ISSUE NO. 1702
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A court has upheld the decision to hold a man in prison without bail after he confessed to killing his own mother. As previously reported in the Euro Weekly News, the man was arrested in the Hotel Bali in Benidorm after professing that
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A killer confession he had suffocated his mother in Valladolid. A cleaner reportedly discovered a note in the hall that read,
‘Please don’t help me, I want to die.’ Staff then tracked down the guest to his room and convinced him to open the door.
He confessed to his crime and claimed he wanted to kill himself, so a hotel worker persuaded him to call the police. Initial reports suggested the man appeared to be drunk or drugged, and had allegedly taken an overdose of barbiturates. He was temporarily placed in the Psychiatric Unit at Villajoyosa hospital following his arrest, before being transferred to the penal institution in Alicante Province where he remains. The 37-year-old, whom local media sources refer to as César FM, appeared by video link from prison in front of a court in Valladolid, where the judge upheld a previous decision made by a court in Alicante to reprimand the man without bail.
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NEWS EXTRA What a load of rubbish ENVIRONMENTALISTS, support groups and residents living near the Les Canyades landfill in Campello questioned a regional government investigation clearing the site of harmful emissions. The survey was ‘insufficient’ and ‘not impartial,’ they claimed.
Sent home A 57-YEAR-OLD Polish man facing a five-year prison sentence for drugs offences in his own country was detained in Benidorm on a European arrest warrant and now waits extradition in Madrid.
Windfall NINE Alicante Province towns are sharing €37 million from the national government. Denia will receive almost half, with the remainder going to the Vinalopo Medio, Marina Baja, El Comtat and Vega Baja areas.
Woman survives 3-storey fall A MAN of 34 was arrested after allegedly throwing his expartner from a third-floor window in Sagunto (Valencia). Miraculously, the 36-yearold Brazilian’s fall was broken by lean-to roofing and washing lines suspended across the apartment building’s interior patio. Neighbours, alerted by the noise of her fall, immediately contacted the Emergency Services and after her rescue the victim, who was semi-conscious, managed to name her aggressor. He was able to flee before the first patrol cars reached the scene but was later located in a friend’s house in Benifaraig. The courts had issued a restraining order against him, which he broke to visit the apartment and where the violent episode was witnessed by the woman’s four-year-old daughter. The woman, who suffered head wounds, is now recovering in hospital, where doctors do not fear for her life.
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Heart equipment saves two lives by Linda Hall THANKS to a semiautomatic defibrillator, two Local Police officers saved two people who recently suffered heart attacks in Muchamiel. They first intervened after a person collapsed in the street and the officers, after carrying out CPR and applying the defibrillator, managed to keep him alive until an ambulance with medics arrived to transfer him to San Juan hospital.
On the second occasion, the Local Police were called to the resident’s home where again they used the defibrillator to revive the patient before he was admitted to hospital. In both cases, rapid use of the apparatus was instrumental in saving two people when their lives were in the balance. Muchamiel’s police were provided with the defibrillator some months back after receiving basic instruction in its use. As the Local Police are often the first to arrive on the scene during an accident or a health scare as in the two re-
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DEFEBRILLATOR: Muchamiel’s mayor, police superintendent and Civil Defence chief with new defibrillator. that defibrillators should be cent cases, the region’s Safety included in standard equipand Emergency Response ment for all forces. Agency now recommends
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DENIA firefighters rescued a woman after her car overturned near the Pego-Oliva Natural Park. The vehicle reportedly overturned after hitting a wall at a road junction trapping the woman - believed
to be between 60 and 70 years old - inside the car. The emergency services managed to free the woman in less than an hour. The driver apparently did not
lose consciousness during the incident and only suffered minor
injuries. She also requested to be transferred to the Pego Health Centre when she was free, instead of the nearest hospital.
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Death of a pioneer ROC GREGORI, creator of the Valencian Tourist Board (AVT), died at his Alfaz home, aged 75. Originally director of Benidorm’s Municipal Tourism Service, he was chosen by the then regional president, Eduardo Zaplana, to head the regional government’s Tourism section where he remained from 1995 until 2003.
Cough up! FINESTRAT’S mayor Juan Francisco Perez asked the regional government’s Health department to allocate more Primary Care doctors to the town’s health centres and increase the days a paediatrician is available. Inadequate medical attention was a recurring complaint heard during his recent meeting with residents, Perez said.
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Message heard THE Piedra Negra landfill site, which opened 15 years ago and belongs to multinational Ferrovial, was recently criticised for its low recycling record. The plant has now received permission from Jijona Town Hall to install new equipment for shredding garden waste and large household items including furniture.
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DOG DAYS: Celebrations typically an explosion of sound and light - will take place in major Spanish cities including Madrid and Barcelona.
FOLLOWING the demolition of Casas Neptuno on Calpe seafront, the mayor announced that planning permission for any future development depended on archaeological soundings. Owing to the proximity of Roman ruins at Banys de Reina, explorations would first have to confirm that no remains would be affected.
A MOTHER on the school run with her daughter mounted the pavement in a Gandia street and rammed two shop fronts after colliding with a moped rider. All three suffered minor injuries but there were no casualties amongst the many children walking to school at the time.
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Spain to mark Chinese New Year THE countdown to one of the world’s most colourful celebrations is almost over. Ushering in the Year of the Dog symbolising luck - Chinese New Year 2018 starts tomorrow (Friday). Around a sixth of the world’s population is gearing up for the event, including tens of thousands in Spain. Following the lunar calendar and
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taking place on a different day between January and February each year, festivities continue for around two weeks. Normally starting by sweeping their homes, Chinese people also celebrate by decorating with red posters and lanterns, setting off fireworks, eating traditional food and attending dragon puppet parades, while children often
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receive ‘luck money’ in red envelopes or increasingly via a special app. Each year is given a name from the Chinese zodiac, with each of the 12 sections represented by an animal. Famous dogs include Dame Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Alan Rickman, Steven Spielberg, both Prince William and Kate Middleton, Justin Bieber, and Madonna.
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TOP BILLY GOAT: A young single man from Bielsa dressed as a ‘Tranga.’ THIS is a ‘Tranga,’ in other words one of the young single men from the village of Bielsa in the Pyrenees who dresses in the skin and horns of a male goat and scares the children during the annual carnival. The Bielsa Carnival is the town’s most important festival of the year. It has been celebrated unchanged allegedly since the beginning of the village’s origins, retaining the essence of the tradition and the characters involved. In the past, the celebrations used to go on until Shrove Tuesday, but now have been confined to the last weekend before Lent. Neither the Spanish Civil War nor the ensuing dictatorship put a halt to the festivities. The Trangas dress up as goats, wearing a skirt, sandals and bells hanging around their waist. Their faces are painted black with soot and oil
and they carry a large stick, also called a ‘Tranga’ hence their name. The Trangas symbolise fertility, and are charged with ‘picking up’ the single women at the door of their houses during the carnival. The young women are called the ‘Madamas,’ they dress in regional costume which usually consists of silk dresses, white stockings and shoes and coloured ribbons. They adorn themselves with earrings and necklaces and are considered a symbol of purity The carnival begins with the making of ‘Cornelio Zorrilla’ - a doll made from old clothes stuffed with straw - on Thursday night that is hung in the window of the town hall throughout the carnival. The party then ends on Sunday evening, when Cornelio Zorrilla is judged for his misdeeds, sentenced to death and burned at the stake.
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AN investment group bought the old residence for BBVA bank employees in Albir, paying €8.7 million for the 140-room property which is located on a 30,255-square plot and will be transformed into a hotel.
Slow coach THE Castellon-Madrid AVE high speed train arrived late for the third time since its January 23 inauguration and after the latest 28-minute holdup Renfe must now return the cost of the ticket.
Job lot AFTER announcing vacancies for 20 Local Police officers, Benidorm Town Hall received more than 800 applications and must now find premises big enough for the selection process exams.
CALLOSA Town Hall is soundproofing the pumping station in Calle de la Font. Residents living nearby have complained that the n o is e is k ee p in g the m a w ak e as th e mac h in e ry comes into action at night, bringing water from the Font Major. This supplements the town’s domestic water that c o m e s f r o m t h e M a rg e v e and Onaer wells, explained Callosa’s mayor,
Josep Saval. The additional water is vital to ensure a steady supply a nd the tow n ha ll ha s s pe nt €11,066 on s oundproofing the pumping house so that the noise does not exceed the permitted nighttime levels. “With this combination we are also making savings on e ne rgy bills , w hic h makes the infrastructure doubly important,” Saval said.
Stumble caused fatal accident A 23-YEAR-OLD faces manslaughter charges after a girl of 19 died in a hit-and-run accident in Sueca (Valencia). According to witnesses, the young woman, who lived in Cullera, had just left a disco in the Palmeretes area in the early hours of the morning when she stumbled and fell. She was then ‘violently’ run over by a white 4x4 that fled the scene and when medics arrived shortly after,
they could only confirm her death. The following afternoon, the driver of the 4x4 and his two male passengers gave themselves up to the National Police in Torrent. Despite the intervening hours, the driver tested positive for drugs and was charged with manslaughter and failing to give assistance after an accident. The passengers, aged 27 and 28, were also accused of failing to give assistance to the victim.
SOUNDPROOFING: A good night’s sleep for Calle de la Font.
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THE ex-girlfriend of Stoke’s Spanish footballer Jese Rodriguez has spoken out about their acrimonious split. In an interview with Look magazine Aurah Ruiz, 28, said: “I found out that Jese broke up with me via Twitter.” She went on to slap down claims that the striker - currently on loan at the Premier League club -makes regular checks on baby son Nyan, who was born prematurely last ed June and has remained in
‘INJURED’: Alicia Campello, Álvaro Morata and (inset) the offending dance move.
hospital since. It comes after Rodriguez recently announced his separation on social media, as he wrote: “I want to ask respect for her [Aurah], my children, relatives and my person, since we have had very difficult and delicate moments for our son Nyan.” Aurah responded: “Do not ask them to respect me and your son when you were the first to have disrespected us. “You failed us at the worst moment of our lives.”
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Chelsea star faces WAG backlash CHELSEA’S €65 million Spanish striker Alvaro Morata has set tongues wagging on social media. It comes after manager Antonio Conte said that the forward might not play again this season due to a niggling back injury. But the 25-year-old ex-Real Madrid hitman’s wife shared a video in which the couple are seen dancing before he lifts her into the air. Currently pregnant with twins, Italian model Alice Campello, 22, captioned the video: ‘I love youuu my heart’s friend.’ And Chelsea fans were not impressed, as one wrote: ‘He’s supposed to have a bad back!!!!’ Another added: ‘He should play instead of dancing.’ The attacker has struggled to settle in London following his summer transfer, despite bagging 10 goals in 20 Premier League games. He recently told Spanish media that “Madrid is Madrid” amid rumours that French club Paris St Germain are set to target him this summer.
Land of Oz TH EY ’R E the movie s ta r couple who enjoy chilling out a t the ir B yron B a y home. B ut Thor a c tor C hris H e ms w orth, 34, ha s re vealed that it wasn’t easy to convince Spanish wife Elsa
Pataky, 41, to move Down Under. “I just needed to show it to her. I just needed to bring he r her e and t hen i t was hard to get her to leave,” he s a id i n a m agazi ne i nt erview.
Celeb focus Totally syked! SHE’S the forBY ‘ECK: Melanie mer BoddingSykes. ton’s girl who recently admitted that she prefers a toyboy lover. And it has emerged that Melanie Sykes, 47, has been secretly dating German pro golfer Martin Kaymer, 33, for three years. A comparison of their social media photos revealed that they are often in the same place at the same time, and have visited Spain ‘together’ on several occasions.
Booze warning ONE of the stars of hit TV sitcom Benidorm has hit out at the drinking culture on the show. Sherrie Hewson, 67, told UK media: “We are drinking ourselves to death. “When I first started Benidorm… I was out every night, it nearly killed me. It had to stop.”
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NEWS EXTRA Environment outlook sunny A VALENCIAN renewable energy company is investing €4 million in a solar farm in Villena, the first local venture of this kind for six years owing to the crisis and uncertainty over government regulations.
Wee problem SEVENTEEN lampposts in San Juan had to be replaced after their bases were eroded by dogs urinating. Street Cleaning councillor Eva Delgado called for collaboration from residents to avoid this “uncivic behaviour.”
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APPROVED: Specific unit on call all day, every day. BENIDORM’S Local Police is to have a two-member unit on call at all times to prevent and monitor gender violence. The unit will work closely with the National Police, announced Public Safety councillor Lorenzo Martinez following approval from members of the Local Public Safety Committee. “This unit demonstrates our commitment to the Integrated Gender-based Violence System that we signed up to,” Martinez said. The unit’s members will be specially trained and will deal exclusively with gender violence, the councillor continued. “They will be on call
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24 hours a day, seven days a week, whether or not it’s their week for working or resting.” There will also be help for the children of victims and awareness talks in schools. As well as the National Police, the unit will work closely with staff from the town hall’s Equality department who are assigned to gender violence victims, Lorenzo said. “This unit will bring improved communication and coordination, especially as regards restraining orders and court rulings,” said Equality councillor Paquita Ripoll.
People travelled in Spain using domestic flights last year, beating high-speed rail which was used by 21.1 million passengers.
COSTA BLANCA hotel owners conditioned future collaboration on government-subsidised IMSERSO holidays to a daily €3.50 price hike. The current €21.5 per person per day was unprofitable and “distorted” the market, they said.
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Merger tensions eased THE Bankia-Banco Mare Nostrum merger has affected not only Costa Blanca clients whose BMN branches closed but also bank employees. Industrial action was threatened when talks on redundancy packages failed to make headway, but was called off after unions representing 92 per cent of the employees reached agreement with Bankia. The bank originally planned to lay off 2,510 workers - most of them from BMN - but this has now been reduced by 36 per cent to 1,602 and redundancy conditions improved.
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Red herring to avoid repaying debt TWO Russians, aged 59 and 66, were arrested in Campello after the former reported an alleged robbery. A year earlier, he reported that two hooded men broke into his luxury villa on the La Nuza urbanisation in Campello, taking jewellery and €60,000 in cash. Nevertheless, Guardia Civil officers were surprised to find that the housebreakers left behind two rifles, a revolver and ammunition. After the 59-year-old explained that the money and the weapons belonged to a friend who was currently in Russia, the Guardia Civil impounded the weapons. They also began an illicit possession of firearms investigation, as one of the rifles turned out to have been stolen in Callosa and none of
the other firearms were registered in Spain. The Guardia Civil were waiting for the second man when he entered Spain almost a year later and, armed with a search warrant, inspected his home. Here they found another revolver, a rifle that had been stolen in Czechoslovakia, a crossbow with a pulley, an airgun and several cartridges. The search also revealed an IOU for €90,000 signed by the first man. The supposed break-in was fictitious, investigators discovered, and the first batch of weapons were a red herring to deflect attention from the allegedly missing money which was in fact a debt that he had hoped to avoid repaying.
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Don’t look back in anger IT has become clear that the majority of expatriates living in Europe are opposed to Brexit and would prefer to maintain the status quo. Looking back, it would appear that David Cameron could not have been more mistaken in his belief that the British electorate would vote to remain in the European Union and had he not been so gung ho, he could still be in power. The concept of expatriate rights to vote has been something of a moveable feast with no obvious rhyme nor reason to the current 15-year limit which has also been 20 years and seven years at different times. One of the election promises given by the conservatives prior to the 2015 general election was that expatriates who had been registered to vote or had been born in the UK would have the right to vote, granting the franchise back to those who had lost it. That was three years ago and finally, the government is getting its act together in order to return the vote but arguably for Cameron and the country, it’s too little, too late! Having found the time to force through the referendum bill, it was ironic that the government couldn’t actually grant the promised rights to the disenfranchised who were probably more interested in voting on their immediate future than voting in a second general election (which they missed anyway). Had Mr Cameron actually given expatriates the right to vote in the Referendum it is possible that Brexit would be a broken dream for the likes of Nigel Farage, David Davis and Jacob Rees Mogg.
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TWO Spanish boys were detained in Pinoso, accused of theft, extortion and fraud and three more are under investigation. They are accused of breaking into a van and stealing a laptop bought a month earlier that was worth €970 but contained software created for a local firm that had cost €30,000. The theft was reported and after speaking to witnesses, Guardia Civil investigators traced the computer to a woman and her son, neither of whom was involved in the theft. Tw o b r o t h e r s , a g e d 1 4 and 16 had offered to sell them the laptop for €200 although once the son discovered that it was stolen, he tried to return it. The brothers refused to take it back, insisting that the boy paid for it and threatened to cut his, and his mother’s throats if they told anyone it.
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Once the computer was r e t u r n e d t o i t s o w n e r, h e discovered that the brothers had accessed his bank details and ordered two mobile phones for €669 on the internet, even insuring them. These had not yet been delivered and were intercepted by the Guardia Civil. To g e t h e r w i t h a n o t h e r three boys aged between 14 and 15 who were implicated in the theft, their case was put in the hands of the Juvenile Court. Two were already known to the police and all were released into their parents’ care.
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NEWS EXTRA Roman remains AN archaeological team from Alicante University are carrying out investigat i ons usi ng gr oundpenetrating radar equipment at the La Rana site i n Gat a wher e t hey expect t o f i nd t r aces of a second century Roman pottery works.
Streets ahead WITH a 24.1 per cent share of the market, Valencia-based Mercadona is now Spain’s leading supermarket chain, almost tripling the 8.7 per cent share of its nearest rival Carrefour.
Top class THE regional government will spend €10 million on extending the Garcia Berlanga high school in San Juan, building new classrooms to replace prefabs, some of which were installed 20 years ago.
Bugged out AGRICULTURAL union, Asaja, criticised the regional government for not publishing compensation amounts for growers who lost almond trees to the Xylella Fastidiosa bacteria and failing to produce plans for replanting resistant varieties.
Material aid ALMOST 71 tons of used textiles were collected by Proyecto Lazaro from 17 recycling containers located in Villajoyosa last year, for use in Caritas’ Ropero scheme which provides work for those in vulnerable situations.
TRAM facts A TOTAL of 767,254 passengers took the Alicante TRAM last month, peaking on January 5 for the Three Kings parades. Line 2 between Luceros and San Vicente was the most used.
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NEWS EXTRA Victims safe house SOCIAL SERVICES at Ibi Town Hall have carried out €20,000 of renovations at a municipally-owned property in Calle San Juan that will be used for shelter for victims of gender-based violence.
Prompt payers ALCOY City Hall now pays its bills within five days on average, the best result in many years, announced the Treasury department which revealed that in 2011 there was an 18-month time lag.
Down below BENIDORM Town Hall agreed to study the Partido Popular’s suggestion that businesses should be allowed to operate from first floors and basements in the municipality’s principal streets, a move not allowed for in existing bylaws.
AS the cold spell persisted, Altea Town Hall provided accommodation for the homeless for an extra two days. The town hall’s Public Safety and Social Welfare departments installed beds in the Social Centre to provide rough sleepers with a
In from the cold meal, warm clothing and a roof over their heads. The DYA ambulance service was also extended during the cold spell. “When we received the
Slippery flyers detained A CHINESE couple were detained at Manises (Valencia) airport as they tried to smuggle live elvers out of the country. Guardia Civil customs officers, their suspicions aroused by their six suitcases as the couple checked in, asked to look inside. They were confronted by 36 bags containing hundreds of minute elvers that weighed a total of 1.17 kilos. The couple, a woman of 58 and a man of 51 who were flying to Hanoi via Is-
tanbul, lacked any type of documentation or authorisation relating to the elvers. These had been packed in plastic bags filled with water and insulated with ice and isothermic wrappings, to ensure that they arrived in optimum condition. The angulas (elvers), so young that they are practically transparent, are considered as great a delicacy in Vietnam as they are in Spain and would have fetched a high price on reaching Hanoi.
r e g i o n a l g o v e r n m e n t s ’s initial cold weather alert, w e h e l d a n e m e rg e n c y meeting and decided to set up a temporary shelter for all those living on the
streets,” said Social Welfare councillor Diego Martinez. “We advised health cent r es t o send on anyone needing shelter.”
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His department also informed the parish priests in Al t ea and Al t ea l a Vi ej a and local charities that accom m odat i on was avai l able. Mar t i nez speci f i cal l y t hanked t he Red Cr oss, Caritas and Corazon Express for their cooperation.
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NEWS EXTRA More elbow room THE regional government gave Villajoyosa Town Hall official permission to convert Villajoyosa’s former health centre into a courthouse. The building, empty for 10 years, will provide more room for the overcrowded courts.
Cost-cutting AS the regional government no longer subsidises the Syringe Exchange programme, the Red Cross cannot afford to provide Elda’s 50 heroin users with new syringes to prevent spreading AIDS and hepatitis via shared needles.
New site FOLLOWING a Valencia court ruling, Denia’s garden waste recycling point at AlKhalif must become a green space, although two more will be installed at Cami de Sant Joan and Assagador de Santa Lucia.
VILLA MARCO: Construction began in 1899.
Useful future for architectural gem RESTORING Campello’s Villa Marco for public use will cost approximately €890,000. The house, built for Rene Bardin in 1899 in the Valencia region’s Modernista style, differs from similar properties of the time owing to the influence of French colonial architecture. Now municipal property, emergency work was carried out in 2008 on doors, windows and the roof to prevent further deterioration and the
porch was underpinned in 2013. More work was needed in 2014 on the caretaker’s lodge, chapel and the perimeter wall. Plans centre on rehabilitating Villa Marco and its gardens for future use as an informal museum with facilities for cultural, official and business activities. Structurally, the building and roof are sound but the interior needs a complete renovation, explained Campel-
lo’s Culture councillor Pepe Varo. Villa Marco is an Asset of Local Relevance, with gardens that are also listed and the complex has “enormous” cultural, social, tourist and economic potential, Varo said. His department has now produced the Master Plan routinely required prior to applying for official subsidies and putting the project out to tender, but it was too early to say when work would start, the councillor continued.
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Oltra trolled on Facebook REGIONAL vice-president Monica Oltra has received death threats via Facebook. These appear to have been prompted by Oltra’s opposition to ‘life means life’ prison sentences, a move backed by the father of Diana Quer who disappeared in August 2016 and whose murdered body was finally discovered last month. “Let’s see if you still feel the same if they kill your mother or rape you, you illiterate anti-Valencian idiot,” the troll wrote. In another post he called her a ‘daughter of a bitch’ and wrote that she should be hanged ‘for betraying Valencians.’ Oltra, who is also head of the regional government’s Equality department, belongs to Compromis and the spokesman Fran Ferri stressed the party’s unanimous support for the vice-president and called on the Public Prosecutor to start proceedings against the troll. “This person whose name and surnames as well as a profile photo are on his Facebook page should not be allowed to act with impunity on the social media,” Ferri said. These were grave threats against Oltra and her family, the spokesman added and pointed out that Penal Code classed these as offences.
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LOCAL POLICE in Benidorm arrested two brothers aged 30 and 32 who were discovered making an illegal electricity connection. The officers stopped their patrol car to help two men and an apparently stalled van on the old N-332 near the Armanello zone. Noticing that the men were trying to hide something under the van they saw a cable that was connected to a nearby streetlight disappearing into bushes. Closer inspection revealed more than 300 metres of cable, spliced together in several places and held together
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Late start for tired senior citizens TWO HUNDRED pensioners bound for Benidorm were stranded for up to 20 hours at Gando airport in Gran Canaria. Aged between 65 and 85, they were on government-subsidised Imserso holidays but were kept waiting for their flight to Alicante. Those living on Lanzarote and Fuerteventura waited the longest, as they had arrived the pre-
vious night and endured a 20-hour delay. They boarded twice but had to leave the aircraft owing to ‘technical problems,’ eventually taking off 13 hours late at 10pm instead of 9am as expected and arriving in Benidorm well after 2am. “It’s not fair to do this to the elderly,” said a recently-retired woman of 65, “many are in their 80s.”
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RAW ewes’ milk cheese, held responsible for a meningitis case in Madrid, was withdrawn from sale in Calpe. The Gutizia, Txuria and Beltza varieties were initially recalled in the Basque region where they are produced by the Ohian Txiki Koop, as well as Madrid and Cataluña. Spain’s Consumers, Food Safety and Nutrition Agency (Aecosan) then added the Valencian Community, Andalucia, CastillaLa Mancha, Extremadura and Galicia. The recall came after doctors found that a 39-year-old Madrid man diagnosed with meningitis had eaten cheese contaminated with the listeria monocytogenes bacteria. He is now said to be making good progress and doctors explained that although listeriosis is relatively benign, in extreme cases this can lead to meningitis. According to the regional Health department sources, inspectors impounded eight of the Basque cheeses which a Calpe hotelrestaurant had acquired from a Madrid distributor. Va l e n c i a n c o n s u m e r s ’ a s s o c i a t i o n ( AVA C U ) a d v i s e d c o n s u m e r s w h o h a d bought Gutizia, Txuria or Beltza cheese produced by Ohian Txiki Koop not to eat it or, if they had done so, to go to their nearest health centre.
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NEWS EXTRA Fundraiser fun A FESTIVAL of music, dance and humour put on by 250 pupils at Alfaz’s Norwegian School held at the La Nucia Auditorium was attended by 900 people and raised €1,300 for the Food Bank.
Decked out HEALTH SEMINAR: Ximo Puig (right) and Simon Manley (left).
Puig puts minds at rest DESPITE Brexit, Generalitat president Ximo Puig has guaranteed health cover for the Valencian Community’s 100,000 British residents. “We regard the Britons who live here as Valencian citizens and we hope they will continue to be present after Brexit,” Puig said during the inauguration of the UK-Spain Bilateral Health Seminar at the La Fe hospital in Valencia City. Puig reminded those present that shortly after the Brexit referendum he
arranged a meeting with members of the British community to put their minds at rest and assure them that public services were guaranteed and, fundamentally, health care. “The universalisation of health care is clearly contemplated by our government and we have always said they will have perfect attention here,” Puig said. “That is how a civilised society responds to uncertainty over a right as basic as health,” said Puig who added
that decisions based on ethical reasons were the duty of a socialised state. The British ambassador, Simon Manley, who was also present at the seminar, declared the Valencian Community, had “very strong personal and economic links with the UK. “Because of this, Britain would continue to support collaboration with Europe and Spain to build a better future for all,” the ambassador said.
ESQUERRA UNIDA councillors at Campello Town Hall complained about the state of the cafeteria at the TRAM station. Closed months ago, its broken decking was dangerous and gave Campello a bad image, they said.
All square JESUS POBRE is administered by Denia Town Hall but has its own budget allocation, which this year rose by €38,659 to €526,635, enabling the council to contain spending and balance its books.
Cold comfort ALTHOUGH a central heating problem was cleared up within a day at Alcoy’s Conservatoire, dance and music classes had to be cancelled until the building returned to optimum temperatures three days later.
Tree blight THE Environment Department detected Aleppo Pine Disease throughout the region, including the Marina Alta. Although the tops of the trees turn brown, they do not die but recover in the spring, the Department said.
Safety role DENIA Town Hall, represented by Local Police commissioner Jose Martinez Espasa, was named vicepresident of the Spanish Urban Safety Forum (FEPSU) at the annual general meeting held in Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona).
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Water runs clear again ALTEA Town Hall recently advised residents not to drink or cook with the tap water which was cloudy after heavy rain. Restrictions were lifted after three days when analyses showed that the domestic supply was once again fit for consumption. The ban was short-lived compared with December 2016 and last month when there were two lengthy episodes of turbid water. These followed periods of prolonged rain and gales that stirred up sediment at the bottom of the Guadalest reservoir, which was at its lowest-ever level. Finestrat, La Nucia and Alfaz were affected but have since taken steps to prevent a recurrence. Although all local water is purified, none of these towns had filtering plants. Finestrat has alternative arrangements whilst La Nucia and Alfaz have plans in place.
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Fortress church to get new roof NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA ASUNCION church is to close while it is completely re-roofed. The old tiles will be carefully removed so that those in good condition can be reused, explained parish priest, Fr Juanjo Ortega. Having detected some deterioration in the dome this, too, will be strengthened, he said. The project is expected to take three months and threequarters of the €160,000 cost will be donated by parishioners who in the past have paid for other repairs, including the sacristy. The Orihuela-Alicante diocese will provide €20,000 and the Provincial Council, the Diputacion has
allocated €15,000. This is the most ambitious restoration undertaking so far in Fr Ortega’s plans for restoring the 16th century church-fortress to its former glory. The basic project, which had to adhere to the Catalogue of Protected Assets and Spaces, was drawn up by Alicante University and submitted to Villajoyosa Town Hall for planning permission. This was granted last month but making a start had to be delayed until the Generalitat’s Culture department gave its approval, as the church has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest. Although the Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion will
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NEWS EXTRA Go get ‘em girls A TALK and meeting at Villajoyosa’s Llar del Pensionista featuring leading local sportswomen on February 28 sets out to give more prominence to women in all branches and levels of sport.
Fast workers TWO robots constructed by five pupils from Oliva’s Gabriel Ciscar high school took second prize in the Lego category of the EPSA robotics competition, breaking the record for the speed test.
Turned on VILLAJOYOSA CHURCH: Built to withstand pirate attacks. close for normal worship during the first phase of renovations, it will reopen for
pre-arranged events like weddings and work will stop entirely over Easter.
THE fountain in Alcoy’s Plaza de España will be working again by May. One by one the fountains are being turned on as the Health department eases restrictions introduced to eradicate Legionnaire’s disease.
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PEGO-OLIVA MARSH: Making short work of reeds.
Preparing for visitors AN amphibian harvester is making the Pego-Oliva marsh hospitable for rare aquatic warblers which are threatened with extinction. The Global Nature Foundation, part of the Life Paludicola project which has recovered wetlands in the Valencian Community, Castilla La Mancha and Castilla Leon, recently demonstrated how the newly-acquired harvester rapidly demolishes reeds. These can then be shredded and used for biofuel, said Global Nature’s director Eduardo de Miguel. The aquatic warbler is one of the rarest birds in mainland Europe with a world population of between 12,000 and 20,500 pairs and classed as vulnerable on the Red List of Endangered Species.
Nesting in the Baltic region, the birds migrate twice a year, crossing wetlands like the Pego-Oliva marsh on their way to and from Africa: “But they need open wetlands and fens,” De Miguel emphasised. Many have disappeared along the aquatic warblers’ route, owing to building development, changes in land use and inadequately-maintained wetlands. “The Pego-Oliva reeds will regrow rapidly now they have been cut down although in the past sheep and goats would have grazed there,” De Miguel said. He has now found a local farmer who has agreed to bring his sheep to help keep down the regrowth and complement the harvester.
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NEWS EXTRA Few teaching takers REGIONAL government predictions of teaching 25 per cent of state school classes in English next year were amended to between 15 and 18 per cent, owing to a shortage of teachers.
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Clear out JIJONA Council voted unanimously to ask the Confederacion Hidrografica del Jucar, responsible for all waterways, to clear vegetation from the 40 streams and rivers inside the town boundaries to reduce the risk of forest fire.
In touch CREATED by a firm in Gandia the OndaraConnecta app puts users in direct contact with the Ondara Town Hall, to pass on opinions and suggestions to the mayor and councillors.
ALICANTE VISIT: Pedro Lloret, Bernabe Cano and Jose Luis Campos. LA NUCIA’S mayor, Bernabe Cano, visited Alicante City recently to state his case for two new schools. Accompanied by his deputy, Pedro Lloret, and the architect Jose Luis Campos, the mayor presented the Generalitat’s provincial Education department with a report setting out their reasons and arguments.
“We have done our homework with an extensive report that justifies our request with facts, figures and ratios,” Cano said. La Nucia’s Sant Rafel and Muixara primary schools were built for two classes in each year but now have three and Muixara has one year with four. Pupil-teacher ratios are also higher than recommended in the final primary years, the La
Nucia party pointed out. The Instituto has 200 pupils more than it was built for and shared areas like libraries and laboratories have had to be turned into classrooms. More schools would bring savings on transport, the report continued, as the regional government currently provides l8 buses to bring in pupils from the urbanisations.
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Cars trapped by road works SEVERAL cars belonging to residents in Denia’s Calle Colon have been trapped inside their garages for 13 days. Infrastructure and resurfacing began last month but some of the car owners were unaware that the road was going to close to traffic some days later. The road works will take six months and residents complained of lack of information when they met Councillor Eva Ronda at their monthly neighbourhood meeting. Two garages had notices fixed to their entrances but there was no apparent warning for the third garage where, residents learnt later, the notice was ripped off soon after it was put up. Ronda explained that removing the cars would have to be arranged with the town hall’s Urban Development department, headed by Maria Josep Ripoll who admitted that she had not been informed about the trapped cars. She pointed out that the town hall had given due warning of the road works and announced the date at a residents’ meeting. There is currently a trench down the middle of the road, making it impossible to move the cars safely, Ripoll said. Nevertheless, residents would not have to wait the six months that work is due to take and would have their cars back in less than eight weeks.
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Police raided a building in Melilla that housed women forced into sex work.
Four arrested in sex trafficking sting FOUR people who allegedly forced women to become prostitutes in a system of ‘semi-slavery’ have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. A fifth person is also under investigation. The Melilla-based gang made the Moroccan women, some of whom were children, pay once they got pregnant to find Spanish men who could claim to be their baby’s father. The three men and one woman behind the trafficking network did this so their children would be Spanish nationals once born, according to police accusations. Police seized three kilos of hashish, doses of cocaine prepared for consumption, cash, mobile phones, documents and passports in a raid on two floors of a building in the city. The investigation began when the Guardia Civil discovered the existence of the network which they said recruited undocumented Moroccan women in the Spanish enclave in order to exploit them. The women were struggling to make ends meet for themselves and their families and had little, if any, chance of finding work without documentation. Once the gang met the women they were then
taken to a building where they were kept and forced into prostitution. The two floors of the building were also used to sell drugs and contraband tobacco and alcohol. The women were made to practise sex work according to a non-stop schedule and were forced to take drugs to keep them going. They were also encouraged to sell them to their clients, according to reports. Police allege the women had no freedom under what they said was a regime that resembled slavery. They were also charged for staying in the building and for its maintenance, leaving them with little money left over. Some of the women who became pregnant were made to look for Spanish men who could be registered as their baby’s father. The child would then gain Spanish citizenship and the mother a residency card. The women were made to pay for this process. The alleged leader of the gang, a 40-year-old Moroccan national, controlled the price and number of services the women were made to provide. He has now been arrested along with the other suspects and proceedings have been sent to a court in Melilla.
‘Drunk’ mother arrested with baby POLICE in Spain have arrested a woman for allegedly being drunk in the street and carrying a baby ‘on the verge of hypothermia’ in temperatures of -2 celsius in the early hours of the morning. Police said the baby was totally soaked and without warm clothes or a coat when they stopped the woman in the Usera neighbourhood of Madrid. Health workers confirmed the baby was on the verge of hypothermia. When the police contacted the father, they discovered the pair were separating and that another child could possibly be home alone.
There they found a young girl sleeping and with the house windows open. The girl confirmed that she had been alone since she left school in the afternoon and that the only thing she had eaten was a sandwich.
Police took the little girl to her grandparents’ house to take care of her. The father told the police of his intention to denounce the mother of the two children for ‘abandonment of minors.’
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SPAIN is set to launch its first spy satellite, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX company has agreed to blast it into orbit. Named Paz [Peace], the €160 million unit will lift off from the Vandenberg Airbase in California, United States (US) aboard one of the flamboyant billionaire’s Falcon 9 rockets. Built by Airbus Defence and Space, a division of aeroplane manufacturer Airbus, the satellite is owned by Madrid firm Hisdesat, although the Ministry of Defence and a number of private individuals provided most of the funding. The Spanish Armed Forces Intelligence Centre, CIFAS, will receive 30 of the 100 high-resolution images captured daily by Paz, with customers for the other 70 being sought. A contract with the European Space Agency has already been signed, and the craft will also collaborate with the European Union’s satellite centre. Its main base will be the National Institute of Aerospace Technology in Torrejon de Ardoz, Madrid, with support from the Maspalomas station in Gran Canaria, while project leaders are exploring the possibility of a third headquarters in the North Pole. In addition to its military tasks, the satellite will also be used for mapping, environmental monitoring, ur-
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IMAGE: An artist’s impression of how Paz will look in orbit. ban planning and topographical studies. Originally scheduled for launch from the Yasny Launch Base, Russia, in 2014, the scheme was delayed due to Russia’s annexation of Crimea that
year, leading to a €15 million International Court of Arbitration legal battle between Hisdesat and Moscow-based space company Kosmotras. While the US launch is more ex-
pensive at around €53 million, industry sources revealed that the cost has been reduced by including several mobile internet satellites on the same flight. Paz will be released at an altitude
of 514 kilometres above the earth’s surface before it settles into orbit, and six months of testing will be carried out to ensure it is working correctly. SpaceX made 18 successful launches last year, but in January a billion-dollar US satellite named Zuma was lost after being sent into space aboard a Falcon 9 from the Cape Canaveral complex in Florida. An unnamed multimillionaire has reportedly agreed to cover the cost of the Spanish project should anything go wrong. The news com es af t er Sout h African-born entrepreneur Musk, earlier this week, used his Falcon Heavy rocket - which employs two Falcon 9’s as boosters - to fire a convertible Tesla sports car into space. The red 2008 roadster, equipped with cameras and carrying an astronaut dummy dubbed ‘Starman’ is now thought to be heading towards Mars.
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The power of attorney in Spain. Legal advice: how, what, who. Deed of Power of Attorney in Spain. General information, tips Carlos Baos We can help you.
IN today’s article, we will share some general information on practical and legal aspects of the Powers of Attorney in Spain. What is a Spanish power of attorney?
It is the document by which one or more principal persons, whether individuals or legal entities (companies) authorise another person/s, representative (individuals or companies), before a Spanish public notary or someone with notarial faculties (like a consul) to act on their behalf. Content of power. We can authorise by means of a power someone to perform as many actions as we wish and depending on the content, the powers are usually divided between: Special or General POA: the first if contains all or the general possible faculties, or special if we want to limit it to some concrete action. It is important if we give a general power to make sure that the representative is a person who we trust 100 per cent because they will be able to act on your behalf in a very wide area. On the other hand, if it is a special power, we must be careful to not to limit it too much because it might not be good
enough if some of the needed actions are not foreseen. There are also the powers for courts, preventive, relative to the vote, etc. Formalities. The principal must identify himself and give his personal information: address, marital status, etc. At the time of identification, if the principal is an individual, they must show to the notary the ID, passport or identity card. In the case of companies, the company must be identified by means of tax or registration number (in Spain CIF) and the person acting on its behalf must prove their position and that they are empowered to act on behalf of the company. The representative. It is very important to identify the representative correctly, although it is not necessary for him/her to go to the notary to sign at the time of granting power. If the POA will be used for a transaction with tax conse-
quences, like a purchase, inheritance, etc in Spain, all the parties must need a Spanish Tax number or if they are foreigners an NIE number. With whom? If the power is signed in Spain, it should be undertaken before a Spanish notary public and not before a lawyer, solicitor or similar, as happens in some countries like United Kingdom. How to cancel it? The power could be revoked before any notary and the representative must be notified. It is important to note that in principle the powers of attorney in Spain, unless otherwise stated, do not have a specific validity period, so if you do not say anything they will be valid until your death. Some precautions Conflict of interests clause. If, for example, you want to give power to a person who will later be party on the same transaction, you must include a clause stating
that you are authorised to represent him even if he incurs a possible conflict of interest. Example: if you want to donate a property to your child, and give him power to take care of everything. Substitution clause. It is worth considering within the terms of the POA the possibility that the representative could appoint another representative if for example they are sick and cannot sign on your behalf, etc. In general there are very different ways to prepare and draft a power of attorney, the important thing is to ensure that in your case it is done conveniently and according to your circumstances. If you want help with this or any other legal matter, 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.
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Thigh’s the limit: Painting covered in Spanish church for being ‘too sexy’
TOO SEXY?: The painting covered for being ‘too erotic.’
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A PAINTING depicting the Apostle Santiago has been covered in a church in Membrilla for reportedly being ‘too sexy and erotic.’ The portrait was donated to the church by renowned Membrillan artist Antonio Ximenez Muñoz, and portrays the Apostle in a kneelength tunic. According to Spanish media, the painter visited his hometown of Membrilla last summer and was shocked to see that the painting was no longer present in the Sacristy. It has reportedly been covered and out of sight ‘for years’ after being considered to be too erotic by the church’s current pastor. And Ximenez, now 87 and living in Miami, has reportedly given the current pastor of the church a deadline to either redisplay the painting or return it. Spanish media have also reported that a writer, who is creating Ximenez’s biogra-
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phy, moved to Membrilla and asked to see the painting and was not allowed. Across a long successful career, Ximenez has been exhibited together alongside Antoni Tapies and Picasso, while his work has been displayed in prestigious galleries across the world including Rome, Florence, Milan, Bologna and Buenos Aires.
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Modern problem THE next two-day seminar led by Johan Galtung, the Norwegian sociologist and renowned conflict mediator, is being held at the Playa Albir Social Centre today, Thursday, and tomorrow. Experts will be discussing bullying at school and one of tomorrow’s sessions, between 7 and 9pm, will be open to the public.
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INFO OFFICE: Used by foreign tourists. ern Europe on medium to long-stay visits, while the average age drops in Easter week and the summer when families arrive,” he said. Autumn and winter visitors are interested in hiking routes and Albir’s cultural offer, Sala continued, although later in the year families are more interested in leisure activities, fiestas, restaurants and places of interest.
Learn what’s up with WhatsApp THE town hall has set up a free WhatsApp service, keeping residents up-to-date with what is happening in Alfaz. The WhatsApp service, which is solely informative, provides users with a daily rundown of town hall news and upcoming events in Alfaz and Albir. This will also channel public notices and alerts if necessary. Readers who would like to receive the messages should put the l’Alfas Noticias
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LAST summer, Albir’s Tourist Info office answered roughly 42,000 enquiries from 13,432 tourists, 12 per cent more than in 2016. Three-quarters came from foreign tourists, the majority from Scandinavian countries, followed by British, Dutch, Belgian and French visitors. “We have noticed an increase in French tourists in the last two years, normally families on their summer holidays,” said Juan Sala from the town hall’s Tourist department. There were 3,399 enquiries from Spanish tourists, mostly from Madrid, the Valencian Community, Cataluña and Castilla la Mancha. Tourist profiles vary depending on the time of the year, Juan Sala explained. “In the autumn and winter, Alfaz is a preferred destination for senior citizens, particularly from north-
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ALFAZ: Keep abreast with town hall WhatsApps. number 638 449 840 into their contacts and then send a WhatsApp with the word ALTA. Messages will be received from Monday to Sunday but urgent or particularly interesting information will be sent out when this arises. Users’ telephone numbers are included on a database exclusive to WhatsApp L’Alfas Noticias and their
details will not be used for any other purpose or passed on to any other entity. The service can only be used to receive town hall WhatsApp messages and sending a message back will automatically de-register a user. To unsubscribe, users should send a message to 638 449 840 with the word BAJA.
Mountain runner stranded in snow A 32-YEAR-OLD Alfaz man out running on Serrella had to call the Emergency Services after losing his way. Serella, considered one of the Marina Baja’s most beautiful
mountains, also experienced the heaviest snowfalls during the recent cold spell, which contributed to the sportsman’s disorientation once he reached the summit. Unable to pinpoint his location, the fire brigade’s mountain rescue team decided to mobilise a helicopter, as weather conditions were deteriorating and it was necessary to evacuate him as soon as possible. When the rescuers finally reached him, the Alfaz man was completely soaked but fit and unharmed, and they needed only to airlift him to Confrides where his car was parked.
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Cable upgrade NEWS
CARLOS LINARES, mayor of Teulada Moraira, announced the council has given the go ahead to install fibre optic cables in the town.
Lemar LEMAR arrived at the shelter a year ago together with his siblings. They were all adopted but Lemar who is now still waiting in the shelter for a forever home wondering why nobody has chosen him. He’s a lovely boy who gets on well with almost all dogs and is always looking for cuddles. He loves human contact and would be a great
Art, power and passion THE Arts Society Marina Alta’s next presentation at Salones Canor, Teulada is on Thursday March 1 when Anne Haworth presents ‘Al Andalus: Spain’s Art, power and passion.’ Doors open at 10am, please be seated before 10.45am for a prompt start at 11am. Anne is a lecturer at the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a guide for private tours of the State Rooms and The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace and lectures on British Painting to American students resident in London. In autumn 2002, she catalogued the collection of Chinese porcelain at Kensington Palace and from then until 2005, she was a committee member of the French Porcelain Society. Ms Haworth was a porcelain specialist at Christie’s before moving to Shanghai in 1995 for a seven-year residence where she lectured to the expatriate community in Shanghai and Beijing. She has lectured in many of London’s museums and art galleries. Included in this presentation will be some of the most beautiful examples of Islamic Art and architecture in Granada, Cordoba and Sevilla. This civilization spanned the eighth to the 15th century. In 711, Arabs crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and established control over much of the Iberian Peninsula. Al-Andalus means ‘to become green at the end of the summer.’
LEMAR: A lovely boy. member of any family. Lemar is neutered, treated against fleas and ticks, vaccinated, chipped, has a passport and is negative for
Mediterranean diseases. To meet him phone Akira dog shelter: 657 689 567 or email: akirashelter@mail.com
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THE Javea Social Services Department reportedly received a total of 580 requests for assistance in 2017. The cases included instances of child abuse, adoption, skipping school, foster care and detecting children in vulnerable situations. For the 328 approved cases, financial aid of more than €220,000 was granted.
U3A members capture live art Flying success FOLLOWING in the footsteps of artists featured in TV’s popular Portrait Artist of the Year series, members of the Javea U3A Live Model Art Group have been busy testing their own talents. Under the guidance of group leader Mike Frost, members meet once a month in the studio at L’Ancora Tennis. At the February meeting, a dozen members met their latest model - the U3A’s communications officer Ian Rogerson… and the challenge was to turn him into an attractive work of art! Whether or not they succeeded is debatable, but their efforts certainly deserved credit in demonstrating a mix of differing styles. Any Javea U3A member who is interested in joining this group can email live.model.art@u3ajavea.org for more details.
STILL LIFE: Members of the Live Model Art Group with sitter, Ian Rogerson (in hat), showing off their creations.
A PROJECT which aims to support osprey hawks in the Valencia region will reportedly start in Javea. The intention is to boost numbers of this species in the Montgo and Marjal de Pego natural parks, hence fulfilling the ‘migratory highway’ that runs from Africa to Northern Europe. The project includes leaving food for the chicks near the old Carabineros barracks in
La Plana while they are still learning to hunt and installing artificial nests within flying distance of the Cap de S a n t A n t o n i c l i ff s s o they can fish. When discussing the plans the mayor of Javea, José Chulvi, revealed the town aims to be a borough that respects environmental values, taking a crosscutting approach to sustainability, recovering biodiversity and taking care of natural spaces.
Getting crafty FOR several years running the Javea Port shopkeeper’s association and Amata - the regional craft association - have been working together to organise a small but select craft market every Sunday on the promenade near the Port. The market opens at 11am when between 10 and 15 artists and crafts people set up stalls to show what they have made with love, care and attention to detail. It’s all their own work nothing imported, nothing made in a factory and nothing just strung together using bits and pieces bought in a craft shop. What’s more, from now on, every Sunday one of the people
FUN: Kids enjoying a free craft workshop. there will run a free workshop, where young visitors are shown how to make something that they can take home.
The workshop starts at 12 noon and lasts about an hour. The market itself finishes officially at 2pm, although some of the people there don’t pack up till later. All in all a nice way to spend a Sunday morning. Stroll along the Paseo Maritimo in the port, have a drink or a bite to eat at one of the many cafés, enjoy the view out to sea and then have a look at what all these creative people have produced. For more information, also in English, you can phone 639 979 678 and for photographs of the markets that Amata organises have a look at www.amata.es/JavSunAut_17.h tml.
The Spanglish connection THE Costa Blanca Anglo Spanish Association, based in Javea, is an off-shoot of the AngloSpanish Society formed in London in 1914 to promote friendship between England and Spain. There are several meetings a year to which speakers are invited to talk in English on a wide range of subjects, albeit with a Spanish connec-
tion. Full details of their 2018 programme can be found on www.anglospanish.org or contact elizmarr8@gmail.com. New members are always very welcome. The first meeting of this year is the AGM which will be held in the Parador hotel, Javea, on Monday followed by dinner at the hotel.
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Curtain calls ELDERLY people in Javea can now attend theatre performances accompanied by volunteers from the Escola de Teatre group. This initiative is aimed to help older people who have difficulties going to the theatre alone and the group of volunteers offer to pick up people who either can’t drive or who have mobility struggles.
Crowds flock to U3A 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.
FLOCKING IN: Javea U3A gave visitors a glimpse of the activities on offer. 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.
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JUST GIVING: Gary, the charity President and the new shop.
New Giving4giving shop SINCE opening its doors in July 2012, volunteers at Giving4giving charity have raised well over â‚Ź93,000 to help and support local cancer charities and other worthy causes up and down the Costa Blanca through sales at the charity shops, monthly auctions and also organising various fundraising events. As a growing charity, Gary, the charity President is delighted to announce that an additional charity shop is to be opened in early spring in Villajoyosa. Situated on the high street, not only will the new shop help
to provide additional income for the charity, hopefully it will also benefit from becoming part of the local community and raise awareness of the vital work and people it supports. Donations are urgently needed to fill the empty shop, ready for the grand opening in early spring - clothing, footwear, bric a brac, electrical goods, household linen, furniture, children’s wear etc. Your kind donations can be dropped off at the new shop or any of the other charity shops located in La Nucia and Altea, alternatively, Gary can arrange
a pickup service for larger items, covering all areas. The charity is also appealing for volunteers to join the team running the shop; if you enjoy meeting new people and would like to make a difference in the local community, please get in touch soon. The shop is situated on Calle Constitucion 7, next door to the Hidraqua office. Planned opening hours are Monday to Saturday, 10am to 2pm. For any further information, please contact Gary on: 603 137 697 or visit the Facebook page: Giving4Giving Charity.
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GENEROUS: Lyn Buntrock donates €20,000 to Residencial Ana Maria Espinos Llopis. RECENTLY Cancer Care President, Lyn Buntrock, donated another €20,000 to Residencial Ana Maria Espinos Llopis, within the IMED hospital in Teulada. This money will continue Cancer Care’s commitment to totally fund 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 peopl e and t hose who need respite. Cancer Care are determined to continue to suppor t Room 009 and t he dr eam i s t o open anot her much-needed room within this residential home. This wonderful donation was helped by the amazing amount of €6,532 given to
Cancer Care from the ticket sales from the Rocky Javea Picture Show and a fabulous 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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Who do you think you are? MILLIONS of people in at least 10 countries have watched the TV series Who Do You Think You Are? since 2004. It has prompted many to think about researching their own family history but how many actually take the plunge? If you were interested, how could you even start? Especially if you are living in Spain. Here in the Costa Blanca, a small group of people determined to find out who they really are and where their families originated, came together 10 years ago as an informal group to learn how this could be done. By sharing personal knowl-
THE Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga Tribute is coming to Ondara Auditorium on Saturday at 8pm. This is a great belated Valentine’s night out but also it is a fundraiser for HELP of Denia and Marina Alta. The charity association are preparing a new hospice room in Fontilles, Vall de L’Quart above Orba. The room will be main-
edge on research techniques and information on source material many members have been able to build up substantial family histories. Some of their discoveries have been truly as exciting as anything featured on the television series. Recently, the group opened up its membership and now, with the New Year beginning, they would like to continue to offer this new interest to even more members. Thanks to the g e n e r o s i t y o f L l i b e r To w n H a l l , meetings will be held in the library (top floor) of the Lliber Social Centre on the second Thursday of each month at 2.30pm.
Here you will be introduced to useful ancestry websites and shown how to use them effectively, given updates on new source material and hear stories about particular periods in history which may have affected your family and the way they lived. If you would like to try this fascinating and very rewarding activity please register now by going to the website: www.ma-genealogy.com and completing the application form. There is no joining fee but the group will be limiting the number of places to ensure that sufficient help can be given to those just starting their genealogy discoveries.
Paying tribute tained permanently by HELP and will be used as a hospice care room and also if necessary for short term respite care. It is being decorated and a comfortable sofa bed and armchair put in the room for a family
member/carer to stay overnight. HELP will assist people in the cost of the use of this room when necessary. Call the box office on 686 320 435 or email boxof ficetribute@gmail.com. Ticket price: €15
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Euro star THE S we d i sh p o p s ta r M å n s Zelmer l ö w h a s b e c o me an overnight TV sensation in Britain follow i n g h i s g i g c o -h o s tin g BBC’s Eurovision: You Decide with viewers calling out on social media f o r h i m t o p r e s en t mo re shows.
Backing off THE leader of Sweden’s anti-immigration Democrat party seems to have backed away from his push for a burqa ban, following Denmark’s proposal to prohibit fullface ve i l s, sa y i n g i t w o u ld b e
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Squeezed out “problematic.” A DUTCH newspaper claims domestic students are being denied places at Dutch universities due to the increasing numbers of foreign applicants who apply to study degrees taught in English.
Bank error A S T U D E N T from the U S ha s been refused the right to stay in Sweden because she transferred mo n ey to h er p a re nts for s a fe keeping, causing her account to d ro p b elo w th e €8,100 fore ign non-EU students need to get residency.
Help up high THE mountain rescue services in Sweden’s mountains were called
SUPERSTAR: Måns Zelmerlöw woos the UK. out to more than 500 people last year, according to recent police figures, with 387 search and rescue operations executed in mountainous terrain.
Stay connected THE Netherlands have more household connections to the internet than any other country in Europe according to the National Statistics Office, with 98 per cent of Dutch homes online.
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Holey moley
Scrambled!
A 95-METRE hole that appeared in a major motorway in northeast Germany has made the area’s tourist industry nervous, as repairs are set to last until 2021.
In a jam MUNICH was named traffic jam capital of Germany again by a study re-
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leased by traffic data provider Inrix which revealed that motorists spent 51 hours stuck in traffic jams last year, four hours longer than in 2016.
Going 3D A PEDESTRIAN crossing that uses 3D visual effects to make it look like it’s floating, might soon be installed in the
city of Braunschweig’s Lehndorf district to increase road safety.
Finally! ANGELA MERKEL’S conservative party has agreed on a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats, ending months of political deadlock following the German election.
F RANCE
B ELGIUM
Snow joke
Cat control
AIR FRANCE cancelled dozens of Paris flights due to heavy snow while travellers in the region also experienced widespread disruption to the roads and rail services.
NEW laws in Belgium decree that the majority of the country’s two million cats must be sterilised to control the stray population, making it the first country in the world to force residents to neuter their felines.
Sex scandal
Team effort
THE French environment minister Nicolas Hulot had to fend off ‘shameful’ rumours of sexual harassment following accusations allegedly from the granddaughter of a famous politician which date back to 1997.
BELGIAN police reportedly helped their peers in the UK, France and the Netherlands to dismantle a large smuggling ring suspected of having taken hundreds of Kurds illegally to Britain.
Case closed THE ride-sharing platform Uber won a case filed by a French driver claiming he should be considered an employee, and received reimbursement for holidays and expenses, after the judge decided the company was simply an intermediary.
Call to arms FRANCE announced plans to increase spending on defence by more than 40 per cent to meet NATO targets after Donald Trump complained that Europe is not pulling its weight.
On thin ice ONE in four Belgian borrowers are allegedly in a ‘delicate’ financial position according to a survey by the Banque Nationale de Belgique, with 26 per cent of households unable to make their mortgage payments.
Royal trip QUEEN MATHILDE visited Ghana for three days as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to determine how the country is alleviating poverty, strengthening equality and justice and fighting against the effects of climate change.
C H EFS f or Nor way’s Wi nt er Olympic team at the South Korean games accidentally ordered 15,000 eggs instead of the 1,500 eggs needed following an order mix up.
Going green THE UK revealed it wants to copy Norway’s bottle recycling system, which has existed since 1992 and is based on paying citizens a small surcharge when they return bottles via specific machines.
Heating hike ELECTRICITY bills in the Netherlands were 12.8 per cent higher in January as inflation reached 1.5 per cent and the price of gas rose by 5.9 per cent.
Moo point ALLEGEDLY 2,100 dairy farms in the Netherlands lie about the age of the cows they have to get round stringent rules about manure and phosphate reduction.
Topping sales SALES of frozen pizza in Norway have increased for the fourth year in a row according to figures from analysis agency Nielsen, with 50 million of the frozen meals sold last year.
Party scandal THE former deputy leader of Norway’s Labour party, Trond Giske, will reportedly return to parliament following allegations of sexual harassment which caused him to take a leave of absence.
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MP mucks up A DANISH politician who drove his car after taking cocaine has lost his job and been given a fine and a three-year driving ban. He also confirmed the incident on his Facebook page.
Burqa ban THE Danish government has proposed a ban on Islamic full-face veils and is expected to present the bill to parliament in the spring. Those who violate the ban could face a fine of 1,000 kroner (€134).
Building blaze POLICE have arrested a 27-yearold man from Jutland on suspicion of arson after a fire broke out in his building; luckily no one was injured in the blaze.
Mind matters THE number of children and young people in Denmark diagnosed with anxiety and depression has trebled over the last decade, according to the Danish Health Data Authority.
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‘NOT PARIS’: Former reality TV star Sobchak brushed off remarks that she was like the US celebrity.
President contender: ‘I am not Paris Hilton’ A CANDIDATE for the Russian presidency has hit back against comparisons made between her and celebrity Paris Hilton. Ksenia Sobchak, the only woman running for the country’s top job, made the comments during a visit to the United States. She first found fame on a series of reality television shows until quitting them in 2012.
Migrants riot INMATES at a migrant detention centre in Siberia burnt mattresses, smashed CCTV cameras and barricaded themselves inside after a riot broke out over demands for better treatment and faster deportation. The 20 undocumented migrants were reportedly angry that their cases were not being handled quickly enough.
Vote bet ban PROPOSALS to stop bookmakers accepting bets on the outcome of Russian elections and referendums have been drawn up by the country’s Finance Ministry. Russia’s
presidential election, set for March 18, is increasingly becoming a one-horse race with President Putin reportedly polling at more than 70 per cent.
Embassy Nazi denial ALLEGATIONS made by a Norwegian television programme that the Russian Embassy helped finance the training of neoNazi groups have been denied by the country’s diplomatic mission in Oslo. Military training for the Nordic Resistance Movement in Russia was among the claims which the embassy said were “stupid” and “blasphemous.”
Olympics hack claims RUSSIA’S Foreign Ministry has criticised western media following reports which accused the country of hacking the upcoming Winter Olympics. The allegations, which the ministry branded a smear campaign, were made after anti-doping officials’ emails were leaked by a Russialink hacker group.
Guns by mail POSTAL workers have seized a parcel containing an AK-47 assault weapon and a rifle en route from Moscow to Zabaikalsky in the far east of Russia. The workers have passed the address of the recipient onto police. A licence law for guns was passed in 2014.
An AK47 assault rifle was found along with another gun by postal workers.
FINANCE
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Economy to soar in 2018
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SPANISH supermarket chain Mercadona has strengthened its position as national market leader. The company last year accounted for 24.1 per cent of supermarket sales in Spain - a year-on-year rise of 1.2 per cent - according to an annual report by consumer consultancy Kantar Worldpanel. Nine out of 10 Spanish families bought at least one product from a Mercadona store during 2017, and the Valencian firm was responsible for 20 per cent of all fresh product
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Number’s up for online gambling raft of new rules were nipped in the bud in the wake of strong criticism from the sector and a lack of agreement with other political groups. The new laws also prevent betting companies from using celebrities or fictional characters ‘attractive or striking to children’ in adverts, and extends to promotion of the football pools and all forms of lottery.
Yacht a disaster LUXURY boat builder Oyster Yachts - which has a boatyard in Mallorca - has collapsed with 400 employees set to lose their jobs despite the firm receiving orders worth more than €90 million-worth in 2017.
Winding up ITALIAN multinational Enel has struck a deal for its Spanish subsidiary Endesa’s renewable energy firm Enel Green Power España to buy five wind farms from Madrid-based Elawan Energy and Genera Avante for €178 million.
X Factory SPAIN’S industrial output last December grew faster than at any point since May 2000, official data has revealed, with a year-on-year increase of 6.1 per cent far outstripping the forecasted 3.9 per cent rise.
Hotel outlay shoots up INVESTMENT in Spanish hotels has broken all records. A jaw-dropping €3.9 billion was spent last year, smashing the previous high of €2.6 billion set in 2015. More than 180 hotels changed hands, compared with 147 in 2016, while the average revenue generated by a room over the course of the year rose to
€119,000, a 30 per cent year-on-year increase. As 82 million foreign tourists flocked to the country, entrepreneurs splashed €478 million on converting existing properties into hotels and buying new plots. Revenue from the resort sector shot up by 69 per cent, outperforming its urban counterpart which grew by 31 per cent.
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sales across the country. French rival Carrefour placed second in the national ranking with an 8.7 per cent market share, 0.2 per cent up on 2016 after it launched a series of takeover bids for hypermarkets formerly belonging to Basque chain Eroski. Madrid-based brand Dia completed the top three as it scooped 8.2 per cent of the market, falling 0.3 per cent, while the Eroski Group also lost 0.3 per cent to finish the year with a 5.6 per cent share.
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The windfall received by Spanish insurance company Mapfre’s American subsidiaries thanks to US President Donald Trump’s controversial overhaul of corporation tax, with rates slashed from 35 per cent to 21 per cent.
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The prime minister and I have gathered support and believe there exists a clear possibility the Spanish candidacy will win.” Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos on his bid to clinch the European Central Bank vice presidency this year.
COMING CLEAN: Celebrities and ‘attractive’ people can no longer be used in ads.
THE Spanish government is launching a crackdown on gambling publicity. Radio and television adverts for online betting firms will be banned in ‘childrens’ hours,’ which are to run from 8-9am and 5-8pm. It is the second time that the Treasury has tried to restrict the placement of gambling promotion in the face of rising addiction among youngsters, but a
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THE European Union (EU) has handed Spain a financial boost. In a new report, the bloc has raised the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for 2018 from 2.5 to 2.6 per cent. The move suggests that the EU does not feel that the Catalan independence crisis has adversely affected the Spanish economy. Spain’s output is currently growing at a much faster pace than the EU average, but is likely to fall to 2.1 per cent by 2019.
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German chain Lidl continues its steady growth in Spain, with sales increasing by 0.2 per cent to take a 4.3 per cent portion of the market. “Mercadona is revamping its stores and has become fashionable again,” said Kantar Worldpanel’s retail director, Florencio Garcia, adding that the company is also leading the pack in online sales. Spanish households spent an average of €4,190 on groceries during 2017, with Catalans (€4,599) splashing out the most and Valencians (€3,932) the least.
€656m offload to spark buyout THE battle for Spanish toll operator Abertis goes on. It comes after the company agreed to sell its majority stake in satellite company Hispasat to national grid operator Red Electrica for around €656 million. And the move could speed up the battle between Hochtief - the German offshoot of Spanish constructor ACS - and Italian motorway operator Atlantia, with both companies having launched bids to buy Abertis. Spain’s stock market regulator rubber-stamped Atlantis’ bid in October but has not yet endorsed Hochtief’s offer.
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Roadmap for the future SPANISH car maker Seat has joined forces with French telecommunications behemoth Orange. The partnership will see the companies work together to turn the private car into the occupants’ ‘second digital home.’ In addition to the so-called connected car, the agreement will lay the groundwork for creating new entertainment options to improve driver and passenger experience, including bringing the digital home or office experience to car users. The firms will also launch a loyalty scheme offering benefits to those who buy into new ‘connectivity and mobility options’ as they are released. Speaking in the wake of contracts being signed, Seat’s head of business development, Arantxa Alonso said that “we feel privileged to have strategic arrangements with partners such as Orange that give a major boost to our development of car connectivity. “This partnership opens up a large collaborative space for both companies that are pursuing a common goal - promote the use of the connected car and make the car user’s experience easier and more efficient.” Luis Santos, Orange Spain’s director of innovation and new digital services, added: “This strategic agreement with Seat is a great step for Orange in its strategy of connected objects and Big Data and opens the door to innovations and new developments surrounding cars of the future, which will contribute to helping us achieve our goal of connecting our customers with what truly matters most to them.” Initial projects will reportedly focus on developing new audio, visual and educational apps focused on ensuring maximum safety while optimising functionality. The loyalty scheme will involve a cross-company series of offers
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based on frequency of use, with purchase discounts, rewards and gifts all set to feature in an attempt to ensure customers do not defect to other brands. The car manufacturer will also take advantage of Orange’s Big Data technology to glean insights into user preferences and develop products that most closely match their needs. It comes after Seat recently confirmed agreements with other multinationals, including Amazon - with plans to integrate the smart voice Alexa assistant in the company’s cars - and Google for its Waze navigation system.
DEAL SEES COUNTRIES INCREASE TIES SPAIN is cementing its business ties with Saudi Arabia. The level of investment between the two nations is set to skyrocket after officials met during the second session of the Saudi-Spanish Joint Committee in the Arabic country. Co-chaired by Spanish Secretary of State for Trade, Marisa Poncela Garcia, and Saudi Minister of Commerce and Investment, Majid Al-Qasabi, a wide range of topics were reportedly discussed during the talks. Spanish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alvaro Iranzo, told local media: “The joint committee held the second session in [Saudi capital] Riyadh and the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation and issues and common interests, in accordance with the joint cooperation agreement that was signed by the two countries in Madrid on February 22, 2007.” He added that meetings are to be held in Madrid and Riyadh on an alternating basis, with the first having taken place in the Spanish capital in 2014. Mr Iranzo described the talks as “very successful” and revealed that the
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committee discussed bilateral trade relations, the promotion of trade and economic relations, plus mutually-beneficial investment opportunities in commerce, investment, economy, energy, industry, mining, science, technology, water, agriculture, finance, housing and tourism. “Many aspects of bilateral relations were discussed with both sides keen to further enhance economic and technical cooperation in line with Vision
2030,” the envoy said. Building new collaborations in the private sector was also a hot topic, with exchange visits between delegates set to help identify import, export and investment opportunities, share expertise in the small and medium-sized business sectors, and enrich the experience of entrepreneurs. “Companies from the kingdom doing business in Spain, and Spanish companies working in Saudi Arabia, will be encouraged to help further enhance bilateral cooperation,” Mr Iranzo confirmed. Saudi firms SABIC and Alfanar have already made significant investments in Spain, building large factories, and the official revealed that trade between the countries “stands at €5.5 billion … and we have scope to further increase the volume. “Saudi Arabia is passing through an exciting time with Vision 2030, and Spain is willing to be a partner in development for a positive change and for national transformation.”
Google to help fend off e-shop expansion INTERNET giant Google is fighting back against online retailers. The firm’s general director in Spain and Portugal, Fuencisla Clemares, said that the company aims to be a key ally of high street shops in the battle against Amazon and other virtual rivals. “We are working closely with companies including El Corte Ingles, Carrefour and Mediamarkt to understand how we can help them be more successful retailers using our technological strength,” she said. Speaking at the New Economy forum in the Spanish capital Madrid, Ms Clemares added that online commerce is growing fast in Spain, and that traditional brands must find ways of competing which capitalise on their assets, particularly the in-store experience. Her comments come days after El Corte Ingles president, Dimas Gimeno, told Spanish media that his company “is seeking partnerships to resist Amazon.”
Question marks over €3.6bn deal BRITISH private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is ramping up attempts to buy a stake in Spanish utilities firm Gas Natural. The investment group aims to purchase a 20 per cent share from energy company Repsol, and is reportedly negotiating a deal to secure external financing to cover around a third of the cost, with the overall package set to be worth €3.6 billion. But the price has come into question after €3 billion was wiped off the company’s stock market value, after the Spanish government announced a series of potential cuts to electricity and gas company subsidies.
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SPANISH multimedia company Mediapro has signed a €3.15 billion deal to broadcast Italian football. The announcement comes after bosses from Italy’s Serie A pulled out of talks with Sky Italia after the latter refused to pay the sum, set by the league’s adviser Infront Sports & Media. Former Italian prime minister and AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset were also in the running. But the deal - which covers the next three seasons and must be rati-
fied by the Italian antitrust authority - has sparked outrage, with Sky suggesting it could take legal action. Under Italian regulations, Serie A rights cannot be held by a single company, but Mediapro has snapped up all packages available to independent intermediaries due to a lack of alternative bids, although they only cover the Italian domestic market. The sale of international rights will be handled by New York-based sports firm IMG, with the three-year deal reportedly worth €371 million per season.
Spain holiday sales slip as Turkey gains ground HOLIDAY giant Thomas Cook says that Turkey and Tunisia are hot destinations for UK holidaymakers in 2018, with Spain viewed as expensive. Chief executive Peter Fankhauser revealed that the brand is shifting capacity east this summer, with Turkey the standout market so far. “From all that we see so far, customers’ appetite for a summer holiday abroad shows no sign of slowing down. We’ve taken early action to meet strong demand for destinations in the eastern Mediterranean. “This has enabled us to shift capacity out of the Spanish islands where we have seen a continuation of the margin pressures we experienced last summer, particularly for the UK market.” Around 30 per cent of the company’s holiday
sales are traditionally to Spanish destinations, but last year the figure approached 40 per cent. Mr Fankhauser added: “The very strong demand for Spain is returning to slightly more normal levels. Spain is getting more expensive compared to the good value-for-money proposition we are seeing in the eastern Mediterranean.” Greece is also selling strongly, and the travel agent is about to relaunch in Tunisia, after a threeyear absence in the wake of the deadly Sousse beach attack during which 30 British holidaymakers were killed. The group’s revenue rose by 7 per cent to just under €2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017, as it benefited from the collapse of airlines Monarch and Air Berlin.
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Back to the ‘norm’ this week! LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT ONE thing I am heartily sick of are the increasing issues in today’s society that appear to somehow, cause ‘offence.’ Whinging snowflakes, the luvvy PC brigade and female libbers, who constantly inveigle us, seem to exhume more of this self-righteous, attention seeking pathetic claptrap every day. Well, this week I’ve lined up a few of my own ‘dissents.’ And I have plenty! Beginning with the recent TV commercial, which shows in full close up, two girls sticking their tongues down each other’s throats. Aware as I am of the voyeuristic attraction of this, and by no means against this depiction in the context of a story line, I object most strongly to this being presented as an advertising ‘norm’ in front of young, impressionable children in my front room. What about the media onslaught of sneering ungrateful foreigners telling us how the British should run the country? The building of mosque after mosque, instigated by people from countries who don’t even accept the teaching of other religions, let alone the erection of buildings to worship them in. Normal heterosexuals being forced to accept extreme gender issues, often nastily. The cruel bleeding to death of animals for
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS: Have we gone too far? Halal meat. Being told how to discipline your children, usually by those who have none of their own. Minorities being given undemocratic precedence over majorities, simply because they are minorities. Moves to change our time honoured, much loved fairy tales, because they are deemed sexist or encouragers of sexual abuse. Children, who are already shy and confused,
being forced to use ‘gender free’ toilets at schools. The removal of centuries old important works of art, merely because they are considered offensive to a very small minority. Unidentifiable people being allowed to walk among us masked and shrouded from head to foot. Being told by immigrants we should change our culture to accommodate theirs. Benefit scroungers who consider their bone
idle existence a ‘right.’ Authorities who, citing human rights, kowtow to the criminal perpetrators, while denying the rights of their victims. Women who would like us to re-establish Victorian attitudes, which presumably would include the placing of skirts on the legs of grand pianos. The term ‘Happy Holidays’ replacing the titles of our religious celebrations. The ongoing, paedophile abuse cover ups of politicians and celebrities. Being considered racist for uttering some incongruous trivial remark. Objected to by individuals, who, by their extreme reactions, reveal themselves as the biggest racists of all. Our appeasing, beleaguered police, afraid to react to the insults and disorder of ethnic minorities in case they get ‘upset’ or run riot. The growth of ‘no go’ areas and Sharia courts. And the biggest affront of all? Women who constantly gripe about men who never put the seat down! There you are. That should ‘offend’ just about everyone. Keep the faith Love Leapy columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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TECH FOR THE TIMID IF you’re still listening to music on your own CDs, MP3s or even (gasp) cassettes, the bad news is that you’re officially a dinosaur. Guilty as charged m’lud. The reality of our techno-age is that we’re spoilt for choice in how we ‘consume’ our music these days. Great for us, tough luck on the performers who apparently earn less than 0.005 euro cents every time their song is ‘streamed’ on Spotify or other music sites. Remember when we might have paid €10 for a CD? Now if I played the same track every day for a year on Spotify (definitely grounds for divorce), the artist might get €2. It’s little wonder that performers make their real money these days from concerts and merchandising. Not that we’re much more moral now when it comes to pirating music. Napster unleashed a frenzy of MP3 music sharing nearly two decades ago. Streaming was supposed to put an end to piracy, but in fact 40 per cent of users currently ‘stream-rip’ music (rising to 53 per
All I have to do is stream LP or not LP, that is the question, says Terence Kennedy
MUSIC STREAMING: Half a cent a track. cent among the young), with YouTube as the absolutely leakiest source. Those of us who want to do the right thing with music have a cornucopia of ways to access music these days. The most popular music sites right now are Spotify, Deezer,
Tidal, Amazon Prime Music and Apple Music. Through your phone, tablet, computer or, increasingly, digital assistants like Amazon’s Echo series or Google Home, you pay a small fee each month, or even get the music for free if you can put up with advertising, and you get ac-
cess to huge music libraries to listen to whenever and wherever you fancy. Pay around €10 a month (what we used to shell out for a single CD), and in some cases you can actually download the music to listen to offline, AND you lose the ads. Amid this onslaught of music for the millions, it’s perhaps surprising that good old-fashioned vinyl LPs are on the up, with 40 million sold last year. Who would have thought that the snap, crackle and pop of needles on plastic would break through the niche nostalgia barrier, normally reserved for anorak steam enthusiasts, philatelists and people who thought life was better when we all lived in cardboard boxes and walked 30 miles to school. Barefoot. What certainly isn’t coming back is the late and largely unlamented cassette, a triumph of convenience over quality. Even if the amazing ability to compile your own mixtape back in the 70’s and 80’s meant cassetting there was half the fun.
Play it again Sam DIGITAL assistants are well on their way to being the fastest-growing techno-toy of the era, with nearly 60 million due to be sold in 2018. Using one like Amazon’s market-leading Echo can be a truly spooky experience. Simply say ‘Alexa, play...’ plus the genre, artiste or actual track of your choice and away it goes in high quality, either on its own or through your home stereo if you’ve hooked it up by cable or Bluetooth. Sadly, trying out the sniggeringly popular command, ‘Alexa, play baby-making music’ shows that Amazon’s engineers really need to get out more. I can’t speak for anyone else, but the cheesiness of its ‘elevator muzak’ choice had my partner and I in gales of laughter. ‘Baby-making’ romantic that certainly ain’t.
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TV COUCH CRITIC I THOUGHT this week I would stick to mainstream channels and delve into the world of some of the most watched shows in the UK what could possibly go wrong? Let’s start with Hunted (Channel 4, Thursdays). There is a £100,000 prize at stake, and if the hunted can evade capture by Chief Bleksely and his team, then the money is yours. The hunters have CCTV, social media tracing, sniffer dogs, drones, number plate recognition and helicopters at their disposal, and yet not one of the hunted simply decamps to the cupboard under the stairs of a long lost Aunt and waits for the next set of instructions. Surely we all know by now that using a mobile phone will give you away, don’t we? This is a simple show, evade capture and the money is yours. The answer is just as simple. Hide under Auntie’s stairs and you are halfway there. My favourite Aunt wouldn’t enjoy hanging out with Rylan Clark-Neal as he guides minor celebrities on a Celebrity Ghost Hunt (Channel 5 - 5Star, Tuesdays). Let’s start with Rylan. If he’s going to look for ghosts the lad needs to eat something and gain a few pounds. His current frame is in danger of being blown over by a draught from an open window, never mind a paranormal happening. He should hold back on the fake tan too. Nobody other than my lovely
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Celebrity Ghost Hunting in the First Dates Hotel - maybe not?
HUNTED: ‘Somehow draws you in.’ CELEBRITY GHOST HUNT: ‘Hold back on the fake tan.’ friend Lindsay looks good covered with that amount of tan in a tube and Rylan, Linds is in Puerto Banus not Hever Castle in deepest Kent. The celebrities include James ‘just call me Arg’ Argent of TOWIE fame (I use the word fame lightly), Georgia Harrison from Love Island and Sam Thompson - I’m struggling to remember why Sam is a celebrity; maybe it’s the
handsome good looks, upper class accent and a certain show made in a posh London Borough? Made in South Shields doesn’t have the same ring, but Shields folk are just as nice as their Chelsea counterparts. The ghosts are asked to reveal themselves by self-designated psychic Alex Gibbs. Alex is a
close friend of Rylan. Alex is in no danger of being blown over by a gust of wind and has terrible dress sense. Rylan is adamant that nothing is staged and if that is true, our celebrity spook hunters do have something approaching a close encounter in each episode. Rylan is reported to have been so frightened in one of the episodes he ran out of a room and straight into a wall. It was nothing to do with ghosts, he was running from the lunch buffet. Despite an impromptu ghost hunt, there were no sightings at the First Dates Hotel which concluded its run on Channel 4 this week. Series two is on CH4 catch up. The real stars here are not the people looking for love but Fred and the other staff. That said, I was rooting for Nick and Lewis in the final show - two people who deserve each other. Maitre d’ Fred Sirieix and the team deliver advice on romance and the occasional broken heart in a wonderful setting somewhere in southern Italy. The format is a little predictable but if you like the original First Dates make up, you will love this one... Happy viewing. Critique: Adam Whalley-Lewis, Casares, Costa del Sol
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Spain ramps up fight against domestic violence
Taking on gender violence While love has been in the air to mark Valentine’s in recent days, gender violence continues to be a major concern across the country. David Noon looks at what measures Spain has already put in place and asks what more can be done? ALENTINE’S DAY is a time to celebrate, to unashamedly kiss in the streets without fear of being judged and to shower your other half in heart-shaped gifts. And while the presence of lovebirds frolicking gaily through the streets may turn the stomachs of singletons, it can be an especially traumatic time for the women, and men, who are trapped in an abusive relationship. For while a lot has been done - and is being done - to tackle
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24 per cent of domestic abuse cases relate to married couples
domestic violence, it is still an ugly stain on the nation and the world as a whole. In 2017 alone, some 47 women had died at the hands of their partners in Spain. Thousands more domestic violence cases are reported each year, and more worryingly still is the number that go unreported. There were 28,281 officially registered female victims of gender-related violence in Spain in 2016, a 2.4 per cent rise from the previous year, according to the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE). The rate of abuse is highest in people aged 25-29, with three out of every 1,000 requiring some form of official protection. In terms of teens, there were 569 victims of domestic violence recorded in 2016, a slight decrease
PROTESTS: Thousands take to the streets in Madrid.
compared to the previous year. At the other end of the scale, complaints by women aged 75 and older increased by nearly 15 per cent, while offences against those aged between 40 and 44 increased by 8.5 per cent. Across all age ranges 24 per cent of domestic abuse cases relate to married couples. And there were few signs of change at the start of 2017. The year had in fact started off with some of the worst figures for genderrelated murders in Spain, with 16 women killed by partners or ex-partners as early as March 2. The backlash from these shocking figures saw seven women from the Asociación Vel-la Luz, a Galiciabased organisation working with domestic violence survivors, go on a 25day hunger strike in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol.
TOO LATE: Arrest of Jose Parejo after he killed his ex-wife.
TRAGIC: Ana Orantes on TV appearance.
Horror story that started a movement
AFTER suffering at the hands of an abusive husband for four decades, Ana Orantes bravely went on television to retell her traumatic ordeal. Joined by her youngest daughter Raquel, Ana retold horrific tales of how her recently divorced husband had submitted her to continuous beatings, forced her to drink, to have sex against her will and constantly insulted her over a 40-year period. Her aim was to raise awareness of a situation that many women suffered in Spain behind closed doors but did not dare to mention in public. Some 13 days after the interview, Jose Parejo beat his ex-wife until she was unconscious, tied her to a chair and then burned her alive in front of 14-year-old Raquel. Parejo died in prison after being handed a 17-year jail term. But more poignantly, hundreds of people lined the streets of Granada to
pay their respects to Ana on the day of her funeral. Spain stood united in agreement that something had to be done to stop gender violence. And yet, some 20 years after Ana’s death, women are still dying at the hands of their husbands and Ana’s daughter Raquel is demanding more to be done. In an open letter broadcast on Cadena SER in December, Raquel lamented that ‘almost nothing’ has been done to prevent cases such as her mother’s from happening again. “I would love to tell you everything has changed, that there is political will and that all the people who work to eradicate violence against women have managed to move forward, but that is not the case, the victims are still the same and continue to kill with impunity. Unfortunately, we are still second class citizens,” she said.
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Latest reforms
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: 24 per cent of domestic abuse cases relate to married couples.
AS part of a wider reform of Spain’s gender violence and domestic abuse laws, the government has introduced 200 reforms to legislation. Among the reforms are the following: • The status of victim will be extended to women who have not yet filed a criminal complaint, to allow them to access safeguards and assistance • Mechanisms for identifying victims of genderbased violence will be established in hospital emergency rooms and primary care • Children orphaned by gender-based violence will have priority access to state benefits including educational support. Their guardians (excluding the abuser) will receive tax benefits and priority access to housing • Tougher sanctions for gender-based crimes committed on the internet • School curriculums to include lessons to tackle sexism and raise awareness of the feminist movement
They were joined by millions more women - and men - on International Women’s Day who marched in the Capital as well as cities across the country demanding an end to gender violence. And the Spanish government took note. In fact, Spain should be applauded for recent measures it has introduced (regardless of whether or not you believe they should have come into force before now). Set out in July and brought into force at the turn of the year, some 200 new measures have been put in place in relation to domestic abuse and gender violence (see Latest reforms). These range from providing greater education about gender violence at schools, to enforcing greater sanctions to those prosecuted and offering better protection for those who report violent partners. It was hailed as an ‘unprecedented event’ by Javier Maroto, a lead-
569 teenage victims of domestic violence recorded in 2016
ing figure in the ruling Popular Party and while some activists argue that it doesn’t go far enough, it is most definitely an encouraging step in the right direction. The long road to this point was started in 1997 when 60-year-old Ana Orantes was beaten, thrown over a balcony and then burned to death by her ex-husband after repeatedly complaining to authorities about his violent behaviour (see Horror story that started a movement). Ana was the 59th woman to die at the hands of her partner that year and her death was the final straw for many. It led to seven years of protests, parliamentary debates and finally legal battles.
At the end of it, in 2004, the government introduced a law designed to reduce the number of domestic violence cases. A network of courts was set up to specialise in the matter and funds were ploughed into programmes aimed at supporting surviving victims of abuse.
28,281 officially registered female victims of gender-related violence in Spain in 2016
It came after 71 domestic murders were recorded in 2003, leading to reinvigorated protests for change. Yet, while the reforms were initially seen as a sign of progress it didn’t take long for cracks to begin to appear with activists readily pointing out where the law fell short. Before the latest reforms many campaigners demanded legislation that properly tackles the issue once and for all. “We need legislation that really addresses femicide, that really gives it the importance it needs,” said Isabel Muntane, director of the Master’s Programme on Gender and Communication at the Autonomous
Shocking study AN EU-wide study carried out in 2014 found that gender violence and domestic abuse is an issue that transcends borders. In fact, the statistics in the study show that there is need for greater reforms and tougher laws across the continent in order to tackle the problem head on. Here are some of the key findings from the study: • One in 10 women have experienced some form of sexual violence since the age of 15, while one in 20 has been raped • One in five women have experienced some form of stalking since the age of 15, with 5 per cent having experienced it in the 12 months preceding the survey • However, three out of four stalking cases reported in the survey never come to the attention of the police • One in 10 women have been stalked by a previ-
ous partner • Of women in the survey who indicate they have been raped by their current partner, about one third (31 per cent) say they have experienced six or more incidents of rape by their partner • Just over one in 10 women experienced some form of sexual violence by an adult before they were 15 • Most violence is carried out by a current or former partner, with 22 per cent of women in relationships reporting partner abuse
796 women officially killed in act of domestic violence since 2004
University of Barcelona. “Women are being murdered for being women, and it seems that society is immune to these murders. We always say that if it were football players being murdered, there would be a social revolution.” In fact, in the 14 years since the dedicated courts were created, official statistics record some 796 women have died as the result of domestic abuse. However, according to the activistrun site Feminicio.net, which compiles an unofficial count of femicide murders not exclusive to romantic partnerships, the number of women killed since 2004 as a result of gender violence is closer to 1,500. “The official femicide count doesn’t include the murders of minors, sex workers, murders done by family members, trans-phobic murders,” said Muntane. “If we’re not aware of the reality of all femicides, we’re not aware of the magnitude of the problem.” Following the economic crisis in 2008, the government also slashed funding to many previous-supported programmes set up to tackle gender violence. In total, government funds allocated to dealing with gender violence have been cut by some 29 per cent over the last decade. Although you could be forgiven for looking at the latest measures with a pinch of cynicism, the introduction of new reforms should hopefully start moving that figure in the other direction once more. One thing is for sure: a lot more still needs to be done to stamp this unnecessary evil out once and for all.
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7:40am King of Queens 8:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 2:30pm The Simpsons 3:00pm The Simpsons 3:25pm The Simpsons 3:55pm Spongebob Movie: The Sponge Out of Water 5:45pm Rio 2 7:35pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Posh Pawn 9:00pm The First Brit: Secrets of the 10,000 Year Old Man 10:00pm Homeland 11:15pm Our Kind of Traitor 1:20am The Supervet 2:15am The World's Most Expensive Food 3:05am Obsessive Compulsive Country House Rescue
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Teleshopping Football's Greatest The Protectors The Sweeney Minder Minder Counting Cars Counting Cars Counting Cars Counting Cars Counting Cars Counting Cars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Hornblower The Way West FYI Daily The Way West The Train Robbers FYI Daily The Train Robbers High Plains Drifter FYI Daily High Plains Drifter Memphis Belle FYI Daily Memphis Belle The Professionals
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House Doctor Divine Designs Wildlife SOS Milkshake! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Football on 5 The Championship. Football on 5 Goal Rush. Make You Laugh Out Loud Justin and the Knights of Valour P.S. I Love You Something's Gotta Give 5 News Greatest Celebrity Wind-Ups Ever! Caught in the Act When Comedy Goes Horribly Wrong Bette Midler Super Casino Cowboy Builders The Railways That Built Britain with Chris Tarrant House Doctor
10:15am The Huntsman: Winter's War 12:15pm Top Ten Show, the 2018 12:30pm Ghost in the Shell 2:30pm Behind Enemy Lines 4:30pm Captain America: Civil War 7:00pm The Huntsman: Winter's War 9:00pm Ghost in the Shell 11:00pm Kiss of the Dragon
8:30am Bridesmaids 10:45am Liar Liar 12:20pm Hot Tub Time Machine 2:10pm Fist Fight 3:50pm This is Spinal Tap 5:20pm Hot Tub Time Machine 7:10pm Norbit 9:00pm Fist Fight 10:40pm This is Spinal Tap 12:10am City Slickers 2:10am The Cable Guy 3:50am Bachelor Party
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How I Met Your Mother Rude(Ish) Tube Hollyoaks Omnibus Coach Trip Coach Trip Coach Trip Coach Trip Coach Trip The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Toy Story Toons The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Men in Black II Celebs Go Dating Naked Attraction The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory
6:00am Cricket A look at some of the best moments from the world of cricket 6:15am Cricket 6:30am Cricket 7:00am Cricket 10:30am Live European Tour Golf 12:30pm Football 3:00pm Football Hamilton Academical take on Rangers at New Douglas Park in the SPFL Ladbrokes Premiership. 5:15pm Football 8:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 8:30pm La Liga Greatest Games Classic action from Spain's La Liga. 8:40pm Football 10:45pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:30am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Sky Sports News 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News
4:50am After the Reality 6:30am Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Special Sky Movies takes a behind-the-scenes look at the latest trip into JK Rowling's wizarding world 7:00am The Great Wall: Special 7:30am Dive Olly Dive and the Octopus Rescue 8:55am Special 9:25am Baywatch A beloved lifeguard must team up with a cocky new recruit to take down a drugdealing villain 11:35am Jarhead 3: The Siege 1:20pm Fast and Furious 8 3:50pm Mune: Guardian of the Moon 5:25pm Dive Olly Dive and the Octopus Rescue 6:50pm Baywatch 9:00pm Fast and Furious 8 11:20pm Jarhead 3: The Siege 1:05am Mean Dreams
9:15am La Liga Greatest Games 9:30am EFL Goals: League One and League Two 10:00am Scottish Cup Greatest Games 10:15am Scottish Cup Greatest Games 10:30am Sunday Supplement 12:00pm EFL Rivalries: East Anglian Derby 12:30pm Football 3:00pm Football 5:15pm Football 8:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 8:30pm La Liga Greatest Games 8:40pm Football 10:45pm La Liga Highlights: Barcelona 11:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 12:00am The Best La Liga Goals 2016/17 1:00am La Liga Highlights: Real Madrid 1:15am La Liga Highlights: Barcelona
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4:00am Winter Olympics Radzi Chinyanganya presents continued live coverage of day 10 of the 2018 Winter Olympics. 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Winter Olympics 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Coroner 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Get Away for Winter 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Match of the Day Live 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Have I Got Old News for You 12:15am The Graham Norton Show 1:05am Winter Olympics 4:00am Winter Olympics
4:55am BBC News 7:00am Winter Olympics 10:15am Animal Park Summer Special 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Bargain Hunt Eric Knowles is at the helm as the hunt for bargains heads to Lincoln. 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Winter Olympics 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Winter Olympics Today at the Games. 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm Collateral 11:00pm Two Doors Down 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Horizon 1:15am Odyssey 1:55am Odyssey 2:40am Countryfile 3:35am Shane 4:35am Hugh's Wild West 5:35am Royal Recipes
5:05am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more 8:00pm Beyond 100 Days The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective 8:30pm The Taff: The River That Made Wales 9:00pm Winter Olympics Extra 10:00pm The Art of Japanese Life 11:00pm Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit 12:00am How the Celts Saved Britain 1:00am Treasures of Heaven 2:00am Top of the Pops Tommy Vance presents the pop chart show, first broadcast on 11 February 1982 2:40am Top of the Pops 3:20am Modus 4:05am Modus
9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:00am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Extreme Cakemakers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm 24 Hours in Police Custody 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am Married at First Sight 1:10am The £1 Houses: Britain's Cheapest Street
7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm James Martin's American Adventure 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Marcella 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:45pm Boarding Schools: The Secret Shame: Exposure 12:55am Children Who Kill 1:45am Ross Kemp Behind Bars: Inside Barlinnie
9:20am Coronation Street 9:50am Coronation Street 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:15am Babe 12:20pm FYI Daily 12:25pm Babe 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Survival of the Fittest 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 11:55pm Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad! 1:25am Plebs
7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 9:00am The Royal 10:00am Judge Judy 10:30am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:25am Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 11:55am Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 12:30pm Love Your Garden 1:30pm The Royal 2:35pm Heartbeat 3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:50pm On the Buses 5:20pm On the Buses 5:50pm You're Only Young Twice 6:20pm George and Mildred 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm DCI Banks 12:00am DCI Banks
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Teleshopping The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The guys snap to attention when a client brings in a rare West Point musket Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney Classic 70s' police drama series. The Professionals Counting Cars Snooker The Specialist FYI Daily The Specialist Car Crash Global The Protectors ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping
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Divine Designs Wildlife SOS Milkshake! The Wright Stuff GPs: Behind Closed Doors 5 News Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! Access Home and Away Neighbours NCIS: Conspiracy to Murder Final Recourse 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door The X Files When Gameshows Go Horribly Wrong Super Casino Cowboy Builders Cruising with Jane McDonald
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Rocky III Sky Movies Preview February 2018 7:00am The Great Escape 10:00am The Matrix 12:20pm The Matrix Reloaded 2:45pm The Matrix Revolutions 5:00pm The Great Escape 8:00pm The Matrix 10:30pm The Matrix Reloaded 1:00am The Matrix Revolutions
8:15am Kicking Off 9:45am Turner and Hooch 11:30am Dude, Where's My Car? 1:00pm You Don't Mess with the Zohan 3:00pm Keeping up with the Joneses 4:50pm Knocked Up 7:05pm Click 9:00pm You Don't Mess with the Zohan 11:00pm Keeping up with the Joneses
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Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Celebs Go Dating Naked Attraction The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory
4:50am It Had to be You 6:30am Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Special Sky Movies takes a behind-the-scenes look at the latest trip into JK Rowling's wizarding world. 7:00am Mune: Guardian of the Moon 8:40am Dive Olly Dive and the Octopus Rescue 10:15am Fast and Furious 8 12:35pm Roxxy 2:25pm Honey 3: Dare to Dance 4:05pm Dive Olly Dive and the Octopus Rescue 5:35pm Mune: Guardian of the Moon 7:15pm Jarhead 3: The Siege 9:00pm Fast and Furious 8 11:20pm Roxxy 1:15am Jarhead 3: The Siege 3:00am It Had to be You 4:40am After the Reality
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6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Premier League Daily 12:00pm Sky Sports Daily 1:00pm Sky Sports News 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News 7:00pm Sky Sports News 7:30pm My Icon 7:45pm Live Netball Superleague 8:30pm Football 11:00pm The Debate - Live 12:00am Live ATP 500: Rio 2:30am Tennis Archive 2:45am Tennis Archive 3:00am Sky Sports News 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News
8:30am Football Countdowns 9:00am Football's Greatest 9:30am Football's Greatest Teams 10:00am La Liga Highlights: Real Madrid 10:15am La Liga Highlights: Barcelona 10:30am Football 12:35pm Football 2:40pm Football 4:45pm La Liga Icons 5:00pm League Cup Final 2008 6:00pm League Cup Final 2012 7:00pm League Cup Final 2013 8:00pm Soccer A.M. 8:30pm Football 11:00pm The Debate - Live 12:00am SPFL Round Up 2017/18 12:15am SPFL Greatest Games 12:30am Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 1:00am Football 3:30am Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 4:00am Football Years
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4:00am Winter Olympics 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Winter Olympics 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Coroner 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Get Away for Winter 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Shetland 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Plastic Surgery Capital of the World 12:45am Winter Olympics 5:00am Winter Olympics
5:35am Royal Recipes 6:20am Weather for the Week Ahead 6:25am BBC News 7:00am Winter Olympics 10:15am Animal Park Summer Special 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Bargain Hunt 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Winter Olympics 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Winter Olympics 9:00pm Back in Time for Tea 10:00pm Flatpack Empire 11:00pm Mum 11:25pm The Archiveologists 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Generation Gifted 1:15am Generation Gifted 2:15am The Super League Show 3:00am The New Builds are Coming: Battle in the Countryside 4:00am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 5:00am Royal Recipes 5:45am Weather for the Week Ahead
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm The River Taff with Will Millard Writer and fisherman Will Millard travels the length of the River Taff. 9:00pm Winter Olympics Extra. 10:00pm PQ 17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster 11:00pm Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities Series in which historian Simon Sebag Montefiore traces the sacred history of Istanbul. 12:00am Dreaming the Impossible: Unbuilt Britain 1:00am Stories From the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited 2:00am Top of the Pops David Jensen presents the pop chart show, first broadcast on 4 March 1982 2:40am Top of the Pops 3:15am Modus
8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 9:00pm Joe Wicks: The Body Coach 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Working for Weinstein 12:05am Before We Die 1:20am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
4:55am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm James Martin's American Adventure 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm 100 Year Old Driving School 9:00pm What Would Your Kid Do? 10:00pm Benidorm: Ten Years on Holiday 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:45pm Through the Keyhole
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3:30am Teleshopping 7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:30am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 9:00am The Royal 10:05am Judge Judy 10:30am Judge Judy 11:00am Judge Judy 11:25am Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 11:55am Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 12:25pm Love Your Garden 1:30pm The Royal 2:35pm Heartbeat 3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:45pm On the Buses 5:20pm On the Buses 5:50pm You're Only Young Twice 6:20pm George and Mildred 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Scott and Bailey 1:05am A Touch of Frost
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Teleshopping The Chase The Chase Ironside A pool hustler signs a contract with a dodgy promoter when his brother runs up gambling debts. Quincy, M.E. Another investigation for the California coroner Minder The Sweeney The Protectors Snooker The afternoon session features Mark Allen and John Higgins The Professionals Counting Cars Snooker Training Day FYI Daily Training Day The Americans Sporting Funnies ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping
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Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Celebs Go Dating Tattoo Fixers Valentine's Special The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory
4:40am After the Reality 6:30am The Great Wall: Special Sky Movies takes a special look at the epic action adventure starring Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal and Willem Dafoe. 7:00am Top Ten Show, the 2018 7:15am Special 7:45am Dive Olly Dive and the Octopus Rescue 9:20am Roxxy 11:15am Fast and Furious 8 The crew must ride to the rescue when Dominic Toretto is blackmailed by a hitech terrorist. 1:45pm Killing Hasselhoff 3:25pm Dive Olly Dive and the Octopus Rescue 5:00pm Special 5:30pm Jarhead 3: The Siege 7:10pm Roxxy 9:00pm Fast and Furious 8 11:20pm Killing Hasselhoff 1:00am Jarhead 3: The Siege 2:45am After the Reality 4:30am It Had to be You
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Generation snowflake delays the real world as long as possible
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GENERATION SNOWFLAKE: Out of touch with the world.
Nora Johnson
Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
ACCORDING to a recent medical study, adolescence now stretches to the age of 24 as growing up is slowing down. Is this delayed development because we’ve feather-bedded today’s youngsters so t h a t t h e y st ay at school till 18, followed by three further years avoiding res pon si b i l i t y a t u n i (fo r them, just three more years of party i n g ) f o l l o we d b y gap yea r s e t c , su c h th a t their brains have readjusted to ad o l e sc e n c e l a stin g longer? (Nonetheless, this period of tran sf o r m a t i o n fro m child into mature adult can take longer with some than others. Some - Jeremy Corbyn, I’m looking at you! may r e g a r d Ve n e z u e la ’s sinking economy as a better economi c m o d e l f o r th e
western world while others - Trump? - may believe that g ra b b in g a w o ma n b y t he crotch is a turn on for most women.) And when they finally do g e t to u n iv e rs ity, th es e snowflake-students will inevitably regard deadline extensions, exam resits or exemptions from procedures d e e me d ‘u p s e ttin g ’ as a welcome cop-out. Newsflash: Doctors will no longer have to undertake train in g in s u rg ery or pathology as many find this work ‘distasteful, creepy and upsetting.’ A s p o k es p ers o n fo r t he NHS stated that: “Doctors will be exempt from cases of legal and insurance actio n a ris in g fro m d ea ths from surgically related nonprocedures”. I made this up, but you get the idea. Our snowflake-generation is so pampered by decades of child-centred parenting/educa tio n , is it s u rp ris i ng they’re putting off real life? But you can’t hold back time, careers, finding lifepartners, babies. They’ll regret it waking up at 40 to-
tally alone in the world. So, snowflakes, if you’re likely to be distressed by things, simply stay at home daydreaming, cocooned by your blanket, teddy and fantasy books and leave real life to those of us who have grown up. Whatever next? A trigger warning at the beginning of a crime novel that someone, possibly even another pers on, w ill be de a d by the end? Phew! A s the a uthor of c rime thrillers - The Girl in the Red Dress the latest in the series (all profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity as you know) - perhaps I’d better switch to writing fantasy and fairy tales! 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.nora-johnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99;£0.99) and iBookstore.
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Praising the bravery of Father Schiller to tell the truth MAY I offer my admiration and respect to Father Miguel Ángel S c h i l l e r, p a r i s h p r i e s t a t A l f a z del Pi, who recently had the courage to speak out publicly against the ongoing scandal of child-molesting priests in the Catholic Church. Like so many I am dismayed at these events, that historically have left hundreds, if not thousands of vulnerable children worldwide, traumatised and powerless to defend themselves against a person, held in high esteem in their community, who have shamelessly, sinfully, taken advantage of them. Even a s a l a p se d C ath o lic it shames me - more so the Church itself - that it should protect those that si n a n d n o t t h o s e s in n ed against. God bless you Father Miguel and let us trust that he is not, himself, victimised for saying what so many people think and believe. The Church must be seen to be addressing this problem. Sheila Skinner, Parcent
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Response to Our View issue 1700 YOU mention you want Benidorm to be like ‘Ibiza’ closed down for six months of the year. What will happen to all the people who work here with young families to support? If shops, restaurants, hotels, supermarkets and bars are closed, do you think the council will be happy to support all the out of work people? You mention the Stag and Hen parties, the revenue these bring into Benidorm keeps bars, hotels and restaurants open, all employing many staff. It’s a small minority that spoil it. The people who are making these complaints do not have business in Benidorm that is obvious. What does need dealing with is the ‘Pea-men,’ the thieving and heartache
BENIDORM: Is a fun place to be. they cause. There is not a mayor or the police who have managed to stop these people. We think there should be more live bands and more music through the day and night to accommodate ‘party-people.’ Benidorm is a beautiful place, beautiful safe beaches, the beaches are cleaned every night, the promenade is washed from top to bottom. The newspaper quoted... ‘Benidorm is the second most visited
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place in the WORLD.’ It’s got that way by being a safe (no bombs, no terrorists (the police do a good job there) PARTY TOWN! Wendy, Benidorm Editor’s note: Wendy thank you for your letter. To be fair, Our View didn’t say that Benidorm should close for six months it just observed that Hen and Stag parties are being discouraged by local business and that it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
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Police ski four hours to deliver medicine WOOW... wonderful always going that extra mile for the public. Marje Turner Great respect for Spanish police they are the best! John William Roberts Great job well done all of you around the country. Stuart Ridgley
Woman loses both legs in car accident It’s about time people here learnt how to approach and exit roundabouts. I passed my test here in 1972 and have respect for most of the d r i v i n g a n d p a r k i n g a b i l i t i e s, b u t r o u n d abouts... disgraceful. Not logical. Sandra Russell OMG that poor woman.. what is happening here. Too many careless drivers. Linda Cooper That roundabout is lethal, too many lanes to choose from. Unfortunately nobody ever seems to know which lane to be in. Terri Prodage How the devil can a roundabout be lethal, aw-
Comments from EWN online ful or anything else along those lines? Yes it can be pretty, plain or dull, it can even vary in size or design. People say similar things about junctions, traffic lights etc, but in reality the only time that there is an incident at any of these points there is a driver or rider involved. Funny that! Ted Milsom
by the UK. Pauline Parker Yo u a r e l u c k y, y o u B r i t i s h e x p a t s. A n e x p a t from Denmark, lose their voting rights, from the first day, in a foreign country , even within EU! Carsten Thorvald B i t t o o l a t e n o w, d o n ’ t w a n t t o k n o w, m y home is here in Spain for 32yrs, two children, five Spanish grandchildren. Elaine Mawer
Costa Blanca is tops for UK airport
W h y w o u l d a n y o n e wa n t t o h a v e a v o t e o n what another country does,if you don’t live there, it really doesn’t affect you! June Waterhouse
Leeds Bradford airport is still operating like it is still back in Dick’s days, walking 500 yards outside to board a plane. Millions supposedly s p e n t o n p a s s e n g e r c o m f o r t , b u t w h e r e. N o rail link, poor highway links, scandalous taxi charges, the best transport service to this airport is the bus from Leeds, number 757, about every 30 minutes, the drivers are very courteous, and pleasant. George R Carman
But they are still affected. They may still have property in the UK, family in the UK and a pension they have contributed to for a working lifetime. Health care also currently paid for
Use Leeds Bradford airport often but I do wish they’d sort the walk from the plane through the ‘bike sheds’ out! It’s so depressing after leaving Alicante airport. Christine Simpson
Expat voting rights proposal approved
TALKING to a friend, she told me that one of her bosses ‘touched her up’ and she just slapped him across the face. She was a hairdresser, did not leave her job then, but founded her own beauty salon. The same thing happened to me and knowing my worth, I just told him where to go. Don’t be embarrassed, denounce on the spot. Many of the cases going public these days are dubious... I should think some of the ‘victims’ of long ago wanted the job - at any costand put up with it - why was the abuse not declared at the time? Ena Amengual, Mallorca
Happy to be Gay Dear Nora, I LOVED your article about names, they have always had a fascination for me, especially as I have to keep telling Spanish people that my surname means HAPPY. The end bit of your article about the policeman reminded me of the two police officers who often went to the local schools to talk about road safety. I think that they were partly chosen for their names as the children (my own included) thought it was hilarious that they were PC Copp and PC Peacey. My Mum had a friend Rose whose married name was Bush and I have a friend Mrs Rolls who called her daughter Louise (Lou) and another Mrs Peacock whose son Andrew became known as Drew at senior school... think about it!! Look forward to your next article. Margot Gay
Cry baby HE cries if he loses; he cries if he wins. How many more times do we have to witness the unsightly spectacle of Federer dissolving in tears in public. His achievements undeniably place him among the greats, but the natural joyful reaction of Wozniacki was much easier on the eye. Likewise, other all-time greats such as Graf, Laver and Nadal were able to handle victory and defeat in a more seemly manner. David R Worboys, Nerja
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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Family members bring a sparkle to your eyes and a spring to your step. When there is so much going on it is easy to forget how much we are part of a whole. If you have neglected keeping in contact of late, this serves to remind you to try to do better.
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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Take extra care where finances concern your home. A legal matter should be considered carefully. When planning home improvements, get plenty of good advice and do not trust your heart. A new activity means new friends.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Being protective of those close does not mean worrying all the time. With their cooperation, the burden, welcome though it may be, can be lightened. There is the opportunity to have fun with some young friends, which may not come again for some time.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Be determined to make a budget and stick to it. Even if you are arranging a holiday, resist the urge to splash out. Because this is such a busy week, it may not seem that there is time to read the small print. However, that would be a mistake, causing problems later.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) With a big event coming up, you need someone to give plenty of love and support. Starting a new interest could lead you into their path. Going for looks alone will do you no favours. Be as broad-minded as possible when it comes to making friends.
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents F and 20 represents C, so fill in F every time the figure 1 appears and C every time the figure 20 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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Across 1 Of or relating to very low temperatures (9) 7 Agreement's conditions (5) 8 Synthetic silk like fabric (5) 9/5 Rallying shout (3,3) 10 Large edible fish (6) 14 Edible nut (6) 15 See 19 Down 18 South American mountain range (5) 20 Cognisant (5) 21 Mobsters (9)
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Across 1 Estrellas (5) 4 Snail (7) 8 En contra de (7) 9 Hielo (3) 10 Alga (7) 11 Down (physical movement) (5) 12 Escobas (6) 14 Finally (6) 17 To fear (be afraid) (5) 19 Barriles (7) 22 Caliente (3) 23 Example (7) 24 Respect (7) 25 Afeitar (5)
Down 1 Make reference to (4) 2 Nautical-spar part (7) 3 Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted (4) 4 Being usual, typical or standard (6) 5 See 9 Across 6 Sunshade (6) 11 Ordinary, banal (7) 12 Yellow fruit (6) 13 Occurring together or simultaneously (6) 16 Forbids (4) 17 Charges for services (4) 19/15 Cigarette butt (3,3)
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Down 1 Tiendas (5) 2 Device (technical) (7) 3 Soft (pleasant to the touch) (5) 4 Sister-in-law (6) 5 Delay (hold-up) (7) 6 Fall (physical action) (5) 7 Acostarse (3,4) 12 Carnicero (7) 13 Label (tag) (7) 15 Mop (for floor) (7) 16 Worker (agriculture, industry) (6) 18 Motorbikes (5) 20 Cuerdas (gruesas) (5) 21 Salsa (5)
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The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (RAISIN) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
AERATE ARTERY CORONA COWMEN COYOTE CRAVAT DOMAIN INDIGO INLAND JIGSAW JOVIAL PIGEON PUNDIT RAISIN (10) REVVED TOILET UNDOES VANDAL VELLUM
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Fossil 2 Sizing 3 Salary 4 Misery 5 Teensy 6 Spread 7 Regent 8 Treble 9 Arrear 10 Needle 11 Bridge 12 Detest 13 Medley 14 Abrade 15 Sleuth 16 Guilty 17 Teethe 18 Tedium 19 Retire.
Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? • The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. • Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. • No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. • No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case L) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
TARGET: • Average: 23 • Good: 32
4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points
TARGET: • Average: 7 • Good: 9 • Very good: 14 • Excellent: 18
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION letup lets lute aids adieu tattle tats tads upend upends tidy title diet diets ditsy date days green greens pule putt putts peer peep prep preen preens pent pend pends pens pest peeper nest stet staid stat stay sneer save saver septet septa sent send serge sere seer seep aver avast epee epees repute repent repents rent rents rend rends rest revs entitle ends vast vase vent vents vend vends vest verge veer veep peen peens hens here herpes heresy hues taste tavern taverns
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION chat echt etch hate heat mate math meat meet mete meth tach tack take tame teak team tech teem thee them catch cheat ketch match teach theme cachet machete CHECKMATE
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1 Crab, 3 Tuba, 7 Anonymous, 12 Expectant, 17 Yeti, 18 Cars.
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1 Cotton, 3 Molido, 8 Iglesia, 10 Aisle, 11 Trozo, 12 Propina, 13 Gales, 15 Ashes, 20 Acrobat, 22 Nests, 24 Libra, 25 Castaño, 26 Rarest, 27 Abuela.
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App of the week Magic golf This is a new game that features thousands of player-created crazy golf courses. There’s also the chance to create your own character and update them with wacky accessories.
QUIZ: EVERYBODY NEEDS GOOD NEIGHBOURS 1. In the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, what was the name of the character played by Kylie Minogue? 2. ‘I have just returned from a visit to my landlord - the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with’ is the first line from which novel by Emily Brontë, first published in 1847? 3. In which decade was the politically incorrect British sitcom Love Thy Neighbour initially broadcast? 4. Released in September 1991, Waking Up the Neighbours was the sixth studio album by which Canadian singer-songwriter? 5. The character Dill Harris in To Kill a Mockingbird is believed to be based on which famous author, a childhood friend and neighbour of its author Harper Lee? His best known works include the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966). 6. Voiced by Harry Shearer, what is the name of the good-natured, cheery next-door neighbour to the Simpson family, who is generally loathed by Homer Simpson?
7. What is the title of the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film that starred James Stewart as a wheelchair bound photographer who, during a powerful heat wave, watches his neighbours, who keep their windows open to stay cool? 8. Which rather grumpy television character had neighbours called Patrick and Pippa Tench, played by Angus Deayton and Janine Duvitski? 9. Whose (television) neighbours were Fred and Ethel Mertz played by Vivienne Vance and William Frawley? 10. Which song-writing husband and wife team composed the theme tune to the Australian soap opera Neighbours? Not a lot of people know that... not only do Ant and Dec work together, they also live next door to each other, on the same street in Chiswick, West London. They said they didn't care people think this is "bizarre" because they’d spend a "fortune in cab fares" if they lived further apart. And that's not all - the pair even purchased two villas side by side in a luxury Portuguese golf resort on the Algarve so they can holiday together too.
Answers: 1. CHARLENE ROBINSON (MITCHELL), 2. WUTHERING HEIGHTS, 3. 1970s (from April 1972 to January 1976), 4. BRYAN ADAMS, 5. TRUMAN CAPOTE, 6. NED (Nedward) FLANDERS Junior, 7. REAR WINDOW, 8. VICTOR MILDREW (One Foot in the Grave), 9. LUCILLE BALL/ARNAZ (I Love Lucy), 10. TONY HATCH (music) and JACKIE TRENT (lyrics)
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• Matt Groening, Cartoonist; School and received a Lifetime February 15, 64 Achievement Award at the UK The brains behind The SimpSoap Awards in 2005. sons and Futurama debuted • Michael Jordan, Basketball player; February 17, 55 when his cartoon characters appeared on the Tracey Ullman Jordan is considered by many to be Matt Groening. Show. His series set in the ficone of the greatest basketball tional town of Springfield is one of the players of all time. Despite not making his longest-running on US TV. high school team because of his height, he went on to play for the Chicago Bulls and • June Brown, Soap Star; February 16, 91 is a six-time NBA champion. Albert Square’s Dot Cotton first began • Yoko Ono, Artist; February 18, 85 playing the role in BBC soap EastEnders Japanese avant-garde artist Ono has played a major role in anti-war and environmental in 1985. She trained at the Old Vic Drama
activism throughout her career. She married Beatle John Lennon after the two met in the 1960’s and they spent their honeymoon in bed for a week for peace. Their son Sean was born in 1975. • Millie Bobby Brown, Actor; February 19, 14 The Strange Things star was born in Marbella, Spain before she moved to Bournemouth with her family when she was five years old. Brown also had roles in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Modern Family and Grey’s Anatomy.
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
Sierra Nevada SNOW REPORT Daytime temperatures are set to go above freezing starting today (Thursday) with highs of up to five degrees until Saturday. No snow and partly cloudy skies are forecast for the week but temperatures will plummet below zero from Sunday onwards. 119 of the 128 ski slopes are open.
Word Ladder LEFT
SHOE BACK
Move from the start word (LEFT) to the end word (SHOE) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
Solution LEFT LOFT SOFT SOOT SHOT SHOE
LINDA is a 14-year-old living with her parents in a former commune on the banks of a lake in rural Minnesota. She is called a freak at school and is mostly left alone in a place where most people have longsince moved on. But soon a mother and father and their young child Paul move into the cabin next door. Linda starts to babysit for the family and soon feels as though she has somewhere to belong. Linda is then forced to make a choice as she is drawn into a darkness that she does not understand in Emily Fridlund’s poetic novel and haunting novel History of Wolves.
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Time to choose
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• 356 - Paganism shut down Roman Emperor Constantius II issues a decree closing all Latin pagan temples in the empire, another step in the rise of Christianity in Europe. • 1229 - Holy Land handed over Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II signs a pact with Egyptian Sultan alKamil, retaking Jerusalem, Nazareth and Bethlehem in the Sixth Crusade. • 1613 - Romanov crowned Mikhail I is elected Tsar of Russia, beginning over 300 years of Russia being ruled by the Romanov dynasty. They will remain in power until the revolutions of 1917 and the foundation of the USSR. • 1753 - Calendar change February 17 is followed by March 1 in Sweden after the country moves from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. • 1863 - Red Cross founded A group in meeting in Geneva creates the International Committee for Relief to the Wounded. It would later change its name to the International Committee of the Red Cross. • 1942 - Fall of Singapore British general Arthur Percival surrenders to Japanese forces after their attack on Singapore in the largest surrender of British led forces in history. • 1971 - Emergency broadcast mistake The United States’ Emergency Broadcast System is accidently activated after a national alert is sent out in error. The EBS was designed to send messages to the public during times of war and crisis. • 2005 - Kyoto protocol enacted Russia ratifies the international Kyoto agreement on climate change and emissions leading it to come into force across the world.
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WHEN surgeon Dr Ben Bass (Idris Elba) and journalist Alex Martin (Kate Winslet) are stranded on a mountain after a plane crash they become dependent on each other for survival. They then begin their trek across the wilderness to reach civilisation. Falls, wild animals and arguments plague them on along the way, but they both become closer through their shared struggle. The Mountain Between Us is a tale of two strangers thrown into a desperate effort to survive.
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Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England IN an average lifetime we spend upwards of 26 years sleeping, a third of our lives. We are advised that we should replace our beds at least every eight years. At John Lewis & Partners, my local department store, an unscientific survey online and in-store offered mattresses costing from €284 for a basic mattress and divan up to a heroic €20,500 at the top end for the mattress alone. The most expensive mattress boasted fillings and ingredients of hemp, linen, horse hair, Egyptian cotton, British fleece wool, Yorkshire wool, goat angora, silk, cashmere, tree silk, Alpaca and Pashmina with 44,500 springs, while towards the budget end of the offer lay a bed whose list of ingredients were merely polyester, recycled cotton and wool, and a humble 288 springs. Scientific research and surveys among them the National Sleep Survey showed that 50 per cent of the UK’s population have sleep issues. And 80 per cent confirm that their sleep is disturbed regularly. The negative impact of sleep deprivation extends into all aspects of our waking lives. You are more likely to be overweight if you sleep poorly. Science has even demon-
PRICEY: A Hastens Vividus will set you back more than €113,500. DECADENT: A Savoir bed in the Savoy Hotel, London.
strated that poor sleep patterns lead to a shorter life span than would otherwise be the case. How much would you pay to live longer, healthier, slimmer and be even more productive? Sir Richard D’Oyly Carte opened the Savoy Hotel, London in 1889 and decided that no bed then on the market reached the standards of the world famous hotel, commissioning James Edwards Ltd to create the Savoy Bed. To maintain its exclusivity the Hotel subsequently bought the bed factory during the 1930s. The factory did not change hands again till 1997.
Savoir Beds of London still manufactures the original Savoy Bed, branded as the Savoir No2 with the trademark Trellis ticking designed by Lady D’Oyly Carte in 1905. Frank Sinatra would only sleep on a Savoir Bed when he was in London, and stipulated that condition in his contracts. Reputedly Liza Minelli actress and singer decided to purchase one after just one night. The Savoy Hotel was last totally refurbished in 2010, with €234 million invested, and a Savoir Bed is found in all its best rooms, with the sumptuous No1 installed in the Royal Suite.
Red card for Ronaldo Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
MADRID and Barcelona: are we talking politics or are we talking sport? Both are inseparably co-dependent and there are areas where it’s never easy to define which is which. Take Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real Madrid ace who is currently much exercised over the way that Spain’s tax authority Hacienda is treating him. The Madrid player is accused of fiscal jiggery-pokery and owing Hacienda €14.7 million, which is hardly surprising bearing in mind the telephone-number amounts he earns. He could also spend seven years in jail if Hacienda decides to bare its fangs. Some time back Barcelona’s Lionel Messi found himself in a similar fix, but avoided a prison term after making his excuses and coughing up the €3 million or so that he owed. All of which prompted Ronaldo’s lawyers to cry Foul! and claim that Hacienda treated Messi far less harshly and used different criteria. If it’s not referees favour-
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ing Barça - Madrid’s reason for consistently losing to them - then this time it’s Hacienda, moving the goalposts so that Ronaldo gets a red card.
Change in the air ACCORDING to an October - January CIS poll, the Partido Popular is still on top with 26.3 per cent of the electorate’s potential vote. The PSOE comes next with 23.2 with Ciudadanos on 20.7. Sighs of relief at
party headquarters in Calle Genova were not exactly gale-force because the PP had lost 1.7 percentage points. It was little consolation that the intervening three months shaved 1.1 points off the PSOE’s share, not when Ciudadanos had jumped 3.2 points. Uncharacteristically, the PP’s coordinator, general Fernando Martinez-Maillo, said that despite the improvement, the party needs to change “and take the political initiative.” Talking about change is the easy bit: putting it into practice is more difficult because Mariano Rajoy isn’t going to change. He wouldn’t know how to, but until he does the party will always remain the same.
Life means life
MARIANO RAJOY is often wrong about many things, but right when he said there is wide social support for ‘life means life’ sentences. But he now wants crimes incurring these sentences to automatically include murders where the convicted killer will not reveal the victim’s whereabouts, murders involving ‘nuclear, chemical and fire elements’ or kidnaps ending in death. Rajoy’s default setting has come to the fore again, beCRISTIANO RONALDO: Bitter over taxes.
A family-owned manufacturer, Hastens Sangar has been making beds for more than a century. It’s top of the line ‘Vividus’ bed costs more than €113,500. Where is the quintessence of beds the ‘Vividus’ to be found? In the Swedish city of Koping, lying to the west of Stockholm is the factory. Your investment buys the skill, experience and commitment of 140 craftsmen, and each bed takes more than 320 man hours to make with 200 kilos of natural materials, from slow growing pine timbers to fabric. At this level what is the difference between one bed factory and another? History. Heritage. Materials. Design. The craftsmen. Each bed is a work of art, built to specifications following personal consultations. Probably a combination of factors will influence your ultimate choice. Whatever your personal choice is, sleep tight!
Freedom to choose MARTA ROVIRA, second-in-charge of pro-independence ERC now that her boss Oriol Junqueras is remanded in prison, called for a second investiture session to decide Cataluña’s next president. Regional MPs, she stressed, would need to know they did not risk prosecution when voting for their candidate. That shouldn’t be hard to arrange: just choose a candidate who isn’t remanded or self-exiled. Simple.
cause heinous as these crimes are, every ‘life means life’ sentence should be analysed individually and not filed under government headings.
The rhinoceros in the room CARLES PUIGDEMONT, heir presumptive to the Catalan presidency, now occupies a Belgian des-res. His businessman pal Josep Maria Matamala Alsina did the haggling and is said to be footing the €4,400 bill each month. columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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Drugged up AROUND a quarter of young people between the age of 13 and 18 are thought to experience anxiety on a regular basis, according to a recent report, with approximately 5 per cent of all children in Europe estimated to suffer from ADHD. The situation has prompted the Duchess of Cambridge to launch a website that aims to help improve mental well-being of children in primary school and the support they receive if they suffer from a n y d i ff i c u l t i e s . T h e w e b s i t e claims that ‘one in 10 children experience a mental health difficulty by age 11.’ H o w e v e r, M a t t H u d s o n , a leading behavioural change expert and founder of Motivational Change and the Hudson M i n d T h e o r y, i s w a r n i n g parents of the dangers of confusing common emotions such as sadness, fear and grief which are commonly experienced by children with some symptoms
of actual medical conditions. He revealed: “We are constantly hearing that mental illness among children is on the rise; more anxious, stressed and depressed than ever before. Confused and insecure children are likely to be diagnosed as depressed or traumat i s e d . E n e rg e t i c o r d i s r u p t i v e youngsters are said to be suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children who give their teachers a hard time or argue with adults might even find themselves labelled victims of ‘oppositional defiant disorder.’” Hudson advises parents to seek other tools to help their children cope with their feelings, as “The authorities now have the power to issue drugs like Ritalin for ADHD, which is as powerful as cocaine, directly to children - and the parents have no say in the decision. “The prescription is based on a chemical imbalance theory, a theory that has never been
MIND MATTERS: Mental health difficulties among children are thought to be increasing. proven to this day.” If you have any doubts or concerns about the well-being of your children, it is wise to seek
out advice from numerous mental health professionals and always seek out a second opinion if your doctor prescribes drugs
for your child’s condition. For more information visit: www.mentalhealth.org/ and www.mind.org.uk
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PAIN NO GAIN: Take care not to overdo it when exercising.
How to cope with post-workout soreness IT’S normal to feel a bit sore after an intense workout, but what should you do when the pain is worse than usual and is interfering with your daily life? The scientific term for post-workout aches and pains is DOMS - ‘delayed-onset muscle soreness.’ It usually peaks around two to three days follow ing e xe rc is e a s your body starts to go to town on repairing any muscle fibres that may have been torn during the workout. Occasionally, you may experience
GENDERLESS perfumes have officially entered into vogue, as the biggest fashion and beauty houses turn their noses away from hisand-hers scents. The trend seems to have stemmed from an increase in spending on high-end fragrances, and is slowly trickling into the commercial market. UK department store John Lewis reported it saw a 35 per cent increase in
‘extreme soreness,’ which is more likely to happen after you’ve done an intense activity that your muscles aren’t accustomed to. Just because you’re more sore, it doesn’t always mean you’re getting better workout results and can cause you more damage in the long term so don’t make a habit of exercising re gula rly on a hi gh l evel of soreness. However, there are several simple things you can do to ease the pain. First of all, make sure you stay hy-
drated as research has shown a correl at i on bet ween dehydr at i on and DOMS. Water helps to purge waste products and toxins that are associated with muscle soreness. Also make sure you eat lots of prot ei n whi ch i s vi t al f or r ebui l di ng muscle tissue. You could also try switching between heat and cold therapy as ice helps to reduce the swelling that is som et i m es t he r esul t of ext r em e soreness while heat can minimise pain and tension.
lot of women’s beauty products - and sandalwood, which is a common ingredient in men’s fragrances. However, Estee Lauder now claims that certain companies are changing how these ingredients are used to make them less gender-specific. The on-trend scent shopper allegedly considers these fragrances a more pure and artisanal take on perfume and will spend more for quality and innovative scents.
Perfume snobs sales of perfume costing over £100, and many of these high-end, niche brands sell perfume that is not marketed to a specific gender. John Lewis’ Head of Buying for beauty and well-being, Matt Leeser, revealed that they have noticed an increase in customers looking for new, interesting fragrances at the more premi-
um end of the range. In fact, luxury brand Le Labo only sells unisex perfumes that will set you back a pricey €150 for a 50ml bottle. Fragrance giant Estee Lauder, which recently acquired Le Labo, revealed that certain scents can be heavily associated with gender, such as iris - which has historically been used in a
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Feeling the pulse SWEET THING: Sugary food to be reduced.
Cracking down on sugar cTHE Spanish health ministry has announced it plans to reduce sugar, salt and fat levels in 3,500 products by 2020. In order to achieve this, the ministry has partnered with more than 500 food and beverage companies and catering companies will now have to improve the quality of the meals offered in schools, by reducing the amount of processed and fried products as well as offering more fruit, vegetables and fish. Vending machines will also have to be filled by at least a third with more ‘balanced foods’ and the maximum amount of sugar added to hot drinks machines will be cut down by 15 per cent. The news comes after the Lithuanian government made a similar announcement of its decision to partner with food manufacturers to reduce the amount of salt and sugar in food instead of bringing in a sugar tax. Dolors Montserrat, the Spanish health minister claimed the move is “a pioneering plan to improve the composition of food, promote the health of Spaniards and prevent chronic diseases.”
A POTASSIUM deficiency can lead to all manner of health problems, such as high blood pressure, osteoporosis and brittle bones. However, there’s one way to make sure you avoid a deficiency and stay healthy - eat more bananas. According to research published in the American Heart
PULSES are cheap, tasty and a good source of nutrition, as well as being an important food group in many traditional diets across the globe. They are part of the food group known as legumes and comprise food such as beans, chickpeas, lentils and beans. However, the Linus Pauling Institute has revealed they are not a common component in the typical Western diet, despite their many health benefits. If you can’t remember the time you ate a healthy portion of pulses, it might be time to change your diet as they are a great source of fibre, protein and essential nutrients and help to ward off all manner of diseases. Pulses are great for your heart, and eating a significant portion on a regular basis could lower the risk of cardio-
Go bananas Association’s journal, eating more bananas could reduce your risk of having a stroke by up to 20 per cent. The potassium content in b a n an as h as a ls o b e e n shown to benefit your bones
and kidneys. It prevents the body excreting calcium in the urine which can prevent kidney stones. This also means you’re left with more calcium to keep your bones strong and healthy.
vascular disease as they are high in fibre. Just one cup of cooked lentils contains around 15g of fibre, 60 per cent of your recommended daily amount. This may help to keep your heart healthy by lowering
cholesterol levels and the high levels of potassium they contain can help to lower blood pressure. Pulses also have a low glycemic index, meaning they only cause a small spike in blood sugar levels when consumed. Those who consume
GOOD STUFF: Pulses are packed with potassium, protein and fibre. more low-glycemic foods have less of a risk of developing diabetes, while they can also
help those who already suffer from the disease to manage their blood sugar levels.
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Stretch it out THERE’S a lot of research that praises the benefits of Pilate s, f r o m r e d u c i n g th e ris k o f c e rta in illn e s s e s to strengthening muscles and improving flexibility. It’s also a gentler workout than most but it can be just as effective, meaning you get all the benefits of exercise without any of the soreness afterwards. According to a study by the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Pilates can help ease back ache as those with chronic lower back pain who attended classes for a month experienced more relief than those who went to see a physician or other specialist. This is believed to be because Pilates strengthens the core, which then alleviates stress on the lowerback region. A stronger core also will help to improve your posture and overall sports performance as all the body’s muscles are connected through the core, so this will make your movements sharper and help you run faster. It’s also easier on your joints than other workouts as the slow, controlled movements cause minimal impact.
One of the ma jor be ne fits of practising Pilates is the w onde rs it does to your f l e x i b i l i t y, w hic h c a n improve your body’s ra nge of motion a nd, therefore, your exercise performance. A s tudy tha t follow e d young Brazilian women, without any prior experience, as they attended 20 Pilates sessions showed they became 19.1 per cent more flexible by the end of the research.
STRONG: Pilates helps to strengthen the core.
BLESS YOU: Protect yourself against the flu this winter.
The flu-down WHILE spring is on the horizon, the flu is still making the rounds but is it too late to get a shot if you’re worried about being knocked out cold? In fact, it’s never too late for anyone to get the vaccine as while the virus is normally passed on during colder times of the year when there is low humidity; flu season usually stretches into early spring and
has been known to stick around in May. However, you shoul d avoi d t he vacci ne i f you have a life-threatening allergy to the injection or its ingr edi ent s ( such as egg or gelatin). You should also not get the vaccine if you who have Gui l l ai n- Bar r e syndrome (an immune system disorder).
Children and babies aged six months and older should get vaccinated but often need two doses to be adequately protected. Flu vaccines are only effective about 40 to 60 per cent of the time so you can still get the flu despite being vaccinated but the injection could help make the symptoms milder.
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It don’t mean a thing if … WITH just two weeks to go before their next concert, Caprice ladies choir are putting the finishing touches to their repertoire, ready to entertain their audience at La Senieta, Moraira on Friday March 2 at 7.30pm. Entitled ‘Just one of those things’ songs such as the iconic Mack the Knife, It don’t mean a thing and All that Jazz, will all be sung in three-part harmony. Individual members will also be showing their talent, with Carole Saunders singing the lovely S’Wonderful, and Chloe Christou performing the quirky Always true to you in my fashion. The concert will also include some of the group’s favourite musical theatre and popular songs, showing their more reflective side with The Rose and The Way we Were.
Classical guitar recital A YOUNG guitarist from Orihuela, became involved in music at an early age and Francisco Javier Llanes Muñoz will now be appearing at the Forum Mare Nostrum in l’Alfas del Pi on Wednesday of next week at 8pm. He began his studies at the Conservatory of Pilar de la Horadada (Alicante), where he finished the professional degree with the Extraordinary Prize. From that time, he has collected a large number of awards and has been taught by some of the greatest classical guitarists in Spain although he has also spent a great deal of time learning the intricacies of flamenco as well. The whole range of this virtuoso guitarist will be on show and costs just €7.
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As always, Caprice pride themselves on presenting a varied programme which means that there will be something to appeal to everyone. The performance will be helping to raise funds for Asociación de Familiares de Personas con Alzheimer’s, Teulada-Moraira, a very worthy cause which provides support for families affected by Alzheimer’s. Tickets cost just €10, and are available from Margaret & Elena’s Card and Bookshop, Galerias Mar Azul, 9 Gabriel Miro, Calpe, from choir members, or by contacting musical director Aileen on 696 514 613 or by email at: aileen@caprice ladieschoir.com. For further information about Caprice, check the choir’s website at www.capriceladieschoir.com.
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Announcing the competition.
IN recognition of International Women’s Day, the Poble Nou de Benitachell Council is running its third Fotodona photographic competition. Open to both amateur and professional photographers, the objective of the competition which closes next Tuesday is to present a personal vision of March 8, International Women’s Day, through images that
empower women. This year, photographers are invited to present a maximum of three photographs in black and white or colour which show different parts of a female body of any woman regardless of nationality or culture. The winning photograph which must be original and previously unpublished will receive a prize of
€200 with a second prize of €100 and the winners’ photographs will be published on the website of the Poble Nou de Benitachell Council and on social networks. Margaret Hales, who is a British resident of the town and has been named president of the European Union of Women, will judge the competition.
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ENJOY THE BEAUTY: That is Callosa d’en Sarrià.
A mountain paradise for all ON Sunday, February 25, Callosa d’en Sarrià will celebrate the Second Mountain Festival and the Fifth Calçotada Popular. Within this event, there will be two mountain routes: The second family route with or without pets to the Ombria de Sacos and the second Tourist Trail to the Bell of Bernia. Both routes will leave the campsite at 8.30am and will be guided by CoCa members. From 11am onwards, activi-
ties will be organised for the children, who will be able to safely enjoy trampolines, inflatable castles, zip lines, climbing walls and all things adventurous. Then at noon, the Calçot Festival will begin, accompanied by the sound of dulzainas (an oboe like instrument) and tabalets (drums) and visitors can enjoy the popular craft market, by Artesanes de Callosa and the Peluts de la Marina Animal Association.
The cost of the walks is just €5 and is the same price for the children’s activities with a full meal at the Calçot costing €20 for adults and €8 for children. This is a great event to spend a day outdoors, discover hiking trails with the family but spaces are limited and anyone interested should call 608 742 571 to make a reservation. The point of these events is to raise awareness of the mountains and the natural environment of Callosa d’en Sarrià.
Excellence of Aragon BACCHUS CELLAR by Lorenzo Barbareschi CARIÑENA: Old school wine. CARIÑENA is a Spanish Denominación de Origen (DO) created in 1932 for wines produced on the Campo de Cariñena plateau near the centre of Aragón, the acknowledged source of the Carignan grape or Mazuelo. This is also grown in Italy and new world regions. The vineyards lie between 400-800m above sea level with temperature extremes over 12 months as well as daytime and night which contribute to the characteristic intensity of Cariñena wines. The local population had been producing mead since 300 BC; during the Middle Ages wine-making prospered under the protection of monasteries and by the 16th century vineyards covered 50 per cent of the territory of Zaragoza Province. Since 1995 Cariñena exports have quadrupled thanks to changes aimed at attracting more overseas buyers through fruitier, lighter and well balanced wines while the traditional robust, high alcohol content wines are retained
mainly for local consumption. The most planted variety is Garnacha tinta (55 per cent) for reds and rosés, followed by Viura (20 per cent), Mazuelo and Tempranillo (15 per cent), while Moscatel Romano is used for the production of sweet Moscatels and a rare red grape called Vidadillo. Tempranillo is blended with Garnacha to make the Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. The whites are made with Viura and the rosés use Garnacha along with other white and red varieties and are macerated for colour. Both the fresh young whites, which represent 20 per cent of total production, and rosés, are best consumed within the year of production. Reds have the characteristic style of Garnacha wines produced in hot climates and, in the case of oak-aged Crianzas, have the taste and strength provided by 5 per cent of Cariñena grapes which pair well with red meats and game. Happy tasting.
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Music that tugs at the heart THE Auditorium in the Casa de Cultura in Muchamiel will host the 12th Llàgrima (Tears) Concert at 6.30pm on Saturday. This concert which over the years has become a benchmark for the town, is organised by the local department of culture and every year well respected international groups participate. For this year, in addition to the host band, the La Llàgrima Music Group, the Red Cruz de Tobarra Musical Group which is one of the most recognised groups in the province of Albacete will be taking part. This event will see the presentation of several new pieces of music, one of them entitled Costaleros del Perdón, which is dedicated to the Costaleros of the Brotherhood of the Christ of Forgiveness and Mercy. The march Suspira, Costalero will also be presented, a musical
Are you being served? IT was reported recently in the UK press that a theatre in Hull has banned a production of Are You Being Served? for being demeaning to women and outdated. Fortunately, the people of Careline Theatre are not so politically correct. They will be performing this ever-popular TV comedy in May, complete with all the risqué jokes, innuendo and overthe-top characters. So if you fancy it, come along to the theatre in Alcalali for the read-through on Tuesday at 7.30pm. Auditions will take place the fo l l o wi n g we e k o n Tues day Fe b r u a r y 2 7 at 7.30pm. Both the read-through and the auditions are open to non-members, but if you succeed in getting a part you will be required to join Careline Theatre for the modest subscription of €10. For more information go to: carelinetheatre.com.
IN CONCERT: La Llàgrima Music Group. piece composed by D Fernando Climent Gomis, percussionist musician of La Llàgrima, in homage to Andrés Segura Belmar, the late Costalero of Cristo del Perdón. The entrance to the concert is free, limited to the capacity of the venue but tickets need to be obtained in advance from the social centre. The town band will also appear at the Auditorium of the
Diputación de Alicante (ADDA) on Saturday, February 24 at 7pm taking part in the National Music Competition Cofrade Ciudad de Alicante 2018. On Sunday, March 4, the Llàgrima will travel to Tobarra (Albacete), where it will participate as a guest band in the ninth Concert of Processional Marches of this city, presenting the march Resurrectionem Mortuorum.
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JUST ARRIVED: Opening of the exhibition.
Remembering a theatre genius A TRAVELLING exhibition featuring the work of José Estruch, one of the most important stage directors of the 20th century, has just arrived at Villajoyosa. The exhibition, sponsored by the Institute of Culture Juan Gil-Albert, will be at the Teatre Auditori until March 27 which is the International Day of the Theatre. Entitled José Estruch, life and theatre the display is dedi-
cated to the Alicante-born stage director and the aim of the Gil-Albert is to bring his figure to the public of the province of Alicante to learn more about one of their artistic sons. The exhibition is structured in five thematic sections with photographs and collages: 1 - Alicante. The family environment First theatrical experiences as a spectator. 2 - Exile. France, England
and the colonies. 3 - Uruguay. Flourishing in the theatre. The classic texts. Concept of scene, commitment and formal aspects. 4 - Return in Spain. Need to transform the Spanish theatre. Teacher. Theatrical workshops. 5 - Pepe Estruch. The teacher, in the words of his students and collaborators. The exhibition is open Monday to Friday from 6.30pm to 8pm.
A night for lovers MUST BE LOVE: The Valentine’s Day Dinner will raise money for the August festival. THE Els Majorals group have organised a Valentine’s Day ‘Dinner for Lovers’ in collaboration with La Nucia Council. The dinner, which will be held on Saturday February 17 at 9.30pm in the El Captivador environmental education centre (CEM), costs €25 per person and is open to both members and non-members. The price of the dinner includes the bus service to and from La Nucia to the El Captivador Centro environmental education centre (CEM).
Tickets can be bought from the cafeteria in the youth centre and the Plaça Dolça until tomorrow (Friday) at 12pm. The menu includes Galician octopus and salt prawns, sirloin steak with foie gras and grilled fruit skewers dipped in chocolate. The dinner has been organised to raise money for the La Nucia August festival, as well other events throughout the year. Visit: www.lanucia.es/Cena-San-Valentin18previa for more information.
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High-tech homes are a smart move By Tom Woods U P to 3 9 p e r c e n t o f Spaniards would be interes ted in l i v i n g i n a smart home in the next five years, accord i n g t o t h e Sm a rt Home Survey. The report, produced by the consultancy firm Context, appears to confirm that smart homes are in fashion as people look to maximise their creature comforts. Savin g o n e l e c t r i city bills, contributing to the environment and improving home security are some or the reasons for the popularity of technology. Companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Apple are already making advances into this emerging market. State of the art possibilities for domestic bliss include arriving home to find the house at the perfect temperatur e , c o n t r o l l i n g th e lighting of the house from a mobile phone, and remote burglar alarm activation.
FORWARD THINKING: The rise in smart home demand seems unstoppable. Of course having a reliable internet connection is crucial in having a properly functioning smart home. It allows bluetooth, infrared and other systems to communicate with each other or with the provider. Many users rely on cloud software so that important
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data is not lost in the event of a computer system failure , a nd your pa s s w ords s hould be pe riodic a lly changed for security. Given the range of different technological devices like ly to be in a s ma rt home, it is advisable to link them to a central hub.
Examples of this would be a s ma rt TV, c ompute r, ta ble t, or mobile phone , from which to control and manage all products. According to the Gartner consultancy, 67 per cent of the smart devices sold will be c onne c te d in priva te homes by 2020.
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LEGALLY SPEAKING Checkpoint advice 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.
BEACH LIFE: An aerial view of San Cristobal beach in Almuñecar.
Going tropical THE village of Almuñecar on the Costa Tropical is often bypassed in favour of its popular coastal neighbour Nerja, but this picturesque fishing hotspot should by no means be overlooked if you happen to be in the area. While the stunning beaches are a major draw, there is much more on offer in this little-known town to explore. Many people aren’t aware that the English writer Laurie Lee was well acquainted with Almuñecar; in fact he was
staying in the town when the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936 and it was even the subject of the final chapter of As I walked Out One Midsummer’s Morning. As a result, a statue paying homage to the writer was unveiled in 1988, which sits at the end of a row of beach bars on the Paseo del Altillo and is worth a visit. The old town is a quaint jumble of whitewashed houses and winding lanes, which are lavishly decorated with
jasmine and geraniums. It may be a steep climb to get to the top, but the views over the bay are definitely worth it. The impressive San Miguel Castle dates from the town’s Moorish period and is more than 600 years old. It was used as a cemetery for over 130 years before restorative work on the castle began in 1986 and it is now home to an informative archaeological museum packed with historical artefacts.
NOTHING TO FEAR: Police checkpoints are designed to catch lawbreakers. THE security services (Guardia Civil, police, etc) carry out regular checkpoints on the roads. Sometimes these are part of routine operations such as combatting drink driving, or vehicle inspections. Sometimes these checks are part of an increase in security. Sometimes, although rarely, they are directly related to a specific threat. Although it may seem daunting to approach and be stopped at one of these checkpoints, it is important to remember that they are being conducted for your safety. These checkpoints do catch criminals, those risking road safety, terrorists and others, but the vast majority of people are allowed to go about their business normally. The key phrase to remember when you see one of these checkpoints is, ‘Nothing to Hide, Nothing to Fear’. It is only those who have done wrong, or are considering it, who should in fact be concerned. The first rule when approaching such a checkpoint is to stay calm. Respond and react to the instructions given to you by the officers conducting the check. They may usher your vehicle to a chosen place, they may ask you to exit the vehicle and they may wish to check the con-
tents of your car, as well as your documentation. Simply let the officers get on with their duties and they will let you get on your way as soon as possible. Secondly, and equally important, do not share this location information. Posting this information on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter for example can alert those who have done wrong about the presence of the checkpoint, allowing them to get away. The point of these checkpoints is to catch bad people, so please don’t share the information. You might think you are doing others a favour, but if a criminal is allowed to avoid being caught, they will be free to carry out even more of their chosen activities. Finally, do not be overly alarmed. The presence of additional security teams on the streets is not a direct indication of an increase in the threat level. The Spanish Interior Ministry publish the details of the current threat level on their website, www.interior.gob.es. On the righthand side is a green box marked NAA, or Nivel de Alerta Antiterrorista. If you click that you will see the current status level.
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No time limit on minutes? THE Horizontal Law says that the minutes of the AGM must be distributed to the owners’ address within 10 days after the meeting. I have not received them. The community wishes to send them by email. This ofNOT good. Sorry, but in fact there is no legal time limit for distribution of the official minutes of the AGM. The minutes must be signed by the President and Secretary within 10 days of the meeting, and this signa-
fer I refused. I was told I could collect a copy from the administrator’s office. This, I stated, does not comply with the Horizontal Law. What is my legal position? R P (Costa del Sol)
David Searl You and the Law in Spain
ture puts into effect any measures passed in the meeting. The law itself says only that
the minutes shall be sent to the owners, who have 30 days after the notification to register any challenges against the results of the voting. In today’s electronic world, many communities distribute the minutes by e-mail.
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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HAVING your own garden is a privilege. The convenience and cost saving of living in an apartment though often makes a garden that can provide fresh herbs, fruits, flowers and veggies just a dream. It is possible however through linking in with local community gardens to participate in the healthy and productive activities while enjoying the companionship available in neighbourhood gardens. There are many community gardening projects available that provide garden plots for people without a garden. Local governments often set aside a place where you can reserve a space to grow your own plants and there are also organisations such as associations or foundations that have land available for people to share in gardening activities. If you love gardening but do not have your own space there are plenty of opportunities available, even if you just want to do it for a while. Many projects are undertaken to plant trees and create gardens on a project basis for only a limited time. Mostly the projects are on a voluntary basis with the benefit going to the neighbourhood where the project is undertaken. You can check at your local town
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An aerial view of a community garden. hall or search through social media to find a community group that suits the type of gardening activity that you may be interested in. There are many that are looking for volunteers and others that provide you with your own space for your own garden. Many community garden plots have waiting lists due to the demand for this
type of activity being so popular, but the more interest that is shown to have places available, the more that will be created. The municipality of Inca in Mallorca recently raffled 24 urban garden plots at the local Serral de les Monges Park to bring the number of garden plots available for use to 36 places after peo-
ple had been waiting up to three years for a space. Community gardens are a great way to meet new people with similar interests and to share gardening ideas and methods. It also gives a good reason to get out into the fresh air and undertake fruitful exercise with a project that can provide many benefits.
Many non-government organisations provide training to improve your gardening skills as well as projects to participate in to benefit the community such as tree planting and sustainable gardens to provide examples of what is possible with community support. One of the most widely known group of organisations is Permaculture. Permaculture is a worldwide movement that researches ways to provide sustainable methods of gardening and other lifestyle activities to bring harmony into our lives. Their activities are well publicised and often have government and community support for the projects they undertake. You can find a wide range of projects at https://permacultureglobal.org/ projects or more locally in Spain at https://www.ecoherencia.es/areas/agro ecologia-y-permacultura/. It is a good idea to also ask locally as many such projects are not publicised outside of the local region.
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CREATING a green space that complements the environment requires a bit more thought than you would think. However, there are several simple techniques you can adopt that will make all the difference to your new garden. A significant part of ecofriendly gardening is using untreated, non-GMO seeds and plants. Distributing organic, sustainable seeds throughout your garden is much easier now that many seed companies have taken the safe seed pledge, but ecologicallyfriendly plants can be harder to source. The best way to source plants raised in organic gardens is to go to a plant fair at a garden centre where you will be able to talk to the grower about how the plants were raised. An easy way to reduce
MAKE A DIFFERENCE: Source organic plants at a garden centre. waste is to re-use supplies year after year, such as plant pots and tool, and use the oldfashioned wooden seed starting trays instead of the plastic ones. You can even re-use glass
or plastic bottles as cloches to protect small plants from frost. Conserving water is an important part of eco-friendly gardening as tap water is often chlorinated, which can have a
negative impact on soil and plant life, and is viewed as a waste when used outside. This can be achieved by installing swales or rain barrels so you can direct rainwater to your garden.
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I HAVE recently retired from radio work so after some 30 years I am free to sleep in on a Saturday! Radio work keeps the brain active, one must be up-to-date as this is such a vast subject. I was lucky to work with Nazli, a top vet and owner of Pointer Clinic Estepona for many years and Celia Haddon PhD, a small animal expert who for the show mainly spoke about felines. Now publicly I thank both these wonderful professional people for their participation and support. Most people are not aware when they say the word ‘dogs’ this is a vast subject that involves first aid, vets, rescue, dog shows, charity work, trainers, behaviourists, specialists in scenting, tracking, flyball, agility, dancing, police-style arrest work, and preparing a young dog for the visits to the vet. Not forgetting it is a good idea to have pet
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BAD DOG: Firmness is important when disciplining your canine. insurance. I used to use Protecta Pet. In my opinion the most important classes are for puppies, which most
good vets arrange on your first visit with a puppy. If they do not, then you have in my opinion the wrong vet.
New easy to use HouseSitMatch website launches LOOKING for pet-sitters and house-sitters? Look no further, our new easy to use HouseSitMatch website is now live and ready to receive new members. Register this week and you get a fantastic 50 per cent discount coupon code to use to help get you online for less. What do you need to do? - If you have pets and need house-sitters - Register on our site as a ‘homeowner’ and provide photos and general information about your location and your assignment. Register as a Premium Homeowner for £79 per year and we help you every step. - If you have experience with home and pet care and want to house-sit in Spain or abroad - Register as a ‘house-sitter,’ build a profile with photos and describe how you think you can help homeowners with pets. Save money!
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Find pet-sitters and house-sitters on our new website. Use the discount coupon code SUPERB50 when you register online to get 50 per cent off any registration plan. In addition, most of the pet-sitters and house-sitters who join HouseSitMatch are looking to spend time in a new location and exchange their service for free accommodation, yes for free! It’s a working holiday with agreed requirements on both sides. Client testimonial I have used HouseSit-
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The right trainer is vitally important since this is early learning, get it wrong then you will have the wrong type of behaviours. Expect to
start as soon as possible from eight weeks. Usually the area for puppy training is safe for unvaccinated dogs but of course ask the vet. Your chosen vet is going to be your pet’s best friend and anything odd in behaviour such as not eating, swelling, fatigue, and sudden aggression could well be a veterinary problem. Do not go to a pharmacy and do not ask people what they think, you must go to a known professional vet. Know your dog; commitment, firmness, but kindness.
Looking for support AFTER a recent surge in the number - and range - of animals passengers have tried to bring on a flight as a form of emotional support, airlines are cracking down on what passengers are allowed to bring on board. Hedgehogs are one of the most recent animals to be included on a list of banned pets drawn up by US-based United Airlines, which also includes, ferrets, rodents, spiders, snakes, reptiles and ‘non-household birds.’ The airline revealed that requests have risen by 75 per cent to 76,000 in a year, and recently had to turn down a request for an ‘emotional support’ peacock at New York’s Newark Airport. A spokeswoman for the airline said that the rules regarding which animals passengers can bring on board needed to be tightened because of a “significant increase in on-board incidents involving these animals.” Passengers will also now have to provide proof that their animal has been ‘trained to behave properly in a public setting,’ as well as giving 48-hours notice and a letter from a mental health professional validating the need to travel with their pet.
Other airlines such as Virgin Atlantic only allow dogs to be brought on board, while British Airways doesn’t allow passengers to bring any ‘emotional support’ pets on flights. HEDGEHOGS: Officially on the no-fly list.
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MOTORING FACT JAGUAR has announced that they will be creating a limited amount of brand new D-Types, the most successful race car ever. Only 25 ‘new’ D-Types will be made at the Jaguar Classic Works factory later this year, the first time in 62 years that Jaguar has produced the car. The limited production versions will be built to the exact ‘period-correct’ spec of the originals and will complete a project first started in 1955. Jaguar planned to build 100 D-Types when production first began, but only 75 were ever made so the final 25 to be created this year will officially bring
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Jag reveal new €1.1 mill D-Type down the curtain on the D-Type story. Prices of the new versions of the iconic 1950’s three-time Le Mans winner are yet to be announced, but are expected to cost in excess of €1.1 million (£1 million) each. Tim Hannig, Jaguar Land
Rover Classic director, told British media: “The Jaguar DType is one of the most iconic and beautiful competition cars of all time, with an outstanding record in the world’s toughest motor races. And it’s just
as spectacular today. “The opportunity to continue the D-type’s success story, by completing its planned production run in Coventry, is one of those oncein-a-life-
time projects that our worldclass experts at Jaguar Land Rover Classic are proud to fulfil.” Original versions of the cars are currently selling for fortunes. In 2016, the 1956 Le Mans winning D-Type became the second most expensive car of all time when it sold for just under €19 million (£16.6 million). And just last year, a 1954 model, signed by Sir Stirling Moss, sold for more than €12.5 million (£11 million). BEAUTIFUL: The D-Type won the Le Mans 24 Hour three times between 1955 and 1957.
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Opel/Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer IN recent years the traditional estate car has been overshadowed by the rising popularity of SUV and MPV models, but Opel/Vauxhall's latest Insignia Sports Tourer is good enough to win back plenty of ‘lost’ customers. Sports Tourer prices start from €21,560 (£19,135) and the model appeals to both business and private buyers. Standard equipment is generous and even entry versions come with a smartphone-compatible touchscreen infotainment system, keyless entry, cruise control and autonomous emergency braking. The Sports Tourer is large and practical but also offers refined driving dynamics with surprisingly nimble handling, and with its sleek sporty styling is a genuine head-turner. The revised exterior styling features a wider front grille and swooping
headlights which help give some distinctive visual cachet. The cabin has a more upmarket appearance thanks to improved trim materials. Front and rear occupants get plenty of head and legroom despite the sloping roofline and the load-space is enormous, with a massive 560 litres boot expandable to 1,605 litres with rear seats folded. On the road, the car immediately impresses with its smooth composed driving feel and crisp handling. It is a quiet refined cruiser yet docile in city traffic and has a real sporty character when you want
more power. The 0 - 100 kph time is quick at 8.6 seconds, top speed is 220 kph (137 mph). Fuel economy is 17.5 kpl (49.6 mpg). My test model was an upper range SRi VX Line Nav, with 2.0 litre 168 hp diesel engine and six-speed auto gearbox. Priced at €30,816 (£27,350), it is laden with extra kit including sat nav, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, front sports seats, climate and cruise controls, heated steering wheel and sporty VXR styling pack including side SPORTY: Will the Insignia Sports Tourer win back customers?
sills, roof rails and revised front and rear bumpers. Rivals in the sector include estate versions of the Ford Mondeo and VW Passat, but this latest Insignia Sports Tourer has taken a significant leap forward and can justifiably run with the pack leaders.
STATS PANEL Model: Opel/Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer Engine: 2.0 litre diesel Transmission: 6-speed automatic Performance: 0 - 100 kph 8.6 seconds, top speed 220 kph (137 mph) Economy: 17.5 kpl (49.6 mpg) Emissions: 150g/km
Spanish sales soar NEW car sales in Spain inc re a s e d by 20 pe r c e nt in January. According to a report released by the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Cars and Trucks (ANFAC), a tota l of 101,661 units were sold in Spain last month. B y bra nd, Volks w a ge n was Spain’s best-selling brand in January, with 8,909 sales equating to a 34 per cent increase. VW topped Spanish brand Seat in second place with sales of 8,540, while PAS Group’s Peugeot and Opel took third and fourth place respectively. Toyota rounde d off the top five in Spain after posting a 12 per cent increase with 6,337 sales. Communications director at Spanish automotive deale rs Fa c ona uto, R a ul Morales, remained cautious despite the positive incline. He told Automotive News Europe : “ We c a nnot be
VOLKSWAGEN: Spain’s best-selling brand in January. overly optimistic about February. We don’t think the good results will be sustained because in January we saw a decline in orders.” January sales to rental companies rose by 24 per cent t o 16,219, whi l e dem and f r om pr i vat e customers also increased by 16 per cent to 52,253 units, In a statement, ANFAC sai d: “Rent al com pani es have started renewing their fleets before the beginning of the tourist season, which
starts early with the Easter holiday starting at the end of March.” Among Asian brands Hyundai sales jumped 76 per cent , Ki a post ed a 25 per cent increase and Nissan grew by 18 per cent. Premium German brands also saw an incline in sales, with increases for Audi, Mercedes Benz and BMW, while American brand Jeep m or e t han doubl ed sal es wi t h a 126 per cent i ncrease, mainly thanks to the launch of the new Compass.
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REAL MADRID will look to return to third in the table this weekend as they travel to mid-table Real Betis. Los Blancos ran riot last time out against Real Sociedad as Cristiano returned to form with a perfect hat-trick in a 5-2 win. They briefly moved into the top three with the win, but Valencia’s 3-1 win over Levante saw them jump back into third spot. A victory against Betis will see last season’s Champions return to third in the table provided that Valencia fail to overcome struggling Malaga. However that seems un-
likely as Los Boquerones remain rooted to the bottom of La Liga following their 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid last time out and have scored just once in 2018. Antoine Griezmann grabbed the only goal of the game in the first minute as he ghosted in behind the Malaga defence to lash home from six yards out. Following last week’s victory, Atletico will look to cement their hold on second place as they return to the Wanda Metropolitano to host Athletic Bilbao. The Madrid side are currently nine points ahead of Valencia and only seven
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points behind Barcelona after they could only draw 00 with Getafe. League leaders Barca will look to get back to winning ways as they head to Eibar after they struggled to create any real chances against Getafe in their last La Liga game. Elsewhere, sixth placed Sevilla, who have lost just once in their last six games in all competitions, will look to leapfrog Villarreal into fifth position as they face Las Palmas while Villarreal facing a tough tie against Espanyol. Espanyol have put on some decent performances of late, picking up vital
RETURN TO FORM: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 43rd hattrick for Real Madrid against Real Betis last week. points against Barcelona and Celta Vigo in their fight against the drop and will be full of confidence ahead of their fixture against the fifth placed side. In the weekend’s other fixtures, Girona face Leganes, Real Sociedad take on Levante, Celta Vigo travel to Getafe and Alaves host Clarence Seedorf’s Deportivo La Coruña. Weekend’s fixtures Tomorrow (Friday) Girona vs Leganes Saturday Las Palmas vs Sevilla Eibar vs Barcelona Alaves vs Deportivo
TEAM
PJ
PG
PE
PP
GF
GC
PT
1 • Barcelona
23
18
5
0
60
11
59
2 • Atlético
23
15
7
1
34
9
52
3 • Valencia
23
13
4
6
45
27
43
4 • Real Madrid
22
12
6
4
50
23
42
5 • Villarreal
23
11
4
8
34
28
37
6 • Sevilla
23
11
3
9
29
34
36
7 • Eibar
23
10
5
8
32
34
35
8 • Betis
23
10
3
10
38
45
33
9 • Celta
23
9
5
9
41
34
32
10 • Girona
23
8
7
8
31
30
31
11 • Getafe
23
7
9
7
26
21
30
12 • Leganés
22
8
5
9
20
22
29
13 • Athletic
23
6
10
7
24
25
28
14 • R. Sociedad
23
7
5
11
43
45
26
15 • Espanyol
23
6
8
9
21
31
26
16 • Alavés
23
8
1
14
21
33
25
17 • Levante
23
3
11
9
21
35
20
18 • Las Palmas
23
5
3
15
17
50
18
19 • Deportivo
23
4
5
14
24
52
17
20 • Málaga
23
3
4
16
14
36
13
La Coruña Malaga vs Valencia Sunday R e a l Soc iedad vs
Real Betis v Real Madrid Monday Getafe vs Celta Vigo
Levante Atletico Madrid vs Atletic Bilbao Espanyol vs Villarreal
FA Cup returns
Wigan host Man City in repeat of 2013 final LEAGUE ONE side Wigan Athletic host the Premier League’s runaway leaders Manchester City as the FA Cup returns for the fifth round this weekend. In a repeat of the 2013 final, where Wigan famously triumphed 1-0 winners, Manchester City will be looking to avenge their final defeat from five years ago. Both teams go into the match full of confidence and Wigan especially will be
dreaming of another FA Cup upset. Elsewhere, Huddersfield Town will face Manchester United for the second time this month as they host the 12-time holders at the John Smith stadium. United ran out 2-0 winners the last time the two sides met, with Alexis Sanchez grabbing his first goal for the club following Romelu Lukaku’s opener. But Huddersfield will be hoping to emulate their result earlier in the season when they ran out 21 winners at the John Smith stadium to beat United for the first time in 65 years. Elsewhere, last season’s finalists Chelsea face Championship side Hull as they look to bounce back from last year’s 2-1 final loss with an eighth trophy. Hull sit just above the relegation zone in the Championship in 21st place and will be looking to continue their cup run to give their fans something to cheer about. In the weekend’s other fixtures, Brighton and Hove Albion host Coventry City, West Bromwich Albion host Southampton, League One Rochdale host Tottenham, Sheffield Wednesday host Swansea City and Leicester City play Sheffield United. Full fixtures - Tomorrow (Friday) Leicester City vs Sheffield United Chelsea vs Hull City Saturday, February 17 Sheffield Wednesday vs Swansea City Brighton and Hove Albion vs Coventry City West Bromwich Albion vs Southampton Huddersfield Town vs Manchester United Sunday, February 18 Rochdale vs Tottenham Hotspur Monday, February 19 Wigan Athletic vs Manchester City
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W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1 • M. City
27
23
3
1
79
20
72
2 • M. United
27
17
5
5
51
19
56
3 • Liverpool
27
15
9
3
61
31
54
4 • Chelsea
27
16
5
6
49
23
53
5 • Tottenham H.
27
15
7
5
52
24
52
6 • Arsenal
27
13
6
8
51
36
45
7 • Burnley
27
9
9
9
21
24
36
8 • Leicester City
27
9
8
10
39
40
35
9 • Everton
27
9
7
11
32
46
34
10 • Bournemouth
27
8
7
12
31
41
31
11 • Watford
27
8
6
13
37
47
30
12 • West Ham Utd.
27
7
9
11
34
46
30
13 • Newcastle United
27
7
7
13
25
36
28
14 • Brighton
27
6
10
11
22
36
28
15 • Crystal Palace
27
6
9
12
25
42
27
16 • Swansea City
27
7
6
14
20
37
27
17 • Huddersfield Town
27
7
6
14
23
47
27
18 • Southampton
27
5
11
11
28
40
26
19 • Stoke City
27
6
7
14
27
53
25
20 • West Bromwich
27
3
11
13
21
40
20
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HISTORIC: The 22-year-old achieved a memorable podium finish for Spanish surfing.
Surf’s up! Spaniard achieves historic result SPANIARD Naitxo Gonzalez has finished third in the Nazare challenge as part of the Big Wave Tour (BWT). In what was just the second ever BWT event in Nazaré, Portugal, the competition was forced to run over two days due to dangerous conditions. Waves reportedly reached between six and 11 metres on Sunday when the challenge resumed and Gonzalez, who was brought in as a substitute for the event, made the most of his chance. Gonzalez, from Plentzia in the Basque Country, achieved a historic result for Spanish
surfing as he finished third with a 13.834 score behind second placed Billy Kemper and winner Brazilian, Lucas Chianca Following the bronze, the 22-year-old wrote on Instagram: “I cannot describe in words what I feel right now, it has been a very hard year, trying to be in the biggest swells of the year all over the world. “Suddenly I have the opportunity to enter as a substitute to the Nazaré championship, I take the third place of the event and I position myself 10th in the world ranking.
“Everything points to that if they do not make the Mavericks championship in two weeks, I will enter the tour again. A dream come true. “Thanks to my family for all the support you have given me from the beginning, since it is not the easiest when your son is going to catch the biggest waves in the world and my sponsors Quiksilver, Red Bull and Pukas to make this dream come true!” The result leaves Gonzalez 10th in the BWT standings on 6,994 points, more than 20,000 points behind leader Billy Kemper.
Javea Green Winter League triumph at Quesada SITTING pretty at the top of the league table for fourth months running, Javea Green’s Winter league team travelled to Quesada with memories of a resounding 120 defeat there this time last year haunting them. Clive English, the Javea Captain delivered a rousing team talk on the coach prior to the game and his team took heed and responded. It was a tough game and with four ends to go could have been a triumph or disaster. In the event the Javea team dug deep and delivered wins on two rinks and draws on two to give them a creditable 8-4 win.
The Javea Berleen team skipped by Brian Manser had a convincing 23-17 win putting them in second place in the table only three points behind Benitachell with a game in hand. Next game is at home to San Miguel, with six games still to play and only six points separating the top two teams it’s still all to play for. Javea’s Northern league team Quartz had a disappointing 8-2 loss to Calpe which sees them slipping to third in the table, Onyx had a disastrous 10-0 defeat away to El Cid but Opals had an excellent 8-2 win against Finca Guila pushing them up to fifth place.
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SPAIN’S Javier Fernandez will be competing for the gold medal at the Winter Olympics tomorrow (Friday) as he competes in the Men’s Figure Skating gold medal final. He is hoping to win Spain’s first Winter Olympic medal for 26 years.
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POLISH cyclist Tomasz Marczynski was forced to miss this year’s Ruta del Sol after suffering nasty injuries following a collision with a car. The 33-year-old, who lives in Granada, was involved in a nasty accident while on a training ride last Saturday and was forced to miss the race across Andalucia that began yesterday (Wednesday). While he suffered no broken bones during the reported headon collision, he confirmed prior to the race that he had suffered facial injuries and whiplash and would take no part. In a team statement, he said: “I was finishing one of my last training sessions for the Ruta
del Sol when I was hit by a car. “I was cruising down a main road when a car from a righthand side street turned left. I could not brake in time, and crashed head on into the vehicle. “The x-rays fortunately revealed that nothing was broken. My face is heavily bruised and my nose had to be stitched. “I also have a whiplash and that’s what hurts the most at the moment. I am currently back home, but I will undergo a series of tests next week.” Marcynski, who won two stages of last year’s Vuelta de España, was replaced by Britain’s James Shaw in LottoSoudal’s line-up and prior to the race, Sports Director Bart Leysen expressed his disappointment at the Pole’s absence. He told British media: “It is unfortunate that we have to miss Tomasz Marczyński in the Ruta del Sol, which is a home race for him since he lives in Granada.
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Spain beaten in Futsal final SPAIN lost out to Portugal in the final of the UEFA Futsal Championship as they were beaten 3-2 in extra time and failed to retain their title. The holders were attempting to defend their UEFA Futsal Championship that they won in Serbia two years ago but were undone early on. Ricardinho, the all-time Championship top-scorer, scored the fastest goal in the history of the tournament as he fired his side ahead in just 59 seconds. In what turned out to be an even tie, Tolra drew Spain level with a cool finish to make it 1-1 at half-time and Spain were ahead 31 minutes into the second half as Lin drew them closer to their eighth European title. But just five minutes later, Bruno Coelho drew Portugal level with a powerful volley to ensure that the match went to extra-time.
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STAR MAN: Portugal’s Ricardinho opened the scoring after just 59 seconds. Spain went looking for a winner in extra-time as Portugal lost star man Ricardinho to injury, but became unstuck as they conceded a late penalty. Bruno Coelho calmly slot-
ted the penalty away to give him his second of the match and hand his side their maiden title. With the victory, Portugal become just the third side to
hold both the UEFA European Football Championship and Futsal crowns at the same time, following in Spain’s footsteps, who achieved the feat on two occasions.