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ISSUE NO. 1624

18 - 24 August 2016

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

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Row over beach fines call By Matthew Elliott Sun and sand lovers in Benidorm who rise early to secure a prime position by planting parasols and other beach paraphernalia in the sand and then leave them unoccupied could be fined. The idea comes from local political party Compromis which includes environmentalists, who argue the controversial practice is harmful both to tourists and residents alike. Its leaders are calling for a change in the current legal regime in order to punish offenders. Regulations presently ban tents and camping, but make an exception for simpler objects so long as they donâ€™t interfere with beach cleaning. Turn to page 5

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Baby left behind POLICE are looking for a woman who was arrested with two other women for trying to force the street door of a Valencia City apartment building.

She went into labour while detained and gave birth in the La Fe hospital, but left without her newborn daughter after the courts confirmed her release.

Wait for Wi-Fi

DOG-ENDS: Should go into ashtrays, not the sand.

A TECHNICAL hitch that Telefonica expects to solve within a few days delayed the free Wi-Fi offer on Benidorm’s Levante beach. The Costa Blanca Tourist Board’s pilot scheme, which continues until October, will provide information regarding users’ nationalities, length of stay and preferences thanks to a short questionnaire they must answer before connecting.

Fewer butts on the beach

It’s a long trek

ALFAZ is stepping up its Eco L’Alfas campaign by giving out ashtrays on the Raco de l’Albir beach. The town hall, together with the SAV street-cleaning and rubbish collection concessionary, has taken the campaign to the water’s edge. “Our cleaning and beach maintenance services do a great job and we have one

THE Generalitat’s infrastructure department is planning a 500-kilometre path for pedestrians, cyclists and horse-riders uniting the region from north to south. Beginning in Vinaroz and

finishing in Pilar de la Horadada, it will follow the coast where possible and will also link up with a network of paths which criss-cross Europe and go as far north as Finland.

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of the cleanest coasts in Spain,” said Alfaz’s Health councillor Dolores Albero. “That’s made clear by our 30 consecutive years of Blue Flags.” The town hall wants to go even further by reducing the number of cigarette ends that are stubbed out on the beaches by giving out cone-shaped, lidded ashtrays that can be stuck in the sand, said Albero. The campaign was launched

last June, but this latest phase was deliberately planned to coincide with the busiest part of the high season. The entire cam-

paign has cost €13,000, but the outlay has been met by SAV.

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Growing in the marketplace By Keith Baker AN enterprising family set up business in the Benidorm Indoor Market back in 2014. Laly, and his wife Kaur, together with Laly’s brother purchased a single shop and started selling a wide variety of goods from towels, t-shirts, sportswear, Spanish-made dolls, hats, etc. to a range of electronic equipment such as headphones and also a wide variety of toys. They also sell practical items such as travel irons, adapters and so on. You can even get ahead of the game and buy a Christmas tree (artificial, of course!) Their time spent working as employees for other entrepreneurs has clearly paid dividends, and they now have their own familyrun business right in the heart of Benidorm. Laly says he is pleased with the way that things have turned out, so expect him (and his family) to be a permanent fixture within the market for some time to come.

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Summer travel gets harder Changes resisted THE arrival of tourists in Benidorm has caused a 10 per cent increase in road traffic this summer, according to the councillor Jose Ramon Gonzalez Zarate. Although a significant increase always happens in the summer, he described this year’s rise in volume as an ‘avalanche.’ The council is able to monitor the number of vehicles thanks to strips placed on the surface of strategic roads in the town, including Avenida Europa, Avenida Beniarda, Via Parque, Avenida de Alfonso Puchades and Avenida del Rey Jaime I.

TH E re giona l gove rnme nt ha s proposed allowing taxis from neighbouring towns to operate in Benidorm. The plan would mean that the number of taxis allowed to operate in the town would increase by 30 per cent, taking the total to 332. Unsurprisingly Benidorm taxi drivers are not in favour of sharing their patch, and have voiced their objections.

Evening entertainment DURING the high season Terra Mitica is offering evening entertainment. From 6.30pm visitors can enter the park at a reduced rate and enjoy spectacular shows such as Barbarroja, Romance de Caballo Andaluz, Cleopatra, queen of the Nile and Mare Nostrum. Tickets include unlimited access to all rides and shows of both Terra Mitica and Iberia Park. The cost for adults is €22 and €18 for juniors and seniors.

In the money IN the EuroMillions draw of Tuesday August 9, a Benidorm resident won €63,552.98. This is not the biggest win

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Quick off the mark THE 2016 Low Festival may still be fresh in people’s minds, but tickets for the 2017 event have already gone on sale. Organisers said they would be on sale for 48 hours from 11am on Tuesday, August 16, unless they sell out sooner. The 2017 event will take place as usual on the last weekend of July; Friday 28 to Sunday 30.

Street upgrade BENIDORM Council has approved a draft plan for the pedestrianised part of Calle Gerona between Calle Esperanto and Calle Dr. Orts Llorca. The budget for the work is €380,000, with a lead time of three months. Councillor Lourdes Caselles said “the pavement is very run down and frequent breakdowns occur in water and lighting.” The project involves levelling the road and pavement, but differentiating the areas using coloured concrete. It also includes planting trees, upgrading the street lighting with fibre optics, and the creation of a system for collecting rainwater to prevent flooding during heavy downpours.

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British boy, 4, saves the day By Eleanor Hawkins A FOUR-year-old British boy has been hailed a hero by his mum, who has told the press that he saved her life when she collapsed with a brain seizure in a Benidorm hotel corridor. The 31-year-old woman was waiting for the lift with her son Max to go down for breakfast while his father stayed in bed

on the last day of their holidays when she collapsed and fell down some stairs. Rather than panicking, the proud mother reported, the boy remembered the number of steps back along the corridor and round the corner to their hotel room and hammered on the door to alert his dad. Mrs Hemmings spent two nights in a private hospital in

the resort before being up to flying home. “He may have saved my life as the hotel was very quiet at that time of the morning. He’s my little hero,” the mother said. Max, who is due to start school next month, said: “Once mummy fell I ran to get dad and he came and helped until an ambulance came. It was scary but I was brave.”

Summer school vandals strike THE Local Police in Elda has been forced to up surveillance at schools in the town following a wave of vandalism. Seven or eight windows have been smashed at Antonio Machado school, just weeks after the centre was the target of similar acts, and Miguel Servet school has also suffered the attacks of vandals. As nothing was reported missing, the po-

lice suspect the incidents are simple acts of vandalism and burglary was not the motive. Although local residents have reported that youths regularly enter school playgrounds, especially during the summer holidays, the police force said it had never seen anything untoward before, but would be increasing rounds to keep an eye out, especially at night.

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Settling up NOVELDA Council finally finished paying for a plot of land compulsorily purchased 10 years ago. The 1,164sqm plot eventually cost €1.95m, a sum that included €173,053 interest for late payment.

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Mayor takes a stand

Duck down SAGUNTO Town Hall will distribute €2,150 in prizes hidden in rubber balls during the Second Maritime Cucañas competition. Until last year competitors vied to catch live ducks from the sea - a practice now vetoed.

Job worries EMPLOYEES at Muchamiel’s Club de Campo were unaware it was under new management until they arrived for work and found it closed until mid-September. They are debating whether to take legal action.

FIESTA BAN: More and more towns are vetoing bou embolat events. By Linda Hall THERE will be no bulls with flaming brands fixed to their horns in Agost’s fiestas next year.

Luis Vicente Castello, councillor for AIA Compromis, will take over as mayor next May or June following a prior arrangement with the PSOE socialists.

“If permission is asked, I won’t give it,” Castello told a Spanish interviewer. He was answering criticisms that Agost should not be joining in with

a “shameful” practice. A bou embolat event earlier this month took place on private land which only the regional government could ban, said Castello.

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Town hall quandary over closed down quarries In some cases the concessionary companies ceased operations when the building boom collapsed during the economic crisis. Others went bankrupt and now only the quarries in Real de Gandia, Tavernes and Oliva are still active. Meanwhile the closed quarries are gaping craters without the replanting that the Mining Law stipulates. None of the affected La Safor Town Halls are chasing up the culprits, municipal

sources revealed. This is the case with Villalonga where two of three local quarries are defunct. He is trying to find out who their owners are, said the mayor, Enric Llorca. “But it’s complicated,” he admitted. More complicated still is Alfauir where most of an Iberian settlement was destroyed in the quest for materials for a building boom that went bust.

Museum future for antique piano By Linda Hall VILLAJOYOSA architect, Ignacio G Davila has donated an antique piano to the town’s Vilamuseu museum. The piano was made in Valencia between 1887 and 1909 and belonged to the Aragones family. Davila acquired it 25 years ago when he bought a property in Plaza de Castelar in the centre of Villajoyosa from Pedro Aragones Urrios. He was the last living member of the family which arrived in Villajoyosa from Aragon in the 13th century after the region was retaken from the Moors. The piano had to be removed from the first floor in an operation that required a lorry-mounted crane before it could be taken to the ‘quarantine’ store at the museum. Here it will be isolated from

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THE La Safor area, which has Gandia at its centre, has some 10 quarries but most are closed. When the construction boom was at its height builders needed sand and local quarries literally went full blast until the economic crisis arrived. None of the closed quarries have complied with the environmental regeneration regulations required by Spain’s Mining Law.

TRICKY REMOVAL: Carefully does it. the other exhibits and items and once it has been carefully examined for termites and woodworm, the museum’s restorer, Mª Jose Velazquez, will carry out any necessary treatment and repairs.

Finally the instrument’s history will be investigated before the piano registered in Spain’s Domus Inventory system by the museum’s head of Conservation, Amanda Marcos.

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Romantic date brings nasty surprise SUSPICIOUS police officers have saved the day for a Portuguese man who thought he had found love on the internet but actually made himself a victim to crime. After chatting for two months on social media, the man invited a woman to his home in

San Vicente del Raspeig. He passed out after she slipped drugs into his drink, providing her and two accomplices access to his valuables. Luckily for the victim, Guardia Civil officers decided the man and two women were acting suspiciously when they stopped them on the

Nature spot no more

POLOP POOLS: Drying up and losing fish, crabs and river plants. By Eleanor Hawkins PEOPLE in Alcoy now have no choice but to look for a swimming pool for a dip as the Raco de Sant Bonaventura pools along the rio Polop have dried up, as happened with pools along rio Molinar two years ago, due to the lack of rain.

The level of the Polop has been dropping for some years now but this is the first time it has stopped flowing, and although there is a little water left in the Raco de Sant Bonaventura pools, a very popular bathing spot for locals, it is stagnant and has been declared unsuitable for swimming.

Apart from the obvious inconvenience for locals who often headed there for a swim, the news is also bad for the environment. Rio Polop is an important nature area which was home to fish and crabs as well as river plants which have all now disappeared or are on their way to doing so.

road to Sant Joan and searched the car, finding €1,165 in cash, a television set, a laptop, a tablet, three mobile phones, three watches, a set of speakers, clothes, food and perfumes along with documentation belonging to the victim. A patrol was sent to the victim’s home and af-

ter he failed to answer they let themselves in and found him unconscious on the bed, calling an ambulance when they couldn’t wake him up. The alleged thieves, a Colombian, Romanian and Argentinian, were arrested and various sedatives and two grams of cocaine confiscated.

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Saving water drop by drop

WATER RESOURCE: Too precious to waste. By Linda Hall BENITACHELL is introducing measures to reduce water consumption. As part of a campaign entitled ‘Water is running out drop by drop – give it a breather ’ the town council is giving out flow-restrictors in a bid to produc e a considerable drop in consumption. These restrictors, which have already been installed in all municipal buildings and installations, are bring-

ing substantial savings in both consumption and water bills. They are being given out free of charge to all residents who present their wat er bi l l at Beni t achel l ’s Tourist Office. Benitachell Council has been practising what it preaches by fixing 73 diffusers in municipal installations that include the town hall, municipal market, public library, the tourist office and the community services office, schools, the municipal swimming pool and the

Local Police station. In addition, toilets at the t own hal l and m uni ci pal market now have dual-flush m echani sm s at t ached t o their cisterns. “We want t o encour age people to save on water,” said environment councillor Manolo Segarra. “Thanks to these simple water-saving devices we can give water a well-deserved breather and at the same time benefit from water bills that are up to 50 per cent lower.”

Mountain challenge fundraiser for Lucia ULTRA-DISTANCE cyclist Clinton Sumner will ride 1,000 kilometres to raise money for Lucia, a five-year-old from Alicante. Lucia has West Syndrome and needs roundthe-clock care from her parents Pablo and Ester. West Syndrome is a difficult-to-treat form of childhood epilepsy that can evolve – as in Lucia’s case – into Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. Only 17 per cent of those reaching adulthood can entirely fend for themselves and 50 per cent will be severely disabled. Lucia’s treatment is currently covered by the non-government organisation APSA but once she is six her parents must meet the cost themselves. This is where Clinton Sumner, a South African now living in Alicante, enters the picture.

Sumner is participating in next year’s Guijarro Picos, which is one of Spain’s most challenging races. He hopes to draw attention to Lucia’s medical condition and raise money for her by completing six circuits of a mountain route that begins in San Vicente and continues via Maigmo, Alto de Tibi, Jijona, and Carrasqueta, continuing to Tudons. From here the circuit goes on to Penaguila, Finestrat, Guadalest, Confrides, returning to Tudons via Alcoleja, Relleu, Aguas de Busot and then back to San Vicente. Breaking an earlier promise to his wife that he would no longer participate in races like these, Sumner feels he is justified in going back on his word. “It’s to help Lucia,” he explained.

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All paid up ALICANTE City Hall approved €720,000 to cover fuel bills for municipal vehicles over the next two years. Another €145,000 was allocated to purchase terminals for the digital emergency and safety communications’ network.

Turn-off MANY Denia residents lost their TV signal owing to problems with the antenna at the Castle. The recurring problem is caused by extending the 4G, explained the regional government.

Log adrift JAVEA’S Local Police towed away a two-metre section of tree trunk seen drifting in the Cabo de San Antonio marine reserve. Its size posed a potential danger to pleasure boats and jet-skis, the town hall said.

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Perennial visitor’s 50th summer visit By Linda Hall LOLA PARIS, now 80, has spent the summer in Moraira for 50 uninterrupted years. Born in Potries (Valencia), she now lives in the city itself and discovered Moraira on her honeymoon without missing a summer since then. To mark the 50th anniversary of her first visit, Robert and Elena Schot, who manage the apartments where Lola stays each summer, together with the town hall’s Tourism department, organised a simple celebration attended by her family and friends. Teulada-Moraira’s mayor Carlos Linares also dropped in on the informal homage to present Lola with flowers and a framed photograph of Platgetes, her favourite beach. Moved, the octogenarian said she was in love with Moraira. She intended to continue spending each summer in the town, which she enjoys for its tranquillity and its people, she said.

FAITHFUL: Lola Paris and Carlos Linares, with Robert and Elena Schot.

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FIVE young people were fined for partying on the inflatable platform off Javea’s Grava beach. Reluctant to call it a day or night - four youths and a girl swam out there to round off their fiesta. They were enjoying a noisy time on the raft and the waterslides, surprising early bird residents beginning the day as they finished theirs. Inevitably, someone informed the authorities and a Guardia Civil patrol and the Local Police arrived at the beach and told them to return to the shore. One of the boys and the girl tried unsuccessfully to get away and, like their companions, had their details noted down and will be fined. Another girl, who had preferred to watch from the beach was allowed to go without having her name taken.

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Boat-owner in trouble THE provincial Maritime Authority will decide whether to investigate a recent oil spill near the Benidorm shore. The town hall’s Public Safety department was alerted about the spill off Punta Llisera at the far end of the Levante beach by a member of the public at around 9pm. By then it was too late for the Local Police to go out in the municipal Zodiac and detain the culprits although they were able to identify the boat via images obtained from the shore. The police contacted the owner the next morning, the same sources revealed, and it appears the spill occurred while cleaning his boat. The incident has been reported to the Marine Authority although the same police sources said that by next day the oil slick had practically disappeared. It now rests with authorities to decide if an environmental offence occurred.

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Prices going down for local farmers By Linda Hall AGRICULTURAL land prices in the Valencian Community have fallen by 12.2 per cent since 2011. This compares badly with the 2.2 per cent national average during the s a m e p e r i o d , s a i d t h e AVA - A s a j a growers’ and farmers’ union. Unirrigated grazing land is worth €1,481 per hectare and vineyards are valued at €6,575 per hectare. An olive grove would sell - if anyone wanted to buy - at €9,052 per hectare. Higher prices now fetched by lemons are reflected in the current value of €47,000 per hectare value of productive land, compared with €34,238 for oranges and €34,335 for mandarins. The increased demand for the persimmons that are now increasingly exported to other EU countries has boosted the value per hectare of land that is now assessed at €46,000.

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Dive rescue A 30-YEAR-OLD woman was admitted to hospital with decompression sickness after her diving club in Javea alerted the Local Police that she was unwell. The Red Cross post administered oxygen and transferred her to hospital.

Rock on THOUSANDS converged on Villena for the Thrash Metal festival that has been held there for 11 years. A high point of this year’s event was Anthrax, considered one of the world’s foremost exponents of heavy metal.

Film fun LEMONS: Becoming more popular with growers. But with the exceptions of lemons and persimmons, the general outlook for agricultural land is “sad” lamented

AVA-Asaja, which asked all political parties to provide assistance for the sector.

A BOLLYWOOD film, provisionally entitled ‘Production Number Eight,’ is on location in Valencia City where the cast and production crew will remain until August 28.

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Big money BENIDORM residents and visitors spend an annual €37 million at La Marina in Finestrat. Hoping to retain some of this cash Benidorm Council has now modified local regulations and will allow a macroshopping centre inside the town boundaries.

Useful job A TOTAL of 62,773 kilos of used clothing and textiles was collected in Alcoy between January and July this year. The service is carried out by the Caritas charity.

Slow coach PASSENGERS arriving on the Madrid-Alicante AVE train on Sundays wait up to two hours for a connection to Murcia or San Vicente. They complain it is almost as long as the 129-minute journey from the capital.

MONTGO: Homeowners’ air space is sacrosanct.

Homes no-go zones By Linda Hall JAVEA homeowners, many of them British or German, are worried about drones. They recently met Doris Courcelles, councillor responsible for urbanisations, to voice their concerns. Courcelles arrived with Manuel Salmeron, a drone-operator with a licence from Spain’s Air Safety Agency, AESA. “We explained that there is a complete ban on overflying homes with a drone,” Courcelles later

told the local Spanish media. The worries of residents living on Montgo urbanisations intensified some days back when they saw someone parking a car and launching a drone that flew over their homes. Both disappeared before they could find out what was happening. “Was he violating our privacy? Are we being spied on from the air?” one resident asked during the meeting. Salmeron confirmed that flying drones over urban and inhabited areas is illegal

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and their legitimate use is quite limited. They are used mainly in search and rescue operations, fire prevention and, occasionally, to detect illegal camping. Meanwhile Doris Courcelles assured residents that, unlike Calpe, the town hall has not acquired drones to locate illegal constructions. Now that drones are both fashionable and reasonably priced, residents should know that airspace over their homes is sacrosanct and inviolable. The sky has rules, too, Courcelles said.

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Bug-free fresh fish THE anasakis parasite was present in only 1.8 per cent of 809 fish samples analysed by the Valencia Region’s Health department last year. Thi s was a vast improvement on the 4.5 per cent located during the three previ ous year s, t he r egi onal government said. Sam pl es wer e taken from all types of fish in fish-processing pl ant s, f i sh m ar ket s, fishmongers and restaurants. Fifty per cent were f i shed i n t he Medi t erranean, 41 in the Atlantic and the remainder elsewhere, but only 15 sampl es wer e pr onounced unf i t f or consum pt i on and al l of t hese cam e from the north-east Atlantic.

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No serious injuries A ROAD accident on the N-332 left four people, including a pregnant women, requiring hospital treatment on Monday, August 14, after a minibus collided headon with a car, with two other vehicles also affected.

Pool closure ALICANTE Town Hall has justified the closure of Via Parque indoor pool in the city saying the facility was closed after a risk report, with high temperatures in the indoor pool and fluctuating chlorine.

Safety first GANDIA Council has announced it will be forced over the next few days to chop down four trees in the town centre which are in bad condition and could put pedestrians at risk.

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Have a coffee with the cats By Gemma Elvins-Quinn BLAKI, Izzy, Brinky, Leo and Bimba are just some of the cats who are regulars at Cat Relax. It is the first centre in Alicante where you can go and have a coffee or drink and share this time with some of the wild cats, and is only the third such place in Spain after one in Barcelona, which just opened its doors, and one in Madrid. There are 10 cats at Cat Relax, which have all been sterilised, vaccinated and checked by vets. Each cat has a story behind it, often one of abuse. Some were skeletal and were not being fed, one is deaf as a result of continual beatings and another was found in a rubbish bag. But now each has been â€˜socialisedâ€™ and enjoys the time with the visitors as much as they enjoy a coffee with the cats. The centre is run by dancer Guillermina Castro who opened a dance school 25 years ago in the city. Due to osteoarthritis, Castro has had to give up dancing and took over part of the academy in Plaza Joaquin Maria Lopez in the Los Angeles

CAT RELAX: Whiskers is waiting to welcome visitors. neighbourhood of the city to open Relax and be able to help cats, other great passion, along with daughter Tania, aged 20. They spent months adapting space for the cats.

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The sofas are protected so cats can scratch and they have trapeze and gateways made from recycled materials so they can move from one area to another along with cat flaps on the wall.

A visit to Cat Relax is by appointment only to prevent too many people arriving at once and stressing the cats. Visits can be arranged via their Cat Relax Facebook page.

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Users complain about A&E waits By Eleanor Hawkins ONCE again, waiting times in the A&E department at Gandia Hospital are causing complaints this summer, with patients and relatives claiming they are left kicking their heels for eight or nine hours, whereas the health department insists they are tended to in an average of three. The arrival of holidaymakers always increases the heavy load on the health services in the area, and although the health

department opens summer doctors’ offices near the beaches and provides a 24-hour service at the Grau health centre, users are reporting the measures are far from sufficient to cover demand. One woman in Gandia reported that she had taken her mother to the hospital at 10pm and they didn’t get home until 7am the next morning, while a man who had hurt his leg said he arrived at midnight, saw the queues, went home for a sleep

and upon returning at 6am found he had yet to be called. However the health department insists the department has sufficient staff and accuses users of overloading the system by going to A&E with ailments which are not urgent and could be dealt with by GP’s at the health centres. Wherever the blame lays one thing is clear, if one has no choice but to go to A&E it’s probably a good idea to take a picnic and a pillow!

Flaming irresponsible THE mayor of Busot, Alejandro Morant, has complained about the irresponsible attitude of anonymous campers who almost caused a disaster by lighting a campfire in the Cabeço d’Or area last week.

Luckily a hiker spotted the blaze and informed the fire brigade, which extinguished the fire before it got out of hand. Sadly, the mayor explained, there were no clues as to the identity of the pyromaniac tent-dwellers.

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Nightclub deemed to be hazardous By Eleanor Hawkins A POPULAR nightclub in Benidorm has gone belly up after inspections unearthed serious safety deficiencies according to a council report. The Tropical House on

Avenida Comunidad Valenciana was closed down by the Local Police due to a report which revealed faulty electrical installations and a lack of emergency lighting, fire detection systems and other safety equipment.

Also, the inspector reported, there was no evidence of the establishment holding a correct opening licence or having undergone annual safety checks. The case has been passed on to the regional authorities, which are likely to issue a fine.

Life matters in sculpture

British family arrested at home

A WELL-KNOWN Tenerife artist, Moises Afonso, has created nine huge sculptures for the Sarganella property in Ibi. The Life collection consists of eight pieces each more than five metres tall entitled Hope, Experience, Harmony, Joy, Love, Friendship, Improvement and Effort plus one of more than 11 metres called Family. This collection was ordered by property owner and toy industry entrepreneur Jose Manuel Rodriguez Ferre after discovering the artist’s work at the Canary Islands Craft Fair.

AN illegal old peoples’ home has been located on the outskirts of Castalla and the suspected managers arrested by the Guardia Civil. Police investigations led officers to a property owned by a British couple, where four elderly people were found to be living. Although the home was not registered with the authorities, the dastardly duo were allegedly charging up to €500 per week to house the seniors, who have now been collected by their families. Following the initial arrests a further three people, all related to the odious owners, were detained.

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Chasing after the dream By Eleanor Hawkins A VALENCIAN artist is off to the US after being contracted by mega-celebs Kanye West and Kim Kardashian to paint them a picture celebrating the birth of their second child. Jordi Machi was born and bred in Algemusi and studied Fine Arts at the University of Valencia, yet found relative fame after moving to Lebanon. However, he fled

Holidaymaker thieves nabbed FIVE Romanians aged between 19 and 31 have been arrested by the National Police, with the gang suspected of forming part of an organised group of thieves which targeted holidaymakers along the eastern coast of Spain during the summer months. The arrestees are accused of theft, violence and intimidation, causing injuries, faking doc-

uments and crimes against road safety and are well known to police, with three of them having notched up an impressive 130 previous arrests between them. The group is believed to have used fake passports from various European countries to rent cars in Spain, preying on holidaymakers’ cars parked at motorway service stations and

shopping centres. Although they generally broke into empty vehicles, they had no qualms about attacking the vehicles’ owners if they were caught in the act. The cabal usually returned to their home country after the end of the summer season, and bragged of their luxurious lifestyles on social media to recruit more group members.

Beirut to escape the sounds of war, leaving friends and dreams behind him. Now, he has a chance to make his very own American dream come true after the attention-seeking couple contacted him through his manager. Although he has not yet started on the painting, Machi hinted that it will be based on the tale of The Little Prince. “This is a great opportunity, I’m really excited,” the artist said.

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Gone to the dogs ONLY one company has so far presented an offer to obtain a contract to run the stray and abandoned animal service in Gandia, put out to tender some weeks ago. Although SPAMA, the association which used to run the service, was encouraged to put in a bid for the contract, it eventually decided not to do so, the council has reported. A committee will now decide whether the firm which submitted a proposal meets requirements.

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Nasty scare THREE divers had a nasty scare when their boat caught fire off the coast of El Campello last week. Luckily a nearby boat rescued them and carried them to shore, although their vessel was totally destroyed.

Heavy rain TORRENTIAL rains last week caused 3,000 campers at the Medusa Sound Festival in Cullera to be evacuated and caused damage and accidents, with an average of 45 litres/m2 registered in a few hours.

Open ear MARINE biologists from Valencia and Alcala de Henares universities have put an underwater microphone and recorder into place off the Denia coast to register and monitor whale and dolphin traffic.

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Sunken history discovered at sea By Eleanor Hawkins A NEW underwater find is attracting curious bathers off Calpe’s La Fossa beach, who are flocking to see the skeleton of a sunken ship recently spotted on the seabed just 15 metres from the shore. Spotted by Juan Luis San Nicolas, a beach surveillance service worker who was checking buoys, the remains of the ship appeared by surprise as there have been no heavy storms in the area this winter to move sand. “I have dived here many times in the past but had never seen any signs of this ship before,” San Nicolas explained. While the Underwater Archaeology Centre has been informed of the find, it will wait until the summer to investigate and try to identify the wreck due to the high numbers of tourists on the beach at the moment.

SURPRISE FIND: Bathers are flocking to see the sunken ship.

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Accidents on the up THE number of work-related accidents in Alicante Province have increased by 12 per cent over the first half of the year, with 593 of the 7,094 reported incidents occurring in the construction sector. Altogether there have been 763 more accidents between January and June than in the same six-month period in 2015 according to new statistics published by the Ministry of Employment, with a total of 64 serious accidents and eight deaths reported. “The fact that eight workers have lost their lives at work this year, two more than in the first half of 2015, is a clear sign that more efforts and investment in accident prevention are needed. We cannot allow this to happen in the 21st century,” said Yolanda Diaz Serra of UGT trades union in Alacanti-La Marina.

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Green around the gills EMERGENCY services were kept busy on Thursday August 11, as two separate cases resulted in bathers having to be rushed to hospital in Xabia. First, the Local Police in Cap Negre had to rescue a 21-year-old man who felt ‘very dizzy’ as he attempted to get back to the beach and then became unconscious. Later that day, a 30-year-old woman felt ill after a dive, leading Red Cross staff to whisk her to Denia hospital with symptoms of decompression and hypothermia.

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Grandad, tell me a story for the summer By Eleanor Hawkins SENIOR citizens in La Nucia have an excuse to spend more time with their grandchildren this summer as the council has announced the sixth edition of its Grandad, Tell me a Story competition. Aimed at encouraging grandparent-grandchild collaboration, the literary competition is open to all registered residents aged 50 or over with grandchildren aged between 0 and 12. While the older component of the family team is asked to write one of the stories they tell their grandchildren, the youngsters have the challenge of providing illustrations for the text, which can be in Valencian, Spanish or English. Work must be handed in at La Casilla seniors’ centre by

WORKING TOGETHER: Grandparents will spend more time with their grandchildren. September 30, and the judges will choose the best three submissions with the winning story to be edited and published by the council. “We want to encourage our seniors to take part in the

competition. It’s a great way for grandparents to get involved in something with their grandchildren and a way of recording traditional and imaginary stories as they pass from one generation to

another. During the summer holidays the two groups spend more time together and competition encourages them to work together,” said Seniors councillor Beatriz Perez-Hickman.

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SANTA POLA Town Hall has marked the first anniversary of the death of Francisco Conejero; the first mayor of democracy in Santa Pola. The town held three days of mourning after his death.

HAVING taken off on August 11 from Glasgow, en route to Mallorca, a Thomas Cook Airlines flight TCX47MG had to make an emergency landing at Manchester airport as a bird had been sucked into one of its engines.

A FOREST fire that began on Friday August 12 at Casa de Puente Alba near La Vinuela was declared controlled by firefighters by the following afternoon.

A GROUP of 60 residents of Zurgena enjoyed a day out to the Parque Aquatico (Water Park) in Vera on Saturday (August 6). The trip was organised by Zurgena Council in collaboration with the Almeria provincial council.

Shopping street STORES in Calle Trinquet in Elche have brought their wares to the street from to encourage purchases by revellers enjoying the fiestas.

New future THE Ciudad de la Luz film studios in Alicante City could become a centre for resuscitated regional broadcaster, RTVV. “They would easily fit in with the audiovisual project,” said the Regional Government’s Department of Transparency.

Police upgrade WORK is due to start on improvements to the Guardia Civil headquarters in Torrevieja. The Command of Alicante said they were “aware of deficiencies in the power supply of the barracks of Torrevieja” and that work will start soon.

Cancer charity THE Cala Nova Cancer Care Charity shop in Palma continues to raise much needed funds for use by various cancer charities and gave a cheque in the sum of €10,000 to ASPANOB.

Electrified eagles TWO eagles have died as the result of a poorly-insulated buttress on an electricity pylon in Mallorca. One was a rare Bonelli’s eagle originally released as part of an EU-funded LIFE project in 2015.

Rape arrest THE Guardia Civil have arrested a 62year-old man accused of cutting a woman with a blade and then raping her in a toolshed in the outskirts of San Llorenc d’es Cardassar.

Trailer accident A LORRY transporting vehicles had an unusual accident on the Llucmajor motorway at Molinar. A van in front of the lorry braked hard and one of the vehicles shot off and landed on top of the van.

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By Adele Land A NUMBER of towns in the Almanzora valley and the Levante area are participating in a drive to increase the awareness of glass recycling. In collaboration with Ecovidrio, the ‘summer 2016’ drive focuses on the hospitality industry to improve its figures on the recycling of glass items during the busy summer season. Summer is a crucial time for recycling with an increase in tourism leading to a rise in the use of glass containers. In 2015, some 196,000 tonnes of glass were recycled throughout Spain. Ecovidrio is responsible for managing Spain’s glass waste. Founded in 1995, the company works towards achieving EU directives and has an extensive programme of raising social awareness throughout the country.

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MORE than 100 kilos of rabbit and chicken, and 160 kilos of rice, were used to make a traditional rice dish in Elche that fed 2,500 people as part of the fiestas in the Municipal Park.

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Nerja fall AN 11-year-old British boy was rushed to hospital after falling five metres from the path down to Playa El Salon, in Nerja. The boy struck his head as he landed, knocking him unconscious. Fortunately his injuries were not severe.

Setting the stage PLANS are once again being drawn up for the restoration of the Lope de Vega Theatre in Velez-Malaga. The town hall has submitted a plan, at a cost of €2.4 million, to the Diputacion.

More hash THREE more bundles were washed up on the beaches of Axarquia on August 12. Two that were collected were empty, while one containing 30 kilos of hash was found floating off Torre Del Mar.

Dog beach TORRE DEL MAR has opened its new dog beach on the El Morchero stretch of Playa Torre Del Mar. The dog beach is 50 metres in length. Swimming is now prohibited in this area, which will be maintained by a specialist cleaning crew.

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Book donation ADULTS and children in Tijola have participated in a book donation scheme. Dozens of families in sub-Saharan Africa will receive books as part of the scheme organised by the Tijola book bank and the ‘Friends of the Sahara’ association.

Contraband seized GUARDIA CIVIL and customs officers have confiscated 3,309 fake football shirts and tracksuits and 2,000 black market yoghurts found on a van coming off a ferry from north Africa. The driver was relieved of his van and the contraband and will be fined for smuggling.

Army training FOURTEEN young men and one woman from Almeria Province have obtained places at military academies and will be starting their army careers shortly after completing a tough selection process this year, the Ministry of Defence has reported.

Somewhat obese PLUMMY British thespian Hugh Grant has said he has no problem with being “fatshamed” following the publication of a less than flattering photo taken as he paddled shirtless in Marbella during a June family holiday - the actor wisely agreeing that he “looked shocking.”

Sad ending A WOMAN who was initially rescued on La Bajadilla beach in Marbella on Wednesday, August 10 sadly passed away the following day. She was apparently a regular on the beach, and was rushed to hospital after being found motionless and foaming at the mouth at the water’s edge by bathers.

Flights of fancy THE Junta de Andalucia regional government has demanded that the €600 million second runway at Malaga Airport, which has now been operational for four years, is used properly, since it is currently open only when there is excessive traffic.

Catching thieves TOUR guides in Ronda have pledged to wage war on pillaging pickpockets operating in the historic town, who have been targeting sightseeing groups in order to snaffle mobile phones, wallets, purses and other valuables.

Bully boy A 28-YEAR-OLD man has been detained by Local Police in Malaga after he allegedly assaulted his 35year-old girlfriend. Officers in a car spotted the couple in the midst of a domestic ding-dong and jumped out in the middle of Paseo Maritimo Pablo Ruiz Picasso in Malaga City.

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Summer snow SWEDEN: Spain may still be basking in August sunshine, but Sweden has had its first snow fall of the winter season and business owners at the Åre ski resort are welcoming the early start to the season.

Bomb threats SWEDEN: TWO SAS flights headed to Brussels from Norway and Sweden were subject to bomb threats. The Scandinavian airline said the threats were not directed at a specific flight, but rather all incoming flights to Brussels.

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Near miss scare A DRONE has reportedly narrowly missed a passenger plane as it landed at Newquay Airport. Police are investigating the incident.

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Second best VOTERS have declared David Cameron the best Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher, according to a YouGov poll, despite defeat in the EU referendum. More than 30 per cent of voters classed Cameron ‘good or great’ as PM. FLYING DRONE: Narrowly missed hitting a plane.

Blame game IN new memoirs, royal protection officer Ken Wharfe, who protected Princess Diana for six years, said that after he looked at all the evidence the blame for her death lay with the bodyguards who should have stopped her from getting into the car.

Social sacking A CARE home manager has been suspended from her job in Reigate, Surrey for posting three pictures of residents singing at a Halloween party on Facebook. Surrey County Council said she had breached social media policy by identifying a resident.

Free man SWEDEN: The 36-year-old football coach from North Africa jailed for allegedly groping three teenage girls at Sweden’s Gothia Cup youth football tournament, has been released by an appeals court.

Bear killed NORWAY: A Russian scientist is under investigation for shooting and killing a polar bear in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. The Norwegian Polar Institute state that “baiting, pursuing or actively seeking polar bears” is illegal in Svalbard.

Pokemon go! DUSSELDORF has pleaded with the makers of Pokemon Go to take down gaming locations on the Girardet bridge which has become so full of players that traffic has been rerouted.

Not allowed VOLKSWAGEN is one of several major German firms to ban employees from playing Pokemon Go while working in their factories. An email was sent to its 70,000 workers.

Cold summer TEMPERATURES dropped to just above zero one night last week according to the German Weather Service which saw some towns witness the coldest August temperature ever recorded.

A DRAFT law is set to be published by Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière which could see the abolition of dual citizenship and the softening of doctor-patient confidentiality rules.

DENMARK: Queen Margrethe’s planned visit to Turkey has been delayed due to the country’s state of emergency. The Queen was due in Turkey with the Foreign Minister and Danish business leaders in October.

DENMARK: According to a new report, more than half of all new jobs in Denmark are filled by foreign workers. Foreigners accounted for 25,872 of the 41,381 new jobs created between 2013 and 2015.

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Lab rats GENETIC testing on mice, rats, cows and pigs has increased threefold in Germany since 2004. Nearly 950,000 animals, mainly mice and rats, were genetically tested in 2013. ELECTRIC BIKES: Must travel on roads and not in cycle lanes.

Speedy electric riders RIDERS on electric bikes, which can go at speeds of up to 45kph, will have to wear a special helmet from next January. Fast e-bikes must travel on roads, not cycle lanes.

DUTCH PRESS dropped so low in August since 1993.

Freezing summer SUMMER disappeared in the Netherlands last week as the air temperature fell to as low as freezing point in sheltered parts of Twente. It is the first time temperatures have

Fewer degrees A THIRD less students are opting for a second degree after the price was increased to an average of €9,000 a year. Currently, 22,000 stu-

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dents are currently taking a second degree, down from 33,000 five years ago.

GERMAN police have arrested a Syrian man suspected of belonging to Daesh. They said they uncovered threats to an opening game at the forthcoming start of the Bundesliga football championships.

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MICROSOFT is building a €2 billion data centre in Noord Holland Province, in the heart of the region’s agricultural area. The work is being carried out in relative secrecy, but it is believed they were attracted by cheap land prices.

FOOTBALL fans will be able to watch every top-flight game in Europe’s best leagues on a new subscription-based Netflix-style service which launched in Germany this week for just €9.99 a month.

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MUSEUM PROJECT: Will include a fascinating selection of historical items.

Moscow memoirs A JUBILEE exhibition is set to draw huge crowds as the Museum of Moscow celebrates its 120th anniversary. The impressively scaled ‘Alphabet of the Museum’ project divides more than 2,000 rare items into letters, each representing a unique city theme, amid an eclectic selection of fascinating historical memoirs raised from the museum’s subterranean vaults.

servers but in Russia psychologists and politicians have accused the video game phenomenon of being a clandestine American attempt at population control, rendering Russians stupid and infertile while using their phones as unwitting spy cameras.

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WARMING temperatures enabled the uncovering of the wreck of a 120-ton British steamship that sank in the Russian Arctic in 1878. The Thames was captained by Victorian explorer Joseph Wiggins in his doomed quest to establish a British-Siberian trade route and its recovery has been lauded as the discovery of the year.

TENSIONS between Russia and Ukraine stepped up a notch as the Kremlin accused Kiev of terrorism on the Crimean peninsula. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet conducted elaborate antiespionage drills, while the newly appointed Crimean leader denounced US involvement in a spate of alleged Ukrainian attacks on power lines and military bases.

Left behind WHILE many Russian athletes were afforded a last minute reprieve to participate in the Rio Games, the Paralympic team have been issued a blanket ban by Olympic officials who condemned Moscow’s alleged ‘medals over morals’ approach to sport. The decision has been branded inhumane and hypocritical by furious Russian ministers.

Deep discovery Hushed mantra A HARE KRISHNA evangelist became the first Russian to be charged under a controversial anti-missionary law after passing out religious books on the street. Known as the ‘Yarovaya Law,’ the new legislation aims to combat supposed foreign interference in Russian culture by sects including Mormonism and Scientology.

Suspicious minds WANDERING into oncoming traffic is the key threat posed by Pokemon Go players in the eyes of western ob-

Bikini brothers A NETWORK of petrol stations in Tatarstan embraced summer with a ‘refill for a bikini’ campaign offering free refills to any customers showing up in a bikini and high heels. Lasting only three hours the stunt attracted hundreds of bargain-hunting drivers, many of them men undaunted by swapping beachwear for a freebie.

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Costing more than a pound By John Smith THE discount store Poundland has recommended that shareholders accept an increased offer from South African retail group Steinhoff which is on the takeover trail in Europe having recently lost out to rivals Sainsbury’s in its bid to purchase Argos and then Fnac who snapped up electronic retailer Darty.

is the amount by which Steinhoff has increased its offer for Poundland.

The discount retailer runs more than 900 stores employing 18,000 staff throughout Ireland, the UK and

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ITV offer rebuffed ITV which is responsible for the production of such popular TV soaps as Coronation Street, has been attempting to increase its presence in the world’s entertainment business and has made an offer to purchase Entertainment One for £1 billion (€1.2 billion). The Canadian company owns the rights to a very varied portfolio of entertainment properties including Peppa Pig, The Walking Dead and as many as 40,000 different movies in a back catalogue which that company values at

Spain, where it is known locally as Dealz. There was already a bid on the table, but following an increase in shareholding by a US hedge fund, Elliot, which has a history of persuading companies to increase their bids for target companies, Steinhoff have obviously thought it advantageous to increase their offer to £610 million (€732 million).

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more than the price being offered so it rejected ITV’s bid. Originally as a music distribution company, Entertainment One also owns 45,000 music tracks and has a huge library of TV programmes, which with the growth in internet and cable channels, is multiplying in value they believe. From the point of view of the Canadian company, the offer has been helpful as it has seen a major jump in its share value but if ITV wants to extend its business, it will need to increase its offer.

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A matter of security AS the deal with EMF and its Chinese investors is put on hold by the British government amidst threats from China of economic repercussions, the Australian government has put a block on the sale of Ausgrid, the largest electricity distribution in the country to a consortium from China and Hong Kong. The reason given by the Australian government is due to fears that such an investment could be damaging to the country’s national security which will no doubt attract criticism from Chinese media and government alike.

Oil stockpile WHEN the wholesale price of oil started to drop earlier this year, refineries around the world took the opportunity to refine as much oil as they could in order to make larger profits when selling the refined product. What they didn’t expect however was for the prices to continue to remain low as there is a huge stockpile of refined material.

Don Algodón returns to Spain FOUNDED in Madrid in the 1980s, Don Algodón became a sought after brand by the young and trendy and following a part sale to the Cortefiel Group, it was one of the first Spanish chains to appoint franchisees and ended up with more than 100 stores in Spain and throughout Europe.

£3.16 billion (€3.80 billion) is the rejected amount offered by bookmakers 888 and Rank to take over rival William Hill.

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It was eventually sold to US company BCBG Maz Azria in 2006, but now ‘a piece of the action’ will return to Spain with Valencian company Secretos Textil obtaining rights to produce its own range of clothing, shoes, handbags, sunglasses, hats and accessories, whilst perfumes and cosmetics will be excluded from the deal.

The CEO of the South African company, Markus Jooste, explained that they had upped their offer in order to “bring certainty to the transaction.” From a point of view of investors, this offer if agreed by shareholders will see a very attractive premium over pre-offer share value which has been boosted by more than 40 per cent.

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Clucked off CONSUMER groups in the USA have delivered a petition to Yum Brands, the owners of Kentucky Fried Chicken which has been signed by 350,000 people demanding it only sells chickens that are not fed with antibiotics. Whilst the chain does not allow suppliers to use antibiotics in order to promote growth in the chicken they supply, it does not currently object to the use of these drugs to prevent illness. Competitors McDonald’s recently announced that it now uses antibioticfree chickens in the US and Canada.

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PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 180.27 -0.73 -0.40% 1.2M 65.38 -0.10 -0.15% 2.1M 108.18 +0.25 +0.23% 18.7M 133.10 +0.10 +0.08% 2.5M 83.00 -0.24 -0.29% 4.3M 102.16 +0.76 +0.75% 5.2M 30.87 -0.08 -0.26% 13.4M 44.03 +0.28 +0.64% 10.9M 96.84 -0.93 -0.95% 9.4M 67.66 -1.33 -1.93% 3.1M 87.85 +1.13 +1.30% 10.0M 31.24 -0.05 -0.16% 21.3M 163.25 -0.61 -0.37% 1.4M 136.57 -0.47 -0.34% 4.1M 161.95 -1.58 -0.97% 2.5M 34.57 -0.11 -0.32% 15.7M 123.22 -0.55 -0.44% 4.2M 65.32 -0.14 -0.21% 7.7M 119.52 +0.14 +0.12% 3.0M 63.35 -0.28 -0.44% 6.2M 57.94 -0.36 -0.62% 21.7M 56.45 -0.28 -0.49% 5.4M 34.98 -0.17 -0.48% 15.0M 87.04 +0.31 +0.36% 8.1M 118.51 -0.09 -0.08% 815.7K 108.87 -0.31 -0.28% 1.8M 142.88 +0.25 +0.18% 1.8M 53.65 -0.21 -0.39% 7.7M 80.02 -0.10 -0.12% 4.4M 73.89 +0.09 +0.12% 10.0M

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Most Advanced Acacia Communications, Inc. Silicon Graphics International Corp Approach Resources Inc. Cinedigm Corp GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc. AveXis, Inc. REGENXBIO Inc. Sunrun Inc. Mesoblast Limited Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.

$ 95.67 $ 7.69 $ 2.45 $ 2.2445 $ 21.95 $ 4.71 $ 40.50 $ 11.50 $ 6.23 $ 6.54 $ 2.56

27.97 ▲ 41.31% 1.71 ▲ 28.60% 0.54 ▲ 28.27% 0.3545 ▲ 18.76% 3.31 ▲ 17.76% 0.68 ▲ 16.87% 5.70 ▲ 16.38% 1.53 ▲ 15.35% 0.82 ▲ 15.16% 0.84 ▲ 14.74% 0.31 ▲ 13.78%

$ 10.13 $ 2.13 $ 13.54 $ 12.70 $ 2.02 $ 14.04 $ 5.25 $ 5.91 $ 26.03 $ 3.02 $ 2.53

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Most Declined Concordia International Corp. Ever-Glory International Group, Inc. First NBC Bank Holding Company SAExploration Holdings, Inc. Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. IRIDEX Corporation Security National Financial Corporation Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Spark Energy, Inc. Vanguard Natural Resources LLC NII Holdings, Inc.

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FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL

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A number of economies in decline By John Smith PUTTING to one side the pros and cons of the Brexit decision as the die is cast, whatever happens in the future, Britain needs to be in a position to export its goods and to trade with the powerhouse economies as well as those ex-colonies which Brexiteers said were queuing up to renew trading arrangements such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Even assuming that this is a fact rather than a wish, their economies are relatively small and do not offer the same opportunities as areas such as China and Germany but those two major markets are themselves not in a particularly strong position at the moment. The Hinkley Point hesitation has given the Chinese the opportunity to wave a big stick at Britain, implying that this sort of delay by the new Government could hurt future trading arrangements between the two countries, but this could be an example of face saving as China is without doubt continuing to experience financial difficulty with both industrial output and retail sales falling below expectation. China is not in a recession and many countries would be delighted to possess the financial strength that it does have, but by recent standards, things are definitely slowing down

PRESIDENT XI JINPING: Is experiencing a slow down in China’s economy.

and causing some concern for the authorities there and as the economy is streamlined so there have been a number of job losses which would have been unthinkable a few years ago. Germany is also seeing a slow-down in growth although it is in keeping with forecasts for the entire European Union which is a little worrying as Germany is normally the bellwether of Europe rather than one of the sheep. According to certain economists, Germany must not be diverted or affected by the Brexit vote but should continue to invest in industrial growth in order to ensure that the economy prospers rather than shrinks. These ‘wise men’ argue that whilst the Eurozone struggles with meeting financial targets which are being missed by countries such as Portugal and Spain and Italy is awash with bad debts, Germany needs to be alert to the fact that the British economy will suffer for a while which will mean that car exports as well as those in the pharmaceutical industry will slow down. Nowadays, so many economies are intertwined and depend on the health of other countries over which they have no direct influence that it has become increasingly more difficult to accurately forecast the future health of an individual country.

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Facebook fights to continue free service By John Smith IT is undeniable that in today’s society, social media is king and huge numbers of people not only have Facebook accounts but spend hours on that particular site seeing what their friends are up to, swapping information, spotting the latest trends and watching amusing videos of family, pets and events. The good thing about Facebook and similar sites is that they are free, but they haven’t become multi-billion dollar operations without keeping a close eye on income streams and almost all of their money comes from paid for advertising, some of which is quite blatant, whilst others are more insidious. Only this week, a number of celebrities and businesses have been warned not to promote products that they have been paid to promote on social media without making it clear that that is the case and even with films and television paid product placement is recognised and accepted. One company, Adblock Plus has targeted Facebook and offers software that can block adverts from appearing on the pages of Facebook users and

FACEBOOK FEUD: It’s a daily battle against companies that block adverts on their site.

there is almost a daily duel with Adblock Plus posting new software and Facebook countering it. The Facebook corporation argues that their current nemesis is not just blocking adverts but is also stopping genuine posts. “We’re disappointed that ad blocking companies are punishing people on Facebook as these new attempts don’t just block ads but also posts from friends and Pages,” the company said in a statement. “Adblockers are a blunt instrument, which is why we’ve instead focused on building tools like ad preferences to put control in people’s hands.” Whilst many will support the fact that a company is prepared to fight the mighty Facebook in order to assist members so that they don’t have to be pestered by adverts, it turns out that this is not an action done solely in the interest of the public at large in a ‘David v Goliath’ battle but it is part of a financial strategy as Adblock Plus will happily unblock advertisers provided that it is paid to do so. Facebook are understandably unhappy about this and would rather fight the newcomers than pay them to keep away.

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EU Commission excuse fines

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EU COMMISSIONER: Valdis Dombrovskis said effective action is necessary.

By John Smith ON August 9 the European Commission tweeted ‘Following our recommendations, EU finance ministers cancel fines for Spain and Portugal. We welcome this decision.’ It confirmed the two countries had escaped significant fines for the way in which their finances have been managed. Very simply, EU rules require that no member of the Union should run an annual deficit in excess of 3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), although only those countries who are members of the Eurozone can be fined for breaching this. In the case of Spain, its excess was a whopping 5.1 per cent and Portugal was close behind at 4.4 per cent and the originally proposed fines would have been the first ever to be levied since the Eurozone was created but on this occasion, the EU quoted ‘exceptional circumstances’ for the decision to suspend the fines.

Portugal has been given until the end of 2016 to get its house in order and reduce its deficit to 2.5 per cent and Spain has been given a little longer with the expectation that it will reduce to 4.6 per cent by the end of 2016, 3.1 per cent by the end of 2017 and 2.2 per cent by the end of 2018, whilst both must give a detailed explanation of how they will achieve this by October of this year. There is a general dichotomy of opinion on the decision as some argue that it is pointless to fine a country thus worsening its financial situation whilst others argue that it completely devalues the rules of the organisation if they are not imposed. France was in a similar position last year when it also had a potential fine waived. One argument is that the Commission fears that with the British referendum result and general discontent with many of the activities of the Union, cancelling the fines means there will be less negative comment from the two nations, but as

they both receive more funds than they put into the EU, it hardly seems that their own exit would be imminent regardless of the decision. “The EU finance ministers decided to cancel financial fines for Spain and Portugal. They also confirmed the new budgetary adjustment paths for both countries. Effective action by Spain and Portugal will be a necessary condition to lift the suspension of commitments under the European Structural and Investment Funds,” said EU commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis. Economic financial affairs commissioner Pierre Moscovici said: “I trust that Spain and Portugal will respond accordingly to the collective decisions by the Commission and the Council.” Whilst Spain still continues to search for a government, this is at least one less worry for the interim government for the time being, although the problem will not simply go away and will have to be addressed in the coming years.

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Media profanity, just get used to it! LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT THIS week I found myself in ‘heavy discussion’ with my Irish nearest and dearests. One of them asked if I liked the Mrs. Brown’s Boys TV comedy series. To their apparent surprise, I told them I didn’t. “Why not?” they enquired, somewhat incredulously. “He’s a wonderful comedian and is so generous with his work and donations to charities.” “I’m sure he is,” I replied. “It’s the constant tirade of swearing I can’t abide.” “Ah, don’t be ridiculous,” they chorused. “He does so much of it that you soon get used to it.” And that statement,

to me, summed up the whole problem. As standards in the media deteriorate, particularly on television, the more we accept. We do in fact ‘get used to it!’ Well I don’t want to ‘get used to it’. I don’t want my front room bombarded with depravity and obscenities. “You can always switch off,” I hear the modern ‘incrowd’ sneering derisively. Well I’ll tell you, with the depths to which television has now fallen, that can be increasingly difficult. These days it’s almost impossible to watch even the most innocuous of programmes without some, craw sticking expletive deletive. And this week, to top it all we had a leading member of the bench call the accused a c….! Admittedly the low life in the dock used the same insult to the judge immediately prior, but really… With monotonous predictability, a thousand tweeted and twittered how wonderful she was, having told this mo-

ron exactly what she thought of him. Ok, that’s all very well, but this is a high court judge; a member of our society who should be able to control their emotions impeccably yet still thousands praised her remarks. And do you know why? Because we’ve ‘gotten used to it’. Well I’ll tell you, the more decadent we become, the more power we hand to our Islamic enemies, whose support for an austere and Sharia Law existence will inevitably appear considerably more attractive to our disillusioned young people. Do we really want to get used to that? Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

BRENDAN O’CARROLL: Turning the air blue.

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The good, the bad and the bonkers 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

A JERSEY headmaster cancelled his school’s annual day-trip to the beach this summer in case his students got skin cancer. This comes amid new health warnings that the Channel Island of Jersey is fast becoming the world’s top hotspot for malignant melanoma. Before the ‘elf ‘n’ safety’ mob start, wasn’t this surely an opportunity to teach students how to enjoy the sun and sea safely? What’s wrong with taking a few sensible precautions in case it’s a sunny day: like asking parents to send their kids to school with a hat, suncream and bottled water? Otherwise that’s like me saying: “I’m not sending my children to school, in case they get bullied, in case they do badly in their exams, or in case their teacher is a complete ****.” Banning children in Jersey from

SUN SAFETY: Jersey is fast becoming a cancer hotspot. playing by the sea is a bit like banning children in Cornwall from eating pasties, although it wouldn’t surprise me one bit if this has already happened.

No wonder we have Generation Snowflake when we teach kids to be so risk averse and paranoid about everyday life. Quick! Wrap them all up in cotton wool and

don’t let them out! Hundreds of years from now, action movies will feature ‘heroes’ daring to venture to the shops without a raincoat and encounter-

ing a rather treacherous puddle. Medical reports state Jersey is fast becoming the location for skin cancer, not Jersey beaches. These children live there and are subject to the same sun whether they’re in their gardens, at school or playing on the beach. The headmaster says he may resurrect such visits in the future. I would suggest he won’t last that long. What with this report and the one about male primary school kids wearing trousers or skirts depending on their mood, is it me or is the world going barmy? Going now, I need to ask my cat if she prefers Aldi or Lidl litter in her tray. I don’t want the Spanish equivalent of the RSPCA prosecuting me for feline discrimination by not giving her a choice... 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/eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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Is the Pound starting to stabilise? ON the day after the UK’s EU Referendum, the Pound fell sharply against the Euro and other major currencies. There were more significant fluctuations in the following weeks, both down and up, as markets reacted to each new development in the rapidly changing political landscape. But it seems that, while the Pound is weaker than it has been previously, its value is starting to become less volatile. The new government is settling in, while the Bank of England has provided a consistent voice throughout the changes. The Bank of England has now announced some monetary stimulus plans and there is scope for the government to offer further support for the UK economy. Bank of England cuts interest rates As was widely expected, the Bank of England cut interest rates to 0.25 per cent. They also increased their quantitative easing programme by £60 billion, which was a surprise to markets and may explain why the Pound dropped 1 per cent against the Euro.

GOVERNMENT PROMISE: To support the economy and promote confidence. Despite this initial dip, there has been a generally positive reaction to the announcement, as Mark Carney and his colleagues have shown they are determined to protect the economy from the negative sentiment that is starting to be suggested in economic data.

UK government promises further support The new chancellor Philip Hammond responded to the Bank of England’s announcement by saying that, “alongside the actions that the Bank is taking, I am prepared to take

any necessary steps to support the economy and promote confidence.” More details of these plans are expected to be released in the next Autumn Statement in November, and could include cuts to corporate tax, personal tax and VAT. What’s next for the Pound? While there is still plenty of uncertainty about the future, it appears the actions of the Bank of England and the government could help to stabilise the UK economy. As a result, the Pound is likely to stay reasonably stable at its current level for now, while everyone waits for more data to determine the long-term impact of Brexit. In the meantime, the market’s attention is likely to shift to other global events, particularly the upcoming US elections. Whatever happens next, HiFX has a number of options that could help you to make your money go further. To find out more, please contact our friendly experts: spain@hifx.co.uk or call Costa del sol office on 951 203 986 or Costa Blanca on 966 764 934.

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

WERE the Spanish really impressed by Pedro Sanchez’s ‘no means no’ strategy, the PSOE’s ratings would have shot up by more than a measly 1.1 per cent. Apparently the PSOE is refusing to abstain when Rajoy faces his investiture ordeal because that’s what the majority of the party’s 190,000 paid-up members want. But 190,000 out of a potential 36,518,100 voters won’t win the PSOE a third election. On the contrary, they will help them to lose it.

The look of it IF there were an election tomorrow, Mariano Rajoy and the Partido Popular would emerge as the most-voted, despite the 0.5 per cent shaved off their 33 per cent June 26 election results. The PSOE share crept from 22 per cent to 23.1 per cent, although in both cases the latest figures could be prompted more by image than substance.

These are members of the public responding to the pollsters; fickle, easily-distracted members of public, not weary voters trudging to the polling station. They do not base their voting intentions on ideology or the comportment of either candidate but are judging the PP and PSOE books by their covers. Pedro Sanchez is easier on the eye than Mariano Rajoy, that’s all.

Intelligent decision THE Spanish Legion was founded by Jose Millan Astray, a military man credited with interrupting Miguel de Unamuno, then rector of Salamanca University, during speeches on Spain’s National Day, October 12, 1936. “Long live death!” Millan Astray shouted, “Death to intelligence.” Madrid City Hall has now decided that Calle Millan Astray will henceforth be known as Calle Inteligencia. It took 80 years but demonstrates that words outlive swords.

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Rock and a hard place CIUDADANOS leader Albert Rivera is the only one of Spain’s four principal party leaders who clearly cares more about voters than himself or his party. He i s wi l l i ng t o negot i at e a ‘yes’ vote if Rajoy agrees to six Cs’ conditions, mostly centring on corruption. What a price for Rajoy t o pay! He ei t her agrees and indirectly admits endemic PP corruption or refuses and di r ect l y confirms it.

TOUGH DECISION: Will Rajoy agree to the conditions?

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Referendum: democratic deficit DOES Ron from Mallorca really believe that the referendum result was democratic? A democratic vote means that all people affected should be allowed a vote. I’m sure I don’t have to point out just how many people affected were not allowed a vote. It has been well publicised. And no, I won’t get over it, Ron, having paid into UK coffers for over 50 years as have a good many other expats including my husband. Christine, Mijas Costa

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We had Muslim stokers working in the stoke hold, they would go into the galley after I’d cleaned up for the day and cook themselves something, leaving behind a terrible mess. I would have to get up extra early at 5am to clean up before I could start my day’s chores. The cook suggested I put bacon rashers over the door and on the door handle so I followed his advice, that soon stopped them and I got my full night’s sleep! Joseph Billet

Ballad of a braggart

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HE is always complaining about the foreign immigrants into his own country, that they do not bother to speak the language, and many sponge off of the state and do not pay their fair share of tax. But he too is an immigrant and has lived in his adopted country for about 10 years, but apart from perhaps managing to say please and thank you, also doesn’t speak the language. But luckily he does not need to since he only mixes with other immigrants from his own country and culture and, anyway, his seven-year-old child can speak the language. He does get very upset at times and often complains that many of the businesses, services and organisations are not the same as the country from which he came. This, especially, when he has to go to see a doctor who cannot understand him and he cannot understand the doctor. Surely the doctor should speak his language? He certainly does not like to be called an immigrant, how distasteful. He is not an immigrant, he is an expat. That sounds much better. Still, he does like the sun and the sea of the Costa del Sol, so manages to put up with all the other annoying facets of Spain. David Petie

I AM puzzled and amazed by the words used in your article about the temporary medical centre in Javea... “half of the playground was taken to build the medical centre with the loss of the football pitch and table tennis area”...well, I pass this area twice a day and, no way has half the area been used, not even quarter and the children are still playing football, basketball and the two table tennis tables are still there, moved a little sideways but still available although seldom actually used. Personally, I was delighted to see this building and very much hope it could become permanent as there are many elderly people in the area who find the journey to the Port or the Pueblo quite difficult. Surely life is all about compromise and sharing and I feel this is a somewhat selfish attitude being expressed here by one group. I accept they painted the walls and arranged for provision of football nets, tennis tables, basketball hoops, etc. and tidied up the area...I am in no way diminishing the effort put in here and I applauded it at the time. Previously there was a temporary school building there and the surface was already concreted and even. We all have to live together and learn to share facilities and arrange things for the best interests of the whole community. Margaret F Carlin, Javea

Expatriate elections AS we have now read there will be no ‘vote for life’ for 15-year plus expatriates as promised by David Cameron in his 2015 manifesto, the same one in which he regretfully promised the Brexit referendum. The reason given that it would be too difficult to put into practice.

WHY are so many older people in Engla n d , the ve ry one s w ho w ould ha ve clearer memories of the war against N az i domina tion, s o be w itc he d by those who had sympathy with that ideology? Statistics show that their preferred newspaper is the Daily Mail, whose owners, the Rothermeres, were friends and supporters of Hitler in the 1930s. Also, plus 65s are more likely to support UKIP, whose leader Nigel Farage was known in his younger days to be a troublemaker and National Front supporter.

I suggest we lobby Mrs May and both Houses to create a constituency and MP purely for expats. This MP would then represent our interests. There is a lot of support for this and if anyone needs names of sympathetic ears or suitable contacts please contact me via the EuroWeekly News and I will be happy to help. It’s up to us to help ourselves. Rachelle Hughes

Noise pollution WHILST I think it is overall a good thing to contain the noise levels in and

The present day rhetoric of both the Mail and Farage show they still represent the same neo-fascist sentiments by whipping up a frenzy of nationalism and xenophobia. Having lit the touch-paper in England, Farage is now due to start a tour of European countries to advise Eurosceptic parties on how to follow UKIP’s lead. Europe beware! Treat this dangerous man with the same caution you would a hate-preaching Muslim cleric entering your country. PS, I see he has grown ‘the moustache’ for the trip. Elaine

around the main square in Torremolinos, I feel the police and local council are missing a far louder problem that has been going on for years. I talk of the motorbike that rules the decibel charts and has been number one for ages. I live on the main road which runs through Benalmadena Costa which sometimes feels like I am sleeping next to the Isle of Man TT circuit, with unprecedented levels of noise created by motorbikes and larger scooters. It is not something that is confined to late night but a genuine very loud assault on people’s ears at anytime. Why do the police allow this noise to continue when the number of fines issued would probably clear the out-

standing debts to the EU? Naturally I am making the assumption that there are laws preventing this volume and can certainly see why Spanish people are voted one of the loudest races on Earth, as they have to speak up to be heard. Johnathan Robertson

The bacon blowback THE letter in last week’s edition of EWN (issue 1623, August 11-17) regarding burying Muslim terrorists with pigs, reminded me of when I was a young galley boy during WWII.

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7:15am Animal Park Summer Special 8:00am Homes Under the Hammer 9:00am Gardeners’ World 9:30am The Hairy Builder 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 2:00pm The Edge 2:45pm Three Up, Two Down 3:15pm Hi-De-Hi! 3:45pm Yes, Minister 4:15pm Sahara with Michael Palin 5:15pm Great Interior Design Challenge 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Debatable 7:30pm Make Me an Egghead 8:00pm Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy 9:00pm Can Britain Have a Payrise 10:00pm Skies Above Britain 11:00pm People Just Do Nothing 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Inside the Factory: How Our Favourite Foods are Made

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Born to be Wild Series in which amateur naturalists explain their passions. 9:00pm The Bridge: Fifty Years across the Forth 10:00pm Atlantis: The Evidence 11:00pm BBC Proms 2016 1:00am Voyages of Discovery Historical documentary series which looks at some of history’s most momentous voyages. 2:00am Atlantis: The Evidence 3:00am Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork 4:00am The Bridge: Fifty Years across the Forth

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 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Alphabetical 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm 500 Questions 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm ITV News 11:40pm UEFA Champions League Highlights 12:40am British Touring Car Championship Highlights 2:00am Jackpot247 4:00am Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. 4:50am Nightscreen

7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 10:00am You’ve Been Framed! Gold 10:30am Psych 11:20am Royal Pains 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:15pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You’ve Been Framed! Gold 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You’ve Been Framed! Gold 8:30pm You’ve Been Framed! Gold 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Hell’s Kitchen 11:00pm The Vampire Diaries 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy

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In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. Wycliffe Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is In Loving Memory Rising Damp George and Mildred Comedy series following George and Mildred Roper. Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Foyle’s War Wycliffe Wire in the Blood Inspector Morse Police drama series featuring Colin Dexter’s enigmatic chief inspector and his sidekick Sergeant Lewis.

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7:15am 3rd Rock from the Sun 7:40am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am The Big Bang Theory 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Simpsons 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 3:40pm Wedding Town 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Gok’s Fill Your House for Free 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Great Canal Journeys 10:00pm The Watchman 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am Britain’s Benefit Tenants

7:00am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:10pm

7:00am 7:50am 8:45am 9:45am 10:50am 11:55am 12:55pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 3:55pm 4:55pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 12:10am 1:40am 2:00am

9:45am John Wick 11:40am The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 3:05pm Into the Storm 4:45pm Enemy of the State 7:05pm John Wick 9:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 12:20am Gone in 60 Seconds 2:20am Rush Hour 2 3:55am Smokey and The Bandit III

Magnum, P.I. Gunsmoke The Sweeney Ironside Quincy M.E. Magnum, P.I. The Professionals Cycling Storage Wars Storage Wars The Sweeney Quincy M.E. Ironside Storage Wars Storage Wars Cycling River Monsters Parking Wars State of Play FYI Daily State of Play Highway Patrol Cycling Coverage of a cycling event. 3:05am Duck Dynasty 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

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Milkshake! The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Celebrity Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS: Los Angeles The Novel Murders: Garage Sale Mystery VI 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Stop! Roadworks Ahead GPs: Behind Closed Doors Celebrity Big Brother Suspects: The Enemy Within Football on 5 Criminals: Caught on Camera Super Casino Celeb Trolls: We’re Gonna Get You Criminals Caught on Camera The Great Artists

8:10am King Ralph 9:55am When Harry Met Sally 11:40am Rushmore 1:20pm Three Amigos! 3:10pm Spy 5:25pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 7:10pm St. Vincent 9:00pm Spy 11:15pm Bad Words 12:50am The Inbetweeners 2 2:35am Big Daddy 4:15am The 40 Year Old Virgin

7:00am 7:45am 8:10am 8:40am 9:05am 10:00am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:30am 1:00am 1:50am

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Charmed Hollyoaks Coach Trip Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother Rules of Engagement Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Containment Supernatural The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Gogglebox First Dates

8:40am Spud 10:40am The Dressmaker 12:50pm Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F 2:35pm The Martian 5:00pm Spud 7:00pm The Dressmaker Kate Winslet’s glamorous fashionista returns to her sleepy hometown to settle old scores. 9:00pm The Martian Ridley Scott’s spectacular sci-fi adventure stars Matt Damon as an astronaut and botanist left stranded in Mars 11:25pm Tokyo Tribe 1:30am The Survivalist 3:20am Kite An orphaned assassin hunts down the henchmen of a child-slavery cartel in a dystopian nearfuture 4:55am The Rendlesham UFO Incident

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Cricket Classics Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Elite League Speedway Cricket Classics Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Cricket Cricket Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time. Cricket England meet Pakistan in the opening ODI of a series of five at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Ashes Best Days Relive day one of the third test in the 2005 Ashes series at Old Trafford.

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MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) The changes that have already started in the way that you see your life have given pause for thought. You are sure that you could have done better but maybe it is not clear how. Take a step back now and see where you came from. Two years ago where were you heading? Do you still want to follow that path? A need to get back on track can start this week.

Fri Sat Sun -

NOTHING TO DO WITH POKEMON GO - HE’S BEEN WATCHING TOO MANY OLYMPIC LEAPING, SWIMMING, BOUNCING FEMALES ON TV

Fri Sat Sun -

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) In the last few weeks there may have been a sense of being not quite in control. That is something to deal with this week. Real progress will only be made when you have faced what is not wanted. You will rid yourself of any negative emotions quickly by facing them.

(July 24 - August 23)

Perhaps in the last few months there was the need to take on the problems of others. However, you absolutely must get a balance here. Concentrate this week on getting your body and mind in good shape. That means being a little self-centred to start with. A good routine is essential and the will to stick with it.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The ever-inquisitive part of your brain is in high spirits. Clearly there is much to be known and enjoyed over the coming months. Begin at the beginning though. Before you throw yourself into a spiritual or business endeavour, get the facts. I don't mean what people tell you they think. What you need right now is proof that your interest in a certain area is justified.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There has been a very strong feeling through these last few weeks. This feeling has been one of spirituality. Your thoughts have been deeper than usual and the sense that there is more to life is acute. This, therefore, gives an impetus to everything that you do this week. The need to progress both on the home and business front has rarely been stronger.

Saturday August 13

BONUS BALL

EURO MILLIONS Tuesday August 9

19 44

43 45

LUCKY STARS

Fri Sat Sun -

Friday August 12

15 36

28 50

LUCKY STARS

MAX MIN

35 25 S 35 24 S 30 22 S

Mon - 28 21 S Tues - 29 21 S Wed - 30 21 S

Mallorca

SHOWERS MAX 33C, MIN 24C

MAX 32C, MIN 19C

MAX MIN

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Mon - 33 24 Sh Tues - 33 23 Sh Wed - 33 23 Sh

33 24 Sh 33 24 Sh 33 24 Sh

SUNNY

TODAY:

MAX MIN

32 20 S 33 20 S 29 18 S

Mon - 30 18 S Tues - 30 18 S Wed - 30 18 S

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SUNNY MAX 32C, MIN 23C

MAX MIN

Fri Sat Sun -

Mon - 28 21 S Tues - 28 22 S Wed - 27 21 S

32 25 S 32 24 S 28 22 C

S Sun,

SUNNY MAX 38C, MIN 22C

TODAY:

Cl Clear,

F Fog,

Sh Showers,

Sn Snow,

MAX MIN

37 24 S 37 23 S 31 20 Cl

Mon - 31 19 S Tues - 32 19 S Wed - 32 19 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 M) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

Nonagram

TARGET: • Average: 9 • Good: 13 • Very good: 18 • Excellent: 23

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aged dang doge dong drag dreg egad ergo gean gear gnaw goad goer gone gore gown grad gran grew grow ogre rage rang wage agone anger argon dodge gonad goner gored grade grand groan grown orang organ raged range waged wager wagon wodge wrong danged danger dodger dragon gadder gander garden gnawed gnawer goaded gowned graded grande onager orange ranged dowager groaned wagoner wordage wronged DOWNGRADE

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 August 13

MAX MIN

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You are a great charmer but it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Is there the possibility that your romantic life needs tidying up? Perhaps the number of irons that you have in the fire is causing problems? This week, make it a priority to simplify your life. Be strong and straight with others. A clean slate for the future means not letting small matters run away with you.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your very nature can lead to internal struggles. In the coming months, however, the truth becomes clear. What is outside of your experience now will become a part of your make-up. Any fear that you had of the unknown gradually diminishes.

Mon - 34 19 S Tues - 36 19 S Wed - 34 18 S

SUNNY MAX 36C, MIN 26C

TODAY:

Mon - 32 23 S Tues - 32 23 S Wed - 33 23 S

34 25 S 33 24 S 32 23 S

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Your lot is to be optimistic and positive.

IRISH LOTTO

MAX 33C, MIN 26C

Benidorm TODAY:

MAX MIN

33 18 S 32 16 Cl 32 18 S

Malaga

SUNNY

MAX MIN

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your practical streak is in full force. Over the next months you will bring much benefit to those around you, in financial terms perhaps, but also spiritually. This week, in itself, shows you how others value your presence and advice.

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Barcelona TODAY:

MAX 34C, MIN 24C

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33 26 S 32 24 S 29 22 C

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) You of all people understand the importance of the spiritual side of life. Despite being successful in your own right there is the need to bring this to other people. In sharing your experiences this year you come to a better understanding yourself.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) With a lot of pent-up energy and not a little

MAX 31C, MIN 24C

Almeria TODAY:

determination the month is off to a strong start with you. Be aware, however, that treading on the toes of influential people is not to be advised. Your feeling that you are right is admirable, but be tactful.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It becomes clear to you that some friends are drifting away. We all have to make changes as life itself is a constantly shifting event. You prefer to hold on to what is familiar and you are not alone in that. At the moment, however, there is much for you to experience, see and feel. Sometimes this brings you discomfort and sometimes unimaginable joy.

Madrid

SUNNY MAX MIN

Certainly there have been times that you felt crestfallen. Sometimes circumstances bring us down. Avoid believing in the myth of ‘what should have been’. What you are is not what others see but what you feel inside. Success does not depend upon your bank balance but rather more your spiritual progress.

LEO

for next 7 days

LA PRIMITIVA

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA

Saturday August 13

Sunday August 14

REINTEGRO

7 16

8 36

REINTEGRO

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

WILD WELD HELD HOLD HOLE HOME

YOUR STARS

TODAY:

Solution WILD WILE TILE TIME TOME HOME or

HOME BACK

Weather Alicante

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

WILD

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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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Enjoy filling in the following puzzles and check the answers in next week’s edition

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC

Code Breaker

Quick Across 1 Triumph (7) 5 Has concern for (5) 8 Mythical winged monster (7) 9 Large type of crow (5) 10 See 22 11 Bring back to original condition (7) 12 Small ornamental box (6) 14 Dress, clothing (6) 17 Specimen (7) 19 Respond to (5) 22/10 Person or thing that appears threatening but is ineffectual (5,5) 23 Intense desire for some particular thing (7) 24 Automobile race run over public roads (5) 25 More merciful or tolerant (7) Down 1 Faculty of seeing (5) 2 Remain emotionally or intellectually attached (5) 3 Compel to behave in a certain way (7) 4 Person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event (6) 5 Coagulated milk used to make cheese (5)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 4 represents Y and 5 represents B, so fill in Y every time the figure 4 appears and B every time the figure 5 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 Fancy, 4 Hives, 9 Chianti, 10 Drain, 11 Tense, 12 Granite, 14 Shoe, 16 Messy, 18 Aired, 21 Mars, 24 Reeling, 26 Omega, 28 Mates, 29 Transit, 30 Caper, 31 Peter. Down: 2 Alien, 3 Confess, 5 India, 6 Examine, 7 Lingo, 8 Under, 9 Cite, 13 Rear, 15 Hymn, 17 Electra, 19 Isolate, 20 Grime, 22 Agate, 23 Bait, 25 Issue, 27 Elsie.

QUICK Across: 6 Small, square pasta envelopes with savoury fillings (7) 7 Genuine (7) 12 Less expensive (7) 13 Surgeon's knife (7)

English - Spanish

1 Coarse, 4 Gallop, 9 Unaware, 10 Glare, 11 Sweet, 12 Survive, 13 Secure, 15 Begged, 18 Arrived, 20 Falls, 23 Trail, 24 Pyramid, 25 Donkey, 26 Gently.

15 Stretch of land (7) 16 Writing implement (6) 18 Celebration (5) 20 Moving quickly and lightly (5) 21 Closely constrained (5)

Down:

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

1 Clubs, 2 Aware, 3 Scatter, 5 Anger, 6 Leaving, 7 Pretend, 8 Dense, 13 Started, 14 Certain, 16 Enforce, 17 Adapt, 19 Value, 21 Limit, 22 Sadly.

Across 5 Saucepans (9) 8 Comb (for hair) (5) 9 To bring (5) 10 Alquitrán (3) 11 Now (at this time, immediately) (5) 12 Permitir (5) 13 Granizada (9)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Tunes, 4 Tigre, 7 Dye, 8 Ganador, 9 Periodico, 13 Cleaner, 15 Esa, 16 Eagle, 17 Shark.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

1 Todo, 2 Niece, 3 Siguiente, 4 Tenedores, 5 God, 6 Earn, 10 Cueva, 11 Ache, 12 Dark, 14 Egg.

Down 1 Butterflies (insects) (9) 2 Vegetal (9) 3 Retratos (9) 4 Gentleman (9) 6 Hablar (5) 7 Corona (de rey, reina) (5)

Hexagram

Down:

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

BREECH BUMBLE CARROT CREASE CRUISE DAINTY ELDEST GOOBER GRASSY HEARSE

IMBIBE INNATE INTERN METTLE SALINE SPINAL STRUNG TIMBRE (10) UMPIRE

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Stated 2 Fecund 3 Artful 4 Lichen 5 Confer 6 Wallow 7 Thence 8 Locals 9 Letter 10 Cookie 11 Adores 12 Teethe 13 Hackle 14 Coffee 15 Exotic 16 Threat 17 Echoes 18 Heater 19 Exhort

Across 1 Not in suitable clothes (6) 3 Lair Edward damaged (6) 8 Dingy? No, it beats me (5) 10 Type of weather upset Alec and Tim (7) 11 Further inside Bosnia, not Herzegovina (7) 12 Getting back terse note about ceasefire (5) 13 Equines are in Mississippi (5) 15 Show from the Bush era (5) 20 Giants start off getting really excellent scores (5) 22 Devious First Lady has forged visa (7) 24 Be worthy of French version of verse (7) 25 Cattle drive (5) 26 Recognise a South American stringed instrument (6) 27 Hack from South Carolina they upset (6) Down 1 A big test or agreement (6) 2 Dance in Manhattan goes ahead (5) 4 Former partner is starting to live (5) 5 Tell lies about rude act (7) 6 Edited novel and lost on purpose (6)

7 Look down on second cereal (5) 9 Earthy pigment discovered in Scottish loch reservoir (5) 14 Somehow lose oar in spray (7) 16 Takes photos of cold times (5) 17 When speaking collects groups (6)

18 Prevent from appearing in avant-garde ‘Terminator’ movie (5) 19 Announcement last month about Spain (6) 21 Derived from parts of fish (5) 23 Dull entertainer tries for part (5)

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Going braless could be better for your health By Gemma Elvins-Quinn COULD it be time to ditch that wardrobe staple, the bra? Some experts believe that they can cause health problems and lead to droopy breasts. A woman’s health expert in the UK said they can cause problems ranging from muscle damage and pain in your neck and shoulders, to headaches and even skin conditions. Several years ago a French university professor who had monitored 300 women aged between 18 and 35 over 15 years, concluded that bras were a ‘false necessity’ as his study found that those avoiding bras developed more muscle tissue in their bust, which provided natural support. This muscle tissue did not develop when restricted with bra fabric. The warnings come as fashion choices seem to be making a shift from the plunging, push-up bras, to the more natural, softer look. Retail analysts NPD reported that sales of traditional bras are down 19 per

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Scrutinising shopaholics THE University Hospital of Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona, has defined for the first time three new subtypes of shopaholics, a disorder that is still rarely studied. The finding is the result of several studies that have recently been published by the Unit of Pathological Gambling and Other Behavioural Addictions of the Psychiatry Hospital de Bellvitge. The aim of the study was to provide new insights into compulsive shopping disorder. Compulsive buying affects between 6 and 7 per cent of the population, but is still a little-studied disorder and reference manuals do not classify it as a specific pathology. According to Dr. Susana Jimenez, head of the Unit, there are neurobiological, psychological and social factors involved in compulsive buying. One of the studies coordinated by Jimenez first identified three subtypes of shopaholics, the first of which consists mostly of men with high levels of gambling and low levels of social reward dependence. A second subtype mainly consists of educated women, occupationally active without addictive personality traits and the third is predominantly also women but where the onset of the disorder is early in addition to the presence of other psychiatric disorders and high dysfunctionality problems with school and work.

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Delicate dreams THEY don’t call it beauty sleep for no reason. A good night’s rest is nature’s sure-fire way of helping you look your best but unfortunately, catching that rest is much harder in the modern world. Follow these tips to look your fresh-faced best, even if you’ve been tossing and turning all night long. Your first port of call is being hydrated by drinking plenty of water and avoiding sugary juices, coffee and energy drinks. Before you sleep eat a watery veg like cucumber to unconsciously hydrate without running to the bathroom all night. If you wear make-up, take it off before you hit the hay. No excuses. Irritated eyes and clogged pores isn’t the best morning look, especially if you’ve been smudging cosmetics on your pillow for eight hours. That doesn’t mean sleeping entirely au naturel however, as there are skin products which help your skin repair itself at night. Find the one that suits you and make its application an evening routine. Finally, never underestimate the importance of your environment. Aim for complete darkness which boosts melatonin levels while reducing distractions. This especially involves getting rid of all those radiant phone and computer screens. Put away the technology, spray some lavender, turn out the lights, and reap the rewards.

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COCONUTS are a staple of many Indian, African and South-American cuisines and, despite growing popularity in the west, many of us are missing out on their full potential. You might have seen coconut milk in the Asian section of the supermarket, or coconut oil and juice in health-food shops at an eye-watering price, but there’s no need to pay over the odds to enjoy the benefits of this remarkable healthy food. Even an old hairy coconut in the supermarket is chock full of vitamins, minerals and healthy fats, and it’s an incredibly versatile food that can pack a healthy punch to almost any meal. Once you crack open the nut, the water you discover inside is full of electrolytes, making it ex-

tremely hydrating and helpful in the summer heat. To get at the flesh simply take out the inner shell and peel the brown layer off, leaving you with a delicious white ‘meat’ which is filled with plant protein containing 17 out of 20 essential amino acids, iron, folate, potassium, fibre and healthy MCT fats. If you go a step further and peel the flesh into flakes then dry them, you have all the ingredients you need to make coconut butter. Simply blend the flakes for 10-15 minutes, adding a little water if necessary. For coconut milk mix in a little more water. With the milk, butter, or flakes you have a hearthealthy addition to all sorts of meals, including porridge, pancakes and curries.

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CLOCKING UP CALORIES: Many alcoholic drinks are laden with ‘empty calories.’ MANY of us will sip a glass or two of wine during the long hot summer nights, but exactly what do those drinks equate to in terms of exercise and burning off the calories consumed? According to new evidence produced by an online doctor service and inspired by the Olympics, the workouts could be a lot more intense than you

may think, leading you to second guess that second glass. Two glasses of wine contain around 437 calories. A person weighing 11st (around 70kg) would need to do more than 30 minutes of Olympic running, boxing or kayaking in order to burn off those calories. A chocolate digestive biscuit with a cup of tea can easily

turn into four which equates to around 343 calories. This is the same amount of energy burned by 30 minutes of Olympic swimming. Fitness experts often point to swimming as one of the most comprehensive cardiovascular workouts around. Two pints of lager not only contains around four units of alcohol but also has around

360 calories. To burn these off you would have to undertake 30 minutes of taekwondo. Half an hour of Olympic level water polo would burn off a 350-calorie slice of chocolate fudge cake while two caffe lattes would rack up around 360 calories that could be burned off with half an hour of judo.

THE presence of jellyfish in our coastal waters is becoming ever more frequent, especially in summer. Jellyfish do not attack people for fun. They put out stinging cells, which contain poison. When a jellyfish releases its venom, it is to hunt or to defend itself from some kind of danger. As a general rule, jellyfish stings are not usually serious, although there are always exceptions. These stings are generally characterised by irritation and burning. tacle is still stuck to the What happens if a jellyskin, remove it, but never fish stings me? with the hands. Use some The common symptoms kind of pincers. You should of jellyfish stings, assuming also use some kind of antithe patient is not allergic or histamine, for the reaction, suffering from some type of and a painkiller for the pain. illness which could worsen Pregnant women must the effects, are: pay special attention when -Pain taking antihistamines. If the -Burning pain is very intense, or the -Inflammation and redvictim’s condition worsens, dening they should seek medical at-Bleeding tention immediately. How do I treat a jellyIt’s not necessary to rub fish sting? yourself, either with towels When a jellyfish stings or with sand; not with anyus, the pain and itchiness is thing that could hurt you immediate. The first thing even more. that it is necessary to do is How can I avoid being clean the area affected by stung by a jellyfish? the sting. We should never You should keep an eye use freshwater, because it out for the appearance of could break the stinging these animals on beaches or cells, causing another sting. places where you regularly To clean the area, a saline swim. You should never solution is perfect. In case touch or handle jellyfish if you don’t have one, salt wayou are not wearing approter could also be a solution. priate protective gloves. For approximately 15 Limit yourself to looking minutes, we should apply at them from far away. They cold to the affected zone. If may be curious creatures, you use ice, don’t apply the but you shouldn’t forget that ice directly to the sting, but their stings can be dangerrather cover it with a cloth ous. or a towel. If any of the tenIf you have any questions for Dr Perez Belmonte, please send them to: jefemedico@helicopterossanitarios.com

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Football legends show how it’s done By Keith Baker A FOOTBALL training camp in San Juan, Alicante, benefited from the presence of two top names from British Premiership football recently. The event was organised by Solsports Invest, a Spanish football agency in Alicante offering a professional football academy, training camps, tournaments and a service for professional footballers living in or moving to Alicante. It was sponsored by Currency Matters. Liverpool legends Steve McMahon and Roy Evans helped talented youngsters enjoy training professionally, including mini-games and a penalty shoot-out before being awarded their medals for taking part and a photo opportunity before lunch. All players, no matter what their size or age, were keen to get stuck in and did not hesitate when tackling or lining up to take shots at goal watched by two former top names in Premiership football. Steve McMahon is best known for being one of the top 100 players

MASTER CLASS: Football fun for all ages and abilities. who shook the Kop from his time at Liverpool in the 1980s. Ex-defender Roy Evans also played for Liverpool and turned to coaching on the advice of the then

manager Bill Shankly. He also went on to manage Swindon before becoming assistant manager of Wales and assistant manager at Wrexham. They discussed how hard it is to

become a professional and stressed the important thing is to keep having fun while playing football. “It’s almost impossible to become a professional,” said Steve. “Even if

you are talented there might be another element as to why you don’t make it, injury for instance. There are a lot of mitigating circumstances.”

Helping families THE Rotary Club Javea has presented a cheque for €3,000 to Social Services to help with nursery school places during the summer. The town offers the nursery school summer workshops to boys and girls aged between four and 12 years during

the months of July and August. One is based on t he Ar enal , t he ot her i n el Trenc d’Alba. Nearly 120 families have applied for help with the cost of the places and the Rot ar y Cl ub gi f t wi l l m ean m or e of them will get this vital aid.

Eye-catching exhibition A NEW photography exhibition has opened at the Espai La Senieta in Moraira. Organised by the photography club L’Andrago, it has been called ‘Mirades’ (eyecatcher). The ma yor of Te ula da M ora ira , C a rlos Lina re s , took part in the opening ceremony for the exhibition. O n dis pla y a re 35 s hots with different themes, taken by the students of the beginne r c la s s e s a s w e ll a s by members of the photography club.

Another section of the exhibition shows photographs of different events such as the Song of the Sibyl and t he Moscat el l Fest i val . Ther e ar e al so som e pi ctures which have been taken during concerts of the professional music association of Teulada, the AMUP. The mayor acknowledged t he qual i t y of t he photographs and was surprised by how wel l t he st udent s did. The exhi bi t i on i s open until August 31.

Start planning now DATES for the new season 2016/2017 have been announced by Concerts Costa Blanca. Opera tickets at the Reina Sofia Main Theatre will remain at €92 including bus. Ballet and Teatro Soler will be cheaper. Tickets without the bus will be €7 less. For details, go to www.concertscostablanca.c om where you can also sign up to be added to their mailing list.

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PREMIERE SUCCESS: The orchestra will now tour throughout Spain. By Keith Baker THE Universal Symphony Orchestraâ€™s performance at the Julio Iglesias Auditorium was a great success. More than 60 musicians entertained an audience of more than 1,500 with soundtracks

from the likes of Indiana Jones, Robin Hood, Game of Thrones, Rocky, Superman, The Rock, Star Wars, Gone with the Wind, 007 Skyfall, Jurassic Park and Pirates of the Caribbean. Following the Benidorm premiere, the orchestra will continue its tour throughout Spain.

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ZUMBA MARATHON: Billy Baker in action. By Keith Baker THE Second Zumba Marathon, organised by the Alfaz Fitness Club, takes place on Sunday, September 11 at 10.30am in front of the Casa de Cultura, Alfaz del Pi. Last year’s inaugural event

was a great success, and raised much-needed funds for the Doble Amor Association in Benidorm. It was opened by 23-year-old Billy Baker with a very energetic street dance. Billy, who has Down Syndrome, will be performing again this year.

Tickets cost just €5, but only the first 300 purchasers will receive a free t-shirt and water, so don’t delay in purchasing yours. They can be had from the Business Fitness Club (Polideportivo of Business), Ifitness (Benidorm), Fusion

Fitness (Villajoyosa) and Study Butterfly (Polop). Visit www.facebook.com/al fazfitnessclub for more details, and to see the list of sponsors who are backing the event. The Doble Amor Association will once again benefit from the event.

Cultural visit by youngsters SIX young people from around the globe have visited Alfaz del Pi as part of the Lions Club youth exchange programme. The group, aged between 17 and 22, represented Poland, Serbia, Greece, Estonia and Italy. Accompanied by Maribel Pacheco, national president of the Lions Club in Spain, the youngsters were received by the mayor of the town, Vicente Arques. Also present at the ceremony were councillors Marisa Cortes and Vicenta Baldo. The group a ls o me t w ith the pre s ide nt of the

Benidorm Lions. These international programmes have been running for some time, but this is only the second time Alfaz has been involved. Maribel Pacheco explained that they want to strengthen and enhance the programme, and the Lions’ centenary celebrations next year will include an exchange programme covering 15 days. There are various cultural and leisure activities planned for the group during their stay, including a trip to the Roman Villa Museum in Albir.

Helping the refugees THERE is an opportunity to help refugees this August, by visiting the Craft Market in Calpe. It’s held in Calle Libertad in the old town centre. Until the end of August you can leave contributions (see below) at a special stall in the craft market that will be there on August 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30. The Help Refugees Calpe (Plataforma de Ayuda a Personas Refugiadas Calpe) has sent money and goods to Greece and Syria, and continues to

send food (everything that keeps but does not contain pork), hygiene and medical (first aid) products, sturdy shoes for rough ground (such as sport shoes and rubber boots) and, of course, money. Next to this stall the local artist Batiste can be seen working on a large mosaic to be used by a local Moros y Cristianos group. Other stalls will start setting up at 7pm each weekday, when the street shuts for traffic, to sell craft items.

These include: ceramics, paintings, soap made using natural materials, decorative items made using recycled wood, paper and glass, jewellery using glass, silver, macrame and even dried orange peel. Every evening one of the group there runs a workshop - free to all visitors - in which you can make something to take home. For more information (in English) ring 639 979 678 or have a look at photographs on http://www.amata.es/Calp Sum16.html.

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Time for residents to Changing face of property start blowing the whistle By Matthew Elliott

BARCELONA’S tourist rental saga continues as the city council orders the closure of 256 homes rented illegally to holidaymakers and sends letters to residents encouraging them to report neighbouring offenders. Radical mayor Ada Colau’s government is determined to reclaim the Catalan stronghold from an overwhelming influx of tourism that has seen locals complain their home city has become in essence a Barcelona theme park. Many citizens are also being driven out of their homes as they are incapable of competing with the extremely profitable rental rates charged illegally in a burgeoning black economy. An emergency plan unveiled a month ago with a €1.35m budget has seen an army of in-

spectors dispatched to investigate denunciations made by angry neighbours. A website for citizen collaboration has been established to share complaints and will illustrate a map of legally registered tourist rentals for residents’ reference. Two key international accommodation platforms, Airbnb and Homeaway, have been explicitly targeted by a new sanctioning regime which now has fines ranging from €60,000 to €600,000 at its disposal. Although reaching crisis point in Barcelona, the issue is not confined to the metropolis, with authorities in Andalucia, the Balearics and Valencia also establishing harsh new regimes aimed at stamping out all the clandestine practices.

A RADICAL change is taking place behind the scenes of the Spanish property market, which has been traversing shifting sands since the recession peaked and the ongoing recovery got underway. The banks, so important and yet so reviled, are gradually relinquishing their control over mortgages and market dynamics, as they face tougher regulations, seek to protect their existing assets, and recede in a tide of new, more fluid and competitive, corporate players. As noted in last week’s EWN, there are roughly half a million unoccupied homes in Spain and the contemporary focus is not on selling them, but rather constructing new housing developments that are at once more modern and also liberated from some of the murkier legal framework of the old homes. Having suffered in the past, the banks are now exercising extreme caution when it comes to funding new developments, only embracing virtually foolproof deals in exclusively prime

CONSORTIUM CAPITAL: Overtaking banks as key funders. locations. That has cleared the path for alternative financiers, specifically fluid consortiums of investment funds, insurance firms and foreign banks, who are now the key players funding not only new housing developments but also offices and commercial centres. Spanish banks are also being frozen out by ECB regulations which pressure them to avoid granting loans without a mortgage guarantee, a stipulation of little interest to weightier corporations who have to fend off fi-

nancing options with a stick. With declining capital many banks are shedding the myriad of property assets from their portfolios and balance sheets, but remain the primary market force when it comes to individual mortgages. The volume of new mortgages is rising as the recovery continues to make valuable headway, restoring citizen and investor confidence in the market. There was an almost 20 per cent increase in volume in the first five months of the year but the absolute numbers still pale

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EWN readers thinking about buying a plot of land and building a dream home have asked for advice on what to look out for to avoid making costly mistakes. So in this week’s article I would like to cover some of the important points that as professional surveyors I would advise buyers to consider: obviously it would take a book to cover all the information required but I hope this will shine some light on what to look out for. Let’s start with the location of the land, I’m assuming that you have chosen your favorite location but that’s not enough, there are several points that you will need to check out before buying. Here are my top 10 tips for buying land on the Costas and Mallorca.

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in comparison to the halcyon days of 2005/06, when 700,000 new homes were built each year. Today, even the most optimistic forecasts hint at the possibility of 250,000 new builds, a figure hoped to be reached within a decade. These developments, alongside newer innovative mortgage systems, point to a likely exodus of Spanish banks from the property market. What that means for current and future homeowners only time will tell.

DREAM LOCATION: Make sure it stays that way by checking out local planning. 1. Check that the land can be built on legally; ask to see the current planning permission and how many m 2 you can build and how many floors 2. Check that your views will not be blocked if other properties are built around you 3. Check if you can design your dream

Lego homes ANYONE on the lookout for a different kind of home, one which they can quite literally pack on the back of a truck, alter or add to, might be interested to know that a Dutch firm has designed a cardboard home. It might sound flimsy but the homes apparently last for more than 50 years and are more than th ree metre s h ig h . A t just €25,000 they could form a welcome retreat or holiday getaway, or a new primary residence for the environmentally or survivalist minded. Exceptionally strong, completely recyclable, w ith a s h o w e r, b ath ro o m, e x ce lle n t acoustics and wind resistant, these could well be the homes of the future.

home facing South; if it’s not possible, position your pool to get afternoon sun 4. Now, take a good look at your land; you will need to clear the land before you can start building, you need to keep the costs low, as it adds no value to your home The cost will be high if the land is covered in hard rocks, trees and existing build-

ings to demolish and remove 5. Building long and high retaining walls is expensive and adds no value to your home 6. Check that the land is not restricted or close to overhead high tension cables and telephone masts, noisy motorway or on the local airport’s flight path 7. Check the land is connected to the mains for all services and supplies 8. Check local planning; will a new motorway be built on or near your land? Also, check for any public rights of way over your land 9. Check with your local town hall before cutting down trees; you need permission 10. You will need a Geotechnical investigation, Topographical survey and decontamination survey on your land before you can build. If you would like to know more or would like a full professional service please email me at gk.ipad@me.com John Graham is a Fellow of The Architecture & Surveying Institute.

Brexit impacts on land prices BRITAIN’S building boom has taken a hit in the uncertainty preceding and following the Brexit vote. The price of residential land earmarked for building on fell significantly from April to July, especially in central London’s prime estate, which was down

almost 10 per cent year-on-year. The information comes from property firm Knight Frank and suggests developers were hesitant to go ahead with construction plans before knowing the result of the referendum, and then letting the dust settle on the Leave vote.

Throughout England, greenfield development sites fell 2.3 per cent and urban sites by 1.1 per cent. Increasing construction costs also played a role and the industry’s been hindered by Brexit, slumping to its worst figures in seven years in the run-up to the referendum.

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Beaten by the table Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

I DON’T know why I bother doing the Euro Millions lottery, although I refuse to participate every week, and certainly not immediately after it has been won. I mean, hey, what can you buy for €15 million these days? No, I prefer to wait until the jackpot has built up to a sufficient level to make it worthwhile getting in the car and making the three kilometre trip to my closest lottery outlet. And that’s another thing, why can’t I simply walk to the nearest shop to buy my tickets as I did in the UK? But I repeat, why bother, because it’s a foregone conclusion that I will never win a life changing amount of dosh. Sure I have collected a few euros here and there like most people, but

PRETTY PINS: Betty Grable’s $1 million insured legs.

You chose a picture of a movie star from a selection on a big screen and the one that the flickering light stopped on was the winner... I won three times with Betty Grable alone. ‘lucky’ just does not figure in my CV. Mind you it was different when I was a kid and I could not put a foot wrong, always winning plasticky or cuddly soft toy stuff at fairgrounds and suchlike. I have vivid memories of one childhood summer holiday in Margate when I would regularly play on the horse racing game in Dreamland, the famous leisure park that was a permanent feature at the resort. This involved rolling hard rubber balls up a slope and into barely ball sized holes that would move your geegee along a set course. The other customers would groan and wave the white

flag when I took to those balls. I won more races than Red Rum. Then there was the stall where you chose a picture of a movie star from a selection on a big screen and the one that the flickering light stopped on was the winner. I won three times with Betty Grable alone, the first Hollywood actress to insure her legs for $1 million. Later in life I became a confirmed leg man where the ladies were concerned. It could be just coincidence, but I doubt it. Then it all changed and my luck switched from positive to negative. The low point was during one after show party at the end of our Panto run when, traditionally, our own ‘Dafta Awards’ were handed out. On this particular occasion I was short listed for ‘best legs’ with the other nominees who were: Principal Boy (a girl); Principal Girl (a girl) and The Table (a table) in scene three. I came fourth!

Russia and Turkey could be a potential danger to Europe John Smith Random thoughts... THINGS change so quickly in the modern world that it is sometimes difficult to be absolutely certain as to where the loyalty of different countries lies and their positions can change dramatically, almost at the drop of a hat. For years the European Union has flirted with Turkey offering the promise of EU membership which would allow Turkish citizens free passage throughout Europe in return for it being a potential new market. It has a large land mass straddling two continents and for many, blocking the irresistible march of Islamic fundamentalism. As the number of refugees from Syria grew to flood proportions, with Turkey being not only a gigantic refugee camp but also a conduit for refugees smuggling themselves

FALL OUT: Presidents Putin and Erdoğan, over shooting of a Russian aircraft. into Europe via Greece and the Baltics, so the EU offered them a deal: the rights of movement for Turkish citizens would be made easy prior to membership provided Turkey controlled the movement of those coming from the East. For some this was the last straw

and it may well be that the imagined threat of millions of Muslim Turks arriving in the UK swayed voters in the referendum, although there are of course a huge number of Turks living in the UK and across Europe already who managed to enter quite legally.

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Protect your passport ALTHOUGH it appears, following the result of the referendum, a number of British passport holders (many of them long-time residents in Spain) have been looking at ways of retaining EU nationality - thanks to Irish ancestors, displaced German Jewish family and residency rights there is no question that many people still see a British passport as a valuable commodity. It’s for that reason, and the fact so many British holidaymakers are travelling the world, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued timely advice about safeguarding your passport. It’s being shared by the British Embassy in Madrid through newspapers such as Euro Weekly News which has a large readership amongst those living here and visitors. According to the FCO, more than 5,000 passports were lost in Spain in 2015 meaning potentially 5,000 people are travelling throughout Europe or further afield using one of those stolen British passports. Apart from the potential identity fraud and sheer inconvenience of visiting an Embassy or Consulate to prove your right to receive a temporary travel document, there’s also a significant cost involved as the British government ensures charges are in accordance with the cost of administering the activity. The travel document costs £100 (€120) and a new passport, only available from the passport office in the UK, can cost between £72.50 (€87) and £103 (€122) and may involve an interview at a passport office depending on how quickly you need it. So follow FCO advice to ensure you’re not caught out.

In the meantime, Turkey had fallen out with Russia following the shooting down of a Russian aircraft that was patrolling in Syria and it looked as if the two nations could themselves be in a state of potential armed aggression. Then, of course, came the attempted coup in Turkey which some believe was backed, if not inspired by the USA. With a new cold war and the Islamic concept of ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend’, there has been a marked détente between Turkey and Russia which may bode ill for the future. It certainly looks as if the EU will attempt to act diplomatically against Turkey in the event that the government there brings back the death penalty for those who rebelled against it. Now we So whilst the fears of the many want to who foresaw a new Muslim tide hear your views. sweeping across Europe appear to be unjustified today, a comYOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE bined Turkey and Russia could - YOUR OPINION well become a potent political www.euroweeklynews.com foe in the future.

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Therapeutic tidying By Matthew Elliott WHAT do you think when you see a pile of dirty dishes, or a cupboard full of random items that deep down you know you’ll never use? Contrast that experience with how you might feel when you see flowers in full bloom, or even a sparkling sink. It might not seem like it at the crack of dawn when you’re half asleep yet strugg l i n g t o o rg a n i s e t h e d a y ahead but the difference between the two emotions

matters, quite a lot in fact. The concept of ‘decluttering’ is big business tod a y, w i t h w r i t e r s m a k i n g millions from bestselling books promoting the psychological benefits of feng shui, and clean, minimalist living. B u t t h e r e ’s n o n e e d t o pay for the privilege of ‘decluttering therapy’ simply incorporate it as part of your daily routine and reap the mental rewards for free. Go through each and every item in your home, study it briefly, and note the

emotion it brings. Believe it or not, even a fork or a spoon can elicit hidden inner emotions. If the emotion you feel is negative, simply let it go, even if it’s

a family heirloom or symbol of a past love. If it’s expensive, sell it. W h a t ’s i m p o r t a n t i s t h a t your home is filled with possessions that give you

joy, not those which spark sad memories, discomfort, or simply make you hold y o u r n o s e . Yo u ’ l l b e s u rprised what a difference it can make.

RUTHLESS REMOVAL: Ditch the items that evoke negative emotions.

Smells like summer ALTHOUGH sometimes in the Spanish heat the smells of summer aren’t always quite so delightf ul , t her e’s no r eason you can’t enjoy the soft idyllic scents of the season ever y day i n your own home. The first thing to do is thrust open the windows and ditch any chemical heavy products lurking under t he si nk. Toxi c st enches and sum m er aren’t bedfellows and air freshener isn’t a substitute for fresh fruit. If you’re lucky enough t o have a gar den t hen some freshly cut flowers or grass brought inside can work wonders. In an apartment simple supermarket herbs tossed in a bowl with lemon and orange skins makes an instant, vibrant difference. Essential oils are another fantastic summerfriendly addition to the home, capable of soothing the mind and easily available in local shops. Try cedar to repel moths; tea tree to clean showers; l em on t o di si nf ect kitchens and lavender to relax and balance your body.

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Time to think about and plan what to grow in the autumn Dick Handscombe

Gardening Corner By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

BY the month end late summer harvests will be bountiful and Spain’s ‘second spring’ just a month away. It’s time to decide what vegetables and herbs to plant for autumn, winter or spring consumption. New gardeners in Spain will be amazed by the possibilities for Christmas day: Broccoli/brussels sprouts: plant seeds early, plant plantlets in October or buy at that time. Potatoes: keep old potatoes in a warm dark place to stimulate growth before planting out. Non-storing onions: sow seeds in September, plant plantlets October/December. Garlic: plant corms in November/December. Carrots/parsnips: sow seeds from September. Beetroot: September to October. Radishes: sow seeds October to December. Broad Beans: October to December. Peas: November to December. Lettuces and cut-and-come-again seed mixes: sow seeds September to October, plant plantlets

AUTUMN HARVEST: Bumper crop. as soon as you see any. Agretti: sow seeds in September/October. Wondering what agretti is? Illustrated above right it came up in one of my builder’s buckets it tastes like a cross between young spinach and samphire. I explored further and found: • It’s also known as land seaweed, friars beard,

saltwort and Salsola soda. • It’s full of the energy of spring • Vast quantities were burned in Spain and Italy in glass and soap making until a modern alternative was found in the 19th century. • It became a niche peasant food in Italy.

• It’s recently been rediscovered and used in restaurants in Italy and the UK and made popular in TV cooking programmes. • It’s tasty eaten drizzled with fine olive oil and lemon or in a tart. • Seed stocks are low in UK and Italy. When we wrote ‘Growing Healthy Vegetables in Spain’ we had successfully grown 110 types of vegetables here in Spain. Some we liked better than others and I have now added Agretti. In the autumn I’ll look for a couple of veggies I’ve never eaten and will grow and trial them. Hopefully I will find another gem. (c) Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com August 2016

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Dogs have simple stomachs and short digestive tracts for digesting meat. They also lack the saliva enzyme amylase, which is necessary for pre-digesting starch. Checking the label of a Super Premium or Performance food an animal protein will be listed as the first or second major ingredient. These should include chicken, turkey meat, or poultry by products, meals, meat or pork meals

or other animal by products. A least two sources of fat or oil should be included for adequate energy and essential fatty acids. Fat is the dog’s source of energy. Animal fat contains essential and nonessential fatty acids and provides a highly digestible and easily metabolised energy source. Generally, poultry, turkey or chicken fat are higher in quality because they have more unsaturated fatty acids. Vegetable oils, such as soybean, lecithin corn, wheat germ, sesame seed or linseed all contain high levels of linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid for dogs and should be combined with animal fats for the best long-term results. Carbohydrates are the third most important nutrient and ingredient class in modern Super Premium and Performance foods. Simple carbohydrates in dog food come from quality sources like rice, oatmeal, corn or wheat. Fibre, a complex carbohydrate is essential for proper digestion and stool formation. Beet pulp and tomato promace are both high in fibre. Other sources include rice, soy hulls, oat

hulls, wheat bran and peanut hulls that come from the external portion of the seed coat. These sources, except peanut hulls, have microscopic sharp edges, which can cause small cuts in the intestine. Peanut hulls however, have the potential of being contaminated with aflatoxins and should never be used in a quality dog or cat food. Vitamin and mineral fortification is a necessity and provides some of the most crucial nutrients. Often the list of micro nutrients is much longer than the list of major ingredients. Expect this list in all dog foods. Super Premium usually feature more than one source for each vitamin and mineral. The ingredient list will be longer compared to non-premium foods. It’s not recommended you add anything by way of food supplement, or vitamin to Super Premium Foods. To sum it up lets compare Regular/ Economic foods to Regular Petrol, then a Premium food to a Premium petrol, and of course Super Premium food to a Super Premium petrol. That’s a simple example and indication. I wouldn’t put diesel in my car!

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MANY cats are considered independently minded, not unlike TS Eliot’s Rum Tum Tugger. However, with a promise of a morning tickle Muji becomes very, very compliant, rolling over to offer the softest, fluffiest part of his middle. Most unusual for a cat some might say! HOUSESITTER’S BRIEFING: DAILY ROUTINE • 8:00am: Give Muji his morning tickle, he likes a long tickle on the floor in the kitchen. • 8:15am: Feed Muji, sachet food in labelled dedicated cat cupboard. • 8:30am: Let Muji out of the kitchen patio door, he likes the morning while it is still cool. Believe it or not, this was the instruction given to a house-sitter this summer for the care and attention of Muji, a colour point Persian who lives in Marbella. His family were going away for a quick two-week summer holiday and found a checked house-sitter on HouseSitMatch.com. They wanted Muji cared for at home because he is young, and yet he has a very set routine. They didn’t want to disturb his routine and thought that having a sitter in the home taking good care of him, and keeping their home secure was the best option for them. The HouseSitMatch platform offers a free house-sitting instruction guide and template so owners can brief the sitters on all manner of pet and home-related key information.

MODEL MOGGY: Muji strikes his morning pose.

The Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat: If you offer him pheasant he would rather have grouse. If you put him in a house he would much prefer a flat, If you put him in a flat then he'd rather have a house. If you set him on a mouse then he only wants a rat, If you set him on a rat then he'd rather chase a mouse.

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CANINE CHOICE: There are many breeds and personalities.

Things to consider before getting a dog THE ever-increasing number s of dogs whi ch ar e abandoned ever y year i s proof that getting a pet, almost like starting a family, is not something to be done on a whi m and t her e ar e various things that should be carefully considered before taking the plunge. First of all, prospective dog owners need to realise that, as the old campaign said, they are for life. These days, dogs can live 15 years or more and you have to be sure you will be abl e t o off er t hem a saf e hom e unt i l deat h do you part. Anot her t hi ng peopl e t end t o forget is that not al l dogs ar e alike. Different breeds and personalities can be better suited t o di ff er ent people and ensuring you will get on i s t he key t o a har m oni ous r el ationship. If adopti ng, ask pr evi ous handlers about the dog to avoid surprises later on. On a si m i l ar

not e, dogs of di ff er ent breeds and ages have different amounts of energy. I t m i ght not be a good idea to go for a St Bernard or a Pointer for example if you live in a tiny flat in the middle of a city. Anot her t hi ng t o t hi nk about i s how m uch t i m e you’re out of the house. If you work long hours, it isn’t fair to leave a dog locked up al one i n t he house al l day. The whol e f am i l y m ust agree on the matter too, if one per son want s a dog while another hates them i t i s bound t o end i n tears. Finally, don’t forget the cost. Pets are not cheap and vet’s bills, food, equipment and kennel or dog- si t t er fees all have to be factored into the budget.

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Sight for sore eyes Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I HAVE noticed a lot of people, especially British males, who seem to be getting dressed in the dark. I know it’s August and I know it’s hot but you are hurting my eyes! Where do I start? Cor, the list is endless. Ok here we go! You can’t wear checked shorts and a checked or striped shirt. The rule is simple. If you’re wearing striped or checked shirts you may only wear plain shorts and vice versa. Unless your house is burning down and the only thing you can throw on are both checked, as soon as you and the family are safe ditch the shirt. Socks with sandals are an offence punishable by an on the spot fine. If you’re not built like an Olympic weightlifter you may not wear sleeveless vests, especially with a beer gut, just to show misspelt tattoos. On the subject of tattoos, ladies over a certain age should not have them full stop. And if you had them done when you were younger, don’t you wish you hadn’t? Gents, are you an Olympic diver? If you had to think about that then the answer is no. Therefore, under no circumstances, are you

allowed to wear speedos on the beach. Ok? I must say this applies mainly to older Scandinavian men. They look ridiculous and not only can people see what sex you are, we can also tell your religion! Not pretty! A phrase you’re never ever going to hear is “Wow don’t those three-quarter length trousers look amazing with those crocs? Has Vogue been onto you about doing next month’s cover?” Crocs may only be worn by hospital theatre staff in green scrubs and masks. And there’s a good reason for the masks, they don’t want to be recognised out in the street as croc wearers. And what’s the British obsession with wearing football shirts? If you’re going out for a family meal put a decent shirt on please and junior doesn’t need one either, unless, of course, you’re going to watch or play footy. Have a look at how the Spanish dress their kids. Amazing, and a lot to be learnt there. I’m not going to write anything about the ladies because I’m a gentleman but please just note; if you can see your undies every time you move your dress or skirt may just be too short and a shade tight. I mentioned tattoos before and that reminded me of a young lady on the beach. I noticed she had a big lettuce leaf tattoo coming out the back of her bikini bottoms. I had to ask her what it was and she said: “It’s just the tip of the iceberg!”

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Giving power to Guardia Civil 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.

NATURAL DRIVE: New environmentally friendly vehicle. POWER supply company Gas Natural have collaborated with car manufacturer Seat in order to deliver the first natural gas powered vehicle to the Guardia Civil. The vehicle is part of the current agreement between the energy group and the institute for public safety for environmental performance improvement and energy efficiency. It was delivered at a ceremony attended by the managing director of Gas Natural, Manuel Gil, along with the director general of the Guardia Civil, Arsenio Fernandez de Mesa. Among other initiatives, the agreement includes studies to improve the efficiency of

buildings and facilities for the general management of the Guardia Civil, and analysis incorporating use of natural gas in parkland and maritime vehicles to improve environmental performance and efficiency. Meanwhile, the Guardia Civil has taken delivery of 110 new vehicles, valued at more than €3m, funded from the state security budget. The vehicles were presented to the corps by director general Arsenio Fernandez de Mesa, at the Colegio de Guardias Jovenes de Valdemoro in Madrid. A total of 400 Guardia Civil vehicles have been replaced or renewed in the last two years.

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‘Paying’ the Community president Following on from the question about the legality of ‘the president’s fees,’ we ask whether the president has to declare the fees and pay tax on them? Assuming there is no receipt to justify costs other than the time he has put in, how can the costs be justified for accounting purposes? Or can the Community make a gift to the president for his services? What is the proper procedure? W W (Costa del Sol) The president is not a c tua lly ‘paid’ for their services. The Community votes at the AGM to establish a fund which provides for the president’s expenses. This fund c onta ins a certain amount of money and the president is authoris e d to us e the s e

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

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and so forth by a simple note, which is sufficient justification for the accounts. Or perhaps he puts in a lot of time and effort to prepare a report on a new aerial. Again, he justifies this with a simple note. He need not decl ar e this as income.

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“Every year, the world’s Golf GTI enthusiasts congregate in a field in Austria, and they talk about fuel injection and wear jumpers with ‘GTI’ on them. Frankly I’d rather blow-torch my nipples off.” Some might say...

The clash of the titans By Matthew Elliott THIS weekend’s Mecum Monterey Auction in California will be one for the history books. There will be a 1973 Volkswagen Thing, a 1977 AMC Gremlin, vintage 1972 Oldsmobile, a 1965 Apollo 5000GT, a 1955 Ford Crown Victoria Skyliner, a classic 1966 Ford Mustang convertible, and a 1958 Studebaker Scotsman Wagon with a Cyclops Eye speedometer and Rocket Racing wheels. And that’s just the Thursday. With the eclectic array of old classics expected to fetch anywhere from €500€100,000, most of the media attention will doubtless be on the cast of big hitters destined to go for at least a cool million. From August 18 to 20 lucky spectators will be able to catch a glimpse of a Ford GT40 Mk1, the very first road car delivered to North America and replete with air con, leather trim, chassis and a special paint finish. Incidentally the model also won four consecutive LeMans. Expected

Aston Martin Vulcan.

Vintage 1972 Oldsmobile. price? Anywhere from €4-5million. Boasting an 820hp, 7.0 litre V12 engine, one of only 24 track-exclusive Aston Martin Vulcans ever built will also be on auction in Monterey, easily expected to fetch significantly more than the original €2 million asking price.

More practically minded oligarchs will edge closer towards a stunning Maserati MC12, which is at once vastly cheaper,

and also road-legal, an absolute necessity for those atavistic drivers looking to drive their car rather than simply fawn over it. Other contenders include a Bugatti Veyron 16.4, Ferrari 288 GTO, a naked Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach, and a Lamborghini Miura P400. All present owners expect at least €1 million for their treasures. Motorcycle-lovers often find themselves given short shrift at these petrol drenched spectaculars. Not so at Monterey where you’ll find a virgin 2014 Lotus C-01, a 1931 BMW R16, a 1966 Rickman Desert Racer, and even an unrestored 1952 Vincent Comet, twin of the fearsome Vincent Black Shadow.

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Markets put brakes on DESPITE still leading the pack, Volkswagen has recorded a worrisome collapse in European sales throughout July, with volume dropping down below 100,000 units for the first time in years. On average, all car sales declined by two per cent across the continent but Volkswagen dropped a hefty 13.9 per cent, seeing its market share of new cars slip from 13.2 per cent last year to 11.6 per cent in 2016. The Volkswagen Golf was still the continent’s best-selling car, outstripping the Ford Fiesta, but its volume has declined by roughly a quarter over a tumultuous year which has seen the German brand on the ropes over the emissions scandal. The European markets were varied with Britain and Italy registering solid growth, while Spain was down 2 per cent, France 10 per cent, and even Germany suffered a decline.

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Miscellaneous Back to basics motoring madness Photo McLaren MP4-12C

By Matthew Elliott

COURT CONVINCED: McLaren MP4-12C was ‘particularly special.’ IT was another tragicomic week on the always entertaining American roads filled with different oddities, triumphs and catastrophic embarrassments. A Virginian woman wielding a red convertible Mercedes 380 SL became an internet phenomenon when she somehow managed to reverse right over the bonnet of a gleaming €270,000 Ferrari while parallel parking, despite having ample room. A bemused crowd gathered but the unfortunate Fer-

rari owner was nowhere to be seen. Both cars participated in a weekly car enthusiast get together just around the corner. Meanwhile a McLaren MP4-12C driver won compensation for being ‘deprived of the enjoyment’ of driving his favourite car after it was damaged by a tractor. Despite having a BMW 5 Series, Range Rover, and a pair of Aston Martins, the furious driver convinced the court that the McLaren was ‘particularly special’ and he

was duly given general damages and reimbursement for his two months of deprivation while it was fixed. On the electric front one man suffered a pulmonary embolism whilst cruising in his Tesla Model X and, rather than stopping and calling for help, the quick-witted driver instructed autopilot to take him to the nearest emergency unit, which it duly did, driving 20 miles before he took over to sort out hospital parking.

SOME might say the evolution of automatic transmission hotwired our current trajectory towards autonomous cars, a revolution replacing man with machine that’s set to take human skill, effort, and focus out of the equation. Stubbornly resisting this trend are real motorheads who love little more than the feel and power offered by a manual gearbox and fortunately there are still a few sports cars out there with that option available. McLaren, Lamborghini and Ferrari have all but disowned the humble stick but you can still get a Porsche 911 Carrera with a manual gearbox, or even a 911 R with a six-speed manual, although it’ll cost around €10,000 extra. The old-school Dodge Viper simply wouldn’t be the same with automatic and keeps true to its roots with a six-speed manual gearbox and no-nonsense style. There are rumours though that next year could be the end of the line

for the fiery Detroit legend in another victory for the automatons. Britain is doing its bit for manual addicts with Leicestershire’s hand-built Noble M600, which famously beat the Bugatti Veyron on Topgear and has a six-speed manual transmission. Priced considerably more than €400,000 on the continent, it’s certainly a stretch but, with classic cars fetching astronomical sums at auction these days, likely a fine investment. You can even find a manual gearbox in the new Jaguar F-Type, though it comes at an eyewateringly expensive €60,000 adaptation. Even the Aston Martin V12 Vantage S went retro and offered a seven-speed option, going the whole hog with a difficult dogleg shift pattern that might not be for all tastes.

Dodge Viper. Noble M600.

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SPORT

Orba Warblers play Alicante LAST week the Warblers played at Alicante on a hot day finding the course in good condition with the greens a little slow. A full 22 players played a stableford competition three of which were guests, Ivon Corcoran, David Rowley and Gordon Brockenhurst and each received a coveted Warbler ball. The winner of division one with a great par breaking score of 40pts was John Daniels (Hcap 17.7), second with 37pts came Steve Head (Hcap 10.9), third place was hard fought with five players on 35pts the unlucky four losing out on countback were Captain Dave, Steve Davis, Michael Morley amd David French. Winning on countback was Michael Taylor (Hcap 17.4) with also 35pts. Peter Gibson (Hcap 21.4) had a good day winning division two with 37pts, second came our most respected player Derek Gray (Hcap 22.5) with 34pts, third was Dermot Dimsey (Hcap 28) with 28pts.

ALICANTE SUCCESS: The winners enjoyed the course. There were three nearest the pins on holes 3, 12 and 17 won by Steve Head, Barbara Pollitt and Michael Taylor respectively. Steve Head made it a good day for himself with two two’s on holes 3 and 6. Derek

Gray won the football card with Bolton. To book contact David at dr.knight1207@googlemail.com or phone 634 307 407. Guests are welcome subject to a current handicap certificate.

Sporting Alfas Cricket Club beat Pinitar Pirates SPANISH and SACC captain Christian Muñoz invited Pinitar Pirates to set the score, Farhat and Akash opening for the visitors started well accumulating runs at a steady rate, until Farhat (10) was given LBW off Mohib, Munib raced to a dozen before Mohib got him well caught by Muñoz. Sajid joined Akash who lost his way and was run out after leaving his crease for a walkabout! Sajid looked in good nick until his rash decision, after a well struck boundary, gave Muñoz a catch and Keiren Perman his only wicket on the day, when possibly he should have had more. Banks having to play a more defensive role than normal carried the innings for 45 minutes, but after a 10 minute Henessy partnership watched amazed as his partner allowed a full toss from Farans first ball smash into middle stump half way up. Atiff joined him for 21 minutes until he too threw away his wicket 4+4+ a nick to Brooks behind, again Faran bowling. Time for Sporting Alfas’s evergreen Taylor to start his second spell, mayhem taking control, Preet spanked his third ball to Bhiate at mid off, five overs of very subdued cricket then Banks lost all the control he had been showing, spanked a huge six then trying to follow it with another chipped the ball to the eager hand of Laundon in the gully. Prince walked in and out, Wambeek joined Sukkhi who had been stood at the

wrong end for a while, and to the joy of the Alfas boys allowed Taylor’s fifth ball to pass his bat and come to a stop on middle peg. 152 all out, chapter 1 complete. Tea time and SACC to chase. The score card can occasionally make the game appear differently than it is and Alfas batsmen Brooks and Laundon looked in control at 15-0 off the first over but in truth Atiff had bowled with venom but misdirected and 10 runs were indeed extra’s. Second over and a short ball gave the Pirates team a welcome breakthrough when Brooks guided it to back ward square leg. Laundon followed him back next over Atiff finding his line and the deadly LBW given. Algar and Bhiati took the score past 50 before Bhiati’s luck ran out and Atiff got his second wicket. Muñoz and Algar then enjoyed the change of bowlers and took the game away from the visitors with some fine running and striking off the ball, Algar (37) giving it away, with the score on 96 he walked by a straight one from Sajid, bowled. Captain Muñoz and his international partner Faran then demolished the resistance that remained in the Pirates and and hit the final run in the 22nd over after dispatching the ball to all parts of Albir with a show of batting skills that next week will be called on in Sweden. Sporting Alfas Cricket Club remain league leaders but are mindful that the chasing pack have games in hand.

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Team GB are triumphant in a sensational week at the Olympics GOLDEN BOY: Andy Murray retained gold in the Olympic tennis singles.

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

OLYMPIC GAMES: GB had a terrific first 12 days in Rio, gaining nearly 40 medals, 15 of them gold, five la s t S unda y a lone . There were some stunn in g individua l a nd tea m p erforma nc e s ... and there’s more to come! Last week’s gold medal winners were: Andy Murray who beat Arg en tin ia n J u a n M a rtin D e l Potro to retain his men’s singles tennis title. Mo Farah, despite a fall, retained his 10,000m title to become the first GB athlete to win

three Olympic track golds. M a x W hitloc k be c a me G B ’s first ever double gymnast Olympic c ha mpion w ith tw o individua l golds (in two hours) on the floor and pommel horse; awesome. The me n a nd w ome n c yc ling quartets in their respective team pursuits with Sir Bradley Wiggins and world record holder and GB’s most decorated female Olympian ever, Laura Trott, the stars. Velodrome biker Jason Kenny (two) and his co-team sprinters. C a noe is t J oe C la rke in the slalom. Sailor Giles Stott. Golfer Justin Rose, including a hole in one. Synchronised divers Jack Laugher and Chris Mears. Rowers Heather Stanning and Helen Glover. Men’s four-man and eight-man rowers. Silver medals went to: Heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill. Trampoline ace Bryony Page. Windsurfer Nick Dempsey.

Equestrian dressage riders Fiona B igw ood, Char l ot t e Duj ar di n, Spencer Wilton and Carl Hester. Swimmers Liz Carlin (two) and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor. M e n’s 4x100m f r eest yl e and medley relay teams with Duncan Scott, Adam Peaty and James Guy prominent. Forty-year-old Kath Grainger a nd Vic k y Thor nl ey i n doubl e skulls rowing. C2 slalomists David Florence and Richard Hounslow. Keirin cyclist Becky James and male team-mate Callum Skinner Gymnast Louis Smith. Team GB in the Rugby 7s. Bronze medals went to: Long jumper Greg Rutherford. Synchronised divers Dan Goodfellow and Tom Daley. Judo star Sally Conway. Tra p shoot er s Ed Li ng and Steven Scott. Gymnast Max Whitlock (again), GB’s first in this sport for 108 years. And congratulations to swim-

ming genius Michael Phelps who won f i ve gol d m edal s i n Ri o t o take his Olympic tally to 28 (23 gold) and to brilliant sprinter Usain Bolt, 100m champion for the third time in a row. Coming up we have: Today: Triathlon with durable Brits Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee; 2012 champion Jade Jones in taekwondo; Sarah Barrow and Tonia Crouch in 10m diving; Usain Bolt in the 200m; American Ashton Eaton in the decathlon. Tomorrow: The 4x100m sprint relays; Liam Phillips on his BMX bi ke; Sam ant ha Mur r ay i n t he modern pentathlon; GB’s women’s hockey t eam and Kat i e Tayl or hopes to retain her boxing title. Saturday: Mo Farah in the 5,000m; Nicola Adams will box for gold; Jamie Cooke in the modern pentathlon; Vicky Holland, Non Stanford and Helen Jenkins in the women’s triathlon and diver Tom Daley takes to the 10m board. Sunday: GB boxer Muhammad and men’s basketball team.