Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 14 - 20 July 2016 Issue 1619 by Euro Weekly News Media S.A.

ISSUE NO. 1619

14 - 20 July 2016

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

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Another death at bull run By Simon Russell For the second year in a row a death has occurred at the Pedreguer ‘bous al carrer ’ bull running event. Ruben Frasquet Morant, aged 29 and from Oliva, died in the early hours of Saturday July 9 after the bull charged him and punctured his heart. It appears the bull began charging an enclosure.

Ruben was trying to help others to safety when he was struck down by the animal. The Red Cross was quickly in attendance but it was c le a r th at th e w o u n d s re ceived had been very serio u s a n d h e d ied at the scene. T h e y o u n g man w a s a popular figure in Oliva where he played for local football teams and was also a keen runner. Last year a French tourist, also by coincidence staying in Oliva, was killed while apparently try in g to p h o to g rap h t he bull running. T h is w e e k en d als o s a w th e d e a th o f a mata d o r in Te ru el at a b u llfig h ti ng

event that was televised live across Spain. In Denia over the same weekend there were several protests organised against

the alleged cruelty of the town’s own bull related event which involves the animals being harried into the sea from the harbour walls.

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A Hot Monday TEMPERATURES peaked at 40 degrees on Monday July 11. This was reached in Pego and Ontinyent but 12 other towns recorded temperatures over 35 degrees. La Safor and

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Colouring it blue

the northern inland Marina Alta areas experienced the worst of the hot weather. Alicante City registered 32 degrees and Valencia City ‘only’ 29 degrees at its hottest time.

FLAG DAY: Juan Luis Iborra, accompanied by councillors Mayte García, Rocio Guijarro and Dolores Albero.

Clean campaign DENIA Council has placed large red stickers on several green bins to encourage people to clear up after their dogs. The stickers are in different languages and one of the English language stickers reads ‘If you are full of s***, come here and throw it away.’ town hall

Plugging it in VALENCIA City Council is looking into the feasibility of installing a network of charging points across the city for electric vehicles. Unusually for a city this size Valencia cur-

rently has no such points, despite the increasing numbers of electronic vehicles. Cost is the main issue although there are environmental benefits to be had.

By Linda Hall ALFAZ DEL PI’S annual Film Festival is one of the most important events on the local calendar. It was not surprising, then, that the town hall should take advantage of the festival’s director Juan Luis Iborra and asked him to hoist the Blue Flag on Al-

bir beach. The Raco de l’Albir beach has won official recognition for its cleanliness, the quality of its seawater, its services and respect for the environment each year since the international awards were introduced in 1986. Albir is one of only seven Spanish municipalities that have been awarded

a Blue Flag for 30 consecutive years. It is also included in the network of Blue Paths and Blue Centres, thanks to the route up to the lighthouse and the Centre there, an informal museum describing the lighthouse’s history and former functions. Again, this is another exclusive club to which only three other Alicante Province municipalities belong.

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and danced to traditional Navarran melodies, as has been the tradition for 20 years.

AS tradition dictates, at midday last Wednesday the popular ‘loud bang’ announced the start of the San Fermin festival on Levante beach. This year the first to light the fuse was the councillor of the festival, Jesus Carrobles, followed by the mayor, Toni Perez, and the Queen of the festival, Beatriz Love, before other dignitaries followed suit. Later, hundreds of residents and visitors gathered at the beach

High-tech for residents BENIDORM residents have been able to report issues to the council using the Linea Verde (Green Line) app since 2013. According to councillor Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, it has solved 77 per cent of the incidents reported by residents. Most problems relate to footpaths and driveways, but also cleaning, lighting and public safety. Since the launch, 766 incidents have been reported. Zarate said that the use of the app highlights the council and good neighbours working together effectively. Using the app, it is possible to send a photograph of the issue, and give the exact location so that it can be remedied. It is available for free for both tablets and smartphones via Google Play and the Apple Store.

High-tech for tourists BEACONS have been installed in Benidorm which will allow tourists access to information about the town. Messages can be sent to mobiles once the

‘Visit Benidorm’ app has been installed. The beacons communicate with smartphones and tablets using Bluetooth, so WiFi and data are not necessary. They have a range of between five and 70 metres, and send messages in Castilian and English, although it is hoped other languages will be added later. Mayor Toni Perez pointed out that this is just the first stage of the initiative, and in the future it is hoped to be able to personalise preferences using data on age range, nationality, etc. The Visit Benidorm app is available for free on Google Play and Apple Store.

Non-stop work WORKS at the Parque de Foietes (and other minor projects) will continue throughout the summer, it has been announced. The councillor for Works, Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, said that, in the case of complaints by members of the public, their arguments will be studied. A by-law limits works in the town during the months of July and August, except when it is deemed to be in the public interest to continue. Works councillor Zarate added that: “although we will try to disturb as little as possible, if there are complaints and we have to suspend some works, we will.”

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Tourists healthcare access eats up cash VALENCIA’S regional president has reassured British residents health cover is safe. In or out of the EU, Ximo Puig pledged “fundamental public services” would continue for the region’s 100,000 British residents. Access to healthcare is guaranteed “for any citizen living in this Community,” Puig declared. This doesn’t alter the fact that last year the Generalitat Valenciana had to shoulder the multimillion cost of medical attention for both Spanish and foreign tourists. The central government neither returned nor compensated this outlay, despite the considerable economic impact of temporary healthcare for Spanish tourists from outside the region. Foreign tourists are covered by the EHIC card or a reciprocal agreement with non-EU countries but the Valencian Community doesn’t receive all costs, instead it gets a share of the settlements from countries involved. In 2015, figures showed tourists’ healthcare cost €31.1 million although the Generalitat received only €29.7 million from the central government.

ECONOMIC IMPACT: Regions don’t recoup all costs.

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TWENTY kilos of amphetamines were discovered in the vehicle of a British man about to board the Denia to Ibiza ferry. Denia Guardia Civil officers noticed unusual activity around a vehicle which prompted them to search it. They didn’t take long to discover suspicious substances as the drugs were being stored in several places including under seats and in the glove compartment in clear heat sealed plastic bags. Analysis proved these to be amphetamines and the 33-year-old man was arrested and charged. Guardia presence at tourist areas has been increased this summer.

Water plant on horizon CALPE has long aimed to have a fully independent water supply and this took a step closer last week. Plans have been initiated for construction of a water desalination plant to supply the town. The town hall has instructed Aguas de Calpe to commence the appropriate steps to realise this plan. Currently water is supplied from the Lucifer en Vall de Laguar well and the desalinisation plant at el Barranc Salat.

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Fight domestic gender violence By Simon Russell SPANISH bank Caixabank has donated €6,000 to Xeraco Council to help them in the fight against domestic violence, particularly gender related violence. This goes a long way towards funding a local initiative that aims to eradicate violence against women in the La Safor town.

Firstly it will provide protection and assistance to women who are victims of abuse. Secondly it aims to prevent the occurrence in the first place by raising awareness and involving the population as a whole so people aren’t just turning a blind eye to the issue. The educational side of the initiative will also be showing a video to young people in the

town to make them aware from an early age. There will also be self-defence courses and they hope to eventually hire a social worker specially trained in dealing with domestic abuse. This is the third year Caixabank have donated money to this cause in Xeraco. The town hall was presented with the cheque on Friday, July 8 by a representative of the bank.

Town hall needs an urban plan CAMPELLO has asked the Tribunal Constitucional to reverse a Supreme Court decision cancelling its urban development plan (PGOU). It was annulled on a technicality, obliging the town hall to resort to the 1986 PGOU which is now obsolete and inadequate. Meanwhile the town hall has requested that

the Supreme Court ruling be put on hold as a temporary measure. Should the appeal to Spain’s highest court not prosper on either count, it will take the first steps towards drawing up a new PGOU so that there is something to fall back on, the town hall said.

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Living With Brexit We are living in interesting times, as the UK prepares to start a new chapter in its history. This has created uncertainty for British expatriates here on the Costa Blanca and elsewhere in the EU. A lot of people moved here many years ago; they now consider Spain their permanent home and have no plans to leave. And I include myself here, having lived in Spain for 14 years. There are many questions and theories about what will happen next, but the process of exiting the EU will take at least two years, maybe longer. The rights we have at present will be maintained for this period, and it is possible that there will not be drastic changes here after that. The first big question is residency. We can continue to live in Spain for at least the next two years and probably a lot longer. After that we expect common sense to prevail and a new bilateral agreement set up between Spain and the UK to protect

By Brett Hanson, Partner, Blevins Franks the rights of Britons in Spain and Spaniards in the UK. Or there could be multilateral agreement between the UK and EU governing issues like residency rights. British expatriates provide a significant contribution to the local economy. We buy property, pay taxes, spend money in local establishments etc. We expect the Spanish government will want to continue to attract Britons to move

here. Likewise it will want to protect the rights of the Spaniards living in the UK, which would involve reciprocal agreements. Healthcare is another concern for expatriates here (although some may also have private health cover). Although we do not know what will happen long-term, the current system should continue to apply for at least the next couple of years until the point where the UK officially leaves the EU. Another concern is how the Brexit vote will hit us financially. We can expect exchange rates to continue to fluctuate for a while. Ideally, the currency of your assets should match the currency of your liabilities. So if you live in Spain, and your living expenses are in Euros, some of your savings and investments should be in Euros. Speak to a financial adviser based here and discuss your aims and circumstances to determine what

would be the best solution for you. We can also expect investment assets prices to continue to fluctuate. It is more important than ever to have suitable asset allocation and diversification in your portfolio. Many British expatriates lean towards UK investments â€“ UK corporate bonds, gilts, UK shares etc. Indeed UK advisers often structure their clientsâ€™ portfolios this way but that may not always be the right balance for you. Seek expert financial advice from a locally based adviser, to review your portfolio to see if you need more diversification across assets, geographical locations etc. You also want the peace of mind of knowing it is designed around your needs, aims and risk profile. Will Brexit lead to tax changes? If you are resident in Spain you will be taxed the same as all Spanish residents, regardless of

nationality. If you have UK source income, taxation is determined by the UK/Spain double tax treaty which is negotiated between the two countries and independent of the EU. UK residents may be affected if they have property in Spain and/or income arising from Spanish assets, as some rates are higher for non EU/EEA residents. In the current climate, you should build a good relationship with an established locally based financial adviser, so they keep you informed of developments that affect you and help you plan if and when you need to make changes to your wealth management.

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A WELL-KNOWN Italian restaurant ‘Piazza di Spagna’ in Calpe was badly damaged in a fire. Local Police, Guardia Civil and the local Civil Protection league were all called out at 4.30am. Firefighters from Benidorm fire brigade arrived shortly after and attempted to quell the flames and ordered evacuation of several nearby residences.

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The restaurant, located in front of the La Merce church, is owned by Luciano Marziano, the president of Calpe CF and was opened 15 years ago. Senor Marziano said he would like to try and reopen the restaurant as soon as possible, pending settlement from his insurers. Police are currently investigating the cause of the mystery blaze.

CLEAN WATER: Without this the flora and fauna is in danger.

Initiative working at national park By Simon Russell THE Albufera wetlands are one of Spain’s great national parks but they have been in danger of deteriorating. Three years ago the Albufera Life project was set up to try and address this issue and early signs are that the project is having an effect. One of the key measurements is the cleanliness of the water as without this the delicate infra-

structure of flora and fauna is in danger. Testing has shown this to have improved significantly with a reduction in harmful nutrients and plankton. Partly because of this there has also been a revival in certain vegetation native to the Albufera which was becoming endangered. The Albufera is ‘put to use’ by tourists and locals alike and is not just a pristine environ-

ment that can be looked at but not touched. Boating is popular and so is bird watching, though of course all have an effect and have to be carefully managed. Certain areas are kept aside for more sensitive and rarer creatures such as the pond turtles and a few varieties of birds. Those in charge of the project have drawn on restoration projects from the UK and Germany which have proved effective with similar environments.

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Avoiding strong sea currents By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE Laboratory of Climatology at the University of Alicante (UA) warns that riptides are leading to a number of early summer incidents on the beaches. They said the east wind has been dominant in the last few weeks, “blowing moderately, altering the maritime situation especially in the areas of Guardamar, Bahia de Alicante, San Juan-Muchavista and some sectors of the

Marina Alta.” Some of those who have drowned in the sea are reported to have been caught in a rip current, a phenomenon that is quite common on the beaches of the province, especially in situations with easterly winds. “However, we believe that the main problem is sometimes a lack of common sense and not respecting the yellow or red flag. During these days when the rip has been felt, we

have seen many adults and children go in the water with red flags flying” said the director of the Laboratory of Climatology, Jorge Olcina. Samuel Biener from the laboratory adds that if you do get caught in a current: “Avoid swimming against the current, toward shore. This will leave you powerless and most probably lead to drowning. It is best to let go and swim sideways when you see waves breaking.”

Going forward with a bang THE group that organises the annual Olla fireworks in Altea could head an international Unesco project. The Unesco-Mediterranean Centre proposed that the Cofradia del Castell de l’Olla association, which organises the display each August, could investigate the aquatic fireworks culture in Mediterranean countries.

Jose Perez, the Cofradia president, said the suggestion was the best present the association could receive on the 30th anniversary of the display that is set off from the La Olla beach and the sea itself. Jose Manuel Girones, president of the Unesco centre described the Olla fireworks as the Mediterranean’s most important aquatic display, Perez added.

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Festival homage to Spanish film stars By Linda Hall

ALFAZ DEL PI is in the midst of its annual film festival that began on July 8 and continues until next Sunday (July 17). Alfaz is currently the focus of Spanish cinema with showings each day at the Casa de Cultura and the town’s historic Cine Roma. The gala, hosted by Lolita Flores, began with the singer’s own version of Joan Manuel Serrat’s ‘Mediterraneo,’ although the evening was built around a homage to the actress Carmen Machi and director, scriptwriter and producer, Gracia Querejeta. Ea c h re c e ive d a Fa ro de Pla ta , a replica of the Albir lighthouse that is awarded each year to leading film industry figures for services to the Seventh Art. M a c hi, w ho ha s a ppe a re d in 30 films, stars in ‘La Puerta Abierta’ (The

ALFAZ: The film festival gala was hosted by Lolita Flores. Open Door) which was premiered on the opening day of the festival. Querejeta commented that she had w a lke d s o ofte n al ong t he Al bi r ’s Paseo de Las Estrellas (Promenade of the Stars). “I’d look at the Paseo and

ask myself when they’d call me. Perhaps it’s a coincidence, but I’ve been given the Faro during the Festival’s 28th edition which also happens to be the 28th anniversary of my debut as a director,” she said.

Outburst scuppers gig AGING singer and former heartthrob Francisco appeared as planned at Altea’s Palau. This was a fundraiser for the local charity Peluts Altea and Francisco, who lives locally, performed without a fee. The

previous day Gijon City Hall in Asturias cancelled his concert scheduled for July 15, following Francisco’s vicious attack on the Valencian Community’s vice-president Monica Oltra. “Catalanista, German, brain-

less, uncultured, lowborn, unpleasant to look at, anti-Spanish, anti-Constitutional,” the singer said of her on Facebook. “You call yourself a democrat? You’re dross,” he proclaimed before recommending the usual Spanish male’s cure-all for a too-feisty woman. The outburst was triggered by Oltra’s comment that she didn’t understand why people voted for “presumed criminals.” Francisco, possibly hoping to avoid further cancellations during the summer season, apologised the next day. Oltra did not comment and was unlikely to, sources close to her said.

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DISABLED ACCESS: The study highlights areas with no disabled access.

The city with 945 barriers By Gemma Elvins-Quinn ALICANTE City has too many barriers. A study funded by the city has detected nearly 1,000 black spots for the disabled. As part of the ‘Maps of Accessible Pedestrian Routes,’ 945 points were made of black spots in the city for those with some level of disability. Funded by the city, the town hall aims to make a strategic plan consisting of a diagnosis

of the situation from the point of view of accessibility, in a bid for them to make the necessary improvements. The initiative was launched earlier this year, and the initial report was presented this week at the headquarters of the University of Alicante, the Department of Transportation, directed by Fernando Marcos. He said the project aimed to identify the black spots of the city to develop itineraries with

accessible pedestrian routes. During the first six months of fieldwork, members of Alicante Accessible Association have travelled more than 60km through the streets of the city accessing ramps, pathways, roads and anything else that poses a problem. They noted that the neighbourhoods of Divina Pastora, San Gabriel and Barrio Obrero were particularly bad, with hardly any disabled ramps.

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Equal fun for all A WEEKEND of fun, games and activities was held in Denia over the weekend of July 9 and 10. A new innovation this weekend was the introduction of ‘Jugant amb diversitat’ or games and diversity. This was aimed at disabled people of all ages being encouraged to join in on equal

terms. The Marina Alta Solidarity Federation was on hand to help with this together with the local Department of Fiestas. Events included a children’s workshop, fantasy make-up, and mobile disco. Specially adapted bouncy castles were also set up in the square for the day.

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GETTING INVOLVED: Foreign residents discussing their ideas.

Gandia set for a busy summertime By Simon Russell THE La Safor town of Gandia had a 95 per cent hotel occupancy rate at the beginning of July, up from last yearâ€™s corresponding period of 90 per cent. Many hoteliers agreed that this was one of the best starts to the summer season they can recall. The final figure for June was a shade under 90 per cent, again very high for what is still classified as mid-season.

These figures have also been achieved without the level of cost cutting and offers around in recent years. As early booking for the season had been strong most hotels were able to hold prices steady rather than being forced to make last minute cuts. Gandia, although not so well known by many expatriate and tourists from the UK and Northern Europe, is very popular with the Spanish, with visitors from Madrid in particular.

Many Brits do not realise that in fact Gandia is one of Spainâ€™s premier resorts. They tend to associate it more with the large cluster of shopping centres that are actually well away from the main tourist destinations and the beach area. Gandia has a population of around 80,000, making it the biggest town between Alicante and Valencia. This population is estimated to double to around 160,000 over the summer with the influx of tourists.

Climbers rescue man from mountain ledge A GROUP of Alicante mountaineers descending Mulhacen (Granada) rescued an injured man stranded on a ledge for 15 hours. He slipped in a stream while taking photos in the Sierra Nevada but managed to crawl to the ledge, hoping that other climbers would spot him. Unable to contact the Emergency Services as he had no mobile coverage, his shouts went unheard above the noise of the nearby stream. Although it was July he was wet and cold and had only a beer and an isotonic drink with him. Fifteen hours later he was spotted by the Al-

icante climbers as they descended the 3,478metre mountain. The party included experienced mountaineers Antonio and Raul, two National Police officers seconded to the Generalitat Valenciana. Realising they could not carry the injured man down the mountain, they contacted the emergency services who sent out a Guardia Civil mountain rescue helicopter. As the aircraft could not land on the rocky terrain, two Guardia Civil officers were lowered to the ground and immobilised the injured man, who had broken his leg and ankle, and he was winched up to the helicopter.

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Top barman shares secrets on the beach MIGUEL Angel Julia has been recently voted best barman in the Valencian Community, quite an achievement in an area which has a few of them. He gave a demonstration of his skills to a free audience last Friday July 8 at the beach bar located on Cala Moraig in Poble Nou de Benitachell. He showed his audience how to make his award winning cocktail ‘Pasqua Berenar’ with the secret ingredient being ‘the setting of the beach itself.’ In the same spot he also later ran a workshop attended by residents and others in the trade as well as hoteliers.

English exams are judged as too hard AFTER a number of complaints by students, the Valencian Education department took the unusual step of agreeing to lower the pass mark for a controversial English oral exam. Students had gathered a petition saying that some of the requirements were incomprehensible even for fluent English speakers. Students who scored 15, 16 or 17 out of 30, which would previously have been a fail in the exam, have been awarded a pass providing ‘other skills have proved to be adequate.’ Before the adjustment 70 per cent of students had passed the test as opposed to 90 per cent the previous year.

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All that glitters is gold for Hilton By Linda Hall AN Alicante designer was the dress man of choice for socialite Paris Hilton during her DJ set in Ibiza. She chose a Ruben Hernandez gown for her grand entrance and it was the second time she turned to Hernandez as she also chose one of his creations to inaugurate her Foam and Diamonds stints at Amnesia discotheque last summer. Paris is back on the party island once more, appearing each Saturday night throughout July and August. “I didn’t think she would choose me again but her stylist said that once she arrived here she knew what she wanted,” Hernandez told the Spanish national daily El Mundo: “She had asked for various options in gold from other designers but once she tried on my dress, she wasn’t interested in the others.” The handmade dress that Hilton wore for the opening party was made

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PARIS HILTON: Chose to wear gown by Alicante designer Ruben Hernandez. from invisible tulle embroidered in gold and sewn with Swarovski crystals. It took three months to make and Hernandez’s studio had to work against the clock as he was making four other dresses for the celebrity.

There was no direct contact with Hilton for fittings, but that problem was easily solved the designer said: “I had her measurements and tried the dresses on a model with exactly the same vital statistics.”

Something fishy going on AROUND 900kg of illegally caught fish has been seized in Murcia and Alicante. The Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) of the Guardia Civil intervened in Alcantarilla, Murcia and Calpe, Alicante with the fish having an estimated market value of €9,000. The first inspection, carried out at the fishing port of Calpe, discovered 55 boxes of fresh fish of different species (hake, octopus and monkfish), which lacked the statutory minimum size and weight for their capture and trade, according to the Guardia Civil. In a parallel action, hundreds

ILLEGAL CATCH: Mussels were being sold in Alcantarilla market. of kilos of mussels were seized at the fish market in Alcantarilla, Murcia. According to police the mus-

sels had been captured in Huelva, whose fishery is currently in closed season, so it is forbidden to fish there. As well as their ir-

regular origin, they did not meet the regulatory size. The fish has been delivered to local welfare centres.

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Rising to the challenge By Gemma Elvins-Quinn ‘KEEP calm and carry on,’ that’s the message to British residents in Spain from Ambassador Simon Manley after the referendum vote to leave the EU. With many worried about how the exit will affect their rights and life in Spain as a British citizen, the Ambassador urged people not to worry, explaining that currently nothing’s changed “in terms of rights and regulations for people and businesses, that’s important for people to understand.” Speaking to the Euro Weekly News in Murcia City, he said to move out of the EU “presents challenges but opportunities too; global opportunities for potential new UK free trade deals in emerging economies like China and India and traditional allies like Australia and New Zealand. We’ll weather the current uncertainty I’m sure, we will come through this stronger at the end of the day.”

KEEP CALM: Ambassador Simon Manley (right) with Honorary Consul for Murcia, Antonio Berdonces Vivancos.

The Ambassador, in Murcia at the inauguration of the new research and development centre of AMC, was also meeting local business leaders to further promote that despite the UK’s vote to leave the EU, it

was still very much open for business: “The UK’s a big export market for Murcian companies and is an important place for Murcia and other companies to invest in. In these moments it’s really important to offer the message of continuity and tranquillity. The UK’s a great place to do business and where we’ve deliberately created a pro-business environment not just to enable creation of new businesses but to attract foreign investors. We’re determined to maintain that and be a place where business can invest, grow and succeed.” The Ambassador has spoken with Regional Presidents where large numbers of British nationals reside and he said whilst it was clear it wasn’t the decision they wanted, “they recognise the strength of the British economy because it offers them opportunities to develop and succeed in business.” They’re also issuing reassurance to Spanish nationals in the UK and Spanish businesses.”

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School trip ONE HUNDRED pupils attending the San Miguel summer school travelled up to Denia for the day, and visits included a trip to the town hall. A highlight of the visit included sitting in the mayor’s seat.

Twin is 200 REPRESENTATIVES from Calpe were in Oppenheim (Germany) to celebrate the region’s 200th anniversary, where a series of events were planned for the weekend of July 9 and 10. The town has been twinned with Calpe for 15 years.

Funds move THE ‘Calaix Jove,’ in the Marina Alta, will request official registration with the Teulada-Moraira Council at a meeting on July 14. This will allow it to apply for legal aid and support.

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Double tow for the Ma By Linda Hall A PROMOTIONAL video from Radio Television Española featuring local towns is now being aired. Altea shared the billing with Villajoyosa as the film crew shot scenes in the town’s best-known quarter: Calle San Miguel, the Church Square and the streets leading off it, as well as Portal Nou, or New Gate, although it is centuries old. Monica Lopez of TD Tiempo, and Jacob Petrus, who presents Aqui la Tierra, were filmed as they discovered Altea’s Old Town. This was chosen because, like Villajoyosa, it conveys to perfection the state broadcaster’s concept of viewers enjoying the summer while watching television. In La Vila, the gardens at

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wn promo arina Baja Chalet Centella, Villajoyosa’s Tourism Office, were selected for scenes that showed friends meeting to cook, eat and relax during the long lazy days of summer. Stars and presenters from Aqui the Telediario news, Comando Actualidad, 24 Horas and the Aguila Roja series as well as other popular programmes all appear in the garden shoot. The Bolo Nou beach location includes the celebrity chefs, the Torres brothers. The spot was first aired on July 1 and will be shown throughout the summer, but can also be viewed on the link: www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/som os-promos/. TVE SPOT: Monica Lopez and Jacob Petrus in Altea.

It’s CSI Benissa BENISSA’S Department of Public Safety has come to an agreement with the University of Alicante, that means six of their criminology students will come to the municipality for work experience. They will be working with the local Benissa police force from November to August after their academic year has finished. This experience will be of benefit to both the police, in regards to manpower, and the students, as the placement allows them invaluable experience and a chance to develop inter-personal skills. Helped by the popularity of TV shows such as CSI, criminology has become one of the most popular university courses across Spain.

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Confusion after festival abandoned By Simon Russell JUST a few days before it was due to commence, the ‘Marenostrum’ festival set to go ahead in Alboraya (Valencia) has been cancelled. The official announcement was made on July 7, although rumours had been circulating for a while. It appears the decision had been made by Alboraya Town Hall and the organisers gave the following statement: “We received a notice today (July

7) to force us to dismantle the site as a licence is not being granted. After a year of hard work and a huge financial investment we are very disappointed. We had presented all documentation required and five days before the event this has happened.” The festival was seen by many as a regeneration project for the area, which suffered badly in the last two recessions.

The event appears to have fallen foul of the coastal laws. The local mayor Miguel Chavarria said “the city must abide by what the regional government says and we cannot grant a licence to an event without their authority.” Many angry youngsters had already travelled from other parts of Spain for the festival. 20,000 tickets were sold for the event and the process regarding refunds has still to be decided

No hiding place for fraudster FUGITIVES believe that Costa Blanca’s shifting foreign population provides them with perfect camouflage but they are often wrong. This was the case with a Russian citizen living in Alfaz del Pi, who was recently detained at the request of police in his own country where he was wanted for fraud.

He was the director of a company called Biznes Grupp which won a contract to provide equipment for the Moscow energy group MOESK. The arrested man put in a fraudulent bid, supplying substandard products at hugely inflated prices that generated losses of $42 million (€37.9 million) for the company.

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Province is running dry THREE years of drought are taking their toll on Alicante Province’s agriculture. The annual shortfall between the amoun t o f wa t e r t h a t th e p ro v in ce needs and the amount of water that is available has reached an annual 320 cubic hectometres. Although Alicante Province’s domestic water supply is guaranteed, Ministry of Agriculture figures show that it has overtaken Murcia as Spain’s most parched province. It is now officially seen as enduring a situation regarded as precarious. Farmers and growers need a monthly 20-cubic hectometre water transfer during the summer if they are to plant their usual winter crops that include artichokes, broccoli and cauliflower. The latest transfer from the Tajo pipeline has just arrived and the Ministry now needs to decide how much water will be released over the next three months from the reservoirs of Entrepeñas (Guadalajara) and Buendia, which straddles Guadalajara and Cuenca. The amount to be transferred is reviewed on a month-by-month basis but

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ENTREPEÑAS RESERVOIR: Not at danger level yet. anything less than a regular supply of 20 cubic hectometres will trigger “an alarming situation” growers warned. The drought has already seriously harmed cereal production on land that does not receive irrigation, they said. Growers also point out that the Tajo basin can currently count on 70 per cent of a total of 7,226 cubic hectometres and between them Entrepeñas and Buendia contain 590 cubic hectometres of water. The limit before they

may release water is 336 cubic hectometres, demonstrating that both Alicante and Murcia should be entitled to water this summer, they claimed. The growers were also unhappy to learn that water has been released producing a flow of 13 cubic metres a second in the Tajo en Aranjuez. “Fortunately the Tajo has water and some of that corresponds to Alicante,” stressed Angel Urbina, president of the San Enrique growers’ association.

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Advancement of auditorium project in Javea JAVEA Council’s longstanding pledge to build a music auditorium for the town appears to be a step closer to realisation. On Friday July 1 Mayor Jose Chulvi signed an agreement with the architectural firm San Juan SL who have been tasked with beginning the drafts for the project. San Juan has ex-

tensive experience in this area including building a similar building in el Paiporta. The draft proposal has come in well under the proposed budget which was another reason for choosing the firm. The auditorium is planned to seat 500 people when it is completed.

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Planted out GARDENS and flowerbeds in San Vicente del Raspeig’s Santa Isabel neighbourhood have been replanted with Mediterranean species. A total of 2,700 shrubs and 18 trees requiring little water are now in place.

Airport bus LA NUCIA now has a direct link with Alicante airport, provided by Beniconnect. The service will operate year-round with the exception of Christmas Day, meeting flights landing or taking off 8am to midnight.

Rare sight DOLPHINS are a common sight off Island of Tabarca but whales are rare. However one was spotted recently rising to the surface near Los Farallones and was posted on Facebook.

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More shops bring more jobs to area By Linda Hall FINESTRAT now has more residents in jobs. Last month there were 34 fewer unemployed, a 9 per cent improvement on May and 5 per cent better than in June 2015. Twenty-eight of the people who found jobs last month were women, compared with seven males although overall there are 199 unemployed women and 162 men. Finestrat’s June figures outstrip the Marina Baja average of a 7 per cent reduction in unemployment, pointed out Juan Francisco Perez who is Finestrat’s mayor and also heads the Employment department. The June statistics reflected the town’s efforts to boost employment, he said: “These show that our policy of supporting collaboration agreements and making it easy for new businesses to establish themselves is bearing fruit, bringing wealth and profitability.”

LA MARINA: Finestrat mayor and councillors visit the new store. He and three councillors including Victoria Curtis, who heads the Finestrat’s Foreign Residents department, recently attended the re-launch of a pet supplies shop in La Marina. Businesses like these, together with the

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El Corte Ingles Outlet and Cortefiel - due to open at the end of the month - helped to reduce unemployment, the mayor said: “They also make it easier for the young people, who most suffer from this situation, to find work.”

A SPANISH man and woman, aged 41 and 35, were arrested by Javea Local Police and members of the Guardia Civil on Thursday July 7. They were caught in a well co-ordinated interception of their car after the authorities had been tipped off that someone had broken into two villas at the Cabo de la Nao in Javea and were given details of the vehicle. The pair are believed to have got away with €200 in cash and entered the properties while the residents were in the garden. Police confirmed that no-one was injured and no property was damaged in the robbery.

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Prehistory shows its comical side By Linda Hall ALCOY’S Archaeological Museum is lending exhibits from the Santa Maria cave in Castell de Castells. The human bones will be displayed in an exhibition at

the Museo de la Prehistoria in Valencia City named ‘Prehistory and Comics,’ which analyses the role of prehistory in comics and cartoons. The exhibition can be visited until November. “The bones date from the

late Mesolithic era and are around 8,000 years old,” explained Josep Maria Segura, director of the Alcoy museum. They were discovered by the museum’s former director Joan Emili Aura, who is now a lecturer at Valencia University.

Congolese nurse welcomed DENIA’S Marina Salud Hospital has recently welcomed Madeleine Friti, a nurse from the Republic of the Congo, on Thursday, July 7. Nurse Friti works in African countries such as Cameroon where the health system is judged to be corrupt. The initiative was in collaboration with the Hospitals for Africa foundation, which aims to improve or introduce at least basic and fair health care services to the countries concerned. African health workers are receiving train-

ing from the Denia Hospital, and the project brings together health professionals from both continents and highlights the very different issues they face. The training is interactive and primarily on-line. Nurse Friti had been working at the Denia Hospital itself and spoke of her experiences there and what learning points she could take back to Cameroon where she is currently based. The Monavebe hospital in Cameroon has promised to avoid the corruption and other issues surrounding many government run health centres in the country.

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From retired to reinstated By Gemma Elvins-Quinn DOCTORS who had been retired compulsorily by the Ministry of Health at the age 65 are returning to their jobs: a move permitted by the High Court of Valencia, as the appeal with the Supreme Court is heard. The measure was introduced as a precautionary measure as

the College of Physicians and the Medical Union have taken their case to the Supreme Court to repeal the decree forcing doctors to retire at 65. So far five doctors have returned to work in the Valencia Region, including three in Alicante Province. The Ministry of Health said it has left in the hands of the man-

agers of health departments the decision whether to grant an extension so that the doctor can continue working beyond age 65. According to judicial sources and the Department of Health, each year an average of 20 doctors in the province have taken an appeal to court against being forced to hang up their stethoscopes.

Baroness hits a wall JAVEA’S planning committee has challenged the legality of some works carried out at a well-known villa sitting on the cliffs outside the town. The villa sits above the Cala Sardinera beach and is owned by Rosa Maria Castellvi: XXVI Baroness of Torres-Torres, to give the full title. Her home was used by Zara Home for their recent photo shoot trying to portray a ‘Miami

style’ for their latest furniture collection and was designed by renowned architect Ramon Esteve. However it may have come foul of planning laws and several structural changes and additions appear to have been made without the proper licences being granted. The Baroness has been ordered not to undertake any further works until a decision has been made.

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Reeds ruined in fire A FIRE that soon got out of control in the tinderdry conditions destroyed a hectare of reeds in the La Safor town of Xeraco. The inferno broke out at abo u t 5 p m o n Tu e s day, Ju l y 5 , a n d w a s quickly attended by several fire crews and Local Police officers. Fortunately the wind was calm and after about two hours the flames were brought under control. However firefighters had to remain behind into the night to ensure the embers did not reignite. The cause of the fire is unknown but the possibility it was started deliberately is being investigated.

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Keeping cool

By Linda Hall THE moving walkways at El Censal park in Villajoyosa should be working again within a week. Their mechanisms were damaged some months ago when heavy rain entered the machinery, and they have been unusable since then. In the meantime the town hall’s Maintenance department has been sifting through the estimates they have received from private firms for repairing them. “We couldn’t begin repairs until we found one that was within our budget. I’d like to ask residents and visitors to Villajoyosa to be patient and naturally I want to apologise for the delay. But it’s essential to look for the best solutions that are the least expensive for the town hall and residents,” explained Pascal Amigo, the councillor responsible for Maintenance. The new company that is responsible for maintaining the lifts in all public buildings in Villajoyosa will also be taking over upkeep of El Censal’s moving walkways. “Until now the ramps were repaired when they broke down but because they were not maintained on a regular basis, they were often out of order,” Amigo said.

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OLIVA now has use of a cold room for storing items collected for their food bank. The food bank is used regularly by around 400 families, and they will now be able to increase the variety of food available.

Thanks given BENITACHELL Council has expressed its gratitude at the work done by Ana Bolufer Deseva and Josep Vicent Colomer as they left their roles as president of the housewives’ group and leader of the town’s band respectively.

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MOVING WALKWAYS: Should be repaired within a week.

VALENCIA’S San Nicolas de Valencia church will be extending its opening hours until 8pm for the duration of the summer. This is due to the unexpected influx of visitors.

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Battling against gender violence By Linda Hall ALTEA’S Gender Violence Monitoring Committee convened recently for its usual sixmonthly meeting. It was presided over by Public Safety Councillor Vicent Ripoll and also present were Equality Councillor Veronica Lopez and Purificacion Algaba, who heads the local Gender Violence unit, together with the municipal psychologist from the Social Welfare department. They were joined by Guardia

Civil and Policia Judicial criminal investigation officers who specialise in detecting and preventing gender violence crimes. All agreed on the need for preventative measures, plus fluid communication between the administration and the different police forces to ensure restraining orders are complied with. The object of all concerned in gender violence cases is to provide comprehensive protection for victims from the moment they lodge a formal com-

plaint. “No deaths should occur after a woman makes a denouncement,” Lopez said. “The monitoring committee is an excellent tool for working towards this end, she continued. “Forty-four known cases of gender violence are being dealt with in Altea at present and the victims are monitored by, and have protection from, all the different administrations involved but only close collaboration by all concerned can eradicate sexist violence.”

Summer help with feeding children OLIVA Town Council has launched its assistance programme for local children over the summer period. As with many towns some schoolchildren receive heavily subsidised or free school lunches during the school term. However, following concerns that some children were fail-

ing to be adequately fed during the long summer holiday, four years ago they began their summer assistance programme. A total of 42 children have qualified for the programme which started on July 1 and runs until August 31 in the canteen of Hort de Palau primary school from 1pm to 3pm on weekdays.

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Track death A 38-YEAR-OLD man who apparently walked deliberately onto the railway line was run down at a Villena level crossing. The driver alerted emergency services and the train resumed its journey 50 minutes later.

Dump blaze FIREFIGHTERS called to Jijona after fire broke out at the Piedra Negra landfill site had the blaze controlled within an hour. Flames and smoke were detected after a lorry unloaded rubbish, its origin is under investigation.

Ripe citizen HILDEGARD GOTZ, La Nucia’s oldest resident recently celebrated her 105th birthday. Born in Berlin in July 1911 she has lived in La Nucia for 43 years after first visiting what was then only a small town in 1963.

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Bollywood filming comes to Benidorm By Linda Hall INDIAN production company Lakshmi Narasimha (LNP) has chosen Benidorm for its latest film, ‘Mister.’ The Castillo, located between the Levante and Poniente beaches, will be the setting for one of the elaborately-choreographed Bollywood set pieces, announced LNP. Other scenes will be shot in the old town and on the flat roof of the Hotel Poseidon. Filming should take place between July 18 and 20. India’s film industry is the biggest in the world and according to a UNESCO report, India made 1,203 films in 2013 compared to Hollywood’s 757. India’s first Spanish production was a road movie shot in 2011 entitled ‘You Only Live Once’ featuring the Costa Brava, Andalucia, the San Fermin bull-running in Pamplona and Buñol’s Tomatina tomato-throwing fiesta. Other films set in Spain followed and the Spanish connection was still in evi-

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BOLLYWOOD DANCE: The Castillo, just one setting being used for the film. dence last month when Madrid was chosen to host the Indian film industry’s Awards Ceremony. ‘Mister’ will have an immediate financial impact on Benidorm during the three days of filming, said the Benidorm

Film Office, the municipal body that liaises with production companies. Longterm however, the film will also promote and introduce Benidorm to a market of more than 70 million people, the town hall said.

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Dumped lorry full of shoes THE Villena Guardia Civil recovered a hijacked lorry and found 8,500 pairs of shoes. The driver abandoned the lorry on the A-31 after noticing two Guardia Civil motorcycle officers scrutinising the lorry. He and another occupant jumped out and crossed the motorway on foot, dodging traffic and putting their lives and those of oncoming motorists at risk. An inspection revealed the consignment of shoes but the driver nor his passengers left identifiable traces, although the next day Guardia Civil investigators in Villena arrested a local man with a record for similar offences.

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AVENIDA MAISONNAVE: Alicante City’s main shopping street.

An open and closed case By Linda Hall IN an umpteenth reversal of previous decisions, Avenida Maisonnave stores in Alicante City cannot open on Sundays. The Generalitat Valenciana recently invalidated its earlier decision allowing unlimited Sunday and fiesta day opening. All shops may open six Sundays or fiesta days each year, but this restriction does not apply to shops in a ‘Much-Frequented Tourist Zone’ (ZGAT). When city hall was taken over by a three-party alliance of PSOE socialists, Compromis nationalist party and Guanyar (Podemos) it was de-

cided to eliminate the ZGAT for Maisonnave, Alicante City’s principal shopping street. Mayor Gabriel Echavarri then decided to allow Maisonnave to open, causing friction and the threat of a split with Compromis and Guanyar. Echavarri’s decision was eventually authorised by the regional government after the Corte Ingles pledged to use Sunday opening to create more employment. The regional government now plans to eliminate all ZGATs to create a new framework for Sunday and fiesta day opening. Rafael Climent, who heads the Generalitat’s

Sustainable Economy department and belongs to Compromis, told Echavarri of the decision over the telephone. Echavarri, sources disclosed, did not like the manner in which the message was communicated and called for “respect” for the city and city hall. “Alicante runs Alicante,” he said later, revealing the province’s often tense relations with Valencia. Predictably the Partido Popular opposition party at city hall had harsh words both for the Generalitat and Alicante City Hall. “This will have catastrophic consequences,” warned the party spokesman Luis Barcala.

Best hotels recognised LOOKING to take a break close to home and discover more of the sights of Spain but don’t know where to go? Hotel and travel comparison website Trivago has released its annual list of the top 10 Spanish beachfront hotels, just in time for the summer holidays. They chose a hotel for each coastal region, making their top pick based on reviews of visitors, the value for money and its seaside location. The Las Arenas Balneario Resort in Valen-

cia was the top choice for the region, located in the Malvarrosa beach area. As well as its city and beach views, it was also noted for architectural beauty, its spa and the gastronomic delights of the Sorolla Brasserie. The Servigroup Galua in La Manga, Murcia was also in the list, chosen by guests as the best beach hotel in Murcia. The four-star accommodation is located in a privileged location between the Mar Menor and Mediterranean Sea.

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Lighter meals for San Juan’s summer patients WITH temperatures inching their way up the thermometer, San Juan hospital has modified its menus. Vegetables and salad will be accompanying simply-prepared meat and fish grilled ‘a la plancha’ until the end of September. The hospital wants to combine these with the province’s traditional cooking so the meals based on rice with vegetables and lean meat will be available all year round. “In the summer we adapt diets as much as we are able within Health department guidelines so that meals are more appetising and patients feel more at home,” said Carmen Ballesta, who heads the hospital’s Nutrition

and Dietetics Unit. “The menus are also tailored to health requirements and if dietary deficiencies are detected during a patient’s stay, we create a personalised diet,” Ballesta said. The hospital prepares approximately 1,200 meals a day split into breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. Not only patients will feel the benefit of lighter summer meals, as those served to staff and visitors in the hospital cafeterias also take the summer season into consideration. The hospital is also holding International Gastronomy Days once a month when international dishes are added to the menus for patients, staff and visitors.

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Anniversary honour for local building By Linda Hall LA NUCIA was named an independent town in July, 1705, and chose the anniversary to honour Alicante architect Jose Luis Campos. Campos has now received La Nucia’s Municipal medal ‘for his work, for his extraordinary oeuvre and for promoting the town through his buildings.’ Campos and his Crystalzoo studio designed La Nucia’s internationally acclaimed town hall extension in Bello Horizonte. One of the building’s most prestigious prizes came from Architizer, whose annual A+ Awards programme promotes and celebrates the best in architecture. The extension was named Best Government Municipal Building of the Year, receiving the architectural equivalent of an Oscar. Nevertheless, Jose Luis Campos and Crystalzoo are responsible for other emblematic La Nucia buildings, including the Municipal Library, the La Casilla Third Age

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ACCLAIMED: Bello Horizonte municipal building. centre, the Day Centre and the El Captivador Environmental Centre. Architizer focuses on promoting and celebrating the year’s best architecture while nurturing appreciation of architecture and championing its potential

for a positive impact on everyday life. Architizer.com is the world’s largest online community of architects with more than one million monthly views but the awards stretch beyond the architectural community, Architzer explained.

Charities agree to work together to help residents

WORKING TOGETHER: Members of the four charities meet in Benissa. THE town of Benissa has organised a ‘Table of Solidarity’ group and a meeting of this new organisation was held on July 5. The group consists of representatives from four different charities: Caritas, the Red Cross, the Rotary Club and Creama. All of these are major charities that have a local presence in the town. Creama, for example, focuses on getting people back into work and society. Caritas

is the Roman Catholic Church’s charity and focuses on clothing and feeding the needy as well as longer term projects. The Red Cross and Rotary club are both wellknown worldwide charities. The purpose of the group is to combine efforts regarding the assistance of families and residents in the municipality. One of the key benefits is avoiding duplication of effort and resources where they are needed. Help given includes

the essentials of food, clothing and housing. However they also address the longer term issues by organising training and guidance regarding helping people find employment. The initiative has been organised by Benissa’s Department of Social Security and it has been agreed to hold future meetings on a quarterly basis, with the option of extraordinary meetings being arranged where necessary.

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Computer omission glitch A COMPUTER error omitted 20 Alicante Province schools from the list of centres requesting a continuous day. The error originated with the Territorial Directorate’s server, explained teachers from the affected schools as well as the Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) trade union. “Some of the emails sent by the schools did not arrive,” claimed Francisco Garcia, the union’s Education representative. The schools’ absence from the definitive lists published by the regional government’s Education department was received with concern by the schools involved. Possibly only 60 per cent of the applications were received, the union now believes.

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Language School DENIA’S Escuela Oficial de Idiomas (EOI) has announced 1,286 places available for students wanting to study English, French or German in the next academic year. Pre-registration is open until July 19.

Be vigilant POLICE have advised people to be vigilant when travelling on the AP7 around Sagunto (near Valencia) after a number of robberies in the area, the main target appears to be foreigners and hire cars.

SIPPING CHAMPAGNE: An expensive luxury by the beach. By Simon Russell THE Costa Blanca’s beach bars have long been thought of as casual places with beer and crisps being the norm. A shady place to get away from the sun and sand for an hour maybe. However over the years many have gradually moved upmarket and nothing could illustrate this as well as the Denia bar charging €700 for a bottle of

Champagne. The Dom Perignon Vintage Rose (D O France) sits alongside some more affordable (for some) Champagne on the drinks menu starting from €90. There are some serious social and economic factors at work here. Beach housing used to be much more working class but the upper and middle classes have been buying up beach properties over the years. Prices have been pushed up gradually

for commercial business as well and this is all reflected in the prices charged, the €700 Champagne being an extreme example. The other factor is that the wealthier clientele who are becoming increasingly common at what used to be more blue collar haunts have a larger spending power. Thankfully most towns still have a beachfront bar where you can get your beer and crisps at a reasonable price.

Movie flicks BENISSA Town Hall published its programme of movies for July and August at the ‘Cine del Mar’ beach cinema, it includes The Minions on July 26 and Pixels on August 9.

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INSOMNIAC chess aficionados who fancy perfecting their endgame at 3am should be thrilled at the news that Estepona council has installed four giant Chessboards on the town’s seafront. The 20 square metre chequered battlegrounds can be found next to the post office on the promenade, and are equipped with plastic pieces measuring an impressive 55 centimetres long. As in 2015, the Municipal Chess School will hold regular ‘Play With Us’ events in the early evenings, from 7.30pm until 10.30pm, under the expert supervision of Miguel Abril, while other activities scheduled include ‘Night Chess’ tournaments on July 14, 21, and 28, with an official competition counting towards the provincial circuit taking place on August 20.

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Road repairs

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THE provincial traffic authorities have warned that there will be intermittent closing of lanes on the A-334 road in the Purchena, Macael and Fines areas and the A-1204 in the Albox and Arboleas areas from now until August 12 due to repair works.

THE Balearic Ports Authority (APB) has announced that following the introduction of the new tourist tax, it is unlikely that more than 10 per cent of cruise ships that visit the Port of Palma will be expected to pay the tourist tax as they will stay in the port for less than 12 hours.

THE current Velez-Malaga Council has managed to reduce the town’s debt by 20.4 per cent during its first year in office. The debt sits at €87,495,289, down from €109,923,425 a year ago.

ALICANTE’S Seneca underground shelter has reopened to the public after being closed for more than six months. It is open for summer visits Tuesdays, Thursday, Fridays and Saturday mornings.

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ALBOX Council has announced that as part of its project to improve local green areas work is being carried out in the area surrounding Santa Cruz shrine. Trees are being planted and replanted and the entire area cleared up as the gardens are very popular with locals.

A 55-YEAR-OLD Swiss man lost his life while scuba diving in Sant Elm, Andratx, on Tuesday, July 12, according to police sources. His lifeless body was discovered floating on the surface by a passing boat at around 10.25am, with CPR performed in vain on Sant Elm pier.

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A CROOKED pair has been detained in Huercal de Almeria, after they aped two robberies on a workshop owned by one of the men, telling a cock-andbull story that €50,000 of goods had been stolen.

AFTER a well-publicised fight with former boyfriend James Argent, Lydia Bright called on her good friend and fellow TOWIE star Chloe Lewis to join her for a quiet evening at the trendy Boathouse restaurant which was filmed for the series.

Vera fire A FIRE broke out in a house on the Cabuzana urbanisation in Vera. The location of the fire, in the unoccupied two-storey house, was the kitchen and the blaze was caused by an electrical fault related to an air conditioning unit which had been left on when the owner went out.

Jet2 aborted JET2 flight 189 which was due to travel from Glasgow to Palma Mallorca declared an emergency shortly after takeoff on the morning of July 7 and after circling for a short period of time returned to Glasgow making a safe landing.

Tragic death A 19-YEAR-OLD passed away after plunging to his death from a balcony in El Morche. Alvaro Garcia had been visiting from Jaen to enjoy the third Weekend Beach Festival.

Padel tournament THE registration period for the eighth Almuñecar Padel Benefit Tournament is now open. The tournament will take place in the municipal padel courts in the Francisco Bonet stadium between July 24 and July 30.

Mancunian matador BENAMOCARRA will be the scene for a spot of bullfighting on Saturday July 30, with Salford-born British torero Frank Evans, 73, known as ‘El Ingles’, topping the bill.

Q for quality HORNILLO BEACH, located in Almayate, has become the latest beach in Velez-Malaga to receive certification for its high level of environmental quality.

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French connection LORCA is to be twinned with the French town of Adissan. In the 1920s many people left Lorca to work in Adissan in the vineyards or in ceramics. The twinning ceremony was due to take place on July 13.

Fire alert THE province started the week on a weather warning as the government declared a level three pre-emergence fire risk. The alert came as temperatures were expected to reach nearly 40 degrees in inland areas of Alicante such as in Orihuela and Alcoy causing potential risk of fire in mountainous areas.

A LUCKY Torremolinos resident scooped €1 million in the National Lottery draw on Saturday, July 9, with the ticket having been sold on Calle San Miguel.

Competitive advantage MALAGA is the fourthcheapest Spanish city in which to enjoy a break, according to a ‘holiday index’ prepared by a Spanish price comparison website.

Malaga strays THE Society for Protection of Animals and Plants of Malaga is heaving at the seams, with officers having rescued an incredible 915 animals since the beginning of 2016, the majority of them abandoned dogs.

Act of quad NATIONAL POLICE in Malaga City have detained three men aged between 24 and 26-years-old for the theft of at least one quad bike, with two other vehicles seized during the raid which led to their arrests.

Dramatic tailback THERE was a 14 kilometre tailback on the N340 from La Cala in the direction of Marbella in the early evening of Thursday July 7 as yet another lorry toppled over blocking one lane whilst the second lane had to be closed to allow access for a crane to right it.

Flamenco fever LA CALA DE MIJAS will witness flamenco fervour every Thursday throughout the summer, with free shows taking place outside the town hall each week until mid-September.

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Propaganda SWEDEN: Russia has accused Sweden of spreading propaganda about a Russian threat after high-ranking defence officials voiced concern about the country’s military activities.

No cruising SWEDEN: Will not host asylum seekers aboard a luxury cruise vessel owned by a USbased Swedish shipping magnate, as originally planned, as it had not secured the necessary permits.

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check-in forcing hundreds to miss their flights. First and business class passengers were the worst affected.

Not guilty FORMER PR guru Max Clifford has been cleared of indecent assault of a 17-year-old girl after his accuser’s mother told a jury even she did not believe her daughter’s claim. He is currently serving an eight-year prison term for assault.

Loch crash TWO toddlers died when their car plunged into a loch near Oban in Scotland. A woman, aged 36, believed to be their mother, survived the crash.

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HIGH STREET: Lidl named supermarket of the year.

THERE was travel chaos at Heathrow airport as a computer glitch in the new BA system caused two-hour queues at

NORWAY: Prime Minister Erna Solberg has said the Nordic nation will not enter into any agreements with Britain until its exit from the EU is finalised.

NORWAY: The owner of Norwegian Air Shuttle has apologised to all passengers who have had their holiday plans ruined by the airline’s recent cancellations due to pilot shortages and aviation strikes in France.

TWO men were found guilty of sexual assault on New Year’s Eve in Cologne and handed probationary sentences. Hundreds of women reported being sexually assaulted in Cologne over New Year to police.

Most wanted A HACKER got in to the Interpol website and added Interior Minister Markus Ulbig to the ‘most wanted’ pages. The hacker has already exposed holes in the FBI’s and NSA’s digital security.

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VOLUNTARY fire departments across Germany are desperate for new recruits and refugees are quickly taking advantage of the opportunity for greater integration.

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DENMARK: Human trafficking is increasing in Denmark with the number of people being sold into involuntary service as sex workers never higher in Denmark. Officials identified 93 trafficking victims in 2015. In 2007, that number was just 17.

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GERMAN prosecutors said they have arrested an alleged Algerian Daesh group militant. He was already in custody when the intelligence service identified him as a Daesh suspect.

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NORWAY: A Swedish businessman based in Oslo is facing trial in Norway. He is accused of sexually abusing a 13-yearold girl in Thailand for several years after meeting her in 2008.

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Low-cost is best LIDL has beaten high street rivals to be named supermarket of the year in the UK in the Good Housekeeping Institute awards. Aldi and Waitrose were runners up but the ‘big four’ Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons missed out.

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NEW BOOM: Is thought to be linked to low mortgage interest rates.

House sales on a high HOUSE sales hit new records with 42,800 transactions in the second quarter of 2016. The previous high was in 2006 and the new boom is probably linked to low mortgage interest rates.

Jail break THE number of people in prison in the Netherlands fell by 27 per cent between 2011 and 2015 to just over 11,000. There was also a 55 per cent

DUTCH PRESS drop in the number of under-17s sentenced to youth detention.

Building deaths FORTY-TWO construction site workers were killed in accidents at work in the first six months of this

year; a rise of more than 50 per cent compared to last year. A report said the increase is largely due to the upturn in the construction sector following the economic crisis.

Service connection PUBLIC transport companies have pledged to join up services in the Netherlands’ main urban belt so people can get from the four major cities within an hour.

MEETINGS are being held this week to discuss the future of Berlin’s old airports, including Schönefeld and Tegel, which are still scheduled for new uses in 2018 as the new BER airport still has no opening date.

Twin compensation A MUNICH family reached a €90,000 settlement with their gynaecologist after the woman’s birth control implant failed and resulted in a twin pregnancy. The 32-year-old woman was already a mother of two.

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FIJI SHOCK: Body parts were washed up on a Pacific island beach. FIJI was in shock after body parts from a retired Russian couple washed up on the shore of one of the Pacific island’s most beautiful beaches. Yuriy Shipulin and his wife Nataliya were killed and mutilated with investigators considering whether debtors were behind the murder.

Educating Putin MILLIONS of schoolchildren will be instructed to read a new judo book partly written by president Putin. Gentle Way will be distributed to children from the first to fourth grades and promotes a healthy, active lifestyle ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Common concern ERSTWHILE enemies Tu r k e y a n d R u s s i a m a y well come to a rapprochement after reports suggested that the Istanbul airport bombers were from Chechnya. Both countries have b e e n t a rg e t e d b y I s l a m i c extremism although serious differences remain in their respective Syria policies,

Telly tyranny AN apprentice style reality televi si on show wi l l be used by Chechen despot Ramzan Kadyrov t o sel ect a new assi st ant . The televised trials will see desperate women lay tables and perform other feminine functions while the narcissistic politician shows off his physical prowess Putin style.

RAMZAN KADYROV: Searching for a new assistant.

h i g h l i g h t e d b y Tu r k e y ’s downing of a Russian fighter jet.

Wise owls “KEEP calm but I told you so” tweeted the Russian embassy in London after the publication of the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war. The Kremlin opposed the American-led war joined by Britain, which it described as “unjust and dangerous,” and unfortunately saw its wariness vindicated.

Why us? RESEARCH aimed at countering Russophobia and understanding western

plans to destroy the Russian soul has been promised by the Ministry of Culture. Anti-Russian attitudes in the media will be one of the key priorities for investigation as the country continues to be swamped in a propaganda war with the Americans.

Odd squad THE Russian Olympic committee has named the 68 strong team of athletes it wants to send to the 2016 games, despite them all being banned due to systemic corruption and doping allegations. Some individual athletes will be able to appeal against the decision but the country’s name is mud.

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Spain still in trouble with the EU By John Smith HAVING waited for the results of the Spanish general election, the European Commissioners have now declared that both Portugal and Spain did not take proper measures to control their financial deficits for 2015 and are therefore taking the first steps towards possible fines by placing this statement in writing. This will in turn be debated by the

is the amount that the EU could fine Spain for missing its financial targets in 2015.

SPORTS DIRECT: Has seen incredible growth.

Sports Direct profits see fall WHEN you consider that a pair of ‘designer’ Nike Air trainers can cost as little as the equivalent of €40 in Sports Direct in the UK when compared to €100+ in Spain, it is not surprising that they have seen some incredible growth over the past few years. The problem is however that cheap prices often mean poor working conditions and the bad publicity that has surrounded the company and its

Union at a meeting of leaders and financial ministers due to be held on July 12, at which time there may be a recommendation that a fine and freezing of aid be imposed or, in light of the current high passions caused by Brexit, a possible delay in any decision until later in the year. In the event that a fine is to be imposed then there will be a 10-day period in which Spain can appeal, but if it

Today we met and agreed we would work together to build on this with a common aim to help London retain its position as the leading international financial centre,” said George Osborne, with four international banks.

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founder Mike Ashley who recently had to appear before a Commons Select Committee to explain his company’s actions and admit to some poor treatment of staff means that profits have fallen sharply. It isn’t just bad publicity but difficult trading patterns on the high streets that have seen profits drop by 8.4 per cent to £275 million (€322 million) yet shares have seen a bounce back after post Brexit drops.

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Ferrovial success SPANISH firm Ferrovial is to be entrusted with a contract to redevelop and market Denver airport which is considered to be the largest airport in size in the USA although others see a throughput of more passengers. The company has plenty of experience in working with foreign airports as it has investments in Heathrow and other UK facilities.

Taking a pounding AFTER a brief recovery soon after the referendum vote was announced, the pound has continued to slip against foreign currencies although its worst losses have been against the US dollar. It has not performed quite as badly against the euro and at the time of writing, had recovered slightly, although it is still well below pre-Brexit rates.

Car giant facing lean times TOYOTA, the world’s largest producer of cars, has reverted to a 2008 tactic by shutting down two out of eight lifts at its Tokyo headquarters, as well as adjusting air conditioning in an attempt to remind staff of the need to keep costs under control. Whilst the cost saving in real terms is

$300,000 (€271,000) is the estimated amount earned each month by hackers who have infiltrated malware into up to 10 million phones in China and Indonesia with fake advertising.

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likely to be negligible, the company believes that by taking this action it is raising awareness with employees of the need to reduce costs wherever possible to ensure that this giant of the automotive industry is able to meet the challenges of a difficult world market.

loses then it will in theory need to pay a small percentage of GDP, by the end of July. Quite how this will help the fragile Spanish economy which is still without a majority government is not clear. It is however also possible that the EU could reduce or even cancel any fine if it feels it appropriate and likely to benefit Spain (and Portugal) and the EU in the long term.

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US hackers THOSE who travel to the US will no doubt have seen one of the 1,025 branches of the Wendy’s fast food operation whose logo is a young girl with red hair and pigtails. Unfortunately, it is now red faces at the group which has announced that every one of its branches has been hit by cyber hackers with debit and credit card information stolen. The problem appears to be with an external supplier of point-of-sale systems and as yet, the chain is unable to quantify the financial cost to patrons.

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NET VOL 65.32 16.79 586.23 195.38 146.50 298.60 40.28 186.63 1,142.42 42.21 346.53 6,340.69 1,014.51 76.03 780.31 1,718.23 330.50 616.22 1,532.48 15.51 208.18 114.40 16.49 585.39 22.99 459.18 174.37 7.37 201.11 171.70 850.01 308.84 80.50 166.11 382.48 445.09 13,419.27 270.02 31.53 65.17 1,175.71 183.52 95.16 26.43 842.58 18.80 99.47 1,468.83 16.64 617.99

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Boeing loves Britain post-Brexit

I want the message to go out loud and clear: the UK will continue to lead the world in both civil and defence aerospace.” Cameron at the opening of the long-running Farnborough Air Show on Monday, July 11, and he made a point of saying that the UK was open for business despite the referendum vote. “Whatever uncertainties our country faces, I want the message to go out loud and clear: the UK will continue to lead the world in both civil and defence aerospace,” Mr Cameron said.

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By John Smith DESPITE all of the economic doom and gloom being spread following the referendum result, one American company, Boeing, has pledged to create 2,000 new jobs in the UK as it also agrees to sell nine submarine-hunting P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the Ministry of Defence at a cost of £3 billion (€3.5 billion). In a 10-year deal, Boeing has advised that it will make the UK its European base for training, maintenance and repair for its defence aircraft. In addition, it will also build a special base for the new aircraft at RAF Lossiemouth at a cost estimated to be £100 million (€117 million). News of this deal was unveiled by David

DEFENCE DEAL: Boeing has agreed to sell nine P-8A Poseidon planes to the UK Ministry of Defence.

The Boeing corporation has been investing in Britain for the past five years with a doubling of its work force and a spend of £1.8 billion (€2.11 billion) in 2015, with the future looking particularly bright thanks to this latest announcement. Aircraft sales are expected to continue to expand both for commercial and defence purposes, and air

shows of this type do see a huge amount of money spent on future development. The government also announced that it plans to work with industry to invest an additional £365 million (€428 million) in aerospace research. With the requirement for quieter and more efficient, less polluting aircraft, it is estimated that the

two largest manufacturers, Boeing and Airbus, are not only developing large, long-haul aircraft but also have full order books for older, small capacity aircraft which have been improved and developed over the years, whilst smaller manufacturers such as Bombardier are also gaining access to the European market.

Prices up to pay National Living Wage WHILST the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) was greeted with much horror by business leaders and captains of industry, it appears that the one thing it hasn’t done is to reduce the number of jobs available. Even the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted it would lead to 60,000 job losses by 2020, but so far it appears from a new survey undertaken that employers have tended to either increase their prices or accept a reduction in profit, in order to find the funds required to pay the NLW minimum of £7.20 (€8.50) per hour to all staff over 25. According to this, the first survey of its kind to be conducted after the introduction of the NLW in April, 500 companies involved in a range of different industries were asked, just a few days before the referendum, for their opinion on how it has affected their business. Nearly 50 per cent said that the introduction of this new law had increased their costs. Of those affected, 36 per cent said that they had put

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WAGE CHANGE: The NLW has forced some business owners to increase their prices. up their prices to compensate for the higher wage cost, whilst 29 per cent said they had reduced their profits.

The encouraging news for staff was that the survey found that only 8 per cent of those surveyed had

cut paid breaks, overtime or bank holiday pay. One particular word of warning

was sounded however and that concerned uncertainty in the event that Britain voted to leave the European Union, as few companies were sure about future employment opportunities for staff as commercial income could drop dramatically. It appears that a number of large employers have reduced staff benefits in the past 12 months, but this is thought to be in anticipation of stiffer trading opportunities rather than as a means to claw back any increased salaries to comply with the NLW. Those under 25 are confusingly paid the National Minimum Wage, which for those aged 21 to 24 is £6.70 (€7.87) per hour and will not see the increase until they reach 25. A spokesman for the Department for Business told the BBC: “The government wants to move to a higher wage, lower tax and lower welfare society and the National Living Wage is a crucial part of achieving this. It is encouraging to hear that employers are investing in training and technology which will help to improve productivity.”

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Port Talbot steel needs a ‘white knight’ By John Smith WITH all of the ‘excitement’ over the result of the referendum, and the fact that Wales in general had voted in favour of leaving the European Union, the not inconsiderable matter of the potential sale or closure of the Tata Steel UK steelworks in both Port Talbot and the north of England has been somewhat sidelined by the media. The board of Tata, however, is not overlooking this momentous decision, and is meeting in India to decide how best to proceed as far as its shareholders’ best interests are concerned. Alert to this, the current Business Secretary Sajid Javid, who is not in the Conservative leadership race, travelled to Mumbai, somewhat cap in hand, to see what if anything could be salvaged for the British economy. As it happens, the Brexit wind may well have carried some good as far Port Talbot is concerned, as it is possible that thanks to the recent improvement in the price of steel, it becomes more likely to generate income for the group, thus protecting the jobs of staff there, but the massive deficit in the pension fund continues to be a major problem, although the government has offered to pass legislation to reduce pensioners’ benefits, which won’t endear it at the next election. In addition, the govern-

30.5 billion euros, the turnover for Indian-owned companies employing people in the UK last year.

ment has offered huge loans and to even take a 25 per cent shareholding if and when the Port Talbot business is sold. Any short-term delay by Tata will help employees, but as it is unlikely to invest further in the business then it becomes less of an attraction to potential purchasers. The speciality business in the north, which employs some 2,000 people in Hartlepool, Rotherham and Stockbridge, is not going to survive, and if it can’t be sold then the odds are that it will be c l o s e d down. Here is a perfect example for the Brexit sup-

porters to see whether our Commonwealth friend, India, welcomes the opportunity to support the British economy or is actually only interested in what is beneficial to its own. It must be remembered that prior to the vote, Indian-owned companies employed about 110,000 people in the UK, which saw turnover of some £26 billion (€30.5 billion) last year. Mr Javid will be travelling all over the globe in an effort to encourage external investment, but may be slightly hampered by the fact that Article 50 hasn’t been invoked, and Britain will in theory continue to be a possibly ‘lame duck’ member of the Union for two years after. On the employment front, the good news is that the government will be hiring 300 new officers, which it will use to try to negotiate trade deals around the world as a mark of its recognition of the need to find replacement financial partners.

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A few forthright foresights LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

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VILIFIED yet again. Or in the words of dear old Kenneth Williams “Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it infa’ me!” Last week’s piece on Nicola Sturgeon indeed needed very little urging to bring down the full wrath of our feisty Scottish friends onto this old boy’s, fully anticipant head. Oddly some of the slightly more extreme responses were totally contradictory and actually guilty of exactly what they were accusing me of (“How dare you describe Alyn Smith in such derogatory terms - you nasty little s..t!”). At this point I do apologise unreservedly for referring to this man as a caber tosser; I really should have stayed with the vernacular. Outside of that, I stand by all I said. I sincerely do think the SNP has a completely

FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Leapy stands by all that he says. hidden agenda of fanatic opportunism and if not watched very carefully, will bring Scotland tumbling down very much akin to the price of North Sea oil.

Of course I have been scoffed at and vilified on numerous occasions over the years. Twenty-five years ago, when I warned that Britain was being so infiltrated with terrorists and

over run by immigrants that by the time the authorities woke up it would be ‘too late,’ I was accused of being a ‘ranting racist.’ Around that time I also wrote that

many convicted thugs were being radicalised in prisons by Islamic fanatics; an observation which was considered by many as ‘another Leapy alarmist rant’ (and I had witnessed that personally!). When Tony Blair was elected, I received plenty of stick for stating that ‘I wouldn’t trust him further than I could throw him.’ Ha! In more recent times of course, I drew plenty of hate mail when I concluded that Corbyn was hopeless and would probably last less than two years (that prophesy of course has still to come to pass!). Some years ago, I told column perusers to ‘look out for UKIP’ (derided). And when I stated that Trump was ‘underestimated’ was called, among other things, a bigoted idiot. Those seeking intellect in this column may be disappointed, but hopefully, those searching out foresight are more than suitably satiated! Keep the faith. Love Leapy, leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:30am Psych 11:20am Scorpion 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:20pm The Hot Desk 8:30pm You’ve Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Shaun of the Dead 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Shaun of the Dead 12:05am Family Guy

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8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm The Sky at Night 9:00pm The Greatest Poem of World War One 10:00pm The Banker’s Guide to Art Documentary taking an inside look at the high-stakes and sometimes murky world of art collecting. 11:30pm Arena 12:30am Time Shift 1:30am Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson 2:30am The Greatest Poem of World War One 3:30am The Banker’s Guide to Art 5:00am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

7:40am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:05pm 2:10pm 3:10pm 4:10pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:55pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

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Doctor in the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Wycliffe Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor in the House On the Buses Man About the House Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Endeavour Crime drama series about the young Detective Constable Endeavour Morse. Appropriate Adult Inspector Morse Judge Judy The Emmy nominated reality courtroom series, presided over by outspoken family court judge.

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Dare to Believe Will and Grace Will and Grace Will and Grace Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss A Place in the Sun Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun Dare to Believe Posh Pawnbrokers Fifteen to One Countdown The Question Jury Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Dare to Believe Inside Out Homes Inside Birmingham Children’s Hospital Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 24 Hours in A and E

Gunsmoke Minder Ironside Quincy, M.E. Ax Men The Chase Gunsmoke Tour de France Highlights Tour de France Live Storage Wars Ironside The Saint Tour de France Highlights The Motorbike Show The Spy Who Loved Me FYI Daily The Spy Who Loved Me Last Man Standing FYI Daily Last Man Standing Tour de France Highlights Motorway Patrol Teleshopping

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 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Aurora Teagarden Mystery: Three Bedrooms, One Corpse 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Bargain Bride on Benefits 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm It’s Not Me, It’s You 11:45pm Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

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Alex Zane’s Cinecast Exodus: Gods and Kings 9:50am Max Payne 11:50am Taken 3 1:55pm The Rock 4:15pm Batman and Robin 6:25pm Exodus: Gods and Kings 9:00pm Taken 3 11:00pm Max Payne 12:55am The Terminator

7:30am Ricki and the Flash 9:25am The Top Ten Show 2016 9:45am Beverly Hills Cop 11:40am Beverly Hills Cop II 1:35pm Beverly Hills Cop III 3:30pm Cop Out 5:25pm Planes, Trains and Automobiles 7:10pm Ricki and the Flash 9:00pm Beverly Hills Cop 11:00pm Beverly Hills Cop II 12:50am Beverly Hills Cop III

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THURSDAY TV

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 Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Big Bang Theory New Girl Angie Tribeca The IT Crowd The IT Crowd The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Chronicles of a Champion Golfer Chronicling the life and times of Jack Nicklaus, the Golden Bear, the American golfer who won a remarkable 18 majors during a glittering career at the top of the game. 7:30am The Open Championship Live 10:00pm The Open Highlights 12:00am The Open - Official Films 1:00am The Open Highlights 3:00am The Open - Official Films Ahead of the 2016 Open Championship, Sky Sports recaps some of the tournament’s best contests. Here, a look at 2008, with Padraig Harrington returning from 2007 as defending champion.

7:00am Body 8:30am Strange Magic 10:15am Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 12:10pm The Walk 2:25pm Spectre 5:00pm Strange Magic 6:45pm The Walk 9:00pm Spectre 11:35pm Body 12:55am Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Charming comingof-age drama about a film-obsessed teen who befriends a classmate recently diagnosed with cancer. 2:45am Regression Supernatural thriller about a cop investigating the case of a teenage girl abused by a satanic cult. 4:35am Theeb

7:00am T20 Blast Cricket Derbyshire play Lancashire at The 3aaa County Ground in the NatWest T20 Blast. 10:45am Sporting Triumphs A look back at some of sport’s greatest triumphs. 11:00am Cricket 7:30pm Sporting Triumphs 7:45pm Sporting Triumphs 8:30pm Live Super League Hull FC face Hull KR at The KC Stadium in the First Utility Super League. 11:30pm NRL - The Rookie 12:30am World Rugby 1:00am Super League Highlights 1:15am Super League Gold A chance to relive the 1998 Super League Grand Final between Wigan Warriors and Leeds Rhinos.

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Right on the Money 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Wanted 12:45pm Neighbourhood Blues 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Red Rock 3:25pm Escape to the Country 4:25pm Garden Rescue 5:10pm Flog It! 6:10pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:32pm BBC Weather 11:35pm New Tricks 12:35am Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2:10am Weather for the Week Ahead

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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 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 Coronation Street 9:00pm Gino’s Italian Escape: Islands in the Sun 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:40pm The Shawshank Redemption 2:15am Jackpot247 4:00am Murder, She Wrote

7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Emmerdale 10:00am Coronation Street 10:30am Psych 11:20am Scorpion 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm 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 7:50pm The Hot Desk 8:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Dark Knight 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm The Dark Knight 1:00am Family Guy

10:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:20pm 2:45pm 3:45pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:30pm 11:30pm 12:00am 12:30am 1:30am 3:10am 4:10am 5:30am

Right on the Money Garden Rescue The Hairy Builder Attenborough’s Passion Projects Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities The Big Allotment Challenge Tennis The Hairy Builder First Night of the Proms Golf Newsnight Artsnight Being the Brontes Barbara Frat Boys: Inside America’s Fraternities Murdered by My Father This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

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8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Top of the Pops Mike Read presents the pop chart show, first broadcast on 18 February 1982. 9:00pm Sounds of the 70s An unashamed celebration of the instantly recognisable classics from the decade of love. 9:30pm First Night of the Proms 10:30pm I’m Not in Love: The Story of 10cc 11:30pm The Old Grey Whistle Test 1:00am Sounds of the 70s 1:30am Top of the Pops 2:10am I’m Not in Love: The Story of 10cc 3:10am The Old Grey Whistle Test 4:40am This is BBC Four

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Doctor in the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Love Your Garden Love Your Garden Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor in the House On the Buses Man About the House Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Birds of a Feather Birds of a Feather Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs Appropriate Adult Evil Under the Sun FYI Daily Evil Under the Sun Long Lost Family

9:30am 9:55am 10:25am 10:55am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:10pm 3:10pm 4:10pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:05pm 12:10am 12:45am 1:40am

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Countdown Will and Grace Will and Grace Will and Grace Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Dare to Believe Undercover Boss A Place in the Sun Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun Posh Pawnbrokers Fifteen to One Countdown The Question Jury Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Gogglesprogs Celebrity First Dates The Last Leg Man Down Rude Tube Dare to Believe

8:20am Bob the Builder 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:50am Noddy: Toyland Detective 9:00am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am 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 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm King Tut’s Tomb: The Hidden Chamber 10:00pm Big Brother 11:30pm Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 12:30am Big Brother

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

Gunsmoke Minder Ironside Quincy, M.E. Ax Men The Chase Gunsmoke Tour de France Highlights Tour de France Live Ironside The Saint Tour de France Highlights Moonraker FYI Daily Moonraker The Krays FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. The Krays Tour de France Highlights Hell on Wheels ITV4 Nightscreen Text-based information service. Teleshopping

7:00am Tora! Tora! Tora! 9:25am Furious 7 11:50am Kingsman: The Secret Service 2:10pm Bad Boys 4:15pm The Matrix 6:40pm Furious 7 9:00pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 11:10pm Bad Boys 1:10am The Matrix 3:40am Gladiator

7:00am The Walk 9:10am Strange Magic Madcap musical fairy tale inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 10:55am Ghostbusters: Special 11:25am Spectre 2:00pm Everest A violent storm strikes as a group of climbers make their final ascent toward the summit of Everest. True-life drama with Jason Clarke. Mature themes/flashing images. 4:15pm The Walk 6:25pm Spectre 9:00pm Everest 11:05pm Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 1:00am Body 2:20am Theeb 4:10am Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

11:10am St. Vincent 1:00pm The Top Ten Show 2016 1:15pm Ghostbusters 3:05pm Ghostbusters II 5:00pm St. Vincent 6:50pm Ghostbusters: Special 7:20pm Meatballs 9:00pm Ghostbusters 10:50pm Ghostbusters: Special 11:20pm Ghostbusters II 1:15am Meatballs

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Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Melissa and Joey 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 Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Big Bang Theory Snow White and the Huntsman The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

FRIDAY TV

7:00am Chronicles of a Champion Golfer Born down under, Greg Norman was twice Open Champion and dominated golf for a decade. 7:30am The Open Championship Live Day two of The Open Championship from Royal Troon in Scotland. 10:00pm The Open Highlights 12:00am The Open - Official Films Ahead of the 2016 Open Championship, Sky Sports recaps some of the tournament’s best contests. 1:00am The Open Highlights 3:00am The Open - Official Films 4:00am The Open Highlights

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Cricket Classics Cricket Cricket Motorsport Mundial Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Sporting Triumphs Live T20 Blast Cricket Cricket Cricket T20 Blast Cricket Sussex take on Hampshire at The 1st Central County Ground in the NatWest T20 Blast. Sporting Triumphs A look at the incredible sporting triumph of England captain Michael Vaughan as he led his side to one of the most memorable Ashes series wins of all time. Cricket Classics

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites 1:00pm BBC News 1:10pm Weather 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm Athletics 3:15pm Jessica Ennis-Hill: A Coach’s Story 3:45pm Tennis: Davis Cup: Serbia v GB 6:45pm BBC News 6:55pm Regional News 6:58pm Weather 7:00pm Pointless 7:50pm The Getaway Car 8:40pm The National Lottery: In It to Win It 9:30pm The Musketeers 10:25pm Casualty 11:15pm BBC News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 1:55am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:00am BBC News

7:00am The Women’s Football Show 7:35am Once Upon a Honeymoon 9:25am FIM: Ivanhoe 11:10am Homes Under the Hammer 12:10pm Natural World 1:00pm The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure 2:00pm The Caine Mutiny 4:00pm Coast 5:00pm Escape to the Country 5:45pm Flog It! 6:45pm Tennis 8:00pm Gardeners’ World 8:30pm Dad’s Army 9:00pm Golf 11:00pm The Rack Pack Comedy-drama charting the glory days of snooker through the eyes of two rival snooker players. 12:30am Youth in Revolt 1:55am Repo Chick 3:20am This is BBC Two

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7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:20am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:05pm Catchphrase 2:05pm Ninja Warrior UK 3:05pm Kindergarten Cop 4:05pm FYI Daily 4:10pm Kindergarten Cop 5:15pm Back to the Future Part III 6:15pm FYI Daily 6:20pm Back to the Future Part III 7:35pm You’ve Got Mail 8:35pm FYI Daily 8:40pm You’ve Got Mail 10:00pm Shaun of the Dead 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Shaun of the Dead 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 1:00am Family Guy 1:30am American Dad! 2:00am American Dad! 2:30am The Cleveland Show 3:00am The Cleveland Show 3:30am The Cleveland Show 3:55am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

1:20pm 1:25pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:45pm 11:45pm 12:05am 1:45am 4:00am 4:50am

CITV ITV News Weekend Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Who’s Doing the Dishes? ITV News and Weather The Wine Show Big Box, Little Box Doc Martin The Chase Midsomer Murders Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather You’ve Been Framed! Catchphrase The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ITV News and Weather Carry on Up the Jungle Jackpot 247 Murder, She Wrote Nightscreen

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8:00pm Crossing England in a Punt: River of Dreams 9:00pm Who Were the Greeks? 10:00pm Beck 11:30pm Sinatra: All or Nothing at All 1:25am ... Sings the Great American Songbook 2:25am The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse 3:55am Top of the Pops Tommy Vance presents the pop chart show, first broadcast on 11 February 1982. 4:35am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind. More daily from 7.00pm.

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Judge Judy ITV3 Nightscreen Judge Judy Where the Heart is Where the Heart is Inspector Morse Agatha Christie’s Marple Foyle’s War George and Mildred FYI Daily George and Mildred The Zoo The Zoo Doc Martin Comedy drama series about a top London surgeon who developed a phobia of blood. Lewis A Touch of Frost The Jury City Lights ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. Teleshopping

6:15am Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free 6:20am Draw it! 6:45am King of Queens 7:10am King of Queens 7:35am Motorsport 8:00am Gillette World Sport 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Dare to Believe 10:00am The Morning Line 11:00am Car S.O.S. 12:00pm The Superhumans Show 12:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:55pm Come Dine with Me 3:00pm Channel 4 Racing 5:30pm A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 6:30pm Channel 4 News 6:55pm Dare to Believe 7:00pm Gogglesprogs 8:00pm Star Trek 10:30pm Shutter Island 1:10am Dare to Believe

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Ax Men Ax Men Motorway Patrol Motorsport UK Shed and Buried World Superbike Highlights British Superbike Championship Highlights BRDC Formula 3 Championship Highlights Tour de France Highlights Tour de France Live Storage Wars Monster Carp The Motorbike Show Tour de France Highlights For Your Eyes Only FYI Daily For Your Eyes Only Out for Justice FYI Daily Out for Justice Motorway Patrol Tour de France Highlights

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

Angels of Jarm Roary the Racing Car Milkshake! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Saturday Show Live Police Interceptors Police Interceptors Police Interceptors The World’s Strongest Man The World’s Strongest Man The World’s Strongest Man The World’s Strongest Man The World’s Strongest Man Cricket on 5 NCIS 5 News Big Brother Live From London Super Casino Big Brother Puppies Make You Laugh Out Loud Divine Designs

10:55am The Golden Child 12:40pm Fury 3:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 6:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 9:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 12:25am Fury

7:00am 8:45am 10:30am 12:25pm 2:25pm 4:10pm 6:15pm 8:00pm 10:00pm 12:05am 1:50am 3:40am 5:35am

Death Becomes Her 13 Going on 30 Never Been Kissed Pitch Perfect 2 13 Going on 30 Spy Tammy Pitch Perfect 2 Spy Tammy Mean Girls Never Been Kissed Death Becomes Her

SATURDAY TV

7:00am Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 7:05am Jane the Virgin 7:50am Suburgatory 8:10am Suburgatory 8:40am How I Met Your Mother 9:05am How I Met Your Mother 9:35am Baby Daddy 10:00am Baby Daddy 10:35am Melissa and Joey 11:00am Melissa and Joey 11:30am Melissa and Joey 12:00pm Melissa and Joey 12:30pm Rich Kids of Instagram 1:30pm New Girl 2:00pm The Goldbergs 2:30pm The Goldbergs 3:00pm Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 4:45pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The A-Team 12:25am Gogglebox 1:30am Gogglebox 2:35am Rude Tube 3:30am Rude Tube

7:00am The Open - Official Films Ahead of the 2016 Open Championship, Sky Sports recaps some of the tournament’s best contests. 8:00am Chronicles of a Champion Golfer As a child, Darren Clarke longed to be The Open champion. As a veteran, against the odds, he finally made it. 8:30am Chronicles of a Champion Golfer A compelling documentary in which Woods talks about his 20-year involvement in The Open. 9:00am The Open Championship Live 9:00pm The Open Highlights 11:00pm The Open - Official Films 12:00am The Open Highlights

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Maya the Bee Strange Magic Spectre Everest A violent storm strikes as a group of climbers make their final ascent toward the summit of Everest. True-life drama with Jason Clarke. Mature t hemes/flashing images. The Walk Maya the Bee Everest Spectre Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Theeb Maya the Bee Bees and hornets learn to live together in this colourful, kid-friendly animation. The impressive voice cast includes Kodi SmitMcPhee, Noah Taylor and Jacki Weaver.

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Sporting Triumphs Cricket Cricket Pro Kabaddi 2016 Ab De Villiers: Sporting Genius The Saturday Debate Cricket Ab De Villiers: Sporting Genius Live World Matchplay Darts Cricket Super League Highlights Sporting Triumphs Cricket Day three of the first Test between England and Pakistan at Lord’s. Cricket Cricket Cricket Classics Cricket Classics from the Sky Sports archive: England v India in the sixth ODI, 2007.

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The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:30am Great British Garden Revival 8:30am Gardeners’ World More handy horticultural tips from the gardening experts. 9:00am The Beechgrove Garden Scotland’s favourite gardening programme. 9:30am Countryfile 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pm Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes 12:30pm A Cook Abroad 1:30pm Triathlon World Series 2:45pm Kidnapped 4:15pm Natural World 5:15pm Natural World 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Attenborough’s Life That Glows 8:00pm Trust Me, I’m a Doctor 9:00pm Golf 11:00pm A Long Way Down 12:30am Mock the Week

8:00pm Concerto at the BBC Proms 8:30pm BBC Proms 2016 10:40pm Britain’s Wild Places 10:50pm Britain’s Wild Places 11:00pm Storyville 12:25am Time Shift Timeshift reveals the history of Antarctica, finding out why the most inhospitable place on the planet has exerted such a powerful hold on the imagination of explorers, scientists, writers and photographers. 1:25am Rich Hall’s You Can Go to Hell, I’m Going to Texas 2:55am Horizon Black holes are one of the most destructive forces in the universe, capable of tearing a planet apart and swallowing an entire star. 3:55am Time Shift

ITV News Weekend Murder, She Wrote Judge Rinder ITV News and Weather Rebound Long Lost Family Love Your Garden Midsomer Murders Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather The Chase: Celebrity Special It’ll be Alright on the Night Casino Royale ITV News and Weather Casino Royale River Monsters Jackpot 247 Motorsport UK British Superbike Championship Highlights

7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:25am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:35am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:25pm Take Me Out 2:35pm The Cube 3:35pm Catchphrase 5:35pm The Flintstones 6:35pm FYI Daily 6:40pm The Flintstones 7:20pm Nanny McPhee 8:20pm FYI Daily 8:25pm Nanny McPhee 9:15pm Liar Liar 10:15pm FYI Daily 10:20pm Liar Liar 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life. 12:30am American Dad! 1:30am The Cleveland Show 2:30am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

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Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

PODEMOS is still licking its wounds after failing to cruise into second place on June 26. Did Venezuela frighten voters off? Venezuela is a mess but it’s debatable whether this is because president Nicolas Maduro took the advice of the country’s erstwhile assessors – Pablo Iglesias, Juan Carlos Monedero and Iñigo Errejon – or because he ignored it. Maduro is incapable of accepting election defeat and now wants to dissolve parliament. Not so very different from Podemos which, confident of a more acceptable result, precipitated another poll. And they got that wrong, too.

NICOLAS MADURO: The Venezuelan president unable to accept election defeat.

wikipedia commons (Nicolas Maduro)

Podemos delay tactics Looking ahead JUAN CARLOS MONEDERO, in upbeat mode, recently declared that Pablo Iglesisas would be voted president in the next elections. No doubt that this is why Spain’s remaining parties are doing their damnedest to ensure that there won’t be another election for four years. Moncloa’s front door key. And see how long he lasts in isolation.

Sick note THERE is just one way that the country’s politic a l pa rtie s c a n pick t hei r way through the minefield of red lines that prevented agreements after the December election. It’s not a sure thing, but Mariano Rajoy might finally harvest the votes of Ciudadanos. Again it’s no dead cert but the PNV Basque party, which is centre-right as well as nationalist, might lend a helping ha nd, a s c ould the Canar y I sl and MP’s. Rajoy could then find his way out of the maze if a couple of PSOE MP’s has a diplomatic headache on the day of the investiture vote. Unfortunately no one wants to be the one to do it, so pity the

poor so-and-so who is genuinely ill or gives birth that day...

Make friends time THE Partido Popular and Mariano Rajoy are laying off Pedro Sanchez for the time being. All’s fair in love and war and polit i cs as wel l , but i t ’s no secr et t hat al though the PP was the most voted party in last month’s elections Rajoy needs all the help that he can get. There will be time for the backbiting, exchanges of insults and the general yahboo-sucks inseparable from parliamentary politics once some kind of government has been cobbled together.

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Post-referendum intrigue, betrayal and political assassinations Nora Johnson

Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

INTRIGUE, betrayal and political assassinations. And that just describes events in the American TV version of House of Cards! Post-referendum British politics far surpassed all that and would make even Kevin Spacey’s Machiavellian character Frank Underwood blanch. For many barely able to disguise their horror at the spectacle of a nest of political vipers more interested in bakstabbing rivals than calming nerves, this Jacobean tragedy fast descended into a Whitehall farce. Maybe not so much House of Cards then, more like St Trinian’s? But why should we think there’s anything wrong with this? It’s politics at its very best: democracy in ac-

THERESA MAY: The new Prime Minister for the United Kingdom.

tion. It’s not a vicar’s tea party, it’s supposed to be competitive. The situation arose because of a democratic vote. At the end, Theresa May emerged triumphant. If Brits don’t like her they can vote her out in four years’ time. It’s precisely the strength of the democratic process that allows for such competitive behaviour within the party. Meanwhile, both Labour and Lib Dems are calling for a general election. True, the new government will pursue a policy (Brexit) fundamentally different from the Tory party’s 2015 manifesto. Moreover, about two thirds of the MP’s then elected were staunchly anti-Brexit. Voters could, hypothetically, approve the government’s approach to Brexit, thereby following the outcome of the referendum. But should pro-EU Labour win the election, parliament would have a mandate to remain within the EU! As champions of parliamentary sovereignty, Brexit supporters could then hardly object if

a newly-elected parliament superseded the referendum result... Finally, we have the scathing Chilcot report into the Iraq war with Tony Blair facing potential “misconduct in public office” claims from soldiers’ families. The same Tony Blair who recently warned that, postreferendum, “our nation is in peril” and negotiations of “extraordinary complexity” require “serious statesmanship”. Anyone in mind, Tony? For many, Blair’s actions turned Iraq into a failed state, cost 10’s of thousands of lives and spawned IS extremism that now haunts the world. So, no Iraq exit plan then. No EU Brexit plan now. Have politicians learned nothing? Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.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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Horrible English hypocrites OH the good old days, when Spain was Spanish (sigh).Well, now that Britain aims to take more control of its borders it might keep some of those English in and stop them flocking to live over here! They never learn the language and never integrate. They want their own shops selling their own food, their own bars and culture, etc. They have an arrogant, self-aggrandising attitude that they have a right to be here because they contribute to the economy. Ha, but at what price? Schools can’t cope with all their children who don’t have a command of the language, the health service is under strain as so many are pensioners and, of course, they expect interpreters to be at their disposal wherever they go (What, don’t they even speak English here?!). And don’t get me started on the criminals! All those drug barons! A few years ago we had a serial killer murdering young girls, turned out he was English. Yes, they certainly have changed the face of Spain. Lucky for them Spain is a progressive, outward looking country and its lovely people don’t show hatred and resentment towards them. Still, it would be nice if they could be kept out and Spain could go back to the good old days (sigh). PS, I keep asking them why, if like me they are British living here, did so many of them vote LEAVE in the referendum. They tell me it’s because England is full of foreigners and it’s not English anymore! (sigh) NB The term ‘hypocrite’ is very similar in Spanish. Elaine, Torremolinos

Pet problems SURELY the time has now come to get rid of your pet idiot, Leapy Lee. Nicola Sturgeon doesn’t have a mandate for taking Scotland out of the UK and into the EU? How good is his maths? The SNP hold 56 of the 59 parliamentary constituencies. She and her party hold the majority of the seats in the Scottish Parliament, 62 per cent of the Scottish voters voted to remain in the EU. If that is not a mandate, where does he place the 51.9 per cent of the Brexiteers who will take the UK into a sad looking little England. Sorry Ed, but the time has come to dump your pet monkey and restore the paper to some sort of credible reality. Alex Smith San Miguel de Salinas

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A Cameron clone WHAT a sorry lot the Vote to leave have turned out to be, all air and no substance. With that ghastly incompetent woman Theresa May, a clone of Cameron, in charge we can forget a decent exit deal from the EU. So finally we will have to accept that the NWO is alive and well and is on the home straight. It’s now a final goodbye to the sovereignty of this nation, it was a bitter sweet dream which lasted less than three weeks. We shouldn’t be surprised if the next disappointment is the turn about by May and the Conservative Party that the referendum is not binding and it’s back to business as usual. The will of the people where it matters has never been a REALITY. Sadly for the second time I am witnessing the betrayal of a country by so-called politicians resulting in an ever increasing decline of the nation. I just hope and pray that All Mighty God will, sooner rather than later, call time on this greedy, amoral and corrupt world. If not we could be in for a very long bleak future ahead, a true test of one’s faith. Viv

Thank goodness we have always been under the sovereignty, of HM Government, and very proud of it. I suggest Mr Margallo learns how to be a diplomat before picking on Gibraltar, La Linea, and the rest of the campo area, without us they would return to poverty again. Francis Spiter

Brexit blues I NEVER noticed the upside down flag last week, which is unusual for me. But in the circumstances maybe it was the correct way for it to ‘fly’ as it is “a signal indicating a situation of DISTRESS” or simply “we are in trouble.” Mind you, we wouldn’t have that problem if the BLUE was gone! Andy Cooper

Nifty knockers HI, I replied to a letter a week or so ago about ‘Knitted Knockers,’ a lady was enquiring as to where she could get one. Because of your paper we were able to deliver one to her on Friday!! She was delighted and insisted on giving a donation so now we are able to help more women, would you be able to do a feature for us to raise awareness, please? I understand there was some publicity earlier in the year. Thank you. Sue Wright

Knitting help Words of wisdom SUPERB article Leapy, I think I have read everything you have written and have listened to your words of wisdom on radio ages ago. I agree with 99.9 per cent of it all. Often have I sat poised over keyboard to thank you for putting into words what I, as an inarticulate Scottish lad sadly cannot do :-(( I have adopted ‘mañana’ as my mantra years ago which also does not help communicating with my heroes. Enoch of course heading the list… a short list of two! Leaving Scotland in the mid 1970s I have always been proud to

answer the question of “ Where do you come from?” with a precise geographical location, now to save me embarrassment my answer is Britain. Hopefully my fellow countrymen will see sense and remove this woman from any position of power soon. Keep it coming Leapy, I look forward to Thursday’s Euro Weekly News. D. Maclean

Raging Scot DEAR stupid I have been left so angry at your column July 7 - 13. You are so full of yourself but your stupidity has almost left me speechless. We (Scots) don’t hate the English it has always been

Westminster, and their deaf ears and corruptness. You are just so jealous that there is, at the moment, no one in parliament that you can trust, to serve England. We love Nicola and Alyn, they are both saying what they have always stated and not bending to whatever wind is blowing. You arrogant little ----! Angry Euro News reader

Big bully I HAVE read your article about Gibraltar with interest, being a Gibraltarian living in Spain, after having lived in England for most of my life, I couldn’t agree with you more, it’s typical Spanish hiding their problems and trying to bully Gibraltar.

I HAVE just read the letter from Sue Wright re the knitted knockers. I am willing to knit these for any ladies out there who may benefit from these lightweight inserts. It is something that does need to be promoted and if I can help in any way I will do. It would also be useful if anyone has any suitable wool that they are willing to donate to help in the making of these alternative prosthetics. Jane

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MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE

TODAY: Fri Sat Sun -

THERESA MAY HAS GOT THE TOP JOB AS P.M… NOW WILL SHE TOP THIS ? may be surprising to you, it is owing to a predictable situation. In opening your mind, you also seem to have opened your heart.

(June 22 - July 23)

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Being totally inspired this week, you could be tempted to let enthusiasm run away with you. It is a lovely feeling, like being a child again. Be sure to have fun, but do keep as much money in your pocket as possible.

limelight, it comes as no great surprise that admiration comes your way. What may surprise you, however, is the direction it comes from. Who would have thought that such a situation would arise? Strange things happen sometimes. Treat life with humour and kindness and you will not go far wrong.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You are so sharp that there is a danger you will cut yourself! Seriously, though, try not to appear pompous over a certain matter. You may be right and you may be clever, but smarty pants are rarely popular. Some of that sharpness gets things going for you in the love department.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Something new which you started in recent weeks becomes more than a passing interest. Although it

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) As you are very much in the

Saturday July 09

BONUS BALL

EURO MILLIONS Tuesday July 05

10 38

29 48

LUCKY STARS

MAX MIN

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LA PRIMITIVA

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA

Saturday July 09

Sunday July 10

Friday July 08

12 33

18 44

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35 23 S 34 23 S 36 25 S

Mon - 30 25 S Tues - 31 24 S Wed - 32 23 S

Mallorca

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MAX 31C, MIN 19C

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Mon - 30 24 S Tues - 30 24 S Wed - 31 24 Sh

30 24 S 30 23 S 31 23 S

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Mon - 33 25 S Tues - 31 24 S Wed - 31 22 C

Murcia

SUNNY MAX 29C, MIN 24C MAX MIN

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Mon - 30 25 S Tues - 31 25 S Wed - 30 24 S

30 23 S 31 24 S 31 25 S

S Sun,

SUNNY MAX 35C, MIN 22C

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Cl Clear,

F Fog,

Sh Showers,

Sn Snow,

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35 22 S 35 23 S 35 23 S

Mon - 34 22 S Tues - 34 23 C Wed - 33 23 S

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

Nonagram

TARGET: • Average: 12 • Good: 16 • Very good: 24 • Excellent: 31

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aced card cede cred crud cued curd dace dare darn dean dear deer duce dune nard need nerd nude rand read reed rend rude rued acred arced cadre caned cared cedar cered creed crude cured dance deuce dunce eared educe endue raced under canned craned dancer duenna dunner earned endear endure ennead enured neared reduce unread durance nuanced unearned ENDURANCE

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.

LOTTERY Saturday July 09

Mon - 34 20 S Tues - 32 21 S Wed - 34 22 S

SUNNY MAX 30C, MIN 22C

TODAY:

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32 25 S 32 23 S 32 22 S

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There will be a certain amount of discussion regarding holiday plans. You know what you want but how do you persuade others? It’s quite easy really. All you have to do is to get someone else to suggest a certain place.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) There is a wonderful enthusiasm about you at the moment. Seeing the reaction of others to you, it occurs that you should have taken this attitude before. Therefore, make a resolution to put more energy into everything that you do. The rewards are both social and financial.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Someone you mistrust offers to add to your celebrations. Why not call a truce? We both know that little long term will come out of it, but who cares? Sometimes, it is better to share one good moment with someone than none at all.

IRISH LOTTO

MAX 28C, MIN 22C

Benidorm TODAY: Fri Sat Sun -

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A last-minute invitation turns out to be just the ticket in more ways than one. An invitation to join a holiday may be proffered. This is unusual, certainly, but keep an open mind. Your company is clearly well appreciated so why not make that a point of pride?

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seek expert advice. At the end of the day, you will know what is both best and acceptable.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Some legal matters need your attention. That's not really what you want at this time of the year. A decision has to be made and it needs a fine balance. Asking others may just confuse matters, so only

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Barcelona TODAY:

MAX 36C, MIN 24C

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With everyone busy round you, the chance may be taken to show what you are capable of. Instead of watching someone make a pig’s ear of a work project, offer to help.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Your outgoing attitude is spot on. Some may say you are a little crazy, the way you go for things. Each person has their own way and yours can be quite unique but that certainly does not make it wrong. People who make the world around us that little bit more colourful are gems.

MAX MIN

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TODAY:

Almeria TODAY:

CANCER

LEO (July 24 - August 23) A business partnership takes on a romantic tinge this week. It is possible that the other party sees this as more significant than you. To avoid problems later it would be best to let them do all the running.

MAX 32C, MIN 24C

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10 26

18 42

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YOUR STARS

for next 7 days Madrid

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Solution (TINT) FULL PINT PULL PILL (TILL) PILE (TILT) PINE

PINT BACK

Weather Alicante

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

FULL

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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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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC

Code Breaker

Quick Across 1 Bundles, packets or parcels (8) 4 Let fall to the ground (4) 8 Have in common (5) 10 Convert into cash (7) 11 Farm vehicle (7) 12 Try out (4) 14 Did what one was told (6) 16 Drink of the gods (6) 19 Young bears (4) 21 Overwhelm (7) 24 As a replacement (7) 25 Frequently (5) 26 Consumes (4) 27 Brings into being (8) Down 1 Situation (8) 2 Representative (5) 3 Mistakes (6) 5 Wrecks (5) 6 Look furtively (4) 7 Conflict (6) 9 Not in a state of sleep (5) 13 Gifts (8) 15 Less difficult (6) 17 Indulgence (5)

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Across:

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 20 represents B and 23 represents J, so fill in B every time the figure 20 appears and J every time the figure 23 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.

1 Paste, 4 Cockpit, 8 Sparrow, 9 Image, 10 Saint, 11 Reasons, 12 Sanest, 14 Verses, 17 Athlete, 19 Slaps, 21 Plugs, 22 Asinine, 23 Retinue, 24 Eager.

Down: 1 Posts, 2 Sea-lion, 3 Egret, 4 Coward, 5 Climate, 6 Piano, 7 Tresses, 12 Scamper, 13 Stetson, 15 Shaking, 16 Berate, 18 Haunt, 19 Snipe, 20 Steer.

QUICK Across:

18 Boundary (6) 20 Spill or tip out (5) 22 Having excessive self-esteem (5)

English - Spanish

1 Cheaper, 5 Stout, 8 Least, 9 Sharing, 10 Mothers, 11 Enter, 12 Strong, 14 Spades, 18 Blank, 20 Opposed, 22 Sailors, 23 Leave, 24 Steps, 25 Strikes.

23 Money extracted as a penalty (4)

Down:

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

1 Columns, 2 Exact, 3 Pattern, 4 Resist, 5 Snake, 6 Omitted, 7 Tiger, 13 Realise, 15 Popular, 16 Sadness, 17 Houses, 18 Basis, 19 Knows, 21 Shark.

Across 1 Enjuagar (de ropa) (5) 4 Fly (insect) (5) 7 Varios (7) 8 Triplets (9) 12 Bud (of a flower) (7) 14 Comidas (5) 15 Caracol (5)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Sacred, 4 Isla, 8 Pared, 9 Chess, 10 Portraits, 14 Cielo, 15 Flojo, 16 Olor, 17 Prensa.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Down 1 Tail (of dog, bull, ox) (4) 2 Us (3) 3 Sobres (para cartas) (9) 4 Hammers (tools) (9) 5 Stamp (postage) (5) 6 Here (in this place) (4) 9 Gust of wind (5) 10 Espuma (4) 11 Blue (4) 13 Wave (in sea, lake) (3)

Hexagram

Down: 1 Sapo, 2 Carbonero, 3 End, 5 Sweetcorn, 6 Also, 7 Acta, 11 Tool, 12 Ocio, 13 Boca, 15 Fur.

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

ASSERT BARFLY BLURRY CLIENT EASIER ENABLE ESTATE FELINE (10) GRANNY INLAID

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Lascar 2 Chaste 3 Needle 4 Speech 5 Adroit 6 Donkey 7 Theist 8 Eureka 9 Vestal 10 Source 11 Median 12 Ideate 13 Nereid 14 Clergy 15 Malice 16 Riddle 17 Girdle 18 Alumni 19 Auntie

Across 1 Silences judge, centre court, before set is over (7) 5 Shatters sculptures (5) 8 The ordinary elements of complaints (5) 9 Could be a cretin, for sure (7) 10 An American author or a couple (5) 11 Subject is in the melting pot (5) 12 Supporter begins to suspect some cheek (5) 14 Butch starts making a cured ham omelette (5) 19 Neat about turn for vehicles (5) 21 Revise original alert (5) 23 Go ahead, before Grant (7) 24 Turkish leader in once more (5) 25 Breaks in to arrest suspect (5) 26 Recommend guests start getting organised (7) Down 1 Story about Rotterdam, possibly (6) 2 Over praise that's more insipid (7) 3 Not raised Georgia in Pacific kingdom (5) 4 Boxer's assistant's back up (6) 5 Nasty rat bite for cleric’s head wear (7) 6 Some Augusta teenagers in Georgia, perhaps (5)

7 Carpenters’ need Dollar and Queen (6) 13 Means street is in messy repair (7) 15 Grass and such is part of a kosher bagel (7) 16 Puts up or is in a daze (6)

17 Cooks for, but reacts badly (6) 18 Middle age lady has time for a sea bird (6) 20 Helps Lincoln with first tax system (5) 22 Characters want George’s nasal tone (5)

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Whiff of the past in the air In spite of my organic aspirations clouds of chemical gunk contaminated my healthy veg.”

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.

IT is unusual this time of the year for us to be still taking our morning walks, and by now we are normally well into our pre-breakfast swimming regime. With the excessive windy conditions that we have been experiencing, the temperature of the pool has plummeted, and being a bit of a wuss about these things, I simply cannot be bothered if it is 24 degrees or less. But as we strode it out alongside the canal this morning, I caught a hint of an odour I had not experienced in a good many years. A chemical, sickly sweet smell, and although only a momentary waft, it triggered disagreeable memories. In our former Suffolk home, we were fortunate to have a fair sized plot in which to practise our gardening skills.

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: Could there be a link between pesticides and nasty diseases? I say ‘our,’ but the truth is I am no Monty Don when it comes to the hydrangeas, and I am definitely not a hanging basket type of bloke. I leave all of that stuff to

the ‘princess’ who has a much lighter and sympathetic touch. However with a fifth of an acre, I felt an obligation to tend the vegetable garden, which to economise on

work, I had laid out in raised beds. I was Mr Organic and living in horse country, the residue from the rear ends of our equine friends, was not in short supply.

Perfect, except . . . We were encircled by fields used for the cultivation of a variety of crops, and at certain times, tractors would arrive pumping out chemical gunk, presumably to maximise yields. In spite of my organic aspirations therefore, clouds of this stuff would contaminate my healthy veg, bringing with it the same sickly sweet smell I experienced this morning. I often hear about public bewilderment regarding the increase in certain types of cancer and other nasty diseases. But when it becomes necessary for farmers to wear protective clothing and face masks when administering pesticides to the land, it does not take a genius to make the obvious link.

Congress criticises HSBC over money-laundering John Smith Random thoughts...

$881 million (€794 million) on behalf of Colombian and Mexican drug cartels. The report suggests that the Chancellor of the Exchequer brought a great deal of

pressure to bear on the US regulators to persuade them not to take legal action against the bank as it might have ‘very serious implications for financial and economic stability, particularly in Europe and Asia.’ In addition, Mr Osborne is accused of hampering the American enquiries in order to protect this important UK based bank with its headquarters in

THOSE who believe in the conspiracy theories of world control by such groups as the Bilderberg Group or the Illuminati will have a field day with the revelation that the US Government decided not to prosecute the international bank HSBC for alleged money-laundering in 2012 for fear of starting a ‘global financial disaster.’ Currently no officials appear prepared to confirm or deny this assertion made in a US Congressional report which highlights the fact that HSBC was guilty of contravening US sanctions by working with customers in Burma, Cuba, Iran and Libya Credit Ryan Johnson flickr but this was not as damning as the fact that it was also reportMISLED CONGRESS: Former US Attorney General Eric Holder. edly involved in ‘washing’

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What will tomorrow bring? IT was very encouraging that the British Ambassador to Spain should make time during a visit to Murcia City to invite Euro Weekly News to meet with him to discuss the future following the result of the referendum. Even for Mr Manley there will be more unknowns than guaranteed certainties, especially as his boss at the Foreign Office may change and the new Prime Minister may have quite different intentions and expectations concerning the Brexit negotiations than David Cameron. It’s not surprising that he used the phrase ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ as it really is the best advice that anyone can give at the moment, but what we have to hope is that the British Government does not forget all of those expatriates here and around Europe who have for various reasons left Great Britain to carve out new lives for themselves. Many have retired here and have paid taxes in the UK for all of their working lives, whilst others have set up thriving businesses and want to see their positions and those of their staff protected whilst they carry British passports. As the next two years pass, so it will become more apparent how each expatriate will stand in each country, but the important thing as far as we are concerned is that we at EWN will do all we can to communicate to our readers, in as clear and timely manner as possible, our understanding of the situation and how it affects each of you whilst living in Spain.

London. The US authorities are also criticised for making a deal with the bank allowing it to pay a fine of $1.92 billion (€1.73 billion) and face no charges, when the report believes that the former US Attorney General Eric Holder not only misled Congress about the decision, but also ignored suggestions by junior staff that there was a significant case to answer. Arguably it was always a delicate decision to make when considering that should HSBC have been prosecuted and found guilty, it would have lost its banking licence in the USA and the British Government must have seen this as a terrible threat to the global economy. Perhaps the fact that HSBC has indicated that it will keep its head ofNow we fice in the UK is a reward to the govwant to ernment for services rendered, hear your views. although the fact is that this unsavoury piece of news is hardly YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE likely to be beneficial to the - YOUR OPINION reputation of the bank or Mr Oswww.euroweeklynews.com borne.

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Is your memory loss hiding Alzheimer’s? A RECENT study of Americans over the age of 60 found that the condition they most feared was Alzheimer ’s or dementia (25 per cent) followed by getting cancer (23 per cent) and having a stroke (15 per cent). Slight memory loss is a normal consequence of ageing, and people should therefore not be overly concerned if they lose their keys or forget the name of a neighbour at the supermarket. But how do you know when forgetfulness is part of the normal ageing process and when it could be a symptom of Alzheimer’s? An early symptom of Alzheimer’s is memory loss including forgetting important dates or events and asking for the same information numerous times over but if you later remember those names and dates then it is likely to be age-related rather than Alzheimer’s so it is important not to panic when you start suffering from

memory loss. People frequently ask if they are more at risk if a grandparent had Alzheimer’s. Cases of Alzheimer’s in people aged 65 years or older are classified as late-onset Alzheimer ’s. In these cases the cause of

the disease is unknown but in early-onset Alzheimer’s, which is rare, genes do play an important role as inheriting these rare, genetic mutations can lead to early-onset Alzheimer’s. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s but experts believe a number of compounds found in cannabis could prove effective as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. There are also numerous trials and research projects underway which could ultimately lead to effective treatments in the near future for this insidious disease.

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Brits no happier A NATIONAL survey has found that British people are wealthier and healthier than ever before but no happier with life. The survey, carried out before the Brexit result, has revealed that people feel no hap-

pier or more worthwhile than they did a year ago. The drop in national happiness has been blamed on slowed economic growth and world events such as the refugee crisis and terror attacks. Those living in London are

the least satisfied with life in the UK, according to the figures and whilst women score higher than men in the happiness rankings they are also more prone to feeling anxious. Happiness ratings have shot up since surveys started in 2011 but have dropped off in the last year according to the results unveiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Respondents aged over 16 were asked questions including: Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays? To what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile? How happy did you feel yesterday? How anxious did you feel yesterday?

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CHILDHOOD OBESITY: Parents are putting their children at risk by serving large portions.

TEN PER CENT of parents are feeding their children close to adult-sized portions of food. The findings came from the Infant and Toddler Forum (ITF), which commissioned the survey of 1,000 parents. They warn that parents are increasing the chances of children becoming obese as a worrying amount were found to be giving their child too much food. As part of the study, parents were s how n pic ture s of food a nd told to s e le c t the portion sizes they give their children a nd a s ke d how ofte n the y give youngs te rs c e rta in foods. Results showed around one in 10 parents usually served their child nearly an adult-sized portion of popular foods like spaghetti or cheese sandwiches. The recomme nde d a mount of bread is half to one medium sized slice, two to five tablespoons of pasta and one to four tablespoons of mashed potato. Around 10 per cent gave their child large snacks, nearly three in 10 chose a bigger than necessary portion size of cheese and oatcakes when asked to select from pictures. Around 45 per cent let their child have crisps two or three times a week, 17 per cent offered them four to six times a week and 6 per cent every day. Many offer a whole packet when the recommended amount for a one to four year old is around just six crisps. A quarter let children eat a whole pack of jelly sweets as a treat, three times the recommended amount. For more information on the recommended amount of food visit the ITF website at www.infantandtoddlerfo rum.org.

SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. This week a reader asked the doctor for advice regarding her husband’s uncomfortable problem: DEAR doctor, I am writing in on behalf of my husband because he is very embarrassed about a problem he has. He i s 50 and f or t he last few days he says he has been feeling pain in one of hi s t est i cl es. I have asked him if there is any swelling or lumps and he says no but complains that it feels harder and heavier than the other one. He al so som etimes seems to have discom f or t i n t he l ower abdomen and I am getting worried. What do you think is wrong with him? Could it be something import ant or j ust a passi ng thing? Should he go to the doctor? He says it’s em bar r assi ng and he woul d r at her wai t and see if it goes away on its own but I am scar ed i t could be something urgent. What if it’s cancer? What do you t hi nk I should do?

Dear reader: Testicular pain can be caused by al l sor t s of things. It could be a benign problem such as bruising caused by a bump or bad positioning, this can occur without the person even bei ng awar e of i t (especially at night while sleeping). Moderately important causes would include infections or hernias which affect the area or more seriously malignant tumours. In your husband’s case I would definitely recommend that he goes to see a doctor as soon as possi bl e so he can get checked out. An evaluat i on shoul d i ncl ude bl ood t est s and ul t r asounds. Although the cause of his discomfort is probably benign the possibility of a tumour, that would require early diagnosis and treatment, should always be ruled out.

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Partying all night THE Oliva U3A held their End of Year Party recently at Moli Canyar in Potries. After a long but enjoyable U3A year the 117 members and guests who attended experienced a truly enjoyable evening. The evening started at 7.30pm with a Cava reception in the beautiful gardens, where everyone could meet and make new friends. This reception was followed by the main party in the salon, where they were treated to an excellent six-course meal including drinks. Following this the party was kick-started by Timewarp, the musical duo for the evening. Following coffee, the raffle was drawn. It raised around €500 for the winner’s designated charity. Anyone wishing to become a member is welcome. Please visit www.u3aoliva.camp7.org for more information.

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Free – to the generous By Keith Baker A SPECTACULAR free* concert, organised by the Teulada Moraira Lions’ Club, takes place on the seafront, Moraira (beside the castle) on July 31 at 8pm. The star of the show is Leah Kankowski with her Lady Gaga tribute, along with her ‘Little Dancing Monsters.’ Her show is described as: “Spectacular; sassy; over-the-top; outrageous! And that’s just the shoes!” Appearing alongside Leah as special guests will be the Timewarp duo - husband and wife Justin James and Jaime Lee. Both Justin and Jaime have a true talent for singing, whether it be performing haunting ballads, powerful rock anthems or pop classics. Sponsors for the concert are Hamiltons of London, Telitec, Direkt Optik, Ex-Pat Insurance and Sataris Restaurant. *Admission to all TM Lions’ Club Summer Concerts in Moraira is free, but members will be there in their distinctive yellow tops to raise funds for their community work and various charitable projects by ‘rattling buckets,’ and asking for donations from the audience; please do give generously.

LIONS’ CLUB: Hosting a free concert to raise money for their community work and charitable projects.

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MUSIC TRAVELS: Spreading the word about La Nucia. TWO orchestras have made La Nucia – and Alicante Province – proud in a prestigious international festival. The Youth Orchestra of the Province of Alicante (OJPA) and the Aspiring Youth Orchestra of the Province of Alicante, have triumphed at the event in Vienna. The two orchestras, which are affiliated, participated in the 10th International Youth Music Festival Summa

Cum Laude Vienna, where they won the second and third placed prize respectively. The orchestras have close links with the Auditorium of the Mediterranean La Nucia. One of the four buses that transported the 150 musicians to Vienna was emblazoned with pictures and texts of the Youth Orchestra of Alicante and La Nucia in Spanish and English, as well as a tourist promotion of

Teulada-Moraira, which also collaborates with the OJPA. Twenty-seven orchestras, choirs and performing groups from around the world took part in the competition in the famous Musikverein in Vienna, judged by a strict international jury with prestigious figures from the world of music. The closing ceremony was held in one of the temples of world music, the Konzerthaus.

Grand gift given By Keith Baker A GIFT of €1,000 has been given to Anemona, the breast cancer charity in Benidorm, by Giving4Giving. This brings the amount raised and do-

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nated by Giving4Giving this year to €51,000. Gary of the charity is determined to make it €60,000 by the end of the year. G4G always needs volunteers and donations at all their shops so if you can help in any way please call 603 137 697.

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DONATIONS NEEDED: This charitable service urgently needs donations. RECENTLY, the Franciscan Shelter for Men at Palma de Gandia received a visit from the Valencian Health Department. The visit identified a list of items that the home needed urgently, one being a fridge cooler to keep prepared food stored at the correct temperature until it is ready to be served. Brothers Hermano Guillermo, Hermano Pepe and Hermano Martin, who, assisted by volunteers, care for the residents around the clock, had managed to get several quotes for a new cooler at a cost of just under €2,000. The shelter’s income is solely through donations, so this was completely out of their reach. Candy Wright, President of

Help of Denia and Marina Alta, and Elaine Horton, President of Jalon Valley Help, each consulted with their respective committees and both agreed to share the cost of the new cooler. The Franciscan Shelter provides a home and nursing care for around 65 men, many of whom suffer from mental or physical illness. Some are terminally ill. These men would otherwise be on the streets and unlikely to survive without this special care. During the charity’s visit, it was identified that there is another immediate urgency for €3,000 for a new hot water boiler, which has been installed but still not paid for and caus-

ing anxiety for the brothers. The air conditioning unit in the transient’s dormitory, where up to 22 men can sleep at a time, some of who are suffering from emphysema, needs replacing, and this will cost another €4,500. Thi s m oney wi l l al so need to be raised through donations and fundraising. Also urgently needed are personal items to help these men maintain their dignity and self-respect, and the HELP charities ask you to be generous and donate what you can to one of their charity shops located in La Xara, Moraira, Jalon and Alcalali. Also at SR Prints, Ondara and the HELP Desk at Denia Hospital. Items required are: male deodorant (spray preferred), shaving foam, razors (better quality so the skin does not pull and tear), moisturising cream (Mercadona olive oil cream), electric shavers (new), sandals that fasten with velcro, all sizes of shorts with elastic waistbands (cotton or lightweight tracksuit material preferred), toilet rolls, large rolls of kitchen towels, paper serviettes, incontinence pads and surplus medications.

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A lively time is guaranteed THE El Campello Christian Community will be welcoming lots of young people to their services in August once again this year. These young people are attending a Bible School at Betania in San Juan and will be joining the CCC for three of the four Sundays in August. On two of them they will be organising and leading the 11am service. The meetings are held at their new premises next door to Mercadona in San Bartolome. They also hold Coffee Mornings on Thursdays at 10.30am and Bible studies at 8pm on Tuesdays. All are welcome to the meetings, whether they have some faith or none at all. For more information, check out their website: www.elcampellochristianco mmunity.org.

Zumba: free classes THE Sports Council of Finestrat has launched free Zumba classes in La Cala. They will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10.30am to 11.30am in July and August. The classes will be conducted on the beach by special monitors in collaboration with Fitness Corpore Sports Clubs of Finestrat. According to the Councillor for Sports, David Alarcon, the free activity was well received last year, so they have decided to repeat them this year. He added “(we) want to invite all residents and tourists to participate in this free activity”.

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SINCERE THANKS: Alberto and his mum receive the cheque. AFTER many months of fundraising, special events, sponsored walks and raffles organised by private sponsors and other charities, the Original Charity Shop and Library have announced the donation of €3,500, which completes the amount needed for Alberto’s Fund. The fund was set up last year in an effort to raise enough money for Alberto’s family to purchase a much-needed adapted vehicle to transport their son to hospital appointments, therapy sessions, and school.

Ten-year-old Alberto suffers from a severe neuro-muscular condition and has no control over his body, so he is completely dependent on his mum, Jessica. However, lifting him and the wheelchair in and out of the car was becoming impossible. Jessica wishes to express her most sincere thanks to every person who went the extra mile to raise the necessary funds to make her dream of an specially adapted vehicle become a reality.

MUSICIANS: There will be a week-long camp for youngsters interested in music. YOUNGSTERS with a musical bent will once again be able to take part in the music camp ‘L’Oroneta,’ orga nis e d by the c ons e rva toire Mestre Berenguer in collaboration with the Youth Information Centre of the

Teulada Council. The week-long course will combine learning and having fun. There will be group music classes held by professional teachers during the mornings. The afternoons will be

spent outdoors at the pool, or the children can take part in contests, games and workshops. Guides will be on hand 24 hours per day to supervise the youngsters. For more information, visit www.teuladamoraira.org.

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JUST HOMES: Covering Costa Blanca North from Alfaz to Javea and inland too. system means that by putting your property with Just Homes, it is simultaneously being offered by all agencies of the group. If one agent doesn’t have a property you are looking for then chances are one of the others will. This obviously benefits sellers as well as buyers and increases hugely the chance of a quick

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Short-term rentals and social strife WHILE illegal tourist rentals in Andalucia and the Costa Blanca typically see individuals leasing their homes temporarily to raise extra income, in Barcelona the arrival of giant multinational accommodation platforms like Airbnb has created severe social upheaval in the Catalan city. Millions of tourists are using the website each year, encouraging landlords to significantly raise rental prices to compete, leading to speculation and the pricing of locals out of

their city. Mayor Ada Colau is now attempting to crack down on the situation by reducing the supply of tourist rentals and getting rid of illegal rentals altogether. It is no longer possible to get a licence for short-term rentals to tourists and last week the city authorities unveiled a plan that will see enormous €600,000 fines for companies if they allow property owners to list their homes without a proper licence.

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Tips on selling your home to UK buyers John Graham The property expert

IN this week’s article I would like to continue to give EWN readers a few more helpful tips on selling your home to UK buyers. In my previous article I advised you to be flexible on your asking price and take into account the current exchange rate and I have also advised you to have a home survey report done by a professional surveyor to show UK buyers your home is in good condition with no hidden expensive problems. Follow both of my recommendations and you will be half way to selling your home to a UK buyer. 3. Sweeten the deal The point to bear in mind, is that the UK buyer is now looking for a great deal from you and you can give the UK

MOVE IN CONDITION: Make sure your home looks great so you can attract a buyer. buyer a great deal in many ways. Agree to pay all or part of the buyers costs of buying your home, such as Notary, Legal, Survey, etc. Make sure your real estate agent includes this in your advertisement. This will attract UK buyers. 4. Speed up the sale and speed up the handover of

the keys UK buyers looking to buy a new home over the next few months will want the benefit of moving into their new home as soon as possible to enjoy the summer months, so make it easy and attractive for them. Include the furniture and fittings in the sale. This is an attractive addi-

tion to include in the deal. It’s convenient for the buyer who can move in immediately without any hassle. Start packing early and place everything in storage once you have received a deposit, make sure that you can move out as soon as the sale is completed at the Notary. Hire a cleaning company to clean your home from top to

bottom before the buyers move in. 5. Get your home in a ‘Move in Now’ condition You’re not the only one selling, it’s a competitive market, so make sure your home looks great. UK buyers will be spoilt for choice between your home and other similar homes in your area, so if you

want to attract a UK buyer make sure your home is in good condition and ready for the buyers to move straight in. Make sure you have carried out a full annual maintenance check on all your kitchen appliances, electricity supply, gas supply, heating and air conditioning system, plumbing system and pool system. Keep the receipts from the inspections to show the buyer that everything is in working order. Improve your home as much as possible so that it looks as good as other homes for sale in the area, and if possible, even better. I hope my few top tips will help you sell to a UK buyer, I will more have tips for you next week. John Graham is a Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute. If you need a private consultation or professional home survey please contact John by email gk.ipad@me.com.

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WITH the weather warming up some readers have indicated that they are experiencing problems with trees and large shrubs that were planted in pots or tubs a few years ago for brightening up terraces. The general description of the plants with problems has been along the following lines the lower or top branches have been drooping or even dying back, increased watering has been tried but it does not soak into the potting compost or it runs down the side and straight out of the bottom, extra dozes of chemical fertilizer pellets have made no difference, in fact with citrus trees they have made things worse. In one case the evergreen fir tree was five metres high and the width one and a half that of the terracotta pot. An attempt to pour a watering can of water into the pot did not succeed as the pot was totally root bound. The tree should have been repotted into a larger pot some years ago. The only way to repot the tree was to break the expensive pot. The width and weight of the root ball kept the tree standing vertically ok until this was done. Once the pot was off and

LARGE SHRUBS: Can become pot bound. the base removed from under the root ball, by carefully leaning the tree, three important things were discovered. Firstly the terracotta pot had never been sealed so from the

day the tree was planted a considerable percentage of water had evaporated each day through the terracotta sides for years, especially during the hot summer months.

Secondly the tree was indeed root bound with intertwined curling roots filling the entire pot. Thirdly no one had knocked out the drainage hole in the

base of the pot before filling first with some broken terracotta pieces or large grit to aid drainage of surplus water so the bottom third of roots were starting to rot as a result of be-

ing waterlogged. The attempt to repot a fiveyear-old orange tree showed that the problem had started the day the tree was planted. The roots were now a tight intertwined corkscrew strangling the tree. They should have been separated out and spread out during the initial planting. Secondly there were signs of young roots being burned by the use of strong granular fertilizers rather than diluted liquid ecological ones. A four-year mini fig tree had been left in the smallish pot in which it had been purchased. The first year it yielded a fig, the second five, the third 10 but now it is dying as the root ball has cracked the pot and water just runs out and away. Treating valuable trees as described above was like expecting a child to wear the same pair of shoes from three to 10 years of age! The problem is that trees can only complain by becoming stunted or dying on you when it is too late for action. Do be kind to plants in containers. ÂŠ Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com July 2016

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Perfect pots and p CERAMIC, iron, titanium, stainless steel, non-stickâ€Ś there are so many different types of pots and pans on the market nowadays and it can be very hard to know how to care for them to keep them in perfect condition. Cleaning and care depend on the type of materials they are made of. As a general rule, always let pots and pans cool down before washing to avoid abrupt temperature changes damaging them. If there is food stuck to the bottom, try to soften with a little warm water and use a wooden spatula to gently scrape them off, taking care not to scratch. For stainless steel, simply wash after each use with hot soapy water and dry with a soft cloth immediately. Non-stick pans with a Teflon coating should always be washed with a soft sponge and when cooking use wooden or silicone spoons etc only to avoid scratching the coating. If it does get scratched, throw the pan away immediately: damaged Teflon can pose health risks! Non-stick pans without Teflon should be allowed to cool to room temperature after use then washed with warm water

and a soft sponge. Ceramic pots should be washed, once cooled, with warm water and a soft sponge. Be careful with soap as aggressive ones can damage the surface, and use as little as possible. Dry completely before putting away. If your pots and pans are made of cast iron, avoid leaving food inside them as it will quickly acquire a metallic taste

NON-STICK: Wash with warm water and sponge.

if left to stand. Let them cool down, then wash them under a hot tap. Donâ€™t use soap, it can damage the coating, just scrub gently with hot water. Titanium pans can rust quickly if food is left inside or they are not dried carefully right after washing.

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Citronella is your best summer friend T H E p le a s a n t s c e nt and strong anti-mosquito prope rtie s o f citro n e lla make s it your perfect ally for relaxing summer evenings on the terrace or balcony. Citronella or lemongrass has been used for hundreds of years as a natural insect repellent as they hate th e s mell o f it. In p lan t fo rm, it is highly versatile and w ill g ro w almos t anywhere as long as it gets plenty of sunlight and is not allowed to get too damp. The oil extracted from the plant can be applied to ankles an d w ris ts , s p ray ed in be drooms or evaporated in essence burners to ensure a good nightâ€™s sleep and an itch-free day, and th e re are als o lo ts o f c a ndle s which are available in all sorts

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Vertical gardens A FEW weeks ago we discussed vertical gardens, which have become increasingly popular over recent years. If youâ€™ve decided to take the plunge and create your very own green wall, you need to remember a few points to maintain it in top condition. If you chose to build a wooden frame for your garden, you need to make sure it has been varnished using a specific outdoor product or cover it in gardening plastic to avoid water and damp soil damaging it. If you have opted for plants in mini-pots inside containers, ideally to avoid damaging the holders you should take the pots out once a week and soak them rather than watering from above. If this is complicated, buy small watering cans which will allow you to direct the water inside the pots without it going everywhere.

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Make mine a mojito Pull in the natives A GOOD cocktail should have a balance of aromatics, fruitiness, sweetness, and sharpness, plus a dash of sourness in some cases, and often with something added to lengthen the drink and make it less intense. Some well-chosen herbs can provide all of these, and you don’t need a lot of space to grow them, with flowering herb gardens dedicated to cocktails all the rage at the moment. The key with herbs is to choose a space that gets six to eight hours of sunlight a day, use a good soil with nutrient-dense organic matter, water the plants around the same time every day, and fertilize every other week. There are a multitude of varieties out there, but half-a-dozen should perhaps be considered essential to any budding home mixologists.

Moroccan mint is superb in a range of drinks and works best in mojitos, as well as being great in tea, and it can be complemented by chocolate mint, which carries more menthol and is perhaps the most useful of the ‘flavoured’ mints. With a pronounced liquorice flavour, anise hyssop, which is also in the mint family, imparts an ab-

sinthe-like taste to a drink, lemon verbena offers a zingy citrus splash, while rose-scented geranium is fabulous when added to simple syrup for an intense rose infusion.

MOJITO: Superb summer drinking.

AS a gardener you should be abundantly aware of the birds and plants inhabiting your plot, but how much attention do you pay to the abundance of insect life that feed on the plants and provide food for birds? A biodiversity gardener will take this into account, choosing some native wildflowers that provide food or habitat for local species. Bringing biodiversity to the garden is analogous to an inexpensive ecological restoration project, and by replacing a few non-native plants with autochthonous species, nature will flourish in your garden. In addition, a simple pile of old wood in a corner can provide habitat for insects and fungi, and a pile of rocks in another can provide shel-

WILD STYLE: A swallowtail butterfly

ter. Having a ‘wild corner’ where you leave weeds to grow will attract the most interesting bugs and is a good way to start your own herbarium. To encourage a wider variety of wildlife you should plant bushes and trees that are perfect for nesting, while feeders and water fountains can also help attract them. Plants such as lavender are very popular with beneficial pollinators such as birds and bees, while imparting their wonderful perfume.

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Dogs can’t train themselves David THE Dogman Listen to David on TRE every Saturday 10am to 11am Costa del Sol (Gibraltar/Sotogrande) 98.7fm (San Roque to Calahonda) 91.9fm (Calahonda to Motril) 88.9, Costa Calida 92.7fm Costa Blanca (Torrevieja to Elche) 105.1fm (Elche to Calpe) 88.2fm, (Calpe to Gandia & Ibiza) 104.6fm, (Denia to Valencia) 95.3fm Mallorca 103.9fm

DID you know that dogs are trained to: 1. Lead the blind 2. Work with the gun 3. Carry work for disabled 4. Work for the police 5. Work with the Fire Service 6. Search for scent on water (for drugs and/or bodies) 7. Detect gas leaks 8. Passive drug search 9. Perform air sea and rescue work

10. Work with sheep 11. Search for explosives and firearms 12. Search for missing persons 13. Shop for the disabled 14. Perform avalanche rescue work 15. Perform various types of military training 16. Perform customs work, seeking out illegal food (in the US) There are also dogs trained to search for the signs of dry rot. Dogs are also trained to detect pregnancy, cancer cells, sleep apnoea, epilepsy, low or high blood sugar, prevent stereotypical behaviours in people with autism, get people with Parkinson’s walking again when they lock up, stabilise people prone to flashbacks or panic attacks from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and prevent self-mutilation bouts in psychiatric patients. In Brisbane, one bug exterminator company uses dogs to detect termite infestations in houses. Dogs can also

detect micro traces of any one of 19,000 explosives odours. Dear reader, whatever field of expertise you are in, be it house wife or rocket scientist, I’m sure you’d

agree if you put someone without training into your job they would be near hopeless. When you get a dog, you enter into an obligation to learn about it and learn how to train it. Dogs learn about life as they go, but need formal teaching to become useful members of our families. A dog neglected is like a child neglected, they will put their intellect to destructive uses if we do not give them a proper framework to learn within.

Your only possible excuse is that you don’t know how to and that is totally within your control, it’s not the fault of your ‘dumb dog,’ it’s your responsibility. If I ever hear a dog owner say their dog is untrainable I know which of the two is lacking in ability, and it’s not the dog.

GOOD PUPILS: Dogs can be trained to do many things.

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A very unlikely purr-petrator A KLEPTOMANIAC kitty in New Zealand has ‘burgled’ at least 60 items of underwear in two months. Six-y e a r- o l d B r i g i t’s freakish obsession has resulted in her stockpiling the undergarments at her home in Ha m i l t o n E a s t, with owner Sarah Nathan suspecting this may just be the tip of the iceberg since these are just the items she kept, meaning there could be mo r e st a sh e d e ls ewhere. Sarah h a s p r o d u c ed leaflet s wh i c h sh e h as

been posting through local letterboxes apologising for her furry friend’s pilfering, and offering to return 11 pairs of underwear and 50 s o ck s to a n y o n e w h o wants to claim them back. In a Facebook post, she said: “Every morning we wake up to more. “I’ve put notes in every le tte rb o x in th e s tree t. Someone must be missing this stuff.” She told the NZ Herald: “It’s all men’s. It’s really, really weird. “In our last house she’d

SPAIN’S first public swimming pool for dogs h a s j u st o p e n e d its d o o rs in Brunete, Madrid, offering mollycoddled mutts the chance to lark about in a fullyfenced, 9,000-square-metre leisure area set wi t h i n t h e 3 0 , 0 0 0 -s q u are -me tre ‘Campus Perruno’ complex. The pool has a ‘beach’ on all sides so that e v e n t h e m o s t p an ic-s tric k en pooches can conquer their fears, while the centre also offers an area for parties and barbecues so that humans can enjoy

Too hot for Aggie 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.HouseSitMatch.com or call Lamia on +44 (0)1865 521508.

bring home a bit of everything, she’d bring home me n’s undie s , w ome n’s undie s , togs , s he e ve n brought home a hoc ke y shin pad and a jumper. “She was much less discerning - now she’s decided menswear is the thing a nd it’s a ve ry s pe c ific kind of underpants that she likes.” The hapless owner reckons tha t a ll the s tuff is c le a n a nd w a s proba bly appropriated from washing lines because “they’ve got that crispy feeling.”

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a day at the pool with their best buddies. The owners plan to continue the ‘enrichment’ of the park, with plans afoot fo r d o g g y yoga , a e robic s , a nd othe r sports classes designed to increase eng ag eme n t be tw e e n c a nine s a nd the ir owners. One stumbling block may be the price, which is currently set at an eye-stinging €10 for a single swimming session, with additional animals costing €5 each, although a percentage of the fee is used to help rehabilitate, foster or adopt downand-out dogs.

DOG TIRED: Aggie sleeps a great deal to cope with the heat. WHEN Aggie’s family moved to Malaga, in the first few weeks she ate less and drank more than she did in England. They moved to Nerja in the month of May. It had been a very warm Spring that year and Aggie stayed indoors a lot and slept most of the day. The children thought she was missing England and they all became concerned when she started to lose weight and her ribs began to show. So they took Aggie to meet her new local vet in Nerja who advised to: 1. Help her stay cool during the day, keep water fresh. 2. Let her sleep at night in the house where there’s air con. 3. Improve her chances of eating by serving

her food earlier in the day when it’s cooler but not first thing in the morning and not late afternoon after her walk like the usual routine. Within days she was eating more and appeared more acclimatised. Just in time, as the family had a short holiday planned. They had organised a pet-sitter from HouseSitMatch and gave clear instructions on the new routine and to contact the vet should Aggie stop eating. They had a great holiday and Aggie relaxed at home with the sitter. House-sitting can be a win-win for both parties, free house and pet-sitting and the experienced and checked sitters get free accommodation! Register now with a 20 per cent off introductory offer using coupon code PERFECT20. To find a pet-sitter go to www.HouseSitMatch.com.

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LEGALLY SPEAKING

I’m truly amazed Restrictions at 65 Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I AM truly amazed at what I’ve seen going on in America this week. The country is so messed up it’s almost unbelievable. There is so much that is wrong it’s hard to know where to start. I have seen two men get shot in cold blood by policemen. I’ve seen policemen shot in cold blood by... well I don’t know how to describe them. But the thing that shocks me the most is how screwed up they are. How we see everything instantly and how the Americans seem to have everything completely backwards. A cop just puts six bullets in a man and we see this on the news and hear the shouting and screaming of those at the scene. What does the news station do? They show the shooting, the blood, everything... then beep out someone saying ‘Oh s***’! So we can see a man dragged to the floor by two cops then shot but can’t hear someone swear because it might offend someone! Really? Are you sure? What idiot sits in the editing booth saying ‘Yes keep that, I know it’s graphic

but... Oh someone swore beep that out.’ If they are prepared to put a video like that out there, how on earth can they beep out someone swearing? But that’s their mentality. So many things wrong. What about the fact that you can buy automatic weapons that fire hundreds of rounds a minute but you can’t buy Kinder eggs because they are dangerous? The ice bucket challenge was banned there. You can’t import haggis and Nigella Lawson is banned because she admitted taking drugs! How can they not do something about their gun laws? Why is the NRA so powerful? How can they say that if everyone was armed there would be less killing? Both the guys that I saw killed this week had a licence to carry a concealed weapon. Why does anyone need to carry a concealed weapon if they are not a cop? To defend themselves against other people carrying guns? The trouble is now that we are becoming de-sensitised with what’s going on. The mobile phone is now the biggest contributor of instant news all around the world and we watch it. In fact we are forced to watch it. But if nobody was allowed to carry guns the death toll would drop. FACT.

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.

OVER 65s: May face driving restrictions based on medical conditions. DRIVERS over the age of 65 may face restrictions on their driving based on medical conditions. Depending on the type and severity of medical failures, the traffic department have issued a list of guidelines on restrictions that the over 65s may face. The first restriction could be based on distance, with older drivers restricted to journeys not exceeding either 20 or 50 kilometres distance. Elderly drivers may also face permanent bans from driving on motorways, or at night. Drivers may face restrictions in the maximum permitted speed which the vehicle they are driving may travel. The actual restrictions will be assessed by the driving examiners based on the medical

evidence but could restrict vehicles to a maximum of either 70 or 100km per hour. Driving licences will have to be renewed every five years for the over 65s, rather than every 10 years for those under the age bracket. However, the five year renewal is based on a person of optimum health, the examination may result in a forced renewal every two, three or four years, which may alter after each renewal depending on how health has declined. The over 65s must also provide a certificate from the family doctor in the case of having been diagnosed with a chronic disease which may affect driving ability, if they have had cataract surgery or heart surgery, and if they are diabetic or taking medications such as Sintrom or other anticoagulant drugs.

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Address on driving permit Can you tell me how to change the address on my Spanish driving licence? I live in Gandia and we are moving to Alfaz Del Pi. Do I go to the nearest Trafico office? Can I get an agency to do it for me? H.H. (Costa Blanca) I strongly recommend that you do this in person. Here is why. In any case, you need to go to the Ayuntamiento - the town hall - in your new place of residence in order to register on the ‘Padron,’ the list of municipal inhabitants. Then you are ‘Empadronado,’ a registered inhabitant of the place.

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

If you are an EU citizen, you can vote in municipal elections. Furthermore, once you are registered, you can change the address of your driving licence to your new home. You can do this

also at the town hall, thus combining the two operations. If you cannot do this all at once, you can of course also make the change at Trafico, but you will need your Certificate of Empadronamiento to do this. You do not get a new licence, only a piece of paper with the change noted.

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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BEING IN LOVE: Respondents believe that this is the secret to remaining together. THE British based Silversurfers web portal, which caters for all of those over 50, has run a survey asking exactly that question of their members and in total they have received 2,261 responses from couples ranging in age from 50 to 80+ from all over the UK. The results are illuminating and suggest that if you are married and reach the age of 50 then a very high percentage of marriages will continue until one of the partners dies. Highlights are that a third of over 50s have been together for more than 41 years, over half of those believe that being in love is the secret to remaining together and one in four believe that great sex is important in keeping the couple together. Another interesting fact is that 56 per cent of those who were classed as ‘Silverdaters’ went on to marry the person they met online. When it comes to marriage, it seems the over 50s are the generation to watch; with two thirds claiming they are in happy marriages with a third of them being together for a blissful 41-50 years, says a new Barometer Survey of the over 50s community of Silversurfers.com. Most of them made the right choice first time

The most important For those who didn’t last the with 70 per cent married once factor in staying course a third say that someone with just under one in four provtogether is supporting in the marriage met someone ing second time is lucky. each other through the else while 11 per cent admit to Celebrity couples such as tough times.” being incompatible from the start. Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, who Online dating proves a hit with have been together for 31 years, Sting the over 50s: although only a small proand Trudie, married 24 years and Tom Hanportion have tried it (12 per cent), of those who have ks and Rita Wilson, married 28 years, could teach 56 per cent met their partner in cyberspace. Unforyoungsters such as the Beckhams and Gary Barlow tunately a third found that it was misleading saying a few tricks to keep their already strong marriages that everyone lied on their profiles. going for another 20 years. Martin Lock CEO Silversurfers, said: “It’s enSo what can they teach the younger generation couraging to see that the institution of marriage is about a happy marriage? It’s not all a bed of roses enduring and that most people of the older generaand for almost 80 per cent the most important factor tion have long and happy marriages. There’s clearly in staying together is supporting each other through no one secret to it, a combination of things keep the tough times. Honesty and trust prove to be the marriages alive, but support, friendship and lots of bedrock of a successful partnership (64 per cent) but laughter seem to be the food of love!” it’s appreciating the lighter side with lots of laughs and fun together holding 68 per cent together. Silversurfers is the leading independent porIt seems that independence is the key for some, tal for the over 50s in the UK, with fantastic arwith 10 per cent saying that not spending too much ticles, regular barometer surveys and exciting time together helps and 41 per cent certain that havpromotions and offers that can be viewed on ing their own interests different from their partner www.silversurfers.com. keeps life interesting.

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summer, and Green destined for the Kalahari desert of South Africa the following October.

A two-stage power system will see the Bloodhound propelled to 300mph by a eurofighter aircraft engine before a Nammo hybrid rocket system takes it to the supersonic levels of 1,000mph, while a supercharged V Jaguar sourced engine powers the oxidiser pump. Expected to produce an insane 135,000hp, the Bloodhound also boasts three braking systems, seven fire extinguishers, and 500 sensors to calculate every microsecond of its journey. Lucky and plucky driver Andy Green is a former fighter pilot who manned the Thrust SSC in 1997 to the previous world record and he will take the Bloodhound out for its first public run in Newquay early next year, where he will gently cruise it to 200mph.

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Twitter critter A S PA N I S H m a n i s thought to have executed a world first by buying a car using only social media without actually seeing his purchase before delivery. Raul Escolano wrote about his desire for a n e w c a r o n h i s Tw i t t e r page and the car was answered by a Nissan dealership in A Coruña who offered a live video feed using Periscope to provide a virtual reality tour of an X-Trail. He was treated to tours of other cars before asking his online followers which they thought he should buy, with the XTrail winning the vote. A courier then delivered the keys and, job done, Escolano went his merry way.

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At war with the paparazzi JEREMY CLARKSON versus the Daily Mail seems like a battle Royale worth watching and it came to pass following Chris Evans quitting of Top Gear. In Italy with James May and Richard Hammond to promote their new series The Grand Tour, Clarkson unleashed a huge rant against the tabloid paper after it accused him of giving ‘two fingers’ to his ginger successor. Clarkson named and shamed the writer responsible and accused him of making up quotes to attract attention, ridiculing the paper for even getting the colour of his Aston Martin DB11 wrong. Earlier in the week Clarkson had mocked the paper ’s desperate attempts to follow him around, writing ‘Mail online. To save you the bother. Here we are. Cheeky wine. Crafty fag. Trademark jeans. Signature style etc etc.’

Turning Japanese CAMERAS could replace side mirrors in Japan after the country became the first to allow them to be the only on-board viewing technology. Specially designed cameras are thought to enable a wider angle and improve aerodynamics, thus making cars more fuel efficient. The new cameras would see a large digital screen on the dashboard proving a wide angle, and are also far more effective during the night and in adverse weather conditions.

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The Telegraph Car Awards THE Annual Car Awards from the Telegraph were revealed with a panel of expert road testers and readers combining to select the broadsheet’s favourite cars in different categories. The highest accolade of Car of the Year was won by the functional Mazda MX-5 which always delivers. Head of Motoring, Chris Knapman said “the Mazda MX-5 is thoroughly deserving of the overall Car of the Year title. Our judges all loved the way it delivers such backto-basics simplicity without sacrificing any of the modern safety or connectivity that buyers expect. That it is also so affordable to buy and run only adds to its appeal.” The Mazda joins previous winners the Jaguar XE, Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Golf in the Telegraph hall of fame. Volkswagen picked up their own award with the Volkswagen Up claiming first in the best car under €10,000 category thanks to its ‘classy interior,’ while the Honda Jazz won Best Small Hatchback for its reliability and surprising volume of space. The Skoda Superb won Best Family Car courtesy of safety credentials, smooth driving and

ROLLS ROYCE: Dawn was best luxury car.

PORSCHE 911 TARGA: Named best convertible. low running costs, while the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer nabbed the Best Estate Car award. As ‘the very essence of luxury motoring’ the Rolls-Royce

Dawn secured the Best Luxury Car spot as the ‘versatile’ and ‘formidable’ Porsche 911 Targa was named Best Convertible. ‘One of Ford’s very best’ the Focus RS was recognised as the

Most Fun Car as judges revelled in its easy driving and affordable price, while Toyota won the Best Eco car with its latest Prius. The Mazda also won Best Sports Car for it ‘100 per cent nailing what a small, simple two-seat sports car should be,” while the new Mercedes-Benz E-class won Best Business Car for its low running costs, great interior and comfort over long journeys. A poll of thousands of readers aimed at discovering the most hotly anticipated 2016 release saw the Audi Q2 compact SUV win the Reader’s Choice award narrowly beating the Tesla Model X and Ford GT into first place.

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Pego at Oliva Nova golf Oliva Nova golf course, Tuesday, July 5 ON a very warm and windless day on which the temperature was topping 30 degrees at 9.45am, one of Pego Golf Society’s major competitions, the Pego Cup medal competition, took place. Numbers were down considerably for various reasons, with just 31 members and guests, but this is normal when the weather is so hot in July and August. Richard Morris, Neil Elwell, Tosh Robbie and Steve Kirby took part as guests and all were warmly greeted by their committee, with Neil winner of the guest prize with a very good 73 off his 30 handicap. The course was in magnificent condition considering there has been little to no rain for almost two months, with

the greens coming back to their best condition. The results of the cup were as follows: Division 1 1st Shaun O’Gorman with a net 70 playing off 5.5 handicap 2nd Pa tric k Lynch wi t h a net 72 playing off 23.3 handicap 3rd John Evans with a net 72 playing off 18.1 handicap 4th John Guest with a net 73 playing off 10.2 handicap 5th Terry Oram with a net 75 playing off 17.4 handicap 6th Colin Foster with net 76 playing off 11 handicap There were a pair of two’s by Nigel Siddall and Richard Morris. The ‘Balls in the Water ’ prize was not won as there were only 76, which

is very low for Pego, and nobody guessed correctly meaning it will roll over. Near est t he pi n at hol e f i ve was Donna Green, with her second shot l andi ng j ust 99 cent i m et r es away, while Richard Morris was closest at hole 16 with 1.69 metres. Player of the day was Shaun O’Gorman with a brilliant 77 gross, which gave him a 70 net in the stifling heat of Oliva. Great golf! If any member or guest would like to play with the Pego Golf Society (and who wouldn’t?) please contact their secretary Penny Barden directly on pegosecretary@gmail.com or enter through their website which is: www.pegogolfsociety.com. A warm welcome awaits you.

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BBC: Had some great results against a very tough opposition. THE finals of the Valencian Champions League North versus South play offs took place at Montemar on July 6, with the BBC, winners of the Northern League, taking on San Luis Falcons who topped the Southern League. Christine Mawson played the Ladies’ Singles for the BBC against Ann Holland of San Luis, in what proved to be a hard fought game in which the lead switched continuously, with Christine just edged out in the end as it finished 19 – 21. Greg Sperring of the BBC was up against Colin Linndgren in the Men’s Singles, with the pair producing another terrific game which seesawed up and down. It was not to be for San Louis this time, though, as Greg put in two unbeatable woods to take the game 21 – 18.

The Pairs game saw Steve Griffin and Tim Woodcock up against Pam Lockett and Sabrina Marks, and BBC’s ‘dynamic duo’ put in a wonderful performance against a highly experienced pair. It was another tough game, but a determined last few ends saw them come out as winners with a score of 20 – 16. The Triples team of Maggie Lawley, Tony Lawley and Dudley Davies took on Kath Reid, June Jones and Noel Verity. Maggie decided to shuffle the pack by asking Dudley to play lead, which turned out to be a masterstroke, as the final score was 20 for BBC and 13 for San Louis. Trevor Neale, Bob Cockell, Derek Mawson and Mary Cockell were responsible for The Rinks, facing Shirley Verity, Ray Pollock, Keith

Jones and Russell Marks, the latter two being two of San Luis’ top players. After a great exhibition of lead bowling from Mary Cockell, followed up by Derek and Bob with some terrific skips bowls ‘thrown in,’ the team were never behind and the game was conceded on the 17th end, with the final score an amazing 25 – 10. The temperature on the green was in the 30s, but all went well thanks to the umpire and markers of the singles. No one in his or her wildest dreams could have predicted this result against arguably the strongest team in the competition. This culminates a remarkable run for the BBC, who have the smallest squad on the Costas as a percentage of the membership, and have been a credit to their club.

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Congratulations to Portugal, Murray and Hamilton on jobs well done! 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

AFTER footy, F1 and tennis, it’s cricket, cycling and golf - plenty more sport to suit everyone. Last weekend saw sporting finals galore, mainly in tennis and a big one in football, and there was also a magnificent motor race at Silverstone. This week it’s mainly about the small ball game, with Test Cricket and the Open Golf championship at Troon, plus a few more stages in the gruelling Tour de France cycle race. FOOTBALL - In Paris last Sunday, Portugal stunned favourites France by

winning the Euro 2016 final 1-0 in Paris. Despite having their talisman Cristiano Ronaldo crocked and eliminated from the contest in the 25th minute, the Portuguese ‘Men of War’ battled on resiliently, and it was substitute Eder who bagged the all important goal on 109 minutes to earn Portugal their first-ever major title. And they did so by winning only one game inside 90 minutes throughout the tournament. That’s football for you. France effectively dominated the final, having more possession and more efforts on target, but it’s goals that win matches and it was Eder, who actually plays his club football in France with Lille, who did the business with a cracking right-foot shot. TENNIS - Andy Murray won his second Wimbledon singles title by beating Milos Raonic in straight sets amidst great joy and tears on

centre court. Raonic, the first Canadian ever to reach a Grand Slam final, sent down serves of 140 mph but Murray dealt with them superbly well to register a terrific victory. American powerhouse Serena Williams beat Angelique Kerber to win the women’s title and so equal Steffi Graf ’s total of 22 Grand Slam victories. And a few hours later the Michigan-born superstar went out and won the women’s doubles title with her elder sister, Venus. GB’s Heather Watson and Finland’s Henri Kontinen triumphed in the mixed doubles; Brit Gordon Reid won the inaugural wheelchair singles title, 24 hours after winning the mixed doubles with fellow countryman Alfie Hewett. This weekend GB are playing Serbia in the Davis Cup.

FORMULA 1 - Lewis Hamilton, MBE, stormed to victory in the British Grand Prix, the 50th staged at Silverstone. Initially Nico Rosberg was placed second with Max Verstappen third, but the Mercedes driver was penalised for breaking radio rules and was subsequently relegated one place down to third. Hamilton has now won on his home track four times - Jim Clark and Alain Prost both recorded five victories and he is now only one point behind Rosberg in the driver’s championship. GOLF - The 146th Open Championship began this morning at Royal Troon in Scotland, which first held the tournament in 1923 when England’s Arthur Havers won, collecting just £75 (€89). The course has since staged another seven Opens, the last in 2004 when American Todd Hamilton was a surprise winner. This year’s

Open champion will receive £1.175 million. Last weekend Brittany Lang won the women’s Open in California and Sweden’s Alex Noren clinched the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart. CRICKET - After hammering Sri Lanka (11 wins in Test, ODI and T20/20 games) England take on Pakistan today in the first of four Test Matches at Lords. The tourists have bowler Mohammad Amir back after a match-fixing ban; Gary Ballance has been recalled to the England squad but Jos Buttler is out win a thumb injury. CYCLING - The ‘Manx Machine’ Mark Cavendish won three of the first seven stages of this year’s Tour of France, but the best performance in the opening week came from GB’s two-time winner Chris Froome who registered an impressive stage victory last Saturday.

He immediately donned the yellow jersey and hopes to be wearing it when the race ends on July 24 (he was leading the race by 16 seconds at the start of this week). Incidentally, this year ’s event also goes into Andorra, Spain and Switzerland. ROUND-UP - British World Heavyweight Boxing champion Tyson Fury postponed his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko after injuring an ankle in training. Fury took the WBA and WBO Heavyweight titles off Klitschko last November…. After 21 games in Rugby’s Super League, Wigan (32 points), Hull (30) and Warrington (29) stand 1-2-3. last week bottom club Leeds beat then leaders Hull… and in the recent European Athletics Championships, GB won 16 medals including gold in the men’s 4x100m relay and the women’s 4x400m.