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ISSUE NO. 1554 // 16 - 22 APRIL 2015

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Women out of work THE impact of the economic crisis in Spain has resulted in 18 per cent more women being unemployed in comparison to men, according to the Chamber of Commerce.

Special care VILLAJOYOSA Hospital has opened a special Parkinson’s unit to assist the 1,200 people diagnosed with the disease in the province.

Unjust rate FACUA - a consumer rights organisation in Spain - is petitioning the government to reduce IVA on ladies sanitary products from 10 to 4 per cent.

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Mayor on location

By Irena Bodnarec BENIDORM Mayor Agustin Navarro and Leire Bilbao, Director of the Tourism Foundation, turned up on location at the Mirador in the Old Town. The mayor is an enthusiastic supporter of ITV’s Benidorm sitcom now in its eighth series - and could not resist grabbing hold of the clapperboard on set, as our exclusive picture shows. Filming of the first series took place in 2006; in September 2012, the mayor and British Consul presented it creator and writer Derren Litten with a plaque acknowledging his contribution to increasing tourism in the resort. It is now located on the wall of the Tourist Information Office in front

of Morgan’s Tavern in the Rincon. Although a popular destination prior to the programme, bookings soared and continue to do so every time the series is screened. The first day of filming started on

March 24 with the cast and crew based in the resort for a 13-week period. Local businesses all feel the knock-on financial benefits, estimated at €2 million. Mayor Navarro watched a scene being filmed between actress Sherrie Hewson and John Challis - best known as Boycie from Only Fools and Horses - overlooking the popular Levante Bay. He then chatted with Pere Agullo, the Spanish production manager from Filming Spain, writer Derren Litten, new director Robin Sheppard and series line producer Simon Bird. Filming Spain is the company appointed by Tiger Aspect in London to be responsible for liaising with the town hall to ensure that filming goes smoothly.

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INDEX News 1 - 26 Finance 27 - 32 Leapy Lee 33 Daily TV

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Letters 50 Time Out 51 - 54 Pets 55 Health & Beauty 56 - 58 Food 60 - 61 Homes & Gardens 62-63 Services 67 - 72 Classifieds 73 - 75 Motoring 76 - 78 Sport 79 - 80

ANNUAL EVENT: Runners get set for the traditional race.

La Nucia Race

LA NUCIA has celebrated the fiesta of Sant Vicent at the Ermita in El Captivador. The event, held over last weekend, is a tribute to the patron saint of the Valencia Community, and always takes place the week after Easter. For the 13th year running, La Nucia has hosted the Sant Vicent run, a ninekilometre route from the

Church Square to the Ermita chapel at Captivador. A total of 233 runners took part, with much of the route covering cross-country, off-road paths, through picturesque forests and along the Captivador walking trails. The male winner was Ahmed el Jadder representing Club de Atletismo Basilea, with a time of

30:26 whilst the fastest female was Sonia Tirado, with a time of 40:37. Following the challenging race, a further 69 participants took part in a non-competitive walk along the same route. Lots of families joined in at a far more leisurely pace, with the youngest participant a four-year-old girl.

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Gastro Cuisine THE second event of the Benidorm gastronomic calendar, Feria de Abril takes place from April 20-26. A list of participating restaurants is available at the Tourist Information Centre.

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Weather devastates local crop A MILLION kilos of the nispero fruit grown in the Callosa area of the Costa Blanca has been ruined by the recent unseasonal weather. The nispero is a soft orange fruit, which is like a cross between an apricot and plum but has a double stone in the centre. The fruit is exported worldwide and this year both the

United States and Middle East have expressed interest. However, farmers have estimated that there will be a 10 per cent reduction in comparison to last year’s production. The strong wind in February harmed the initial growth period and was followed by soaring temperatures mid March. These reached up to 34 degrees un-

der the protective netting, which burned the skin during the growth stage and ripening period. In addition, the lack of rainfall has contributed to the reduced size of the fruit and the harvest, which is generally picked in April but this year will be approximately one month later. aaltair / Shutterstock.com

Circus show THE circus, located behind Benidorm Palace is now open every Saturday night, starting at 6pm with its new show ‘Bravissimo.’

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RBL stall THE Royal British Legion will have a stall at El Cisne rastro, Benidorm on Sunday April 26 between 10am and 2pm raising money towards the Poppy Appeal.

Blood donation TOMORROW Friday April 17 between 5pm and 9pm a blood donation bank will be in operation at the Llar de Pensionistas Social Centre in Villajoyosa. Petrol threat NATIONAL POLICE arrested a 31-year-old Algerian man in Alicante after he cut the pump hose, shouted in Arabic then threatened to set fire to a petrol station in Alicante. San Vicent THREE towns - Alfaz, Altea and La Nucia joined together to celebrate the four-day fiesta of San Vicent at the Ermita in Captivador, La Nucia last weekend.

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ALFAS DEL PI Council has given initial consent for the building of 64 homes and a supermarket - creating 30 jobs, subject to full approval at the next plenary session.

Holiday rentals HOSBEC announced that apartment rentals for March reached 57.1 per cent in Benidorm, an increase of 7.3 per cent, but business was potentially still lost due to illegal private rentals.

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London steaming LONDON was hotter than Benidorm this week - but the long term forecast is still better in the Med, so no need to start packing up! Seventeen arrested A GUARDIA CIVIL undercover operation has resulted in the arrest of 17 people one a 70-year-old from La Nucia, for sharing paedophile content through Internet networks.

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A JOINT coalition between Compromis and the Green party has been presented for Benidorm, totalling 19 candidates, which will stand in the elections on May 24.

More clients A MUST-SEE: At least half a day will be needed to visit Park Guell.

Bringing Barcelona to Life BARCELONA is one of the most visited cities in the world. Its selection of must-see places will have you writing a list that resembles your last supermarket till receipt. But the first words you should pen ought to be, Gaudi’s Park Guell. Park Guell is a landmark in Barcelona. Designed by Antonio Gaudi, one discovers the beauty of Gaudi’s vision of the world. The park, containing areas like the Hypostyle Hall, Esplanade or the Salamander, will perfectly illustrate the spirit and beauty of his work. Gaudi was strongly influenced by natural shapes and used them in his pieces, Park Guell was commissioned by Eusebi Guell who simply wanted to create a stylish park for Barcelona aristocracy.

Quote of the Week People that pick on my rap video are more old-fashioned than corduroy,’ said Partido Popular politician Jose Antonio Monago about people who have criticised a video included in his campaign material to attract younger voters.

The park contains amazing stone structures, stunning tiling and fascinating buildings that will stretch your imagination. There is something rather hypnotic and magical about his dragon fountain at the entrance to the park. The ornate dragon is adorned in beautiful coloured tiling and is poised to welcome you. The columns of the Market Hall are world famous, and were once described by Salvador Dali as the precursor of surrealism. There is also a small house in the park which Gaudi lived in at one stage. The house has now been converted into a museum and contains furniture also designed by Gaudí. Due to park Guell’s location and size, you’ll need at least half a day if you want to see it all in one trip.

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is the number of runners that took part in the Cursa El Corte Ingles-Trofeo International Ciutat de Barcelona race in Barcelona last Sunday, taking the record for participants from the Sun Herald City held in Syndney, Australia, in August last year.

HACIENDA DEL SOL, a Norwegian health complex in Villajoyosa have met with Mayor Jaime Lloret to discuss expanding their facilities, thus attracting more clients from Norway.

Hairspray fame ACTOR Tony Maudsley who plays camp hairdresser Kenneth in the ITV sitcom Benidorm has landed the part of Edna in the West End show Hairspray.

Sentence cut A 44-YEAR-OLD rapist found guilty of raping five women in a cemetery in Valencia has had his 152½year sentence reduced to 89 years. The maximum allowed for each of his crimes was reduced to achieve a lower sentence.

And finally... TWO good samaritans handed in a bag containing €4,405 at a Madrid police station. The men, aged 77 and 64, said they had found the bag, which turned out to belong to a local restaurant owner, on a pavement on Calle Leganes in Fuenlabrada.

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Hotel is sanctioned THE Ona Sol hotel in Calpe, part of a chain owned by Hosbec President Antonio Mayor, has been sanctioned following a lift accident last August in which nine workers were injured.

Stab arrest A MAN has been arrested for a stabbing in Santa Rosa, Alcoy on Monday. The victim sustained only minor injuries.

Cyclist hurt A VAN hit a cyclist in Pedreguer on Monday, throwing him against a traffic light. He sustained a broken shoulder and finger as well as cuts to his legs and face.

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Make it a date for MABS Spring Ball THERE is just over a week left until the MABS Spring Fundraising Ball, so time to dig deep! Times are financially hard for many, but it is important to take stock and prioritise what is important. One in three will be affected by cancer and it is thanks to charities like MABS that many get through what is probably the most traumatic journey of their lives. The volunteers are exactly that, they do not get paid but want to help make a difference, often for

why we must support the good work that Sue Reula, Director of the Benidorm branch of MABS and her team, carry out every day. The MABS Spring Ball is being held on Saturday April 25 at the Marina Hotel in Benidorm. Guests will receive a welcome cocktail on arrival before enjoying an excellent four-course meal with wine throughout and entertainment provided all night long by Benidorm’s top performers Il Divo and Timeless. And all this for only €37.50! Tickets are available from either the MABS centre in La Cala or by calling Sue on 664 266 991. A new vote will be held today, April There is also an auction 16, and the mayor has asked that all taking place. For those parties join together for the good of unable to attend, take a the community. A change of status look and bid on the Facewould potentially mean an extra €1 book page ‘mabs charity million in funding from Central auction benidorm’ or call Government. Sue with your pledge.

those who have no family support network here. However, in order to continue operating this immensely important service, they need money. Where else could you obtain equipment like wheelchairs and beds, delivered on loan to your home for free? The goods have to be delivered; who pays the petrol? Nothing is asked of the recipients, who are often in very poor health. It is up to us as a society to help those in times of need and this is

Still no new status FOLLOWING a ‘no vote’ on April 9, the mayor of Benidorm, Agustin Navarro was left ‘extremely disappointed’ that the opposition PP party refused to back the vote to declare Benidorm a Tourist Town and demanded an explanation.

No more evictions, says pastor THE pastor of St Francis de Sales in Elda, Julio Cesar Rioja, has reiterated his support for the Bureau for Decent Housing in the town with the aim of ensuring that Elda becomes an ‘eviction-free zone’. This was to stop the distress caused to members of the parish through being made homeless due to bank repossession and eviction. The priest stressed that HOA, the Parish Pastoral Council and the Caritas organisation in the parish had all approved the motion and signed an act of internal democracy. He said that in his opinion, citizens’ proposals should be discussed in a plenary session.

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Who should be responsible?

ITH the seemingly large amount of fatal accidents appearing in the media recently, it would appear that the world we live in can be a very dangerous place. It also seems more should be done by somebody to make sure these accidents don’t happen. We agree! Somebody should be responsible. That someone is us! Health and Safety are not just words on the back of some official’s jacket, Health and Safety should be everybody’s responsibility. Common sense is the best weapon in fighting accidental injuries. Common sense is free and we all have it. Just because there isn’t a sign every five

metres along a cliff edge saying ‘Don’t jump, you’ll die’ doesn’t mean that you will live if you jumped off. Spain is not Britain, the Spanish have for many years learned the dangers of their surroundings. They don’t go into the sea if they cannot swim, they don’t speed around winding mountain roads, and they’ve never needed signs to tell them that. A downside to being British is that for the same amount of years, we have been indoctrinated with ‘signage’. We are used to living with signs that tell us to do everything. If we look at how many signs there are on just one road in the UK, we start to realise how much we expect them to be everywhere we go.

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Raphael in Benidorm RAPHAEL, a worldwide acclaimed Spanish singer and television, film and television actor will perform a oneoff show at Benidorm Palace on Sunday June 14.

Busy roads MORE than 200,000 cars entered Benidorm over the Easter weekend - a 2.2 per cent increase on 2014 and despite the high volume of traffic, no serious accidents were reported.

Staying open ALCOY castle is to stay open to the public from now throughout the Moors & Christian Festival from April 22 to April 24. Revenue will go to charity.

Fire tragedy A 95-YEAR-OLD woman died in Castellón on Monday in a kitchen fire when her clothing caught alight. The incident occurred at around 4pm.

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Police save a life in Ontinyent POLICE and SAMU ambulance crews saved the life of a 32year-old man in Ontinyent on Monday. The man had suffered a cardiac arrest in a grocery shop on Calle Padre Fullana in the town.

Two patrols of four officers found the man unresponsive, lying on his side behind the counter. They immediately began to administer Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation which they con-

tinued for an hour and a half until the man was sufficiently stable to enable his transfer to hospital. The patient was taken to Lluis Alcaniz Hospital in Xativa where he remains in the Intensive Care

Your voting does count UK expats met at La Concordia El Jardin Secreto in Gata de Gorgos on Monday April 13 to debate current British voting legislation. ‘Modern Suffragette’ Margaret Hales, MBE, had arranged for a BBC film crew to be there. Margaret said: “If you have a vote you should use it, and this process must be brought up to date via electronic registration. We are still using the same system in place over 100 years ago! “The ‘15 year rule’ should be abolished, allowing 15-year-resident expats in Spain to vote on issues that affect them.

“It should also be borne in mind that you need to register your vote before April 20, 2015. “Every Vote Counts!” David Reeve (Neighbourhood Watch) told the film crew, somewhat tongue in cheek, “I am at a loss who to vote for now that Screaming Lord Sutch is dead.” Neville Jarrett from La Nucia said: “I am fed up with shouting at the TV over this - my vote has been removed due to being here over 15 years, yet I am still affected by UK taxation laws. Appalling.” Darrell Clayton, owner of La Concordia, ex-

plained: “I am an exserviceman and proud of my country. I have family, friends and business interests in the UK and I can vote now. “In three years’ time, my vote will vanish, yet if Britain comes out of the EU I could lose my business and have to return to the UK.”

Unit. His family has confirmed that he is showing signs of recovery. Medical staff congratulated the four officers involved on their prompt actions that undoubtedly saved the man’s life.

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Font Roja park is a natural attraction FONT ROJA in Alcoy was the Valencia Region’s most visited natural park in 2014 with an amazing 31,119 visitors exploring the area. Albufera natural park in Valencia was a close second with 30,656. All the natural parks in Valencia attracted around 170,000 visitors throughout 2014, according to

Police bust organised crime gang THE Guardia Civil has apprehended 12 members of a gang in connection with a number of

government data. In Castellón, the area most visited was the Desert de les Palmes, with 11,221. The volume of visitors is permanently manned by staff in 17 interpretation centres located in the parks with the objective of enhancing the touristic experience in each

place, enlightening guests on all issues related to conservation, biodiversity and matters concerning the environment. In addition to the guides’ personal attention, visitors have at their disposal an excellent exhibition facility in each of the centres. Information translated into several languages conveys the natural and cultural values of each space through panels, games, audio and models. The various outlets organise trips for schools with a view to environmental education along with outreach programmes, lectures, exhibitions and conferences. In 2015, from January to March, there have been an impressive HAUL: Weapons and drugs were seized. 35,269 visits to the 22 violent robberies in The detainees are nature parks within the shops and homes in principally of Spanish Valencian Region. Valencia and Alicante. and Armenian nationaliThe suspects, led by a ty, aged between 19 and man with the nickname 34, from Gandia, Tav‘Colonel in Chief’, were ernes de la Valldigna, known as ‘the sewer Corbera, Ondara and gang’ as they used the Pego. They have been sewers to gain access. charged with robbery ALICANTE Youth OrA number of firearms with violence, illegal chestra will perform an along with ammunition, possession of firearms assortment of arias by knives, one kilo of co- and ammunition, assault Verdi and Puccini at caine and more than two and theft. the Auditorium La Nukilos of marihuana, The case has been recia tomorrow, Friday along with a range of ferred to Court No. 2 in 17, at 8.30pm. chemicals and equip- Gandia. ment required for mixing Agents of the Judicial drugs, were seized. Police of Tavernes de la The gang was highly Valldigna (Valencia) A JUDGE in Benissa organised, each member team participated in the has saved a family having a defined opera- operation, collaborating from eviction by rultional role. They had with the Judicial Police ing on a technicalimanaged to evade arrest of Gandia. More information may ty. The eviction orfor some time. Ultimateder was issued in ly the police used GPS be obtained from the January. tracking to locate their Guardia Civil in Valencia on 963 174 660 Ext 379. whereabouts.

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PLANS are being discussed between the council and business owners to permanently pedestrianise the top end of Calle Gerona, in a bid to boost trade in the area.

Travel fair BENIDORM Tourism Foundation attended a travel fair in Lisbon last week, which attracted 130,000 visitors, and to promote the resort offered a four-night stay in a raffle.

School time PARENTS are now invited to register infants for the municipal nursery in Oliva and also reception classes for the school year 20152016.

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Elda police confront mayor FIFTY Local Police officers travelled from Elda to Alicante to confront Elda’s mayor, Adela Pedrosa, about improved working conditions. They were heralded by loud sirens and whistles outside the town hall. Pedrosa received them and although their meeting was brief, they were satisfied with a commitment to meet again in Elda next week. Spokesman Joaquín Reverte said: “We didn’t think she would meet with us. Although we do not

PROTEST: Police officers travelled to Alicante. expect too much from our next meeting, we can air our views. Our working conditions are very poor, some officers continue to work shifts when they are sick because they cannot afford to be without the money. An officer off sick loses around €400 per month. “One officer attending a robbery jumped a wall, suffering a broken leg, but requested reinstatement to continue working!”

Other complaints included a lack of resources with claims that only four motorcycles are available between 60 traffic police and three of the five allocated patrol cars in the town were out of service. “We are not asking for any more than other serving officers in other town,” continued Reverte, “we just want fair working conditions.” The mayor declined to comment but confirmed she would be meeting with the police next week.

Jalon Valley HELP’s Wild West May Fayre JALON VALLEY HELP is to host its Wild West May Fayre on Sunday May 17 from 10am to 2pm at the Rastro car park in Jalon. Bookings are now being taken for pitches so if you fancy taking part, the pitch size minimum is three metres in length at €15.

Booking forms are available from either of the Jalon or Alcalali HELP shops, from the HELP website www.jalonvalleyhelp.com or email jvhevents@hotmail.com. Alternatively, call Jean on 635 873 133 or Sandra on 625 349 599. Jalon Valley HELP is a voluntary

organisation founded in 1992, run by unpaid volunteers, helping those in need within the Vall de Pop, supporting local charities and organisations. Funds are raised through HELP’s charity shops, by donations and through regular organ-

ised events such as the May Fayre. The Jalon shop is located at Edificio de Ocas 8, Calle de la Basseta, Jalon: the Alcalali shop is at Calle de Mig 3, Alcalali. Both shops are open from 10am to 1pm, Monday to Saturday.

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Horsing around at Inn on the Green Spring Fair THE weather was fine for the Annual Spring Fair at Inn on the Green in Javea.

This popular event was held in aid of APAC - La Xara Horse Sanctuary -

which relies solely on public donations to keep the horses safe and cared for. There were dozens of quality stands selling beautiful gifts for the home, all professionally organised by Pat McCue at Funky Reading Glasses. Pat said: “I have always tried to offer a variety of stands, with something everyone can enjoy.” Collectible teddy bears, solar lights, and a variety of homemade kitchen goodies were all showcased. Heaven Boutique - Inn on the Green’s on-site fashion boutique - was very happy to provide a number of prizes for the Tombola. Nicola said: “This is a great cause. Lois at APAC works really hard to keep the horses happy and has no funding from anywhere, relying on the gen-

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Double robbery TWO shops were robbed in Alcoy in the early hours of Thursday morning, one in Pintor Casanova and the other in Calle Entenza.

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MANNING THE STALL: Organiser Pat McCue with Lois Ford (left) and Jules Winstanley Jones. erosity of the public.” APAC is currently raising funds for a new isolation wing for recently rescued horses. Lois explained: “It is essential to have a new wing for the new horses, so we can treat them individually. Many arrive with wounds and abrasions that need special attention.

“Thank you to Matt Taylor for allowing us to use Inn on the Green for our fundraiser.” The total amount raised was €508.14 - all of which will be used to help the horses - and further donations can be made via Jo Delay at the Salamandra Charity Shop in Javea.

ELDA City Council declared three days of mourning and called for a minute’s silence on Friday to mark the passing of Roberto Garcia, who was Mayor of Elda for four terms.

No shortage MORE than 5,000 people applied for 100 jobs at the new Terra Natura holiday resort in Benidorm, due to open next month.

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The Aromes boutique opens INTEGRATION is the key to success as we are often told and one local expat certainly comes top of the class. Tania Hewitt left the UK as a teen and has lived in Spain for 30 years now but deep down always classes herself as a ‘Lancashire lass.’ She teaches

English at the local school but her creative talents and passion have at last been realised as she opened her artisan soap boutique in Altea Old Town, under the shadows of the iconic blue domed church. Called ‘Aromes’ everything is locally sourced and

made with 100 per cent naturally organic ingredients. The smell of cinnamon, lavender and lemon waft along the street and you buy freshly cut soap by weight - something totally unique here. Everything is beautifully packaged, but the emphasis is on the olive oil base.

Fresh station hits the airwaves A BRAND new radio station was launched in Benidorm last week Fresh Radio broadcasting on 104.4FM. Jessie Brooke and Kev Woods are co-owners and both have experience in radio presenting, having worked on other stations over the years. Noticing a gap for a local station with a live line up of presenters throughout

the day, the pair set about their challenge and achieved it. Many local businesses have come on board and showed their support by sponsoring the shows. All of the presenters are well known faces in town and most are in the entertainment industry already. Benidorm series star Asa Elliott was at the official inauguration and attracted a large crowd of admiring fans.

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Art and cuisine come together THIS weekend, starting on Friday 17 until Sunday April 19, Altea la Vella will host the third Art and Cuisine Festival, bringing food and culture together in one event.

There will be an artisan craft market in Plaza de Caixaltea, with plenty of stalls, exhibited products and handmade items for sale including jewellery, accessories, leather

goods and ceramics. The stalls will be open from 11am until 2pm then again after lunch from 4pm until 10pm. There will be workshops, interesting demonstra-

tions and entertaining performances throughout the three-day event. In addition, a number of bars and restaurants will prepare local specialties, offered for a reason-

ably priced set menu. The price is €22 for restaurants and €15 for bars, with nine establishments taking part to provide an enjoyable gastronomic experience. This is a fantastic way to discover Altea la Vella, tucked away past the main town of Altea and

heading towards the AP7 motorway. Deputy Mayor of Altea la Vella, Marga Riera, said of the forthcoming event: “During the previous two years the event has attracted a number of new visitors, who have thoroughly enjoyed the fusion of culture, history and cuisine.”

Stress in crisis talk THERE will be a free talk in English at the Casa de Cultura, Alfaz del Pi, by Dr Sharon Nilsson DC, on Friday April 24, with the support of the Health Department. It will cover the warning signs that you are not adapting well to stress and the alternative way to respond without resorting to drugs or conventional medication.

Calp installs CCTV CALP Council has authorised the installation of surveillance cameras in urbanisations and other residential parts of town. Mayor César Sánchez said the Local Police had

confirmed that the devices were necessary for the monitoring of traffic and public roads on the outskirts of Calp. Most neighbourhoods are said to welcome the move.

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Protection for the Penyal d’Ifach CALPE City Council has increased the protected area of the Penyal d’Ifach by 7.8 acres. Calpe Mayor Cesar Sanchez said: “We want to recognise those who in recent decades have worked for the protection and safeguarding of the slope of the Penyal. Thanks to them and to the ef-

fort of this Administration to protect our town, the park today is a protected heritage we can be proud of - greener, more secure, and more attractive for our tourists.” The Ifach is a massive limestone outcrop rising to 332m out of the sea, a striking visual feature linked to the shore by rock debris. It is home to more than 300 species of animals and is a nesting site for birds. The northern area was not included in the Declaration of the Penyal natural park in 1978. DURING the first quarter of 2015, La Nucia residents Thirty eight years on, collected 300 kilos of plastic bottle tops, which were the Generalitat believes it donated to the Fundación Solidaria SEUR. is necessary to incorporate The organisation helps children from underprivithe 7.8 hectares in order leged backgrounds access health and dental care to to regularise documentaimprove their quality of life. tion and provide territorial The council has been supporting the charity since continuity to this emblemthe year 2000 and in that time has helped 93 children atic natural park. thanks to €742,000 obtained from recycling 3,227 The total area now untons of plastic tops. There are nine collection points der protection is hereby around the town, located in council buildings and the amended to an area of courier company transports them for free. 53.3 hectares.

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Hamiltons of London expands to Denia area

Residents want plaza to be better landscaped

HAMILTONS of London have been based in the Northern Costa Blanca area for more than 16 years, helping thousands of people realise their dream homes buying, selling or renting in Spain. Colin Scriven and his enthusiastic, multilingual team are opening a new office in Els Poblets covering Denia, Els Poblets and surrounding towns and villages. An extensive knowledge of the local area and expert advice from in-house specialists on mortgages, rentals and tax information ensures everything is put in place so that Hamiltons clients find their ideal home in the perfect environment - and at the right price. Drop in for a chat! The new Els Poblets branch, the third on the northern Costa Blanca, is at Avenida Mestre Vicent 42, Els Poblets (opposite Sabadell Solbank). On Friday April 17, Hamiltons’ doors will be open to welcome anyone who would like to drop by for drinks and nibbles and to meet the team between midday and 5pm. Come and talk to Hamiltons about your plans to buy or sell and see what the company’s 16 years’ of experience in the region can do for you. For further information call on 966 260 901 or email denia@hamiltonsoflondon.net or take a look at: www.hamiltonsoflondon.net.

JAVEA residents are demanding some landscaping for a new plaza created on a vacant lot left by the demolition of the old police barracks. “It could be a lovely spot,” said one of the residents who had put his name to a petition to have the square properly developed: “the location is wonderful, with a front line view of the pebbled beach. “It is impossible to sit there though as there is no shade - just an empty, bleak, concrete space. And it won’t be long before it is being abused by vandals and taken over by skateboarders.” Passers-by remarked that the space would be an excellent spot in the warmer months for the elderly to relax and enjoy the view. The residents are calling for a lawn to be laid in the area named ‘Plaza de Maruja Comare Varó,’ with benches, pergolas for shade, lighting and perhaps an attractive fountain or statue.

LANDSCAPES: Some areas are to be given maximum protection.

New catalogue of natural areas A CATALOGUE of Botanical Areas of Interest in Dénia which also consolidates a previous publication and later developments on areas of natural heritage has become available. Spaces that were previously listed such as the Montgo area and the Marinas as well as dune areas Racons and Santa Ana are included. The catalogue is in three sections: Landscapes; Natural Heritage and In-

dividual Elements of Interest. Some areas are to be given ‘maximum protection’ status such as certain trees and river banks. It should be noted, however, that many ancient trees that are not listed are still of conservational interest and will be under the protection of the Agricultural Department. It is advisable to seek advice before chopping anything down!

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The Marriott Hotel in Denia was packed with visitors to the Homes, Gardens & Lifestyle Show on Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11, with poolside events and dozens of stands showcasing the best of the Costa Blanca’s products and services.

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AFFLES, prize draws and spectacular special offers drew the most interest in a two-day show packed on both days. Virtually every visitor left with a goodie-bag of samples, newspapers, leaflets, purchases and prizes. • Lucky winners Selection Box winner Pam Shepperd received a voucher for a luxury Spa weekend break at the Marriott. And Rob Jones of H2O Estates in Javea was delighted to win a 32” TV sponsored by Female Focus - the main media sponsor of the event for the last three years which was presented by Editor Lesley Laird. The star prize of a luxury Mediterranean Cruise was donated by Euro Weekly News (EWN). As winner Nicol Druga was not present at the draw EWN’s Michel Euesden phoned her to break the news.

Cakes, cook-offs and prizes were the order of the day Lesley presents Rob with his TV

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Cruise winner Nicol Druga Red Cross volunteer Nicol is from Jesus Pobre. She said: “It’s great news, I can hardly believe it!” (See next week’s EWN for full interview.) The Bake Away cake competition had three categories: Novelty, Sponge and Cupcake. Antony Worrall Thompson and Alistair, Senior Sous

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Chef at the Marriott, sampled the entries. Each entrant paid €2.50, later donated to Grant A Wish, the charity sponsoring the event. The Sponge winner was El Macaron Gourmet in Javea. The Cupcake category was won by Jo Stacey. • Showstopper Taking top prize in the Novelty section was a Willy Wonka cake by Lesley Cameron from Callosa - the cake was cut up and donated to various Emaus children’s homes. Michel Euesden bid €600 for the other two winning cakes and the cash went to the Make A Smile charity, run by Tony and Lucy Grande, to support the EMAUS children’s home in Relleu. The two celebrity guests Antony Worrall Thompson and Mark Stacey mingled with the crowds between stints of cooking, valuing and judging. There was standing room only for each heat of the Costa’s Cook Off sponsored by

Photo courtesy of Female Focus Cambridge 800, which was compered by Sarah Hawes, Manager of Cambridge 800 Spain. Antony and Mark ‘assisted’ the chefs in the daily rounds until the grand final on Day Two. Christian Lohner of NOX in Javea and Neil Browning of Tribus in Benitachell made it through with some stunning dishes; unable to decide a winner, a draw was declared! • Fantastic products and services on display The girls from Mountain Retreat in Finestrat welcomed a constant stream of clients who relaxed on treatment beds. Curry on Cooking handed out Bombay potato and spiced rice, marketing their unique ‘Curry Kit’ comprising sachets of just the right amount of herbs and spices to create a perfect curry. The oldest exhibitor, 90years-young Eric, stayed the course for the full two days to promote his Airless Paint Spraying Machine Hire SL. • Poolside foodie fun Outside, the waft of delicious food drew guests to watch Stephen at The BBQ Shop & Grilling school gazeGina with Mark Stacey

bo, where he created incredible food on a Broil King, the RollsRoyce of BBQs. There were so many hardworking and deserving charities at the event including Cruz Roja (Red Cross), thrilled to mark the occasion after a year of fundraising by hitting their €65,000 target to purchase a new ambulance. • Covering the event Total FM provided the sound system for the poolside events commentary. Kay manned the Costa Blanca News Group stand. The two days were a triumph for GM Promotions, EWN and the long list of sponsors who made the two day-show a resounding success.

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Cucaracha calls Irish soap stars ACTORS Billie Anthony Gaddess and Julie Kay, are currently putting the finishing touches to the first ever Crowd Funded feature film made on the Costablanca. ‘The Cucaracha Club’ recently teamed up with two big names from an Irish TV Soap called Ros na Run that is aired in Gaelic and has run for many years. Robbie Gallagher and Mike Kelly

have years of TV experience with many movie credits to their names: Gangs of New York, Joan of Ark, Dark Age, Brush Strokes… Plans are afoot for the second Cucaracha Club story with the option of making a six to eight part TV Drama of the plot line. The Irish newcomers could find themselves integral members of the forthcoming cast to play bad boys opposite Julie and Billie. It is also hoped Robbie may join up with a few members of the film cast in the next ADHOC production later this year, putting his director’s hat on for a very famous stage play - Tom Watt has been invited to return in his role with an ambitious THE Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) plot line and special effects. in Alcoy hosted on campus a first meeting on The Theme song sung by the Integration of People with Disabilities, Chloe Leigh called ‘The Cuaimed at professionals. caracha Club’ is currently being The DG of Employment of the Generalirequested on local radio and intat, Rafa Miró, opened the event. Several ternational stations with well working groups aired ideas on how to over 3,000 hits on YouTube so achieve employment for the disabled in the far. For further information see region. www.siesta.productions.

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A catch-up with Mark Stacey By Jan Gamm EURO WEEKLY NEWS caught up with antiques expert Mark Stacey between a radio broadcast and an evening reception. He was resting his aching feet following a whistle-stop tour of Javea Old Town. Mark was in town to support an ambitious fundraising event on Sunday April 12 organised by Make A Smile and sponsored by Bay Radio. Six hundred people participated in a charity Fun Run/Walk and Carnival, raising cash to help youngsters at the EMAUS Children’s Home in Relleu. Spectacular parade Mark took part in a spectacular parade

along Javea’s seafront accompanied by Carnival Queen Lauren Denia and Benidorm’s ‘The Duchess’. He also judged the best fancydressed team. Mark Stacey has had a fascination with all things ancient for most of his life, starting with his love of history as a child. He became a care worker before moving into the antiques trade aged 20: “Yes, I went from dealing with old people to dealing with old things,” he laughed, “but things really began to take off when I joined Sotheby’s. Now 30 years on I am busy with all things connected with antiques, from valuations to road

shows and so many linked events.” And there are plans afoot to organise a Spanish roadshow project sometime in the autumn. Making a difference Euro Weekly News asked Mark how he felt about the EMAUS children and the cause behind the fun. “To me, and to anyone who is lucky enough to have enjoyed a stable, happy childhood, what these children have had to go through is unimaginable. I am delighted to do absolutely anything I can to help Tony, Sue and their wonderful supporters,” Mark replied.

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Walking the miradors THE fifth Annual Mirador Challenge, sponsored by Bar Quo Vadis and VillasPlots.com , was a resounding success. Started by Mike and Fay Smith of javeamigos.com in 2011, the challenge has grown, now attracting 29 multi-national teams. The weather was perfect with a fresh breeze, ideal for walking the 15 Miradors along the Javea coast, with a staggered start from Granadella in the south to the last viewpoint at Els Molis in the north. Steep descents, stretches of flat coastal paths and rapid ascents tested the most resolute teams over the 29.5 kilometres. The average comple-

tion time was five hours, 33 minutes, and the Costa Blanca Reflexology Group provided competitors with much-needed free foot massages at the finish. Awards Bar Quo Vadis hosted the well-attended awards. In the Sports category, trophies sponsored by Villas-Plots, Clinica Dental El Puerto and AMJASA went to Team Mamil, first with four hours 24 minutes; Nordic Warriors were second and The Originals third. In the Leisure category, trophies from Bar Quo Vadis, Moraira Hamiltons and Knight Construction went to Los Sherpas De Xabia 2, first with four hours 36 minutes; CBYA

Machos were second and Xeremells Orientation third. Special awards from gatesandgrills.com went to The Mirador Marauders: Veteran’s Trophy, The Nordic Walkers: Special Stage Trophy. Kate and Scarlet O’Malley (Nordic Walkers), who flew from the UK to take part, received the javeamigos.com Special Award. Mike Smith congratulated all the competitors and gave special thanks to the many volunteers who helped along the course. To participate or volunteer for the Mirador Challenge 2016 on April 3, visit the MC Facebook page.

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Great Easter for Javea JAVEA’S Department of Tourism has confirmed that occupancy over Easter topped 90 per cent, equal to 2014 and 20 points over 2013 figures.

OAP robbed AN ELDERLY British man was robbed of his iPhone at the Sunday market in Pedreguer. Police are investigating the incident.

Helping out THE Department of Social Welfare in Benidorm are organising free classes to help parents resolve conflicts with their children.

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Angels and divas COSTA BLANCA-based single-parent support group, Guardian Angels, recently organised a hugely successful and ‘beautilicious’ fundraising event at Mimi’s hairdressing salon in Javea, aimed at mums and daughters. The afternoon featured a fashion show courtesy of High Street Heaven, hair demos, beauty treatments, mini pedicures, tarot card readings and face painting for the children. Guests enjoyed cava and tapas while

deciding on which treatments to have. Guardian Angels Founder and President Tricia Barr said: “It was a wonderful girlie event and we raised an amazing €433, which will enable us to help some of our members with training to improve their chances of getting jobs to support themselves and their children. Well done to fellow organisers Claire Lindsay and Gill Somers, the beautiful models and great team of hairdressers, beauticians and helpers and of course all the people who turned up to support us.” Guardian Angels is planning to expand its membership and is therefore looking for a volunteer, preferably with publicity experience and good Spanish, to LA NUCIA Mayor Bernabe Cano has opened the sechelp the president drive ond of seven planned dog parks in the municipality. this project forward. For The secure 1,500-square-metre recreational area more information on this is located on Calle Serra de Bernia within the Resiinteresting role please dencia Montebello. The entrance has a double safeemail tricia@guardianty gate to prevent escapes, with benches, litter bins, bag dispensers and a specially-adapted water angels.es or call 622 795 fountain for the dogs, on two levels. The objective 542. is to create an allocated and safe area for dogs, Also see: helping to keep the streets clean. www.guardian-angels.es

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GETTING READY: Cyclists prepare for the nine-kilometre route.

Day of the Bike AN estimated 450 people turned out for the ‘Day of the Bike’ cycle ride in Benidorm on Sunday morning, now in its 32nd year. It was an event for everyone, with serious bikers from a number of cycling clubs joined by plenty of small children riding alongside their parents for the nine-kilometre route. The event was organised by the town hall and Councillor for Sport Juan Ramón Martinez, who said he was delighted with the enthusiastic participation of so many, and had it not been so overcast many more would surely have turned out. There was no entrance charge, the only stipulation being that everyone wore a cycling helmet. They set off at 10.30am from the town hall square, with serious club bikers leading the field. Even the mayor, Agustin Navarro, joined in with his son, using one of the

newly acquired Bicidorm rental bikes. The entourage was escorted by police outriders for the length of Avenida Mediterraneo, turning up past the indoor market, heading toward Benidorm Palace and on to the halfway point at the Ermita, beside El Cisne Rastro. Here the town hall provided refreshments of water and Coca-Cola. Everyone had a short rest before embarking on the same route back. A Cruz Roja (Red Cross) ambulance was on standby along with a bike trailer in case of any punctures or for those too tired to complete the route. Everyone made it back by 12.30pm and waited to congratulate those lucky enough to win one of the 15 bikes donated by three sponsors: Cycing Club Sol Benidorm, Benidorm Cyclist Union and Sport Zone. There were numerous other sporting prizes and CocaCola provided the drinks.

An evening of clairvoyance SPIRITUAL Medium Pauline Kernick, LSSNU, is presenting an Evening of Clairvoyance at Javea’s Quo Vadis on May 2. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30 start. Tickets at €12.50 include a buffet supper. For more details and to reserve tickets call the restaurant on 965 796 031 or Pauline on 965 745 606. Quo Vadis is on Calle Cannes. Also see www.paulinekernick.weebly.com

The councillor thanked everyone for participating and also praised the Local Police, Civil Protection and Cruz Roja Benidorm for assisting with the organisation and safety aspects of the event.

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Election pledge BENIDORM Mayor Agustin Navarro has vowed he will designate at least €1 million for training programmes each year, an increase of 16 per cent.

Creepy alert PEOPLE are being advised to be careful in areas with pine trees as processionary caterpillars are evident at the moment. If touched, they can cause serious irritation and be fatal to animals.

Cruising in THE first cruise ship of the season docked in Alicante last week, bringing 2,000 passengers to the city. Fifty-one ships are due this year, 22 more than in 2014.

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Tourist police ready to go into action THE first four officers who have been recruited as specialised ‘tourist police’ have been put into service in Teulada. The police were inaugurated at the mayor’s office in the presence of Mayor Antoni Joan Bertomeu, Chief of the Local Police Manuel Navarro, and Secretary Simeón García.

Two more officers are to be added to the team shortly. This special arm of the police will deal particularly with tourists who need assistance in the holiday season. Among their other skills they are also trained in First Aid and are able to speak several languages.

Accused of fraud Benidorm A COMPLAINT has been filed against Alcoy builder Enrique Ortiz who is behind the construction of the city’s modern theatre, Teatro Calderón. It is alleged that the local council paid €1.2 million for works that were not carried out, leading to accusation of fraud and forgery.

The PP government awarded the contract for reform and expansion of the Teatro Calderón with funding of €1.6 million in 2001 which later expanded to €12 million. In December 2008, the PP council authorised extra payment of €2,140,000, raising suspicions. Evidence has been referred to Alcoy’s Court 2.

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BENIDORM is to launch its very own wine and 70,000 bottles will be distributed worldwide. Sommelier Javier Castillo and wine producer Gaspar P. Tomás have joined forces to create the wine - a blend of Monastrell and Shiraz. It will be a young wine, aged for 100 days in oak barrels.

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Make A Smile brings a day of colour and fun to Javea A SPECTACULAR and colourful procession of hard-working fundraisers in outrageous fancy dress burst into life on Sunday. They were taking part in the Bay Radio three-kilometre Sponsored Fun Run-Walk-Crawl-Stagger or Dance in support of Make A Smile in aid of the EMAUS children’s home at Relleu. The Euro Weekly News (EWN) joined merrymakers on Avenida August as they made their way towards the seafront and the Parador Hotel. Bring on the parade! Celebrity antiques expert Mark Stacey chauffeured Benidorm’s ‘The Duchess’, resplendent in sequins, fluttering her eyelashes and waving to her admirers from a sleek

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Ready, Steady, Cook! LOCAL Villajoyosa chef Ignacio Florez of restaurant Casa Elordi has made it to the last 25 in a Spanish gourmet cooks competition organised by Estrella Galicia.

Doggie fun TOP TURNOUT: Fancy dress team winners Hash House Harriers with Mark Stacey, Carnival Queen Lauren Denia and Jose Chulvi, Mayor of Javea. convertible. Beside her was beautiful Carnival Queen Lauren Denia in her sash and tiara. Six hundred walkers in fancy dress included super heroes rubbing shoulders with frilly flamenco dancers and grass-skirted hula ladies and gents - the Hash House Harriers cer-

tainly made a splash and the striped jerseys of the Swag Bags raised a smile. A roaring convoy of 37 gleaming Harley-Davidson motorcycles parked outside the Parador along with a collection of classic cars. The bikers were there because Make A Smile fundraiser and

RAISING A SMILE: Fancy dress winner Nigel Webb is presented with his prize by Javea Mayor José Chulvi. organiser Sue Nutbrown promised to be a ‘Biker Babe’ on the HarleyDavidson Fun Day on June 14. Terrified of motorcycles, Sue immediately agreed! Carnival atmosphere The Parador’s gardens throbbed with entertainment and the Poco Loco Steel Band lent a Caribbean flavour to the afternoon. A bouncy castle was in constant service for most of the afternoon all proceeds to the charity. The Parador most generously provided space around the terraces and gardens free of charge as well as donating the takings for the day to Make A Smile. Javea Mayor José Chulvi

made an appearance, posing with the fancy dress winners and Lauren Denia. Fancy Dress Mark Stacey was kept busy judging the fancy dress costumes – winner Nigel Webb in his ‘Soooo Money Supermarket’ jacket and red stilettos swept the board, valiantly having his legs waxed for an extra €100. Sale of his red stilettos brought another €130, bringing his total contribution to €1,147. The ‘bucket shakers’ – 17 students from the Steve Jobs School and Xabia International College – collected an incredible €1,500! The grand total raised is yet to be advised. “It’s been so worth it,” said Sue. “Our thanks go to everyone who supported the walk, and to Javea’s excellent Local Police who did a superb job on the route.” Tony and Lucy Grande of Make A Smile said: “This event has been tremendous. Our grateful thanks go to everyone who made the day such a success.”

A THIRD dog park has opened in La Nucia on Urbanisation Pinar de Garaita, opposite the health centre. Another four are planned.

Floating vote A POLL carried out in Benidorm last month showed 47 per cent of voters are still undecided whom they will vote for on May 24.

Hot stuff ACCORDING to a renowned Spanish geographer and climatologist, climate change over the next three decades will see temperatures rise to 40ºC Alicante Province.

Poo brigade LAST year 67 dog owners were fined for not picking up after their dogs in Benidorm with a total of €25,000 collected by the specially dedicated department.

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TRAVEL GROUP: In Cartagena to see the Easter processions.

U3A visit Cartagena ON March 31 the Travel Group of U3A Moraira set off for Cartagena to see the Easter processions, a trip ably organised by Anne Cattle and Carol Mantle. The group first explored

the Roman ruins, historic port and the amphitheatre. The main procession was on Wednesday evening although there were processions every evening. The costumes, on which the

Memories of old XÀBIA Tourism Department has scheduled a screening of the documentary ‘Temps de Pansa: the memory of the riurau’ to take place on Friday April 17 at 8pm. The 30-minute film takes the viewer back in time to the production of Muscat in riuraus in the late 19th century. Entrance is free in the Parque Montaner. After the film there will be a round table discussion. The 19th century D’Arnauda riurau with 14 arches was recently renovated, moved stone by stone to Parque Montaner.

Klu Klux Klan based theirs with evil intent, were of colourful silk - with headdresses pointed to be ‘nearer to God’ - the faces covered to indicate ‘all men are equal.’ The procession floats were open to the public during the day - the flower floats particularly impressive. Those without wheels are carried by teams of men who had to stop every 10 metres to rest one that stopped in front of the U3A visitors was being carried by 140 men! A visit to Cartagena at Easter is recommended!

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Jellyfish arrival LA MATA beach has seen the arrival of hundreds of jellyfish on the shore, believed to be washed up from the strong easterly winds.

Zombie attack THE streets of La Manga will come under attack from zombies on May 15 as part of a live-action Zombie Survival game. Registration fees range between €5.50-€60. For more information visit www.c-fem.es.

Forest fire A FIRE in the Sierra del Aguila de La Majada in the municipality of Mazarron has destroyed around 1.2 hectares of scrub land in the area.

Anti-graffiti THE anti-graffiti brigade of the Local Police in Murcia carried out 329 graffiti interventions last year. The group also carries out talks aimed at teenagers to prevent graffiti on the city’s monuments and buildings.

San Vicente THOUSANDS took part in religious processions in towns and villages across the Vega Baja to mark the San Vicente fiesta. Following centuries of traditions, communion was brought to the sick at home.

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Lifeguard training FORTY young residents of Almuñecar are participating in first aid and lifeguard training courses launched by the council. These courses have been especially designed for youths to boost their chances of finding a job.

Wind causes havoc THE strong winds and rain registered in Almuñecar last week caused great damage on the Velilla, Pozuelo and Marina del Este beaches. Government representatives have requested help from the regional or central governments to restore lost sand.

Man found dead A POLISH tourist who went missing on April 7 in La Torrecilla beach (Nerja) was found dead three days later. He reportedly jumped from a walkway, tripped over a rock and fell from a 5-metre height.

Square improvements THE Plaza de la Constitucion in VelezMalaga will undergo a complete redevelop-

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News from our editions Abstract art on show in Vera With six editions and read by more than half a million people, EWN is Spain’s largest free local English-language newspaper

PAINTINGS and sculptures by Jose Luis Gallego Guillen are now on show in Vera. The exhibition which opened earlier this month at the Convento de la Victoria cultural centre ends on April 19. It is entitled ‘El espectador y la obra’ (The spectator and the work) and the paintings and wooden sculptures set out to reflect the curiosity that abstract art still excites, the artist explained. Originally from Jaen, Gallego has lived in Vera for several years. An architect as well as an artist, one of his best-known works both locally and nationally is the Pueblo Indalo in Mojacar, regarded as a definitive expression of Almeria’s Levante zone.

NEWS DESK fishing-boat owner, was named president of Asopesca. She is the first woman to head this association of Andalucia’s fishing boat-owners.

Match play THE Guardia Civil meet the gypsies of the Los Galgos team in their annual football match at 5pm this Saturday at Garrucha’s Emilio Moldenhauer stadium. Entrance is free but non-perishable food donations are requested.

Good customer ALMERIA growers sold produce worth €109 million to Mercadona last year, 4.8 per cent more than in 2014. The supermarket chain also donated 70,000 kilos of supplies to Almeria’s food bank.

Hard lines SELF-EMPLOYED workers dependent on outsourced Telefonica contracts demonstrated outside Movistar in Almeria City. The conditions the multinational imposed were economically unviable for themselves and their families, they claimed.

Desert plans GREENHOUSING will be allowed at the Tabernas desert, a protected area and a national park. Installations will use irrigation water from the desalination plant and must not impede the desert views. ARTIST: Jose Luis Gallego Guillen.

ment paid for by the town council. The new project has been planned to boost activities around the old town as well as improve accessibility.

Wetlands upgrade THE Suarez wetlands, one of the most important natural monuments in Motril, will receive €140,000 from the government to perform renovation works. Plans are to adapt a total of 13.8 hectares as a park and picnic area.

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More boats BOAT sales in Malaga Province have increased by 34 per cent with 55 registered in the first three months of this year according to Anen Nautical Association.

Churros at last GLUTEN-free churros invented by an establishment in Churriana are selling like hot-cakes as news of the discovery has spread like wild-fire amongst the estimated 1,600 celiac disease sufferers in Malaga Province.

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Rented taxis

Deadly meal

FOLLOWING months of meetings, Marbella Council has agreed to allow taxi-drivers to work with rented vehicles while their own undergo repairs to ensure sufficient taxis are available to meet demand.

AN 84-YEAR-OLD man died in the Son Llatzer hospital after choking on a piece of food in a restaurant in Palma. He arrived in the hospital in a critical condition on Thursday (April 9) and died three days later.

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REPRESENTATIVES from Travel Counsellors, a group with 150 travel agents in Holland, have been on a visit to discover the province’s inland areas including Mijas, Alhaurin el Grande and the Sierra de las Nieves.

THE Balearic Islands are the preferred Easter holiday destination for European residents, according to the data of website Jetcost. Palma de Mallorca was the most chosen destination for German tourists.

Quality stamp TWENTY SIX Costa del Sol businesses have been awarded a Sicted tourism quality stamp for the first time, bringing the total number of businesses on the coast bearing the stamp to 279.

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First time ALMERIA-BORN Maria de los Angeles Cayuela Campoy, a 41-year-old lawyer and

Loans decrease LOANS granted in the Balearic Islands fell by €1.8 billion in 2014, the lowest amount since 2005. By the end of 2014, banks in the Islands had granted €33.7 billion in loans, reported the Spanish National Bank.

Heater fire A FIRE started last week in a building in Cala Llombards in Palma. Local Police reported the source of the fire was an electric heater. The young couple who lived in the property escaped uninjured.

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Officers rescue kidnapped puppy THREE men have been arrested for kidnapping a puppy and demanding a â‚Ź300 ransom for its return. The lady owner of the Bull Terrier reported the puppy stolen to Granada police. She said she had received a call demanding a ransom after posting pictures of the dog on the internet. Officers from Pinos Puente accompanied the woman when

she went to hand over the money to the kidnappers. One pretended to be her husband and others followed at a distance. The kidnappers demanded the money be placed on the bonnet of their vehicle, at which point the policemen revealed themselves and managed to grab the dog and the cash while the three men, who were caught a few days later, escaped in a van.

BACK HOME: Police managed to rescue the kidnapped puppy.

3 die on Spanish beach A BRITISH nurse was amongst the first to try and help three Turkish tourists who drowned off a Spanish beach. Two students aged 18 and 19 and their 30-yearold teacher died on La Venus de Marbella beach on the Costa del Sol after

reportedly being caught by strong currents. Another 19-year-old remains in hospital in a stable but serious condition, the medical director of Costa del Sol Hospital Francisco Martos confirmed. Tourists, including the nurse, were amongst those

Speeding clampdown THE DGT Spanish traffic authorities are running a campaign this week to clamp down on speeding. Speed checks will be in place until Sunday, April 19, concentrating particularly on secondary and urban roads with officers working to ensure speed limits are respected. Stretches of minor roads where speed limits are known to be ignored and accidents caused will be under the spotlight in an aim to reduce speeding and raise awareness of the dangers of not respecting the permitted limits.

who tried to help while waiting for the emergency services. The unnamed woman tried to resuscitate the victims, but nothing could be done. Surfers, tourists and patrolling policemen are believed to have jumped into the sea to try to help, while others attempted to revive the victims. Witnesses reported that the emergency vehicles took a long time to arrive and said no lifeguards were on duty at the time and there was no warning flag on the beach. Marbella Council denied that bathing conditions were bad and said lifeguards were only posted on the beaches at the weekends at this time of year.

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DENMARK: A survey of customers taken over the last 18 years by hoteliers in all Scandinavian countries, has resulted in Denmark being nominated as the most humorous nation in Scandinavia.

A BARRISTER has been described as Britain’s biggest ever fare dodger by prosecutors. Peter Barnett is accused of causing Chiltern Railways to lose out on £23,000 over two-and-a half years. He claims the amount is closer to £9,700.

Not pretty DENMARK: The country’s wind powered electricity production is extremely efficient. So efficient that it has an excess it wished to share with its neighbour Germany. However the offer was declined because the Germans don’t want to spoil their countryside.

Veggie balls SWEDEN: IKEA is shaking up the Swedish meatball market by going vegetarian. The company will be introducing a new version called grönsaksbullar which is made only of vegetables and kale.

Viral farmers NORWAY: A song about farming in Norway has become a surprise hit on YouTube. Not only is it about a female choir and a wholesome rural lifestyle, it’s part of a debate online about the future of agriculture in the country.

Sauna test FINLAND: The Sauna World Championships which take place each August are deemed one of the strangest world championship in existence. They test how long competitors can tolerate a humid 110º Celsius.

Testing the limits VIRGIN MEDIA customers in the UK have seen a growing number of unusually high speed tests, which appear to lend additional support to the widely rumoured introduction of a new top 300Mbps download speed tier.

rather than order it retaken. It took just 18 seconds to score the penalty and go through before the final whistle blew.

Scotland invaded NATO warships, aircraft and personnel have arrived in Scotland for what has been described as the biggest ever exercise Joint Warrior. It is held twice a year in April and October.

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Women’s boat race HISTORY was made at Saturday afternoon’s Oxford-Cambridge University boat race as the women’s race took place on the same course as the men and on the same day for the first time.

18 second match THE England women’s Under 19 championship squad had a history making moment in their qualifiers when UEFA officials ordered the last moments of a game against Norway to be replayed. A referee had disallowed a penalty for encroachment

NATO WARSHIP: Taking part in the biggest ever exercise Joint Warrier.

LONDON is to get a 21st Century Domesday Book. George Osborne announced the creation of the London Land Commission which will be tasked with developing a comprehensive database of surplus public land in London.

RUSSIAN PRESS Head transplant breakthrough RUSSIAN doctors seem to be a step closer to transplanting a human head onto another body. A Russian man with a rare genetic muscle-wasting disorder has volunteered to be the first to try the procedure.

Possible cause of crash discovered PROSECUTORS investigating a 2010 plane crash in which the Polish president, his wife, the head of the National Bank, top military

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commanders and other high-ranking officials died, have discovered transcripts indicating that there was a ‘third party in the cockpit giving orders.’

Party still leading THE first poll dedicated to Russia’s upcoming 2016 parliamentary elections was topped by the current ruling party, United Russia, but also showed that Communists are leading in mass street events and programme initiatives.

Red Hot Hotline T H E presidential administration received nearly 50,000 calls in the first hours after opening a phone hotline for questions ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s call-in show on April 16, a presidential spokesman said, attributing the growth in demand to the ‘fateful’ events of the past year.

€1m hackers FIVE alleged members of a hacking ring have been detained on suspicion of stealing more than 50 million rubles (about €1 million) from Russian bank accounts. The group used a virus to gain access to the accounts of people who had smartphones that used the Android operating system.

A 27-YEAR-OLD Austrian law student and 25,000 other Facebook users, have taken Facebook to court in Austria citing infringement of European privacy law. Facebook’s lawyers said: “The action cannot be approved.”

Smart exam SIMON SCHRADER, 17, from Munster, Germany, used his initiative and applied the freedom of information law to ask to see Abitur exam (equivalent to A-levels) questions before he sits them. Nevertheless, he is continuing to revise in case his request is denied.

Free flight GERMAN POLICE are investigating claims that a woman posed as a relative of one of the victims of last month’s Germanwings plane crash in order to get free flights to France.

Pension fright A WOMAN got a nasty shock when she received a demand from her pension office in the post for €4,632,124,357,000,001. The sum is more than 1,000 times Germany’s entire GDP for 2014.

Immigration up ILLEGAL immigration into Germany is at its highest since reunification. German police arrested 57,000 illegal immigrants in 2014, an increase of 75 per cent compared to 2013.

More subs THE German body that monitors the export of military goods, the Federal Security Council, has given the green light for the delivery of another submarine to Israel. This will be the fifth of six ordered from ThyssenKrupp.

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Iberia delivers on time IBERIA and Iberia Express were the world’s most punctual airlines in February. The principal airline and its low-cost subsidiary Iberia Express operated 92.3 per cent of flights on time in February, found flight-monitoring service Flightstats. Only 55 per cent of flights were on time in 2009 but

Iberia is now consistently ranked amongst the top three airlines for punctuality. Iberia Express heads the list of the budget airlines. Good timekeeping is at the heart of the restructuring that began when Iberia merged with British Airways to form IAG in January 2011, the com-

Renfe fails to balance books SPAIN’S rail operator Renfe was €208.9 million in the red last year, nine times more than 2013’s figure. A record 29.67 million passengers used the AVE high speed network in 2014, bringing a net profit of €9 million. There was an overall 4.7 per cent jump in passenger traffic earnings and goods transport increased by 12.5 per cent. Turnover grew 5.7 per cent to €2.966 billion but overheads increased by 7 per cent to €2.751 billion and pre-tax profits of €214.6 million were down 9.3 per cent. Track operator Adif accounted for more than half of Renfe’s losses with

a 22.2 per cent hike on its levy for using tracks, stations and infrastructure. This cost the company €607.4 million last year, €110 million more than in 2013. Renfe’s involvement in the Mecca-Medina AVE project incurred €21.7 million in bank charges, a sixfold increase on the previous year. Redundancy payouts cost the operator another €29.7 million although the company was able to cut personnel costs by 1.8 per cent. Savings of 8.6 per cent were made on services aboard trains but energy and fuel costs increased by 4 per cent.

pany said. Nevertheless, Madrid-Barajas airport, Iberia’s centre of operations, also contributes to punctuality. The airport is not used to full capacity and Iberia now has fewer routes with few connections to over-stretched airports like Heathrow.

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Positive result THE Export Price Index for industrial goods last February rose year-onyear by 0.4 per cent, the first positive February figure since 2013. Imports of manufactured goods fell by 5.5 per cent.

Happy work JOB satisfaction amongst Spanish employees rose for the second consecutive three-month period. Seven in every 10 people responding to a Randstad survey were happy in their jobs.

Jobs upswing continues THE 160,000 jobs created in March provided the best figures for this month since 2001 when records began. Almost a third of the new jobs were in hotel and catering, where the sector geared up for a relatively early Easter. Construction was the next-best employer as the building trade gradually starts ticking over once more.

The only sectors where the Social Security system lost contributors last month were coal-mining, energy supply and international organisations, sectors with scant repercussion on the labour market. This repeated the pattern of the last year with only electricity, gas, and coal missing out on the bonanza, together with agriculture, fisheries and the banking sector.

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STAT OF WEEK SPAIN sold short-term debt with a negative yield for the first time in its history. The country’s Treasury issued six-month debt worth €725 million with an average yield of 0.002 per cent.

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Avoid being a victim of fraud Loose change A look at finance for females

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EVERYONE is at threat of a scam. Unfortunately, there are many bad people out there just waiting for an opportunity to take advantage of you. Chances are you have received a few fraudulent emails, ambiguous phone calls, encountered fake online ads, questionable posts on social networking sites or maybe someone has come knocking at your door? Just the other day I met an elderly man who was at the receiving end of a nasty crime. The man was sent a letter in the post, which looked exactly like an official letter from his electricity company. The letter said that in the next few days some ‘employ-

ONLINE SCAMS: You should change your passwords regularly. ees’ of the company would be calling to his house to check the electricity meter. In the following days, two men did call to his house and while he was showing one of them the electricity meter the other crook stole jewellery and cash from under his nose. Nowadays most electricity

meters are out on the street, so these thieves really did their homework, figuring out which of the old buildings in the city still have electricity meters inside the apartment. Crime like this is nothing new, but it is scary because it is so cleverly unexpected. This man in

question, through no fault of his own, opened the door to these criminals and invited them in. It highlights, however, that we need to be extra vigilant about these sorts of things. If you receive an ‘official’ letter saying someone will come to your home, double check with the company, for example, that it is indeed a genuine letter. Identity theft is another huge business. So, to protect yourself, it’s a good idea to invest in a paper shredder. Monitor your bank and credit card statements and never give out personal information over the phone to someone who initiates the contact with you. Also, when was the last time you changed the PIN on your debit card or the password for online banking? Make it a point to give your access information an update this month. Yes, it can be hard to keep track of all those passwords and PINs, but experts recommend changing them twice a year, even if your accounts haven’t been compromised.

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Strike a light HOUSEHOLDERS are paying 12.7 per cent more for electricity than in 2014, calculated consumer association FACUA. During the first quarter of this year an average bill increased from €66.33 a month to €74.73, prompting FACUA to call for “decisive” government intervention to ensure that users are not victims of restricted choice.

Half-covered SPAIN has the world’s fasted 4G mobile phone connection with an average 18mbps compared with 17mbps in Denmark, Finland and South Korea, said OpenSignal, a company that maps wireless coverage. In contrast, coverage is low and 4G is available only 52 per cent of the time that users are connected.

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Is social media really the answer? WHILST conventional media embraced change such as online publishing, the business community was quick to see the potential in social media. An online forum presence certainly has potential due to its immediacy and flexibility of advertising. It should present a challenge to conventional print classifieds and community interplay. Does it? With a few exceptions, forums have failed due to many being managed by hapless moderators or failure to utilise their commercial potential. Many social forums boast thousands of subscribers. In practice, as few as 30 or 40 regular posters keep a forum going as the disillusioned wander off. Little traffic is produced. As a consequence commerce

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shuns social forums. On the face of it a local online forum should be a perfect free opportunity for any specialist business to keep the community better informed, assist those with queries, and reap customer enquiries that result.

In principle fine, in practice fail. This is where the Achilles heel of social networking collapses. Social Forums lack community credibility due to their lack of accountability. Profanity and abuse disguised as banter proliferates. This is not helped by their determination to actually approve of posters anonymity. Can you imagine a newspaper allowing anonymous correspondence? No wonder newspaper advertising department heads smile as they continue to dominate advertising media. The business world is made up of a pretty mixed bunch. There’s the good, the bad and those so ugly that only a mother could love them.

I ask genuine specialists with an excellent business reputation if they have considered advertising or contributing in social media forums. Without exception they shudder at the suggestion. The problem is two-fold. An armchair forum critic can sabotage a firm’s reputation by a caustic and uninformed riposte to a genuine piece of advice given. All businesses have rivals, some of whom are hostile. Sheltering behind anonymity, such rivals can easily undermine the credibility of a competitor. In conclusion, advantages offered by conventional news media, both hard copy and online, suggests their supremacy will remain unchallenged by social media.

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Martyrdom is a ridiculous doctrine LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

MUST confess that I find it extremely difficult to get my head around this ‘martyr’ business. In the wake of the latest slaughter committed by those ‘brave’ followers of the Islamic ‘religion of peace’ against Christian students in Kenya, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, stated that the dead were ‘all martyrs’ and that Christians should ‘always use non-violent resistance against jihads’. He was echoing the Pope’s Easter message, which decreed that Christians did not need to employ violence, and should ‘simply speak and act with the power of truth, beauty and love’. Fine words indeed, spoken from the lofty portals of the

FINE WORDS: Pope Francis’s Easter message would not resonate with everyone. Vatican or Canterbury Cathedral, but frankly standing in a dusty street, surrounded by the rubble and the beheaded bodies of your family, I would find it a bit difficult to turn the other cheek to a baying horde of maniacs bearing down on me with sabres and machetes – martyr or no martyr!

The irony is that jihadist attackers also want to be martyrs. Everyone wants to be a martyr! So what happens when we all inhabit this imaginary, ethereal world of paradise, peace, love and virgins? – the War of the Martyrs? It is of course a ridiculous doctrine. This is, I believe, the fallacy that will finally defeat

the IS fanatics and their supporters. The gift of the creator is not the gift of death, it is the gift of life. An army which fights with the fear of death, is far more dangerous than the army which welcomes it. We must never weakly turn the other cheek. We must do everything in our power to give

the Islamists the martyrdom they so earnestly seek - by whatever violence at our command. It’s all these misguided morons understand. All good-intentioned and peace-loving people must fight with everything they can lay their hands on, even if it is against moral judgment. Only when we defeat the Satan of the East, will we be able to enjoy the true paradise that awaits us. The one we can create on this glorious planet of ours. Not as martyrs, existing in some fairy-tale Shangri-La while our miraculous temples of the soul are rotting in the ground, but as true children of the creator, enjoying the wonders of Earth. Readily available to all human beings that truly seek to enjoy peace, love and harmony with their fellow travellers. Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com leapylee.co.uk

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9:35am Where the Heart is 10:40am The Royal 11:40am Judge Judy 12:35pm Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Where the Heart is 4:10pm The Royal 5:15pm Never the Twain 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

8:55am Duck Dynasty 9:20am Minder 10:25am Ax Men 11:20am Magnum, P.I. 12:15pm Minder 1:20pm The Professionals 2:20pm Pawn Stars 3:40pm Pawn Stars 4:05pm Duck Dynasty 4:35pm Duck Dynasty 5:00pm Magnum, P.I. 7:00pm Pawn Stars 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm UEFA Europa League Live 11:30pm Born to Raise Hell 1:25am Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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12:30am American Pie: The Wedding 2:10am The Cable Guy Recently dumped Steven just wants peace, quiet and cable entertainment.

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8:20am Gunsmoke 9:25am Gunsmoke 10:30am Valley of The Kings 12:10pm Ghost of the China Sea 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Yellowstone Kelly 5:45pm Secret of the Incas 7:35pm Operation Daybreak 10:00pm Year of the Dragon 12:30am Posse Featuring a large ensemble cast. 2:30am Conan 3:15am Conan 4:00am Conan 4:40am Conan 5:25am Container Wars

Comic book writer Mark Millar reveals his favourite superhero films.

3:45pm Transformers: Age of Extinction 6:45pm Seve the Movie The rags-to-riches story of legendary Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros. Docudrama.

9:00pm Transformers: Age of Extinction 11:45pm Night Moves Two environmentalists and an ex-marine concoct a plan to blow up a hydroelectric dam. Taut thriller.

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Do You Pay More Tax Than Necessary? Will Your Heirs?

Tax planning is a fundamental part of protecting and maximising your wealth. Yet so many people do not review their tax planning often enough, or do not have all the knowledge they need to set up effective tax mitigation. There are two key elements to tax planning. The first is a good understanding of the tax regimes that affect you, so that you are fully aware of your tax obligations and how they impact your income and wealth. If there are two regimes - you live here in Spain but are also still affected by UK taxation - you need to know how they interact, which country you should pay tax in etc. The second part is knowing how to apply the rules to your advantage and use compliant arrangements to lower your tax liabilities wherever possible. If you do not have suitable tax planning in place you are probably paying more tax than necessary, particularly on your invested capital. Taking the UK as an example, the annual Tax Action campaign by unbiased.co.uk looks at how much

By Robert Croizat, Senior Partner, Blevins Franks taxpayers in the UK are wasting each year, just by not taking advantage of tax reliefs. The 2015 research, conducted in partnership with Prudential, found that taxpayers will gift £4.9 billion of unnecessary tax to the taxman this year. This is £200 million more than last year. The most costly mistake is failing to use pension tax relief. Over £1 billion will be wasted by not moving savings and investments into tax efficient individual savings accounts

(ISAs) and many people also pay more capital gains tax than they need have. And then there is inheritance tax. With its particularly complex rules, many people fail to make use of all the available reliefs. In fact, inheritance tax is often described as a ‘voluntary tax’ because there are often steps you can take to reduce or avoid the tax for your heirs. Remember that being resident in Spain does not mean your estate escapes UK inheritance tax. It is based on domicile rather than residence, so most UK nationals remain liable even when living abroad. Seventy five per cent of the people surveyed had not reviewed their tax planning over the previous 12 months. It is important to review it from time to time because

regulations change, new opportunities become available, or a specialist adviser could point out opportunities you were unaware of. It is the same in other countries. In fact, expatriates living in Spain are more likely to get their tax planning wrong, because they are dealing with a new and foreign tax system. To make it worse, the rules can frequently change, so you need to make sure you keep up to date. You cannot presume that tax will be similar to the UK. The rules are quite different, and what was tax efficient in the UK is unlikely to be tax efficient here - you could find yourself paying much more tax than expected. You need to look at the local Spanish regime to determine what works here, and what would be suitable for your personal

circumstances and objectives. Professional advice is very important. With do-it-yourself tax planning there is always the risk that you will miss something important, or not realise where tax mitigation opportunities are available. Expert advice is even more invaluable if you have more complex affairs and cross border interests (resident in Spain with investments elsewhere, heirs in the UK etc.). To ensure you fully understand how the Spanish tax regime affects you, and that you are aware of all the tax planning opportunities available, you need specialist advice. This advice must be personalised for your circumstances and objectives. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com

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CH5 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Can't Pay? Final Demand Special 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

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4:00pm Formula 1 Relive coverage of three classic races from the Formula 1 archives.

5:00pm F1: Grand Prix Practice

3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point

3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me

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9:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man

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6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport

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8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Sounds of the Eighties 9:00pm BBC Young Dancer 2015 10:00pm How to Make a Number One Record 11:00pm One-Hit Wonders at the BBC 12:00am Sting: When the Last Ship Sails 1:20am How to Make a Number One Record 2:20am BBC Young Dancer 2015 3:20am One-Hit Wonders at the BBC 4:20am This is BBC Four

11:00am Up All Night 11:25am Psych 12:20pm Royal Pains 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:45pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Bourne Identity 12:20am Take Me Out

10:45am The Royal 11:45am Judge Judy 12:40pm Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Where the Heart is 4:10pm The Royal 5:15pm Never the Twain 5:50pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Blue Murder

1:15pm The Professionals 2:15pm Pawn Stars 3:10pm Pawn Stars 3:40pm Car Chasers 4:10pm Duck Dynasty 4:35pm Duck Dynasty 5:05pm Magnum, P.I. 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm UEFA Europa League Highlights 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Counting Cars 9:30pm Counting Cars 10:00pm High Plains Drifter 12:15am Sports Life Stories

3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm Rules of Engagement 5:30pm Rules of Engagement 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Van Helsing 12:40am The Big Bang Theory

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SKY MOVIES Action 6:30am The Lone Ranger Unmasked 7:00am King Arthur 9:10am Lethal Weapon 11:05am Snakes on a Plane 12:55pm Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 3:20pm Die Hard 5:35pm Die Hard 2 7:45pm Die Hard with a Vengeance 10:00pm Die Hard 4.0 12:15am Lethal Weapon 2:10am Anaconda A film crew is hijacked by Sarone, a madman intent on capturing the biggest snake in the Amazon.

3:45am Snakes on a Plane

Comedy 7:20am The Internship 9:25am Cheaper by the Dozen 11:10am Bad Neighbours 12:55pm Me, Myself and Irene 2:55pm There's Something About Mary 5:00pm Bruce Almighty 6:50pm The Internship 9:00pm Bad Neighbours 10:45pm Me, Myself and Irene 12:45am There's Something About Mary 2:50am The Break-Up Gary and Brooke are blissfully happy together in their Chicago condo.

4:40am The to Do List

9:10am John Q 11:10am Signs 1:05pm Runner Runner 2:45pm The Purge A family are subjected to a night of terror when the government legalises all crime for 12 hours.

4:25pm RocknRolla 6:25pm Bird on a Wire 8:25pm Runner Runner 10:00pm Misery 12:00am RocknRolla 2:00am Kill Bill: Vol. 2 4:25am Death Warrant

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Lush period drama inspired by the life of the illegitimate daughter of an admiral.

12:45pm Rob the Mob 2:45pm Seve the Movie 5:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 7:00pm Belle 9:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 11:00pm Rob the Mob 1:00am Top Dog 2:45am Felony 4:35am Rob the Mob

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CH5 6:10am House Doctor 6:35am House Doctor 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am Ice Road Truckers 12:30pm Ice Road Truckers 1:25pm Ice Road Truckers 2:25pm Police Interceptors

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3pm 4:30pm F1: Grand Prix Qualifying All the action from the qualifying sessions of the Chinese Grand Prix from the Shanghai International Circuit.

3:05pm Snooker 5:30pm Final Score

3:40pm Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles 5:30pm Unforgettable

5:10pm Come Dine with Me 5:45pm Come Dine with Me

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3:00pm RSPCA Animal Rescue 3:30pm RSPCA Animal Rescue 4:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family

6:15pm Escape to the Continent 6:45pm Flog It! 7:30pm Gardeners World 8:00pm Snooker

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6:25pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 7:20pm Britain's Horror Homes 8:10pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

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9:00pm Dad's Army 9:30pm Jane Eyre 11:20pm QI XL

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Panel-based quiz where it is more important to be interesting than right.

The World's Most Extreme visits the most jawdropping places in the world in search of adrenaline, danger and excitement.

10:00pm X-Men: First Class

An elite team of police forensic evidence investigation experts work their cases in Las Vegas.

Grover goes with his gut instinct to determine whether the demise of a friend's wife was a tragic accident or murder.

10:00pm Eight Legged Freaks

12am 12:05am Snooker 12:55am Snooker 2:55am The Father of My Children 4:45am Antiques Roadshow 5:45am The Truth About Calories

1:10am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:40am Nightscreen

12:40am In Fear 2:15am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 3:10am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:15am Hugh's 3 Good Things 5:30am Double Your House for Half the Money

12:10am Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 1:05am Super Casino 4:10am The Gadget Show 5:00am 200 Nips and Tucks and I Want More!

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2:25pm The Hot Desk: Ed Sheeran 2:40pm Honey 3:40pm FYI Daily 3:45pm Honey 4:30pm Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 5:30pm FYI Daily 5:35pm Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 6:20pm Mr. Bean 6:55pm Mr. Bean 7:30pm Apollo 13 8:30pm FYI Daily 8:35pm Apollo 13 10:15pm Britain's Got More Talent 11:15pm Celebrity Juice 12:05am Britain's Got Talent

7:00am Judge Judy 7:20am Judge Judy 7:40am Where the Heart is 8:40am Where the Heart is 9:40am Agatha Christie's Marple 11:45am The Darling Buds of May 12:55pm Gosford Park 1:55pm FYI Daily 2:00pm Gosford Park 3:35pm Inspector Morse 5:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 8:00pm Doc Martin 9:00pm Foyle's War 11:00pm Inspector Morse 1:15am A Touch of Frost

2:25pm Counting Cars 2:50pm The Appaloosa 3:50pm FYI Daily 3:55pm The Appaloosa 4:55pm The War Wagon 5:55pm FYI Daily 6:00pm The War Wagon 7:00pm Storage Wars 7:30pm Storage Wars 8:00pm Shed and Buried 9:00pm River Monsters 10:00pm Born on the Fourth of July 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Born on the Fourth of July 12:50am Inside Man

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Luca Zingaretti, Cesare Bocci, Peppino Mazzotta, Angelo Russo, Davide Lo Verde, Ilenia Maccarone.

11:55pm John Denver: Country Boy 12:55am John Denver at Wembley Arena 1:35am An Evening with Glen Campbell 2:55am Sounds of the Eighties 3:20am The Sky at Night 3:50am Wild China 5:00am This is BBC Four

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Comedy 6:30am Despicable Me 2 Special 7:00am Saving Mr. Banks Special 7:30am Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 9:25am Get Smart 11:25am The Top Ten Show 2015 11:45am Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 1:50pm Hot Shots! 3:25pm Hot Shots! Part Deux 5:05pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 7:00pm Get Smart 9:00pm Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 11:00pm Hot Shots! 12:30am Hot Shots! Part Deux

6:10am Malpractice 7:55am All Things to All Men 9:30am Reasonable Doubt 11:10am The Da Vinci Code 1:40pm The Call 3:20pm Spy Game 5:30pm The Bone Collector A paralysed forensics expert teams up with a fresh-faced cop to hunt down a serial killer.

7:30pm The Da Vinci Code 10:00pm The Call 11:40pm Spy Game 1:55am City of God 4:15am Green Street After he's expelled from Harvard, journalism student Matt moves to London.

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16 - 22 April 2015/ Costa Blanca North

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A quest for heroes Colin Bird Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-the-wall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

ACK in nineteen hundred and freezing cold, when I lived briefly in Pennsylvania, I took myself along to the local movie theatre one night to see a film that was getting lots of rave reviews in the American press. The film was Death Wish. It’s the story of a man in New York City, whose wife is murdered by muggers when they ransack his apartment, leaving his traumatised daughter in a catatonic state. He then embarks on a one-man vigilante killing spree on the streets of the city. What amazed me at the time was that after each mugger was shot, the entire audience in the theatre leapt to their feet and applauded loudly. It emphasised in no uncertain way just how brassed off the American public

CHURCHILL: If ever we needed a man or woman like him, it is now.

were with the problem of violent crime, and the failure of the police to get to grips with it. The main character, Paul Kersey aka Charles Bronson, became an immediate hero and it was understandable. Unfortunately in 2015, we are sadly lacking in heroes. I’m not necessarily talking about blokes who go around bumping off muggers, but genuine role models for those of us who still hold dear traditional values. But the definition of the term hero has degraded into the perverted worship of disgraced politicians; pop stars who make tawdry assignations with strangers in public toilets; chefs who are more renowned for their bad language than the food they prepare, illbehaved overpaid footballers, and socalled comedians whose only talent is to ridicule and mock. Worse still, is that we do not have leaders who are prepared to make decisions on what is inherently right, but are diverted by political correctness or the need to buy votes with cheap, short-term policies.

If ever we needed a man or woman for our time, it is now. With standards degenerating, corruption among the ruling elite and police forces rife, and the world going to hell in a hand cart all around us, a champion of Churchillian proportions was never more needed. Someone who has been hitherto obscure perhaps, but who would rise dramatically to the frightening challenges facing us. It’s hard to see where such a personality could come from. The political landscape with it’s collection of incompetent and selfseeking misfits, is as barren as a eunuch’s Y-fronts and with a general election only weeks away, the prospect of such a figure emerging from the dross, looks bleak to say the least. But in the unlikely event that this should happen, just like the audience in that Pennsylvanian theatre all those years ago, I believe the majority of decent people in our country would leap to their feet and applaud loudly.

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Two down-and-out lovers get in over their heads when they stumble upon a Mob secret.

5:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 7:00pm Belle 9:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 11:00pm Rob the Mob Two down-and-out lovers get in over their heads when they stumble upon a Mob secret.

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‘Come back home!’ Cameron’s plea to voters, but not to illegal immigrants Nora Johnson

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OR you, what are the big issues at the heart of next month’s UK general election? For many, they’re immigration, the economy and the NHS. But what we’ll inevitably see will be politicians talking at voters about their pet issues rather than debating policy amongst themselves, let alone listening to what Joe Public has to say. None of the mainstream parties speak for a majority. None speak from a position of strength because the mainstream’s exhausted and resorts to slogans and sound-bites. They’ll all be on the defensive

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS: The UK can’t continue to be the world’s destination of choice, something has to give. about one issue or other: the Tories about immigration and the NHS, Labour about the economy while the Lib Dems have the ingenious idea of improving any government by blocking the other parties’ policies.

Well, let’s look at one of these issues from Joe Public’s perspective: immigration. Recently we learnt that 40 illegal immigrants are detained every day thanks to the ‘hostile environment’ the Government’s created. What’s meant by ‘hostile environment?’ Immigrants are detained and invariably released, so back to business as usual? Per-

haps they’re detained in an asylum centre with beds, showers, food and leisure facilities too? Some have indeed had a hard life in their native countries. But wouldn’t it be better if they stayed and sought change there? Otherwise those left behind genuinely seeking change have less of a say. Anyway, isn’t this the point of the UK’s foreign aid programme (itself due to outstrip the defence budget within 15 years, the UK already the world’s second largest aid donor)? The UK can’t continue being the world’s destination of choice. As a lifeboat, it’s already beginning to sink under the weight of these arrivals. Something’s got to give otherwise everyone goes down.

We, the voters, can’t offer a handy cut-out-and-keep guide for the next government. Quite reasonably, it’ll view taking advice from Joe Public a bit like taking parenting advice from Britney Spears. But our response to this is simple. If illegal immigrants can’t be deported immediately (it’s their Human Rights, stupid!), then threaten employers with very heavy fines, if necessary close their businesses. At least that would stop them employing illegals and help curb the flow. But the most effective deterrent of all: withholding benefits? Sorry, still a pipe dream... Yes, the parties talk a lot, but are they saying anything? Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca.

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Should the UK stay in the EU? TONY BLAIR, Britain’s former prime minister, has launched a major attack on David Cameron’s plan for an EU referendum in the UK. Do you think that the UK should leave the EU or is it better to stay in Europe? Sammy and Paul, owners of Splash Pools Mijas on Costa del Sol, felt that that the UK had given too much in the past to other countries while barely looking after its own. “The UK should leave the EU and concentrate on improving the National Health System, education and so on. What other country refuses to pay for its own people’s needs such as the NHS and education while at the same time handing out to others? There is something very wrong with that. “The only one we would vote for SAMMY & PAUL: UK should leave EU and concentrate on its own people.

STREET TALK is Nigel Farage of UKIP as we think he does talk sense,” they said. But Betty Herr of La Cala Lions on the Costa del Sol disagreed. She remarked: “I don’t normally agree with Tony Blair but on this occasion I do. The impact of the UK leaving the EU would be dangerous and a lot of the smaller countries would suffer. It would definitely have its repercussions and do a lot of damage, so I think the UK should stay with Europe.” Laszlo Miklosi also believed it would be better

BRIAN: Leaving would be bad for expats. LASZLO: Unity is important. to stay in the EU: “In the end we all have to be one, everyone has to fight for the same future but if we are all in different groups it would be harder.” Originally from Hungary, the owner of La Campana in Quesada, Costa Blanca, said the EU had not necessarily helped Hungary, or people in the UK as it had just opened the doors for people to move there, but he does believe in bringing everyone together.“Unity is important,” he commented.

Brian Dulston of Aloe Vera Forever Living was an exLabour councillor for many years back in the UK. He said: “Well, I don’t believe the UK would be better off coming out of Europe. And for people living on the Costa Blanca, I think it would be bad for British expats, causing turmoil in Spain.”

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A Russian takeover bid? MIKE WALSH is again taking on the role of appeaser, 1930s’ style. As Goebbels said: “If you lie hard enough, everyone believes it.” Mike asserts that “mainstream media seems to have toned down the anti-Nazi rhetoric.” This is simply not true; the foul history of Nazism has never had more publicity, with hardly a day passing when we are not reminded of what Hitler did. Mike’s only ‘evidence’ of proNazi activity is the commemoration of Latvians who fought alongside the Germans in the Second World War. Has he stopped to think why they did so? Has he forgotten that the USSR invaded the Baltic States in 1940, taking away their independence? No wonder that Balts took advantage of the German invasion of the USSR in 1941 to try to win their freedom back. The Baltic States today have every reason to fear a new attempt to swallow them into Russia. Mike reminds us that Germany was the bad guy in 1939 – fair enough. But if Putin does not want to be compared to Hitler, why does he go on imitating him? His takeover of the Crimea was a shameless copy of Hitler’s takeover of the Czech Sudetenland first, and then the whole of Czechoslovakia. For Sudetenland, read Crimea, and for the whole of Czechoslovakia, read Ukraine and the Baltic States. History is indeed repeating itself; let us just hope that Putin will somehow be put off from carrying his Hitler-imitation through! Bill Campbell (by email)

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must then go to any National Police station of their choice within 48 hours to make and sign the crime report. That service is in Spanish, English, German and Italian. Julian Ward (by email)

Car SOS. They showcase Britain’s car history in restoring old classics and the thriving industry of highly-talented companies and individuals with hands-on engineering expertise. This may encourage young people in Britain to take up an engineering apprenticeship instead of going to university to study some obscure subject in the social sciences and waste three years philosophising. Richard Beames, Los Boliches (Malaga)

THAT awed phrase: “I don’t know how they do it!” comes to mind every time I see a palm lopped the oldfashioned way. Linda Gonzalez, Altea (Alicante)

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I WISH that people like Cassandra Nash in her column would try to see the whole picture when reporting on South American politics. In a recent column she castigated Venezuela as a totalitarian system. She must know that the late President Hugo Chavez and present incumbent, Nicolas Maduro, were both elected in democratically-held elections despite US attempts to destabilise them. Even former US President Jimmy Carter said that Venezuela’s election process was the best in the world. It is precisely because some of the old political parties are seen to be tired and corrupt that new movements like Podemos and Syriza are becoming so popular. When it comes to totalitarian systems we shouldn’t criticise too loudly. Which states in the world imprison people without trial, invade other countries and spy on their own citizens? I don’t think we should be too smug, now should we? Les Adams, Orihuela Costa (Alicante)

WHAT’s with all these stupid EHIC letters? The cards aren’t valid if you live here, they’re for tourists. If you’re a pensioner living here you need a Spanish Social Security card, simple. No more of it please! There are enough other issues for expats to deal with. Amazed Steve, Palma Nova (Mallorca) Editor’s note: Foreign residents registered with Social Security need Spain’s version of the EHIC, the Tarjeta Sanitaria Europea (TSE). This provides Spanish residents with emergency medical treatment and care when travelling inside the EU.

Driven crazy CONGRATULATIONS to Leapy Lee on a wonderful article – absolutely spot-on! With reference to Jeremy Clarkson and the BBC Programme, Top Gear, they are dinosaurs that have been

operating the same format for the last 23 years. Every week, two overgrown schoolboys and their verticallychallenged accomplice predictably present the same boring programme content, namely drag-racing two sports cars on an old airfield. They compete against one another in a race from A to B in Europe in a car, train or Shanks’s pony. They get some B-List celebrity to drive a ‘sit-up and beg’ small family saloon around the same old airfield against the clock, with Clarkson’s same inane comment: “Going through the chicane.” They take beaten-up old jalopies, weld on some steel and drive them to destruction in some God-forsaken place in Africa, Russia or South America where the local inhabitants think they are all nuts and should be certified. Same old bloke in a space suit driving around the same old airfield (mind the old 747 Jumbo!). If cars are your bag there is no comparison between Top Gear and two other interesting and educational motoring programmes, Wheeler Dealers and

NOT long ago I treated a dear friend and her family to dinner. The bill for four of us only came to €82 and the standard was so high the waiters merited a good tip. Having sorted out a €50 and two €20 notes to cover the cost I added €5 and some coins to mark my appreciation. As we made our way out the waitress approached me and said I had given them too much money. I told her it was to show how much we all enjoyed the meals and their service. I walked on out to my car and my guest followed but was stopped by the same waitress who showed her what I had paid. I had given her two €50 notes by mistake and she insisted that I took one back. Such refreshing honesty renews one’s faith in human nature in these days where corruption and dishonesty fill hundreds of pages in our newspapers each week. Needless to say, I shall return many times. John Wilkinson, Playa Flamenca (Alicante)

Change of diet FOLLOWERS of Barcelona Football Club will doubtless be pleased by the current form of the club and in particular the form and behaviour of Luis Suarez. Barça seems to have curbed his habit of biting people, or perhaps he’s turned vegetarian! Harvey ‘Hogan’ Appel, Sorbas (Almeria)

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A friend of long standing comes up with some bright ideas to get you out of a tricky situation. Don't be surprised. You have for a long time now underestimated their worth. Your friend will be surprised when you show your gratitude in an immediate and physical way, but if there is anything better than finding a new friend it is finding an old friend has hidden talents.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The company is so interesting that you can hardly tear yourself away and new experiences are arriving every day. You could be forgiven for getting a little over-excited. When travel brings you face to face with a stranger, you find that a bit of information you hear has to be acted upon.

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17 April. Victoria Beckham, Pop Singer and Fashion Designer. 41. Victoria was a member of the Spice Girls, known as Posh Spice. She married English footballer David Beckham in 1999 and they have four children. She is now a well known fashion designer with her own label. 17 April. Sean Bean, Actor. 56. He is an English actor who found success with the TV series Sharpe. He has since found fame in Films starring in the Game of Thrones series. He has also won an International Emmy for Best Actor. 18 April. Hayley Mills, Movie Actress. 69. The British actress is the daughter of Sir John Mills. She won a BAFTA for her performance in Tiger Bay in 1959. She starred in six Disney

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Someone close gets a real stroke of luck this week and no doubt the benefits will rub off on you. It seems that some fortune will come your way by the end of the month and lead you to see a situation in quite a different light. Any travel should be left until the beginning of next month if possible because there are likely to be delays and irritations.

putting in recently has left you tired and, at times, quite tetchy. This week you will start to see the rewards of your efforts which will undoubtedly help you to keep up the momentum. There is a lot of both passion and travel this week, which is set to continue.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Someone you have been holding at arm’s length recently is insisting on getting closer. Charm and tact alone may not save the day, but enlisting the help of a friend could. Travel and career are wellaspected and, if you are expecting a financial windfall, you may have a bit longer to wait.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is a highly sociable week, and you could meet some new faces that not only attract but inspire you. You are a social butterfly, and this brings out your Libran flutteriness. You will have to draw on all your powers of concentration to keep ahead of practical matters such as paperwork.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) The hard work you have been

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Films and played both twins in The Parent Trap. She has also appeared in the TV series Wild at Heart. 19 April. Maria Sharapova, Tennis Player. 28. Born in Serbia, she became the Wimbledon women’s tennis Champion in 2004 beating Serena Williams. She has been ranked Number One in the World four times. She is reigning singles Champion at the French Open. 20 April. Nicholas Lyndhurst. TV Actor. 54. English actor best known for his performance as Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses. Prior to that he starred in Butterflies alongside Wendy Craig. In the 1990s he played the lead charácter in Goodnight Sweetheart. Latterly he has appeared in the series New Tricks.

week and no one is in any doubt about what you are aiming for. If you want to impress someone new to your circle, however, try a bit of cunning as opposed to brow-beating. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Communication and self-expression are what it's all about this week. Although you may feel that indulging yourself is in some ways selfish, you should realise that you are entitled to some fun. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) The call of romance is strong but so is that of your business life. The two will clash to the detriment of each other if you do not plan ahead and pace yourself. Do not be at the beck

1. In which athletics event did Tessa Sanderson win the 1984 Olympic gold medal? 2. In which decade did speculative attacks on the pound force Britain to abandon the gold standard? 3. In which play by William Shakespeare would you find the, often misquoted phrase: ‘All that glisters is not gold?’ 4. In which year did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate her golden jubilee? 5. Named after an 18th century English clockmaker, what name is given to an alloy of copper and zinc resembling gold, which is used in watchmaking and cheap jewellery? 6. Originally known as Pelican, what was the name of the English galleon that is best known for her circumnavigation of the globe between 1577 and 1580, captained by Sir Francis Drake? 7. What was the name of the famous king of Phrygia who is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched with his hand into gold? 8. Which actress played the part of ‘Bond-girl’ Pussy Galore in the 1964 film version of Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger? 9. Which pop group topped the UK singles chart in 1967 with Silence is Golden? 10. Which republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea was formerly known as the Gold Coast? 1. JAVELIN, 2. 1930s (1931), 3. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, 4. 2002, 5. PINCHBECK, 6. GOLDEN HIND (or GOLDEN HINDE), 7. MIDAS, 8. HONOR BLACKMAN, 9. The TREMELOES, 10. Republic of GHANA

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) The urge to get ahead at as fast a pace as possible is apparent this week. Some would say not before time. However, you know the art of choosing the moment and it has not been until now that you have felt the time was right. This is a truly expansive week and one in which your powers of imagination are given full rein. No wonder you are being admired.

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TARGET: Average: 12 Good: 15 16 April. Rafael Benitez. Football Coach. Born in Madrid, he is a football manager and former player. He was well known for guiding Liverpool to victory in the UEFA Champions League in 2005 and the FA Cup in 2006. On leaving the club he joined Inter Milan and since 2013 has been the manager of Serie A side Napoli.

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and call of others when you need all your time and energy for yourself. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Such is your popularity this week that you can be assured of success in many things. Remember that first impressions can be the most accurate and don't be tempted to make too many allowances for others. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) For some time you have been trying to settle a certain matter. Although it is in your nature to get things out of the way quickly, this has not been possible. The chance to make progress this week is welcome but be sure that all is not what it seems.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aped, awed, dare, darn, dawn, dean, dear, draw, drew, dune, dupe, nard, nerd, nude, pard, pend, rand, read, rend, rude, rued, wade, wand, ward, wend, awned, drape, drawn, drupe, duper, padre, paned, pared, pawed, perdu, prude, raped, under, unwed, upend, upped, wader, waned, wared, append, dapper, napped, pander, pawned, pruned, rapped, unawed, unread, upward, wander, warden, warned, warped, predawn, undrape, wrapped, UNWRAPPED

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ISOCKT Eastern seaboard area (5) 3 Alternatively reclines not in fisherman's baskets (6) 4 Roused when a vigil comes to a sorry end (8) 5 Rewriting tag lines is theft (8) 6 Soldiers hidden in farmyard (4) 11 Shell motor at full speed (8) 12 Pioneers such as pay their

bills (8) 13 As quiet as a snake (3) 14 Sounds like a star issue (3) 18 Reluctant to produce a few lines (6) 20 Fruit available in Fontvieille, Monaco (5) 21 Leaves left off the roof (5) 22 Ray's joyful expression? (4)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 15 represents J and 18 represents M, so fill in J every time the figure 15 appears and M every time the figure 18 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Acknowledgments of appreciation (6) 4 Earlier in time (6) 7 Be without (4) 8 Time or space between (8) 9 Imply as a possibility (7) 12 Lacking self-confidence (3) 14 On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle (6) 15 Desert plant (6) 16 Is the owner (3) 18 Arachnids (7) 22 Being within reasonable or average limits (8) 23 Come upon, as if by accident (4) 24 Four-footed animals (6) 25 Last day of the week (6)

Down 1 Apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (9) 2 Forebears (9) 3 Bee wound (5) 4 Mouthfuls (5) 5 Croft (4) 6 Arrive at (5) 10 Young women (5) 11 Mock or make fun of playfully (5) 12 Allayed (9) 13 Day immediately before today (9) 17 Without support (5) 19 Dramas (5) 20 Put on clothes (5) 21 Acquires (4)

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Across 3 Can eels somehow purify? (7) 7 A smell from the food, our dinner (5) 8 Leg-up to a degree? Get bread! (5) 9 Really learned about red meats (8) 10 Beautiful French girl sounding alarm (5) 13 Lass finishes with the idiot (3) 15 Supplies arrived in damaged crates (6) 16 Adapted canoes for big seas (6) 17 Greek god of use in the kitchen (3) 19 Transfers art in the Civil Service (5) 23 Produce electricity from green tea (8) 24 Enthusiastic, as found in flea germs (5) 25 A range of potential votes (5) 26 Hawaiian garland, certain relaxation (7)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Purchase, 5 Elms, 9 Chatter, 10 Plain, 11 Lion, 12 Desires, 15 Assume, 16 Severe, 19 Instead, 21 Bags, 24 Alert, 25 Leading, 26 Easy, 27 Princess. Down: 1 Peculiar, 2 Reasons, 3 Hate, 4 Screen, 6 Leave, 7 Sent, 8 Spoiled, 13 Imitate, 14 Messages, 17 Examine, 18 Sailor, 20 Needs, 22 Bare, 23 Earn. QUICK Across: 1 Dares, 5 Heads, 8 Never, 9 Soldier, 10 Earlier, 11 Cell, 12/18 Big top, 14 Mesh, 15 Inch, 21 Look, 23 Examine, 25 Confirm, 26 Tramp, 27 Sleek, 28 Clear.

Across 1 Height (of object) (6) 3 Weapon (4) 7 Day (3) 9 Arrival (of person, letter etc) (7) 10 Ganar (sueldo) (4) 11 Hueso (4) 14 Gaviota (7) 15 Mar (3) 16 Faja (de tela) (4) 17 Head (of person) (6)

Down 1 Direcciones (9) 2 Rollo (de tela, papel, cuerda fina, cable fino) (4) 4 Razones (7) 5 Housewife (3,2,4) 6 Cama (mueble) (3) 8 Atrasos (7) 12 Pero (uso adversativo) (3) 13 Soul (of a person) (4)

Down: 1 Dancer, 2 Reverse, 3 Straight, 4 Absorb, 5 Half, 6 Alike, 7 Shrill, 13 Gigantic, 16 Climate, 17 Clocks, 19 Permit, 20 Helper, 22 Ounce, 24 Link. ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Listen, 4 Hips, 8 Shade, 9 Clean, 10 Religioso, 13 Young, 15 Unico, 16 Soap, 17 Castle. Down: 1 Last, 2 Stage, 3 Evenings, 5 Ice, 6 Son, 7 Aceituna, 11 Skirt, 12 Doce, 13 Yes, 14 Uva.

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1. Apple Watch Apple has decided that, not only do you need a computer on your desk and one in your pocket, you now need one on your wrist. The aim, and our apparent future, will be that this wearable computer will allow us to control Apps, photos, thermostats, door locks, TVs and lights. 2. SmartThings Starter Kit From letting you know when the kids are home from school, to brewing your coffee before you wake. The Jetson’s home of the future is here with the system that allows you to interact with inanimate objects from your phone. 3. DJI Phantom Vision+ I spy with my little eye, the best and most stable camera wielding drone in the sky. Well the best in its price bracket of around €1,200. With a 4k video capability and wireless transmission.

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4. Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 Very shortly will come the virtual reality world. Oculus Rift have just announced the launch of the next step into the future, with the second model of their fully immersive virtual reality headset.

9. iPad Air 2 Apple has continued to amaze by squeezing even more stuff into the thinnest wafer possible. The iPad Air 2 is the thinnest yet while being the most powerful. 10. The Ring Video Doorbell Imagine the perfect front door like a human security guard, it would tell you who was outside and let you talk to them via your phone before letting them in.

APPLE WATCH: As well as on your desk, now a computer on your wrist. 5. iPhone 6 Plus If bigger really is better, The supersized Apple iPhone 6 Plus is the best. The largest phone they have produced so far has an awesome 5.5 inch screen and 8 megapixel camera.

App of the Week GROOVEMAKER 2 Even the most unmusical people can feel they are the world's greatest DJ with this app. By making use of loops and stringing them together new tracks can be created. Great fun to play with, the app is now available on Android as well as iOS. A must for musicians and non-musicians alike.

Just Joking I never wanted to believe that my Dad was stealing from his job as a road worker. But when I got home, all the signs were there. Q: How do you count cows? A: With a cowculator. A man got hit in the head with a can of Coke, but he was alright because it was a soft drink.

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6. HERO4 GoPro Feel the need to jump from mountains or see the world from your dog’s point of view? The GoPro is for you. The latest HERO4 has upgraded resolution and audio systems, as well as time lapse and ultra-low light abilities.

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Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION oath, kilo, kill, heat, atoll, attest, oats, iota, ills, thee, toil, toll, tolls, tail, tall, tale, aloe, alms, ales, allot, loath, loathe, loam, loams, lime, limes, lath, lathe, late, less, mill, mills, mile, mess, test, mail, maim, math, matte, mall, malls, male, mate, mates, mats, elate, elms, stall, stale, small, smalls, slat, slate, slats, slam, slams, sell, semi

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WITH spring here many pools and ponds will attract ducks, and we all love to feed them. But it is important to feed these wild creatures the right thing. Most commonly people throw scraps of bread, crackers, popcorn and similar bread-type products, but unfortunately these are also some of the least nutritious, according to Melissa Mayntz of bird ing.about.com. She says: “Bread has little nutritional value and can harm growth, pollute waterways and attract rodents and other pests.

FEEDING THE DUCKS Oats, rice and birdseed better for them than bread. “Similarly, ducks should not be fed any products that are spoiled or mouldy; different types of mould can be fatal to waterfowl.” However, that is not to mean we shouldn’t feed ducks, geese and swans as there are other treats we can feed them as part of a healthy and nutritious diet. “Ducks will eat a great deal of different foods, and

the best foods include: - Oats (uncooked; rolled or quick) - Rice (cooked) - Birdseed (any type) - Peas or corn (defrosted, no need to cook) - Earthworms - Mealworms (fresh or dried) - Chopped lettuce or other greens or salad mixes - Vegetable trimmings or

Stolen Yorkie ‘flags down’ rescue van A STOLEN Yorkshire Terrier abandoned more than 100 miles from its home has been rescued in the UK after reportedly stopping an RSPCA van. Inspector Stephanie Law explained Alfie ran into the country road in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, and sat to make her stop. As soon as she did so and opened the door, Alfie jumped inside the van. The RSPCA officer

scanned his microchip and discovered seven-year-old Alfie had been reported stolen from a house in the West Midlands, more than 100 miles away, days beforehand. “I have had plenty of people wave me down for help, but I have never actually been flagged down by a dog in need of rescue before. “It was as if he recognised my uniform and knew I was there to res-

cue him,” Law said. The RSPCA thinks Alfie was probably dumped in the woods but ran out when he heard the van. Owner Kirsty Mitton was over the moon to have her beloved pet, who seemed none the worse for wear, back and said she didn’t think she would see him again. Sadly another terrier taken in the burglary is still missing and did not have a microchip fitted.

peels (chopped) - Duck feed pellets can be purchased from farming or agricultural supply stores.” People should stop feeding if the birds appear uninterested or are leaving the food uneaten. Melissa added that people should remember wild birds can be aggressive, such as larger waterfowl like swans and geese.

Mum and daughter reunite to house-sit By Lamia Walker of HouseSitMatch JENNY and Gemma have been living apart for 18 months, ever since Gemma left Brisbane in Australia to study in Paris. She now lives in a tiny studio, a former maid’s sleeping quarters on the sixth floor of an old residential building - too small to accommodate more than one person. Jenny is always looking for affordable ways to travel in order to meet up with her children who are mostly based in Europe. House-sitting is one way she can exchange her 30 years of experience as a home and pet owner for free accommodation. Henry Mahew and Pepin le Bref are a pair of rescue cats adopted by Chris and Letitia when they were living in France. Now settled in Valencia in retirement they occasionally need

sitters to care for their mature cats when they go on holiday. They prefer to have sitters at home to care for their mature pets, and for their extensive gardens. The fact that Jenny is a keen gardener and that both mother and daughter love cats made them an excellent choice when Chris was looking online for house-sitters. Three weeks in Valencia this summer sounded rather appealing to the women who were looking for a sunny spot to meet in Europe. As for Henry and Pepin, they weren’t at all fussed, they’re staying in the comfort of their own home. Register now for your free 60-day trial and secure your Free Easy Guide to Housesitting. To find a pet-sitter go to www.HousesitMatch.com or call Lamia on +44 (0)1865 521508.

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10th April I HAD the seventh chemo treatment last week. It was the fastest I have ever been seen and so I was only at the hospital until 1.30pm which was a relief since I always arrive at 7.15am making it a long day. I have to say that the side effects kick in about two to three days after the treatment now. I am left feeling listless, very achy and generally a bit wobbly. Nothing that stops me from getting on with normal life, but the pace slows down greatly and I am far more susceptible to coughs and colds. Hence the hacking cough I have now, more antibiotics which I dislike, but at

least my temperature is under the dangerous 38 degrees mark. I am sure the battery in my thermometer is going to run out at any moment as I have to diligently monitor my temperature. If I hit the 38 degree mark then I have to go to hospital for tests as it is a sign of an infection that I might not be in shape to fight on my own. Luckily I have avoided this as it would mean a possible hospital stay and put my treatment back.

I am now preparing for radiotherapy I was told that once I was in the last cycle of chemotherapy I had to ring the radiotherapy team at Carlos Haya to book my scan in preparation for the next stage of my treatment. I called at the beginning of April and efficiently they called me back and I went in

on April 7 for a scan of my torso which then provided them with an idea of how to mark out the area to be radiated. This type of CAT scan is painless as there is no intravenous dye used. You just have to strip down to your waist, in my case because my cancer was in the breast and armpit, and put your arms outstretched over your head, incline your head to the unaffected side and not move an inch. After the scan the nurse came in and explained that they were going to tattoo me to mark out the zone that they would administer the radiotherapy to. The dye is permanent. So four little and quick punctures were filled with dye and I was done. I had a chat with another nurse who explained the importance of moisturising in preparation for radiotherapy. At this stage they couldn’t tell me how many sessions I would need. That would have to be discussed with my doctor. However, a mini-

mum of 15 and up to a maximum of 35 sessions were discussed. I have fair skin so it is likely that my skin will become red and irritated. I was also given instructions on what not to do! No deodorant or perfumes or extreme water temperatures! So that’s the end to my scorching showers then!

I can’t use deodorant or perfume! And a whole host of other things and of course to avoid the sun. I have to say though that I am really pleased with how things have been going although I don’t have any concrete results of how my treatment has gone yet. Finishing chemo will be such a relief. A little like a bored child… I have had enough now! Yesterday was a day to for-

get about cancer and my motorway breakdown! It was time to catch up with friends. Jorge and I had a splendid lunch in Fuengirola. Gosh we all laughed so much and have put a date in the diary to meet again soon. Laughing is the best tonic ever. The children dragged themselves out of bed today and rather like an adult who has to work, they too were pretty happy that it was Friday. Well that makes all of us then. Another week gone and I am not one to wish away my life, but the passing of time for us is all about life and healing. The children have a great loss to come to terms with and I have a physical and mental battle which should be a much shorter ordeal. My cancer is easier to deal with because there is something to be done and a process to go through. Emotional trauma is far more deeply rooted with no road map to navigate your way out of. They are making a progress, little by little and day by day.

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PAPER towels are the most hygienic way to dry hands after going to the bathroom. A study has found that hand dryers, in comparison, tend to spray bacteria over the room and could infect people standing nearby, and more modern and

powerful jet dryers are even worse and can spray liquid and bacteria up to 1.5 metres. Researchers found 27 times more germs in the air around jetair dryers in comparison with the air around paper towel dispensers.

Parents are also advised to keep children away from the air coming out of dryers as the greatest spread of microbes is found between 0.6 to 0.9 metres from the floor around the same face height of a child who might be standing nearby.

Cheap foreign package holidays to blame for a rise in skin cancer PENSIONERS are seven times more likely to develop skin cancer than they were 40 years ago. According to Cancer Research UK, men aged 65 and over are around 10 times more likely to be diagnosed with malignant melanoma than those of their parents’ generation, and older women are about five times more likely to develop the disease. Around 5,700 pensioners are now diagnosed with melanoma each year in the UK compared with just 600 a year four

SUN BURN: Can triple risk of the disease. decades ago. The large increase is being blamed on the introduction of the cheap package holiday boom from the 1960s when more people were going abroad, unaware of the dangerous effects of the sun’s rays. Scientists say that getting sunburnt once every two years can triple a person’s risk of developing the disease.

Baby brain all in mind BABY brain has long since been blamed on the forgetfulness of new mothers and pregnant women, but US scientists say in reality baby brain doesn’t exist. While those who are pregnant may believe their memory is worse than usual, a study has found that they perform just as well as other women in mental tests. Other key skills, including attention span and spatial awareness, were equally unaffected by pregnancy, according to the Young University study.

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Sleeping problems studied SLEEP disorders affect over 30 per cent of the Spanish population. As a result, Alicante’s Sleep Unit at Vistahermosa Clinic organised a conference for medical staff to familiarise them with sleep medicine and how to approach a patient with sleeping problems. “The sessions are intended to educate and train professionals in the detection of these disorders,” said Dr Paula Gimenez, chief medical officer at the Sleep Unit. She added: “There is little training in sleep medicine among health professionals and this results in poor diagnosis and treatment failures, but the discipline has made great strides in the last 10 years.” A sedentary lifestyle and obesity, stress and long work days, as well as the presence of more technology has meant more people are sleeping less and have poorer quality sleep. The Sleep Unit runs a series of tests to study sleep and what happens during it for a diagnosis.

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ed the root can increase one’s metabolism after a gluttonous meal. • Sage common (perennial) – Obviously for sage and onion stuffing. An infusion good for gums. • Purslane ( annual but can self-seed for continuity) – An interesting addition to salads. • Rocket (annual but late growing plants can also seed) – Adds a spicy taste to salads. • Basil (annual) – A selection of the annual seeds is offered by Chiltern

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increasing the value of your villa. Arrange for an independent surveyor to give you professional advice on the most important and cost effective ways to maximise the value of your property. In my experience, one of the most successful ways of increasing the value of your villa is to extend the living space to the maximum allowed and

completely refurbish the villa to modern standards. If your villa is not in a gated community but your street could have a security barrier fitted, talk to your neighbours and share the cost of installing an automatic barrier, this will increase the value of your villa by offering extra security and privacy. Tip of the week. Extra quality living space adds value to your

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House sales up as market recovers THE number of property sales throughout Spain has now risen for six

months in a row. The number of house sales in Spain increased by over 15 per cent in February year on year, the largest rise in recent months. According to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) property sales have now increased for six consecutive months as the market gradually begins to recover from the huge crash that hit when Spainâ€™s hous-

ing bubble burst at the end of 2007. The rise can be attributed directly to a 50 per cent increase of sales of existing homes where 21,613 of the 29,714 deals were done. In contrast, sales of new homes dropped 28 per cent compared with the same month last year, with just 8,101 sales performed.

SALES UP: Sales have risen for six months in a row.

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THE appearance of big names in Valencian politics mired in the Gurtel corruption case was postponed until after the municipal elections. This information produced more yawns than indignation although no tears will be shed if the businessmen and politicians involved go to jail. But this is not the only outcome of Gurtel - the German version of the surname of its prime mover Francisco Correa. The Gurtel investigation amputated some of the corrupt tentacles ensnaring public administrations, public figures and public contracts. But as the Andalucia elections demonstrated, and as pollsters continue to predict, the fallout from Gurtel has changed the face of Spanish politics by breaking the PP-PSOE stranglehold on national politics.

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EURO-MP Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar was the man who put his signature to the Anti-Gender Violence law in 2007 when he was minister of Justice. His ex-wife accused him of “physical and verbal ill-treatment,” charges he denied in a Canary Islands court. Guilty until proven innocent, Lopez Aguilar’s party PSOE membership was suspended as a precautionary measure. No doubt Susana Diaz wishes the party would do the same with her predecessors Manuel Chaves and Jose Antonio Griñan. DENIED: Lopez Aguilar protests his innocence.

The right way LIKE the Tories in the UK, the Partido Popular is regarded by many as the Nasty Party.

Wanting to be seen in a more empathetic light, the government announced that illegal immigrants will once again receive health care and not only

emergency treatment. Since illegal immigrants can’t vote, this cannot be dismissed as a vote-catcher. On the contrary, it could cost Rajoy votes. Not all

Cupboard love MARIANO RAJOY won the 2011 elections not because of his political image, but despite it. After losing the 2004 and 2008 general elections he finally triumphed because the electorate blamed former president Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and not the international situation for the economic crisis. They believed that Rajoy could solve their financial problems, returning them to pre-2008 levels of prosperity. Zapatero played it by the Keynesian book and failed. Rajoy played it Brussels’ way and Spain is on an even keel again. That’s what Rajoy will say when campaigning. It’s an approach that might have succeeded if so many who voted for him weren’t worse off now.

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PAINTER/DECORATOR W. D GILMOUR. Painter & Decorator. Established 35 years in Moraira. Estimates FREE. Call William on 609 691 776 or 966 197 170. (233594) www.decorlux.es painting, decorating, renovation. Covering the Costa Blanca and inland since 1996. Estimates free. Tel 649 181 526 Facebook/decorlux painters (234562) PAUL LOCKYER DECORATIONS. English qualified painter & decorator, 20 years experience. English, Dutch, Italian and Spanish spoken. Facebook/PaulLockyerDecorations. Tel 666 671 255 (233528)

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COUNTRY HOUSE near Gata de Gorgos, in the middle of the mountains at Cami Font Mata and is second house to the right. NEW. 4 bedrooms, 3 bath, kitchen, living room. 160m2 build with 825m plot. 2.5km to the centre, 12.5km to the beaches Javea. ONLY 99,000 euros. Tel: 629 991 543 (231210) PENTHOUSE under construction in the centre of Calpe, exterior walls completed, with garage. Price 77,000 euros. 100m2, views. Tel. 629 991 543 (231210) CHALET FOR SALE. Camping Vall de Laguar, 2 bedrooms, lounge/kitchen, shower room, aircon/heating. Fully furnished with many extras. Excellent condition, stunning views. Sale to include car £39,950. Tel: 0044 7884 072078 (231240)

PROPERTY TO LET DOGS & ALL PETS VERY WELCOME - 500 year old beamed cottage set in beautiful valley of the charming Jesus Pobre village, Javea. Beautiful pool & garden. www.littlehouseinspain.com. (234292) LONG TERM rental. 3 bedroom house, garage, large garden. Suits retirees. No children. Urb. San Rafael, La Nucia 550€ pcm. Tel: 602 414 146 or 966 580 104 (225793) 3 APARTMENTS for rent in Calpe. 1 + 2 bedrooms with sunny terraces, 1st line by the sea. Fully furnished. Holiday and winter rentals. Tel 670 262 623 (225794)

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HOUSE in Calpe, Ortembach, for sale 400m plot 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, flat, one level, salon, terrace, place to build a pool, parking, 2 big storeplaces, 137,000 euros. Independent, 400m supermarket, 800m town and beaches. 629 991 543 (231210)

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SITUATIONS VACANT FREE accommodation in Spain in return for handyman work. Email oasisparks@yahoo.co.uk. Telephone: 696 090 776 (231362) DISTRIBUTION MANAGER required. An urgent vacancy due to expansion. Must have own transport, English and Spanish preferred, but not essential, logistics, be computer literate, must have local knowledge of the areas and be smart and presentable. This is a full time position. Applications by email with full CV should be sent to recruitment@euroweek lynews.com. TELESALES STAFF WANTED. Great basic, great commissions, daily bonuses, great hours, (not timeshare). Call Billy on 689 205 137 (231704)

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CLASSIFIEDS OFFICE STAFF required immediately for Albir and Moraira. All applicants must be fully legal to work in Spain and possess NIE and Social Security number. Applications by email with full CV should be sent to recruit ment@euroweeklynews.com. 3C CARE AGENCY, the most established in Costa Blanca require qualified nurses with Pin Number and carers with NVQ2 minimum to join their established colleagues in Denia, Javea and Campello, full or part time available, good remuneration for qualified personnel. Positions fully legal and contracted. Tel 664 266 991 and ask for Sue (233740) PROMOTERS AND DEMONSTRATORS required immediately for Albir and Moraira. All applicants must be fully legal to work in Spain and possess NIE and Social Security number. Applications by email with full CV should be sent to recruit ment@euroweeklynews.com. HAIRDRESSER wanted, Alfaz del Pi. Email: caat66@hotmail.com (233981) LIVE-IN CARE IN ENGLAND. Good wages with 20 days holiday pay. Training and accommodation covered by the company. Work rotations to suit. For more information call 616 162 324 or email: jacqui.javea@hotmail.com (231156)

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Mr Angry, he goes from zero to crazy in under 5 seconds

Why is it that people learn how to drive (almost), but don’t learn how to park? I’m sick and tired of looking for a parking space on a road with 'on street'

parking, and not being able to fit in because one car has parked in the middle of two bays. Or worse; abandoned their shoppingmobile at 45 degrees to everyone else!

Ooohh it makes me so angry!

JEC celebrate ‘Big One’ THE latest meeting of the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club will go down in history as the big one. The joint adventure combined JEC Spain, JEC France, and the Madrid Jaguar club, in northern Spain at the spectacular 13th century castle of Parador Siguenza. Seventy three fabulous Jaguars with 151 Jaguar owners enjoyed two days of prize giving, charity auctions, village hopping, and photo shoots. Not only was a great time had by all, but €1,200 was raised for Cancer Research UK. Eric Arnold of JEC Spain said, “Our Events Director is planning something special for September and we will be ‘cruising’ down to Malaga in November. www.jec-spain.com

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Beetle mania at New York Motor Show VOLKSWAGEN have showcased four new versions of the stalwart Beetle at the New York International Auto Show. VW has revealed four new versions of the legendary Beetle car. Two new coupés and two cabriolets. They have brought the bug into 2015 by further extending the Beetle line-up, and is offering a glimpse of the possible versions in the four concept cars. The colour blue sets the stage in the concept car range with the Beetle Cabriolet Denim. The colour scheme is designed to match your old jeans. And that it does! The stonewashed blue metallic paint and soft top in dark blue with a special fabric texture,

NEW BEETLES: Being showcased in New York. will give the impression you’re putting on an old pair of Levi’s. The Beetle R-Line Concept 1, on the other hand is a mark above the others. It clearly bends toward automotive sportiness, and is powered by a 2.0 TSI power train that produces 162 kW of pulling power that makes sure it goes as quick as it looks. Also premiering at the show was the new Golf Alltrack. The new Golf Alltrack is aiming to be a genuine trendsetter in the estate car series. The Golf Alltrack is well equipped with 4MOTION all-wheel drive and an off-road driving profile as standard. Powered by a 1.8 TSI engine that produces 125 kW, and combined with either a sixspeed manual gearbox or a six-speed DSG, it looks to make the wannabe 4x4 a worthy contender in the crossover markets.

N332 hits 10,000 likes THE increasingly popular Guardia Civil Facebook page N332, has just reached the 10,000 likes milestone, and its new linked website is almost as popular. What started out as an idea by a couple of traffic police from Torrevieja to offer help and advice in English on Facebook, has grown into a vital resource for information about driving in Spain. Francisco Morales was the officer who controlled the Facebook page, and aided by other officers would answer many of the followers’ questions when asked. The task grew with the followers, and soon became a monumental effort just to respond to questions that had already been answered. That’s when the independent journalist Mark Nolan started assembling a team to create the website N322.es, so as to alleviate some of the pressure from the traffic officers. The fact it is difficult to search for direct information on a Facebook page, is the beauty of a website. Every piece of information, old or new, up to the minute reports and maps, catalogues of answers are all waiting for your questions. The website is now as popular as the page, and will only grow from this point. You can still interact with Francisco Morales and his Facebook team, but they would appreciate you checking out the website: www.n332.es.

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Last Player Standing event From back page Congratulations to Jacquie and David Roberts together with Tim Woodcock on winning the Javea Easter Triples competition. The BBC prides itself on giving support and training to new bowlers, and Tim Woodcock is a prime example of

the success they can achieve with the right encouragement, he has been playing for less than a year, and should be congratulated on a truly remarkable achievement for such a new bowler. For a full update of all forthcoming competitions and results see: www.benitachellbowlsclub.com.

MONTGO GOLF: Played their Founders Day medal competition at Oliva Nova.

Founders medal WARBLERS: Played the picturesque course at La Galiana.

Orba Warblers Golf

THIS week the Warblers visited the picturesque course of La Galiana. Bathed in sunshine but influenced by a cold gusty wind, the course was in excellent condition

It’s end of the season WEDNESDAY April 1, saw Javea Green’s Northern League team Onyx, celebrate the end of the season with a dinner at the Montgo Restaurant. With an impressive turnout of 30 squad members, an excellent meal was combined with lots of chat and laughter that ensured a good night. Captain John North was presented with two bottles of his favorite alcoholic tipple together with chocolates. To everyone’s delight he then agreed to continue as Captain for the following season. Onyx look forward to the start of the new winter season when they hope to better this year’s position in the league table.

with its customary difficult greens. One by one the players returned to the club after their round, beaten by the wind and tortured by the course. A couple of our members, however, held their own with one guy in particular ripping up the course with a fantastic 39 points, this week’s winner, Chris Fields. In second place was John Daniels with 35 points.

In third place was Jim Rodgers with 33 points, and fourth place went to Sylvia Mortensen with 31 points. Sylvia also nailed the difficult par three 16, winning the Nearest the Pin. Sly also made her birdie and took home a coveted Warbler ball. Finally, in fifth place Steve Smith with 29 points. Guests are always welcome and bookings can be made for this game by calling 639 242 896.

THE annual playing of Montgo Golf Society’s Founders Day medal competition took place at Oliva Nova on April 10, celebrating the beginning of the Society’s sixth year. Invited guests playing were from Oliva Nova; Daniel Asis, Director of Golf, Damián Sánchez, his assistant, Paul Tolley, Head Professional, and Tony Myles. The winner with a net 69 was Denise Cooper, with Wolfgang Schuster second with a net 70. Four players scored net 73s and on count back, Fran Dickinson

was third, Dennis Coe fourth and Geoff Willcock fifth. Shaun O’Gorman had the best gross score of 80, with Bo Bjelke and Mick Farmer winning best front and back nine. Nearest the pins went to Neil Carter on three, Shaun on six, Carla Chaszcsewski on the 11th, and Norman Howell on 16. In addition, Brian Barden had the nearest third shot on the eighth. Montgo’s next game is on Friday April 24 at Oliva Nova for a stableford competition with a first tee at 8.56am.

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Orba Warblers Visited the picturesque course of La Galiana. See Page 79

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A great turnout

ANOTHER great turnout for the ‘Last Player Standing’ competition, the last player standing on each rink went into the final, also the first to be out on each rink went into a playoff. This years’ winner, hot from the team winning the Easter Triples was Tim Woodcock, with Howard Sawkins in second place. Turn to page 79

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Pego singles stableford

ON a perfect morning, 52 members and guests took part in a Singles Stableford Competition at Oliva Nova Golf Course for Pego Golf Society. As a Society, they were delighted at the turn out. The course was in great condition to welcome the guests, Roy Molyneux and Ellie Docherty, who were both received by our Captain Brendan Young. In Division One the results were as follows: First place was John Evans, playing off 17.6 with 37 points. Second was Barry Levett with 33 points, Dave Collins came in third with 33, and fourth place was taken by Mike Phillips also with 33. Division Two saw Trinni Sutherland winning with 35 points, followed by Alan Simpson on 35. Third place was taken by Terry Langley with 33 points, as Tony

PEGO GOLF: Members took part in a singles stableford competition at Oliva Nova golf course. Jermain held fourth also scoring 33. There were three ‘two’s’ from Jon Bruun, Celia Cronin, and Tony Jermain. ‘Nearest The Pin’ on five was Dave Collins, and at hole 16, the

nearest tee shot was one of our guests, Ellie Docherty with 3.22 metres. In the first round of the Match Play Replay, Alan Barwick was all Square with Stella Fox. Peter

Brown beat Roger Miller by 8-6. If any guest would like to play with Pego Golf Society, please enter through our website www. pegogolfsociety.com or e-mail to pegohandicapsec@gmail.com.