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On June 24th we awoke to find the unbelievable had happened. Of course, it hadn’t helped that David Cameron in denying the vote to people living in Europe, almost certainly would have converted the BREXIT into REMAINERS. But no one should be surprised by his expectation - that all we like sheep would follow him.
Valencia deny train connection to the Pearl of the Costa Blanca
According to our ‘betters’ in Valencia. those of is in the Marina Alta came here for peace and quiet, which To they do not want spoiled GAN DIA by the rumblng of trains from the very seat of their To power Valencia. DE NI After years of broken A promises by the PP, it was the Socialists who announced the rejection, claiming expenditure was too great for so few people. Jávea is forgotten by politicians in Valencia. José Chulvi thought he could bring pressure to bear. More on page 30.
A Dog’s Best Friend is his film star
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No you can’t renew your passport
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No you can’t get married
BRINGING YOU THE FOODS
Will the ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ rescue the dogs in APASA?
Jávea’s Mayor has donated his municipal salary (often greater than the First Minister receives for running the country) for the homeless, but it may prove that a man who makes 25 Million Dollars for ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ may have joined the thousands of locals in Jávea who
object to plans by Councillor Mata to provide funds only for 20 kennels when APASA care for more than 200 dogs. Within weeks of Matt Damon being recognised in Ondara, Leonardo DiCaprio arrived at APASA and asked if he could take some dogs out for a walk. No doubt, Police patrolling the beach decided to take a meal break, or issue parking tickets, as an alternative to telling the top box-office name that he must remove his dogs from a beach that is reserved for people. George Clouney, meanwhile was exercising dogs from RAMA. Continued on page 8
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. 4,15 Advertising rates Agenda 21 . . 4, 6,10,12 Arenal Health Centre . 23 Bob Yareham - 2 4 for the price 1 7 Brexit effect . . 1,20 Bulls put their point of view 28 Buy from UK and save . 22 Civil Service qualifications 29 Doctor book in 4 languages 13 Dual Passport Petition . 25 Duty chemist rota . 32 Emergency Phone Numbers 2 Humour . . 9,14 Informants wanted . 26 Jávea Postcodes . 2 July Council report . 3,8 Lee Hodges - Example Man11,12,15 Metamizole can kill you . 16 October 9th awards . 19 Spotlight on Pere Salena 4,25 Stop means STOP! . 31 Subscription form . 30 Sunday morning invitation 9, 32 Train terminates in Gandia 1,30 Winter Fuel Allowance . 21 Woman to Woman . 17,18,21
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Most towns have a single Postcode: Jávea has 4, but Correos discourage their use, claiming it is better to use 03730 (where 50% will be wrong) rather than the code for your area, which ‘some’ will get wrong. Adsubia 03739 Alborada 03739 Arenal 03738 Cala Blanca, Urb 03738 Cansalades 03738 Cap Martín 03738 Capsades 03739 Catarroja Partida 03737 Cerezos, Los 03739 Colomer 03737 Costa Nova, Urb 03738 Ermita, Urb 03737 Eurocondal, Urb. 03737 Fontanella 03737 Frechinall 03738 Granadella, 03738
Las Laderas 03738 Lluca 03739 Mandarina, La 03739 Media Luna 03738 Montgó 03737 Montgó Carrasquetes 03737 Montgó Toscamar 03737 Panorama, Urb 03738 Pinosol 03739 Portichol 03738 Rebaldi 03739 Rimontgó 03737 Seniola 03737 Tarraulla 03739 Tosalet, Urb. 03739 Tosals 03737 Toscal 03738 Trencall 03738 Valls 03737 Valls Carrasquetes VA-CA 03737 Valls Planets VA-PN 03737 Valls Tosal VA-TS 03737
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MASS TAX EVASION
Using satellite imagery and drone footage, Spain's land registry has found 1.7 million irregular homes, building extensions and new private swimming pools in 4,300 towns around the country that were not paying any or the correct amount of property tax, the Finance Ministry reported. Tthe largest number of rregularities was found in Andalusia.
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I must admit to a chuckle when Jávea Press Office at the Townhall, sent me this photo, which appears to omit ALL of the opposition Councillors, as if they were only there to look as though democracy was being exercised. I cannot remember any of the monthly meetings of Councillors lasting much less than an hour - but July 29th was barely 45 minutes. In the June meeting the Mayor rightly took the applause of his colleagues for provision of a Health Centre at Jávea Park to meet the needs of Summer Tourists. True, no date was mentioned but at the beginning of August it had still not been delivered. Perhaps, now that the stringent hand of Oscar Anton is not at the financial helm, suppliers are refusing to deliver until AFTER they have been paid. 1. In the June meeting it was announced a medical consultorio be supplied on the sandy beach. The Mayor said it would be installed in the months of July and August. Last year the Marina Salud made the same promise for Summer coverage, but nothing happened. In 2015 there were temporary HEALTH CENTRES on the beach at Denia and Calpe, but nothing but broken promises for Jávea. 2. Our beaches look more and more abandoned; with Cala Blanca full of algae, and a general impression of dirt and mosquitos. It’s all very well having monthly press conferences about the KIKA mosquito but the Council should be educating against
For the last two months, Councillors have approved replacing the pavement in Av. Paris opposite Club L’Ancora. Unfortuanely, someone with a camera was passing, saw the gates open and preparations for 64 houses with no planning approval. Pile driving for foundations, no wonder neighbours complained about the noise, but the Building Inspector seemed to think that nothing could be happening that shouldn’t. And then the Council wonder how drones are able to see development, extensions and swimming pools? CR
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ALL mosquitos The Department of urban planning is being accused of delays in granting licences (nothing is more certain the developers will go ahead if they don’t get a refusal) and delays are now among the longest they have ever been. Who would think one guy called Oscar Anton could accomplish so much? Even more grave, I am told by a source that did not want to be identified (he likes being employed) is the situation where there was a fine for illegally building on th Mar Azul Beach, but no action seems to have been taken. In the UK we have a word to describe the situation CRONYISM- where you help those who help you, believing they will help you even more when they can. It’s no surprise Podemos shot into the lead after 4 months claiming they were against corruption, only to lose ever since after explaining they were against ALL corruption (not sure that includes 400,000$US (was that every month or quarter?) from Venezuela to unseat the Government in Madrid. Spaniards are AGAINST corruption but if a little should pass their way, it’s a bit like the Generation Game where you are welcome to help yourself to everything you remember!! The little man gets caught and the big men deny it and destroy the computers of the Treasurer who kept the records. Good job he also kept a ‘little black book’.
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AGENDA 21
Denia, Orba and El Verger join the "Ruta del RiuRau" initiative
Denia, Orba and El Verger have finally joined 12 other municipalities in the Marina Alta "Ruta del Riurau" initiative. The cultural heritage theme of the Marina Alta region, celebrates the 19th Century hey-day of the region in the cultivation of muscatel grapes and manufacture of raisins, pointing out the characteristic architecture of the Riurau. Each town brings something distinctive to the route, Denia emphases the route taken by dried raisins to the Port. El Verger has a dozen Riuraus, though privately owned, they have permissions for visits and viewings and boast the viewing spot of the Segaria terraces, where vines were grown on the edges of the rock. Orba's Riuraus are in poor condition, though they plan to restore this abandoned heritage, and also emphasis the important clay industry of the past.
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Spain needs three times more effort to meet EU's emissions targets
Spain will have to treble its efforts in reducing emissions to enable it to meet the European Union's carbon footprint targets, according to the acting environment ministry. Europe's carbon footprint reduction goals are considerably more ambitious than those posed by the United Nations, representing a drop of 40% on readings from the year 1990 by 2030. For Spain, transport, waste management, residential emissions and deforestation are high on the target list - especially since a report revealed that 20% of the nation's countryside is suffering from desertification.
Fire Risk warning system on the Montgó
In a coordinated action, the municipalities of Denia and Jávea have installed a new system warning of forest fire risks in different parts of the Montgó, natural park. There are seven "traffic light" information posts in the Xàbia area, on La Plana and along the Jesus Pobre road. The posts explain the three colour codes of fire risk which like traffic lights are green, amber and red and there is a small panel displaying today's risk based on the Emergency Coordination centre's advice. The Civic Protection brigade will be responsible for changing the info panels each day.
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Large forest fires devastate 37% of the area burned in Spain over the past 10 years
The impact of forest fires in Spain has intensified in the last decade. Between 2006 and 2015, 37% of the total mass affected was devastated, according to a WWF report. Last year, these fires were twice as large and destructive than the average of the last decade: each burned, on average, more than 2,600 hectares, and three (Quesada Jaen , Luna in Zaragoza and Acebo on the Sierra de Gata) comprised 80% of the total burned by large fires in Spain. Valencia considers all its forested area as being "high risk". The main cause of fire is the human hand (intentional: 55%) and 23% due to negligence and accidents.
Every Drop Counts
Amjasa has relaunched its summer programme to conserve water with the printing of leaflets, in Spanish and English, providing tips on conserving water in the home.
Blue Dome chapel renovation completed
Work has been completed on the renovation of the iconic blue dome of the chapel of Calvario, the building which has housed the town's treasured
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general maintenance of pipelines. This transfer is dependent upon adequate supplies being available for Jávea consumers. Jávea is hoping to obtain long term commitments from neighbouring municipalities, not just to act as a back stop for summer seasons. Start
of the tourist season sees fall in unemployment
image of Jesús Nazareno since its construction in the mid-19th century. The project, carried out on behalf of the Ayuntamiento de Xàbia over the past four months, aims to help solve the problem of damp in the property and has revitalised the characteristic blue-tiled dome. It has also included the cleaning up of the roof to seal existing leaks as well as opened up a series of small windows which had been blocked up to provide more natural light into the interior of the chapel. The work has been completed with a budget of 75,000 euros.
Val de Gallinera promoted as a rural tourism location
A travel article in The Guardian describes a "holiday in deepest Rural Spain" - in the Val de Gallinera under the headline: "A long way from Benidorm: rural regeneration in southeast Spain". The holiday package is being promoted by a UK company.
Granadella parking improved
An additional parking zone and a viewpoint have been created as part of a project to improve Calle Pic Tort in the Granadella zone, an access road that was opened 40 years ago to serve a housing estate in the area. An additional parking area has been created, providing space for 60 to 70 vehicles. In addition, a stretch of the road has been opened up as a path of about 500m which ends in a new viewpoint ("mirador") surrounded by a wooden fence with spectacular views over the cove and towards the remains of the Castell de la Granadella.
Benitachell and Teulada to buy 2000 m3 of water per day
An agreement has been signed for Jávea to sell water to Teulada-Moraira and Benitachell during the summer months. 2,000 cubic metres per day will be transferred by AMJASA to the TeuladaBenitachell consortium which will pay a price of 0.93 euros per cubic metre (compared with the maximum 1,86€ paid by Jávea consumers). This charge will cover water production costs, delivery and maintenance costs of a frame at the desalination plant as well as
In the Comunidad Valenciana the number of unemployed decreased by 12,067 people in June and 42,960 over the previous year, to a total of 438,663. The sector with the lowest unemployment was services, with 8,143 fewer unemployed, followed by industry (2153), construction (1,107). Nine out of ten jobs are temporary.
Spanish peaches and plums for China
The Chinese Government has sent officials from its Ministry of Agriculture to Spain to review the conditions of production, harvesting and packing of stone fruits, to organize the fulfilment of the established the first shipments to that country. Last April the governments of Beijing and Madrid signed an agreement to export stonened fruits (peaches, nectarines, plums) following the experience with citrus.
Jalón and Lliber drinking water crisis
Jalón can only suppply 30% of the drinking water it needs, from local resources. A couple of months ago both locations had to ban human consumption of tap water due to turbidity and the high level of aluminum. Local wells are extremely low and although they receive water from the Parcent treatment works, things will be difficult this summer. Lliber and Xaló have asked for supply from the Lucifer well (just below Isbert's dam in the Barranco del Infierno) which currently supplies Calpe, but there is no prospect of a quick agreement. Xaló will be spending some 600,000€ renewing its network of pipes and meters, which will be a major challenge, but will reduce water losses through leaks. They are even looking at connecting to Jávea’s desalination plant at a cost of 20 million €uros.
Investigation of unexplained defoliation of orange trees
The Department of Agriculture and Valencian Institute of Agricultural research is investigating why some orange trees are losing their leaves and yellowing in the Plana Baixa and other citrus growing areas. Having ruled out high concentrations of salt in irrigation
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When I first came across the word polysemy, I presumed it had been hushed up because it described some kind of illegal perversion involving parrots. It proved to be a fascinating word that not even my spellchecker recognised, offering as it did “politely”, “policeman” and “pulse” as coherent alternatives. In fact this word belongs to my own private collection of obscure words which should be brought out regularly at dinner parties with a casual comment such as: “Yes it really is a serious problem, polysemy, don’t you think?” It is at moments like this that you can lean back in your chair, start stuffing your pipe, and savour the texture of the word “flummoxed”. In fact, all it means is that we sometimes have different meanings for the same word. One fine example of this is the word “plug”; a good, solid, no-nonsense word of Dutch origin, appropriate for a nation of brave young children who are brought up to insert their fingers into dangerous, leaking holes so that their elders may sleep soundly. “Sole” is another word destined to go forth and multiply. You can put them on your feet, on your plate nestling among the chips, or they can stand alone, solely. You can even have a
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lemon sole, and why not? If they can manufacture flavoured versions of chewing gum and other rubbery substances that whilst pleasantly flavoured, are a hard act to swallow, then why not flavour the undersides of our shoes? Or even our socks and underpants? In fact we say lemon sole as a corruption of the French “limande”, which means “sole”; so when we say lemon sole, we are in fact saying “sole sole”. Which is a perfect example of polysemy going into nosedive. The French in fact named the sole “sole” because it reminded them of the shape of the foot, but then what can you expect from a nation whose favourite foodstuff resembles a nose with only one nostril? “Will” is a nice word. A will is a document that we write in order to say what will happen to our goods and properties in the future. In it we express our will. Whatever will say will be. “Fit” is similarly pleasant, as are all monosyllables; words that are a direct connection between us and our cave-dwelling ancestors, who stumbled out of their straw beds grunting monosyllables at each other, before they knew how to say “Good Morning”. Eventually grunting must have replaced head-bashing altogether, and finally our happy femur-toting male forbears would have been forced to settle down to grunting opinions about whether or not it was time to put some curtains up in the cave. Some of us are cursed with a physiology that no known clothes manufacturer has as yet countenanced, and have to traipse from shop to shop just looking for anything that fits, never mind what it looks like. At such times, and faced with the eternal conflict between buying trousers where you have to let out the waist or
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ones where you have to shorten the legs, you might be inclined to throw a fit of pique, or rage; after which you will only be fit for a pint or two, or four; at which point you will be unfit to drive home, which is fitting, as you’ve probably forgotten where you parked the car anyway. A grave problem is a serious problem, and so a graveyard is a serious yard, and there is surely no more serious yard than a yard of ale, an experience that can change your way of seeing the world, usually from the ground upwards and with a mouthful of gravel. “Lean” is a word I have a lot of time for. It’s curious that we talk about “a lean year”, meaning a poor one, when lean meat is considered richer than fat. Surely it must have been the grateful peasants who ate the fat under the fat, rich Lord’s sole, while their betters ate the nice bits and threw them the rest. Leaning is of course an art form that many attempt but few can tame. Certain proof of this is the incontrovertible fact that Man, the most highly developed species on Earth, is alone in leaning. No other species leans, although some lounge, or even stagger when engaged in mortal combat with some hungry feline hanging around the neck. Some examples of polysemy can be positively dangerous or embarrassing. Foreign medical students who are instructed to put a plaster on a patients cut and, twenty minutes later when it’s hardened, sign their name on it with a proud flourish, could be surprised to find out that plaster can also be a small, sticky piece of material to cover a minor wound. But still, better safe than sorry; at least they didn’t slap you on a wall and watch you harden. And when you are informed that someone is engaged, it’s often not clear if they are on the phone, on the toilet, or merely condemned to a lifetime hanging around in shops they never knew existed, trying to guess the right answer to questions that never seem to have one. Landscape gardening Olive tree maintenance Garden Irrigation systems Rendering Balustrading Levelling Crazy paving Foundations Painting Pool maintenance
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THE Balearic Ports Authority (APB) has announced that following the introduction of the new tourist tax, it is unlikely that more than 10 per cent of cruise ships that visit the Port of Palma will be expected to pay the tourist tax as they will stay in the port for less than 12 hours. Of the 517 vessels due to dock at Palma, just 47 are booked to stay more than 12 hours and the others will therefore escape the payment of the 1€ (originally planned to be 2€) tax plus IVA per passenger and rather than charge each passenger individually, the cruise companies will report the number of passengers eligible for the tax (as those under 16 may be exempt) and will make a single payment for each vessel.
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MAYOR CLAIMS DEBTS REPAID
Jávea Finance Committee have repaid loans amounting to 3.2 million €uros and terminated a line of credit that was set to be repaid over 10 years and reduced the amount of another. Finance Councillor, Toni Miragall, explained this will result in a saving of a million €uros in interest, leaving more capacity for new investment. The total municipal debt has been reduced by almost a third since the José Chulvi team took over (inheriting loans worth 42 million €uros with 27 already paid at the rate of about 4 million a year extra by this exercise). Despite its liquidity and financial health, Jávea Townhall is obliged to pass an economic and financial plan, one of the conditions being Budget Stability Act, legislation which is referred to as "absurd that leaves municipalities with their hands tied". The Townhall spends less that it receives and is having to pay providers less because it pays more quickly, and has completed payment on the new building at Portal del Clot, commissioned by a previous group of Councillors, but by doing so has broken guidelines created to support unsuccessful towns. The law says a municipality can only spend the same as in the previous year, but Jávea broke that rule by using surplus income to reduce future liability. The Regional Government do not take into account that some municipalities like Jávea - will generate a financial surplus, and every housewife knows that it is better to pay outstanding bills than leave the money in your purse or bank account. Mayor, José Chulvi, has taken advantage of this situation and asked the central government to repeal the Law.
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Jávea Jeard Words Not Yet In The Dictionary
ACCORDIONATED (ah kor' de on ay tid) adj. Being able to drive and refold a road map at the same time.
AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks' trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.
AQUALIBRIUM (ak wa lib' re um) n. The point where the stream of drinking fountain water is at its perfect height, thus relieving the drinker from having to (a) suck the nozzle, or (b) squirting himself in the eye.
BURGACIDE (burg' uh side) n. When a hamburger can't take any more torture and hurls itself through the grill into the coals.
BUZZACKS (buz' aks) n. People in phone marts who walk around picking up display phones and listening for dial tones even when they know the phones are not connected.
CARPERPETUATION (kar' pur pet u a shun) n. The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of lint at least a dozen times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting it back down to give the vacuum one more chance.
DIMP (dimp) n. A person who insults you in a cheap department store by asking, "Do you work here?"
DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt') v. To sterilize the piece of candy you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, somehow
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ECNALUBMA (ek na lub' ma) n. A rescue vehicle which can only be seen in the rearview mirror.
EIFFELITES (eye' ful eyetz) n. Gangly people sitting in front of you at the movies who, no matter what direction you lean in, follow suit.
ELBONICS (el bon' iks) n. The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theatre.
ELECELLERATION (el a cel er ay' shun) n. The mistaken notion that the more you press an elevator button the faster it will arrive.
FRUST (frust) n. The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan and keeps backing a person across the room until he finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug.
LACTOMANGULATION (lak' to man gyu lay' shun) n. Manhandling the "open here" spout on a milk container so badly that one has to resort to the 'illegal' side. NEONPHANCY (ne on' fan see) n. A fluorescent light bulb struggling to come to life.
PEPPIER (pehp ee ay') n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want ground pepper.
PETONIC (peh ton' ik) adj. One who is embarrassed to undress in front of a household pet.
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PHONESIA (fo nee' zhuh) n. The affliction of dialling a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.
PUPKUS (pup' kus) n. The moist residue left on a window after a dog presses its nose to it.
TELECRASTINATION (tel e kras tin ay' shun) n. The act of always letting the phone ring at least twice before you pick it up, even when you're only six inches away. Received from FranCMT2.
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water, pathogenic fungus, and excessive fertilisation, investigators think the cause might be due to ailments in the plant's physiology or cropping patterns rather than pathogens.
Bluefin Tuna return to the Marina Alta Coast
In the mid-nineties, indiscriminate fishing of bluefin tuna brought a brutal decline of the species as seen first hand in the fish markets of Denia, Jávea and Moraira. Since then restrictions on capture, an annual quota system (which limits the total catch for each country, region and even boat) and extreme vigilance have enabled their recovery. As a result the International Commission for the Conservation of Tuna (ICCAT) the regulating body, has increased the quota for Spain for 2016 by 20%, to a total limit of 3,524 tons. By 2017 this share will hopefully increase by 709 tonnes. It is reported that up to 40% of the tuna sold in Spain has a fraudulent origin The European Parliament approved the final agreement on the Regulation that will from now on settle the multi-annual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. According to the text "Member States will
use transparent and objective criteria, especially environmental, social and economic ones, for the national allocation of quotas, giving particular attention to the preservation and prosperity of small-scale, artisanal, traditional fishermen using traps and other selective fishing methods, and to the promotion of such methods”.
First year of commercial fishing in San Antonio marine reserve yields 1,900 kilos of fish
The first year the Environment Department has authorised commercial fishing in the marine reserve of Cap de Sant Antoni has enabled the fishermen of Denia and Jávea to capture about 1,900 kilos of fish valued at 10,400 €uros. Various scientific studies will be carried out to see the effect commercial fishing has had on marine species. 237 diving permits had been issued compared to 1455 in 2014, and licensed divers were an asset in helping to control poaching. Jávea and the Ministry of the Environment finalised a cooperation agreement under which clubs can apply electronically for diving permits through the Helpdesk (Portal del Clot), with a response from the Ministry within two or three days. Continued on page 15
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Lee Hodges - a man of Integrity, Honesty and Trust
At 49 years of age, Lee was the second child in Jávea - in 7 days - to be ‘buried’ by their parents - and that wasn’t the way the world was intended to be. Children were expected to bury - and follow the example - of their parents.
Laura Shires was 10 years younger than Lee, and nowhere as well known locally, except to dancers but she was the favourite of worldwide audiences in China and India (to mention of the countries where she danced - after her talent was recognised by a fellow dancer
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We all knew a different ‘Lee’ Continued from previous page
Pastor Steve Hall, of Jávea International Baptist Church sat there open-mouthed. Lee was a regular contributor to Jávea Jeard, and chose to write about the problems brought to his attention by his being a Financial Adviser, rather than those his Editor thought might be appropriate. Lee was unable to resist the urge to learn and obtain further proof of his entitlement to claim he was an Independent Financial Adviser. As a contributor to Jávea Jeard, I assumed I knew him, living in the adjacent apartment to ours - with his wife Gill - in the Port’s Avenida Lepanto. I knew Lee and Gill entertained as a couple a few years back, at Salon El Canor, in a musical evening entitled ‘The Two of Us,’ going through the running order with Pastor Steve Hall prior to the public service, Gill had automatically joined in when Sarah
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Brightman and Andrea Bocelli sang ‘Time to say Goodbye’, but in the actual commemoration, chose to remain seated - like all those who had chairs (and who can blame her?) I had no idea of their involvement with The Jávea Players, when Lee played the part of René in the local production of ‘Helo, Helo’. It is a DVD I wouldn’t hesitate to buy, which reminds me of Ray and Daphne Bradley recording local school and dance presentations (not forgetting the Service of Remembrance each November in the Port Church), years before DVD was available, and VHS represented the latest technology. Ray created the first website for Jávea Computer Club, worked for the BBC, and had the common-sense to have a heart-attack whilst in the Operating Theatre filming the procedure for a future documentary, resulting in his being rushed into the adjoining theatre for his own operation. Laura was spotted for her dance ability by Valerie Jean (whom I doubted I would recognise at Laura’s funeral, but remains unchanged after 25 years since we last met) when both were at Lady Elizabeth Primary School, Laura as a pupil and Val as extra-curricular teacher of dance. Continued in column 3 of page 15
A year in the life of a Spanish town Xabia / Jávea
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A man and a woman were sitting beside each other in the first class section of an airplane. The woman sneezed, took out a tissue, gently wiped her nose, and then visibly shuddered for ten or fifteen seconds. The man went back to reading his book. A few minutes later, the woman sneezed again, took a tissue, wiped her nose, and then shuddered violently once more. Although assuming the woman might have a cold, the man was still curious about the shuddering. A few minutes passed when the woman sneezed yet again. As before she took a tissue, wiped her nose, her body shaking even more than before. Unable to restrain his curiosity, the man turned to the woman and said, "I couldn't help but notice that you have sneezed three times, wiped your nose, and then shuddered violently. Are you okay?" The woman replied, "I am sorry if I disturbed you. I have a rare medical condition. Whenever I sneeze, I have an orgasm." The man, more than a bit embarrassed, was still curious. "I have never heard of that condition before, " he said.. "Are you taking anything for it?" The woman nodded. "Black pepper." From Peter Trower
BRIDE AT THE ALTAR
All eyes were on the radiant bride as her father escorted her down the aisle. They reached the altar and the waiting groom. The bride kissed her father and placed something in his hand. The guests in the front pews responded with ripples of laughter. Even the priest smiled broadly. As her father gave her away in marriage, the bride gave him back his credit card.
THE AUSTRALIAN APPROACH
A young Aussie lad moved to London and went to Harrods looking for a job. The manager asked 'Do you have any sales experience?' The young man answered 'Yeah, I was a salesman back home in Dubbo.'
The manager liked the Aussie so he gave him the job. His first day was challenging and busy, but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the manager came down and asked, 'OK, so how many sales did you make today?' The Aussie said 'One!' The manager groaned and continued, 'Just one? Our sales people average 20 or 30 sales a day. How much was the sale for?' '£124,237.64p.' The manager choked and exclaimed £124,237.64!! What did you sell him that cost that much?' 'Well, first I sold him a small fish hook, then a medium fish hook and then I sold him a new fishing rod.' 'Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down at the coast, so I told him he would need a boat, so we went down to the boat department and I sold him that twinengine Power Cat.' 'Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to car sales and I sold him the 4 x4 The manager, incredulous, said, 'You mean to tell me...a guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and a 4x4?' 'No, no, no... he came in here to buy a box of tampons for his lady friend and I said... 'Well, since your weekend's screwed-up, you might as well go fishing.' from Peter Trower
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– Printing embossed on the side – The silver band with holograms – The semi-transparent window – The printed amount will be in metallic emerald green ink.
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Civil war air raid shelter to be recovered for visitors
Jávea believes it will be feasible to reopen the entrance and first 6 metres of the Civil War air raid shelter in La Caleta in the Port. This was built in 1938 and has been closed for 40 years. The
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surface slabs which are slipping and unstable will be replaced and the low brick wall in the front removed. Most of the 20 metres of tunnels are dangerously unstable. This shelter is one of the few preserved examples of architecture from the Civil war, and the only one in public hands.
Stop the Fire !
Valencia is the second most likely in Spain to have forest fires. Over 90% are man-made: errors, negligence and arson. The president of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig has signed an agreement linking the Administration with the Valencian communication media to raise public awareness about measures that could prevent forest fires and their dire consequences. The campaign, under the slogan "Stop the foc ', aims to prevent the human causes, of these disasters.
Lee was my friend, but attending the service to Commemorate his life that was conducted by his Pastor, Steve Hall, I realised Lee was like a diamond and a viewer could only see one facet at a time. He always kept his word, and whilst I always knew I had 100% of his attention, I took it for granted that 10% was with Gill(illian), his wife. The trouble was that I knew it was the same for Gill. When Lee walked out of the room, the brightness was gone as well until he returned. We lived in adjoining apartments on the 3rd floor - Ann and I at Nº 17 and Lee and Gill at Nº 19. Like all neighbours we had our moments, but what happened in our apartments, stayed there - but it was never more than words. My memory has taken me back to 20 years before Lee was born, to a ‘chorus’ I sang in the Covenanters group at Nathaniel Hall in Birkbeck Road, Sidcup Away far beyond Jordan We’ll meet in that land Oh won’t it be grand. Away far beyond Jordan We’ll meet in that beautifull land. If you get there before I do Look out for me, ‘cos I’m coming too. Away far beyond Jordan We’ll meet in that land.
We never talked about Heaven, where the streets are paved with gold (so no need for a financial adviser) and everyone will have received Christ as their Saviour to get there, (so no task for me), so we’ll both be found other jobs.
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Billy was a very active 66-year-old, founding member of Lakeside Wheelers Cycling Club. An Irishman, he died after he was prescribed a common painkiller for his shoulder pain while on holiday in Spain. Mullingar was visiting Torrevieja, Spain in February and prescribed the painkiller Nolotil from a Spanish GP, which he took for five days. In April Billy returned to another GP in Spain to get a renewal for his normal medications and told the doctor he couldn’t shake cold like symptoms. He couldn’t shake a common cold and sore throat. The GP checked him out and found his white blood cell count was very low and called an ambulance to take him to emergency straight away.” Billy’s son Derek Smyth said the emergency department Billy attended went through a series of tests and doctors found the Nolotil drug had caused a toxic poisoning in his bone marrow, causing him to stop producing white blood cells, which are used to fight infection. “This is a known side affect of the drug which the hospital doctors said is particularly a problem for people of British and Irish decent. The second GP who sent him to hospital afterwards also stated it was “common knowledge” not to prescribe English or Irish people this
drug,” said Derek and his sister Stephanie Hutchinson who flew to Spain to be with their dad, “who never ever complained about being sick.” Billy developed sepsis and necrotising fasciitis as a result of the low white cell count requiring “radical surgery” to remove the affected tissue in an attempt to save his life. “My father remained in a coma following surgery. He developed multiple organ failure, received a colostomy, kidney dialysis and many life saving measures but on April 17 my father died from septic shock due to the complications developed from taking Nolotil,” said Derek. “We’re obviously upset that the drug prescribed to him - at the end of the day - is legal in certain countries. There’s nothing on the paperwork to say don’t give it to Irish people, it’s just common knowledge among doctors. “My dad was there for a short time and another Irish man was admitted for illness caused by the drug. Irish people should be cautious and think twice about what they’re taking. If they even stop for a couple of seconds and think, they could save their lives,” said Derek. “In the coming days, weeks and months, there are tens of thousands leaving Ireland and heading to Spain for
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Sometimes I wish I was somewhere else - Cooler
As I write this article it's August, the hottest month. I love living in Jávea but for me August has always been the worst month. At the Oasis Centre, people I meet each day who are complaining of the heat, especially during the night saying they can't sleep, and I must agree with them. Then on top of the heat the traffic and parking are a nightmare. I don't know if you agree, but some of the worst drivers seem to hit the roads during the summer period. I suppose I am being a bit unfair because during the summer, there are a lot of visitors to Jávea and often, they don't know where they are going, so create problems for other road users. Last month, I told you about one of our house swops that we made about
by Ann Read
August/Sept. 2016
who writes for us after one retirement and before her next
eight years ago to Amsterdam for three weeks. As I explained, we were fortunate enough to own two apartments in Avenida Lepanto in Jávea Port, one on the third floor (where we lived) and one on the fourth floor which we kept for visitors and friends. So it was handy for us, when we wanted to swop our apartment with another family, we only had to close the front door where we lived and off we went, leaving the keys to the upstairs flat with a friend for collection. We didn't have to worry about locking away private possessions and papers, and having the worry of getting the place clean and tidy.
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One of the swops we did was two weeks with a family who owned a shoe shop and lived in Auvres-sur-Oise which is situated just 47 miles north of Paris. It is a scenic village surrounded by wheat fields along the banks of the Oise river. As it is less than an hour by train from Paris, is is a popular day out for sightseers. About the middle of July, we left our home in Jávea by car and travelled up to Figueres, on the French/Spanish border, arriving there at about 5pm. When we travel back to the UK we always stay in a small hostal in Figueres. It is very old fashioned, and the rooms are very basic but spotlessly clean. The main reason we always choose this particular hostal is that it has a large enclosed car park at the back with huge gates which are closed and locked when it gets dark. The family that run the hostal live in rooms that open onto the car park and they are always coming and going which is added protection. So we know that when we lock the car up at night, often loaded wth goodies, it's completely safe. The hostal is very popular with long distance drivers who know their lorries are safe for the night. On the ground floor of the hostal there is a bar and restaurant. The locals use the front bar and the diners are shown to a table up a few stairs at the back of the premises. We had friends who lived in Figueres and sometimes they were able to join us for a meal.
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Next morning bright and early we continued our journey through France and finally arrived at Auvers in the middle of the afternoon. There were ‘guard houses at every entrance, and a refugee centre created from portacabins nor far from the house. Clive asked about the reason for such high security, and was told “We got blamed if there was a robbery so we established checkpoints to prevent indesirables from coming in.” The house was a medium sized detached, in a row of similar sized houses and in garden which seemed not to have been pruned for dozens of years. We went to the shed as instructed to find the hidden keys to the front door. The premises were alarmed and we were warned that once the outside door was opened, there was only a short time to open the main inside front door before the alarm went off. You've guessed it! We opened the outside door, and fumbled with the keys to open the lock of the front door but couldn't find the correct key and off went the alarm, and what a loud one it was. I panicked, we couldn't open the front door and how were we to stop this infernal racket, it was loud enough to wake the dead. Suddenly a man appeared, he was a near neighbour and had come to help us. He took the keys from Clive, put one of them in another lock much higher up on the door and hey presto the door opened and he was able to get in and disarm the alarm. The owners of the house had warned him we were coming to stay in the house for two weeks, so he wasn't surprised when the alarm went off. The house was rather old fashioned by our standards with very large furniture. In the lounge there was the biggest wall unit that I have ever seen in my life. It spanned the whole of the back wall, floor to ceiling. The television was a bit of a disappointment, it only had French programmes!! The back garden was huge, very overgrown but obviously maintained. There were paths that took us through overhanging trees and when we finally reached the bottom of the garden, we found it backed onto the river Oise. There were four bedrooms, three with single beds and the main bedroom had a double, but we couldn't get over how low it was. The top of the mattress was only 10” off the floor and Clive found it very difficult to get in and out of bed as there was nothing to hold onto as the walls was covered in pastel-coloured nylon material. We soon settled in, Clive found himself an office to work in and I made us a very welcome cup of tea. I spent a great deal of my fortnight there in the garden, it was warm and sunny
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but not too hot and I found myself a affecting Clive's back badly and he was comfortable reclining chair in the shed in so much pain that we came home a and spent many hours reading or just day early. We had intended to return on listening to the birds and relaxing. the Saturday but on the Friday morning I found a small supermarket about when I was cleaning the lounge (most of half-an-hour's walk away along the the other rooms were already cleaned), river bank and bought fresh bread and he came to me and asked how practical it milk daily but main shopping was about was for us to return home that morning. 15 minutes drive away. I loved my walk So I quickly finished the cleaning and we to the supermarket each morning. I used set off for the long drive home. We had to meet the same people walking their dogs and we often stopped for a chat, most of them spoke a bit of broken English, unfortunately I had forgotten most of my French from my schooldays. Along the river bank there were benches so I could rest promised ourselves that on the way back and watch the we would travel over the Millau Viaduct barges travel along the river, it was all bridge, the longest, tallest bridge in the so peaceful. At the beginning of the world. Millau Viaduct is part of the A75holiday we intended visiting all the A71 motorway axis from Paris to museums and places of interest in the Montpellier. Construction cost was area but apart from a visit to the room approximately €400 million, and has where Van Gogh lived, we spent most been ranked as one of the great of our time either in the house or engineering achievements of all time. driving around the picturesque countryside. We arrived at the viaduct late afternoon During the 19th century a number of and decided to have a walk around the painters lived and worked in Auvres village and take photos before driving including Vincent van Gogh who died over the bridge. Once back on the by a gunshot to the chest. The room on Continued on page 21 the upper floor of the Auberge Ravoux If you do not have where he died has a large appetite been preserved, although no our meal can be furniture remains. sectioned and He lived in room frozen for future number 5, which is a days. small 75 square foot room, which is open You may have sampled the These are a few of the to visitors. Auversmany recently prepared sur-Oise is the final varied food by Julie and meals. resting place of both Diego’s Bar/Restaurant Picoteo Port in Jávea Port. English: Cottage Pie, Vincent and his Now, in addition, Julie Liver and Bacon, brother Theo van prepares these one-plate Roast Chicken. Gogh who died six complete meals as an Spanish: Pucheros, Paellas. months later. Van Estofados, Potajes. Gogh was delighted alternative for those unable to travel to a restaurant. International: Chilli con with Auvres and For example: Roast pork carne, Lasagne, Pastas, during his short time Canalones, Goulash, there (just over two with crackling, stuffing, apple Curry. months), he painted sauce, roast and mash potatoes and veggies. about 70 canvases. They can be collected A few months before our holiday to from Picoteo Port or possibly delivered to your Auvres, Clive had own home, if a number of been in Pedrera different meals are ordered. hospital for an operation to remove Please telephone JULIE on 696 767 349 a cancer so the holiday was a good to arrange a meeting opportunity for him to recuperate. to discuss your preferences Unfortunately, the low bed was and details of any allergies.
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Culture Committee awards 9th October ‘Honoured Son of the City’ for 2016 be shared by a remarkable individual and Seafarers
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The individual is Francisco Pastor Espoñol in recognition of his continued solidarity and extraordinary contribution as a blood donor (he was for many years the largest donor in Spain), and for (along with his wife) their active participation in the founding of the local assembly of the Red Cross. Francisco was counting down the visits of the donor vehicle, and knew the approximate date of his 100th donation, when a routine test discovered that his blood was no longer acceptable. Donors are automatically rejected on their 70th birthday. The Culture Commission emphasise that Francisco is the kind of person "who gives himself to others and helping to make a better, more just and fraternal society" and that this attitude has already won him the distinction of being in the BIG LEAGUE of blood donors, as well as the Gold Medal of the Spanish Red Cross. Many ‘oldtimers’ among the Brits in Jávea will recognise him as ‘The Beard’ the man who handled undeliverable and certified mail from his bullet-proof window in the pre-modernised Correos office. In those days there were no deliveries to urbanisations (how the fingers of the clock turn full circle) and mail for each urbanisation was sorted into cardboard trays. If you wanted to collect your mail, you didn’t wait in the main queue, but formed a mini-queue on the left and asked for your tray. Looking for your
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own mail, you would notice letters for neighbours or friends who lived nearby, so you’d put their letters in your hand as well. To supplement his ‘day job’ at Correos, each Friday evening Francisco loaded his car with copies of Jávea Semanal and delivered them to advertisers. If the premises were closed, he left them on the step or window-sill, and passers-by would take a copy on their way out for the evening. Sadly Semenal is no longer a printed publication (like the Jávea Grapevine), but former Editor Amparo Botella
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remains very active on behalf of Jávea, the Red Cross, and other ‘good causes’. The Instutition award this year recognises the contribution made by members of the Fishermen’s Association in Jávea, that is described as an economic collective, rooted in the culture and landscape of whose daily work also generates a social benefit linked to the viability of the sector whose existance sustains tourist development, ensuring the Port maintains its identity and that the best ‘of their catch’ are delivered to the Jávea’s best fish houses and restaurants.
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After Brexit, a Trump path to victory
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Will Teresa May have the balls (pardon the pun) to ignore the Brexit majority and refuse to activate Article 50, because that fits with her own Agenda? Some Americans have long predicted the breakup of the European Union and appear to have seen their dreams come to reality. The Commonwealth could understand the UK wanting to have a closer trading relationship with its European neighbours but why at the expense of the Commonwealth, whose troops stood shoulder to shoulder with the British Tommy, and NOT in a queue to ‘fix’ the next EBOR rate. Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU, but England voted for independence. These people, with their unique history, language and culture, want to write their own laws and rule themselves. The English wish to remain who they are, and they do not want their country to become, in Theodore Roosevelt’s phrase, “a polyglot boarding house” for the world. From patriots of all nations, congratulations are in order. It will all begin to unravel now, over there, and soon over here. Across Europe, tribalism, of all strains, is resurgent. Not only does the EU appear to be breaking up, countries appear about to break up. What do YOU think? Will Brexit slow the trend toward globalism? Scotland will seek a second referendum to leave the U.K. The French National Front of Marine Le Pen and the Dutch Party for Freedom both want out of the EU. As Scots seek to secede from the U.K., Catalonia seeks to secede from Spain, Veneto from Italy,
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and Flemish nationalists from Belgium. Ethnonationalism seems everywhere ascendant. Yet, looking back in history, is this not the way the world has been going for some centuries now? The disintegration of the EU into its component nations would follow, as Vladimir Putin helpfully points out, the dissolution of the USSR into 15 nations, and the breakup of Yugoslavia into seven. Czechoslovakia lately split in two. The Donbass seeks to secede from Ukraine. Is that so different from Transnistria splitting off from Romania, Abkhazia and South Ossetia seceding from Georgia, and Chechnya seeking separation from Russia? After World War II came the disintegration of the French and British empires and birth of dozens of new nations in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. America returned the Philippine islands to their people. The previous century saw the collapse of the Spanish Empire and birth of a score of new nations In Xi Jinping’s China and Putin’s Russia, nationalism is rising, even as China seeks to repress Uighur and Tibetan separatists. People want to rule themselves and be themselves, separate from all others. Palestinians want their own nation. Israelis want “a Jewish state”. On Cyprus, Turks and Greeks seem happier apart. Kurds are fighting to secede from Turkey and Iraq, and perhaps soon from Syria and Iran. Afghanistan appears to be splintering into regions dominated by Pashtuns, Hazaras, Uzbeks and Tajiks. Eritrea has left Ethiopia. South Sudan has seceded from Khartoum. Nor is America immune to the populist sentiments surging in Europe.
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And as “Brexit” swept the nativeborn English outside of multiracial, multiethnic, multicultural, multilingual London, populist-nationalist Donald Trump and anti-establishment Ted Cruz swept the native-born white working and middle classes in the primaries, and there were calls for other countries who criticised the UK to hold their own IN or OUT Referendum In Britain, all the mainstream parties – Labour, Tory, Liberal Democrat, Scottish National – supported “Remain”. All lost. Nigel Farage’s UK Independence Party alone won. Were it not for the tenacity of Nigel Farage and UKIP there would have been NO UK Referendum. In the past six months, millions of Democrats voted for a 74-year-old socialist against the establishment choice, Hillary Clinton, as BushRomney-Ryan Republicanism was massively repudiated in the Republican primaries. As Trump said last week, “We got here because we switched from a policy of Americanism – focusing on what’s good for America’s middle class – to a policy of globalism, focusing on how to make money for large corporations who can move their wealth and workers to foreign countries all to the detriment of the American worker and the American economy.” It was recently announced that in May alone, the U.S. had run a trade deficit in goods of $60 billion. This translates into an annual deficit of $720 billion in goods, or near 4 percent of GDP wiped out by purchases of foreignmade rather than U.S.-made goods. In 40 years, we have not run a trade surplus. The most self-sufficient republic in all of history now relies for its necessities upon other nations. What might a Trumpian policy of Americanism over globalism entail? A 10 to 20% tariff on manufactured goods to wipe out the trade deficit in goods, with the hundreds of billions in revenue used to slash or eliminate corporate taxes in the USA. Every U.S. business would benefit. Every global company would have an incentive not only to move production there, but its headquarters as well. An “America first” immigration policy would secure the border, cut legal immigration to tighten U.S. labour markets, strictly enforce U.S. laws against those breaking into the country, and get tough with businesses that make a practice of hiring illegals. In Europe and America, corporate, financial and political elites are increasingly disrespected, and transnationalism is receding. An antiestablishment, nationalist, populist wave is surging across Europe and the USA. It is an anti-insider, anti-Clinton wave, and Trump could ride it to victory. There is no insinuation that Oscar Anton holds any of these views.
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Continued from page 18 motorway, we intended to drive until it was nearly dark and then stop off at a hotel or motel for the night. Not a good move as it was the beginning of August and the motorway was heaving with traffic as people left France to spend their annual holiday in Spain. When it was nearly dark we pulled off the motorway into the town but the hotels were full. We drove further on and after five attempts to get a room, gave up and decided to carry on driving home. We did stop for a couple of hours at about 3am at one of the service areas for a sleep in the car because we were both so tired, and finally arrived home early morning. After a quick cup of tea it was off to bed for a well deserved rest, and it was so lovely to be back in our own bed!!! Some of our visitors at the Oasis Centre have asked if we will be closed at all during August. The answer is "No" we are still here from 10am to 2pm Monday to Saturday, and at 11am on Sundays for the Church service. We always have a good supply of greeting cards, all priced at 1€. We stock the television magazines and we offer a full range of printing facilities including prints on canvas. So for those of you who suffer the heat and traffic of August, have a good month, and try to keep cool.
Subject: UK winter fuel allowance
Dear Sir, Thank you for your letter regarding the new amendments to the UK Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations of 2015. The amendments introduce a temperature test according to which the Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) is not payable to eligible persons living in warmer places than the warmest region of the UK - namely Portugal, Spain, Greece, France, Gibraltar, Malta and Cyprus. Hence, persons receiving the UK pension who are residing in these seven EU Member States due to the new temperature test are no longer receiving this benefit. You believe that these amendments are contrary to the EU law and in particular to Regulation (EC) 883/2004 on the coordination of social security benefits. You seem to conclude that WFP is a pension supplement (part of a pension — old age benefit) within the meaning of Article 1 (w) of Regulation 883/2004 and therefore should be exportable under the Regulation.
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According to consistent case-law of the European Union Court of Justice, the essential characteristic of “old-age benefits” lies in the fact that they are intended to safeguard the means of subsistence of persons who, when they reach a certain age, leave their employment and are no longer required to hold themselves available for work at the employment office. WFP is not granted exclusively to pensioners, but also to workers who have reached the pensionable age for women as well as to recipients of some security benefits1. A person can receive it even if he/she is still working or receiving other social security benefits. In its recent judgment in Case C-361/I3, Commission/Slovak Republic, of 16 September 2015, the Court ruled that a benefit which “is not paid exclusively to recipients of an old-age pension” cannot be classified as old-age pension. Even though it appears the WFP will in practice mainly benefit pensioners, other categories of citizens can also claim it, such as men who did not reach a pensionable age yet (WFP is linked with women pensionable age). Hence, in light of this recent case law WFP does not constitute an old-age pension. Moreover, if it were to be concluded that the WFP is a pension supplement within the meaning of Regulation 883/2004, the refusal to export the WFP to Member States where “the average winter temperature is higher than the warmest region of the UK” could legitimately be justified. The WFP is a non-contributory benefit, which can be exported, but subject to a condition of winter temperature in the Member State of residence. The very aim of the WFP is helping people to pay their heating bills. In Case C-503/09 Lucy Stewart 3, the Court ruled that “where acquisition of entitlement to a non-contributory benefit is not subject to conditions as regards contributions, it can be considered to be legitimate for a Member State to award such benefit only after it has been established that there was a genuine link between the claimant and the competent State”, In the view of the above, a similar reasoning has to be held as regards a condition imposed to claimants who establish their residence in another Member State. A Member State can therefore limit the granting of an allowance, the aim of which is to help its beneficiaries to pay heating bills, to those who are faced with a similar or worse average winter temperature than the average winter temperature in the United Kingdom. For the above reasons, although I regret your situation, the latest amendments to the UK’s Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations do not seem to be a breach of EU law and in particular of Regulation (EC) No
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ANOTHER PETITION
Petition launched for British expats in Spain and Gibraltar to be represented in the UK parliament by an MP www.tinyurl.com/WestminsterRepresent ation The petition demands the large body of expats in Europe (estimated at 1.3 million) as well as 30,000 Gibraltarians are given an official voice in Parliament. Incredibly, neither group has an MP or other government body to represent them in London. And in the wake of Brexit it is more important than ever that the British expat right to live and work across Europe is protected. After submitting its own petition via change.org and the UK petitions committee the Olive Press is now backing an existing petition which already has the backing of 1,000 signatories. The petition needs to reach 10,000 by September 17 in order to warrant a response from government. If it reaches over 100,000 signatories then the issue must be raised in the House of Commons. To sign the petition click below:
www.petition.parliament.uk/petitions/ 123429 At the time of publishing this article the UK Government had removed access citing ‘security concerns’. to everyone who has looked after loved-ones in Spain After caring for my mother (who herself cared for my father) I have looked after some lovely people in the UK as an Agency carer. If YOU are a caring person and interested in carework in England on a 2 week on / 2 week off rota, I’d like to hear from you? Interviews and training here in Spain. For more information ring 616162324 or eMail jacqui.javea@hotmail.com
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If you buy from Amazon or eBay or a similar supplier in the UK, chances are they offer FREE delivery to UK addresses - only problem, is that you don’t have one, and even if you do, they would need to re-post it to you. NOT ANY MORE If you have your items DELIVERED (not Billed) to Your name Doree Bonner UK Mags 21 Leafield Way CORSHAM SN13 9SW we will bring your goods over with our magazines. The more people who use the service, the more often we will ship to Spain. IF (when you try to enter the address), the software chooses Doree Bonner - OVERRIDE it - and INSIST that YOUR NAME is included or we won’t know whose package it is. When you collect from the Oasis Help Centre in Jávea Port, you will usually be charged 1€ per package, but heavier and larger boxes will - as you can understand incur a surcharge. We are only interested in covering our costs, NOT to make a HUGE profit.
As part of its routine maintenance work in public spaces, the municipal services department of Jávea has planted 12 new Washingtonia date palms.
Are you affected by a multicurrency mortgage loan? Is your loan linked to the change between Euro-Swiss Franc, Euro-Yen, etc?
Multi-currency mortgages appear like normal mortgage loans, but instead of operating in €uros, they are linked to other foreign currencies. Offered by banks normally to high income customers, as a formula to benefit from the changes between currencies, in practice it has caused those affected enormous economic damage. This is
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because usually the evolution of the exchange rate between the €uro and the chosen currency has been unfavourable. These loans are usually linked to currencies like the Swiss franc, etc. Some of those affected do not even know that they are affected, as they are unaware that the capital of their loan is linked to another currency. Legally it is possible to claim against the bank, and request cancellation of the clauses relating to the linkage to foreign currency, since the bank did not inform consumers of the potential risks of these financial products. In addition, these loans are not referred to the normal interest, rather, like the Euribor which is the most common, instead they are normally referred to the Libor, which is an unusual and controversial interest rate. On many occasions not only are those affected paying higher than expected monthly repayments to the bank, but also, if the change of currency is unfavourable, often the consumer could now owe even more in Euros than that which was agreed at the beginning of the loan, despite having spent many years paying the mortgage. Many Spanish courts, including the Supreme Court in its judgment of June 2015, have pointed out that these types of loans are complex financial instruments, and therefore the bank is required to provide greater protection and information to non-expert consumers. Although these contracts are not in themselves illegal, the lack of sufficient and accurate information to consumers who contract them, outlining the potential risks of the product, could mean that there is no real knowledge by consumers and therefore the consent given when signing is not valid, which could lead to a declaration of invalidity for lack of transparency. It is important that the affected are consumers, ie individuals or companies not acting in the exercise of their profession, trade or business. It is important to consider product knowledge, experience in similar investments, and training and qualifications of the affected. And there are many judgments in favour of the consumers affected by these types of multi-currency loans, including among others, the judgment of the Provincial Court of Palma de Mallorca, Judgment 122/2011 of 5 April 2011. It is estimated that there could be anywhere between 30,000 and 60,000 such affected cases at this moment in Spain. If you have a mortgage in Spain linked to another currency (other than
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the €) contact us. Let us have sight of your mortgage loan deeds and your last receipt, and we will confirm if you are affected or not. http://www.white-baos.com/en/contact The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues Carlos Baos (Lawyer) Tel: +34 966 426 185 E-mail: info@white-baos.com http://www.white-baos.com White & Baos 2016– All rights reserved but permission granted in writing for Jávea Jeard to redistribute \
Possible Location of Garden of Eden Named World Heritage Site
An area in southern Iraq which many believe is the location of the biblical Garden of Eden has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area is known as the Ahwar of Southern Iraq. Much of the area consists of marshland and has been described by UNESCO as “unique, as one of the world’s largest inland delta systems, in an extremely hot and arid environment.” The marshland was targeted by Saddam Hussein in the 1990s as he feared rebel forces would use them as a refuge, so he had much of the water drained. Today, the area is being restored and much of it is recovering its former habitat. In addition to wetlands, the Ahwar contains archaeological sites that some archaeologists believe include ancient biblical cities. “The archaeological cities of Uruk and Ur and the Tell Eridu form part of the remains of the Sumerian cities and settlements that developed in southern Mesopotamia between the 4th and the 3rd millennium BCE,” UNESCO reported. The city of Ur is believed by some to be the biblical Ur of the Chaldees, the city that was the birthplace of Abraham and his brother, Haran. Many of Iraq’s historical sites have been targeted by ISIS militants. Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has thus vowed that Iraq will work to protect the Ahwar “despite the destruction and demolition of Iraqi heritage and antiquities by barbaric terrorist gangs.”
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WHAT IF ‘DODGY DAVE’ HAD BEEN A MAN OF HIS MANIFESTO PROMISE?
If David Cameron had kept to his election Manifesto (instead of pushing through same-sex marriage - for which he had no mandate from the people) he might still be PM and taking pride in the REMAINERS result. Add the numbers in the illustration - and he only has himself to blame. Trouble is, it will be those to whom he denied the vote on ther own future, who will pay the price.
Residents in Jávea South and tourists have Summer Health Centre An auxiliary medical office located in the Arenal area (it's on a municipal plot of the Paris Avenue, next to Jávea Park) and is intended to strengthen the service during the summer, when the population in the south of the municipality rises exponentially. The auxiliary outpatient
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good medical care are of paramount importance and far overweight the importance of transport connections. The president also spoke of the extra provision as a support to medical staff working in August "a very difficult month" and thanked those for their efforts and dedication. For the Mayor, the opening of this clinic is a "satisfaction" and finally "a claim that could qualify as historic where residents and visitors are served" and that, added to the endowments of the town and harbour and beaches "Allows us to say that Jávea is sanitarily safe and protects its people." Chulvi said the Arenal quadruples its residents during the summer giving people the best possible conditions and has apologised for the delay in opening, something for which he had been criticised and explained the difficulties with the installation of the module in its first year. "The important thing was to open with all the guarantees" noted Chulvi, who underlined that in recent days he has worked against time and good collaboration between the city, the municipal brigades works and cleaning, the Department of Health and Marina Salud. “Now,” said the Mayor, “You are looking at the possibility that the service can be extended in September, a month in which there are still a lot of holidaymakers.
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This column turns the spotlight on the otherwise ‘ordinary people’ who have chosen a job, hobby or profession of which most might remain ignorant, and so this column spotlights those people who contribute towards giving our town its character and identity. Last month we featured the story of Maria Jose Gisbert Mulas who talked about why she had to take over her mother´s beauty salon business. when
her mother Conchi became too ill to work. Maria Jose decided she had to adapt very quickly from a beautician to becoming a businesswoman. This month our Spotlight switches to Pere Sapena Segarra who was elected as a councillor by Xábia Democratica to head the Department for Municipal Town Planning. Prior to 2011 it was almost impossible to get a building or project application through the townhall within a reasonable time frame, resulting in illegal building, so Pere’s no nonsense approach was a breath of fresh air when he entered the townhall and dramatically reduced the time from 18 months to around 3.
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Apart from approving council planning applications he also had to tackle and find solutions regarding illegal builds which - over his term - he did, making him popular with voters. His hobby and passion in his spare time is training to run in both half and full marathons. Pere Sapena Segarra was born on the 16th June 1962 in Jávea in a house situated in Carrer Roques near to the Clot. As a child he attended the Vicente Tena School after which he studied at the Jávea Instituto. During the last few years of study at the Institute, Pere and two other students voiced their opinions that architecture should be offered as a course. In his final year in 1979 the Institute introduced an architectural course in which Pere and his two student friends enrolled. Pere passed the exam which gave him entry into Valencia Polytechnic, although the other two students unfortunately failed the exam and dropped out. Pere joined the Polytechnic,Valencia in 1980 and studied a degree in Architecture for 8 years although it is possible for the course to take 10 years to complete. It was here that he met his future wife Anna as she was the girl who sat next to him and they constantly chatted about lots of different things.
Anna with Noria and David sitting next to Pere. After they both qualified in 1988, Anna decided to follow Pere back to Jávea where together they became selfemployed architects. In 1989, Pere was invited to attend a 3 day examination in Pego as he was interested in becoming a Municipal Architect. After being shortlisted he eventually won the position and worked for Pego Council as an approved Municipal Planner. A Municipal Planner is responsible for all urbanistic matters including technical issues that crop up. Although politicians might promise you they will build new roads, hospitals and houses to win your vote it is really up to the Municipal Town Planner to give written approvals as they must resist illegal building and national and local laws and rules must be thoroughly checked before approvals can be given. The Municipal Town Planner is legally responsible for any building application or project and so if there are any errors or omissions heavy fines or imprisonments can be imposed on them whereas the politician
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is free from all liabilities and prosecutions. In 1992, Pere married Anna in Valencia and after a while had two children, David (now 23) and Noria (21). Both their adult children are following in their parents’ footsteps, completing their final years at the Valencia Polytechnic, where they too are hoping to qualify as architects to carry on the family tradition. After working for Pego Council for 15 years, Pere decided in 2004 to take a two year sabbatical break and during this time he became President of a local association affiliated to the Xábia Historical Centre. His voluntary work within the association included checking council schemes like new road layouts and urban development plans. The work was important because Pere had to legally ensure these schemes would not interfere, damage or destroy any existing archaeological sites that were preserved in the area. Eventually this affiliation attracted other local organisations and so the Historical Society, Penya Marina and Xábia Port Commercial and Construction became a new local environmental group. Between 2006 and 2008 the new group called themselves Xábia Millora and - in time - evolved into a political party. In 2011 they joined forces with Oscar Anton and others to form Xábia Democratica Party where they shared many votes giving them a voice in the townhall with three elected councillors. During this time Pere was asked to become the Head of Municipal Town Planning for Xábia, and resigned his job in Pego. After Xabia Democratica Party lost their battle to win the local 2015 elections, Pere left Jávea Townhall and became an independent architectural consultant where he and Anna provide planning and building consultancy services. About 9 years ago, Pere’s brother Juseppe persuaded him to start running as a hobby. Pere said he would run around the town, doing a few kilometres and eventually his body started to crave for him to run further. Pere said “The brain triggers serotonin during exercise and this feeling is very euphoric giving a feeling of well-being and satisfaction.” Within a few months Pere was doubling his distance and he decided to
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join a running club called S.M Club D´Ahetisme LLebeig-Xábia. After further training and encouragement he decided to tour the Marina Alta entering into half marathons which is a distance of 10km. The photo on the foot of column 3 of the previous page is: Pere and club members from S.M Club D´Ahetisme LLebeig-Xábia. Pere in Xábia as part of his Marina Alta tour. After completing a year’s worth of half marathons, in 2010 he decided to enter his first full marathon which is a distance of 42.195km. His first marathon run was in Paris where he competed with sixty thousand other people who all wanted to set or beat their own personal best times. For Pere he set a time of 4 hrs 15 mins. The next marathon came in 2011, in Madrid, where he ran a best time of 4hrs 3 mins. Pere in Paris The Rome marathon in 2012 was by far the hardest he had experienced with the
uneven paving slabs in some areas notably around the Colosseum where the paving stones give way to larva slabs. His time of 4hrs 30 mins showed his difficulty. This was the year when Pere decided to complete two full marathons and so in the October he ran in Venice. “The weather was atrocious we had high winds, rain and it was a very cold day” says Pere. “You begin the course some 25km to the west of Venice and although you run through some special places along the route I distinctively remember the hardest part crossing the Liberty Bridge which is a straight 4 km bridge but with winds and rain battering you across an open bridge spanning over the sea it can take its toll. It was so cold that the water stations had closed and battling through the narrow streets against other competitors I just wanted to hurry up and get across the finish line in St Marks Basin.” In April 2013 Pere kept his double marathon appearances up where he first competed in the Segorbe Challenge, which is a full marathon running up and around this mountainous town in Costelló. The course of the marathon is mainly on mountainous pathways with no asphalt and so his time for this race was 6hrs 14 mins. In October Pere took part in the Berlin marathon which he says was very well organised and his best time was
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Pere taking a deserved water break from a gruelling 115 km race day. The longest distance he has run in a day
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work now or in the future and would like assistance with your project please do not hesitate to call Pere who speaks English. He is a qualified architect and knows the processes of carrying through your project from beginning to end. Offices at Calle San Isidro 3, Xábia Town, 03730. Pere mobile 96 646 0466 or eMail peresapena@gmail.com
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came in 2014 when he took part in the race between Castillion to San Juan de Penyagolosa which rises 1,280 metres above sea level. On this particular day he ran 115 km where he started at 6am and crossed the finish line around 5pm, although there were other competitors who did not make it back until the following morning. In 2015 Pere entered the Valencia Marathon which was routine he said and he also completed the Navacas to Baracas or Greenways route which follows a disused railway line. His best time came in April this year when he completed the Vienna Marathon in 3 hrs 50 mins not only did he attain his personal best but he enjoyed the marathon as well. Pere’s tips for running a marathon are the same as taking examinations, that is to remain focused but keep calm. Pere has no special diets and enjoys good food with an occasional wine or beer, he runs marathons to keep in good health. He said eating a balanced diet means a variety of proteins, sugar and carbohydrates and you must have at least 7 hours rest per day. Looking at Pere’s training session made me feel tired, every Tuesday and Thursday he runs between 17 and 18km in about 1hr 30mins and on Sundays he completes 20 km which takes between 2 and 2 ½ hours. When Pere relaxes he enjoys gardening, listening to classical music, reading his books and going to the cinema with Anna. At the moment Pere is making plans to run the London Marathon 2017 so we wish him all the best of luck. If you are planning any building
Pere looks fit and ready for Vienna
Few in Jávea may have heard of the Olive Press which is published in the South of Spain, but it has raised its profile with Brits, by mounting a campaign for Brits who have lived in Spain for more than 10 years before 23rd June 2016, to have a simplified procedure to obtain Spanish nationality and/or a Spanish Passport and DNI.
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Over 17,500 people had signed the petition in the first few days. Their reasoning is uncomplicated: “Many have chosen to live here and call Spain our home, while many of us have started businesses here and are now raising families. “On top of this, plenty of us have Spanish partners and speak your language, albeit often not perfectly. “We feel we contribute a lot to the local economy, particularly on the coast, and historically our links to Spain, via writers such as Paul Preston, Gerald Brenan and Laurie Lee, is massive. “Above all, we feel European and entirely opposed to Brexit, brought about by xenophobic campaigning and lies back home. “Yet we are the ones in the firing line… and the ones most likely to be affected by it. We hope you understand our plight that leaves us in limbo and could make us ineligible to work. “Your minister Senor Margallo has said as much. “In the UK, a Spaniard can get joint citizenship after five years – a fact ironically known by Margallo whose own son, based in London, has recently applied. “So we are asking, hoping – even pleading – that you come to our aid and help us when we most need it. “A few local mayors and dignitaries have already come out and said it. Now we need everyone to help. “It is fitting that our appeal should come exactly 80 years since the start of the civil war, in which thousands of young British volunteers lost their lives. “Why? Because they believed passionately about Spain. And so do we. “We add to the rich fabric of your country. We love it here and don’t want to be returned to the UK.” Someone asked the other day, “What
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was your favourite ‘fast food’ when you were growing up?” “We didn't have fast food when I was growing up” I informed him. “All the food was slow.” “C'mon, seriously … Where did you eat?” “It was a place called 'home,” I explained. “Mum cooked every day and when she got home from work, we sat down together at the dining room table, And if I didn't like what she put on my plate, I was allowed to sit there until I did like it.” By this time, the lad was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn't tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave the table. But here are some other things I would have told him about my childhood if I'd figured his system could have handled it: Some parents NEVER owned their own house, wore jeans, set foot on a golf
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course, travelled out of the country or had a credit card. My parents never drove me to school … I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speed (slow). Before I had a bike I walked. We didn't have a television in our house until I was 7. It was, of course, black and white, and the station went off the air at 10pm, after playing the national anthem and epilogue; it came back on the air at about 12 noon. Pizzas were not delivered to our home … but milk was. All newspapers were delivered by boys and all boys delivered newspapers - I delivered a newspaper, seven days a week. I had to get up at 5.30 every morning except Sunday when I had a lie-in until 6.30. Film stars kissed with their mouths shut. At least, they did in the films. There were no movie ratings because all movies were responsibly produced for everyone to enjoy viewing, without
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MEMORIES from a friend: My Dad was cleaning out my grandmother's house (she died recently) and he brought me an old lemonade bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to 'sprinkle' clothes with because we didn't have steam irons. Man, I am old. How many do you remember? Headlight dip-switches on the floor of the car. Ignition switches on the dashboard. Trouser leg clips for bicycles without chain guards. Soldering irons you heated on a gas burner. Using hand signals for cars without turn indicators.
Older Than Dirt Quiz: Count all the ones that you remember, not the ones you were told about. Ratings at the bottom. 1. Sweet cigarettes 2. Coffee shops with juke boxes 3. Home milk delivery in glass bottles 4. Party lines on the telephone 5. Newsreels before the movie 6. TV test cards that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning. (There were only 2 channels [if you were fortunate]) 7. Peashooters 8. 33 rpm records 9. 45 rpm records 10. Hi-fis 11. Metal ice trays with levers 12. Blue flashbulb 13. Cork popguns 14. Wash tub wringers If you remembered 0-3 = You're still young If you remembered 3-6 = You are getting older If you remembered 7-10 = Don't tell your age If you remembered 11-14 = You're positively ancient!
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Local maritime police officers surprised two men who were fishing in the marine reserve of Cap de Sant Antoni, where fishing is illegal. The discovery was made during one of the daily patrols along the coast. The police opened infringement proceedings against a French national, and for fishing with a boat in a protected area and apprehending fish. In addition, they seized all the couple’s gear like guns, wetsuits and buoys. According to Jávea Townhall, sport fishing is prohibited in the marine reserve, a protected area within the Montgo Natural Park. This year, a new campaign has been launched to monitor this criminal poaching, and is an activity. that depletes the seabed, and the illegal sale of fish. That’ll be another two tourists who don’t come back. When our Summer occupation equals that in the Winter, those in the Townhall will no doubt lift up their hands and blame ‘climate change’.
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Brits used to apply to Alicante for their renewal passports, and turn up once a year at an important place in their area to re-register. Then everything was sent to Madrid, and since then, to Belfast. Now you can do it from your own home - if you have a computer or smart phone. Browse to https://passportapplication. service.gov.uk/ips-olc/ and begin filling in your application. You will need your old Passport and credit or debt card to (preferably) pay in GBP(£). The cost remains unchanged £ 83,00 for new passport £ 9,30 for delivery of new passport £ 10,16 to return the cancelled passport. £102,86 I know it doesn’t add up, but I’m not a civil servant! It’s now that the fun starts, Photos in Jávea could only be produced at a photo shop like Antonio Aguardo, but now, you or a friend can take a photo on a mobile phone and upload it to the passport office. They used to reject them if they were 1mm too small or too large, but now they will take whatever size you send them and they will make it the size they want. I’ll be interested in how people manage with them or a friend taking one on their own phone. The guide rules still apply.
Mayor signs cooperation agreement for new APASA Ramblars cooperation
Even Marriage has changed
It was only a year ago when the then British Consul in Alicante, admitted to me that the visit by a couple planning to marry, had to visit the Consul by appointment, pay 320€ and wait three weeks for a letter stating there was NO IMPEDIMENT. How would they know, they never asked anyone. Spaniards don’t need one from the Embassy and according to the Spanish Law neither does anyone else. Trouble is, some anti-british Justices of the Peace still insist on seeing one, though they issue them free of charge to Spaniards. Of course it’s not RACIST, that would be illegal. “Just make the fool fun a bit further” as Colin Marcus would often quote. Now you can download an APPLICATION PACK, fill it in, and send it to Madrid, with your DECLARATION and Credit Card details. They charge £50 for receiving the Notice of Marriage and £50 for the NOTICE of NO IMPEDIMENT that none but the most rustic will require it. They charge €7 to send it back to you. There are 10 other fees the Consul can charge if they think they can get away with it. As with a Passport, if you change your mind, they keep our money. Good training for alimony!
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Rita Barbera, the former PP Leader of the Valencia Generalitat, used her cousin’s villa in Tosalet, but her relacement can find his own way here by chauffeur driven limo, but deprives the rest of us from getting to our Capital City by telling us we’ve never had it so good and should regard 7Km from Gata and 13Km over the mountain top to Denia and pretty well double that via la Jara. Of course it becomes easy to break you word when you are in the PSOE and talking to people where a landslide voted for José Chulvi, not because he was PSOE but because he behaved like a politician. The same week he promised that 40,000,000€ will be spent on the FGV or ‘Almond Express’ to Calpe, we are told there is no money to connect Denia with Gandia or Xerasco and Valencia. Perhaps he wants us to return to 30 or 40 years ago when lack of transport caused Javienses to inter-breed with adults still being instructed at the Adult Workshop opposite La Jara station. Perhaps José Chulvi should join the dots up for Chimo when next they meet. Does Chimo wear blinkers like a horse preventing him from looking beyond Valencia, yet remembering the broken promises about the covered swimming pool for Jávea. The new Municipal elections are not too far away. Let’s make it a manfesto
issue but Chimo won’t care too much if it’s José’s head on the block. It is time Jávea was connected by rail to Valencia. Let’s face it, the line to Alicante doesn’t qualify as much more than a tourist attraction. CR
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The Courts in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have imposed a fine of 540 €uro on a 33-year old woman who changed the ITV sticker on her vehicle so as to pretend that her car had successfully passed the mandatory test. The case took two years to get to court and was brought about after two local police officers from Las Palmas attended an incident in the El Lasso area. A vehicle check indicated that one of the cars had not undertaken a successful ITV test, and had not been considered roadworthy for some months, despite the vehicle displaying a sticker on the windscreen. The officers submitted a report for proceedings of a crime of forgery of public documents. Once the case reached the courts the judge considered the evidence sufficient to prove that a fraudulent act had taken place and therefore condemned the vehicle owner to pay the 540 euro fine over a period of two months. It is a mandatory requirement for vehicles which have reached the statutory age to display an ITV sticker in the windscreen, which is colour coded in accordance with the year of expiry and contains the expiry date. Only one ITV sticker should be displayed at any one time and so once
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When stopping a vehicle the main factor is safety.
Remember 1. Flashing red light indicates that you must stop. 2. You must stop the vehicle in a safe area. 3. When stopping, no one should leave the vehicle. 4. When you’re finished, wait for the officers to assist you in joining the flow of traffic.
ORIGINAL CHARITY SHOP
We continue to have a fantastic selection of summer clothing for both ladies and gentlemen along with bedding, baby accessories, tableware, jewellery, pots, pans and many other interesting items for sale. Pop in for a look in our air conditioned shop. We are between Segundo Mano and the Crown roundabout (that we keep forgetting to say) and also have a huge Library in Jávea park (that we keep forgetting to promote).
It’s that day of the . . . . .
A man turns to his wife in bed and whispers, "Did you know it's National Orgasm Day?" “Darn," she sighs, "Right in the middle of National Headache Week." from Peter Trower
Will the Fiestas never finish?
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Jávea Duty Chemist 24h Each 24h period of duty starts at 9am
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We are grateful to Antonio Marín (whose premises are 80m South of the rear entrance to Mercadona) for making this information available to Jávea Jeard readers.
Julie and Diego welcome you to
BAR PICOTEO
Av. Jaime 1, Jávea Port
MENU DEL DÍA 10,00€ 7 starters and 8 main courses inc. drink, dessert, bread, ali oli
More than a dozen ‘one-plate’ meals and 50 ‘Tapas’ (prepared in-house)
SPECIALITIES PAELLA to order - Tel.: 696 767 349
Fried and grilled mixed fish and shell fish (min order 2 people). Mixed Grilled Vegetable Eat at home, as it suits, you by booking at Jule’s Kichem (see page 18) English Breakfast - HAMBURGERS j2
Take-Away Service
Jávea Jeard is published in Jávea by A2Z Publicaciones on behalf of Iglesia Grupo International de Divulgación del Evangélio (CIF: R0300542H) at OASIS Centre, C/. Toni Llido 7, Jávea 03730
SUNDAY CAN BE SUCH A BORING DAY
But not if you start it at the 11am Morning Service at the Oasis Help Centre, which is as much ‘an entertainment’ as a ‘spiritual experience’, whether it is Clive or Ann who has responsibility as the MC and preacher. Every Sunday morning is different with refreshments afterwards and many go on to various nearby or Pedreguer ‘eateries” and find that new friendships and eternal destinies have been carved. If you need a ‘helping hand’ because we are ALL shy of new demands on our emotions - phone Ann on 669 386 701 or Clive on 669 386 702 and they will arrange for someone (or one of them) to meet you and act as your ‘buddy’. Jávea Evangelical Church was established in 1992, now meets at the OASIS Help Centre it has created in the street behind LA CAIXA bank in the Port, where it offers 50,000 greeting cards for all occasions at 1€ each, as well as a huge range of print facilities, including one-off 4-colour T and polo shirts and framed canvas prints.