ISSUE NO. 1558
14 - 20 May 2015
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
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Cultures combine at European Day By Gemma Quinn C U LTU R E a nd c ommunity spirit were in abundance in Torrevieja at the weekend as Saturday saw two of the town’s most popula r a nd mos t importa nt events, the May Fair and European Day, come together. The European Day celebrations drew hundreds of international residents to Plaza de la Constitucion as Mayor Eduardo Dolon, along with Councillor for Foreigners, Rosario Martinez, welcomed the residents and various associations before the hoisting of the EU flag as the ‘Ode to Joy’ by Ludwig van
Beethoven was performed. Fol l owi ng t he cer em ony, there were performances by dance troupes, singers and bands from France, Bulgaria and Germany. Representing Britain was the Phoenix Band who concluded the morning’s event and Chloe Leigh who performed the song to the soundtrack of the film The Cucaracha Club, which was shot in and around Torrevieja. Billie Anthony Gaddess from Siesta Productions and writer of the film, said the group was delighted and honoured to have been asked to attend the European Day celebrations.
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LOCAL NEWS
Fire forces evacuation in the city centre A BUILDING was evacuated in Elche city centre following a fire. A co u p l e we r e h o s p italised for smoke inhalation and a third was suffering from an anxiety attack.
Families who were living in the building in Calle Ausias March Carrus were waiting for technicians to assess the damage to see if it was safe for them to return.
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Impressive visitor crosses the Atlantic THE world’s second largest cruise ship stopped off in Costa Blanca
Plane spotting day SAN JAVIER airport has hosted its first ‘Spotting Day’ giving plane spotters the chance to get within a few metres of the airport’s runway. It gave plane enthusiasts the chance to get up close and personal to various types of aircraft including the Boeing 737-800 and the Airbus 321 and 320.
Health centre ops ORIHUELA Health Centres are to offer minor outpatient surgery to take pressure off the Vega Baja. The service is already available in the Alvarez de la Riva health centre in Orihuela,
and is to be introduced in Albatera, Callosa del Segura and Almoradi where patients can receive minor, minimally invasive procedures that only require local anaesthetic.
QUANTUM OF THE SEAS: Travelled from New York to the port of Cartagena. By Eleanor Hawkins
Hit and run driver arrested A MOROCCAN has been arrested accused of running over a woman in Totana. The body of the 61-year-old victim was found on the RM-D22 alongside a stolen white van. The man arrested has a long history of offences in Totana, Lorca and Mazarron and has faced previous charges relating to attacks on the elderly.
THE Quantum of the Seas made Cartagena its first European port of call this week after leaving New York on May 2. The ship will be crossing the Mediterranean, the Gulf of Persia and the Indian Ocean before reaching
4,000 the number of pasengers who flooded the town Shanghai in China in about two months time. More than 4,000 passengers flooded the town while
the ship was in port, glad to stretch their legs and walk on firm land after crossing the Atlantic. The port authorities said the visit was a sign of the attraction the destination has for American tourists, who are being targeted by the authorities after gaining the trust of the British, German,
Dutch and French markets with visits to travel and cruise fairs all over the world. The luxurious ship, with 2,090 cabins, is one of the most modern in existence and provides impressive services, including 30 restaurants one of which was created by Jaime Oliver.
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FEATURED NEWS
Spanish artist Pablo Picasso breaks records flickr by Montse Poch
CUBIST painting was part of a series of works created in 1954-55
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Hotel buyout French group moves in FRENCH group B&B Hotels has acquired two three-star Holiday Inn Express hotels in Valencia and Alicante cities.
Business boom Production rises INDUSTRIAL production in the Valencia Region has risen 8.3 per cent in March compared to the same month of 2014. This increase is the third largest in the country behind Austurias and La Rioja.
Balcony fall Pensioner in plunge AN 83-year-old woman is in hospital after falling from the fourth floor window of her home in Elche. Police are investigating the incident.
Hospital rest Seats €5 a night
VIBRANT: Women of Algiers is a cubist depiction of nude courtesans.
By Steve Walsh MALAGA-BORN Pablo Picasso would have hardly believed his eyes if he could have witnessed his ‘Women of Algiers’ become the most expensive painting ever to sell at auction, going for $160 million (€142.1m) at Christie’s in New York. Eleven minutes of protracted bidding from telephone buyers heralded the final sale, for much more than its pre-sale estimate of $140 million. However, the final price including commission of just over 12 per cent, saw the anonymous bidder having to pay $179.3 million (€159.25m).
$179.3m is the amount an anonymous bidder had to pay (including commission) to become the owner of Picasso’s ‘Women of Algiers’, at Christie’s in New York, the most ever paid for a painting at auction.
The sale also featured Alberto Giacometti’s life-size sculpture ‘Pointing Man’, which set its own record. It is now the most expensive sculpture sold at auction, after going for $141.3 million (€125.5m). Previously, the Brits held the world record for a painting sold at auction, with the famous’Three Studies of Lucian Freud’ by Francis Bacon, which sold for $142.2 million (€126,48m) in 2013. Philip Hoffman, founder and CEO of the Fine Art Fund Group said of Picasso’s work: “This is an absolutely blockbuster picture, it’s one of the most exciting pictures that we’ve seen on the market for 10 years.”
HOSPITALS in Cataluña are introducing new pay-to-recline seats for companions to sleep on overnight. Prepaid cards priced at €5 per night or €20 for five nights must be used to recline the seats, sparking complaints from some users who claim the measure is discriminatory.
Quote of the Week We’ve done everything possible for the Spaniards in Nepal,” said Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz, after welcoming home experts who had been to the country where six Spaniards are still missing.
€600,000 compensation for parents AN amount of €600,000 in compensation has been awarded by the Ministry of Health in Murcia to the parents of a girl deprived of oxygen at birth. A monthly payment of €1,000 towards helping pay for
care has also been awarded by the Supreme Court which heard the appeal after Murcia Superior Court dismissed the claim. The child was born at the Hospital Virgen del Castillo in Yecla, Murcia, in 1996 and as a
result of the lack of oxygen, suffered severe disabilities. The Supreme Court acknowledged that she needed the help of third parties for “vital and urgent attention and requires physiotherapy, speech
and occupational therapy.” It accused the Murcian Court of trying to dismiss the lawsuit on the grounds that the parents had not shown evidence that correct and proficient monitoring of the baby was carried out during the
delivery, but in awarding the compensation, recognised failings were made during the delivery and the infant was not monitored for around 35 to 40 minutes, resulting in oxygen deprivation.
More work Dole queues shrinking UNEMPLOYMENT fell in Elche for the eighth consecutive month. In April, 222 people found work.
Legal concerns Complaints addressed ELCHE Council has reiterated that “everything is legal” with the installation of the temporary market on Avenida de Valencia following several complaints.
Rail invest Multi-million spend PLANS are in place to improve the Spanish commuter railway network on the Alicante to Murcia stretch with an investment of €87.2 million.
Rome link Tickets go on sale RYANAIR has announced it will launch flights from Alicante-Elche to Rome from October 25, with tickets now available for €24.99.
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May Fair celebrations THOUSANDS of visitors flocked to Torrevieja to join in the colourful festivities By Gemma Quinn TORREVIEJA was awash with colour, cuisine and culture, sights and sounds as the annual May Fair celebrations got under way, attracting thousands of visitors. Fireworks marked the official inauguration of the fiveday Sevillanas fiesta, which took place in the fairground by the port of Torrevieja. Amongst the highlights was the parade of dancers and horses on Saturday at 1pm following mass in the church. Coinciding with European Day, Mayor Eduardo Dolon promptly rode in a horse and carriage to take part in the May Fair parade, after the raising of the European Union flag. Horses and riders dressed in full traditional Andalucian outfits rode around the fair enclosure for all to see and admire as five days of cele-
MAYOR’S ARRIVAL: Eduardo Dolon joins in the parade from the church to the feria in a traditional horse and carriage. brations came to a close with an equestrian display, the final of the Sevillanas dancing competition and the interpretation of the Salve Rociera by four choirs. The May Fair was de-
clared of ‘Provincial Tourism Interest’ in 2012, but what makes it so popular amongst residents and tourists alike? “It is just wonderful,” said Andrea Flaubert, who has a holiday home in the area, but
always ensures she is in Torrevieja for the May Fair: “It is a beautiful thing to see and really makes you feel like you are being transported back to old, traditional Spain.”
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More nurses needed in Alicante HOSPITALS and health centres in Alicante Province need a further 1,300 nurses to reach the national average of 573.59 professionals per 100,000 residents. The Nursing Council of Valencia (CECOVA) claims
that the community occupies 16th place in the national ranking in terms of ratio of professionals with the region as a whole having 508.02 nurses per 100,000 inhabitants. This is “a figure well be-
1,300 more nurses needed to reach the national average low the national average,” the council says and urges
the government to give greater importance to nurses who can resolve almost 80 per cent of citizens’ health problems. The figures were released to coincide with International Nurses Day.
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Dogs in attack MAN is seriously injured out on the street
DANGEROUS DOGS: Must be appropriately licensed and registered. By Jan Gamm A MAN was seriously injured after being attacked by two dogs as he walked down the road to the cemetery in the rural area of Carrus, on the outskirts of Elche. The 64 year-old was set upon by two vicious dogs, thrown against the wall of a nearby villa and badly mauled as he tried to get away. The owners of the villa heard the commotion and managed to open their door
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to let him inside. A SAMU ambulance administered medical care for open wounds in the man’s left leg and wrist, along with multiple bites and bruising. A second ambulance transferred him to Vinalopo Hospital for further treatment before being discharged several hours later.
Two 092 patrols of the Local Police attended the scene of the attack. One of the dogs was shot straight away as it showed so much aggression the police felt unable to get out of the patrol car. The other ran away home where it remains under supervision of the local Administrative Unit. The two dogs were thought to be of a mixed breed. Dangerous dogs must be licensed and a licence is valid for five years.
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Fire controls TWO fires broke out within three hours affecting scrub land and vegetation in Guardamar and Crevillente.
7 arrested NO FILMING: Ciudad de la Luz is to be sold off in lots.
Lights, no action CIUDAD de la Luz film studios to be auctioned off The Ciudad de la Luz will be awarded to the By Gemma Quinn highest bidder, whether that be the cumulative amount from bids on various lots, or on the THE Ciudad de la Luz film studios complex is whole studio complex. to be sold off in lots. In December last year, an American investThe board of directors in Alicante has apment group, led by director Franproved the specifications for the cis Ford Coppola, registered their sale of the centre in six batches, interest in buying the Ciudad de la as reported in a statement from Luz and were reported to have the Generalitat Valenciana. million of revenue made an offer of around €80 milProposals are now open and was brought in by lion. It is unclear whether the will remain open until July 7. The the film studios group will re-submit a higher bid. starting price is €94.4 million for In its heyday, the film studios the whole complex which interwere used during the filming of 64 movies, ested parties can bid on, or bids can be made on helping create a revenue of €194 million. individual lots starting at €5.7 million.
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A JOINT investigation between the National Police and Guardia Civil has dismantled a criminal group who stole from homes in Valencia Province. Seven were arrested.
Family day MORE than a dozen companies participated in International Day of Families; an event driven by the Alicante Association of Large Families (Asafan) and the city of Alicante.
100s protest A PROTEST took place in Valencia with hundreds demanding a “radical change of attitude” from the Administration regarding education in the region.
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Weather warning A BAND of hot air from North Africa, clashing with west winds, is expected to bring the first major heat wave of spring today (Thursday). Alicante Province is on alert for high temperatures which are expected to see the Saharan heat peak both on the coast and inland. The Climatology Laboratory of the University of Alicante notes that Villena could see temperatures top 37ºC , with Torrevieja reaching 36º and Alicante 35º.
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Warning as gang appears to be targeting Benijofar WORKERS shock at being sprayed in face by ‘perfume seller’ By Gemma Quinn A WARNING has gone out to residents and businesses in the Benijofar area after two salon workers ended up requiring medical attention after being sprayed in the face. Speaking after the incident, trainee stylist Georgie at Chloe Salon said one man entered the salon with the other remaining in the doorway. “He said he was trying to sell perfume but then proceeded to just spray it in our faces,” she added. Shocked and shaken she ushered the man out. Georgie said it smelt like a chemical product and within minutes she felt dizzy and was struggling to breathe. The pair were taken to the local health centre in Rojales where they were
WARNING: Girls targeted in their salon on Benijofar’s Calle Ramon y Cajal. treated for breathing difficulties and were suffering from high blood pressure. The police have been informed and are investigating. The two men looked to be of
South American origin and a third was in a white van. There are concerns the gang are operating in the area and could be using the perfume as a cover to distract people as
they proceed to steal from them. Georgie and her colleague are still a little shaken, but quickly recovered and returned to work the next day.
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Jet-setting seniors visit air base A SPECIAL jet trainer was available for up-close and personal inspection By Robert Barnes MORE than 100 pensioners from Pilar de la Horadada and the surrounding villages took a trip to the General Air Academy in Santiago de la Ribera, last week. Visits were made to the museum and aircraft hangars and a jet trainer had been specially parked for visitors to inspect at close hand. The day proved so popular that a second visit later in the y e a r h a s n o t b e e n ruled out.
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Trade boom INDUSTRIAL production in the Valencia Region rose 8.3 per cent in March compared to the same month of 2014. It was the third largest increase in the country.
PP picnic
JET SET: Pensioners’ visit to General Air Academy proved to be popular.
TORREVIEJA’S PP party are hosting a casual, friendly BBQ on Saturday May 16 from midday at the Albentosa Park in La Mata. The aim is to give residents the chance to meet the party and ask questions.
Libel fine FACEBOOOK users in Valencia could be fined for posting comments on a page that criticises the city’s police force and lawyers are investigating whether the comments are libellous.
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Local police drug tests
Modern dancer THE French School in Alicante welcomed special guest, Wes Howard, considered a pioneer of modern dance in Europe. The dancer also performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante.
ONE of the first forces to have drug testing devices By Gemma Quinn LOCAL Police in Alicante are to test drivers for drugs as well as alcohol. Head of the Local Police, Jose Maria Conesa, said three new devices have been purchased for the officers to be able to test for drug addiction and said: “Alicante is one of the first Local Police forces to have these devices.” Councillor for Security, Traffic and Transport, Juan Seva, said the introduction of the tests was part of actions to offer “specialisation and modernisation” of the Local
460 alcohol tests have been performed on drivers in last year Police force. Within the last four years the Local Police have conducted 139,046 interventions, of which 131,268 were traffic related. The number of injuries from accidents has declined significantly from 1,226 on average per year to 765. There were 460 alcohol tests performed in the last year, of which more than 300 were positive.
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Lucky again CRAZY CYCLING: Questions being raised over positioning of cycle lane markings.
Bicycle lanes gone mad? OVER €300,000 has been budgeted for the creation of cycle lanes along the Orihuela Costa, but with the completion of the lanes in Cabo Roig Urbanisation, it appears they have been given little thought as cycle lanes have been marked out in the middle of the road. Councillor Pedro Mancebo said: “A family with children on the bike cannot go through the middle of the street.”
€300,000 has been spent on bicycle lanes
Local businessman Ray Kearney agreed they are impractical: “I was driving along this avenue and there were three parked cars by the kerb followed by a grey bin, there
were four young teenagers cycling slowly in the new bicycle lane, they seemed quite nervous. When the cyclists passed the parked cars and the grey bin they became even more nervous and kept looking back at my car to see what I was going to do. Bicycle lanes should make cyclists feel and be safe.” Bike lanes are being created in Dehesa de Campoamor, La Zenia and Cabo Roig.
A TOTAL of 30 ONCE tickets coined in €1,050,000, from the point of sale on Avenida Generalitat in El Campello. In January 2014, the town won €665,000 on 19 winning tickets.
Balcony fall THE ledge of a balcony collapsed from a building in Calle Bahia de Alicante in the city’s San Gabriel neighbourhood. Children were playing nearby but no one was injured.
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A-7 collision blocks road A REAR-END collision between a Skoda and a Seat left three people injured at 11pm on Thursday May 7, leaving the A7 motorway near the Aspe/Elche junction blocked while traffic police cleared the road. Despite the spectacular nature of the crash, with debris spread across two lanes of traffic, the two drivers involved and a child of three were lucky to escape with only minor injuries.
Monument is attacked again THERE are calls for a security camera to be installed to protect a monument in Cartagena which has been vandalised for the third time this year. The city’s Procesionista monument is a tribute to the Semana Santa processions in the Plaza de San Sebastian. In the recent act of vandalism, part of the sculpture was snapped off.
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Good weather means good sales for artisans VARTISAN ice cream sector faces summer season with optimism By Gemma Quinn AS temperatures topped 30 degrees last week in Alicante Province, ice cream sales soared. The early summer weather encouraged sales in the sector that relies almost exclusively on the sun. Artisan ice creams, a traditional industry of Ibi and Jijona, with around 1,200 points of sale around Spain, report optimism for sales this year, following a good Easter. Jose Luis Gisbert, President of the National Association of Artisans Heladeros (Anhcea), based in Jijona, said 28 degrees is the optimum temperature when consumers start wanting ice cream. There are 3,000 workers in the sector in the Valencia Region with an annual turnover of around €250 million. The group has 412 partners throughout Spain, which supply to 1,200 establishments. The sector has seen a rise in the number of ice cream parlours, particularly in Alicante City, and has weathered the crisis fairly well, with people still purchasing but buying smaller cones and tubs rather
ICE CREAM: Smaller cones and tubs are preferred to large sundaes.
3,000 people work for Artisan ice cream makers in the Valencia Region with €250 million being the annual turnover of the industry
than large sundaes. Gisbert said: “It is rare to see an ice cream parlour close if it is in a good place and does things right. However, it is true that there is much competition in recent years, there is an oversupply but overall the sector is doing well, we just have a short period of time to make the most of summer sales.”
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Teenager in fatal crash A TEENAGER was killed in a motorcycle accident in Redovan. The 17-year-old was travelling along Avenida de la Libertad when he collided with a car at the crossing with Calle Jacinto Benavente. Despite wearing a motorcycle helmet, it is believed he was killed instantly upon impact due to the force of the collision. Police have launched an investigation and believe the high speed of the motorcyclist and the poor visibility of the crossing could be the cause of the accident. “There has already been several accidents at this point,” said a neighbour who saw the accident from the terrace of a bar at the same crossing: “This is an area where cars go very fast and that, coupled with tight streets which have very low visibility, has already resulted in numerous accidents and near misses.”
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It beggars belief MORE incidents of begging in the last few months DESPITE police controls, the incidence of young children begging on the streets has increased in the last few months. Some children can be confined to a few square feet of pavement for sometimes an entire day, begging for cash. At midday on Wednesday May 6, the temperature was 30ºC+ in some areas, yet a gipsy sat begging with a young baby.“There is no one at home to look after her,” she said: “If I stay at home there will be no money for food.” She knows the police will move her on but she can probably stay long enough to feed herself, her five-year-old daughter and her baby. This particular instance was in Alicante City but the problem of begging with children is worsening in other large towns including Torrevieja and Orihuela as well as throughout the Southern Costa Blanca. Alejandro Novella, from
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BANNED: Begging with children.
616 number of police interventions related to begging in Alicante last year.
Foundation Secretariado Gitano, said: “Our organisation
provides a service for such people. We can take them to centres where they can eat and where there are bathing facilities. Most of them know they are not allowed to have a child with them while begging on the street. But perhaps not all are familiar with the law, and such incidents can occur.”
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Ladies freemasons celebrate 10th anniversary this year TICKETS now on sale for their masquerade dinner dance By Gemma Quinn THE Costa Blanca Ladies Masonic Lodge is celebrating their 10th anniversary this year and to mark the occasion are hosting a masquerade dinner dance gala at Campoamor Hotel on June 25. The night will be a black tie and formal wear event with money raised going to the Royal Marsden’s Teenage Cancer Trust charity based in the UK. The event promises to be one of the best nights in the lodge’s calendar with live entertainment, canapé reception and a three course meal with prizes for the best ladies and gents mask. The event will mark the formation of the Costa Blanca Lodge of Tranquillity 1L Num-
FREEMASONS (from left to right): Linda, Carole and Nestar.
ber 52, which has since gone on to be one of the most reputed organisations in the area for their fundraising achievements. Treasurer Linda Hall said a lot of people are surprised to hear that ladies can actually be freemasons and Linda herself admits: “I knew nothing about it.” Joined by Worshipful Master Carole Towning and Secretary Nestar Hay, Linda said: “One of my friends was a freemason in London and she was thinking about starting the first Spanish lodge on the mainland.” Working with the Lodges in London, Linda was the second candidate to go in to complete the three degrees to enable her to become a master mason. Call Carole on 662 137 329 for tickets at €38 or info.
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Charity fun day A CHARITY fun day takes place on Saturday May 16 at Casa Ventura, San Luis from 2pm in aid of Paul Cunningham Nurses.
Child art AN art exhibition by children aged six to 12, is on display at the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre in Torrevieja until Sunday May 17.
Youth choir CANTEMOS youth choir have a concert on Sunday May 17 at La Zenia Church at 7.30pm. Tickets cost €5 with proceeds going to the church fund. The concert is also a recruiting drive for possible new members.
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Cookery centre PLANS are in place to convert the former Parador Hotel in Puerto Lumbreras, Murcia, in to a cookery centre at a cost of €5 million.
Port grows FACILITIES have been upgraded at Puerto de Mazarron marina to include 60 new berths and a dry dock facility.
Star arrives GEORGE CLOONEY is expected to be in Valencia on Tuesday May 19 for the European premiere of his latest film Tomorrowland, directed by Brad Pitt.
TOWN HALL: Who will be in power after May 24? By Gemma Quinn WITH the local elections only two weeks away it is now time to decide which party to vote for. Voters on the Orihuela Costa have some of the most difficult choices to make with 13 parties wanting their vote. Local businessman Ray Kearney has been speaking with Euro Weekly News reporter Gemma Quinn and over the coming weeks will try and explain your options and why it is important to vote.
13 parties are vying for your vote in Orihuela Costa “If you have decided not to go to the polling station on Sunday, May 24, you will be doing your local area a big disservice,” said Ray: “Politicians want votes and they are motivated to help areas with large numbers of voters regardless of who they vote for. Even blank votes and voided votes make the politicians pay attention. If you are annoyed with the local politics in your area protest by placing an empty envelope or a list that you have written on; this gets more attention than not voting at all.” How can we improve our local area? “The best way to improve your local area is not to vote for a local party but to vote for a larger
Who will you vote for? DOES your vote matter? WITH Ray Kearney having explained a bit about how the electoral system works and the importance of voting, some may still be thinking “my vote doesn’t matter” but here Ray recalls what happened at the last elections in Orihuela... “I spent all day Election Sunday 2011 in the polling station at Playa Flamenca Town Hall. After the polls closed the counting began. At 10.45pm I was driving to Orihuela with three CLR colleagues. We phoned our electoral office to be told that the PP had won the election with 13 seats, PSOE got six, the greens three and CLRClaro three. But the votes from two of the three polling stations in Orihuela Costa were due in any second. We arrived in Orihuela at 11.20pm. People were singing and dancing in the street. When the CLR supporters saw us they started chanting ‘Orihuela Costa, Orihuela Costa’. The girls from CLR were rushing up to us kissing and hugging us, the men were giving us bear hugs. We went into the election office. Pedro Mancebo spotted us and said: “Look at the TV. Look at the TV!” and when we looked it said PP 12, CLRClaro four... we had won. The late count from Orihuela Costa had changed the result and Monica Lorente’s PP had lost and so the inevitable three-party coalition had won. Now I ask you, does your vote matter? You bet it does! You can vote for the left, the right or the centre and you might think that votes cancel each other out, they don’t, they matter. Pedro Mancebo in 2007 missed being elected by 18 votes. RAY KEARNEY: Don’t let your favourite candidate Highlights lose by one vote, your vote.”
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one capable of providing strong government. Imagine a constituency with four areas: 10,000 vote in Area A, 18,000 in Area B, 10,000 in Area C and only 2,000 in Area D. Which area would you focus on if you were a politician? Area B, of course, and which area would you ignore? Logically you would ignore Area D. Now in the next election if Area D had 4,000 votes plus 4,000 spoilt votes, then Area D would get more attention by the politicians in the future. The best way to improve services in your area is to vote. Remember, more votes equal better services.” How does Spain’s electoral system work? “Spain’s electoral system was invented by a Belgian mathematician called D’Hondt. It is widely recognised as the fairest electoral system although it is mathematically complicated. It eliminates small parties that receive less than 5 per cent of the total vote but allows medium sized parties to win seats that they might otherwise not receive. So if you want to make your vote count for them, vote for one of the larger parties in your area which is likely to win seats.” Ray says your options are to either not vote and then don’t complain about lack of services for the next four years or protest your dissatisfaction by voiding your vote. Ray is not affiliated to any party in this year's elections and aims to give guidance without unduly influencing how you vote.
Cat cull CARTAGENA Town Hall has denied that it is to cull stray cats and said it had asked a rescue society for an accurate report on the existing cat population in the town.
Island ferry FERRY operator Balearia has started daily crossings from Denia to the Balearic Island of Formentera, which will run throughout the summer.
K9 contest SANTA POLA's police canine unit competed for the first time in the national K9 championship in Huelva and came in sixth place out of 40, competing in agility testing, obedience and drugs detecting.
More officers AN extra 26 officers have been drafted in to combat tax fraud and financial crime in Alicante Province. They will help in the Brugal case investigation.
Bad boss A MAN has been arrested in Torreaguera, west of Murcia, for exploiting the foreign farm workers he supervised.
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Costly blog comments ROCA heard judgement through the media By Gemma Quinn TV and radio presenter Nuria Roca has announced she will appeal the ruling of a court in Alicante ordering her to pay €15,000 to former Mayor Sonia Castedo, for a derogatory comment made about her on her blog. In saying she will appeal, Roca also expressed her “surprise” at hearing of the judgement through the media. According to the journalist the court leaked the sentence which was then reported by a journalist: “As I have no friends in
NURIA ROCA (centre): To appeal court decision.
court, but in the media, I also was able to read the statement three days before the official communication to my lawyer.”
The judge ruled that the comment made last September construed as “a trespass on the honour” of Castedo.
La Manga bridge possible PLANS for a pedestrian walkway of La Manga have not been completely scrapped, despite a report from the University of Murcia (UMU) which rules out the construction of such infrastructure saying it is not feasible for the ecosystem. As a result, the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Planning has asked UMU technicians to study the feasibility of a path not included
in an earlier assessment. The Ministry wants to connect the Salinas de San Pedro del Pinatar with Veneziola, north of La Manga. The route would be compatible with both the requirements of Natura 2000 management plan and the Plan of Management of Natural Resources (PORN) of the Regional Park of Salinas and Arenales of San Pedro del Pinatar.
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Parents’ home study causes nightmares ARE children taking home too much work? The parents’ argument is supported by performance results in countries with a better MORE and more parents in the academic success rate yet a Valencia Region are complainlower home study workload, ing of excessive levels of such as Finland where very few homework assigned to their homework hours are asked. children, preventing a minimal One parent complained: amount of free time, especially “What would we adults do if in the case of Primary school when we had finished our children. working day we then had to The debate is heating up becontinue for another few hours? tween parents, teachers and the The Spanish education system Education Department. thinks children’s working days Change.org is processing a petishould be 12 hours long!” tion entitled: ‘Streamlining Teachers who promote a home duties in the Spanish edulong home study period, such cational system’ that already as Laura Oliva, spokesperson has 75,000 signatures, while for the Institute of Head Teachteachers are divided beers in Alicante, argued: “It is tween the case for more necessary. A child’s life is to homework and arguattend school ments posed by parand study for ents that children in a d u l t primary education life.” should be allowed HOME STUDY: Children should have playtime too. By Jan Gamm
more free time. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Spain lies fifth on a list of 38 nations with Spanish children spending an average of 6.5 hours per week in home study compared with 4.9 in other countries.
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Elche traffic office to open by end of year NEW building was originally scheduled for last March By Gemma Quinn THE completion of the remaining works of Elche’s Traffic Office is scheduled for next week. The opening of the building was originally scheduled for last March but was delayed pending the completion of some works that was postponed. The Provincial
Head of Traffic, Francisco Garcia-Caro Garcia, confirmed with the works that the officer is expected “to be open and up and running before the end of the year.” The Traffic Office has suffered continual delays and plans for its launch were initially made for 2010 and then 2011. The new building is de-
signed to relieve the Alicante Traffic Office of some of the work load and move up to 40 per cent of the services to Elche to serve the citizens of the Baix Vinalopo and the Vega Baja, as well as towns like Elda, Petrer, Monforte, Novelda and Villena. The building is on a site of 3,200 square metres and spread over three floors.
Murcia promoting tourism on the Costa Calida MURCIA’S Institute of Tourism is attending the ‘Expovacaciones’ tourism fair in Bilbao to spread the word of the Costa Calida as a holiday destination to those in the northern provinces of Spain. Whilst the tourism board promotes national travel to the Costa Calida, latest figures reveal international travellers to the Region in the first quarter of the year spent €115.6 million. The Region received 111,953 international travellers between January and March, 5.8 per
cent more than in the same period of 2014, according to data from Exceltur, the Alliance for Tourism Excellence. The average daily spend was the best since 2009, at €101.6 per tourist in March, an increase of 6.8 per cent over March 2014. The rise was also higher than the national average which was 5.4 per cent. Citizens from the United Kingdom (26.6 per cent) and the Nordic countries (26.4 per cent) were the biggest spenders.
Singer Stefanie prepares for her next concert S E N S AT I O N A L y o u n g singing star Stefanie Lohse is performing her next concert on June 5 at Restaurant Arroceria El Sarmiento on the N-332, next to the GoK a r t Tr a c k s i n O r i h u e l a Costa. Stefanie will be singing power ballads, famous musical tunes and some Helene Fischer songs in German. The concert starts at 8pm with tickets costing just €6. For those wishing to eat beforehand, dining is available and the restaurant has offered a special menu de la noche from 7pm. Stefanie, who last year passed early auditions to perform on stage in front of
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SWEET SOUNDS: Stefanie’s shows sell out fast. t h e j u d g e s o n G e r m a n y ’s Got Talent, always puts on a great show and as she offers a limited number of
concerts, tickets sell fast, so reserve yours today. Call 633 019 041 or from the restaurant itself.
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Tax in the dog house CHARGE of €13.50 to register on census meets opposition By Community Reporter ALICANTE animal association Traffik has presented a petition of 1,150 signatures complaining about the rate of €13.70 imposed by San Vicente del Raspeig Council to enrol in a new municipal census of the town’s dogs.
1,150 signatures were collected objecting to a dog tax in San Vicente del Raspeig President of Traffik, Anabel Auleda, said that a positive information campaign on aware-
ness and good habits in the treatment of animals was welcome but the new tax is unpopular and dog owners are hopeful it will be withdrawn. A PSOE spokesman for the municipality said the amount of the tax and the way it was determined was a matter for the city collector.
No PE will lead Guardamar set to health issues for €1m clean-up EXPERTS in physical education teaching have warned that the decision by the Ministry of Education to eliminate the subject of Sport and Physical Health Education from secondary schools would ‘encourage a sedentary lifestyle’. Valencia has drafted new schedules according to the Lomce education law which would reduce exercise classes. Experts say this would incur “risk factors to health among the school population which include obesity. These cuts will only lead to an increase in health problems.” UNESCO also warned that the provision of physical education is declining in all regions of the world.
GUARDAMAR has invested €1 million in renovating and updating its fleet of municipal cleaning equipment. Three new sweepers, at a cost of €345,000, are amongst the newest additions as well as the purchase of two 135hp tractors to replace the existing one. They will be used for cleaning beaches and support in general maintenance and landscaping. Two new garbage collection trucks will also come into operation at the start of the summer.
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On your bike DECABIKE has taken place in the parking area of Decathlon at Zenia Boulevard. The annual event attracted hundreds of people who took part in a bike ride around a 6.5kilometre circuit whilst for the spectators there was entertainment, activities and a tombola. The store arranged the event in association with the Zenia Boulevard and Town Hall to promote the sport of cycling as a fun activity for the whole family.
Beach steps under repair WORK on the steps to the beach at Aguamarina, Cabo Roig, has started. Last year the construction collapsed due to the pounding force of the sea during a violent storm that undermined the solid base of the access from the promenade to the beach. The repair work has been authorised by the Ministry of Coasts and will be finished before the high season starts.
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Jumping to film success on a wing and a prayer IRISH actress takes up a parachute jump challenge By Community Reporter MAKING a film is one thing, but when the writer says: “I’d like you to do your own stunts,” that’s another! But to do a parachute jump, record it and raise money for charities at the same time? That’s the challenge one Irish actress
€1,000 raised for charity from parachute jump. completed for the feature film The Cucaracha Club. Caoimhe O’Shea was joined in jumping out of a Piper Cherokee by Kevin O’Hanlon, Rain O’Connor and Greg Lomas, and in doing so, they raised €1,000 for two charities: the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust and Reach Out Torrevieja. Rain O’Connor came up with the idea and as a result the experience has been recorded both for YouTube and TV, and
SECOND THOUGHTS: Caoimhe and Kevin before the parachute jump. some of the footage will be used in The Cucaracha Club, now in the editing stage and soon to be released. Camera man Clive Grey was very impressed with the efforts of the team and
the family and friends who turned out to support them, travelling up into the hills of Murcia. For more information and how to donate, visit www.siesta.productions
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Terra Natura works to save leopards TERRA NATURA Murcia has joined the leopard conservation programme. The nature park currently has just one leopard, Leo, a three-yearold male but are soon to wel com e anot her 18month-old male to join Leo. How having two male leopards and no females will help conserve the species has not yet been explained. The European preservation programme aims to maintain the genetic diversity of leopards and educate people about the threats faced by the big cats and other animals in danger of extinction.
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A CHANCE encounter nine years ago when Pauline Yates was walking past the HELP Vega Baja charity office in San Miguel has led to her being a valued and long-standing volunteer. She has had a variety of roles over the years from working in the office to being Vice-president and then President. Initially becoming a member of the charity that aims to offer support to the English-speaking community, she realised that she wasn’t ready to “sit around the pool sipping sangria” and became an office volunteer. Having worked in adult training in the UK, after retiring from the health service and running residential homes, Pauline brought the office up to speed. She soon became the face of the charity using her skills to undertake public speeches and presentations of the charity for clubs and societies, answering questions, gaining new members and raising the profile of the charity. Having worked with HELP for so long, she fully believes that the volunteers themselves are largely due to its success, and believes to have volunteers’ roles defined is important. “It is not a job, but equally I think it is imperative to have a job description so that people know what they are doing when they volunteer and what is expected of them,” Pauline explained. The charity co-ordinates hospital visiting teams, arranges the rental of
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La Gente CHARITY SPECIAL AS part of our series La Gente, Euro Weekly News reporter Gemma Quinn has been out and about to see what skills, talent and inspirational people can be found on the Costa Blanca. Over the coming weeks, she is meeting the well-known and not-so-well-known faces which are the driving forces behind some of the area’s charities...
You get a sense of achievement when you see that you have helped someone.”
orthopaedic equipment including wheelchairs and walking frames, and offers a help care scheme which was developed in conjunction with a leading provider of nursing services on the Costa Blanca to provide nursing and palliative care. “We are self-funding and have been established for over 35 years. We work very hard to raise money to fund the charity but also to help other charities and groups,” said Pauline. She added:
“Our treasurer reports to the committee on what funds are available and what we are able to give, and we have helped other charities, food banks and even local rugby teams, and provided school books. We never give cash, but will purchase what is needed.” Pauline said the best thing about volunteering is helping others. She said: “You get a sense of achievement when you see you have helped someone, but equally, the hardest thing is when you don’t have the ability to help someone and there is nothing you can do. Unfortunately, in a lot of these cases people have made the situation themselves and don’t make the provisions for when things go wrong. There comes a time when for many people it is simply not right for them to be here and they should go back to the UK but they just don’t have the provisions or
TEAM WORK: Pauline volunteers in the HELP San Miguel office. money to do that.” Whilst these cases are difficult for Pauline and the team to deal with, there has been some light relief over the years with the occasional weird and wonderful enquiry. “I once had a man ask where the nearest sex shop is!” she recalled. For more information on HELP visit
www.helpvegabaja.com or email office@helpvegabaja.com. There are help desks in San Miguel de Salinas, call 966 723 733; Torrevieja, call 965 704 282 and La Marina, call 966 443002. If you know a charity worker with a story to tell, email gemma.quinn@ euroweeklynews.com
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Sheep cull OVER a thousand barbary sheep have been culled from the hills and mountains of the Sierra Espuña in a bid to maintain a sustainable population of the animal.
50 Shades THE musical adaptation of the novel 50 Shades of Grey is on stage at the Teatro Romea in Murcia from tomorrow (Friday) to Sunday May 17. Tickets from the box office in Plaza Julian Romea.
Sharing and caring MABS Murcia Mar Menor’s Share and Care group meets tomorrow (Friday) at MABS centre in San Javier from 11am for anyone affected by cancer. Call Anne on 693 795 247.
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Stars come out at sunrise in aid of cancer research EVENT will also have a live auction and plenty of opportunity to donate By Community Reporter ACTS from across the Costa Blanca are coming together on Sunday May 17 to help raise money for charity. The performers will converge in Playa Flamenca to raise money for Cancer Research in a bumper variety show at Sunrise Restaurant, La Mosca Centre in Playa Flamenca from 2pm until midnight. Amongst the many acts appearing free of charge will be Zodiac Duo from Benidorm, The Streeters band from Murcia and country singer Red Strokes from Los Alcazares. Included in the varied line up are Rod Stewart Tribute David John Williams and top flamenco dancer Joseluis Balboa. The event will be jointly hosted by Big FM’s Richie Sparks and top comedy hypnotist Eddie Malloy, who hopes
FRANKIE'S BOOTIE: Five piece band get cheeky for charity. he doesn’t have to hypnotise the audience into donating large sums of money for the charity. Local acts That’s Life Duo, Randall Cain, Luke Wilder and Rob Roberts will also be getting the audiences up and dancing and digging deep.
Rock 'n' roll fans are also in for a big treat with the evening ending with pure musical genius and a lot of fun from Frankie and The Booters five piece band. With a live auction and plenty of opportunity to donate dur-
ing the event, organisers Lee Howard and Lets Rock Shows hope that the generosity of attendees will go a long way to helping find a final cure for cancer. Tables can be reserved by calling 965 326 814.
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Debbie Slater sings for stroke support TALENTED singer Debbie Slater, will be entertaining diners at Restaurante El Alto La Dolores, for their next charity fundraising event on June 5. Debbie will be singing songs from the Musicals, rock ‘n’ roll, motown, soul and disco, with a great mix across the decades. All profits from the night will be donated to Torrevieja Stroke Support, who work hard to support stroke sufferers and their families. They meet every Friday afternoon in their centre, located behind Age Concern in La Siesta. All welcome. All charity events at this venue sell out very quickly, so book early. Tickets are available from the Restaurant; Post Room Benijofar; The Card Place in Benimar, or by calling 692 866 536.
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ALICANTE artist makes ‘reborn’ replicas of newborns By Gemma Quinn THE phenomenon of ‘reborn’ dolls is a growing industry in Spain with Alicante Province resident Mari Carmen Calero having made about 400 of them. They have been shipped around the region, across the country and Europe. But these dolls are not just dolls. They reproduce every detail of a newborn baby. It is understood they were first developed in Germany after the Second World War with the aim of alleviating the loneliness after the loss of loved ones. But today artists produce unique pieces for collectors and lovers of dolls. Mari, from Alcoy, has been practising the art since 2009 and has been perfecting the techniques ever since, receiving training and attending courses and online tutorials. “When you start a ‘re-
An example of a reborn doll. This one is by Little Fingers Reborn Nursery, sculpted by Laura Lee Eagles. born’ you always listen to the requests of the clients to foster and translate their desires into a single piece that they can love and admire throughout life, like any child,” she explained. She said the main ingredient is the detail the artist then puts in to creating the ‘reborn’ and the right paint mixes to make the doll look
realistic, although often customers are not looking for an exact replica of a baby, but maybe choose one to remind them of their child or grandchild. Examples of these dolls can be seen at the doll museum in Onil, which charts the evolution of dolls throughout history, ending with the birth of ‘reborns’.
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More sand MORE than 4,000 cubic metres of sand has been distributed to regenerate the beaches in Torre de la Horadada, which were affected by recent storms.
more jobs and TWO Alicante needs will arise. firefighters and an They will also official are travelwork on the water ling to Nepal to treatment plant. help in the relief has been raised Since the quake effort following to help with the donations of over the earthquake. relief effort €18,000 have The trio will been made. The volunteers help with the reconstruction of flew out from Madrid Barajas an orphanage in Kathmandu, airport where they met seven although one of the volunteers others travelling to Nepal. Javier Rodes knows that many
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Park trails OVER €30,000 has been allocated for the development of sustainable trails in the Sierra Espuña regional park with a circular route of 146km.
Cinema time THIS week’s film in English at the cinema in Pilar de la Horadada is Escobar, Paradise Lost, showing tonight (Thursday) at 7pm and on Saturday May 16 at 5pm.
Charity walk THE Torrevieja friends walking group is holding a charity walk on Sunday May 17 in aid of the charity ADIEM Vega Baja. Meet at the Wok Restaurant car park, Mil Palmeras at 8.15am.
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RICE WEEK: Restaurateurs announce their menus.
Rice on the menu in Torrevieja THIRTY restaurants are taking part in the gastronomic event By Gemma Quinn THIRTY restaurants from Torrevieja and the Orihuela Costa are taking part in the third edition of the ‘Rice of Torrevieja’. The gastronomic event
is taking place for the third consecutive year and runs from May 18-24. Rice Week sees the participating restaurants offer a special menu to include a typically local rice dish, drink and
dessert, priced at between €18-30. All information with regards to the participating restaurants and their menus is available on the website www.torrevieja gastronomica.com
Recycling renewed PLIEGO Town Hall has renewed the agreement it has with the Abraham Project Association for the implementation of recycling containers for textiles, footwear and toys in different municipalities of the town, west of Murcia. Currently, Pliego has seven recycling containers which last year collected 9,393 kilos of clothing, footwear and toys. Thanks to the function of these collection systems, emissions into the atmosphere
were saved relating to 101,632 kilos of carbon dioxide (CO2). This is the equivalent of more than five million trees to absorb CO2 in a day and more than 17,000 cars being removed from circulation in one day, according to the Spanish Association of Social Economy and Solidarity (AERESS). The Abraham Project also works on offering training and leisure activities for those at risk of social exclusion.
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When I was me THEATRE presents a powerful drama By Community Reporter NETWORKS THEATRE presents ‘When I Was Me,’ a powerful drama and winner of ‘Show of the Year’ at the Networks Theatre Awards 2010. This is one of the most powerful plays Networks has ever presented. Through drama and music, playwright director Nick Moore skilfully narrates the story of different teenagers who are faced with the most tragic choice of their lives.
Do they take their own life? The subjects are hard-hitting but increasingly common in our ever-changing world. The stories range from a boy with anorexia, one that is being cyber-bullied because he’s a good student, to a girl who is under immense pressure from her parents to study. The stories acted with energy and passion by this young but experienced cast are all based on fact and introduce you to a world where therecould be so much more be-
hind a smile and just saying “is everything alright?” to someone could save their life. The shows are on Thursday May 28 at 8.30pm, Friday May 29 at 9pm and Saturday May 30 at 7pm and 9pm. Ticket prices are €7 for adults and €3 for students. Book your tickets online via www.networkstheatre.com or call 966 740 251. Networks Theatre is situated on Calle San Agustín, 25 Orihuela.
Ambulance overturns in Elche traffic accident with 2 injured AN ambulance was involved in a road accident in Elche. The accident happened in front of the L’A l j u b sh o p p i n g ce n tre in th e c ity when a car and SVB ambulance collided. The ambulance overturned and the
driver was unhurt. It was transporting a 91 year-old patient, his companion, a medical intern and another ambulance driver. Two of them were taken to the Vinalopo Hospital. The driver of the car was unhurt.
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Love is in the air
Triathlon on the beach THE third edition of the Triathlon Playas de Orihuela will take place in the usual place of Campoamor, La Glea beach. The event is on Sunday May 17, starting at 10.30am.
Fiesta fun ROJALES is hosting the Pilgrimage San Isidro fiestas this weekend. The fun starts tomorrow (Friday May 15). Events take place in El Recorral. For the full programme visit the website www.rojales.es.
REVVING UP: The Alfaz del Pi Granada Car Rally starts on May 17.
Classics come out in force THE rally will follow a route to the Sierra Nevada and on to Granada
Family day A FAMILY fun day takes place on May 24 at Mr Smith’s in Quesada. There will be entertainment by Edward B. Williams, Chloe Leigh, Stevie Spit and Janelle.
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By Jason Bailey CAR enthusiasts from all over the Costa Blanca will be taking part in the second Alfaz del Pi Granada Classic Car Rally, which starts on Sunday May 17, finishing on Saturday May 23. The rally will see more than 150 classic cars make the 1,130-kilometre journey
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from Alfaz del Pi, down through the Costa Blanca South and the Sierra Nevada and on to Granada. For those looking at viewing the cars
before they head off, they will be on show on the forecourt of the Casa de Cultura in Alfaz del Pi on Saturday May 16. Willy Claeys, President of the European Classic Car Club, said: “We are very proud to have such a diverse range of cars this year. Some date from 1916 but they have all been restored to their former glory.”
LOVED up couples planning their nuptials should head down to Casa La Pedrera today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday May 15) as the Grand Designs House hosts a Wedding and Craft Fair. The event runs from 10.30am-3.30pm on both days and entry costs €2.50. There will be live entertainment, daily craft demos, a wedding fashion show, hair and beauty demonstrations, floral décor and displays. The tea garden café will also be open. The Wedding and Craft Fair is supporting Elche Children’s Home and an onthe-spot hourly raffle will be held. There is also a lake view photo booth with all proceeds going to charity. Casa La Pedrera can be found just off the CV-95 San Miguel to Bigastro road. For more information call Jenni on 660 816 620.
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Exciting plans ahead for Quesada gym NEW three storey centre set to be completed by October to enable the gym to develop and expand. By Gemma Quinn WORK is due to commence this month on the construction of a brand new three storey micro gym in Quesada. The centre will be the new home of the Quesada Fitness Gym and Dance Studio: Boxing and MMA Club after outgrowing their existing space and wanting to develop and expand: “We needed the space so we took action,” said owner Vivienne Shepherd. She said they had been looking for some time to find suitable land and finally purchased a plot along the airport road in Quesada just before Christmas.
GYM TEAM: Soon will have new, bigger and better premises. It has since taken that long to complete the necessary paper work and
permissions to get the go ahead for the project, but now work is due to start in
the coming weeks with an ambitious schedule for completion by October 2015. It is an exciting time for Vivienne and all the users of the gym and dance studio, as well as the local community who will benefit from the new facility: “There will be three studio areas and a full size boxing ring as well as hairdressing and beauty areas on the first floor. We will be keeping some space free at the moment so we can assess what we will need.” She added: “Everyone has been so supportive and we have had a lot of people try to close us, we have had police and licence checks, but everything is above board and we have risen above
it all so this is a way of thanking those supporters and we have such a great community it can only get better.” Since first taking over the gym just a few short years ago, Vivienne had said she wanted it to be ‘more than just a gym’ and now it certainly will be. Vivienne would also like to thank Michael Harris, Sansano y Asociados Lawyers in Quesada, Santaigo Lopez, Sara Dodson Javier Quesada of Rojales Town Hall for their enthusiastic and professional development of the project and sports director Pedro and the current mayor for supporting the club’s kick boxing and capoeira tournaments.
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Rugby revolution is taking a hold NEWEST club on Costa Blanca signs up for tournaments By Gemma Quinn
teams from Albacete, Elche, San Javier, Orihuela and Costa Cobras RFC taking part as well as three ladies teams. WITH Costa Cobras RFC still striding forIf you would like to take part, contact the ward the rugby club is looking forward to getclub to join, training takes place on Monday ting even more new players on board after and Wednesday evening from 6having more juniors and seniors join 7.30pm for the juniors, while the club this week. the seniors will be training The club also had a busy from 8-9.30pm at Daya weekend of vets rugby in Vieja sports ground. Elche in a three way comAll ages, gender and petition between Elche nationalities are weland Alicante vets, Woncome, from beginners dervra and a French to experienced players touring team RCM. as founder Garry Dutch There is another full explained: “The more the weekend of rugby this merrier, as we are based on Saturday May 16 with the the true traditional ethics of Alan Davies fourth memorial the sport. So come along and join 7’s been held in Elche from 10am Looking for the newest rugby team on the Cosand also the National Juniors new players. ta Blanca, also team bonding after Tournament held up in La Vila and training in the nearest bar for a drink and chat, Alfaz del Pi stadium starting at 9am. just how rugby should be.” The tournaments are now coming thick and For more information about the club confast with the Benidorm 7’s on May 23 and 24 tact Dutch on 692 767 242 or Robert on 697 followed by the Murcia 7’s on June 6 and then 286 416. the Formentera del Segura 7’s on June 27 with
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Alcazaba has to be closed for essential wall repairs photo by Cucombrelibre
FALLING stonework replaced on damaged section of wall
LA ALCAZABA: Is now in need of some TLC.
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By Linda Hall THE regional government stepped in quickly to stabilise the south wall of the Alcazaba. The Moorish citadel had to close temporarily owing to falling masonry at the end of last week. This is currently the only access to the Alcazaba now that restoration work on Meson Gitano has cut off the other entrance. Scaffolding was set up on the damaged section of wall which was covered with safety netting to protect the access ramp and the road skirting the hillside. Workmen began on Monday afternoon to replace the same pieces of fallen masonry whenever technically feasible. Where this is not possible, similar materials are being used and the dried-out mortaring replaced with more breathable material. If all goes according to plan, the work should be completed today, Thursday, the Junta’s Education, Culture and Sports department announced.
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Empty spaces ONE thousand and eighteen places for three year olds will remain empty at Malaga Province infant schools in the 2015-2016 academic year as just 17,647 applications have been received, the education board has reported.
Operators galore MORE than 50 tour operators from 18 different countries will be taking part in the 10th Euroal International Tourism Show workshop in Torremolinos on June 3-5.
Slapper sentenced
Fiesta programme
Injured child
Tourism promotion
Road works ahead
JAVEA Town Hall has released the programme for the Fogueres de Sant Joan 2015, one of the biggest fiestas on the town’s calendar, held Saturday June 13 to Wednesday June 24.
A 7-YEAR-OLD boy sustained minor injuries to his foot last week after he was run over by a car in Avenida Alcudia (Inca). The boy reportedly rushed onto the road unexpectedly.
AS many as 50 travel agents of online site OcioHoteles visited Almuñecar to learn about its tourism offers. They had the chance to follow a route designed by the town’s tourism department to promote Almuñecar.
ONE lane of the AL-610 road will intermittently close for maintenance and repairs, the provincial Traffic Authority announced. It reopens on June 9.
A CHEMIST from Ronda has been fined €180 and ordered to pay €450 in damages by a Malaga provincial court for slapping a customer twice during an argument about dogs.
Sport growth
More lemons
Tourist dead
Padel excellence
JAKOB RIEDER, the 79-year-old German tourist who went missing in the area of Cala Ratjada in Capdepera on Wednesday (May 6) was found dead in the sea a day after.
ALMUÑECAR padel player Cristina Torrecillas was crowned winner of the National Circuit Sub 23 second challenge, celebrated in Cordoba.
FORTY per cent more El Ejido residents practise sport than four years ago. “Despite budget reductions and austerity we have provided municipal facilities for a growing number of people,” the town hall said.
LEMON production in the province of Malaga was up by an estimated 10 per cent, the Agriculture Board reported at the launch of a new website on lemons and grapefruit.
Charity race
Lost and found
ALMOST 1,000 runners participated in Velez-Malaga’s 6k Charity Urban Race. Proceeds were donated to the Axarquia Association for People with Special Needs.
FIFTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Angel Joaquin Ortega who disappeared from his Almeria City home, was found six days later in Abla. He seemed well, just ‘rather disorientated,’ sources said.
Thrifty mayor THE PP mayor of Ondara, Ximo Ferrando is re-using his election posters from 2011 in a bid to save €2,500 on printing for 2015 - part of his ‘spend less and do more’ policy.
Heat wave
Found guilty
TEMPERATURES in the Valencia Region are expected to rise to more than 40 degrees before the weekend according to AEMET, although the heat will be tempered by a light breeze.
A 62-YEAR-OLD man in Alcudia has been sentenced to one year in prison for sexually abusing an 11year-old he had taken as a foster daughter during 2010 and 2011.
Ladder investment
Rural aid
Council negotiations
THE Fire Department in Valencia has invested €1 million in a ladder that can be extended to reach 42m in height with a section that can be articulated to form a walkway.
THE Balearic Islands will receive a total of €2.6 million to be spent on rural development projects, paid for by the Spanish Central Government.
A COMPANY specialised in the reparation, maintenance and renting of private jets is currently holding talks with Velez-Malaga Council to install new headquarters and a pilot school at the town’s industrial park.
Fake dentist
Fire extinguished
A MAN who performed dental work on horses’ teeth without a formal veterinary qualification has been reported to the courts by the Valencian College of Veterinary Surgeons.
A FOREST fire was extinguished in the Camp Pla (Algaida) on Sunday (May 10). According to the Balearic Nature Institute (Ibanat) a hectare had been burnt down by the fire.
New cemetery THE construction works and management of the new cemetery of Torrox have been awarded to the only bidder who presented a project.
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Walk and ride THE pedestrian and cycle lane connecting La Atalaya with the centre of Huercal-Overa is nearing completion. Work was carried out through the Diputacion’s agricultural development and employment programme (PFEA).
Hoist the flag ALMERIA CITY’S fishing boats are flying the yellow and black ‘I live from the sea’ flag. They, and other fleets, are protesting at the Administration’s treatment of the sector.
More flights NORWEGIAN Airlines has announced it will be expanding its MalagaCosta del Sol fleet this summer to include four aircraft providing a total of 170 flights per week to 18 destinations.
Poorly paid MALAGA’S College of Doctors has reported that doctors in Andalucia are the worst paid in Spain and joined trade unions Sindicato Medico, Comisiones Obreras and UGT to demand salary increases.
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Standing ovation for choir finale INTERNATIONAL choir performs two spring concerts. By Community Reporter INTERNATIONAL choir Coro Pilar held two concerts this spring, the first was held at the church in Pinar de Campoverde and the second at Pilar de Horadada church. Both were well attended and contained a mixed programme of music by the choir and also included a flute solo by Maria Garcia, a duet featuring Eva Olsson and John Robinson and a rendition of Shenandoah by the
male group. The finale, a performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria, brought the audience to its feet. The choir would also like to thank Nataliya Khomiak, who accompanied them on the piano and of course Zinoviy Harvat, musical director for all of his hard work and patience. New members have recently joined the choir and new singers are always welcome. For more information contact president Rachel Cottis on 966 841 529.
Let us entertain you CAMPOVERDE Theatre Group's is proud to announce that their next performance will be a variety review show featuring music, dance and fun. The energetic and colourful show will feature a wide range of music styles that will amply demonstrate the
versatility and professionalism of this local long established theatre company. The show will feature some of the group's best sketches and music that were so successful that audiences have repeatedly asked them to perform them again. There will also be many
new song and dance routines and some funny short sketches that should have audiences chuckling or even laughing out loud. Let Us Entertain You will be performed on June 19, 20 and 21 at the Casa de Cultura in San Miguel. For tickets call Jude on 966 844 460.
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More people NORWAY: THE population of Norway reached 5,165,800 on January 1 2015, with 9.9 per cent - or 512,000 - holding foreign citizenship, according to Statistics Norway.
Fishy exports NORWAY: Minister of Fisheries Elisabeth Aspaker has confirmed that more than 1.3 million tonnes of seafood are sent from Norway to the EU annually, equivalent to 170 fully loaded semi-trailers every day of the year.
Student rise NORWAY: A total of 272,000 students were enrolled in higher education in Norway or abroad for 2014/15, representing an increase of 3,400 students. Women accounted for the whole of this increase.
Best passport SWEDEN: The Swedish passport has been ranked best in the world, based on the number of countries Swedes can visit without a visa, sharing the top spot with the UK and Finland.
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Sneaky playground thieves CLIMBING FRAMES and ladders were used to break in. THIEVES have used playground Civilised boarders climbing frames and ladders to break into a private home in Heaton Mersey and steal £20,000 worth of valuables.
UK obesity THE World Health Organisation has warned that rising obesity will see 74 per cent of men and 64 per cent of women in the UK overweight by the year 2030.
Stunt compensation FIFTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD RAF Flight Sergeant Frans Bekker has been ordered to pay £4,000 in compensation to a woman whose back he broke when he jumped on her from an escalator handrail in Holborn station, London.
No idea ACCORDING to a recent survey more than half of the UK’s younger generation have no idea that VE Day marks the anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.
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Costly royal THE Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s April visit to Sheffield is estimated to have cost the local council £30,000, £8,088 of which was spent on barriers and highway closures. Another £5,113 was spent on meals and refreshments.
LEADING UK public school headmaster Sir Anthony Seldon has said that he believes state secondary schools should allow boarders to help create a ‘civilising’ atmosphere.
Left alone A MOTHER from Prescot, Liverpool is being held in custody after she allegedly abandoned her baby in a Southport amusement arcade toilet.
THE QUEEN: Visited Sheffield.
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Amsterdam changing its image ONCE known for sex and drugs, now wants to celebrate the arts.
Town struck BUTZOW was hit by a tornado that injured 31 people and destroyed buildings. Roofs were stripped of tiles with the cost estimated to run into millions of euros.
False twin A MAN was arrested in Darmstadt, Hesse, for pretending to be his twin after being questioned by traffic police.
RECORD sales of SUVs have helped BMW report booming first quarter profits. The company based in Frankfurt recorded a 21 per cent rise in operating profits.
GERMAN Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, at a conference in Berlin, stated that Greece was not demanding further debt relief. He refuted the IMF’s warning of further financial support.
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DENMARK: The Danish government has proposed getting rid of the obligation for selected retailers to accept payment in cash, moving the country closer to a ‘cashless economy.’
THREE men and one woman have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of founding a far-right group and obtaining explosives.
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SWEDEN: Of the 4.4 million tons of household waste Sweden produces each year, 2.2 million tons are converted into energy through an incineration process called waste-to-energy, or WTE.
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SWEDEN: Homes in Kiruna, Sweden’s coldest northern city, are to be warmed by surplus heat generated by its largest employer, the mining company LKAB.
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AMSTERDAM, once synonymous with sex and drugs is striving to change its image to be more celebrated for its art, theatre and music. The city is also seeking international recognition for its annual Holland festival.
Taxis deregulated TRANSPORT Minister Wilma Mansveld has announced deregulation of the Dutch taxi sector. The Uberpop private vehicle taxi service will still remain illegal.
DUTCH PRESS Van Gogh sold L’ALLÉE des Alyscamps, painted in Arles in 1888 by Vincent Van Gogh and said to be created in his most fertile period, has been sold for €60 million in New York.
Arson suspect caught A 20-YEAR-OLD man from The Hague was arrested in relation to an arson attack in Marthal, Rotterdam. CCTV images were used to identify and apprehend the suspect.
Lightning kills TWO people were killed in Amersfoort when lightning struck the city. They had sheltered under trees when the strike hit. Medics failed to resuscitate the victims.
BANANA boxes being delivered to Aldi were found to contain 386 kilograms of cocaine. The drugs were found in 14 stores around Berlin. No arrests have been made.
Call for aid MARKUS SOEDER has called on the German government to double its refugee aid effort, stating that the area required €2 billion to cope with the influx.
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Submarine fire Cordon Press
A SPARK was thought to have started the fire on board.
DRY DOCK: The fire was put out quickly. A FIRE on board submarine the Orel, in dry dock at Severodvinsk, was started by a spark from welding. There were no reported casualties and the fire was put out quickly.
New tank THE Armata tank made its debut at Russia’s biggest ever military parade in Moscow, marking the 70th anniversary of victory over Germany in WW2.
Vodka sales fall RUSSIA’S vodka sales are in decline by 12 per cent from last year. The government crackdown on drinking, political tension and the collapse of oil prices are blamed for the decrease.
Found guilty EX-DEFENCE Ministry official Yevgenia Vasilyeva has been found guilty of embezzlement charges. Prosecutors have asked for a suspended eight-year sentence.
Job losses RUSSIAN recruiters anticipate a second wave of redundancies before the summer, with as many as one in three employees in danger of losing their jobs or facing a cut in working hours or benefits.
due to limited deterrence value.
Crimea wine expansion
Mortgages rise
THE state-run Massandra winery in the Crimea is planning to expand for the first time in 20 years using private investment.
THE number of mortgages issued in Russia surged to more than one million last year despite the economic slowdown.
are retracing the route from Russia to Berlin that the Soviet Army took in WW2. President Putin is a friend of the club’s leader.
Riviera resort YALTA, on the Crimean coastline, has established itself as the Russian Riviera. It has 250 days of sunshine a year and is well known as a health spa.
Pentagon decision THE Pentagon has considered stopping routine intercepts of Russian aircraft off the Alaska coast
Costly settlement THE ex-wife of Russia’s wealthiest man, Vladimir Potanin, is suing for half of his business empire, which includes mining giant Norilsk Nickel and conglomerate Interros.
Frigate hold up A SENIOR Russian shipbuilding official has said that Russian military shipbuilding is being stalled by Ukraine’s refusal to deliver engine turbines to drive a new class of Russian naval frigates.
Russian bikers MOTORCYCLE club members The Night Wolves WINERY: Expanding.
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GDP rise assisted by labour reforms as economy exceeds expectations By Jason Bailey
The Spanish economy has exceeded expectations forecast by the Bank of Spain, which suggested a growth of 0.8
per cent for the first quarter. One of the reasons for the significant rise has been attributed to reforms Spain carried out in 2012 in the labour sector. Despite having the second highest unemployment rate in the Eurozone, there are still month on month reductions in the
One in five unemployed and 10 per cent of employees in Spain admit to having received ‘black’ cash in their salaries. General Director of Infojobs, Jaume Gurt Photo International Monetary Fund.
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Good sale INDITEX owner Amancio Ortega has sold a building in Berlin for €300 million to Banif, a subsidiary of Santander.
Repsol results RODRIGO RATO: Arrested over unexplained income.
Corruption crippling IT has long been felt Spanish public officials use their position to financially benefit themselves and their friends. After the temporary arrest of Rodrigo Rato, former PP finance minister and ex-head of the IMF, it seems that the practice is still alive. Despite being hailed as the economic architect of the Spanish boom in the early 2000s, Rato has been arrested by police investigating his unexplained income. Rato had already been investigated for the misuse of company credit
cards when he was chairman of Bankia, which under his control required a €22 billion rescue package in 2012. The combination of corrupt public administration and cronyism have been blamed for the slow, drawn-out recovery of Spain. A paper by Manuel Garcia-Santana from Université Libre de Bruxelles has highlighted ‘bad’ companies grew faster than good ones. It also noted productivity falls were greater when the government was involved with awarding business contracts.
OIL company Repsol has closed the first quarter with a profit of €761 million, a cut of 5.7 per cent over the same period of 2014.
Banks close LOW interest rates and falling margins are expected to force Spanish banks into further branch closures, pushing the industry back 35 years in terms of employment.
Illegal use ACCORDING to the latest survey by IPSOS, 47.6 per cent of tobacco used by consumers in Cadiz is illegal, prompting tax investigations at retail level.
Spain is tops for tourism SPAIN has taken top spot in a list of the most tourist-friendly countries in the world. According to the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, Spain was the best when a variety of factors including business environment, cultural resources, business travel, air transport infrastructure and health and safety were
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taken into account. France, Germany and the USA made up the next three on the list with the UK coming in fifth. The country for tourists to avoid, according to the Forum, is Chad. That is thought to be the least tourism friendly country in the world.
numbers who are registering unemployed. The economic situation is not all good news though. Spain has been in deflation for 10 months and the fact the anti-austerity party Podemos is growing in support means the coming election may not provide a clear winner.
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Tax credits THE EU is investigating the legality of Spanish use of tax credits to inflate its banks’ capital. The EU competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has sent a letter to Spain, and other European countries, requesting information regarding deferred tax asset instruments. The purpose of deferred tax assets is to absorb the effect of credit losses on defaulted loans. A Spanish economy ministry spokesman stated that the use of the scheme cannot be considered state aid as it is available to any Spanish company regardless of its sector.
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Invest in summer with a good BBQ Loose change Jane Plunkett A look at finance for females jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com
THE sun is set to keep shining on Andalucia for the next few months and as we pack away the winter jumpers and cosy socks, it’s now time to set up the terrace or garden and take cooking outside. Whether it’s you personally, your other half, a son or a daughter that’s in charge of flipping sausages and making sure the steaks aren’t overcooked - an essential item this spring and summer is a good barbecue. The Flamenco inspired apron is obviously optional. But rather than throw money at the first shiny new gadget you see, it’s important to first research what barbecue is best for you and your friends or family. Prices for barbecues range from around €10 to more than €3,000, depending on the size, the number of features it boasts and the quality of its construction. But according to experts the price tag alone is not a guarantee of quality.
Fine threat EU authorities have recommended Spain be fined almost €19 million for manipulating economic statistics. It is the first time they have used their increased powers of oversight on national governments.
Confident sign IN a sign of strengthening market confidence Spain had negative interest rates on its medium-term debt, three years after the country came close to a bailout.
Election surge BARBECUE FUN: Before you buy, research what is best for you and your family. Top barbecue experts advise feeling the product and if one is considerably heavier than another it means it is made with better steel. Porcelain-coated charcoal barbecues are said to be good, as they tend to offer better resistance to heat and scratches and are harder wearing. It’s also apparently important to
have a lid for your barbecue so it can be used as an oven to cook your food. You do not have to spend a fortune or pay extra for a brand name, but don’t waste your money on disposable barbecues - these tend to heat far too quickly and can end up burning the meat you are cooking. And if you’re going to
spend good money on a nice cut of meat or a delicate fish then be sure not to put the product directly over flames, as this only blackens the outside of the food leaving the inside raw. The cooking of meat or fish should only be done when the flames have subsided and the charcoal has gone white.
UK investors saw share prices surge following the unexpected news the Conservative political party had won a clear parliamentary majority in the general election.
Output up SPANISH industrial production rose more than expected last month according to official data. The National Institue of Statistics said production rose 2.9 per cent in April compared to a 0.9 per cent rise in March.
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Fred was the best salesman ever Talking shop
Fred was the sweetest natured and most inoffensive man. No one had the heart to say no to him.
Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.
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MOST people reject, even resent the suggestion that they would make a good salesperson. The reality is that everyone, whether they like it or not, is a salesperson. When as a small child you resorted to guile to get your own way, you were selling yourself. There was never a day in your life when you didn’t sell yourself, an idea, a suggestion. When you got into a scrape you tried the ‘gift of the gab’ to get you out of it. When you fell in love you sold yourself to the person you hoped would respond. Whenever you applied
SELLING: Everyone is a salesperson.
for a job you worked hard at selling yourself. Forget sales courses unless selling them is your line of business. Sure, I picked up helpful tips from helpful books, for which I am grateful. Some hints and guidance over time helped to increase my commissions. However, the truth is that you can make a salesman better but you cannot make a salesperson out of someone who is uncomfortable in a salesman’s job. Over the years I interviewed scores of job
applicants. These included the hard-bitten footin-the door stereotype salesmen. As their approach was confrontational they were never successful. To them selling was a matter of getting the better of a victim. I would rather wash sheets in a brothel. I have to confess, when I interviewed a prospective salesperson, I was clueless at predicting their success or lack of it. The most outstanding salesperson I had the good fortune to employ was no one’s idea of a salesman. How I groaned when Fred arrived at the interview. Fred was the sweetest natured and most inoffensive man I ever met. I imagine he had never killed a fly. I gave him a start simply because I didn’t have the heart to say no to him. Fred was by far the best salesman I ever had. You know why? No one else had the heart to say no to him either. What a winning strategy.
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Greece raids reserves at the IMF to meet its debt deadline By Steve Walsh SPAIN’S financial gurus watched closely as the Greek finance minister had to raid emergency reserves in its holding account at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to meet its €750 million payment deadline. On Monday, Yanis Varoufakis was in Brussels for talks with his Eurozone counterparts, where he told Euronews.com in an interview that the heavily-indebted country would come up with the cash. The outcome of this meeting is seen as hugely important to Spain as it could affect confidence in the euro and Eurozone economies. With Spain having posted better than expected growth, the last thing the financial
€750m was the amount Athens had to pay back
community in the country wants is more euro uncertainty. Encouragingly for Spain, Varoufakis said: “Our standard answer is that Greece will always meet its obligations to its creditors and obviously we are going to do this.”
Reportedly, Varoufakis managed to find €650 million towards the payment by tapping into Greece’s holding account with the IMF, according to an unnamed source within the Greek government. Greece could decide to hold a referendum on any possible agree-
ment with its creditors. Wolfgang Schauble, the German finance minister, hinted that Berlin would back such a move in an apparent shift in stance. “If the Greek government wants to have a referendum, then let it hold a referendum,” he said. “Maybe it would be the right step so that the Greek people could decide whether it is ready to accept what is necessary, or whether it wants something different,” Schauble added.
IN BRUSSELS: Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s Finance Minister.
Boost for expat investors in UK stocks and shares Spain approves anti-corruption package.
Fighting corruption THE Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has welcomed a Spanish anti-corruption legislative package. The laws recently approved by the Spanish Parliament in order to fight corruption and promote both integrity and transparency in political activities and institutions were also aimed at democratic regeneration. The measures include two new laws regulating the financing of political parties and the conduct of senior officials in the Spanish public administration, as well as some adjustment in the penal code to better tackle these issues. The OECD has identified the fight against corruption as critical to restoring the trust of citizens in public institutions. It said it is encouraging the Spanish authorities to proceed to a prompt and effective implementation and enforcement of this ‘promising’ legislation.
BRITISH expatriates in Spain who invest in UK stocks and shares received a boost, when the British stock market surged. This followed the news that David Minister Prime Cameron’s Conservatives had unexpectedly gained an overall majority and won the general election, giving the party another five years in power. It has given expat investors a double gain as the pound remains strong against the euro at €1.39 to the pound at the time of going to press. As the election news hit the city, the blue-chip FTSE 100 Index rose 2.2 per cent to 7,038.96 points by 1.44pm GMT, almost reaching the record high of 7,122.74 points of last month. It headed for its biggest one-day percentage gain since early January. The FTSE 250 Mid-cap Index rose 2.7 per cent to set an
The election result has given expat investors a double gain as the pound remains strong against the euro all-time high as the election results came through and the Conservatives secured an overall majority, overturning poll predictions of a hung parliament. Many investors had backed the Conservatives over the opposition, centre-left Labour Party, which had promised tough regulation of industries such as banking, utilities, real estate and gambling, which could have hit the profits of companies in those sectors. Robert Parkes, director of equity strategy at HSBC Bank
said: “We are seeing a relief rally in some domestically focused names, with utilities, real estate, transport and banks having a pretty good day. But the political uncertainty isn’t going to go away. We have now got a referendum of Britain’s EU membership on the horizon.” The FTSE 100 Volatility Index fell 21.8 per cent to 12.98, the lowest since July.
Allianz eyes traditional lenders ALTERNATIVE lending may be on the rise in Spain, Germany, France, and the UK, but there is still a role for traditional lenders, according to Ronald Fuchs, head of real estate finance at German insurer Allianz. Allianz Real Estate views traditional lenders not as competition but as a platform for co-operation, Fuchs told PropertyEU.com at a debt finance investment briefing held at UBS in Frankfurt. “As a strategic concept, we see more in partnerships between insurance companies and lenders. This could take different forms including a horizontal division of the risk. There is competition from alternative lenders from the UK in the French and German market, but they are not a replacement for banks and they will not overtake them.” While the share of non-bank real estate lenders has risen strongly in the UK in the past two to three years, traditional lenders remain a force to contend with, Fuchs said. “We are interested in exploring whether there is a way of using both sources for the benefit of the client,” he explained. Allianz Real Estate has done little lending in Germany in the past 12 months, Fuchs reported. “That’s not because we don’t like it because of the fundamentals. We haven’t seen the right risk-return profile and have therefore decided to invest more in other European jurisdictions like Spain, Austria and the Netherlands. We have a global budget and that needs to be sustainable on a long-term basis. It doesn’t need to be fed by local business,” he added.
Hands gets treasury job PRIME MINISTER David Cameron has named Greg Hands as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, giving him a key role in the government’s reinvented push to cut expenditure and bring down the budget deficit. Hands, who was previously an aide to Finance Minister George Osborne, replaces Danny Alexander, whose Liberal Democrats party was a coalition partner in Cameron’s first government but is now in opposition after suffering big losses in the May 7 election.
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Art Gaucin 2015 Open Studios PAINTERS, sculptors, printers, photographers and ceramicists open to the public By Steve Walsh ARTISTS and art lovers from all round Spain have a rare chance to appreciate work and chat with talented artists. Every year, on the last two weekends of May, the beautiful Andalucian town of Gaucin, welcomes visitors to the ‘Art Gaucin 2015 Open Studios’ weekends. The Spanish and foreign painters, sculptors, printers, photographers and ceramicists of Gaucin open their studios, homes and private gardens to members of the public. It’s a chance to meet the individual artists, learn more about how they work with different techniques and media, and to see a wide range of their paintings, prints, ceramics and sculptures. The famous and picturesque white town of Gaucin has plenty to offer visitors including stunning views over Gibraltar and Morocco, lovely restaurants and bars, pretty squares and narrow streets. It is an excellent base for exploring the area as inspirational routes can be found in all directions. You will want to take one of the many stimulating walks through the countryside, or simply drive around until inspiration strikes. Further north, in the tiny village of Fanzara
GAUCIN: The famous and picturesque white town has plenty to offer visitors. in the province of Castellón, eastern Spain, you can find a people that live in what they describe as, “living in a huge open-air art gallery.” The town is slowly being transformed into Spain’s street art capital after enterprising residents invited graffiti artists to paint the town. Last September the residents of Fanzara called on street artists to decorate their village and homes with murals. The council-endorsed event was unexpectedly popular, resulting in an
open-air gallery of 44 murals painted on the sides of homes and public buildings by 23 street artists from around Spain. A few months later after word spread, three Italian graffiti artists travelled to Fanzara to contribute another handful of murals. Now, a second four-day sitting has been scheduled for July 16, 2015. A local councillor said, “This is different to what is going on in cities like Valencia, where artists paint in public spaces without permis-
sion,” she adds. It is also different to when municipal authorities decide to pay artists to decorate the walls of a run-down area: “This was born out of a resident’s movement and with no funding.” To see the work of the various artists in Gaucin, click on: www.artgaucin.com And to experience Fanzara urban art, visit: www.facebook.com/pages/MIAUFanzara/272752819594609
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If only I were a carpenter John Constable, but he could pretty much put his hand to anything creative. In my first year at secondary school, woodwork was part of the syllabus and with a father like mine, it was reasonable to assume I would have been able to master the craft fairly easily. No! In the first week of the new school year in September, we were given the task of making a simple teapot stand, but I was still planing and sanding that darn thing as we were preparing
Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-the-wall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.
I AM building myself an outside bar ready for summer. That’s to say a good friend, whose grasp of all things practical is a billion times more evolved than mine, is building it for me. But fair dos, I am helping significantly with the construction process - I pass him screws; hold the step ladder steady; shout encouragement and drink mugs of coffee. It’s amazing how quickly things progress when there is close cooperation such as this. But I have to fess up and say that anything to do with DIY has always been as alien to me as a good melody is to Morrissey. The same goes for anything to do with computers. Just as I get to grips with one new supa dupa machine, it is made virtually obsolete by a suparer duparer piece of kit appearing on the market, and I have to get the sixyear-old from next door to explain it to me. It’s humiliating. It’s something I have never understood, because my dear old Dad was a whizz at all these things... well not computers of course; in his day it was quill and parchment, and an abacus.
I have to confess and say that anything to do with DIY has always been alien to me.
WOODWORK: It was reasonable to assume I could master the craft. But he would always be sawing and hammering and making useful things in wood in his little shed in the garden, or making scale models of Sunderland
flying boats or Spanish galleons, as well as knocking out the odd water colour painting to hang on the wall. He was no George Hepplewhite or
to break up for the Christmas holidays. The woodwork master was so exasperated with me, that he binned my pathetic and rapidly shrinking effort, and much to my shame and in front of my tittering pals, he knocked one up for me in 15 minutes flat. I duly presented the article to my parents as all my own work, not having the nerve to tell them that my class mates were already working on diningroom suites and ocean-going yachts. At least I am accomplished in the art that will put my bar to good use.
Collapsing into complete chaos FEW seem to have thought what will happen if the US is beaten as top dog in world markets. Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.
THE European Union flounders and founders as a result of its anti-Russian stance. Distracted, few seem to give a thought as to what happens if the US is bested in its battle to remain top dog in world markets. European Union Foreign and Defence policies are as joined with Washington DC as are Siamese twins. As if such vulnerability isn’t enough there is a growing likelihood of America’s economy going into tailspin. When I first prophesied the dollar’s collapse there were guffaws. Only the short-sighted are laughing now. Many insiders no longer debate whether this will happen or not. The topic has moved on to when it will happen and what the con-
EU SANCTIONS: Pushed Russia into China’s arms. sequences will be. The US trade deficit in March exploded. Against expectations there was a teeth-grinding $41.7bn deficit; the worst result since 2008. Russia, forging alliance with China, knowing the tables are turning in its favour, accumulates gold, peacefully expands its economy, forms staggering
trade alliances, whilst watching how the US gets out of this one. EU sanctions pushed Russia into China’s arms. Idiots. Mainstream media, quick to gloat when the rouble sinks, is quiet now it has bounced back. Russia has the economic cushion, the gold reserves, its BRICS trade base, the self sufficiency to come out tops. Rus-
sia’s $600bn debt is 33 times smaller than that of the US and 23 times smaller than the EU. Americans are out of money. Its cities are in a state of social disintegration. Today, we are fast approaching the uncomfortable consequences of Western economies. This is where the peoples of the European Union’s 28 nations
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ELECTIONS: Coming near.
Watch the road instead of me! WITH the UK general elections done and dusted, don’t put your pen away yet. The Spanish election campaigns are just getting into top gear. For the registered voters here in Spain, now is the time all your local politicians come out of the woodwork and plaster their posters and banners throughout your streets. They will be telling you how they have improved life in the town with incentives such as the local highways and byways, and by increasing safety and road conditions. In a last-ditch attempt to gain your vote by promising you the world, the brightly coloured banners and publicity posters will be littering lamp posts, and lighting up litter bins on all major roads. So, while you are driving around your town admiring all the different smiling political faces beaming down at you, it might escape your notice you are actually paying more attention to them, than watching the safe new distraction free road you are just about to have an accident on. If we are not to become ‘Just another statistic’ in the politicians’ campaigns against road accidents, it would be best to ignore the politicians watching you, and watch the road instead.
awaken to the fact the United States is the European Union. EU banks are so enmeshed with Wall Street their survival in such a scenario is highly unlikely. Should the US dollar collapse these nations will discover they are orphans. Their economies in tatters and trade with Russia dismantled. Defenceless and without a coherent foreign policy, the European Bloc will splinter fast. There is already a breaking of ranks. Iceland has disconnected and has an independent banking system. Finland has Option B ready in the event of the Euro collapse. Nations like Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech Republic and others are already giving the finger to Brussels and cutting deals with Russia. Now we Spain looks to Latin America want to for survival. Expect an ‘every hear your news. man to himself’ scramble to reach the reception desk YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE at the Russian orphanage. - YOUR OPINION Pragmatism suggests they www.euroweeklynews.com have little choice.
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There has been talk about this for years. You may have seen our articles covering developments, with the EU, UK, G5, G20, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the US all having something to say on the matter, and various action being proposed or taken. It is important to realise however that this is not just talk; and events have accelerated in the last year or so. Automatic exchange of tax information will soon become a reality. And one affecting most corners of the globe. There is no hiding place. The new automatic exchange of information for tax purposes will follow the Common Reporting Standard, developed by the OECD. Almost 100 countries have committed so far. The Standard provides for annual automatic exchange between governments of financial account information. The information to be exchanged includes • account balances • interest • dividends • sales proceeds from financial assets This covers accounts held by individuals and entities like trusts. The financial institutions that need to report include banks, custodians, certain collective investment vehicles and certain
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Exchange Of Information And The End Of Financial Privacy By Brett Hanson, Partner, Blevins Franks insurance companies. They will have to determine the residence of each customer and collect data on their assets and income to be forwarded to the tax authorities in the customer’s country of residence. This is quite different to information exchange on request bilateral agreements, and further reaching. There, tax authorities ask for information on people’s financial assets when they suspect them of tax
evasion. Now they will receive information on everyone, every year, regardless of how compliant or not the taxpayer is. By comparing the data received with tax returns, the authorities can detect where income or the underlying assets have not been declared. This will include many cases where they had no previous indications that the taxpayer was not compliant. This is expected to provide tax authorities around the world with details of assets worth billions held abroad. Financial information will start to be collected in 2016, for the first transmissions in 2017. Fifty eight jurisdictions have committed to be ready then. This includes Spain, the rest of the EU, Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Cayman Islands, Iceland, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Argentina and South Africa.
A further 35 jurisdictions will start in 2018. This includes Australia, Brazil, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Monaco, Russia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Switzerland. In Europe, the Common Reporting Standard will be implemented through the Administrative Cooperation Directive. The revised version of this Directive was adopted in December 2014. It provides for automatic information sharing on interest, dividends and other investment income, account balances, sales proceeds from financial assets, income from employment, directors’ fees, life insurance, pensions and property. This new global exchange of information will be an invaluable tool for the Spanish tax authorities. It will help them not only compare data with tax returns, but also with Form 720 where residents have to declare their overseas assets. The penalties for
undeclared assets can be very costly, so it is important that you declare everything correctly. This loss of financial privacy is a significant change and affects everyone who lives in one country and has assets in another. One thing that has not changed, though, and this is that every individual has the right to structure their assets in a tax efficient manner. It is important to only use arrangements which are compliant in Spain, but it is also important to protect your wealth, for yourself and your heirs, where possible. It is possible to take advantage of legitimate opportunities to protect your assets from various Spanish taxes. You need to be informed on developments and take specialist advice. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out our website www.blevinsfranks.com.
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Never the trio shall meet Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
THE Partido Popular (PP) in Andalucia had a minor strop following PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez’s proviso on post-election agreements. Local and regional parties can cosy up to any political party to ensure a share of power after May 24, Sanchez said, with two exceptions: the PP and the Basque party, Bildu. The PP in Andalucia complained that this implied the party was as far beyond the socialist pale as Bildu. The PP is as far to the right of the PSOE as Bildu is its left. Never the twain or the trio - shall meet - so why should the PP have hurt feelings for being what it is?
Love in a mist MAY 24 and its results are all politicians care about, patently oblivious to the job they were elected for. Four parties want to have their electoral cake and eat it but it is doubtful that any party will claim outright victory.
It’s time to go BOTH Podemos and Ciudadanos insisted that Andalucia’s former regional presidents Manuel Chaves and Jose Antonio Griñan should leave politics if they are to facilitate the election of the their successor Susana Diaz. This has been called blackmail, a strong term for a reason-
able request. Probably neither man was responsible for misappropriating the ERE redundancy funds but they were where the buck stopped. They either knew what was going on and did nothing, or did nothing because they didn’t know about it. Whichever applies, both deserve to go.
BUCK STOPS: Manuel Chaves should leave politics, according to Podemos and Ciudadanos. That is why the PP and the PSOE didn’t immediately pooh-pooh the prospect of tworound elections. It would suit them to see a second heat whittled down to two contestants as they assume that a two-tier system will favour them, revealing how out of touch they are by assuming that either or both would make a second round.
They know they might be less loved than before, but fail to accept they are estranged from an electorate in no hurry to kiss and make up.
Hostage to fortune CIUDADANOS is tickling the fancy of voters committed neither to the Right nor the Left. The PP would happily pact with Cs in voting alliances come May 25 but party leader Albert Rivera is playing hard to get. No pacts until after the general elections in November, he announced, as he does not want Cs to become the hostage of any other party. Of course not. The beauty of this particular strategy is knowing that after the general elections the positions will be reversed and Cs could be the ones taking hostages.
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YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE - YOUR OPINION
Which is best place to be a mum? SPAIN has been ranked in seventh place amongst the best countries in which to be a mother. Norway was the best. However, the UK came in at 24th. Do you think Spain is a better place to be a mother or the UK? SPAIN being ahead of the UK on a list of the best places to be a mother, does not surprise Nikki Gale, travel agent at Viajes Playa Flamenca on the Orihuela Costa. “Although I’m not a mother myself, all my friends who are mums say it is really good. When I’ve had conversations with others about it, they all say how much better it is here for having babies, particularly the health system. You get more scans than in the UK and private rooms in the hospi-
NIKKI: Friends say healthcare for mums-to-be is better in Spain.
tal. I am surprised, though, that the UK didn’t list higher.” Juliette Memmott from Medcare GP and Aesthetic Clinic in Benijofar said: “It does not surprise me that the UK is 24th on the list. I have 10 grandchildren and I know how hard it is to bring them up
in the UK. I also have a lot of mums here tell me that lives for the children seem to be healthier, safer and there is more freedom.” The debate was strong at HFS Kitchens, Bedrooms and Bathrooms, with Janet Jordon say-
ing healthcare is a lot better in Spain: “Both my children suffered from tonsillitis and in the UK we were told they had to suffer with it six times before anything would be done, but here when they had it, they took the tonsils out straight away.”
But it’s not just mums with the opinions, father Lee Thomas said the lifestyle in Spain is definitely better for parenting but the education severely lets it down. “The schools are terrible. I really thought the UK would rank higher than Spain particularly for the education. But for me having lived in Australia, that is the best place to bring up kids, but it is just too far away from family,” he remarked.
From left: JULIETTE has grandchildren in the UK so is aware of the difficulties and issues. JANET thinks healthcare in Spain is better. LEE, Australia would be his top choice.
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Benidorm goes after Unesco and teenagers now prefer using emojis! Nora Johnson
Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a free-lance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/nora-johnson
A COUPLE of bits of news recently, one maybe more surprising than the other. Let’s start with this one first: Benidorm is applying for Unesco world heritage status! This would place the beach resort alongside sites such as the Great Wall of China, Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Giza. Now, Benidorm’s a far more interesting place than it’s given credit for. Formerly a fishing village, it was a pioneer of high-rise holidays near the sea primarily aimed at the residents of major Spanish cities, though naturally it attracts a wide range of other nationalities too. It’s got great promenades, sandy beaches and good restaurants in the old town.
BENIDORM: A vibrant holiday destination for many. Like many resorts, it has a less appealing part, but nonetheless it’s a vibrant holiday destination for many. This isn’t the first time Benidorm’s been portrayed as a world heritage site. In 2008, a French professor championed the high-rise resort as
the ‘Dubai of Europe.’ Benidorm is undoubtedly a successful example of one kind of mass tourism. Does this make it a heritage site? I’m not convinced. What’s your view? And the other less surprising news? That teenagers, being
teenagers, are replacing old forms of ‘text speak’ for emojis (cartoon-like pictures illustrating electronic messages) and new code words. Fleek (looking good) is particularly popular as is FOMO (fear of missing out) and Bae (a romantic term of endear-
ment). And my response? TGUOD (they’ll grow up one day!). This, then, together with the recent proposal to allow students to use Google in exams! Since kids are already geniuses at googling things, the temptation must now be: why bother to learn or remember anything at all? Some claim that the skin-deep, fly-leaf skimming nature of the internet is already a major problem. The speed of news development via social networks means we know more, learn little and remember even less. We live now in such a very easy environment in which to tell a lie and then move on - a trick mastered by recent political spin doctors. And Plato complained that writing would destroy memory! Or was that Archimedes? I can’t remember … Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon. Profits to Cudeca.
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Revenge Charmed 90210 How I Met Your Mother Rules of Engagement Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks New Girl How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs Melissa and Joey Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Empire Supernatural The Big Bang Theory
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SPEED TRAPS: DGT publishes list of locations.
Speed traps listed AS part of a new series, we feature some common driving questions, the answers to which are kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers. IN a bid to reduce the number of speeding motorists on the roads and therefore subsequently reducing the number of speed related incidents, the DGT has published a list of mobile radar speed traps on the roads of Asturias and Castilla y Leon. That is a new departure for Spain. The DGT already publishes national information on the location of fixed speed cameras, information which is also available on some mobile devices such as GPS units, which are legal to own as the information has already been published. However, the law prohibits the use of de-
vices which advise drivers of mobile radar traps, so the fact that mobile speed traps in Asturias and Castilla y Leon has been published is pretty unique. The measure forms part of an overall plan of transparency to ensure drivers respect speed limits on the road. The information published for the two areas is for the month of May and it is expected that it will spread to other areas where speed checks are intensified. To see the locations of fixed cameras around the country, visit www.dgt.es/es/ el-trafico/control-de-velocidad/
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UK Civil Service pensions must be declared in 2016 I read your article about changes in the treatment of Civil Service pensions for this year’s ‘Renta’ (Spanish income tax) exercise. I telephoned the tax office in Valencia and was told that, unless I now had Spanish nationality, the change First, there is no change in the declaration of UK Civil Service pensions for the Spanish tax declaration you make in May and June. This declaration is for the tax year 2014 and the new treaty did not go into effect until January 1, 2015, so the changes will apply to next year’s for 2015. The main change is that all UK persons resident in Spain who receive UK Civil Service or other government pensions will from the next declaration have to declare the amount of these
would not apply. I read the official state bulletin which seems to confirm this but am still confused. She also emailed me a copy of the BOE, the official state bulletin, M C (Costa Blanca)
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pensions on their Spanish income tax form. These government pensions are not OAP pensions. They include Civil Service and municipal jobs as well. Until this year, these pensions ‘did not exist’ for the Spanish tax agency. The taxpayer will list his Civil Service pension along with any other income he has, such as his old-age pension, on his tax decla-
ration. Because Spain has a sliding scale of percentages on income, this total then draws tax at 21 per cent, or 25 per cent or 31 per cent, depending on the amount. The amount of the government pension is then deducted from the total income, but the remaining amount is taxed at the higher rate given by the sliding scale. So you are not taxed directly on the Civil Service income, but you wind up paying more anyway because of the higher percentage.
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A scam to be aware of, but insurance no help at all… I WAS very interested to read the article ‘Avoid being a victim of fraud’, written by Jane Plunkett (Issue 1554). It is exactly what happened to me early in January, when a letter arrived from what purported to be the electricity company saying ‘technicians’ would be visiting. Once in the home, one distracted me and the other stole valuables, in what was an elaborate scam. I am an elderly person and what they took were items precious to me. I would hope other victims would find their insurance company treating them fairly. I have been with my insurance company for a number of years and my cover included robbery, but I was refused a claim as they said it was robbery without violence. So it would seem unless I was willing to be assaulted, I had no claim. I would like to point out I am 89 years old, 4ft 10in tall. So you can imagine what chance I would stand. JS, Fuengirola (Malaga)
Shocking bills HAVE any of your readers ever been billed by Iberdrola electricity company for a meter that was not installed on their property; in other words, someone else’s meter? Iberdrola started billing me for a meter that they allege was installed on the outside of my property in Oliva on June 25, 2014, but no new meter has ever been installed. The original meter is inside and is still working as it should. I am currently unable to return to Spain because of ongoing health problems and despite dozens of emails and telephone calls to Iberdrola they are still taking hundreds of euros from my bank account and seemingly fobbing me off. It would be an extremely simple matter for an Iberdrola employee to visit the exterior of my property (a small townhouse with a frontage of approximately four metres wide) and see for themselves that there is
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The smell was even more vibrant than the vision! This stall in a Granada market made a colourful display. John Walsh, Torrevieja (Alicante)
no meter installed outside and at the same time see exactly whose property the allegedly installed meter is connected to. Then perhaps they could give me a refund of the money that they are stealing from me. Kevin Curzon (via www.euroweeklynews.com)
The wrong sex MY son, who is 22, has lived in Benidorm for four years. For three of those he has worked in three bars; one cash in hand and the last two on contract - or so he thought. When he tried to get the unemployment money to help him during the winter it turned out his contracts were not worth the paper they were written on! To make things worse my son, who speaks Spanish and English, has been looking for work as a waiter, but in spite of emails to 80 bars he has had no luck. Despite having references and good word of mouth reports, and also doing unpaid free work for a well-known Spanish theme park, he has not heard a thing back from anyone.
What is going on in Benidorm now is that bars only seem to want women staff, which is discrimination. When you go inside with your CV they say: “Sorry we want a girl/woman.” This has happened with at least 25 bars which are English, as well as Spanish bars, and it should not be allowed. There are not many 22-year-olds who want to work nowadays but how many knock-backs can you keep getting because you’re not a woman? Paul, Benidorm (Alicante)
I don’t believe it! I CANNOT believe that a report published last week in a Costa del Sol newspaper (EWN all editions Issue 1557) didn’t cause an absolute furore of public indignation. Poor old Leapy bleating on about a war that finished 70 years ago, as though the current population of Germany are all personally responsible. If we want to revisit history how about the Irish Famine? (Grain continued to be exported while one million men, women and children starved); the Boer War? (Who in-
vented concentration camps?); the Aboriginal genocide in Australia?; the slave trade? Fire bombing Dresden? (25,000 civilian deaths in two nights). Oh dear! We did all those but never mind, the Germans were much worse. We should always remember. My own father came out at Dunkirk and was later evacuated from Burma with bits of Japanese mortar shrapnel in his chest. The purpose of remembrance is to avoid the same mistakes again, although I’m not sure we can rely on the current bunch of career politicians to do that. Respect the two-minute silence, honour the fallen, but get over the blame game. Peter Thompson, Torrox (Malaga)
Disgraceful article I’VE just read Leapy Lee’s disgraceful article. How dare he be so opinionated on a subject he knows nothing about! Were you actually there? Did you actually live through the times of torture and fear bestowed upon the
German nation by the Nazi party? I think not. Laying the blame on the entire German nation and demanding that generations later they still ought to apologise for the actions of a crazy demented few and continue to feel guilty is outrageous. Perhaps Leapy would like to personally shoulder the blame for the invention of concentration camps by the British in Nova Scotia back in the 1700s? Or the occupation of India, or more recently the invasion of Iraq? No? How strange. Keep your deluded thoughts to yourself. How you can be given column inches in this publication is beyond understanding. Mrs M Fullerton (by email)
No UK vote I HAVE lived with my wife in Southern Spain for 21 years. We have residencia and are on the padron. We received our voting cards to vote in the May 24 elections in our local town of Fuengirola. Yet despite still paying UK taxes, my wife and I were not allowed to vote in the UK election as we have lived overseas for more than 15 years. Roy and Christine Hayhurst, Fuengirola (Malaga)
Titter ye not REGARDING previous correspondence on giving children inappropriate names, you would have thought that with the surname Mycock the parents of a school friend of mine would have considered calling her Patricia a very bad mistake!! Alan Lowe (By email)
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I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. Dorothy Parker
This week
in history 1536: Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn is beheaded on Tower Green in London at the age of 35. 1568: Mary, Queen of Scots, defeated by the Protestants, escapes to England where she is imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth. 1730: After Lord Townshend resigns from the English cabinet, Robert Walpole becomes the sole minister. 1770: Marie Antoinette marries the future King Louis XVI of France. Long after her death, she remains a major historical figure and a cultural icon. 1796: The first successful smallpox vaccination is administered by English physician Edward Jenner. His work is said to have saved more lives than the work of any other human. 1804: Napoleon Bonaparte who was born on the island of Corsica, becomes the Emperor of France. He won the large majority of his many battles before being defeated in 1815. 1874: Levi Strauss begins the marketing of blue jeans with copper rivets. 1920: Joan of Arc, executed at the age of 19 in 1431, is finally canonized by the Pope. She had been declared an innocent martyr 25 years after her death. 1928: The first Academy Awards (Oscars) are held in Hollywood. 1932: Amelia Earhart lands near Londonderry in Ireland to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. 1940: In the second World War, Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium and begins the invasion of France. 1980: The volcano Mount Saint Helens in Washington, after rumbling for two months, erupts three times in 24 hours. 1991: Winnie Mandela is sentenced to six years in prison in South Africa for taking part in the kidnapping and beating of three black youths and the death of a fourth.
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I haven’t got a waist. I’ve just got a sort of place, like an unmarked level crossing. Victoria Wood
World of English
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Swagger’ and ‘bedazzled’ are just two of the 1,700 original words invented by Shakespeare.
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The Theory of Everything Directed by James Marsh and starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David Thewlis and Emily Watson. Run time: 123 minutes The story of one of the greatest geniuses of our time, Steven Hawking, and his wife Jane Wilde, from their meeting at Cambridge University, and through his diagnosis with motor neuron disease at the age of 21 when he was given just two years to live. Eddie Redmayne picked up the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Hawking.
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Unscramble the name of a famous American actress and humanitarian: NO GLEE IN A JAIL
Dad: “Can I see your report card, son?” Son: “I don’t have it.” Dad: “Why?” Son: “I gave it to my friend. He wanted to scare his parents.”
Unscramble the name of a bird of prey (two words): REPLACE ON FINGER
A kid asks his dad, 2What’s a man?” The dad says, “A man is someone who is responsible and cares for their family.” The kid says, “I hope one day I can be a man just like mum!”
Hexagram
The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (ADMIRE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ADMIRE (10)
RATHER
AWAITS
RESENT
BUSHES
RIOTED
ELDERS
ROARED
HOUSES
SEARED
KISSES
SERIES
MASSED
STEEDS
MENIAL
TRADES
METRES
WHEELS
RAILED
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Steeds, 2 Seared, 3 Reeled, 4 Purred, 5 Leered, 6 Scared, 7 Spears, 8 Veered, 9 Peaked, 10 Severe, 11 Arouse, 12 Settle, 13 Speeds, 14 Galley, 15 Metres, 16 Disuse, 17 Filter, 18 Aspire, 19 Normal
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15 May, Andy Murray, Tennis Player, 28 Scottish born, Andy is a professional tennis chamion ranked World No 3 and is Britain’s No 1 player. He has won many titles including the Wimbledon Championship in 2013, the first British man to do so since Fred Perry, 77 years before. He recently married his long term girlfriend, Kim Novak. 16 May, Pierce Brosnan, Movie Actor, 62 He began his career on TV in the Pho to: I MD series Remington Steele and B also starred in Mamma Mia. He went on to star in the James Bond films, making four in total, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day. He was replaced by Daniel Craig. 17 May, Sugar Ray Leonard, Boxer, 59 An Olympic champion boxer and dominant prizefighter in the 1980s. He won 173 out of his 200 professional fights, and the first boxer to earn more than $100 million. He was voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997. 18 May, Rick Wakeman, Rock Singer, 66 Keyboard player known for his many stints with the progressive rock band Yes. He was featured on songs with Cat Stevens, Ozzy Osbourne, and David Bowie. 19 May, Pete Townshend, Guitarist, 70 He was lead guitarist of The Who and they released many hits such as My Generation. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. He received his first guitar as a present in 1956.
10-Star Quiz BIRDS OF A FEATHER 1. Following the Great Fire of London (1666), which English architect was responsible for the design of the new St Paul’s Cathedral (1675–1711) and many of the city’s churches? 2. What is the name of the protagonist of the novels The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal by Thomas Harris, played by Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore in the film adaptations? 3. What was the name of the ‘busker’ who achieved unexpected commercial success in the UK in the late 1960s with the songs Rosie and Blue Eyes? 4. What was the title of the British ‘magazine format’ children’s television programme shown on ITV from July 1968 to June 1980, which was intended to compete with the BBC’s Blue Peter? 5. Which American comedian was the host of NBC’s The Tonight Show from 1992 to 2009? 6. Which Anglo-Irish writer’s best known work was Gulliver’s Travels (1726), a satire on human society in the form of a fantastic tale of travels in imaginary lands? 7. Which British actress played nurse Tina Seabrook in Casualty (1997 to 2000) and DS Mel Silver in Waking the Dead (2000 to 2004)? 8. Which British-born Australian actor is best remembered for his role as ‘crazed’ television anchor-man Howard Beale in the 1976 film Network, which earned him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor? 9. Which Liverpool-born player won the World Snooker Championship in 1991, defeating Jimmy White 18-11 in the final? 10. Which major business district located in London’s Tower Hamlets, is one of the UK’s two main financial centres and contains many of the Europe’s tallest buildings, including the second-tallest in Great Britain, One Canada Square? 1. Sir Christopher WREN, 2. Clarice M STARLING, 3. Don PARTRIDGE, 4. MAGPIE, 5. JAY Leno, 6. Jonathan SWIFT, 7. Claire GOOSE, 8. Peter FINCH, 9. John PARROT, 10. CANARY Wharf
One of the most accomplished Spanish goalkeepers in history, known for his long stints with Real Madrid and Spain’s national team; helped lead the Spanish national team to its first ever World Cup Championship in 2010. 14 May, Olly Murs, Pop Singer, 31 Pop singer who finished second on The X Factor in 2009 and released the No. 1 single, Please Don’t Let Me Go the following year. He went on to present The Xtra Factor with Caroline Flack.
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YOUR STARS GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Someone very special could come into your life. You must, however, be at the ball to meet the prince. This opportunity for happiness is not going to jump up and bite you. A phone call could be the start of it all. Accept invitations and get out and about. Be aware of what is going on so that you can be in the right place at the right time. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) What is the reason that you are being held back? Are you sure that you are, in reality, being held back at all? These are not trick questions. Being honest with your answers this week will lift a cloud from your horizon. LEO (July 24 - August 23) With high energy you are seeking to get as much done as possible in a small amount of time. Rather than go at it ‘hammer and tongs’, it could be easier. Let someone help you out. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) You are freer than you imagine. Your imagination is letting you down a bit at the moment. Not for some time have opportunities been throwing themselves at you like this. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Give others the benefit of the doubt and your infinite patience this week. Situations will change from minute to minute. It would be a waste of energy to take anything at face value.
TAURUS
(April 21 - May 21)
Wanting to put things right with someone close is a good instinct to have. It would certainly give you peace of mind. Indeed, this should be a quiet and peaceful week and one that is long overdue. Being successful in business is only one part of success. The light is dawning that what you have always wanted has changed.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Although you are only too aware that you are capable of great good when you put your mind to it, it would be wise to bide your time this week. You may not realise that you are expending too much energy until your weary head hits the pillow. Be kind to your body. Some things that are taken for granted should not be so. This can lead to neglect. In neither home nor business is this recommended. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) It may seem that everyone wants your attention at the moment. There are times when you would like nothing more than to go away and clear your mind. This is not only possible but essential. You need some quiet moments. Even a day away can renew your spirits and energy. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) So strong have been the practical considerations of late that you have been in a
bad position. You need to live more for the ‘now’ and less for the ‘tomorrow’. Of course, life should be a mixture of both but sometimes it all gets a bit jumbled. Getting a few hours peace and quiet on your own may be all that you need. Getting enough sleep is also important in this situation. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Putting all of your eggs in one basket is rarely to be advised. It should particularly be avoided this week. For the sake of speed and ease it will be tempting to take short cuts and make decisions that are bland. These will, of their nature, not be of the ‘good’ or ‘great’ categories. You are capable of better. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) How you feel about someone will change dramatically during the week. This will surprise you. Thinking about it logically, though, you have been missing the point for some time. Someone who you always thought of as a friend turns out to be much more. How you deal with this is very much an individual thing. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) With your engine revving and the road ahead clear, a sense of great freedom is with you. There are those for whom this week is a chance to really make headway. For some, though, it is an irksome task. The difference is that some of you are taking a negative attitude. Make sure that yours is positive and you will have a chance to make real progress.
How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case B) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
TARGET: Average: 18 Good: 23 Very good: 34 Excellent: 41
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION arvo aver derv deva dove even ever nave neve nova oven over rave rove vane veer vend vent vert veto vote avert drove evade event evert nerve never novae ovate overt raved raven reave revet roved trave trove vaned verde voted voter advent advert devote evader nerved tavern vender vendor vented venter vetoed vetoer averted overate overeat ravened verdant veteran endeavor renovate RENOVATED
SOUND OF THE WEEK The Magic Whip Released: April 27, 2015 Label: Parlophone, and Warner Bros Records. No. one in the album charts this week, The Magic Whip is the eighth studio album by English rock band Blur. It is the band’s first album since Think Tank (2003), a long gap between two studio albums for Blur.
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Down 1 County with a fringe on top? (6) 2 Peer with an honour’s place for a stud (7) 3 Help class I study in (6)
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CRYPTIC
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Cryptic Across 1 Transaction includes black fur (5) 3 Temporary job for a thespian (6) 6 Sees it relates to (7) 8 One diamond and a heart, love, it’s a rocky state! (5) 10 Jewellery contains some sheep (3) 11 Tessie O’Shea, the Welsh entertainer, reveals cover (7) 12 Well-known for being given food to swallow before noon (5) 13 Be contemptuous of sulphur put on cereal (5) 18 Upset when it’s in an entrance (7) 20 He is a Turkish commander whichever way you look at it (3) 21 Trunk or tangled roots (5) 22 Nuclear submarine I’d put in river (7) 23 They are cold-blooded and calculating! (6) 24 Bleat about the board (5)
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Across: 7 Career, 8 Onager, 9 Bali, 10 Prepared, 11 Aspired, 13 Began, 15 James, 17 Feasted, 20 Steerage, 21 Scab, 23 Reside, 24 Stereo. Down: 1 Saga, 2 Gemini, 3 Dripped, 4 Boxer, 5 Madame, 6 Serenade, 12 Startled, 14 Release, 16 Eyelid, 18 System, 19 Jaded, 22 Amen.
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4 String trio start on Burgundy perhaps (5) 5 Arrive Thursday for the space traveller (5) 7 Terrible danger that is right for a soldier (9) 9 Substitute a fantastic real tent (9)
Code Breaker
14 An uproar after half a dance by an old Roman racer (7) 15 Hates wrong speed (5) 16 Matches one in underwear (6) 17 Broken tablet for engagement (6) 19 An opening, so it’s said, for love (5)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 11 represents Y and 24 represents M, so fill in Y every time the figure 11 appears and M every time the figure 24 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 Religious orders (5) 4 Glass vessel (6) 9 Alluring beauty (7) 10 White heron (5) 11 Simple (4) 12 More unpleasant (7) 13/18 Circus tent (3,3) 14 Thought (4) 16 Border (4) 18 See 13 20 Shorten (7) 21 Completely unclothed (4) 24 Relating to birds (5) 25 Surprise suddenly (7) 26 Indicator (6) 27 Agreement details (5)
Down 1 Small seal (6) 2 State of extreme disorder (5) 3 Footwear (4) 5 Pass beyond limits (8) 6 Revolving (7) 7 Complete (6) 8 Not correct (5) 13 Large and brightly coloured neckerchief (8) 15 Special loved one (7) 17 Annoy continually or chronically (6) 18 Mock or make fun of playfully (5) 19 Alcove (6) 22 Theatrical performer (5) 23 Lure (4)
English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Across: 1 Underpants, 7 Octopus, 8 Staid, 10 Earwig, 11 Thanks, 13 Cravat, 15 Sparse, 16 Amazed, 17 Fitter, 20 Samba, 22 Precise, 23 Advertised. Down: 1 Utter, 2 Duplicate, 3 Rose, 4 Ass, 5 Trainer, 6 Lower class, 9 Dishearten, 12 Happiness, 14 Alarmed, 18 Tried, 19 Spot, 21 Ate.
ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Peace, 3 Estar, 6 Arma, 7 Atraco, 9 Breakfast, 12 Aunque, 13 Nada, 14 Acera, 15 Nieta. Down: 1 Pray, 2 Almirante, 3 Estufa, 4 Translate, 5 Roof, 8 Basura, 10 Raza, 11 Papa.
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Across 1 Chándal (9) 8 Spider (5) 9 Grano (de cereales) (5) 11 Wool (4) 12 House (4) 14 Cat (domestic) (4) 16 Lago (4) 19 Temprano (5) 21 Smooth (skin) (5) 22 Direcciones (9)
Down 2 Carreteras (5) 3 Carbón (4) 4 Señal (de aviso) (4) 5 Departure (3) 6 Relojes (de pulsera) (7) 7 To shrink (7) 10 Trapo (3) 13 Todo (en su totalidad) (3) 15 Despierto (no dormido) (5) 17 Yesterday (4) 18 Those (4) 20 Rojo (color) (3)
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countries in the world Based on their total package of natural beauty, man-made wonders, and weather according to ucityguides.com 1. Italy. facing the open sea to the Great Barrier world. But when it comes to nature, The world’s most beautiful country, the Reef. America really is beautiful. From the most inspiring cultural treasures, and 5. Greece. Hawaiian islands or epic Grand Canyon, magnificent scenery. Nowhere else in the the extraordinarily clear waters of Lake The Greek Islands on the blue waters of world will you find a bigger concentration Tahoe, California's Big Sur, the wildlife in the Aegean Sea are home to some of the of beauty. There’s Venice, Florence and world’s most beautiful beaches. They’re Alaska, the breathtaking scenery of Rome with their varied architecture and the first images of the country but then Yellowstone, Yosemite and the other great the natural masterpiece that is Tuscany there’s the majestic Mt. Olympus, national parks, the Great Smoky with its rolling hills, vineyards and snowMountains... The list of natural wonders extraordinary Meteora, and ancient ruins peaked mountains. seems to go on forever. around the country. it’s understandable 2. Spain. how the idea of so many gods originated 8. Brazil. Perhaps the most diverse country in the here. Brazil has one of the world’s most world, with everything from white beautiful cities, Rio de Janeiro, and really 6. Portugal. Mediterranean villages to sophisticated is blessed by nature. The Amazon is For the pristine natural wonders of the urban centres. You won’t find a city with a incomparable, impossible to begin to volcanic Azores alone, Portugal would be greater sense of individuality than on this list. Then there’s the ‘floating imagine its magnitude, and the horseshoeBarcelona, and from the Pyrenees to shaped falls of Iguaçu regularly sporting a garden’ that is Madeira, the dramatic Andalucia, Spain could serve as the rainbow is one of the world’s most breathcoastline and mystical capes of the backdrop for any kind of film, book or mainland, the serene plains of the Alentejo taking sights. The colonial baroque painting. It’s also the world’s most with the stunningly-sited white medieval architecture of the northeast give it one of seductive country. vilages of Marvão and Monsaraz, the the world’s most soulful atmospheres. 3. France. 9. South Africa. Peneda-Gerês National Park, or the perfect Paris exudes the most perfect atmosphere Cape Town is one of the world’s most collaboration of man and nature in the of cultural grandeur but although the magic fantasy of Sintra and verdant Douro beautiful cities and the Kruger National capital gets all the attention, France offers Park is one of the most memorable Valley. so much more. Villages with abundant Old experiences on the planet. South Africa 7. The United States of America. World charm are all over the country, from Apart from San Francisco, the USA has offers epic diversity of landscapes, from around the magnificent Loire Valley to the Blyde River Canyon to the some of the ugliest cities in the developed verdant Provence. There’s the glamorous Drakensberg Mountains. When you Riviera and if you want, you can see the escape to the Cape, don’t forget your world’s greatest palace (Versailles) and camera, as you’ll be savouring one of the museum (the Louvre.) most awe-inspiring territories on the 4. Australia. planet. Australia is more than a 10. Germany. country, it’s a continent Perhaps the world’s most and still more than that. underrated country, It’s its own world, from Germany is a place of the Outback and the fairy-tales and Uluru-Kata Tjuta architectural jewels. National Park with They’re not necessarily its world-renowned found in the largest stone monolith to the cities like Berlin, Kakadu National Frankfurt, Hamburg, or Park. It is in fact wild Cologne, but Bavaria’s parks and a wide range Romantic Road with its of landscapes that make wealth of unbelievable Australia so extraordinary, castles, and the gorgeous from the Mornington lakes and mountains of the Alps Italy: The world’s most beautiful country. should not be missed. Peninsula National Park
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Some friendly, caring dog-sitters By Lamia Walker of HouseSitMatch IT can be a real bind finding someone suitable to care for older pets. Miles and Mayhew are no exception, they are the much loved Cocker Spaniels belonging to Anne and Danny who came over to live in Spain when they retired five years ago. Now the dogs are rather frail and in need of considerate companions when Anne and Danny travel. Miles who suffers from rheumatism in the back legs will need occasional medication and a watchful eye to make sure he is managing the stairs to the garden. Mayhew is a little hard of hearing and can be a little distressed for a day or so when things change in the home. But eventually they
settle in to a routine with their sitters and life resumes its leisurely pace. Anne and Danny meanwhile can leave their much loved dogs in the capable care of experienced sitters. They find their sitters online at HouseSitMatch.com. They make the effort to get to know their sitters first and once they have checked references they ask them to arrive a day early so the dogs can get used to them and vice versa. Easy! 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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THESE 10 commandments for pet owners contain many truths. It is well worth reading. 1. My life is likely to last 10 to 15 years. Any separation from you will be very painful. 2. Give me time to understand what you want from me. Do not break my spirit with your temper, though I will always forgive you. Your patience and understanding will teach me more quickly those things you want me to learn. 3. Have me spayed or neutered. 4. Treat me kindly, my beloved friend, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for your kindness than mine. Don’t be angry with me for long, and don’t lock me up as punishment. After all, you have your job, your friends, your entertainment. I have only you. 5. Speak to me often. Even if I don’t understand all your words, I understand your voice when it’s speaking to me.
TALK TO ME: I understand your voice when it’s speaking to me.
6. Please take me inside when it’s cold and wet. I’m a domestic animal and am no longer accustomed to the bitter elements. I ask for little more than your gentle hands petting me. Keep my bowl filled with clean water; I cannot tell you when I’m thirsty. Feed me good food so that I may stay well, to romp and play and do your bidding, to be by your side, and stand ready, willing and able to share with you my life. 7. Don’t hit me. Remember, I have teeth that could easily crush the bones in your
hand, but I choose not to bite you. 8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. 9. Take care of me when I get old. You will grow old too. 10. When I am very old, when I no longer enjoy good health, please do not make heroic efforts to keep me going. I am not having fun. Just see to it that my trusting life is taken gently. And be with me on that difficult journey when it is time to say goodbye.
How your dog could give you a disease READ on and afterwards you may think twice about letting your pet lick your face again... By Steve Walsh
BEWARE: A friendly lick could lead to a nasty disease.
THEY are mankind’s loyal companions. But according to a new study, dogs could be a serious risk to our lives. Vets have warned that many people are overlooking the potentially deadly diseases we could catch from our pets. Tuberculosis for example, if dogs come into contact with an infected cow (for instance) they can develop tuberculosis and pass it on to you. The risks are tiny, but real. Roundworms on the other hand... if contaminated with
roundworm eggs, they can grow up to 14 inches long in canine guts. Once inside the human body, they can cause serious internal damage and even blindness. “Roundworm look like cooked spaghetti,” said Vicki Larkham, a vet with the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals. “You know if your dog has them because they will be vomiting or you will see the worms.” Some varieties grow 30ft long inside your intestines and live for 20 years. In people, the tapeworm causes cysts on the
liver, lungs or brain, which can grow 12 inches across and cause organ failure and even death. So don’t let your dog lick your face!
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It is so good to know, now that I have finally come out the other side of my chemotherapy, that I won’t be going back next Wednesday! I am just starting to feel better. No more white tongue, achy muscles or insatiable thirst. I am left however with very dry skin and puffy eyes. I collected my blood analysis from my doctor and noticed the ‘neomarcadores’ or tumour markers were higher than they should be. As all this is new to me I shall await the verdict of my oncologist before reading too much into it. Tumour markers are used to help diagnose cancer, predict a patient’s response to certain cancer therapies, check a patient’s
response to treatment, or determine whether cancer has returned. I imagine that as I still have radiotherapy to go the jury is out. One concerning thing was the type of CAT scan that my on-
Once I meet with my oncologist and we look at the scan results in conjunction with the blood tests, we should have a clearer picture of what type of oral hormone treatment I should receive.
cologist sent me for, just a simple scan of my torso and without any contrast. A close friend of mine who is an oncologist in the
private sector was pretty outraged by this and is trying to intervene to change the scan to one with contrast to better highlight any areas of concern and of my abdomen as well as the torso. We shall see what happens. May 20 is the day I sit down with my oncologist and look at the scan results in conjunction with the blood tests. I suppose we should have a clearer picture of how I have responded to chemo and what type of oral hormone treatment they will decide to give me. As I have said in my previous blog I am playing a waiting game at the moment. I still do not have a date to start my radiotherapy. So on that note I won’t write any more because I sincerely don’t have much else to report. The end of chemo has strangely been a bit of an anti-climax for me so I prefer to catch up with you next week when I hopefully feel a little more cheerful!
By Gemma Quinn IF you want to eat healthily and keep the pounds off then maybe you should make a shopping list. That is the message from a study of 1,300 overweight and obese people that found those who regularly made grocery lists tended to choose healthier food and had lower body weight. Lead author of the study, which was carried out in Pittsburgh, USA, Tamara Dubowitz said: “We don’t
Make a shopping list. know whether people who are healthier pay more attention to what they eat and pay more attention to their weight and are also people who do more planning, or if people who do more planning are more able to avoid impulse purchases and the less healthy options presented to them at the supermarket.” She added that the study did not show that people who made lists were healthier, just that there was a link between the two.
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Bad teeth linked to heart disease and Alzheimer’s GUM disease and poor oral health don’t just put your teeth at risk, studies now show they can also lead to serious health problems including heart disease, strokes and Alzheimer’s disease. So, if you’ve been putting off a trip to the dentist, the advice from Medcare Clinics in Benijofar and Alfaz del Pi is to not delay and get a check up today! National Smile Month starts in the UK on May 18 and aims to spread three very simple dental health messages to help improve oral hygiene: Brush teeth last thing at night and at least one other time during the day with a fluoride toothpaste. Cut down sugary food and drink. Visit your dentist regularly. Free dental checks. To help you with the third one, Medcare British dental practice in Benijofar is offering everyone a free dental examination. Regular dental visits are essential for spotting oral health issues and getting them under control before they damage your teeth and your overall health. But how does what’s going on in your mouth lead to heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s and other serious conditions? It is all to do with bacteria. If you are suffering gum disease or poor oral SMILE: Dental visits essential.
health, bacteria from the mouth can get into the blood stream and affect the whole body. Proteins produced by the bacteria cause platelets in the blood to stick to-
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gether, increasing the risk of blood clots that can starve the heart of oxygen. Poor blood flow and obstructions can cause heart disease, strokes and heart attacks. The risk of bacterial chest infections can also be raised by high levels of bacteria in the mouth. A recent study even linked poor oral health with Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists found people with fewer teeth had a higher risk of developing memory loss or Alzheimer’s. It is thought that gum infections that lead to tooth loss may release chemicals that cause brain inflammation. This in turn is believed to
contribute to memory loss and Alzheimer’s. Even if you practice good oral hygiene, you can still develop gum disease so visit a dentist regularly so any problems can be quickly dealt with. Don’t take any chances with your oral health, you could lose more than just your teeth. To book a free dental examination at Medcare, simply call 966 860 258 or email doctors@medcarespain.com To find out more, visit www.medcarespain.com
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Have trouble sleeping? THEN why not try the 4-7-8 technique
THE 4-7-8 breathing technique claims to help you fall asleep in just 60 seconds. Pioneered by Harvard trained Dr Andrew Weill, the method is described as a ‘natural tranquiliser for the nervous system’ helping to reduce tension in the body.
The technique is based on an ancient Indian practice meaning regulation of breath.
The technique is based on pranayama, an ancient Indian practice that means ‘regulation of breath.’ To do the 4-7-8 breathing technique, you first need to exhale completely through your mouth while making a ‘whoosh’ sound. Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your
KIM KARDASHIAN is the executive producer of a new documentary about social media and mental health, called #RedFlag. The film aired this week on TV channel HLN, part of the CNN network, to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month and looks at how social media can help young people experiencing problems. On a Facebook chat to launch the project, Kardashian said: “I was interested in bringing awareness to the issue when I recently had a friend going through a similar situation... lashing out on social media.” She believes that, while experts say social networks can play a part in exac-
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erbating mental illness, they can be powerful tools in identifying problems and helping others seek help. She also argued that social media was an important forum to talk about mental health in general and to make sure people can access information on where to get support.
KIM: Launched project on Facebook.
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Ask the Optician - How can I stop hayfever affecting my eyes? SAHER SHRIEF, Store Director, Specsavers Opticas, Torrevieja IT’S hayfever season and many people find that it affects the eyes, in some cases making them water, in other cases making them dry, itchy and sore. We get a lot of questions this time of year about this topic, so here are some of the most frequently asked questions for you. How does hayfever affect the eyes? Hayfever can cause conjunctivitis underneath your eye lids which will cause your eyes to feel itchy. When you get conjunctivitis under your eyelids less mucin is produced and your eyes will feel dry. On the other hand the hayfever can simply irritate the eyes and make them water, both bad news, especially if you wear contact lenses. How can I stop my eyes watering and being sore during hayfever season? There are many hayfever remedies available which help reduce all the symptoms of hayfever including the issues with your eyes. If you find your usual brand has stopped working, try a few different ones as every year can be different. If your eyes are reacting quite badly you could also try an antihistamine eye drop.
EYE DROPS: You may have to revert to wearing your glasses during treatment.
Can I still wear contact lenses during hayfever season? Unfortunately hayfever is a real problem with contact lenses. If your eyes are affected badly, there is no option but to revert to wearing glasses so that you can use antihistamine eye drops, as unfortunately you cannot use these with contact lenses. Why am I getting blurred vision with my contact lenses during hayfever season?
If your eyes are sore, or red and you are experiencing discomfort visit your nearest Specsavers.
flamed, and develops papillae (raised red bumps). These bumps cause toric lenses to become off axis causing blur, and also, more mucous is produced and that can blur a lens. The only options are daily disposable lenses, or to revert to your glasses during the hayfever season.
For hayfever sufferers, the eyes can react against a contact lens, or the deposits on a lens. The underside of the top eyelid then gets in-
If your eyes are sore, or red or you are experiencing discomfort, go to your nearest Specsavers for an eye test and advice on how to deal with hayfever this year. www.specsavers.es
Learning a language can be healthy for many people By Steve Walsh KEEPING your wits sharp in old age is a concern many pensioners have, but the answer could be as simple as learning a language or to play a guitar. According to MyAgeingParent.com - a website devoted to the wellbeing of seniors set up by Alex Ingram and Deborah Stone, both of whom lost their fathers some years ago and have a single parent living staying at the top of your game requires keeping your mind busy.
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Some simple changes can cut the risk of cancer A NEW guide compiled by the World Cancer Research Fund, says a healthy diet and being physically active can help reduce the risk of getting cancer. As part of the new ‘I CAN’ campaign, set to launch this week, they offer a range of daily health tips, which can be as easy as eating a carrot. Eating just 100 calories more than you need every day can lead to a weight gain of 11lbs (5kg) a year, and being overweight or obese is linked to 10 cancers. But if you don’t want to cut out snacks, just swap them for healthier options such as vegetable sticks like carrots. And just 30 minutes a day of physical activity could help cut your cancer risk and any type of activity is good, even something as little as walking while chatting on the phone.
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OOTBALL is the most popular sport in Spain that’s a fact! The Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol) is the national governing body and it organises La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the country’s national team, which won the European Championship twice (2008 and 2012) and the FIFA World Cup (in 2010). Football as we know it today was introduced to Spain in the late 19th century by a combination of mostly British immigrant workers, visiting sailors and Spanish students who had travelled over from the UK. The oldest football club in Spain is Recreativo de Huelva which was formed on December 23, 1889 by Dr William Alexander Mackay and a group of British workers employed by the Rio Tinto Company. Although records show that Gimnàstic de Tarragona was formed in 1886 and Sevilla FC four years later, these two clubs did not form an actual team until 1914 and 1905 respectively. The first officially organised football match to be played in Spain took place in Sevilla on March 8, 1890, at the Tablada Hippodrome when the aforementioned Recreativo de Huelva played a mixed team of workers from the Sevilla Water Works. With the exception of two Spaniards, both on the Huelva team,
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HISTORY BOYS: Recreativo de Huelva, Spain’s oldest team, photographed in 1930. the other 20 players were all Britishborn, and consequently this is the main reason why Sevilla FC is so named and not Sevilla CF (‘club de fútbol’ in Spanish). The selected Sevilla team won that first-ever game by 2-0 in front of 1,000 or so interested spectators. In the Basque Country during the early 1890s, a group of British shipyard workers and coalminers formed the Bilbao Football Club, and soon afterwards, in 1898, a number of Basque students, returning from Britain, decided to form the Athletic Club. This early British influence was reflected in the use of English names such as Recreation Club, Athletic Club and Football Club. Real Madrid is the most successful Spanish and indeed European football club, in both the national League (La Liga) and continental competitions. The ‘Whites’ have so far won 10
European Cups/Champions League titles, including the first finals: 1956-60 inclusive, and have finished runner’s-up on three occasions. Real (Los Blancos/Los Merengues) have also won a record 32 Spanish League titles (La Liga), lifted the Copa Del Rey 19 times, the UEFA Cup twice, the Supercopa on nine occasions, the Copa Liga once, the Inter-continental Cup thrice and the World Club Cup also once (2014). CF Barcelona are (to the majority) regarded as the second most successful club in Spain in terms of La Liga victories (just 22) although they have won the Copa Del Rey more times than their El Clasico rivals (26). Barcá are also well down the pecking order when it comes to European triumphs, only four successes in the Champions League, plus four European Cup-winner ’s Cup wins and three Inter Cities Fairs Cup vic-
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tories. In La Liga’s 83-year history (excluding the three seasons when the competition was suspended due to the Spanish Civil War), Real and Barcelona have won 54 titles between them. Chasing the big two for prizes are Athletic Bilbao (31, including 23 La Liga wins), Atletico Madrid (20), Valencia (14), Sevilla (10, including one Europa League and two UEFA Cup final victories), Real Zaragoza (6) and Espanyol (4). Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (although Argentinian) has scored more La Liga goals than any other player (258 and counting). Raul amassed a record 771 appearances in League and Cup competitions for Real Madrid; David
Villa holds the scoring record for Spain at international level with 59 goals, while Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Castillas is his country’s most decorated player with 160 caps to his name. The biggest stadium in Spain is the Barcelona’s Camp Nou with a capacity of 99,354. Santiago Bernabeu, home of Real Madrid, has a capacity of 81,044, followed by Sevilla’s La Cartuja (60,000), Barcelona’s second team ground (55,926), Valencia’s Mestalla, (55,000), Vicente Calderón, home to Atletico Madrid (54,907) and San Mamés, Athletic Bilbao’s ground (53,289).
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Go Italian go Rialto Olé for olives THE summer is upon us and what better way to make the most of the long light nights than by dining outside, snacking on a plate of antipasta and some freshly made stone baked pizza? But you don’t have to go all the way to Italy to enjoy their cuisine, simply head to Rialto in Benimar near Benijofar. Owned by Dilbag Singh who also owns the popular Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant just over the road, this Italian neighbour soon built up its own crowd of regular customers enjoying the authentic Italian cuisine on offer. The extensive menu created by the talented Italian chef boasts over 20 pizzas, a range of soups, salads and starters including bruschettas and carpaccio. Pasta is homemade and served with your choice of tasty sauce, but for serious meat eaters try the mixed grill or grilled fillet steak with a mushroom, red wine or pepper cream sauce. A special children’s menu is also available.
RIALTO: The best in Italian cuisine. All food is served in the spacious and comfortable dining room or al fresco dining can be enjoyed out on the large terrace as you watch the world go by. Upstairs there is a large function room complete with its own bar and access to two roof terraces. It offers the perfect space for private parties and celebrations and can host up to 80 people. Rialto will work with you to create the perfect party for any occasion and staff are available to offer help and advice in meeting your requirements.
This much-loved Italian restaurant offers a special evening menu which is served from 6pm every day for €10.90 and a children’s menu is available for €4.50. If you prefer to recreate that Italian feeling at home, make the most of Rialto’s takeaway service where a free bottle of wine is offered for every order over €20 and now, a free pick up and drop off service is available (call for confirmation and areas covered). For more information or to make a reservation call 966 714 284.
RECENT studies have shown that the olive has dozens of health-protective nutrients as they contain many valuable antioxidants and anti-inflamotory agents. In traditional herbal medicine practices, preparations from olives and olive leaves have often been used in treatment of inflammatory problems, including allergy-related inflammation. New research may help explain how olives work to provide us with anti-inflammatory benefits, especially involving certain allergies. Olives are too bitter to be eaten right off the tree, so don’t try eating raw as they must be
OLIVE OIL: Makes a delicious addition to salads. cured to reduce their intrinsic bitterness. Processing methods vary with the olive variety, region where they are cultivated, and the desired taste. We commonly think about
olives not as fruit but as a zesty vegetable. They are harvested in September but available all year round to make a zesty addition to salads, meat and poultry dishes and, of course, pizza.
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returned on their holidays and visited, becoming more like friends than customers. Harry and Gill sadly passed away in 2007 but the legacy still continues with daughter Joanne and her partner, also named Harry, now leasing the bar out for the last years where again it is continuing to be the local, community hub her parents had built up. To sample their friendly welcome and atmosphere for yourself, Harry’s Bar is open daily with food served from 10am3pm and again from 6pm9.30pm Monday to Saturday and Sundays from 10am7.30pm. For more information call 965 999 973 or follow them on Facebook.
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Gardening Corner By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.
ALTHOUGH most Mediterranean climate zones of Spain had a little spring rain, it was not enough to build up reserves in the water tables of many gardens and agricultural areas. So at present it would be wise to assume we may well experi-
There are now fewer Europeanstyle annuals being planted in gardens.
ence another dry spell. Fortunately gardens in which soils were improved before making plantings are suffering little and watering systems need not yet be used or turned up high. This included the wise use of a little TerraCottem water storing soil improver at the base of planting holes and
MAINS WATER: Older houses have large storage tanks available. roots. The base of cuttings were planted deep, plantings were mainly drought resistant plants, deep mulchings were then made and close plantings en-
sured that all the surface of soils and mulchings were in continuous shade. Year by year notice is being taken of such practical and sen-
sible approaches to Mediterranean gardening and fewer and fewer plants such as northern European-style annuals are being planted. For those that
have yet to take such steps, the book ‘How to use less water in your garden’ and its new sister translation into Spanish ‘Como usar menos agua en tu jardin’ are now both available inexpensively from Amazon Books UK and Es. Unfortunately the watering that does need to be done is made more difficult by low water pressures caused by those property owners who empty their swimming pools each spring to clean and then refill them, rather than taking steps to keep their pools clean throughout the year, and also grit in
main distribution water pipes blocking the filters installed before water meters. In some areas even more havoc is being caused by the cutting back on the maintenance of the pumps used to extract water from bore holes that has occurred during the economic recession. Not far from us, 100 houses and a dozen large chicken farms have been without water for a week while the spare pump which broke down some years ago is now urgently repaired to replace the pump that broke down last week. Fortunately those that live in a house built more than 30 years ago are not bothered by such happenings as they have large storage tanks under the house or adjacent terrace to store rain water or mains water. Some were built wisely with a year’s water capacity. It would make sense to reintroduce this practice, especially if global warming is to continue. I mention ‘is to continue’ as there are now books being published to warn us of the new tendency towards global cooling. Might our grandchildren see the start of the mini ice age like that which affected Spain from around 1450 until 1850 and enabled the ice houses one finds in the inland valleys along the Costas to be used as communal fridges and deep freezers? I notice that it is now light outside so I’m off to do a little watering before the pressure drops from more pool fillings. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com May 2015
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that may be required following any building work or changes made to the property, to ensure a smooth and simple exchange when the property is sold. “Too many times we have heard vendors say that they have ended up with less money than they expected when the sale completes. This is mainly down to the fact that they have not been given the correct information when offers are made,” said Clive. “We pride ourselves on the good reputation that we have earned and therefore it is very important that
we are fully transparent when it comes to any offers made on a property. To do this, we provide a full breakdown of the costs that are involved in selling a property, which enables the vendor to make a fully informed decision for them and avoid any nasty surprises at the end of the sales process.” Spanish Life Properties have listened to what their clients want, analysed market trends and identified the ever-growing importance of internet marketing. Alex works daily to ensure the company is high on the
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Prices start to go up for resales SECOND-HAND homes increase in value
STABILISATION: Prices rise after seven months of falls. By Dilip Kuner THE price of second-hand homes in Spain rose 1.1 per cent month on month in April. This turned round seven months in a row of falls, according to figures from property portal fotocasa.es together with the IE Business School. On average second-hand housing cost â‚Ź1,636 per square metre, an increase quarter-on-quarter of 0.4 per cent in April, compared with January
2015. The 0.4 per cent rise is in contrast to the 1.4 per cent fall seen in the same period last year and is said to herald the stabilisation of property prices in Spain. Of the 15 regions that saw rises the biggest increase, prices in Castilla-La Mancha were up 3 per cent. and in the Balearic Islands by 2.4 per cent. Since the peak, prices of second-hand homes have fallen by an average of 45 per cent from â‚Ź2,952 per square metre in April 2007.
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Spanish homes fair is bigger than ever SIMA exhibition expands as agents show new optimism for market By Jo Harvie THE SIMA Spanish property exhibition held in Madrid last weekend, from May 7 to 10, was the biggest of its kind yet. The fair’s 120 exhibitors were spread over the huge halls of the Feria de Madrid, where extra space had to be booked as more agencies than anticipated clamoured to take
120 the number of exhibitors at Sima fair
part. The director of the event organisers, Eloy Bohúa, said the record numbers of exhibitors was an indicator of the positive outlook in the property market. “The general improvement in the economy is clearly noticeable,” he said, pointing to the “exhibition area increasing by 20 per cent over that of 2014 and the percentage of promotions at the show for the first time also being higher than any of the preceding years, reaching 40 per cent of
the total.” Most of the participating promoters of residential property represented the Madrid area, at just over 50 per cent of exhibitors, and there was also a strong presence of agencies offering holiday homes. After Madrid, Alicante was the most well represented area, followed by Murcia and Malaga. Bohúa also pointed to the presence of mortgage lenders at this year’s fair as another example of an improving outlook. Although financers had been at the exhibition in recent years, their main aim had been to sell on their recovered properties. “But now,” Bohúa said, “they are also competing for the credit and this is something positive for the visitor.”
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Top tips to enhance your home YOUR private or communal gardens will set the stage for your property John Graham The property expert AS a surveyor and property investment advisor, I would like to share some top tips with you, which will increase the value of your property. Improve your property’s kerbside appeal Your private or communal gardens will set the stage for your property and it is a proven fact that spending money on landscaping private or communal gardens will give you a big return on investment and significantly increase the value of your property. I have many years of experience showing properties to investors and badly maintained gardens have actually put them off. This is bad news if you spend all your improvement budget on your property and nothing
OUTSIDE SPACE: Make sure it is well maintained and attractive to prospective buyers.
on your garden. I’m not suggesting that you put on a Chateau de Versailles musical fountain show in your garden but there are some important things you should do to
start increasing the value of your property. The objective of landscaping your garden is to enhance the look of your property and not to hide it
from view or block any attractive views. Trees planted close to your property are not good news, they could be blocking natural light and ob-
scure your views, and roots could damage foundations or drainage pipes. Trees blocking views should be removed or trimmed back. You could replace dense trees with palms, they look better will not block your views. With all tree replacements, first check with the local authorities on what you can and cannot do and keep your neighbours informed. Any bushes, hedges and shrubs planted close to the property should be trimmed back. Patios and terraces should be well maintained and broken tiles replaced. Outdoor lighting can create an attractive evening ambience. Add security lights. Your pool should be clean and well maintained. Ensure entrances, walls and fences are well maintained to a high standard. You now should have a home with high quality kerb-side appeal.
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PACKAGE: Bankia is selling €4.8 billion of properties.
Bankia plans vast sale BANKIA is to sell off a portfolio of residential and commercial properties in its possession with a value of €4.8 billion, the financial press is reporting. Spain’s fourth largest bank is putting up for sale residential properties worth €3.3 billion, with the rest of the package made up by commercial property and land, according to a Credit Suisse Group document, says the Bloomberg financial news agency. Bankia’s sale is a response to improve-
ments in the market, particularly the recovering levels of international investment. Patricio Palomar, head of alternative investment at estate agents CBRE Group in Spain, told Bloomberg: “The risk perception of the country has fallen so much, and the expectation of recovery in the property sector is so high compared with neighbouring countries, that there are many investors sear chi ng f or al l ki nds of r eal est at e products.”
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Growth in deliveries, revenue and first quarter profits PORSCHE is moving away from its traditional small sports cars By Dilip Kuner A SIGN that the world economy is starting to boom is the increase in sales of high end cars. That is seen at companies like Porsche, which has begun the year 2015 successfully - with growth in deliveries, revenue and profit in the first quarter. From the beginning of January to the end of March, the sports car manufacturer delivered 51,102 new vehicles, which is 32 per cent more than the same period last year. Revenue in the first three months of 2015 increased 29 per cent to €5.08 billion, and operating profit surpassed the prior year figure by 10 per cent and reached €765 million. The number of employees also grew 12 per cent to 22,945 employees. Matthias Müller, Chairman of the Execu-
The success of the new compact SUV Macan which was introduced last year is driving sales.
tive Board at Porsche AG said the sports car manufacturer would stay on course for a successful business year in 2015. One of the biggest factors behind the rise in sales is the move away from its traditional small sports cars.. The success of the new compact SUV Macan, which was introduced last year is driving sales. Other highlights are new versions of existing models. They include the GT vehicles – the 911 GT3 RS and Cayman GT4 - as well as the Boxster Spyder and the Panamera Exclusive. “Our successful vehicle strategy lets us satisfy the wishes of many customers,” said CEO Matthias Müller.
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It’s Peugeot’s 875bhp Vision Gran Turismo PEUGEOT do powerful concept cars FEW companies do wacky, irresponsibly powerful concept cars like Peugeot does wacky, irresponsibly powerful concept cars. There’s the 500bhp 308 R, the V12-engined 908 GT, the 908 RC - a luxury limo with the 700bhp V12 HDI from Peugeot’s 908 Le Mans car - and the list goes on. And on. And now this. It’s called the Peugeot Vision Gran Turismo, and it will appear exclusively in Gran Turismo 6 alongside similarly bonkers concepts - all of which were designed to celebrate the gaming franchise’s 15th anniversary.
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Burnley and QPR down as super Andy wins in Spain International Sports A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains. Costa de Almeria
THERE is plenty of sporting action to suit everyone over the next five days. Following the second legs of the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday between Barcelona, 3-0 up on Bayern Munich and last night between Real Madrid, 2-1 down to Juventus, this evening Sevilla who lead Fiorentina 3-0, and Dnipro, 1-1 with Napoli, contest the second legs of their Europa League semis. Then we have a cluster of vital bottom-of-the-table Premiership games involving QPRNewcastle, Southampton-Aston Villa, Spurs-Hull and Sunderland-Leicester. And talking of Newcastle... go out and play football; stop whinging! The French MotoGP takes place at Le Mans where a revitalised Valentino Rossi will be seeking to increase his lead at the top of the riders’ championship. We have two big golf tournaments... the Spanish Open in Barcelona and the Wells Fargo
ANDY MURRAY: Beat Nadal in the final of the Madrid Open to win his 10th Masters title.
DID YOU KNOW? 2014-15 has been a ‘B’ of a football season... Bournemouth, Bristol City, Burton Albion, Barrow and Barnet all won their respective Divisions; Barcelona are going for the double; Bayern Munich are Bundesliga champions; Brugge (Belgium) and Benfica (Portugal) are in sight of League championships while Burnley and Blackpool suffered relegation. Championship in North Carolina. There’s a full programme of Super League Rugby, the top game being the Yorkshire derby
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Andy Murray destroyed Rafael Nadal in the final of the Madrid Open - yes he battered the Spaniard 6-3, 62 to win his 10th Masters title and register his first over Nadal on clay. Petra Kvitova ended Serena Williams’ 27-match winning streak in the women’s competition. Nico Rosberg ’comfortably’ won last Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, his first victory of 2015. Lewis Hamilton (after a bad start) was second with Sebastian Vettel third. This was the 24th consecutive race whereby a Mercedes driver has stood on the podium. Hamilton is top driver with 111 points, Vettel has 91. After last weekend’s BTCC meeting at Thruxton Park, Gordon Shedden (114 pts) leads the driver’s championship from Colin Turkington (106), Matt Neal (103) and Jason Plato (102). Northampton thrashed London Welsh 46-0 to ensure a home semi-final tie Rugby’s Aviv Premiership. Leicester defeated Wasps 26-21, Gloucester beat London Irish 3513 and Exeter won at Saracens 24-20 in other top games. GB Olympian Jessica-Ennis Hill returned to racing after two years out to finish third in the 100m hurdles at The Great City Games in Manchester.
between leaders Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield Giants. And tomorrow and Sunday there are Diamond League Athletics meetings in Qatar and Shanghai respectively. FOOTBALL ROUND-UP Burnley, despite a 1-0 win at Hull and QPR (clattered 6-0 by Manchester City for whom Sergio Aguero struck a hattrick) have been relegated from the Premiership. They’ll be joined in the second tier next season by either Hull, Sunderland (who won 2-0 at Everton), Newcastle (held 1-1 by WBA), Leicester (2-0 winners over Southampton) or Aston Villa (who beat West Ham 1-0). The Championship Play-off semi-finals are evenly poised. In the semi-final first legs, Ipswich and Norwich drew 1-1 in the East-coast derby, while Brentford lost 2-1 at home to Middlesbrough. Preston (easy semi-final winners over Chesterfield) will play Swindon or Sheffield United in the FL1 Play-off final and Wycombe or Plymouth will face Stevenage or Southend in the FL2 showdown. Arsenal have qualified to play in the Champions League for the 18th successive season and will be joined in the competition by Chelsea, Manchester City and seemingly Manchester United who won 2-1 at Crystal Palace. Liverpool, after a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge have missed the boat! Inverness Caledonian Thistle (average home attendance 4,600) will play in next season’s Europa League. Barcelona (2-0 winners over
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Real Sociedad) lead Real Madrid (2-2 with Valencia) by four points and victory on Sunday at Atletico Madrid will give them their 23rd La Liga title. Pep Guardiola could take over as Manchester City manager next season.
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TOUR PERSPECTIVE Your weekly guide to better golf
FOR those who watched the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass last weekend, you were treated to one of the best Sunday finishes I have ever seen. It is no coincidence that you see Garcia, Westwood, Stenson and the best ball strikers on tour at the top of the leaderboard year after year. This year’s winner Rickie Fowler is no exception. After finishing Eaglebirdie-birdie to get into a play off, he went on to birdie the infamous island-green 17th twice more in the playoff. The game of golf is clearly in great shape with Mcilroy, Spieth and Rickie Fowler leading what could be seen as the changing of
the guard as Mickelson and Woods slowly begin to fade. While most golfers will never reach professional level, there are a few things that you can learn from the attitude of Tiger Woods and the new crop of golfers. Amateur golfers tend to obsess over handicaps and score often limiting themselves. Professionals play each shot as it comes, try to birdie every hole, make every putt and every chip. Just because they know that is unlikely, it doesn’t stop them striving for it. Aim higher and more specific and you will improve and play closer to your potential. Take note of your scores through the year and keep track of your eclectic - your best score on each hole put together on one card. This is your true potential so go for it. What have you got to lose? Please feel free to read more and contact Jordan via his website www.jordangibb golf.com
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TENNIS - Roger Federer won his first clay GOLF - Rory McIlroy beat Gary court title for three years when beating Woodland to win his first WGC Pablo Cuevas in Istanbul. Match Play title at Bridgetown.
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A closely run match TWENTY players teed up to take on El Paraiso at Campoamor on May 10. The top two spots could only be separated by handicap with Chris Gray edging out Callum Hitcham both returning 38 points. Two points further back came Rob Ricketts with level par 36 points. Fourth place was decided by Lower Handicap between Tove Roed and Arne Hansson, where Arne’s handicap was one less than Tove’s. For more information and events along with cheaper green fees, visit www.clubdegolfel paraiso.com or call the secretary on 661 524 101.
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Sporting success in Torrevieja BUSY time for sportsmen and women in Torrevieja both on land and sea
IN TRAINING: Dutch athletes took advantage of the facilities at Sports City. By Gemma Quinn THERE has been success for the sailors of the Real Club Nautico of Torrevieja this weekend off the Alicante coast, during the regional championship of the Optimist class. It was the sailors’ last chance to win a place on the Valencian team for the national championships to be held in late June in the
Cantabrian waters of Laredo. Torrevieja’s José Maria Wandosell got the title of regional champion in the Optimist class, while Olav Crespo, making a debut in Alicante, won silver in U13 category. Angel Baeza, meanwhile, manages to be among the 25 best in the region. Back on dry land as the city’s sailors were off competing at sea, at Sports City, a
team of 15 Dutch athletes arrived in Torrevieja for a 10-day training camp. The trip was organised by Tonnie Dirks, a successful athlete Dutch athlete, known for long distance and marathon running. The mixed senior category men and women are all 400m, 800m and long distance runners and were training for the upcoming national and international competitions.
El Pirata Golf is up and running The El Pirata Golf Society began life with a ‘wanted’ poster, at the beginning of April, in the Bar El Pirata located in Quesada, close to the roundabout and a sand wedge away from the 18th hole. Since its conception it has attracted over 50 members and seems to have golfers joining on a weekly basis. The inaugural match is scheduled for May 19, keeping it very local, at La Marquesa golf course. If you are interested in joining them email atelpiratagolfsociety@ outlook.com.