ISSUE NO. 1701
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COSTA BLANCA NORTH
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Pet rescue! Brave pooch saves owners by Kat Ashton A fearless dog saved its owners lives after a fire broke out at their Costa Blanca home. Tania, 22, who owns Lola, an eight-year-old German shepherd, told Spanish media: “Lola started scratching at the bedroom door. She woke me up and when I went to open the door, I saw that the room was full of black smoke. “She saved us, for sure. If
Lola hadn’t warned us, the fire would have been much worse,” she said. Tania lives in a flat on Avenida Mediterraneo in Javea above the Masia de la Sal restaurant which her family runs - with her 27-year-old partner. The fire reportedly started in the living room, where Lola sleeps, when the TV caught alight. The couple called the emergency services immediately, who swiftly arrived and put out the flames. Although the walls of the flat were blackened by the smoke, the fire was relatively small and caused minimal damage, which Tania said was all thanks to Lola warning them about the blaze straight away. “She scratches the door on other nights because she wants to come inside. I usually open it and let her come in. Thankfully she did the same thing that morning,” she revealed. Tania’s family adopted Lola when she was a puppy and had been the only one left from the litter that hadn’t found a home.
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NEWS EXTRA Shotgun scam FOUR men with a sawn-off shotgun and wearing fake Guardia Civil jackets asked to search a Playa de San Juan villa before tying up the owner and his son and stripping the property of valuables.
Gas scare ELDA residents were advised to remain inside with closed doors and windows after a gas leak was detected in Calle Sargento Navarro and the mains supply had to be cut off for several hours.
Black spot A DRIVING instructor was unharmed in Cocentaina after another vehicle ran into his car on the N-340, although hours later an elderly man was injured on the same section after running into a guardrail.
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Son confesses to mother’s death by Linda Hall A 37-YEAR-OLD man was arrested in Benidorm after confessing that he had killed his mother in Valladolid. Earlier, a cleaner at Hotel Bali found a note in the hall that read, “Please don’t help me, I want to die” which she showed to colleagues. Noticing the word Valladolid on the piece of paper, staff searched the hotel register and identified a male guest from Valladolid who arrived the previous day. A staff member went to his room on the 14th floor and was finally admitted after repeatedly knocking at the door. After the guest confessed that he had suffocated his mother and now wanted to kill himself, she persuaded him to call the police. Full details have not emerged but some hotel sources claimed that he intended to throw himself from the balcony, while others maintained that he had taken an overdose of barbiturates. He appeared to be drunk or
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drugged, witnesses agreed. After confirming to the police that he had killed his mother, he was arrested and initially taken to the Psychiatric Unit at Villajoyosa hospital. He was later remanded without bail after declaring before a Benidorm judge, who turned down his lawyer’s request that he be held in a psychiatric centre. Although the accused’s mother was found dead in their family home in Valladolid, there were no obvious signs of violence. A post mortem would shed light on the circumstance of her death and her son’s involvement, police sources said.
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Kirsty pathologists defend actions SPANISH pathologists confirmed that they destroyed the clothes worn by Kirsty Maxwell at the time of her death. As previously reported in the Euro Weekly News, Kirsty’s family were appalled to learn that they had no chance of taking DNA samples that could shed light on the circumstances surrounding her death. The 27-year-old Scots woman, who was in Benidorm for a hen weekend, plunged 10 storeys to her death from an apartment. Her family are convinced that more details would have emerged with further analysis of her pink t-shirt and denim skirt. According to Spanish media sources, a pathologist’s report stated that DNA taken from Kirsty’s hands and cervical area - ‘amongst others’ - has been retained. ‘Personal objects found on her body’ were originally collected and kept but once her clothes were analysed visually they were ‘discarded and destroyed.’ They provided ‘no further elements of interest to the investigation’ and the clothes were bloodstained ‘with the consequent biological risk,’ the report continued. Kirsty’s case has now reached the UK parliament where MP Hanna Burdell asked the government to intercede with the Spanish authorities to discover what happened.
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New name needed CALLOSA residents will meet at the Municipal Library on February 23 to choose another name for Calle General Alvarez, named after a Franco-era soldier. The town hall is asking for ideas and suggestions linked to “democratic values, co-existence and respect,” a spokesman said.
Going, going THREE prospective buyers have shown interest in bidding for 8,000 square metres of municipally-owned seafront land on Villajoyosa’s Paradis beach. The Calle Cervantes plot has permission for hotel-tourism development and the town hall hopes to raise €3.185 million for municipal projects from the sale.
Help pledged PEDRO ANDRES MONTIEL, who took over as National Police commissioner in Elda-Petrer, commented on the town’s low crime rate while emphasising his commitment to supporting the victims of gender violen c e . I t wa s v i t a l to mak e schools and associations aware of this social scourge, he said.
Merger clash SEVENTEEN Caja Murcia branches and eight from Bankia have closed in Alicante Province following the recent merger. Their employees have b e e n t r a n sf e r r ed to o th e r branches until redundancy terms are agreed, but unions have called a strike for today, Thursday, owing to lack of progress in talks.
Vote note FOLLOWING Benitachell’s recent campaign urging foreign residents to register on the Padron, the Communications and Residents councillors stressed that this does not automatica l l y b r i n g v o t i n g rig h ts in munici p a l e l e c t i o n s. In o rd er to vote, residents should register on the Electoral Roll before December 31, 2018, they said.
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With cheap, good quality beer and wine available by the gallon, what more could the Spanish want from their alcoholic drinks? Just a little je ne sais quoi with those reds, it would seem.
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PACKETS of crisps, pints of lager and glasses of wine: typical British pub orders are outstandingly predictable. Yet in Spain, the liquid accompaniments to a bowl of olives or tapas often come with a twist. While sangria and tinto de verano are not exactly earth-shattering variations on a glass of wine, they do at least add a little diversity. For the uninitiated - though there are probably not many - sangria is a sweetened and fruity spin off of your standard glass of red wine. There are a number of variations particularly regional ones - but traditionally, Spanish red wine is mixed with orange juice and a liquor before being served in a jug with plenty of citrus fruit and ice. Rioja is the red of choice. Other recipes include sugar, lemonade and other spirits. There is also sangria blanca - a variation featuring a white wine base. European law only allows a drink to be called ‘sangria’ if it is made in Spain or Portugal. However, it could be called ‘British Sangria’ - for example - if made in another country. But strangely enough, sangria is thought by some to have originated in the Caribbean, before being introduced to America. This earlier version was known as Sangaree, according to Andrew Smith’s book about American food and drink. Smith reportedly suggests that the iced drink was reintroduced to America around the middle of the 20th century, through Hispanic Americans and Spanish restaurants. Yet most attribute the roots of sangria to early Greek and Roman culture. People from the ancient civilisations added various flavours to their wine, which was the drink of choice. Known as ‘hippocras,’ this seems the most likely ancestor of sangria -
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and would explain its popularity across the Mediterranean and especially in Spain and Greece.
Tinted, not minted Meanwhile, tinto de verano is another relatively cheap ‘punch’ with a resemblance to cold mulled wine. Simpler than sangria - but similar -
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it is one part red wine and one part lemonade (or similar), served on the rocks with a slice of lemon. Literally meaning ‘red wine of summer,’ one theory links the drink’s history to Cordoba, where a man called Federico Vargas allegedly created the mix in the early 1900s. He initially called it ‘a Vargas’ and served it in his lively bar called The Brilliant, according to one account. Presumably the future success of the drink only added to his modesty.
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The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1700 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca North edition, including 71 local stories.
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The light fantastic
Would you prefer to see La Liga or Premier League coverage in the Sports section of the Euro Weekly print edition? LAST WEEK’S POLL: With the latest string of drink driving accidents occurring across Spain, is enough being done to tackle the problem?
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dust cloud, orbiting the sun around 600 million kilometres from Earth. The dust is most likely formed from fragments of asteroids broken off by erosion or collisions, and comets, which release dust and gas when they travel close to the sun. In the northern hemisphere the light is best seen in the western sky on clear, moonless nights in February, March and April, although it is easily rendered invisible by moonlight or electric light pollution. And in September and October it can be seen by looking east an hour before dawn.
It appears when the ecliptic - the annual path which the sun appears to take in the sky throughout the year - lies at a steep angle to the horizon, hence the light’s vertical appearance. In this case the glow is accompanied by Mount Teide being covered in snow, creating an unearthly scene. Teide is an active volcano that last erupted in 1909, and at 3,718 metres is the highest point in Spain. If measured from its true base on the ocean floor, it is 7,500 metres high, making it the highest volcano in the world outside the Hawaii archipelago.
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OUT OF THIS WORLD: Zodiacal light is said to be the largest feature in the solar system. THIS is the stunning moment that Spain’s highest mountain is bathed in a mysterious celestial light. Captured by a photographer from the Canaries Astrophysics Institute, it shows Mount Teide, Tenerife, covered with snow and illuminated by a phenomenon known as zodiacal light. Appearing above the peak as a roughly triangular glow, the light is most easily seen around an hour after sunset, and can be seen on the island for the next few weeks. It is produced by sunlight reflecting off particles known as cosmic dust which lie in the so-called interplanetary
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NEWS EXTRA Consumer help FORTY-TWO people sought help at La Nucia’s Consumer Information Office (OMIC) since it opened last month, with enquiries centring on electricity and phone bills, insurance issues and refunds.
On track SPAIN’S track operator ADIF agreed to pay €40,000, half the cost of damage to agricultural growers’ irrigation infrastructure in Monforte del Cid during construction of the Alicante-Madrid highspeed AVE railway link.
Stage fright LEAKS during the recent rainy spell have done further damage to the stage at Callosa’s Casa de la Musica and municipal workers are working against the clock to be ready for this Sunday.
Cabbies to the rescue A 19-YEAR-OLD was arre s te d an d c h arg e d with sexually assaulting a girl he followed through the San Vicente streets. He was arrested minutes la te r th a n k s to tw o ta xi drivers who saw what was happening and intervened. O n e o f th e c a b b ie s who was waiting at the rank rang the Local Police at 4.37am, reporting that he had just seen what looked like sexual aggression while a colleague went to the aid of the young woman. Later she told police that she had just left a nightclub and began to run after realising that she was being followed. Her attacker also started running and after catching up with her, they both fell
as he threw himself at her. “Be quiet, be quiet,” he ordered, covering her mouth as he lifted her from the ground. She ma na ge d to e s c a pe and run for help when she saw an approaching taxi but although her assailant fled, he was soon intercepted by the police. Although he claimed he had just left his home, one of his hands was covered in the girl’s lips tic k, his belt was unbuckled, both his ha ir a nd his c lothe s were wet, police said afterwards. While he was being detained, by chance, another patrol car taking the young woman to the health centre pa s s e d by a nd s he c onfirmed that he was her attacker.
Violent patient arrested A PATIENT tried to stab a security guard after staff discharged him from Denia hospital. Earlier the 33-year-old Ukrainian had gone to A & E with stomach ache, but became violent after doctors told him he was well enough to go home, hospital sources said. He ripped out the lines still attached to his
body and barricaded himself in his room, insulting medical staff and threatening to self-harm with some scissors. The security guards advised the National Police and as they waited for the police, they succeeded in taking away the scissors but not before the patient tried to stab one of them.
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SHE’S the glamour model who recently landed an acting job on Coronation Street. But after allegedly being fired from the long-running Photo credit ITV soap for ‘leaking storyBeth any lines,’ Bethany Morgan jetted Mo rg to Spain for a sun-soaked winter break. The 22-year-old was snapped in the midst of what appeared to be a furious argument with her agent as she lounged by the swimming pool. Be And after appearing to tha ny M blow her top while rocking a organ. tiny swimsuit that barely concealed her ample curves, the blonde beauty later slipped into an equally skimpy multicoloured number for a dip in the sea. The racy model has been playing a lap dancer in a storyline involving teenage character Bethany Platt, but a source told UK media: “She’s just been sacked from Coronation NO GRID GIRLS, NO Street. There’s been a bit of a PROBLEM: Kylie and big uproar about it.” Alejandro strike a pose.
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THEY’VE become the best of friends after appearing together on ITV2 dating show Love Island. And blonde bombshells Danielle Sellers and Chyna Ellis, both 22, certainly turned heads after slipping into tiny black bikinis and hitting the beach in Spain. The pair were unlucky in love while in the famous villa, but appeared to be carefree as they frolicked in the shallows.
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Minogue in vogue at E-race bash HE’S married to the daughter of a former Spanish Prime Minister. And Alejandro Agag, 47, showed he knows how to mix it with the stars as he was snapped alongside Australian songstress Kylie Minogue at a motor racing circuit in Santiago de Chile. The Can’t Get You Out Of My Head hitmaker was in the South American country as a guest at the latest round in the Formula E electric-powered racing championship.
The 12-race series was founded by the ex-Queens Park Rangers chairman Alejandro Agag, and his wife Ana Aznar was also snapped with Kylie as the three attended a gala dinner ahead of the event. Other stars to appear at Formula E races in the past include actors Orlando Bloom and Antonio Banderas, models Alessandra Ambrosio, Paris Hilton, Naomi Campbell, and Irina Shayk, plus Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio, who co-owns the Venturi E-racing team.
Celeb focus Strictly come petting
JUST GOOD FRIENDS?: Gorka and Gemma.
THE gossip surrounding their rumoured romance refuses to melt away. And Strictly Come Dancing stars Gorka Marquez, 27, and Gemma Atkinson, 33, sparked the flames once more after being pictured on a night out in Nottingham. The Spanish dancer posted a selfie of the English actress nuzzling his neck captioned “You say what…?” to send social media into overdrive.
Ball breakers TWO of the hardest men in football have been pictured in Madrid. Ex-Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane visited Atletico Madrid’s training ground where he posed with defender Diego Godin, who a day later lost several teeth during a Spanish league battle with Valencia. The Ireland assistant manager is thought to have been on a scouting trip.
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TWO local fishing boats, Borea Segunda and Fliper, contacted Denia’s Marine Environment and Fishing S ervic e a f t e r si g h t i n g a dead dolphin. Following the trawler ’s information, coastguards located the young, 1.85-metre mammal off the Els Molins beach a n d t o o k i t b a c k to Denia port. Valencia University and the Generalitat’s Environment department, who were advised of the find, collected the striped dolphin which was sent to Valencia where experts will try to discover what caused its death. “Unfo r t u n a t e l y d ea d cetace a n s a n d t u r t l e s a re washed up on our beaches or see n f l o a t i n g o ff th e coast every year, particularly du r i n g t h e win te r storms,” a Marine Environ-
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CASUALTY: Denia coastguards with the dolphin. ment spokesman said. “Ye a r-ro u n d th e D e nia coast is one of the most-freq u e n ted b y d o lp h in s and other cetaceans, so it’s ine v itab le th at ma n y a re washed up on our beaches.” T h e s p o k e s ma n a ls o w arn ed memb ers o f t he public not to touch any dead
Library put to the test MORE than 3,700 people used La Nucia’s municipal library in January, the town hall’s Culture department announced. As in previous years, the library remained open from 9am until 9pm, without a break for lunch, so that university and baccalaureate students could revise for their January exams. As expected, the move has again proved a success, said La Nucia’s mayor Bernabe Cano, with up to 210 students in the study room at one time. The library’s strategic position, easy parking and tranquillity make it an ideal place for local students to study in, as well as those from neighbouring towns, Cano added. The library has now reverted to its usual 9am-2pm and 4pm-8pm timetable, although this will again be extended to a through-day in May and June in time for the end-of-course exams.
or unwell cetacean or turtle tha t the y find on a loc a l beach, as these can transmit disease. “They should ring the 112 number which will launch the proc e dure s for the s e cases and send experts to c olle c t the be a c he d c re a ture.”
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Great ball of fire A CAR in a ball of flames sparked alarm when it suddenly started rolling downhill, out of control. A shocking video shows the driver-less vehicle, with flames and black smoke billowing from it, narrowly missing a police car and pedestrians as it careered 100 metres down the road before coming to a halt. Luckily no-one was injured in the dramatic scene captured in Cocentaina in the province of Alicante. It is believed the driver had parked the car and got out of the vehicle after a warning light came on.
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‘Lamentable’ conditions for Podencos RESIDENTS on an Orba urbanisation are indignant about the plight of 11 Podenco hunting dogs. They are shut away in a garage, chained up all day, and taken out only when their owners need them for hunting. There are also ferrets, used for rabbiting, which are confined in an underground hole covered with a grill. “I have been making official complaints about their dreadful conditions since 2016,” said Nathalie, who lives on the Orbeta urbanisation. She recently contacted the Guardia Civil’s nature protection unit, Seprona again after complaining to the town hall, which she claimed turns a blind eye to the problem. Nathalie also maintained that whenever the Local Po-
lice received a complaint, they advised the owners, giving them time to clear the garage. Other residents, many of them British, are equally upset about the dogs, Nathalie told the local Spanish press. In 2016 Seprona officers inspected the premises where the dogs are kept, Nathalie said, although the owners tried to remove the animals. They succeeded with the ferrets, for which it is necessary to have a permit, she alleged. Seprona reported that the dogs were kept in ‘lamentable’ health and hygiene conditions, noting that their chains were so short the dogs could not reach their food and water and eight were not microchipped or vaccinated. “But they weren’t fined and worse still, the dogs are still tied up,” Nathalie said.
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OUR VIEW Booming economy is welcome, for the rich NEWS that the Spanish economy continues to grow should provide cheer for jobseekers. But the sobering reality is that the working classes in Spain are worse off than ever, as cash continues to be funnelled to the top 1 per cent. Critics say that Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is oblivious to the struggles of the man on the street, after he was recently quoted as saying that the political crisis in Cataluña is “the only shadow looming over the economy.” However a flourishing economy does not always make for a healthy society. Last year ended with more than 611,000 new jobs having been created in Spain, but a new Oxfam report shows that wages have been more-or-less frozen since 2009, while a lack of investment in education has seen families pay almost 40 per cent more to send their children to school than a decade ago. The rate of saving has dropped to its lowest ebb since 2008 as ordinary people battle to make ends meet, with retail sales affected and figures for the January sales failing to match forecasts. It is a stark reminder that since the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers and subsequent recession, a disproportionate percentage of the resultant costs have been foisted onto millions of blameless, low-income citizens. And perhaps the most sobering aspect is that the trend shows no sign of slowing, with 7,000 new Spanish millionaires last year in a country where 10.2 million remain below the poverty line. At some point, the balance will have to tip. The haves and have nots - page 40
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High court awaits Polop accused MORE than 10 years after it was committed, the Polop murder case should soon reach the Alicante High Court. In October 2017 Alejandro Ponsoda, who was mayor of Polop at the time, was shot by a hired hitman as he arrived at his home in Chirles. He died in hospital eight days later. Since then the case has been through the hands of seven different investigating judges as it was shelved and reopened. A substitute judge, the latest person to inherit the case, has finally taken action and announced a preliminary hearing at Villajoyosa’s Number Two on February 23. This will set in motion the formalities for sending the case to the High Court in Alicante City where the four men accused of planning Ponsoda’s death and the three men supposedly involved in carrying it out will stand trial by jury. The killing was allegedly planned at Club Mesalina, a Benidorm brothel, by Juan Cano, who succeeded Ponsoda as mayor, together with businessman Salvador Ros, the club’s owner Pedro Hermosilla and the manager Ariel Gatto. Two Czech nationals, Radim Rakowski and Robert Franek, together with Spaniard, Raul Montero Trevejo are accused of the shooting.
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BENITACHELL Town Hall is urging residents to register on the municipal Padron. Councillor Myra van ‘t Hoff, who heads the Communications department and Residents’ councillor Dirk Rheindorff recently launched the ‘Benitachell grows with you’ campaign. They explained to residents not included on the Padron, the advantages that being on the Padron brings. Registering automatically grants full citizens’ rights that include discounts on municipal sports, educational and cultural services. There are also other benefits, van‘t Hoff and Rheindorff said, as registering on the Padron also entitles the town hall to more help, subsidies and supplements from the central government. “The Padron’s importance is fundamental, as the greater the number on the register, the greater the economic help that a town hall receives,” the councillors said. “We are talking about health centres, upkeep of beaches and parks, municipal installations, schools and public transport.” The campaign also reminds residents
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PADRON CAMPAIGN: Dirk Rheindorff and Myra van’t Hoff. of the importance of renewing their Padron entry. “Residents think that once you register you are on the Padron for life, but it does not work that way and it’s necessary to renew,” van‘t Hoff and Rheindorff said.
Failing to do so is the principal reason for disappearing from the Padron as residents from EU countries or those from outside the EU with long-term residence permits should renew every five years. All other non-Spanish residents need to renew every two years.
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NEWS EXTRA Daily drug dose THE provincial Red Cross produced 486,092 doses of the heroin-replacement drug, methadone in its Alicante laboratory last year. This is then distributed via the Health service to the region’s UCA addiction units and prisons.
Shut down ALCOY’s large stores and supermarket chains will close for three consecutive days during the Moors and Christians fiestas in April. City Hall thanked the firms for their ‘great effort’ and respect for the celebrations.
Big prize A TICKET processed in Alfaz won the extra €1 million prize drawn each week in the Euromillions lottery, but as noone took the first category prize this rolled over to the next draw.
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Could Ismael still be alive? F I N E S T R AT c o u p l e S o l and Angel want to know if their newborn son died or was a ‘stolen baby.’ Sol, who already had two children, needed an emergency Caesarean and gave birth in what is now Alicante General Hospital on December 26, 1982. Her baby, whom she and Angel named Ismael, died 10 days later. He weighed 1.4 kilos at birth and died due to heart failure, doctors told the couple. Ismael was the second baby that Sol lost that year, the following premature
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birth of another son, again by Caesarean, who died soon afterwards. In 2014 the couple began to suspect that Ismael could have been given in adoption after seeing a television programme about Alicante C i t y ’s ‘stolen babies.’ They were never shown Ismael’s body but told that h e h a d s u ff e r e d a n d i t would be best not to see him, Sol said. The hospital also insisted on arranging his burial in a common grave in Alicante City cemetery but although the
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death was recorded in the Civil Register, there was no death certificate. Sol and Angel lodged an official complaint that was passed on to Madrid in 2 0 1 5 a n d t h e m o t h e r ’s DNA has been entered on a national database. Alicante cemetery has since turned down the coup l e ’s r e q u e s t t o o p e n t h e common grave to seek a DNA match, explaining that they would need a court order. Undeterred, Angel called on any male born in December 1982 with doubts about his origins, to contact the Guardia Civil. “Until it’s proved to the contrary, my son is still alive,” he declared.
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NEWS EXTRA Big budget relief ALTHOUGH the Partido Popular and Ciudadanos voted against Altea Town Hall’s €26.9 million budget for 2018, this went through thanks to the three-party Altea amb Trellat, PSOE and Compromis alliance.
Team work BENIDORM’s Municipal Design section, attached to the Urban Scene department, will transfer to the main town hall building to assist cooperation with other departments, particularly Town Planning.
Equal rights OLIVA’S Infant Schools received the regional government’s Iguals en Oportunitats stamp of approval awarded to companies and organisations for ‘relevantly and significantly’ applying and promoting policies of non-discrimination and equal opportunities.
Clear run CONSTRUCTION began on a much-requested roundabout for the Collao intersection in Alcoy City that should be ready by midJune. When completed this will improve the flow of traffic entering from Banyeres de Mariola.
Sky spy THE Local Police in Benidorm will have wideranging powers, thanks to another drone with nighttime settings enabling them to monitor massively-attended events like the Low Festival, held each July.
More trains THE national government announced that, pending agreement with rail operator Renfe, there will be 10 trains each way on the neglected Alicante-Villena local line, with cheaper tickets for regular users of the service.
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NEWS EXTRA Pub party poopers BENIDORM Town Hall’s plans to allow pubs and bars to hold monthly street parties in Calle Bilbao on the Levante seafront were postponed after Ciudadanos councillors asked for details.
Going batty VILLAJOYOSA Town Hall and the Xoriguer Ecologist environmentalist group are installing 100 houses for bats whose traditional refuges are disappearing and insecticides destroy their traditional source of food.
Easy prey A COCENTAINA man, 37, was arrested for threatening to kill a 73-year-old neighbour unless he paid him €1,000. The pensioner told the Guardia Civil who detained the extortionist as he collected the cash.
TEULADA-MORAIRA has announced it has become part of the ‘jove oportunitat’ (youth opportunities) programme. The programme - financed by the European Social Fund - offers opportunities to young people aged between 16 and 21 who left school or who are in danger of dropping out. Councillor Daniel Ibanco explained
Youth opportunity that unfortunately the Valencian authorities register an extremely high number of young people dropping out of the education system. The figure is reportedly above the Spanish average and one of the highest in Europe. The programme offers personal and
New paths along the salt flats THE mayor of Calpe, Cesar Sanchez, announced that the town council will allocate €80,000 towards creating new paths along the local salt flats. The project, which has been sent to the local environment department for approval, proposes to create a sign-posted perimeter path that will allow citizens to enjoy this scenic part of the town. The investment also includes regenerating an area that was once the dumping ground for waste from demolition works. The aim is to signal the main
routes by using one-metre high beacons, as well as installing two footbridges that will cross over the two ditches which collect waste materials. The council is also considering constructing a 163-metrelong walkway in the northern part of the salt flats, in order to direct the traffic of visitors and limit it in areas that need greater protection because they are breeding grounds for local species. Informative posters will be installed and a bird lookout point will also be created.
group advice to young people with low grades and no vision for their future. It also offers intensive coaching for four month periods, in groups of between eight and 15 participants, for four hours a day. Participants interact with personal coaches who try to establish a
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relationship based on trust during oneon-one conversations. The programme has allegedly achieved positive results in other towns and anybody interested in the programme should contact the Teulada Department for Youth Services by sending an email to: juventud@teulada moraira.org or by calling: 965 740 158 (ext. 1804).
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NEWS EXTRA Don’t bin it THE Casal Cultural association in Benissa started an online petition and published a manifesto to bring home to local politicians the need and urgency for a Municipal Archive.
Bank deal ANTI-EVICTION group PAH halted the eviction of an Elda family of five, after persuading the foreclosing bank to give them three months to negotiate a social housing rental with them.
Life-savers AN off-duty Local Police officer and a doctor saved the life of a Benissa man who had a heart attack at the Sant Antoni fair, maintaining his vital signs until an ambulance arrived.
ALCOY BRIDGE: Cables have now been replaced.
Bridge project ahead of schedule THE remaining two cables of the Fernando Reign suspension bridge in Alcoy have been replaced. T h e b rid g e , w h ic h took tw o years to build and was inaugurated in 1987, has been closed since July 2016 after one of the bridge’s cables was found to be damaged. Closer inspection by the Ministry of Public Works confirmed that all
38 s ta ys w e re c orrode d a nd it w ould c os t €7.2 million to re place them. The bridge is the city’s principal exit to Alicante City and the Ministry undertook from the outs e t to c a rry out the re pa irs a s quickly as possible to relieve the ‘complicated’ traffic situation inside Alcoy.
The contract to carry out the highly-specialised work was awarded in May last year and although the Ministry had calculated that the bridge would take 13 months to repair, work has gone smoothly and is ahead of schedule. If all goes according to plan the bridge could reopen sooner than expected, the Ministry confirmed.
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Business boost THE organisation for the promotion of commercial innovation (AFIC) along with Creama, an agency that supports local development, has revealed that there will be a new source of aid available to local businesses in Javea. There are reportedly three different sources of funding available: ‘Avalem Comerc,’ to help new businesses open, ‘Emprenem Comerc,’ for those companies already established, and finally ‘Avalem Artesania’ which is aimed at artisans. All those interested in applying for funding should pay a visit to the AficCreama office (Avenida Trenc d’Alba, 2) before February 15, and will be advised by the staff on how to proceed. All funds needed to pay for office equipment are eligible for these subsidies, provided that the approved investment is more than €3,000. The aid can reach up to 45 per cent of the total cost and the limit per application is €20,000. Funds towards the purchase of computer programs and creation of web pages will only be taken into account when their purpose is to boost online sales. Other expenses eligible for funding include: management expenses, local rental expenses, attendance at trade fairs, product catalogues, product promotion and specialised training courses.
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School health hazard THE CCOO teachers’ union warned of asbestos in Alicante Province schools built in the 60s and 70s. Twentythree schools are being reformed and 22 have applied, but new cases are constantly appearing, CCOO said.
Gone fishing CAMPELLO mayor Benjami Soler is now on the committee of the Spanish Association of Fishing Towns (AECIPE). Cooperation from fishing guilds and boat owners while diversifying with projects like Fishing Tourism is vital, Soler said.
Verbal spat GENERALITAT plans to require all medical staff to be competent in Valenciano will drive doctors to other regions, warned the College of Physicians.
It never rains but it snows SPAIN’S meteorological office AEMET predicted that the cold spell would continue at least until today, Thursday. Temperatures plummeted some days ago in Alicante Province where inland snow fell as muchneeded rain on the coast. Mountainous inland areas, where below-freezing temperatures and snow are always expected during the winter, were ready for the blizzards that temporarily closed some roads on high ground. Despite AEMET recommendations to remain at home or to drive with chains, emergencies arose and rescues were
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COLD SPELL: Altea saw snow from afar.
requested. The Denia fire brigade and a snowplough had to assist a driver trapped on the CV-752 between Tarbena and Castell de Castells who was later towed to safety. Not long after, the Emergency Services were needed again on the Agres-Alfafara road where 15 drivers found themselves snowed-in. At the time of writing, no roads were closed although the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) warned of problems at the Tudons and Confrides passes on Aitana as well as the Benifallim-Benilloba and Tarbena-Castell de Castells roads.
Spring clean THE Villajoyosa Department of Historical Heritage has started to clean out an irrigation pool believed to date back to the 17th century The pool, located next to the old railway bridge over the Amadorio River, is listed as one of the town’s protected sites and collects water from the irrigation canal that used to supply the La Llobeta Mill. Following the maintenance work, the council has revealed that it plans to carry out a comprehensive restoration project. The project will involve an archaeological study that will examine the interior of the irrigation pool, to determine how the pool was built and which materials were used. The Councillor for Historical Heritage, Maria Angeles Gualde, explained that “once this study has been carried out, it will be possible to eliminate any additional pollution and start the restoration work needed to preserve the site.” Gualde added that “this pool is a protected site and a relevant piece of the town’s cultural landscape. For this reason, these maintenance tasks are essential to ensure its protection.”
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Good turn THE Alicante Province Fire Fighting Consortium has passed on suits, helmets and boots to Firefighters Without Borders volunteers in Chile. The 38 sets of Consortium clothing, although still i n p e r f e c t c o n d i t i o n , h a d t o b e r e p l a c e d i n a c c o rdance with the EU’s stringent health and safety directives. The Chilean firefighters sent the Alicante Fire Department photographs of some of the occasions where the suits have already been used, including traffic accidents and house and forest fires, as tokens of their gratitude. Francisco Catalán, from Firefighters Without Borders, explained there is a big contrast between different areas of Chile itself in terms of the quality of the equipment used, with some suits not even made of waterproof material.
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A reprieve for mail RELIEVED residents in 16 Calpe urbanisations learnt that postmen will deliver mail until September 3. This affects residents in the Corralets, La Merced, El Sol, Ortenbach, Vallesa, Buenavista, Costeres, Los Pinos, Caleta, Bassetes, Pinamar, Carrio, Carrio Alto, Cometa III, Gran Sol and Empedrola urbanisations. Earlier, Spain’s postal service Correos wrote informing them that as these urbanisations lack centralised groups of postbox-
es, residents would have to pick up their own mail from Calpe’s post office after February 5. Instead, the town hall stepped in and persuaded Correos to postpone their plans until September, Citizens’ Attention councillor Hilda Backaert said. In the meantime the council will install multi-occupancy post boxes on each urbanisation to ensure that all homes continue to receive their mail after September 3.
“Although this is the residents’ responsibility, we thought it would be better if the town hall carried out the initiative. A huge number of mailboxes are needed and many residents are foreign and absent at certain times of the year,” municipal sources revealed. “We wanted to take the part of residents and to make life easier for them, bearing in mind installing their own post boxes would have been an impossible task,” Hilde Backaert said
FINESTRAT’S name should to be added to Exit 65 and Terra Mitica on the AP-7 motorway, said the town hall, which would also like better signposting on the N-332 for the La Marina shopping centre.
Urban young RESEARCH by the Miguel Hernandez University revealed that 11-year-olds in urban schools eat more factorymade cakes and practise less sport than those in rural areas but read more and do more homework.
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LOCAL TOY: Bartolome Bas’s father in the late 1920s. RESTORED: Bartolome Bas Segarra, his son, Rafa Carrio and Josep Antoni Gisbert.
Gifts for toy museum THE Bas Perello family has presented two locally-made toys to Denia’s Museu dels Joguets. The cardboard horse, made around 1915, and the child’s wooden wagon are typical of the toys produced at that time in Denia, explained the Toy Museum’s director, Josep Antoni Gisbert. The horse originally belonged to a well-off Javea family who owned a bakery and Bartolome Bas’s father appears in a photo taken with the horse in the late 1920s. Almost a century later, his son asked Denia expert Josepa Padin Devesa to restore the horse, which is similar to two others in the Toy Museum. These would have been made by one of the
two Pego factories producing cardboard horses in the 20’s and post-war years, despite appearing in the catalogues of Denia toy manufacturers. “The horse is a gem and has been expertly restored by Josepa Padin,” said Gisbert who announced that it has been selected as Exhibit of the Year. The wooden cart, also restored on behalf of the Bas Perello family, is ‘absolutely emblematic’ of Denia toy production and was probably made in the 1940s, Gisbert said. Denia’s Culture councillor Rafa Carrio thanked the Bas Perello family, which is closely linked to Denia, for the donation. “This is how countries and history are made,” Carrio said.
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NEWS EXTRA Two thumbs up TWO Benidorm hotels belonging to the same Spanish chain received Gold Awards from TUI tour operators in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia, based on questionnaires completed by guests.
ID delay COMPLETING the formalities and paperwork necessary for renewing or taking out the Identity Card that is obligatory for all Spanish nationals takes, on average, 45 days in Alicante Province, compared to 30.9 days in Malaga.
Ploughed up A WOODEN yoke once used for ploughing with farm animals appeared in a communal rubbish container on the Benissa coast, riddled with woodworm but with chains and traces still attached.
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Car park qualms calmed down OPINIONS are divided in Altea over the town hall’s proposal to eliminate the the Paseo Maritimo car park. The first phase of Altea’s seafront regeneration has been completed but as the council embarks on the second, residents and business-owners are reluctant to see so many parking spaces disappear. Aware of growing opposition, the town hall recently called a meeting at the Casa de Cultura to give full details of the project. “We tried to explain that this is a unique opportunity which, out of sheer responsibility, we cannot pass up if we truly want a 21st century Altea,” Town Planning councillor Imma Orozco said. “It means going hand-in-hand with the Ministry of the Environment for the coastal regeneration project and remodelling the Paseo while saving on costs and disruption.” Doing otherwise would mean an
ALTEA: Seafront car park soon to disappear. uncertain future for both projects, Orozco argued. The councillor thanked all those who had attended the Casa de Cultura meeting and raised ‘really important issues.’ Some issues, like the need for a service road, had already been taken into consideration, she assured those present.
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“I think we’ve made it clear that we can find a viable solution for moving the car park,” Orozco said. “During the meeting we managed to explain this and could see that even the reticent softened once they understood we are offering real options that fit in with the wider vision of our plans and development.”
A BENISSA bar-owner defended allegedly troublesome customers after an upstairs neighbour threw water over them from her balcony. “I did it to make them go away. They insulted me and I couldn’t put up with it. In the end I called the police,” Isabel Reyero told the regional Spanish press. “My customers aren’t riffraff,” the bar owner later responded. “They are decent hardworking people, from the five-year-olds who have their birthday parties here to the elderly.” I n m or e t han 30 year s he has never had problems with anyone except Reyero, who moved in with her family 22 years ago, he said. The wife of Isidor Molla, now a Benissa councillor and a former mayor, she maintained that her family was tired of ‘disagreeable and even violent situations’ caused by several customers. “We are suffering something very similar to harassment,” she said. That night she and her family returned from a trip and were tired. “More than a problem of noise, we felt intimidated,” Reyero explained. Relations with the bar, which opened in 1986, have never been good, she said, but although the town hall started proceedings on three occasions, nothing ever came of the complaints. Following the latest incident, she had once again asked the town hall to step in, Reyero said: “We can’t take any more. We shall complain to the courts.”
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No ticket to ride LINE 9 passengers have had to complete the Calpe-Denia leg of their journey by coach since summer 2016. Already due for modernisation that autumn, this section closed early on safety grounds and a coach linking Calpe, Benissa, Teulada, Gata, La Jara and Denia was provided for passengers. This outsourced service cost the regional rail operator FGV €900,000 between August 2016 and the end of 2017 and will cost another €672,457 between now and the end of 2018. Despite the outlay the number of passengers using the Benidorm-Denia line has slumped now that more than half of the journey must be completed by road. Neither is the arrangement profitable, according to the SF railway employees’ union, because only passengers leaving or joining the Trenet in Calpe or Denia are paying for tickets. Those who take the bus in Benissa, Teulada Gata or La Jara rarely pay for the journey
because although there should be four ticket collectors, two are off sick and one has to double up as a train driver.
“Even those who want to pay, can’t as there is no-one to pay and no vending machines,” a SF spokesman said.
A disappointing debut HERMENEGILDA CEBRIAN from Alginet (Valencia) was recently in the news after passing her driving test at the age of 84. Days later she made headlines again after her microcar ran off the road and plunged into a gully near the urbanisation where she lives. She had to be freed by firemen and stretchered back to the road using ropes and a ladder before being transferred to hospital for attention to her injuries.
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DISGRUNTLED: Some of the protesters in Sevilla.
Not a fair cop THOUSANDS of National Police and Guardia Civil officers turned up to a protest over police pay in Spain. The march, which took place in Sevilla, saw off-duty officers from Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, Murcia and more demanding that Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy keep his promise to invest €1.5 billion into increasing wages over a three-year period. According to a spokesperson it appears that
“Zoido - the Interior Minister - and Hacienda” have “not reached an agreement” over how much money should be invested. “Or maybe they don’t want to,” he added. The spokesperson claims the government is now “only offering €600 million. It is an insult and shows a lack of respect,” he said. According to the group working towards better pay, Jusapol, there is “at least” an average of €600 difference between the different forces.
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Carlos Baos We can help you. QUESTION: I signed a reservation contract for a property (villa) in Javea, Al-
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How to cancel a contract to purchase a property and what to consider icante Province. The property is not as we expected and we want to terminate the contract, cancel
it, and recover the deposit paid. Could you please confirm how that works? Response: Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately we cannot advise you legally, without reviewing the contract and without knowing what the actual problem that has arisen is, although in a general way, we can make the following comments. First of all, if what you call reservation contract, is a contract where you and the sellers reached an agreement on the price and object of the contract ie the property to be sold, it is possible that there is a sale agreement in place, so, depending on how the contract is written, it may or may not be possible to terminate the contract for you. It is essential when buying or selling a property, that the contracts are worded clearly to
ensure it is understood by both parties how to terminate or resolve the contract. In the second place, it will be necessary to discover whether the reason you want to terminate the contract could be considered as acceptable due to a breach by the selling party or a legal issue sufficient to allow you to terminate the contract. To advise you, we must know if there has been any breach of contract by the seller, in respect of any of the conditions of the sale, for example in terms of the cadastral, registry, planning situation of the property, etc. It is essential when buying or selling a property in Spain, to state on the contract the conditions of the purchase, for example: that the property must be identified as being approved by the land registry, with an occupation licence, etc.
This will depend on what the parties agree. Resolution or termination of a contract Agreement between the parties: If you and the seller agree on the termination of the contract and its consequences, you must sign a resolution agreement. If there is no agreement between the parties, in most cases a judicial resolution to the contract will be necessary, which means the parties will need to go to the courts to declare the termination of the contract, due to a breach by one party, by mistake in the object, or any other reason. Sometimes clients consult us saying the contract stated that if a certain condition was not met, it could be terminated unilaterally but even if this is the case, the contract must still be resolved through a Spanish Public notary,
and sometimes through a court. Otherwise, if we resolved or terminated the contract directly in a unilateral way, we could and the client finds themself with serious legal consequences, because legally we could continue to be linked to the contract if not terminated correctly. It is therefore essential to draft the contract stating the essential conditions of the purchase and sale and also, if there is any problem, to ensure we resolve or terminate the contract in the correct manner, in order to avoid unpleasant legal liabilities. If you want to buy or sell a property in Spain, or finish, cancel or terminate a contract, contact us and we will help you. The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues.
Carlos Baos (Lawyer) • White & Baos Tel: +34 966 426 185 - E-mail: info@white-baos.com . White & Baos 2018 All Rights Reserved.
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MUSLIM murderer Darren Osborne used to be an underworld Fuengirola gangster, according to explosive allegations in the UK media. The paper claims that Osborne - who was last week jailed for 43 years after driving a van into Muslim worshippers - was a violent drug dealer in the Costa del Sol town in his youth. H o w e v e r, a f t e r m a k i n g “hundreds, if not thousands” of pounds each night - according to unnamed friends cited by the paper - Osborne fled following a row with a rival gang. He “allegedly spent his youth on the Costa Del Sol dealing ecstasy, speed and
Hate crime culprit was Costa dealer party drugs while meting out violent attacks.” Last week, Osborne was convicted of murdering dad-of-six Makram Ali. He was also found guilty of attempted murder. The attack in June injured a further 12 people. The judge reportedly said: “This was a terrorist a t t a c k . Yo u i n t e n d e d t o kill.” Osborne drove a hired
v a n i n t o a c r o w d o f w o rshippers at a mosque in Finsbury Park. Osborne, who is 48, unemployed and has four children, had allegedly watched a BBC documentary called the ‘three girls,’ before becoming radicalised. He is believed to have visited numerous far right websites in later weeks, before Osborne reportedly
A need for speed A MOTORIST has been held in northern Spain after watching a 32-inch flat screen television while driving on amphetamines. He was spotted in Santacara, Navarra, by a Local Police patrol car which was attending to an overturned lorry on the NA-5330 road. As they directed traffic past the scene of the accident they saw that a 40-year-old man from
nearby Melida had the enormous television switched on in his car. And when they pulled him over they decided to test him for drugs after noticing his fidgety appearance and dilated pupils. He tested positive for amphetamines, with more of the drug found on his person, before being fined €1,000 and six penalty points put on his licence.
claimed that a “guy called Dave” was behind the attack. “He’s like Dynamo, an illusionist. He can make himself vanish, perhaps. I don’t know,” he reportedly added. Osborne was deemed a serious risk to public safety 11 years ago after an attack which took place in S w i n d o n , Wi l t s h i r e , a c cording to British media.
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Rained-off PLANS for Tree-planting Day had to be cancelled owing to bad weather. Despite the setback, Environment councillor Rocio Guijarro stressed that Alfaz now belongs to the Global Network of Learning Cities and the town hall will continue to collaborate with the three local state schools’ environmental education programmes throughout the academic year.
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CONCERTS organised by the Classical Music Society of Alfaz continue this month. Alfaz’s Culture councillor Mayte Garcia reminded residents and visitors that although the auditorium at the Casa de Cultura is currently being reformed, this did not mean that they would have to forego good music. The first concert on February 22 will be held in the Forum Mare Nostrum at 8pm with a recital by the Orihuelaborn guitarist, Javier Llanes, announced the Classical Music Society’s vice-president Joaquin Palomares.
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Don’t stop the music AUDITORIUM: Renovations are on schedule. February 24 sees another concert, also at the Forum at 8pm, with the French guitar quartet, Aiguetta. This will be followed the next day, Sunday February 25, by another recital from the Aiguetta Quartet, but with a different programme, at the Frax Foundation on Albir seafront at 12 noon.
Renovations at the Casa del Cultura’s auditorium are progressing as planned, the Culture Council revealed. The auditorium floors and stalls as well as the stage flooring have now been removed but these and other improvements in the €50,000 refit are on schedule for the March 14 reopening.
REASSURING: Martine Mertens, Alfaz mayor Vicente Arques and Councillor Mayte Garcia.
Putting British minds at rest THE British Consul for Alicante, Sarah-Jane Morris is giving a talk on Brexit at Forum Mare Nostrum on February 21. Martine Mertens, councillor for Residents of Other Nationalities, urged all members of Alfaz’s British community to attend the talk where the Consul will bring the audience up-to-date on Brexit, keeping them informed of the latest developments in the British government’s negotiations with Brussels. She will also discuss the scenario once the UK has left the European Union, Mertens explained. Ms Morris, accompanied by experts in interna-
tional law, will be also be answering the public’s questions and allaying concerns, the councillor added. She was aware that there was a certain amount of worry on the part of Alfaz’s British community, owing to uncertainty about the future, Mertens said. But she wanted to convey a message of tranquillity to British residents and said the town hall would continue to ensure their rights. The meeting with Sarah-Jane Morris will be held from 12 noon until 2pm on February 21 at the Forum Mare Nostrum.
By no means a rubbish offer ALFAZ Council recently voted in favour of cancelling rubbish collection bills for pensioners and the unemployed. “This year we received around 100 requests for a grant and all received a favourable reply, since the applicants met all the conditions,” Welfare councillor Vicenta Baldo announced. The grants were introduced
in 2012 and are covered by a €12,000 budget allocation. Those applying for the grants first settle the bill, after which the entire payment is returned, Baldo said. The scheme was introduced in 2012, in line with the town hall’s commitment towards assisting the social integration of economically-disadvantaged sectors, the councillor explained.
Lighter lighting bill ALFAZ Town Hall will pay €1.091 million for LED lighting inside the town. The proposal to award a contract for supplying and installing the new system was approved recently at an extraordinary general meeting. “This very advantageous tender is also consistent with the sustainable urban model that we want for Alfaz,” said the town hall’s spokesman Toni Such. The LED technology will bring energy savings of more than 78 per cent, Such added.
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ROCKING: The Desperados perform to a packed crowd. THE Teulada - Moraira Lions were very pleased to have The Desperados perform once again in Espai La Senieta to a capacity crowd. As promised, it was a stellar performance to a packed house, all the Eagles classics were performed flawlessly and with great harmony and the standing ovation at the end of the performance said it all. Lion President Brian Clarke thanked all involved especially the band and the town hall, but most of all the generosity and support of the audience. The TM Lions have scheduled their next show for Wednesday February 28, featuring a fantastic Rolling Stones tribute band ‘The Stoned.’ The show promises to be a great evening’s entertainment of Sir Mick and A GENTLE giant, Hans is one of our lifers which means he has been looking for his forever home for over a year. He’s big in kilos and centimetres, but he also has a big heart and will make an affectionate companion. He is very friendly. As a lifer, Hans can be adopted at the reduced rate of €60. To find out more about him call Akira Shelter on 657 689 567, email aki rashelter@gmail.com or pop up to see him and give him a cuddle or take him for a walk. You can foster him in the first instance to give him a home trial.
the boys doing what they have done best for over 50 years. This is the first time that the Lions have found a Rolling Stones tribute band who meets their expectations so this is a show not to be missed! The Beatles tribute concert scheduled for March 24 is proving very popular, indeed it is already sold out, so the Lions are adding a second show in the afternoon. The matinee performance on the same day, March 24, will commence at 4.30pm and will hopefully cater to all our loyal supporters who have not managed to secure tickets for the evening performance. For tickets and information please call: 966 499 954 or email: peter_john1@hotmail.com.
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THE Rosita bakery in Teulada has produced a giant twometre ‘Dama’ cake, the ever largest baked in the town. More than nine kilos of dough was used to bake the sweet treat, which is traditionally made for the Sant Blai festival and is usually the size of a pancake.
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Brexit meeting THE British Consul for Alicante, Sarah-Jane Morris, is visiting Javea for an open meeting to talk to Britons about any concerns they have about Brexit. Anyone who wants to find out more about how Brexit might affect them and what they can do to prepare are welcome to attend this open meeting. The meeting will be held from 4pm on February 20 at the Casa De Cultura.
THE Javea Youth Department will host the annual ‘Student Market’ in the multi-purpose room in the Portal del Clot building from February 12 to 16. The market will help local teenagers to decide and plan their career paths following their secondary education with specific workshops relating to training resources and job hunting.
A day for the birds New season MEMBERS of Javea U3A’s Birdwatching Group enjoyed a successful field trip to Pego Marsh. The party, led by group leader Nigel Bentley and his wife Sue, spotted more than 30 species of birds on the outing. Among the sightings was a group of seven booted eagles hovering around the hills overlooking the marsh as well as one dark-phase bird, two common buzzards and a common kestrel. The twitchers’ sightings also included around 60 lapwings and a similar number of glossy ibis, the latter put up by two
SPOTTED: A glossy ibis on Pego Marsh. marsh harrier passing over the ibis’s grassy feeding area. Apart from the birdwatching,
the group also enjoyed a refreshing drink in a little bar beside hot-water springs.
CORAL CLASICA JAVIENSE, an international choir in Javea, has just started its new season of rehearsals for spring 2018. They’re a hard-working, friendly group, who would eagerly welcome new members. All voices are welcome, but they have a special need for tenors! Choir practice is held each Friday from 4 to 6pm at the Instituto Musical, Avda Juan Carlos 1, in Javea. Plans for this season are still in flux. At present they are learning some lovely musical settings by the composer Francisco Vila of poems by the iconic Andalucia poet Frederi-
co Garcia Lorca. This will be their second season with musical director Asuncion Tarrasso. Asuncion is the cellist of the Orchestra of the Marina Alta (OMA), and is also engaged in further training as a choir mistress at the University Carlos III in Madrid. The warmth, skill, and energy of Asuncion’s teaching style makes each rehearsal a pleasure. The choir is based in Javea, but members come from all over Marina Alta, and even the Marina Baixa, from Altea in the south to Rafol d’Almunia in the north. They have an interesting cross-section of nationalities:
Crowds flock to open day HUNDREDS flocked to Javea U3A’s Open Meeting at the Parador Hotel to get a taste of the varied activities on offer. Apart from current members renewing their subscriptions, a total of 158 new members signed on. Several of the 50-plus groups were represented at the meeting with a model railway layout and a wonderful selection of artwork attracting particular interest. Among the groups on view were Spanish Culture and Cuisine, Painting in Watercolours, Petanque, Poetry for Pleasure, Walking, Family History, Mexican Train, Canasta and Cards for
Fun as well as a Books and DVDs swap table. The Travel team and Events co-ordinators were also on hand to advertise future trips and special events. Group leaders were impressed with the interest from visitors, many of whom were eager to sign up for future activities. Javea U3A president Eric Atkins, who greeted visitors and treated newcomers to complimentary coffees, was delighted with the attendance and gave a vote of thanks to group leaders and volunteer helpers who gave their time to make the morning such a success.
Architects outline concerns THIS week, a group of concerned architects from Javea met with members from the local branch of the Partido Popular (PP) to reportedly express some of their concerns related to town planning. One of their principal concerns was allegedly the inconsistencies revealed in the first outline of the General Structural Plan, which the town hall presented to the public last year, and worry that the plan may be approved without taking into account the advice offered by the Local Consultative Council on Urbanism and the Environment.
They are also concerned about the consequences resulting from the absence of a sewerage network in the town which often prevents building licences from being granted and said they cannot understand why the town hall does not plan to resolve the problem. Finally, they emphasised the difficulties they constantly face with the town planning department in trying to obtain licences so they can carry out their assignments. They claim they have projects held up by the town hall, which leads to complicated conversations with clients when they ask why there are delays.
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History calling THE first radiotelegraph service in the history of the world was recorded in Javea, more than 115 years ago in 1903. The engineer Julio Cervera Bavaria successfully established the connection between the town and the island of Ibiza which allowed two people to have a long-distance, wireless conversation for the first time.
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German, British, Dutch, Spanish, Swiss, and one solitary American. New singers are always welcome. Those who would just like to be occasional guests may visit and observe if they
want. Choir members need a basic ability to read music and should have some experience of choir work. However, don’t hold back if your experience is limited. This is a learning environment, not a competition.
If you can carry a tune and love to sing, this could be your chance. For further information see the web site: www.coralclasi cajaviense.es or phone your enquiries to: 676 285 493.
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Rock choir donates to three charities
GREAT SCOT: A great time was had at the Burns’ Night Celebration.
Ukulele group at Burns’ Night A GREAT time was had by all at a recent Burns’ Night Celebration. With a big turnout at El Comercio, they were able to raise €225 for Help of Denia. Jim Carnichan looked a splendid sight as he piped in the haggis, and Susan Black was very entertaining as she ‘addressed the haggis,’ with the aid of an alarmingly large knife! Guests were treated to a traditional meal of cock-a-leekie soup, then haggis, neeps and tatties followed by shortbread. Alistair
Peacock performed The Immortal Memory which was very informative for the many ‘Sassenachs’ present, as well as humorous. Allan Findlay gave a ‘Toast to the Lassies,’ to which his wife Anita responded with the ‘Reply from the Lassies,’ both very entertaining and provoking much laughter from the audience. A sing-along of Scottish songs followed, performed by a combined group of ‘The Ukaholics’ of Denia U3A and ‘The Jukes’ of El Verger, which went down very well
with the audience. Cazzie Millington sang My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose accompanied by Mike Burke, and Mairead Hurmann performed Are You Right There Michael. They were then invited to try Scottish dancing, to much hilarity as things didn’t quite go according to plan! To round off the evening they sang Auld Lang Syne, and the remaining guests danced to a disco of Scottish music. A great evening’s entertainment!
DENIA Rock Choir is a thriving choir that sings contemporary music. Following the success of their recent Christmas concerts, they are delighted to be able to make separate donations of €400 each, to three charities in the Marina Alta region; HELP of Denia, Guardian Angel s and t he AECC cancer charity. The choir is keen to support local charities and is open to r equest s f or f ut ur e fundraising events. The charming Hostal Lore-
to was the setting for two consecutive concerts which were performed to full houses. The choir sang several of their usual repertoires followed by popular festive songs, with some audience participation and was expertly led by the professional musical director, Jan Dewland. New members are always welcome and no music reading skills are necessary. The choir meets on Thursdays, in the Salon Social of the Hostal Loreto, Calle Loreto, Denia, from 6 - 7.30pm. €5 per session.
Terra Natura Carnaval ON Saturday, Carnaval will be celebrated in Terra Natura. For this day they will have a special offer 2x1 (retail price) for all the public who want to join them. Therefore, the adult ticket will stay at €30 and the child ticket at €24. There will be activities such as: - Zooexperience ‘animal camouflage’ - Costume contest - Masks workshop, among others ... Hope to see you there!
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ALL SMILES: U3A members at Mastroianni. RECENT LY m e m b e rs o f U3A Marina Baixa enjoyed their first ‘Dining Out’ of 2018. Organiser, Liz Parker, booked Mastroianni in Albir for lunch and an excellent meal was enjoyed by all as they caught up on the news since their AGM at the beginning of the month. Liz arranges a restaurant meal every month in addition to a l u n c h a f t e r th e monthly meetings and these are alw a y s we l l a t t e n d e d providing an opportunity to socialise as well as providing custom for local businesses.
Dining out On February 9 the venue will be the Bamboo Restaurant in La Nucia providing an alternative to the traditional ‘menu del dia.’ The next meeting of U3A Marina Baixa will be on Monday February 26 at Camping Villamar, after which meetings will resume at the Casa de Cultura, Alfaz del Pi following the refurbishment of the Auditorium. New members are always
welcome to come along to discover the host of activities available. Membership costs just €10 for a calendar year which includes a free Newsletter each month. U 3A M a rina B a ixa ’s membership comes from a wide area covering Orxeta, Villa joyos a , Fine s tra t, Benidorm, Altea, Albir, Alfaz, Polop, Callosa and even as far as Guadalest and Abdet.
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Amazing donations CANCER CARE President, Lyn Buntrock, recently donated another €20,000 to Residencial Ana Maria Espinos Llopis, within the IMED hospital in Teulada. This money will continue Cancer C a r e ’s c o m m i t m e n t t o t o t a l l y f u n d Room 009 for the second year. Cancer Care gave the funds to the Director of IMED for Room 009, so it could be opened in February 2016 and this wonderful facility has been a lifeline for many ill people and those who need respite. Cancer Care are determined to continue to support Room 009 and the dream is to open another much needed room within this residential home. This generous donation was helped by the amount of €6,532 given to Cancer Care from the ticket sales from the Rocky Javea Picture Show and another recent donation from Free Spirits Harley Davidson Motor Cycle Club of €2,240 and Cancer Care were delighted to welcome their representatives to the presentation. Cancer Care thanked Jacquie Phillips for hosting the presentation during her coffee morning in the MABS centre.
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Hitting the high notes WHILST raising funds, mainly for the Alzheimer’s association, the English choir of Teulada-Moraira have had a very busy but enjoyable year. The first concert, after a wellearned summer break, was at Ermita San Jose and raised almost €1,000 for the Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy. Next came a cabaret style concert, held in the Pensionista Suite in Teulada. This was a new innovation for the English choir and contained a mixture of different styles and genres. From Sullivan’s Chucha to Bock’s Fiddlers - ending up with tapas and wine being served - there was something for everybody. The choir continued to entertain with several festive concerts during the run up to Christmas including an outdoor event in Moraira organised by the Lions and the Salvation Army on what must have been the coldest night of the year. To keep everybody warm their talented musical director Jo Baldwin encouraged everyone to copy her dance moves whilst singing the
WELL DESERVED: Sylvia Tatnell receiving a cheque from the choir’s President Susan Elles. finale ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas.’ The year culminated with their popular Christmas carol sing-along in Moraira church. Another full house with a lot of money being raised for church funds and the Alzheimer’s association. However, the most enjoyable and greatly looked forward to by the choir members was their annual concert presented for members of the Alzheimer’s day centre in Teu-
lada. The audience were happy to sing along with them whilst being backed by Mike Donovan on guitar and percussion. A very jolly afternoon was had by all. Sylvia Tatnell, who is president of the Alzheimer’s association was congratulated on receiving the British Empire medal and received a cheque from the choir’s president Susan Elles. The choir are now well into rehearsals for the next public perfor-
mance which will take place in May and is titled ‘Musical Legends.’ Further information will be publicised nearer the time. For any further information about the choir or future events, or even if you want to come along and sing with them on a Thursday afternoon, please phone Judith on: 966 480 195. Please feel free to visit the website: www.theenglishchoirteulada. com or find them on Facebook.
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Royal jaunt PRINCE WILLIAM and Kate Middleton visited Oslo to stay at the Royal Palace on the invitation of King Harald and Queen Sonja, visiting local beauty spots and meeting children, business people and soldiers during a whistlestop tour.
Far right slight THE national ski team is under fire for using the Tyr rune character on its official Winter Olympics knitted jumper, with the ancient symbol having been used by neo-Nazis and other white supremacist groups since the Second World War.
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Family affair INDIA has ruled that three-yearold Insiya Hemani, who was violently kidnapped from Amsterdam on her father Shehzad’s orders in 2016, must be returned to her mother Nadia by the end of March.
CROWN JEWELS: THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Oslo.
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NORWAY appears set to become the second country in the world to decriminalise all drugs as it seeks to follow the successful model used in Portugal, where drug use is treated as a health rather than criminal issue.
AN Oslo metro line was closed for several hours after a moose plummeted from a bridge and landed in the middle of the track, with wildlife authorities forced to put the badly hurt animal down before removing it.
Sea sick DUTCH fisheries minister Carola Schouten has asked UK environment secretary Michael Gove to provide a clear proposal for postBrexit arrangements between the UK and European fishing communities, after a white paper promised by the end of 2017 failed to emerge.
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CAR MAKER Volkswagen has suspended its head of external relations and sustainability, Thomas Steg, after it emerged that he was aware of tests during which monkeys were locked inside small chambers and forced to breathe diesel exhaust fumes.
Jobs boom UNEMPLOYMENT has reached a
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new record low, falling to just 5.4 per cent of the population in January, its lowest level since the country reunified in 1990.
Killer caged A EUROPE-WIDE manhunt has led to a 20-year-old man being jailed for life after he was found guilty of butchering a nine-year-old boy before writing online that ‘killing the
neighbour ’s child didn’t feel too bad to be honest.’
Human traffic MORE than 200 police officers swooped on seven properties in the states of Berlin, Saxony, Bremen and North Rhine-Westphalia, with three men arrested in a crackdown against an international migrant trafficking ring.
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THE country’s first sex doll brothel has opened its doors in Paris, with a trio of silicone beauties named Lily, Sofia and Kim for clients to choose from at a cost of €89 per hour.
THE trial of 19 jewel thieves linked to a spectacular €40 million diamond heist at Brussels Airport is underway, with the gang accused of posing as police officers armed with machine guns before making off with the loot.
Two for none ‘BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE’ food offers are set to be axed as the government tries to ensure better income for struggling farmers, with the move following a string of mini-riots as shoppers battled to grab cut price chocolate spread.
Boar war THE country’s wild boar population has exploded to such an extent that local lawmakers are demanding that the rampant swine are put on the contraceptive pill in what is being described as ‘an elegant and animal-friendly solution.’
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MOUNTAINEER Elisabeth Revol, who was rescued from the 8,125 Nanga Parbat peak - dubbed ‘killer mountain’ has returned home suffering from frostbite after authorities were unable to save her Polish climbing partner.
START-UP airline Air Belgium has announced plans to fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Hong Kong from March this year, although the route and schedule for the new route have yet to be confirmed.
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RAIL operator SNCF will have to fork out €170 million after losing an appeal against a 2015 ruling that found it guilty of discrimination against more than 800 Moroccan workers, most of who arrived in the post-colonial 1970’s.
THE government has extradited to France Mohamed Bakkali, a key witness in the deadly terror attack on Paris in 2015 which left 130 dead, with the 30-year-old suspected of renting a Brussels apartment where some of the attackers stayed.
Grave discovery ARCHAEOLOGISTS in in Nieuwegein claim they have found the earliest example of a baby’s grave in the country after unearthing the 6,000-yearold skeleton of a woman cradling the tiny infant, which was less than six months old when it died.
Unclean energy THE country has been ranked secondbottom of a new ranking to determine green energy use in Europe, with only Luxembourg found to use less renewable energy as a proportion of total consumption.
THE government is considering plans to ban smoking in public places including outdoor restaurants, train platforms, and playgrounds, health minister Annika Strandhäll has revealed, with a formal proposal expected in February.
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INGVAR KAMPRAD, who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the world’s richest men after founding the Ikea furniture empire - now with more than 350 stores in 29 countries - has died aged 91.
PHOTOGRAPHS of a teenager’s bloodied face have gone viral after Sophie Johansson, 19, was hit with a glass bottle in a Malmö nightclub when she tried to defend herself from an unknown man who fondled her buttocks.
CHINESE investors have scrapped plans to build the country’s deep water port in the western town of Lysekil amid fears over the project’s environmental impact and potential risk to national security.
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Cheesed off DAIRY farms have sparked outrage after illegally labelling cheese as ‘feta’ to countries outside the European Single Market, with the name protected as a Greek product, according to reports.
Illegal arms THE government has come under fire from the European Union, which has accused it of illegally buying tanks, vehicles and artillery, forcing suppliers to place orders with Danish firms in return for doing business with the military.
Stork shock BIRD enthusiasts have been left stunned after several white storks were spotted near the Danish border, with climate change blamed for the animals - which usually arrive in spring - migrating earlier.
Hair today A JUSTICE MINISTRY scheme to ban the wearing of burkas could be extended to include all ‘comprehensively masking items,’ meaning helmets, masks and false beards would become unlawful.
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LOCUST SWARMING: The insects may descend on green pitches during the summer.
A plague of locusts HORDES of locusts could cause a ‘global scandal’ during the World Cup in Russia, an agriculture official has said. Pyotr Chekmarev, head of the agriculture ministry’s crop department, warned the insects could attack green pitches. There are reportedly thousands of locusts currently living around Volgograd, the tournament’s host city.
Snow plane delays MORE than 20 flights travelling into and out of Moscow’s airports have been delayed following heavy snowfall. The storms, the heaviest since the start of winter, also caused the cancellation of some 11 flights while runways were cleared and aircraft de-iced.
Election monitoring RUSSIA is ready to accept observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for its March presidential election, the country’s foreign ministry has said. A total of 500 observers will visit Russia from Monday fol-
Leningrad siege remembered AROUND 30,000 people gathered to mark the day that Soviet troops broke the Nazi blockade of Leningrad at St Petersburg’s Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery. The crowd, which included government officials and Second World War veterans, commemorated the 74th anniversary of the lifting of the siege which lasted 872 days.
lowing an agreement with Lavrov and OSCE chairperson Angelino Alfano.
Opposition leader arrested ALEXEI NAVALNY was arrested along with 15 others following a rally which called for a boycott of the country’s March presidential election. The prominent opposition leader was tackled by police while walking up the Tverskaya road in Moscow, according to reports. Police fought off supporters who attempted to pull him free and also raided his headquarters to reportedly stop a broadcast.
Gas pipeline approved A GAS pipeline worth billions of dollars and set to run into Europe has been approved by German authorities. Russian energy giant Gazprom’s 1,200 kilometre long Nord Stream 2 project has been criticised by the United States and Poland who said it undermined Europe’s energy security.
ANNIVERSARY: Crowds gathered at the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery to mark the end of the blockade.
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Bank raid too cheap BANCO POPULAR - bought by rival Santander for €1 as part of a rescue package - could have been worth more than €1 billion. A confidential report by consultancy firm Deloitte, now released into the public domain, valued the failed bank’s equity at €1.3 billion in a ‘best case’ scenario. Popular was the first bank to be wound down under new European directives blocking taxpayer bailouts, but the sale was contested by investors who lost an estimated €850 million.
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FRENCH carmaker Groupe PSA has unveiled a cost-cutting plan designed to keep production of the Opel Corsa in Spain. The owner of Peugeot and Citröen bought Opel from US firm General Motors in 2016, but recently threatened to move production of the Corsa compact away from its Zaragoza plant due to spiralling overheads. Chief executive officer Carlos Tavares said that the site is too expensive compared with the company’s other Spanish factories in Madrid and Vigo.
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It comes after he earlier criticised spending at Opel’s Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, which he claims is twice as costly as its French counterparts. But the company has now presented a five-year plan to workers’ unions which it hopes will save jobs at the factory, which currently employs 5,300 people and last year ran at 80 per cent of capacity. PSA said in a statement that it is “convinced that the employees will un-
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Financial firepower CAIXABANK made record €1.68 billion profits in 2017, an increase of 60.9 per cent on 2016, while total revenue increased 5.1 per cent to €8.22 billion, the Spanish bank has revealed.
Studio reveals new attraction restaurant and lounge inspired by hit TV series Mad Men plus themed Hunger Games and Divergent Series attractions. Visitors will also be able to take part in a series of virtual reality experiences. Lionsgate’s senior vice-president Jenefer Brown said: “We are thrilled to continue our global partnership with Parques Reunidos with the opening of our second Lionsgate Entertainment City location and our first branded leisure centre in Europe.”
Claim game SPANISH politicians have made 167 trips spending more than €2 million on travel and accommodation over the last 18 months, according to reports, with the lawmakers also paid an unspecified daily allowance for food and other expenses.
Stream on TELECOMS giant Telefonica and online entertainment provider Netflix are close to striking a deal allowing the Spanish firm to include the US company’s content as part of its Movistar+ television offering, which has 3.7 million subscribers.
Rivalry sparks downturn BRITISH telecommunications behemoth Vodafone has blamed competition in Spain for a drop in revenues. It comes after the world’s second-largest mobile operator announced a lag in organic service revenue over the last three months of 2017. Finance Director Nick Read told Spanish media: “It was a heavy promotional quarter, specifically Orange was pretty aggressive, and specifical-
ly targeting ourselves. “We clearly had to respond and there was a degree of churn that we experienced. All of those promotions are now out of the market place.” The firm’s main rivals in Spain are Orange and Telefonica, but despite the competitive market it still made €10.19 billion in group service revenue during the quarter.
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I’m not going to answer that.” Maria Elosegui Itxaso, the first Spanish female judge to be appointed to the European Court of Human Rights, when asked if she is in favour of gay marriage.
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The profit made by Spanish bank Santander in 2017 - a 7 per cent year-on-year increase - after the lender said it earned “the loyalty of a further two million customers.”
Opel jobs fear eases
HUNGER GAMES: A new attraction for Madrid.
AMERICAN-CANADIAN entertainment firm Lionsgate is to open a new indoor entertainment complex in Madrid. The studio has joined forces with Spain’s Parques Reunidos to sign a licensing deal that will see the attraction open in 2020, after the inauguration of its flagship Entertainment City in New York next year. Lionsgate’s first indoor project in Europe will be located at the Estacion Principe Pio rail and metro station, and will include a
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derstand the need to secure the future of the site through the performance plan, which will pave the way for new investments and projects.” No specific details regarding the deal - which will need to be approved via a poll of workers - were given, but Spanish media report that it includes a freeze on salaries in 2018 to be followed by wage rises at half the rate of inflation, plus a 5 per cent reduction in overtime pay. Union sources said that they have agreed to the package in principle following 12 hours of talks.
Catalan jobs go downhill THE Spanish government has claimed that six out of every 10 jobs lost in the country since September were in Cataluña. Social Security Secretary Tomas Burgos said that during the same period more people found work in Madrid than Barcelona for the first time in five years, although he emphasised that the two cities are “the main locomotives” of employment in Spain. “This is a clear sign of the effect that the political situation in Cataluña is having on the economy,” he added.
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Spain’s burning desire THE Spanish government has been snubbed by its own energy regulator. It comes in the wake of a recent announcement that the state intends to support policies encouraging utility firms to continue the use of highlypolluting coal-fired power plants. But the Comision Nacional de Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has now said that the country could lose a “significant part of the existing coal capacity” without threatening energy security. The government last November issued a Royal Decree allowing it to prevent a company from closing down a coal power plant should the move be deemed a risk for the national energy supply, incompatible with energy planning, or detrimental for ‘any other economic reason.’ This was widely seen as a response to Basque Country-based utility Iberdrola’s announcement that it intends to axe its remaining two coal facilities. Environmental groups panned the decree, claiming that it contravenes both Spanish and European Union (EU) law, and the CNMC has agreed, releasing a statement that said: “The Spanish electricity system will not have problems of security of supply in the medium nor the long term. “(Even) in the worst scenario with demand peaking at 46,000 MW and low generation, a significant part of the existing coal capacity could be safely discarded.” The report also said that the decree could break European rules and prevent fair competition. Spain produces around 30 per cent more energy than it needs, whereas the industry standard safety margin is 10-15 per cent. The country has a long history of mining and burning coal, and political support for the industry within the conservative govern-
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COAL POWER BILL SLAPPED DOWN
SET FOR CLOSURE: The Iberdrola plant at Velilla, Palencia.
ment is strong. Endesa - the country’s largest electric company - recently revealed that it intends to sink €400 million into three of its existing coal plants to ensure they remain operational beyond 2030 despite new EU air pollution laws taking effect in 2021. The CNMC’s decision is not legally binding, but the main opposition political parties have also rallied against the decree. Electrical firms not in favour have threatened legal action if the government pushes it through, and EU lawmakers from the Climate Action and Energy Commission have launched a probe.
Rich getting richer, report says
The haves and have nots THE Spanish economy is on the up, growing by an average of 3.3 per cent from 2015 to 2017. But a new report by Oxfam Intermon - a Spanish offshoot of international poverty-relief charity Oxfam, shows that financial inequality is greater than ever. Entitled ‘99: An economy for the 99 per cent,’ the study demonstrates how economic growth since the financial crisis of 20072008, has benefited the rich, with 1 per cent of the population now owning a quarter of the country’s wealth. According to the data, Spain is ranked t h i r d a m o n g E u ro p ea n Union nations where inequality has grown since the crippling economic dow n t u r n i n t h e w a k e o f th e global banking catastrophe. The richest three people in Spain own a combined fortune equivalent to the wealth of the poorest 30 per cent of the population, around 14.2 million.
DESPERATE TIMES: A homeless woman begging in Barcelona. While executive pay soars, with 7,000 new millionaires created in Spain during 2017, 10.2 million people remain below the poverty line. An average of 16,347 people re-
quired the services of care centres for the homeless in 2016, with the figure having increased by 20.5 per cent since 2014. Wages have virtually stagnated since 2009, increasing by around
0.6 per cent nationally, while inflation remains above 1 per cent. Investment in education has fallen by 30 per cent over the same period, with families forced to spend 37.2 per cent m or e t o cover t he costs for their children. Youth unemployment fell from a record 55 per cent in 2013 to 37 per cent at the start of 2018, but the average annual salary for under-25s in Spain is now 33 per cent lower than in 2008. And the number of part-time contracts issued to young workers ha s grown at a r at e t hr ee t i m es faster than for other age brackets. Se ven out of ever y 10 peopl e who receive the lowest wages are women, with only 34.5 per cent of the highest earners in Spain female. A survey revealed that 68 per cent of the population believe that no matter how hard they work, it will be ‘difficult or impossible’ for them to save more money.
Police slam government cop out over pay promise THOUSANDS of police officers took to the streets to protest over their wages. T h e r a l l y, w h i c h t o o k place in Andalucian capital Sevilla, saw off-duty Guardia Civil National Police officers from cities including Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, and Murcia demand that Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy keeps his promise to invest €1.5 billion into increasing salaries over a three-year period. But according to an official “Interior Minister Zoido and the tax agency” have “still not reached an agreement” over how much money should be spent. “Or maybe they don’t want to,” he added, before claiming that the government is now “only offering €600 million. “It is an insult and shows a lack of respect.”
Rail revamp announced STATE-OWNED train company Renfe has announced plans to convert six more disused trains into high speed AVE units. The news follows an earlier commitment to transform 13 ‘hotel trains’ at a cost of €107 million, with the total now to exceed €151 million. Once the conversion by Spanish manufacturer Talgo is complete, the trains will be able to travel at 330 kilometres per hour and transport 405 passengers each. This is the first phase of a scheme to spend €1.5 billion on revitalising the firm’s fleet over the coming years, with the purchase of new trains and carriages to follow the current round of refurbishments.
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NO BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR U2 FANS
BOOTY-FUL DAY: Tickets for Madrid gigs sold out within minutes.
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THE Spanish government is probing how tickets for two upcoming U2 concerts sold out ‘almost instantly.’ It comes after the Irish rockers announced a second September date in Madrid when those for the first gig ran out within minutes of going on sale. And Minister of Culture Inigo Mendez de Vigo has ordered detectives to investigate after smelling a rat. “It is not normal that a few minutes after tickets go on sale over the internet, there are none left,” he told Spanish media. He added that fans are being forced to pay over the odds with tickets being resold online “at a much higher price.” The band play the 16,000-seat WiZink Centre on September 20 and 21, and entrances are already being sold on Spanish classified websites for up to €500 after originally being
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priced at €35-€195. A new government commission was last year set up to investigate issues with concert tickets, with lawmakers suspecting that software bots are being used to sweep up tickets en masse. Some adverts list pens or other items at inflated prices with offers of two ‘free’ tickets for one of the shows in Madrid.
Kicking off in the United States in May, the European leg of the star’ eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE world tour begins on August 31 and will see Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr hit the stage in Germany (Cologne and Hamburg), France (Paris), Portugal (Lisbon), Italy (Milan), Denmark (Copenhagen), the Netherlands (Amsterdam), the UK
(Manchester and London) and Ireland as well as Spain. The indoor shows follow last year’s record-breaking Joshua Tree stadium tour, which saw the quartet perform 51 concerts across 16 countries and rake in an estimated €250 million with more than two million tickets sold. U2 recently won a US court battle after Paul Rose - a British songwriter living in New York accused the band of lifting a 13second guitar riff from their 1991 hit The Fly from his 1989 instrumental Nae Slappin’. Rose had demanded €4 million compensation, but the judge presiding over the case said that the sequence did not form a “sufficiently substantial” portion of his song to be legally protectable, and even if it did a reasonable jury would be unable to say whether the group copied it or not.
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Takeover sees bank post loss STATE-OWNED Spanish lender Bankia is back in the red. The bank lost money during the fourth quarter of 2017 for the first time in three years, and blamed one-off ‘restructuring costs’ after it purchased rival Banco Mare Nostrum (BMN). The purchase came as the company tried to boost profits after a fast recovery from its €22.4 billion rescue in 2012, and agreed to buy BMN in June, creating Spain’s fourthlargest bank. At the time Bankia said that it expected restructuring to set it back around €300 million, with most of the cash spent on closing branches and paying off redundant staff. But it has now revealed that the final total was €312 million, with the bank making a €235 million loss in the last three months of 2017.
Losing mental capacity whilst living abroad by Stone King Charlotte Macdonald Contact me at international@stoneking.co.uk
MANY UK expatriates living in Spain own properties in the UK and have pensions and investments in the UK. They rely on their UK assets to maintain their lifestyles (and those of their families) in Spain. If they can no longer manage their affairs in the UK due to a loss of mental capacity, it can cause many difficulties.
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You can choose a person or people, who you trust, to act for you when you are no longer able.
The best way to avoid the legal and practical difficulties that can occur with the loss of mental capacity is to plan for it in advance by drawing up a document called a ‘Lasting Power of Attorney’ (‘LPA’).
An LPA must be made while you have full mental capacity.
What is an LPA? An LPA is a legal document that enables you to appoint one or more attor-
neys to act for you when you are no longer able to act for yourself. Your attorney can be a professional,
such as a solicitor or a family member or friend. There are two types of LPA: ‘Health and Welfare’ or ‘Property and Financial Affairs’ An LPA must be made while you have full mental capacity. It is therefore important to make one while you are in good health. Why should you get an LPA? You can choose a person or people, who you trust, to act for you when you are no longer able. If you lose your mental capacity and do not have an LPA, then your family (or the authorities) will have no choice but to make an application to the Court of Protection to appoint a ‘deputy’ to look after your affairs, which can be time consuming and costly. Will my LPA be recognised in Spain? Unfortunately there is no international type of LPA which is guaranteed to work in both the UK and Spain. The advice we give to our clients at Stone King, is that if you have assets in both Spain and the UK, your only safe option is to appoint attorneys in both jurisdictions.
If you would like to discuss LPAs contact Charlotte Macdonald or Dan Harris at Stone King LLP by email international@stoneking.co.uk or by telephone on +44 (0)1225 337599.
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Sweet and satisfying revenge LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I TRUST you have all been poised on the edges of your seats, desperate to discover the outcome of last week’s saga of ‘stag party shenanigans’? For the uninitiated, this involved our tale of the somewhat extreme party frolic, which resulted in the unfortunate groom, not only getting married, but subsequently leaving for his honeymoon wearing a plaster cast prepared by hospital colleagues. Our unsuspecting hero had been convinced that, while firmly under the influence, he had actually broken his arm. Naturally, on his return, when the conspiracy was finally revealed, he had not exactly been a happy budgie! As time passed however, all appeared to have been forgiven and forgotten. So, if you’re all sitting comfortably, I’ll begin. We now move forward some six months, where we find his friend, the main instigator of the ‘cast’ incident, somewhat tentatively looking forward to his own betrothal! As the date became closer, he naturally became increasingly nervous, racked with trepidation as to what form of devious revenge his former ‘victim’ was almost certainly concocting. By the time he arrived at his own stag night, he was practically a mental basket case - and still nothing untoward had occurred. To his amazement - and
SWEET REVENGE: What happens when the stag party prank tables are turned? relief - the stag night also brought no unpleasant surprises and he duly retired, more than a touch relieved, that his friend appeared to be seeking no retribution for his somewhat ill-conceived party joke of yore. His subsequent marriage day also passed without incident, but it was not until he and his new bride actually relaxed on the plane bearing them to Mauritius, that he truly felt he was in the clear. He decided to put all his fears behind him and enjoy his honeymoon to
the full; albeit perhaps remaining a little wary of anything they may be planning on his return. Arriving at their luxurious hotel, they were duly shown to the honeymoon suite and proceeded to enjoy the beginning of their special holiday. That night the newlyweds retired early. Sharing together all the dreams and intimate exchanges of the recently betrothed, they finally drifted off into happy contented slumber. The next morning they awoke bright and early. After giving his bride a very special ‘wake up call,’ the new groom decided to ask for breakfast to be served in the room. Reaching for the phone he dialled room service. ‘Hello’ he enquired pleasantly. ‘Could you please send us up breakfast and a pot of tea for two’? He then froze. ‘You’d better make that three,’ came a barely disguised triumphant voice from under the bed! Yep. You’ve guessed it. Beneath the marital bed is where his ‘pre-plastered’ friend had spent the whole of the previous night. All their most intimate thoughts and moments of passion had been shared with his unforgiving, but now euphoric, stag party victim! Doesn’t that just warm the very cockles? Sweet and utterly satisfying revenge. Back to normal next week. Keep the faith Love Leapy columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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TECH FOR THE TIMID FORGET bringing back a sparkly plastic gondola or a carnival mask from Venice. On a recent holiday I discovered that today’s most popular Venetian souvenirs are handmade wooden selfie sticks. Taking photos is no longer part of the holiday - it IS the holiday. And given that most people never delete anything, right now captive audiences back home are being force-fed squillions of snaps of happy couples shooting themselves in St Mark’s Square. Going, going gone are the traditional photo albums we all used to keep when visitors needed to be bored. Now our whole lives are captured on our phones and cameras. The problem for many of us is that’s where they stay. Come your own personal digital apocalypse (pressing the delete button when you shouldn’t, losing your phone, data corruption), and it’s goodbye life. Friends also lost their entire collection because their pictures were in some free photo album software with a lifespan barely longer than a
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The face that launched a thousand pix? With the world’s store of photos growing by a 10th each year, where should we put them all, snaps Terence Kennedy. geriatric fruit-fly’s, a program which is now long-gone to the great Recycle Bin. So always save your photos in an industry-standard format which might just last as long as we do. The JPEG (or JPG) format is now ubiquitous, and serious photographers opt increasingly for the high-quality but huge RAW format. (And here’s a tip if you have old photos in an obsolete format: download the all-purpose free image reader IrfanView which might help). Like anything else digital, photos should be subject to ‘the rule of threes’: the original copy, a backup copy on a different device, and a third copy off-site. Keeping your photos on an everbigger SD card in your camera is as unwise as keeping all your wealth in
PHOTOGRAPHY: Point, shoot, save and save. a big box under the bed (as I recall a former Sultan of Oman did with his country’s assets, until mice discovered a fondness for shredding banknotes).
After every photo-session copy your pics to a computer, and ideally also to an external storage medium you keep somewhere else, like an external hard drive or flash stick. Cloud storage sites are growing in popularity, with many offering free initial storage as an incentive, but be prepared for some purse pain if you’re really prolific. Most modern phones will actually back up your photos automatically ‘to the cloud.’ So at least you will still have your digital memories if your phone undergoes an unauthorised change of ownership. Oh and by the way, did anyone ever tell you that St Mark’s Square might occasionally be a little more beautiful when photographed without your undoubtedly-stunning mug obscuring it?
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Photo-finish THIS year an estimated 1.2 trillion photos will be saved to digital storage media. Increasingly, they will be shunted into ‘the cloud.’ Plenty of well-known cloud services are vying for our custom, such as Apple iCloud, Google Photos, Amazon’s Prime Photos and Dropbox. One good reason for using them is that they all share an important feature: automatic backups. What you m ay need t o know however is that some si t es ( not abl y Facebook) will ‘downsize’ the resolution of your photos to save space. That’s not important f or happy snaps, but i t could be catastrophic for serious or prof essional photographers if that’s your sole repository. H owever you choose t o save, remember one important thing: it’s not illegal to zap the less-than-brilliant ones bef ore you do your backup. It isn’t, really.
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TV COUCH CRITIC INSIDE NO 9 (BBC2, Tuesdays, 10pm) is in its fourth series and arguably the best yet. Written by Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton of League Of Gentlemen fame, it’s a dark comedy anthology coming in self-contained 30-minute episodes. I didn’t take to the League Of Gentlemen so it was with much apprehension I gave No 9 a chance, I’m so glad I did. Stand out episodes so far were Bernie Clifton’s Dressing Room (episode two) about a lost show business friendship between two estranged comedy partners reunited for one last show. Bittersweet throughout, I have to admit the finale brought a tear to my eye. To Have and To Hold (episode four) was the darkest of the lot. The basic story of an unhappy middle-aged couple with a brittle relationship was funny in itself, but the story had hidden depths to explore which came to its dark conclusion at the end. I leave the details out so that those who haven’t enjoyed this brilliant series can catch up. For those who enjoy this type of drama, you won’t regret it. Piers Morgan’s interview with Donald Trump (ITV, Sunday, 11pm) was hardly what you would call insightful. Morgan’s soft-soaping of the president made for quite bland viewing. Nuggets such as Trump admitting he wasn’t a
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INSIDE NO 9: Dark but hilarious. feminist and his continuing scepticism over climate change was hardly headline news, and the pally interview style (Piers may as well have sat on Trump’s knee) had me bored fairly quickly. I did stay to the end though. Even though the interview was heavily advertised by ITV, it drew nearly a million less viewers than the BBC news at the same time. Even the previously publicised possibility of Trump apologising for re-tweeting far right
group Britain First stopped short of an actual apology. His claims that he didn’t realise what Britain First stood for did speak volumes however about his Twitter vetting procedure. Piers Morgan’s abrasive and often aggressive style on Good Morning Britain (ITV, mornings) would have at least been entertaining. Hidden gem of the week was Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up To Shyness (BBC2, Tuesday, 10pm) which was an exploration of social anxiety of
which, surprisingly, Rhod has had since childhood. He described his own trials and anxieties and spoke to fellow comedian Greg Davies, a number of scientists and took part in activities meant to help his condition. The finale was his mentoring of three fellow sufferers from South Wales in a challenge to perform stand up in front of a live audience. That they succeeded in putting two fingers up to shyness was a fitting climax and induced in me one of those ‘feel good’ moments. A short plea for the BBC to bring back Miriam Margolyes’, Miriam’s Big American Adventure, (BBC1, Wednesdays, 10pm). Her final episode into Middle America to seek out alternative views to her own delivered in bucket loads. From believers in creationism, the local altright group, to a visit to ‘the most racist town in America’, she encountered her opposites. The Ku Klux Klan refused to meet her but the pastor, who wouldn’t meet face-to-face and instead relayed questions to her via a headset because she was Jewish, was stomach churning. The first female black sheriff in Texas was a positive end to the series. More please!
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Video star stays at home Spokesman puts a spoke in
Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
FUGITIVE MP’s from the Catalan parliament, who fled to Brussels with Carles Puigdemont after he declared independence, fell on their swords and renounced their seats. In keeping with the way that Spain’s elections are organised, Esquerra Republicana (ERC) and two Junts per Catalunya (JxC) seats will be occupied by the next names down on the closed voting lists. This exercise in self-sacrifice gives pro-independence parties JxC, ERC and CUP the overall majority they need to install Puigdemont as president. Trouble is, the Catalan Speaker called off the first investiture debate because Madrid and the Constitutional Tribunal stepped in to prevent Puigdemont from indulging in the political equivalent of internet dating and accepting the job via videolink from Belgium. “He refused to propose an al-
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THE PUIGDEMONT AFFAIR: The ex-Catalan President said he had been ‘sacrificed’ by his own. ternative candidate”, Roger Torrent said. Carles Puigdemont was the legitimate candidate with an overall majority. “The president of the Generalitat will be chosen by the MPs in this Chamber, not a Tribunal or a minister 600-kilometres away,” Roger Torrent said. Meanwhile, according to the national daily El Mundo, Puigdemont’s text messages the same d ay to To n i C o min - a forme r ERC counsellor now in Brussels
- proclaimed that the independence process was finished. He had been “sacrificed by our own,” he said, and insinuated that someone else would have to take his place. The former president’s Twitter account meanwhile spewed out the same old fighting slogans, but that’s the usual routine for Puigdemont who all along the way has so often failed to say what he means or mean what he says.
IÑIGO MENDEZ DE VIGO, minister of Education, Culture and Sport is also spokesman for the central government in Madrid. Recently he apologised to the people ‘who felt ill-treated’ during the police charges of October 1 as Catalans were prevented from voting in the unauthorised independence referendum. But at least no-one was seriously injured, Mendez de Vigo said, “Just one person who lost an eye after being hit by a rubber bullet.” So that’s okay then. What a relief, just one eye lost. But for someone who is a spokesman, he doesn’t exactly have the gift of the gab.
The dissembler “DON’T let’s get into that,” said Mariano Rajoy when asked what he intended to do to balance the w a ge gap bet ween m en and women in Spain.
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A matter of semantics THE doomed 2006 Catalan Statute of Autonomy that was emasculated by the Constitutional Tribunal in 2010 recognised the region as a country. This led to garment-rending amongst Spanish nationalists as well as the Partido Popular and the latter appealed successfully against the ‘pais’ label and several other clauses in the Estatut that didn’t tickle the party’s fancy, but touched on a nerve instead. All of which begs the question, if the Basque region can be called the Pais Vasco without making the PP froth at the mouth, what’s the problem with Cataluña? A surprising answer when you bear in mind that on average a woman in Spain earns 85.1 per cent less than a male doing the same job, it would have been interesting to hear his views. columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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LEGALLY SPEAKING Overtaking and speed limits WE answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.
DANGEROUS: Overtaking is risky. ACCORDING to Article 51 of the Reglamento General de Circulacion: ‘The maximum fixed speeds for conventional roads, which do not pass through urban areas, may only be exceeded by up to 20kph by saloon cars and motorcycles whilst overtaking other vehicles travelling at lesser speeds.’ This clause first came about to allow cars to pass a slower moving vehicle in the shortest time possible, allowing an increase in speed in order to execute the move quickly. But overtaking is one of the most dangerous manoeuvres we can carry out. In the event of a head-on collision, our speed is added to that of the oncoming vehicle, and so a crash where two vehicles are travelling at 90kilometres per hour is the equivalent of crashing at 180-kilometres per hour, when the two speeds are combined. But the rule does exist and does allow drivers to go over the speed limit, but only in certain circumstances. Firstly, we see that it can only ever apply to cars and motorcycles. Secondly, we need to look at the types of roads the clause can apply to. We can see that it
is not permitted on motorways. We can also see that it does not apply on dual carriageways. So we can exclude faster moving roads straightaway. Next, we see that the clause does not apply in towns, or cities for that matter, so we can exclude those routes too. Now all that we are left with is so-called conventional roads, single carriageway, with no central reservation and outside of towns. But, then we have to take away those for which a speed limit already applies, because that speed limit overrules this clause too. In other words, if you see a sign (which is called the R-301) that limits the maximum speed of a road to 70-kilometres per hour, then the maximum is 70-kilometres per hour and this exceptional speeding clause does not apply. The same if the R-301 sign limits the speed to 50 or 40, or whatever the speed restriction, that sign overrules the clause. In other words, you are NOT permitted to exceed the speed limit for any reason, including overtaking. The only road where this clause can apply is a conventional road, where no overruling speed limit applies and where overtaking is allowed.
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Can they reimburse over-payers? After the financial crash, our new community had problems paying for essential services. The property developer still owned many units and was not paying the fees for these unsold units. The small group of original owners decided to pay more than their assigned share in order to keep the services running. Now, all of the units are sold and occupied and most of the MY sources say that, unless something is missing from the story, a simple majority should be sufficient. There are some restrictions on
earlier unpaid fees have been fully paid up. We want to reimburse the original owners for the amounts they overpaid, which seems only fair. We voted at the AGM to pay the owners out of our healthy reserve fund. Only one owner voted against the idea. Now our administrator says it must be a unanimous vote. Is this correct? S T (Costa del Sol)
David Searl You and the Law in Spain
use of the reserve fund, but paying off a debt should be all right. Go ahead and make the payments. If someone wishes to protest in court, let him do it.
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
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In plain English please Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I WANT to discuss today the ins and outs of cryptocurrency - Bitcoin, blockchains, ASIC mining, block heights and block rewards blah, blah, jargon, jargon. I want to discuss how it works and how it’s going to be the future. I want to discuss how it is going to make you all millionaires. I want to, but I can’t because I haven’t got a clue what it’s all about! I mean you can explain it to me until we are all blue in the face. I watched an hour and a half documentary explaining it all to me and still not a clue. It’s something to do with algorithms. Even though I don’t understand it I do know it was invented by a man called Satoshi Nakamoto who, by the way, doesn’t exist! Even though I don’t understand it I think it’s a Ponzi scheme or pyramid sales. I think that if you got in early you might have made loads of money. But I do know that about six weeks ago I put a survey on Twitter asking if you would prefer one bitcoin or 11oz of pure
gold. All but one said gold. Good call, I think, because today one bitcoin buys you 6½oz of gold. I don’t know how or why it works but good luck to you if you want a punt. Just don’t put your life savings into it. Just put in what you are happy to lose and I mean lose it all. I look forward to all the emails explaining it to me but it has to be in simple, plain English please. Now on to real money. I applied to see if I was entitled to a Spanish pension as well as my English one because I had paid into the system here. I’m pleased to say that after eight months of toing and froing I was informed that I did indeed qualify and would be notified when I would get paid which turned out to be February 1. Anyway the day came and went – nada which got me thinking why? Why do the banks have to hold on to money? Whenever I have to pay something on the first the money is taken on the first. If that date falls on the weekend they take the money the day before and never the Monday after. I mean, it’s not like someone is going down to the bank and standing in line to pay it in or even sitting in the office waiting to hit the ‘pay’ button on a computer. It’s all automated. So the message is simple - PAY ME ON TIME! columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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‘Timid’ Theresa May needs to get her act together … fast Nora Johnson
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AS divisions within the Conservative Party deepen and plots thicken, the prospect of a leadership challenge increases daily for Theresa May. But who could take over? The one thing that the Brexit negotiations have demonstrated is that we simply don’t have the calibre of politician around who can deal efficiently and effectively with this vital, complex task. They’re all well-suited to dealing with matters of little consequence, but when it comes to major issues, they’re way out of their league.
As for Theresa May, it’s not so much that she was a ‘remainer’ (or was she just on the bandwagon?), it’s that she seems over-promoted. She’s been given plenty of time to show leadership skills. She excels in hand-wringing, feet-dragging (in lovely kitten heels) and kowtowing to the EU. But it seems her heart just isn’t in Brexit. This isn’t a play or a game though. This is about the future of the country - a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity - and it mustn’t be let down! Which reminds me of something I read in The New York Times that succinctly sums it all up: ‘Many Britons see their country as a brave galleon, banners waving, cannons firing, trumpets blaring. That is how the country’s voluble foreign secretary, Boris Johnson,
likes to describe it. But Britain is now but a modest-size ship on the global ocean. Having voted to leave the European Union, it is unmoored, heading to nowhere, while on deck, fire has broken out and the captain - poor Theresa May - is lashed to the mast, without the authority to decide whether to turn to port or to starboard, let alone do what one imagines she knows would be best, which is to turn around and head back to shore.’ According to a recent poll, ‘timid’ Theresa May’s lost the support of three in 10 voters who supported her in the general election, but people aren’t enthused by any of her potential rivals either. So she gets to carry on because the alternatives are even worse. Great endorsement...
Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.no ra-johnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99; £0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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How stupid to criticise Spain when Brits are to blame THE SUNDAY TIMES used to be a serious newspaper with some of the best journalists and photographers. It has been dumbing down ever since Murdoch took over and pointless articles such as this demonstrate how low it has sunk. It is now just another tabloid. The Spanish know how to live and enjoy life taking advantage of the favourable climate. Even though there are too many bars, especially in Madrid, drinking is part of the Spanish culture, but I have never seen the binge drinking or people rolling about outside pubs fighting each other or peeing in the streets like you see in the UK. And the Brits are champions when it comes to swearing. I find the Spanish far more cultured and, despite the image of the passionate, explosive Latin character, very reserved and polite. Viva Espana! Peter Fieldman, Madrid
MUCH is being done to protect the cyclist from the wicked motorists. But nobody seems to understand that the cyclist is his own worst enemy! I’m sure many, many people can tell tales of woe about near misses brought on by the stupidity of some cyclists. I thought I had seen most things, until the other day when I was confronted with a 30+ year-old cyclist shooting out onto the N332 in front of me and riding rapidly straight at me after he had ridden the wrong way up the slip road between La Zenia and Playa Flamenca. He obviously did not see me as I swerved into the central lane because he was too busy with his mo-
Look behind you HAVING for the first time taken part in an amateur pantomime production, I will never again have the nerve to criticise another amateur performance. I now totally appreciate just how much hard work, total commitment and dedication goes into pre-
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Cyclists should learn to behave on the road
Hear Hear OBEY RULES: Don’t cycle and text. bile phone on which he was writing a message whilst riding no hands!! This must surely be No 1 in crass idiocy!!! I am a fairly keen cyclist myself so do not have an axe to grind, but the way a large majority of cyclists
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(and skate-boarders plus other motorised board riders) behave is frightening and it is about time rules were introduced to protect the motorists against the stupidity of these people. Barry Weston, Los Dolses
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Teen dies while playing football Teen dies while playing football My thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family...so sad... RIP Nacho Polly Anna So sad and so young RIP Eileen Toyne How dreadful, condolences to family n friends Susan Poole
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Wish they’d tackle bullfighting as well! Michelle Johnstone
Thousands of police protest over wages
restaurants off and the trouble it causes it’s about time the hotels stopped it. Michael Hannis
Definitely. The whole thing is getting right on my nerves. Don’t buckle because of pressure - who exactly is calling for this ban? Susan Roberts
Why the pay difference, both do the same job, can’t get my head around this, should all be paid the same, but it’s just like back in the UK as in Spain, the rich get richer while the poor get even poorer, same old story. John Morris
If these people want alcohol they will find it somewhere. When they go on holiday getting drunk is their main aim. Hotel or supermarket they will find it. June Waterhouse
I’ve no problem giving them a good wage they are worth it and so far not affected by pc like in UK. Tim Northern Yes they should and the Local Police they do a great job and brave with it. Roy Hadley
Calls for limited alcohol in all-inclusives Considering that all inclusive is killing bars and
senting such a show. Not just the acting, but all the ‘behind the scenes’ involvement, ie scenery painting, designing and making of costumes, script writing, directing and the incredible camaraderie of the actors. The list is endless and, of course, all the months of rehearsals - yes, contrary to what the audience might think, we do rehearse! OK, there are always hiccups, but isn’t that what makes it fun? OH YES IT IS! Thank you for supporting your local amateur panto groups. Without YOU it wouldn’t be the same. Margaret Stevenson, Costa del Sol
I’d be very careful. Magaluf is a party town and if they start getting too strict tourists won’t go. Ricky Stewart
New pet protection laws I’d like to see chaining a dog for days and weeks abolished too! These are social animals and it is cruel to tie them up for long extended periods of time. Ming Louie Stein
Petition to reverse ban on walk-on girls
Has anyone actually asked what the women want or are we to busy being offended for them? I thought the feminist movement was about giving women equal choices, not making choices for them but whatever suits the ones that don’t actually do it I guess. Vicki Anderson If the models want to do it and they get paid well to do it, w*f has it got to do with anyone else, go get your own life. Matt Coy This is all about big business frightened of any sort of backlash from what appears to be a minority. Let the girls decide if they want to do it... If not then fine. Peter Maden
I TOTALLY agree with the letter from JS in January (issue 1699) regarding the protection of our lovely village of La Cala de Mijas. Some 850 new builds are under construction at the present moment in the immediate vicinity of the actual village. Where on earth are the people who are going to purchase these properties going to park, and eat for that matter? I too was sad to see the actual tree and seating area in the centre of the said ‘Coronation Street’ area disappear in the new construction of the ‘Street.’ Rather sad to see actually. And furthermore, the reconstruction of the road further down outside restaurant La Gambita, leaves me cold. An amazing area, mainly Spanish, a couple of really good restaurants, road change means no seating areas outside these places. What about the owners? What about the regular clientele? So sad to lose intimate areas that are so important to our lovely village atmosphere. Come on, keep the space special. Wendy Wolstenholme, La Cala de Mijas
Snail mail FURTHER to problems with non-delivery of post over Christmas, my complaint concerns missing post. For the past three years, lottery tickets sent from La Coruña to Torrevieja never arrived - a ticket sent to Mallorca, however was safely received. Complaints to Coruña postal authorities, resulted in €30 compensation for the loss of a €100 ticket. A neighbour, who has a birthday before Christmas, has not received birthday cards from the UK for the past two years - complaints fall on deaf ears. I know of no place to make an official complaint. Ronaldo Hayward, Torrevieja
Clean up WONDERFUL as usual to holiday in Nerja and nearby places. But what a shame we have to keep our eyes firmly on the pavement to avoid all the dog mess. Come on Nerja, clean up your act! John Hopes, UK
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Advertising Feature AS we sit in the beautiful Spanish sunshine, whatever the time of year, sipping our pina colada or our cafe con leche and reading the latest liquidation scandal in the UK, are we immune to the effects of such a disastrous commercial collapse? Unfortunately, we are not! Reading the latest news, there may be some readers today who are worried about their Carillion pensions in particular. Well, by law, in the UK, pension shortfalls are protected but, as we saw with the recent BHS debacle, it can take many months to sort out and in that time payments could be delayed, reduced or worse still stopped. It brings us back to the ongoing problem of slow or reduced payments when our community management fee statements are sent out to expatriates, and those holiday homeowners residing in the UK in particular, whose income may be under threat from the travails of the UK economy, including the latest business collapses. As we well know, reduced or delaye d p a y m e n t s b a c k to o u r
Why should the failure of Carillion affect me? communities can have a long-term e ffec t o n th e w e ll running a nd b ea u tifica tio n o f our Spa nis h homes. On a wider note I keep asking myself: why does it keep happening? It seems always to point to the directors and how they run their companies, or perhaps how the rules and regulations governing corporate responsibility seem to be ignored, flouted or deliberately mismanaged. In the case of Carillion, my own firm’s (LPL) Corporate Collections Team saw, at least two years ago, signs that Carillion were heading into cash flow difficulties, brought about by contract arguments in the Middle East, impossibly low contract tenders for private and gov-
COLLAPSE OF CARILLION: Warning signs were there. ernment projects in the UK and worse still, lax oversight by those in government when looking at the public contracts Carillion were al-
ready involved in. Hundreds of our own clients instructing LPL to collect unpaid invoices from Carillion should have
given many the first warning signs that they were in trouble. The Stock Market knew two years ago and was actually betting shares on Carillion’s imminent failure and made a small fortune doing so. My firm warned many that their slow payments (Payment Lagging) were a sure sign of difficulties ahead. The debate lingers on as to how our laws can make directors more responsible for their actions, particularly how pension funds are managed. Whilst there will certainly be new legislation, this will not be on the Statute books for at least another three years. It is a sad fact that in an economy that relies upon credit, good fiduciary responsibility and at least a measure of prompt payment, all we can do is continue to be vigilant in the way we all run our businesses and here in Spain, our own communities. From our own point of view, if management fees are late, don’t ignore the warning signs, act quickly before some else does. Enjoy your drink!
For more information, visit www.lplgroup.com or speak with the head of Spanish operations, Greg Bryan, who is based in Spain and can be contacted on +34 689 408 412. Tel: UK +44 (0) 208 551 4019.
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Across 1 A doctor I sent to bed drunk (7) 5 Love-in-a-mist is slightly wet (5) 8 City in pastrami land (5) 9 Inscrutable late Greek god (7) 10 Desperate rival at work (7) 11 Treasure discovered in a controversial place (5) 12 Overturned if set up incorrectly (5) 14 Stop a person including the Guardian, say (5) 19 Spotted in embarrassing tapestry (5) 21 Arrange trout so differently (4,3) 23 Thankless person from Tangier (7) 24 Contempt for a small cereal plant (5) 25 Jokes about northern mobs (5) 26 Have sheriff's helpers joined Nazi police? (7)
7 Light material can turn red (6) 13 Model soft angora dress (7) 15 Stops a Republican’s lies (7) 16 Part of London damaged in gale (6) 17 Peel back as before, when not awake (6)
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18 Doesn't give one's all in periods of work (6) 20 Puts down some runners' lap sessions (5) 22 Sea-air adds a little weight to one (5)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents Q and 24 represents Z, so fill in Q every time the figure 2 appears and Z every time the figure 24 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.
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Down 1 How chess game ends for prisoner (6) 2 Be all upset for a girl (5) 3 A long time after 007's detention (7) 4 It’s easy keeping theologian in unemployment benefit (6) 5 Proposed food is injected with nitrogen (5) 6 Mischievous child learning to beg (7)
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Across 1 Marine crustacean (4) 3 Lowest brass wind instrument (4) 7 Lacking a name (9) 12 Marked by eager anticipation (9) 17 Abominable snowman (4) 18 Automobiles (4) Down 1 Spanish sparkling white wine (4) 2 Lowest female singing voice (4) 4 Cancel or annul (4)
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Across 1 Algodón (6) 3 Ground (coffee, spices) (6) 8 Church (7) 10 Pasillo (en avión, teatro) (5) 11 Bit (piece) (5) 12 Tip (gratuity) (7) 13 Vendavales (vientos fuertes) (5) 15 Cenizas (5) 20 Acróbata (7) 22 Nidos (5) 24 Pound (5) 25 Chestnut (7) 26 El más raro (6) 27 Grandmother (6)
5 Beers (4) 6/14 Reduction in salary (3,3) 8 Nothing (3) 9 Born (woman's maiden name) (3) 10 Attained (3) 11 Tall, rounded vase (3) 12 Deadly sin (4) 13 Accord (4) 14 See 6 15 Elaborate song for solo voice (4) 16 Gentle knocks (4) The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 Joke (6) 2 Awning (5) 4 Opaque (5) 5 Inspirar (7) 6 Sheep (pl) (6) 7 Feliz (5) 9 Roncar (cuando se duerme) (5) 14 To approve of (7) 16 Canciones (5) 17 To dance (6) 18 Palo (de poco grosor) (5) 19 Broom (brush) (6) 21 Latón (metal) (5) 23 Mirar fijamente (5)
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1 Arco, 3 Traslado, 9 Russian, 10 Etapa, 11 Cisne, 12 Actriz, 14 Tattoo, 16 Escoba, 19 Anoche, 21 Lugar, 24 Andén, 25 Azafran, 26 Por favor, 27 Boss.
Down: 1 Apricots, 2 Cosas, 4 Runway, 5 Sweet, 6 Abanico, 7 Ojal, 8 Dinero, 13 Ladrones, 15 Tenedor, 17 Sillas, 18 Verano, 20 Cinta, 22 Gordo, 23 Damp.
1 Detroit, 5 Tacit, 8 Purse, 9 Neutral, 10 Abstain, 11 Tools, 12 Answer, 14 Fiasco, 17 Tunis, 19 Astride, 21 Entwine, 22 Reply, 24 Terse, 25 Results.
Down: 1 Dip, 2 Terms, 3 Operate, 4 Tenant, 5 Taunt, 6 Curious, 7 Telescope, 10 Apartment, 13 Senator, 15 Interns, 16 Career, 18 Spine, 20 Impel, 23 Yes.
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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A shopping trip with a friend makes you realise that there is more to them than meets the eye. Should you have underestimated them, encourage them to open up. Something you hear this week will be of immense value to you in the future. Decorating and changes at home really bring spring into your life and perk you up.
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Across: 1 Sorts, 4 Shrew, 7 Opt, 8 Erasers, 9 Trap, 10 Reggae, 13 Sweden, 14 Jail, 17 Baggage, 19 Son, 20 Rinse, 21 Oasis.
Down: 1 Short, 2 Rat race, 3 Seek, 4 Shares, 5 Roe, 6 Waste, 11 Glasses, 12 Deface, 13 Sober, 15 Links, 16 Zero, 18 Gun.
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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Someone new to your circle of friends brings humour and a new lease of life, socially. When something outside your comfort zone is suggested, then be sure that it is not just faint heart that is stopping you. There is nothing wrong with saying ‘no’, unless there is heartache in doing so and then wishing that you had not.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Are you in the mood for some retail therapy? There are bargains to be had this week. The trend also extends to your personal life where it is possible to negotiate much more easily with a loved one. Suggestions for a busy weekend may be resisted owing to overload.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) The more sensitive side of your nature comes to the fore this week. You are likely to find yourself upset but, by looking on the bright side and keeping your sense of humour, brings a balanced view.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) This is a time to keep your mind sharp, so get plenty of sleep and exercise for sure. Legal matters may be paramount and need specialist advice. So long as you are doing your best in a certain situation, no more can be expected of you.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) This is a time of the year when new starts and fresh ideas come to you, which is excellent news for those who are looking forward to changes. The weekend brings you courage and determination and you feel confident enough to speak plainly with people.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Something said to you in confidence should be respected this week. Should the beans be spilled, it will not be you who is feeling guilty. The need to help someone with legal forms or some other complicated matter will be much appreciated.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) A slow start to the week sees you full of beans come Wednesday. What is the cause of this change of attitude? Something you worked on last week shows signs of progress just when you thought it wouldn't.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It is now that you may realise how right you were to keep something in reserve. Certainly, so far as a relationship is concerned, holding back has proved its worth. Financially, you are entering a period of frugality, but this is more for your own satisfaction than because of any money worries.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Getting more sleep and fresh air last week may show dividends now. The results are a brighter mind and more willingness to be social. Young people will be particularly helpful and fun to be with. Asking for their help makes them feel important in your life and will also bring you great pleasure.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Keep a wide circle of friends and constantly seek to add to them. With such an active mind as yours, boredom is agitating and nonproductive. Spring gives you the ideal opportunity to visit others and get out in the open. Both your health and finances gain from a day somewhere new as an inspired idea comes to you. An invitation you are tempted to refuse should be accepted if possible.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) News of someone close brings finances into your mind. Perhaps some juggling is needed to keep the balance. There is more than one way to conserve both energy and money, which will give you a head start. Getting involved with a charity, even on a small scale, can bring immense satisfaction and costs nothing.
QUIZ: LUCKY DIP 1. According to the old superstition, how many years bad luck would you have for breaking a mirror? 2. ‘Don't want a four leaf clover. Don't want an old horse shoe’ are the first lines of which UK number one hit single by Elvis Presley? 3. First published in 1954, Lucky Jim was which celebrated English writer’s first novel? 4. Goodluck Jonathan was president of which African country from 2010 to 2015? 5. Michael Barrymore's long-running quiz Strike It Lucky was renamed what in December 1996? 6. The Santangelo novels are a series of novels written by which English romance novelist, which focus on the Santangelo family, particularly Gino Santangelo, an Italian-American former gangster, and his daughter Lucky? 7. To who would you most likely wish someone good luck with the phrase ‘break a leg’?
8. Tucker's Luck, which ran from 1983 to 1985 was a spin-off from which BBC television school drama? 9. Which 1950 Frank Loesser musical features the song Luck Be a Lady? 10. Which famous English actor starred as the ‘plantation thief’ Mick Travis in the 1973 British comedy-drama fantasy film O Lucky Man!? Not a lot of people know that... after the success of her debut single Locomotion in Australia, Kylie Minogue travelled to London to work with the songwriting and production team Stock, Aitken and Waterman. However, they had forgotten that she was arriving. As a result, they wrote I Should Be So Lucky in 40 minutes while she waited outside the recording studio.
Answers: 1. SEVEN, 2. GOOD LUCK CHARM, 3. KINGSLEY AMIS, 4. NIGERIA, 5. STRIKE IT RICH, 6. JACKIE COLLINS, 7. ACTORS/MUSICIANS BEFORE THEY GO ON STAGE TO PERFORM 8. GRANGE HILL, 9. GUYS AND DOLLS, 10. MALCOLM MCDOWELL
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We are all jet setters now Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England
JET SETTER, a tag that has been attached to the very rich in the popular imagination since the 1950’s. There are however gradations or levels of jet setter. There are those who turn left rather than right as they board an aircraft. Others who travel low cost and there is no option of right or left, we run for a spare seat. Some pilot their own aircraft, and several famous personalities have a pilot’s licence, Tom Cruise, Carol Vorderman, Sir David Jason, Harrison Ford and Angelina Jolie among many others, including several heads of state, who pilot themselves in their own aircraft. While there are some jet setters whose choice is to charter a smaller jet with pilots included, perhaps one with eight passenger seats, who can then kick back and enjoy a flight bypassing all of the trials and tribulations of the hub airports. Instead of fighting your way through the traffic to get to the airport on time, allow two hours, then through check-in and security allow another two hours.
IF you are looking for new windows, doors or glass curtains then Crystal Windows which has been in business in Costa Blanca since 1997 is without doubt the place to visit. As manufacturers of replacement windows and doors, conservatories, terrace enclosures and glass curtains, they offer a 10-year guarantee on all products and can discuss all of your needs in English, Dutch, German and Spanish. For 20 years now the company has been improving client’s views from Valencia all of the way to Alicante and they are expert at making the right recommendation to suit customer needs on the range of reasonably priced options that exist. The company is proud of the fact that Crystal Windows are the only company on the Costa Blanca to manufacture their own curved PVC arches and their entire service is aimed at making sure that customer satisfaction always comes first. Nothing is too much trouble to ensure your experience of ordering with Crystal Windows is professional, pleasant and very satisfying, turning your dreams into reality with friendly and knowledgeable staff in each department ready to help and advise. Your chosen configuration will be installed by their experienced and highly skilled fitting teams to standards most companies would find difficult to match. Latest technologies and computerised machinery combine with 20 plus years of experience to ensure that new windows and doors are manufactured with preci-
HEIGHT OF LUXURY: The Dream Jet offers seven-star service. Shopping? Another hour or more if the check-in and security was not as bad as usual. Followed by a crazed and frantic sprint to the gate, then wait because the aircraft is late, lost or being cleaned. Finally board and sit in a tight space next to a loved one or a vast and overweight fellow traveller who is intruding into your space, behind a person who on take-off promptly knocks your teeth out as they put their seat back.
Alternatively, with a private jet you walk from the car park to the lobby of the General Aviation Terminal, through security, immigration and check in and so to the apron and onto your aircraft, expending perhaps as much as five minutes of your very valuable time. The ambience, tone, welcome and service on board is worlds away from the typical hub airport or commercial jet. Even if you own your own aircraft there are
good reasons to charter one. Perhaps your aircraft is not fit for the trip you anticipate? Range and/or capacity. Perhaps you are travelling with family as you usually do, though on this occasion friends and their close family are travelling with you too. So you need a bigger and more capable aircraft to carry those closest to you all at once. Now your choices narrow. At the very tip of the peak there are a very select group of wide-bodied aircraft and among them is an aircraft operated by Deer Jet. Their VVIP Boeing 787 Dream Jet is capable of flying non-stop for more than 18 hours or 16,000-kilometres, that’s equivalent to Madrid to Perth, Australia non-stop in the lap of luxury. Even the cabin air pressure is better than commercial passenger jets, while the Dream Jet team of stewards and butlers provide sevenstar service throughout the flight. The Dream Jet’s interiors, style and colour are frequently changed to reflect the different feelings of the variety of customers the Dream Jet serves. The cost of the Dream Jet bespoke flight is from just €63,000 per hour.
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CRYSTAL WINDOWS: Will advise you on the most suitable solution for your needs. sion, efficiency and to the highest technical standard. All of Crystal Windows’ fitters have worked for at least five years here in Spain, thus gaining a proper knowledge of Spanish materials and building tech-
needs, taking into consideration conditions particular to Spain - the weather, temperature variations - cold in the winter - warm in the summer, ventilation, security and low maintenance. Potential customers are invited to visit their showroom in Pedreguer to discuss your requirements and to see a range of products and working models and unusually, they will also be happy to show you their factory to see exactly how they manufacture the wide range of product. Crystal Windows Doors & Conservatories, SL is open from 9am to 6pm with no lunchtime closing and they promise that you won’t be pressured into committing on the spot. The showroom is at Carrer de la Pansa 14, Pol. Ind. Les Galgues 03730 Pedreguer, Alacante. Tel (+34) 966 457 253 - Fax (+34) 966 457 270 - e-mail: info@crystalwin dows-spain.com and to get more idea of the special products available visit http://crystalwindows.es/.
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A LT H O U G H j u s t g o i n g f o r a good old fashioned jog is as good a way to get your heart rate going as any, there are several new fitness trends to look out for that could refresh your workout and make exercising fun again. High-intensity interval training (or HIIT) is regaining popularity among exercise fiends and is a great option for those who prefer to keep their workouts short and sweet. An HIIT training session involves short bursts of intense training - typically a minute or less - f o l l o we d b y a p e rio d o f less intense recovery. The entire workout usually lasts around 30 minutes and is proven to be an effective way to do cardio and burn lots of calories. Group training sessions are also rising through the ranks of popular workout options, as t h e r e ’s n o b e t t e r w a y t o p u s h
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WORKING IT: Smart watches are a great way to keep track of how you exercise.
yourself to your limit than a little bit of friendly competition, right? They’re also a great opportunity to hang out with friends or meet new people, so provide that extra motivation to drag yourself off that couch in the first place. Group classes aren’t just limited to gyms, taking part in a salsa class or joining a running group are also great options. Smart, wearable technology is also proving increasingly popular and helps provide a better insight into how our body functions and how well we exercise. From Fitbits to smart watches - and now even a smart ring these devices help you to know just how hard you’re working during an exercise session by monitoring your heart rate and can even let you know how much sleep you get at night.
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British dental standards all at Spanish prices WHAT could start out as something of a nightmare if you have a major problem with your teeth and don’t speak Spanish is easily resolved in Alfaz del Pi. Dr Chris Jones who is based at the Clinica Dental Alfaz del Pi qualified in Britain but has been practising in Spain for nearly 20 years and speaks English, so can offer the latest treatment no matter what the dental problem is in a language you will understand. Soon after he had completed his training in Sheffield he realised Spain not only offered a great lifestyle but also an opportunity for him to help those who were in pain and had difficulty
in explaining their needs. Now well established in his own premises which he has occupied for the last five years, Dr Jones is able to offer a range of services from simple fillings to complicated implants. Until 1991, training for Dentistry in Spain was somewhat haphazard as dentists had to qualify as medical doctors before they could start studying dentistry which meant that their training was often shorter than that undertaken by those who qualified as dentists in the UK. In keeping with his committed professional status, he keeps up-to-date with latest discoveries and treatments and has been able to combine his
UK training with an understanding of what patients in Spain, both local and expatriate are looking for. The doctor emphasises the fact that there are major benefits of being a British dentist in an area where so many expats live: “Although patients can go to any clinic they want to, I think British people feel more comfortable talking to someone from their own country in their own language. There is much less risk of misunderstandings.” His dental nurse Katia is also British, so there is never any problem in calling and arranging appointments. Some of the most advanced
procedures available in dentistry are now available in Spain so he has continually trained and updated his skills during his professional life here with his clinic walls adorned with certificates in everything from bridges, implants and root canal treatment to surgery, aesthetics and cancer diagnosis. Many people have also turned to Dr Chris for a second opinion when not happy with other treatment they have had elsewhere: “I had one woman who was told she needed implants costing thousands but she didn’t need such extreme and costly treatment, she just needed a deep cleaning, and that was all,” he explained.
Food poisoning vs stomach flu WHEN you’re locked away in the bathroom, feeling pretty ill and sorry for yourself, you’re probably wondering whether food poisoning or stomach flu is to blame for your sudden woes. Both illnesses have pretty similar symptoms, including vomiting, diarrhoea and gradual disdain for your own bathroom floor. (You may also get pains in your stomach, headaches, or a fever). While food poisoning can be caused by a range of different culprits, stomach flu is caused when a virus causes an infection in the gut. Norovirus is one of the most common causes of stomach flu, and can be picked up by touching surfaces that someone else with the infection touched or by being in direct contact with them. Stomach flu tends to strike between one to three days after you’ve been affected and lasts for one to two days. Food poisoning on the other hand, can strike almost straight away or weeks later, and the time frame it lasts for can be much more variable. Food poisoning can happen when
NOT FUN: It can be hard to tell the difference between food poisoning and stomach flu. food becomes contaminated with bacteria or other harmful substances such as salmonella, listeria or E coli. However, food can also be infected with the same viruses that cause stomach flu so then it can be pretty
hard to tell the two apart. Either way, the most important thing is to keep hydrated the next time you’re struck by either illness as the vomiting and other symptoms can dehydrate you.
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BEFORE & AFTER: This patient had unsightly front teeth, but five visits and two weeks later her smile had returned thanks to Dr Jones.
For professional and straightforward advice about a whole range of treatments contact Clinica Dental Alfaz del Pi. His clinic has a Facebook page which people can go to and check out some of his treatments, as well as see opening times and prices, at www.facebook.com/ClinicaDentalAlfazDelPi. Clinica Dental Alfaz Del Pi Avda. del Pais Valencia 9, Local 3 Alfaz del Pi Tel. 965 889 032 Emergency number 609 687 814
CLEAN eating has been the focus of many dieticians and health-food obsessives for a while now, but what does the term actually mean? Is it actually as good for you as it’s made out to be? Clean eating is defined by The Oxford Dictionary simply as: ‘Relating to a diet consisting of unprocessed, unrefined, and nutrient-rich food, typically eaten as small meals throughout the day.’ Eating a diet of fresh, unprocessed food is undoubtedly important, and is the basis for the entire clean eating movement. However, the term has now been used to describe many recent diet trends such as organic, vegan or alkaline diets. Some believe you have to cut out all gluten products to be eating ‘clean,’ others think the same for dairy. While many of these diets have their benefits, it’s important to make sure your diet is rich with all the essential nutrients your
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tive impact in that it’s encouraging more people to get back to basics and consider what they actually put in their bodies. Yo u s h o u l d n ’t c u t o u t every indulgence in the name of healthy eating, but eating a range of unprocessed, fresh food is always important.
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Sweet like cinnamon THE festive season may indeed be over for another year, but that doesn’t mean you should stop adding cinnamon to all of your favourite hot drinks and desserts. This powerful spice has been used for its medicinal properties for centuries, and ranks number one out of the world’s most popular natural medicinal ingredients for its antioxidant levels. The range of protective antioxidants packed into cinnamon has been shown to help slow the ageing process and reduce damage caused by free radicals. These antioxidants also have anti-inflammatory effects, which could help to lower the risk of certain diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer and also helps to relieve
muscle soreness and other agerelated ailments. Cinnamon has also been shown to reduce levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol and high blood pressure, while also increasing blood circulation which helps the body to repair itself. It even helps the body to form blood clots. The spice can also improve your sensitivity to the hormone insulin, which regulates the metabolism and helps to transport blood sugar into cells. Insulin resistance is the stamp of several serious conditions like type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome but cinnamon can dramatically reduce resistance to this hormone, helping it to do its job. As little as half a teaspoon of cinnamon a day can make all the difference to your health.
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Delightful guitar music to entertain you in February Just like Tom Jones.
Benidorm dogs say Save My Life through music THERE is a fantastic opportunity for visitors and residents of Benidorm to have a great day out and help save the lives of abandoned dogs. Costing just €5 entry, no less than 13 acts will be performing at the Benidorm Palace from noon on Sunday March 4. As would be expected there will be a fundraising raffle with some amazing prizes and all money raised from the raffle will be shared by two very important animal charities, Benidorm Dog Homing and Manos y Patas, both of which do all they can to house and look after abandoned animals. Many easily recognised local entertainment faces will be taking part in this charity concert, including such names as Maggie May, renowned for her Shirley Bassey, Andy Wood who looks and sounds like Tom Jones, as well as uncannily accurate tributes to Meatloaf, Pink and the Blues Brothers. These are just a few of the talented local artists who are giving up their time to entertain and to raise funds for such a worthy cause, so if you like plenty of music spanning more than 50 years and want to help local animals then this is the place to be. Food is also available at the venue with chicken or fish and chips on sale for just €8.
by John Smith THE Concert Society of Classical Music of l’Alfas del Pi is promoting two excellent concerts on Saturday February 24 and Sunday, February 25. Each feature the internationally respected Aïghetta Guitar Quartet from France with the Saturday performance starting at 8pm at the Forum Mare Nostrun with free entry to members of the society and €10 for nonmembers. The Sunday concert starts at noon at the Frax Forum, on the beach of l’Albir, this time with tickets (including a welcome aperitif) costing €5 for members and €10 for nonmembers. The Aïghetta Quartet was
INTERNATIONALLY RESPECTED: The Aïghetta Quartet on stage. formed in 1979 in Monte Carlo and began its international career thanks to its interpreta-
tion of Joaquin Rodrigo’s Concerto Andaluz in 1982, accompanied by the Philhar-
monic Orchestra of Monte Carlo. They began touring France,
England, Italy, Hungary, Germany and also made numerous radio and television programmes. The success is not only due to a complete innovation, “like the singing of a bird with four heads, but also to the existence of a new and irresistible sound,” said Anthony Burgess author of ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ on the release of their first album in 1987. Since then, the quartet has recorded numerous CDs, including one with jazz/rock guitarist John McLaughlin. Their February performances will see them play the works of a number of famous names including Bizet, Rossini and Kurt Weil alongside the works of some lesser known but no less proficient composers.
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A special day for youngsters at Terra Natura TERRA NATURA is a new generation animal park where its main feature is known as zoo immersion. The zoo immersion is a new concept of zoo in which you can observe and make contact with animals in spaces designed to recreate the habitat of each of the species through barriers invisible to humans. Terra Natura is not just an animal park, its different educational proposals and outdoor activities designed for the whole family makes it an idyllic place to enjoy nature as a family and for the little ones to learn and have fun.
There are more than 1,500 animals from 2 0 0 d iffe re nt s pe c ie s in Te rra N a tura Benidorm This Saturday the Benidorm zoo will be promoting a special event to celebrate Carnival with a two for one special entry offer, an animal camouflage mask workshop, animal face painting and a costume competition where photographs will be taken of participants and prizes include a child’s season ticket. Catch up with what is happening at Terra Natura by visiting www.terranatura.com.
Waste not! can be incorporated into the name, eg, grappa di moscato. An aromatic, neutral spirit with great digestive qualities grappa is a wonderful way to by Lorenzo end a meal drunk on its own Barbareschi or added to an espresso, when it is known as ‘caffè corretto.’ GRAPPA is one of Italy’s Young and aromatic grappa most popular alcoholic drinks, should be served chilled, with approximately 40 million while aged should be bottles produced each year. served slightly below room In 1989 the name Grappa temperature, but never ice became protected by the EU cold as freezing affects the and can be used only if the flavour, and drunk from small drink is sourced and produced GRAPPA: Popular and tulip-shaped glasses with an in Italy with alcohol content potent. open rim. between 35-60 per cent. The flavour of grappa depends on the type Grappa is made by steam distillation of the and quality of the grapes used, as well as the skins, pulp, seeds, and stems (the pomace) left distillation process, though quality is not guarover from the wine-making process in order to anteed as there is no DOC protection system as extract remaining flavours before the waste is for wines. discarded. There are more than 100 grappa producers It is then bottled at once to make Grappa in Italy, with several in Bassano del Grappa, Bianca, or aged in wooden casks to create the the drink’s historic home. yellow or brown-hued riserva: Flavoured grapThe best-known include Berta, Bocchino, Brotpas are also produced with infusion of herbs. to, Distilleria De Negri, Domenis, Jacopo If at least 85 per cent of the pomace comes Poli, Nardini, Alexander and Nonino. from a single variety, grappa can be designatHappy tasting. ed di vitigno or varietale, and the type of grape
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Moraira author’s fascinating journey EXCLUSIVE by Harrison Jones LUCINDA E CLARKE is no ordinary author. The Moraira-based 69-year-old has gone from toilet cleaner to giant teddy bear sewer to professional writer - via spells in nine different countries and a stint as a dog breeder. She has interviewed Nelson Mandela, met royalty and ‘been abandoned in the African bush with a nine-year-old baby.’ But after a lifetime of adventure, the Dublinborn writer is settling down to focus on her awardwinning work. “For me writing is a kind of drug, I get twitchy when I don’t write,” she told Euro Weekly News. Happily married to her second husband for 20 years, Clarke is now promoting her latest novel, ‘Cut For Life’ - the fourth in her Amie series. The subject matter for the latest instalment, though, is dark. “All my books carry a message - living as an expat in Africa and understanding different cultures, radical religious groups, human trafficking, and now Female Genital Mutilation
(FGM),” she said. “When I researched FGM I was horrified and I wanted to raise awareness of the practice, which is growing not only in Europe, but in America as well. It’s total abuse and subjugation of women.” Clarke had spells in the Cotswolds and Liverpool as a child but has since lived in Scotland, Kenya, Libya, Botswana, Swaziland, South Africa and now Spain. Despite hopes to go into writing from an early age, her career route was unconventional. She jokes: “as a precocious brat I devoured Enid Blyton and thought ‘I could do this.’” After a series of random jobs, she recalls: “I was dragged to the South African Broadcasting Corporation for an audition which I failed abysmally. I was then shunted to the drama department and I underwhelmed them there too, but it was suggested that I enter the playwright of the year award (she won). After that there was no stopping me!” Along the way, she found interviewing antiapartheid hero Mandela frightening. “I pushed past Reuters, CNN, BBC, etc waving my microphone jauntily in their faces. However, the great man was in a foul mood. He was incredi-
An updated version of The Pirates of Penzance THE Sounds Familiar group are presenting the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera The Pirates of Penzance concert version in Murla on Thursday March 1. This concert version of the classic show is partially narrated and includes a reworked musical score giving the concert a modern feel. The story is set in Cornwall, where the famous Pirates of Penzance attempt to terrorise local shipping with very little success. Things are made worse after the pirate apprentice, Frederic, falls in love and leaves the pirate band, only to join the family of a Major General. When the local constabulary of WPCs goes head to head with the pirates, and Frederic finds his loyalties torn, it's anyone’s guess who will come out on top.
Two of the main performers in the operetta. Tickets are priced at €12 for the performance at the Polivent in Murla and are available by phone on 965 581 483 or online at www.philipash ley.com/boxoffice.php.
The show is also helping to raise funds for Jalon Valley HELP which is a volunteer charity founded in 1992 in order to help those in difficulty in the Vall de Pop area.
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THOUGHTFUL: Clarke has had an adventure-filled life. (LEFT) The latest book explores FGM. wuss. When we chatted he was charming, confident, friendly and easy to talk to. He had an aura of power, like Mandela. “But perhaps the interview that I remember (most) was in a mud hut with a middle-aged black lady, who was dying of AIDS. What she had accomplished in her life, with little cash, few resources and immense courage showed me the true depth of the human spirit.” Clarke’s book is available to buy online.
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bly tall, which I wasn’t expecting, and since he was fuming, and I’m not an important person, he did not turn on the charm, in fact he frightened me to death. He was kind enough to answer all my questions, but I remember thinking that I would never like to get on the wrong side of him.” She has warmer words for Prince Charles - and an anonymous African woman. “He was not what I expected. The British media had given me the impression he was a bit of a
Just one of the commercial stands from last year’s fair.
Minerals and environment high on fair agenda THE Oliva Council is supporting the sixth Mineral Fair which will be held this coming Saturday and Sunday in the council multipurpose centre. Formally known as the Mineral, Fossil and Gem Fair this event is geared at motivating the young to get involved in conservation and the environment. The fair is divided into four parts, with the main emphasis
being on the commercial activity as there will be some 20 national and international dealers whose stand rental helps to fund the other activities. During the weekend, attendees will be able to view the travelling exhibition The Cleanest of the Mediterranean put together by a number of Spanish ecological groups which highlights the problem of discarded waste material and which hopes
to convert the Valencian Community into the cleanest region of the Mediterranean. Other free activities which look at the sea and the general environment are aimed at children who are invited to participate in workshops, view interesting films and participate in competitions from 11am to 1.30pm and 5pm to 8pm on Saturday and just in the morning on Sunday.
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PROPERTY www.euroweeklynews.com SPAIN is ahead of the UK and second only to Germany as international investors’ favoured destination in Europe, according to leading real estate consultancy Knight Frank. Speaking at Property EU’s Europe and Spain Investment briefing held at law firm CBS’ offices recently, Carlos Zamora of Knight Frank Spain said: “Our survey of major investors shows that 29 per cent favour Germany, 20 per cent prefer Spain, with the UK coming in third on 12 per cent. “Spain, Germany and Ireland are the only three countries in Europe with positive forecasts for 2018 in all three main sectors - offices, resi-
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Spain beats UK on property investment dential and logistics.” The Spanish market built strength steadily in 2017, with transaction volumes of €9.2 billion in the first three quarters of the year, up 20.3 per cent on 2016. In contrast, Portugal saw a 20 per cent fall in 2017, with Italy experiencing a 14 per cent decline.
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Maurizio Grilli, Head of Investment Management at BNP Paribas Real Estate, “Spain is on the up, rents are growing and confidence is high.” There is no doubt that its economic growth is powering positive momentum across sectors, with residential particularly strong in Madrid.
“We are in a recovery market, but we are not repeating the mistakes of the past,” s a i d Zamora. “ I n 2 0 1 7 80,000 houses
were built, but in 2006 it was 700,000 so we are very far from the pre-crisis boom.” Both domestic and foreign investors are scouring the country for opportunities in residential. Oscar Perez, Investment Director of Qualitas Equity Partners says, “There is interest across the board. There are
Spanish family offices investing in build to rent, but we also have South Korean investors looking for farms in Extremadura.” The vacancy rate in Madrid is at an all-time low and rents will only increase as there is not enough space in the city centre to meet demand. Meanwhile, online sales represent only 4.5 per cent of Spain’s total, compared to 18 per cent in the UK and 15 per cent in Germany. Many are therefore targeting an opportunity for growth in ecommerce. In addition, student housing and old people’s homes are beginning to attract more investors.
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Village life for sale MUCH of rural Spain is up for sale, with around 15,000 entire villages on the market. For example, Olmeda de la Cuesta is a tiny community in La Alcarria, an isolated region of rolling farmland between Madrid, Guadalajara and Cuenca. With just 35 residents on the electoral roll and barely 10 over winter, it is facing oblivion. As a result, in a bid to attract newcomers the local council is selling off land at hugely discounted prices. It has also begun to auction off plots with some success. Last year the mayor Jose Luis Regacho auctioned off 14 plots of land at €5 per square metre. This summer, six or seven areas have been identified for sale and buyers are being attracted from abroad.
Some are looking to make a home in the community, including a British sculptor and an Iranian who works as a chef. Countless villages throughout Spain are facing a similar existential struggle. A Xesta, in the hills of the Pontevedra Province, has been offering rents of only €100 a month. There is certainly demand for rural properties, especially from city dwellers looking for a weekend retreat. Starting prices for properties are between €15,000 and €20,000, although the restoration work needed for them would cost double that. If the trend continues, more people will be tempted to sell. Elvira Fafian, who runs a website specialising in selling entire vil-
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RUSTIC IDYLL: Esblada is on the market for €280,000. lages called Aldeasabandon adas.com, says: “There are places where four or five villages are bought by a family, who then bring their friends and create a little community of their own. “According to our data, this year half of buyers will be Spanish, and the other half
from abroad.” Of the 3,500 abandoned villages in Spain, around 1,500 are up for sale and they have previously proved popular with American, German and French buyers. At the upper end of the scale are villages priced at €15 million, with renovated houses and located near woodland and rivers.
You talkin’ to me? De Niro to open new luxury resort HOLLYWOOD actor Robert de Niro and professional chef Nobu Matsuhisa are expanding their hotel empire with a new adults-only resort in Marbella. The Nobu Hotel Marbella part of the Puente Romano Beach Resort and Spa boasts direct access to a pic-
ture-perfect beach while there will be plenty of bars and restaurants to choose from around the vibrant Plaza. All of the rooms and suites boast their own private terrace and ensuite marble bathrooms with rainfall showers. Spa aficionados are sure to love the soothing and tranquil
space of the Six Senses Spa that ‘combines the very essence of their philosophy with local Spanish charm and influence.’ The hotel will also offer its guests private VIP access to club La Suite, which has its own private outdoor terrace. Nobu Hotels attract a so-
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GARLIC: Easy to grow at home. taste while waiting for the bulbs to mature in the other container. It is best not to harvest the leaves of the larger growing bulbs as it may affect their size. If you have a space in your garden you can start your garlic patch there. The soil should be loose, with plenty of compost enriched with manure or other nutrients but not to excess. Garlic does not like wet feet so keep watering to a minimum to keep
the soil just moist, and if your soil tends to be waterlogged at any time, plant them in raised beds. They do best with plenty of sun and only very partial shade. To obtain bulbs for planting, it is a good idea to source them from organic shops or good market stalls so they are chemical free and fresh. Garlic stored for long periods does not grow as strongly as fresh cloves so it
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IT is with great pride that I look back on my 30 years of broadcasting on this coast. I am now over 80 and whist I look forward to my journalistic endeavours at the Euro Weekly News, continuing the stresses of preparing and presenting a radio show are too much, so the time has come for me to hang up my microphone. Over this very long period I have been supported by many knowledgeable colleagues and to name them individually would take far too long. To my team I would like to extend a very big thank you to
DAVID THE DOGMAN: Looking forward to retirement.
Nazli and Celia, who have been wonderfully supportive at all times, and I must also include Rona Brown, Val Boney, and Carolyn Menteith, Giles and of course my darling wife
Susan who has always been with me at the studio. To my many friends I thank you for your support and to our latest contributor Boris the cat (a female!) I say thanks for the pleasure you have given us through Barry Nathan. So to everybody a big thank you and I look forward to a happy retirement.
An inspiration to many - David the Dogman… SOME dogs have bigger personality than others We find that the pet stories we receive from our readers are mainly about dogs and cats. And it can be remarkable the big personalities some of them display whether just at home or indeed among their kind. Increasingly we hear stories of rescue animals, and especially dogs who take time to recover from the ill treatment they have received over the years. One gentleman people have listened to when asking for advice about their dogs is David the Dogman. Who do you call in a crisis? Since my first interview with David on TRE I’ve listened regularly to his advice. One time I was housesitting for a client (yes, I housesit too!), and found I was struggling to manage one of my canine charges. She was a recent
rescue, who had been badly abused. The owner had asked me to make sure she came into the house every night. I found this task was taking longer each evening. I needed advice, and David was the man I called. The other three dogs in the family pack were established as a unit but Perle was still integrating as she was only recently adopted from a local shelter. It was clear she thoroughly mistrusted people. She would do any-
thing to avoid proximity with humans. I made the call On the fourth evening I called David. He was wonderful, generous in time and spirit and needless to say his advice worked. Within two days the dog and I had an understanding, she came into the house with the other dogs as night fell. As he advised, I was kind to her with every word and gesture, but also firm, my instructions were clear with a reward. She accepted my treats and commands and I accepted her measured distance. This year I returned to the same housesit, all the dogs remembered me and Perle seemed as excited as the others to have me back. Thanks David!
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Dear David, Enjoy your time retired with dear Susan. I know you and I know you will always make yourself busy! It was such an honour to be your very last guest. Thank you also for your friendship and professional guidance that you have freely given over the recent years that I have known you. Brotherly love, Dave
Hi David, wishing you a long and happy retirement. No doubt you will still be keeping busy. With very best wishes. Fitz and Alice, Cosford Dog Training
Dear David, A great 30 years entertaining and informing your listeners, you should indeed be proud. We’ll continue to follow you in the EWN and wish you a more relaxed life... which you and Susan have certainly earned. All good things to you both.
Dear David, Oh, what a shame! I know many, many people who enjoyed your programme, myself included, although to be honest I do not know how you managed to keep it up for so long. There will never be anyone capable of replacing you. Big hug, Andrew
Dear David, Although understandable, I was very upset to hear of your retirement and will miss you and your team of experts enormously. Over the years I have learnt so much and am incredibly grateful for all your hard work in providing so many interesting interviews and indeed producing so many programmes. Saturday mornings will not be the same without you. With very best wishes for a happy retirement. Angela Webb
Lazy dog days are over… WHILE it goes without saying that many dogs enjoy fewer walks during winter, when adverse weather conditions can derail the plans of even the most dedicated pooch lovers, apparently some people pray that the weather doesn’t hold out during these months so they have an excuse not to go out for a stroll. According to a new survey by Tails.com, one in six people admitted they hope it will rain so they have a reason to avoid taking their dog for a walk. Meanwhile, a whopping 56 per cent of dog owners revealed their dogs get less exercise when it’s cold out. As a result of their owner ’s aversion to bad weather, many dogs put on weight during winter and fall out of shape. However, your dog is still probably just as enthusiastic a bout going for a w a lk w he n it is pouring dow n with rain as when it is sunny outside, so they can get out the house and burn off some energy. Forcing yourself to go for
a walk in winter can be just as beneficial for owners as it is for their dogs as regular exercise is a proven mood booster, while 50 per cent of owners think their dog is happiest after stretching its legs, and 43 per cent believe regular exercise helps to keep their dog calm.
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Dear David, I confess you took me by surprise although I can well understand why you took the decision. Nobody outside radio can fully appreciate the work that is involved in producing a one-hour show and I think you have made the right decision to retire and keep your legacy intact. I wish you and Susan health and happiness for many years. Sincerely, Martin (Talk Radio Europe)
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NISSAN have sold their three millionth Qashqai in the UK, 10 years after the 4x4 model came onto the British market. And Spanish sales of the car have also contributed to a profitable year for the company, with a near 10 per cent rise in sales in the country. The news comes after Nissan announced their best ever annual sales figures in Europe - up 3.8 per cent on 2016. Overall, they sold around 750,000 vehicles in 2017, including those from their sister company Datsun. They are now boasting a 3.7 per cent share of the continental car market. The company attribute much of the success to the Qashqai, with 350,000 of the ‘urban crossover’ being made at the company’s plant in
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Sunderland. Nissan believe the Qashqai is their ‘most successful model in Europe in Nissan’s history’, pointing out that the car has won more than 80 awards, including 19 ‘Car of the Year’ titles. Paul Willcox, chairman of Nissan Europe, said: “2017 was another record-breaking year for Nissan Europe, and 2018 has started the same way. “The Qashqai’s achievement of reaching 3,000,000 vehicles produced in 10 years is a significant milestone, while the October launch of the new and eagerly awaited Nissan LEAF has seen record-breaking pre-orders of one every 10 minutes.” Wilcox added that he expects the company to break further records in 2018.
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Ready for take-off? DUTCH company Pal V said it will reveal a flying car at the Geneva International Motor Show next month. Named ‘The Liberty’, the model re s e mble s a motorbike s ide c a r topped with helicopter blades. Pa l V ha ve dubbe d the ve hic le ‘the world’s first flying car’. Now in the final stages of its development, the manufacturers say they will certify the vehicle for road and air use shortly, with the final safety certification due straight after the Geneva show. The c ompa ny s a y the inte rna l combustion engine will deliver 100 hors e pow e r. Top s pe e ds w ill be around 100mph on land and 112mph in the air. Fuel economy is remarkably reasonable - according to the company’s forecasts at least - given that the car is also an airplane. Pal V claim it will do 31 miles per gallon while driving with a 284-mile range. Consumption rockets to 6.9 gallons per hour in the air, with a total range of 310 miles, however. And that assumes only one person is in-
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OFF ROAD: The vehicle can drive and fly. side the two-seater vehicle. Aside from the price of fuel, punte rs w ill ha ve t o st um p up som e $399,000 (cur r ent l y ar ound €320,000) to buy one of the forthcoming regular liberty sport models. The c ompa n y has spent year s re a dying product i on and suppl y chains, meaning production could
now begin later this year. Pal V is confident the vehicle will meet all safety certifications this year and that deliveries will begin in 2019. There are, however, various other companies vying for the honour and prestige of delivering the first flying car.
Mazda sign up to voluntary UN agreement MAZDA has signed an agreement with the United Nations (UN). By agreeing to the terms of the ‘Global Compact’, as the company say they did in J a nua ry, the y a re now a member of the Global Compact Network Japan. By joining, the Japanese car manufacturer agrees to a voluntary commitment to
‘exercise responsible, creative leadership and (build) a global framework for sustainable growth’. Mazda say i t pr act i ses ‘corporate social responsibi l i t y’ i n al l of i t s oper ations, but will now work to uphold the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact. These include promises on human rights, the environ-
ment, labour and anti-corruption. The UN Global Compact has nearly 10,000 members, from 161 countries, accordi ng t o t he organi sat i on’s website. Last year Mazda announced a boost to its engine efficiency, which was widely hailed as a significant breakthrough in petrol engines.
Rehired: Sugar gets old car back APPRENTICE frontman Alan Sugar has been given flak on social media after buying back his first Rolls Royce. Lord Sugar tweeted a picture of the car and wrote ‘All I need now is to get (sic) another classic number ’, sparking teasing suggestions. The billionaire businessman has a number of luxury cars - the most famous being a Rolls Royce with the
number plate ‘AMS 1’. Twitter users took the opportunity to suggest other number plates for Sugar’s new Rolls, which he said he first bought in January 1982. ‘P1 ERS’ commented one user, referring to an ongoing feud with Piers Morgan. ‘F1r3d’ added another. Others were less polite, suggesting ‘G08 5H1TE’ and ‘B311 END’.
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ROAD TEST by Nick Fletcher
Suzuki Vitara S Allgrip THE latest Suzuki Vitara is a world away from the Jeep-style Vitara off-roader popular in the 1990’s, it is now a chic SUV crossover with classy styling and car-like driving dynamics. Well-equipped and with a sporty driving feel, the Vitara competes in a tough sector against the
likes of the Renault Captur, Peugeot 2008 and others, yet has its own plus-points to take on the best. Priced from €18,225 (£15,999), the Vitara is available with a petrol or diesel engine, manual or auto transmission, and with the option of 4WD on the top-spec versions. Entry models get alloy wheels, Bluetooth, air conditioning and cruise control but you need to move up-
CHIC CROSSOVER: The Suzuki Vitara S Allgrip.
It is a model that has visual cachet and also impresses with its sprightly driving dynamics. It has a responsive agile chassis, precise steering, nimble handling and a firm, yet still comfortable ride. The 0 - 100 kph time is 10.2 seconds, top speed 200 kph (124 mph). Fuel economy is good at 18.1 kpl (51.3 mpg). Inside, the dashboard is rather dull-looking though it is logically arranged, and there are some personalisation options than can add some contrasting colour if you wish to brighten it. A tall road stance means Vitara cabin accommodation proModel: Suzuki Vitara S Allgrip vides good head and legroom in Engine: 1.4 litre turbo-petrol the rear, and seating is very comfortable. A deep tailgate Transmission: Automatic gives good access to the 375Performance: 0 -100 kph 10.2 seconds, litre boot, which has a flat floor, top speed 200 kph (124 mph) and the capacity can be more than doubled by folding the rear Economy: 18.1 kpl (51.3 mpg) seats. Emissions: 128 g/km It’s hard to fault the Vitara, especially in S-specification, and it deserves to be on the shortlist of Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels anyone looking to buy in the and prices may vary in other markets. crowded SUV sector.
range to get touch-screen satnav and smartphone connectivity. My test model was a top-spec S version with four-mode Allgrip 4WD and powered by a 138 hp 1.4 litre Boosterjet turbo-petrol engine and automatic transmission. Priced at €28,022 (£24,599), this version has a wealth of extra features including rear-view camera, black alloy wheels, roof rails, rear privacy glass, chrome detailing, adaptive cruise control, and suede seats.
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La Liga round-up
Levante leave it late to stun Real by Benjamin Park A LAST-MINUTE goal from substitute Giampaolo Pazzini gave 17th placed Levante a well-deserved point against Real Madrid as Los Blancos stumbled to yet another point. Last year’s champions looked to be heading for victory when Isco put them ahead in the 81st minute after Emmanuel Boateng’s first half equaliser had cancelled out Sergio Ramos’ early opener. But despite Real scoring late themselves, Pazzini, who was making his La Liga debut following a January move from Hellas Verona, nipped in behind the defence in the final minute to earn a memorable point against struggling Madrid. The result sees Real remain in fourth place, who missed the chance to leapfrog third-placed Valencia after they lost 1-0 to Atletico Madrid. Angel Correa scored the only goal of the game in the battle of second against third, as Madrid moved nine points clear of the Valencians. Atletico moved to within nine points of Barcelona as it was honours even at in the Derbi Barceloni as Es-
panyol held the runaway leaders to a 1-1 draw. Gerard Moreno gave the hosts a second-half lead in torrential conditions, but Gerard Pique rose highest from a late corner to ensure his side left the RCDE Stadium with a point and preserved their unbeaten La Liga record. Elsewhere, Eibar humbled Sevilla 5-1 on Saturday, as they closed the gap on the top six. Garcia Martinez got the hosts on their way in the first minute and further goals from Ivan Ramis, Arbilla and an Orellana double saw Eibar move to within a point of their opponents in the table. It was a similar result for Real Sociedad on Friday, as they hammered struggling Deportivo La Coruna 5-0 to boost their own survival hopes. An Asier Illarramendi double as well as goals from Willian Jose, Sergio Canales and Artiz Elustondo ensured Sociedad ended a run of four straight defeats and moved nine points clear of the relegation places.
Malaga’s season went from bad to worse on Monday as they lost the ‘relegation six-pointer’ 1-0 to Las Palmas. Croatian Alen Halilovic broke Malaga’s hearts in the 90th minute as he lashed home the winner brilliantly past Roberto to ensure a huge three points for the Gran Canarian side. The result leaves Los Boquerones well off the pace, seven points behind 17th placed Levante. In the weekend’s other results, Girona breezed past Athletic Bilbao with a double from former Middlesbrough midfielder Christhian Stuani securing a 2-0 victory, Alaves were 21 winners against Celta Vigo, it was the same result for Real Betis against Villarreal and Getafe drew 0-0 with Leganes.
SPANISH LA LIGA 2017/18 TABLE TEAM
PJ
PG
PE
PP
GF
GC
PT
1 • Barcelona
22
18
4
0
60
11
58
2 • Atlético
22
14
7
1
33
9
49
3 • Valencia
22
12
4
6
42
26
40
4 • Real Madrid
21
11
6
4
45
21
39
5 • Villarreal
22
11
4
7
33
26
37
6 • Sevilla
22
10
3
9
28
34
33
7 • Eibar
22
9
5
8
31
34
32
8 • Celta
22
9
4
9
39
32
31
9 • Girona
22
8
7
7
31
29
31
10 • Betis
22
9
3
10
37
45
30
11 • Getafe
22
7
8
7
26
21
29
12 • Leganés
21
8
5
8
20
21
29
13 • Athletic
22
6
9
7
24
25
27
14 • R. Sociedad
22
7
5
10
41
40
26
15 • Espanyol
22
6
7
9
19
29
25
16 • Alavés
22
7
1
14
19
32
22
17 • Levante
22
3
11
8
20
32
20
18 • Deportivo
22
4
5
13
24
51
17
19 • Las Palmas
22
5
2
15
17
50
17
20 • Málaga
22
3
4
15
14
35
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STUNNED: Giampaolo Pazzini scored a lastgasp winner to earn Levante a point against Real Madrid.
Davis Cup: Spain pip plucky Brits in Marbella TENNIS legend David Lloyd labelled Cameron Norrie’s Davis Cup debuts “one of the most impressive of all time,” despite Great Britain’s loss against Spain.
The visitors to Marbella had strong support, but fell to a 3-1 loss in the Davis Cup tie. In the absence of number one Andy Murray, the new-look side impressed.
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On Friday, Norrie, 22, had come back from two sets and 30 down to beat world number 23 Roberta Bautista Agut sparking hopes of an unlikely British win. But Norrie - ranked 114 in the world - fell to Albert Ramos-Vinolas in four sets to give Spain victory. The youngster was given huge credit for his performance. Lloyd said: “What a performance. To go against worldclass players, with no experience, and to embrace this occasion like he has is quite extraordinary. We’ve got another player coming up now who is going to be tremendous.” Earlier in the tie, Ramos-Vinolas had beaten Liam Broady in the opening singles match. Doubles pair Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot lost to Pablo Carreno-Busta and Feliciano Lopez. They were dispatched in straight sets and two hours 28 minutes. Spain, who were also without their star man in Rafael Nadal, still named a squad in-
cluding five players ranked in the world top 40. Britain now have to win a play-off in September to stay in the World Group in 2019, while Spain face Germany in the quarter finals in April. Despite the loss, Britain will take heart from Norrie’s performance. Going into the tie, many expecting a white wash and pinning some hope on Jamie Murray’s doubles match for a possible consolation point. The victory was the youngster’s first ever match on red clay - and the only time he had gone beyond three sets. He was written off multiple times during a pulsating game, but came back for a sensational victory. Leon Smith, the Great Britain captain, said: “I can’t speak highly enough of what Cam has done all weekend. “People might have thought Friday was a one-off but he did it again against another highquality player. He pushed him really close and I’m really proud of him.”
Hornets sting Chelsea to pressurise Conte WATFORD earned a memorable 4-1 victory over Chelsea at Vicarage Road on Monday to add to the mounting pressure on Blues boss Antonio Conte. Last season’s Champions were all at sea the whole evening and were down to 10-men in the 30th minute after Tiemoue Bakayoko saw red, and quickly fell behind to a Troy Deeney penalty. Chelsea equalised through a marvelous Eden Hazard goal, but went searching for the winner, and conceded three goals in the final six minutes to Daryl Janmaat, Gerard Deulofeu and Robert Pereyra as the Hornets inflicted Chelsea’s second big loss in as many games. The result leaves the champions a staggering 19 points behind leaders Manchester City, who could only manage a draw against Burnley. Danilo got the runaway leaders on their way early in the first half but City missed a host of chances and was made to pay, as Johann Berg
Gudmundsson’s late strike earned Burnley a point. Manchester United closed the gap at the top to 13 points following the result, as Alexis Sanchez grabbed his first goal for the club in a 2-0 win over Huddersfield. Arsenal continued to thrive following Sanchez’s departure as they thrashed Everton 5-1. New boy Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Laurent Koscielney and an Aaron Ramsey hat-trick saw Arsenal breeze past their Merseyside opponents on Saturday Their North London rivals Tottenham scored a last gasp penalty to secure a 2-2 draw with Liverpool after a frantic last 10 minutes at Anfield. Liverpool led from the third minute before Victor Wanyama’s wonderstrike levelled the tie in the 80th minute. Salah seemed to have won it for Liverpool in the 91st minute before Tottenham was awarded a 95th minute penalty, which Harry Kane dually dispatched following an earlier penalty miss.
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Carp-R-Us back with a bang
10 of the 11 anglers managed to catch at least one carp. AFTER the disappointment of Round 8 of the Wi n t e r S e r i e s , C a r p - R Us fished Round 9 on the Eden stretch of the Rio Segura. Rain the previous week and the night before the match meant the water level on the stretch was up from our last visit and there was a steady flow. The club had hoped that this would bode well for the fishing and so it proved. Ten of the 11 a n g l e r s c a u g h t a n d
all managed at least one carp. F i r s t w a s To m M a r shall with 7.80 kg using a corn and bread ‘sandwich,’ second was Ann Fowles with 3.92 kg using corn, third was Dave Sutton with 3.54 kg using corn tipped with worm and fourth was Steve Fell with 2.80 kg using corn. The club would like to thank whoever has spent time clearing a number of the pegs on this stretch. This is normally
a job undertaken by Carp-R-Us but someone has beaten them to it this time. The club is always keen to get new members. For anyone interested contact the secretary, Steve Fell, on 634 379 081. Further information about the club can be found on its website w w w . c a r p - r us.weebly.com or on the Facebook page Carp-RUs Fishing Costa Blanca.
Javea Green Bowls Club Winter League win big sible shot to turn a two shots down in the J AV E A G R E E N ’ S Wi n t e r L e a g u e t r a v head to a five up to win the match and unbeelled to Monte Mar in bright sunshine lievably to the delight of the onlookers manwith high hopes of returning with a winaged to accomplish it, ning score to keep them recording a final score 10-2. top of the league table. With 14 With 14 matches played, With 14 matches played, matches a special mention is in oreight remaining and San played, d e r f o r t h e team skipped Luis nipping at their and eight by Chris Evans, who have heels, it was imperative remaining, it was p e r f o r m e d c o n sistently that a good result was imperative that well with an impressive 11 achieved. a good result wins and one draw record. Early on, three rinks was achieved. Next match is away to took command and they Quesada. won comfortably, one rink Javea Green’s Northern lost and it was looking League team Quartz had a 6-4 win against like an 8-4 win with the last wood of the Bonalba at home and Onyx beat their sismatch. ter team Opal 6-4. Nick Cole had what looked like an impos-
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TWO-TIME Formula One World Champion will race at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2018 and 2019. The Spaniard will race as part of a deal that will see him compete in all but one World Endurance Championship (WEC) race for Toyota this season. Alonso’s Formula One team McLaren officially revealed the news but confirmed that the 36-year-old’s priorities continue to focus on the ‘main target of Formula 1 with McLaren.’ Thirty-six-year-old Alonso has reportedly set himself the target of winning motor racing’s infamous ‘triple crown’ of the Monaco Grand Prix, Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500, a feat that only Graham
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Fast and Fer-ious Alonso confirmed for Le Mans Hill has managed thus far. He has already won the Monaco Grand Prix twice and raced competitively at last year’s Indy 500 before his engine failed in the closing stages of the race. Speaking after the announcement, Alonso said: “We tried for Indy last year, came close, but just missed out. This year, I have the chance, thanks to McLaren, to race for the win at Le
Mans. “It is a big challenge, much can go wrong, but I am ready, prepared and looking forward to the fight.” Alonso will miss October’s WEC round in Japan as it clashes with the US Grand Prix which begins with the Spa Six Hours on May 5. The Japanese WEC race is reportedly the only one that will clash with a Grand Prix during the 2018 season, while
the 2019 F1 calendar is yet to be released but no clashes are expected. McLaren executive director Zak Brown said: “It’s no secret that Fernando has wanted to contest the Le Mans 24 Hours. I think everybody within our organisation appreciates that a motivated, hungry and happy world-class driver such as Fernando is a formidable asset for any team in F1. “Last year, we came to the joint decision to go racing with Fernando at the Indy 500 rather than at the Monaco Grand Prix. But we’ve always said that we would consider each opportunity on a case-
by-case basis, and we both know that, in 2018, our core priority is success in Formula 1. “Like Fer-
nando, at McLaren we’re racers at heart, and our team is built on a brave heritage of competing and succeeding in different forms of the sport. “Equally important is the confidence that nothing detracts from our number one goal of Formula 1. “After proper evaluation, we are satisfied that this campaign does not do that, and that McLaren’s best interests prevail.”
CHANCE: Alonso will have two chances to win the Le Mans 24 hours in 2018 and 2019.