The facilities included a games room, library and children’s toilets. ALL petrol stations in the Murcia Region must The Ombudsman now be staffed. said in his report that The regional government made the decision in 2014 there were following an increase in the number of foreplanned renovations courts offering motorists the chance to have at the prison’s psychilower prices if they serve themselves and pay atric unit, as well as by credit card, without any staff present. It has at 18 more prisons now passed a motion to make it mandatory for throughout Spain, but all petrol stations to have at least one member these had not been of staff present during their opening times to carried out. assist customers and deal with any possible The Prisons Interior incidents. Ministry has not statThe move comes following pressure from ed whether or not petrol station owners who complained that the there are provisions unstaffed stations were undercutting their to open the mother prices. and child unit.
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YOUR voice is important to us… HERE at the Euro Weekly News (EWN) we are confident we produce an excellent newspaper as well as the best English-language internet news site in Spain, but we also know we should never rest on our laurels. Our dedicated team is always willing to listen to our readers. Your views are
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e knew we could rely on our readers to come up with some ideas, and we were not to be disappointed with a bulging (virtual) postbag. On this page we give just a selection of the comments we received, plus a round up of the (previously announced) winners of the iPad minis. We have read every single one of the comments and taken note of some of the common suggestions as well as taking action. A recurring theme was the need to increase our local news content and be an even bigger part of the community. “It
would be great to see faces from the EWN around more and perhaps have a local office,” said Joan Adams from the Costa Blanca. We have taken such comments to heart and are opening three more local offices now, and a total of six by Easter, showing we are firmly at the heart of the community. From Marbella to Mojacar, Albox to Benissa, Benidorm to Mallorca, Benalmadena to Albir and Benijofar, we will have your local area covered – guaranteed. Moira Bartle from Caleta de Velez (Malaga) raised a subject echoed by several readers when she said: “Ensure that
Almeria Murphy Stevens, from Arboleas, was the winning entry for the Almeria region. The 18-year-old Motocross fan said: “I wouldn’t make any changes to the company because it is perfect as it is.” Murphy, who is out and about on his bike constantly, has worked for Almeria Homes for the past 18 months but is thinking about returning to the UK to continue his studies, so his iPad will prove invaluable.
Costa del Sol Eveline Kleyngeld, from Estepona, took home the prize for the Costa del Sol. She likes the puzzles section. “I always turn to them first, so that gave me the idea that the index was very important, so I could find them easily. Then I look at the news, there is always so much to read.”
important to us, so we asked you what you thought of the EWN. With a winning prize for the best comments of an iPad mini being given away in each of our six regions we asked: “If you were in charge of the EWN for a day, what is the one thing you would do to make it even better than it is?”
forthcoming events be published in advance so readers can participate and enjoy, and not report after the event.” She was annoyed she missed an event that happened at 3.30pm on the day of publication and she read about it that evening, thus missing it. This is a very valid point, which the whole editorial team has taken on board. We pledge to strive to print as many upcoming events as possible, although for reasons of space we cannot always do so. Bill Mullaney, from Alicante Province, would like to see some travel features. He said: “I’d include travel features on
some interesting places in Spain to visit.” This is something that we have thought about and are delighted to have persuaded travel writer Kevin Pilley to start contributing. Although he will be writing about some Spanish destinations, we took it a stage further and he will give witty and informative reports from spots all round the world. Robert Walford from Campoverde (Alicante) came up with an excellent suggestion, shared by several readers. He said: “I would bring in a feature called Parish Pump News bringing input from correspondents
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Our winners Costa Blanca North Over in Javea on the Costa Blanca North, Brian Moreland showed his humour when asked what he would do if he was editor for a day. He quipped: “Immediately sack myself as I’d be useless.” Looking forward to checking out the iPad, he said it was the first thing he’d ever won, “apart from a turkey we won once on Christmas Eve!”
Axarquía Marcel Van den Huevel from Nerja’s suggestion was to do with team work, something we all recognise as vital at
of local news and items of interest from their village or town.” We thought it was such a good idea that we are actively recruiting volunteer local correspondents to report on their patch, and are inviting Mr Walford to be one of our first correspondents. If you would like to have a go then email us at newsdesk @euroweeklynews.com. Other ideas included increasing the number of distribution points, something we have done. Should you have any trouble finding a copy of the EWN drop us a line at distribution@ euroweeklynews.com.
EWN: “It’s all about motivating your workforce, you need everyone to go to work with a smile and job satisfaction is incredibly important,” he said. “Building a family atmosphere helps with communication, which is very important for any company, but in particular for a newspaper where it is vital that the readers get what they want – information. “I have always liked working for happy companies and I think that as the Euro Weekly News is the best Englishlanguage newspaper available, they need to make sure that everyone who works there is positive, upbeat and happy in their work.”
Joyce Gallagher from Catral would like to see recipes in the paper. “I always read the paper but I am a keen cook and there are no recipes, so I thought that was a shame and would invite people to send in their favourite recipes.”
Mallorca Congratulations to John Griffiths from Mallorca, who was forthright in his answer: “I would not change anything as I think that you have got things right.” Mr Griffiths, 66 years old, had been coming to Mallorca for 38 years, but retired to Son Ferrer 14 years ago. His parents had an apartment in Peguera so he had many opportunities to visit Mallorca over the years while he was working for a foreign royal family.
CONGRATULATIONS! Our winning ‘editors for the day.’
From left to right: Murphy Stevens, Eveline Kleyngeld, Brian Moreland, Marcel Van den Huevel, Joyce Gallagher and John Griffiths.
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Winds cause damage in Elda STRONG winds have caused a ledge from a building to fall on to the street in Elda. The falling debris caused some damage to cars parked nearby as police and fire crews were called to the scene. The area affected was near the Padre Manjon school and firefighters remained in the area to ensure no further damage as children went safely into classes and the road was cut off to traffic.
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‘More quakes’ expert warns MORE serious earthquakes could be experienced in the Valencia Region. The recent earthquake in Albacete Province measured 5.1 on the Richter Scale but fortunately caused no damage or personal injuries. However, geologist Jose Luis Barrera warns more could be felt: “We do not know about every underground fissure.
There must be geological faults like the one that caused the Albacete quake that have never been charted.” Barrera said several new faults were found just over a year ago in northern Castellon that no-one knew existed. He added it was essential for public safety to register all faults not only in Castellon but also Valencia and Alicante.
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Alcohol problem of young and old alike DESPITE popular belief that alcohol is a problem of the young, data from the Emergency Health Service of the Department of Health, shows this is not always the case. In Alicante Province, the main age group of those being treated for alcohol abuse last year was 46-50 years with 106 people treated in 2014. The second biggest age group was those aged 16-
20 with 98 cases. This trend is not repeated in the rest of the Valencian Community. In Valencia the largest volume of alcohol consumption was recorded in 16-20 year olds with a total of 333 cases last year, followed by adults aged between 41-45 years with 242 cases. Youngsters were also the main age group treated for alcohol abuse last year with 128 cases of 16-20 year-olds.
Foreigners removed from padron register MORE than 3,248 foreign residents have been taken off Cartagena’s municipal padron registry. Although 2,320 foreigners registered during the past year, the community has seen a drop of almost 1,000 residents, as 39 per cent of them have been
removed for a variety of reasons, according to council statistics. In terms of nationalities, and compared to the data from previous years, the most dramatic decrease was caused by the departure of citizens from Ecuador, who numbered
4,287 in 2008, while in 2014 there were just 1,967 residents. According to the institute, the reasons behind this drop are mainly errors (982), and expiry date removal (800), caused when foreign residents do not renew their padron.
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New police car for Daya Nueva DAYA NUEVA has agreed to have an extraordinary credit of â‚Ź17,000 to acquire a patrol car for the Local Police. It comes a month after the contract ended between the company they were renting the patrol car from and it was not renewed. Since then officers have been patrolling in a vehicle belonging to Social Services
with no police labelling or sirens. The vehicle purchase was approved by the ruling government led by Mayor Maria Teresa Martinez, linked to an independent party. The opposition PP party voted against the move saying it would have been more preferable to continue renting a vehicle to save on future costs of repairs.
Murcia visitors staying longer MURCIA Region registered the longest average stays in Spain at campsites in January and the fourth longest at tourist apartments, a National Statistics Institute (INE) report revealed. While the average stay at campsites for the country as a whole was 8.64 days, in Murcia the average stay was 20.41 days. Eighteen Murcia campsites were open in January, offering an estimated 14,815 places and providing work for 181 people. A total of 115,348 overnight stays were registered, with 3,628 of the 5,650 visitors from abroad.
Increase in shipping THE port of Alicante saw an increase in freight between the port and Algeria of 20 per cent last year. President of the Port Authority, Juan Ferrer, said he hopes the port will become the principal logistics platform linking Spain and North Africa. In 2014, merchandise totalling 2,451,000 tons was shipped bringing profits of â‚Ź560,000, and this despite lower freight handling charges and spending cuts.
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Alicante gets photographic ALICANTE City centre has been filled with photos for the ‘Photo Alicante’ photographic exhibition. The second edition of the international festival of photography will be officially inaugurated tomorrow (Friday) where five artists have produced 25 large pieces of work that have been installed across the city and will remain in place until April 6. “What interests us is to bring photography to the people, so they will not have to enter premises to view photos and can enjoy photography up close” said Leonidas Spinelli, director of Photo Alicante. The images are situated in Plaza del Mercado Central; Teatro Principal de Alicante; the Casa de la Festa; Plaza San Cristobal and the Basílica Santa Maria.
TORREVIEJA has been represented at Alicante’s culinary exhibition, GastroAlicante 2015. The new edition of the show, held at the IFA centre by Alicante-Elche airport featured showcooking demonstrations which included one prepared by Luis Miguel Rodriguez, the owner of Torrevieja restaurant ‘Marisqueria Torrevieja 2,’ consisting of a traditional rice dish of octopus, tuna and squid. Prestigious Elche chef Susi Diaz was also present and will be a judge at the First National Rice Competition event being held in Torrevieja at the Centre for Tourism (CDT) on May 14. Mayor Eduardo Dolon stressed the importance of attending GastroAlicante to promote local gastronomy “and what better way than conducting a culinary demonstration.”
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Pedestrian bridge approved for dangerous part of road THIS month’s plenary meeting in Orihuela was
a mixed bag for the residents of the coast.
Last month CLR leader Pedro Mancebo brought an emergency motion to construct a pedestrian bridge on a very dangerous stretch of road between La Regia and Lomas de Cabo Roig where it crosses the AP-7 motorway. The acting mayor Antonio Zapata (PSOE) refused to allow the
motion saying that it was submitted too late even though the CLR party said it was submitted two hours before the start of the meeting as stipulated in the rules. The very same motion was then presented at February’s monthly plenary meeting and passed unanimously.
This pedestrian footbridge will not need any investment from the town hall as there is already an existing builder’s provision (guarantee) of €1.2 million to build this vital footbridge that the town hall has not yet used, so it is likely that this project will begin immediately.
2nd anniversary celebrations THE Samaritans in Spain drop in centre and charity shop in Punta Marina held a fun day to mark their second anniversary since the opening of the centre. Volunteers welcomed VIP guests from the Torrevieja Town Hall including councillor Rosario Martinez Chazarra, responsible for foreign residents, immigration and integration and Jean Paul
Mulero, the Director of the Foreign Residents Office (OARI). Roy Parker, in his last project as branch manager before standing down, supervised the event to raise funds and awareness of the Samaritans in Spain. For confidential emotional support call 902 883 535 or email pat@costablanca samaritans.com.
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Tourist promotion ALICANTE’S Provincial Tourism Board has intensified promotion and its potential as a destination for sports tourism at the International Tourism Fair in Berlin.
Beach dogs DOGS are to be allowed on three Mazarron beaches; Playa de las Moreras, del Gachero and Covaticas, during the year.
Master class THIRTY chefs attended the first course offered by Elche’s School of Hospitality receiving a master class on how to cook rice and produce a local rice dish.
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Colin Fry raising funds for local dog charity COLIN FRY star of television’s The 6ixth Sense, is taking part in a psychic weekend at Hotel
Lacumbre in Mazarron on April 10 and 11. The television and spiritualist medium is
joining with Team Harmony Spain to host two shows during the psychic fair in support of
Irish Consul is special guest at Elche school THE Irish Consul, Mr Rory Patrick Byrne, visited the Laude Newton College in Elche as a special guest at an Irish-themed assembly by Year Nine students. ‘Land of the Ever Young’ is part of traditional Irish folklore, and was the theme for the assembly. In Irish mythology and folklore, Tír na nÓg; (Land of the Young) or Tír na hÓige (Land of Youth) is one of the names for the realm of the ‘otherworld’.
It is depicted as a supernatural realm of everlasting youth, beauty, health, abundance and joy. The students created an inspiring presentation together with a variety of other activities including a traditional Irish dance. The international school promotes inter-cultural awareness throughout the year and as part of this students present an assembly which informs pupils about diverse cultures around the world.
the Actin charity (Animal Care Treatment International Network). The Mazarron-based charity campaigns to see an end to the problems in Spain for animals. One of their current aims is the mass sterilisation of stray animals. Fry recently met with Actin’s president Viv Wharton and agreed to become Actin’s voice as he also supports Noah’s Arc, a local animal rescue that Actin works alongside. Entry to the fair is €5 with tickets to the psychic shows costing €20.
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Time to join the rugby revolution COBRAS RFC are holding a rugby fun day at the Daya Vieja sportsground on Saturday, March 7, with games and training sessions for people of all ages
to enjoy from 10am. There will be a variety of stalls, bouncy castle, barbecue, DJ Sebastian Dombrowicz, rugby clothing, raffle and tombola
Thanks to all EWN readers FOLLOWING the success of the Little Pod Dog Show at Finca La Castellana, San Miguel de Salinas, last weekend, the organisers and charity wish to thank all readers of the Euro Weekly News for their support and attendance. Members of the Little Pod Association animal charity said they had a “wonderful turnout of owners entering their dogs in various classes and many other people just coming to enjoy the event. It was a great success for everyone. We are very grateful that your paper is so generous with the help it gives not only to this animal charity but also to other local charities.”
with plenty of prizes up for grabs including meals, bottles of wine, a butcher’s meat pack and mobile phone. The recently-formed club welcomes new players of all ages, gender and nationality from beginner to experienced players, with the club based on the true, traditional ethics of the sport. The juniors train on Mondays from 6.30-8pm and Tuesdays from 67.30pm, while the seniors train Mondays from 8.3010pm and Wednesdays from 6-7.30pm at Daya Vieja sportsground. For more information about the club call Dutch on 692 767 242 or Robert on 697 286 416 or visit the Zoco market on Sundays for all rugby clothing.
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Samaritans in Spain president steps down for new challenge AFTER three-and-a-half years as president of the Samaritans in Spain, Chris Sumter has stepped down and is moving to England to begin the next chapter of her life. Chris’s husband Lubbertus, in a president’s farewell letter, explained that his wife was perfectly suited for the role of helping those in Spain. “Chris first joined the Samaritans in the autumn of 2008, completing her listening training in early 2009.” He added: “She became a trustee and, as an ex-teacher, took over training, revamping the modules to suit Spanish conditions. Chris became CEO in 2011 and took over as president in November of the same year. At this point, the organisation was known as Costa Blanca Samaritans and was struggling to keep going, only being available for four hours each night. “Chris immediately began to seek out ways to bring the Samaritans into the
limelight and to the forefront of charities in Spain. The search was on to find and secure premises to include the call centre itself, a drop-in centre and a charity shop to raise desperately needed funds. “The ideal location was found in Punta Prima and the office and shop opened on March 1, 2013. “Since then the Samaritans have gone from strength to strength to now include 24-hour listening, email consultations, face-to-face work, prison visiting and a satellite centre with the British Embassy in Madrid. “Samaritans in Spain are now one of the most well-known and respected services for expats throughout Spain and the Islands,” Lubbertus said. Both Chris and her husband are already looking forward to the next challenge, even before starting this one. Good luck to both Chris and Lubbertus in this move and indeed the next one.
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Deer massacred in the snow MORE than 100 deer have been decapitated and then their body parts left strewn across a large area of isolated woodland, it has been alleged. The animals’ bodies were first encountered by walkers in an area that has experienced large amounts of snowfall and extreme weather in the last few weeks. Conservationists and
hunters alike have denounced suspected poachers in Spain’s rugged northern province of Castilla y Leon for the slaughter. A Local Police spokesman said that an investigation was under way to try and find the poachers responsible. Limited hunting of deer is sometimes permitted in Spain under licence and
it’s generally easier to track large mammals in snowy conditions. However, even local huntsman have called the act ‘barbaric.’ Without natural predators such as wolves, deer numbers rise rapidly and sometimes need to be controlled. But hunting on this scale and in such a brutal manner is illegal.
Internet fraudsters arrested THE National Police force has arrested 65 people for cheating foreigners out of half a million euros over the internet. The gang, composed of Romanian and Spanish members, allegedly fraudulently obtained details of bank accounts in other countries and made transfers to accounts in Spain.
Once the money arrived in Spain it was withdrawn and carried or sent to Romania. The group leader for Spain, who obtained 30 per cent of the take, is amongst those arrested, and so far 171 victims of the scam of various nationalities have been identified.
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HERITAGE SITE: Doñana National Park.
Mine set to reopen A MINE that was the site of one of Spain’s biggest environmental disasters is set to reopen. In April 1998 a dam collapsed at the Aznalcollar lead and zinc mine in Sevilla Province, flooding the Agrio and Guadiamar rivers with almost 2 billion litres of mine tailings and a further 4 billion litres of heavy metals dissolved in acidified water. Much of this pollution then flowed to the borders of one of Spain and Europe’s most pristine and important National Parks and nature reserves, the UNESCO world heritage site of Doñana National Park. The subsequent clean-up operation cost €240 million and had a vast impact on wildlife. Under new management the mine is now set to reopen, apparently creating
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more than 400 jobs in the region - but the project has come under widespread criticism from a wide range of NGOs and environmental organisations which believe the project is an unacceptable risk to the Doñana National Park. The company reopening the mine, Grupo Mexico, was involved in a similar mining disaster in Mexico recently. Doñana is currently facing additional threats due to expanding farming development along its borders and dredging of the Guadalquivir River. The UNESCO heritage site is one of only two refuges for the Iberian Lynx, one of the world’s rarest large predators. No more than 300 Iberian Lynx are thought to survive in the wild.
FIVE people have been seriously injured in an explosion at a fertiliser factory in Mengibar, Jaen. Nitric acid was being moved from a lorry to a deposit when the explosion occurred. Andalucia 112 emergency services reported that a call was received at 2.07pm, with the accident reported near the old N-323 road. Guardia Civil officers, firemen, local policemen and ambulance teams rushed to the scene and took five people to hospital. The Andalucian Emergency Group was also informed, although a 112 spokesman explained that no toxic cloud had formed and the general population was not at risk.
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Spain at back of the class SPAIN is the country with the highest school dropout rate in the European Union, according to most recent data. Although the country experienced a slight improvement over 2013 (24.7 per cent), the rate currently sits at 23.6 per cent, far above the European Union countries’ average of 12 per
cent. The data was released by the Community Statistics Office Eurostat, which added that the national goal has been fixed at 15 per cent. After Spain came Malta (20.5 per cent), Portugal (28.9), Romania (17.3) and Italy (17). On the other hand, Lithuania and Slovenia hold the lowest school dropout rate (3.9 per cent), followed by Croatia (4.5), Czech Republic (5.4), Poland (5.6), Luxemburg (6.1), Slovakia (6.4), Austria (7.3), Cyprus (9.1) and THE job market in Spain continued on its Germany (9.8). path to recovery in February, a governIn addition, the employment rate of inhabitants between 20 ment study has revealed. and 64 years old was 58.6 per A new report from the Employment cent in 2013, while the goal fixed Ministry has shown the number of people for Spain by the EU was 75 per paying into the Seguridad Social system cent. rose by 96,909 people last month, the Countries with the worst results highest amount for February since 2007. in terms of employment rates Unemployment fell by 13,538 people, according to this report were the highest drop for a month of February Greece (52.9 per cent), Croatia for 14 years, giving hope that the worst (57.2 per cent), Spain and Italy of the crisis may well be over. (59.8 per cent).
Jobless figures for February positive
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No referendum IN stark contrast to Britain’s flexibility regarding Scotland’s independence, Catalonia’s ‘right’ to an independence vote
has been declared unconstitutional. Spain’s Constitutional Court declared that only the Central Madrid Government had the power to allow a referendum on the matter. This has been an ongoing source of confrontation and discontent in the region for years. Polls taken last year suggested that a majority of Catalan citizens were in favour of a referendum. Regional Catalan government leader Artur Mas held a symbolic vote, not authoPOLICE RAIDS: Pro-Russian fighters are arrested. rised by the government, last year in November. More than 80 per cent of voters who cast their ballots favoured Catalonia EIGHT pro-Russian Spanish fighters have been arrested. In co-ordinated operations in Murcia, Navarre, beginning the indepenCatalonia, Asturias and Madrid, Spanish National Police dence process. Mas who is strongly in swooped to detain the men. Those held, all aged under 30, are alleged members of a variety of pro-communist favour of Catalan independence stated that legal rulorganisations. They are all suspected of fighting for pro-Russian forces ing was “trying to stop us.” With the strength of feelin the Donbass region of Ukraine, an area which has seen conflict in the current Crimean crisis. A ceasefire agreed ing in the region remaining by the UN and both Ukraine and pro-Russian forces has high it likely this will not be been fragile, with reports of fighting continuing into last the end of the story on Catalan independence. week.
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business & legal Own goal for Cristiano NIKE has obliged Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo to withdraw his CR7 footwear range. The name clashes with its own CR7 line, claimed the US sportswear company, which pays Ronaldo €8.7 million a year to promote Nike clothing and footwear. The footballer is
expected to wear and use Nike products whenever other contractual commitments allow as both the Madrid club and the Portugal national team are signed up to Nike rival, Adidas. Ronaldo has used the CR7 label on underpants and shirts without problems, but Nike put its foot down over the name of
CNMC: ‘Nothing personal’ SPAIN’S anti-trust regulator CNMC has slapped a total of €32.4 million in fines on Repsol, Cepsa and other companies for price-fixing. Repsol’s claims of “manifest animosity” from the CNMC’s president Jose Maria Marin and board members Idoia Zenarruzabeitia and Maria Ortiz were brushed aside. The clash was triggered by disciplinary proceedings to establish whether Repsol had complied with a 2009 ruling. This obliged the company to avoid indirect price-fixing by adapting contracts and procedures with independent service stations. Marin was for many years an executive with Repsol’s principal
Spanish competitor Cepsa, which had briefly considered challenging Marin’s presence in the investigation. There is now a “personal rejection or aversion” on Marin’s part towards itself and other oil companies, Repsol claimed. With the abstention of Marin, Zenarruzabeitia and Ortiz, the remaining seven board members voted unanimously to disregard Repsol’s objections. The CNMC concluded that neither partiality nor personal interests were involved in the fine, rejecting “any hint” of the “intimate friendship or manifest animosity” that are legal grounds for disqualification.
the shoe collection. The trainers, deck shoes, moccasins and formal shoes, all manufactured in Guimaraes (Portugal) are in direct competition with their own products, Nike claimed. Cristiano’s shoes cost between €100 and €550 while Nike’s CR7 trainers start at €60 and the boots sell at more than €300.
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Good medicine FOLLOWING its sale of AstraZeneca, pharmaceutical firm Almirall posted net profits of €448.4 million, compared with losses of €33.7 million in 2013. Turnover rose by 70.5 per cent to nearly €1.41 billion.
Short term THE Confederation of Spanish Businessowners (CEOE) has recommended increasing the number of temporary work contracts, arguing restrictions would have a “pernicious” effect on job creation.
Crowds provide funds CROWDFUNDING contributed €62 million to Spanish projects last year, 114 per more than the €29 million raised in 2013. Small contributions – usually made online - from a large number of people are increasingly used to finance ventures or projects with little chance of accessing conventional funding. Precisely because of this popularity, legislation due this month will directly
affect crowdfunding with limits on contributions depending on whether these come from accredited or private investors. A joint study by the University of Cambridge and the Asociacion Española de Crowdfunding found that 53 per cent of people seeking or using crowdfunding believed that the new regulations would be “strict and excessive.”
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STAT OF WEEK THE Public Works Ministry awarded construction and infrastructure contracts for €1.87 billion last year. This doubled 2013’s investments and was the first increase since the onset of the economic crisis.
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He pays me, he pays me not THERE is a mind-numbing, laissez-faire attitude taken towards settling accounts with suppliers. In many ways Spain leaves the United Kingdom standing. However, in business ethics and accountability Spain can be worse than Third World. There is no such thing as a perfect system of business accountability, professional standards and customer protection. Britain, to its credit, has achieved a great deal in all these spheres. There are cowboy operators everywhere but in Britain they are in a minority; a system for dealing with them is in place. For instance, a business can
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be fined up to £10,000 for fraudulently claiming to be a member of a trade association to gain a customer’s trust and business. Over 20 years, I enjoyed an excellent relationship with Trading Standards.
High profile in every community, their offices were manned by friendly staff, there was free information and legal advice. All were keen, many zealously so, to investigate cases where customers had been ripped off. Television programmes like The Builders from Hell are dedicated to the subject. The media, to its credit, is quick to expose cheaters. Many offer advice columns on how to avoid cowboy businesses or deal with it if one is victim of sharp practice. In Spain the customer support infrastructure is weak. I am sure some assiduous expert will tell me that there is a means of redress. For most of us it
is non-apparent, expensive, or formidably difficult to negotiate. This is what cheaters rely upon. The aggrieved victim feels it better to just put a disappointment down to experience. There is a desperate need for many business services in Spain. However, because of difficulties in negotiating a reasonable price and then getting paid for a service, there is an understandable reluctance to provide for the business and domestic communities. This is a weakness and does little to encourage business growth or investment in Spain. Is there a solution? Yes, insist on a goodwill deposit of at least €100. If this is unacceptable then so is their custom.
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Sterling going from strength to strength THE great British pound (GBP) continues to push to fresh, multi-year highs against the euro. The feedback from the UK economy has been robust of late and this is supporting the view that interest rate increases could come sooner than currently expected. The Bank of England (BoE) governor, Mark Carney, cemented this point in his Quarterly Inflation Report and the BoE increased their outlook for growth whilst affirming that they believe the fall in inflation is temporary. In February the pound has now gained around 3% against the euro and the USD and continues to look bullish. The euro unsurprisingly is under pressure following the uncertainty from Greece and the spectre of Quantitative Easing commencing in March. Although Greece looks like it has managed to
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obtain a four-month extension, the can has simply been kicked down the road and the uncertainty prevails. In March, the onset of QE is also expected to weigh on the single currency despite significant euro weakness already factored in. On delivering QE, the ECB denied that a weaker euro was a target; however the impact of the news significantly devalued the euro. The exceptional policies of central banks across the globe have led to talk of currency wars where a drive for a
SITTING PRETTY: The pound’s seven-year high against the euro. weaker currency is sought to gain competitiveness. A weaker euro will help to boost exports and inflation across the Eurozone, as investors and importers outside the Eurozone take advantage of the exchange rate. The long term impact of QE
in the Eurozone is still very uncertain but when you contrast the monetary policy of Europe, who are just embarking on significant easing, to that of the UK and the US who are on the path to monetary tightening, the divergence is very apparent. Although the pound is
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Time to close the gender pay gap Loose change A look at finance for females
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IT would be assumed that a boy and a girl baby are born with equal opportunities, but the sad truth is that the educational and career expectations for boys and girls are very different. In today’s world, by the time these babies are grown up, the boy will be earning around 16 per cent more than the girl. Not exactly fair, right? It seems beyond comprehension that women continue to be paid less than men for the same work. But on average, women in the EU earn around
16 per cent less per hour than men. And this gender pay gap exists even though women do better at school and university than men. According to a European study, on average, 83 per cent of young women reach at least upper secondary school education in the EU, compared to 77.6 per cent of men. Women also represent 60 per cent of university graduates in the EU. But they continue to earn less than men. This gender pay gap is most pronounced in traditionally high-paying occupations and
professions where females are the minority, such as doctors and surgeons, executives and managers. So why is there still such inequality in the workplace? Well, it’s a complex issue. According to an EU report it can be the result of direct discrimination, where women are simply treated less favourably than men. This is prohibited by law, but is unfortunately still present in some workplaces. Women and men also carry out different jobs and often work in different sectors. In the health sector, women make up 80 per cent of all workers. But
UNEQUAL PAY: Still prevalent in 2014.
sectors where women are in the majority still have lower wages than those dominated by men. For example, women working in female dominated occupations, such as cleaning, tend to earn less than men who have comparable skills in male dominated occupations, such as rubbish collection. Why? Well, some experts believe that traditional thinking means that women’s skills are often undervalued because they are seen to reflect ‘female’ characteristics, rather than acquired skills and competences. It’s very important however to change this status quo. The impact of the gender pay gap means that women earn less over their lifetimes and this results in lower pensions and a risk of poverty in old age. Greater equality between men and women however would bring benefits to the economy and to society in general.
sitting pretty at the moment at seven-year highs against the euro, we should not underestimate the potential for volatility surrounding the UK election countdown. Bill O’Neill, head of the UK investment office at UBS Wealth Management, summed this up very well recently by comparing the election countdown to the Scottish independence vote: “Just as they did with Scotland, the markets are saying fine, fine, fine, but then as the date approaches thy will start to panic a little bit.” He added: “We think there will be significant volatility in the second quarter of 2015 it is almost inevitable.” Therefore the months ahead are likely to be a rocky road for both the pound and the euro. In the short term this favours GBP/EUR but with the election looming euro buyers should not get complacent.
BUSINESS EXTRA
Smaller margins FOLLOWING the €267.3 million sale of its French stores in 2014, Dia supermarkets posted net profits of €329 million, 57 per cent more than the previous year. Owing to falling prices, turnover of €5.22 billion in Spain grew by 0.4 per cent compared to 4 per cent in 2013.
Near the mark SPAIN’S Gross Domestic Product grew by 1.4 per cent last year, confounding IMF and The Economist predictions of 0.1 per cent increase. Savings banks think-tank Funcas and the Madrid Economic Studies Centre (CEEM) came the closest with prior growth forecasts of 1 per cent and 1.1 per cent respectively.
Car sector boost EXPORTS of Spanish-manufactured vehicles jumped by 19.6 per cent in January with sales of 175,000 vehicles owing to a recovering European market. There was increased demand from Italy, the UK, Germany and France, while US orders also rose following the choice of the Spain-produced Nissan NV200 for New York taxis.
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Sub-human psycho is getting the bleeding hearts treatment CORDON PRESS
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REALLY was going to give my monotonous, seemingly neverending diatribe on Islamic events a bit of a miss this week; and then they unmasked ‘Jihadi John.’ So here we go again. In the first place, I have never particularly favoured this title; it almost makes him sound like some charismatic war hero, instead of the sub-human psychopath he actually is. But just a minute, it wasn’t his fault, was it? Surprise, surprise. The woodwork oozed open and out they all crawled. With total predictability the BBC immediately gave air-time (a lot of it!) to bitter and twisted fanatics, who insisted this cold-blooded murderer was actually a beautiful, gentle and humble young man, who would never hurt anyone. They then continue to insult our intelligence even more, by stating he had only looked towards IS because he’d been made to feel like an ‘outsider’ in his ‘home country’ (a country that had in fact given him one of the finest starts in life any
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT young person could possibly ask for). You really couldn’t make it up. Even as I write, Sky News is appearing to evoke excuses and sympathy for this individual by reporting that he was ‘hounded by MI6,’ felt like ‘a dead man walking’ (he is now!) and had considered killing himself. Well it certainly appears he needed some form of psychiatric help, but to imply that these symptoms led to him hacking off innocent victims’ heads on film and declaring his ‘right’ to do so, really does defy all the bounds of any rational intelligence.
COLDBLOODED MURDERER: Jihadi John does not deserve sympathy. To tell the truth, the idea of anyone showing any sympathy whatsoever for this utter sleaze-ball, fills me with horror and a complete sense of despair at being a member of the same human race. If we don’t toughen up and stop denying the existence of the ever-increasing amount of pure evil and hatred in our midst, these fanatics will one
day find themselves sitting cross-legged on the carpets of Westminster, issuing out the rulings of Sharia, sending out legions of men with sledgehammers and drills to our precious museums and chopping off heads in Trafalgar Square. What these misled, liberal do-gooders are leading us into is physical confrontation. When
people despair of the attitude of our media and politicians there is nowhere else to turn. Don’t be fooled by the 20 per cent of Muslims who think that Islam will never integrate with the cultures of the West - that’s half-a-million British inhabitants who want us to adopt their culture! This poll also assumes that the remaining 80 per cent actually told the truth. Somehow I doubt it. When the proverbial finely hits the fan, don’t expect the remaining 80 per cent to take to the streets proclaiming their loyalty to the culture of the West. It didn’t happen when the Nazis took over Germany and it ain’t gonna happen here.
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Form 720. What Do You Need To Do In 2015? We are approaching that time of the year again, when anyone who is resident in Spain needs to submit their annual Form “Modelo” 720 listing their overseas assets. The deadline is 31st March, so you need to start thinking now about what you need to declare this year. If you have previously submitted a form you only need to declare assets if they have grown a certain amount, or if you have sold them. Exchange rate movements may mean you need to declare assets you did not expect to. Summary of the rules There are three reporting categories and you have to report all assets in a particular category if the value of your total offshore assets in that category amounts to over €50,000. You need to report even if your personal share of assets is less than €50,000. You are obliged to report assets if you are the owner, a settlor who can benefit from a trust you settled,
The exchange rate to be used is that as at 31st December of the relevant year. 2015 declaration You declare assets owned as at 31st December of the previous year. So for your 2015 Form 720, you declare the assets owned as at the end of 2014. By Brett Hanson, Partner, Blevins Franks authorised signatory, or you have the authority to dispose of the asset. This includes assets held by a company, a trust or fiduciary. In most cases, assets are valued using the wealth tax rules as at 31st December each year. For assets held within financial institutions, you also need to declare the average balance over the last three months of the year. You need to report the value of the assets in Euros.
If you have already submitted a Form 720, you only need to report again if: • The value of an existing asset grew by more than €20,000, or • You sold an asset/closed an account, or • You obtained a new asset. Exchange rate movements need to be taken into account. The Pound to Euro exchange rate at 31st December 2013 was 1.20. If at that date you had Sterling denominated assets of £250,000, they were valued at €300,000. On 31st December 2014 the
£/€ exchange rate was 1.28. This means that even if your £250,000 investment had not grown in value, in Euros it is now worth €320,000. The increase of €20,000 means that you need to report the growth on this year’s form. Exchange rates may play an even bigger part this year, depending on how central bank policies in Europe, the UK and anywhere else you hold assets play out. The introduction of the obligation to report all overseas assets in Spain – and the penalties are very high if you do not – was a huge change for residents of Spain, whether Spanish or foreign nationals. Many are paying more tax as a result - particularly those who declared assets for the first time, or incorrectly declared them previously. These assets will now be assessed for wealth tax, and any income they produce for income tax, and you have to declare them
accordingly. Combined with higher income taxes and wealth tax, some expatriates have considered leaving Spain. However Spain actually remains a tax efficient country for British retired expatriates if you take specialist advice. Form 720 need not necessarily be such a concern either. You should review your assets now to make sure they are in the best structures going forward. Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com
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A Marine Lance Corporal's murder sparks an action-packed investigation.
6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out
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The First Dates restaurant welcomes its first new batch of singletons as the series returns for a new run. MaĂŽtre d' Fred and his team of staff are ready to witness romance blossom.
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Stella is ready to make amends with Michael, until, that is, she uncovers more secrets and lies.
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7:50pm Lone Survivor 10:00pm Top Gun At the US Navy's elite training centre, pilots compete to become the best.
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OR 20 years I vetted applicants for Britain’s most highly regarded trade associations; I was privileged to meet the most gifted craftsmen. It seemed to me to be a pity that these artisans and their achievements were not better recognised. Being specialist means precisely that; their skills were known only to an elite in a position to take advantage of them. I recall a blustery autumn day when my car followed a remote Shropshire track to a number of farm outbuildings. What a strange place for a motor mechanic to be working in, I thought to myself. Selecting a workshop that appeared to be showing signs of activity I peered inside. Nothing could have prepared me for the sight of several luxury cars of a marque one simply does not see outside of London’s Knightsbridge. I was there to meet the only mechanic entrusted by the super rich to maintain their cars. As I took details of his references, one of whom was Lord Rothschild, I murmured:
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“These are far too important to respond.” He smiled and assured me they would; they did. A specialist firm was called in to create an impression of a high denomination banknote on the entrance floor of an upper-crust mansion. The craftsman would not allow anyone else into the room whilst he worked. The note painted on the marble floor would appear so realistic that visitors would instinctively stoop to pick it up. Talking of things of value I scratched my head when I met a gold leaf maker. I had not been given an address and reaching the given locality, I was guided to the workshop.
SKILLED TRADESMEN: Their achievements should be recognised. Monotonously, a craftsman was using a hand mallet to strike what appeared to be a cloth-covered block the size of a VHS cassette. It could not be done by machine, the gold had to be hand-worked.
A namesake of mine, a master carpenter, Brian Walsh, made specialist doors working from a small workshop. Not your ordinary house doors; Brian’s were handmade and carved from rare,
imported exotic timbers. His prices started off at tens of thousands of pounds. “Do you have a hobby?” I asked. Yes, he was a keen member of the catfish angling community. Taking a piece of wood he would fashion an exact replica of a member’s caught catfish. Apparently, like we humans, catfish look different to each other. Interviewing a young man applying for membership as a glass etching specialist, I checked his work. Like his brewing industry clients I couldn’t fault his art. “Do you have anything a little different?” I asked. He then took me to a gallery to show me his party-piece. A door-sized crystal mirror upon which was etched the most exquisitely beautiful image of the RMS Titanic as it plunged through the Nantucket Sound fog. There were times indeed when quite ‘ordinary’ men made me feel quite humble.
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6:40pm Columbo: Candidate for Crime Detective drama.
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12:15am Play Misty for Me 2:10am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:45am Nightscreen
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12:50am True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 1:15am Super Casino 4:10am 10,000 BC 5:00am Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 5:50am Make it Big
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3:50am Lost Kingdoms of Central America
3:30pm Batteries Not Included 4:30pm You've Been Framed! 5:05pm The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 6:05pm FYI Daily 6:10pm The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 7:20pm Mr Bean's Holiday 8:20pm FYI Daily 8:25pm Mr Bean's Holiday 9:05pm Jurassic Park III 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pm Jurassic Park III 10:55pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 11:55pm The Keith Lemon Sketch Show
7:40am Judge Judy 8:00am Where the Heart is 10:20am Summer Holiday 11:20am FYI Daily 11:25am Summer Holiday 12:40pm The Darling Buds of May 1:50pm A Touch of Frost 4:00pm Carry on Cowboy 5:00pm FYI Daily 5:05pm Carry on Cowboy 6:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 8:00pm Doc Martin 9:00pm Foyle's War 11:05pm Lewis 1:10am A Touch of Frost
7:00am Greatest World Cup Matches 7:15am The Professionals 8:05am Bundesliga 9:05am UEFA Champions League Weekly 9:40am Hogan's Heroes 10:10am Hogan's Heroes 10:45am The Car Chasers 11:40am The Big Fish Off 12:45pm Darts 6:00pm Storage Wars 6:30pm Storage Wars 7:00pm Storage Wars Texas 7:30pm Storage Wars Texas 8:00pm Darts 12:00am ICC Cricket World Cup Highlights
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Angelina Jolie and Chiwetel Ejiofor star in this action thriller set in the paranoid world of espionage.
12am 12:15am Football: FA Cup 6th Round Highlights 12:55am The Football League Show 2:15am Charlie and Boots 3:50am Weather for the Week Ahead 3:55am BBC News
Subversive animated comedy about American family life.
12:32am Family Guy 12:54am Family Guy 1:38am Family Guy 2:00am Uncle An out-of work musician is forced to look after his 12-year-old nephew when his sister is busy.
2:30am Russell Howard's Good News
Nature series revealing the emotional and dramatic lives of elephants in Kenya's Samburu reserve.
SKY MOVIES Action 6:00am The Poseidon Adventure 8:00am Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 9:50am Demolition Man 11:50am Elysium 1:45pm Thor: The Dark World 3:40pm Sahara Matthew McConaughey steps into Dirk Pitt, the intrepid marine explorer's shoes.
5:45pm Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 7:35pm Chappie Special The stars of Neill Blomkamp's latest sci-fi thriller talk about the making of the film.
8:05pm Elysium 10:00pm Thor: The Dark World 12:00am Lethal Weapon 2 2:00am Demolition Man
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12:30am The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2:15am The Break-Up 4:05am Good Luck Chuck
4:40am Death Wish 6:20am Ocean's Eleven 8:30am Dangerous Mind of a Hooligan 10:00am The Fast and the Furious 12:00pm 2 Fast 2 Furious 2:00pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Teenage car-racing addict Sean is sent to live with his dad in Tokyo.
3:55pm American Hustle 6:20pm The Fast and the Furious 8:10pm 2 Fast 2 Furious 10:00pm American Hustle 12:20am Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2:20am After the Sunset 4:10am The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
5:45am The Golden Voyage of Sinbad 7:35am Chimpanzee 9:00am Peter Pan 11:00am Hook 1:30pm Neverland 3:00pm Neverland 4:30pm Peter Pan 6:30pm Hook 9:00pm Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 11:30pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2:00am Neverland 3:30am Neverland 5:00am Chimpanzee
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6:00am Container Wars 6:30am Container Wars 7:00am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 8:00am Gunsmoke 10:05am Solomon and Sheba 12:45pm The First Texan 2:20pm Gold of the Seven Saints 4:00pm Canyon River 5:35pm The Big Circus 7:40pm The Buccaneer 10:00pm 300 12:15am The Big Gundown 1:55am 300 3:50am The Big Gundown 5:30am Container Wars
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Unscrupulous apples feed cynicism Nora Johnson
Breaking Views A Costa del Sol resident for a number of years, Nora is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/norajohnson
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WO former UK foreign secretaries are under parliamentary investigation after being secretly filmed “offering their services” to a bogus company for cash. And this after reports MPs earned more than £7 million (€9.62 million) outside of Parliament last year some making over £1,600 (€2,200) per hour! Caught in this latest “cash for access” undercover sting, Jack Straw boasted how he operated “under the radar” and had used his influence to change EU rules on behalf of a firm which paid him £60,000 (€82,485) a year. As for payment: “Normally, if I’m doing a speech, it’s £5,000 (€6,874) a day, that’s what I charge.” Sir Malcolm Rifkind, since resigned as MP, boasted he could arrange “useful access” to every British ambassador in the world, claiming: “I am self-
THE DAY JOB: MPs earned more than £7 million outside Parliament last year. employed, so nobody pays me a salary. I have to earn my income.” This from someone then enjoying an MP’s basic salary of £67,000 (€92,107)! This, he said, “sounds a lot of money to anyone earning less than that... but the reality is that anyone from a professional or business background earns considerably more.” And that’s at the root of the problem.
The high salaries that can be earned in business and banking as well as in the public sector - in the NHS and the BBC and the temptations they pose to the less than scrupulous. Now, decent, hardworking MPs (and, yes, there are some) hate these lobbying scandals most. They not only feed cynicism but, more seriously, undermine politics itself. In the same way as the
HSBC tax avoidance scandal undermines the public’s trust in business and banking, “aggressive, incompetent and overpaid” NHS administrators undermine the public’s trust in the health service and BBC executives undermine the public’s trust in Auntie. As for the BBC, the problem’s the bottomless supply of licence payers’ money. This means no ‘bottom line,’ no accountability, no need for personal responsibility. Bloated, top-heavy layers of management perpetuate themselves and their indulgences because there’s only token accountability to a less than rigorous Board. How can the next government even contemplate continuing with the licence fee, especially given ever changing technology and audience habits? I know I go on about parliamentary scandals, the NHS, the BBC and so on. My reasoning is that only by drawing repeated attention to these issues can there be any hope of change.
Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89; £0.79) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca
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BBC TWO 7:10am The Football League Show 8:30am Gardeners' World 9:00am Countryfile 10:00am FA Cup Rewind 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm The Great Comic Relief Bake Off 1:30pm A Taste of Britain 2:00pm A Taste of Britain 2:30pm Athletics
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CH5 9:25am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:35am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:45am Jelly Jamm 10:05am LazyTown 10:30am Dora and Friends 11:00am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:18am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:35am The Dog Rescuers 12:00pm The Hotel Inspector 1:00pm The Hotel Inspector 1:55pm The Hotel Inspector 2:55pm The Reef
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3pm 4:35pm Bargain Hunt 5:05pm Escape to the Country 5:50pm Pointless
3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:55pm Bride Wars 5:40pm Location, Location, Location
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Disney animated adventure, based on a classic Chinese folktale.
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7:40pm Hitch
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Animated US comedy series.
12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:05am Family Guy A special three-story episode as Brian reads viewer mail and tries to answer profound questions.
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8:00am Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 9:50am Best in Show 11:25am Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 1:30pm Wayne's World 2 3:20pm The Grand Budapest Hotel 5:10pm Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 7:00pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 9:00pm Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 11:00pm The Grand Budapest Hotel 12:45am Scary Movie 5 2:15am Someone Marry Barry 3:45am Wayne's World 2 5:30am Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
7:50am The Island 10:20am Pain and Gain: Sky Movies Special 10:35am Get Rich or Die Tryin' 12:45pm Pride and Glory 3:05pm 25th Hour 5:30pm The Island 8:00pm Get Rich or Die Tryin' 10:00pm Veronica Mars 11:55pm Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2:15am Pride and Glory 4:30am Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
7:00am Happily Never After 8:35am Rugrats Go Wild 10:05am Planes: Sky Movies Special 10:35am Rio 2 12:30pm The Flintstones 2:10pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 3:50pm Return to Nim's Island 5:30pm Happily Never After 7:10pm Rio 2 9:00pm Uncle Buck 10:45pm Return to Nim's Island 12:20am The Last Keepers A teenage outcast discovers that - like the rest of her family - she has extraordinary powers.
2:00am Uncle Buck 3:45am The Flintstones
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7:00am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 8:00am Canyon River 9:35am The Barkleys of Broadway 11:40am The Buccaneer 2:05pm Charro! 4:00pm Good Day for a Hanging 5:40pm Man in the Wilderness 7:40pm McLintock! 10:00pm Hell on Wheels 11:00pm Planet Terror 12:55am El Condor 2:40am Planet Terror 4:20am The Wackiest Ship in the Army
The arrival of a family member threatens the status quo for a pair of 21st century vampire lovers.
3:00pm The Knights of Badassdom 4:30pm Chappie Special 5:00pm Godzilla 7:15pm Bad Neighbours 9:00pm Godzilla 11:05pm Brick Mansions 12:50am Only Lovers Left Alive
OPINION & COMMENT
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New state of play Cassandra Nash
A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
SPAIN drank its morning coffee as Mariano Rajoy’s State of the Nation speech reminded everyone that he has hauled the country out of recession. Viewers and listeners lunched and dined to barbs and harangues from the opposition parties as they enumerated their reasons for refusing to be impressed. It must have been frustrating for Podemos and Ciudadanos not to contribute to the talk-fest. These two parties are so new and captivating that they occupy respective second and fourth places in opinion polls but no seats in the national parliament. Frustration was tempered with the knowledge that this will be the last State of the Nation debate where a government’s overpowering, overall majority turns criticism or censure into a waste of breath. Podemos and Ciudadanos might never harvest enough votes to form a
government alone but they know things are going to change and will change because of them.
Finger-pointing THE Partido Popular bays for the heads of the PSOE miscreants in Andalucia and elsewhere but should examine its own loyalty to highranking politicians linked to scandals. Double standards are not convincing at the best of times and are pure selfindulgence in an election year.
Help from afar PODEMOS could also be accused of double standards. The €425,000 paid to its co-founder, Juan Carlos Monedero, by ALBA – an alliance of Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and Nicaragua – for his advisory services is costing him dear. Not because he belatedly gave the Hacienda its cut. Not because he first claimed that he earned it in 2010 and later amended this to 2013. The least savoury aspect of that money is the use it was put to. If Monedero and Podemos leader
Pablo Iglesias are to be believed, it financed the latter’s chat show, La Tuerka. But was it used illegally to fund Podemos? Was it earned by the sweat of Monedero’s brow or was it a donation? Before the death of Hugo Chavez, Venezuela was already backsliding into totalitariansm and under Nicolas Maduro it has arrived. Not the best credentials for a party that polls rank as the second most popular in Spain.
Wanted children NEW laws will soon make it easier to adopt, and not before time. There are 13,400 children currently in care and probably double that number of couples hoping to adopt. Instead they face a bureaucratic obstacle race that regularly shatters their dreams. At least Rajoy’s government saw sense and withdrew its Abortion reform bill. Had it not, Spain’s orphanages would soon have been overcrowded with even more unwanted children.
RAJOY: Gave his State of the Nation address.
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CH4 8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am 3rd Rock from the Sun 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Three in a Bed 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun
CH5 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Costa Del Casualty 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
MONDAY TV
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3pm 3:15pm WPC 56 4:00pm The Link 4:45pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
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4:45pm Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 5:15pm Three Up, Two Down 5:45pm Hi-De-Hi!
3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tipping Point 5:00pm 1000 Heartbeats
3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me
3:15pm NCIS US crime drama series.
4:15pm Burden of Evil Thriller.
3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Emergency Abroad 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Match of the Day Live
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6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Only Connect Comic Relief Special 10:00pm A Cook Abroad 11:00pm House of Fools 11:30pm Newsnight
9:00pm More Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Arthur and George 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm ICC Cricket World Cup Highlights
9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm The Billion Pound Hotel 11:00pm NHS: ÂŁ2 Billion a Week and Counting
8:00pm The Gadget Show 9:00pm Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 10:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 11:00pm 10,000 BC
9:00pm The Holidaymakers 10:00pm Moone Boy 10:30pm Arrow 11:30pm Critical
9pm 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
11:25pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Panorama Investigative documentary that uncovers stories about Britain and the world.
Highlights of the ICC Cricket World Cup.
12am 12:15am Waterloo Road 1:15am The Graham Norton Show 2:00am What Just Happened 3:35am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 3:40am BBC News
12:15am Weather 12:20am Horizon 1:20am Inside the Commons 2:20am This is BBC Two 5:00am The Women of World War One 5:30am Divine Women
12:40am The Jonathan Ross Show 1:10am Jackpot 247 4:00am Champions League Weekly 4:25am Nightscreen
12:00am 24 Hours in A and E 1:00am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:55am The Secret Millionaire 2:50am The Fairy Jobmother USA 3:45am Four Rooms
12:00am The Fugitive 2:30am Super Casino 4:10am Killer Psychopaths 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:25am Great Scientists 5:45am House Doctor
12:30am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:30am Hawaii Five-0 2:30am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:30am Hawaii Five-0 4:30am Road Wars 5:30am Street Crime UK
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8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm Horizon 10:00pm A Horizon Guide: The Mystery of Murder 11:00pm Storyville
12:00am Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries 1:00am Rise of the Continents 2:00am Wallander 3:30am A Horizon Guide: The Mystery of Murder 4:40am This is BBC Four
1:40pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:40pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Mom 10:30pm Mom 11:00pm Rush Hour 12:00am FYI Daily
12:05pm Judge Judy 12:35pm Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Where the Heart is 4:10pm The Royal 5:15pm Fresh Fields 5:45pm Rising Damp 6:15pm On the Buses 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 8:55pm Wycliffe 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Wire in the Blood
2:05pm Highway Patrol 2:40pm Highway Patrol 3:05pm Ax Men 4:00pm The Car Chasers 5:00pm Hogan's Heroes 5:30pm Hogan's Heroes 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm Minder 8:00pm Rugby Highlights 9:00pm Storage Wars 9:30pm Storage Wars 10:00pm Storage Wars Texas 10:30pm Storage Wars Texas 11:00pm Ax Men 12:00am Bundesliga
4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm The Mindy Project 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Melissa and Joey 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Revenge 11:00pm Taking New York 12:00am The Big Bang Theory
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7:20am Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 9:10am Grumpy Old Men 11:00am Grumpier Old Men 12:45pm Ali G Indahouse 2:20pm About a Boy 4:10pm Love Actually 6:30pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 8:15pm Austin Powers in Goldmember 10:00pm Ali G Indahouse 11:40pm About a Boy 1:30am Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 3:00am Austin Powers in Goldmember 4:50am The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Special
8:15am Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 10:45am John Q 12:50pm All Things to All Men 2:30pm Ocean's Twelve 4:40pm Magic Magic 6:30pm The Purge A family are subjected to a night of terror when the government legalises all crime for 12 hours.
8:10pm Cellular 10:00pm Ocean's Twelve 12:10am Oldboy An ad man is inexplicably imprisoned in a sparse cell.
2:00am City of God
7:00am March of the Penguins 8:30am Primates of the Caribbean 10:00am Turbo: Sky Movies Special 10:30am Babe 12:10pm Parental Guidance 2:05pm Ice Age: The Meltdown 3:45pm Primates of the Caribbean 5:10pm Eragon 7:00pm Parental Guidance 9:00pm Ice Age: The Meltdown 10:40pm Eragon 12:30am Babe Raised by sheepdogs, plucky piglet Babe follows his dream of becoming a champion sheep herder.
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7:00am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 8:05am Good Day for a Hanging 9:35am Charro! 11:25am McLintock! 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Westbound 5:20pm Operation Secret 7:25pm Cast a Giant Shadow 10:00pm Desperado 12:00am Tango and Cash 1:55am Desperado
A teenage loser rises to prominence when he sets up a drug smuggling ring in this true-life drama.
3:05am The Big Bang
Big budget remake/sequel of his infamously inexpensive first feature, 'El Mariachi'.
OPINION & COMMENT
I
HAVE never minded going to the dentist. What’s the worst that can happen? A few teeth out, a filling or two? None of it life threatening. Some time ago I made an appointment with a dentist who came recommended, to see what I could do to invigorate my smile which - looking back at old photos - needed some tweaking. After two consultations, numerous X-rays and a complete scan of my skull no less, I emerged a nervous wreck, clutching two estimates, the lesser of which would have purchased a small family car. There was talk of crowns and bridge work, and even bone grafts, for goodness sake. I only went in for a bit of cleaning, not looking for honorary membership to the Kardashian family or a set of choppers to compete with Red Rum. I didn’t want to be pulled and pummelled about at my age – after all, I will be 49 in April. What?? So I settled on a third option and simply decided not to smile any more. But the more I thought about it, the more I became convinced
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Shut your mouth and cough up Colin Bird Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-the-wall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.
that I needed a sprucing-up, but without the need of a loan from the IMF. And so I attended another dentist for a fresh appraisal. Now, I get very nervous when I see a hugely expensive car parked outside a dental surgery and my flexible friend becomes very agitated in my wallet. But on this particular morning there was a swanky Ferrari Berlinetta parked nearby. The surgery was an oasis of calm and the dentist re-assuring and professional, and unlike most of his colleagues, did not start asking me silly questions once my mouth was fully open and I was unable to answer without spraying the room with saliva. Oh and why is it that when your chops are full of hardware
MOLAR MONOPOLY: The choice was to pay up or stop smiling. and the dentist has his arm in your mouth up to the elbow, you get this irresistible urge to swallow? An action that inevitably ends with a choking fit of embarrassing proportions. Anyway I left the building one hour later with the assurance that a suitable course of
treatment was available that would not bankrupt me. And I was just in time to see a sickeningly good-looking bloke wearing a polo shirt - with a motif of a chap on a horse, wielding a polo mallet - getting into the Ferrari. Obviously wealthy and successful, and
worst of all – young. Old, ugly and rich I can stomach, but some people seem to have everything, I cursed silently to myself, and I began to grind my teeth at the injustice of it all. Then I remembered I couldn’t afford it.
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CH4 7:45am King of Queens 8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am 3rd Rock from the Sun 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Three in a Bed 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:35pm Cheltenham Festival
CH5 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Cowboy Builders 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
TUESDAY TV SKY 1 7:00am Nothing to Declare: Australia 7:30am Nothing to Declare: Australia 8:00am Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie 9:00am Emergency with Angela Griffin 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
3pm 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm The Preacher's Mistress
3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Emergency Abroad 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
3:45pm Frozen Planet 4:45pm Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 5:15pm Three Up, Two Down 5:45pm Hi-De-Hi!
3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tipping Point 5:00pm 1000 Heartbeats
5:20pm Couples Come Dine with Me
6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Two Tribes 7:30pm Eggheads 8:00pm Nature's Weirdest Events
6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm UEFA Champions League
6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News
9:00pm Galapagos 10:00pm Horizon 11:00pm Nurse 11:30pm Newsnight
11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm UEFA Champions League Highlights
9:00pm Mary Portas: Secret Shopper 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm The Kids Who Can't Stay Awake
12:40am Hollywoodland 2:35am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:40am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
12:15am Weather 12:20am Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power 1:20am Italy Unpacked 2:20am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two. 4:55am Ten Pieces 5:45am Kick Sum Maths
12:40am Carry on Don't Lose Your Head 2:15am Jackpot 247 4:00am Loose Women 4:45am Nightscreen
12:00am First Dates 1:00am Cheltenham Festival Highlights 1:50am Pokerstars.Com European Poker Tour 2:50am KOTV Boxing Weekly 3:15am Transworld Sport 4:10am Secret Location 5:10am Location, Location, Location
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8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm Doris Day - Virgin Territory 10:00pm Sex, Lies and Love Bites: The Agony Aunt Story 11:00pm Inside Claridge's 12:00am Natural World Special 1:00am Climate Change 2:00am Doris Day - Virgin Territory 3:00am Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home 4:00am Sex, Lies and Love Bites: The Agony Aunt Story 5:00am This is BBC Four
11:20am Psych 12:15pm Royal Pains 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:40pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:40pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Dinner Date 10:00pm Hell's Kitchen 11:00pm Ibiza Weekender 12:00am Reality Bites
10:40am The Royal 11:40am Judge Judy 12:05pm Judge Judy 12:35pm Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Where the Heart is 4:10pm The Royal 5:15pm Fresh Fields 5:50pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Wire in the Blood
2:05pm Highway Patrol 2:40pm Highway Patrol 3:05pm Ax Men 4:00pm The Car Chasers 5:00pm Hogan's Heroes 5:30pm Hogan's Heroes 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm Minder 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm World Rally Championship Highlights 10:00pm Benidorm 10:30pm Benidorm 11:00pm Sports Life Stories 12:00am ICC Cricket World Cup Highlights
3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm The Mindy Project 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Melissa and Joey 9:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The 100 11:00pm Supernatural 12:00am The Big Bang Theory
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In Manchester, taking the culinary baton are Fiona and her joker husband Ian, young newly-weds Lauren and Pete, and martial arts black belts Karl and Mukta.
Psychological thriller.
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Highlights of the latest UEFA Champions League action.
In 2010 there was a startling increase in narcolepsy across the UK and northern Europe.
Spin-off drama series following a Chicagobased police intelligence unit.
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Animated comedy series about family life.
1:30am Uncle 2:00am World's Toughest Jobs 3:00am Bluestone 42 3:30am I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse 4:30am Uncle
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11:00pm Captain America: The Winter Soldier 1:20am Commando 3:05am Judge Dredd 4:55am The Guns of Navarone
7:00am Liar Liar 8:35am Foul Play 10:35am Planes, Trains and Automobiles 12:15pm Identity Thief 2:15pm Ride Along 4:00pm Bedtime Stories 5:45pm Liar Liar 7:20pm Planes, Trains and Automobiles 9:00pm Identity Thief 11:00pm Ride Along 12:45am Stand Up Guys 2:25am Blazing Saddles 4:05am Coffee Town 5:35am Bedtime Stories Tall tale teller Adam Sandler becomes the star of his own bedtime stories.
7:45am Twilight 9:35am The Temp 11:25am The Washington Snipers 1:05pm Murder at 1600 3:05pm Spy Game Slick thriller full of surprises.
5:25pm Closed Circuit 7:15pm Breakdown 9:00pm Spy Game Slick thriller full of surprises.
11:10pm A Man Apart 1:05am Outlaw Paratrooper Bryant returns from Iraq to find a London ruled by thugs and gangsters.
2:55am Solo 4:20am Breakdown 5:55am Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man
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Big Brother rules the roads THE Big Brother state is upon us with drivers facing hefty fines when caught on camera for a range of offences from speeding to having no ITV. Now the government has pledged to make all speed cameras highly visible. Is this a good move to show cameras are not about simply raising cash, or is it a poorly-judged decision that will let dangerous drivers off the hook? MALCOLM from Copper Heelers firmly believes speed cameras should be visible. “There was one on the N332 road near where I live but it has not been working for about five years. When it was working, it definitely made drivers slow down. I think when they are visible it makes people more aware of their speed and slows them down.” Founder of the Porsche Owners Club of
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Andalucia (POCA), Gary Compson, said he had the greatest respect for speed cameras and thinks there should be more of them. “I know that I am a lover of driving in my Porsche; however, I always respect the speed limit. After all, speed kills,” he said, adding: “The cameras should be visible and more of them. The fines should also be higher to deter drivers from speeding.” O l i v i e r B e r t o n, Susan Worthington, Manager of Alberts the Spectrum Group. Restaurant Cabopino
(Malaga), thought there were advantages and disadvantages to the speed cameras being visible. He commented: “When drivers are speeding and they do not know the road, they tend to slap on the brakes when they see the camera, which can be very dangerous. “Holiday-makers who do not know the rules of the road in Spain often rent a car which can also clock up fines, so they have to be warned and there has to be control. On the other hand, if the cameras are hidden, then drivers may be cautious all of the time, which is how it should be.” Susan Worthington, IFA for The Spectrum Group, said: “I agree with the presence of speed cameras as long as they are there for the right
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reasons and not just to pull in the revenue. When they are visible, they certainly have the right effect which is to slow drivers down and take caution and I think it is only fair to warn people. If the cameras are in place to deter dangerous driving, then I agree with them being more visible, as long as the purpose is right, then that is good.”
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chou, chug, coke, cone, conk, core, cork, corn, cuke, cure, echo, ecru, guck, heck, hock, huck, neck, nock, once, ouch, rock, ruck, unco, choke, chore, chunk, churn, cornu, cough, crone, gecko, ocher, ochre, ocker, ounce, recon, choker, conger, conker, grouch, reckon, uncork, cougher, ROUGHNECK
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1. What A B is the trademark name of a pungent aromatic bark from certain trees of the family Rutaceae, formerly used in medicine? 2. What C D is the name of the country retreat of the president of the USA, in the Appalachian Mountains in Maryland? 3. What E F is the name of an English Quaker prison reformer, a leading figure in the early 19th-century campaign for penal reform? 4. What G H is the name of a range of hills on the border between Syria and Israel, north-east of the Sea of Galilee? 5. What I J is the name of a small volcanic island, the largest of the Volcano Islands in the western Pacific, 1,222 km (760 miles) south of Tokyo? 6. What K L is the title of a tragedy by William Shakespeare, first performed in 1605, that tells the story of a British monarch who is betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters, Goneril and Regan?
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Across 1 Crude house song? (6) 4 Yours truly is taken in by cleric lower in status (6) 9 Gather it’s a church service (5) 10 Stand up for a wage increase (5) 11 Singing John, the Spanish heavyweight (5) 12 Bring back from rest or energetic exercise (7) 13 Home counties credit and French Private (6) 15 Beds for hens? (6) 19 Knowledge Garland added for enchantress (7) 21 Quick way to dry a step (5) 23 Grant given to a section of a hospital (5) 24 Maintain former queen with Tory leader (5) 25 Leather worker got sixpence in the old days (6) 26 Debars odd-looking whiskers (6) Down 1 Shopkeepers, we hear, are profiting from wine storage areas (7) 2 Not together but a role (5) 3 Apprentice from Aintree messed up (7) 5 Welshman in the van, snoozing (5)
Across 1 Profound (4) 3 Shook from fear (8) 9 Assorted (7) 10 She-goat (5) 11 Faithful (5) 12 Gained by labour (6) 14 Make a surface shiny (6) 16 Pays out money (6) 19 In tatters (6) 21 Exceptionally bad or displeasing (5) 24 Watchful (5) 25 Look over carefully (7) 26 Begged persistently and urgently (8) 27 Make a dull sound (4)
6 The record electric current, to me, is a prime example (7) 7 Pleasant to embrace sweetheart’s relation (5) 8 Take over and use Earp from the sound of it (5) 14 Sure to have new crate at home (7) 16 Australia began before it became
so severely simple (7) 17 Rushes to impress within seconds (7) 18 Article I had submitted to editor helped (5) 19 Smallest amount of stale stew (5) 20 Ogled tumble-down hut (5) 22 Change later (5)
Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 4 represents C and 19 represents Z, so fill in C every time the figure 4 appears and Z every time the figure 19 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Salvers, 4 Tests, 7 Reels, 9 Servant, 10 Arrange, 11 Arson, 12 Weald, 14 Boxer, 19 Cards, 21 Assuage, 23 Nearest, 24 Avert, 25 Sites, 26 Sceptre. Down: 1 Stream, 2 Essen, 3 System, 4 Tornado, 5 Scars, 6 Sit-ins, 8 Eerie, 13 Listens, 15 Erase, 16 Scents, 17 Faiths, 18 Gentle, 20 Roast, 22 Slate. QUICK Across: 1 Converse, 5/24 Bona fide, 9 Survive, 10 Miser, 11 Shame, 12 Canasta, 13 Sherry, 15 Essays, 18 Evasive, 20 Swamp, 22 Image, 23 Termite, 25 Restless. Down: 1 Costs, 2 Narrate, 3 Elite, 4 Speech, 6 Oasis, 7 Arrears, 8 Amends, 13 Sheriff, 14 Ruined, 16 Avarice, 17 Gentle, 19 Award, 20 Strut, 21 Press.
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ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Sizes, 3 Sello, 5/3D Pea soup, 7 Nautico, 9 Shop, 10 Aunt, 14 Orgullo, 15/14D Log out, 16 Tarde, 17 Abrir. Down: 1 Sapos, 2 Sons, 4 Oro, 6 Among, 8 Igual, 11 Tiger, 12 Blue, 13 Boda.
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English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Gotas de lluvia (9) 8 Ice (frozen water) (5) 9 Oyster (5) 10 Carne (4) 11 Leg (of an animal) (4) 15 Humo (de fuego, cigarro) (5) 17 Queen (5) 18 Tarde (9) Down 2 Bee (5) 3 Mediodía (las doce) (4) 4 Tejado (4) 5/16 Posponer (3,3) 6 Químico (7) 7 Cod (7) 12 Friend (5) 13 Boss (4) 14 Train (railway) (4) 16 See 5
Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (COILED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues. ADVERB
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Funagram Unscramble the name of a famous British-American rock band formed in 1967 (two words): TWO-FACED MOLE FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: MILWAUKEE BREWERS, FLEETWOOD MAC
Unscramble the name of an American Major League Baseball (MLB) team (two words): LUKEWARM BEER, WISE?
Down 1 Elaborates (8) 2 Before the appointed time (5) 4 Not tired (6) 5 Lesser (5) 6 Light in a transparent protective case (7) 7 Periods of time (4) 8 Distinctive forms in which things are made (6) 13 Remote (8) 15 Chiefs (7)
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On the brink ONCE again, Mike Walsh demonstrates his obsessive belief that all wars nowadays are started by the American arms industry and that the US is dying to promote a war with Russia, using NATO. This is really nonsense. The current stand-off over the Ukraine is an example of
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brinkmanship where both sides know that there is a limit to what they can achieve, although they will try hard to move the limit in their favour before calling a truce. Mike makes some startling assertions, such as “NATO takes the gold medal at starting conflicts.” Try as I might, I cannot come up with even one. The first and only time that NATO has gone into action was in Yugoslavia and NATO certainly did not start that. Mike has, as so often, thrown in remarks which may be striking but are irrelevant and misleading. What does he mean by, “As in 1939, Germany’s army is now smaller than Turkey’s or Poland’s”? He has just been explaining that Germany’s army is very weak. But if it was smaller than Poland’s in 1939 that did not stop it from overrunning that country in a few days. He finishes his article with: “Today, if America’s war lobby wins, as did Britain’s in 1939...” Is he arguing that we ought not to have fought in 1939 and watched Hitler annex the whole of Europe, ourselves included? Bill Campbell (by email)
Not so easy DESPITE there being a lot in the UK press about the powers that be wanting more people to
one of the reasons I came here. I don’t know if Sylvia Fleck was here then but San Javier was reminiscent of Coventry airport, a tin hut with a walk to the plane. Typical of Spanish bureaucracy, AENA spent €70 million on upgrading San Javier (which was not necessary) when Corvera was under construction. The delays in paperwork have managed to kill the project just like the Paramount Theme park which it was supposed to serve. I imagine the lady in question lives in the San Javier area and does not have to travel very far to catch the limited number of planes out of San Javier. D Fraser, Camposol (Murcia)
Open all hours I’M told that these flowers are called Bermuda buttercups but those leaves look like clover to me! Gwen Saunders (by email)
register to vote in the forthcoming election, this apparently does not apply to expats. There is already controversy about losing your right to vote after 15 years living abroad. Even though I am within this timescale when I registered for a postal vote I was informed that the necessary form would not be sent out to me until four days before the election. I am then supposed to receive this form, make my mark and return it within four days. It was also clearly stated that any forms received after the due date would not be counted. Surely in these days of higher technology it should be possible to have a safe system of registering and voting either by email or similar? If postal voting is the only option there should be a longer time span for folks living abroad. It seems that the only solution for any expat is to get someone living in their old neighbourhood to register the vote by proxy. John Bingham, Playa Paraiso (Murcia)
Taxing prospect THE letter entitled “Tax Snag” suggests that when you are a tax resident here you are only allowed €6,000 per annum before tax kicks in. Not quite true. There is also an earned income allowance (EIA) that includes pensions’ income as well. It starts at €4,080 and goes down to €2,652 on a sliding scale. The more your earned income, if you have two pensions for example, the less EIA you get. The sad thing about Spanish tax is that the personal tax allowance never goes up, unlike the UK. Then, of course, the euro exchange rate can also affect what you pay. Ted Gilleland, Quesada (Alicante).
Plane truth I WOULD like to take issue with your correspondent Sylvia Fleck regarding San Javier airport. Corvera Airport has been in the planning since I came to live in Murcia in 2001 and it was
REGARDING Corvera airport, tourism in Andalucia is already suffering due to lack of airports open all year round. Why not just let it go back to being a third world country, with no tourism or work for locals? Almeria is only available to outside flights between the end of March and September. Murcia is not much better but at least it gives you a choice of another relatively close airport. If it is closed permanently no one will visit the northern parts of Andalucia due to inaccessibility. It’s ridiculous. Rachel (via Euro Weekly News website)
EHIC hiccup EHICs are for British tourists of all ages travelling in Europe. For those living outside the UK, if you’re under 65 you have no cover from the UK. When you get ill you’ll need to have private medical insurance, a flight ticket or a fat wallet. Brits under 65 are covered by the Spanish Seguridad Social if they are self-employed and pay “Autonomos,” are on a “nomina” (payroll), are registered unemployed or are behind bars. Steve, Palma Nova (Mallorca)
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First setback rears its ugly head so it’s time to let nurse take charge Erica Russell Watson: My journey – and I’m driving
21st February I ENDED my last blog by saying that I had lived to fight another day and that was certainly true. I just didn’t know how much of a fight I had ahead. I have been eternally optimistic throughout the whole process from diagnosis through operations and now chemotherapy. However, my first setback was about to rear its ugly head. It was a normal Saturday morning and as ever I was up early to take Oliver to his football match, which was luckily a home game. I met with the legends and great friends that are Steve and Louise Holland and their boys. We have always loved supporting our boys from the sideline at matches. Steve sometimes forgets he’s not actually the coach but we let him off and put it down to his boundless enthusiasm!
Readers’ response Dear Erica So sorry to hear your sad news about your ex, Angus, but you have to be strong for yourself now and the kids and beat the cancer, that’s your number one priority. Stay focused, keep strong and be positive, devote all your energies and inner strength to this effort to achieve your goal and beat this terrible disease. You know you can do it, now more than ever, be strong, keep the faith, whatever it may be and you will survive and come through a much better person, stronger and better than before. You know it makes sense, and we are all rooting for you, keep on trucking babe, cheers and all the best for your future Andy
Dear Andy I was very touched by your kind words and you are right... I have to dig even deeper now. I will beat the cancer, of that I have no doubt. For me and my children there is no other viable outcome. As you say, I will keep trucking! All the best to you, Erica A special mention and thanks go to Steve for all his support both emotional and practical during and after the funeral. He seemed to strike the perfect balance between always being available when help was required whilst never intruding, and even giving me some of his typical brand of banter just in case I was ever in danger of feeling sorry for myself. The whistle blew for kickoff. Towards the end of the match I started to feel very achy and quite drained so decided to go home with my daughter leaving Ollie to play
with his friends, he definitely needs his exercise and after recent events even more so. With Ollie filling his lungs with fresh air and his heart with a bit of joy and sunshine, I happily went to bed thinking I just needed to rest. That night was probably the worst I can ever recall. I have had a reader write to me imploring me not to talk about my side-effects and I think that generally I give an upbeat account. However, I think it would be misleading if I didn’t highlight some of the downsides. As my treatment has
changed I was told that I might experience some muscular pain. Well, there is no might about it! It was the most excruciating pain I had ever felt. This was a little alarming for me because I have quite a high pain threshold, or at least thought I did! The next days were just about getting through each day. My battery ran down so quickly and I just had to accept that all the pending chores that glared up at me from my endless list of things to do would have to wait. I am a little stubborn and think
that I can just carry on regardless, which on many occasions has stood me in very good stead, but sometimes I can be my own worst enemy. So plaintively I crawled into bed and tried to be sensible for a change. Nurse Isabella was now in charge and you certainly don’t want to mess with her! She set about her task of looking after her mum with verve! Tea was brewed, hot water bottles made, temperatures monitored, pillows plumped, special juices whizzed up and lashings of love dished up. What a remarkable person you are, my girl. Bit by bit I emerged from the haze and shivery darkness and started to feel better. I made it to the doctor’s for antibiotics because I had a terrible chesty cough. My temperature was fluctuating and I could only keep it down with medication. It was obvious to me that my immune system was not firing on all cylinders. If I had a temperature the next morning I would have to go to hospital for blood tests to check what was failing and if I had an infection. So, with that thought in mind, I retire with my hot water bottle, cup of tea and book and hope that I am feeling much better tomorrow.
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A nutty solution GIVING babies food with traces of nut could help avoid them having nut allergies later in life. Researchers found that infants who eat food containing peanuts three or more times a week from under the age of one rarely have reactions in later life. Less than 1 per cent developed an allergy, compared with more than 17 per cent of youngsters whose diet was peanutfree. The ‘Learning Early About Peanut Allergy’ (LEAP) study is believed to be the first major study to show that eating nuts could reverse an allergy. Nut allergies commonly cause breathing problems and those with severe reactions can go into anaphylactic shock. But caution has been advised in feeding young children peanuts and parents should seek the advice of a doctor.
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Map shows where not to fall ill abroad USA: Amongst the best.
THE Health Risk Map 2015 has listed the destinations that are the safest and most dangerous places for healthcare. Published by health organisation International SOS, it ranks destinations in five categories, in order to help companies and travellers understand the risks they
face in different countries when getting medical treatment. Europe, North America and Australia are among the countries offering the highest levels of medical care, with Greece, Iceland, Japan, the UK and US amongst the best. But some popular tourist spots in Mexico, Turkey, Morocco and Thailand are
declared as ‘medium risk’ on the map with emergency medical care described as ‘adequate.’ High-risk countries, marked red on the map, are nations where healthcare is almost non-existent or severely over-taxed. High-risk countries include Tanzania, Egypt, Laos and Cambodia.
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Dangers of developing periodontitis
JUST over 30 per cent of the Spanish working population have some kind of destructive periodontal disease. Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease that affects the supporting tissue of teeth and leads to a progressive loss of
bone around the roots of the teeth. If untreated, periodontal disease can cause tooth loss. The disease is more common in men with primary education, lower income and its incidence has increased over the years, according to a recent study by
the Spanish Periodontology Association. Dr Ignacio Sanz, contributing member of the Foundation of the College of Dentistry and Stomatology of the First Region (FCOEM), said the most important factor associated with
the onset of periodontal disease is tobacco. “The scientific literature indicates that the risk of developing periodontal disease doubles or triples in smokers,” he pointed out. The main sign of early
periodontal diseases is spontaneous bleeding from gums or during brushing and having bad taste and breath. Dentists recommend using dental floss and plaque removers to prevent the build-up of plaque that can cause the disease.
Sunscreen at night?
RESEARCHERS are now advising that we wear sunscreen at night following a day in the sun as the damage caused by ultraviolet light can continue hours after sunset. The scientists said they had found that energy absorbed from the sun by skin cells was transferred to the DNA in the
dark, causing it to deform and potentially lead to skin cancer. Dermatologists at Yale University in America, now want to develop a ‘nighttime’ sunscreen. Meanwhile, scientists from Kings College, London, are looking at creating a sunscreen tablet.
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Value for money at Christopher IT has been said on various reviews, that Christopher Restaurant is one of the best places to eat for good value you for money, which is what most hungry diners crave for these days. Well known for his own perfect mix of classic dishes and his own recipes, Christopher’s diners can also sample other delicacies such as the Galician ribeye steak and fresh lobster. Basically there is lots to choose from and that also applies to the Sunday lunch menu. There is a choice of
10 starters, 10 main courses, and a selection of 10 different desserts, all at the unbelievable price of 12.95 Euros. Christopher is also offering a choice of Rack of Lamb and Lamb Shanks, and the potions are ample so don’t be shy to try! All food is freshly pre-
pared so you can be sure everything tastes just like it should do, delicious. Sunday lunch is served from 1.00pm to 4.30pm but it is advisable to book.
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Are you a bar or restaurant that advertises with EWN? AT EWN we have our clients’ best interests at heart. Getting your news out to the public can sometimes be a struggle, but we here at EWN want to help. Have you changed your menu, recently renovated or won an award? Do you have an up-
coming charity event you’d like to publicise? Do you have a new member of staff? Maybe you’d like to take part in our ‘Restaurant’ experience? Your establishment provides a meal for two which we will review and publish - with pictures in your local edition. If you have any news of interest that you would like to get out to local readers, then please let us know. We cannot promise to publish everything, but we will do our best.
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Cruz Azul supports other local charities CRUZ AZUL Murcia has had a busy couple of weeks welcoming visitors and charities to their donation centre in San Javier. First to arrive was John Lester from Los Infiernos Perrera Supporters, accompanied by Jack and Sasha to receive a donation of Cimalgex tablets for dogs, which are used for the treatment of pain and inflammation of osteoarthritis. Christine Hoggett from Impact Charity, which rescues and rehomes abandoned cats, was delighted to accept more supplies of flea treatment for the many felines in their care. She said: “This is a huge donation for us and will save the charity a lot of money.” Cruz Azul Murcia also carries out sterilisation campaigns to help reduce the street cat population and welcomes donations
DONATION: John with Christine Chiaiello of Cruz. to continue this important work:“The more funds we raise, the more we can do” said Vice-President, Sue Thomason: “We’re also looking for people to help us to trap, neuter and return the cats. It’s not an onerous job and full training will
be given.” If you would like to volunteer to help, contact Barbara on 691 919 804. Cruz Azul Murcia has two donation centres, in San Javier (next to Yorkshire Linen) and in San Pedro del Pinatar (opposite the Confiteria Alicia).
Church supports AFE AFE CANCER charity in Torrevieja has received a
donation from the La Siesta Evangelical Church Fellowship Committee as this year’s chosen charity. Over the last year LSEC Fellowship Committee
has raised more than €2,700 with various functions. Last year Reach Out Torrevieja were the beneficiaries and this year the committee chose Afe Cancer.
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Dog tips to watch for David THE Dogman
Listen to David on TRE every Saturday 10 thru 11. Costa del Sol (Gibraltar/Sotogrande) 98.7fm (San Roque to Calahonda) 91.9fm (Calahonda to Motril) 88.9, Costa Calida 92.7fm Costa Blanca (Torrevieja to Elche) 105.1fm (Elche to Calpe) 88.2fm, (Calpe to Gandia & Ibiza) 104.6fm, (Denia to Valencia) 95.3fm Mallorca 103.9fm
IF your dog gets badly hurt and injured you should rub firmly the very tip of his tail (the bone part), the rubbing will release endorphins which act like a morphine injection and will give your dog some pain relief until you can get him to the vets or other area with medical assistance. Cover his eyes and ears at the same time as you transport him and this will settle all his senses and will also help give him relief Watch when two dogs meet. They shake hands in their own way just as we do. While we use the touch system by shaking the other person’s hand, the dog
DOGS MEETING: They will scent the other dog out. uses his olfactory system by scenting the other dog out, particularly in the nether regions. This form of communication between two or more dogs is total and they are getting every piece of information they require from that dog, by what they smell. Is it a bitch, is it an entire dog, has it been neutered? All will be told in this initial meet and greet. It will also watch for Calming Signals (another issue) of great importance which can be covered at a later time. Watch your dog sniff around before it goes to the toilet. Is it looking for a
good spot to go? Is it making enquiries as to who else has used this area as a toilet? Why do many dogs scratch the ground after going to the toilet? Are they spreading their scent further around? Are they marking territory? I’ve been here, I own this spot.” If they want to claim a particular area, they will most likely spread their urine over the top of any existing urine in the area. They could be declaring to all and sundry - this is mine. I am bigger and stronger than you who have been here before me. Don’t challenge me.
Carlita and Chico check out sitters By Lamia Walker of HousesitMatch MAY and Bill settled in Malaga after retiring from the civil service. The sunshine and relaxed holidays they’ve enjoyed over the years had taken them to Spain in retirement bringing their Dachshunds, Carlita and Chico, with them. The dogs settled quickly and seemed to relish the outdoor lifestyle as much as May and Bill - Malaga’s climate being a little more temperate than Newcastle. Within the blink of an eye it was time to visit family and their forward planning meant their housesitters were able to come
early and meet the dogs before they were left in charge for two weeks. Sitters Janine and Karl had travelled from California. For them housesitting is an affordable way to travel and see new places without spending a fortune on hotels. They’ve owned pets all their lives and now semi-retired were taking long holidays. They met May and Bill online through HouseSitMatch, a network offering personal and professional references and police checks. They Skyped to get to know each other and finally they arrived two days early to meet and be
checked out by Carlita and Chico. By the time May and Bill were on the plane to Newcastle, the dogs were settled and happy. Download your Free Easy Guide to Housesitting from here www.bit.ly/eurown001
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in the future depends to a great extent on whether today’s under 10s are encouraged to get involved in gardening. Some schools do have gardening clubs, but they are often half-hearted affairs to fill club time and in Spanish kindergartens
there is a good eating activity in May each year, but it doesn’t go as far as stimulating the growing of one’s own fruit and veg. Whether you or a schoolteacher are supervising a school gardening club, guide your children through the initial learning
stages as there are a number of success factors: 1. Give them a prominent position for their mini garden so that they realise you see their efforts as important and to encourage them to take pride in their efforts. Why not use part of the gardens at the entrance to the school rather than an out of sight corner of the playground? 2. Ensure the soil in their mini gardens or raised beds is of sufficient depth and good quality - fertile, water absorbing and free draining. 3. Make gardening books available and also
UNDER 10s: Allow them to get dirty and have fun. UK sourced flower and seed catalogues that have photographs. Some listed
in our books are available on the internet. 4. Take them to garden centres and let them buy plants and seeds themselves. 5. Provide lightweight easy to use tools without sharp edges. 6. Provide a small watering can but also help them to fix up a simple irrigation system. 7. Allow them to get dirty and have fun. Getting dirty can build up their immune systems. 8. Help them choose easy to grow flowers, vegetables and fruit. 9. Encourage them to harvest their own vegetables for salads and sandwiches. 10. Get them to realise that plants need regular ongoing care like a pet. 11. Help them relate to what is happening in their garden with the theories learned in science classes. 12. Make ecological fertilizers, insecticides and fungicides available. 13. Show interest. If you have already made good progress along these lines send an email including one or two photographs to gardening inspain@hotmail.com. The best email will earn the school gardening club a set of books. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com March 2015
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THERE’S nobody happier in Spain than a family living in a large, rented home, according to latest research. The happiest households in the land are comprised of large Spanish families living in spacious, rented accommodation. A study by the blog vivirenflow.com, appropriately titled ‘Study of Happiness in Spanish Homes,’ has found that for a happy life, you need to cohabit with your nearest and dearest in a home that doesn’t belong to you. The telephone survey with Spaniards over the age of 18 found that single person households are the
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Happy Spanish families unhappiest, especially when that home is small. People who live alone in a rented property less than 90 square metres were found to have an average happiness rating of 6.27 out of 10, whereas people who rent homes larger than 90 square metres and live with more than three people measured 8.31 on the happiness scale. From the 1,000 telephone interviews conducted, the study concluded that the key to happiness is to live with more people, in particular family. KEY TO HAPPINESS: Live with family.
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Interest rate drop could mean savings for owners SPANISH property owners who took out a mortgage a year ago may be in for savings this year thanks to falling interest rates. The Euribor, an index used to calculate interest rates for 95 per cent of mortgages in Spain, ended the month of February at a historical low of 0.25 per cent, meaning those that took out mortgages a year ago could save around €156 on repayments this year. Over the last 12 months, the index has dropped almost three points, meaning for a mortgage taken out in February 2014 for approximately €100,000 to be repaid over 25 years, monthly payments would be reduced from €356 to €343, a €13 per month saving.
MORTGAGE HOLDERS: Could be in for some relief. The Euribor index, calculated by the European Bank Federation using data from the main groups in the Eurozone, shows annual changes in the value of money in the European banking market and is the main reference for variable rate mortgages. The index revolves around the fluctuations approved by the European Central Bank, which at a meeting last September reduced
interest rates to a historical minimum of 0.05 per cent, which have not been changed since.
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Home prices rise with recovery SPAIN’S rapidly improving economic forecast seems to be restoring confidence in the Spanish housing market. For the first time in six years prices are increasing with house prices rising by 0.5 per cent across Spain as a whole, according to data released by the Public Works Ministry on Thursday (February 26). Newly built homes in particular seem to be experiencing an upsurge in prices, with figures in
the second quarter of 2014 increasing by 1.9 per cent. Although excellent news, this recovery will have to continue for some time before house prices regain the more than 30 per cent loss in value during the recent economic crisis. Looking to the future, it is hoped that a sustained increase in housing prices will boost Spain’s struggling construction industry.
MARKET ANALYSIS: Study predicts 1.5 per cent property price rise this year, and more in 2016.
Bankinter report forecasts a brighter outlook for 2015 THE demand for housing in Spain is set to pick up in 2015 resulting in higher prices. Experts are predicting that house prices are set to rise by an average of 1.5 per cent this year and by up to five per cent more in 2016. According to the bi-annual report by financial institution Bankinter on the real estate market in Spain, the diversity of the Spanish property market means that prices in most of
the provincial capitals and towns will remain stable and may even fall slightly, but in prime zones such as big cities and popular tourist areas such as the Costas, prices could register increases by as much as three per cent in 2015. The report cites the country’s economic recovery as the main factor in the projected rise in housing prices. An estimated GDP growth of 2.2 per cent will lead to a
better work environment, increased confidence and more access to funding, which will in turn lead to higher prices. However, the report also predicts that unemployment will remain above 20 per cent in the next two years and in turn the recovery of the sector will be relatively slow. Bankinter expects that there will be demand for 400,000 homes in 2015, rising to 450,000 in 2016.
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EXCEPTIONAL YEAR: Fifty per cent more money invested in the last quarter.
Investment reaches near-record levels WHILE not quite reaching the highs of 2007 – when Spain’s real estate market was at the height of its golden era – 2014 was nevertheless an exceptional year in terms of real estate investment. According to a report by property consultants CBRE, a total of €10.2 billion was invested in Spanish real estate last year, surpassed in Europe in terms of volume only by Sweden. Seven years after
the boom, Spain has registered a near-record in terms of money invested. A particularly successful fourth quarter was largely responsible for the good results, as between September and December, real estate investment reached nearly €3.4 billion, 50 per cent more than in the same period in 2013. The figures for Spain echo what is happening throughout Europe, where
investment in property has increased by 32 per cent compared with the previous year.
Bargains to be had inland SPANISH house prices may be showing signs of recovery but look inland, beyond the densely populated coasts, for some excellent prices and opportunities. Small villages and towns away from the centres of big cities such as Granada and Sevilla are full of flats and houses to rent and buy. Late winter in particular sees Spanish property owners struggling to rent and sell properties. In urban areas around the edge of cities such as Granada, public transport and services are also excellent and run late into the night, connecting new residents with the beautiful colonial centres of some of Spain’s most spectacular sites.
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IS ALCOHOL COSTING YOU MORE THAN MONEY? Drinking to excess not only affects your health it can spill over into every other aspect of your life – damaging everything that is important to you. Englishspeaking AA meetings are held throughout the Costa Blanca from Valencia City to Murcia. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting or discuss a possible drinking problem contact Costa Blanca North: *648 169 045* or Costa Blanca South: *625 912 078* or Costa Calida *679 385 105*. All calls are treated in the strictest confidence. AA in German: 645 456 075; Spanish: 679 212 535; Flemish: 635 047 053; and Scandinavian: 659 779 222. www.aacostablanca.org (93323) ROUNDABOUT CHARITY SHOP. We are now into summer and very soon we will be feeling the heat! It is time therefore for another visit to the shop where you might find a bargain or two. Choose from the clothing selection, jewellery, household goods, books or bric a brac. There is usu-
ally something there for everyone —- but not always. Charitable donations have recently been made to The Alzheimers Centre, Cancer Research and The Amigos Ambulance Service. We still need your help with donations etc. Please keep them coming in! During July and August the shop will only be open Wednesday to Saturday from 09.30 until 13.00. We are situated on Avenida Del Furs close to the Fountain Roundabout and immediate left by Don Colchon bed shop. (93325) SPIRITUALIST CENTRE, BENIJOFAR (formerly Spiritualist Church, Quesada), meets at NEW ADDRESS with immediate affect at Hamilton’s Bakehouse, Calle Vicente 62, Blasco Ibañez, Benijofar 03178. We hold a Sunday Service at 11.30am, a Tuesday Evening of Mediumship at 7pm and every Thursday there is an Open Circle where you can develop your skills commencing at 6.30pm. Spiritual healing is available every Sunday and Tuesday after the service. Jillian and Martin will take the Divine Service with Mediumship on Sunday, 8th March at 11.30am. On Tuesday 10th March, AnnaMarie will take an Evening of Mediumship. On Sunday 15th March, David Darnbrough will take the Divine Service with Mediumship. Contact Wendy on 965 323 028. www.spiritualistcentrebenijofar.com. New email is phoenixchurch23@gmail.com or info@spiritualistcentrebenijofar.com. Identificacion Fiscal G54713789. (95454) THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 17.00 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3 (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja. Contact Mike Wright, Chairman 966 722 895 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996. (95455) HELP Vega Baja. We help people of all ages with all sorts of problems, particularly at times of crisis and emergencies. Offices based in San Miguel at Calle Lope de Vega 46 (Tel 966 723 733), Torrevieja at Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia 4 (Tel 965 704 282). La
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TCF is a multi-national English speaking church now located on Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68, Torrevieja. The Sunday Service, including Communion and Creche/Sunday School, commences at 10.30am with a Bible Study/Prayer Meeting on Wednesday evenings at 6.00pm. Telephone 966 700 391 or call in to the Church any day between 9.00am until 1.00pm. Monday to Friday to find out more about Church activities. (95464) THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial & friendly organisation, now in its 21st year. www.acacostablanca.org or call the Secretary on: 966 495 042 (95465) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION JAVEA BRANCH meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month @ Scallops Rest on the Arenal at 11.00am. Everyone is welcome to attend as a visitor and join the branch if they wish. Anyone needing any help or advice on welfare, or any information regarding the branch can contact either Sheila on 965 791 270 or Roger on 965 790 123 (95472) TORREVIEJA STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets each Friday 3pm to 5pm in The Annex, (behind Age Concern Centre), Calle Paganini, Urb. La Siesta. Our aim is to support stroke survivors and their carers by a range of facilities from speech therapy, rehabilitation exercise, group discussion etc. For info: Louie 96 671 8964 or Carol, Secretary: 966 765 488, e-mail: strokesupportgroup@ hotmail.com Donations and further voluntary helpers are needed and guest speakers with relevant knowledge or experience are very welcome. (95473) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant & La Marina Branch meets 1st Monday of every month (except July and August) at Bar Sioux , Avda Escandinavia GA at 7pm for 7.30pm prompt. For further info contact Brian, Branch Secretary on 639 917 971 / email secretarybr3606@gmail.com (95474) CAMPELLO CONTRA CANCER in conjunction with AECC Association Español Contra Cancer has opened a charity shop at C/Virgen de los Desamparados No 13 (next door to Mas y mas) El Campello. The shop is open Mon-Fri 10 2pm and is run by unpaid volunteers and all monies raised goes to the AECC. We urgently need donations of clothes, books, large and small furniture etc, and we will arrange collection of large
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MAN AND VAN UK - Spain. 2 vans travelling twice a month, Murcia North / South UK. Tel 610 846 260 or 0044 751 918 6355 email van.man@hotmail.co.uk (231493)
GATAMI ORGANISATION, to help kittens and cats, looking for good homes, also spaying wild cats in the community. Kittens require adoption, fully vaccinated, dewormed, de-fleed. We also need volunteers to help Car boot sale in Polop on Sundays Tel Anna: 966 806 976 / 654 729 977
SPANISH MOVES Small removals and deliveries. Spain/UK Budget prices. Last minute jobs undertaken. www.spanishmoves.net. Pet transport also arranged in our air conditioned pet/people carriers. Telephone UK 0800 612 4922 or Spain 960130537 (223645)
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YES YOU CAN HAVE A POOL We design & install Wooden Above-Ground Pools. Pools installed from 1,185€. With above ground pools there is “No Planning Permission Required”. You can also pay in Sterling. Phone or email for a FREE BROCHURE NOW. info@piscinasmadera.com - Tel: 634 322 672 www.pisci nasmadera.com (231482)
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PET CHARITIES EASYHORSE CARE RESCUE CENTRE We aim to rescue HORSES. If you would like to DONATE please call 965 967 033 or sales@easyhorse care.net www.easyhorse care.net or call Sue 652 021 980 (95706)
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MY husband and I live in the UK. Is there anybody living in the Costa Blanca area i.e. Murcia and surrounding areas that has a villa, ground floor apartment (minimum 2 beds) on any urbanisations and have mortgages on their properties still in place, but want to come home to the UK. We would like to chat to you about taking over your present mortgage payments on your property. If interested please call 0044 (0)1279 734328 between 9.00am and 9.00pm UK time or email elaine.orbell@yahoo.com.
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Toyota reaffirms commitment to recycling in Europe TOYOTA wants to continue to increase its already high rate of battery recycling with hybrid vehicles. Hybrid batteries can generally outlast a vehicle’s life. These are therefore usually only recovered at the end of vehicle life, or in the case of an accident. Toyota has said it has built up years of experience running a collection process through Toyota and Lexus retailers with a reverse logistics mechanism. Dealers receive a new hybrid battery in return for giving back the old one, leading to the company’s average 91 per cent collection rate. Now Toyota is stepping up efforts to further increase the volumes of collected used hybrid batteries, setting itself the target of aiming to
collect 100 per cent of the batteries coming from its own network and from any authorised ELV battery treatment operators across the whole of Europe. That is why the company has announced the extension until March 31, 2018, of current battery agreements: 1. Since July 2011, France-based Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux (SNAM) has been taking back and recycling nickel-metal hydride (NiMh) batteries in Europe (installed in the Prius, Auris Hybrid, Auris Hybrid Touring Sports, Yaris Hybrid and all Lexus hybrids). 2. Since August 20, 2012, Belgiumbased Umicore NV has been taking back and recycling Lithium-ion (Liion) batteries in Europe (installed in
Toyota’s Prius+ and Prius Plug-in). Steve Hope, General Manager TME Environment Affairs, has said: “When our customers buy a hybrid, they already know that they are in for outstanding fuel efficiency, a stress free driving experience and a reliable car.” He continued: “This is yet another reason for a hybrid purchase. We ensure customers that their car excels in environmental performance during its entire life- cycle, giving customers another good reason to fall in love with hybrid.” “Today used hybrid batteries are still mainly destined for recycling,” added Hope. “However, TME has started to research the different options for the re-manufacturing of NiMh batteries.”
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RE-PLATE MATE Don’t take a chance! Don’t break the law! Take the hassle out of re-registering your vehicle onto Spanish plates We endeavour to better any genuine quotation 490 Euro + Road Tax + CO2 emission tax if applicable
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50 million for Citroen
THE beginning of 2015 marked a momentous moment for French motor giant Citroen with 50 million vehicles sold since the company’s founding more than 95 years ago.
The company will be marking this success with their new range of vehicles highlighted at the Geneva Motor Show, including the new Citroen Berlingo Multispace.
The new model is updating its approach with a new front end, and useful, modern technologies including the new seven-inch touch drive interface and Active City Brake, as well as efficient latest-generation engines. A pioneer in the leisure-vehicle sector and a constantly renewed benchmark, Citroen staff say the new version maintains all its qualities in terms of modular design, space, comfort and equipment. Also on show in Geneva is an original concept, the Berlingo Mountain Vibe Concept. It features, a full range of body reinforcements and accessories to enjoy nature, explore hill and dale and reach for the highest summits. A nod to the transalpine scenery around Geneva, it is the ideal partner for all those
looking for open-air sports and freedom. The Citroen C4 Range consolidates its status as a compact hatchback of practical nature, with the easy to drive C4. Focused on comfort and driving experience, it has gained a number of upgrades designed to bring out its character and make life easier: new headlights and rear lights, 7-inch touch drive interface, keyless access and drive. Making a generational leap, it adopts the efficient PureTech and BlueHDi powertrains, as well as the new EAT6 automatic gearbox. The C3 Picasso design while taking advantage of the new PureTech 110 and BlueHDi 100 engines, it features dynamic two-tone ‘Black Top’ bodywork, combining a black roof with a choice of three body colours.
MOTORING FOR real speed lovers, and those who want an entirely adrenaline motoring experience, Aston Martin have recently announced the release of the new Vulcan. This is a track-only supercar and the British luxury brand’s “most intense and exhilarating creation” to date. Born out of extensive motorsport experience – and using the brand’s acknowledged unique design and engineering ability – the 800-plus bhp, all-carbon fibre Aston Martin Vulcan should deliver a truly extreme performance. The new supercar – limited to just 24 examples worldwide – will allow owners the opportunity to precisely tailor their track day experience through a graduating scale of detailed power and dynamic performance adjustments. The company’s CEO, Dr Andy Palmer, said: “Aston Martin Vulcan is, by its very nature, a rare and thrilling supercar.
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NEW VULCAN: A supercar for a unique and thrilling track day. “Designed and engineered to deliver a genuinely bespoke driving experience that draws on our rich heritage, this car tailors its power and handling to both the capabilities of the driver and the
characteristics of the track. A sports car for true sports car lovers, I believe the Aston Martin Vulcan – and the unique ownership programme that sits behind it – sets a whole new standard in the ultra-high
luxury supercar class.” Styled entirely in-house by the Aston Martin design team and with a design hinting at the next generation of Aston Martin sports cars, this supercar is powered by 7.0-litre V12
petrol engine. With its 800-plus bhp powerplant developed in conjunction with Aston Martin Racing, this front mid-engined, rear-wheel drive sports car draws extensively on the brand’s
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GT motorsport experience. Utilising the techniques of world-class motorsport engineering, the supercar sees its power-to-weight ratio exceed those of the GTE cars which compete in the FIA’s annual World Endurance Championship. If you would like one of these exclusive vehicles you going to have to act fast, according to Aston Martin. Performance data, together with further technical details about the ultraexclusive track-only supercar, will be released closer to its track debut later this year. Dr Palmer added: “We have already received strong interest from the customers we have spoken to about Aston Martin Vulcan. “The cars will blend our traditional Aston Martin values of Power, Beauty and Soul with an unrivalled ownership experience; a unique combination that will guarantee their place in the brand’s rich and charismatic history.”
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Federer wins in Dubai ROGER FEDERER (with 12 aces, taking him past 9,000 overall) beat Novak Djokovic in Dubai’s APT Tour final. This was Federer’s 84th career victory and his seventh in Dubai. Both finalists and Andy Murray are currently all in action in various Davis Cup matches. TO READ MORE SPORT VISIT OUR WEBSITE: WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
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COMING up we have four FA Cup quarter-final games... Aston Villa play
WBA and Bradford City meet Reading on Saturday, Liverpool welcome Blackburn on Sunday and Manchester United entertain Arsenal on Monday. The winners of these games will play in the semi-finals at Wembley. There’s only one Premiership game on Saturday - QPR v Tottenham while the top Championship matches are Ipswich-Brentford and Notts Forest-Middlesbrough; MK Dons meet Preston in FL1 and Southend and Wycombe clash in FL2. Also there have been full mid-week programmes in all four divisions in England with some vital
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games at both ends of the tables. FOOTBALL - Chelsea with two deflected goals, beat Spurs 2-0 in Sunday’s League Cup final, the first major trophy success of the season. This was the fifth time the Blues have won this competition,
following victories in 1965, 1998, 2005 and 2007. The treble is still on! In last weekend’s Premiership matches, shotshy Manchester City (second) lost 2-1 at Liverpool (fifth)... Arsenal (third) disposed of Everton 2-0... Manchester United
CUP CELEBRATIONS: Chelsea win League Cup 2-0 in first major trophy of the season. (fourth) beat 10-man Sunderland 2-0... Southampton (sixth) lost 1-0 at improving WBA... and Crystal Palace, also with 10 men, won 3-1 at West Ham who were booed off at the end. Burnley, Hull, QPR, Aston Villa and Leicester are battling against the drop. CRICKET - In the World Cup, New Zealand (152-9) beat joint hosts Australia (151) in a magnificent Group A encounter. South Africa, with a massive 408-2, thrashed
the West Indies (151) by a record 257 runs. Springboks’ batsman A B De Villiers smashed 50 off just 16 balls, 100 off 31 and 150 off 64. After two heavy defeats and an expected win over Scotland, England (309-6 with Joe Root’s 121) were thrashed by Sri Lanka (312-1). * England’s women beat New Zealand 3-2 in their five match ODI series. RUGBY UNION - In the latest Six Nations matches, Wales won 2013 in France, Italy stunned Scotland 22-19 at Murrayfield and Ireland defeated England 19-9. The next round of fixtures will be on March 14/15.