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Hospital slapped with fine THE Hospital de Poniente in El Ejido has been o r d e r e d t o c o mpensate the family of a woman who died after falling from a balcony in 2010 with more than €187,000. According to reports, the woman, then aged 56, fell from a balcony estimated to be between four and five metres high in El Ejido in May 2017. X-rays showed that she had suffered several fractures but an orthopedic surgeon who assessed her x-rays allegedly deemed surgical intervention not necessary, but later that same day the woman suffered an alleged cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead. It was later reportedly found that the woman instead died of ‘hypovolemi c sh o c k ’ se c onda r y t o i n t e r n a l bleeding after her internal organs had suffered severe damage with an Almerian court ruling that the necessary tests were not carried out by the hospital. In a d d i t i o n t o th e €187,500 of compensation, the hospital will also have to pay the legal interests accumulated by the husband and daughter of the woman since 2010.
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BEHIND BARS: Former Vice-President Luis Perez Montoya (inset) and former Secretary for the Board of Tourism, Maria Teresa Gonzalez have been given lengthy sentences. the one actually invoiced.” zalez was appointed as secretary by Benjamin Park As well as their sentences, the that would see the public funds of pair also received heavy fines for the Provincial Tourism Board alFormer Vice-President of the civil liability with Gonzalez orlocated for purposes that were not Diputacion de Almeria Luis Perez dered to pay €706,000 and Monthen fulfilled. Montoya has been sentenced to toya €640,000. Magistrates have been reportmore than seven years in prison Also sentenced was welled as saying that they both after being found guilty of fraud, known businessman Joaquin would “draft invoices for serembezzling more than €700,000 Conde, who was given a fivevices or supplies that could be of public funds. year sentence and a €363,000 owned by the Board, but neverIn addition, former Secretary fine, while 11 other people were theless, these services were not for the Board of Tourism, Maria also given sentences ranging beprovided, or these supplies were Teresa Gonzalez has also been tween a year and five months to not delivered, or were delivered sentenced to spend nine years and two years. in a much lower amount than 10 months in prison for several crimes including fraud, falsifying documents and misappropriation of public funds. HUNDREDS of people reportedly gathered in Almeria City to protest in According to Spanish media, favour of the expansion of permanent prison sentences. the pair first agreed on a plan that The demonstration took place at the La Ballena sculpture in the Plaza would enable them to allocate de Almeria. The site became an improvised memorial for Gabriel Cruz, public funds for their own use in the boy alleged murdered by his father’s girlfriend Ana Quezada. September 2007. The protest coincided with others nationally which were called folA court was reportedly told lowing a vote in Spain’s Parliament against expanding the number of that the pair had made an agreecrimes that would qualify for the sentence. The death of Gabriel Cruz ment with certain businessmen has been used by supporters to justify expanding it. and businesses shortly after Gon-
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Appy tax THE Spanish Tax Agency has released a mobile phone app - available by searching ‘Agencia Tributaria’ on both Google Play and Apple app stores - to help citizens submit their tax returns, this year’s campaign running from April 4 to June 27.
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Fight club Man dies after nightspot brawl A MAN has died after being shot in the stomach outside a nightclub in El Ejido following a brawl. The 36-year-old man was being treated at in the ICU at the Hospital de Poniente since the incident which occurred at the beginning o f F e b r u a r y, b u t h a s n o w died as a result of his injuries. Police have now identified and arrested a 23-yearold man as the alleged shooter. According to reports, the incident occurred in the early hours of February 4 after a fight between a l a rg e g r o u p o f p e o p l e which had broken out inside a night club spilled out into the street. The fight reportedly seemed to be between two separate groups of people
but had been broken up before three members of the other group returned with a weapon. The brawl then allegedly continued, with one member of the rival group attempting to disarm the individual with the gun. He was reportedly hit
hard in the head with the butt of the weapon before three shots were taken, with one hitting the 36y e a r- o l d m a n i n h i s a b domen. The three who had returned to the fight then allegedly fled the scene before police and emergency services arrived on the scene to treat the wounded individuals. In the 12 hours following the attack, two alleged members of the group that were intercepted by police in the region, neither of whom are believed to have taken the shots. After 38 days of searching, police managed to locate the 23-year-old individual they believe to have taken the shots. They have arrested him on suspicion of murder.
DRUGS DEN: Police uncovered an array of narcotics.
Supermarket sweep! By Tom Woods OFFICERS of the National Police have dismantled what they have called a “supermarket” of heroin and cocaine in Almeria, arresting a woman as the alleged ringleader of the drugs ring. Investigations began at the beginning of January when police learned that drugs were being trafficked from Calle Blas de Lezo. The woman, 29, came under suspicion as she had three previous arrests for crimes related to public health.
Their inquiries led officers to establish that there was a constant presence of drug addicts visiting the house to acquire narcotics. Having obtained the evidence they needed, police carried out a raid of the house and discovered an array of narcotics for sale, equipment for their preparation, and €800 in small notes. The drugs haul included 121 grams of heroin, 86 grams of cocaine and 190 grams of marihuana among others.
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Call for resignation OPPOSITION parties on El Ejido’s council have asked for Francisco Gongora, the town’s Partido Popular mayor, to resign amidst allegations of falsifying public documents for financial gain. The local Partido Socialista has called for Gongora to quit before the opening of a trial against him.
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VELEFIQUE is set to host a series of events designed to encourage a love of literature and reading, as well as social inclusion, coexistence and diversity. Shows, storytelling workshops and other activities are all pla n n e d f o r t h e Ve le fic u en to event, due to take place this weekend.
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Clean coasts MORE than 300 hundred students from five schools took part in a Junta de Andalucia regional government conversation programme for beache s i n t h e L e v a n te a re a o f Almeria. The pupils picked up litter on the coast after celebrations with their families for the Day of the Old festival.
Farm thefts ALMERIA saw the highest amount of robberies from farms of any p r o v i n c e i n S p a i n l a s t y e a r, a c cording to government and police data. There were a total of 792 cases recorded, with Andalucia accounting for more than a third of all robberies throughout the country.
Street works ALMERIA City has contracted the Construcciones Glesa Company to install five urban waste containers in the Paseo de Almeria area over a period of one month at a cost of almost €228,406. The containers have been designed to have a stylish aesthetic so they blend in with their surroundings.
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TOTAL WIPEOUT: Huge waves batter the Galician coast. SPRING has sprung, but the winter chill lingers on. M u c h o f S pa in ha s s pe nt the week in the grip of a deep Siberian cold front that brought blizza rd s , s tro n g w inds a nd gia nt waves. T h e n o rth a nd c e ntre of the co u n try w as ba dly a ffe c te d by snow, with almost 200 stretches of ro a d c lo s ed a nd s c hools s hut down in Galicia, Cantabria, Asturias, Castilla y Leon, Castilla-La
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Mancha and Cataluña. Meanwhile a second storm battered southern Spain, with fivemetre waves and gale-force winds la s hing A nda luc ia a nd the Balearic Islands. A motorist was killed in Jaen Province before a Guardia Civil officer lost his life after being swept away by flood waters while rescuing three people in Guillena, Sevilla. The Arctic blast saw tempera-
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tures plummet, with the mercury in some regions plunging to between 10-15°C below average for the time of year. And the freezing snap came as the country said an official goodbye to winter on Tuesday, the first day of spring. Falling on the vernal equinox, the date on which day and night both last for around 12 hours, it usually takes place on March 19, 20 or 21.
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POLL OF THE WEEK In the wake of national protests, should Spain introduce life prison sentences for a wider range of crimes? Photo credit Matt Ford/Shutterstock
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TOP IN A FLAP: A huge group of white storks arrives at Tarifa in Cadiz and (inset) a short-toed snake eagle makes the crossing. IT is one of Europe’s greatest natural spectacles. And the annual spring migration of millions of birds from their wintering grounds in sub-Saharan Africa across the Strait of Gibraltar to breed in Europe is in full swing. With just 14 kilometres separating the two continents at the Strait, the area serves up ideal conditions for huge numbers of large soaring species from storks to raptors including eagles, kites, and vultures. This is because they are not strong flyers, and rely on thermals - the columns of rising air that form above the land as it warms in the sun - to travel. But thermals do not form over water, meaning the birds have to use the narrowest hop possible, rising as high as possible in Morocco before gliding over to Spain. Spread over several months, peak numbers are observed from March to May, and on a good day it is possible to see literally thousands of birds of prey, storks and smaller birds make the crossing. Although some stay in Spain, many continue on
their epic journeys to northern Europe, Greenland or Russia, having already crossed the Sahara, the world’s largest desert, with some racking up more than 5,000 kilometres. But there is concern that the migration is in danger, with the numbers of birds returning to their breeding grounds plummeting in recent years, with some species in danger of disappearing completely. Threats from hunting to illegal poisoning, power lines, wind farms and draining of wetlands have had a devastating effect on populations, which are thought to have halved to 2.1 billion since the 1950s. Yet it is still a not-to-be-missed extravaganza for nature buffs. There are a number of dedicated migration watchpoints along the coast between Gibraltar and the kite surfing mecca of Tarifa, Cadiz, and the website ç/ is a good source of information should you wish to take your seat for one of the greatest shows on earth.
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THE council of Huercal de Almeria has extended the contract of Japrotec Andalucia to prune the town’s trees and treat them for pests for another year at a cost of almost €64,314.
THE revelations about charity employees’ wages in Spain are nothing short of a disgrace. Full-time workers for giant non-profit organisations (NGOs) including the Red Cross, the country’s biggest, can earn less than €800 per month gross, while managers bring home €3,500 plus. The third sector rakes in €14 billion annually, representing 1.5 per cent of Spain’s gross domestic product. So why can it not afford to pay its staff a decent wage? NGOs are by definition supposed to balance investments against revenue, but the behaviour of some suggests they are becoming ever more corporate. And in a sector which aims to tug at the heart strings as it appeals for donations, there is an irony in the fact that many of its employees are victims of the same human rights issues they are battling to overturn elsewhere. One anonymous staff member told Spanish media: “One major conflict is that many organisations fight for human rights, including employment rights, and there’s a perverse logic at work in which they compete to bring down costs to win contracts that the government has outsourced to the detriment of salaries.” This smacks of a worryingly institutionalised corporate approach by charity bosses in Spain, and suggests that NGOs may to an extent perpetuate the problems they were set up to solve. Charity wage woe goes on - page 30
Water talk THE Partido Socialista held an event with Jose Luis Caparros, the general manager of the Junta de Andalucia’s Environment and Water agency in Cuevas del Almanzora, with maintenance and hydraulic works discussed.
Complaints A TOTAL of 971 complaints were made to the Andalucian public institutions ombudsman in Almeria in 2017, the highest amount of any province in the autonomous community.
RESCUED: Guardia Civil officers helped to remove two people trapped inside the car.
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THE Guardia Civil have rescued two people after they became trapped in their overturned car. O ff i c e r s b e c a m e a w a r e o f a s i t u a t i o n when they were informed that a vehicle had come off the road on the access road to the Vela Blanca lighthouse. A crew was quickly sent to the scene where they found the car overturned in a ditch but found no one in the area however, when they checked inside the car they
found that two people had become trapped following the crash. Before officers could carry out the evacuation they had to make sure that the vehicle was stable and used a wooden ladder that they had with them to prop up the car. After securing the vehicle, officers proceeded to move the pair safely out of the car, who were reportedly left shaken but with no serious injuries.
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HE’S the Liverpool legend who saved two penalties in a Champions League final shootout. And Jerzy Dudek, 44, proved he is the master of confusion after showing off his eccentric breakfast choice while holidaying in Spain. The Polish goalkeeper famously employed the ‘spaghetti legs’ tactic used by former Reds ‘keeper Bruce Grobbelaar to distract opposition players during penalties at the end of the 2005 final against AC Milan, which Liverpool won 3-2. And he warmed up for a round of golf in La Manga, Murcia, by tucking into a peculiar combination of baked beans, croissants, salami and half a cherry tomato on a cocktail stick. He even posed with the meal before posting a snap on social media, captioned: ‘What is your breakfast like? Mine today is to give a good result in the field.’
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SHE’S the pint-sized pop star on a whistle stop tour to promote her new album. And Australian singer Kylie Minogue, 49, was all smiles as she stepped off the plane at Barcelona Airport clad in a fluffy white jumper. The Can’t Get You Out Of My Head hitmaker was in Spain ahead of her 14th long player Golden hitting the shops on April 6.
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SURVIVORS: Metisse and Tristan.
THEY hit it off while competing against each other in the South African savannah on Survival of the Fittest. And Metisse Campbell, 21, and Tristan Jones, 20, showed they are still going strong after being snapped on a Spanish beach. The reality stars jetted off for their first holiday as a couple in the wake of their appearance on the ITV2 show dubbed the ‘ultimate battle of the sexes.’
While Tristan donned a pair of pink swimming shorts, Metisse sent temperatures soaring after slipping into a revealing red bikini. She was crowned the fittest of the winning girls’ team at the end of the series and chose to split her £40,000 winnings with her teammates. The pair were both models before their TV stint.
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TED: TWO members of Liam and Zaidi. the Benidorm cast have revealed they are a real life couple. Adam Gillen plays Liam Conroy while Laila Zaidi joined the latest series as Rob Dawson’s girlfriend Cyd. And the pair appear to have got together while filming last summer, with a slew of social media selfies showing them together, including a recent jaunt to paradise island Mauritius.
Fun in the sun IT’S a coming together of reality TV royalty. Former Ex on the Beach and TOWIE star Megan Mckenna and Love Island hunk ‘Muggy’ Mike Thalassitis have confirmed they are an item. It comes after a series of racy snaps appeared of the pair as they holidayed together in Tenerife.
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IKEA’s big plan to reign in Spain INVESTMENT Group Carrida has announced that it will be allocating €3 million of funding for the construction of the new IKEA store in Almeria. The 40,000 square metre site will also have green areas and parking, and will be located at the exit of the A-7 motorway by Avenida Federico Garcia Lorca.
A 12-month timescale has been allotted for the duration of the works, which will eventually mean that IKEA will be opening its fourth store in Andalucia after those in Sevilla, Malaga and Cadiz. In a statement Carrida said that its aim was for 80 per cent of the Spanish population to have an IKEA store less than an hour’s drive away.
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Bespoke boats deter boarders THE anti-intrusion measures that have been installed in the port of Melilla to prevent access for stowaways have reduced the number of illicit entry attempts by 43 per cent. The boats that connect Melilla with Malaga, Almeria and Granada have been fitted
with four-metre high fences which have sharp points on the exterior. Opposition parties and social organisations had criticised the measure, saying that people would still try to board the boats and would hurt themselves in the process.
However, President of the Melilla Port Authority, Miguel Marin, rejected the complaints because the ‘fences are static features that alone cannot hurt anyone, and the purpose of their installation is to dissuade intruders at ports.
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UNITY: The Ambassador (centre) showed his support for the province. THE Ambassador for the Dominican Republic in Spain Olivo Rodriguez Huertas has visited Almeria to express his ‘solidarity with the community of Almeria’ in the wake of Gabriel Cruz Ramirez’s death. Huertas’ visit comes after Dominican expat, Ana Julia Quezada, was arrested for and later confessed to the killing of the eight-year-old boy who went missing in the Almerian town of Las Hortichuelas.
During his visit, Olivo Rodriguez Huertas told the media that he had come to Almeria to ‘express the solidarity of the Dominican people with the community of Almeria’ while also assuring that the Dominican people as a collective are ‘industrious and honest.’ Currently, it is believed that an estimated 400 Dominicans live in Almeria and the ambassador gave his support to
those residing in the region while also sending ‘a message of reflection, fraternity and in which the capacity for understanding must be developed.’ The ambassador was welcomed by the secretary general of the Spanish government for Almeria, Juan Ramon Fernandez Imbernon, while Huertas’s wife and Juan Feliz Borg Gil, consul of the Dominican Republic in Sevilla, were also in attendance.
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Space to be dedicated to Gabriel ALMERIA’S council has said it will create a memorial for Gabriel Cruz, the eight-year-old found dead after a 12-day search, in the city. The authority is set to begin talks with Angel Cruz and Patricia Ramirez, the boy’s father and mother, both of whom will have the final say on its location. Among the possible sites for the memorial is the La Ballena, a sculpture of a
THE judge overseeing the ongoing investigation into Ana Quezada’s alleged involvement in the death of Gabriel Cruz has turned his attention to drugs reportedly found in her car. Judge Rafael Soriano has reportedly opened a new line of inquiry into the use of medication in the killing. Investigators are exploring the possibility of the use of drugs in the killing after
whale that became an improvised place of memory for Gabriel after his body was discovered. Rocio Muñoz, a spokesperson for Gabriel’s parents, said they were delighted a site was being dedicated to him. “I think La Ballena would be a great place to pay tribute to him,” he said. The sculpture is located at the mouth of the Rambla of Almeria near the Cable In-
gles pier. It could be turned into a permanent memorial for the eight-year-old due to fishes being his favourite animals, which caused the original tributes to be left there. Muñoz added the family were still recovering from the shock of their ordeal and that they were overwhelmed by the messages of support they had received. “We are receiving letters from the United Kingdom,
from Argentina, from all over the world. Every day we receive at least 80,” he said. Almeria’s council said tributes left for Gabriel at the sculpture would stay there indefinitely and that cleaning staff were only there to work in the surrounding area. The council has received numerous petitions from locals suggesting several different sites for the memorial.
MEMORIAL: The La Ballena sculpture is one of the proposed sites for a memorial to Gabriel Cruz.
The case continues Gabriel Cruz suspect may have given him tranquillisers Guardia Civil officers found pills during a search of her car, according to reports. Police and the courts are still waiting on final results from a post-mortem examination before moving for-
ward with the theory. The examination is set to establish whether there were any traces of tranquillisers in the eight-year-old’s system at the time of death. Esteban Hernandez Thiel,
the suspect’s lawyer, said she was undergoing treatment at the time of the alleged murder and that she was taking the pills as part of that. He added he believed his client was sincere and that
she was co-operating with police in their investigation of the killing. Initial findings from the first post-mortem suggested Gabriel had been strangled to death by Ana Quezada, the
girlfriend of his father. She allegedly picked him up while he was walking from his Grandmother ’s house near Las Hortichuelas in the Nijar area on February 27. Quezada claimed that the eight-year-old had begun arguing with her so she hit him and then strangled him, according to reports from her police interview. The investigation continues.
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UK government rep to attend Brexit talk A REPRESENTATIVE of the British government will be in attendance at an event organised by an expat group in Cuevas del Almanzora to discuss Brexit. The event, organised by group Br-
expats in Spain, will give residents of Almeria the opportunity to be given advice as well as ask questions about next year’s Brexit. The meeting will take place at Cuevas del Almanzora’s Community
Rooms in Palomares Square at 11am tomorrow (Friday) and consist of an introduction to the structure, aims and ethos of Brexpats in Spain and the current Brexit position with particular references to expats.
It will also include recommendations from the Department for Exiting the European Union (DEXEU) and the British Consulate for expats alongside a prognosis discussion and end with a question and answer session.
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Road funds THE Diputacion de Almeria has announced it will invest €60,000 in repaving the Avenida Nicolas Salmeron in Alhama de Almeria in order to repair cracks caused by bad weather and age.
PENSIONER PROTEST: Marchers line the streets in Almeria. MORE than 10,000 people have marched in Almeria in anger at their pensions. The protests took place across Andalucia having been organised by the unions, which has also expressed its support for Podemos Andalucia. Although pensions have risen 0.25 per cent, this is lower than inflation which is up 1.1 per cent in the past year. The loss of purchasing power for retirees is un-
derstandably a worry, and no solution is forthcoming at the moment. There are 103,386 pensioners in Almeria and according to data from the Workers’ Union, the average pension there is €908 for men and €613 for women. These figures are well below the average for Andalucia and Spain, and in fact only the pensioners in Jaen receive a smaller sum.
Youth aid ANDALUCIA’S Institute of Youth (IAJ) has announced a total budget of more than €136,660 for groups aimed at young people and for the setting up of youth projects.
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Six month sentence for sex pest presence of children. The incident occurred in May last year close to El Palmeral, when the man was seen close to the beach performing the act while small children were playing nearby The man had reportedly attempted
to claim that he had only gone to urinate; however witness statements argued this fact as there was no urine found at the area where the incident had occurred. Testimonies were reportedly given by two witnesses who were present
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during the time of the event, while the sentencing judge pointed out that the man’s movements were ‘intentional.’ As a result, the man was sentenced to six months in prison as well as having to pay procedural costs.
HUERCAL-OVERA’S council invested Councillor Jose Manuel Viseras Perez as its new Rural Development and Environment spokesperson at a special meeting on Monday, with subsidies for low carbon energy also discussed.
124 arrested in tobacco raids
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A 67-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced by the Criminal Court of Almeria to spend six months in prison for a crime of exhibitionism. According to Spanish media, the man was caught masturbating at the Paseo Maritimo de Almeria in the
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THE Guardia Civil in Almeria met with representatives from weapons, explosives and pyrotechnics firms at a conference where information and updates were provided on the law enforcement body’s powers.
Water works SMOKED OUT: The Guardia Civil worked with other police units in the operation. THE Guardia Civil has arrested 124 people across Spain, including Almeria, in a tobacco smuggling bust. This represents the second phase of Operation ‘Pacote,’ whose first phase led to the ar-
rest of six members in Caceres of the same ring, last November. The police have said that the criminal network had “multiple channels” with which to distribute the tobacco, as it used courier companies or rental vans
which were loaded with the merchandise at night. In total, the latest operation has seen 124 people detained across 22 provinces including Almeria, Barcelona, Alicante, Madrid, Malaga and Cadiz.
MANUEL CORTES, Adra’s mayor, has asked Almeria’s Environment Ministry to build the final stretch of the Camino breakwater in order to protect farms in the area from flooding and erosion.
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HARMED HERITAGE: The El Chuche heritage site is under review.
Ancient site may have been ruined THE judiciary of Almeria has ordered that there be a full assessment of the archaeological site of El Chuche, to determine if there has been careless damage to it. Dismantling work carried out by the General Directorate of Roads in the Benahadux area has caused complaints as to their efficiency. An expert archaeologist has been drafted in to examine the
Directorate’s report on the site, while a technician from the Culture department will be tasked with examining El Chuche for signs of damage. The presiding judge has also requested that the Association of Friends of La Alcazaba submit their evidence and grievances by April 17. In its response to the case so far, the conservation group has highlighted the ‘contra-
dictions and ambiguities’ of the archaeological report. The court wants to ‘know in detail the work carried out on the flight and the subsoil,’ given that heavy machinery was used in the dismantling work. It has also stressed that the studies should cover graphic and cartographic elements, and that any damage to the site must be identified.
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THE provincial council of Almeria is investing €200,000 to restore 2.5 km of road between Velez-Rubio and ‘El Jardin’ of Velez-Blanco. Development Councillor Oscar Liria announced the plans which are designed to improve the safety of one of the most densely populated roads in Los Velez. The works are part of the Road Plan the council produced in 2017, which also includes the repair of the breakwater wall and the drainage system. In fact a budget of €6.2 million
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ROAD RENEWAL: The works will improve the safety of the busy route. has been allocated for the improvement and maintenance of the Network Provincial Highway this year.
The funding will be distributed between the Investment Plan and the Conservation and Signalling Plan.
€1.2 million boost ALMERIA Council plans to invest €1.2 million to restore the landscape around La Hoya and La Alcazaba. The Urbanism Department has expropriated 53 estates totalling 2,000 square metres in the area behind the town hall.
These properties are located between the streets of Posito, Luna, Dicha and Toledo. Plans are also in place to regenerate Las Perchas and restore its road network which has seen its condition worsen over the years.
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DEMAND: Sanchez Teruel, pictured speaking at a previous event, has asked for €206 million towards water works in Almeria Province. PSOE GENERAL Secretary of Almeria Jose Luis Sanchez Teruel has asked for the central government to reserve €206 million from their General State Budgets (PGE) for pending water works in Almeria Province. The head of the provincial PSOE told Spanish media that the upcoming budgets are the “ideal time” for the government to “contemplate the subsidies for irrigation water expected by farmers in Almeria
and provide the €51 million needed to build a new reservoir in the Guadiana Menor that would allow the arrival of 289 cubic hectometres of water in eastern Andalucia.” The money would also reportedly go towards infrastructures including works on the desalination plant in Cuevas del Almanzora, the expansion of the Carboneras desalination plant, improvement of the pipelines that sit between the Venta del Pobre and the Cam-
po de Tabernas, as well as the expansion of the Roquetas de Mar wastewater treatment plants among others. Sanchez Teruel also stated that the investment would respond to the PSOE “priority needs of this province in terms of desalination, ensure water for our agriculture at a fair price that farmers can pay and make profitable their farms and undertake these works that would give security to populations and people.”
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NEWS EXTRA Weather call outs EMERGENCY services in Almeria responded to a total of 17 incidents caused by wind and rain, with most related to falling objects and the impact on roads.
Plastic waste THE recently-formed Association of Agricultural Residue Managers has said it plans to set up two reception and storage centres to manage and trace recyclable and non-recyclable plastic agricultural waste.
Road money ALMERIA City’s council has contracted the Construcciones Nila company to maintain and repair roads in public spaces in 2018 and 2019 at a cost of €1,920,000.
Party grows THE Secretary of the Ciudadanos party in Almeria, Eva Garcia, said that the party saw 2,096 new members join in the province since last September, an increase of almost 50 per cent.
Deal signed THE President of Almeria’s Port Authority signed an environmental research and development agreement with the University of Almeria and businesses to monitor natural areas in Almeria City, Carboneras and El Alquian Cabo-Gata.
Workshops THE Andalucian Institute for Women in Almeria hosted a series of talks on promoting female entrepreneurs and business leaders last week, with improvements to skills and profiles discussed.
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Boy convicted of house fire freed A COURT in Almeria has acquitted a boy found guilty of causing a house fire in which three people died after an appeal against his sentence. The boy was originally set to serve three years detention with therapy and be supervised
for five years after his release. All references to him in the original ruling, which saw another boy sentenced, have been removed following his acquittal. The other boy will remain in jail. The ruling follows hearings
on the original case which is connected with events in April 2017. The court originally heard the boy, who remains in prison, had an argument over alleged debts with a 21-year-old who used to spend time at
the house. The 21-year-old entered the house to pass the time and chat with two girls at around 5pm on April 3 last year. The boy then sealed the door to the buildi ng wi t h t ape as a j oke t o make it difficult to leave,
according to reports. A sofa was then placed near the exit to the house and set on fire, reportedly to scare the three inside. The boy got out but the flames stopped the other three from escaping. They later died due to smoke inhalation.
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Balcony death horror Brit uni student killed ‘after St Patrick’s Day party’
THE young British man who fell to his death from a Palma de Mallorca balcony has been named. James Walton, 23, was on a placement year from Sheffield
Hallam University and was killed after a St Patrick’s Day party with friends. Doctors say the language student died due to fatal head injuries
after plummeting from a fourth floor balcony onto the pavement below. Originally from Ealing in London, he had been in Mallorca since last September to work as a global loyalty intern at Melia Hotels International. The placement was part of his Bachelor’s degree in Languages with International Business, of which he was in his third year. Detectives currently believe he lost his balance after a heavy drinking session with workmates and friends from the UK. A post mortem examination took place yesterday. James’ body was found lying on Calle Aragon in Palma City centre by a pedestrian early on Sunday morning. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene after attempts to revive him failed. His friends reportedly had no idea that he had fallen until police knocked on the door of their flat. Investigators are not currently treating the incident as suspicious,
FATAL PLUNGE: The block of flats from which James (inset) fell. and an official confirmed: “At this point in time everything is pointing towards it being accidental.” Friends have paid tribute to him via Facebook, with Melia colleague Maja Jaroszewska writing: “Words can’t describe how heartbroken we feel to have lost you so soon and so unexpected. You are forever in our hearts. We
will remember you, doing your amazing dance moves and winning dance offs with strangers. “Thank you for being in my life.” A Foreign Office official told UK media: “We are in touch with local police and are providing bereavement advice to his family, following the death of a British man in Mallorca.”
Dare devil’s failed climb A YOUTUBE daredevil with more than 770,000 subscribers has failed in his attempt to free-climb Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia after being spotted by security guards. Despite the botched attempt, All y L a w ’s v i d e o h a s received half-a-million views on his channel in just five days. The 21-year-old from Southampton has climbed in multiple locations around the world, such as Melbourne, Dubai, Bangkok and Blackpool, but his latest attempt in Spain could see him fined or even banned from the country as security forces launch an investigation.
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Treading the boards STAGE DOOR are appearing in The Roof Garden in Parque Comercial today (Thursday). Please note this is a matinee performance. First course will be served promptly at 2pm and the show begins at 2.30pm. Two weeks later by popular demand, they are making a return visit on Wednesday April 4 to the Miraflores Ballroom on Camping Los Gallardos. This is an evening performance with the first course served promptly at 7.30pm and the show commences at 8pm. For those who saw the show here last time, you can come again as they have a different murderer every night. The following week on Wednesday
April 11 and Thursday April 12 they are back on Mojacar Playa in Le Magnifique. These are both evening performances. The main course will be served promptly at 7.30pm and the show will commence at around 8pm. Tickets are €15 each including a meal and the show and are only available from the venues. The only exception to this is Le Magnifique where tickets are €16 each but include complimentary drink, meal and show. On Friday April 20 in the Roof Garden you can come along and meet them and join the Indalo Players. More details on this coming soon so watch this space.
IN addition to support of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Andalucia Charity Festival over the last three years, the brethren of Almeria Lodge No.74 and the Lodge of Unity No. 98 have not lost sight of the special needs of the local community in the areas served by these lodges. This has again been demonstrated by the presentation of €1,000 to ASADIS - the Asociacion. Amigos Discapacitados, which is an association that gives practical specialist support to young children who are in some-way disabled and need one-to-one special teaching support. This association was
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needs child. ASADIS is supported well by the local authority but as always the financial support is heavily constrained and they rely on financial aid from supporters and sponsors in the community which has again been answered by this latest donation. The children, when they are 18 years old, transfer to another association called ASPRODALBA (butterfly with a broken wing) where they continue to get specialist support throughout adulthood. ASPRODALBA has also been well supported by these lodges to the sum of more than €13,000 over the last 10 years.
formed by parents of these children in 1997 and is attached to the local primary school in Los Gallardos in the Almeria Province. This latest donation
brings the total support of the two lodges to over €2,200 over the last two years together with the provision of a computer tablet to support a special
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Almeria Bowling Club celebrates THE weather was warm, a little windy, but a pleasant day which matched the occasion when the Almeria Bowling Club members attending the annual St Patrick’s Day
celebrations. Once again all the members dressed enthusiastically in fancy dress, the Irish way. Thanks to Cath and Graham Patrick along with Brian
Hughes who did a great job in decorating the bowling area. This year, as usual, it commenced with a spider, won by Pat Deacon, followed by
a game of bowls. In order that all those attending were able to play, captain John Fitzgerald arranged games of triples. The men’s winners were
Chris Ewer, Bill Lovett and Ray Bolton. The ladies’ winners were Cath Patrick, Mandy Harris and Jenny Birmingham. The prizes were presented on completion of the competition. They were required to finish in a relaxed time to ensure the members were ready for the buffet and music by the very talented camp entertainment, ‘The Happy Pluckers.’ This year Eileen and John Phoenix, with the help of others, organised everything in a magnificent way, which included Chris Fitzgerald, Rona Hendry, Marjory Scoble, Caro Roberts. Maureen Ohara, Linda Burgess and a special mention to Elaine Lovett for her help. The tombola was run this year by Joyce Sheard, Joe Sibley and Carole Hollett. Siobhan Herrity auctioned off the bottle of whisky, raising €50 for it. The fancy dress was won
by the best Lady; Carol Williams dressed as an Irish Colleen with an orange wig. The best Man won by Ian Williams dressed with a Leprechaun on his front, The money raised was a great €1,005. This will be given to two charities, MACS and Stepping Stones charity which deals with Dementia and Alzheimer’s. Representatives of the charities, namely, Elaine Brown founder of MACS and Fanny Davies, founder of Stepping Stones gave speeches to explain their work and purpose of the charities. Finally Eileen and John would like to thank everyone who supported, donated prizes and contributed to making this day so successful. The report and phot ogr aphs wi l l be on t he website: www.bowlingalme ria.com.
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RYANAIR has agreed to buy a majority stake in a new Austrian airline founded by former motor racing champion Niki Lauda. E u r o p e ’s l a rg e s t b u d g e t c a r r i e r will buy an initial 24.9 per cent stake in Laudamotion, which recently regained control of airline Niki from insolvent former owner Air Berlin. This will rise to 75 per cent ‘as soon as possible,’ subject to European Union approval, the carriers said in a statement, with Ryanair set to pay a total of around €50 million.
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Protected island sold at discount years on the market. The island - which is almost three kilometres long and 800 metres wide - had been owned by the Cinnamond family since 1932. It boasts a 13-bedroom house, chapel and watchtower, can be reached by foot from Formentera when the tide is low and is part of the protected Las Salinas Natural Park. In summer it is a popular mooring spot for yachts, and many people head ashore for a mud bath.
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Dress to impress SPANISH clothing giant Inditex, which owns Zara among other brands, has revealed that net profit soared to €3.37 billion in 2017, placing the group ahead of long-term Swedish rival H&M, which posted returns of €1.6 billion.
Samba style SPANISH energy firm gas Natural Fenosa will sink €95 million into two solar energy projects in Minas Gerais, Brazil, after snapping them up from rival Canadian Solar, with the plants set to become operational before the end of the year.
Anti-social SPAIN’S data protection agency, AEPD, has slapped Facebook and WhatsApp with €300,000 fines for processing and sharing users’ personal data without their consent, with the former currently appealing an earlier €1.2 million sanction for the same offence.
Ikos invests in luxury INNOVATIVE Greek luxury hotel chain Ikos is to sink €150 million into its first Spanish project. The company has snapped up the Costa del Sol Princess Hotel in Estepona, Malaga, which will be transformed into its latest ‘infinite lifestyle’ venture. The resort will include 400 rooms, eight restaurants, upmarket sports facilities, a theatre, indoor
and outdoor swimming pools, a spa and 70,000 square metres of gardens, Ikos said in a statement. It will become the brand’s fifth hotel and first in Spain, and is set to open in 2020. Ikos has created a buzz in the industry after redefining the all-inclusive boutique concept, and two of its Greek hotels were ranked in the world’s top three in 2017.
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By Matt Ford It is the Irish low cost giant’s first acquisition since it bought UK airline Buzz from KLM in 2003, closing it down a year later. It has since tried to take over Aer Lingus and last year pulled out of an auction for Air Berlin last year amid claims that it was rigged in favour of German rival Lufthansa. Lauda will become chairman of Laudamotion and oversee the comp a n y ’s r e b u i l d i n g , w h i l e Ry a n a i r will provide six crewed aircraft this summer to increase its fleet to 21
Our concern is the citizens... we’re trying to reach an agreement that at least maintains the general economic situation in Gibraltar.” Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis discusses Spain’s approach to the rock during Brexit negotiations.
ISLE TAKE IT: S’Espalmador is popular in summer when tourists head ashore for mud baths (inset).
A BALEARIC island between Ibiza and Formentera has been sold to a private bidder for €18 million. An unnamed family from Luxembourg has bagged 137-hectare S’Espalmador after attempts to sell it to Formentera Council failed. Former owners, Catalan architect Norman Cinnamond and his sister Rosy, confirmed the sale with the price dropped from €24 million after three
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A SPANISH restaurant chain is unable to trademark its name after European judges ruled it could ‘shock and offend’ people. It comes after Italy launched a complaint after Spanish chain La Mafia, which runs 42 Italian eateries, applied to trademark the name La Mafia Se Sienta a la Mesa (The Mafia take a Seat at the Table). But the European Court of Justice said that the Godfatherstyle branding is not compatible with ‘fundamental EU values.’
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planes, with further expansion to 30 jets planned within three years. Ryanair has reportedly beaten off competition from Lufthansa and British Airways parent IAG to secure the deal, which will see it launch a major push on the German and Austrian markets. Ry a n a i r C E O M i c h a e l O ’ L e a r y said in a statement: “This Laudamotion partnership is good news for Austrian and German consumers/ visitors who can now look forward to real competition, more choice and lower fares.”
€18.8bn deal ends toll war A POTENTIAL bidding war for Spain’s biggest toll road operator has been averted. It comes after Madrid-based construction firm ACS and Italian company Atlantia - which had been competing separately for months - agreed a joint takeover deal for the Abertis group. Under the agreed terms, ACS’s German arm Hochtief will buy Abertis for €18.18 billion. But in the final holding, the Italians will own 50 per cent, ACS 30 per cent and Hochtief 20 per cent.
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€14.8bn fraud windfall THE battle against fraud in Spain continues. And the national Tax Agency has revealed that last year it raked in almost €14.8 billion - a year-on-year decrease of €91 million - in sanctions from cases relating to illegal renting of homes and other financial crimes. The total has plunged for the third consecutive year, after the bureau revealed that it made €14.9 billion in 2016 and €15.7 billion in 2015. Agency director Santiago Menendez argued that the average income from fraud over the last three years beats that of the previous three by 3.5 per cent, as he said: “The results consolidate the upward trend in recent years… it is a trivial drop with no significant reason.” And the figures still far outstrip the €8 billion earned in 2008, when the Tax Agency employed 2,000 more people and the housing bubble having yet to burst - fuelled a significant ‘underground economy.’ Fines for undeclared rental income shot up to €522 million in 2017, an increase of around 40.5 per cent on 2014, when the agency launched an annual campaign of sending inspectors to suspects’ homes. Among 32,215 visits made by tax inspectors last year, 14,698 were related to non-payment of IVA, the Spanish equivalent to VAT in the UK. Menendez added that the use of new technology capable of processing big data has allowed investigators to acquire almost €333 million from cases including “aggressive tax planning, ‘hidden’ companies, buying powers that did not match what was declared and assets abroad.” He explained that thanks to Spain’s tax amnesty (a disclosure facility introduced in 2012), plus revelations exposed in the Panama
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RICH TWIST: Spain has clamped down on cheats owing more than €1 million - who allegedly include pop star Shakira says Tax Agency director Santiago Menendez (inset).
Papers and other legal documents, that his agency has new data available. And the result is that tax debt fell by the greatest amount yet recorded in a single financial year. Pending collection, the outstanding amount plummeted by 7.6 per cent compared with 2016, with the total of €42.4 billion the lowest since 2010. The annual inventory of defaulters owing more than €1 million to the state, introduced by Treasury Minister Cristobal Montoro in 2015, also contributed heavily to debt reduction, with €1.2 billion raised from taxpayers “afraid to appear on the list,” according to Menendez.
UNION FURY OVER BELOW AVERAGE PAY THE working conditions of charity workers in Spain are under scrutiny. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) employ around 645,000 across the country, but both central and regional governments slashed third se c t o r b u d g e t s d u rin g th e 2008 financial crisis. The move saw many of Spain’s 30,000 NGOs freeze or reduce salaries, and conditions have not improved in the 10 years since. “There is a latent instability,” an administrator for several NGOs told Spanish media. “It’s a sector that has been damaged and which requires a certain element of volunteering and a huge dose of personal motivation, which is exploited w h e n i t c o m e s t o u n s tab le contracts and unpaid overtime. “One major conflict is that many organisations fight for human rights, i n c l u d i n g e mp lo y men t rights, and there’s a perverse logic at work in which they compete to bring down costs to win contracts
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HELP FOR ZEROS: Charity staff are underpaid, critics say. that the government has outsourced to the detriment of salaries.” Around 34 per cent of NGO contracts are temporary, and employment reforms introduced by the Spanish government in 2012 mean that companies and not-for-profits are able to ignore national labour
a gre e me nts a nd bring dow n salaries while maintaining investment. In Teruel, Aragon, a full-time cleaner employed by the Red Cross now earns €765 gross per month in the wake of a 2.5 per cent Janua ry inc re a s e follow ing a long
freeze on wages, while in Alicante part-time telemarketing staff can earn as little as €500. Jose Luis Pascual, Red Cross Spain’s Human Resources director, s a id: “We’ r e not i nvent i ng l ow salaries, it’s a fact. Should that be changed? Possibly.” W hen qui zzed i f €800 per month is enough to live on, he hesitated before admitting: “It would be very hard to cover everything… I don’t agree that we ignore employment rights. In many cases, our salaries are better than others in the sector.” Critics, including unions, have panned Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and the regional authorities after spending on social issues was cut by 23 per cent since 2016 despite the national economic upturn. Pilar Marmol, from the UGT union, added: “Many NGOs don’t behave like NGOs; they’re all about business. And when there’s an [outsourced] tender, they’re like vultures. They go as low as they can.”
Abu Dhabi set to invite bids for Spanish oil and gas giant THE United Arab Emirates is seeking to offload part of Spanish oil and gas multinational CEPSA. It comes after the Mubadala Investment Comp a n y, A b u D h a b i ’s s t a t e owned holding firm, bought out French oil giant Total’s stake in 2011. The move saw the investment vehicle seal 100 per cent control of Spain’s second-largest petrol company, which was at the time valued at around €8 billion. But reports suggest that it is now worth much more, leading Mubadala to invite bids for a partial stake from a ‘strategic ally’ or ‘major investment fund.’ Cepsa has been on an ups w i n g s i n c e t h e t a k e o v e r, breaking new ground in exploration and production, with several ‘mega projects’ in Asia and the Middle East.
Cashing in on crowdfunding A S PA N I S H p r o v i n c i a l council has become the first authority in the world to set up its own crowdfunding platform. The innovative scheme allows residents of Biscay in the Basque Country to invest in start-up projects chosen by the governing body. According to venture capital think tank, Seed Capital Bizkaia, the move will boost investor confidence and reduce risk. The goal is to launch eight start-ups - cherrypicked from around 30 applicants - in the first year of the scheme, with the council hoping to attract some 350 investors after agreeing to plough €240,000 into the project itself. Businesses must be headq u a r t e r e d i n B i s c a y, o f which Spain’s 10th largest city Bilbao is capital.
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Thumbs down for €4.9 billion Hammerson takeover bid A €4.9 BILLION bid for British shopping centre operator Hammerson sent the comp a n y ’s s h a r e s s o a r i n g b y a l m o s t 2 7 p e r cent. French firm Kleppierre was behind the offer, which is being seen as an attempt to derail its competitor’s €3.9 billion takeover of Intu Properties, which owns or has stakes in 17 shopping centres in the UK and three in Spain. The deal is set to create the UK’s biggest property group, worth an estimated €24 billion. Klepierre said in a statement that it had offered 615p a share, but the bid was rejected by Hammerson chairman David Tyler within 24 hours. Tyler described the approach as “wholly inadequate and entirely
opportunistic,” before advising shareholders to take no action. He said in a statement that the board “sees absolutely no merit in Klépierre’s proposal and has unanimously rejected it.” Klepierre is one of Europe’s biggest players in the retail market, with more than 100 shopping centres in 16 countries. The Hammerson takeover bid highlights the pressure currently gripping the sector, as more customers choose to shop online. Hammerson owns or part-owns 37 shopping centres, including Birmingham’s Bullring, and if the Insu deal goes ahead it will gain control of a €650 million scheme to create one of Spain’s largest shopping complexes in Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol.
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You don’t get more classic than that LEAPY LEE SAYS IT
NOT only is Vladimir Putin a gangster, he is actually your classic gangster. I think the facts speak for themselves. He is undoubtedly an egomaniac and a bully. He is surrounded by thugs, hit men and bent politicians. He rubs out or ‘subdues’ any opposition. As a warning to others, those he considers ‘ratfinks’ are ruthlessly hunted down and ‘eliminated.’ Both he and his henchmen are worth billions, and the general public of his domain consider him a hero. You don’t get more classic than that. Of course, that is where the resemblance ends. His operation makes the Capone, Gambino’s and Mafia Dons of yore look like pussies. However, in my opinion, through all this worrying new ‘cold war’ era I believe we can all console ourselves with one fact, Putin won’t attack the West, certainly not nuclear. Why would he? He earns a big chunk of his ill-gotten gains from the West. He’s not involved in all his skulduggery from a view of patriotism, or the old communistic ideals - heaven forbid. He’s in it purely for the power and the money. To take out the UK would be like Al Capone
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VLADIMIR PUTIN: A ‘gangster’ but unlikely to attack the West. destroying Chicago. He definitely doesn’t want to terminate a golden egg layer of our magnitude. All that aside, I do truly believe that at this moment in time we are nearer to the ultimate holocaust than we have ever been - even during the Cuban missile crisis. At least in those days the USA and the USSR pulled most of the strings. Both of these powers were fairly stable and had
reasonably sane leaders. Now they are all at it, and in my opinion a number are nowhere near stability. North Korea, run by a man/boy who thinks he’s playing video games. Iran, who probably have a few tucked away by now, is run by a fanatical regime, who have vowed to destroy Israel - also a nuclear power. India, in an uneasy and still precarious ‘truce’ with fellow nuclear
power Pakistan. Saudi Arabia, threatening to develop nuclear weapons if Iran doesn’t halt its own programme (some chance), France mmm! The ever-unpredictable China. And, top of the bill, two megalomaniacs in the shape of Trump and Putin, who both think they are infallible. Sounds pretty volatile to me. Oh, I forgot about the good ‘ol UK. Well I wouldn’t worry too much about us. If Corbyn gets elected we’ll all be sheltering behind our CND badges. Perhaps that means they’ll leave the UK alone? Ha ha! Good luck all! As most of you know, I have always believed in free speech. Thank the Lord I write for a publication that, although it may not always agree with my views, also considers free speech a human right! I have always been a firm believer that if it ever came to being prevented from speaking the truth because it may ‘offend’ somebody, would mean we had either succumbed to the yolk of fascism or were finally being run by a bunch of lily livered leaders running totally scared. Well, try speaking out in the UK these days and you can take your pick! columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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by Adam Whalley-Lewis THE DURRELLS have returned to ITV on Sunday evenings to bring a touch of Corfu to our weekends. This is the third series of the drama very loosely based around Gerald Durrell’s memoir about his life in 1930’s Corfu and is a perfect tonic if you are fed up with talent(less) shows and movie reruns. I like the soft storylines, the scenery and the fact I could watch it with my Mum and not have to worry about anything nasty flashing across the screen. There are few shows which could simultaneously carry plotlines about giving up on finding love, taking up the harp and juggling multiple girlfriends and still be OK to watch con mi madre - but The Durrells does it really well. The Greek sunshine helps to make you feel just a little bit warmer too. Immediately after The Durrells have gently guided us around their Greek lives, Amanda Redman wizzes us to Southern India with the return of The Good Karma Hospital, ITV Sunday evenings. I’m really not sure about Dr Ruby (Amrita Acharia) on that motorbike you know, the helmet must play havoc with her hair, but fans of the show will be pleased that she is still around to be put in her place by Ms Red-
MANE ATTRACTION: Escape to the Chateau. PERFECT TO WATCH WITH MUM: The Durrells.
man and to continue her strange flirting antics with Dr Varma; I say flirting, I think that is what’s happening, but Dr R can be so grumpy she will surely find herself heading for a night shift at Holby City if she doesn’t crack a smile sometime soon. This isn’t hard hitting, point making medical stuff, but it does what it sets out to do and I like it. Sticking with Sunday night viewing for just a little bit longer, I'm so pleased that Channel 4 are serving up another series of Escape to the Chateau. The Chateau de la Motte Husson is in the Loire and over the previous three series has been restored by Dick and Angel - she is the
brains and he is, well everything else. Dick can fix just about anything and knows how everything works, frankly I could do with him for a couple of days in mi casa, just to pull everything together. Having ‘done up’ the Chateau, the couple are running an obviously successful foodie and wedding business and it’s lovely to watch. You might struggle with Angel’s hair and the fact Dick sometimes looks like an eccentric Englishman being Bohemian in the French countryside, oh wait, that’s exactly what he is! I don’t know what to make of BBC2’s new show The Secret Helpers, BBC2 Wednesdays.
The format links people who need help or advice with random people around the world via secret earpieces. Family and friends aren’t aware of the earpiece advice as their loved ones muddle through their personal challenges. The advice givers include a Catholic nun, a retired NY police officer and someone in Denmark who is neither a nun nor a policeman, they just seems to be Danish. Now, the get-you-towatch element seems to be the people getting advice. Show one helped out Dan who was left blind after two strokes and first time parent Brett who just wants to be a good Dad. You know I will be coming back to this one! Looking ahead, The Voice is slowly drawing to a close with the knockout shows continuing on ITV on Saturday. I have no idea who is going through... Happy viewing.
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Terence Kennedy’s listening life changed forever when he discovered the joy of podcasts. IF you think silence is golden maybe give this week’s column a miss. It’s inspired by a Canadian lady who fills every unoccupied moment listening to podcasts, a hundred a week. Mea not quite so culpa, I have to confess, and she’s definitely the pod one out (sorry), but my own consumption does certainly max out at three or four a day. My listening life changed radically when keeping my butterfly mind topped up during fallow period s su d d e n l y m ea n t I d id n ’t hav e t o p u t u p wi t h w h ate v er dross wa s o n t h e rad io at th e time, but instead a chosen programme I could actually control as my own DJ. ‘Wo m e n ’s Ho u r ’ d is c u s s in g hysterectomies might have been all well and good mid-morning when there was nothing else on, but podcasts meant I could now lis te n o n d e m a n d to M elv y n Bragg discussing the finer points of three-toed newts or quantity
surveying. And I could hit the pause button so as not to miss a riveting second of it. In itia lly w e c ould tap e ra d io prog ra mme s d ire c tly o ff-air o n to ca s settes. The techno breakthrough ca me w ith th e iP o d 1 7 y e a rs ag o , th en M P 3 players and today there are two-thirds as many smartphones in the world as there are people. Now four billion podcasts are downloaded each year and rising, with sensible users (unlike our Ca n ad ian lad y or inde e d me ) s p e n d in g a n ave ra ge of four hours a week listening to them. In th e w es te rn w orld, more people listen to podcasts than go to the movies. An American statistic John Lennon would have loved says there are more regular podcast listeners than Catholics.
PODCASTS: Four billion a year and rising. Where original adopters were typic a lly unde r 25, now the fastest growth is among the socalled ‘silver surfers’, those of us somewhat closer to our sell-by dates. D ow nloa ding (mos tly fre e )
pods straight off the web is the work of seconds to an MP3 playe r or i ncr easi ngl y now, a smartphone. And almost all will let you interrupt and pick up where you left off again at will, freei ng you f or ever from the shackles of broadcast schedules. Ther e ar e host s of apps f or f i ndi ng and pl ayi ng podcast s. and for the latest pod experience, this year ’s ‘next best thing’ in tech, smart home assistants like A ma z on’s Echo and Googl e’s H ome can ser ve up unl i m i t ed podcasts on demand. For the moment I’m stuck with downloading them straight off the web, as not all of us are (yet) blessed with a smart home assistant. I was going to drop in a gag here about my wife fulfilling that role, but on reflection it could cost me my dinner.
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Taking pod luck TYPE ‘podcasts’ into your browser and prepare to be swamped. A good place to start is with the traditional broadcasters, who all now package their output into free podcasts for downloading. The BBC is a great source (http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts), with simply hundreds free for the grabbing, all in the ubiquitous MP3 format which any player or phone can handle. Other broadcasters like America’s NPR (www.npr. org/podcasts/), or Australia’s ABC (www.abc.net.au/radio/ podcasts/) have their own treasure-troves. Services like Apple’s iTunes have pages and pages of them. If you ‘subscribe’ they will even be downloaded automatically to your player without human intervention. So all you have to do, as Shakespeare so famously said, is ‘lend me your ears’. Perhaps adding headphones for domestic harmony.
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Hey! Study uncovers yet more useless bits of research! 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 survey, 11 per cent of young adults believe Margaret Thatcher was prime minister during the First World War. If you think that’s bad enough, a 2015 survey suggests that 20 per cent of youngsters believe fish fingers are fingers from actual fish. Problem is, people are always ready to express an opinion, even on subjects they know nothing about. In one survey, 15 per cent of people said they were either for or against the Monetary Control Bill. The Monetary Control
Bill doesn’t exist (Oops! Men are the worst offenders here according to ‘research’). People also lie to pollsters. According to the British Election Study, 11.6 per cent of survey respondents claimed to have taken part in the 2010 general election despite not doing so. This accounts for 5.3 million people. And then there are all these research ‘studies.’ Household cleaning products are as bad for lung function as smoking claims one recent investigation. And was it just yesterday we were told processed foods cause an increase in various sorts of cancer? What doesn’t, it seems? Modern living exposes us to a
range of chemicals that wouldn’t have been present in primitive societies. But life expectancy in times past was much lower than today. On balance, the contemporary world, although it presents new dangers, offers us the prospect of living well
beyond the biblical three score plus 10. Fortunately, no one believes any of these scare stories in any case. We’ve been saturated with so much doom and gloom
(and still are) that you’d think that the world’s coming to an end tomorrow through disease, famine and pestilence. I reckon dogs are far smarter than many of the individuals
SURVEYS AND STUDIES: Designed to scare?
involved in any of these surveys or ‘studies.’ For instance, in a vet’s waiting room recently I was surprised to see owners pacing up and down, jingling coins in pockets, listlessly checking out posters and notices while all the dogs present were sitting, waiting calmly and patiently. Then I noticed the sign on the waiting room door: ‘Be back in five minutes, Sit! Stay!’ 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. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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It’s no joke any more not like the old days Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man YOU know what I miss? I miss jokes. Nobody tells jokes anymore. Yeah, there are loads of comedians but they are all, bar one or two, observational comedians. Years ago, when I was out with friends, we would all sit around telling or repeating jokes. The types with a build up then a punch line. In fact, although I’m now very definitely labelled ‘Mr Grumpy,’ I was known for my sense of humour and my party trick was to be able to tell a joke on nearly any subject. My point is it doesn’t happen now. Why? Because everyone has ‘jokes’ on their phones 24/7. There are jokes on Twitter, Facebook etc etc. Nobody is actually telling them - they are just there to read. There’s no delivery, no comic genius timing like the great comedians they used to have on the TV. My favourite show was actually called The Comedians and was just a bunch of guys telling joke after joke. Most were so politically incorrect but hilarious and I’d try to remember as many as I could to add to my repertoire. I also get loads
of videos and GIFs (not sure what that actually stands for) on WhatsApp now. I don’t mind the odd one but I’ve got one friend who can send what seems like a 100 a day. Most are not funny and many are just YouTube stuff and when I tell him it’s enough he gets the hump. Hope he reads this! I watched a bit of the winter Olympics and thought the Russians were banned for their vast government run doping scheme that allowed them to win loads of medals by cheating. So I was to see, not their Olympic team, but a bunch of people called ‘Olympic Athletes from Russia.’ What a lot of hogwash! One-hundred-andsixty-eight of them took part and, guess what, two of them failed a drugs test! I don’t get it they were Russian athletes from Russia and no, they didn’t march under their flag. But it’s simple - they were banned for cheating, got slung out, found a loophole, got back in and surprise, surprise, they cheated again! It’s like the asthma drugs and the cyclists. I know three people that have asthma. One can’t walk up a flight of stairs and the other two won the Tour de France. When I took drugs I wouldn’t have even been able to find my bike, never mind ride it! Email mikesenker@gmail.com
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Looking for news about Altea wildfowl I WONDER if any of your readers can put me in the picture regarding the swan and duck that are always together in the river mouth by Altea Yacht Club. I often drive by there and it really pleases me to see the pair of them so contented together. The only thing I’ve heard is that they both used to live on the river mouth by the flags in Altea but, after hooligans broke one of the swan’s wings, a local animal charity moved them both to their present location, which is hopefully safer for them. Thanks in anticipation. Roy Gough, Altea
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THIS guy certainly has no taste and I’m all shook up! However I’m so pleased that his friends Graham and Robert do have taste along with myself and family and friends. I so look forward to Jane McDonald’s cruising programme as Jane is so vibrant and comes across with so much enthusiasm, the cruises are all so different. We are so lucky to live here in Spain but there’s a big wide world out there to explore so why not be tempted to try something different? I feel sure that so many people will be tempted by this programme, cruising is already very big business and I think Jane will have encouraged a lot more people to try one, going to different countries and seeing different cultures. Before the end of each programme I am trying to guess what song she will be singing, never guessed yet. A shawl that looks like a tablecloth um, I must look for one of those at my Sunday market.
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Paco the Swan and friend. Editor’s note Back in September of last year, Paco the Swan was rescued by the animal charity Somos Gos as he had a problem
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Girl rescued after dangerous stunt Downright stupid if you ask me and her parents should be made to pay for the emergency services costs and she should repay it out of her pocket money! When will this generation learn?! Get a life... everything isn’t about uploading photos and videos of yourself to see how many people like you!! Tessa Green
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Thankfully there was a sensible judge in this case. Now she needs to throw the book at the doctor and law firm who are involved. Clare Lloyd Fantastic...and so they should. People don’t like to hear this but I remember as a Main Line Holiday Rep in Benidorm, overhearing people discussing on their way to resorts from the airport ways of trying to claim on the insurance!!... and this just makes it more problematic for the genuine claims and of course is part of the reason premiums are so high for everyone... Of course it’s all over the world this horrible claim culture… Stephen Chatt Milne
So Adam; Are you lonesome tonight? No because you’re watching Jane cruising, Can’t help falling in love but perhaps not with Jane’s cruising. Don’t be cruel so what can one say? Perhaps You’re the Devil in disguise! Ann Rosser, Calpe
If they are invisible how is that going to improve safety... just another money making measure. Alex Walker Invisible cameras do nothing to improve safety. Visible warnings improve safety, they cause people to slow down. This is a punishment, pure and simple. What would improve road safety is targeting lorry drivers who drive with disregard for other road users. Robert Mitchell Just don’t speed. Simples! What’s the hurry anyway? Relax and enjoy your holiday. Dean Grande
Starving lions and tiger rescued I’ve now watched the video of these poor injured, starved and very sad lions and a tiger. These circus people are disgusting and should be prosecuted to the highest degree, let’s hope they are. Chris Gregory Thank God they were rescued. Thank you to all who achieved this. Danusia Bourdon This circus used to come to the town where I live. Hateful treatment, so glad they are safe now. Jenny Brodie Thank the Lord for this rescue. Will the circus owners be prosecuted? Mary Povey
Ryanair: ‘We’re still Europe’s No 1 customer service airline’ They are great, they get you there cheap what more do you want for 30 quid? Tim Northern
I REFER to the waterfall article in Issue 1705. Thought this would be a great visit, so yesterday set off from Quesada. When we arrived there some 2.5 hours later we discovered that the access road was closed. What your article FAILS to mention is that at this time of the year the access road is CLOSED, and we were informed by Spanish locals that it was a 7km walk to the falls and thus another 7km back!!!!! As it was around 4pm we gave it a miss, so will have to return later in the year, do you know when the road is opened? Bill Peters, Quesada Editor’s note We have been unable to find any reference to the access road being closed for part of the year on local tourism websites, and there was no answer when we phoned the tourist office in Cazorla. Most likely is that the road was damaged or flooded and you were extremely unlucky.
Our View Brexit IT is clear which extreme end of the political divide Colin MacGregor sits (Issue 1705). He seems to assume that because he favours Brexit, the majority of expats think likewise. Let me repeat what we all know. What is relevant is that a majority in the UK now favour Remain, because they realise they were fed false, misleading and inadequate information prior to the referendum. It is now irrelevant how they voted in June 2016. This is not a case of ‘whining because we lost.’ The future direction of the UK is at stake. The government should not be too timid or too proud to admit we got it wrong. There is still time for a meaningful referendum. David R Worboys, El Capistrano Village, Nerja
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The last time that you sat down and thought about your finances it was confusing. Things are a lot simpler now. Keep emotions and the needs of others out of the equation. Balance is what this week is all about. Get the percentages right now and it is plain sailing for the immediate future.
At last it is clear that the future holds something quite exciting. Looking back during the past few years there has been a build-up to this moment. Treading a new path is half the story. There is much to be discovered both outside and inside your sphere.
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Something comes to your attention that makes you feel both anger and injustice. As you are urged to speak out and put your cards on the table, you hesitate. Be sure to have the true facts of the matter because this gives you real confidence. Keep emotions out of the equation and speak with a balanced view.
Your heart is saying 'Let’s get out and have some fun'. Your head is saying 'Okay, but let's leave it until later'. Which is right? Well, one thing is for sure, emphasis on finances is restraining. You are, however, building on something strong for the future.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There is a strong urge to be up and doing something to further your artistic needs. Be sure that you know what is important. Keep it simple and aim straight for it. There may be other options to be explored, but do not go off at a tangent. To do so would see you have many fingers in many pies but making little real progress. Trust your instincts.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you are feeling more confident in many ways, there is also a secret insecurity. There is a strange emotional atmosphere this week, which perplexes you. An unusual feeling that you need to change your surroundings cannot be put down to a seasonal 'nesting' instinct. Let this be a time to pay more than lip service to your ideals and beliefs.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Waiting for just the right time to do and say things this week can produce miracles. Spontaneity may be your watchword but forward planning is where real progress is at the moment. It's not a week to expect co-operation from others.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) If you are James Bond, I see no surprises in the week ahead. If you are not, then I certainly do. Something quite shocking crosses your path, so be cautious in your approach to new situations. Keep your eyes and ears open and be prepared to seek advice. Your social life may be dynamic, but what has to be done is irrefutable.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) What others see as our way ahead is not always the path which we want to tread. It would be easy to be cosy and not take a chance. Is that what you really want? Outside influences are heavy and pressing at times.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Be sure not to put up with tedious comments. Someone is trying to rile you. Who are they to think this way? It is foolish and impossible to p l e a s e t h i s p e r s o n . Av o i d them and move on to something out of their sphere.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Who wants you to go where and who wants you to do what? Each day seems to be spoken for before it arrives. Spending your life like this means running out of credit on your health. Do not neglect your well-being for the wishes of others. Give yourself permission to love and care for yourself as you do so much for others.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) There are plenty of people who will tell you that what you seek does not exist. They will also tell you that what you feel is unsustainable. This is, however, no time to compromise your dreams or emotional needs. Taking a bright view and a chance now seems unusual to those round you. Who knows best?
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Across 1 Clues I arranged for Watergate (6) 4 Has faith in repaired struts (6) 9 Plead for British cheese, for a change (7) 10 The Irishman I love for the terrace (5) 11 Parking on a great many building sites (4) 12 I acted in poor show (8) 14 Take the road to the river, going back by horse (5) 16 It’s reported the dogs have reached the tops of the mountains (5) 20 Is a huge fan of dual seat contraption (8) 21 Encourage some of our generation (4) 24 President and African leader's animal (5) 25 Increase Green movement around Louisiana (7) 26 A duty list or back rest, maybe (6) 27 Withhold food from pop star vegetarian's diet (6)
that’s fixed (8) 6 Difficulty is fixed by rugby player (7) 7 Inclined to work in a sleigh (6) 8 She's caught in the beam (5) 13 State challenge to accept European rule (8) 15 Forgery of art stun absentees (7)
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17 Hold up picnic container? (6) 18 Put off in high-altitude terrain (5) 19 Remove delegate and Latin sweetheart (6) 22 More uncommon rubles are registered (5) 23 Spot partial job lot (4)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 8 represents W and 23 represents H, so fill in W every time the figure 8 appears and H every time the figure 23 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
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Down 1 Delicate bust remodelled on the French (6) 2 Disturbed by the unexpected result (5) 3 Cook some borsch effortlessly (4) 5 About being put into twosomes,
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Across 1 Journalist (8) 8 Escape or avoid by cunning (5) 9 Giver (5) 10 Speed (4) 11 Report or maintain (6) 13 Salted roe of the sturgeon (6) 15 Silvery-white metal (4) 18 Defendant's plea of being elsewhere at the relevant time (5) 19 Shoulder firearm with long barrel (5) 20 Natural opening in something (8)
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Across 1 Levantarse (3,2) 4 Alterado (5) 8 To hold on to (7) 9 Codo (5) 10 Cuchara (para comer) (5) 11 To achieve (7) 12 Tailor (6) 14 Dove (6) 18 To know (someone) (7) 20 Code (cipher) (5) 22 Cocineros (5) 23 Elected (7) 24 Roncar (cuando se duerme) (5) 25 Forma (figura) (5)
Down 2 Precise (5) 3 Kitchen appliance (4) 4 Slightly intoxicated (6) 5 Scope (5) 6 Implausible (10) 7 Mischievous elf in Irish folklore (10) 12 Arrived at without due care or effort (6) 14 There you are (5) 16 Establish by deduction (5) 17 Worry unnecessarily or excessively (4) The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 Vasos (para beber) (7) 2 Cloth (for cleaning) (5) 3 Pareja (compañero) (7) 4 Magpie (6) 5 Vapor (5) 6 Ankle (7) 7 Menos (5) 13 Cantantes (7) 15 Arqueros (7) 16 Impresionante (7) 17 Brisa (6) 18 To cook (5) 19 Basket (5) 21 Friend (f) (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 (JANGLE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
BEDLAM BEGGAR BEYOND BLANCH EMPLOY GIRDLE GRAVID IRONIC JANGLE (10) JUDGED MEDICO MYRIAD PAGODA PLEASE RAISED SCREEN TUNDRA VALUED VERSUS
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Abrupt 2 Aghast 3 Cloudy 4 Throne 5 Apogee 6 Defect 7 Spurge 8 Mingle 9 Couple 10 Sentry 11 Fathom 12 Choppy 13 Otiose 14 Glossy 15 Micron 16 Swishy 17 Hiatus 18 Iodine 19 Family.
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 N) and there muNst 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: 20 • Good: 28
4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points
TARGET: • Average: 12 • Good: 16 • Very good: 24 • Excellent: 31
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION arts attar altar altars rata rats ruts turf turfs tars tart tartar tartars talk twos twirl twin taut tarts tats lark lard drat star statal stark start stalk strata spot spoof soft sour soot frat frats fowl fops four foot food foodie furl wood wind ruin rind post postal pour oops odour hind heir tofts tofu tops tour topos dost dour duos dirt dirndl
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION dent even need neep nerd neve peen pend pent rend rent teen tend tern vend vent enter event nerve never preen trend deepen eterne evened evener needer nerved rented repent tender vendee vender veneer vented venter entered preened preteen pretend prevent repented PREVENTED
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1 Stag, 2 Cease, 3 Rat, 5 Alpha, 6 Eleven, 7 Fajita, 11 Insist, 12 Cancel, 14 Snare, 15 Corgi, 16 Core, 18 Tie.
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1 Espalda, 5 Crabs, 8 Capaz, 9 Terraza, 10 Mostrar, 11 Santo, 12 Daisy, 14 Tenth, 19 Apodo, 21 Ropería, 23 En avión, 24 Sabor, 25 Again, 26 Answers.
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1 Sachets, 2 Scrub, 3 Natural, 4 Cornea, 5 Anger, 6 Sterner, 7 Bends, 13 Ratings, 15 Austere, 16 Sleight, 17 Recede, 18 Pupil, 19 Akela, 21 Bribe.
1 Encima, 2 Pipes, 3 Lizards, 4 Altura, 5 Caras, 6 Against, 7 Season, 13 Abogada, 15 Esposas, 16 Maceta, 17 Prensa, 18 Cabras, 20 Onion, 22 Roble.
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QUIZ: TOYS R QUIZ 1. ‘How gentle is the rain that falls softly on the meadow’ is the opening line of which 1965 UK Top five hit single by The Toys? 2. In which 1968 British musical adventure fantasy film did comedian Benny Hill play the part of the Toymaker? 3. Released in Japan in November 1996 and the rest of the world six months later, what was the name of the electronic toy displaying a digital image of a creature that had to be looked after and responded to by the ‘owner’ as if it were a pet? 4. The name of which famous toy is derived from the Danish phrase for ‘play well’? 5. What is the nationality of the sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik, the inventor of the famous 3-D combination puzzle the Rubik's Cube? 6. Which actor is the voice of Woody (Sheriff Woody Pride), a pull-string cowboy doll in the Toy Story series of
films? 7. Which comedy duo starred in the musical film Babes in Toyland, first released in November 1934? 8. Which mechanical drawing toy was invented by Frenchman André Cassagnes in 1960? 9. Which of these toys was the first ever winner of the British Association of Toy Retailers’ Toy of the Year award in 1965: (a) Hot Wheels, (b) James Bond Aston Martin die-cast car or (c) Spirograph? 10. Which toy shop, the oldest and largest toy shop in the world was founded as Noahs Ark in High Holborn in 1760 but moved to its current site on Regent Street in 1881? Not a lot of people know that... the yo-yo is believed to be the second-oldest toy in the world. Its name likely derives from the northern Philippine Ilocano language word ‘yóyo’
Answers: 1. A LOVER’S CONCERTO, 2. CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, 3. TAMAGOTCHI, 4. LEGO (leg godt), 5. HUNGARIAN (born in Budapest), 6. TOM HANKS, 7. LAUREL AND HARDY - the film is also known by the alternate titles Laurel and Hardy in Toyland, Revenge Is Sweet and March of the Wooden Soldiers, 8. ETCH A SKETCH, 9. JAMES BOND ASTON MARTIN DIE-CAST CAR - Spirograph (1967) and Hot Wheels (1969), 10. HAMLEYS
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N ATHAN J AM ES h a s just learnt he is about to die and there is nothing doctors can do for him. The successful 33-yearold now has to confront the prospect of no longer being around, which cause s him to rethink th e choices he has made. He sets out on a journey of self-discovery that sees him encounter bean ba gs , mons ter potato e s and a bipolar donkey. He als o meets a g i r l called Alison and falls in love with her but is torn because he knows he will soon no longer be there to give himself to her. Nick Spalding’s Checking Out is a comedy about trying to live whi l e haunted by the spectre of death.
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• Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer; March 22, 70 The writer of Cats, The Phantom of the Opera and Jesus Christ Superstar went to Westminster school before Mo Farah. going on to study at the Royal College of Music. He has had a lengthy collaboration with lyricist Tim Rice with their songs covered by Johnny Mathis and Celine Dion, among others. • Mo Farah, Athlete; March 23, 35 Farah won the 5,000 and 10,000 metre running races at the London Olympics in
2012 and was named the European Athlete of the Year two years in a row. • Mary Berry, TV chef; March 24, 83 Born in Bath in Britain, Berry has written more than 70 cooking and food books and has hosted her own BBC Two show Mary Berry Cooks. She is also known for having hosted The Great British Bake Off alongside Paul Hollywood. • Elton John, Musician; March 25, 71 John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, has sold over 250 million albums in his 50-year
career. He began playing the piano at the age of three and went on to sing the hits Rocket Man, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Tiny Dancer. He performed his song Candle in the Wind at Princess Diana’s funeral in 1997. • Keira Knightley, Actor; March 26, 33 The BAFTA award-winning star of Pride & Prejudice and Atonement first rose to fame after featuring in the films Bend It Like Beckham and Love Actually. Born in London, Knightley began her acting career by appearing in adverts from the age of six.
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590 - Theodosius crowned Byzantine Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. He would go on to be executed in a military revolt. 1199 - Richard I injured Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, is wounded by an arrow in France. He would go on to die on the following April 6. 1566 - Valletta building Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, lays the foundation stone of Valletta, Malta’s capital city. 1807 - Slave trade banned The Slave Trade Act, which banned the kidnapping of Africans from their homeland and their sale into slavery, becomes law in the British Empire following several attempts to pass it. 1896 - First radio signal The first radio signal transmission in history is made by Russian physicist Alexander Popov. 1916 - Shikai abdicates Yuan Shikai, the last Emperor of China, abdicates his throne leading to the restoration of the Republic of China after a year-long hiatus. 1977 - Frost-Nixon talks The first of the Nixon interviews is recorded with British journalist David Frost and former President Richard Nixon. The Watergate Scandal discussion would be watched by the largest audience of a political interview in history. 2017 - Westminster attack Khalid Masood drives a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, crashes into railings near the Houses of Parliament, gets out and stabs PC Keith Palmer before being shot. Six people died and 49 were injured as a result.
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MILLIONAIRE art dealer Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear) is self-absorbed, but he is desperate to win back his wife Debbie (Renee Zellweger) after she discovers he has had an affair. Debbie decides to test his commitment by giving him a challenge. She asks him to help her feed the homeless at their local shelter and befriend notorious ex-convict Denver Moore (Djimon Hounsou). The trio then embark on a lifechanging journey for Hall in Same Kind of Different as Me.
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The Golden Man of Malaga Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England PABLO PICASSO led Sotheby’s London’s Impressionist and Modern Art and Surrealist Art in February and last week the most popular Museum in London the Tate Modern opened Picasso’s Golden Year exhibition which focused on his creations of 1932. A year of two halves the first part dominated by his urgency to meet the deadline of his first major retrospective held in Paris in June 1932 at the Galeries George Petit. The painting that crowned the Sotheby’s sale Pablo Picasso’s ‘Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)’ achieved the second highest price for any work ever sold at auction in Europe - priced at €56.7m - as three bidders competed. This painting was created in 1937, the same year in whose final months saw his master work ‘Guernica,’ which happily may be seen by Spaniard and visitor alike at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, regarded by most as the greatest anti-war statement in art. In a decade of extraordinary significance many see echoes of the trajectory of that decade in the profuse and varied output of an
Ric Polansky moved to Mojacar in 1969 as a pioneer developer. He reads extensively and has travelled in South America panning gold and looking for El Dorado.
EVERYONE that I know has tried to forget it already. The high winds, the lack of sunshine, the sprinkles of rain then more wind. If that wasn’t enough to unsettle any normal person, the horrendous crime in nearby Nijar was too shocking to believe. In a distant world so full of rage, bitterness and war, to have something so vile happening on our doorsteps seemed a right proper slap in the face to our tranquil routine. Even the weather had to be avoided in conversation as the events transpiring just down the road were so horrifically upsetting. (A sad reminder that no matter how Hollywood paints it, happy endings in life are as truly common as herds of unicorns. Pure evil somehow thrives deep within some folks, often unnervingly close to us). So, to not confront the outside forces we remained inside and were forced to face the TV glow of the Spanish nation passing judgment to solve the riddle of ‘who done it’? The victim’s face was splattered on
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artist who never seemed to stand still. By 1932 Picasso was an established artist, famous and wealthy. Tailored suits and chauffeur driven car attest to that as well as the Paris apartment and country chateau. At a moment when some entertained the thought that Picasso was at his peak, perhaps even past it, he continued to search and discover. For an impoverished immigrant from Spain who would have blamed him for slowing and enjoying the fruits of his youth? Also 1932 was the year that Picasso is considered to have reinvented himself. Here he can be seen to be exploring surrealist distortion, painting and sculpture. It also saw the start and development of his relationship with his muse Marie-Thérèse Walter, by 1935 his wife Olga Khokhlova had left him for the south of France. The darkening clouds of war marked with the Spanish Civil War which began in 1935 and ended in 1939, with the rest of Europe engulfed in what came to be known as the Second World War months after its conclusion. Picasso was a man of his times. As an artist his times cover much of the 20th century. The triumphs, anxieties and tragedies, the vast scope of his art continues to fascinate and attract. For a determined collector a fascination that very occasionally may be satisfied by an acquisition.
TV screens and became an instant icon for all the children of Spain. The rallies and protests were truly unfathomable in numbers uniting an entire nation. In my 49 years of observation I had never seen so many people ever protesting in Almeria. The crime needed to be solved. I listened intently to each interview
of the parents, friends, announcements of the Guardia Civil and even what the local priest contributed. Not a shred of evidence or a crackling voice was detected. The Guardia Civil were criticised immediately, after all, they were renowned for knowing everything. Not a word from them, but they were
NEVER FORGOTTEN: The murder of Gabriel Cruz (inset) broke the hearts of the Almeria community.
watching. No movement was left unexamined nor any statement not profiled. My observations from the TV screens noted a new woman in the life of the father always wearing something with a picture of the victim, Gabriel. She was also very ostentatious, showing her love for her new man, while the actual mother remained stoic and unrelenting toward a quick solution. Time dragged on accompanied once again by the light rains and con-
stant winds, and then the sun peeked through but more winds and drizzle. The world wasn’t turning anymore but obviously stuck on its own axis. And we, the patient living witnesses, were caught in our own time warp, spinning and becoming more confused with each new forlorn dawn. Then it was announced. An arrest had been made. Everyone already knew who did it and publicly announced as such. The Guardia Civil had known since day one. They had studied her past black histories in the Dominican Republic. Cries for renewing the death penalty abounded. Everyone had concocted a way for the killer to meet her sweet justice. The best note I got on Facebook was from a group of prisoners at Azabache prison near Almeria. They simply stated ‘send her here and we will sort her.’ To my understanding, that’s where she’s bound. Solved? Well, not quite, the damn wind hasn’t seized.
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THE head line acts for the sixth Juergas Festival to be held in Adra from August 1 to 4 have just been announced by the local council. With a larger budget than ever and more than 20 acts already announced, it is expected that the 40,000 people who attended last year will be exceeded considerably. The main performers are Bad Religion and Loquillo and during the announcement, there were performances by acoustic guitarists Victor Guirado and El niño de la Hipoteca. Los Angeles Punk Rock band Bad Religion were formed in 1980 and are due to release their 17th studio album this year. Influenced by the Ramones, the Sex Pistols and the Clash as well as the proto punk MC5 and Iggy and
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Announcing the headliners the Stooges, surprisingly all members of the band were all fans of the Beatles and their two main writers Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz have been called the Lennon and McCartney of punk rock. Their pulsing form of punk and
Bad Religion still ready to rock hard rock sees them singing about many of the social ills that affect the world and the passage of nearly 40 years hasn’t tamed their energy. The other main attraction Loquillo a singer from Barcelona was initially into Rockabilly but since then
has been associated with pop, punk and rock having been a member of Los Troglodytes and now fronts his own seven-piece band. The support acts are increasing on a regular basis and whilst the majority are Spanish, the appear-
ance of Jamaican band the Skatalites will ensure that everybody will be on their feet and dancing. The Adra Council is completely behind the festival as it brings work for local people, promotes the town on an international basis and 40,000 plus people generate large amounts of money to spend locally. It’s remarkably cheap as the welcome party on August 1 is free whilst a ticket for the rest of the event is €40 although that may well rise as the festival gets nearer. There is also a special meet and greet option which gives a number of special opportunities for access and plenty of free drinks for €99. Camping is encouraged and all details including the current line up may be explored by visiting the festival website at https://thejuergas rockfestival.com.
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The Beyoncé Tribute tour is on the road IF you don’t want to spend up to €1,500 for a VIP ticket to see Beyoncé and Jay Z in Barcelona in July, it will only cost €18 to see the tribute tour at the Teatro Cervantes in Almeria.
Having started in Madrid, this special and very high quality show featuring Maria Badel as the Single Lady herself will visit Almeria City on Friday March 30 starting at 10pm. This promises to be one
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ON TOUR: Maria Badel is Beyoncé. of the tribute tours of the year with a spectacular stage s h o w, backing dancers and singers, great music and impressive lighti n g e ff e c t s h o n o u r i n g a woman who is considered by many to be one of the greatest female performers alive today. Reproducing the sound, the costumes and the routines, Maria Badel accompanied by some great dancers, will be performing
a full routine including some of the stars most popular hits including Halo, If I were a Boy, Listen, Crazy in love, Drunk in Love, Sorry and of course Single Lady. Ti c k e t s f o r t h i s s h o w which will be touring across Spain currently cost €18 from the Teatro Cervantes website or will be charged at €22 if purchased from the box office on the night.
For the chosen few BODEGAS VEGA SICILIA is a Spanish winery founded in 1864 by Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves and owned by Lorenzo since 1982 by the Barbareschi Alvarez family. Don Eloy, a Spanish winemaker, brought several grape varieties back from the Bordeaux region where he trained to his Castile homeland, including Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, all of which are still used today together with Tempranillo and Malbec. In the 20th century, Vega Sicilia - located in the Ribera del Duero DO in northern Spain earned a reputation as one of Spain’s most notable wineries with its top bottles selling for an average of €300. The name Vega Sicilia refers to the Catholic Saint Cecilia with no connection to the island of Sicily. Many of Vega Sicilia’s 250 acres are planted with old vines, some more than 100 years old, resulting in a low yield during harvest. The wines are aged in barrel and bottle for many years and depending on vintage for decades before release. For example, in 1991 the winery released the 1968 and 1982 vintages after 23 and nine years ageing.
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BODEGAS VEGA SICILIA: Family-run since 1864. Vega Sicilia produces three cuvees: Unico: This Gran Reserva is the signature wine released 10 - 15 years after vintage. Taken from some of the oldest vines it consists of Tempranillo (80 per cent) and Cabernet Sauvignon (20 per cent) and accounts for about a third of production. Valbuena 5°: Aged for five years, it is composed mostly of Tempranillo, with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Vega Sicilia Unico Reserva Especial: A non-vintage blend of different Unicos, aged at least for 10 years; it can include grapes from vintages harvested more than 30 years apart and usually only available to private customers. Happy tasting.
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THREATENED: The remote driving test centre in Albox.
Centre put to the test THE local Partido Popular (PP) party have presented a motion to help prevent the Almeria Traffic Headquarters from getting rid of the remote driving test centre. Juan Pedro Pérez Quiles said “the motive behind the motion is to prevent Albox from losing a service that it has been providing for more than 36 years.” Quiles pointed out how residents from neighbouring villages such as Macael, Cantoria, Oria, Bacares, and Somontin come to the town daily to practise for their driving exam and do their test. This in turn benefits Albox residents and
businesses as it brings more visitors to the town. The PP fear that the Almeria Traffic Headquarters will decide to dispense with the Albox Driving Test Centre while keeping the one in Huercal-Overa, which has a specific classroom dedicated to carrying out theory exams necessary to obtain a driver’s licence. To avoid the loss of this centre, from the PP have asked the town council to urgently allocate a public space to carry out theory exams which is equipped with at least 15 computers on which they can install the software so locals can take the tests.
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SPRING FUN: Easter basket with shop manageress Maggie and volunteer Pat.
Easter basket raffle THE APSA charity shop in Avenida Lepanto, Albox has launched its Easter Basket Raffle with tickets just €2 each. The prize is a basket full of Easter goodies plenty of chocolate and cava for the winner. Maggie, shop manageress, said all the goodies had been bought and donated by the shop volunteers and Harrisons Food Store next door to the APSA shop. Tickets can be bought from 10am to 2pm, Monday to Saturday. APSA Charity AGM APSA will hold its AGM at Chapmans in
Albox on Monday April 16 from 2.30pm. Everyone is welcome, come along to find out about this Albox animal charity. Perhaps you can help with dog-walking, fostering or helping in the shop - you can speak with like-minded volunteers to find out more information. They all look forward to seeing you, coffee and cake will be provided. Membership is only €5 annually, only members can vote but all are welcome at the meeting.
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Puppy needing a home
THIS little fellow is the last of a litter which was dumped in a bin near Albox, he is the last to find a home. As soft as velvet, a gorgeous male, black puppy. If you can help please contact APSA via Facebook or ring the homing officer on 664 730 289. PUPPY LOVE: Hilary and Di with a little friend who needs a home.
Full of drama ALMOST a thousand spectators attended the Albox Amateur Theater Festival. The winning group of the 48th edition of the festival was Verea Teatro from Baza while the La Luna Roja company from Almeria City won second prize. Verea Teatro performed the famous play The Crucible by Arthur Miller based on real events that happened during the 17th century witch trials in the United States - taking home the â‚Ź2,000 prize. The Best Actor Award went to Angel Santisteban from the Cordoba-based company, Loyola Teatro.
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To the front of the dining area there is a small covered terrace in which to perhaps take morning coffee escaping the sun. To the side of that a path leads to the main entrance of the property and the rear terrace. The description of the terrace is in fact underselling the space at the rear of the property somewhat as it is truly a complete outdoor living room. With screening and hedges it creates a private courtyard feel and is furnished with a dining table and chairs, wicker sofa, chairs and coffee table. For private al fresco dining or social entertaining, it is a superb extension to the already sizeable property. Being a full time home for the current owners the apartment has been well maintained and has air conditioning and ceiling fans installed throughout; two bedrooms benefit from built-in wardrobes and patio doors to either the front
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C U S TO M S o ff i c e r s h a v e seized properties owned by P res id e n t Assa d ’s f a mily worth €691 million, mainly located in Marbella and Paris. The homes are believed to belong to the president’s uncle, Rifaat Assad, and the haul represents a record year for French customs officials who have seized €862 million of criminal assets in 2017, up 477 per cent on the previous year. Rifaat Assad’s property empire includes 503 prop-
erties around Marbella, ranging from restaurants to parking spaces, with an estate valued of €50 million. His whole portfolio in the city is estimated to be worth a staggering €600 million. In France, police seized € 9 1 m i l l i o n o f p r o p e r t y, including a 3,000 square metre mansion on the exc l u s i v e Av e n u e F o c h i n P a r i s a n d a 11 0 - a c r e chateau just outside the capital. The police operation has
been carried out by a Spanish-Franco taskforce, after Rifaat Assad, 80, was c h a rg e d w i t h l a u n d e r i n g the proceeds of financial fraud and misusing public funds. Prosecutors say his fortune derives from money plundered by the Syrian r e g i m e a f t e r h i s b r o t h e r, Hafez (the president’s father), came to power in 1971. Rifaat Assad was a wellknown figure in Damascus but made enemies with his
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PROPERTY PLUNDER: Rifaat Assad’s real estate empire has been seized. brother after attempting to oust him in the 1980’s, after which he fled to Europe. Mr Assad denies any
wrongdoing and claims his w e a l t h l a rg e l y e m a n a t e s from gifts bestowed by Saudi Arabian royalty. In a statement last year,
he and his family said they had ‘never benefited from financing that, in any way, wronged the Syrian state and its people.’
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BUILDING BLOCK: The housing crash left Sesena littered with unfinished homes.
Ghost town comes alive again SESENA, a town that came to symbolise the excesses of Spain’s last real estate boom, has begun building again. It was a decade ago that ghost-like buildings in the Castilian countryside became an emblem of out-of-control speculation and of the housing crash. However, Sesena, (34km south of Madrid), is making plans to build thousands of new homes after councillors approved the ‘Quixote Park’ project in late January. Mayor Carlos Velazquez says proposals
to combine homes with an industrial park on the site prove that the town has learnt from the mistakes of the past. In fact Sesena’s change in fortunes is a sign of how soaring demand is causing Madrid’s real estate and rental markets to heat up again. Fernando Encinar, co-founder and head of research at Idealista said: “There is as yet no bubble but there is a mini-boom. People will start to move out of the capital to the satellite cities.”
BENIDORM may be best known among tourists for its sun, sea and nightlife, but it’s the city’s burgeoning real estate market that is causing international investors to take notice. Back in 2008, Spain’s unemployment rate shot up by 36 per cent and when the property bubble burst, investors couldn’t get rid of Spanish real estate fast enough. Today, however, there is a very different outlook: the economy is doing well, the banks are healthy, there is an investor-friendly legal framework, and property is still cheap compared to other European cities. The recovery started six years ago with a €41 billion banking system bailout, and it is gathering pace as lenders clear out toxic property assets. In the rental sector, cities like Benidorm have witnessed record average prices due to a combination of increased demand and a fall in supply. That is because many homeowners, who had been renting out their properties during the
economic slump, are now putting them back on the market as prices start to pick up again. Added to this is the fact that short-term rentals to tourists have become a more profitable proposition than
long-term leases. Visitors flock to Benidorm for the beach, hotel and theme park pleasures by day, and the highest concentration of entertainment and clubbing venues in Europe by night.
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DOMESTICATION of dogs is a fairly recent event in the history of canines on earth. Although wild canines have been around for millions of years, they have only spent a few thousand of those as our pets. As a result, they still retain some of their ‘wild’ instincts, and one of those is the instinct to ‘den.’ Canines have a definite instinct to hide out in dens. If they do not have one available, they will ‘make their own.’ We frequently see our dogs under desks or the dining room table, if they can fit. When a dog digs a hole in your garden one reason might be the instinct to make a den. What this behaviour is all about is a canine’s natural de-
sire to have a place he can call his own. Many people dislike the idea of ‘caging’ or ‘crating’ their dog, feeling as if it is cruel and somehow hampering his freedom. This is not true. Just go to a friend’s house who has a dog that has been properly crate (or cage) trained. The dog will often seek out this refuge when he is tired, stressed, or just wants to be away from it all. Your friend probably feeds her dog in or near his ‘den’, has provided soft, comfortable bedding for his ‘den’, and has plenty of toys for him to play with or to chew nearby. What dog would not want to stay in a place with so many luxurious
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THREE vintage supercars previously owned by rock and roll superstars have gone under the hammer at auction for staggering fees. Billed by some as the ‘rock stars’ cars’ auction, the three cars formerly owned by Paul McCartney, Sir Rod Stewart and Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason went up for auction as part of Bonhams’ Goodwood Members’ Meeting sale on Sunday, March 18. Paul McCartney’s limited edition 1967 Lamborghini 400 GT,
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COOL: Mason’s former Ferrari has been dubbed the ‘coolest car ever made.’ one of just 247 ever built, belonged to McCartney during the Beatles’ heyday and went on sale
for a stunning €559,000 (£494,000). According to reports, the former Beatle had the car specially converted to right hand drive in the late 1960’s before eventually selling it on in 1979.
Tim Schofield, head of the auction house’s motor department, told British media: “There is certainly a market for celebrity owned vehicles, especially when the cars themselves are desirable marques and models such as this Lamborghini.
“Paul McCartney, he has had some fantastic cars in his time and this is no different. “It was first registered to him in February 1968, the heyday of his time with The Beatles.” Also sold at the auction was Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason’s 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GT
Spider. Dubbed the coolest car ever made, the jet black supercar has ‘Nero’ painted down the side of it and fetched almost €476,000 (£420,000) when it went to auction. Also under the hammer was Sir Rod Stewart’s bright red Lamborghini Diablo.
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JAPANESE giants Honda have revealed their latest model is set to hit a top speed. In a remake of their Mean Mower, which claimed the title of world’s fastest lawnmower in 2014, Honda are set to release the new impressive follow up model - the Mean Mower Mk2. Honda’s latest super powered ride-on grass cutter has the same engine as the brand new CBR1000RR Fireblade, a 1,000cc engine with roughly 189bhp. And while it is yet to be officially tested, the Japanese manufacturing giants reportedly claim that the super-bike powered mower will top 134mph - which would make it faster than a 2017 Honda Civic hatchback. The Mean Mower secured the world record for world’s fastest lawnmower in Spain four years ago, when it reached 116.57 mph at the IDIADA proving ground close to Barcelona. But Honda lost their title to the Norweigan Speed Factory Team just over a year later as they topped out 133mph on a modified Viking T6 lawnmower. And now set the Japanese giants are set to challenge that figure and reclaim their title with the Mean Mower MK2 model, which they promise will be able to go beyond the current record of 133mph.
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SPAIN face a tough double header in their penultimate round of friendly fixtures ahead of this summer’s World Cup in Russia. La Roja will head to current world champions Germany on Saturday, before hosting the Germans’ final opponents in 2014, Argentina, at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid on Tuesday. Spain go into the matches in good spirits having not lost a match since the 2016 European Championships, but will be without front man Alvaro Morata after the Chelsea striker was left out by Julen Lopetegui. The 25-year-old, who has struggled since his €85.7 million (£75 million) move from Real Madrid, got his first goal of 2018 in the 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final win over
Leicester on Sunday but has been replaced by rejuvenated former Chelsea man Diego Costa. There were also first time call-ups for Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso, Valencia playmaker Dani Parejo and Villarreal’s Rodri. Speaking to English media, Lopetegui was adamant that his final selection for the World Cup was far from made, but was full of praise for the newcomers in his side. He said: “There are players who are not on the list whose chances of going to the World Cup are intact. “We’ve now got two exciting matches against two great sides and after that everyone will have their chances. The fact players haven’t been called is down to various things; form, injuries and also to see new players better.”
By Benjamin Park SPAIN missed out on automatic qualification to next year’s Rugby World Cup in dubious circumstances as they were beaten 18-10 in Brussels amidst ugly scenes at the final whistle. Los Leones looked on course to qualify for just their second ever World Cup and their first since 1999 ahead of the match, needing just a win over bottom side Belgium in their final qualifying match to leapfrog Romania into top spot. But Spain were undone as Belgian fly-half Vincent Hart kicked six penalties, scoring all of his sides points in the process, in a game controversially overseen by Romanian referee Vlad Iordachescu and two Romanian assistants. Tempers flared after the final whistle with several of the Spanish players confronting the referee, while others sarcastically applauded the official’s performance as he had to be escorted from the field by security. The result means that Romania qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and extended their record of competing at every World Cup since its inception in 1987, while Spain must now beat Portugal in a playoff; before the winner faces a two-legged tie against Samoa to secure a place in Japan. Captain, Jamie Navara, was quick to apologise for his side’s actions after the final whistle but remained critical of the referee and his assistants. He told Radio Marca: “I’m the captain and I would like to apologise for what happened with the referee. “The image at the end of the game does not represent the sport nor the values of this team. It must be understood however, we’ve lost part
“We felt it was the right time for them to come in and take a look at them. “We like (Rodri) a lot. He’s very young but he’s ready. We’ve liked watching him a lot, the reports from his club and the under-21’s are excellent and we thought it was a good time to see him closer.” Elsewhere, England will hope to secure two victories in their penultimate double header. England boss Southgate’s side will be without key man Harry Kane after he was ruled out until April, as they head to the Netherlands on Saturday ahead of hosting Italy at Wembley on Tuesday. Southgate has handed a place in the squad to three uncapped players ahead of the fixtures, all looking to state their claim for a place on the plane to the World Cup. Burnley duo Nick Pope and
FRIENDLIES: Germany ran out 1-0 winners the last time they faced Spain in 2014. James Tarkowski receive their first call-ups on the back of the club’s good form this season, alongside Swansea centre-back Alfie Mawson. Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook has been called up for the second time after he was originally called up for the 0-0 draw with Brazil in November. There are also recalls for Arsenal pair Jack Wilshere and Danny Welbeck, while West Brom’s Jake Livermore also retains his place in spite of his club side’s poor form this season.
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UGLY SCENES: Spanish players confronted the Romanian referee at the final whistle. of our dream.” While Spanish coach, Santiago Santos, also seemed incensed with the way the match was officiated. “We weren’t allowed to play,” he told the media. “The referee kept stopping the game at every moment. Our game was stopped continuously, the
Belgians benefited from many more decisions. “The difference between penalties against us and for us was huge. When we were trying to come back in the game the play kept on being interrupted.” Reports suggest that the Spanish Rugby Federation (FER) made an official request for the officials to be changed on February 19 given the po-
West Ham’s Joe Hart also retains his place in the three lions’ squad despite several high profile mistakes for the struggling Londoners this season, while high profile absentees include Chelsea captain Gary Cahill and Manchester United’s Chris Smalling. Other fixtures will see Argentina play Italy tomorrow (Friday) as well as Russia against Brazil and France take on Colombia before Portugal face the Netherlands on Monday and Germany host Brazil on Tuesday.
tential outcome of the fixture. The appointment was made by Rugby Europe, whose president is former Romanian player Octavian Morariu, as opposed to the governing body World Rugby. The FER have since made a formal claim to both Rugby Europe and World Rugby for the game to be replayed, while Rugby Europe themselves have also released a statement regarding the match. It reads: “Rugby Europe has always operated the highest standards of match official selection whatever the competitions. Our structures have provided a pathway for some of the world’s top officials. “While we appreciate that this is a subject of high-emotion, it would be inappropriate to comment on a match official performance before the usual full review has been undertaken. “This is a usual procedure and occurs for every match. “(The) Rugby Europe selection committee is waiting for the assessment report of the supervisor for Belgium v Spain match officials. This committee will meet in Poznan next Friday on the occasion of the Rugby Europe U18 Championships. “Its agenda will be modified and a large portion of the meeting will be devoted to the analysis of every stage of the Belgium v Spain game. “Following this meeting, a statement will be released to Rugby Europe Board of Directors for dissemination.” And it has now been confirmed that World Rugby will investigate the circumstances, with the governing body stating that it will look at the ‘context of events’ around the result.
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Start your engines! Formula One season begins in Australia the year hot on Mercedes’ heels; and young Red Bull driver Max Verstappen is also tipped for a good year this season. Verstappen, 20, is one of nine drivers this year under the age of 25 in this year ’s championship and is an outsider for the title after a strong performance in 2017. The young Belgian-Dutch driver showed glimpses of what may be to come in 2018 last season with wins in Malaysia and Mexico, and he will certainly be in contention, along with last year’s Abu Dhabi champion, Valtteri Bottas and Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate, Daniel Ricciardo, whose future still remains seemingly up in the air. The Australian is out of
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THE Formula One season officially kicks off this weekend, getting underway with the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. All eyes will be on last year ’s champion Lewis Hamilton and his battle with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who will both be attempting to win their fifth titles respectively. Mercedes will also be looking to pick up their fifth consecutive constructors’ title this season but the infamous fifth title may be the hardest of all, with several competitors set to rival them for the championship. Alongside Ferrari, who will be desperate to reclaim the title, Red Bull finished
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BACK: The F1 returns this weekend, with Brit, Lewis Hamilton aiming for his fifth driver’s championship. contract at the end of the season and there is currently no news of him close to agreeing a new deal, unlike
youngster Max Verstappen who signed an extension with the team until 2020 last year.
If Red Bull hit the ground running, we may see a change of heart from the 28year-old but a reported 2019
move to Mercedes continues to seem the likeliest alternative at the moment. Spaniard Fernando Alonso and McLaren will be positive heading into the season after posting the third fastest time in testing, despite five breakdowns, while the Australian GP will also see the return of Alfa Romeo, who teamed up with Sauber ahead of the 2018 season. This weekend’s race in Australia will also be an F1 first as it will be the first ever season opener to feature two four-time world champions. Action gets underway from 2am tomorrow (Friday) with P1 followed by P2, ahead of Saturday’s Qualifying, which begins at 7am. And the season’ s racing will officially begin at 7.10am on Sunday. After Australia, the Formula One season heads to Bahrain on April 8 and then Shanghai the following week before taking a two week break ahead of the Azerbaijan GP in Baku on April 29.