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Los Montesinos on fire for second time A FIRE claimed a significant portion of the vegetation of the Finca de La Marquesa in Los Montesinos. Although there were no personal injuries, one-third of the land, or 14,500 square metres were
destroyed in the blaze; this included dozens of varieties of palm and pine trees. The blaze began some time before 7am and was reported by passers-by and construction workers on the property.
Firefighters and numerous Guardia Civil officers responded. It was not until 10am that the fire was considered under control. Although the cause was not determined, authorities have not ruled out arson, especially since this was the second fire on the property in the last month. Residents of Los Montesinos are known to visit the estate once a year in honour of the Virgin of Rosario. Currently the town is working for the property to be officially recognised as a Point of Cultural Interest by the Culture Council. TOGETHER: Residents help sort out food collected for the community. Coincidentally, while the property was ablaze, there was another fire in a commercial warehouse RESIDENTS of Pinar de Campoverde got together to help Caritas gather food as well hundreds of metres as cash donations to benefit families in the community. away. However, the The man behind this act of kindness was Briton, Eddie Templeman, who has spent the last five years in the region working with Steve’s Bar, the donors of more than cause of that fire was 20 boxes of food and €605. A similar project will take place over Christmas, when attributed to the Caritas will aim to assist local families in need. improper burning of residual pallets.
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Dried out and desperate DAMAGE to the TajoSegura aqueduct may destroy citrus and grape crops in the Orihuela region. The farmers’ union pleaded for something to be done soon as “one more week and a year’s production will be lost.”
Long sentence THE couple who allegedly stabbed a man who refused to hand over his belongings during a robbery in Elche appeared in court. The prosecution asked for 10 years each in prison.
In advance VILLENA Town Hall has demanded that beneficiaries of an advance on water bills return funds to those who paid. It was claimed they were charged ‘arbitrarily’ for drinking water before using it.
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Students investigate 1890 Roman baths The Alcudia Archaeological Site Foundation in Elche invited 20 students to follow in the footsteps of historian, Pedro Ibarra, and investigate Roman hot baths discovered in 1890. For its 75th annual dig, the Alcudia Archaeological Site
Foundation chose 20 students with backgrounds in archaeology from different parts of Spain to explore the underground mysteries it holds. As a result of cutbacks on cultural subsidies, it has been five years since the foundation played an educational role. However, directors
Mercedes Tendero and Ana Ronda could finally welcome university students to participate in training courses, conferences, laboratory work, and useful techniques for archaeological digs. Interested people may observe such digs and receive firsthand information, as the site is open to the public. Of the foundation’s land, only seven to 10 per cent has been excavated. Part of that small portion was explored in 1890 by historian, Pedro Ibarro. He discovered ancient Roman baths and what he thought to be a defensive town wall. More than 100 years later, in 1999, the Foundation found that it was actually a wall for the baths. With the assistance of Ibarra’s plans and diagrams that he left behind, the students are CASA DE CULTURA: Classic Dance classes. digging deeper to explore what the historian possibly missed. Tendero remarked: “In THE Culture Council of Pilar de la in Pilar de la Horadada until the Roman baths we have Horadada has opened enrolment August 15. Classes begin in found, ‘caldarium’ (hot for Theatre, Classic Dance, September. water areas), ‘tepidarium’ Spanish Dance and Flamenco A painting class will be offered (temperate water areas) classes. for the first time this November. and ‘frigidarium’ (cold Those who are interested may Enrolment for this course will water areas).” sign up at the ‘Casa de Cultura’ begin in September.
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Fight against crime in Elche THE fight against crime has been stepped up in several districts of Elche says Neighbourhood Councillor Maria Dolores Serna. This accounts for half the city where security has already been heightened.
More reading THE Crevillent library is offering special workshops and activities to encourage reading amongst children. Local towns will also reap the benefits during Saturdays in July when the library comes to them.
New year THE official Language School is now accepting preenrolment in Crevillent (Alicante) for the 2012-2013 academic year. Students interested in signing up have until July 27.
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Are we in or are we out of school? TEACHERS in the Alicante region want to know if they are among 200 who will not have a position available in September. Within the last week, the Ministry of Education announced a new law that will get rid of 200 teachers and 135 classrooms. It will affect teachers who provide extra help or specialty classes including music or art as well as entire schools in rural communities.
Promoting interest in Alicante ALICANTE was represented in Germany at the Hanseatic League Conference by Local Agency president, Carlos Castillo. The meeting discussed ways for large cities to protect their interests. Castillo aims to bring tourism and job opportunities to the region.
Hundreds of Alicante teachers gathered outside the Ministry’s doors to find out if they are affected by the legislation. According to some, “many teachers are not even aware of the new law.” Some know of cutbacks in their districts, but “we don’t know who is left out, no one has told us anything.” One teacher said, “I’m afraid, I don’t know what is going to happen.”
Apparently some have heard those who have been teaching longer are given preference, but “it’s not turning out that way, they are giving jobs to new teachers.” Union leader, Paco Garcia, requested each teacher handle the situation legally by presenting a complaint and asking for relocation to other centres. “This hasn’t been done legally, they skipped processes, like they have always done.”
HANDY MONEY: €500 notes bring smiles to Paige Morrisson (right), younger brother Aaron and sister Rosie, from Arroyo de la Miel, Benalmadena.
Alicante to NY ALICANTE’S ex-minister of Health, Leire Pajin, announced on Twitter her plan to leave her position for an opportunity with Pan-American Health Organisation. She plans to move to New York to start work with the programme as an expert and technician.
Flight war DUTCH airline, Transavia is going head to head with Ryanair in El Altet airport. Come October Transavia will offer flights at competitive prices from Alicante to destinations common to Ryanair in Germany, Holland and Belgium.
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ANY businesses refuse to take them. Some traders hide behind the excuse they have no change, others remember years ago alerts about forgeries. But now - officially - it has been revealed that the number of €500 notes in circulation in Spain has risen for the first time this year. In May the total figure was 98.7 million... 1 million more than in April, according to the Bank of Spain. Combined, all the €500 notes in circulation throughout Spain amount to €49.3 billion. However, in May 2011, €51.03 billion in €500
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notes was in circulation, considerably less than in October 2008, when €56.38 billion was out and about in €500 notes. In some countries €500 notes are known as ‘Bin Ladens’, the banknote everybody knows exists but few, other than criminals, ever see. How many €500 notes are in circulation depends solely on the demand from banks who in turn respond to demand from clients. Some sources say that the increasing number in circulation is due to the tendency to pay ‘under the table’, thereby avoiding tax.
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RESIDENTS in many towns in Alicante have become increasingly concerned since the regional government announced it is unsure whether it will be able to provide money for fire prevention in mountain areas. In Crevillent, the councillor for the environmental department, Gema Galvez, assured residents there will be look-outs mounted for fires in the area independently of whether or not the regional government offers grants. Last year this job was undertaken by workers from Civil Protection and the Red Cross during one month. This could also be the case in other towns in the region.
EUROPEAN Homemade Ice Cream Day will be March 24 thanks to Eva Ortiz, a parliamentary representative who was born in Alicante. Alicante is home to 2,500 ice cream shops, nearly half the amount in Spain.
We must improve the situation for local workers’
Enrique Perez, the government Sub-Delegate in Huelva, where this year, no Moroccan immigrants will be hired to work in the strawberry fields as usual.
Un-welfare state TWENTY-FOUR social and political entities gathered at the University of Alicante to voice their discontent with the present Government of Valencia´s ‘strategy’ to privatise what are currently public services and ‘dismantle the Welfare State’.
IN the last six months, Alicante local police have taken legal action in 2,832 cases of public alcohol consumption among youths. It was found that most incidents of public drinking during the first half of this year totalling 917, occurred in March.
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Fewer bars THE mayor of Alicante will allow no more than four ‘chiringuitos’ or beachside bars and restaurants, along the Canalejas Park. This is four fewer than originally planned. Still, there are only two establishments that have met the city’s terms.
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of drivers who died in traffic accidents in 2011 tested positive for alcohol or drugs. According to the National Institute of Toxicology, almost 73 per cent had drunk alcohol.
Staying put GOVERNMENT office buildings will no longer be moved to Calle San Fernando because of structural damage in the proposed location. The city will continue to pay €400,000 a year for rent in their current San Cristobal Square offices.
Two killed TWO people, aged 77 and 75, were killed when the van in which they were travelling crashed head-on into a lorry on the A-12 in La Rioja. The victims were travelling in the wrong direction and were trapped in the vehicle following the crash.
and finally... A TARRAGONA court has admitted the appeal presented by the State and suspended plans for a cannabis plantation in Rasquera, Cataluña, as a precautionary measure. The town hall planned to supply cannabis to a private company to boost municipal coffers.
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Positive ID of possible rapists TWO of six women who were attacked in Alicante and Murcia were able to identify the two men who they believe to be their rapists. The men, both Romanian, are allegedly responsible for six violent robberies, four of which included the sexual assault of Alicante and Murcia women. Three of the crimes occurred within 48 hours of each other in Alicante. During identification parades, two Alicante women confirmed without a shadow of a doubt that the men were the same ones that attacked them. One of the women claims that she was robbed and raped in a parking garage in Alicante centre. According to sources the men, aged 23, admitted to being inebriated and did not deny the accusations; one even admitted to raping the girl.
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Extra doctors for the busy summer season IN a time when it is not uncommon to see staff cuts in hospitals, Aspe is reinforcing its health centre by
bringing in nine doctors in August. Political groups including the Socialist (PSOE), Conservative
(PP), made a motion against the Public Health Services which was trying to reduce the health staff to only four for a population of 20,000 during the summer. Such a reduction would have affected residents, including those in Hondon de las Nieves and Hondon de los Frailes who must go to Aspe during the summer months to be treated. The Health Department councillor commented on the ‘very good news’ explaining that had more workers not been brought in, the ratio of doctors to patients would DEMONSTRATION: Retired Warrant Office Neil Parvitt Regiment. have resulted in a much less attention, as well as a work overload for doctors. The Elche-Crevillent WARRANT Officer Neil Parvitt had learned during his 22 years Department of Heath Regiment (Retd) entertained service with the British Army. ultimately agreed to the Hondon Valley Branch, You can join the British Legion supplement summer staff British Legion with a talk and Club at their next meeting on practical demonstration of July 17 at 7.30pm in Monti Alto with seven doctors and survival techniques which he Hondon de las Nieves. two pediatricians.
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Beach barriers broken down for the disabled LAS HIGUERICAS Beach in Pilar de la Horadada (Alicante) has been adapted to ensure that disabled individuals can enjoy a day at the beach. Disabled people who usually have difficulty accessing the beach may be pleasantly surprised if they go to Las Higuericas. Throughout August, the beach will provide floating chairs, sandappropriate crutches, and other aids to help those who require assistance. Three monitors are on duty from Monday to Sunday from 11am to 7pm, to supervise, provide equipment and even accompany visitors into the water. Frequent visitor Marina Sanchez
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BETTER ACCESS: Those with a disability can more easily enjoy the beach. appreciates the changes, saying: “I can be in my wheelchair in the
assisted area, even in the shade, while my family enjoys the beach.”
Passionate song of cultural value ALL the required paperwork has been sent to the regional government of Valencia to request that Orihuela’s ‘Canto de Pasion’, or Song of Passion, be declared an Asset of Cultural Interest. Heritage councillor, Manuel Culiañaz, drew up a
500-page document which includes interpretations of the region’s traditional tune that has evolved since its original introduction in the 12th century. Councillor Culiañez observed: “The Valencia Government should take no longer than six months to respond to our request.”
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Illegal electricity IBERDROLA has found 75 illegal electrical networks in the Castillo, Capuchinos and Rabaloche neighbourhoods in Orihuela. Homes without meters were directly connected to the source, making it impossible for Iberdrola to charge those using it.
Stem cell ‘salesman’ tricked 400 parents RAUL CONEJERO, an Alcoy-based salesman, tricked 400 new parents into paying up to €2,200 to ‘bank’ umbilical stem cells. He formerly worked for Stem Cell, a Galicia company which sends blood from the umbilical cords of newborn babies to Bonn (Germany). Here it is
stored ready for use should stem cells be required to treat future illness. After satisfactorily representing Stem Cell in the Levante and Albacete areas for more than two years, in 2011 Conejero decided to work for himself. He set up a
Protection for farms THE Agrarian Council will provide police with maps of their farmland as well as a calendar of their crops in an attempt to prevent theft. Also, local law enforcement offices will offer forms to facilitate quick reports of such crimes.
POPULAR: Around 800 children have enrolled in the activities.
Summer school programme
NEARLY 800 children are participating in the summer school programme in the Alicante region. Councillor of the Ministry of Education, Rosa Martinez explained that there are approximately 100 more children than anticipated; of which about 100 are participating in the language immersion programme. Participation costs parents €50; however the Ministry of Education paid for 20 students involved in social services.
company named Representaciones Biomedicas Levante, but allegedly continued to use Stem Cell’s name and facilities. Parents received documentation confirming that the umbilical blood was stored and Conejero was supposedly confident that this was sufficient. But one Albacete family contacted Stem Cell in Galicia to check if their newborn son’s blood had arrived. Instead they learnt that Raul Conejero had been sacked a few months earlier and their son’s name was missing from the company’s data base. Conejero was dismissed after his sales dropped 70 per cent. He then failed to return a batch of blood storage kits. He collected umbilical blood samples and took money from approximately 400 clients, according to Guardia Civil calculations. Three hundred blood samples were sent for storage at two laboratories in the UK, investigators later found, but at least 100 remain unaccounted for. He is now remanded without bail in Fontcalent prison.
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Student sued A GERMAN university student has been sued by the private economics and business school he studied at because he finished his Bachelors and Masters degrees in three semesters instead of the usual 11.
Told to lie AN IRANIAN woman has been denied asylum in Germany due to her sexual orientation, which in her country is punishable by whipping and even death. The court suggested she should go back to Iran and hide her sexuality.
Metro fashion BERLIN FASHION Week began with an under-ground catwalk in the U5 metro line. More than 400 passengers admired the new collections shown by 17 different designers and brand names.
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PLAY-TIME: Mayor Eduardo Dolon officially opened the park in Calle Salinas.
Los Balcones gets new leisure area LOS BALCONES has a new park for residents and visitors to enjoy. Last week, Torrevieja Mayor Eduardo Dolon, accompanied by Parks and Gardens Delegate Carmen Gomez, Deputy Provincial Tourism Joaquin Albaladejo, and the Councillor for the Environment, Francisco Moreno, officially opened the new IIo-Ilo municipal park located at Calle Salinas in Los Balcones. The park covers an area of 28,000 square metres, with a paved walkway of nearly 700 metres. The project, carried out by the company SARCO, took a municipal investment of almost €300,000.
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The park features a long, cobbled pavement with a surface area of 5,000 square metres. The flora, at the suggestion of the Department of the Environment, incorporates indigenous plants which include esparto, aromatic flowers and preserved palms. These have been specially chosen because they are virtually maintenance free and survive well in the salt lake environment. The site runs along the length of Calle Salinas and is divided into circular zones including two distinct play areas (children’s and workout area), playgrounds and recreation area with sandy soil and turf.
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Panto are looking for Whittington THE Pantomime group are looking for new members for their next Production which will be Dick Whittington, to be performed at the Music school in Los Montesinos next January. Rehearsals start in September at the cultural centre Quesada and the group will be holding open auditions very soon. They are especially interested in a younger female who would like to play Dick. From the Groups last two productions Aladdin directed by Christine Smith and The Wizard of Oz directed by Barry Cox the Group were able to donate more than €3,000 to local worthy causes. To join the group contact them on shimserv@googlemail. com or bazbov@yahoo.co.uk or tel Christine on 965 077 090.
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Police arrest 9 in art forgery investigation NINE people were arrested for producing and selling forgeries of paintings by famous Spanish artists including Goya, Sorolla and Picasso. Sixty fakes were seized following an investigation in Madrid and Cordoba following an official complaint lodged
by the owners of copyright to the originals. Initial enquiries took police to a Madrid antique shop selling works painted between the 16th and 19th centuries and certified as genuine by art experts.
Further investigations revealed that the dealer had a network of trusted associates, amongst them his son. One collaborator, based in Cordoba, commissioned the copies. These were then sent to Madrid where they were signed after being ‘aged’. They were later accredited either by experts paid to certify phoney provenance, or genuine authorities not specialists in the particular field they were authenticating. Police also found paintings by respected 20th century Spanish artists Benjamin Palencia, Menchu Gal, Manuel Viola and Eliseo Maifren. Although less wellknown, their works command high prices from collectors. A police search of nine premises in Madrid and FUNDRAISERS: MABS Murcia at the Ascot Ladies Day. Cordoba revealed not only the 60 forged paintings and fake authenticity certificates but also a 9mm Parabellum AT the recent ‘Ascot Ladies Day’ at El Mirador Restaurant, Eagles Nest, Villamartin, MABS Murcia raised €120 for Age Concern Costa pistol, four illegal tusks and Blanca South. 30 ivory carvings.
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SCANDINAVIAN PRESS Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Danes savers DENMARK – Danish citizens are still saving money despite the economic crisis and low interest rates. The amount saved is equal to half of Denmark’s gross domestic product.
Anti-racism NORWAY – Far-right Norwegian Defence League recently organised an anti-Islam protest in Stavanger. However, SOS Racism managed to attract 800 people for a counter protest that same day.
School issues SWEDEN – A teenager was told by teachers at Munkgard High School to ‘tone down’ her homosexuality in response to classmates’ harassment for being gay.
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Eduardo Dolon’s first year EDUARDO DOLON has just finished his first year as Torrevieja’s Mayor. He had big shoes to fill, having taken over the role from Pedro Hernandez, Interview with Torrevieja Mayor Summer start Some of Torrevieja’s more ambitious projects may have slowed down a little, due to funding not being made available from either Valencia or Madrid, but most are back on track. Dolon was pleased to announce: “During the summer, all of the city’s major projects will be
who held the post for more than 20 years. Dolon has continued to raise the profile of the City of Salt as one of the most important in the region,
especially in terms of investment and tourism potential. EWN outlines here some of the projects he hopes to make reality for the town.
restarted, including the Semana Santa Museum, the Playa de los Locos satellite Town Hall and the new market zone.” Due to the size of the new market zone, this has taken longer than first expected to complete, mainly due to drainage issues needing to be addressed, before tarmac could be laid on the area. Job opportunities Dolon’s major drive is to create more employment opportunities. Although the city has relied on residential tourism for almost two decades, a major focus of Dolon’s team is to bring more investment to the city and especially the building of new hotels. To this end, Dolon was pleased to announce that construction will soon begin on a new hotel in La Mata, with another expanding its facilities and applying for four-star status,
FLASHBACK: Dolon receiving the staff of office in 2011. while the largest of the hotel zone plots at Palangre has been purchased and plans have already been submitted for the construction of two hotels, overlooking Playa de los Locos.
Tourism promotion During the last 12 months, Dolon has attended tourism and promotional events in Spain and other parts of Europe. Along with Deputy Mayor and Deputy for
Provincial Tourism in Alicante Joaquin Albaladejo, they have worked to promote Torrevieja. One major push has been towards the expanding Russian market, with Torrevieja represented in
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as Mayor Moscow and St Petersburg tourism and business events. Music to your ears One of Torrevieja’s projects that seemed to stall is the much heralded Superior Conservatory of Music. Dolon stated that the idea behind the conservatory is that the focus is for this to be on a par with the Conservatory of Music in Madrid. The conservatory will offer a facility of excellence for those who have already achieved their first degree and are seeking to raise their standards to the highest level. The town hall has been in talks with many top educational establishments who have expressed an interest in bringing their superior standards to Torrevieja. Of major note is interest from Boston’s Berklee College of Music, which is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Port expansion The entire port and harbour zone are also being redesigned. Some features from the previous plan look like being kept, but a less ambitious facility is being envisioned for the future. Dolon was delighted with the addition of Torrevieja’s first four-star hotel, the Hotel Doña Monse and Spa, located in Los Balcones, which is already proving very popular for small events and conferences in the area. Bright future ahead As he enters his second year in office, Dolon is very positive about the future for Torrevieja. Unemployment is one of the
lowest in Spain. The new Nautical Product Club is already proving popular with all three of Torrevieja’s marinas working together along with local business, to offer more attractions to visitors. Torrevieja’s Sports City is one of the top facilities in Spain, and Sports Tourism is another major promotional drive. He views the new Semana Santa Museum as becoming a new focal point for residents, not only offering a museum but also café, restaurant and meeting rooms. Transport improvements A new transport plan will be implemented in 2013. This will offer new bus routes and times, bicycle lanes, better disability access and a change to some city roads to allow more efficient traffic flow. An update on the Citizen Card-Bus Pass-Library Card is also planned. With technology being at the forefront, the municipal websites will also offer the ability to fill in many forms online (and in English). Overall, it’s been a positive year for Dolon. Of the pros and cons of his first year in office he said: “The highlight of being mayor is to meet with so many residents of Torrevieja. It’s been a pleasure to be able to go to events and meet so many people, especially from the international community. One of my regrets is that I have not had as much time as I would like for learning and practising my English. But very slowly, I hope it is improving!”
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Queue jumper pays the price A MAN was recently sentenced to eight years in prison for killing another man after he jumped a bathroom queue at a local restaurant. The events occurred in December 2010 in the rural town of Smirnykh, Sakhalin.
Toxic leak THREE people were poisoned with toxic waste due to a factory spillage. Around 100 litres of the toxic substance, methyl isocyanate, leaked from a mobile cistern.
Gone wrong FAMOUS illusionist Ilya Safronov was taken to hospital when he made a mistake while filming his ‘hook from the eye’ trick during which he would swallow a sharp hook.
US banned KEMEROVO region deputies have passed a bill to ban US citizens from adopting local children due to high abuse rate. According to deputy director, Nina Zinkevich: “The United States is the leader in child rights violations.”
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NEW EXPERIENCE: It is hoped to be repeated next year even better.
First Tapas Week pleases the palate TWENTY-ONE bars and restaurants participated in Santa Pola’s (Alicante) ‘Semana del Tapeix’ or Tapas Week. Local restaurants showed what the coastal region had to offer by serving three different tapas each - two featuring fish or seafood and another of their choice. According to Paco Patilla, one of Tapas Week’s promoters, the goal
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behind serving tapas for €1.50 each was for the eateries to gain some tourist and local clients. “We know we aren’t making money on this,” he said. Patilla was pleased with the turnout saying, “It’s going great. The restaurant owners and Fishermen’s Guild are happy with the new experience and we hope to do it again next year even better.”
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Time for different working hours, experts claim WHEN summer arrives many companies work to a different timetable, although this is hardly a new custom.
Modern workers, particularly in Spain’s biggest cities, enter work at 7am or 8am and leave at 2pm or 3pm during the hottest months. But their predecessors did exactly the same in the days before air-conditioning. Working straight through was essential in the summer when it was impossible to work during some hours of the day. Even with the benefits of air-conditioning, however, nine out of 10 Spanish workers prefer a continuous working day, they told researchers. Some companies, like Iberdrola, axed the long afternoon break years ago. Employees for the electricity supplier have worked continuous days since 2007 with positive results, said Iberdrola’s communications chief, Vicent Trullench. Absenteeism had fallen by 20 per cent, he claimed. People are happier when they come into work, he said, “and that has an effect on productivity.” Why do more companies and employers not emulate Iberdrola? Habit and cultural aspects are the principal obstacles, believes Ignacio Boqueras, president of a committee pressing for rationalisation of the working day. Like Trullench, he agreed employees work more happily and, again, productivity increases. “Spain is a country where more hours are worked but less is produced.” There are advantages to working through, conceded trade union official Rita Morena. It could be a “good idea” depending on the time of the year, which region of Spain was involved and what sector.
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‘La Roja’ leads to criminals’ downfall NATIONAL POLICE in Seville were able to catch a wanted criminal who let his guard down during the Spain-Portugal Euro 2012 match. The detainee had escaped from prison in 2010 and was the leader of a criminal organisation involved in several types of crime, including drug trafficking. He lived in a house on an urbanisation in Carmona, Seville, which was guarded with CCTV cameras activated by infrared beams and other security measures. Some of his relatives, who also belonged to the gang, lived on neighbouring plots. The access routes to the urbanisation were also
patrolled night and day by guards with large dogs. However, they reportedly let their guard down to watch the match and the police were able to make their move. Several firearms were seized and the gang was breeding fighting cocks and greyhounds. There were several arrest warrants against the detainee who had fled from prison while on parole and was living with his wife. He was sleeping with a shotgun at the time of his arrest. He attempted to use it against the arresting officers. His brother-inlaw was also arrested, he had been detained in 2003 for attempted manslaughter.
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Codex theft was act of ‘revenge’ THE Calixtine Codex, stolen from the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, was recovered almost a year to the day it disappeared. The oldest known copy of the codex, dating from the 12th century is a guide for pilgrims making their way to Santiago, said to be the resting place of the apostle, James. Investigators soon discarded the theory that the codex, the absence of which was first noticed on
A MAN has been sentenced to four years in prison for killing his neighbour with a scythe in Guadalajara in 2009. The court ruled out the man’s claims that he acted in self-defence, and the guard who worked on the urbanisation where they lived confirmed that the accused stuck the scythe in the other man’s head. This event followed a row between several members of each of the men’s families. A group of people, including the victim, forced their way into the attacker’s house. He took hold of the scythe to attempt to make them back off, and when they continued to approach him, he struck the fatal blow, which he said in court was ‘bad luck’ for the victim. He will have to pay compensation to the victim’s parents and daughter, as well as the legal costs.
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July 5 last year and whose value is said to be incalculable, was stolen to order for a collector. It was clearly an inside job and on July 3, police arrested Manuel Fernandez CastiĂąeiras, a selfemployed electrician. He worked at the cathedral for more than 25 years until his services were dispensed with in July 2009. His wife, together with their son and his girlfriend were also questioned last week but denied
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Museum’s future is ‘uncertain’ THE future of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Museum in Madrid is uncertain, believes one of the late Baron von Thyssen’s daughters. “The museum is doomed while Von Thyssen’s last wife Carmen Cervera remains at its head,” said Archduchess Francesca von Habsburg. Censure for her stepmother came in the wake of the sale of The Lock, the 1824 work of the British painter, John Constable. Auctioned by Christie’s last week, it made €24.8 million for the Baroness, former beauty queen Carmen ‘Tita’ Cervera. The bid was made by telephone and the identity of the picture’s new owner has not been revealed.
She sold it reluctantly, the Baroness claimed, but like everybody else she has been hit by the economic crisis and needs to raise cash. The baron, who died in 2002, ceded his collection of 1,600 paintings to Spain which is now housed in the Madrid Art Museum. Tita retained 250 paintings, including The Lock, for her private collection which she loans free of charge to Spanish museums. Her recent request for a government grant was turned down. As well as causing a family rift, the sale prompted the resignation of Sir Norman Rosenthal, a trustee of the Madrid museum. Selling was “morally shameful,” Sir Norman complained, accusing the Baroness of lacking “understanding” and “appreciation” of art. The archduchess waded in by accusing Cervera of THE Ministry of Infrastructures cleaned up the possessing “dubious” Diocesan Seminary on the Monte de San Miguel in taste. “Her only Orihuela (Alicante). qualification is ‘Miss Spain During the course of two weeks, the town 1961’,” she sniffed last removed rubbish and tidied up the uphill pedestrian week. path leading to the Seminary. “Francesca is an A bin for glass disposal is now available below the imbecile who just wants Seminary viewpoint to facilitate future cleanup. publicity,” responded Tita.
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Nurse who killed baby is jailed for six months A NURSE who accidentally killed a baby boy in 2009 has been sentenced to six months in prison. Baby Rayan died in the Gregorio Marañon Hospital in Madrid on July 13, 2009,
13 days after an emergency caesarean was carried out on his mother, Dalilah, who was the first person to die of bird flu in Spain. He did not have the virus. However, the nurse
accidentally injected milk into his bloodstream which led to thrombosis and multiple system failure, causing his death. The nurse has been considered guilty of negligent manslaughter and she has been banned from practising for 18 months. She had been sent to the neo-natal intensive care unit to carry out tasks as a learning exercise. At one point, seeing that all the nurses were busy, she took a syringe full of white fluid and connected it to the peripheral pump, believing it to contain fats. The fluid was actually milk which should have been given to the baby via a nasogastric tube. She did not ask anyone else’s advice, which could in fact have prevented the fatal outcome. The public prosecutor was asking for two years in prison and a five-year ban for the defendant from working as a nurse.
OFFICIAL: Women are safer drivers.
Old myth laid to rest MEN can forget their imprecations regarding women drivers because it is now official: women are safer drivers. There were 25,799,005 drivers registered in 2011, of whom 10,369,836 were women according to Spain’s traffic authority, DGT. But of the 1,278 drivers who died in accidents on main roads, only 131 were women. Further figures giving mortality rates for fatal accidents on urban roads and streets reveal that there were 19 women amongst the 233 who lost their
lives. By 2011, when the driving licence points system had been operating for five years, 79 per cent of drivers who lost points were male, and 21 per cent female, according to the DGT. Should anyone still be in need of convincing, in a recent rehabilitation class held in Madrid for drivers who lose all their driving licence points, there were 19 men and 1 woman. Indisputably a question of point – and points – taken.
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Stat of week RESIDENTS in Cantabria (Northern Spain) consume the most water, at 173 litres per person, per day, according to the National Institute of Statistics.
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By Business Reporter Brendan Small CRUISE holidays are increasingly appealing to younger holidaymakers. While cruises are often associateed with senior consumers, latest research indicates that 40 per cent of British tourists aged between 15 and 24 will consider taking cruises in the future. The rather startling survey figures follow recent predictions by the Spanish Government Tourist Board Turespaña that this summer will see 2-4 per cent fewer British tourists in Spain. These figures were based on flight capacity and bookings with main British tour operators by the end of April. With Barcelona, Valencia, Cadiz, the Canary Islands and Malaga already key ports in Spain for cruise liners, and Marbella hoping in future to attract more cruise liners, more young people taking holidays afloat could provide a much-needed further fillip to the nation’s tourist revenue in the present dire economic times. British tourists make up the greatest number of visitors to Spain each year, accounting for 40 per cent of holidaymakers visiting
the Costa del Sol. Research released by Mintel, a leading global supplier of consumer, product and media intelligence for 40 years also indicates that while only 4 per cent of 15-24s have ever been on a cruise, compared to 32 per cent of 65-74 year-olds, 40 per cent of the younger bracket of travellers see life afloat as a good way of visiting and exploiring different destinations. They also think cruises offer a good opportunity to meet new people. Tom Rees, Senior Travel and Tourism Analyst at Mintel, said: “Young adults like the idea of an adventure at sea and the house party atmosphere of an onboard holiday can appeal to many young package holidaymakers as a change from resort-based trips. “The key is getting the product right. Given the market trend towards shorter cruises departing from UK ports, short themed breaks or even floating music festivals, promoted through social media, can be a way to attract a younger clientele.” Overall, while consumers have cut down on spending in the current economic • Turn to Page 26
Comeback for Pierre, 90 PIERRE CARDIN, the Italian-born menswear pioneer, is planning a comeback fashion show in Paris...just in time for his 90th birthday. The French capital had a huge impact on the fashion veteran’s career, as it is where he started his brand which has been among the leading designer labels for decades.
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Cheers to Shed of the Year JOHN PLUMRIDGE from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, won the 2012 Shed of the Year award with his garden shed-turned-working pub. More than 2,000 Britons entered their sheds which had been transformed into a variety of small businesses.
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£££ GREGGS, known for its baked on-the-go products, is coming out on top after fighting the British government’s ‘pasty tax’ along with other companies which would have imposed 20 per cent VAT on the freshly prepared treats when sold hot from outlets, including in train stations.
You and the No, the building Law in Spain permit issued by the By David Searl Ayuntamiento does not override the requirement to obtain the consent of the Community of Owners. And, yes, the authorisation of the community should accompany the request for a building permit. Let us suppose the owner of a house in a normal town street, where no Community of Property Owners is involved, wants to enclose a terrace. He applies for a building permit, which is granted, and he carries out the work. End of story. Now let us take the owner of a flat which forms part of a Community of Property Owners. He has an extra obligation to obtain the consent of the other owners before he carries out any work which will alter the appearance of the building. If this owner goes ahead with the work without permission of the AGM, the community can obtain a court order to have the work demolished, at the owner’s expense. He can be charged court costs as well. Finally, the Ayuntamiento is not responsible for finding out whether the owner who requests a building permit is a member of a Community of Property Owners. It is the owner who is responsible for producing the consent of the community as part of his application for the licence.
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Olympics not always sport and finance... All eyes will be on the UK later this month when the London Olympics open. Analyst Jim Collins takes a break from his normal business column to WITH the countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games in the UK now just a matter of days, while sports followers will soon be checking every performance, financiers will be looking at every penny spent. Looking back to the days before money counted so much, anyone interested in athletics will point out that it was Baron Pierre de Coubertin who founded the Modern Olympic Games. And that seems fair enough, for he fought long and hard to reestablish the Olympics, and to have them inaugurated in 1890 in Athens, the home of the original games. But where did De Coubertin obtain his original inspiration? Given answers range from the baron’s interest in the interuniversity athletic events in Britain and the United States through to the classical Greek tradition itself. But they are likely to be wrong. The fire that was to become his life’s work was in fact ignited in Much Wenlock, a small town in the English county of Shropshire, where De Coubertin, whilst staying with a friend, became interested in a local annual athletics event dating back to the 17th century. Even to this day of almost instantaneous international sports coverage, it continues. There are many misapprehensions concerning the Olympic Games, one being that originally it was forbidden for professionals to compete. When the original rules were drawn up, and based as they were
historically look behind the scenes of what in the last three decades has become every four years one of the world’s biggest financial gambles.
OLYMPICS AHEAD: The main stadium built for this summer’s games. upon those of the UK’s Henley Regatta, they reflected the upperclass view of the time that the ‘lower orders’ were incapable of understanding the concepts of fair play and sportsmanship. Mind you, going by some of the shenanigans that have recently come to light, the fault appears to lie perhaps with some of the officials rather than the competitors. However, returning to the definition of ‘professional’: in the early days, a lad with a Saturday job, earning a few shillings pocketmoney mucking-out loose-boxes in a professional horse-trainer’s stables, could have found himself, years later, excluded from competing in the Olympic Games even, say, in a sailing event. It all depended upon local and personal interpretation of the rules. This continued into the post-war London Games of 1948, when there was much discussion about the validity of Britain’s only gold medal.
Harry Llewellyn riding Foxhunter won the showjumping event, but since he was a professional trainer, arguments raged as to whether the award was valid. Finally, in a typical British diplomatic solution, it was decided that it was Foxhunter, competing as an amateur that had won, and so the horse was awarded the Gold Medal. The early Olympics, attempting to follow the ancient Greek pattern, included such disciplines as Art (remaining in the list until 1948), and Literature, in which De Coubertin himself won gold in 1912 with his poem ‘Ode To Sport’ submitted under a nom-de-plume to forestall any accusations of favouritism on the part of the judges. Far from poems, some of the officials at this year’s Olympics will no doubt be looking as much at the bottom line as they will at the sporting events of any one day.
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www.euroweeklynews.com THE banking crisis in 2008 undermined the financial strength of institutions such as banks and insurance companies, and people are now once again concerned about the safety of their savings. The only certain way for investors to achieve security from institutional failure is through a state controlled investor protection regime. Luxembourg stands out among EU Member States with its exceptionally strong culture of investor protection. It has a regime which provides maximum security to investors without limit. The Grand Duchy is in the top 10 financial centres worldwide. It is the second largest investment funds centre after the US and the leading private banking centre in the Eurozone. Its financial centre is founded on a modern regulatory framework, which is continuously updated. It has attracted banks, insurance companies and investment fund promoters from across the world. It has a flourishing insurance market with all the principal players having a presence and making use of the freedom to offer cross border services in the EU. Many of its institutions specialise in unit linked life assurance, an increasingly popular vehicle for wealth management. Luxembourg was one of the six founding members of the European Economic Community (EEC), which became the European Union (EU), and continues to play an important
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role in EU politics. It houses a number of EU institutions including the European Commission, the European Investment Bank, and the European Court of Justice. It has built a reputation for investor protection, tax certainty, anti money laundering practice and banking confidentiality. Historically many high net worth individuals used offshore financial centres for confidentiality and tax mitigation. However, apart from a lack of regulation and investor protection, they have also been under attack from European and international bodies, with the result that investors who use them are placing their assets at risk for no real or sustainable benefits. In contrast, Luxembourg’s regulations are governed by EU directives that require strict financial controls and supervision to provide investors with a secure
onshore regime that can still offer tax benefits. Investor protection Luxembourg’s investor protection is unique within Europe. The cornerstone of this regime is the legal requirement that all clients’ assets must be held by an independent custodian bank approved by the State regulator, the Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA). This arrangement involving the CAA, custodian bank and insurance company is known as the “Triangle of Security”. These are the key points:• The regime ensures that the legal separation of clients’ assets from the insurance company’s shareholders and creditors, so investors are protected from exposure to the company’s credit risk. • The insurance company maintains a register of all assets and how they are invested, which is monitored by the CAA. • All policyholder assets are deposited with a custodian bank. • The bank is required to ringfence clients’ securities (eg investment funds, shares, bonds etc) – i.e. they are off its balance sheet. If the bank fails, these securities remain in segregated client accounts.
• The bank is bound by the regulator’s legal powers to protect the assets on behalf of investors. • 100% of the policyholder’s securities are protected. Cash deposits are not securities and so are not segregated, but cash held in monetary funds is treated as securities and so are protected. Tax certainty Most investors take out European investment bonds for tax planning reasons. Luxembourg offers the greatest certainty that these tax breaks will continue. EU and UK authorities have no jurisdiction over Luxembourg based bonds, nor can they discriminate against them as it is against EU laws to discriminate against the products of another Member State. Compliant Luxembourg based bonds enjoy the same preferential tax treatment as locally offered bonds. The same cannot be said of non EU locations, such as the Isle of Man. The tax-free roll-up of investment income and capital gains, which applies to Luxembourg based European Bonds, is the same that applies across most of Europe (excluding the UK), so there is no political pressure to change this system. Withholding tax advantages are
available through Luxembourg’s extensive double tax treaty network. Financial privacy Luxembourg law provides absolute confidentiality. Institutions are legally forbidden from divulging client information to third parties (except in relation to criminal activities). Individual financial privacy remains important for many high net worth individuals. As part of the EU, Luxembourg participates in the EU Savings Tax Directive on savings income, but it applies a withholding tax rather than automatic exchange of information. This situation will only change if Switzerland ends its banking secrecy. Over the years Luxembourg has finely tuned its financial services industry into one offering unparalleled investor protection, client confidentiality and legitimate tax planning opportunities. Many British expatriates in Spain have already taken advantage of Luxembourg’s favourable arrangements. A consultation with an experienced tax and wealth management adviser such as Blevins Franks can help with structures suitable for your individual circumstances. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com
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LONDON - FTSE 100 C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G. -5.00 -1.93
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Admiral Group
1,158.00
-5.00
-0.43
127,982
Aggreko
2,031.00
-11.00
-0.54
280,087
AMEC
1,021.00
0.00
0.00
432,430
CU RR EN CI ES
C LOSING P RICES J ULY 9
C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Aberdeen Asset Manag. 254.60
0.79266
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United States $..................................................... 1.23000 Japan Yen ¥.......................................................... 98.0202 Switzerland Francs............................................... 1.20099 Denmark Kroner ................................................... 7.43908 Norway Kroner...................................................... 7.48913
Anglo American
2,039.50
-64.50
-3.07
2,209,729
Antofagasta
1,094.00
-15.00
-1.35
760,510
ARM Holdings
495.90
-13.10
-2.57
4,934,249
Ashmore Group
334.90
-9.10
-2.65
1,143,913
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Assoc. British Foods
1,276.00
-16.00
-1.24
1,020,318
B. American Tobacco
3,351.00
-7.00
AstraZeneca
2,920.00
11.00
0.38
1,198,914
British Land Co
514.50
Aviva
282.10
-5.90
-2.05
7,505,255
British Sky Broadcasting
Babcock International
867.00
5.00
0.58
579,663
BT Group
BAE SYSTEMS
296.80
3.90
1.33
5,007,401
Bunzl
Barclays
162.65
-2.10
-1.27
33,555,041
Burberry Group
BG Group
1,307.50
-13.50
-1.02
3,665,308
Capita
BHP Billiton
1,820.00
-22.50
-1.22
3,935,716
423.45
-4.75
-1.11
24,732,376
BP
1.26156
C O M PA N Y Centrica Compass Group
-1.25
-0.19
17.00
1.48
946,866
Croda International
2,270.00
-36.00
-1.56
174,439
Diageo
1,652.50
-18.00
-1.08
1,911,275
Eurasian Natural Res
410.60
-9.10
-2.17
1,320,579
241.50
-4.70
-1.91
1,222,792
Experian
954.00
11.00
1.17
1,656,005
-0.21
1,773,925
Fresnillo
1,473.00
-10.00
-0.67
305,624
1.00
0.19
1,083,137
G4S
288.40
-1.90
-0.65
1,626,251
684.50
-7.00
-1.01
2,654,692
GKN
208.60
1.50
0.72
5,216,795
215.80
0.60
0.28
6,548,392
GlaxoSmithKline
1,495.50
1.50
0.10
3,903,638
1,060.00
-3.00
-0.28
177,563
Glencore International
306.75
-3.60
-1.16
7,546,035
1,255.00
-34.00
-2.64
1,909,868
Hammerson
448.90
-2.70
-0.60
621,067
681.00
-3.50
-0.51
1,012,257
Hargreaves Lansdown
540.50
-5.00
-0.92
265,895
Capital Shopping Centres 321.30
-2.80
-0.86
903,494
HSBC Holdings
560.30
-5.30
-0.94
10,071,785
-14.00
-0.64
242,621
ICAP
309.70
-3.90
-1.24
1,441,548
Carnival
2,163.00
C LOSING P RICES J ULY 9
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88.66
-0.33
-0.37%
75,849
AA Alcoa Inc
8.60
-0.13
-1.49%
691,458
AXP American Express Co
58.05
-0.58
-0.99%
78,730
T AT&T Inc
35.41
-0.03
-0.08%
343,626
BAC Bank of America Corp
7.62
-0.04
-0.52%
1,541,176
BA Boeing Co
74.26
+0.57
+0.78%
123,475
CAT Caterpillar Inc
83.32
-1.29
-1.52%
143,815
CVX Chevron Corp
103.87
-1.20
-1.14%
186,742
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc
16.64
-0.13
-0.78%
831,004
DD E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co
47.91
-0.98
-2.01%
293,375
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp
83.27
-1.53
-1.80%
602,513
GE General Electric Co
19.97
-0.03
-0.15%
758,737
HPQ Hewlett-Packard Co
19.46
-0.11
-0.56%
284,562
HD Home Depot Inc
52.16
+0.01
+0.02%
187,365
INTC Intel Corp
25.93
-0.23
-0.86%
845,963
IBM International Business Machines Co... 189.21 -2.20
-1.15%
107,683
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
67.90
+0.26
+0.38%
372,905
JPM JPMorgan Chase and Co
33.74
-0.16
-0.47%
1,096,785
KFT Kraft Foods Inc
38.96
-0.01
-0.04%
189,906
MCD McDonald's Corp
89.36
-0.30
-0.33%
82,388
MRK Merck & Co Inc
42.01
+0.50
+1.20%
410,786
MSFT Microsoft Corp
29.92
-0.26
-0.88%
1,061,848
PFE Pfizer Inc
22.59
+0.06
+0.24%
624,250
PG Procter & Gamble Co
61.80
+0.52
+0.85%
163,943
KO The Coca-Cola Co
78.10
-0.05
-0.06%
112,780
TRV Travelers Companies Inc
63.17
-0.09
-0.14%
38,923
UTX United Technologies Corp
73.96
-0.13
-0.17%
87,437
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
44.54
+0.12
+0.27%
294,699
WMT Wal-Mart Stores Inc
71.60
+0.24
+0.34%
478,353
DIS Walt Disney Co
47.98
-0.06
-0.12%
163,421
1,678,002
670.25 1,168.00
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C O M PA N Y
-29.50
-3.52
912,787
2,564.00
-15.00
-0.58
1,463,840
InterContinental
1,544.00
-11.00
-0.71
561,736
159.80
0.60
0.38
2,521,708
2,658.00
-32.00
-1.19
199,306
72.60
-2.20
-2.94
6,547,239 419,875
Intl Cons Airlines Group PRICE
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$3.66 $57.45 $5.83 $17.19 $14.50 $3.23 $2.60 $3.43 $16.79 $12.73 $4.53 $7.40 $4.14 $20.75
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Most Advanced Central European Distribution Corporation Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Homeowners Choice, Inc. Synacor, Inc. BCSB Bancorp, Inc. Merge Healthcare Incorporated. Elbit Imaging Ltd. Nanosphere, Inc. Akorn, Inc. Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AuthenTec, Inc. Rurban Financial Corp Marchex, Inc. Homeowners Choice, Inc.
808.50
Imperial Tobacco
Intertek Group ITV Johnson Matthey
2,188.00
-43.00
-1.93
Kazakhmys
715.50
-9.50
-1.31
931,653
Kingfisher
268.80
-1.20
-0.44
2,973,415
Land Securities Group
758.50
3.00
0.40
1,551,725
Legal & General Group
126.10
-0.60
-0.47
7,159,582
Lloyds Banking Group
30.18
-0.12
-0.40 143,626,100
Marks & Spencer
321.30
3.30
1.04
5,885,296
Meggitt
402.00
8.50
2.16
1,064,994
Morrison (Wm)
266.80
-2.90
-1.08
5,915,900
National Grid
682.50
-3.00
-0.44
4,026,502
3,171.00
-20.00
-0.63
309,079
153.40
-1.20
-0.78
2,862,501
1,239.00
-14.00
-1.12
1,051,200
767.00
-3.00
-0.39
499,481
1,430.00
9.00
0.63
1,676,026
Polymetal International
880.50
16.00
1.85
230,413
Prudential
729.00
-1.00
-0.14
1,994,125
Randgold Resources
5,815.80
-129.20
-2.17
175,712
Reckitt Benckiser
3,500.00
-27.00
-0.77
649,465
515.50
-0.50
-0.10
4,469,414
Resolution
203.20
-0.60
-0.29
1,956,963
REXAM
427.30
0.90
0.21
1,030,562
3,030.00
-39.00
-1.27
3,251,771
Rolls-Royce Holdings
883.50
7.00
0.80
2,969,803
Royal Bank of Scotland
205.70
4.20
2.08
6,384,262
2,239.00
-33.00
-1.45
6,557,336 4,420,747
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Rio Tinto
Royal Dutch Shell RSA Insurance Group SABMiller Sage Group Sainsbury (J)
108.20
0.10
0.09
2,629.00
-23.50
-0.89
1,778,798
283.30
2.00
0.71
1,812,233 2,946,768
307.83
-3.07
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1,314.00
-21.00
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237,160
554.50
-4.50
-0.81
626,255
Severn Trent
1,685.00
-4.00
-0.24
360,286
Shire
1,828.00
8.00
0.44
517,026
Schroders Serco Group
Smith & Nephew
641.50
-0.50
-0.08
812,890
Smiths Group
1,037.00
0.00
0.00
235,356
SSE
1,415.00
-1.00
-0.07
1,154,972
Standard Chartered
1,419.00
-8.00
-0.56
1,476,980
Standard Life
230.50
-2.20
-0.95
2,754,243
Tate & Lyle
672.00
0.50
0.07
1,530,386
Tesco
317.55
0.45
0.14
9,173,840
Tullow Oil
1,436.00
-29.00
-1.98
1,660,495
Unilever
2,151.00
-13.00
-0.60
1,861,318
United Utilities Group
676.00
0.00
0.00
875,498
Vedanta Resources
893.50
-21.00
-2.30
730,771
Vodafone Group
181.40
0.55
0.30
42,853,539 413,904
Weir Group
1,554.00
7.00
0.45
Whitbread
2,033.00
-42.00
-2.02
518,298
Wolseley
2,373.00
20.00
0.85
416,624
WPP
793.00
-5.50
-0.69
1,253,871
Xstrata
810.40
-23.60
-2.83
3,966,969
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WHEN it comes to Bourbon and Custard Cream biscuits, the younger consumers have the biggest appetite for the traditional British biscuits. Six in 10 people aged 16-24 have a liking for the old fashioned favourites, while almost half of consumers aged 55 and over admit that at times they find them ‘boring.’ Innovation in the UK biscuit market has never been higher, but even so the youngsters like the Bourbon and Custard Creams more than the newest and most innovative offerings, according to the latest research. A dominating factor for biscuit buyers is also the ‘guilt factor,’ it has been revealed, with 36 per cent of eaters guilty about eating biscuits, a figure that rises to almost half of all women.
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A great idea! Why not impulse save rather than impulse buy ALMOST everyone has been there! At the end of the month, facing the challenge of trying to make sure there is enough in the account to cover rent or mortgage expenses along with sorting out the other bills, is nothing unusual. A look And more at finance times than not for females the savings account is Jane Plunkett not overflowing, jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. rather a dry com shell, where only small coins rattle around. So what do we spend all our money on? The necessities, of course: food, electricity, petrol and all those other costly living expenses. But did you know that studies show that nearly 20 per cent of salaries are spent on things we don’t need, or do not even
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BARGAIN SHOPPING: But beware of impulse buys. remember buying? And while it’s definitely our fault for spending so frivolously, in our defence, society is also structured in a way that encourages people to spend, with 50 per cent sales, last-minute offers, clearances that are too good to miss and great marketing pushing us into buying. But what if it were just as easy and tempting to save, as it is to spend? Imagine if it was possible to go on
holiday without putting it all on the credit card or if debts could be paid off without it feeling so painful! A free application (app) recently caught my eye that does just that. It’s called Impulsave and it turns potential impulse purchases into impulse savings that go toward reaching financial goals. The logic behind Impulsave is that each client chooses a goal or goals that are important; for example, a holiday, college fees or a retirement fund. Impulsave, which is quoted as a secure platform, is linked to the individual’s bank account. Each time the account holder finds themselves about to splurge on an impulse buy, instead they can impulsively choose to send that same money to one of their Impulsave goal accounts. Rather than spend €20 on fancy teacups, tuck that €20 away into your Impulsave account and ultimately use the money to do something really wanted and required. Impulsave is currently only available in the US, although the company says it has its sights on savers worldwide. Until then, however, the concept can be done with pen and paper. Write down every impulse purchase resisted and then transfer that money into your own savings account.
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All aboard for young From Front Page climate, it looks like the luxury cruise market has been immune to recession. Indeed, it seems British tourists have pushed the boat out with ultra-luxury cruises, with the market showing a volume growth of 8 per cent year on year to 2011, and 40 per cent from 2006-2011. The research ties into a Slow It All Down trend among many travellers with forecasts indicating a growing need among consumers to take time as opposed to the fast and 24/7 on-demand service culture of recent years. Consumer desire to simply relax and unwind from the daily grind is shown by half of recent cruisers and 30 pèr cent potential first timers who identify with a cruise as great for a hassle-free, relaxing holiday. Catherine McColl, Senior Trends Analyst at Mintel, said: “The growth in UK port departures offers an opportunity to brand cruise as a stress-free, aviation-free adventure.”
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WHAT A CAR: The record-breaking ex-Birkin 1929-32 Bentley 4.5-Litre Supercharged Single-Seater.
Old cars roar in for record auction prices WHO said times are hard? A record-breaking sale for Bonhams at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England included a top price achieved at auction for an extremely rare Ferrari from the golden era of the marque. The sale of the Classichecertified 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS Spyder for £561,500 (€700,000) was one of several records broken as the auction topped £22 million (€27.25m) in the festival’s 20th anniversary year. The car, one of only 19 right-
hand drive models ever made, beat the previous record set in 2012 by more than £70,000 (€86,800), and its own auction estimate by more than £180,000 (€222,000). James Knight, Group Motoring Director at Bonhams, said: “The 275 GTS was in stunning condition, having been extensively restored, and really did come with all the right credentials. It was in fabulous condition, had a well-known provenance from new, came from long-term ownership.”
Leading the record-breaking pack was the ex-Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin 1929 4.5-litre supercharged ‘Blower’ Bentley single-seater, which when new raised the Brooklands Outer Circuit record to 137mph. It sold for £5.04m, (€6.25m) the highest price for a British car at auction. The next highest sale price was for ‘The Corgi’, a 1912 RollsRoyce 40/50hp ‘Silver Ghost’ Double Pullman Limousine, which sold for a record-breaking £4.7 million (€5.82m).
VOLKSWAGEN has crept up another rung of the global business ladder by buying the remaining half of Porsche. German headquartered VW will save an approximate €1.5 billion on its tax bill following the deal.
End of the road SERGIO PINIFARINA, the designer behind Ferrari’s sleek race car aesthetic, died aged 85 in Turin, the motoring capital of Italy. “Ferrari would not have been Ferrari without him,” said Sergio Marchionne, head of Fiat which owns the sports car brand.
School for sale AN AMERICAN secondary school in Pennsylvania is up for auction on eBay in an attempt to help raise much-needed finances, with the school district suffering a $2 million (€1.6 million) deficit. The opening auction website bid stood at $599,995 (€452,408).
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Leaping to weekly column after pop and life in Saudi From a Top 10 pop star to working in Saudi Arabia, Leapy Lee is now the EWN’s most controversial columnist. Nicole Hallett reports.
What drew you to become a columnist? I've always enjoyed writing and find letting off a little steam a wonderful way to ease tension. How do you come up with ideas 52 weeks of the year? I’m never ‘off duty’ in the search for column fodder and keenly follow the news and a range of TV current affairs and political programmes. I also get ideas from readers. How do you handle negative feedback from readers who disagree? I get very little negative feedback. However, I've always been open to constructive criticism and respect other people’s views. Most exciting moment in music
career? Opening the newspaper and seeing Little Arrows had gone straight into the number 13 spot in the charts. Countries performed in? Australia, Austria, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Kenya, Sweden, South Africa, the US and Zambia. Did you always want to be a singer? No, I originally wanted to act. What were you doing in Saudi Arabia? I went to promote variety shows, but I made quite a lucrative career in fruit and vegetables! Why did you choose to settle in Spain? I didn’t want to return to the British climate.
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Vital Statistics • Real name: Lee Graham • Age: 73 • Status: Separated • Lives: Mallorca • In Spain: 30 years • Best thing about Spain: Climate • Worst: That ‘other’ piece of paper • Always in fridge: Mayonnaise • Reading: ‘Torn’ by Casey Hill. I read a book a week
EWN COMMENT Something to celebrate FOOTBALL, Spain’s national sport, cannot solve every problem. But if a triumph like the Euro 2012 can temporarily take everyone’s mind off the country’s appalling economic situation, then it becomes more than sport. Just one thought: why was the celebratory sea of red
and yellow flags less distasteful and at the same time less redolent of racist under- and overtones than the chav-monopolised cross of St George?
Fuel for the flames THE Poniente west wind blows, temperatures rise and woodland burns. Fires are extinguished, often with loss of life, but as a mayor in fire-ravaged Valencia said, he doesn’t want fire brigades now. He wanted brigades of workers to clean woodland, remove dead-falls and clear scrub before fires started. Prevention is better than cure and also cheaper in human lives and state spending.
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I AM truly amazed at how Spain frequently appears to operate almost like a Third World nation, showing a general lack of efficiency within the corridors of power, but at the same time appears to lead the world when it comes to grabbing cash from personal bank accounts! Two years after our local council actually helped themselves to more than €340 which I owed them (though they had not officially informed me!), I now find that the police have helped themselves to money from a tax rebate I was due for 2010! When I went last week to see my accountant over my 2011 tax returns, he noticed a document which indicated that monies had automatically been taken from my previously due rebate by the police to cover the cost of an outstanding traffic fine. Needless to say I was not aware of the offence. While it is within the Spanish law for authorities to take money directly out of bank accounts (I believe it is the only nation in the world to allow this), I wish they would be as quick to handle immigration paperwork and town hall documentation. N Pettipher, Velez Malaga
Golden rubbish MOST British will know the saying ‘One person’s rubbish is another man’s gold.’ This definitely appears to be the case in Spain at present, for over the last year or so, as the economic situation has got ever worse, more and more men in old battered white vans and even older cars seem to drive around, checking out the rubbish (basura) bins on various urbanisations. Many of them appear to be of African origin, and others perhaps from Eastern Europe. With a metal prod or hook in hand, they rummage through, sorting out anything they might be able to sell: old chairs, sofas not to mention lampshades and plastic garden tables and other items all gain their attention. But this letter is not to criticise them for tatting (collecting old rubbish from bins). At least they are trying to make an honest living, and this is more than some expatriates living in Spain! M Haddon, Garrucha, Almeria
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12 - 18 July 2012 Costa Blanca South Sol Bank used to tick all the boxes for me, with English-speaking and ever-helpful staff... and free sweets. But for three months - sweet baskets were removed from counters and desks - they have earned a black mark from me. Let’s hope things will change when the economic climate improves! Elias Childs, Almunecar
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I FIND the signpost right outside the Catholic Church in La Cala de Mijas amusing... for one of the signs is for the White Angel wine bar which is in a side street nearby. Open late at night until the early hours, I am not sure it is exactly the sort of place all congregation members would warm to... though the name might just entice a few inside!
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their turn. In Manchester where I used to live my doctor’s surgery - with seven doctors on rota duty at any one time and just one main waiting room - used to announce over a tannoy Mrs Evans, Room 4, or Mr Smith, Room 7. But in La Cala, patients of various nationalities sit outside the consulting room where their appointed doctor is working oblivious to whether appointments are on time, and who is next. While some doctors pop their heads out and shout a name, others just wait in their surgery to see who goes in next, while waiting patients at times (in various languages) have to chat among themlseves to try to find out what is happening. When I asked my doctor why they did not have a number board outside, indicating who was due next, she replied: “We are not a supermarket.”
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nouncements giving the registration plate number of the next vehicle to be tested were difficult to follow. Now I am delighted that there is an electronic board where registration numbers are displayed at almost the same time as the announcement. L Holmes,, Los Boliches Fuengirola
Beggars belief! I KNEW all about turf wars among ice cream salesmen when I used to be in business in the north of England. If one salesman dared encroach on another’s normal sales area, the antics as a turf war erupted were effective, but often surprising! And from what I gathered, the police used to try to focus on other matters. Not so in Calahonda, where local police actually moved one beggar on from outside a local supermarket I use when another woman who normally sits outside seeking a few coins arrived to set up her normal pitch. By nature I feel sorry for most beggars, but the police action actually swayed my feelings more to the beggar who was moved on, for surely he had every right to beg wherever he wanted, and not have to see police treat someone else in a more favourable manner. N Warpole, Elviria
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I AM impressed by the recently opened medical centre in La Cala de Mijas. But why is there no system in such a new expensive facility for patients with a set appointment waiting to see a doctor to know when it is
I HAVE just returned from the ITV centre for vehicle testing in Malaga. Speaking only limited Spanish, in the past I have often had difficulty in identifying when it was my turn, for the an-
WE all know that Spanish banks are having a hard time. But I really do miss the opportunity to pick up a few sweets when I go to collect my pension each month.
I TOTALLY agree with Mike Walsh’s views on local bureaucracy in his Images of Spain column (Issue 1408). Official day to day life in Spain is all too often bogged down by near neverending paper-chases. Mike is right to suggest that work could be done more simply on the Internet and involving a lot fewer people. But, of course, this might also lead to fewer workers being able to corruptly benefit through the practices in place! Roy Becke, Palma
Show respect I FREQUENTLY shudder when I see how some people - tourists and residents - at times treat Looky-Looky men as they try to earn a living by selling in the street, restaurants and cafés. But today, while on the beach, one man in a sunbed near me spent his whole day chatting with every LookyLooky man around - and there were plenty - but he did not buy one item. To my mind he was just entertaining himself at their expense. As humans they deserve as least respect, and from this man, some purchases. S Wallis, Benalmadena
Not so bright THE report ‘English as she is not spoke’ (Issue 1408) revealing that a mere 27 per cent of young Spaniards speak English compared with the European average of 42 per cent surprised me. Spain depends on tourism with millions of British visiting every year, plus the tens of thousands British expats who have made the nation their home, so English is important in businesses. There is much wrong at present economically, and if Spain wants to compete, it most definitely needs a workforce that is more bi-lingual. N Powers, Marbella
Spot on THE way you provide the weekly weather is much improved. I find the map ideal to see exactly what the weather is like where I live, rather than for the whole of the south of Spain. And you also still carry detailed information for readers who travel. Thanks! J Watts, Huercal Overa
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court with an enormous suitcase and a number of large carry-alls. I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall when they did it. “I say, dear, should I take the silk or satin pajamas?� “It may be a bit chilly so you’d better pack the fur-lined Burberry. And don’t forget
plenty of clean, designer underwear and loafers.� “Do you think it would be too much to take the clubs?� Hah! Are they in for a shock or what? I wonder just how far this remorseless pair will realise they have fallen as they sit in their respective cells clad in shapeless garments,
clutching a plastic fork and spoon, with all their designer gear stored in ‘property’? It never ceases to amaze me just how out of touch some people can be. Like those politicians who keep our brave troops fighting and dying in the God-forsaken hole known as Afghanistan. Whatever made them think they can still win this ‘war’? Don’t they realise that most Afghans hate all Westerners? Are they not aware that the minute we are out of the country, the Taliban will begin to take it all back? Any puppet government we leave in charge will crumble. Those left alive will defect and a new and stronger enemy will emerge. All the spilled blood and heartbreak of our fighting
forces will have been completely and hopelessly in vain. How many more have to die before these pampered political pillocks pull our brave boys and girls out altogether? Finally, what joy it was to see the case against Ms Heathcote Drury thrown quickly out of court. This poor woman had been a victim of the hatred and disdain many Muslims feel for those who don’t follow their beliefs and subsequently attempted to have her ‘punished’ by accusing her of racism and then blatantly lying about the whole unfortunate incident. All power to the court that quickly cleared her and thumbs way down for PC police and the CPS for allowing it to get as far as it did. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
TWO separate reports indicated that Hollywood is going to get more crowded. Claire Danes is expecting her first child with husband Hugh Dancy, and actor Matthew McConaughey and his Brazilian wife are expecting their third.
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I COULDN’T help but chuckle at the recent pictures of Anita and Leigh Turner, parents of the arrogant, spoiled murderer Elliot Turner. He is the 20-year-old Porsche-owing, despicable boaster who strangled his girlfriend in a jealous rage on seeing her innocently photographed with a couple of topless men. Because they attempted to cover up for his vicious crime, the wealthy parents were found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Consequently, when they turned up at court for sentencing they were fully expecting a jail term. In an act almost beyond belief, they packed for it! The photos show this utterly out of touch pair, arriving at
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Is it love all - or game, set and match? I think the hotels win J
UST got back from a few days in London. I’d hoped to get lastminute tickets for Wimbledon but no such luck! In fact, whatever the grunts, groans and upsets on court, the real game changer for me turned out to be London hotels, and there are a couple of whinges that really soured the trip. Incidentally, if you’re not into whinges, skip this bit, go and make a cuppa or do the crossword and pop back later. Let’s start with my first gripe. You see, what I can't stand is when I arrive somewhere and the room isn't ready. I call housekeeping and it takes them three hours to get the room into shape. And I’m not thinking just about London here. This CHECKING-IN: After a long journey all you want to do is relax. happens all over
Breaking Views NORA JOHNSON Nora, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years, is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers.
the world. Just imagine. You’ve been on a combination of planes, trains, coaches and camels for the last 24 hours. You're exhausted, sweaty and ravenous because you slept through the last (inedible) in-flight meal service. It’s 4.30pm local time. All you want is to check into your room, take that shower and either relax and get over jet lag or hit the road sightseeing. Your room, however, still looks as if a dozen six-year-olds have had a sleepover there. Hotels make a big deal of telling you check-in time is 3pm but no one cares. They’ll happily store your luggage for you as carefully as if it’s the newlydiscovered Higgs Boson ‘God particle’, though. Isn't that kind? Bless.
And my second gripe: checkout times. For all the dosh we pay, wouldn’t you think we could checkout later than 11am? Even though the next guests have been informed that check-in is 3pm, and the room certainly won’t be ready by then, we’re still kicked out early. It’s almost as if the hotel’s saying: thanks for staying with us, now **** off! And don’t get me started on London hotels doubling their prices pre-Olympics! So, in Samuel Goldwyn’s immortal words: “Include me out!” On a positive note, though, I noticed teenagers giving up seats to elderly passengers on buses and the tube. Who said the young only care about themselves? They could teach those hotels a lesson or two … So, love all to youth, but definitely game, set and match to hotels.
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T is occasionally asked, what do you miss about Britain? True, Spain is behind on internet communications. Britain for me was highly satisfactory, so I miss cheap, efficient
phone and online services. Otherwise there is a smoother flowing bureaucracy in Britain compared to papershuffling Spain. Whenever I sort something out with a
UK government department, I find staff patient and helpful. Friends who have property interests in both Spain and the UK say Spain by comparison is their worst nightmare. When working in real estate, some nervous clients, before deciding to buy would Mike Walsh mutter they would first do a vwww.michaelwalsh.es little Mike Walsh. Based the Costa Blanca, research. I international journalist, author and professional pitied writer: ex-business assessment executive Guild of Master Craftsmen. European correspondent them. I Boston Revolutionary Radio. know people who have been resident here for more than 30 years; they have run businesses and brought up bureaucracy. their kids here. They still It is not Spain’s mindcan’t figure it out. numbing official procedures Winston Churchill in I find so tedious; it is that 1939, described the Soviet no one seems to know their Union as ‘a riddle, wrapped *** from their elbow. up in a mystery, inside an Harassed clerks are enigma’. He might as easily powerless. If it says you be talking of Spanish jump through hoops you
PAPERWORK: In Spain, bureaucracy is baffling.
jump; there doesn’t have to be a reason. There is a reason actually. Think of the saying, ‘a camel is a horse designed by a committee’ and all becomes clear. Here, no one goes back to the drawing board.
Faceless unelected jobsworths have little to do but tinker with rules and regulations. Someone thinks up a bright idea and slips it in. They haven’t the wit to see it impacts on related issues; anarchy results and everything comes grinding to a halt. I recall their deciding that when buying property you personally present yourself at dawn to some grim back street office. That’ll encourage Russia’s wealthy investors; there was a quick back-track on that idiocy. A friend, now working in the UK, wrote to her bank to close her account. They didn’t of course. Asked to sort it, I called in. Without batting an eyelid the bank’s clerk told me my friend has to personally visit her Spanish bank. In another case, whatever papers my friend presented for his padron, it was never enough. One day that clerk was absent and he got his padron without many of the previously ‘essential’ documents.
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T was a perfect example of political double speak. Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato said there were no plans to modify the nationwide smoking laws. Now she tells Congress: “I never close the door to any issue; the matter is open to discussion.” Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy proposed a re-think on the antiBy Mike Walsh smoking Smokers may edict that www.michaelwalsh.es came into a reprieve. force on January 2, 2011. which the government is Smokers may yet get a keen to welcome. Those in reprieve. The ban on the mainly entertainment smoking in public places industry say the price the would affect proposals to government will have to green-light Las Vegas pay is to lift the smoking Sands Corporation’s Euro- ban; application of the law Vegas gambling resorts, cannot be selective.
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Taxing times SPAIN’S wealthiest families are up in arms as the government’s amnesty for tax evasion is ‘not sufficiently generous’. The amnesty carrot was that 10 per cent of self-confessed back tax of amounts due would be payable if those with offshore accounts got their tax affairs straightened out. The government hopes to get claw back €2.5 billion of the €25 billion it estimates Spaniards have squirrelled away abroad. Reminds me of British comedian Ken Dodd who, when hauled before the beak for tax evasion quipped: “Self assessment? I invented it.”
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MASCOT: Megan the Irish Wolfhound, newest member of the branch.
RBL fundraise at the fiesta
ORIHUELA COSTA and District Branch of The Royal British Legion were invited to attend the European Fiesta at the Marina Salinas in Torrevieja. The purpose of the attendance was to promote the work of the legion, recruit new members and raise money towards the 2012 Poppy Appeal. A hamper was raffled and Poppy goods were on display selling for donations. A total of â‚Ź288 was raised. The winning ticket for the hamper was pink 317, the holder was Mrs Joan Waddington. Also in attendance was the newest member of the branch, the mascot, Irish Wolfhound Megan, who looked splendid in
her coat. She will lead the branch on all of their parades. Branch Chairman Keith Carter said he would like to thank all the people who took part and donated towards the Poppy Appeal. Also to all of the members who gave up their time to help out on the stand. The Orihuela Costa and District Branch meet at The Olympia Restaurant Mil Palmeras every third Thursday of the month, 7 for 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend and join. You DO NOT have to be ex-service to do so. For more information visit the website www.orihuelacostarbl.com
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Topical cream alert AN anaesthetic cream used to reduce pain caused by laser hair removal can seriously endanger the health of those who use it excessively. Women who have applied too much of the cream, Emla, before their electrolysis sessions may be at risk of a condition called methemoglobinemia. It is characterised by the inability of red blood cells to correctly transport oxygen throughout the body. Symptoms of this condition can be, but are not limited to, anxiety, irritability, raised heart rate and difficulty in breathing. Often, individuals apply anaesthetic cream in a thick layer and cover it in a clear plastic wrap to ensure good absorption, and exceed the recommended surface area. There have been 11 cases of this serious condition reported in Spain.
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HILDREN and teenagers under the age of 18 may reduce their chances of developing skin growths by 78 per cent simply by
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DUCKS FOR SALE: Buy one for Dayron.
Torrevieja Costa Lions urge buying of ducks! DAYRON CARACENA BLANC is a six-year-old boy who suffers from chronic non-progressive brain disease and reduced supply of oxygen to the brain. To be able to lead a normal life, he needs to receive therapy in Palma de Mallorca. The Torrevieja Costa Lions Club is planning a fundraiser event in support of Dayron, on September 23, in Parque del Molino del Agua, in Torrelamata, Torrevieja. Entry is free. Lions President Iain Bennett urges all businesses and individuals to buy ducks priced at €2 each. If you or your business would be happy to support and be an outlet for selling ducks, please contact Iain on 966 731 495 or idsbennett@hotmail.co.uk.
CATORCE RESTAURANT in Benijofar is holding a ‘Party in the Park’ next Wednesday from 6pm till midnight in aid of the Benijofar Crisis Appeal. Acts already confirmed include tributes to Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse, Cher, Gary Numan, the 80s’ show and, from the UK, the Robbie Williams Tribute Show. Vibe FM will be in attendance and will compere the event in both English and Spanish. It promises to be fun for all the family with snacks and refreshments available as well as a bouncy castle, craft stalls and a disco. Entry is FREE but if you are attending all we ask is that you bring with you an item of nonperishable food or toiletries for the donation trolley. For further details contact Paul or Martyn on 966 849 030 www.facebook.com/ benijofarcatorce
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BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Britain's Lost World 9:30pm Micro Worlds 10:00pm The Story of Toilets 11:00pm Storyville Series showcasing the best in international documentaries. 12:00am Guts: The Strange and Mysterious World of the Human Stomach 1:00am Micro Worlds 1:30am Britain's Lost World 2:30am Rupture: Living with a Broken Brain 3:40am The Story of Toilets
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7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:35am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Castle Farm 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 8:55am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:40am Milkshake! Show Songs 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Igam Ogam 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist
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7:10am Zigby 7:25am Timmy Time 7:35am Dirtgirlworld 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am Roar 8:30am Stuck on Shemountain 8:55am The League of Super Evil 9:10am Frankenstein's Cat 9:20am Pet Squad 9:30am Nina and the Neurons 9:45am Big and Small 10:00am Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10am Little Charley Bear 10:20am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:30am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 10:40am The Koala Brothers 10:50am Lunar Jim 11:00am Dipdap 11:05am Kerwhizz 11:30am Driver Dan's Story Train 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm In the Night Garden 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Climbing Great Buildings 2:30pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:15pm The Weakest Link
5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Drive to Buy
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4:00pm Show Me the Monet 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Babies in the Office 9:00pm Coast 10:00pm Line of Duty 11:00pm Twenty Twelve 11:30pm Newsnight
4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm A Touch of Frost 6:00pm Tipping Point 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Britain's Secret Treasures 9:00pm Love Your Garden 10:00pm Superstar Live 11:30pm ITV News at Ten and Weather
4:00pm Regional News All the latest local news. 4:05pm Deadly 60 4:20pm Diddy Dick and Dom 4:35pm Prank Patrol Down Under 5:00pm Copycats Two families battle it out in a range of hilarious games. 5:30pm Livingstone: Serious Explorers Seven young explorers relive the legend of Dr David Livingstone. 6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children. 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Turn Back Time 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Imagine...
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4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed For 24 years, Margaret Dugdall has run Castle Lodge Hotel in Felixstowe to exacting standards. 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face of Prejudice Twenty-one-year-old glamour model Holly Kent meets 27-year-old Nelly Shaheen. 10:00pm Gordon Behind Bars 11:00pm Accused: The 74 Stone Babysitter The story of one of the most incredible murder trials America has witnessed.
4:15pm Too Late to Say Goodbye Drama. A woman who suspects her husband of having an affair turns to the internet for solace. Events take a tragic turn when she is misled by a man she meets online. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours Desperate Sonya encourages Toadie to find a way to legally keep Troy away. Tash struggles to catch up on the study she has missed, forcing her to reluctantly ask Ed for help. Ed uses blackjack to demonstrate probability. 7:00pm Home and Away Ruby begs Casey not to tell anyone about their kiss. He says he will keep quiet. 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm The Hotel Inspector Documentary series. 9:00pm Half Built House Documentary series. 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house.
12:05am True Stories 1:40am Random Acts 1:45am Bank of Dave 2:40am British Gas Great Swim 3:35am KOTV Boxing Weekly 4:05am Sailing A close look at the America's Cup World Series match race finals from Newport, Rhode Island, USA. 4:30am FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour 5:25am Brief Encounters of the Sporting Mind 5:30am Mobil 1 The Grid
12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Banged Up Abroad 2:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am Nick's Quest 5:20am Wildlife SOS 5:45am Wildlife SOS
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12:20am Shakespeare Uncovered 1:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 5:00am True Stories
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Talking Landscapes, the Pembrokeshire Coast 9:00pm Britain Through a Lens: The Documentary Film MOB 10:00pm The Horizon Guide to Ageing 11:00pm The Race That Shocked the World 12:00am Hotel Deluxe 1:00am Talking Landscapes, the Pembrokeshire Coast 1:30am Britain Through a Lens: The Documentary Film MOB 2:30am The Race That Shocked the World 3:30am The Horizon Guide to Ageing
12:10am Police Academy The comic misadventures of a group of inept police recruits. 1:50am Jackpot247 4:00am Golden Balls 4:50am ITV Nightscreen
Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Airline 6:05am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Crash Test Dummies 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Stargate SG-1 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Best of Oops TV 1:00pm Sun, Sea and A&E 2:00pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm The Middle 7:30pm Futurama 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 10:00pm Trollied
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4:50pm Skyline 6:30pm The 13th Warrior 8:15pm Resident Evil: Afterlife 10:00pm Transformers: Dark of the Moon
12:35am Women in Trouble 2:20am Blackball 4:05am The Out-of-Towners 5:45am When in Rome
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MUSCOVY ducks have inspired Helen Kendall Smith to write a series of children’s books capturing the magic of these amusing creatures. The stars are Helen’s own ducks, whose antics she has captured on camera. These photographs are the key element, telling in pictures and rhymes how these quirky characters spend their days. “The Muscovy is the total
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) As you are in the middle of a plan, it would be a shame to stop now. Yes, I realise that you have given it lots of time and thought. Even so, the events midweek bring a new perspective. Your involvement in something entirely different may be brought to bear on your current situation. Killing two birds with one stone comes to mind.Be efficient by approaching the problem from a novel angle.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Something has come to your attention and, quite frankly, you donʼt understand what is going on. It is possible that, if you donʼt react, the situation will just go away. Equally, you may want to influence the outcome and fear that it will not be to your advantage. That is fine so long as you really do try and get all the facts first.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) You seem to be in a ʻploddingʼ situation that is starting to cause you some irritation. That is all that it is though, irritation. See it as a big dilemma and it throws up all sorts of anxieties. Letʼs not go there. I am sure that there are lots of things that your mind and body can work on while you wait.
IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: You are not so much in the mood to be practical are you? A lot is going on that you are really happy about but you do not seek perfection. Be aware that if no one seeks it then it will cease to exist for appreciation. Do your part in the months ahead to improve your own lot.
You are being shown a great deal of affection which may be taken for granted. Even you are capable of putting peopleʼs backs up. As you dislike making enemies, I suggest that
opposite of the classic tale about an ugly duckling turning into a beautiful bird,” says Helen. “They are beautiful ducklings which develop into large birds, with red lumps on their faces.” The aim of Muscovy Mansion is
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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Don't ask a question unless you want to be told the truth this weekend. Go on, youʼre a big person and you can take it. How can you not go ahead having come this far? Of course, you could change your mind and just walk away.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22)
As you try to control someone elseʼs life, it could be that your own is slipping past you. Have you recently given up on a relationship or job that you dearly would have loved?
By deciding now that you will not rise to the bait on a certain matter you are taking the best option. Much as you would like to confront someone head on, it is possible that this is just what they want you to do. Be a little bit canny here.
Sometimes you wonder why people make promises when they find them so hard to keep. However, losing your temper with someone midweek will not help at all because the person you are dealing with is not very sensitive. Patience will pay off and, by the weekend, a weight will have been lifted from your mind.
Are you still in a very positive frame of mind? Okay, then. It is time to decide what is to be done about that problem. If you really canʼt see a way round this then seek help. Even if you donʼt agree with the reply, you will feel that you have made a step in the right direction.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)
Just joking An elderly couple were watching TV when the husband started thinking about death. “Honey”, he said to his wife, “I want you to promise me, that if there comes a time when I am dependent on machines and bottled fluid, you’ll put an end to it.” “No problem” she replied, and got up and poured his beer down the drain.
HOW TO PLAY 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.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Itʼs not so difficult this week to get exactly what you want. Being sure is another matter, however. There are plenty of people who will cast doubts on where you are going and what you are aiming for. What do they know? Be guided by facts this week, certainly not by the opinions of others.
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1. Which nine-letter word means ‘to arrest (someone) for a crime’? 2. Which 10-letter word means ‘to do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity’? 3. Which eight-letter word means ‘a sum of money paid regularly (typically annually) by a company to its shareholders out of its profits (or reserves)? 4. Which six-letter word means ‘to cause to cover a wider area’? 5. Which five-letter word means ‘a cruel, wicked and inhuman person’? 6. Which six-letter word means ‘to have in mind as a purpose’? 7. Which six-letter word means ‘to cause to feel resentment or indignation’? 8. Which nine-letter word means ‘to push for something’ or ‘to express a good opinion of’? 9. Which seven-letter word means ‘a fixed regular sum paid as a salary or as expenses to a clergyman, teacher or public official’? 10. Which nine-letter word means ‘to be or go beyond the range or limits of (a field of activity or conceptual sphere)’?
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Somehow you seem to be going every which way round a situation but getting nowhere. Rather than burn yourself out and fray your nerves, just stay still. At the end of the day, someone else wants to solve this dilemma as much as you do. When they see that you have stopped bothering, maybe they will start.
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ARIES (March 21 - April 20)
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)
Are you being asked to open your heart? What are you most afraid of about that? On the other hand, what would the rewards be if you did? Sometimes, we have to take a
Miguel Indurain,
Born July 16, 1964, is a Spanish cyclist and considered one of the worldʼs best, having won the Tour de France five years in a row (19911995). Miguel was second-born in a family of five children in Villava, Navarra. At nine years old he rode his first bicycle. When it was stolen two years later, Miguelʼs father bought him a racing bike. At 18, he was the youngest cyclist to win the Spanish amateur national road championship. He earned the nickname ʻMiguelonʼ or ʻBig Miguelʼ due to his 1.88 metre, 80 kilo frame.
chance that others will not let us down or, at least that if they do, they will let us down gently.
you take a little more time with family and loved ones. Perhaps you were recently asked to be part of a group activity but did not have the inclination?
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21)
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)
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MARTIN, a skilled and ruthless mercenary is on a hunt in the Tasmanian wilderness for a supposedly extinct tiger. His anonymous employer wants the tiger’s genetic material, so Martin poses as a scientist. On his journey he meets a family, whose father has gone missing. While Martin grows closer to the family, he is confronted with unexpected dangers, complicating his fatal mission.
twofold – to help instil in youngsters a love of reading and to show the affection this breed of ducks can inspire. ‘Not a Real Turtle’. This is a hilarious tale of curiosity on the part of the ducks. A large parcel arrives at Muscovy Mansion and they have no idea what it is. What a lovely surprise awaits them when they finally discover what the contents are.
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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case P) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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Crosswords CRYPTIC Across 1 You and I are after Buzz for compost (5) 4 There is a sharp knife is in the ambulance today (6) 9 Club keeps memory in knots (7) 10 Princess cross over the delay taken in adding on an extra room to the palace (5) 11 Predict socialist to hold American capital (4) 12 Lower and leave stranded (3-4) 13 Used to be found in Washington DC (3) 14 If a mother is involved with a criminal group (5) 16 Up to unlit broadcast (5) 18 Games without me will result in idle chit-chat (3) 19 Voluntarily avoid this beaten up RAF bore (7) 20 Reel back with a lascivious look on one's face (4) 23 Places for members to socialise where suits are required? (5) 24 Organised midshipman and a canine for a small boat (7) 25 Get involved with broken spinet (4-2) 26 Get a kick at the end of day from the spoils taken (5) Down 1 Urdu, hmm! Confused? No, boring (7) 2 City made from bits of Meccano (5) 3 Marine mammal left under the ocean (4) 5 A staunch representation of bear's breeches (8) 6 Associate with a regal spouse (7) 7 Tin containing bull meat is a
ENGLISH - SPANISH The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
2 Smooth (skin, hair) (5)
8 Sello (Correos) (5)
3 Aplausos (8)
11 Lethal (5) 14 Granos (en la piel) (5) 16 Planchas (utensilios)
5 Búho (3) 6 Gold (metal, commodity, currency) (3) 7 Surname (8)
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12 Piece (fragment) (5)
17 Lirio (4)
13 Perdedor (5)
18 Color (6)
14 Sun (3) 15 Aceite (3)
Co d e B r e a ke r pollutant (5) 8 Sleek backing for the under parts in boat-building (5) 13 Support for aquatic recreation? It wreaks havoc! (5-3) 15 In favour of music making a lot of money (7) 17 Confused Clare in New York was a victim of petty theft (7) 18 Keeps a tight hold on one's bags (5) 19 Concentrate on central point (5) 21 Muse of love gets to the centre of the copper atom's heart (5) 22 Ignore cooked buns (4)
26 Apartments (5) 27 Outshine (7) 29 Drench (4) 30 Foundation (5) Down 1 Ring (6) 2 Strong emotion (5) 3 Pose (3) 5 Vacuum (9) 6 Merchandising (7) 7 Generous or forgiving (11) 8 Reluctant (5) 13 Indigestion (9) 17 Maybe (7) 19 Faux pas (5) 21 Except if (6) 24 Snares (5) 28 Weep (3)
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1. Unscramble the name of a famous British radio and television presenter and actor: LOANS PRISON CASH 2. Unscramble the name of a traditional English dessert (two words): MEETS SON
1 Same (5)
4 Elbow (4)
10 Ear (anatomical) (5)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS: CRYPTIC - Across 1 Expected, 5 Plea, 9 Portend, 10 Adore, 11 Dine, 12 Protest, 15 Tester, 16 Enigma, 19 Trolley, 21 Flat, 24 Haven, 25 Scooter, 26 Pill, 27 Pardoned. Down: 1 Expedite, 2 Parents, 3 Crew, 4 Elders, 6 Lions, 7 Awed, 8 Ratting, 13 Telling, 14 Battered, 17 Gelatin, 18 Red sea, 20 Revel, 22 Chap, 23 Bold. QUICK - Across: 1 Cosset, 4 Press, 9 Afterward, 10 Ape, 11 Gaudy, 12 Extreme, 14 Pass, 16 Pest, 21 Entitle, 23 Surge, 24 Rob, 25 Grenadine, 26 Faith, 27 Depend. Down: 1 Change, 2 Satsuma, 3 Early, 5 Rod, 6 Shame, 7 Eager, 8 Fever, 13 Tip, 15 Set, 17 Surmise, 18 Learn, 19 Deter, 20 Legend, 22 Tibia, 23 State, 25 Get.
ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Eats, 3 Shops, 8 Perhaps, 9 Axe, 10 Niece, 11 Odiar, 12 Ajo, 13 Anillos, 14 Dolls, 15 Este. Down: 1 Esponjas, 2 Terremoto, 4 Historia, 5 Platillos, 6 Baseball, 7 Detrás de.
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QUICK Across 1 Unrefined (5) 4 Angled (4) 9 Boat race meeting (7) 10 Keyboard instrument (5) 11 Acquire (3) 12 Brightly coloured (5) 14 Fool (5) 15 Long for (5) 16 Chooses (4) 18 Border (4) 20 Nuisances (5) 22 Concur (5) 23 Smooth glossy fabric (5) 25 In favour of (3)
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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 (TOWARD) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 7 represents F and 14 represents M, so fill in F every time the figure 7 appears and M every time the figure 14 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.
Cherry Course Endure Enters Leaned Months Nearer Reacts Recede Refuge Rested Resume Severe Steeds Stench Strong Toward (10) Whiten Writer
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Mallow, 2 Rifles, 3 Reader, 4 Rulers, 5 Reeled, 6 Stormy, 7 Clause, 8 Roamed, 9 Labour, 10 Crease, 11 Threat, 12 Rouble, 13 Aflame, 14 Humour, 15 Lemurs, 16 Barons, 17 Arouse, 18 Belief, 19 Smites
FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1. NICHOLAS PARSONS 2. ETON MESS
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12:15am Great British Islam 12:45am D.O.A. 2:15am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:20am Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones 3:20am Fake Britain Dominic Littlewood investigates scams across the U.K. 4:05am Great British Menu 5:05am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
BBC3 5:05am Is Football Racist? 8:00pm Doctor Who 8:50pm Doctor Who Confidential 9:00pm Free Speech 10:00pm Cherry Healey: How to Get a Life 11:00pm Olympic's Most Amazing Moments 1:00am Family Guy 1:20am Family Guy 1:40am Cherry Healey: How to Get a Life 2:40am Can Anyone Beat Bolt? 3:40am Dead Boss 4:10am Snog, Marry, Avoid? 4:40am Live at the Electric 5:10am Can Anyone Beat Bolt?
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FTER starting its new life as a restaurant in October 2011, The Rizzo Restaurant has built up a hardcore of regular customers even through the dreaded ‘off’ season. A fantastic reputation has been earned and deservedly so as the quality of the food is truly outstanding. Manager/Head Chef Leon Taylor and Assistant Head Chef Edward Blundell-Williams produce a superb and varied menu, covering a wide range of tastes including some unique dishes of their own creation. Starters include Chef’s Mushrooms, cooked with white wine, cream and brandy; Pineapple with sweet chilli, ginger and honey (very refreshing); Mini Fish Pie made with cod, prawns and smoked salmon in cheese sauce, and some amazingly tasty homemade soups On the main menu you are spoilt for choice. Chicken in its many guises cooked with Cajun spice and served on stir-fried vegetables, or oven-baked with bacon, cheese and BBQ sauce (Hunter’s Chicken), Chicken Stroganoff, Chicken Curry - all well worth trying. Then there are the steaks. Wow! Mouthwateringly tender and cooked to perfection, the ribeye steaks are just amazing and available in 140g or 280g depending on your appetite. If you like your steak in a sauce, try the Rizzo steak, cooked with vegetables in a brandy and cream sauce, served on tagliatelli; or steak pizzaiola, cooked with pizza sauce, great if you like tomatoes! Steak and ale pie, liver and onions, homemade lasagne and pork steak add to this superb menu.
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There is plenty of room at The Rizzo and it is fully air conditioned throughout. The second floor is ideal for larger parties and of course there is an outdoor terrace. WELCOMING STAFF: Briony, Leon and Edward. There is a special lunch-time menu, plus the three-course set menu for and friendly staff in modern, comfortable €11.50 including drink, which is served all surroundings. Tel: 966 718 068 day and night. www.rizzorestaurant.com All in all, a great place to go with Facebook: rizzo restaurante superb food that doesn’t hurt the pocket
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HE Summer Cultural programme for Torrevieja has been announced and during July, there is lots on offer to keep you busy. The weekend starts today, as the slogan goes, with a performance tonight, July 12, in the Teatro Municipal at 8.30pm, featuring the Union Musical Torrevejense, and from Belgium, Koninklijke Harmonie Sint Cecilia Schelle. This weekend, Friday July 13, the tradition of Habaneras is celebrated in one of Torrevieja’s most fun events, the 20th edition of Habaneras on the Beach. The event is free and attracts thousands of spectators who are treated to an evening of the most popular Habaneras songs. Bring your deckchair, blankets, picnic basket and enjoy the spectacle. All takes place at Playa del Cura starting at 10.30pm. Saturday, July 14, music of a very different kind is on offer at the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre at 10pm. Jazz-Rock group
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Andromeda are on stage playing their special blend of music, and entrance is also free. At noon the next day, fresh from performing at a royal garden party for Charles and Camilla, one of the UK’s top school Big Bands, the awardwinning Helson School Jazz Band make a welcome return to Torrevieja, with a free performance in the Parque Doña Sinforosa, one of three shows during their visit. Starting on Monday, July 15, the Mediterranean Synchronised Swimming Championships take place in
the Infanta Cristina Sports Place. The fantastic Helson School Jazz Orchestra perform again in the Teatro Municipal at 8.30pm with tickets priced at only €3. They are also performing in La Mata on Thursday at 10pm. On Friday, July 20, there is a very special performance by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Torrevieja celebrating a unique style of Spanish music, the Zarzuela. The show starts at 10pm in the Teatro Municipal with tickets priced at €10 and €15. Torrevieja Open Saturdays features on July 21 from
5pm until 9pm. Remember that all day parking from 10am until 10pm is available in El Arco, Marina Salinas, Virgen del Carmen and Marina Internacional for just €1. Lots to see and do, not to mention the shopping! There is a quick change of bands in the Teatro Municipal as at 9pm on July 21, ‘Concierto Extraordinario’ perform, featuring the Alicante Youth Orchestra under the direction of Francisco Maestre. The evening will feature classical pieces from Mozart, Bizet, Korsakov and others. Tickets are €10.
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NOCHE DEL COCHE: Exotic models on display. from all five continents, along with local performances from Torrevieja choirs, outside of the competition. The event And for a complete change takes place in the historic of scene, you may wish to and iconic Eras de la Sal with head over to Disco Oz, performances starting each because at midnight there is evening at 11pm. Another a special disco featuring choir, this time from Wales, ‘Imparable’. Two more will bring the month to a musical performances close on Tuesday, July for you on Sunday, 31, when the ladies July 22, with the Cor There is plenty choir Benefit Gala for Merched Persain on offer in the the Cofradía del perform in the Summer Cristo de la Cultural Casino Flagelación in of Torrevieja at Cultural the Virgen del 9pm. Programme Carmen at The Sunday 8.30pm, while over Drivers Club returns in Teatro Municipal at after a month’s break, 9pm there is the V moving to the cooler evening Aniversario del Orfeon schedule, combining it with Municipal Ricardo Lafuente, Noche del Coche, Car Night. organised by the Patronato It’s a fun and informal Municipal de Habaneras. event open to owners of all Torrevieja’s major music kinds of interesting cars, festival starts on Monday, vans, trikes, motor bikes and July 23, with the opening of scooters from classics, the 58th Edition of through exotics to tuned and International Polifonia and customised cars. Habaneras Competition. The Tuning boys and girls This week-long are more than welcome to competition features choirs bring along some neon lights
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OW many times have you been sat down, intent upon a programme or news bulletin on the television, when suddenly your arm is forced in the air by your dog wanting to be stroked? In most cases we respond immediately, partly because if we don’t, we know that the dog will persevere and interrupt our viewing, and partly because we don’t want the dog to think that we don’t want to show him any affection. If truth were known, we are flattered by the display of affection that the dog has shown us. What is actually happening is the dog has decided WHO is going to stroke him or her, WHEN they will get stroked, and HOW LONG the interaction will go on for. If you called your dog over to you during the evening, it is quite possible that you would get a look, a stretch and a groan, but other
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From horses to horsepower, Jerez de la Frontera, in the province of Cadiz in Andalucia, is a land of contrasts. Famous for its sherries, Jerez will prove it has much more to offer and once captivated by its sights and smells, it is impossible not to return to experience it time and time again.
Visit Jerez de la Frontera – the land of contrast ANDALUCIA has many excellent fiestas and two of the best are the Feria del Caballo and the Jerez Autumn Fair. Both are held in Jerez de la Frontera, the largest city in Cadiz province. The city is, of course, famous for sherry and horses. The English corrupted the name Jerez to ‘Sherry’ and exported large quantities of the local wine. This enabled the local wine growers to become rich - they built vast country estates and took to country pursuits like breeding thoroughbred
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horses so it is no coincidence that the city is famed for its horses as well as its wine. The Feria del Caballo is celebrated in May and visitors from all over the world flock to this celebrated event every year. It is primarily a ‘Horse Fair’ - not any old nags, however, but
elegant thoroughbreds. They strut up and down the parade ground bearing their riders - themselves stylish in their smart outfits and wide brimmed hats. The women too look spectacular in their swirling dresses and roses in their hair. Some ride in carriages decked out with flowers and jingling bells. Of course, the Spanish use any excuse to party and so this annual fair is not just about horses but is also a grand spectacle. Hundreds of tents are erected in the city where visitors drink sherry, especially the bone-cold fino, which is a favourite with the locals and is an excellent accompaniment to tapas. The Jerez Autumn Fair is, you guessed it, a fiesta held in the city in autumn. It is held to celebrate the pressing of the first grapes of the year and the start of the elaborate process of sherry making - merry making more like since it is yet another excuse for the locals to celebrate. Apart from the
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The Feria del Caballo is celebrated in May.
sherry, there is flamenco and horses! Flamenco is an integral part of fiestas in Jerez - it is the city where flamenco singing began. Talking about the horses, the Royal Riding School in Jerez are as renowned for their poise and grace and the skill of their riders as their Viennese counterparts. In fact the thoroughbred Carthusian
monuments is the Alcazaba, an 11th century Arab fortress that has been partially restored, the Cathedral of Salvador and the Arab baths but there are many other fine buildings including numerous churches and magnificent mansions. There are also museums but one you should avoid at midday - the Clock Museum has more than 300 exhibits!
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•TORREVIEJA COSTA LIONS CLUB: Meet second Tuesday of month, 7.30pm at Cabo Severa Hotel, La Mata. 617 069 064 or davedanie@gmail.com. •VELVETONES LADIES HARMONY CHORUS rehearse at El Paraiso Restaurant, Torrevieja, 2pm-4pm. Call 965 327 446. •ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, Orihuela Costa and District meet at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras, third Thursday of month at 7pm. Email helenlloyd1@gmail.com. •LIONS CLUB Torrevieja Costa: 966 789 571 or davedanie@gmail.com. • M A B S Cancer Support Group meetings: sue@mabscancersupport.org.
FRIDAY • SHARE AND CARE GROUP: An informal get t o g e t h e r fo r a nyo n e a ffe c t e d b y c a n c e r a t MABS Cancer Centre, San Javier at 11am. Call 693 795 247. •CANTABILE SINGERS rehearse at Restaurant El Paraiso in Torrevieja, 2pm-5pm. 965 077 457 or jen-morton@hotmail.co.uk or www.cantiblesingers.es. •CHESS CLUB Daya Vieja: 660 825 390. •CYCLING GROUP Rojales: 966 716 442/653 433 933. • C H O I R El Pinar de Campoverde: 966 763 446. • M O D E L B O A T B U I L D I N G G R O U P Los Alcazares: 968 170 870 or www.rcmarmenor sailinggroup.eu. •PHILIP SCOTT LODGE No 10671 of RAOB now meet at a larger location; Bar Catorce in
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•ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY of St Peter and St Paul in Torrevieja offers services in six locations. www.c-of-e-torrevieja.com. •BAKER FOUNDATION for Spiritual Awareness, Playa Flamenca: Sunday Service 11am; Clairvoyance Tuesdays 7.15pm; Healing Thursdays 10.30am12pm. 966 760 665. •CHRISTIAN CHURCH English language meets at Alpha Centre, Los Nietos Viejos (Mar Menor) Sundays 10am: 968 133 724 www.losnietoschurch.es. •CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH Pilar de la Horadada: Sunday service 11am; Thursday Bible Study and Prayer 5pm. 966 769 300/650 509 606
Benjofor from 7pm–9pm. Call 653 066 919.
SATURDAY •MABS BOOKS SALE - weather permitting – T h e A r c h e s Re s t a u ra n t , L o s A l c á z a r e s 10am-1pm.
SUNDAY •CYCLING GROUP Rojales: 966 716 442/653 433 933.
Churches or email: communitychurch@gmail.com.
•ROMAN CATHOLIC MASSES in Orihuela Costa: Call Don Joaquin Carlos on Fridays 5.30pm to 6.30pm.
•INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Torrevieja: Sunday service and children’s church 11am; Ladies meeting Thursdays 11am. 966 799 273/660 127 276.
•ST NICHOLAS ECUMENICAL CHURCH Camposol Sundays 10.30am: 968 138 952 or www. stnicholaschurchspain.com.
•ORIHUELA CHURCH SERVICES: Call 966 733 093. •PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas 3, Pilar de la Horadada: Sun 11am; Thurs 5pm Bible study and Prayer.
TUESDAY • KNITTING CLUB Mazarron: 619 493 183. •FREE REIKI by The Reiki Healing Association on the first and third Tuesday afternoons of each month. If not well, three free treatments given. Call Age Concern 966 786 887. •SEEKERS LADIES CLUB Torrevieja: 966 784 033.
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•VEGA BAJA ASTRONOMY GROUP meet second Wednesday of month, 3.30pm-5.30pm at Lo Maribou Restaurant in Ciudad Quesada. Contact 965 720 967 or deryjo@gmail.com.
•SAMARITANS Drop-in Café: Telephone 902 883 535.
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•ART WORKSHOP at Cafe Golf, San Javier, 11am – 1pm. €2 donation for by MABS Cancer Support Group. Call 968 192 768.
•TORREVIEJA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68: Services Sunday 10.30am with Communion and children’s Sunday School plus Wednesday 6.30pm.
•BENIMAR SOCIAL CLUB: 660 825 390. •COMPUTER CLUB Torrevieja: 966 700 041 or www.torreviejacomputerclub.com. •FORTUNA LADIES mabsmurciane@gmail.com.
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Official Spanish Top 10 1. Cali & El Dandee – No Hay 2 Sin 3 2. Loreen – Euphoria 3. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe 4. Maroon 5 – Payphone 5. Jennifer Lopez – Dance Again 6. Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know 7. Nicki Minaj – Starships 8. Jose De Rico – Rayos De Sol 9. Paulina Rubio – Boys Will Be Boys 10. Pablo Alborán – Te He Echado De Menos
Official UK Top 10 Downloads 1. Will.I.Am – This Is Love (Feat. Eva Simons) [Radio Edit] 2. Chris Brown – Don’t Wake Me Up 3 Maroon 5 – Payphone (Feat. Wiz Khalifa) 4. Florence + The Machine – Spectrum 5. Flo Rida – Whistle 6. Stooshe – Black Heart 7. Rudimental – Feel The Love 8. Coldplay & Rihanna – Princess Of China 9. Katy Perry – Wide Awake 10. Fun – We Are Young (Feat. Janelle Monáe)
Wireless Festival 2012 round up AS rapper Drake headlined the Wireless Festival on Saturday (July 7), it seems that X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos stole the show as she lashed out on stage at her exboyfriend Justin Edwards. She performed two new songs from her album, as well as her debut number one hit Young and a cover of David Guetta’s Titanium, before launching into an onstage rant about her ex who is allegedly responsible for leaking her infamous recent sex tape. In between songs, she stood centre stage and stuck up her middle finger to the crowd of 60,000 excited spectators at London’s Hype Park, shouting: “Ladies! Don’t ever let a man bring you down, because after all that’s happened, I’m still standing! Put your middle fingers up to my d***head ex Justin f****** Edwards!!” Fortunately the crowd managed to settle down as Rita Ora, Wiz Khalifa and Professor Green took to the stage,
Hot Gossip later followed by singer and producer Example who sent the crowd into a dancing frenzy with his smash hits Kickstarts and Changed the way you kissed me. Nicki Minaj also made an appearance as the rain started, but continued to wow the crowd with her singles Moment 4 Life, Superbass and Starships. She also later joined Drake on stage to perform their duet Make Me Proud as the festival TULISA: Sticking up for herself. came to a close.
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Vibe’s Top tip as chosen by Steve Austin: Madonna – Turn up the radio: Queen of Pop Madonna has confirmed the release date for her next single ‘Turn Up the Radio,’ which is the third single to be released from her latest studio album MDNA. The track is set to be one of the big summer anthems, and will be officially released on August 5.
BRIT singing sensation and newly pregnant Adele is currently in the process of writing and recording a collection of nursery rhymes and songs for her unborn child, according to reports. A source told UK newspaper The Sun: “Adele has been playing songs to her belly. She said it’s so that she can get her voice as close as possible to the baby, so it can hear as many soothing sounds as possible.” The source also went on to reveal that since announcing she is pregnant, Adele has taken up some new hobbies. They continued: “Adele has become obsessed with board games. Her favourites are Monopoly, Scrabble and Jenga.”
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Destiny on the cards? R’n’B girl group Destiny’s Child are reportedly set to be heading back into the studio to record and release new material, according to their manager Matthew Knowles. The band, made up of Matthew’s daughter Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams will be releasing previously
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IS ALCOHOL COSTING YOU MORE THAN MONEY? Drinking to excess not only affects your health it can spill over into every other aspect of your life – damaging everything that is important to you. Englishspeaking AA meetings are held throughout the Costa Blanca from Valencia City to Murcia. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting or discuss a
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The ICP SWITCH What it really means to you and what you should expect.
It is customary to be notified by the grid company if you are on the list and normally, you would be given 30 days to do something about it. This custom seems to have fallen by the wayside and now, people are seeing the increase in “potencia” charges suddenly appear on their bills.
Roughly translated, ICP stands for “a way to generate more money from consumers”.
If your bills compared to last year seem to have doubled, it may be you are already being penalised for not having the ICP switch.
A Royal Decree was passed in 2008 making it law for every household and business to have one, but what does it do? More importantly, if we don’t get one, what happens? The ICP limits the amount of electricity you use at any moment and ensures you do not use more than the contracted capacity. If your supply is 5.5 kilowatts for example, having an ICP stops you using more than this at the same time and the result if you do? Your power supply trips out – like it used to a few years ago when you boiled a kettle at the same time as using the microwave. Make no mistake, this law was introduced so that those who did not have one could be penalised by doubling the standing charges which in turn, would increase the electricity tax and IVA payable. And those who had one but the contracted supply was not enough, would upgrade their supply thus pushing up the standing charges. Making a “damned if you do – damned if you don’t” situation.
Those with a supply of 3.3 kilowatts would see their charge increasing to 10 kilowatts and those with 5.5 kilowatts would be charged as if they had 20 kilowatts! Considering most new properties in Spain come standard with 5.5 kilowatts you can begin to see the bigger picture and why this is an excellent way to create addition income without actually providing an additional service.
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So, let’s look at the various scenarios: 1. You don’t have an ICP and you are not being penalised In this case it would be prudent to have an ICP preinstalled by a qualified electrician and wait until you a) receive a letter ordering installation or b) notice a penalty on your bill. You can expect to pay anywhere between €60 – 90 for the installation depending if there is room in your fuse box or an additional box is needed to house the switch. Of course, you can wait until you are ordered to get one before you go to the expense but then time will be against you. 2. You have an ICP but it is not sealed (thin wire with a lead seal) Excellent news, it means someone has had the foresight to install one previously and it would be a simple case of requesting the grid company to inspect it and seal it to either avoid the penalty or, remove it from your bill if you are being penalised already. 3. You have an ICP, it is sealed but you are still being penalised Unfortunately, this happens all too often and means there is no record at the grid company of an inspection of the unit. It would mean requesting an urgent inspection to rectify the matter. Rebate of penalty payments? You know the answer to that one already. 4. Your ICP is connected, inspected and sealed but your supply keeps tripping This will happen in a lot of cases because the average contracted supply is not sufficient to service the needs of people with pool pumps, water heaters and the other many items that the modern household now
have and without the ICP, take for granted can be ran at the same time. The only way to overcome this issue is to increase the potencia. This will involve contracting a qualified electrician to obtain a Boletin from the grid company. An inspection is made of your electrical installation to ensure the wiring is able to handle the addition load. Once you have paid no small amount for this, your contracted supply will be charged at a higher rate reflecting the revised monthly standing charge.
Guidance and Assistance Help is at hand in the form of Iberswitch SL, whichever of these examples applies to you, they will advise and guide you through the minefield and if you wish, will take the responsibility of communicating with the electricity company out of your hands completely. For a minimal one-off charge of €20 (existing Iberswitch clients pay just €10) they will hold the necessary application for the inspection of the ICP unit and make the request at the appropriate time. This means, when you receive the notification to install or, when you notice the penalty being applied, it takes a simple telephone call to Iberswitch and they will take over. If you are worried you may already be paying too much on your electricity bill either because of the ICP or in general, give them a call and they will offer free advice how you can make reductions to your annual outgoings. Give Iberswitch a call on: 960 650 865
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Torrevieja swimmers compete in local, regional, and national competitions THE Torrevieja Swimming Club competed in three different competitions in Valencia and Villena. Zoe Connolly had qualified throughout the year for the two day event, the 34th Jose Sagreras Trophy, the national competition for 10 and 11-year-olds in Xirivella, Valencia. She competed in the national competition against swimmers from 65 clubs across the whole of Spain. After swimming in the heats Zoe managed to qualify in each of her events for the finals. Zoe worked hard and gained seventh in the 100m
backstroke final 1:24:19, 12th in the 200m medley final 3:03:18 and 13th in her 100m butterfly final 1:31:25. Emma Cagigao qualified to swim in the two day Regional Junior and Absolute Chamionships that took place in the Park West Complex, Valencia. Competing against 32 other regional clubs, she swam 100m and 200m backstroke followed by outstanding swims in the 200m medley 2:41:13 and 100 freestyle 1:05:02 placing her third for her age in the freestyle. The rest of the swimming club travelled to Villena, Alicante, for the 22nd City of Villena Trophy competition. They were pitted against 13 other clubs in the area and won two gold medals, a silver and bronze medal. Gold medals were won by Yuriy Lymar in the
boys Absolute 100m freestyle 1:02:48 and Piroska Rideg in the girls Alevin 100m freestyle 1:10:09. Silver medal was won by Yovanna Arguelles in the girls Absolute 100m freestyle 1:08:41 and the final medal of the day was an outstanding team effort by the boys Benjamin 4 x 50 medley relay winning bronze medals with Timofey Pykin swimming backstroke, Kasper Goliszek breaststroke, Bastian Martinez butterfly and Jonathan Izquierdo freestyle. The club meets each evening, in three sessions, Monday to Friday 5.30pm-9pm at the 50m pool at the Palacio de Deportes Infanta Cristina, Torrevieja. New members welcome. For more information contact 637 869 602 orinfo@clubnatacion torrevieja.com.
Emma Cagigao came third in the freestyle.
GOOD RESULTS: Zoe Connolly with Juanma.
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