Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 18 - 24 August 2016 Issue 1624 by Euro Weekly News Media S.A.

ISSUE NO. 1624

18 - 24 August 2016

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

Banged up in Blanca

By Matthew Elliott Suspended Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk spent three nights in a Costa Blanca police cell after a violent row with his estranged wife at a residence in Algorfa, in the Vega Baja. The 49-year-old Labour member, who has been embroiled in tabloid scandal, was led away in handcuffs by police on Saturday evening, while his wife Karen was taken to hospital. After appearing before t h e Vi o l e n c e A g a i n s t Women Court 1 in Orihuela

o n Tu e s d a y A u g u s t 1 6 , Danczuk was released when his former partner declined to press charges. Witnesses told The Sun, who initially broke the stor y, t h e r e h a d b e e n a n ‘almighty row’ punctuated by ‘banging and screaming,’ before police arrived at the Algorfa apartment and led Danczuk away shirtless and shouting. Danczuk told the judge the argument was a personal matter and, though he admitted shouting, he denied there had been any physical abuse. His wife, a 33-year-old

former councillor and no stranger to extensive media attention, reportedly suffered cuts and bruises and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment. Neither Danczuk nor his ex-partner has commented public ly on the ma tte r, which would cap off a strange Spanish holiday. On A ugus t 13, the R oc hda le MP’s SAS Airlines flight from C ope nha ge n to A licante was diverted to Dusseldorf in Germany after the discovery of a suspicious package, which turned out to be a vacuum flask.

The controversial politician, who was a leading campaigner in the fight to expose historic child sex abuse allegations in Rochdale, is currently suspended from the Labour Party. He’s been accused of sending lewd text messages to a teenage girl looking for work experience. Danczuk recently agreed to repay £11,500 (€13,280) in parliamentary expenses, having claimed extra accommodation costs for two children who did not routinely live with him. He later claimed it was an ‘honest mistake.’

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Officer down A LOCAL POLICE officer had to be treated for smoke poisoning after attending a house fire in Cieza, Murcia. The emergency services

were called to the property in Calle Cortesia in the town after reports of the blaze. It is not yet known what caused the fire.

Spending less MURCIA spent €1.253 billion on education last year, 1.8 less than in 2014. The drop was the fifth largest reduction in public spending on education across all autonomous communities in Spain. The figures have come to light as the Ministry of Education released its statistics of public expenditure.

It’s a tough job IT took 24 firefighters nearly four hours to extinguish a fire that destroyed around 13,000 square metres of scrub land in several plots and abandoned orchards in Cabezo de Torres.

The fire quickly spread and firefighters highlighted the difficulty in putting it out as it was located in several farm areas. One firefighter also had to be treated for heat stroke.

Hiker suffers fall A HIKER needed to be rescued after a fall in the Sierra de Orihuela. A helicopter crew attended to the 23-year-old who suffered various injuries in the accident and he was taken to the Vega Baja hospital. He was conscious throughout.

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Shoppers scam By Gemma Elvins-Quinn A GROUP of five, who manufactured counterfeit €200 banknotes has been dismantled in Valencia, Murcia and Ciudad Real. The Guardia Civil ope ra tion s a id the tw o men and three women arrested are accused of involvement in crimes of belonging to a criminal organisation, counterfeiting, fraud and threats. It is believed they used the fake money across numerous stores in Spain. They would buy something of little value and use a real €200 note to pay for it. When the store employee checked it they would cause a scene asking why they were checking it, citing racial reasons and demanding the note back. After threatening and causing a stressful situation for the employee they would then pay again but with the fake €200 in the hope that the clerk did not c he c k tha t note a nd quickly fled in a waiting car.

€200 NOTE: Real switched for fake in shopping scam.

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THE abandoned 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 Manuel Alcaraz who heads the Regional Government’s Department of Transparency. “We see no drawbacks in installing RTVV in one of the buildings there.”

Antonio Rodes, managing director of publicly-owned Valencian Community Themed Projects (SPTCV), has already pinpointed the Cinema School buildings. “It has several multi-use installations and two sets which would be perfect for Canal 9,” said Rodes who added that any decision rested with the new RTVV board. Canal 9 would decide its own design and model. “We’ll have to wait and see because

we have heard that the broadcaster does not want provincial delegations or to be working with local television stations.” Ciudad de la Luz’s role was cut short after Pinewood Studios in the UK protested the studios had received €265m in public money and had violated competition laws. Brussels ordered the return of the subsidies, leading to the recent auction where no bids were received.

Upgrade for police headquarters WORK is due to start this week 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 “is scheduled to start and will be paid in full

by the Guardia Civil.” The Torrevieja barracks buildings have suffered daily blackouts which the AUGC officers union highlighted as af-

fecting the daily work of its members. They confirmed that a technical project outlining the complexity of the works had been produced.

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Car thieves gang arrested By Gemma Elvins-Quinn A GANG of car thieves have been arrested in Alicante. Officers dismantled the organised gang which was dedicated to the theft of vehicles which they then illegally sold in Lithuania. There are 11 Spanish suspects of which six have been arrested. The arrests come after several months of investigations by the Guardia Civil, in co-operation with Eu-

ropol, with the gang members accused of vehicle theft, theft of documents, falsification of documents and belonging to a criminal organisation. They operated across Spain but especially in the provinces of Alicante, Madrid and Murcia, although their base was established between the towns of Guardamar del Segura and Pilar de la Horadada. The organisationâ€™s operation was divided into groups

that were assigned different tasks. While some were engaged in the theft of documents, other members were responsible for stealing vehicles, others to duplicate plates, and others worked on the subsequent transfer and sale in Lithuania. Outside of Spain, the gang's movements were detected in Germany and Poland, in addition to Lithuania, which would be the final destination of illegally sold cars.

Seeking help for abuse OVER 1,000 female victims of domestic violence sought help in the network of Women Centres in the Valencia Region in the first six months of 2016. Of these, six out of 10 lodged formal complaints against

their attackers and 47.2 per cent requested a protection order. In addition, the centres have addressed 1,349 women who had follow-up advice or problems after attending in previous years.

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Long trek THE Generalitat’s infrastructure department is planning a 500km path for pedestrians, cyclists and horse-riders uniting the region from north to south, beginning in Vinaroz and finishing in Pilar de la Horadada.

Petrol attacks TWO La Manga petrol stations have been targeted and attacked by armed robbers. Police believe the same gang is behind both attacks. The assailants used violence and intimidation forcing customers to the ground as they fled with the takings.

Cactus cover MURCIA has planted more than 60 varieties of cactus as part of its ‘minimalist gardening’ programme, aiming to reduce maintenance and the use of water.

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Dancing with the stars By Gemma Elvins-Quinn TWO Norwegian celebrities have been training hard, and laughing hard, at the Quesada Fitness Gym ahead of their appearance on Skal vi danse, the Norwegian edition of the British television series, Strictly Come Dancing and its US counterpart, Dancing with the Stars. Glenn Jorgen Sandaker is one of the show’s long-running dancing professionals who, in this series, has been partnered up with Jenny Jenssen, singer and actress. Jenny is known for being in the group Septimus and as a solo artist. She has sold more than 300,000 discs, received one double platinum and four gold records and made her acting debut in 2007. But now she is taking to the dance floor. During a Sunday morning rehearsal at the Quesada Fitness Gym, Jenny told the Euro Weekly News that she had been asked to do

the show on numerous occasions but could never previously commit. Now, with her daughter a little older she is excited to be taking part. “It’s a new challenge and I wanted to learn something. I’ve just opened this door and I don’t know what is behind it but I’m looking forward to finding out and showing the Norwegian people what I can do.” Jenny has a holiday home in the area but with the first show just weeks away dancing partner Glenn came along too for a few days of training where they went over their waltz at the gym. “It’s great, she is so dedicated,” said Glenn, who has previously won the show and will be hoping this year ’s new partnership will see them dancing their way through to the finals. Gym owner Vivienne Shepherd said she was delighted to be able to accommodate such a lovely pair!

REHEARSAL TIME: Jenny and Glenn will be hoping to impress the judges with their first dance, the waltz.

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Waste not want not THE Waste Consortium has failed to resolve the situation concerning the transport of waste to authorised dumps, with none of the 27 municipalities of the Vega Baja offering land to accommodate a waste transport station. As a result, it means the Council will now take over the reins and look for suitable areas to enable this necessary installation. It is expected that two plants will be needed, one in the coastal area and another in a town in the centre of the Vega Baja. The refusal of councils to provide areas to install plants similar to the Sagunto one, which is located in an industrial estate and was visited by the mayors and councillors of the Vega Baja, will force the Government to search for a permanent location. Despite no towns wanting to host such a site, all have complained in recent months of the

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By Gemma Elvins-Quinn

WASTE TRANSFER: A site is wanted in the Vega Baja that would gather the areaâ€™s waste before going to landfill. expense to move rubbish trucks to the dumps of Jijona, Alicante, Elche and Murcia. The importance of this plant is that it would allow trucks a common point to concentrate waste from different municipalities which would then be com-

pacted to large trucks and moved to landfills. This will avoid more vehicles having to pass through the province to waste sites which would mean large savings in both economic and environmental terms. Hosting the facility will

bring some economic benefits for the voluntary municipality and the Waste Consortium will also launch an awareness campaign to assure residents that there will be no discomfort to them, as such a site will be far away from urban centres.

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Taking a gamble to get to hospital By Gemma Elvins-Quinn TORREVIEJA has requested assistance from the Provincial Council to carry out a project to improve access from Los Balcones to the Hospital. The urbanisation is just metres from Torrevieja Hospital, yet it can be a treacherous route for those making it on foot or on a bicycle as there are no pedestrian or cycle paths linking the two, and there is a continual flow of traffic heading along the CV-95.

Circumventing the roundabout by the desalination plant, it is also busy with traffic every day, and is a situation that the mayor says has been ongoing for year. Jose Manuel Dolon, said they are requesting assistance to carry out a project to rectify the situation as it is particularly troublesome for emergency ambulances which are â€˜stuckâ€™ in traffic on the only access road. There is also a problem with the accessibility to the cemetery. Again, many residents walk but there is no pavement.

Police rescue two dogs POLICE officers in Orihuela were called to help two dogs which were in danger. First they were called to a home where a dog had been left alone after the owner was taken into custody. Police were authorised to enter the property and remove the

animal which is now being cared for by the Asoka animal welfare group. A few days later an emergency call was received to deal with an incident after a dog fell into a ditch in the Arneva area of the municipality. The water was around 1.5m in depth, the female

owner had gone in to help the dog but was caught up in the currents and being dragged further away. Police officers were first to arrive on the scene and, joined by fire and ambulance crews, formed a human chain to get the owner and the dog out safely.

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Summer water health checks OVER 350 inspections have been carried out this summer in the Murcia Region in a bid to prevent the occurrence of Legionnaires’ disease. The Regional Government

said facilities have been checked, and water samples taken, as part of a prevention and control programme. Legionnaires’ is an infectious disease caused by Le-

gionella bacteria, which lives in stagnant water, usually at temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius. This condition can lead to pulmonary complications,

the major source of infection are water systems of large buildings, hotels and hospitals and air conditioning systems. During the summer there

is an increase in air conditioning being used, along with mist spray systems in shopping centres, bars and restaurants, that can all harbour the bacteria.

The water control facilities of 181 outdoor pools and hydrotherapy centres for public use and 19 tourist campsites in the region are also being checked.

CLIFF DANGERS: Torrevieja is warning youngsters against jumping from the cliffs along the coast.

A jump into the unknown By Gemma Elvins-Quinn A WARNING has gone out from Torrevieja Town Hall to remind youngsters of the potential dangers of jumping from the cliffs. The ‘Calas’ can be fun and the image of young people jumping into the water is a common sight during the summer months, but it can also be a leap of faith into the unknown. The heights of Cala Cornuda, Cala Redonda, Higuera and Zorra are popular spots for those looking for an adrenaline rush. But but the succession of coves that stretch over 3km between Cabo Cervera and Playa de Los Locos can conceal a hidden danger.

Up to 10m high, the rugged landscape leaves a rocky sea bottom as large blocks of stone often become detached, crashing into the water. Councillor for Beaches, Javier Manzanares, warns that it is a coastal stretch unattended by rescue services. He calls for caution to avoid accidents like the one that occurred on July 30, in which a young man had to be rescued after dislocating his shoulder and not being able to make his way back up to Cala Cornuda. The renewed warnings to jumpers come after a 14-year-old was injured after jumping from a 7m high cliff in Javea at the weekend.

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The real cost of summer rentals By Gemma Elvins-Quinn AUGUST is the time of year when more properties are leased with places such as the beach of San Juan and Benidorm amongst those in high demand for people looking to take a break for the hot summer month. Local agents report that in San Juan prices for apartments by the beach with views and amenities such as a pool or ten-

nis court, can fetch between €1,500-1,800 for a fortnight, dropping to around €1,200 for properties that are not in the prime locations. In comparison, the rest of the year, these prices are around €500 for two weeks. In the most exclusive residential areas of San Juan beach, owners can command €3,000 for a fortnight in August. When that is booked out, others look outside to the beaches of Arenales and

BEACH APARTMENTS: Are in high demand.

Urbanova where one agent said prices fall to an average of €50 per day to rent. The main profile of those renting in the city is families with children, most of them from Madrid. Estate agents report that there has been a decline in the number of younger people renting in this area, they are mostly after something ‘cheap and cheerful.’ Foreign visitors also tend to opt for other destinations out-

side Alicante City, such as Benidorm and Santa Pola, where rental prices in July and August are five times that in the

winter months. In Benidorm tourists can pay around €2,500 for a sea-view apartment in the summer. In Torrevieja, reports

show the average rental price in summer is €400 per month for properties up to 100 square metres.

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Tomicus trashed trees need removed By Gemma Elvins-Quinn GUARDAMAR is urging the removal of trees ravaged by the Tomicus pine beetle. The large pine forest, which occupies an area of around 800 hectares, requires work to adapt the area after the plague of Tomicus destroyed dozens of trees that now remain dry and in many cases have fallen down. The town hall has now requested a Servef

assistance programme that would allow the hi r i ng of a br i gade of f i ve peopl e f or six months to deal exclusively with this task. With the old damaged trees removed, the next step would be to begin reforestation efforts in the most affected areas. In addition, the town hall said they would need to install new traps to control the appearance of the pest.

Uncertainty over museum September reopening THE Mudic Interactive Science Museum of Vega Baja del Segura will reopen in September. The news has been welcomed by staff who feared it would be closed. The Euro Weekly News reported in July teachers left for the summer unsure if they would return in September as the City of Ori-

huela hadnâ€™t paid the annual subsidy. The group behind the educational project, covered by Orihuela and operated under the Miguel Hernandez University, has been holding meetings with the mayor who pledged to fix it as soon as possible. It seems those promises have been kept

with the mayor agreeing to increase their initial grant. Spokesman Francisco Saez said in the coming days Mudic will receive 80 per cent of the grant, amounting to â‚Ź48,000 with the remaining 20 per cent to be paid later in the year andpledged the first payment would be made quickly.

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HEALTHCARE for Spanish non-residents cost the Valencian Community â‚Ź66 million last year. The national government theoretically compensates each region for the medical

attention it provides for visitors from elsewhere in Spain. To facilitate this, particularly in regions with large numbers of tourists, the Ministry of Health introduced

the healthcare compensation fund (Foga) in 2012. Four years later Foga is still not entirely operative, according to the Valencian Communityâ€™s Health department. â€œThis is another example of Valenciaâ€™s marginalisation,â€? said Carmen Monton who heads the department. Not only does Madrid transfer insufficient funds for the regionâ€™s needs, Monton said, but it blocks measures like Foga that would compensate domestic touristsâ€™ healthcare. There is also a shortfall in funds that EU countries send to Madrid to cover the healthcare of foreign tourists and this should be passed on to Valencia. The missing Foga and EU cash amounted to â‚Ź302.6 million over the last four years, said Monton. â€œThe government has to introduce mechanisms now and ensure that touristsâ€™ healthcare does not burden the Generalitatâ€™s already weakened economy.â€?

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GOING SMART: Alicante and Elche are introducing more technology including free WiFi and charging points for electronic cars and electronic devices.

The long road to being smart By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE road to becoming a â€˜smart cityâ€™ is a long one but Alicante and Elche have made strong visible steps to begin the transformation into well connected and efficient cities. They have launched free WiFi coverage, phone chargers are being installed and apps are emerging with up-to-date information on the city. The term â€˜smart cityâ€™ refers to cities whose services and assets interact and function in an efficient and coordinated way through the use of information technology. Elche and Alicante are some of the most advanced in terms of technology but other towns are following suit by gradually introducing free WiFi spots in the city like in Torrevieja. However, experts say the progress of becoming a â€˜smart cityâ€™ is still in its infancy: â€œWe have areas, but the citizen is not yet

linking with the city,â€? said director of the department of digital transformation at the University of Alicante, Faraon Llorens. The director pointed out the introduction of technology is irregular with no clear â€˜breakthroughâ€™ citing Benidorm which launched WiFi technology on the Levante beach this week, while â€œthere are still no information systems on parking in the city.â€? Alicanteâ€™s councillor of Modernisation, Daniel Simon, agreed: â€œWe are still in an embryonic stage,â€? but he said the city was advancing on the work of training officials and tweaking software tools to accelerate the installation of electronic administration. He said there is some legal difficulty of installing WiFi points as some â€œcompanies denounce unfair competitionâ€? but the city will soon have an app for tracking rubbish collections, a network of sensors and cameras that allow monitoring and will also optimise traffic management.

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Nit of fewer casualties ELCHE’S fiesta season culminated in the famous Nit de l’Alba with the release of thousands of rockets; and several injuries amongst fiesta goers. Nearly 2,000 kilos of gunpowder was used in the spectacular annual firework display that began at around 11.15pm. Shortly before midnight the lights went out in the city and the sky was illuminated by the Palmera de la Virgen which this year was composed of a thousand rockets, the maximum that can be fired from the steeple of the Basilica de Santa Maria. It’s spectacular sight illuminated the sky for around 25 seconds.

As is tradition for Ilicitanos (those from Elche), Nit de l’Alba ended with the sharing of watermelon, to refresh the throat as the smell of gunpowder permeated throughout the city.

Mayor expressed his satisfaction with the safety operation. The night saw a total of 46 people requiring medical attention, although none of them were seriously injured accord-

ing to data from the emergency provisions put in place for Nit de l’Alba. Twenty-five of the injuries occurred within the security perimeter set up in the city centre, the rest were outside. Whilst 13 people were treated in hospital for injuries, no-one had to be transferred to the burns unit. The figures are a drop on the number of people injured during the fiestas last year when the official number was 54. Mayor Carlos Gonzalez, said, in terms of injuries, it was “one of the best nights of the Nit de L’Alba” and expressed his satisfaction with the work done through the safety operation which involved more than 300 troops. Elche also received back up from 50 police officers deployed from other cities, including officers from the Police Intervention Unit of Valencia, and the Unit of Prevention and Reaction of Alicante. A third ambulance was also hired to deal with any incidents on the night.

FREE CLASSES: Promoting swimming during pregnancy on the Orihuela Costa.

Free for mum and her bump By Gemma Elvins-Quinn PREGNANT women have been welcomed to the sports facilities of the CDM swimming pool on the Orihuela Costa. As part of an agreement with the town hall and the Torrevieja Health Department, ladies who are expecting, are able to use the facilities for free.

Councillor for Sports, Damaso Aparicio, said the initiative came about as they aimed “to promote swimming in pregnancy” for well-being as well as “promoting partnerships with neighbouring municipalities.” The councillor was joined by councillor for the Coast Sofia Alvarez, and Director of the Torrevieja Health Department, Hipolito Caro, to see first hand the classes being taught.

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Popular for users but not investors By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE suburban rail network connecting the province of Alicante to Murcia City is the ninth most used in terms of passengers recorded throughout the national territory. The latest data reveals that the line was used by 3,859,000 passengers in just one year, which generated revenues of more than â‚Ź7.3 million. A lth o u g h i t i s o n e o f th e mo s t u s e d rail connections in Spain, the route is still

being served with locomotives dating from 1982; a fact that has received some criticism. The lack of investment to improve service and convenience for the user is evident for travellers crossing the Vega Baja to see how the Ministry of Development has allocated tens of millions of euros to bring the high speed line to Murcia, whilst forgetting the commuter line which is used by thousands every day commuting between work and universities.

Last tram stops short THE regional rail operator FGV has confirmed that the Alicante Line 4 tram from San Juan Playa at 11pm goes no further than Lucentum. As reported last week in the Euro Weekly News an angry passenger complained in writing to the FGV that

he and his family were stranded at Lucentum after the tram-driver told them that he was going off duty. When passengers aboard the tram began to protest, the driver assured them that that a following tram would take them to Luceros, the Alicante City tram terminus.

This never arrived and the 30 or so passengers had to get home as best they could. Notices have now been put up at the La CoruĂąa stop and others on Line 4 making clear that the last train at 11pm stops at Lucentum instead of continuing to the Luceros terminus.

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Work starts on new school AFTER more than a decade of protests and appeals, work has finally begun on the construction for the new school in Rojales. Its children will still have to start school in September studying from prefabricated classrooms until the first part of the work is completed. The complex is on the same site as the existing one, but the distribution of facilities is being changed. Where the sports area is now, the new main building will be built that will house classes, the dining room and library. In this way, it will allow students, teachers and builders to coexist

during the 18 months it is estimated that the work will last. Once the new building is completed, the old one will be demolished. Some classrooms are also being renovated currently, which will result in those students being moved to the prefabricated classrooms. Mayor Antonio Perez said although the structure is being retained for this area, there is a full remodelling underway as some of the classes are more than 30 years old and were not even connected to the sewerage network. Students are expected to be able to move back into them before the Christmas holidays.

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Happy David BELIEVE it or not, David Malcolm of Coachtrips has finally hit the big 70 and is looking great. David started Coachtrips more than 20 years ago. In those days he started with one coach going off to Benidorm for the day. How things have progressed from then! Thanks to a deep passion and a genuine desire to offer the best service to his customers, the company has grown to be something heâ€™s incredidbly proud of. Nothing gives him greater pleasure than knowing he has been part of creating great memories for people: holiday memories for families or showing holidaymakers and residents alike this beautiful country and its cities, fiestas and rural regions. David has incredible knowledge of Spain and its history and enjoys sharing this. For his team, he selects only those heâ€™s sure will share that desire and deep commitment.

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y 70th birthday of Coachtrips

SURPRISE CELEBRATIONS: David with his staff and family. David’s finally hung up his boots and retired although he’s always on the sidelines offering support and ensuring standards are kept high but finally he gets some well-earned time to him-

self. His birthday saw many celebrations but the one dearest to his heart was a surprise meal organised by the girls he works with, and his family. He’s immensely

proud of the girls that work with him and of the special rapport they have. Happy retirement David, enjoy the fruits of your years of hard work and a happy 70th birthday!

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Have a coffee with 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 of 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 ‘socialised’ 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

CAT RELAX: Whiskers is waiting to welcome visitors. 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 neighbourhood of the city to open Cat Relax and be able to help cats, her other

great passion, along with her daughter Tania, aged 20. They spent months adapting the space for the cats. 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.

No room THERE’S not much room at the inn this August in Murcia. The Minister of Economic Development, Tourism and Employment, Juan Hernandez, reported that the hotel industry is expecting up to 95 per cent occupancy this month, with many reaching full occupancy. In addition, already September is proving to be a “good month” said the Minister due to the number of bookings by British tourists already made for next month.

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Bug-free fishing THE anasakis parasite was present in only 1.8 per cent of 809 fish samples analysed by the Valencia Region’s Department of Health last year. This was a vast improvement on the 4.5 per cent located during the three previous years, the Regional Government said. Samples were taken from all types of fish in fish-processing plants, fish markets, fishmongers and restaurants. Fifty per cent were fished in the Mediterranean, 41 in the Atlantic and the remainder elsewhere, but only 15 samples were pronounced unfit for consumption and all of these came from the north-east Atlantic. The parasite lives in fish and marine mammals and can cause anisakiasis if passed to humans leading to gastrointestinal problems. It can be easily prevented by adequate cooking or freezing of the fish.

More passengers for airport JULY saw a 17.1 per cent increase in passengers through Alicante-Elche airport compared to the same month of 2015. The airport recorded 1,463,623 passengers going through in July, with the growth driven by the excellent performance of the tourism sector. Broken down by nationality, most travellers were from the UK with 601,362 passengers, followed by Spanish passengers (123,514). There were 115,136 Norwegian passengers and 96,161 from Germany. In terms of operations, the Alicante-Elche airport handled a total of 9,914 flights in July, an increase of 18.9 per cent over the same month last year.

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Target reached as sadness falls on horse rescue centre By Gemma Elvins-Quinn WORK is due to begin on a major fence upgrade for the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre after generous supporters helped raise €13,000 in just three months to secure the Rojales sanctuary’s collapsing perimeter. The equine rescue centre launched the fundraiser in March, after a custody battle over a rescued horse named Oscar turned sour, leaving centre co-founders Sue and Rod Weeding feeling “under siege” in their own home. The centre suffered a string of break-ins and Sue and Rod, who live at the refuge, also began to notice vans driving past slowly at night. More than 90 online donors plus countless others at the centre’s monthly open days and via its charity shops, generously donated to allow the immediate construction of a secure new 378m boundary fence. “We’ve been overwhelmed by the generosity of our supporters. This fence upgrade is so important to the safety of our animals who have already suffered so much in their lives, and also to secure our belong-

RESCUE CENTRE: Old fence will soon be replaced with a safer, more secure fence. ings and home,” Sue said. The final donations came as a peacock named Jasper was stolen from the rescue centre (thankfully, he was later returned), and a two-year-old foal named Lily suffered a stable injury in which foul play could not be ruled out. The injury is believed to have been caused by a severe impact to her neck one night while she was in her stable and the foal has now sadly passed away,

despite the best efforts of vets. Sue thanked everyone who

donated to the cause and continues to do so to help them

run the centre: “When you start a rescue centre like ours, you do it because you cannot ignore the wrongs you are witnessing. You don’t really have a plan. You are motivated by a passion that drives you forward. The wonderful thing is that so many people have now joined us on this journey, helping and supporting in so many ways that we feel we are no longer on our own.” The Weedings are now awaiting final council approval before beginning work on the new block wall across the road-front boundary of the rescue centre, complete with concrete foundations and topped by metal fencing for extra security. The centre hosts an open day on the first Sunday of every month, for more information visit www.easyhorse care.net.

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Sanctions at sea By Gemma Elvins-Quinn ONE boat owner in every three is fined by Guardia Civil during maritime inspections. Sea patrols have made a total of 1,143 inspections of vessels so far, with 317 being fined for failing to comply with the rules. Of these, 142 fines were made in Alicante Province. Inspections have not been limited to recreational craft, but also to fishing fleets and even jet skis. Juan Carlos Moragues, from the Valencian Government, was in Alicante to highlight the work of the maritime officers and to see first hand one of the inspections: “It

is a fundamental task because, as we are ensuring the safety of our roads, the Guardia Civil is also ensuring security in our waters.” The Maritime Service of the Guardia Civil said the most frequent violations which boat owners are fined for is the poor state of safety elements such as lifejackets and distress flares. The bulk of the inspections in Alicante Province are around Tabarca Island where there are a lot of recreational boats, as well as in the Rincon de Loix area of Benidorm. Throughout 2015, Guardia Civil made a total of 1,549 inspections in the waters of Valencia of which 519 ended in sanctions.

Questions over hiring A C C U S AT I O N S h a v e been made against Santa Pola Town Hall over the hiring of staff within the municipal departments of tourism, general services and building maintenance. The Ciudadanos party alleges irregularity in the

hiring process and has asked the government team to explain. Councillor for Recruitment, Antonio Pomares, said the serious allegations had “questioned the professionalism, objectivity and impartiality of the last selection processes.”

He explained three different processes are followed for appointments and questioned why the opposition Ciudadanos party had not requested information straight away regarding the selection processes that occurred in June.

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Indoor swimming pool closure ALICANTE Town Hall has justified the closure of the Via Parque indoor pool in the city saying the facility was closed following a risk report. It found that there posed a danger to workers and users in the summer due to the high

temperatures in the heated pool and the inability to find the correct chlorine levels. The report said in the summer heat the facility, even with air conditioning “is like a greenhouse.” The indoor Babel pool is also closed in the summer but the town hall has assured resi-

More people want to volunteer to protect

VOLUNTEER TRAINING: Civil Protection teams have to have fire training as part of the course. By Gemma Elvins-Quinn TORREVIEJA is aiming to have more Civil Protection volunteers for the city. The council has approached the Valencian Institute of Public Safety and Emergency (IVASPE) to request the approval of a basic course for volunteer civil protection.

Javier Manzanares, the councillor responsible for the civil protection team, said they’re getting more requests from people wanting to join the volunteers and need authorisation to run the necessary course: “The course is mandatory to join the volunteer corps, it covers both theoretical and practical elements and the qualifications

necessary to perform services.” Torrevieja is hoping to run the free course in October and it will be held over five Sundays in Torrevieja covering eight training modules. Applications can be submitted through the Association of Civil Protection Volunteers of the City of Torrevieja via the town hall.

dents that heated pools in the city will reopen in September. The opposition PP party criticised its closure on June 20 saying users were not informed and information about its closure and re-opening was not posted on the municipal

website. Residents complained that the Tossal swimming pool is still broken and there lacks accessibility for the disabled. There has also been criticism about the lack of investment and maintenance in sports facilities by the tripartite council.

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Downhill prices for growers By Linda Hall AGRICULTURAL land prices in the Valencian Community fell by 12.2 per cent since 2011. This compares badly with the 2.2 per cent national average during the same period, said the AVA-Asaja growers’ and farmers’ union. Non-irrigated 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 an average of €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. But with the exceptions of lemons and persimmons, the general outlook for agricultural land is ‘sad’ lamented AVAAsaja, which asked all political parties to provide help for the sector.

Difficulties for the young IN the last decade, nine out of 10 work contracts signed by young people in the city were temporary. Unemployment amongst those aged 16 to 24 has doubled with the rise in the number of people looking for their first job with most of the demand concentrated in three sectors: administrative, catering and trade. The offering of permanent contracts has been experiencing a downward trend since 2006 with

just 8 per cent of contracts offered to young workers being a permanent one. More than 40 per cent of Alicantinos up to the age of 34 are unemployed or are long term unemployed. These are the findings of a study ‘Youth and the working environment in the city of Alicante’ which was prepared by the Youth Council over a two month period with the findings announced to coincide with International Youth Day.

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Tourists should be travel aware this summer WITH more than 21,000 British passports lost or stolen last year, including 5,172 in Spain, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is urging British nationals abroad to be #PassportAware and keep their passport safe in order to avoid extra costs and troubles which may spoil their holidays. With summer now in full swing, many Britons are jetting off on their holidays. According to TripAdvisor, southern Europe is the hot destination, with Mallorca the number one for Britons, followed by Tenerife and Ibiza respectively. Most holidaymakers enjoy troublefree trips. However, valuable holiday time and money can be lost if a passport is lost or stolen as the victim may need to report the theft to the police, as well as spend time at the local Consulate or Embassy so that they can be

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PASSPORT AWARE: Losing your passport on holiday can be a costly affair. issued with an emergency travel document (ETD). The cost of ETDs and new passports for two adults is £345 (€400), which could pay for addition-

al nights’ accommodation and food whilst on holiday. Consulates around the world issued more than 30,000 ETDs last year, and

assisted distressed British nationals who had been victims of crime. For the second year running, the FCO has produced a series of short films with fraud and stealth crime expert James Freedman in order to raise awareness of passport hustling techniques and to educate the public on how to avoid this crime and becoming a victim. Tobias Ellwood MP, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister, said: “While we should all enjoy our holidays, it is important that we remain vigilant about valuables, particularly passports. Becoming a victim of theft or losing your passport could ruin your trip and replacing a passport will cost money and valuable holiday time.” The videos and tips can be viewed on the FCO Travel Facebook page, Twitter and YouTube feeds. For more information visit www.gov.uk/trav elaware.

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1st Mayor 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 official mourning last year following his death.

Big dish 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.

Street ware STORES in Calle Trinquet in Elche have brought their wares to the street to encourage purchases by revellers enjoying the fiestas. The street’s businesses are open from 12-10pm.

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Clamp down on illegal vendors By Gemma Elvins-Quinn INCREASED pressure and presence of police officers on the beaches of Alicante, have helped diminish the illegal sale of food and drinks on the beach. Vendors often took to the sand to provide a fruity sangria or a slice of watermelon, but the move was often met with anger by legal bars and restaurants who com-

pl ai ned t hey wer e l osi ng trade. However, bar s f ed up with the unfair competition have reported their relief at the action being taken and it seems to be working. A new brigade of 24 Local Pol i ce off i cer s have been patrolling the beaches along with eight National Pol i ce off i cer s on hor seback. They are acting as deterrents for illegal sellers,

hawker s and t o pr event crimes on the beach area. However, with these additional reinforcements keeping the coast safe, business owner s r epor t t hat t hey shoul d now al so be patrolling the parking area of Post i guet beach wher e a group of people are sleeping in the gardens and threateni ng t o scr at ch t he car s i f owners do not give them a euro.

Air raid shelter pinpointed THE memories of Carmen Ivorra and Rafaela Baeza served them well. The owner of Finca Pedro Jose in San Juan and the daughter of the former housekeeper had told investigators where to find the entrance to a Civil War air raid shelter located in the grounds. Municipal workmen followed their instruc-

tions and after breaking down a wall they discovered the entrance to a narrow vaulted tunnel that was dug eight metres below ground by Republican soldiers during the 1935-1939 war. San Juan was never bombed but shelters were built as a precaution given the townâ€™s proximity to Alicante City where bombardments from the sea and the air were frequent.

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Wedding reception welcome for all By Gemma Elvins-Quinn AFTER 30 years of love and living together, Iluminada and Toni celebrated their wedding in the midst of Alicante’s fiestas. The couple began to prepare their wedding several months ago and settled on August 13 for their big day, also the Feast of Moors and Christians. After saying their vows at the Plaza del Ayuntamiento in the same red costumes they wore later that night during the parade,

they exited as husband and wife to the traditional shower of rice. The couple then enjoyed the show put on for the fiestas as around 200 curious tourists showed up at the Plaza del Ayuntamiento receiving pamphlets distributed by representatives of the Association of Moors and Christians Altozano, which invited ‘everyone to the plaza.’ The couple said their wedding party will be ‘unforgettable’ as they planned to celebrate for the next four days.

Bank holiday getaway delays DURING one of the busiest weekends at Alicante-Elche airport, delays of up to eight hours on four flights were experienced, affecting more than 700 passengers. The problem arose during the bank holiday weekend for those flying with Vueling caused by aircraft malfunction.

The biggest delay was a flight from Alicante-Elche to Brussels which should have taken off at 9.10am but didn’t leave until 5.29pm. This was dependant on the arrival of a flight from Algiers that was also delayed in reaching the terminal. Another flight from Brus-

sels and a flight to Sevilla also suffered delays with the airline claiming they were the result of ‘operational reasons.’ A total of 1,546 flights were scheduled for take off and landing at Alicante-Elche on Monday’s bank holiday, offering over 250,000 seats to passengers.

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Travel guide THE Valencian Alzheimer’s Federation has produced a travel guide to help patients and carers on how to address changing routines or a short trip to help make it a success.

Light savings ELECTRIC lighting of Alicante will cost €14 million over the next two years. The council has made an agreement with a company, due to start on September 1, which will mean significant savings to the city.

Good move THE Calle Sierra Cazorla taxi rank in Puerto de Mazarron has been moved to beside the bus station. The council said this was a more practical position and invested €20,000 in moving the bus stop.

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Without water there will be tears By Gemma Elvins-Quinn A PUBLIC awareness campaign has been launched for Alicante Province to encourage residents and visitors to reduce their water consumption. Launched by the Provincial Council of Alicante, the ‘Without water there will only be tears’ initiative aims to remind people of how much of a precious commodity water is and that the province is in a state of drought. President of the Delegation of Alicante, Cesar Sanchez, said: “In a territory suffering from a persistent drought, as in the province, we are calling for residents’ solidarity in saving water where they can, because any gesture, however small, contributes.” Sanchez added the authori-

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WITHOUT WATER: Campaign urges people to turn off taps and limit shower time.

ties are optimising resources through plans and are working on infrastructure improvements to drinking water networks to reduce wastage and ensure a more effective and efficient flow: “Every drop counts and we have to make our province sustainable and respectful with the environment to leave our children a better future.” The campaign is running throughout the summer with posters in magazines and papers, radio and television adverts and public stands across the province raising awareness amongst citizens. People are reminded to not leave the tap running when cleaning teeth, reduce the time in the shower, avoid using hose pipes and reuse water from air conditioners in other areas.

Cargo traffic at port of Alicante on the up CONTAINER traffic at the Port of Alicante has increased compared to last year at 10,000 tons. Over seven million tons of cargo was dealt with

across Spanish ports in the first six months of the year: 6.4 per cent more than in 2015. Alicante port saw an increase of 16 per cent. More than half of

the cargo was in transit containers, which means they were passing through Spanish ports on their way to a third country.

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Digital images brain bank ALICANTE’S Sant Joan Hospital is participating in a European project on brain structures. A team is joining with the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of Valencia (FISABIO) on the ‘Euro-Bioimaging’ project, which creates a digital structure of the brain. These digital images will be sent to ‘Big Data,’ which allows the use of information and knowledge contained in medical imaging banks in hos-

pitals, in addition to offering the scientific community one platform for large population studies. Head of the Informatics Unit of the Hospital de Sant Joan, Jose Maria Salinas, said the initiative aims to “improve the information infrastructure to analyse and control the evolution of various neurological diseases, these neuro-images will be the basis for advanced studies on brain structures which can be used to prevent or treat diseases.”

LEARN MORE: Volunteers will be giving information about the municipal shelter.

Out in full force By Gemma Elvins-Quinn TORREVIEJA’S Albergue Municipal Animal Shelter is taking advantage of the influx of summer visitors to raise awareness and the profile of the shelter. Throughout August, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the shelter will have an infor-

mation stand manned by volunteers from 7-11pm along the Paseo Vista Alegre next to the ‘Coralista’ monument. It will allow citizens to learn more about the shelter, the work of volunteers, the dog walking programme and how the adoption programme works. Fundraising efforts will also be made through the sale of

handicrafts, jewellery and canine accessories to help cover the veterinary expenses not covered by the town hall. Councillor for animals, Carmen Morate, encourages all animal lovers to “come to these information points and become part of a great team that ensures animal welfare of animals in our municipality.”

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Mountain challenge fundraiser for Lucia 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 round-the-clock care from her parents Pablo and Ester. West Syndrome is a difficult-to-treat form of childhood epilepsy that often evolves, as it has in Lucia’s case, into Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LSG). Only 17 per cent of those who reach adulthood can entirely fend for themselves and 50 per cent will be severely disabled. Until she is six Lucia’s treatment is covered by the non-governmental organisation APSA, after which 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 a sc e n d s si x m o u n ta in p as s e s an d is o n e o f Spain’s most challenging races. He hopes to draw attention to Lucia’s medical condition and raise money for her by completing circuits of a mountain route that begins in San Vicente and continues via Maigmo, Alto de Tibi, Jijona, and Carrasquet, continuing to Tudons. From here the circuit goes onto Penaguila, Finestrat, Guadalest, Confrides and once, again, Tudons via Alcoleja, Relleu, Aguas de Busot and 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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ANIMAL rights groups took part in protests in Alicante City following the attack on kittens in the port area when a corrosive liquid was thrown over the litter.

Industry slump MURCIA’S industry recorded the biggest drop in turnover in the country in June. Turnover in the sector fell by 8 per cent compared to the same month of 2015.

SURF’S UP: Riders to arrive on the Orihuela Costa on August 21. By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE Alicante paddle surf circuit reaches the Orihuela Costa on August 21. Councillor for beaches, Sofia Alvarez, announced the

first paddle surf competitive event which will be on Campoamor Glea beach. Participants will be from all categories and there will be an elite category with between 60100 people expected.

The councillor said that both the department of beaches and tourism have welcomed the event and that the council continues to support water sports and paddle surfing, a new emerging sport.

Author’s passing ELCHE writer and journalist, Manuel Segarra, has passed away after a long illness. He wrote several books and was a wellknown figure in the province.

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GLASS WASTE: Recycling encouraged in the tourism sector.

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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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IN the EuroMillions draw of Tuesday August 9, a Benidorm resident won €63,552.98. This is not the biggest win in the town though. On July 21, a ticket was sold in la Avenida de la Armada Espanola, which was worth €300,000.

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.

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Cancer charity

THE regional government has proposed allowing taxis from neighbouring towns to operate in Benidorm. The plan would mean that the number of taxis permitted to operate in the town would increase by 30 per cent, taking the total to 332.

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.

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Electrified eagles

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD British boy has been hailed a hero by his mum, as he saved her life when she collapsed with a brain seizure in a Benidorm hotel.

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.

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Rape arrest

MANY Denia residents lost their television signal owing to problems with the antenna at the Castle. The recurring problem is caused by extending the 4G coverage.

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.

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Trailer accident

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

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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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

CORONATION STREET: The Rovers Return.

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).

We’ve heard people saying we'll have access if we leave the single market union. You can export into the EU wherever you’re from, but there are different barriers to doing so.” Paul Johnson, Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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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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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 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

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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.

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18 - 24 August 2016 / Costa Blanca South

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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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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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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

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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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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.

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

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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.

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EURO MILLIONS Tuesday August 9

19 44

43 45

LUCKY STARS

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Friday August 12

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MAX 32C, MIN 19C

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33 24 Sh 33 24 Sh 33 24 Sh

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

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S Sun,

SUNNY MAX 38C, MIN 22C

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Cl Clear,

F Fog,

Sh Showers,

Sn Snow,

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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

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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.

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SUNNY MAX 36C, MIN 26C

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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:

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33 18 S 32 16 Cl 32 18 S

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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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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

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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

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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.

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

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC

Code Breaker

Quick Across 1 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

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Cryptic The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (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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Paradise found 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 a n e y e - wa t e r i n g p rice , b u t th e re ’s no n e e d t o p a y o v e r th e o d d s to e n jo y 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 extremely 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 contain-

ing 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 heart-healthy addition to all sorts of meals, including porridge, pancakes and curries.

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Going braless could be Scrutinising better for your health shopaholics 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 cent as more women choose

Fall in fertility FERTILITY rates in the USA are at their lowest ever rate according to a new report. In the first quarter of 2016, the birth rate was 59.8 babies born to every 1,000 women, with the statistics following the steady trend of decline since records began in 1909, when the birth rate was 126.8 babies per 1,000 women of childbearing age. Experts say women delaying motherhood is a key factor which can lead to fertility problems. However the report also showed a welcomed fall in the number of teenage births, but premature births are increasing, from 9.59 per cent to 9.86 per cent since the first quarter of 2015. Another report also shows a rise in maternal mortality rates with the US now seeing as many deaths during childbirth as medics do in Ukraine and Iran. Deaths do not seem to occur from delivery complications, but from underlying health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

LET LOOSE: And free yourself from the range of problems bras can cause. sports bras for ‘comfort and ease of movement’ and last month the parent firm of Victoria’s Secret lingerie brand,

reported that its shares this year were down by 29 per cent as sales of its ‘super-sexy’ push-up bras fell.

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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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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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 na-

turel 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.

LIGHTS OUT: Aim for complete darkness in your room.

Discovering the benefits of balancing EXERCISE doesn’t have to involve leopard print tights, bandanas or disco music. In fact it doesn’t even have to involve weights, running, hiking or swimming. Some of the most beneficial routines can be done easily from the comfort of your home and are suitable for most people, regardless of their age or experience. The simple act of balancing recruits lots of the tiny muscles, ligaments and tendons time forgot and can help restore

both your strength and agility. Simply standing on one leg is much harder than it might seem. You can use a chair to help and progress to raising one arm and one leg away from your body, going further as you get stronger. You can even stand on a pillow or close your eyes to make the balancing act more challenging while turning slowly at the waist will help your core strength.

Raising your knee towards your chest and holding it in position is another progression, while, if you’re feeling ambitious, you can add small one kilo weights to your wrists or ankles for a tougher challenge. There are remarkable mental benefits to practicing balancing too as it involves focus, concentration and willpower, while freeing your mind from worry in the same way that meditation or yoga practice can.

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Sabores; all the flavours under one roof SABORES is the newest eatery at La Marquesa Golf, but is already proving a big hit with residents and holidaymakers alike. This is the third restaurant from the family who own the well established and much loved Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant and Rialto Italian restaurant in nearby Benimar. The Sabores is about combining the best of the flavours from both of those two restaurants and adding an international flair. “We have a very international kitchen and Indian and Italian chefs who have created a wonderful menu.” Whilst around 80 per cent of customers are choosing the popular Indian dishes, that menu also sees Spanish dishes available such as paella, and Mexican dishes, making it a real international eatery and one that is sure to please people of all ages and nationalities. “We welcomed a ladies group recently with 86 of them eating,” said the owners. “The organiser joked that it is the first time that all 86 ladies have

INTERNATIONAL FLAVOURS: Dishes from India, Italy, Spain and Mexico.

SABORES: Already receiving great reviews. been happy, so that is great news for us.” It also shows how such an international menu really can mean

that there is something for everyone. Having opened seven months ago, there is a fresh, airy and modern look to Sabores which occupies large premises in the commercial centre. There is a lovely outside terrace, perfect for watching the world go by as you

enjoy a lunchtime drink and tapas or an evening meal with friends and family. There are views over La Marquesa golf course from both sides of the restaurant and staff are ready and waiting to attend to your every need. The owners had often wandered past the unit, which remained emp-

ty and unused for more than a decade, so after finally getting her hands on it, it has been a real labour of love to convert an empty shell into the welcoming Sabores that customers see now. Children are well catered for and families are returning time and time again. A lunch time menu del dia is offered for €10.90 for three courses including a drink and a summer evening menu is in place for €11.50 for two courses. So whether you want pakora or pasanda, pizza or pasta, or even paella, then make Sabores your next stop for a great meal out. Booking is recommended during the busy summer months. Call 865 772 999. Sabores is open daily from 11am. Sabores Calle Quesada Ballester 1, Local 8 Campo de Golf La Marquesa, Rojales Tel: 865 772 999

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JURASSIC EXPO: Children get an insight into the land of dinosaurs. THERE is still a chance to go back in time to the land of the dinosaurs as the Jurassic Expo in Torrevieja remains open until August 28. Europe’s largest dinosaur exhibition has arrived in Torrevieja and is situated opposite Carrefour. It has a variety of prehistoric dinosaur pieces including graphic and simulated dinosaurs, mimicking the appearance and behaviour of their real-life counterparts. “It’s a real Jurassic Park,” said Rascid Braifouri, the Commissioner of the expo. “We combine entertainment and fun for the little ones. A lot of it is educational allowing people

to learn about these large giants.” To complement the exhibition, natural habitats have been recreated to provide an insight into the natural vegetation and scenery of the time. In addition, there will be informative panels with descriptions and scientific details of the geological era, theories behind the extinction of dinosaurs and recovered data of fossils. It is open from Monday to Sunday from 7pm to 11pm, with tickets costing €7. They can be bought from the ticket stands at the exhibition or from their website: www.expojurasico.com.

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Help for Tasha ON August 27 at The Fire Station, La Zenia, many fantastic entertainers will be singing and performing for the crowds as part of the Help for Tasha fundraising event. Graeme Mykal will be there with his balloon creation station and Sarah Parkes will be face painting with the fun due to start at 1.30pm. All money raised will to go to the Help for Tasha fund. Natasha Lynch, known as Tasha, from Urbanisation La Marina, was rushed to hospital in October 2015 with breathing difficulties. After five weeks fighting for her life in intensive care, she was found to be suffering from Myasthenia Crisis which affects the lungs. Doctors also diagnosed three other incurable illnesses. A Go Fund Me page has also been set up where donations can be made to help fund medical equipment and the family is now in need of a vehicle that can accommodate her needs. Without this vehicle, Tasha will not be able to go out. Visit www.gofundme.com/wexb7wzw to make a direct donation.

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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 three metres high. At 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, with a shower, bathroom, excellent acoustics and wind resistant, these could well be the homes of the future.

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Changing face of property funders By Matthew Elliott 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 today’s ongoing recovery got underway.

There are roughly half a million unoccupied homes in Spain.” The banks, so important and yet so reviled, are gradually relinquishing their control over mortgages and ma rk et d y n a mic s , a s the y fa c e tougher regulations, seek to protect their existing assets, and recede in a tide of new, more fluid and competitive, corporate players. A s n o ted in la s t w ee k’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

CONSORTIUM CAPITAL: Overtaking banks as key funders. 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 the funding of new developments, only embracing virtually foolproof deals in exclusively prime locations. That has cleared the path for alternative financiers, specifically flu-

id 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. Spa nis h banks ar e al so bei ng froz e n out by ECB r egul at i ons which pressure them to avoid granting loans without a mortgage guarantee, a stipulation of little interest

to weightier corporations who have to fend off financing options with a stick. Wi t h decl i ni ng capi t al m any banks are also 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 of course 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 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.

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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.

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

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.

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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 inspectors dispatched to investigate

COUNCIL CLOSURE: Of illegally rented homes. 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.

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 that 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 have also played a role, although the industry’s performance has also been hindered by the Brexit vote, slumping to its worst figures in seven years in the run-up to the referendum.

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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 as soon as you see any.

AUTUMN HARVEST: Bumper crop. 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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RUTHLESS REMOVAL: Ditch the items that evoke negative emotions. By Matthew Elliott

WHAT do you think when you se e a p i l e o f d i r ty dishes, or a cupboard full of random items that deep down y o u k n o w y o u ’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 struggling t o o rg a n i se t h e d ay ahead but the difference between t h e t wo e m o t i o n s matters, quite a lot in fact. The concept of ‘decluttering’ is big business today,

Summery smells SOMETIMES in the Spanish heat the smells of summer aren’t always delightful but you can enjoy soft idyllic scents of the season every day in your own home. Firstly, thrust open the windows and ditch any chemical heavy products lurking under the sink. Some freshly cut flowers or grass works wonders. Try essential oils too: cedar to repel moths; tea tree to clean showers; lemon to disinfect kitchens and lavender to relax you.

If it is expensive, sell it. What is important is that your home is filled with possessions that give you joy.”

with writers making millions from bestselling books promoting the psychologica l b e n efits o f fen g s h ui, and clean, minimalist living. But there’s no need to pay for the privilege of ‘decluttering therapy’ simply incorporate it as part of your daily routine and reap the

mental rewards for free. G o through e a c h a nd every item in your home, study it briefly, and note the emotion it brings. Believe it or not, e ve n 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 ha t’s importa nt is tha t your home is fille d w ith possessions that give you joy, not those which spark sad memories, discomfort, or s imply ma ke you hold your nose. You’ll be surprised what a difference it can make.

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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!

Muji’s routine includes his long morning tickle 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.

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• 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 HouseSit Match.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

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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 t u ally ‘paid’ for their services. The Community votes at the AGM to establish a fund which provides for the president’s expenses. T h i s f u n d c o n t a in s a certain amount of money and the president is autho r i se d t o u se t h es e

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funds for his expenses. Suppose that he has to attend a court proceeding in Malaga City; he justifies his transport expense s , p e rh ap s h is lu n c h,

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. H e ne e d not de c la re this as income.

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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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“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 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.

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.

Miscellaneous motoring madness 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 a n inte rne t phe nome non w he n s he somehow managed to reverse right ove r the bonne t of a gle a ming €270,000 Ferrari while parallel parking, despite having ample room. A bemused crowd gathered but the unfortunate Ferrari 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

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COURT CONVINCED: McLaren MP4-12C was ‘particularly special.’ 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.

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Team GB are triumphant in a sensational week at the Olympics 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

GOLDEN BOY: Andy Murray retained gold in the Olympic tennis singles.

OLYMPIC GAMES: GB had a terrific first 12 days in Rio, gaining nearly 40 medals, 15 of them gold, five last Sunday alone. There were some stunning individual and team performances... and there’s more to come!

Last week’s gold medal winners were: Andy Murray who beat Argentinian Juan Martin Del 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. Max Whitlock became GB’s first ever double gymnast Olympic champion with two individual golds (in two hours) on the floor and pommel horse; awesome. The men and women cycling 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

FORMIDABLE FARAH: There was no holding him down as he fought back from a fall to win gold.

(two) and his co-team sprinters. Canoeist Joe Clarke 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 eightman rowers. Silver medals went to: Heptathlete Jessica EnnisHill. Trampoline ace Bryony Page. Windsurfer Nick Dempsey. Equestrian dressage riders Fiona Bigwood, Charlotte Dujardin, Spencer Wilton and Carl Hester. Swimmers Liz Carlin (two) and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor. Men’s 4x100m freestyle and medley relay teams with Duncan Scott, Adam Peaty and James Guy prominent. Forty-year-old Kath Grainger and Vicky Thornley in double 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. Trap shooters Ed Ling and Steven Scott. Gymnast Max Whitlock (again), GB’s first in this sport for 108 years. And congratulations to swimming genius Michael Phelps who won five gold medals in Rio to 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: The 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 it’s the 4x100m sprint relays; L i a m Phillips goes for glory on his BMX bike; Samantha Murray competes in the modern pentathlon; GB’s women’s hockey team aim to reach the final and Katie Taylor hopes to retain her boxing title. On Saturday, Mo Farah runs in the 5,000m; Nicola Adams will box for gold; Jamie Cooke competes in the modern pentathlon; Vicky Holland, Non Stanford and Helen Jenkins go in the women’s triathlon and diver Tom Daley takes to the 10m board. Sunday’s action features two marathons; GB boxer Muhammad and the USA in men’s basketball team…. And of course, we have the closing ceremony

by which time Team GB could be celebrating a medal haul of 50 plus, their best-ever on ‘foreign soil.’ FOOTBALL: Hull (2-1 over champions Leicester), Liverpool (4-3 at Arsenal), Manchester City (2-1 v Sunderland), Manchester United (3-1 at Bournemouth), Swansea (1-0 at Burnley) and WBA (1-0 at Crystal Palace) all began the 2016-17 Premiership season with wins. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on his PL debut for José Mourinho’s United. Chelsea played West Ham on Monday. * Next fixtures: Manchester United-Stoke (tomorrow); Burnley-Liverpool, LeicesterArsenal, Spurs-Crystal Palace, Stoke-Manchester City, Swansea-Hull, WatfordChelsea, WBA-Everton (Saturday) and Sunderland-Middlesbrough and West Ham-Bournemouth (Sunday). CRICKET: Despite Moeen Ali’s century, England (328 and 253) crashed to a 10 wicket defeat at the hands of Pakistan (542 and 42-0) in the final Test. The series ended 2-2… and next up we have the ODI internationals. WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE FOOTBALLER! Four years after Alex Ferguson ‘gave him away’ Paul Pogba (23) has ‘rejoined’ Manchester United for £93.25m (tax included). Now the world’s most expensive footballer, he never started a first team game for the Reds, but did make seven ‘sub’ appearances. Born in Lagny-Sur-Marne, France in March 1993, he played for Roissy-en-Brie, Torcy and Le Havre before becoming a United apprentice in 2009, turning professional in 2011. Pogba went on to score 34 goals in 178 games for Juventus and six in 38 internationals for France, appearing in this year ’s European Championship final. Is he worth the huge fee? We’ll wait and see! Full Olympic Games round-up next week.

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SMGS at Roda LAST week San Miguel Golf Society visited Roda with 18 members and six guests taking part in a Yellow ball stableford team event as well as the usual weekly stableford. All 5,820m of Roda golf course are open to the elements with not much contour or vegetation to offer shelter or shade. It’s a course where taking a chance and going for the odd outrageous shot is part of the attraction. When the renowned designer, Dave Thomas, saw his plans coming to fruition he must have thought, “If anyone can score well on the first four holes, it’ll be plain sailing for the rest of the round!! The course was in excellent condition with only two players

breaking par Tony Smale with 37 and Brian Mulligan with a handicap cutting of 40 points. The par 3’s were won by Brian Mulligan (2), Darren Hancock (7), Jamie Rolinson (11) and Ian Parkinson (13). In the individual stableford winners were 5th Steve Higgins (33), 4th John Osborne (35), Norman Mcbride (35), 2nd Tony Smale (37) and with the best score of the day Brian Mulligan with 40 points. Best guest was Peter Devlin with 33 points. And the Abacus going to winner Alan Macdonald. In the team event in second place with 166 points were Steve Fleet, Tony Smale, Norman Mcbride and Nick Spicer. Not surprising with two players in the top four of the individual the winning team was John Osborne, Brian Staines, Brian Mulligan and Jamie Rollinson with 168 points. For all society matters visit www.smgs.org or call Barry on 966 731 033 to find out about forthcoming Wednesday meetings, visitors always welcome.

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Quesada Golf Society LAST Wednesday the society played the course on its doorstep, La Marquesa. The condition of the course was generally disappointing with diggers and workmen everywhere and quite a few green-side bunkers not in use. Despite this most players had an enjoyable day. It was a bit overcast which was welcomed by all. After a few drop outs the numbers were down and there were 21 players contesting an individual stableford competition. The winner for the fourth time running was big hitter Brent Hollings with 34 points who if he continues his winning streak will soon play off scratch. In second place with 33 points was Lord Ian Fogerty of Manchester. In third place with 30 points was Janet Candelin. Dish washing duties until the next game for partner Big John. In fourth place with 29 points was wee Scotsman Gordon McGregor. There were a few players on 28 points who just missed out on a prize. The ‘nearest the pin’ winners were Moaning Bert Morl who wished he’d been on the dance-floor strutting his stuff, Darrylldinho Wright of walking football fame when he’s not injured, Smokin Tony Patterson and Irishman Simon Fullerton who had the best guest score with 30 points. Simon had a good day as he also won the

CLOUDY CONDITIONS: As golfers played the La Marquesa course. scratchcard with Stirling. There were three 2’s on the day, Bert Morl, Paul Flanaghan and Brent Hollings. In the annual singles knock-out competition Ian Fogerty beat Paul Flanaghan and Darryll Wright beat Roy Kavanagh. Both advance to the semi-finals. The next society game is on Wednesday

August 24 at Font De Llop. The format of the competition will be a Texas Scramble. Anyone in the Quesada area looking to join a very friendly golf society and play golf once a fortnight at a wide variety of courses at a very reasonable cost, should contact the chairman and membership secretary Les Pancott on 966 716 723.