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Sound policy By Joe Gerrard VA L E N C I A’ S r e g i o n a l tourism spokesperson has said music tourism has the potential to be an “economic engine” and has recommended measures to boost visitor numbers with culture. F r a n c e s c C o l o m e r, a l -
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so the former mayor of Benicassim, said such concerts and events b e n e f i t e d t h e r e g i o n ’s economy to the tune of some €130 million a y e a r. B e n i c a s s i m a n d Benidorm both host music events popular with tourists.
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Water torture By Matt Ford A BRITISH mum who almost lost her leg after a waterslide accident saw the limb infected with flesh-eating bugs is suing a Benidorm hotel. Helen Priestly, 42, cut her leg in two places and was twice forced to have surgery. And the mother-of-one from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, has filed charges against the hotel for its ‘death trap’ chute as she battles to get it shut down. She said: “The slide I was on is a potential death trap. It’s only a matter of time before an adult or child is seriously injured on it.” The incident came after she forked out more than €950 on a four-star break in the Costa Blanca resort with husband Leon, 40, and 15-year-old daughter Danielle. Helen rode on the slide without knowing that someone had
broken their leg on it earlier the same day. She explained: “I didn’t stand a chance really as the gap to go through wasn’t really big enough to get through. “The water current was really strong and it slammed me into the opening. I was in agony.” After fighting against the flow to get off the attraction she realised how badly she was hurt. “I started nearly passing out from the shock and blood loss. I had a big massive hole in my leg like an indent,” she added. An ambulance took her to a private hospital where medics x-rayed the leg and put her on an IV drip before letting her go. The hotel refused to cover the cost of a wheelchair, leaving the family to pay, and they were not visited by a rep for two days. She continued: “I was in constant pain but they wouldn’t help us at all from then on. I was in intense pain and couldn’t
wait to get home.” But things took a turn for the worse six weeks after they arrived home, when she was admitted to the Rochdale Infirmary in massive pain before being diagnosed with necrotising fasciitis, commonly known as flesh-eating disease. She said: “A cloudy, milky liquid was pouring out of my
leg, it was disgusting. “One time I woke up and my bed was soaking from all the liquid and it was so bad the nurse thought I had spilled a glass of water on the sheets. “But as the poisons were gone I felt a bit better.” Doctors then performed two emergency operations in a bid to save the leg after a transfer to Royal Oldham Hospital, where she was admitted to the high dependency unit. She added: “I actually felt better and had a cup of tea. But then the doctors looked at my leg and said I might lose my leg and told my husband and daughter I could also die. “I was hysterical I couldn’t believe all this had come from a water slide. It was like something out of a horror film. “There were massive holes and gaping wounds in my legs and you could see the bone.” An official from travel opera-
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‘I WAS HYSTERICAL’: Doctors told Helen she could lose her leg or even die. tor Jet2 said: “The health and safety of our customers is extremely important to us, we are exploring Helen’s claim fully. “As this is part of an ongoing legal process, we are unable to
comment further at this time.” Helen’s legal representative Paul Stevens added: “It defies belief if the same slide that severely injured Helen is open and still causing injuries.”
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THE BIG PICTURE Nº 18
BENIDORM City Council is set to approve amended plans to build the first skyscraper in La Cala. The 22floor Delfin Tower will include 44 luxury homes, 67 parking spaces and 44 storage rooms and the plot is set to be ready for construction after workers complete earth and tree removals.
Scam bust FIVE people have been arrested in Elda on suspicion of committing crimes of identity theft, falsification of documents and defrauding 100 people with illegal electric company contracts. Four men and one women allegedly acted in Alicante and Murcia provinces scamming bills totalling approximately €2,100, according to investigators.
Clean air ALFAZ, which proposes to reduce its carbon footprint, has compiled information on direct and indirect emissions caused by municipal activities in the town, including central-heating, air-conditioning, transport and energy consumption. Emissions not controlled by the municipality have yet to be analysed but initial findings are encouraging, said Environment councillor Rocio Guijarro.
Poor macaw A BRITISH couple living in Benidorm have been reunited with their blue and yellow macaw after it escaped from their home. Firefighters rescued it from a railing outside Benidorm’s cultural centre but had to wait until it calmed down before grabbing hold of the bird and returning it to the owners, local sources report.
Caught again POLICE caught a man driving without a licence in Albacete for the sixth time and he narrowly avoided a nine-month prison sentence but must now pay a fine. He was first stopped in 2008 in Yecla, Murcia, then three times in Albacete, once in Hellin and again in Alcaraz, local media reports.
Bather lives A 33-YEAR-OLD bather has been admitted to hospital after reportedly being revived after nearly drowning on the Poniente de Benidorm beach, according to the emergency services. Ambulance medics managed to recover his vital signs by administering mouth-to-mouth before transporting the man to the Marina Baixa hospital in Villajoyosa.
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SPEARS OF DESTINY: Workers in Caparroso, Navarra.
White gold IT must be collected at night to protect its delicate colour and texture. And the asaparagus dubbed ‘white gold’ is now being harvested by temporary workers in northern Spain. Within a few hours of being picked, the delicacy is either sold in local markets or boiled and placed into tins or jars, otherwise its high water content - considered critical to its distinct flavour - can be lost. And if exposed to the sun, the pricey veg can quickly turn purple. Those responsible for picking it must move quickly, and a dozen people can harvest up to 1.5 tonnes in a single night. And there is another reason for their haste, since
salaries for the seasonal workers, here pictured in Caparroso, Navarra, are partly based on the amount they collect. The region’s climate, comprised of cold winter and spring nights, is said to be ideal for producing top quality asparagus, which receives a special label of geographical origin under European rules. A kilo typically sells for €2.90 if bought directly from farmers, with the price doubling or tripling in food markets elsewhere. Locals eat the asparagus by holding it with two fingers upside down above the head and lowering it slowly into the mouth.
Elderly Brit road death AN 82-YEAR-OLD British man who was hit by a car on the CV-81 road near Villena in Alicante Province has died, according to traffic authorities. The man was reportedly riding his bicycle when he was hit by the vehicle at kilometre 49.5 on the road at around 11.20am last Saturday. He was airlifted to a health centre by helicopter and died at around 1pm that afternoon, emergency services said.
The accident was one of two involving cyclists on the roads of the Valencia Region on Saturday. The other took place on the CV-500 road where a 24-year-old was reportedly run over and knocked unconscious at around 11am. The accident happened near a service station in El Perello. Emergency services took the man to the Ribera Hospital in Alzira, with his current condition unknown.
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Charity drive FOUR British men are set to arrive in Benidorm this week after leaving their home city of Bradford to make the journey by car for charity. The drivers left the north of England in their 1999 Volvo V70 estate on Tuesday evening as part of the Benidorm or Bust event. The yearly fundraiser tasks those taking part with driving to the Spanish holiday destination in old cars and getting people to sponsor the journey.
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The group is made up of Paul Wilson, Steve Gill, Neil Cox and Robert Crombie. They told British local media they were making the trip in aid of the Will’s Way charity. The charity was set up in the name of teenage rugby player Will Barker, who was diagnosed with a Grade 2 brain tumour in 2016 aged 15. Those who want to donate can do so at: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/PaulWilson98.
The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1718 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca North edition, including 109 local stories.
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Do you agree with Spain’s decision to allow the boat carrying more than 600 migrants to dock in Valencia? LAST WEEK’S POLL: Do you think Spain will be better off under its new government?
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RED LETTER DAY: The recovered document and (inset) a depiction of Columbus’ 1492 landing in the Americas.
The right note A 500-YEAR-OLD letter written by Christopher Columbus has been returned to Spain by the United States. It comes after a seven-year international probe which reached as far afield as Paris and Brasilia. Written in 1493 and addressed to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, the letter describes the notorious explorer’s discoveries in the New World. It was among 16 original copies, of which several were stolen from Barcelona’s National Library of Cataluña archives in 2004 and 2005. They were replaced with forgeries, but the switch was only discovered in 2011 when experts received a tip off about the plot from an informant. Spain’s US ambassador described the repatriation of the letter as ‘a showcase of the ties that bind the United States and Spain together’ when receiving it during a ceremony in Washington, DC. “We are truly honoured to return this historically important document back to Spain, its rightful owner,” US Attorney David Weiss added. The letter was a manual copy of the original, written in Spanish to the monarchs who paid for his journey to the Americas.
It covers the people, landscape and wealth that the navigator found between his August 1492 departure from Puerto de Palos in Huelva, Spain, and return to Lisbon in March 1493, seven months later. It was at the time translated into Latin before being sent to kings and queens across Europe. Investigators said the document was sold by two Italian book dealers for €600,000 in 2005, before a Brazilian businessman snapped it up for €900,000 in 2011. And it is believed they were alerted to the scam by an expert employed by the latest owner to check its authenticity. An agent was then dispatched to Spain to check that the archived version was a fake, sparking a joint enquiry by US Homeland Security Investigations, a division of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE), and the Department of Justice. The unnamed owner reportedly agreed to hand the letter over after being contacted by the authorities. ICE said in a statement that it has recovered 11,000 stolen artefacts from 30 countries since 2007, and that a second copy of the same letter was in 2016 returned to Italy.
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SOUNDING OFF: Festivals and concerts in the region draw thousands of tourists
from Front page » Colomer added during his presentation of a report on music tourism in the region that its offering for music travellers drew some one million visitors a year. He said the Benicassim festival, one of the largest in Spain, as well as concerts held in Benidorm were the main spots music tourists visited in the region. The other was Elche in the south of Costa Blanca for its Mystery Play. “The Valencia regional authority has taken on the challenge of transforming music into a tourist product. We have always believed music has the potential to reinvent our holiday offering,” he said. “This report will serve as a
guide for us to see exactly what our potential is and how we transform music into a product with a greater national and international scope,” he added. Colomer was joined in his presentation of the report Jose Maria Nacher, a professor of Applied Economics at the University of Valencia. Luis Oscar Garcia, President of the Association of Valencia Promoters, also attended. Garcia said culture made up around 5 per cent of Spain’s annual economic output (GDP). “We need to make it plain that music is a productive sector in the Valencia region,” he said. “Companies and institutions must continue working together so that music contin-
ues to be an important tourist attraction,” he added. The report recommended future policies including organising public and private promoters at a regional level, as well as guaranteeing stable employment in the area. It added the music industry should consider forging ties with other tourism firms in hospitality and catering to improve the quality of the region’s holiday offering across the board. Measures to improve the legal regime around the music industry were also proposed for those who organise and promote concerts. The report also recommended channelling regional authority resources into streamlining areas of the industry.
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SHE set pulses racing after hooking up with US singer Ginuwine in the Celebrity Big Brother house. And Ashley James, 31, turned up the heat once again after slipping into a skimpy orange bikini in Ibiza. The blonde stunner flaunted her enviable curves as she soaked up the sun at a beach club opening party, posting a series of racy images on social media.
PLACE IN THE SUN: Peter Stringfellow.
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Flash of Ash ORANGE CRUSH: Ashley James.
HE was Britain’s most famous nightclub owner. And tributes have poured in for Peter Stringfellow, who died aged 77 after losing a decade-long lung cancer battle. The self-made millionaire had a long-affiliation with Spain, and in the 1990’s bought a villa near Puerto Portals in Mallorca. He once said of the island: “I liked it immediately. The first thing I did was buy a boat, which
I lived on for around six years before buying the villa.” He listed the property as one of the five things he couldn’t do without in a 2013 interview, but last year put it up for sale before buying land in southern Italy to be closer to his half-Italian wife Bella’s family. At the time he said: “The area’s probably like Mallorca was 20-odd years ago. It’s incredible value, the land is incredibly easy to buy and you can build a lot cheaper than anywhere else.”
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SHAKY GROUND: Gerard and Shakira.
BARCELONA footballing star Gerard Pique confirmed to the King of Spain that his luxury Barcelona home was ransacked while he was watching pop star girlfriend Shakira performing in Germany. The admission came as Felipe VI visited the Spanish national team’s training camp before they jetted to Russia for the World Cup. It is believed that the 31year-old defender’s parents were sleeping inside the man-
sion in Esplugues de Llobregat when burglars described as ‘professionals’ broke in and made off with luxury watches and jewellery. Video footage posted online shows Pique shaking hands with the royal before explaining that his mum and dad were unharmed and that no arrests had been made. He had travelled to Cologne to watch his partner of eight years, 41, as she completed the latest leg of her world tour. Spain begin their World Cup Group B campaign against fierce rivals Portugal on Friday.
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ISLAND FEVER: The Love Island 2018 contestants.
Summer of love IT’S back. The 11 initial singletons are now ensconced in a luxury villa somewhere on Mallorca. And the Love Island 2018 contestants are now looking to couple up or clear out as the popular ITV2 series gets underway.
Known for its raunchy sex scenes, this year’s line-up includes Eastenders star Danny Dyer’s daughter, Dani and Adam Collard, who once shared a three-way kiss with Charlotte Crosby and Chloe Ferry in a cameo on Geordie Shore.
SHE’S best known for hitting the runway in skimpy lingerie. But Dutch Victoria’s Secret angel Romee Strijd, 22, showed she’s not averse to swimwear as she topped up her tan in Ibiza. Joined by boyfriend of nine years Laurens van Leeuwen, the beauty put on a jaw-dropping display by the water.
BEACH BABE: Romee Strijd.
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Sandra Canero, 33, and Rocio Gallego, 31 both traffic wardens from Malaga. Sandra: “Yes, we do. We wear thick black trousers for our work as traffic wardens and they still manage to bite our ankles. It is worse for some colleagues though. One is allergic and comes up with swollen red boils when bitten. She scratches the bites, they get infected and then she can’t work.” Rocio: “At home we use the liquid plug-in devices, which do the trick. We have even tried to get our fluorescent work tops changed because they attract bugs, and also because people mistake us for police.” Miguel Angel Nadal Pedrosa, 35-year-old bar worker from the Costa del Sol. “At home I have mosquito nets everywhere. It is a kind of fabric you can easily find in the shops. I use to cover my windows and even my balcony to stop them coming in. It works! But they don’t bite me anyway. I’m not sure why. Maybe it is because of my skin or my blood type.” Silvia Edwards, originally from Berkshire, resident in Fuengirola for 12 years. “Mosquitos aren’t a problem, it’s the flies in October that bother me. They are a real nuisance. If you go out to a restaurant they swarm over you, especially if you are eating fish. We have mosquito nets at home but the odd one occasionally gets in so we use the anti-mosquito plugs just in case.”
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STREET TALK
Are you a mossie magnet? A WET spring has created ideal breeding conditions and raised fears of a summer mosquito explosion as the heat kicks in. But with holidaymakers and residents warned to be on high alert by public health experts, how many of us are really terrorised by the bloodsucking pests? Minna Kivimaki, 22, from Lapland, visiting Spain to gain practical experience for her Science degree. “There are a lot of mosquitos in Lapland, which might surprise some people. Back home we have lots of reindeer and the mosquitos feed off them. But actually, they don’t bite me at all in Spain. I don’t understand why people complain about them so much.” Raquel, 23, from Amsterdam, on holiday in Spain. “Yes, it is funny you should ask because we actually had a one-and-a-half-hour battle with a squad of seven mosquitos last night. There were no batteries in the air-conditioning remote control so the bugs were flying happily. They woke us up at four o’clock. My friend was lying in the
bed with a sandal waiting for them to fly past while I walked around the room. It was like an insect warzone, with mosquito bodies piling up around the room. We definitely won. It was quite an adventure!” Olafur Isleifsson, 64, from Iceland, on holiday in Spain. “I rarely get bitten. But if I do I never notice. They do come into the house and bite my wife, but not me. She uses repellent from the pharmacy which seems to do the job. But compared to my friend, my wife hardly suffers at all. He gets bitten all over his face and has to be admitted to hospital. Everyone wonders why they get bitten, or don’t get bitten. Maybe it is because I have AB negative blood type.”
SWARM WARNING: Raquel. NET PROFIT: Miguel.
BORED OF THE FLIES: Silvia.
BUG OFF: Sandra and Rocio.
NO BITE-MARE: Minna.
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Forget the past NO matter what anyone may think about the leaders of North Korea and the USA, their meeting in Singapore on Monday is without doubt of historic importance. It has been suggested that Chairman Kim Jong-un has actually outfoxed President Trump by appealing to his vanity as the first US President to establish a ‘friendly’ relationship with North Korea. The North Korean economy has been significantly disadvantaged by the sanctions imposed upon it and if these are to be eased as the two countries discuss nuclear disarmament then Kim will be able to take the credit whilst making promises of things to come. The Americans had demanded ‘complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation,’ but there was no mention of this following the meeting and whilst the two parties have signed a document of understanding, full details of the content are awaited. At the end of the day however, when one considers that technically North and South Korea are still at war (there is only a ceasefire in place) any move to lessen the tension in the area has to be positive and will also come as a relief to neighbours including China. According to President Trump the pair have forged “a special bond” whilst Kim said “We’ve decided to leave the past behind.” The next few months will determine whether this is a game of smoke and mirrors on the part of either side, but any action that helps to make the world a safer place cannot be criticised.
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King goes state side SPAIN’S monarch is due to travel to the United States today (Thursday) and is due to meet President Donald Trump in Washington days later. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the trip last week. Officials added King Felipe and Queen Letizia will begin their visit in New Orleans in the state of Louisiana. They will then travel to San Antonio in Texas before being received by Trump at the White House in Washington DC next Tuesday. The king and queen are being accompanied by Spain’s new Foreign Minister Josep Borrell. The Foreign Ministry said Louisiana and San Antonio were chosen as stop offs for their historic connection to Spain. “It is to keep important historical testimonies of the deep and close ties that unite Spain and the United States,” officials said. King Felipe previously said the United States was an “essential” ally of Spain. “In our relations, which go back to the earliest moments of the great American nation, the continuity and quality of shared values and interests prevail,” he said. Louisiana was part of the Spanish empire until 1800 while San Antonio has its roots in a mission founded by Spanish Franciscan Antonio de Olivares in 1718.
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LET’S DO THIS: King Felipe and Queen Letizia are to meet President Trump.
NATIONAL POLICE in Benidorm will be reinforced by officers from elsewhere in Spain as well as France and Portugal as the city gears up for peak tourist season. Officers will be joined by two from France and two from Portugal as part of a European agreement. There are no plans for them to be joined by British police who provided assistance in previous years, according to reports. Alfredo Garrido, the National Police’s chief commissioner in the city, said the four officers from abroad would be joined by Spanish trainees and at least 80 more personnel, among them mounted officers. He added police numbers would be “very acceptable” and that he was happy Benidorm had been granted the reinforcements. Officers in the city have typically been reinforced by personnel from cities such as Valencia and Zaragoza to cope with the surge in tourists during summer.
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SPAIN’S Minister of Foreign Affairs has called for dialogue on Cataluña after saying the region is on the verge of “civil strife” in an interview on Sunday. Josep Borrell added in the interview on a Spanish news television programme participation from across the political spectrum would be required to resolve the situation in the region. “We are on the verge of a civil confrontation,” he said. The minister’s comments come as the government in Madrid has begun restoring the powers taken away from Cataluña following l a s t y e a r ’s i n d e p e n d e n c e referendum and declaration. Borrell said the government’s first obligation was
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Minister: Cataluña Low show verging on ‘strife’
DIALOGUE CALLS: Borrell (right) took over from predecessor Alfonso Dastis last week. to maintain the unity of Spain but Madrid was willing to open channels of dialogue with authorities in Cataluña. He added it would have to be within the framework of the law in reference to
the courts previously finding last year ’s referendum unconstitutional. “The next time they play poker they will play with chickpeas because they have been playing with the f u t u r e o f t h i s c o u n t r y, ”
Borrell said. He added in reference to pro-independence politicians currently in jail or abroad in connection with last year ’s secession push that their fate was in the hands of the courts.
THE number of people who auditioned for street art and performance permits before Benidorm City Council for the start of the 2018 to 2019 casting call was six this year. The figure is reportedly one of the lowest in recent years, with a total of 20 licences granted by the local authority for street artists yearly. S e rg i o O s v a l d o , a p e r f o r m e r w h o a t t e n d e d t h e audition in a bid to renew his performance licence l a s t M o n d a y, s a i d f i n a n c i a l a n d r e s i d e n t i a l r e quirements made it difficult to get approval. “They demand you be registered in Benidorm and live here. Housing in this city costs money and sometimes it is difficult to find an affordable house because we only work four hours a day,” he said. A n a P e l l i c e r, t h e c o u n c i l ’s c u l t u r e s p o k e s p e rson, said the authority had no plans to alter requirements for street artists but said it did impose many demands on them. “The activity is regulated and above all we try to find a balance between allowing people to perform and not disturbing residents,” she said. Benidorm Council had attempted to professionalise the process which was unregulated until 2012. Councillors passed the measures that year which attempted to resolve issues they said were being caused by artists not having assigned spots and disputes created as a result.
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Driven mad Sex pest bus driver held A SPANISH bus driver has been held and charged with dangerous driving after allegedly pleasuring himself while at the wheel. The sordid incident took place in Valencia, with the 60-yearold’s arrest coming after a young woman filed a complaint. According to a police statement, she sat in a seat to the suspect’s right after getting on the packed local service, and immediately saw him leering at her through his rear-view mirror. She then realised he had his trousers undone and was performing a sex act on himself, before catching sight of his manhood as he ‘brazenly rubbed it back and forth.’ The horrified victim rang the bell and got off the bus at the next stop before reporting her sickening experience. Investigators contacted public transport firm EMT, with the culprit identified in the wake of a short internal probe.
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RIPPED: Harry’s luggage arrived from the conveyor belt torn to pieces.
A BRITISH passenger on an easyJet flight to Spain has slammed the airline after his luggage arrived on the conveyor belt ripped to shreds. Harry Drew, 26, was told his hand luggage had to go into the hold on his return flight from Barcelona to Bristol but he claims as soon as his bag came into view he could immediately
see it was damaged. The council worker from Exeter was left fuming after he found most of his clothes had been ruined, including an Exeter City football shirt given to him by his uncle who had recently passed away. Harry told news outlets his “uncle passed away two m o n t h s a g o . T h a t ’s i r r e placeable.
EASY RIDER: The incident took place aboard a packed Valencia bus. It is believed he has been freed ahead of an upcoming court appearance.
Shredded Brit’s luggage ripped to pieces “The bag had just come out on the carousel and it was all ripped. The bloke at the baggage desk reckoned it could have been chewed up by the conveyor belt. “No one brought it out and asked whose it was, it was just dumped on the belt and that was it,” he added. Harry claims he has tried contacting easyJet on nu-
merous occasions to complain about the incident but hasn’t heard anything back yet. “It’s frustrating because i t ’s a l l m y c l o t h e s I t o o k away and they’re not giving me the time of day. “I want a response and some sort of compensation for this. They need to do something about it,” Harry said.
No fallout from crematorium closure THIRTEEN members of San Juan Council will not be prosecuted for closing the crematorium as a precautionary measure in 2015. An Alicante court decided that the councillors had committed no offence and threw out the formal complaint lodged by the company that owns the crematorium. This was the third time that the Alicante court had rejected the owners’ claims that the councillors from four different political parties backed the motion to close the installation despite knowing that this was unjust. Their statements to the investigating judge between late February and March demonstrated that their support for the motion was based on technical reports that recommended the closure on health grounds. This freed them from any accusations of deliberate prevarication, the court announced. The councillors expressed satisfaction and relief at this latest verdict, although San Juan’s mayor recommended “prudence” until the ruling was confirmed.
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Migrant crisis Spain takes in ship refused by Italy and Malta THE Spanish government allowe d a sh i p c a r ry in g more than 600 migrants to dock in Valencia after both Italy and Malta refused its entry. Prime Mi n i st e r P ed ro Sanchez had ‘given instructions for Spain to comply with its international commitments in matters of humanitarian crises’ according to a Moncloa statement. Italy’s new Interior Minis ter Ma t t e o Sa l v i n i s a id “saving lives is a duty, turning Italy into a huge refugee camp is not. ‘Ital y i s d o n e b e n d in g over backwards and obeying - this time THERE IS S OME ONE W HO SAY S NO,’ he wrote on Twitter. He suggested that Malta should accept the Aquarius, but it refused arguing that it fell under Italy’s jurisdiction.
Mr Salvini, leader of the right-wing League party, p ro mis e d to ta k e a to ugh s ta n ce ag ain s t mig ration a n d h a s als o s a id h e wa s considering taking action against organisations that re s c u e mig ran ts at s e a . H e h as a c c u s ed th em of working with people-smugglers. “Malta takes in nobody,” he added. “France pushes people back at the border, Spain defends its frontier with weapons.” M r M a lv in i s aid it wa s time for Italy to “say no to human trafficking.” T h e s h ip w as c a rrying 629 people on board. A c c o rd in g to rep o rts there were 123 unaccompan ied min o rs , 11 y o u nge r children and seven pregnant women as well as 15 others w ith s e rio u s c h emic a l burns.
The humanitarian group Medicos Sin Fronteras initially refused to make the trip to Spain as they were concerned over food supplies. The migrants were then s plit onto a furthe r tw o boats, with Italy providing food a nd w a te r for the three-day trip to Valencia. B oth the ma yor of Barcelona and the mayor of Valencia offered their cities to take in the ship, with the latter being the end destination for the A qua rius ’ 1,300km journey. This comes after Spain’s ma ritime re s c ue s e rvic e launched a huge operation to save 334 migrants - four of w hic h die d - in the Mediterranean Sea. The migrants were crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Africa in nine different boats.
DENIED: Italy refused to allow the Aquarius to dock.
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Victim centre launch
THE Valencia Region’s Justice Minister has announced five new centres specialising in supporting the victims of crime. Gabriela Bravo said the new centres would open in Ontinyent, Lliria, Utiel and Picassent. Their launching brings the total number of such centres in the region from 22 to 26, with the Utiel office set to be extended following the announcement. Centres in Alzira, Xativa, Paterna and
Catarroja will also be modified following the announcement. Almost 60 people work in the 22 centres currently, according to reports. The offices are designed to provide the victims of crime with assistance and resources to ensure they are protected. Workers there also provide those who visit with guidance to navigate the justice system
and the process of cases going through the investigation and trial stages. The advice is available to those who have suffered from any crime but there is a special emphasis on handling gender violence cases. Bravo said the service was free at the point of use. They fall under the remit of the authority’s Assistance to the Victims of Crime Network. She added it was the goal of authorities to have an office in every urban area.
Budget approved BENIDORM’S City Council has approved a budget worth around €102 million for this coming financial year. The budget will see city authorities spend around 9.6 per cent more than they did last year. It was amended to take into account issues over proposed land appropriation. The ruling conservative Partido Popular
(PP) group passed the spending plans last Monday after gaining the backing of the centrist Ciudadanos party and the Citizens for Benidorm party. The left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) and regionalist party Compromis abstained, claiming it would have to be amended in future.
Ronaldo settles €19 million tax bill CRISTIANO RONALDO has reached an agreement to pay the Spanish authorities €19 million to settle his tax affairs. The Real Madrid and Portugal star has been trying to resolve the situation for some time, after being accused of tax fraud. However, no resolution will be official before the start of
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SUITABLE AGREEMENT: Ronaldo (centre) hopes to put the tax saga behind him. the World Cup, due to the recent change in the national government. Ronaldo has reportedly admitted four of the fraud charges, meaning he will not have to spend any time in jail.
Meanwhile, he is believed to have been offered a staggering €32.5 million annual contract to stay at Real Madrid, but whether that is enough to keep him remains to be seen.
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Fresh pipes FINESTRAT municipal council will start refurbishing the sanitation and water channeling system on the Mimosas avenue and Salvia de la Cala street, according to Juan Francisco Perez, the mayor.
Better care ONTINYENT Town Hall announced it will refurbish a new 800-metre squared space it acquired to improve the service given to 50 Alzheimer’s patients thanks to the AFAO association.
LOVE STRUCK: The boys would have had plenty of distractions in the villa. TWO local boys in Mallorca have reportedly snuck into the villa where Love Island Australia is filming and chatted with some of the singles there. Further details of the incident are unclear, but it would be enough to make even the
programme’s makers blush. The Channel Nine show has a Mature Adult (MA) rating, meaning adult content can be broadcast, including nudity. One of Love Island Australia’s evicted contestants, single mum Kim Hartnett, re-
vealed that some couples openly had sex inside the house. However, a spokesman for ITV studios has denied any breach of the premises took place and emphasised that the villa is monitored by roundthe-clock security.
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Homeowners could get their rates back ALICANTE judges annulled 12 IBI rates bills from Campello property owners in the space of a fortnight. Around 50 more await verdicts which are likely to have the same outcome. Bills have practically doubled in Campello since the Catastro’s rateable values were reviewed in 2007 although the increase did not apply to those who appealed against the changes at the time. All the recent rulings, which found in favour of the complainants, are based on the unfairness of a situation which Campello Town Hall must now remedy by revising rateable values, the courts said. Legal action taken by a Muchavista resident who successfully appealed about the amount that he was being charged in rates set a precedent, encouraging a flood of other claims. Although it is now too late to appeal against last year’s IBI rates, this year’s bills will soon be arriving and any home-owners who lodge appeals now are almost certain to get their money back, legal experts believe. The l’Horta Muchavista, La Zenia and Amecove residents’ associations intend to arrange meetings in coming weeks to inform members about the sentences and explain how to appeal against their own IBI bills.
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Road to ruin ‘Drunk’ Brits puzzled by futuristic crossing by Staff Reporter A NEW ‘smart’ zebra crossing on the Costa del Sol has baffled British holidaymakers. The surface includes LEDs which light up when hidden cameras detect pedestrians approaching. But the crossing in Fuengirola has left unsuspecting revellers in the holiday hotspot baffled, after hilarious footage of partygoers trying to cross the road emerged online.
In one clip, four women are seen approaching the crossing, and stop dead in their tracks as it lights up before one moon-
walks across it. The quartet then retreat to the side of the road before trying to work out how it is triggered.
Flying high GUARDA CIVIL officers arrested three pensioners at an airport in Spain after they were caught with kilos of cocaine in their luggage. The trio landed at Madrid-Barajas from Peru when the two women, 67 and 72 years old, were pulled to one side when suspicious
Vest efforts NURSES in Denia Hospital are set to be handed vests designed to let patients know they are not to be disturbed while handing out medicine. The measures have been brought in following a survey which claimed disruptions to their daily schedules could be lowered by some 27 per cent if implemented. The study was based on the findings of evidence gathering which took place earlier this year. Researchers registered the amount of
white packages were found in their bags at customs control. Four kilos of cocaine powder was seized as well as two liquor bottles with cocaine inside. The man travelling with the pair was also arrested.
times nurses were called on when in their regular uniforms and when wearing the vests. The clothing bears the text in Spanish: ‘Attention. Do not disturb. Preparing Medication.’ The survey also found around 40 per cent of a nurse’s total work time was spent dealing with patients’ medicine. It claimed other disruptions included communication with family members and other workers, taking phone calls and other tasks. The study was undertaken by six researchers and the findings were recently presented to the 24th annual National Conference of Nurses and Managers in San Sebastian.
Crash death A 27-YEAR-OLD man has died after being involved in a motorcycle accident near Ontinyent. Emergency services said they were called out to the road which connects the town with Alielo de Malferit after the accident happened at around 5.30am last Tuesday. An Urgent Medical Assistance Service (SAMU) unit was despatched to the roundabout neat El Altet Industrial Park, according to emergency services coordinators. Paramedics reportedly confirmed the death of the man when they arrived at the scene.
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Albanian migrant smugglers caught by Matt Ford A GANGSTER mob who smuggled Albanian immigrants into the UK has been busted by Spanish investigators. The undocumented migrants are believed to have paid €6,000 each for passage to Britain, with some of the cash paid up front and the remainder transferred once passage had been secured. A total of 14 people - nine men and five women - have been held including the ringleader, who has also been charged with drug trafficking after a raid on his home in Pielagos, Cantabria revealed he was buying large amounts of cocaine in the Netherland before selling it locally. Migrants would also stay at the property for short periods before travelling as stowaways on ferries from Santander or Santurce after sneaking into the trailers of articulated lorries un-
PLOT FOILED: Fourteen people were arrested during the crackdown. der cover of darkness. The vehicles’ locks would be forced in such a way that they could be resealed by gang members, allowing the illegal immigrants to steal inside while the drivers slept at service stations or the ports themselves. A second tactic employed by the traffickers saw Spanish motor home drivers paid to hide the migrants in their vehicles before driving to Calais and entering the UK via the Channel Tunnel or by ferry to Dover. The latter ploy was foiled three times by border forces in
England and Spain. The Albanian crime boss had himself unsuccessfully tried to enter the UK on eight separate occasions. Two migrants were found at his home during the swoop, with officers also seizing 17 kilos of hashish, 300 grammes of cocaine and 60 grammes of methamphetamine alongside incriminating bank documents, laptops and other electronic devices. One Albanian woman and two children are also set to be deported from Spain.
Bargain-hunting Ibiza tourists offered balcony bunk beds for €50 a night
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SKYROCKETING holiday rental prices have led to locals offering creative accommodation such as bunk beds on a balcony for €50 a night. Tourism chiefs were stunned by the offers, appearing on holiday let sites such as Airbnb. One apartment has been advertised as ‘turning into a mini hostel each summer’ and offers nine beds in total, with bunks squeezed into tiny spaces including the balcony. The Platja d’en Bossa flat even had a security camera in the living room to monitor
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the tenants. Local newspaper Diario de Ibiza claims one week’s rent in Ibiza costs the same as a whole month in Lanzarote.
Other unusual rentals include wooden shacks and even vans converted into ‘caravenettes’ for €90 a night.
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Barca calling Punk rock bank robber freed By Staff Reporter A REMORSEFUL punk rock bank robber who fled to Spain has been freed after handing himself in following a €2 million heist. Gilles Bertin, 57, was handed a five-year suspended jail term 30 years after he took part in a raid on an armoured lorry depot in Toulouse. And the man described as France’s Sid Vicious will now be allowed to return to his family in Barcelona. Bertin went on the run to Spain and Portugal after the 1988 hold-up, and investigators believed him to be dead, but in 2016 he turned himself in because he was ‘tired of living a life of nervous suspicious and lies,’ according to reports. The raid took place while the former heroin addict was fronting cult Bordeaux-based punk outfit Camera Silens. And he replaced his drug habit with the ‘thrill’ of crime, telling French media: “More than the money, it was the
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BACK FROM THE DEAD: Billens onstage with Camera Silens and (inset) arriving at court. adrenaline I was after most.” Working with 12 accomplices, he spent a year planning the robbery of a depot run by American security firm Brink’s. The gang picked up old uniforms from a flea market near Paris, painting them blue to disguise themselves as police. They made off with around €2.9 million in today’s money, very little of which was ever found. After fleeing to Spain Bertin changed his name to Dider Ballet, running a small Barcelona café owned by his
new partner’s parents. He was in 2004 sentenced to 10 years behind bars in absentia, but six years later the authorities declared him dead. A French Assize Court ruling ‘took into account his approach’ during sentencing, with the verdict sparking applause. He told the judge he had been living “without an identity” since the raid, and wanted to raise his son “in the truth.” He added: “I am relieved, I will now be able to find my identity.”
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THE new head of the Generalitat’s Health department is Ana Barcelo, a regional MP and former mayor of Sax. Her predecessor Carmen Monton is Minister of Health in Pedro Sanchez’s new national government and Ximo Puig, president of the Valencian Community has at last included an Alicante politician in his Consell, equivalent to a Cabinet. Barcelo, insiders say, is a moderate and a negotiator who accepts dialogue. Unlike Monton who has a degree in medicine, 59-yearold Barcelo is a lawyer although Generalitat sources do not expect this to be a drawback. Barcelo faces two challenges. She must deal with lengthening waiting lists and will take over Monton’s task of revering the outsourcing of several Valencian Commu-
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SWORN IN: Ana Barcelo with Ximo Puig. nity hospitals and health centres to the private sector. Alzira (Valencia) has now reverted to the public health system and the Generalitat’s next assignment is the Marina Alta where it is felt that Barcelo’s Law background will be an advantage.
On being sworn in as Health chief, Barcelo promised to “give her all” to her new post. “I’m inspired and excited by a challenge as important as taking over a universal public health service,” she said.
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Chief minister speaks at UN By Joe Gerrard GIBRALTAR’S chief minister said he was ready to work with the new Spanish government but added he would not stray from his position on sovereignty at the United Nations (UN) yesterday. Fabian Picardo was speaking before the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation at the UN headquarters in New York City. The Committee meets every 12 months to discuss the British enclave’s status. The Spanish envoy to the committee called for further talks with Britain on sharing
sovereignty over the territory. Britain did not send a representative to the meeting. Picardo said authorities on The Rock would not deviate from their position that Gibraltar would “never” be Spanish. He added he was willing to reach out to Pedro Sanchez’s new Partido Socialista (PSOE) government and that he wanted a positive relationship based on co-operation with Spain. “We sincerely trust that the political change in Madrid may allow the space for future co-operation. In that respect, the ball is in their court,” he said. “We remain ready to work together in the mutual interest and to the mutual benefit of our people,” he said. The chief minister also called on Committee representatives to visit Gibraltar in order to see its “modern reality” for themselves. Francisca Pedros, Spain’s envoy to the meeting, said
Gibraltar was the only colony left on the European continent and described its governing arrangements as “anachronistic.” “There is no other solution to the Gibraltar dispute than a process of decolonisation negotiated between Spain and the United Kingdom in the terms established by the United Nations,” she said. “Spain has repeatedly invited the United Kingdom, a
friendly country, partner and ally, to fulfil the mandate of the United Nations and negotiate on Gibraltar,” she added. Britain was given a right of reply at the meeting but the country did not send a representative as it maintains the territory is self governing. Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia are set to continue meeting with diplomats including Britain’s ambassador to the UN today.
TALKS: Diplomats met at the UN in New York City to talk about Gibraltar’s status.
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DENIA FERRY: A Balearia catamaran leaves Denia.
Not ferry easy crossing THE Pinar del Rio ferry that links Denia and Ibiza ran aground near the entrance to Sant Antoni harbour. There were 175 passengers aboard the 74metre catamaran but none were injured, a spokesman for the Balearia shipping line announced. All were later taken ashore and divers inspected the hull to assess the damage. The ferry left Denia two hours late at 3pm and at 5.30pm as it entered port passengers said that it felt as though the bottom of the boat scraped some rocks. According to another, the catamaran had steered too close to the rocks at the base of the harbour arm. Thirty minutes later when they asked what was happening the crew explained that the ferry had run into some rocks and could neither
advance nor retreat. After two hours when the passengers began to complain, the shipping line announced they would be given water and coffee. Many had planned to eat when they arrived and following more protests they were also offered food. At 7pm Red Cross launches began to ferry passengers ashore, but the 64 vehicles could not leave the vessel until after midnight. This was the first day that the Pinar del Rio was assigned to the Denia-Ibiza crossing, supplementing the usual service as the high season gets under way. Divers found a small tear in one of the catamaran’s hulls, Balearia said, and after it was refloated and temporarily patched up the boat left for an Algeciras shipyard and definitive repairs.
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BAG DROP: Plastic litter is a plague for marine life. A REPORT to mark World Oceans Day has revealed that tourists are causing a 40 per cent spike in marine litter entering the Mediterranean Sea. The vast majority of the waste is plastic, and Turkey and Spain are two of the worst culprits, followed by Italy, Egypt and France, the study by wildlife charity WWF said. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of microplastics are dumped in the sea each year, and wildlife is suffering for it. More than 200 million tourists flock to the Mediterranean each year, including many Britons, and WWF is trying to raise awareness of the problem to holidaymakers. The conservation charity is urging people to bring a bag for life on holiday, and cut down on
face wipes, chewing gum, and straws. While China is the largest plastics producer in the world, Europe is second and the detritus can injure, entrap and kill marine animals. Spain also only recycles 21 per cent of the electronic waste that it produces according to recent figures, placing it well below the European average of 35 per cent. Figures provided by research group Eurostat reveal that of the country’s 930,000 tons of electronic refuse produced per year, only 198,000 are processed. Only Romania and Russia, with rates of 13 per cent and 6 per cent respectively, have a worse record on this issue.
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State of play By Joe Gerrard
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election meaning his left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) will have to work with other parliamentary parties to get legislation passed. Credit: Pedro Sanchez/Twitter
SPAIN’S new Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has now finished making ap-
pointments to his Council of Ministers, with more women given cabinet briefs than ever before. Sources close to Sanchez claimed he has ruled out a snap
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THE PSOE currently has 84 seats in the 350-strong Congress of Deputies and 62 members out of 266 in the Senate. Sanchez struck an agreement with smaller parties such as the far left Podemos and Basque and Catalan nationalists to unseat Rajoy. He will need their support to get laws passed until another election is held, due on or before July 2020.
Congress of Deputies THE Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados in Spanish) is the lower house of Spain’s Parliament, the Cortes Generales. Deputies cover some 52 multi-member constituencies and are elected to serve four year terms unless snap polls are called. The Plenary of the Congress refers to the meeting of all members for debates and votes. There are also Commissions made up of a smaller number of members to examine legislation and government policy.
Senate THE Senate (Senado in Spanish) is the upper house of parliament. Senators represent each of Spain’s Autonomous Communities or regions, with larger provinces such as Andalucia having more members. A total of 208 of the members are elected to serve four year terms while a further 56 are appointed by regional assemblies. Senators are tasked with debating and voting on legislation, as well as approving some government appointments and members have the power to suspend regional governments.
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SANCHEZ’S team has already met at the Prime Minister’s official residence of La Moncloa for their first meeting. He said of his cabinet: “It is a team prepared and aware of the challenge we face, ready to work for dialogue and to serve Spanish society.”
1 • Pedro Sanchez (PSOE) President of the Government (Prime Minister) Born: February 29, 1972 (46) in Madrid Previous work: Chief of staff to UN envoy in Bosnia, Economics Professor, Madrid City Council member, Congress Member. 2 • Carmen Calvo (PSOE) Vice President of the Government, Minister of the Presidency, Government Relations and Equality (Deputy Prime Minister) Born: June 9, 1957 (61) in Cabra, Andalucia Previous work: Junta de Andalucia, Congress member, Minister of Culture. 3 • Josep Borrell (PSOE) Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Co-operation Born: April 24, 1947 (71) in La Pobla de Segur, Cataluña Previous work: Engineer, Academic, Congress Member, European Parliament Member, Civil Servant. 4 • Dolores Delgado (Independent) Minister of Justice Born: November 9, 1962 (55) in Madrid Previous work: Prosecutor in Spanish courts and the International Criminal Court. 5 • Margarita Robles (Independent) Minister of Defence Born: November 10, 1956 (61) in Leon Previous work: Judge, Civil Servant, Congress Member. 6 • Maria Jesus Montero (PSOE) Minister of the Treasury Born: February 4, 1966 (52) in Sevilla Previous work: Health Manager, Andalucian Parliament Member, Junta de Andalucia Minister. 7 • Fernando Grande-Marlaska (Independent) Minister of the Interior Born: July 26, 1962 (55) in Bilbao Previous work: Police officer, Magistrate, Judge. 8 • Jose Luis Abalos (PSOE) Minister of Public Works Born: December 9, 1959 (58) in Torrent, Valencia Previous work: Teacher, Councillor, PSOE official, Corts Valencianes member, Congress Member. 9 • Isabel Celaa (PSOE) Minister of Education, Spokesperson of the Government Born: May 23, 1949 (69) in Bilbao
Previous work: PSOE official, Basque Parliament Member, Basque Government Minister. 10 • Magdalena Valerio (PSOE) Minister of Labour, Migration and Welfare Born: September 27, 1959 (58) in Torremocha, Extremadura Previous work: Civil Servant and Councillor in Guadalajara, PSOE official, Congress Member. 11 • Reyes Maroto (PSOE) Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Born: December 19, 1973 (44), Medina del Campo, Castilla y Leon Previous work: Academic, Madrid Assembly Member. 12 • Luis Planas (PSOE) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Born: November 20, 1952 (65) in Valencia Previous work: Labour inspector, Cordoba Assembly Member, European Parliament Member, Junta de Andalucia Member and Minister, Ambassador to Morocco. 13 • Meritxell Batet (PSOE) Minister of the Territories Born: March 19, 1973 (45) in Barcelona Previous work: Academic, PSOE official. 14 • Teresa Ribera (PSOE) Minister of the Environment Born: May 19, 1969 (49) in Madrid Previous work: Academic, Civil Servant, NGO and UN Advisor. 15 • Maxim Huerta (Independent) Minister of Culture and Sports Born: January 26, 1971 (47) in Utiel, Valencia Previous work: Radio and Television Host, novelist. 16 • Nadia Calviño (Independent) Minister of the Economy and Enterprise Born: October 3, 1968 (49) in La Coruna Previous work: Civil Servant, European Union Budget Director. 17 • Carmen Monton (PSOE) Minister of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare Born: March 9, 1976 (42) in Burjassot, Valencia Previous work: Burjassot Councillor, Congress Member. 18 • Pedro Duque (Independent) Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities Born: March 14, 1963 (55) in Madrid Previous work: Astronaut, Academic, Company Chair.
Political parties Partido Socialista (PSOE) PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez’s party the current ruling party of Spain. It is led by Sanchez and its name in English is the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party. The PSOE is the oldest political party currently active in Spain and it has enjoyed historic ties with the country’s trade unions. It is centre-left and progressive, with a liberal social outlook and a preference on higher public spending and for state intervention in the economy. Podemos PODEMOS translates as ‘We Can’ in English and the party was founded following protests against inequality and corruption. It is headed by Pablo Iglesias, a left-wing academic, and is currently a part of a broader coalition of far-left parties in Parliament known as Unidos Podemos. They have a liberal social outlook and economically they have proposed taking key industries into government ownership and providing citizens with a basic income. Unidos Podemos have 67 seats in the Congress and 20 seats in the Senate. Ciudadanos CIUDADANOS, or Citizens in English, was formed in Cataluña in response to what they claim is the failure of Spain’s two main parties and the rise of Catalan nationalism. It is led by Albert Rivera and rose to become the largest party in the Catalan regional parliament following a snap election this year. They emphasise Spanish unionism, are socially liberal and promote business-friendly policies such as lowering corporation tax and cutting red tape. It has 32 seats in Congress and four in the Senate. Partido Popular (PP) THE party of former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, the name of which means the People’s Party. Rajoy remains the caretaker leader of the party with a new leader due to be elected later this year. Its roots lie in the now defunct Alianz Popular, a conservative party founded by politicians sympathetic to dictator Francisco Franco. The modern day PP is socially conservative and promotes policies friendly to the Catholic Church, and it tends to favour less intervention in the economy. The PP has 134 seats in the Congress and 148 in the Senate. Other parties THERE are several smaller parties in the Spanish Parliament representing a variety of causes and interests. Many of these are part of what is known as the Mixed Group, Deputies and Senators in parties with too few seats to form official groupings. Most represent regions such as Cataluña, the Basque Country, Valencia and the Canary Islands. The regionalist party platforms vary from advocating for more autonomy in the Spanish system to outright independence.
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NEWS EXTRA Briton killed AN 82-year-old Briton cyclist who was involved in a head-on collision with a car on the CV-81 in Villena was airlifted to hospital but died afterwards in hospital.
Leaky tank A CAR lost its fuel in a central Denia street, leaving a slick almost 400 metres long which the fire brigade covered with 60 kilos of absorbent sepiolite to ensure that the road was usable.
On tap THE 59 per cent of San Vicente residents who told the Aguas Municipalizadas de Alicante water supply company that they drink tap water also make savings of 1,400 kilos of plastic each day.
Not wanted THE Compromis party in Alcoy called on city hall to remove all plaques mentioning Eduardo Zaplana now that the former Generalitat president is remanded in prison on corruption charges.
Space raiders INTERNATIONAL volunteers are keeping their annual Altea date, clearing invasive floating pennywort and water primroses from the Algar riverbed to prevent these from compromising native species that are vital for maintaining local wildlife.
Run free ONLY 850 of Ibi’s 17,000 residents participated in the mini-referendum on dogs-allowed spaces. Located in the Les Hortes park and on land adjoining the cemetery, these will cost €13,950 to install.
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New government’s Valencia connection PEDRO SANCHEZ’S new government has four ministers from the Valencian Community, more than any other Spanish region. There have been Valencian ministers in past PSOE and PP governments, although never four at the same time, and all occupy key ministries. Jose Luis Abalos, the PSOE party’s Organisation secretary, who played an important part in coordinating Sanchez’s return to politics after his October 2016 resig-
nation from the national parliament, is now Minister of Public Works. Abalos, from Torrente (Valencia), was born in 1959 and trained as a primary school teacher but only taught for one year. He joined the PSOE in 1981. Carmen Monton, until now the head of the Generalitat’s Health department, is Sanchez’s Minister of Health. Loyal to Sanchez during his 2016 tug-of-war with the PSOE party apparatus, the 42-year-old is a
qualified doctor and was born in Burjassot (Valencia). Luis Planas, born in Valencia in 1952, was Spain’s Ambassador to Morocco from 2004 until 2010 but has held several posts in EU institutions and twice headed the Junta de Andalucia’s Agriculture department. Maxim Huerta, with a degree in journalism and born in Utiel (Valencia) in 1971, was named Minister for Culture and Sport.
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Drugs baron snared
Ready for the rush CALPE’s auxiliary health centre at Playa de la Foss opened earlier than usual this year. The centre has opened each summer for the last 10 years to cope with the influx of visitors and has been functioning since June 1. It has moved to a new location in Avenida Juan Carlos I and this will be the first year the centre is open every day from 10am until 6pm. As previously, there will be a doctor and a nurse on duty, as well as backup staff.
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CUFFED: The raid saw Antonio Tejon Castaño (inset) held.
A COSTA DEL SOL drugs lord has been captured during a major anti-drugs operation in La Linea de la Concepcion, Cadiz. Around 100 armed officers were involved in the swoop, with Antonio Tejon Castaño, the younger of two notorious siblings known as the ‘Castaña brothers’ cuffed as he visited Patricia Parody Cano, the mother of his two children. Earlier raids had seen him escape by fleeing over rooftops in the La Atunara neighbourhood, a drug trafficking stronghold. A police source confirmed: “The meetings between them were always brief and organised through third parties with heavy security measures.” The Castaña brothers are known as the ‘kings of narco’ in the Campo de Gibraltar area, and the arrest is seen as a coup for drugs police, who on this occasion received help from a Costa del Sol-based
special response team dubbed The Greek Brigade. Castaño had been on the run since 2016, when 30 of his closest associates were jailed, and his cartel is believed to employ hundreds of otherwise jobless families in the area. The move saw his drugs empire - which is among Europe’s biggest and mostly imports hashish from Morocco collapse briefly, but most of those arrested were released after a few months and the network picked up where it left off. Investigators had resisted the temptation to storm his home, described as a ‘mansion fortress’ in a police statement, instead preferring to survey his movements covertly before launching a dawn raid on the property he had been seen visiting at night on several occasions. They are now thought to be seeking his brother Francisco and nephew Samuel, who was in February broken out of a local hospital by a hooded gang while in police custody.
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THE ANGLICAN CHURCH in Albir recently held an event to enjoy afternoon tea together and raise some funds at the same time. The event was held at the home of two members of the congregation, Jenny and Les. And even though the weather wasn’t great, the views from the terrace were spectacular and the food was a delight. The group managed to raise €305 for the Church over the afternoon. The Anglican Church also holds a monthly fundraising event called the Social
Quicker by train OPERATING the Altea’s Tourist Train will be put out to tender. “After last year’s success we are offering a four-year contract,” said Tourism councillor Anna Alvado. “This activity was so well-received that we decided to make this a regular service.” The train will function year-round although the route will be slightly different during the winter, Alvado explained. In the summer it will continue its usual itinerary along the beach area and Old Town, but during the winter months and low season it will visit the main shopping street Jaume I, stopping on Tuesdays at both the fruit and vegetable and the clothes markets.
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Albir Anglicans love food
TEA ON THE TERRACE: Marie, Tony, Peter and Hazel enjoying a little sun.
Short film festival’s long history THE organisers of Alfaz’s film festival have received 993 30minute movies. A committee of audiovisual professionals have been sifting through the entries and later this month will announce the 20 chosen to compete in the Festival between July 5 and 16. Around 20 per cent of the films were submitted by women, said the festival’s assistant director, Javier Pascual. For the first time the organisers have created, with collaboration from the Huellas Borradas women’s association,
a section for the best short film directed by a woman. There is a first prize of €500 and 180 entries have now been submitted. This is only one of the categories in the 30th edition of the Festival, whose first prize, the Faro de Plata (Silver Lighthouse) trophy, includes a cash prize of €1,250. The runner-up receives €2,500 and the third-ranked film €1,250. The public will also have the opportunity of choosing their favourite film with €500 for the winner.
Sunday. It is held on the first Sunday of every month and is always a popular event. A service of Holy Communion is held in Albir every Sunday at 9.45am. The church (Norwegian Seaman’s Church) is located in the centre of Albir along Carrer Mart. For more information about the Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy (the Church of England in Spain) please call the local church warden Elaine Mitchell on 966 864 962 or 636 164 467 or visit: www.costablancaanglicanchaplaincy.org.
STALLHOLDERS at the open-air fruit and vegetable market held weekly in Altea have cooperated over leaving rubbish, but the market selling general goods still generates large amounts of litter, the town hall said. Volunteers from the Amicitia association will attend both markets, asking traders and visitors alike be respectful towards the environment.
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Building a better future YOUNG people from all over the world filled the Teulada-Moraira auditorium’s co n c e r t h a l l i n L a Gran Final. The Escena Erasmus initiative organised by Valen-
cia University and Valencian Youth Institute (IVAJ) E s c e n a E ra s mu s w a s included in IVAJ’s M’Importa (It matters to me) programme. T h e p lay is s et in th e
year 2038 and the cast of 16 included young actors from Pola nd, G e rma ny, Italy, Slovakia, France and Switzerland as well as four refugees from Cameroon, Syria, Colombia and Gambia. The Teulada-Moraira Auditorium Foundation explained that from the outs e t La G ra n Fina l was clearly a very important way of using the performing arts to put across the message that it is pos s ible to ove rc ome diffe re nc e s be tween cultures and build a better future.
Qualitur flags are flyin MORAIRA’S beaches once again won recognition for their quality and good environmental management. El Portet, L’Ampolla and Platgetes each received the Valencian Community’s Qualitur flag, presented by the head of the region’s Tourist Board, Francesc Colomer. The Qualitur award reflects the efforts made to provide the quality, natural surroundings and accessibility that ensure tourism excellence while guaranteeing the good condition of beaches and coves. Teulada-Moraira’s Beaches
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THE recent presentation of pennants for Moraira’s Moors and Christians fiestas that start tomorrow (Friday) had to be delayed owing to rain. Undeterred, the event introducing the leaders of the five Christian and six Moorish bands finally went ahead as planned on the Castillo esplanade on Moraira seafront.
RECOGNITION: Francesc presents Nieves Rodriguez with the Qualitur flags. councillor Nieves Rodriguez received the flags during a Villajoyosa ceremony where
Colomer announced that the Tourist Board’s figures for the first quarter of this year sug-
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Fun approach TEULADA-MORAIRA Town Hall celebrated World Environment Day with events for the youngest residents that encouraged them to learn about their natural surroundings. First they enjoyed a game based on the aquatic ecosystem followed by Aiguamarina I Aiguadepluja, a story about seawater and rainwater acted out by the Teatreres pel mon theatre company.
gested that the 2018 summer season would be even better than 2017’s. According to Generalitat estimates approximately 4.1 million international tourists will visit the Valencian Community between now and September. A further 8.8 million Spanish visitors are also expected, Colomer said. The Qualitur flags were recognition of the work that the town hall carried out year-round to ensure that the beaches always look their very best for visitors and residents alike, Nieves Rodriguez said.
THERE was cause for celebration at the recent meeting of the MorairaTeulada U3A. Geoffrey Rainsforth who has been living in Moraira since his retirement 23 years ago was able to bring his twin brother to the event. Both of the brothers are long-term members of their local U3A, even though Geoffrey’s brother, Peter, lives in Australia. The twin brothers, now aged 82 years old, were born in Gainsborough Lincolnshire in 1935. For the first 18 years of their lives they lived with their parents, but each had to leave for National Service. Peter at 18 and Geoffrey at 21. By the time Peter completed his National Service it was time for
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TERRIFIC TWINS: Geoffrey and Peter and (inset) as children. Geoffrey to begin his. During the time Geoffrey was away in the army Peter got married and moved away to Bradford in Yorkshire. After the death of their parents in 1972 the two had little contact, apart
from the odd card. Geoffrey remained in London but never married. Both of the brothers know with regard to their age and health, this could be their last time to be together so each intends to fully enjoy it.
Rotary Fellowship Charity Dinner THE Rotary Fellowship Costa Blanca North recently held a Charity Dinner at Casa Lili in Moraira to raise funds for current and future projects. In a surprise role reversal, President St uar t Badm an pr esent ed r est aur ant owner Lili with €200. This money is a donation to a charity which supports orphans in the village in China where she grew up, a cause which is very close to her heart. Now enjoying a summer recess until Sept em ber, t he f el l owshi p nor m al l y meets every Friday lunchtime at Casa Lili in Moraira. For more information please visit www.rotaryfellowshipcostablanca.com
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Film fame JAVEA’S Film Office is compiling a database of the houses, land and gardens available for production companies seeking locations for films, television series and advertisements. The Office, which is interested in all types of properties, invited owners to ring the town hall’s Tourist Office (965 794 356) or email xabia_port@gva.es or miguel.mata@ajxabia.org.
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Friends in high places PEDRO DUQUE, Spain’s new Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities was given the freedom of Javea in 1999. Duque, an astronaut and an engineer, is also the husband of Javea-born Consuelo Femenia, whom he met when she was posted to Spain’s Moscow embassy. Femenia, who studied Law at Valencia University and joined the Diplomatic Corps in 1992 was named ambassador to Malta last month, but as well as Russia has also served in Nicaragua and the Netherlands. The new minister was
given the freedom of the town and the municipality’s Gold Insignia by the then mayor, Juan Bautista Moragues, after he took the Javea crest with him during his 134 orbits of the Earth. The couple own a house in Javea which they visit as often as their respective posts allow. Duque’s appointment was ‘magnificent news’ because he was so close to the town, Javea’s mayor Jose Chulvi said.
HIGH FLYER: Pedro Duque was once an astronaut.
British fugitive pursued THE National Police arrested a 36-year-old Briton in Javea who was wanted for a knife crime in Liverpool. He allegedly pulled the knife during an argument in a bar, slashing another man’s face. Other customers went to the victim’s aid, witnesses said, but instead of letting the matter drop he turned on them and only stopped once the doorman managed to get him out of the bar. The first man’s face wounds needed 100 stitches, although those who went to his rescue suffered only minor injuries. The investigation and Javea arrest were carried out by the Judicial Police crime unit who transferred the suspect to Madrid where the National High Court will process the UK’s extradition request.
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Plain sailing JAVEA’S municipal water company Amjasa has renewed its economic support for the local yachtsman Rafa Andarias, who competes in the Paralympic Games’ sailing category. Mayor and also Amjasa president Jose Chulvi recently signed the company’s collaboration agreement with the sportsman, assigning him €3,000 in the presence of Sports councillor Vicent Colomer.
Anchors on the way out JAVEA is discouraging boats from anchoring off its beaches by installing 85 mooring buoys. The town hall hopes to protect the underwater meadows of posidonia (Ocean Grass) seaweed from the damage inflicted each summer by the massive arrival of pleasure craft. The launches and yachts that are beginning to arrive as the summer season gets underway will find just 85
mooring buoys designed for boats up to 15 metres long. Another 42 buoys have been installed for diving clubs’ inflatable and semirigid boats. Once the Environment Ministry designates the section of coast between Javea’s Arenal beach and El Portet in Moraira as a Site of Community Interest (LIC), anchoring will be barred and all boats obliged to use mooring buoys.
Summer craft fair Javea THE summer craft fair in Javea port opens tomorrow (Friday). This is the sixth year that Amata (the regional craft association) joins forces with the local shopkeepers to liven up the promenade along the sea front in the port of Javea with a craft fair. Everything in the craft fair has been made by the stallholder - nothing is imported or factory made. The stalls sell a variety of products including leather bags, leather belts, rag dolls, wooden toys and puppets, silver and copper jewellery, ceramics, macramé or wrought iron, hand painted designer clothes and even some water colours, paintings and sculptures. The summer market will continue until September 2 (except for a few days when the locals celebrate their fiestas) and will open from 7pm until midnight. The tourist train that runs every hour between the port and the Arenal beach stops right at the doorstep of the fair. For further details call 639 979 678 or visit http://www.amata.es/JaveaSum17.html.
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La Senia restaurant: traditional cuisine in constant evolution. An example of this innovation is La Senia, a cuisine that delves deep into the roots of tradition and seeks excellence in innovation. In La Senia Restaurant you will find Mediterranean cuisine in its widest expression, enjoying a professional service and an excellent atmosphere. Presided by the Mediterranean architecture and surrounded by a charming patio, with palm trees, vines and native vegetation of the
area, the main dining areas are divided into two areas of generous dimensions. A veritable garden of unique and authentic space in the heart of Dénia. The cuisine includes rice and other traditional dishes of our local area, such as seafood stews, paellas, fideuá, seafood and fresh fish, all uniquely prepared, as the chefs reinterpret traditional recipes with totally innovative formulas. An example of this is their ‘rock octopus figatell.’ An authentic dish from the restaurant, with a surprising flavour. Or zucchini filled with bechamel and minced meat with exquisite tomato. And finally, a brothy rice with fresh bonito prepared in its own sauce. Exquisite and original dishes, the fruit of creativity and the knowledge of a family devoted to gastronomy for generations. A modern vision and an exhaustive knowledge of the traditional cuisine of the Marina Alta, make La Senia an excellent place to enjoy both vanguard and traditional foods in the same enchanting restaurant. Reserve your table calling +34 966 432 843.
Restaurante La Senia Reserve tel: 966 432 843 Avda del Cid, 3 o C/ Nueva, 28 03700 Denia, Alicante
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WORK started on restoring and reinforcing the Ferrandet and Quisi viaducts on the Line 9 Benidorm-Denia trenet. The bridges, more than a century old and both located in Benissa, are outstanding examples of railway architecture and the task will be one of the most complicated yet undertaken during the €120 million Line 9 modernisation programme. Once completed there should be no further obstacles to the Line 9 modernisation project, the region’s rail operator FGV said. Engineers are first working on the Ferrandet bridge, whose central platform is to be replaced. As the metal viaduct is supported on masonry columns that are still in good condition, FGV has met neither opposition to the project nor protests. The Quisi viaduct’s platform is identical to Ferrandet’s, but its metal supports are eroded and FGV originally intended to dismantle the bridge and replace it with one of similar design. There was an immediate public outcry and after meetings with Benissa Town Hall officials, the regional government agreed that the existing structure should instead be restored and reinforced.
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FERRANDET VIADUCT: Twenty-seven metres above the Pou Roig watercourse. This is only a short-term solution as the Quisi viaduct will be able to bear the weight of the existing trains, but not the dual diesel-electric trains that will eventually replace them. These are now on order and will cost an estimated €43 million.
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Municipal Plusvalia Tax
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Payable by non-tax residents in Spain
DEAR Lawyer, A few months ago we bought a property on the Costa Blanca (Alicante). The seller was a foreign gentleman who did not live in Spain, we went to the notary, paid and signed the deed of sale. Everything seemed to be correct, but a few weeks ago, we have received a notification from the town hall saying that we have to pay about â‚Ź2,000 for the tax known as Municipal Plusvalia (plus value), because the seller left without paying it. Is that possible? Why did the notary not tell us anything? Dear reader, Thank you for your email. First of all, we would like to explain that the local tax known as Municipal Plusvalia, is to be paid to the town hall where the property is located and the charge concerns the increase in the value of the property (only the part corresponding to actual
land) taking into account the cadastral value, based on how long the property has been owned. The notary would warn you in the deed you signed, about who is obligated to pay the tax and the need for payment, but it is not the duty of the notary to make sure that the tax is paid or that funds have been retained to do so. In general, it must be said that the person liable for payment of this tax, when the property is sold, is the transferor or seller. But, in the event that the seller is an individual classed as non-resident for tax in Spain, the law states that the purchaser or buyer is the substitute taxpayer and thus the administration is able to demand payment from the buyer directly. This is established in the Local Administration law (Haciendas Locales) (2/2004) in its article 106, which states that the taxpayer, (that is, who must pay
the tax), in principle, in the transfer of real estate will be the transferor, in this case, the seller. But in section 106.2 it says that when the transferor is a natural person (individual) not tax resident in Spain, the buyer will be considered a substitute taxpayer, and therefore will be obliged to pay. Thus, although the general rule is that the person liable for the payment of the tax (known as municipal capital gain) which is referred to as: Tax on the Increase in the Value of Urban Land, is the seller, but the law itself establishes that when this is a physical person (that is to say, an individual and not a company) who is not a tax resident in Spain, the buyer is obligated to pay. Therefore, in your case we must point out that: 1. The town hall, as indicated, can correctly claim from you the payment of the Municipal Plusvalia or plus value tax,
by virtue of article 106.2. 2. You can however demand that the seller pay it, or if you pay it, make a claim against the seller asking them to return to you the amount paid. We advise all those who are purchasing a property in Spain that they ask for the advice of an expert lawyer, to try to avoid this type of problem, since the convenient thing in these cases, is to make an estimate of the possible Municipal capital gain or Plusvalia tax likely to be charged and make a retention of that amount from the total price payable to the selling party, to make sure of its payment. If you want to buy or sell a property in Spain, we can advise and defend your interests. Contact us and we will help you. The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues.
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DO OR DIE: Hamlet (Lesley Davies) coercing Yorick the jester (Nigel Poole).
Court jester comedy ANYONE wanting to see Javea Players’ summer show should book tickets now. With only three weeks before it opens, the popular tapas supper and theatre extravaganza will soon be sold out. Tickets have been on sale since mid-May and over a hundred were sold in the first 48 hours. It seems people are keen to see this year ’s offering, Poor Yorick, a fresh, comedic take on Shakespeare written and directed by the play’s author, Phil Mansell, a published playwright who has been a member of Javea Players for over a year. The play was a winning entry in a competition run as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Open Stages project with the aim of making Shakespeare more accessible to today’s audiences. This play certainly does that - by turning Hamlet on its head and making comedy out of tragedy. Here, Yorick, the court jester is not dead. He’s very much alive and out on the road dying a death - as he pioneers a new kind of comedy called stand-up to a baffled audience
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THE Teulada-Moraira Lions once again kick off a series of fabulous free concerts on the seafront in Moraira from June 24. The first performance will be of those veteran rockers ‘Contraband’ (formerly U3A) with their mix of classic rock and pop songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s. This will be a free concert but donations are gratefully accepted. During the summer there will be some wonderful performances from well-loved groups such as Contraband, Bella Luna, Swag and Carolina Serrato with her Lady Gaga Experience show. All concerts commence at 8pm and there will be a bar run by the local Moors and
of medieval peasants. His comical observations on the Black Death and leeches are met by a barrage of rotten fruit and veg. But as his tavern wench girlfriend Bess says, “At least we can eat tonight.” She persuades him to return to Elsinore and get his old jester job back. A hen-pecked Hamlet agrees - if he’ll help him get revenge. They devise a plot that not even Shakespeare would have dreamt of. Complete with busty tavern wenches, domineering mothers, ghosts and the invention of the exploding whoopee cushion, the play promises to be a laughter-packed production. Poor Yorick will be performed from July 2 to 7 at 9pm at the Casa de Cultura in Javea, following a tapas supper at the Bar Imperial at 7pm where diners will be serenaded by the smooth swing sounds of vocalist Roger Brown. Tickets are €17.50. For more information and booking details visit www.javeaplayers.com or email boxof fice@javeaplayers.com.
SWINGING: These free concerts are a great opportunity to swing to Swag. Christians committee. If anyone would like to help the Lions with fundraising or in any other way at their concerts, your help
would be most welcome. For information about the TM Lions email: peter_ john1@hotmail.com or visit www.tmlions.com.
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Diplomatic recognition
PROUD AS PUNCH: Candy and her husband at the ambassador’s residence and (inset) with her certificate. BOTH President Candy Wright and Vice President Catherine Perez Pinto of HELP were invited to attend the residence of the British Ambassador in Madrid to celebrate the wedding day of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Unfortunately Catherine was unable to attend but Candy along with her husband Tomas went to Madrid for the occasion. In the garden at the residence there was a festively decorated marquis with plenty of refreshments available all day. The associations’ and groups’ presidents and representatives who attended were all presented with certificates of thanks, which was a lovely surprise. These were a sign of recognition and a thank you for the help, care and sup-
port given to the expat community. HELP President Candy said, “All of the volunteers in HELP of Denia and Marina Alta should feel proud about the caring work they do, whether it be in our charity shops, with the medical equipment loan, visiting, translating or homecare. The association is made up of an amazing group of people and they all deserve to be recognised. We are one of the longest running charities in the area, celebrating our 35th anniversary next year. Hopefully we can carry on doing what we do for many more years to come.” If anyone would like to join the society please call the HELP Office on 966 427 044 or visit www.helpofdenia.com.
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Help urgently needed AKIRA are seeking a volunteer to attend their book-selling stall at Moraira Market on the second and fourth Friday of the months of the summer, beginning on June 22. It would be helpful if you spoke more than one language, but it’s not essential The hours are from 9am to 1.30pm, but this could be split into two shifts of 8am to 11am and 11am to 1.30pm. The charity is also still looking for someone to take the trailer back and forth from the market. You will not be required to load or unload, but your car must have a tow bar. Akira would welcome people who are available irregularly. Without the trailer, the charity has no bookstall and so no income-stream from the market. They urgently require someone’s assistance with this. If you can help in any way please call Maggie on 965 744 449 or email bmshuck@gmail.com.
U3A donation to ARC TEAMWORK: Volunteers at ASOKA’s animal rescue and (inset) Nick with one of the dogs. ASOKA EL GRANDE animal refuge welcomes many animals which have arrived in terrible conditions. They receive boxes of puppies dumped there along with many abandoned dogs and cats. Recently one dog arrived that had spent its life tied up in a field. As always, they are looking for people who are willing to foster an animal for a short period of time.
A volunteer at ASOKA, Nick Moore, said: “we have foster dogs with travel dates so you wouldn’t be lumbered with an animal. ASOKA provides the food, the bed and the lead. And there are no vet’s bills.” There are other ways you can volunteer too. You could help out at the refuge by walking the dogs and giving the animals attention. Nick also wants to highlight
that “one major problem is most strays are not chipped, yet within five minutes we can call and reunite an owner with their chipped animal.” He encourages all pet owners to have their pet chipped and to be sure it can’t escape from your property. For information about fostering or volunteering, please contact Nick at paneuro99@ya hoo.com.
U3A recently made a donation of €100 to Jalon Valley ARC. This charity rescues, rehomes and fosters abandoned animals found in the Jalon Valley. The presentation was made by Bob Welham, U3A’s President, and Graham Higginson, a member of both the U3A and ARC, to Sally Mason, who is one of the co-gounders of Jalon Valley ARC. The money had been raised from the sale of books, CDs and DVDs at the general meetings. For further information about U3A Vall del Pop please visit http://u3avalldelpop.com.
DONATION: Bob and Graham presenting the cheque to Sally.
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Burqa ban
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THE burqa ban in nurseries, schools and universities will need the royal nod before an overwhelming parliamentary vote to ban the Islamic head-dress is enshrined into law, media said.
THE Justice Ministry is reopening a formal investigation into the events at a pro-Tibet demons tra tion i n 2012, m ar ki ng t he first-time in decades lawmakers have revived an official inquiry, media claimed.
Pray for rain NATIONALS have resorted to religion to bring an end to an extended drought in the county as the Church of Norway reportedly encouraged members to pray for rain last week.
‘Strange’ choice THE Prime Minister Erna Solberg does not understand why the United Kingdom would follow a ‘Norwegian’ model post-Brexit which would mean upholding freedom of movement, she told media.
Record tower
BAFFLED: Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg meeting European Council President Donald Tusk.
Safe site
was beaten only by Singapore in the Law and Order index compiled by global analytics firm, Gallup’s.
NORWAY came second in a study measuring how safe people feel and
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US ‘apology’ THE United States’ ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, met
Mega cloud A 250,000 SQUARE METRE data centre - which will be the country’s sixth - is set to be installed near the west coast seapor t t own of Esbj erg, Jesper Frost Rasmussen told press.
Royal shots PRINCE Joachim of Denmark and wife Princess Marie have featured in new official photographs the Royal Danish house released on the occasion of the Royal highness’s 49th birthday, media reports.
F RANCE
Crack down
Rough water GERMANY is reportedly suffering an existential crisis as it loses out to the United States’ new trade policy and faces decreasing support from its citizens for maintaining Europe ’s e c o n o m i c co h e s io n , British media said.
AARHUS, Denmark’s secondlargest city, will be home to the country’s tallest tower, a 44storey 146-metre-tall residential harbour tower to be built by the NorCap development group, according to a news release.
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with the country’s Foreign Minis try to e x p re s s his re gre ts for pledging to ‘empower ’ Europe’s c o n s e rv ativ e g roups , me dia reports.
Slipped up POLITICIANS have called for a full investigation after a 20-yearold Iraqi man suspected of murdering a 14-year-old girl could have
left the country under a false name, according to sources.
Elephant road A N A fric a n e le pha nt ha s be e n c a pture d by its ha ndle rs a fte r it shocked locals from Neuwied in w e s te rn G e rma ny a fte r breaking out of a circus and walking down their streets, media reports.
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Printing house
Life in jail
THE city of Eindhoven will soon launch the first commercially-developed 3D-printed houses in the world, set to reach the rental market by 2019, Project Milestone organisers said.
UZBEKISTAN national Rakmat Akilov has been sentenced to life in prison for killing five people in Stockholm by running them over to ‘punish Sweden for fighting the Islamic State,’ courts ruled.
Harry’s Hague
Safe bets
PRINCE HARRY, the new Duke of Sussex, is back to work following his wedding as he announced the Hague will host the sixth Invictus games in May 2020, media reports.
NEW gambling legislation will enter into force in January 2019, introducing a central register for responsible participation allowing customers to ban themselves from all of the country’s licensed outlets, media reports.
True leader
Tensions rise
PRIME MINISTER Mark Rutte cleaned up coffee he spilt on the way to a meeting, showing the world he is not afraid of getting his hands dirty after internet footage went viral.
NATIONAL DAY was marked by the country’s largest military exercise in 40 years with 22,000 reservists carrying out snap drill manoeuvres amid simmering tensions with Russia, according to media.
Air-naught
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THE country’s second busiest airport - in Eindhoven has been ranked the world’s 10th worst due to its regularly delayed flights and negative passenger feedback, according to the Airhelp compensation group.
PARLIAMENT is trying to halt the country’s move towards cashless banking, saying 99 per cent of Swedes should have a maximum of 25 kilometres to the nearest cash withdrawal, media reports.
POLITICIANS are considering a possible law to ban fake-news coming from extremist groups and Russian state-media which w ould be enf or ced f or t hr eemonths in the run-up to an election, media reports.
Chef died A N Am er i can cel ebr i t y chef , A nthony Bor dai n, 61, has reportedly committed suicide in h i s hot el r oom i n t he small town of Kaysersberg in Eastern France, according to the United States’ CNN news channel.
Cafe culture A FRENCH lobbying group is campaigning to have Parisian bistros and cafes placed on UNESCOs cultural heritage list because they serve as “intellectual and artistic melting pots,” the association said.
Deadly storms POWERFUL rainstorms in centralwestern France killed two people last week including a 37-year-old man and a woman in her 80’s who drowned in a river in the Lot-etGaronne region, media reports.
B ELGIUM
Votes cast SOME 140,000 Turks who live in Bel gi um wi l l cast t hei r ballots on June 15 and June 19 ahead of Turkey’s presidential elections on June 24, according to the Turkish embassy in Brussels.
Belgian budge AUTHORITIES from Burundi’s former colonial ruler, Belgium, have reportedly said they want the East African nation to allow more political freedoms after Pre s ident Pi er r e Nkur unzi za committed to stepping down in 2020.
Cocaine high SEWAGE in Antwerp and Brussels contains the highest amount of cocaine residues in the European Union confirming consumption is increasingly popular in the nation, according to the region’s EMCDDA monitoring centre.
Israel out BELGIUM and Germany are likely to gain seats on the UN Security Council - charged with maintaining international police - after Israel quit pursuing two Western nations’ seats, media reports.
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NO GO: World leaders met in Canada for the G7 summit last week
Trump calls on G7 to readmit Russia UNITED STATES President Donald Trump has said Russia should have a seat at the table in the G7 summit which began in Charlevoix in Canada last week. The country was expelled from what was then the G8 in 2014 following its invasion and annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. The leaders of the US, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan and EU officials were all in attendance.
Prison record claims OFFICIALS have been destroying paperwork recording the prisoners of Soviet gulags under secret measures passed in 2014, Russian media has claimed. The records of the prison camps, in which an estimated three to 12 million people were kept, were ordered to be disposed of once the people they concern reach 80.
Consulate closes doors BRITAIN has closed down its General Consulate in St Petersberg in the wake of tensions between London and Moscow over
the alleged poisoning of a former Russian spy. Laurie Bristow, the British Ambassador to the country, said it was a “difficult” time for Anglo-Russian relations but added people-to-people links forged by consulate staff would endure.
Syria air strike denial RUSSIA’S Defence Ministry has denied the country’s aircraft bombed the rebel-held Idlib Province in Syria killing at least 44 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed Russian warplanes carried out the strike which also left an estimated 60 injured.
Church pagan warning THE head of Russia’s Orthodox Church has claimed the country’s athletes and soldiers are turning away from the faith in favour of ancient pagan beliefs. Patriarch Kirill said church inaction was turning the promotion of a healthy lifestyle into a revival of cultism and added Orthodox officials were alarmed at the level of paganism reported.
Hair of hope A FACIAL hair craze has swept social media in Russia after a late-night television host called on viewers to grow moustaches ahead of the World Cup. Ivan Urgant launched the light-hearted campaign last week, with ‘moustaches of hope’ grown as a nod to the facial hair of national team coach Stanislav Cherhesov. Russia has lost seven international football games since November 2017.
GETTING HAIRY: Moustachioed Russians have taken to social media.
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STAT OF WEEK Fuel firm set to fork out €15bn SPANISH energy firm Repsol has pledged to sink €15 billion into exploration, production and refining over the next two years. It comes after years of costcutting exercises after the company was boosted by a rebound in global oil prices. The investment will be partfunded by the €3.8 billion sale of a 20 per cent stake in utility Gas Natural to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. Oil production soared from 727,000 to 750,000 barrels per day over the first quarter of 2018, an official said.
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Thieves in the bagging area SHOPLIFTERS cost the Spanish economy more than €1 billion per year, a new report says. The probe by the Association of Large Consumer Companies (AECOC) shows that alcoholic drinks, Iberian ham and chorizo, creams, make-ups and perfume top the rankings of products targeted by petty crooks across the country. And an estimated 22 per cent of the culprits are employees stealing while at work, according to the 2017 data. The food and drink section of the analysis shows Iberian meat products
by Matt Ford are singled out by 73.3 per cent of peckish raiders, with wine, beer and spirits chosen by 86.7 per cent of thirsty thieves. Jams and marmalade are the secondmost popular foodstuffs pilfered. In textiles, clothing including shirts, trousers, underwear, jumpers and socks are looted by 81.8 per cent of shoplifters, with hair bobbles, earrings, bracelets, rings and other accessories also taken during 54.5 per cent of swoops. Creams are the most desirable cosmetic product for criminals, being
stolen in 86.4 per cent of cases, with make-up and perfumes picked out 69.2 per cent of the time. Tools and batteries are top of the list for 70 per cent of hardware villains, according to the AECOC statistics, while consoles and video games, computer accessories and mobile phones are earmarked by 60 per cent of electronics jackers. The report reckons that most of these items are chosen for ‘their physical characteristics, monetary value or the ease with which they can be resold on the black market.’
Deals on wheels set new records SPANISH carmaker SEAT has set a new sales record. The Cataluña-based firm shifted 49,200 cars in May, beating the previous high of 48,400 set in 2000, after sales rose by 15.5 per cent. Vice-president for Sales and Marketing Wayne Griffiths said: “Our May sales enable us to maintain our position as one of the fastest growing brands in Europe. Our results went up by at least 14 per cent in the main European markets, and by more than 20 per cent in the case of Italy.”
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Wage war set to end THE Spanish association of employers and the country’s biggest trade unions are close to reaching an agreement which will see the national minimum wage rise to 14 payments of €1,000 following months of talks, according to reports.
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SUPER CHARGED: The Apple Store in Barcelona. TECH giant Apple has paid €14.5 million to the Spanish Tax Agency in the wake of an inspection. Subsidiary Apple Retail, which manages the US firm’s 11 official stores across the country, footed almost €14.2 million of the bill after its VAT, corporate and income tax payments were probed. The rest of the cash was stumped up by Apple Market-
ing, a wholesale branch responsible for charging commission on products sold to shops by Ireland-based Apple Distribution International. Spain recently announced a new tax aiming to crack down on taxation strategies used by multinational companies, which often set up sales divisions in countries with low tax rates including Luxembourg, Ireland and the Netherlands.
ALMOST 72 per cent of the 2,849 firms that have set up headquarters in Madrid since last October have left Cataluña in the wake of last year ’s illegal independence referendum, according to new Spanish Finance Ministry data.
Swiss move SWISS food and drink company Nestle has revealed it plans to move 850 jobs to Spain over the next 18 months as it extends its Barcelona technology hub in a bid to improve its e-commerce offering.
Swede idea over plastic SWEDISH furniture firm IKEA has pledged to phase out all single-use plastic products from its stores by 2020. The flat-pack specialist said that plastic straws, plates, cups, freezer bags, bin bags, and plastic-coated paper plates and cups would be discontinued or replaced by alternatives. A company official said: “We don’t have all the
answers yet but we are working together with our suppliers to find solutions that are good for both people and the planet.” The chain has already committed to axing oilbased plastics and the latest move will see all its plastic products made with recycled materials. It comes amid rising fear over plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.
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Lawless Britain fuelled by family breakdown LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT PERSONALLY, I think the crime wave of tsunami-like proportions, which is at the moment practically engulfing the UK, has very little to do with the countries lack of police resources. I believe a large part of the blame can be firmly apportioned to the breakdown of the family u n i t . Hu g e n u mb ers o f familie s across the UK, have for years taken full advantage of the liberal benefits policies of successive governments. Child benefits have been a particularly lucrative source of earnings. Consequently, many children have been conceived and born purely to add to the family income. This has resulted in enormous dysfunctional families, of individuals to whom benefits are a way of life and children merely a means to a financial end. There is no love or guidance in these families. Once the children’s purpose has been served, they are left to roam the streets with no sense of decency or compassion for their fellow h u m a n b e i n g s w h a ts o ev er. H o w could there be, when there have been no examples of it at home? Once let loose, they link up with like-
YOUNG OFFENDERS: Are benefits to blame?
minded offsprings of their fellow dysfunctional neighbours and begin to run riot. They soon begin to realise, that the impossibly priced electronic devices and expensive ‘toys’ they have been bombarded with on television, are completely out of their financial reach, even if they took a ‘proper’ job. So, they turn to crime. Heaven forbid I could condone their often-horrendous actions, but quite frankly I
can easily see that they must actually feel they have very little choice. To be honest I can see no answer to the immediate situation. Lock up as many of them as possible I suppose. As to the future, only allowing child benefits for up to two children would be a start. At least this would curb the temptation to pour even more unwanted and unloved future criminals into our society. More police
are certainly needed, but only because the numbers of young criminals have escalated so al ar m i ngl y. I woul d l i ke t o see boot camps built all across the country, where these young offenders can be sent to learn discipline, values and respect for their fellow human beings. Trades could be taught. Even simply showing someone actually cares may rescue at least a proportion of them that can then be released to become valued members of society. Although Spain also has some problems with young offenders it is nothing like the enormous criminal issues confronting the UK at this time. I firmly believe that a great deal of this lies in the simple fact that the Spanish family unit is still as strong as ever. Love and respect are firmly entwined and pr act i sed f r om gr anni es and gr anddads down to the youngest of the broods and although I do feel they spoil some of their kids rotten, its infinitely better than chucking them out to survive with no pre-preparation, guidance or sense of decency whatsoever. Thanks for all the mail. Keep ‘em coming. Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com leapylee2002@gmail.com
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Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
PEDRO SANCHEZ, Spain’s latest president, immediately took advantage of the Partido Popular’s disarray following the Gurtel verdicts by calling for a vote of no confidence in Mariano Rajoy. That it succeeded, thanks to Podemos, the Basque nationalists and the Catalan secessionists flummoxed everyone. The motion had little chance of prospering and everybody said Sanchez should have gone along with a general election, but that was the last thing he wanted. Sanchez only entered the national parliament in 2009 and 2013 by default when others ahead of him on the PSOE voting list renounced their seats. As party leader he led the party to its worst-ever defeats in 2015 and 2016 and has consistently repelled PSOE voters although not the paidup party members who twice handed him the primaries. That’s why Sanchez, who looks so imposing but has until now sounded so unconvincing, couldn’t risk a general election.
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Sidling in through back door He has sidled into the Moncloa palace through the back door on a vote of no but would he have won a general election? Not an earthly.
Peor imposible THE Spanish nationalists, who can be found in all of Spain’s political parties, were not happy that Pedro Sanchez accepted the support of the Catalan secessionists to become president.
They were even less happy that he promised dialogue or - heaven forbid - negotiation. It’s not accidental that Catalan secessionism began to gather momentum once Rajoy became president in 2011 and instead of seeking a political solution turned the problem into a colossal court case. Dialogue and consensus are the only way out of the Catalan labyrinth and these are what Sanchez is promising. His work will be cut out for him,
with only 85 PSOE MPs in the national parliament, but at least things can’t get any worse in Cataluña than they were with Rajoy.
June 1 when Rajoy was given his marching orders, but is already throwing a wobbler. Sanchez, who intends to govern alone, has not brought Podemos into the government and Iglesias warned: “If we aren’t partners, we’re the Opposition.” Felipe VI didn’t look ecstatic when he signed Pedro Sanchez’s SOON-TO-BE-FATHER Pablo Iglenomination as president, but perhaps sias, he of the he was reflecting that Spain’s is a €600,000 pad, constitutional monarchy and it’s just looked ecstatic on a job, really. But Pedro Sanchez who drove a stake into the heart of the PSOE and split it down the middle with his ‘No means no’ refusal to give the presidency to Mariano Rajoy in bide his time while making life as difOctober 2016, has made ficult as possible for the PSOE and everybody happy. the Partido Popular. He has given the party Rivera, whose party helped back its hope and selfRajoy become president in Occonfidence so if you see tober 2016, knows he has lost a smiling face in the out. However much he tries street, that’s a PSOE to upstage Sanchez he revoter. Until the next genmains the understudy who MISSED OPPORTUNITY: eral election, anyway. won’t be called on to take Albert Rivera could have the starring role. won a general election.
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Waiting in the wings CIUDADANOS leader Albert Rivera might have won if a general election had been called immediately after judges censured the PP as institutionally corrupt. Rajoy knew it, too, and this knowledge was his undoing. Rivera refused to back the no-confidence vote because Pedro Sanchez had the support of the Basque nationalists (bad) and the Catalan secessionists (infinitely worse). Instead he wanted elections but must now
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WOMEN BY GREGORY KIRBY UR latest Women in Business special is timely. It comes as women in Spain and internationally have continued to make significant strides not only in business but in politics, the arts, sports and other areas of public life. The appointment of 11 women to the 17-strong cabinet of Spain’s new Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is one such step. Sanchez chose to fill the leading roles of the country’s government with more women than men. This means they enjoy greater representation at the top table of Span-
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Gir l power ish politics now than at any other time in history. The appointments follow a surge in feminist activism and women’s rights advocacy this year. The 8-M Movement, who organised the International Women’s Day female general strike, motivated millions to take to the streets and demand better conditions for women at work and home. The protests garnered responses from all of Spain’s leading political parties, with each vowing to tackle inequality that still persists in the workplace and in society. Companies also chimed in and promised to turn their attention to how they could improve the lot of women in firms. Advances have been made in politics and the direction of travel in the business world seems much the same. Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), a government finance watchdog, recommended companies aim to have around 30 per cent of their board members female by 2020. There are now 258 female directors out of 1,347 listed company board seats according to the latest figures in a report from the IESE Business School. A survey of IBEX-35 firms, the
largest companies listed on the Spanish stock market, found that the figure for women on boards is almost 23.7 per cent. That is an increase from about 10.6 per cent eight years ago and brings Spain roughly into line with the European average of the percentage of women directors. If current trends continue the 30 per cent by 2020 target could well be met. But that will still leave women outnumbered by men on company boards by two to one. The stories covered in our special continue on this theme of progress having been made, but there is still work to be done. We have covered a recent survey done in Britain into gender imbalances on corporate boards and on the reasons given for this. There is also the news of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee not appointing a woman to a recent vacancy, making for an eight to one gender disparity. Alongside these are stories on women in business and elsewhere we have found inspiring and interesting. Among these are Ana Botin of Santander and the actor Penelope Cruz. They show what can be
achieved by refusing to accept the status quo and continuing to struggle for a world where gender is neither a handicap nor an advantage.
WONDER WOMEN: Actor Penelope Cruz, (above) businesswoman Ana Botin (left) and women throughout Spain continue to give public life the feminine touch.
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HE French culture minister Françoise Nyssen is behind a new initiative to finance up to 20 women-directed films. Venus Victrix was set up with the help of Eric Garandeau’s, the former president of France’s National Cinema Centre. The scheme will work like an endowment fund meaning donations will evade 60 per cent tax rates. It mirrors other schemes including the one launched at the Berlin Film Festival. The Cofiloisirs financial institution are already behind the scheme and other partners - including fashion brands - are in discussion with planners. The project will unite different partners who will give “tangible support for the cause of women in cinema,” Garandeau said. Nyssen first talked about the idea at the Cannes Film Festival this year, where the issue of the male-dominated industry competed with movies for media spotlight.
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There was even a woman’s march. This year’s festival saw industry leaders - including Cannes Film Festival’s chief Thierry Fremaux - sign an unprecedented motion for gender equity in film making. But so far, the culture minister’s project is the only notable act. Currently 84 per cent of public financing in Europe goes to films direct by men. And a sector study showed more than half of industry insiders think a female leading a project will put off investors.
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Embrace Spain and enjoy the lifestyle ITH many years experience selling property in the UK and Spain, Lisa Turner set up PMR Property Management and Rental 11 years ago. She was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk and openly admits that when it came to future ambitions, she changed her mind on a weekly basis. “I was too small to be a policewoman and I even considered being a hairdresser,” Lisa smiled. Eventually she worked for a company selling new homes at the age of 21 and was the only woman in a male dominated world on the building sites where she gave people tours of the
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renting or simply for personal holiday use.” Lisa continued: “I soon became aware of their need for someone to look after that investment for them, with regard to security, cleaning and maintenance since they could not do it themselves from overseas.” So, in January 2007, PMR Property Management and Rental was
born and located in Alfaz del Pi. It has now grown into a team of dedicated professionals and become the leading property management and rental specialist on the Costa Blanca. Lisa is surrounded by a very happy team that share her work ethic, and she admits that they all make each other laugh and get through the day with ease, and they’ve certainly had enough experiences over the years to bring a smile to their faces, that include a baby setting off the house alarm when playing with a bunch of keys in the early hours! Lisa certainly has no regrets about moving to
LISA TURNER: Enjoys travelling when she gets the chance. Spain, and she has embraced the lifestyle. Her advice to anyone considering a full-time move to the country is “try before you buy. “If you’re not sure about which area you want to make your home, I would recommend spending a few months in each before making
the final decision.” When she gets the chance, Lisa enjoys travelling - especially cruising - and has been to Cuba and the Greek Islands. It’s something that she’s only recently been able to do and shows the trust she has in her team to run PMR in her absence.
WOMEN IN BUSINESS THE staff of PMR are experts in the field of property management and rental. Based in Alfaz del Pi, the company has now been providing quality services to their Costa Blanca customers for 11 years. In addition to its extensive portfolio of rental properties, PMR also offer comprehensive management services to owners by providing everything they could want to look after the safety and security of their investment. The company will provide owners with regular property inspections while keeping them fully informed of everything by email. For this, PMR offer three levels of management service, all at competitive rates. Incorporated within the management services are regular checks of household appliances, sanitary and plumbing equipment and TV and satellite connections. This service also includes acting as official key holder and point of contact for owners who have an alarm system installed. The PMR team will provide garden and pool maintenance and check water meters to confirm there are no leaks. They will thoroughly ventilate all rooms and carry out pest and vermin checks and even water house plants. So, if it’s your holiday home, you can rest assured there will be no nasty surprises awaiting for you whenever you return. For owners looking to let their proper-
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PMR also ensure that all properties they rent out fully comply with the latest Spanish regulations and are registered as holiday rentals. PMR offers all these services and much more within the various management packages so there is always a sensible choice for homeowners. By focusing solely on the rental industry PMR know they can provide their clients with a better service than they would get from an inmobilaria. They have a portfolio of properties situated between San Juan and Calpe, but most are situated in the tourist areas and inland of Benidorm, Albir, Altea, La Nucia and Villajoyosa. In addition to its property service, PMR provides a one-stop shop to help process all the Spanish documents expats may need. These include NIE or residencia applications, driving licences or vehicle registration. The friendly bilingual staff can also provide a translation service, debt management assistance or help with any community issues. The PMR office is open Monday to Friday from 10am-6pm and Saturdays from 10am-1pm. Alternatively, call 966 260 877 or from the UK on their local call number 0044 0203 411 7758. E-mail: pmr@pmrspain.com and visit www.pmrspain.com.
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OU often hear that p e o p l e went on holiday to somewhere in their youth and never came home again. This is most certainly the experience of Lucy Grande, owner of The Bed Centre in Calpe. In her case, she was 19 years old and came to Calpe for a friend’s birthday party... and never returned to the UK and to her home town of Yeovil where she was born. “When I was younger, I never ever gave it a thought that I’d end up running a business in Spain,” said Lucy, and here she is over 30 years later fluent in Spanish and regarded as one of the most successful businesspeople in the area. The Bed Centre was originally set up in 1992, and it wasn’t until 2004 that Lucy took
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LUCY GRANDE - THE BED CENTRE
The busy professional over the reins after being self-employed for a number of years, and the hard work that she and husband Antonio (Tony Grande to his many friends) have put into the business have kept its high profile in a competitive area. “I believe that one of our secrets here at The Bed Centre is the way we treat all our customers. In fact, we treat them as people.. not clients there is a big difference - and by building up that kind of relationship we quickly establish an important trust,” explained Lucy. There is no doubt when you talk to Lucy that she has a tremendous knowl-
edge and expertise of her trade. “I’m a great researcher into everything connected with beds,” she said with a wry smile. “You know what I mean!” she added quickly. “I look at what the experts say on sleep patterns, postures, and why some people don’t get a good night’s sleep. It’s important to enable me to give as professional a service as possible when I advise people when they buy our products.” Unsurprisingly, Lucy and her husband don’t get too much
LUCY GRANDE: Generous, organised and very focused.
spare time but when they do much is spent on their rewarding work for the Make a Smile charity. In addition, Lucy likes her garden, reading and is currently renovating a house. How do they find the time? “We don’t sit in front of a TV! I’ve gone close to 30 years without one,” said Lucy. When asked, Lucy was embarrassed to talk about her special qualities and so Gemma - working with The Bed Centre for six years - said what she thought. “Lucy is generous, organised and very focused.” The success of both her business and anything else Lucy turns her hand to certainly supports those words.
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ID you know that hypnotherapy can truly be a life changing experience for you? Not the stage thing, but really fast and effective change work with an advanced hypnotherapist is what we are talking about! Debbie Young is an advanced full time International Clinical Hypnotherapist, living in Pinoso. She is also an NLP Master, a SleepTalk for Children Consultant and a Pain Specialist. After initial training, Debbie decided that she wanted to be the best she could be and sought out the top hypnotherapists in the world to continue training with them in specialist subjects eg Pain Management, Working with Children, HypnoFertility. Most of her work is
now done internationally over Skype and video Messenger and with results that have amazed both Debbie and her global clientele. “I think Hypnotherapy is given a pretty bad rap nowadays, with the hypnosis shows on TV, and bad media coverage. You are neither unconscious or
asleep, and can move, scratch your nose and talk if you want to. Did you know you can lie in hypnosis, and you will only allow suggestions for change that you truly want. So, you won’t bark like a dog or cluck like a chicken unless you really want to!!” said Debbie. Hypnosis is when you are in
a relaxed and focused concentrated state, enabling the non-conscious part of the brain to do the work that needs to be done with the guidance of a well trained consulting hypnotist. (Always ask to see the credentials of those therapists you choose to work with). Debbie specialises in Fears
Here is just one review of her work. You can read more on her facebook page: Jessica Rose reviewed Debbie Young - Clinical Hypnotherapist/ EFT Practitioner 5 star 5 April at 22:21 One word for Debbie AMAZING I have suffered with panic attacks, anxiety and haven’t left my front door for 4 longggg years. One session with Debbie and I’ve already been to the shop and currently writing this review whilst I’m out walking my dog and tomorrow plan on taking my child to the park for the first time in four years. My cheeks are hurting from so much smiling and my make-up is running from all the happy tears. Can’t thank Debbie enough she has given me my life back.
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and Phobias, anxiety, panic attacks, depression and Infertility, although Hypnotherapy can be used for almost anything, including PTSD, OCD, confidence issues, addictions, stress, anger issues, sleep disorders, motivation and much more! Please contact Debbie on 622 398 096/WhatsApp - or send her a message and read more of her reviews and interesting articles on facebook: Debbie-Young-Clinical-Hypnotherapist-EFT-Practitioner or visit her website https://deb biehypnotherapy.wixsite.com/ mysite.
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THE BED CENTRE
ONE of the things that people from the UK miss most when they come to live in Spain for the first time is the comfort of a great British bed. The leading supplier of British beds and English bed linen in the Costa Blanca area, The Bed Centre based in Calpe on the Calpe-Moraira coast road brings their many years of trading in Spain, priding themselves in offering expert advice and prompt delivery. To complement their range of divans and bedsteads from leading manufacturers such as Hypnos, Burgess, Dunlopillo, Serta and Sweet Dreams, The Bed Centre has added a range of quality, affordable bed linen in standard British sizes. Headboards, duvets, duvet covers, pillows and mattress protectors are also available in the sizes and
quality just like you’re used to at home. At The Bed Centre they are totally committed to providing quality, comfort and peace of mind at every stage from the moment you walk into the store, delivery, and a second to none after sales service. When you walk into The Bed Centre the staff are on hand to help and advise and won’t simply just sell you a bed. They’ll ask you what kind of bed you’re looking for and why you're looking to buy a new bed in the first place. It may be due to your current bed being uncomfortable... so why would you buy something similar? The expertise of The Bed Centre will ensure that you only buy the bed that is perfect for you and your requirements.
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The Bed Centre understand the pressure and time constraints of a flying visit or the need for time for those leisurely lunches and sun soaked beaches, after all that’s why you are here. They would like to be able to pass on their expertise to you and make your time here more trouble free, enjoyable and comfortable. There is something for every budget at The Bed Centre, so don’t delay. Call or visit now and get that
good night’s sleep you’ve been wanting for some time! THE BED CENTRE Centro Comercial Biblos 8, Urb Los Pinos, 03710 Calpe, Alicante Tel: 965 836 814 Website: www.thebedcentre.com E-mail: info@thebedcentre.com Opening hours: Mon to Fri - 10am to 5pm Sat - 10am to 1.30pm Sun - Closed
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‘Comical’ exclusion excuses A LIST of excuses for maledominated boardrooms has been slated by Britain’s business minister Andrew Griffiths. Chieftains from FTSE 350 firms plucked out a list of excuses for not giving women top positions which Griffiths criticised as “pitiful and patronizing.” He suggested top companies were a long way from achieving gender diversity after reading the report compiled by his own Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Anonymous comments made in the report included, “I don’t think women fit comfortably into the board environment” and, “Shareholders just aren’t interested in the make-up of the board, so why should we be?” “All the ‘good’ women have already been snapped up,” was another defence made. “As you read this list of excuses, you might think it’s INDA GARWOOD, has been visiting M o r a i r a since the early 1980’s. During that time she perhaps never imagined it would become her home, but fast forward a few years and she is loving life in Spain, running her successful company SELECT Villas with husband Chris. But what was it that brought the couple to the Costa Blanca? “We were fed up with the lousy weather, the politics, the silly political correctness gone mad, the overcrowded roads etc etc. Whilst we kept a yacht in Turkey during the 1990’s, we decided Spain was much closer and cheaper to reach, enjoyed the perfect lifestyle and climate, had all the services and infrastructure we needed and was politically stable.” As a result Linda and Chris moved to Moraira in late 2001: “We drove down, through France to Moraira with our two
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1918, not 2018,” Amanda Mackenzie, chief executive of Business in the Community, an organisation promoting corporate social responsibility, said. “It reads like a script from a comedy parody, but it’s true,” she added. Comments aside, the statistics paint a different picture. The number of women on boards has ‘more than doubled in the FTSE 350 since 2011,’ according to figures from November last year, the Department for Business reported.
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LINDA GARWOOD - SELECT VILLAS
Still loving the Spanish lifestyle THINK every aspect through, not just through your own eyes, but those of your potential clients too Hungarian Vizslas (gun dogs) found our property, then flew the cat over.” During this time she admits even today the weather and lifestyle is still her favourite aspect of Spanish life, something that hit home recently following a trip back to the UK: “We returned to Sussex to celebrate a friend’s 80th birthday party. We were so shocked to see that most of his friends (most in their 70’s) were so old and pasty looking and suffering major ailments. This was in stark contrast to friends here, of a similar age.” However living the dream does come with its downsides: “Our pet
peeve has to be the petty bureaucracy: local authorities, tax offices, temporary parking bans, and the groups of cyclists with their support vehicle!” However it is a somewhat small price to pay as SELECT Villas continues to go from strength to strength helping others find their little piece of par-
adise in the sunshine. Linda said: “We look forward to further growth and development, as we get older we shall have to put in place succession plans for the business. “Meanwhile we are very happy doing
what we do, for as long as we are able.” So what does Linda credit for them being so successful? “We have been successful here, as we were in our businesses in the UK, with the application of much hard work, determination, a sound partnership and a little luck. “The success of Select Villas is also thanks to assembling the great team of staff we now have, together with our hard earned reputation for honesty and integrity. Also our three grown up
LINDA GARWOOD: “Remember the customer is king.”
daughters, granddaughters and grandson.” Having been caught out in the early days by some staff members and other agents who they thought they could trust, Linda advises anyone thinking of setting up a business in Spain to “think every aspect through thoroughly.” She continued: “Not just through your own eyes, but those of your potential clients, too. Try to find ways of doing what you intend to offer that are better than the competition. Know your client’s needs and how best to serve them, if you do it right your good reputation will follow! “Remember the customer is king.”
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12 years, and still ‘Simply the Best!’ Matching buyers worldwide, to their ideal property SELECT Villas of Moraira celebrate their 12th anniversary this year, together with their 12th year record of continued sales growth! The business was created by Linda and husband Chris in 2006 who are fully cognisant of the fact that traditional values such as honesty, efficiency, integrity and professionalism continue to be valued by their buyer and vendor clients, alike. Linda and Chris have been visiting Moraira since 1983, and it was love at first sight for them with this delightful resort on the Marina Alta coast of northern Costa Blanca. They inevitably concluded that they would like to ultimately move to Moraira and retire however; they did not have the best experience when searching for their own property and found the whole process strewn with pitfalls and ‘dodgy’ middle men serving ‘dodgy’ agents! Having spent most of their working lives in service industries of one kind or other, they really felt they could do much better with a totally fresh ap-
SELECT VILLAS: The team are capable of dealing with all eventualities. proach, based on customer service and listening carefully to their client’s needs and requirements. Regarding the town itself Linda said “Moraira hasn’t been allowed to be-
come over-developed the way other similar resorts have, especially when it comes to high-rise development. This ensures that Moraira continues to maintain the village feel of its origins, that we
loved so much when we first visited.” Beyond Moraira itself, SELECT Villas cover the neighbouring areas of El Portet, Benitachell, Benissa, Jalon Valley and in to Javea and Calpe. They specialise purely in sales, but can recommend several tried and tested rental agencies, for clients seeking to utilise that option. Their long-standing knowledge of Moraira and the surrounding area is a great asset when it comes to helping both vendors and buyers. Linda very much believes in the people side of the business (she is a qualified Psychologist) which helps with dealing with both clients and staff. They are very proud of the quality of their current team of staff, who between them represent well in excess of 100 years of living in this wonderful part of Spain, and between them speak English, Spanish, French, German and Arabic. The team are very able and capable to market and deal with virtually all eventualities and enquiries, worldwide.
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A director who invaded a man’s world
Gender discrimination ‘entrenched’
HAT one opening phrase broke the ice and showed Jayne Harris’s sense of humour. As you walk into Harris Furnishings, you’re greeted with such an enormous range of chairs and sofas to sit on that you really are spoiled for choice and quality. Jayne Harris has the furniture and upholstery trade in her blood. Her fathers’ work ethic was apparent in her from an early age; she recalls fond memories of making sofa buttons in his upholstery workshop from as young as eight years old, then as a teenager working her first Saturday job in his first, very modest, retail shop. She met her now husband David when she was 15 and he was 17. David, known to many here as the ‘Sofa Medico,’ also learned everything he knows today from his father-in-law’s wealth of experience. Jayne eventually took over the running of her father’s business in the UK when he took a back seat - no pun intended. Despite the success of the business Jayne and David had always wanted to fulfil their dream of moving to Spain. Jayne’s first connection with
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al figures. She has won several Goyas - the Spanish equivalent of an Oscar - and other international awards. Coixet grew up in Barcelona when Franco was still in power and, thanks to her grandmother who worked in the local cinema, she immersed herself in American and French films every week. Her first feature film, Too Old to Die Young, about two drifters in Barcelona, won her a nomination for best new director. After a break of nearly seven years Coixet returned with Things I Never Told You, a 1996 romantic comedy in English, and has since made dozens of films, shorts and
documentaries. If she had to pick a unifying theme, she says, it would be exploring “the weight of the things we don’t say, the weight of silence, the way you cope with loneliness.” Coixet loves Spanish cinema but says she is struck by how Spain has been defined for so long by a handful of actors - Penelope Cruz and
Javier Bardem - and one director: Pedro Almodovar. She has revealed that her most important influences, besides French, US and Italian directors, are Spain’s Francisco Regueiro and Luis Garcia Berlanga. For her, Berlanga’s El Verdugo (The Executioner) is the greatest Spanish film of all time. To get a start in the film industry as a woman in Spain, Coixet has said that she “had to be a thousand times more p u s h y , tough and determined than any man.”
MOVIE MUJER: Isabel Coixet has established herself at the forefront of Spanish cinema.
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A DOCUMENTARY maker behind a film about women in the cinema industry has said attitudes and practices favouring men are “entrenched” in the field. Amy Adrion told British media the industry had a certain way of working and that people were still getting comfortable with women in leadership roles. “You can’t underestimate how deeply entrenched these ways of working are, I am optimistic but I have to say I would be surprised if, in a generation, there is a change,” she said. A diversity survey in the US found around 4 per cent of films made there were directed by women. Amy Adrion’s film Half The Picture is due to be shown at London’s Sundance film festival.
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Spain was from coming on holiday and staying at her parents’ holiday home in Moraira, at that stage she never gave any thought that her future would lie in business in this area. Back in 2004, she and David set up the very successful reupholstery business ‘Sofa Medico’ in Gata de Gorgos. The success of Sofa Medico allowed them to expand the business to encompass furniture retail and in 2016 they relocat-
ed to their very impressive current premises in Pedreguer, launching Harris Furnishings. “I felt very unsettled in the early days here in Spain,” reflected Jayne, “we came here with two young children aged four and 10 and at the time I was unsure that we’d made the right decision.” But there is no doubt that the gamble paid off and Jayne’s business acumen has come up trumps.
As we were talking, husband David and now 18-yearold son James - who is himself learning the upholstery trade from his dad - came back to the shop. Jayne has an obvious sense of pride that she now has a genuine family business of her own. “It makes me very proud when customers tell me how brilliantly they’re treated by James when he’s out on deliveries, with his charming per-
sonality he’ll be a great salesman one day.” Jayne’s secret to success in business is really knowing her trade. “When you know your products from the raw materials to the end-result it means your customers have peace of mind knowing they are buying from someone who can give them good advice to choose the correct product for them. “We are passionate not just about selling furniture but also about ensuring our customers are happy. We pride ourselves on our ‘old fashioned’ approach to customer service and always go the extra mile to ensure complete satisfaction.” More recently Harris Furnishings have expanded into selling beds, as well as now stocking the famous brand Parker Knoll, having complete exclusivity as stockists within Spain. That in itself says so much about Jayne and her business professionalism and quality at every turn. Jayne confesses to another ‘secret,’ and that’s her love for George Michael music. “Whenever it’s playing in the background in the store, we seem to sell more!” Simply amazing...
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Are you sitting comfortably? car, or garden as well as offering leather and fabric cleaning in the home. They are extremely knowledgeable in their trade having almost 60 years experience between them. David is an experienced upholsterer; he began learning the trade from his father-in-law when he was 20years-old, and proceeded to work his way through the ranks covering all aspects of both the re-upholstery and retail trade. Jayne also worked within the family business, initially as a sales assistant and ultimately working as General Manager. Buying a sofa is not something we tend to do often so making the correct decision is vital; equally, making a bad decision can be very costly. Knowing every aspect of the trade, they are more than qualified to answer all your queries and talk you through what can be a daunting process, ensuring you make the cor-
QUALITY: Only the very best names fill the Harris Furnishings product lists.
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IF not, then make Harris Furnishings in Pedreguer your immediate destination. Launched back in 2016, Harris Furnishings was born out of ‘Sofa Medico’ that was run by David and Jayne Harris from their premises in Gata de Gorgos during their first 12 years in Spain. Such was their success that they took the decision to relocate to Pedreguer and open Harris Furnishings, where their objective is to supply quality furniture to suit all tastes and budgets. Their extensive experience means they recognise poor quality furniture and therefore only sell quality-built furniture. Their impressive premises - a beautiful 400m² showroom - have not only allowed them to stock a wide range of furniture, but also to continue with their reputable upholstery business in their in-house workshop, providing a complete upholstery service for the home, boat,
rect decision when choosing your new furniture. David and Jayne pride themselves on the reputation they have gained during the past 14 years and believe this is due to customer satisfaction being their absolute priority; the after-sales service they give is second to none! Harris Furnishings have a fabulous range of quality furniture including suites, sofas, sofa beds, chairs, re-
cliners and rise-recliners, beds, occasional tables, and accessories. Among the famous brands in stock include Losbu, La-Z-Boy, Parker Knoll, Regency Recliners, Sofa House, Tajoma and Ultra Furniture. If you live between Altea and Oliva, then delivery is free. Harris Furnishings Polígono Industrial Les Galgues, Calle de la Marroquineria nº 1 03750 Pedreguer Telephone: 966 469 371 Website: http://harrisfurnishings.com/ E-mail: sales@harrisfurnishings.com Open Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm Closed on Saturday... but open 10am to 1pm on Sunday
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African women, global example HE 2017 Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs has shed light on the shining examples of lady-led business. Uganda topped the list last year with 34.8 per cent of women entrepreneurs. The figure is very impressive given Uganda is a lowincome country, according to economic analysis website, esglobal. The African nation also overcame shortfalls in other key areas including women’s financial independence, access to credit, educational level and cultural stereotypes. But the proportion of female involvement could be higher if it were not for low education rates. They hamper the long-term success of new starts, especially when it comes to a lack of management knowledge, commentators said. Botswana, came second in the index with woman mak-
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ing up 34.6 per cent entrepreneurs. The small African country is one of the richest and best managed countries on the continent. Its runner-up position is partly down to favourable labour market factors including a high rate of female workforce participation, ac-
cording to analysts. Another small country, New Zealand, performed strongly and finished third in the index. Women account for 33.3 per cent of entrepreneurs on the islands. In a similar index, this time published by The Economist magazine, New Zealand is
ranked the 11th best place in the world for women to work. The country has the highest proportion of universityeducated women globally, as well as impressive inclusion in financial matters. And due to the macho nature of its president, some
may be surprised to discover Russia took fourth in the rankings. Some 32.6 per cent of Russian companies are headed-up by women. The northern giant does not boast flattening figures on women’s financial inclusion and education levels. But the bad news is balanced by Russia leading the way with high-level female professionals, according to audit firm, Grant Thornton. New Zealand’s neighbour and sometimes rival, Australia, came in fifth position in the index. Their high 32.4 per cent female-owned business rate could well be down to the notable support Australian entrepreneurs receive in the country, according to esglobal. And while female participation in the workforce has risen in recent years, women are still 13 per cent adrift of male counterparts. The news is good, but it looks like there is some way to go.
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ORWEGIAN born Silje Lyng has been working at Derma Clinic Spain in the beautiful Costa Blanca town of Alfaz del Pi for three years, and if it wasn’t for the dreadful weather back in her own country she may well have never made the move. “It was just over six years ago when my husband and I came to Spain for a holiday,” said Silje, “and as we landed at the airport located in the far west of Norway, the weather was so bad that the aircraft wouldn’t let the passengers off until it entered a hangar. “At that point, my husband turned to me and said ‘Right, that’s it! We’re moving to Spain!’” And so they took the plunge with their two young children they had at the time - they have since had a third born in Spain - and made a new life in the sun. “It was the climate that certainly attracted us,” explained Silje. They also chose the Ali-
The rain in Norway on the plane
SILJE LYNG: Particularly enjoys facial work.
cante Province as it had a Norwegian school where her three children - now aged four, seven and 10 - attend. Silje’s background is a long way from the world of dermatology. She studied in Norway and qualified in marketing and economics before deciding to completely change her career a couple of years before coming to Spain. “I suffered from my own skin problems, and not only was I keen to find out about them and solve the issues myself, I wanted to help other people that found themselves in the same situation,” explains Silje. And so she took her dermatology qualifications and is now able to practise her
skill and professionalism across the world, such is the international recognition of her studies. Whilst Silje is qualified in all areas of dermatology treatments, she particularly enjoys facial work, and gets particular pleasure when she sees the reaction of patients once they’ve seen improvements to their skin after a course of treatment. Being a busy mum of three children, Silje makes the most of her free time and enjoys singing at weddings and loves to entertain people. She also enjoys walking and only very recently completed the famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. As a family, they often go camping in their own tent and especially enjoy northern Spain. Her husband’s work in Norway kept him away from Spain for long periods, but he’s now here full-time. “I’m a lot more relaxed now he’s with me. We’re a proper family again!” beamed Silje.
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A professional and expert skin treatment team IF you’re looking for true experts in skin health and beauty, then Derma Clinic Spain located in Alfaz de Pi should be your first stop. Whatever your issue, there is a course of treatment or a cure all undertaken by the most professional and expert medical team qualified in the wide range of dermatological conditions. Everyone deserves the kind of close-up confidence that comes with clear, fresh and healthy skin. At Derma Clinic Spain, they offer only the most advanced treatment and care using professional and proven procedures and products to help achieve your skin care goals. Perhaps you’re not sure which treatment is right for you? Then a visit to
the clinic for a skin assessment should be your first move to get the guidance and advice you need. There are so many treatments available at the Derma Clinic Spain. From basic and common skin conditions such as acne, dermatitis, keratosis, herpes, Rosacea, to checks of suspected skin cancers, clients of Derma Clinic Spain are in the safest of hands every step of the way. They also specialise in all aspects of hair health and hair transplants, diseases of the nails (including ingrown toenails), and any
DERMA CLINIC: Offer a wide range of aesthetic treatments.
necessary minor surgical interventions such as the removal of abscesses, warts, cysts, fatty build-ups and scars. More and more people are taking advantage of a wide range of aesthetic treatments on offer at Derma Clinic Spain. These include procedures on eyelids,
noses, facelifts, lips, liposuction, excess skin removal, and breast reduction, reconstruction or enlargements among others. In addition, courses of treatment are available to help with varicose veins many without the need for surgery - and large and unsightly blood vessels. It’s a little known fact that factors such as stress, poor diet, air pollution, climate change etc, may have a detrimental effect on a person’s skin condition. A course of biological medicine can help patients
rebuild their bio-physiological balance using tried and tested homeopathy techniques. Don’t see a particular skin treatment listed? Well don’t worry... there’s bound to be a solution available at Derma Clinic Spain. Derma Clinic Spain Camino del Pinxo 2 03580 ALFAZ DEL PI, Alicante Tel: 674 255 579 E-mail: info@dermaclinicspain.com Website: www.dermaclinicspain.com
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MICHEL EUESDEN of the EWN Media Group knows that true leadership inspires hope and positivity in your family and community. She also knows that it is impossible to change the world without first changing yourself. Already this year, EWN has been through some tremendous changes, maturing as people and evolving as a business. All so we can become a better, stronger friend to our loyal and growing network of clients and readers. As the leading English language media group in Spain, EWN is a rare gem in the industry. It is one of the very few media enterprises to be led by a woman, Michel Euesden, not only in Spain but in history. Rising to the very top in this hugely competitive industry is no easy task. But there is business success and the other kind of impact, which strengthens her passion each and every day. This leading position was recently recognised by Spain’s National Press Association, who presented Michel and Steven Euesden with the Professional Trajectory award earlier this year. Michel and Steven were invited to Madrid to collect the award at the Spanish Periodical Association (AEEPP) ceremony in February. The association said of EWN: “We want to recognise Euro Weekly News, the leading English newspaper, as an invaluable information resource for the foreign community living on our coasts.” The recognition marks the third year EWN has been handed plaudits from the body. The company was previously awarded the AEEPP’s Diploma of Honour and the Best Free Publication in Spain award last year. Leading EWN means knowing that you are making a difference. Michel helps local expat businesses put food on the table, quite literally making their dreams of a life abroad come true. With an unparalleled advertising reach across Spain and online, her clients know they can count on EWN week in, week out to make their success a reality. Being head of the EWN family means giving incredible publicity to local charities, many of which are struggling to have their voice heard in tough economic times. With access to the pages of the Euro Weekly News, RTN and Sol Times, hundreds of charities across Spain are now thriving and making a wonderful, essential contribution to their communities. It also means that every day is a campaign. Michel connects people with services, shines a light on domestic violence, loneliness and other expat issues others prefer to ignore. In the early hours she can be found raising money to help repatriate an expat who has passed away, helping his widow with banking bureaucracy, publicising a new charity and, every day, every hour, putting people together who would never normally meet. Then there’s the one-offs. Those tragic
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yet beautiful times when Michel has urged all the staff at EWN to drop what they’re doing and become a voice for lost causes. It warms our hearts to know that there are so many Spanish families who have benefited from our influence in the expat community. Take the case of EWN’s Royal Wedding party for expats who could well have spent the day alone. Our street party-style event gave around 200 people the chance to celebrate Harry and Megan tying the knot in a stunning setting at the Villalinda eatery in Mijas. Or that of David Toms, the 53-year-old expatriate who was left paralysed following a freak motorcycle accident. EWN invited him to the party and continues to appeal to our readers to help him in any way they can. Our coverage has also publicised fundraising efforts for the 53-year-old in order to help him live his life as fully as possible. Each and every week Michel handles dozens if not hundreds of cases directly and channels her uniquely powerful passion into transforming them into worthy causes. Every day our team handles countless phone calls from readers asking where they can donate. Today you are reading our Costa Blanca North Women in Business Special. In a few weeks it may be our Suc-
cess Special, or Property Supplement. Every word written under Michel’s guidance is designed to help local businesses get their message across to half a million readers each week. At the same time EWN helps encourage future generations of leaders, find people homes and keep our communities bubbling with news and information. That is why Michel and the EWN family decided 2018 is the year of consolidation and time to become one powerful media group, a true force for all expat issues. Today, with two sister newspapers - RTN and the Sol Times - she knows we can make even more of a difference to our clients and readers, who are growing rapidly each passing day. Under the proud and inspired leadership of Michel and Steven Euesden, the EWN Media Group is thrilled to begin this new chapter in what has proven a very exciting life. Never before has expat media had such a powerful voice, whether in Spain or abroad. Michel intends to use this voice to bring success to all our communities in southern Spain, Mallorca and beyond. She will fight tooth and nail to give our advertisers the biggest platform and opportunities for success. We will keep our readers updated every day with the very best local and life changing news. And we will continue doing it completely free. We want to thank all of our readers and clients for their unending loyalty and commitment to EWN despite difficult recent times in Spain. We will repay that trust tenfold by bringing you the brightest, biggest and best news and advertising platform catered to any English speaking community anywhere.
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DIANE HALLETT - SG HAULAGE
A thick skin and a nononsense approach works DIANE HALLETT and her partner Stephen Gaunt who owns SG Haulage Ltd have been together for 19 years now and have expanded their business from three lorries to over 25 and 50 trailers. It is a family-run business with Steve’s son and daughter and her daughter who also drives for them. Diane hasn’t got a business background but has learnt a great deal about the trade from Steve and his parents; his dad used to drive and his mother worked in the office. They have developed the business through sheer hard work and determination, working long hours, weekends and having to sacrifice holidays. They are now starting to reap the benefits of their hard work, as they have recently started to take holidays in Spain. They have also noticed that there may be a niche in the transport market, moving cars, motorhomes, caravans, boats, plant and machinery. Diane said “the haulage industry is still a very male dominated industry with more women entering into it, even my 22-year-old daughter now drives a 44-ton truck! “You just need to have a thick skin, don’t take any nonsense and they soon listen to you. I now have a good relationship with the drivers.” Even though Diane doesn’t actually own the business, she has worked as if it was her own. She believes success comes from being 100 per cent committed to the needs of customers, by putting
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DIANE & STEVE: Have developed the business through sheer hard work.
SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT IN THE HAULAGE INDUSTRY.
money back into the business, to enable it to develop. Their work comes from recommendations and word of mouth. The key to their success is the passion and dedication for the business that drives them to provide a superior service. Safety is paramount in the haulage industry and they are CPS; NPORS and ALLMI accredited. This combined with years of experience allows them to safely and competently move any heavy, specialised, sensitive or abnormal load. The address is Plot 9 Saxilby Enterprise Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln Telephone +44(0) 1522 702443 Email info@sghaulage.com or find them on www.sghaulageltd.co.uk
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Woman Power Spain’s 10 leading ladies EADING business magazine Forbes has released a list of the 50 most powerful Spanish ladies. The top 10 include banking giants, Spanish royalty, charity chiefs, prominent politicians and lawyers. Top of the list is Ana Patricia Botin, 57, the president of Santander bank. She is the daughter of the bank’s previous president Emilio Botin. And her mother is the Marquess of O’Shea, who had her own place in Spanish nobility carved out for her by King Juan Carlos I in 2008. Santander’s chief is also a business ambassador to the British government. Maria Dolores Dancausa, 59, is the executive officer of Bankinter, another Spanish banking leader and came second. She led the bank in 2016 when the bank bagged record profits. She also made it into a gen-
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der-less list of the top 50 European directors also published by Forbes, following her results. Paloma Escuedero, 52, was in third position. She is the communications director of UNICEF, the United Nations’ children’s fund, managing the agency’s brand image and global communications. Before taking on her new role, she was UNICEF’S country director in Spain responsible for 180 projects and 800 volunteers. The now ex-defence minister Maria Dolores de Cospedal, 52, came fourth. She recently lost her position as the lead-minister of Spain’s armed forces when a non-confidence motion struck party leader Mariano Rajoy from power. But she still serves as secretary general of the Popular Party and President of Castilla-La Mancha in central Spain. Forbes placed chef and businesswoman Carme Ruscadella, 66, in fifth position. She is a master of natural cooking and has a
restaurant in her hometown Sant Pol de Mar, near Barcelona and another in Tokyo. Combined, the two restaurants have seven Michelin stars, making them the world’s most decorated kitchens. Ana Pastor, 60, who has been the president of the congress of ministers (the equivalent of the Houses of Parliament in the UK) since 2016 is Spain’s sixth mightiest Mrs. She is no-career politician having graduated as a surgeon from the University of Salamanca before taking up posts as health minister and later development minister. Encarnacion Roca Trias, 74, is one of two lawyers to feature on Forbes’ list. She is the vice-president of the constitutional courts the supreme authority on the interpretation of the country’s most important legal document. She has even made time to publish
QUEEN: Letizia Ortiz was a top journalist before marrying the king. seven books. Queen Letizia, aged-45, is the youngest in the top 10 and came in eighth. She was a successful journalist on Spain’s most important national channel before marrying King Felipe VI in 2004. She serves as special ambassador for the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Number nine is Maria Angeles Sanchez Conde, 61, the constitutional court’s lead prosecutor.
Ministers handed her the title in 2009 under the government of Socialist Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. And Maria del Mar Raventos, 66, the President of the Cordiniu wine group since 1988 came 10th. She is part of the 15th generation to lead Spain’s oldest company. Mar Raventos once said there is no difference between a company run by a man or a woman.
DRA ANGELES VAN ̃ O - ODONTOLOGIA INTEGRAL VAÑO VIDAL
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HERE are never two days the same in the life of Dr Angeles Vaño Vidal who runs her own dental practice in the centre of Benidorm, although she is in great demand in many other local centres in the locality, such is her expertise and excellent reputation. Angeles Vaño was born in the Valencian town of Bocairent and went to university in Valencia to gain the necessary qualifications to enable her to get into her chosen career. After she graduated, she continued to work in a number of clinics where she began to specialise in root canal work... the most challenging of dental work and one that gives Angeles the most satisfaction. “I’d always been interested in medical issues and the intricacy and dexterity of dentistry caught my eye,” she explained. Around 2007, she met the man who became her future
husband thanks to a mutual friend and she didn’t know at the time that he ran a successful veterinary practice in Altea. At the same time, she decided to open her own dental business and has gone from strength to strength over the past 11 years. “I preferred to run my own business rather than work for one of the well-known franchises,” she said. “Yes, it’s been tough and challenging and has taken a great deal of investment as the technology of dentistry has changed, but it’s been well worth it.” Dr Angeles admits that it was tough at the start. “I had to start from scratch in Benidorm when I opened. Nobody knew me and vice-versa. You can imagine how proud I am now when I see I have around 4,000 patients on my books which is a high number for this area. “My patients come from all around Spain, and I have one or two who live in London and
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always have their check-ups when they visit Benidorm on their holidays.” A dentist needs the trust and
confidence of all their patients, and there is no doubt that Dr Angeles has this ability to put everyone at ease during their
treatment. “I may be their dentist, but to enable the patient to relax and feel at ease I end up listening to all their problems and being asked for advice. It’s all part of the job.” When she gets some spare time, she spends it listening to Indie music, going to concerts and walking the dogs with her husband. She also keeps fit by doing regular pilates. Travel is also a big part of Angeles’ life and she has been to Portugal, Canada, Japan, USA and Norway. “We have taken lots of photographs in these countries of both dental and veterinary practices and are curious to see how they work if we get the opportunity,” she smiled. As an interesting extra aside, Dr Angeles is also qualified to the highest level in carrying out dental work on animals, and helps her husband out when required. “I’m sure he only married me so he could get free dental treatment!” she laughed.
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Understanding the patient’s needs and worries WHEN people begin to suffer from a toothache or any other dental problems, the natural reaction for many is to put it off and hope it goes away. For some reason, there is still a natural fear of visiting the dentist and perhaps even a bigger fear when you realise you’re in a foreign country either living or as a tourist. Dr Angeles Vaño’s dental practice - Odontologia Integral Vaño Vidal - in the heart of Benidorm along the popular Avenida Mediterraneo will ensure that you leave any treatment with an enormous smile on your face... in all senses. You’ll be happy at the standard, professionalism and friendly service that begins with a welcome from the experienced dental nurses who take great care of you during
your visit and will make sure everything is comfortable. Besides Spanish, Dr Angles Vaño speaks English and has been providing an excellent dental service to the people of Benidorm and the surrounding area for 11 years, offering every possible treatment available. Whether it’s an irritating or broken tooth, an infection, implants, dentures or more complicated but necessary surgery, Odontologia Integral Vaño Vidal, is your first port of call. It’s a multidiscipline clinic that provides solutions to all your dental issues, with all clients attended to in the friendliest of fashions. You’ll find the treatment rooms bright and colourful, full of the latest technology to cover every sce-
DENTAL PRACTICE: A pleasant environment with all the latest equipment. nario that ensures an efficient course of treatment carried out in the minimum number of visits possible. Dr Angeles has been treating patients in the Benidorm-based clinic from all over Spain and Europe; she even has patients from London who now use her as their local dentist when they visit on holiday having needed to visit the surgery in an emergency. Her personality will immediately put you at ease as she guides you through any necessary course of
treatment which will always be of the highest quality with outstanding results. Odontologia Integral Vaño Vidal a pleasant environment backed up with the latest equipment ensures a stress-free experience at every stage. Honest... it’s the tooth! Odontologia Integral Vaño Vidal Avenida Mediterraneo 3 03503 BENIDORM, Alicante Tel: 966 831 853 Website: www.odontologiaintegral.es
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Spain’s trail blazing businesswomen SPANISH women entrepreneurs are outperforming their international counterparts in several categories according to a recent study. A total of 1,550 women responded to the survey which gives insights and comparisons on life as a businesswoman in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Holland and Spain. The ADN study was conducted by Hiscox - an insurance provider with expertise in entrepreneurial sectors - for the ninth consecutive year. Spanish women entrepreneurs are getting younger, with 46 per cent having launched their start-ups before their 29th birthday, the study found. Only 32 per cent of women got up and running by that age in the rest of the countries. On the other end of the spectrum, older Spanish women are significantly less active in business matters.
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LEADER: Helena Torres (centre) founded the B-Wom women’s health app. Just 3 per cent of Spanish women created their firms after the age of 50. The figure was much lower than the 12 per cent average in the other countries. And Spanish start-ups are younger than those elsewhere. More than four out of 10 women-led Spanish firms are less than five years old.
The only other country surveyed with a higher proportion is the United Kingdom where one in two companies were born within that time frame. Spanish ladies led the field for heading up multiple companies, with 40 per cent doing so, compared to the 23 per cent average elsewhere. And the Spanish entrepre-
neurial spirit also burned strongest in the survey, with 56 per cent of women having started their own company at some point. When asked how their companies would fare in the coming year, the Spanish were among the most optimistic. Sixty-two per cent thought things were looking good,
pipped by the Americans and the Dutch, with 67 and 68 per cent respectively. But perhaps the flipside of the Iberians’ entrepreneurial flare is that they holiday less and work longer. Only 45 per cent take more than 20 days of leave a year, almost half the US rate. And 66 per cent of Spaniards work more than 40 hours per week, coming second to Germany, at 68 per cent. And Spanish women’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) signed the most new contracts too. Some 19 per cent made deals in 2017, the highest rate among the countries surveyed. When asked what the most important values were for business success, respondents’ most popular responses were “hard work” and “not giving up.” Indeed, the data certainly suggests Spanish women know how to walk the talk.
SONIA ROIG - CASA DIEZ
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ONIA ROIG is a local Spanish lady born and bred in the beautiful town of Callosa de Ensarria between Altea and Guadalest - and there’s no doubt that the local knowledge of the area gained as she grew up is part of the secret of her success in the competitive world of estate agency. She began in the property world in administration and to quote Sonia herself, “I was very timid and shy when I started out.” She then gained more confidence and eventually took the decision to provide the estate agency service herself rather than work for others. Sonia opened Casa Diez around 15 years ago and therefore was in the business when both the financial crisis and property slump hit Spain... but she and her business survived, came out the other side and has gone from strength to strength since. Although she
admits to having doubts at some points when nobody was buying property to the extent they’d done previously, her own determination, professional motivation, and self-belief carried her through. “I make a point of only adding top quality properties to those I want to sell, and those that I know will sell the quickest in any market conditions,” said Sonia, who also admits she would sell anything if it’s offered to her. “Yes... I’ve even sold a boat for someone in the past!” Like many successful businesspeople, it’s hard to understand where they find the time for anything else in their lives; and Sonia Roig is no different. She is very proud of her two teenage children aged 15 and 17 - and she thinks both will ‘follow Mum’ into the estate agency business. “Not only have they been very inquisitive for many years into what I do and are
SONIA ROIG: Her determination, professional motivation and self-belief has carried her through. interested in looking around the properties I take on, they love playing Monopoly!” Like their mother, they have travelled extensively to countries such as the USA, Italy, France, UK, Ireland and Holland and thus have become stars during school geography lessons... they’ve been there and know a great deal
about the country! Sonia also spent some time in Cambridge during one visit and took time out to improve her level of English. Sonia also keeps herself very fit and active and does yoga and goes to the gymnasium when she can. She’s also passionate about her motorbike and often just gets on it,
drives, and sees where it takes her. Sonia is very focused on her career and her final words are a tribute to her success. “Be yourself, don’t be two-faced, and treat everyone the same. I’m never happier than when I see a happy client moving in to their dream home that I’ve helped them secure”
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CASA DIEZ
An honest and friendly approach CASA DIEZ has been selling property from the beautiful Costa Blanca town of Altea for the past 15 years, with their latest modern office on the front line with the beach a short step across the road. Owned by the charming Sonia Roig and ably assisted by Willem Marquet for the past seven years, Casa Diez are experts in buying and selling homes in the local area, and so whether you’re looking for a beachside property, a luxury detached villa, or a sprawling countryside finca, your dreams can be fulfilled with the help of Casa Diez. Casa Diez is there to help an ever growing number of international buyers discover and eventually settle in this part of Spain, both coastal and inland. They pride themselves on offering and supplying an excellent after sales service, so the relationship between buyer, seller and estate agent doesn’t end once the contract is signed and the keys handed over. Therefore, with the property sold, its service does not stop as they ensure all the legalities are completed and the new owners have all they need to make
CASA DIEZ: Understand the wants and needs of their clients. the most of their home in the sun. Casa Diez’s reputation has been built over a number of years thanks to the excellent understanding of the wants and needs of their clients, and by being totally straightforward and up front at all
times. Such is Sonia’s attention to quality that if she doesn’t believe a house offered to Casa Diez will sell, she’ll be honest and not accept it, rather than give the seller any false hope. With so many years in business in
the area, Casa Diez has managed to forge some excellent working relationships with all the businesses related to buying and selling, that include solicitors, banks and reputable builders. Buying a property in Spain can be a very complicated process, but using Casa Diez will make that experience a more pleasant one. Sonia is absolutely determined that she will find exactly what her clients are looking for and will even go out of her way to look for a property, even if it’s not currently on her books. Between Sonia and Willem, they speak a number of languages and with a majority of their clients being Dutch or Belgian, communication is no problem... but of course, all nationalities are welcome as clients of Casa Diez. You’ll be pleased you did. Casa Diez C. San Pere 14 (Primera linea de Playa) 03590 ALTEA Tel: 965 842 986 Website: www.inmocasadiez.com E-mail: sroig@inmocasadiez.com
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Women of words SPANISH women have made their mark in several fields and literature is no exception. Any search for Spanish women writers online is sure to return a sleuth of results. There are around 150 biographies of female authors on Wikipedia detailing the lives of women wordsmiths across the ages. There could never be enough written in a single piece to list the achievements of Spanish women in literature. Instead here is a selection of some of the brightest and best female authors. We begin in the 10th century with the poet Aisha. The writer was born Aisha bint Ahmad alQurtubiyya and although little is known about the details of her life, scholars believe she was born in Cordoba.
What is known is that Aisha came of age in a Spain ruled by the Muslim Moors, where traditional social values often restricted how women could live and what they could do. The poet came from a background of writers and philosophers. She was able to break the mould set for her by society and went on to pen some great literature of the time. One of her most famous works is a poem about her turning down a marriage proposal. Part of it reads: ‘I am a lioness, and will never allow my body, to be anyone’s resting place.’ Almost 1,000 years later in the 19th and 20th centuries Carmen de Burgos picked up the pen and continued with the Spanish female literary tradition. Burgos was born in Almeria to a middle class family and fled them beWORDSMITH: Angela Vallvey fore meeting her husband (right) with her latest book. of 17 years Arturo Asterz Bustos.
The two were unhappily married but Bustos’ involvement in the newspaper industry gave her an interest in working with words. Soon after leaving her husband she wrote her first book. Her growing feminist convictions led her to write many works commenting on the position of women in society at the time. Today one of the female writers helping to keep the Spanish female literary tradition alive is Angela Vallvey. Vallvey was born in Ciudad Real and studied Modern History at the University of Granada. She published her first book, a children’s story, in the 1990’s before going on to write several critically-acclaimed novels. She has taken part in several radio and television shows as well as writing poetry. Her latest offering is called Classic Feminist Tales and is a collection of stories for young girls.
JOANNA CLIMENT - BENIDORM PALACE
Keeping it in the family... UNNING one of the busiest and most successful businesses in Spain has been second-nature to Joanna Climent. She has been involved in the day-to-day organisation of the Benidorm Palace for just over 13 years. In fact, she began on May 5, 2005 and, said Joanna, “it must have been a good omen with the date reading 5, 5, 5. It’s a date I’ll never forget.” Joanna was born in Widnes, and was deliberately born in the UK. “My Mum and Dad lived in Spain at the time they still do - and went back just for the birth and thus enabling me to have dual BritishSpanish nationality.” Joanna has therefore spent all her life in Spain, and has had the world of business and the entertainment industry in her blood. She went to University in Madrid where she
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graduated in Business Studies. For many, that success would be enough... but not for Joanna. She then took her education up to the next level, studied for a Masters in Hotel Management and Tourism. It goes without saying that Joanna knows the odd word or two of Spanish.... During her 13 years being more formally involved with the Benidorm Palace after working with First Choice Holidays, Joanna has found the time to have three children who are now aged 10, eight and six. “The oldest girl is a dancer and my youngest girl definitely has the business brain that she’s already displaying at an early age,” she said. “My eight-year-old son is the one you can’t get off the stage. Like his Uncle David, he’s taken up magic and he loves the thrill of performing.” Joanna Climent’s secret, she
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believes, is the phrase of “if it isn’t broke...don’t fix it” although that hasn’t stopped her from bringing in a number of changes to the Benidorm Palace that has brought it into the 21st century. “We’ve brought in a number of modern enhancements such as lighting and special effects, and continue to look around for the latest technologies to enhance the shows the Benidorm Palace stages”, said
Joanna. “Our visitors will also notice the menus have changed but still offering the superb quality they expect from their show and dining experience.” Joanna is the first to acknowledge that much of her success has been due to the influence of her parents, Christine and Vicente, who are both still actively involved in the Benidorm Palace. “I’ve had the very best of teachers,” concluded a very proud lady.
JOANNA CLIMENT: Has introduced a number of changes to the Palace.
WOMEN IN BUSINESS THE date was July 12, 1977, the night that the Benidorm Palace opened its doors for the first time and over 1,500 people arrived for its opening spectacular. Since then, thousands more have come through the doors looking to be entertained for a few hours in a way that no other venue on the Costa Blanca can offer. In 1990, the new and current owners of Benidorm Palace took over and took the shows to the next level, investing in big shows and productions. Kitchens were also established allowing the venue to be able to offer a full dinner and show experience. In 2005, the Benidorm Palace carried out its latest great refurbishment inside and outside the premises. The new façade turned the building into one of the most admired and photographed buildings in Benidorm. The light and sound equipment was updated and the number of social events was multiplied to support organisations, entities and companies who saw Benidorm Palace as the ideal place for carrying out their business events. Today, the Benidorm Palace continues to offer a show that could easily make you think you were in Las Vegas, such is the quality of the acts, costumes, lighting and sound and the food and service. With all seating offering great views of the stage, din-
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ALEGRIAS: Featuring a tropical feather finale.
Into the fifth decade for Benidorm Palace ers can enjoy a three-course meal with wine and cava as you enjoy the cabaret show, or there are just show only options for tickets.
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With a cast of 50 talented artists the show will transport you to the excitement of a Las Vegas casino, the colours and cheerfulness of Bollywood, the rhythms and Alegrias of a Tablao in Cordoba and the vibrant merriment of a tropical feather finale. The show features the talents of singers, dancers, live musicians, acrobats, Argentinian Gauchos, comics, jugglers and the featured magician - David Climent - who stars in a thrilling performance to make way for the grand finale of the Show. This perfect evening’s entertainment is matched with the delicious dinner that accompanies the show. The Benidorm Palace is also a leader in event organisation, both at the Palace as well as other venues such as the Plaza de Toros or the Guillermo Amor Stadium. They have organised concerts for a great number of renowned artists, including David Bisbal, Sweet California, Julio Iglesias, The Platters and UB40. Benidorm Palace is proud to welcome acclaimed international artists throughout the year, as well as their own show. For more information on forthcoming events, seating and menu plans and to book, visit www.benidormpalace.com or call 965 851 660.
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WOMEN IN BUSINESS
SPAIN’S CaixaBank has launched a €250 million credit initiative to support women leading entrepreneurial projects. The initiative will offer cash to Spanish women whose business creations are innovative and internationally-focused, the bank announced. The agreement - to run until September 2019 - was signed with the European Investment Bank (BEI) and is a part of its InnovFin small and medium enterprise programme. Both businesses making new investments and those who need a cash flow boost will be eligible to apply for sums of between €25,000 and €7.5 million. CaixaBank president Jordi Gual is said to be firmly committed to driving entrepreneurialism, meritocracy HERE is no doubt whatsoever that Melanie Kunz of AMASVISTA Glass SL is a dedicated businesswoman with an excellent philosophy. She has a passion for her work and believes that in the male-dominated world of the industry she has chosen, she can bring the woman’s touch when it comes to advising customers as to their designs for their glass curtains, awnings and shades. Melanie is originally from Germany, born in Stuttgart, and prepared for life in Spain by going to evening classes for two years. “It’s important that if you’re going to work and be successful in another country, you need to know the language,” said Melanie, although she did admit that it also came in useful during a trip to Mexico. When she first arrived in Spain, Melanie undertook some office work in Alicante, but the routine soon became too quiet for her and found no satisfaction in what she was doing. “I wanted to challenge and
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Giving the customer a better view test myself, and so back in 2011 my husband and I along with our partner Pedro started the company,” she explained. And the rest, as they say, is history. Melanie was very sure what makes her business stand out from the rest in her trade. “It’s simple. With AMASVISTA Glass you buy a Mercedes... with others you buy a Fiat,” she said with an enormous twinkle in her eye. “Other products may look the same from the outside, but don’t have the same quality of workmanship and materials. You get what you pay for.” So much thought has gone into all aspects of her business - even the sturdy business card is ‘double-glazed’ (you’ll need to visit AMASVISTA Glass SL to get one) - and Melanie admits that she’s still
learning all the time. “I learn by doing all the time, and it’s how I can feel confident when I deal with suppliers and clients in equal measure. “My goal is to give the best possible customer service and by doing so we are often recommended. In fact, probably three out of four of our customers come from that source.” As to the future, Melanie shows no signs of wanting to retire although she’s very keen on travelling around the world when she gets the chance. “I’m very unconventional when it comes to holidays,” she said. “I’m the kind of person that’ll look on Google Maps in some isolated part of the globe, find an island, and discover how I can get there and explore.”
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and diversity. The bank - which is one of Spain’s ‘top four’ - runs its own Businesswoman Prize which identifies successful selfstarters and company leaders who cooperate to create and distribute wealth on a global scale. The winner represents Spain at the International Women’s entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC) awards, run by the IWEC foundation which leads a foundation of women-owned companies brining in a €21.12 billion combined total annually. In addition, the bank is one of Spain’s leading companies in gender equality, with women occupying 39.1 per cent of its leadership positions.
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Old boys’ club THE British Treasury has come under fire after not appointing a woman to maledominated body of the Bank of England. Rachel Reeves, the chair of the House of Commons Business Committee, said it was “truly staggering” the government department had not appointed a woman to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). “Economics is going to have to think seriously about attracting a more diverse range of people. Otherwise it is in danger of being seen as a subject that is by men and for men,” she said. The Treasury said it had “actively contacted” some 44 women and 43 men to apply for the role. It added four women and one man were shortlisted for the role with the final appointment based on merit. Professor Jonathan Haskel, an economics lecturer at Imperial College in London, was the man chosen for the role. The MPC controls Britain’s monetary policy including setting its baseline inflation rate and is made up of nine members, eight men and one woman. The business community and the financial markets are affected by such decisions with the rate determining the cost of borrowing.
ICOLE RITTERSHAUS, owner of Team Royal Finca in Els Poblets, was born in the German town of Wuppertal and has been working in Spain for more than 25 years. She began working on the Costa del Sol for a large privately run company who were looking to expand their business into the Costa Blanca and so Nicole, her husband, son and their dog made the journey north to look for a suitable location. They found Denia... and the rest is history. After two years, Nicole decided to take the plunge and set up her own business, and Team Royal Finca was born in Els Poblets. Nicole has led an interesting life, and gleefully speaks about her first visit to Spain - to Barcelona - with a friend. “We were both on a paddle boat and all of a sudden saw a speedboat go past. Little did I know at the time that the driver was to be my future husband!” She went back to her home town in Germany and told her parents she’d fallen in love with a German musician and then returned to Spain. At this point, Nicole’s phone rang... with the Benny Hill theme music and this perfectly summed up this fun-loving woman with a great sense of humour. She continued: “It was a few years before my husband and I got married. I bought my wedding dress during a trip home to Germany, and it hung in my wardrobe for 10 years.” She is very proud of their 24-year-old
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Maria Guerrero: a show business queen AN actor, director, producer and one of the leading lights on Spain’s theatrical scene at the turn of the 20th century. This is how many Spaniards know and remember Maria Guerrero, one the country’s cultural icons. But Guerrero was also an astute business person who used her unique position as a woman in a man’s world to advance the cause of art. Maria Guerrero Torija was born in Madrid in 1867 in an era when traditional Catholic values still held sway. These often left women playing second fiddle to men. She enrolled in the Madrid Royal Conservatory, one of the leading schools of the arts in Spain. Guerrero went on to make her stage debut in October 1885 with the
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work Sin familia (Without family) at the city’s Theatre of Comedy. The actor first made inroads into business around 10 years after her first stint in the limelight. She decided to start her own theatre company with her now having fea-
tured in several productions of modern plays and Spanish classics. Andres Pelaez, a former director of the Almargo Theatre Museum, said Guerrero was a “magnificent” business woman. “She did something that other early female actors copied; she had a court of authors who wrote for her like Eduardo Marquina, Jacinto Benavente and Benito Perez Galdos,” he said. Pelaez added the theatre star also counted famous bullfighters and scientists among her stable of talent. “There you could see the intellectual level of Madrid at the time,” he said. The productions put on by Guerrero’s company were a hit with a public, so much so that the firm could afford to buy the Princess Theatre in
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son Manuel who also works in the Royal Finca offices and is fluent in Spanish, German, English and Valencian... a flair for languages that he gets from his mother. When Nicole gets the time, she loves spending time on the beach (she walks to work in Els Poblets and Denia is only 10 minutes away), going to concerts, decorating her home, travelling around as much of Spain as possible, and going to car-boot sales and markets. “I have a passion for collecting candles. I think I have almost 500 of them somewhere!” she beamed. Many similar businesses to Nicole’s suffered during the financial crisis and the property slump but Royal Finca survived.
“Why did we succeed during those times? I’m a workaholic!” replied Nicole without any hesitation. Nicole has a perfect philosophy for life and business. “I’m a positive thinking person who realises that business isn’t easy... but there are always solutions to every problem that presents itself.” There is no doubt that Nicole is passionate about her work and also no surprise that she has made many friends, that began as clients, with her charming and bubbly personality.
NICOLE RITTERSHAUS: Is a workaholic.
Spain’s capital. Her company enjoyed success in South America, with the actress undertaking some 24 tours of the continent during her career. Guerrero and her husband Fernando Diaz de Mendoza, a Spanish nobleman, spent a share of their personal fortune on building a new theatre in Buenos Aires in Argentina. The theatre, named the Cervantes Theatre after literary figure Miguel de Cervantes, opened in 1921 after receiving sponsorship from King of Spain Alfonso XIII. Guerrero died in her home city of Madrid in 1928 at the age of 60. Her company’s Princess Theatre was bought by the Spanish government in 1931 and rechristened it the Maria Guerrero Theatre in her honour.
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Help every step of the way TEAM ROYAL FINCA SL is a family-run business with more than 20 years of property experience in Spain. Their service, professionalism, expertise and the friendly way they deal with their clients makes the often difficult experience of buying and selling a property a less stressful time. Under the direction of Nicole Rittershaus, they will find the right property that suits every taste, location and individual budget. Team Royal Finca have been located in the Marina Alta for 18 years, and so are experts in the types of property available in all areas, and are continually looking to add only the very best quality homes to their portfolio. From the moment a client makes their first contact with Team Royal Finca until the moment they buy or sell, the attention to a first-class personal service is second-to-none. And language isn’t a barrier either, with English, Spanish and German spoken fluently, also French and Dutch Such a successful business like Team Royal Finca naturally only deals with some of the very best associated busi-
‘open’ for 12 months of the year, and so no fear of a favourite bar or restaurant closing during the off-season months. Ondara has one of the biggest shopping centres in the region, and with the area being close to both Alicante and Valencia airports and in reach of the Balearic Islands, the range of homes couldn’t be more perfectly situated. Team Royal Finca are certain that all their clients will find the perfect property, whether it be detached, a terrace, an apartment or even a plot of land to build their own home... and they will be there every step of the way to ensure that those dreams of a home in Spain are fulfilled.
ROYAL FINCA: Provide a first-class personal service. nesses too, and so every client can be guaranteed that legal and banking services used as part of the buying and selling process will also be first class. Team Royal Finca specialise in dealing with detached properties and in an imaginary circle of an area within the Marina Alta area that includes Denia, Els Poblets, Orba, Beniarbeig, Benidoleig,
Rafol de Almunia, Sanet y Negrals, Benimeli, Vergel, Ondara, Pego, Orba, Gata de Gorgos and Pedreguer. In these locations, people can experience the most typical of Spanish lifestyles and at the same time be a short drive from the beautiful beaches. Another advantage of choosing to live in the more inland areas is they are
Contact details: Team Royal Finca SL Carrer Sant Josep 5 03779 Setla - Els Poblets (Alicante Province) Tel. 0034 629 886 623 Fax. 0034 966 469 515 nicole@teamroyalfinca.com manuel@teamroyalfinca.com 0034 966 447 010
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OSA MARI MUT is an established Spanish solicitor working in Orba in the northern Costa Blanca. Rosa studied for and obtained her University Degree and now has 10 years of putting that education and years of studying into practice. Her area of expertise is conveyancing and property law alongside those of inheritance issues that include wills and civil law. Her ambition from the moment she set up her business was to give a personal and friendly service to all her clients, by trying to get involved and assist with all their problems. As such, it’s more than just your average solicitors business that takes all the legal worries off the minds of everyone. Being born and bred in Spain, Rosa has a great and in-depth knowledge of not just the local area but further afield too. She has gained expertise in the issue of land registry problems and admits her first love is the rules of inheritance, especially how they both differ and relate to similar laws in other countries.
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Maria Isabel Verdu Rollan, better known as Maribel Verdu, was born in Madrid. She began acting at 13, appearing in various commercials and left school at 15 to devote herself to her career. Since 1984 Verdu has appeared in more than 60 movies, most of them in Spanish. On the international stage, Verdu has starred in Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) and Snow White (2012).
VIDAS VEGA: Paz Vega was in the Spanish version of Friends.
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traditional Catholic family. She decided to become an actress after attending a performance of Federico Garcia Lorca’s play, La casa de Bernarda Alba when she was 16. Vega made her film debut in Zapping (1999), and the same year found success in TV sitcom series 7 Vidas. The series was billed as a Spanish Friends and became one of the country’s best loved shows. Since then Vega has appeared in a number of Hollywood films including Spanglish (2004), 10 Items or Less (2006), and The Spirit (2008). Veronica Fernandez Echegaray, known professionally as Veronica Echegui, was born and grew up in Madrid. Her father is a lawyer and her mother is a civil servant, and she trained at the Royal Dramatic Arts School. Echequi was discovered by Spanish director Bigas Luna, who cast her in the 2006 film My Name is Juani, which won multiple awards and a Goya nomination. In 2009 she made herself known to British audiences in the Mighty Boosh spin off Bunny and the Bull. In 2012 she starred in Roberto Perez Toledo’s romantic drama Seis puntos sobre Emma (Six points about Emma), playing a sexually confidant blind woman.
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PENELOPE CRUZ SANCHEZ was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser. After studying classical ballet for nine years at Spain’s National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of prominent dancers. At 15 though, she beat more than 300 girls at a talent agency audition to land a contract, paving the way for several roles in Spanish TV shows and music videos. This in turn led to a stellar career on the big screen, and Cruz made her big screen debut in El laberinto griego (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth). Live Flesh (1997) offered her the chance to work with renowned Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, and in the same year she was the lead actress in Spanish hit Open Your Eyes. Cruz’s first big international hit was again with Almodovar, in All About My Mother (1999), where she played an unchaste but well-meaning nun. Since then the Spanish star has appeared in a range of big films from Vanilla Sky (2001), and Captain Coreellis Mandolin (2001) to Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and Nine (2009). Paz Campos Trigo, better known as Paz Vega was born in Sevilla to a bullfighter father in what she describes as a
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MAGNIFICENT MARIBEL: Maribel Verdu starred in cult hit Pan’s Labyrinth.
CRUZ CONTROL: Penelope Cruz is Spain’s leading actress.
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Rosa’s message is simple. “Girls! We can do it!” In this respect, she has close connections with an English solicitor to enable her to deal with cases of probate. Rosa admits that she’s not infallible. “As a human I can make mistakes - it’s normal but I try to put it right if I do and always apologise if things do go wrong.” Being in her chosen career doesn’t give Rosa too much spare time, even more so when she has her children to consider, but with a little organisation and
planning and help from her husband, family and friends she can enjoy some quality time with her boys. “I also love my iPad... it’s my best friend,” she confessed. She took a gamble back in 2011 when she opened her business on her own. “Everyone told me I was crazy. It was in the midst of the economic crisis and in 2012 I existed with just eight new clients. I’m pleased
ROSA M MUT: Is an expert in conveyancing and property law.
and proud that we got through those difficult times to the extent that we closed 2017 with 68 new ones. And when many of them are friends of other clients, it makes it all worthwhile,” smiled Rosa. Rosa is the first to admit that she’s always felt she’s had to prove how professional she is and just as, if not more, competent than any man. “Just because I choose to be well-groomed and fashionable, many think that I won’t be as professional as a man in a suit. However, my clients like the way I am and sometimes get to realise that behind that smart and impeccably dressed exterior hides a lioness when I have to defend their interests. It often surprises and pleases them at the same time.”
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ROSA M MUT is a lawyer and Spanish abogados business dealing in a wide range of legal services. From buying and selling properties, to dealing with inheritance matters, Rosa M Mut can give the complete legal advice service to solve the multitude of problems that clients have. Based in the beautiful mountain village of Orba in the north of the Costa Blanca and run by Rosa M Mut herself, you’ll get the benefit of 10 years experience in the legal field, added to the guarantee of being registered with the Law Society of Alicante. This gives the business special protection with which to carry out their work. Rosa M Mut cover the entire Costa Blanca but aren’t just restricted to that area. They are justly proud in having clients in all parts of Spain and their excellent reputation aligned to their experience has enabled them to solve thousands of problems over the years. This in turn gives the clients confidence to use the legal services of Rosa M Mut over and over again, which is no
ROSA M MUT: Every client is special. surprise when you see the professional and friendly way they treat everyone. Every client is special with their own individual needs, and Rosa M Mut always seek to adapt to their requirements, even tailoring payment methods to help current and future financial situations for those that need it. Rosa M Mut is always on hand to answer any questions and without obligation. ROSA M MUT Abogado Av/ Ameriques 35, 1º 03790 Orba, Alicante Phone: 965 584 277 Mobile: 669 127 876 E-mail: rosam.mut@gmail.com Website: www.costablancalawyers.com Office hours - Monday to Friday - 9am to 2pm, although you can contact by phone and e-mail 24-hours-a-day to leave a message that will receive a reply
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ORN in Altringham, Cheshire, Emma Quantrill’s parents moved to Spain in 2006 and it was a year later that she decided to join them. She had no strong ties in the UK at the time and felt that she was ready for the challenge of obtaining a new job, in a new country. She was also excited at the prospect of being successful in a new environment. She was originally trained and worked in the Financial Services sector in the UK and in Spain she was first employed in a direct sales capacity selling funeral plans, which led to her having the confidence to start her own business. Her favourite thing about Spain is the laid back way of life commenting that “the Spanish people appear to realise that there is a balance between a work life and a home life.” She also likes the fact that the overall culture appears to be family orientated. It goes without saying, that they love a ‘party’ and she has never seen so many firework displays. There isn’t much she doesn’t like about Spain, but she wishes there wasn’t always
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RADIANT RUBIO: Pilar Rubio made her name on TV network La Sexta.
GOALY GIRLFRIEND: Edurne Garcia was voted Spain’s sexiest woman in 2010.
RAVISHING ROMAREY: Romarey Ventura is making her name as a model.
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SPAIN are tipped by many to be real contenders at this year’s Football World Cup in Russia. But who are the better halves of these successful stars? Let’s take a look at some of them: Among the glamorous Spanish WAGs, Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea’s girlfriend Edurne Garcia is well-known for her singing talent across the world. She is also involved in media and acting, and has worked in a number of Spanish TV series. De Gea and Edurne have been together for six years and Edurne was voted Spain’s sexiest woman in 2010. Edurne represented Spain in the Eurovision Song contest in 2015, though her song Amanecer finished 21st overall. The next woman needs no introduction whatsoever, as it is singing sensation Shakira. Shakira has been in a relationship with husband Barcelona centre-back Gerard Pique since 2011, but first met him during the making of the video for the 2010 World Cup song Waka Waka. With over 1.7 billion views, it is one of the most viewed videos on YouTube. The Colombian singer, songwriter and dancer won the 2001 Best Latin pop Grammy for her MTV Unplugged album.
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The women in with a sporting chance Her fifth pop album, Laundry Service was an international hit and lead single Whenever, Wherever became one of the biggest singles of 2002. Oral Fixation, Volume Two (2005) spawned one of the best-selling songs of the 21st century, Hips Don’t Lie, selling over 13 million downloads alone. Spanish striker Alvaro Morata’s wife Alice Compello is a globally recognised model with 1.5 million followers on Instagram. She also has a successful fashion company, renowned for its Avril brand bags. The couple married in 2017 and Alice is expecting twins this year. Spanish left-back Jordi Alba is in a relationship with beauty Romarey Ventura, and the couple recently had their first child, a son. Romarey is an increasingly successful model, as well as former tourism student at the University of Sevilla. Notorious Spanish defender Sergio Ramos is married to Spanish TV presenter and reporter Pilar Rubio. The couple married in 2012 and have had three children together. Pilar became famous when she started covering events for television network La Sexta, has done modelling work and has also starred in several films.
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A positive outlook for a bright future so much form filling for such simple requests and the standard of driving is a bit questionable. Emma has a positive outlook and looks forward to the future, and understands that there may be a few knockbacks, but she is confident that the future is bright. Her ambition is to continue to grow the international side of her business as she is looking to open up more offices up and down the coast. Emma thinks her success comes from setting personal goals and she finds that this approach helps to keep her on track and on course for the objectives she wants to achieve. It is through this approach and a secret ingredient, which has led to her success, eventually admitting that this ‘secret ingredient’ is hard work!
Emma is rightly proud of the things she has achieved, which range from obtaining her first swimming certificate to being placed in her current position. However, she adds that the main achievements she is most proud of are the ones that have been obtained by the collective power of the team and she is delighted to be leading them. She admits that if she could go back, she wouldn’t change a thing, because the ‘knocks’ have made her what she is today. However she added that the theorist would argue that you could always review a situation and do it differently to obtain a better result. On other women starting their own business in Spain, Emma said she wasn’t arrogant enough to think that she had the ideal business model, but her advice would be to “be positive; be yourself; set goals; work hard; be the leader and don’t be afraid to get things wrong. Oh and be lucky and get your timing right!”
EMMA QUANTRILL: Is confident that the future is bright.
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A one-stop shop for the expat community GOLDEN LEAVES INTERNATIONAL provides a range of services for expats, including funeral plans, health insurance, general insurance, legal services, currency, wealth management, wills and inheritance tax advice. International Operations Director Emma Quantrill runs the company from the head office in Alicante and another in Almeria. Amongst the services available is the popular funeral plan, which is a pre-paid plan designed to help customers avoid the rising costs of funerals. It also takes away the emotional stress of organising a funeral from their loved ones. The health insurance provides private healthcare for expats who have moved to Spain wanting pri-
vate healthcare or do not qualify for the state health system. It also has the advantage of providing improved health services for people who do qualify for the state health system in Spain. General insurance is for expats who wish to cover their possessions such as houses, vehicles or pets. They also offer travel insurance on either a single trip or annual basis. These are offered at very competitive prices and there is an excellent after sales service. Legal services include legal advice in all areas, such as probate, divorce, selling of property, and more. Golden Leaves International al-
so provide a currency exchange service which gives the best possible price when transferring funds from the UK to Spain or vice versa. There is wealth management and advice on equity release schemes and on the best places to invest money. Emma says that the service is special because they have been in the funeral planning business for more than 25 years and have been providing services for expats for a number of those years. The company prides itself on being a one-stop shop for the expat community, giving attention to every customer’s individual needs. Golden Leaves International covers the areas of mainland Spain, United Kingdom, Cyprus,
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Shakira’s humanitarian missions POP sensation Shakira is one of the world’s most famous singers, but few know about the Colombian-Lebanese star’s philanthropical work. Shakira - meaning ‘grateful’ in Arabic - founded the ‘Pies Descalzos’ (Barefoot) Foundation during the late 90’s, aged just 18. After seeing many children living in poverty on Barranquila’s streets when growing up Shakira promised herself she would do something to help. The charity’s name has a double meaning. It was the title of Shakira’s 1995 international hit record and also brings to mind the poverty of children who cannot afford shoes. And the foundation believes education is not only a basic right but also holds the key for society’s growth. The Barefoot Foundation runs six schools in Colombia’s Barranquilla, Altos de Cazuca and Quibdo regions, offering nutritious meals, education and psychological support to children and their families.
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Spanish Women’s Secrets of success PROBABLY the most famous name in chic lingerie in the world is Victoria’s Secrets founded in San Francisco by a husband and wife team in 1977. Since then it has been the inspiration of many young women and the dream of many young men. Back in 1993 however, a Spanish contender for most exotic on the block, Women’s Secret was founded in Spain and has grown to open 660 stores in 70 countries around the world. Now owned by Spanish textile group Tendam (formerly Cortefiel) it offers a selection of lingerie, sleepwear, accessories and swimwear created for women and by women. The company has a policy of putting the right person in the right position and for a brand that is so focused on women, it appointed Eva Romeo Martín-Maestro as CEO of that brand in 2016. She is a Law graduate who in her 20 years with the group has helped to create a strong brand identity which has seen Women’s Secret continue to expand. The group regularly previews its new season collections on Spanish catwalks, employing top models and special guest comperes, with each launch receiving significant press coverage which ensures a steady footfall in the stores.
Some 30,000 people benefit from the charity’s work, which also operates in Haiti and South Africa, according to the foundation’s website. Shakira is also involved in advocacy efforts to raise awareness of children’s needs in Colombia, Latin America and around the World. She has spoken in numerous prestigious settings including the Oxford Union debating society. She also serves on the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics in the United States and is a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations children’s fund, UNICEF.
SHAK-IRITY: Shakira at the 2011 Cannes Film festival
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Austria’s loss is Ondara’s gain RIGINALLY from Vienna in Austria, Kerstin Weiss has spent just over one year in Spain working at BricoMaderWood in the Marina Alta town of Ondara. She first came to the country for a month’s holiday back in 2016 to visit her father and loved the lifestyle so much that she decided to stay. Her background was working with children as a Nursery Nurse for five years and has a Diploma to back up her level of achievement, and even now spends some of her spare time looking after some German children. When she was younger, Kerstin - now 22-years-old never considered that she would end up working with wood in the timber trade. However, one day last year
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she came into the business with the aim of buying a pergola and discovered that the owner was looking for a secretary. The rest is history. Kerstin has had a very fast learning curve and as such is now trusted to keep an eye on the business when Richard, the boss, isn’t around and has built up a fine and professional relationship with customers and clients alike. She’s not just responsible for much of the administration within the company. Kerstin has learned her trade and is able to cut pieces of timber to the customers’ requirements with perfect precision. “Some of the customers are surprised when they see a woman cutting wood,” she said, “but I have never experienced a problem.” Judging by the confi-
TIMBER TRADE: Kerstin is able to cut pieces of timber to customers’ requirements with perfect precision. dent and professional way she also handles the delivery drivers in the hustle and bustle of the wood yard, this comes as no surprise. Kerstin believes that her ability to speak four lan-
guages helps the business as it gives customers piece of mind that they will get what they order without any breakdown in communication. This also encourages recommendations to many
nationalities knowing they will get excellent customer service in their own language. Kerstin’s five-year-old dog, Sina, takes up most of her spare time and it was at this point she introduced her. She was sitting quietly in the shade of the office and you never knew she was there. Kerstin Weiss is one of very few women engaged in the timber trade and there’s no doubt she’s made a great success of it in such a short time. “I’m very proud at the trust that’s been placed in me,” she says, “and with that trust comes the responsibility which I thrive on. I’m looking forward to learning as much about this business as I possibly can to be able to give an enhanced and professional service in the future.”
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Transform your home with wood FOR more than a decade, leading wood experts BricoMaderWood, have been providing clients with quality, unique wooden products to transform and enhance their home. Based in Ondara, this Dutch-run company prides itself on the high quality products at very competitive prices. The wood is sourced directly from Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic countries where there is an important timber industry. You can purchase most types of wood at the store at very reasonable prices. The store has ready-cut lengths of timber available; around 130m3 in stock and 45 different sizes of beams, planks or boards, making it amongst the biggest quality selection in the Alicante/Valencia area, or you can have it cut to the size you require at no extra cost. In fact, you'll find everything you need from simple shelves to terrace decking and even complete kits for elegant pergolas. BricoMaderWood also provides a delivery service across Spain and they can arrange to send skilled carpenters along to assemble the woodwork if you don’t want the hassle of ‘doing-it-yourself’ if you are in the Alicante/Valencia area. Buying wood in Spain can sometimes be hit and miss because it is not always durable, but BricoMaderWood supplies resilient timber (available in green or brown and also thermo treated pine timber; the hardest pine version), which is specially treated to
Scandinavian standards to withstand the elements and destructive pests. But it is not just the outside you can transform. Are you fed up with seeing boring cement walls and tiled floors? Wood panelling and parquet flooring look stunning and are quite simple to install; Richard will offer his expertise and professionalism to assist you in helping you find what you are looking for. Gazebos can really make your garden or terrace a more usable and attractive space. Whatever you need, it is more than likely that they can assist and their wide range of services include free cutting to size, professional advice, mounting and fixing service at sensible and economic prices. They can measure and produce carports, gazebos and other coverings as well as decking and external stairs. In addition, BricoMaderWood is expert in the production and mounting of ceiling, wall and floor boards. In actual fact, most requirements can either be supplied from stock or can be made to customer order and they are open 10am to 7pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 1pm on Saturday.
SOME OF THE WORK: That BricoMaderWood has undertaken in the past.
BricoMaderWood Avenida Alacant 67, Ondara, Tel: +34 618 056 650 Email: info@bricomaderwood.com Website: www.bricomaderwood.com
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TECH FOR THE TIMID O KAY I ’ l l f i n a l l y o w n u p . Guilty as charged of broadcasting without a licence m’lud. In mitigation you’d have to be j u st a f e w m e tre s from m y h o m e to pick up my illegal transmission on a s tan d a r d FM r a dio. You’d also have to be a fan of the BBC’s unrivalled speech station, Radio 4, because that’s all I’m pirating. And technically I’m narrowcasting, not broadcasting. It’s just one way of several today of bringing the world’s radio stations into your home. If your purse can stand the pain you could buy a dedicated internet radio for upwards of €100, and then devote your entire life to th e t h o u sa n d s o f s ta tio n s it pull s i n . A sm a r t s p e a k er lik e Amazon’s Echo or Google Home now does the same, as indeed can your smartphone or tablet with an
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Video didn’t kill the radio star Terence Kennedy confesses to running his own pirate radio
FM TRANSMITTER: Start your own station. app like TuneIn Radio. You could use a sledgehammer to cra c k a n u t, a s a home s ic k frien d o f min e ha s done . H is computer pumps out BBC radio constantly through a little Bluetooth dongle, but most Bluetooth s p e a k ers lik e the one he the n moves around die a death just a few metres from their source. FM goes further. My solution has simplicity on
its side once you’ve set it up - the a bility to lis te n to your programme of c hoic e from a ny old FM radio, a n y where. We l l , anywhere w i t h i n a bout 10 me tre s , w hic h puz zled the heck out of our Spanish neighbour suddenly hearing ‘The World At One’ where Radio Nacional should have been. (Tip: for cross-cultural harmony, don’t choose a frequency already ocupada). Here’s my recipe, and it’s definitely not rocket surgery. 1) Choose your signal’s source. The e a s ie s t is a ra dio s ta tion s tre a me d from your c ompute r (though I us e d my U K -tune d satellite decoder instead because I just love making life difficult
You want to pay cash? Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man DID you all see the headlines last week? The one that looked as though the end of mankind was nigh? You know the one that said people had to use money to pay for a cup of coffee. Yeah, I know the actual problem was that Visa had a glitch for a few hours but you would have thought that it was definitely the end of the world. I mean who carries a few quid on them any more? Well apparently in the UK nobody does and to tell you the truth that scares me more than the fact that Visa had a problem. We are turning into a cashless society. There’s Apple Pay, this pay and that pay. You only have to stand next to a machine and get your phone out and it pays your bill. The dangerous thing is we aren’t ready for it and the reason for that is because if a hacker or a computer techy gets the hump or the power dies, the whole system goes to hell in a hand cart. There are actually already shops and restaurants that do not take cash at all. So imagine what happens to them if something major happens and they can’t get the system going again for a week or two. Then there is the Big Brother aspect where you are
being tracked 24/7. I know we are anyway but I also know of people that are paying for items that cost as little as £1 on a card! Commentators often suggest the phenomenon is driven by ‘consumer demand’ which is partially true. Ask a room of people to raise their hands if they wish to be able to use digital payment, and most will do so. But if you reframe the question as, ‘Do you want to not have the option to use cash?’ and people are more hesitant. We like new options, but we don’t like having options removed. A society without cash is a society without on-demand, easily accessible money. It is a society that relies entirely on the banking sector and the vulnerability that comes with digital wallets. Although there are obvious benefits to digital cash, we cannot live without a balance of both. Ok a quick revisit to some of the things I’ve mentioned before, but which this week have ticked me off again. Why do motorbikes not have to pay for parking spaces? Why do they insist in parking right in the middle of a space or on the edge of disabled bays? They will cross over the centre line when there’s a traffic jam and head towards you in a way that you have to swerve to miss them, even though they are on your side of the road. Zebra crossings do not even exist in their world. Why? mikesenker@gmail.com
for myself). 2) Buy any one of the dozens of tiny personal FM transmitters offe re d on Am azon and el sewhere, the kind normally plugged into a smartphone to play music through t he car r adi o. Pl ug i t straight into the computer’s headphone socket. (If yo u do pr ef er m y m or e challenging decoder route, you’ll need something like a SCART [or RCA plugs] to 3.5 mm stereo jack socket adapter, plus a common 3.5 m m m al e- t o- f em al e stereo extension cable). 4) Choose an empty channel on the transmitter so as not to obliterate your neighbours’ favourite Spanish station. 5) Fire up your radio source and the transmitter, pick up any FM radio, tune it to the chosen frequency. And bingo, there’s Britain’s unofficial second national anthe m e v er y weekday at t wo. Dum-ti-dum-ti-dum-ti-dum, dumti-dum-ti-daah-dum….
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London calling FINDING an FM transmitter rather than Bluetooth is becoming trickier but they are available, like the one shown here, at around €10. Running it constantly will hammer the batteries, but rechargeable units can normally be left plugged into a power source. The audio plug goes directly into your computer’s headphone socket. If you decide to use a decoder instead you’ll need a 3.5 mm stereo cable with a male plug at one end to go into that SCART adapter mentioned earlier, and a female socket at the other to take the transmitter’s audio jack. Run an internet search for ‘Hama SCART adaptor’ (other brands are available, most around €10), and although this is an equal-opportunity column, do make sure you get the male one.
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How to get through to Boris the pranksters’ way 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
HEARD about the hoax call that duped Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson into talking to a man he thought was the Armenian prime minister for 18 minutes? During the phone conversation Boris was asked about the Salisbury poisoning and how to deal with President Putin. He’s just the latest victim of two Russian pranksters who previously called Sir Elton John in the guise of Mr Putin, and who also convinced President Erdogan of Turkey he was speaking to his Ukrainian counterpart. Well, this won’t be the first - or the last prank call. There was, reportedly, an incident over 20 years ago when a radio presenter from Quebec managed to get through to the Queen claiming to be the Canadian Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien. Her Majesty thus appeared live on a radio programme, demonstrating an excellent
BORIS BLUFFED: The UK Foreign Secretary was tricked by an impersonator. grasp of Quebec politics, in fluent French! Clearly this isn’t - for once - a lapse by Boris, but rather a security breach by his aides in not adequately vetting calls put through to him. I’d suggest he uses the same automated systems that most of the companies in the UK use and then these pranksters would never get through or simply hang up in the process! Maybe an automated system like the following: 1. If you want to discuss the latest faux pas of Mr Johnson, please press 1.
2. If you want to discuss our worldclass, leading-edge strategy: ‘Taking Back Control,’ please press 2. 3. If you want our Three Brexiteers to appear at your next stag do, please press 3. 4. If you want to discuss the UK’s foreign relations, you are held in a queue of 250,000. 5. If you want to discuss or offer a free trade deal (however unilateral), forward the contract clearly marked where to sign. 6. If you want to discuss Mr Johnson’s next attempt at getting fired or staging a coup, please call 007. ‘Buffoon Boris’ is a featherweight, a blundering featherweight, in a heavyweight contest. Get him out of the ring before he does any more damage. Please! 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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LEGALLY SPEAKING Can they use ‘Proceso Monitorio’? I am the president of our urbanisation. We have two owners who do not pay the community fees and give no response to the administration. For each of the properties the debt is now more than €20,000. We are taking the necessary court actions to obtain embargoes on the two properties. One of our members has read an article which refers to the ‘proceso monitorio’ as a means of asking the court to order payment or even a forced sale of the property within three months to cover the debt. It is particularly the aspect of forced sale which attracts our interest. A M (Costa del Sol) The ‘ Proceso David Searl Monitorio’ is a You and the Law sort of smal l cl ai ms in Spain court procedure which can be usef ul i n some cases. Unfortunately, for any debt over €6,000 it turns out to be almost the same procedure as a normal court case. It appears that you have already gone to court to claim the debt in a normal proceeding, so you are doing the right thing, even if it takes a long time in the over-loaded Spanish courts.
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
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8:30am The Haunted Hathaways 8:55am Drop Dead Weird 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Zoe Ball on Saturday 10:25am Midsomer Murders 12:20pm Long Lost Family: What Happened Next 1:20pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:30pm The Best of the Voice Worldwide 2:30pm FIFA World Cup 2018 5:15pm Catchphrase 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV Evening News 7:15pm Regional News and Weather 7:25pm Take Me Out 8:30pm FIFA World Cup 2018 11:15pm ITV News 11:35pm Rocky II 1:50am Jackpot247 4:00am Mr Selfridge 4:50am ITV Nightscreen
9:30am Natural Born Winners 10:30am Astronauts: Do You Have What it Takes? 11:30am Simply Nigella 12:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 12:45pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:45pm Wanted Down Under 2:30pm The World According to Kids 3:30pm Second Chance Summer: Tuscany 4:30pm Demolition 5:30pm Choose the Right Puppy for You 6:30pm The River Wye with Will Millard 7:00pm Grammar Schools: Who Will Get In? 8:00pm Dad's Army 8:30pm Earth: One Amazing Day 10:00pm Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2018 11:00pm All Girls Live at the Apollo 11:45pm Later Weekend with Jools Holland
8:00pm The Burrowers: Animals Underground 9:00pm Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise 10:00pm Hidden 11:00pm The League of Gentlemen 11:30pm The League of Gentlemen An award-winning black comedy series set in a remote town which is populated by a range of bizarre characters. 12:00am Top of the Pops Mike Read and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 May 1985. 12:30am Darcey Bussell's Looking for Audrey 1:30am Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story 2:30am Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise
7:05am Mobil 1 7:35am Triathlon 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:20am Frasier 9:45am Frasier 10:15am Frasier 10:45am The Big Bang Theory 11:10am The Big Bang Theory 11:40am The Simpsons 12:10pm The Simpsons 12:40pm Come Dine with Me 1:40pm Four in a Bed 2:15pm Four in a Bed 2:45pm Four in a Bed 3:20pm Four in a Bed 3:50pm Four in a Bed 4:20pm A Place in the Sun 5:25pm Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it 6:30pm Channel 4 News 7:00pm Snow White and the Huntsman 9:20pm Rugby Union 11:55pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 2:05am Ramsay's Hotel Hell 2:55am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:05am My Kitchen Rules
6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:35am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:30pm Ninja Warrior UK 2:30pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 3:35pm FYI Daily 3:40pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 4:15pm The Smurfs 5:15pm FYI Daily 5:20pm The Smurfs 6:20pm Hotel Transylvania 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pm Hotel Transylvania 8:05pm Legally Blonde 9:05pm FYI Daily 9:10pm Legally Blonde 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Celebrity Juice 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:50am Family Guy 1:20am American Dad! 1:50am American Dad! 2:15am Through the Keyhole 3:15am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records
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7:00am Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 9:00am Saving Private Ryan 12:00pm Dunkirk 2:00pm Doctor Strange 4:00pm 12 Rounds 6:00pm Saving Private Ryan 9:00pm Dunkirk 11:00pm Doctor Strange 1:00am 12 Rounds 3:00am Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
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TV COUCH CRITIC by Adam Whalley-Lewis SO, the 2018 World Cup has started and I’m sure fans of the beautiful game will already have their viewing schedules planned over the next month. England kick off their campaign on Monday against Tunisia and Spain take on Portugal tomorrow (Friday), followed by Iran on Wednesday and Morocco on June 25. I think those Eurovision flags might put in an appearance over the next couple of weeks. BBC and ITV are sharing the coverage from Russia, the BBC have the first English and Spanish games. As promised last week, I’ve been catching up on Versailles, which is back for a third, and has rumour has it, final series on BBC2 on Mondays. This isn’t a show for historical buffs or for anyone who doesn’t like an obscene amount of nudity and frolicking in their dramas. They can’t
keep their clothes on for goodness sake and I’m sure the Sun King’s palace would have been chilly, Versailles isn’t on the Costas after all. But this is a lavish production with plot turns, sweeping hair, tights and frock coats, and that’s just the men. When the women can keep their clothes on, it’s all big hair, heaving bosoms and beauty spots. Have I sold it to you yet? Series three sees the King’s brother Philippe return to court with ill-gotten treasure, in this case less Spanish gold and more the defeated Emperor Leopold. Louis eventually finishes building the Palace, but there is revolt in the air from the local peasants. The peasants keep their clothes on and don’t have to heave anything. They are simply there to revolt and be revolting. Look out for Matthew McNulty playing a soldier who mends shoes (I’ve no idea either) and whose family seem to be from a suburb of Paris somewhere in North Yorkshire! You can’t have missed that ITV2 are showing Love Island every day for what looks like the longest run in the history of the show. There are
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A month of football, Louis XIV or a box set binge
DASHING: Matthew McNulty plays a soldier in Versailles. very few reasons to watch, although the villa where all the action happens is in Mallorca, just outside Sant Llorenc des Cardassar. The beautiful
young participants wear less clothing than anyone in Versailles, but I have to say don’t look in the least bit cold, that’s the Spanish sun for you.
Caroline Flack is your host, whilst Iain Stirling narrates the action. You don’t need to watch to keep up with what’s going on, just picture a hot tub, sunshine and pretty boys and girls running about with very little on, bitching about each other. OK, you guessed, I’m a fan. Only kidding, well... If you need to get away from the football or clothing optional shows, there are lots to pick from, with most of my favourites currently on Netflix. If you can ignore his head being too big for his body and the ill-fitting trousers, Designated Survivor sees Kiefer Sutherland playing a politician propelled to the US Presidency when most of the American government are killed. It’s a gritty, political drama and worth a binge session. If you get a cloudy week (unlikely, I know) Suits is also one to seek out. We all know a certain new Duchess is one of the stars, but this legal drama is so much more than Meghan. And finally, bit of a curve ball, You Me Her is an American/Canadian comedy about a suburban couple who, well, you get the picture, three isn’t a crowd.
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No-one is above the law I SOMETIMES find it difficult to understand why people stick so stubbornly to an idea or path of action even when everyone is telling them they are wrong and at the end of the day it is going to cost them a lot of money. Money that could better be used for the benefit of our own family for example. Stay with me this week because the outcome of a recent case could impact on all our communities with similar problems. I want to share with you a situation that came to an end only last week in the English courts. Of course it concerned an owner of an apartment in Spain. The owner bought it off plan 12 years ago. For the first few years he and his family used it and enjoyed it, then it was rented out to various families and then for the past eight years it was left empty. Throughout the whole period Management Fees were hardly paid, a few Euros occasionally to keep the Community from taking strong action and as we know that is not unusual in Spain. Finally in 2016 my firm was instructed to collect €19,000 from the owner. The owner lived in England and we approached him for
payment. He gave us the usual answers, basically refusing to pay. He also quoted the English Statute of Limitations stating that debts over six years old could not be sued for, although there was nothing to stop us asking. Fortunately for the community the property was repossessed by the Bank, as the owner had also defaulted on his mortgage. Under Spanish Law the bank paid the last three years, but this still left a large sum still due. The community instructed us to sue for the balance that remained, but it had to be for the Statement amount left within the last six years, which amounted to just €6,000…………… ………………But now the interesting part happened……………………….. We had a long think about the Law and realised that all contracts regarding Management Fees are made in Spain under Spanish
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Spain would be great but for the Spanish
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No matter be it humble here’s home AS I opened the lid of our bottle bank I was amazed to see a wasp busily making its home it’s still there working away in its rubbish house, at least until the bin is emptied! Then it will probably have to buzz off. Tom Gibson, Costa Blanca
Waiting time I HAVE received a bill of €4,700 for external repairs to the building that has finally been almost completed, but still not quite right to move in, although it was started in 2005. It’s not only me that has to pay, but to wait eight years to obtain the building li-
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I LOVE living here on the coast... wonderful weather, most of the time, meet so many interesting people... wonderful food. But, what is it with the Spanish? They seem to obey no laws. From the former prime minister being caught up in corruption/bribery scandal to the lady mayor of Madrid, eventually resigning when caught on camera apparently shoplifting! The president of our community is in the same position. I know the idea of democracy is still relatively new to Spain... post Franco, 1974? On the roads it is anarchy... Is it the national hobby to disobey traffic signs? Just returning from the supermarket, the traffic signs clearly show the direction of flow... but no, every other Spanish registered car (not rented) was determined to go in the other direction! I know I am a ‘grumpy old Englishman’ but am I alone in having this problem? Michael Colin, Estepona
BUSY WASP: It’s not just ants that work hard.
cence from Elche Council is another joke. I really wouldn’t mind if the building was old, but now 13 years in and I’m still having dramas. I now wish that I hadn’t bought in Spain, but been like many others who sold and now rent. I’m sick of property problems. Paul Butler, Elche
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Con and pro Leapy I AM normally a great advocate of your column and agree with a majority of your views. Unfortunately your latest subject has left me angry and disappointed. I am a retired 30-year police officer who spent time in uniform and as a de-
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‘Aggressive’ passenger banned for life They shouldn’t let people board if they are intoxicated. They should also take away their ‘duty free’ bottles. Eileen Hanworth
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Make it a criminal offence, heavy fines plus all costs involved. Ban for life. Why should flight staff have to put up with this behaviour? Why too should French police have to deal with these ignorant louts? Chris Symington
Not entirely Bill, big insurance payouts are also to force the industry involved to make sweeping safety improvements to avoid further big losses. Matt Silver
Yup and it should work like the pub blackwatch scheme and their details handed to all the other airlines so they can’t fly with them either. Andrew Fitzgerald
Scot OAP spends birthday trapped in Spain
Good don’t need this behaviour, make it clear it will not be tolerated. Val Anderson
€17.2 million compensation for crushed hand How can anyone justify that, if she had carried on working for the rest of her life she wouldn’t earn anything like that amount, which is what compensation is for. Bill Newall
He received excellent treatment, the doctors maybe even saved his leg and this family is whining over a language barrier? Utter arrogance, that is all I want say about this. They could have complained about the heat on top of that to round it up. Show some gratitude instead. Peter Sauer
Uber begins operating on the Costa del Sol
This is typical, no thanks or acknowledgment of a job well done. All the hospitals have interpreters, but they are there to interpret medical and welfare matters. I wonder how many British hospital, or Scottish ones have multilingual interpreters. People like this make my blood boil. Kathryn Ramsden
I used Uber a lot in the UK because to be honest they were miles chesper than black taxis but looking this morning at the cost of fares of destinations I use regularly, here in Calahonda I’m seeing it as a lot cheaper to use the local taxi company.. eg Calahonda to La Cala cost us 1011€ , Uber quoting 13.75€ - big difference... just something to keep in mind Mr and Mrs Holidaymaker. Señor Simon and Dee
You couldn’t drag me back to the UK if I was ill, Spanish hospitals all day long. A friend of mine who lives here broke her leg in the UK visiting her family and was TRAPPED over there, that’s even worse but she didn’t whinge. Kaye Jane Riley
About TIME, taxis here are a rip off, cost me €10 before I even got off my urbanisation the other day as I needed picked up and I’m on the border with Marbella and Mijas and I was crossing over it straight away. Matt Silver
tective in the Metropolitan Police. Your article in some respects is wholly inaccurate and portraying what is one of the hardest jobs any person could undertake. Addressing your points on reality shows, I have to say my wife makes me watch them. The shows themselves follow officers in real time. I and my colleagues have given access to the media on occasions, and I don’t recall after kicking a door in or questioning a subject getting a director shout ‘take two!’ The programmes highlight the type of work and people they have to deal with. The thing that encourages these idiots is the courts handing them such paltry punishments. After all the police are racist, homophobic and every other ist and phobic that can be thrown at them. The poor female officer subjected to the behaviour at Notting Hill was part of the usual order from above, ‘Don’t arrest anyone, it might kick off.’ If you want to have an opinion, it is good to have done some research and at least have some facts at your fingertips. Dave, Porto Petro.
Gone too far Leapy, ONCE again you’ve hit the nail on the head and vocalised what I have been thinking about these police shows for a long time. Every time some skank sees a fellow criminal on TV abusing the police and behaving like an ass, then getting no more than a slap on the wrist, it will just encourage him to do the same. Why respect the law if doing so makes no difference to your sentence? For me though one of the worst things about those cop shows is seeing the huge amount of effort the police put into apprehending some violent idiot who then resists arrest, screams and swears, and lies about his details, and at the end the announcer says ‘no charges were brought.’ How about the resisting arrest and telling lies? No, just a ‘don’t do it again, son’ and be on your way. If that doesn’t encourage criminals and general disrespect and bad behaviour towards the police, what will? Problem is, the liberals would scream human rights the minute they said anything that might offend the criminal, so I guess they have to be careful. But I feel it has gone too far if those TV shows are any guide. Angus Silvie, Torre del Mar
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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Primarily, you are wanting to see some appreciation. That is understandable given the efforts that you have made. Do not be annoyed, however, if it is a while coming yet. Others are not always as well tuned in as you. If necessary, use a go-between discreetly to make sure of progress.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20)
‘ IT’S NOT STRICTLY - IT’S YOUR NEW GOVERNMENT ANTONIO! ‘
Trivia from around the world *** The world’s longest sausage was made in Ploiesti City in Romania in December 2014. It measured some 62.7 kilometres. *** People in Sri Lanka shake rather than nod their heads to show they agree with something. *** The capital of Brazil, Brasilia, was built from scratch in 41 months after the country’s government decided to move the centre of administration from Rio de Janeiro. *** The Crying Stone in Kakamega in Kenya got its name due to the rock producing a streak of water which looks like tears. Scientists do not yet understand the phenomenon. *** Iran has a state marriage fund worth some €613.5 million to subsidise weddings, with many people in the country increasingly choosing not to tie the knot. *** The Marshall Islands has the world’s largest shark sanctuary which doubled their protected area worldwide when made.
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DID YOU KNOW? The ‘next-in-line’ effect refers to the reason why people tend to have so much trouble remembering the names of those they have just met. Studies and theories claim the brain is more focused on how it will respond to a new person rather than retaining details about them, including names. One study found little about new people was retained.
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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Keeping an eye on your health is particularly important at the moment. Because you have been active, it could be that you need to give yourself a bit of time. Pampering and just plain relaxing are all going to stand you in good stead during the coming week.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Opening your mind to a new idea has convinced you that it is time for a change in direction. This is such a time, but not all changes will be permanent. Give yourself a way out of any situation this week. Using your tact and charm, it will require only a little application to please everyone.
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I believe in everything until it’s disproved. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?” John Lennon, musician
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Increased activity in your love life means less time to really concentrate on business. Make sure that priority financial matters are dealt with. Not doing so will see you kicking yourself later on. A close relationship is going well. There’s no reason to wonder why, the charm offensive is obviously working.
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Improvising within a new business situation may not give you the perfect answer to a problem. What it will do, however, is give you an insight into the way others live. Until now, your approach to life may have been a little one-sided.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A recent holiday has set your mind racing. This being a romantic time means that you can get a little overexcited. Your romance may not be set to last but you should fully enjoy it
nonetheless. Relatives issue words of warning but they have only your best interests at heart.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Opposing opinions on a matter close to your heart see you hesitating. There is nothing wrong with asking for advice. The chances are that you know someone who has already been through your situation. Don’t let pride make you miss out on a solution.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Not everything in the garden is rosy but you are made of strong stuff. Your conviction that something is right helps you in discussions. Support given to a loved one may be misguided, especially if it is a huge financial gamble.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is a time to enjoy the present and look forward to the future. Don’t forget, along the way, to congratulate yourself for all that you have achieved in the last year. Sometimes you do not blow your own trumpet and people appreciate you in a quiet way.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) An appetite for something new means that you tread unknown ground. It’s an exciting time when you may find it easier to do things alone. This does not mean you have to feel alone as others can be told of your progress.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Part of being ‘you’ is your independent mind. Some may try to change that this week. Why would someone want to make you more dependent on them? Could it be that they feel insecure? Giving reassurance may be all that is needed. We all feel the need for appreciation.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Trying to be everything to all people is tiring. No one knows this more than you. Give yourself a little time and space this week because it will make a great difference to your spirits.
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4 Assistant put in the wrong dye (6) 5 Fire container (4) 6 A falsehood pointed to a foreigner (5) 7 Supposed it's erupted at sea (7) 12 To scrap plane is not unusual (8) 13 Refunds are best when resolved (7)
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE
15 The deacon tends to demonstrate deal (7) 16 Church area making capital hot (6) 18 Left one recipe for a solitary sole (5) 20 Avoid a western city (5) 21 Stupid cats flee (4)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 12 represents T and 18 represents H, so fill in T every time the figure 12 appears and H every time the figure 18 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.
CROSSWORD PAGE
Cryptic Across 1 Giggles start to interrupt dreadful sad song (5) 4 Hopelessness I spread about (7) 8 Head of flower, partly developed, that catches insects (7) 9 Primate uniting church with devil (5) 10 Practical folks damaged the saltires (8) 11 Join knight outside in turn (4) 13 Salad vegetable which is hard to chop up (6) 14 Received hot stuff - crossed swords (6) 17 Bighead, is elderly, yet daring (4) 19 Need break after quick bound (8) 22 Pick-me-up that's too nice not to finish (5) 23 Alternatively, some of Britain’s tea drinkers (7) 24 Withdraw because of a very minor injury (7) 25 For example, brown back or elbow (5)
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Across 1 Meet at a point (5) 4 Hold firmly (5) 7 Asylum (9) 8 friendly nation (4) 10 Strong and sharp (5) 13 Proprietor (5) 14 Money, goods or services owed by one person to another (4) 17 Come upon, as if by accident (9) 19 Spend thoughtlessly (5) 20 Slightly intoxicated (5)
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Across 1 Lamer (4) 3 Scoreboard (8) 9/6 Toothpaste (5,2,7) 10 Barrer (5) 11 Cansado (5) 12 Oil (6) 14 Carnation (6) 16 Sad (6) 19 Marble (6) 21 Short (length) (5) 24 Lino (ropa) (5) 25 Mop (for floor) (7) 26 Asterisco (8) 27 Eastern (side, part) (4)
Down 1 Relaxed and unconcerned (6) 2 Possess (3) 3 Badger's burrow (4) 4 Quick look (6) 5 Whenever (7) 6 Written agreement between two states or sovereigns (4) 9 Anarchic (7) 11 Free from harm or evil (6) 12 Robust (6) 15 Be informed or assured of (4) 16 Fair, impartial (4) 18 Extreme end of something (3)
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 Lápiz de labios (8) 2 To sew (5) 4 Bees (6) 5 Swan (5) 6 See 9 Across 7 Maduro (4) 8 Silla de montar (6) 13 Limonada (8) 15 En contra de (7) 17 Cohete (6) 18 Acantilados (6) 20 Smaller (in size) (5) 22 Habitaciones (5) 23 Pan (pot) (4)
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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 (VISION) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ASTUTE DIESEL ENCORE GATHER HURRAH NEATER NETTLE NUTRIA PARENT PRINCE RELATE SPRING SUITOR TEASEL TINDER TURRET VIOLIN VISION (10) WHITEN
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Retina 2 Teeing 3 Assert 4 Bestow 5 Girlie 6 Stream 7 Stereo 8 Emblem 9 Stolid 10 Ribbon 11 Auntie 12 Talent 13 Submit 14 Medial 15 Tousle 16 Gritty 17 Filter 18 Assist 19 Latter.
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 P) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
TARGET: • Average: 19 • Good: 27
4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points
TARGET: • Average: 9 • Good: 13 • Very good: 18 • Excellent: 23
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION pare pair pail prune prunes pruned nail nailed naif quran glen glue glues glued gent send sent spend spence spent sped aril aerie ailed rail railed reap rile riles riled rule rules ruled rues rued rune runes runt ruck legs lend lent liar lira lire liege lure lune lunes luck enure pegs pend pence pent earn earl erie eruct urea ulna ulnar ulnae unpeg deli deuce dent fire file files filed furl furled fulgent fuel fund flier curl curled cure curie cues cued
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION arty aryl awry dart dory dour drat draw dray lard lord lory lour oral road rota rout taro tour trad tray trod trow troy tyro ward wart wary word wort yard your yurt dowry drawl dural lardy rawly rowdy royal tardy trawl truly ultra warty wordy world dourly tawdry toward outdraw outward outlawry OUTWARDLY
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
1 Curate, 4 Spread, 9 Abstain, 10 Ocean, 11 Toys, 12 Delicate, 14 Handy, 16 Cider, 20 Agitated, 21 Cage, 24 Evade, 25 Examine, 26 Siesta, 27 Reject.
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1 Chaste, 2 Risky, 3 Thaw, 5 Prohibit, 6 Elevate, 7 Dinner, 8 Under, 13 Adjacent, 15 Agitate, 17 Bakers, 18 Rebel, 19 Repeat, 22 Alike, 23 Fake.
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ENGLISH-SPANISH
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Across:
1 Spliced, 5 Shear, 8 Revenue, 9 Ogres, 10 Palma, 11 Rapture, 12 Erupts, 14 Talent, 17 Dictate, 19 Rheas, 22 Wheat, 23 Reading, 24 Doric, 25 Sleuths.
1 Faroles, 5 Socks, 8 Robin, 9 Gerente, 10 Enemigo, 11 Which, 12 Grueso, 14 Manner, 17 Helar, 19 Bruises, 21 Lechuga, 22 Spoon, 24 Style, 25 Nearest.
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1 Scrap, 2 Level, 3 Contact, 4 Dreary, 5 Sloop, 6 En route, 7 Rosiest, 12 Endowed, 13 Unclear, 15 Airfare, 16 Hearts, 18 Aztec, 20 Exist, 21 Sagas.
1 Fur, 2 Roble, 3 Lentils, 4 Siglos, 5 Screw, 6 Cancion, 7 Shepherds, 10 Eggshells, 13 Unlucky, 15 Apuesta, 16 Obtain, 18 Route, 20 Stone, 23 Net.
App of the week Forest An app which offers a novel solution to people who feel they are addicted to their phones by letting them plant a tree seed. It will grow into a tree and even into a forest but only if left alone. Leave the app and the tree withers and dies.
QUIZ: UNDER THE WEATHER 1. Brontophobia is a morbid fear of which dramatic weather phenomenon? 2. From Spanish for ‘the little boy’, what name is given to a periodic large-scale warming of the surface of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, especially off the coast of Peru and Ecuador, associated with extreme meteorological phenomena in the Pacific region? 3. In which year was TIROS I, the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, launched? (± two years) 4. Released in September 1982, what was the title of the Weather Girls only UK hit single? 5. What name is given to a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity, often associated with thunderstorms? 6. What name is given to the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather?
7. Which actor played the television weatherman, Phil Connors in the 1993 comedy film Groundhog Day? 8. Which famous 1970s UK number one hit single contains the lines ‘Thunderbolt and lightning, Very, very frightening me’? 9. Which fictional superhero character from Marvel Comics’ X-Men, has the psionic ability to manipulate weather patterns over vast areas? 10. Which international scale of wind force, named after the English admiral and naval hydrographer who devised it, ranges from from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)? Not a lot of people know that... the fastest a raindrop can fall is 18 mph (29 km/h)
Answers: 1. THUNDER (astraphobia is a morbid fear of thunder and lightning), 2. EL NIÑO, 3. (April 1) 1960 (accept 1958 to 1962), 4. IT’S RAINING MEN, 5. CUMULONIMBUS, 6. METEOROLOGY, 7. BILL MURRAY, 8. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, 9. STORM, 10. BEAUFORT SCALE.
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• Donald Trump, President; June 14, 72 football career with SV Glatten in 1975. He went The current President of the United States and on to play for 1. FSV Mainz 05 from 1989 to 2001 former property mogul and reality TV personality before managing the team and later Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool FC. was born in the Queens area of New York City. He went to the Wharton School of Business before • Venus Williams, Tennis Player, June 17, 38 The world champion tennis player was the first going on to build his business empire. • Courtney Cox, Actor; June 15, 54 black woman to become World Number One. Cox made her name as Monica Geller in the TV Paul McCartney. Born in Lynwood in California in the United sitcom Friends and went on to star in the series States, she went on to play doubles with sister Cougar Town. Born in Birmingham in the United States, Serena and won the Australian and French Opens in 1998. she briefly studied architecture at Mount Vernon College • Paul McCartney, Musician, June 18, 76 before going on to pursue acting. The bassist of The Beatles penned songs including Penny • Jurgen Klopp, Football Manager, June 16, 51 Lane, All My Loving, and Let It Be for the band before going on to have a successful solo career. Born in Liverpool Klopp was born in Stuttgart in Germany and began his
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
in England, he met fellow band member George Harrison at school and joined John Lennon’s group aged 15. • Zoe Saldana, Actor; June 19, 40 Saldana voiced the character of Neytiri in Avatar and also played Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Born in Passaic in New Jersey in the United States, she studied dance in the Dominician Republic and performed in the New York Youth Theatre aged 17. • Brian Wilson, Musician; June 20, 76 The singer and multi instrumentalist of The Beach Boys was the creative force behind the band’s album Pet Sounds and the single Good Vibrations. Born in Inglewood in California in the United States, he formed the band with his brothers, cousin and a friend while a teenager.
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Move from the start word (BEST) to the end word (DOCK) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
Solution BEST BUST DUST DUSK DUCK DOCK
BEARTOWN’S inhabitants are used to ruggedness. Their surroundings in the snowy north have made them tough and hardworking and they pride themselves on wanting fairness, not ease. The town is also proud of its hockey team. But when its players leave for the rival town of Hed Hurts, residents are left with no one to cheer on winter nights. Fortunes turn when a new player arrives and team coach Peter sees an opportunity to reclaim Beartown’s glory. But what starts as another episode in the town’s rivalry with Hed Hurts quickly turns bitter when threats to ‘kill’ and ‘ruin’ each other begin flying around. We see Beartown come together and people try to form something bigger than themselves in Fredrik Backman’s ‘Us Against You.’
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763 BCE - Eclipse observed Assyrian astronomers record a solar eclipse and use the finding to fix the chronology of theirs and the Mesopotamian region’s history. 1215 - Charter sealed England’s King John rubber stamps the Magna Carta. The document places several restrictions on the power of the crown and will later be viewed as a key part of the country’s constitutional arrangements. 1248 - University status The University of Oxford receives its royal charter. It is believed to be the oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of the oldest continuously open. 1487 - Final fight Henry VI of England defeats Yorkist rebels at the Battle of Stoke Field. It goes down in history as the last engagement in the War of the Roses. 1815 - Napoleon defeated French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo. The loss would mark his final defeat and he was exiled on St Helena in the Atlantic. 1904 - Romance blooms Irish writer James Joyce begins a relationship with the woman who would later become his muse, Nora Barnacle. He would use the date as part of the narrative for his novel Ulysses. 1966 - Ban abolished The Vatican does away with its Index Librorum Prohibitorum, or banned book index, which was first established in 1557. 2017 - Tower blaze Grenfell Tower, a high-rise block of flats in the North Kensington area of London, is gutted by fire. At least 80 people are left dead and another 74 are injured.
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Exercising your jaw A LT H O U G H b a n n e d i n S i n g a pore, many people love chewing gum whilst going about their daily business. F o r s o m e i t ’s a h a b i t , w h i l s t others love the range of juicy flavours that certain gums can offer. But most won’t have realised that chewing gum whilst you walk could help you to lose weight. According to new research, when you chew gum you actually walk faster which in turn means that your body burns more calories. Walking faster also increases your heart rate which is another important factor in losing weight. T h e s t u d y, f r o m Wa s e d a University in Tokyo, was the first to look at how chewing gum affects the body whilst
GOOD GUM: A chewing gum a day might keep the doctor away.
walking. All previous studies had set out to discover how it impacts the body whilst resting. The research team which presented the findings at the recent European Congress of Obesity in Vienna concluded that: “chewing gum while walking affects a number of physical and physiological functions in men and women of all ages.” This is welcome news for the chewing gum industry and not the first time that chewing gum has been associated with health benefits. Previous studies have found that chewing gum on a regular basis can help to reduce stress and protect your teeth from plaque and decay.
Clucking great news IT appears that eating too many eggs a day is an old wives tale after all. Recent research in China has debunked the myth and studies instead suggest that eating at least one egg a day may reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes. Of course, it is widely known that eggs are an important aspect of a healthy diet. They are one of nature’s most nutritious foods containing Vitamins A, D, B and B12, and high levels of protein.
Eggs also contain lutein and zeaxanthin that can help prevent eye damage in old age. This is welcome news for the egg industry after years of bad press in which eggs have been linked to salmonella as well as cholesterol levels. However, concerns about cholesterol levels in eggs have also been widely dispelled, with findings suggesting that this has more to do with how the eggs are cooked than the actual egg itself.
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Beat the bite this summer
BURNING PAIN: Important to take care of your feet.
On the right foot WITH temperatures heating up, the season to ditch your socks and boots for sandals and flip-flops is here. H ow e ve r, e xpe rts s a y thous a nds of women could face crippling problems by wearing the wrong shoe size during the summer months. Many women have no idea that their summer shoes should be at least half a size bigger than their winter ones to cope with hot, swollen feet and to prevent blisters. Consultant Podiatrist Emma Supple says “Throughout winter we ignore our feet, we never look at them and we neglect them
badly. So when we finally take our socks off, our feet are really prone to debilitating blisters when we wear sandals and flipflops. When we then wear the wrong size shoes it is a recipe for a foot disaster.” While anyone can have a mishap when it comes to foot pain, it’s important to take extra care if you have certain foot health conditions. Plantar fasciitis, bunions, and various complications related to diabetes can all feel worse in the sweltering heat. By protecting your feet with the right summer shoes, many foot health problems can be avoided or at least lessened.
AS everyone prepares for the holiday season, health authorities are urging holidaymakers to use repellents. This comes as aggressive tiger mosquitos capable of carrying Zica, Dengue and Chikungunya fever have been found in parts of Europe. With the invasive insect active across the continent, authorities in several European countries have been urging travellers to be vigilant from May to September. Many travellers to short haul destinations believe ‘the insects there don’t carry diseases.’ Research has shown that a staggering 63 per cent of the 20.72 million holidaymakers who travel to Europe do not use insect repellent and 23 per cent of short-haul travellers believe ‘there are no biting insects’ at their destination. In addition, 16 per cent don’t purchase insect repellent until their arrival. However, public health authorities have been urging holidaymakers to use anti-mosquito sprays and wear long sleeved clothing and trousers. The symptoms of Chikungunya include severe joint pain, fever, headaches, weeping eyes and a rash, with similar symptoms for Zeka and dengue fever. The disease is often mild and healthy adults may not notice any symptoms at all. If you are hesitant about spraying a chemical-based insect repellent on your skin, there are some natural alternatives that you can purchase or make yourself at home. These include waterbased mixes which include Lemon Eucalyptus, Cinnamon oil or Tea tree oil.
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Not so sweet SUGAR is a natural component of food like fruits and vegetables, but eating too much of it comes with consequences. We are now a lot more aware of the risks of too many sweets, but there are still plenty of myths about sugar and what it does to us. The industry has long denied that it plays any role in chronic disease, but research suggests otherwise. Studies have connected excessive consumption with memory loss, high blood pressure, heart disease, cavities and weight gain. Most people could eat less sugar, less often. However, quitting sugar completely is unlikely to improve your health. Some sugar-free diets encourage people to cut out foods such as fruit and dairy, without evidence to support their exclusion. But whole fruit is a great source of fructose as well as other essential minerals and vitamins. However, research does show that reducing your intake of sugar in drinks such as coffee, tea and fizzy drinks does have a positive effect on your health. So, if you want to start somewhere, this is the place. This doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy the sugar-like flavour that you have come to love. Sugar substitutes such as raw honey or stevia can mean you can still enjoy the taste, without the unhealthy consequences. Remember however, that as with carbs and fat, it’s important not to quickly and completely eliminate any one food group from your diet.
SUGAR CONTENT: Most fruits, vegetables and sweets contain sugar.
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Sports utility vehicles or luxury road cars Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England NEW YORK, March 2018 - The Range Rover Velar judged the most beautifully designed vehicle on the planet, winning the World Car Design of the Year title at the 2018 World Car Awards. Bringing glamour, modernity and elegance to the Range Rover family, the €65,000 Velar offers a unique combination of design excellence and engineering integrity. The distinctive design of the Range Rover Velar features perfectly optimised proportions and a stunning silhouette. Its super-slim Matrix Laser-LED headlights, flush deployable door handles and sleek Touch Pro Duo infotainment are all hallmarks of Range Rover’s reductionist design philosophy. Gerry McGovern, Chief Design Officer, Land Rover, said: “The continued evolution of our design philosophy is driven by a relentless focus on creating highly desirable vehicles our customers will love for life. The Range Rover Velar brings a new dimension
AWARD-WINNING: Sports utility vehicles or luxury road cars. of modernity to the Range Rover family with an abundance of innovative technologies, all making this vehicle a joy to drive and be driven in. “We’re honoured that the jury recognised the tireless endeavours of our designers and engineers in delivering a vehicle with compelling design, tailored technology and relevant innovation which come together to create a vehicle of instant desirability.”
Land Rover and Range Rover have travelled a long road in 70 years from dominating the farm yard to dominate the Luxury SUV market and playing major roles on battlefields, the current generation represented by the Range Rover Velar is the SUV of choice for Oligarch Technocrat or Sheikh besides sundry Royalty! Such dominance can only be challenged. No surprise then that weeks later RollsRoyce Motor Cars launched the much antici-
pated ‘Cullinan’ - starting from €285,000 named after the largest diamond ever discovered now set among the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. A challenge to the dominance of the Range Rover, Giles Taylor, Director of Design, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars said: “From the very beginning the design team treated this brand new Rolls-Royce as a unique, high bodied car. With global customer expectations in mind, our aim was two-fold - realise a presence to match the magnificent capability of Cullinan, whilst setting sector defining standards for luxury and elegance. We know that many of our luxury patrons pursue sports or leisure hobbies that require precisely this type of go anywhere vehicle - Cullinan’s design gesture had to possess an immediate sense of effortless accomplishment.” Perhaps recognising the merest suggestion of following rather than leading what is now a crowded choice of SUV’s Giles Taylor acknowledged, “The label SUV is now applied to anything with a two-box silhouette and the least suggestion of going off tarmac. We envisioned an authentic, three-box high-bodied all-terrain car with a convention-challenging design and absolute capability that would satisfy the adventurous urges of our clients.” Interesting to note that both are British brands.
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Nerja: Axarquia’s rising star FOLLOWING its recognition as Spain’s best emerging travel destination, Nerja is likely to see waves of extra tourists flock to its idyllic beaches this summer. The coastal Axarquia destination was ranked fourth in TripAdvisor’s ‘Top Destinations on the Rise - Europe 2018.’ And the town also finished ninth worldwide in the website’s Travellers’ Choice rankings. With the awards reportedly judged on the increases in positive reviews, searches and booking interests, they merely demonstrate the growth of the town’s appeal, not how wonderful a destination it is. Nerja is moving from niche to mainstream, in other words. What is undoubtedly mainstream, is the town’s beaches. Much like the rest of the Spanish south coast, sandy beaches and sun make for a winning combination.But there is more to the town than beaches. Situated about 50km east of Malaga, Nerja has Muslim routes, indeed, its name is thought to stem from what the previous rulers called it: ‘Narixa,’ which means ‘abundant source.’ But its history stretches far further back. Primitive paintings, discovered in 2012, line the walls of one of its best attractions, the
CAVE RAVE: Concerts are sometimes put on in the popular attraction. spectacular caves of Nerja. The find was significant as it is thought to be the first Neanderthal cave paintings discovered in the country. The caves themselves boast impressive stalactites and stalagmites and interesting historical displays. The near 5km caverns are divided into two main parts, though one is not open to visitors.
Occasionally, concerts are put on for the public, and, given the stunning setting and amphitheatre dynamics, it is a spectacle not to be missed. Another attraction for non-beach fanatics is the Balcon de Europa, which provides spectacular views of the coast and a pretty spot for a stroll. At night, street artists give the pedestri-
anised area a lively atmosphere. The sunsets can also be stunning. During the day, a walk up the riverbed of the river Chillar can make for a refreshing day trip. Pretty geology, a lack of crowds, crisp water and greenery make it a winner with most who are willing to try it. And revellers also have time for a quick dip in the river’s waterfalls. Noting the array of attractions near the destination, TripAdvisor write: ‘Positioned at the eastern tip of the Costa del Sol, Nerja boasts nearly 10 miles of powdery beaches featuring activities like water skiing, scuba diving and sailing. Although tourist-oriented, it hasn’t been overtaken by high-rises, and its huge promenade delivers panoramic Mediterranean views.’ In 2009, the 33-square-mile community had a reported total population of 22,000. The town’s permanent residents retain some Spanish authenticity in the town itself, according to some visitors. Even if the TripAdvisor gang do arrive in their droves, Nerja is likely to retain its charm for years to come, especially away from the beaches. Let’s just hope is does not rise too high in the tourist destination stakes.
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SPAIN has become a major hot spot (in more ways than one) for open air summer music festivals. It now attracts young and not so young people from across the country and indeed much of Europe who flock to see international stars perform. The following is a general list of some of the largest festivals and is by no means complete but at least gives an idea of where some of the best music with a very different range of music, genre and artist performing will be taking place. Almost to be expected, Barcelona and Madrid are two of the busiest cities to host festivals, but in fairness there is something going on across the country and this doesn’t take into account bands who play one-off open air gigs at the various fairs and fiestas around the country. Sónar, Barcelona, June 14 to 16
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DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL UK This could be Ozzy’s last gig in Spain. This is very much an electronic music festival which is now in its 25th year with headliners Gorillaz and Thom Yorke joined by a host of up and coming musicians including a large contingent from Africa. Download Festival Madrid, June 28, 29 and 30 Held at the Caja Mágica this is the event of the season
for metal heads with performances from 54 artists including headline acts Guns ‘n Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, Avenged Sevenfold, Judas Priest and Marilyn Manson. Weekend Beach Festival, Torre del Mar, July 4 to 7 Now in its fifth year, the Beach Festival offers a wide selection of different music
ranging from The Offspring to Jimmy Cliff via DJ David Guetta and Spanish rocker Bunbury. Bilbao BBK, July 12 to 14 This event in the Basque Country mixes pop-rock and more indie bands and welcomes the Gorillaz, Florence and the Machine and Childish Gambino.
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Mad Cool Festival, Madrid, July 12 to 14 In competition with BBK, Mad Cool boasts crowd pleasers Pearl Jam, Arctic Monkeys and Queens of the Stone Age as well as a selection of underground bands and electronic music. Festival Internacional de Benicassim, Valencia, July 19 to 22 This well-established festival sees a plethora of top bands including The Killers, Pet Shop Boys and Liam Gallagher play through the night on the beach. Benidorm Low Festival, July 27, 28 and 29 Although featuring mainly Spanish bands, the two big names from the UK announced so far are the Chemical Brothers and Biffy Clyro Arenal Sound, Valencia, July 31 to August 5 Close to Benicassim, the town of Borriana, has another
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by Andrew Harding IT is the start of summer and also the start of the barbecue season, this week and next I will include two of mine, my relatives and my friend’s favourite recipes. First of all, a few words about barbecuing. The characteristic flavour of barbecued food comes from juices and fats dripping on to the heat source creating smoke and undesirable flames (quench with a water spray) when the fats and oils catch fire. Whether the heat source is burning charcoal, an electric element, or lava rock heated by a gas flame the flavours are all the same. I have never used an electric barbecue, but have used charcoal and gas, my personal preference is for bottled gas, because it is quicker to reach the required temperature, is more controllable and it is much cheaper especially if your domestic water is heated by bottles of butane. You can use the last dregs of butane heating the barbecue instead of gambling on a
beachside festival and with nearly a week of festivities attracts a large number of party goers with attractions including Crystal Fighters, The Vamps and Steve Aoki. DGTL Barcelona, August 10 and 11 This somewhat specialist festival brings Dutch Techno Festival to Barcelona so if thumping sounds at potentially the hottest part of the year turn you on then get ready to rave. MTV Gibraltar Calling, September 21 and 22 Since last year, the annual festival has been associated with MTV and offers a mixed line up of current stars such as Stormzy, Rag’n’Bone Man and Rita Ora alongside vintage rockers such as the Boomtown Rats and Sweet. There are also regular concert runs such as the Marenostrum Festival in Fuengirola which welcomes Ricky Martin and Santana and Starlight in Marbella which sees Sting and many Spanish top stars.
MEATY TREATS: Home-made burgers. shower that may or may not be hot, as you rinse off the soap and shampoo. The following is my original recipe, enjoy! Andy’s ultimate beefburgers Serves 4 • 2 small onions, chopped • 3 whole garlic cloves, skinned and chopped • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 700 grammes good quality minced beef • 4 teaspoons mustard powder • 2 teaspoons black (or green) peppercorns, coarsely ground • 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
Hint: I hate lettuce, tomato and gherkins added to hot burgers, this destroys both the taste and texture of all four items. I serve the burgers in a bun, spread with olive oil and placed cut side down on the grill for about a minute, until slightly toasted. Fried onion, mushroom and cheese on top of the burger takes it to a new level! Salad and gherkins should be a side dish Hint: Don’t overwork the beef when mixing with the other
• 3 whole beef stock cubes, crumbled • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1. Fry onions in olive oil until golden, add garlic and continue to fry until cooked through, place to one side to cool and then liquidise in a blender. 2. Add to ground beef together with all the other ingredients, mix by hand until mixed thoroughly. 3. Leave in fridge for two hours in a covered bowl. 4. Using kitchen roll and a cheap cooking oil, coat the barbecue grill plates with a thin film of oil to prevent food from sticking. Light the barbecue, when hot, take a tangerine size piece of beef mix and flatten, then cook until crisp on outside and cooked on inside (or, pink if you prefer and you trust the source of the meat to avoid foodpoisoning), put to one side and keep warm. If you want cheeseburgers, place thinly sliced cheese on top of the almost-cooked burgers and pull the hood down on the barbecue and leave until the cheese has melted. 5. Serve
ingredients, the texture of the beef, as well as its flavour, needs to be just right. Most propriety burgers fail on all counts, but especially on texture. Hint: Liquidising the onion/garlic is not essential provided they are finely chopped. Tip: Peppercorns need to be freshly ground, when bought finely ground it loses flavour very quickly.
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Ricky Martin at the Park Theatre, Las Vegas. Amor Stadium in Benidorm will cost from €45 and go on sale at a number of internet outlets today (Thursday). For those who can’t get to Benidorm, the tour sees him
appearing in Tarragona, Fuengirola, Santiago de Compostela, Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Almeria, Gran Canaria, San Sebastian, Cadiz and Cordoba.
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PUERTO RICAN singer and superstar Ricky Martin will be playing a 10-date tour of Spain which will see him play Benidorm on Wednesday August 22. Having been involved in the music business since the age of 12 when he was in a popular boy band, he is reputed to have opened the doors in the UK and USA for Latin pop/rock with his 1999 smash hit Livin’ La Vida Loca. Since then he has become an international star and for the last two years, following in the footsteps of Elvis, Liberace and Elton John he has enjoyed a successful residency at the Park Theatre in Las Vegas. A total of 10,000 tickets for the show at the Guillermo
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Spanish songstress touring her new album AFTER a two-year hiatus whilst she gave birth to her daughter and got over a bad case of stage fright, singer Pastora Soler is back performing and getting ready to record another new album. Her latest album La Calma, her 12th went to number one in the Spanish charts and her return has been welcomed by fans throughout the country. Starting as a Flamenco singer at the age of eight, she has become a very popular Spanish entertainer who represented Spain
in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. The multi-award winner has worked with some of the best names in Spanish pop including Alejandro Sanz, Raphael, Monica Naranjo, Armando Manzanero, Malú, David Bustamante and Miguel Poveda. This artist from Sevilla who has been performing professionally for more than 20 years will be appearing at the Benidorm Palace on Sunday July 22 with tickets costing from €25 to €39 on the venue website.
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THE transformation of Palma de Mallorca in recent years has been dramatic. In the days before the likes of easyJet, most tourists would bypass the city on their way to one of the many coastal resorts. Its revival began with the first wave of investment by the local council to tackle petty crime and clean up the streets. Over the past five years a group of very successful Swedish entrepreneurs have turned ancient buildings, with their lofty terraces, into spacious city centre apartments. In their wake, lifestyle stores like Rialto Living have opened, art galleries have expanded and numerous restaurants and boutique hotels have launched.
Property prices have now shot past the peak of 2007, with average prices in the Old Town reaching €3.8 million. Local government figures show that the number of properties being sold to foreigners has increased from 23 per cent in 2007 to 44 per cent last year. Even more expensive real estate can be found heading west down the coast to Puerto Andratx, as well as a string of resorts that are investing millions trying to shake off their reputation as teenage party destinations.
PALMA SPRINGS UP: The city is enjoying a boom in popularity and development.
The best decisions when buying a property Real Estate Expert by Adrian Barbudo THERE are two reasons to purchase a property. Firstly, if you want to purchase a property to live in as a home, the decision is often made with your heart. Perhaps you are looking for a holiday home or permanent home, but generally in either case, the price is not the most important element in making the decision and when buying with your heart, although the price could be a bit higher than you wish, if it is your dream home? Then, go ahead. Secondly when we talk about purchasing a property as an investment where we try to make money, it is a decision made using your
mind, thinking and assessing all of the factors (not only the economic ones) which are involved and which will be important for making the final decision on the investment. Remember, listen to your heart if you are buying your home, but start thinking if you are making an investment in the Real Estate Market in Spain. If you are truly interested in finding out more tips and advice about the situation of the Real Estate Market in Spain to purchase or invest on a house, please read my book: ‘2018 to 2023 the best moment to buy or invest in a property in Spain’ which you will surely find interesting I will be here every Thursday to advise you on the real estate market in Spain and if you have any questions please send them to me at hola@adrianbarbudo.com and I will reply directly to you. Questions and answers will be published in future columns.
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IDYLLIC ISLAND: The islet is part of the Albufera des Grau natural park. AN American-Cuban entrepreneur has bought the Illa d’en Colom islet, off the coast of Menorca in Spain’s Balaeric Islands, for €3.2 million. The purchase was made through the company Meruelo Investments, and the new owner, Alex Meruelo, had to negotiate with the 16 heirs to the property to secure the deal. Meruelo, a businessman born in New York to Cuban parents who had
left the Caribbean island in the 1960s, also had to outbid a French businessman who made offers up to the last minute. The 16 heirs and their family members will be allowed to use the islet until October. This 58-hectare islet has spent three decades on the market, and in 2010 was on sale for as much as €6 million.
In the mid-1980s, Alex Meruelo started his business ventures, acquiring a pizza chain before expanding into the construction and property sector in southern California. Meruelo’s holding company currently encompasses electricity companies, television and hotel chains like SLS Las Vegas and the former Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City.
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He is also the first American of Hispanic origin to acquire an NBA team with a majority shareholding: the Atlanta Hawks. The islet is located 200 metres from the northeastern coast of Menorca, and features a beautiful landscape with two beaches. There is a country house running on solar power, as well as a summer home and wooden cabin.
PROPERTY website Zoopla has compiled a list of the most viewed homes for sale overseas, and Spain is the most popular destination. Buyers are clearly still keen on a place in the sun within easy reach of Britain, and that formula is likely to see Spain be a permanent favourite. The list also includes properties in France, Italy, Montenegro and the US, but with the value of the homes differing significantly. A two-bedroom detached house in Valencia is on the market for a mere €37,600, while an eightbedroom property in Ibiza is going for a cool €25 million. Among the homes is one in Mallorca that featured in a previous season of TV’s Love Island, and the latest series of the Bafta awardwinning show began last week. Called ‘Casa Amor,’ the Mallorcan villa has a modern design, a swimming pool and several terraces, all included in the asking price of €2.85 million. Top of the list is a 10bedroom house in Ibiza, going for €18 million.
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HANGING BASKETS are very much a part of the tradition of gardening in Spain. Balconies decorated with abundant geranium flowers are a hallmark of Spanish village homes. When space is limited at your home, the imagination is still able to create inspiring ways to create a wonderful garden using containers and hanging baskets to achieve a garden on the walls and in open spaces. The value of a hanging basket is that they can be placed to use space that otherwise is not used. On a balcony they can be placed to provide shade in summer instead of using blinds by making a row of baskets that capture the sun so that the balcony stays shaded. In winter they can be taken down to allow more of the sunlight to warm the zone. The flexibility of hanging baskets makes them very versatile to always have the best flowering plants on display in prominent positions so that your hanging garden always looks its best. There is also the advantage of growing a wider range of different types of plants as they can be moved to shelter when adverse conditions prevail. The choice of plants will depend, to a degree, on the time you can devote to your plants. Hanging baskets do need attention as they need regular watering and occasional feeding with liquid nutrients to stay healthy.
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HANGING BASKETS: Can look beautiful anywhere. Succulents and low water use plants such as the ever popular geranium require less attention but many annuals such as lobelia, petunias, marigold, pansies, primroses, polyanthus and forget-me-nots do need to be
looked after. Flowering annuals will provide an abundance of flowers with a little more care than succulents. You can grow bulbs such as freesias, crocus, iris and anemones that flower less but
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are hardier. If you wish to grow herbs, thyme, weeping rosemary, oregano, parsley, sage and many more can be grown in hanging baskets. Herbs may only last a season but you can enjoy them fresh and replace them the next year. Hanging baskets are not really for larger growing plants or plants with a long life expectancy as the pot size will limit growth and the soil can become depleted of nutrients quicker than garden grown plants. They may seem to need frequent attention but the work is not heavy or difficult and does not require much bending. So placing them at a good height suitable for your care is important to make care easier. The right container is important. There is a great variety of different types available. Ceramic pots give a good choice to select from. Some ceramic pots are made to be hung on walls with simply a hook installed on the wall or you can use wire to attach them to an existing support. Ceramic is better than plastic for the plant as they allow the pot to breathe but they do evaporate more moisture. Wire baskets with coco fibre work very well, they are light to handle but do need more water than ceramic and plastic pots. For the best success it is best to use a deep pot rather than shallow ones to hold more moisture, nutrients and reduce evaporation. Whatever you choose they can brighten your balcony or terrace.
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Advertising Feature IT is a very well-known fact that most children love water. In fact, many are drawn to it as if it had some magnetic attraction. But water is a hazard, and can be fatal, particularly garden ponds and swimming pools. If anybody should understand that, it is Tony Sim, from Neater Pool Safety Fence. With nearly 30 years in the Fire Service behind him, he has seen the devastation and heartbreak that one moment’s inattention around water can cause. “When my son was born, I had a lovely four foot deep, kidney shaped, Koi Carp pond in my garden,” he tells us. “Having seen tragedy at first hand I was determined not to expose my child to the risk of being a victim of a pond drowning. It took me one day to turn my pond into a lovely gravel garden. No more worries about him drowning, I had total peace of mind knowing that I would never have to say: ‘If only we’d filled in that pond’.” “Richard and I started Neater Pool Safety Fence when the son of one of our best friends nearly drowned in the family pool, when his parents thought he was watching television. The doc-
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FRUIT AND FLOWERS: Bring the summer season right into your home.
Summer chic WITH summer just around the corner now is the time to start those interior decorations to be sure that you bring a sense of summer sensation into your home. Although we all need to keep out the light a nd he a t during those i m por t ant hours of siesta, for the remainder of the day, it’s important that your home feels open and light. So take down those heavy winter curtains and replace them with something light and breezy. This will allow natural light into your spaces and let you take advantage of solar energy. It’s important that cool air can circulate around your home. So, if you don’t have the air-con on, then leave your windows open. Placing scented flowers or plants
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around your home will ensure that pleasant aromas invade your spaces. The best flowers to decorate your home in summer include roses, daisies, petunia, sunflowers, lavender and geraniums. In fact, if you have the space, create an internal garden. This gives you a great opportunity to breathe fresh air into a select area of your home. Paint the flower pots different colours to introduce some colour and striking tones. An additional advantage of creating such a space is that it can offer you a novel space to retreat to when you need some ‘me-time.’ Finally, place some fruit bowls around your home and always have them filled with fresh colourful fruits.
PETS PAGE www.euroweeklynews.com DON’T exercise a dog strenuously straight after feeding. Always wait for a m i n i m u m o f o n e h o u r, otherwise it can be extremely dangerous and result in stomach torsion, a twisting which prevents gasses from escaping. Unless prompt veterinary attention is sought, this condition can be fatal. Likewise, do not feed your dog directly after exe r c i s e a s s t o m a c h t o rsion can also result. However, gentle exercise after eating burns up more calories by raising the body’s rate of metabolism. It is better than allowing the dog to lie down to digest its food, for while sleeping a pet will burn up only a few calories, just enough to keep its heart and lungs going. This can result in weight gain. It makes sense to take your dog for a walk of not more than a half-hour after the two meals of the day. This very gentle exer-
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KEEPING FIT: It s important to regulate your dog’s exercise. cise will also stimulate its digestion. Then, after a few hours have passed, you can let the dog enjoy more strenuous exercise. For smaller breeds, simply taking a dog outdoors to relieve itself gives a certain amount of exercise. This assists but does not cause defecation, for a
dog does not need exercise to loosen his bowels unless it is ill. Taking a dog on a daily run is not necessarily in its best interest. Dogs should never be run on hard surfaces such as pavements or paved roads but on earth, and certainly should not be made to run
behind your car. If you insist on having your dog jog with you, then make the pace a fast walk or trot rather than a run, but don’t do this in hot weather and always check the d o g ’s f e e t a f t e r a r u n for cuts and rawness. Medium and large breeds should not be allowed excessive exercise, or do agility work, until at least 18-months old, and even then with caution. Often a weakness will remain dormant in young bones if they are subjected to extreme exercise. Throwing a ball in a park for an hour could bring on a problem. Dogs do not need as much exercise as many think. A dog should never be allowed out alone even if it has a name tag on its collar. It is an offence in most European countries
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No dog can ever be 100 per cent reliable when w a l k i n g a l o n g a r o a d o ff its lead. A sudden noise, a car back-firing, or the sight of a cat could cause the dog to bolt. Only luck will determine if the dog runs out in front of a car. So don’t show off by walking your dog without a lead besides a busy road. A living dog on a lead is better than a dead one off it.
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MOTORING FACT PORSCHE’S first fully electric sports car has been named the Taycan, with production set to begin in 2019. The name can be roughly translated as ‘lively young horse,’ referencing the imagery at the heart of the Porsche crest, which has featured a leaping steed since 1952. Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG said:
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ing sports cars. It will be Porsche’s first all-electric car, and was previewed by the Mission E Concept, although the brand has been building plug-in hybrid models of some of its cars for several years. The power figures are certainly
impressive, with 592 bhp and 060mph in ‘well under ’ 3.3 seconds. Porsche is also being ambitious with its range estimates too, and claims the Taycan will be able to achieve 310 miles on a single charge.
Elsewhere, the sports car maker has committed to a €6 billion investment in electromobility - including new versions of the Taycan, electrification of its current cars, expanding production sites and developing charging infrastructure. The Taycan will also lead to 1,200 new jobs being created at a new factory for the model in Zuffenhausen, Germany.
ELECTRIFYING STYLE: The Taycan represents Porsche’s commitment to electromobility.
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BMW i8 has a world-beating engine THE plug-in hybrid drive system in the BMW i8 has won its c a t e g o r y i n th e world’s leading engine competition for the fourth year in succession. It won its class - for units with 1.4 litre to 1.8 litre displacement - in the International Engine of the Year Award for the fourth time in a row. The BMW i8’s drive solution came onto the market in 2014 and has topped its category in the prestigious compe t i t i o n e v e r y y e a r since. It h a s a l so b e e n th e world’s highest selling plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sports car ever, and its technology is being rolled out across BMW’s core models. The recently updated i8 fuses sports car performance wi t h t h e f u e l c o n sumption normally expected of small models. The e l e c t r i c mo to r sources its energy from a lithium-ion battery (which can be charged from a conventional domestic power socket), and channels the
p o w e r it g en era te s to t he front axle. C o mb in in g th is w ith a combustion engine at the rear creates all-wheel drive, gluing the car to the road. This year marks the 20th edition of the International Engine of the Year Award,
and BMW Group brand models have notched up a total of 69 wins. This year, the event was held at the Engine Expo fair in Stuttgart and the jury was made up of 70 automotive journalists from 31 countries.
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ROAD TEST by Nick Fletcher WHEN first launched in 2007, the Nissan Qashqai was one of the crossover pioneers, paving the way for the welter of SUV models now dominating the new car market. Revamped a few months ago, the latest Qashqai is still able to compete with newcomers to the sector thanks to its blend of outstanding driving dynamics, spacious cabin and cool looks. There are petrol and diesel options, with prices starting at € 2 2 , 1 4 0 (£19,300), but a topspec version such as my Tekna+ test model, laden with extra kit and with a 1.6 litre turbo-petrol engine, costs €34,410 (£29,995). You get a lot for the money highlights include premium BOSE sound system, sports seats, leather trim, panoramic
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Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
glass roof, front, rear and side cameras, alloy wheels, park assist, front and rear parking sensors, touch-screen entertainment and navigation system, connectivity features, and a raft of safety kit including blind spot warning, moving
VALUE FOR MONEY: The revamped Nissan Qashqai comes full of extras. object detection and lane departure warning. It also has LED lights, chrome detailing, roof rails and rear privacy glass.
The 1.6 litre 163 hp petrol engine has a 0-100 kph time of 8.9 seconds, top speed of 200 kph (124 mph), emissions of 134 g/km and fuel economy of
17.2 kpl (48.7 mpg). On the road, the Qashqai is smooth and refined, helped by revised suspension providing a more composed ride. The precise steering and slick manual gearshift give the driver a feeling of complete control. Externally, Qashqai has revised sharper-looking front and rear styling and inside, upgraded materials give the cabin a smarter appearance. The dashboard layout is
well designed for easy use and there is good occupant space front and rear and lots of oddment stowage places. The 410litre boot, while not largest in the class, easily accommodates normal needs, and can be boosted to 1,569 litres by folding the rear seats. The Qashqai competes in a vastly enlarged crossover/SUV sector which includes the likes of the Peugeot 3008, SEAT Ateca and the Skoda Karoq, but the British-built Nissan holds enough ace cards to ensure it stays firmly with the pack leaders.
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50th anniversary roadster is a beauty and a beast and the impact is immediate and electrifying. While the aluminium honeycomb chassis is generally
sound, the ride quality in this 1.2tonne car is by turns
bouncy over big bumps and shuddering over small ones. Steering feedback and weighting has been an issue with the Aero 8 and its descen-
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MORGAN is best known for its traditionalism, but its Plus 8 50th anniversary edition more than holds its own with modern sports models. Limited edition cars like this always sell well, and given the phenomenal affection for this British beast, the final 50 cars in the Plus 8 line are guaranteed to find homes quickly. Available in French blue as a roadster, or in British racing green as a fully-trimmed road car, the former is a good deal better looking although less practical. The seats of the roadster while accommodating, are hard on the lower spine, but the rest of the cabin is well finished. It is a wide cockpit, with large sills but little space for luggage. There’s virtually no need of a transmission, as the Plus 8 will pull from walking pace into top gear,
dants, and there’s clearly been work done for the Plus 8. The weighting is more consistent and there is no longer a terrifying unpredictability as you turn a corner. However, with limited ground clearance and suspension movement, the Plus 8 does give off an air that you are flying by the seat of your pants. Overall, a car like this anniversary edition is about the details, and for the most part they are beautifully realised, with wheels that echo MMC IIs, a lovely set of driving lamps, and the rich paint quality.
MAJESTIC MORGAN: The 50th anniversary roadster is a feast for the eyes.
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LION HEARTED: The England team are calmly confident that they can make a mark.
World Cup 2018: England unfazed by great expectations THE biggest sporting event on the planet begins today (Thursday) in Russia, where 32 national football teams will compete for glory and sporting immortality. England’s World Cup preparations concluded with a promising 2-0 victory over Costa Rica at Elland Road, and Gareth Southgate’s squad will approach the tournament with quiet optimism. It has been an unusually tranquil build-up for England, so far devoid of injury dramas, tabloid scandals or selection sagas. There are signs that Southgate knows the style of play he wants his team to adopt, and that he has the personnel to deliver it. Gone is the iron grip of the Fabio Capello regime, or the muddled selections and positioning of players under Hodgson. Southgate’s men were all happy to take part in an openmedia session that would have been unthinkable not so long ago. The England manager has talked about learning the art of ‘calm leadership’ from Euro ‘96 manager Terry Venables, and has grown visibly in his role. “Pressure is what you perceive it to be and is influenced by what you read and watch,” said Southgate. “We had some guys in from the Marines who had lost limbs. What is the pressure on us?” Southgate has a squad with plenty of youthful enthusi-
asm, not scarred by previous failures, and one that seems to be growing in confidence. “We are mates going to play in a World Cup, the highlight of everyone’s career,” he added. “It’s fantastic.” Spain meanwhile, tore their way through World Cup qualifying, scoring 36 goals while winning nine out of 10 games. They have also been outstanding in friendlies, beating Belgium, France, drawing with world champions Germany and smashing Argentina 6-1. Above all, manager Julen Lopetegui has restored the excitement and joy which typified the teams that won the
European Championship in 2008 and 2012, and the World Cup in 2010. This can be seen in the speed at which they recover the ball and their desire to keep searching for more goals even when the games have been won. “Most of all I’ve been impressed by the passion of the players to be a team, their desire to use their individual qualities for the collective good,” said Lopetegui. Only 11 players from the squads that flopped over the last four years have made it into the 23-man group, and linchpin Andres Iniesta will want to finish his international career on a high.
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FERRARI’S Sebastian Vettel dominated the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix to retake the Championship lead, with Lewis Hamilton settling for fifth. Vettel converted pole position into a lead at the first corner, and managed to keep Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas at arm’s length throughout the
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Seb storms to victory race. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took third after a brave but unsuccessful attempt to pass Bottas through the first two corners.
Hamilton started fourth but dropped back a place, leaving him a point behind Vettel with a third of the season gone. In a bizarre end, the che-
quered flag was waved a lap too early, and Vettel blasted: “Tell them not to wave the flag when it’s not done.” He continued on his way to complete the 70 laps, but the
race was declared at 68 laps, based on official count back rules, as a result of the mistake. World champion Hamilton was struggling with engine
temperatures in the first part of the race, which forced Mercedes into an earlier than planned pit stop. It meant the Briton lost a place to Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo at his stop, but he did manage to fend Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen off. Vettel, for whom this was a 50th career victory, said: “Perfect is a good way to describe it. To have a race like we have today is unbelievable.”