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TWO local people were amongst the victims of the Germanwings flight that crashed into the Alps, killing all those on board. One from Lorca and another from Aguilas were passengers on the flight that came down on Tuesday, March 24. At time of going to press, the mayors of the two Murcia municipalities had confirmed the identities of the two passengers and contacted their relatives, although names had not been revealed to the general public. Both town halls cancelled official acts and remained on stand-by to assist the missing men’s families in whatever way they could.
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One hundred and fifty passengers and crew were believed to have been on board the plane. The small village of MeolansRevel in France became the focal point of the emergency services, as by 4.30pm searches of the local area revealed pieces of
fuselage, wreckage and dead bodies. Aviation and police officials stated that the rugged terrain, adverse weather conditions and darkness falling at about 6.30pm in the area had hindered the rescue operation.
French President Francois Hollande said just after the event: “It is unlikely that there will be any survivors.” He also confirmed that 42 of the passengers were Spanish; however, the Spanish deputy prime minister’s office stated that 45 people on board had Spanish surnames. The Germanwings Airbus took off from El Prat Airport in Barcelona at 9.35am on Tuesday, but disappeared off radars at around 11am. It crashed in the mountains near Barcelonnette, in the Alpes-de-HauteProvence, according to French media outlets.
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INDEX News 1 - 37 Finance 39 - 44 Leapy Lee 61 Daily TV 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74 Time Out 76 - 77 Letters 78 SEASON STARTS: More flights from Alicante-Elche airport from end of March.
Health & Beauty 80 - 82 Food 83 - 86 Homes & Gardens 88 - 89 Services 92 - 97 Classifieds 98 - 100 Motoring 101 - 102 Sport 103 - 104
Hopes for Easter sun to bring in tourists FOLLOWING the bank holiday’s bad weather, thoughts are now turning to Easter and hopes for better conditions. The success of the Easter season is often marked by the weather with much of the tourism coming from domestic travellers who make last-minute bookings. A positive Easter is often the barometer for how successful the summer season will be.
Human resources company Adecco says a 7 per cent growth in employment is expected for this Easter and Renfe is running additional trains from Madrid to Alicante with an extra 8,000 seats available. Holy Week also marks the start of the main tourist season at Alicante-Elche airport with most companies increasing flight services ready for the summer from the end of March.
Valencia Region on a mission in Paris TOURISM in the Valencia Region is being promoted in Paris. The Ministry of Economy, Industry, Tourism and Employment of Valencia is attending the world tourism fair in the
French capital, which is celebrating its 40th edition. Under the umbrella of Turespaña, Valencian destinations include Santa Pola, El Campello, Javea and
Guardamar del Segura. The fair is significant for the Valencia Region’s tourism as France is second, behind the UK, for international tourists. Last year 941,221 French
tourists visited the region, spending €762 million. Valencia is the fourth most visited destination by the French in Spain and has continuously seen more visitors since 2012.
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Miniature Crevillente ARTIST Juan Ferrandez has created miniature models of landmark buildings of Crevillente and the municipality. The exhibition of work is open until April 11 in Calle Corazon de Jesus from 6-9pm Monday to Saturday.
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Fined for no management plans THE region of Murcia could be fined for not putting in place management plans to protect natural areas included in the EU’s Natura 2000 nature protection scheme. Over 23 per cent of the land area within the Region is included in this protection scheme, spread across 14 different areas, but none of the areas have
yet established any management plans as requested by the EU. Plans were meant to be in place by December 2014. Murcia said the delays are a combination of the workload within the Department of the Environment and resistance to the proposed plans on the part of farmers and other business concerns, but if
they can’t justify the delays to the European Commission then they could be fined. Failure to act could also result in the loss of European funding for rural and agricultural development. Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas within the European Union, made up of special areas of conservation and marine sites. klublu / Shutterstock.com
Travelling art TWO Elche artists have travelled to Bangladesh to participate in two art exhibitions; one at the University of Dhaka and the second at the Shilpokala Academy of Chittagong.
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Lights off CARTAGENA is joining the World Earth Hour initiative on Saturday and will turn off the lights at 10pm at the Palacio Consistorial in a bid to raise awareness about environmental issues.
Social centre A NEW social centre has been inaugurated in El Escorratel, Orihuela by Mayor Monserrate Guillen. Car fire FIREFIGHTERS from the Baix Vinalopo were called to the A70 motorway at Alicante when a car burst into flames. The vehicle was completed burnt out in the fire.
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It’s time to spring forward! THIS Saturday night, March 28, it’s time to put the clocks forward an hour. Losing an hour’s sleep is the price we pay to welcome back those long, sunny evenings.
Car to tram A CAR jumped the security fence and landed on the tram track at the stop of Isleta on line four, headed towards Alicante.
Gang trial THE trial has begun this week in Alicante of those accused in the shooting between two rival family clans which occurred in San Vicente del Raspeig in July 2013. Over 20 bullet holes were counted and police initially made 21 arrests.
Flamenco teaching THE Virgen de la Puerta school in Orihuela, one of the poorest schools in the province, has won the Award for Teacher Action with a project that has been able to instill poetry in the classroom through flamenco. Vatican performance THE Conservatory Choir of Orihuela celebrated their sixth anniversary in the Vatican. The 70strong choir sang five pieces.
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RELIGIOUS SPECTACLE: Holy Week processions take place throughout Spain.
Prepare to be amazed! FOR the last week of Lent (leading to Good Friday) and throughout Easter, Holy Week or ‘Semana Santa’ will be celebrated throughout Spain. Semana Santa is an event that truly envelopes Spain’s love of religious pageantry, and one that should be experienced at least once in a lifetime. Holy Week is the annual commemoration of the ‘Passion of ‘Christ,’ celebrated by Catholic brotherhoods and fraternities, draped in hooded robes that date back hundreds of years, who undertake the ‘Penance Processions’ on the spectator-crammed streets of almost every Spanish town and city. The passionate roll of the costaleros bearing the huge floats, and the mournful trumpets that accompany images of Christ and the Virgin Mary evoke
Quote of the Week We had reserved our tickets for the tour, but we missed it. When we arrived back at the ship they told us about the attack and we were in shock. It was chaotic,’ a couple from Mallorca explained upon arriving in Palma on board the Costa Fascinosa cruise ship, involved in the terrorist attacks last week in Tunisia.
another world, and the ambience and aroma lingers over the cries of the wailing saeta singers. The stars of the show are the processions. Every brotherhood’s penance is to carry the magnificent ’pasos’ or floats. These masterpieces (many sculpted by artists and some hundreds of years old) typically weigh more than a ton, and will normally be accompanied by sorrowful marching bands. Don’t be surprised if for a moment the parade stops as an outburst of flamenco song wails out in the night air. It is sung from one of the balconies in the narrow streets by a saeta singer, who in times gone by spontaneously cried out when so totally overcome with fervour that only a flourish of flamenco would be enough to convey their emotions.
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million is the number of tourists that visited Spain from abroad in the first two months of this year. The UK produced the most visits, followed by France and Germany.
AROUND 3,000 runners took part in Elche’s 43rd half marathon which was won by Moroccan Hassane Ahouchar.
Pets allowed DISABLED pets are now allowed on public transport in Murcia. The change in law is following a campaign about a dog called Moma who uses a set of wheels after being left partially paralysed.
No link ELCHE’S Compromis candidate for mayor, Mireia Molla, said it is “shameful” that the Consell has not requested a train connection from Alicante-Elche airport to the city to improve connections.
And finally... A man out partying in Madrid with friends decided six stab wounds received during a fight were certainly not a good enough reason to ruin an evening out and continued to drink at a bar until his friends eventually called for an ambulance hours later.
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Live grenade found A LIVE Civil War grenade has been deactivated in La Union. It was discovered by a walker and the specialist explosives team was called in to deactivate and destroy the device. Recently a similar device was discovered by trainee military divers in the Mar Menor. Civil War ordinance is regularly found in the area. Police advise the public not to touch any suspect devices as they could still explode.
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A dozen homes evacuated after kitchen fire A MAN received burns to his hand and right forearm during a fire at his home in Avenida Diego Ramirez in Torrevieja. He also suffered from smoke inhalation. It is believed the blaze started in the kitchen from a pan on the stove when the man left to attend to a 20month-old child. When he returned the fire had started and the emergency services were called. Due to the intense smoke, Local Police and Guardia Civil officers evac-
uated a dozen homes in the immediate vicinity. One of the affected residents pointed out that if the fire had occurred when the Friday market was on, the emergency services would not have been able to access the fire easily, due to the hundreds of street stalls. It is another reason why they are calling for the relocation of the market; something that has been discussed and in the planning for the last four years.
Spanish tourists escape Tunisia terror attacks AN Alicante man was one of the passengers on board the second cruise ship which arrived in Tunisia as terrorist attacks took place. The man, named as Tomas, was on board the Costa Fascinosa cruise ship which docked in Tunis just before the attacks occurred at the Bardo museum. Costa Cruises which run the cruise ship said three of their passengers had died, eight were injured and another two were unaccounted for. The company, along with MSC Cruises has now suspended all stopovers in Tunis after gunmen opened fire, killing 23 people including 20 foreign tourists. Upon arriving in the Port of Palma in Mallorca,
Tomas, who was travelling in a group, said: “It was surreal,” as he was in the museum just min-
utes before the attacks took place. He said the atmosphere on board the ship was ‘tense’.
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Storms strike
GALE-FORCE winds hit the Costa Calida over the bank holiday weekend and snowfall was recorded in the north-west of Murcia.
Oslo visit MURCIA’S tourist board is in Oslo to promote the Costa Calida. Norwegian tourists accounted for 3.5 per cent of foreign visitors to Murcia in 2014.
Dolphin dies A FEMALE dolphin died on the beach at La Manga despite efforts to save it by the Murcia Region Wildlife Recovery Centre. It is believed the animal died from a viral condition.
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HIS week will see the start of major transformations in our towns and villages as Semana Santa approaches and the biggest festival season in Spain this side of Christmas bursts onto the streets. Semana Santa (Holy Week) and Easter is a time of year that literally transforms towns and cities across this region. But while we think about spending time enjoying the spectacle, there is a price to pay. If you are one of the millions of people living here amongst the splendour of the parades and need to get to work, or have a hospital appointment, or need to get the kids to school, you might want to think about the difficulties that may arise when you discover a one-tonne float standing outside
your garage one morning. You will need to be a little prepared to avoid frustration this week, as everybody involved in the celebrations will be oblivious to the fact that you need to work. Because of the changes that occur before the festival - temporary street barriers, road closures, diversions and such that will surely be put in place - moving around may be difficult. Typically most small shops close for the whole week, and from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday traffic is closed off in city centres. Forewarned is forearmed, as they say. If you think that Holy Week will interfere in anyway with your daily routine (getting to work, etc) ask at your local town hall for a guide. And be sure to do your shopping early!
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Cutbacks see Torrevieja health workers sacked SIX administrative assistants at health centres spanning the Department of Torrevieja have been dismissed as part of a restructuring of Torrevieja Health, the company managing the department. They said the dismissals were justified due to the decrease in the population and, in theory, a decrease in the number of patients visiting health centres thanks to the introduction of electronic prescriptions.
However, unions have rejected these claims and denounced the dismissals, warning that today most hospital services and health centres have “minimum personnel and these redundancies cause a major deficiency in the quality of patient care.� Torrevieja Hospital and its network of centres now serve 156,000 potential users who are holders of the assigned departmental health card.
Residents are leaving Alicante A THOUSAND Alicantinos left the province in the past year to live abroad. Despite the winds of economic recovery blowing, the number of people who decide to leave the province to try their luck abroad is increasing. Last year 3,225 people packed their bags to go to another country, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute. Of these just over 1,000 were Spanish nationals, the rest were foreigners who decided to return to their country of origin or go to another to find work.
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Torrevieja to welcome first cruise ship in September TORREVIEJA is to welcome a cruise ship to its port for the first time ever. The Amadea ship, almost 200 metres long and 23 metres wide, is due to arrive on the afternoon of September 22 and will potentially bring with it 620 passengers, mostly of German origin. The ship will dock outside of the port area with passengers being moved to the harbour on small boats. The stop is part of a Mediterranean cruise with Torrevieja in between stopovers at Tangiers and Palma de Mallorca. The Amadea is the same cruise ship that stopped in Benidorm a few months ago with German company Phoenix Reisen already saying there are plans for more cruises to arrive in Torrevieja next year.
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Former mayor and councillors face jail terms THE former mayor of San Fulgencio has been sentenced to 17 months in prison. Prison sentences were also issued by Orihuela Court to former councillors and technical advisers. Jose Mora got 16 months; Mariano Marti, Jose
Angel Varo and Jose Antonio Bernabeu all received sentences of eight months, and Francisco Ballester four months. The cases against them relate back to 2000 concerning the construction of eight blocks
Youth unemployment MURCIA has the fourth worst unemployment rate in Spain. According to a study by an employment consultancy relating to job figures for young people aged 25 and under, Murcia is reported as having one of the highest rates in the country with 58.4 per cent without work, a rise of 90 per cent over the last seven years. The national unemployment rate of those aged 25 and under is 51.8 per cent. Castilla La Mancha has the worst rate at 62.3 per cent.
of flats in Urbanisation La Marina in 2010 on land earmarked for sports activities. The land was sold to developers for €4.2 million with those in court accused of irregularities regarding the sale and the permissions granted for the development. The judge said these were “contrary to the planning regulations.” Trinidad Martinez (PSOE) has also been banned from holding public office for nine years and Mariano Marti (APFSU) has been banned for eight years from holding public office. The ruling absolved Simone Elster, Maria Teresa Terres and Luisa Alberola.
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Youth expo THE fourth edition of Torrevieja’s Expo-Youth event is being held today (Thursday) in the International Auditorium with 56 participating institutions and companies offering studying, training and job advice.
Lottery win ONCE lottery paid out €300,000 in Orihuela with ticket number 42793. The ticket was sold by a seller working in the Vega Baja Hospital.
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SPAIN’S top girl band, Sweet California, is performing in Torrevieja on April 4 at 9.30pm at the Eras de la Sal. Tickets cost €14.50 through www.ticketmaster.es and www.elcorteingles.es
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Illegal wall on sea path is removed ORIHUELA has begun to demolish the wall and fence that prevented passage on the seafront of Agua Marina, Cabo Roig. Councillor for Town Planning, Antonio Zapata, said municipal crews have proceeded to tear down the wall and fence that was erected by neighbours to stop the public from walking by. Zapata said it was a “long, legal battle” of two years between the inhabitants of the residential zone who went to the courts of Elche and Orihuela to fight the decision. Once the fence is down the walkway will be open to the public. The €2,000 bill of carrying out the work will have to be paid for by the Agua Marina residents who put up the wall and fencing without permission.
GONE: Illegal wall comes down opening up the public pathway in Cabo Roig.
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Torrevieja casts off with most popular exhibition THE 12th static and radiocontrolled naval model exhibition is under way in Torrevieja. Situated within the Park of Nations, the exhibition is on display until April 17. It has been organised by the Sea and Salt Museum and the Association of Naval Modelling of Torrevieja, which was created in 2004 and consists of more than 90 members of various nationalities and of all ages. Since its first edition in 2004, the exhibition RADIO-CONTROLLED: Boats will be out on the lake has housed more than every Saturday. 1,600 models from ian war ships, sailed on the lake and on April 5 120 clubs galleons, tugs from 11am there is the Sailing and associ- ON SHOW: Model boat show under and fishing Regatta. ations, at- way at Park of Nations exhibition hall. boats, cruisers, The exhibition is open Tuesday tracting aircraft carriers, to Sunday from 10am-2pm and more than 220,000 visitors, mak- yachts and battleships as well as from 5-8pm and every Saturday ing it one of Torrevieja’s most examples of military models. there will displays of the radiopopular exhibitions. There is Following the opening ceremony controlled boats on the lake in the everything on display from Egypt- the radio-controlled boats were Park of Nations.
Costa Blanca to offer Russians valid study certifications ALICANTE is to become the first Spanish province in which young Russian residents may obtain a valid certificate of studies approved in their country of origin. The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Joaquin Albaladejo, has met in Moscow with representatives of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation to outline the
details of this new proposal, which is due to come into force from the next school year. The initiative aims to collaborate with Russian families living in Spain so that youngsters do not lose the connection with their customs and traditions. In addition, they can learn the history and culture of their home country as well as that of
their Spanish home. To carry out this project, the tourist board will conduct a study to find the location and the most suitable facilities in which to develop these official exams, which mainly take place between the months of March and June. Albaladejo said that currently in Spain there is only one official centre that can perform these tests, but its dimensions and capacity are limited, meaning that Alicante Province would be the main venue in which to do the exams. Alicante remains the main destination for Russian tourists within Valencia, and 2014 recorded more than 110,000 visitors.
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Dog park for San Pedro SAN PEDRO has opened a new dog park in the Barrio de Los Antolinos. Dogs will be allowed to exercise off the lead and run in open spaces.
Reef tourism AN artificial reef is to be created off the coast of Aguilas, Murcia, in order to stimulate diving tourism in the municipality.
New nursery A NEW municipal nursery has opened in La Manga for children under the age of three. The mayor of San Javier officially opened the facilities, which has places for 53 children.
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Where the dead help the living ALICANTE’S Faculty of Medicine at the University Miguel Hernandez is using corpses to allow students and doctors to test surgical techniques which can then be applied in the operating theatre. This has been made possible thanks to the large number of donations from families of
the bodies of loved ones and the construction of a new building on the Severo Ochoa de Sant Joan campus. The new building has two practice rooms, one for medical students and a clinical simulation area which can provide students and doctors with very real-like conditions,
Storm demolishes beach preparations THE recent storms which have crashed along the coast of the Vega Baja have disrupted much of the work of preparing the beaches, which had taken place ready for the bank holiday weekend and Easter. The beaches of Pilar de la Horadada, Orihuela Costa, Torrevieja and Guardamar del Segura were buffeted by strong winds with gusts reaching up to 60 kilometres an hour, destroying walkways, sunbeds and umbrellas.
making the school a pioneer in the field of medical training. Each year the Faculty of Medicine hosts dozens of courses for doctors from all over the world to practise surgical techniques including arthroscopic surgery, a minimally invasive surgical procedure to examine joints, and breast reconstruction. Recently, 30 Russian specialists arrived in Alicante to use the facilities. Professor Sanchez del Campo explained that the Faculty of Medicine is the only one in Spain to have facilities of this type so doctors can test their skills. “A lot of people recognise that the bodies can be useful for others to learn from,” he said.
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RACE TIME: Driver Luke starts the Time Attack 2015 season.
Race car debut
RACING car driver Luke Mustoo has completed the first meeting in the Time Attack 2015 series in Calafat. The Euro Weekly News met up with the 27-year-old from Almoradi a few weeks ago ahead of his return to racing for the new season after getting his own Renault Clio and getting it race ready. Luke’s best time on the track was 1.47:1, putting him in last place in his category, but it was a result Luke was expecting as it was the first time they had been able to fully test the car. “We knew that the first test would not be easy, it was the first time the car was
out on track after a long transformation, a track where I had only run once and we had many tuned Hondas in our category. We now know where the failures are and the corrections that need to be made for the forthcoming rounds,” he explained. Luke said they also got off to a difficult start following a nasty accident in the paddock which delayed the start. Luke and team Mustoo will be at the Albacete circuit for a track day on April 5 and then back in Albacete on June 6 for the second round of the Time Attack championship.
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Computer group gets a new home By Robert W Barnes CAMPOVERDE Residents Association are now three weeks into a home computer discussion group, but due to the success of the group, members will in future be meeting at Unit Four, Plaza Florida in Campoverde. Until recently, people from the village met in Restaurante El Clavel, discussing problems with their electronic devices,
over a coffee but the venue was a little restricted in both seating and bandwidth/speed. ‘Byte Commander’ Henry explained that the meetings have no fixed agenda and are definitely not a teaching session. The discussion group now meets between 10-11.30am every Wednesday.
Get snapping for 2016 charity calendar!
Bio-fuel plans
TRICIA LEE, the newly-appointed fundraiser for Paul Cunningham Nurses Charity, is looking towards next year as she is planning a 2016 calendar for the charity. Tricia is asking all keen photographers to submit suitable entries under the theme boats or seascapes. All entries will be judged by a professional photographer and the winning entries will be published, with the artist’s name, on the calendar. The 12 winners will also receive a €10 voucher to be spent at any of the three Paul Cunningham Charity shops. Closing date is July 1; for full rules and to enter, email pcn.photocompetition@gmail.com
MURCIA scientists are working on attempts to convert sewage residue into bio-fuel. The regional government is backing the project, known as Ignis-Fungus, in a bid to produce a viable ecological fuel through the use of fungi in water treatment plants that produce large quantities of residue.
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Ecologists call for removal of plants ECOLOGISTS are calling for the removal of 3,000 plants from the Condado de Alhama resort in Murcia.
The Ecologists in Action group are complaining that the development, in the south west of the Costa Calida, have over 3,000
AVE as soon as possible THE AVE high speed train is to arrive in Elche “as quickly as possible,” said the Minister for Development, Ana Pastor. Pastor said the work plans were “advanced” and confirmed there is “sufficient” budget to carry out the work “as quickly as possible,” although no date has been finalised. The AVE will serve Elche on the section from Monforte del Cid and Murcia which is budgeted at €6.5million. Whilst not in Elche city itself, Pastor said there was a project to connect via a nearby station to offer better connectivity with the districts of the municipality and the cities of Alicante and Murcia.
Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum) plants in an area between the resort and the RM-23 motorway. The plant is native to parts of Eastern and tropical Africa and the Middle East and is considered an exotic invasive species in Spain. The hardy grasses, with purple flowers heads, are able to withstand drought and grow quickly making them a popular choice, but the ecologists group say they threaten native species and can increase the threat of wildfires and call for it to be removed, particularly in the Alhama area which is within the drainage basin of the Los Saladares de Guadalentin protected area. Ecologists in Action are calling for its removal and call on the Regional Government to fine those who plant it.
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Home thanks THE Elche Children’s Home has sent its thanks to the organisers of the St Patrick’s Day Parade at Cabo Roig for allowing its volunteers to join in and do a bucket collection to raise funds.
Cycle lane A NEW cycle lane and path for pedestrians is planned on the RM314 from Los Belones, past La Manga Club and on to Portman.
Easter info ORIHUELA has produced 18,000 leaflets, of which 6,000 are in English, with information about Holy Week, which has been declared of International Tourist Interest.
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Business begins to boom once again FOR the first time since the start of the economic crisis, there has been a boost in business creation in Alicante. Statistics reveal that in the last year 191 new businesses have been created, including 111 shops and 80 catering establishments, compared to the 144 which have closed, leaving a positive balance of 47 establishments; a recovery that is noticeable especially in the traditional centre of the city. The impact of tourism is cited as one of the causes of this improvement. In the past year, the number of travellers staying in Alicante rose 9 per cent compared to 2010, thanks to the 627,000 visitors who came and the 1.5 million overnight stays registered, resulting in a good year for Alicante as a tourist destination. The study was prepared by sociologists based on a census that includes the type of business,
BOOST: 80 catering establishments opened in Alicante in the past year. size, brand, location, and economic activity, according to which there are 3,415 establishments that develop retail business, as well as hospitality, catering and entertainment businesses in the centre of Alicante. Of these, 2,760 are open and the others closed a lower percent-
age than that recorded in Madrid. The City Council agreed with the findings of the study saying “There are more openings and premises available. They are creating new businesses and modernising the commercial fabric thanks to online sales and image updating of many establishments.”
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Science Museum expansion THE Science Museum of the Vega Baja is to double its space and receive an extra €50,000 for staffing. The two rooms that make up the Museum of Science (MUDIC) located on the Orihuela campus of the University Miguel Hernandez, are being enlarged to occupy the entire building of La Noria II which will incorporate its two existing facilities, a planetarium and a space dedicated for students. The refurbishment will be completed before the end of this academic year according to Orihuela’s councillor for Education, Rosa Martinez, who said there was great demand from schools requesting to visit the exhibition hall. As a result, the budget for staff and guides will also be increased. Since opening in 2008, the museum has attracted 25,000 schoolchildren.
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New transport for Murcia MURCIA is introducing a bicycle hire scheme across the city. With 300 bikes in place by Easter, the plan is to eventually bring in 600 bikes that will be available for hire in Murcia for less than €4 a day.
The MUyBICI bike stations will be located in several locations including the Glorieta de España, Plaza Circular, Plaza de Europa, Plaza de la Merced and Santa Isabel with one in the Plaza de Santa Catalina already open. Users will be able to access the bikes through a card-based system which can be purchased at the bike banks themselves or online via www.muy bici.org or through the ELCHE is looking for more agents to operate the Urban Tourist Information Office Mobility Unit within the city. in the square in front of The unit serves for operational purposes of the Local the cathedral. Police and will have powers exclusively on traffic; regThe bikes can be picked ulating traffic and issuing penalties for violations. up and dropped off at any However concerns have been raised amongst those location. already applying, as applicants will need to have the Bike hire costs €48.40 same physical fitness as that of a police officer, despite for a year’s membership, their differing roles. Applicants will have to pass €21.78 for a month, or mandatory physical tests which include being able to €3.63 per day. sprint 60m in less than nine seconds for men and 10.6 There has been an inseconds for women and swim 50m in 51 seconds for vestment of over €1.4 milmen and 56 for women. lion in the scheme.
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Ikea traffic A TRAFFIC study on the planned development of the Rabasa area in Alicante, to site the new Ikea store, has revealed it expects to attract a daily average of 70,686 visitors, which translates to about 20,532 vehicles a day.
San Jose Day VILLAFRANQUEZA, Alicante, celebrated its patron saint, San Jose, with religious events including the offering of flowers and a food collection for the poor.
Cold snap FOLLOWING recent temperatures hitting 30ºC in some areas, the Costa Blanca was plunged into winter again last week with storms and unstable weather, and highs of only 15ºC in Alicante.
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Coastal political party goes inland to Orihuela City NEW group CLARO Orihuela has been presented to show the support for the political party based on the Orihuela Costa. The group, comprising people of different professions and experiences, has come to believe that CLARO has a future, not only in Orihuela Costa but also in Orihuela City and neighbouring villages. The party’s Bob Houliston said: “The political situation in Orihuela has become increasingly
confused with division in the Popular Party (PP) and fragmentation among parties of the left. Pedro Mancebo has announced that he is standing down from front-line politics and his party, Centro Liberal Renovador (CLR), has not clearly stated that they will contest the local elections in May. New parties are emerging which will further confuse the situation.” Councillor Houliston added: “In this context,
CLARO’s image and reputation as a non-ideological party from neither the left nor the right, formed by those living in Orihuela Costa to correct deficiencies in the political management of the coast and based on principles of honesty and efficient government, has attracted increasing support in Orihuela and surrounding villages. “After several months of contact and participation in CLARO open meetings
Historic wall rebuilt RESTORATION of 190 metres of Lorca’s medieval city wall has been completed. Work on five towers and five stretches of wall has been carried out with an investment of €1.5 million, with around
80 per cent being financed through the European Regional Development Fund. The historical heritage is one of the main attractions for tourists to the city and parts of the wall date back to the eighth century.
on the coast, an impressive number of influential people publicly announced their support for CLARO and their commitment to campaign for CLARO in the elections.” CLARO Orihuela has now opened a headquarters office in one of Orihuela’s most important streets, co-ordinated by Ofelia Cabrera, a graduate in politics and an official at the Employment Office (SERVEF) in Elche. Bob Houliston welcomed this step in the development of CLARO and said he was convinced that with CLARO Orihuela and CLARO on the coast, the party could elect a sufficient number of councillors to ensure that the next government of Orihuela should be ‘honest and efficient’.
NEWS Overnight stays grow on Costa Blanca COSTA BLANCA hotels have reported in the first two months of the year, a total of 2.4 million overnight stays, an increase of 5.5 per cent over the same period in 2014. The growth was mainly due to the stronger performance of domestic tourism which increased its number of overnight stays by 9.7 per cent. The figures come as the tourist board is in Gothenburg, Sweden, to take part in the ‘Day of Spain’.
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Three cycling for the teenage cancer trust By Gemma Quinn THREE people are cycling from Barcelona to Gran Alacant in a bid to raise money for charity. Robert Hazel, Richard Mills and Karen Grundeken are due to complete the 562km challenge arriving in Gran Alacant tomorrow (Friday). The Euro Weekly News spoke with Karen as the trio were in Benicassim. After three days of cycling in torrential rains they were stocking up on dry clothing before making the 75.6km journey to El Puig: “There is already talk of doing another one,” joked Karen. Robert, Richard and Karen are members of the Times Square ‘On Your Bike Club’ started by Christopher Farncombe
CHARITY CYCLE: Ready for the off in Barcelona. and Gavin M a r t i n . Robert asked the group to join him to raise funds for The Teenage Cancer Trust in memory of Stephen Sutton who died of cancer last year at the age of 19. Robert’s wife Liz was his teacher in year 12 and she was behind organising the ride which was to take place in November last
year. Sadly she suddenly passed away in October and the ride was cancelled. Robert’s daughters Jill and Zara have joined as the support team. You can pledge your support at the welcome party on Sunday at Times Square above Dialprix, from 4pm or visit https://www.justgiving.co m/timessquarecycleclub.
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Ladies donate FIVE local charities have received donations of €200 each thanks to the Tuesday Ladies Club. The ladies who lunch have once again opened their coffers and generously donated a total of €1,000 to the charities; DEBRA butterfly children; AECC; Paul Cunningham Nurses; K9 and the Needy of San Fulgencio. Representatives from the charities all received their cheques, thanking the group at
LADIES CLUB: Committee members donate €200 to each of the five chosen charities. their weekly meeting at the Hillside in urbanisa-
Spring fashion STEP into Spring fashion show takes place today (Thursday) at the Marjal Campsite, Crevillente from 12.30pm. There is still time to get down there and enjoy the show and support the raffle being held to raise funds for the Elche Children’s Home. There will also be entertainment by singer Emily Hullmann.
tion La Marina for their generosity which will help them continue the vital work each charity does. Established for around 10 years, the ladies group raises the funds through their weekly subscriptions which is used to subsidise days out, trips and events, but once or twice a year, a large amount is also donated to local charities.
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Residents meetings THE monthly San Luis Neighbourhood Watch meetings have gradually been dealing more with local residential information and issues and less with criminal activity in the area as locally reported incidents have decreased. Therefore, the group has been renamed San Luis Residents Meetings, incorporating any Neighbourhood Watch matters which arise. A representative from Torrevieja Town Hall will attend to answer any concerns, questions and to give advice. Meetings are open to San Luis, La Siesta and El Chaparral residents on the last Monday of the month at 4.30pm at Casa Ventura, San Luis. The next meeting is on March 30.
DONATION: Karolina and Jacqueline from Reach Out alongside Drew Gerrard (left) and Alan Campbell of San Miguel Bowls Club.
San Miguel v the world SAN MIGUEL Bowls Club recently organised a fun bowls match entitled ‘San Miguel Bowls Club against the rest of the world’ featuring bowlers from around the Costa Blanca. The event raised €575 plus donations of milk from those involved, which has been donated to the Reach Out charity helping the homeless and needy in Torrevieja.
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Church museum A NEW museum is to open in Totana’s Iglesia de Santiago church tower. It will house historical items including the old church clock.
Market off MULA’s Baroque market was cancelled at the weekend due to bad weather. It has now been rescheduled for April 17-19.
No fun POOR weather forced the cancellation of a fun day at the Lo Rufete multi-adventure park organised by the CIAJ youth centre in Torrevieja. It has now been rescheduled for next Sunday.
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Rockin ‘n’ Rollin for Alzheimer’s charity AFTER helping AFA Alzheimer’s Association raise €465 at ‘Night With The Stars’, Lets Rock Shows has again invited the charity to the ‘Rock Ur Bootie’ show at Quesada Country Club tonight (Thursday). The evening will be packed with Rock ‘n’ Roll and energetic band Frankie and The Booters, who have gained popularity during their Thursday afternoon sessions at the venue, will be on stage. Formed by lead vocalist and exuberant front-man Francis Symons, members of the four-piece band are all talented musicians in their own right. Audiences have been amazed by the entertainment and superb sounds from Frankie and The Booters. They now have their own Facebook page and are being managed for future events by Jax Lawson of Lets Rock Shows. Money raised through a raffle at the event will go to the AFA charity which is completely funded by donations to help them support sufferers and the carers of those affected by
ROCK SHOW: Frankie and The Booters playing in Quesada. the disease. Volunteers are so devoted that they take no expenses, so every cent goes to the cause. They are desperately looking for more helpers who could spare a few hours to help this worthy cause raise money. If you can help in any way call Matilda Sanchez on 966 702 500 or
636 110 251. The final few tickets for the event are now available by calling 697 501 992 or email letsrockshowslive@gmail.com Tickets cost €13 for Gold (main hall) and €12 for Silver (restaurant) to include a meal.
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Musical director wanted JUST BRASS is looking for a musical director to take charge of the friendly band. Formed in 2003, it is of a very high standard with many top-class players having settled in the local area. They are popular performers at various local community events throughout the year from offering Christmas Carols on the beach on Christmas Day at La Zenia to playing at the St Patrick’s Day parades. A third CD was made at Christmas and a DVD is being planned, and a busy concert season lies ahead. The band is based in San Miguel and interested persons should contact the secretary via the website www.JustBrass.org
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Fancy footwork as dancers reunite JUST one month before Jay Markwick’s ‘Explosion UK’ tour kicks off, he met up with world famous Farruquito in Murcia City for a spot of refresher training. Dancer Jay said: “For me this was an extraordinary training day and a rare occasion. The last time we trained together I was just 16, so to reunite just before my UK tour was a special advantage. Farruquito is an astonishingly good dancer and has been my biggest inspiration so far.” Farruquito has been a familiar name in dance across the world for over 25 years and
is often referred to as the biggest name in flamenco. It was no surprise, therefore, that when he starred in the 2014 Flamenco Festival at the world famous Sadler’s Wells theatre of dance, London went wild with appreciation. Following in Farruquito’s famous footsteps, Jay Markwick started his love of dance at just seven years old and has not only gone on to shadow Farruquito’s progress, but has invented his own unique style and fusion, which is about to be received by thousands, for the first time across the UK.
Born in the UK but now living on the Costa Blanca, Jay, who has already performed across Spain, in Jordan and China, is taking his own dance company to the London’s West End. At just 22 years of age he is believed to be the youngest person ever to have choreographed, styled, produced, directed and starred in a performance that has made London’s West End on its first UK tour. What has long been the Costa Blanca’s best kept secret is now hitting the UK as Jay and his talented team prepare to wow British audiences.
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Alicante rates top for positive tweets By Gemma Quinn ALICANTE CITY has the best reputation on social networks as a tourist destination on the Costa Blanca. That’s the conclusion drawn from a study by a research group at the University of Alicante (UA) which analysed more than 300,000 messages on the social network Twitter over a period of around six weeks. The researchers gave Alicante a score of 19.1 for positive reviews and messages about the city. As a tourist destination, Elche came second with 7.5 points and Benidorm was third for its tweets with 6.5 points. Orihuela and Torrevieja also received positive reviews. Patricio Martinez, co-ordinator of the research group, said a complex computer system had been put into place to depict and recognise key words and measure positivity and negativity.
ALICANTE CITY: Best reputation as a tourist destination on Costa Blanca. Of the total number of messages posted in recent weeks, more than 53,000 were recorded
as positive, while only 15,000 were negative. The remaining were classed as ‘neutral’.
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It’s happy days in Spain NEW life satisfaction studies have revealed how happy people feel with their lives in Spain and throughout the EU. The surveys, carried out by Eurostat, found that in Spain young people were generally slightly happier than older people. Men and women were equally satisfied with their lives. People in Spain had a slightly above average degree of satisfaction with their lives in comparison to other EU member states, with some of the least happy people living in Serbia, Greece and Portugal. The happiest nations, according to the survey, were the Scandinavian countries and Switzerland. So what drives people’s happiness? Good health and not wealth, apparently, give the most satisfaction.
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Great news for brain tumour boy Ashya BRETT and Naghemeh King, who were detained after bringing their fiveyear-old son Ashya to Spain for brain tumour treatment last year, say their son is now free of cancer. The Kings were held in prison in Madrid last summer after taking their son
Ashya is cancer free, his parents have revealed.
from hospital in Southampton against medical advice, and, disagreeing with doctors, took it upon themselves to seek proton beam treatment abroad. The couple were kept in jail in Spain for more than 24 hours before being released when efforts to ex-
tradite them to the UK were abandoned. Ashya was then transferred to Prague in the Czech Republic for proton beam therapy. Mr King told The Sun newspaper on Monday (March 23) that a recent scan showed “no evidence” of the tumour.
13-year-old girl breaks climbing record ASHIMA SHIRAISHI has conquered a tough climb in Spain and may have shattered the record as youngest female to climb the Catalonian route ‘Open Your Mind Direct’ in only 10 minutes. The 13-year-old girl from New York is believed to have completed the most technically difficult rock climb ever by a female. It’s
also believed to be the hardest piece of rockface ever mastered by anyone of her age. The experienced climber, who got started in her sport at seven years of age by scaling boulders in Manhattan’s Central Park, spent four days studying the route before finally making her recordbreaking ascent of the notoriously
hard climb in Santa Linya, Catalonia. Ten minutes later she had become a double world record holder and an inspiration to female climbers. She told The Guardian: “I’m happy, my hands are wrecked. It just shows the way girls can excel in climbing.” TOUGH GOING: Ashima made the climb in Catalonia.
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Parents protest for new custody laws TARGETED: King Felipe with Queen Letizia.
Royal insulters get off with reduced fines TWO people have been fined €380 each by the National Court for insulting and threatening the King of Spain and his family. One was sentenced for insulting the royals on Twitter and the other for carrying a poster stating ‘death to the Bourbons’ at a Republican rally. The sentences were given after an agreement was reached with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, which initially requested fines of €6,500. The prosecution declared that Jose Javier PL spent a month spreading insulting and threatening messages about the royal family on his Twitter account, which had 172 followers, while the other culprit, Silvia MN, was broadcast on television carrying the incriminating poster at a rally in A Coruña.
SEPARATED and divorced fathers and mothers gathered at the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid on Spanish Father’s Day (March 19) calling for a legal change to give preference to joint custody. People at the rally, called by associations from across Spain, carried signs declaring ‘Not with Mum, not with Dad, with both of them,’ ‘Joint custody now,’ ‘No more orphans with living parents,’ and ‘Don’t allow Dad to be deleted from childhood.’ Association representatives explained that their aim was to put an end to the generalised standard habit of awarding custody to one parent, which is still used in most Spanish courts. “Children are born under joint custody then a judge comes along and leaves them fatherless for no apparent reason,” said Miguel Rodriguez from the Custodia Paterna (Paternal Custody) association. Maite Disdier, President of Segundas Mujeres e Hijos por la
RALLY CALL: Demonstrators want both parents to have custody. Igualdad (Second Wives and Children for Equality), said that the aim of the rally was to get politicians’ attention and stressed that step-families, like her own, should be allowed equal rights and relationships without the financial set-
backs caused by high maintenance payments. Disdier believed children had the right to joint custody. “Kids should be allowed to live and grow up with their dad and their mum,” she said.
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WANTED British criminal, Shane Walford, was arrested in the Canary Islands last Saturday as a result of Operation Captura. Walford had previously been imprisoned for manslaughter in 2010 after killing fireman Paul Gibbons outside a bar in Coventry. He was released after serving half of his sentence, but this was later rescinded when he broke the terms of his release.
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Frenchman wins damages after ‘dope’ on a rope error FRENCH businessman Jacques Benoit Fiocconi has been awarded €8,400 in compensation for being imprisoned in Spain while accused of drug smuggling. The consignment was in fact made up of soap products. According to a report from the French site Societe.com , the mistake was due to Fiocconi’s criminal past. His nickname is ‘The Magician’ (Le Mage), and he once worked for a time with the cartels and Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. He was arrested in Spain with his father in November 2011 on suspicion of smuggling cocaine to Corsica. But the 350-kilogramme cargo of soap, which was purchased from a factory in Girona, was simply on its way to the family perfume shop on Cor-
CLEAN CARGO: Suspected cocaine was in fact soap. sica where the Fiocconis live. He was released 10 weeks later when the toxicology reports revealed that cocaine was not present in the samples they had received for testing. Fiocconi’s time in prison after the wrongful arrest prompted him to claim €83,000 in compensation for economic losses and
psychological damage. However, the judge awarded him just €8,400. His father, Laurent, remained in prison in France because of his connections and alleged involvement in drug trafficking and the transport of 400 kilogrammes of cocaine between Corsica and Marseilles.
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Spain’s high level of harmful products SPAIN reports some of the highest levels of hazardous products in the European Union, according to a European Commission report released on Monday. The report found Spain recorded the third highest number of alerts regarding dangerous products, receiving 280 calls in total. The country was only exceeded in complaints received by Hungary with 291 alerts, and Germany with 296. The higher level of reports does not necessarily mean a higher risk to the public; it could also represent a higher level of awareness of dangerous items on the streets and higher standards in the consumer market. Dangerous toys made up more than a quarter of all alerts, with clothing and fashion items representing the second greatest risk group.
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CINEMA FANS: Diego and volunteer Tish are pleased the cinema can now host concerts and community events.
Community cinema By Robert Barnes THE local cinema in Pilar de la Horadada is pleased to announce that in addition to its weekly films in English, the cinema is now hosting concerts along with performances by local clubs and schools. The events will all takeplace on the newly-constructed staging. The recently-built bar in the foyer is proving popu-
lar, with beers, wines and coffee on sale, both before curtain-up and after the show. And for those with a sweet tooth, ice creams, popcorn and chocolates are also available. Diego Garcia Fructoso, who runs the cinema, would welcome ideas from the local community as to the films they would like to watch on the big screen. Diego can be contacted
by emailing lah.hh29@ gmail.com The cinema shows films on Thursday evenings at 7pm and at 5pm every Saturday. Tickets cost just ₏5. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared is this week’s film, on tonight (Thursday) and Saturday. Next Thursday and Saturday, the scheduled film is The Imitation Game.
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Adria joins sustainable fish campaign FAMOUS Spanish chef Ferran Adria was amongst several cooks getting behind a push to promote sustainable fishing in the world’s oceans. The campaign, which is led by NGO Oceana, is aiming to promote more sustainable, smaller fish such as anchovies, sardines and mackerel in restaurants throughout Europe. Many of these relative-
ly abundant fish are ignored on menus, while larger, more popular species such as tuna and swordfish are severely over-fished or facing commercial extinction in many regions. The campaign, known as ‘Save The Ocean, Feed the World’ was launched at an exclusive event held at the Basque Culinary Centre on Tuesday.
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People in Spain are still reluctant to buckle-up A TOTAL of 4,516 people have been caught not wearing a seatbelt by Spanish traffic authorities in just one week of a surveillance campaign. Of the total, 2,824 were drivers and the remaining 1,692 were passengers, with 287 children under the age of 12 also spotted not using correct car-seats, 70 of them travelling in the front seats of cars. The authorities carried out spot checks on 416,917 vehicles during the campaign, which brought to light the limited influence campaigns have had on the number of people who still fail to buckle up. The General
BUCKLE UP: People are still reluctant to wear seat belts. Traffic Authority (DGT) stated in the first two months of this year, 21 of
the 109 people who died in traffic accidents were not wearing seatbelts.
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business & legal Ortega richer than ever AMANCIO ORTEGA, founder of Inditex and the Zara label, has a fortune topping €60 billion. Recently relegated from third to fourth on the Forbes Rich List his fortune had not shrunk, the magazine stressed, but the euro had depreciated against the dollar. Now the Galician, president of
the world’s largest retail clothing chain, is richer than ever with sales increasing by 8 per cent last year. Days before Bloomberg put a €59.55 billion price tag on Ortega’s 59.2 per cent holding of 1.848 billion Inditex shares. Two days later this increased to €60.75 billion when the shares
Temporary halt to bankruptcy BANCO DE MADRID’S request for a creditors’ meeting - an overture to bankruptcy proceedings - has been put on hold. A Madrid court handling the case suspended the application until Spain’s Bank Restructuring Fund (FROB) decides whether the bank should be liquidated or restructured. Banco de Madrid - not to be confused with scandalhit Caja Madrid which merged with other savings’ banks to create Bankia in 2011 - is the small Spanish offshoot of Banca Privada d’Andorra (BPA). The latter was accused in a US government report of money-laundering on behalf of government officials in Venezuela and
organised crime groups in China and Russia. This triggered a €76 million run on Banco de Madrid, the board walked out and Spain’s supervisor Banco de España intervened, appointing an interim board which suspended operations and requested a creditors’ meeting. FROB’s entry into the picture responds to legal formalities rather than the likelihood of rescue, said insiders who are conversant with the case. Banco de Madrid’s situation does not imperil Spain’s financial system, they said, and FROB will leave the way clear for the Madrid court to go ahead with liquidating the bank’s assets.
jumped to a record €28.81. In October 2012 Inditex shares rose above €100 for the first time but last summer a fivefor-one share split made them more affordable to encourage trading. The strategy paid off and the present €28.81 is equivalent to a pre-split value of more than €144 per share.
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Job choices SPANIARDS would happily work for Google, L’Oreal and Mercadona in that order, they told human resources consultants, Adecco. The Spanish chain also headed job preferences in the supermarket sector.
WiFi on high BUDGET AIRLINE Vueling will be the first European airline to offer free high-speed broadband on flights. Passengers will receive a 20 megabyte per second connection provided by Telefonica.
Chickenfeed profits for farms IN 2011 there were 8,800 chicken farms in Spain and now there are 5,000. Andalucia, the Valencian Community, Murcia and Galicia are worst-hit, with a knock-on effect on hatcheries and feed suppliers. An average 11 million chickens are slaughtered each week in Spain where even in 2011 the ministry of Agriculture calculated that it cost
around €2.70 to produce a kilo of supermarket chicken. Feed is now cheaper, but energy and labour costs have risen and intensively-raised supermarket chicken sells at between €2.15 and €2.20 a kilo or - in a minority of cases - at around €2.30. With these prices they cannot cover overheads, producers complained.
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Milking an intelligent debate ANOTHER survey has just been released claiming that breastfed babies grow up to have higher IQs and earn more money. The study followed 3,500 newborns for 30 years. At the age of 30 all the participants were given an IQ test and the breastfed babies scored the highest. The researchers maintain that the presence of long-chain saturated fatty acids (DHAs) found in breast milk are essential for brain development - and that the longer the child is breastfed the more benefits experienced. I can just feel my good friend
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Claire’s blood boiling as I gaze over this most recent ‘breastfed good formula bad’ study. Claire is probably one of the most intelligent women that I know - she’s a director of a multinational company, a history scholar and an all-round smart cook-
ie, who didn’t receive even a drop of breast milk her entire life. And her brother, who also wasn’t fed breastmilk, works for the British intelligence agency, MI5. As she would quite rightly argue, it’s important to also consider in these studies the intelligence of the parents and their social status, as well as point out that genetics play a major part in a child’s IQ. That said, of course, breastfeeding is a beautiful thing. It helps to protect babies against stomach bugs, chest infections, asthma and allergies, while also helping new mums lose their extra baby pounds more
quickly. And if a woman wants to breastfeed - that’s great! Go ahead! But what isn’t fair is the ‘guilt’ that these studies instil in expectant mothers. Breastfeeding is a choice. But for some mothers it’s just not an option, so they shouldn’t be made to feel that their child will grow up to have lower intelligence and less potential to get a good job than those that are breastfed. Whether your child ends up being a highflying business entrepreneur or the CEO of Microsoft has more to do with love, nurture and a good education than it has to do with a bottle or breastfeeding.
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HOME SALES: Despite a drop in monthly figures, data reflects stabilisation.
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price of family homes (-6.4 per cent). Within the category of apartments, the price per square metre for secondhand apartments stood at €1,347 (-3.2 per cent year-on-year), while the price of new apartments plummeted by -12.5 per cent, year-on-year, to €1,624 per square metre. In January there were also 5,230 transactions on other types of real estate (-20.1 per cent year-on-year), of which 37 per cent of the transactions related to land or building plots. The average price per square metre of these transactions reached €167 (+9.9 per cent). The number of mortgage loans for the acquisition of a property increased by 9.9 per cent in January, to 9,657 loans granted, due mainly to the increase in the granting of loans for the acquisition of a dwelling (+11.4 per cent). The average value of the mortgage loans for the acquisition of a home reached €126,989 (+9.2 per cent) and the average capital loaned for the rest of the real estate transactions amounted to €164,838 (+0.8 per cent). In addition, mortgage loans earmarked for construction registered growth of 21.8 per cent in FIFTEEN per cent of European investors placed January, year-on-year, to Spain as their favourite investment destination, 291 new loans. The behind only the United Kingdom, which was average value of these chosen by 31 per cent of the investors surveyed, loans was €256,381, according to a recent study carried out by which represents a yearleading commercial property and real estate on-year decline of 5.6 per services consultants, CBRE cent, due to the sharp This demonstrates that the improvement in drop in the average the Spanish economy is being reflected in the capital loaned for the opinion of real estate investors, which puts the construction of buildings country at the same level as Germany for the other than housing (-58.8 first time. per cent).
THE sale of homes in Spain dropped by 10.9 per cent in January in comparison with the same time last year, according to reports from El Economista, to a total of 21,320 transactions, in conjunction with the most recent data from the General Council of Notaries. However, the notaries stated that “despite the drop in the monthly figures, the data reflects a stabilisation in home sales.” By type of dwelling, apartment sales showed a year-on-year reduction of 11.5 per cent, mainly due to the sharp drop in sales of new apartments (-31.8 per cent), while sales of secondhand apartments fell by 7.6 per cent, year-onyear, and sales of individual family homes reduced by 8.4 per cent. With regard to prices, the average price per square metre of the homes purchased in January was €1,234, which represents a decrease of 6 per cent over the month of January 2014. This reduction is due both to the drop in price of apartments (-5.6 per cent year-onyear), as well as to the reduction in the
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Fighting for the rental property owner GLOVES ON: Spain’s Monopolies Commission steps into the ring. IN the boxing match that has become the long-running battle between rental property owners and the government, which wants to regulate them, a new champion has stepped to the fore. The controversy over plans to regulate the privately-owned rental market appears to be set for a 15-rounder. Especially now as the CNMC, (National Commission for Markets and Competition) has jumped into the ring on the side of the owners. The CNMC, which is basically the Spanish version of the Monopolies Commission, is concerned that one of the main reasons underlying the initiatives to limit private holiday home rentals is the competition they represent to the hotel sector. It
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Just let them go! LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT
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OW! Just read a report about even more ‘radicalised’ individuals being returned to the UK after being stopped at some Mid East border or another. Great. That’s a few more, now severely disgruntled extremists in our midst, no doubt prepared to strap on a suicide bomb or spray innocent shoppers with the contents of an Uzi or Kalashnikov at the drop of a burka. As I stated a couple of weeks ago, why do we insist on and indeed appear to crow about bringing these demented people back into a place they obviously hate and simply don’t want to be?
FLYING OFF: Runaways must learn the hard way. For God’s, and indeed all our sakes, let them go. The money these operations must cost is probably mindboggling. Of course I feel sorry for the parents of these misled youngsters, but I’m afraid that’s the way it goes. If your kids are old enough to make these decisions and act on them, so be it. Kids run away from home all the time, for various reasons. It’s a tragic fact of life and believe me, forcibly getting them to return is NEVER the answer. If these misguided parents and guardians think that bringing them back to the family abode will result in
everything in the garden being rosy, then they are more demented than their offspring. Teenagers are notoriously difficult at the best of times; the idea of sitting on the sofa or at the breakfast table with one who would rather be fighting alongside, or become the third or fourth wife of someone who, among unimaginable atrocities, also beheads and burns his enemies alive, is to me positively horrific. I mean what on earth do you talk about? Have these misfits anything in com-
mon with any reasonably-thinking civilised person, family or otherwise? Of course they haven’t. Kids of this type can only learn the hard way. So, parents, the next time your little loves appear to be endeavouring to flee the coup (and they will), give ’em your blessing, give ’em a few quid and drive ’em to the airport. Hopefully, if they’re still alive and manage to finish up in a tent with a computer, they’ll Skype you and show you how well they’re doing - but don’t
hold yer breath. Well, by the time you read this, the ol’ boy will have once more disgraced himself on OAPs Behaving Badly. Swore I’d never do it again. Ah well, in for a pound as they say. As a final word on the saucepans, I’ll leave you with a quote from Dean Martin who informed guests in an afterdinner speech that he had seven children and the three words he heard most around his house were: ‘Hello’. ‘Goodbye’ and ‘I’m pregnant!’ Yep.
Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com web: leapylee.co.uk
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9:00pm The Killer Next Door: Countdown to Murder 10:00pm Holiday Love Rats Exposed 11:00pm The Mentalist
9:00pm Arrow 10:00pm Forever
11:35pm Britain's Benefit Tenants
David Dickinson and his team of dealers head to Maidenhead in Berkshire.
5:00pm 1000 Heartbeats
US naval crime drama series.
4:15pm Montana Sky Romantic thriller based on a bestselling novel by Nora Roberts.
6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders
Fiona Bruce and the team visit Dumfries House near Ayr in Scotland.
7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Portillo's State Secrets 8:00pm Britain's Got the Builders In
9pm 9:00pm MasterChef 10:00pm The Truth About Calories Science documentary.
11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:45pm Question Time
9:00pm Natural World A look at the challenges young animals face, from their first steps through to leaving home.
10:00pm Banished 11:00pm Inside No 9 11:30pm Newsnight
Feature-length political drama by acclaimed writer James Graham.
The brutal murder of an art dealer opens the door to a hoard of Nazi secrets.
11:00pm Quiz Nights Which lie do Brits tell the most? What was the News of the World's final headline?
12am 12:45am This Week Andrew Neil presents a political review of the week with Michael Portillo and Diane Abbott. 1:30am Skiing Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:35am BBC News
12:20am Eat to Live Forever with Giles Coren 1:20am What Britain Wants Something to Hope For 1:50am This is BBC Two 2:55am F1: Grand Prix Practice 4:35am This is BBC Two 4:55am Exploring the House of Commons 5:55am Play by Play
12:10am ICC Cricket World Cup Highlights 1:10am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Tonight 4:25am ITV Nightscreen Textbased information service.
12:35am Raised by Wolves 1:10am Junk Food Kids: Who's to Blame? 2:10am Teens 3:05am Dispatches 4:00am Secret Location 4:55am Kirstie's Vintage Gems 5:10am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
12:00am Aidan: The Rarest Boy in the World 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am World's Scariest Animal Attacks 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:25am The Great Artists 5:45am House Doctor
12:00am Flintoff: Lord of the Fries 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00am Fringe 4:00am Fringe 5:00am Airline USA 5:30am Airline USA
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8:00pm The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop 9:00pm World's Toughest Jobs 10:00pm Murdered by My Boyfriend 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy Animated comedy series about family life. 1:30am Murdered by My Boyfriend 2:35am World's Toughest Jobs
8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Top of the Pops 9:00pm Timewatch 10:00pm India's Frontier Railways
11:00pm The Inca: Masters of the Clouds 12:00am The Normans 1:00am Top of the Pops 1:40am In and Out of the Kitchen 2:10am Timewatch 3:05am Great Irish Journeys with Martha Kearney 3:35am The Inca: Masters of the Clouds 4:35am This is BBC Four
9:10am You've Been Framed! 9:40am Dinner Date 10:40am Catchphrase 11:25am Psych 12:20pm Royal Pains 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:40pm Coronation Street 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:40pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Scorpion 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Release the Hounds 12:50am Two and a Half Men
8:30am Heartbeat 9:35am Where the Heart is 10:40am The Royal 11:40am Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Where the Heart is 4:10pm The Royal 5:15pm French Fields 5:50pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Foyle's War 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Blue Murder
9:05am Minder 10:10am Ax Men 11:05am Magnum, P.I. 12:05pm Minder 1:05pm The Professionals 2:10pm Duck Dynasty 3:05pm Ax Men 4:00pm Pawn Stars 4:55pm Magnum, P.I. 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm Minder 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Football's Greatest 8:40pm International Football 11:15pm D-Tox 1:10am 8 Mile
1:30pm Rules of Engagement 2:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm New Girl 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Melissa and Joey 9:00pm 2 Broke Girls 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 10:30pm Marry Me 11:00pm The Inbetweeners 12:10am The Big Bang Theory
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Three young Brits desperate to sort out their lives and their bank balances sign up for a month’s work.
3:30am Bluestone 42 4:00am Tom Felton Meets the Superfans
Series about the international trains crossing borders in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
SKY MOVIES Action 4:15am Assault on Precinct 13 6:10am The Next Karate Kid 8:00am Captain Phillips 10:15am The Knights of Badassdom 11:45am The Amazing Spider-Man 2 2:10pm Pacific Rim 4:25pm Snakes on a Plane A murder witness is being escorted by plane to trial by FBI agent Neville Flynn.
6:15pm Captain Phillips 8:30pm The Knights of Badassdom 10:00pm The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man battles an electrifying new foe, while being forced to confront someone from his past.
12:25am Pacific Rim 2:40am Snakes on a Plane 4:30am Drive Hard
5:50am Bedtime Stories 7:35am Black Sheep 9:15am The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Special 9:45am You've Got Mail A comic tale of romance on the internet.
11:55am Bad Neighbours 1:45pm The Hangover Part III When Doug is kidnapped, pals Alan, Phil and Stu become embroiled in a battle to save him.
3:35pm Starsky and Hutch 5:25pm Stand Up Guys 7:10pm About a Boy 9:00pm Bad Neighbours 10:50pm The Hangover Part III When Doug is kidnapped, pals Alan, Phil and Stu become embroiled in a battle to save him.
12:40am Starsky and Hutch 2:30am The Best Man Holiday
5:50am Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man 7:30am The Truth About Emanuel 9:20am Conspiracy Theory 11:45am John Q 1:50pm White House Down 4:10pm Murder at 1600 6:10pm Deadfall 8:00pm The Italian Job After an elaborate gold heist in Venice, masterthief Charlie and his crew are doublecrossed.
10:00pm White House Down 12:15am The Last Boy Scout 2:05am Blow 4:10am Fear 5:50am Deep Family Secrets
4:40am Doctor Dolittle 7:05am Looney Tunes: Back in Action 8:40am Garfield 10:10am Eragon 12:00pm Rio 2 1:45pm The Lego Movie 3:30pm The Prince and Me Edvard, Crown Prince of Denmark, secretly comes to study in America.
5:25pm Eragon 7:15pm Rio 2 9:00pm The Lego Movie 10:45pm The Last Keepers A teenage outcast discovers that - like the rest of her family - she has extraordinary powers.
12:20am March of the Penguins 1:50am The Prince and Me 3:45am The Last Keepers 5:20am Looney Tunes: Back in Action
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6:30am The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Special 7:00am Very Good Girls 8:45am The Longest Week 10:15am Next Goal Wins 12:00pm Finders Keepers
6:30am Container Wars 7:05am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 7:55am Gunsmoke 8:55am Gunsmoke 9:55am Robin and the Seven Hoods 12:15pm Fort Utah 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Fort Vengeance 5:25pm Valley of The Kings 7:00pm The Desperado 8:35pm Snowfire 10:00pm The Foreigner 11:45pm Queen of the Damned 1:40am Conan 3:55am Conan 4:40am Conan 5:25am Container Wars
A child becomes obsessed with a mysterious doll she finds in her new home.
1:35pm Very Good Girls 3:15pm A Thousand Times Goodnight 5:15pm Edge of Tomorrow 7:15pm Next Goal Wins 9:00pm Edge of Tomorrow 11:00pm Kill the Irishman Biopic of Danny Greene, the Irish-American dockworker who engineers a corrupt rise to power.
12:50am The Longest Week 2:20am Finders Keepers
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property renovation series. 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Fake Britain 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:40pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors
BBC TWO 8:35am Perfection 9:20am Operation Meet the Street 10:05am Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom 11:05am Gardeners' World 11:35am The Travel Show 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics Andrew Neil with the latest political news, interviews and debate. 2:00pm Coast 2:05pm Cagney and Lacey 2:55pm Animal Park
ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 11:55am ITV News Steve Scott with the latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:00pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather
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CH4 7:00am Countdown 7:45am King of Queens 8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am 3rd Rock from the Sun 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Canada 12:00pm The Restoration Man 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me Abroad 2:05pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away
CH5 8:50am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig Special: Golden Boots 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 Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
SKY 1 6:00am Stargate Atlantis 7:00am Nothing to Declare: Australia 7:30am Nothing to Declare: Australia 8:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 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 The Edge 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 5:15pm Flog It!
3:55pm Wogan: The Best of 4:40pm Are You Being Served? 5:10pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 5:45pm Hi-De-Hi!
3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm 1000 Heartbeats
3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me
3:15pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:15pm Unstable
6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Portillo's State Secrets 8:00pm Britain's Got the Builders In
6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:45pm Emmerdale 8:15pm Euro 2016 Qualifier Live
6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:35pm Unreported World
6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Gadget Show
6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:00pm An Island Parish
11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather
9:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
9:00pm Mysteries of the Bible 10:00pm NCIS: New Orleans
9:00pm The Simpsons 10:00pm Stella
Psychological thriller.
3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Rooms, Rogues and Renters
9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm MasterChef 10:00pm The Musketeers 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm New Tricks
In the Beginning.
9:30pm Gardeners' World Gardening magazine.
Alastair Stewart and Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world.
11:40pm Euro 2016 Qualifier Highlights
10:00pm Mastermind 11:00pm Blackadder the Third 11:30pm Newsnight
Second series of the action-packed US drama returns after its mid-season break.
10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Spin-off US crime series.
11:00pm NCIS US naval crime drama series.
Election day has arrived and Aunty Brenda can almost taste victory.
11:00pm Quiz Nights
2015 NTA Best Chat Show Host and Bafta Award-winning funnyman Alan Carr is back.
11:55pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
On a last-ditch attempt to get their mitts on the Golden Tankard.
12am 12:35am EastEnders Omnibus 2:30am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:35am BBC News
12:00am Artsnight 12:35am Glory 2:50am Question Time 3:50am This is BBC Two
12:40am Coogan's Bluff 2:25am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:45am ITV Nightscreen
12:10am Troy 1:05am Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:30am Vampires Suck 2:50am Fargo 3:45am According to Jim 4:10am According to Jim 4:30am Secret Location 5:25am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
12:50am True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 1:15am Super Casino 4:10am Born to Kill? 5:00am The Gadget Show 5:45am House Doctor
12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am Fringe 2:00am Fringe 3:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 5:00am Airline USA 5:30am Airline USA
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8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 8:25pm Doctor Who 9:10pm Doctor Who 10:00pm Fright Night 11:40pm EastEnders 12:10am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 12:55am American Dad! 1:15am Family Guy 1:40am Bluestone 42 2:10am Killer Magic 2:40am I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse 3:40am Tom Felton Meets the Superfans 4:40am Rude Boys
8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Sounds of the Sixties
9:10am You've Been Framed! 9:40am Dinner Date 10:40am Catchphrase 11:25am Psych 12:20pm Royal Pains 1:10pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:40pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Friends with Kids 12:15am Take Me Out 1:25am Two and a Half Men
10:40am The Royal 11:40am Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote Murder mystery series. 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Where the Heart is 4:10pm The Royal 5:15pm French Fields 5:50pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Blue Murder
9:05am Minder 10:05am Ax Men 11:00am Magnum, P.I. 12:00pm Minder 1:05pm The Professionals 2:05pm Duck Dynasty 3:05pm Ax Men 4:00pm Pawn Stars 5:00pm Magnum, P.I. 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm Minder 8:00pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Counting Cars 10:00pm The Island 12:20am Sports Life Stories
11:00am Charmed 1:00pm Hollyoaks 1:30pm Rules of Engagement 2:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm New Girl 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Melissa and Joey 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Daredevil 12:05am The Big Bang Theory
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Ten-part series featuring rock, pop and R 'n' B performances from the BBC archives.
9:00pm Mozart in Prague: Rolando Villazon on Don Giovanni 10:00pm Northern Soul Documentary about the northern soul phenomenon.
11:00pm ... Sings Motown 12:00am Queens of Soul 1:00am Lionel Richie: Dancing on the Ceiling 2:00am Northern Soul 3:00am ... Sings Motown 4:00am Queens of Soul
SKY MOVIES Action tStop! or My Mom Will Shoot 7:40am Appaloosa 9:40am Executive Decision 12:00pm 300: Rise of an Empire 1:45pm Brick Mansions 3:20pm The Patriot 6:05pm Getaway 7:40pm Executive Decision 10:00pm 300: Rise of an Empire Greek general Thermistocles leads the charge against an invading Persian army.
11:50pm Brick Mansions 1:30am Con Air 3:35am Getaway 5:15am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers
Comedy 7:00am Ghostbusters 9:00am Despicable Me 2 Special 9:30am The Golden Child 11:15am Ride Along 1:10pm Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 3:10pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 5:15pm Ghostbusters 7:15pm The Golden Child 9:00pm Ride Along 10:50pm Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 12:55am Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 3:05am My Man is a Loser
5:50am Deep Family Secrets 7:25am The Ladykillers 9:15am Ocean's Twelve 11:25am Derailed 1:25pm Veronica Mars 3:25pm All Things to All Men A corrupt copper plots to stage a bank robbery in order to catch an elusive London crime boss.
5:05pm Magic Magic 6:50pm Ocean's Twelve 9:00pm Veronica Mars 11:00pm Kill Bill: Vol. 1 12:55am Kill Bill: Vol. 2 3:15am Cherry Falls 4:50am Dangerous Mind of a Hooligan
7:00am Masters of the Universe 8:50am Free Willy 10:45am Epic 12:30pm Lassie 2:15pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman 3:50pm Free Willy 5:45pm Epic 7:30pm The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie SpongeBob SquarePants is an ambitious young sponge living in the underwater town of Bikini Bottom.
9:00pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman 10:40pm Mrs. Doubtfire 12:50am Secondhand Lions 2:45am The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
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6:00am The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Special 6:30am Thor: The Dark World Special 7:00am Next Goal Wins 8:45am Grace of Monaco 10:30am Treehouse 12:15pm Northern Soul 2:00pm Next Goal Wins 3:40pm The Longest Week 5:10pm Guardians of the Galaxy 7:15pm Grace of Monaco 9:00pm Guardians of the Galaxy 11:05pm Northern Soul 12:50am Treehouse 2:35am Kill the Irishman 4:30am The Longest Week
6:30am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 7:20am Snowfire 8:45am Gunsmoke 10:50am The Desperado 12:25pm Fort Vengeance 1:50pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Fort Yuma 5:35pm Don't Panic Chaps 7:20pm Superman 10:00pm Last Man Standing 11:55pm New Police Story 2:10am Hell on Wheels 3:00am Last Man Standing 4:45am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
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ISTORY is the propaganda of the victors. We have all been conditioned to accept the conventional version of events; Germany was the bad guy, we sacrificed all to liberate Europe from Nazi dictatorship. Whoa. Not so fast. Modern Russia is seething because no significant Western heads of state will be present at the 70th Victory Day anniversary to be held in Moscow on May 9. The snub is seen as lack of recognition of Russia’s part in defeating the Reich; at worst an ambivalence that quietly exonerates Germany from its past. Not guilty as found, Ivan. The Russian president has a point. On March 16 an event took place in Latvia, as did similar in other Baltic States. The parade was held to commemorate the Latvian Legion that fought on the side of Germany during World War Two. Such marches usually receive front page
26 March - 1 April 2015 / Costa Blanca South
Moscow’s victory parade Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.
disapproval. Not this year. Across the board, mainstream media seems to have toned down the antiNazi rhetoric. Is it orchestrated? Is Russia’s President Putin right in saying history is being re-
VLADIMIR PUTIN: Demonised as the new Hitler. written? Was the recent murder of a Russian politician, the downing of an airliner over Ukraine, the new Reichstag fires? As Western hostility towards Russia increases, could there be a return to the post-war view that a strong Germany is needed to curb Russian ambitions. In 1946, Winston Churchill remarked: “We have killed
the wrong pig,” too quick to destroy the main bulwark between Britain and the expansionist USSR. In 1946, Britain’s wartime leader, in conversation with US President Harry Truman at Fulton, surmised: “The war wasn’t only about abolishing fascism, but to conquer German sales markets.”
In 1992, US Secretary of State James Baker, agreed: “We made a monster, a devil out of Hitler. Therefore we couldn’t disavow it after the war. In no way could we have pointed out to our people that the war was an economic preventive measure.” Today, it is Russia not the Reich that threatens the trade interests of the
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US, EU and UK. History appears to be repeating itself. Now Vladimir Putin is demonised as the new Hitler, Russia the new Reich. About turn, Tommy Atkins. This is where that extraordinary prophet George Orwell made his point in his great novel, 1984: “This government department spent its time around the clock falsifying the past. It did so by excising all uncomfortable previous events from the public record and burning them, and reprinting continuously revised editions brought up to date in harmony with the latest twist in the political line of his fictional, but terribly real, in fact, regime.” I doubt very much that New York’s Central Park or London’s Whitehall will be renamed to honour Adolf Hitler. However, don’t be surprised if the laundering of Germany’s image now goose-steps in harmony with the character assassination of Herr Putler and the Russian Reich. Pick up tha’ rifle, Sam!
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 9:00am F1: Grand Prix Qualifying 11:30am Saturday Kitchen Live 1:00pm BBC News 1:05pm Weather 1:10pm Football Focus 1:50pm Saturday Sportsday A look at the day's sporting events. 2:00pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction.
BBC TWO 8:05am Racing Legends: Stirling Moss 9:05am The Last Flight of Noah's Ark 10:40am Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 11:40am Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments 12:10pm Nature of Britain 1:00pm A Taste of Britain 1:30pm Michel Roux's Service 2:30pm The Importance of Being Earnest
ITV 7:00am CITV 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:20am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:20pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:25pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 1:30pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:35pm Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
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CH4 7:10am Mobil 1 The Grid 7:35am Cycling 8:30am FIM Superbike World Championship 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:30am Frasier 12:00pm Frasier 12:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory 1:30pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing
CH5 7:00am Milkshake! Programming aimed at children aged two to seven years old. 11:15am Sponge Bob Square Pants Children's series following Spongebob Squarepants and his aquatic friends under the ocean. 11:50am The Borrowers 1:30pm Columbo
SATURDAY TV
SKY 1 7:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 8:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 9:00am The Fantasy Football Club 10:00am Game Changers 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm The F1 Show A look at all the latest stories and talking points in Formula 1. 2:00pm Mercedes F1 Team: Road to 2015
3pm 3:00pm F1: Grand Prix Qualifying 5:00pm Over the Hedge Wild cartoon comedy about a raccoon, RJ.
4:00pm Growing Up Wild: Natural World 5:00pm Athletics: World Cross Country Highlights
4:30pm River Monsters 5:00pm Off Their Rockers 5:30pm Big Star's Little Star
5:05pm Channel 4 Racing Emma Spencer is in Dubai to present live coverage of the $10 million Dubai World Cup
3:25pm Holiday Love Rats Exposed 4:25pm Costa Del Casualty: Benidorm ER 5:25pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors Documentary taking a look at what goes on in the consultation room.
3:00pm Inside RAF Brize Norton 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm The Simpsons 5:30pm The Simpsons
6pm 6:20pm Celebrity Mastermind 6:50pm Pointless 7:40pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm The Voice UK
6:05pm Flog It! 7:05pm Gardeners World 7:35pm Kew on a Plate Documentary exploring the history of the heritage of different varieties of fruit and vegetables.
8:35pm Dad's Army
6:30pm Local News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm Saturday Night Takeaway Get ready as Ant and Dec return to liven up your weekends.
6:35pm The Simpsons 7:05pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Stonehenge: Walking Through History
6:25pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 7:20pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 8:10pm Police Interceptors
9:00pm The World's Weirdest Weather
9:00pm 5 News
Documentary series profiling the work of a highspeed police interception unit in Essex.
6:00pm Greatest Disney Songs 7:00pm Cinderella Special 7:30pm Wild Things 8:30pm Modern Family
9pm 10:05pm Casualty 10:55pm The National Lottery Live 11:05pm BBC News 11:20pm Weather
9:05pm Pavlopetri - The City Beneath the Waves 10:05pm Looper 11:50pm Apocalypto
9:25pm You're Back in the Room Game show in which five strangers take on simple tasks - while hypnotised.
In this episode, sunlight transforms water into liquid gold at a waterfall in California.
11:50pm Hawaii Five-0
1:45am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 3:35am Rendition 5:30am Hollyoaks Omnibus
12:50am True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 1:15am Super Casino 5:10am Costa Del Casualty: Benidorm ER
12:50am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:50am Fringe 3:40am Fringe 4:30am Road Wars 5:00am Hawaii Five-0
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1:25pm Wild Wild West 2:25pm FYI Daily 2:30pm Wild Wild West 3:30pm Beethoven's 2nd 4:30pm FYI Daily 4:35pm Beethoven's 2nd 5:20pm Mr. Bean 6:25pm She's the Man 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pm She's the Man 8:35pm The Mummy 9:35pm FYI Daily 9:40pm The Mummy 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:45pm Ibiza Weekender
7:00am Movies Now 7:10am Judge Judy 7:50am Where the Heart is 9:55am Agatha Christie's Marple 12:00pm The Darling Buds of May 1:05pm Wycliffe 2:50pm A Touch of Frost 4:55pm Wycliffe 6:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 8:00pm Doc Martin 9:00pm Foyle's War 11:00pm Inspector Morse 1:15am Wycliffe 3:15am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping
1:55pm Hornblower 4:00pm Counting Cars 4:55pm Pawn Stars 6:45pm Storage Wars 7:10pm Storage Wars Texas 8:10pm Shed and Buried 9:15pm Jackie Chan's First Strike 10:15pm FYI Daily 10:20pm Jackie Chan's First Strike 11:00pm Rumble in the Bronx 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am Rumble in the Bronx 12:50am Air America 1:50am FYI Daily 1:55am Air America
9:00am Marry Me 9:30am Rules of Engagement 10:55am Made in Chelsea 12:00pm Taking New York 1:00pm New Girl 2:00pm Melissa and Joey 3:00pm Baby Daddy 4:00pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:00pm Troy 6:50pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Easy A 11:55pm The Big Bang Theory 12:55am Rude Tube
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3:00am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.
1:40am Jackpot 247 5:00am Carry on Don't Lose Your Head
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Two lads get their hands on the Roswell alien tapes.
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Drama based on the series of books featuring the Sicilian detective.
11:55pm Frank Sinatra The Voice of the Century Arena Special.
1:25am Top of the Pops Steve Wright presents pop hits of the week, with performances from the Dooleys, the Police...
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6:45am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 7:35am Gunsmoke 8:35am Gunsmoke 9:40am Don't Panic Chaps 11:25am Superman 2:10pm What's Up, Doc? 4:00pm The Legend of Tom Dooley 5:35pm The Mouse That Roared 7:15pm Murder She Said 8:55pm Man From Sonora 10:00pm Absolute Power 12:20am Spawn 3:05am Absolute Power 5:05am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
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One way Yellow Brick Road
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T was always a good idea to get to our favourite nightspot before the pubs called time on a Saturday night. It was a cellar club and previously used as a ‘storage’ area for a firm of undertakers, but because of its popularity and strictly limited capacity, it was sensible to get there extra early. On a particular Saturday night in 1970, we arrived before the crowds and to kill time we tucked into scampi in the basket whilst watching ‘In Concert’ - a regular Saturday night BBC programme - on the small television at the back of the bar. Sitting at the piano was a nerdy looking guy with big glasses that we had not seen before, and when he started to sing, the hairs on the back of my neck stood to attention - this was something special. The song was ‘Your Song’ and the man of course was Elton John. We were all trans-
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fixed and our scampi went limp. I mention this, only to emphasise my credentials as a massive fan of the man and his music. Following the comments of Dolce and Gabbana in the magazine Panorama , Elton saw fit to lambast the pair publicly and criticised them for being out of step with the times, ‘just like your fashions.’ And, he continued: ‘I shall never wear Dolce & Gabbana again.’ The Italian fashionistas stated they were opposed to gay adoptions and that in their opinion, the only family is the traditional one. More controversially, they referred to: ‘Children of chemistry being
synthetic. Rented uterus, and semen chosen from a catalogue.’ Some of those comments were ill-judged to say the least and were bound to attract a tsunami of protest, but others were only echoing the thoughts of many people - in spite of Elton’s assertion that they are out of step with the times. It was significant that these were the views of two gay men, thus depriving the usual suspects of crying homophobia from the rooftops. I do not necessarily go along with the Italians’ views, and it’s not important, because what is at issue here is their right to say it. It is also the right of course, for members of the public to turn their backs on the D&G brand if they so wish, but let’s stop and think.
It is only in recent times that gay people have been able to emerge from the shadows and proclaim their sexual-
ity openly. They of all people should embrace the Yellow Brick Road of tolerance. And here’s an extra thought. If a woman expressed the desire to have children in her late 60s, she would be labelled by many as selfish. Not so it seems with Sir Elton.
ELTON JOHN: Following the comments of D & G has vowed never to wear their fashions again.
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7:00am Milkshake! Programming aimed at children aged two to seven years old. 11:15am Sponge Bob Square Pants 11:50am The Hotel Inspector 12:50pm Cop and ½ 2:35pm Around the World in Eighty Days Twelve celebrities race against the clock to raise money for this year's BBC Children in Need.
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3:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm Modern Family 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family
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12:15am Aviva Highlights 1:15am The Store 3:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:10am Nightscreen
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2:45pm The Hot Desk: Ed Sheeran 2:55pm Scorpion 3:50pm Hotel Transylvania 4:50pm FYI Daily 4:55pm Hotel Transylvania 5:35pm Kids Do the Funniest Things 6:35pm Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 8:00pm Evan Almighty 9:00pm FYI Daily 9:05pm Evan Almighty 10:00pm Ibiza Weekender 11:00pm Scary Movie 4 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am Scary Movie 4
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Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.
12:22am Family Guy 12:45am Killer Magic 1:15am American Dad! 1:40am Family Guy 2:00am I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse 3:00am Bluestone 42 3:30am World's Toughest Jobs 4:30am Killer Magic
An investigation into a radical theory that Stonehenge, far from being a place of burial as is commonly assumed, was in fact a place of healing - a Bronze Age Lourdes.
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12:35am Death Wish 2:15am Blow
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4:30am The Longest Week
After several bad crashes, a racing driver loses his nerve.
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All over bar the shouting Cassandra Nash
A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
ANDALUCIA’S regional elections are all over bar the shouting but unfortunately for voters, shouting counts in Spanish politics. Election promises have been swallowed and will either be digested or regurgitated but one big question remained unanswered and will not be answered in the next round of elections. When will politicians stop accusing and counter-accusing each other and concentrate on the job in hand? And fight the electorate’s corner instead of their own?
Another Iron Lady ESPERANZA AGUIRRE, who hopes to become Madrid’s next mayor, is a survivor. She has survived breast cancer and a helicopter crash. She emerged bare-
foot from the Taj Mahal hotel in Bombay during the Islamist siege that killed 90 in 2008. Her political career survived even after she tried to topple the PP leader Mariano Rajoy and she remains standing while politicians close to her during her spell as Madrid regional president have fallen. She almost mowed down a Madrid traffic policeman as she sped off to avoid a fine. All of this could win her votes but not her politics which are to the right of Right. No wonder Rajoy ignored his misgivings to give her the candidacy.
Split loyalties PODEMOS appeared out of nowhere to win five seats in last year’s European elections. Its Euro-MPs recently voted against a call for Venezuela to release jailed opponents to the practically totalitarian system. Not surprising for a party whose leaders were close advisers to
In a manner of speaking DESPITE chuntering in the wings from Podemos and IU, the PSOE socialists welcomed substituting ‘imputado’ for ‘investigado’ in the early phases of court cases. It’s only semantics but ‘imputado’ with its meaning of ‘attributed, imputed, implicated, accused, charged’ whiffs of prejudgement. As an instructing judge’s investigations progresses, someone called to declare either walks out of chambers or sets out on the road leading to prison. Predictably the governing PP conservatives are grateful for the change. Both parties have countless politicians imputed for the late president Hugo Chavez and his hapless successor Nicolas Madura.
PODEMOS CO-FOUNDER: Juan Carlos Monedero. corruption and are confident the subtle shift will be appreciated by voters come May and November. That confidence Even less surprising when we know Podemos co-founder Juan Carlos Monedero has made a
could be misplaced, however, as Spain’s miscreants are guilty in the public mind until proven otherwise. pretty penny out of it. Just a little something to bear in mind next May and November.
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4:30pm Holiday of My Lifetime 5:15pm Flog It!
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Why let your antiques collect dust in the attic when you can sell them?
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A show in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things.
Documentary in which Robson Green explores the history and culture of his home county.
Documentary series profiling the work of a highspeed police interception unit in Essex.
10:00pm Gotham 11:00pm Person of Interest
Seatbelt on, it's going to be a bumpy ride as groups of parents try to teach their kids to drive.
10:00pm Kew on a Plate 11:00pm House of Fools 11:30pm Newsnight
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Plastic rubbish, polluted seas? Plastic rubbish is thrown on the street with incredible regularity in Spain and often ends up in our oceans, affecting hundreds of marine species. Would you pick it up or comment if you saw someone throwing rubbish on the street? ALAN, owner Of Eurodog Kennels and Caravan Hire, Camino de Coin, Mijas Costa: said: “I think some people are generally lazy all round. I hate to see any kind of rubbish thrown on the floor when it is so easy to use the appropriate bins. Why do some people think that others are going to pick it up for them? When I go to
ALAN: People should use the appropriate bins.
STREET TALK the bins, if I see any on the floor I end up picking that up too! As for plastic and pollution in the sea, that again is a result of people being lazy and inconsiderate. Rubbish pollutes seas and attracts all kinds of vermin.” Jason Hutchinson from Airbox TV is against littering and fly tipping and its effects and
believes it is a growing problem: “I would absolutely tell someone if I saw them deliberately drop litter, they would tell me and I think the Spanish are the worst culprits.” Meanwhile Anne Bowles of the Diabetic Support Group and President of La Cala Lions, Malaga, said: “I hate to see rubbish on the streets, but don’t think I would confront anyone if I were on my own. However they say that wet wipes contain plastic and are not bio-degradable and they are found all over in the sea, sewage and on the beaches. “Most of these are thrown down the toilets. Why don’t the manu-
JASON: Would tell someone if he saw littering.
facturers make them so they are biodegradable? Maybe we should only use those that are? As Eamonn Holmes said on Sky TV - only the three Ps should go in the loo. Pee, Poo and Paper!” ANNE: Manufacturers should make wet wipes so they are bio-degradable.
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) A special chance to try something new should not be passed over. No one expects wonders from you, they are happy just to see you enjoying life.
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CAPRICORN (December 22 January 20) Your home life gives you the most satisfaction at the moment even though someone seems to be challenging you. Some things are best ignored until they go away of their own accord and that also often applies to people.
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AQUARIUS (January 21 February 19) Involvement in a situation connected with someone close may not be the best option this week. Giving advice is all well and good so long as you are sure of your facts. PISCES (February 20 March 20) Some disruption to your plans annoys you but there’s no point getting in a huff. Outside influences cannot be stopped but you are able to keep calm yourself.
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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) The brick wall that you start banging your head against this week is not an illusion. It is, indeed, true that others are not responding to you in an expected way.
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1. According to the CIA Factbook, which Latin American country has the greatest number of Roman Catholics? 2. Philip Van Doren Stern’s 1939 short story The Greatest Gift was the basis for which famous 1946 American Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film starring James Stewart? 3. Greatest Day, released in 2008, was which band’s 11th UK Number One hit single? 4. The 1977 film entitled The Greatest, was about which boxer? 5. What kind of entertainment was ‘the Greatest Show on Earth,’ established by Phineas T Barnum in the 19th century? 6. Which American group’s Greatest Hits (1971–1975) album is the best-selling greatest hits compilation by a group and also one of the 10 best-selling albums in history? 7. Which American swimmer has won the greatest number of Olympic medals, 22 (18 gold, two silver, two bronze)?
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Across 1 Medicine man has transformed an isle (6) 4 Beat the one at the crease? (6) 9 Deal with skilled occupation (5) 10 Bats are hidden when side by side (7) 11 Hit friend’s back (4) 12 Sally’s pear tree chopped down? (8) 13 Took out old hat (5) 15 Birds begin getting extra essentials surprisingly easily (5) 18 If they’re paid last, you’re dead! (8) 21 Armour in the post (4) 24 Tie a tag around whisk (7) 25 Like a made up uniform (5) 26 The merchant is in the basement we hear (6) 27 Game with first of threes and nines at sixes and sevens (6) Down 1 If Spanish set back places (5) 2 A Los Angeles graduate’s mother in the US (7) 3 Abraham Lincoln’s first murder victim in good book (4) 5 Braise a stew in a military installation (3,4) 6 Grilled bread for health? (5)
7 Row in London park is deplorable (6) 8 Cabbage is an ingredient of cock-aleekie soup (4) 12 Colour a point in the road (3) 14 Lift characters at levee (7) 15 Games without me will result in idle chit-chat (3)
16 Class Australian sheep farm (7) 17 Fears make it sadder (6) 19 Saint, not well yet (5) 20 River in the north of England used by golfers (4) 22 Yorkshire city is first to be heard (5) 23 Passion in fashion (4)
Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents J and 20 represents T, so fill in J every time the figure 2 appears and T every time the figure 20 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 Duplicates, 7 Entreat, 8 Teems, 10 Airgun, 11 Camera, 13 Aussie, 15 Rattle, 16 Scones, 17 Stigma, 20 Larks, 22 Everest, 23 Celebrated. Down: 1 Deter, 2 Prejudice, 3 Iota, 4 Art, 5 Element, 6 Metatarsal, 9 Spare parts, 12 Apartment, 14 Scourge, 18 Greed, 19 Bear, 21 See. QUICK Across: 5 Beach, 8 Previous, 9 Open, 10 Corridor, 11 Basic, 14/18 Fun run, 16 Rumba, 17 Unite, 20 Basil, 24 Treasure, 25 Ibex, 26 Familiar, 27 Unity. Down: 1 Speck, 2 Learn, 3 Limit, 4 Sudoku, 6 Emphasis, 7 Consider, 12 Creation, 13 Imminent, 14 Far, 15 Nun, 19 Uproar, 21 Cabin, 22 Humid, 23 Beard.
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ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Sound, 3 Types, 7 Postre, 9 Hake, 10 Traveller, 13 Asar, 14 Agosto, 16 Abeto, 17 Globo. Down: 1 Sopa, 2 Nut, 4 Prayers, 5 Seed, 6 Recetas, 8 Surname, 11 Baya, 12 Mono, 15 Owl.
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English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Houses (5) 4 Silver (metal) (5) 7 Goose (domestic) (3) 8 Customer (7) 9 Semilla (4) 10 Más rápido (6) 14 Tattoo (7) 16 Y (3) 17 Paz (tranquilidad, no guerra) (5) 18 Arriba (indicando situación) (5) Down 1 Cruz (figura) (5) 2 Esclavo (5) 3 Sack (bag) (4) 4 Spring (season) (9) 5 Still (even) (3) 6 Bird (large) (3) 11 Cloth (for cleaning) (5) 12 Caballete (de tejado) (5) 13 Carrera (4) 14 Punta (de dedo, lengua, pincel) (3) 15 Té (3)
Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (GUTTER) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues. BARELY
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Funagram Unscramble the name of a popular 1990s computer game (one word): SLIM G-MEN FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: JOHN CONSTABLE, LEMMINGS
Unscramble the name of a famous English Romantic painter: CLASH ON JOB TEN
Across 1 Clearly defined (5) 5 Skull (4) 8 Isn't active (5) 9 Person engaged in military service (7) 10 Share (7) 11 Places to sleep (4) 12 Faucet (3) 14 Round object (4) 15 Intense anger (4) 18 Affirmative response (3) 21 Calculates a total (4) 23 Small house (7) 25 Look at closely (7) 26 Savage (5) 27 Feel concerned about (4) 28 Firm and stable in shape (5) Down 1 Scratch repeatedly (6) 2 European country (7) 3 By chance (8) 4 Being away (6) 5 Fifty per cent (4) 6 Come into existence (5) 7 Alloy of copper and zinc (5) 13 Safeguards (8) 16 Proceeding in small stages (7)
1 Portal, 2 Millet, 3 Learnt, 4 Metres, 5 Island, 6 Streak, 7 Flares, 8 Reeled, 9 Hearts, 10 Fierce, 11 Cheery, 12 Leader, 13 Lector, 14 Mutter, 15 Deacon, 16 Chinks, 17 Burden, 18 Events, 19 Gander
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Vanishing act keep an eye on your passport! REGARDING your article ‘Passport theft alert,’ I was in a group of four people travelling to Luton airport from the old Alicante airport a few years ago. We handed over four passports together at the check-in desk but only three were handed back with four boarding cards. No matter how we queried this with the check-in employee, he denied giving us back only three passports. We went to the police to report a missing passport and they weren’t interested at all. With the clock ticking on we were aware that we didn’t have much time before boarding the plane, which we all did. On arriving at Luton, officials there couldn’t understand how someone could board a plane with only a boarding pass or why they were not notified in advance. The person without a passport was the youngest in our group and he had a great deal of difficulty in obtaining a replacement. So beware of the person you hand your passport to at the airport! Ireti Olusanya, Catral (Alicante)
Yellow peril REGARDING the yellow flowers that a reader mentioned, the first year we arrived to live in Spain I spent hours dead-heading them. Then I realised they were growing wild all over the area where we live. Aargh! Pretty as they are they are definitely weeds and not easy to control. Jacquelin Mawson, Albox (Almeria)
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eralise about Muslims, who are a very varied set of people coming from different cultures and backgrounds, as do Christians and the members of other faiths. I stick to what I said about what other Muslims think about Saudi Arabia. I have heard Sudanese Muslims who have worked in Saudi complain bitterly about the hypocrisy they saw there. And Pakistanis who were really embarrassed to see that Christians in Saudi were not allowed to practise their religion openly. I take on board what Peter says about the reported sympathy with the Paris attacks, and it worries me too, but we have to stop the mutual distrust from escalating. Whatever one thinks about those attacks, the fact is that a large number of French and probably British Muslims have the impression that we are failing to understand them and they do not see a good future in our society. Seeing some of the Islamophobic rants that have appeared since then, I cannot say that I am surprised that some should hit back by saying they support the attackers, though in my view very few would really take any such action. To Jonathan Allso, I would only ask “How often do you sing the National Anthem yourself ?” Most people stand up, but don’t sing.
known. However, I must tell you that if they post the ballot papers four days before the election they are worth absolutely nothing in the election. Before the last election I was chairman of Conservatives Abroad and I received phone calls on polling day asking me when I was going to pick up the votes, which was totally impossible. If you want to vote, and I know many do, you should organise someone to vote for you by proxy in the UK. Philip Sadd (by email)
SUCH a vertigo-inducing photo of my nine-year-old grand-nephew and friends on his birthday outing! Whatever happened to jelly, ice-cream and musical chairs? Biddy Kearns (by email) I have often seen Muslims standing alongside everyone else, and that should satisfy you! Bill Campbell (by email)
Small mercies HAVING stirred up some readers with my comments, perhaps I can make some recompense by listing a few things that the UK government does not advertise widely. Firstly, the new Marriage tax allowance from April 2015, not to be confused with the existing Married Couple’s version that only applies to those born before 1935, God bless them. If you are younger, you can transfer £1,000 of a spouse’s unused tax allowance: £212 profit. With regard to inheritance tax, don’t forget that the surviving spouse acquires the deceased spouse’s tax-free allowance. This could affect future financial planning for some, but you have to apply for it. If you are away from the UK for more than six months a
year, you can register for tax in the country of your choice. In Europe where double tax regulations apply this isn’t so necessary but in the US, for instance, it can get messy. Finally, all dog owners should note that the laws have been tightened up and it is now an offence if your dog causes another dog or its owner to ‘worry’ that it might be attacked, even on your own private property! I learned all these things on the grapevine recently, but you can check online at the UK GOV website and choose the appropriate link. Michael Warren, Vera Playa (Almeria)
Snail mail I HAVE now read all the letters re the heating allowance taken back by Iain Duncan Smith. When does bad news come out? After the election, usually, so this is an own-goal for the party. Hundreds of thousands of expats should register and vote in May to let their feelings be
PERHAPS the BBC should focus their cameras more closely on Ed Miliband during his speeches in the House of Commons. Then we can all avoid looking at Ed Balls oscillating between an impersonation of Noddy and Woody Wood Pecker. It is excruciatingly annoying. God forbid that he ever becomes Chancellor! Richard Beames, Los Boliches (Malaga)
Heartless airline WELL, Ryanair has reached an all-time low, not helping the young boy at Gran Canaria airport who needed urgent transplants. He was struggling for life, how on earth could the company not reply to the request to travel to Madrid to have a kidney and liver transplant? Time is of an essence on these occasions and Michael O’Leary and his company failed miserably to help. I did not think Ryanair could get any lower in my estimation but they have with this. If a customer can only book an internal flight online what happens to the millions of old people who have never even seen a computer, never mind ordered air tickets through the Ryanair website? The Ryanair charm offensive will come to a shuddering halt once readers see this, and rightly so. Well done to Air Europa, and shame on Ryanair Malcolm Wise (via Euro Weekly News website)
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20th March WELL I mentioned in my last blog that I felt like I was in a boat paddling madly upstream, and at some times against the current, but today I feel I have emerged. The sunshine hasn’t quite come out for me which I think is more down to the torrential rain we have been having! Never mind I am certainly not going to complain because you can count the number of days it rains a year on two hands here in Andalucia!
I had a strange week all in all. The biggest relief was that I didn’t succumb to a fever and the aches and pains were much lighter than the effects of the last chemo treatment. I have noticed I am a little more tired than usual, but I imagine that must be an accumulative effect of nearly five months of chemotherapy, so to be expected.
I have had a strange week all in all I think I have about three eyelashes left and hardly any eyebrows now, so I look a little strange! The hair on my head is sprouting away and I look like a little gosling! All fluffy and a dif-
ferent colour! Too many greys for my liking, but I have sustained a huge amount of pressure and stress over the last few years so something has to give! I can always experiment with new hair colours in the future but it is obviously not advisable until the hair growth is much stronger. It is hard to believe that all things being well I will finish my chemo next month. I have an appointment with my surgeon next month too so I feel like I am making progress. I am a patient person, but at times it is difficult because all you want to do is get better and get on with life. It is the same for the children. We are in a holding pattern at the moment taking each week as it comes. The mind, heart, body and soul are strange things. You think you know your-
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I will spend the weekend doing ‘fun things’ This week, however, has been a roller coaster of emotions for me primarily as I watch my children struggle to come to terms with losing their father. I too have had teary moments. My daughter has become anxious and very clingy emotionally, which is understandable. My son has his distant moments and then returns from the
blue yonder when things come back into focus for him. Both continue to keep their heads down, study hard and press on with life. I admire them hugely, but each day there is always an event or a moment that threatens to tumble them. Yesterday was Father’s Day here in Spain. So they had to endure a day at school with everyone making presents and cards for their Dads. Then there were the endless TV adverts. The stark reminders went on at every turn. They got through the day and I am thankful it is Friday today so they can rest as they both are mentally and physically exhausted. I will spend the weekend doing ‘fun things’ with them and look forward to Easter and the imminent arrival of spring which always brings so much hope.
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Vaping hits stop smoking market WHILST sales of E-cigarettes continue to charge ahead, it seems the smoking cessation market is smouldering as a result. New research reveals that the smoking cessation market in the UK is predicted to have shown a decline in value for the first time in 2014, falling by an estimated 4 per cent to £130 million, down from £136 million in 2013. In comparison, the E-cigarette market is estimated to have grown by 4 per cent in 2014, reaching an estimated £201 million, up from £193 million in 2013. Furthermore, although the debate around the usage of E-cigarettes is ongoing, it seems that users are in agreement over the merits of using the device to kick the habit of smoking. Over four in five (82 per cent) E-cigarette users say that using the device is a good way to cut down on smoking and 78 per cent agree using the device is a good way to quit. Roshida Khanom, Senior Personal Care Analyst at Mintel, said: “Driven by a lack of innovation as well as the rise in availability of E-cigarettes, the smoking cessation market is expected to struggle in upcoming years. Changing legislations, which will see E-cigarette brands offering nicotine above 20mg/ml classified as medicinal, will see Nicotine Replacement Therapy methods directly competing against E-cigarettes, which will likely hamper the market further.” Today, a third (33 per cent) of UK consumers say they regularly smoke cigarettes, with 40 per cent of this group also vaping. In addition 13 per cent of Brits who used to smoke say they now vape. Moreover, it seems that of those who are choosing to use E-cigarettes to stop smoking, it is less of a short-term fix than a long-term endeavour. Of those who used E-cigarettes to quit smoking, just a third say they used them for 0-3 months, whilst almost a quarter said they used them for 7-12 months and one in 10 say they used them for more than 12 months.
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DO you copy recipes made by TV chefs? If so, it could be to blame for you putting on weight. Research reveals that women who make the dishes they see on TV shows are larger than others who don’t, being an average 11lb heavier; the equivalent of two dress sizes. Researchers from Cornell University in New York State asked 500 young women where they got new recipes from; word of mouth, magazines, cookery classes or TV shows. The women were also asked how often they cooked from scratch and how much they weighed. It found that women who watched TV cookery shows weighed 11lb more on average, but only if they tried to make the dishes themselves. Those that watched celebrity chefs, but didn’t follow their recipes were no larger than those that didn’t watch the shows. It is believed the ‘naughty’ ingredients used by television
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German cuisine at its best GORCH FOCK Restaurant in Los Dolses offers a welcoming reception coupled with good quality home cooked food. The German kitchen has been run by Timm and Hellen Kramer since it first opened and they have served thousands of happy customers ever since. They previously ran a successful restaurant in Germany before relocating to Spain. The naval themed restaurant was named after the German navy’s tall ship the Gorch Fock, whose home port is Kiel, the home town of Timm. With this constant reminder of home, the restaurant remains true to its German routes with a range of traditional dishes such as goulash, dumplings, cheese noodles, breaded veal and roulade of beef. For the more international client, the steaks are a popular choice. Sauces are a
GORCH FOCK: Spacious outdoor terrace is ideal for parties and celebrations. speciality of Gorch Fock, so once you have chosen your preference of meat or fish, you can then choose the sauce to accompany it, whether that be paprika, mushroom or pineapple with curry sauce.
The restaurant also offers lunchtime specials. Gorch Fock Los Dolses Commercial Centre, upper level Tel: 639 931 675 or 966 764 570.
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A warm welcome ba AN established favourite in Ciudad Quesada for the last few years, Laurel and Hardy’s is now under new ownership. Owners Martin and Julia Eastgate are brimming with passion for their new venture and are excited to be meeting existing customers and welcome new guests. Their aim is simple; to offer an enjoyable dining experience with the best hospitality and great cuisine at affordable prices. Taking over the Laurel and Hardy’s name from previous owners Paul and David, who are now focusing more on their other two restaurants, Martin and Julia were previously customers, so knew how hard Paul and David worked to establish the restaurant as one of the best in the area, and something the couple are ensuring remains the same having received much welcomed guidance and assistance from
Paul and David. But they can relax knowing that the restaurant they built up is in safe hands as never before have two owners been more enthusiastic and dedicated to a project than Martin and Julia who thrive in the hospitality industry.
NEW O TERRACE: At Laurel and Hardy’s is perfect to watch the sunset and enjoy a cocktail or two. Retaining the highly regarded existing chefs, Benoit and Dean, Laurel and Hardy’s continues to serve the best
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OWNERS: Martin and Julia in the new lounge area. and from scratch, which Martin and Julia have been at the forefront of creating, designing and tasting. It is based around traditional, much loved English cuisine but with a splash of
international influences such as a rack of slow baked ribs with lemon grass and basil and Malaysian duo of beef and chicken skewers with a lime and avocado dip. There is a refreshingly vibrant and
different three course menu de la noche available for just €15 which includes a choice of four starters, five mains and your choice from the mouth watering a la carte dessert menu. The set menu will change every two weeks keeping the choice fresh and new for regular customers who will, without a doubt, be returning time and time again. Laurel and Hardy’s are also particularly proud of their Sunday lunch menu which is already becoming very popular. For €13.50 diners enjoy three courses and a bottle of wine per couple. As well as the traditional roast, there is the option of choosing a dish from the a la carte menu for a supplement, whether that be a rib-eye steak, grilled lamb chops, king prawns, home-made lasagne or BBQ or Thai style ribs. The restaurant itself has been given a facelift which
starts the moment you enter and go up the stairs to the main restaurant and lounge, which is now open plan. The fresh, cosy lounge area is ideal for a pre or post-meal drink and to meet with friends and a sleek and stylish dining area, offers the perfect environment to be wined and dined. There is also an expansive terrace with views out towards the Orihuela and Callosa mountains. Laurel and Hardy’s Bar and Restaurant will be open Monday to Saturday from 6pm, and on Sundays from 1pm until 9pm. For table reservations call 965 077 444 or follow them on Facebook.
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WITH Easter coming up and the prospect of chocolate treats in store be careful not to let your dogs near those tasty eggs. Chocolate made for human consumption can cause death in dogs. Dogs are sensitive to a class of chemicals called methylxanthines. Caffeine and theobromine are members of that family. Dogs simply cannot metabolise and excrete methylxanthines as efficiently as hu-
mans. The half life of those compounds in the human body is in the order of two to three hours, in the dog it is more like 18 hours. In a dog the compounds are taken up by the liver and transmitted via the bile into the intestine. They are then converted back into the original methylxanthines for another circuit through the animal. This repeats itself a number of times and instead of getting rid of the substances the dog keeps repoisoning itself. There are many formulations of chocolate with varying amounts of caffeine and theobromine. The lethal dose of sweet milk choco-
late for a dog is two ounces per kilogram of bodyweight. For a five kilogram dog this would be about 280 grams. A lethal dose of milk chocolate for a 25 kilogram dog would be about 1.4 kilograms. Dark chocolate is at least 10 times as lethal. A 25 kilogram dog could die from the methylxanthines in five ounces. Symptoms include vomiting, hyperactivity, restlessness, hypersensitivity to touch (a dog will jump when touched), very
rapid heartbeat and rapid breathing rate. A loss of control of leg muscles, muscle tremor seizures, general weakness, coma and finally death follow. It would be a tragic mistake to encourage a dog to develop a taste for chocolate. A small dog left alone in a house with a box of chocolates might well follow his nose to the goodies and commit suicide by poisoning.
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Laurie and Keith sit for family of spaniels By Lamia Walker of HouseSitMatch SALT, Pepper and Chips are the King Charles Spaniels of an expat living in the Costa Almeria. They are a family, mother, father and son. Laurie and Keith are an American professional couple who retired from their marketing and wholesale businesses in Texas a couple of years ago and finally realised their lifelong dream to travel the world. But rather than pay for expensive annual cruises like many of their friends they decided they would indulge their other love for pets by pet sitting their way around the world. Living in each location where the home and pet owners live, allows them to savour each new location, to live like locals and really take
time to sample the delights of each country. And, as they get free accommodation in exchange for caring for the owners’ pets and homes it makes their extended tour of the world much more affordable. One day while surfing online they came across a darling picture of three Spaniels living the highlife by the beach in Spain, on a housesitting website. They registered, applied and immediately secured a telephone meeting with the owner who was thrilled to get their application. They stayed for a month, and took care of her family while she returned to Ireland for a wedding. It was a happy match. Download your Free Easy Guide to Housesitting from www.bit.ly/eurown001
Mongrels still the favourites IF a mongrel was a breed of dog it would be the most popular for pets in Spain, a recent study has confirmed. Murcia, Valencia and Aragon were found to be the regions where the most mongrels are kept as pets, while for cross-bred cats the top regions were the Basque country and Valencia. The study by Veterinary Management Studies for QVET analysed data for 448,924 pets registered in the country in 2014, 368,473 dogs and 80,451 cats and found that 52.1 per cent of
dogs in Spanish homes were mongrels or crossbreeds. The most popular pure-bred pets were found to be Yorkshire Terriers, German Shepherds and Labradors followed by French Bulldogs, Cocker Spaniels and Chihuahuas. The average age of dogs was found to be five years, three months, and pet cats were also reported to have an average age of just over five. Size-wise, an increase in popularity of small dogs as pets was noticed, with an increase from 47 per cent in
2011 to 49 per cent last year. The breeds that registered the highest increases in popularity were Maltese and Chihuahuas followed by Labradors and Retrievers.
Cats were classified by hair length rather than size, with 85.7 per cent of pet cats reported to be of short-haired varieties. Pure-bred European cats were the most frequently registered pets
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at 32 per cent, while cross-breeds accounted for 26.8 per cent. British Shorthairs and Maine Coons are the breeds that have increased the most in popularity over recent years, the study found.
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ARDENING remains a major retirement activity in Spain although surveys suggest that more women than men actively garden on a regular basis. This is a pity as gardening offers interesting mental and physical activity in touch with and managing nature. In spite of the amazing achievements of technology over the past century, a garden designed, developed and nurtured over 10 or 20 years is probably one of the most complex, challenging and continuous projects one can undertake in retirement and even a lifetime. But many do it because the results are very visible, satisfying, self-fulfilling and if done in partnership with a spouse can rebuild relationships that declined during busy working lives. Also gardening can be practised even into one’s 90s, for gardens can be reduced in size and enviable mini gardens can be created even on apartment terraces and balconies
as described in the book ‘Apartment Gardening Mediterranean Style.’ Some of the other reasons retirement gardening is popular are as follows: • It can be practised in gardens and allotments, in patios and courtyards, and on apartment terraces, balconies and window sills. Yes even on window sills where we have seen interesting succulent collections, mini strawberry beds and trays of cut and cut again salad leaf collections. On an even smaller scale one can try drain pipe gardening using beer cans as containers. • Having a garden to potter around in can help the transition from paid work to retirement as it has different and interesting demands season by season. • Gardens provide opportunities for both brain and brawn. It provides for both partners to combine their relative strengths and weaknesses. • Men, if you are not keen on gardening, at least help your spouse/partner to change plantings to the more drought and frost resistant varieties including wild naturalised varieties and establish systems for collecting, storing and distributing more rain
ACTIVE GARDENING: Can be satisfying and self-fulfilling. water. Several hundred practical ideas for reducing your watering bills and efforts are included in the book ‘How to use less water in your garden.’ Hard copy and Kindle versions are available from Amazon Books. • Moving to the south of Europe allows one to enjoy gardening and gardens on many more days of the year than in the UK and other northerly countries and also allows one to experiment with a new range of flowering plants, fruits, herbs and vegetables. • With just a few hours a week it is perfectly possible to become
very self-sufficient in ecologically grown herbs, vegetables and fruit, again even on a mini scale. • As one becomes infirm it is possible to work sitting down, by gardening in tall containers and on specially constructed growing tables. The latter are great for building up interesting collections of small plants and small growing salad varieties. • Working in the garden, especially in the winter sun, helps build up and maintain one’s natural vitamin D production as well as exercising many limbs. But do use trees to add shade for yourself and pets with shade seats at
various points of the garden to rest, read and enjoy the vistas and perfumes of the garden at various times of the year. • Egg laying hens can be very friendly and interesting pets if purchased young and regularly handled and their bedding is a good addition to compost heaps. • For those who still like competing in competitions for the best flower arrangement, group of roses, fruit or vegetables, most interesting newly propagated dry garden plant, best plant photograph etc, monthly garden clubs can be very motivating. It is a pity that not all gardening clubs recognise the interest and selffulfilment that such activities can stimulate. But if you are to continue gardening to a ripe age do ensure the garden is safe. Do reduce the chance of slips, trips, sprains, cuts and spiking. Ergonomically designed tools such as the Fiskars range are in our experience well worth the extra cost. Also ensure that terrace and garden walls are safe, that trees are not getting top heavy and liable to fall or that branches are liable to snap in high winds. (c) Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com
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Thornbury Castle Kevin Pilley Pilley’s Planet Kevin is an ex-professional cricketer and the former chief staff writer of PUNCH. He is the UK's most published travel writer. His work appears worldwide. He once went to Vienna and dressed up as Mozart.
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HERE is an atmosphere to Thornbury. It is hard to pin down. Until the staff tell you. It’s a combination of boiled-up molehills, mashed conkers, gin and brown ale. A former staff member, who enjoyed upholstery and respected history, used to make his own woodstain. He didn’t believe what it said on the tin when it came to looking after the oak panelling, floorboards and woodwork throughout the only Tudor castle hotel in the UK. So he made his own eccentric lustre. And preservative. His is not the only presence that lingers on at Thornbury Castle in South Gloucestershire, not far from Bristol and the Slimbridge bird reserve. After dinner, thanks to chef Mark Veale, his Gordon Ramsay roots, his candle-lit grown, lovingly forced rhubarb and signature rhubarb and beetroot dessert, his Brixham fish, totally local lamb and wine pairing proposals from sommelier Jerome (‘Armagnac’ with the foie gras and game terrine), I returned - goutishly - across the courtyard and up the spiral stone stairwell to my bed chamber. To find Henry VIII and his six wives sitting on my pillow. After dinner, turn-down mints unwrap the history of Thornbury, the only town in the world with a fish and chip shop in a wedding registry office. Read your en suite, handmade ‘House of Dorchester’ complimentary chocolates and you learn about the Tudors from Catherine of Aragon to Catherine Parr, the only monarch buried in a public
HENRY VIII: Came to the throne at the age of 17 and had six wives.
church, in St Mary’s Chapel at Sudeley Castle near Cheltenham. Don’t bother with George, the concierge at the front desk. He is the one in full body armour. The gorget, pauldrons, spaulders and chainmail gusset. He doesn’t say much for the castle’s official meeter and greeter. Talk instead to Jenni, Faye or Katrina and you hear about Henry VIII. And his Thornbury disconnections. Henry beheaded the castle’s original owner, Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham. A man who perhaps had more right to the
throne than the betterknown bald, adipose, 54-inch waister, hunter-humanist cuckolding Renaissance prince with a pronounced joustingrelated limp. And renowned fertility difficulties. Losing your head ran in the Buckingham family. Richard III executed Edward’s father. Henry VIII honeymooned for 10 days at Thornbury Castle with his second wife, Anne Boleyn, as part of their lengthy nuptials tour in 1535 which also took in Dover, Sittingbourne and innumerable four posters and coronet beds in between. There was no ‘Voya’ Irish hand-harvested seaweed luxurious bath gels and hand wash or perfectly behaved monsoon showers then. Nor an on-call massage therapist offering warm bamboo treatments, eyebrow tidying, groom facials, bridal hair trials
and French pedicures. Doubtless, on her honeymoon at Thornbury, newly-wed Anne nee Boleyn stared up at the same ornately carved ceilings, mused at the tapestries, pulled the tasselled ropes, stared into the open fireplaces and whistled lute rifts and hummed virginals while dreaming of treasonable adultery. She was executed in 1536. Arguably, Boleyn and Thornbury Castle (as well as the ‘last orders grill’ in the Tower of London) patented the ‘dining in a dungeon’ concept. Thornbury has a special occasion dungeon restaurant and wine cellar, as well as the Great Hall conference, banqueting and function room where Henry VIII held court. Reportedly the infamous syphilitic, diabetic Henry’s legitimate daughter Mary (later Queen Mary I) by Catherine of Aragon also visited the castle, bringing her dogs. The castle has been pet and ghost friendly for over 500 years.
As well as reported canine spectres, there is the obligatory grey lady and very occasional sightings of a transparent man, possibly Jasper Tudor, the first owner’s stepson. Thornbury has it all. From arrow loop windows and a minstrel gallery to a hexagonal dining-room and cuddly, jovial local ladies dispensing buttergrilled kippers and porridge with strawberry and maple syrup at breakfast. And the petits fours, scones and huge cake-stands at afternoon tea. Thornbury was the first restaurant outside France to earn a Michelin star and the sticky toffee pudding has remained on the menu since the 60s. A three-course dinner costs £50. Lunch £20. The roasted monkfish cheeks, seared scallops and venison haunch carpaccio with juniper baked celeriac make you forget you are a commoner for a while. Nothing much else has been changed over 500 years. The turrets and crenellations remain. The parapets are embattled. The gilding is 24-carat gold. There are mullions, applewood chandeliers, wrought-iron candelabras, clanking thick arched doorways, portraits of rakes in ruffs, silks and tapestries, bee boles, gargoyles, heraldic knots and antelopes, secret passageways, priest holes and hidey-holes. There are 26 authentic bedchambers including one in the tower up a 77-step spiral staircase and looking out over the Severn and into the Principality of Wales. Historians agree that Henry VIII may have urinated off it. Henry, who came to the throne when he was 17, was a keen hunter and didn’t have to hunt very far to find Stafford’s ‘palace within a castle’. Although, in those days, maybe there was no eggy bread for the children. Or Knickerbocker Glories for anyone. The ‘H’ depicted in stone on the lawn stands for ‘helipad’. Rather than the portly king.
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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 usually 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)
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MOBILE HOMES WE BUY, Sell, Store, Remove all types of Mobile Homes. We pay CASH and cover all of Spain. More details call Suzi Caley 616 250 727 / 951 063 059 or email suzicaley@gmail.com (228718) WEBUYMOBILEHOMES.EU We can sell park homes / static caravans. Sited or unsited, NO COST TO YOU. Call Steve 966711156 steve1holidayhomes@gmail.com. WESELLMOBILEHOMES.EU
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OPEL CORSA 2013 - 5 door hatch. 1.2 Selective (86 hp). 24,000 kms, 1 owner, FSH, A/C, Alloys, cruise control, PAS, ABS, front fog lights, electric windows/mirrors CD, four new tyres, remote locking, rear head restraints, dark blue, half leather €9,250 www.fwreuro cars.com. Tel. Frank 600 726 221 / Office 965 687 976. (236208) VW POLO SPORT 2012 - 5 door hatch, 1.4 Adv. Sport (85 bhp), 45,000 kms, 1 owner, FSH, A/C, Alloys, PAS, ABS, CD player, Front fog lights, electric windows/mirrors, remote locking, rear head restraints, Isofix, Metallic black €9,250. www.fwreurocars.com. Tel. Frank 600 726 221 / Office 965 687 976. FORD FOCUS 1.6 Trend ECOTEC (new model). 5 door, Sep. 2011, 1 owner, 52,000 kms. Dark metallic blue. Cruise control, €10,250. www.fwreurocars.com. Tel. Frank 600 726 221 / Office 965 687 976.
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P.E.P.A. VOLUNTEERS & FOSTER HOMES URGENTLY NEEDED. By fostering an abandoned dog, or spending a few hours each week on our telephone helpline, you could help save the lives of many animals. Please call: 650 304 746. For more information browse our website: www.pepaspain.com EURO WEEKLY NEWS CLASSIFAX AGENT (95708) 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 (95709)
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3 BED, 2 bath duplex. Near Quesada beaches La Mata/Guardamar. Communal pool, furnished, air con, remote fans, excellent rental potential, holiday home or living. 90,000€. Call 965 077 098 / 634 020 648
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PET CHARITIES
SPAMA GANDIA SHELTER. Dog and cat rescue registered charity, La Safor area. 500 animals awaiting re-homing. Shelter open 7 days a week 12noon - 2.00pm & 3.30pm - 7.00pm. (Spanish speaking staff) or phone Gail 962 896 118. Visit our website for directions. www.spama.org and view our new blog at www.spa ma-safor.blog.com.es PLEASE HELP US TO HELP THEM (95707)
PENTHOUSE under construction in the centre of Calpe, external walls completed, with garage. Price 77,000 euros. 100m2, views
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New Ford Mustang FORD Motor Company has announced the prices for the 2015 Ford Mustang in Europe. It is the first Mustang ever to go on official sale across Europe in its 50 years of production. Up until now every Mustang on the roads of Europe has been ‘privately’ imported from the USA. After some time of guessing about the release date and debut of 2015 Ford Mustang, the company officially announced that their trademark car will be out on December 5. While Executive Chairman Bill Ford introduced the new Mustang at Ford’s special ‘Go Further’ event to an audience of around
FORD MUSTANG: A nice Christmas present! 2,500 journalists, dealers and employees in Barcelona, Spain in 2013, one of six cities across four continents where the new Mustang was simultane-
ously revealed, it has been a long time coming. The 2015 Ford Mustang, which this year starred at the Geneva Motor Show, will be available in two
forms for Europe: the EcoBoost and the GT. The EcoBoost Fastback with a six-speed manual transmission will have a starting price around €34,000, and the Mustang GT Fastback (manual transmission) will begin at around €39,000, with a hefty €4,000 extra for the Convertible. “Ford Mustang inspires passion like no other car,” said Raj Nair, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development. “The visceral look, sound and performance of Mustang resonate with people, even if they’ve never driven one. Mustang is definitely more than just a car - it is the heart and soul of Ford.”
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Good old fashioned key! How secure is your car? THE new ‘Tracker’ study has revealed the cars that are most likely to be stolen. And it would appear that there is something to be said for the ‘Good Old Fashioned Key!’ The BMW X5 is the most stolen car in Britain, but historically the trend seems to echo itself across Europe as well. In new figures revealed this month, it heads a list of stolen cars dominated by prestigious 4x4 vehicles. It is the sixth year in a row that BMW’s X5 has topped the most stolen table, according to research by vehicle recovery service Tracker, which put the spotlight on thieves’ top targets. Also, it finds that the number of stolen vehicles with a keyless entry system has a reached a record high, showing thieves are becoming more adept at overriding the security on these cars. Last year Tracker recovered more than £11 million worth of stolen vehicles and returned them
to their owners. The average value of cars stolen and recovered in 2014 was £25,600, up nearly nine per cent on the previous year’s value of £23,600. For the past three years, BMW models have dominated the top 10 of most stolen vehicles, but 2014 saw an increase in the range of Mercedes and Jaguar Land Rover marques being stolen. BMW’s sporty M3 dropped from second place to sixth while the Mercedes C Class moved up a place to take the number two spot. The Range Rover Sport jumped four places, up to third position and the Land Rover Discovery makes a new entry at fifth, suggesting that 4x4s were in big demand for organised crime gangs 2014. While Porsche enjoyed a big sales growth in 2014, its 911 model dropped from ninth to outside the top 10 list of stolen vehicles. Andy Barrs, head of police liaison at Tracker, said: “The 2014 figures il-
lustrate that prestige models continue to catch the eye of thieves, but the average value of stolen cars we recovered was just £25,600, suggesting that older models of prestige cars could be just as attractive to criminals as newer models. Interestingly, the number of vehicles that are being stolen without keys has steadily risen over the last few years, accounting for 43 per cent in 2014. “We believe this is down to the growth in car hacking where criminals target keyless vehicles by bypassing their security systems, using technology they’ve bought on the internet. “Indeed, experts have warned that as keyless security systems become commonplace in cars, the skills to bypass these will be widely practised by most criminals and in turn, lower value keyless vehicles will be equally at risk. We recommend that car owners invest in an added layer of security.”
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Eurogolf Society at La Marquesa HEEDING the weather forecast of rain and wind gusts of 50 kph many players cancelled the game on Thursday March 19. It was a reduced field of 33 undaunted players who braved the elements to compete in the monthly Stableford competition. As expected, high scores were not the order of the day in such challenging conditions. Results were: Gold Category: 1st Keith Wright 34 pts, 2nd Malcolm Foskett 32 pts, 3rd David Gregson 27 pts Silver Category: 1st Gloria Manning 32 pts, 2nd Harry Armstrong 30 pts, 3rd Dave Nicholls 29 pts Bronze Category: 1st Phyllis Venables 35 pts, 2nd Gina Ashworth 30 pts, 3rd Chris Stanley 25 pts TOFFS Stableford Results Gold Division: 1st John Barraclough 37 pts, 2nd Keith Wright 35 pts, 3rd Malcolm Foskett 34 pts, 4th Sue Gillett 33 pts Silver Division: 1st Frank Henry 38 pts, 2nd Franz Berndt 37 pts, 3rd Bob Shorley 33 pts, 4th John Holland 33 pts Bronze Division: 1st Bev Fairhurst 40 pts, 2nd Ian Stewart 39 pts, 3rd Geoff Evans 37 pts, 4th Mary Sanderson 35 pts N.T.P’s 5th Ian Pegg 11th Sue Gillett 12th (second shot) Sue Gillett 15th John Hill, 17th Ian Pegg Best front nine Robin Richard 18 pts and best back nine Clare Daye-Gretton 20 pts.
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Irish eyes are smiling and Barca win El Clasico There’s plenty of sporting action to suit everyone this weekend Tony Matthews
International Sports A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.
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DIARY OF EVENTS • This weekend, Spain’s super-rider Marc Marquez begins the defence of his World MotoGP title in Losail, Qatar... Lewis Hamilton will be aiming to make it two F1 wins in a row in the Malaysia Grand Prix in Kuala Lumpur... England’s footballers take on Lithuania in a 2016 European Championship qualifier (Harry Kane’s debut perhaps?)... and New Zealand or South Africa will play either Australia or India in cricket’s World Cup final which takes place in Melbourne on Sunday. SOCCER ROUND-UP • Barcelona (with a winner by Luis Suarez) beat Real Madrid 2-1 in the 229th El Clasico at Camp Nou to go four points clear at the top of La Liga. • In the Premiership, Manchester City beat 10-man WBA 3-0. Baggies’ defender Gareth McAuley was wrongly sent-off after 89 seconds... it should have been Craig Dawson, and City’s second goal, scored by Fernandinho, was their 1,000th in the PL. • Chelsea, leaders by six points, won 3-2 at Hull; Manchester United triumphed 2-1 at Liverpool, who had substitute Steven Gerrard red-carded 38 seconds after half-time and Arsenal won 2-1 at
BARCELONA: Luis Suarez scored the winner against Real Madrid. Newcastle. • At the bottom, there were defeats for Aston Villa, Sunderland, Burnley, QPR and Leicester, the latter losing 4-3 at Tottenham for whom hot-shot Kane hit a hat-trick. • Bournemouth beat Middlesbrough to return to the top of the Championship, ahead of Watford. Norwich, Ipswich and Wolves, 2-0 winners over Derby, are all in contention for the play-offs
50th title win NOVAK DJOKOVIC won his 50th major tennis title by beating Roger Federer in the final of the men’s singles final in Indian Wells. Simona Halp beat Jelena Jankovic in the women’s final which had 18 breaks of serve.
at least. And Sheffield Wednesday scored twice in the 96th and 97th minutes to win 3-2 at Rotherham. • Bristol City lead PNE by 10 points (83-73) at the top of League One and Burton Albion are five points clear of Shrewsbury (76-71) in League Two. • Celtic defeated Dundee United for the third time in a fortnight (2-0 in the SPL) after 4-0 wins in the Scottish Cup and 2-0 in the League Cup final. • Rangers beat Hibs to hand Hearts the Scottish Championship crown. • The Champions League quarterfinals are: Atletico Madrid-Real Madrid, Juventus-Monaco, Porto-Bayern Munich and Barcelona-PSG. So we could have an all-Spanish or allFrench final. OTHER SPORT • The season’s last three Six Nations matches produced a record 221 points. Wales set the day’s pattern by battering Italy 61-20 in Rome. Ireland then beat Scotland 4010 to top the table. This left England needing to beat France by 26 points to pip the Irish at the post. They missed out, just, winning 55-35, to finish second as the ‘smiling’ men in green retained their crown. Next up for the rugby stars is the 2015 World Cup.
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Weather turns grim AFTER last week’s gorgeous sunshine at La Serena on the Murcian coast, today’s visit to the nearby La Torre course was met by winter’s return with a vengeance. Those members and guests arriving to see the grey sky were left in some doubt as whether to step out to play or not. With no refund apparently forthcoming should play be cut short, the course’s own prediction that rain would start at 12.30, and the depth of grey overhead increasing, some determined to return home, others to take the plunge (one quite literally!!). Those stepping out found a course in generally good condition with very good greens offset by poor ante-greens. The day’s stableford competition results, by category and in reverse order, were: Bronze Category: 3rd Chris Hamblett (29 on CB), 2nd Norman McBride (31) and 1st, recovering well from winning last week’s Abacus, Ray Ewins with 35 points. Silver Category: 3rd Mike Jordan (32 on CB), 2nd Glen Rapley (32 on CB) and 1st, with by far the best score of the day and the only player to break par, Roger Webb with 39 points. Gold Category: 3rd Ivan Hanak (29), 2nd Ivor Turkington (32) and 1st, Order of Merit leader Robin Eastman with 34 points. For more information: www.smgs.org or call Barry Roehrig on 966 731 033.
The Members Golf Society play Medal Trophy THE Members Golf Society played the last round of the Medal Trophy for those in the Gold Division and the best three of five rounds were to count towards the inaugural trophy, won by the current Captain, Steve Higgins with a score of 228.
The Runners-up prize went to Kjell Aasebo with 236 and 3rd place goes to S. Sonesen with the same points total but beaten on the lower handicapping system. On the day, no golfer bettered or achieved their handicap but Dag Lovas
came very close with a nett score of 73 to take the Gold Division. Steve Higgins took 2nd place with a 77 and 3rd place went to Norbert Spaniol with a 78. The Silver Division struggled a little bit and it only needed 30 points for Sandra Twentyman to take the honours in that
Division. Runner up with 28 points was Shelia Dean and 26 points saw Alex Goslan take 3rd. The Best Visitor prize went to L. Zelman with 30 points More information: www.tmgs.org or call Match Secretary on 966 719 604.
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Teeing off at El Paraiso TWENTY TWO members and guests teed off at Club de Golf El Paraiso set in the vale between Ciudad Quesada and Rojales. Showers were forecast but fortunately they didn’t materialise and without the wind of recent days the weather was perfect for golf. Winner of the Silver di-
vision Norwegian member, Ole Rong, made a double bogey on Hole 17 but still managed the best score of the day with his 36 pts. Alex Goslan returned 34 pts. to take 2nd place and Lars Zelman finished 3rd with a credible 30 pts. The Gold category members didn’t score quite so well and it needed only 31 pts. for Martin Simmons to take 3rd place with Ove Cederberg taking 2nd place on lower handicap also on 31 pts., but it was Martin’s wife Hillary who came up with the goods taking 1st place with a very good 33 points playing off 19 handicap.
PERFECT WEATHER: The Gold category winners. The Nearest the Pins were Hole 5 for any player: no one, Hole 11 Gold category members only: Chris Gray, Hole 15 any player: Martin Simmons, less than six inches for a hole in one), Hole 17 Swedish member Lenart Holmberg, all received a very nice bottle of Marques de Caceres. If you’re interested in a game on Sundays call the secretary on 661 524 101 or visit www.clubdegolfel paraiso.com where you can find lots of information about our club and future competitions.