ISSUE NO. 1662
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COSTA DE ALMERÍA
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Green new world City to roll out public bicycle system DOLPHIN CHASE: Lands skipper in trouble.
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BIKING BANDWAGON: Almeria is following other cities. By Matthew Elliott Almeria is finally jumping on the biking bandwagon. The council will follow examples set by Murcia, Malaga and Madrid by installing hundreds of public bicycles at key points across the city. The new scheme involves 400 bikes scattered around 61 locations which can be accessed by a one-off card payment, or by paying €40 for an annual pass. With the pass users can ride 30 minutes for free, allowing them to hop on, ride to a market, and hop off
again at the nearest bike station. On a pay-as-you-go basis bikes will cost just €1 for a half hour ride, with a €10 maximum fee for 24 hours use. The total investment is €600,000, money that mayor Pacheco expects to be well worth the reduction in pollution and improvement of
public health. City officials conducted a major survey to ensure that the green scheme was popular with residents. They found that 48 per cent said they were ‘likely’ to use it, while 16 per cent would definitely take part. The most conservative estimate predicts that between
32-35,000 people will use the bike fleet often. Experiments in Sevilla and Malaga found that many people who start using the public bikes soon decide to buy their own and take up cycling full time. Bikes will be available for hire 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.
A SPEEDBOAT owner is in trouble after using his vessel to harass a pod of bottlenose dolphins near the port of Aguadulce. Marine conservation group EQUINAC has filed an official complaint against the skipper of the boat, whose identity is known to investigators, since the species is protected by Spanish law. EQUINAC coordinator, Eva Moron, witnessed the incident first hand as she returned from an observation trip, and she said: “We spotted a motorboat near the fish farm which sped up and passed through the farm illegally at a high speed, cutting off the path of the dolphins, then giving chase as they swam away. “We waved our arms and shouted but they ignored us at first, but then they stopped what they were doing to see why we were upset.” Moron explained how the pod had a calf with them and were “dispersed and frightened,” before the boat sped off and stopped right in front of a beach bar “right next to bathers” in another illegal move. When it finally reached its mooring in Aguadulce port, the boat was met by two Guardia Civil cars, with patrols in the area having been tipped off by the EQUINAC team.
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Agent orange ALMOST 50,000 litres of biological weapons will be sprayed against mosquito populations in the Andarax river and coastal Almeria to stop them infesting the province during summer.
Fresh start THE old fairground in Almeria is being given a €130,000 makeover with the land set to be completely levelled and repurposed as a vast 25,000 sqm community space.
Silly season ROUGHLY 500 people gathered to hear former PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez rally against the government. He is fighting to lead the Socialist party again but faces a strong challenge from Andalucian president Susana Diaz.
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Night of legends A TRIBUTE to famous Almeria composer Jose Padilla was held in the auditorium named after him as it celebrated its 25th anniversary. More than two million people have attended concerts in th e v e n u e s in c e it o p e ne d its doors in 1992. The gala event was filmed live on national television and saw some of Europe’s finest singers perform works made immortal by the great Padilla. He was one of the top composers of the 20th century who saw his music performed in London, New York and Buenos Aires. Perhaps his most famous piece was La Violetera which was infa mo u s ly u s ed in a Cha rlie Chaplin film by Paramount Pictures without Padilla’s permission. Singer Nuria Fergo performed La Violetera in front of thousands of fans and before the cameras. The Jose Padilla Auditorium has seen some fine performances during its 25-year history with e v en Ch u c k Be rry among the legends to have played.
JOSE PADILLA: Auditorium named after him.
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Huge hammock howlers’ hubbub SOCIALIST politicians have savaged the annual beach plan for Mojacar put forward by the ruling Popular Party. Opposition councilors from the PSOE claim that the ‘retrograde’ plan smacks of the influence of a mayor, Rosmari Cano, who has spent too much time in city politics. They argue that the beach plan favours some businesses over others as Mojacar prepares for an immensely busy summer season. Worse, they accuse Mayor Cano of granting licences to local enterprises on a corrupt, jobs for the boys basis. PSOE spokesman Manuel Zamora said that new laws would restrict business and reduce employment. Specifically he refers to limits on beach hammocks, and open decks and chairs. Businesses who want hammocks now have to go through a bizarre bureaucratic ordeal, requesting permission from the Andalucian regional government. Hammocks are also restricted to between March 15 and October 15 under the ordinance. Critics argue that this sabotages attempts to have Mojacar declared a 365-day destination thanks to its gorgeous weather. In turn the Popular Party argue the measures are to ensure tourists enjoy the utmost comfort during their stay in Mojacar, with safety being a top priority.
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Bloody history not forgotten IT was the 36th anniversary of the notorious ‘Almeria Case’ on May 7, and families of the victims held a memorial and called for justice to finally be served. The shocking incident was one of the most brutal acts of violence during Spain’s long war against Basque separatists ETA. On May 7, 1981 a group of Guardia Civil officers in Almeria abducted three young men from the Basque Country they suspected of being connected to an assassination attempt against the King. They tortured the trio to extract information but soon realised they were innocent civilians. To cover their tracks they brought the men to Gergal on the outskirts of the Taberna Desert, shot them dead and burned their bodies in a Ford Fiesta. Three days later they claimed they had killed three terrorists during an explosive fire fight. Only three officers were convicted of the crime, despite 11 being involved. They were jailed for terms ranging from 12 to 24 years, but treated leniently in what the courts described as manslaughter rather than murder.
Tune in, turn off A TUNA company from Vera is under fire following accusations that it sold contaminated fish to shops in Granada and Jaen. At present there are 21 confirmed cases of histamine intoxication suggesting an entire batch of tuna was contaminated before reaching the public. Samples have been taken from the Garciden factory, which is now under full investigation. Experts believe it is likely a question of poor hygiene. The firm has been told to recall all unsold from tuna from buyers across the region. Consumers across Almeria and Andalucia who bought fresh tuna between April 25 and May 5 should consult their fishmonger and ask whether it came from Garciden. None of the 21 people poisoned have severe symptoms. Health problems include headaches, an itchy throat, sweating and redness. Extreme symptoms may include nausea and vomiting. Only between 30 and 40 kilos of the batch is thought to be contaminated.
SPANISH FACTS OF LIFE...12 SPAIN SO CHEESY! Spaniards love their local cheeses as much as their nationally produced wines, with a Denomination of Origin upholding quality nationwide of some leading brands.
AROUND 100 different varieties of cheese are produced in various regions of Spain ranging from fresh to cured and some fermented to blue. The key characteristic of each is the type of milk used with currently 13 cheeses with Denominations of Origin - or DO - across the country. Dependent on the area, time of year, climate and tradition, cheese is produced with milk from cows, goats or sheep, and some products include a mixture. Each cheese also differs due to varying ageing or curing production processes, with these frequently decades old and identifying with local history and tradition. Flavours normally fall within three
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Leapy Lee 37 LOCAL CHEESES: Produced from cows, goats or sheep.
MANCHEGO is the most famous Spanish cheese, wholly made from the ewe’s milk of the Manchega breed of sheep. It is firm and aged from two months to two years. Protected under the DO classification schemes of both Spain as well as the European Union, it is named after the La Mancha Province where it is produced and which was the home of Don Quixote. Mild with a taste of salty nuts, it was originally produced to barter at market and to provide a durable food for Spanish shepherds.
A COURT has been set up to establish whether there is any criminal responsibility regarding an accident at an Almeria fairground, after a teenage girl with dwarfism was thrown out of a ride, plummeted to the ground and broke her leg. The victim, 13, suffered the injury during the San Marcos celebrations in midApril, and judges are now investigating. She lost consciousness before falling
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categories: light, medium or strong, with the latter typically produced with a long curing process and from sheep’s milk or a blend. The Spanish frequently eat cheese daily, and as a general rule, cheese from cows’ milk comes from the north in inland areas from Cantabria and the
Basque Country to Castilla-Leon, Castilla La Mancha, Aragon and Extremadura. The Mediterranean coast from Catalonia to Andalucia is mainly famed locally for goats-milk cheese, while the Canary and Balearic Islands are largely known for goats’ cheese.
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Albox 65 MANCHEGO CHEESE: Mild with a taste of salty nuts.
but it is unknown why. Investigators believe she wasn’t belted in properly which would suggest a case of negligence rather than criminal responsibility.
Royal genius A TOP scientist from Almeria has won the prestigious honour of being named a Foreign Member of the Royal Society of United Kingdom, the oldest scientific institution in the world. Gines Morata is on-
The German connection DIRECT flights with key cities will help the Costa de Almeria attract more German tourists than ever before this year. Tickets have already been sold for a record 9,000 seats on flights from Munich, Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Stuttgart. Though a fraction of the number of Brits who swarm to the province each year, it’s a major boost for Almeria, which was until very recently invisible to the German market. In 2011 the number of German tourists was virtually zero. Since then tourist chiefs have buttered up German tour op-
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erators at top global events and established direct flights from Almeria airport to the country. Around 50,000 Germans have arrived since 2011, with numbers growing each year. On average German tourists spend five nights in Almeria. Their numbers will help the province surpass the total of 5.5 million overnight stays enjoyed by tourists last year. Germans also spend highly and are already devoted to Spain. Almeria tech wizards hope to encourage those bored with regular jaunts to Mallorca to try somewhere more exciting.
ly the fifth Spaniard to join the illustrious club of intellects, including the Nobel Prize winning Severo Ochoa. He has won the Prince of Asturias Scientific award in 2007 and the King James I award for research in 1996.
Fruity festival ONE of the biggest fruit and veg festivals on the planet takes place in Almeria this weekend. Exhibitors from dozens of countries, including the UK, Saudi Arabia and Mexico are in the province for the second edition of Infoagro. The festival runs from May 10-12 where some of the most exciting farming technologies are showcased.
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The average number of sun-filled hours on the Costa del Sol, making it the sunniest place in Spain with nearly 100 hours more than the Canary Islands in second spot.
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Bitter pill to swallow CATALONIA has introduced a controversial sugar tax on a range of soft drinks including some of the world’s most famous brands. Already tagged a ‘soda tax,’ it could raise as much as €41 million a year for the regional government’s coffers, despite an insistence the aim was to improve public health by reducing sugar consumption according to World Health Organisation recommendations. The tax hike depends on the amount of sugar in a drink, and customers will have to pay more for products like energy drinks, fruit juices made from concentrate, chocolate drinks, sports, and cold tea and coffee drinks. The central government has previously looked to introduce such a levy nationwide – it is already policy in France and Denmark – but has always backtracked.
USA, USA, USA MANY students aim to work abroad after finishing studying, and 70 per cent of those graduates look to the USA. A study by a prestigious Barcelona university found more than half preferred to work overseas, with just 46.6 per cent wanting to find a job in Spain. From a poll of 500 it was discovered only 8.56 per cent wanted to work in Britain and 6.6 per cent in Germany.
Donkey work VANDALS poured yellow paint onto a donkey’s back and released it from its enclosure, with its young, in La Pereda de Llanes, in Spain’s Asturias region. They sneaked into the enclosure and poured several litres of plastic paint on the back of four-year-old donkey, Marina, before destroying the enclosure allowing the animal and its two offspring,
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Postcard from Merida The Temple of Diana. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993, Merida is renowned for its Roman architecture and was built as a stylised provincial capital of Rome, centre of an empire. Founded in 25BC, with the name Emerita Agusta, it has some of the most well-preserved archaeological remains in Spain and was once the most important city in Roman Iberia. The city was founded by the Emperor Augustus and his discharged soldiers were employed to protect a pass and bridge over the river Guadiana; the Puente Romana is still used by pedestrians and is the longest of all existing Roman bridges. Merida remains the capital of Extramadura. Historically its strategic importance was one end of the Silver Way – the Via de la Plata – the route between the gold mines of Asturica Augusta and Rome. Visitors can explore Roman reservoirs still in use, the aqueduct, the Circus Maximus – one of the best examples in the world – and villas with precious mosaics. The Forum includes the Temple of Diana and the theatre is still used to stage Greco-Roman classics or modern plays set in ancient times. After the Romans, Merida was important to the Visigoths and by the sixth Century was dominated by bishops as the capital of Hispania and the occupation of the Moors meant the ancient buildings were re-used or expanded but maintained their splendour.
Guía and Guadalupe, to wander free. The donkeys’ owner was alerted by neighbours of what had happened and searched the area until he located the animals. The crime was reported at the offices of the Guardia Civil who are investigating.
Buds of May THOUSANDS of people arrived in Madrid’s historic Puerta del Sol square on May Day to attend a rally against corruption. The demonstration vented its anger against the ruling Partido Popular; after the PP found itself embroiled in a new bribery scandal involving a former regional president of Madrid. Following a series of accusations against political parties, unions, and companies, corruption has become a main concern for Spaniards after the country’s ongoing unemployment woes.
Free Press WORLD Press Freedom Day has prompted calls for journalists in Spain to be free of the ‘pressures and threats’ of political parties. The Madrid Press Association accuses politicians of trying to undermine the work of the press and calls for the right of the media to comment on events without being bullied. It has also demanded the repeal of the so-called ‘gag law’ to allow free speech to be protected to the same standards as under international law.
Crowning glory A NEW book is attempting to restore the tarnished reputation of King Carlos I following the ‘errors’ leading to his abdication in 2014. King of Democracy looks at how during his reign the royal was not a mere spectator but helped bring Spain democracy and economic prosperity.
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Birthdays • Pam Ferris (69), May 11, Actress British actress best-known for her role as Ma Larking in the popular TV show The Darling Buds of May. She has also starred in Rosemary and Thyme and Call the Midwife and has featured in films such as Matilda and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. • Catherine Tate (49), May 12, Comedian/Actress The English comedian’s hit comedy series The Catherine Tate Show saw her play the well-known characters of Nan, the Cockney grandmother, and teenager Lauren Cooper whose often copied catchphrase was ‘Am I bovvered?’ She has appeared in TV shows such as Doctor Who and the US version of The Office. • Stevie Wonder (67), May 13, Musician/Singer One of the world’s bestselling artists the American singer is known for his many hit songs such as I Just Called to Say I Love You and Superstition. He has won 25 Grammy Awards and also an Academy Award for Best Song. He has been blind since just after he was born and he was only 11 years old when he signed for the Motown label Tamla. • George Lucas (73), May 14, Filmmaker/Director American filmmaker who created and directed hit films such as the Star Wars and Indiana Jones series, American Graffiti and Willow. He also founded the companies Industrial Light & Magic and Lucasfilm, which he sold in 2012 to The Walt Disney Company, reportedly for $4.05 billion. • Andy Murray (30), May 15, Tennis player Scottish professional tennis player who is currently the men’s world number one. He has won three Grand Slam tournaments, two Olympic golds for the men’s singles and a silver for the mixed doubles. In 2017 he won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for a record third time.
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Prince Philip retires TO some a bit like marmite, love him or hate him, the often controversial Duke of Edinburgh has decided to take retirement from Royal Duties. There was a huge flurry of interest in the Royal Household when an almost unheard of call for all members of staff to attend a special meeting which included video conferences was announced. In the end it was simply to confirm that shortly after his 96th birthday, Prince Philip, would retire from public functions and his diary would be cleared with effect from August 2017. Recently, a number of duties previously undertaken by the Queen who is now 91 were handed over to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and after 65 years of service, that Queen Elizabeth and her Consort want to scale down their activities. This doesn’t mean that we have seen the last of the sometimes amusing, sometimes grumpy and sometimes embarrassing Prince but he will simply turn up to events and functions that take his fancy rather than make advance commitments to attend. When you are married to one of the richest women in the world, you can be fairly certain that medical support will be of the highest quality but at 96, time is not on his side and he wants a bit of a rest.
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Peak stars WITH 650 walkers covering 13 routes, Vicar’s hugely successful ‘Sport and Nature’ programme came to an end after seven months of exhilarating climbs in the hills of Almeria.
Bad move BURGLARS who stole a credit card from an Almeria home were caught when they ordered €1,300 worth of goods online then tried to pay for drinks at a local bar using the card.
Hours row CALLS to set up a governing board to rule over Almeria’s iconic central market are growing louder. Constant disputes over opening hours are badly affecting businesses and customer satisfaction.
Romans and volcanoes ARTISTS, writers and local families were among the thousands of people who showed up at Rodalquilarte, Nijar for the second edition of a now annual tribute festival. Rodalquilarte is a key attraction in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar natural park which encompasses Roman relics, volcanic rocks and extremely unusual geological formations. Mayor of Nijar, Esperanza Perez Felices, was in attendance for the new exhibition which features works from 91 artists across the world, creating one of the largest outdoor museums in all of Andalucia. It is part of a move towards cultural tourism, highlighting Nijar as a destination that transcends sun, sea and sand to form an intriguing historic attraction in its own right. The exhibition is dedicated to famous writer and Almerian women’s rights activist Carmen de Burgos on the 150th anniversary of her birth.
TRIBUTE: Party begins at Rodalquilarte.
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High winds FERRIES between Melilla and Almeria were briefly cancelled after high winds caused a vessel to collide with a dam near the port of Malaga. Wild weather has disrupted dozens of journeys in recent weeks.
Gym rat POLICE arrested a man who broke into five gym lockers at an Almeria club, stealing credit cards, cash and valuables then was caught on camera mugging a young girl outside the gym, taking her purse.
Job joy JOBLESS numbers plummeted by 1,646 in Almeria Province in April, meaning there are now just 61,466 unemployed, a huge improvement on the crisis years as Almeria continues its strong recovery.
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Will Eurovision Brit face Brexit backlash? THE 62nd edition of the world’s longest running annual singing contest will take place this Saturday in Kiev, Ukraine, but Britain’s entry is not the bookies’ favourite. Ahead of the spectacle, bookmakers Ladbrokes have reported that the UK are looking fairly friendless, with the odds on them taking home the title being bigger than ever before at 50/1. The bookmakers have even taken several bets on UK entrant Lucie Jones receiving nil points at odds of 14/1. Nicola McGeady of Ladbrokes told TellyMix: “Punters are preparing for a Brexit backlash from voters judging by the lack of support coming in for Lucie Jones. Usually we are knocked over with patriotic support, but for the first time ever, punters aren’t getting behind the UK.” BBC Eurovision host Graham Norton previously admitted he didn’t rate Lucie’s chances at Eurovision 2017. He told the Daily Star newspaper: “I’m just not sure it will happen for us this year. I mean, I could be wrong as Germany have won, Austria have won. So, I suppose people who never win, win. “On the night, anything can happen. I’m
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just not sure it will for us, though.” Celebrities across Europe are preparing for the showdown. Enrique Iglesias has shirked Spain in favour of Montenegro’s Slavko Kalezic. Enrique is no stranger to Eurovision. His dad Julio Inglesias represented Spain in 1970 but only finished in fourth place, and Enrique himself was the interval act at the first Eurovision Dance Contest. Meanwhile, Russia’s 2009 winner Dima Bilan is backing 17-year-old Bulgarian superstar Kristian Kostov. He mentored Kristian on the children’s version of The Voice Russia and the pair performed an incredi-
ble duet together. Hope may not be lost for Lucie Jones as former One Direction singer Liam Payne cheers her on. Liam’s girlfriend Cheryl was Lucie’s mentor on The X Factor in 2009 and they’re getting behind the UK’s Eurovision entrant. Eurovision 2017 will air on Saturday on BBC One from 8pm.
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Street spirit AEPA, the Association of Entrepreneurs and Professionals of Albox, has urged Mayor Francisco Torrecillas to improve the appearance of t he t own’s st r eet s and their accessibility to the public. Many local business owners are concerned t hat r ecent asphal t i ng has left the centre looking crude and want new lights, public furniture and green spaces. They argue that plans to create a kind of open shopping centre hinge on both local politicians and businesses being on the same page. AEPA ar e cal l i ng on the council to hold publ i c m eet i ngs on key shopping issues such as parking and mobility as they try to attract more shoppers ahead of summer.
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Historic attack A MAN and a woman were arrested after fighting one another in the heart of historic Almeria. The man faces serious charges after hitting his partner with a blunt instrument.
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Spring break for Hotspur’s Big Brother star hot stuff
Green kings THE University of Almeria is strutting its stuff as global researchers visit looking for future top scientists. The institute is globally renowned for its agricultural science expertise.
Rising costs A LEFTWING alliance of councillors is suggesting that all council meetings be broadcast online to improve transparency. It comes as Roquetas de Mar faces fresh resident outrage over rising water prices. IMOGEN THOMAS: Soaking up the Spanish sunshine.
FORMER Big Brother star Imogen Thomas has been soaking up the Spanish sunshine this week. The 34-year-old paraded a series of skimpy bikinis from her own Chasing Summer range, posting a series of saucy shots on Instagram before hitting the beach The mother-of-two was pictured with youngest daughter Siera as she made a splash in front of the waiting paparazzi. Having debuted a tiny yellow bikini, she followed it up with equally miniscule blue and teal numbers, also rocking a onepiece before slipping into a revealing sarong. The curvaceous reality star was crowned Miss Wales in 2003 before shooting to fame as a Big Brother contestant in 2006, but is now making waves as a swimwear designer.
TOTTENHAM stars Dele Alli, Kieran Trippier and Michael Vorm were spotted soaking up the Spanish sun as they hit party island Ibiza this week. England heart-throb Alli, 21, was snapped frolicking in the waves wi t h hi s l i nger i e m odel gi r l f r i end Ruby Mae, 22, who caught the eye in a microscopic Calvin Klein bikini as her other hal f exposed hi s t oned physique. The pl ayer s j et t ed out of London just hours after losing a crucial Premier League match to West Ham , whi ch appear s t o have al l but ended Spur s’ chances of the title this year. But t hi s appear ed f ar f r om their minds as they tucked into sushi and cool drinks while chilling on their loungers.
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DELE ALLI: The heartthrob is chilling out in Ibiza.
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By Matthew Elliott PLANS to improve access to one of Almeria’s most popular beaches have been presented by Carboneras Council. The project would open up a third pathway to the world famous Los Muertos beach and allow an extra 100 or so vehicles in during
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Sneak beach peak the height of summer. At 350 metres long the new pathway would also be large enough to accommodate a shuttle bus to ferry in
the thousands of tourists who flock to Los Muertos each year. The idea is to prevent the long queues which have bedevilled the beach
experience for tanners and swimmers in past years. Building the third pathway and an additional car park will cost around €50,000 to be borne by the
council. It would be an intelligent solution to overcrowding problems, made much worse by steep slopes where people are forced to park haphazardly.
LOS MUERTOS: Thousands flock there each year.
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Farmhouse fiend A VICAR man was arrested after being caught stealing a set of wooden pallets from a local farmhouse. The 35-year-old was spotted by rural police on alert after receiving warnings from residents.
Viral video A VIDEO about the shoddy state of Almeria’s railways went viral on social media. The video from Mesa del Tren shows a catalogue of broken promises from politicians stretching back decades.
Winged survivor rescued by police A ROYAL Eagle Owl was rescued by Guardia Civil officers in Almeria who found it hobbling along the AL-3208 in Nijar with a leg injury. An eagle-eyed driver had spotted the owl as he whizzed by and contacted the authorities. The officers were quickly dispatched and soon found the owl with serious injuries.
They believe it was run over by a car, which fortunately only hit its leg. One eye was also damaged. The owl spent the night in the Guardia Civil barracks in Nijar before being transferred to a vet for treatment. Also known as the bubo bubo, the Eagle Owl is one of the largest owl species and is heavily protected under Spanish law.
Big brother PRESIDENT of Almeria’s Popular Party, Gabriel Amat, lent his support to embattled El Ejido mayor Francisco Gorgora, who faces four years in prison over an undeclared and suspicious loan.
Four years A MAN caught by undercover police in an Almeria bar with 133 grams of cocaine has been sentenced to almost four years in prison. The stash had a street value of almost €5,000.
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Simply the best By Matthew Elliot
NEW ROUNDABOUT: Featuring the Indalo.
CONSTRUCTION of a new roundabout in Mojacar has been organised by a specialist architect using materials donated by Almanzora Valley quarry king Francisco C os e ntino. Pa rt of the roundabout, including the
Indalo at the top, is made from Dekton, a strong new ma te ria l de ve lope d from stone quarries in Macael. Dekton is considered one of the strongest materials in the business and has revolutionised urban construction across the world. Mojacar has perhaps the most expen-
sive and unbreakable roundabout i n Spai n, whi ch i s saying something. The Cosentino group is headquartered in Cantoria but has offices throughout the globe. It is best known for its Silestone quartz surfaces for expensive kitchens.
Punching above their weight ALMERIA received just 6.6 per cent of the tourists who swarmed into Andalucia last year but came top of the table in traveller reviews. Researchers found that guests in Almeria gave an average mark to the province of 8.4 out of 10. Sevilla, Malaga, Cadiz and Granada all scored less. Only Cordoba tied with Almeria on 8.4. Visitors to Almeria also
stay longer, averaging 8.3 days, than anywhere else except Malaga. The only area Almeria falls short is how much tourists spend, though of course lower prices might be why they give such high marks. Tourists spend an average of €58.46 in the province each day compared to the Andalucia average of €65 and a hefty €89.23 in Sevilla.
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Sadist jailed A MAN who mentally abused his wife for 15 years causing her to suffer crippling anxiety and post-traumatic stress was jailed for two years after the abuse became physical and he tried to rape her.
Health cuts COMPLAINTS over the shoddy state of HuercalOvera hospital have been raised with the regional government. A planned new health care unit was cancelled in recent budget cuts from Madrid.
West test A NEW masters degree at the University of Almeria is in Cinematography. Top Spanish directors are teaching on the course, which involves regular excursions to Spaghetti Western site the Tabernas Desert.
Super smell AN elderly man was rescued by Guardia Civil officers after he slipped down a ravine in Paterna del Rio. Sniffer dogs following a helicopter operation found him, disorientated but physically ok.
Robot wars STUDENTS in Los Gallardos were treated to an exhibition on robotic drones thanks to a donation of time, equipment and knowledge from the Albox Computer Club.
Virgin theft RESIDENTS of Huebro are defending their cherished Virgin Mary statue from Nijar priest Jose Bonilla who annually tries to borrow the icon for a few weeks but kept it longer than promised in 2015.
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Birth pangs CRITICS singled out Almeria as the worst province in Andalucia in terms of midwife numbers. With just four midwives for every 100,000 residents, another 200 are needed to bring numbers up to scratch.
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Found safe A 72-YEAR-OLD man with Parkinson’s was rescued in Guarros, Almeria, after going for an unexpected walk. Firefighters and police took part in a huge search operation before he was safely recovered.
Teeth lost A DENTIST was ordered to pay €25,000 to a woman who asked for braces and ended up losing six teeth during disastrous treatment at a central Almeria clinic, requiring expensive dental implants.
CATS: Doing alright for themselves in Almeria's Old Town. BITING criticism of cat colony treatment has seen the official policy of Almeria’s ruling Popular Party described as absurd. Socialist councillor Ines Plaza said it is crazy to concentrate colonies of wild cats around only a few key areas. She claims that the government should take a leaf out the book of other major European cities which embrace their street cat populations, putting
them to good use. She argues that the very idea an entire population of cats can simply be moved to different areas, without them returning, betrays a basic ignorance of the animal. It would be far better, Plaza argues, to encourage community solutions and take advice from the hundreds of anonymous caregivers who help look after wild cats, feeding and sterilising them. The capture, sterilise, release programme has seen many neighbourhoods embrace their pest killing cat populations. Plaza fear that plans to create giant colonies will destroy all this good work. Under council plans the super cat colonies will be moved to the outskirts of the city and largely left to fend for themselves.
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Mafioso mayor faces jail THE former mayor of Zurgena and his lackies face a combined total of 180 years in prison and 1,050 years disqualification from public service. C a n d i d o Tr a b a l o n and his associates are accused of conspiring to grant hundreds of illegal licences for building homes. Tr a b a j o n f a c e s a r a n g e o f c h a rg e s i n c l u d i n g b r i b e r y, c o r ruption and illegal planning. He is believed to have forged paperwork to give non-buildable land a semblance of legality so he could punt construction licences to industry associates for a healthy profit. Prosecutors believe he profited from the devel opm ent s t hr ough cont act s wi t h com pani es owned by hi s f ather and brother-in-law. At l east 120 hom es bui l t i l l egal l y acr oss Zurgena dur i ng hi s t enur e ar e t hought t o have ear ned hi m substantial payments.
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Tin win CARREFOURS across Almeria became food banks as the supermarket chain encouraged shoppers to donate non-perishable items and generate more than 100,000 kilos of food for poor families.
Wiki wars WIKIPEDIA writers who touch on topics related to Almeria held a meeting to try and make their content speak with one positive voice about Almeria, rather than dozens of different styles and opinions.
Fast flight PUBLIC flights from Almeria to Melilla in North Africa could soon become common under new proposals headed to Brussels for approval. It would make travel to Africa easier than ever before.
Penalty panic THERE was pandemoni um on t he pi t ch as around 20 fans from a Malaga amateur football team invaded the pitch in Almeria and threatened to kill the referee. There was a friendly atmosphere at the youth l eague gam e hel d at Cl ub Nat aci on’s grounds in Almeria until the 89th minute. Malaga team Tiro de Pichon were ahead 1-0 when t he hom e t eam were given a controversial penalty. Without even waiting for the penalty kick, 20 odd fans sprinted onto
t he pi t ch ar m ed wi t h water bottles and began at t acki ng t he r ef er ee and the Almeria players. They t hr eat ened t o ki l l t he poor st r i ker tasked with taking the penalty before skulking off t he pi t ch t o wat ch him take the shot. He missed voluntarily, kicking the ball out of pl ay t o avoi d m or e violence. An i nvest i gat i on i s now t aki ng pl ace and the fans are facing a total ban from all matches if they are found guilty of assault and intimidation.
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The missing Mediterranean Corridor link HUNDREDS of top business leaders from across Almeria and southern Spain protested against systematic neglect of the so-called Mediterranean Corridor, the profitable rail link from Cadiz all the way to France. The Corridor is a vastly more efficient way to transport goods, particularly fruit and veg, than using thousands of trucks each day to ship Spanish produce to Europe. But its weakest point is in Almeria which has no high speed rail connections, unlike in Malaga, Valencia,
and Barcelona. The delay, expected to last until 2023, means that the Almeria-Murcia link is the weakest in the Mediterranean chain, and costing billions in lost revenue each year. Almerian businesses are furious about the delay, but the meeting on May 10 saw 600 attendees, many from as far as Barcelona, who are also disgusted by the lost profits. The large meeting was held under the auspices of the Valencian Association of
Entrepreneurs, which has long urged the national government to invest in Almeria. The 600 enraged businessmen heard how much time and money is wasted under present circumstances. For instance the distance as the bird flies from Almeria to Murcia is just 173 kilometres. Yet by travelling between the cities by train you would have to cover 732 kilometres of track, a trip which easily takes nine hours. At almost six hours, it now takes much longer to
Plastic villain POLICE nabbed a suspected drug dealer in the Almeria Poniente with a huge stash of cocaine and methadone in his car. Guardia Civil officers pulled the suspicious looking vehicle over at 5.30 in the area, known as the plastic sea for its hundreds of greenhouses. Inside the car they found 37 cocaine wrappings and 12 methadone tablets. Though available on prescription, the opiates came with no documentation. Police immediately arrested the driver and
HIDDEN STASH: Uncovered by police in raid. his female accomplice. The area itself has gained notoriety as the location for
hit Spanish crime drama Mar de Plastico which is set in a fictional Almeria town.
travel from Almeria to Seville than it does from Glasgow to London. The entrepreneurs aren’t concerned about the effect on travellers or families. Their key concern is the
waste this entails for the transport of millions of tons of goods for export to the EU each year. Trucks are used for speed, despite the technology for a quick rail network being
available for decades. They have already formed an association In Defence of the Railways, calling for urgent investment and have called for more protests until their voice is heard.
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From dusty desert to national park ALREADY world famous for its natural parks, Almeria could have another in its midst. There are talks on combining the Tabernas desert and Sierra Alhamila park to create a ‘single protected space’ under the umbrella of a national natural park. The prospect has the support of both the Andalucian government’s natural resources department and Tabernas mayor Jose Diaz. Local scientists are also delighted by the progress, having urged protective measures for quite some time. The only true desert on continental Europe, Tabernas has a protected space of almost 12,000 hectares while the Sierra Alhamila park covers more than 8,000. They are very much intertwined but protective measures vary wildely. Critics have argued the current protection regime is insufficient to properly protect the unique ecosystems seen throughout the desert. Exceptions are presently made for hunting, tourism and adventure sports. A strong filming industry using the spectacular scenery also enjoys more freedom than
TABERNAS DESERT: Could soon be a protected natural park. conservationists would like. Under the new plans, hunting would be permitted only as a means of controlling and protecting local wildlife populations. Money from tourism and filming would be used to protect the area, while strict new
measures would be in place to preserve the area’s heritage. If the move goes ahead the expanded area will be Almeria’s third protected natural park after the Cabo de Gata-Nijar and Sierra Maria-Los Velez.
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Better testing NEW equipment has transformed El Toyo hospital into a top unit for optometry testing. Hundreds of patients have already benefited from the devices and are no longer forced to go to Almeria for treatment.
French kiss ARCHITECTS are considering remodelling El Cable Frances, a massive 330 metre mineral loading station, into a tourist attraction, following plans to convert nearby El Cable Ingles into a shopping centre.
Road repair WORK began on fixing the A-1000 road from Huercal de Almeria to Viator which is in urgent need of repair with some 16,000 vehicles passing along the road each day.
Spring 2018 ALMERIA has already decided its official public holidays for 2018. There are 12 essential nonworking days including March 29 and 30, Holy Wednesday and Thursday before Easter Sunday on April 1.
World War A MOVING ceremony paying homage to Almerian victims of the Nazi Holocaust took place on May 5. The traditional tribute takes places each year at the Almadrabillas park near El Cable Ingles.
Camp out CHILDREN from a Saharan ethnic group left their desert refugee camp for two months in a proper campsite in Almeria where they will receive health care, proper clothes and play games before returning.
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Royal British Legion, Mojacar branch THE Royal British Legion Mojacar branch meets on the first Thursday of the month at the Centre of Multi Uses (Artisan Centre), Mojacar Pueblo at 11.15am where all are welcome. The branch plans to continue having its second meeting of the month, which
is held on the third Thursday, as a coffee/lunch meeting. Upcoming events include the branch social Thursday May 18 from 11.30am at Hotel Tika, Garrucha, followed by wine tasting with lunch. Then on Monday May 22 there will be a day trip to
Castillo de Tabernas olive oil factory with wine tasting at Bodega de Aboloduy and lunch for â‚Ź35. The RBL golf day will take place on Saturday May 27 at Aguilon Golf Club. Please contact Tom Tannant by email on thomastannant@outlook.com.
The Royal British Legion provides lifelong support for the armed forces community serving men and women, veterans and their families. Please call 676 451 780 (9am-5pm weekdays) or email assistance.rbl.dns@gmail.com or rblmojacar@gmail.com.
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Brexit overshadowed by General Election
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BREXIT PAGE By John Smith
IT is often difficult to attribute a painting by an anonymous artist, but it appears that a new piece on Brexit is by Banksy. The artwork has appeared on the side of a building in Dover, near to the ferry terminal and opposite Calais, until recently the home of ‘refugees’ anxious to get to the UK for a new life. This enormous mural shows a worker on top of a ladder chipping away one of the stars on the European Union flag. Following the recent opening of his ‘Walled Off Hotel’ in Bethlehem and other murals, Banksy, whose real identity is known by just a few people, is one of Britain’s most prolific and popular living artists.
CHIPPING AWAY: At Europe.
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TO a g r e a t e x t e n t , B r e x i t news has taken a back seat to General Election news as the various parties prepare to launch their manifestos. What is clear is that the Conservatives appear to enjoy a significant lead in the somewhat tarnished opinion polls but that both Labour and the Tories are united in the decision to push Brexit through, if either party is elected to govern. Only the Liberal Democrats of the ‘main’ parties who would have to make a comeback akin to David against Goliath want to see a second referendum on the Brexit decision and whilst the SNP are quite determined that they want Scotland to remain in the EU, it appears that their talk of a second independence referendum might just help the Scottish Conservatives. The French Presidential election could have had a
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major effect on the British General Election as if Marine Le Pen had become president, there could well have been a new ‘Exiteer’ but the success of Emmanuel Macron, leader of La Republique En Marche (Republic on the Move) could help the Conservatives almost unintentionally. He will be anxious to see whether at the upcoming parliamentary elections, his party can gain any seats but he is already talking about closing down British customs and immigration posts in Calais and making Britain cope with asylum seekers in Dover. In such a scenario and perhaps because Theresa May has called, once again, for the reduction of migrants to the tens of thousands annually, the British public might consider her to be stronger in the face of a new ‘invasion’ than Jeremy Corbyn.
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Welcome home Leo the Lion By Matt Ford
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BRAVE cancer battler Leo Bermeja is back in Almeria after undergoing six weeks of ground-breaking proton beam therapy in the United States, and the Euro Weekly News was on hand to join the celebrations at his homecoming party. A sizeable group of friends, family members and supporters gathered at the Laguna restaurant in Las Marinas, Vera, to welcome him back from his six weeks of treatment in Oklahoma and wish a belated happy birthday to big sister Sofia, who recently turned nine. Among the many gifts on display was a framed copy of one of THE FAMILY: Karen, Leo, Sofia and Jorge. the first double-page spreads that we ran as part of our ongoing Leo the Lion campaign. also needs an intensive rehab programme. Leo, mum Karen and Sofia were all in high spirits despite suffer“The fundraising doesn’t stop since we don’t know the ing from jetlag, having only travelled to Spain from Canada three cost,” says Karen. “They’ve recommended he needs a walker which days beforehand and losing some luggage along the way. costs about €4,000, for example, and he hasn’t had any benefits Karen kindly agreed to an exclusive chat with us, during which from the Spanish government yet, which won’t be backdated when she explained what will happen next as four-year-old Leo’s fight they finally come through.” against a rare form of brain cancer continues. Overall though, Karen remains incredibly upbeat despite the fam“We’re still catching up to be honest,” she laughed. “Over the ily’s ordeal, and she was keen to express her gratitude to next two weeks I’m planning to let Leo chill a bit and get EWN readers and others who have helped Leo’s cause. over the jetlag. “Thank you to everyone who has sup“After that we’ll see how he is about starting at the At ported us from day one, there are special needs school in Vera again, then once we’ve least no words to describe it and it got the clear scan over with we’re thinking about Leo has is overwhelming how Leo hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which they given hope to has touched so many have in Malaga.” others.” people’s hearts. She went on to explain how this “It is crazy how type of treatment exposes the patient people who to high oxygen concentrations, don’t know him which can help stimulate the growth feel like they of new brain cells before the delove him and layed effect of the proton therapy relate to him. kicks in. “Even if the Due to a lack of knowledge worst happens to about the type of cancer he has, Leo at least he’s Leo must also undergo a brain done that, at least scan every six weeks for the next he’s given hope to two years before any definitive others.” evaluation can be made, and he
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Enter the Great Sixth annual ‘Lazo GoF Cake Off
de la Vida’ event THE Spanish Association Against Cancer, AECC, in collaboration with the Mojacar Town Council, held the now traditional ‘Lazo de la Vida’ (ribbon for life) day which is held annually in the town. In its sixth consecutive year, the Local Mojacar Committee and the Garrucha volunteers organised a day of collaboration and fun in order to raise funds for research in the fight against cancer. Rosmari Cano, the mayor of Mojacar, and Raquel Belmonte, the councillor for Fiestas, also joined in solidarity with the cause. The mayor highlighted the important work of the AECC and the work the Local Mojacar Committee carries out to raise funds throughout the year. The ‘Lazo de la Vida’ takes place on the Paseo Maritimo in Mojacar and consists of gathering the maximum number of one metre long ribbons which, when tied together, have to travel the distance from Cueva del Lobo to the Hotel Indalo. A kilometre and a half of
SOLID SUPPORT: In the fight against cancer. solidarity, which as expected, does not stop going back and forth between the two points for the maximum possible number of times.
The record distance was very close to being beaten this year. The pink ribbons, bought by everyone who wished to donate, are joined up, one by one, by the volunteers and are stretched out in the presence of a notary who testifies to the number of tapes and the distance in metres that is covered. The record distance is set at 6,300 me-
APSA raffle prize draw THE Animal Protection Society Albox (APSA) recently held its monthly raffle prize draw with the winning tickets d r a wn b y C a ro l Limberg, APSA shop volunteer. Les and Dorren Skinner were the lucky winners of the Almeria Tenpin Bowling prize of a two course Sunday Lunch for two people or fish, chips and dessert for two on any week day. Marie Fl e t c h e r wo n a €10 Colin The Card voucher, Jim Forrest won a €15
TC’s Bar voucher and the €15 Pricebusters voucher was won by Brian and Jenny Price. A P S A is g ra te fu l to Almeria Ten Pin Bowling, Colin The Card, TCs Bar, an d P ric e b u s te rs for donations for the monthly p riz e s an d to ev ery o ne who purchased raffle tickets. A total of €96 was raised from tickets sold, the proceeds of which will go towards helping the many animals in the care of APSA.
tres and this year it has been very close to being beaten. Along the Paseo Maritimo throughout the day, a market was held with 50 stalls selling all kinds of art, sweets, clothes, handicrafts and a huge variety of other articles. A flamenco dance show added an extra note of colour and joy to a sunny morning that, together with a giant paella and mobile bar, ensured that a great time was had by all. Even the pets added their contribution thanks to the animal charity ‘Paws,’ who organised a fun owners and dogs competition in which nobody left without a prize.
DO you have a favourite prize-winning cake? If so then you should consider entering The Almanzora Group of Friends’ (GoF) ‘The Great GoF Cake Off.’ This will be taking place at Chapmans (formerly Bugsy’s) at Avenida Lepanto in Albox on Tuesday May 23. The judging will take place at 12 noon and there are three prizes on offer to the winners. Entry forms are available from the group’s Library and Information Centre which is located at 44 Avenido Lepanto. Completed forms must be returned no later than midday on Tuesday May 16. After judging the cakes will be sold off to raise money for The Almanzora Group of Friends. So if you are not a baker but would like to buy a slice or two for afternoon tea then get yourself along. There is sure to be plenty on offer that will take your fancy.
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Walk on EARLIER this year over €900 was raised for MACS Cancer Support Group in a walking football tournament and now the Alfoquia team is hosting a follow-up tournament in which teams will play for The Calida Cup. This will be held on Saturday May 20 from 10am in the Alfoquia Football Ground. There will also be a raffle and tombola and Smooth FM’s Captain Jack Savage will be the compere. Raffle/tombola donations can be left at MACS shops but please state they are for the football tournament.
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New anchorage plans
OPPOSED TO PLANS: Anchorage off the coast of Gibraltar.
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THE Algeciras Port Authority is facing significant opposition to its plans to create an anchorage covering 15 kilometres. Councils in both La Linea de la Concepcion and San Roque are opposed to this plan and intend to work together along with private companies in Alcaidesa and Sotogrande as well as ecology group Agaden in order to fight it. The port authority plans to offer anchorage along the Mediterranean coast, very near to beaches and this could well damage development opportunities for the two main opponents who are trying to attract the construction of new tourist accommodation in the area. It appears the Junta de Andalucia also has reservations on this proposal as do some members of the port authority itself but in the event there is a serious intent to continue with this plan, as anchorage in the Bay of Gibraltar is successful, it will be up to Madrid to give final approval.
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Tourist tax
Biker injured
Agricultural income Council safety
DESPITE the fact it has not even run for a full year, reports suggest Mallorca is considering increasing tourist tax for 2018. Nothing will be decided until the next budget session but increased taxes would increase government income.
A BIKER is recovering in the Vega Baja Hospital after suffering multiple injuries when his motorcycle was involved in an accident with a car.
INCOME from the agricultural, livestock and fishery industry contributed €887 million to the Malaga economy in 2016 according to the Junta de Andalucia.
Rubbish fire
Coral fear
ALICANTE firefighters were called to the Fontcalent waste treatment plant after rubbish at the landfill site burst into flames. Two appliances and crews were sent to the fire which was said to have been spread by a crushing machine.
SOME 13 per cent of coral in Mediterranean waters is threatened with extinction according to the Malaga branch of the IUCN, a conservation organisation. Fishing methods, pollution, rising water temperature and invasion of alien species are all contributory factors.
Spurious claims THE airline Jet2 which operates a number of holiday packages is to introduce private detectives into Mallorca. The reason is the number of possibly fraudulent claims made by holidaymakers encouraged by questionable law firms.
Fire alarm DESPITE the fact the government encouraged everybody to be careful about summer fires, one started in Alcudia on the campaign’s first day. There is to be better equipment and an increase in firefighters, but the public need to be alert.
New proposal FROM 2019, the use by shops of lightweight carrier bags and by 2020 distribution of disposable crockery, cups and cutlery will be banned. This is a new law being proposed in order to try to control indestructible waste.
Tragic accident THE little girl who fell from the fifth floor of a Palma building, sadly died from her injuries. Although she suffered brain death after the fall, she was kept alive as a possible organ donor.
Pensioner power PENSIONERS staged a demonstration outside Torrevieja Town Hall to demand the return of popular catering services to the council’s centres for retired people. Police were called to control a crowd of around 300 calling for affordable meals to be reinstated.
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Roman Villa AS part of its improvements following the vandalism of a mosaic, Marbella Council has added a new lighting system in the Roman Villa. After extending opening hours and increasing security the site at Rio Verde expects more visitors.
Couple held
More jobs
AN Argentinian couple has been held in Alicante accused of a €500,000 sting on the public purse in the South American country. The fugitives were arrested by National Police officers armed with an extradition order.
UNEMPLOYMENT in Malaga fell to its lowest level since 2009 in April thanks to Semana Santa. The number of tourist visitors meant that extra staff had to be employed and this downturn should continue until the summer.
Spring clean
Gourmet market
ORIHUELA Council has put a €1.6 million a year contract for cleaning public buildings out to tender. The successful bid will win a four year agreement and the possibility of a two years extension.
WORK likely to cost €600,000 has started on converting an unused former market building in Estepona into a Gourmet Market. Once completed in about four months, there will be 28 food stalls employing at least 75 staff.
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THE Moors and Christians Association in Calpe is to receive a grant of €15,000 in addition to the €45,000 budget it normally receives. This will allow it to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
Sign here THE Visitors’ Book and the post box where it is kept are back on Ponoig. La Nucia’s Scout Troop recently repaired and restored the box that had been dented and damaged by vandals.
Skipping church SEVEN ‘skippers’ from Albir’s Church of England congregation turned back the clock to take part in a ‘skip-a-thon,’ to raise funds. For two hours there was at least one person skipping raising almost €100 for church funds.
Bloody marvellous! THERE was a ‘spectacular’ increase in blood donors for Alfaz’s 2017 Donation Marathon. This year saw 71 donations and 17 donors who had never given blood before.
Coast work DENIA has completed its work to cure stagnant water in the most affected area of the beach of Marineta Cassiana, next to the southern breakwater. The work done sees the area where the water was stagnant elevated in height after some 700 tonnes of sand were deposited.
THE council in Nerja believes it is leading the way in Axarquia by inviting local residents to take part in choosing projects for investment. With a budget of €500,000, more than 300 people have taken part in budget discussions.
Pool accident AN 83-year-old man fell into an empty pool in a property in Almuñecar and was taken to hospital in Motril with multiple injuries. Due to his size, emergency services called for additional help from the police to lift him.
Stag injury A YOUNG physicist from Motril went missing in Milan whilst attending a stag weekend. He was eventually found badly injured by a railway line and is currently suffering from head and spinal injuries in an Italian hospital.
Road works ANYONE planning to drive around La Herradura in the immediate future will be well advised to check on the council website for information. The reason for this is a change in traffic flow due to road works.
Better access IN response to a local petition, the Motril Council has taken action to improve the pedestrian access to Aviacion. Up until now, the land was uneven and dangerous but has now been concreted over to improve conditions for pedestrians.
Tidying up IN preparation for the summer season, council workers have been out in force in Torre del Mar. They have worked on the beach, surrounding roads and the toilet facilities to ensure visitors receive a warm welcome.
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DENMARK
NETHERLANDS
Irritated commuters
In remembrance
ID checks are ending on border crossings along the Oresund bridge between Sweden and Denmark. The checks have irritated commuters who travel daily between the two cities.
Oresund Bridge.
Lucky escape A SKYDIVE nearly ended in disaster after the skydiver became caught underneath the aircraft, dangling at a height of 2,500m. He hung there for an hour before the pilot could land safely and he was rescued.
Sausage exports DENMARK has done a deal to export more products to China. One of
AROUND five million people watched the national Remembrance Day ceremony on television in which the King and Queen took part. Those who died in the Second World War and in all conflicts are remembered annually on May 4.
Hospital leak the agreements made will see precooked sausages shipped to the Chinese market.
More evidence NEW evidence is being presented
in the terrorism case of a 17-yearold Danish girl who is accused of pla nning a tta c ks a ga ins t tw o s c hools . N e w e vide nc e ha s emerged and standard procedure has been broken to allow it to be seen.
A HOSPITAL near Rotterdam was forced to close for several hours after a barrel of disinfectant leaked. Two hospital workers were taken to intensive care after breathing in the fumes and a man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
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NORWAY
Second spot
Away tour
GERMAN car manufacturer Volkswagen has fallen off the top spot for the first time in seven years. March saw sales of the Golf in Europe fall to behind those of the Ford Fiesta.
Clown convictions TWO ‘killer clowns’ have been convicted in Germany. Two young women, aged 18 and 20, were found
guilty of causing aggravated bodily harm for scaring a woman late at night wearing the ‘killer clown’ costumes.
Going fresh AMAZON FRESH, part of Amazon, has launched its virtual supermarket in Germany. There are around 85,000 items available for delivery to sub-
scribers of its ‘Prime’ service in Berlin and Potsdam.
Against protocol DURING talks with the Saudi Arabian King, German Chancellor Angela Merkel chose not to adhere to the strict dress code for women to wear a full-length robe and cover her hair in public places.
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BELGIUM
US Support
Turning electric
FORMER US President, Barack Obama, has commented on the French election, saying he supports Emmanuel Macron, saying “the success of France matters to the entire world.”
SALES of electric cars rose by 34.9 per cent in the first quarter of the year in Belgium, with 788 vehicles sold. Across the EU, 24,592 electric cars were sold in the first three months of the year.
Not neutral
Peace festival
IN a landmark ruling in France, the court of appeals has ruled that a person could not use ‘neutral gender’ as a civil status category.
THE Alliance for Peace in the Middle East, has announced that the 11th Peace Festival cultural event will take place on May 21 in the Place d’Espagne in Brussels.
Illegal speaking
Homeless tribute
THE government has rejected the so-called ‘Moliere’ clause that required foreign labourers working on state-funded building projects in France to speak in French, saying the clause was illegal.
TRIBUTE has been paid to the 72 homeless people who died in 2016 at the ‘Hôtel de Ville’ in Brussels. The ceremony was held in honour of those who died on the streets of Brussels last year.
It’s no joke
City commute
A FRENCH photographer has produced an exhibition to highlight prejudice against ginger haired people. Thirty portraits aim to show the beauty of redheads, who have been the subject of jokes for decades.
JUST 1.5 per cent of the Flemish civil servants employed in Brussels also live in the capital, with most workers preferring the commute than to actually live there.
M A N UNI TED f oot bal l t eam w ill be i n Nor way as par t of their 2017-18 pre-season tour. They will play at Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadium on July 30.
Wrong way TOURISTS looking for the famous Preikestolen cliff formation have ended up in the village of F ossm ar k wi t h vi l l ager s te llin g t hem t hey ar e on t he wrong side of the fjord. It seems an error on Google Maps sent them to the village.
Jail time A 21-year-old Dutch Muslim convert who escaped from Iraq will remain jailed until her court case as investigations continue to ensure she wasn’t sent back to the Netherlands to carry out a terrorist attack.
Fair trade SEVEN in 10 Dutch households now buy fair trade products, with around 5.3 million households supporting fair trade. A decade ago just 24 per cent of households purchased fair trade products.
Billionaire funding NORWEGIAN billionaire Kjell Inge Roekke is giving away the ‘lion’s share’ of his fortune, made in the oil industry. He will begin by funding a research ship that will remove plastic from the ocean.
Good example THE President of the EU believes Norway is a good example to America that you can offer oil and gas while also focusing on renewable energy.
SWEDEN
Digital doctor SWEDEN has launched a new digital doctor service offering a ppo i nt m ent s i n Engl i sh and Arabic as well as Swedish, to help deal with the international population.
Tax nightmare SWEDEN has ruled that those in the finance industry must treat inc om e f r om i nvest m ent s as salary showing a marked victory for the country’s tax authority. The indust r y say t hey ar e i n ‘s hock’ at t he deci si on wi t h workers having to pay millions in additional tax.
Junk Ericsson WITH a reported net loss of 10.9 billion kronor in the first quarter of 2017, compared to a reported net income of 2.1 billion kronor in the first quarter of 2016, Ericsson’s credit rating has dropped and is now in the ‘non-investment’ grade, known as junk.
Flying high A FEMALE Swedish pilot, Maria Fagerström, aged 25, is hitting Instagram fame with 238,000 people following her impressive yoga moves from locations around the world.
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RUSSIAN PRESS
DINOSAURS: Fossils come back to life in Moscow.
Jurassic Park SOIL delivered to a park in an eastern Moscow neighbourhood contained shellfish fossils from the Jurassic era, sparking a scientific and archaeological frenzy around people’s homes. The shellfish went extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs, roughly 65 million years ago.
Web masters TELEVISION is losing its grip over the Russian population as the internet grows in popularity. The number of
Russians who get their news mainly from the TV has fallen by 10 points to just 52 per cent. Today some 65 per cent of 18-34-year-olds get almost all their news online.
Reverend Homer A RUSSIAN cartoon channel has refused to air an episode of The Simpsons for fear of offending Christians. The episode sees Homer wander into church hunting Poke-
mons in a video game, before remarking that Japanese cartoons are now bigger than Jesus.
Child snatcher A DEPUTY headmistress at a Moscow high school threatened to call social services to the home of any student who attended the ‘extremist’ marches of top Putin critic Alexei Navalny. Tatyana Ageeva told students that only adults could attend protests and warned minors would be ‘seized from their families.’
Deadly delivery A RUSSIAN man was arrested at Amsterdam airport with poisonous and live snakes, frogs, and lizards in his luggage. He was heading to Moscow via Amsterdam after a trip to Brazil. Among the haul were 26 vipers and 10 frogs, each species separated in plastic buckets.
Air nightmare RUSSIAN COFFEE: Most expensive in the world.
Luxury latte STARBUCKS is more expensive in Russia than anywhere else in the world. In US dollars it costs $4.50 (255 rubles) for a tall latte in Moscow, compared to $2.25 in the US, or $2.88 in the UK. Adjusted for local wages it would be like Americans paying $12.50.
AN Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Bangkok suffered severe turbulence, seriously injuring 27 people. Some suffered broken bones when the Boeing 777 experienced a dramatic change in air pressure 40 minutes before landing in Thailand. Many passengers weren’t strapped in and flew out of their seats.
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RESEARCH on the preferred destinations for Muslim travellers has shown that Spain has jumped in popularity considerably. The 2017 MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) published in Jakarta, Indonesia shows that Spain is now the ninth most popular non-Islamic country for Muslim visitors out of the 130 which were reviewed. Only Britain and France within Europe are more popular destinations which is explained in part by their relatively large Muslim
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$220 billion (€201 billion) is the estimated annual value of Muslim tourism to non-Islamic states by 2020.
populations, although the top two were Singapore and Thailand and unsurprisingly the USA has dropped into 10th position following the presidential election. This particular market sector
which sees increasing numbers of young affluent Muslims exploring the world is forecast as continuing to grow and travellers will be attracted to destinations which adapt to the needs of the Muslim tourist.
Talking to the opposition is like banging your head against a brick wall,” Mariano Rajoy on calls to increase spending in the 2017 budget.
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Oil reservoir over fault line scrapped
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Banking hours LA CAIXA Banking Group has reached an agreement with the majority of unions to extend opening hours at 200 of its branches. It is intended branches will remain open from 8.30am to 6.30pm from Monday to Thursday although they will close at 2.30pm on Friday.
Directors resign
PROJECT CASTOR: Platform is to be dismantled. AFTER commissioning a report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, the Spanish government has decided to scrap Project Castor. This is a pipeline and reservoir for natural gas off the coast of Castellon which happens to be situated over the Amposta fault line and is believed to have caused 500 small earthquakes before it was closed in 2013. The concept of using a deplet-
ed oil cavity in the Mediterranean appeared sensible when it was first mooted in 2007, but Spanish Energy Minister Álvaro Nadal has now confirmed it would be against all sensible advice to reopen the reservoir. It will be dismantled in due course but as the area is currently stable, time is not of the essence although the government has already compensated construction company ACS to the tune of €1.2 billion and more may follow.
THREE non-executive directors of Spanish telecoms company Telefonica have tendered their resignations from the board. César Alierta, former president of the company, Pablo Isla president of Inditex, owner of Zara and Gonzalo Hinojos former president Cortefiel have severed their ties on an amicable basis in order to allow new directors to become part of the telecoms industry giant.
Shocking idea THE Directorate General of the Guardia Civil has revealed a committee has been set up to investigate the financial viability of obtaining tasers. There are a number of different models on the market and unions representing officers have demanded the Guardia Civil should follow Mossos d’Esquadra in Catalonia which uses tasers.
Review of Spanish budget DESPITE the fact that the first two votes in the Spanish Parliament were tied, the proposed budget will now move forward for further review. A number of parties on the left wanted to
see the budget defeated but with a straight tie after more than one vote, it become possible for the budget to move forward, although the final vote required before the end of May will require a majority for one side or the other.
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Spain is a popular holiday destination for Muslims By John Smith
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The GMTI is the most comprehensive research available on one of the fastest growing tourism sectors in the world, which represents 10 per cent of the entire travel economy. Factors considered when producing the rating included Muslim air connectivity, visa restrictions, suitability as a family holiday destination, ease of communication, the level of services and facilities any destination provides, accommodation options, marketing initiatives and the availability of special food such as Halal meat.
La Zagaleta expands THE owners of luxury urbanisation La Zagaleta are about to expand following their purchase of the Valderrama II estate near to Sotogrande. Once approval for the work is received from the local council, plans exist for the construction of a luxury hotel, a new golf course and up to 200 new homes. Work budgeted at €200 million is hoped to start by 2020 and the company plans to build the development on an American style with long roads and no fences. Each property will cost between €3 million and €5 million and will be aimed at the Cadiz and Gibraltar market with off-plan purchase.
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NET VOL 111.89 83.35 1,028.31 570.91 191.90 101.29 189.12 931.66 151.69 910.82 8,868.28 306.72 1,717.57 4,836.42 216.21 810.16 1,215.25 37.86 195.02 21.51 6,607.38 44.87 588.77 185.63 142.66 35.68 12.30 298.40 222.90 506.82 150.99 182.84 463.80 1,388.02 8,378.29 244.89 45.20 33.35 5,185.46 154.33 301.95 56.80 1,315.65 26.05 295.44 2,435.66 53.41 1,871.90 349.42 2,541.61
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IN an effort to assist those who have found it difficult to find affordable accommodation, the Spanish Minister of Development has unveiled the 2018 plan. Iñigo de la Serna has made it clear that the government is dedicated to helping those that need it the most, namely the young, the elderly and those who have been evicted. In the case of those aged under 35, the state will make up to €10,800 available to anyone with a salary of less than €22,365.42 so that they can purchase a property, but the maximum of the grant will not exceed 20 per cent of the purchase price. Provided that recipients earn less than €1,597.53 per month (which is three times the average monthly rent) then financial aid will be made available to assist in the rental of a property. So for this group, if they are not purchasing, the government recognises that rental prices are increasing dramatically, especially in certain are a s o f Sp a i n a n d w ill a id those renting a property and pay 50 per cent of the cost of rent which does not exceed €900 per month
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Property help for young and elderly
GOVERNMENT PLAN: Will help those that need it most afford a new home. for three years. For those aged 65 with income also less than €1,597.53 per month and a net worth of less than €100,000, they will receive a similar amount to cover rent up to €900 per month for three years or if the property is owned, there will be a
contribution of up to €200 to help with maintenance and utility bills. There will be cash assistance to companies building apartments to house low income families and the ministry will also help those who have lost their properties or been evicted from rental accommodation
by taking properties held in the Sareb ‘property bank’ and renting them out at heavily subsidised prices. With this plan to run from 2018 to 2020, the government expects to spend €321 million a year in overall support and assistance.
Spanish banks to be questioned over movement of funds for HSBC
The various bankers will be questioned about their knowledge and involvement.
The Spanish High Court has ruled that seven current and former employees of Banco Santander and three from BNP Paribas Spain must be questioned over allegations of collusion in moving funds for HSBC to an account in Switzerland. According to the judge who made the decision, the transfers estimated at €74 million were made in a manner which protected HSBC customers from national tax authorities and as such could be considered money laundering once the whole trail is unravelled.
WHISTLE BLOWER: Hervé Falciani behind the microphone. This current investigation started as long ago as 2008 when a self-proclaimed whistle blower Hervé Falciani leaked details of large numbers of customers who had accounts with HSBC’s private bank in Switzerland and details were sent to tax authorities in a number of different countries. T h e Sw is s re s ponde d by s e nte nc ing the French citizen ‘in absentia’ to five years imprisonment for industrial espionage.
ONE of Britain’s largest banks Standard Chartered has confirmed that it will be moving several hundred jobs to Frankfurt in advance of Brexit. This announcement follows one from US financial giant JP Morgan, which employs about 16,000 people in Britain, which is also planning to move hundreds of jobs from London to Frankfurt, Luxembourg and Dublin. Although considered a UK bank, Standard Chartered which recently appointed former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Spain and Director of the International Monetary Fund Jose Vinals as Chairman only receives about 5 per cent of its income from the UK market. Although it currently intends to keep its headquarters in London, its interests in Asia and Europe mean that it cannot afford to chance any banking restrictions following Brexit.
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ALTHOUGH British-based high street bank HSBC came through the banking crisis relatively unscathed, it has been accused of a number of irregularities over the years. Having been fined billions of dollars by the U S aut h o r i t i e s a n d a l s o s h e llin g o u t to th e British government, it is now under investigation in France and Spain.
Another bank will transfer staff to Frankfurt
The various bankers will be questioned about their knowledge and involvement in this matter by way of assistance to the French investigation which is concentrating on the period between 2005 and 2010. Should any evidence of wrongdoing emerge concerning the Spanish banks involved, a decision will then have to be made as to whether the courts will need to consider further action to establish if any Spanish laws have been broken.
FOLLOWING the example of the Barcelona City Council, Madrid is investigating ways of ‘policing’ untaxed property rentals. Although there are a number of property portals which offer short term rentals in Madrid and other large cities in Spain, American company Airbnb is the most prolific and successful in the market place. As previously reported, Barcelona has tried to levy significant fines of the company which has successfully appealed against them, but it has also offered a compromise whereby it will not accept multi-property lets from professional landlords. The main bone of contention appears to be the fact that significant amounts of local tax may be evaded if short term lettings are made through these portals.
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FACING CHARGES: Neymar de Silva Santos Jnr.
Barcelona star Neymar is to be charged with fraud By John Smith FOOTBALL finance just can’t keep out of the news and it has been confirmed that Barcelona star Neymar will be charged with fraud and corruption. Like so many South American superstars, the Brazilian’s parents are involved in his management as well as day-to-day financial affairs and his father at least will also be charged. The reason for the prosecution centres on Neymar’s transfer from Santos in 2013 with his transfer fee being declared at €17 million, when it was once suggested that the actual fee was €57 million. However the court now suggests the real fee was nearer €25 million. Following the example of a number of other players, Ney-
mar had a deal with a third party group, in this case the Brazilian investment company DIS which was entitled to 40 per cent of any transfer fee.
The Brazilian’s parents are involved in his management. They received €6.8 million but the court believes that they were ‘short changed’ by €3.5 million which is the reason for the charges which also include Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his predecessor Sandro Rosell, who it is suggested were aware of the deception. Originally in 2016, a Spanish
court ruled that the matter should be subject to a civil action but has now been persuaded by the prosecutor that the player and his father were aware of an allegedly fraudulent arrangement between Barcelona and Santos to defraud DIS. Prosecutors are calling for a two-year prison sentence and €10 million fine for Neymar whilst DIS want to see five years and at the very least a suspension of his right to play in Spain for the period of any sentence, even if a suspended one. The Barcelona club has already paid a €5.5 million fine in order to settle a different case with similar circumstances, but these accusations still continue to arise and there is a separate investigation taking place in Brazil.
Production on the up, unemployment down INTERNATIONAL analysts Markit have released the results of their April survey which shows that Spanish manufacturing is speeding up. To go with this news is an announcement from the Ministry of Employment and Social Security which says that unemployment in Spain fell by 129,281 in April which is a record.
Whilst encouragingly, unemployment amongst those under 25 has dropped, the percentage of young unemployed is still at a high level. Following some poor figures recently, Andalucia has been one of the leading areas for the fall in the unemployed with its drop exceeding the combined drops of Barcelona and Madrid
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They honestly haven’t got a clue LEAPY LEE SAYS IT
OTHERS THINK IT PERSONALLY I think the voting age should be raised to 21. It’s not that I consider the young lacking in intelligence, or am ignorant of the view, that if your old enough to die for your country you should at least have a say in who runs it. The fact is they lack experience; they simply haven’t been around long enough. An 18-year-old today wasn’t even born when the last Labour government was first elected, and were still children when they lost power. They have no idea what it is like for adults to exist under the depressing, inept incompetence of a left wing government. They have never experienced the sight of the fat cat bully boys of the unions, tanned and fresh from their Marbella villa holidays, emerging from Downing Street and announcing that half the nation would be on strike, if the ‘workers’ weren’t given what they (the unions) demanded.
YOUNG ADULTS: They simply haven’t been around long enough.
Of times when ‘everybody out’ issued from the employees of one vital institution after another, until the whole country staggered from one crisis to the next and employers were blamed for everything from the price of soap to the shortage of cat litter. They have no knowledge of a country, run by a party who bribes its
constituents by creating whole cultures of benefit scroungers, and to pay for these free handouts, taxes those with any initiative to create jobs and wealth to such a degree that they leave the country in droves. Labour is, and always has been, a party that has no idea how to actually create resources and always uses the
wealth, painstakingly earned by previous governments to create the illusion that they are a successful organisation, by pouring investments into popular schemes that will ingratiate them to their constituents. When there are no longer any previous legacies to lay claim to, they borrow, beg and steal (Brown stole
the country’s gold reserves and sold it for a pittance!) until finally there is nothing left and they are finally voted out, leaving the incoming party to once again pick up the pieces. Margaret Thatcher summed up this bunch of incompetent con artists perfectly, when she stated that the Labour party are fine, until they run out of other people’s money. Thank the Lord for Corbyn and the likes of Diane Abbott. They are the true face of the left, and not in fact the false faces of Tony Blair and his henchmen of yore. So, to all the young voters, who believe that the ‘all men are equal, tax the rich and ban the bomb’ tirade that issues from the left is the answer to what ails us, I suggest you all think again. I’m not saying it’s going to be plain sailing. But at least with Theresa May we have a chance. And be honest, do you really want Diane Abbott to be in control of the nation’s police force? Ha! Keep the faith Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com
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War of words over the EU’s “plot” to sabotage Brexit 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
THERESA MAY’S searing attack on unelected Eurocrats for trying to sabotage both the general election and Brexit is unprecedented. She said she wanted to reach a Brexit deal, and for the EU to succeed: “But the events of the last few days have shown that whatever our wishes and however reasonable the positions of Europe’s other leaders, there are some in Brussels who do not want these talks to succeed.” Not totally surprising you might think, given the hostile leaks and threats from that recent ‘car crash’ dinner. What’s perhaps more surprising is that she’s going flat out and
calling on voters to tool her up to ‘fight for Britain’ against Brussels at such an early stage in this election and leading in the polls. Much was made of alleged Russian interference in the US presidential election. There are parallels domestically, too, as the EU attempts to influence with whom in the UK it negotiates. It’s clear from recent ‘leaks’ that the EU would rather not deal with Theresa May, and certainly not if she wins a commanding majority. They’d much prefer dealing with Corbyn or Farron, wouldn’t you? Basically, according to Iain Duncan Smith, former Conservative leader, the EU Commission “doesn't care if negotiations succeed, they’re obsessed with the idea of the EU: it’s where their money, jobs and power come from.” But surely all this will backfire on them. Already former hard-nosed
Remainers as well as reluctant Leavers I know have switched sides and are now pro-Brexit. A number that will inevitably increase with time and more EU threats. So, another day, another EU threat/leak - the dirty games of a rattled European Commission. My boots are worn out with quaking. Soon I’ll be terrified of Timmy Farron. Finally, it’s interesting that all French politicians end speeches with ‘Vive la République’ and Americans with ‘God bless America.’ What’s the British equivalent? Well, with a stiff upper lip our politicos would probably say: ‘Mind how you go,’ ‘What a lot of weather we’re having,’ ‘Chin up’ or ‘Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a train to catch.’ Nora Johnson’s psychological/ suspense crime
thrillers ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/ eBook (€0.99;£0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
THERESA MAY: Wants a deal.
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Mojacar’s rare and unusual beginnings MOJACAR: Drawn by magnetic waves they just came.
Ric Polansky Ric Polansky moved to Mojacar in 1969 as a pioneer developer. He reads extensively and has travelled in South America panning gold and looking for El Dorado.
THE Utopia that we have today in Mojacar started way back in the 60’s when the derelict place was resettled. A kaleidoscope of fortune hunters arrived along with a gaggle of remittance men, busloads of colourful hippies, dark travellers and societies’ usual drop outs all found their way to the hilltop village. Drawn by magnetic waves or spiritual lay lines - they just came. The itinerant Spanish suddenly noted a confabulation of strangely dressed folk, humble, noisy but not bothersome in the least. No remorse was felt by the locals for the intrusion. It could have been a passing fad of those times or just another circus passing through that had decided to make camp at the Hotel Indalo in the main village plaza. The colourful costumes worn by the invaders were as pleasant as
their custom to be free with their money and invites. In every case the offer of food or drink was automatically extended to anyone and everyone within listening distance. Wine no longer became something for just sipping or to drink during fiesta days but, a main staple of daily life; along with the
chance to laugh without examined conscience or dance in public without regard or contrivance. Young Paco Haro, a barman then at his father’s hotel and the author of the recent book witnessed the entire daily show from dawn until sometimes dawn again. He quickly picked up on the programme; all
were to participate or at least watch while the main foreign actors strutted and fretted their hours upon stage and then slumped into a quiet corner than hadn’t been peed in. Within months the street wise Spaniards had understood the concept and soon began participating, that is inviting their distant rela-
Everyone got along famously, as the English always paid for the drinks. tives to the village to observe the shows and share in the tidal wave of free drinks that were flowing. After all, this is a nation of fiestas so adapting to the latest variety came as easily as smiling. Yet, personal decorum wouldn’t yield to random conversation and both armies continued to use outrageous hand signals and arm waving to communicate (a popular contrivance that continues to this day). In fact, English is a difficult language to learn compared to a world of lexicons, while Spanish is amongst the easiest. But, better than all was the instant acceptance of the other presumed traditions and respect for their past culture. Everyone got along famously especially as the English insisted on always paying for the drinks. More smiles all around.
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Sedition and treason SIR, ‘Sedition; actively promoting and advocating a movement to overthrow a legitimately constituted authority.’ Spain’s prime minister Mariano Rajoy should have reacted immediately (almost four years ago!) in response to Catalan president Arthur Mas’ call to separate from Spain to form an independent and sovereign ‘nation’ by imprisoning the rebel for treason. Instead, Sr Rajoy simply repeats again and again that he won’t allow the illegal and unconstitutional referendum to be held in the Catalan ‘nation.’ And as Commander-in-Chief of the only legitimate ‘Spanish Nation;’ he should stop talking so much and act decisively to finally call a halt to this seemingly endless and harmful farce that is undermining the already downtrodden morale and confidence of Spanish citizens. Time to practice a bit of the old reliable ‘actions speak louder than words.’ In the USA we had a Civil War that lasted four years (1861-1865) over ‘sedition and treason,’ but even then, at least nine of our 31 states were rebelling from the Union, and not just one; as is the present case today in the Catalonia Province. Richard M McBride, Benidorm
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EU leaders approve negotiating strategy I GUESS this must be a record for the EU Council and the 27 EU countries actually coming to a decision, they can’t even come to an agreement on the name of a corridor in one of their buildings after several hours and yet this is sorted in minutes. Lol Mike in ESP
Missing couple safely back home in Malaga GREAT to see the Spanish government supporting its citizens. Hopefully this is a happy ending instead of what could have been. Saya Sendiri
Britain and Europe at loggerheads over Brexit SEWAGE SMELL: Cuts off your breath.
DID you notice? The ‘depuradora’ in Benalmadena is again causing stink in the area around the Avenida Palmeras roundabout by the sea! Every night they let the waste water run down and on its way towards the sea it causes a stink that cuts off your breath. On Thursday April 19, with the wind so strong and the sea very rough, the whole waste got kind of churned up by the violent sea and then the stink like sewer was dispersed by the air even during the day time. Does the town hall try to cover it up at the beginning of the tourist season? Has the money to fix it gone away? Please investigate and warn the people of the health risks over inhaling the polluted air! Fran Drews Benalmadena
Double Voting rights standards WHAT a cheek! Long-term expats who abandoned their homeland for a Mediterranean lifestyle years ago want the right to vote on the UK’s future. OK, if that’s want they want let them have a vote, subject to a satisfactory inspection of their tax affairs by HMRC and Hacienda. That should thin their ranks and lessen the cacophony of self-interested whingeing. Peter Rogers Benahavis
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I MUST comment on two articles in your Mallorca paper, edition 1660. Firstly, Mike Senker’s comments on bars having to put outside seating areas on decking. In Puerto Pollensa, one very busy street for tourists, they followed these instructions last year. Now the council, who forced two bars and a Spanish bike hire business to put these in, have decided to withdraw use of the road. So, firstly the council insist on decking, and less than a year later, insist that it’s taken down. And never
anyone to ask. Just shrugged shoulders. Secondly, the transformation of Magaluf into a ‘first class’ resort. This has been going on for 30 years, since the Calvia area became the biggest money area in all of Spain. The council took the money and thought that was it. But Magaluf is too big to fill up with your words, ‘a more discerning guest.’ Don’t bite the hand that feeds you springs to mind. I will say Mallorca has now become a more cosmopolitan up-market holiday isle, but it should be for all, because in most cases, the ‘all’ spend more money. R K Lutschan, Puerto Pollensa, Mallorca
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WHERE is the base point, the EU accounts have never been given a clean audit certificate because of all the fraud and irregularities? Will Brussels use the same accounting techniques for Brexit negotiations they use in Greek debt calculations (and Spanish deficits)? Drew Edgar SHE is is not confused in the slightest. She is fighting tooth and nail in the interests of the top richest 10 per cent of UK citizens. They provided all the information and news which caused poorer people to vote Brexit. The very rich own nearly all of the UK media. It’s called brainwashing. Peter
Scientists called in to save Marbella’s beaches THE obvious answer is to put concrete pillars beneath the waves maybe a hundred metres offshore. This will break the force of the waves and save the sand on the beaches. Once again here in Marbella they are placing tons of sand on the beaches to repair that which has been washed away. Roy Peters
Jumbo bunny dies on United Airlines flight MY problem isn’t so much with planes as it is with airports - so much less terrifying than your well-articulated issues with flying. I just get fed up with the incessant queues, indifferent officials, endless waiting around and needless delays. Chris
Stephen Fry blasphemy FRY didn’t specify any religion, but directed his remarks about ‘God.’ God doesn’t belong to any religion, and the only person who could testify that God had been insulted or blasphemed would be God. I think this whole thing is ridiculous. If people have the freedom of speech to praise God, then others should have the freedom of speech to express their opinion about God. I think if God could be contacted he would say: ‘Lads, don’t be acting like eejits. Let the Garda get on with their serious work to fight crime.’ I think that God should be called as a witness if there is a trial, and to the best of my knowledge nobody has an address to contact God. Les Serff
Donkeys painted yellow THEY don’t care about animals. Still hundreds of festivals where cruelty to animals is invoved, dogs left alone on properties to bark day and night and pigeons and little birds shut in tiny cages too. Rosemary Harknett
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Can you wash your hands? Mike Senker
In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I STOPPED to fill my car with petrol and I use a garage where the attendant does it for you. So I was sitting in my car and he started to fill my tank. At the same time my phone rang so I answered it. The attendant was at the back of the car but standing on the other side. On the forecourt was his mate who waved at me and signalled, by using his thumb and little finger and placing it to his ear, and then changing it to give me the wiggly ‘no don’t do that’ finger gesture. This, in normal circumstances is fine, except this guy had a lit ciggy in his other hand! I mean, it’s bad enough that they have these signs saying don’t use your phone in a garage when there has never been a reported incident of it blowing the place up, but to tell me not to use my phone whilst he has a lit ciggy is just nuts. Talking of signs, here are a few others that set me off. When I was in the UK a little while ago there was a sign in the gent’s toilet which said ‘now wash your hands.’ That’s fine but it then went on to show you, by the use of diagrams, how to wash them. Yup a sign showing you how to wash your hands. Now, I’m not the sharpest tool in the box, but I don’t think
there is anybody in the living civilised world, over the age of four, that doesn’t know how to wash their hands. You stick them under the tap, turn the water on, add soap, rub them together then rinse and dry. The even crazier part is that some idiot somewhere has spent money on producing these dumbass signs and got paid to do it! How about this one. At the entrance to the urbanisation where I live is a map that shows you how to get to all the different Phases of which there are five. It’s a great idea because it’s a big urbanisation and there is a one way system just to confuse you even further. However, there is just one problem. The map has been printed upside down so anyone who looks at it for the first time has not got a hope in hell of finding how to get anywhere. We told the town hall, who put it there, and two years later it’s still there this upside down useless sign that cost a fortune to make. The last one for now is when you are driving down the road and all of a sudden, without any warning, there is the sign that says the road is closed and you can’t go any further. How hard is it to put a sign at the top of the road and at other entrances that the road is closed ahead? So now you have to find a way to turn around, usually in a confined space and then find another way to complete your journey. What signs have you seen? Let me know. mikesenker@gmail.com
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DURING the latest seven-day campaign focusing on speeding motorists, the Guardia Civil checked some 581,294 vehicles on Spain’s roads. Officers found 31,086 were in breach of the law, however the controls conducted by the various local and regional police force also need to be added to these figures, so it is expected to be considerably higher. The campaign targeted mainly the secondary road network where the majority of serious and fatal incidents occur. Four of the drivers stopped now face criminal proceedings after they were found to be exceeding the maximum permitted speed limit by more than 80km per hour. Drivers caught speeding face fines of between €100-600 plus the loss of between two and six points. Exceeding the speed limit by
more than 60km per hour on urban roads, or 80km per hour on major roads, then becomes a criminal offence with the offender facing between six to 12 months in prison, community service and the loss of the driving licence for up to four years, as well as a substantial fine. Remember, the DGT traffic department website has extended its information into English, French and German, to greater advise and inform foreign drivers. Via www.dgt.es information is available in English which tells you what to do in the event of receiving a traffic violation ticket. It includes details on what to do if the offending driver is not the vehicle owner, how to pay the fine, either online or in person or at a bank, or appeal it, as well as contact details for speaking to someone about your fine.
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What can a ‘fed up’ President do? I am President of a Community of Property Owners and I am about to resign the position. I am completely fed up with some owners who have everything to SAY but will not stand for President. One main problem is our Administrators. When you quote anything to them, they just say, that is their opinion. You never see the rules, that is, the law. When I quote you, I hope you feel better for getting it off your chest. Keep in mind that you will not resign as President. You will officially be President until the Com-
they never agree with what you quote or say. Only, that is his opinion. Can I insist that the new President appoint a new administration company? Can I insist that we appoint a British accountant to audit the books for the last 15 years? I strongly feel that nothing adds up. They will not do the accounts in English, only in Spanish. B J C (Costa Blanca)
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will need help with something this week. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Someone who is usually quite the opposite to you will surprise with an offer. Although you are naturally suspicious, give them the benefit of the doubt. Leopards do not change their spots but they are capable of behaving for the bigger good. . SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) An intimate meeting is less exciting than anticipated. This should not bother you because time could yet change that. You need to be in the right place at the right time, so don't give up hope, just have a little patience. A change of plans will be more beneficial than irksome, at least in the longer term. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) While counting your pennies, also count your blessings. Money can be a big problem or merely an irritation but the lack of it must be kept in pe rs pe ct i ve. You ar e r i ght t o think twice about accepting something that seems to be for nothing.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) The goat in you is keen to find pastures new. It isn't a nibble that is needed at the moment, but a feast. Accepting anything less would be a mistake because someone is watching your reaction to an offer. If you feel unsure of your worth, then ask a few trusted friends. It is so hard to see ourselves. Heed their words. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Don't allow an open-ended offer to muddle your mind. There is no need for an immediate decision and this m ay be t oo soon f or a posi t i ve move. A sense of urgency may be put down to practical reasons when, in fact, it is no such thing. A feeling of insecurity is more likely to be the trigger to uncertainty. PISCES (Febraury 20 - March 20) Ar e t hi ngs goi ng swi m m i ngl y? Good. Maybe you had f orgot t en how to have real fun. Remember when you were a child? Life was so si m pl e. Rel ax and be t hat chi l d again. If some old fogey accuses you of being silly, feel sorry for them. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Awkward situations usually bring out the best in you and this week proves that. In the longer term, you wi l l be gr at ef ul t o t hose m aki ng things difficult now.
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The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 sixletter 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 (COMBAT) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
Hexagram AROUSE BUFFET COMBAT (10) DRAGON ERASED ESTATE FECUND FEEBLE FUNNEL HEREBY
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This week in history 1792 – The New York Stock Exchange was established by 24 merchants and brokers. 1796 – Dr Edward Jenner developed the vaccination against smallpox. 1820 – Florence Nightingale, nursing pioneer, was born in Italy. 1937 – George VI was crowned king at Westminster Abbey after his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated. 1954 – Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh and their two children Prince Charles and Princess Anne, returned home from their first Commonwealth tour after having been away for six months. 1957 – Petrol rationing came to an end after being in force for five months. 1967 – The British government announced that Stansted was to become London’s third airport. 1971 – The Daily Sketch, Britain’s oldest tabloid newspaper, was published for the last time after 62 years in print. 1981 – Pope John Paul II was shot twice whilst riding in an open vehicle in St Peter’s Square in Rome. 1985 – A fire at Bradford football stadium killed 56 people and wounded 265 others. 1991 – Winnie Mandela, the wife of Nelson Mandela, was sentenced to six years in prison for her involvement in the kidnap of four youths. 1994 – Labour leader John Smith died after suffering a second heart attack at the age of 55. 1995 – Alison Hargreaves, a British mother of two, became the first woman to reach the peak of Everest unaided. 2000 – Ford announced that it was to cease car production at its Dagenham plant after more than 70 years. 2001 – John Prescott, deputy prime minister, punched a protester after he was hit on the side of the face by an egg. 1955 – The Soviet Union and its Eastern Bloc allies signed a security pact in Warsaw after a three-day conference.
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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 G) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
1 Strand 2 Coarse 3 Raster 4 Chisel 5 Statue 6 Filter 7 Cheese 8 Regent 9 Victim 10 Suntan 11 Length 12 Intent 13 Hasten 14 Lupine 15 Siesta 16 Hither 17 Theist 18 Lariat 19 Teeter.
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NEW ON DVD Collateral Beauty Directed by: David Frankel Starring: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet Howard is a successful advertising executive in New York when tragedy strikes. For the next three years he disconnects from life and from work. Although he turns up for work he is not functioning and the business starts to struggle having lost some of its largest clients. Howard’s partners are running out of time to save the business when they have an idea. One which might just help Howard unlock the answers he is desperately seeking in the letters he writes to Love, Time and Death. Will the unusual idea help save the business and help Howard to reconnect with the world?
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Across 1 Roars used for getting the fire going (7) 5 Core and front of building unaltered (5) 8 Moves towards or from one arson attack (5) 9 Charge a politician in a temper (7) 10 Some of the next remedies will be radical (7) 11 Arranged loans for the beauty parlour (5) 12 Disturbed fish surrounded by poles (6) 14 Deb riskily concealed remains (6) 18 Get rid of in the Channel (5) 20 Increase general confusion (7) 22 Begins tantrum in a moment (7) 23 Asked questions of confused dopes (5) 24 Nasal cavity of head of state in America (5) 25 Elizabethan poet's son writes to the Queen (7) Down 1 Standards set by including Queen in marriage proclamation (7) 2 Jumped in meadow and a gym (5) 3 Old boy with part in play that is rude (7) 4 Plant in some faiths or religions (6) 5 Knocks tramps gone soft in the middle (5) 6 Office device made from plaster (7) 7 Grim extract from a Boris Pasternak novel (5) 13 Trains with a different skilled worker (7)
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1 User, 4 Disaster, 8 Caesar, 9 Robins, 10 Mere, 11 Condense, 13 Controversial, 16 Emergent, 19 Reef, 20 Cannes, 22 Shower, 23 Toasters, 24 Tess. Down: 2 Stateroom, 3 Respect, 4 Doric, 5 Strange, 6 Sable, 7 Eon, 12 Shameless, 14 Oversee, 15 Sort out, 17 Ranks, 18 Tasks, 21 Ado.
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15 Better sun block (7) 16 Slight change of lenders (7) 17 Confinements, we hear, in beds (6) 18 Doctor has one afterthought for boring fellows (5) 19 Shade affected people in charge (5) 21 Lazes in a forest setting (5) Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 8 represents H and 9 represents G, so fill in H every time the figure 8 appears and G every time the figure 9 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 Sleepwear (7) 5 Start (5) 8 Attempts (5) 9 Supply (7) 10 Unfriendly (7) 11 Sovereigns (5) 12 Respite (6) 14 Not often (6) 18 Elegant and stylish (5) 20 Foes (7) 22 Ape (7) 23 Over (5) 24 Symbols (5) 25 Gratify (7)
Down 1 Ewer (7) 2 Unites (5) 3 Huge (7) 4 Light evening meal (6) 5 Obstruct (5) 6 Smiled broadly (7) 7 Requires (5) 13 Departing (7) 15 Stylish (7) 16 Enigma (7) 17 Alcove (6) 18 Turns around (5) 19 Rips (5) 21 Driving clubs (5)
1 Stroppy, 5 Piece, 8 Legal, 9 Calypso, 10 Light, 11 Aware, 12 Expand, 14 Plunge, 18 Gecko, 20 Exact, 22 Abolish, 23 Eager, 24 Erode, 25 Risotto.
Down: 1 Salvage, 2 Regal, 3 Polygon, 4 Yachts, 5 Polka, 6 Explain, 7 Evoke, 13 Piccolo, 15 Leaders, 16 Embargo, 17 Tether, 18 Glare, 19 Ovine, 21 Tight.
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1 Flag, 3 Twin, 8 Lie, 9 Amapola, 10 Raindrops, 14 Cowbell, 16 Sea, 17 Ants, 18 Asno. Down: 1 Film, 2 Abeja, 4 Who, 5 Neat, 6 Painter, 7 Barrels, 11 Pasas, 12 Acta, 13 Mano, 15 Wet.
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Down 2 Statue (7) 3 Arena (tierra) (4) 4 Love (between people) (4) 5 Sábado (8) 6 Teclado (8) 8 Milagro (7) 11 Abierto (4) 12 Berry (4)
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By Michel Bussi ON the idyllic island of La Reunion Martial Bellion is enjoying a holiday with his wife Liane and their six-year-old daughter surrounded by cloudl ess skies , blue s ea an d palm trees. When Liane fails to return after having popped up to the hot e l room worried M arti a l goes to check she is okay. Upon entering the room he discovers it is empty but covered in bloo d . With hotel staff telling the police Martial was the only person to have gone to the room at the time Liane disappeared he becomes the prime suspect. Martial then adds to the suspicion when he too disappears along with his daughter. Could he really have killed his wife? If he didn’t kill her why is he acting so guilty? books@euroweeklynews.com
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Games we played in childhood TOP 10 IT’S National Children’s Day UK this Sunday which aims to highlight the importance of a healthy childhood. Nowadays, with the increasing amount of technology available, it is rare to see children out playing in the street. Remember the fun you had as a child playing games outdoors? Here’s a nostalgic look at some of the fun games we used to play.
7. What’s the Time Mr Wolf? Another great chasing game. Players would stand in a line with the ‘wolf’ standing a few metres away with his back to everyone. Players chanted ‘What’s the time Mr Wolf?” and the wolf replied a time eg two o’clock. Players then took steps to towards the wolf until he decided ‘it’s dinner time!’ and gave chase. If you didn’t make it back to the start without being caught you then became Mr Wolf.
1. Skipping Whether you mastered it or not skipping was a great outdoor activity that you could enjoy on your own. It was even better fun though when, armed with your mum’s washing line, you and your friends teamed up to jump together. Jumping in, jumping in twos or threes, jumping to rhymes or, for those who were really good, double Dutch!
8. Clapping Games How many hours did you play with your friend clapping hands together in a pattern while chanting a rhyme? Some were easy and some were more complicated. Rhymes will have differed depending where you lived but ‘A sailor went to sea, sea, sea…’ and ‘Under the bramble bushes…’ are just two that spring to mind. What was your favourite?
2. Hide and seek Who hasn’t played this game? It was a great game to play indoors when the weather wasn’t great but outside opened up a whole new plethora of hiding places. While the ‘seeker’ counted to 20, 50 or even 100 (whatever your ‘rules’ were!) everyone else would run and hide in the hope of being the last person to be found. ‘Ready or not, here I come…’ 3. Kerby A football, a friend and a quiet road is all that was required. Standing opposite each other the aim was to throw the ball off the edge of the kerb so it bounced back to you. If you managed to catch it on the rebound you got points
SKIPPING: Even better fun with an old washing line. and the chance to stand in the middle of the road for more points until you missed… then it was your friend’s turn. Darn those cars who got in the way of an important game! 4. Tig (or Tag) A game that favoured the more athletic, most of us will have played this at some point. There really aren’t any rules other than run as fast as you can and try not to get caught! The person who was ‘it’ had to try and catch up with someone else in order to ‘tig’ or ‘tag’ them saying ‘you’re it’ when they managed to. Exhausted just thinking about this game now! 5. Hopscotch (or Peever if you’re Scottish!) Remember pavements covered in chalk from hopscotch grids? The game was played by
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9. Kiss, cuddle, torture Another chasing game…with a twist! Similar to ‘tig’ or ‘tag’ someone was ‘it’ and had to chase and catch someone else. If you got caught you then had options… kiss, cuddle or torture. What did you choose? 10. Rounders Basically the UK’s version of baseball without a baseball pitch. Any decent sized space was used for an impromptu game using items of spare clothing as bases. One team threw the ball and the person batting tried to hit the ball as far as possible before trying to run round all of the bases and back home before the other team retrieved the ball and put them out.
6. Red Rover/British Bulldog Each group would stand in a line and make a chain (holding hands) and face each other. Each team then took it in turns with one person running towards the other team to try and break through their chain. If you did you rejoined your team and if you didn’t you joined their team against your old team. A good old arm bruising game of rivalry!
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4 letters: 1 point 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points 7 letters: 5 points 8 or more letters: 11 points
• Good: 19 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.
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Move from the start word (BEST) to the end word (WALK) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
Solution BEST BELT (WEST) BELL (WELT) WELL WALL WALK
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Memories from a parallel universe? Trudy Stewart WHEN you think of the song ‘We are the champions’ by Queen, how do you think it ends? If you believe, like me, it’s ‘of the world’ then you are wrong. Those words were never uttered on any studio or live recordings and yet, when the song ends without them, I keep waiting to hear them. Picture the Monopoly board game and in particular, the Monopoly Man also known as Uncle Pennybags. Do you imagine him to have
a monocle or no monocle? The answer is he has no monocle and has never been illustrated with one. These are just two examples of something known as ‘The Mandela Effect.’ This phrase was coined seven years ago by Author and Blogger, Fiona Broome. Whilst attending a convention, she discovered that several others there shared a false memory she had about Nelson Mandela. They all believed that the former South African President had died during his imprisonment
DARTH VADER: “No, I am your father.”
in the 80’s. Despite the fact he didn’t actually die until December 2013, many people feel certain that they remember seeing clips of his funeral decades before his actual death. This phenomenon, where large groups of people share false memories of past events, details or physicalities has the internet awash with theories and examples. Some people believe that far from being false memories, it is actually proof of parallel universes. They think that what is actually happening is that the memories are real and we ‘remember’ them upon returning from the alternative universe. Another theory is that time travellers went back into the past resulting in slight changes to our present. A more logical explanation is that people are just simply misremembering. The fact that the human memory can be unreliable has been well documented and researched. What’s interesting is that so many individuals seem to share the same false memories. Just for fun, let’s go through some of them and see how you remember them. Is it KitKat or Kit-Kat? There has never
been a hyphen so the first spelling is correct but people claim to remember it being there. In Star Wars, Darth Vader says “Luke, I am your father.” It’s one of those lines that has been quoted repeatedly and a lot of us will recognise it, but what he actually says is “No, I am your father.” This next one is an oldie but a goodie. In Crocodile Dundee, Paul Hogan pulls out his blade and says “That’s not a knife. THIS is a knife!” Or does he? What he actually says is, “That’s not a knife. THAT’S a knife!" Did you get them right? If not, it might be that you are one of the travellers bouncing around between parallel universes, bringing back memories that no longer fit in this universe you find yourself in. Or it might just mean that your memory is not quite as good for confectionery and film quotes as you thought it was. Either way, it is strange that so many of us can share these memories that never happened and still be left with a niggle even when we learn the real facts. If it does turn out that’s because of the parallel universe theory, then I only hope I can travel to one where The Donald isn’t President... and stay there! trudystewart75@gmail.com
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Double trouble ahead for Rajoy Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
OF course Pablo Iglesias and Podemos want a vote of no confidence in Mariano Rajoy and his party. Proving how reasonable he was, Iglesias emphasised that he would raise no problems regarding an alternative candidate put forward by either the PSOE socialists or the ‘C’s,’ the centrists. “The candidate isn’t important,” he said, which is why he was so magnanimous. If the candidate were that important he would never have offered. For Iglesias, putting the PSOE on the spot with primaries coming up is as important as ousting Rajoy. By shunning the motion, he can imply they are shoring up the PP as they
did by abstaining to allow Rajoy to form a government. That could goad enough of the membership into backing Pedro Sanchez as the next PSOE secretary general. Only the paid-up members – all 187,949 of them – are enamoured PABLO IGLESIAS: Hopes to annihilate the PSOE.
of Sanchez. Two general elections and two regional ballots demonstrated that Sanchez does not attract socialist voters. That’s why Iglesias, who hopes to annihilate the P S O E , wants him as
secretary general.
Power play WITH the possible exception of the former Spanish vice-president and Hacienda minister Rodrigo Rato, all of the disgraced PP politicians enriched not only themselves but also the party. The latest in this long line of shysters, the erstwhile president of the Madrid Community Ignacio Gonzalez, used the Canal de Isabel II water utility to raise money for electoral campaigns. If all power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely, wanting to gain or retain power obviously corrupts to the same extent.
In black and white MARIANO RAJOY will always be haunted by the ‘Stay strong’ text message he sent to disgraced PP treasurer Luis Barcenas when the latter’s dodgy bookkeeping emerged. Likewise, Justice minister Rafael Catala will be dogged forever by his message to Ignacio Gonzalez: “Let’s hope the mess gets
sorted out.” Catala did some fast-talking to explain that he didn’t mean Gonzalez’s mess or the PP’s mess or a mess of his own. He meant general mess. What’s written can’t be unwritten and some text messages should never be sent in a country where “Think the worst and you’ll always be right” is a favourite proverb.
Not today, thank you CATALUÑA’S pro-independence president Carles Puigdemont cancelled this month’s visit to Morocco. No politician “at any level” would be available to receive him and his party, Puigdemont was told. Catalan insiders say Morocco was responding to pressure from Spain and the US but it would be truer to say that no one outside Cataluña is that interested in Puigdemont. Or quite a few inside.
& Are you one of the 9%? HEALTH BEAUTY
WORLD ASTHMA DAY has been marked in Spain as experts say there are currently around 235 million asthma patients around the world. According to the World Health Organisation, (WHO) asthma deaths will increase by almost 20 per cent in the next 10 years if no urgent action is taken. Asthma cannot be cured, but with proper diagnosis and treatment and patient education, it can be controlled and a good quality of life enjoyed. One of the main forms of treatment is through the use of an inhaler, however, reports say that only 9 per cent of asthma patients in Spain, use their inhaler correctly. A specialist department at Barcelona’s Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, said inhaled therapy is recommended for asthma as it directly reaches the lungs, but many people do use the inhaler correctly and the medication does not reach the respiratory tract. The Respiratory Group of the Spanish Society of Family and Community Pharmacies, added that many pa-
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tients also have more than one inhaler to use and often forget which one to use when. They stress that the use of inhalers requires greater teaching and control by medical staff, both doctors, nurses and pharmacists, at the time of prescribing the device, to ensure it is correctly and effectively used. Another frequent error is that the condition can have phases of stability, resulting in the patient deciding not to take their medication. However, this can lead to a long term worsening of the condition. Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic respiratory diseases in Spain, affecting around 5 per cent of adults and 8-10 per cent of children.
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SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. LONELINESS: Some men have felt lonely for years.
MEN could be lonelier than you think. A report has concluded that as many as 35 per cent of men in the UK feel lonely at least once a
week, while 11 per cent admitte d to fe e lin g lo n e ly most days. The study was carried out by social media site
Gransnet, which reported that the older generation are suffering from an ‘epidemic of loneliness’ with almost three-quarters describing themselves as lonely. Almost two in five said they could go for days without speaking to anyone and nearly half said they had felt lonely for years as the study authors warned t h a t m a n y, p a r t i c u l a r l y pensioners, were suffering in silence with over 70 per cent saying their family would be shocked to learn
they felt lonely. Over 25 per cent of men aged 65 to 69 blamed retirement for their loneliness as they had lost that connection with going to work and being around colleagues, although the study found that 35 was the age when a man felt the loneliest. Moving away from family and friends was also a main cause of loneliness in respondents, as well as going through a break up, being unemployed and the death of a family member.
1. What is sciatica and when does it usually occur? Sciatica is simply pain f el t i n t he l um bar ar ea that can spread to both legs usually caused by a pinched nerve. Although it can happen at any age, it tends to be most common amongst the elderly due t o ar t hr i t i s i n t he spinal column. It can also appear after strenuous physical activities causing herniated discs. 2. What are the symptoms? The main symptoms of sciatica are muscle cramps, back pains that can spread to the legs as well as difficulty in making certain movements, and in some cases being unable to move your legs. 3. What causes sciatica? The main causes of sciatica are arthritis and herniated discs in the spine. They are most common amongst the elderly and the young after overexerting themselves lifting heavy loads, or bad posture when sitting, among other things. 4. How can it be treated? Usually a course of anti-
i nf l am m at or i es, anal gesics, muscle relaxants and rest are effective in managing the symptoms. Depending on the cause of a person’s sciatica it m ay be necessar y t o have an operation, such as havi ng her ni at ed discs. Physiotherapy is also very beneficial for sciatica sufferers. 5. Can you prevent having sciatica? Certain exercises which st r engt hen m uscl es, avoiding bad postures, not overexerting when lifting and sitting corr ect l y ar e al l ways t o minimise the chances of suffering from sciatica. 6. Is there a specific exercise which helps? Any f or m of exer ci se whi ch does not st r ai n your back is helpful, as it strengthens your muscles and helps improve blood flow. Generally swimming, yoga, pilates and other similar exercises are all very beneficial. 7. Is it hereditary? In general it is not hereditary. Just because parents suffer from sciatica i t does not m ean t hei r children will too.
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Making access easier for the disabled THE first electric car in Spain adapted for people with reduced mobility, has been created. The Nissan eNV200 has been adapted thanks to the expertise of ILUNION Adaptación de Vehículos which belongs to the ONCE group of social enterprises and its Foundation. ILUNION said the technical department of Nissan was instrumental in developing this first prototype as there are very strict protocols and guidelines to be followed on this type of vehicle. The Nissan is a five-seater vehicle and has space for a person in a wheelchair. ILUNION hopes that this could be a ‘car of the future’ for those with disabilities and opens the door to making electric taxis more accessible in city centres, making services more accessible for all and more environmentally friendly.
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EXERCISE PILL: Would allow people to reap the benefits without doing a workout.
Popping a pill to replace the treadmill A PILL could soon give the effect you have had a workout, without you raising a finger. Scientists say a chemical called PPARD is linked to aerobic endurance. In tests with mice, the researchers used a smallmolecule drug to activate PPARD in the muscles of mice. It increased the fat burn-
ing in their muscles, similar to what happens during exercise, despite them being sedentary, and also increased endurance by up to 70 per cent. It is hoped these findings and their research could lead to an ‘exercise pill’ that would allow people to reap the benefits of a workout without actually doing one.
GIVING a massage will not only make your partner feel good, but it will make you feel pretty good too. That’s according to researchers who got couples to spend 15 minutes giving their partner a massage two or three times a week. They found that couples who did this showed significant improvements in their well-being, stress and relationship satisfaction. The study, which involved 38 couples, reports those who gave the massage felt around 9 per cent better overall, compared to 12 per cent for those who received the massage. It measured their mental well-being during a three-week course where they were taught massage skills and three weeks after it had finished. Nine out of 10 couples in the study said they would recommend mutual massage.
MASSAGE: Makes you feel good.
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Belly dancing A S PE C I AL o r i e n t a l festival is on the cards for M o j a c a r t h i s su mmer. Muxacra Oriental Fest 2017 is organised by S hir i n B e l l y d a n c e Art and will come to the pueblo from Ju l y 28-30. Muxacra brings oriental and bellydance workshops a s we l l a s l i v e music, food and art from the east . Gu e st st a r i s Nesma, an internationally acclaimed teacher in Andalu c i a n a n d R e d a dance wh o wi l l h o l d public talks on the mysterious art forms. There will be a gala, open air demonstrations, books, videos and CDs. Most importantly there is the c h a n c e t o l e a r n first hand the art of oriental dance from one of the fin e st t e a c h e r s i n Spain.
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A visual ode to planet earth ONE of the world’s greatest photographic exhibitions is finally on display in Almeria. ‘Genesis’ by famous Brazilian artist Sebastiao Salgado is now available for public viewing at the Mirador de la Rambla until June 9. It is an outside series, part of the ‘Art in the Street’ initiative proving popular in Almeria. Genesis consists of 38 black and white photographs of landscapes, people and animals in their most primitive and natural state. It is the work of years spent photographing some of the planet’s most remote wildernesses, and the indigenous people who survive in them. Salgado visited the depths of the Amazon jungle, the Galapagos Islands, snowbound Alaska and Siberia, unique Madagascan wildlife, and Indonesian jungle in his hunt for universal human truths. He took in scorching deserts, tropical rainforests and desolate polar landscapes while living with nomads, hunters and farmers for months on end capturing their lost lifestyles. The planetary tour, which involved 32 different
GENESIS: Stunning photos from Sebastiao Salgado. trips, took Salgado eight years from 2004 to 2012 to complete. A representative of Salgado in Spain said that Genesis is a powerful call to preserve the virgin spaces of earth, an
estimated 46 per cent of the planet, where humans do not yet live. He described it as a visual ode to the majesty of mother earth. The Brazilian has travelled to hun-
dreds of countries in an acclaimed career that many consider to be the best photojournalist of all time. His works have graced museums from New York to Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and London.
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Pop rock dream TICKETS are quickly running out for the Pulpop Festival which will take Almeria by storm this July. Sponsored by Radio 3 and Cruzcampo, the festival brings some of the brightest sounds in the Spanish and international music scene to the big stage. Already confirmed are top British band The Spitfires. Meanwhile Costa del Sol trio Airbag will be performing hits from the Beach Boys, Housemartins and Buzzcocks. There are dozens of other local names and bands travelling from across Europe for the chance to play at one of Spain’s newest and most exciting festivals. Pulpop is only a two-day affair which begins on Friday July 7 at the Roquetas bullring and then wraps up on the Saturday at iconic musical venue the Zaway pub for an aftershow featuring some of Spain’s top DJs from 2am. The entire neighbourhood will be transformed into a mini rock ‘n’ roll paradise during the festival. Many of the bands taking part had to compete for a spot, making the quality extremely high. Pulpop is a tribute to classic pop and rock music and a far cry from the trance marathon that is Dreambeach. Tickets can be bought online.
Culture festival THE spring cultural festival being held across Almeria is well underway with museums throughout th e province having held numerous exhibitions and set to hold exciting new ones. The Museum of Almeria is set to hold a special family day of children’s art on May 12 while on May 16 a ceramics exhibition will be held. Thursday May 18 will be particularly special as it is National Museum Day, celebrated with the Hilando Vidas exhibition. Also t h r o u g h o u t th e month the Alcazaba will be holding a series of special events to commemorate the spring cultural season, including guided tours of local castles.
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SEAT: Bike race sponsored by car company.
Elite racers unite ON Sunday May 28 Vera will hold the first edition of a new road cycling race developed in collaboration with car brand Seat Navarro Segura. Jointly organised by the Andalucian Cycling Federation the race takes place next to Vera’s fairground and involves a 1.5 kilometre loop raced for laps. Competitors will be divided into different categories, including Elite, under 23, over 60, Womens and Juniors. The race is
The race is only open to federated cyclists or school champions but hundreds are expected to turn up as spectators. only open to federated cyclists or school champions, but hundreds of people are expected as spectators to create a terrific community atmosphere.
A LOCAL book fair will see hundreds of children and adults from across the Almanzora Valley gather in Macael this weekend. A passionate weekend of storytelling will see youngsters mesmerised by the works of both English and Spanish heroes of the literature world. From early on Thursday May 11 until the following Friday evening avid readers can hear works from Roald Dahl, of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory fame, and Miguel de Cervantes, specifically his mas-
terpiece Don Quixote. There will also be workshops, games, food and adventure for the young ones, who will come from Albox, Cantoria, Olula del Rio, Purchena and Macael. All are invited to the fair which will be held in the Plaza de la Constitucion and Plaza de la Juventud. Book signings with famous local authors, and even a radio broadcast will take place alongside marathon reading sessions as the fair hopes to rekindle the lost art of reading in today’s youth and young adults.
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The pilgrims of swing SAN ISIDRO is finally here. One of Almeria’s biggest festivals will see parties across the province on Saturday March 13 before the most solemn spectacle of pilgrimages on Sunday. San Isidro’s official day is May 15, with the traditional pilgrimages running on the Sunday closest. Though the festival is well attended throughout Spain, and even the Spanish speaking world, it is celebrated in particular style in Almeria, especially in Mojacar and Nijar. Both towns will be enjoying huge colourful parties on Saturday with live music in public squares, food, drink and merriment. On Sunday the biggest local procession takes place in Mojacar as pil-
grims depart from La Fuente at 11am and trek around 10 kilometres to Sopalmo, accompanied as ever by the terrific Mojacar municipal band. With religion on the wane, even in traditional Spain, the biggest San Isidro festivities, certainly the loudest, are reserved for Saturday. Live music from local bands will run long into the night as people dress up in colourful, vibrant spring clothing in the last big party before Moors and Christians celebrations transform Almeria into living history. On Saturday the biggest celebrations will be at La Fuente, Mojacar, where Noches de Candela will kick off their performance at 11pm.
PARTY: San Isidro is a colourful celebration.
May’s plant of the month THE Umbrian Botanical Gardens in the gorgeous Sierra de Maria-Los Velez Natural Park has chosen its ‘plant of the month’ ahead of an exciting May schedule. The Vinca Major (Periwinkle) was selected for the month of May and all guests can now see it in full bloom at the famous botanical garden. The periwinkle can be found naturally from sea level to altitudes of 1,500 metres, especially in the Mediterranean basin and is renowned for its medicinal properties. Those properties have made it the perfect introduction for the Garden’s new schedule. Now open from 9am until 3pm from Tuesday to Sunday, admission is free to the public. The Garden is part of a wider Andalucian network of natural
PERIWINKLE: Plant of the month at Umbrian Gardens. spaces and a terrific inclusion in the Sierra de Maria-Los-Velez park, itself
considered a butterfly and bird-spotting paradise.
Incognito Singers spring concert ON Saturday April 29 The Incognito Singers delighted the audience at Albox Town Hall Theatre with a medley of songs ranging from Ain’t Misbehavin’ to the Pilgrim’s Chorus from Wagner’s ‘Tannhäuser.’ Their assured and easy style masked the hard work that must have been put into pulling off such a varied programme so convincingly and the audience clearly enjoyed everything they heard. Musical director, David Murphy, gave his usual professionalism to the
music and to the introduction of the numbers in both English and Spanish. David clearly knows how to get the very best out of his singers, and the singers obviously respond to his direction with enthusiasm and dedication. There were pieces of particular note a barbershop quartet performance of Coney Island Baby, and a trio singing SauveSia Il Vento from Mozart’s ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ - which gave an opportunity for some strong individual voices to shine. The other two classical pieces -
Speed Your Journey from ‘Nabucco’ by Verdi and the Pilgrim’s Chorus - were familiar to everyone. The Asociacion Española Contra el Cancer (AECC - Spanish Cancer Association) is the beneficiary of a donation of €700 as a result of a Saturday afternoon well spent in the company of The Incognito Singers. Beats shopping any day! If you would like more information about The Incognito Singers, visit their website www.theincognitosingers.com.
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GARRY WAITE HERE ARE NOW MORE BILLIONAIRES living in the UK than ever before despite fears over Brexit, the Sunday Times Rich List has revealed This year ’s list found the richest 1,000 people and families have a record total wealth of £658 billion, a rise of 14 per cent on last year’s £575 billion figure. The wealthiest people in the UK are elderly brothers Sri and Gopi Hinduja, whose latest project is to convert the Old War Office in London into a luxury five-star hotel and 88 luxury apartments for the super-rich. The pair first topped the list in 2014 and now have a fortune of £16.2 billion, made
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AND SPEAKING OF MILLIONS, regular readers may recall me mentioning about how in the 80’s cities were closing banks down and entrepreneurs were converting them into restaurants and fashionable wine bars and brasseries. I commented that the practice had seemed to have faded. So it was with some interest that I read from London that the former Sir Edwin Lutyens-designed Midland Bank building on Poultry, just a minute’s walk from the Bank of England, has been turned into a luxury hotel. The Ned - the largest and most ambitious hotel to launch in London this year is set to welcome its first guests.
The Ned - Large in Scale and Delivery. A former Caterer named Hotelier of the Year 2015, Nick Jones is the man behind the enormous project. He never intended to open a hotel in the City of London. The capital’s financial centre is not a typical location for an outpost of Soho House & Co,
the company founded by Jones 22 years ago and renowned for attracting guests and members from the media and entertainment industries. He was told about the availability of the building by the landlord of Little House, one of 18 members’ clubs owned and operated by Soho House & Co worldwide. “I wasn’t particularly keen to go along, but I didn’t want to appear rude,” he recalls. “The banking floor was jaw-droppingly beautiful,” he said. “I clambered up on the roof, with its views over St Paul’s, and immediately saw the huge potential the property offered as a hotel and collection of restaurants.” The hotel features 252 bedrooms, nine restaurants, two swimming pools - one on the rooftop and one in the basement - a spa, members’ club and much more. The Ned is a beautiful, multifaceted beast, which required the help of a partner to create. After speaking to Ron Burkle, the American investor who acquired a 60 per cent stake in Soho House & Co in 2012, Jones met with Andrew Zobler, the founder and chief executive of Sydell Group. Burkle is also the main financial backer of Sydell Group, a company that has experience of grand renovation projects through the opening of six hotels in the US during the past five years.
through investments spanning the oil and gas, automotive, IT, energy, media, banking, property and healthcare sectors. They are now among 134 billionaires on the list - a record number in the UK and 14 more than last year’s. In today’s world, being simply a millionaire no longer secures you a place on the Rich List, with a fund of £110 million now needed to get you a place in the top 1,000. Two decades ago people needed a fortune of only (sic) £15 million to make the cut. Robert Watts, compiler of the rankings, said: “While many of us worried about the outcome of the EU referendum, many of the richest people just kept calm and carried on making billions.”
Gopichand Hinduja, joint richest man, with his brother, in the UK.
“That was the start of our collaboration and it’s been fantastic,” enthuses Jones. “We love each other more than we did at the beginning, which is unusual when you’re involved in a project of this scale.” While Soho House & Co has extensive experience of developing a variety of hospitality businesses - as well as the members’ clubs (12 of which feature bedrooms and welcome non-members), it has also created 16 restaurant brands nothing comes close to the scale of the Ned, which covers nearly 30,000 square metres. Jones and his team made the most of the building, encouraging him to look to its banking heritage for design cues. Hence, much use has been made of the banking hall’s original walnut-panelled counters, used by tellers, repurposed as bar counters and dividers between the different restaurants. Once bustling with bank customers, the space will now buzz with some 850 restaurant customers at any one time. Meanwhile, in the basement, the bank vaults feature a lounge bar, containing more than 3,000 original stainless steel, engraved safety deposit boxes that once stored gold bullion deposits of £335m (£15b in today’s money) and the two metre-wide doors have been retained.
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Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame. Arthur Schopenhauer
RELEASED THIS WEEK here are the top five: 1. Sri and Gopi Hinduja - £16.2 billion. The brothers live in a a £300 million mansion overlooking St James’s Park. 2. Len Blavatnik - £15.982 billion. The Ukraineborn investor owns Warner Music Group and lives in his home in Kensington Palace Gardens. 3. David and Simon Reuben - £14 billion. The brothers made their money in London property and internet. They bought a £70 million car park in Mayfair in 2015 which will be turned into a £500 million redevelopment. 4. Lakshmi Mittal and family - £13.229 billion. The world’s top steelmaker is also a shareholder in QPR football club. 5. Alisher Usmanov - £11.791 billion. He owns a 30 per cent stake in Arsenal and made his money from mining and investment. Can’t see many ‘British’ names there - can you?? (courtesy of the Sunday Times)
Original in Design and in Fact Entrance to the Vault bar at the Ned. The £220 million investment is now in the hands of Gareth Banner, the managing director of the Ned, who was appointed from his former general manager role at the Renaissance St Pancras hotel, London, and is the person responsible for the hotel on a day-to-day basis, who explained the logistics. “We have a central production kitchen, which feeds into all the restaurants, and a specific kitchen for each restaurant,” he says. “The restaurants will all be run independently with their own head chef, restaurant manager and team, while behind the scenes there will be a lot of shared services - such as purchasing.” Staffing the Ned with a team of 800 is what has kept Banner awake at night. The process, however, has been on track, with many individuals being recruited directly from Europe, despite the uncertainty of what Brexit will mean in the long-term
with regard to employing staff from within the EU. Teams of recruiters have appointed in Rome and Barcelona through the offer of attractive packages, rather than wait for individuals to come to the UK and for the Ned to then compete with another 10 businesses for their services. “It is a worry and a concern for everyone in our industry how the government is going to deal with the immigration situation,” says Jones. “Over 75 per cent of the people who work for Soho House in the UK weren’t born in this country. I’m sure the government will consider a way around it - they are going to have to.” Once again, the Hospitality Industry in the UK shows its concern for the future of employment of foreigners after Brexit. But for the time being the Ned will no doubt thrive in the competitive world of London hotels. It is still one of Europe’s top destinations. The City has never been considered a leisure area especially in the evenings, up until about 10 years ago bars closed at 8.00pm. But with the dining experiences and entertainment on offer at this luxury hotel, it will surely be at the hub of the financial district. The old bank may well welcome more bankers as customers, than used to work there! (some content courtesy of the Caterer. www.thened.com)
ON THAT NOTE I will bid you farewell until next week and should aspiring restaurateurs need some help or advice, please do not hesitate to contact me. A toast to Good Food, Good Wine and Good Friends.
Garry Waite is a well-known foodie and restaurateur as well as a Hospitality Management Consultant. If you are contemplating setting up an operation in Spain, or indeed having problems with an existing project contact him on garrywaite@euroweeklynews.com.
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PARENTS’ ANGER: Previous protests over closure of the school.
Fury at Fenoy closure A LOCAL Albox school and cherished local landmark is officially closed. The gazette of the Andalucian government referred to the ‘abolition’ of the Francisco Fenoy de Albox school. The centre has been merged with the Virgen del Saliente despite public protests and considerable local anger. Protest movement, AMPA of Fenoy, which was set up to oppose the move will remain in operation until at least the end of the current school year, fighting for Albox’s educational future. Francisco Fenoy de Albox served the community for 31 years and had 133 students, though new student registrations have been
banned for some time. AMPA has now published a damning response to the Junta Andalucia’s decision on the protest group’s Facebook page. The group, consisting mainly of local parents, calls for everyone who either supported the closure, or who did nothing to prevent it, to celebrate the day with a Champagne toast. They say their conscience is clear. AMPA exposed local politicians who supported the closure and fought to the very end for their sons and daughters. The group also thanks the thousands of people who lent support during their often bitter campaign.
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A union of nations HUNDREDS of people took part in the third annual Cuadrillas meet of Albox. The festival brought out many of the traditional dances, clothes, music and food of the region. A parade through Plaza Mayor and Plaza de San Francisco attracted people from all over the Almanzora Valley with musicians arriving from HuercalOvera and Velez-Rubio. Local residents joined in and everyone feasted on a giant paella that symbolises the union of different nationalities who have made the town their home. Traditional songs were out in force and pastries devoured en masse.
LET’S DANCE: People enjoy Cuadrillas celebrations Culture councillor Aurora Cerdan described the day as a terrific success which showed Albox’s
deep respect for its cultural heritage. Next year’s Cuadrillas is set to be even bigger.
Star crossed actors triumph STUDENTS from Cantoria performed different stage works in English in a series of plays designed to raise money for charity. Bold youngsters from the IES Valle del Almanzora Cantoria performed Romeo and Juliet and Cinderella at the town theatre in a hugely well received evening.
With help from local expats and their hard working English department the students were able to pull off a flawless performance of the Shakespeare play and ancient fairytale. The students worked extremely hard for weeks and not only triumphed, but also raised funds for a local charity.
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CONVENT: Major renovations are needed.
Cough up for new town hall RESIDENTS of Albox have been asked to contribute financially to the restoration of the new town hall, the old church convent. Mayor Francisco Torrecillas said that the great restoration project would be embraced by future generations of Albox residents and should therefore be funded in a community spirit. The council website now has various banking links which people can follow to make a private donation. ‘Every little helps’ wrote the mayor on his Facebook page. The appeal comes as work began in earnest last month on repairing the roofs of the 19th century building. It has been leased for decades from the Bishopric on the condition that Albox Council renovate and bring the old convent back to life as a major community attraction.
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Mega shopping back on track AMERICAN developer the Cordish Companies is continuing to insist that its proposed mega-project in Madrid go ahead. The Spanish capital had rejected Cordish’s ambitious plan on the grounds that it would cost too much money. Cordish has now offered to sweeten the deal, which would be among the biggest real estate developments in Spanish history. As well as a massive shopping complex with a cinema and hotels, they want to build a six hectare lagoon with an artificial beach where people can play volleyball and even surf and swim. The government had been asked to contribute €340 million to the project, together with the €2.2 billion Cordish have at the ready. Madrid thought this figure excessive but, together with the new lagoon concept, Cordish has also said that all the city has to contribute is planning permission. They will do the rest. The ball is now back in the city’s court. There are fears that the project
MADRID COMPLEX: Would include a cinema, hotels, a six hectare lagoon and an artificial beach. could take longer than expected and fill an appetite that doesn’t exist in a huge city with its fair share of mega shopping centres.
Foreign buyers on the increase THE vast majority of foreigners who decide to buy a home in the Spanish sun choose second hand properties rather than new builds. Latest breakdown figures show that 83.7 per cent of the homes bought by expats last year were second hand, meaning not only that they’d had more than one owner but also weren’t built in the past year or two. That meant that just 16.3 per cent of the 56,000 homes bought by foreigners were new builds. Oddly enough the statistics suggest that expats favour second hand homes more than Spanish nationals, 81.2 per cent of whom chose older properties. But further breakdowns can be made between foreign nationalities. For instance the Irish, French and Italians overwhelmingly prefer second hand homes. Norwegians, Belgians and Swedish opt for
new builds. Alternatively Brits and Germans typically don’t put too much currency on the age of the home. Rather they choose size, opting for homes with more than 100 square metres of space. Regardless of whether the homes favoured are old or new, big or small, foreigners are continuing to buy Spanish in record numbers. They bought almost 8,000 more homes last year than in 2015. That meant that 13.2 per cent of homes were bought by foreigners, a huge increase from the 4.2 per cent recorded in 2009. Naturally the Mediterranean coastlines continue to be the favourite haunt of expats looking for a home in the sun. Some 47,000 of the 56,000 purchased were on the long glorious coastline between Gibraltar and Barcelona.
But Cordish points out that this is no ordinary shopping centre. Like other hundred hectare estates planned for Valencia and the Costa
THREE villas on Campello’s Muchavista beach in Alicante have been pulled down to make way for 10 luxury apartments. Campello’s General Development Plan (PGOU) drafted in 2011 originally intended to give planning permission for a hotel on the site.
del Sol it will feature luxury suites, a convention centre, sports centre, even museums and concert halls. They estimate that nine million
people would visit the centre each year, while the knock-on effects for Spain’s booming construction industry would be enormous.
A demand for luxury Instead, the PGOU was revoked last year by the Supreme Court on a technicality pointed out by a local business-owner who would have been adversely affected by it. For the time being at least,
any future development will be in line with the 1986 PGOU. Although the Supreme Court ruling put the brakes on the local construction sector last year and at the beginning
of 2017, there is still a demand for frontline luxury properties. Three villas built last year above the l’Almadrava beach each sold for almost €1.8 million, sector sources said. The new apartment building will have two 400-square metre apartments costing €1 million on each floor.
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Poppies are beautiful in bloom By Graeme Tyrrell THE spring flowers that grace the landscape at this time of year in areas where there has been good winter rain are a marvel to behold. There is a plethora of colours and forms of flowers from tiny Scarlet Pimpernel to various types of the prominent Chrysanthemum family. An outstanding flower that catches the eye, especially when dominating a field, and is very symbolic for many is the poppy. Poppies have a short-lived flower but produce new ones consecutively so appear to flower for a long period during
spring. The typically red common poppy is normally an annual plant of less than a metre in height but if you are cultivating poppies there is a wide range of different colours, sizes and forms available. They make a great container plant to add colour to a balcony or terrace and in the garden they will brighten up an area where you visit frequently. I have the wild varieties coming up in my vegetable garden, but I let them stay and brighten up the garden during the establishment of the summer vegetable crops until the vegetables need more space. The true poppies are Papaver
species, of which there are over 70, but other families including the blue Meconopsis, plumed Macleaya and tree Romneya also have poppy as a common name. As a cultivated plant the Iceland poppy is a favourite with many gardeners. It lasts for a couple of years so there is not the need to replant each year and the range of different coloured flowers is extensive. The seed of poppies is very small and grows best when sprinkled on a cultivated soil surface or a potting mix with only a fine coating of mix to cover them or just press them into the soil in early winter
and spring. They sprout naturally in fields that have been cultivated or disturbed because they need to be near the surface and exposed to some light to germinate, so don’t bury the seed. The association of the poppy with remembrance is that it grew so prolifically in areas of soil disturbance after military activities and burials in the natural soil. They can be transplanted but do better grown from seed in their chosen spot. They grow very quickly, emerging one to two weeks from planting the seed, and can start flowering within weeks.
SPRING POPPIES: Come in many different hues.
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A passion for the porcelain IT seems that men are giving more consideration to cleaning the toilet. It makes sense that they should, as it is a regular port of call. The days when men only managed to lift the toilet seat and never bothered putting it down may be over. Things are changing, as researchers have discovered that men are taking more interest in the hygiene of their toilet and even buying products for cleaning, which is an amazing find. However, the report states that women are still taking most of the responsibility towards the cleaning of the ‘throne.’ This new wave of interest may be due to there being so many products for cleaning the toilet that smell so wonderful, giving an incentive to take more of a part in this dreaded household duty. Awareness of germs is another reason, with people buying more disinfectants and advice for cleaning the toilet can be found so easily on social media.
TOILET CLEANING: How to keep your man interested in caring for the loo. Keep the man in your life interested in caring for the loo, by making it a more welcoming place to be. If he likes to read on the loo, get him a bookshelf
and he’ll take pride in this very important area and invest in keeping it clean. It is probably the only room in the house, where you can
Get the Loewe down SPANISH luxury clothing brand Loewe has become the latest fashion house to expand into the lifestyle sector with a range of homeware. The new collection Loewe: This is Home, made its debut at Milan Design Week 2017 in April.
The eclectic range features contemporary modular seating solutions with a flavour of American minimalism, wool throws knitted into male silhouettes, rugs dotted with stars and hand-carved oak items made in Yorkshire. It is the brainchild of Irish-
born designer Jonathon Anderson, who was installed as creative director at the end of 2013. “I like the idea that fashion can explode into the household, bringing artisans together to design new physical forms and apply craft in a home,” he said.
have complete privacy, so turn your visits into pleasurable ones with fresh clean aromas, patterned toilet paper and a squeaky clean loo.
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The sanctuary of the bathroom LIFE is very stressful these days and there seems to be nowhere to hide from the world outside, not even within your walls. There is one special place in the house that allows you to lock the door, so why not make the most of it, by turning this room into a Zen-like sanctuary, where you can begin to wind down in peaceful surroundings. It is not difficult to create a private oasis and here are a few ideas to get some serenity back into your everyday life. The first idea is to put smooth stones in the sink and when the water flows over the stones, the splashing will sound like a water fountain. The lighting should be soft and calming, so use candles positioned near a mirror, if they are unattended, use the flameless variety. If you have visitors, it would be interesting for them and yourself to have some artwork up on the walls. The focus will be drawn to the art and this will have the effect of relaxing you and your guests. The smell of natural scents like jasmine and lavender, or incense cones can create a calming aroma. Decorate with fresh flowers or if the bathroom is well lit, add a fern, otherwise add a rubber plant, to emphasise the presence of nature. To accessorise, add beautiful hand towels, presented in a basket and make sure to turn off the extractor fan if you need some peace and quiet!
Shady solution for hot summer days IN the summer, everyone loves to be outdoors and there’s nothing better than sitting under a pergola, to take the edge off the heat of the sun. The pergola is an extension of living space but can also be freestanding. The structure is based on posts and covered with a roof or arch, made of wood or metal. Pergolas have been around for a long time and their original purpose was to provide protection from the sun. The origin of the word dates back to 1645-55 from the Italian Latin word, ‘pergula,’ which means protruding roof, arbour. Their beauty comes in their simplicity, a framework that’s waiting to be dressed either with fabric, natural wood or live foliage.
Ancient Egyptians used reeds or palm leaves and Tuscans used grape vines on their pergolas. You could also use branches or bamboo; lattice panels that have a criss-crossed slat pattern, but don’t give full protection; or fixed fabric in one piece or strips that are woven through. Other options are to use retractable canopies that are waterproof and have sun protection factor or to go for ultra luxury with pergola curtains that will give privacy and make you feel rather special. The most beautiful pergolas are those decorated with climbing plants. Use Chinese Trumpet vine, Golden Hop, Morning Glory, common jasmine, climbing roses, ‘Albertine,’ Paul’s Himalayan Musk, black grape, ‘Brant’ or Wisteria.
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Trauma in pets, part 3
Let sleeping dogs lie THE structure of a dog’s sleep is very similar to a human being’s sleep. There are stages of wakefulness, rapid-eye-movement REM sleep and nonrapid eye-movement sleep. While asleep, the dog’s brain is trying to find shortcuts or connections between things that they have experienced. The events of the day are put into categories, when in non-REM sleep. In REM sleep there is an opportunity for the dog to explore, in an environment that’s free of consequences. Dogs enter REM sleep about 20 minutes into a snooze session and might stay there for two to three minutes. People and dogs dream in both stages of sleep mentioned, but most dreams are remembered through REM sleep.
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David THE Dogman Please note that this article was written by Sara Reusche of Paws Abilities Dog Training in Rochester, Minnesota, United States.
IF your cat or dog has a history of trauma, whether suspected or confirmed, here are some guidelines to remember. 1. The cat or dog determines what’s traumatising, not you. While you may not have thought that holding your pet down for a simple nail trim was that big a deal, your cat or dog may have a different opinion. Watch your dog’s body language for signs of stress such as lip licking, yawning, slower or faster movement, freezing, and turning away so that you can intervene if a situation starts to go south. Pushing through such situations can almost guarantee that they’ll create
new fear triggers in many cats and dogs. 2. Create safe places. One of the reasons to teach a dog to go to his or her mat is it is helpful for many dogs due to its clear structure of safety. The mat is a positive place where treats, relaxation, and massage take place, we can create a positive conditioned emotional response to the mere presence of this training method. Once the mat becomes a safe place, make sure to keep it that way. Do not allow anything bad happen to your dog on the mat. You can create other safe spaces as well - places in your dog’s environment where good things occur and where there is no pressure placed on the dog. 3. Give your cat and dog choices. One of the fastest ways to traumatise any mammal is to take away all of his or her choices. Create opportunities for your dog to make choices about his or her envi-
ronment, schedule, and care as much as possible. Whether you let your dog decide which way to turn at the end of the block, wait for your dog to offer a foot for nail trimming, play with nose work, or give your dog several different beds to choose to sleep on, choice is hugely important. Cats decide where they are going to sleep. Set your dog up to make good choices, then reward those choices to build the dog’s confidence. 4. Always try to end on a good note. Research has shown that people who have experienced identically unpleasant procedures created very different memories of those procedures depending on how traumatic the final moments of the procedure were. While we don’t know whether dogs have the same cognitive
recall abilities, it certainly doesn’t hurt to try to make the last few seconds of any unpleasant experience as pleasant as possible. For example, most dogs are concerned about having their feet handled. I file nails instead of clipping them because this is more comfortable for the dog and the dog is in control of how fast or slow nail trimming sessions go. Your pet is also free to leave at any time if he gets too scared. At the end of every nail-trimming session, I practise simply touching the nail file to her toenails for less
than a second, followed by a food reward. Because each session ends with these quick successes, they are more comfortable allowing us to handle their feet when it is time for the next session. 5. Your cat or dog is not his story. If your pet has a history of trauma, it’s important to be aware of that past, but equally important to help your pet succeed in the present. Too often, we get caught up with the stories, we tell ourselves about our pets’ past, and forget to pay attention to the animal in front of us. Last week’s article was also written by Sara Reusche, but credit was not given due to an oversight.
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Black cabs and Valkyries By Matthew Elliott THE great arc of world motor shows has taken in Paris, Geneva and New York. Last weekend the flashiest, most unusual cars in the industry were in Britain for the London Motor Show which ran from May 4 to 7. It was
the second edition of the show, a rapidly emerging alternative to the British Motor Show. As in 2016, this year it was once again held in Battersea Park. There were motoring celebrities, including Stig Ben Collins and Jodie Kidd, car safety demonstrations, virtual reality driving experi-
ences, a wild range of supercars and even the new electric London Black Cab. The Lamborghini Aventador S made its British debut, bringing a V12 engine and incredible 740hp to stunned fans. At the other end of the size scale there was the classic Mini remastered by David Brown and now confusingly known as the ‘new-old Mini.’ Other British debuts included the
Alpina B4 S, the Kahn Vengeance Volante, and the MG XS, considered the English manufacturer’s strongest foray on to the world stage yet. Among the wilder entrants was the concept hypercar the Aston Martin Valkyrie which is forged from a oneoff partnership with Red Bull Racing. It is the latest of the brand’s V cars but that’s about all anyone knows except that it’s sure to be extremely sleek and fast. Also making waves, and for very real reasons, was the Jaguar F-Pace, recently declared the World Car of the Year. Crowds also waved a fond farewell to an army of TX4 London Black Cabs which will soon be in the vintage section of future road shows as they prepare to be replaced.
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Hybrid solution A JAPANESE hybrid car has become the fastest selling car on one of the UK’s biggest second-hand markets. In April the Toyota Prius sold quicker than any other car on Auto Trader, taking roughly two weeks to offload. Tough new taxes on traditional petrol-guzzling cars may have contributed to the Prius’ success. It is also considered extremely reliable and economical, winning top reviews from customers and industry insiders. UK drivers appear to be embracing the hybrid universe as electric becomes more mainstream than ever before. Now there are concerns that the number of electric charging stations cannot possibly keep up with demand without a major remodelling of the country’s roads.
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NISSAN: Has developed a new Signal Shield.
Phone signal shield TROUBLE caused by mobile phones could soon be a thing of the past. Nissan claims to have developed new technology which acts as an electromagnetic shield blocking calls and any other notifications. Drivers would simply drop their phone into the so-called Signal Shield sunk in the armrest and no longer have to worry about being distracted. Crucially for many people, especially those in business,
they wouldn’t have to switch their phones off altogether and risk losing critical messages. All of the hundreds of various apps, from weather updates to email messages, would be blocked by the Signal Shield. Many drivers have reported feeling the urge to check their phone each time it buzzes, even when the vast majority of notifications are useless updates rather than important messages.
The sheer number of beeps and buzzes emitting from modern smart phones has led to a huge rise in the number of deaths and injuries on the roads caused by ‘distractions.’ It’s no longer people chatting on the phone that is the deadliest, but those reaching for it. The technology also fills a smart and selfish purpose. Users can virtually guarantee that they won’t be caught or fined for using their phone.
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ROAD TEST by Nick Fletcher
Tyre trouble Mitsubishi Outlander 4 PORSCHE and BMW are battling for the hearts and minds of drivers with two strong extra offers attached to all new purchases. From June 2017 all Porsches bought in the UK will come with sat nav and the Porsche Connect service. That means, whether drivers like it or not, real time traffic info, online maps, and petrol station locators with fuel prices, will now be part of the Porsche package.
It’s a timely move. Also in the UK driving tests are to make sat nav expertise an integral part of future exams. BMW meanwhile is offering a different carrot. Whether you’re in Spain or Germany, purchases of original BMW or MINI tyres will automatically come with a full three-year tyre insurance package. All forms of damage will be covered and new tyres brought out at no extra cost.
RAPID expansion of new SUV models has meant that one of the long established contenders in the class, the Mitsubishi Outlander, can sometimes be overlooked. However, you miss the Outlander at your peril, for it provides a formidable package from a company noted for rugged build quality and excellent reliability. Latest versions have had a recent makeover, delivering smoother styling and equipment upgrades, with prices starting at €29,524 (£24,999). Available as a five-seat plugin petrol hybrid or a seven-seat 2.2 litre diesel, the Outlander is more roomy and more economical than some rivals. All OUTLANDER 4: Can sometimes be overlooked.
versions have all-wheel-drive, and it also scores well for levels of standard equipment, with entry versions getting features such as cruise control, auto lights and wipers, dual-zone climate control and electronic parking brake. My test model, in four trim and with automatic gearbox, was one of the top versions with a wealth of extra kit including premium sat-nav and audio system, 360-degree parking camera, heated steering wheel, rear cross-traffic alert, LED headlamps and daytime running lights, power tailgate, leather upholstery, electric sunroof and alloy wheels. It costs €39,562 (£33,499). The Outlander has a tougher and more imposing exterior look than most rivals and underway, proves to have good road
manners, with well-weighted steering and a suspension setup which nicely balances ride comfort with cornering poise. The vehicle is a tad noisier at motorway speeds than some, much of it tyre noise, but in urban areas is quiet, agile and very car-like to drive. The 147 hp diesel unit pulls strongly and has a nippy 0-100 kph time of 10.2 seconds in manual form, and 11.6 seconds as an automatic. Top speed is 190 kph (118 mph) and the fuel economy is 17.2 kpl (48.7 mpg). The Outlander is also very capable off-road, with a locking centre differential adding to its ability.
The cabin is well built and robustly finished with a quality look, though the overall design is rather plain and functional. Five adults can be accommodated in comfort - the third-row seats are really just for children. The boot has 590 litres of space if the third row seats are not in use, and this can be boosted to 1,022 litres with the mid-row folded down. Summing up, the Outlander comes across as a more serious, more capable SUV than some of its trendier rivals and while it has been around for quite a while, in latest revamped form it certainly deserves more attention.
Stats panel: Model: Mitsubishi Outlander 4 Engine: 2.2 litre diesel Transmission: automatic Performance: 0-100 kph 11.6 seconds, top speed 190 kph (118 mph) Economy: 17.2 kpl (48.7 mpg) Emissions: 154 g/km
Model tested is UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
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Chelsea are champions-elect while the Spaniards finish 1-2-3 in Jerez 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
EVENTS DIARY: After Spurs’ shock 1-0 defeat at West Ham last Friday Chelsea having sent Middlesbrough down on Monday - will be crowned Premiership champions for the fifth time tomorrow night if they win at West Bromwich Albion (live on Sky Sport). Other PL games this weekend include relegation battlers Crystal Palace against Hull… 4th placed Manchester City (recent 5-0 winners over Palace) v Leicester… Spurs (2nd) v Manchester Unit-
ed… Stoke v Arsenal (who ended Jose Mourinho’s team’s 25-match unbeaten run last Sunday)… and West Ham v Liverpool (3rd). On Tuesday, Juventus (2-0 up) met Monaco in the second leg of their CL semi-final and last night Atletico (2-0 down) p l a y e d Madrid
DIEGO COSTA: Helped Chelsea send Middlesbrough down.
Rovers play Tranmere Rovers in the National League play-off final at Wembley. Also there are several Scottish League promotion/relegation play-offs (including Dundee United v Morton) and on Saturday Manchester City Ladies meet Birmingham Ladies in the women’s FA Cup final. DANI PEDROSA: Winner Castleof Sunday’s MotoGP in ford (top) Jerez. play Hull (2nd) tomorrow night in Rugby’s Super League. In golf, it’s the Players’ Championship at Sawgrass and the Portuguese Open (May 11-14). The Spanish F1 Grand Prix takes place in Barcelona on Sunday. Tomorrow, Rugby Union’s European Challenge Cup final features Gloucester v Stade Français, followed on Saturday by Clermont Auvergne v Sara-
rivals Real in their second leg encounter. Tonight it’s Manchester United (leading 1-0) v Celta Vigo and Lyon (trailing 14) v Ajax in the Europa League semi-final second legs. On Sunday, it’s Blackpool v Luton and Carlisle v Exeter in the first legs of the FL2 play-off semi-finals while Forest Green
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Aguilon Members Club SUNDAY April 30 saw Aguilon Members Club’s four qualifiers head to Hacienda del Alamo to take on golfers from all over Almeria and Murcia in the Campbell Lamont Regional Final. It proved to be a good day for the club’s pairing of Glyn Ombler and Dave Sharp whose score of 43 points won the day and a passport to the national final at La Sella in June. The other pairing of Terry Moore and Norman Ridgway did themselves proud with a creditable 39 pts… to be continued in June. On Wednesday May 3 it was a fine day with little wind for the Monthly Medal as ‘medalitis’ returned and this tricky course showed its teeth. It is hard to explain why after the good scoring of late but ‘that’s golf.
However it was a welcome return to Spain for the winner and a count back for the first four places. 1st Keith Leonard 83-10 = 73 o n a ca rd p lay off. 2nd G lyn Ombler 82-9 = 73 on a card play off. 3rd Wendy Greaves 101-28 = 73 on a card play off. Two’s: B o b W h ite 12th, We ndy G rea v es , L o uis Long a nd Derek Manning 17th. For further information log on to the website at aguilon membersclub.com.
MEDAL WINNER: Keith Leonard scored 73.
cens in the Champions Cup final… both games at Murrayfield. The triathlon World Series starts in Yokohama on Saturday. The Mutua Open tennis championship is currently taking place in Madrid. ROUND UP: Barcelona (recent 4-1 winners over Villarreal) and Real Madrid (4-0 victors at Granada) are still level at the top of La Liga. The winners of the first two classic horse races of 2017 were both trained by Aiden O’Brien…Winter (9-1) in the 1,000 Guineas and Churchill (6-4 favourite) in the 2,000 Guineas. This was O’Brien’s third Guineas double. Three Spaniards stood on the podium at last Sunday’s MotoGP in Jerez with Dani Pedrosa, Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo finishing 1-2-3 on home soil. Matt Neal, Colin Turkington, Gordon Shedden and Rob Collard all won races at the BTCC meeting at Thruxton last weekend. England beat Ireland by eight wickets (127-3/126) and by 85 runs (328-6/243) in cricket ODI’s at Bristol and Lords.
In the Diamond Games, UK’s Robbie Grabarz won silver in the high jump and Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge missed out by 22 seconds to break two hours for the marathon. Novak Djokovic has sacked his entire coaching staff as he turns to ‘shock therapy.’ Last weekend Blackburn Rovers were relegated to FL1 (they were last in the third tier in 1980)… Hartlepool United have lost their League status after 96 years’ membership as Newport County survived, and Portsmouth won the FL2 championship on the last day of the season, ahead of Doncaster and Plymouth. The FA has banned Manchester City from signing youth players. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) is the world’s richest footballer with a bank balance of £110m; Wayne Rooney is worth £93m while F1 driver Lewis Hamilton is the world’s richest sportsman with £131m in his account. And this is obscene - Manchester United have spent £1.16 billion on players in the Premiership era (1992-2017)… £528m in the last five years alone!
Valle del Este Golf Society THERE was a great turnout for Valle del Este Golf Society’s May monthly Medal. The weather was absolutely perfect for golf and the course was in excellent condition. Quite a few players took advantage of this and there was a lot of very creditable scores. Jim Quigley wasted no time upon returning to sunny shores and posted a great score of nett 72. Big Nick Nichols continued his recent great run of form to come a very cred-
itable second with a nett 73 followed by three players on nett 74 with Geoff Owen getting the nod on countback. Valle del Este Golf Society is affiliated to the Valle Del Este Golf Resort in Vera. The society plays every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Singles competitions are played every Thursday including a monthly Medal. Visitors are welcome (subject to available tee times). Please call Alan Townsend on 634 379 887.
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Indalo Bowling Club Men’s and Ladies’ Pairs Competitions 2017 TWO of the most keenly fought competitions were held recently at Indalo Bowling Club, the Men’s and Ladies’ Pairs. There were quite a few new bowlers in this year’s entries which was very encouraging and they gave a few of the more experienced bowlers a run for their money as well! After some very competitive games the Men’s Pairs final was contested by four experienced players namely Dennis Leigh and Keith Lester against Gerard Donck and Keith Harvey. As expected it turned out to be a very close match with wonderful shots being delivered down the green most ends. After 18 ends it was all square but Gerard delivered the final blow with his last bowl of the extra end to give him and Keith Harvey the win, 20-19. A very well fought match and very exciting to watch. The Ladies’ Pairs final was contested, after a rain delay, by Spanish squad member Debbie Colquhoun playing with an ex-Spanish player Maggie Holmes against two other experienced club mem-
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MEN’S PAIRS: The finalists with the winners of the trophy. bers Tricia Seymour and Christine Dedman. Tricia and Christine put on a good show but were outplayed by the skill of Debbie and Maggie who won convincingly 27-7. Both competitions had a very appreciative audience that thoroughly enjoyed
the great matches on show. Many thanks must go to the competition secretary, John Colquhoun, especially after the difficulty of the rain delay in the Ladies’ final. For more information about the club visit www.indaloblowingclub.org.
Forum ladies shine in the rain A GOOD Forum Golf Society field took on Aguilon Golf course in showery conditions on April 28. It was the ladies who showed the men how to play in the rain in this double par medal. Countback decided the first three places, all on a nett medal score of 72. First was Myra Dickson with 72, Keith Ryder was second with 72 and Marie Vickers was third also with 72. There were also prizes for individual good shots with the longest drive on the second hole going to Dave Vickers.Having claimed an NTP prize and overall winner on the Friday, Myra Dickson’s
Myra Dickson/ Winner of the double par medal. weekend got even better when she, and her playing partner Max Gonzalez, went to the Hacienda del Alamo Golf Club on Sunday April 30, to contest the regional finals of the Campbell Lamont Golf League. By securing a top 16 place in this pairs competition she and Max will go on the International Finals in June at La Sella Golf course. The society’s next events will be at Alboran on May 12 and then Aguilon on May 19. For information about Forum Golf Society contact Richard Price on rfp53@ya hoo.co.uk or call 850 993 073.