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Jubilee Fair raises €463 to help Afghan Heroes AFGHAN HEROES were presented with a cheque for €463.65 by the organisers of the Jubilee Fair held at the For You Pub and Restaurant in Javea. A bouncy castle and crazy golf kept the children busy while the adults shopped at the more than 40 stalls. Entertainment was provided by Adam King backed by Strkland, and Stewart Collier demonstrated what one man can do with a guitar and rocked the place. “I am overwhelmed by the effort the organisers have put in to make this event a great success,” said Marion Bertham, the Afghan Heroes co-ordinator. “Especially so as this is my last event as I have to retire because of ill health. They could not have given me a better send-off.
(From left) Maxine, Ann, Mark, Marion, Debbie and the bar owner. “Our thanks go out to all the people that supported us and to bar For You for letting us stage the event there.” The event was
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FIVE hundred cannabis plants more than a metre high were reportedly seized from a plantation found in fruit groves in Beniarda (Benidorm). The alleged owner of the land was arrested.
Fill and run A MAN was arrested while driving in Calpe for allegedly filling his car up with petrol at various gas stations and then leaving without paying.
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By Nicole Hallett and Benny Davis THE ‘Hogueras de San Juan’ midsummer bonfire festival takes place this week and weekend. On Saturday night, people will gather at different venues along the coast for various rituals, including jumping over fires, to banish demons and bring good luck for the next year. In the Marina Alta town of Teulada/Moraira, the night starts at 6pm on Plaza de la Constitution with the building of a bonfire. This is followed by ‘Dinner Pai Porta’ at 9.30pm accompanied by live music until midnight when everyone will be invited to jump over a fire, presumably not the actual bonfire. The festival committee have also organised a
RITUAL: Jumping over the fires to banish demons. disco with bar service at the rear of L’Ampolla
beach complete with its own fire to leap over at
midnight followed by a group swim. Councillor Mila Caselles says this is a fabulous festival and invites everyone to enjoy the magic night of San Juan. In many towns, larger than life effigies made of wood, paper and cork, often comically depicting politicians and/or celebrities, are burnt to the ground Sunday evening. In Alicante City the festivities are taking place over six days ending Sunday night. Some of the effigies are around 20m high. Due to cuts to the festival’s budget, the amount spent this year in Alicante was ₏557,000, ₏40,000 less than last year and the prize fund for the best effigies was reduced from ₏28,750 to ₏17,000.
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Head-on crash A 29-YEAR-OLD man died in a head-on collision between a car and a truck on the N332 motorway by Benidorm. The 48-year-old driver of the other vehicle was injured and taken to La Vila Joiosa Hospital.
Run over AN 82-year-old woman died after reportedly being run-over by a motorbike on the intersection between Tres Forques and Calle Turis in Valencia. The 50-year-old man who drove the motorbike was later hospitalised.
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Fake ID criminals living high life in Alicante A GANG of criminals, who had been living a lavish life in plush villas in Alicante, have been arrested and sentenced by British Metropolitan Police. From the Costa Blanca base the gang were operating a business specialising in fake IDs and documents, as well as providing tips on how to commit fraud. The online ‘business’ was called Confidential Access (CA). The heads of CA
handled the running of the operation from Spain, while UK staff monitored the website and produced the fake IDs and documents. According to Metropolitan Police, CA's ‘authentic-looking documents’ were sold in bundles, offering full credit profiles, including wage slips, credit history printouts and a postal address. One of CA’s most exclusive packages was called
the platinum profile. At a cost of £5,500, it offered detailed instructions on how to commit identity fraud. These fake bundles made it possible for CA customers to defraud companies out of thousands of pounds. Police, who spent two-and-a-half years investigating CA before making their arrests, are now concentrating on trying to track down the gang’s 11,000 clients.
Burning ciggie A CIGARETTE was found to be the cause of a fire at an apartment in Alicante City from which two people were rescued and treated for smoke inhalation. The couple, in their 30s, had tried to put out the fire on the sofa themselves.
Fewer passengers IN the first five months of the year, the 1.1 million low-cost airline passenger arrivals to El Altet airport was a 7.6 per cent drop compared to the same period last year, according to tourism data from IET.
Domestic abuse BETWEEN June 1 and 15, 86 people of various nationalities were arrested on domestic abuse charges in the Alicante Province.
At gunpoint A MAN reported his 300cc BMW motorbike was stolen at gun-point after parking it in central Alicante. Officers tried to catch the thief, but he fled the city.
ALICANTE CITY’S first children’s park adapted for children with disabilities older than age three will be located in the Via Parque in front of Lo Morant Park.
€30m fine FOUR men, aged 2840, were sentenced to four years in prison and a €30 million fine for trying to bring more than a tonne of hashish to Alicante by boat. WATERSIDE: The European Grand Prix cricuit in Valencia. Inset: Alonso (left) and Hamilton.
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T will be a real British versus Spanish tussle for top honours on Sunday when the flag goes down at the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix in Valencia. For British ace Lewis Hamilton and his McClaren Mercedes at present top the 2012 Formula One driver standings with 88 points, immediately followed by Spain’s Fernando Alonso who has amassed 86 points so far this season in his Ferrari. Both former world champions, each will be keen to gain the honours this weekend with Alonso able to
look back to finishing in second place in the same race last year, two places ahead of Hamilton. By the end of the 2011 championship season Alonso finished fourth in the overall standards, one place ahead of Hamilton. The current world champion is Sebastian Vettel, the German driver who drives for Red Bull, and who is at present standing third overall this season, just one point behind Alonso. In the last Forumla One race - the Canadian Grand Prix held earlier this month - Hamilton took the main honours while Alonso finished fifth.
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THIRTEEN people believed part of a Ponzi scheme were arrested in Alicante City. They reportedly scammed €3 million from around 4,000 investors in the scheme. Victims paid into the scheme on the promise of a 25 per cent return on investment in just 40 days. The head of the business, Global Plus Inversiones, who lives in Monforte del Cid with his wife, were among those arrested. The other detainees headed up operations in various other areas including Elche, Murcia, Valencia, Barcelona, Madrid, Martorell, and Cadiz and two other offices in Alicante.
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Man kills wife and then self A MAN allegedly killed his wife and then committed suicide. The incident took place at the Ecuadorian couple’s home in San Vicente del Raspeig. Local Police officers found the bodies of the man and woman in their 40s. Investigations have been opened to determine the circumstances behind the deaths, although ‘everything points’ to domestic violence.
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Juan Carlos Lopez Caballero, Malaga’s Anticorruption Prosecutor regarding the trial of the major corruption case named ‘Malaya’.
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is where Spain ranks amongst EU countries for the number of requests for political asylum with 3,395. This accounts for just 1 per cent of the total number of asylum requests in the EU. Most asylum seekers last year in Spain were Cuban.
Dog rescued FIRE-FIGHTERS saved a dog that was trapped on the windowsill of a first storey apartment in Alicante City.
Strike threat WORKERS for the company that provides the cleaning service at Alicante General Hospital could go on an ‘indefinite’ strike as of Wednesday (June 27) to reclaim their salaries for May, says union CCOO.
Drug arrests THREE people were arrested on drug charges and 84g of cocaine, 5.1g of hashish among other items were seized from a property in Alicante City.
and finally... THE Spanish Chamber of Deputies has rejected the measure proposed by political party Unio Progreso y Democracia to extend unemployment benefits for those people whose payments had come to an end without them having found a job.
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Javea mayor reacts to PP attack over 2010 sacking “He is either not listening, or caring as his statements demonstrate a complete ignorance of local procedures� he commented. By Benny Davis AFTER virtually a year in hibernation, Javea opposition party Partido Popular have issued a press release accusing Mayor Jose Chulvi of lack of transparency over the sacking of Water Company (AMJASA) general manager in 2010. The dismissal was based on an independent report that alleged, ‘management irregularities, excessive payments and staff bullying.’ The PP statement says government is legally bound to explain the circumstances surrounding the manager’s dismissal, especially matters concerning his involvement with public money. They also demand the Mayor hands over an official 2006 AMJASA audit,
Mayor Jose Chulvi accused of lack of transparency. ‘hidden away in a drawer since the event.’ The hard hitting release ends by challenging Socialist Mayor Jose Chulvi to change his ‘shameful attitude of withholding public
information and publish all confidential information at a public meeting.’ AMJASA is a public water utility company that since 2011 has been under the chairmanship of Mayor Jose
Chulvi with representatives from all Javea political parties on the board of management. We contacted Mayor Chulvi for his reaction to the release. His reply was immediate and exclusive to the EWN. “Mr Jose Catella seems totally ignorant of the day to day affairs of our town. Maybe because he spends most of the week in his home city of Valencia, neglecting the needs of the citizens of Javea. “He should know the 2006 audit is public knowledge as all municipal groups have copies. All Javea political parties are represented on the AMJASA board which produce quarterly accounts at public meetings. We assume the PP leader attends, but if so, he is
either not listening, or caring as his statements demonstrate a complete ignorance of procedures. With regards to the dismissal of the AMJASA manager, we have already commented on several occasions that lawyers advising the council on legal proceedings over the dismissal, have recommend we do not make public statements as it may prejudice the outcome. All parties were informed of the situation proving that the PP gentleman is just showing his lack of involvement in local affairs. The case is due to be heard in July, after which we will hold a press conference to maintain the absolute transparency policy, we have maintained during our term of office. �
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The girlfriend worked in the records department of the immigration office, and acted as an intermediary between her boyfriend and a Ukranian national, who was found to have paid her €2,380 for falsely processing applications based on family reunification. The main defendant was found to have received more than €44,000 in bribes over a six year period. An investigation by the National Police uncovered irregularities in processed paperwork which led ultimately to the above
arrests as well as two customers of the Benidorm agency. Police discovered in the home of the civil servant, blank documents and original papers used in the fraud, as well as cash receipts for purchase made by the defendant, markedly out of line with the purchasing capacity of his salary. In addition to the jail sentence and disqualification for seven and a half years from holding a similar position, the man was fined €94,000.
Mountain rescue training in Alicante Province
RESCUED: Mountain rescue units carrying out training sessions. THE Guardia Civil Mountain Units from four different municipalities carried out rescue training in the Penya Rotja (Lliber). This included the use of helicopters in mountainous areas. The participating units were from Onteniente in Valencia, Granada, Palma de Mallorca and Alora in Malaga.
Trolley dash for the poor MEMBERS of the Calpe U3A Choir went on a trolley dash at Mercadona buying goods
from the €500 raised at their Jubilee concert to give to the Banco de Alimentacion – Food
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Fake papers sold by civil servant A CIVIL SERVANT working in the Foreigner’s Department (Extranjeria) in Alicante was sentenced to twoand-a-half years jail for providing false residence permits to illegal aliens. The corrupt official provided false papers to Chinese and Ukrainian illegals through a Chinese owned immigration bureau in Benidorm. The convicted man’s girlfriend was sentenced to 15 months in prison for her participation in the racket, and the agency’s owner received an 11 month term.
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Bank – fund set up by the mayor of Calpe for poor families in the municipality.
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Investigating fire THE cause of a fire at a home in Olla, on the Altea coast, is under investigation. The Belgian property owners had left that day for Belgium. The fire was extinguished in an hour and no houses nearby were evacuated.
Pools opening SEVEN municipal swimming pools in Elche including Parque Deportivo, Ciudad Deportiva, and Torrellano – were set to open to the public yesterday (Wednesday).
Anniversary BENIDORM’S Jewish community celebrated their synagogue’s 25th anniversary. It was a double celebration as it was also 40 years ago the Israeli community were established in the Alicante Province.
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Javea housewives paella lunch MORE than 200 members and guests attended the recent Housewives' Association of Javea, ‘Xàbia Lucentum’ annual lunch. It was held within the pine tree setting of Montaner Park. They enjoyed a traditional Valencian meal including what was described as, ‘one of the best paella’s ever.’ Guests included, Javea Mayor, José Chulvi, Deputy Mayor Oscar Anton, local police inspector, Jose Antonio Monfort and Red Cross president, José Luis Doménech. This association, chaired by Isabel Nadal, is one of the largest in the municipality.
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The Freemasons of Valencia Province give €50,000 to Cruz Roja THE Freemasons of Valencia Province gave the first €50,000 towards their target donation of three new ambulances for Cruz Roja (Red Cross). The presentation of the cheque was made at The Dona Cayo Golf Club in Altea. The intention is to hand over the first ambulance officially at the Hercules Stadium in Alicante in November. This is part of the Masonic Festival 2014, which was conceived by the Provincial Grand Master in order to promote an awareness of Freemasonry in the area by directing their charitable efforts towards local Spanish citizens, and Cruz Roja is the chosen vehicle. Freemasons throughout the province are arranging many concerts, parties, and social gatherings over the remaining
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Drunk doing the rounds A BLOTTO binman in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, could be fined €1,000 and lose his job after doing the rounds for more than three hours, nearly 10 times over the legal alcohol limit for driving. He managed to park his truck before slumping over the wheel.
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(From left) President of Masonic Festival 2014 Committee Jim Jordan, Alicante Red Cross VP Toni Sebastian and Secretary Monica Diaz and Barrie Mansell, Provincial Grand Master of Valencia Province of Freemasons. two years of the festival with the intention of presenting the three
ambulances to local Cruz Roja communities, at suitable venues.
Low Cost Festival 2013 cut BENIDORM council last week approved reductions in their proposed spending for this year. That includes the elimination of its contribution to the town’s Low Cost Festival 2013: a direct saving of €354,000. However some argue that as the Festival brings in an estimated €3million over its three days with an influx of 20,000 extra tourists, that to lose the hosting of the event would be a false economy, with the town losing much more in its overall indirect income than it spent in its direct subsidy. However, with the council having to make €9million of cuts from its direct expenditure in this financial year and an even more crippling €11million in the next, it is easier to be seen to be cutting absolute figures, than for arguing the case for a more considered approach.
PLANS to build a €1.6 billion particle accelerator on a 20hectare site in Darmstadt, not far from Frankfurt, have been given the go-ahead. It will provide jobs for more than 3,000 scientists from 50 countries.
Cash for blood THE Red Cross has warned that private institutions offering cash for blood will cause a shortage in the country’s national blood banks. They urged donors to keep stocks filled.
Medical ‘killing’ THE son of a former Nazi death camp guard accused doctors of performing a ‘medical execution’ and called for an investigation into his father’s death at a nursing home.
END OF AN ERA: Demolition work on La Vieja Casa.
Demolition of a piece of history THE demolition of the ‘La Vieja Casa’ in Alfaz del Pi began on Tuesday. The building was the first hostal in the town at the end of the 19th Century. It was later converted into homes and family businesses, but fell into a state of disrepair. The space is set to be used to gain more parking spots and a recreational area in the centre of town. Antique furniture, items and documents from the house have been donated to the town hall for conservation, by the owner Doña Conchin, whose family constructed the building. Her “generosity” was commended by Cultural Councillor Rocio Guijarro. “They helped us understand the customs and life in our municipality during the 19th Century,” she said.
Popularity fall US PRESIDENT Barack Obama has been losing popularity in Germany. A new study shows good opinions of the president dropped from 64 per cent, three years ago, to 52 per cent.
Harder work EMPLOYEES are working harder than they did 20 years ago. This follows a study that showed Germans find it difficult to balance work and home life, more than any of their European counterparts.
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NEW ROUTE: The high speed link goes between Malaga and Valencia.
1,600 train tickets sold in five days IN five days, railway company Renfe sold 1,600 tickets for the new high speed link between Malaga and Valencia. The route is actually made up of two trains which connect in Cordoba, so the Malaga-Cordoba and Cordoba-Valencia tickets can be combined. The new service, which started Sunday, takes four-hours-and-12minutes, including the change of trains in Cordoba.
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The Moors conquer over Moraira Castle short lived
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Calls for cave painting protection EXPERTS have expressed their concern that irreparable damage may occur to the prehistoric cave paintings at Gata de Gorgos which despite being a World Heritage Site, is unprotected.
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THREE men were arrested for walking down a street in Kemerovo with white ribbons and balloons. Police dubbed it as an unsanctioned protest.
By Benny Davis ON Friday June 15, ‘Half Moon’ flags took over the streets surrounding Moraira Castle after the Moors beat the Christians on L’Ampolla beach to occupy the famous landmark. But their victory celebrations were short lived when the following day; thousands of cheering spectators witnessed hordes of Christians re-take the castle and win the traditional annual battle – as if there was any doubt about the final outcome!
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Although gifted with the natural protection of inaccessibility, the caves are nevertheless unfenced or cordoned off, and are therefore vulnerable to wanton or unthinking damage by anyone who
wished to visit. In archeological terms it would be akin to leaving a Da Vinci in the garage. Anarchist graffiti symbols made with spray paint have been seen in the dry river bed near the
THE head of an investigative committee in Russia denied driving the editor of a prominent liberal newspaper into the woods and threatening his life. He said his stressful work does not give him time to take trips into forests.
Divine idea POLICE detained a man on his way to the Kremlin to meet President Vladimir Putin. The Moscow man, found to be clinically insane, wanted to share ‘a revelation from on high’.
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Dog dragged behind car in Pedreguer village
Photo credit IN last week’s edition of EWN, the front page photo of smoke billowing from the hillside in the fire which broke out in Calpe should have been credited to Kris Wolozynski.
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“This horrific and spitefully cruel scene has upset me intensely and I await, with interest, what
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A MAN has been reported for dragging a small dog behind his car, possibly killing it. The incident took place in the village of Pedreguer. “It was a horrific act of violence against a defenceless, emaciated little dog,� RG, who has lived near Pedreguer for 18 years, told EWN. “In all my time living here I have never seen anything like this and did not think something like this could happen.� “I was at the German Garage and a few of us there saw an old white car pass by, driving at around 70-80 kph in the direction of Llosa de Camacho. Tied to the back of the car was a pitiful little black and white dog that was trying but failing to keep up, he looked terrified.� GG jumped in her car and followed him “in the hope� she could get him to slow down or stop. Instead, he “gathered speed� and she followed him for about 500m. “The poor dog was battered and bleeding as it could not keep up. At the end of the village the car stopped and the man got out. He looked at me in astonishment that I was screaming and crying for the poor little animal, and asking why and how he could be so brutally cruel. He just untied the dog, which did not make a sound or move, so I think it must have died, threw it on the back seat of his car, and drove off. RG wrote down the
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50% reduction in council tax By Benny Davis JAVEA property owners have been told that as from January 2013, council tax (IBI) payments will be reduced by up to 50 per cent. The cuts are a direct result of a protracted legal battle during which Javea Town Hall challenged the General Directorate of Land Registry’s inflated cadastral values adopted in 2005 at the height of the property boom period, against the more realistic 1995 valuations which is more in line with today’s market. Announcing the good news to the electorate last Friday June 15, Deputy Mayor Oscar Anton said: “Yesterday at 12.45 we were informed by the Directorate General for Cadastre that the ‘Catastrazo’ list of 2005 has finally been annulled, reverting land valuations back to 1995. I’m happy that the many families who having been burdened with excessively high taxes over the years will now be able to see a reduction in their household budgets.” This decision will also affect Capital Gains Tax payments which have been suspended pending agreement with the Land Registry on the new valuations. Councillor Anton went on to explain that unfortunately this good news for householders was bad news for the council as it will create a financial black hole of €11 million in their 2013 budget, as it also affects Capital Gains Tax payments which have been suspended pending agreement with the Land Registry on the new valuations. He explained that emergency measures are already in place which
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SCANDINAVIAN PRESS Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Crime does not pay DENMARK – Parliament has proposed a new law requiring criminals to pay a 500 kroner penalty which will go towards establishing a fund to assist their victims.
Three in a bed SWEDEN – Three in 10 Swedish mothers admitted to having sex with their partner, while their babies lie in the same bed. The survey also found that only 4 per cent manage to get it on with their partner every day.
Northern show GOOD NEWS: Mayor Oscar Anton. include outside sourcing of nonessential services, central purchasing for maximum discounts, efficiency targets with trade unions and a complete overhaul of all fiesta and social expenditure. The council will also be selling some of its properties and auctioning off land for future building projects. “But at no time will essential town services suffer in any way whatsoever. “In fact,” he emphasised, “over the next five years, we shall be investing more money than ever into our infrastructure to ensure Javea is one of the most desirable coastal towns to live in or spend a vacation.”
€22,000 raised from plastic tops for sick boy THE family of a one-and-a-half-year-old boy with various health problems has received a donation of €22,000 to help pay for some of his treatments. Guillermo was born with an underdeveloped brain that causes eye problems and with brain disorders that affect muscle co-ordination and leads to mental and psychiatric problems. He needs a special treatment that will help him control his body movement without help and allow him to communicate with people. The money was raised by various entities collecting 73.5 tonnes of plastic tops which were sold for recycling. Alicante Town Hall, recycling company Acteco and the Seur Foundation gave the cheque to the boy’s father, Alberto Artola.
NORWAY – Researchers suggested tourism in Norway will be booming this winter when the Northern Lights over the country will be the strongest seen in 50 years.
Royal affairs SWEDEN – A fake krona coin has mocked King Carl XVI Gustaf for his rumoured womanising. The writing around the king’s head literally translates into ‘Our whorer of a king’.
Job well done NORWAY – The government attracted praise for the way it responded to last year’s terror attacks which claimed 77 lives. Experts suggested the US and the world can learn something from Norway.
Paper says no DENMARK – Editor and owner of a local newspaper reaffirmed he will not ‘waste space on gay marriage’. The editor, who is against the new legalisation which allows gay couples to marry in church, was also criticised for his racist comments.
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Unloading drugs THREE people were sentenced to three years in prison for participating in the unloading of less than 30kg hashish in Villajoyosa and El Campello in March 2008.
Traffic injury A 36-YEAR-OLD man was injured in a traffic accident while driving a moped on the CV-435 between Real de Montroi and Dos Aguas Sunday morning.
Big discount HOTEL chain Magic Costa Blanca, whose headquarters are in Benidorm, said they would discount €200 from the bill of clients staying one or more weeks in some of their hotels if Spain does not win the Euro Cup, according to reports.
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Fewer doctors and nurses for summer holiday cover THE Department of Health will only provide cover for half the doctors and nurses who will be on vacation this summer in the hospitals and
health centres of the Marina Baixa, according to Spain’s Nursing Union. No surprise given the deepening crisis and the
fact that a similar policy was invoked in the region last year, as then reported by EWN. This year however, the cuts are even more severe. Last year the holiday cover was 60 per cent of health workers, this year the figure is a further 10 per cent reduction. A further cut which has already been branded by healthcare workers as ‘pathetic’ and making only ‘paltry savings’. In some specialties the percentage is worse. For instance, only 30 per cent of hospital doctors will be replaced, and within certain fields such as midwives or dentists in health centres, no substitutes are planned. More than 50 health professionals recruited from last SERVING: Some of the staff and equipment at the accessibility point. summer will not be taken on this time because of the general reduction in the last year. The cuts are permanent and worsening. With its summer influx of tourists, the Marina Baixa has been argued as deserving special status, THE accessibility point for people with mobility issues This service will be in operation until September and there have been calls from in Villajoyosa’s central beach is in operation in the 15, Monday to Sunday from 10am to 1pm, except on health workers, union groups, the area of Basseta L’Oli. the patron holidays of July 24 and 31. population in general and some “Throughout the summer this service offers people This is a special service that is used not only by local governments to increase, not with disabilities the possibility to bath in the sea,” said more than 40 people with disabilities in the area, but Social Welfare Councillor Josema Arlandis. from other towns, tourists and disabled centres. decrease cover at this time of year.
Beach service for disabled reopens for the summer
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Get a feel for Formula One COINCIDING with the European Grand Prix, the Valencia Science Museum has installed an exciting treat for Formula One fans. From 10am to 1.30pm and from 3.30pm until 6pm daily, car-racing enthusiasts over the age of 16 can experience what it’s like to be Fernando Alonso, by driving the Shell F1 Simulator. Using the real steering wheel and chassis of a Ferrari Formula One car, the FI Simulator reproduces the feel, sound and look of driving a real Formula One car. The chassis comes from Ferrari’s factory in Italy, while the steering wheel is made entirely from Formula One electronics. Even the pedals are the real deal. In fact, Fernando Alonso was invited to test the simulator during its construction and ultimately decided on the settings and pressure of these pedals.
Lose your passport - Lose your holiday By Benny Davis benny@euroweeklynews.com ACCORDING to the British Consulate, over 4,000 Brits lose their passports every year costing them stress, money and in the majority of cases, valuable vacation time. To help reduce the risk of possibly ending up in a flearidden jail accused of spying for some remote political persuasion, the British Consulate has launched a new video clip for use on news and community websites, giving advice on how to keep your passport safe and reduce the risk of having it stolen. Dave Thomas, British Consul General in Madrid explained, “We want as many people as possible to see this video, so we’re asking members of the British community in Spain to share it as widely as possible.” A second video podcast has also been produced that
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Next meeting of Javea U3A JAVEA U3A’s next meeting will be held at the Parador Hotel, 11am on Wednesday (June 27). New members are invited to turn up and register from around 10.30am. For more details about the association’s activities see www.u3ajavea.org.
Saving energy A WORKSHOP on saving energy and promoting sustainable energy, organised by the Alicante Provincial Energy Agency, was held this week in Denia.
At gun-point HIGH COST: In stress, money and valuable vacation time. provides a step-by-step guide of what to do if you do lose this valuable identity document, which usually entails a journey to the nearest Consulate, time making an application for an emergency travel document and a fee of over 100 Euros. Should anyone fall into this unfortunate category in Spain, your best bet is to contact the
British Embassy in Madrid by phoning, 917 146 364/63. For further information on the ‘Lose your passport, lose your holiday’ video or a stepby-step guide of what to do in an emergency, check out the following web sites. http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=pBsHiAzvSBg http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=VYinr-wT0mE
A MAN reported his 300cc BMW motorbike was stolen at gunpoint after parking it in central Alicante. Officers tried to catch the thief, but he fled the city.
Guarding beaches SEVENTY Red Cross volunteers have begun life-guard services on Denia Beaches. There are also 12 local police officers patrolling the area.
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The countdown is on to the Festival of Speed by Richard Shanley ONLY a week remains until the inaugural Almeria Festival of Speed to be held at The Circuit of Almeria at Tabernas on Friday June 29. Originally devised as a way to promote the province of Almeria in a different light we have been amazed by the response from all over Spain, Europe and further beyond. People are travelling from all across the globe to attend the free family day out and we plan to make this an annual event on the motorsport calendar. As well as bikes and cars representing a plethora of manufacturers on track all competing against the clock to record their best lap times, a dream for all speed lovers, (last minute entries are still available at the time of going to press) but there will also be one of the largest displays of classic, sports and racing cars and motorbikes ever seen in Costa Almeria. There are also motoring related trade stands, plus motorcycle stunt riding. It is not just a boys day out, there will be stalls and exhibitions which will interest everyone and The Festival of Speed has been arranged to coincide with the first week of the Spanish school holidays. Entertainment will be provided all days by DJ's, singers and groups with a PA system to keep you informed of the days
Classic cars will be on display on the day.
activities. You can even venture onto the track yourself as a passenger in a race car driven by a professional driver or if you fancy something a little more sedate how about a lap of the track in a limo whilst enjoying a glass of champagne. There really is something for everyone at The Almeria Festival of Speed. Gates open to the general public at 10am and the event runs until 6pm. Due to the advanced interest for the event the circuit have had to take on extra marshals and there will be a â‚Ź5 charge for the public car parks so please make sure you have a car full of people for the best value. There is a bar/restaurant on site situated on the last corner which will be a great place to view the action as will the area above the pits that affords a great view of the whole circuit. For last minute entries and information on any aspect of the day please call 678 332 815 or email info@ spectrumfmmojacar.net and we look forward to seeing you on the day.
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Prostitution tops with the Chinese PROSTITUTION is now the preferred main business of Chinese mafias operating in Spain. Previously organised mafia gangs concentrated mainly on running illegal workshops, but new police statistics show that in the first five months of this year, 43 Chinese have been arrested for sexual exploitation, compared to 71 for prostitution during the whole of last year. Meanwhile, just 34 have been arrested for running illegal workshops, compared to 120 for similar crimes during 2011. So far this year police have additionally freed 78 women from the hands of Chinese prostitution networks, compared to 129 in the
whole of last year. Until recently, Chinese women were only exploited within their own community and with discretion, whereas now, the police say, their services are offered in dozens of adverts in newspapers and on the internet for all to see. The young women, including some minors, are found in China and tricked with promises of well-paid jobs in Spain. However, they are made to pay €20,000 for ‘travel expenses’. They travel to Poland and Hungary on false passports and are sent on to Spain where they are forced to work as prostitutes to pay off their debts.
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to Poland - frequently in Spain in search of a better life spend hours creating near works of art in the hope their sandy efforts will provide them with a few hard-earned coins - plus much-sought after
appreciation - from passersby. Here is an eye-catching castle which took a Romanian, who asked not to be named, three days to create on the beach at Port de Pollenca in Northern Mallorca.
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A EURO WEEKLY NEWS 8 PAGE SPECIAL SECTION
Bluffing or boasting? Big 4 say no to cash
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FOUR Spanish banks Santander, BBVA, Sabadell and Popular - claim not to need any of the Eurogroup’s €100 billion bailout money. Economic experts are divided regarding their stance. Some regard it as bluffing, others as boasting. Spain is still in an ‘extreme’ financial situation, they say, which medium term could affect banks now considered in good health. The spectre of future risk prompted ratings agency Fitch to downgrade 18 Spanish banks, including the four now saying they do not need cash assistance. The findings of the external audit of Spain’s banks will play a vital part in deciding which banks need bailout funds, said university professor and financial analyst David Gonzalez. “Right now, any analysis can be biased by what the banks themselves say and which might not be true,” he explained.
DANGER AHEAD? Cyclists heading to work.
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With branches in 10 countries and 100 million clients, Santander is the Eurozone’s biggest bank. It makes most of its money outside Spain, including Latin America. This is why it has been less exposed to Spain’s economic and financial deterioration, with a net profit of €5,351 million in 2011. Its assets, which include unpaid loans including mortgages, amount to €337,831 million. It has core capital funds guaranteeing the bank’s viability in a worsecase scenario - of 10.02 per cent, compared with 8 per cent required by the government. It has a 3.89 per cent default rate on loans. BBVA has assets of €597,688 million which as with all four banks include property loans and mortgages, but has fewer clients; approximately 45 million worldwide. It has fewer branches and is less focused on exterior expansion. • Turn to Page 21
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THE average cost to companies in Spain per employee per month fell 1.1 per cent in the first three months of this year, to €2,515 compared to the same period last year. Of this, €1,841 is used to pay salaries.
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High-life aboard super yachts in Spain AT BERTH: A super-yacht in Mallorca, a favourite Mediterranean port of call.
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Home gloom BRITISH house sales fell by nearly 40 per cent with just over 15 completed sales per surveyor in the three months to May, down from 25 sales made over the same period in 2007, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Cash grab JUST days ahead of last weekend’s elections, Greeks took to the banks to pull out their cash. Bankers said €800 million were leaving major banks daily. The trip to the bank usually followed with one to the supermarket.
The deadly dangers of riding to work PEOPLE cycling to work to save money in Spain has led to the nation topping Europe’s cyclist death rankings. In 2010 there were 67 cycling deaths across the nation according to figues just released by the Mapfre Foundation’s Institute for Road security, 20 per cent more than the previous year. “The economic crisis has forced people to ride to work and the politicians just do not understand the need to build bike lanes,” said a Professional Cyclist Association official.
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European health card is for urgent care only
Q
I recently visited a Centro de Salut on the Costa Blanca and asked for an appointment to see a doctor under the old E-111 scheme, now replaced with the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for tourists in Spain. I showed my EHIC, passport, gave the address where I was staying, UK address, and my UK driver’s licence. But they told me that while it would have been possible to see a doctor with this card a few months ago, the rules have changed and now two documents are You and the needed. Law in Spain Please make clear what is By David Searl needed, not only for me but also the many UK tourists who visit this area. I suspect that I was just being ‘got rid of’. P G (UK)
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No, they were not merely getting rid of you! With today’s cutbacks in all areas, including healthcare, Spanish officials are keeping a closer eye on expenses and this means that they examine foreign applicants for medical treatment with more care. The EHIC is designed for European Union citizens to obtain emergency medical care in another EU country. While it shows that the person is entitled to healthcare in their home country, the EHIC on its own does not entitle the holder to routine medical care in another country, only urgent treatment that cannot be delayed. Indeed, you may need other documents. A UK pensioner on holiday in Spain can obtain a ‘Proof of Pensioner’ certification which is valid for three months and this along with an EHIC will help the holder obtain services as well as medicines at reduced cost. If ongoing treatment or an operation is needed in Spain, then tourists should apply for an S2 Form from their UK local healthcare trust. Keep in mind also that practice varies from one region of Spain to another. Andalucia may have different regulations from Valencia, for example. David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters which will be of interest to the greatest number of readers. You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola. ask@lawtaxspain.com or call 952 667 090.
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Jubilee boost for John Lewis JUBILEE week sales at John Lewis reached £63.1m (€79.8m), an 18.1 per cent rise compared to the corresponding time in 2011. They expect the sales momentum to continue with the Euro 2012 football tournament and London Olympics.
£££ THE number of pensioners working doubled from 753,000 in 1993 to 1.4 million last year, with most of that rise coming since 2000, according to national statistics.
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CAR production rose to 141,146 vehicles in May, the highest in eight years, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
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£££ OF the 580 civilian staff who transferred from Lincolnshire Police to security firm G4S, 60 posts are at risk of redundancy as part of efficiency savings it is making for the police authority.
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TESCO has bought a 91 per cent stake in London-based digital music service We7 for £10.8 million (€13,28m), with the remaining
THE goods trade deficit grew to £10.103 billion (€12.426bn) in April, the second-largest gap since records began in January 1998.
Perhaps the time is ripe for Spain to oppose EU THE rescue plan for Spain’s beleaguered banks was hammered out in the hope that the new money would encourage the provision of loans to businesses, allowing them to expand and take on more staff. This would be a double blessing which would re-boot Spain’s faltering economy and reduce unemployment. But haven’t we been here before, with the European Central Bank’s 2011 one-off programme of cheap loans to national banks so that they could ‘kick-start’ economies, and get trade moving again? Unfortunately, on that occasion, bankers, in employing copy-book practices, used the money to invest in ‘safe-haven’ bonds instead of business loans. Therefore, one can only hope this latest exercise in bank recapitalisation will receive better oversight. But financial correspondents, having initially had time to study the few details available, were less than enthusiastic. Mariano Rajoy insisted that, as a banking recapitalisation exercise, the plan incurred none of the strict EU conditions imposed upon countries receiving full-blown bailouts, but there remains doubt about the source of the money. Is it from the European Financial Stability Facility, or the European Stability Mechanism? The latter comes into force next month, with the question being: will investors wait? Then again, despite Rajoy’s protests, this loan will adversely affect Spain’s deficit, and with Finland demanding collateral before agreeing to anything, little wonder that the markets are nervous. Rajoy must be tearing his hair out. The banks are bowed down under debts accrued during the property boom when ‘bottom-line-profit’
PRESIDENTIAL HOME: Moncloa in Madrid and inset Rajoy.
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obscured anything beyond the chimerical Eldorado and politicians appeared to be equally myopic. They additionally seemed incapable of realising where the uncontrolled spending and borrowing was leading, or perhaps they were just unwilling to apply the brakes, fearing that a construction industry slow-down might mean eventual electoral defeat. With Spain employing the European Electoral System, coalition governments, with the concomitant ‘horse-trading’, are the norm. Small parties wield power out of all proportion to their actual voting strength, and finding themselves able to hold the government to ransom, make demands, often financial, to benefit their autonomous region. Spending beyond the regions’ means was considered unimportant, with central government often having
no choice but to bail them out. Rajoy, inheriting the banking sector problems, has been saddled now with the regional debts, all adding to the national deficit. The voters, who are worst affected by austerity and the ‘cuts’, have short memories, blaming those presently occupying Moncloa for their hardships, but with the media, including newspapers, radio stations and television channels now blindly supporting the EU and its collapsing single currency, what other point of view is possible? There is a kind of censorship that air-brushes away any contrary opinion, leaving the Spanish people, ordinary men and women as well as those engaged in business, unable even to conceive of any alternative. The euro must be saved they are told, and believe, but when pressed for arguments and facts supporting this view, they (and I include many friends) tend to frown, hum and hah, and swiftly change the subject. Spain needs an active opposition to the EU, and perhaps the time is ripe for the inauguration of a Partido Indepentista de España.
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Is the bailout the same as Portugal, Greece and Ireland’s? The loan to Spain is not to bailout the government, but rather to recapitalise its banking system. Before the 2008 financial crisis, the government had relatively little debt and was running a budget surplus. Its problems do not stem from excessive state spending but from the banking sector which was left with huge amounts of ‘toxic’ loans when the property market crashed. Banks need to raise even more money to recapitalise to meet international requirements and cannot afford to do so themselves. The Spanish government cannot either because its borrowing costs have
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www.euroweeklynews.com AFTER the Spanish government finally admitted that it needed help to prevent its banking sector collapsing, at an emergency discussion on Saturday 9th June, Eurozone finance ministers agreed to lend Spain up to €100bn to recapitalise its banks. The Eurogroup statement explained that the €100bn total would be to cover estimated requirements and provide an additional safety margin. The loan will be scaled to provide an “effective backstop covering for all possible capital requirements”. The situation is fast moving, but here’s a summary of the key facts after the first few days.
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l by Bill Blevins, Financia Correspondent, Blevins Franks
soared with the uncertainty over the peripheral Eurozone states. Borrowing from the EU’s rescue funds means they can borrow at much lower rates. Where will the money come from? The money will be provided by the Eurozone’s bailout funds. One concern for investors is that the Eurogroup statement was not clear on which one, simply saying ‘the EFSF/ESM’. The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) is the current temporary fund. It is due to be replaced in July by the new permanent European Stability Mechanism (ESM). Loans from the ESM are senior to other creditors and must be repaid first. Germany believes it would be ‘more efficient’ for the loans to be made by the ESM, while Madrid would probably prefer to use the EFSF. Either way, it is ultimately paid
by taxpayers across the Eurozone. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cannot contribute funds to this particular bailout as its rules prevent it from participating in a rescue solely focused on the banking sector. It will still play an advisory role. Where will the money go? The loan will be given to the Fund for Orderly Bank Restructuring, which acts as an agent for the Spanish government, which will then distribute capital to the financial institutions as needed. The Spanish government retains full responsibility. Will there be supervision? Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy initially claimed the rescue deal was a victory for Spain and that it will not be subject to the same level of supervision as Portugal, Greece and Ireland. He said his decision to seek the funds was ‘the opening of a line of credit’ for the banks rather than a bailout with strict external supervision. However, EU and German officials have since said that it will be monitored by the European Commission, European Central Bank and the IMF – the ‘troika’ – the same as the other bailouts. The Eurogroup statement had also said that progress will be
closely and regularly reviewed, also in parallel with the financial assistance. Is €100bn enough? The €100bn offered is much more than expected. EU finance ministers wanted to take preemptive action and send a clear signal to the markets and public that they are ready to take ‘determined action’. An IMF review into the Spanish banking sector, released just before the bailout request, looked at how Spanish banks would cope with an economic situation where gross domestic product fell by 4.1% and house prices by 20% this year. It calculated banks would need a €37bn injection – much less than the €100bn now on the table. The Spanish government and regulators have so far underestimated the problems facing the sector and the amount of fresh capital needed. Only time will tell if €100bn is enough – investors do not seem entirely convinced. Will this mean more austerity measures? So far it does not look that way, as the conditions should apply to the banking sector and not the whole economy. With regards to Spain’s budget deficit reduction plan, the government claims the goals and premises
are realistic, and the tough measures already imposed will be decisive in returning to a strong growth path. It aims to consolidate public finances to the tune of €27bn this year. Income and savings taxes have been hiked as part of the measures, and a tax ‘amnesty’ is being introduced to collect unpaid tax. If it does not meet the deficit target we cannot rule out further tax rises. Does this mean bank savings in Spain are now safe? They are safer than they were. However, all this has reminded us that cash savings are not an entirely risk-free investment, and not only in Spain. If you have savings amounting to more than the national guarantee scheme, perhaps even if you have less, you may want to take advice from a professional wealth management firm like Blevins Franks on more secure options for your money as well as how to avoid higher taxation. Summarised tax information is based upon our understanding of current laws and practices which may change. Individuals must take personalised advice. 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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-0.43
-0.76%
T AT&T Inc
35.63
-0.08
-0.22% 22,500,471
BAC Bank of America Corp
4,607,725
7.76
-0.14
-1.77% 138,750,396
BA Boeing Co
71.90
-0.09
-0.13%
3,421,809
CAT Caterpillar Inc
86.74
-0.19
-0.22%
4,704,547
CVX Chevron Corp
-0.83%
6,563,393
103.46
-0.87
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc
17.14
+0.04
+0.23% 35,345,188
DD E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co
50.32
+0.08
+0.16%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp
83.11
-0.11
3,395,308
-0.13% 13,866,910
GE General Electric Co
19.75
-0.25
-1.25% 39,171,497
HPQ Hewlett-Packard Co
21.05
-0.59
-2.73% 21,133,992
HD Home Depot Inc
52.32
+0.45
+0.87% 11,579,423
INTC Intel Corp
27.42
+0.08
+0.29% 30,393,227
198.29
-0.81
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
66.30
+0.29
JPM JPMorgan Chase and Co
34.62
-0.41
KFT Kraft Foods Inc
38.98
+0.34
+0.88%
9,267,437
MCD McDonald's Corp
90.24
-0.26
-0.29%
6,161,082 8,240,124
IBM International Business M. Co...
-0.41%
3,368,919
+0.44% 24,734,866 -1.17% 30,866,464
MRK Merck & Co Inc
38.85
-0.09
-0.23%
MSFT Microsoft Corp
29.84
-0.18
-0.60% 58,262,295
PFE Pfizer Inc
22.62
+0.01
+0.04% 23,037,111
PG Procter & Gamble Co
62.29
-0.59
-0.94% 10,282,311
KO The Coca-Cola Co
75.98
-0.11
-0.14%
5,202,093
TRV Travelers Companies Inc
63.07
-0.34
-0.54%
1,662,695
UTX United Technologies Corp
75.00
+0.51
+0.68%
3,207,903
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
43.82
+0.27
+0.62% 11,879,587
WMT Wal-Mart Stores Inc
68.12
+0.37
+0.55%
7,520,682
DIS Walt Disney Co
47.10
+0.01
+0.02%
8,817,451
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Most Advanced InterDigital, Inc. Amyris, Inc. First Financial Service Corporation ATA Inc. Complete Genomics, Inc. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Magnetek, Inc. Mattersight Corporation Groupon, Inc. Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. Patrick Industries, Inc. Homeowners Choice, Inc. U.S. Home Systems, Inc.
Most Declined Body Central Corp. Community West Bancshares ATP Oil & Gas Corporation KIT digital, Inc. First South Bancorp Inc Hercules Offshore, Inc. Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. Compressco Partners, L.P. Healthcare Services Group, Inc. Rambus, Inc. Biosante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Microvision, Inc. Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Recovery Energy, Inc.
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0.60
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Imperial Tobacco
2,386.00
-14.00
-0.58
369,311
InterContinental
1,522.00
30.00
2.01
93,273
Intl Cons Airlines
150.40
0.20
0.13
523,137
International Power Intertek Group ITV
416.70
0.10
0.02
943,957
2,591.00
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-0.15
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73.25
1.00
1.38
2,268.87
19.87
0.88
42,280
Kazakhmys
717.50
2.00
0.28
198,376
Kingfisher
279.00
5.70
2.09
1,412,682
Land Securities Group
743.00
11.00
1.50
264,241
Legal & General Group
120.10
0.70
0.59
1,453,158
Johnson Matthey
Lloyds Banking Group
30.20
0.04
0.13
38,627,080
Marks & Spencer
331.20
5.20
1.60
997,008
Meggitt
367.70
-0.30
-0.08
126,384
Morrison (Wm)
278.70
-0.20
-0.07
942,748
652.00
-1.50
-0.23
726,602
3,154.00
36.00
1.15
156,465
National Grid Next Old Mutual
153.40
1.00
0.66
1,044,829
Pearson
1,203.00
15.00
1.26
176,069
Petrofac
1,516.00
29.00
1.95
230,519
Polymetal International
910.50
1.00
0.11
148,630
Prudential
711.00
6.00
0.85
573,403
Randgold Resources
6,030.00
50.00
0.84
23,879
Reckitt Benckiser
3,331.00
-58.00
-1.71
367,313
Reed Elsevier
482.50
1.10
0.23
924,277
Resolution
196.50
0.50
0.26
226,318
REXAM
408.10
1.00
0.25
126,365
3,006.00
43.50
1.47
839,561
Rio Tinto Rolls-Royce Holdings
842.50
3.00
0.36
450,005
Royal Bank of Scotland
233.30
-2.00
-0.85
3,121,718
2,206.12
13.12
0.60
471,715
102.33
0.33
0.32
1,227,970
Royal Dutch Shell RSA Insurance Group SABMiller Sage Group Sainsbury (J) Schroders Serco Group
2,486.50
8.00
0.32
507,433
250.00
0.40
0.16
268,635 548,938
286.20
-1.80
-0.63
1,252.00
-3.00
-0.24
62,797
547.50
-0.50
-0.09
80,075
Severn Trent
1,749.00
3.00
0.17
56,388
Shire
1,917.00
0.00
0.00
138,723
Smith & Nephew
602.50
-3.00
-0.50
173,902
Smiths Group
998.50
1.00
0.10
63,894
SSE
1,375.00
2.00
0.15
221,714
Standard Chartered
1,387.50
19.00
1.39
1,044,700
Standard Life
220.40
1.10
0.50
460,437
Tate & Lyle
638.50
-8.00
-1.24
309,686 2,257,529
Tesco
304.35
0.60
0.20
Tullow Oil
1,480.00
26.00
1.79
397,112
Unilever
2,037.75
-49.25
-2.36
1,708,629 377,462
United Utilities Group
663.50
2.50
0.38
Vedanta Resources
952.00
12.00
1.28
135,816
Vodafone Group
176.68
1.78
1.02
18,510,709
Weir Group
1,509.00
72.00
5.01
663,355
Whitbread
1,987.00
138.00
7.46
478,270
Wolseley
2,262.90
29.90
1.34
94,733
WPP
759.00
6.00
0.80
374,291
Xstrata
865.70
6.50
0.76
1,165,103
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From Front Page Its net profits of €3,000 million last year were €1,000 million down on 2010 but its core capital is high at 10.3 per cent. It has a 4 per cent default rate on loans. Sabadell is smaller with 2.8 million clients. With assets of €105,321 million in 2011, it reported a net profit of €80 million for the first three months of this year, 5 per cent less than during the same period in 2011. Its core capital is 11.8 per cent but the default rate on loans has increased to 6.02 per cent since taking over nationalised CAM. It is precisely because of this that experts believe the assertion that it will not require bailout money is ‘optimistic’. Banco Popular meanwhile has assets of €172,902 million and, together with Bankinter, is less exposed to the effects of property speculation. It had net profits of €590 million last year, has core capital of 9.82 per cent and a 6.35 per cent loan default rate.
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HILE travelling around Sri Lanka, I met a lovely 60-year-old British lady who ran a local restaurant. She was the perfect dinner host - fantastic food and an exciting life story. The past few years, however, were terrifyingly tragic. She met a man, not much younger than herself, and they A look started dating. They at finance spent two full years for females doing everything together before Jane Plunkett everything suddenly jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com went very wrong. He was a con-man and swindled her out of thousands of pounds. After gaining her trust, she lent him a lot of money and she never Just this week in India, a con-man is said saw him again. to have married eight different women and This type of behaviour isn’t rare. It then vanished with a truckload of gold and happens more than it should. savings from each one. While some cons are obvious and it’s just plain stupid to fall for them, others, like the one played on the lady I met, are hard to see coming. With internet dating becoming common in today’s society, the web is a place A PICASSO lithograph - worth €24,000 and stolen by teenagers from the to meet a potential other half, but it’s also home of a former Ukrainian premier - has been found lying against a fence. where con-artists prey on others.
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LOVE IS BLIND: Beware of con-men who are only after your money. So what are the signs to look out for so that romance doesn’t end up in expensive tears? Con-men know how to tell a good sob story. You’ll hear about their sick mother, their charity work with orphans, and health problems. Everyone has baggage, but con-men really like to play on your sympathies. No honest dater would ever ask for personal information, like bank or credit card numbers. If these sorts of questions ever arise early on in a relationship, virtual or faceto-face, move on fast. If there is too much romantic talk right at the start, alarm bells should start ringing. No one makes such declarations of love so quickly. Daters who are well balanced and looking for a meaningful relationship don’t do this type of thing. Listen to your instincts. Don’t ever let flattery make you do something you’ll regret. Because once the money is handed over, neither Romeo - nor the cash - will ever be seen again.
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MORE British families are seeking expatriate life in Australia. While Spain has become home for hundreds of thousands of Britons over the last three decades, Australia’s booming labour market and improving exchange rate is making it an ever more popular destination for UK workers seeking new opportunities. With the ongoing Eurozone problems - including high unemployment - many British families seeking a new life are no longer focusing on elsewhere in Europe, including Spain, but looking further afield, including Australia. There has been a 70 per cent increase in the number of British breadwinners looking to emigrate, often ahead of their partners with the intention of setting up and finding a place to live before their family follows, says Visafirst.com. Australian employment grew by 38,900 in April to beat all expectations as heavy investments were made in engineering projects. Edwina Shanahan, manager of www.visafirst.com, said: “In our experience, the primary breadwinners in these situations are often men who
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Travel buddies LATVIAN carrier airBalticare is following Dutch airline KLM in offering a computer application that allows passengers to choose a seatmate by connecting with other travellers before their flight according to interests.
Unicef winner A GROUP of Belgian football fans, fed up with their national side not qualifying for Euro 2012, sold their group’s support on eBay for â‚Ź3,000, with proceeds going to Unicef. NATIONAL LANDMARK. The famous Opera House in Sydney Habour. travel out to Australia four to six months before their family members. “For the first few months they look for accommodation,
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Rich keep super-yacht industry on even keel THE rich are still enjoying the high life with Italy the top manufacturer. aboard super-yachts. Eighty per cent of all new super-yachts If you need proof, just look at the are motor yachts, with the average now biggest yachts at Spain’s leading 45 metres long. In the last 10 years the Mediterranean number of supermarinas including yachts over 50 Puerto Banus in metres has increased Marbella, from 21 to 31 per Barcelona, cent. Valencia, Mallorca, Having endured Ibiza, Malaga, the fallout of the Motril, Almeria and economic global Denia. downturn that began Despite the in 2008, the superchallenging yacht industry is now economic times on a fairly even keel. throughout the At present globally world, the super423 super-yachts are yacht fleet - those in build, with this 30 metres and figure consistent above - continues with statistics for to grow, and with 2006-2008, accorit the potential ding to the and value of the Superyacht Annual industry also Report, and increase, with the indicative of a level industry of stability in line contributing ₏24 SEA SYMBOL: The stone lighthouse at the with the pre-boom billion to the end of Puerto Banus pier in Marbella. years. worldwide With 200 new economy in 2010. vessels due for European shipyards continue to launch this year, the world’s super-yacht produce the majority of all new yachts, fleet will be boosted to around 4,650.
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Disabled Chris walks tall with second book A frequent visitor to Spain, multiple-sclerosis sufferer Chris Hales has achieved his ambition to write, with his second book now available in paperback and on Kindle. Nicole Hallett reports. Why do you write? I had to get the stories in my head out and I enjoy researching and the writing process. After first writing while at university, my first book was published in 2009. What is your second book Templar: Call to Arms about? The desruction of the Knights Templar. The action-packed thriller took eight years to research and has already sold more than 1,250 copies on Kindle. Influences? Screen writer and novelist William Goldman, two university lecturers for providing insight into writing, and my Polish wife Aleks, my proofreader.
Looking forward? Writing the Templar trilogy and having children. Other jobs/activities? Money collector for magistrates’ court. Involved with the Masons. Scariest experience? Being told I had multiple sclerosis five years ago provided immense relief of finally having a diagnosis but also a fear for the future. I am now largely confined to a wheelchair and need a large monitor screen to write due to sight problems. Favourite memory? My wedding four years ago. Despite balance problems I managed to walk down the aisle. Book review Page 50
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Vital Statistics • Age: 33 • Born: London • Status: Married. • Lives: Southampton. • Spanish base: Parents home in Benitachell (Alicante). • Best thing about Spain: The food • Worst thing: Too hot at times • Favourite: Views from parents’ home • Hobbies: Books and movies
EWN COMMENT Bailout blues SPAIN’S government claims the €100 billion bailout will affect banks more than citizens. Greece is allegedly ‘infuriated.’ But Greece merely waited for funds, assuming that everything would then continue as before, with trouble starting only when cuts arrived. Spain has slashed
spending since 2010 with cuts affecting everyone. It has fought rescue while preparing for the worst. And unlike Greece, nobody expects something for nothing.
Thinner fat cats STRICTLY-REGULATED Spanish banks could not dabble in derivatives and avoided the 2008 sub-prime mortgage catastrophe. Instead, their greed fed on property. But like them or not, banks must be kept solvent for the country’s sake and now they will be. Rajoy’s promise that they must repay their bailout could be a sop. Nevertheless, few won’t relish seeing fat cats put on a diet of Whiskas, not caviar.
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I WAS shopping in Iceland supermarket when I had my wallet stolen by a pickpocket. I did not realise this until I got to the check-out and had no money or card. As I explained what had happened to the supervisor, a very kind lady paid for my goods. When I offered to take the money to her home she refused, saying it was a gift. It has made me realise that there are angels around us as well as thieves. Hal Rockliffe, Torreblanca (Malaga)
Acrobatic alternative IT is ridiculous that €30,000 of council funds was voted by the majority of residents in Caceres village to be spent on bullfights rather than employment (Almeria, Issue 1405). It is bad enough this barbaric pastime is still allowed, let alone choosing it over providing jobs for people. The majority of the world is against the torturing and killing of bulls in the bullring. I think instead of doing away with bullfights they should take the example of the ancient Minoans and turn it into an acrobatic show with the men in the ring having to somersault over the bulls who live to see another day. This would take skill and courage and earn those in the ring respect rather than disgust. Nicola Rand, Roquetas del Mar (Almeria)
Sad memories I FOUND the article about the treatment of hunting hounds very upsetting (Issue 1406). The horrific picture brought back memories of when I first found my now much-loved Galgo (greyhound) roaming the campo in much the same state. It saddens me how these hunters can be so cruel, though I am not tarring all hunters with the same brush as I know some dogs are treated fairly. Galgos are so gentle and placid and great with children. Like all dogs they need exercise though actually Galgos are quite lazy. Anybody thinking of getting a dog should consider this breed as they make wonderful pets E Waterman, Mojacar (Almeria)
21 - 27 June 2012 Costa Blanca North The second was that the country has already started on the selfreinforcing downward spiral that leads to a crisis, and there is no-one big enough to reverse the spiral. However, I think that if Spain goes back to the peseta, almost everybody would take their euros out of the country. That is what is happening already in Greece. Or, they might change their money to Swiss francs or pounds Sterling. Max Rueter, by email
Loving retirement Spike the cat snuggles up to his new canine friends
Doggone thought on people ADANA staff members were amused on arrival at the kennels to find snuggled up together in the outside holding pen a cat with the pups. They were even joined briefly by a pair of fearless mice. Anyone of a thoughtful disposition seeing the harmonious way these animals were able to cohabit, albeit for a brief period, could perhaps be forgiven for drawing some unflattering comparisons with our own seeming inability to live peacefully with our fellow humans. ‘The more I see of people, the more I love my dog’ may not be as outrageous a slogan as some might think... Mary Page, by email
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Courageous voice READING Harvey Mann’s letter (Issue 1405) regarding slovenly-dressed British tourists I feel so vindicated. Everything he wrote I have thought but did not have the courage to voice. I too get offended at the sight of displays of total disregard for what is suitable to wear on which bodies. I am disgusted by some people’s lack of respect for their appearance and sometimes feel like telling them what to wear. Surely the summer heat in Spain is not reason enough to be slovenly and not care about general appearance, caring merely about layers of false eyelashes and mascara just because they have seen a celebrity in a magazine use it. C P, by email
Far from healthy I WAS horrified to read that 17 pharmacies in Alicante Province are not getting medications (Costa Blanca South, Issue 1406). This is because the Valencia Government has not paid its €160 million debt to them, despite
receiving €110 million from the state to pay the pharmacies. While I understand that there are debts to be paid, surely the money should be given to where it is supposed to be destined for? No wonder there are so many protests going on with all the cuts to the healthcare system. Jay Rogers, Torrevieja (Alicante)
Instilling discipline C CRUMMINGS’ letter (Issue 1406) in which he complained about unruly children disturbing a theatre production brought up an interesting topic. If children are well-mannered and have been taught how to behave in public then there is no problem. However, with the lack of discipline in today’s world this is very difficult to do. Not being allowed to smack their children means many parents are at a loss of how best to instil discipline. Without discipline, some children grow up as menaces to society. Perhaps parenting skills should be taught to mothers-to-be as part of pre-natal sessions. A J, Calvia (Mallorca)
Cashing in on € IN the article ‘No one big enough to reverse downward spiral’ (Issue 1403), Michael Pettis gave two reasons why Spain will leave the euro. One was that Spain had a stronger fiscal position and healthier bank balance sheet than many of its peers when the crisis began.
I RESONATED with Mike Walsh in his article on life after retirement (Issue 1406). After retiring from a highpowered career, many of my counterparts were surprised that I was not at a loss. Instead I love my retirement. I still get up early and now fill my days with what I want to do, whether it is reading a book, pottering around in the garden or meeting friends. However, while my wife enjoys going off on holidays to other countries I am perfectly content to stay in Spain and never travel far again, as this is what I had to do all my working life. N H, Mijas Costa (Malaga)
Alcohol concerns THE article about the two Brits who tried to swim to Benidorm Island and nearly drowned (Issue 1405) portrays the dangers of alcohol. Not only does it take away reasoning power and provide a sense of false power, but also dangerously combines with youth. When I was 20 I visited the US and was appalled to discover the age of consent for drinking is 21. However, I now realise that this is a good thing as the teenage brain cannot cope with alcohol and it has lifelong effects. If anything the age of drinking should be raised to 25! Here in Spain I see children younger than 15 out at clubs and pubs drinking. Brian Low, Benidorm (Alicante)
Top of the pole THERE is a phrase that is often used to finish conversations that drives me mad. It can be heard on TV and radio interviews.The phrase is ‘you know’. Football players are perhaps top of the pole. This has now become a little game I play to see how often this phrase is said in interviews. Top of the league I am keeping was 18 in a 20-minute radio interview. Ray Campbell, Fuengirola (Malaga)
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MP in a vest who asked me to take over in the bedroom
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT
POWERFUL SEAT: A great leveller is to imagine people sitting on the loo!
begging me to take over in the bedroom with his girlfreind as he ‘couldn’t cope’. No, Leapy’s rose-coloured celebrity specs were put back in their case long ago. I’ve found that one great way of levelling people is to imagine them sitting on the loo! Get the picture? It always works for me. One thing emerging from the Leveson Inquiry is that in the light of conflicting stories (under oath, I
may add) some are lying through their teeth. To me the most believable has been John Major. How he must have relished the opportunity to get back at the man who virtually put him out of office. Did it not show the unbelievable arrogance of Murdoch when, according to Major, this Aussie told him he didn’t agree with the Tories’ European policies and if they didn’t change, his companies would not be able to support them?
When Major treated his threats with the contempt they deserved, all hell was unleashed on him. From the sneering Kay Burley on Sky News, to the ‘grey man’ caricatures in The Sun and other Murdoch publications, he was pilloried for months in what I believe was one of the most relentless hatchet jobs unleashed on a politician. Although there were certainly other factors involved in Major losing the next election, the real damage was done by this powermad media baron, who recently swore under oath that he had never asked any MP for anything in return for the backing of his media empire. Blair told the inquiry much the same story. Give us a break! Do these people think we are all still wet behind the ears? If the inquiry does prove them all to be economical with the truth, I’d like to see them all pay the price. Dream on, Leapy!
Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee20022gmail.com
FIVE years after an avalanche nearly killed him, a Japanese mountaineer became the country’s first person to scale the world’s 14 tallest peaks. He plans to return to the Himalayas next year.
Dingo did it
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ONE thing truly enjoyable about the Leveson Inquiry saga is how it is managing to make a number of those previously ‘untouchables’ suddenly touchable. All too often people in high places give the impression they are a different breed than us mere minions; this is why we are inclined to trust and put our, often blind, faith in them. The truth, of course, is that they are no different to the rest of us. Plenty are in fact a great deal worse. I stopped putting these people on pedestals many moons ago. During the ‘60s I often found myself rubbing shoulders with the ‘upper crusties’. The Christine Keeler/Astor scandals began on my Bayswater doorstep, so to speak. Lord Boothby’s philandering was also fairly common knowledge in the area. My association with Diana Dors resulted in my observing some VIPs in extremely compromising situations. I’ll never forget one wild-eyed MP staggering up to me in nothing but a string vest and
Climbing high
A 32-YEAR-OLD legal mystery over the death of a baby in Australia was finally settled this month when a court ruled the child was, in fact, taken by a dingo, an Australian native wild dog.
Joy ride A CHINESE man has been sentenced to one year in jail after driving off with a police officer clinging to the bonnet of his car. He had been pulled over for driving without number-plates.
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UDDENLY we seem surrounded by fairy tales. This year we’ve got two new film versions of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a romantic comedy Mirror Mirror, and an adult fantasy, Snow White and the Huntsman. Also scheduled is a re-telling NORA JOHNSON of Jack and A writer, Nora has lived on the Costa del Sol for five years the Beanstalk and is the author of two psychological suspense thrillers. (Jack the Giant Killer), Cinderella, The Snow Queen and a Tarantino-style Hansel and Gretel. Add to this two reimaginings of Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood and a high-school comedy version of Beauty and the Beast, called Beastly. Despite Hollywood’s in-jokes and gender changes, the moral truths underlying all these fairy tales remain. of sexual abuse, addiction and bloody What they offer is a black or white violence. world where good is good and bad is to And just look at how Hollywood could be punished. rework some other modern-day issues. And what a modern world, too! Snow In Hansel and Gretel, for instance, the White and the Huntsman is rated 12A, rise in homeless families (didn’t Hansel mainly because it contains suggestions and Gretel originally go into the woods
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because their family was struggling and hungry?). The witch could be a marketing executive for a multibillion corporation who lures them into the forest of social isolationism through the use of social media and texting. They get so lost and confused that they think
having loads of friends on Facebook is the same as having real friends to go out with, do activities with and that they’re generally living a full, active life with real experiences. They don’t realise their danger until it’s almost too late (obesity, diabetes, heart issues). In the nick of time, the hero sweeps in and gets them out to see the world with activities like swimming, sport... Well, you get the idea. The original Grimm Brothers’ fairy stories were neither gentle nor ‘fluffy’. They were about empowerment and dealing with the bad things that happen in life. In other words, they’re the perfect entertainment for these days of austerity and recession when there’s a longing for a simpler world of good and bad. Small wonder fairy tales are in demand. We need our villains (bankers, politicians, foreign dictators) or heroes (the ‘sleb’ of the moment) now more than ever. A Grimm thought? No, truly, it’s the stuff of fairy tales. Nora Johnson’s novels, Soul Stealer & The De Clerambault Code (www.norajohnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89; £0.77) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca
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EMPTED to throw my useless laptop against the wall I found myself bemoaning the fact that I can no longer write using a pen and notebook. I have become reliant on and enslaved to technology. Creatively I find it difficult to put my thoughts on paper, preferring to tap away at the keyboard. At what point in my life did the pleasure of opening an expensive El Cortes Ingles notebook and applying ink to a virgin page become redundant? At which point did I stop finding pleasure in such simple tasks. I do not paint using a computer Suzanne has a degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths and an program and MA in Writing from Lancaster University. She is currently the joy of teaching in Alicante and writing a book for teenagers (which doesn’t have a vampire as its central character). using charcoal or smudging oil pastels has never left me. The feel and smell of a new book will never be COMPUTER ISSUES: What is it about an inanimate object that creates such irrational anger? replaced by a nifty little Kindle (well not yet anyway). The City. At least if a pen breaks it screen on my laptop. And try machines if they rose up in issue is that to replace my only costs a couple of euros at as he might he has never battle against us as in the laptop (which I fear is the Chinese shop. succeeded in making me wish Terminator Films? Perhaps inevitable) will be expensive What is it about an to hurl him out of the window Arnie had had enough of being and my disquiet has more to inanimate object that creates which is what I am sorely thumped and abused for do with the money that will such irrational anger? Even my tempted to do with this stupid freezing momentarily, or float out of my account and teenage son doesn’t annoy me machine. Computer rage is all taking too long to answer a into the cash register at PC as much as the purple fuzzy the rage. Who would blame question.
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Costa Blanca North Tentatively and in purple I continue to write in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds (made more difficult as my fingers are crossed). Will I be able to last the summer without having to spend my hard earned cash on a new machine, or can I take that break to Castilla de la Mancha (home of Don Quixote) throw caution to the wind and stay in the 16th century convent of Santa Clara? Will it really hurt me to write on a fuzzy screen? Will the god of electronic devices intervene and miraculously fix my laptop? Or will I spontaneously combust and leave a nasty mess not only over the wall and ceiling but also over the computer which will continue to blink benignly as the firemen scrape up all the burnt bits and comment on the mad woman who wrote articles on a purple, fuzzy screened laptop (still better than being eaten by cats)? On a cheerier note: what is it about firemen? A recent visit from the Alicante bomberos created quite a stir amongst the female staff at school. Perhaps it’s the whole white knight thing, or perhaps it’s the thought of a man who can handle a 30 foot hose without breaking a sweat.
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APITAL punishment, if it doesn’t put a noose under the collar, certainly makes people hot under the collar. The abolitionists call it state murder, which it is of course. I call abolition a licence to kill. A visit to meet prison warders engaged in prisoners’ training once took my feet on a tour of Manchester’s HMP Strangeways Prison. Included was sight of the condemned cell and the final few yards a prisoner took to his doom. I chose to turn my back on the door to the execution chamber; countless others never had the chance to do so. I still recollect the sombre mood on the morning a convicted murderer was to be hanged at Liverpool’s HMP Walton Prison. I think the general feeling was that capital punishment was a necessary evil, and so it was accepted. Abolitionists smugly hold the moral high ground but is it an illusion? Their consciences should be weighed down by the appalling deaths of thousands of slain victims likely to be alive today if the final deterrent had not been removed. Murder in the 1950s was so rare an event that the Liverpool Echo, then a broadsheet, put entire pages aside to cover the case over three days. A single murder was discussed in detail by nearly everyone. In my youth one could and did get several years for grievous bodily harm (GBH); this could be no more than a punch-up in a pub. Today, two years in
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prison, if you discount the statutory two years for good behaviour, is considered the norm for murder. Depressingly, these days, it is not unusual to see several murders reported each week in that one city. As I write, one man killed, another on life support after a shooting in Liverpool. Merseyside has the lowest crime rate of the five metropolitan police regions. Goodness knows what is going on in other UK police regions! If so many murders in any one city merit only a
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: The final deterrent. few column paragraphs, how are we likely to learn what is going on elsewhere? The statistics will be massaged in order that murders most foul fall under the lesser category of manslaughter. Not much comfort for the victim or their loved ones to know the executioner hadn’t actually intended to kill their victim. How many killers would have thought twice before slaughtering their victim had the shadow of the noose occupied
their thoughts? A great many, I would have thought. There is an added irony to the consequences of abolition. In New York City it was learned that many victims of violence, including rape, were unnecessarily murdered for two reasons. The penalty would be no more severe if the victim was murdered. And, there was a better chance of getting away with the crime if the witness, the victim, of course, was silenced through murder. Wouldn’t this apply over here, too?
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Religions have been the cause of much controversy over the centuries and although we are still shocked nowadays by the violent outbursts from extreme members of any creed, back in medieval Spain, the Inquisitor Torquemada was renowned for his tough measures against non-Christians.
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uestion: What do the British comedy troupe Monty Python, Russian author Fydor Dostoyevsky, playwright Victor Hugo, comedian Mel Brooks, poet Edgar Allen Poe and actor Marlon Brando all have in common? Answer: They all have referenced the 15th century Spanish Grand Inquisitor Tomas Torquemada as a central figure within the corpus of their work. Question: Who was Tomas Torquemada and why have such a varied group of artists chosen to evoke this man’s legacy? Answer: Read on and consider… Tomas Torquemada was born in 1420 in Valladolid, Spain. As a young monk, he exhibited the virtues valued by the Dominican Order namely learning, piety and austerity. As a cardinal, he became a confidant to Queen Isabella and was appointed by Pope Sixus IV as Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition. A zealous advocate of Catholic orthodoxy, Torquemada’s quest was to rid Spain of all heresy. Jewish conversos and Marranos (Jews who converted to Christianity but continued to practise Judaism in secret) all fell victim to this man’s fanatical hunt for heretics. He was deeply influenced by the Spanish cult of sangre limpia (pure blood) a racist doctrine that drove Spain’s efforts to rid itself of non-Christians. For 15 years Torquemada enthusiastically headed a campaign which inflicted unimaginable torture, imprisoned without proof and made public spectacles of burning suspected nonbelievers at the stake. Torquemada’s implacable hostility and sadistic torture techniques are even more remarkable when you consider that he himself had Jewish ancestry. Torquemada, ‘the hammer of the heretics,’ is said to have witnessed thousands of deaths but his legacy of sadistic torture methods gives this man a gruesome historical reputation. Many of us know little more about The Inquisition other than Monty Python’s memorable phrase from the Flying Circus: ‘Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.’ In Mel Brook’s film History of the World Part I, parody and word-play is used to lyrically introduce Torquemada: “Torquemada? Do not implore him for compassion! Torquemada? Do not beg him
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for forgiveness! Torquemada? Do not ask him for mercy! Let’s face it, folks, you can’t “talk-him-out-da” anything!! Victor Hugo wrote his classical four-act play Torquemada as a protest against the anti-Semitic pogroms of 19th century Russia. This play was an allegorical criticism against any religious zealotry and fanatical dogma which blinds one as to man’s inherent humanness. In the 1991 film The Pit and the Pendulum, an amalgamation of Edgar Allen Poe tales, Torquemada’s specific torture techniques are central. Set in Spain in 1492, this rendition highlights Torquemada’s bloody regime of terror, torture and killing. Torquemada tests his new machines of pain, public burnings and whippings, all in the name of religion and the church.
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PARODY: Comedy troupe Monty Python’s Flying Circus referenced Torquemada in a famous sketch using the memorable phrase: ‘Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition’.
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SPAIN has a shortage of Catholic priests and the Church admits it needs to relocate many of its 18,633 clerics. “At present they are not distributed evenly or in a manner that answers pastoral needs,� said Monsignor Juan Antonio Martinez Camino, Secretary of the National Conference of Bishops. Vocations to the priesthood diminish year by year and the number of new priests does not compensate for those who retire or die. Not only are Spanish priests fewer and older, but the way in which dioceses and the Church’s 23,000 parishes are organised has not changed for centuries. In the past there
would be one priest to every parish but now one man often has to take charge of several and, occasionally, more than 10. Insiders call them ‘roadrunners’' owing to their need to be constantly on the move. Country parishes grow smaller as populations move away while they have expanded in towns and cities. But in many cases priests remain attached to their dioceses and rural parishes. “The Church has not abandoned countrydwellers, but it does have to take better care of the people living in cities,� Camino said, justifying the bishops’ decision to move some priests.
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Money, money, money
OWNSIZE, upsize or simply plod along; life in Mallorca exposes the weight of our wallets like few other places in the world. Unless you are one of those thrifty farmers on a self-sufficient plot in the deepest Mallorcan outback, money remains high on the agenda. Yacht or not, life here is hideously expensive. A small apartment in Palma or the South West coast will set you back a king’s ransom; cars are about double what they would be in the UK, and don’t even get me started on the taxes; as you may recall, they are a taboo topic. As for provisions, even a humble tin of baked beans is practically prohibitive. During my first few days here, I learned the answer to the poignant question: How do you become a millionaire in Mallorca? The answer, I am reliably told, is to arrive a billionaire. So Russian oligarchs can calmly stop reading now, but feel free to share and spread the joy. For the rest of us, a few options remain. Allegedly, senior government roles on the island come with outstanding, albeit debatable, benefits. You probably have to be local, or at least Spanish, to plump for this one and be exceptionally good at subterfuge. Hefty sales commissions have long been the bane of property owners’ lives here, but have, conversely, set up small empires for
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the more cunning estate agents. At the last count, there were about as many houses as there are agencies on the island; at least it seems that way even with the economic slump. But with business as dry as the Gobi Desert, I suspect they need to sharpen
both nails and elbows to earn enough for a private jet, or island for that matter. As for the property owners, the crisis has seen off any real hope of hitting the big time with any capital gains. So, what remains? Your bank account basically pays negative interest by the time charges and inflation are levied and the money may or may not be available come tomorrow, despite assurances that the Spanish banks are A-OK. Never has stuffing
your mattress with cash seemed such an attractive and safe investment. I hear that there are still plenty of pyramid schemes doing the rounds, but you have to hope and pray that you are not the last woman or man standing and that the FSA, SEC and FBI do not catch up with you. Some of the proposals I have seen could have been more eloquently presented by my seven-year old child. The old motto of ‘if it seems too good to be true, it probably is’ remains valid. My idea of setting myself up as a fullyfledged drugs baroness was met with some disapproval by my husband, so I guess I won’t be going down that lucrative road. Just as well, since the market is probably well covered here and I have an aversion to severed horse heads in my bed. So, alongside many of our Mallorquin friends, I shall instead be throwing three coins into the water this weekend at the beach in Palma Nova for the festival of San Juan in the hope of securing a financially blessed future from the gods-that-be. And return with my metal detector the following morning… That is the great thing about this beautiful island; the summer sun is here and, with it, so many fiestas and events to seek out, all free, as is customary for the best things in life. And should all else fail, I can always go for that thrifty farm or do a house-to-house search for a suitable Russian oligarch.
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ARLY BIRDS feel happier and more satisfied with life overall compared to night owls. More than 700 people were asked about their preferred time of day and how healthy and happy they generally feel by researchers at the University of Toronto. They compared the responses of younger people aged 17 to 38 with those of older people aged 59 to 79. Only 7 per cent of young adults wake up early, but by age 60 most people get up at dawn and only 7 per cent of the oldest people were late risers. “We found that older adults reported greater positive emotion than younger adults, and older adults were more likely to be morning-type people than younger adults,” study researcher Renee Bliss from the University of Toronto told Live Science. Rising early was also associated with greater happiness emotions in both age groups. Morning types also tended to report they felt healthier than late risers, according to the study published in the journal Emotion. This health benefit could be from the extra sleep they would enjoy as their sleeping schedule would fit with society’s expectations of rising early for
NIGHT OWL: Those who stay up and get up late generally felt less healthy and happy. work, said researchers. The extra sleep could make them feel more alert and boost their immune system. “Evening people may be more prone to social jetlag; this means that their biological clock is out of sync with the social clock,” Bliss said. “An evening person may go through their week feeling unhappy because they have to get up earlier than they would like to.”
There is a way for night owls to turn themselves into morning people. “One way to do this is to increase your natural light exposure early in the morning, and to wake up earlier and go to bed earlier,” Bliss explained, adding: “It is easiest if you have a consistent schedule, to make sure you are waking up at the same time every day.”
Two frights needed to store in the memory IT could take a second fright to store away the memory for permanent future reference. A single shock is not enough to remember a specific danger, according to scientists. Researchers from Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, used an experimental system they claim could be a way to test or refine treatments aimed at enhancing learning and memories. When rats were exposed to a light followed by a mild shock, they found that a single lightshock event was not enough to make the rat afraid of the light. However, after a repeat of the pairing of the light and shock was enough, even a few days later. Even though the fear memory was not formed the first time, researchers could already detect chemical changes in the part of the brain responsible for fear responses. The results were published in the Journal of Neuroscience.
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F politicians cannot decide on the rights or wrongs of prostitution God forbid they are let loose on the economy. Being on the game is no longer an opportunity to earn pin money; it is run by international racketeers on an industrial scale. It is a major contributor to the black economy, disease, crime and drug taking; not to mention abduction, blackmail, paedophilia and
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exploitation. To these infamies can be added a class of murder, that for the large part goes undetected, because the victims are ‘off the radar.’
What regime can monitor hundreds of thousands of girls and boys shipped here from all over the world to fuel this sordid trade? Reliable figures are of course difficult to come by but the best estimates suggest 200,000–400,000 women are ensnared, most by mafias. Yes, if the government sanctions that, what on earth else do they nod through their hallowed chambers?
Bending the rules A UNIVERSAL malaise seems to be incompetence, corruption and heavyhandedness in uniform. Bent bobbies or bobbies who bend lampposts when drunk seem to epitomise a culture of do as I say, not as I do. A uniformed Police Chief Inspector
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5:40am Deal or No Deal 6:35am Countdown 7:20am Oscar Pistorius 'One Giant Leap' 7:25am The Treacle People 7:35am Sali Mali 7:40am The Hoobs 8:05am Freshly Squeezed 8:35am According to Jim 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Undercover Boss Canada 11:00am Location, Location, Location 12:00pm You Deserve This House 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 1:35pm Quick Bakes with Eric Lanlard 1:55pm A Town Like Alice
6:10am The Milkshake! Show 6:35am Thomas and Friends 6:45am Roary the Racing Car 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 8:00am 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 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:10am Peppa Pig 9:25am Mio Mao 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Olivia 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Best House in the Street 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Monkey Life 3:50pm Chinese Food in Minutes
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Gok Cooks Chinese 10:00pm The Secret Millionaire 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 11:50pm A Short History of Everything Else
4:05pm On Hostile Ground 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours Andrew tries to warn Summer about Griffin, but is thwarted when she refuses to hear him out. 7:00pm Home and Away When Gina learns that Jett's mother is away in hospital, she decides to take care of him. 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Emergency Bikers Documentary series following Britain's emergency paramedic and police bikers. 9:00pm The Restaurant Inspector 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm The Walking Dead
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Action drama following the story of a geologist who, having failed to prevent an accident many years before, is determined to take action when he believes disaster is about to strike the city of New Orleans.
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12:05am The Graham Norton Show 12:50am The Money Pit 2:20am Weatherview 2:25am Lucy Worsley - Antiques Uncovered 3:25am The Little Paris Kitchen: Cooking with Rachel Khoo 3:55am Hitler's Children 4:55am Great British Railway Journeys 5:25am BBC News
BBC3 8:00pm Rihanna @ Hackney 2012 Highlights 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Can We Trust the Police? 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 12:00am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:30am Can We Trust the Police? 2:30am Jay-Z @ Hackney 2012 Highlights 3:30am Snog, Marry, Avoid? 4:00am Don't Tell the Bride 4:55am Chris Moyles' Comedy Empire 5:55am Snog, Marry, Avoid?
12:20am Secrets of Our Living Planet 1:20am BBC News 4:15am Super League Show 2012 5:00am 3, 2, 1 Go!: Key Stage 1
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm How the Brits Rocked America: Go West 9:30pm London on Film: East End 10:00pm Storyville Series showcasing the best in international documentaries. 11:15pm Atlantis: The Evidence 12:15am The Strange Case of the Law 1:15am The Highest Court in the Land: Justice Makers 2:15am How the Brits Rocked America: Go West 3:15am London on Film: East End 3:45am Storyville
12:35am In Plain Sight Drama about a U.S. Marshal attached to the highly secretive Federal Witness Protection Program. 1:30am Jackpot247 4:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55am ITV Nightscreen 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show
12:25am Random Acts 12:30am Embarrassing Bodies 1:30am The Good Wife 2:25am The Big C 2:55am Laws of Attraction 4:20am Southland 5:05am St. Elsewhere 5:50am Deal or No Deal
12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am 10 Things I Hate About 1987 Robert Webb looks back at the not-too-distant past without the benefit of rose-tinted spectacles. 1:55am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am The Great Artists 5:20am Michaela's Wild Challenge 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge
Satellite channels SKY1 5:20am Dream Lives for Sale 6:10am Liza and Huey's Pet Nation 7:00am Mission Implausible 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Stargate SG-1 11:00am Best of Oops TV 12:00pm Airline 1:00pm Emergency Abroad 2:00pm Helicopter Rescue 3:00pm Stargate Atlantis 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm The Middle 7:30pm Futurama 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Road Wars 10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Death Becomes Her 8:10am Down to Earth 9:50am Death at a Funeral 11:30am Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 1:20pm Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special 1:50pm Analyze That 3:35pm Your Highness 5:25pm Tooth Fairy 7:15pm Analyze That 9:00pm Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 11:00pm Your Highness 12:45am Death at a Funeral 2:25am Down to Earth 4:05am 41 Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About it
SKY MOVIES DRAMA
12:15am Strike Back Project Dawn 1:15am Ross Kemp: Extreme World 2:15am Israel 3:05am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:55am So You Think You're Safe?
4:45am The Age of Innocence 7:05am Solitary Man 8:40am My Last Five Girlfriends 10:10am What Women Want 12:20pm Mean Girls 2:00pm 3 Men and a Baby 3:45pm Remember Me
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:00am Broadcast News 6:20am
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 1:00am 8 Mile 2:55am Born on the Fourth of July
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:25am The Chaperone 7:25am Killers 9:15am Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 11:35am Conan the Barbarian 1:50pm Captain America: The First Avenger 4:00pm Captain America 35mm Special 4:15pm Mission: Impossible II 6:25pm Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 8:45pm Captain America 35mm Special 9:00pm Captain America: The First Avenger 11:10pm Mission: Impossible II 1:20am Bloodsport 3:00am Anaconda 2: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid 4:40am American Ninja 3: Bloodhunt
TCM 6:00am Dial M for Murder 7:45am Fort Utah 9:20am Cattle Town 10:40am The Man Who Never Was 12:35pm Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm Rawhide 4:00pm Return of the Gunfighter 5:55pm The Young and the Brave 7:40pm The Sins of Rachel Cade 10:00pm Garden State 11:55pm Absolute Power 2:15am The Ultimate Warrior 3:50am Teleshopping
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THE great Orders of the Church continued after the crusades, to this very day. The Knights Templar have become the most powerful and respected of the modern world. BUT some want to destroy the order and take their wealth. The American president is this villain. Travelling to meet the president to protect his
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) All may not be what it seems this week and you need to be a little more realistic. This is particularly true when it comes to romance and close ties. Having the wool pulled over your eyes is not desirable and could even see you trip up. A different kind of trip, possibly over a long distance, may bring you face to face with an old friend or relative
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Being at odds with someone close has given you pause for thought. This would be a good time to change the situation for the better. Offering the olive branch is your best approach, but be sure that you are sincere. Sometimes, you are a book easily read.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Such a time of expansion comes rarely, but now you are being handed opportunities. Be sure to make the most of them by being organised enough to take full advantage. With your energy high, you are in a position to steam ahead with plans. Should others feel left out you can find a place for them.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Having had such a busy time recently you may be craving a quiet period. I am afraid this will have to wait at the moment. Small snatches at tranquillity are possible but the pressure is still on.
Just joking A woman came home, screeching her car to a halt in the driveway, and ran into the house. She slammed the door and shouted at the top of her lungs: “Honey, quick, pack your bags. I just found out that I’ve won the lottery.” The husband said: “Oh my God! That’s really great! What should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?” “It doesn’t matter” she said, “just get out.”
IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Romantic interests are great but should not be allowed to take centre stage because there are other things that need your attention. Should loved ones feel neglected, try to involve them. Be a little selfish for the rest of this year and it will benefit all later.
order, the Grand Master hopes to prevent their destruction. But the greedy powers of the president will stop at nothing to steal the Templars’ most prized possession: the Holy Grail. A young knight, Sir William, is
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Born June 24, 1987, he is an Argentinian footballer who plays for La Liga club FC Barcelona, and is the captain of the Argentinian national team. Messi started playing football at age five and made his international debut at age 18. He is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, and is ranked as the worldʼs richest footballer. Messi and his girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo are expecting a child.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22)
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)
PISCES (February 20 - March 20)
Have you been too busy to spend time on yourself? Get your looks and health back on track by using this week to good effect. Revamp your diet and exercise as required. Spend time with people who are supportive and share the same interests.
Meetings and travel dominate this week. Being with those who stimulate and inform will be even more worthwhile than usual. A trip that you are not looking forward to can bring added bonuses. Looking to further education at this time, could see you starting a course.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21)
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)
A recent journey has revealed possibilities. It is in this week that you will realise their potential. Nowhere is this truer than your romantic life, which is on the up. Someone who would not normally attract you comes into your sphere or may have done so last week.
Some difficulty in your love life will need to be handled carefully. Unforeseen developments could take you by surprise (especially if you haven't read this in time). Your need is to avoid telling white lies to get out of a situation. Given time, most situations in this category will ease.
A meeting involving business with a senior person brings great benefits. You are wrong to be afraid of asking for what you want because it is necessary. Do not bottle things up. Consider that you have little to lose. When dealing with legal matters, you are well advised to read the small print and look at the timescales involved.
A strong romantic flow to your week could be interrupted. This is because there are some business matters that really do need your attention. Although it is not a particularly good time to make firm financial commitments, there are areas to work on. These are mainly associated with saving money and reorganising.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This really is a week to get to grips with any healthy eating or exercise regimes. Owing to the influence of Mars, you are in a vigorous and determined mood. You find that your added confidence and healthy glow are attractive to the opposite sex.
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)
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This is a spiritual week and you will be likely to want comfort. Give yourself time alone to look at the world around you and enjoy what it has to offer. As the weekend approaches, you will be able to get more into the mainstream and enjoy the company of others.
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1. Of or relating to Aberdeen 2. Hate coupled with disgust 3. Unequivocally detestable 4. The condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance 5. Sparing in consumption of especially food and drink 6. Move faster 7. Put stress on 8. Someone who maintains and audits business accounts 9. Get or gather together (a large number of something) 10. Capable of existing or taking place or proving true
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BASED on a true story, In Darkness tells the story of Leopold Socha, a sewer worker and petty thief in Lvov, a Nazi occupied city in Poland, who encounters a group of Jews trying to escape the liquidation of the ghetto. He hides them for money and what starts out as a straightforward business arrangement turns into an unlikely alliance as the enterprise seeps deeper into Socha’s conscience. The film is also an extraordinary story of survival as they try to outwit certain death during 14 months of ever-increasing danger.
1. ABERDONIAN, 2. ABHORRENCE, 3. ABOMINABLE, 4. ABSOLUTION, 5. ABSTEMIOUS, 6. ACCELERATE, 7. ACCENTUATE, 8. ACCOUNTANT, 9. ACCUMULATE, 10. ACHIEVABLE.
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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case N) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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ENGLISH - SPANISH
Across 1 Closely follow notice in exhibition (6) 4 Assisted with notice about record (6) 9 Mead brewed by an expert for the world of scholars (7) 10 Seize power from money lender quietly and without hesitation (5) 11 One last scrawny tree (5) 12 Joint league leaders? (7) 13 In serious difficulties with herds spread all over the place (4,7) 18 Shelter Draculaʼs heart - heʼs representing blood-suckers (7) 20 Itʼs not a slur to be captured in the Russian mountains (5) 22 Bother young potter (5) 23 Move ragtime (7) 24 Nowadays fellows want peripherals (3-3) 25 Cancel Royal Engineerʼs ding-dong (6) Down 1 One might say, it appeared to be all sewn up (6) 2 A novice joins a doctor at a famous siege (5) 3 Odysseusʼ first requirement to catch you like Polyphemus? (3-4) 5 Kit that could be pique (5) 6 Girl identified from a line up (7) 7 Some looked up lexicon having two parts (6) 8 Redistributing revenue? Most
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Mentira (3) 3 Bucket (pail) (4) 5 Elbow (4) 6 También (4) 8 To smell (4) 11 Comer (3) 12 Room (large, public) (4) 15 Cup (vessel, amount) (4) 16 Mad (mentally ill) (4) 17 Flat (apartment) (4) 18 Triste (persona) (3)
Co d e B r e a ke r enterprising (11) 14 Claimed a few blundered (7) 15 Tightly wrap the weapons up before a leg gets broken (7) 16 Gangsterʼs articles on girl? (6) 17 A dandy too (2,4) 19 Handy composition for a composer (5) 21 A labyrinth floor (5)
QUICK Down 1 Emphasised (8) 2 Diacritical mark (5) 4 Not subject to taxation (6) 5 Teetotal (5) 6 Mass of precious metal (7) 7 Simple (4) 8 Maiden (6) 13 Unthinking (8) 15 Malady (7) 17 Idle talk (6) 18 Cling (6) 20 Assert (5) 22 Come up (5) 23 Shade of blue tinged with green (4)
Across 1 Location (4) 3 Level-headed (8) 9 Set free (7) 10 Musical instruments (5) 11 Glasses (5) 12 Allow (6) 14 Fit to eat (6) 16 Country in East Africa (6) 19 Shut (6) 21 Frighten (5) 24 Line of people (5) 25 Building (7) 26 Mixed (8) 27 Chaos (4)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS: CRYPTIC - Across 7 Lagoon, 8 Adagio, 9 Tops, 10 Alicante, 11 Fretted, 13 Major, 15 Pagan, 17 Tapered, 20 Doorpost, 21 Tern, 22 Debase, 23 Rennet. Down: 1 Favour, 2 Rods, 3 Invader, 4 David, 5 Carapace, 6 Bistro, 12 Tea break, 14 Rapture, 16 Azores, 18 Earner, 19 Monet, 21 Tent.
QUICK - Across: 1 Once, 3 Alias, 8 Fumbles, 9 April, 10 Spare, 11 Sterile, 12 Rocket, 14 Accede, 17 Clothes, 19 Rebel, 21 Lists, 22 Abandon, 24 Siege, 25 Bend. Down: 2 Comma, 3 Assist, 4 Irate, 5 Survive, 6 Fleece, 7 Bluebell, 10 Strictly, 13 Chooses, 15 Cereal, 16 Escape, 18 Haste, 20 Badge, 23/1 Nod off.
ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Rent, 3 Used, 5 Velas, 8 Ajo, 9 Uña, 10 Calle, 11 Tea, 12 Col, 14 Lucha, 17 Rabo, 18 Tren. Down: 1 Ruta, 2 Tie, 3 Uva, 4 Duda, 5 Vocal, 6 Lilac, 7 Sueca, 11 Tour, 13 Leon, 15 Uno, 16 Hot.
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1. Unscramble the name of a famous American novelist: MY CARDHOLDER NAN 2. Unscramble the name of a popular children’s confection (two words): BIRTH SPEED
Play on Words JUMBO Answers: elephant
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Down 1 Side (of person) (4) 2 Eco (4) 3 Costas (del mar) (6) 4 Bear (animal) (3) 7 Vela (náutico) (4) 9 Moon (4) 10 Gift (present) (6) 13 Years (4) 14 Ácido (4) 15 Grifo (de agua) (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 (CHANGE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
Quote We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 14 represents G and 25 represents L, so fill in G every time the figure 14 appears and L every time the figure 25 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.
Awards Banged Barred CHANGE(10) Estate Grease Grunts Hunted Knight Learnt Nearer Reacts Reason Rescue Rested Sanded Sharks States Wrench
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Rested, 2 Bitten, 3 Header, 4 Intend, 5 Hearts, 6 Severe, 7 Fender, 8 Meters, 9 Insert, 10 Fatter, 11 Formed, 12 Desert, 13 Luster, 14 Seeing, 15 Tested, 16 Longer, 17 Riddle, 18 Turned, 19 Whiled
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5:25am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 10:15am Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 11:58am BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 12:00pm Real Rescues 12:45pm Cash in the Attic Series which looks at the real value of household junk. 1:13pm BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm BBC News2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 2:45pm Wimbledon 2012
6:00am 3, 2, 1 Go!: Key Stage 2 7:00am The Pingu Show 7:10am Pinky Dinky Doo 7:25am Timmy Time 7:35am Chuggington 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am Roar 8:30am The League of Super Evil 8:45am Frankenstein's Cat 8:55am Newsround 9:00am Dick 'n' Dom Go Wild! 9:30am Nina and the Neurons: In the Lab 9:45am Big and Small 9:55am Dipdap 10:00am Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10am Little Charley Bear 10:20am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:30am Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! 10:40am The Koala Brothers 10:55am Woolly and Tig 11:00am Driver Dan's Story Train 11:10am Waybuloo 11:30am In the Night Garden 12:00pm The Daily Politics 12:30pm Wimbledon 2012
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4:25pm Deadly Art 4:40pm Prank Patrol Down Under 5:05pm Me and My Monsters Children's comedy drama series about a family with monsters living in their basement. 5:30pm Who Let the Dogs Out? Wacky dog training talent show presented by Zak George and narrated by Rik Mayall. 6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children. 6:10pm Copycats 6:40pm Shaun the Sheep 6:50pm Wimbledon 2012 9:00pm Today at Wimbledon John Inverdale and guests bring the main action and stories from the All England Championships. 10:00pm Line of Duty 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight
7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 8:00pm The One Show Another chance to see the best One Show films, presented by reporters from around the UK. 8:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears. 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Turn Back Time The Family. 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 11:25pm Regional News All the latest local news. 11:30pm Weather The latest weather information. 11:35pm Imagine Investigative documentary series in which various aspects of the arts are explored.
1:05am Absolute Power 3:00am Weatherview 3:05am The Cutty Sark 4:05am Death Unexplained 4:45am Crime and Punishment - The Story of Capital Punishment 5:30am BBC News
BBC3 8:00pm Best Bits 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Coming Here Soon: Greece, Bust and Broken 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Live at the Electric 12:00am Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:05am American Dad! 1:30am Coming Here Soon: Greece, Bust and Broken 2:25am Live at the Electric 2:55am Russell Howard's Good News 3:25am Don't Tell the Bride 4:25am Kicked Out Kids 5:20am Can We Trust the Police?
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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 Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm May the Best House Win
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5:50am Deal or No Deal 6:45am Kenwood Glamour Puds 7:10am London Dreaming 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am The Hoobs 8:05am Freshly Squeezed 8:35am According to Jim 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Undercover Boss Canada 11:00am Location, Location, Location 12:00pm You Deserve This House 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Nathan Stephens 'Warrior 1:10pm Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 1:40pm How to Cook Like Heston 2:10pm Robin and Marian
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 8:00am 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 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:10am Peppa Pig 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:40am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Olivia 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Best House in the Street 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Monkey Life 3:50pm Chinese Food in Minutes
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 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 Embarrassing Bodies 10:00pm Gordon Behind Bars Gordon Ramsay thinks it's time Britain's prisoners paid their way. 11:00pm Lifers
4:10pm Cries in the Dark Crime drama. A detective investigates when her heavily pregnant sister goes missing after an encounter with a sex offender. Tensions run high as the woman comes to suspect that her brother-in-law was involved in his wife's disappearance. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away Gina convinces Marilyn to go to the police and ask to drop the charges against Jett. 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm World's Craziest Police Pursuits 9:00pm Killers Behind Bars: The Untold Story Series looking at some of Britain's most notorious, incarcerated killers. 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Drama series. 11:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house.
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Expert pet healthcare Veterinary Clinics in Benissa, Moraira, Jalon and Teulada HELLO! My name is Isidor Mollà, and I’m one of the founding vets of the practice which covers the above areas. We started in 1986, and have steadily grown over the past 26 years to the four surgeries you’ll see today, only because we dedicate ourselves to our profession, and care for our patients and you, the owners. Basically, our clients like us, trust us and come back to us. We pride ourselves on combining a friendly caring atmosphere with the very
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best in facilities and up to date practices. And because of our large team, we can offer everything you would need for your pet; hospitalization, preventive medicine, general surgery, traumatology, interpretation imaging (radiology and ultrasound), dentistry, ophthalmology, homeopathy and clinical analysis, hairdressing canine and feline, animal cremation, vaccinations, deworming, home medicine, food and accessories, home visits and kennels (Maserof Kennels), and dog club (Les Cutes) as well as dog training. We also supply food and animal accessories in our shops within each clinic, and soon you’ll be able to order online through our website: www.vetbenissa.es
Check out our site for more information and photos of the animals, facilities and our team at work. We have six experienced vets, all specialists; for example, one is an expert animal eye surgeon. So you know you are in good hands. If you have any queries or concerns about your pet’s health – prevention is better than cure – give us a call and we’ll be happy to advise. The number is 600 266 686, and this is also the 24-emergency service number that we operate. Or visit us at: Benissa - Avda Pais Valencia 28, on corner at bottom of hill. Tel 965 731 955 Benissa coast (Moraira)opposite Pepe La Sal, Tel 965 748 458 Jalon - La Virgen 74, Tel 966 480 494
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Miguels’ Restaurant go travel round the M
ICHAEL the owner of Miguel’s first ran a nightclub in the UK when he was only 18. He booked some iconic bands from the 80s such as Susie and the Banshies, 999, and XTC, all before they found fame; he ran bars and restaurants in the UK for years, then went to the Canaries and had his own beach bar for six years. Now he has Miguel’s. The restaurant is different because of the fantastic design, decoration and the artwork. They have a music night every first and third Thursdays of every month, and artists from England and Ireland as well as local areas to entertain in Miguel’s large, pretty, walled garden terrace area. They cater for large parties too, last week they had a school prom, a wedding anniversary, and a birthday! Michael Yaffe, Miguel’s masterchef delivers fantastic dishes from his famous ‘taste of the world’ menus. The menu can take you all over the world, go to France and have medallions of pork fillet grilled and
MODERN: The restaurant has been designed and decorated beautifully. served with roquefort cheese and cider sauce with glazed apples. Then nip down to Greece and sample warm goats cheese served with caramelised onions on a cherry tomato salad with a pastry hat. Or
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Pretty walled garden and terrace area. bread and homemade ali-oli. Michael Yaffe and his ‘kc’ (kithen crew) have years and years of experience, and the owner, Michael, thanks him for his consistent flavoursome food! Live music and great BBQ Thursdays, Menu del Dia only €10.95, and remember the evening dinners at €15.50 including half a bottle of wine. (lunch €13.30 including a drink) plus bread and the usual.
Calle Iglesia 14, Jalon. For bookings or more info on the live music and events telephone 966 480 377 or 689 486 565.
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Benefit concert for Daisy A BENEFIT concert for Daisy entitled ‘With a Little Help from my Friends’ has been confirmed as taking place on Monday July 2 at the El Cid Restaurant and Bar in Benidoleig. Recently, little two-year-old Daisy found a lump in her neck. Her parents took her to Alicante and she has been diagnosed with Neoblastomic cancer. This started in her stomach and has travelled to her neck and is extremely aggressive, so she was rushed for chemotherapy and is in intensive care. Her parents can only visit for two hours at a time three times a day, so are stuck in the hospital waiting to go in and out all day, sleeping in the waiting room and are finding it very difficult. It will be a night of Beatles classics and will feature Stewart Collier, The Hoaxx, The OK Band, Encore, Paul Harris/Brian Sulway and Dutch Rick. Tickets are €10 available from El Cid Restaurant & Bar, El Paraiso Restaurant & Bar, Parcent, or email: costablancamusicians@gmail.com.
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Cap Blanc for home cooking KAREN and TIM opened Cap Blanc in 2011 as a restaurant-bar that ticked all the boxes: home cooked food, fresh ingredients, friendly ambience and flexible menus that cater for those wanting just a drink or sandwich, through to fantastic a la carte meals. They chose not to install TVs, and so the special relaxed atmosphere of Cap Blanc was created, DINING: Relax in the special atmosphere. where customers tend to linger beyond the coffee after their meals to simply beef pork lamb or a choice of mash , new relax and chat. A small gammon, Yorkshire puds pots, or proper homefriendly restaurant bar made the old fashioned made chips they make that cares about its way, comes with mash, customers feel like friends customers. roast, carrot and around for dinner, and Cap Blanc swede mash, with two terraces al fresco Cap Blanc caters for cabbage and dining is the thing in the caters for small broccoli with summer. parties of proper Not too hungry? Have a small parties up to 40 to gravy. platter to share - smoked and 50 people “If you salmon, stuffed jalapenos, and all of the like us tell and homemade liver pate. takeaway. menu can be your friends, if All sweets are homedone to you don’t, tell us" made, cheesecake, takeaway. says Karen. meringue stacks, brandy Open since October and “We like you to come trifle to name but a few, going from strength to back, and we are not and changed on a weekly strength with the support perfect, so we want basis. Pizzas to takeaway, of the appreciative locals. people to tell us so that free WiFi, and a special Karen and Tim say a big we can always improve.” whole roast chicken and thank you! With breakfasts from chips, for only €8.50. Closed Tuesdays, 7.30am, varied menus Tel 966 498 789 or 634 booking is advisable for nine different salads, busy times and certainly steaks, ribs, salmon, slow 303 190 for bookings. (Just down from Pepe le for the Sunday lunch - all roasted lamb shoulder fresh veg and a choice of served with fresh veg and Sal)
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For the second year, Blue House won the Poetry and Music Competition.
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LAST Friday, Xabia International College Primary celebrated their annual Poetry and Music Competition. The inter-house competition was organised entirely by the Year 6 House Captains and their assistants, Dayana and Jason (Goya House), Philip and Alicia (Gaudi House), Violeta and Imogen (Dali House) and Jennifer and Keeley (Picasso House). Performances ranged from individual
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and group poetry recitals to solos, duets and group songs. In addition, all the house presentations were introduced with Year 6’s own musical compositions based on the ‘Rain Forest’ theme. Blue house, for the second consecutive year, was the overall winner. Year 6 parents are invited to watch a selection of the some of the most outstanding items at the Primary School in Portichol, Javea later this week.
JAVEA is celebrating the 400th anniversary of it being given the title of ‘Villa’ on Tuesday July 2, 1612 by King Felipe 111. The evening will start at 7.30 pm with a tapas dinner and wine followed by three short plays in the theatre of Casa de Cultura.The event runs from July 2 to 6. Tickets are €15 and reservations are essential with Eleanor on 966 472 876 or email gerandele@telefonica.net. More info www.javeaplayers.com.
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More creative ideas to enhance your swimming pool area
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FEW weeks ago, we discussed the possibilities of having a natural swimming pool in which aquatic plants in border beds or separated tanks purified the pool water ecologically rather than using chemical systems; salt being a chemical as much as chlorine. However, as much as a natural pool would appeal to us we recognise that many readers are put off by the idea of the probability of rare dragonflies hovering above the pool or a croaking frog or two. But there are many other things that can be done, many at little cost, to enhance the experience of By Clodagh and Dick having a swimming pool in the SPLASHING FUN: Try natural methods to heat the pool. Handscombe Spain’s best known gardening authors who have garden. We share a few ideas. lived and gardened in Spain for 25 years. Reduce the width of the tiled of halfway up the side of each bay or booth. In www.gardeninginspain.com steps into the pool by building in neighbouring the first bay locate a couple of sun loungers. tiled seats at either side on which houses. In the second a double hammock and in the one can sit with water halfway up the body And, most importantly, the pool will not be third a dining table and chairs. to cool off and even read a book with a drink seen during the many months when it is not If your land falls away, locate or extend in a plastic glass alongside - a great way of used. your pool to create an infinity view from in enjoying the views beyond an infinity pool. Line one side of the pool terrace with a the pool to distant mountains, the sea or just Enclose the pool area with hedges, trees or curving line of tall canes such that the line the sky. Have a terrace with a design in the walls to create a secret garden which is more creates three deep recesses or bays much tiles or stone slabs for interest. private and windblown than a pool which like some restaurants have private booths. Construct a means of heating the water dominates a garden and can often be seen Plant three trees behind the line of canes so naturally to extend the number of weeks you by passers-by and from the upper windows that their trunks are behind the canes can use the pool in spring and autumn. The
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following means are not difficult to install. Use dark brown tiles with black designs versus blue. These will absorb more heat from the sun. Have a high pile of rocks at one side of the pool with a gently sloping waterchute down which pool water can be recycled. The warm/hot rocks will warm the water. Naturally dark-coloured rocks will work better than white rocks. Install a hidden bank of black coated tubes through which pool water can be recycled. Banks of tubes can be hidden on top of a rockery, garage or pool house, on the sunny side of a pool house or garage. Create an oasis effect by surrounding the pool terrace with concrete sand-coloured painted sand dunes with cordylines or palms planted through holes between the dunes. With the long-term survival of palms along the costas questionable we would plant the cordylines. Alternatively you could create a desert effect with tall cacti planted instead of palms or cordylines. Enough of Dick’s way out ideas! Dream about them during summer sunbathing and perhaps make changes for next year.
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•THE Valleys International Bridge and Social Club – friendly and relaxed – meet Thursday 1.30pm6pm at Bar Tormos, Orba Valley. Call 966 404 533.
•ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY Sunday Services-Holy Communion in eight locations: See www.costablanca-anglican chaplaincy.org.
•ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION meet for lunch on the second Thursday of the month at various restaurants in the Jalon Valley. Call 966 474 532.
•BENITACHELL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Benitachell: 966 494 036 or 966 470 303.
•AECC BOUTIQUE in San Isidro: Call 966 723 401. •AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP Benidorm – don’t suffer alone through another person drinking – Call 634 758 539. •HELP INTERNATIONAL Benidorm meetings. www.help-benidorm.com. •RBL BENIDORM and district branch covers from Polop to Villajoyosa at different locations for social meetings, day trips, excursions or meals. Membership: 695 605 129. Secretary: 966 860 735.
•CALPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH Perlamar, Sundays 11am: 965 835 502 or www.calpechristian fellowship.org . •CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF
holding a Grand Fiesta at Font Santa picnic area in Teulada with BBQ, paella, cakes, bar, tombola and live music by OK Bank, 7pm until late on June 22. •ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP Costa Blanca North weekly lunch meeting at Los Leones restaurant 1.15pm. Call 965 795 421 the Wednesday before. www. rotarycostablanca.wiki.dot.com.
•XABIA RUGBY CLUB: Juniors meet at 7pm; Seniors at 8pm. Call 688 640 092.
•AUCTIONS FOR AECC. Items for donation wanted. Call 965 319 929 or 688 238 879.
•TORMOS, Orba Valley, International Bridge and Social Club meet at Restaurant Tormos, 1.45pm. 966 404 533.
•GANDIA Area Social Club Petanca: Call 962 852 828.
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•TENNIS GROUP meet Tuesday and Friday mornings at Toscamar, Javea. Call 966 473 301.
•APASA animal protection are
•JAVEA Bridge Club Duplicate Pairs Tournaments: Call 965 793 413.
GLORY CHURCH: Sundays 10.30am at the Europa Building, Avda del Pino. •ERMITA CHURCH, Javea – Father Robin Carter 965 771 792. •HOLY EUCHARIST at Nuestra Senora de la Merced Church, Calpe: Sundays 10.30am. 678 787 509 or bill.ingram@angliac3.demon. co.uk. •JAVEA EVANGELICAL CHURCH – Pastor Clive Read 669 386 702. •JAVEA INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH, Pastor John Hansford,
SATURDAY •MABS Cancer Support Group Book Stall, June 23, 10am onwards at Iceland Carpark in Javea. •COMPUTER CLUB in Alfaz del Pi: Call 965 889 187. •JACARANDA MORAIRA CHARITY AUCTION first and third of month at 1.30pm. Exchange unwanted goods for cash; one person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure. Call 965 743 292 to book your goods in.
SUNDAY • AECC BOUTIQUE in San Isidro: Call 966 723 401.
Tuesday of month. Call 965 724 256 or email nwhancox@hotmail.com.
Sundays 10.30am at Javea Players Studio, Calle del Cronista Francisco Figueres Pacheco, Javea. Tel: 965 794 624 www.javeabaptist.com.
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•MOSIAC COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday 12pm Multicultural Service; Wednesday 8pm Intercessory Prayer; Last Thursday of month 1.30pm community lunch. 678 066 222.
• COSTA BLANCA MOUNTAIN WALKERS: There will not be any more walks until October 3 coinciding with their 25th anniversary.
•SPIRITUALIST CHURCH Alfaz del Pi: Tuesdays and Thursdays 6.30pm. Call 966 878 469.
• QUIZ NIGHT and buffet last Wednesday of month at Restaurant Paraiso in Parcent to raise funds for Emaus children’s home in Altea. Email david reeley@hotmail.com.
•THE KINGS CHURCH Benissa English Sunday service, 11am: www. thekingschurch.net
MONDAY •JALON VALLEY MUMS AND TOTS CLUB at the Town Hall 10.15am-12pm. Call 639 326 135 •BARC (Busot Animal Rescue Centre) CARD AND BOOK SALE from 11am-2pm at Luca’s Bar in Busot. •COSTA BLANCA SAMARITANS: Visit the website: www.costablancasamaritans.com. •DENIA INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs Start 4pm. Call 965 785 387. •JAVEA Bridge Club Duplicate Pairs Tournaments: Call 965 793 413. •JAVEA STAMPS & POSTCARD CLUB meet 2nd and 4th Monday of month at L’Ancora Tennis Club at 10am. All welcome. 965 795 499 or 608 765 245.
•ROYAL AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION in Pedreguer meet the second Monday of month: Call 966 430 215 or visit the website www.rafa-ncb.org. •U3A Marina Baixa meet fourth Monday of month at 10.30am at the Alfaz del Pi Casa de Cultura.
TUESDAY •AUCTIONS FOR AECC (donations welcome): 965 319 929 / 688 238 879. •CANCER CARE CENTRE Javea park: Call 965 796 846. •JAVEA Bridge Club Duplicate Pairs Tournaments: Call 965 793 413. •MALE VOICE CHOIR Teulada: Call 965 744 577. •RAF
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•BENIDORM INTERNATIONAL SINGLES CLUB: Call 690 300 166. •DENIA INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs Start 4pm. Call 965 785 387. •GARDENING CIRCLE: First Wed of month in Moraira. Call 966 498 681. •INTERNATIONAL SINGLES CLUB Benidorm: Call 690 300 166. •JAVEA BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs 965 793 413. •PERKY PENSIONERS, Jalon, 2.30pm-4.30pm: 652 584 272.
Coming Up •NEXT Antique collectors fair at Salon Canor, Teulada, Wednesday August 15, 4pm–9pm. Some tables still available. Call Sue 965 732 741.
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FORUM MARE NOSTRUM CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY with discounts of up to 30 per cent on the last 30 apartments available Interview with Emma Escobar, assistant manager. Q. Your slogan has always been ‘The best way to enjoy your retirement in Spain is to live at Forum Mare Nostrum’. Why are you so sure of this? A. Our extensive experience in this field and the exhaustive studies we have carried out means that we understand the needs of older people, and we have developed a Residential Complex that fully satisfies these demands. Q. So, what is the main concern of senior citizens? A. People want to be assured of medical welfare and safety is an essential issue. We have our own medical facilities which include a reception area, a doctor’s surgery and a 24-
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ANIMALCOURIERS. A kind, caring door to door road service with Animal Couriers between the UK/France/Spain. Defra Authorised Type 2 Hauliers. Inspected licensed vehicle, 5 star accommodation for your pet’s comfort : animals@animalcouri ers.com Telephone Spain – 635 155 962 / 656 894 477. UK 0044 (0) 1483 200 123 / 0044 (0) 7736 251 800 – web: www.animalcouriers.com (94351) ANIMALCOURIERS. Pet Air Travel with Monarch, Thompson, Thomas Cook and Jet2.com, both in and outbound, the alternative way to travel. Travel box loan scheme. animals@animal couriers.com Telephone Spain – 635 155 962 / 656 894 477. UK 0044 (0) 1483 200 123 / 0044 (0) 7736 251 800 – web: www.animalcouriers.com Spain – UK – Oz – New Zealand – many destinations. Free quotations and advice. (94351) NEED YOUR PETS TAKEN CARE OF? Not kennels, just a friendly home. Large fenced area. 699 790 080 Altea (95796)
WANTED Cars, vans, caravans, 4x4’s, British, Spanish. 600 781 873 ibuyany car@hotmail.com (101888)
MISTRESS CRYSTAL. Sensual, strict DOMINATRIX. Dungeon in JAVEA. All fetishes / BDSM. Call for information. 634 358 697 (97299)
GOING HOME? Want to swap my UK reg RHD new shape 2008 Mondeo Estate Titanium diesel for Spanish car. 646 600 898 (94920)
WIFE, HUSBAND or both available for your pleasure. Singles or couples. Benidorm 602 507 127. No private numbers. (100848)
VAUXHALL Astra convertible 1.6. S Reg. MOT Sept 12. Tax Oct 12. Excellent condition. Power-hood. Nearly new tyres. Low mileage. 1,750€ ono. 618 179 245 / 0044 7761 726 796 (97310)
CAROLINE, 40 year old English rose. Easy to find in Benidorm. 602 566 804. No Private Numbers. (100850)
PROTECTAPET. Spain’s leading pet insurance. 965 756 371. info@protectapet.eu (95962)
ALBIR; BENIDORM, Young beautiful lady, speaks English, offers massage & escort services. 626 096 866 (100986)
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RHD, Peugeot Boxer, large reliable van, tax, MOT, 950€. 674 653 492 (97332) 2000 Hyundai Coupe. Full service history. Good condition. Dark blue. 134,781 km. Tel 966 480 823 (97316)
Music Lessons FREE TRIAL LESSON. Contact us for professional private drum or guitar lessons by certified teachers. guitarordrum@hot mail.com 661 487 577 (100821)
THE BEST FROM GERMANY, VERONICA SEXY LADY. 27, tall, 1.78, brunette, beautiful face, playboy body, lovely. Discreet luxury apt, 7 days, 10am 11pm. Benidorm 697 648 395 SEX CINEMA ‘El Sofa’. (Straight, Gay and Bi rooms), Calle de la Parra 5, Benidorm www.SexCinemaBenidorm.com
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DOG-SITTER needed for very quiet, well behaved, golden retriever. 619 356 995 (97333)
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ALL aspects of plastering. Smooth finishing. Rendering. Monocapa. Plasterboard ceilings. Coving. English standard of finish. 30 years experience. 965 874 827 / 608 000 247 (95956)
Plumbing www.100percentplumbing.com Call for a free quotation 965 835 939 (87006) www.dragonreforms.com Tel: 966 807 098. Free quotes given (95802)
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W. D GILMOUR. Painter & Decorator. Established 35 years in Moraira. Estimates FREE. Call William on 609 691 776 or 966 197 170. (100779)
www.instantpools.eu YES YOU CAN HAVE A POOL – We manufacture & install Wooden Above-Ground Pools. Pools from 8ft – 32ft. Remember, with above ground pools there is “No Planning Permission Required”. Phone or email for a FREE BROCHURE NOW. Email: info@instantpools.eu - Tel: 965 050 064 – Mobile: 634 322 672 (100796)
GOTELE, stipple, gypsum, rough internal walls, smooth skim coat sprayed, new concept. www.vil lapainting.es 678 179 346 (92352) www.decorlux.es painting, decorating, renovation. Est. Costa Blanca 1995. Estimates free. Tel 649 181 526 (95863) PAINTER & DECORATOR. Interior/Exterior. Extremely reliable. AND HEY, I’M A WOMAN. Sue Holley - www.sueholley.eu 966 480 683 / 618 839 794 (97295)
LIAMRICK Pool Cleaning Services. 965 733 186 / 626 370 334 (95949)
PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or email us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227. Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (95495)
A.P.M. Pool Maintenance. Visit our shop for all your pool products, one off lessons, Sand Change, New Pumps and Filtros, Cleaning Contracts. Call Linda on 966 499 314 / 654 443 638 (100847) TH.POOLS.sc. Maintenance, servicing and repairs. New pumps and filters, sand changes and regrouts. Pool equipment and one-off lessons available. Moraira - Benidorm. CALL TRISTAN 627 008 158 (95844) sales@euroweeklynews.com
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Professional Services TV, ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT, satellite, amplifiers, mixers, keyboards, etc. BLUESKY REPAIRS 966 875 283/626 430 671 (100901) WASHING MACHINE and all domestic repairs, Calpe/Campello BLUESKY REPAIRS 966 875 283/626 430 671 (100901) REPAIRS of washing machines, dryers, gas/electric boilers and electrical problems. 609 002 752 de-monteur@hotmail.nl (97326) TERMINATION of all insects or rodents. Professional and cheap. 620 012 999 (97326) GAS Cookers and Gas Fires. Sales, service and repairs. All makes. Tel: 606 697 421 (100935)
Property for Rent APARTAMENTOS PLAYA ALBIR SL. Quality rental accommodation with reception, 2 beds, 2 bath. Washing machine, air con, sea views and swimming pool. Available for short or long term let. apartamentos@playaalbir.es / Tel/fax 966 866 206 (100774)
M141 - Second floor, 2 bed, 2 bath apartment in the sought after Port Xabia complex, Javea, walking distance to beach and all amenities 600 euros per month plus bills. 965 745 969 (89468) LONG LET. Alfaz apartment in Avenida Pais Valenciano. 3 beds, 2 baths, kitchen, gallery, terrace, solario, furnished. 500€. 647 622 223. Call after 3pm. (97298)
Property Management COMPLETE HOME SERVICES Villa changeovers, laundry, pool cleaning, gardening, and general maintenance. Everything You Need. North Costa Blanca. denisebridger12@gmail.com Denise 667 298 576 (95981)
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RELLEU. New 2 bedroom house. Parking. Sat TV. Internet available. 966 856 114. €250 plus bills (97330)
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M100 - BENITACHELL, top floor apartment of a 2 storey block, 2 bedrooms, quiet location, stunning panoramic views. 420 euros pcm - 965 745 969 (89468) SELL your property with Schaich Estate Agents. See our main ad on front page. (1009030)
NO monthly fees, BBC, ITV and all Freesat channels on a small dish. Full range of HD receivers, Sky and non Sky. Sky cards available immediately, no UK address. Dish re-alignment, fault finding and repairs. Call 962 800 807 (98081)
COUPLE, part-time for Bar/Cooking/Waiting on, must be experienced. Must speak some Spanish. For country Tavern between Moraira and Javea. Accommodation available if required. Tel: 609 477 476 email: bettyinglis@yahoo.com (97324)
Skip Hire CONTENEDORES MATA Skip hire 3-5-10m3. Tel 965 790 172 / 679 440 046 (100789)
BENIDORM & SURROUNDING AREAS, 2 men removals, house clearances. Also regular trips to UK. 655 239 797 (100948)
JAVEA SKIP HIRE 626 670 038, Moraira, Benissa, Calpe, Denia from S & W TOOL HIRE & FERRETERIA MORAIRA (97294)
SECOND HAND Dishes/Systems, 1m, 1.37m, 1.9m, 2.4m. Call UKTV Spain on 689 205 137 (95995)
Vehicles Wanted
LOOSE COVERS, CURTAINS ETC. Made to Measure. Choose from a wide range of beautiful fabrics in your own home. Tel: 965 771 397 or 686 453 827 (100951)
MAN & VAN Costa Blanca North Removals / delivery, house & garden clearance. 10€ per hour plus fuel. UK fixed prices. Call Graham 965 730 382 / 644 114 876 (96939)
EXCLUSIVE materials and a fast make-up service, Just Denise Curtains in Benidorm Indoor Market or online shop: www.justdenisecurtains.com (97328)
SPAIN2UK2SPAIN man and van. Trips between UK/Spain twice a month. Excellent rates. enquiries@spain2uk2spain.com. Christine 965 571 837 / 638 261 341 (100793)
VAN leaving for UK end of June. Space available both ways. Phone Kevin 627 075 334 / 966 474 354 (99039)
TELE-MARKETER required in Javea, hours to suit, from office in Javea or home. Excellent rewards. 646 556 556 (97333) IMMEDIATE START. Mature, focused personable individuals required for sales positions in established Marketing Company. You should be well presented, good mannered and enthusiastic with an outgoing personality. In return we offer a friendly working environment, full ongoing training, contract and excellent remuneration package. In the first instance, CV’s should be sent to wgm.info1@gmail.com or telephone 965 856 665 (97335)
TOTAL Pool Care - replacement pumps, lights, sand filters etc. Leak detection, structural repairs and regrouts. Will beat any genuine written quote. 654 687 536 (98423)
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EUROPEAN removals and transport with scheduled UK routes. UK company, fully legal, taking loads from 5kg to 24,000kg. Lowest prices and the best service. 952 816 582 or www.fo cus-transport.com (96826)
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MAN and a VAN. Local and UK delivery and collections. Phone Kevin 627 075 334 / 966 474 354 (100787)
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EXPERIENCED Cook required, part-time. Benitachell area. Tel: 609 477 476 email: bettyinglis @yahoo.com (97324)
LONG TERM LET. 1 bedroom apartment with garage. Aguamarina Calpe. Near the Diamante Hotel. Tel: 0044 208 368 5562 (100931) CHEAP Winter lets from £30 per week near Gandia. Rentals also available in Albir and near Mojacar. Email:oasisparks@yahoo .co.uk (97331)
FREE accommodation in Spain this winter in return for handyman work. For further details email: oasisparks@yahoo.co.uk (97331)
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Structural Surveys MARK PADDON BSc Hons. Building surveying. MCIOB, CAAT. From 245 EUROS + IVA. Insured and legally registered in Spain. Tel: 653 733 066 / 962 807 247 www.costablancasur veyors.com (100949)
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HIGH-SPEED: Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT reaches a new level of excellence.
New Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT: most powerful yet T
HE new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT is the most powerful and highspeed Jeep vehicle ever produced. Thanks to its worldclass braking, outstanding ride and handling, sporty, muscular stance and powerful V8 HEMI engine, the SRT model enhances the Grand Cherokee line-up. With the introduction of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT model, the Jeep brand reaches a new level of excellence. The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT is powered by the all-new 6.4-litre HEMI V8 engine with Fuel Saver technology that turns off four of the eight cylinders when full power is not required. The V8 powertrain delivers 461bhp and is fitted with a five-speed automatic transmission featuring both steering wheel mounted paddle
shifters and Auto Stick on the floor. The SRT model achieves benchmark performance of 0100km/h in five seconds and a top speed of 250km/h. The new Grand Cherokee SRT also features Brake Traction Control System (BTCS) on the front differential and a rear Electronic Limited Slip Differential (ELSD). ELSD contributes to eliminate rear wheel slip and distributes torque to the wheel with grip, improving the vehicle’s handling. The model also features Park Assist with front and rear sensors and ParkView rear back-up camera. SRT (Street and Racing Technology) vehicles are designed and built by the Chrysler Group’s inhouse performance division. SRT is responsible for developing the high-
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Orba Warblers Pego Golf Golf Society Society
LAST Wednesday, Orba Warblers Golf Society players competed in three
different courses – Oliva Nova, La Sella and Villaitana – with each
Winners of the three course challenge.
Montgo Golf Society LAST Friday, Oliva Nova golf course hosted Montgo Golf Society’s Stableform game. The winners with a score of 119 points were the team of Neil Cuming, Tony Carroll and Mike Saull and Bob Marsden. In second place were Mark Reynolds, Ian Wiffen, Gordon Gleeson with 110 points. There were nearest the pins on holes 3 and 16 with these prizes going
Montgo winners at Oliva Nova.
to John Lamont who also had the only two of the day, and Geoff Willcock respectively. In the second round singles match Sally Burrowes beat Geoff 2 and 1. Mike Saull had the best individual score with 38 points. The next game is a Medal competition at Oliva Nova on Friday June 22. All details on the website www.montgogolfsociety.net.
having its individual winners. All scores were later collated to find the overall winners for each division. Roger Vicars’ top score of 38 points led Division 1, one point ahead of Alan Wilson. Steve Cliffe was third with 35 points, followed by Mike Taylor and Bill Parsons with 35 and 34 points. In Division 2 Roy Booth’s solid 36 points was comfortably ahead of Len Bailey and Brooke Williamson, both scoring 34 points. David Rogers and Nick Berry filled the minor places with 31 and 29 points respectively. Full results are on the website www.orbawarblers.com The next fixture is the ‘away day’ at Las Colinas on June 27.
PEGO Golf Society met last week for a strokesfold competition in Oliva Nova. The competition Division 1 1st Dave Collins 2nd Brian Redfern 3rd Mike Phillips 4th Malcolm Wise 5th Donna Green
Division2 1st Lyn Harrison 2nd John Nicole 3rd Bill Pike 4th Dave Phillips 5th Roger Brown
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Pego Golf Society in Oliva Nova.
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Club de Golf Ifach CLUB DE GOLF Ifach last medal competition before the summer took place last week, results are the following: Ladies: Div.1: 1st Nina Buglass (58 net), 2nd Anne Bain (59 net), 3rd Rita Linder (62 net). Div. 2: 1st Tricia Groves (61 net), 2nd Judy Harland (61 net), 3rd Angela Clery (63 net).
Men: Div.1: 1st John Bailey (59 net), 2nd Rick Bates (60 net), 3rd Javier Marti (61 net) Div.2: 1st Michael O’Hara (58 net), 2nd Felix Morillas Ramiro (59 net) Joint 3rd Eddie Donadi& Paul Lane (62 net). The next Ladies Medal Competition is on September 12, and the Men’s Medal on September 16.
Spanish Supermoto heats up in Lleida THE Supermotoland team made the journey to the city of Lleida, in Catalunya over the weekend to compete in the second round of the Spanish Supermoto championships on a specially built street circuit in the city centre. The Lleida moto club, who organised the event had worked hard to produce a very technical track which twisted through parkland and trees before
opening out into a very fast set of corners and then jumping into the purpose built dirt section that featured a massive tabletop jump that brought the riders back onto the asphalt. The club’s efforts were rewarded with thousands of spectators enjoying a great day of close racing. Anthony Ford-Dunn was not happy with his second row qualifying position that
The circuit was a specially built street in the centre.
meant a good start was required if he was to be able to stay with the two championship leaders Francesco Cucharrera and Israel Escalera. When the red lights went out for the start of the first race Anthony was quick off the line but became locked in a battle for third position whilst the two leaders opened up a lead. Once Anthony was clear of the pack he was too far
behind the leaders to catch them and had to settle for third place. Whilst a better opening lap in his second race saw Anthony make some aggressive overtaking moves, once again the gap was too great to close. Two third positions gave him third overall on the podium and a solid third in the Spanish Championship. “I am a little frustrated with today’s result, I really
The winners accept their prizes on the podium.
The track also twisted through parkland and trees.
need to be winning races now if I am to have a chance of taking the Spanish championship and today I just gave myself too much work to do by not qualifying in a better grid position for the start. My bike is working well and I am gaining in confidence after some preseason injuries, so next time out I will be looking to win,” said Anthony after the podium presentations. Anthony’s older brother Mat Ford-Dunn was also racing in the SM30 championship for racers over aged 30. His day went a lot better with a pole position in qualifying and then a great battle for the lead in his first race before a small collision whilst passing a lapped rider saw him fall from his bike before remounting to take second position at the flag. The second race went more to plan and produced a frantic battle between Mat and his championship rival Joan Lopez before Mat crossed the finish line first and took the top step of the podium, and the championship lead. The brothers now have a few weeks to prepare for the third round of the Spanish championship that will be held at Villarcayo in Burgos on July 8.
Junior Cricket League on the ground in Catalunya EARLY this month, The Catalonia Cricket Association launched the Junior Cricket League with the participation of seven junior teams and about 140 juniors between the
age of 12 and 19. The matches will be played at the Baseball Stadium in Barcelona, with the final match taking place on September 9. The youngest of Catalonia cricket club, the current champions
Barcelona City Cup 2011, got the first win of the season after beating Santa Coloma B Cricket Club in a great game that was reflected in the quality of Catalan players, mostly of south-Asian origin.
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