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BENEFITS from treating foreigners By Eleanor Hawkins ALTHOUGH blamed in the past for costing Spain money, expats don’t drain the health system in Murcia, actually they benefit from treating foreigners. Although there is a longstanding myth in Spain that tourists and expatriates are a drain on the country’s health system, new reports have proved that in fact, at least in
Murcia, they bring money in. The authorities have revealed the region will pocket €22.4 million this year from agreements with other European countries regarding healthcare. While €5.8 million of the amount is the amount due for treating tourists from overseas taken ill on holiday, the rest comes thanks to pensioners (mostly British and French) for each of whom Murcia Health
System (SMS) is paid €216 per patient per month thanks to an agreement between the National Social Security Institute (INSS) and their countries of origin. Although the situation changes concerning people from outside Europe, the health expenses they run up are relatively low (about €18,000 in 2011, the latest figure available) so do not break the bank. Yet recent audits at the SMS
show not all services are billed for. For years the service has lost unknown amounts for this reason but this is now changing.
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Farmers have a rethink on crops ALTHOUGH in recent years Elche farmers had been swapping typical almonds for more exotic pomegranates, prices this year have improved so much many are considering changing back.
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July record-breaking month for visitors WORK must be done to ensure Valencia continues to attract people to return
While last year a kilo of top quality almonds was selling for less than €6, farmers have reported that this year prices of up to €8.5 per kilo have been registered.
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Britons evacuated from blazing house LOCAL Police officers in Cartagena saved the lives of a British couple and their 16-year-old daughter from a fire that broke out in a home in La Azohia. Officers beat the fire brigade to the scene of the blaze on Avenida de Levante and managed to evacuate the people from house and put the flames out with a hosepipe.
Environmental workshops ENVIRONMENTAL workshops have been arranged in Torrevieja. The activities are part of the Blue Flag programme and aim to make citizens aware of their environment and to learn to care for the
city’s beaches. Information tents will be set up along the beaches with various activities and information available for residents about the beach environment and marine biology.
VALENCIA REGION: Over the first seven months of the year 3.6 million tourists from abroad visited.
By Eleanor Hawkins JULY was a record-breaking month for Valencia with almost one million visitors from abroad coming to the sun. For the first time ever the region welcomed 911,315 people from overseas, 8.9 per cent more than in July 2014, tourism department representative Francesc Colomer has reported. Over the first seven months of the year 3.6 million tourists from abroad have been
911,315 people from overseas visited to Valencia, 4 per cent more than between January and July last week, according to a new report on Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism’s Frontur tourism surveys. While the results, Colomer said, are very positive and confirm the potential of the
tourism sector as an important way to generate jobs and income in the area, the numbers could be due in part to instability in other Mediterranean destinations, meaning work must be done to ensure Valencia continues to attract people back. “The situation should motivate us all to plan ahead and work on ways to encourage people to return,” Colomer said, stressing that improvements to the sector are needed to ensure it continues to seduce visitors in the future.
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Fiesta La Mercè is the highlight of Barcelona CELEBRATES saying goodbye to summer and a welcome to autumn
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Hospital transfer Hand injured A MAN, aged 30, was rushed to hospital in Valencia to try and save his hand following a car accident in Mazarron.
Dirty Elche Lack of cleanliness THE PP party has denounced the lack of cleanliness in Elche. According to the PP, extra care announced by the tripartite governing “is not reflected in reality.”
Clean up Rubbish collected RESIDENTS, tired of having their appeals for rubbish to be removed from Los Alcazares, have got the job done themselves with volunteers collecting over 40 bags of rubbish from a field next to Lidl supermarket.
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THE DEVILS: One of the main features of the street parties.
By Steve Walsh WIDELY known by the Spanish as Barcelona’s biggest party of the year, the Fiesta La Mercè is the highlight of Barcelona’s festival calendar. The event is known to have first taken place in 1902, and is designed to embody the saying goodbye to summer and its fiery reds, and the welcoming of the colours of autumn. ‘The Devils’ are one of the main features of the street parties, and are made up by special community groups that dress up and throw caution to the wind, brandishing and wielding hand held fireworks as they run through the crowded
2M Taking place in mid September, the celebrations of fiesta La Mercè lasts for around five days and is a loud, proud and bright festival held in honour of Mare de Deu de la Mercè, the Patron Saint of Barcelona, and will be attended by some two million people.
streets dressed like devils. Although the Fire Runs or ‘Correfoc’ are one of the highlights of the fiesta, there are thousands of other events and festivities going on in hundreds of locations across the city. Streets in all areas will be filled with events, parades, Castellers or ‘Human Towers,’ Firebreathing dragons spraying sparkers into the crowd, a Gigantes (Giants Parade), and a spectacular Projection Show where huge buildings are transformed and draped with multicoloured images. La Mercè has something for everyone, music, street performances, and drama, in thousands of venues across the city, for all ages and nationalities.
THIS month has been credited as the best in the history of Spain in terms of tourism volume. The 8.78 million international tourists who visited Spain in July of 2015 represents an increase of 6.3 per cent compared with July of 2014.
Quote of the Week Cilla, I would just like to say - thanks for all the fun, thanks for all the laughs. Ta-ra girl, I will see you on life’s highway. Paul O’Grady at Cilla Black’s funeral on August 20
More schools in Murcia to go bilingual THE Murcia Region is starting the new school year with 31 schools joining the bilingual education programme, through the initiative promoted by the Regional Government. The programme includes al-
ternating classes in primary schools being taught in Spanish and English and the number of centres following the initiative is growing, with 254 schools offering bilingual education to over 35,000 students. The Re-
gional Government hopes to have the bilingual model in place in all schools by 2020. General Director of Educational Innovation and Attention to Diversity, Ana Millan, said: “From this course, the bilingual
programme allows greater autonomy to schools when carrying out their implementation, as they can decide both the number of areas taught in English, as well as the number of hours assigned, adapting to demand.”
The new centres beginning this course with the bilingual programme in primary years have received the training necessary for its implementation during June and July. Further training will also be available.
PLANS are being discussed to open up a section of the Mazarron mines to visitors to offer a year round tourist attraction.
3,000 homes Council approved BENIDORM Council has approved the creation of up to 3,000 homes built on a 9,000 square metre plot of land.
Whale spotted First time A WHALE was spotted off the coast of Santa Pola. It was spotted by crew on a boat sailing from Ibiza to the main land and said it was the first time in 25 years of doing the journey they had seen a whale.
Low demand Summer quiet CREVILLENT has blamed the closure of the town’s sports centre during August on the lack of use during the summer, saying usage does not cover the running and cleaning costs.
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TERRACE THREAT: Restaurateurs in Alicante City say removing tables from the streets is a threat to their livelihoods.
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LEGAL action is being threatened against Alicante’s mayor by the Provincial Association of Restaurant and Bar Owners. The group have said they will take action, through civil and criminal proceedings, as the conflict continues in the city’s entertainment and night life zones. Councillor for Public Roads, Miguel Angel Pavon, has called for the “reduction of tables and chairs” and their “relocation” from the
city’s streets, in the areas of Gabriel Miró, Luceros, Castaños, La Viña, Explanada, Labradores and San Cristóbal, much to the anger of the entrepreneurs who say this is a threat to their livelihoods. Pavon said the new ordinance is a decision made in a bid to find a “balance” between businesses and the considerations of residents, but restaurateurs have called it a “frontal attack” on the sector. The councillor has also tightened the system of penalties for breaches of the ordinance, with
fines of up to €3,000 or even the suspension of activity for repeat offenders. Spokesman for the Provincial Association of Restaurant and Bar Owners, Lalo Diez, said existing licences had not been taken into account and any ordinance change must be “justified by legal and technical reports” and if not, the association warns it would “take appropriate civil and criminal legal action.” Diez added: “If you remove tables and chairs it sends people into unemployment.”
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Residents want their voices heard IKEA more welcome than shopping centre, say associations By Linda Hall TWELVE residents’ associations in Alicante City have asked to be included in negotiations with Ikea. The regional government has halted the Strategic Territorial Action plan (ATE) that was the previous city hall’s solution to allowing the Ikea project to go ahead in the Rabasa neighbourhood. Members of the local government met representatives from the Swedish chain in July and a further meeting is planned between Ikea and the regional government in Valencia. Members of the different associations want their own proposals and requests to be taken into
SWEDISH SUPERSTORE: Discussions continue.
account before any decision is made. A spokesman for the associations, Jose Maria Hernandez, stressed that members only opposed the mammoth shopping centre planned for the complex in the Rabasa district. They were in favour of an Ikea store for Alicante, Hernandez said, and were not asking to sit down and negotiate with Ikea. “But we would like city hall to know our opinions and proposals and to defend these during discussions,” he explained. Whatever decisions are finally reached with Ikea, these would ultimately affect traffic and the environment in the neighbourhoods where members live, Hernandez said.
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NATO drill creates ‘mini Normandy’ SPAIN, Italy and Portugal are hosting Trident Juncture 2015, NATO’s most ambitious manoeuvres for more than a decade. Held in October and November the exercise involves 36,000 troops from 30 countries and will be setting out from, and finishing in, Valencia, the Defence ministry confirmed. The Mediterranean exercise is designed to train and test the NATO Response Force created to be deployed quickly in new scenarios that include jihadi terrorism. Not only will it evaluate member countries’ battle-readiness but also their ability to deploy and assemble Mobility and access to a hypothetical country requiring hypothetical aid or intervention will be decisive factors, which is where Valencia comes into the picture. From mid-September until the beginning of October, Valencia City and Sagunto will be the entry ports for troops, equipment, arms and vehicles from other NATO members. “It will be like a smallscale Normandy landing,” said Spanish military sources.
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VOLUNTEERS lift cigarette butts from Cala del Pino beach
ALCOY asked the regional government to provide a stable forest ranger unit for the Font Roja national park. City hall maintained that a unit should be ready at all times for emergencies.
High taxes SCRUTINY of Castalla Town Hall’s bookkeeping found that finances in good shape but local taxes were 40 per cent over the provincial average.
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN: Lifted kilos of cigarette ends. By Eleanor Hawkins FIFTY volunteers collected six kilos of cigarette ends from Cala del Pino beach and nearby woods in the La Manga area in just 40 minutes on Sunday. For the second year running, Plataforma Vivir en La Manga group held its I’m a Beach, Not an
Ashtray campaign, which spokesman Jose Espinosa said Cartagena Mayor Jose Lopez took part in this year along with volunteers. Espinosa explained that the group has suggested the council encourages lifeguards on duty to help raise awareness on the need to keep beaches clean and respect the environment by chatting with bathers on site.
HOSPITALS and health centres in Alicante Province treated 279,605 patients from other regions of Spain last year. The majority were tourists and they cost the Generalitat regional government approximately €53.5 million in 2014. Once added to healthcare costs for Spanish tourists in the provinces of Valencia and Castellon last year’s outlay totalled €97 million. This money is not finding its way back to the Valencian Community and all that has been returned so far is €1 million to cover part of the cost of medication prescribed in 2013. The situation is unlikely to improve as the national government has not included the Health Cohesion Fund in its next budget. This fund was created in 2001 to cover healthcare for Spanish residents in regions other than their own. The head of the Generalitat’s Health department intends to reclaim the money from the Assistance Guarantee Fund.
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Disabled children refused treatment ASSOCIATION reports health centres that wouldn’t help By Eleanor Hawkins VEJA BAJA’S Disabled Association, ADIS, has reported two health centres for refusing to treat three autistic teenagers on holiday in Alumbres last week. The youngsters, aged 13 and 14, had earache and summer camp staff decided to take them to see a doctor, ADIS president Josefina Valero reported. Yet Alumbres medical centre refused to see the children, saying they couldn’t be treated as they were from elsewhere in Spain. They were also turned away from a walk-in emergency centre in La Union and eventually
had to go to Santa Lucia hospital, where they were made to wait more than five hours. “The attention was appalling, you can’t keep autistic kids waiting for five hours, there should be protocols for these cases,” Valero complained. The health department meanwhile said it had no knowledge of the case but confirmed the children should have been given treatment as their data could have been retrieved from the computer system without difficulty. Regarding the hospital wait, the department insisted that length of time was average for minor ailments but said usually children with disabilities were given priority.
Police find few drunk drivers DRIVERS in Cartagena were found to be very responsible, or good at avoiding police checks, during a recent antidrinking and driving campaign. The Local Police force, with
418 drivers were given breathalyser tests, but only six of them had been drinking
the DGT traffic authority, ran the campaign all over Cartagena from August 10 to 16 and reported that 418 drivers were breathalysed and just six tested positive for alcohol.
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Beach is closed Cambridge FX phones now fixed to avoid risks PLAYA BABILONIA is to be partly fenced off
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By Eleanor Hawkins CUSTOMERS calling Cambridge FX recently may have had some trouble getting through. The good news is that the telephone gremlins have been finally put to rest and phones are now working. The problem occurred when Spanish telephone company Telefonica installed some analogue telephone lines and phones. However, the lines were then switched to digital lines, so the phones did not work. Regional Sales Manager Chris Wakeling had to stump up the cash for a new switchboard which took Telefonica another two weeks to connect and get the phones working.
DUE to the terrible state it is in, Guardamar del Segura Council has announced it is going to have to fence off 640 linear metres of Playa Babilonia, a measure likely to upset beachside homeowners. The measure, due to be put into effect as soon as the coastal authorities approve it, aims to avoid danger caused by the terrible state erosion has caused to the beach. Over recent years, as homeowners saw the
CAMBRIDGE OFFICE: People visited in person. Now that all is well on the telecommunications front, Chris would like to express his thanks for all those calling that did not give up in despair but emailed or visited the office in person to let the company know about the
problem. In fact, out of gratitude for their perseverance, he is generously offering them vouchers for a meal for two (including drinks) which can be used any time and can be collected directly from the office.
beach practically wash away and storm waves began to hit their houses, sacks of stones and other items have been used as improvised, unauthorised breakwaters which are dangerous. The fence, Beaches councillor Ana Martinez reported, will close off the area between houses 47 and 197 and residents have been urged not to use their private accesses. Sorting out the state the beach is in, Martinez stressed, is down to the coastal authorities and she said safety was the council’s priority.
Nationality awarded to almost 30,000 south American people ALMOST 30,000 people from southern America living in Alicante Province have obtained Spanish nationality over the last 10 years, the Ministry of Employment and
Immigration has reported. Altogether 29,254 people were granted nationali t y, o b t a i n i n g t h e s t a t u s and rights of Spanish citizens and being removed from foreign residents
l i s t s . T h e l a rg e s t g r o u p , making up almost a third of the total, was from Colombia and there were almost as many from Ecuador. Third on the list was Argentina.
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Parents prepare for back-toschool costs STUDY finds families paying €740 per child on average
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Textbooks cost €248 per year per pupil. By Eleanor Hawkins PARENTS in Alicante will have to fork out an average of €740 per child as back-toschool spending begins for the 2015-2016 academic year, a study has revealed. A report drawn up by Tyrius consumers’ association and the Provincial Housewives’ Association has revealed that families will be spending between €428 and €928 per child in preparation for the new school year, which starts on September 10 for little ones and the following
€470 per child is the average amount parents will fork out in September day for secondary schools. The study found that average spending would be €928 for secondary students, €900 for sixth formers, €712 for primary pupils and €428 for infant school pupils, with textbooks taking up an average of €248 for each child. All is not lost though, Tyrius said, as book swapping
schemes and second hand books could help reduce these costs. The association also reported that secondary schools in particular were increasingly using electronic materials instead of traditional printed textbooks. Although this system has obvious financial and ecological benefits in the long-run, families will have to budget for electronic tablets (about €400 including insurance) and the ebooks, although cheaper, cannot be reused as the licences run out after one year.
Childen’s beach discovery sparks intense sea-search A GROUP of children holidaying in Torrevieja made a find on Saturday (August 22) which resulted in police and Red Cross members carrying out an intense sea-search for drugs. The children, playing on the beach between Los Locos and La Mata, spotted a suspicious-looking brown package, which after one of their fathers called the police
turned out to contain an estimated 30 kilos of hashish. Suspecting the package had been thrown from a boat by smugglers, the authorities set Red Cross members on jetskis and a Local Police force boat to work searching for more packages, although they have not reported whether any were found.
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Britons involved in child porn raids across Spain PINNED down by specialist unit THIRTEEN people - two of them from Alicante - were a rre s te d in a na tionw ide swoop on child pornography. Another British man, whose home is in Alicante Province, was arrested in Manchester. Other males were arrested in Baleares, Malaga, Valencia City, Madrid, Badajoz, Lugo, Gerona and Guadalajar. Six were Spanish, five British, one Italian and one Venezuelan. All are accused of using peer-to-peer (P2P) internet sites to exchange what polic e s a id w a s “ e xtre me ly
15 properties searched hardcore” pornography invol vi ng ver y young chi l dren. One of the arrested Britons is classed as a highrisk sex offender in the UK where he served a four-year prison term for sexually abusing minors. He had also been issued with a restraining order preventing him from approaching minors under 16. The Manchest er m al e
who usual l y l i ves i n Al i cante was located thanks to Interpol, Spain’s police said, although the P2P network was uncovered by the police’s Technological Investigation Unit (UIT). Its officers monitor the web for paedophile activity and in the current case were alerted after detecting 20 connections that exchanged child pornography. The uni t i s exam i ni ng m at er i al sei zed dur i ng a search of their 15 properties to discover whether any of the men appear in the conf i scat ed vi deos and photographs.
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Controversy over cruise ship stay MANY passengers expected to stay in the Marina Salinas
FANNY SERRANO: Councillor responds to criticism over cruise ship. By Gemma Quinn THE arrival of Torrevieja’s first cruise ship on September 22, has sparked controversy among hoteliers and merchants after learning that the vast majority of travellers on the ship will not stay in the city. President of the Association of Small and Medium Dealers of Torrevieja (Apymeco), Caridad Salmeron, called for a meeting with city officials, concerned that with less than a month to go before its arrival;
little had been done in the way of organising and promoting initiatives with local businesses. Salmeron said the organisation was told that they expect around just 100 of the potential 600 passengers on board the Amadea ship to actually stay in the city, and with the ship not arriving until the afternoon and departing that evening, those that stay are likely to remain in the Marina Salinas area. With the next cruise trip tentatively scheduled for October 2016, Apymeco said they be-
lieve they’re missing a unique opportunity to promote the city. In response, councillor for Tourism, Fanny Serrano, said information about the cruise ships arrival “had been manipulated, distorted and lied about.” She said the ship is expected to arrive at 4.30pm with shuttles in place to disembark tourists at the Marina Salinas. They are expected to return on board around 9pm. It was unlikely they would know until the day before how many of the passengers would disembark.
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Fireworks factories blast off over tough new regulations ELCHE firework manufacturers are up in arms after being forced to close down their premises due to changes to regulations. All but a handful of the premises in the city have had to shut up shop and take heavy losses as this is their busiest time of year. The latest regulations for Valencia Region demand that manufacturers move premises to industrial areas away from other types of activity in accordance with the PGOU Urban Land Plan. Yet many were unable to meet the demands and have pleaded with the council to allow them to continue working while they adapt. To this respect, many owners of this type of business have complained that the regulations are not met in other parts of the region, yet in Elche all manu-
facturers who do not meet them have been forced to close. “We’re cross about the measure, we’ve been adapting our establishments to European regulations for years and now we can’t meet the cost, it isn’t fair,” said Angel Peiro, from Castillo Fuegos Artificiales Peiro. Other manufacturers complained that, although based in industrial areas they needed a new licence from the council and the municipal technician who had to issue them was on holiday. “We’re upset because we’re not doing anything illegal but we’ve been made to close down and face heavy losses,” said Fransisco Marcos from PiroElx, who has been forced to wait for the holidays to end to have his paperwork accepted, even though his premises are where the regulations say they should be.
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‘Crab invasion’ worries fishermen NEW species in Mar Menor lagoon is causing concern
BLUE CRAB: The American invader. FISHERMEN from San Pedro del Pinatar have reported a new species of crab in the Mar Menor lagoon and urged the authorities to act now to prevent harm to native species and the ecosystem. The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) originally came from the Atlantic coasts of America. The fishermen have expressed worry about the damage the crabs could cause to their nets and to native species in the lagoon’s unique ecosystem.
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No more free lights for kiosks and cafe A CAFETERIA and two kiosks at Santa Barbara castle will from now on have to pay for their own electricity, Alicante Council has announced. Water and electricity on the premises, which are run by El Sorell restaurant, would be paid for by the tenants, a contract stated, yet the former council was covering the electricity bills, claiming it would be too expensive to fit a meter to enable the tenant to be charged, Culture Councillor Daniel Simon has reported. In a joint statement, the Culture and Environmental departments announced that a meter had now been installed and from now on preferential treatment would end and the council would save money.
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Costa Women connect, inspire and support Our Euro Women series is featuring women who have made a success of their lives in Spain. These outstanding ladies have been shattering glass ceilings whether in business, charity work or sports. Ali helps others achieve what they think is impossible. ALI MEEHAN came to Spain in 2002 after realising that she had much more adventure and passion in her soul to do more both personally, and also for others. She had already met her future husband, Patrick back in the UK at a friend’s party, and as Patrick was working in Spain, Ali decided to move her office here and join him. She was working for Business Development Consultancy in the Middle East, so it allowed her to be flexible on where she lived. As she and Patrick moved around the globe with their work, Ali would mainly be operating from her home via internet, until her work found her living and working in the Middle East in 2004. By this time, she knew what it felt like to uproot and start again in a strange country. This experience was to play a large part in what she has achieved today. Ali and Patrick returned to Spain and married in Mijas in 2009. However it was not long before they uprooted again to live for another eight months in Thailand, which was also a massive business learning curve for her. Ali calls herself ‘a serial expat’ as she has travelled and lived far and wide, but she still calls Spain her home. By 2010 she was back here once more and this was the year that Costa Women was born. Ali had realised during her travels that there were women living all over the world with a need to connect with others, or confidence boosting and support in order to move forward in their lives. Her ethos was simple, to connect, inspire, enable and support, which is how the Costa Women organisation operates today. Ali had already put a website in place just before she left Thailand.
ALI MEEHAN: Her strength and determination has changed the attitudes of women everywhere.
Ali possesses a wonderful and winning formula by Wendy Ann Cowham
I love Spain the best, I love my work here and now is the best time of my life.
Fact file Name: Ali Meehan Age: 53 and love it! Family: Husband, sister, step-children & grandchildren Nature or Nurture: Both Where from: Herne Bay, Kent Where now: Los Boliches
The idea was to start the group in Spain for women who had relocated here needing help and support. Costa Women offers monthly gatherings and events to network and expand skills and knowledge between its members as well as jobs, classifieds and a space for blogging. It wasn’t long before the membership rapidly grew; within one month Ali had attracted a following from as far as Barcelona. Today the Costa Women boast 4,000+ members with meet ups in 17 different locations and 57 different nationalities including Spanish and Russia. With this immense unity, Costa Women have raised thousands for many beneficiaries. They have raised money in order to support AMUSVIG, a charity for homeless and abused women, and have been working closely with Bancosol Alimentos,
Pets: No Languages: English and shopping Spanish Book or TV: Book Favorite title: My Gratitude Diary Strengths: Positivity and loyalty Weaknesses: Ben and Jerry’s Ice cream Greatest Success: Costa Women winning The Telegraph Best British Social Club 2012 What irritates you about people: Negativity and “cannot do” Who are your heroes: Any achiever that was told a task was impossible
who gather food for the needy in various food banks. When I asked Ali if she had any further goals she said “By the end of the year I would like to have welcomed 5,000 mem-
bers to Costa Women so that we can do even more. I believe that you can do anything when you put your mind to it. There are so many women that think that their goals are impossible, but in most cases
they are achievable” When talking to Ali you realise she has done exactly that, achieved, and is continuing to help others achieve with the same frame of mind. It is hard to believe such a softly spoken and gentle person such as Ali carries such strength and determination inside. And thank goodness she does as this strength has changed the attitudes of women everywhere. Now many women enjoy the coffee mornings, social and business group meetings, International Women’s Day events and all other events where united they can raise funds for others in need. I asked Ali has she anything that she would have done differently and she replied “I named the group ‘Costa Women,’ and now we have overgrown from the Costa into so many other places across Spain and the Islands.” I also asked her where she will be in five years time. “Out of all the countries I have lived in, I still love Spain the best. I want to give much more back to the Spanish community as well as expats, I love my work here, and right now is the best time of my life.” Her uplifting attitude to life is what drives her on to get the results she desires. Ali, as a Costa Woman, possesses a wonderful and winning formula.
Do you know a Euro Woman? If you do please drop us a line at eurowomen@euroweeklynews.com giving full contact details and why you feel they deserve to be honoured. As well as being featured in the EWN a book is being produced for Christmas with all profits going to charitable organisations.
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ONLINE RENTALS: Warning against scam artists.
Holiday bargains too good to be true APARTMENT association warns of last minute bargains By Linda Hall SPANISH tourists often make last-minute bookings when it comes to their summer holidays and if they are looking for a holiday rental they are more likely to resort to the internet without checking whether they are a legitimate advertiser.
Often they find out they were dealing with crooks only when they arrive and their accommodation does not exist, said the president of the Costa Blanca Tourist Apartment Association (Aptur) Miguel Angel Sotillos. Aptur is worried about the bad image this gives the Costa Blanca and has called for the
Generalitat to keep a closer watch on internet rental sites. “The number of tourists complaining they have been duped is increasing” Sotillos claimed. The swindlers are practically impossible to track down, the National Police said, as they use the bank accounts of intermediaries for the transactions.
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Boat fires lead to concerns on safety OWNERS reminded to maintain their vessels correctly By Gemma Quinn FOUR boats have burned at sea in the province of Alicante so far this month. The latest explosion took place last Sunday in Benidorm when a fire broke out on a yacht with a family of four on board. The couple and two children were rescued unharmed and it is understood the accident was caused by a fire as a
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result of an oil explosion. Most of these fires are caused by technical problems with the boat or fuel. These cases can be avoided to some extent with greater control over maintenance of vessels. The Maritime Administration said everyone owning a boat
should be aware of the importance of maintenance and to ensure the good condition of the vessels. The law requires that technical inspections are conducted periodically; similar to a car’s ITV test. The Maritime Administration issues a certificate to prove it has met safety requirements and anyone renting a boat should ensure the vessel has the necessary documentation to prove it is safe.
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Welcome Britannia CARTAGENA port received a visit on Tuesday (August 25) from Britannia, one of the largest cruise liners currently in the Mediterranean area. The ship, with 3,600 passengers and 1,400 crew members on board, docked at 8am and stayed until 6pm. Visitors from the 330 metrelong ship filled the Plaza Heroes de Cavite and the city centre, the authorities reported.
Opening up the streets NARROW streets with little or no pavements and no room for emergency vehicles to manoeuvre are to become a thing of the past in many parts of Lorca. The council has been gradually buying up land next to narrow streets as it became available to allow works to improve access, Town Planning councillor Saturnina Martinez has reported.
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Tourism leads the way for new jobs THE Vega Baja area registered 10,776 work contracts in July, Comisiones Obreras union has reported. Although the tourism sector was responsible for 8,299 of the jobs, the vast majority of them were seasonal contracts, the union complained, and just 166 workers had their seasonal contracts swapped for permanent ones during the month according to Valencia Employment and Training Service data. Orihuela remains in the lead for jobs in the area with
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2,990 new contracts signed followed by Torrevieja (2,727), Guardamar del Segura (937) and Pilar de la Horadada (892). Agriculture with 1,081 new contracts signed, 531 of them in Orihuela, was the second best sector for new jobs.
Festival banned A HUGE beachside party planned for Sunday (August 30) at Playa Honda has been banned by Cartagena’s Local Police force. The Bye Summer Fest, broadcast on social media websites as a 20-hour music festival, has no permissions from the council or security measures in place, the police force reported, and if organisers try to go ahead they could face €6,000 fines.
HOTEL occupancy for the month of July along the coast was 82 p By Gemma Quinn THE Murcia Region is showing indications that it is having the best year in terms of international tourism, since 2009. Foreign tourists who visited the Region increased 7 per cent in the first six months, representing 359,256 tourists. This is the best figure of influx of international tourism in recent years and exceeds the best record so far, dating back to 2009 with 357,441 tourists. The Minister of Economic Development, Tourism and Employment, Juan Hernandez, said: “The first data from the summer campaign finds that the first-half growth continues, and we expect an occupancy of
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MURCIA: More international tourists visiting. two million domestic and international tourists in July and August, 10 per cent more than last summer.”
Regarding this summer season, hotel occupancy for the month of July along the coast was 82 per cent, nine points
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per cent, nine points higher than July 2014 higher than in July 2014. Occupancy also grew in city hotels, at 49 per cent (up 5 per cent on 2014) and in spa hotels where occupancy reached 81 per cent (8 per cent more than 2014). The Tourism Minister stressed that to maintain this positive momentum throughout the year “we are acting in the diversification of tourism products and markets, to have an increasingly varied and attractive offer to help reduce the degree of seasonality.” Hernandez added: “The objective is to promote tourism throughout the year; so that it can generate more jobs in the sector and that they have greater stability.” The data relating to non-hotel accommodation; in apartments,
campsites and rural tourism, also showed positive figures, with an increase of 8.8 per cent over the previous year. The airports of San Javier and Alicante were the main path of arrival for tourists, bringing over 86 per cent of them. As for the origin of foreign tourists during the first half of 2015, Britain was the main source of tourists to the Region, contributing 50.1 per cent of the total and an increase of 5 per cent over the previous year. As for the tourist spending during the first six months of the year, the daily average spending of foreign tourists reached €83.20, representing an increase over the same period in 2014 of 3.3 per cent.
City’s aquarium closed AROUND 130 fish have died in Alicante City’s popular outdoor aquarium.
130 fish died in Alicante’s Plaza Nueva aquarium According to a report submitted to the town hall by the company responsible for the maintenance of the aquarium in Plaza Nueva, failures arose in five of the eight cooling engines which led to a considerable increase in water temperature. It is believed this excessive heat triggered a virulent pathogen that caused the death of the animals. The aquarium, which first opened in 1996 and had various species of fish, loved by visitors and residents alike, is likely to remain closed for several weeks as the company says the faulty engines must be replaced.
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Vaccine ban THERE were 6,989 chickenpox cases in Alicante Province last year, 6 per cent more than in 2013. The increase was due to the government’s ban on selling the vaccine, doctors said.
Homeward bound ELDA lost 667 foreign residents between 2012 and 2014. The shoe-manufacturing town now has 2,582 foreigners, of whom 35 per cent are African and 35 per cent Latin American.
Work death A 34-YEAR-OLD employee who fell eight metres from a platform at an industrial unit in Beneixama died from his severe injuries the following day. The accident will be investigated.
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Spanish beaches are in danger of disappearing EFFECTS of global warming are in fact a close and distinct problem By Eleanor Hawkins WORLDWIDE nature charity W W F h a s lau n c h ed a campaign coinciding with August, Spain’s classic beach holiday month, to ask people to petition the govern men t to d o s o me thing about global warming before beaches disappear. T h e e ffec ts o f g loba l warming are not something far away and intangible, but in fact are a close and distinct problem, the WWF has stressed, and unless something is done about greenhouse effect gas emissions the Spanish coasts will be particularly harshly affected b y th e imp ac t o f clima te change.
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SPANISH BEACHES: It is predicted they will shrink by up to three metres.
The Ni Un Grado Mas (not a single degree higher) campaign reminds us that scientists have predicted sea levels will rise six centimetres and Spanish beaches will shrink by between one and three metres by 2040, and asks people to petition t he gover nm ent f or a 100 per cent renewable energy policy. The United Nations Climatic Change Experts Group calculates that if measures are not taken and countries continue to emit gases at the same rate, sea levels could rise by up to 59 centimetres by the end of this century. This would seriously endanger ecosystems and coastal populations, the WWF said.
Mother absolved of son’s abuse A MOTHER and her partner who were reported by the woman’s son for all eged t hr eat s and abuse have been absol ved by a Murcia provincial court. The boy reported to the authorities that his mother had threatened to use her belt on him if he refused to clear the table after a meal in October last year, and he also claimed that his mother’s partner had hit him for playing music loudly. Yet a Cartagena criminal court decided there was insufficient evidence of what the boy accused the couple of and absolved them both, a sentence which has now been conf i r m ed by t he provincial courts.
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A girl’s name Summer city concerts BEATRIZ can at last have an identity card with the name she prefers. She is a transsexual who was born a male 12 years ago and registered as one but has been known for years to her family and friends as Beatriz. An Elda judge has now authorised the name change and the decision will make life easier for the child and her family as all other official documents can also be changed. “This is very important because we won’t have to give so many explanations,” said Beatriz’s mother Encarnacion Gonzalez. “When we go to the health centre,
for instance, we shall no longer have to explain while the health card gives a boy’s name for a patient who is a girl.” Beatriz’s name-change is the first in the Valencian Community, said the Chrysallis Association which represents more than 200 Spanish families with transsexual children. So far tall requests for name-changes have been granted in Spain, said the association’s lawyer Javier Maldonado. Nevertheless Beatriz cannot yet alter the M signifying ‘male’ on her identity card. For that she must wait until she is 18 and has had at least two years of hormone treatment.
MURCIA’S series of free summer city concerts continues throughout September. The open air concerts take place on a Tuesday at 9.30pm in the Plaza del Romea with Pedro Hidalgo performing on September 2; Oché Cortes and Toni Bete are performing September 6; Super Disco Funky September 9; Paquito Sanchez September 13 and The Vini Show is on September 16 At the Plaza de San Juan all concerts start at 9.30pm on a Thursday and Saturday, starting with Valdegrama and Beteta on September 3; Trio Sombras September 5; Pedro Hidalgo September 10; Flamenco jazz with Faustino Fernandez on September 12 and Marado is on September 17.
PLAZA DEL ROMEA: Will host one of the open air concerts.
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TOURIST BOARD: Inviting people to send in their summer photos.
Social media growing INTERNET users can see all the information updates By Gemma Quinn THE Costa Blanca has a ‘great presence’ on the internet. According to the Provincial Council of Alicante, the Costa Blanca has more than 15,000 Twitter followers and 45,000 Facebook friends; an increase of 15,000 since last August. Deputy of Provincial Tourism and the former mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolon, said that other platforms have also experienced significant growth since 2014: “In particular, Pinterest has grown from 440 to 1,200 followers, while interactivity on Instagram has doubled in numbers: from 2,800 to almost 6,000 users.” He added:
“Through these channels, Internet users can see first-hand all the information updates, as well as the different activities on the Costa Blanca. The #MiVeranoCostaBlanca contest is one of the latest proposals of the Board for the summer. Participants must upload one or more photos related to their holiday in the province through social networks Twitter and Instagram. To do this, you just have to tweet or tag your image with that hashtag, @costablancaorg and follow the selected page. Dolon said the project of the Tourist Board this summer has been “well received among followers.” The closing date is September 6.
PIGEONS: Residents complain there is a plague in the area. AFTER several neighbours in the Pla district of Alicante complained of a ‘plague’ of pigeons, the council has taken action. The town council requested from the company in charge of pigeon control in Lokimica, to carry out a study to determine how many samples there were in the town and examine the impact these animals have in this district of Alicante.
Neighbours were surprised with the results of this study, as the company, on behalf of the council, claims there are only 11 pigeons “flying or placed on a specific site.” Experts said they have counted only 11 pigeons after strolling around Pasaje de Cox, Calle Canovas del Castillo, Periodista Rodolfo Salazar, Enrique Madrid and Plaza de Manila.
This information goes in stark contrast with the information provided by neighbours of the area, who describe it as a ‘plague.’ “It is not only an aesthetic disturbance, but also causes damages to property due to the animal’s excrements on awnings and other structures,” they explained. Residents said they will continue to complain.
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Crescendo choir starts up AN exciting programme of music lies ahead By Gemma Quinn THE Crescendo International Choir is returning from summer break to start rehearsals on September 4. The group meets every Friday at 9.30am in El Paraiso Bar near Carrefour in Torrevieja and are a mixed choir comprising many nationalities. They have an exciting programme of music to prepare for various concerts leading up to Christmas and beyond. New members are always welcome, with more male singers always needed. Ability to read music is not essential since they have helpful teaching discs as well as weekly rehearsals to produce a polished performance. Crescendo was formed in 2004 and has gone from strength to strength and every year sees an improvement in performance and is now regarded by many as one of the best expat choirs in the area. As well as the enjoyment given to audiences and the social aspects for the members, the choir supports local good causes and over the years has raised thousands of euros for charity.
CRESCENDO: More singers are always welcome for the new season. Crescendo offer a good way to meet new friends and improve your social life, so pop
along to the first rehearsal on September 4 or call Helen on 966 717 582 for more in-
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Animal welfare conference REGISTRATION is now open for participation in the National Animal Welfare Conference, being held at the Costa Narejos Hotel, Los Alcazares, Murcia from October 16-18. The Proteccion Animales España (PAES) conference is believed to be the first of its kind in Spain. Three animal welfare organisations from Murcia and Almeria; ACTIN, San Animal and Cruz Azul, are collaborating on the PAES Project which is creating great initiatives and programmes, including the National Animal Welfare Conference. The conference is aimed at those who would like to learn more about running their own trap, neuter and return campaigns; volunteers involved in shelters, sanctuaries, rescue groups and foster pet parents, as well as anyone who loves animals and wants to get involved. Delegates will be able to learn about the lifesaving changes taking place across the country and the organisers are confident that they will take those ideas back to pets in shelters, and with rescue groups, in their home towns. “Our mission is to bring together as many people as we can who are involved in animal welfare in Spain, to encourage co-operation and exchange of ideas” said Lyn Baines, Conference Manager. “We will be launching the PAES Project at the conference and will have some exceptional speakers.” “We have speakers from all over Europe who will share their expertise and experiences with our delegates” commented Lyn: “We know how hard it is running an animal welfare charity, so we have kept the registration donations as low as possible, so that we can engage as many people as possible.” For more information visit: www.proteccionanimales.es or email conf@proteccionanimales.es.
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School transport rules made easier MORE pupils to be eligible for free bus passes By Linda Hall CALCULATIONS for free school transport will be less stringent and more realistic this year. The cash-strapped regional government ruled in 2012 that only state school pupils living three kilometres from school were eligible for free transport.
Those three kilometres were measured as the crow flies even though the route that pupils had to take was often longer. In an official resolution from the regional government voted in last May, the three-kilometre rule still applies but will be dictated by the “shortest accessible and safe route” between pupils’ homes and schools.
The 2,500 Alicante Province children who lost their free school transport three years ago should be eligible once more, teaching sources said. In some cases the three-kilometre stipulation could be waived if the route to school is complicated by dangerous road conditions or the lie of the land, the same sources revealed.
Anti-corruption team depleted TWO police investigators investigating Alicante’s principal corruption cases have been transferred to other duties. This leaves only seven in the group that were assigned to investigating 30 cases that include the Brugal scandal and suspected fix-
ing in Alicante City’s general urban development plan (PGOU) and the Rabasa project. The group’s findings to date on Brugal, the PGOU and Rabasa have now been submitted to the judges in charge of the cases. These are now likely to trigger further investigations.
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El Faro lighthouse viewpoint closed TOWN Hall said they have closed it for safety as it has not been officially opened By Gemma Quinn THE viewpoint of the lighthouse, overlooking El Faro in Santa Pola and Gran Alacant has been closed by the council. The town hall said it had been sealed off as a precautionary measure as liability insurance is not yet in place and so there would be no cover for visitors in case of an accident. There has been an influx of people to the lookout recently with the government team saying they had acknowledged this, but they had not yet authorised its official opening. The lookout has been a point of controversy since the 100m construction was built with metal in a natural area. The total build cost was â‚Ź300,000.
CLOSED: New viewpoint bridge has been sealed off.
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Slight tremor registered A SMALL earth tremor was registered on Saturday (August 22) in the Vega Baja area and was felt particularly in Torrevieja and Pilar de la Horadada, the National Geographic Institute reported.
The tremor ’s epicentre was registered in Cabo de Palos at 10.36am. Small earthquakes and tremors are common in the area, and experts say they are nature’s way of relieving pressure from the subsoil.
A generous gesture A STATIONER’S shop in Lorca has promised to donate part of its proceeds from text books and school materials this academic year to the local branch of the Red Cross. Concepcion Canales, leader of the local Red Cross, thanked the business for its generous gesture and spoke out on the importance of this type of gesture for the charity’s work.
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Pensioner to the rescue 82 -YEAR-OLD ensures charity shop stays open in Los Montesinos By Gemma Quinn A CHARITY shop helping raise crucial operating funds for the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre has reopened after an 82-year-old man kindly stepped forward as a volunteer. The Los Montesinos shop, located in the town square, had been shut for several weeks due to a lack of volunteer staff. Rescue centre co-founder Sue Weeding said British expat Ivan Cottrell called early this month asking why the shop was closed, and promptly offered to step in when he learned
TO THE RESCUE: Ivan Cottrell volunteered to ensure the Los Montesinos shop reopened. of the difficulties: “He took over as manager of the shop and began single-handedly run-
ning it, six days a week. He’s now managed to round up three other lovely volunteers to help
him and we’re so grateful. He really proves that you’re never too old to volunteer.” Sue said: “However, we do have other charity shops that are struggling to stay open due to a lack of volunteers, especially the Pilar de la Horadada shop. If there’s anyone out there who would like to help out, we’d be grateful to hear from you.” Those interested can call Sue on 652 021 980. Sue said the centre is also looking for donations of large items such as furniture, and a pick-up service can be arranged for collection. The Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre relies solely on donations to fund its animal welfare work. Every cent donated to the centre in Rojales or spent in the charity shops goes towards the feeding and care of the more than 90 horses, ponies and donkeys that live at the centre. The rescue centre opens to the public on the first Sunday of every month from 1pm to 4pm. Visit: www.easyhorsecare.net.
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Walking across borders to see his daughter ONE father’s fight to see his daughter again after five years with no contact By Gemma Quinn “I HAVE always said that I would walk to see my child if I had to. So that is exactly what I intend to do.” The determination of one parent to try and gain access to his daughter, and to raise the important awareness about parental child abduction. Steven Monk-Dalton has
now embarked on the walk of a lifetime; from Orihuela to London in a 44-day journey in support of UK charity Reunite International which helps families affected by child abduction. Steven has been planning the Walk Across Borders challenge since February this year and set off from the Orihuela Court on Sunday August 23.
His epic 1,082 mile walk will take him north through Spain and France on to the UK finishing at the Royal Court of Justice, London, early October where around 30 people will join him in a demonstration pleading for justice and to see their children. Already Steven has raised around €1,700 and had support along the start of his jour-
ney as Alison Shalaby from Reunite joined him for the first few days of the walk along with volunteer Michelle from the One Day Closer charity shop Steven set up in Villamartin Plaza. Parent Maurizio Rigamonti flew over from Italy to drive the support car and follow Steven. He had his child returned home to Italy from
STEVEN MONK-DALTON: Will walk from Orihuela to London in a America via Hague Convention but is still denied any access with his son. Steven hopes more will join him at the various stages as he plans to walk a marathon a day and this weekend he should be crossing through and stopping off at La Torre, Landete, Libros, Caude and Monreal del Campo. Steven is raising money for the charity having been one of the thousands of parents who contacted them for help and advice after his daughter was taken back to the UK by her mother without his consent. It has been five years since he has had any contact with her and she turns 10 this month as Steven is on the walk. He said he has fought for years through the courts and even hired a private detective in the UK to track her down
Over 17,000 calls made to the Reunite charity last year so he can at least know where she is. Whilst he said the walk is very much about making sure his little girl knows one day she was never forgotten or abandoned by her father, it is about raising awareness for each and every one of the parents and family members who do not get to see a child and how the system is a failure: “I have tried to do everything the right way and under the correct jurisdiction but they let you down, the system is broken. There are failures in the system that allows parental abduction to occur without deterrent or accountability.” Steven added: “How can ‘parents’ be so cruel as to play God with their children’s lives in this way? It is like a living bereavement.”
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a 44-day journey. Steven hopes the walk will help to raise awareness of the issues surrounding parental child abduction and the impact on families and children; to raise awareness of parental alienation abuse and to raise awareness of the failures in family courts and with authorities that facilitate abduction, alienation and false allegations which are used as heinous alienation tactics to remove target families completely from a child’s life. For more information on Steven’s cause and to follow his
REUNITE INTERNATIONAL: Helps families affected by child abduction. challenge or to make a donation, visit his blog at http://walkacrossborders.blo gspot.com.es/ or search Walk Across Borders on Facebook. About Reunite The Reunite International Child Abduction Centre Charity reported over 17,000 calls through their advice line
in 2014 alone. There were 574 new abduction cases reported last year involving 827 children, involving 371 cases out of the UK and 147 cases in to the UK. The charity operates a telephone advice line offering practical, impartial advice,
information and support to parents, family members and guardians whose children have been abducted as well as information and advice to those who fear their child is at risk of abduction. For more information visit www.reunite.org
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Tiger mosquitoes eliminated in Oliva BITERS blasted after ‘dengue-like’ disease diagnosed By Linda Hall
FUMIGATION: Oliva eradicating tiger mosquitoes.
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OLIVA has begun a second phase of eliminating the mosquitoes and tiger mosquitoes currently plaguing the town. This is all the more important now that a case of chikungunya - similar to dengue - has been diagnosed in a 60-year-old patient in neighbouring Gandia. He has never travelled abroad and fell ill in July. Both the national government and the Generalitat regional government are monitoring the situation as the tiger mosquito spreads into areas where it has never before existed, triggering a health alert. Encouraged by the high temperatures and recent rain in the area, the mosquitoes have reappeared after fumigation last July, explained Public Health councillor Imma Ibiza. Tiger mosquitoes - so named because of the black and white stripes on their bodies - are becoming a particular nuisance because they do not remain in wetlands but are closely associated with humans. Town hall workers will be concentrating on areas with stagnant water, which include the Oliva-Pego marsh, the beach neighbourhood and Marjaletes. A third fumigation operation is planned for September, Ibiza revealed.
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SALVAMENTO Maritimo (Spanish sea search and rescue services) on Monday night rescued one of the crew members of fishing boat ‘Pedro y Beatriz,’ after he experienced strong abdominal pain. He was taken to the Carboneras port.
TELEFONICA has invested €3 million to improve the coverage and range of its services in the Balearic Islands. The improvements will mean that better internet speeds will be available in more towns.
A LOCAL POLICE officer rescued a 32-year-old Ukrainian woman after she nearly drowned in a deep area of the Frigiliana Higueron River.
THE Local Police in Benitachell are providing translations in English, German, Dutch, Flemish and French. This will remove language barriers and help during emergencies, the town hall said.
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THE Almeria Provincial Council has launched a project to repaint 125 kilometres of roads across Almeria to improve road safety, at a cost of €180,000.
A SWEDISH tourist, 53, was found dead in his room at the hostel where he was staying in Palmanova. Guardia Civil are investigating although it is believed he was ill and fell several days before.
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SIX in 10 employees in the Almeria Province admit they have never undergone a pre-employment physical exam after being hired by a company, despite it being compulsory by law.
THE Palma Tourism Foundation is promoting the Palma Pass card, which will allow tourists to benefit from discounts of up to 50 per cent on transport, museums, monuments and other tourist attractions.
No dogs ALMERIA City Council has put signs up to remind owners that animal access to the beaches is restricted in accordance with Junta de Andalucia regional government health and safety regulations.
Lucky winner A LUCKY lottery player in Roquetas de Mar won €300,000 last week on the Spanish National Lottery with first prize going to tickets numbered 25.344. Winnning tickts were also in Cadiz, Huelva, Malaga and Sevilla.
Safety hazard RESIDENTS of the Muro Beach area have asked for the Health Department to carry out tests to certify that it is safe, as they have to put up with bad smells from the sewage plant built last winter.
Hot offices STAFF at Palma City Hall complain that they have been working all summer in temperatures of 30ºC as the air-conditioning is not working and electric fans do little to improve the situation.
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Theatre fear THE keenly awaited renovation of Velez-Malaga’s Lope de Vega theatre is on shaky ground due to budget issues. The town council announced they would not be able to meet the €3 million cost.
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Tough run FIVE Benidorm athletes will compete this Sunday in the Mont Blanc UltraTrail. The 170-kilometre mountain challenge that sets out from Chamonix crosses rivers, glaciers in France, Italy and Switzerland.
RESIDENTS of Velez-Malaga at risk of exclusion who can’t afford to pay bills will now receive a bit of extra help as the council has approved a regulation through which families in poverty will receive help to pay their bills.
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MALAGA Provincial Court has jailed for four years a man who sexually assaulted an English woman in Nerja. The events took place May 2011 in front of a bar, when the man forced himself on her.
TWENTY young people participated in a sign-language song festival during Aigues’ local fiestas. It was important for the public to understand that deaf people were not dumb, the town’s Youth councillor said.
Torrox protected THE Spanish Environment Ministry has launched a project to redevelop the Torrox beach. A new, semi-submerged breakwater, 115 metres long, is to be built opposite Torrox lighthouse, for an estimated cost of €584,995.
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A CLOUDBURST in Gandia caused flooding and a leaking roof at the new Local Police station. It was inaugurated five months ago and cost €6 million.
No messing SAN JUAN residents demanded more ‘pipican’ dog toilets in a town hall survey. They also wanted tougher fines for dog-owners who allow their pets to foul streets and public gardens.
Dead fish THOUSANDS of dead fish were seen on the shore of the El Cable beach in Marbella on the afternoon of Sunday August 23 after boxes of fish fell off a fishing boat, leaving them stranded on the sand.
Second fire A FIRE which started near Monda bridge occurred in the exact same place as a similar fire three weeks ago. Fire brigade teams from Coin attended the fire, which was in an area populated by fruit trees, and it was quickly extinguished.
Booze run A MAN who tested positive for alcohol at a traffic checkpoint drove off at high speed, almost hitting two Guardia Civil officers. Now, he faces the additional charge of reckless driving and will face an even higher penalty.
High speed A YOUNG Russian woman has been charged after driving through a Marbella tunnel at high speeds with a semi-naked man clinging to the boot. The incident was discovered when a driver behind the car recorded the incident and posted it on You Tube.
Jump stopped TWO police officers and a doctor managed to prevent a woman from throwing herself from the third floor of a Malaga hotel. The South American woman, who was in her 50s, was saved when they grabbed her arm and pulled the woman inside.
Arson suspect A MIDDLE-AGED woman from Madrid arrested last week suspected of lighting at least seven fires in Mijas Costa, has been charged and released by a Fuengirola court. Police reportedly found her setting fire to scrub with a lighter. She must present herself at the courts periodically.
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Politician’s daughter found with MDMA CLAIMED the drugs she was carrying were for friends By Linda Hall THE daughter of Enric Morera, Speaker of the Valencian parliament and Compromis party leader, was detained for possessing drugs. Police stopped the 20-year-old during a routine control as she drove with friends to the Rototom music festival in Benicassim (Castellon). Warned that she would be searched, the girl took six grammes of bagged MDMA Ecstasy and a marihuana bud from where they were hidden in her bra. The drugs were not hers and she was deliv-
ering them to friends, for which she would be paid €50, she told the police according to some versions of the incident. Since the drugs exceeded the amount that could be considered for personal consumption, she spent the night in police cells. “Children give us much joy and occasionally some upsets,” Enric Morera wrote the following day on his Facebook page. “This is a moment of family crisis and I appreciate the gestures of support and respect.” His daughter and the other young people with her would have to take responsibility for their actions, he said.
Work halted on land ORIHUELA Council has stepped in and halted work being done on private land near Sierra Escalona which was reported by Amigos de Sierra Escalona group to the police. Although the landowners argued that they had permission for the work, to remove olive
trees and replace them with citrus trees, the council claimed this was not so and ordered it to be stopped. Ecologists feared that the work could be causing irreversible damage to the area, due to be categorised soon as a nature park.
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December date DENMARK: The Danish government announced a referendum on converting Denmark’s current inflexible optout on home and justice matters into a flexible opt-out. The date has been set for December 3.
Let’s invade NORWAY: American comedian Stephen Colbert launched a ‘let’s invade Norway’ campaign on Twitter last week, in a bid to persuade the country to lead the world in increasing support for education for girls.
Scaled down DENMARK: Danish Climate Minister Christian Lilleholt is to scale down the countries carbon reduction targets, saying it would be too expensive for business to reach the ambitious 40 per cent cut in emissions by the 2020 deadline.
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Youngest bionic hand CONTROLLED by muscle movements and a mobile app A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy from Fife is believed to be the world’s youngest recipient of a ‘bionic’ hand. His new super-limb, controlled by muscle movements and a mobile app, was designed by the West Lothian Company Touch Bionics.
Man bag shock A PASSENGER travelling with easyJet from Gatwick to Belfast was Tasered by police after a dispute over whether his ‘man bag’ counted as an extra piece of hand luggage escalated.
Sports glasses A COUNTY ANTRIM boy with poor eyesight was banned from wearing his sports goggles during rugby games by the Irish Rugby Football Union. Seven-year-old Ryan Totten has played for Coleraine since he was four, and is campaigning for the decision to be reversed.
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BRITISH PRESS Lone wolf A STUFFED Arctic wolf, believed to be worth £32,000 (€44,420), stolen from a London flat was handed in to police. The six-foot, snarling specimen is being kept at the station while it helps police with their enquiries.
Stressed robber A TEENAGER who tried to rob a Barnstaple jewellers with an imitation gun and later blamed exam stress for his actions has been jailed. The 71year-old shop owner had a black belt in judo and successfully tackled the 18-year-old.
WWF ants THERE was a protest with a difference as half a million ants were gathered in Cologne to call for Angela Merkel to support protections for Amazon rainforests. The ants’ slogans were lasered onto leaves by the World Wildlife Fund.
Asylum seeking GERMANY has more than doubled its forecast for the number of asylum applications likely to be submitted in the country this year, raising its projection from 300,000 to 800,000.
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DISMALAND, the latest show from graffiti artist Banksy in Westonsuper-Mare has been swamped by requests for tickets. The tragicomic exhibition includes works by other celebrated artists, and is described as ‘a family theme park unsuitable for children.’
A COURGETTE stew proved fatal for an elderly man in Heidelberg. The veg contained a naturally occurring poison, which rarely kills humans because the taste is so bitter it’s very difficult to consume a killer dose.
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SWEDEN: Landskrona made the effort to welcome new migrants to the town by including information in Arabic in a brochure, but was left redfaced when local Arabic speakers said the text was gobbledegook. It’s believed the text was corrupted in the printing process.
FOUR unexploded Second World War American bombs were defused in the grounds of a school in Kiel. Around 4,500 people had to be evacuated while the bomb disposal unit worked.
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Good news SWEDEN: The best-selling ‘Nordic Noir’ author Camilla Läckberg, who wrote The Stonecutter and The Hidden Child, has announced she is to have a baby with her partner, 28-year-old wrestler Simon Sköld.
Right winners SWEDEN: The anti-immigration party Sweden Democrats has emerged in a poll as the country’s largest party for the first time, with an August YouGov survey putting the right-wingers on 25.2 per cent.
INSPECTION: Found a dead body.
Crack down on illegal hotels ESTABLISHMENTS in Amsterdam POLICE cracking down on illegal hotels in Amsterdam found a dead body and a haul of cocaine during an inspection of an establishment on Nassaukade street.
A woman’s work MORE women are working in the Netherlands than ever before. There are a record 3.8 million working women, an increase of 400,000 on 2005.
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More jobs THE unemployment rate dropped to 6.8 per cent in July, down from 7.3 per cent in the same month last year.
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A WINDFALL of €750 million will be spent by the Dutch government on extending paid paternity leave to five days, improving care homes, and the biggest chunk will go on defence.
LOW alcohol beer is growing in popularity in Holland, with a quarter of beer drinkers saying they choose a low or non-alcoholic brand at least once a month.
WORK has been delayed on the planned tunnel between the German island of Fehmarn and the Danish island Lolland, expected to be the world’s biggest underwater tunnel when it’s completed, as plans are adjusted after 3,100 objections on the German side.
Tricky agent A SPY who allegedly acted as a double agent, sharing information with both the CIA and the Russians while working for the German secret service, the BND, has been charged with treason.
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Night-time racing PROMOTERS want a night race in 2017
GRAND PRIX: Final decision to be made.
RUSSIAN Grand Prix promoters are close to making a final decision about whether or not to push ahead with plans for a night race in 2017. During a visit to the Belgian Grand Prix, Dr Alexander Saurin, vice-governor of the Krasnodar region that backs the race, said that analysis about the financial implications of a night race was ongoing.
Ruble worry CHINESE direct investment in Russia dropped by 20 per cent in the first seven months of this year, compared to the same period last year due to a sharp ruble devaluation, news agency TASS reported Friday August 21, quoting a top Chinese Ministry of Commerce official.
More Big Macs A SIBERIAN tycoon is behind a new $44 million franchise agreement with McDonald’s. Twenty McDonald’s outlets will open in 2016, thanks to a franchising agreement disclosed last week. The new restaurants will be in Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Tomsk and Altai regions.
Gas talks MINISTERIAL level discussions between Russia,
Clean sweep RUSSIA’S gymnast Margarita Mamun avenged teammate Yana Kudryavtseva for her defeat at June’s European Games in Baku with a superb allround victory at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Kazan, winning all four individual events, as the hosts triumphed in every event. Ukraine and the European Commission on gas supply for the upcoming winter season are set to commence following a breakdown of discussions in July. Climate and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said that the Commission would meet the Ukrainian side on August 27 and the Russian side in early September.
World Cup AMERICAN and Swiss criminal investigations into corruption in global football are unlikely to lead to any threat to Russia retaining the hosting rights for the 2018 World Cup, according to US and European sources familiar with the probes.
UEFA Crimea A NEW UEFAbacked professional football league has started play in Crimea after the peninsula was annexed by Russia last year. The first All match of round the victory. Crimean Premier League was a 2-2 draw Saturday between SKChF Sevastopol and TSKTavria Simferopol, both new clubs using the facilities of old Ukrainian Premier League teams.
MiG denial SERGEI KOROTKOV, CEO of Russian Aircraft Corporation (RSK) MiG, denied rumours that his company had delivered six MiG-31 fighter jets to Syria. Meanwhile the company’s press officer has also denied similar rumours that they have signed a contract with Egypt for the sale of several other fighter jets.
Gay defiance OFFICIALS at the US Embassy in Moscow are defying Russia’s ban on gay films by adding a new movie, I Am Michael, to next month’s film festival.
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Takeover of Aer Lingus by IAG is confirmed at cost of €1.4 billion IAG is one of Europe’s largest airlines and owns both British Airways and Iberia By John Smith IT was announced to the Stock Exchange on August 18 that as Ryanair had accepted an offer to sell its 29.8 per cent holding in Aer Lingus to IAG, and that the takeover would now be completed, Aer Lingus shares would be delisted in Sep-
per cent holding by Ryanair of Aer Lingus shares was sold to IAG
BANK OF SPAIN: Governor believes it is their duty.
Linde’s support for Government THE governor of the Bank of Spain Luis Maria Linde has publicly supported the current government’s economic policies and indicated there could be a number of risks should there be a change of course in the lead up to or following the forthcoming general election which must be held on or before December 20 of this year. He believes that fiscal con-
tember. Prior to this takeover, Ryanair had attempted to buy Aer Lingus on three separate occasions without success. IAG which owns British Airways and Iberia - both of whom have a huge presence in Spanish skies - and is one of Europe’s largest airlines by income can only
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solidation will “stabilise the levels of public indebtedness and then reduce it.” He also made it clear that he supported Spain’s labour reforms as they would make the labour market more flexible and potentially lead to a rise in employment. In addition, the country needs to recover through a combination of employment, investment and exports.
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Renfe profit THE Government owned Renfe group which operates freight and passenger train networks throughout Spain forecasts a small profit for 2016. With significant government investment, the profits will not make any significant hole in the debt but any profit is better than a loss.
Greek issues DESPITE all attempts to resolve the Greek financial problems, the situation just staggers on. Prime Minister Alexis Tripras has resigned stating he wishes to let the Greek people judge his performance since January and is calling for a snap election.
ATM charges THE Ministry of Economy and Finance of Spain has decided that any decision concerning charges made by banks for use of their cash machines should be made by the Bank of Spain.
A crackdown on expenses THE Spanish Treasury has issued instructions with the intent of curbing the expenses of the directors of public companies. Within the next two months, these directors will be forced to change a number of their established procedures and will be expected to use public transport wherever possible and to travel economy
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benefit from the addition of this third member of the group which flies to destinations all over Europe and the US with a fleet of 50 aircraft. Aer Lingus had recently been criticised for not giving passengers adequate information about their rights.
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Crude oil price drop vvAUGUST has seen a significant drop in the price of crude oil which is down nearly 60 per cent since last year. The reason for the drop is the reduction in requirement from China and huge reserves around the world. It remains to be seen whether costs in petrol stations will
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If jobs are scarce bilingual children can bank on a brighter future BEING able to go back and forth between languages is a kind of brain training, pushing your brain to be flexible
Loose change Jane Plunkett A look at finance for females jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com
BILINGUALS get all the perks. Better job prospects, higher salaries, a cognitive boost and even protection against dementia. A lot of research has been done on the bilingual mind and it seems that going back and forth between languages is a kind of brain training, pushing your brain to be flexible. Just as regular exercise gives your body some biological benefits, mentally controlling two or more languages gives your brain cognitive benefits. So as expatriates living here in Spain it really does pay off to raise children in a bilingual environment from the moment they are born. The mental flexibility of being able to jump from one language to another pays off big time in the future, and especially when looking for a job.
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Less time to pay COINCIDENTALLY now the government has amended its policy on tax for solar generated electricity for homes, the Spanish electricity companies have decided to reduce time limits for disconnection of late payers.
Anti-mosquito shirts ALTHOUGH there is some other clothing in the world market, a Spanish company, STINGBye has developed a range of anti-mosquito shirts which it currently sells through pharmacies within Spain and hopes to export to other countries in the near future.
Film tax relief THE British government has set up a new department in Manchester to deal with the corporation tax affairs of companies which are eligible for Film Tax Relief. Provided films have a spend within the UK of no less than 10 per cent and can pass a cultural test, producers can claim up to 25 per cent tax relief.
According to experts, the reasons why being bilingual is so rewarding are numerous. Bilinguals are better at multi-tasking. Apparently
children who grow up learning to speak two languages are better at switching between tasks than children who speak only one language.
Bilingualism makes you more open-minded and sensitive to others. Bilinguals have an enhanced awareness of other people’s points of view, born from their deeper understanding, from an early age, that some people have a different perspective. This, according to the Financial Times probably makes bilinguals better managers. Another study found bilingualism enhances your listening ability. It showed that in a noisy environment bilinguals are better at detecting the different sounds, therefore enhancing attention, which in turn is a valuable workplace quality. Bilingual children are noted to score high in tests and exams due to advanced thinking skills, while bilingualism also offers children a direct path to live and work abroad, and perhaps even easily pick up a third language in the future. A study from the US also shows that significantly higher salaries are paid to bilingual speakers than monolingual speakers! So where jobs are scarce, ensuring that our children are proficient in a second language, also ensures a more financially stable future.
Gibraltar decides not to charge IVA on any sales in the territory AS Gibraltar is not part of the EU Customs Union, even though it is a member of the EU through Britain, it has decided not to charge IVA (VAT) on any sale made within the territory. Clearly this is very beneficial to local inhabitants and visitors. This decision also makes it attractive for certain businesses which become domiciled on the Rock. Anyone who purchases goods in Spain which are then transferred to Gibraltar is entitled to reclaim the IVA in full from the Spanish authorities and this is important for larger purchases where a Gibraltar import duty may be levied. Conversely, however, if an item is purchased and consumed in Spain by a Gibraltar resident or company, IVA must be charged by the Spanish seller and cannot be reclaimed. If you go to the theatre in Spain for example, then the point where the tax is charged remains in Spain.
THE ROCK: The decision is beneficial to local inhabitants and visitors.
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Investigation continues THE Spanish National Securities Market Commission has revealed that a police economic crimes unit is investigating the matter of the revocation of certain licences to trade on the stock market.It has been alleged in the media that corruption may have been involved in the granting of these licences but the investigation is in its early stages.
Police tweet SPANISH police have taken the unusual action of issuing a tweet warning consumers messages received through WhatsApp and SMS offering Mercadona vouchers are fraudulent. The message invites consumers to participate in a survey and takes them to a premium service which also demands personal information in order for the ‘prizes’ to be issued. Naturally a spokesperson for Mercadona has confirmed the company is not in any way associated with the fraud and everyone should dump unopened - these messages.
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My way or the highway Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.
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I WARNED my friend but she was adamant, she could trust her instincts. A Russian language copy-writer translator, her client owed her €180 which was now overdue. He wanted more work done, would she oblige. My friend is an obliging lady and soon the €180 became €340. Her faith in her client was to her credit but the overdue invoice was to his credit. It still is. This week she received an email. His business is experiencing cash-flow difficulties. It may be some time before he is in a position to settle the bill. Those with clout no doubt; the utilities and essential suppliers will be paid. My friend, a single mum, has no clout whatsoever. She isn’t alone of course. It is this small business sector that bears the brunt of lost settlements. Faced by hot competition payment upfront is out of the question. The same applies if credit limits are applied. If clients default they simply
CLAPPED OUT: Getting it through an ITV was more than the car was worth. move on to the next victim. If, as there is in the UK, there was a workable solution the problem would be much reduced. An outstanding auto-mechanic was honest in his appraisal. Her R/H drive clapped out car was worth only say €300. The cost of getting it through the ITV would be €850. It was a no-brainer.
She then said the car was worth more to her and begged him to work on it. Shrugging, he got on with it. He then called her expecting to hear pearls dropping from her mouth. She had decided that she didn’t want the car after all; he could have it. Anyone want to buy a clapped out Clio that just squeaked
through the ITV? If clients are genuine, and most are, they will perfectly understand if you request a deposit of say 50 per cent. If they don’t like it then they are not the kind of customers you want. You actually make or save money by telling them, ‘my way or the highway.’
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52 per cent of property buyers in Costa Blanca are from abroad By Eleanor Hawkins ALTHOUGH prices remain low and supply still exceeds demand for property almost everywhere in Spain, the Costa Blanca is leading
8.8 per cent is the price drop in Torrevieja over the last year the way to recovery and more than half of the buyers are from abroad. Interest from overseas buyers, mainly from the UK and Scandinavia, is giving hope and construction is reportedly recovering in
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THERE are still more empty properties than buyers and bank resales are pulling the market down Santa Pola, Orihuela, Guardamar, Torrevieja and Pilar de la Horadada as northern Europeans slowly buy up the remaining stock of unsold newly built homes. Yet there are still more empty properties than buyers and bank resales are pulling the market down, Tinsa valuation firm has reported. In Torrevieja, prices have dropped by 8.8 per cent over the last year and 46 per cent since the bubble burst in 2007 and although year-on-year falls reported in Orihuela and Guardamar are lower (4.3 per cent and 5.6 per cent respectively), they have lost 45 per cent and 37 per cent respectively of their value over the last six years. COSTA BLANCA: Is leading the way to recovery.
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Millions of empty homes OWNERS could be receiving at least €7,128 per year By Maria José Fernandez
info@administracion-teddybear.com Tel: 616 214 713 Mascha Weston AAFF
OWNERS of empty homes in Spain could be receiving at least €7,128 per year, while
the public tax office could be receiving at least €4,000 if the home was rented. This analysis was published by property website
pisos.com, using data collected by the National Statistics Institute (INE), which estimates that there are at least 3.5 million empty houses in the country. By regions, those owners with homes in Madrid are those who could be getting the highest profit from their empty properties with a total of €11,304 on average per
year, followed by the Basque Country (€10,668), the Balearic Islands (€8,616) and Catalonia (€8,100). Andalucia is the community with the highest amount of uninhabited homes, and it is estimated at least €4 billion revenue could be generated if they were rented, followed by the Valencian Community with €3.6 billion.
EMPTY HOMES: It is estimated there are 3.5 million in the country.
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Common points for home and classic car THOUSANDS of homes in Spain are in some of the best locations with the best views but have been neglected John Graham The property expert
THE other day I was looking at some classic cars, an E-type jaguar, several Ferraris and other classic car makes from years gone by and they all had one thing in common, they had all been beautifully restored to their former glory and they all looked like they had just rolled off the production line. Obviously the classic cars had been restored by professional experts and as a Technical Architect I really admired the company’s professional eye for detail and workmanship, producing true works of art. So you may be thinking what has classic cars got to do with property, well quite a lot actually, there are thousands of older properties in Spain in some of the best locations with the best views that have unfortunately been neglected, but like a classic car each property can be restored by
MODERN LOOK: Old properties can be restored by a professional. professionals to look like a modern new home again and maximise the properties’ location and views. The other point restored classic cars and renovated properties have in common is that their value is substantially increased, making them either highly collectable or
highly desirable and very importantly, easy to sell. Over my 30 years in the real estate industry I have seen many properties restored badly and also really well done, the difference always seems to come down to good quality control, or lack of it.
Like a classic car restoration, your property needs to have a top professional in charge of the renovation project, that’s why you should always hire a professional surveyor to act on your behalf as the owner, to look after your interests and to ensure the work is carried out to the highest standard. If the renovation of your property is below standard you will lose money as the value will be less than you had planned and will lack the level of desirability of a top finished renovation making your property harder to sell. So next time you see a professionally restored classic car looking in showroom condition, think about what your property would look like and be worth, if you renovated your older property with a professional surveyor acting on your behalf. If you would like more details on renovating your home please contact me for more information. John Graham. Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute. Gk.ipad@me.com
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All in it up to their old pal eyeballs EARLY leaders ruled by fear and strength, many of whom were far worse than ISIS LEAPY LEE SAYS IT
OTHERS THINK IT ARAB spring? Ha! The actions of Bush and Blair have turned the Middle East into a winter that could last for centuries. These two despots, in their headlong flight to seize the oil wealth of desert lands under the guise of freeing their citizens from oppression, have managed to upset a delicate balance that has endured for thousands of years. The inhabitants of these Mid-East countries were simply not ready for so called independence. The Arab calendar is in the 14th century. If you look back to 14th century Europe you will find it ruled by the Monarchy, feudal aristocrats and religious zealots. Sound familiar? These early leaders ruled by fear and strength, many of whom committed atrocities far beyond those carried out by the likes of ISIS. Because the majority of Europe’s inhabitants were basically simple peasants, this method of control actually worked and be-
14TH CENTURY: Ruled by the monarchy and feudal aristocrats.
neath the savage glitter of feudal Europe, countries traded and prospered. There were of course wars and uprisings, the strongest and fittest survived and subsequently con-
tinued to maintain the status quo. Well Blair and Bush’s maraud into the Middle East changed all that. We are now reaping the harvest. We see hundreds of
thousands of migrants assailing our borders; people who were probably perfectly happy carrying out their daily lives under the strict regimes of Hussein and Gadhafi. We are experiencing acts of unspeakable terror at home. Thousands of our troops have been maimed and killed, and the Middle East is in complete turmoil. As to the Chilcot enquiry, if ever I saw a conspiracy to protect the rears of the guilty this is it. As far as I’m concerned they are all in it up to their old pal eyeballs. A series of very simple questions should have resolved this years ago. With a bit of justice, Blair should have already been behind bars for some time. Question. ‘Mr Blair. Who told you Hussein had weapons of destruction that could be launched in 45 minutes’? Answer. ‘Fred Flange.’ Question. ‘Mr Flange. Who told you Hussein had… etc. etc.’? Sooner or later the buck would have hit the wall. Six months at the most. Six years? Cover up. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
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Brace! Brace! Conflict ahead
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OUR VIEW Shoreham Airshow 2013
PEOPLES of the West are being conditioned to accept war Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.
AS the US - NATO squares up to modern Russia, pouring servicemen and arms on to European lands, the main battlefields, (in the event of war) would undoubtedly be on European soil. Situated on a geopolitical fault line, similar to that of 1914/1940 France and Belgium, much of Europe could soon resemble Hiroshima circa 1945. Conflicts have nothing to do with idealism or defence. I believe all wars are trade wars financed by bankers; wars are profitable. Britain’s wartime premier conceded as much when, in Bern, 1960, he expressed himself with candour: ‘Germany’s unforgivable crime was its attempt to loosen its economy out of the world trade system and to build up an own exchange system from which the world finance couldn’t profit anymore.’ Nations that tried to duck the petrodollar system met a similar fate; Iraq, Syria and Libya. Today, the nation following the Reich example is the Russian Reich. Action replay: Russia,
AIRSHOW: A disaster.
Extremely dangerous
NO-WIN SITUATION: War to save the dollar or economic collapse? its popular leader in particular, is being demonised. The peoples of the West are being conditioned to accept war ‘to protect the world for democracy.’ Of this democratic process the unelected and unelectable Winston Churchill was contemptuous: ‘The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.’ Most now use the internet as their in-
formation highway. There are no longer frontiers between peoples, mainstream media now has competition and no longer is in a position to condition people for war. My earlier warnings are in keeping with those of an emerging erudite body of world opinion. It gives me no comfort to say prophecies that once brought scorn are now accepted as reality. The US is no longer the only world
power; yesterday’s empire, economists warn of a cataclysmic collapse of the US dollar during late September or early October. Europe faces a no-win situation; war to save the dollar or economic collapse? In the event of either it is estimated one billion people will experience unimaginable consequences. See, you’re better than one in a million; you are now one in a billion.
Keep on smiling regardless IT takes no effort to be polite and courteous to all of those that we meet Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.
I KNOW we are a dwindling breed, but opening doors for ladies, giving up our seats on public transport and walking on the outside when accompanying a member of the opposite sex down the street - are all still as natural as breathing to many men of my generation. I would probably even tip my hat if I wore one. After all it’s not quantum physics, and it takes no effort to be polite and courteous to all of those that we meet, and persevering even when faced with a dark uncomprehending stare. And what an improved world we would live in if we always smiled and perhaps greeted passing strangers with a Good Morning or Buenos Dias. I would like to think that repeated efforts would reap rewards in the long run and it’s a sour mannered, bad assed individual indeed, who can hold out against such a determined assault. But it is dispiriting when a door is held for a lady and she simply barges through without a thank you, a nod, or a kiss my derrière - an occurrence that happens with depressing regularity here in
OPENING DOORS: Is still a natural action for men of my generation. Spain. Manners are a two way thoroughfare and appreciation from the recipient is a heart warming incentive to go on carrying out these simple but important observances. Why standards have plunged over the last two generations is beyond me. Perhaps it’s a cyclical thing - a passing phase - and as has so often happened in other areas throughout history, perhaps there will be a resurgence in the other direction at
THE terrible disaster at Shoreham airshow on August 22 killed at least 11 people and injured many others. While accidents of any sort can happen all too easily, this was not the first one to happen at Shoreham and the pilot of a World War II Hurricane airplane died in 2007 after crashing at the same show. Another airshow crash took place in Switzerland the day after Shoreham, killing a pilot whose plane crashed into a barn next to a home. Clearly then, air show stunts can be extremely dangerous. The UK claims to have some of the strictest regulations governing flying, yet despite those regulations different rules apply to air shows with some planes able to fly as near as 50 metres to the crowd. Also, the location of some air shows to major roads means that aerobatic manoeuvres can take place over busy, builtup areas. In the last five years there have been at least seven incidents at UK air shows, with four pilots killed as a result, and while neither spectators nor the public were victims of these accidents, steps need to be taken to prevent further tragedies. In the light of the terrible events at Shoreham and those incidents since 2010, wouldn’t it make sense to make a no-fly zone over busy areas to prevent such horror happening again?
some point in the future. I certainly hope so, but I am not overly optimistic. But for those of us like-minded individuals, let’s Now we make that extra effort to maintain these standards want to and keep doing what we know to be good practice. hear your news. It’s all too easy to mentally shrug and think ‘Why should I bother.’ Let’s grin and bear it YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE when we receive grunts or blankness for our - YOUR OPINION efforts, and stick faithfully to our guns in the www.euroweeklynews.com hope that our smiley persistence will pay off.
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LEGALLY SPEAKING
Improvement to traffic boards AS part of this series, we answer some common driving questions, 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. SUBTLE improvements have been made to traffic information boards on Spain’s roads by the DGT to indicate delays on the roads. Most motorways have overhead signs to warn of weather conditions and accidents and journey times, and now, alongside these timings for journeys, some of the display panels will also display a clock face. A white clock indicates that traffic is flowing normally, whereas a red clock indicates that there are delays. The aim is to try and provide more information to motorists and therefore encourage safer driving through awareness of problems ahead. Pegasus catches dangerous driver Not everyone drives safely though as the DGT reports that the airborne speed detector, Pegasus, has clocked a Porsche travelling at 218km per hour on the R-4 ring road of Madrid, when the maximum speed allowed is 120km per hour. The footage recorded showed the vehicle to have French licence plates and a child in the back of the car that was not wearing the mandatory seatbelt. Pegasus normally catches speeders who are later informed of their activities and fines but due to the gravity of the offences being committed by the vehicle and the serious risk to road safety, the helicopter
PEGASUS: Airborne speed detector. crew called on ground troops to intercept and stop the vehicle. The driver was a 31-year-old male of Spanish nationality and his son who was in the car, was aged eight. He was arrested at the scene and faces up to a four year driving ban.
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Can Spanish resident drive a UK car? I read your recent article about UK plated cars having six months in this country before needing Spanish plates. Does this still apply if you have Spanish residency? I have lived in Spain for 12 years and have Spanish residency but we intend to return to the UK within the next two years. I currently have a Spanish registered car, but If you are an official resident of Spain, holding the Certificate of Residency for an E U c i t i ze n , y o u a re not permitted to own and operate a UK-plated car in Spain for even 10 minutes. Ye s, y o u c a n c a n c e l your residence certifi-
was considering changing next year to an English registered car. Can I withdraw my Spanish residency or can I buy the car in the second half of next year so that it would not be in this country for more than six months of next year?
David Searl You and the Law in Spain
As an official resident of Spain you are not permitted to own and drive a UK plated car.
D.M. (Costa del Sol) cate by going to the police station and obtaining the same form that you filled in to obtain the C e r tific ate in the fir s t place. The re is a s pac e on the form to check, indicating you are cancelling and not requesting residency.
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
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The summer snake slithers away Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
SUMMER is an English-speaker’s silly season but Spain’s equivalent is a summer snake. Snakes turn up in unexpected places during a Spanish summer and made headlines in more innocent times. Innocence has fled but the name stuck and this summer’s snake is the Jorge Fernandez Diaz-Rodrigo Rato tryst which the Opposition is milking for all it is worth. Much has been said by the Interior minister and the former vice-president regarding their conversation at the ministry but none of it sounds convincing. Possibly Rato was asking for favours regarding his financial transgressions but all t h e g a r m e n t - r e n d in g is a w a s te o f time. Fernandez Diaz is now in position where he could do nothing to help even if he wanted.
Bad judgement FELIPE RASCON, denounced on 30 oc-
casions for gender abuse, was allowed to visit his seven-year-old daughter. Because his separated wife was trying to stop the visits, he shot her and then killed himself. Spain’s ministry of Justice new Public Safety law recently curtailed freedom of speech rights that the Spanish had begun to take for granted following Franco’s death. Strange how it upholds those that are coherent only on paper.
A load of bull KING FELIPE’S father Juan Carlos has largely retired from public life but recently called for more support for bullfighting, just as the public were forgetting that he likes to shoot elephants. Spain has moved on and unlike the former k in g ma ny no longe r need to watch animals being slaughtered durin g th e inte rva l be tween siesta and dinner.
The day after RAUL ROMEVA heads the unity list of pro-independence politicians put together by the regional president Artur Mas. Both are committed to independence but belong to different parties and haven’t seen eye-to-eye in the past. As the first name on the list, Romeva could insist on being the next president, assuming the secessionists can form a government. Romeva says there will be no conflict: “It doesn’t matter who is president after September 27,” he sai d. Wi l l he f eel t he sam e on September 28? RAUL ROMEVA: Could insist on being the next president.
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Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you. Walt Whitman
in history 30: BC Cleopatra VII, the legendary Egyptian queen who inspired a host of modern day movies and theatre, dies after committing suicide. 1533: Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro orders the execution of Inca chief Atahualpa in Peru, despite the chief having paid his own ransom. 1666: A fire starts in Pudding Lane, London leading to the Great Fire of London in which 80 per cent of the city is destroyed. 1776: In the Battle of Long Island, New York, the British army defeat the Americans. 1883: The famous Krakatoa volcano in Sumatra, Indonesia, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons and can be heard 3,000 miles away. The explosion creates 120 feet tsunamis and kills around 40,000 people. 1910: Using a phonograph, the first ‘talking pictures’ are created by Thomas Edison in his laboratory in New Jersey. 1923: As many as 172,000 people are killed after a 7.9 earthquake strikes Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan. 1950: The BBC transmits its first ever TV programme, the first to be shown in Europe. 1963: Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr makes his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech during the civil rights March on Washington rally, with 250,000 attending. 1967: Naomi Sims, graces the cover of Fashion of the Times and is the first black model to appear on the front of a US magazine,. 1979: British aristocrat Lord Mountbatten is killed when a terrorist bomb explodes on his sailing boat in Sligo, Ireland. 1982: San Francisco holds the first ever Gay Games. 1989: Royals Princess Anne and Mark Phillips make a public statement announcing they are separating. 1997: Princess Diana dies from internal injuries sustained in a high speed car crash in a tunnel in Paris. Photographers, who were pursuing the Princess and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, who was also killed along with chauffeur Henri Paul, allegedly stopped to take photos as she lay injured. 2005: New Orleans suffers its worst disaster when Hurricane Katrina strikes, reaching Category 5 status and flooding the city. The Louisiana Superdrome is opened for those seeking refuge from the flood.
Women’s wit
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I always admired Wonder Woman and the Incredible Hulk - but I don’t know if I’d be a very convincing hulk. Lucy Liu
World of English
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Even though the Oxford English Corpus currently contains over two billion words, the average person is likely to know only around 50,000 of them.
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Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
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JAVEA
DENIA JAVEA
DENIA
CALPE CALPE ALTEA ALTEA BENIDORM BENIDORM
ALICANTE
ALICANTE
TORREVIEJA
TORREVIEJA
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION ORIHUELA
ORIHUELA
SUNNY
Fri Sat Sun -
30 24 S 29 23 S 30 24 S
MAX MIN
Benidorm MAX 29C, MIN 23C MAX MIN
Mon - 30 23 Cl Tues - 29 23 Cl Wed - 28 23 Sh
SUNNY MAX MIN
Fri Sat Sun -
31 26 S 32 25 Cl 32 24 Cl
MAX 31C, MIN 25C Mon - 29 24 Cl Tues - 28 24 Sh Wed - 28 24 Cl
SUNNY MAX MIN
Fri Sat Sun -
28 22 Cl 28 22 S 28 22 S S Sun,
MAX MIN
Mon - 26 17 Sh Tues - 24 16 Sh Wed - 26 15 Sh
32 18 Cl 34 19 Cl 30 18 Cl
Madrid MAX 28C, MIN 22C MAX MIN
Mon - 28 22 S Tues - 26 21 Sh Wed - 24 20 Sh Cl Clear,
TODAY: Fri Sat Sun Fog,
30 25 S 30 25 Cl 30 24 S
TODAY:
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33 21 S 33 21 S 33 21 S
MAX 33C, MIN 21C MAX MIN
Mon - 32 21 S Tues - 31 21 S Wed - 30 20 Sh
Murcia
SUNNY
MAX 33C, MIN 19C
MAX MIN
MAX MIN
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Mon - 32 19 Cl Tues - 31 18 Cl Wed - 29 17 S Sh Showers,
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UK THUNDERBALL
IRISH LOTTO
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Mallorca CLEAR MAX 37C, MIN 19C
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UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
CLOUDY MAX 30C, MIN 23C
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31 25 S 31 24 S 31 24 S
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Bilbao
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Malaga
SUNNY MAX 31C, MIN 24C
TODAY:
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Unscramble the name of a make and model of car (two words): MODERN FOOD
Director: Andrew Mogel, Jarrad Paul Cast: James Marsden, Jack Black, Kathryn Hahn, Jeffrey Tambor, Mike White, Kyle Bornheimer, Henry Zebrowski, Corrina Lyons, Donna DuPlantier, Denise Williamson
Hexagram
10-Star Quiz
A child asked his father: “What is a man?2 The father replies, “A person who takes responsibility for his family and his house and takes care of them.” Then the child said, “I hope I will be a man like Mum one day.”
Unscramble the name of a famous film star: BIG LEMONS
FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: FORD MONDEO, MEL GIBSON
The D-Train
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 (CASKET) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
JACK Black is Dan Landsman, a sad, pitiful figure who has few friends and is disliked by his old school mates. As head of his high school reunión committee, he desperately tries to improve his social status by inviting his school’s celebrity pupil, Oliver Lawless to the reunion which no one wants to attend. After travelling all the way to California under the guise of a business trip in order to invite Oliver in person, he finds that his ex-classmate played by James Marsden is not the person Dan believes him to be. The plot takes a surprising twist when Oliver makes a drunken pass at his exschool friend throwing the married man into a state of shock and confusion as he discovers his hero is bisexual.
ABRUPT
KITTLE
BERATE
PARIAH
CASKET (10)
PASTOR
CUTLET
RABIES
DETEST
SESAME
FLETCH
STRAIT
GYRATE
TEETER
HECKLE
WANDER
HOBBLE
WORKER
ICICLE
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Hearty 2 Canton 3 Arrest 4 Specie 5 Terror 6 Delete 7 Inroad 8 Eldest 9 Raised 10 Ordain 11 Seethe 12 Errant 13 Spinal 14 Quarry 15 Matins 16 Penmen 17 Threat 18 Casino 19 Mallet
Salma Hayek. September 2. Movie Actress The Mexican actress was praised by critics for her portrayal of Frida Kalho in 2002 film Frida. She also appeared in film Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and La chispa de la vida.
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Aaron Paul, August 27, TV Actor, 36 International fame hit him after the major success of his portrayal of Jesse Pinkman on TV drama Breaking Bad, which won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Jack Black, August 28, Movie Actor, 46 Best known for his role as the music teacher in School of Rock. He is not only an actor but a voice artist, producer, singer and musician. Nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Lea Michele, August 29, TV Actor, 29 She portrays Rachel Berry on musical comedy TV series Glee. She was nominated multiple times for the Golden Globe Awards. She dated Glee co-star Cory Monteith until he died suddenly in 2014. Cameron Diaz, August 30, Movie Actress, 43 She debuted in 1994 in comedy The Mark. Thanks to her roles in There’s Something About Mary and other movies, she received several Golden Globe Award nominations. She voiced Princess Fiona in movie franchise Shrek. Richard Gere, August 31, Movie Actor, 66 Renowned actor who starred in popular movie Pretty Woman. He started being credited as a ‘sex symbol’ after his role in American Gigolo in the 80’s. He married Cindy Crawford in 1991 but separated four years later. Zendaya Coleman, September 1, TV Actress, 19 She gained international fame for appearing in Disney show Shake it Up. She is also a singer and model, who has worked for Macy’s and Old Navy. She finished runner-up on American TV Show Dancing with the Stars.
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YOUR STARS LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) The usually flamboyant attitude which is yours at this time of the year is now subdued, but this will not last for too much longer and soon things will be back to normal. You will be looking to spice up your romantic life and your partner will be only too willing to go along with your suggestions. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) There is a lot going on and sometimes you need to take a step back. A feeling that you have covered some ground before is not unfounded. However, there are certain aspects of your life which need to be revisited. Only in this way are you able to see the real progress that has been made. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Expectations are high. With energy peaking early on, projects gain momentum and there are early results. A suggestion made to a loved one some time ago is now acceptable and there could be some excitement. Rather than setting down hard-andfast plans, it may be better to be flexible. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your love life is highlighted and, although you may be suspicious of your good luck, this is a new phase. Whereas before you had some reason to mistrust you are now able to have confidence. It is a great time to progress your inclinations on the romantic front.
VIRGO
(August 24 - September 23)
A great light shines on your romantic life. Whether it is meeting up with old chums or a new date, there is electricity in the air for you. Equally, a business coupling is particularly fruitful and you count your blessings to have gone down a particular path. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Cast your net wide this week and be prepared to take advantage of a state of freedom. With high energy and an expansive mind, you are in a good position. Avoid being thrown out of kilter by activities around you. It may be difficult to make real progress at times but that does not mean you are unable to plan. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) As the moon shines on you, it is almost possible to feel the light. After a few recent hiccups it is now possible to get down to achieving your heart's desire. Whether that is what you will want at the end of the day is neither here nor there. What matters most to your wellbeing now is to see some results. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There will be good news regarding an application or legal document. Following on from that your finances take a turn for the better and this could be long term. Having extra cash is great, but be wary of someone who would like to part you from it. At the
THERE’S PLENTY MORE IN THE SEA 1. According to the Bible, how many loaves and fishes did Jesus use to feed the 5,000? 2. At different points in their maturation and life cycle, which large fish are known as parr, smolt, grilse, grilt, kelt and slink? 3. Fish (real name Derek William Dick) was the lead singer of which neo-progressive rock band, whose UK top 10 hit singles include Kayleigh, Lavender and Incommunicado? 4. Name any two of the four main stars of the 1988 heist comedy film A Fish Called Wanda? 5. ‘The great fish moved silently through the night water’ is the opening line of which horror novel by Peter Benchley first published in 1974? 6. Traditionally, which delicacy is made from the roe of wild sturgeon from the Caspian and Black Sea? 7. What is the name of the brown pigment prepared from a black fluid secreted by cuttlefish that is used in monochrome drawing and in watercolours? 8. Which country broke off diplomatic relations with Britain after negotiations failed to produce an agreement over fishing limits in the ‘Cod War’ in February 1976? 9. Which French composer wrote the music for the threeact opera Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), first performed in 1863? 10. Which irreverent British comic magazine features the cartoon strip character Billy the Fish? 1. FIVE LOAVES AND TWO FISHES - another story from the Gospel of Matthew refers to ‘seven loaves and a few small fish’ used by Jesus to feed a multitude (4,000), 2. Atlantic SALMON, 3. MARILLION, 4. JOHN CLEESE, JAMIE LEE CURTIS, KLEVIN KLINE and MICHAEL PALIN, 5. JAWS, 6. CAVIAR - depending on the country, caviar may also be used to describe the roe of other fish such as salmon, steelhead, trout, lumpfish, whitefish and other species of sturgeon, 7. SEPIA, 8. ICELAND, 9 GEORGES BIZET, 10. VIZ
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weekend, events take a romantic turn but timing may be bad owing to other commitments. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you feel more in control as the week comes to an end, do not make the mistake of counting your chickens before they are hatched. If you do, you could end up with egg on your face. Continue to plan to get the best results but bide your time. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Colleagues are far from helpful at the moment and you may even feel that matters are going backwards. It may be necessary to move away and leave them to haggle among themselves. Perhaps later you may step in and take control of the confusion. If your business life is far from good then it is more than balanced by harmony at home. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Your mind is sharp and it is easy to spot problems before they arise. Some dispute regarding a trip is disappointing. However, you are not able to please everyone in this instance. A glitch in a close relationship needs sorting out now before things get worse. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Having been given a chance to take responsibility at the beginning of the month, you are determined to do your best. Certainly, it is a time to concentrate on any business matters which need attention.
Nonagram 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: 33 Excellent: 40
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION dolt dote doty teed toed told tole veto volt vote doted teddy toddy toyed veldt voted devote toddle vetoed devoted DEVOTEDLY
SOUND OF THE WEEK Emotion By Carly Rae Jepsen Record Label: School Boy/Interscope Released: August 21, 2015 Mega hit Call Me Maybe may have been tricky to follow up single wise, although I Really Like You captured the public with another unforgettable hook. Transferring that high energy upbeat rhythm to a whole album would challenge any artist, but Jepsen seems to have succeeded with this heartfelt recording dedicated to love and heartbreak.
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Down 1 Conflicts when he is in form (7) 2 Alter this French fashion (5) 3 Catch a ring-leader taking a break (6) 5 Psyche revealed by Macbeth,
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
CRYPTIC
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Cryptic Across 1 Players not at home for Crusoe, say (8) 4 Eat from a sardine tin (4) 7 A young woman is not right (5) 9 Predicts Socialists to hold American capital (5) 11 Implements for repairing broken stool (5) 12 Master almost changed sides (5) 13 Football score is wrong – Chelsea’s opener should be included (6) 15 Have a go at good men’s clandestine meetings (6) 19 City girl showing form (5) 21 Raises backs (5) 23 Perspire when cooking a stew (5) 24 A biased view from the friar’s lantern (5) 25 Fire container (4) 26 A prison term for a group of words (8)
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Across: 1 Hawser, 5 Novice, 8 Bore, 9 Suburban, 10 Lather, 11 Emerge, 12 Acid, 14 Imp, 15 Cord, 16 Giants, 18 Odessa, 20 Vendetta, 22 Toil, 23 Make-up, 24 Easter. Down: 2 Aroma, 3 Seethed, 4 Restrains, 5 Nab, 6 Verne, 7 Charger, 11 Espionage, 13 Chimera, 15 Creates, 17 Nudge, 19 Spire, 21 Tip.
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ostensibly (5) 6 Stop film computer on time (4) 8 Poles damaged pitch (5) 10 Hand-cuffs (5) 14 Tea footnote for gentlemen (5) 16 Bellows confused rebel leader Rosa (5)
Code Breaker
17 Symbol of authority that could get respect (7) 18 Subpoena a man to see him squirm (6) 19 Ordering sacks or barrels (5) 20 Stop me backing on to street (4) 22 About Saint Mark? (5)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 17 represents Q and 26 represents B, so fill in Q every time the figure 17 appears and B every time the figure 26 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 Stopped (6) 4 Tags (6) 9 Let have (5) 10 Commerce (5) 11 Inexpensive (5) 12 Bears (7) 13 Not open or public (6) 15 Right to enter (6) 19 Make longer or of full length (7) 21 Unit of measurement (5) 23 Interprets something that is written or printed (5) 24 Little beyond all others (5) 25 Impose a penalty on (6) 26 Classroom break (6) Down 1 Alternatives (7)
2 Discuss with reasoning (5) 3 Specimen or sample (7) 5 Subsequently to (5) 6 Check closely (7) 7 Garden buildings (5) 8 Caught or fixed (5) 14 Sure, confident (7) 16 Estimate, measure or note the similarity of dissimilarity (7) 17 Biological group whose members can interbreed (7) 18 Larger cetacean mammal (5) 19 Small fragment of something broken off from the whole (5) 20 Assigned jobs (5) 22 Distinctive name of a book, poem, tale, picture etc (5)
English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
1 Cabin, 4 Amused, 9 Scatter, 10 Shaft, 11 Last, 12 Achieve, 13/18 Put off, 14 Star, 16 Ends, 20 Adapted, 21 Crow, 24 Clean, 25 Unaware, 26 Resist, 27 Tasks. Down: 1 Costly, 2 Beats, 3 Note, 5 Mischief, 6 Seaweed, 7 Duties, 8 Treat, 13 Pretends, 15 Traders, 17 Dancer, 18 Odour, 19 Sweets, 22 Roads, 23 Bait.
ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Demasiado, 5 Sobre, 7 Oeste, 9 Sweet potato, 10 Otoño, 11 Ileso, 13 Dandelion. Down: 1 Dos, 2 Sweetcorn, 3 Apologise, 4 Nieto, 6 Bueno, 8 Suave, 9 Storm, 12 Own.
CODE BREAKER
Across 1 Motorway (9) 7 To bring (news, luck etc) (5) 8 Cider (5) 9 Vela (náutico) (4) 10 Boss (4) 13 Playing card (5) 14 To marry (5) 16 Nerviosamente (9)
Down 1 Hormiga (3) 2 Tradition (9) 3 Pear (4) 4 Faja (de tela) (4) 5 Direcciones (9) 6 Llama (de fuego) (5) 9 Arenoso (5) 11 Ciervo (4) 12 Leisure (4) 15 King (3)
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1. Tequila Ley .925 The world’s most expensive alcoholic drink is a type of tequila. But you won’t be licking salt off the back of your hand and knocking back a shot of this, since the cost of a sip will cost you your life savings, and more. While it is the 6,400 diamonds that are encrusted on the bottle that contribute to the $3.5 million price tag (€3,163,455), the tequila is said to be uniquely produced. So far, no one is known to have consumed it. No surprise there! 2. Henry IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac Paying $2 million (€1,807,689) for a bottle of Cognac is ridiculous, even if it has been aged for 100 years and made by the same company as Tequila Ley. Naturally, you would expect an equally expensive looking bottle, a 24-carat gold and sterling platinum bottle is, quite frankly, the least the manufacturers could do to justify such a price. It is studded with 6,500 diamonds. 3. Diva Vodka Only very rich divas could afford this $1 million drink (€903,844), hence the name, and as well as the flashy bottle that has a column of Swarovski crystals running through the centre, the production process is special too. It is triple filtered, first through ice, then Nordic birch charcoal and finally sand and precious gems.
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wine connoisseur, scoring a perfect 100, and will set you back $130,000 (€117,499). 8. Legacy by Angostura This $25,000 rum (€22,596) has an interesting background, being created especially to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the independence of Trinidad and Tobago. The crystal rum decanter, designed by Prince Charles’ jeweller Asprey’s, contains a mix of 17 year old rums. 9. The Winston Cocktail High street cocktails seem cheap compared to this one at $14,000 (€12,653). Created by world renowned bartender Salvatore Calabrese, this mix of Cognac Croizet 1858 Cuvee Leonie, Chartreuse Viellissement Exceptionellement Prolonge with Grand Marnier Quintessence and a drop of Angostura Bitters should taste exceptionally good at that price. 10. Vielle Bon Secours Ale Craft beers are becoming increasingly popular although most are significantly cheaper than this special Belgian beer. Brewed by La Brassiere Caulier, it costs $1,200 (€1084) for a 12-litre bottle but, fortunately, home delivery is included, just in case it slips from your fingers on the way home. The world’s most expensive beer contains eight per cent alcohol.
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Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
TARGET: Average: 38 Good: 48 Very good: 68 Excellent: 85
SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION ants auto autos sauna spun spanspans spay stun stuns state stoat stooge sunup suns sunset suit suite snap snit puny pans pain payed unused unisex unit unity unite tuna tattoo tote toot togs used nuts naps anus anise ayes oats oust ousts outs snaps soup soups soot sinus site sited soots input inset yaps tots tout toots oxide oxides goat gout gouts goos goose goosed gins gist gists estate exit edit tiny test text tide tides deity digs digit diet
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4. Dalmore 62 The list would not be complete without whisky, of course, and only 12 bottles of this particular blend have ever been manufactured. On sale for $215,000 (€194,326) it was recently sold at a Singapore airport where an anonymous man willingly parted with the cash for this treasure. 5. Armand de Brignac Midas This particular drink is at least generous in size, holding a hefty 30 litres of Champagne in an unusually designed golden bottle and has appeared in both a Jay-Z and a Beyonce video. Even if it is a mere $187,750 (€169,696), this is one bottle you would not want to drop. 6. Penfolds Ampoule If wine is your thing, rather than spirits, you could shell out for a glass of Penfolds Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet Sauvignon Ampoule. For $170,000 (€153,653) that is literally all you will get, a small glass in an expensive wooden box, so unless you can locate the 11 other ampoules that have been produced you are likely to remain stone cold sober. 7. 1811 Chateau d´Yquem The world famous Bordeaux vineyard of Chateau d’Yquem was first established in 1711, producing wine for the last 300 years. The batch produced in 1811 has the highest rating by a
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Nastiness could have been avoided with a little humanity LIKE many others I am sure, this whole story in the Almeria edition last week, of the lost cat and dog held hostage would make me quite determined to avoid using such an establishment as these kennels in the future because of the arrogant attitude of the kennel owners. My parents used to run extremely successful boarding kennels in both England and Scotland before they retired, and would NEVER have asked for payment for any animal which had gone missing whilst under their care. It really is irrelevant to the poor elderly owner if there was a break-in, or a whether it was a case of the cat making a dash for it. She has lost her beloved pet and you have to do your best to make things a little better, if indeed you can. Things can happen that can’t be helped, but if the business is so terribly legal (as almost insisted upon), then why is there no insurance to cover such possibilities? The majority of kennels in the area are very strict about all vaccinations being up to date, and hold the animal passports as proof should an inspection take place. Don’t please, blame the owner if you fail to do this. As for the dog being held hostage thus running up an enormous bill, this was quite unfeeling, and in my opinion only a very bad business person would demand such a thing. All of this nastiness could have been avoided with a little humanity and common sense. ‘Josephine’ (SORBAS) By email
Beach hazard I AM writing to express my increasing concern over a major public health hazard. I live close to Playa Linda in Benajarafe, where we have a problem with unauthorised Beach camping. Every weekend throughout the long summer period several large families camp overnight on our local beach. There are absolutely no toilet facilities on this beach apart from those in two bars, which are ‘client only,’ and closed overnight. The police are a regular presence, but chose to ignore this illegal activity, as do the beach cleaners who pick up
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I SEE in the headlines, that now is the time that it’s hardest to manage to get by on our money: Answer... Don’t spend so much. Easy for me to say as i am a pensioner, ‘the Lucky’ generation. Let’s make some comparisons between ‘the Lucky’ generation and today’s: Take the home we live in, compare the luxury furnishings and electrical appliances to those of ‘the Lucky’ generation. Today we have a 50 inch TV, music systems, wall to wall carpets, and central heating. In the kitchen, wow, you have to be a technical genius to boil a kettle. OK, no kettle, it comes out of the tap boiling. In the garage: A modern up-to-date car. Now let’s take a look at ‘the Lucky’ generation. The home was small, believe me it was cramped. The luxury furnishings, lino, you’ve probably never heard of it? It was usually an ugly brown, furniture was as it came, one design, take it or leave it, Colour? Yes you’ve guessed, brown. Music system: A two valve radio. TV, yes we had TV; second hand for £5. The kitchen was a delight, a very old gas cooker, that’s it. We only had cold water, if you wanted a bath, lots of kettles and sit in front of the fire in the front room. Our lighting was a gas mantle that used to give very little light. Only one jacket and trousers. So to the point: EASY, DON’T SPEND SO MUCH MONEY. Clive Graham, By email daily along this stretch. I have concerns with public health, as at the back of the beach in the vegetation there is a huge amount of human excrement, plus the attendant used tissue and also soiled disposable nappies and female sanitary items. This is very unpleasant to encounter when walking both from a visual, and sensual aspect. The smell is appalling. I have no problem with families enjoying the beach in this way but feel the town hall must be made to provide sanitation stations during this time. This beach is very popular and there are hundreds of families using it every weekend to the point it is packed solid. Campers apart, where are these people attending their ‘calls of nature.’ In the 21st century this lack of hy-
giene is unacceptable. Janet Saunders. Benajarafe. Malaga.
I’m ashamed Dear Editor, Re: Leapy’s article Having been out of action for a few days, I only saw Leapy’s article the other day, and it makes me ashamed to be British. As usual, he leaps in with all sorts of nonsense about how the immigrants are abusing our system, which is not true; we English made a pretty good job at that too! I suppose he hasn’t been anywhere near the camps, or the desperate meth-
ods used by those trying to get inside. How does he know what he is saying? He doesn’t! And what would difference would a precious few foreign nationals make. Let’s make a decision, to admit a fair number, along with the French, and stop forgetting our Christian duty to help others, Yours sincerely, William Campbell. Mojacár, by email
Lack of respect Hi Leapy Re: Immigrants I read with interest your article about the immigrants, I have been saying the same thing, what do you
think about the way manners etc. seem to have just disappeared, and I put it down to the general public don’t give a toss attitude. I think for a start that TV should clean its act up, it seems you can’t say ‘the N word’ on the box but you can use every expletive that comes to mind, and most of the time it’s not necessary. I think that camps should be set up to house asylum seekers as per your article, the next would be people that abuse nurses and teachers; there should be a minimum fine of £5,000 with no time to pay, if they can’t pay, two years in prison. The next is the lack of respect that is shown to people in authority, I know that the police have not helped their image, but they are the law and as such should be treated with respect. So I would reintroduce borstals for the joyriders, the burglars and general misfits, and those that don’t know when to keep their mouth shut, and would be run by the military police. Now we get into the drug dealers and pushers. These would be sent to high security camps run by the military police, these people would be fed a daily dose of their preferred drug until they were hooked, then left to dry out with no help. You could even make two years in the army punishment for certain crimes. The problem is the punishment never fits the crime, we need to bring back respect and consideration for other people, and their property. Did you know that in Spain, foul mouthing the police gets you a fine, and if you commit a crime they can put you in prison for years. As a last resort, there is always the cat. Read your piece every week, keep up the good work. Regards Ron Chivers By email
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main protein in milk, binds to the tannins in tea and prevents staining. The research was published in the journal International Journal of Dental Hygiene and comes after a study found drinking tea reduces the risk of dying from causes unrelated to the heart by a quarter compared with those who don’t drink tea.
THE butt, backside, booty, junk in the trunk, glutes, and here is my favourite - “THE DERRIÈRE.” Whatever you choose to call it, we all own one but did you know that it the largest and in my book the most important muscle that you possess? Unfortunately it is also often the most neglected and under used, as many do not understand the complexities of the human body and how it depends heavily on the glutes to provide full structural support to the back, hips and knees. If you thought your bottom was just for sitting on... THINK AGAIN! Keeping your glutes strong through specific lower body exercises will help ward off all sorts of problems, back pain, and knee problems to name a few. Regular runners take note: WEAK GLUTES WILL HINDER YOUR RUNNING PROGRESS if you are not combining a strength training programme with your sessions. I have met many a runner with specific issues hindering their running performance. Once I put a glute/leg training programme in place they found that they were better able to perform their runs without the crucial glute muscles fatiguing, thus not causing other muscles to be over used and avoiding muscle damage and pain. Do You Have A Sedentary Job?
YOUR DERRIÈRE: Important muscle. Even if you regularly go to a gym, your glutes are simply not being activated for the majority of your day. You really need to make a conscious effort to incorporate some specific glute work into your workout programme. Basic Body Weight Exercises For Stronger Glutes • Squats, two x sets 40 reps • Lunges, one x set each 30 reps • Mat - Glute Bridge Single Leg Lifts, one x set each 25 reps • Mat - Single Leg Kick Backs two x sets each 25 reps PS: I see nothing more attractive on a man or woman than a firm rounded toned derrière….
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Too much studying could damage your children’s eyes CONCERNS that young people will suffer later in life By Gemma Quinn TOO much studying and homework could lead to childhood short-sightedness; myopia, that can lead to serious eye diseases. Myopia causes distant objects to appear blurred, while close ones can be seen clearly and it often develops in childhood. It was thought that myopia was largely genetic, but a sharp increase in the number of children affected suggests that other factors may play a part. A study by the Population Health Research Institute at St George’s University of London
has found that children at highly academic schools were more than two-and-a-half times more likely to develop the condition, leading researchers to conclude that school work could be a strong risk factor in myopia. Children are continually focusing on something close to them as they stare at school books and computers and their eyes get used to the short-sighted work. The study findings echo results from other research in East Asia, where children are often pushed academically from a very young age, with a
lot of children suffering from the condition. Sixty years ago, 10 to 20 per cent of the Chinese population was short-sighted but now up to 90 per cent of teenagers have myopia. There are concerns that being short-sighted can raise the risk to millions of young people suffering from eye conditions later in life such as glaucoma.
MYOPIA: Causes distant objects to appear blurred.
Fertility wake up call A nation of worriers LEADING expert said women should have checks at 25 A LEADING gynaecologist and fertility expert believes that women should have fertility checks at the age of 25 and that most 30-year-olds should consider freezing their eggs, almost as an insurance policy for later on. The doctor said all too often he sees women who have left it too late to try and conceive and face the devastating reality they may not be able to have a family. Changing your lifestyle habits however can help boost
FREEZING EGGS: Can be used later on.
and prolong a woman’s fertility so to improve your chances try avoiding the following: Smoking: It accelerates the rate of egg loss and is also often associated with an increased risk of miscarriage. Stress: Highly stressful situations can affect a woman’s hormones and resulting ovulation in the woman. Caffeine: High levels of caffeine consumption (the equivalent of around five cups of
coffee a day) have been associated with decreased fertility. Medications: Women on regular medication who want to fall pregnant should discuss with their doctor the treatment they are on as some medications can affect fertility such as anti-depressants and steroids. The expert said that fertility data shows women who want to conceive naturally need to start by the age of 32 at the latest if they want one child, earlier for more.
BRITONS can spend up to five years of their life worrying
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS: Most common worry is work. WORRYING can take up to five years of our lives as 86 per cent of Britons described themselves as worriers. Research revealed on average, nearly two hours every day is spent worrying or fretting over something, which
amounts to nearly 13 hours a week, or four years and 11 months across the average adult lifetime of 64 years. According to those questioned in the poll for a herbal remedy company, work was the most common thing peo-
ple worried about, followed by financial concerns and health issues. Relationships, missing a bus or train, appearance and family’s safety were also amongst the top common concerns.
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Hotting up at Taj Mahal this summer ANY dish can be prepared to a customer’s preference, whether they want it mild, medium or hot By Eleanor Hawkins OPEN for over a decade, the Taj Mahal in the Benimar Commercial Centre, Benijofar, is still as popular as ever with customers returning time and time again as they continue to praise its food and service. “The food is enjoyable and tasty; friendly staff and prices are very reasonable” was one comment, as another customer agreed: “Excellent food and service, really nice atmosphere, will recommend the Taj Mahal to all our friends.” These are just two of the thousands of satisfied customers who have visited the decadent and spacious restaurant which was one of the first Indian restaurants to be established in the area. With its gloriously high ceilings and views over towards the fields, it is lavishly decorated with tailored curtains, traditional Indian garments, paintings and murals. There is also a large outside terrace, perfect for al
TAJ MAHAL: Established for over 10 years. fresco dining now the long summer nights are here and it is the perfect spot to watch the sun set over the mountains. Whilst it is a pleasure to dine out in the surroundings of the Taj Mahal, food is of course at its heart. All curries are freshly made with authentic spices from India and no food colourings.
AL FRESCO: Enjoy outside dining on the terrace.
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Any dish can be prepared to a customer’s preference, whether they want it mild, medium or hot. Tandoori dishes, cooked in a loam oven and served on a hot sizzler are a speciality but there is something for everyone from salads and samosas to biryani and baltis. Platters and set menus are also available for two, four or six people. There is also a menu available for
younger diners from €4.50. Taj Mahal is open every lunch time from 12-4pm and this is the perfect time to sample their cuisine at highly affordable prices with their threecourse menu del dia costing €8.95 including a drink. A full takeaway service is available and with every order over €20 you receive a free bottle of wine. Call 966 712 645 or 606 017 950.
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Extras wanted for the 3 Kings WITH summer still upon us it may be a bit soon to be turning our thoughts t o Chr i st m as and t he New Year, but Torrevieja’s Department of Fiestas is already asking for people to participate in the Three Kings parade for January 2016. For t hose who want t o par t i ci pat e and join the parade accompanyi ng t he Ki ngs, you have until September 10 to register at the Muni ci pal Theat r e, which can be done from Monday to Friday from 9am-2pm. To ride on the parade f l oat s you m ust be at l east 14 year s ol d and have wr i t t en par ent al consent.
LIVE programme of entertainment By Eleanor Hawkins TH ERE i s st i l l t i m e t o ca tc h th e ‘Saturday Night Live’ programme of ente r t a i n m e n t a t L au rel an d Hardy’s bar and restaurant in Quesada. Every Saturday there is a live act from 9pm on the rooftop terrace and the three course set menu and a special a la carte selection will also be available, with diners able to choose from eating al fresco or inside in the air conditioned restaurant with tables bookable from 6pm. For guests wanting a great place to enjoy just drinks, there is also a warm welcome for you to come in and relax in the new comfy armchairs and sofas, or at the high tables, whilst watching the sun set over the Vega Baja valley and behind the Callosa Mountains.
Laurel and Hardy’s cocktail menu is proving popular and is the perfect accompaniment to the balmy summer nights. Enjoy the ever popular Mojito a n d S a n g ria S iz z le r, or the ne w Martini Tango or even their own s p ec ia l c o ck tail, the La ure l & Hardy’s. O n A u g u s t 2 9 R a nda ll C a in is performing and the live acts continue every Saturday until the end of September. As the summer ends, the Sunday lu n c h es retu rn a nd La ure l a nd Hardy’s are pleased to announce th ey w ill re tu rn on Se pte mbe r 6 fro m 1 p m-1 0 p m s o book now to avoid disappointment. Tables can be reserved by calling 965 077 444 or email info@laurelandhardys.com
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Regalos de Amor charity day THERE will be various activities during the day around the Municipal Centre in Quesada By Community Reporter THE Regalos de Amor association is hosting a charity day on Saturday August 29 in Quesada. From 11am until midnight there will be v a r i o u s a c t i v ities an d games for children, a charity market and a meeting of vintage cars, all around the Municipal Centre in Quesada. From 8pm Pendari Ensemble; a troop of Bulgarian dancers, will be performing along with Flamenco dancer Lourdes Aparicio, Reggae singer G-Voy and the Del Fuegos Band. The event has been organised in collabo r a t i o n wi t h t h e R o ja le s Town Hall and Goyos Restaurant. Regalos de Amor is a non-profit making association which helps people in social exclusion (regardless of race, sex or age) and chronic and terminally ill patients. Donations to Regalos de Amor can be made directly via the BMN bank account, with IBAN number: ES69 0487 0488 01 2007002564.
BULGARIAN DANCERS: Will be one of the attractions performing during the day.
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Subway attract the whole family for great value for money eating out THE outlet in Benidorm is busy serving up some very creative combinations with their sandwich fillings By Wendy Ann Cowham SOME say a Subway meal goes a long w ay, a n d h o w t r u e th a t is , as n o w th is company is in 110 countries around the world, which leads us to believe that this jewel of a sandwich restaurant has got the formula right.
The plain sandwich has come a long way since the 60’s. The company evolved from America in 1965 when a young 17-year-old boy named Fred DeLuca wanted to earn money to pay for his university fees. A family friend, Doctor Peter Buck had an idea to open a sandwich shop, and together with Fred, they began to make the dream a reality. Today Subway is a household name globally.
SUBWAY: Most combinations include lots of salad with healthy dressings.
The Subway outlet in Benidorm is also busy serving up some very creative combinations with their sandwich fillings, and it is also good to know that healthier ingredients are high on their list of priorities. Subway restaurants take great care to use ingredients that are lower in saturated fats and also reduced in salt. Most combinations include lots of salad incorporating healthy dressings to keep the taste buds flowing. With decades of experience and knowledge of good food behind them, Subway is a way of life to many. With glowing reviews that are placed high above other fast food companies, Subway attract the whole family for great value for money eating out. Some reviews praise the clean and efficient service that you receive that is experienced group wide. Other reviews state that the good value for money menu allows you to eat there every day should you wish. The plain sandwich has come a long way since the 60’s. Helgason_H@subway.com
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Torrellano train rides at the railway museum MUSEUM also houses a collection of equipment used in the past MARKET STALL: Every month has a different demo.
Artisan market THE Artisan Market in Bullas, Murcia, takes place on the first Sunday of every month with demonstrations and stalls in the old town. September’s demonstration will be of spinning, weaving and bobbin lace and in October it will be grape pressing and in November visitors can see examples of goats milking and cheese making. The market is located in the Plaza Vieja and Plaza del Castillo from 9am to 2pm.
MINIATURE TRAIN: The model sized replica of a steam train makes a journey around the model sized track. By Gemma Quinn EVERY month Friends of the Railways Association host a miniature train event at the railway museum in Torrellano.
The model sized replica of a steam train makes a journey around the model sized track. Everyone is welcome and donations of just â‚Ź1.50 per visit for a ride on the steam train.
The museum is also open that houses a collection of equipment used in the past including some uniforms and a large collection of caps. It is run by the Friends of the Railways Association and
is open most Saturdays from 4-8pm. The miniature train rides are available on the second Saturday of the month from 4.30-7.30pm with the next train rides on September 12.
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Is the UK now a “soft touch” for Cameron’s “swarms” of migrants? WHAT’S wrong with this solution? They would solve a lot of the country’s problems Nora Johnson
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THE world is facing its worst refugee crisis since the Second World War with 50 million people leaving their homes according to the EU’s migration commissioner. This after David Cameron’s comments about “swarms” of migrants making for British shores! There followed numerous proposals for dealing with the crisis like, for instance, issuing ID cards, which provoked much flak from bleeding-heart liberals and the usual suspects. Now, I’ve never understood the problem with issuing these cards. They’d solve lots of problems and are the rule in
most advanced democracies. Straightaway after WW2, they were in circulation in the UK and I don’t believe anyone objected then! Naturally, today’s ID cards would be far more state of the art than those war-time cardboard ones. But they’d represent a breakthrough in keeping tabs on who has, or hasn’t the right to reside in the UK, apply for benefits and, in addition, provide solid proof of identification for those members of the legitimate population who don’t have a passport or driving licence. So many could benefit: the elderly, the very young, the very poor and the disabled. As regards not registering those who leave the country, it’s beyond belief that succes-
sive governments (both Conservative and Labour) should have abandoned such checks at outward passport control. It’s preposterous, too, that the administration of
applications and the consequent huge delays in granting leave to stay or, if refused, removing the claimant ends up taking forever. A much more targeted, businesslike approach to this ever-growing crisis is what’s called for: a sea change from the traditional British ‘mudd l i n g through.’ But what about the EU’s response, you ask? Yeah, right, there goes another herd of
ID CARDS: Would represent a breakthrough on who has or hasn’t the right to reside in the UK.
pigs flying past my window! EU efforts to forge solutions routinely end in bickering and half-baked policies generally eliciting responses from countries within it that unsurprisingly rhyme with ‘bucket.’ I’m not saying ID cards are the only solution (try telling a professional historian that things were simpler in the past - and stand well back). What’s needed is to reverse the widespread perception that Britain’s a ‘soft touch.’ This might even lead to a more generous response to those in truly genuine need, like vulnerable Syrians in UN camps. Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca.
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Dogs born to behave in a certain way ALL dogs will certainly have inherited behaviour
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SO much depends on how your dog gets on in life. I thought it appropriate to write about ‘Inherited Behaviour’ because all dogs will certainly have inherited behaviour. The behaviour of dogs, like all animals gets inherited via genetic pre-disposition and genetic memory. Genetic pre-disposition towards certain types of behaviour or attitudes in life are inherited at birth, much like the pre-programmed default factory settings you may find on a computer or TV when you buy it new. What they govern are things like a dog’s prevailing temperament, personality and the type of behaviour that comes instinctively to him when faced with different situations or events. As an example everything from how readily he will pursue prey to how confident, fearful or aggressive he will become in more testing situations and
POPPY: Enjoys playing in the swimming pool.
INHERITED BEHAVIOUR: How strongly he will attach to people. even how strongly he will emotionally attach to people making later separation issues in people more likely. Genetic memory is a rather different phenomenon. If an animal repeats a specific behaviour enough times, a ‘memory’ of this behaviour eventually get stored in its genes and cells, which is then passed down from one generation to the next. This is how birds know when to migrate or how to build nests without any other bird showing them.
Or how sheepdogs know how to stalk and round up sheep without any other dog showing them. It is purely down to the effects of inherited genetic pre-disposition and memory. The same phenomenon is behind all different, and also far more genetically magnified working instincts found in different breeds of dog. In other words they are born with a certain inherited compulsion to behave in a specific way.
Remember our four legged friends in the summer WHILST so many people think of the sun and vacations during the month of August, there is a real and hidden problem concerning the well-being of domestic animals. Cats and dogs don’t always get remembered during the holidays and sadly many are simply put on the streets as it may be too expensive or too much of a chore to bother about find-
ing accommodation for them. There are of course a number of very willing and dedicated volunteers who are prepared to look after these and other strays either as foster carers for individual animals or in rescue homes. However, many of the officials responsible for catching the animals go on holiday in August which
means the number of strays on the streets increases and some impatient vets simply put the animals to sleep in order to clear their practices before they close down. During this month in particular, rather than buying a pedigree cat or dog, it would be so much more caring to contact one of the rescue centres to adopt one of the strays they have
saved from destruction. There are rescue centres all over the south of Spain: PPP Dogs in Spain Baza Perrera Dogs that needs help Costa Blanca Dog Animals needing homes Costa del Sol Axarqia Online Animal Rescue Valencia Perrera Dogs Valla Verde Animal Rescue
Poppy loves the water To find a pet-sitter go to www.HousesitMatch.com or call Lamia on +44 (0)1865521508 POPPY the Collie Labrador cross enjoys playing in the pool. She loves water. Even when she was first adopted as a scrawny rescue puppy she would walk around the perimeter sniffing and pawing the water out of nervous curiosity. Now that she is older she dives in without any hesitation. Her owners Jeff and Annie also care for three other rescue dogs but none quite as daring as Poppy. In the summer the whole fur family needs care when Jeff and Annie go on holiday. Kennelling four dogs for several weeks twice a year can add up in costs; it restricts the holiday budget! Recently a friend recommended HouseSitMatch.com an online network for pet and home owners to find sitters to come to their home. So they planned ahead, registered on the site and created a profile describing all the responsibilities and asking experienced dog sitters to apply to housesit their dogs at home!
Within a month they had four applicants and chose someone who had cared for rescue dogs before. Unexpectedly, they chose two Australians who travel the world as international housesitters earning their living as bloggers online. And over three years of full time housesitting they’ve gained a lot of experience with all manner of domestic pets, dogs especially. The sitters cost nothing and cared for the pets in exchange for free accommodation. It’s a fair exchange and an affordable solution for Jeff and Annie.
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IN theory, a few vegetables as well as herbs can be grown in pots, but what we normally regard as pots are not very successful, especially in the summer heat of Spanish gardens once temperatures rise above 20 degrees. For the past few weeks, our temperature in the shade hovers around 37 degrees, but vegetables, if watered every other day, are growing well in black builders buckets of 55 centimetres diameter, and of 65 centimetres elsewhere in semi-shaded corners of the garden. They include red and crinkly green lettuces, rocket, Swiss chard, purslane, carrots, cabbages, cauliflowers, stevia, cumin, horseradish, climbing yard long and butter beans, dwarf beans, tomatoes, nasturtiums for edible leaves, flowers and seed pods, several types of peppers and aubergines, courgettes, onions plus leeks producing seed for autumn sowing. Based on our now 12 years of experimenting with large tub growing along the lines of
BUILDERS BUCKETS: Work well for small scale vegetable and herb growing. the concept of a ‘10-tub vegetable garden’ launched in our book ‘Growing Healthy Vegetables in Spain’ there are many benefits as described below. Twenty one proven benefits: 1. Small space required You can build up a circle,
square, oblong or row in one bucket units of just a quarter of a square metre. 2. High yield per square metre - Close planting works well and you have no unplanted areas and paths to worry about. 3. Speedy harvesting - If you chose vegetables regularly
used and co-locate the salad and ones for steaming for instance daily or twice daily harvesting takes just minutes. 4. Relatively inexpensive If you hunt around, builders buckets are not expensive and second hand ones can be used if located.
5. Little waste, as number of plants controlled by your space. 6. Co-located salads - all the year round. 7. Accommodate small and expansive plants 8. No space for weeds - if one plants close to give shade
to roots. 9. Easy to use mutual mulching - for instance lettuces around aubergines. 10. Easy soil enrichment just makes good initial soil/compost/manure mixes and top up between crops. 11. Low water wastage - no
HOMES & GARDENS sideways losses to dry earth. 12. Circular support frames for tomatoes, peppers and beans etc., for strength. 13. Rare insect and fungal attacks - no major area of vulnerable crops. 14. Companion plant - using mutually beneficial herbs and vegetables. 14. Instant filling of gaps to replace cleared crops - just pop in a few new plantlets from local market or garden centre. 15. Of interest - to owners and visitors. 16. Easy to move or reorganise - Nothing too heavy to pull around. 17. Feature or hidden away Part of mine is an island on the drive while other parts are in otherwise under used corners of the garden. 18. Just grow what you need Easy for children and the infirm as well as the totally strong and able. 19. Crop rotation possible by rotating between buckets. 21. Can have a floral centre Mine has a tall geranium. Yes this expanded small scale vegetable growing really does work and not only in gardens,
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but also in small patios and on apartment terraces. My retreat from an 800 square metre allotment to raised beds and at present 20 builders buckets was driven by the increasing advent of thieving, increased cost of irrigation water, pollution of water by millions of weed seeds as the surrounding agricultural land was progressively abandoned, wind-blown chemical pollution from non-organic orchards, the moving of a Michelin starred restaurant away from the area the prices they had paid for mini organic vegetables met our production costs several times ,and to reduce my physical work as now nearing 79 years of age. So give it a go by starting with just two or three buckets of closely planted salad plantlets even now in full summer grown in a mainly shaded position and then expand to produce the vegetables for the Christmas table, including new potatoes. Two useful books to help you make the best of bucket veggie plots are now available from Amazon Books and some other internet sites. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com August 2015
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New Bugatti Super Car to be made available to millions VIRTUAL version can be obtained by purchasing the next edition of Gran Turismo By John Smith NOW that the last Bugatti Veyron, number 450, has been sold at a price estimated at more than €1 millio n , th e c o mp a n y ha s turned its attention to the u n v eilin g o f th e ne xt Bugatti super sports car, a n d a n y o n e in th e w orld can own a version. Naturally, this is not the car itself, but a virtual version which can be obtained by purchasing the next edition of the highly successful and addictive Playstatio n v id eo g ame G ra n Turismo. First official sight of the new game and super sports car will be revealed at the 66th International Motor Show to be held in Frankfurt from September 17 to 27 and will no doubt attract huge interest.
Interior of Bugatti Veyron
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Updated SEAT Ibiza 2016 gathers praise ALTHOUGH SEAT are due to launch a new design of the ever popular Ibiza in a few years’ time, they have taken the opportunity to give the car a major overhaul so that it can continue to be a meaningful rival to both the Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo. With a range of engines from one litre to a 1.4 litre turbo version and three different body styles, the five-door Ibiza, the three-door Ibiza SC Sport Coupé and the Ibiza ST Sport Tourer estate there is a wide range of choices in both diesel and petrol versions and a wide range of pricing as well.
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The basic version sells for around €9,900 and comes with a change of body design from earlier versions together with a vast range of upgrades within the driver’s cabin.
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Remembering the rules of the road in Spain
MOTORING
‘Most beautiful car ever made’
IF you do find yourself being fined, there is normally a discount if you pay quickly By John Smith THERE is often some confusion over the things that you need to carry in your car in Spain and apart from the obvious such as proof of ID, insurance and ownership, there are other things that are compulsory and can attract fines if ignored. Spanish registered vehicles with four wheels or more need to carry two warning triangles, although foreign registered cars need only carry one. In addition, if you wear glasses then you are required to have a spare pair available at all times. Apart from this, a high visibility jacket should be carried in the car and must be worn at all times in the event of a breakdown and exit from the vehicle. All British registered cars need to have a GB sticker if their number plate doesn’t
contain the EU identifier and if right hand drive, lights must be converted so that they do not blind oncoming cars. It is illegal for a driver to use a mobile phone in the car unless it is fitted with a hands-free kit and radar detectors are banned, although GPS systems which plot the location of cameras are still allowed. The rules are fairly simple, but if you do find yourself on the wrong end of a fine, there is normally a significant discount if you pay quickly.
BREAKDOWN RULES: Spanish registered vehicles must carry two warning triangles.
E Type Jaguar
THESE were the words of someone whose opinion is worth considering, Enzo Ferrari commenting on the launch of the E Type Jaguar in 1961. Initially the car was released for export but was soon made available for sale in the UK where it found a large number of interested customers. Produced from 1961 to 1975, various versions saw a number of improvements but the basic line, beauty and performance of the car remained. With celebrity purchasers including George Best, George Harrison, Tony Curtis and Twiggy, the E Type will always be remembered as one of the great British cars and an example is even in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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A visit to La Finca SMGS’s monthly visit to La Finca was attended by 24 members and 12 guests. They found the course in excellent condition except some of the tees where work was being done to improve them. The weather was a little bit cooler than of late which reflected in the scoring with most players in the 30’s. There was one result in the singles matchplay semi-final with John Osborne (England) beating John Aitchinson (Scotland) three and two and John will now play Mike Jordan in the final. The day’s competition was the final round of the Eclectic Stableford with long time leader Robin Eastman failing to improve his score and was relegated to third place by Alan Macdonald and Karen Simpson with Alan taking first place on countback from Karen. Results by category and in reverse order, were the following: Bronze Category: Fourth, Gratten Forber (33), third, Ray Ewins (34), second, Phil Birtwistle (37) and first Karen Simpson with 39 points. Silver Category: Fourth, Gary Miller (28) Third, Steve Davis (29), second, Mike Jordan (36 ), and first, Alan Macdonald (39). Gold Category: 4th Tony Smale (31), Third, Robin Eastman (34), second, John Osborne (35) and first, Barry Roehrig (37). Keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to the website: www.smgs.org or simply give Barry Roehrig a call on 966 731 033 to find out more about the society and its weekly golf get-togethers.
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Bull Flanagan golfing EIGHTEEN members travelled to play the Lo Romero course EIGHTEEN society members travelled down the motorway to Lo Romero in August to challenge this difficult course and try to beat the 18th signature island green, and as is normal for this course its condition was excellent. Only four players managed to get a score greater than 30 points, leaving the chasing pack behind on 29 or less, and the day’s winner was Phil Harris, scoring a creditable 33 points. Second place went to John Stone on the same score losing on countback, and third place went to Brian Andrews on 32 points. Nearest the pin winners on the par three holes were Phil Harris on hole 7, but no one managed to get near on the other par 3 holes. The Captain Mick McGrath
WINNERS: Only four players scored more than 30. assisted the Secretary with the presentation ceremony and
commented on the success of the day’s event and the support
achieved considering the recent very hot weather. The Secretary advised members that a representative from AFA Mrs Mutter had attended to receive the €300 proceeds for the Alzheimer’s Society, raised from the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Bill and Karen Fantom. Brian Smith donated an extra €50 with Bill Fantom adding an additional €20 to round the sum raised to €300. Members were notified that the September match ‘Captain’s Day’ would be at Vistabella on the 11th. Bull Flanagan Golf Society look forward to seeing you at their future events, and appreciate your support. If you wish to join the best Society on the Costa Blanca, contact the Secretary Bill Fantom on 635 212 916.
Bigger and better golfing competition THOUSANDS of golfers participate Getting in the swing with Campbell Lamont
By Tony Myles THIS is the fifth year for The Campbell Lamont Golf Leagues, which started as a local competition for golf societies and quickly expanded into a major event in the amateur golf calendar. Because of the instant success Campbell decided to offer it to other areas within Spain and inside one year several thousand golfers had responded. This solid base of competitors provided the launch pad for further expansion and just last year Campbell
introduced his Golf Leagues to societies in Scotland and Wales increasing the number of players to well over 10,000. The latest news is that Iceland (no not the frozen food company) have now taken this competition very seriously and so hundreds of Icelandic golfers are now eager to qualify. The universal interest in the competition means that over the next year or so it will be introduced to 16 different countries throughout Europe. Why is it so popular? Let’s start at the end and work backwards. The “All Expenses Paid” Grand Final will be held at the La Sella Golf resort in the Costa Blanca. This venue features one of the premier golf courses in Spain and has proven an excellent test of golf for players of all handicaps. It will involve four rounds played over Saturday and Sunday. The winners will receive an abun-
LATEST NEWS: Is that Iceland are now eager to qualify. dance of prizes for themselves and for their society. Each of the 16 pairs who reach the Grand Final will be hosted at the five star Denia Marriott hotel for the duration of their stay. This will include breakfast and evening meals with the exception of the Saturday evening when they will be free to travel into any of the local towns. Everyone will be invited to attend the Gala Dinner on the Sunday, which will include the presentations to the winners and runners-up. So what is the catch? What is the entry fee? * Entry into this competition is restricted to groups of 12 or more
golfers who play regularly and adhere to a recognised handicap system. * Each group must register their intention to compete and provide details of their members who will make up their teams. * There are no additional overheads as the group will merely label four or more of their regular events as Campbell Lamont League Qualifiers. * Having completed the qualification series within the group the names of the top two players are then confirmed to the organisers who will notify the group of any local and national preliminary rounds. * There is no entry fee.
In summary 1. Register your team. 2. Play your regular games. 3. Determine your winners. 4. Advance to the Regional Finals. 5. Come to the 5 Star La Sella Golf Resort, Spain in June for an all-expenses-paid golf-fest. Register now at www.clgolfleagues.com
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TMGS at La Manga South Course THE MEMBERS found the championship golf course in excellent condition IT’S not often that The Members get the chance to play this Championship golf course for just €50, well that’s what it cost our members this week. They found the course in excellent condition and Kjell Aasebo, was the lone raider this
week that escaped with the top prize in the Gold Category, with by far the best score of the day of 42 points. As in history, all good things come to an end and it’s fair to say that the ‘Vikings’ have taken more than their fair share of
MEMBERS GOLF SOCIETY: Only paid 50€ to play the course.
the loot in recent months, the system of handicapping can now be seen to be levelling the playing field as there have been a number of serious reductions. Results; Gold Category: First, K. Aasebo 42 points. Second, John Eyre, 32 points. Third, Gary Gates 29 points. Silver Category; In first place, Mick Kennedy, 31 points on Lower Handicap. Second, Lennart Holmberg 31 points. Third, Derek Sullivan 28 points. Next week they make their monthly visit to Villamartin, so if you fancy a game call the Secretary on 661 524 101.