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YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION CREDIT: Elche Town Hall Official Website
ISSUE NO. 1728
Newspaper in Spain 2017 & 2018
ILLUMINATED: The skies were brilliant over Elche.
Fireworks in Elche FIREFIGHTERS worked tirelessly through the night in Elche tackling 15 separate fires during the Nit de I’Alba, which also saw 10 people injured. By midnight on Monday, as the sky was spectacularly illuminated with the effects of 2,000 kilos of gunpowder, eight people had been treated by emergency services for burns and wounds, most of which were apparently related to the use of fireworks and debris. As adrenalin seekers continued until dawn, a further two people needed medical attention for similar injuries. According to sources, firemen made a total of 15 outings,
which centered mainly in green areas and the streets, posing a challenge for emergency services who had to operate around parked cars. But despite the numbers of fires and casualties, the authorities involved in organising the annual spectacle and protecting the safety of visitors have been praised for keeping incidents to a minimum. There were no ‘serious’ injuries and any blazes were quickly extinguished, according to city officials and emergency services. A mammoth 2,000 kilos of gunpowder was launched from 17 points by the Ferrandez Fire-
works, culminating with the breathtaking Palm of the Virgin - a fantastic finale which composed of 1,300 rockets. Mayor Carlos Gonzalez, who personally oversaw the assembly of the palm trees which were launched from the town hall and spoke with some of the 40 people involved in putting
the whole event together, said: “The culmination of the display ascended to a height of 250 metres to occupy in the sky a radius light of another 250. “It is an unsurpassable palm tree that keeps the skies lit up for about 25 seconds. This is possibly the most special night of the year in our city.”
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NEWS EXTRA Sky high facelift THE tallest skyscraper in Spain is to be built in Madrid, the most important project earmarked for the city in the next 25 years. The top of the Castellana, previously known as Operation Chamartín, will receive a facelift.
Pilots strike MORE than 14,000 passengers on Spanish flights were affected by Ryanair’s biggest strike to date. Four hundred flights were cancelled last Friday, including 78 to and from across Spain after industrial action by pilots.
Syria aid TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND kilos of clothing and food has left Elche, Alicante, bound for Syria. The aid, donated by businesses, schools and individuals, will be distributed to areas hit the hardest by war in the Middle East.
Hot nights ONE person died of heatstroke and 11 others required medical attention in the Valencia region in the last week. Tropical nights are registering a minimum of 25 degrees Celsius soaring to 40 degrees during the day.
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Parents’ tribute ‘Devastated by her loss’ By Matt Ford THE parents of an Irish girl who drowned in a Costa del Sol swimming pool have paid tribute to their ‘tiny Wonder Woman.’ It comes after four-yearold Georgia Anne Callan drowned at a rented villa on Calle San Joaquin, just off Marbella’s Golden Mile. The youngster from Ardclough, Co Kildare, is believed to have climbed out of a paddling pool before falling into the adult pool. One of the victim’s parents was with her at the time and well-placed sources said she was briefly distracted while talking with other adults who are believed to be friends. They are understood to have been coming to the end of a month-long family holiday when the tragedy struck. The alarm was raised at 10.30 in the morning on Saturday July 28, but medics were unable to resuscitate her. Mums Emeline Callan and Jacqueline Russell said in a statement they are “devastated by her loss.” T h ey ad d e d : “G eo rgia was our own tiny Wonder
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TRAGEDY: Georgia Anne Callan died after falling into a swimming pool. Woman. “A happy, playful, brave, gentle and funny girl, she
loved nothing more than making new friends and wearing princess dresses everywhere. “Georgia loved everyone, and her pets were amongst
FIREFIGHTERS tackling a blaze at a flat in Spain have been hailed as heroes for saving the life of a dog they found lying unconscious on the floor. After smothering the fla me s in the a pa rtme n t the firefighters found the motionless animal which was suffering from smoke
her dearest friends. “She sought beaut y, goodness and fun wherever she was. She brought immense joy to our lives and to the lives of everyone who
Heroes revive pet dog inhalation. The dog was rushed out i nt o t he f r esh ai r i n t he street and was refreshed
knew her. “We love her deeply. We will miss her more than we can say. We are devastated by her loss. “We ask that you respect our privacy, and the privacy of our family and friends at this incredibly difficult and sad time.” The family thanked the police, medics, and Irish Embassy staff for ‘their professionalism, support and care.’ Georgia’s funeral took place last Friday and mourners were asked to ‘dress cheerfully’ in a bid to ensure her ‘bright, sparkling personality lives on.’ Spanish police have confirmed they are treating the death as accidental.
with water and revived by the emergency team in the city of Cordoba, Andalucia. The dog responded well to the prompt action and was soon standing, eating and drinking. No personal injuries were reported in the apartment blaze.
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Stretchered out of danger
THE BIG PICTURE Nº 27
AN injured cyclist was carried a kilometre to safety on a stretcher after being rescued by police and firemen in the mountain of Cabecico Redondo in Benejuzar. The 34-yearold Spaniard was unable to walk after injuring his hip in a precarious location. This made the rescue extremely difficult for everybody involved.
Maritime funding CALLS are being made to reinstate the Maritime Unit of Santa Pola which disappeared in 2015. With a hike in the number of people in the area during summer months, police officers are struggling to organise beach and urban patrols while also assisting maritime rescues. The request for funding has the backing of the resort’s mayor.
Tuna fish haul FORTY-FIVE tons of frozen tuna has been seized in four provinces of Alicante. The fish had been authorised for canned consumption but was being marketed as fresh, quadrupling its value on the market. Two men in their 50’s have been arrested and face up to four years in prison.
Waiting lists cuts A PLAN to cut hospital waiting lists in the two public departments managed by Ribera Salud (Torrevieja and Vinalopo) has been compiled. It follows accusations of worsening data despite officials claiming that on average it carries out scheduled surgery slightly faster - in 44 days than in the Valencian community at 46.
PARTY TIME: The Fiesta Mayor de Gracia began in the 1800’s.
Streets in colour THIS is Barcelona, but not as you know it. Iakov Filimonov’s picture shows one of the city’s streets decked out in glorious colour bunting for its annual Fiesta Mayor de Gracia in 2015. This year’s edition kicked off yesterday (Wednesday). The festival, which includes concerts, dances and model displays, pays homage to the Catalan capital’s Gracia district. The area was once a town until Barcelona incorporated it in 1897. The fiesta has been used to assert the district’s identity since the early 19th century. Local monks chose to throw a festival on August 15, the day of the assumption of the Virgin Mary, after a
convent was demolished in 1812. When Gracia briefly became an independent entity with its own town hall in 1850 it adopted the celebration as an annual event. The decking of streets in a variety of multicoloured styles also began around this time. The festival took on a rebellious nature during the dictatorship of Francisco France who attempted to repress Catalan culture. Fiesta goers used it as a means to demonstrate against his regime. It began to fall out of fashion in the 1970’s until Cataluña’s regional government declared it a festival of national interest in 1997.
Expats protest HUNDREDS of residents of the Orihuela coast and La Mata, including many expatriates, took to the streets calling for better budget allocations and improved basic amenities and services. More than 400 people supported the protest, claiming they are being short-changed by the Orihuela municipal government, and calling for the resignation of the mayor.
Touching claims TWO Ecuadorian men were arrested in Murcia, accused of alleged sexual abuse of a 27-yearold woman. The men aged 43 and 53 allegedly assaulted her at a party at the La Fica campus. A source said the victim ‘under the influence,’ and the men are believed to have taken part in the ‘touching of the private parts.’
Knives thrown at police THIEVES who barricaded themselves inside a house they were robbing threw knives, appliances and broken glasses at police in a failed bid to avoid arrest. The four men in their 20’s, broke into the villa in Pilar de la Horadada, Alicante, and were surprised by officers who had receiving calls from neighbours reporting strange noises. On arrival they noticed that a w in d o w h ad b ee n broke n, a nd c lo th e s a n d fu rn iture ha d be e n
strewn across the floor. Realising they had been sprung, a source said the gang tried to get away through windows upstairs, but bars made it impossible. After being cornered, the thieves sought refuge on the upper floor and began throwing anything to hand at the officers. Reinforcements were called, and more than half a dozen guards eventually managed to contain the robbers in one room before detaining them.
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Body returned THE body of an Alicante woman who was murdered while holidaying in Costa Rica has arrived on home soil for internment at the Santa Faz funeral home. Arantxa Gutierrez, 31, was found dead near a beach on the island of Tortuguero almost two weeks ago. She was there with her husband and a group of seven other Spaniards, staying at a nearby hotel. Authorities say she had been strangled and suspect a sexual
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motive as the clothes of the physiotherapist, who was living in Madrid, had been ‘torn off.’ Police and prosecutors in Costa Rica are now racing to investigate the case before the Nicaraguan suspect is released by immigration authorities. A court has ruled there is insufficient evidence to place the alleged murderer in pre-trial custody. The hotel gardener is being kept in a centre for undocumented migrants.
The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1727 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca South edition, including 126 local stories.
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POLL OF THE WEEK Do you think it’s important to speak Spanish, living or holidaying in Spain? LAST WEEK’S POLL: In the wake of recent ‘boiling’ temperatures, do you think humans are causing the global climate to change?
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EWN online this week UNPUBLISHED: Hemingway’s (inset) book is set in the Paris Ritz hotel.
Story surfaces AN unpublished short story from American author Ernest Hemingway about life in Paris after the Second World War is set to be released for the first time. A Room on the Garden Side was written in 1956. The author, who spent much of his life in Spain as well as France, talks about his affection for both countries through the story’s narrator and main character, Robert. “I loved France and Spain next to my own country. I loved other countries too but the debt was paid and I thought that the account was closed, not knowing the accounts are never closed,” Robert says. The story has until now only been seen by a handful of scholars and academics. It sees characters debating ‘the dirty trade of war’ in one of Hemingway’s favourite haunts, the Paris Ritz hotel. Andrew F Gulli, an editor at Strand which is publishing the short story, said in a note introducing the work that Hemingway was paying homage to Paris in it. “Hemingway’s deep love for his favourite city as it just emerging from Nazi occupation is
on full display, as are the hallmarks of his prose,” Strand said. The author sent the story along with several others to his publisher Charles Scibner Jr and told him they were ‘a little shocking’ due to their themes of war. ‘Anyway, you can always publish them after I’m dead,’ he said in a note to Scribner. War and travel were prominent themes in many of Hemingway’s books. The Sun Also Rises, one of his first successes, centres on the protagonist Jake Barnes and his friends who journey to Pamplona to witness the Running of the Bulls. Hemingway lived in various places across Spain in the 1930’s. He travelled to Madrid in 1937 following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War the previous year to make The Spanish Earth, a documentary about the Republican war effort. The experience went on to inspire Hemingway’s novel For Whom The Bell Tolls. The story follows an American volunteer named Robert Jordan who is sent behind fascist lines near Segovia to fight with Republican guerrillas.
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Spying on ex-wife A 58-Y E AR - OL D m a n is being h e l d a f t e r h i d d en cameras were discovered at his ex-wife’s home in Murcia. Workmen were installing an alar m sy st e m a t th e S panish wo m a n ’s h o u s e when they came across the recording devices, one in the living room and the other in the bedroom. A police source said the couple were divorced and the woman suspected that it w as he r e x - h u sb a n d w h o had placed the cameras in hidden places. He has since been arrested on crimes of ‘discovery and disclosure of secrets between individuals.’ Investigators from a variety of police departments, including the Family Unit and Care for Women, scientific research officers, together with agents from the Systems and Special Media Group, carried
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HIDDEN CAMERAS: Were hidden in the home of ex-wife. out an extensive search of complainant’s home. It was confirmed the two s ma ll c a me ra s h ad b e e n concealed inside a plastic ‘h o u s in g c o v e r ’ o n b oth ceilings. T h ey d is c o v e re d t he re c o rd in g s y s te ms w e re
w ire d to the ba s e me nt, where there was a hidden recorder that stored the images obtained. In turn, this recorder was connected to a router with internet access. The recorders were found to contain ‘images of the intimate life of the complainant.’
Her ex-partner was arrested and a search was made of his home, where a further camera was found. His mobile phone and laptop were confiscated to gain further evidence. The c a s e is now in the hands of the courts.
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22 abandoned dogs rescued TEN dogs and 12 abandoned puppies have been rescued from ‘lamentable’ conditions in Alicante. Local Police found the animals in a ramshackle warehouse on the Pla de la Vallonga industrial estate. It appeared that they had been abandoned in the warehouse that was filled with debris. A local resident had alerted police after hearing incessant barking. Police had to force locks to enter the building. There they found the dogs living amongst rubble and other debris, and in a very poor condition. A c c o r d i n g t o o ff i c e r s the animals - which were various breeds of hunting dog - showed signs of abuse. They were all riddled with fleas and ticks,
and some showed deformities and other physical problems. The dogs and 12 puppies were taken to an animal shelter and are receiving veterinary care. Police have traced the owner to Santa Pola through information on an embedded microchip and have now opened proceedings against them. Credit. Ayuntamiento de Alicante.
LAMENTABLE: Rescued dogs were in a poor condition.
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MONICA CRUZ, younger sister of Hollywood star Penelope, turned heads in a bright yellow swimsuit when she soaked up the rays in Zahara De Los Atunes, Spain, last weekend. The actress, 41, guaranteed that all eyes were on her in the eye-catching one-piece, which complemented her bronzed complexion perfectly. Monica looked stunning in the simple yet stylish swimwear as she reclined on the sand to top up her tan. The beautiful star’s figure-hugging swimsuit showed off her hourglass physique and cleavage thanks to its low-cut neckline. The Spanish siren went make-up free for her beach outing, and her natural beauty was there for all to see. Monica made the decision to have a child alone in 2013, using an anonymous sperm donor, saying: “It was not a decision I took on a whim, it was five years in the making.”
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Monica Cruz turns heads on beach
Mel makes waves MELANIE SYKES has been sharing endless sizzling bikini snaps for her fans, as she celebrates her 48th birthday in the Mallorca sunshine. The TV presenter was the picture of confidence as she beamed for the camera from the water, clad in her pretty floral swimwear. Fitness fanatic Mel is known for her impressive figure, which she often displays on Instagram.
WATER BEAUTY: Melanie Sykes.
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BORIS BECKER was loving the sun and sea as he enjoyed a yacht ride in Formentera, Spain. The former tennis player, 50, was joined by a number of beautiful female friends as he leapt into the water from the Francesco Petrarca, a private luxury vessel.
L O T T I E MOSS jetted into Ibiza where she spent the first night partying with the sons of Gary Linekar and Piers Morgan. The 20-yearold model, who is the half-sister of fashion icon Kate Moss, continued the festivities the LACY LOTTIE. next day as she stepped out in a daring plunging lace dress. The blonde beauty had certainly got over leaving her Gucci sunglasses on the plane.
Mallett in wheel trouble
BEACH BABE: Monica Cruz.
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SOCIAL media users are rallying round TV personality Timmy Mallett to help find his stolen bike. The star recently celebrated completing a 2,500mile charity ride across Europe in memory of his late brother Martin. Mallett, 62, was drinking with friends on Friday when the bike was apparently taken from a pub in Cookham, Berkshire. He said: “The irony is so
awful. You can take it all over the world, and yet at home it was not safe at the local village pub. “I’m heartbroken,” he continued. “I was on my own across Europe and my bike was my best pal along the way, the only thing I could absolutely rely on.” Mallett had just finished the Camino de Santiago trip in memory of his brother, who had Down’s Syndrome.
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OUR VIEW Well done councils ALTHOUGH Spanish councils can have something of a tendency to be bureaucratic they are often very different from UK councils in the way in which they look after residents. The concept in the UK of having an overseas resident’s councillor or department (except perhaps in areas where there is large scale immigration from Africa or the sub-continent) would be quite unusual and on the face of things, there are now far more coalition councils in Spain which means that they are in many faces more balanced. Rubbish collection for purposes of hygiene and the heat is generally daily and in many towns, particularly those near to the coast, there is a daily watering of the streets and cleaning of the beaches. Apart from the regular fairs and fiestas, councils go out of their way to provide entertainment with many towns now offering weekly or one off music events and they don’t just bring in local amateur groups, but often pay quite high amounts for some well-known Spanish bands. In some ways, there is almost too much entertainment and it can be quite irritating to neighbours who are disturbed by the noise of the music and the coming and going of the crowds. All in all however, we have to admire the way in which so many councils endeavour to look after their residents and hopefully the days of corrupt local politicians are in the past so the money collected through tax will be used on the people rather than disappearing into a small number of pockets.
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Damaging BIOLOGISTS have warned of the damage that uncontrolled diving causes to the Costa seabeds. The Institute of Coastal Ecology claims that snorkelling can have detrimental effects on submerged landscapes, particularly the use of fins which cause ‘sea flutters’ impacting on fauna and algae below.
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TAKEN IN: France has offered to take around 20 of the migrants
Joe Gerrard THE French government has said it would be prepared to take migrants from a rescue boat that picked up migrants near Libya and docked in Algeciras last Thursday. The French Presidency said it would offer to accommodate around 20 of the people from the Open Arms rescue ship in a show of ‘European solidarity.’ The announcement from French officials and the decision by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to allow the ship to
dock follows its turning away by both Italy and Malta. The people from the boat, including 12 youths, are now set to face an asylum application process which could take them up to two years to complete, according to reports. It includes health tests, interviews and identity checks. French officials are due to travel to Spain to begin speaking to the migrants about their potential applications to seek asylum in the former country. The news comes as Spain
opened its first refugee camp in Cadiz Province earlier this week to accommodate the growing number of arrivals. Pedro Sanchez said Madrid was also planning to open a new Migrant Processing Centre in Algeciras at a cost of around €30 million. More than 23,000 migrants, many of which are refugees fleeing war in sub Saharan Africa, have arrived in Spain since the start of this year according to United Nations figures.
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Crowds flock MURCIA’S iron bridge was expected to reach maximum occupancy yesterday (Wednesday) according to a tourism report which suggests Puente de Hierro would enjoy more than half of the sightseers descending on Murcia for the festival of La Asuncion de la Virgen.
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Thank you SENIOR Freemasons of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Valencia were recently invited to the Red Cross HQ in Alicante to be thanked for their donation of an invaluable support vehicle, presented almost three years ago.
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Hundreds injured in stage collapse at Vigo
NEWS EXTRA Gift of life THE life of expatriate Stuart Ritchie, 68, was saved after the defibrillator he and his Portobello Bar Walking Football Club team purchased for Pinar de Campoverde was brought into action after he collapsed.
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NEW WEBSITE: Will be launched next year. CONCERT CHAOS: Victims of the accident are treated in a makeshift tent. A SECTION of wooden jetty collapsed at a sports and music festival in Spain, injuring more than 330 people, five seriously. The stage was right on the seafront of the north-west city of Vigo, Galicia, and was crowded with people watching a rap artist at the O Marisquiño event. Police stated that there were no known fatalities, but witnesses described chaotic scenes as people - many of them teenagers - tried to claw themselves to safety.
Some fell into the sea and people’s belongings eg mobile phones and handbags were left strewn on the ground. Emergency services attended to the injured, and divers were deployed to the sea to check for people, as the wooden boards had cracked along a central section. Reports suggest that the incident happened shortly before midnight on Sunday during the performance of Mallorcan rapper Rels B. In a tweet Rels B wished ‘strength’ to the injured and
told concerned relatives or friends to contact the emergency help desk set up by festival organisers. It is not clear why the platform collapsed, and Vigo’s mayor Abel Caballero has confirmed an investigation is underway. A week earlier Elena Muñoz Fonteriz, President of the Vigo Popular Party, had warned on social media that the jetty was unsound and that officials should examine it before the concert went ahead.
Ticketmaster shuts down SeatWave TICKETMASTER, the American ticket sales and distribution company, has decided to close down their SeatWave programme due to user complaints. A statement released by the company said: ‘We’ve listened to your comments and we hear you: secondary sites aren’t working any more and you’re sick of seeing others grab tickets just to resell at a profit.’ As an alternative to the programme, the company is launching a new website with
the exchange service included. The ticket giant said their new website will launch across Europe early next year. They added they won’t publish any new events on SeatWave, although what’s been posted until now will still be in effect. Ticketmaster want to make sure concert tickets fall straight into the hands of ‘true fans,’ without them having to pay unfair prices in a ‘100 per cent transparent and secure environment.’
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Should pet owners be legally required to neuter their animals in Spain, given the scale of abandonment in the country? Name: Phyllis and Dave On holiday: Yes Where from: Basildon YES! We have a lovely dog, a Schnauzer called Max, and he was neutered after six months. You have to do right by them and it’s the best thing. We’ve never seen strays in Fuengirola though and we come every year. The Spanish seem to love their animals and treat them very well. Pets shouldn’t spend too long in the sun, and they need plenty of food a n d
Phyllis and Dave.
water, and treats! Name: Chris and Alison Age: 58 and 57 On holiday: Yes Where from: England Chris: I don’t like dogs or cats! But neutering should not be legally forced. The strays should be collected and neutered, then maybe given to pet charities. Alison: We haven’t seen any abandoned pets in Fuengirola. A friend in Torreblanca saw a stray attacking a bird in his garden, and that’s not nice! Name: Angela Sanz Age: 45 On holiday: Yes W h e re f r o m : Cordoba O f
course not! No surgery, no. I have a dog, a female, they behave better. She is in heat at the moment though! I don’t think abandoned pets are a problem here, but it is a cruel thing to do and not fair on animals. Pet owners would not like to be abandoned themselves, would they? Name: Anonymous Age: X On holiday: Yes Where from: Ireland Yes, pets should be neutered. Otherwise there is a risk that they will breed and breed and breed. In Greece there are also public animal centres, where you can feed and water your pets, maybe there should be more of those here.
Name: Muriel Age: 49 On holiday: Live here Where from: Belgium The key thing to remember is that it’s a big responsibility to keep a pet for life. It doesn’t matter if it is neutered or not. When you take on a pet it’s like having a child! It’s life changing. Neutering is a choice, it shouldn’t be law. Breeding is a choice too. I used to have a dog, a Bichon Frise called Ella, she was wonderful. I had her spayed, and maybe had to manage her diet more after that.
My cat has been neutered but he’s fine. If you haven’t much money (eg you’re on benefits) the vets will do it for you for free. My cat hasn’t explored as much after the operation, he’s happier to stay in the house a bit more, but I don’t think he’s affected too much.
Name: Ladonna Murray Age: 55+ On holiday: Yes Where from: County Antram/NI
Muriel.
Yes it’s a good idea. I have been coming here for years but haven’t seen many abandoned animals though.
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Valencia wild fire extinguished A FIRE that burned 3,270 hectares of land, destroyed or damaged 40 homes and forced t h e e v a c u a t i o n o f 2,620 people was finally put out a week after it started. At its h e i g h t t h e bla z e w hich wa s st a r t e d b y a lightning strike in the Llutxent area of Valencia threatened the seaside resort town of Gandia. More t h a n 7 0 0 g r o u n d based personnel and 31 helicopters and planes were drafted in from Valencia, Castellon and Alicante, as w ell as f r o m t h e f o r es try service and military units to contain the fire which had
been whipped up by strong gusts of winds. By F rid a y th e b laz e , which had started in the early hours of Monday mornin g , w as d e c la re d ‘s ta bilised’ and it was finally e x tin g u is h ed b y 8 p m on Sunday. The municipal districts of Gandia, Llutxent, Pinet, Ador, Barx and Quatretonda w ere a ffec te d , w ith 120 people from Pinet joining 2 , 5 0 0 ev ac u ee s fro m La Drova and the Montesol and Montepino urbanisations. Those people evacuated have been allowed back to their homes to assess any
damage, with the national gove rnme nt ple dging to support those affected with grants to repair damage. Local authorities may also be helped with cash to reforest affected areas. So far this summer, fire has destroyed a total of 11,722.90 hectares in Spain, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, but these figures do not inc lude the la te s t bla z e s in Nerva, Moguer, Almonaster Huelva, or Llutxent. It is still 84.63 per cent less than in the same period of the previous year (76,625 hectares).
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EXTINGUISHED: Blaze put out before it reached Gandia.
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MURCIA’S regional government has enhanced its ability to fight fires from the air after replacing one of its helicopters with one that has double the water capacity. In total, there are four helicopters assigned to monitoring and extinguishing forest fires
in the area, with one of them used purely in a co-ordination role. This latest addition has extra seats (now eight compared to six in the other aircraft) and faster response ability; and being fitted with a double-turbine instead of the traditional sin-
gle, the amount of water able to be dropped from the craft goes from 670 litres to 1,200. The new machine was formally presented by the Murcia Regional President, Pedro Rivera, at the base at La Pila, in Abaran. During the course of the visit, Rivera also took the opportunity to personally thank the firefighters who have been involved in a number of recent incidents, including those that caused devastation in and around Valencia. Rivera said that “helicopters play a key role in the monitoring and fighting of forest fires and so it’s important that we are committed to providing the most modern equipment available for such tasks.”
PREPARED: The firefighting team in front of their new aircraft.
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Murcia’s forest firefighting improved
CAUGHT: One of the two Georgian nationals led away by the National Police.
Elche ‘plastic thread’ robbers arrested TWO people have been arrested in connection with a number of robberies in homes in Elche. The detained couple - both 28 years old and Georgian nationals - are believed to have prepared their locations by using the well-known method of putting a small piece of plastic thread across house doors. The investigation was started after a neighbour surprised the
two men at 2am one morning as they were in the process of planning their next robberies before fleeing the scene. This method is widely used by a number of gangs who specialise in home burglaries and consists of placing an almost invisible mark on the home to check which ones are empty. They return a few days later to check if the plastic is still in
place and if they are, it indicates they’re empty... especially during the holiday season. Thanks to the description given by the man who stumbled across the alleged criminals, investigating officers were able to search for the men. In addition, they discovered that they moved from place-to-place in different high-end cars that were hired in other names.
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Exchange of information – what changes in September? Last September, tax authorities across the world, including Spain and the UK, began sharing and receiving new information on their taxpayers’ offshore assets and income. This is carried out under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) for automatic exchange of financial account information. More than 100 countries have so far committed to obtain information from their financial institutions and pass it on to the clients’ country of residence. Over 45 more countries are in the pipeline. Forty-nine jurisdictions began collecting data from 2016, making the first exchange in September 2017. Another 53, including Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Canada, Panama and many Caribbean jurisdictions, began collecting data last year, ready to share it by the end of this September. This automatic information exchange will be repeated every year
the taxpayer has accurately reported their worldwide income and assets on their tax returns. In Spain, the authorities can also compare data with Modelo 720 declarations.
By Gerald Turner, Partner, Blevins Franks going forward. The information being shared about the financial assets you own outside your country of residence includes your name and address, country of tax residence, tax identification number, investment income you earned over the year (interest, dividends, income from certain insurance contracts, annuities, etc), account balances and gross proceeds from the sale of financial assets. When local tax offices receive this information, they can verify whether
The UK’s Requirement to Correct (RTC) - higher penalties from October . Last year HM Revenue & Customs introduced a statutory requirement requiring UK taxpayers to disclose any undeclared offshore tax liabilities. Under the ‘Requirement to Correct’ (RTC), the deadline for those affected to get their affairs in order is September 30, 2018. From October 1, the penalties for undeclared offshore income and gains will shoot up to 200 per cent under a much tougher new regime. This will coincide with the time HMRC will receive its next wave of information from abroad. Once the deadline has passed, tax investigators will use the information received to find those who still have undeclared offshore income.
The RTC affects people with outstanding UK tax liabilities on their offshore interests, whether bank accounts, investments, property, etc. It relates to income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax, covering non-compliance committed before April 6, 2017. Note that paying tax in the country where the income is generated (for example, if you paid local tax on rental income from an overseas property) does not automatically excuse you from paying tax in Britain if you are a UK tax resident. You have to follow the double-tax treaty correctly. HMRC has reportedly sent warning letters to taxpayers it believes have not correctly declared offshore income. The letters remind the recipients of the new penalties and suggest they carry out a ‘tax health check.’ Anyone who lives in one country and has assets or earns income in another needs to take care with their tax planning and ensure they are declaring income as required by
both country’s laws and paying tax correctly. This can vary from country to country, depending on the particular double tax treaty. Getting it wrong can have serious consequences, and prove costly and time consuming, so take advice from a cross-border tax and wealth management specialist. They can also guide you on the compliant taxefficient arrangements available in Spain and the UK to help you improve your tax liabilities, particularly on your investments and for your heirs in future. The tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice. Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www.blevinsfranks.com.
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Corpse on coast THE lifeless body of a man who has apparently been missing since last Friday, is thought to have been recovered in a coastal area between Elche and Santa Pola. According to reports, the corpse was found on Sunday morning in a rocky area at the end of Carabassi beach.
The man, believed to have been in his early 50’s, is thought to have drowned, but the exact cause of death is still to be confirmed. Early morning bathers and walkers witnessed the recovery of the dead man’s body.
CORPSE: Man in 50’s found dead on Carabassi beach. A YOUNG boy almost drowned and was rushed to hospital after his float overturned on a beach in Torrevieja. Health sources at the General Hospital of Alicante said the seven-year-old was recovering ‘favourably’ having been transferred to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Boy nearly drowns The French youngster had been bathing in the sea at El Cura. Lifeguards initially resuscitated the child before he was
transferred to Torrevieja Hospital and then onto ICU in Alicante. The source said the schoolboy was admitted with “symptoms of drowning”, and added: “The treatment administered has gone very well and doctors have kept the child in hospital to avoid any risks.”
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Sanchez Merkel meeting By Joe Gerrard SPAIN’S Prime Minister and the German Chancellor have said they have found ‘European solutions’ to migrant arrivals on Spain’s and the continent’s southern frontiers following a meeting last Saturday. Pedro Sanchez and Angela Merkel held a joint press conference following talks at Sanlucar de Barrameda in Cadiz Province. Merkel was staying at the Prime Minister’s summer residence in the Doñana National Park in Huelva Province.
Sanchez said the two had agreed to push for more dialogue and co-operation with countries such as Morocco which many migrants travel through in order to reach Spain. He added he and the German Chancellor had agreed to begin talks with the European Union (EU) with a view to making more aid available for border security in Morocco. The Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla share a land border with the North African country. Merkel said the EU’s existing Dublin system, which
states that each member state is required to process asylum requests for those arriving on its soil, was not working. She added her and Sanchez had spoken about trying to find a system that would fairly distribute arrivals across the bloc’s member states. “Germany and Spain are counting on European solutions,” Merkel said. The German Chancellor added she was now seeking to strike a similar deal with Greece, another leading destination point for migrants travelling to Europe. The meeting comes as an
agreement between Germany and Spain on migrant transfers came into force yesterday. The deal means migrants arriving in Germany but who are already registered in Spain will be returned within 48 hours. There have been no cases since mid-June where the arrangement would apply, according to German media reports.
EU leaders are now set to meet in Salzburg in Austria for a summit on migration in September. Sanchez and Merkel are expected to take their proposals from last weekend’s meeting to the talks. They are expected to be backed by the leaders of France and Portugal but they could face opposition from countries such as Italy, Austria and Hungary. Anti-immigration feelings hold sway
PRESS CONFERENCE: Sanchez and Merkel met last weekend.
among senior officials in the latter states. At least around 23,500 migrants arrived in Spain since the start of this year, more than arrived in 2017 and a larger amount than Italy and Greece have taken in. Many of the migrants coming to Europe are refugees fleeing war and conflict in sub-Saharan Africa, according to United Nations officials.
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DROP: First time in six years July passenger numbers have fallen. FOR the first time in six years July has seen a fall in the number of passengers at Alicante-Elche airport. It handled 1,598,795 people in the month, down 2.1 per cent on the same month last year, bringing an end to a series of gains over the past few years. But the numbers remain well ahead of those seen at the depth of the financial crisis which hit Spain. In July 2012, just
1,076,171 passengers passed through the facilities, a decrease of 8.4 per cent compared to July 2011. But the airport remains the fifth busiest in Spain having dealt with 7,919,047 passengers during the first seven months of the year. Despite the drop in July, this was up 1.1 per cent on the same period of 2017. In terms of international traffic, the UK stands out with 3,157,279 passengers
arriving and departing followed by the Netherlands with 522,708 passengers. Germany had 492,211, Norway 473,887, Belgium 391,230 and Sweden accounted for 337,734 passengers. In total there were 54,661 flights to and from AlicanteElche during the first seven months of the year, a slight decrease of 0.5 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year.
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A DRIVER was arrested at El Altet Airport after the rented car he was using to pick up his girlfriend had false plates. The German man from Orihuela said the vehicle had been hired for €40.
Illegal ‘fun’
PROMISING: The aircraft museum is looking increasingly likely for San Javier.
TOWELS: Dish the dirt on illegal holiday lets.
by Rhys Adam SAN JAVIER Airport has been given fresh hope in its bid to become the permanent headquarters of the historic aircraft museum, operated by the Infante de Orleans Foundation. Last week the President of the Murcia Community, councillors, the mayor, and head of the foundation met to draw up a list of specifications that will need to be met if the move is to be carried out.
The project has been approved by the Regional Assembly, and a further meeting is scheduled with the head of the regional executive, Minister of Defence Margarita Robles, which owns the airport, and other parties involved to try to confirm the move from Madrid. A spokesperson said the project would be a major tourist attraction for the area.
ILLEGAL holiday lets in Spain are being found out by police due to the large number of towels on balconies. Whistle-blowers in tourist hot spots across the country are turning up at council offices and dishing the dirt on private homeowners, who often don’t pay tax on the ‘black market’ rentals. Under new rules, owners of flats and villas must get a licence to rent out their homes or face hefty fines. In the Balearics, permanent residents of apartment blocks have been told to report any neighbour who is
illegally renting out their home. In July, 28 flats in Ibiza were officially reported and more are expected to follow due to an increase in police inspectors who are hot on the trail of any leads. Warnings are in place to all homeowners across Spain who are considering renting out their homes which are seen as unfair competition to hotels - without a licence. Getting caught would mean having to withdraw the property from the market and could mean facing a fine of up to €40,000 with reductions for early payment.
PEEING in the street and using drugs were the most common illegal activities recorded during Elche’s fiestas last week, and 12 shops were denounced for selling alcohol to minors or alcohol outside of permitted hours.
Tremors felt THE town of Albatera in the Alicante region recorded an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on Monday. The National Geographic Institute said it occurred 10 km deep, and was felt in the province of Alicante and part of Murcia at 4.40pm.
Snake safety A SNAKE was rescued from a car engine for its own safety and the safety of passers-by in Ibi, Alicante, where it is believed to have been living in the urban streets.
Festive fun MORE than 2,000 people enjoyed the Chupinazo de Callosa de Segura festivities at the weekend with access to the San Roque limited as attendance numbers doubled that of last year.
Cases triple HEALTH bosses have revealed that cases of hepatitus A have tripled in the province of Alicante in the last year and are warning about the potential sexual health risks when visiting endemic areas.
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CUSTODY: The Brit allegedly beat and raped his victim in her home.
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Bar and restaurant sales on the up HEAD BOWED: Suspected rapist Dylan Rogers is led into court.
Brit held for rape A BRITISH man has been arrested after allegedly ‘tying up, raping and beating’ a woman in her flat in Mallorca. Dylan Rogers, 26, who apparently lives and works in the resort of Magaluf, is alleged to have attacked the 22-year-old victim at an apartment in s’Arenal, near the island’s airport. She was taken to hospital after her ordeal with bruising to her arms, legs and face. Police sources confirmed the victim appeared to have been physically assaulted as well as sexually attacked. Officers were called to the crime scene around 4.30pm last Wednesday and made the arrest in the early hours of the following morning.
A source said: “She was bound with insulating tape and had bruises on her legs, arms and face. “The suspect was located in a neighbouring flat and arrested several hours later after officers obtained a key and a warrant to access the property.” The victim, believed to be ‘foreign’ is said to have alerted police after freeing herself from her binds. Rogers has not been charged with a crime yet, as is normal in Spain where charges are only laid shortly before trial. Led into the courts in shorts and t-shirt on Friday, he was questioned by a judge as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. It’s reported that he was remanded in custody.
SALES RISE: There is one bar or restaurant for every 175 people in Spain. SALES at bars and restaurants in Spain rose by 2.5 per cent last year with a total of more than €3.6 billion made by the sector, according to industry data. Figures show there was a total of 277,539 food and
drinks establishments in Spain by the end of last year. That is the equivlant of one for every 175 people in the country. There is a total of 49,642 food and drinks establishments in Andalucia. The re-
gion has the highest number of bars and restaurants of any in Spain. Cataluña came second with a total of 43,859, followed by Valencia with 32,104 and Madrid with 30,882.
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by Darren Parmenter A GERMAN tourist has been caught red-handed by a local councillor after allegedly stealing a selection of archaeological artefacts. The incident happened when Councillor Ana Rama from the Ciudadanos party in Cartagena spotted the visitor to the Molinete dig ‘placing several objects into a cold box.’ She was the prime witness to the theft and she immediately alerted the Local Police who arrested the holidaymaker. They then recovered the pieces that he had taken from the ancient site. The thief immediately confessed to his crime and was later released on bail. However, according to a story in
the Spanish media, he is likely to have to return to face a trial in Murcia when the time comes. Following on from the events that involved one of their representatives, the Ciudadanos party has urged the PSOE-led municipality of Cartagena to increase the security at the Molinete dig. It’s located in the middle of the town centre and thus is well-known and easy to find. It’s also easy to enter if nobody is guarding the area despite it being prohibited to do so without permission. So far, the objects which were stolen have not been described, but it’s highly likely they were pieces of ceramic that date back to the Roman era which are associated with that area of Cartagena.
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Local councillor catches thieving visitor
PROHIBITED: Tourist thief was spotted in city-centre archaeological dig.
Call the nit nurse! CASES of head lice and nits are on the increase, and it’s all due to the introduction of new technologies and especially selfies. The f i n d i n g s c o m e a s a result o f r e se a r c h b y th e Spanish Association Against P edicu l o si s ( SAAP) (th e medical term for being infested wi t h l i c e ) t h at is based in Cartagena, and it’s something that is beginning to concern parents. Peop l e o f a c e r t a i n a g e w ill r e m e m b e r t h e ‘n it nurse’ visiting schools and checkin g p u p i l ’s h a i r fo r any signs of head lice, and it’s a p r o b l e m t h a t w a s thought to have been almost eradicated thanks to more chemical products used to both prevent and treat the problem. However, as stated by the president of SAAP, Nuria Clemente, the lice aren’t being effectively removed any longer as more heads in the
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SPREADING: Selfies believed to be a cause of recent outbreaks of head lice. p o p u la tio n are fo u n d to have nests of these insects. One of the findings as to th e in cre a s e s u g g es ts the growing trend of selfies has caused lice to spread. Most selfies tend to see tw o p eo p le , o r mo re, p ut their heads together to take the photo and lice are easily transferred during this operation. In addition, sharing
headphones is also suspected of being a further reason for more cases being reported. Those behind the study state that it’s essential that one someone who has been dia gnos e d w ith he a d lic e should be kept in relative isolation and not mix with anyone until the problem is solved.
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Probe grounds fighters by Joe Gerrard SPANISH fighter jets stationed in Estonia have had their flights suspended after Spain’s Ministry of Defence
and NATO opened probes into the misfiring of a missile. Juri Luik, Estonia’s Defence Minister, said the launch of the air-to-air missile from a Spanish Eu-
rofighter was “extremely rare” and “regrettable.” Luik added the Estonian government’s priority was to guarantee security and continue to work in co-operation with NATO allies. Estonia’s Prime Minister Juri Ratas spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about the incident which took place on Tuesday August 7. He has asked the head of the alliance for an explanation. Ratas said no one was injured and added he had asked NATO to clarify how the projectile was fired in Estonian airspace ‘without delay.’ “I told Jens Stoltenberg that it was a serious incident and that we are understandably worried,” Ratas said in a statement. Spain’s Ministry of Defence said the incident took place when two Spanish Eurofighters were taking part in an exercise with two French Mirage 2000 warplanes.
GROUNDED: A Spanish Eurofighter accidentally launched the projectile. One of the Spanish planes fired an air-to-air missile during the manoeuvres. All the planes later returned to the Siauliai air base in Lithuania without incident. The cause remains unknown but it is suspected to have being accidental, according to Spain’s Ministry of Defence. Estonian media has speculated as to the location of the missile, with almost 60 peo-
ple alerting authorities to possible sites. It is believed to have exploded in mid air over Jogvera County in central Estonia, according to the country’s air force commander Riivo Valge. Valge said his team were almost certain the missile was destroyed but they would be ‘cautious’ while they confirmed this. Estonia’s Prime Minister
said the missile caused no damage and repeated his country’s commitment to NATO. “The NATO mission makes an important contribution to the security of Estonia and the entire alliance,” Ratas said. The Eurofighter, from the Vilkas Bap-47 squadron, was taking part in NATO’s wider operations in the Baltic.
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TWITTER STORM: The closure sparked an outcry. A DECISION from the Twitter social network site to shut down an account which posted tweets in favour of a united Spain has caused uproar on the platform. The hashtag #TwitterRompeEspaña (Twitter breaks Spain in English) was trending on the site from last weekend. Many users have tweeted that the move was unfair. Some have said Twitter’s decision to close the account but allow ones in favour of Catalan independence smacks of hypocrisy from the social network.
‘What will Twitter do with all the fascist-separatist-Catalanist accounts?’ One user wrote. Others have said opposition to the closure has been an overreaction. Some have argued that in a few cases accounts dedicated to Spanish unity have masked an undercurrent of fascist and nationalist sentiments that have no place on the social network. ‘Apparently if you are not right-wing or nationalist or if you do not have the features of the right then you break a piece of land. You have to
laugh,’ one user posted. Politicians such as Gabiel Rufian, of the leftist pro-Catalan independence Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party, have also waded into the debate. His tweet has been interpreted as a thinly-veiled slight on the leader of the centrist Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera. The party was founded in Cataluña in opposition to secessionist parties and has taken a firm line on issues such as the region’s independence referendum last year.
THE 19-year-old woman recently freed from the clutches of a Peruvian sect has arrived back home accompanied by her father and new-born baby. Patricia Aguilar lived for a year-and-a-half in the Peruvian jungle after allegedly being tricked by a ‘false guru.’ Spanish consular officials met her at Lima airport where she was accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Women, the Special Prosecutor for Human Trafficking and the Victims and Witnesses Assistance Unit of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Peruvian electrician Felix Steven Manrique, self-styled Prince Gurdjieff and leader of the sect, has been arrested and is being investigated for people trafficking with the purpose of exploitation. He remains in custody at the Castro Castro prison in Lima. He allegedly met Aguilar online when she was emotion-
PATRICIA AGUILAR: Has now returned to Spain. ally vulnerable after the death of an uncle she was close to. Manrique, police allege, offered young women emotional support promising salvation after the end of the world. In exchange the women joined what was in effect a harem and had sex with him. Aguilar, when found in a ramshackle jungle hut, was
looking after several children of other women in the sect as well as her new born baby. Aguilar disappeared from her Elche home on the Costa Blanca and disappeared to Peru to join the sect. Her father then made several trips to the South American nation in a bid to find her and bring her home - an ambition that he has finally realised.
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Fishy practice reeled in SIX HUNDRED kilos of illegal octopus worth €7,000 has been seized at a restaurant in Santa Pola. Police spotted several fishing boats unloading their haul onto private vehicles, and followed them directly to the eaterie. “Once there they put the load in the restaurant, so officers proceeded to carry out an inspection,” said a spokesperson, adding: “The delivered cargo turned out to be freshly caught octopus and other species, but they had not undergone the relevant sanitary controls. “Annexed to the restaurant, officers discovered another place which was being used by the owner of the restaurant to store, in three large industrial freezers, a large number of bags containing octopus, lacking any documentation about their origin.”
SENSITIVE: Police clear neighbourhood in bid to reassure father keeping his children against their will.
INSPECTION: The haul was not officially declared and a potential health risk Officers believe the restaurant had been accumulating hundreds of kilos at a knockdown price for the summer season, but flouting regulations in this way poses a potential health risk to consumers. “All sea products that are marketed must pass sanitary controls, which are carried out in the fish market, and which aim to avoid possible poisoning to consumers, however, all the fish which were in the freezers was
clandestine and had no traceability documents,” added the source. The investigation and consequent seizure were carried out by the Guardia Civil, the Patrol of the Command of Protection of Nature (PACPRONA) and the Valencian government’s Inspection of Maritime Fishing. The case is still open until it is established whether other restaurants are involved, but a substantial fine is likely to be imposed.
Two held hostage A FATHER who barricaded himself in his wife’s home and kept their two children as hostages is being held by police in Murcia. According to sources close to the case, the man allegedly has a restraining order against him for the the ill-treatment of his wife. She is said to have managed to escape the property in Calle Enrique Alcaraz, Patiño, and taken refuge in a nearby bar. The source said that when the police arrived at the flat, he claimed to have a weapon of some sort, it’s not known exactly what he was carrying.
It’s also believed he made it clear he had the two toddlers with him, aged one and five years old. Several National Police officers and firefighters attended, ordering neighbours who had gathered in the area to move away in an attempt to ‘reassure the alleged attacker.’ Officers were allegedly waiting on the landing in the apartment block with a battering ram, but witnesses reported that police entered the flat with the man’s wife to apparently negotiate his removal and safeguard the children.
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CONVICTED: Gonzalo Andreas Gomez-Remolina has been on trial at the Old Bailey.
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taliated by attempting to run over Mr Ayala and Mr Fuente in a car park. During his trial, the defendant denied being involved in the killings, saying he had bolted when Mr Ayala produced a knife and that his brother had confessed to the killings whilst the brothers fled on a Eurostar service to Paris. However, the jury did not believe him and convicted him of both murders. After the trial, Mr Fuente’s family said they had ‘endured the greatest heartache.’
€170m coke bust sees drug lord, 85, held by Matt Ford A NOTORIOUS drugs kingpin has been held in a cocaine smuggling crackdown during police raids across Spain. Manuel Charlin, 85, was arrested after armed officers swooped on his palatial mansion in Vilanova de Arousa, Galicia. It comes after 2.5 tonnes of the drug worth more than €170 million was seized from a boat near the Azores archipelago, Portugal. At least 18 other suspects have been held in connection with the probe, including his son Melchor Charlin, as investigators stormed properties in four other villages in the northern region plus private homes in Toledo, Huelva and Marbella. Charlin is among the most powerful drugs lords in the country and in 1999 received a 20year sentence for sailing 600 kilos of cocaine from Colombia to Galicia. His Charlines clan is described by local media
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AN international jewel thief has been convicted of murdering a 28-year-old Spanish man and his friend. Colombian-born Gonzalo Andreas Gomez-Remolina, aged 36, and his brother Christian - who killed himself in prison before his own murder trial - stabbed Ruben Fuente and Carlos Ayala in Clapham, south London, in 2007. Mr Ayala had helped the defendant in at least one burglary and named his killer with his dying breath, the
Old Bailey heard. Spaniard Mr Fuente was in the ‘wrong place at the wrong time’ and stabbed eight times as he tried to escape, the jury were told. Prosecutor Brian O’Neill QC said Mr Ayala and the Gomez-Remolinas brothers had ‘fallen out... over dividing the spoils.’ It escalated when Mr Ayala got some friends to break into the brothers’ flat and the Colombians were beaten, their girlfriends tied up and watches and cash stolen. The Gomez-Remolinas re-
KINGPIN: Manuel Charlin was held in Vilanove de Arousa. as ‘without a doubt the most violent organisation’ operating in Galicia. In 2003, he and 13 others were jailed for 15 years and fined more than €2.9 million for money laundering and tax fraud. The sentence was later reduced to 13 years and he was freed in 2010.
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THE number of people arriving in Spain aboard cruise ships rose to 4.5 million in the first months of this year, according to data from the country’s port authorities. Authority statistics showed around 1,990 docked in Spanish ports in the months up to and including June, an increase of 251 on last year’s figures. Ornella Chacon, president of the authority, said efforts should be made to promote the industry. “Cruise passengers generate direct and indirect jobs in local economies which also improves the quality of life for thousands of families,” Chacon said. The Canary Islands led the way in the increases, with the number of cruise passengers arriving there increasing by 35.6 per cent to 1.3 million.
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GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM: One of the most popular attractions in Bilbao.
RISING NUMBERS: A total of 4.5 million cruise passengers came to Spain up to June. They were followed by S p a i n ’s M e d i t e r r a n e a n ports at 19.9 per cent to 2.76 million and its Atlantic ports with 14.8 per cent. Cruises have been a divisive issue in Spain. Protestors demonstrated against the arrival of the Symphony of the Seas in Palma in Mallorca earlier this year. Locals in Almeria City have previously com-
plained about the impact of ships arriving in its port on their health and well-being. Those in favour of the ships argue it boosts local economies and increases wealth while those against cite environmental concerns and ‘touristification.’ The latter term refers to price increases that follow rising tourist numbers and small areas often having to cope with more people.
THE number of tourists paying a visit to Spain’s cultural sites and attractions has risen by 23 per cent this summer compared to last year, according to a study. The total number of holidaymakers who arrived in Spain was about 8.5 million during June, according to the latest statistics from tourism officials. Data showed that those holidaying in Spain still tended to opt for beach holidays in areas such as the Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca. The figures also showed the share of tourists taking in the country’s culture offering was rising as a share of the
total, according to the Weekenddesk website’s study. The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao in the Basque County was one of the most popular. The gallery displays modern and contemporary art and is also famous for its avant-garde architecture. Visits to aquariums, zoos and areas such as national parks have risen by 20 per cent so far this summer in comparison to the same time last year. The Cabarceno Nature Park in Cantabria was the most popular of its type of attraction. Data analysts said statistics from Cantabria and elsewhere in the north of Spain showed
growth in off-beach holidays in those areas. Figures also showed beach tourism continued to grow during June in comparison to last year. The number of travellers expected to travel to the Costa del Sol between June and September numbers more than seven million, a 1.5 per cent increase on summer 2017. Elias Bendodo, the head of the Costa del Sol tourist board, said the authority estimated tourists would bring an extra €7.4 billion to the region’s economy. The southern destination is currently the most popular with tourists out of those in Spain.
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Saudi arms sales by Joe Gerrard SPAIN’S arms industry sold more than €361 million in armaments last year to states that are part of a coalition led by Saudi Arabia currently fighting in Yemen’s civil war. The sales figures, from an annual Spanish government report sent to the country’s Parliament, show the Saudis were the leaders in the exports. About €270.2 million in arms was sold to the Saudi state including a transport plane, drones, mortar shells, artillery, ammunition and other equipment. The figures come as Spain saw a record year last year in terms of arms sales. Around €4.4 billion in weapons was bought from the country, an increase of 7.3 per cent on 2016 levels. They also come as two political parties in Granada called on public prosecutors to investigate the alleged illegal shipment of arms from the port of Motril. The parties claimed the shipping
ARMS SALES: Saudi Arabia’s air force has conducted airstrikes in Yemen. of weapons from the civilian port broke a number of Spanish and European Union (EU) regulations. NGOs including Oxfam and Amnesty International called on Spain to halt weapons shipments to the Saudis earlier this year. They claimed the weapons were being used in strikes that cause civilian deaths in Yemen, which h a s b e e n g rip p ed by c ivil w a r
since 2015. The war has seen the involvement of Saudi Arabia, as well as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Morocco and Sudan, on the side of the Hadi government. They have been fighting against Houthi rebels which are allegedly backed by Iran and the Lebanese Shi’a organisation Hezbollah. There have been around 17,062
civilians killed and injured in Yemen from March 2015 to last August 10, according to estimates from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. A total of 6,592 of those lay dead and 10,470 have been wounded. The High Commission estimates that the majority of casualties, about 10,471, were as a result of Saudi-led coalition airstrikes.
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Cleaning the sea ENTRIES for the Maritime Rescue best video award to promote the protection of the marine environment are being sought. Anybody with ideas on how to achieve cleaner seas are encouraged to capture their suggestions in a short video of no more than 40 seconds. Proposals must be submitted before 3pm on September 21, to the following address: premios_salvamentomaritimo@s asemar.es. The award is included in the Maritime Rescue Awards 2018, which are being held for the second year. Other categories include: better work developed by clean seas and internal award for the best initiative. The concepts that will be taken into account when judging the videos are: originality and transmission of the message, video layout, possible social repercussion and interest in good practices transmitted.
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by Joe Gerrard AUTHORITIES in Spain remain concerned about possible terrorist attacks in the country as Cataluña approaches the one-year anniversary of strikes there today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday). Senior police officials said they had foiled around a dozen plots over the past four years which included gun raids and a plan to poison water supplies in major cities. The plotters were linked in most cases to the Islamic State and other fundamentalist terror organisations, they added. The attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils and explosions in Alcanar on August 16 and 17 in 2017 claimed the lives
Barcelona attacks - one year on Spain remains on high alert as authorities claim several plots foiled of 24 people including eight attackers. More than 152 people were injured. Spain’s Interior Ministry has kept the country’s terror threat level at four out of five since last year, meaning the risk of an attack is high. Francisco Jose Vazquez, a senior Guardia Civil officer, said the threat level was justified given the amount of plots uncovered. “We can assure the public that jihadist activity is cur-
rently latent in Spain. Recently we have investigated and raided cells that were plotting attacks similar to the ones seen in Berlin in 2016 and on Westminster Bridge in London in 2017,” Vazquez said. The Berlin attack saw several people run over by a truck at a Christmas market in the city. Khalid Masood ran over pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer as he attempted to get onto the Houses of Par-
liament estate in March last year. The Cataluña incidents saw one house explode on August 16. The cause is believed to have been a stockpile of explosives accidently going off and a second blast occurred during evacuation efforts. Younes Abouyaaqoub drove a Fiat Talento van down the pavement of Barcelona’s La Rambla the following day at high speed before fleeing on foot.
He hijacked a car in the city’s university quarter, stabbed the driver to death and fled before being killed in a shootout with police in Subirats on August 21. Houssaine Abouyaaqoup, Omar Hichamy, Mohamed Hichamy, Moussa Oukabir and Said Aalla bought four knives and an axe and donned
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fake bomb vests before ramming pedestrians in Cambrils on August 18. Four of the attackers were shot and killed on site and a fifth died in hospital. A 63-year-old Spanish woman was stabbed to death in the strike and six other people were injured. Police later said the five were linked to the attacker in Barcelona. The motives in all cases were said to be support for the Islamic State and other terror groups. Others cited Western intervention in countries such as Syria and Iraq which Spain has played a minor role in.
ANNIVERSARY: A total of 15 civilians were killed in the Barcelona attack.
OUTCRY: Protestors took to La Rambla the day after the attack.
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WALKING GROUP: See and appreciate Costa Blanca at its best. ALONG with the rest of the Torrevieja U3A sections, June saw the last outing of the Torrevieja U3A Walking Group, although the team leaders themselves along with a few other hardy members, have been embarking on several expeditions during the oppressive July sunshine to check out new walks for the members to enjoy during the new season. The Group’s walks give its members a unique opportunity to see and appreciate the Costa Blanca at its best and to gain a different perspective of the region, its countryside, wildlife and coast.
Following a successful season of walks, the group coordinators are now putting together a schedule of monthly walks which will start in September and carry on until May. The current coordinating team of Paul Farrow and Bob Morris has been increased with the welcome addition of John Summers to ensure continuity of coordination and that a full schedule of new walks is in place for the new season The Torrevieja U3A Groups Fair which will be held on Monday September 24 at 10.30am, at the CMO
building (Central Municipal de Ocio behind Carrefour) allows for the showcasing of many of its group activities. The Walking Group will be doing just that, inviting current and new members of the U3A to join the group. So, if you enjoy the countryside and would like to see more of it with a group of like-minded and friendly people come long to the U3A Groups Fair and see what the group has to offer you. Details of the walking group, and all other sections can also be found on the Torrevieja U3A website torrevie jau3a.org.
Holi Festival TERRA NATURA Benidorm is hosting its Holi Festival 2018 on Saturday, also marking the birthday of Petita the park elephant. Also known as the Festival of Colours, or the Festival of Love, the religious celebration of Hindu origin, symbolises the triumph of good over evil. Men, women, rich and poor, young and old, mark the occasion by throwing coloured powder over each other. And at the weekend, the Benidorm theme park is offering the chance to take part in one of these colourful battles, together with traditional music and dance. This will be followed by a musical parade and multi-coloured foam party in the water park. All of the special festival activities will be included in normal ticket price for Terra Natura, or a combined Aqua Natura entrance.
COLOUR: The Holi Festival symbolises the triumph of good over evil.
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NEWS EXTRA Police pool stakeout AFTER a spate of vandalism Novelda Local Police staked out the town swimming pool for five days before identifying 10 suspects including seven children, whose parents now face having to pay a fine.
Arty plan VILLA ADELAIDA, given to Santa Pola Council by the late Maribel Lopez PerezOjeda, will be turned into an arts centre as well as a museum about the woman, who was the first Santapolean to get three degrees and a Phd.
Peaks rescue TWO residents of Alicante - a man and woman both aged 37 - were amongst 13 people rescued in the Pyrenees over the weekend as thick fog and strong winds left people stranded.
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Migration ship refused docking By Joe Gerrard SPAIN has rejected an appeal from a boat carrying 141 migrants picked up in the Mediterranean that previously sent out an SOS docking request to European Union (EU) countries. The Aquarius, which rescued the 84 men and boys and 57 women and girls off the coast of Libya last Friday, has had other requests rejected by Malta and Italy. Spain’s ports were not the nearest for the vessel and were therefore not the safest, according to sources from the government in Madrid. The Italian transport minister said the British should take responsibility for letting the vessel dock due to it flying the flag of Gibraltar. “The ship is now in Maltese waters and under the flag of Gibraltar, at which point Britain must take responsibility for it and its passengers,” he said on Twitter. Local officials in Barcelona said the city’s council would be willing to take the boat despite Madrid’s refusal. Laia Oritz, a council social rights spokesperson, said Barcelona would always be committed to saving lives. “Members of the European Union need to take responsibility because these people are fleeing dire circumstances and
TURNED DOWN: The Aquarius remains at sea after Spain’s decision. need to be rescued,” she said. Jean-Claude Gayssot, the head of the port of Sete in France, said he would be willing to allow the boat to dock there. “The only condition is getting the green light from French authorities,” he said. Gayssot said he understood there were concerns about smuggling and trafficking which crossed over into the issue but added that was secondary to saving lives. “Everything must be second in relation to saving the lives of families, women and children. This is about human lives and the problem is first and foremost a
humanitarian one,” he said. French authorities did not rule out allowing the boat to dock earlier this week but they also did not state they would do so. Spain allowed the Aquarius and one other boat to dock in Valencia City in June and authorities arranged for the 629 passengers to be granted asylum in the country. The news comes as Amnesty International accused the EU of presiding over migration policies that have led to rising deaths in the Mediterranean. Matteo de Bellis, an asylum specialist
with the group, said the number of deaths had increased ‘significantly’ in recent months. “The responsibility for these growing numbers rests with European governments who are more concerned with keeping migrants and refugees out of their borders than saving lives,” De Bellis said. “European governments are in cahoots with the Libyan government to contain refugees and migrations there despite the terrible violations they are enduring from coastguards and in detention centres,” he added.
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INCREASE: Furniture dumping rises during the summer months. (File image)
It’s becoming a rubbish summer in Santa Pola by Darren Parmenter LOCAL residents and opposition parties in Santa Pola have highlighted the amount of large items of rubbish - including furniture - that are being abandoned on the municipality’s streets. The council are aware of the problem and according to a report in the Spanish media, they say that around 70 per cent of the items are being dumped without notifying the free collection service that exists for such rubbish.
The problem is always exacerbated in August with the arrival of thousands of people at their second holiday homes in the municipality. Many decide to change and renew household goods, furniture and mattresses and not knowing the collection arrangements simply dump them in the streets close to the rubbish containers. Already across June and July, a total of 178,740 kilos of bulky waste such as sofas, tables, chairs and cabinets have been removed from public
roads. This accounts for 60 per cent more than the same period last year. Mattresses make up the most abundant item dumped, with 594 recovered and taken to one of the two dedicated eco-park dumps in Santa Pola. Residents groups and the opposition Partido Popular (PP) have written to the council asking them to extend the opening hours of the dumps to include the weekend which is aimed at going some way to solving the problem.
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Name protest
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ACTIVISTS throughout the Netherlands have honoured prominent women including mathematician Ada Lovelace and resistance fighter Maria Anne Tellegen by renaming streets after them following research which showed about 88 per cent of roads were named after men.
A 17 - YEAR- OLD boy has a dmi t t ed t o ki l l i ng Sunni va Odegard, aged 13, after crossing pa ths wi t h her whi l e she w a s on her way hom e f r om s c hool i n her hom e t own of Varhaug in Rogaland County last month.
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TRAFFIC at airports across Norway increased on average during J uly wi t h t he bi ggest r i se i n flight num ber s at Osl o whi ch saw a jump of 5.4 per cent compared to the same time last year, according to air traffic control statistics.
A 71- YEAR- OLD pol i t i ci an from Norway’s Green Party has posted a picture online of him standing naked at his Olden holiday home as a cruise ship passes in protest against the amount of them sailing through the country’s fjords.
RESIDENTS of Ommen in Overijssel Province were shocked after an escaped elephant was found on their driveway according to the policeman who received the report and added he had never seen anything like it in his career.
Last post WILLIE DILLE, of the Freedom
REBRANDING: The activists put up new street sign. Party (PVV) and councillor in The Hague, could not bear the reactions to a video she posted claiming she was kidnapped and raped by Muslims and committed suicide as a result, according to PVV spokespeople.
Plane crash TWO people were killed after a Dutch aircraft which took off from Lelystad crashed while attempting to land at Munster’s airport last Thursday according to regional authorities.
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Pilot strike AN estimated 42,000 passengers in German airports saw their flights disrupted after Ryanair pilots staged a Europe-wide walkout last Friday for 24 hours in protest against their pay and working conditions.
Bomb find OFFICIALS in Monchengladbach have warned locals never to touch, move or transport unexploded Second
THE government of Norway has announced plans to start giving free heroin to up to 400 of those most addicted to the drug as part of a wider effort to reform policies on recreational substances.
World War bombs after a man placed one explosive in a cardboard box and drove it to firefighters in the city.
Early release A MAN serving a 15-year prison sentence in Hamburg for being a terror group member and assisting a murder is set to be freed in midOctober instead of November to allow for his deportation to Moroc-
co, authorities said.
Ban goes GAMING regulators in Germany have lifted a ban on Nazi symbols and insignia appearing in video games and software in the country after one studio caused controversy by removing Adolf Hitler’s moustache and replacing the swastika with a triangle.
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AN Iranian designer based in Denmark has dressed models wearing traditional Muslim headscarves at a Copenhagen fashion show in protest against the country’s recent introduction of a burqa ban which had sparked rallies in the capital.
THE assistance the European Union gave Sweden after forest fires broke out across the country was the largest level ever provided to one of its member states to tackle blazes, with the support ‘crucial’ according to a senior Swedish firefighter.
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THE Danish military is set to acquire up to 50 air defence missiles for about €132 billion after the United States gave pre-approval to the sale which is due to see three of Denmark’s warships armed with the projectiles.
CANADA has asked the Swedish government to help mediate between it and Saudi Arabia after a diplomatic row erupted over Canadian criticism of the Middle Eastern country’s human rights record.
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DENMARK has been struck by the earliest summer storm in 127 years after the arrival of Storm Johanne last week which a senior official at the country’s Meteorological Institute said was ‘definitely surprising.’
PICTURES from a satellite have shown the extent of recent droughts across Sweden as once green areas have turned yellow and brown following above average temperatures this summer which have also caused food shortages.
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HUNDREDS of Danish people who called naturalists to tell them they had spotted hummingbirds have actually come across some of the estimated 200,000 macroglossum giant moths that have recently arrived from the Mediterranean.
THE United States technology firm Microsoft has closed its office in Lund which it acquired after buying out the Nokia phone company in 2013, which will mean the loss of some 40 jobs as the firm reassesses its locations.
PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron drew criticism from opposition politicians after refusing to atte nd a cer em ony t o m ar k t he c e ntenar y of t he Bat t l e of Amiens and choosing to remain in Fort de Bregancon where he is holidaying.
Worker claims AID workers in Calais have submitted a f or m al com pl ai nt t o France’s human rights watchdog after accusing the country’s police of harassing them in a total of 600 incidents while working with migrants between November 2017 and last month.
Probe opens AIR security authorities in France have reportedly opened a probe into missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 following the release of the Malaysian government’s final report last month which failed to find a cause for the plane’s disappearance.
Jail ruling A PARIS appeal court has upheld a ruling to keep Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan in prison while a probe into his alleged rape of two women continues after the former academic’s lawyer failed to get the charges dropped.
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Asylum plea A FORMER Rwandan army major sentenced to 20 years in prison over the deaths of 10 Belgian soldiers has applied for asylum in the country after being released early, with Bernard Ntuyahaga’s request causing outrage among military members.
Ivory haul AUTHORITIES in Belgium have seized more than 270 kilos of ivory goods since the launch of a crackdown on the material in May and citizens of the country were able to deposit ivory items in containers until last Sunday.
War ride MORE than 70 horse riders are set to trek to Belgium from France in September to mark the 100-year anniversary of the end of the First World War in a 100-kilometre ride organised by the International Cavalry Association.
Holiday fears A DROUGHT in Belgium could mean there are less Christmas trees available in the country this year after data from a nurserymen’s union suggested up to 30 per cent of those growing in the Ardennes forest have died from heat.
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BARRED: Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina (left) is a prominent Russian activist.
Activist banned from travelling A MEMBER of the Pussy Riot rock band has been barred from leaving Russia over allegations of dodging community service handed down for protests. Maria ‘Masha’ Alyokhina tweeted airport security had stopped her from flying to London for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where she was scheduled to perform last week. The ban could reportedly last up to six months.
Prisoner ‘barely alive’ A JAILED Ukrainian filmmaker who went on hunger strike more than 90 days ago in protest against alleged political detentions claimed he was ‘barely’ alive in a letter. Oleg Sentsov, from Crimea, is in a prison north of the Arctic Circle serving a 20-year sentence on terror convictions.
Petition gets backing ELECTION authorities in Russia have approved a petition for a referendum on whether to raise the country’s retirement age. The Central Election Commission (CEC) gave the go ahead to petitions which called for a poll on plans to raise
retirement ages to 65 for men and 63 for women.
Policy support slump A TOTAL of 16 per cent of Russians back President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy amidst domestic initiatives such as plans to raise the retirement age, according to a survey. Denis Volkov, of the Centre, said many Russians wanted politicians to put their country first instead of intervening abroad. Support stood at 22 per cent two years ago.
Sanctions slammed DIPLOMATS at Russia’s Washington DC embassy have claimed new United States sanctions targeting their country in the wake of the alleged poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal are ‘draconian.’ The penalties, the news of which caused Russian stock and currency prices to tumble last week, follow claims that Russia targeted the Skripals. The embassy branded the accusations ‘farfetched.’
Off the rails A LONDON-BASED media company has produced a guide to Moscow’s metro network in an effort to give visitors all the information needed to track down its architectural gems. The Moscow Metro Architecture and Design Map comes in a yellow on red Soviet style booklet reminiscent of the era that spawned the ‘People’s Palaces,’ or stations, of the 1930’s. It highlights 43 out of 214 stops.
MAPPED: The Soviets built grand stations.
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STAT OF WEEK €2.8bn state aid plunge revealed SPAIN has placed third bottom in a European Union-wide ranking of financial support offered to companies. A new report by the National Commission of Markets and Competition has revealed how state aid to firms based in the country has been slashed by €2.8 billion - almost half - since 2009. This represents just 0.26 per cent of gross domestic product with only Italy (0.22 per cent) and Ireland (0.2) contributing less. And the UK (0.36) also fares badly, falling below the EU average 0.7 per cent.
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16 - 22 August 2018 million is the additional amount that the Spanish Ministry of Labour will need to find to cover increased benefits for the unemployed elderly in 2019.
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Mango losses reduced ALTHOUGH at one time the Mango fashion chain was pushing Inditex (owner of Zara and other high street names) for financial dominance, recently it has been in the doldrums. Founded in Barcelona by brothers Isak and Nahman Andic it became one of the biggest fashion firms in the world, but having moved into negative profit for a number of years, it is beginning to see a reduction in losses. At one time, employing 9,000 staff and with a turnover of more
by John Smith than €2 billion which produced significant profits, its 2017 report shows that it has reduced losses by 45 per cent to €33 million, although sales have dropped €2.194 billion. At least its gross operating profit has increased by some €115 million which is 50 per cent up on 2016, but this would have been much higher had it not been for a very hot second half of the year in its main markets which saw overall
sales depressed. Indeed according to the company, had the results of the first half of the year carried through to the second half, then it would have seen a return to profit. Interim figures for 2018 are encouraging and if they continue to follow the trend of the first six months then final results should be encouraging, especially as the company has reduced its debt €617 million to €415 million. Mango now has 2,190 stores in 110 countries.
National bank’s crypto scheme SPAIN’S central bank has claimed that cryptocurrency and blockchain technology could help the country’s economy. It comes after the Banco de España (BDE) released a report probing the pros and cons of introducing a virtual version of the state currency. And according to industry boffins, digital coins and ledgers would particularly benefit monetary policy and financial infrastructure. BDE senior economist Galo Nuño was the man behind the study, and he argues that blockchain technology could help track the nation’s money supply.
Most Spaniards live at home until nearly 30
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Grove concern BLACK olive producers are set to launch an official appeal against trade tariffs imposed by the United States saw their profit margins plummet, according to the president of a national exporters and producers association.
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HAPPY FACES: But still having to stay at home. SPANIARDS tend to remain at home until the age of 29 according to a new report from the European Eurostat barometer. This is one of the older ends of the age scale when compared to other youth in the eurozone and can be ascribed to a combination of youth unemployment, the number of short term work contracts and the lack of affordable property to rent or purchase. Those who leave home earliest
are the Swedes with an average age of just 21, whilst in Malta the average age is as high as 32.2 years. The figures for Spain which were provided by the Emancipation Observatory of the Council of Youth of Spain is accurate to the end of the first half of 2017 and it is noted that only approximately 20 per cent of those under 29 are able to afford to leave home.
SPANIARDS spend 10 per cent of their wages on beer, with almost 36 billion litres consumed across the country last year and an average citizen spending more than €1,000 per month, according to new Brewers of Spain figures.
Tax back FORMER Real Madrid star Ronaldo has received a €2 million refund from the Spanish Tax Authority as he paid IVA (VAT) on the financial settlement agreed in order to keep him out of jail for tax irregularities.
Sex toy sales buzzing SPAIN’S hotspots for female sex toys have been revealed, and Madrid is the saucy capital of the country. And the most popular racy device is the humble vibrator, which comes top of the ranking in seven autonomous communities, according to a new survey by price comparison website idealo.es. Madrid accounts for almost 30 per cent of sex toy sales, with the Valencian Community the second-
most profitable region with 20 per cent and Cataluña third with 17.7 per cent. Andalucia trails in fourth with 16.6 per cent and the Basque Country completes the top five with just 3.4 per cent. Ownership was lowest in Navarra with just 0.4 per cent of the market. The survey was commissioned to mark international female orgasm day.
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16 - 22 August 2018
It’s still cheaper to live in Spain A RECENT report suggests that although prices have increased, it is still much cheaper to live in Spain than in the United Kingdom. Naturally there are regional differences in both countries and there may be a negative affect for new arrivals following Brexit but overall, there are some significant savings to be made for any Brits who want to emigrate to the Iberian Peninsula. The company thinkSpain highlights the main savings that can be made, with the most striking being in the cost of property with average prices per square metre as much as five times cheaper in Spain with certain costs such as heating also significantly lower. Public transport is cheaper as well and there are special discounts which can be obtained for pensioners who are looking to travel relatively long journeys by train. Petrol is still cheaper although by only a few per cent, but if you are lucky enough to live near to G i b r a l t a r, y o u c a n p o p i n t h e r e and fill up saving up to a stunning
Good news for expats
SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS: Enjoy cheaper food and drink in Spain. 20 per cent on Spanish prices. Eating out is generally much cheaper with a choice of set menus at prices that may astound the tourist used to London prices and although the Spanish have increased the margins on wines and
spirits sold in restaurants and bars, it is still possible to buy a decent bottle of wine in a store for around €3 and something drinkable can be as cheap as €1.50. Whilst looking at ‘vices,’ beer, spirits and cigarettes are generally
cheaper than the UK and apart from Gibraltar, there are also bargains to be had in both Andorra and the Canary Islands. There are some negatives, especially with regards to inheritance tax for foreigners and the fact that a spouse may not be able to be left the family property if there are children or other family memb e r s i n t h e c o u n t r y, b u t a g o o d lawyer will be able to advise on the best form of Will and which country it should be prepared in. If you decide to take up work and are registered with Spanish Social Security then you and your family will be able to take advantage of the health care system and for expatriate pensioners, the UK will currently advise the Spanish health service of your eligibility to be included. So life (including most ‘council taxes’) is cheaper, but there is also the added bonus of the warm w e a t h e r w h i c h s u i t s m a n y, a l though it would be a good idea to check average temperatures across the year as some areas can see exceptional heat in the summer months.
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Mercadona phases out plastic bags AFTER introducing a trial in 66 of its supermarkets throughout Spain, the Mercadona group has announced that with effect from 2019 it will cease to supply new plastic bags to customers. The company declared that it supported a sustainable policy as early as 2011 and for the future it will be offering consumers the opportunity to purchase recycled plastic, paper or at a slightly higher cost a raffia basket. The basket in particular has been quite popular with shoppers and has seen an overall reduction in consumption of other types of bags. Another part of its strategy will be to phase in new household goods such as buckets and brooms also made from recycled plastic.
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FEATURE
Are our values being threatened? LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT “DADDY,” says the little boy, looking enquiringly up at his Father. “Why do we wear these long white robes?” “Well my son,” replies his Dad. “That’s to keep the flies away and the mosquitoes from biting our arms and legs.” “Oh I see,” says the boy. “And Dad, why do we wear these wide sandals?” “To stop us from sinking into the sand,” explains his Father. “Also,” he adds, “this cloth over our head is to protect us from the sun and the dust of the desert.” The boy appears somewhat puzzled. “Dad” he says; “why are we dressed like this in the middle of Luton!?” This oldie but goodie, just about sums up the burka controversy that has been wasting so much of our precious time over the last couple of weeks. Basically it demonstrates that there is simply no valid reason whatsoever for any woman to walk around in this garment of utterly depressing Draconian diversity. Not only is it is an affront to European society, it is yet another weapon in the cultural war that is being raged against us by people who have no interest in any integration or acceptance of Western values at all. This foreboding garment is confrontational,
ERODING: Debate over the burka has being sparked following Boris Johnson’s (inset) remarks. intimidating and, as there is no mention of it in any ‘holy book,’ bears no religious significance whatsoever. For the women who dress in this manner to consider themselves ‘upset’ or ‘offended’ by Boris referring to them as resembling ‘letterboxes’ and ‘bank robbers’ is pretty rich, when many of them
have been utterly scathing and downright insulting with their public accusations of ‘sluts’ and ‘whores’ toward any Western women who deems to wear clothing that may reveal some part of their anatomy slightly above the knee or elbow. Most of these women wear this shapeless attire at the behest of their men, who are so insecure in their
relationships, and so jealous and distrustful of their peers, they simply can’t risk any randy rival taking a shine and delivering the ultimate insult by possibly running off with their missus. To my way of thinking, as long as it doesn’t incite rioting or undue hardship, we should be allowed to voice any opinions we desire. Our Western values are slowly but surely being eroded and gagged by this ridiculous political correctness, which to me increasingly appears to be totally one sided and biased against our Western communities. This is how we are all being thanked for extending the hand of friendship and welcome to the diversity and cultures of distant lands. Well I’ve got another phobia which is moving nearer to my heart by the day. It’s called Westernophobia. And I for one am utterly sick and tired of it. The sooner those, who think they can change our society and proud historical heritage by running slip shod over all we hold near and dear, begin to realise we will never succumb to their endeavours, the better it will be for all concerned. Many happy returns to my wonderful twins David and Rebecca who reached the ripe old age of 18 this week. Where did it all go I ask myself? Have a great day. Love ya both to bits. Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
Leapy Lee’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.
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16 - 22 August 2018
TECH FOR THE TIMID THE astonishing thing about last month’s headlines is not that Spain’s new submarines initially couldn’t float, nor that they won’t fit in their dock. It’s that the darn things work at all, given the squintillions of technical calculations which go into designing them, and the tendency of Murphy’s Law to work overtime in our utterly techno-dependent world. Spain’s minor maritime mishap almost pales into insignificance compared to just how badly NASA screwed up and lost their $125 million Mars orbiter spacecraft in 1999 - because contractor Lockheed Martin was using imperial measurements while NASA was on metric. Oops. How about the Italian ocean liner which couldn’t get out of the shipyard a while back because someone forgot a bridge was in the way? There was Microsoft’s catastrophic Windows ME, consistently voted one of the worst tech products of all time (and let’s not mention Windows Vista).
Sillier than a chocolate teapot To err is human, but computers do it better, says Terence Kennedy
NOPHONE: World’s most pointless tech product? Or the utterly ill-conceived Amstrad E-mailer in 2000, apparently so bad that rather than wait to hear Alan Sugar ’s famous words, ‘You’re fired!,’ Amstrad CEO Bob Watkins actually fired himself. More recently we’ve had the €400 Juicero which flopped so unsurprisingly when users found they could squeeze the juice better themselves by hand. Or the electronic spaghetti fork which disappeared
from sale last year just before I could add it to my Christmas list. Take the appalling Magellan GPS (please!) that I bought at a bargain price in London’s Tottenham Court Road back at the turn of the century. Never mind something fishy about the price; I should have smelled a whole aquarium. I can still hardly believe that a major manufacturer would put a product on the market which did not, and
could not, actually work - as a browbeaten technician finally admitted to me after weeks of badgering their Customer (Dis)Service department. But the all-time useless-tech product simply has to be the NoPhone Zero. It’s not a phone. It just resembles a phone. It’s a rectangular block of plastic that does absolutely sod-all. Apparently it’s a comfort blanket for phone addicts, who feel that familiar weight in their pocket, but aren’t tempted to pick it up and play with it because they’d get bored pretty quickly. There’s also a NoPhone Selfie which has a mirror strapped to the front, and the very latest just off the production line: the NoPhone Air which is literally just an empty bag of packaging. If you’re among the 15,000 people so far who have shelled out around €15 for one of these revolutionary non-gadgets, well, let me talk to you about that bridge I’m still trying to sell.
FEATURE
The $25m laptop LITTLE did the American civil servant realise when his work laptop was burgled from his home in 2006, that it would cost his government over $25 million. The laptop held all the details of 17.5 million veterans. In a desperate scramble to contain the data breach the authorities set up call-centres, mailed millions of notifications, engaged creditmonitoring services for those affected, and paid $20 million to the victims. By contrast, the bill for ensuring that Hawaii never again suffers the mass panic induced by last January’s incoming-missile false alarm, came to just over $200. That’s what it cost for a programmer to add a few lines of code asking the duty operator if he was really, REALLY sure he wanted to press that big red button.
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Move over Mrs May - amid Tory turmoil and a possible ‘no-deal Brexit’! Nora Johnson
Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
IT’S really hard to understand why Theresa May’s leadership hasn’t been challenged. If the milk’s gone off, don’t you throw it out of the fridge? The idea that some miraculous Brexit whiterabbit deal will be pulled out of the hat at the last minute is sheer wishful thinking. Even the infamous Chequers deal’s been rejected by Brussels. Theresa May’s been given plenty of time to show leadership skills. She excels in hand-wringing, feet-dragging and kow-towing to the EU. But her heart isn’t in Brexit.
And her poor negotiating skills seem to be a deliberate act. She sidles into negotiations with an apologetic expression on her face like some bit-part actor in a gloomy pantomime as though all’s lost - maybe geared towards boring everyone into submission? But this isn’t a play or a game. This is about the future of the UK. This accidental PM has nothing to offer, no vision for the future and is totally frozen in power due to the warring Tory tribes and the nightmare proposition of a Marxist Labour opposition. As divisions within the
Tory Party deepen, the prospect of a leadership challenge increases. As Enoch Powell put it: ‘all political life ends in failure,’ but the problem is that ******* leading politicians never know when the party’s over and it’s time to leave the stage. The one thing Brexit negotiations have demonstrated is we simply don’t have the calibre of politician who can deal efficiently with this vital, complex task. They cope with insignificant matters, but when it comes to the ‘biggies,’ they’re out of their depth. None of them have any conviction. They just say what they think people want to hear in the hope of winning and then proceed to do what their donors tell them. Like ferrets in a sack. The country deserves better. Nora Johnson’s crime thrillers ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-john son.net) from Amazon. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. ‘BIT-PART ACTOR’ : Theresa May has come under fire for her role in Brexit negotiations. columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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LEGALLY SPEAKING Can he sue the mechanic? My neighbour, a mechanic, offered to repair my car for an hourly rate. He stripped down the piece involved and I bought the necessary parts. He spent seven hours working on it, for which I paid him. He then decided he didn’t want to work on it any more because he is too busy with other jobs. I said that I could wait until he had time, but he said I should find somebody else. Do we have a verbal contract? Can I seriously threaten to denounce him if he doesn’t complete the job? W C (Costa del Sol)
Yes, you have a David Searl verbal contract, You and the Law and, yes, you can bring a in Spain case against your mechanic, but your prospects are not good. First, what does your contract actually say? Did your mechanic promise to finish the job, or only to work on it? Do you have a witness? You cannot ‘denounce’ him because he has not committed any crime. You would have to sue him for your financial loss. Your legal expenses would surely come to more than you can reasonably claim from him, and your chances of winning are small.
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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4:00am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm James Martin's American Adventure 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Couples Retreat 1:45am Jackpot247
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7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:50am Heartbeat 8:50am The Royal 9:55am Judge Judy 10:20am Judge Judy 10:45am George and Mildred 11:20am Inspector Morse 1:35pm The Royal 2:40pm Heartbeat 3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:45pm Inspector Morse 7:00pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:00pm Prime Suspect 1973 12:00am Prime Suspect 1973 1:00am DCI Banks 2:00am DCI Banks 2:50am A Touch of Frost 4:40am Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green 5:05am Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green
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Dress to Impress Emmerdale Emmerdale You've Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Bachelorette Emmerdale Emmerdale You've Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder Dress to Impress You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Superstore Skyfall FYI Daily Skyfall Family Guy Family Guy American Dad!
9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 1:50pm The Great British Bake Off: The Final 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Crystal Maze 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm The Last Leg 12:05am Peng Life 12:40am Rude Tube 1:40am Top Secret
9:25am Floogals 9:40am Digby Dragon 9:55am Nella the Princess Knight 10:05am Mofy 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Cagney and Lacey 4:15pm Asteroid: Final Impact 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Penguins of Cape Town 9:00pm Britain by Bike with Larry and George Lamb 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm Funniest Celeb Reality TV Ever 12:05am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
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9:40am Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 12:00pm Marvel's Avengers Assemble 2:25pm The Last Samurai 5:00pm Salt 6:45pm Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 9:00pm The Count of Monte Cristo 11:20pm Marvel's Avengers Assemble
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Teleshopping The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Storage Wars Storage Wars World Series of Darts: Brisbane Assault on Precinct 13 FYI Daily Assault on Precinct 13 Lethal Weapon The Protectors Snooker v Darts ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping
11:15am Rough Night 1:00pm Top Ten Show, the 2018 1:15pm My Cousin Vinny 3:20pm American Pie: Reunion 5:20pm Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 6:55pm My Cousin Vinny 9:00pm Rough Night 10:45pm American Pie: Reunion 12:45am My Blind Brother 2:20am The Escorts
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Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Young and Hungry Young and Hungry How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Young and Hungry Young and Hungry The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Inbetweeners Movie Friday Night Dinner
Couples Vacation Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again: Special 7:00am Waiting for You 8:45am Quackerz When a flock of mallards arrive at the island home of a group of mandarin ducks, it's up to the clans' kids to help everyone get along. 10:15am 2:22 12:00pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2:50pm Kingsman: The Golden Circle 5:25pm Waiting for You 7:20pm Quackerz 9:00pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi 11:40pm Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2:15am Trafficked 4:10am Canaries
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Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Live European Tour Golf Football Centre Football Centre Live European Tour Golf Sky Sports News at 5 Sky Sports News at 6 Football Info not available Info not available Barclays Premier League Preview Sky Sports News Masterclass: Ab De Villiers Live Caribbean Premier League T20
9:00am Efl Cup Highlights 10:00am Play-Off Final Highlights 11:00am Championship Season Review 12:00pm One2eleven 12:15pm One2eleven 12:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 1:00pm Efl Cup Highlights 2:00pm Football Countdowns 2:30pm One2eleven 3:00pm Championship Season Review 4:00pm Football's Greatest 4:30pm Football's Greatest Teams 5:00pm Efl Cup Highlights 6:00pm Football Years 6:30pm Football Countdowns 7:00pm Efl Cup Highlights 8:00pm Football 11:15pm The Debate - Live 12:15am Greatest Moments in Football 1:15am Football's Greatest 1:45am EFL Greatest Games 2:00am One2eleven
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16 - 22 August 2018
Bring on the Dragons
by Adam Whalley-Lewis SO, the dragons are back. No breathing fire please, remember we are under a Wild Fire Order, but they burst back onto our screens on Sunday evening, BBC2. I’m not sure where said Dragons got their studio from. I think they pinched from Channel 4’s Four Rooms - you know, the show where you turn up with bit of old tat and the rich people in the rooms tell you it’s lovely, but just not for them. Back to the Dragons. Just how tall is Peter Jones and does he live in Sloane Square? I don’t know, but it must deflate your ego something terrible when Peter tells you ‘I just don’t like you’ as he did on Sunday. I really liked the new model tuk-tuk and even though the Dragons were concerned that the entire project was doomed (which it was, Dad’s Army style doomed) I might have risked a Euro or two just to see where the idea might have gotten to. The Dragons continue to deflate bubbly entrepreneurs on BBC2, Sunday evenings. Fans of BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing, please place your feet firmly on the floor, return your tray table to the upright position and brace yourselves. Auntie has started to
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THE DRAGONS: Strictly not necessary. release the names of the celebrities who will appear on this year’s show. I really don’t like the trickle approach to telling us who will be waltzing across our screens in a few weeks’ time. Just tell us. We can stand it and we won’t inflate our life vests until we are clear of the aircraft, promise Auntie. It will be difficult for hard core Strictly fans across the Costas not to wish the summer heat away
and chair dance to the theme tune, but be careful what you wish for guys, remember last winter? How are you getting on with BBC1’s Age Before Beauty on Tuesday nights? I know there are a lot of Robson Green fans out there, but we haven’t yet spotted any river monsters or even a suggestion of a rowing boat, never mind deep sea fishing.
I think the first few episodes have done far too much scene setting and haven’t netted me yet. To be honest I’m just not sure that Teddy (Robson) would want to break up Wesley and Bel (James Murray and Polly Walker) and this could be the lobster pot in the plot, why is Teddy going to all that trouble when he could be out catching monster fish? The cast is solid enough though and I won’t give up on this one just yet. BBC1 is currently dishing up another helping of The Real Marigold Hotel on Wednesday nights. The celebrities are, in theory, experiencing life in India with a view to possibly retiring there. I smell a rat. I don’t know how many celebs have visited nice places in the name of possibly retiring there, only to go home and think it over in the final episode and actually never think about it ever again - like those folk on A Place in the Sun who you know just aren’t going to buy the villa on the coast although it is perfect for them. It is worth dipping in via BBC iPlayer, just for Selina Scott and Stanley Johnson. Celebrity Big Brother launches today (Thursday) on Channel 5. You just know I can’t wait for next week’s column. Happy Viewing. HappyViewing1@outlook.com
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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen 12:30pm Nadiya's Family Favourites 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Athletics 5:30pm Final Score 6:15pm Wedding Day Winners 7:15pm Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out 7:40pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Impossible Celebrities 8:50pm Pointless 9:40pm Casualty 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pm Match of the Day 12:45am The Rugby Codebreakers 1:45am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:50am BBC News
9:35am David Attenbrough's Natural Curiosities 9:55am Nature's Miracle Babies 11:00am Natural World 12:00pm Miniature Britain 1:00pm Nigel Slater: Eating Together 1:30pm Great British Menu 2:00pm Great British Menu 2:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 3:30pm Garden Rescue 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Flog It! 5:50pm Inventing the Impossible: The Big Life Fix 6:50pm Reinventing the Royals 7:50pm BBC Proms Extra 8:30pm Dad's Army 9:00pm Blitz 10:00pm QI XL 10:45pm The Boy with the Topknot 12:15am West is West 1:50am Picnic at Hanging Rock 2:40am This is BBC Two
4:25am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. 8:00pm Wild Ireland 9:00pm Attenborough's Ark: Natural World Special 10:00pm Cardinal 10:40pm Cardinal 11:25pm Country Kings at the BBC 12:25am Top of the Pops Paul Jordan and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 27 February 1986 12:55am There's Only One Madonna 1:50am Acoustic at the BBC 2:50am Wild Ireland 3:50am Attenborough's Ark: Natural World Special
7:35am King of Queens 8:00am King of Queens 8:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:50am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:20am Frasier 9:50am Frasier 10:20am Frasier 10:55am The Big Bang Theory 11:25am The Big Bang Theory 11:50am The Simpsons 12:20pm The Simpsons 12:55pm Come Dine with Me 1:55pm Four in a Bed 2:25pm Four in a Bed 3:00pm Four in a Bed 3:30pm Four in a Bed 4:00pm Four in a Bed 4:30pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 5:30pm The People's Vet 6:35pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm A Year in the New Forest 9:00pm Fixing a Hole 10:00pm Terminator Genisys 12:25am Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am Access 11:40am Police Interceptors 12:25pm Police Interceptors 1:20pm Police Interceptors 2:20pm Police Interceptors 3:20pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 4:15pm Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords 5:15pm Rich House, Poor House 6:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 7:10pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 8:00pm Cricket on 5 8:55pm 5 News 9:00pm Blind Date 10:00pm Gino's Win Your Wish List 11:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 12:05am Best of Bad TV:Most Shocking Ever 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Britain's Parking Hell 5:00am Britain by Bike with Larry and George Lamb
5:45am Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00am Couples Come Dine with Me 7:55am Couples Come Dine with Me 8:55am Made in Chelsea: Croatia 10:00am The Goldbergs 10:30am The Goldbergs 11:00am The Goldbergs 11:30am The Goldbergs 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm Doctor Dolittle 2 2:05pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:40pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:10pm The Big Bang Theory 3:40pm The Big Bang Theory 4:10pm The Big Bang Theory 4:40pm The Big Bang Theory 5:05pm The Big Bang Theory 5:35pm The Big Bang Theory 6:05pm The Big Bang Theory 6:35pm The Big Bang Theory 7:05pm The Big Bang Theory 7:40pm Iron Man 2 10:00pm The Inbetweeners 2 12:00am The Inbetweeners 12:35am The Inbetweeners 1:05am Gogglebox 2:10am Gogglebox
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6:55am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am You've Been Framed! 7:25am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:00am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:55pm Catchphrase 1:35pm You've Been Framed! 2:45pm The Flintstones 3:50pm FYI Daily 3:55pm The Flintstones 4:30pm Ella Enchanted 5:30pm FYI Daily 5:35pm Ella Enchanted 6:25pm Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pm Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 9:00pm Robin Hood 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Robin Hood 11:45pm Family Guy 12:15am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:15am American Dad! 1:40am The Cleveland Show 2:05am What If... 3:05am FYI Daily
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4:00am Teleshopping 7:00am Football's Greatest: George Best 7:15am Storage Wars Texas 7:35am Storage Wars Texas 8:00am Storage Wars 8:25am Motorsport UK 9:25am Silverstone Classic 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am British Touring Car Championship Highlights 1:00pm Pawn Stars 1:25pm Pawn Stars 1:55pm Pawn Stars 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Kelly's Heroes 6:00pm FYI Daily 6:05pm Kelly's Heroes 8:00pm World Series of Darts (Non UK Legs) 12:00am Better Late Than Never 12:55am River Monsters 1:55am Minder 3:00am Minder 3:55am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping
9:10am Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 11:40am Spider-Man: Homecoming 2:00pm Thor: Ragnarok 4:20pm Doctor Strange 6:30pm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 9:00pm Spider-Man: Homecoming 11:30pm Thor: Ragnarok 1:50am Desperado
6:00am Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Special 6:30am Monster Family: Special 7:00am Waiting for You 8:40am 2:22 10:25am Quackerz 12:00pm Goodbye Christopher Robin 1:50pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi 4:30pm Kingsman: The Golden Circle 7:00pm Goodbye Christopher Robin 9:00pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi 11:40pm Kingsman: The Golden Circle A suave secret agent must team up with stateside allies to take down a ruthless villain. 2:05am Waiting for You 3:45am Trafficked 5:30am Quackerz
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The Oddbods Show Ninjago: Possession Toonmarty Toonmarty Drop Dead Weird ITV News Zoe Ball on Saturday Saturday Morning with James Martin James Martin's American Adventure Eat, Shop, Save Love Your Garden 10k Holiday Home ITV Lunchtime News Tenable Tipping Point The Chase WOS Wrestling ITV Evening News Regional News and Weather Japandemonium Big Star's Little Star Info not available ITV News Play to the Whistle Jackpot247 Eternal Glory ITV Nightscreen
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Rosemary and Thyme Judge Judy ITV3 Nightscreen Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Classic US murder mystery drama series. Jessica Fletcher is on a movie set in Rome, where producer and friend Boyce Brown is filming one of her novels Inspector Morse Inspector Morse Inspector Morse Carry on Cowboy Agatha Christie's Poirot Midsomer Murders Endeavour Vera On the Buses On the Buses ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping
5:45am Police Academy 6: City Under Siege 7:15am Death at a Funeral 8:55am Groundhog Day 10:40am The Wedding Singer 12:25pm Stuck on You 2:30pm Zombieland 4:05pm Snatched 5:45pm Going in Style 7:30pm 30 Minutes or Less 9:00pm Zombieland 10:35pm Snatched 12:15am Superbad 2:15am Where's the Money
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Live Caribbean Premier League T20 Cricket Best of the 2017 Blast Live New Zealand NPC Rugby Rugby Archive Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Cricket Football Cricket Football EFL Goals: Championship Live PGA Tour Golf Sky Sports News The Oval: 100 Not Out Best of the 2017 Blast Live Caribbean Premier League T20 Cricket The Oval: 100 Not Out
6:00am Football's Greatest 6:30am Football's Greatest Teams 7:00am EFL Greatest Games 7:15am EFL Greatest Games 7:30am SPFL Greatest Games 7:45am Football 11:00am Soccer A.M. 12:30pm Best Championship Goals 2017/18 1:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 4:15pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:15pm Football 9:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 10:00pm Football 12:05am Best Championship Goals 2017/18 12:35am MLS Greatest Games 12:45am MLS Greatest Games 1:00am Football 3:05am Football's Greatest 3:30am Football's Greatest Teams 4:00am Football Years 4:30am Football Countdowns
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Breakfast Match of the Day Sunday Morning Live Homes Under the Hammer Animals Behaving Badly BBC News Weather for the Week Ahead Bargain Hunt Songs of Praise Fake or Fortune? Eat Well for Less Pointless Swallows and Amazons BBC News Regional News Weather Countryfile Antiques Roadshow Fake or Fortune? BBC News Regional News Weather Match of the Day 2 Supermarket Shopping Secrets Weather for the Week Ahead
7:20am Coast 7:50am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:35am Gardeners' World 9:35am Countryfile 10:30am The Beechgrove Garden 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Great British Menu 1:00pm Great British Menu 1:30pm Great British Menu 2:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 3:00pm Sailing 4:00pm Motorsport 5:00pm Seven Wonders of the Commonwealth 6:00pm Tribes, Predators and Me 7:00pm Fighting for Fresh Air 8:00pm Inside the Factory 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Eight Go Rallying: The Road to Saigon 11:00pm Supercar, Superfam 11:30pm Man Like Mobeen 11:50pm Man Like Mobeen 12:15am Just Jim 1:35am Countryfile 2:30am Holby City
8:00pm Eisteddfod 2018 with Jason Mohammad 8:30pm Bute: The Scot Who Spent a Welsh Fortune 9:30pm BBC Proms 2018 Mozart and Mahler. 11:30pm Dial ""B"" for Britain: The Story of the Landline 12:30am Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor 1:30am Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City 2:30am Sounds of the 70s 3:00am Arena: American Epic 4:00am Bute: The Scot Who Spent a Welsh Fortune
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Lost and Found Motorsport Motorsport Motorsport Frasier Frasier Frasier Sunday Brunch The Simpsons The Simpsons Peng Life Location, Location, Location A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Homes by the Sea The Devil Wears Prada Channel 4 News Flying Across Britain with Arthur Williams Hidden Britain by Drone Bridge of Spies First Dates Still Alice Building the Dream Phil Spencer: Secret Agent Lost and Found
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House Doctor Great Scientists Wildlife SOS Milkshake! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Holidays Make You Laugh Out Loud Police Interceptors Police Interceptors Police Interceptors Police Interceptors Police Interceptors Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Cricket on 5 5 News Greatest Ever Celebrity Wind Ups Celebrity Big Brother Straight Outta Compton Super Casino GPs: Behind Closed Doors My Mum's Hotter Than Me! House Doctor
5:50am How I Met Your Mother 6:10am How I Met Your Mother 7:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 9:20am Made in Chelsea: Croatia 10:25am Don't Tell the Bride 11:30am The Goldbergs 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm Young Sheldon 2:00pm Young Sheldon 2:30pm Volcano 4:35pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 4:50pm The Big Bang Theory 5:20pm The Big Bang Theory 5:50pm The Big Bang Theory 6:20pm The Big Bang Theory 6:50pm The Big Bang Theory 7:20pm The Big Bang Theory 7:45pm Super 8 10:00pm Krypton 11:00pm Fear the Walking Dead 12:00am Gogglebox 1:05am The Big Bang Theory 1:35am The Big Bang Theory 2:00am Krypton
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Ninjago: Possession Toonmarty Toonmarty Drop Dead Weird ITV News Zoe Ball on Sunday Japandemonium Cannonball! Ninja Warrior UK WOS Wrestling ITV Lunchtime News Big Star's Little Star Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury Paul O' Grady's Little Heroes Tenable Tipping Point The Chase ITV Evening News Regional News and Weather Info not available Unforgotten ITV News Info not available Info not available Jackpot247 Motorsport UK
4:00am Teleshopping 7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:25am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:25pm Ninja Warrior UK 1:25pm You've Been Framed! 2:30pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 3:30pm FYI Daily 3:35pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 4:20pm Smurfs 2 5:20pm FYI Daily 5:25pm Smurfs 2 6:25pm Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pm Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 9:00pm Spectre 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Spectre 11:45pm Family Guy 12:15am Family Guy 12:45am Family Guy 1:15am American Dad!
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Teleshopping Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat When a local industrial dispute threatens to get out of hand, Miller's personal feelings almost get the better of him and Rachel is called in to investigate. Heartbeat Inspector Morse Inspector Morse Rosemary and Thyme Rosemary and Thyme Victoria Victoria Lewis Agatha Christie's Marple Midsomer Murders Wire in the Blood Blue Murder Blue Murder Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea
4:00am Teleshopping 7:00am Counting Cars 7:20am British Touring Car Championship Highlights 8:35am The Professionals 9:40am Pawn Stars 10:05am Pawn Stars 10:30am Pawn Stars 11:00am Pawn Stars 11:25am Ronaldo 12:25pm FYI Daily 12:30pm Ronaldo 1:30pm Mr. Bean 2:00pm Mr. Bean 2:35pm Kelly's Heroes 3:40pm FYI Daily 3:45pm Kelly's Heroes 5:30pm The Sting 6:35pm FYI Daily 6:40pm The Sting 8:00pm World Series of Darts (Non UK Legs) 12:00am The Missouri Breaks 1:05am FYI Daily 1:10am The Missouri Breaks 2:40am Minder 3:40am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping
7:00am 2012 9:45am Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge 12:00pm Kong: Skull Island 2:15pm The Hurricane Heist 4:05pm 2012 6:45pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge 9:00pm Kong: Skull Island 11:15pm The Hurricane Heist
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5:30am Quackerz 7:00am Top Ten Show, the 2018 7:20am Goodbye Christopher Robin 9:20am Kingsman: The Golden Circle 11:50am Patti Cakes 1:50pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi 4:30pm Goodbye Christopher Robin 6:30pm Kingsman: The Golden Circle 9:00pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi 11:40pm Patti Cakes Feelgood underdog tale following an unlikely New Jersey rapper desperate to escape her humdrum life and make it big. 1:40am The Resistance 3:35am Canaries 5:20am Quackerz
Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Total Goals Total Goals Total Goals Enjoy all the goals from the Premier League and beyond. Cricket Day two of the third Test between England and India, held at Trent Bridge Live Renault Super Sunday Live Renault Super Sunday Gary Neville's Soccerbox Gary Neville's Soccerbox Live PGA Tour Golf Info not available Live Caribbean Premier League T20 Cricket's Greatest Games Relive some of the most memorable moments in cricketing history Sky Sports News
9:30am EFL Goals: League One and League Two 10:00am EFL Greatest Games 10:15am EFL Greatest Games 10:30am Sunday Supplement 12:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 12:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 1:30pm EFL Greatest Games 1:45pm EFL Greatest Games 2:00pm EFL Greatest Games 2:15pm EFL Greatest Games 2:30pm EFL Greatest Games 2:45pm EFL Greatest Games 3:00pm EFL Greatest Games 3:15pm EFL Greatest Games 3:30pm EFL Greatest Games 3:45pm EFL Greatest Games 4:00pm EFL Greatest Games 4:15pm EFL Greatest Games 4:30pm EFL Greatest Games 4:45pm EFL Greatest Games 5:00pm EFL Greatest Games 5:15pm EFL Greatest Games 5:30pm MLS Greatest Games 5:50pm Major League Soccer 7:55pm Football 10:00pm Football 12:05am Phenoms - England
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Choose comfort and style at Sofaland FOR comfort and choice then look no further than Sofaland in Quesada. The Eastman family has been providing sofas and beds to thousands of families on the Costa Blanca in the last decade and has actually been making people more comfy in their homes since 1972, running their own furniture shops and warehouses in the UK. After moving to Spain more than 13 years ago, Sofaland was later established bringing their same skills, business expertise and quality service and products to the local expat market. With literally hundreds of suites in the spacious showroom facility in the Lo Marabu area of Quesada, there is something for everyone, whether you are looking for a small practical piece or a sprawling corner unit giving room for the whole family to lounge on. There is perhaps the largest choice of suites on show in the Costa Blanca, with genuine leather sofas and chairs also available. It means that customers can actually see the product they are buying and do the all important sit test. For added comfort and space go for something with adjustable head and foot rests and stools housed in the arms. There really can be the perfect suite for you and if what you see isn’t quite right, then the styles can
SOFALAND: Established for 10 years on the Costa Blanca. be custom-made to your size with your choice of material and colour. Many items can be bought straight from the shop floor and delivery is as quick and convenient to you as possible. The expert delivery team will come and take away your old sofa before positioning your new one, having total respect for being in your home, cleaning up after themselves and making sure you are happy with your new purchase. Delivery is also free within a 30km radius and all sofas come with a part exchange allowance of up to €500, making the already competitive prices even
No ‘get you home tyre’ Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man LOOKED at my tyre and it was flat. No big deal - I can phone the grua or change it myself. So I opened the boot of the car to see what’s what and, to my surprise, there was nothing there. No jack, no spare wheel, not even the ‘get you home tyre.’ There was a bottle of some kind of gooey stuff and a contraption that you plug into the ciggy lighter and then fix to the tyre and blow it up which is useless if the tyre has got a gaping hole in. I didn’t even bother to try and read what you do with the gooey stuff. So why have they stopped putting spares into cars? To make them lighter, which in turn saves fuel apparently, and a few other BS reasons. I was happy with the skinny ‘get you home chap’ that you used to get but to be stranded with nothing is a bit dumb if you ask me. I liked having that option. Why does everyone know better than the consumer? Because no one I’ve asked thinks it’s a good idea. If you do, please let me know why. Although I have a house phone, I use my mobile for nearly all my calls. When I got my bill this month I had a few Spanish calls that I
had to pay for which is unusual because I have a contract that includes all Spanish land lines for free. But of course, that doesn’t include 901 or 902 numbers, which is a nuisance because my car insurance company and many other services I use have those numbers. My tip is to go online and find the alternative number, which they all have, that you can then use your mobile to call them. Why don’t companies just change to a ‘normal’ number which would seem logical? However, phone companies offer incentives in order to avoid this happening. In this way the phone company can offer their flat rate tariffs to the public, but know that the majority of people will need to call a 901 or 902 number from time to time. Conned again! Here is another thing to watch out for that happened to me. I got a call from an 8xx number. It rang a couple of times then stopped. Now as I’ve been round the block a few times I didn’t do what a lot of people would do and ring it back because, somewhere in the back of my mind, I remembered reading about a scam where this happens and you call it back and get put on hold after being told some cock and bull story and finish getting charged €3400 for calling this premium number. As Shaw Taylor would say on Police 5 ‘keep ‘em peeled’ and if you remember that, well done. mikesenker@gmail.com
more affordable. There is also a large range of mattresses and beds including orthopaedic, memory foam and pocket sprung. Again, with this many in stock, you can actually see and try what you will buy to ensure you have one that is just hard or soft enough for you to enjoy a good night’s sleep all night every night. All staff are on hand and able to assist and help you in any way they can and floor manager Paul is also a trained upholsterer, having been in the trade
WIDEST CHOICE: Hundreds of items in the showroom. since he was 16 years old. This means that should any problems arise with your new sofa, he can deal with them quickly and efficiently. The showroom is open in Lo Marabu, close to Consum and Lidl, Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm. Sofaland - Lo Marabu, Quesada Tel: 966 843 916 Email: sofalandinternational@yahoo.co.uk
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8:30pm Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage Architect and historian Francesco da Mosto embarks on a journey to cross the Mediterranean sea, retracing the trade routes of his ancestors in a sailing clipper from the 19th century. 9:00pm Art of Germany 10:00pm Dwarfs in Art: A New Perspective 11:00pm The Story of Ireland Fergal Keane presents a landmark five-part series charting the history of the island and her people from the earliest days to the present 12:00am Britain and the Sea 1:00am Fossil Wonderlands: Nature's Hidden Treasures 2:00am Jerusalem: Making of a Holy City
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11:25am Bruce Almighty 1:10pm 10 Things I Hate About You 3:00pm This is the End 5:00pm Top Ten Show, the 2018 5:20pm Dumb and Dumber 7:15pm Bruce Almighty 9:00pm 10 Things I Hate About You 10:45pm This is the End 12:40am Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
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Quackerz Canaries Goodbye Christopher Robin British drama charting the fraught relationship between Winniethe-Pooh creator AA Milne and the son who inspired his writing 10:45am The Truth About Lies 12:35pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi 3:15pm Patti Cakes 5:15pm Goodbye Christopher Robin 7:10pm The Truth About Lies 9:00pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi 11:40pm Patti Cakes 1:40am Waiting for You 3:30am Trafficked 5:25am Quackerz
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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Animal Park Summer Special 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Thief Trackers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Murder, Mystery and My Family 3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Royal Recipes 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Impossible 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Age Before Beauty 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm The Truth About Healthy Eating 12:45am Who Do You Think You Are? 1:45am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:50am BBC News
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8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage Architect and historian Francesco da Mosto embarks on a journey to cross the Mediterranean sea, retracing the trade routes of his ancestors in a sailing clipper from the 19th century. 9:00pm Andrew Marr's History of the World 10:00pm Kidnapped: A Georgian Adventure 11:00pm Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer? 12:00am Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer? 1:00am Woolly Mammoth 2:00am Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City 3:00am Kidnapped: A Georgian Adventure 4:00am Dwarfs in Art: A New Perspective
7:45am King of Queens 8:10am King of Queens 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Bang on Budget 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 5:00pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Ackley Bridge 10:00pm 999: What's Your Emergency? 11:00pm Manhunting with My Mum 12:00am 24 Hours in a and E 1:00am Random Acts
10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Cagney and Lacey 4:15pm I Know Your Darkest Secrets 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Big Week at the Zoo 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm The Last Days of Patrick Swayze 12:00am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:05am Celebrity Big Brother 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am GPs: Behind Closed Doors 5:00am My Mum's Hotter Than Me! 5:45am House Doctor
Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records You've Been Framed! Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Bachelorette Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder Dress to Impress You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Superstore Paul FYI Daily Paul Family Guy
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Quackerz Waiting for You Patti Cakes Goodbye Christopher Robin The Jurassic Games Death row inmates are forced to take part in a gruesome game show that pits them against both their fellow convicts and a group of terrifying dinosaurs. Star Wars: The Last Jedi With the Resistance cornered, aspiring Jedi Rey must persuade the great Luke Skywalker to save the galaxy once more. The Truth About Lies Goodbye Christopher Robin Star Wars: The Last Jedi The Jurassic Games Patti Cakes The Resistance Canaries
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EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games MLS Round Up Show Play-Off Final Highlights One2eleven SPFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football's Greatest Teams Soccer Am Best Bits MLS Round Up Show Championship Season Review Football's Greatest Football's Greatest Teams MLS Round Up Show One2eleven One2eleven Football Years Football Countdowns MLS Round Up Show Best Championship Goals 2017/18 Football The Debate - Live EFL Greatest Games MLS Round Up Show EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games
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EWN MEDIA GROUP: Head office.
Welcome aboard Harrison THE new Editor of the EWN Media Group has the savvy nous and sheer common sense, hard won through careers in media and public relations, as well as many years as a hard-bitten policeman. Such a wide-ranging wealth of experience should serve Dean Harrison (just call him Harrison) well in his new role as hands-on editor of the six editions of the Euro Weekly News (EWN), as well as his position overseeing the three-strong RTN f a m i l y o f p a p e r s a n d t h e S o l Ti m e s i n Almeria. Harrison, who has previously worked for the EWN as head of its digital media team, has been in Spain for five years now and says he plans to approach the job with diligence, openness and with a team mindset. “I want to ensure we deliver the best results for all our editions and ultimately for our readers and clients,” he said. He added that he will work hard to build on the success of the company following its winning of the Spanish Press Association’s Professional Trajectory Award this year and the Best Free Publication award in 2017. “I’m conscious that the EWN has achieved great things recently and I can’t wait to take it to greater heights,” he said. “The group has gone from strength to
strength under my predecessors and under the guidance of owners and publishers Steven and Michel Euesden. Let’s see how far we can take it going forward,” he said. Harrison’s background in the police gives him an attention to detail and a hunger for facts that serves him well in sniffing out the news, plus the organisational skills to put his ideas into practice. He is committed to delivering the quality combination of hard-hitting news and community and human interest stories that readers have come to associate with the EWN. “I’ve been back here for a short time to prep for my new role and I’ve already seen a wide array of well researched local stories. Our excellent ream of young reporters have been interviewing residents and holidaymakers, as well as covering national news, which our loyal readers come back to us for time and again. “I’d like to take this opportunity to ask all readers of the EWN to keep getting in touch with us and letting us know about the issues that are affecting them in their local areas,” he said. Harrison has until recently spent much of his time on the Costa del Sol. Now he is looking forward to getting to know other areas popular with expatriates
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I want to ensure we deliver the best results for all our editions and ultimately for our readers and clients.”
through his work at the EWN. “I’ve spent time in our other areas but not as much as I would like. I feel our readers want to have the opportunity to learn about what’s going on where their fellow expats are based. “Now I have the opportunity to join our readers on that and to learn more about places which I’ve not had the chance to see,” he said. Harrison believes that in today’s testing times for both Spain and the world the EWN can continue to be an informative, interesting and entertaining read for anyone interested in news and current affairs. “I would like to thank everyone in the office for welcoming me on board and having the chance to give the best to our readers. I’m looking forward to hearing everyone’s feedback on how my tenure as editor goes,” he said.
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Amazing help when needed from Benalmadena hospital TWO weeks ago I collapsed in Arroyo and the receptionist in the pensioners building of Mosquito Plaza phoned for a doctor and ambulance. I gave my HIC card and passport to them and 10 minutes later I was in the Benalmadena hospital being attended by doctors. They said it was very serious and we were sent by ambulance to Virgin de la Victoria hospital Malaga. In great pain I told the doctors and surgeon I had a pacemaker and was refused an operation in the UK, long before it become an emergency. They laughed, saying “no problem we do these ops every day,” they spoke English as do many nurses. It was a successful operation, by an amazing team of doctors and as it was 4am my wife was offered a bed to sleep and given updates on me. I enjoyed eight days of high standard care with voluntary translators if needed and I thank everyone for their kindness to us both. I then spent eight days in the Torrequebrada clinic again with voluntary translators on hand if needed.
HAVE YOUR SAY
What a tremendous job that everyone did and I am so grateful to all. John Killick, Benalmadena
Money grabbing reds are taking fans to cleaners
Tale of two cities
THIS season, it will cost a supporter a staggering £110 (€123) to buy a replica Manchester United shirt… utterly outrageous! The weekly salary of the Cambodian textile workers who make the shirts is just £31-a-week (€34.70). The money-grabbing Premiership club - the most hated football club in the world by the way - already has £3.6 billion (€4.1bn) in the bank from its American owners, the Glazers, plus an annual income of £70m (€78.5m) from Adidas. There’s also a £429m (€481m) seven-year shirt sponsorship with Chevrolet, £285m (€32m) per annum comes in from various commercial deals and almost £200m (€224m) from broadcasting rights. The club pays out around £275m (€308m) in annual wages (including salaries of £23m (€25.8m) to
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WELL PAID: Jose Mourinho using fans’ money. Alexis Sanchez and £15m (€16.8m) to manager Jose Mourinho and to add insult to injury, an adult season ticket at Old Trafford for this current campaign is £532 (almost €600). Tony Matthews, Almeria
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Plane from Malaga makes emergency landing at Sevilla Probably a Ryanair pilot who thought he made a mistake! Should have been on strike. Tomas Kirken
Brit wakes up in Mallorca after night out in Wales Rubbish.
Marlene Boxall
BREAKING: Wildfire reported on Costa del Sol Someone on another site was just saying she’s seen three drivers throwing cigarettes out their window. Jeni Potter
FUEL TAX: Spanish government proposal to increase diesel price by estimated 28.6 per cent Gutted, should have bought a petrol car!
Comments from EWN online Anti-corruption boss on trial for extortion Nothing surprises me any more.
Jeni Potter
WATCH: ‘Cowards’ kick, hit and throw broken glasses at injured bull Why are these heinous events still allowed. What sort of tradition is this. To cause pain and suffering to a living being? People who support these events, or even worse, torture an animal at them, are not fit to be in human society! Next kicks for them to be from torturing a child in the street then, maybe???? Sandra n’ Neil
Katie Dakin Just fill up in Gibraltar.
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This is an absolute disgrace. It’s time this outrageous behaviour is stopped. Sandra Lyons
WATCH: Brave firefighters save life of unconscious dog in fire It’s nice to see good people and happy endings. Well done to the firefighters that saved this little doggy. Zara Maria
SELFIE SHOCK: Youth electrocuted as he snaps trains and head touches live wires. Was it worth it and more to the point… did he get the photo? Jane Wilson
Spanish fighter jet accidentally fires air-to-air missile in Estonia training exercise. So that’s what that button does!
Bob Saunders
AS far back as 2003, a UN Sponsored Conference affirmed the importance of citizens having ready access to the ‘information society.’ Recently, a number of EU countries, including Spain have gone further and declared internet access to be a basic right of citizens. Unfortunately, in the year 2018, access to ‘reliable’ internet services in Spain seems to be a postcode lottery. For example, if you are a Movistar customer in the village of Orxeta, in the hills just above Villajoyosa, you can expect 4G wireless internet at download speeds in excess of 20 mbps. If you live just over the hill, as I do, in the village of Relleu you have to make do with a grossly over-subscribed 3G service, very often returning speeds less than 1 mbps. That just can’t be right. Yes we have access to the internet, but often we can’t use it! It’s 2018 Movistar, get your act together and give all your customers the level of service they were promised and are paying for! A MacDonald Thompson, Relleu
Thanks Dr Jones I WOULD like to give thanks and praise to Dr Jones and his staff at Clinica Dental in Alfaz del Pi. I had cause to have some unusual and quite difficult dental surgery recently and this was carried out very professionally with the minimum of discomfort. If you are not yet fluent in Spanish, you need not worry as they speak perfect English. I recommend them to you. Peter, Alfaz
Sharia law I ALWAYS read your paper with great appreciation, but Leapy says it all for me this week when quoting what our High Court have decided in relation to accepting Sharia Law. I worked in the Courts for many years, and that is the worst decision in my lifetime. It opens up a can of worms and where will it end? I conclude by congratulating you on a most interesting and informative newspaper. Carry on the good work. Roger Davis, Calpe
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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You like to do your own things in your own way and in your own time. That certainly shows this week. It can cause a bit of a stir with family. Even so, it will inspire someone close to step forward and make their own stand. Put someone straight when they step out of line.
HAVE NOTS: A fraction of billionaires’ wealth could end global extreme poverty.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20)
Trivia from around the world *** The French army is the only one in Europe that still employs carrier pigeons. The birds are stationed at Mount Valerien, near Paris, and are intended for use during major natural disasters. *** Women from the Kayan Lahwi tribe in the Shan state of Myanmar wear a
series of neck rings to lengthen them. *** Bolivia’s San Pedro prison allows inmates to live with their families, work and rent and buy their cells. *** Eritrea has scheduled elections regularly but all have been cancelled and none have ever been held. *** The United Arab Emirates is made
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DID YOU KNOW? Billionaires around the world made €656 billion last year, enough money on top of their existing funds to end extreme poverty across the globe seven times over, according to Oxfam. Winnie Byanyima, of the charity, said the rising number of the super rich was not a sign of a thriving economy, but a symptom of a ‘failing’ system. The world has at least 2,043 billionaires.
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If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.” Bertrand Russell, philosopher
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The kind nature that is so much a part of you is only too evident this week. A situation makes you feel frustrated and you need to find a way forward. A bit of expert advice goes a long way even if it does mean that you still have to go it alone. Be strong and remind yourself that this is for someone else.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) As you prefer living in the here and now, you find it difficult to understand and tolerate people who plot and plan in advance. It is tedious in the extreme to consider every little detail of something which may never happen. Because there is this relaxed attitude, you have developed a larger-than-life personality.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This time of year reminds you just how much you enjoy home comforts. Plan ahead now for those chilly winter nights when the air is crisp and the wine is mulled. The urge is to work with others this week and that in itself throws up plans for evenings ahead. Having planned a romantic weekend there may need to be some adjustments.
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Your mind, as ever, is changeable. This is a fun time to dabble at this and that to bring a bit of variety to your life and work. Meeting new people and starting new projects means that it is a busy time at work but the rewards are high.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) This is an emotional week, when it is difficult to keep things to yourself. Get together with others and do a bit of social networking. Talk, and if you cannot bring yourself to confess to a problem, say that it is a friend of yours who has it. Certainly, you need to share
this concern to get a balanced picture.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) There is a highly social week ahead with social gatherings here and there. A trip means that finances start to look brighter. You may find it necessary, if you are to progress, to consider a move to another job or area. Get involved with people who have been in the same situation.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) There is a great impatience this week when someone flatly refuses to see something through to the end. You do not admire sloppiness and your reaction shows this. It may be necessary for you to sort out a situation which has been going on far too long. As you dislike loose ends in any respect, your patience may come to an end.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Energy is high and there is a lot of fun to be had. An invitation sent out brings an old friend to your table. This is not as straightforward as you think it will be. Odd stirrings make you confused.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) You feel like a fish out of water in a confused and noisy situation. Perhaps you are not making the right kind of friends, so take control of the quality of people who you associate with. Maybe it is relatives that are causing concern. You cannot choose your relatives, but it is possible to see less of them.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) This is a great social week. Your puppy-like enthusiasm attracts others and a barrage of good vibes comes your way. Indeed, your relaxed attitude allows someone close to get their own life a bit more into perspective.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) People look to you to guide them through the maze of right and wrong this week. Your talent for bringing humour into the most tense situations is invaluable midweek. Summer is a socialising time for you and it is all steam ahead as you issue invitations and receive some back.
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Across 1 Scolds following change of rebates (7) 5 A representative the French had enough of (5) 8 Weep, our sovereign is unaffected by alcohol (5) 9 A doctor owes me? Very good! (7) 10 Peter is about to have time off (7) 11 Spoil a spoilt Titan (5) 12 He's sad, possibly, in sunglasses (6) 14 Secret agent gets around centre of Leeds fast (6) 18 Friends who end the games (5) 20 Best man splitting stone (7) 22 One lagging behind in movie advertising (7) 23 Words that signify nothing among sisters (5) 24 Lavished affection on a diminutive couple (5) 25 Simple type but he shows skill in bridge (7) presented (6) 5 Proficient in a small department (5) 6 Write about a side view (7) 7 Choose from a select few (5) 13 Pull a ton over large area of land (7) 15 Tie up an awkward flower (7) 16 Former Russian statesman revolting in style (7)
Code Breaker
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE
17 Dangerous reptiles make firm supporters (6) 18 Very subdued letter from Greece to Edward (5) 19 So the cover is firm (5) 21 Climb up on horse on high ground (5)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 7 represents D and 13 represents W, so fill in D every time the figure 7 appears and W every time the figure 13 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
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Cryptic
Down 1 They write about street restaurants (7) 2 Picture puzzle about public transport (5) 3 Brute in a mess over rotary engine (7) 4 Didn't use drapes properly
TIME
Across 1 Cold dish of vegetables and or herbs (5) 3 Intercept and hold (5) 6 Polynesian garland of flowers (3) 8 Young tree (7) 9 Useful or valuable quality (5) 10 Feel physical pain (4) 13 Identical (4) 14 Enthusiastic (5) 17 Spend frivolously and unwisely (7) 18 Nervous or timid in the company of others (3) 19 Having or bringing good fortune (5) 20 Have in common (5)
English - Spanish
Across 1 Singer (8) 4 Vague (4) 8 Pecho (5) 10 Thirty (7) 11 To save (7) 12 Juguetes (4) 14 Oil (6) 16 Vallas (6) 19 Something (4) 21 Absent (person, thing) (7) 24 Sincero (7) 25 Habas (5) 26 Rose (4) 27 Espliego (8)
Down 1 Exchange for money (4) 2 Drive away and scatter (6) 3 Soft, flat brimless hats (4) 4 Bird watchers (9) 5 Advanced in complexity or elaboration (6) 7 Someone who cannot sleep (9) 11 Convenient (6) 12 Large marine mammal (6) 15 Remain (4) 16 Computer memory unit (4)
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 Spoons (8) 2 Después de (tras un hecho concreto) (5) 3 Teapot (6) 5 Molestar (5) 6 To pray (say prayers) (4) 7 Hervidor (6) 9 Fugarse para casarse (5) 13 Lift (elevator) (8) 15 Trophy (6) 17 Ribbon (5) 18 Chain (6) 20 Enlaces (5) 22 Envelope (5) 23 To roast (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 (WALLET) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ARREAR BEREFT DENIAL FALLEN INBRED LAUREL NECTAR PALATE REGRET RELIEF RENTAL ROTTEN SODDEN STRAIN TEEING TELLER UPDATE WALLET (10) WEASEL
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Micron 2 Suffer 3 Hidden 4 Afford 5 School 6 Puffed 7 Cupful 8 Confer 9 Biopsy 10 Cocoon 11 Fledge 12 Sunder 13 Morgue 14 Pyrite 15 Wisdom 16 Maraud 17 Denies 18 Sweaty 19 Dispel.
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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 T) 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.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
TARGET:
TARGET: • Average: 24 • Good: 33
• Very good: 48 • Excellent: 62
SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points
Average: 8 Good: 11 Very good: 15
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Excellent: 20
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
QUICK Across: 1 Cafeteria, 7 Works, 8 Ruler, 9 Dim, 10 Plucky, 14 Prefer, 15 Ale, 18 Irate, 20 Unite, 21 Tasteless.
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Down: 1 Cows, 2 Fertile, 3 Task, 4 Rarely, 5 All, 6 Strays, 11 Collide, 12 Sprint, 13 Recess, 16 Pure, 17 Bets, 19 Ant.
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1 Races, 4 Gristle, 8 Curtail, 9 Lacks, 10 Adoption, 11 Mine, 13 Dampen, 15 Potent, 18 Anna, 19 Liberate, 22 Ghana, 23 Edifice, 24 Electra, 25 Trees. Down: 1 Richard, 2 Cargo, 3 Startled, 4 Gallop, 5 Idle, 6 Tactile, 7 Ensue, 12 Novelist, 14 Mandate, 16 Theseus, 17 Cinema, 18 Angle, 20 Abide, 21 Bait.
1 Typist, 4 Bricks, 9 Colonel, 10 Yerno, 11 Etapa, 12 Justice, 13 Información, 18 Luggage, 20 Bache, 22 Abeto, 23 Tercera, 24 Scared, 25 Next to. Down: 1 Ticket, 2 Pelea, 3 Sensato, 5 Reyes, 6 Carrito, 7 Storey, 8 Alojamiento, 14 Noguera, 15 Cobarde, 16 Always, 17 Verano, 19 Above, 21 Chest.
App of the week Holedown An app which takes users on a journey deep underground in a tense game involving dodging blocks as a little avatar crawls its way towards the cores of planets. Users can update their avatar by collecting crystals along the way. Players have to use their limited shots per round strategically in order to win the game.
QUIZ: A LITTLE BIT OF... All the answers feature the name of a girl (plus Lou) mentioned in Lou Bega’s 1999 UK number one hit single Mambo No 5 1. Which politician has served as Chancellor of Germany since 2005 and leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2000? 2. Which American novelist, satirist and poet is best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying, which has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide? 3. Which Sheffield-born heptathlete was the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion (2009, 2011, 2015) and the 2010 European champion? 4. What is the name of the cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice? 5. Born in California in 1973, what is the name of the former White House intern who had an ‘inappropriate relationship’ with US President Bill Clinton?
6. Who was the only female member of the cast of the BBC TV comedy programme Not The Nine O’Clock News? 7. Which actress starred in 1960s films A Taste of Honey (1961), The Leather Boys (1964), The Knack …and How to Get It (1965), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Smashing Time (1967)? 8. Which performer’s Puppet on a String was, in 1967, the first British entry to win the Eurovision Song Contest? 9. Anna Mae Bullock is the real name of which American-born Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and author? 10. And finally… what is the name of the American bodybuilder and actor who is best known for his title role in the CBS television series The Incredible Hulk? Not a lot of people know that… Mambo No 5 was originally recorded and composed by Cuban musician Dámaso Pérez Prado in 1949
Answers: 1. ANGELA MERKEL, 2. ERICA JONG, 3. JESSICA ELLIS (DAME JESSICA ENNIS-HILL), 4. BLOODY MARY, 5. MONICA LEWINSKY, 6. PAMELA STEPHENSON (Lady Connolly), 7. RITA TUSHINGHAM, 8. SANDIE SHAW (real name SANDRA GOODRICH), 9. TINA TURNER, 10. LOU FERRIGNO
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among others. Born in West Bromwich in England, he went on to be named the number one lead singer of all time in a Rolling Stone magazine ranking. • Bo Burnham, Comedian; August 21, 28 Burnham became famous through comedy songs posted on YouTube including Bo-Fo’ Sho and Repeat Stuff. He later released two hit albums in 2009 and 2010 and has produced the Netflix specials What and Make Happy. • Kristen Wiig, Actor; August 22, 45 The actor was born in Canandaigua, New York in the United States and studied art at university before dropping out to pursue acting. She later featured in the TV series Saturday Night Live and landed her debut film role in Bridesmaids in 2011.
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MANE FANE FAME or MILD MILE FILE FIRE FARE FAME
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• Madonna, Singer; August 16, 60 and Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid and Born Madonna Ciccone in Bay City, Michigan directed Ordinary People which scored him an in the United States, the singer moved to New Oscar. He began acting in guest roles on the York City to pursue a career in dance after TV shows Perry Mason, The Untouchables and graduating from university. She has since sold Alfred Hitchcock Presents. more than 300 million albums and had hits • Melissa Fumero, Actor; August 19, 36 with Like A Virgin and Papa Don’t Preach. The actor who played Adriana Cramer in One Madonna. • Robert De Niro, Actor; August 17, 75 Life to Live was born in Lyndhurst, New The actor starred in the Martin Scorsese films Jersey in the United States and studied Drama Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Cape Fear and had roles at New York University. She went on to play Amy in The Godfather Part II and The Deer Hunter. Born in Santiago in the TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine and also New York City in the US, he first acted at the age of 10 featured in Gossip Girl. as the Cowardly Lion in a Wizard of Oz production. • Robert Plant, Singer; August 20, 70 Plant was the front man of rock band Led Zeppelin and • Robert Redford, Actor; August 18, 82 sung the hits Stairway to Heaven and Whole Lotta Love, Redford starred in All The President’s Men, The Sting
Solution MILD MILE MALE MAKE FAKE FAME or MILD MIND MINE
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A rebel speaks AUTHORITIES in the United States have just decreed that women in the country are now only allowed to speak 100 words per day. As officials fit ‘wrist counters’ which send jolts of electricity through anyone who breaks the new rules, Dr Jean McClellan is struggling to come to terms with the new regime. ‘Pure Women’ gradually begin to lose their jobs, their reading and writing skills and soon their voice. They are expected to keep their mouths shut and stay at home. They are told they must be modest, submissive, humble and pure, that they must be honourable and obedient. Their husbands will take care of everything, after all. Dr McClellan sees a future in which herself, her daughter and all women are subdued. She decides to reclaim her voice in Christina Dalcher’s Vox.
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43 BCE - Office demand Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus forces the Roman Senate to elect him Consul, the highest office in the then Roman Republic. Octavianus would go on to defeat rival Mark Antony and take the name Augustus when crowned Rome’s first emperor. 963 - Ruler crowned Nikephoros II Phokas becomes the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire. He would go on to lead the empire into several wars and raise taxes to pay for them which resulted in riots at home. 1487 - Siege ended Castilian and Aragonese forces take the city of Malaga from the Emirate of Granada following a fourmonth siege. The battle saw the first use of ambulances to transport the injured. 1560 - Faith change Protestantism replaces the Catholic Church as the national religion of Scotland following the Reformation Parliament’s abolishing the Pope’s jurisdiction. 1642 - War launched King Charles I of England raises his standard in Nottingham, formerly beginning the English Civil War which he would go on to lose. 1852 - Theory debut Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution through natural selection for the first time in The Journal of Proceedings of the Linnean Society. 1944 - UN talks The Washington Conversations on International Peace and Security Organisations begins at Dumbarton Oaks near the United States capital. Attendees would go on to lay the foundations for the United Nations. 2017 - Van attack A van is driven into pedestrians on Barcelona’s La Rambla, killing 14 people and injuring at least 100.
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WELL-TO-DO schoolgirl Amanda (Olivia Cooke) has just been charged with animal cruelty after euthanising her crippled horse. She feels no emotion due to mental issues. Amanda later begins to rekindle her bond with one-time best friend Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy). But she makes a faux pas when she asks if she had ever thought about killing her heartless stepfather Mark (Paul Sparks), whom Lily hates. The idea shocks Lily but after witnessing Mark’s treatment of her mother (Francie Swift) she begins to reconsider in Thoroughbreds.
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Heat can cause traffic accidents THE August holiday police operation ‘salida’ sees around 150,000 injuries per year in Spain due to traffic accidents, with young people particularly at risk. In fact, 17 per cent of traffic accidents may be due to excessive temperatures, according to studies conducted by Prevensis, a company specialised in the analysis of driver behaviour. When a car’s interior temperature reaches 30°C, it increases the risk of driver error by 20 per cent and reduces reaction time by 22 per cent. Experts from the hospitals Quironsalud Torrevieja and Valencia warn that heat affects the capabilities and behaviour of the driver. According to Dr Ignacio Garcia, Traffic Unit specialist and assistant to the medical management at Hospital Quironsalud Valencia, “the excess of temperature that we capture in our body surface is transmitted to an area of our brain, the hypothalamus. This gland, in addition to regulating our body temperature, fulfills other functions as a control of our moods, it modulates sleep and allows the ability to react to certain unexpected circumstances.” The heat excess affects the functions of said gland and is capable of causing failures in driving, which manifest as
Tips for safe driving • Sufficient rest: do not start the trip if you have not rested properly. It is also recommended to take a break every hour and a half to stretch. Stop as soon as you feel tired. • Eat light meals and do not drink any type of alcoholic beverage, including low alcohol. • Wheel right position: the legs should be slightly flexed and the backrest adjusted for the wrists to reach the top of the steering wheel. • Use comfortable and loose clothing as well as adequate footwear. fatigue, drowsiness, aggression and even diminishes the ability to concentrate and the attention, reducing the reaction times before a certain circumstance. Dr Alfredo Perez Cortada, Traffic Unit specialist at Hospital Quironsalud Torrevieja warns, “we should avoid travel in the hottest hours, it is better to do it early in the morning or at the end of the afternoon.”
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Sleeping in the PREPARATION: There are ways to get cool enough to drop off to sleep.
WHEN it’s hot outside and you don’t have air conditioning, it can be a nightmare getting off to asleep. But there are ways to get and stay cool for long enough to drift off. It’s advisable to do any ex-
ercise a few hours before getting into bed, and to drink plenty of water. Body temperature is raised during strenuous activity and you retain heat. It’s also a good idea to keep a glass of room temperature water by your
bedside. Ice cold water slows down digestion and metabolism by constricting blood vessels, thereby decreasing the body’s ability to cool off. Eating a heavy meal or spicy food before bedtime may make you feel hotter, so
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eat a light dinner at least two or three hours before bed. And contrary to popular belief, avoid a very cold shower before hitting the sack as it can have a rebound effect. Tepid shower or bath is best. Another idea is to soak your hands and feet - the body’s radiators - in tepid water to cool down. Heat rises, so the lower to the ground or in the house you are, the more comfortable you will be. And avoid heavy bedding, light cotton or bamboo mats are preferable. If possible, put bedding in the freezer 30 minutes before bedtime. Don’t sleep naked as this does not allow moisture to evaporate between your body and the sleeping surface. Cotton is best.
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The seeds of life THE humble pumpkin could be a man’s best friend when it comes to improving sexual health. Visiting the doctor, going to the gym and regular medical check-ups are imperative, but there are natural foods that are equally important for a healthy lifestyle. And the pumpkin, ‘pepita de calabaz’ in Spanish, is one of them, in particular its seeds. An ideal snack, the seeds, or ‘pipas,’ are available allyear-round and packed with nutrients. According to a study published in Indian Journal of Urology, they are commonly used to strengthen the prostate gland and promote healthy hormone function in men. It claims they may help with benign prostatic hyperplasia, a condition that causes problems with urination due to an enlarged prostate gland. It’s also believed that re-
duced sperm quality and even infertility in men may be associated with low zinc levels, a mineral found in abundance in the seeds. According to the book ‘Healing Foods’ by DK Publishing, the antioxidant content may play a role in healthy testosterone levels. Pumpkin seeds are also rich in protein, essential for building and repairing muscle, and phosphorous, which speeds up the metabolism. Other attributes include high levels of magnesium for physiological functions, like pumping of the heart, and
EX-SEEDINGLY GOOD: Pumpkin seeds can help improve men’s sexual health. tryptophan which helps promote sleep and lower depression. On top of that, they don’t make you fat. The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods by Michael T Murray and Joseph Pizzorno contains a study of 26,000 Americans which found that people who consumed most nuts and seeds were less obese.
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Luscious locks SUMMER sun, hot dry air, salty water and chlorine are a heady cocktail of trouble for our tresses. So it’s no wonder we are constantly battling split ends, oily scalps and dull and lifeless locks. But healthy locks can be maintained all summer long. Messy buns and braids as opposed to a coifed or blow dried hair are the norm during the summer, but it’s important to have regular trims. Desert heat dries everything out - including the shaft of the hair, and as the hair grows, it continues to split up the shaft causing more damage. Like any other part of the body, hair and the scalp needs protection from damaging UV rays. Coconut oil is an antioxidant that keeps harmful rays at bay as well as being a natural SPF. It can be lathered onto damp hair as a deep conditioner, repairing and protecting your crowning glory
all day long. Unless you are washing the coconut oil out, cleaning your hair daily is not recommended. Frequent washing increases oil production leading to a greasier scalp and brittle hair.
Instead use a dry shampoo which helps to reduce scalp oil without drying out your locks. Or try mixing two to three tablespoons of coconut water with the juice of a lemon, massaging the mixture into your scalp for five
minutes and rinse with cold water. For best results, do this weekly. The importance of drinking plenty of water can’t be overstated. It is apparently the number one defence against lifeless locks!
FLIP-FLOPS have long been a wardrobe must-have in the sun. They keep your feet cool, are easy to throw on and come in all colours and patterns. But they wreak havoc on your feet and can be dangerous. Podiatrists blame flip-flops for blisters, bacteria, viral infections, bad posture, shooting pains, bunion exacerbation, hammertoe issues, athlete’s foot and a lack of arch support. Research has shown that the footwear actually changes the way wearers walk, sometimes permanently. There is no arch or heel support, and you have to grip them with your toes to keep them on. This can all impact on the rest of the body, with noticeable effects on everything from posture to gait. According to a Consumer Product Safety Commission report on emergency room visits
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Face up to the sun FACIAL skincare is an all-year-round c ommitme nt, a nd e ven m or e so i n t he height of the summer. But despite the well-publicised dangers and negative effects of UV rays, just under half of the 1,008 women surveyed by leading market researcher Mintel use facial skincare products containing SPF. It also found that 40 per cent of female facial skincare users find it difficult to know which level of sun protection to use on a daily basis. Roshida Khanom of Mintel said that w hile s un e xpo-
sure is considered the biggest external factor impacting the appearance of skin, usage of SPF on the face is relatively low. “Confusion in the sector could be a reason, presenting an opportunity for brands to help women understand how best to use sun protection daily.” She added that Apps that recommend products could benefit young women, who are more likely to use different types of sun protection products on their face.
FLIP-FLOP OFF: Like wine, they are fine in moderation. due to shoe-related injuries, 27,000 were associated with flip flops in 2016. Driving in flip-flops is illegal in Spain for good reason. Just like any backless shoe, there’s a possibility that they will slip off your feet and get stuck under the
brake or gas pedal. It’s a good idea to keep a pair of driving shoes in the back of your car for this reason. Podiatrists also advise wearing flip-flops for running, hiking, walking long distances, standing for a long time or playing sports.
So, what does all this mean? Should you dump every pair in the trash? Apparently not! Like red wine, they are fine in moderation. And the better the quality of the flip-flop itself, the better the walking!
AWARENESS: More needs to be done to encourage the use SPF facial creams.
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One of the best Queen tributes in Europe FOLLOWING on from the success of last year’s concert the Unrisen Queen tribute tour returns to San Javier with the best of the band’s catalogue of classic hits. The show starts at 10pm on Friday August 31 in the open-air Auditorio Municipal de San Javier in the Parque Almansa. Tickets cost €15 in advance or €20 on the door and the organisers hope to repeat the sell-out success of the previous concert held in the town so rather than take the risk of waiting until the day of the concert to purchase on the door, tickets can be bought online or from the festival office at the San Javier Town Hall. There is a large car park right outside the auditorium itself and ample street park-
FINNISH BAND: Lordi call themselves a hard rock and melodic heavy metal band.
Lordi, Lordi, metal comes to Murcia UNRISEN QUEEN: Promise a spectacular concert. ing in the residential areas surrounding the auditorium but be warned, this is a concrete structure so it is recommended that concert goers take a cushion with them. Arguably, this Spanish band has a singer with a voice most like that of Freddie Mercury
and although they don’t try to look like the original band, their sound and performance has seen them play around Europe including special Queen celebrations to much acclaim. Find out more and see them play at www.unrisenqueen. com.
IF you have a taste for loud music and extre me c os tume s a nd be havi our t hen t he somewhat bizarre Finnish band Lordi will be playing at the Sala Gamma in Murcia City on /Saturday October 13 starting at 7.30pm. The y c a ll the ms e lve s a har d r ock and me lodic he a vy me ta l band, or i gi nal l y formed in 1992 by the band’s lead singer, songwriter, visual art designer and costume maker, Mr Lordi. The band has been touring actively since 2002 and it’s known for the monstrous look and the horror elements in the stage perfor-
mance and music videos. With catchy songs and screaming riffs, the horrific lyrics will stick in your mind whether you like it or not. The band made history in 2006 by becoming the first, and still today the only, hard rock act and Finnish artist to win the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song Hard Rock Hallelujah. They are currently touring their new album, possibly their most controversial to date and this, their ninth studio release, SEXORCISM, is a full on and uncensored shot of the Lordi brand of hard rock and roll.
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Dead but not forgotten BACK PERFORMING: Pastora Soler in concert.
Spanish songstress is back touring 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 El Batel Auditorium in Cartagena on Saturday with tickets costing from €27.50 to €53.25 including booking fees.
MICHAEL’S LEGACY is probably the very best show about the king of pop, Michael Jackson, which will be presented at the Torrevieja Auditorium tomorrow (Friday). With a total cast of 20 which includes nine dancers on stage and a singer who replicates Jackson’s voice exceptionally, this is an ideal evening for those who grew
up with the former singer from the Jackson Five. So popular is this Spanish conceived show that more than 200,000 people have seen the performances presented by the Jackson Dance Company. Even with your eyes open, you will be convinced that this great entertainer has come back to life to perform all of his best songs and
See the many faces of Michael Jackson in Torrevieja.
dances which are reproduced at the highest quality. An evening with Michael’s Legacy sees a selection of performances from his various hit albums
and tours which will of course include the iconic moonwalk. Tickets cost from €15 to €25 and may be booked on the Auditorium website.
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by Andrew Harding THIS week I will continue the discussion about B group vitamins: Niacin (Vitamin B3). Niacin helps the body utilise the energy that is present in food and keeps the skin and nervous system in good order. Good sources are; mushrooms, cereals, eggs, meat, green vegetables, nuts and beans. Symptoms of mild niacin deficiency include fatigue, canker sores, vomiting, depression, poor circulation and indigestion. Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5). Pantothenic acid, like the rest of the B complex vitamins, helps turn carbohydrates into glucose. Glucose is the only carbohydrate that the human body can use directly, starch and sucrose have to be converted to glucose. B5 is also is necessary for creating red blood cells, various hormones and maintain healthy digestion. Sources include; mushrooms, legumes and lentils, avocados, milk, eggs, and cabbage. Deficiency is very rare and only found in the severely malnourished. Pyridoxene (Vitamin B6). Vitamin B6 is important in maintaining a healthy body and developing a healthy brain, so it is essential to make sure high levels are
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A TASTE OF THE CARIBBEAN: Chicken curry. maintained during pregnancy and infancy. Sources of B6 include beans, poultry, fish, fortified cereals, dark leafy greens, papayas, oranges and Cantaloupe melons. Severe deficiency is rare, but if slight can produce the following: A weak immune system, anaemia, rashes, scaly skin on the lips, cracks at the corners of the mouth and a swollen tongue. Biotin (Vitamin B7, AKA, Vitamin H: Confused? So am I!) This split-personality vitamin is synthesised by the bacteria in the gut but is also found in organ meats (liver, kidneys), eggs, fish, meat, seeds, nuts, it helps to keep the skin, nails and hair healthy. Biotin deficiency is rare. This week’s recipe is a Caribbean Curry, Curries are normally associated with India, Pakistan, Thailand and to a lesser extent, China. I am not a great fan of adding fruit (except for the citrus varieties) to savoury dishes, but fruits like mango and pineapple can be added to this recipe five minutes before serving.
Caribbean Chicken Curry Serves 4 1 kg chicken breast meat skinned, boned and cubed 2 tablespoons of rapeseed or sunflower seed oil 1 large onion, chopped 4 garlic cloves, chopped 1 teaspoon allspice, ground 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon curry powder 2 chicken stock cubes 1 teaspoon celery salt 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon of ground mace 2 tablespoons dried coconut 2 tablespoons mango powder 1 can of tomatoes 1 jigger dark rum 200ml orange juice 1 bunch cilantro leaf, chopped 2 teaspoons cornstarch, mixed with a little water Fry chicken in oil until browned. Add onion and garlic and fry until both golden. Add curry powder, fry for two minutes on a very low heat. Add all the other ingredients, except for the cornstarch. Simmer for 15 minutes or until chicken cooked. Add cornstarch/water mix slowly and constantly stirring, to thicken the sauce. Serve with steamed rice.
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IF you fancy yourself as a bit of a singer, this is your chance to shine with Spangles Ladies’ Harmony Chorus! Three times national chorus champions, Spangles is a friendly and fun-loving group of ladies whose passion is singing and making the most of life. “It’s not just about the singing,” said Chorus Manager, Anthea Prentice, “When you join Spangles, you become part of our ‘singing family.’ We are members of the worldwide Barbershop community where forming strong relationships through singing is widespread.” Spangles returns from the summer break on Thursday, September 6. They rehearse every Thursday, from 10am until 1pm at the Centro Municipal Las Claras, Calle Helena, Los Narejos, Los Alcazares. Visitors are always welcome
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Spangles Chorus is recruiting
THE SPANGLES CHORUS: Is looking to continue its success. so if you like the idea of joining them, why not pop along to one of the rehearsals? If you enjoy the rehearsal and want to try out for the chorus, after checking which voice part you are best suited to, you will be given a simple song to learn.
Each singing part has a section leader, who will help you every step of the way through the learning process and you will also get the chance to sing the audition song with the chorus. There is no pressure and you just need to let the Musical Director know when you feel
ready to audition. Facebook: https://www.face book.com/SpanglesChorus/ Website: www.spangles chorus.com Email: info@spangles chorus.com Phone: 693 017 617 or 968 334 527.
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Classical concerts in Alicante CLASSICAL music will be at the forefront of the presentations at the Auditorio de Alicante when it returns for its autumn season in October. There are five sensational concerts featuring a number of orchestras from around the world offering recitals of some of the very best of classical music. On Tuesday October 2, the Milan Symphony Orchestra will present a selection of works which will include the Weber, Overtüre del Freischütz, Schumann, Concerto for cello and Dvorak, Symphony no 9 (better known as the New World Symphony). Then on Wednesday October 10, the Spanish consortium, the Cadaqués Orchestra will present a series of works by F Sor, Overture ‘The Portuguese Elvira,’ Mozart, Concert for piano and orchestra no 14 and the Schubert, Symphony no 5. As not everything is charged, on Sunday October 21 the Sociedad Filarmónica Unión Musical Agost will be performing a free one hour concert at noon. Another free lunchtime concert from the Societat Musical Santa Cecilia Camp de Mirra will take place on Sunday November 4, followed by another the following Sunday by the Musical Association ‘Santiago Apostol’Albatera. For more details visit http://www.addaalicante.es/conciertos/.
Antonio José after another successful concert. IN just three years since he won La Voz, Spain, Antonio José has become one of the top pop stars in the country and he is currently touring his latest album. Many contestants and winners of this type of show enjoy a short period of popularity with audiences and then disappear from sight, but this singer is going from strength to strength not just in Spain but in Latin America as well. He already has four platinum discs to his
name and has more than 200 concerts seen by 250,000 people under his belt and will be appearing at the Auditorio El Batel on Friday October 5 with tickets costing from €23 upwards online. A Un Milímetro De Ti is his third album produced by Mauricio Rengifo (Cali and Dandee), Andres Torres and David Santisteban, a combination that has resulted in a successful work which is selling well in the Spanishspeaking world.
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THE Statistical Information Centre of Notaries in Spain has recently released its latest report on the activity of foreign buyers in the country’s p r o p e r t y m a r k e t fo r 2017. Which nationalities are the most proactive? Are they resident in Spain? Where are the most popular areas to buy? All will be revealed... The year 2017 was the best for property purchases since the economic crisis began to grip Spain in 2008, and both Spanish nationals and foreign buyers are now very active in the market. During last year, there were 513,814 property transactions recorded, representing a 17 per cent growth against 2016. Foreign buyers accounted for 100,095 of those and showed a year-onyear acceleration of 14.2 per cent. For countries within the European Union (EU), during the second half of 2017, the most active nationalities were British (14 per cent of buyers), French (8.6), Germans
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(8.2), Romanians (6.9), Italians (6.8), Belgians (6) and the Swedish (5.3). The proportion of purchases from people outside of the EU was also high, with the Moroccans (5.5 per cent), Chinese (4.9) and the Russians (3). Looking at the increases between 2016 and 2017, there are some surprising inclusions in the top 10 which sees Moroccans recording a 36 per cent growth in purchases during that period. They are followed by Ecuadorians (33), Romanians (31), Portuguese (30), and Americans (27). The only country that showed a decrease in their property purchasing was the United Kingdom, but that was only for the first half of 2017 before seeing an improvement in the second half. The Valencian Community leads the way with the amount of foreign transactions (28 per cent), with Andalucia in second (18) and CataluĂąa - despite the political instability - (15).
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Hotels in the mountains La Casona de Con, Picos de Europa A restored 18th century hamlet west of Bilbao, La Casona has stunning views into northern Spain’s Picos de Europa national park. Run by friendly Elena and Javier, the rustic property has extensive gardens perfect for children with energy to burn off. Families booking tailor-made trips can enjoy four days of guided activities, from jumping down waterfalls and riding gondolas to hiking the ultra-narrow Cares Gorge. Las Chimeneas, Andalucia So well reputed is this nine-room guesthouse’s cuisine that it has its own book, Recipes and Stories from an Alpujarran village. The regional dishes, such as rabbitand-seafood paella, are cooked by two locals from the adjacent village of
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SPAIN is known for attracting hordes to its beaches, but for those seeking a different backdrop, there are no shortage of mountain hotels to check into.
PEAK VIEWING: Casona de Con boasts a dramatic backdrop. Mairena, and a British baker. Las Chimeneas has British owners, David and Emma Illsey, who can arrange self-guided hiking, birdwatching or yoga sessions in the surrounding valleys and mountains of the High Alpujarras. Or you might just want to admire the scenery from Mairena at 1,006m high. La Posada del Candil, Seron Absorb the tranquillity and birdlife of
Almeria from a pool with views south over the ancient Almanzora Valley. High in the Sierra de los Filabres, the owners have built the eco-friendly apartments, communal library and restaurant from local wood, cork and stone. Diners enjoy home-grown vegetables and organic meat cooked a la brasa, or you can barbecue in terraced gardens while the children splash in the swimming pool.
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No new tax to be paid on second homes REPORTS that the Spanish Ministry of Development wants to increase the tax second home owners pay have been dismissed by the government. The department has been looking at ways of slowing down the rate of rent hikes that are starting to price people out of areas they may have lived in for generations. Much attention has been focused on holiday homes and in particular web letting agencies like AirBnB. But the ministry is not planning on putting up the tax of 1.1 per cent of the cadastral value of second homes to the 5 per cent on empty homes mentioned in an internal report.
It may still increase taxes on people with 10 or more properties, although this is not certain either. The ministry is focused on ways of increasing the number of homes available to let. And to help tenants there may be a return to the days when they could put 10.05 per cent of the rent they paid against their annual personal tax bill - although it is not clear how this would help keep rents down. The main plan is to create a stock of affordable housing for rentals, with money already being pledged to buy up homes from individuals and companies to use as social housing.
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ROCK STEADY: Demand for housing in Gibraltar is as strong as ever.
A rock-solid housing investment ANY concerns that Gibraltar might end up outside any EU-UK trade deal is not harming the lively buy-to-let market. A growing workforce - dominated by financial tech, e-gaming and block chain-based start-ups is putting pressure on the supply of housing, which is putting up property prices. For the past 10 years, prices have been rising between 2 and 5 per cent a year. Mike Nicholls, Managing Director of Chesterton Gibraltar, an estate agency, said: “There is a shortage of homes for sale and a chronic shortage of rental properties for the army of more than
12,000 workers who commute across the border each day. Many of them would much rather live in Gibraltar if the right property at the right price was available.” Unemployment in La Linea, on the Spanish side, is at 35 per cent, but only 1 per cent in Gibraltar. Nicholls believes the area of Gibraltar near the airport runway will see housing development on a similar scale to London’s Isle of Dogs 30 years ago. A 15-storey block of 143 studio apartments close to the runway sold 99 of them in the first week of their release.
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THEY are mankind’s loyal companions. But according to a new study, dogs could be a serious risk to our lives. Last week, vets warned that many people are overlooking the potentially deadly diseases we could catch from our pets. They carry and spread salmonella, and can infect us with parasites, fungal infections, tapeworm, roundworm and superbugs. Furious pet owners say the benefits of a dog far outweigh any health risks. So are the vets right? Tuberculosis If dogs come into contact with an infected cow, get into a fight with a diseased badger or eat meat infected with the bacteria, they can develop tuberculosis - and pass the potentially deadly lung disease on to you. The risks are tiny, but real. In 2013, a child caught TB from a family dog in Gloucestershire. The child, who was under 10, made a full recovery, but the dog was put down. Roundworms Two-thirds of public playgrounds are thought to be contaminated with roundworm eggs - stomach-churning parasites that grow up to 14in long in canine guts.
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‘REVOLTING’: Tapeworms. The eggs are shed in dog mess and survive for months on the ground. If you garden without gloves or eat food you’ve dropped on the floor, the eggs can end up inside you. Once inside the human body, the larvae cannot grow into adult worms, but migrate to the lungs, liver, eyes and brain, potentially causing serious internal damage and even blindness. “Roundworm look like cooked spaghetti and are probably the most common intestinal parasite in dogs,” says Vicki Larkham, a vet with the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals.
‘You know if you dog has them because they will be vomiting or you will see the worms.’ Deadly eight-legged ticks Most dog owners have had to remove a tick from their pet. The voracious eight-legged insects live in bracken and tall grass and jump onto an animal and bury their jaws into the skin. They can be as small as a poppy seed, but swell to the size of a pea as they gorge on blood. Getting them out quickly without squeezing their bodies or leaving their mouths behind is essential because many carry the bacteria for Lyme disease, which causes joint pain, lameness and a high fever. Dogs can’t spread Lyme disease directly to owners, but they can bring ticks into your home. Tapeworms Tapeworms are revolting. Some varieties grow 30ft long inside your intestines and live for 20 years. While most are harmless, one potentially deadly species called echinococcosis is putting people at risk in hotspots in Wales, the Welsh borders and the Western Isles.
After dogs eat echinococcosis eggs in infected animal carcasses, the worms grow to adulthood in their guts and shed eggs in dog faeces. Dogs spread the eggs to people by licking their faces after cleaning themselves. In people the tapeworm causes cysts on the liver, lungs or brain, which can grow 12in across and cause organ failure and even death. It can take years after infection for symptoms to show. Caroline Reay, veterinary surgeon at the animal charity Blue Cross, said: “You can prevent tapeworm by the regular use of wormers. If you have a dog in an echinococcosis hotspot you want to worm it every six weeks.” Serious food poisoning Dogs don’t just use their tongues to clean themselves, they happily shove their faces into anything smelly - including dead birds, animal carcasses and fox droppings. As a result their mouths and guts can be a breeding ground for salmonella and campylobacter - the food poisoning bacteria that can be dangerous for young children and the elderly.
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A RARE 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO is expected to sell for between €38 and €50 million in the RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale on August 25, making it the most valuable car ever offered at auction. Between 1962 and 1964, just 36 models of this ultimate racing Ferrari were built, and astonishingly, every single one of them survives to this day. The GTO was the final evolution of Ferrari’s 250 series, which began in 1953 and ended when the final GTO was built in 1964. The current record price for a car bought in a public
sale is €33 million, for another Ferrari 250 GTO (naturally), paid at auction in 2014. This Monterey sale takes place during the week of the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, widely considered the most prestigious concours event in the world. The car up for sale boasts an impressive racing history, including winning the 1962 Italian National GT Championship and class victories in the 1963 and 1964 Targa Florio. It retains its origi-
nal engine, gearbox, and rear axle, as well as its factory Series II body. “We are thrilled at the rare opportunity to offer a legendary Ferrari 250 GTO at auction,” says Shelby Myers, car specialist at RM Sotherby’s. “Due to the evolution of technology and safety regulations that followed, the GTO was essentially the final true road racer, marking the end of an era when drivers really got their hands Cred it: RM dirty.” So therb y’s
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BERLINGO BEAST: The vehicle has everything a family needs.
Speaking the Berlingo FRENCH manufacturers have a strong record in producing no-nonsense vehicles, but the new Citroen Berlingo promises to be a cut above. Like its predecessor, it’s based on Peugeot-Citroen’s successful Berlingo/Partner small commercial vehicle, in this case the third generation. It is essentially a van with the side panels cut out to create rear windows and the sidehinged back doors replaced by car-like tailgate, but it’s also much more than that. Inside there is plenty of practical storage space, including a classy overhead unit running the full length of the cabin, and underfloor cubbies in front of the rear seats. A copious glass area and a full length sunroof provides a light, airy feel, and while the stacked dashboard looks a bit basic,
those who aren’t keen on a sea of buttons will be satisfied. As with the rest of the vehicle, the Berlingo has everything you need and nothing you don’t. The three rear seats fold individually, and are accessed by sliding doors on both sides, which are a real bonus in tight car parks. At the back, the huge tailgate opens horizontally to reveal 775 litres of luggage space with the rear seats in place. With them folded, there is a remarkable 4,000 litres of space and the dual-height parcel shelf is set high enough to accommodate a bicycle without having to remove or twist any parts. Overall, those looking for a no-frills, fitfor-purpose and excellent value family vehicle should look no further.
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McQueen’s Hudson up for sale HOLLYWOOD HUDSON: Like McQueen, the car combines style with substance.
A HUGE convertible that Hollywood legend Steve McQueen used as his day-to-day car has emerged for sale for €69,000. The Hudson Commodore Six dates back to 1950 and was owned by the legendary actor for several decades until his death in 1980. One of the most famous car collectors of all time, the Great Escape star had a soft spot for Hudsons and actually owned four of them. This model is thought to have
been his favourite, and was his daily runabout ride. After the King of Cool’s death in November 1980, the Hudson was sold to one of McQueen’s friends, before it fell into the hands of the current owner in 2015. It has barely been driven in the last few years, spending a significant amount of time in storage. The open topped coupe has a white and brown Americanastyle body with chrome trim and a beige folding roof.
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The interior has been perfectly kept and maintained, including plum-coloured seats and a vintage chrome stereo. Under the bonnet, the motor boasts a six-cylinder 170 bhp engine, which was upgraded during McQueen’s ownership. The classic motor is now set to go under the hammer with Bonhams Auctions in California on August 24. Auctioneers have given it a pre-sale estimate of between €51,000 and €69,000.
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JURGEN KLOPP described Liverpool’s emphatic 4-0 victory over West Ham as “better than I could have expected,” as Mohamed Salah’s goal set Liverpool on their way to their biggest opening home league win since 1932. The Reds’ superiority was clear from the start and they doubled their advantage when Sadio Mane turned in James Milner’s cut-back from six yards. The Senegalese forward added his second early in the second half when he latched onto Roberto Firminho’s clever through pass and guided the ball into the bottom corner. In a game which saw Naby Keita impress in midfield for Liverpool, substitute Daniel Stur-
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Liverpool off to a flyer MANE EVENT: Sadio Mane celebrates his second goal in Liverpool’s win. ridge rounded off the scoring from a corner with his first touch, seconds after coming on. Liverpool will travel to Crystal Palace on Monday, while West Ham host Bournemouth on Saturday. Arsenal were comfortably beaten 2-0 by Manchester City in the Gunners’ first competitive game without Arsene Wenger in
charge since 1996. Raheem Sterling put City ahead in the 14th minute when he rifled home from the edge of the area, and Arsenal rarely threatened afterwards. City appeared to be able to shift gears at will, and killed off the game when Benjamin Mendy, who assisted both goals, pulled the
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ball back for Bernardo Silva to blast in a second. Arsenal have another tough game at Chelsea on Saturday, while City will entertain Huddersfield on Sunday. For their part Chelsea enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win over Huddersfield, despite leaving World Cup heroes Eden Hazard and Olivier Giroud on the bench. A volley from N’Golo Kante, a penalty from debutant Jorginho and a late third from Pedro gave new manager Maurizio Sarri an ideal start to the campaign. Manchester United praised ‘monster’ Paul Pogba after he scored the opening goal and controlled the game in the 2-1 win over Leicester City. Left back Luke Shaw then scored the first senior goal of his career after converting Juan Mata’s aerial pass to double their lead. Substitute Jamie Vardy headed a late consolation for the Foxes, after Ricardo Perreira’s cross had hit a post. United will head to Brighton on Sunday, with Leicester hosting Wolves on Saturday. Other fixtures this weekend will see Fulham head to Tottenham on Saturday, Everton host Southampton, and West Ham entertain Bournemouth.
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RELENTLESS RAFA: Nadal celebrates yet another tournament victory in Toronto. MINI MAESTRO: Lionel Messi will once again be key to Barcelona’s success. BARCELONA will look to extend their spell of domestic dominance in La Liga, but the likes of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will be keen to put a stop to it. The Catalan club cruised to the title last season, scoring 99 goals and losing just once, while Real Madrid claimed the Champions League crown for the third year in a row. Barca kick off their title defence at home against Alaves, and they are firm
favourites to continue where they left off in April. Diego Simeone’s Atletico side will be hoping to make their mark in the league, and they are the only other side outside Barca and Real to have won it in the last 14 years. But of all the title contenders, it is Atletico who have the trickiest start, taking on Valencia who have big expectations of their own. There may be a period of
adjustment at the start of the season for Real, who lost both Cristiano Ronaldo and manager Zinedine Zidane in the summer. H o w e v e r, L o s B l a n c o s will not accept a whole season of transition and Welsh forward Gareth Bale will be expected to fill Ronaldo’s sizeable scoring shoes. T h e y k i c k o ff t h e i r d o mestic campaign at home against Getafe, a game which should cause them few problems.
Nadal aces Rogers Cup WORLD number one Rafael Nadal beat unseeded Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the Rogers Cup in Toronto, bringing the Greek’s stunning run to an end. Tsitsipas, who turned 20 on Sunday, beat Dominic Thiem, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev en route to the final but lost 6-2 7-6 (7-4) against the Spanish great. Tsitsipas, who was the first unseeded finalist in Canada since Germany’s Nicolas Kiefer in 2008, has won new fans with some brilliant shot making and an extrovert personality. But Nadal, 32, was in no mood to pander to the crowd, who were firmly behind the birthday boy appearing in his first Masters Series final.
The French Open champion raced through the first set, but was broken for the first time when serving for the match at 5-4 in the second set. That handed the momentum to Tsitsipas, who then had a set point at 6-5 only for Nadal to benefit from a net-cord volley. Nadal regrouped in the tie-break to win his 80th ATP Tour title, sinking to his knees and roaring to the skies. Earlier, Romania’s Simona Halep beat American Sloane Stephens in three sets to win the women’s event in Montreal. In a rerun of the French Open final in June, Halep eventually came out on top 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 6-2.
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ENGLAND completed an emphatic innings and 159-run victory over India at Lord’s to take a 2-0 series lead. James Anderson took 4-23 to finish with nine wickets in the match and Stuart Broad shone with 4-44 as India were bowled out for 130. The hosts had declared on 396-7, with Chris Woakes finishing on 137 not out, before Anderson reduced India to 17-2. Rain delayed play twice but India lost wickets regularly and Woakes took the final scalp to secure a crushing win. England enjoyed the better of the bowling conditions in the match, but India produced two
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WINNING GRIN: James Anderson is closing in on the alltime Test wicket-taking record. dismal batting performances. Ravichandran Ashwin and Hardik Pandya’s 55-run partnership for the seventh wicket was India’s only real stand of the innings and the tourists never looked comfortable under grey skies at Lord’s. Only once has a team come back to overturn a 2-0 deficit to win a Test series, and that was an Australia side that contained Donald Bradman in the 1936-37
Ashes. There are also concerns for India over the fitness of captain Virat Kohli, who received treatment on the field for a sore back after missing much of the morning session. Questions still remain over England’s top order - they were struggling at 89-4 on Saturday but Woakes’ all-round performance is a promising sign for the hosts.
Koepka holds off Tiger charge AMERICAN Brooks Koepka won his second major of 2018 by fending off a resurgent Tiger Woods to claim the US PGA Championship. The US Open champion, 28, had led by two shots overnight and shot a four-under 66 to win by two on 16 under par. Excitement grew at Bellerive as Woods pushed for a first major since 2008, falling short despite a final-day 64. Koepka made birdies on the 14th and 1 5 t h t o k e e p c l e a r o f Wo o d s a n d A d a m Scott (67), who finished on 13 under. I t w a s 1 4 - t i m e m a j o r w i n n e r Wo o d s ’ lowest final round at either the Masters, US Open, The Open or US PGA. H o w e v e r, h i s e ff o r t s w e r e s t i l l n o t enough as Koepka became the first man since Woods in 2000 to win the US Open and US PGA in the same season. Koepka, watched by his mother and girlfriend from the side of the 18th green, fought back tears after tapping in a par to set a new 72-hole PGA Championship scoring record of 264. Spain’s Jon Rahm finished as the leading
WINNING BIG: Brooks Koepka celebrates his second major win of 2018. European player on 11 under after a 68, a shot ahead of Belgium’s Thomas Peters. Their performances will have encouraged European captain Thomas Bjorn in the run-up to next month’s Ryder Cup in Paris, along with Spaniard Rafa Cabrera Bello’s final round of 64.