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ISSUE NO. 1616

23 - 29 June 2016

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

Will we stay, will we go? By Gemma Elvins-Quinn A historical referendum on whether the UK should leave the EU takes place today (Thursday), with thousands of expatriates registering their opinions by voting through the postal system or by proxy vote. The vote has gripped not just British residents, but the whole world, with Alicante Province having a lot at stake; hoteliers and the tourism sector are unsure of what will happen if a Brexit occurs. Around 7 per cent of the GDP of the province, about €2.34 billion, depends on trade

and the arrival of tourists from the British Isles, according to the Institute of Economic Studies of the Province (INECA). “A departure of the UK from the EU could lead to a devaluation of the pound and an increase in inflation and, therefore, the British lose purchasing power and would have less money to spend here or to buy our products,” said the president of the institute who, in the days leading up to the vote, invited the British residing in the province to campaign for permanence. According to INECA, they estimate around 1.8 million

British tourists each year visit the Costa Blanca, staying in hotels or their own homes. The sale of houses to British buyers represented €375 million last year, which INECA fears could be at risk “because if the pound falls, it would be more expensive for the British to buy them.” However, not everyone is concerned about what could happen if the UK does vote to leave the EU: “There has been a lot of scaremongering but I don’t think it will affect us,” said Barry Horsfield who believes voting to leave is better for the UK.

He was being interviewed by a film crew, one of a number visiting the area in recent weeks to determine the feelings of potential voters, as the world prepares to see whether the voting public wants in or out, and the impact the result will have.

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Solar energy plan TORREVIEJA wants to promote and encourage the use of photovoltaic solar energy. Mayor Jose Manuel Dolon said he wants the municipality to become a pioneer in capturing this kind

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of energy and will propose the initiative be given maximum publicity as he will also meet with construction and property developers on the importance of solar energy.

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Minute’s silence COUNCIL workers in Murcia have held a minute’s silence in protest against gender violence and homophobia across the region, in the wake of the Orlando massacre. The silence was acknowledged in various municipalities and comes following the death of a woman in Torre Pacheco, killed after she refused sexual relations with her attacker.

House on fire MURCIA firefighters were called to tackle a house fire at a property in Calle Fernandez Vera. A total of eight firefighters worked on the blaze as

Local Police assisted to help in the evacuation of the property. All occupants of the two storey house were able to get out unhurt.

Beach rescue A WOMAN is recovering in Torrevieja Hospital after suffering cardiac arrest at La Mata beach. Emergency services rescued the 74-year-old who had symptoms of drowning. She was unconscious as ambulance crews arrived to assist in resuscitation and to take her to hospital.

PROFITABLE PALLETS: Police recovered stolen pallets worth around €2,000. By Gemma Elvins-Quinn

A MARRIED couple has been arrested in Alicante accused of theft of plastic and wooden pallets. The woman’s 20year-old son was also arrested. Police recovered around 40 pallets, valued at approximately €2,000. The robberies were carried out across the

province from industrial buildings, farms and even from some supermarkets in the towns of Callosa de Segura, San Miguel de Salinas, El Campello and Jijona. The three detainees, of Spanish origin, would travel in a van during the day and take advantage of unguarded moments by workers, at which point

they would quickly load the pallets on to the van, although on some occasions they forced entry onto premises through gates. Police estimate damage caused to some establishments added up to losses of more than €3,000, not counting losses from delays in the normal working processes.

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Time Out 74 - 75

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Hidden history is recovered in home By Gemma Elvins-Quinn ALMOST 10,000 pieces of great historical and cultural value have been recovered by police in Bullas, Murcia. As part of the ‘LIGNUM’ operation within the ‘Plan for the Protection of Spanish Historical Heritage,’ police arrested one person and are investigating another suspected of 15 offences of theft, misappropriation and reception of stolen goods. Amongst the items found in the property in Bullas were 4,000 archaeological pieces, 5,000 coins of different eras and cultures, more than 150 religious objects and palaeontological remains. Noted for its quality, age and rarity, a Book of Psalms manuscript written in Latin, dated between the late 14th and early 15th century, was also recovered by officers as well as documentation stretching from the 16th to

HISTORICAL ITEMS: Manuscripts and documents were amongst the items recovered in Bullas. the 19th century, belonging to the municipalities of Caravaca de la Cruz, Cehegín, Bullas, Calasparra and Albacete.

The investigation began last year, when the Guardia Civil was informed that a person, a resident of the municipality of Bullas, could be

devoted to collecting all kinds of antique objects, many of which could belong to Spanish Historical Heritage.

No trial for pharmacy assailant A TRANSSEXUAL who stabbed a pharmacy assistant in Alicante City cannot stand trial as she has been diagnosed as schizophrenic.

The employee was stabbed with a pair of scissors, and thanks to a metal name tag which deflected the blow did not have very serious injuries. Police arrived imme-

diately, as the pharmacy is in front of the National Police station, and the assistant was taken to Alicante General Hospital where her wounds were treated.

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Horrific scene awaits woman at apartment building By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE Elche neighbourhood of El Pla is in mourning after a son killed his father before then committing suicide. Reports say a 50-year-old man stabbed his father, aged 76, several times, before then taking

his own life. The victim’s wife and mother of the attacker had been shopping with a friend and returned home to find the terrible scene. She raised the alarm as soon as she got home. She told officers she had called her husband to say she was coming home and needed help with the bags but he didn't answer and she car-

ried the bags up to their apartment where she found the lifeless bodies of her husband and son in the hallway of the building, and a bloody knife on the floor beside them. Emergency paramedics could do nothing to save them. The building and Paseo de Germanias was sealed off by police as officers attend-

ed the scene. A psychologist from Psychologists Without Borders Alicante, is now assisting the woman and her husband’s brother, who also appeared at the scene. The couple’s daughter, who lives in Madrid, is due to arrive in Elche in the next day or so.

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Ferry controls see two men arrested POLICE have arrested two French nationals at Alicante Port accused of trying to board

two stolen vehicles on to a ferry to Algeria. National Police verified the

cars were stolen as the documentation did not match the VIN numbers of the vehicles and both were registered as stolen. The intervention was part of the regular checks carried out by officers in the port, to prevent illicit trafficking of vehicles to North Africa via the ferry.

15 September is the date that the summer operations of the ports run until.

The two men arrested were 30 and 47 years of age. The summer operation of the ports is now under way and runs until September 15. With increased passengers using the ferries to Oran and Algiers, National Police are carrying out various actions of security.

MOTORWAY CRASH: Three people were killed in a tragic accident on the A-7.

Motorway crash By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THREE people were killed in a car crash in Murcia on Saturday, June 18. Two cars and two trucks collided on the A-7 motorway in the Monteagudo area near to Cabezo de Torres. One of the articulated trucks crashed through the central

reservation into the path of oncoming traffic. One of the trucks also burst into flames as a result of the incident. An investigation is being carried out to ascertain what happened but initial reports suggest that the two trucks collided resulting in the fuel tanks of one of them catching fire. The two cars then collid-

ed with the trucks. Emergency services were quick to attend the scene, with a number of casualties remaining trapped in the vehicles. Three people were killed and four others injured in the tragedy. The road was closed for most of the day with lane restrictions continuing throughout Sunday.

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Arrest made of alleged arsonist By Gemma Elvins-Quinn POLICE have arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of starting a fire that burned a total of 13 vehicles in a garage in a residential area of Alicante City. The fire was started last month, as previously reported in the Euro Weekly News. Fire crews and analysis determined the fire was started intentionally and National Police said the man now arrested caused the blaze

following “a discussion between him and his sister by a disagreement over the family inheritance.” The fire was started early one morning in a parking lot belonging to urbanisation Rosaleda in the Babel district and destroyed eight vehicles and damaged a further five. The blaze was concentrated on one of the outdoor car parks with a metal roof. It started in one of the vehicles and spread rapidly destroying eight cars.

Mediterranean connections THE Mediterranean corridor is to get a cash injection. The money is a second raft of grants from the European Commission to boost projects like the Atlantic corridor and the Mediterranean corridor with €54.4 million allocated for 12 projects connected to the corridor that begins in Andalucia and crosses Murcia,

the Valencian Community and Cataluña to the French border. It’s part of a 3,000km railway that will end at Hungary’s border with Ukraine. Funds will cover installing European Rail Traffic Management Systems (ERTMS) at a cost of €36.25 million. It follows the Ministry of Public Works’ request last February for €30.4

million to install ERTMS between Monforte del Cid to Castellon and from Castellon to Vandellos and Castellbisbal-Vilaseca near Barcelona. The system replaces signalling equipment with digitalised, wireless versions creating a single standard for train control and command systems throughout Europe.

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No more burning waste By Gemma Elvins-Quinn RESIDENTS can breathe easy again, as an end is in sight to the dangers to health and the environment posed by the illegal waste tip in Campoamor. More than 100 people attended a forum at Las Ramblas Golf Club to hear the latest developments on the site, organised by CLARO and the Altamira Community of Las Ramblas. Representatives from action group Vertivega, a deputy from the Regional Parliament of Valencia and local councillors were also present, as speakers traced the history of the waste tip located originally in the municipality of Orihuela and then in Pilar de la Horadada after the separation of Pilar from Orihuela. An operational licence was granted by Orihuela in the 1980s and later revoked by the Valencia Government, when the construction boom produced residential developments

FORUM: Around 100 people were present to hear about the progress. and golf courses close to the waste tip. Guests heard how the waste tip is illegal in that it never met required norms, was never supervised or controlled by the authorities and after it was closed the process of decomposition resulted in the emission, over a period of many years, of toxic fumes and unbearable smells that seriously affected the health of those then living in Orihuela Costa, and in particular residents of Las Ramblas, barely a kilometre away from the site. Extensive campaigning and action by CLARO and the Altamira community, aided by the expertise of Vertivega, resulted in the operation of the tip being brought before both the criminal and the environmental courts, and an intervention by

the new government in Valencia to oblige the owners of the site to present a plan to finally and correctly seal the waste tip. Sealing of the waste tip by the deposit of thousands of tons of sand and earth was completed recently and the escape of gases has come to an end, much to the delight of all residents. However, in the forum, it

was clear that this was only the first step and further action, which would be insisted on by the Valencia government, would consist of ensuring that any continued decomposition did not constitute a danger. There are still questions of how to remove the neutralised waste, either by physical removal or a process of microbial removal and regeneration.

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Eviction postponed MEMBERS of the Stop Evictions group have stalled the eviction of a woman and her two children in the north of Alicante City. The woman was renting but was being evicted as a court order was issued against the owner for failing to meet mortgage payments. Members of Stop Evictions, work and fight against families being evicted. They remained outside the property with the woman waiting for the judicial authorities to arrive and managed to stop the action but the respite is only temporary.

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Mayor unaware of breaking the law By Linda Hall THE mayor of Hondon de los Frailes told an Alicante criminal court that he knew nothing about town planning. Eleuterio Jover, accused of allowing more than 500 houses to be built on rural land between 2001 and 2005, explained that he merely signed documents prepared for him by the clerk of the council. He had “total faith” in him, Jover explained. He also said he completely trusted his co-accused Jose Ramon Gamez, who was Councillor for Urban Development from 2003 until 2007, and Gamez’s now-deceased predecessor. Properties received planning permission after applying for licences to construct rural homes and this continued until 2007 when the town hall produced its first General Urban Develop-

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HONDON DE LOS FRAILES: Population doubled after illegal building programme. ment Plan (PGOU). Jover claimed he had no idea what was being built at that time but neither did he have the means to prevent it. According to a report from the Guardia Civil’s Nature and Environment

Protection Unit, Seprona, the illegal construction programme doubled Hondon’s existing population of 1,200. He had no idea that the law was being broken said Jose Ramon Gamez, who owns a

building supplies firm: “I thought it was allowed. When I was 16 my father and I built a house in the country,” he explained adding he was unaware there was a difference between rural and building land.

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Safer summer LOCAL POLICE in Elche are to patrol the coast of Arenales del Sol, with extra patrols planned in the future for the beaches of La Marina. New this year however, will be the ability of officers to patrol directly along the shore on special ‘fat bikes’ which have wider tyres than normal to help them get over the sand. Cesar Zaragoza, head of the Local Police said this is just the beginning of what’s to come, the tourism unit patrolling the beaches will have specially adapted cooler clothing, necessary knowledge to assist tourists and be able to speak at least two languages to help foreign visitors. The patrols aim to provide more security, stop illicit traders and other assorted crimes on the coast.

SOUTH PROMOTION: More needs to be done to show attractions of the Vega Baja area.

Going south By Gemma Elvins-Quinn TOURISM in the south of Costa Blanca is being pushed and promoted. New president of the Association of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation Alicante South, Javier Perez, said the forecasts for the summer are being viewed with “optimism.” The association aims to highlight the area south of Alicante promoting the potential of the Vega Baja as a tourist destination. There are 20 establishments involved including hotels, apartments and campsites, with a total of 1,519 rooms and

3,338 the number of beds available in a variety of establishments within the south of Alicante.

3,338 beds from Crevillente to Pilar de la Horadada. Taking up the presidency, Javier Perez said the objective remains to promote the area south of Alicante as a tourist destination and show all its attractions. He said they are forecasting a better season than last year: “There has been a surge in ho-

tel bookings. In the hotel I manage the occupation in June is 10 per cent higher than the same period last year and I think that closing the season we will have had an increase of at least 15 per cent thanks to an increase in domestic and foreign tourism.” He said whilst the sector is hopeful for a good summer, more resources are needed for promotion: “We as an association requested the subsidies that we can accept and use them to promote the destination. It’s not about promoting hotels individually, but to show the attractions of this territory.”

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Rivalry between ferry companies THE Balearia shipping line’s ferry between Valencia and Algiers will probably poach passengers from Alicante this summer. This will improve traffic flow on Alicante roads, as North Africans from all over Europe head home for summer holidays but that could be the only compensation. This year’s ‘Operacion Estrecho’ crossing to North Africa began on June 15 and continues until September 15. The last week of July and

first two days of August will be the busiest for outward-bound passengers, and from August 25 to 28 for those returning. Alicante port was used by 35,000 people in last year’s Strait operation. Until now there has been little competition for the AlicanteAlgiers ferry and the Alicante Port Authority views the new link with misgivings. The Valencia option, which began operating on June 15 and continues until late September, will cut time off the road journey to Alicante for those travelling from the north, and the Port Authority is resigned to losing passengers to Valencia. “That’s the way the cake is, and we shall have to share it,” sources said. In its favour, the long-established Alicante ferry functions year-round and the Algerian operators, which pay mooring fees, have not yet cancelled any ships.

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Holiday homes now safer By Gemma Elvins-Quinn A GROUP of criminals, targeting holiday homes in and around Torrevieja, have been arrested. Six Spaniards, believed to be members of an organised criminal group, were arrested accused of numerous burglaries. Some of the crimes have not even been reported yet as the owners have not returned to their homes, so it is expected that the number of crimes will rise. The group was specialised in the burglary of holiday homes, particularly those owned by foreigners who spent long periods in their usual residences. To access the properties the gang did not hesitate to use brute force to get through gates, doors and windows. In addition to the theft from homes, they also specialised in targeting garages, and stole a Mercedes car worth over €90,000 from a property in Quesada. Three of the six detainees have been remanded in custody and police have not ruled out further arrests.

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Animal shelter ransacked By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THIEVES have targeted the animal rescue shelter Asoka El Grande. Asoka manages Orihuela’s municipal facilities at the San Bartolome centre which was broken into over the weekend. Thieves caused numerous damages and ruined stocks of vaccines and medicines kept for the 150 dogs and 80 cats at the shelter. Many had been purchased

through donations from residents to help keep the centre operating. Police believe the thieves gained access to the premises by breaking through one of the fences, and climbed into the building through a window. They proceeded to ransack the place, breaking the a la rm, s mas h in g w o o de n doors and throwing around documentation. N o n e o f th e c o mp ute r equipment or surgical mate-

rial was taken, with it a ppe a ring tha t the ga ng w e re s imply looking for cash. Asoka estimate the cost of the lost medications and damage will be more than €600. None of the animals were missing or hurt in the break in. A representative at Asoka said: “The volunteers of Orihuela are devastated; no one can explain so much evil in an animal shelter.” The centre is assessing

New officers join up THE Guardia Civil has welcomed 40 new officers to serve the Murcia Region. The cadets have all completed their training and will now take up their training posts across the region, with almost half of the troops (19) headed to the coastal areas of Cabo de Palos, El Algar, San Javier, Torre Pacheco, La Union, Aguilas and Mazarron. Colonel Chief Jesus Arribas explained: “We understand that now the summer is here, this is where they will be better to

serve us.” Arribas stressed, however, that these new officers are not part of the Tourism Insurance Plan, with which the Interior reinforces patrols and officers on the coast during the busy, tourist-packed summer months. When asked if there were sufficient resources to address the challenge of maintaining security in some areas with a large tourist influx he remarked: “We have what we have and we will make it be sufficient.”

the full da ma ge a nd w ill the n ma ke a ple a for the most urgent items. A nyone w ho c a n he lp Asoka El Grande can contact them by emailing: asokaelgrande@gmail.com.

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No change for school calendar FOLLOWING news that Cantabria is changing their school calendar to offer shorter terms with a week off every t wo m o n t h s to prevent the long summer holiday, Murcia has respo n d e d b y sa y i n g s uch a c h a n g e wo u ld not suit the region. The Ministry of Education said that to implem e n t t h i s so r t o f school calendar would not work, mainly due to the climatic conditions of th e r e g i o n b e i n g much h o t t e r t h a n Cantabria. However, the Ministry said if there was general consensus amongst the educational community, they would look at changes.

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A podium finish By Gemma Elvins-Quinn QUESADA runner Sissel Moeller came second in the Ibi 10k run once again beating far more experienced athletes. The young star, who works at Quesada Fitness Gym, has been taking the sport by storm since she started running less than a year ago. While the Ibi 10k was open to fun runners and attracted some 2,000 participants, only a handful of elite athletes were invited to participate. Sissel, who is still a junior and was running against seniors, said: “The elite runners were such a high standard that I was surprised to be included. I did not imagine I could come second.” Despite the course being hilly, Sissel ran a personal best of 36.07 and finished around 20 seconds behind winner, former Olympian Isabel Checa. “It was an amazing day. I loved the whole experience of being there as an elite runner, and with such a high standard I

SECOND PLACE: For Sissel Moeller in the Ibi 10k run. was really forced to push myself.” Earlier this year Sissel became Danish National 10k Un-

der 23 Champion, and last month she represented Denmark in the Nordic Championships.

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Less drones, more workers PROTESTS have been carried out in Torrevieja by Red Cross workers now out of work after losing the contract to provide cover for the city’s beaches this summer. As reported in last week’s Euro Weekly News, the Red Cross lost the tender as Councillor for Beaches, Javier Manzanares, explained that this year the Red Cross did not meet the requirements of the tender process and it has been awarded to another company. Workers took to the streets in protest, many with signs and banners reading ‘less drones, more workers’ to show their anger at the situa-

tion after providing surveillance and protection for over 20 years. Many are concerned about work as they are not on contracts that guarantee them jobs. Torrevieja Town Hall has meet with Red Cross representatives and is appealing with them to find a solution for those previously employed on Torrevieja’s beaches. Councillor Victor Ferrandez, has said that one of the proposals of the PP is that the new contractor should be encouraged to employ these workers. He said: “It is something we have already talked to them about,” and whilst he hoped they would, it could not be enforced.

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Uncertain future for port leisure area By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE Panoramis leisure area in Alicante has been plunged into a new crisis as it goes into liquidation. The company Marina de Poniente, which operates the centre Panoramis del Puerto, has notified the Port Authority of Alicante it has entered liquidation after failing to reach an agreement with the creditors, including the Port

of Alicante itself, to overcome the bankruptcy in 2013 after having accumulated more than â‚Ź10 million in debt. Three years later, disagreements between the partners continue to the point of winding up the company. The Port Authority has said it will now convene a new public competition to find another managing com-

More resources wanted THE High Court of Justice wants more resources for Murcia to investigate cases of corruption. The member of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) Juan Martinez Moya, said this body, at the request of the High Court of Justice of Murcia (TSJ), asked the Ministry of Justice for more material and human resources for corruption investigations as more staff is needed, particularly for courts of First Instance with increasing workload since the economic crisis began.

pany in accordance with the decision of the liquidator judge. Panoramis was conceived as a centre of alternative entertainment to the Levante, which housed a casino, pubs, restaurants and for six years the Volvo Zone, but after a promising first few years for the Panoramis, it entered a downward spiral with the cinema closing as well as other businesses.

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Hackers donate LA MARINA Hackers Golf Society donated €100 to the Elche Children’s Home. Volunteer fundraiser Annette English gratefully received the cheque from some of the golfers at Woodstock Bar, La Marina.

New boss ENCARNACION BLASCO has been appointed by Alicante City Council as the new head of the Civil Protection Corps. The Corps is also in charge of the Local Police officers.

Pass rates OVER 97 per cent of students passed the final selectivity to go to college in the region. The Miguel Hernandez University leads the pass rate in selectivity with 97.7 per cent.

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Fewer jelly By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE Institute of Coastal Ecology is conducting a study along the Valencia coastline to observe the number of jellyfish, and report weekly on their presence on beaches. Both the Institute of Coastal Ecology and the Marine Research Centre in Santa Pola (CIMAR) stress that “despite all studies, it is difficult to safely forecast the numbers of these creatures as their life cycle is so complex.” Both organisations indicate that they come in from the winds, sheltering in the breakwaters: “Last year calmer waters led to a reduction of between 10 and 20 per cent of jellyfish on the beaches” said Juan Guillen, a researcher at the Institute of Coastal Ecology. In addition, Alfonso Ramos, director of CIMAR, said: “They are also influenced by temperature, so, as we hear we are to expect a cooler summer, we would expect to see a lower number of jellyfish.”

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yfish this year? JELLYFISH: Monitoring will be carried out throughout the summer to keep bathers safe.

Ramos added that their presence is not necessarily more than previously seen, but more people visiting the beaches and being unaware of jellyfish naturally leads to more stings. The CIMAR registered 20,000 stings last summer, collecting data from municipalities across the region: “This data may be alarming but should be compared with the millions of people who flock to the beaches,” Ramos said. Santa Pola’s CIMAR, along with the Red Cross, the Fishermen’s Association and the Department of Sustainability of the Coast and the Sea will be comprehensively monitoring jellyfish this summer.

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Signed and sealed

GO AHEAD: Alicante to host launch of 2020 and 2023 editions of Volvo Ocean Race. By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE Consell has approved the agreement that authorises the Society Thematic Projects of Valencia (SPTCV) to sign the contract allowing Alicante to be the output port of the Volvo Ocean Race for the editions in 2020 and 2023. The move comes thanks to the negotiation of the current government with the Volvo Ocean Race, which has resulted in “an improvement in economic conditions over previous editions” and “efficiency and transparency, ensuring that the actions are

subject to the law of public sector contracts.” The vice president of the regional government, Monica Oltra, said the new agreement means that financial contributions and sponsorships will be generated without burdening the Consell. The negotiation of the current Consell has led to “significant improvements” also in terms of managing the event, which will lead to “lower costs, more efficient use of public resources and greater public transparency and control,” said Oltra. The Consell considered it

appropriate to maintain the contract for Alicante to host the launch of the round the world yacht race given “the importance to the city in particular and the overall impact in Valencia.” Data released in January this year reported that the Volvo Ocean Race had generated €274 million in its last three editions launched in Alicante, from 2008 to 2014. For every euro invested in the event the Valencia Region earned a return of €8.67. Its impact on employment was equivalent to the creation of 4,833 jobs a year in Valencia.

Growing demand for Elche crop PRODUCTION of figs in Elche has increased 20 per cent in the last five years with 160 hectares currently devoted to the crop. According to the ASAJA Young Farmers Association, the crop is spread mainly across small and medium sized family plantations, which are in full production to meet supply to the domestic and European market. Chairman Pedro Valero said: “The cultivation of the fig tree in the Camp d’Elx is giving good results in recent years, resulting in new plantations.” The first fruit harvests begin in June and this year’s campaign is expected to collect a production of 1.1 million kilos of figs.

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Air-raid shelter is star of the show By Gemma Elvins-Quinn A FILM crew are in Cartagena this week to film at the Civil War air-raid shelters. The shelters have been chosen by the production team of the movie ‘Partisanas’ as the setting for a scene of a group

of Italian women attempting to complete a dangerous mission during the Second World War. The film set has already been visited by Deputy Mayor of Cartagena Ana Belen Castejon, who said local residents were also invit-

Tourist office gets a makeover THE Tourist Office of Arenales del Sol has opened its doors for the summer season with completely renovated facilities. The work has been carried out by Visitelche, through a grant from the Valencian Agency of Tourism, within the Aid Plan aimed at local authorities of Valencia. In addition, for this summer season a parking space for those with disabilities has also been created. The tourist office will be open until September 18. Elche’s beaches have also received their five blue flags for Arenales, El Altet, Carabassi, La Marina and Pesqueres-Rebollo.

ed to appear as extras, dressed appropriately in helmets and boots. Partisanas is a film about the Italian partisans who resisted the Nazi occupation between 1943 and 1945, and collaborated with the Italian Social Republic.

Futuristic city chosen MURCIA has been chosen as the EU representative at the ‘Cities of the Future in Latin America and Spain’ forum. The event is being held in Santander, with delegates from various American cities discussing their experiences and ideas for future developments. Murcia was chosen by the EU for its intelligent urban development and Smart City project to manage urbanism, transport, educationand energy as efficiently as possible.

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Dog owners clear up crackdown POLICE are putting more pressure on pet owners in Elche who do not collect their dogs’ droppings and do not walk them on a lead. Officers are to enforce the local legislation and crack down on offenders and help clean the city’s streets. Last year, a total of 66 complaints were made for “allowing dogs to roam freely in parks and public gardens and for not collect-

ing droppings,” according to the head of the Local Police, Cesar Zaragoza. Fifteen offences have already been reported this year. He said a new awareness campaign reminding pet owners of their responsibilities and duties is due to launch with surveillance increased as the police’s biggest difficulty lies in the detection of the offence itself.

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Weak brand for province’s capital By Gemma Elvins-Quinn ALICANTE has a ‘weak and poorly perceived brand.’ This is one of the great problems of the city according to a report by the ruling tripartite in the city council. Demographic stagnation, increased poverty and lack of innovation are other disadvantages reflected in the report, which is now subject to the assessment of the Social Council of the city to start creating working groups to draw up the city’s strategic plan. In economic terms one of the major shortcomings in the report of the tripartite is the “lack of diversification of economic activity” and “excessive dependence” in the service sector. Also the “imbalances” between areas of concentration of companies, unemployment or “lack of development of innovation and new technologies.” As for tourism, it noted that Alicante has a product which is “poorly defined” and needs a “comprehensive and attractive package to compete with other tourist towns.” The “excessive seasonal tourism” and “lack of ex-

WEAK BRAND: Alicante’s tourism plan needs strengthening to recognise city’s assets. ternal recognition” is another of the weaknesses highlighted by the tripartite. According to the report, one of the challenges of the city plan is to “rethink the current tourism model.” Something that, according to the tripartite would pass value to

“assets of the city in cultural and heritage tourism, health tourism, conferences and events,” and assume its leadership of the province. However, it recognised the port’s strong position regarding passenger traffic, luxury cruises and proximity to the airport.

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Fiesta spend WITHDRAWALS from ATM cash machines and payments by bank card increased 18 per cent during Alicante City’s San Juan fiestas. Visitors from other Alicante Province areas and the Valencian Community accounted for most of this.

300 apply AROUND 300 people, mainly from Ukraine and Syria, applied for asylum in Alicante Province last year compared with 96 in 2014. Nationally there were 14,881 requests and reviewed 3,000 cases; 70 per cent were rejected.

Top choir ALMORADI’S Manuel Torres School won the third National Contest of School Choirs, held in Madrid, in category A (choirs with primary school students of public and private schools).

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Priority required for elderly resource By Gemma Elvins-Quinn VICE PRESIDENT of the Consell, Monica Oltra (Compromis party) has made her first official visit to Torrevieja after a year in office. Oltra visited a complete floor of the public residence for the elderly of Torrevieja which has been closed for six years. Oltra visited the facilities before meeting with Mayor Jose Manuel Dolon (Greens) who said: “We do not know exactly why it is closed, but let’s give value to this space because it is obvious that we demand it and this type of resource is needed,” particularly in a city with a high percentage of elderly people. The mayor said the actual building is 41 years old and by today’s standards has to have equipment improved to provide a better service to people who have a more serious situation of dependence. The floor which has been closed can accommodate another 23

SALT BOAT: Monica Oltra receiving the city’s traditional gift. residents in single rooms. Both the vice-president and mayor have pledged to seek the resources and the necessary management plan to re-

open this space. Following her visit, Oltra signed Torrevieja’s book of honour and received the city’s traditional gift of a salt boat.

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Illusion causes confusion FORMER mayor of Valencia, Rita Barbera, has returned to Catral, well almost. Things may not have been as they seemed as she appeared on the balcony of the town hall in a surprise visit during the town’s fiestas to wish a happy holiday to a town she said had welcomed her with open arms. The Plaza de España was crowded with expectations high as a car arrived with a license plate marked ‘senate’ although the visit was actually an actor from a local theatre company dressed at Barbera. The Plaza then turned into a real party area with DJs, drinks and hose pipes to cool off visitors to mark the start of summer.

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Blue beach THE Blue Flag has been hoisted on the beach of Postiguet, Alicante, making it a “trusted destination for visitors and users” said Councillor for Environment, Victor Dominguez.

Noticeable absence ALICANTE Councillor for Animal Protection, Marisol Moreno, was criticised for her absence at a forum organised by the animal group CREA, to discuss with all political groups an animal protection ordinance.

More staff CARREFOUR is strengthening its summer workforce, with an additional 1,300 people being taken on in the region on summer contracts.

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Trying to prevent the surge of cyberbullies Photo by Weng Tong Neo, Flickr.

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn CYBERBULLYING experts and specialists gathered in Alicante to make sure steps are taken to prevent this widespread problem. The meeting took place at the University of Alicante, with over 1,000 experts from 32 countries. Delegates called for action against bullying in the classroom as well as cyberbullying, which has grown in the last decade, particularly with the increased use of social networks leading bullying away from the traditional name calling and pushing in corridors. Experts such as Rosario del Rey said teachers need to be fully aware of cyberbullying and its effects on students, and wants more workshops and activities “to create awareness and change beliefs.” It is estimated that in the province of Alicante around 13,000 school children under the age of 17 are, or have been, victims of bullying at school. The Valencian Association Against Bullying (Avalcae) considers that around

CYBERBULLYING: Conference held in Alicante to tackle the rising problem. 6 per cent of students are victims but have not reported the issue. The Ministry of Education has also confirmed that bullying is not just limited to the classrooms, with an increase in

harassment and cyberbullying in the Region. Last year, the Department of Education found 228 cases of cyberbullying, compared with 70 the previous year.

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Living on the bread line A REPORT by Alicante’s ruling tripartite council has highlighted the worrying increase in poverty. It found that 10,141 Alicantinos are living below the poverty line, representing an increase of 11.5 per cent since 2014. Another significant finding is that 25 per cent of those over 64 live alone in their homes. The demographic stagnation and the high rate of population for dependence above the national average were other areas of concern highlighted by the report. The report was carried out ahead of the council’s forming of the new City Plan.

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Court fines for homeless man By Gemma Elvins-Quinn A TORREVIEJA court has fined a homeless man for disobeying authority. The man, known locally as ‘El Antonio’ was found by police lying in the middle of a road in the area of Avenida Cortes Valencianas. They intervened and asked him to move for his own safety and that of others but officers reported they then received a barrage of

abuse and he attempted to punch one of the officers. He also tore another one’s uniform to which he has now been ordered to pay €22 for repairs. The accused, who was not in court but was represented by someone who regularly tries to help him, received fines totalling €742. He has received more than 15 reports from the Local Police in recent months and is known to social services who try to give him support.

Pioneering shoulder surgery TORREVIEJA Hospital has carried out its first operation using a new shoulder prosthesis. The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology performed the transplant, accompanied by Dr Jean Marc Glasson, co-designer of this new model of shoulder prosthesis called ‘integra’,

manufactured in the US and has now being exported to Europe. The shoulder prosthesis is considered a third generation prosthesis that does not require cement placement which gives the patient more movement, comfort and less pain. Torrevieja Hospital is a leading national reference for shoul-

der surgery since launching the technique 10 years ago, using the latest techniques and methods to improve quality of life. This surgical procedure was carried out under the Ambulatory Surgery programme enabling patients to return to their homes on the same day of the operation.

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Heart attack A MOTORCYLIST died after having a heart attack and falling from his bike. The 71-year-old was driving in Callosa de Segura when it happened.

Beach buses BUSES to El Altet and La Marina beaches are now in operation earlier than last year. For El Altet it will run until September 1 and until September 11 for La Marina beach. Tickets cost €1.

Interactive nurseries INTERACTIVE whiteboards costing €12,000 have been installed in municipal nurseries in Elche. The Rosa Fernandez nursery was the first to receive the new equipment, and the rest will be in place by September.

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By Gemma Elvins-Quinn NEARLY 14,000 elderly people in the province of Alicante are victims of assaults within the family environment.

In this crisis grandparents have become the refuge for everyone.” The figure represents around 4 p er ce n t o f th o s e ag ed ove r 65 years, according to data provided by the Permanent Observatory Seniors and the Communication of the Permanent University of Alicante based on different studies. “In this crisis grandparents have become the refuge for everyone. Many families have brought their older relatives home or gone to live with them to take advantage of the pension and really are not trained to b e ca re rs ca u s in g te n sion in the home,” explained Pere Miquel Campos, a researcher and one of the coordinators of the Observatory.

ELDERLY ABUSE: Many cases go undetected as the elderly find it hard to report family members.

He added: “the situation particularly affects older people in a situation of dependency and who are the weakest, because they lack physical and psychological resources to cope with this situation.” The crisis particularly, has been a black period: “We detected an increase in the number of cases of around 30 per cent,” said Vicente Magro, president of the Provincial Court with many different situations leading to abuse of the elderly such as: “Children who have spent years unemployed and cannot find work enter a state of depression, aggression and end up blaming their parents for what happens or people fall into alcoholism or drugs and steal money from their parents.” Despi t e t he st at i st i cs, exper t s warn that these figures, as always, are just the tip of the iceberg as they onl y r ef er t o t hose cases wher e complaints were made to the courts. Many cases go undetected because it is difficult for the victim to report a family member. The figures were released to mark the World Awareness Day of Elderly Abuse.

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Top bill for artist THE opposition PP party has criticised the town hall’s cultural programming. The PP objects to the city paying €55,000 for a performance by artist Raphael scheduled for October in the International Auditorium with tickets costing up to €58. Former councillor of Culture, Luis Maria Pizana, criticised the move as he was previously questioned when he tried to hire the artist for less money and for tickets costing no more than €30. He said the programme was also released before being approved and again complained that the municipal theatre remains closed and there are no signs to “indicate it will reopen.”

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Parking area is in risk of collapse By Gemma Elvins-Quinn PARKING has been banned along the channel of Acequion, La Mata. The town hall reported the ban due to dangers, with Councillor for Local Government, Fanny Serrano, explaining that this ban applies to parking but not to the movement of people or the weekly La Mata market. She said that since 2003, “there are requirements by the State Heritage (owner of this space) and the channel cover does not have the structure that allows the passage of traffic, or to maintain a continuous weight, although it is suitable for a crosswalk.” She said the city has been speaking with the State Heritage and action should have been taken years ago when the city was first alerted to problems: “Since 2003 there has been a risk of collapse and danger to the lives of people.” She continued: “What we have done now is carry out a report that confirms

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Fishy show TV channel TVE 1 has aired a programme dedicated to the fishing of Santa Pola, how it is fished and then sold, with crews travelling to the town to visit the port, fish market and hotel Polamar where the fish was prepared.

Club closed CREVILLENTE’S reading club has finished for the year, with 22 children aged between six and 11 enjoying the sessions every Friday.

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FANNY SERRANO: Explained parking should have been banned from 2003 following reports there was a danger. what Heritage says, warning of sinking and telling us that we must prevent the passage of road traffic and cars from

parking there. But people can walk along it and it does not affect the placement of the market.”

THE first School Chess Olympiad was held in Guardamar in the Reina Sofia Park. Organised by the local school of chess, in conjunction with local schools, almost 100 youngsters took part, with many still learning the game.

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OVERPOPULATION: Too many strays can cause problems.

Help in curbing cat population By Linda Hall THE Alicante Provincial Council is to help local town halls with cat sterilisation. The sum of €250,000 has been set aside for neutering cats to help to control colonies of strays and in turn stem what the council described in a recent statement as “environmental problems.” Javier Sendra, who heads the council’s Department of the Environment and Territorial Protection, cited hygiene, bad smells, mess and noise during the mating season as just a few of the

drawbacks that accompany overpopulation by felines. These are the problems that generate most complaints from residents, Sendra added.

Cats will be trapped and taken to veterinary centres then returned later to their home ground. All councils are eligible and they will be assisted by the Alicante College of Veterinary Surgeons.

To w n H a l l s w i l l b e e x pected to provide the means of trapping and taking the cats to veterinary centres and later collecting and releasing them on their home ground. The Provincial Council explained that preference would be given to municipalities with the largest cat populations and the amount of cash available will be determined by the number of registered inhabitants. Grants will range from €25,000 for municipalities with populations of below 5,000, rising to €100,000 for those with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

Spreading the word THE Costa Blanca Board and the University of Alicante (UA) are to work together in spreading the offer of language tourism in Alicante Province in international markets such as the US, China, Germany, Norway and England. The President of the Delegation of Alicante, Cesar Sanchez and the president of the AU, Manuel Palomar, signed an agreement of collaboration in the coordination of promotional activities that promote language tourism: “This is an agreement with no financial con-

tribution, but will allow us to join efforts and share knowledge to make the Costa Blanca become an attractive reference in the field of being a top language tourism destination,” explained Sanchez. Palomar added: “This alliance is a unique model. The aim is to work together to attract students to the province of Alicante, offering two benefits: on one hand, they can learn Spanish through our Language Centre and on the other, they can know and enjoy the tourist wonders that exist in our territory.”

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Unearthing of a Bronze Age village By Gemma Elvins-Quinn AN archaeological excavation carried out in the area known as Laderas del Castillo in Callosa

de Segura has found new remains of the village that was located in the area during the Bronze Age, which began in 2200 BC.

The excavation was organised by the Archaeological Museum of Alicante (MARQ) with leader Juan Antonio Lopez Padilla saying he believes it is

one of the oldest sites of the Cultural del Algar village in the province. During the dig four new graves with human remains were located inside the houses. Alongside the skeletons were found some elements of ceramic pots or pieces of meat, which reveal two findings for archaeologists. One is that there were different social statuses and on-

ly the wealthy were buried next to those pieces. The other is that they held funeral feasts to mark the burial. The village, set in what is now the municipality of Callosa de Segura, occupied an area of two and a half hectares, being one of the most heavily populated centres in the Vega Baja at the time. The excavations have brought to light towers, walls,

terrace areas and numerous objects from the Bronze Age. Professor of History at the University of Alicante, Francisco Javier Sanchez Jover also took part in the dig, accompanied by a team of students who were busy unearthing the remains. They are now looking for the funding to be able to continue with the excavation.

FIVE COURSES: Featuring male and female category competitions.

Golden golf circuit event ORIHUELA is further promoting sports tourism in the municipality by launching its first Golf Circuit ‘Orihuela History of the Mediterranean.’ Councillor Sofia Alvarez said: “This is a bet on sports and tourism promotion of our city,” adding that the event is the result of the agreement of the council with five golf courses. The circuit launched on Saturday at the Real

Club Golf Campoamor and continues at Las Colinas on Saturday June 25; Las Ramblas July 2; Villamartin July 9 and then Vistabella on July 23. The circuit will feature male and female categories and people interested in participating in the competitions can obtain more information on the website of the Department of Tourism at www.orihuelaturistica.com.

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Preparations for summer season By Gemma Elvins-Quinn SANTA POLA is preparing for the inevitable summer influx with numerous renovations and improvements to the townâ€™s streets. The main action is centred on the pedestrianisation of the city centre but there is construction in many different areas of the municipality: pipes are being replaced in Avenida de Ronda and along Avenida de Salamanca, one

of the main roads that connects Playa Lisa with the Gran Playa. The completion of the works is scheduled for this month. A new roundabout to regulate the flow of traffic is being created on Calle del Mar at the junction with Avenida de Maribel Perez Lopez-Ojeda and is due to be finished by the end of the month. To prevent lack of water pressure during the busy summer months in the homes

by Playa Lisa, pipes, some that are more than 40 years old and have never been replaced, are being renovated. Hidraqua is responsible for undertaking these works specifically between sections of Calle Consueta and Cartagena which will hopefully benefit around 3,000 people. The town hall confirmed any current works will be halted in August if not completed and resumed again after the summer.

Technology boost for town hall COMPUTERS have been donated to the town hall of San Fulgencio to be used as they wish. The three computers were given by local water company Hidraqua following technological upgrades of their own IT equipment. They were handed over at a small ceremony by Juan Jose Alonso Sanz representing

Hidraqua, to the mayor of San Fulgencio, Carlos Ramirez Sansano in the presence of local councillors. In thanking Hidraqua the mayor noted the excellent relationship between the city and the water company and said the equipment will be allocated to various departments, with preference being given to the Social Centre.

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Temporary work AROUND 200 of the 700 workers employed by Torrevieja Town Hall have temporary contracts despite law stating temporary contracts can’t be held beyond three years. It’s reported some police officers have been on them for 15 years.

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE Park Inn in Quesada has exceeded its year-long target of raising €5,000 for the Elche Children’s Home. The bar held a fun day last July to kickstart the proceedings and another one this weekend which attracted hundreds of visitors to a day long packed schedule of events and entertainment. So far €2,100 has been raised from the event but more money is still being counted. Added to the amount raised last July and monies from smaller events throughout the year means The Park Inn and their customers have already raised more than €6,000 for the charity. Sunday’s event had something for everyone. Many were happy spending their cash in the various stalls and buying balloons to support

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Tapas route THE tapas and cocktail route is on offer in Pilar de la Horadada until Sunday June 26. A total of 18 bars and restaurants are taking part offering tapas from €2-2.50 and cocktails for €2.50.

FUN DAY: Totally Dance were just one of the set of performers at The Park Inn’s charity day. the charity and hopefully win a raffle prize, and also there was a continuous stream of entertainment, all overseen by Big FM who also went live on air at the event.

Young performers showed off their skills from Totally Dance and Essence Dance and Fitness and there was also music from Dave the Hat acoustic guitarist, Lyndon B

as Elvis, Scottish dancers and bagpipes, Tony Viagra and his Jammers, the Velvetones and rock band Don Fuegos. A magician also entertained the children.

In fashion Organisers wish to thank everyone who took part and to everyone for their support in helping to raise much needed funds for the Elche Children’s Home.

THE Step into Summer fashion show takes place at Da Silva’s restaurant in Quesada on June 30 to help raise funds for the Elche Children’s Home.

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Pool parties THE municipal pool at Puerto Lumbreras is now open for the summer from midday to 8pm. Free water games will be organised every afternoon from 3pm.

Castle lights STREET lighting is being re-installed on the road leading up to the medieval castle of Jumilla. Lights stopped working some time ago but €3,000 is being spent on restoring them.

Tradition honoured SANTA POLA has honoured the Virgen del Rosario with the traditional procession, in which the image of the Virgin was carried through the town from the lighthouse to the chapel, where Mass was held.

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Theatre group on song for the RBL By Gemma Elvins-Quinn NORMALLY having to rely on street collections and poppy boxes, there was a pleasant surprise for members of The Royal British Legion recently when the good folk of the Campoverde Theatre Group attended the monthly meeting of the Orihuela Costa Branch with a cheque to the value of €712. The money was raised from the recent review ‘Somme’ Memories of a Century, which the group played to three packed houses in San Miguel last month. The cheque was presented by Pat Jarnet, who was accompanied by cast members Carron Porter, Jan Holden and Graham Pink. A similar amount was also presented to the military charity ‘Help For Heroes.’ Campoverde Theatre Group are now working on their next production, to

RBL DONATION: The Campoverde Theatre Group presented €712 to The Royal British Legion.

be in the same format as the successful ‘Somme’ revue, a supper show, which will be performed at the Phoenix Nights, San Miguel, on Octo-

ber 13, 14, 15 and 16. Entitled ‘Gone b u t n o t f o rg o t t e n , a t r i b u t e t o t h e stars,’ it remembers the celebrities who have died in the last 12 months.

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Help for the food bank MORE than 2,000 families in the Murcia Region were helped by a food bank. Despite signs the country is coming out of the recession, many still need help and rely on the services of charities. The food bank programme distributes food to the various voluntary organisations at local level, providing essentials to those most in need. This week, Murcia increased its annual donation to food bank programmes to €20,000, a rise from €7,000 last year after it was reported that social services intervened to help more than 2,000 families. The town hall is now working on improving the way food packages are distributed.

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Eco-trip about to kick off By Gemma Elvins-Quinn STUDENTS from Elche are preparing to travel to London to participate in the annual Shell Eco-Marathon competition. Students at the Polytechnic School (EPSE) of the University Miguel Hernandez have presented their ‘Datil 16’ lowconsumption vehicle that they designed and built and which they will use to participate in the international competition that runs from July 1-3. The school won the event last year in the category of ‘alternative fuel prototype’ and this year have made the vehicle lighter and used a carbon fibre chassis weighing no more than 30 kilos, and have used ethanol as fuel. The students carried out a test drive in El Altet, close to the campus, overseen by the professor in the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering UMH and coordinator of the project Miguel Angel Oliva.

The Shell Eco-Marathon is a unique competition that challenges students around the world to design, build and drive the most energy-efficient car, with three annual competitions taking place in Asia, the Americas and Europe. The winner is not the fastest vehicle but the student team which goes furthest on the least amount of fuel. Over several days, teams make as many attempts as possible to travel the furthest on the equivalent of one litre of fuel with organisers calculating their energy efficiency and naming a winner in each class and for each energy source. The history of the Shell Eco-Marathon dates back to 1939 when Shell Oil Company employees in the USA made a friendly wager over who could travel furthest on the same amount of fuel. Now it is seen as a way of inspiring future engineers to turn their vision of sustainable mobility into reality.

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Beach training for Costa Cobras RFC COSTA COBRAS Rugby Football Club continue their beach rugby training in front of the restaurants along Guardamar front, with the view to play in the fives tournament on July 23 in San Javier and then on August 6 in San Juan seven’s tournament.

The team entered both tournaments last year and are looking for more players to enter again and keep the sport thriving in the area, especially with all of the great publicity the rugby is getting, with both England and Ireland reaching the semi-finals of the U20’s Rugby World Cup.

Costa Cobras RFC training is on Monday and Wednesday from 6.30pm-8pm on Guardamar beach and then in July and August from 8-9pm. If more players are recruited they can get a team together ready for the beach tournaments and then into the Valencian league.

All ages, gender and nationalities are welcome, from beginners to experienced players; the more the merrier, as they are based on the true traditional ethics of the sport. For more information about the club contact Dutch, on 692 767 242.

School’s out for summer By Gemma Elvins-Quinn WHILST children delight in the prospect of a long lazy summer ahead, for parents the holidays, nearly three months long, can prove nothing but a headache as they juggle work and family life. In the Murcia Region 922 families applied for one of the 400 places in the municipal summer camps operating in Sierra Espuña, Nerpio, Los Narejos and El Cenajo. For those who missed out,

there are the prospects of private summer camps, for those who can afford it. The need to ‘place’ the children, even for a few weeks at least, has stimulated in recent years a growing sector, where competition intensifies every year. Antonio Legido, manager of a summer camp company, said: “Before, we were four companies, and today there are over 40. Any football club, dance academy or music school now offers camps because they know there is demand.”

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Singing for The Butterfly Children Charity’s fund QUESADA’S CHAMPS: (Left to right) Santiago, Maxwell, Andres, Rayhan and Anton.

Bringing back gold By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE Quesada Fitness Gym Mixed Martial Arts club can now boast two Spanish champions among its members. In the Spanish Federation of Martial Arts National Championships, held in Madrid, Anton Girbea retained his Spanish Champion title in full contact 75kg, knocking out his opponent in round one. Anton first became Spanish champion in February. Junior Rayhan Yaakoubi, 12, became the new junior Spanish semi-contact champion. In the winning fight, Rayhan beat fellow Quesda-

da Fitness Gym member Andres Bas Almudena Mora Frias, 12, who took the silver medal in the category. Meanwhile eight-yearold Maxwell Aiken won silver in his age group, fighting in his first ever championship. Head coach Santiago Lopez said: “It is fantastic to see them doing so well. All the boxers have worked so hard.” Santiago trains the boxers every weeknight at the gym. For more information on the boxing and other activities at Quesada Fitness Gym visit the website: www.quesadafitnessgym.co m or find them on Facebook.

THOUSANDS of happy shoppers at Zenia Boulevard were treated to some fantastic entertainment when the Costa’s leading chorus, Melody Makers International, performed three times in aid of DEBRA, The Butterfly Children Charity. The charity supports children with the disease Epidermylosis Bullosa (EB) which leaves them with abject bruising or blistering even at the slightest touch. Melody Makers, under their conductor Nigel Hopkins, performed a superb medley of songs from both ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and the Abba movie ‘Mamma Mia!’ to rapturous applause from the shoppers. Notable amongst the performers were both Verity Hall, who Simon Morton from Sunshine FM described as ‘the 18-year-old singing sensation,’ and Nigel Hopkins himself. Melody Makers will continue their 2016 support for DEBRA when they perform ‘A Century of Popular Songs’ at the Orihuela Costa Resort on June 25. Tickets for both the afternoon (2pm) and evening (8pm) performances are available from La Ponderosa

Gift Shop at La Zenia, The Card Place at both Punta Prima and Benimar, and at the

DEBRA shops in Urbanisation La Marina and Quesada. Melody Makers have al-

ready raised €3,000 from their January concert for DEBRA.

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Horses leading the way with live music from Spanish Singer Liss. Food such as paella and burgers are available on the night and tickets cost €10 for adults and €5 for children. Booking in advance is required so call Jenni on 660 816 620 or email campolifewithjenni@gmail.co m. Casa La Pedrera is just off the CV-95 just minutes from San Miguel and Entre Naranjos.

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn EACH year, Casa La Pedrera, The Grand Design House, supports both local artists and charities with a range of summer events and they have raised thousands of euros for many different causes. This year is no exception There is also a touch of Flamenco dancing, and the Pony Club children will perform a fun act that will get you dancing in your seats.

and their next event is ‘Fiesta Horse,’ which will benefit yet another local animal sanctuary, Finca la Castellana. Taking place on Sunday, June 26, it will be an evening packed with entertainment with both English and Spanish performers. Brooke Saxon, a student of Emma

HORSE FIESTA: Show on Sunday.

STUNNING SETTING: Watch the sun set over the lake as you enjoy the entertainment. Tytherleigh, and now an equestrian performer in her own right, together with Antonio Piqueras, ‘El Patas’ will wow audiences with their amazing horsemanship and daredevil stunts.

There is also a touch of Flamenco dancing, and the Pony Club children will also perform a fun act that will get you dancing in your seats, before watching the sun going down over the Pedrera Lake

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Streets are alive with the sound of music MUSIC DAY has been celebrated and marked in Orihuela. Councillor for Education, Begoña Cuartero, sai d t he act i vi t y “i s a hol i day t hat has been celebrated international l y si nce 1982 and ai m s t o pr om ot e m usic.” The event saw amateur musicians, bands and groups “participate freely with their instrum ent s on t he st r eet ,” while the conservatory held a concert in a bid for “music to unite us socially.” The concert featured soundtracks of films such as The Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean.

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FALL OUT: Between churches. MORE than a thousand years after their last official reunion the global gathering of Orthodox c hurc he s w a s c urs e d with controversy after the Russian and Bulgarian churches pulled out of the council. Disagreements over the agenda and the power dynamic between the domina nt R us s ia n church and the patriarch of Constantinople led to further schism.

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with a contemporary t wi st . Two ot her Russi an r est aurants cracked the t op 100 - Twi ns and Chest naya Kukhnya, bot h based in Moscow.

BIKERS: Tax exempt.

Heart angels MOTORBIKE riders who give their permission to become organ donors in the event of a road accident should be exempt from transport tax according to a Russian senator. The move is part of an effort to improve the country’s organ donation scheme and raise public awareness of the issue.

THE Panama Papers have revealed that the vice-president of Russia’s Olympic Committee set up a secret offs hore c ompa ny a nd opened a bank account in Monaco just before he was charged with repairing the organisation’s image after the doping scandal involving Russian athletes. Viache s la v A minov a ls o ha s a previous bribery conviction.

rested on fraud charges but suppor t er s cl ai m t he r eal reason for his imprisonment was hi s uncover i ng of a huge tax fraud.

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A C O N TR O V ER SIA L film about a Russian lawyer who died in prison after allegedly being beaten and de nie d he a lth c a re w a s s c re e ne d in Wa s hington. Sergei Magnitsky was ar-

A MOSCOW eatery has been included in the world’s top 20 by the World’s Best Rest aur ant s publ i cat i on. The White Rabbit claimed 18th spot for its combination of classic Russian fare

Patriot payment VI SA and Mast er car d payments will be refused for ‘patriotic reasons’ by several Moscow restaurants. Dr Zhivago and Kitayskaya Gramota will now only accept paym ent by Mi r or American Express in a bid to show support for the gover nm ent ’s m ove t owar ds lessening the country’s rel i ance on t he Am er i can credit providers following US sanctions.

Cheeky bears KREMLIN allied hackers are thought to be behind a massive breach of the US Democrat Party’s computer network. The hackers accessed private emails and research on Donald Trump, their 2016 election opponent. Cosy Bear and Fancy Bear are the accused hacker s who ar e bel i eved t o have links to Russia’s intelligence services.

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Inditex Group just keeps growing By John Smith INDITEX, the world’s biggest clothin g m a k e r a n d o w n e r o f chains including Zara and Pull & Bear, continues to impress and has reported b e t t e r- t h a n-e x p e c te d quarterly profits, with sales up an excellent 12 per cent. To some extent, the company is like a racing car which, as it con-

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€554 million is the above expectation net profit of the Inditex Group for the quarter ending April 30.

tinues to expand, sees its profits speed up and it now has more than 7,000 stores across five continents, with Antarctica being the only area where it is not represented. With recent openings in Aruba, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Vietnam, this truly globa l bra nd jus t move s from strength to strength and although

Nothing is more sad than how this has ended.” Sir Philip Green on the demise of BHS when appearing before a joint hearing of the Business and the Work and Pensions select committees.

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CURRENCY TROUBLES: Hoping to attract investment.

Nigeria is to devalue naira AS previously reported, Nigeria, one of Africa’s potentially strongest economies which depends so heavily on oil revenues, has been experiencing significant troubles with obtaining foreign currency. Having blocked credit cards and transfer of funds out of the country, the black market rate between the dollar and naira

has doubled over the last few weeks. Several years ago, a new naira was introduced almost ‘overnight’ which meant a lot of the illegally held, black market and money-laundered currency became worthless. Now the naira is to be devalued in the hope it will attract new foreign investment.

Brexit halts bond sales IN order not to cause any disruptions in the value of its regular sales of Treasury bonds, the US Treasury will suspend the sale of bonds on June 23, the day of the Brexit referendum It is apparently quite common for the Treasury to suspend such auctions in the event of US monetary policy statements and for the sake of protection of its bonds, it is placing the Brexit referendum in the same class.

Brothers help Conde ALTHOUGH Mario Conde was arrested over money laundering and embezzlement charges for when he was head of Banesto bank, it appears he is unable to meet the €300,000 bail requirement to allow him to await trial from home. Luckily for him, it has been revealed two brothers, who are prominent members of the Francisco Franco Foundation, have used some of their properties as guarantees against his bail.

Government debt levels rise FROM an electoral point of view, the interim government must have been disappointed when the Bank of Spain announced on June 15, just a few days before the general election, that Spain’s public debt rose above 100 per cent in the first quarter of 2016 to its highest level in 20 years. This means that with a debt of €1.09 trillion

£6.2 million (€7.75 million) is the amount of profits earned by the Mulberry company in the first year after reducing costs of their iconic bags.

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(€1,090,000,000,000) Spain now owes more than it earns and it is difficult to see how the interim government can afford to cut income tax and meet EU calls for prudence. In the few days left before the General Election, the opposition parties will use this information to their advantage.

best known for the Zara operation, it actually operates eight different store brands. Shares have not performed as well as might have been expected, although they did move forward on the latest profit news and had it not been for some adverse currency rates, analysts believe that its inc ome coul d have been even higher.

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An interesting rule to work A MADRID Court has instructed a company to re-employ a worker who had been fired because he was sent to prison for two years, as it considered this decision was contrary to the former employee’s right of rehabilitation. Not only should the company take him back, the judge declared, it should also pay him a full salary for the period following his release from prison in February when he became available to return to his former job.

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A pretty serious business Revlon known worldwide for its hair colour products has announced it wishes to take over Elizabeth Arden to create a giant company.

Well-known US Company Estée Lauder has announced that it will shed 1,200 jobs and just six months ago Revlon’s major shareholder Ron Perelman declared that he wished to see a

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By John Smith DESPITE the fact that reports for several months have indicated that there is plenty of money available to consumers around the world to spend on ‘luxuries’ it has become apparent that the cosmetics world is suffering quite considerably with many of the larger companies finding themselves financially stretched with declining sales and the need to reduce staffing levels.

RON PERELMAN: Here with his daughter, is the major shareholder of Revlon.

sale of the brand but has now had a change of heart and wants his company to grow with this takeover. At one time, it seemed that price was no barrier to the sale of cosmetics and a famous

name such as Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift would ensure that perfume would literally fly off the shelf, but times have changed and consumers are becoming much more price conscious and are not so easily swayed by a fa-

mous name, if they can obtain a similar fragrance at a lesser price. Revlon, known worldwide for its hair colour products has announced that it wishes to take over Elizabeth Arden to create a giant company which can offer both hair treatment and anti-aging creams with a huge offer of $14 (€12.4) per share which values the company at $870 million (€773 million) although more than half of that amount will need to be used to pay off debts. Apart from the advantage of being able to offer a much larger range of product, Revlon estimate that by combining manufacturing and distribution networks with the resultant loss of staff, it can generate combined savings of $140 million (€124 million) as well as expand its exposure across the world market. Any decision to proceed will depend upon approval by shareholders as well as regulatory bodies but it is anticipated that this should not cause any particular problem and the two companies should merge before the end of 2016. Both companies have significant histories with Elizabeth Arden opening her first business in 1910, whilst Revlon was founded as a family business in 1932 but if the takeover does happen then forecast annual turnover for the combined brands will be $3 billion (€2.65 billion).

By John Smith SOFTWARE giant Microsoft has announced that it will form a joint venture with a recently founded company in California called Kind Financial which is intended to give accurate reports to businesses and government agencies on the production and sale of legalised marihuana products in its first ever partnership of this type. With 29 States having either decriminalised the use of marihuana completely or for medical purposes and with Native American reservations starting to make marihuana freely available, there is an incredibly large potential market for software which will track legal marihuana movement from ‘seed to sale.’ Kind has the software and Microsoft runs the government Cloud facility so the pair of companies has identified a natural synergy which will no doubt raise significant income for their businesses. Microsoft told the BBC in an emailed statement that it supported “government customers and partners to help them meet their

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LEGALISED PRODUCTS: A medical marihuana store in Colorado in the US.

missions. “Kind Financial is building solutions on our government Cloud to help these agencies regulate and monitor controlled substances and items, and manage compliance with jurisdictional laws and regulations.” With such a large potential market, it may also be in the mind of State and Federal taxation authori-

ties that once a high quality working system is in place that there will be a significant opportunity to raise funds. Kind’s software, which is called Agrisoft Seed to Sale, ‘closes the loop between marihuana-related businesses, regulatory agencies, and financial institutions,’ a press release said.

Apart from the fact that the movement of legal marihuana will be closely monitored, there is the added bonus as far as the authorities are concerned in that it will be extremely difficult for unscrupulous producers or sellers to divert any significant amount of marihuana to the illegal trade. With the drop in sales of tobacco

product, it seems likely that manufacturers will be keeping a very close eye on the development of legalised sale, particularly as it was reported more than 30 years ago that many of them had registered trade names such as ‘Acapulco Gold’ in anticipation of the full legalisation of the plant and its commercial sale to the public at large.

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Great Britain destined for an eruption of chaos and disaster LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

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IN my opinion the UK is a tinderbox waiting for a flint. I am firmly convinced that some event will occur that will cause the whole, up to now suppressed anger and frustration, to erupt into a conflict that will bring unprecedented, disaster and chaos onto the streets of our once great country. It is of course virtually impossible to predict what will ignite this. It may have already happened with the tragic murder of Jo Cox. It appears her alleged killer was a right-wing fanatic, who disagreed with her views on immigration and so called Islamophobia. Apparently

THE UK: Is a tinderbox waiting for a flint.

she had been exposed to other threats and suspicion of stalkers in recent weeks, so this maniac is most definitely not a one-off. It may be triggered by a close-run vote to stay in the EU. Disgruntled Brexit fanatics could well take to the streets to voice their disapproval. One mad neo-Nazi running amok in a predominantly Muslim area with a Kalashnikov is also, to my mind, an extremely possible scenario that could also spark a confrontation. Bearing in mind that up to now all these types of attacks have been perpetrated by Islamic extremists on the ‘infidels,’ I think this occurrence is probably the most likely of all. Another of Leapy’s ‘dangerous rants,’ I hear the dissenters crying out. Well, be that as it may. I have been accused of ranting on numerous occasions over my 30 years as a colum-

nist and subsequent events have very often silenced the scorners and disbelievers of my alleged scaremongering. Not that I would be in any way presumptuous enough to compare my eloquence or intelligence to that of the great, sadly maligned statesman Enoch Powell, but I do pride myself in having at least one thing in common. I refuse to live with my head stuck firmly in the sand and an aura of misguided optimism floating around my hind quarters. I simply cannot understand why there was such an outcry about the UKIP poster of untold thousands of immigrants crossing European borders. To me a picture paints a thousand words! Keep the faith. Love Leapy, leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories 4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Bargain Shop Wars 10:00pm Coronation Street Sarah spirals out of control. Gemma has some sage advice for Alex. Leanne returns to the bistro. 11:00pm ITV News Special Live coverage of the biggest decision facing the British public in a generation.

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7:00am EU Referendum - The Result 10:00am EU Referendum - The Result 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm For What It’s Worth 3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm The Instant Gardener 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The Big Decision with Nick Robinson 8:57pm BBC News and Regional News 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:45pm BBC London News 11:55pm The Graham Norton Show 12:40am A Few Best Men 2:10am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15am BBC News BBC One joins the BBC’s rolling news channel for a night of news.

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9:00pm ZZ Top and the Lumineers at Glastonbury 2016 10:00pm Foals at Glastonbury 2016 11:00pm Sounds of the Eighties 11:30pm Underworld at Glastonbury 2016 1:00am When Albums Ruled the World 2:30am Even More Guitar Heroes at the BBC Compilation of classic archive performances from the guitar gods of the late 60s and 70s. 3:30am Sounds of the Eighties Musical memories from the BBC archives. 4:00am Disco at the BBC A foot-stomping return to the BBC vaults of Top of the Pops. 4:55am This is BBC Four

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7:20am Miracle of the Bells 9:15am Carve Her Name with Pride 11:10am Homes Under the Hammer 12:10pm Natural World 1:00pm Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes 1:30pm Talking Tennis 2:15pm Tennis Coverage of the latest tennis action. 5:00pm Glastonbury 2016 6:15pm Rugby League Challenge Cup Coverage of the Rugby League Challenge Cup. 8:00pm Grand Tours of Scotland Paul Murton follows in the footsteps of the first tourists to Scotland. 9:00pm Glastonbury 2016 10:00pm Glastonbury 2016 2:00am Football: Euro 2016 Match Replay 3:40am This is BBC Two

8:00pm Squeeze and Madness at Glastonbury 2016 9:00pm Baaba Maal and Mbongwana Star at Glastonbury 2016 10:00pm Egypt’s Lost Cities Dallas Campbell and Liz Bonnin join Dr Sarah Parcak on a journey to Egypt to find out whether cities, temples and pyramids are lying beneath the sands. 11:30pm Glastonbury 2016 1:30am Top of the Pops Peter Powell presents the pop chart show, first broadcast on 7th January 1981. 4:55am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

7:00am The Aquabats! Super Show! 7:20am Pat and Stan 7:30am Dino Dan 7:45am Dino Dan 7:55am Share a Story 8:00am Sooty 8:15am Super 4 8:30am Nerds and Monsters 8:45am Looped 9:00am Thunderbirds are Go 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend Aled Jones presents the weekend chat show. 10:25am Murder, She Wrote 11:20am Murder, She Wrote 12:30pm The Wine Show 1:55pm ITV News and Weather 2:00pm Euro 2016 5:00pm Euro 2016 8:00pm Euro 2016 11:15pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm Euro 2016 12:30am Carry on Don’t Lose Your Head 2:15am Jackpot247

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Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube Jane the Virgin Made in Chelsea How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Suburgatory Suburgatory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Immortals Gogglebox Gogglebox Rude Tube The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners

8:30am Step Dogs 10:15am Irrational Man 12:00pm The Frankenstein Theory 1:45pm Step Dogs 3:30pm The Runner 5:15pm Paper Towns 7:15pm Irrational Man 9:00pm Paper Towns 11:00pm The Runner 12:45am The Frankenstein Theory A disgraced professor leads a documentary crew to the Arctic in a bid to prove that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is actually based on real events. 2:30am Close Range Action thriller about a former soldier forced to protect his family from corrupt cops and drug cartel thugs. 4:00am The Frankenstein Theory

SATURDAY TV

7:00am Joshua - Joshua's Crowning Night 7:15am Joshua - Braezeale Profile 7:30am Joshua - New Heavyweight Era 7:45am Joshua - O2 Preview Show 8:00am Joshua - O2 Weigh in 8:15am Sporting Triumphs 8:30am Sporting Triumphs 8:45am Sporting Triumphs 9:00am Rugby Union 11:30am Rugby Union 2:25pm Live Rugby League Challenge Cup 4:30pm Rugby Union 7:15pm International Rugby Highlights 8:15pm International Rugby Highlights 9:15pm International Rugby Highlights 10:15pm Premier League 100 Club 10:45pm Rugby League Highlights 11:00pm Football Gold 11:05pm Football 1:10am Sporting Triumphs 1:25am Football Gold

7:00am 8:00am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 10:00pm 1:45am 2:00am 3:00am

Cricket Classics Cricket Glenn Mcgrath A B De Villiers Masterclass Crickets Greatest Crickets Greatest Cricket Live T20 Blast Cricket Boxing Gold Joshua - Joshua’s Crowning Night Joshua - Braezeale Profile Joshua - New Heavyweight Era Joshua - O2 Preview Show Joshua - O2 Weigh in Sporting Triumphs Ricky Ponting Masterclass Live Horse Racing T20 Blast Cricket Boxing Gold Cricket Classics Adam Gilchrist Masterclass

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10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Politics 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:15pm BBC News 2:25pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:30pm Match of the Day Live 5:00pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Match of the Day Live 8:00pm BBC News 8:20pm Regional News 8:25pm Weather 8:30pm Match of the Day Live 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Room 101 12:15am High Fidelity Romantic comedy based on Nick Hornby’s popular novel about a thirty something record shop owner struggling to reconcile his enthusiasm for music with his adult responsibilities. 2:00am Weather for the Week Ahead

8:35am Countryfile 9:35am The Beechgrove Garden 10:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:35am Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes 12:05pm A Cook Abroad 1:05pm Wimbledon 2015 Review 2:00pm Athletics 6:00pm Flog It! 6:30pm The Great British Sewing Bee 7:30pm Glastonbury 2016 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Glastonbury 2016 1:00am Football: Euro 2016 Match Replay 2:40am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 3:40am Holby City 4:40am Horizon 5:40am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

8:00pm The Last Days of Anne Boleyn 9:00pm Gregory Porter and Ellie Goulding at Glastonbury 2016 10:00pm Pj Harvey at Glastonbury 2016 11:00pm Earth, Wind and Fire at Glastonbury 2016 12:30am Big Hits: TOTP 1964 to 1975 2:00am Wonders of the Universe 3:00am Rise of the Continents 4:00am The Treasure Hunters Dallas Campbell and Ellie Harrison reveal the greatest treasures we’ve ever created. 5:00am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

7:00am The Aquabats! Super Show! 7:20am Pat and Stan 7:30am Dino Dan 7:45am Dino Dan 7:55am Share a Story 8:00am Sooty 8:15am Super 4 8:30am Nerds and Monsters 8:45am Looped 9:00am Teen Titans Go! 9:13am Teen Titans Go! 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am Griff’s Great Britain 11:00am Peston on Sunday 12:00pm Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 12:30pm Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis 1:00pm Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh 1:55pm ITV News and Weather 2:00pm Euro 2016 11:15pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm Euro 2016 12:30am Peston on Sunday

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:20am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:05pm Take Me Out 2:05pm Love Island 2:35pm You’ve Been Framed! 3:35pm Beethoven’s 2nd 4:35pm FYI Daily 4:40pm Beethoven’s 2nd 5:25pm Charlotte’s Web 6:25pm FYI Daily 6:30pm Charlotte’s Web 7:30pm Twilight 8:30pm FYI Daily 8:35pm Twilight 10:00pm Love Island 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 1:00am American Dad! 1:30am The Cleveland Show 2:00am The Cleveland Show 2:30am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 2:55am Planet’s Funniest Animals 3:20am Teleshopping

8:20am 9:20am 9:25am 10:10am 11:15am 12:20pm 2:25pm 4:00pm 6:05pm 7:55pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 1:05am 2:15am 2:20am 2:55am 4:40am 5:30am

Black Beauty FYI Daily Black Beauty Heartbeat Heartbeat Goodbye, Mr. Chips Columbo Agatha Christie’s Marple The Making of a Lady Midsomer Murders The Bletchley Circle Lewis Wimbledon FYI Daily Wimbledon A Touch of Frost May the Best House Win May the Best House Win Game show in which the owners of some of Britain’s most interesting and unusual homes compete against each other in a bid to win a cash prize.

7:20am Salvage S.O.S 7:45am Salvage S.O.S 8:05am World Endurance Championship 8:30am World Endurance Championship 9:00am Frasier 9:25am Frasier 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 2:30pm Runaway Bride 4:50pm 101 Dalmatians 6:30pm Location, Location, Location 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Penelope Keith at Her Majesty’s Service 9:00pm Messages Home: Lost Films of the British Army 10:00pm The Railway Man 12:20am The Sixth Sense 2:15am The Secret World of Tinder 3:10am Hitler’s Hidden Drug Habit 4:05am French Collection 5:00am Posh Pawnbrokers 5:50am Fifteen to One

8:10am 8:20am 8:35am 8:50am 9:05am

7:00am 7:10am 7:45am 8:30am 9:25am

7:00am Night at the Museum 9:05am Wild Wild West 11:05am Fury 1:35pm Night at the Museum 3:35pm The Last Samurai 6:20pm The Da Vinci Code 9:00pm Fury 11:20pm Gone in 60 Seconds 1:20am Armageddon 3:50am Snakes on a Plane

11:00am 12:00pm 1:05pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:25pm 4:25pm 5:25pm 5:30pm 7:20pm 8:30pm 12:30am 1:30am 2:35am 2:40am 4:00am

Goals of the 90s Ax Men Ax Men Ax Men British Touring Car Championship Highlights The Saint The Saint Storage Wars Storage Wars Storage Wars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Superman FYI Daily Superman The Wine Show World Series of Darts The Darts Mavericks The Boat That Rocked FYI Daily The Boat That Rocked Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

9:30am 9:45am 10:10am 10:30am 10:55am 11:30am 12:35pm 2:45pm 6:00pm 7:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:50am 1:35am 2:00am 4:10am

Noddy in Toyland Paw Patrol Little Princess Pip Ahoy! Blaze and the Monster Machines Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Shimmer and Shine Jelly Jamm LazyTown Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Now That’s Funny! Film Under the Tuscan Sun The Horse Whisperer The Deep End of the Ocean 5 News Weekend Cricket on 5 Now That’s Funny! Big Brother FilmSacrifice It’s Not Me, It’s You Lip Sync Battle Super Casino GPs: Behind Closed Doors

7:00am 7:20am 7:40am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 1:30pm 2:35pm 3:35pm 4:35pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm

12:20am 1:25am

8:00am 9:30am 11:25am 1:00pm 3:10pm 3:30pm 5:30pm 7:25pm 9:00pm 11:10pm 1:05am 2:45am 4:25am

The Man Twins Hot Pursuit Trainwreck The Top Ten Show 2016 Get Smart Click Hot Pursuit Trainwreck Dumb and Dumber Analyze That Better Living Through Chemistry The Opposite Sex

Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube Suburgatory Suburgatory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Hollyoaks Omnibus Made in Chelsea Couples Come Dine with Me Couples Come Dine with Me The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Natural World The Inbetweeners

7:00am Close Range 8:30am Step Dogs 10:15am The Frankenstein Theory 12:00pm Irrational Man 1:45pm The Runner 3:30pm Step Dogs 5:15pm Paper Towns 7:15pm Irrational Man Drama about a tormented philosophy professor struggling to find purpose in life. 9:00pm Paper Towns 11:00pm The Runner 12:45am The Frankenstein Theory 2:30am Close Range Action thriller about a former soldier forced to protect his family from corrupt cops and drug cartel thugs. 4:00am The Frankenstein Theory 5:45am The Top Ten Show 2016

SUNDAY TV

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 1:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:55pm 3:00am 3:15am 3:30am 4:30am 4:45am 5:00am

7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 10:15am 10:30am 11:00am 8:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am

12:05am

2:10am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold International Rugby Highlights International Rugby Highlights International Rugby Highlights MLS Highlights MLS Highlights International Rugby Highlights International Rugby Highlights International Rugby Highlights International Rugby Highlights Live ODI Tri-Series Cricket Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs International Rugby Highlights Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs International Rugby Highlights

Cricket Classics CWC Classics Crickets Greatest Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Live Cricket Writers on TV Cricket MLS Highlights Cricket Boxing Gold Sporting Triumphs James Horwill - Super Heroes A series profiling some of the greatest players to have played in Super Rugby. Football Portland Timbers host Houston Dynamos at Providence Park in Major League Soccer. Cricket England host Sri Lanka at The Brightside Ground in Bristol for the third ODI.

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Crimewatch 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Rip Off Britain 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Wimbledon 5:30pm Match of the Day Live 8:00pm BBC News 8:30pm Match of the Day Live 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Have I Got Old News for You 12:15am The Graham Norton Show 1:00am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:05am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:00am Flog It! 7:30am Close Calls on Camera 8:00am Homes Under the Hammer 9:00am The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain 9:30am Gardeners’ World 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm The Daily Politics 12:30pm Wimbledon 2016 9:30pm Today at Wimbledon 10:30pm The Great British Sewing Bee 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Top Gear 1:15am The Women’s Football Show 1:45am Football: Euro 2016 Match Replay 3:25am Koko: Breaking the Silence 4:25am DIY SOS The Big Build Nick Knowles and the team work on another large scale building project. 5:25am This is BBC Two

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Orangutan Diary Nature series featuring orphaned and rescued orangutans in Borneo. 9:00pm Canals: The Making of a Nation Documentary exploring the history of Britain’s canal network. 9:30pm Handmade: By Royal Appointment 10:00pm The Mary Rose: A Timewatch Guide 11:00pm Wonders of the Universe In the last episode of Professor Brian Cox’s epic journey across the universe, he travels to show how light holds the key to our understanding of the whole universe, including our own deepest origins. 12:00am Rise of the Continents

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories 4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Euro 2016 8:15pm Euro 2016 11:15pm ITV News 11:45pm Regional News and Weather 11:55pm Drive 12:55am The Big Fish Off 1:55am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am The Cube 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:30am Psych 11:20am Scorpion 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm Love Island 8:30pm You’ve Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am American Dad!

7:00am 7:25am 8:25am 9:30am 10:30am 10:55am 11:20am 11:50am 12:50pm 1:55pm 3:00pm 4:05pm 5:15pm 5:50pm 6:20pm 6:55pm 8:00pm

9:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:10am 3:00am 3:30am

In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Wycliffe Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is In Loving Memory On the Buses Man About the House Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. Midsomer Murders Collision Wycliffe A Touch of Frost ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

7:00am 7:45am 8:10am 9:00am

Countdown Will and Grace Will and Grace Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA A Place in the Sun Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun Posh Pawnbrokers Fifteen to One Countdown Couples Come Dine with Me Four in a Bed Shipping Wars The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Dispatches The Real Story 24 Hours in A and E Britain’s Benefit Tenants Bodyshockers

8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:50am Noddy: Toyland Detective 9:00am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:50am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm To B&B the Best 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm NCIS 4:20pm Dark Desire 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm On Benefits: Life on the Dole 9:00pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Wentworth Prison 12:05am Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

7:00am Gunsmoke 7:50am Minder Modern-day reimagineering on the classic comedydrama. 8:50am Ironside 9:50am Quincy M.E. 10:50am Ax Men 11:50am The Chase 12:50pm Goodwood Members Meeting 1:50pm Pawn Stars 2:15pm Pawn Stars 2:40pm The Saint 3:45pm Minder 4:55pm Quincy M.E. 6:00pm Ironside 7:00pm British Cycling 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Motogp Highlights 10:00pm River Monsters 11:00pm American Gangster 12:05am FYI Daily 12:10am American Gangster 2:10am Motorsport UK 3:10am Pre-Historic River Monsters 4:00am Teleshopping

7:25am Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 9:35am Reign of Fire 11:30am Taken 3 1:40pm Lawrence of Arabia 5:20pm Sword of Vengeance 7:00pm Clash of the Titans 9:00pm Taken 3 11:00pm Gladiator 1:35am Clash of the Titans 3:35am Jaws 3

9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:10pm 3:10pm 4:10pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

7:00am 7:45am 8:35am 9:05am 9:35am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am

7:00am 8:30am 10:15am 12:00pm 1:45pm 3:30pm 5:15pm 7:15pm

9:00pm 7:55am 9:45am 11:35am 1:30pm 3:25pm 5:25pm 7:15pm 9:00pm 11:00pm

Jersey Girl Three Amigos! Pixels Splash Superbad The Wedding Ringer The Wedding Singer Pixels How to Lose Friends and Alienate People 1:00am Cop Out 2:55am Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life 4:50am Mr Woodcock

10:45pm 12:45am 2:30am 4:00am 5:45am

MONDAY TV

Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea First Dates Abroad The Big Bang Theory

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 9:00am

Close Range Irrational Man Step Dogs The Frankenstein Theory The Runner Step Dogs Paper Towns Irrational Man Drama about a tormented philosophy professor struggling to find purpose in life. The Runner Drama about a Louisiana congressman whose political ambitions shine a spotlight on his messy personal life. Paper Towns The Frankenstein Theory Close Range The Frankenstein Theory The Top Ten Show 2016

7:00am Cricket Classics Sky Sports dips into its archives to bring you classic cricket action from 2007. 8:00am Tri Series: Final 9:00am Sporting Rivalries 9:30am Super League Gold 9:45am Super League Gold 10:00am Sky Scholars 10:10am Sporting Triumphs 10:25am Tri Series: Final 11:25am Cricket 7:00pm Crickets Greatest 7:30pm Tri Series: Final 8:30pm A B De Villiers Masterclass 9:00pm Cricket 10:00pm CWC Classics 11:00pm A B De Villiers Masterclass 11:30pm Cricket Gold 12:00am Cricket 1:00am Sporting Rivalries 1:30am Cricket Gold 2:00am Cricket 3:00am Glenn Mcgrath Masterclass 3:30am Darts Gold 3:45am Darts Gold

11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 3:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 10:30pm 12:30am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Raw The Premier League Years Premier League Legends Premier League Legends Premier League 100 Club Premier League 100 Club The Premier League Years Major League Soccer Premier League 100 Club Premier League 100 Club Boxing Gold Sporting Triumphs Premier League Legends Live Premier League Speedway Goodwood Festival of Speed Premier League Speedway

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Crimewatch 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Rip Off Britain 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Wimbledon 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm The Living and the Dead 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Professor Green: Dangerous Dogs 12:30am Who Do You Think You Are? 1:30am Weather for the 1:35am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:00am Flog it! Trade Secrets 8:00am Homes Under the Hammer 8:55am The Hairy Bikers' Pubs That Built Britain 9:30am The Extraordinary Collector 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm The Daily Politics 12:30pm Wimbledon 9:30pm Today at Wimbledon 10:30pm Mr v Mrs: Call the Mediator 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Mock the Week 12:45am Versailles 1:45am The New Tate Modern: Switched on 2:45am Life in the Air Nature documentary looking at flight in the animal kingdom. 3:45am City in the Sky Documentary revealing what it takes to get planes up in the air. 4:45am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. 8:30pm The Wonder of Animals 9:00pm Tankies: Tank Heroes of World War II 10:00pm New Inside Porton Down: Britain’s Secret Weapons Research Facility 11:00pm Seven Ages of Britain 12:00am Nietzsche: Genius of the Modern World 1:00am Kings of the Ring 2:00am Tankies: Tank Heroes of World War II 3:00am The Golden Age of the British Sports Car 4:00am Inside Porton Down: Britain’s Secret Weapons Research Facility 5:00am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder's Crime Stories 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 9:00pm Love Your Garden 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:40pm On Assignment 12:10am Land of the Midnight Sun 1:10am Bargain Shop Wars 1:40am Jackpot247 4:00am Loose Women

7:00am Planet's Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am You've Been Framed! 9:30am The Cube 10:30am Psych 11:20am Scorpion 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:10pm You've Been Framed! 1:45pm The Cube 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm Love Island 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:15am American Dad! 1:45am Two and a Half Men 2:15am Two and a Half Men

7:00am 7:25am 8:30am 9:30am 10:30am 11:00am 11:20am 11:50am 12:50pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:05pm 5:15pm 5:50pm 6:20pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:05am 3:00am 3:20am

3:30am

In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Wycliffe Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is In Loving Memory On the Buses Man About the House Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Midsomer Murders Collision Wire in the Blood A Touch of Frost Judge Judy ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

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7:00am Countdown 7:45am Will and Grace 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm A Place in the Sun 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm A Place in the Sun 2:10pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Fifteen to One 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Shipping Wars 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm George Clarke's Old House, New Home 10:00pm Born on the Same Day 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am 24 Hours in A and E 1:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 2:00am KOTV Boxing Weekly

7:00am 7:50am 8:50am 9:50am 10:55am 11:50am 12:50pm 1:50pm 2:20pm 2:50pm 3:50pm 4:55pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:05am 1:20am 2:20am 2:25am 3:25am 3:45am 4:00am

Gunsmoke Minder Ironside Quincy M.E. Ax Men The Chase Gunsmoke Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Saint Minder Quincy M.E. Ironside Motogp Highlights Pawn Stars Pawn Stars History of the Euros Goodwood First Glance Eraser FYI Daily Eraser Dawn of the Dead FYI Daily Dawn of the Dead Nitro Circus ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

8:10am 8:20am 8:35am 8:50am 9:00am 9:15am 9:35am 9:50am 10:00am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am

Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy: Toyland Detective Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Toot the Tiny Tugboat Bananas in Pyjamas The Wright Stuff To B&B the Best 5 News Lunchtime Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Rosamunde Pilcher’s Spring 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Police Interceptors The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies Big Brother Danniella Westbrook: In Therapy Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

11:40am John Wick 1:30pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 3:45pm Independence Day: Resurgence Special 4:15pm Sahara 6:25pm Exodus: Gods and Kings 9:00pm John Wick 10:45pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 1:00am Lethal Weapon

8:15am Hot Shots! 9:45am Hot Shots! Part Deux 11:20am The 40 Year Old Virgin 1:20pm Ricki and the Flash 3:10pm The Top Ten Show 2016 3:30pm Entourage 5:20pm Think Like a Man Too 7:10pm Ricki and the Flash 9:00pm Entourage 11:00pm Dude, Where's My Car? 12:30am Top Five 2:20am City Slickers

7:00am 7:45am 8:35am 9:05am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 12:20am 12:50am 1:20am

Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Goldbergs 2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers

7:00am Close Range 8:30am Step Dogs 10:15am Irrational Man Drama about a tormented philosophy professor struggling to find purpose in life. 12:00pm The Frankenstein Theory 1:45pm The Runner 3:30pm Step Dogs 5:15pm Paper Towns 7:15pm Irrational Man 9:00pm Paper Towns 11:00pm The Runner Drama about a Louisiana congressman whose political ambitions shine a spotlight on his messy personal life 12:45am The Frankenstein Theory 2:30am Close Range 4:00am The Frankenstein Theory 5:45am The Top Ten Show 2016

TUESDAY TV

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Pantomime politics have no place in this once-in-a-lifetime referendum Nora Johnson

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THE problem now is that whatever the result of the referendum, the public have little faith or confidence in any of the leading political figures or institutions, either in the UK or EU. Those politicians and institutions have repeatedly taken advantage of the public’s trust, and what we see now happening all over Europe is the inevitable result: people want change. They’re not even sure what change. They do know, though, they’re being repeatedly taken in and manipulated by those supposed to represent their interests. But what Britain’s own political leaders are guilty of is this: no clear plan for the referendum’s aftermath, in or out.

PANTOMIME POLITICS: Oh yes he does! Oh, no he doesn’t! If Britain remains, it’ll doubtless be open to fresh attacks on rebates, migrant quotas, budgets, etc. by the EU. Where’s the plan to deal with that? You can’t instantly implement the infrastructure/services to cope with enough migrants to “populate Newcas-

tle every year” (according to Boris). Constructing power plants, road/rail communications, houses, schools and training doctors takes a decade to cover that demand. If Britain leaves, it’ll doubtless be subjected by the EU to ‘let’s give it a

******* good kicking’ to deter other EU countries from demanding referendums. Again, where’s the plan? Boris let his side down with his ‘EU-Hitler’ barb, and Cameron too on the Remain side. Cameron ignored the basic marketing truth that you have to

throw in the negatives about your product for people to believe the positives. Instead, he blindly campaigned as if the EU was the Fairy Godmother and Boris the Wicked Witch. Punch and Judy would have been proud. Oh, yes he does! Oh, no he doesn’t! Such pantomime politics have no place here. Basically, Britain doesn’t have the internationally acclaimed leaders to manage the outcome. It still doesn’t fully trust its own financial institutions, so how can a country prosper with little confidence in its leaders or key institutions? The choice in this referendum is like a vegetarian being asked whether he’d prefer a steak or a pork chop. For that Britain has its own politicians to thank. Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/e-book (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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Keep fighting the good fight MY wife and I, as owners of a property in La Siesta, are extremely grateful for the interest Euro Weekly News has taken with regards to what has been happening over so many years at Calle Bach and Calle Elgar. John Smith listened to what the problem was, and took action so that Gemma Quinn contacted us and saw for herself the rubbish being dumped in our area, and this resulted in a very welcome front page article. In the past we have seen rats and all kind of vermin, chemicals, oil and general dumping which is very bad for the health of children, people and animals. We believe that the articles in EWN will encourage the town hall to recognise their responsibility and to take action to make this a healthy and attractive place again. Please, EWN, follow the situation until our part of La Siesta becomes a nice place where everybody can walk and children can play. Fred de Jong

Candy man ISN’T nostalgia a wonderful thing? I was reading Colin Bird’s article in EWN’s June 15 newspaper remembering what London Airport used to be like. In 1960 I was in the RAF stationed at Hendon in North London. One of my tasks was to go to London Airport to collect compassionate cases which had flown in from all over the world and transport them to one of London’s main line stations. In those days, London Airport consisted of a few Nissen huts located next to the old A4. One day, whilst I was waiting, Sammy Davis Junior came out of arrivals, saw me in uniform and said “Oh! Have you come to get me?” I said “No but I would love your autograph.” Needless to say, he gave it to me. I wonder if any other readers remember LAP with its few Nissen huts? Peter Simpson, Granada

Street wise I HOPE you don’t mind but I thought I would bring this incident to your readers’ attention. My wife and I were walking on Marina Baixa Avenue in Finestrat when a white saloon four-door car pulled up alongside us with two men dressed in civilian clothing. One of them then showed us his police ID card with his photograph on it and then asked to see our passports. I said I didn’t carry them

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Rants and rambles I HAVE been residing in Murcia for almost a year and one of the highlights of my week is to collect my copy of the Euro Weekly on Thursdays and enjoy breakfast reading your excellent coverage of what’s going on locally and internationally. I also enjoy the many and varied contributions from all your columnists barring one. His name appears to be Leapy Lee. His strap line is ‘others think it, Leapy Lee says it,’ but I would be very interested in hearing how many other readers agree with my observations. I could mention other articles that he has written which I find totally abhorrent but will concentrate on last week’s. In his piece he asks why Gordon Brown is telling us what to do on Sky News. This was wholly incorrect as I watched the piece on television and it was a nicely put together piece of history, which was in steep contrast to some of the threatening rhetoric that has been apparent in most ‘leave’ and ‘remain’ lives thus far. Not content with calling our ex-prime minister egotistical and disillusioned, he then turns his vitriol to Eddie Izzard who he describes as a pathetic idiot. What justifies his remarks against Eddie Izzard I have no idea! Is it because he is openly a cross-dresser or is it that he has run 27 marathons in 27 days raising in excess of £1,000,000 (€1,298,289) for charity? I enjoy other contributions in your newspaper because, although controversial, they are presented with intelligence, which, for me, ‘Leapy’ fails to achieve. Malcolm Le Gassick, Murcia

with us and he then asked us what hotel we were staying at, assuming us to be tourists, so he would take us to get our passports from our room to check our ID. I informed them that we lived here and, smelling a rat, asked him, after telling my wife to get a pen and notebook from her bag, could I see his ID again? He said why? So I replied that I would like to make a note of his police number to check all was well. That comment freaked them out and the car took off like an episode of Starsky and Hutch (giving my age away there) not to be seen for dust, however, I did manage to get the registration number. I have reported all this to the police for which they were very appreciative

EDDIE IZZARD: The ‘pathetic idiot’ who raised over a million pounds for charity in March.

governing party capable of kicking some doors down I might find some common ground with Ian but we do not have that person or party! The EU ideal of a free market and political harmony was and is a good idea, but sadly it’s a bit like the old saying ‘communism is a great idea, the only problem with it is the communists.’ My point is the EU is no longer the pure ideal it once was, it is now a politically driven entity by career politicians who earn vast sums of money. A certain Labour leader who lost his chance at being the PM was sent to Brussels as a euro commissioner. It was reported that almost €500,000 per year was the remuneration package. Please do not tell me that this level of income does not ‘corrupt’ a politician’s political ideals when carrying out his duties ‘for us,’ his electorate! Robert Caley

Stay neutral HELLO all. I, a Sherwood Ranger, and comrades were presented to our Colonel in Chief the Queen Mother. Now, having quoted that fact and other things that I have done, does not qualify me to try to persuade people to stay or leave the EU, so why do people say for instance, ‘my grandfather shot and ate three elephants before midday’ that they are entitled to cast a slur on others that do the same. Leslie, Mallorca

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and they put the number out to all patrols in the area. I would just like to warn other readers of the outcome, as falling for this could be catastrophic and doesn’t bear thinking about. This incident occurred on Tuesday, June 14 and if you want to publish the registration number and make and model I will be happy to supply the details. Alan Fenlon, Finestrat

cafes and bars, and in come the British family from hell, making a load of noise, causing havoc in general, and on leaving take the daily English paper that is meant for all customers with them! To say we are ashamed to be British is an understatement. I think the Europeans will be hoping for Brexit more than Boris. Cath, Albir

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I LIVE on the Costa Blanca in a beautiful place called Albir, and I am writing to say how sad it makes me feel when we are out and about in our local

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I AM writing regarding the article ‘Euro 16’ from the June 16 edition. The letter was rude and insulting, there is no doubt about that. Even if the person who wrote that letter is a bit simple (reading what he had to say), you as the newspaper should not publish it. Erika

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CAVE COVE CORE FORE FORM

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ple’s arguments. There is no way that you can come out a winner if you do. Taking a step backwards is sometimes the best thing. You have been down this path before, and did your intervention do any good?

BONUS BALL

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LUCKY STARS

MAX 29C, MIN 20C

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) A mistake seems a small thing until someone notices it. Although you feel that they are making a mountain out of a molehill, it still leaves a nasty feeling. Get out and do something completely different at the weekend. Not only will it blow the cobwebs away, but it will also put in perspective any negative thoughts.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) As someone is not showing the required amount of interest in your activities, you need a plan. Telephoning them and pointing out what you have achieved is one way, but it's not cool. Getting a few people together

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Cl Clear,

F Fog,

Sh Showers,

Sn Snow,

C Cloudy, Th Thunder

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 R) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

Nonagram

TARGET: • Average: 6 • Good: 8 • Very good: 12 • Excellent: 16

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION amen damn dean dine elan lain land lane lean lend lien limn line main mane mean mend mien mind mine nail name admen admin alien aline amend amine anile anime denim dined eland laden leman limen lined maned mined named alined ammine damned dandle demand denial landed limned madden madmen maiden median medina menial midden minded nailed mailmen midland MIDDLEMAN

Sudoku

Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic. LA PRIMITIVA

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA

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Sunday June 19

Friday June 17

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) By using your intuition midweek, you will be able to solve a small problem at the weekend. Thinking ahead sometimes seems a waste of time to you because circumstances have a way of changing, but it makes sense to put in a bit of extra effort if you are able to avoid aggravation.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) The need to be popular midweek could see you veer off track on a business matter. You have been warned and will be able to avoid it if you wish. Do not underestimate how much hassle a wrong move could cause you. On the domestic front, you are able to fully relax and enjoy good company.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Having been dashing about like a mad thing, you find this week a refreshing change. Only when you slow down do you realise how much you have been doing and just how tired you have become. There are some social engagements that you would not miss for the world, however.

LOTTERY Saturday June 18

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and using someone else to blow your trumpet for you is better.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Avoid getting involved in other peo-

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Imposing restrictions on someone else also imposes restrictions on you. Why? Well, you have to hang around and see that your wishes are followed and take further action if they are not.

IRISH LOTTO

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Benidorm TODAY:

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The thing that you have to tackle this week is uppermost in your mind, but don't dwell on it. Write it down and what you intend doing about it, then put it away. Relax and get on with other things. When you do come to take it out again and face the situation it will be so much easier.

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Planning ahead is your preferred method but sometimes it is the lastminute decision that brings the best results.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Getting a romantic situation wrong could cause a humourous moment this weekend. I am not telling you this so you can avoid it. You could do with a good laugh right now.

MAX 27C, MIN 20C

Almeria TODAY:

A business colleague may be less than honest with you. When it is a small matter you are used to them bending the truth. This is not, however, something that you will want to let go by, so stay on your toes. On the home front, you tend to be snappy with loved ones because you are feeling stressed.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) You are very much in two minds about how to deal with a personal situation. Ask yourself which approach will help and which will do nothing to help at all. Although you want to shout at someone and feel negative at times, hold fire.

Madrid

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CANCER

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Looking for answers? They are there if only you go to the right source. There is no ‘quick fix’ this week and you need to delve deeper to get the information you need. It will be tempting to take a short cut but,believe me, it will not be worth the hassle in the longer term. Once you have the right facts you are truly in charge of what happens next.

for next 7 days

REINTEGRO

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29 39

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SAVE WAVE WOVE WORE WORM FORM or SAVE

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Solution SAVE HAVE HARE HARM FARM FORM or

FORM BACK

MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE

Move from the start word (SAVE) to the end word (FORM) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

SAVE

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Answers 1. AER LINGUS, 2. SEVEN (1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996), 3. The highest PEAKS/MOUNTAINS in Ireland, 4. HIBERNIA, 5. GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH, 6. PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON, 7. SHERGAR, 8. CORK, 9. MARY ROBINSON, 10. BALLET/DANCE

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 11 represents C and 14 represents W, so fill in C every time the figure 11 appears and W every time the figure 14 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 Seek (6) 3 Mollycoddle (6) 8 Inter-group communication (7) 10 Requirements (5) 11 Further or added (5) 12 Crash together (7) 13 Having a sharp inclination (5) 15 Military trainee (5) 20 Make longer (7) 22 Quarrel (5) 24 Dimwit (5) 25 Open and genuine (7) 26 Reference point to shoot at (6) 27 Missing (6) Down 1 Showing a brooding ill humour (6) 2 Separately (5) 4 Invalidate (5) 5 Exact (7)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Sprain, 3 Defect, 8 Bramble, 10 Event, 11 Limbo, 12 Entitle, 13 Raise, 15 Taunt, 20 Acetate, 22 Taste, 24 Idols, 25 Garbage, 26 Seesaw, 27 Stress. Down: 1 Subtle, 2 Realm, 4 Elect, 5 Everton, 6 Titled, 7 Repel, 9 Blots, 14 Anemone, 16 Actor, 17 Varies, 18 Merge, 19 Deters, 21 At sea, 23 Space.

QUICK Across: 6 No longer tired (6) 7 Light informal meal (5) 9 Place a bet on (5) 14 Small, breed of dog (7)

English - Spanish

1 Success, 5 Saves, 8 Meant, 9 Regular, 10 Lantern, 11 Seals, 12 Regret, 14 Strong, 18 Smash, 20 Example, 22 Austria, 23 Hears, 24 Tests, 25 Narrows.

16 Once more (5) 17 Help (6) 18 Apparition (5) 19 Begrudge (6)

Down:

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

1 Similar, 2 Chain, 3 Extreme, 4 Shrink, 5 Signs, 6 Volcano, 7 Sorts, 13 Glasses, 15 Teacher, 16 Guesses, 17 Remain, 18 Start, 19 Hurts, 21 Piano.

Across 1 Puppy (8) 7 Sombra (zona sin sol) (5) 8 Acordar (5) 10 Royal (4) 11 Expensive (4) 14 Key (door) (5) 15 Sand (5) 16 Lazy (idle) (8)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Cita, 3 Speech, 8 Trafico, 9 Sol, 10 Cauliflower, 11 Out, 12 Numbers, 14 Narrow, 15 Peon.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

1 Cut, 2 Traductor, 4 Problems, 5 Elsewhere, 6 Helar, 7 Pimiento, 10 Crown, 13 Son.

Down 2 Stewardess (7) 3 Talón (de pie, calcetín, zapato) (4) 4 No Clue 5 Mops (for floors) (8) 6 Star (8) 9 Lectores (personas) (7) 12 Cerveza (4) 13 Root (4)

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Cryptic 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 (UNITED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

BESTIR COWARD DEPART ERRANT FILTER GIRDLE LOOSEN MALICE MOTION ORIENT

POWDER RATING REGENT SPREAD STANCE STRODE TURRET UNITED (10) WITHIN

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Evince 2 Rescue 3 Iodine 4 Spread 5 Tundra 6 Verify 7 Teeter 8 Terror 9 Beaten 10 Earwig 11 Gyrate 12 Emerge 13 Weapon 14 Mitten 15 Casein 16 Uproar 17 Monies 18 Cougar 19 Marvel

Across 1 Old horses and hounds (4) 4 Scattered boxes, enthusiastically initially (6) 9 Distract Tory leader with Russian money (7) 10 Prince Henry has one in a bottle (5) 11 Follow husband in lawsuit (5) 12 Some eccentric once declined a grant (7) 13 Messy sty can be limited (6) 15 Edge out Red Rob (6) 19 Feel concern about holder for gun (7) 21 Computer message is a mile off (5) 23 Drummer from Ulan Bator in Gobi Desert (5) 24 A job with the French for an evangelist (7) 25 Estate redesigned crockery (3,3) 26 Was in a choir in Los Angeles (4) Down 2 Nice smell from a Kilimanjaro magnolia (5) 3 Citizen is put through (7) 4 Outline of stop-start sailing vessel (6) 5 Tree snake has a nurse (5) 17 Court judge accepts a false statement as 20 International leader rips off religious 6 Reorganised pits end regular payment (7) reassurance (6) figures (5) 7 Supplies public funds (6) 18 Two popular television presenters transfer 22 An area of west London is part of the 8 Evidence of odd culture (4) to another place (6) Zodiac tonight (5) 14 Plan a railway over the mountains (7) 19 String section of recording (4) 16 ‘Cats’ about to close (7)

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Referendum decision day To suggest we will be unable to hold our own and thrive is insulting.

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.

AS this week’s EWN hits the streets, the British people are voting on their long term future. This time tomorrow, we will either still be a member of the EU or an independent sovereign country, making its own way in the world. All the arguments have been exhausted, with very few hard facts emerging from the debate. Scaremongering, personal insults and self interest have dominated the media in recent weeks, with very little attention being paid to the most important issue that this referendum throws up, whether we wish to remain a country ruled by an elite club of appointed overseers or claim back our independence and ability to make our own decisions. I fail to understand why

IN OR OUT?: British people are voting on their long term future. anyone who purports to be a lover of democracy could ever contemplate voting to stay in an organisation where new laws, directives, rules and regulations are drafted by an unelected, and

therefore unaccountable Commission. Economics, economics and economics has been the battle cry of the ‘in’ brigade. Of course the economy of our country is vitally impor-

tant, but to suggest that we will be unable to not only hold our own, but to thrive in a world where we are free to negotiate our own trade agreements is insulting nonsense.

In my view, the reason that there has been so much desperation on the part of the EU to bring us to heel, is because the vested political and economic interests of this undemocratic club realise just how influential our decision today will be, and that an ‘out’ vote could very well mark the end of the EU as we know it and the derailment of the aptly named, gravy train. It is an irony that in the event of a British exit, the EU will have to make sweeping and fundamental changes to the way it does business, in order to survive. Changes that we have been unable to help bring about in 43 years of membership. This is not a ‘Little Englander’ mentality, but a vote to leave ‘Authoritarian Europe.’

I hope that Jo Cox’s killer is mad and not just evil Credit Garry Knight flickr

John Smith Random thoughts... IT’S one thing to throw an egg at John Prescott, it’s another to be so blinded by hatred to shoot and stab your local MP as happened on June 16 to mother of two Jo Cox in her constituency of Batley and Spen in West Yorkshire. I hope that the alleged killer, identified as 52-year-old local man Thomas Mair is diagnosed as a lunatic, because if he isn’t and he did commit this outrageous murder then it doesn’t say a great deal for humanity if he is classed as ‘normal’ or simply ‘evil’. Personally, I’ve never been in favour of the death penalty, Too many people have been cleared of murder, years after the event (and can’t be resurrected), and to some extent it brings society down to the same level as the killer. Having said that however, what’s the point of keeping him imprisoned for the

TOUCHING MEMORIAL: To murdered MP Jo Cox, rest in peace.

rest of his life when there’s little chance of him being released back into society as a useful and welcome member? It’s difficult to know what to think but one thing for sure is that despite the waste of this relatively young woman’s

life, some good must emerge. There’s always an outpouring of sympathy when a tragedy like this occurs but are they just crocodile tears with little good coming out of the bad, hopefully not. This is the first murder of an MP

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And they think it’s all over BY the time that this edition of Euro Weekly News is published, the die will have been cast in the Brexit referendum and the Spanish General Election will be on its way to being completed. These are perhaps two of the most important ballots to affect expatriates in Spain and to some extent the result of one could well affect the result of the other. Now that we can’t be accused of trying to act as scaremongers or even influence anyone, we at Euro Weekly News hope most sincerely that the vote is in favour of remaining within the European Union. Some very intelligent and committed people want to see Britain leave the EU but their passion, whilst genuine and impressive, simply cannot hide the fact that no-one has any idea what the result would be in the event of an exit. Perhaps it will be the saviour of Britain as some predict or maybe it will be a disaster which will cost us all dear. One way of making money quickly is to take everything you own to a casino and placing it all on black or red and within a matter of just seconds, chance will either see you distraught and bankrupt or delighted and rolling in money depending on a single roll of the ball. The only difference between this and the referendum is that it won’t be so clear cut and it will take a lot longer to be resolved and may have the added distraction of a very worried Gibraltar.

since 1984 when a bomb exploded in the Grand Hotel in Brighton where a number of prominent Tory MPs were staying, killing five people including Sir Anthony Berry MP. For a short period of time, politicians in all parties, all over the world, united in their disgust at what had happened in their praise for a woman who was well liked, even by her opponents, and all expressed sympathy for her husband and their two young children. It makes a pleasant change in such vituperative times that both sides of the Brexit argument called a truce and the Conservative party announced that they would not contest the eventual bi-election in her former constituency. Both David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn buried their differences in order to visit the spot where she died and to leave Now we flowers in her memory. want to Hopefully this won’t be one week hear your views. news but will encourage politicians to act in a less adversarial way YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE and consider the harm their deci- YOUR OPINION sions can unleash on innocent peowww.euroweeklynews.com ple living thousands of miles away.

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Tips for a stress-free summer THERAPEUTIC PRACTICE: Yoga or meditation helps to calm your body. SUMMER may not be a stress-free idyll for everyone. Whilst many come to Spain to enjoy the relaxed way of life, for others it has become a fast-paced lifestyle, struggling to find the right balance between work, rest and play and there can be no harder time to find the balance between work and enjoying the regular fiestas than in the summer. But every time we stay late at work, or have an extra drink at a party or fiesta, it puts additional pressure on our bodies. This, in particular, can affect adrenal glands and lead to adrenal fatigue which can cause everything from weight gain to insomnia and mood swings. With the lives of many becoming ever more stressful, there are some simple steps you can take to help strike a balance: • Breathe correctly: A simple thing that many do not think about but stress often changes the way we breathe and how deeply and effectively we breathe can impact muscles and overall health. If you don’t breathe correctly it can lead to neck ache and tension headaches so be conscious and aware of your breathing.

• Try pink salt: Too much salt can be harmful but a certain amount is necessary to maintain the body’s water balance. Try Himalayan pink salt as it contains small amounts of other valuable minerals which can help support adrenal function and bone strength. • Calm start: Hitting the snooze button on the alarm in the morning and falling back to sleep can deny the body of the time it needs to wake up and therefore causes confusion in the stress hormone. Instead of hitting snooze for 20 minutes, try getting up and spending that 20 minutes doing something for yourself such as practising yoga or meditating to get your body calm and prepared for the day. • Go for green tea: When we feel tired or drained we reach for coffee to give ourselves an energy boost but this high dose of caffeine and other stimulating substances found in coffee can cause the body to make more stress hormones. Try opting for green tea instead that has a natural substance called L-theanine, that has been found to have a relaxing effect on the mind, reduces anxiety, and helps with focus.

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Stem cell hope for premature ageing SCIENTISTS say they have successfully grown functioning pituitary cells in the lab from stem cells which could treat premature ageing disease. They said when the cells w e re tra ns pla nte d to ra ts w ith a da ma ge d pituita ry gla nd, the y re s tore d hormone levels and helped to treat the rare premature ageing condition known as hypopituitarism. They hope these results will pave the

STEM CELLS: Restorative. way for treating the human form of the disease.

The pituitary gland helps keep us on an even keel and regulates growth and metabolism, producing hormones which control other glands in the body. Peopl e wi t h hypopi t uitarism have problems with this ‘master gland’ which means their brains are unable to produce or release enough of certain key hormones and this can lead to dwarfism in children and premature ageing in adults.

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Back to school for parents A TOP health expert has said the UK Government should teach parents on how to raise their children to prevent anorexia and obesity. The outgoing president of the Faculty of Public Health believes today’s children are being neglected by schools and bad parents and warned more needed to be done by the state to prevent future generations being crippled by conditions such as obesity. Earlier this year, Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he also believed all parents should take classes on how to bring up their children and that parenting classes should be accessible to all families, not just to those at greatest risk.

Challenge of global obesity THE Global Nutrition Report for 2016 has reported that every country is facing a ‘serious public health challenge’ from malnutrition. The study of 129 countries found one in three people suffer from malnutrition in some form. Malnutrition can take various forms from child stunting and wasting due to starvation or from being overweight and if a person is lacking in nutrients like iron, folic acid and vitamins, they are classed as malnourished. While malnourishment is normally associated with people not having enough to eat, hundreds of millions of people are now classed as malnourished because they are overweight with too much sugar, salt or cholesterol in their blood. The authors of the report said while progress is being made in terms of children starving they are now looking at the opposite end of the scale with soaring obesity levels. The chart showed that out of 667 million children under five worldwide, 41 million are now overweight.

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SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. This week a concerned husband has written to ask the doctor about his wife’s memory loss: DEAR doctor, For a few months now I’ve been worried about my wife. She seems to have become very forgetful and, although I know as we age our memories can suffer a bit, I think this could be something more serious. She’s 70 years old and in good physical health, but she has been forgetting things a lot recently. She doesn’t remember to go to her hairdresser’s after booking appointments, she loses things or puts them away in the wrong place then says I’ve hidden them, she forgets words when we’re talking and the other day she even got lost on the way to see our daughter, a trip she has made hundreds of times. When I try and suggest she sees a doctor to discuss these things she gets angry and says it’s just because she’s getting older but I’m not sure. What do you think? Will this get worse over time, or is there anything we can do to stop that happening? Should I force her to see a doctor even if she gets cross with me?

The doctor replied: Cognitive impairment is quite a common health problem as people get older. Occasional forgetfulness, memory loss and confusion which don’t affect basic daily activities don’t tend to point to anything more significant. In your wife’s case these incidents seem to be moderate as they are beginning to affect her normal life and they might gradually worsen over the next few years. In my opinion, she should be seen for evaluation by a specialist, who should order tests including a scan and blood tests and will probably prescribe a treatment to include medicine and therapy to improve memory and other cognitive functions. In many cases, the impairment is due to causes which are reversible with correct treatment, and if this is not the case and it is caused by a degenerative condition such as Alzheimer’s, treatment will still slow the process down. The only way to tell and treat the problem is to see a specialist for correct diagnosis through tests.

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Go for a walk to lengthen your life JUST a brief, brisk walk, can add years to your life. Experts say that 15 minutes of daily exercise is enough for older adults to see big benefits to their health with this activity being linked to a 22 per cent lower risk of an early death. Researchers carried out a study on two groups of people to see if lower levels of exercise could be as beneficial as the recommended 150 minutes each week. One group of 1,011 French people aged 65 in 2001, were followed over a period of 12 years while the second, an international group, of 122,417 people aged 60, was followed over 10 years. Participantsâ€™ activity was measured in Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) minutes each week, assessing the amount of calories used per minute of physical activity.

GET WALKING: Just 15 minutes can be beneficial. The recommended levels of exercise equate to between 500 and 1,000 MET minutes every week. Researchers found that the risk of death fell as the level of exercise increased and compared to those people who were

inactive, older adults with low, medium and high activity levels had a 22 per cent, 28 and 35 per cent lower risk of death, respectively, showing that even smaller amounts of exercise can boost life expectancy and improve health.

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Let me decide Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I LIKE choice, freedom of choice really. But I’m finding it harder and harder to have that freedom. I’ve had to change passwords two or three times lately because someone decided that it wasn’t ‘strong’ enough. It wasn’t for my bank account or anything that I considered needed one of my super-duper secret passwords. The thing is it should be my choice. If someone can hack the CIA, FBI or Sony it doesn’t matter what my password is, if someone really wants to check my air miles they will find a way. I also don’t want to have to go through Facebook to find out about some product I may be interested in. I have a couple of apartments that I rent out for short lets to holidaymakers and I’ve been doing it for 12 years and never had a problem. I’m now being told that they have to be registered. This is no problem as the income has always been declared but some of the other stuff is nuts. We have to have air conditioning or be fined. Why? We advertise and inform there’s no air conditioning so whoever books makes a choice, air con or not.

But there are now laws in place that are so ridiculous they are almost un-policeable. You now have to register every person that stays with the police. It is reckoned there are about 80,000 apartments being rented. That’s a lot of people being registered and a lot of extra work for the police. People have to have a choice. If they want to stay in a hotel in one room that’s up to them. If they want an apartment and to self-cater that should be up to them and if they want to stay in an apartment that doesn’t have air con that’s up to them too. These new rules have been brought in, as far as I understand, because of lobbying by the hotels. So, does every hotel room now have to have air con? Because I know for a fact that they don’t. It seems the whole world now knows what I want and what’s best for me and actually they don’t. I don’t want to have to give my email address, age and sex just to get past the first page of a shopping site and if I do decide to look on Amazon I don’t want them emailing me three or four times to ask if I’m still interested. My choice was not to buy thank you Mr Amazon. I feel like I’m being chased around the shop by a sales person. IT’S MY CHOICE, GO AWAY! I heard some bad news this week. The guy who owned the Odeon chain died. His funeral will be on Monday at 2:10, 4:20 and 8:40.

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Flying the flag AS part of the series, we answer some common driving questions and keep you updated on the latest driving and road news 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.

SAFER SUPPORT: Purpose built flags are permitted. AS the Euro 2016 football competition begins, the N332 team answers one of the most common questions asked about sporting features, “Can I put a flag on my car?” The short answer is yes, so long as it complies with certain rules. Whatever you’re supporting, carrying a flag is something many people consider, but it can lead to fines from traffic police if it doesn’t comply with regulations as they can be dangerous. Artículo 14 of the Reglamento Circulacion deals with the distribution of loads, under the heading ‘Disposición de la carga.’ Although a flag may not be considered to be a ‘load’ because it is an element which is additional to the normal fixtures of the vehicle, then it qualifies as such. For safety reasons, anything carried on a vehicle must not drag fully or partially, fall or move dangerously, interfere with stability, produce noise, dust or other avoidable problems and must not hide lighting, signals,

number plates or anything else which could interfere with manual warnings of drivers. If a flag is large enough, it will produce considerable drag and may interfere with the view of lights, number plates and other fixtures, or it could blow or fall into the path of other road users, and is therefore a risk in so is not allowed. However, smaller purpose built flags are permitted and are often seen attached to vehicle windows, or sometimes as part of the main structure eg as one might see in a Presidential limousine. Similarly, there are other accessories available which can be fitted to a vehicle safely, such as covers for the wing mirrors, so long as the active view of the mirror is not obscured. A flag draped or tied across the bonnet or roof, or any part of the vehicle, would not be permitted, nor would covers to the sun visors, which could interfere with the visibility of the driver.

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Did they steal his vote? Last year we bought our first property in Spain but were unable to attend the Community’s AGM. We did not nominate anyone to vote on our behalf. When I received the minutes of the AGM. I was surprised to find in the record that another owner is shown as voting on our behalf (and also on behalf of several other owners). I wrote to the Administrators and asked for an explanation. The Administrators replied that I must attend and raise the matter at the next AGM. R.W. (Costa Blanca)

Your community president signs the official minutes of the AGM and you’re right to say they must correct them. Firstly, inform the president and request this issue is on the official agenda for the next

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meeting. If you can’t attend, inform the president of

this also. If it’s shown that someone falsified a Power of Attorney to cast your vote, this is a serious matter. Even if it’s an error, you can still impugn the minutes and even invalidate the results of the votes at the AGM.

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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Get in the fiesta spirit ROJALES is in fiesta mode with events for the Moors and Christians festivals. Today (Thursday) sees the Onda Cero Radio Station broadcasting live from the Indoor Market of Rojales from midday. At 9pm in the Capitol Theatre, there is the End of the Year’s Festival of the Sofía Sanchez School of Dancing. At 10pm there is the La Encanta Magical Night, starting from the Mercadona. Tomorrow (Friday) there is

performance by the Sofia Sanchez School of Dance at 9pm, with the Municipal Nursery School doing their End of Year Festival at 11am in the theatre on Saturday June 25. At 8pm on Saturday there is the flower offering in honour of San Pedro and the band Athenas are performing at 11pm in Malecón del Soto. The Patron Saint of Rojales is honoured on June 29. Main parade of Moors and Christians is July 2 at 9pm.

See a Welsh legend TOM JONES is performing in Murcia on July 1. The legendary Welsh singer is at the Plaza de Toros as part of a promotional tour for his album Long Lost Suitcase. It is his 41st studio album and has been described as ‘the heart and soul of a performer who is still willing to push the boundaries.’ All places are seated with prices from €40-90 available from the usual outlets including El Corte Ingles and Ticketmaster.

FAB FASHION: The first fashion show of the year raised €946 for charity.

Fabulous fashion show By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE Reach Out charity shop in Calle Dona Sinforosa, Torrevieja, once again showcased their good quality clothing and cheap prices at their first fashion show of the year. The Marina Bar, Calle de las Rosas, was the venue and despite soaring temperatures the event attracted the crowds and raised €946 for the charity.

Lorraine and David Whitney, organisers of the event together with their trusty volunteers, proved that you don’t need to spend boutique prices to look good. David’s eye for colour, design and fashion proved this with the models looking great in their bargain-priced clothes and accessories. Rita and Dave, proprietors of the bar and their team of bar and kitchen staff worked their socks off as usual and with

tombola and raffle, together with other stalls, the event once again ticked all the boxes. Thanks has to go to all the people who made this such a success: the stallholders, the volunteers and everybody who donated items. A special mention to Felicity Trivani whose recent birthday fundraiser raised €58 which she kindly donated to the event and to the Reach Out charity, which works to help the homeless in Torrevieja.

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All that jazz FINAL preparations are underway for this year’s internationally famous San Javier Jazz Festival, which will take place from July 1-30. The 19th edition of the event, which has been declared of Regional Tourist Interest, promises another month of swinging sounds and top musicians. Tickets are now available from the Festival Office in San Javier or call 968 191 588 and a pass for all concerts (except the ones on July 17 and 23) is €115. Tickets for individual concerts start at €15. This year there are also four free open air concerts for all to enjoy in various locations. Among the performers are Lars Danielsson New Quintet and Ken Hensley on July 1 at 9.30pm. On July 2 Kirk Lightsey, Antonio Serrano and Nik West take to the stage; Ignassi Terraza Cuarteto and Ronald Baker on July 8; Charles Lloyd New Quartet and Myles Sanko on July 9. The first free concert is on July 13 at 9.30pm with King Solomon Hicks performing in the Plaza de España.

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Feeling very hot By Gemma Elvins-Quinn ALICANTE City is the place to be this weekend with the annual Hogueras fiestas expected to attract thousands of visitors from all over the province and region. Today (Thursday) sees the Giants and Big Heads parade a t 1pm from the Pla z a del Ayuntamiento to the Plaza de los Luceros. At 2pm the 6th session of the 29th Mascelta Competition is held in the Plaza de los Luceros before the 61st International Folk Parade at 8.30pm going along Avenida de Alfonso el Sabio, Rambla de Mendez Neñez and Calle Rafael Altamira finishing in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. There will be partying in the barracas (areas in each neighbourhood) and bonfires on the beach from 10pm. Tomorrow (Friday) sees the ever-popular burning of the elaborate statues and designs that have been scat-

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tered around the city for the last few weeks. That takes place from midnight along w ith th e mo n u me n tal palmera firework that will be set off from the Santa Barbara castle on top of Monte Benacantil. Prior to that there will be the official Hogueras mass at the San Nicolas cathedral at 8pm. F irew o rk s o n th e b ea c h w ill th en b e c o n tin u e d o n Playa del Postiguet at midnight on the nights of Saturday June 25, Sunday June 2 6 , J u n e 2 7 , 2 8 an d 2 9 a s part of the International Fireworks on the Beach Competition. T h e fie s ta is o f In te rn ational Tourist Interest and well-worth enjoying but if you cannot get to Alicante, check with your local tourist in fo rmatio n o ffice as man y o th er to w n s w ill b e hosting their own, smaller version of the fireworks and bonfires.

One night in Vegas THE first of four concerts ‘One Night in Vegas; The Show That Never Was’ was held in Albox last month featuring Europe’s top three tribute acts: Neil Diamond (JJ Jones), Tom Jones (Andy Wood) and Elvis (Simon Fitzpatrick). The concerts are exclusive to registered charity Helping Hands and raised €2,242 for the charity. Now Helping Hands are proud to present the second of the four shows, this time at Hotel Playa Grande in Puerto de Mazarron on July 10. The shows offer great music, super vocal ability and showmanship. Tickets are on sale at Helping Hands, sponsors Furniture Plus at Puerto de Mazarron and at Mister Print in Camposol, or call Linda on 634 456 701. Helping Hands is a small group of people based in Aguilas and Lorca that currently have over 40 rescue dogs in their care. They also support people in emergency situations.

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Refugees recognised By Gemma Elvins-Quinn TORREVIEJA’S Municipal School of Painting has inaugurated the exhibition entitled ‘Refugees.’ The students of Cesar Rodriguez Mateo presented a selection of work that aims to raise awareness through expressive language of painting of the refugee crisis. The paintings have been done on cardboard, a somewhat unusual material for an exhibition, but the school of painting said it represents the materials to be found in a refugee camp as it would be impossible to find proper canvas to paint on. The exhibition will remain open until June 30 at the Virgin del Carmen Cultural Centre.

EXHIBITION: At the Virgin del Carmen Cultural Centre.

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CHARITY DAY: Couple opened their home in Torremendo for fundraiser.

Open generosity for local charities By Gemma Elvins-Quinn CHARITY supporters Sandra and Mike Suter opened their home in Torremendo to support two local charities; HAH Mar Menor and Cruz Azul, and a fantastic night was had by all who attended. Heather McKelvey a HAH carer/fundraiser who attended said: “What a wonderfully kind gesture and such a great evening with so much going

on. A wonderful barbecue by Celebration Catering, a quiz, music, dancing and a few drinks were enjoyed by about 80 people and a fantastic amount of €1,080 was raised to split between these two charities. We cannot thank Sandra and Mike enough for hosting this brilliant event, and raising so much money to help both people and animals in our community, so generous.” Cruz Azul president Lyn

Baines added: “We are overwhelmed at the generosity of everyone who helped make this event so successful. We are extremely grateful to all the people who contributed in any way, and most importantly to Sandra and Mike for hosting the event. This donation will help even more animals in need in the Murcia region.” Both HAH and Cruz Azul volunteers work hard, helping local people and animals.

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Vicious cycle of housing By Matthew Elliott DESPITE the UK’s housing market finally showing signs of slowing down and even the prospect of lower prices, welcomed by aspirant young homeowners, the rental market continues to balloon, with many workers forking out substantial percentages of their wages on rent alone. Across the country the average price of a new tenancy on a one-bedroom home is now €940 per month which would take up on average 48 per cent of a young workers salary. In London the figures are even more dramatic with people spending an average of 58 per cent of their wages on having a roof over their heads. The development has impacted society as a whole, with many now moving into flat-shares and the proportion of single people living alone declining significantly. Particularly affected are tenants whose leases are up for renewal who are facing steep annual increases of 5.7 per cent. The unfortunate news for those trying to save up to buy a home is that rents are expected to increase faster than house prices throughout the next five years. Astronomically high house prices and tough tests for mortgage eligibility have meant that many people who would be typically taking their first steps on to the property ladder are instead being forced to rent and contribute to the escalating costs.

BOOMING RENTAL MARKET: Making it difficult for young people to save to buy property.

On the up SALES have kept up their end of Spain’s ongoing property rehabilitation with the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute showing that in April home sales increased by an impressive 29 per cent over the same month last year. That represents the largest jump since August 2010 and, with 35,199 sales, the largest monthly volume since February 2013. The report also demonstrated that house prices rose by the highest level since 2007, boasting a sizeable 6.3 per cent increase. April’s sales make for three consecutive months of improvement and were largely boosted by the second-hand market. Andalucia registered the most transactions, closely followed by Cataluña, Valencia and Madrid.

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Rental roulette

REGIONAL ROLLERCOASTER: Some areas rental prices are falling whilst others increase. By Eleanor Hawkins RENTAL prices are down, but theyâ€™re also up. Those are the conclusions to be drawn from the latest report on the subject from the National Statistics Institute, which reports that prices have been falling for 38 months in a row but also claims they have increased by

one decimal point over the first five months of this year. What is clear from the report is that while rent has indeed fallen in La Rioja, Pais Vasco, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, Madrid, Castilla y Leon, Asturias, Aragon, Ceuta and the Canary Islands, it did actually increase very slightly in other coastal areas

in May. The greatest increase was registered in Galicia (+0.4 per cent), followed by the Balearic Islands (+0.3 per cent), Navarra (+0.3 per cent), Murcia (+0.2 per cent), Andalucia (+0.2 per cent) and CataluĂąa (+0.2 per cent), while rents remained the same in Cantabria and the Valencian region.

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GREATEST GROWTH: Costa del Sol is seeing the greatest growth, the Marbella area in particular. By John Smith THERE is more good news for those living on the various Costas in southern Spain according to well-respected agents and researchers Tinsa who operate in Portugal, South America and Spain. According to their research, much of the empty new build property which was

so apparent during the period of the recession has now been sold, often at bargain prices, which means however that there has been a surge in demand for both older properties and new builds with prices beginning to rise. Whilst this isnâ€™t true for every town and enclave, their findings suggest that things are looking up in the majority of

areas including the Balearics although the area that is seeing the greatest growth and sales activity is, in their opinion the Costa del Sol in general and Marbella in particular. Holiday homes are becoming more sought after and interestingly the largest percentage of the homes sold in this sector is second hand rather than new.

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Perfect storm sees drop in new mortgages STAMP duty on buy-to-let mortgages in the UK has made its presence felt in the property market since its introduction on April 1. Data is now in for the subsequent month and shows that the number of mortgages taken out by landlords buying new properties dropped by a dramatic 85 per cent in April. From April 1 any buyers of residential properties, other than their chief residence, have had to pay an additional charge of three percentage points, which had seen a huge increase in second mortgages taken out in March. The figures also show a marked decrease in buy-tolet mortgages over the cal-

endar year as they declined by 51 per cent from April of 2015. Mortgages taken out by first time buyers also fell in April but were higher than the same period last year with a 6.8 per cent improvement. Although the introduction of stamp duty is perceived as the chief reason behind the drop in buy-to-let mortgages, property experts also believe uncertainty over Britainâ€™s economic future to have played a role as the country gears up for the EU membership referendum. Nevertheless the rates of mortgage uptake are expected to gradually increase over the coming months to stabilise at previous levels.

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Stress free holiday rentals, part two John Graham The property expert

FOR EWN readers on the Costas and Mallorca planning to rent out their property this summer, here is part two of my Top 12 Tips on preparing your property for holiday rentals, you may want to keep this article and use it as a check list. • You should have an information pack on your property: Holiday renters need to be made aware of your community rules and a copy should be in the property’s information pack. Common problems are towels on balconies, loud music, late night noisy parties, improper use of the pool, etc., if not you could have serious problems with the community. The pack should have instructions on how to use all your appliances, security alarm and

PREPARE YOUR PROPERTY: Making sure everything is in tip top condition for renters. mandos, etc. and emergency telephone numbers for you or the agent, doctor, chemist, hospital, 24/7 repairs, etc. • Set the rules: When advertising your property, inform holiday renters on the maximum number of persons that can occupy your property and if pets or smoking is allowed in the property.

• Charge the right rental prices: You will need to decide what you will charge for rental prices per week throughout the summer so if you are handling the bookings and advertising yourself go online and check what other similar properties are charging. If you are using an agent, ask your agent to give you an idea of

rental rates that you can charge and still be competitive. Don’t forget rental income is not all profit, you need to cover the cost of an agents fee, or your advertising costs, maintenance, cleaning, laundry, tax, insurance, and other costs in your rental prices. • Prepare your property for hassle free summer

rentals: Remember to have your property in top condition because your property has to stand up to constant rental wear and tear throughout the summer so you must check that all your appliances and plumbing are in excellent working order. The best thing to do is have all your appliances serviced before you start renting your property: air conditioning systems and filters, power supply, kitchen appliances, gas supply or gas bottles, automatic gates, garage doors, pool equipment, fuse boxes and TV channels. Health and safety rules will apply and you will need to check smoke detectors and fire alarms are in good working order. Hire a plumber to check toilets, baths, showers and the kitchen sink and boiler are all in good working order and the water pressure is correct. If you have a private pool check pump, etc. are in good working condition.

• Avoid late payment of utility bills: Make sure all your utility bills such as water, gas, electricity, community fees, etc. are paid on time throughout the summer, by standing order is best but still double check the bank has made the payments when due. You would be surprised how many properties have water, gas or electricity cut off because the bank didn’t pay on time. • Take the risk out of holiday rentals: Make sure that you take out a special property insurance which covers you for holiday rentals, it’s well worth it and gives you peace of mind. Common problems and claims are bath overflows damaging apartments on lower floors and damage to community property. John Graham is a Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute. If you would like a personal consultation please contact John by email. gk.ipad@me.com

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An optimistic outlook By Matthew Elliott FORECASTS are in for the med iu m term o f S p a nis h property with studies advising on both the necessity of new home production and expected price levels for the next decade.

The news is good for anyone looking to invest.” It is estimated that Spain will need to produce roughly 100,000 new homes per

POSITIVE PRODUCTION: New homes on the increase. year until 2020, far below the biblical 800,000 built in 2005 alone. Then stretching to 2025 demand is expected to stabilise at approximately 140,000, still far below the levels reached in the heady pre-crisis days of building on a massive scale. In fa c t e ve n s tre tc hing back to the early 1990s the demand for new homes has more than halved but this

could well be highly beneficial for a country enjoying a s low but s te a dy re viva l, with demand during the cris is ye a rs dipping to jus t 70,000 per year. R e ga rding pric ing, the c urre nt outlook s ugge s ts that prices per square metre will match those of 2007 by 2025, when they are anticipated to hit €2,046, rising to roughly €2,212 in 2027.

Like demand this reflects a significantly healthy increase, with per square met r e pr i ces di ppi ng t o j ust €1,400 as recently as 2014. The news is good for anyone looking to invest in the market today, offering solid expectations that they will see an excellent return withi n t he next ni ne year s should the recovery continue.

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Air con necessity WITH temperature records being broken with each passing summer, Spanish homes are becoming more acquainted with air conditioning. Heatwaves in previous years have seen the aircon market grow tremendously after huge declines across the past decade. Once considered something of a luxury, more and more Spaniards now regard air conditioning as a home necessity, featuring on many buyers lists when considering a new home. Still there is great room for expansion, with roughly 50 per cent of homes now boasting air conditioning. Experts advise setting up new air conditioning units before the heat really hits as equipment can become exhausted as early as June if used in shops. The most common breed now purchased in Spain are heat pump systems that also warm homes up in the winter. Efficiency is also a key concern for many householders eager to increase their home’s value and saving potential. Machines labelled A+++ enable you to reduce energy consumption by up to 30 per cent. Homes are also now being built with one eye on air conditioning and ensuring that modern systems can be properly installed with minimum impact on ease and noise levels. White has replaced beige as the colour to go for and many systems today can now be operated by wifi.

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New feel for older homes By Eleanor Hawkins MOST of us find at one time or another that we’re bored or tired of looking at the same old home every day and yearn for a total refurbishment. However, if your budget isn’t up to that much spending, there are two cheaper options that can give your home a facelift and make it feel brand new. Time to paint: Although using the same, or similar, colours all the way through the house may sound boring, it gives a uniformity which will be far more impressive to

the eye than a collection of rooms decorated in different styles. Repaint walls and ceilings all the way through using shades from one colour palette. If you find one colour you really like, buying a large quantity is also likely to work out cheaper! Adore your doors: Another way to transform your home is with a set of new doors. Older properties may have had individual doors replaced along the way, leaving a far from pleasing mismatched group. Today there are many different options out there: sliding doors can save space and

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Garden handover guide A CHANGE of gardeners often results in a lack of continuity in the development and maintenance of a carefully nurtured garden. To avoid this try to ensure the outgoing and incoming gardeners meet on site in your garden for a handover. The following check list is useful for an effective changeover. 1. The extent to which the owner likes to be involved or whether they leave the gardener to do what they think is best. 2. The most important owners likes and dislikes in respect of the garden. 3. The current agreed programme for development/improvement e.g. new terraces, flower beds, rockeries. etc. 4. Any urgent jobs planned for the next months. 5. Recently planted plants and their needs until established. 6. Provisional planting plans for the next autumn/winter including cuttings required for propagation. 7. The regular programme of watering and feeding plants, trees and lawns. 8. The normal schedule of

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weeding, hoeing and weedkilling (if allowed), areas normally killed and with what. 9. The normal frequency and height for cutting the lawn. 10. The range of machinery (mower, strimmer, shredder, etc.) and tools available and servicing arrangements. 11. How the watering system works and the normal seasonal settings. Who to contact if there are problems with the electronic controls on a complex system. The owner’s attitude to the cost of watering. 12. The normal programme for the winter clean up in January/February. 13. Facilities for disposal of garden waste e.g. compost heap, etc. 14. The owner’s policy re: organic/ecological versus inorganic manufactured fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides. 15. Programme for pruning, watering and feeding fruit trees.

16. If there are any vegetables planted that the gardener will be expected to look after. 17. Location and types of spring and summer bulbs to ensure they are not disturbed or damaged. 18. Owner’s desire, fancy, for displays of annuals in containers or beds. 19. Owner’s budget for new plants and agreed re: plantings. 20. Ownership of hedges and owners policy re: height and depth of hedges. 21. Owner’s pet plants and names. 22. Areas of terraces and paths regarded as gardener’s territory for sweeping up. 23. Is the garden eco or are chemicals still permitted? 24. Where tools and chemicals can be stored securely. 25. Who’s responsible for repair of steps, paths, terraces, walls, repainting of terrace walls, garden furniture, etc. Is there a regular handy man as well as a gardener? Best of luck if you are involved. © Dick Handscombe June 2016.

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TRAINING of dogs does not give the end product. A dog’s natural instinct plays a vital role. Man first domesticated the dog because he had so many useful instincts. When we think that man has used the dog for many thousands of years for his own benefit, it’s very difficult to understand why so few people can differentiate between instinct and intelligence. Instinct is an urge from within which makes a dog act in a certain way and has no connection with intelligence. A dog’s first instinct is to survive. When born a pup squirms about until it finds a teat and then sucks, no intelligence or learning by association plays a part in this process. Maternal instinct tells

JACK: Is fit, fast and afraid of loud noises.

BASIC INSTINCT: Dogs, like humans, are born with natural instincts that are not taught. the female to clean up the foetal membrane, etc. and stir the puppy into action by licking it. This is not taught, she hasn’t seen another female do this. Most instincts provide pleasure and because it associates the action with pleasure the instinct grows stronger with usage. In my opinion instinct is either there or it’s not and it can be strengthened, weakened, or diverted. It might lie dormant but once developed it can never be weakened again.

A dog’s obsession for chasing balls can be controlled by training and providing other energy outlets in the same way. If a young dog is diverted the first time he chases a car he may give up the idea, but if allowed to chase cars the hunting instinct becomes stronger and it will be very difficult, even impossible to cure the habit. Instinct covers survival, maternal, hunting, guarding, pack, and self-preservation. Self-preservation makes

dogs furtive and afraid of the unfamiliar. In my opinion, nervousness in dogs is one of the common causes of problems in dogs today. Nearly all cases where children have been attacked by dogs and owners bitten by their own dog arise from nervousness, it’s afraid it’s going to be hurt and attacks first. The self-preservation instinct has been weakened by simply breeding from bold dogs rather than nervous ones but has never been entirely removed.

Budgies make great buddies By Matt Ford THOSE looking to keep birds could do far worse than checking out budgies, arguably the world’s most domesticated bird and well-suited to the Spanish heat, being native to Australia. It’s easy to think that caged birds don’t have enough space, and sometimes this may be the case but remember that by nature small birds do tend to like enclosed spaces to call home. Provided they have regular, ideally daily, flying time outside the cage, a relatively confined space actually makes budgies feel secure, but also do well in larger cages and outdoor aviaries. Either way, the cage should have some horizontal bars in it to allow climbing, meaning many round

designs are unsuitable, while bars should be no wider than 12mm apart to prevent escape. Toys, swings, ladders, seed sticks and mineral supplements, such as cuttlefish, will all help to keep your bird busy and alleviate boredom, while covering the cage with a cloth at night will encourage your budgie to settle down to sleep. You should provide a bath for your bird, either fixed to the outside of the cage or a shallow bowl placed inside the cage, although some may prefer to be sprayed with tepid water instead. A good-quality budgerigar or parakeet mix makes a good basic diet. Small pieces of fresh fruit and vegetables may also be given as treats, and fresh drinking water should always be available. Budgies prefer to be kept in pairs or small groups, and can learn to mimic sounds and speech, making them friendly and cheerful companions for all age groups.

BIRD BRAIN: Budgies are intelligent, social birds.

House-sitting can be a win-win for both parties, free house and pet-sitting and the experienced and checked sitters get free accommodation! To find a pet-sitter go to www.Housesit Match.com or call Lamia on +44 (0)1865 521508. NICOLA and her husband Ray have moved countries several times for Ray’s job as a project director in construction. They’ve lived in the UK, Sweden, Switzerland with Jack travelling with them and now they’re set to stay in Spain for a couple of years. While moving with the family doesn’t seem to bother Jack, he has become increasingly nervous about loud noises. Settling him into a new home and new neighbourhood takes a little while. Each time he finds a safe place where he decamps when noises get a little loud, city living is tough. Now they live in the campo he seems happier, but still keeps a safe place just in case.

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ROYAL AIR FORCES Association Branch #1359 Costa Blanca The Branch meets on the third Tuesday of the month at the El Paraiso Restaurant located close to the Carrefour Supermarket in Torrevieja. The meeting starts at 1430 hrs. You do not have to be an ex-member of the RAF to join this friendly Association which supports the welfare of the RAF family and provides a social hub for ex RAF members and their friends. For further information about the Association and its activities please contact the Chairman on 692 508 916 or the Welfare Officer on 615 048 892 or visit our website: www.rafacb.com.

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A mid-life makeover By Matt Ford THE Maserati Quattroporte sports limousine has been given a facelift for 2016 which is now on sale, featuring an updated exterior, new features to boost efficiency, and the latest in-car technology. Outside, the new car boasts subtly restyled bumpers, a new angular front grille with vertical chrome slats, and a matte black body trim, offering a more refined look. A new infotainment system comprising an 8.4 inch touchscreen controlled by a rotary knob mounted on the centre console means less buttons on the dashboard, meaning the cabin is cleaner and less cluttered.

Maserati say that the new variant is both more potent and fuel efficient compared with the outgoing model, with a choice of turbocharged diesel and petrol V6s or a turbocharged petrol V8 offering improved straightline performance. Aerodynamic efficiency is 10 per cent better, thanks to a new electric air shutter which opens and closes parts of the front grille, plus a power upgrade for the base 3.0-litre petrol V6, which now provides 345bhp and an improved 062mph time of 5.5 seconds. At the other end of the scale, the 3.8-litre V8 produces the same 523bhp as the

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previous model, but the improved aerodynamics mean its top speed is now 193mph. Other new features include adaptive cruise control, lane departure and collision warn-

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An entry level diesel spec will set you back around €89,000, whereas the rangetopping V8 GranSport GTS starts at a whopping €147,000.

FOLLOWING Landrover’s see-through bonnet in 2014, the company has now produced a system called Transparent Trailer, an aid for drivers to see behind trailers, horseboxes and suchlike. While the bonnet tech used cameras mounted in the grille of the Discovery Vision Concept to project an image of the road surface onto the windscreen, the new kit combines video footage from the existing surround-view apparatus, which comprises cameras located on the wing mirrors and back of the car, with that shot by a third unit attached to the towed vehicle. The resulting hybrid image, is then projected onto an electronic rear-view mirror, aiding drivers when reversing or overtaking.Transparent Trailer will probably be offered as an aftermarket item within a couple of years.

The Mini invokes alternate universe AS humanity continues to head on its way towards a robotically-controlled future, Mini has unveiled its own vision of what lies ahead, in the form of the Mini concept Vision 100. Created for the BMW Group’s centenary, Chief Designer Anders Warming says: “Today we connect emotionally to a Mini. In the future we’ll connect to it digitally.” Mini say that in a future where cars are commonly shared in overcrowded cities, every Mini will become your Mini, with their theory that if the vehicle feels like your own every time you get into it, then brand loyalty should increase. The theory can be compared to losing your smart phone, with a backup of all your files and information stored in the Cloud, in that the future Mini will remember driving and performance preferences, but also employ

INTELLIGENT MINI: In the future it will remember your preferences. graphics projected onto the roof, doors, interior, and even the ground around the car. In addition, the navigation system will know the kind of places you go, and make

suggestions based on that by harvesting data from your internet and social networking history, or whatever the equivalent is in 20 years’ time.

Limited edition hero at Zero ELECTRIC motorcycle manufacturer Zero is to mark a decade of pioneering vehicles by launching a limited edition 10th an-

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complement of accessories, while as a versatile dual sport, the 10th anniversary Zero DSR is a nod to Zero’s off-road roots.

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England set for Aussie whitewash, DJ wins Open, Euro 2016 hots up Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre. Costa de Almeria

tralia in the final Test in Sydney on Saturday. Meanwhile, Ireland, Scotland and Wales end their summer tours with games against South Africa, Japan and New Zealand respectively. • The Rugby League Challenge Cup quarter-finals are Huddersfield v Wakefield (today), Warrington v

• ONCE again there is plenty of sport coming up and no-one should be disappointed. • In Rugby Union, England - now ranked second in the world and with victories of 39-28 in Brisbane and 23-7 in Melbourne behind them will be aiming for a clean sweep when they play Aus-

Widnes (Friday) and Hull v Catalan Dragons and Wigan v Castleford (Saturday). • Football’s Euro 2016 continues in France with eight round of 16 ties on Saturday (three), Sunday (three) and Monday (two). And all the ‘big boys’ – England, Spain, France and Germany – are still in the mix. Portugal’s most-capped player, Cristiano Ronaldo, missed a penalty in a 0-0 draw with Austria and that may have proved crucial! • The Copa America semi-finals feature Colombia v Chile (7-0 quarter-final winners over Mexico) and Argentina v USA. The final is in New Jersey on Sunday. • Tw o - w h e e l e d bike-riders will contest the Dutch MotoGP at Assen on Sunday

where a year ago, Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez were involved in a last-corner drama! • Wimbledon fortnight starts on Monday and my choices to do well are, in the men’s singles, 19-year-old Alexander Zverev (a recent winner over Roger Federer), Dominic Thiem, Florian Mayer (champion at Halle, Germany last week) and Andy Murray, who won his fifth Queen’s club final on Sunday, and Angelique Kerber, Madison Keys, Lucie Safarova and Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro in the women’s event. • Following last week’s US Open in Pennsylvania, which was won by American Dustin Johnson (his first major title) there are three more big golf tournaments

taking place this weekend; the Pulheim BMW International Open; the QL National at Maryland and the Walmart NW Championship in Arkansas. • After a 2-0 Test series win, England’s cricketers played their first ODI against Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge on Tuesday; the second takes place at Edgbaston tomorrow; the third is at Bristol on Sunday and the fourth at The Oval on June 29. There is also a tri-nation competition going on in the West Indies involving the hosts, Australia and South Africa. The final is in Bridgetown, Barbados on Sunday. Meanwhile, England’s women are playing Tests against Pakistan. • Three boxing bouts in London on

NICO ROSBERG: Won the Baku GP.

DID YOU KNOW • Brian Lara, batting for Warwickshire in 1994, was dropped by Durham wicketkeeper Chris Scott when he had scored just 16 runs. It was a big error as the West Indian went on to score a world record 501 not out. Lara is also the only cricketer to score 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 runs in a first-class match. • No longer do you have to pass the ball forward from a kick-off on the centre-spot…watch Euro 2016. • And the late Muhammad Ali actually planned his own funeral, drawing up plans with his family in 2013.

CRISTIANO RONALDO: Rues a missed penalty.

Saturday feature IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua against Dominic Breazeale, George Groves versus Martin Murray and Chris Eubank Jr against Tom Doran. • And there are over 20 horse race meetings coming up including venues at Bath, Brighton, Catterick, Chester, Doncaster, Epsom, Lingfield, Musselburgh, Newbury, Newcastle, Newmarket, Pontefract, Uttoxeter, Windsor, Wolverhampton, Worcester and Yarmouth. ROUND-UP • Last week’s European F1 Grand Prix round the streets of Baku in Azerbaijan, was won by Nico Rosberg with Sebastian Vettel second and Sergio Perez third. Lewis Hamilton, starting in 10th position, finished fifth. The next race is in Spielberg, Austria on July 3. • Porsche drivers won the Le Mans 24-hour race, ahead of

To y o t a (engine failure when leading) and Audi. • The latest rounds of the BTCC at Croft saw Colin Turkington and Rob Collard gain important points. • Russian athletes have been banned from taking part in this summer ’s Rio Olympics. However, some will appeal and if successful they may compete under a different flag. Meanwhile Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has been barred for two years for drug abuse. • Ronaldo is now Portugal’s most-capped footballer (129). • UEFA is looking into crowd disturbances involving Croatian, Hungarian, Russian and Turkish fans.

MY THOUGHTS OF THE WEEK You can never make the same mistake twice; second time you make it, it’s not a mistake, it’s a choice! And can astronaut Tim Peake claim air miles?

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TM Golf Society at Villamartin THIRTY-TWO members and five guests turned out for our monthly visit to Villamartin on Wednesday, June 15. The recent maintenance on the greens did make the putting a little unpredictable, but scoring was strong regardless. In the silver category Mick Kennedy continued his seemingly endless vein of good form, with cries of “how long is it going to last?” from some members when the results were called out. He is not the only one, however, since Roger Nilsen returned to playing with his old clubs to top the Gold category with 37 points.

Results: Best guest Mr R Palmer, 33 points. Silver category Fourth Colin Marsden 29 points, third Robbie Rea 36 points, second Arne Kilnes on LH 36 points, first Mick Kennedy 38 points. Gold category Fourth Alan Rickers 31 points, third Ole Rong 32 points, second Joe Dean on LH 32 points, first Roger Nilsen 37 points. Nearest the pin Hole six Joe Dean, hole nine Nada, hole 13 John Whitaker, hole 17 R Palmer. The twos pot was shared by Lars Hagstrom hole 17 and Joe Dean hole nine. Diary date: we will head off for a two-day golf trip to Las Pinaillas, Albacete, on September 19 and 20. Guests are welcome and full information can be found on our website www.tmgs.org, Facebook page TMGSGOLF, and Twitter @TMGSGOLF, or the club secretary can be reached on 661 524 101.

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Eurogolf Society THE Eurogolf Society played the final qualifying stableford competition of the season on Thursday, June 16, with results counting towards the eclectic scores to determine the eventual eclectic winner. La Marquesa course was in excellent condition, with the fairways and greens running true following the recent hollow tining. Some good golf resulted in exceptional scores. The overall winner of the monthly stableford trophy was Bert Lawson, one of our newer members, with a score of 38 points for his second victory of the week after triumphing in the TOFFS game on Tuesday. Results: Category one (0-15) First John Barraclough 38, second David Gregson 35, third George McCallum 34. Category two (16-24) First John Fairhurst 34, second Ken

Brett 31, third Bob Shorley 31 (CB). Category three (25-31) First Bert Lawson 38, second Marilyn Eckersall 37, third David Valentine 35. Category four (32+) First Mike Gillett 37, second Peter Sanderson 31. Best front nine: Eamonn Devine 18. Best back nine: Phyllis Venables 18. Nearest the pin: Fifth Linda Lynch, 11th John Fairhurst, 15th Jeff Lynch, and 17th Jan Shorley. Football draw winners: Ian Pegg, D Levey, J Connolly, J Ogden, and B Fairhurst. TOFFS weekly stableford results: Category one: First David Gregson 37, second John Barraclough 36, third George McCallum 29. Category two: First Monique

Reeve 36, second Morag Turner 36, third Debbie Weedon 34. Category three: First Bert Lawson 41, second Joe Ogden 37, third Geoff Evans 36. Category four: First Sandy Holland 35, second Sue Pegg 33, third Franco Gentili 32. Nearest the pin: Fifth David Gregson, 11th Monique Reeve, 15th Jeff Lynch, 17th Clive Horne. Best front nine: Marilyn Eckersall 20. Best back nine: Angelika Berndt 21. On Saturday, June 25 the Society will be holding its 25th anniversary celebration and prize presentation evening, featuring a poolside tropical cocktail party in the chill-out zone of the clubhouse. More information about our friendly society can be found on our website: www.eurogolfquesada.co.uk.