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It was embarrasing to hear Jávea Mayor José Chulvi listen to criticism of the ‘County Council’ on which he sits in Alicante for cutting money allocated to support foreigners. The Belfast Boys are
He seemed to be lacking in the influence and high esteem he holds, as the man who decided against taking a salary as Mayor of Jávea because the honour of being a salaried County Councillor was sufficient reward in itself. I have never attended a function arranged for foreigners by the Alicante Diputación - and some might ask why I think I have the right to voice an opinion, but my opinion is voiced as a Taxpayer, who has always believed such meetings were about travel and status of Foreigners’ Department staff, rather than about actual influence on integration of those who CHOSE to live among those BORN here. Xabia Democratica suggest a consequence of the cuts will be antagonism of foreigners who volunteer their time in charity work (like MABS, the Charity Shops and Dog Pound) not to mention the local churches who care for the spiritual needs of local residents. A motion by Deputy Mayor Oscar Anton - agreed by members of all political groups to demand the cuts are rescinded - was approved by Jávea Councillors at their February monthly meeting. Since 2011 the County Council of Alicante (Diputación), the Department for Foreign Citizens - has funded the ‘Optimiza’ project aimed at maximising their support for the local events and
intentions of individual municipalites. Among its programmes and achievements, have been: a) Information campaigns about procedure and legal matters b) Development and integration programmes. c) Consulting services and resident assistance. d) Census campaigns e) Spanish (Castellano) Courses. Jávea has been pro-active in these initiatives. Oscar Anton Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Foreign Residents, himself created the successful Help Desk in Jávea, as well as English classes taught by volunteers, lectures and many other initiatives that have been an example for the province. Earlier in February Oscar was present at a meeting in Denia where Councillors were told the Diputación budget was a little over 193 million €uro, resulting in a massive cut in funds for the ‘Optimiza’ project, sufficient only to pay staff rather than make grants to non-profit groups in local communities. The situation was described as ABNORMAL; a department that manages 25% of the population of the province has only 0.0004% of the budget. The Councillor said over 80% of activities carried out in the departments for foreigners are provided free of charge to the Council by local volunteers.
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. 4, 15 Advertising rates Agenda 21 . 4, 6, 12, 16 As I see it . . 13 Belfast Boys return March 11th 1 Bob Yareham’s English 7 Calle Vicenza now throughroad 31 Carlos Boas,Banks, neighbours 23 Charity Shop news . 31 Dorothy’s War . . 28 Duty Chemist Rota . 28 Good News from Oscar Ricor 33,34 Guardia Civil update us . 18-22 Humour . . 9, 14 Jávea and other Postcodes 2,10 Las Laderas school meeting 32 Oscar replaces Yvonne . 7 Pay Townhall from home 11 Satellite Fact File . 8 Scallops Voucher recycling 26 Spotlight on Fears 25-27,29-31 Sunday morning invitation 9 Townhall Monthly Meeting 3, 15 UK Magazine Service . 17 We will remember them . 31 Woman to Woman . 17, 24
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Twenty-eight items on the Agenda (twice as many as usual) was an indication it would be a long meeting. The length of political posturing speeches seems to bear a direct relationship to the unimportance of what is being said. Repeating the same arguments achieves nothing.
Point 1 approved Draft Minutes of the December 2014 and January 2015 meetings. Point 2 approved actions taken under delegated authority by the Mayor’s office. Point 3 ratified a Report sent to the Infrastructure and Environment Agency to declare Pol 33, plots 334 and 335 by Antonio Martí Sart to create a Cultural Centre. Point 4 approved proposals by the Town Planner with respect to Roig-Roquetes 2. Points 5 - 11 dealt with routine approval of financial obligations and payments. Previous reference to the ‘Festival Internacional’ would be amended to ‘Asociación del Festival Internacional’. Point 12 approved the change in admin charges in building areas and will now be published in the BOE. Point 13 acknowledged the fact on a regional Committee that meets to decide who should pay how much for waste disposal, the votes of municipalities are outweighed in number by the votes of the private contractor. PP abstained from voting. Point 14 agreed to the claim by Alonso Garcia for damage in C/. Penaguila to his vehicle on 5th February, at a cost of 2442€. The excess of 150€
Point 23 approved payment to Juan Fornes Fornes S.A. of 790€ for food giving to the hungry and homeless in 2014. Point 24 approved a report on Town Planning in Jávea during 2014. Point 25 brought up the matter of permission for Poygi S.L. to manufacture and distribute cleaning and insect repellant products, for 109 square metres, which is above the existing limit. Councillors suggested they had insufficient information on which to make a decision, but it was approved. Point 26 approved reimbursement to Balcon al Mar owners of plots 1, 2, 4, 5, 13 and 14, who had paid for work that was never undertaken. Point 27 approved the Programme of Interculture for 2015 to 2018, which was the last of the Agenda items.
MOTIONS Amparo Bolufer Castelló sought recognition of 8th March as World Women’s Day, pointing out the inequality between men and women, both within and outside of the workforce. Children need to be made aware that domestic violence is wrong. Approved Oscar Anton drew attention to the fact that 25% of the population of Alicante Province (and half of Jávea) is made up of foreign residents who provide a major structure of support for life in Jávea, benefitting Spaniard and foreigner alike. The Alicante budget was being cut to 142,000€. PP abstained but the motion requesting the Diputación reconsider was approved. Jose Luis Cardona Salvador called for more
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will be paid by the Townhall and the remainder by Allianz insurers. Point 15 agreed 810€ in compensation to Catalina Puig Ferrer for damage caused by piping in C/. Santo Domingo. Point 16 Councillors approved the private use of the public square in Urb. la Plaza. Point 17 approved the obligations of the Personell Department in respect of 5 labourers employed on 5th December 2014. Point 18 approved the monthly payment to Convi Levante S.L. in respect of security at the underground carparks for December 2014 of 19,700 €uros. PP councillors and Belén Quiroga abstained. Point 19 agreed to pay 5299€ to Quesercons Marina Alta S.L. for cleaning of pavements and ditches. PP councillors and Belén Quiroga abstained. Point 20 approved payment of 14,677€ to CESPA for cleaning beaches and public areas in December 2014. Point 21 approved payment of 48,668€ to Vareser 96 S.L. for cleaning of school buildings. Point 22 agreed payment to AMJASA of 187,46€ for water used at the Day Centre opposite the town Mas y Mas.
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Guided tours of Montgó beehives
Jávea's Department of Agriculture is bringing the world of beekeeping to the people, providing the opportunity to visit beehives in the Montgo Natural Park with beekeeper Francisco Cervera. The free tours will take place between 10am - 1.00pm) and are open to both adults and children. You can register with the agricultural section of Creama or the Citizens Advice Bureau (OAC) or phone 965 794 266 to organise visiting groups.
Study highlights Jávea and Denia beaches at risk through climate change
The Hydrographic Confederation of the Xùqer (Ministry of the Environment) has produced a pessimistic study which identifies the Marina Alta beaches as an area of high flood risk due to global warming. The area of high risk stretches from Els Poblets to Moraira. There is a
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possibility that the sea level will rise by 20 cm over the next 35 years. According to the IPCC report, the sea level rise could be 86-96 cm.
Fishing around San Antonio Marine reserve better regulated
|Denia Town Hall is to restrict fishing in the buffer zone around the Denia side of the San Antonio Marine reserve to six small vessels per day. The affected zone lies offshore between the light house and the Torre del Gerro. This decree provides for the creation of a commission to create guidelines for fishing in that extended area as well as the maximum number of vessels which may fish. To date there has been no regulation about it, creating some confusion among fishermen.
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Hundreds of families were evacuated from their homes in Albania and one woman drowned after being swept away by floodwaters, the Associated Press reported. Snow continued to blanket parts of Italy and Spain, where hundreds of motorists were trapped on roadways. Two homeless people were killed after northern Spain was later hit by a second wave of snow. "The pattern responsible for this is called a rex block, a classic blocking pattern in the mid-upper levels of the atmosphere," says weather.com senior meteorologist Jonathan Erdman. "High pressure aloft centered over Scotland trapped a massive, lumbering area of low pressure aloft centered over Spain and the Mediterranean Sea. "With the west-to-east flow of weather systems temporarily thwarted, persistent heavy rain and snow results in this case near the upper-level low in a rex block. Spain, Italy, and the Balkans were the worst affected."
AMJASA to develop plans to connect 10,000 houses to mains sewerage
Amjasa is taking the first steps to develop a plan to connect urbanisations throughout Jávea municipality to mains sewerage. Many of the houses in the campo have septic tanks, constituting a source of pollution to the environment. It is acknowledged that Jávea's varied landscape of hills and valleys make such a project difficult, but imaginative approaches, such as recycling domestic water for garden irrigation should be looked into.
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Montgó fire - transcripts reveal chaotic coordination
Following the Montgó fire in September, there was a lot of finger-pointing between central and regional governments as to who was to blame for the slow deployment of firefighting helicopters and planes. Although a report in October hinted the Central Ministry was to blame, transcripts of conversations reveal that the bottleneck rested with the Valencia authorities — and bureaucratic protocols - for example, precious time was wasted because requests for air assets had to be
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Would be San Antonio lighthouse developer sends a counter proposal
The Denia businessman, David Morera, who is behind the proposal to turn the San Antonio lighthouse into a private hotel, has sent a letter to Jávea stating that his development will have broad public uses including space to develop a visitor's centre about the Marine Reserve, a large, 190m2 lookout, 2000m2 of land for the planting of species native to the Montgó, camera placements for observing the marine reserve, two permanent offices in an auxiliary building, an 80m2 room for presentations and exhibitions and a restroom for visitors. The general public would have access at least 5 days a week. Jávea Townhall has decided the lighthouse should be a public building, and is not suitable to be turned into a private hotel. There are two buildings in the lighthouse grounds: The lighthouse itself - which is the subject of this proposal, and the Semophore, which Morera has rented from the owners (la Sociedad de Correos y Telégrafos) for 20 years. However Jávea Townhall has noted that development of either building would infringe five urban development
regulations.
Pere Sapena gives pre-election update on General Plan
Jávea Councillor for Town Planning, Pere Sapena of Xabia Democratica presented to the press a report detailing the current situation regarding the General Urban Development Plan. In his presentation, Sapena reviewed the actions already carried out, "Two distinct fronts have been worked on, these are: structural and detailed". With reference to the detailed plans of October 2011, April 2013 and February 2014 three specific modifications have been made for the Tosalet 3ªfase, Pinomar and Tesoro Park areas, to adapt the management of the soil to reflect the degree of consolidation currently in demand and make development work viable through systematic procedures, thus unblocking the process for granting work licenses and certificates of habitation in these sectors The councillor went on to explain, "In May 2013 a consolidated document of the General Plan was approved, with updated maps and catastral information, a clear document as a basis for the planning of the entire municipality, being digitally based and to sufficient scale so as to continue revision of the document, in addition to providing legal security to the existing plan." There is a proposal being prepared which covers detailed planning, affecting: alignments, uses and planning regulations, with solutions to the existing problems and is applicable to extensive urban land, which is the largest of areas and the most frequently requested actions in Jávea, with a view to resolving them as soon as possible. Structural Planning Regarding structural ordinance, according to Sapena, the following sectoral briefs have been drawn up: an
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In other words, they don’t speak like wot we did, for as Churchill said: “that which is sublime is mine.”
One explanation of the deterioration in linguistic use is the pernicious influence of American ‘movies’ (a repulsive word in itself, and one that conjures up images of slugs, worms and snails for me), and popular music (if one can apply the word ‘music’ to the thudding jungle rhythms that today’s acne bearers listen to).
Henry Alford commented in the 1860s on: “the process of deterioration which our Queen’s English has undergone at the hands of the Americans.” And nothing has changed, not even the regal gender!
The Unbearable Burden of Being Right all the Time
“Children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants.”
At least that’s what Socrates said back in the days when long-haired, left-wing teachers, who didn’t even wear sensible trousers, were ruining the youth of the day with rampant permissiveness.
The only disagreement I would have with him is that chatter has now been replaced by chat, and that children today are incapable of speaking to their elders with respect because they are incapable of speaking to anybody who isn’t holding a cell phone.
The truth of the matter is (and yes here comes another uninformed opinion unburdened by evidence) that each generation believes the youth of the day to be worthless; the only difference being that the present lot really and truly are.
And nowhere is this more verifiable than in the use of language. The younger generation speak a version of English that is unintelligible at best, and lacking in the finesse and sophistication required to maintain our empire at the pinnacle of its supremely designed destiny.
When I was a young man we were considerate and respectful towards our elders; there was a code of behaviour, even in a pub. Nowadays the only code of behaviour among the youth is the bar code that supermarkets had to put on their products due to the inability of their cashiers to deal with basic addition.
However, in the end, having failed to maintain a meaningful conversation with even my youngest offspring, I have bought a PC, and have been given a code book containing some common acronyms, with which I can now at least inform him that supper is ready or spring has arrived. They are: 2nite - Tonight, BTW - By The Way, B4N - Bye For Now, GR8 - Great, CUL8R - See You Later, LOL - Laughing Out Loud, ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off, NP - No Problem, OIC - Oh, I See, RTM - Read The Manual, TMI - Too Much Information, TTYL - Thank You Very Much, XOXO - Hugs and Kisses.
The experts tell us that language is a living thing and will evolve with each generation as an expression of the essential nature of the social climate that each generation is born into.
My own definition of an expert is somebody who talks accurately about things we don’t need to know in language we don’t understand. Which I suppose makes all children experts. More by Bob Yareham can be read at www.valencia-international.com
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People thought Yvonne had been sacked
Visitors to the Help desk at Portal del Clot were greatly surprised recently not to see the familiar face of Yvonne Henry at the Help Desk but none other than Oscar Anton, Deputy Mayor and Leader of Xabia Democratica. Many held their breaths as they wondered what had happened to Yvonne and whether the charming Deputy Mayor would be as helpful as the well liked Yvonne, but it all ended well with Oscar scoring an A+ and he promised to visit the Help Desk again soon. Establishing the Help Desk was Oscar's brainchild and is set up and run by XD and funded as one of the ‘Positions of Confidence’ provided and paid for by the Townhall. Oscar wanted to see for himself first hand how the Help Desk was functioning and to meet some of the residents of Jávea who use it. Over the past 4 years more than 4000 residents of all nationalities have used this facility and Oscar is anxious that this service will be able to continue after the May elections. Oscar said he was pleased with gratitude voiced by citzens with the tremendous work done by the staff of the Office for the Services of Citizens. As further evidence of his commitment to the foreign community Oscar - in collaboration with other Councillors throughout the Province is working on a motion about financing the ex-pat department based at the Diputación de Alicante whose budget has had swingeing cuts of 66% but Oscar, with his excellent knowledge of law and finance is taking the lead in trying to come up with the best solution for residents
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The 2012 International CES, heads need to be banged as the outcome of the 2013 International CES, has changed to Ultra H.D which had been adopted by the Consumer Electronics Association. Moving on we must consider the UHD Alliance, a sort of Global formation of some of the World’s leading Film Studio’s, TV manufacturers and of course technology companies with the aim of providing a unified platform avoiding the technical battles of years ago. These sometimes lead to the selection of a poorer system being adopted, owing to better promotion by its Sales Team, not the best selection method in my humble opinion. The idea is to provide the consumer with access to a range of products all operating on seamless and fully integrated Ultra-HD systems, offering high quality products with no catches, enabling the client to select products of their choice with the guarantee that all will function in harmony and regrdless of make, will link together. The proposed Sky UHD set-top box will require a total redesign to include the super high resolution required and of course will be quite complex. I suspect Sky’s own design team will be responsible and of course it goes without saying it must meet the public’s approval from day one.
BBC 1 UHD and ITV UHD etc.
Can we expect the BBC and ITV plus of course their rivals Four, Channel 5 etc. to compete with Sky in the near future? At present there doesn’t seem to be any sign of any of them offering to join in a race of any type. As with high definition at the moment there is not much on offer in the World of UHD, but this was also the case when HD came along. If we turn the clock back we (in the trade) can remember there was quite a bit of up scaling, (the term we use when we contrive to adjust complex signals to move up in quality to perform quite well in the World of HD). Of course it’s not quite as good as Film, Sport etc. shot in true UHD, but it did fill the gap and I can see no reason why again - as a method - this cannot be used to transfer HD to UHD. I do know we have some very clever technical teams to accept this challenge with relish! Richard Pollock B.Ed I.Eng. FIEEIE
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Citizens (C's) will fight local elections in Jávea
The Citizen’s Group (C's) of Jávea has confirmed it will present candidates in the forthcoming local elections in May, as approved by the General Council of the party. The local coordinator, Juan Carlos Generoso, has defended "the need for a third way to represent a real alternative that aims to regenerate the policy and approve the reforms required by neighbours" . In addition, the local coordinator explained that the candidate for mayor of C's Jávea will be elected in the coming weeks, as established by the statutes, at the same time as "C's continue to submit its programme to the residents of the municipality". xabia@ciudadanos-cs.org https://ww3.ciudadanos-cs.org
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Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, arrives at Passport Control at Paris airport. "Nationality?" asks the immigration officer. "German", she replies. "Occupation?" "No, not this time I am just here for a meeting."
It’s the way I tell ‘em
Wife says to husband "You only ever want sex when you're drunk." Husband says "that's not true sometimes I want a curry."
Sky news report: “The Irish have joined in the attack on I S. “They have sent 3 ships - 2 full of sand and one full of cement......for a mortar attack.”
A Geordie and an American aid worker are helping out in Africa. Yank says, "You from round here, buddy?" "No," he replies, "Newcastle." "What State's that in?" asks the Yank. "Pretty much the same as this place!"
Not What You Expected
Walking along the beach, Dave tripped over a half-buried kerosene lantern. He rubbed its side and sure enough, a genie materialised. "I can't grant your wishes," explained the freed spirit, "but I'll give you three gifts for releasing me: a potion to cure ill health, a very large diamond, and a dinner date with a famous movie star. By tomorrow afternoon, you will have received all these gifts." When Dave returned home from work the next evening, he excitedly asked his mother if anything had been delivered. "Yes," she replied. "It's been an unusual day. At 2 p.m., a 55-gallon drum of chicken soup arrived. About a half-hour later, a telegram came saying
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My brother-in-law was puzzled by the odd messages left on his answering machine. Day after day, friends and family would talk and then say, "Beep." He discovered the reason for the joke when he decided to listen to his greeting. "Hi," it said. "I'm not in right now, so please leave a beep after the message."
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1. A man comes into the ER and yells....'My wife's going to have her baby in the cab.' I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the lady's dress and began to take off her underwear. Suddenly I noticed that there were several cabs and I was in the wrong one. Submitted by Dr. Mark MacDonald, San Francisco 2. At the beginning of my shift I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and slightly deaf female patient's anterior chest wall. 'Big breaths,'. . . I instructed. 'Yes, they used to be,'. . . replied the patient. Submitted by Dr. Richard Byrnes, Seattle, WA 3. During a patient's two week followup appointment with his cardiologist, he informed me, his doctor, that he was having trouble with one of his medications. 'Which one?' I asked. 'The patch... the Nurse told me to put on a new one every six hours and now I'm running out of places to put it!' I had him quickly undress and discovered what I hoped I wouldn't see. Yes, the man had over fifty patches on his body! Now, the instructions include removal of the old patch before applying a new one. Submitted by Dr. Rebecca St. Clair, Norfolk, VA 4. While acquainting myself with a new elderly patient, I asked, 'How long have you been bedridden?' After a look of complete confusion she answered . . ... 'Why, not for about twenty years - when my husband was alive.' Submitted by Dr. Steven SwansonCorvallis, OR
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AND FINALLY A woman and a baby were in the doctor's examining room, waiting for the doctor to come in for the baby's first exam. The doctor arrived, and examined the baby, checked his weight, and being a little concerned, asked if the baby was breast-fed or bottle-fed. 'Breast-fed,' she replied... 'Well, strip down to your waist,' the doctor ordered. She did. He pinched her nipples, pressed, kneaded, and rubbed both breasts for a while in a very professional and detailed examination. Motioning to her to get dressed, the doctor said, 'No wonder this baby is underweight. You don't have any milk.' 'I know,' she said, 'I'm his Grandma, But I'm glad I came.'
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Azorin Restaurant C/. Toni Llido Tel: 96 579 4495
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Surrounding Postcodes
A visitor to Oasis Help Centre, recently asked that we include a list of postcodes for the villages that are near to Jávea and we are happy to oblige: Adsubia (Ayuntamiento) 03786 Adsubia in Jávea 03739 Aduanas del Mar 03730 Alborada Urbanisation 03739 Alcalali 03728 03724 Alcasar (Moraira) Ambolo Urbanisation 03738 Arenal 03738 Bahia de Jávea 03738 Balcon Al Mar 03738 Benidoleig 03759 Beniarbeig 03778 Benissa 03720 Benitachell 03726 Calpe 03710 Cansalades 03738 Cap Martí 03738 Capsades 03739 Cerezos, Los (Urb) 03739 Colomer 03737 Costa Nova 03738 Cumbre del Sol 03726 Denia 03700 Ermita (Urb) 03737 Eurocondal (Urb) 03737 Fontanella 03737 Fontilles 03791 Frechinal 03738 Gata de Gorgos 03740
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Granadella, La Jalon Jávea Town Jesus Pobre La Jara (La Xara) Lliber Lluca Mandarina, La Media Luna Montgo Montgo Carrasquetes Montgo de Toscamar Moraira Murla Ondara Panorama (Urb) Jávea Parcent Parque Cala Blanca Pedreguer Pego Pinosol (Urb) Pla Costa Nova (Urb) Poblets, Els Portichol Rafalet (Urb) Rebaldi Seniola Sol del Este Tarraulla, Partida Teulada Tosalet Tosals Toscal Trencall
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How to pay your bills to Jávea Townhall from your computer
→ type into Google search "Ayuntamiento de Jávea"
→ click on Ayuntamiento de Jávea
→ click on "Trámites" at the top of the page →click on "Autoliquidaciones" → click on "Pago on-line"
→ click on "Iniciar Pago con Tarjeta"
Using your payment document/bill, introduce information as follows: (click on the question marks if you are not sure where to find the information on your bill)
→ NIF Sujeto Pasivo: (fill in your NIE nº including letter at beginning and end) → NIF Pagador: (NIE of person making payment, i.e. credit/debit cardholder) → CPR: → Emisora: → Referencia: → Identificación: → Importe: (Amountñ use a decimal point before the cents, not a comma).
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If all instructions are followed and the payment processed correctly you will see on your screen a "Justificante de Pago" .. Proof of Payment .. print out this sheet for your records and as a receipt (you will, obviously, also have the debit reflected on your bank statement eventually). from Help Desk for Foreign Residents Portal del Clot office
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Rent an Officiant For a Wedding, Funeral, Memorial or Thanksgiving occasion: Rev. Clive Read 669 386 702 www.divineservices.org clive@cliveread.com Second-hand furniture store Sheila’s Deals 609 827 753 sheilabond21@gmail.com
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Agenda 21 update Continued from page 6
Acoustic Study, a Study on Flooding and a Landscape Study with the corresponding Public Participation Plan and with their respective surveys that were also used to collect opinions from people on all matters relating to the existing and future planning. Currently, the Councilor of urbanism said, "We are also drawing up proposals for alternatives to the preliminary versión of the General Plan which will again be discussed publicly to define what will become the Preliminary and Environmental Sustainability Report. "It will again be shown to the public and then submitted to the plenary session of the Corporation for approval. Once the recomendations are reviewed and the pertinent changes made, it will proceed for Provisional Approval by the Town Council and then be transferred to the Territorial Services Department of the Región at the Conselleria for final approval."
'Expat networks worsen Spain's brain drain'
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expat counterparts and the reassurance they're giving them on online platforms, “a potential threat to Spain’s economic production”. Online comments and conversations with Spanish expats working abroad are instigating many more qualified but unemployed Spaniards to take the leap of faith. According to The Bank of Spain, Spanish work migrants “are younger and more educated than those who stay”. “A dramatic increase in Spain’s brain drain could exacerbate the effects of the crisis”. the document states.
Spain: a nation of sun, soccer, bullfights - and the crisis
The economic crisis has officially joined bulls, soccer and sunny weather as one of the most common images of Spain in the minds of foreigners. The finding is part of the Image Barometer survey conducted by the Real Instituto Elcano think tank. The poll which asked people in 10 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Maghreb region of Africa what they thought about Spain and other European countries – particularly Germany, France and Britain – view Spain as a poor country and, along with South Korea, expressed the least optimism about its economic progress. Continued on page 16
A year in the life of a Spanish town Xabia / Jávea
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The Health Service in Spain is every bit as good - and many say MUCH better than in the UK, but no matter the level of professionalism and skill of the doctor or nursing staff - if you don’t speak Spanish, ‘Murphy’s Law’ says those who care for you will not understand English or Spanglish. What they DO understand on the Costa Blanca, and instantly recognise, is the Booklet “Tell the Doctor” which lists all the words and phrases you are likely to need during your visit to the Health Centre or Hospital. The book is NOT intended to replace a competent Interpreter for those visits when accuracy and understanding are essential. Originally compiled by Jenny Bussey, founder of Jalon Valley HELP, copies can be obtained from the OASIS HELP CENTRE, C/. Toni Llido 5 (at the rear of La Caixa bank in the Port) for 6,50€ a copy. Tell the Doctor is also published in French and German, but the OASIS generally only stocks the (blue covered) English edition.
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kcab’ to see if it Having adopted Jávea as our ‘home’ back attracted attention. It did, with sales up by in 1985, I’ve spent more time here than 50%, proving it’s the Page 1 story that many ‘Javienses’, who regard gaining 30 persuades the non-reader to buy a copy years of experience of advising thousands and read it. of people about relocating to the Marina Some are happy reading the news on a Alta, as counting for next to nothing. laptop, iPhone or Tablet, but I’m ‘oldEdith Piaf will be remembered for fashioned’ enough to prefer holding ALL singing “No Regrets” and some of the of the magazine (and we’ve added 8 people who have come to live here have pages since the beginning of the year) in proved to be a great disappointment, but my hands. Horses for courses I suppose is my only regret is not coming here sooner. true with reading magazines as much as it How many other working-class lads is with being a bookmaker - like Ray Fear (my Dad was a bricky and Mum an office on whose family our SPOTLIGHT falls cleaner) could bring their family to start a this month. new life in a country where he couldn’t ‘Lent’ for me - begins with pancakes (and still can’t) speak understandable and ends on the day of Christ’s Spanish - and Valenciano (or Catalan) is miraculous resurrection. It is an honour certainly a NO GO area, unless it’s BON A for me to be the Vicar (Pastor) Jávea NIT! Evangelical Church, which not only I’ve known many of Jávea’s believes in miracles as described in the ‘characters’ - but so have others who’ve Bible, but has seen them in the local been here for more than 15 years, and one congegation. This week I was told of a of the UNMISSABLES was Jessica Allin man for whom we prayed and ‘laid-on(the songbird who was always flitting from hands-of-healing’ who told the place to place, easily indentifiable by her Anaethetist “I have been healed, there is multi-coloured headband). no cancer left!” and there wasn’t. Another Around a year ago I attended the baby was healed of blindness by a God Thanksgiving Service for the wife of one who refuses to be put IN A BOX. Don’t of my longest-serving friends, who wrote forget to put your clocks forward on ‘The A2Z of Settling on the Costa Blanca’ 29th March. HAPPY EASTER. which I published in 1989, and who later founded ‘Caring Together’ that brought domiciliary and paliative care to the Costa Blanca. His wife had not enjoyed good health but I was saddened by how few people attended her ‘funeral’. Enjoying a decaf in the Don’t miss out on our News and Views if you live crematorium café overseas or would prefer to jave a copy delivered afterwards, one of the to your Jávea Jome. guests (it was a Sunday) was asked “Have you been Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . working today?” and being told “No!” was Postal Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . asked “I thought it might have been your Sunday on duty?” ........................................... I was ‘hooked’ and joined the conversation, asking ........................................... the guest what his job was? “I was Ruth’s pharmacist” he replied, Postcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and I pondered on how The Annual Subscription for 2015 is 12€ in Spain, many others have their and £20 (UK cheque: A2Z Publications) to UK. pharmacist come to Send to: Apartado de Correos 227, VERGEL 03770 (Alicante) their ‘send-off’? Earlier in the year Further details available from: readers took part in an clive@cliveread.com or phone 669 386 702 experiment, when I printed the headline on page one ‘tnorf ot
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Marital Humour
Page 14 March/April 2015 Nº 23 They say marriage makes a man dizzy, and it's true. As soon as I got a wife, I lost my balance at the bank.
Men want 3 qualities in wives: Economist in kitchen, artist in home and devil in bed. But they get an artist in kitchen, devil in home and economist in bed.
Q: Why do women live longer than men? A: Shopping never causes heart attacks, but paying the bill does!
Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with friends. You order what you want, and then when you see what the other person has, you wish you had ordered that. Why do couples hold hands during their wedding? It's a formality just like two boxers shaking hands before the fight begins!
Wife: “Darling, today is our anniversary, what should we do?” Husband: “Let us stand in silence for 2 minutes.”
What did the gangster's son tell his dad when he failed his examination? 'Dad, they questioned me for 3 hours, but I never told them anything!' When I was young I used to pray for a bike, then I realized that God doesn't work that way, so I stole a bike and prayed for forgiveness.
A little boy went up to his father and asked : 'Dad, where did all of my intelligence come from?' His father replied: 'Well, son, you must have gotten it from your mother, because I still have mine.'
Jimmy's teacher sent a note home to his mother, saying : 'Jimmy seems to be a very bright boy, but spends too much of his time thinking about girls.' The mother wrote back the next day: 'If you find a solution, please advise. I have the same problem with his father!'
The Value of a Drink
"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shame. Then I look into the glass and think about the 20 workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this wine, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. “Then I say to myself, It is better that I drink this wine and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver." ~ Jack Handy
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WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what happened to your bra and panties.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra~ WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.
"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." ~ Henny Youngman ~ WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you.
"24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not." ~ Stephen Wright WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like a retard.
"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza." ~ Dave Barry WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you can logically converse with members of the opposite sex without spitting.
And saving the best for last, as explained by Cliff Clavin, of Cheers. One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm.
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Here's how it went: "Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers."
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funding for sport in Jávea, looking to the future with 2016 to 2023. Colleagues agreed with his ideas but said his verbal proposals could not be accepted, and that he needed to research and submit a proper Report, itemising how much money will be needed for each sport, and how it would be spent. Oscar was (unusual for him) supportive of this ‘ill-thought-out’ motion but Councillors made it plain they would not consider the proposals or vote on them until after the municipal elections in May. Most of those who spoke seemed to focus on the need to make a political stand before the voters decided who should represent them for the next four years. CR
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Tax authorities discover
around 19,000 illegal buildings in 45 Valencia municipalities
The first phase of regularising property values has revealed some 19,000 cases of illegal constructions in the Valencian community. These range from houses built on private plots, extra apartments in existing apartment blocks, unlicensed renovations and swimming pools. This exercise has been carried out since last March using aerial photography and inspections on the ground. So far only 12 municipalities have been inspected in Alicante Province - one of which is Denia with 8232 infringements. The exercise will result in increased IBI receipts for affected municipalities.
Jávea proposes use of municipal land near canal as a dry dock
Jávea’s Town Planning department is currently studying proposals put forward by the "Marina Nou Fontana" company for the management of the Canal de la Fontana and its moorings. In this context, the town has mooted the
possibility of letting the company lease a 3,500m municipal plot of land next to the canal for some of its buildings, and provide space for the creation of dry docks. The rent for this land would go to Xàbia's coffers, not the regional Government, and the facility could help reduce prices for users through the economy of scale.
Jávea restores Montgó lime kilns
The summer forest fire on the Montgó uncovered several old rural lime kilns, which were used up until the ‘60’s to make the lime and mortar used for building. These kilns are now being restored by a team supervised by the municipal archaeologist, Ximo Bolufer, and various information boards about their uses and history will be installed. Bolufer explained there are several of these buildings in the municipality, but "almost always away from the urban centres" e.g. in Las Planas or Granadella, the ovens needed to be near wood and limestone. ç
Expat network worsen’s Spain's brain drain
Spain's central bank has warned that more and more Spanish talent is being steered abroad by the success of their
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Walk or cycle safely to school
Jávea's councillors for Citizen Participation and Education have presented the project 'Camins Escolars' in local schools and to representatives of parents' associations. The idea is to enable children to walk or cycle safely to school, without having to be picked up by their parents. They are now working on the technical side, studying the most secure routes, such as the presence of police at crossings and a good system of pedestrian walkways. They will also have to limit traffic around some schools to increase safety and eliminate bottlenecks. This will be a pilot project.
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LEARNING TO COPE WITH LIFE'S PROBLEMS
The past couple of weeks have been very frustrating for us in the Oasis Centre. It all started on Wednesday the 11th during our midweek Bible Study. We had just finished our study when the lights went out. A quick look at our fuse board showed that it was not us but a general cut, so nothing to do but wait for the electricity to be put back on. About ten minutes later the electric came back on, then ten minutes later off again. We sat and waited for half-an-hour, longing to get home as it had been a long day. Finally we gave up, shut the premises, still without electricity and went home.
Next morning we found that the reason for the cuts the previous day was that
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our meter (along with many others) had been changed for a new 'Smart' meter'. And so our problems began!!! We discovered the landlord (whom we‘d never met and who is a very busy man in Valencia) had only contracted for the premises to have just over 1Kw of electricity, not enough to boil a normal electric kettle!!! On that Thursday morning our electricity went off a number of times as we overloaded the system.
As instructed by Iberdrola, we contacted an official electrician the same (Thursday) evening, who came to the premises and undertook a very comprehensive survey of all our machines, lights etc. and found we needed a minimum of 7Kw of supply. To be on the safe side we told him to go ahead with the new Boletin and ask for 10Kw of Supply. The new Boletin was submitted to Alicante a week later on
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the 18th and we were told we would have an inspection from Iberdrola before the meter could be upgraded. In the meantime, our electrician upgraded the wiring in the fuse board ready for the inspection. As I write this a week later on the 25th, we are still waiting.
But we have learned to have patience and cope with our 1Kw supply. We only have the lights on in the back room and a few on in the front where the customers are served. I can't tell you the number of people that have come through the doors in the past two weeks, who have asked if we are open? Or do we need a shilling for the meter? Or haven't we been paying our bills? But all our customers have been so understanding and have rallied round, but I would like to apologise to some customers that have had to wait longer for jobs to be done that are normally done while they wait.
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Is it possible to register and matriculate a SMALL trailer (remolque) fabricated in Inglaterra where the Law allows the trailer to carry the number of the vehicle that tows it - on to Spanish plates. The trailer is already in Spain. The person who drove the car to Spain with the trailer behind, has paperwork, but NOT the trailer, as it is not necessary in the UK. 1- Is it possible to register it in Spain? 2- Does it need a registration plate number? (Remember to carry an extinguisher when you tow a trailer !!!
Remolque LIGERO: Trailers which carry less than 750 kg will need an ITV card, so you will have to go to an ITV Station where they will check your trailer and if the trailer passes the test, you will receive your ITV card. You DO NOT NEED an extra "Permiso de Circulación", you will have to put the registration plate number of your car on the back of the trailer.
Remolque PESADO: Trailers which carry more than 750 kg will need apart from the ITV card, a new "Permiso de Circulación" which has to be issued from the Traffic Department in Alicante, taking the ITV card, your trailer will get a registration plate number. (Red Plate). You will have to put the registration plate number of your car TOGETHER WITH the trailer registration number on the back of the trailer.
ITV card + Permiso Circulación (only for Heavy Trailers). There are 2 ways of getting an ITV card. 1. Take the European homologation
document together with your trailer to the ITV and after testing the trailer you get the ITV card. 2. When you do not have any paper of the trailer, ITV can carry a test of your trailer and inform you if you can get an ITV card and make a new one for you. This process is expensive, sometimes it is better to buy a trailer with an ITV card. Remember that not all trailers can be homologated in the ITV, so ask an ITV station before buying one without an ITV card. An engineer will make the homologation if your trailer was built under European Regulations.
OVERTAKING MULTIPLE VEHICLES
Staying safe on the road should be paramount for every driver. Overtaking is one of the leading causes of accidents and there’s a lot to think about. This seemingly simple manoeuvre accounts for a high rate of fatalities, second only to driver fatigue, and if poorly executed can quickly turn a few seconds on the wrong side of the road into a nightmare. Often the problem is a lack of familiarity with either the geography and/or the ability of the car under conditions we as drivers are not accustomed too. All year there’s usually you – the driver – and little else in the car, but on holidays with a car full of kids, clothes, kit and caboodle, the driving dynamics of your car are changed dramatically. 1- Is it illegal to overtake 2 cars at the same time on a single lane road? 2- Can the last vehicle (the green Volvo) overtake all the vehicles in front of it? 1- If you have looked far enough in the distance and are sure there are no cars oncoming that you are going to conflict with, no hidden dips where oncoming cars might be and no offside lay-bys or junctions on either side….you are confident of the performance of your vehicle….you have been watching the drivers in front and are aware of their vehicles and their potential intentions… .and you also have somewhere to go if it starts to look ‘close – exit strategy’… then……….. overtake. If the cars are spaced out enough for you to overtake one and have enough space (if needed) to move back (without
causing the driver you’ve overtaken to brake)..treat each car as an overtake… ie: if there are 7 cars it’s seven overtakes…. However, if the cars are bunched up together with no room to get back in… you have to treat the 7 cars as one overtake. Imagine it as a huge long goods vehicle. So if you don’t have enough power in your car and road ahead to pass all of them safely in one go…then don’t do it.. 2- Regarding the Volvo, although there is a broken line there are two lorries which hide the oncoming traffic from the curve a few metres ahead. So it is not advisable to do it until you have a better visibility.
MAN WITH A VAN
Is it legal to work from an English registered van in Spain, if the driver is non resident. We asked the drver “If you are not resident, why are you working here?” and was told “Removals. Just travelled from UK to take things back to the UK After hearng his reply, what do you think? Does he have to change the registration plate number? - In this case he does not need to get NIE number / change his registration plate number, because he is a Brit who pays his taxes in Britain, has his work in Britain, and as part of his job he travels to Spain. Only if he spends more than 6 months/year in Spain must he change his registration plate number.
FLIP FLOPS OR HIGH HEELS
Is it legal or not to drive in flip flops, or in high heels? Reglamento General de Circulacion, article 3.1 " You have to drive properly avoiding damage to people / things. It is forbidden to drive in a negligent or reckless way." When you drive with flip flops you can have an accident, and when you drive back home from the beach, your flip flops usually are wet and sandy, providing you with a greater risk of losing your flip flops while driving or when you use your car pedals. With flip flops you can not break/accelerate properly, ALL these factors can end in a traffic accident and in this case you can be fined for driving with inappropriate footwear. Continued on next page
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We have known many cases of people driving with flip flops or with high heels who have had an accident caused by the use of this kind of footwear. So there is NO article that prohibit the use of these footwear, but the article we have posted here (art.3.1) can be applied to those drivers who have an accident as a consequence of this or do not driver properly. Remember to avoid such footwear, it is advisable not to use them but it is NOT FORBIDDEN!! Artículo 3 Conductores 1. Se deberá conducir con la diligencia y precaución necesarias para evitar todo daño, propio o ajeno, cuidando de no poner en peligro, tanto al mismo conductor como a los demás ocupantes del vehículo y al resto de los usuarios de la vía. Queda terminantemente prohibido conducir de modo negligente o temerario.
CHILD SEAT RESTRAINTS
Until what age should a child be in a child seat, in a car? This does not depend on the age, but until they are 1.35 metres in height they have to use a restraint seat (baby seat, booster), between 1.35m and 1.50m height you can choose what to use and from 1.50m in height they only have to use the seat belt.
Reglamento General de Circulación Art,17 - 2. La utilización de los cinturones de seguridad y otros sistemas de retención homologados por determinadas personas en función de su talla y edad, excepto en los vehículos de más de nueve plazas, incluido el conductor, se ajustará a las siguientes prescripciones: a) Respecto de los asientos delanteros del vehículo: Queda prohibido circular con menores de doce años situados en los asientos delanteros del vehículo, salvo que utilicen dispositivos homologados al efecto. Excepcionalmente, cuando su estatura sea igual o superior a 135 centímetros, los menores de doce años podrán utilizar como tal dispositivo el propio cinturón de seguridad para adultos de que estén dotados los asientos delanteros. b) Respecto de los asientos traseros del vehículo: 1.º Las personas cuya estatura no alcance los 135 centímetros, deberán utilizar obligatoriamente un dispositivo de retención homologado adaptado a su talla y a su peso. 2 .º Las personas cuya estatura sea igual o superior a 135 centímetros y no supere los 150 centímetros, podrán utilizar indistintamente un dispositivo de retención homologado adaptado a su talla y a su peso o el cinturón de seguridad para adultos. c) Los niños no podrán utilizar un
dispositivo de retención orientado hacia atrás instalado en un asiento del pasajero protegido con un airbag frontal, a menos que haya sido desactivado, condición que se cumplirá también en el caso de que dicho airbag se haya desactivado adecuadamente de forma automática.
CAR HIRE LIABILITY
When hiring a car, for example at an airport, who has the responsibility to ensure that the warning triangles and high visibility vests are in the car as required by Spanish law? It is the responsibility of the hire company, to check that the logbook and the vehicle’s equipment is OK before renting the car to a client. So if you are stopped by the Guardia Civil, the owner will be responsible for the improperly equipped vehicle you have hired, unless the hire company can prove they gave you the car with all those things. Fines related to insurance /ITV/ vehicle’s equipment / Logbook, are always for the owner who is responsible for the car.
DRIVING LICENCE CHANGES
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Can l change my address on my driving licence without going to Alicante? If your Town hall has a colaboration agreement with the Traffic Department you can do it in your Townhall, in other cases the change has to be made in Alicante. 3.1 Alcoy 3.2 Almoradi 3.3 Aspe 3.4 Banyeres de Mariola 3.5 Benimasot 3.6 Biar 3.7 Callosa de Segura 3.8 Castell de Castells 3.9 Daya Vieja 3.10 Denia 3.11 El Verger 3.12 Elche 3.13 Elda 3.14 Finestrat 3.15 Gaines 3.16 Granja de Rocamora 3.17 La Nucia 3.18 Los Montesinos 3.19 Monforte del Cid 3.20 Novelda 3.21 Ondara 3.22 Petrer
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If your vision has been corrected by surgery and you no longer need glasses, you will have to have an extra medical exam and send it to the Traffic Department, who will remove this code and issue a new driving licence.
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So it is NOT compulsory to carry a spare pair in your car, but remember that you must wear glasses if you need them all the time, but you CANNOT be fined for not carrying a spare pair, but you COULD be fined if your glasses are broken or you are driving without them. For this reason DGT says it is advisable to carry a spare pair.
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CODE NUMBERS ON THE DRIVING LICENCE
What do all the coded numbers mean on my driving licence? It may look like a jumble of numbers at first glance, with many figures on your driving licence that look confusing. We will decode the secret key for you. This is what is hidden behind the code numbers 01 You have to wear corrective lenses and/or eye protection if this has been expressly required by a doctor's note: 01.01 You have to wear glasses 01.02 You have to wear contact lenses 01.03 You have to wear safety glasses 02 You require a hearing/communication aid 03 You need a prosthetic/orthotic limb 05 Driving restrictions for medical reasons 05.01 You may only drive in daylight 05.02 Restriction to within a radius of ... km around your place of residence or within city limits/within the region 05.03 You may only drive without passengers/pillion riders 05.04 Restricted to a maximum permitted speed of ... km/h 05.05 Only with passengers holding a driving licence 05.06 Without trailers 05.07 Not valid on motorways 05.08 No alcohol
Please, look at the above photo and check if you have the code 01, if you have it, you must wear glasses/contact lenses while driving.
What are the rules about motorhomes parking/camping on spare ground or residential streets and who enforces these rules? We are plagued by these people in the area where I live, during the winter despite signs saying NO CAMPING!! There are 3 sites in the area for them to pay and use but they use our water for free and God knows what they do with their sewage? - Can the caravans park everywhere? Where is the limit? When can they be fined?
First of all, we have to differenciate between: - PARKING (The vehicle must be parked respecting the lines drawn on the ground as any other vehicle, locked and with the engine off). - CAMPING (It is forbidden to set up camping furniture in the street). Motorhomes have the legal right to park in any place where other vehicles may, and cannot be discriminated against because of the type of vehicle they are. Townhalls do not have any powers to ban motorhomes from parking in any place if the parking is allowed for vehicles. If you see the motorhomes pouring their waste in an illegal place, call the Local Police or Guardia Civil depending on where you are. But remember that if the motorhome is parked in a correct way (parking), the current legislation allow this practice unless they take out their furniture /awnings (camping).
SPARE BULB KITS
It is no longer compulsory for vehicles to carry a set of spare bulbs and the tools to fit them. The government modified the law and published it in the Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) in the Decree PRE/52/2010, 21/01/2010. As well as spare driving glasses, the spare bulbs are advisable to carry if they are obtainable. In many cars it is not possible to change the bulbs by yourself and you have to go to a garage. For that reason the government changed the law.
MANDATORY EQUIPMENT WHEN DRIVING IN SPAIN
Now you can check if your car has all the compulsory equipment according to Spanish Traffic Law. You need to carry in your car; - Spare Wheel and tools to change the wheel. - 1 HiViz jacket, 2 are advisable (for the passenger). - 2 Warning Triangles. - Fire Extinguisher (ONLY for vehicles towing a trailer and recommended for other vehicles). - Medical Kit (Advisable, NOT compulsory). - Flashlight/Torch (Advisable, NOT compulsory).
SPARE GLASSES
Do I need to carry a spare pair of glasses when driving my car? The law regarding drivers with glasses to always carry a spare pair has been modified! At Christmas 2014, the DGT published a book titled "Consejos y Normas de Seguridad" to give drivers travel advice. In point 5.4 you can read the following: "Si utiliza gafas graduadas es aconsejable (ADVISABLE) llevar unas de repuesto".
New PERMISO de CIRCULACIÓN
During this year the Traffic Department will issue a new Vehicle Registration Document where you will find when the ITV (Mot) of your car expires, and the
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genuine kilometers. The Traffic Office will get this information directly from the ITV stations when you buy a car. Remember you do not have to renew the Registration Document the next time you go to the ITV Station, this is only information for the buyer.
GROUPED CYCLISTS and OVERTAKING RULES
If you are the driver of a vehicle and you see a group of cyclists you need to overtake, we would like to inform all of you (cyclists and drivers), about your rights/obligations on the road. - Cyclists are allowed to cycle two abreast! Reglamento Circulación art 36.2 If cyclists are riding two abreast they have to ride one abreast if there are SEVERAL vehicles which want to overtake them. This means cyclists are perfectly legal to cycle side by side. Obviously some common sense needs to be used to work out if and when cyclists need to single out to let cars overtake. They DO NOT have to let pass every single car, ONLY when there is a queue behind them or there is a traffic congestion. - OVERTAKING Reglamento Circulación art.85 Before overtaking you should make sure: 1. The road is sufficiently clear ahead. 2. Road users are not beginning to overtake you. 3. There is a suitable gap in front of the road user you plan to overtake. Overtake only when it is safe and legal to do so, and always allow 1.5 meters between you and the cyclist. REMEMBER: 1. Never get too close to the cyclists you intend to overtake. 2. Use your mirrors, signal when it is safe to do so, take a quick sideways glance if necessary into the blind spot area and then start to move out. 3. Only overtake on the right if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn left, and there is room to do so. 4. Avoid overtaking with oncoming traffic (bicycles included). 5. You CAN cross the SOLID LINE if there is no risk for oncoming vehicles and you have enough visibility.
6. A group of cyclists are considered a vehicle when they ride all together, so once the first cyclist is in the roundabout, you have to give way to the whole group.
CAR DOCUMENTS
What documents do I have to take in my car? 1. ITV card. 2. ITV Report (cars more than 4 years old). 3. Permiso de Circulacion (where you can see the plate number and who the owner is and other details) 4. Insurance policy (the insurance receipt is NOT compulsory to take in the car, but if you have a traffic accident you will need to know your policy number for the Accident Agreement). 5. European Accident Agreement (ADVISABLE; if you have a traffic accident you will need one, ask your insurance company for one in your language). You do not have to take the annual tax you pay every years to your townhall, no policemen will ask you for that receipt.) If you do not want to take the original documents, you must go to a notary, he will make a photocopy from the original and he will put a stamp on it, since that moment you can take the photocopies in the car, which will be valid as well as if they were original documents.
CARRYING STUFF IN THE BACK Could you please clarify for me the rules regarding what (if anything) you are allowed to carry on the rear seats of the car? I have heard so many conflicting stories. If you are driving a vehicle that is carrying a load in the car, you have to make sure that the load is restrained
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properly. Load restraint is not just about making sure that the load does not come off - it is also about making sure that the load does not shift in a way that makes the vehicle unsafe to handle or allows the load to crash into the driver’s cabin, which may cause injury or death. Please restrain the load properly, if you have a traffic accident, you could have serious injuries caused by the load you carry. The Spanish Traffic Law requires that any load carried on or in your vehicle must: 1. Not be placed in a way that makes your vehicle unstable or unsafe. 2. Be secured so it won’t move or fall from your vehicle while driving— including driving consisting of emergency braking or turning suddenly. 3. Not project from your vehicle in a way that is likely to injure a person, obstruct the path of other drivers or pedestrians, or damage another vehicle or anything else. 4. Be restrained using an appropriate load restraint method. Anything on the back seats must be secured with seat belt. It is advisable not to carry anything in the car. Please use the boot. In case you need to carry a load in the vehicle, use the seat belt to secure the load, and if you carry heavy things, use a car net, it is forbidden to take a heavy load without a load restraint net.
LOST PAPERWORK
Hi I have a friend who would like to sell his scooter but has lost the paperwork! Can he get copies of the papers? 1. Report a lost/stolen document to the police. (They can be used for illegal actions). 2. Make an appointment in the Traffic Office, calling 060. They will issue a new Logbook/Driving Licence. 3. You will need to visit the ITV station and take your vehicle to the ITV station, who will issue a new ITV document. Continued on next page
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 have your ITV card full of stamps, do not worry, at your next ITV test, they will give you an extra card which will be stapled to the ITV card). How can someone steal your identity? Identity theft occurs when someone uses personal information such as your name, Social Security number, credit card number or other identifying information, without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes.
What ID documents do I have to carry when I am driving in Spain?
If the police ask you for proof of your identity, it will be enough with your driving licence in both cases (Residents / Non Residents), because it is an official document with photo. The only difference in the two cases, is whether you are going to be fined and you have NIE number or not: 1- showing your Spanish Driving Licence/European Driving Licence + NIE number, you can pay the fine in 20 days. 2- showing your European Driving Licence/Passport, you will have to pay the fine on the spot, (because you do not have an NIE number). So forget the "Chinese whispers" always carry your Passport and when you have to identify yourself to the police, you can use an official ID document;
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- Driving Licence (with photo). - A residencia is NOT valid for this purpose as it does not include your photograph. - Passport You can use which you choose, but remember that in Spain, it is compulsory to carry your driving licence while driving so you do not need to carry another ID document.
Cycle Lanes
Professional cyclists ride faster than other cyclists when they are training, and are allowed to use the hard shoulder of the road for training. Often they use the road because the hard shoulders in most roads are impracticable for bicycles (dirty, stones, mud, gravel). According to the speed they reach when they train, it is safer for professional cyclists to train on roads, rather than cycle lanes. We have to differenciate among the different kind of bicycles; Road Bikes are built to reach high velocities (Special Brakes), and Mountain / Urban / Comfort / Electric bikes are built to go for a ride, and do not reach high velocities on roads. When a person is riding a bicycle it is considered a vehicle for Spanish Traffic Law purposes, and the cyclist must respect all
traffic rules as a driver: - Do not use the phone while riding. - Do not use head phones - Do not cross zebra crossing on the bike. - Obey Traffic Signs/Traffic Lights. - Use lights at night.
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WHAT MARGIN IS THERE FOR SPEEDERS?
DGT has announced (from February) that it will be apply a new margin of error in all Radars. The roads with the speed limit between 30km/h and 90 km/h, the drivers can be fined when they drive over 7 km/h over the limit. In roads where the speed limit will be 100,110 or 120 km/h, the margin of error will be 7%. 30 km/h......................................37 km/h 40 km/h......................................47 km/h 50 km/h......................................57 km/h 60 km/h......................................67 km/h 70 km/h......................................77 km/h 80 km/h......................................87 km/h 90 km/h......................................97 km/h 100 km/h..................................109 km/h 110 km/h.............................. ...120 km/h 120 km/h...................................131km/h The DGT also want to inform all drivers in which roads, there could be mobile radars so it will publish before the summer on its website; www.dgt.es all the information related to this matter. All the GPS and Apps will be able to download this information to help drivers during their journeys. If you want to know how much a speeding ticket costs, and how many points you can lose if you drive over the limit, you can check it below.
NO ONE IS IMMUNE FROM ACCIDENTS
Guardia Civil Car involved in a seriously traffic accident. Recently 3 people were injured in a traffic accident, when a truck crashed with the police car which had stopped on the hard shoulder to help a motorist . It took place on the motorway Ap-9 (Vigo).
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Abuses by banks in Spain. Complex investments, structured bonds, autocancelables, etc.
Abuses by the Spanish banks have been and continue to be scandalous. With the numerous court decisions that continue to be granted, one could almost believe that it is general practice committed by all Spanish banks, or almost all of them. The banks’ abuses include the sale of preference shares, interest swaps (SWAP / CLIP, etc.), mortgage floor rate clauses, as well as inadequate investments. In this article I want to talk briefly about those judgments condemning banks to repay investments made by their customers, due to inadequate advice and insufficient information given to the customer / consumer, by their bank. Most of the court rulings granted in favour of consumers are based on the breach of the bank’s duty to give adequate information to customers and consumers. This information is both vital and essential when considering the purchase of complex financial products such as structured bonds, derivatives, and products of high technical complexity, these products also tend to carry a high risk. Many of the consulted court orders insist that Spanish Banks are negligent and fail to explain clearly, and prior to the signing of these contracts: the inherent risks, the commissions to be charged (normally quite high), and how to recover the investment, etc. Therefore, the consent given by the consumer is considered “null”, that is to say, that although the client and consumer signs and voluntarily accepts the purchase of the fund, or the investment, that consent and agreement is flawed because the consumer does not have enough information to really know what they are contracting. It is well known that banks routinely violate their information obligations and the regulations governing advice to be given, and they often ask clients to sign contracts without giving them the time to read them carefully. There are numerous court judgments against Spanish banks that can be easily found online, we highlight the judgments against Barclays Bank for the Royal Bank of Scotland Bonds, BBVA and Banco Santander, Structured Bonds BNP SAN POP and Caylon Bonds; the court decision against Banco Espiritu Santo (BES) in relation to bonds issued by Lehman Brothers as examples. We must not forget the special care and attention that banks should have when selling these complex products to a retail client, i.e. an individual consumer that is not an expert in complex investments. The customer’s individual
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risk profile, whether they have a high, medium or low risk profile, is also relevant in these cases. Therefore, if you or someone you know has a problem with your bank: an investment made through them, a mortgage floor clause, or preference shares, we can help. Contact Us. The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues.
Property walls and foundation problems. A successful claim against architects and insurers
In this article, I would like to discuss construction problems and defects (also known in Spanish “vicios de construccion”), which affect many property owners in Spain. A few weeks ago we obtained a court judgment granted by the courts of Denia in favour of our clients, in connection with a claim filed on behalf of clients with a property in the Marina Alta village of Orba. The property had a foundation problem which worsened after a period of heavy rains, a few years ago, which accelerated the structural problems of the construction. The architects and developers who built the villa, said the cracks which appeared were due to settlement, which had since ceased. Unfortunately, the reality was that it was a progressive problem, which affected the foundation and vertical structure of the property, evident when the cracks repaired reopened again, proving that the cause was alive and active. In the court proceedings we were able to demonstrate: 1.- The negligence and liability of the principal architect and his insurer, that means the designer of the property and responsible for the project, who designed the wrong foundation, as it was not sufficiently deep and large, with inappropriate dimensions and without regard to the composition of the soil, and
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without avoiding access by rainwater to the foundations, etc. 2.- The negligence and liability for technical architect or “aparejador”, and its insurer, because he executed and built a house with a structure much weaker than that designed, and built some walls less stable and consistent than the projected ones. 3.- Liability of ALCOYANA the insurer responsible for the Ten Year Insurance Policy “seguro decenal”, as we proved that the construction problems affected the structure and stability of the building. The defendants accepted responsibility, and in the court process agreed to pay the amount necessary to carry out the repairs needed to secure and stabilise the structure of the villa. At this point, we remind our readers that when a problem of this kind appears in a property, even if it is a minor one, we must notify in a duly reliable way all agents or people who have been involved in the construction process, and who may be responsible, such as the developer, builder, architect, technical architect, Insurance company responsible of the Ten Year Insurance Policy, etc. Frequently cases fail because the property owners have not notified those possible respondents within the limitation period foreseen in the law. Therefore, at the first sign of a potential construction problem and before anything else, we need to notify by registered fax, telegram or similar way all the possible future respondents, about the emergence of the problem and their possible liability. If you are in this situation please contact us. The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues.
Noisy Neighbours and prohibited activities
When one owns a flat or premises forming part of a community of neighbours or owners (complex or urbanization), his right to enjoy his property is not unlimited, as the rights of the community of owners where he lives must be respected, its rules, common elements, etc., regarding the activities performed on the property, and possible renovations, services, etc. Thus, the Law 49/1960, of 21 July, Horizontal Property Law (LPH), in its article 7.1 regarding works, services, etc., says: "The owner of an individual property or premises is able to alter the architectural elements, facilities or services of it, as far as they do not affect or alter the building's security, its general structure, its exterior configuration or
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when the pipes were frozen, it's surprising how much water you need when you have a small baby. But we coped, we just had to, but I remember when Clive's mother came to visit us one weekend, she was so broken hearted when she saw the conditions we was forced to live under. I remember her crying on my shoulder and saying it was all her fault because if she hadn't been so horrible to me after Pop died, we would all be living together in her lovely warm home at Sidcup.
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one of my travel kettles into the Oasis that uses much less electric, (even if it takes forever to boil). If Peter needs to print or mount a canvas or print copies of Jávea Jeard on the big colour printing machine, then everything else has to be turned off, including all the lights and poor Peter has to use a torch in the back while he checks the machines as they are printing. And so we battle on until Iberdrola come to do their inspection and then hopefully, service will be back to normal.
When I look back over my life I think of the many times things have been against us but we had to cope with the problems. Shortly after Clive's father died at the young age of 52, my mother-in-law, who I was living with at the time (with Peter), turned very peculiar and became impossible to live with. Clive was living and working in Crawley, although he did manage to get home for weekends. He had a key worker's job as a compositor printer and when he had been working there for nine months, we would be entitled to have a Key Worker house in Crawley New Town. Things became very difficult at home with Mum, and in the end Clive could see how unhappy I was and found us a bungalow to rent for six months at Shoreham-by-Sea near Brighton. The bungalow was lovely, right on the beach and we moved in during September until the following March.
Our son Peter was only 15 months old at the time and I used to push him in his pushchair over the bridge into Shoreham town to do my shopping. I always went to the same butcher for my meat and was often served by a very pleasant young lady who was about the same age as I was and we soon became friends. Her name was Pamela and she had a little boy the same age as Peter. Pamela confided to me that she was desperate to learn to drive but although the business was doing OK, she felt she couldn't put the added expense of driving lessons to the family budget. She said ideally, she would like to look after a child about Joseph's age who would be company for him and give her the extra income she needed for her driving lessons. What an answer to prayer that was, as I was thinking seriously of getting a job to give us extra cash to buy furniture etc. for the new council house. That night I looked through the newspapers and found a job vacancy at Brighton at the Alliance Building Society in the accounts department. I
There was no prouder Mum than me, with Peter, and Clive’s father’s bureau beside us. went for an interview, was offered the job and agreed to start the following Monday. I went back to tell Pamela the good news and she was as overjoyed as I was. So all during the winter I would leave the bungalow about 8am, with Peter wrapped up warmly in his pushchair because it was a terrible cold winter, and push him to Pamela's house at the back of the butcher's shop and he was there until I collected him at 6pm,
But what a time I had that winter trying to get the washing dried. Peter was still in nappies and of course, there was no disposable nappies in the winter of 1962, just big terry towelling nappies that my mother-in-law made especially for him. I used to wash the clothes and nappies (by hand of course) before going to work in the morning and hang them to dry on the outside line. When I came home at night and got the washing in, the nappies were a solid block of ice and hadn't dried at all. I had to put the gas oven on, open the door and try to dry the nappies in front of the gas oven. Clive used to arrive home about 8pm from his job in Crawley, at least he was able to commute because there was a good rail link between Crawley and Brighton, then another train along from Brighton to Shoreham.
Then to crown it all, the pipes in most of the houses on Shoreham beach froze up and standpipes were erected in the streets for us to collect water in buckets. What a lot of bucket carrying I did during those weeks in the snow and ice
The time came when we were given the address of the first house for us to view in Crawley. The Council were obliged to show us three properties and we could chose the one we preferred. But we fell in love with the first property we saw, 5 The Rise, Pound Hill, a three bedroomed terraced house, only a ten minute walk from Three Bridges railway station, so it was very handy for commuting. My Auntie Vi who lived in Bognor gave us her three-piece-suite as she was buying a new one, and gradually we furnished our new house and moved in. The money I had been able to save from my job at the Alliance Building Society came in very handy when it came to furnishing the house, and as a special house-warming present, Clive bought me my first washing machine, a Hoover Keymatic. I was sad to leave Shoreham and my friend Pamela, but the excitement of moving into our first house was something we both looked forward to. When we were first married we lived in a 38 foot mobile home “Shere Wonder” - manufactured by George McAllister of Gomshall in Surrey - sited at Hoo on the Isle of Sheppey, on the banks of the River Medway, which flooded whilst we were spending Christmas with my family in Yorkshire. We rented a furnished apartment for a while but when that ended we moved back with Clive's parents.
We can't prevent problems arising during our lives, but it is how we cope with them that matters. As a Born-Again-Christian I don't have to cope with problems on my own, I have my Father in Heaven who is always there for me. I have often said to the folk at the Oasis Centre, that over the years, without God, I don't know how I would have coped.
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Enough to put the Fear in any competitor
This column is about people in our local community and their everyday lives and connections to the area of Jávea. Last month we turned the Spotlight to feature two brothers Vicente and Rafa Rocher Grimalt who share a passion for natural fresh produce, especially honey, and so together they opened a shop at the Portal del Clot. Our Jávea Jeard spotlight this month focuses on two members of the Fear family, Natasha who will turn 18 years this October and Ray who is her proud father at the ripe age of 89. I was pre-warned by Clive that this interview was going to be like no other as Clive had known Ray for many years and said Ray would want to ensure the Spotlight was on him. Clive picked me up from home and drove us the short distance to Ray’s villa which is just outside the town. His garden has great views across the orange groves looking out towards the Montgo. A number of years ago Ray wrote his biography but unfortunately the publishers wanted him to change a few words as by today’s standards some words used in the book were not politically correct. Ray refused to budge as he said he writes as he speaks, and decided to publish the book himself. His publication was successful although it wasn’t available through the high street bookshops but was made available by the libraries and sold through Amazon. Written by Ian Amer
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he hadn’t been drunk that night they would not be in this position.” I assumed his father lost his job or was pensioned off quietly. Ray said his father was a tremendous person, born in Wales and with a great singing voice. He remembered a story where his father’s Commanding Officer asked him to take the Emperor of Japan, who was on a state visit, around the tower as his guide for the day. The Emperor was so impressed with his father’s knowledge and guide skills that he gave him a few shillings tip to share out amongst the other guards, although Ray suggested to me that it was likely his dad took a bit more of the tip then he should.
The book is called Pawn Shop Dick and for a while was an Amazon best seller, it is described as being about the life and times of an ex-soldier who had been conceived in The Tower of London and was born just around the corner from Buckingham Palace. In the book Ray talks about his life as a Grenadier Guard towards the end of World War II and goes on to tell us how, like many other soldiers returning from the war, he had to adapt into a normal routine after being demobbed. Tony Benn (Anthony Wedgwood Benn, Labour MP, b: April 1925-March 2014) wrote to Ray congratulating him on writing such a good book. The opening question came from Ray, who asked me “How long will this interview take?” “About an hour” I replied. He said “You should have stayed at home then as I need more than an hour to tell you my story,” or words to that effect. Yep, Clive was right! I sensed at this point the interview was going to be very different because sitting in front of me was a man who had a similar look and appearance to the English actor and writer, the late David Niven (b.1910-1983) blended with the humour of Spike Milligan (Comedy genius b. April 1918-Feb 2002). As previously stated, Ray was conceived in the Tower of London and born just outside Buckingham Palace in 1926. Ray’s father, Yeoman Warder Daniel Fear was a Yeoman of the Guard, a beefeater on duty at The Tower of London and his mother was Henrietta Eleanor Fear (nee Harrison) who worked in a local chemist. I asked “how can you be sure you were conceived in The Tower of London?” “Oh yes” said Ray, “I often heard my mum say to my dad that he should have been minding the crown jewels instead of hers and if
The photograph of Ray’s father’s was on the front page of the Tower of London’s visitor book for many years. At the tender age of 13 years old, Ray left school where he had enjoyed sport and history, and for a while became a pawn broker’s assistant where he learnt much about the poor. He said people would come to the shop on a Monday to pawn their suits only to redeem them the following Friday. Ray lived with his parents and after his father left the Yeoman of the Guard on a commuted pension (a pension that does not keep up with inflation), his father had to find another means of employment to pay the bills and support his family. His father decided to work for boarding houses where the wage was low but usually provided free board and lodgings, Ray said this was a clever move on his father’s part because he had no rent or bills to pay. However, it resulted that Ray was always on the move as the family had nowhere permanently to settle, living in Continued on next page
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Continued from previous page Bournemouth, Brighton, Poole, Falmouth, Mitcham, Chiswick and in the lodge at Bagshot Heath now the property of the Earl of Wessex. Although the family were constantly moving around Ray says looking back now it was great fun and at one time he remembers impressing an old girlfriend by taking her to Brighton and pointing out every boarding house he had lived, which worked out at one every forty yards (37 metres). In 1943 Ray decided to join the army but was rejected due to being under age. He could not work out how the army knew his age from his ration book or ID card and after careful examination realised his date of birth was written in code form. So he decided to burn his ration book and ID card and save some of the ashes from each document so he could persuade the local authorities to provide him with new documents. The local authorities looked at Ray’s pile of ash and asked him to fill in some new forms where he adjusted his date of birth to meet the minimum age required to join the army. Shortly after receiving his new documents and now with the age of 18 years he was accepted into the army where he joined the Grenadier Guards, who were trained infantry men but shortly after he joined the Grenadiers they were reformed into the 6th Guards Tank Brigade. The brigade was equipped with the Churchill Tank and as Ray pointed out to me, the height of a guardsman before the reformation had to conform to a height of around 6ft and it was difficult for the often tall and lanky guys to climb into the Churchill tanks because the space inside was designed for smaller chaps. He said when sitting in these vehicles you could feel every bump and it was a rough and uncomfortable ride. He also suggested that if a German shell were to hit the tank there was no way of escape from the small hatch. It is said that some Grenadier Guards felt safer walking behind their tanks than riding inside. Ray also said “whoever thought of reforming the Grenadier
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Guards into a tank brigade and then giving them small tanks were idiots” or words to that effect. In 1944, The 6th Guards Tank Brigade and “Ray” fought their way through France as part of the North West Europe Campaign, 1944-1945 and eventually arrived at Lubeck, Germany. Ray recalls being very hungry as his commanding officer gave orders for their rations to be shared among the starving people of the town. A few days after the war ended, he and his friend - a poacher from Lancashire - decided to head off into the forest to hunt wild boar or anything that happened to run in front of the cross hairs of their gun sights. Not far into the forest, Ray and his friend came across a group of German soldiers so Ray and his friend started to raise their hands but realised the Germans were doing the same. Both Ray and his friend had stumbled across some German soldiers who had deserted and were offering their watches and binoculars in exchange for Ray and his friend to take them as prisoners of war (POWs). Ray said “we were not going to take them as POWs because we had a lack of food back at the camp let alone more mouths to feed”, so he took their watches and binoculars and told them to hop it. “A few days later at the camp my friend and I were summoned to the guard room where we were told to guard some POWs, the same bloody Germans we’d let go in the forest a few days before and had later been picked up by another patrol.” The Germans recognised Ray and his friend and demanded their watches and binoculars back which of course they had to do, although Ray did manage to keep a pair of binoculars back for himself. From Lubeck the brigade were transferred to Neuengamme Concentration Camp, nr Hamburg, which at the end of the war in 1945 had become an internment camp for German officers and was now controlled by the allies. Neuengamme Concentration Camp was a concentration sub camp and extermination had been through hard labour, but Ray remembers seeing two chambers of death, The Gas Ovens, as they were known. He describes each oven as being the size of a small garage and nearby stood sheds that served as stores for shoes of all sizes, piled from floor to ceiling, another with human hair and another full with suitcases. In 1948, Ray and his brigade’s war finally ended and they were returned to Chelsea Barracks, London where he became a ceremonial guard and performed Trooping the Colour until he left the brigade in 1949.
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After leaving the brigade Ray was enrolled by the army into a demob course aimed at retraining the returning soldiers to live and work in civvy street.
Ray’s Medals hang on the Lounge wall. proudly alongside the picture of his father
Ray opted for a poultry course as he fancied himself as one day being a poultry farmer. He was enrolled onto the course in Wiltshire where he learned how to care for poultry. On his day of final examinations he was asked by an examiner this question. “If your land was flooded what would you do?” Ray thought about it and said “I would raise the chicken sheds onto stilts!” The examiner said “wrong answer, you keep ducks instead”. During the period of the Spivs and Drones which for Ray was in 1949 all unemployed people were asked to report to their local labour exchange where jobs would be offered. A Spiv was a smartly dressed petty criminal who sold black market goods from the back of a lorry, especially when rations and coupon books were still the order of the day. A Spiv could usually get his hands on most things for a price and they appeared from the start and ending of rationing, between the 1940s and ending in 1950. A Drone is a person who lives off the hard work of others. Ray was asked at the labour exchange if he could iron and was told he must report to a clothing company which specialised in press shaping garments using a Hoffman Steam Press. Once the clothes are made they are pressed into shape using the steam press but if you get it wrong the garments are ruined as one sleeve maybe longer than the other and the same with the trousers. He managed to ruin 4000 garments before getting the sack. Ray joined another company where on one day he wanted to go to London and watch Trooping the Colour but his boss would not let him, so he telephoned his brother who worked as a builder and asked him to send a telegram from his works to say he had fallen from a scaffold and had broken his neck and that Ray should attend the hospital. His brother followed the instruction and sent Ray a telegram that he showed to his boss the following morning and was given the rest of the day and the Continued on page 27
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Continued from page 26 next day off. Ray went home and went to see Trooping the Colour. It was a hot day and Ray was sunburned on his neck. When Ray returned to work the boss said “was Trooping the Colour worth it, you are fired!” He tried his luck in Jaeger, the fashion shop and he did push his luck by courting the girlfriend of the boss. Needless to say he was caught out and fired! In 1952 Ray became an apprentice farmhand in Plumpton, East Sussex and recalls arriving at the farm where the farmer said “you must be Ray” and gave him a shovel. Ray said he had never seen so much chicken manure (or words to that effect) in his life, the trench of manure (or words to that effect) must have been about 0.5 metre deep by 50 metres long and Ray was told to shovel it all up. While working at the farm Ray had to stay in a local dosshouse (A cheap lodging house, where sometimes you shared a room and a bed with a stranger). After a few weeks a friend arrived unexpectedly at the farm and offered
him a job in Stoke-on-Trent as a fixed odds bookmaker (A person who takes bets on sporting events, football or horse racing at agreed odds). Within a few minutes pondering on the idea Ray decided to take up the opportunity and jumped in the car to start a new career as a bookmaker. Arriving in Stoke-on-Trent, Ray was accommodated in a local Country Club for a few nights until he found other lodgings, in a dosshouse because it was cheap and very near to the betting office. He said that was where he met the most disgusting two people ever. “These chaps shared my room” he said “and every night one would pass wind while the other blew his nose on the bed sheets.” In the first year Ray personally recruited a hundred betting agents including Arthur and Ron Matthews, who were brothers of the legendary footballer Sir Stanley Matthews. Ray earned enough money in commission from his agents that he was able to buy his first house. A rocky period came when Ray’s boss had a bad week on the football score draws and the forecast pay out was going to be very high, so the boss asked Ray to shut up shop. Ray refused and stayed on. Continued on page 29
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Then a 19-year-old from Battersea,and now aged 92 and enjoying retirement in Jávea Port, Dorothy Quodling srved in ¨Churchill’s Forgotten Army’ - the Women’s Land Army. Land Girls worked long hours, a minimum 50 a week. Much of their work was backbreaking, working in all weathers, for £1. 85 a week. Dorothy’s first posting was to a farm in Chadlington in Oxfordshire where she became assistant shepherd to a flock of breading sheep. Her other farm work during the 'resting' season' included hedging, harvesting, milling and tractor driving. She was then involved in the mating of the sheep and then in lambing, often acting as a midwife, helping to construct lambing pens, inspecting for disease and tail docking. The last of these provided her with the perk of lambs' tails which she sent home to her dad who was famed for his delicious
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Continued from page 27 He went to the bank and asked for a loan so he could pay his agents but the bank refused him so he was forced to sell the German binoculars he had taken in Lubeck. The binoculars fetched £3 which in those days was enough money to keep the business going for a while. He managed to pay off his agents and took the business over, making good money for the next thirty years. While running his bookmakers he had other business interests including a health food shop which he setup in 1966. He says he thought the idea was a great one for the people of Stoke so stocked up with healthy sausages, one hundred and twenty different varieties of honey and various fruits and vegetables. The romantic novelist Barbara Cartland (Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland, DBE, CStJ, b.July 1901-May 2000) cut the tape and opened the shop. One day he decided he would corner the market in selling fresh eggs and decided to buy some Maran chickens for their mahogany coloured eggs. The chickens laid the eggs but nobody wanted to buy them. He also tried to introduce artichokes and spinach to Stoke but nobody wanted them either. Ray is a believer in herbal and natural remedies to fight infection and colds. A healthy remedy he suggests to me is when he feels a cold coming on he uses two peeled cloves of garlic and shoves each piece gently up his nose. He said you can use bigger cloves if you have a larger snout! I cried out with laughter on hearing this one and it was even funnier when I realised he was being serious, although we must stress that you should not try this at home. Eventually Ray decided to put the shop up for sale, where one interested party was the legendary footballer Stanley Matthews (Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE, b. Feb 1915-Feb 2000) who came to view the shop. Ray had taken Stanley upstairs to show him the rooms, the shop assistant saw it was time to close and shouting out “goodnight Mr Fear” and “goodnight Mr Matthews,” closed and locked the door behind her. Unfortunately Ray did not have his keys with him to unlock the door so both Ray and Stanley Matthews had to climb out through an upstairs window and down the drainpipe. I asked Ray, “did Sir Stanley buy your shop?” NO HE DIDN’T, for I never saw him again after that! Eventually Ray did sell the health business and bought a house with eight acres of land although his overdraft with
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the bank had not been paid. One day his organised six relay teams who swam the English Channel both ways and the team bank manager happened to knock on the was included in the Guiness Book of door to ask him how and when he was Records for the fastest relay time in going to clear his overdraft. Looking out 1966. Within a few months they also of the window while pondering the bank went on to swim Cardigan Bay and the manager’s question, he saw a cat cross team also became the first swimmers to his garden path. So the quick thinker conquer Loch Ness and the Irish Sea. said to the bank manager, “I am pleased Even today Ray enjoys swimming in you came to visit me this morning Jávea bay every day. because I was going to ask you for a Ray came to Spain by accident as his loan as I want to convert my stables into then wife told him to get ready as they a cattery. This will make money and I were going to Clayton Lodge which he should have the overdraft paid off in no thought was a garden centre. Dressing in time.” The bank manager thought it was his attire of gardening clothes and boots, a great idea and provided Ray with a they set off. It was only when she told bank loan where he used the money to him to pull into Clayton Lodge Hotel pay off his overdraft and then set up a that he began to get an idea of what was cattery, just in case the bank manager happening. He said we went into the came knocking. hotel and were offered a trip to Spain to Ray has always been a keen and view properties so Ray decided to play enthusiastic sportsman and provided encouragement for each of his children along. as for him, he thought it would be to take up a sport. His eldest daughter a cheap weekend holiday for £40. Jane competed as a Modern Pentathlon Arriving in Moraira he planned to go athlete, and so did his son, where the swimming and have a few gin and tonics sporting events include running, but this was not the case as he was swimming, fencing, shooting and horse expected to go and view houses. He riding which Ray had to also endure. He didn’t see anything of interest until he recalls, when Jane was younger, she was brought to Jávea. Ray said when he wanted to join a hunt but it was saw the size of the garden his first forbidden for children to ride alone and a thoughts were that it was perfect to keep parent had to take part. Ray learned to chickens and the sea is not far for him to ride a horse within a week and on the go for a swim. The house was OK, but it day of the hunt he was loaned a horse Continued on next page called Chatter. As they trotted out into the open fields the horns were blown and the chase started but Chatter decided to make a detour and jumped over a hedge. Behind the hedge there was a hidden field at one end of which was a large locked gate. Ray said his Don’t miss out on our News and Views if you horse just grazed and the live overseas or would prefer to jave a copy bloody thing would not delivered to your Jávea Jome. jump back over the hedge, so Ray spent all Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . day in the field until a rescue team found him. He says even today Postal Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . people still remember his escapade on Chatter, ........................................... the horse that would and could jump over ........................................... anything. Jane was also a good swimmer but not up to Postcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . national standard so Ray devised a plan and The Annual Subscription for 2015 is 12€ in Spain, organised an official and £20 (UK cheque: A2Z Publications) to UK. relay Channel Swim Send to: Apartado de Correos 227, VERGEL 03770 (Alicante) with the Observation of Further details available from: the Channel Authority and the swimming club clive@cliveread.com or phone 669 386 702 she was attending. Ray
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Continued from page 29 was the large garden that swayed him. So in 1989, Ray and his wife sold up in England and moved to Jávea. Ray has been married four times. His first marriage to Hazel was in 1950 and the marriage produced four children. His second marriage to Rita was in 1963 producing two children. His quickest engagement was within twelve minutes of meeting Linda, bearing in mind he was still married to Rita. Linda was sixteen and he was thirty nine but they married in 1967, after divorcing Rita and the marriage produced three children. His latest marriage came in 1997 to Sylvia, incidentally Clive officiated at the marriage ceremony here in Jávea and not long afterwards Natasha who is the youngest daughter was born.
Natasha Fear At last, I was able to interview the reason for my visit - Natasha, born on 13th October 1997, in Denia hospital, to Ray and Sylvia Fear. She is the youngest of ten children to Ray by different marriages. Ray and Sylvia have since divorced but Natasha continues to live in Jávea although she makes frequent trips to visit her mother on the Indonesian Island of Bali. At four years of age, Natasha was taught to throw beach pebbles by her dad in the safety of their back garden. Once Natasha mastered the art of stone throwing Ray bought her a discus which Natasha soon got the swing of. One day her brother Tim came on a visit from England and launched the discus so high
and far that it fell somewhere in the nearby orange grove, never to be seen again. In 2005 and at eight years old, Natasha went to L’Ancora Tennis Club, Jávea, where she enjoyed playing on the 18 hole mini golf course. It was here that the professional golfer and her future coach José Manuel Carriles spotted her and told Ray she had a natural swing. Ray contributes this natural swing to the days of her pebble and discus throwing. Also at this time her sister Lara managed to get Natasha an interview with Nike in Cadiz, Spain. After demonstrating her talents as a young golfer with her infamous swings and putts, Nike became her sponsor where they provide her with golf bags, clothing and clubs. Nike has kept pace with Natasha and they continue to sponsor her. Ray acknowledges there are many businesses in this area and anyone willing to sponsor Natasha would be welcomed as she has many International Tournaments this year and the company logo could be sitting alongside Nike. For more information you can contact the Oasis Centre, Jávea, by phone or email and they will put you in direct contact with Ray and Natasha. Natasha attended the Centro Público Vicente Tena School, Jávea and moved to the Ies Antoni Llidó School, when she was 12 years old. After leaving school she enrolled on an interior design course but this was not good for her as she really wanted to focus on her golf and left the design course to further her golfing career. In 2012 Natasha played her first international tournament “although I did not win this competition it did provide me with the experience at a higher level.” In June 2011 she won the U16 Nick Faldo Series UK Championships at Trentham. The British newspaper The Stoke Sentinel headlined Natasha’s win as “Fearless Natasha wins through to Faldo Series Final”. The win put her in the final and onto a very big golf stage at Faldo Lough Erne Resort, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland in September 2011. A field of eighty one top golfers from across the world played the U21 final tournament including 13 year old Natasha who competed hard to try and earn the Sir Nick Faldo’s 15th series grand final title. Although Natasha didn’t win she was placed at a very respectable thirteenth and was also the youngest player to compete. In 2012 she entered the inter counties competition held in Sevilla and came second. She also concentrated on many
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open tournaments throughout the Valencian Community where she gained a number of wins. Natasha entered the Nick Faldo UK Series Qualifier in April 2013 where at 15 years of age and for the second time she won the U16 girls competition, giving her a doorway once again into the U21 world final held in October 2013 at Green Bryer, West Virginia, USA. Natasha again worked hard and came in sixth place giving her a respectable ranking. Natasha was the County Champion winning all her junior tournaments in Valencia, Castillion and Alicante between 2010 and 2012. Natasha said 2014 had been a busy year playing golf with tournaments in Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, England, Northern Ireland and Germany. Her favourite tournament was in Germany which she felt was her best result so far in the game, being placed 13th out of 220 golfers. Last year her club, La Sella Golf Resort held a party for the players of the club where she met José María Olazábal Manterola, a Spanish professional golfer who enjoyed success on the European and PGA Tours. In 2012 he captained Europe’s Ryder Cup team to a narrow
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victory over the USA. Natasha was taken aback when he said to her that he’d heard a lot about her and would give her a game on his next visit to the club. Incidentally the course at La Sella was designed by José María Olazábal Manterola. Natasha is coached at La Sella by José Manuel Carriles and trains six days each week concentrating on the driving range, putting green and the course where she combines all her skills. Her schedule Monday to Friday is no less than five hours of Golf each day and on Saturday she plays golf with her friends. During the week and after her golf practice she attends the gym for a workout and recently at the gym met a young man where a special friendship has started to develop. Although her father Ray approves of this developing friendship, Natasha says she continues to focus on her golf. Her main goals for this year is for her to decide if she will turn Pro or study for a PGA Certificate where she could professionally coach others.
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She is only focusing on major events and her competition diary is filling up fast with no less than fourteen U18 International Tournaments between January and September 2015. The tournaments include Germany, Scotland, Portugal and she will definitely be competing here in Spain. Natasha expects to do well in the Queens Cup, Madrid Championships, Community of Valencia (C.V.) Championships, Spanish International and the Spanish Championships. Her handicap is currently one but in the recent past she has played off scratch. Natasha funds her own trips and coaching. At the time of writing Natasha is preparing to play at The Portugese International Amateur Stroke Tournament, which starts on January 28th 2015 at the Montado Golf Resort. After ‘warming up in Portugal’ Natasha, finised 2nd in Alicante and 3rd in Seville. Next stop was Madrid. We wish her every success with this tournament and other tournaments this year. Next Month Jávea Jeard spotlight will be falling on Paula and Angel. Make sure you remember to get your copy. Backnumbers are usually available from the Oasis Help Centre, at the rear of La Caixa bank in the Port area of Jávea - C/. Toni Llido Nº 5.
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There’s light at the end of Calle Vicenza
Jávea Townhall has begun demolition of Villa Sarita, a abandoned building on the First Montañar. This is the first step to opening and redevelopment of Calle Vicenza, a road to connect the beach road with Calle Genoa. The demolition of Villa Sarita ends a log-jam lasting more that two decades, an urban problem that has been unlocked during the term of this government, after the property was condemned and permission granted for demolition. The opening of the Calle Vicenza will connect the First Montañar and Avenue Augusta, giving more alternatives to circulating traffic and easier and closer parking to the beach.
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Article 7.2 of the mentioned LPH, says that if any of these prohibited activities is performed, the president of the community, must in the first place request to the owner or occupier of the property to cease the activity. In the Bank Abuse, Foundations, Neighbours event they continue with the activity, a Continued from page 23 legal action for cessation or termination condition, or prejudice the rights of could be filed. other owners, and must report such The court could agree the final cessation and termination of the works in advance to the person who prohibited activity and order represents the community". compensation for damages if Also, a landlord cannot develop on a appropriate, and also, it can agree the house or premises, any activity that is deprivation of the right to use of the prohibited by the statutes, resulting in property or premises for a maximum harm to the community or any other period of three years, depending on the neighbour, or contravene the general provisions about annoying, unhealthy, gravity of the infringement and the noxious, dangerous or illegal activities. damage caused to the community. A judgment of the Court of First Instance No. 4 of Personal and reliable service Alicante, number with over 15 years experience of 247/2014 dated 12.15.2014, has removals in Spain. drawn our attention We use our own transport! since it ruled against Local and national moves with lift the owners and and storage service throughout tenants of a property Costa Blanca!! also Nederlands, that was part of a community of Belgium, France. owners, where Packing service available. prostitution and Phone: Guido Renskers. sexual massage activities took place, Tel: (0034) 661 986 451 Web: www.mudanzasxabia.com with subsequent disruption of the eMail: guidorenskers@hotmail.com peace for other owners, due to continuous use of the intercom, and coming and going of people late in the night, etc. The judgment firstly understood that according to the ! " statutes of the community it was # ! not allowed to ! $ % perform any kind of commercial or professional activity & $' in the flats, as any ' $ business activity was reserved exclusively ! for commercial premises, and secondly, the court understood that the ! activity in question caused an obvious ( nuisance to neighbours. $ )))) So the judge * $ + ) ordered the , *( -( ! $ $ ! . $ termination of the &" $ / %012 ! $ activity in question, % 3 ' (extinguishing the 44" 254 04 ) ) lease/letting contract), and further the judge deprived the owner the use of the property for 3 years.
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Meeting with Neighbours to allay fears of new school
A successful meeting was organised by Rosa Mansell at the house of John and Ellie Tweedale (President of Las Laderas Urbanisation) around the midde of February. Councillors Oscar Anton and Pere Sapena were able to meet with residents and explain the proposed 15 million euro development for a secondary school and sport facilites for tennis and cycling. Both Councillors listened to residents’ concerns and explained that they were open to working with them to try and resolve any potential problems. Another example of the Xabia Democratica commitment to integration, participation and transparency. Anyone who is interested in hosting one of these events to meet with Oscar Anton please contact: rosamansell@yahoo.com
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SPANISH BANKS ARE LOSING THE BATTLE AGAINST THE “FLOOR CLAUSE” OUR LEGAL OPINION
Dear readers, clients and friends, For those people who might have a mortgage in Spain at the moment, this article will surely be of great interest to you. As you might probably know, the Spanish Supreme Court has recently ruled that the “Interest rate floor clause” can be declared abusive if the client/consumer was not duly informed before the signature of the mortgage contract at the Notary, about its content and implications, in a clear, transparent and comprehensive way. Last September 2013, the Supreme Court clarified a judgment delivered in May 2013 declaring floor clauses null and void if they breach the levels of transparency demanded by the European Consumer Directive. The clarification stated that within the context of a mortgage contract, the infringement of the indicated criteria was sufficient grounds for these clauses to be completely nullified. This specific floor rate clause imposes a limit on the extent to which consumers can benefit from lower borrowing costs, should the reference index used to set mortgage rates fall — in Spain the one-year Euribor interbank rate is usually used, (for instance 3.25%).In simple terms, it defines the lowest percentage of interest to be applied to the payments the borrower is to pay. In Spain that percentage is most usually measured according to the Euribor, (European borrowing rate). The problem is that if the floor clause is too high and the Euribor rate is below it, no matter how low the Euribor might be, the mortgage payments will never go down below the threshold of the floor clause On the other hand, the “ceiling rate clause” (or “cláusula techo” in Spanish), marks a limit to the maximum percentage of interests to be applied to the liquidation of the mortgage. This clause can be also abusive because if it is too high, then it will not serve its purpose, which is to maintain an average monthly instalment through out the duration of the whole mortgage contract. Subsequently, in practice, the bank
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extra interests unduly charged by the bank be claimed back? Is it really worth going to Court?
always wins, either: a) if the interest rate goes too high, as the client will end up making sky-high payments, b) or alternatively, if the Euribor goes down, (like the situation at present) the mortgage monthly payments will still be high due to the abusive floor rate clause, below which the applicable percentage will never go. The problem with this unfair clause is that many unreliable banks mentioned it (together with the “ceiling rate clause”) but in small print, without informing clearly to their clients even about their existence. As a result of these landmark EU, as well as domestic Court decisions, we have been receiving a lot of enquiries over the past few months, so in order to clarify the current situation to our readers, I would like - if I may - to briefly explain some of the most frequent questions and doubts posed by our clients. For example:
1º) How can I know if I have an abusive clause in my mortgage contract? You will need to ask your bank for a copy of the MORTGAGE CONTRACT (MORTGAGE DEED) signed before the Notary. If the bank might refuse to give a copy to you, remember that you can actually get a certified copy or a “copia simple” directly from the Notary where you ! signed the Title Deed for acquisition of the house.
2º) If I have a “floor rate clause” (cláusula suelo in Spanish) in my mortgage contract - what can I do about it. Can the
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A) The removal of ALL the abusive clauses (usually a mortgage contract contains several abusive clauses that go hand in hand with the floor clause). B) The removal of the FLOOR CLAUSE, with RETROACTIVE EFFECT, which means that all the past interest rates overcharged will be reimbursed to the client. C) Likewise, for those affected, the change of the abusive so called “CAJA” INTEREST RATE. Many consumers are paying a fortune because they were never informed about the possibility to hire the EURIBOR RATE, much more beneficial to the borrowers.
3º) What if the bank might accept to remove the clause in order to avoid litigation, should I accept? Watch out, because your bank might be trying to delude you!!! Bear in mind that some greedy banks might still try to play you for a fool, by using all kind of dubious tricks, aimed to keep getting even more money from you, despite the removal of the abusive floor clause. For instance, we have detected that some banks have recently provided clear instructions to their staff aimed to convince those clients who claim the removal of the mentioned clause, to change the original mortgage interest
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5º) If I take the bank to Court, should I stop paying the mortgage? Not exactly, the correct procedure would be to request the Court to deposit or allocate the monthly amounts handed over into a designated Court’s account. Otherwise, some reckless banks might try counterclaiming against you by starting a repossession eviction procedure. That Court scenario is highly inadvisable.
6º) What can I do if at the worst scenario, I have no money at all to keep paying an expensive mortgage? Well, it is not the same to take the initiative and sue the bank, that waiting for the bank to sue you for default payments. The second scenario can become more complex. However, we are currently dealing with a few cases like this, where the bank already took our clients to Court in order to repossess his house and we have managed successfully to stop the unfair
4º) If I decide to go ahead, what is the actual process of claiming against the banks through the Courts? What paperwork is needed? Firstly, we would enter into negotiations with the bank, aimed to reach an out-of-Court settlement that might avoid protracted litigation. In practice, very few banks are accepting to negotiate. The majority are very arrogant and stubborn and they refuse
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repossession by invoking the existence of abusive clauses in the mortgage. Therefore, in conclusion, if you think that your mortgage might be affected by abusive clauses,-such as the floor clause,-as a preliminary step, we suggest that you might kindly ask your bank to remove immediately the floor clause from the mortgage Deed but with no condition at all. Remember, that even if you might be anational from another country, you have the same rights as a Spanish consumer! Secondly, do not sign any new novation agreement with the bank without consulting with a legal professional expert like our Firm. Third, if the bank might stubbornly refuse to remove the floor clause, please do not hesitate to contact us for further advice. We will be glad to help you in order to claim the nullity of your “floor clause” as well as to claim the refund of the interests overpaid on your mortgage contract. Considering that according to experts, the Euribor is likely to increase within the next 2 years, time is of the essence, as failing to take speedy legal action now, might involve losing more tan 3.000 euros later on!! Subsequently, if you might finally decide at the worst scenario, to sue your bank, bear in mind that the sooner the better!
We hope this information is useful and should you have any additional question, please visit any of our two websites: www.ricorabogados.com or www.englishsolicitorinspain.com Alternatively, you can also contact us by eMail at ricorsolicitors@yahoo.co.uk and we will reply back to you as a matter of urgency. Thank you very much for your attention and permanent support and we look forward to helping you! Mr Oscar Ricor “NON-PRACTISING ENGLISH SOLICITOR IN ENGLAND AND WALES”, under the “Solicitors Regulation Authority” (SRA) SRA number 519196 and practicing Spanish Solicitor.
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It’s about time the authorities did something about older drivers on our roads. For far too long older drivers have caused havoc as they hog the right hand lane, stick to the speed limits (even road work limits) and stop at stop signs, causing great inconvenience and often preventing others from doing whatever they like. Another major concern is that by avoiding fines and penalty points, they are not doing their bit for our revenue, and are placing a further burden on younger drivers. Until older drivers can prove they are proficient at weaving in and out of traffic, driving while texting, tailgating. using drugs or doing burnouts, they must be banned from holding a driving licence. i i Doug Money
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Antonio Marín 96 646 1954 Feb March April Avda. Augusta 30 (Rear of Mercadona Pla) 6,19 4,17,30 12,25 Concepción Rodrigo Gasque Avenida Colomer 3 7,20 5,18,31 13,26 Consuelo Espinós 96 579 1801 Plaza de la Iglesa 11 (Town) 21 6,19 1,14,27 96 579 1099 Belchi-Cholbi Ronda Colón 4 (Town) 8 7,20 2,15,28 Amparo Marsal 96 579 1955 Avda. Juan Carlos I, 33 9,22 21 3,16,29 Isabel Garcés 96 579 1520 C/. Sevilla 1, (Port) 10,23 8, 4,17,30 Paz Uriol 96 579 3839 Avenida de la Libertad (Arenal-Playa) 11,24 9,22 18 Juanna Ripoll 97 577 0900 12,25 10,23 5 Ctra La Nao (Cala Blanca) Salome Martinez 96 646 2545 Avenida Lepanto 12 (Port) 13,26 11,24 6,19 Rosa Maria Pérez 96 646 3531 Ctra. Cabo La Nao Pla, 126 (Arenal) 14,27 12,25 7,20 Antonio Almodóvar 96 646 3994 Plaza Joanot Martorell 5, Av. Amanecer , 15,28 13,26 8,21 Lydia Gil 96 646 3142 Avda, Fontana 21 (Club de Tenis) 1 3,16 1,14,27 9,22 Ana Lillo 96 646 3947 Avda. de Palmela 16 (Southern By-Pass) 4,17 2,15,28 10,23 Vicente Salort 96 647 1133 Ctra la Nao Pla 165 (Barclays Roundabout) 3 5,18 3,16,29 11,24 We are grateful to Antonio Marín (whose premises are 80m South of the rear entrance to Mercadona) for making this information available to our readers.
Julie and Diego welcome you to
BAR PICOTEO
Av. Jaime 1, Jávea Port
MENU DEL DÍA - 9,50€ 7 starters and 8 main courses inc. drink, dessert, bread, ali oli
More than a dozen ‘one-plate’ meals More than 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 Vegetables English Breakfast HAMBURGERS
Take-Away Service
Jávea Jeard is published in Jávea by A2Z Publicaciones on behalf of Iglesia Grupo International de Divulgación del Evangélio (CIF: Q0300542H) at OASIS Centre, C/. Toni Llido 5, 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 30,000 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.
The Jennifer Cunningham Group is also providing a full Estate Agency service for PROPERTY SALES and LONG TERM RENTALS in Jávea, Denia and Els Poblets areas.
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