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A roaring success SUMMER got off to a roaring start in Alicante as 180 effigies were burned in San Juan bonfires attracting more than 1.5 million visitors to the city to watch the midnight tradition on Sunday. The celebrations also generated around €10 million in direct income which is reportedly more than it has made in the past. Mammoth crowds witnessed the ceremonial ‘crema’ and ‘banya’ procession in which firefighters incinerate towering wooden monuments of mythical figures before dousing them with water.
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READY, SET, SUMMER!: Alicante sees the summer in in true style.
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From Front page » There was almost a firefighter for every effigy on duty to oversee the event to ensure the safety of the public. The launch of the ‘Imperial Palm Tree’ in Benacantil caused an outbreak of flames to occur, but it was quickly and efficiently handled by the fire department. There were several incidents of people feeling disorientated from the smoke after the fires, but nobody was seriously injured. The ‘nit de la crema’ is the last ‘hurrah’ for these effigies which have been focal points in the city for 10 days prior. It also signifies the end of the festival and the beginning of summer. On top of the burning ceremony there was a huge fireworks display called the ‘Mascleta de Reyes Marti,’ made up of 1,200 rockets which only lasted for 20 seconds, but lit up the sky over Alicante.
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NEWS EXTRA Car charging THE government has announced that small fuel stations will have six more months (now 27 months), to install electric recharging points for vehicles, with power of at least 50 kW.
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EXCAVATION WORK: Mirador closed for the summer A MAJOR archaeological dig has recently started in Benidorm, right in the centre of one of the most visited areas of the city and at the start of the busy summer season. The area for the dig is on and around the panoramic, El Mirador, the ‘Balcó del Mediterrani,’ a raised headland overlooking both Poniente and Levante beaches. The area is extremely popular with tourists
and has earned a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ from reviewers on the TripAdvisor website. The initial reaction from tourists and residents of the Costa Blanca town was scathing, particularly on social media, with many people questioning the timing of the work and expressing disappointment that they will not be able to enjoy one of the most beautiful and peaceful viewpoints in the area
for the summer period. The excavation, which is partly funded by the European Union, is to substantiate previous tests, which pointed to the existence of the remains of the structures and dependencies of a castle, which date back to the time of the granting of the City’s Charter of Poblament (Town Charter) in 1325. The fortification was apparently destroyed by cannon fire
200 years ago. Whilst the timing of the work has proven to be at the height of the tourist season, according to the terms of the European subsidy, the project must be concluded before November 15. In addition to the archaeological aspect, it is planned that there should be some improvements made to the area and work will take place to reinforce the Levante side rock face from erosion.
A YOUNG man aged 30 years died last Saturday morning when the motorcycle he was riding left the carriageway of the road going through the quarry located in Villajoyosa (Alicante).
Trafficking TWO Algerian detainees in the immigration centre in Valencia have been charged with offences relating to organising the shipping of illegal immigrants into Spain. Seventeen migrants were allegedly charged €600 each to be transported to Spain.
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THE mayor of Benidorm Antonio Peréz has promised to complete a new green belt circling the popular destination, which will include a programme of tree planting together with the allocation of areas designated solely for the use of sports and leisure.
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RENFE, the Spanish train opera t o r, h a s a n n o u n c e d t h a t throughout the summer season there will be three trains each day to and from the Gandia Beach area, allowing tourists and locals to travel directly to the beach by rail from Valencia Nord Station.
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Fake rain AT the Institut Valencià d’Art M o d e r n ( I VA M ) , o n e o f t h e ideas currently being pursued is the installation of an outdoor 18-metre artificial cloud. Designed by the collective of architects Aranea, the concept will generate fresh cloud cover and even rain to fight the hot summer.
Indicator use THE National Police has launched a Twitter campaign, encouraging drivers to use their indicators to warn other drivers which way they intend to travel. Helpfully and possibly tongue-in-cheek, they have included a picture of an indicator arm in case drivers were not aware of what it is used for.
Waste water A REPORT presented by a Valencian company at a major conference in the Netherlands has revealed that orange peel vastly increased the production of biogas in the treatment of w a s t e w a t e r. T h e p u l p a n d residue apparently contains an important antimicrobial agent, D-Limonene, which increases the natural reactions required to make biogas.
Summer help S AV E T H E C H I L D R E N , t h e International charity, has again launched its summer school in the Valencia region, designed to provide activities and shelter to 600 children from deprived backgrounds who would otherwise be left alone whilst parents were at work during the long summer holidays.
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REVELRY: The Battle of Wine sees attendees douse each other with the drink.
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Booze battle THIS picture of revellers being doused with wine comes as northern Spain’s La Rioja region prepares to celebrate a festival themed around the drink on Saturday. The Battle of Wine takes place in the Riscos de Bilibio area of the region every year. Between 30,000 and 40,000 litres are used during the festival, according to estimates from organisers. The fiesta begins with a procession of its participants at 9am. Attendees carry jugs, bottles and other containers filled with red wine
to the Hermitage of San Felices de Bilibio. They are led into the battle by the mayor of Haro on horseback. Revellers then throw wine over one another until they are soaked before returning to Haro for more celebrations in the Plaza de la Paz. Mock bullfights featuring calves that are not killed are among the activities which take place during the rest of the day. The fiesta grew out of an annual pilgrimage in honour of San Felices de Bilibio which began during the
Beaches closed BENIDORM beaches were closed for a time last Sunday after Portuguese Man O’ War ‘jellyfish’ were spotted off the coast. The Portuguese Man O’ War is a highly venomous predator, rarely seen off the Costa Blanca, in the Mediterranean Sea. Resembling a jellyfish, each man-of-war is actually a colony of several small individual organisms, which are so closely intertwined that they cannot survive alone. They are covered in venom-filled barbs which are used to paralyse and kill fish and other small creatures. For humans, a man-of-war sting is excruciatingly painful, but rarely deadly. And even dead man-of-wars washed up on shore can deliver a sting. Initially, the authorities banned all swimming, posting red flags on both Levante and Poniente beaches, but lowered this to the warning yellow flag, after a boat search failed to spot any more. Apparently, seven people received minor stings.
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medieval era. The first account of wine being thrown came towards the end of the 19th century. The addition of revelry to the festival was at first controversial, but it became a standard feature by 1949 when it was first referred to as the Battle of Wine. The fiesta began drawing visitors from outside the area and Haro Council secured recognition for it as a festival of interest to tourists in 1965. It received national recognition in 2011.
Fire advice
IN the summer heat it is always worth remembering that there is an increased risk of fire, particularly in the forested areas which surround the towns and cities. Whilst sensible fire prevention precautions should be taken, a particularly useful Facebook Group information page is: @GVA112. This service is provided by the Generalitat Valenciana and details the risk of forest fires in any particular area, any forest fires which are current, as well as providing information from AEMET, the Spanish national weather service. The Facebook site includes general fire prevention and health advice as well as specific advice in the event of a fire near to you. The group’s page also details the work undertaken by the fire service, whether in education, fire prevention or fighting fires in the region. A number of multilingual volunteers work with the group, ensuring your reports and the information are readily understood.
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Thieves apprehended A FAMILY suspected of being prolific thieves have been detained by the Guard Civil of Alicante. The group of five are believed to be responsible for numerous thefts from industrial buildings in the Alicante region and other Costa Blanca areas, and are alleged to have used the details of a dead man to sell stolen materials at recycling centres. The group (mother, father, daughter, sonin-law and brother-inlaw) reportedly focused on the theft of industrial tools, machinery and sheet metal. Police eventually caught up with the suspected perpetrators after they followed a ‘lookout’ who had been acting suspiciously. The car chase resulted in the main crashing into his own house.
Stealing ATMs OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil in Alicante have arrested a multi-national team of suspected criminals in connection with the theft of cash machines across the Valencia and Murcia regions. According to a statement from the Guardia Civil, the four Albanians, two Serbians and a Spaniard are believed to have committed at least nine offences earlier this year. The raids normally took place around dawn, where a gang would initially steal a lorry equipped with a loading crane (onto which would be placed false number plates. Cash machines were approached in the stolen lorry and, using the crane and a number of lifting slings, the ATMs were ripped from the buildings. Other members of the gang are suspected of acting as lookouts. Once those responsible were far enough away from the scene of the initial crime, they would break into the machines and make off with the cash.
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Gazza’s ‘chants’ PAUL GASCOIGNE has been spotted joining in with the raucous chant ‘F*** the Pope and the IRA’ at his own event in a bar in Benidorm. The ex-England midfielder who played for renowned protestant club Rangers held an event called ‘Sash Bash with Gazza’ at the bar named after the club’s football pitch in Glasgow. Rangers’ fans flocked to see the 52-year-old Geordie hero who had been suffering from alcoholism ever since quitting football some 15 years ago, ‘bash’ the sectarian state which had previously allegedly sent him death threats after repeated gestures mocking them. The fines and threats have not deterred him though as he seemed in good voice standing under a picture of the Queen. Some Gazza fans had a go at his management team for letting him go to such a booze up citing his struggles with alcohol, but he is seen with a bottle of water in hand at the bar, so it can only be assumed that he is staying strong and sober.
Trapped in home A DUTCH couple, aged 85 and 80, were discovered in their flat in Altea, lying on the floor and unable to get help for up to two days. The police were notified by a neighbour after she heard a knocking noise coming from the apartment last Friday. On entering, officers found the couple on the floor, dehydrated and in poor health. It is believed they had been like this for at least two days. They were taken to the hospital in Villajoyosa, and social services are providing assistance to them. It is hoped that they will be able to return home in the near future.
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DEMONSTRATIONS: Planned in objection to Bous a la Mar.
Denia protests DEMONSTRATIONS are being planned in Denia to protest against the Annual ‘Bous a la Mar,’ events. Bous a la Mar (Toros al Mar in Spanish) is one aspect of the town’s Santísima Sangre fiesta held each July. The show begins with the entrance of bulls to the ‘semi plaza de Toros’ on Denia’s seafront. The object is to ensure that the bulls chase the participants and falls into the waters of the Mediterranean, before hitting the men.
Once in the water, the bull is led to an exit ramp, installed next to the plaza. This tradition began in 1926 as a funny anecdote, but ended up becoming the hallmark of the festivities and has been declared as of National Touristic Interest. The protestors feel that this practice is barbaric and cruel to the animals and are calling for the event to be banned. There will be two protests, one on July 7 at 6pm and July 10 at midday.
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Fishing boat rescue AUTHORITIES who went to the aid of a fishing boat discovered the vessel contained six men who were attempting to enter Spanish waters. The Guardia Civil and a Maritime rescue unit were called to a fishing boat in distress, 50 km off the coast of Alicante last Friday in the early hours of the morning. On attending they found the six Algerian migrants. The boat was towed into Alicante and after their receiving first aid, the men were handed over to the immigration authorities.
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CALF: Died of unknown causes.
Whale washed up THE carcass of a whale calf was washed up against the harbour wall off Venice Beach in Gandia port on Saturday Officers from the Local Police attended and after confirming that the calf had died, actioned their agreed procedure for remov-
ing the body from the area. Councillor Miguel Angel Picornell has c onfirme d t he ani m al di ed of unknown c a us e s a nd t hat speci al i st s f r om t he Oceanogràfic de València are expected to find out the causes of the whale’s death.
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IN an ongoing trial, a prosecutor in Valencia has asked the court to impose a term of four years imprisonment on a novice driver, who is accused of killing a woman whilst allegedly driving drunk, drugged and with her arm in a sling. The incident happened in 2016, when the defendant
Accident sick boast lost control of the car she was driving and collided with an oncoming quad bike, fatally injuring a woman and seriously injuring her husband. Tests by the police later re-
vealed that she had taken cocaine and was over the drinkdrive limit. It was also noted that she had only held a driving licence for four months before the accident. The defendant reportedly later boasted on social media ‘hahaha, that was me.’ The case continues.
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Dulcesol becomes Vicky Foods THE Valencian firm of Dulcesol is changing its name to Vicky Foods in honour of its founder Victoria Fernández. The family-run baking com-
pany, which employs over 2,000 people in the Costa Blanca North region has factories in Gandia and Villalonga. This year the firm is expected to
have a revenue of over €350 million, markets its products in more than 50 countries, including Portugal, Algeria (where it also has a production plant),
DULCESOL: The family-run company employs over 2,000 people in the Costa Blance North.
Murder conviction A MAN and a woman have been sentenced to a total of over 27 years in prison for the murder of a person who allegedly dealt in stolen property. At the Provincial Court in Valencia, the defendants claimed they had been selling stolen objects to the deceased, such as mobile telephones or computers. As they knew that he used to have money with him, one of the co-accused took the victim to the house they were reportedly squatting in, on Carrer Pianista Iturbi in Valencia, with the intention of robbing him. The man was convicted of murder, robbery and desecration of a corpse and sentenced to a total of 18 years and four months in prison. The woman was convicted of being an accomplice to the murder and robbery and sentenced to seven years and six months in prison. She had claimed that she was not present when the actual murder took place, but admitted assisting in the disposal of the body. The couple was also ordered to pay a fine of €1,200, and €90,500 compensation to the deceased’s two children.
Morocco, Italy, France and the United Kingdom and soon will be expanding into the United States and Chinese markets. The company is also diversifying into the organic and veg-
an markets, with the company’s purchase of Ecoiberope. Whilst the name Dulcesol will continue, Rafael Juan, CEO of the company and the son of the founding couple ex-
plained: “The new name for the group of companies is a tribute to the matriarch, Victoria Fernández. The idea is to group all the brands under the one umbrella.”
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POLICE in Alicante seized 55,000 illegally held firecrackers in one raid, during the run up to l a s t w e e k ’s F o g u e r e s F i esta. The seizure was made during a check on a store after Local Police officers were detailed to clamp down on illegal pyrotech-
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ILLEGAL: Firecrackers seized.
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nics being sold in the runup to the fiesta. The raid on the premises in Carrer Juan de Juanes in Alicante revealed the firecrackers were being stored in 2,750 boxes, ready for distribution throughout the city. The sale of these fireworks is strictly regulated and vendors have to have a permit for their sale. The fireworks are popular during the Fogueres and San Juan celebrations and legal vendors will often set up booths to sell them. The owner of the premises faces a hefty fine.
Attempted murderer arrested AGENTS from the National Police have arrested a man, aged 51 years, for allegedly assaulting two men in a bar in Benidorm. A c c o r d i n g t o t h e P o l i c e , t h e a rrested man after entering a bar in the town had become upset and confronted various customers. Two men, who knew the suspect,
tried to talk to him and reassure him, but he became more agitated and he started to fight the men, with punches being thrown. At one point, the assailant allegedly took a knife from the pocket of his trousers with which he caused various cuts on the face and neck of one of the victims. The second victim tried to inter-
vene and to defend his friend, but he also received several cuts. The victims were able to identify their assailant and after mounting a covert surveillance operation he was arrested last week. T h e m a n r e m a i n s i n c u s t o d y, charged with attempted murder and will appear in court.
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Son’s attempted matricide THE Supreme Court in Spain has convicted Enrique Blasco of the attempted murder of his mother after he allegedly
tampered with a gas valve in her house in order to suffocate her. He will serve nine years in prison.
Police were alerted to the Blasco residence where Enrique was taking care of his mother in his sisters’ absence. The neighbours were first to report the smell of gas. Enrique later declared that he had not noticed the smell and was having problems with the boiler. The police however noted that Enrique did not answer the door for 10 minutes after officers had arrived and had started to engage him. They claimed there was a distinct sound of velcro coming from behind the door when he eventually opened up, which was later deemed to be a means by which to seal off the room so that no oxygen would enter. Mrs Blasco had Alzheimer’s and was reportedly unaware of the situation taking place. The court came to the conclusion that Enrique was prepared to take his own life as well as his mother’s. He was sentenced to jail and his appeal was rejected.
ANDORRAN authorities are investigating Barcelonabased business group Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) for allegedly paying bribes amounting to €434 million to dignitaries in Latin America between 2010 and 2014. The multinational construction hegemon is accused of concealing a payment scheme in its contracts with Panamanian lawyer Mauricio Cort, who was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in the Odebrecht Plot last year. Cort reportedly played a pivotal role in both companies’ alleged
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FCC under investigation for bribery transgressions as is shown by numerous large payments tracked back to them in the BPA’s (Banca Privada d’Andorra) records. He apparently received in excess of €17 million for each contract he undertook with the FCC. Whilst the FCC have covered their tracks by
using intermediaries to process potentially incriminating transactions, the investigating bodies consider them beneficiaries and thus will continue to look into payments made to high-ranking figures such as the children of Ricardo Martinelli, former president of Panama.
Two men hurt in falls in Ibiza THE men were both seriously injured after two separate falls within the space of three hours in the Roca Llisa and Platja d’en Bossa areas. The first occurred at 1am when a 43-yearold Frenchman fell whilst walking. He suffered a fractured vertebrae and was transferred by 062 to the Nuestra Señora del
Rosario Polyclinic. The second incident happened at around 5am when a 53-year-old from Austria fell from a height of around one-metre suffering a spinal injury. He was rushed to the same clinic where both men are being treated by the Neurosurgery unit.
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Six men accused of death over a fighting cock MALAGA prosecutors have accused six men of the murder of a man over the theft of a prize fighting cock. The judge has called for a total of 100 years in prison for the men for the crime of murder, three of them as the perpetrators and three of illegal possession of weapons. The murder took place in February 2017 in the city of Malaga where the attackers and the victim got into an argument over the theft of a fighting cock. The group of men, thought to all have family ties went in search of the victim with the intention of killing him. Five of the men carried weapons and it is thought the sixth man was the supplier of the firearms. Upon finding the man they shot him up to nine times, mostly in the back. The three accused of com-
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SIX MEN: Are accused of murder of a man over a fighting cock.
mitting the shooting have been recommended that they are to serve 18 years for the crime, with another man as accessory to murder which holds a sentence of 15 years. The other two men are al-
leged accomplices which carries a jail term of nine years. They are all to be sentenced for illegal possession of a firearm which is an extra two years on top of the initial
request. They will also be instructed to pay a total of ₏372,000 to the deceased’s family. The case has been passed to the Popular Court of Malaga for sentencing.
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Missing 74-year-old found on roof MARIA HEREDIA TORRES had been missing for two days before she was found of the roof of a housing block in Malaga City. She suffers from severe Alzheimer’s and it is thought she became disorientated and made her way up onto the roof where she fell and couldn’t get back up again. She is now recovering at home with her family after the ordeal.
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Tourists warned to ‘check their change’ THE Guardia Civil has reissued a notice to tourists to keep a look out for Egyptian and Mexican currency working its way into Spanish circulation. The Mexican Five Peso coin and the Egyptian Pound coin are very similar to the Two Euro coin and on first look the difference would go unnoticed. However the number of ‘foreign’ coins making their way into circulation at the A COURT in Sevilla which specialises in cases of violence against women remanded in custody a 20-year-old male for allegedly attacking his 15-year-old girl friend. Officers from the National Police and emergency services were called to a street in the city after a man was seen to smash a girl’s head against a shop window, breaking the glass. Whilst paramedics attended to the girl, the officers chased a suspect through the
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country’s tourist hotspots has increased over the past week according to officials. Tourists are being asked to inspect their change when purchasing items to make sure they don’t receive one of the coins unintentionally. The Mexican Peso is only worth 24 cents whereas the Egyptian Pound coin is only worth five cents. TOURISTS: Are being warned to look out for the coins entering circulation.
Violent attack streets until they caught him. The girl who suffered serious injuries to her head and shoulder including a
broken nose is reported to have said that she had known the man for two years and had gone out with him, but that night he had seen her with friends and attacked her. Although there is no prior history of arrest for violence, the court decided after interviewing witnesses that the alleged assault was so serious that the young man, whose family come from the Dominican Republic, would be held without bail until the trial.
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BREXIT BRIEF
Going round in circles DONALD TUSK warned that it was “a political reality” that Britain is wasting its breathing space granted in April. The EU chief said that Brexit could become “even more exciting” owing to “some personnel decisions” in London, an indirect reference to the likelihood of negotiating with Boris Johnson should he win the Tory leadership race. “But nothing has changed when it comes to our position,” he added. Although Brussels is willing to listen to the views and suggestions of Theresa May’s successor, the president of the European Council and other EU leaders attending the EU summit warned that the withdrawal agreement the thenprime minister took back with her to London was final. The Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, echoed the Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar’s assertion during the summit that the EU “was hostile” to a further extension of the UK’s membership beyond October 31, unless the government’s red lines changed or a general election or second referendum were called. “But only in that case. We’re not going to renegotiate if nothing changes because that would go around in the same circles.”
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A voice for the north By Joe Gerrard CAMPAIGNERS calling for a second referendum hope to correct the ‘distorted’ impression of northern voters. Focusing on the area where so many Labour supporters voted to leave Europe, they hope to put pressure on Jeremy Corbyn for a ‘Final Say’ vote. T h e P e o p l e ’s Vo t e N o r t h campaign which recently launched in Leeds, hopes to give northern voters a louder voice in the Brexit debate and reverse the clichéd image of northerners who all think and act the same and support Brexit. “A destructive Brexit will affect our region first and worst with a £40 billion hit to our economy that will see our f a m i l i e s s u ff e r, o u r j o b s g o , our schools and hospitals d a m a g e d , ” a P e o p l e ’s Vo t e North spokesperson said.
GIVING VOICE: Brexit protesters in London.
Labour MPs from northern constituencies who back Peop l e ’s Vo t e N o r t h i n c l u d e Hillary Benn, who chairs the Commons Brexit committee, P h i l Wi l s o n , t h e a r c h i t e c t o f the plan to engineer parliamentary support for another referendum and Bridget Phillipson, MP for Houghton and Sunderland North.
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The 1,000-strong Leeds rally was addressed by former footballers John Barnes and Peter Reid, athletics world champion Steve Cram and exC o r r i e s t a r, D e n i s e We l c h a s well as politicians. This was the first in a series of ‘Let Us Be Heard’ rallies that will be held nationwide this summer.
No pedigree problems IBERIA has passed its ‘Spanishness’ test. A n t o n i o n Va z q u e , president of IAG, announced that the Spanish airline would not lose its right to operate in t h e E u ro p e a n U n i o n after a ‘no deal’ Brexit. AEG, which also owns Vueling, British Airways, Aer Lingus and Level, was asked l a s t A p r i l t o p re s e n t contingency plans to Spain, Ireland, France and Austria. All have been approved by the respective governments, although the last word goes to the European Commission.
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THE WEEK IN POLITICS
High price for 42 seats THE PSOE asked PodemosUnidos to accept that there will be no coalition. The party emerged from the April 28 general election with 124 of the 176 seats necessary for a parliamentary majority. The PSOE’s presidential candidate Pedro Sanchez needs the 42 seats won by Unidos Podemos - the left-wing Podemos and Izquierda Unida alliance - but in return, Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias wants ministries or a vice-presidency. Sanchez’s offer of intermediate ministerial posts is not what Iglesias wants, but insiders say that nobody trusts Iglesias to toe another party’s line. Warning bells sounded last May when the PodemosUnidos members of the Mesa de Parlamento - the Speaker and representatives from the principal parties - voted against barring remanded Catalan MPs from taking their seats in the
PEDRO SÁNCHEZ: Needs the seats won by the alliance Unidos Podemos led by Pablo Iglesias.
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national parliament. This, it was felt, could be a sign of things to come, confirming the PSOE hierarchy’s desire to keep Iglesias at arm’s length. The PSOE’s Organisation Secretary, Jose Luis Abalos, confirmed that if necessary Sanchez will go to the Investiture debate without having obtained sufficient backing to form a government. Should that fail, he will have another two months to try again or call another election, something that no party wants but which, paradoxically, could finally benefit Sanchez.
FOREIGN MINISTER Josep B o r r e l l h e a d e d t h e P S O E ’s voting list in the European elections, although his future in Brussels is still undefined. Borrell leaves the Ministry this coming Friday and told
Damage limitation CIUDADANOS leader Albert Rivera maintained the French president Emmanuel Macron congratulated him on Cs’ recently-made pacts. This news caused a stir as Rivera’s centre-right party has refused to isolate the ultra-Right party Vox with the cordon sanitaire used in France to exclude extremists. Instead it joined Spain’s Partido Popular in pacts with Santiago Abascal’s party to take over regional and local governments, earning criticism at home and abroad. A defensive Rivera recently insisted in Brussels, “Macron and the Elysee Palace support our pacts and congratulated us.” Elysee Palace sources contacted by the Spanish daily El Pais contradicted Rivera’s version. “We do not confirm this information, which is inexact. There has been no public or private declaration in this respect,” the sources insisted. In Brussels, a Macron aide declared to a hundred reporters, “The president has not congratulated Ciudadanos for these actions, nor anything like it.” Ciudadanos later clarified in an official communique that Rivera was referring to congratulations from Macron’s party, La Republique en Marche, “not Macron in his role as president of the Republic.”
reporters that any future post was “subordinate to the project” although it is known that Borrell wants one of the top jobs. He was president of the European Parliament be-
tween 2004 and 2007, but f o l l o w i n g B o r r e l l ’s g o o d showing in the European elections, Madrid hopes that the time has come for Spain to take a more prominent role in Brussels.
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Yobs corner nudist THE Guardia Civil arrested five men for harassing a woman on a Cullera (Valencia) nudist beach. The woman was heading for the car park when five men, aged between 45 and 50, allegedly began to pester her with insulting sexual innuendos.
They cornered her as she drew level with them and began to abuse her, the woman maintained, but she reached the car park, seeking help from her partner. The five men then got into their own vehicle, manoeuvring
abruptly and allegedly attempting to run her down. The five men were later identified thanks to the description the woman gave the Guardia Civil and four were found to have police records. All now face sexual abuse charges.
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Embassy assailants’ plea for freedom AFTER allegedly breaking into the North Korean Embassy in Madrid on February 22 and harassing, gagging and beating officials, the Free Joseon (Free Korea) group is now hoping that Spain will drop the charges pinned on them. An alleged member of the seven man group now based in the USA gave an interview on Fox news declaring the assailants ‘heroes’ for their bravery and commitment in an effort to help North Korean nationals working in the embassy to defect. They were however unsuccessful in their efforts as none of the diplomats
left with the gang. Hong Chang, the leader of the Free Joseon group was hoping to escape prosecution and extradition for the criminal acts committed under Spanish law. His lawyer argued that ‘political acts’ such as these are exempt from extradition sentences and persecution in Western democracies. North Korea holds a very different view of what Chang and his accomplices were doing in the embassy. They filed complaints of missing technology and urged the United States to charge them with stealing confidential information.
300 rescued last weekend SALVAMENTO MARITIMO picked up 280 migrants from eight boats last weekend in the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea. Fifty-three people were rescued in the Strait on Saturday and another 90, including sever-
al pregnant women, in the Alboran Sea. On Sunday Maritime Rescue boats picked up 137 people, including three babies, in the Alboran Sea. Sixty-two were taken to Motril (Granada) but the remainder stayed aboard as their
rescue boat searched for another patera. At the time of writing the Salvamar Spica rescue boat and an Air Force plane were still searching for the other boat, believed to have 26 people aboard, Maritime Rescue sources said.
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New residency requirements LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics.
While there are new rules for British nationals applying for residency in Spain, there will be no change to the right and status of EU nationals living in the UK, nor UK nationals living in the EU, while the UK remains in the EU. As an EU citizen it is now mandatory to register as a resident if you intend on living in Spain for more than three months. You must register in person at the Oficina de Extranjeros (immigration office) - visit: http://www.seat.mpr.gob.es/portal/servicios/extranjeria/extranjeria_ddgg.html for regional offices - or a designated police station, which you can find at: https://www.policia.es/docu mentacion/oficinas/oficinas_extran.html You must make an appointment online before going to your local office or station, which can be done on the Spanish public administration website: https://sede.administracione spublicas.gob.es/icpplus/index.html When making your appointment you must select the province where you live and then the option ‘certificados UE’ and follow the instructions. You take the following documents with you to your appointment: Passport or other identity document (not expired) Official form (EX-18), two copies, filled and signed by the UE national. In addition, you will need other documents, depending on your situation: • (employed) - contract of employment or other proof of your employment status. • (self-employed) - proof of registration in the register of economic activities or other proof of your employment status. • (not employment in Spain) - Proof of: health cover valid in Spain; sufficient means to support yourself and your family. • (pensioners) - provide proof of public health cover. • (students) - proof of your registration in an educational establishment; proof of public or private health cover; formal declaration that you have sufficient means to support yourself during your stay. *You will be issued with a credit-card sized residence certificate which will include your name, address, nationality, NIE number, and date of registration. *The old A4 residence certificates are still valid, and you do not need to apply for a creditcard sized alternative unless your circumstances change, for example you move house. But you can if you want to, at any time. *After five years of being registered as a resident, you can apply for a certificate of permanent residence in Spain. The card will be similar, but state that you are a ‘residente permanente.’ This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice. If in any doubt, seek professional help.
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Wolf pack guilty of rape says Spain’s Supreme Court FIVE members of the infamous Wolf Pack have been found guilty of rape after the Supreme Court overturned a previous decision. The defendants have been jailed for 15 years each and been forbidden from contacting or approaching the victim for 20 years. They will also have to pay her €100,000 compensation. A regional court had acquitted the men of rape, but convicted them of the lesser charge of sexual assault. José Ángel Prenda, Alfonso Cabezuelo, Antonio Manuel Guerrero, Jesús Escudero and Ángel Boza were originally given nine years each, plus five years’ probation and ordered to pay €10,000 each to the woman. Their victim, who was 18
at the time, appealed the decision, as did the defendants, who called themselves ‘the Wolf Pack’ in a social media messaging group. The men raped the woman in a doorway in the early hours of the morning at the 2016 San Fermin festival. A rape charge in Spain requires the victim to show there was evidence of intimidation or violence. The lower court decided the woman was passive and did not struggle. But the Supreme Court has decided otherwise. In its judgement the court said that the victim had been subjected to “a genuinely intimidating scenario in which she never consented to the sexual acts perpetrated by the accused. “This intimidating situa-
tion led the victim to adopt an attitude of submission, doing what the perpetrators told her to do, despite the distress and intense strain… The accused took advantage of this to commit acts against the victim’s freedom, among them at least 10 sexual assaults.” These included rape. In a tweet, Spain’s acting deputy prime minister and equalities minister, Carmen Calvo, said that this decision “recognised the credibility of the victim.” She added that the decision was compatible with a governmental proposal to change the law. The convicted men can appeal to the Spanish Constitutional Court and then the European Court of Justice.
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IN EUROPE: Listeriosis is said to be under-diagnosed.
Listeriosis spreading THE European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have issued a statement saying they believe Listeriosis, an infection usually resulting from poor food hygiene, is vastly under-diagnosed in Europe. Listeria monocytogenes, the bacterium often responsible for gastroenteritis is under close surveillance in the Instituto de Salud Carlos III and the Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal in Madrid. They have published
an academic journal article together demonstrating a rise in hospitalisations for the disease. Some of which are serious cases of septicaemia, meningitis and even death. Some 23 million Europeans reportedly get sick from food related illnesses per year, causing concern for the World Health Organisation (WHO). The EU has taken measures to try to quell the spread of food contaminants such as one new
regulation introduced in February that requires seeds, unpasteurised fruit and vegetable juices to be more rigorously tested for Listeria monocytogenes. Young and elderly people with deficient immune systems are more at risk of contracting the disease. The collaborative article ‘Eurosurveillance’ found that over half of all cases of listeriosis were recorded in those suffering from some sort of immunosuppressive disease.
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CARLOS BAOS WE CAN HELP YOU WE have received a number of enquiries from clients (many of them expatriates) who purchased real estate properties in Spain off-plan and who lost all of their money because the de-
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Purchase of multiple properties off-plan veloper never built them. As we have stated in a number of previous articles, these buyers can recover their money and deposits paid either from the developer, or from the bank that guaranteed the money or which granted a bank guarantee
in respect of the build. They could also recover their money from the bank, if there was no bank guarantee in place, if the bank received the money from the purchasers, without asking the developer to guarantee these amounts, as required by law 57/68, through bank guarantee or insurance policy. Investors exclusion of the application of law 57/68 One of the excuses most used by banks in Spain, (noted in the latest case law of the Supreme Court), is that certain buyers who lost their money are not protected by law 57/1968, because they are speculators, real estate investors, or acquired the properties for commercial purposes, etc. In this regard, we should point out: 1. The protection of Law 57/1968 is very broad, as it states in Article 1, ‘the purchase of property intended for home or family residence, must be
subject to guarantee if it is to be used on a permanent basis or as a seasonal residence, accidental or circumstantial…’ Therefore, even if it is a property that is going to be used sporadically, the buyer is protected by this law. 2. Agreement between the parties and what was agreed in the contract As stated in the judgement of the Supreme Court, dated 1/6/2016 number 360/2016, even if it was a sale excluded from law 57/68, because the buyer was a real estate investment company, and its objective was eventual resale of the property, nothing would prevent the parties from agreeing and making applicable to the sale the protection of the law and in such a case they should be able to require the bank to return the money. Therefore, if you or a company that you represent purchased a property and lost the money,
but in the contract with the developer it was agreed that your money would be guaranteed by a bank, then the bank could be responsible for returning the lost money to you, in certain circumstances which would require study of the specific case involved. 3. Purchase of several properties It is generally accepted that banks and many judges understand that when the same person (or entity) purchases several properties, it is necessarily a speculative purchase not protected by the guarantees of law 57/68. In this sense, we would like to highlight the decision number 73/2019 of the Provincial Court of Alicante, dated: 01/24/2019, in which the Appeal Court noted that although it is true that the protection of law 57/68 is not applicable to property purchases for speculative purposes or by investors,
there may be exceptions. In this case the court noted that the purchaser was a retired man who bought three properties and the court understood that there were indications that he could have acquired them for his three children and in addition the bank did not prove that the buyer was an investor or speculator, nor were the properties purchased for professional purposes. The court therefore ruled that the bank was liable to repay the money lost in this case. Therefore, if you lost money in the purchase of properties from a developer in Spain and do not know if you can claim or not, we recommend that you obtain advice from an expert lawyer, contact us and we will help you. The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice and simply transmits information related to legal issues.
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Do you know where you are domiciled? Are you sure? For British expatriates, understanding domicile is an important element of estate planning. It is domicile, not residence, that determines your liability for UK inheritance tax. Domicile is a complex and incredibly adhesive UK common law concept. The basic rule is that a person is domiciled in the country in which they have their permanent home - regarded as your ‘homeland’. However, you can remain UKdomiciled even after living abroad for many years. There are three types of domicile under English law: • Domicile of origin - where a child takes their father’s (or single/ unmarried mother’s) domicile (not necessarily their country of birth). • Domicile of dependence - applies to women married before 1974 (whose domicile will mirror their husband’s) as well as minors and other legal dependents. • Domicile of choice - acquired by moving permanently to
By James Johnson, Blevins Franks another country. While changing domicile is possible, this needs to be a carefully considered process as there are no set rules - much depends on your particular circumstances and intentions. If challenged by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the onus is on you - or, rather, your heirs - to prove you were non-UK domicile at the date of death. Changing domicile To acquire a domicile of choice you must be physically present
and tax resident in your new country, intend to live there permanently, and not foresee any reason to return to the UK. You need to sever as many ties as possible with the UK, as HMRC will look for any indication that you see Britain as your homeland and may return one day. Stating in your will that you wish to be buried in the UK, for example, could work against you. Even if you adopt a domicile of choice outside the UK, it can take up to four years to shed a UK domicile for inheritance tax purposes. HMRC may treat you as UK-domiciled if you: • were UK resident for 15 of the last 20 tax years • return to Britain for more than a year (if the UK is your domicile of origin and place of birth) • move to a third country - until you can demonstrate you have established a new domicile of choice.
1,000 police officers in drugs raid
RAID: Huge police operation in Barcelona.
MORE than 1,000 police officers took part in a massive antidrugs operation that led to 50 arrests in Barcelona. Regional force Mossos d’Esquadra were joined by National Police and the city’s Guardia Urbana as they targeted criminals in the Raval district. They searched 35 homes, warehouses and other premises, including a restaurant. They found three kilos of heroin, two
kilos of cocaine, 2,180 pills of illicit drugs, cash and knives, according to the head of the Mossos in Ciutat Vella, Antoni Sànchez. The arrests made are a major blow against the drugs underworld. Police say they represent a group that had moved into a vacuum left when 15 ‘narcoflats’ were raided and 30 people arrested last year. Police say the new network
consisted mainly of people of Pakistani origin who normally made a living selling drinks in the street and popularly known as ‘lateros.’ Investigators say they had taken advantage of the disappearance of the ‘narcoflats’ where drugs were sold and consumed - to become one of the main groups selling drugs on the promenade and leisure areas of Ciutat Vella.
The effect of domicile on inheritance taxes Anyone who is deemed UKdomiciled is liable to 40% inheritance tax on their worldwide assets (since April 2017, this includes all UK residential property). There is an individual tax-free allowance of £325,000, transferable to your spouse or civil partner, plus a £125,000 ‘family home allowance’ (increasing to £150,000 this April and £175,000 in April 2020). As well as UK tax, you could be liable to Spanish succession tax. However, in most cases the UK would give credit for the tax paid overseas to avoid double taxation on the same asset. Non-UK domiciles are only liable to UK inheritance tax on assets situated in the UK.
change of domicile, or there is a significant amount of UK inheritance tax at stake, take specialist, personalised advice. Whether or not you have UK domicile status, there are tax planning arrangements available to reduce your liabilities to inheritance and other taxes. Blevins Franks are experts in this area and will help you establish your domicile status, how inheritance tax interacts with Spanish succession tax, and what steps you can take to minimise unnecessary taxes for your heirs. 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; individuals should seek personalised advice.
The best approach Domicile is a complex area, particularly for inheritance tax purposes. If you are looking to claim
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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Simon Manley creating our future together.
CELEBRATING TOGETHER: The strong links that unite the UK and Spain.
EWN celebrates Queen’s birthday at the Embassy in Madrid BRITISH Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, extolled the excellent relationship between the UK and Spain, both inside and outside the EU, at a special ceremony last week. He said, “We must create our future together,” during his last celebration of the Queen’s birthday in Madrid, as his six years in Spain comes to an end in August. More than 700 people celebrated the strong links that unite the UK and Spain at the Queen’s Birthday Party, a party to celebrate the 93rd birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, who in 2019 also celebrates 67 years as sovereign. The party took place in the British Ambassador’s official residence in Madrid under the banner of ‘Creating our future’ and brought together personalities from the worlds of politics, business and society, such as the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Pedro Duque; the Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel Maria Oliver; the Congressional spokesperson for Ciudadanos, Inés Arrimadas; and the Vice-President of Banco Santander, Matías RodríguezInciarte. In his welcome address, HMA Simon Manley underlined the excellent ties between both countries and called for the continuation of this special relationship in the future. “We have shared challenges such as climate change, the ageing population, Islamist terrorism and the digital revolution. Inside or outside the European Union we have to tackle them together,” emphasised the Ambassador. Spain and the UK have trade flows of more than €62,000 million per year. More than 300,000 UK nation-
Simon and Maria Isobel cut the cake.
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Michel and Steven Euesden with Simon Manley and his wife, Maria Isobel.
All fields were represented at the event. als live in Spain and nearly 200,000 Spaniards live, study and work in the UK. Academic ties and the collaboration between security forces in the fight against drug trafficking and terrorism are also very strong.
EWN owners Michel and Steven Euesden were personal guests of British Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, at the illustrious celebrations of his six years in residence in honour of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday. The Euesdens were among 700 plus people honoured with an invitation to a reception and party in Madrid last Thursday, during which the Ambassador praised the strong relationship between Spain and Britain and thanked the Spanish Forces for their continued efforts in the safekeeping of the population of Spain. Michel said: “We are proud to be British and so thankful to be living in Spain. What a brilliant combination, a fantastic community, fabulous mixture.” The guests joined Simon Manley and his wife Maria Isobel as they marked the last time he will celebrate the Queen’s birthday as Ambassador. Wishing the Queen a happy birthday, Michel added: “The British Ambassador Simon Manley and his fantastic team throughout Spain have done the Queen proud. “Congratulations to the Embassy and Consulate, who have really shown our Spanish friends how to party.”
Simon Manley talking to Pedro Duque.
This was the last Queen’s Birthday Party in Madrid for Simon Manley who, in August, will hand over to the new Ambassador Hugh Elliott, who has been Director of Communication in the Government’s Department for
Exiting the EU, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. “I am grateful to the Spanish people for their collaboration and help, and I confess that this has been the best job of my life,” adds Manley.
The video summary of the party is available on YouTube and the photos can be downloaded from Flickr. Using the hashtag #QBPMadrid2019 on Twitter and Instagram you can see everything related to the party. The Embassy has just launched its official Instagram channel @ukinspain.
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JAILED: Defendants were both imprisoned by Sevilla court.
Toddler killer jailed By Dilip Kuner A MAN who brutally battered his partner’s 18-month-old toddler son to death has been jailed for more than 27 years. A jury at Sevilla Provincial Court found Ezequiel TR guilty of continually maltreating and eventually murdering the defenceless child. They had heard that on April 23, 2016, the guilty man took the 18-month-old to his room when he started crying. As he would not stop, the murderer grabbed him by the arms and brutally shook him, then hit his
head three times against a flat surface. The child died a few hours later. Now Ezequiel TR has been jailed for a total of 27 years, seven months and 15 days at a sentencing hearing. The victim’s mother, Isabel RM, has been imprisoned for four years, seven months and 15 days after being found guilty of mistreating both the toddler and her elder son, who was three years old at the time. In addition, the convicted will have to compensate the surviving child €130,000 for the death of his brother and another €2,000 for ill-treatment.
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Suspect ‘killed ex’ THE ex-partner of a woman found buried under a workshop floor of their shared home has been remanded in custody accused of her killing. Jaume Badiella, 54, is said to have broken down and confessed to being responsible for the death of Mónica Borràs Villaró, 49, when police investigating her disappearance dug up her body. Badiella was watching at the time as officers lifted tiles in his home in Terrassa to make the gruesome discovery. They had used radar to pinpoint the location. Badiella has since invoked his right to silence. He has always denied any responsibility for the disappearance of his former partner last August. He was the one who re-
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A MOTORCYCLIST escaped with a broken leg after being trapped between a taxi and two buses in a Barcelona crash. Twenty people were hurt in the crash which involved two buses, a taxi and the motorcyclist. None of the bus passengers were seriously hurt, although the motorcyclist was taken to hospital for treatment to the fracture. The incident meant that traffic was brought to a standstill in the Plaza de Espanya for a little more than an hour. Apparently, the accident hap-
pened when a taxi braked hard and the motorcycle hit him. A bus was also unable to stop in time and hit the motorcycle and finally another bus crashed into the first. The motorcyclist was sandwiched between the taxi and the first bus. A passenger on the first bus explained that the vehicle braked twice: “Then people started screaming, glass broke. Most of the passengers were sitting because the bus was empty. “I got a wound on my lip because I hit the seat in front of me.”
Lived with corpse ARRESTED: Man has been remanded for the killing of his ex.
ported her missing. Although they were no longer romantically involved, they still shared a two-storey house in the
Catalan town. The suspect maintained that she has stormed out of the house after one of her periodic outbursts that she
received medication for. Police were highly suspicious as she left behind her mobile phone, keys and car behind.
THE grown-up son and daughter of an elderly woman found sealed away in a wardrobe may have been living with the corpse for two years. In a statement to a judge, the son has confessed to smothering his mother then collecting her pension. Police are awaiting forensic reports, but say neighbours in the tiny village of Pozondon (Teruel) - population 45 - had not seen the old lady for two years. Officers from the local council had reported worries about the well-being of the woman to social services two months ago. The two children have been arrested and are under investigation for possible murder and social security fraud.
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Drug lord sentenced to eight years HEROIN kingpin Francisco J avier Jr o r ‘ Ja v i l l o ’ h as been se n t e n c e d t o e ig h t years in prison following his arrest in 2015 for carrying seven kilos of the classA drug. His wife was sentenced alongside him although she received a lesser sentence of three and a half years for acting as an accomplice. In addition to the sentences the pair will be made bereft of €6 million. The National Police have been working this case for several months in A Coruña and Galicia under the leadership o f Ou r e n se ’s an tidrug p r o se c u t o r Mi g u el Ruiz. They caught Javillo and his accomplice Sadullah Unnu ‘Nicol’ at a toll booth on the wa y t o Po r t o n o v o
with the drugs hidden in the bodywork of an Audi A-3. Javillo’s son Miguel Ang el J r w as als o d eta ine d along with 17 other accomplices. The family-run drug busin es s , a s u b s id iary o f its Turkish parent organisation is notorious for smuggling large quantities of heroin into the north of Spain, but they had previously eluded th e p o lic e b y c o n s ta ntly changing vehicles and calling from phone booths. Galician police have authorised searches to be carried out in the known establis h men ts lin k ed to the crime ring. Two weeks ago the Unit of Drugs and Organised Crime (UDYCO) found several firearms and seized €150,000 in cash.
No imminent terrorist threat in Spain assurance THE British Embassy in Madrid has dismissed claims of an increased terror threat level in Spain. The reassurance follows reports on a change in threat level which stemmed from the announcement of ‘Operacion Verano’ in a press release from the Ministerio del Interior last week. The release stated that 40,000 troops will be sent to popular tourist locations in an effort to quell potential terrorist attempts and ‘take full action to obtain information in order to prevent terrorist acts.’ There were no specific terrorist plots mentioned in the release and the interior ministry later made the point that the same number of troops were deployed for the same reasons last summer. The terrorist threat level has remained at four (out of five) since the terror attacks in Barcelona in August 2017. In the wake of the ‘scare’ an Embassy spokesperson said: “There’s been some media reporting about a reported increase in Spain’s terror threat level. We can confirm that there h a s b e e n n o c h an g e to F CO tra v el ad v ic e for S pain. Fo r o u r l a t e s t tra v el a d v ic e , in c lu d in g on s ecurit y, v i si t h t t p s ://ww w. g o v. u k /fo re ig n -tr a ve ladvice/spain”.
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TRAVEL FEARS: Summer tourists could be left stranded after latest strike threats.
Brit travel plans strike chaos BRITISH tourists flying this summer to Spain could have their travel plans ruined after threats of a new wave of strikes by BA pilots over pay. British Airways have announced plans to vote on possible strike action if their pay demands are not met. Three unions which include over 40,000 employees have rejected the latest pay deal offered to them by the company and therefore a vote will take place on whether to enforce strikes throughout the summer.
BA staff have joined forces with fellow unions, Unite and GMB, to tackle their grievances. BA pilots receive an annual salary of £150,000 per year along with an hourly rate whilst in the air. However the union has been in talks with the airline since November last year but talks have since broken down. The latest offer from the airline has been deemed as ‘too little, too late’ by the union.
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Two held after alleged dispute POLICE were called to a late night disturbance last Thursday between a couple on the Antonio Machado promenade in the Huelin district of Malaga. As officers arrived they stopped a man who was trying to leave the scene. Upon questioning, the man stated he had been in an altercation with his partner and she had attacked him by biting him and scratching him. The woman was later questioned, and along with witness statements both were arrested and taken into custody. It later emerged the man had a restraining order placed on him for a previous incident with the woman and had therefore breached its terms . They were both taken to a health centre for treatment.
Burglars hit hard times IN the first quarter of 2019 police in Gijón - reportedly the safest region in Spain - have noticed a sharp decrease in burglaries according to their crime statistics base. The 18 per cent drop is relative to the first quarter of last year when 100 homes were broken into. Before April of this year, 82 were recorded. Officials in Gijón claim the reason for the crack-down on crime is due to increased interrogation and investigation on a regional level.
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FEATURE BONFIRES: At midnight, people jump through the fire.
By Dave Proctor ONE of Spain’s biggest fiestas w a s c e l e b r a t e d o n S u n d a y, t h e eve of San Juan. In today’s society, this day does not have much religious significance and has come to be regarded as a celebration of the coming of summer. Many people who live near the coast headed for the beaches and lit bonfires. In popular areas, there was live music and fireworks. But even in remote beach areas, there were groups of friends and families, partying
around the hundreds of bonfires. At midnight, as is the custom, people jumped through the fire and then jumped three waves in the sea. This is a good luck ritual, which according to legend, cleanses the body and the soul. Jumping over the flames and over the waves in the sea is supposed to be a way to wash away evil spirits. Traditions vary from place to place. In some regions, people washed their faces and feet three times in order to be granted three wishes and for a happy 12 months ahead. Bathing at this time is also
San Juan tragedy AN 83-year-old man celebrating San Juan in Torrevieja fell into a bonfire and a nine-year-old boy died after choking on a hot dog during the fiestas in Telde. The Centro de Información y Coordinación de Urgencias (the Information and Coordination Centre of Emergency; CICU) received the urgent call that an 83-year-old man had fallen into the open flames at 12.30am in the morning. The gentleman was initially transferred to the Hospital of Torrevieja and later reportedly to the General Hospital of Alicante for burns and alcohol poisoning. Although the emergency services were able to save the elderly man, they were unable to save the life of a nine-year-old boy who choked to death on a hot dog the same night in a beach bar of San Juan Bautista, in the Canary municipality of Telde. After receiving the warning, two ambulances from the Canary Emergency Services were dispatched, though despite their efforts they were unable to save the boy’s life. The city council of Telde declared 48 hours of official mourning in the municipality and suspended all celebrations.
said to be beneficial for skin complaints. The sight of hundreds and even thousands of people wandering into the water after midnight with the smoke of bonfires created an atmospheric event. As well as the bonfires that burnt continuously, in some areas in particular Valencia, there were also muñecos or dolls that were b u r n t . O r i g i n a l l y, t h e e ff i g i e s were supposed to represent Judas Iscariot but now, the religious relevance seems to have become secondary to the enjoyment factor. Of course, no celebration would be complete without having its own special foods and whilst in the south, it was grilled sardines, on the east coast of Spain, it tended to be special ‘Cocas,’ a sort of mini pizza. The parties lasted well into the
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a fun tradition to kick off the summer
REVELLERS: Gathered all along the Costa Blanca North coastline
small hours and inevitably there was a great deal of work to clear the rubbish and get the beaches back to being in pristine condition. These events took major plann i n g , f o r i n s t a n c e i n Va l e n c i a , alone, there were more than 230
ALFAZ DEL PI: Bonfires are burnt on the beach.
extra police on duty, 221 cleaning workers and 30 members of Civil Protection and fire and health personnel working. Even the transport system worked throughout the night to ferry the revellers home. In inland areas, there was a multitude of other celebrations, including giant water fights and bathing goats. In Britain, before the festival died out in the 19th century, the midsummer festival of the nativity of Saint John’s was actually known as ‘Johnmas’ and involved much feasting and drinking. Saint John’s Day, the feast day of Saint John the Baptist, was established by the Christian Church in the fourth century AD, in honour of the birth of Saint John the Baptist, which the Bible records as being sixth months before that of Jesus.
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ALFRED BOSCH: The Catalan Minister formally apologises to the Mexican people.
Cataluña apologises to Mexican people THE Catalan region of Spain has formally apologised for it’s involvement in the 16th century conquests of the land now known as Mexico. The government of the autonomous region offered the apology despite Spain’s refusal to do so. The apology is in relation to the killings and other offences carried out during the invasion of the area towards the indigenous people. The statement was issued by the Catalan Minister for Foreign Action, Alfred Bosch, during a speech at the National Institute of Indigenous People (INPI). A letter from Mexican president Lopez Obrador asking for resolution from both
the King of Spain as well as Pope Francis prompted the apology. Bosch stated: “What is clear is that the conquest and colonisation introduced discrimination and marginalisation to Mexico.” Bosch’s statement was greatly welcomed by the Mexican president, and goes to further strengthen relations between the country and the Catalan region, with Obrador a public supporter of Cataluña’s independence. However the Spanish government remains steadfast in their refusal to apologise, and went on to condemn the region for their approach.
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Benidorm NEWS More hindrance than help BENIDORM mayor Toni Perez condemned the tourist tax suggested by Ruben Martinez Dalmau, the Generalitat’s new Bioclimate chief. Dalmau, who belongs to Unidos Podemos, has described the tax as “an element of social justice to counteract the pressure of tourism.” The ta x w ould “ a s phyxiate” the industry warned Perez, claiming tha t U nidos Pode mos routinely caused more proble ms ins te a d of solving those that beset the sector.
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A BENIDORM woman, found guilty of deliberately running over her partner, will go to prison for four-and-a-half years. Dismissing her claim that she lost control of the vehicle, an Alicante High Court judge said there were no skid marks or signs that she had tried to change direction. Instead she mounted the 3.5-metre wide pavement and had driven straight at him after a night spent quarrelling. The woman drove off, parking a few hundred metres away, before returning to her partner on realising that he was hurt. There were two passengers in the car, another couple that she and her partner had spent the evening with. The woman refused to give evidence, explaining that the accused was her best friend while the other passenger, her partner, left the car shortly before the accident. He admitted that the accused had said, “That dwarf (sic) is going to find out,” adding, “perhaps she just wanted to give him a fright.” As well as the prison term, the woman must als o p ay € 1 4 0 , 0 0 0 wh ich will be covered by her insurance. It took the victim 291 days to recover from his injury which has left him with life-long after-effects, including a permanently deformed leg, which has made him so selfconscious he no longer wear shorts, the court heard.
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REVENGE: The area where the incident occurred.
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Albir NEWS THE Spanish film director Fernando Gonzalez Molina visited Albir recently to inspect locations for a television series. Accompanied by artistic director Anton Laguna and Globomedia’s Carlos Apolinario, he visited several spots to find settings for the Movistar+ and Globomedia series, Paraiso, set in a fictional Levante town during the 1990s. Gonzalez Molina and Laguna, accompanied by Tourism, Beaches and Environment councillor Luis Miguel Morant visited the Lighthouse and the Sierra Helada national park. “We knew the area because we used to spend the summer here years ago,” revealed Carlos Apolinario. “And what we saw today fits what we are
RESIDENTS and visitors celebrated Nit de Sant Joan (St John’s Night) with a bonfire on Albir beach to celebrate the arrival of sum-
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Searching for paradise
NEW SERIES: Directors and producer visit Albir.
looking for.” Paraiso relates the disappearance of Sandra, Eva and Malena, three 15-year-olds. Javi, Sandra’s younger brother, who believes the po-
lice are looking in the wrong direction, starts his own investigation. Together with friends Quino, Alvaro and Zeta, they discover that whoever took the
Magic night mer and jump three waves
to bring a year of luck. The
girls was not from this world. The team also visited Alfaz’s Old Quarter and a local school, revealing that series will have eight 50-minute episodes and air next year.
event was organised by Alfaz’s Lions Club with bar service and snacks at popular prices and music until 1am.
Coastal tidy-up ENVIRONMENTALIST and civic groups, the town hall and the Sierra Helada national park board recently tidied up its coastal area. Volunteers and the local Scouts group also helped to clear rubbish from the end of
the Albir beach and coves beneath the Sierra Helada cliffs reachable on foot. With the collaboration of the Scorpora diving club and Paddel Surf, the seabed and coves accessible by boat were also cleared of litter. Photo credit: Alfaz town hall
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ALBIR: Spruced up, ready for summer.
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Albir NEWS BLUE FLAGS: Presentation in Cullera.
RACO DE L’ALBIR is one of only six Spanish beaches to receive a Blue Flag for 33 consecutive years. Local mayor Vicente Arques and his Costa Blanca counterparts were given their flags in Cullera (Valencia) where Al-
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Flying the blue flags
bir received four further flags for the Lighthouse route and Museum, the Carabineros Environmental Education Centre (CEA) and the Los Carrascos Landscape and Environmental Interpretation Centre (CIPM).
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MANEC MILL: Mayor, councillors and experts inspected the remains.
Millwheels keep on turning ALFAZ’S Moli de Manec, a watermill built in the 17th century, will function once more thanks to virtual reality. Six mills remain in Alfaz, but only the Manec, a protected Asset of Local Relevance, is municipal property. The town hall and Alicante University are now collaborating on a reconstruction thanks to finance from the EU’s Regional Development Fund (Feder). There are two aspects to the reconstruction, which will cost €250,000,
explained Alfaz’s mayor Vicente Arques. “One will prevent the mill from deteriorating any further, removing rubble and strengthening what remains of the structure,” Arques said. The other phase consists of a virtual reconstruction of the mill. “Potentially this is a great tourist draw clarifying the engineering, including subterranean elements.” Alicante University’s Virtual Heritage Group is collaborating with Alfaz Town Hall, using procedures that will
involve photogrammetry, the science of making measurements from photographs. “We are going to make a record of the structure, detailing the mill’s problems as well as its different construction phases,” said Carolina Frias, an expert from the Municipal Heritage department. “This information will then be used to rebuild all the machinery in 3D so visitors can follow the flow of the water and see how the millstones turned to grind the grain,” she continued.
Film festival’s 31st edition TWENTY short films are competing for the Alfaz’s Film Festival’s Faro de Plata trophy and a first prize of €4,000. A total of 945 films were submitted for the festival’s 31st edition which will be held between July 5 and 14.
As in previous editions, the winner of the Faro de Plata - a silver replica of the Albir lighthouse - automatically enters the short film category at the Premios Goya, Spain’s Oscars. As well as the first, second and third prizes of €4,000,
€2,000 and €1,000, the Huellas Borradas de Mujer group and the Women’s Filmmakers Association CIMA is sponsoring a €500 prize for the best short film directed by a woman. The festival’s principal mission is to promote Spanish cinema and short films in particular, said Alfaz’s Culture councillor, Manuel Casado. “This is the most important cultural event of the year and also the best-promoted from the point of view of tourism,” Casado added.
Cultural collaboration URUGUAYAN artists Washinton Febles Ceriani and Diego Alexandre Asi recently visited Alfaz. Invited to the area by the president of the Costa Blanca Uruguayan Association, Rina Castelucci, they met local councillors to explore avenues for cultural collaboration, the two artists explained.
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Altea NEWS AS they have done for the last 402 years, Altea’s young men dragged a huge tree up to the Church Square. The Festa de L’Arbret was first recorded in 1617 when Altea was granted its town charter and St John’s Day, June 24, was designated as the day when the townspeople had to pay their dues to
their feudal lord, the Marques de Ariza. Saint John’s Day coincides with the summer solstice and for centuries Altea’s men have half-dragged and half-carried the tallest poplar they can find and fell on the banks of the Algar in a pagan ritual bringing fertility, good luck and a good harvest. Once they reached the Plaza de la Iglesia at the top of the town, cooled down by the buckets of water thrown from balconies along the route, the tree - as it always is - was hoisted upright with four ropes.
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Centuries’ old Midsummer ritual
LONG HAUL: Taking the tree up to the Church Square.
This year Altea men were greeted with music and dances in the Plaza from a delegation from Palomar in
Valencia, the only other town in the region with a Festa de L’Arbret, although theirs is held in May.
No longer cramped VERONICA LOPEZ, director general of the Valencian Community’s department of Justice, recently visited the new Justice of the Peace offices. A lte a -born Lope z , fo r m er l y a l ocal councillor, was accompanied by the mayor Jaume Llinares, who expressed satisfaction at the move from cramped quarters on the N-332 main road where parking was
Help with a taxing task
impossible. Near the town centre on the municipal market’s lower floor, the offices - formerly occupied by Altea’s Agricultural Cooperative - are on a turning off the Jaime I shopping street. Now more accessible, the offices have already noticed an increase in the number of enquiries, Llinares said.
MORE than 1,500 residents attended the local tax office for help in making their annual tax declaration. These are due in by the end of the month and the office, which serves the Marina Baja, has so far processed 1,100 tax returns. Local mayor Jaume Llinares and Altea councillors accompanied the head of the regional government’s Economy and Hacienda department Vicent Soler and Sonia Diaz, director of the Valencian Community’s Tax Agency (ATV) to see the office at work. “This Generalitat initiative has been very well-received by residents from other Marina Baja towns although it has been used mainly by Altea residents,” Llinares said. “It is very reassuring to have a tax office with staff who can give expert advice,” added the mayor, who told the Generalitat officials that he hoped the service would also be available in the future.”
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Jalon - Orba Valley NEWS Xalo Resistance to felling healthy trees ALCALALI is fighting European Union and Generalitat directives to fell almond trees endangered by Xylella Fastidiosa. Both insist that felling infected trees and those within a 100-metre radius of an infected tree is the only way to halt the spread of the deadly ‘Ebola for Trees’ bacterium.
So far this strategy has not been successful, argued almond growers in Alcalali, where infected trees were detected on 59 plots of land and a further 129 plots of land fall within the100-metre radius. These trees are vital to the local economy not only as an agricultural resource but also
as a tourist attraction when the trees are in blossom. Growers voted unanimously to ask the mayor, Maribel Molina to request a meeting with Mireia Molla, who heads the Generalitat’s Agriculture department. Both women belong to the Compromis party and the Alcalali growers hope Molla
Class conflict ORBA will have two fewer teachers in September. The regional government’s Education department is closing one of the infants’ classes at Hispanitat d’Orba primary school, leaving one teacher and a support teacher without posts. The news came as a surprise for the school and the parents’ association, who learnt of the Education department decision only a week before the end of term. “They told us in March that there would again be nine classes for the next
Xativa trip THE next U3A Vall del Pop excursion is scheduled for Xativa, home of the Borgias, and Gandia on September 11. The €21 cost includes the coach trip, tourist train up to Xativa Castle and entry to the Ducal Palace in Gandia. The coach leaves Jalon Rastro car park at 9am, returning at around 7pm.
school year,” school sources said. “It is the children who will lose out as the classes for three and four-yearolds will have to be combined,” they warned. “The three-year-olds will be going to school for the first time,” a teacher said. “This is an adaptation period when there should always be a teacher and a support teacher in the classroom.” The parents’ association is now petitioning the Education department, calling for a reversal of its decision.
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BLOSSOM TIME: Tourists flock to Alcalali each spring. will agree to halt the destruction of more healthy almond trees following the disappearance of thousands in the Marina Alta, the Marina Baja
and inland El Comtat. The Alcalali growers now intend to join other Marina Alta towns that are similarly affected by the Xylella Fas-
tidiosa plague and create a local network ‘to collaborate and cooperate’ in preventing the mass felling of healthy trees.
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Calpe SEVENTY-SIX members attended Calpe U3A’s last meeting before the summer break. Calpe U3A’s president Verity Waddell opened the meeting and, after reports from committee members, introduced this month’s speaker, Pedro Domingo from the Spanish Red Cross. He described the help that is available from the Cruz Roja Española for people of all nationalities in the Costa Blanca area. He outlined the various types of Red Cross emergency alert buttons, known in the UK as panic buttons, which function through a landline or the 4G phone system.
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Red Cross brings peace of mind PANIC BUTTONS: Pedro Domingo and Verity Waddell.
More information about this ‘Peace of Mind’ equipment is available on the 678 501 586 Freephone number. Kerry Edwards and Freda Croasdell from the Calpe U3A Travel Team are now taking names for the 13-night Greek island cruise on October 9 2020 with RCI via travel@u3acalpe.org. The next meeting is on September 19 at the usual location, Sol Ifach Hotel, at 10am for 11am.
Tigers told to buzz off CALPE To w n Hall launched its annual campaign to prevent and detect tiger mosquitoes. Between June and October a fumigation company will place traps in different parts of the town in order to calculate both the number of insects and the locations where action is most needed. The experts will also carry out preventive measures throughout the town. T h e l o c a l p o p u l a t i o n ’s cooperation is fundamental in eradicating tiger mosquitoes, the town hall explained, since 90 per cent
of the places where they tend to breed are privately owned. They proliferate where there is stagnant water which has accumulated for more than five days in pets’ drinking bowls or flower planters as well as water deposits and drains. The town hall has recommended that citizens empty recipients whenever possible and asked the local population to contact the authorities whenever they detect the presence of tiger mosquitoes, so sites are identified and appropriate action can be taken.
The town hall has also applied to the regional government for a €3,630 grant to cover the cost of t h i s y e a r ’s e r a d i c a t i o n campaign.
No more water on the beach CALPE Town Hall ordered a building site to stop pumping water o n t o t h e A re n a l - B o l beach. Foundations for two 14-storey tower blocks a re b e i n g d u g b e l o w the water table in Calle Alemania, but a f t e r re c e i v i n g c o m plaints from environmentalists, the town hall asked to see the construction compan y ’s p e r m i t f ro m t h e coastline authority to pump out water and dump it on the beach. The developers have failed to produce this and despite supplying an analysis demonstrating that the water is not polluted, the company has been told to prevent any more of i t f ro m re a c h i n g t h e beach.
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‘Dialogue and mutual respect’ call ANA SALA has been installed as Calpe mayor. Just short of an overall majority for the Partido Popular, Sala was supported in her bid with two votes from the local Ciudadanos party. Sala who took over as deputy mayor prior to the municipal elections on May 26, succeeded former mayor Cesar Sanchez who is now an MP in the national parliament in Madrid.
During the 2015-2015, Sala was councillor responsible for the departments of Territorial Development, Markets, Water, Employment, Sport and Housewives. Once sworn in, the new mayor called for “dialogue, mutual respect, cordiality and a great effort” to reach agreements necessary for Calpe, while pledging to defend the interests of all Calpe residents.
Accident that wasn’t A 21-YEAR-OLD was arrested in Calpe after falsely claiming that his car had been stolen. The badly damaged vehicle was eventually located on Calpe’s Pla Roig urbanisation, where it had also knocked down part of a wall belonging to private property. The car was towed away and taken to the municipal compound, but Guardia Civil investigators began to look more closely into the young man’s story after noticing inconsistencies in his account. After interviewing him once more, the 21-yearold admitted that he had invented the theft to cover up the accident and the damage to the wall in Pla Roig.
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A flying visit THE world’s most famous steam engine, the Flying Scotsman visited the Swanage Railway last March. This month it was spotted here on the Costa Blanca, although not the real one, but the 00 gauge model which was in service this week on one of the
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FLYING SCOTSMAN: As it would have appeared in the mid-1920s.
layouts at the Teulada-based Marina Alta Model Railway Club. The Flying Scotsman was built in Doncaster in 1923 by the LNER to haul express trains between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. In 1928 it became the first lo-
comotive to travel non-stop between the two cities and in 1934 was was the first UK locomotive to reach 100mph. The Marina Alta Model Railway Club recently celebrated its second birthday and meets regularly at its Teulada clubhouse and new members are
welcome to revive their younger passion or experience railway modelling for the first time. “We look forward to seeing you,” said chairman Ross Ord. “Just drop a line to mamr club@gmail.com for more information.”
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WINE GROUP: End-of-term dinner.
Time for a summer break THE Moraira-Teulada U3A Wine Group recently held their end of season dinner. Thanks and a round of applause went to Pat and Brian Clarke, the group leaders, for all their hard work and time spent in organising not just the evening’s dinner, but the entire season of wine tastings. After the summer break the group will be
back together in September. A day trip to Yecla for a tour of Bodegas Castaño during the grape harvest has already been arranged for September 11. The Castaño family are renowned for their Monastrell wines which make up the major part of their yearly output of three million bottles.
A good day’s fishing THE Teulada-Moraira Fishing Club’s latest match was held on section B2 of the River Jucar. Weather conditions were good, with water temperature at a steady 20 degrees, although its colour was rather heavy and dark. Catches were limited to threes and fours, with Mick Owen taking first place with a bag of five fish and a total weight of 8.25 kilos. Malcolm Hunt caught the best fish of the day, a common carp weighing in at 6.65 kilos. Further information is available from from Frank Povey (966 490 338 or frank.povey@btopen world.com) or call Ray Craig on 966 492 083.
Taking a back seat TEULADA-born Jose Ciscar resigned as provincial president of the Partido Popular. He will be substituted by Eduardo Dolon until the next party conference, PP sources announced. Ciscar, mayor of Teulada-Moraira between 1998 and 2009, was elected to t h e Va l e n c i a n C o m m u n i t y ’s p a r l i a m e n t , L a s Corts in the May 26 elections and will continue to participate in regional politics, but will not occupy any organisational position.
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New faces at the town hall TA L K I N G t o t h e l o c a l S p a n i s h m e d i a , Te u l a d a Moraira’s mayor Rosa Vila said the new local government planned “real changes.” Last week councillors and mayors were sworn in all over Spain, following the municipal elections of May 26. There were some surprises nationwide, including Te u l a d a - M o r a i r a w h e r e two Ciudadanos councillors ignored party orders and voted for Vila from the left-wing Compromis party. A d d e d t o t h e P S P V-
PSOE votes, this was enough to defeat the Partido Popular candidate, Raul Llobell. “We want real change after so many years of overall PP majorities,” Vila said. “I am not criticising the people who were here for so many years, as they deserve the greatest respect. But everything was stale, things were always done the same way,” the mayor explained. “This municipality has to recapture its enthusiasm and our three groups coincided in agreeing that this was essential, which is
why we set to work when the PP failed to obtain an overall majority.” Vila added that the leadership of the Ciudadanos party, like any other party, needed to understand the specific reality of each municipality.
According to media reports, the two Cs councillors face expulsion from their party, the mayor said. “It seems very unfair and I shall protect them, as I would any other person in the same situation,” she pledged.
ROSA VILA: Real change wanted.
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Akira needs help THE Akira animal protection centre could lose an income of around €6,500 a year. The centre earns this from its bookstall at Moraira market, but people are needed to sell the books. A k i r a h a s b e e n a c t i v e s i n c e 2 0 11 with fundraising events which include garden parties, quiz nights and the annual May Fair at the Font Santa in Teulada. “ S a d l y, a f t e r s e v e n y e a r s o f r u n ning the UK bookstall, Martin and Ly n n G r i ff i n f e e l t h e y w a n t t o s t e p back and we thank them for all their hard work over the years,” Akira said. The bookstall is held every second
and fourth Friday of the month and the centre needs people to run a rota between 9am and 1.30pm as well as a strong person to drive a van to the market with the tables, books and gazebos and then set up the stalls. This needs to be done by 8am and then taken down at 2pm. Akira is also looking for a van: “If you know anyone who is willing to donate one or is selling one, please let us know,” the association said. “ P l e a s e t r y a n d h e l p u s ! We n e e d this income, and it’s only two mornings a month!” For further details, contact Maggie on bmshuck@gmail.com or ring 965 744 449.
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Help at home and abroad JAVEA’S Original Charity Shop and Library recently made a double donation of €1,000 to two local groups. One of the donations went to the Javea Autism Association and the other to Helen Davis of the Spread Some Sunshine organisation. The Javea Autism Association made an appeal for financial aid to help pay for a summer school teacher for the children helped by the association and Ramon and his staff were delighted to accept the cheque for €1,000. Helen Davis had appealed for help to finance a small abode for a mother and
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€1,000 CHEQUE: Help for Javea Autism Association.
daughter in Sri Lanka who are destitute and live without
Dinner dates FOUR charity dinners are to be held at the Javea Parador, beginning with the Asociacion Autismo de Javea (June 29), Todos Juntos Javea (July 6), Javea Red Cross (July 12) and Tara Animal Protection Association (July 20). Contact the Parador reception recepcion.javea@parador.es or ring 34 965 790 200 and 34 965 790 308.
running water, electricity or other services. The money from the Original Charity Shop would help to employ two local builders who can now continue with constructing the house, explained Helen as she expressed her sincere thanks. The Original Charity Shop has recently extended its
premises and now has lots of space for small furniture items, curtains, bedding, pictures, tools, crockery, glassware, electrical items, books and much more. More information is available from info@charity shoplibrary.com or the www.charityshoplibrary.com website.
Fakes and the real thing BALTASAR GARZON and Herve Falciani attended the symposium on Fake News and Post-Truth held recently in Javea. Baltasar Garzon is the renowned National High Court judge barred from practising in 2012 following what some regarded as a conspiracy by enemies in the justice system. Falciani is the IT expert who in 2009 revealed the names of 130,000 probable tax-evaders who banked with HSBC in Switzerland. The symposium was organised by the Polytechnic
University of Valencia and Science minister Pedro Duque was present for the closing speeches. “It’s time for governments to tackle fake news and not take advantage of it, because these dynamics can benefit them,” Garzon said. Herve Falciani also said fake news was an opportunity for investigative journalism, but there was a danger in repeating information or competing to break news before anybody else. “Answering or denying fake news helps to spread it,” Falciani pointed out.
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Scallops Javea EVERY now and then, the majority of British expats, and a few other people as well, will get a craving for some good old fashioned, well-cooked English grub. Whether that be a traditional English Breakfast, Fish and Chips or a lovely slice of Gammon served, of course with chips. We l l h o w a b o u t try in g S ca llo p s in Javea. This is what they specialise in, Great British food. But here is something I learnt from visiting the restaurant and talking to Gary, the owner, is that the Dutch, the Germans and indeed the Spanish are cottoning on to how good British food can be (apparently the Spanish particularly like fish and chips and are amazed at the generous portions served). Indeed, when I visited I saw wonderful platefuls of fish and chips wafting past me as they were being served, the lightly battered fish overhanging the plate, accom p a n i e d b y a p i le o f cris p g o ld e n chips. The smell alone got my taste buds tingling and my mouth watering. For those of you that have not been to Scallops, you have a choice of seating, inside, under cover of a giant gazebo or outside in the rose garden. The beautiful rose garden is Gary’s son’s handiwork, a beautiful scented garden with tables and chairs dotted amongst the trees, plants and bushes. For those of you who have been before , t h e m e n u h a s re c e n tly b e e n re vamped and somewhat simplified and represents great value for money, even the wine does not have the extortionate mark-up of many restaurants. You can get a bottle of really good Rioja for under €8 and their house wine is less than that! Whilst I mention the breakfast and fish and chips, they do have a really good menu and certainly cater for virtually everyone. Gary was also keen to point out that they can cater for large parties, so if your club, company or group want somewhere really pleasant to go, perhaps give them a try. I should mention that Gary and his team have been trading now for over 20
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years in Javea. Firstly from a restaurant on the Arenal and for the past few years from their present site. They have not had it easy, three years ago they had to shut down due to the horrendous fires in the area, which were literally yards from the restaurant and then this year, they were flooded at Easter. Despite all this the restaurant reopened in double quick time and everything looks like new. Oh and the staff are all still smiling. I spoke to a few customers on the day I was there and all of them were happy, full and content (they had finished their lunches when we spoke). All had had something different, loved the food and the service and all of them said that they missed Scallops, whilst it was closed!
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FREEMASONS from the Puerto de Xabia Lodge recently held their annual summer party to raise funds for Denia’s children’s home. The party started at 2pm and during and after lunch the Masons were entertained by the popular local entertainer Ian Henry, who played non-stop for almost three hours. There was a charity raffle in which all the prizes were donated by Masons and their wives and in-
cluded a pendant necklace donated by Alessandra Ragusa, wife of Bro Alvaro Ochoa, one of the Lodge’s Spanish Masons. Fiona Deppe, wife of Bro Peter de Graaf, one of the Dutch Masons, donated a bouquet and there were many other prizes which included more flowers, wine, chocolates and glasses. The raffle raised a total of €245, which will be donated to the children’s home in Denia.
Wind brings Hoguera down FIERCE gusts of wind toppled part of Javea’s Hoguera bonfire that was burnt on the night of Monday, June 24. Two days earlier, a 10-metre section topped by pictures inspired by Velazquez, Miro and Picasso, crashed to the ground, leaving a noticeable gap in the structure and damaging other smaller features of the hoguera as it fell. Jose Sanchis, the fallas and hogueras artist from Gandia, who created this year’s monument, hurried with assistants to the Plaza de la Constitucion to carry out repairs. He said afterwards, when the hoguera was restored to its original state with practically no signs of damage, that the wind must have been exceptionally fierce as the base of the displaced ninot was weighted down with a ton of sandbags.
Photo credit: Javea town hall
Fundraiser for children’s home
SAN JUAN: Days of celebrations before the Hoguera burns.
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DENIA’S main shopping street Marques de Campo will be closed to traffic between 2pm and 3am until September 15. The year-round ban on traffic on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays remains in place and the road will close entirely for the town Fiestas in July and Moors and Christians in August. Following the local elections in 2015, the PSPV-Compromis coalition at the town hall extended existing traffic restrictions and announced that ultimately it hoped to totally pedestrianise Marques de Campo.
Badges show solidarity DENIA’S Local Police are campaigning for children’s cancer research. Officer Juanjo Palacios and Public Safety councillor Javier Scotto announced the initiative launched by Local Police forces in Cataluña to raise funds for the San Juan de Dios Paediatric Cancer Hospital in Barcelona, the first of its kind in Europe. More than 150 Spanish police forces, whose badges have been personalised with the #pelsva-
Photo credit: Denia town hall
No traffic
SOLIDARITY: Javier Scott and Juanjo Palacios show (inset) the Denia badge. lents logo, have now joined the campaign T h e Denia police have ordered 1,000 badges, which can be ac-
quired in local establishments collaborating with the campaign. Funds raised will go to the San Juan de Dios hospital and the Valencian Community’s Aspanion association for children with cancer.
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FRANCE
Wreck claim POLAND has said it will seek clarification from France after its soldiers were allegedly seen illegally diving at the German ship Wilhelm Gustloff wreck which sank in 1945, with a French ship commander claiming he was not aware of a ban on entering the area.
Trial setback NICOLAS SARKOZY: Charges of corruption. FORMER French President Nicolas Sarkozy will stand trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling over allegations he leaked information after last-ditch efforts from offered a judge a promotion in exchange for his lawyers failed.
NORWAY
Time free
Missing probe
RESIDENTS of Sommaroey Island which has no sunset for 69 days of the year have presented a petition to Norwegian lawmakers to go ‘time free’ from May 18 to July 26 to allow them to have more flexible work and school hours.
POLICE officers probing the disappearance of 68-year-old AnneElisabeth Hagen in October last year believe that she was abducted in a silver or grey car and they are currently tracing the vehicle and its owners.
NETHERLANDS
BELGIUM
Body found
Plane crash
TWO pupils from a Vlijmen primary school found a body during a camping trip in Son en Breugel last week, with school director Dominique Habraken saying it left them ‘very emotional’ as a probe into the find continues.
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to the E40 motorway near Houtain-l’Eveque after a small plane crashed next to the road which was closed in the direction of Liege while emergency services cleared the wreckage and attended two injured people.
MH17 charges
Top ranking
DUTCH prosecutors have joined officials from Australia, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine in announcing they have identified and will seek to charge four main suspects, three Russian and one Ukrainian, over the shooting down of Flight MH17 in 2014.
FOUR Belgian universities have made it into the QS ranking of the world’s top 200 universities which features Leuven’s Catholic University in the top 100 while the University of Ghent, the Catholic University of Louvain and Vrije University in Brussels are also included.
DENMARK
Bank case
Child back
DANSKE BANK has been accused of laundering more than €22.6 million through the Loomis global cash handling firm two years after it became embroiled in another similar scandal with its Estonian branch which recently saw it fined by EU regulators.
DENMARK took back the child of a Danish Daesh fighter on Sunday who had been injured, in an agreement signed between the Kurdishled authority of Northern Syria and a Danish foreign ministry representative.
SWEDEN
GERMANY
Rule change
Pit protest
SWEDISH lawmakers have voted to make it easier for migrants settled in Sweden to bring their families to the country four years after the rules were first introduced and criticised by human rights groups.
HUNDREDS of climate change protesters broke into a huge open cast mine in western Germany on Saturday to protest against the country’s ongoing dependence on fossil fuels. The activists evaded police officers as they crossed fields and roads, before descending into the vast Garzweiler mine.
Suspect free THE Supreme Court of Sweden has released a former Chinese official over concerns he would not receive a fair trial in his country after his arrest in connection with alleged corruption which saw more than €26 million siphoned from state coffers.
Lost track THE German government has lost track of more than 160 German Daesh supporters who travelled to Syria and Iraq to join the terror group, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper has reported.
FINANCE
Spain escapes EU law fine
SPAIN has been ‘let off’ an €80 million fine for delays in implementing its new mortgage law. The European Commission has informed the European Court of Justice that the law has now been brought in correctly, so it is withdrawing the case and possible fine. Political instability, the situation and repeated elections have been blamed for the delay in implementing the legislation that brings Spain into line with EU regulations, which should have come into force in March 2016.
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This is the amount Santander has agreed to pay Allianz group for its 60 per cent share in joint venture Allianz Popular.
Cash deal for machine firms
Trump threat over Google tax PRESIDENT Donald Trump has told Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez the US will react “very harshly” if plans for a ‘Google Tax’ go ahead. The warning came on the eve of this week’s G20 summit and is aimed at Spain and France in particular, as well as other European nations who may consider such a charge. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who is the main advisor, negotiator and spokesman for Trump in the area of trade, was speaking to a Senate committee when he issued the warning.
By Dilip Kuner He said that “President Trump will respond very harshly” against European countries that insist on applying tax pressure that, in his opinion, “discriminatorily penalise American companies.” The US ambassador to Spain, Duke Buchan, wrote to the Spanish government last November to ask that a proposed new tax be withdrawn, saying that Sanchez should not try to impose such a tax without international agreement within the Organisation for Economic Development Cooperation (OECD).
The government has said that it plans to create a new tax as soon as possible because it considers it necessary for Google and other digital platforms to pay more than they currently do. It hopes to raise €1.2 billion annually. Nadia Calviño, Spain’s Minister of Economy and Business, said: “It is a priority to jointly address the special challenges posed by the taxation of new business models of digital platforms. The government assures that this declaration does not change the plan to create the new tax.”
BASQUE automotive group CIE Automotive has spent 58 million acquiring two companies dedicated to the machining of parts in Celaya, Guanajuato State (Mexico). It has bought Maquinados de Precisión de México and Cortes de Precisión de México, whose Ebitda (gross operating margin) is expected to reach €16 million by the end of 2019. Jesús María Herrera, CEO of CIE Automotive, explained that the purchase will allow it to expand significantly physically and commercially in the future. The companies are being paid for in cash.
BUSINESS EXTRA
Price rise slowdown INFLATION in Spain dipped on the back of lower than expected electricity and fuel prices in May to a year-onyear rate of 0.8 per cent from 1.5 per cent the previous month, according to the National Statistics Office. MONEY SPINNER: Sports make big contribution.
Sports spend on the rise SPORTS tourism was worth €2.44 billion to Spain in 2018, up 10 per cent on the previous year. According to figures in the Annual Sports-Related Statistics report from the Ministry of Culture and Sport, €1.41 billion of that came from visitors to the country, compared with the €1.26 billion spent in 2017. Tourists resident in Spain spent €1.03 billion on sport-related trips, compared with €957 million the previous year. In total, 4.1 per cent of all trips made for leisure, recreational or holiday purposes by Spanish residents were for sports purposes. The number of sports clubs increased in 2018 to 67,512, a rise of 0.7 per cent in 2017.
Big exposure THE eurozone financial system, including banks, investment funds, pension funds and insurance companies, has a total exposure to companies affected by anti-emissions regulations of €720 billion, says the ECB.
Breaks price SOCIAL media use, checking personal emails plus unscheduled coffee and cigarette breaks cost Spanish companies €3.3 billion a year in lost time, according to a study by work analysts Adecco, although unions say breaks can increase productivity.
Call for closer banking ties SPAIN’S central bank has called for closer banking ties within the EU and in particular a euro zone deposit insurance scheme and stabilisation fund. It says that Europe as a whole faces significant financial risks from ageing populations, low productivity, high national debt and a Brexit-related economic slow-down. The Bank of Spain said that the European De-
posit Insurance Scheme (EDIS) would make the financial sector more resilient and be the final part to a full banking union within the eurozone. Speaking in a presentation of the bank’s annual report Governor Pablo Hernandez de Cos said: “It is necessary to complete (the) revision of the Economic and Monetary Union to avoid the single currency still being exposed to tensions in case of high-calibre disturbances.”
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0,65
0,36
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0,36
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0,60
0,02
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0,76
0,04
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1,89
0,07
129.464
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151.050
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-0,02
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0,38
29.953
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-0,63
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0,50
0,09
81.418
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0,30
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34,110
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66.285
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0,06
42.754
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-0,03
322.599
3,988
-0,22
-0,01
47,190
0,74
0,35
85.561
9,010
0,77
0,07
232.272
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69.985
2,160
0,14
0,00
348.177
1,434
1,16
0,02
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-0,47
-0,12
37.491
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-0,12
-0,03
259.014
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53,850
0,46
0,25
19.563
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0,19
0,05
424.724
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71,160
0,38
0,27
3.352
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7,938
0,83
0,07
53.688
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3,255
0,62
0,02
325.067
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1,923
-1,84
-0,04
360.298
CONVATEC GROUP
DIAGEO
34,070
0,94
0,32
134.708
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30,600
-0,46
-0,14
6.491
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8,776
-0,63
-0,06
228.903
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11,115
-0,20
-0,02
251.969
24,320
0,48
0,12
29.657
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20,950
-0,63
-0,13
46.858
23,450
-3,71
-0,90
17.563
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8,926
1,06
0,09
82.654
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GLAXO WELLCO
15,842
0,77
0,12
423.801
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7,412
-0,02
-0,00
198.247
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2,809
0,25
0,01
1.565.439
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17,235
0,38
0,06
46.372
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2,116
-0,38
-0,01
79.973
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15,245
0,69
0,10
30.743
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2,770
-2,13
-0,06
360.312
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10,945
-1,17
-0,13
44.554
18,993
-0,05
-0,01
42.175
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6,976
-1,03
-0,07
392.269
6,477
-0,41
-0,03
1.142.741
STANDARD LIFE
2,897
-0,24
-0,01
405.883
18,686
-0,09
-0,02
166.275
TAYLOR WOOD.
1,563
-0,48
-0,01
358.541
2,324
-1,82
-0,04
1.662.422
7,152
-1,84
-0,13
123.654
49,390
1,14
0,56
125.972
FRESNILLO
HARGREAVES LANSDOWN HSBC IMPERIAL TOBACCO INFORMA GROU
8,154
0,74
0,06
77.123
TESCO
INTERCON.HOT
51,450
-0,20
-0,10
12.977
TUI
INTERTEK GROUP
56,580
1,51
0,84
10.107
UNILEVER
INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES GRP4,558
0,26
0,01
405.405
UN.UTILITIES
8,058
0,60
0,05
95.092
ITV
1,075
0,05
0,00
297.714
VODAFONE GRP
1,269
-0,38
-0,00
3.349.757
31,720
-0,64
-0,20
13.700
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44,990
0,10
0,04
30.154
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2,052
-1,25
-0,03
689.645
WPP GROUP
9,718
-0,06
-0,01
151.854
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8,312
-0,17
-0,01
121.244
3I GROUP
10,645
0,14
0,02
46.088
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0,10
5,569
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1.11862
56,540
19,690
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FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL
Too many jobless in Spain THE Spanish jobs sector remains one of the biggest problems within the country’s economy. The unemployment rate is expected to continue to fall, but is predicted to take until 2021 before reaching around 12 per cent, according to the Bank of Spain. After a five-year slump in the economy from 2008 to 2013 unemployment soared to almost 27 per cent, but has since fallen to 4.7 per cent in the first quarter of this year. “While it’s true that the unemployment rate has fallen significantly since the economic recovery began, it is still very high,” said Governor of the central bank Pablo Hernandez De Cos.
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Lower AVE costs call THE current cost structure for operating high-speed trains should be reformed as the market is opened up to competitors to ensure lower ticket prices. This is the conclusion of the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC). In a report is sees the need to ‘modify in depth’ the fees that infrastructure owner Adif charges for the use of t r a c k s a n d s t a t i o n s . L a s t y e a r, Renfe paid it €1.228 billion. Adif’s liabilities add up to around €18 billion, and its only major source of income is the fees it receives. The regulator does not go into depth on how the lowering of fees w i l l a ff e c t t h e f i n a n c i n g o f t h e debt. But it considers the setting of fees needs to be pitched right if competitors are to enter the market and reduce ticket prices. The body, chaired by José María Marín Quemada, says that royalties will be ‘key’ in the design of commercial strategies carried out by operators that break Renfe’s monopoly, such as the French company SNCF, which has already shown its interest in operating in Spain. Both Renfe and SNCF have an-
AVE: High speed service being opened to competition. nounced their intention to create low-cost subsidiaries with which to increase the occupancy of the trains they will operate. In the opinion of CNMC experts ‘the conditions are in place’ for the opening to competition of the AVE
in December 2020 to provide a better service for passengers and generate resources. This will help capitalise on the investment already made in what is the second biggest high speed network in the world.
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Lagging behind in RD&I SPAIN is the only country wi t hi n t he EU 5 - t he t op economic nations - to have reduced spending on RD&I. The Independent Fiscal Accountability Authority (AIReF) has said that ‘total investment has fallen between 2009 and 2016 by 10.2 per cent,’ in contrast to total investment growth of 17 per cent amongst the 28 countries of the European Union. In contrast to Spain, the ot her EU 5 nat i ons i ncreased RD&I expenditure in the same period. In the case of France this was by 10.3 per cent, while in Italy the increase was 12 per cent. In the United Kingdom the rise was close to 15 per cent. By far away the leading country was Germany, where the figure reached a remarkable 24 per cent.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I TRULY can’t make up my mind whether society reflects the media, or the media reflects society. I suppose, when it comes down to it, they’re all actually in it together. I remember the 50’s, when BBC radio comprised the Light and Third programmes and the Home Service. In those early days, they flatly refused to play anything with a modern ‘beat,’ and utterly scorned the new, and to their mind, utterly degenerate ‘Rock n Roll.’ The presenters wore dinner jackets and tuxes to the studio - even though they couldn’t be seen. Television was also strictly controlled. Dress codes were strongly adhered to, Elvis Presley was only filmed from the waist up, and even mild swear words were utterly taboo. After the Epilogue, the National Anthem always preceded the ‘test’ card which followed at around midnight. (Many families stood to attention in their living rooms while God Save the King rang out!) Was it all a good or a bad thing? Well I’m sure we all have our own opinions about that. It was however a fairly accurate reflection of society as it was during that post war recovery period. A time when we had absorbed all the violence we could stomach, and patriotism was paramount to those who had survived the conflict. Fast forward to the present day. With the advent of scores
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of channels and wavelengths - all trying to create their own money tree - the first thing that goes completely by the board is any semblance of responsible or moral obligations. In fact, in their endeavours to attract more attention, some of the offerings of today’s media
are almost beyond belief. (‘OAP’s Behaving Badly’ simply pales by comparison!) I recently heard some radio station play a song whose lyrics comprised of nothing but the F word, chanted over and over again. There is a TV ‘dating’ programme that actually presents couples
to each other stark naked. Apparently some male contestants are picked as possible partners merely for the size of their manhood! Cilla must be positively spinning! Although I have never viewed the Mallorca show, to me the rules for the highly popular ‘Love Island’ however, truly do take the whole tin. This is the ‘contestants’ code’ insisted on by the producers of a programme that has been voted one of the most popular reality shows ever. Rule 1. No masturbating. 2. No total nudity. 3. No sex while drunk. And, in an almost ludicrous effort to take the moral and hygienic high ground - rule four and five informs the contestants that there is to be ‘no smoking’ on camera and that ‘condoms must be used at all times’! And if all that doesn’t reflect the attitude and priorities of our modern society, nothing does. And finally what a pleasure to watch the Ladies World Cup. A chance to really enjoy the game of football; instead of enduring a bunch of posturing, egotistical prima donnas, more worried about their hair styles and bank balances than the beautiful game. Well done England. Last eight at the time of writing. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com
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All good pals CASSANDRA NASH A WEEKLY LOOK - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
WELL that’s a turnup for the books, or should it be turnip? Vox does not believe in the EU but did not hesitate to present its list of candidates on May 26, presumably on a Trojan Horse basis. Funnily enough, the VOX EuroMPs must sit with the nationalist New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), Flemish allies of Carles Puigdemont, the self-exiled former regional president of Cataluña who declared independence on October 27 then scarpered. Vox managed to get where it is by banging on about Spanish unity and calling on the national government to send in the Army to Cataluña and now its EuroMPs are sitting with Puigdemont’s pals. You could call it democracy at work but you could also call it schadenfreude.
It’s never too late MANUEL VALLS, the former French prime minister who also happens to be Spanish - and a Catalan - ran for mayor in Barcelona under the Ciudadanos banner. In the end the most-voted parties were the pro-independence ERC and Ada Colau’s Barcelona en Comun, but Valls was brave enough not to listen to the diktats of Cs’ leader Albert Rivera. He offered his unconditional support to Colau to keep out ERC’s Ernest Maragall who pledged to use the position of Barcelona mayor to further independence. Colau took up the offer and Rivera has since disowned Valls and the three Cs councillors who followed his lead. Rivera drew his red line by ruling out any pact that would allow the PSOE to form a national government but slightly relaxed his cordon sanitaire municipally and regionally. Since the May 26 elections it is
obvious that Rivera has obtained more municipal and regional benefit from Cs’ pacts with the socialists than being in thrall to Pablo Casado and Santiago Abascal.
Hoping for the worst PEDRO SANCHEZ will go to his investiture debate without knowing who will support him. Podemos supremo Pablo Iglesias could do the dirty on him if he doesn’t get the ministry he thinks he’s entitled to. Pablo Casada can’t support him and Albert Riveraç won’t, although the PNV nationalist will probably come through, leaving just odds and sods and the Catalan separatist. So if Sanchez gets his votes that’s exactly what his opponents want: backing from the wrong quarters and a stick to beat him with. In other words, Spanish politics at their most typical and their worst.
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Wear a yellow ribbon SO Ada Colau is once again back in Barcelona’s city hall. And what has she done? She’s hung a yellow ribbon from the balcony, causing distress to the PSOE and giving Casado, Rivera and Abascal a fit of the vapours. Colau always hedges her bets and obviously needs to placate her considerable number of pro-independence voters. Those yellow ribbons denote solidarity with the remanded members of the former regional government responsible for the short-lived UDI. But is it separatist to feel that they should not be in prison, as Colau obviously does? And quite a few people outside Cataluña for that matter.
YELLOW RIBBON: In the Generalitat local government building.
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Euphoria When her sister Emilie reconnects, estranged artist Ines hopes they will spend some time building bridges while on a trip to what appears to be a luxury resort in the Swiss mountains. 8:50am Cleo 10:30am Here and Now 12:10pm You, Me and Him 2:00pm Night School 4:00pm The Nun 5:40pm Cleo 7:20pm Here and Now 9:00pm Night School 11:00pm The Nun 12:45am You, Me and Him Olivia, a career lawyer in her forties, is ready to start a family but Alex, a younger artist, is unsure.
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Thunderbirds are Go ITV News The Sara Cox Show Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:35pm John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 1:40pm Save Money: Lose Weight 2:10pm ITV News and Weather 2:29pm ITV London Weather 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm You've Been Framed! 5:30pm Tipping Point 6:30pm The Chase 7:25pm ITV News and Weather 7:35pm ITV News London 7:45pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 8:15pm Catchphrase 9:00pm The Voice Kids 10:35pm ITV News and Weather 10:54pm ITV London Weather 10:55pmAmerican Sniper 1:25am Jackpot247
7:25am All Over the Place 7:55am The Dengineers 8:25am The Dog Ate My Homework 8:55am Mustangs FC 9:20am Pirate Fairy 10:30am Deadly Top 10 11:00am The World According to Kids 12:00pm Me and My Dog: The Ultimate Contest 1:00pm Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes 1:30pm A Cook Abroad 2:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 3:30pm The £100K House: Tricks of the Trade 4:30pm Glastonbury 2019 6:15pm Match of the Day Live: FIFA Women's World Cup 8:30pm Glastonbury 2019 10:00pm Glastonbury 2019 2:00am Spike Island
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Glastonbury 2019 Glastonbury 2019 Glastonbury 2019 Glastonbury 2019 Blackadder Classic comedy, starring Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson. Blackadder Classic comedy, starring Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson. Blackadder Our Musical History Former Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic and Martyn Ware, who was in both the Human League and Heaven 17, reveal a playlist packed with disco classics. A Year to Save My Life: George McGavin and Melanoma
7:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:00am Frasier 8:50am The Big Bang Theory 10:15am The Simpsons 11:30am Young Sheldon 12:25pm Four in a Bed 3:00pm A Place in the Sun Danni Menzies helps Mal and Sue from Suffolk, who are looking to retire to Spain. 4:00pm Sun, Sea and Brides to Be The daily struggles of a team of British wedding planners working in Cyprus. 5:00pm Location, Location, Location 6:00pm Portrait Artist of the Year 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Formula 1 9:00pm Captain America: The First Avenger 11:15pmKnight and Day 1:10am ICC Cricket World Cup
Judge Judy The Royal Inspector Morse A Touch of Frost Agatha Christie's Poirot The sleuth is reunited with old friend Ariadne Oliver, who has been commissioned to stage a game of murder hunt at a summer fete in the grounds of Nasse House, the recently purchased home of wealthy financier Sir George Stubbs. Midsomer Murders Vera Vera Emmerdale
7:00am World of Sport: Last Orders 7:05am The Protectors 7:30am The Professionals 8:20am The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 9:20am The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am Hand of God 12:35pm The Professionals 1:35pm Cahill, US Marshal 2:35pm FYI Daily 2:40pm Cahill, US Marshal 3:40pm Rooster Cogburn 4:40pm FYI Daily 4:45pm Rooster Cogburn 5:50pm Nevada Smith 6:50pm FYI Daily 6:55pm Nevada Smith 8:25pm The Cowboys 9:25pm FYI Daily 9:30pm The Cowboys 11:00pmHigh Plains Drifter 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05amHigh Plains Drifter 1:05am Minder
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Bob the Builder Fireman Sam Thomas & Friends Noddy: Toyland Detective Digby Dragon Peppa Pig Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Paw Patrol Nella the Princess Knight Wissper Pirata & Capitano Floogals Sunny Day Rise of the Teenage Police Interceptors Friends The Dark Crystal Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! Digging Up Britain's Past Sacred Sites 5 News Weekend How the Victorians Built Britain Info not available Info not available
8:45am Samson 10:45amThe Fast and the Furious 12:45pm2 Fast 2 Furious 2:45pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 4:45pm Fast & Furious 6:45pm Fast and Furious Five 9:00pm Fast & Furious 6 11:15pmThe Transporter 12:50amTransporter 2 2:25am The Last Samurai
8:00am The Back-Up Plan 9:50am The Bounty Hunter 11:50amYou've Got Mail 1:55pm Book Club 3:45pm The Bounty Hunter 5:45pm Think Like a Man 7:55pm You've Got Mail 10:00pmBook Club 11:45pmThe Bounty Hunter 1:45am Think Like a Man 3:50am The Back-Up Plan
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Young & Hungry Don't Tell the Bride The Crystal Maze Speechless The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Info not available Gogglebox Gogglebox First Dates
7:00am Little Pink House 8:45am Cleo 10:15amHere and Now 11:50amThe Nun 1:40pm Night School 3:45pm Slaughterhouse Rulez 5:35pm Cleo The long-awaited arrival of winter break only means one thing to a group of fun-loving kids - a huge, elaborate snowball fight as they form sides 7:15pm You, Me and Him Olivia, a career lawyer in her forties, is ready to start a family but Alex, a younger artist, is unsure. 9:00pm Night School 11:00pmSlaughterhouse Rulez 12:50amThe Nun 2:40am You, Me and Him
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Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans Cricket World Cup Centre The day's main headlines from England and Wales. Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Live ICC Cricket World Cup Live ICC Cricket World Cup New Zealand v Australia. Coverage of the group-stage match from Lord's in London. Live PGA Tour Golf MLS Live Sky Sports News Live Fight Night International Demetrius Andrade v Walter Kautondokwa.
7:00am EFL Greatest Games 8:00am EFL Goals: Championship 9:00am EFL Goals: Championship 10:00am EFL Goals: Championship 11:00am EFL Goals: Championship 12:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 1:00pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 2:00pm EFL Midweek Goals: Leagues 1 & 2 2:30pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 3:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 6:30pm EFL Midweek Goals: Championship 7:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 8:30pm MLS Round-Up Show 9:00pm Game Changers 9:15pm EFL Greatest Games 9:45pm Game Changers 10:00pm MLS Live 2:05am The Fantasy Football Club
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11:00am The Andrew Marr Show 12:00pm Sunday Politics London 12:30pm Sunday Morning Live 1:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Points of View 3:05pm Lifeline 3:15pm Eat Well for Less 4:15pm Money for Nothing 5:00pm Escape to the Country 5:45pm The Repair Shop 6:30pm BBC News 6:50pm BBC London News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Glastonbury 2019 9:00pm Countryfile 10:00pm Gentleman Jack 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm John McEnroe: Still Rocking At 60 12:30am A Question of Sport 1:00am Our Lives
7:20am Glorious Gardens From Above 8:05am Gardeners' World 9:05am Countryfile 10:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:30am Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul 12:30pm Super League Triathlon 2:00pm Wimbledon 2019 3:00pm Talking Tennis 3:45pm All Creatures Great and Small 5:15pm Talking Pictures 6:00pm India: Nature's Wonderland 8:00pm Dragons' Den 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Glastonbury 2019 1:00am Pride 2:45am Question Time
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7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:25am You've Been Framed! 7:50am Emmerdale 10:55am Coronation Street 1:55pm Take Me Out 2:55pm Catchphrase 3:40pm You've Been Framed! 4:45pm Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 5:45pm FYI Daily 5:50pm Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 6:30pm The Haunted Mansion 7:30pm FYI Daily 7:35pm The Haunted Mansion 8:15pm Liar Liar 9:15pm FYI Daily 9:20pm Liar Liar 10:00pm Love Island 11:00pm Love Island: Aftersun 12:05am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am American Dad!
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Milo Murphy's Law Milo Murphy's Law ITV News The Sara Cox Show John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy Midsomer Murders ITV News and Weather ITV London Weather Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones ITV News and Weather ITV News London Trevor McDonald's Beecham House ITV News and Weather ITV London Weather Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow Code Blue: Murder Wild Bill Jackpot247
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On the Buses The Royal Heartbeat Heartbeat Long Lost Family A Touch of Frost Pawnbroker Peter Lawson is shot dead in an armed robbery at his premises and Frost's investigations unearth a tragic family secret. 1:35pm A Touch of Frost 3:40pm Inspector Morse 6:00pm Victoria 7:00pm Victoria 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 10:00pm The Comedy Years 11:00pm Vanity Fair 12:00amDeath Becomes Her Two romantic rivals are both granted the secret of eternal youth by a mysterious mystic.
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9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Paw Patrol 9:35am Nella the Princess Knight 9:45am Wissper 9:55am Pirata & Capitano 10:15am Floogals 10:35am Sunny Day 11:00am Rise of the Teenage 11:45am Friends 2:15pm Police Interceptors 3:10pm Dirty Britain 4:10pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 5:05pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 6:00pm Funniest Ever Celebrity Moments 7:00pm Rich Kids Go Skint 7:55pm 5 News Weekend 8:00pm The Wonderful World of Chocolate 9:00pm Gino's Win Your Wish List 10:00pm Utterly Outrageous X-Rated Comedy 11:00pm Utterly Outrageous X-Rated Comedy 12:00am Info not available
7:00am Hollyoaks 9:25am Charmed 10:30am Black-Ish 11:00am Black-Ish 11:30am Black-Ish 12:00pm Black-Ish 12:30pm Black-Ish 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm The Goldbergs 1:55pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:30pm Young Sheldon 2:55pm Young Sheldon 3:25pm The Big Bang Theory 3:55pm The Big Bang Theory 4:25pm The Big Bang Theory 4:55pm The Big Bang Theory 5:25pm The Big Bang Theory 5:55pm The Big Bang Theory 6:25pm The Crystal Maze 7:30pm Info not available 10:00pmMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 11:00pmGotham Crime thriller 12:00am Naked Attraction 1:05am The Big Bang Theory 1:35am The Big Bang Theory
7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:30am Cricket World Cup Centre 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans News and views on today's early stories, a look at the back pages, a tip on today's racing and a sporting weather forecast. 10:30am Live ICC Cricket World Cup England v India. Coverage of the group-stage match from Edgbaston in Birmingham. 8:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf The 2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic. 12:00am Live US Seniors Tour Golf 1:30am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Sky Sports News
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8:40am 2012 11:20amAlpha 1:05pm Salt 2:50pm Speed 4:50pm Jaws 7:00pm War of the Worlds 9:00pm Kingsman: The Golden Circle 11:25pmBeverly Hills Cop 1:15am Beverly Hills Cop II 3:00am Beverly Hills Cop III
7:00am Here and Now 8:35am Cleo 10:05amSlaughterhouse Rulez A British boarding school becomes a blood-soaked battleground when a strange sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site, unleashing all manner of horrors for a reluctant new pupil and his associates. 11:55amLost in London 1:50pm Night School 3:50pm Cleo 5:25pm Here and Now 7:00pm Lost in London 9:00pm Night School 11:00pmSlaughterhouse Rulez 12:50amThe Nun 2:40am Euphoria
7:00am EFL Greatest Games 8:00am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 10:30am SPFL Round-Up 1:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 2:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 3:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 4:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 5:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 6:00pm MLS Round-Up Show 6:30pm The Fantasy Football Club 7:00pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 8:00pm Live European Under21 Championship Football 11:00pm EFL Highlights 12:00am Football's Greatest Players 12:30am Football's Greatest Players 1:00am Football Years 1:30am Football Years 2:00am Football Countdowns
World Cup Rivalries The Professionals The Professionals Motorsport UK World Superbike Highlights 11:25am Brdc Formula 3 Highlights 12:30pm Live British Touring Car Championship 7:00pm The Car Years 7:30pm World of Sport: TV Firsts 7:50pm Rooster Cogburn Rooster Cogburn is back in the saddle. 8:50pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 8:55pm Rooster Cogburn 10:00pmA Fistful of Dynamite 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmA Fistful of Dynamite 1:05am Training Day
7:45am Pretty Woman 9:50am Say Anything... 11:40amClueless 1:25pm She's Out of My League 3:15pm Pretty Woman 5:20pm Think Like a Man Too 7:15pm Clueless 9:00pm She's Out of My League 11:00pmPretty Woman 1:05am Think Like a Man Too
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Are we easy targets? MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man LAST week the BBC announced they were scrapping free TV licences for over 75s except those receiving pension credits. The BBC was told that it could increase the licence fee if it covered free TV licences for over 75s, but now seem to have broken the terms of that deal. How do they get away with it? They made a deal, that’s it. Anyway they have got away with it, but they shouldn’t and the government shouldn’t let them. It was probably always going to happen with scumbag, lying politicians and a massive corporation involved. But it doesn’t have to happen. If I was in charge this is how I would solve it. Advertisements. In this day and age every single bit of media exists because of advertising. It’s not the dark ages for goodness sake. I’m not even talking about normal advertising like ITV or many other stations. One idea is that every programme is sponsored by one company. They already do product placement. It would stop the silly bits of duct tape on peo-
ple’s hats, sweatshirts etc. I mean, how daft is that anyway? Another way it could be funded is by taking the lead from many apps that you have on your ‘phone. Have BBC Premium, which keeps it advert free and you pay the licence fee that you pay now or even charge a bit more. Or have BBC Light, which is free, but has ad breaks like the other 500 TV channels I have now. But either way the 75+ group wouldn’t have to pay. It really annoys me how often this type of thing happens to OAPs. Is it just we’re easy targets and believed to be of no use to them? By now everybody knows my thoughts about Donald Trump and I know that his hard core followers think he can do no wrong, but even ignoring his lies, his racist, homophobic, misogynistic remarks and his all-round, just plain ignorance he has manged to sink to a new low. He is now re-tweeting Katie Hopkins in his ramblings and if you don’t know how bad that is, google Katie Hopkins. Here’s a small resume. She’s the one that was fired from LBC in the UK after a tweet that called for a ‘final solution’ to Islamic terrorism, which, some suggested, was a reference to the extermination of Jewish people by Hitler. I don’t think anything else has to be said about her but it just confirms my feelings about Trump.
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10:15am Ill Gotten Gains 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm One Day That Changed My Life 12:45pm Politics Live 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Wimbledon 2019 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm Fraud Squad NHS 8:30pm Our Lives 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Room 101 10:00pm EastEnders 10:30pm Would I Lie to You? 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm This Country 12:00am Have I Got Old News for You 12:30am The Graham Norton Show
7:00am Ill Gotten Gains 7:45am One Day That Changed My Life 8:30am Antiques Roadshow 9:30am This Week in Parliament 10:00am Athletics 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 11:30am Wimbledon 2019 9:30pm Today at Wimbledon 10:30pm Britain's Next Air Disaster? Drones 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Top Gear 1:15am Health 2:00am Countryfile 2:55am This is BBC Two Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.
8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm Life 10:00pm The Secret Life of Rockpools 11:00pm Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 12:00am Colour: The Spectrum of Science 1:00am Tales From the National Parks 2:00am Natural World 3:00am Natural World 4:00am Life From Komodo dragons tackling buffalo to the courtship rituals of humpback whales, this 10-part documentary series uses state-of-the-art filming techniques to shed light on extreme behaviour patterns among the some of the natural world's most distinctive characters.
10:10am Frasier 10:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Kirstie's Celebrity Craft Masters 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm The £1 Houses: Britain's Cheapest Street 10:00pm 999: What's Your Emergency? 11:00pm Year of the Rabbit 11:30pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:25am ICC Cricket World Cup 1:25am The Crystal Maze 2:25am The Restoration Man
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6:05am Judge Rinder 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Tenable 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 4:59pm ITV London Weather 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 Love Your Garden 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Code Blue: Murder 12:45am Her Majesty's Cavalry 1:10am Tenable 2:50am Loose Women
6:45am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am The Planet's Funniest Animals 7:20am Judge Rinder 8:10am Dinner Date 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25am Superstore 11:50am Superstore 12:15pm You've Been Framed! 12:45pm You've Been Framed! 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Dress to Impress 4:45pm Dinner Date 5:50pm Take Me Out 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Superstore 10:00pm Love Island 11:00pm Hey Tracey! 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy
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Rising Damp ITV3 Nightscreen Coronation Street Coronation Street Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote On the Buses On the Buses Rising Damp A Touch of Frost Heartbeat Emmerdale Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street A Touch of Frost Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Doc Martin Doc Martin Foyle's War A Touch of Frost ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 3:30am Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home.
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The Protectors The Saint Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Saint Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase Made in Britain Benidorm Ransom FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. Ransom The Protectors Brdc Formula 3 Highlights Motorsport UK ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping
Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Top Wing Paw Patrol Digby Dragon Little Princess Shimmer and Shine Floogals Sunny Bunnies Jeremy Vine Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 5 News Lunchtime Police Interceptors Access Home and Away Neighbours Forgotten Evil Friends Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Portillo's Hidden History of Britain Police Interceptors All at Sea: Celebrity Deadly Catch Inside Russia's Toughest Prisons Killing Season
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King Kong Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile: Special 10:10am Die Hard 12:30pm Skyscraper 2:30pm Death Race 4:30pm Death Race: Beyond Anarchy 6:30pm Kingdom of Heaven 9:00pm Skyscraper 11:00pm Die Hard 1:15am Proud Mary
8:00am How I Met Your Mother 9:00am Young & Hungry 9:30am Young & Hungry 10:00am Melissa & Joey 10:30am Melissa & Joey 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 12:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:00pm Young Sheldon 1:30pm Young Sheldon 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa & Joey 3:30pm Melissa & Joey 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm Black-Ish 5:30pm Black-Ish 6:00pm Young Sheldon 6:30pm Young Sheldon 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Black-Ish 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Info not available 12:00am The Inbetweeners 12:30am The Inbetweeners
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Where's the Money All About the Money 10:10am The Little Hours 11:50am Bowfinger 1:35pm Blockers 3:25pm Night School 5:30pm Wayne's World 7:15pm 50 First Dates 9:00pm Blockers 11:00pm Night School 1:00am Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
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The Secret Life of Pets 2: Special Cleo You, Me and Him Rose Night School Slaughterhouse Rulez Here and Now Lost in London Rose Night School Slaughterhouse Rulez Lost in London Little Pink House Small-town nurse Susette Kelo emerges as the reluctant leader of her working-class neighbours. Euphoria
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Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Cricket World Cup Centre Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Live ICC Cricket World Cup Sky Sports Tonight ICC Cricket World Cup Sky Sports Tonight Sky Sports News at Ten Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live WWE Late Night Raw Sky Sports News
Football Countdowns Football Countdowns Football Years Football Years EFL Highlights Game Changers The Fantasy Football Club Football's Greatest Players EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Game Changers EFL Goals: Championship EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 SPFL Round-Up Game Changers EFL Goals: Championship EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 SPFL Round-Up Game Changers EFL Highlights MLS Round-Up Show Football's Greatest Players Football Years
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8:00pm Beyond 100 Days BBC News teams in Washington DC and London report on the events that are shaping the world. 8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm The First Georgians: The German Kings who Made Britain 10:00pm Double Agent: The Eddie Chapman Story 11:00pm Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley 12:00am Forces of Nature with Brian Cox 1:00am Scotland's War at Sea 2:00am Dwarfs in Art: A New Perspective 3:00am Double Agent: The Eddie Chapman Story 4:00am The First Georgians: The German Kings who Made Britain
The Planet's Funniest Animals Judge Rinder Dinner Date Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Superstore You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Dress to Impress Dinner Date Take Me Out You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Superstore Love Island Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad!
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DEAR Editor, Every year, without fail the French go on strike, they have demonstrations and generally disrupt people’s plans, particularly during the all too brief tourist season. It is, it seems, more of a hobby for them rather than any number of legitimate industrial disputes. Air traffic controllers striking and fishing boats blockading the ports are two common protests and are two monotonously regular inconveniences. Then this year, we get the Gilets Jaunes, the series of protests against their government. Blockading Paris and the auto routes, disrupting travellers at whim. I read the newspapers and yet still do not understand what they are trying to achieve. Then, I had a thought - perhaps, just perhaps these strikers and blockaders are really employees of the Spanish Tourist Board, employed to get people to come to industrially, peaceful Spain. What a cunning plan. The French are really revolting. Viva la Revolution. Stan Reynolds
Respect Spain DEAR Leapy Lee. Enjoyed your article last week very much (Issue 1772, June 20). I was told the same as you, you are an immigrant so why are you against them. I quote again the same as you, I came in the front door… Respect Spain and pay my own way. Like so many of us. Keep writing, enjoy your columns. Regards. Christine
Not in the picture TO the editor I saw the reports and the great pictures from your 20-year celebration and firstly as a regular reader for these past seven years, can I wish you every success for the next 20. I was jealous to see the party, it did look like fun and I would have loved to be there, but, there was one thing missing, Where was Leapy Lee? I did not see a single photo of the man in any of the pictures and trust me, with the help of my wife’s magnifying glass - I looked. I even looked at your internet site, but could not see him, I cannot believe he was not there. He’s not camera shy, is he? Oh, and a second question, did you play his song ‘Little arrows’? I have to believe that you did, it would be a great homage to our own one hit wonder. M Parker
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What a cunning plan No cojones DEAR Sirs, The debate between prospective leaders of the Conservative party brought to light severa l t h i n g s . F i r s t l y, i f t h e y w e re n o t h a p p y with their stools, why didn’t they say so and t h re a t e n t o w a l k . N o cojones! I f t h e y w e re b e i n g continually interrupted by Ms Maitlis, why didn’t they say so and t h re a t e n t o w a l k . N o cojones! It seems that if a future prime minister is going to be elected with no cojones, what c h a n c e i s t h e re f o r them on the world
THE IRON LADY: Margaret Thatcher - a force to be reckoned with. stage? M a rg a re t T h a t c h e r had more cojones than
HAVE YOUR SAY
JUSTICE has been done. The La Manada ‘Wolf Pack’ gang has been convicted of rape. Finally, the 18-year-old victim of a horrific gang rape at the Pamplona bull running festival of San Fermin can move on with her life, three years after the event. Her quest for justice should never have come to this. While the police are faultless - they acted immediately in tracking down the perpetrators of the horrendous crime - the rest of the justice system is not. When the five men who took advantage of the young woman were cleared of rape and convicted instead on the lesser charge of sexual assault, there was understandable outrage in the country. No one could understand how the men - who not only assaulted the victim at least 10 times in the most depraved ways but also posted a video of the assault to a WhatsApp group called La Manada - were not guilty of rape. It came down to the interpretation of the law made by a lower court. It decided that according to the letter of the law for an assault to be considered rape then it has to be accompanied by either violence or the threat of violence - for example showing a knife. Ridiculously, the court seemed to imply that because a lone woman did not fight back against five grown men, then it was not rape. Fortunately, the Supreme Court decided otherwise. Let us hope this sets a precedent that other judges follow in future.
Now we want to hear your views.
any of them! Yours truly R Spenceley
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Wolf Pack guilty of rape says Supreme Court Justice at last! Poor lass has suffered so much for all this time. I hope she can now heal and try to put this nightmare behind her. Edwina T
Benidorm landmark El Castell closes for the summer season I think it is nice that the owners have allowed the excavation. Although it means removing one spot temporarily, preserving the heritage is important. Erik R
San Juan festival left beaches full of garbage Yes there should be bins, but that is no excuse,
COMMENTS FROM EWN ONLINE take your rubbish with you simple as that, don’t leave for someone else to clear your mess up, no respect. Irene G
Stay safe as temperatures soar to ‘potentially dangerous’ levels across Spain If you see a dog in a car and windows closed, police say take photo then break the window. David M
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Irish man dies in Costa del Sol pub stabbing Always walk away from any sign of trouble SAY nothing just walk away. You never know who you are dealing with as was the case here... RIP Maurizio D
Four Brits stabbed in Magaluf Street brawl after phones and wallets are ‘stolen’ This ‘stabbing thingy’ is just getting worse. Knife crimes have become the norm now… carrying a knife should be a jailable offence. Pat W
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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS
Involvement in a situation connected with someone close may not be the best option this week. Giving advice is all well and good so long as you are sure of your facts.
and you will strengthen both people and business contacts. After being busy last week, you may be inclined to take it easy. If it is the case that you really are low on energy, then use the telephone or email to full advantage to keep in touch.
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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)
Some disruption to your plans annoys you but there’s no point getting in a huff. Outside influences cannot be stopped but you are able to keep calm yourself. Rising to the bait will play into someone else’s hands. Although a situation must be dealt with, do it in your own time and in your own way.
Someone well and truly treads on your toes this week and it really puts your teeth on edge. There are some bridges that may not be mended at the present time and are best left alone. Show your generous side but resist the urge to give in on an important issue because you are likely to regret it later.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) It seems that you are putting a lot of effort into whatever you do without getting as much out as you would like. However, as the week goes by, you will realise that it is only a temporary situation. Sometimes, it takes others a period of adjustment before they are ready to accept changes of a personal nature.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) The brick wall that you start banging your head against this week is not an illusion. It is, indeed, true that others are not responding to you in an expected way. By Wednesday this wall will start to fall and people will be more receptive.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Everything seems an effort at the beginning of this week but as energy levels pick up you will gain momentum. Tackle one thing at a time and realise that Rome was not, indeed, built in a day. As the weekend approaches you will begin to realise that you have been far more effective than you thought.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) You really do need to come to an understanding with friends over a social matter, although this may take a little effort this week. It is clear that there are those who are less helpful than others, but this could be because of a misunderstanding.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Be a social animal this week
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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) What a lovely surprise to find that something you have always wanted is coming your way at last. Keep a firm hand with finances and take control if you want to organise things for the better.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Be cautious this week with your money. You have been aware for some time now that a change in your finances is likely. You have this in common with many others in your situation. Seeking professional help can be free and can make a big difference.
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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.” Steve Jobs
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Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” Lucille Ball
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TIME
Across 7 Small dog or cat, perhaps - it has energy (6) 8 President used to clean up (6) 9 Delight in Google Earth (4) 10 Being brave, I printed anyway (8) 11 Organise alternative drink outside (4,3) 13 Old car not starting creates fury (5) 15 Italian sauce for some of Europe's tourists (5) 17 Number of workers that pay rent (7) 20 Doctor Marten with no decoration (8) 21 Tom's initial request for a job (4) 23 Customer left one small coin outside (6) 24 Tension created by southern transport (6) Down 1 Trade on the coast of Kent (4) 2 Frogman has time to change direction (6) 3 Tiresome work outside (7) 4 Chess player with renewed energy (5) 5 Crushing melons is serious business (6) 6 Occupant inserted in ruins (8) 12 Set aside six deliveries left in
Parisian street (8) 14 It tends to confuse one involved in oral examination (7) 16 Picked on editor after cooked eats (6)
Code Breaker
18 Blood supplier using major thoroughfare? (6) 19 Stave off a match (5) 22 Some Scots wi’ glasses drink (4)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 16 represents P and 17 represents Q, so fill in P every time the figure 16 appears and Q every time the figure 17 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.
Across 1 Popular 1940s dance (9) 5 Counterfeit (5) 7 Discourage (5) 9 Heal (4) 10 Summerhouse (6) 12 Lack of emotion (6) 13 Faucets (4) 15 Unable to move or resist motion (5) 16 Faithful (5) 18 Very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll (9)
English - Spanish
Across 7 Sometimes (1,5) 8 Armchair (6) 10 Inútil (inepto) (7) 11 Sweet (5) 12 Junco (4) 13 Fiebre (5) 17 Relajar (sosegar) (5) 18 Nothing (4) 22 Proyectos (5) 23 El más caro (7) 24 Cadenas (6) 25 Más perezoso (6)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE
Down 1/17 Miscellaneous collection of things sold together (3,3) 2 Posing no difficulty (4) 3 Pandemonium (6) 4 Anxious to learn (7) 6 Trash (7) 8 Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder (7) 9 Make clear or easily understood (7) 11 Inner city slum (6) 14 Large deers (4) 17 See 1
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 Cowboy (7) 2 Árbitro (7) 3 Laws (5) 4 Charcos (7) 5 Stem (of a plant) (5) 6 Caminos (5) 9 Emerald (9) 14 Estaciones (partes del año) (7) 15 Briefcase (7) 16 Invoice (7) 19 Opaque (5) 20 Never (5) 21 To earn (5)
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Hexagram
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 (STAMEN) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ALKALI CHALET EERILY FIXATE FUNNEL GRASSY HEARTY ITSELF MILIEU NEATER SILENT SPARKY STAMEN (10) STYLED SULTRY SWAMPY SYSTEM THRALL WALNUT
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Guffaw 2 Gather 3 Fresco 4 Pieced 5 Fought 6 Struck 7 Haunch 8 Ruckus 9 Rental 10 Agreed 11 Stucco 12 Studio 13 Presto 14 Sophia 15 Rookie 16 Depose 17 Cookie 18 Sloppy 19 Violin.
Nonagram
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: Good: 15 Very good: 22
• Average: 13 • Good: 18
• Very good: 25 • Excellent: 33
SCORING:
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Excellent: 28
rimy ripe ripen rite mite mien cope cogent coper cone vane prim pity piano piety pope pone pont pair paper pane pant pantie pean pent item tympan team teem tent teen bone open opener ogre aper anti antre amen ament emit gone goner gene genet gent germ germane perm permit pert nova novae nope nape name neap neem maim mane mete mean meaner meant meet mitre repair rename rent enema ergo erne time trepan
deer deft diet dire dirt doer doff dote edit feed ford redo reed retd ride rode teed tide tied toed trod defer deter doter drift droit eider erode feted fetid fiord fired freed fried offed tired treed tried defier defter dieter differ dotier editor foetid retied riffed rifted rioted teredo tiered triode offered FORFEITED
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
QUICK Down:
1 Copy, 2 Scream, 3 Slow, 4 Authentic, 5 Thrush, 7 Yesterday, 11 Radium, 12 Latest, 15 Flee, 16 Stun.
CRYPTIC
ENGLISH-SPANISH
Across:
Across:
1 Rivet, 4 Arcades, 8 Bengali, 9 Munch, 10 Snoop, 12 Bolster, 13 Racket, 14 Apples, 17 Needles, 19 Scout, 21 Latin, 22 Epigram, 24 Smashed, 25 Elder.
1 Jealous, 5 Ropes, 8 Iniciar, 9 Nurse, 10 Elope, 11 Posters, 12 Clavos, 14 Cartón, 17 Stretch, 19 Bomba, 22 Ancla, 23 Sin usar, 24 Obras, 25 Enlaces.
Down:
Down:
1 Robes, 2 Van, 3 Trample, 4 Akimbo, 5 Camel, 6 Donatello, 7 Spheres, 11 Orchestra, 13 Rankles, 15 Passive, 16 Ascend, 18 Lunch, 20 Timer, 23 Rid.
1 Juice, 2 Árido, 3 Oxígeno, 4 Stripe, 5 Rings, 6 Percent, 7 Stepson, 12 Castaño, 13 Atracar, 15 Albañil, 16 Chiste, 18 Teams, 20 Music, 21 Atras.
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QUIZ: MY NAME IS MAURICE MICKLEWHITE 1. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, the real first name of which performer, the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, is Chaim? 2. Born in Snainton, near Scarborough in the North Riding of Yorkshire in December 1943, which multi-award winning actor-knight was originally named Krishna Pandit Bhanji? 3. Dr Henry Walton are the first names of which famous (fictional) Harrison Ford archaeologist character? 4. Frances Ethel were the real first names of which American performer who is best remembered as the young Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939)? 5. Francis Morgan Ayodélé are the real first names of which famous UK athlete who held four world records, won two Olympic gold medals, three Commonwealth titles, and World and European Championship titles? 6. Frank Urban are the real first names of which renowned American profesional golfer who has won 10 PGA Tour events
including two major championships? 7. Leonard, Adolph (after 1911: Arthur), Julius Henry, Milton and Herbert Manfred were the real first names of which celebrated American family comedy act? 8. Oliver's Army (1979), I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (1980) and A Good Year For The Roses (1981) were all UK top 10 hit singles for which singer/songwriter who was originally named Declan Patrick? 9. What was the illustrious French fashion designer Coco Chanel’s real first name? 10. What was the real first name of the Argentinian revolutionary and guerrilla leader Che Guevara? Not a lot of people know that… actor Kirk Douglas’s parents were Jewish emigrants from Chavusy, Mogilev Region, in the Russian Empire (present-day Belarus) and he was originally named Issur Danielovitch Demsky.
Answers: 1. GENE SIMMONS, 2. Sir BEN KINGSLEY, 3. INDIANA JONES, 4. JUDY GARLAND, 5. DALEY THOMPSON, 6. FUZZY ZOELLER, 7. MARX BROTHERS - Chico (Leonard), Harpo (Adolph/Arthur), Groucho (Julius Henry), Gummo (Milton) and Zeppo (Herbert), 8. ELVIS COSTELLO, 9. GABRIELLE (Bonheur Chanel), 10. ERNESTO
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
CODE BREAKER
TARGET:
4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points
Average: 11
1 Chaos, 3 Start, 6/18 Pay cut, 8 Rooster, 9 Usual, 10 Begs, 13 Apex, 14 Hasty, 17 Indulge, 19 Maybe, 20 Talon.
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.
Kakuro
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 R) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Across:
Boggled
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Sudoku LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
*Khloe Kardashian, Reality star; June 27, 34 *Nicole Scherzinger, Singer; June 29, 40 Khloe is the younger sister of Kourtney and Kim The singer and actress gained fame as a member Kardashian who gained fame on the reality of The Pussycat Dolls, best known for hits ‘Don’t television programme Keeping Up with the Cha’ and ‘Stick Wit U.’ She won Dancing with the Stars in 2010 and in 2019, she became a judge Kardashians and co-hosted The X Factor America with Mario Lopez. on FOX’s The Masked Singer. She has also had Cheryl Tweedy. *Mel Brooks, Director; June 28, 92 small roles in several major films Brooks is the director of the classic satirical Cheryl Ann Tweedy, Pop singer; June 30, 35 comedies Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs, Cheryl hit the big time with the group Girls Aloud, who were nominated for a BRIT Award for the song ‘The High Anxiety, The Producers and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. He is also a filmmaker, actor, comedian and Promise.’ The former model from Newcastle later became composer and belongs to an exclusive club of a judge on The X Factor. entertainers as the recipient of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar *Pamela Anderson, TV actress; July 1, 51 The Baywatch star got her start as a Playboy model of the and Tony.
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
month. She has since gone on to appear in more than 30 television shows and the spoof movies Scary Movie. *Peter Kay, Comedian; July 2, 45 The English comedian has been featured on TV’s That Peter Kay Thing and Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere. His last stand-up comedy tour, where he played for over 1.2 million people, was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful of all time. *Tom Cruise, Movie actor; July 3, 56 The A-lister won Golden Globe Awards for his roles in Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire, and Magnolia. He had his breakthrough role in the 1983 film Risky Business and in 1996, he began playing Ethan Hunt in the popular Mission: Impossible film series.
Word Ladder KISS
GOAT BACK
DVD
Fish out of water
Move from the start word (KISS) to the end word (GOAT) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
Solution KISS MISS MIST (MOSS) MOST MOAT GOAT
FOUR siblings experience the drama, intrigue, and upheaval of a summer when everything changed, in New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand’s first historical novel Summer of ’69. Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the 20th century. For the Levin family, the times they are a-changing. Every year the children have looked forward to spending the summer at their grandmother’s historic home in downtown Nantucket. But Blair, the oldest sister, is stuck in Boston, pregnant with twins. Middle sister Kirby, caught up in the thrilling vortex of civil rights protests and determined to be independent, takes a summer job on Martha’s Vineyard. Only-son Tiger is an infantry soldier, recently deployed to Vietnam. Jessie (13) is marooned in the house with her grandmother and mother, each of them hiding a secret. As the summer heats up, Ted Kennedy sinks a car in Chappaquiddick, man flies to the moon, and Jessie and her family experience their own dramatic upheavals.
ALICANTE
ALICANTE
This week in history
Times are a-changing
1461 - New monarch Edward IV is crowned King of England. 1556 - Religious executions The 13 Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs. 1643 - Church restructure First meeting of the Westminster Assembly, a council of theologians (‘divines’) and members of the Parliament of England appointed to restructure the Church of England, at Westminster Abbey in London. 1863 - Civil war On the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate General Robert E Lee’s last attempt at breaking the Union line ends in disastrous failure, bringing the most decisive battle of the American Civil War to an end. 1936 - Best selling M a r g a r e t Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, one of the bestselling novels of all time and the basis for a blockbuster 1939 movie, is published. 1997 - Handed back Hong Kong reverts back to Chinese rule in a ceremony attended by the then British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. 2007 - Stubbed out Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces. 2013 - New member Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.
A FAST living, cynical London music executive heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend where he’s pranked by his boss into trying to sign up a group of shanty singing fishermen. He becomes the ultimate ‘fish out of water’ as he struggles to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band and their families who value friendship and community over fame and fortune.
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Change is not difficult - it is the resistance to change
JORIS PLU MOST of us like things to change for the better in our lives because we know deep inside that change is good. If life in general did not change, it would be at a standstill. The way we live as we know it would come to an end very soon. So change is part of our existence. Nature changes, people change, everything changes all the time. We have known this since we were born and still many of us find it very difficult to embrace change. During our lifetime we humans condition ourselves all the time. Specially with those wonderful things that we like or love a lot. This is normal human behaviour. Nothing wrong with that. The danger, if we may use this word, lies in the fact that we get stuck in the (over) protective environment we are creating or someone else is creating for us. At that certain time when change
PIONEERING medical trials have shown psilocybin, a powerful hallucinogen found in magic mushrooms, to be effective in treating depression. Magic mushrooms have been used by shamanistic cultures for centuries as they were believed to facilitate communication with ancestors and spirits. New research using an extracted active ingredient of magic mushrooms,
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HUMAN NATURE: Many of us find it difficult. is knocking at our door, our first reaction will be not to open it. We would rather put an extra lock on it. Or two. Fear of losing the golden cage we are in. Fear of having to let go of our daily routine life we just love so much. And this is completely understandable. So at that certain point when we hear the knocking we start resisting change.
psilocybin, has shown dramatic results in the treatment of depression. Psilocybin, far less potent than LSD, induces changes in mood, thought, and perception. Trials are exploring the drug’s use in the treatment of depression by allowing the patient to journey into their mind reliving memories and confronting trauma.
CHANGE: Is life, is future and is inevitable.
We are putting ourselves in a protective mode, in the fight-orflight response mode. Change itself is not that difficult at all. Not as long as it brings us comfort, peace of mind, happiness and all those other positive things we like. We do not want to lose the good things in life. Of course not. So now we have to learn to let go of the fear, of the resistance. Be-
cause change is ultimately good. Change is life. Change is future. Change is inevitable. Change belongs to us as food and water, as light and breathing. Change is part of our body and soul. It is what we as humans need to move on for many years to come. Look from now on at change as the most normal thing in your life. Even if at first sight you feel that
Mushroom magic for mental health Psilocybin produces effects such as auditory and visual hallucinations, spiritual epiphanies, euphoria and a sense of connectivity beginning 45 minutes after ingestion and lasting four to six hours. Trial participants have
said that the experience can be life-changing. One trial in 2016 at Imperial College London treating a small group of patients suffering with decades of depression saw their symptoms reduce after ingesting
resistance. Some questions. How many times in your life have you already said after something changed that you were happy for it? Been asking yourself why you were so afraid of it? Finding out later that it was the best thing that ever happened to you? Give yourself the power, the permission to walk through any change in your life with full confidence. Start loving it, start conditioning change as a wonderful positive part of who you are. Day in, day out. Let change be your unique guide that brings you those things your soul needs. If you can do this your life will ‘change’ for the good, the better, the best. And you will walk on this planet from now on with a big smile on your face. CHANGE: Embrace it! Joris PLU - Marbella - Malaga Life, Relationship & Move Forward Coach all info on www.jorisplu.com Helpline 24/7 - Phone & WhatsApp +32 472 401 611 +34 666 030 428
capsules of a high dose of psilocybin. Three months later half of patients reported their depression reduced at least 50 per cent. Further studies have examined psilocybin’s effectiveness in treating depression in cancer patients. Patients reported improvements in mood directly after the drug’s consumption with results remaining unchanged at a follow-up of six months later.
Despite Psilocybin’s effectiveness the drug remains controversial due to extreme side effects such as irregular heartbeat, hallucinations and ‘bad trips’ involving disturbing thoughts and even temporary psychosis. Despite the potential benefits psilocybin is a potent psychedelic and should an individual decide to use psilocybin they should do so in a clinical setting.
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Microneedling for perfect skin Look your best for the summer WHETHER you’re going abroad or you have arrived to enjoy the sun in Spain, no doubt you’ll want to look your best. See below our top summer beauty tips. Are you longing for smooth, youthful looking skin this summer? If so, we can help! Our amazing non-invasive dermal filler treatment can transform your complexion. What are dermal fillers? Dermal fillers help to smooth lines and wrinkles to create a smooth, glowing complexion. Fillers are injected into the skin and they help to combat the effects of depleted stores of collagen, the fibre that gives the skin its bounce and firmness. Fillers add plumpness and volume to the skin as well as definition to the facial features. We are delighted to offer Restylane, an incredibly impressive filler treatment that was pioneered in Sweden. This treatment targets lines and wrinkles and adds a youthful bounce to the skin. What can be treated with dermal filler? Hollow Cheeks - Loss of volume during the ageing process can result in hollows in the cheeks. Cheek volumisation using facial fillers can restore fullness for a more youthful appearance. Crow’s Feet - Crow’s feet are the wrinkles that can form at the corner of the eyes over time as a result of ageing, sun exposure, facial expressions, and smoking.
Get ready for summer. Frown Lines - Frown lines are wrinkles between the brows caused by the muscles contracting. After years, those lines linger and be more pronounced. Thin Lips - Lip contouring is a lip enhancement technique using injectable fillers to create an improved border to better define the lip line and produce plumper, more youthful looking lips. Mouth lines - These are vertical wrinkles that form below the corners of the mouth, giving a sad or angry look to the face. Smile lines - These are the lines that run vertically from the sides of the nose to the corners of the upper lip. Smoker’s lines - These are vertical wrinkles that form above the upper lip as a result of heredity, sun damage, and smoking. Static lines - These are deep lines and are due to lack of skin elasticity caused by sun damage, smoking, and genetics. If you’re interested in Dermal Fillers, please call us at Derma Clinic Spain for a no-obligation appointment. Also follow us on Facebook.
Call for an appointment on: 674 255 579 Avda. del Albir 161, local 1 674 255 579 www.dermaclinicspain.com Alternatively see our Facebook page facebook.com/DermaClinicSpain
DONE by a dermatologist or DIY at home with a tool like a paint roller with a head of needles a press release from the American Academy of Dermatology claims micro-needling is the ticket to boosting collagen, minimising wrinkles, smoothing scars and recapturing youth. A minimally invasive procedure microneedling (also called Collagen Induction Therapy) pinpricks the face with invisible puncture wounds. Deeper layers of skin respond to this stimulation by rebuilding with collagenrich new tissues; collagen a protein keeping skin youthful, firm, and which when lost results in visible signs of ageing. Board-certified dermatologist Sejal Shah, MD says: “It works the same way lasers do, only you’re injuring the skin mechanically instead of using heat or light and is better tolerated with fewer side effects and less downtime.” With immediate results, microneedling improves skin tone and texture giving an instant radiant glow and plumping the face whilst using only the body’s natural healing mechanisms and therefore giving very natural results. Stimulating collagen in and around pores causes a ‘filler effect’ allowing them to appear dramatically reduced if not closed. Long term results also look promising with a study in 2008
on 480 patients treated with four microneedling sessions producing a 400 per cent increase in collagen and elastin six months after completing treatment. Microneedling is also effective in the treatment of scars, stretch marks and sun damage, including the discoloured hyperpigmentation of melasma and unlike laser or chemical peels can be applied to any area of the body. Whilst professional grade microneedling needles can be as long as 3mm, at-home rollers do not normally have needles longer than 1.5mm.
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C A Claire Alexander Studio, Altea
NEW SALON: Modern, with a lovely relaxed design.
NOW many ladies in the Albir area may have noticed that Claire’s Salon is no longer operating. The good news is that Claire and her lovely team have opened a new studio on the seafront in Altea, right opposite the public car park and next to the Mas y Mas Supermarket. Claire has also renamed the studio C A Claire Alexander Studio, but all of her team of top stylists and beauty therapists from the old shop have travelled the short distance with her, including Monica, Yvonne, Debbie, Amanda and
Christian. Interestingly the team speak English, Dutch, Norwegian and Spanish. The new premises are modern and swish with a lovely relaxed design, which we feel really complements the friendly service. This new re-incarnation looks like it should be prohibitively expensive, but it is not, with wash and cuts for the ladies starting from just €20. Claire explained that she has been operating in the area for the past 12 years, having started in the Benidorm Indoor Market and her many cus-
BEAUTY TREATMENTS: You will be well looked after.
tomers have, in the main, remained loyal and have followed her from salon to salon. From talking to her, Clarie’s business philosophy is to provide a welcoming professional service, where people come in to visit their friends who they trust with their beauty treatments. She believes in providing a relaxed service, where people can visit their favourite stylist or therapist, knowing that they will be really well looked after by experts. Claire and her team offer an incredible range of services, therapies and pure luxury pamper treatments, from hair to facial treatments, to manicures, to acrylic and gel nails, semipermanent polish, to waxing (for men as well), to eyelashes to pedicures. The team also can provide massages and sports massages and even have a dedicated massage room, with soft lights and a calming, quiet ambience. A service that really caught our eye was the ‘no needle’
CA Claire Alexander Studio can be found at Calle St Pere 44, Altea Telephone 965 053 144 Facebook @https://www.clairealexanderstudio.net URL: www.clairealexanderstudio.net Email: clairealexanderstudio@hotmail.com lip filler, using a hyaluron pen to achieve fuller, more attractive lips and of course, a free consultation is available to book. One of the great things about this studio is that gentlemen are catered for, as well as the ladies, with cuts from a dedicated barber starting from €15 and a wonderful range of
services including a good old fashioned hot towel, wet shave and even such delights as manicures, pedicures, waxing and massages. One lovely idea is that Claire has introduced ‘Fizzy Fridays,’ where any customer receives a lovely glass of bubbly or a beer for the guys, (coffee, tea or water is offered free
of charge with every service) to enjoy whilst they are having their hair done or being pampered with one of the Salon’s many wonderful treatments. The reviews from C A’s customers are glowing and a real testament both as to the quality of the services provided and the friendliness of the team, as one reviewer noted that you felt like the queen, as soon as you walked through the door. If you would like a change in career, Claire is now offering certificated NSI Nail and Beauty Courses.
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CELEBRITIES
SEVILLA: Travel spot for South Korean celebs.
FORMER 2017 Love Island contestant Olivia Attwood and Bradley Dack were in Marbella last week as guests of honour attending a footballer friend’s wedding in Marbella. Attwood, 28, confesses she and Blackburn Rovers star Bradley Dack, 25, have considered marriage saying: “He’s my best friend and it’s just easy. This is my most serious relationship. We’ve both sowed our wild oats and know what we want. We’ve lost each other before. We’re in a place where it’s now or never.”
SOCIAL SCENE
South Korean celeb visitors SPAIN has joined the list as a popular travel location for young South Korean celebrities with singer Jung Chae Yeon and actress Lee Min Jung spotted in Sevilla. Jung Chae Yeon, 21, a singer and actress best known for being a member of the South Korean pop girl group DIA formed by MBK Entertainment was spotted in Sevilla in a selfie accompa-
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Olivia and Bradley at La Sala.
The art of the circus TH E wo r l d r e n o w n ed Cirque d u So l e i l p i t c h ed their tent in Valencia and are presenting their homage to traditional circus until July 14. Although they have appeared in Alicante City with a differ e n t sh o w, Ko o za which was first imagined in 2007 b y a f o r m e r c i r c u s clown combines acrobatic performances with the art of the clown to produce an exciting show. An international cast of 50 acr o b a t s, m u si c i an s , singers and actors offers exciting feats and amusing antics guaranteed to be of the usual breathtaking standard accomp a n i e d b y a liv e soundtrack that fuses jazz, funk and Bollywood rhythms. Acts i n c l u d e j u g glin g
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w ith h o o p s , a w h ee l of death, a skeleton dance, a double high wire act, contortionists, chair balancers and much more with a typic a l A s ia n fa b ric to w e r known as the ‘Bataclan’ the focal point in the middle of the stage. The final act of the show s e e s mo s t o f th e c a s t on stage performing high flying feats using a teeterboard with individuals flung into the air only to be caught by their colleagues. Tickets cost from €36 to €99 plus booking fee for the show which takes place in th e b ig to p at A n tig ua Estacion del Grau in Valencia. Whilst there may be quite a journey to visit the show, many will think it worth the effort.
nied with actress Lee Min Jung. Lee Min Jung uploaded the picture to her Instagram and captioned the photo ‘A Barbershop in Sevilla. First meal with Chae Yeon and Soohyeon teacher in Malaga!’ Lee Min Jung and Jung Chae Yeon will be appearing on MBC’s variety travel programme ‘A Barbers Shop in Sevilla’ which will air in July.
Olivia flew out to Marbella last week with Bradley to attend the wedding of his fellow Blackburn Rovers teammate Darragh Lenihan who wed his childhood sweetheart Shauna during a ceremony held at the Villa Padierna hotel in Marbella. Olivia and Bradley were spotted together drinking and relaxing at the nearby celebrity restaurant La Sala in Puerto Banus the next day, a popular haven for celebrities such as Kanye West and Ricky Martin.
A GOOD TIME: Kate Middleton and Queen Letizia.
Kate Middleton snubs Queen Letizia? ROYAL fans suggested another feud brewing this week when a video circulated around social media seemingly showing Kate Middleton ignoring Queen Letizia of Spain during the Order of the Garter in London. In the video Kate exits her car, greets several people, and finally fails to acknowledge Queen Letizia who many suggested Kate should have curtsied to. The viral video clip which shook social channels, of course, shows only a few moments of the full day of festivities. In fact Kate Middleton and Queen Letizia had already greeted one another earlier that day. Photos from the event of the Duchess and the Spanish Queen show them having a good time in each other’s company. Kate Middleton and Queen Letizia appear to have nothing but a friendly and civil relationship with misleading social media posts the only evidence indicating otherwise.
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Aqua refreshes MORE than 40 years ago the i c o n i c Benidorm P a l a c e opened its doors for the first time and it has been entertaining visitors to the city ever since. Just under 30 years ago, the current owners took over the property with the intention of moving the shows up a level and there is no doubt that it has gone from strength to strength since then. With the addition of kitchens the Palace was able to offer a full dinner and show experience and then in 2005, it saw its latest grand refurbishment both inside and outside of the premises and this new façade turned the building into one of the most admired and photographed landmarks in Benidorm. To d a y, t h e B e n i d o r m Palace continues to offer the type of show that could easily make you think you were in Las Ve-
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gas, such is the quality of the acts, costumes, lighting and sound and the food and service. With all seating offering great views of the stage, diners can enjoy a threecourse meal with wine and cava as they view the exceptional cabaret, or guests can simply watch the show without eating. The 2019/2020 extrava-
ganza which has been titled AQUA is presented e v e r y n i g h t o n Tu e s d a y, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and the international cast of some 40 talented artists invites you onto a luxury cruise liner to sail the oceans of the world for an aquatic adventure. Keeping with the water theme, expect to hear such classic numbers as Purple Rain, Singing in the R a i n , U m b r e l l a , I t ’s Raining Men and many more. Sit back and enjoy your meal (or just a drink) as you start in Spain and are then transported to the Grand C a n a l i n Ve n i c e , t h e River Nile with its iconic Egyptian Pyramids and then across the Atlantic to Central Park in New York City. As you travel, you will experience a world of song, dance, magic, music, acrobatics and comedy in a show that promises to entertain from start to finish. Entry costs from €34 to €64 depending on your choice of just a drink or dinner.
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FOR my first recipe I have chosen gnocchi which is a potato based pasta. Gnocchi is very When making easy to prepare by mixing flour, gnocchi, pick the egg, and potato. I have chosen a right potatoes browned sage butter as the starchy russets sauce. When adding sage to give gnocchi a butter it really releases the inlight texture and tense flavours of the sage. It’s boiling potatoes very important you don’t burn whole and the butter, you just want a nutunpeeled helps brown colour. to keep them Follow Dani Bowler: My second recipe comes from absorbing from my love for Pedro instagram: Dani.bowler excess water. Ximenez sherry, everyone Remove the peel Web: www.danibowler.com should have a bottle in the cupas soon as you board for cooking as it makes can so that steam is released rather than the most amazing reductions absorbed into the flesh. and sauces. Using its sweetness and flavour it’s delicious as jelly. It goes well with pate or even desserts such as trifle or ice cream - on its own is just as good! If you have a sweet tooth you will love this idea!
Gnocchi with browned sage butter & Parmesan cheese Gnocchi dough - serves 8 Ingredients 1.2 kilos potatoes (with skins) 2 cups flour 2 eggs, beaten Salt Method In a large saucepan, bring potatoes to a boil in salted water, reduce to a quick simmer and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, this should take about 30-40 minutes. Lightly dust a sheet of foil on a baking sheet with flour and set aside. Drain potatoes and peel while still hot with a sharp knife, use a tea towel to hold the potatoes so you don’t burn your hands, pass the potato though a ricer or gently grate in to a bowl. Leave to cool. Sprinkle potatoes with flour and two teaspoons of salt, then top with egg. With your hands, work flour and egg into a dough texture. Knead dough until smooth but not elastic, dusting with flour so it doesn't stick to your hands. Do not overwork the dough, knead for no longer than three mins. Divide the dough into six portions. Roll each portion into a rope about 1/2-inch thick and 20 inches long. Cut each rope into 1/2-inch pieces. Gently roll each dough piece against the back of a fork to make ridges, then arrange in a single layer on foil sheets. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Add a few handfuls of gnocchi and cook until they float to the top, about two mins. For the brown sage butter Ingredients 100g unsalted butter 15 sage leaves
GNOCCHI: Serve with Parmesan cheese.
80g Parmesan cheese Method Place butter into a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook until melted then add sage leaves to pan. Cook butter and sage leaves, stirring often, for 4-5 minutes or until sage leaves are crisp and butter has turned a deep brown colour. It’s very important you don’t overdo the butter. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the gnocchi to a frying pan and toss to coat in the sage butter. To serve grate Parmesan cheese and serve. Adult jelly with sherry and raisins Ingredients Handful raisins (optional) 500ml Pedro Ximenez sweet sherry 5 leaves gelatin Method Add 150ml sherry in a medium saucepan over a medium heat and bring to a simmer. Meanwhile, soak gelatine leaves in cold water for five minutes, squeeze out excess water, then add to warm sherry. Stir to dissolve and strain into a bowl and stir in the raisins and remaining sherry. Add the jelly mix to an ice pack or even a terrine cover and refrigerate for about three hours or until set.
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Dave’s Diary WELCOME to my diary page. Every week I will be listing some of the hundreds of events, happening in the Costa Blanca North region. We are particularly keen to help to promote charity events, so if you are organising one or know of one, please let me know at daveproctor@euroweeklynews.com If you enjoyed any of the events we have listed, do not hesitate to let us know. I hope you find this page of use.
Have fun, Dave
Running from now to August 31 In Museum of Fine Arts in Valencia, there is an exhibition called ‘The Beginning of Modern Painting,’ featuring the artist who is known as The Master of Light, Joaquín Sorolla. Incidentally, Sorolla was a local man who lived in Valencia.
July 1 to 28 València holds its traditional Great València Fair. The city organises a month of activities, filling the streets with colour, outdoor concerts and firework displays on the seafront. One night the museums are open until dawn. As well as jazz, pop, and rock music concerts.
July 4 - 7.30 pm A summer barbecue in aid of Catland and Javea Feral Cats Society, at Quo Vadis €15 including live music and great food. Tickets catsrusjavea@gmail.com.
July 5, 6 and 7 La Nucia is holding its Annual Medieval Market. The Market will consist of some 70 stalls decorated in medieval style with stallholders dressed as medieval merchants, there is also a very active programme of live medieval music, street theatre and musical dancers. Every evening the Market closes with a different fire show.
July 6 to 14 It is fiesta time in Denia. If you haven’t ever seen the Correfoc (night of the fire) it’s well worth a look - 12:30 am on July 10. (It’s shown as the 9th on the programme, but it is after midnight). Wear old clothes though as you can expect giant Catherine Wheels, fire eaters and flame throwers in Marques de Campo, sparks will fly! Twice daily during the fiesta, there is ‘Bous a la Mar,’ bull running where the bulls are run towards the sea. The idea being that people entice the bulls to charge them and then jump into the sea to escape them.
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Stay safe advice for young holidaymakers in Spain THE British Embassy in Madrid has launched a new campaign encouraging young British holidaymakers to ‘Stick with your Mates,’ as part of an FCO global campaign on youth safety. The communications campaign, in conjunction with the British Consulate in Palma, is part of a wider effort to work with local authorities, charities like Street Angels and 24/7, and influencers to encourage young tourists to look out for each other. Building on previous campaigns aimed at young tourists, in particular those visiting popular resorts, the campaign focuses on how looking after each other and staying with your friends can help young people avoid accidents and serious injuries on holiday. Research carried out last year shows that the vast majority of fatal incidents and hospitalisations happen when people are on their own, having been separated from their friends. Advice includes: *checking into your hotel on social media, so it’s easier to find at the end of the night *setting up a WhatsApp group to keep in touch with each other *keeping an eye on each other’s drinks to make sure they don’t get spiked *not letting a friend walk back to their hotel alone *not giving a drunk person more alcohol The content features short videos and digital images that will be targeted at young people visiting the islands through Instagram and Facebook. Partners are encouraged to share the content at (facebook.com/stickwithyourmates and @travelaware) and use the hashtag #stickwithyourmates. Since the launch last week, one of the videos has already been viewed more than 257,000 times on Facebook and over 143,000 times on Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/stickwithyourmates/videos/337511846928283/
July 6 In the gardens of the Parador Hotel, Javea a dinner in aid of Todos Juntos, Javea threecourse menu for €40, with live music during the meal. Contact the hotel to book.
July 6, 7.30 pm Apasa are holding their ‘All White on the Night’ fundraising dinner in the beautiful Gardens of Canor near Teulada with music by the Watch Band. Tickets are €35. If you go say Hi to the photographer! Tickets are €38 from 965 741 668; 606 588 197 or 639 603 880.
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July 12 In the gardens of the Parador Hotel, Javea dinner in aid of The Red Cross, three-course menu for €40, with live music during the meal. Contact the hotel to book.
July 18 And the Gandia Area Social Club welcome the Jubilee Jazz Band. The event which includes a dinner will be at the lovely Moli Canyar venue in Potries. Tickets from gascbookings@gmail.com. €24 for non-members. Must be booked before July 14.
July 19 to 21 Sees Oliva holding its Moors and Christian events, which in this case includes early morning landings battle and battles on the beach.
July 20 in the gardens of the Parador Hotel, Javea a dinner in aid of Tara. Protectora de Animales three-course menu for €40, with live music during the meal. Contact the hotel to book.
July 21: The 4ever Valencia festival has a top international line-up including British acts Keane, Tears for Fears and Los Planetas. See the 4ever website.
July 28 Is the last day of the Feria in Valencia which brings the month-long fair to a close. This is the day for ‘the Battle of the flowers.’ a unique parade, where the floats get pelted with flowers.
August 28, 11 am in Bunyols Near Valencia is the world famous ’Tomatina.’ Tickets are rare unless you go on an inclusive tour.
September 29 Doors open at 1 pm. Benidorm Palace is hosting ‘A marvellous show called ‘Save my life 3’ in aid of the local dog rescue centre. All the acts are giving their time for free and last year, the Palace raised thousands of pounds for this worthwhile charity. Tickets available in various places around Benidorm and the Box Office. By the way, please let the Box Office know beforehand if you want food.
PRETTY: Grazalema is one of Andalucia’s famous white villages. HIDDEN away is the parched landscape of Andalucia you can find an oasis of verdant green the natural park of Grazalema. Somewhat surprisingly the pretty white village of Grazalema is renowned for being the rainiest spot in Spain, a title that you might expect to be taken by a town in the cooler regions of Asturias or Galicia. The magnificent rocky outcrop of Peñon Grande that towers over both the village and the whole park is the reason for all the rain - it is the first high peak that warm wet winds from the Atlantic encounter when they hit Spain. The copious rain has made this a unique
place in Andalucia. An ecology has developed over thousands of years that combines Mediterranean and more northerly species, with microclimates providing a haven for all manner of wildlife. Grazalema village is an idyllic spot from which to explore the glories of the park. Its steep cobbled streets and selection of small bars and restaurants are well worth a visit on their own, as are the magnificent views. The restaurants are extremely proud of the fish that comes from Europe’s most southerly trout river, which wends its way through this area of outstanding natural beauty.
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New mortgage law SPAIN’S new mortgage law has finally come into force. It is designed to incorporate European directives on consumer protection into Spanish law and includes several aspects beneficial to the customer. It is most beneficial to people taking on new loans, but what about those who already have a mortgage? According to bank comparison website HelpMyCash.com there are some measures that will affect existing mortgage holders, although most of the new regulations are not retrospective. Chief amongst these is the one that reduces the cost of converting a variable mortgage to a fixed rate loan, and secondly a tightening of regulations for foreclosures. When it comes to swapping loans from variable to fixed rates, banks may now charge a maximum of 0.15 per cent of the outstanding capital within three years of the initial contract being signed. After this period the transaction should be free. Before the law came into force, the usual commission for novation (where the
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Rent to buy WHERE to live in Spain is always a quandary for many expats and time and time again you meet people who have got it wrong. You meet people who thought they would like somewhere isolated, then realise that isolated may mean a lack of certain essential services and facilities. Or others who fall in love with a coastal resort, without realising many people go home in September and do not return until April or May, leaving the resorts desolate. Probably the best advice is to take advantage of a scheme that is quite popular in Spain, ‘Rent-tobuy.’ This is a contractual arrangement where a property is rented for a specific
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Now the cost should be a maximum of €75. But remember - there may be notary and land registry fees to pay as well. The second article that applies retroactively is the one which regulates the application of the early maturity clause. This is the step taken by banks to enable them to foreclose on the mortgage and seize the home after missed payments. The new regulations establish tougher requirements to apply this clause. During the first half of the mortgage term, the money owed must exceed 3 per cent of the capital granted or reach an equivalent of 12 instalments. In the second half of the loan term, the missed payments must be worth at least 7 per cent of the principal of the loan or an equivalent of 15 monthly payments. In addition, the lender must give the debtor one month to catch up with any pending payments before being able to start the execution process. It has also been made easier for existing mortgage holders to swap banks should they so wish.
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BARRY DUKE FIFTY years ago, a wise sceptic advised that if I had any questions about religion I should always ask an atheist. When I asked her why, Barbara Smoker, who celebrated her 96th birthday this month, replied: “Because people often arrive at non-belief after they have assiduously studied religious texts and usually come to know more about the subject than most believers.” When I asked how much research she had done, she chuckled and said “I was born into a devout Catholic family and decided to become a nun. So obviously I did a great deal of study.” At the age of 26 she concluded that religion was tosh, and spent the rest of her life promoting humanism. In fact, she’s just published her autobiography, ‘My Godforsaken Life: Memoir of A Maverick.’ Another of my contacts, Californian artist Shell Fisher, also knows a lot about holy scrip-
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ture. But he approaches faith from another angle. He uses his amazing talent to point out religious absurdities, and his illustrations are used in a Freethinker bulletin sent out weekly to several thousand subscribers. Knowing how well-versed Shell is in Christian mythology, I asked him whether he knew of the patron saint of lunatics. To my surprise, he’d not heard of Christina Mirabilis, known as Christina the Astonishing. Born in the 12th century in Belgium, she suffered a massive seizure in her early 20’s. Assumed dead, she was about to be buried but she arose from her coffin and ‘levitated to the rafters.’ She claimed to have seen Hell, Heaven and the Almighty, who sent her back to save sinners. According to legend, she would throw herself into fires and frozen rivers, allow dogs to tear at her flesh, all the while imploring God’s mercy. Though covered in blood, her
CHRISTINA: About to be buried, arose from her coffin, and sent back to save sinners. skin would immediately heal. She lived in a forest, slept in rags, and sustained herself by suckling her breasts. Now the reason I approached Shell about Christina is that I
am currently writing an irreverent article for the Freethinker about some of the weirdest people who attained patron saint status, and I believed that he was the best person on the plan-
et to illustrate the piece. My article will document the lives of people such as St Drogo, who was afflicted by a mystery ailment that made him physically repulsive. So he’s
now considered the patron saint of unattractive people. Then there’s St Adjutor, the patron saint of swimmers; St Balthasar, the patron saint of playing card manufacturers; St Columbanus, the patron saint of motorcyclists and St Lidwina, the patron saint of ice skaters. This Dutch woman fell while ice skating at the age of 15 and never fully recovered from her injuries. After a life of piety and pain which ended in 1433, her grave became a site of pilgrimage. She was canonised in 1899 by Pope Leo XIII. But back to Christina the Astonishing. I discovered that Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds performed a song about her in 1992. The lyrics are brilliant. You can access them here: https://genius.com/Nick-caveand-the-bad-seeds-christinathe-astonishing-lyrics. Acclaimed songwriter George Gershwin said it best when, in 1935, he wrote ‘The t’ings dat yo’ li’ble/To read in de Bible/It ain’t necessarily so ...
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vehicle livery design PORSCHE Digital is launching the ‘Second Skin’ online configurator which enables customers to apply customised livery designs to their vehicles. In addition to classic designs stemming from motorsports, it will also be possible to implement designs inspired by, for instance, fashion and the arts. Genuine and previously unavailable Porsche colours will
also be available for selection. The possibilities and the concept of the livery were displayed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans earlier this month when the Porsche-customer-team Project-1 competed in the long-distance classic in the Porsche 911 RSR featuring a design by artist Richard Phillips. For this purpose, the New
LAUNCH: The Porsche 911 RSR with its artist-designed livery.
Yorker Pop-Art-Artist combined three of his most popular works and thus created a unique design which was implemented in cooperation with Porsche Digital and ‘Second Skin.’ Florian Rothfuss, Director of Digital Business at Porsche Digital, said: “We wanted to use the project in Le Mans to demonstrate what we can do in terms of automotive design and that there are no limits to the imagination with ‘Second Skin.’ The greatest challenge was to apply a three-part image on a vehicle. We are also very happy with the result because the effect of the colours is unique.” The online design concept will be available from July.
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Rolls Royce Wraith Eagle VIII ROLLS ROYCE has announced its limited edition collection car, the Wraith Eagle VIII, which was released on the shores of Lake Como at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, in May. Created by the Bespoke Collective at the House of RollsRoyce, a Collection of just 50 Wraith Eagle VIII motor cars is named after the power unit used in Allcock and Brown’s first Transatlantic crossing, 100 years ago (The bi-plane was powered by twin 20.3 litre, 350 bhp, Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engines). Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, said: “Wraith Eagle VIII is at once an object of desire; a homage to heroes and a protagonist to today’s visionaries. This Rolls-Royce Collection demonstrates the extraordinary skill of our Bespoke Collective
at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, West Sussex. “Bespoke remains the jewel in the crown of the marque, creating luxury items that defy the trend of mass luxury manufacturers using ‘tick-box’ options to answer customer demand.” The exterior is meant as a representation of Alcock and Brown’s compelling night time adventure. Swathed in Gunmetal with a Selby Grey upper two-tone, the colours are separated by a brass feature line, a hint at the detailing that lies within. The black grille vanes draw immediate reference to the Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engine cowling on the Vickers Vimy aircraft, the wheels are part polished with a translucent shadow finish. Within, Selby Grey and black leather are accented by brass, redolent of the brass sex-
tant so integral to the success of the transatlantic journey. Executed in a contemporary fashion, the material populates key areas throughout the cockpit of the Collection. Brass speaker covers depict the estimated flight distance of 1,880 miles and ‘RR’ monograms are embroidered in brass coloured thread onto headrests. A flash of brass complements the navigator door panniers, whilst the door of the driver includes a brass plaque with Churchill’s quote commending the duo’s remarkable achievements. Even the now famous RR clock has given a nod to the duo’s achievement. All their instruments were frozen, so in this car, the clock is in a retro styling and presented with a unique icy background. CO2 emission: 369-357 g/km; Fuel consumption: 17.317.9 mpg / 16.3-15.8 l/100km.
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THE NEW ZOE: An addition to Renault’s electric range. RENAULT, the French car manufacturer has announced a new version of its Zoe range of electric cars, with a more powerf u l m o t o r, m o r e b a t t e r y c a p a c i t y, m o r e range, CCS fast charging and a better interior. The New Zoe has a ZE 50 battery which takes its range up to an impressive 390kms o n t h e W LT P ( Wo r l d w i d e H a r m o n i s e d Light vehicles Test Procedure, standardised cycle: 57 per cent of urban journeys, 25 per cent of suburban journeys, 18 per cent of highway journeys). I t n o w a l s o o ff e r s f a s t d i r e c t c u r r e n t charging, an addition to the alternating current charging options already available.
The new motor gives 100 kW (R135) of power, boasts an on-board charger: 22 kW and DC fast charging: 50 kW via CCS with a battery capacity of 52-54 kWh. Group Renault’s designers have paid particular attention to the interior ’s quality finishes, its comfort and the ergonomics. A noteworthy addition to New ZOE is the 10inch driver ’s display - a unique feature available right from entry level. A Renault spokesperson said: “With Renault ‘Easy Connect,’ the New Zoe responds to our ever-more connected lives. It combines the new Renault ‘Easy Link’ multimedia system and the MY Renault app, offering drivers a range of services.”
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SPANISH veteran Feliciano Lopez has become just the third wildcard to win the Queens tennis championship, joining Ivan Lendl (1989) and Pete Sampras (1999). And as if winning his second Queens singles title at the age of 37 wasn’t enough, he also helped Andy Murray ease his way back into competitive tennis by partnering him to a doubles triumph later the same day. To say Lopez’s win was unexpected would be a bit of an understatement. Up until the start of the tournament he has only won three ATP main draw matches all year. By the time he had completed the week he had four more under his belt and some silverware for his trophy cabinet. He beat Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-7(4), 7-6(2) in a tournament that holds fond memories for him. He won at the Queens Club in 2017 and was runner-up in 2014. Now number 53 in the ATP Rankings after jumping 60 places, he has also become the oldest champion at this event in the Open Era. “I thought the best moment of my career was when I won this
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Queens title for Spanish veteran tournament in 2017, but it’s right now,” said Lopez. “He (Simon) was coming up with unbelievable passing shots and I was a little bit desperate, to be honest. The tie-break is a bit of a lottery, of course, but I’m just so happy to win here.” This was the seventh ATP tournament success in Lopez’s career, and his fourth in grass, a surface that suits his service game. He then teamed up with Andy Murray who was making his
comeback from hip surgery in January, and who could surely not have been expecting a title in his first tournament back. Speaking after the event Murray said: “I just won the doubles with Feli, with a metal hip. It’s mental, really. “That’s a cool thing to be able to have done just because of where I was a few months ago. I wasn’t thinking about this… I was really happy to be pain-free and enjoying life, literally just doing normal things. It’s really
special. It’s more special than a lot of the singles tournaments that I’ve won for a lot of different reasons.” He and Lopez defeated top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the opening round, then third seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers in the semis. In the final they defeated Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury. 76(6), 5-7, 10-5. Murray said: “In terms of how I was hitting the ball, I
SPANISH VETERAN: Feliciano Lopez has won the Queens tennis championship.
think I did okay. “There’s things I can do better. I think a lot of it is positioning on the court, like where to stand after Feli has hit a return or where to position ourselves at the net. “But one of the things that’s
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Real Madrid bear arch rivals Barcelona to win the 2018-2019 Liga Endesa basketball title in the championship play-off on Friday. The 74-68 win made them champions for the 35th time.
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Triumphant return
By Dilip Kuner Sosa but the Movistar team had no problem defending
Valverde’s first place. The last stage victory was Credit: Aubin Lipke / La Route d'Occitanie /Movistar
ALEJANDRO VALVERDE has made a triumphant return to competition two months after suffering a fall, which forced his withdrawal from the classic Liège-Bastogne-Liège. For the second consecutive year he has won the Route of Occitania (France). It is some recompense for the Spaniard, who lost out on the Giro d’Italia as a result of that fall. On Sunday he started the fourth and final stage of the cycling road race with a narrow eight-second advantage over Colombian Iván Ramiro
WINNER: Valverde retained his title.
taken by Frenchman Arnaud Demare (Groupama FDJ), who won the sprint, ahead of Sacha Modolo. The Spaniards David González and José Rojas were fourth and fifth to the finish line. Valverde will now go to the Spanish Championships in his hometown of Murcia with more confidence. He said: “I feel very well, and as I said the other day, you can see that the preparation and rest in these two months after the injury have been very good. Now it’s time to think about the Spanish Championships and, above all, the Tour de France.” He added: “My objective is to help (teammates) Nairo and Mikel and to make the best possible Tour together. At no time will I be a leader; my job will be to help them 100 per cent.”
EMBARRASSING: Clement Berardo ran out of balls.
Bogey course FRENCHMAN Clement Berardo was disqualified on the first day of the Andalucia-Costa del Sol Match Play 9 after he ran out of golf balls. He was on hole 16 when the embarrassing incident happened at the Valle Romano course. Tournament director Federico Paez explained: “It was very windy, the fairways are narrow and the rough is very thick vegetation.” Berardo had a bad day with a quadruple bogey nine on the first hole, a double bogey, two more bogeys and two dropped balls on holes 14 and 15.