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COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
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Voodoo horror Women forced to eat chicken hearts
VOODOO RITUALS: Were carried out by a criminal gang. By Matthew Elliott COSTA BLANCA police have released nine women who were forced to become prostitutes and take part in Voodoo rituals by a criminal gang. National agents also arrested 20 members of a Nigerian pimping and traffic k in g rin g o p era ting throughout the province. The women were taken to the Costa Blanca under the false promise of decent work but found themselves trapped and forced to take part in horrific Voodoo rituals. They were held hostage by gangmasters, who sold their bodies at clubs around Alicante and Murcia. In one example, detectives found the women had been compelled to eat raw hearts torn from live chickens. Many were stripped of all
the ir doc ume nta tion a nd told they were indebted to the traffickers to the tune of â‚Ź30,000 for arranging transport from Africa to Spain. That money was to be paid back through prostitution. The c onditions of their isolation amounted to psychological domination, detectives said. The police operation began earlier this year when Local Police got wind of the c rimina ls is s uing de a th threats to several women who had tried to escape.
Officers from the Costa Blanca were soon embroiled in an international affair, dealing with Nigerian gangsters, Libyan smugglers and the Italian mafia. What will happen to the rescued women now rema ins unc le a r. N one of them speak Spanish, have identification, money, or somewhere safe to go. They live in fe a r of be ing re turned to Nigeria or other African countries where they face being punished by the gangs if discovered.
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THE 1642 (December 22-28) issue of the Costa Blanca South Euro Weekly News contained no less than 58 local news items, demonstrating once again our dedication and commitment to delivering the news that matters most to you, our readers, in each of our six editions. Nobody does it better!
No great shake AN earthquake measuring 2.2 on the Richter Scale was recorded in Torrevieja early on Tuesday, December 27, according to seismic data published by the National
Geographic Institute. The tremor took place just before 1am at a depth of seven kilometres, with its epicentre to the north west of the town.
Going extra mile THE councillor for Mobility and Accessibility in Alicante, Fernando Marcos, has announced that the council will next year plough €3.5 million into pedestrianising areas of the city centre, especially the part which is enclosed by Avenida de la Constitucion, Bailen, Castaños and Plaza de Gabriel Miro. His plan is to “humanise” the city and promote “more sustainable mobility.”
Fire away ALICANTE provincial firefighters now have a new vehicle ladder able to reach 32 metres, alongside a heavy rural pump with the capacity for 3,500 litres of water.
Councillor for Security, Fernando Marcos, said these new purchases have cost more than €1 million and are part of the total €4 million investment.
MARTIN HUTCHINSON: Raising environmental awareness.
Natural disaster will be wake-up call A CYCLIST who has been biking through Spain to raise environmental awareness says he has been shocked by some of the attitudes encountered on his travels through the south of the country. Former carpenter, Martin Hutchinson, who is now 55, believes the attitude of those who live on the coast is “absolutely appalling.” At one beach-cleaning event, organised after he spoke to employees at a large firm, barely a handful of people arrived to help. “People just don’t care. I couldn’t be-
lieve it,” he said. “Human waste is going into the sea and nobody seems to want to do anything about it.” Martin is making his way on his threewheeled bike through large parts of Europe including Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Sweden and Poland, before going to Australia and then on to India. “We can’t keep going on like this. There will be a natural disaster caused by what we’re doing to the environment. That will be a painful wake-up call,” he said. Martin spent many years travelling
across South America trying to raise the plight of the environment, including the state of many rivers, to local authorities and ordinary people alike. As reported by Euro Weekly News, he saw raw, untreated waste being tipped into the Amazon. “I want people to act on what I’m doing. If I can do this, one man by himself, then so can you.” If you would like to follow Martin’s experiences, you can find him on Facebook and contacted him at martinhutchin son99@yahoo.co.uk.
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The year Brexit entered the history books…
TRADE DEAL: With the rest of the EU could take up to 10 years. THE most significant political date during 2016? You’re among only a handful of people if you think it’s anything other than June 23. Admittedly, you may think it was November 8, and the election of the new President-elect. Mr T will certainly shake things up and you could easily say there’s enough evidence to suggest he’s already started. The UK economy has not nosedived into recession on the back of a vote to leave the EU. Bu t wi l l t h i n g s b e mo re e x p e n s iv e when we do eventually leave this club? Not if we can find other suppliers willing to give us what we want but where are those countries? If you leave a club and want not just cordial relations but some of the cosier aspects of the life you had inside to follow you, there has to be something in it for those you’ve left behind. Otherwise your exit could get somewhat icy, especially if it’s a club you’ve been in for 40 years. Only Angela Merkel has been heard to say the rest of Europe shouldn’t be too hard on
us. But she faces a general election and may not be there when some of the hard talking really starts. Number 10 has been forced to distance itself from a lot of things over the last few months
Theresa May wants as much free trade in goods and services as possible while putting controls on EU immigration.” when it comes to Brexit. The latest was the apparent warning from the British ambassador to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers, that it could take up to 10 years to conclude all elements of a trade deal with the rest of the EU. At the time of writing, everyone is waiting for the Supreme Court to deliver its verdict on Article 50 and how it must be triggered. We
have two years from then. As an expat in Spain it’s been hard not to wonder if the UK government really cares that much about us. Simon Manley is manfully trying to persuade us they do. Those of us in Spain probably face quite a long wait to find out if we figure positively in the government’s exit strategy. In her most recent discussion with the Commons Liaison Committee, Prime Minister Theresa May made it clear that if other EU states make life difficult for us, she will not hesitate to respond in kind. It makes common sense to see ourselves as a bargaining tool in the oncoming negotiations, but for which side? Will Spain surreptitiously ‘threaten’ punitive action against its large contingent of British expats? And for what in return? Will we be left to fend for ourselves? Across the table from the British diplomats after March 2017 will be Frenchman Michel Barnier. Strange how he is always referred to as ‘tough but fair.’
The British position, or the one we know about, is that Theresa May wants as much free trade in goods and services as possible while putting controls on EU migration. Since controls on immigration could be said to have been what stirred most people to vote in favour of leaving the EU, the government will have to insist on this. But that is one of the four freedoms, the pillars that make up the acropolis of the EU: free trade in goods, services, capital and labour. Given that we will restrict the latter, we could well be paying a hefty fee to play in their park. It’s not difficult to see the UK government wants unfettered access to financial markets for those who work in the City and tariffs as close to zero as humanly possible for the import and export of goods. The Europeans will then ask: “And you want to control immigration as well? Is there anything you don’t want?” We can’t even give them Scotland…Spain has already said no….
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SERIOUS DAMAGE: Has been caused to properties around the Costa Blanca region.
Disastrous deluge By Matthew Elliott MORE than 1,000 hectares of prime countryside in Crevillent remain flooded after the rains. Torrents surpassing 100 litres per square metre had streets and farmland still in dire straits almost a week after the rains. The impact has been disastrous for the crop harvest and
serious damage has been caused to properties around the Costa Blanca region. The problem may even worsen as water continues to flow down from the ditches of the neighbouring Vega Baja. Olive trees and pomegranates are expected to suffer serious shrinkage, while farmers reckon it’ll take at least 10 days for water levels to return
to normal. The worst case scenario is that five years of hard work has been quite literally flushed away. Emergency protocols have been activated and social services are helping families who have lost their homes. Local government is now working on a blueprint to ensure that such a disaster doesn’t take the region by surprise again.
Claims flood in for relief SPAIN’s catastrophic risk insurance scheme will pay out millions in compensation to Costa Blanca citizens affected by the disastrous floods. The Consorcio de Compensacion de Seguros (CCS) has already received more than one thousand claims from private residents across the region. The bulk of the claims have come from Ori-
huela and Torrevieja in the Vega Baja, and further south from Murcia. The CCS has already allocated €2.5 million for the claims, in addition to more than €60 million it will pay out to companies and public institutions. Investigators are still struggling to ascertain how much harm was done while conditions on the ground remain chaotic.
Calm after the storm DESPITE many Costa Blanca beaches being littered with debris after the torrential rain, local residents came out to stroll by the sea as the sun emerged. Beaches from El Altet to Arenales del Sol, Carabassi, El Pinet, La Marina and the coastline of Santa Pola suffered badly. Algae, plastics, timber and litter have accumulated alongside fallen bins and broken pipes. That didn’t stop people basking in unusually warm weather, even before the cleaning crews arrived. With Boxing Day seeing spring like temperatures, some brave souls even had a dip in the sea.
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Terrifying ordeal NATIONAL POLICE rescued an elderly couple and their adult son who had been tied up and beaten in their own home, catching the robbers red-handed. A watchful neighbour had called the police when they saw two men bursting into the home uninvited. The robbers posed as couriers when they rang the doorbell of the Playa de San Juan home on December 20. They attacked the 83-year-old homeowner and his wife and tied them up while they raided the home of cash, jewellery and lottery tickets. Fortunately the knots weren’t tight and when concerned police rang the doorbell, the man was able to sneak downstairs and let them in. Police stormed the house and detained the suspects who, armed with a razor blade, were gagging the man’s son. The men, aged 30 and 38, are now in jail.
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Three Kings for all ORIHUELA is collecting toys to be given out to needy children during the Three Kings fiestas. Under the motto ‘Here we all play. Give a toy and share an illusion,’ the Youth Department has launched the campaign of collecting toys that will continue until January 3. Four containers have been installed for the collection of toys which are placed in the town hall in Orihuela City and in Playa Flamenca, as well as in the Teatro Circo and the Maria Moliner Municipal Library. The solidarity initiative will collaborate with the parish of San Anton, Cáritas on the Orihuela Costa, and the Neighbourhood Association of San Isidro. Councillor for Youth, Mar Ezcurra, said: “We encourage all citizens to participate so that the Three Kings reach all the homes of Orihuela with their gifts and enthusiasm.”
MAR EZCURRA: Is encouraging all citizens to participate.
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Sadistic attacker A VIOLENT sex offender who roamed the streets of Callosa de Segura attacking young solitary women has been arrested. The 25-yearold Moroccan man is accused of sneaking up on the women, beating and sexually assaulting them before robbing them. At least two attacks have been attributed to the individual, who was caught on CCTV breaking into a shop and attacking a lonesome attendant for eight brutal minutes before running off with cash.
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A Christmas windfall for Vega Baja residents
EL GORDO: The Christmas draw has rained down money.
THE Christmas draw has rained down money on the Vega Baja with winners spread across towns. A lottery office in Callosa de Segura distributed the second prize winning lottery ticket; 04536, with each person holding a tenth ticket sharing part of the €3.7 million prize. The owner of the establishment said most of the tickets had been sold to local residents with one winning
ticket holder already returning expressing their excitement. A lottery office outside Carrefour in Torrevieja also sold a series (10 tenths) of the same number, with the seller continuing as normal the following day despite the lucky windfall for his customers. Some winning tenths of the 04536 number were also sold in Orihuela, San Vicente del Raspeig and Benidorm.
Wheely angry in city DRIVING school instructors protested over heavy delays for students and a severe lack of examiners. Dozens of drivers gathered in Alicante, honking their horns and voicing their disgust on loudspeakers for hours, disrupting traffic to make their point. Chief among their concerns is the delay of one full month from when students finish their lessons, until they sit their practical test. Instructors argue that students lose practice and arrive ill-prepared for the expensive exam.
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Our hearts go out ‘THERE but for the Grace of God’ is a truism that’s also ironic in as much as the recent attack in Berlin is claimed by an Islamic organisation dedicated to spreading the word of their God. Things are always magnified when they are close to home and just a few days before the lorry crashed into the Christmas market in Berlin, a party of retired police officers and their partners flew to Berlin via Madrid to enjoy the atmosphere of the Christmas markets in that city. They were lucky and were in the wrong place at the right time returning home unscathed and with plenty of happy memories but those who were mowed down in this act of terror were not so lucky and our
hearts go out to them and their grieving families. In the past, the concept of terrorism depended on perception. If you were a partisan fighting for freedom in occupied Europe then you were a freedom fighter yet to the Nazis, you were without a terrorist. No government or terrorist group is free from blame. The only consolation is that the actual number of people killed in Europe is negligible and whilst every life is precious, we can continue to enjoy our lives in relative safety and despite pressures of all types, 2017 is unlikely to see any major change. The staff and directors of Euro Weekly News therefore take this opportunity to wish all of our readers and advertisers a safe and prosperous New Year.
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Fearsome foursome FOUR people, apparently all related, have been arrested after clashing with a 22-year-old Belgian man in an Alicante nightclub, after which they waited for their victim and stabbed him a dozen times as he left.
Big brother ONE of Alicante Council’s pet projects for 2017 is the ‘Alicante Moves’ initiative, which aims to design and implement a ‘global system’ of security cameras throughout the centre within 18 months.
Tall tale A TEAM from Rio Safari in Elche jetted over to Namibia, Africa, to join an expedition organised by Giraffe Conservation Foundation, as the animals are threatened with extinction.
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Dodgy dam survives deluge but is not safe THE state of the Pantano de Elche dam has been a concern for many, for many years. Over 20 months ago a report was presented that warned of its precariousness stating there was a “progressive deterioration” and it was in a “poor situation.” With this in mind, concern was raised during the recent floods and storms but the technicians reported that fortunately, it withstood the extra pressure of the water. The president of the Pentano de Elche Community, Emigdio Tormo, said: “It has collected water well” despite it being in a “precarious situation” and claims it does not meet the basic safety criteria. However the heavy rains exerted more pressure with the flows continually pouring over the dam and from other areas highlighting leaks in the structure. Tormo regrets that almost two years have been lost without the politicians doing anything, although he is confident that with the new government team in the City Council and the Consell, action will be taken to secure the safety and future of the dam.
PANTANO DE ELCHE: Has been a concern for many years.
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Helping themselves FOUR airport employees have been arrested and questioned in relation to thefts from passenger’s bags at Alicante-Elche airport. Guardia Civil have investigated the four workers from two handling companies for their alleged involvement in removing items from people’s suitcases. The investigation was launched in September following numerous complaints made about missing items from cases. The police reported the thieves would get into the suitcases and take “whatever got their attraction, regardless of value, even a pack of chewing gum.” Investigating officers also noted the speed with which they opened and manipulated over 60 suitcases. The men, all Spaniards aged 23, 41 and two aged 57, have been released from court with charges.
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Warmest winter for years Issue 1593 TORREVIEJA has just had its hottest December since records began in 1927 with the province basking in the warmest winter for over 30 years. Meteorological monitoring group, the Mastral Project, recorded an average temperature of 15.3 degrees Celsius in the city. December 16 was the hottest day of the month with 24 degrees recorded. December was also one of the driest in
ALICANTE COASTLINE: January temperatures hit 20 degrees. decades with rainfall around just one litre per square metre. Temperatures continued to soar in
2016 with the Alicante coastline hitting 20 degrees in early January. Whilst the warm weather has been welcomed by residents and visitors making the most of the beaches, it has also significantly altered the cycle of many crops, such as almonds, which are already in bloom. Vegetables and citrus fruits are dropping in price, while, according to the Valencian Farmers Association (AVA), lettuce, artichokes and cauliflowers are facing problems as they need
lower temperatures to ripen. AVA warns that a sharp drop in temperatures could be “lethal” for many crops that are blooming earlier than normal, as it could kill them off and result in a bad crop later on. Jorge Olcina, director of the Laboratory of Climatology at the University of Alicante, said the warm weather occurring has been due to the ‘El Niño’ current from the South Pacific, which affects the entire atmospheric circulation of the planet including the Mediterranean coast.
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Rojales rescue? WITH the breaking news that brand new schools are to be built across the province, riled Rojales residents will be hoping the town finally sees a safe school for local children, after enduring years of deplorable conditions. The huts and porta-cabins that define contemporary schooling in Rojales have been denounced by outraged parents and teachers as dangerous and destructive to education. The announcement was made late on Tuesday January 26 by the President of the Valencia Region Ximo Puig, who, in true political fashion, refused to promise but rather ‘commit’ to the construction of more than 100 new schools. Parents in Rojales will be holding out hope that the massive project, with an estimated budget of €60 million, will come to the town having been promised €4
Issue 1595 million by the government in April last year. Pupils at the Principe de Espana school in Rojales are believed to face dangerous situations on a daily basis, with the school among the hundreds classed as deficient and deplorable by lackadaisical authorities. The outraged AMPA parents association has been spearheading demands for a new school and serious investment in the education of their children for years now. Education has now been put at the forefront of the regional government’s agenda, being identified as a ‘key project’ with officials yet to reveal which schools and areas will be prioritised amid a catastrophic environment for youth education. Whether Rojales will receive the school it deserves, and how long this will take, remains to be seen.
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€500,000 for Alicante heritage conservation THE provincial delegation of Alicante is investing more than €500,000 in heritage conservation. Several towns will benefit from the investment including Crevillente, Penaguila, L’Alqueria d’Asnar, Beniarres, Onil, La Vall de Gallinera, Torremanzanas and Castell de Castells. President of the Alicante Provincial Council, Cesar Sanchez, stressed the impor-
Issue 1597 tance of this investment saying it was for “defence, restoration and conservation” of the province “through an empowerment strategy.” Sanchez added: “These works with the environment appreciates and highlights the nat-
PROTECTION: Historical buildings to be preserved.
ural capital, history and customs of our ancestors, a legacy
that we must protect, condition and optimise.”
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Mayor accused by the opposition THE PIPN (Partido Independiente por las Nacionalidades) has accused San Fulgencio Mayor Carlos Ramirez (PP) of giving jobs to families of councillors and members of the executive committee of the PP. The party claims that the town hall needed an English teacher and the contract was given to the sister of Councillor Borja Alonso. An IT technician was needed and the job was given to the son of Councillor Vicente Murcia, whose other son is a sports instructor and
Issue 1598 whose daughter-in-law is working for the municipality through a SERVEF contract. The PIPN of San Fulgencio believes it is not a coincidence, and claims the mayor is taking advantage of the majority he enjoys in the council to give political favours to relatives of councillors and members of the PP executive committee. The PIPN also announce there are three jobs that will be available very soon in the San Fulgencio Town Hall.
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If you have ever had the feeling that you spent half your working life just to pay tax, you are probably not far wrong. What with income tax, national insurance, capital gains tax, VAT, council tax, etc., a considerable amount of our hard earned income is lost in tax each year. How much tax will you have to pay in 2017? If you are lucky enough to be retired you are still faced with tax on your savings, investments and pensions. Having paid so much tax all your life, you will not want to pay any more now than you absolutely have to - tax planning is an important part of protecting your wealth in retirement. An annual study, The Tax Burden of Typical Workers in the EU 28, determines the ‘tax liberation day’ for individuals working in each EU State. It measures and compares tax burdens across the EU to show how much of a year’s work is devoted to paying taxes. While it focuses on employees’ tax and social security, it illustrates the general tax burden of each country and how they compare to each other. On average 2016 sees a respite from ever-rising taxes, but it is very small. The average ‘real tax rate’ for
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When Is Your Tax Freedom Day? By Gerald Turner, Partner, Blevins Franks typical workers in the EU reduces from 45.19% last year to 44.96% this year. Looking ahead, the report highlights that Europe’s population is ageing, resulting in higher pension and healthcare expenditure for governments. This does not bode well for future
tax cuts as governments will need to raise revenue – as the population ages, there are less people in employment to pay for these costs. More than half the EU population were not in the labour force last year. Tax freedom day is the day each year when you finally stop working to pay tax to the government, and start earning money for yourself. According to the study, in 2016 Spain’s tax freedom day fell on 8th June. For 160 days of the year, every cent earned by the average Spanish employee was taken by the government in tax. This is a long way off the 16th May tax freedom day we had in 2011. The average gross salary in Spain is €33,984, but after taxes
people are only left with €19,197 to spend on themselves. The ‘real tax rate’ in Spain is 43.51%. There were income tax cuts in Spain the last two years, but this study shows that the tax burden is still quite high. The country with the latest tax freedom day this year is France, with 29th July with a real tax rate of 57.67%. Cyprus continues to have the earliest tax freedom day with 29th March (and a real tax rate of 23.85%), followed by Malta with 18th April, Ireland with 30th April and the UK with 9th May. According to this study the UK’s tax freedom day remains the same as last year. The average real gross salary is €53,637, with workers getting to keep €34,709, making a real tax rate of 35.29%.
These remain taxing times for taxpayers, and not just for workers as retirees are also faced with higher taxes. And of course there is no average person, and higher earners will generally have a later tax freedom day. In many cases, however, there are steps you can take to lighten your tax burden on your capital investments and pensions. While we all have to pay our share of taxes, do not risk paying more than you have to. Seek specialist advice on the compliant tax mitigation opportunities available to you in Spain and UK. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com.
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Cartagena welcomes millionth passenger
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Furniture store opens in support of rescue centre
Issue 1602 CARTAGENA has welcomed their 1,000,000th cruise passenger. The couple to take that honour were Mr and Mrs Young who arrived on the Ventura ship, which had over 3,000 passengers on board. As they disembarked, they were greeted by Antonio Sevilla, president of the Port Authority of Cartagena and Obdulia Gomez Bernal, Councillor of Tourism. It is the 12th time the couple have visited Cartagena and they said it was a “real luxury to land in the heart of the city,” seeing the changes over the last 15 years.
Issue 1600 A NEWLY opened charity shop at Gran Alacant has just been converted into a furniture store selling only high-quality second-hand home furnishings at affordable prices. Run by the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, all sales will help cover the ongoing feeding and care costs of the centre’s more than 90 horses, ponies and donkeys rescued from abuse, neglect and abandonment. Centre co-founder Sue Weeding said the new store, located behind a much smaller existing rescue centre charity shop, is dedicated solely to furniture and is easy to navigate with displays organised by rooms.
NEW STORE: Rescue Centre welcomes opening of furniture store to bring in much needed funds. “I felt there were people out there who would gladly donate unwanted items of furniture if they knew someone would come and pick them up and on the flipside, there are always people looking for good-quality furniture at good prices to kit out their home. It’s furniture for the whole house so people really can save hundreds of euros by shopping here,” said Sue. Donations of good-quality
furniture to stock the store are gratefully welcomed. The rescue centre has now expanded its free pick-up service for large donated items to cover much of the Alicante area. The shop also offers a delivery service for large items purchased in-store. The rescue centre, which relies entirely on donations, requires at least €4,000 a week just to cover the ongoing equine feeding and care costs, with
specialist veterinary treatment and rescue operations presenting an additional cost. Sue continued: “We’ll soon be up to 100 equines and we have to find ways to continue to care for them professionally. The shops are the only way forward.” Anyone interested in making furniture donations can call Sue on 652 021 980. The Gran Alacant store is situated in Avenida Holanda.
Air Lingus in Murcia Issue 1604 THIS week, Murcia’s Minister of Economic Development, Tourism and Employment, Juan Hernandez, was at the Murcia-San Javier airport to welcome somewhat surprised passengers from Dublin who have travelled to the region with ‘Aer Lingus.’ Their new schedule will operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, from this week until October 9, reinforcing the Dublin-Murcia connection during mid and high season and adds to those of Ryanair, with Irish flyers now being able to choose between the offer of 10 weekly flights between destinations. Hernandez said that “the arrival of these flights is excellent news for the region thus improving connectivity as increasing their degree of internationalisation.”
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Irregularities found in cultural payments made CHILLY SWIM: Fundraisers braced a New Year’s Day swim which raised €1,876 for charity.
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Issue 1607 ‘SERIOUS irregularities’ have come to light in Orihuela relating to cultural payments made ‘without invoices or receipts.’ Mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana (PP) said the irregularities appeared following a study in the municipal Orihuela Cultural society. He said the payments worth more than €615,000 were made to artists between 2012 and 2015. An external company was hired by the city to carry out the report and with the errors revealed Mayor Bascuñana said it was a “scandal” and a “fraud,” although the he did not disclose the
IRREGULARITIES: Mayor said a report revealed irregular payments have been made. net amount defrauded to the public coffers. Mayor Bascuñana has asked the previous government team of Orihuela (Los
Verdes and PSOE), to address the matter and explain the situation. The report has now been handed to the auditor who
will determine whether a crime has been committed and whether it will be transferred to the anti-corruption prosecutor.
VOLUNTEER fundraiser for the Elche Children’s Home, Annette English, was invited to The Pint Depot, El Galan, by owner Dave, to collect the sponsor money from the New Year’s Day swim. The bar and their customers raised €1,876 from their annual New Year’s Day dip in the sea on the Orihuela Costa. Annette said: “To say thank you to these wonderful people who do this to help the children just doesn’t seem enough. This donation will go a long way in helping with dental treatment the children need, but also with a few euros left over to give the
Issue 1607 children a trip to the cinema and Burger King.” Annette also wished to congratulate The Pint Depot owner Dave and his wife Lynn on the birth of their daughter Charlie. The Elche Children’s Home received a special visit from two ladies who also raised funds. Marlene Brown and Joan Rampton donated €1,187 collected from an event they held in El Alto La Dolores in March. Their visit showed new sofas and new bedding was needed so their donation will fund this.
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Boom in new businesses Issue 1609 MURCIA was ranked the fourth region to have the most new businesses created. The region saw 2,779 new companies established in 2015: an increase of 2.5 per cent, five times more than the national average. The business boom appears to be continuing throughout this year also, as the first two months of 2016 saw 613 new companies emerge: a 23.4 per cent increase over the same months of 2015, which means that every day an average of 10.2 companies sprung up in Murcia. Director of the Institute of Development, Javier Celdran, said data showed “consolidation of economic recovery” and showed progressive regeneration of the Murcian businesses after years of companies dissolving in the crisis. Last year, 311 companies closed, a fall of 10.9 per cent over the previous year.
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A brighter looking future for Afghan refugee family Photo by Mustafa Khayat, Flickr.
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Issue 1610 ELCHE is to host an Afghan refugee family. Osman, the seven-year-old refugee with cerebral palsy, will stay in Elche along with his family. As previously reported in the Euro Weekly News, Osman was found in a refugee camp in Idomeni, Greece by two Elche firefighters who were volunteering in the humanitarian effort. Upon their return they actively sought for the youngster to be cared for in the city, and following an online petition that over 160,000 people signed, the dream is now to become a reality. General Director of Cooperation and Solidarity Federico Buyolo confirmed that the final destination of the Afghan refugee and his family will be the city of Elche. It was originally intended that he should go straight to Elche, but given the delicate state of his health and of one of his parents, the family will go straight to Valencia’s
NEW LIFE: Osman and his family are saying goodbye to life in the refugee camps. Hospital La Fe for treatment, and will reside at the Centre for Assistance to Refugees of Mislata. “Then, when we make sure they are more stable and their lives are not in danger, they will be transferred to Elche, where the council is already preparing them housing” said Buyolo.
The family, including Osman’s parents and two brothers will arrive at Madrid’s Barajas Airport before being transferred by ambulance to Valencia. Minister for Health, Carmen Monton said the hospital is “ready” to receive the child despite the absence of medical records.
Cooler this summer Issue 1612 WE’VE just had the hottest winter since 1955 on the Costa Blanca, but those record breaking temperatures are unlikely to continue this summer. According to Aemet meteorological office, summer will be slightly cooler than last year although as the drought continues, Aemet warned it will be very dry. After the predicted usual storms in June which will be limited to the first half of the month, little or no rain is expected until the autumn. It will be a gift from El Niño, said Jorge Olcina who heads the University of Alicante’s Climatology Laboratory: “Winter and spring were warmer than usual and should bring a more ‘normal’ summer.” Average temperature in the Valencia Region in January was 10.5 degrees, 2.7 degrees higher than usual.
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Recognition for retired city workers RETIREES have been recognised by Torrevieja Town Hall. Mayor Jose Manuel Dolon delivered a commemorative plaque to all employees of the city who retired in 2015, thereby extending the tribute to all departments for the first time as before only mem-
Support for Ikea store Issue 1612 PLACARDS and banners in support of Ikea have appeared on land once destined for the Rabasa development in Alicante. Alicante Avanza, wouldbe developers of the stalled shopping centre, said it was not responsible for the signs proclaiming “Ikea en Rabasa ya!” and “Ikea brings jobs.” Owners of the land earmarked for the project later revealed that they were approached by the “Ikea en Rabasa” platform and gave them permission to put up the signs. The members of this pressure group include 10 neighbourhood associations as well as local business-owners and its coordinator Mari Angeles Cinos Marin who is also president of the local Federation of Shopkeepers, Fecoema. The platform would welcome the Swedish multinational to Rabasa, Cinos explained, as they believe it will provide work, boost business and improve adjoining districts at the same time: “We have decided to call for what we feel is suitable and fair for neighbourhoods in the north of Alicante City,” said Cinos. In contrast to this support, Alicante City Council has asked the regional government to annul the shopping centre project. It, too, remains in favour of Ikea but not in the Rabasa district. Previous complaints against the plans came from concerned city traders worried about the loss in business with shoppers abandoning the city centre.
bers of the Local Police who retired were honoured and thanked. Dolon said he felt happy to welcome the retired staff into the town hall and to give “a tribute in recognition of your years of work and service to the people of Torrevieja.” He continued: “I know
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the best of yourselves.” The mayor said Torrevieja has previously never held such a service for employees other than Local Police officers: “but when this government team arrived we understood this gratitude should be for everyone because
regardless of the place and position you have occupied, you’ve left the best of yourselves in this performance.” Six retired personnel received commemorative plaques, accompanied by their close families. Some had given 50 years of service to the town hall.
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COMPROMISE: Bid to please businesses and residents in summer opening times. ALICANTE’S mayor has said he is willing to compromise in the bid for bars and restaurants to have extended opening hours in the summer. Just last week, the Euro Weekly News reported how the Provincial Hotel Association of Alicante had denounced the apathy of the city in approving their summer schedules. Hoteliers and restaurateurs said they had been waiting for a resolution since April and the Department of Planning still hadn’t agreed
Issue 1614 to the later openings allowed by the Generalitat for the summer season which officially runs from June 17 to September 25. These allow bars and pubs to stay open until 4am, restaurants, cafés and ice
cream parlours until 2.30am and banquet halls until 4am. Mayor Gabriel Echavarri, has now said a compromise will be made to please businesses but also appease local residents. Rather than 2.30am, the mayor has said restaurants and cafés can remain open until 1.50am and will have 15 minutes to empty the premises. He is proposing pubs and bars to stay open until 3.50am but wants to limit the time for customers to leave to 15 minutes.
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Take care of passports HOLIDAYMAKERS and residents should take extra care of their passports, with thefts in towns and cities on the rise, the British Consulate in Alicante has warned. The number of Brits needing an Emergency Travel Document (ETD) is up 11 per cent so far this year, with the Consulate having issued some 500 to date. Getting hold of an ETD costs time and money: they cost £100 (€120) and can take around two hours to issue, plus the time needed travelling to and from the Consulate. The singleuse document will get you home, but you will then need to apply for a new passport. Two-thirds of stolen pass-
Issue 1617 ports are taken in town or city centres, according to figures compiled by the Consulate. As tourist numbers rise for the summer, passport theft often soars as this year’s figures are already demonstrating. Consul Sarah-Jane Morris says, “It’s frustrating to have your holiday ruined through a lost or stolen passport, and costly too. Be vigilant and keep it away from thieves. Think about where you store it, keep it secure and can’t be grabbed.” This year is seeing a significant increase in British tourists visiting Spain so an increase of passport thefts is likely.
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Summer storm shocker THERE is still more than a week left in July, but it has already been classed as the wettest July since 1999. A two-hour storm saw more than four litres of rainfall per square metre fall in Alicante City - the first proper
Issue 1620 rainfall since May making it the wettest July in 17 years. The storm was the consequence of high humidity leading to instability across the Mediterranean Sea.
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Community helps with lifesaving treatment Issue 1618 OVER the past few weeks there have been a number of fundraising events around the Orihuela Costa area in aid of Kathryn Osmond, including crazy golf, a successful fun day at Commercial Centre Rioja, a day’s golf at Vistabella and an impressive auction at Alioth Irish Bar. Between them these events have raised an amazing €3,957.23. The 40-year-old, whose father is a local Orihuela Costa resident, has spent most of her working life helping others and frequently saving lives working as a paramedic for the NHS in the UK. Now with three young children, she has been diagnosed with advanced malignant
KATHRYN OSMOND: Can now have the much needed treatment. melanoma with secondary tumours throughout her lymphatic system, subcutaneous tissue, bones, lungs, abdomen and pelvis. All normal treatments have failed but it is hoped that
Tumour Invading Lymphocytes, can get her on the road to recovery, but the treatment is not available for free. But with the money raised, it has helped Kath and her family
reach their target of £70,000 (€88,000) so she can have the much needed treatment. All this would not have been possible without the help of a number of hard working individuals who freely gave up their time to organise and run the events and Kath wanted to thank them all. These include all the entertainers: Luke Wilder, Adrian Hyde, The Covers Brothers, Gavin James, Harry Waters, Ed Temple and the Terri Horvath Dancers: staff at Gossip Bar at the Rioja centre and Alioth Irish Bar Playa Flamenca, all the volunteers who manned the stalls but most of all she wanted to express her sincere thanks to four people who arranged everything; Graeme from Canal Print Rioja, Gavin and Paula from Albatross Golf and her father, John. Thanks also to everyone who donated.
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The best in Spain Issue 1622 MURCIA’S President, Pedro Antonio Sanchez insists that “the region is the best place in Spain for diving.” Visiting a dive centre in Cabo de Palos, he said it was also “one of the best in Europe” and the regional government will “continue promoting it and spreading the word (of diving) because it enables the arrival of tourists throughout the year, which is also associated with employment.” Sanchez stressed that diving helps consolidate the tourism model and differentiates it by offering tourists something extra: “It is a booming sport that is working very well for the tourism sector.” In the marine reserve of Cabo de Palos last year, more than 21,000 dives were made
Silver medal coming home Issue 1625 ALICANTE born Alejandra Quereda, captain of the rhythmic gymnastics team that won the Olympic silver medal in Rio, said the team was delighted with their medals after “suffering greatly to get there.” Quereda added: “It cannot be explained with words. We are a team that has suffered much, we climbed step by step and to get here we have overcome injuries.” Quereda said she is waiting to have a hip operation but delayed it to ensure she was able to attend the Olympics. The team did four rounds in the team all-around event and said they did not want to know the scores until they had finished their performances. They came second with 35.766 points, behind the winning Russian team with 36.233 points. Bulgaria picked up the bronze medal. Alejandra Quereda was joined by team mates Lourdes Mohedano, Sandra Aguilar, Artemi Gavezou and Elena Lopez.
BEST DIVING: Murcia offers best diving in Spain according to regional president. and the region has 30 dive centres: “This offers employment that is associated with the new future of the region of Murcia” added the President. During the first half of the year, the number of interna-
tional tourists rose 29.1 per cent compared to the same period as last year and forecasts show that by the end of the year, the number of foreign visitors will surpass the one million mark.
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Business boom in alternative tourism ALICANTE City has registered record figures in sports tourism and congresses during the first half of 2016. According to data from the town hall, nearly 20,000 people attended around 100 such events including more than 40 conventions, 20 exhibitions and congresses, 31 meetings and eight sporting events. “These figures represent a record in sports tourism and congress, which demon-
Issue 1625 strates the clear commitment of the government team to promoting this tourism segment” said councillor Eva Montesinos. She added: “We have seen a good rate of growth in the number of conferences held since 2015 with 10,820 attendees and already in the first half of this year we have reached 20 congresses with 6,450 delegates.”
The councillor also noted increased interest in private companies, mostly foreign, in choosing the city for their meetings and events. Some of the most popular events that resulted in overnight stays and the most relevant in terms of revenue, was the World Veterans Table Tennis Championship, the International Darts Tournament, and Synchronised Swimming National Championship.
SELLING CRACKDOWN: Illegal products were seized by police.
Crackdown on counterfeit items MORE than 1,000 counterfeit items being illegally sold on the beaches and pa ve me nts in Torre viej a have been seized. The Group Reinforcement Operative (GRO) of the Local Police of Torrevieja, in their fight against the illegal sale of counterfeit goods, announced they have seized a total of 1,132 objects during the first half of August. This a ls o re s ulte d i n t he ar r est of one of the main ringleaders of the sellers and thanks to an increased police presence, have not ruled out more arrests. The G R O group, in t he f i r st t wo
Issue 1625 weeks of the month, also dealt with 52 complaints, mostly for the possession of narcotics and violation of municipal ordinances. Local Police in Cartagena have also clamped down on the sale of counterfeit products and have seized 724 illegal pr oduct s i on Los Ur r ut i as whi ch were being sold in the summer street market.
Keep the music rolling THE Ministry of Education is awarding €6 million in a id to mu si c and dance schools in the Valencia Region. The grants aim to “sustain and promote these schools as well as local groups and non-profit entities,” said the Generalitat.
Issue 1625 There are three types of subsidies available of up to €100,000 and interested parties and schools have until September 9 to apply online via the Generalitat website.
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Bringing English to the schools Issue 1630 SIX years ago the ADAPT Association of San Pedro was approached with an idea for a scheme whereby volunteers would assist in the teaching of English in San Pedro schools. ADAPT rose to the challenge and some members came forward to give up a few hours of their time each week to help the teachers. The project has gone from strength to strength and now ADAPT has a total of 17 volunteer members in five San Pedro and Lo Pagan schools. Eithne Lawler and Nicky Kehoe, were co-ordinators for the School Monitor Project for six years. They have worked tirelessly and enjoyed the task but now, due to relocation and work commitments, they have stepped down. www.adaptsanpedro.com
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Police arrest six sex ring members SIX members of a criminal gang have been arrested accused of sexually exploiting young women and trafficking in drugs. Profits from the gang’s premises, run from a luxury villa in Aspe, Alicante, were being sent back to Brazil, according to officers. At least four women of differing nationalities were rescued from the property and put into the hands of specialist care agencies. Police believe they come from Eastern Europe and South America and described their treatment as degrading and their conditions as inhumane. They were unable to leave the premises more than one at a time and were punished with fines of up to €100 if they infringed rules such as accessing the kitchen out of hours. Punishments also included beatings if they tried to use the
FARM WORKERS: Seen torturing several pigs.
The ‘cruellest case ever seen’ ALICANTE: The gang ran operation from a luxury villa.
Issue 1629 swimming pool. The six members of what detectives referred to as a criminal network, will be charged with offences ranging from drug trafficking, money laun-
dering and membership of a criminal organisation to prostitution. It is thought somewhere in the region of €330,000 was funnelled from the gang to Brazil. In addition to rescuing the women, police seized a quantity of drugs and equipment for weighing and distributing narcotics.
STATE prosecutors and animal rights activists are calling for a historic prison sentence to be handed out to four men accused of torturing pigs at a Murcia farm. A Cartagena court is the venue for proceedings against the former El Escobar farm workers, four years after shocking video footage was leaked by a colleague showing them laughing as they stabbed, beat and killed sows. The footage was sent to animal welfare organisation Animal Equality in 2012 by Marcos Verduga, who witnessed the torture and mis-
Issue 1630 treatment daily. The group’s international director Javier Moreno has described the case as “the cruellest thing ever seen.” Posing for the camera, while flexing their biceps and drenched in blood, the video shows the men stabbing pigs with rusty swords, beating sows with iron bars, throwing piglets against a wall and carrying out other actions too graphic for EWN to publish. The prosecution is requesting the maximum penalty under the law.
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Google cancels €100,000 bill for Torrevieja boy GOOGLE has cancelled the €100,000 bill sent to a 12-year-old boy in Torrevieja who wanted to be a ‘youtuber.’ As reported in last week’s EWN, the boy wanted to earn money from uploading videos. He and a friend set up an account with Google AdWords, a paid for advertising service for businesses. They used bank account details thinking money would be deposited as they gained more hits and views, raising hundreds of thousands of euros without realising they were being charged. After a few weeks the boy’s mother, Inma Quesada was alerted by her
Issue 1632 bank to €100,000 of charges from Google Ireland, the European headquarters. Unemployed and with two other children she was “very annoyed” that her son “had no idea” what he was doing. She publicly denounced how easily a child can enter into a contract with Google without being asked for documentation, or their age: “This can happen to anyone. They just need a bank account and a name.” After getting help and advice from a lawyer and an agonising wait, Google announced it will cancel the outstanding balance.
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Spain will not have a third election Issue 1634 AT a meeting held in Madrid on Sunda y, O c tobe r 23, me mbe rs of the PSOE voted 139 to 95 to abstain if, and when, there is a vote of confidence in Mariano Rajoy as he tries to form a new government. This means that with the positive support of centre party Ciudadanos, the PP will be able to take control of the Cortes and proceed with a minority government to the relief of an estimated 65 per cent of the Spanish electorate which was against the concept of a third election. The fact that Mr Rajoy is able to form a government actually means that the opposition will have more opportunity to take action against his party in the c oming w e e ks a nd months a nd there is no promise that the 2017 budget will be accepted by the majority of MPs. What it does do is to give the PSOE some breathing space in which to appoint a ne w le a de r a nd hope tha t public opinion w hic h ha s s e e n a
POTENTIAL NEW PSOE LEADER: Susana Diaz with Mariano Rajoy. s te a dy e ros ion of suppor t f or t he left wing opposition party changes, s o tha t it w il l have a gr eat er c ha nc e of be in g r e- el ect ed i n t he future. This decision has not been well received by a number of PSOE members
who demonstrated outside the Madrid meeting demanding a continued stance against Mr Rajoy, but the general consensus of opinion, which prevailed, was that they could only be a true opposi t i on par t y i f t hey had a pr oper government to oppose.
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Bombs exploded outside ex’s house Issue 1636 ARMED police intervened as a man detonated explosives outside the Costa Blanca home of his former partner. He managed to set off two home-made devices on the street before being subdued and arrested after a violent struggle with officers. The incident took place in broad daylight in Santa Pola, just north of the Vega Baja. His ex-partner and disabled teenage son were inside at the time. She desperately called the Guardia Civil when she heard the explo-
SANTA POLA: Incident took place in broad daylight. sions and police were immediately dispatched to the scene. They found two plastic bottles with traces of a yellowish liquid and a strong odour causing irritation to the eyes and nose of those present. On the path there was also melted aluminium from the device. There was no damage
to the property. As officers headed to the home of the man, they found him carrying a 500ml bottle which they believed was a third homemade explosive. After apprehending the 45year-old they revealed that his partner had been granted a restraining order prohibiting him from going anywhere near her.
Disturbingly this was the fifth time the man had broken the order, for which he had already served a jail term. He has now been charged with violating the restraining order, attempted property damage and resisting arrest. His extreme reaction has highlighted the plight of abused victims across the country. Last year Spain witnessed mass protests after 60 women were murdered by their partners or ex-partners, more than one a week. Campaigns against abuse haven’t seen as much publicity in 2016 but the problem continues and is compounded, many believe, by a deadly culture of silence.
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Brexit will not affect tourism prospects RYANAIR has said it does not expect to experience a fall in the number of travel l er s f r om t he UK t o t he Costa Blanca following the referendum decision to opt out of the EU. Di r ect or of Sal es and Mar ket i ng f or Spai n and Portugal, Jose Espartero, said Brexit will have little impact “because this destination is very powerful,” although they may have a little less purchasing power as a result of the likely devaluation in the pound. But in t he shor t and m edi um term, Espartero believed it would be business as usual as he said: “We know that people want to travel and Spai n i s boom i ng i n tourism.” Hi s com m ent s cam e as
Issue 1637 he announced t he new sum m er f l i ght schedul e f or next year, r unni ng f r om Mar ch- Oct ober 2017. It includes a new route to Fr ankf ur t and f i ve new sum m er ser vi ces t o Aberdeen, Belfast, Glasgow, London Gatwick and Poznan, Poland. There will also be additional flights to Eindhoven, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Oslo. Thi s wi l l al l ow t he l ow- cost ai r l i ne t o car r y f our m i l l i on passenger s per year t o and f r om Al i cante-Elche airport, cont r i but i ng t o m ai nt ai ni ng 3,000 jobs.
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Dam and blast ONE positive outcome of the extreme weather is that the downpour has replenished local dams after an intense period of drought. Professor Jorge Olcina, director of the Climatology lab at the University of Alicante (UA) said: “In general, this precip i t a t i o n i s v e r y g o o d fo r th e southeast region, which was undergoing one of the driest years in the last few decades. “Unfortunately, what also happened is that our land is no longer prepared to withstand this type of rain, and in the last 20 years too many people have decided to build things in dry river beds, which prevents them from draining normally. “That said, just three rainy episodes in November and December have literally saved the pluviometric year.” The outcome is less positive for the agricultural sector, however, and the Valencian Farmers’ Association has estimate d d a m a g e s t o t a llin g a t le a s t €172 million in the wake of the storm. The torrential rain and fierce winds
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Woman hit by car A YOUNG woman was seriously injured on Monday December 12 after being hit by a car in Murcia. The woman’s vehicle apparently broke down on the A-30 motorway in the Puerto de la Cadena
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Issue 1642 ruined citrus and olive groves, persimmons, vegetables and livestock facilities. Around 40 per cent of the mandarin crop is expected to have been lost, with many thrown to the floor by the wind and others suffering from excess moisture. Oranges were also heavily damaged, with economic losses of an estimated €90 for these two fruits alone.
In the Vinalopo comarca, more than half of the table grape harvest has been wiped out, leaving vineyard owners tearing their hair out since their ‘special agricultural insurance’ does not cover the losses. The grapes were about to be picked in readiness for New Year’s Eve, when the Spanish traditionally scoff 12 of them at the stroke of midnight. Furthe r north, e ntire fie lds of onions, cauliflower and lettuce with a value of €14 million near Valencia City were inundated, with the final total for weather-related damage across the region this year now approaching €300 million.
Issue 1641 area, at which point she got out of the car and was struck by another vehicle. Medical workers treated the victim before taking her to hospital.
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To the rescue By Eleanor Hawkins MIJAS’ Local Police force received four new off-road patrol cars just in time for Christmas. Lo cal Mayor Juan Car l os Maldonado, Contracting councillor Jose Carlos Martin and Transport c ounci l l or Nur i a Rodr i quez pre sent ed t he new vehi cl es, which have been acquired through a leasi ng syst em at a cost of €211,400 to be paid over the next 48 months. “We listen to our officers and provide them with what they need in the way of equipment to help them keep people safe. This has led to reduced crime in the area,” the mayor said. The four new cars come equipped with the latest in technology and will allow officers to reach every nook and cranny of Mijas, the councillors explained.
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URGENT repair works are being carried out on the AL-7102 road between Albox and Cantoria, which are expected to take about two weeks. Workers will be regulating traffic between 8am and 6pm.
A FASCINATING new cave has been discovered deep in Ciutadella’s Cala Blanca. The 800 square metre cave has a lake inside and a wealth of stalagmite rock formations which will be of interest to geologists across the globe.
BENIDORM Council, in collaboration with local vets, launched a cat neutering and anti-rabies vaccination campaign.
COUNCILLOR of Parks and Gardens of Motril, Gloria Chica has appealed to residents of the town to keep an eye open for vandals who just before Christmas went around the town ripping out hundreds of poinsettias.
New app TURRE Council has launched Decide Turre, a mobile app which locals can use to make suggestions or report incidents to the authority. The app will also include news and events sections.
Too small THE Guardia Civil seized 388.2 kilos of undersized octopus from a fishing boat during inspections at ports in Roquetas de Mar.
Personal use GUARDIA CIVIL officers at Almeria airport have confiscated 764 grams of coca leaves from a woman who arrived on a flight from Bolivia via Madrid and claimed they were for personal use.
Lady luck returns LADY luck smiled on Almeria again this year with thousands of euros from El Gordo won in the province.
Easier dealings ZURGENA Council has launched a new website which will allow residents to obtain information and deal with the authority without going to the town hall.
Robber arrested
Problem pigs A HERD of Vietnamese pigs have made themselves at home in El Saladar in Javea. The area is surrounded by villas and is near Arenal beach but the pigs are used to humans and are not put off.
TOWARDS the end of summer 2016, a 58-year-old man was beaten up and had various items stolen in S‘Arenal and now the Guardia Civil has arrested the presumed assailant.
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Shaving shenanigans
STALLHOLDERS at Don Quixote Rastro in Alfaz del Pi raised €250 for the La Nucia animal shelter with a Xmas grotto.
A GAGGLE of schoolchildren were suspended for arriving for classes at their Palma private school with shaven heads. The seven pranksters were banned for four days each, the Monday to Thursday before the Christmas holidays.
Christmas capers A PAIR of thieves who targeted foreign families over the festive period have been captured by the Guardia Civil. The two men are considered leaders of a criminal outfit which robbed at least 50 homes across Mallorca, sometimes using force.
Low-cost king PALMA’s airport is readying itself to be the low-cost capital of the Mediterranean in summer 2017. Four new airlines will have official bases at Son Sant Juan next year as the airport continues to break new ground in passenger traffic.
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El Gordo news MOST years see a number of prizes from El Gordo winging their way to the area, but this year, it seems that fifth prizes only were won in Almuñecar with the numbers 22259 and 60272, each earning €6,000 per decimo.
Night race
A FIRE at the Civic Centre in Calpe, which cares for the elderly, created a huge cloud of smoke, but luckily no one was injured and the fire was put out.
THE 29th annual San Silvestre night race in Motril was a great success with many activities taking place in the plaza de la Coronacion before the run itself which saw many families in costumes take part.
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AICO, which represents Benidorm shopkeepers, will formally challenge plans allowing big shopping centres inside the resort. The town council went ahead without taking them into account, Aico complained.
THE councillor for transport and parking in Nerja, Cristina Fernández Pinto, has announced the installation of a complete security system in the underground parking facility at Plaza España.
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Day centres
BENIDOM Town Hall is installing 22 fingerprint scanners for 800 municipal employees to sign in at work. The system cost €28,472 and will be launched on February 1.
PENSIONERS in Almuñecar have complained that the day centre for the elderly in the town has been closed on a number of days in December whilst the centre in nearby La Herradura is open.
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TRAGEDY was averted at the Ronda gorge when a group of passers-by, including an off-duty police officer and the mayor of a nearby village, saved a woman from falling to her death.
Left hanging TORREMOLINOS’ star project, a pedestrian boulevard running from Plaza Costa del Sol to Avenida Palma de Mallorca, has been left hanging due to lack of funds. The two areas were closed to traffic a year ago as the first part of the project, but Brussels’ rejection of the towns’ application for European funding put a spanner in the works.
Car birth ALTHOUGH not in a manger, a pair of Local Police officers from San Pedro helped a woman give birth to a girl in car in Nueva Andalucia over Christmas.
Spying case MALAGA City Council has agreed to investigate a suspected case of spying which recently came to light at Smassa municipal parking and tow truck company. The case came to light when an unpaid invoice was discovered from a private detective company allegedly hired to follow a tow truck driver.
Owners charged THE owners of an Estepona club where a young lady drowned in floods at the beginning of the month have been arrested as it transpired that staff were illegally employed, had no work contracts and that the employers were not contributing to the Social Security system.
Addiction treatment THE addiction treatment centres covering Marbella and San Pedro Alcantara have dealt with 706 people during 2016 of which, almost 80 per cent are men, with an average age of 39.
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Happy workers
CCTV spread DANISH DELIGHT: The country has the happiest workers.
DENMARK has the happiest workers in the world. That’s according to an international survey by research firm Universum which produced the ‘Global Workforce Happiness Index.’ Over 200,000 young professionals were asked about their satisfaction at work.
Film drop
Drug deaths
Residence denied
THIS year has been called the worst year for the Danish film industry. In the past 12 months just 2.8 million cinema tickets were sold to Danish-produced films compared to 4.2 million tickets sold in 2015.
T H E n u mb e r of drug-re la te d deaths in Denmark has fallen to the lowest levels since the 1990’s. The latest report relates to 2012 and s h o w s 2 1 0 d ru g -re la te d de a ths compared to 285 in 2011.
Save the Children Denmark calls for immigration law changes after figures highlighted there were over 1,000 children under age 12 refused permission to live with one or both of their parents in Denmark between 2005-2010.
FRANCE has reinforced its border
THE Tunisian man suspected of being involved in the Berlin C hrist m as m ar ket at t ack, has been under the watch of authorities since the start of the year because of his Islamic links. A reward of €100,000 has been offered for his capture.
GERMAN car manufacturer Volkswagen has reportedly reached a $1billion agreement with US authorities as part of a compensation deal relating to the emissions-cheating scandal, but a criminal investigation is ongoing.
Working refugees WITH around 1.2 million people arriving in Germany seeking asylum in the last two years, government figures show that in the last 12 months 34,000 refugees have found work.
Citizen participation
Express train
Border checks
Under watch
Deal done
BELGIUM
FRANCE PLANS for an express train line between central Paris and Charles de Gaulle airport have been approved and are on track for completion by 2023. The link will be twice as fast as the current train service.
G ERMANY has appr oved plans to expand the country’s C C TV net wor k acr oss publ i c places such as sports stadiums and shopping centres. The move comes following the attack at a Christmas market in Berlin.
controls as the hunt remains for the suspect who carried out Germany’s attack at a Christmas market.
Icon dies FRENCH film star and glamour icon, Michele Morgan, has passed away at the age of 96. The actress was the first to win the ‘best actress’
award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Rat invasion PARIS is reporting being in the midst of a rat infestation. Nine parks and gardens have had to be temporarily shut as the authorities tackle the problem saying it is getting worse as people feed them.
GHENT is giving €1.3 million to citizens to decide how it is spend. Local residents can put forward project proposals and then a vote will decide where the money goes.
Virtually bankrupt A NUMBER of institutions relying on public funding are virtually bankrupt and need to look at how to improve efficiency. Those needing to cut costs include the police watchdog committee, the intelligence gathering watchdog and the privacy commission.
Student work A START-UP business at Leuven University is recruiting the university’s own undergraduates. A wage of €15,000 is on offer to those who decide to work rather than carry on studying.
Work death TWO people were killed after a free-standing wall collapsed on a bui l di ng si t e i n Ant wer p Province. The wall was behind a new building being constructed at the Reynaers Aluminium company.
SWEDEN
NORWAY
Ikea compensation
Wolves survive
SWEDISH furniture giant Ikea has reached a $50 million settlement with three American families whose children died after their chest of drawers tipped over on top of them. Ikea will also donate to three children’s hospitals.
FOLLOWING outrage over plans to cull two-thirds of the country’s wolves to protect sheep, the government has issued a last-minute reprieve to the delight of conservationists.
HOLLAND
Boss guilty
Missile tests
Information requests
THE former boss of the Kolmarden zoo has been found guilty of manslaughter over the death of a woman keeper killed by wolves at the zoo in 2012. The judge ruled he neglected safety precautions which could have saved her.
A NORWEGIAN missile designed for the F-35 has successfully carried out flight tests in the USA. It is being developed for the Norwegian military and will complete its testing programme in 2018.
Fewer commuters
Residency test
THE number of regular rail commuters across the Öresund bridge between Sweden and Denmark dropped this year. Sweden’s public transport operator said it sold 17 per cent fewer travel cards for commuters between January and November in 2016.
FOREIGNERS seeking a permanent residency in Norway are now required to pass an oral exam and civics test. The new rules apply to all foreigners between the ages of 16 and 55 who seek permanent residency.
Satisfaction survey A SURVEY of 2,200 people showed most were ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with public services in Sweden. Water and sewage management got the highest marks.
Digital switch ON January 11, Norway will turn off the FM airwaves and switch to being the first country to have digital only radio transmissions, however two out of three Norwegians are opposed to the move.
DUTCH officials made 450 us e r i nf or m at i on r equest s t o Facebook in the first six months of the year. In total, 28 of the requests were made in an emergency with someone in a lifethreatening situation.
Busy quarter BOTH Schiphol and Eindhoven airports saw an increase in the number of passengers in the third quarter of the year. Schiphol’s figures rose 8 per cent to 18.6 million between July and September and Eindhoven rose 15 per cent to 1.5 million.
Twitter closed TWITTER is closing its Amsterdam office at the start of 2017 as part of its re-structuring plans. All 14 staff have been given jobs with media company Brand Deli who is taking over the sales activities.
No beds HOSPITAL beds are in shortage in North Holland due to an increase in the number of children admitted suffering from the RS virus which is a variant of the common cold that affects the respiratory system.
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CLIMATE CHANGE: Is obscuring the night skies. ONE of Russia’s top astrologers claimed that climate change is obscuring the night skies. Yuri Balega says scientists are at the mercy of unpredictable weather conditions. Decades ago they could study the skies uninterrupted for weeks at a time, but now they’re lucky to manage a few hours.
Baccy bill CIGARETTES will almost double in price in 2017 to more than €3 a packet as the Kremlin seeks to raise tax revenue. But there are fears that thrifty Russian smokers will turn to the thriving black market and choose smuggled tobacco from Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Teacher hunter A RUSSIAN music teacher claims she was forced to resign after anti-gay activists launched a campaign against her. Maria Shetopalova is the latest victim of the notorious ‘gay teacher hunter’ Timur Bulatov who scours teacher’s social media for evidence of homosexuality.
farming in order to make ends meet due to the country’s demographic crisis.
tack or the work of a group behind gunman Mevlut Mert Altintas, aged 22.
Killed on TV
Bath brew
RUSSIA and Turkey are trying to maintain normal relations after the murder of Andrei Karlov at the hands of an off-duty policeman in the capital, Ankara. Russia’s ambassador was at an art exhibition when he was shot nine times at close range. Russian investigators are in Turkey to find out if this was a lone-wolf at-
PRESIDENT Putin has ordered a crack down on ‘fake alcohol’ after more than 60 people died from a poisonous bath tincture brew in Siberia. An underground laboratory brewing moonshine was found to have added methanol instead of ethanol. Almost 10,000 people have died of alcohol poisoning this year.
Lord of War MOSCOW has formally asked Washington to extradite Tajiki arms dealer Viktor Bout to Russia to serve out his 25year prison sentence. Known as the ‘Lord of War,’ Bout was arrested in Thailand in 2008 having made millions illegally supplying Soviet weapons and missiles to warlords across the world.
Tough times CASH-STRAPPED Russian families are spending 80 per cent of their income on essential goods such as food, housing and medicine. A report found that many Russians are turning to credit and even
VIKTOR BOUT: Extradited to US.
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Lloyds to take over MBNA By John Smith LLOYDS BANK, which was bailed out by the British taxpayer, has agreed an in principle deal with Bank of America to take over the MBNA credit card company. Having managed to get itself into trouble during the financial crisis when it over extended itself the government had to purchase 43 per cent of its capital. Unlike RBS, the government has been able to sell most of its shares back to the market as the revi-
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£1.9 billion (€2.25 billion) is the amount that Lloyds Bank will pay Bank of America to take over its MBNA credit card division.
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OIL EXPLOITATION: Russian Arctic exploration. By John Smith POSSIBLY worried by a statement made by Donald Trump about exploitation of existing oil reserves, President Obama has banned the offshore drilling for gas and oil in the Arctic. This was made in a joint announcement with Canada, although the Canadian decision only covers the next five years whilst Obama’s office has indicated that the ban will be permanent based upon an exisitng 1953 law.
talised Lloyds has been so successful that the government has reduced its holding to just 7 per cent, although some pundits suggest that the sale price was too low. According to a Lloyds’ spokesperson, the acquisition of MBNA, which is expected to take place during the first half of 2017, will add around £650 million (€772 million) to its annual profits and will increase its share of the UK credit card market to 26 per cent.
“The government will need to take a ‘whole economy’ approach to avoid leaving sectors behind.” Carolyn Fairbairn Director General of the Confederation of British Industry on Brexit
US bans Arctic drilling
Two main problems exist for the current Administration. Firstly, once Trump is in power he may well look to reverse the decision. Secondly, the Russians are already exploiting the Arctic waters and it may be possible for American firms to lease rights from them prior to being allowed into US Arctic waters. Environmental groups have welcomed the decision and have promised to take legal action in the event that the decision is challenged.
IN what is a somewhat ironical situation internet employment agency Jobandtalent, founded in Madrid in 2009 with outlets in Colombia, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom, has decided that due to lack of profits it will have to lose a number of existing staff.
Italian banks THE Italian government under new prime minister Paolo Gentiloni has announced that it intends to make up to €20 billion available to support Italian banks that are in the process of running into financial difficulty during the coming year.
Sherry sales ACCORDING to statistics released in the UK by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association, sales of sherry have more than halved in the past decade, falling from 22 million bottles to just 10 million bottles whilst gin sales have increased dramatically.
Stop IKEA sleepover craze A SPOKESMAN for the IKEA has appealed to young people to stop filming themselves hiding in IKEA stores and having illegal ‘sleepovers.’ It appears there’s been at least 10 episodes during the last few months and the latest found two
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14-year-old girls in one of their Swedish stores. Two Belgian youngsters appear to have started the craze after hiding in wardrobes and filming the adventure. IKEA were unaware until they saw the YouTube video seen by 1.7 million viewers.
Not all has been rosy in the Lloyds camp as it has been very heavily hit for compensation to individuals mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) and it still expects to have to refund up to £1 billion (€1.18 billion) in the future despite having already paid o u t l a rg e a m o u n t s o f c o m p e n s a tion. With savings in its credit card division once MBNA is incorporated as well as 9,000 less employees, Lloyds seems to be on track for continued and long-term recovery.
Facebook faces fine WHEN the EU needs money it has come up with a great new idea. Find a successful company, hopefully in the USA, which may have issued incorrect information and then fine it. First it fined Apple $13 billion (€12.5 billion) and now it has given Facebook until January 31 to explain why it apparently gave false information in evidence when taking over WhatsApp with a fine of up to €120 million possible.
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% CHG. NET VOL -1.11 15,789.23 -0.70 21,414.79 -3.95 5,089.91 0.03 7,892.76 -3.70 6,624.96 -0.32 19,553.75 -1.74 54,934.86 -1.26 18,832.08 -2.25 4,747.55 -0.43 38,500.23 -0.20 84,763.60 -1.82 4,791.60 -1.05 6,548.65 -0.24 26,833.87 -1.99 6,996.92 -0.98 97,943.75 -0.62 6,480.00 -0.72 36,938.52 -4.05 6,190.45 -0.53 8,930.66 -1.61 12,605.00 -0.07 23,953.11 -3.22 3,349.05 -0.68 4,146.12 -7.94 22,643.27 0.61 4,513.76 -2.00 4,028.63 -0.25 5,388.17 -1.00 52,449.52 -6.04 4,999.50 -1.80 14,609.93 -0.77 4,075.36 -0.13 8,282.68 -5.37 5,671.48 -0.12 39,153.70 -0.77 75,835.45 0.08 4,350.38 -0.66 5,762.97 -5.01 4,441.86 -0.26 130,160.26 -1.44 9,561.19 -10.77 7,027.67 -2.88 6,682.89 -0.17 33,564.47 -6.81 5,537.31 0.84 3,716.88 -0.50 5,509.74 -1.45 8,203.78 -6.06 6,136.95 -0.91 7,848.74
COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Land Securities Group 1,020.50 -49.50 Legal & General Group 244.50 -2.50 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 63.40 -0.40 London Stock Exchange Grp 2,844.00 15.00 Micro Focus International 2,105.00 -50.00 Mediclinic International 701.00 -51.00 Merlin Entertainments 447.90 5.20 Marks & Spencer Group 350.00 -2.00 Mondi 1,577.50 -27.50 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 228.60 -1.10 National Grid 940.65 -10.65 Next 4,909.00 -13.00 Old Mutual Group 196.45 -2.45 Provident Financial 2,813.00 30.00 Paddy Power Betfair 8,700.00 -35.00 Prudential 1,577.50 -27.50 Persimmon 1,732.50 -32.50 Pearson 814.00 -3.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group 6,781.00 -30.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 223.05 -8.05 Royal Dutch Shell 2,133.25 -80.25 Royal Dutch Shell 2,315.50 -5.50 RELX 1,379.00 -59.00 Rio Tinto 3,052.00 -12.00 Royal Mail 450.80 -5.40 Rolls-Royce Group 681.00 0.50 Randgold Resources 5,780.00 -55.00 RSA Insurance Group 577.00 3.50 Sainsbury (J) 247.85 -0.85 Schroders 2,742.50 -242.50 Sage Group (The) 650.25 -3.75 Shire 4,522.50 -25.50 Smurfit Kappa Group 1,878.00 -13.00 Sky 974.00 -8.50 Standard Life 354.05 -10.15 Smiths Group 1,257.00 -156.00 Smith & Nephew 1,193.50 -9.50 SSE 1,550.50 18.00 Standard Chartered 656.30 -5.30 St James's Place 901.50 -97.00 Severn Trent 2,189.50 -38.50 Tesco 203.43 -2.42 TUI AG 1,145.50 3.00 Taylor Wimpey 152.20 -1.70 Unilever 3,232.25 -40.25 United Utilities Group 895.00 -5.00 Vodafone Group 200.08 -0.47 Wolseley 4,717.50 -221.50 Worldpay Group 256.60 -11.10 WPP Group 1,700.00 -95.00 Whitbread 3,676.00 -86.00
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NET VOL 8,294.74 14,659.92 45,679.19 9,910.17 4,916.10 5,507.21 4,496.99 5,767.77 7,778.57 5,369.17 35,070.99 7,277.83 9,884.37 4,112.14 7,335.48 41,387.91 5,436.93 6,733.18 47,704.61 26,956.80 98,033.79 87,026.38 15,543.19 42,357.81 4,553.00 12,549.73 5,427.09 5,846.02 5,438.64 6,708.35 7,079.69 41,245.54 4,469.31 16,992.49 7,244.28 5,583.23 10,512.84 15,543.98 21,799.24 5,240.41 5,296.89 16,651.45 6,686.37 5,057.43 41,860.03 6,065.40 53,167.93 12,479.50 5,336.00 23,038.11 6,786.11
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Most Declined Strongbridge Biopharma plc $ 2.50 Fulgent Genetics, Inc. $ 10.35 Oncobiologics, Inc. $ 2.33 DAVIDsTEA Inc. $ 6.80 Sears Holdings Corporation $ 8.79 ProShares UltraPro Short NASDAQ Biotechnology$ 22.18 Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. $ 11.90 Destination Maternity Corporation $ 5.52 VisionChina Media, Inc. $ 4.72 Vanguard Natural Resources LLC $3 Diana Containerships Inc. $ 3.08
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Too good to be true? It probably is! By John Smith THE National Police received a formal request from Germany through Europol to investigate one particular case of internet fraud and ended up arresting 31 people in Spain. Basically, all of those arrested were involved in what tends to be known as a
It appears that at least 34 victims from 17 different countries had been conned into parting with some €5 million.” Nigerian letters scam whereby huge numbers of e-mails are sent out indiscriminately inviting individuals to assist in smuggling money from one country to another with the promise that they would receive a significant portion of the liberated funds. In this instance however, the Spanish conmen were more sophisticated and rather than just send out huge numbers of emails, they purchased information about potential victims on the ‘dark net’ which allowed their approaches to be tailored to the individuals and therefore more believable. In the case of the German complainant, he
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INTERNET FRAUD: Some victims are hooked by greed. was persuaded to assist a so-called Americ a n s o ldie r w ho ha d be e n s e rving in Afghanistan and wanted to transfer money from that country to Europe in euros and af-
ter investigating the records of those arrested, it appears that at least 34 victims from 17 different countries had been conned into parting with some €5 million.
In some situations, individuals were encourage to journey to Spain where they wer e t aken t o speci al l y set up off i ces, signed fake documents and handed over funds all at very short notice when tired or suffering from jet lag whilst those they were meeting, suddenly disappeared. One American was reportedly defrauded of $1.7 million (€1.62 million) in a scam involving the daughter of a Vietnamese businessman who was trying to get her father released from prison where he was being unfairly held and she promised to let the victim have half of his fortune. Officers raided 16 properties where they discovered fake banknotes, 1,500 letters ready to be dispatched, documents implicating those arrested, computer records, cash and paper which could be used in a ‘switching operation’ where packages of bank notes become blank paper. Considering that this type of fraud has been going on for years and has been heavily publicised it is a lesson to all that it still nets money for the fraudsters and as the basic concept involves the victim agreeing to become involved in an operation which may involve t he i l l egal m ovem ent of cash f r om one country to another, any sympathy that may be felt for them, may also be tempered by that knowledge.
European governments lose out on VAT AS more and more sales of goods are made through the internet, a major problem concerning collection of VAT is emerging which can cost governments billions of euros. If a retailer within the European Union sells a VAT-able product to an individual (rather than another VAT registered company) in another EU country, then it should charge VAT as if the sale had been made within the country that the seller is based. However if the company is not based in the EU and sells to a consumer in the EU then it is impossible for it to charge VAT unless it goes to the trouble of registering for VAT in the country that it is supplying. In theory, the post office or the company delivering the goods should collect the VAT involved or at least some form of import duty and failing that, the recipient should contact customs and revenue and volunteer to make the relevant payment. The reality is that a lot of revenue is being lost by a number of countries and whilst individual amounts may be small, the annual total in the UK alone is estimated at £1.5 billion (€1.78 billion) per annum and this will obviously reflect across Europe. Wha t m a n y o f u s d o n ’t rea lis e is th at companies like Amazon don’t just sell their
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VAT AVOIDANCE: On stock shipped from the Far East. own product but they also act as portals for sellers around the world and whilst an order ma y b e pla c e d through a n A ma z on s ite
based in the EU, goods may be dispatched and supplied by countries in the Far East or even America and whilst there may be heav-
ier delivery charges, savings on VAT could be significant. I n t he case of eBay, ever y i t em sol d comes from an independent source and unless it is a company registered for VAT, none finds its way to the exchequer of the country to which the goods are dispatched. One argument goes that not only is this VAT avoidance increasing the burden of debt on governments it is also making it more difficult for local business to compete on price if they are having to charge a fifth or more extra. Individuals are quite happy to take advantage of this opportunity and with the speed of deliveries nowadays, whilst there may be a few days extra to wait, it is not an insurmountable problem. Now Britain at least is going to look at this more closely and the Public Accounts Committee which has considerable influence intends to question the National Audit Committee and also HM Revenue and Customs to see what they are doing to try to stamp out the problem. Legislation does exist to pass the charges on to website managers such as Amazon and eBay but what is possible in theory is likely to be much more difficult in practice and in the event that Britain leaves the free trade mechanism when it leaves the EU, the situation could become even more confused.
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RULING U-TURN: Means banks have to pay back all money paid by clients. By Pellicer Heredia THE European Court of Justice (EJC) has declared that the decision of the Spanish Supreme Court Ruling held on May 9, 2013 was limited, and the terms and conditions and indeed the use of the ruling were unfair. Not only did the ruling provide incomplete and insufficient protection for consumers, it limited the amount that clients could claim back when trying to recover the money paid in relation to overpaid mortgages. Basically, that meant that those affected by the ground floor rate clause could only reclaim any overpaid money after May 9, 2013 irrespective of whether they had paid more before this date. This new ruling is a total Uturn and will mean that banks will now have to pay back – to the last euro – all of the money
paid by the clients from the date that overpayment took place, rather than from May 9, 2013. This decision applies to the whole of the European Union and especially in Spain, finally ending a long legal battle. This new ruling represents a clear victory for customers and consumers against banks. According to the Bank of Spain report, the banks will have to return close to €7.5 billion to all the customers that have been affected. This decision is legally binding - meaning that it affects both the pending cases and any future proceedings that have not yet been reviewed. However, with regard to final judgments, this issue is still controversial. Our team of legal experts will negotiate with the bank on your behalf and can even sue the bank in order to save you money on each monthly install-
ment due to the fact that the interest you pay is probably greater than the official interest stated by the European Bank Central. We firmly believe that most of the ‘threshold clauses’ that reflect mortgage contracts are unfair and customers of banks are at a disadvantage and penalised for their lack of knowledge in financial matters. At Pellicer & Heredia we can give those affected by the mortgage clause the opportunity to check your deeds to make sure whether there is a mortgage floor rate. If so, you could then ask the Bank to reimburse the money that is being taken because of that abusive clause. For more information, please contact us on 965 480 737, mobile 606 056 282, or send an email to info@pellicerheredia.com and our team of specialists will be able to assist you.
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Long lives of utter bone idleness LEAPY LEE SAYS IT
OTHERS THINK IT
extension of public school debating societies - and just about as useless. As most of the privileged are on the ‘blue team,’ this leads to the ‘red side’ resorting to decisions instigated by the politics of envy and often barely disguised hatred - none of which does the country any good whatsoever. As I have stated on numerous occasions, the world is a business. Highfalutin individuals, who act like children, and are often morally immature, don’t fit the modern day bill at all. Good luck to President elect Trump and his board of directors (including ‘Mad Dog!’). May he
run his section of corporation Earth with shrewd acumen, fairness and as much moral and physical profit for its shareholders as possible. Well, here it comes 2017AD. Reads like a Sci Fi number (to me anyway!) What an exciting future we Brits have in store. Freedom
from Brussels. A dramatically changing planet. Hopefully controlled borders and, PG, an iron fist for those who would do us harm. All this, plus Theresa May’s choice of high heels. What more can we ask? Happy New Year to us all. Let us hope that peace, harmony and the survival of our culture will be the order of the day. Keep the Faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
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AT long last we will start a New Year with business people at the helm of our most powerful ally. Let’s hope this trend spreads to more of our leading nations. Politicians simply can’t hack it.
Most of them are so out of touch with the real world, they don’t have a clue how to make it a success. So-called diplomatic expertise and political solutions are positively old hat. Although they do have their place, they are about as far removed from effectively creating a thriving society as Jeremy Corbyn is from ever becoming prime minister (and it doesn’t get any further than that!) Most of the members of this outdated profession are cosseted dinosaurs, raised in an entanglement of old boys’ networks with basically three objectives in mind; power, prestige or lives of utter bone idleness. Parliament is nothing more than their playground, merely an
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT: Nothing more than a playground.
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Pensions, news & showers Mike Senker
In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man SO Christmas is over - thank goodness! Time to reflect on the last year and some of the things that made me grumpy. I’ve mentioned pensions before but this week I saw that the UK government want to put into place a billion pound fine if companies ‘mess about’ with pensions whilst specifically mentioning slippery Phillip Green. Well how about how the UK government ‘messed about’ with millions of people’s pensions? Hard working individuals may have been reckoning on getting their pension at 60 for women and 65 for men. They may have wanted to invest in a little retirement home in Spain or just retire. Then BANG they are told ‘you aren’t getting it till you are 67 or older.’ How is that fair? I don’t see much difference between them and the scumbags that nick pension funds! There is a phenomenon happening now which is fake news stories that are cropping up. It seems now anyone can say anything about anyone and it immediately becomes the truth. Shove it on Facebook or Twitter and it’s not just Joe public doing it. There was a story
last week where a guy goes in to a pizza place with an assault weapon because he read that Hillary Clinton and her campaign manager, John Podesta, were running a paedophile ring from there. How crazy and dangerous is this? An absolute lie but it becomes the truth because it was read on the internet and it can’t be stopped as the public demand to know everything now without filters and checks. My ongoing battle with hotels continues. I just got back from the UK. I stayed at a hotel in Maidenhead. I have been using them for years. But now everything is about health and safety. I had a room with a walk in shower. Well it was ridiculous. The water was lukewarm at best and the flow was… Well, put it this way - if I was an urologist I’d be recommending surgery or at least some kind of tablets. I, of course, mentioned it to the manager who told me it was a recommended temperature in case people got scalded. I’m an adult. I know how to control the temperature on a shower. What you can’t do is make me take a trickly, lukewarm shower. Plus, as it was Christmas week on Friday and Saturday there were company parties going on and on and on which involved a lot of shouting and screaming till 3am. I, of course, let them know my thoughts about that too and I did get a discount. Happy New Year everyone.
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High risk areas 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.
RISKIEST ROADS: Include the N-332 and V-31.
THE latest incident report released for Spanish roads shows there are now some 3,264km of road classed as being of ‘high’ or ‘very high’ risk due to the number of recorded incidents. Whilst this is still a high figure, it is a slight decrease on 2015. The report looked at 24,805km of roads and examined the risk by assessing the number of recorded incidents and injuries or fatalities over the last three years. Looking at the severity of the accident, they then calculated the data into a ‘Risk Index’ based on the number of fatal and serious accidents occurring in relation to the number of vehicles. A total of 4,101 incidents occurred on the national road network in the years 2013, 2014 and 2015, of which 1,036 were fatal incidents resulting in 1,219 deaths. There were 3,065 incidents classed as serious with 4,077 people seriously injured. Looking at these figures the report concluded there are 77 ‘high risk’ sections of the
roads looked at, with 17 ‘black spots.’ Statistically, the most dangerous section of the Spanish road network is the N-435 between kilometre 33.4 and 45.9 in Badajoz. This stretch of road has seen five serious incidents between 2013 and 2015, resulting in three deaths and four serious injuries. An average of 2,844 vehicles use this stretch daily. The number of incidents involving motorcycles has continued to increase. Since 2003, the number has almost tripled in the case of serious or fatal incidents. It means that in 2015, around one in every five fatal or serious accidents involved a motorcyclist. The N-332 between kilometre 220.5 and 225.6 in Valencia and the V-31 between kilometre 0 and 5.7, also in Valencia, are two locations noted for the high amount of incidents involving motorcycles and scooters. Incidents involving heavy goods vehicles account for around 22 per cent of the total of fatal and serious incidents.
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Licence exchange not so easy YOU recently answered a query about the Spanish driving licence. I am 72 years old and my British licence runs out at the end of next year. We have decided to live in Torrevieja but at the moment we do not have official residencia. I need to change to a Spanish licence and I had the impression from you that it is only a medical and coordination exam. I thought I would have to go to ‘trafico’ in Alicante and fill out many forms. Is this not the case? C B (Costa Blanca) I am very sorry to have misled you and the earlier questioner. It is only licence renewals that are done by the single application through the Medical Centre. The first time exchange indeed requires, as you say, a
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personal visit to the Traffic headquarters in Alicante, with forms to fill in.
Be warned that, in order to exchange your valid EU licence for a Spanish licence, you must first be officially resident in Spain. This means the Certificate of Residence for EU Citizens. Once you have this you can apply for the exchange.
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
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A plea to hoteliers in 2017! Nora Johnson
Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
IT’S happened again. Every time I return to London, it’s the same old, same old. Namely, a minuscule room in a trendy hotel costing an arm and a leg, and where I end up feeling less at home than in my own home! A major bugbear is inadequate soundproofing not just between rooms, but between rooms and corridors, and televisions that can be turned up full volume. Yes, you’ve guessed, noise is my main problem in hotel bedrooms. I go there to sleep, not to listen to an impromptu party outside in the corridor or someone else’s TV – assuming they can get it to work. (Incidentally, on a recent US tour, the Rolling Stones asked not for curvaceous groupies and class A drugs to be left in their hotel rooms but simple instructions how to operate the TV!)
HOTEL ROOMS: Require contortion to get positioned near an acceptable light to read the paper. Another gripe is the lighting. Very few rooms have central ceiling lights, and trying to position yourself near an acceptable side light to read the paper often requires Houdini-like athletic contortions. Some-
times the lighting is so dim you assume the hotel is doing its bit to stop the National Grid shutting down. Yet another pet hate is pillow mountains, shower curtains (uncom-
End of year message sent from Orihuela
XIMO PUIG: His message is due to be broadcast tomorrow. THE end of year message by President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Ximo Puig, due to be broadcast tomorrow (Friday), was filmed in Orihuela. The President arrived in the city and filmed his end of year message by the fig tree under which Miguel Hernandez is believed to have written some of his poems. Orihuela is believed to have been chosen as 2017 marks the 75th anniversary since the death of the Oriolano poet. This visit was the fourth time that Puig has
been in Orihuela since he was President, after arriving to announce the works of the Rabaloche health centre which had been pending for a decade; to attend the Oriol public exhibition last July; and, more recently, to announce an agreement to cede the old courts and the payment of a rent to the municipality for the new court. This contrasts with that of the former President of the Consell, Alberto Fabra, who did not attend an official ceremony in the city during his term.
fortable and unhygienic), gauzy, inadequate curtains, and windows with so much security that any escape in an emergency would be impossible unless you happen to have a hammer to hand.
And hairdryers in hotel bathrooms – what’s that about? How am I supposed to dry myself with something that hasn’t got enough power to dry a mouse? Or use my own hairdryer when the only socket is on the other side of the room from the mirror. Who designs these rooms? One temporary solution? I’ve now devised a ‘hotel kit:’ some bulldog clips to close the inadequate curtains, a Swiss penknife for emergencies, earplugs for noise (of both infrastructure and intimate kinds) and eyemasks (see ‘inadequate curtains,’ above). These are just a few practical issues I’d be really grateful if any hoteliers amongst you out there could consider in 2017. OK, rant over! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Nora Johnson’s psychological/suspense crime thrillers ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99; £0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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See Smile’s New Year pep show SUFFERING from the postChristmas blues? Are you all Santa’d out? Then why not have a night out and a good laugh in the New Year by coming to see Smile Charity Group’s latest original comedy - ‘Mind Me Ghoulies!’ An alternative Christmas Ghost story that is sure to chase away those blues and start the year off with a good giggle. Tickets are selling well for the January venues so don’t miss out, get your tickets soon from any of the venues listed below, or from The Card Place in Benimar, The Post Room in Benijofar or by calling 966 712 382 or 665 222 974. You can also e-mail smilechari tygroup@gmail.com. Thursday January 12 - Marjal Campsite, Guardamar; Friday January 13 - Casa Ventura, San Luis; Wednesday January 18 Benijofar Theatre; Friday January 20 - The Club, Quesada Tickets are €10pp with meal included. Benijofar (show only) €6.
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Campoverde carols for Christmas ON TUESDAY, December 20, Campoverdians once again gathered in the Rusty Nail (the local village pub) for the annual community Christmas Carol Singing event. Organised by Campoverde Church and the Rusty Nail, this had been due to take place on Sunday 18 but had to be abandoned due to the horrendous storms that hit the whole of the Costa Blanca. Despite the disappointment of having to postpone it at the last minute, the church and the Rusty Nail were determined not to abandon this highlight of the Campoverde Calendar and so rearranged it when the weather was forecast to be dry once again. So, on Tuesday it went ahead and was a roaring success. Nearly 200 people turned up and together they sang their hearts out to all the most well known and best loved carols. During the singing lots of local children acted out the nativity pageant. Father Richard, Anglican Priest, ex-
NATIVITY PAGEANT: Acted out by the local children.
CAROL SINGING: Nearly 200 people sang their hearts out. plained the true meaning of Christmas and why it is so important amongst all the eating, drinking, giving and receiving we remember it is the birth of Je-
sus, a baby who changed the world, that we are celebrating. The grand finale was the singing of Ding Dong Merrily on High accompa-
nied by the ringing of bells and the rousing chorus of ‘Gloooooria, Hosanna in Excelsis!’ Jimmy from the Rusty Nail provided mulled wine and mince pies, and everyone went home feeling their proper Christmas had just begun. Campoverde Church is providing many activities to help people build up to the day when we celebrate Jesus’ birth: there is a Nativity Trail in the church garden; the posada, where figures of Mary and Joseph travel around people’s houses spending a night in each; the Memory Tree on the terrace of the Rusty Nail for people to write a Christmas message to a missed loved one; and finally Midnight Mass.
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Two rescued
A century of experience
TWO climbers were rescued from the Sierra de Redovan by fire rescue teams. The man and woman, from Cuenca and Santa Pola became disoriented and lost in the area of La Pancha and called 112 for help.
Home safe A TOURISM and Business student from the University of Alicante has returned to her parents’ home in Leon after being wounded in the attack at a Christmas market in Berlin. She suffered minor injuries.
Test delays THE centre of Alicante came to a standstill as around 40 vehicles from driving schools paralysed the roads protesting about the lack of driving examiners, causing delays of up to a month in driving tests.
100 YEARS: Orihuela Town Hall honoured three residents, all aged over 100. THREE Orihuela residents have been recognised for witnessing a century of life in Orihuela. Mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, along with Councillor for Social Welfare, Sabina-
Goretti Galindo, and the Government Team spokesman, Francisco Saez, paid tribute to the three residents who are 100 and 101 years old. Those honoured and recog-
nised on this occasion were Josefa Espinosa born in November 1916; Mª Carmen Gonzalez born in October 1915 and Ramon Galindo, also born in November 1916.
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Abandoned animals are rescued by court LEGAL action was taken by the court of Torrevieja to ensure the lives of many animals found in a poor condition at a finca in Rojales. The move came following a complaint made by the Animal Rights Association Adda Guardales, which had become aware of a case of a group of animals abandoned and uncared for by the owner of the property. The case was brought in front of a judge who allowed Seprona agents; the environmental branch of the Guardia Civil, to step in and remove the animals. Upon entering the finca officers discovered 130 animals including dogs, pigeons, hens, goats and ferrets. They were reported to be suffering from malnutrition having no food or water. Expert animal defence lawyer, Raquel Lopez, said officers were there for nearly six hours to ensure the correct and necessary steps were taken to safely remove the animals. Lopez said: “When we arrived it was a pathetic scene” the animals were not in a covered enclosure despite earlier heavy rains and the area was “full of faeces, urine, rubbish and sharp objects going without veterinary care.”
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WHAT a bitter and bigoted person Michael Hill must be (Witchdoctor in a dress: Edition 1641). All that insulting ranting against people of faith on a subject of minimal importance to most people - the ability to go shopping on a Sunday. I have no problem with shops being open on Sundays. People who want to shop will shop and those who want to attend church will do so, and may also shop as well!! As to Mr Hill’s assertion that churchgoers are uneducated, in my experience it is the people who resort to bluster and insult who are uneducated because they are not intelligent enough to hold a reasoned argument. I wish Mr Hill peace and joy at this festive season as we celebrate the birth of Christ although I would anticipate his reply being the same as Ebenezer Scrooge’s - Bah humbug!! Sue McNae, Alicante
Pump failure AFTER 15 years in Spain I have convinced myself of one thing and that is that in matters of protection from flooding self-help is the only help you can depend on! After flooding three times I raised my ground floor by almost a foot back in 2009. Each time I flooded before it was due to pump failure and those failures continue! Last weekend after having kept the constant rain confined to the street for three days the pumps failed and within two hours the water had come up the driveways and into the houses of about 20 properties in Bahia that I know of. I came within two inches of flooding myself so why does the system always fail at crucial times? Many people put boards up to prevent water incursion without realising once the water reaches a certain level it comes up through the ground floor irrespective of any perimeter protection and it just shouldn’t happen! An example of authority indifference was exemplified in 2010 when a cloud burst in August flooded Bahia. When Aqualia were asked why the pumps were never applied, a spokesman simply replied, “It’s August, I don’t have the staff, what do you expect?” What more can I say? Ken Bethell, Puerto de Mazarron
Gone but not forgotten THIS year has seen so many stars leave the stage forever it’s really awful. I know we look back on those who’ve gone every year, but why is it 2016 seems much worse? For me it’s always the passing of the comedy stars that seems to affect me most. The thought that Victo-
Cluster bombers I NEVER thought I would find myself in agreement with one of your articles (Leapy: Edition 1641) but you are spot on about Saudi Arabia. But who were the greater hypocrites? The oh so pious Muslim Princes or the cynical Brits who sold them military airfields and advanced fighter planes? And they still do. The cluster-bombs used by the Saudis in Yemen were made in the
ria Wood won’t be poking fun at all of us in her wonderful way is heart-breaking… the departure of Caroline Aherne and Ronnie Corbett who made us laugh so much. Will we ever see their likes again? Maybe, but I don’t think it will be in my lifetime. How very sad for their families and all of us. Gina, Benidorm
UK. The UK is a signatory to a 2010 international treaty banning the use of cluster munitions. Adrian
The children of today I KNOW we are not the only ones that think all this is so bloody bonkers as to be surreal, but as far as I know not many of us died from playing conkers without crash helmets
and goggles. If it wasn’t so ridiculously pathetic it would be funny and as for cycling, well how the children of today ever get on their bikes after kitting up beats me. Soooo mad, the whole world has it wrong and while they fixate on such stupidities drugs are circulating like smarties in almost every school. Now there is something that needs sorting big time. I can guarantee there are more drug-related deaths in schools than injuries resulting from playing unprotected conkers... it’s pathetically obvi-
ous to anyone that there are a lot of people employed in these departments whose skills (if any) should be employed in other directions or retrained to be of some actual use in society. Caroline
Bah humbug A FRIEND of mine bought a few small Christmas decorations from a market stall the other day. He purchased the products and wished the market trader Feliz Navidad, as you do. The trader was not impressed and told my friend that he did not believe in Christmas, due to his religion and promptly turned his back. Did his religion prevent him from making a few Bob from his Christian punters? No. It smacks of hypocrisy to me! Why couldn’t he have just reciprocated the greeting, or just said nothing? Still, miserable sods are not exempt in any religion. I think he needed a drink. Me, I would have given him the goods back, told him not to volunteer for the diplomatic corps and gone elsewhere but that’s life. Philip, San Fulgencio
Pointless celebs I CAN’T be the only one hoping the antics of idiotic minor celebrities won’t be filling our TV screens as much next year. Too much to hope for? They seem to spend their entire time filming themselves and then posting it online. As if everyone wants to see what they’ve been doing for the last 10 minutes! I know social media is the heart of the world now and I know I’m too old for all that, but it’s a bit depressing when a bit of tomfoolery (or bare flesh) can make a giant section of the whole country seem to stop in its tracks. And then everyone wants to interview them…very very depressing. Bill, via email
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Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white’.” Bing Crosby
in history 1170 – Four knights, acting on orders from King Henry II, murdered Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. 1801 – By an Act of Union Ireland was added to Great Britain to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1803 – The US formally took possession of Louisiana after purchasing it from France for approximately $15 million. At 885,000 square miles this almost doubled the size of the US. 1865 – British poet and writer Rudyard Kipling, was born in Bombay, India. He is best known for writing children’s stories such as The Jungle Book. 1877 – It was announced that Queen Victoria had become the Empress of India. 1901 – The Commonwealth of Australia was created with the federation of six former British colonies. Edmund Barton became the first prime minister. 1937 – Welsh actor Sir Anthony Hopkins was born on New Year’s Eve in Margam, a suburb of Port Talbot, Glamorgan. 1958 – The European Economic Community (EEC) was formed by Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and The Netherlands to remove trade barriers and coordinate trade policies. 1959 – Fidel Castro led a revolution to drive out dictator Fulgencio Batista and seized power in Cuba establishing a Communist dictatorship. 1965 – The film Doctor Zhiago, starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie, premiered in New York. 1967 – Donald Campbell was killed at high speed on Coniston Water in his Bluebird K7 whilst attempting to break the water speed record. 1968 – Frank Sinatra first recorded My Way which went on to spend 75 weeks in the UK Top 40. 1973 – Britain, Ireland and Denmark joined as members of the EEC. 1995 – Charlie Chaplin’s second wife Lita Grey died of cancer at the age of 87. 1999 – The euro came into use as the single European currency for 11 nations including Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. 2000 – A painting by French impressionist Paul Cezanne was stolen from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford on New Year’s Eve. 2006 – The Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, aged 69, was hung in Baghdad. 2012 – At the age of 86 the founder of Playboy Hugh Hefner, married glamour model Crystal Harris, aged 26, at the Playboy Mansion in LA. 2015 – The WHO declared the Ebola epidemic in Guinea over. Over a two year period 2,500 people died.
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Maximum Ride Directed by: Jay Martin Starring: Allie Marie Evans, Patrick Johnson, Lyliana Wray, Luke Gregory Crosby Based on a series of books by James Patterson the film follows a group of six teenagers – Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy and Angel - who were all infused with avian DVD whilst they were living in an experimental lab which enables them to fly. They manage to escape the lab with the help of the caretaker and live in a safe house in the mountains. That is until the lab guards kidnap Angel, the youngest of the group, and Max is forced into leading the group as they face their worse nightmare on a journey back to the lab to rescue her. Along the way they uncover some of their mysterious past and discover some stunning secrets including the biggest betrayal of all.
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Spanish actress who was born in Seville in Andalusia, worked in Buenos Aires in Argentina but now lives in Madrid. Her film career was launched in Buenos Aires in Argentina after she appeared in the Latin American film Space of Appearances.
Kieron Dyer, Footballer, December 29, 38 Former professional midfielder who played for Ipswich Town’s youth and first teams before being sold to Newcastle United for £6 million, at that time the highest fee paid for an Ipswich player. His career was blighted by injury however he still managed to represent his country on 33 occasions. Ellie Goulding, Singer/songwriter, December 30, 30 Her debut album Lights reached number one on the UK Album Chart in 2010. Her hit singles include Burn, Anything Could Happen and Love Me Like You Do. She performed Elton John’s hit Your Song at the wedding reception of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. Lauren Silverman, Socialite, January 1, 40 Better known as Simon Cowell’s other half she was a New York socialite who was married to Andrew Silverman, a friend of Simon’s. She fell pregnant whilst having an affair with Simon Cowell and gave birth to his son Eric in 2014. Michael Schumacher, F1 Racing Driver, January 3, 48 Seven time World Champion who drove for Ferrari on the Formula One circuit from 1996 to 2006. He started driving a motorised kart aged just four. Whilst skiing in December 2013 he suffered a serious head injury that left him in a coma for six months. He continues to receive medical treatment and rehabilitation at home. Craig Revel Horwood, Dancer/TV Personality, January 4, 48 Best known as a member of the judging panel for the hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing. He has a reputation for being a harsh critic and a stickler for the rules . He moved to London from Australia when he was in his 20’s seeking more opportunities to dance.
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Unscramble the name of a traditional seasonal folk song (three words): LEGAL NUN DAYS
How does Santa keep the weeds out of his garden? With a Hoe-Hoe-Hoe.
Unscramble the name of a famous Hogmanay tradition (two words): RIOTING TOFFS
A guy bought his wife a beautiful diamond ring for Christmas. A friend of his said, “I thought she wanted one of those pretty four-wheel drive vehicles?” “She did,” he replied, “But where in the world was I going to find a fake jeep!”
Hexagram
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 (CHEERS) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
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YOUR STARS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Don't chance your plans being disrupted by ill health. Get any problems sorted out now even if you think they are 'nothing'. When you are feeling good it is easy to take that for granted. Fresh foods and air mean more at the moment than making an extra few pounds. Allow others to become involved and give a hand when energy is low because you can easily repay the favour later when your own energy levels are high. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) In this your birthday month, your mind is positively buzzing with ideas. There has been so much progress in your personal life during the past year that it is hard to believe. However, you are capable of being very dynamic and singleminded. This is why, now, you may be patting yourself on the back. Keep colleagues on your side by taking a particular interest in them. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There are moments of boundless energy which really urge you to 'get up and go'. Make use of this at work, where most progress is to be made this week. Be you a politician, pensioner or anyone in between, the opportunities are there to be had. Slow progress on the love front should not see you fretting. At the moment, the priorities are elsewhere. Putting down roots and establishing your position are paramount. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Bring more zip to your life by putting the spotlight on your health. Getting out and about lifts the spirits, while perking up the diet with new foods brightens the system. As energy levels come up this week, be aware of what is happening around you. A chance remark in conversation may bring to light a really great idea for improving your finances. Romance is not exactly sparkling but you have your eye on this area.
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Romance will find you this week if only you are in the right frame of mind. You may be inclined to refuse social gatherings that hold no prospects for you, but don't close the door on anything. The right kind of companions are sometimes found in the strangest places. It is cosy to stay at home but life is all about progress, not stagnation.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The chance to travel seems exciting but can be made even more so by including a few people who are on your wavelength. So busy have you been on the more mundane aspects of life that the 'big picture' may have faded into the background. An early holiday or weekend break opens the mind and gives impetus to any personal plans. Don't be shy when with members of the opposite sex because they have much to offer you spiritually. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) An authority figure may also be seen as a possible romantic attachment. Your talents and charm serve you well when approaching this person. Opportunities need approaching with eyes wide open, however, because they could be timeconsuming and disruptive. Nothing is for nothing, though, and maybe you feel that it will all be worth the effort in the longer term. Financially, keep the ball rolling and contacts current. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Keeping up the activity level physically is really in your best interests this week. It is a pivotal point where your resolutions in this area could fail. With life very busy, it is still important to retain your priorities. A new year promise broken may still be restarted without trauma, just determination is needed. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Does someone in the family need your
attention? Don't begrudge time spent with them, even if you are busy. Consider what you would want others to do if you were in the same position. After all, you love a challenge so see this as a bit of a juggling act. Bringing humour into the equation makes such a difference mid-week when you wonder where it is all going. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) With your enthusiasm socially at a peak, now is the time to get involved with anything that takes your fancy. A project involving music or painting will give you the chance to make new friends. Children and young people fill your time for a lot of this week and certainly give you a reason to smile. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) This week will see more progress on a health issue. Maybe you have recently given up something or taken to the gym. Recent weeks may have conspired to upset your best efforts. It is never too late to make a fresh start, though, especially right now. Someone who gives your confidence a boost also leads you to believe that anything is possible. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Avoid like the plague people who would dampen your spirit. It may not be deliberate but, if you are near repressed or depressed people, it may rub off. Find positive, active people to be near. If you have not started a form of exercise, then now is as good a time as any.
10-Star Quiz QUIZ OUT THE OLD, QUIZ IN THE NEW 1. David Dinkins was sworn in as which US city’s first black mayor on New Year’s Day 1990? 2. Denmark, the United Kingdom and Ireland were admitted into the European Economic Community on New Year’s Day in which year? 3. ‘No New Year’s Day to celebrate. No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away’ are the opening lines of which Stevie Wonder hit single? 4. Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of where on New Year’s Day 1877? 5. Riga is the capital of which country that became the 18th member of the eurozone (euro area) on New Year’s Day 2014? 6. The first edition of which famous newspaper, previously known as the Daily Universal Register, was published on New Year’s Day 1788? 7. Which coin ceased to be legal tender in the UK on New Year’s Eve 1960? 8. Which EastEnders character, who had been played by Pam St Clement since June 1986, was killed off in the special 2012 New Year's Day episode? 9. Which famous inventor demonstrated his incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey on New Year’s Eve 1879? 10. Which famous music programme was first broadcast on BBC 1 on New Year’s Day 1964 at 6:35 pm? Not a lot of people know that… in Italy, people wear red underwear on New Year’s Eve to bring good luck in the coming year
Answers 1. NEW YORK, 2. 1973, 3. I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU, 4. INDIA, 5. LATVIA, 6. THE TIMES of London, 7. FARTHING, 8. PAT EVANS/BUTCHER/BEALE/WICKS, 9. THOMAS EDISON, 10. TOP OF THE POPS
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Nonagram How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case M) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
TARGET: • Average: 5 • Good: 6 • Very good: 9 • Excellent: 12
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION abet able bale bare bate bear beat beer beet belt beta blat brae brat carb crab abler acerb baler beret betel blare blear bleat brace bract caber cable celeb rebec rebel table beater beetle berate rebate treble retable bracelet CELEBRATE ERECTABLE
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Across 1 More sage is planted in clockwise rotation (5) 4 Launderer used to be female (6) 9 Building renters are more strict (7) 10 Swagger like Rod (5) 11 Organs will show up in dress rehearsal (4) 12 Overhaul religious ceremony (7) 13 Appropriate for a gymnasium (3) 14 Ring round for a beam (4) 16 Some involve a system that’s effortless (4) 18 Keys get one offer (3) 20 Refuse to accept sink (7) 21 Choose first vacation on the East (4) 24 A musical piece from a potential donor (5) 25 Cigar with revolutionary origin (7) 26 Sidney could be a famous film maker (6) 27 Grow from endless spring (5) Down 1 Ted was terribly worn out (6) 2 Insult leaves a mark (5) 3 Letters from Grenoble for a city in Nevada (4) 5 Took in some Arabs or Bedouins (8) 6 His rare frolicking badgers (7) 7 Row in London park is deplorable (6) 8 Try small Ford for a secret rendezvous (5) 13 A remedy, not a diet change (8) 15 Takes back car sent incorrectly (7)
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1 Melchior, 5 Read, 9 Grabs, 10 Narrate, 11 Nearest, 12 Sales, 13 Assist, 15 Depths, 19 Sport, 21 Elevate, 23 Twaddle, 24 After, 25 Suet, 26 Protests. Down: 1 Magenta, 2 Llama, 3 Hostels, 4 Ornate, 6 Epaulet, 7 Diets, 8 Arts, 14 Storage, 16 Elegant, 17 Sierras, 18 Veneer, 19 Sates, 20 Tide, 22 Altos.
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17 Respected communist is after a party (6) 18 A seat for the judiciary (5) 19 Hire charge included in current allowance (6) 22 Sea-air adds a little weight to one (5) 23 Clues found in a Mickey Spillane novel (4) Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 11 represents H and 16 represents V, so fill in H every time the figure 11 appears and V every time the figure 16 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
Across 1 Basis for comparison (8) 7 Utter words (5) 8 Not otherwise committed (9) 9 Long-tailed rodent (3) 10 Let have for a limited time (4) 11 Refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing (6) 3 Deliver to an enemy by treachery (6) 14 Not interesting (6) 17 Utter a sudden loud cry (6) 18 Bestow (4) 20 Take in solid food (3) 22 Inspecting (9) 23 Revolves (5) 24 Larval amphibians (8)
Down 1 Little (5) 2 Opposed to (7) 3 Blunt (4) 4 Thief who steals from someone by threatening violence (6) 5 Strikingly odd or unusual (5) 6 Gliding on ice (7) 7 Division (7) 12 Takes for husband or wife (7) 13 Below (7) 15 Beginning (7) 16 Yellow fruit (6) 17 Look at with fixed eyes (5) 19 Borders (5) 21 Drag a leg (4)
English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
1 Regret, 4 Satin, 8 Stamp, 9 Airmail, 10 Indoors, 11 Dawn, 12 Ale, 14 Fare, 15 Lamp, 18 Red, 21 Hark, 23 Regalia, 25 Tidings, 26 Noise, 27 Store, 28 Peanut.
Down: 1 Rustic, 2 Grandma, 3 Employer, 4 Sort, 5 Tiara, 6 Nylons, 7 Salsa, 13 Elegance, 16 Million, 17 Photos, 19 Dress, 20 Parent, 22 Radio, 24 Knee.
ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Bangle, 3 Frosts, 8 Sleds, 10 Castaña, 11 Emoción, 12 Sueño, 13 Camel, 15 Ganso, 20 Trees, 22 Miracle, 24 Meeting, 25 Niñas, 26 Stoves, 27 Prices. Down: 1 Basket, 2 Nuevo, 4 Risas, 5 Skaters, 6 Season, 7 Scent, 9 Slide, 14 Aderezo, 16 Apron, 17 Stamps, 18 Amiga, 19 Feasts, 21 Spice, 23 Coñac.
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Across 1 Oil (6) 3 Useful (information, advice, tool) (4) 7 Labio (anatómico) (3) 9 Filling (culinary) (7) 10 Butterflies (insects) (9) 13 Ruibarbo (7) 14 Mentira (embuste) (3) 15 Weight (4) 16 To tire (out) (6)
Down 1 Classroom (4) 2 To finish (8) 4 Uña de pie (7) 5 Lion (4) 6 Carpet (8) 8 Cacahuetes (7) 11 Gota (4) 12 To read (4)
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AS we approach 2017 many of us will be thinking about making a New Year’s resolution. According to YouGov around 63 per cent of the UK population make resolutions. We’ve compiled a list of the 10 most common resolutions. Have a look and see whether any you are planning are on there. 1. Lose Weight Many of us resolve to lose weight after the festive splurge. Whether overindulgence of food or alcohol (or both!) the average person puts on around 4lbs (1.8 kilos). It can be difficult to remain committed but you can succeed. Don’t expect it to happen overnight, beware of faddy diets, keep a journal and get support from family and friends.
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next Christmas – on average that’s how much 20 cigarettes a day costs.
2. Get Organised In the aftermath of Christmas with all those new presents it’s no wonder we feel the need to get organised. One of the best things to do is de-clutter but do it in small steps by limiting it to 10 minutes/one drawer/one room a month so it’s less intimidating and more productive. Involve the children in clearing out old toys and clothes to donate to charity.
5. Get Fit and Healthy Often this goes hand in hand with the resolution to lose weight. Getting fit doesn’t necessarily mean you need to join a gym. Government guidelines suggest we need to be active every day and should aim to participate in 150 minutes of moderate activity per week. To achieve that try to find something you enjoy doing - walking, swimming, cycling, running, dancing, ten-pin bowling or gardening.
8. Volunteer A very thoughtful and rewarding resolution made by many kind-hearted people. According to the volunteering charity TimeBank more people are interested in volunteering in January than at any other time of the year but do they actually do it? If considering it pay a visit to your local volunteer centre to find out about opportunities available.
3. Spend Less, Save More We are often frivolous over the festive period and a quick check of the bank balance often leads to this resolution. Try reviewing monthly spending to see where your money is going then set yourself a monthly budget and stick to it. Planning meals and making a shopping list to control spending and reduce food waste should help save money.
6. Learn Something New Every day’s a school day and we are never to old to learn! Perhaps that’s the thinking of those who make this resolution. In this age of lifelong learning there are lots of opportunities. What about learning another language, how to knit, juggle, cook or belly-dance or learn CPR/first aid? What will you learn in 2017? The world’s your oyster...
4. Enjoy Life More Christmas can be quite a stressful period so it’s no surprise this may be many people’s resolution. Life’s too short as the saying goes and we need to make the most of the time we have. Perhaps it’s time to review your work-life balance and take control? Is your precious time leaking away on social media? Try
7. Quit Smoking For those who smoke this is often the time of year to seriously consider stopping. Although difficult it’s not impossible. There are many smoking cessation support services provided by the NHS (if you’re in the UK) that you may find helpful. If you need an incentive what about having an extra €1,716 to spend
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9. Fall In Love The singletons out there often pledge to find ‘the one’ and fall in love. Easier said than done though! To increase your chances of finding love in 2017 consider removing negative influences from your life, dating people you wouldn’t usually date, joining an online dating site or participating in a new activity. Widen your horizons and who knows? 10. Spend More Time with Family Perhaps getting together over the festive period or being unable to be with family makes people choose this resolution. So what are you going to do to make it happen? Arrange dates to get together and put them on the calendar - whether it be a visit, an invitation to dinner, a night or a day out. Don’t waste the coming year - figure out what you need to do to make it happen, then do it!
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Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? • The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. • Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. • No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. • No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
TARGET: • Average: 19 • Good: 26 • Very good: 38 • Excellent: 49
SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 5 points 8 or more letters: 11 points
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Some tips for keeping fertile MORE and more couples are seeking medical help in conceiving a child. With fertility problems, amongst both men and women on the rise, what can be done to help take care of your fertility? Even if you are not ready for a child just yet, take note of these top tips from the Assisted Reproduction Unit of Vithas Perpetuo International Hospital in Alicante, as told to Diario Informacion, and when you are ready to start a family hopefully fertility problems will not be a cause for concern. Fertility should be taken care of from a young age. Advise teenagers and youngsters on safe sex and preventing sexually transmitted diseases as some can lead to fertility problems later in life. As in all areas of health, a balanced diet will have an impact. Regular exercise and healthy eating will also help care for fertility. For women looking at starting a family sooner rather than later,
try increasing your intake of vitamins and minerals including omega three and six as well as green vegetables which are rich in f o l i c a c i d a n d i r o n . Tr y and keep a healthy weight. Being overweight can result in difficulties in getting pregnant, as can being underweight, as both can lead to abnormalities in the menstrual cycle with ovary function deteriorating. Try and stay calm. Stress can cause some hormones to be released inappropriately affecting your chances of falling pregnant.
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Purple is the new food fad, so try it next year READY for the new food trends of 2017? Go purple and you should be on track as according to Whole Foods supermarket chain’s predictions, purple foods will be the new fad. The move will be welcomed by dieticians as purple foods are known to be full of an antioxidant called anthocyanins which help to fight cancer, aging and inflammation. Anthocyanins can also protect the heart muscle and blood vessels so try go-
ing purple in the New Year and look out for these health-boosting super foods. Acai. The acai berry is a rich purple fruit indigenous to the Amazon rainforest and packed with amino acids and vitamins A, B, C and E. Purple sweet potato. These contain the all-important anthocyanin anti-oxidant and can be used as a substitute for
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normal potatoes. Purple carrots. Rich in beta-carotene and vitamin A, they are best eaten raw to make the most of their healthy benefits. Beetroot. Eat it raw, pickle it, grate it or blend it in smoothies, beetroot is perhaps the easiest purple food to start consuming now. Purple cabbage. Don’t just save it for Christmas and indulge it in all year round.
SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte.
BEETROOT: Eat it raw or pickle it.
Could a simple breath test detect cancer? A BREATHALYSER has been developed that uses gold nano-particles to test if someone has illnesses such as irritable bowel syndrome and cancer. The device, which costs £24 (€28), is reported to have an 86 per cent accuracy in d e te c tin g 1 7 illn es s e s from a pe rs on’s breath, when tried on more than 1,400 pa-
tients. Scientists say it works just like a finge rprint a s e a c h dis e a s e s tudie d ha d a unique breath print which was detected by the breathalyser. The breath test could be available for use in five years. It’s idea was based around the same theory that dogs can be trained to recognise illness.
A STROKE is a type of attack which happens when insufficient blood reaches the affected area of the brain. While the best known type of attack is that which happens to the heart, they can also affect other parts of the body including the brain, lungs or legs among others. People with higher cardiovascular risk such as those with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obese people and smokers are those most likely to suffer a stroke. How can we recognise the symptoms and realise someone is having a stroke? Strokes can present themselves in different ways ranging from slight alterations to behaviour or speech to inability to move arms and legs, difficulty walking or sudden death. So what should we do if we think someone is having a stroke? If you have the slightest suspicion somebody is having a stroke you should get them to a medical centre as quickly as possible for tests and treatment. What if I’m on my
own and think I might be having a stroke? You should call emergency services and tell them you think you’re having a stroke. If you can’t call an ambulance, you should get a relative or neighbour to take you to hospital immediately. What are the chances of complete recovery? This depends on the size and type of stroke. Minor strokes caused by slight bleeding are easier to recover from and less likely to leave after-effects than those which affect a large area or those caused by a blood clot which stopped blood reaching the brain. Whether or not there are after-effects, anyone who has had a stroke should take medication to reduce the risks of a repeat. However, this will always be a possibility. Is there any way of avoiding a stroke? The best way to reduce your risk of a stroke is to lead a healthy lifestyle. Stop smoking, lose weight if you are overweight, follow a low-fat, salt-free diet, exercise regularly and check your blood pressure, cholesterol and sugar levels.
If you have any questions for Dr Perez Belmonte, please send them to: jefemedico@helicopterossanitarios.com
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Is your brain triggering the urge to drink? HAVE you had one tipple too many over Christmas? For many, a little indulgence over the festive period is normal, but what happens when that extra drink turns into one too many? A professor at the University of Florida has treated thousands of patients for alcohol use for over 15 years and believes that binge drinking, such as at Christmas, can be a result of the chemicals in the brain. Alcohol releases dopamine giving a happy buzz, but for some, as the brain starts releasing dopamine it is unable to stop and malfunctions, causing the drinker to carry on past the buzz and into intoxication and a compulsion to binge drink can result. This binge drinking can be seen as an addiction and should be treated as such. Binge drinking is classed as drinking at least five or more drinks for men and four for women, on the same occasion on at least one day in the past 30 days. The American Medical Association acknowledged that brains of binge drinkers have a disease but it is still relatively ignored and not seen as a disease
in the same way as heart disease or obesity. So as we head in to the New Year celebrations, just be aware of the effects drinking can have on you and the people around you. JUST ONE MORE: Binge drinking is an addiction.
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Robot lips will help make longdistance love be more intimate STRUGGLING with a long-distance relationship? Well worry not as you may soon be able to kiss your loved one from anywhere in the world. A device has been created by a team of engineers in London and Japan that connects to your phone and matches your partners lip movements and pressure. The device, called the Lovotics Kissenger, is like a set of robot lips and can even let you smell your partner. The creators say is it a mix between being a kiss and messenger and is designed to make online video chat more intimate. Couples can connect the device to their phone and press their lips to it. The software reads the pressure and transmits it to the receiver’s mouthpiece at the other end. The Kissenger even has a silicon lining designed to feel like human skin. The device is currently just in its prototype stage and a date for sale and its expected price tag, has not yet been revealed.
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A new look for a new year IT’S a new look for a New Year at Punjabi Palace in Los Montesinos. Having been open for over nine years, it was time for a bit of a facelift and fresh look so new flooring has been laid and the walls lightened and brightened. But fans of Punjabi Palace do not need to worry, the restaurant may look slightly different, but the same great team are at the helm, producing the same great award-winning cuisine. The staff also wish to thank all of their customers over the past few weeks for their understanding during the work period as the restaurant continued to operate as normal while the workmen carried out the updates. If you want to continue enjoying some festive fun as long as possible then look no further than Punjabi Palace as all three restaurants; in Los Montesinos, La Marquesa and La Murada, remain open throughout the holiday period, but due to their popularity all restaurants were fully booked for the New Year celebrations very early, before menus were even confirmed. But a fun time awaits, no matter when you visit. If you want to enjoy an earlier meal, why not take advantage of the €8.95 menu del dia served from 12-3pm including poppadoms, any chicken or lamb dish with rice or naan bread and dessert or coffee. There is also a compli-
FESTIVE FUN: Diners enjoy a night out at Punjabi Palace. mentary glass of wine, beer or soft drink. A children’s menu is also available as all Punjabi Palace restaurants are family friendly
and welcoming for younger diners. Punjabi Palace also continues to receive five star ratings on TripAdvisor, so why not make it your New
Year’s Resolution to dine out at one of the best, authentic Indian restaurants in the area. Whether you are a regular or a new customer, you will be guaranteed a warm welcome and a wonderful meal. Bookings are recommended for evening tables as they continue to be busier than ever. Punjabi Palace - Los Montesinos Tel: 966 720 383 La Marquesa - Tel: 966 714 963 La Murada - Tel: 966 779 169
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Giving gift of a smile TODAY (Thursday) from 1.30pm, the Royal Order of Knights of San Cristobal together with the Department of Public Safety of the City of Elda, organise the first demonstrations of emergencies and rescue. The free event takes place in Elda’s Plaza de la Ficia where the public will be able to view different actions and work of police and military units, as well as an exhibition of a police intervention with trained dogs. Firefighters, Local Police, Guardia Civil, National Police, Emergency Military Unit, Federal Police Union, Spanish Police Confederation
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Free festive bus on offer EMERGENCY DEMO: Elda hosts the event. and the Parachute Brigade will also be present . The exhibition also coincides with the solidarity campaign ‘A Gift, A Smile’ and anyone wishing to participate can bring new toys and gifts on the day which will be collected and distributed to the children of the General University Hospital ‘Virgen de la Salud’ in Elda and the elderly centre El Cati.
Christmas carol singing THE Rusty Nail in Campoverde, was filled for the annual community Christmas Carol singing event, organised by Campoverde Church and the Rusty Nail. The event was originally postponed due to the storms, but nearly 200 people turned up for the new date as local children acted out the nativity pageant and Father Richard, Anglican Priest, explained the true meaning of Christmas. Campoverde Church is providing many activities and events throughout Advent to help people celebrate Jesus’ birth and the
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Memory Tree remains in place on the terrace of the Rusty Nail for people to write a message to a loved one who is no longer with them. For more information about Campoverde Church contact Maggie Dew on 966 762 264 or email maggieruthdew@hotmail.com. More information about the Church of England Chaplaincy of St Pete and St Paul, Torrevieja and New Year services across Campoverde, Los Balcones, La Siesta, La Manga and Hondon de las Nieves, can be found at www.c-of-e-torrevieja.com.
ORIHUELA is providing a free bus this festive season that will connect Orihuela Costa with Orihuela City, Entrenaranjos and the smaller surrounding villages. Today, (Thursday), the bus leaves from the Playa Flamenca Town Hall at 10am headed for Entrenaranjos and the villages and city. At 11am it will arrive by the Orihuela Casino and leave at
1.15pm. A later bus departs from Playa Flamenca at 4.30pm headed for the Casino and the villages of La Matanza and La Murada, and will leave the Casino at 7.30pm. The bus departs the town hall and Casino at the same times tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday December 31, but with a different route. The bus returns in the New Year, January 2-5.
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ICE SKATING: Puerto de Mazarron’s ice rink supports the Red Cross. FESTIVE fun continues this week for those looking to get out and about and make the most of what the region has to offer. Orihuela’s New Year’s Day concert is on January 1 at 7.30pm at the Teatro Circo with free entry. If you are heading to the city, Alicante hosts its Christmas Market along Avenida de Federico Soto every day until January 6, except New Year’s Day, open from 10am3pm and 5-11pm. The Nativity Scene is installed in the Mercado Central until January 8 and the temporary ice skating rink is open
in Plaza del Ayuntamiento until January 8, open daily from 10am-2pm and 4-10pm. The ice rink is also still in place in the Plaza de Abastos in Puerto de Mazarron until January 8. Organised by the town hall, the ice rink is managed by Red Cross volunteers. The cost to use it is €2 per person and this money will go to the Red Cross to help their programmes for underprivileged children. Last year the ice rink raised €1,800. It is open from 11am-2pm and from 4-9pm. The ice rink is next to the craft market.
Elche’s Living Nativity Scene can be viewed on December 29, 30 and 31, featuring real animals and folk actors. The scene is in the Palacio de Altamira. In San Fulgencio, children are in for a treat with the musical theatre show Aladino at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre on January 4. The town hall will also be receiving presents on January 5 between 11am-2pm at the theatre which will then be distributed to the children by the Three Kings at the theatre after the annual Three Kings procession in San Fulgencio which starts at 7pm.
AS Captain of Eurogolf, Debbie Weedon has chosen Caritas Rojales as her charity to support during her captaincy. At the beginning of the season in September she asked members to bring in nonperishable foods, which they did in vast amounts, and it was greatly appreciated by the councillor for social services of Rojales, Lourdes Lopez Tajes.
For both Christmas and the Three Kings, Debbie asked members to buy presents for children two to 10 years of age. As per normal the members were very generous and Debbie was able to hand over two large bin bags of toys and clothes to the councillor, all gift-wrapped for her to divide between the underprivileged children of Rojales.
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More popular than ever By Matthew Elliott SPAIN is by far the most popular destination for Brits interested in moving abroad according to new research from UK property portal Rightmove. Spain beat France, the US, Italy and Portugal to the top spot. There were more than 30 million searches for second homes in the Spanish sun, with Alicante surpassing Malaga as the most popular choice. That revelation comes hot on the heels of similar findings from global property portal Kyero. It found that
interest from Brits in moving to Spain soared to its highest ever level this year after the Brexit vote, with an incredible 50 per cent more searches than in 2015. With many potential British buyers sitting on enormous equity levels, the Brit brigade looks set to lead foreign interest in the Spanish market well into 2017. This year one in five homes in Spain went to foreign buyers as the country’s international appeal strengthens in line with the property market’s impressive performance.
ALICANTE PROVINCE: Is now the most popular choice with Brit buyers.
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The tables are turned HOUSE price increases in Spain might outstrip those in the UK if estimates for 2017 ring true, marking an astonishing turn around in the two county’s fortunes. The 2.6 per cent rise seen across Spain in 2016 is expected to reach 5 per cent by 2018. Meanwhile in the UK the Royal Institute of Charte r e d Su r v e y o r s h a s predicted that house prices will rise by just 3 per cent in 2017. That is a marked decline from t h i s y e a r ’s r i se o f roughly 6 per cent and the drop would be more dramatic if not for a shortage of homes shoring up demand. Like Sp a i n p r o pe rty prices a c r o ss t h e UK a re markedly different by region. In 2 0 1 7 Sa v i l l s e x pects prices in the North of Englan d , Sc o t l a n d an d Wales t o f a l l , wh i l e th e South-East will see a rise, but nothing comparable to the skyrocketing increases of recent times.
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New Year, market rem By Matthew Elliott THE latest figures on the Spanish property market indicate that there was a cooling d o w n
during October after months of back-toback double digits increases. Home sales fell by 1.7 per cent from September but were 2.6 per cent higher than October last year.
House prices rose by 1.5 per cent and the year looks set to close with prices roughly a third below their pre-crisis peak in 2007, still a huge improvement on recent years.
Prices have risen 2.6 per cent across the year and are expected to rise by 5 per cent in 2017, with stable growth predicted until the end of the decade. They did, however, rise in less than half of Spain’s thousands of munici-
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mains strong palities, confirming the two-speed market across the country. Coastal and city properties have performed particularly well, shoring up losses in the interior. The luxury market, consisting of homes upwards of €1 million did fantastically well in 2016 with
abundant interest from foreign buyers. In 2017 expect to see the emergence of ‘servicers’ a new player in the real estate game. They are the privileged partners of banks and offer various financial packages to buyers and homeowners that the banks are shifting away from.
HUGE IMPROVEMENT: On house prices.
Better move to Spain BRITAIN’S lingering housing crisis has seen the number of young people who own property half in the past 20 years. Research from the Local Government Association shows a shortage of affordable homes is badly affecting young families across the country. In 1996, 46 per cent of 25year-olds owned their own home during a period of consistent and mostly unchallenged economic growth. Today in 2016 that figure stands at just 20 per cent. The research also showed the number of new socially rented homes, owned by local authorities, plummeted by almost 90 per cent during this period.
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agreed to let it drop, but as anti-capitalist Monedero was economical with the truth in the past over his undeclared Venezuela earnings, why believe him now?
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vJUAN PEDRO YLLANES, a judge by profession, is on voluntary leave because he is also a Podemos MP. Yllanes complained not long ago that the party’s co-founder Juan Carlos Monedero threatened him for backing Iñigo Errejon, the Podemos number two currently at loggerheads with party supremo Pablo Iglesias. This internal crisis is due to peak during the party conference in February and Mondero warned Yllanes that until then he can say things which he disapproves of “but be careful afterwards.” When this became public k n o wl e d g e , Mo n edero denied threatening Yl l a n e s, claiming “a misunderstanding.” Both men have talk e d si n c e then and Juan Pedro Yllanes.
Friendly fire FORMER president Jose Maria Aznar resigned as honorary president of the Partido Popular not long after his think-tank, Faes, had detached itself from the party. He wants more independence, Aznar said, meaning freedom to criticise the party and Mariano Rajoy whom he appointed as his successor. The current president was supposed to win the March 2004 elections so that the government could continue unde r A z nar ’s t ut el age. Ins te a d R aj oy l ost t hen and again in 2008. When he finally came to power he and all but a few PP hardliners disappointed the former president. Party insiders admitted that Aznar’s news c a me as a r el i ef al though that could be short-lived because the sniping won’t stop and f r i endl y fire is about to begin.
A question of values SOME PP politicians would like to remove the phrase that confirms the party’s commitment to ‘values of Christian humanism’ from its statutes. They were unsuccessful as would expected in a party where the former Interior minister Jorge Fernadez Diez awarded the Police Medal of Merit to La Virgen de los Dolores.
Pole position PABLO IGLESIAS and Iñigo Errejon are struggling to decide which direction Podemos should take. Former television pundit Iglesias meanwhile showers Errejon with flowery phrases containing an eloquent and ominous subtext. “You are one of the most brilliant and talented people I have ever known and I want you at my side, not in front of me,” Iglesias recently simpered. In fact he wants Errejon behind him, where he can neither cast a shadow nor stab him in the back.
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A pearl set among emeralds By Eleanor Hawkins THE Alhambra Palace and Generalife gardens in Granada is one of those places everyone in Spain should visit at least once. History, stunning architecture, gardens and water features fill the complex, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984 and just missed out on becoming one of the seven new wonders of the world. Described by Moorish poets of bygone times as a pearl set in emeralds, the fortress and palaces tower over Granada’s Albaicin district, cutting an easily recognisable silhouette against the surrounding woods. The Alhambra began with construction of a small fortress, the Alcazaba, on the remains of a previous Roman fortification in 889 AD but was then mostly forgotten
about until the mid-13th century. Moorish emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar of the Emirate of Granada ordered the palace and walls built and in 1333 Sultan of Granada Yusuf I turned the complex into a royal palace. The last remaining Islamic stronghold in Spain, the Alhambra was conquered in January 1492 by the Catholic Monarchs Fernando and Isabel, who set up their Royal Court within its walls to take advantage of the luxurious Moorish constructions and water management, which was virtually unknown to Castilians at the time. It was in fact to the Alhambra that Christopher Columbus travelled to seek support from the monarchs before embarking on his journey which resulted in discovery of the Americas. Just 6,600 visitors per day are allowed into the Alhambra,
WORLD HERITAGE SITE: Alhambra Palace and Generalife gardens in Granada. meaning it is advisable to buy tickets in advance. Although they can be obtained on the day at the door, queues are generally extremely long and tickets sell out very early in the day therefore it is advisable to book online well in advance.
Entry tickets cost €14 for adults and €9 for Spanish and EU pensioners and students, who must prove their status. Children under 12 do not have to pay but must obtain free tickets from the ticket office as these are checked during visits.
While it is perfectly possible to visit under your own steam and wander at will, guided tours are highly recommended as they provide a great amount of interesting information. Official tours are available for groups and there is also the
possibility of booking private tours. For more information see www.guiasgranada.com or call 958 225 226. Sensible shoes are a must as it takes three to four hours to see everything. Wheelchairs are available for loan although they run out quite quickly. Between October 16 and March 15 the Alhambra is open to the public from 8.30am to 6pm every day except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. From March 16 to October 15 the opening hours are extended from 8.30am to 8pm. Due to the fact that access is limited to 300 visitors at a time in the Nasrid Palaces, for many the best part of the complex, tickets will include an exact time for this part of the visit. It is recommendable therefore to plan to start your visit there and continue on to the rest afterwards to avoid missing your slot.
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Learn all about pruning WINTER pruning time is here. Pruning is an essential part of any healthy garden. It is necessary to remove damaged and dried out branches, restrict plants to fit into the garden design space, promote flowers and fruits of better quality, and to shape the plant to look better. Now is the time to prune most deciduous trees that require improvement. The first key to good pruning is understanding the basics of plant growth to cut in the right place at the right angle at the right time to improve recovery of the plant from the wound. The second is ensuring the right tools for the job are sharp and effective to give a clean cut. Thirdly, as a rule of thumb, only prune a third of the plant’s height and width in a year to allow it to recover before removing any more. If you need to prune more than a third of a plant in a year your plant is probably in the wrong place. There are different types of pruning methods and tools to suit the
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SAFE PRUNING: Trees need specialist care when mature.
way you tackle the maintenance of your plants. Trees need specialist care when mature to ensure their longevity, shape and purpose with correct pruning cuts. Densely branched shrubs and hedges need skill but generally have smaller, thinner branches that allows shearing off multiple branches with minimal damage to the plant if pruning is done regularly. Sparsely branched shrubs, such as roses, need more care and skill in pruning to encourage a good framework and promotion of flowers.
The main point to pruning cuts is to make the cut just above a bud or branch with minimal waste wood after the joint. This is to prevent die back which promotes insect and fungal entry. Avoid damaging the remaining bud or lateral branch including the branch collar, which is the swelling on the branch around the joint, by allowing a small space of clearance above the joint. On large limbs it is easiest to cut a branch first well away from the join to the trunk to remove the weight and make the final precise cut with
How to make your poinsettia last WITH a little care, the extremely popular Christmas houseplants, poinsettias, can be made to last from one year to the next and there is a simple trick which can be employed to make them bloom just in time for the festive season. Rather than allowing your plant to die this year, follow these tips to keep it alive and have it ready to party again come next December. The plants originate in Mexico, where in the wild they grow into tall shrubs. To create the houseplant sized versions we find in the shops, growers use dwarfing hormones in the soil. Once these wear off, careful pruning will be needed to keep them manageable and suitable for indoor decoration. In March the plant will shed its POINSETTIA: Can be made to last from one year to the next.
leaves: this is the time to cut stems down to a length of around 10cm. Coat the cut ends in white petroleum jelly and keep the plant warm and relatively dry until new growth appears. Poinsettias do not need too much water, in fact overwatering will cause the leaves to yellow, wilt and drop off. Diluted liquid fertiliser should be used once every two weeks during the spring and once a week in the summer to feed the plants and keep them healthy. Come autumn, about eight weeks before you want your plant to burst into colour, begin giving it ‘short-day’ treatment. This consists of plunging the plant into total darkness for 14 hours every night to trick it into thinking winter has already arrived. During the day, place it on a warm, sunny windowsill so it gets as much light as possible.
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only the stub to be removed. In a garden with a variety of plants and trees, pruning can be a year round activity. Autumn is the time to restrict pruning to damaged and dead branches for mature trees as it is a time of fungal growth and insect activity that can infect trees. Most deciduous trees are pruned in winter when the plants are dormant in order to establish a good framework of branches while visible and encourage stronger growth in the remaining branches to produce better flowering and, for fruiting trees, premium quality fruit. Spring pruning is normally undertaken for winter and spring flowering plants to remove flower stems and reshape the plant to encourage the next flowering season. Summer pruning is mostly removal of die back branches and overgrowth that may be taking over the allotted space to the detriment of other plants, paths or proximity to buildings and utilities, this includes hedges and topiary features. Take care when pruning.
Busting those Christmas stains CHRISTMAS is a time of partying and special meals and, far too often, this can lead to unwanted stains which are the bane of whoever is in charge of the laundry. Some can be busted without too much grief by following a few tricks. If your clothes get stained with oil or grease during a meal, try to apply talcum powder immediately. Leave the stain to dry before brushing the powder out and washing with water and detergent. If you are unable to do so, or don’t notice the stain until later, soak overnight in a mixture of two measures of vinegar to one measure of water then wash with soap the following day. Coffee is another enemy for our clothes. To blast its stains, mix equal amounts of alcohol, white vinegar and water and apply to the stain. Egg yolk is also quite effective for coffee stains on white materials and wood. Apply before washing as normal. New chocolate stains can often be lifted with sparkling water and older ones may disappear after a few hours in very hot soapy water.
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A DOG jumping up at a visitor is the worst possible introduction anybody can have to your home and your dog. Indeed, for those who do not even like dogs, it could be the end of a beautiful friendship and visits from them! Somebody wrote to me: “I have been doing the off com-
mand as a dog trainer told me since he was small, and kneed him in the chest, all to no avail. I have put him on his leash with a choke collar and he is still tugging away. That initial greeting is a horror story every time.” My reply was give it up. The knee in the chest is outdated. It is bad advice to tell any owner to knee his dog. The sound of the doorbell or knocking on the door can be a trigger for excitement. It heralds the arrival of another potential member of the pack. The dog jumps to show he is the host. So remove excitable triggers. The front door bell rings but before opening the door I put away the dog. To me my dogs are not big; to me my dogs do not smell. To others they are big and they smell. What is acceptable to me is not always acceptable to my friends. Put the dog away so he cannot demonstrate dominance by going to the front door. Keep him there for around 10 minutes. Then allow him in with a bone or Kong filled with a titbit to keep him occupied. Dogs jump up at other times because the act is rewarding by attracting attention. When a dog jumps up, do not be aggressive. Simply hold it up by
its front paws and tell the dog you love it. Do not let it down; keep it up as long as you can. By keeping the dog up, I mean stretching it up and up and keeping walking. The dog will then start to mouth your hands. When that happens drop the dog down. Do not place the dog down, drop it. When it is on all four legs, love him to bits, cuddle and talk. Then encourage the dog to jump again. As soon as it does so grab the paws and repeat the whole exercise. It is important to get the timing right and that the whole family learns to do this. Your dog will quickly learn that by jumping up your reaction is not very rewarding. Alternatively answer the door with a spray bottle filled with water and squirt the dog in the face when it jumps up at the visitor. The surprise may teach it a lesson. This may not work at first with every dog but it can be repeated by keeping the spray bottle near the door. Case story. A friend took my advice by having a spray bottle handy. Problem was the dog jumped up, knocked my friend’s hand and he squirted water over the visitor’s face. I know this is true for I was the visitor.
THE owners of Bella and Sky travel the world one country at a time, and spend a year or so in each country in order to really enjoy and absorb the local culture. The Beagles go with them naturally, wherever they live. They are currently based in Sevilla, and are loving the culture and lifestyle so much they have decided to spend a second year. A nd from time to tim e t he owner s have to travel for work, one is a travel writer and the other is a photographer. Their dogs stay at home in Sevilla with hous e s itte rs . R e c e ntly Bel l a, t he younger of the two beagles, fell ill while they were away and our house-sitter Bragi immediately contacted the owners.
They arranged for a friend to collect Bella to see a local vet. She was examined and a medication prescribed. She is now recovering in the comfort of her own home. Meanwhile, Bragi is there to oversee her recovery and tend to her. He r epor t s dai l y t o t he owner s on her progress. Get better soon Bella! Do you need a sitter? Get in touch. House-sitting can be a win-win for both parties, free house and pet-sitting, and the experienced and checked sitters get free accommodation! Register as either housesitter or homeowner now with a 20 per cent off introductory offer using coupon code PERFECT20. To find a house petsitter go to www.HousesitMatch.com.
The debate on mogs or dogs WHETHER dogs or cats are smarter has been a common debate among animal lovers for years, and looks set to remain so for many years to come. Although scientists are making many new discoveries regarding animals and their behaviour and they are one step closer to answering the question every day, there is still no definite result to the debate. If we go by size, dogs are clearly in the lead as their brains make up 1.2 per cent of their total body weight, compared to 0.9 per cent for cats. Yet scientists claim that size doesn’t matter and what counts is the number of brain cells. In this case, cats are well in the lead with around 300 million compared to dogs’ 160 million.
Investigations carried out at the Cancog Technologies Institute in Toronto, Canada, led to the conclusion that dogs are
more eager and able to learn and understand tasks and orders and obtain better results than cats in memory tests. Other studies have proved that dogs are able to classify objects in different categories, evidence of better brain development for abstract thought. While both animals are able to solve simple puzzles to obtain food, when things get more complicated dogs are more likely to look to humans for help while cats will keep trying to solve them themselves. WHO IS SMARTER?: Dogs are more eager to learn.
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City break, spa weekend or family fun country’s, most renowned and emblematic icon: PARIS is always a good choice and is the perfect the Eiffel Tower. Named after engineer Gustave city break to wander around the streets and soak Eiffel, whose company designed and built it, the up the world famous Parisian culture, gastronomy tower is 324m high and was the tallest man-made and fashion. structure in the world until the Chrysler Building The Montmarte, or Artists District, is like its was completed in New York. The Eiffel Tower own separate little village with the Sacre-Coeur has three levels for visitors accessed by a lift or by white basilica sitting on the hilltop overlooking stairs for those wanting to burn off some calories the action. It has been the home and workplace of climbing the 300 steps to the first level. some of the world’s most famous artists such as Whilst many fly into Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Picasso and Van Gogh and is now still a mecca airport, Ryanair offers regular flights to Paris for artists, although many can no longer afford to Beauvais airport live there. from Spain which is Back down the TOP TIPS north of the city. By hill and on the right • Ryanair flies direct to Paris BVA from Alicante, being this bit further bank of the Seine is Malaga, Mallorca and Valencia. out you can make the historic Louvre. • Visit www.dolcechantilly.com for more details your Paris break Established in 1793, and prices on the Dolce Chantilly resort. something totally it is now the world’s • When visiting Paris city try a bus tour to see different. largest museum the highlights and to hop on and off in a day The Euro Weekly containing more such as www.theparispass.es. News flew into than 380,000 obBeauvais and headed jects and 35,000 to the French countryside and the Dolce Chantilly pieces of art work. It is now as much a popular athotel and golf resort. Around 45 minutes from the traction with movie fans as it is with art lovers, airport and it is a relaxed oasis within the Natural being featured prominently in the 2003 film The Park area of Oise-Pays. You could be forgiven for Da Vinci Code based on the Dan Brown book. not going too far from the resort being able to Visitor tours following in the footsteps of the film spend the weekend resting and relaxing in the are also on offer from the Louvre. pool, sauna or steam room and walking in the But of course no trip to Paris would be comcountryside, while for the more active you can enplete without a visit to the city’s, and perhaps the
CITY VIEW: Spend the day wandering around the sights. joy golf, or head off on a bike trail. From here this also offers a great opportunity to have the best of both worlds as less than an hours drive away is all the city delights of Paris making a day trip perfectly viable before heading back to peace and tranquillity. Or, drive an hour in the op-
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This is the year of Ford By Matthew Elliott FORD has finally produced its first ever GT Supercar. Boasting the best power-toweight ratio of any production car with a top speed smashing 200mph, the GT rolled off the assembly line in Ontario to acclaim in December. A twin-turbo 3.5 litre
V6 engine grinds out more than 600bhp alongide a seven-speed paddleshifter. Streamlining is key and the low weight is achieved in a body largely carved out of lightweight carbon fibre. The Ford GT debuted at the 2015 Geneva
Motor Show and has fulfilled its production target of 2016 in the nick of time. It will cost upwards of €300,000. The sleek grey supercar is Ford’s answer to the Ferrari range and tops off an exciting year for the timeless manu-
facturer. In June Ford won at LeMans, exactly 50 years after its historical 1-2-3 victory in 1966.
GT SUPERCAR: Ford’s answer to the Ferrari.
A motoring milestone HONDA has just clocked up another mammoth milestone in its motoring history. In December the Japanese manufacturer produced its 100 mil-
lionth car since it began in 1963 with its S500 sports car. That means Honda have averaged almost 1.9 million cars
produced a year, although they have certainly cranked up the volume in recent decades. The five million mark was hit in 1978, 10 million in 1983, and 50 million in 2003. It took them 40 years to hit the 50 million milestone, and just another 13 to smash 100 million. Production pace is increasing by the day and Honda is at the forefront of robotic manufacturing. With operations on every corner of the planet it’s a fair bet to say the number will double again soon. The production kudos shouldn’t be saved only for Japan. The UK saw its best production year since 1999 with more than 1.6 million cars. The vast majority were shipped off to the continent for export as Britain sharpens its manufacturing appeal abroad.
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2017 is going to be another ‘great’ sporting year 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
AS usual there has been plenty of sport for everyone to enjoy over the festive season and there is a lot more to come in 2017.
of any of the 92 ‘League’ clubs in 2016. Sam Allardyce was quickly appointed to take over the hot seat at Selhurst Park. • There was no major football played in England (or Wales) over Christmas, but some very interesting matches took place on Monday including relegation battles involving Burnley v
ROUND-UP • Alan Pardew received an early Christmas present one he certainly didn’t expect - as he was sacked as manager of Crystal Palace after almost two years in charge. Palace have assembled the worst record
ALASTAIR COOK: Has been named ‘Captain of the Year.’
DID YOU KNOW? West Bromwich Albion scored a total of 18 goals when winning three successive League Division One games by 5-3, 6-0 and 7-1 away at Birmingham City between 1958 and 1960. And with that I wish all readers of the EWN a very happy and prosperous 2017.
Middlesbrough and Swansea v West Ham; leaders Chelsea met Bournemouth, Arsenal played West Bromwich Albion, Manchester City visited bottom club Hull, Manchester United met Sunderland and Watford entertained Crystal Palace. Liverpool welcomed Stoke to Anfield on Tuesday and Spurs visited Southampton last night. • Surprisingly England’s cricket skipper Alastair Cook has been named ‘Captain of the Year ’ by the ICCC… Indian spinner Ravi Ashwin won the ‘all rounder of the year ’ award, while four Englishmen were chosen in 2016 World XI Cook, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes. Australia also had four players in the team, but not Steve Smith, while the Indian star Virat Kohli was also rejected.
DAKAR CAR RALLY: A physical challenge that pushes into world of extreme endurance. • The World Darts Championship is continuing at London’s Ally Pally; the World Junior Ice Hockey tournament is underway in Finland and the World Cross Country Skiing championships start in Canada on Saturday. • Jockey John Buckingham, who rode 100-1 outsider Foinavon to a famous victory in the 1967 Grand National, has died aged 76. There will be a different format to my sports page in 2017… I will be looking ahead to forthcoming events and competitions action rather than reporting on what has happened around the world in the previous seven days. And here is a feeler of what you can expect… FOOTBALL • On Monday, January 2, there will be six matches in the Premiership: EvertonSouthampton, Manchester City-Burnley, Middlesb r o u g h Leicester, SunderlandLiverpool and West Bromwich Albion-Hull City. • Twenty-four hours
later, we have Bournemouth-Arsenal, Crystal Palace-Swansea and Stoke City-Liverpool, followed next Wednesday by the London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and topof-the-table Chelsea. • The early New Year ’s fixtures in the Championship include Blackburn Rovers against leaders Newcastle United, Bristol City versus in-form Reading, Fulham v Brighton and Hove Albion, Norwich City v Derby , Sheffield Wednesday v Wolves and Wigan Athletic v Huddersfield. • In FL1, Bury play Sheffield United, Bolton Wanderers visit lowly Coventry City (who now have Russell Slade in charge), Northampton Town take on Bradford City, Scunthorpe United meet Peterborough and Rochdale visit Walsall. • The top FL2 games are Barnet-Plymouth Argyle, Carlisle United-Grimsby Town and Doncaster Rovers-Stevenage. • And I can’t forget Glasgow’s New Year ’s Eve showdown between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox Park. • And looking ahead, there will be 32 third round FA Cup-ties staged between January 6 and 9, with a handful of non-League clubs hoping to cause major upsets including Eastleigh at Brentford, Sutton United at
home to AFC Wimbledon, Stourbridge at Wycombe and Lincoln against Ipswich. Elsewhere, Peterborough take on Chelsea, Plymouth visit Liverpool and Preston play Arsenal, while former player Jaap Stam returns to Manchester United as manager of Reading. MOTOR SPORT • The annual Dakar Car Rally starts on January 2 and once again the route preserves rally-raid traditions, with a physical challenge that will push the competitors into the world of extreme endurance. There are seven selective sections covering over 400km with one of more than 500km. The rally will run for six days with drivers taking their vehicles to over 3,000m above sea level. The balance of difficulties can be illustrated by a double upward trend and a huge increase in power to reach the ideal level to conquer the ‘Super Belén’. With the addition of Paraguay, the 2017 Dakar Rally will visit the 29th country in its history and the fifth on the South American continent. The longest daily drive will be in Bolivia, going through the capital city of La Paz. Argentina, which has been a part of every edition since 2009, will be the theatre for the final battle decided in Buenos Aires.
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San Miguel Golf Society visit Lo Romero for a very enjoyable day THIRTY-ONE members and eight guests turned out to play Lo Romero. Initially expecting to play the back nine twice due to the front nine being more affected by the recent heavy rains and st r o n g wi n d s, th e g ro u n d staff did a great job in getting all 18 holes playable just as the society was setting off. The course was in remarkably good condition, although with clea r e v i d e n c e o f h o w it h ad been affected. The greens were particularly good, probably the best the society has played since our last visit here, and the holes without doubt the best cut. Scoring was on the lower side with the exception of three standouts, Mic k R o sc o e i n Bro n z e , an d Alan Gilbert and Tony Sims in Silver, all playing better than their handicaps.
The day’s stableford results, by category and in reverse order, were the following: Bronze Category: 5th Brian Mulligan (27), 4th Chris Hamblett (28), 3rd Keith Stevenson (31), 2nd Norman McBride (33), and 1st, Mick Roscoe with 37 points. S ilv er C ate gory: 5th The o B o e lh o u w e r (28 on C B ), 4th M ik e J o rd a n (2 8 on C B ), 3rd G len Ra p ley (2 9), 2nd A la n Gilbert (37) and 1st, as last week, with the day’s best score, a n d cle a rly s e e king s ome re newed scrutiny from the Handicap Security, Tony Sims with 40 points G o ld C ate g o ry: 5th Iva n Hanak (31 on CB), 4th Darren Hancock (31 on CB), 3rd John Aitchison (33), 2nd Barry Roehrig (34), and 1st, the Soci-
LO ROMERO: The greens were in particularly good condition.
ety’s youngest member, Joost Boelhouwer with 35 points. The Abacus, a decent bottle of red plonk, was won by Grattan Forber. Nearest the pins on the par 3’s (open to all) went to Joost Boelhouwer (5), Kevin Hall (7), Eva Pettersson (12) and Alan Gilbert (15). The two Best Guest prizes were won by Bjorn Magnusson with 30 points, just pushing Jake Roscoe (28) into 2nd. Our thanks go to the staff at Lo Romero golf course for their contribution to an enjoyable day. Keep up t o dat e wi t h al l SMGS matters by logging on to our website www.smgs.org or simply give Theo Boelhouwer a call on 966 723 630 to find out more about the society and its weekly golf get-togethers.