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Open letter to our Mayor of Xabia José Chulvi
Dear José, I now write to you as spokesman of the IBI03730 Group. At the moment we are about 26 citizens and still growing. We are many nationalities: English, German, French, Dutch, Norwegian, and Danish. You promised a meeting, but as usual we do not get an appointment time.... Since we do not get any reaction from you, we feel no alternative but to publish this letter to a larger list of voters. By and large this is the same letter as I sent to you the last time, with a few corrections and a bit extra important reference to Tribunal Supremo supplied. I am so sorry that it seems to be the only way to get you working on the problems. You are a very nice person, and you have done many good things for the town. Best of all, you managed to make a good coalition of political parties.
But when will you understand Xabia has citizens outside the village and port? You need to start solving the problems and errors created in the past by the Townhall and constructors. Mayor Moragues and the late Dudley Johnson, I have been told, made a mess for this urbanisation in 1998. When you became Jávea Alcalde you made an excellent start by promising to solve the problems around this (and other) nonurbanisations. Everything has been paid and you also found the avales. After that we got numerous excuses for the lack of progress. The latest you say is that it is illegal to make the urbanisation. Asking how it can be illegal we are told it is complicated to describe and that it cannot be done in writing, but that you will come to our place to explain. Unfortunately you still have not yet made arrangement to do so. We feel no alternative but to make next year’s local voters aware of the problem.
Nº 19 Nov./Dec. 2014
Your Townhall imposes IBI on our properties at the same rate paid by those who live in the Town, that is replete with services. We pay for services but your administration fails to deliver! I do not think it is unreasonable to say: RECOGNISE US AS AN URBANISATION OR PAY BACK THE MONEY! It is a breach of contract, when you do not deliver what you are paid to deliver (International and European law). We are not happy to find that our IBI is almost 800 euro too much (every year since Continued on page 26
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. 4, 6, 12, 16 Agenda 21 Bather hit by speedboat propeller 10 Bob Yareham’s English 7 Chevron parking & pavements 13 Duty Chemist Rota . 28 19 Eating-out with Gastro . Funeral Chapel of Sant Joan 13 Guitar-playing singer from Texas 11 Harvest Food for Harvest Store 12 Humour . . 9, 24 Jávea Postcodes . 2 Legal system deciphered 28,19 Lynda Bellingham . 15 New scam as you bump rubbish 14 Oscar clarifies Spanish law 18 Parasol Care opens new shop 31 Podemos policies & percentages 28 Poundland offers Dealz in Spain 27 Premier Hills innaction . 1, 26 San Antoni hotel objection 27 Satellite Fact File . 8, 10 Scallops Voucher recycling 26 Spotlight on Taylor Brown 21 Sunday morning invitation 9 Town Hall Monthly Meeting 3, 15 UK Magazine Service . 17 Woman to Woman . 17, 20 Xabia Democratica AGM 30
JAVEA POSTCODES
Most towns have a single Postcode: Jávea has 4, but Correos discourage their use, claiming it is better to use 03730 (where 50% will be wrong) rather than the code for your area, which ‘some’ will get wrong. Adsubia 03739 Alborada 03739 Arenal 03738 Cala Blanca, Urb 03738 Cap Martín 03738 Capsades 03739 Catarroja Partida 03737 Cerezos, Los 03739 Colomer 03737 Costa Nova, Urb 03738 Ermita, Urb 03737 Eurocondal, Urb. 03737 Fontanella 03737 Frechinall 03738
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“Going through the Motions” used to refer to swimming in the bay before Jávea had its own sewage plant, but now applies to the monthly meeting of Jávea councillors. They met on Thursday 30th October and with Mayor Jose Chulvi at the helm, business commenced. Point 1 Councillors approved draft Minutes of the previous meetings held on 28th August and 25th September. Point 2 Noted and approved the list of decisions the Mayor had taken since the September meeting. Belén (NJ) asked why it was that one Inspector had signed in and one sign out) which would mean nothing to members of the public. Chairman Chulvi explained that on 3rd November a new Inspector (of what?) was due to start work but had turned the offer down, so it was decided the (old) former Inspector, Consuelo, would return. Point 3 Approved the quarterly report of the Treasurer and the steps he’d taken to decrease the amount of debt from local businesses.
Point 4 Accepted report F/2014/86 dated 15th October which itemised expenditure of 2941,81€.
Point 5 Councillors agreed to cancel the help and grants previously approved, for improvement and modernisation of local businesses that were approved in 2013. Those that had been refused - and now warrented cancellation -were due to submission of incorrect paperwork.
Point 6 Councillors had received copies of a report requiring changes in the Townhall workforce. According to requirements of the Conselleria, in order for the Conservatoire of Music to remain operational, an additional singing teacher must be recruited.
A builder and labourer will also be added to the workforce.
Point 7 Isabel Buigues, the Townhall Caretaker had asked for permission to also work elsewhere. She will remain the Townhall Caretaker during the day, but will also act as a Professor in the UNED in Denia in the evening.
Point 8 Councillors approved the survey, 3B, of work to be undertaken in the Port area.
Point 9 Councillors had received a report regarding available grants for use of cleaner forms of energy. Based on the Padron population of Jávea in June, we are entitled to 95% of the estimated cost of 150.000€ to be invested in renewable energy.
Point 10 was one of those ‘pie in the sky’motions that covers everything but will most likely change little or nothing. Councillors had received from the Educational City Network, Law 27/2013 which itemised local implications to improve education, equality and health of all inhabitants, leading to a better and improved lifestyle for everyone. All of the above Motions were approved unanimously by the Councillors.
Questions (and answers) Jose Luis Genovese (PP) said that as far as he could remember, Jávea has had many opportunities over the years but done nothing about them. There was talk of electric public transport at one time, and driverless buses, but nothing ever came of it. Continued on page 15
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Contract awarded for disused Portal del Clot building
Jávea Council has studied the 19 offers to provide essential infrastructure so the empty building can be occupied. The estimated cost was scheduled at 3.3 million €uros with the specification and the winning offer at 1.739.776 €uros was from Ferrovial Agroman, a company associated with those who collect our rubbish in Jávea. The project includes the electrical system, air
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conditioning, distribution inside the building, its lighting and empowerment on the part of the public car parks adjacent two rooms that will be 1,000 square metres of the municipal archives. Ferrovial estimate completion of the work in for months, and will begin in November. The building will house municipal areas such as Economic Development, Planning and Works, in addition to the local police ‘checkpoint’. In the original proposal to use the ‘folly’ built by a previous administration, the Municipal Police and Social Services departments were due to be housed there, but are no longer mentioned with the half-price offer from Ferrovial.
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Bicycle Boom
In Spain there are 3,000 cycle companies that employ 14,000 people. Domestic production in 2013 was 374,517 units. That year 1,034,374 bicycles were sold, (more than the number of motor cars). The sector's turnover was 1,050 million €uros, 60% on bike sales, 24% for parts and 16% on clothing and accessories. Although mountain models still dominate sales (63%), urban and electric bikes are beginning to emerge, with a market share of 7% and 1%, respectively. In the past five years, cities have experienced a quiet cycling revolution cyclist.
Regional day centre for disabled to be built in La Xara
A new regional day centre for up to 40 physically and mentally disabled people is to be built in La Xara next to the current occupational centre run by Aprodesco (Asociación Pro-Deficientes Psíquicos de la Marina Alta) with which it will share a kitchen. It is hoped work on the 400m2 facility will start next spring.
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Work on Arnauda Riurau roof begins
Work to put a roof on the Riurau Arnauda and to equip it with lighting has begun. This project, which was voted second as a Citizens' participatory budget proposal for 2014 will cost €84,539, half of which will be provided by the Valencian Tourism agency. The 19th Century Riurau was moved and rebuilt from Roig-Roquetes to its new home in Parque Montañar in August 2009. The roofing and lighting aim to enhance its use as a public space.
Works to clear dead trees from the most critical areas damaged by the fire
Biologists to encourage the growth of trees other than pines. Jávea’s forestry brigade has started work to clear burnt trees and branches from the Cami de Cova Tallada and the area closest to the lighthouse. It is being done now to avoid damaging the resprouting plants. They will macerate the material to create a layer of biomass to protect the soil and augment natural regeneration (though not in the lighthouse area where the soil is more resistant). The Municipal biologist
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suggests that now is the time to think and plan what type of forest we would like to see for the future (basically one without pines, composed of other, more fire resistant species already present in the area). Two years should pass before there is any reforestation action, and that they expect 80% of the vegetation to have recuperated naturally on La Plana within two or three years.
Spaniards work longer hours than Germans
The average Spaniard worked 1,665 hours in 2013 — longer than people in Germany (1,388) or France (1,489), a new study published by Madrid's Institute of Economic Studies (IEE) reveals, but productivity remains a major obstacle to growth in Spain. According to figures from the European Commission, Germany has a productivity rate of over €42 per hour while Spain lags behind with only €32. Last month, the OECD warned Spain that it needed to improve its competitiveness to keep its economic recovery on track. The country has been accused of having a culture of spending long hours at work instead of concentrating on productivity while there.
Spain’s appeal to Muslim tourists
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competitors, Spain has very few restaurants or hotels that are certified halal. Even so, the number of Muslim visitors to Spain is growing. There was an 85% increase in Saudi arrivals in 2013 compared to the previous year (42,000); while the number of Algerian visitors rose by 30% for the same period, and 182,000 Turks came here; a 57% rise. Still a small percentage of the 60 million visitors overall, and a long way from challenging Germany as a source, but still significant. Delegations from the Middle East and Malaysia are due to visit Andalusia shortly to sound out the market.
Another October Indian Summer?
Just like last year, summer temperatures have extended into October, with temperatures reaching 30º along the Comunidad Valenciana coast and touching 31.1º in Xàtiva and Alcoy. Just like last year, sales of winter clothes are 10% lower than expected.
10,000€ million lost through corruption
It has been estimated that €10,000 million, a sum amounting to 1% of the country's Gross Domestic Product is lost through corruption each year. A six page section in Las Provincias reports 1700 corruption lawsuits with 500 people charged. It also lists some of the major cases, those who have been imprisoned, and those who are likely to be put away. It also describes some of the expensive "white elephant" projects which have never been completed and which lie abandoned and rotting away, a discussion on tackling this problem and looking at why Denmark is the least corrupt country, and the impact of the new political force "Podemos".
Amjasa buys two electric cars
Amjasa, Jávea’s municipal water company has purchased two electric cars which will be used by staff who travel extensiveley to read water meters. The idea is that these will be low maintenance, cost less to run and produce fewer carbon emissions than the currently used vehicles. The company has also modernised its logo (a water droplet) and brightened up the area outside the office with two water droplet signs and area of blue, crushed recycled glass, as used in the Barclay's Bank Roundabout.
Construction has picked up in Jávea, with luxury villas to the fore. The town has recorded 42 applications to build new villas, exceeding 2013 figures and generating over 14 million € worth of work. These luxury houses will be built exclusively on coastal land.
The Pink Altea Tomato - an old variety reborn
Two farmers from Altea have succeded in reviving a traditional, and very tasty, pink tomato. In the old days tomato growers would keep one of the fruit to be a source of seeds for the coming season, and the two enterprising farmers found an old man who still had the Altea Pink Tomato seed. They have now started off with two tomato fields, one of 5000 plants in Altea, and the other of 3000 plants in Callosa d'En Sarria. The fruit is large, pink, and irregular in shape, it also has a thin skin, is very sweet and and "melts in your mouth". They have been sold locally, and in markets in Madrid and Barcelona.
Dream small: Spanish youth eye low-cost life
Spain's youngsters have come to terms with the fact that their lives are going to be harder than that of their parents, a new study reveals. According to the study, this so-called ‘lost generation’ of Spaniards is eyeing a future within the realms of normality – degree, job, mortgage, family – with very few believing they can afford to “go their own way and explore new possibilities”.
Club Nautico organises talk on Good Marine Environmental practices
The Nautical Club of Jávea organised a talk in collaboration with the Coastal Ecology Institute at the beginning of October to disseminate the importance of good practices to prevent marine pollution among all users of recreational craft. The talk was given by Juan Iborra, of the Coastal Ecology Institute, who explained the law in this area, which has recently been amended by the Central Government. Topics included prevention, the risk of marine pollution, civil protection and emergency management. Continued on page 12 Consciencious English lady (speaks Spanish) seeks work, caring for the elderly, frail or vulnerable. Qualified & Experienced.
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In the glorious days when we were still allowed, nay obliged (for our own good) to sing hymns during Assembly, one of our favourites was without a reasonable doubt ‘Jerusalem’, with lyrics by that great British luminary and eccentric, William Blake. It was indubitably a rousing song, and still is, and it has an interesting history, the music having been added during World War One to pep up morale, although I am surprised that the school English Language Department let it through the net in view of its grammatical unorthodoxy. In fact, if young Will had handed it in as an essay in my school, the English teacher would have needed a couple of red pens at least to knock it into shape. The trouble begins with the first line, where: And did those feet in ancient time
introduces a demonstrative adjective ‘those’, which of course should not be used before the substantive has been identified. This is a sorry trait that my wife displays when, on the few occasions that I lose my way and wander into the kitchen, she immediately starts telling me to “put those over there”, vaguely sweeping her arm around through 180 degrees and including a myriad of potential ‘thoses’,
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while remaining oblivious to my confusion, her head buried in the suds. The person whose feet are being referred to is of course Jesus Christ, although he is never in fact mentioned by name. It gets worse; after centuries dedicted to the pointless task of convincing students that we put adjectives before nouns in English, one of our greatest writers speculates as to whether those feet did in fact
walk upon England’s mountains green? referring to an old story that young Jesus, accompanied by Joseph of Arimathea, may have once visited Glastonbury, a story no doubt put about by the shameless herd of souvenir sellers and discarded hippies that inhabit that place. Things pick up a bit as we carry on: And was the holy Lamb of God on England’s pleasant pastures seen? And then we start putting our adjectives where angels fear to tread again: And did the countenance divine shine forth upon our clouded hills? It took most of us quite a few years to discover that a countenance was just a face and not some Greek Goddess, but that’s another story. And was Jerusalem builded here among these dark Satanic Mills?
Thank you very much Master William! So what happened to all those hours practising irregular verbs? Are we to throw all that hard work away just so that you can stick another syllable in there? Builded? What’s wrong with founded? Didn’t they have Thesauri in those days? Bring me my bow of burning gold! Bring me my arrows of desire!
I have to admit, and I know I am not alone, that the metaphor (at least I hope it’s a metaphor) of ‘arrows of desire’, doesn’t quite work with me. Is this some reference to the pagan Cupid? Or was Blake into a bit of S&M in his dotage? It is a fact that he used to upset the neighbours by sitting in his garden naked; so perhaps we should just tippex that line out when nobody’s looking and move on.
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! I don’t know, perhaps I’m too literal, but I know that my Physics Master would never have stood for unfolding clouds. I mean, where do you put a crease in a cloud?
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Bring me my chariot of fire! Well, as everybody knows, that’s where they took the title of the film from, although Blake himself filched it from 2 Kings 2:11, where the prophet Elijah is taken directly to heaven: "And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven." Or possibly from 2 Kings 6:17, where Elisha prays that the eyes of his servant be opened to see "horses and chariots of fire". Now, far be it for me to be pedantic, but as far as I’m aware, chariots were made largely of wood in those days, and a chariot of fire wouldn’t have got you as far as the corner shop, let alone all the way to Heaven! I will not cease from mental fight, Surely he means ‘mental fighting’! If he means it as a noun it should have an article ‘a mental fight’!
nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, till we have built Jerusalem In England’s green and pleasant Land. Again, it should be ‘green, pleasant land’, unless the adjectives follow the noun, then they can be linked by the conjunction ‘and’. So, nice try Blake but I think it’ll be the B Stream for you next year, where you can join young Will Shakespeare, another semi-literate who’ll never come to anything! You can read more by Bob Yareham on
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For the last couple of years or so we have enjoyed much stronger satellite signals in the Jávea area and have all enjoyed many of our favourite programmes direct from the UK, as an example BBC 1, 2, 3 and 4, ITV1, 2, 3 and 4, Channel 4, Five, Sky News, several Movie channels among the 160 or so TV and 30 radio stations, including radio 1, 2, 3 and 4. Often we find that a modern high gain 1.1 or 1.2 satellite dish is all that is required.
I have noted that in some localities the signal falls just below the required level for reception 24/7! The solution is to move up one size to a high gain 1.4 metre satellite dish, that provides excellent reception 24/7, whilst adding another 100 Euros to the price of an installation. It also allows the range of
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F-Plug Converters?
Last month I spoke of potential problems when there is a lightning attack, and would recommend that at the first sign of distant thunder, it is sensible (if you think it too close for comfort), to disconnect the F-Plug connection/s. This can be quite tricky as they are screw fit and involves carefully pulling the satellite receiver forward and then sideways, unless of course you have access to the rear of your set-up!
The answer is to purchase F-Plug converters, which take the form of a ‘Push Fit’ that make removing the satellite cables easy, and after the storm has passed, simply sliding the converter back onto the associated aerial socket/s. They are simple to fit: you simply unscrew the F-Plug from the socket on the satellite receiver (it’s attached to the white or black coaxial cable) and then re-attach it to the threaded end of the converter. The other end is then inserted into the socket/s of your satellite receiver.
Mains Power Lost?
Picture the scene, you have just enjoyed a nice dinner with other family members and now all are seated to watch a programme you have been looking forward to all week. Twenty minutes into it and it’s proving a winning choice - until you suffer a mains interruption and all of a sudden the TV shuts down, the satellite receiver is not showing any life and your new fangled audio system is suddenly mute! The lights that went off briefly try to light again and at this point you shout “Oh’ dear, dear” or words to that effect! and begin the process of switching the telly back on. No problem with that. Next the satellite receiver which, nine times out of ten it picks up O.K. pictures back on and then switch on your superduper audio system and all is well.
Jávea Jeard by Richard Pollock B.Ed I.Eng. FIEEIE Consultant Electronic Engineer
Telephone: 670 362 395 (Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm)
Formerly Lecturer in RTVE at Bradford College
But what about that 10th time? This is when the satellite receiver eventually switches on but refuses to produce any results, or perhaps a ‘Blue screen’ or lots of hash! Many owners recognise the problem as being the ‘default’ has been lost. Locating this section in the engineers’ menu, then punching in the co-ordinates and off you go again, but for some people this can be a difficult process, requiring the services of an engineer. The problem has been caused by a powercut, yes, it can only be a microsecond in time, but satellite receivers and in particular the Sky range of receivers are some of the most complex on the market, offering many advance functions that only a few years ago we in the trade only dreamed of. Continued on page 10
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Class 1 Up in Winter, Down in Summer How to Adjust a Thermostat Step by Step, with Slide Presentation. Meets 4 weeks, Monday and Wednesday for 2 hrs beginning at 7:00pm.
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Class 3 Is It Possible To Drive Past Marks & Spencer Without Stopping? Group Debate. Meets 4 weeks, Saturday 10:00pm for 2 hours.
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Class 5 Curling Tongs - Can they Levitate and Fly into the Bathroom Cabinet? Examples on Video. Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00pm.
Class 6 How to Ask Questions during commercials and Be Quiet during the Programme. Help Line Support and Support Groups. Meets 4 Weeks, Friday and Sunday 7:00pm. Class 7 Can a Bath Be Taken Without 14 Different Kinds of Soaps and Shampoos? Open Forum. Monday at 8:00pm, 2 hours.
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He swallowed hard. Here was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen sitting next to him, and she was going to a meeting for nymphomaniacs! Struggling to maintain his composure, he calmly asked, "What's your business role at this convention?" "Lecturer," she responded," I use my experience to debunk some of the popular myths about sexuality.." "Really," he smiled, "what myths are those?" "Well," she explained, "one popular myth is that African-American men are the most well endowed when, in fact, it's the Native American Indian who is most likely to possess that trait. Another popular myth is that French men are the best lovers, when actually it is the men of Greek descent. We have also found that the best potential lovers in all categories are the Irish." Suddenly the woman became uncomfortable and blushed. "I'm sorry," she said. "I really shouldn't be discussing this with you, I don't even know your name!" "Tonto," the man said. "Tonto Papadopoulos, but my friends call me Paddy."
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Let’s Support our local Businesses
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Bon Retir elderly care home C/. Cantallops 31 Tel: 96 579 0242 688 883 155 Building and Tiling by Victor victorjavea@hotmail.com Tel: 626 975 244
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Satellite Fact File
Continued from page 8
I have noticed that when you suffer from these mini cuts, it’s more prevalent in apartment blocks, which may be caused by varying power requirements as washing machines and the like produce heavy demands on switch-on etc. Having said that it can also be a continual problem in some areas, for quite some time I was also a sufferer?
UPS Uninteruptible Power Supply
In my own case the answer was to purchase a UPS (uninterruptible Power Supply). I had been using one for some time to protect my Home PC and found that when I experienced a mains trip it gave me a good measure of time in which to save any work in progress and close down my PC in an orderly manner.
TV Player streams live TV to Mobiles and Computers!
I have checked this system out and in Spain you require a ‘Patch’ to disguise the fact that you are operating outside the UK and would suggest that you contact VPNUK (they have an excellent Web Site) where they also have a Free Trial.
Once you are operating VPNUK then it’s a simple task to locate TV Player on www.tvplayer.com and you will be rewarded by a whole host of U.K. programmes. Very, very handy if you are hopping from hotel to hotel in various areas during visits to the UK, as I have done for many years.
Bather injured in Jávea when hit by boat
The incident occurred when the boat entered the space reserved for bathers and ran over the swimmer, causing several cpropeller uts on his leg. The incident occurred when a boat pulling a person waterskiing invaded space reserved for bathing. Those who caused the accident put the injured boy in their boat and took him to the Fontana Canal, where a Red Cross ambulance was on duty. Seeing one of the wounds was deep, he was transferred to the health center of Jávea, where they dressed the affected area and transferred him to Dénia hospital. Once at the hospital, they sutured the wounds and did an x-ray of the hip, to rule out other injuries. Investigation of the incident is being conducted by the Civil Guard of Jávea.
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David Worth Hinton was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in central Oklahoma. At age twelve, after the untimely death of his mother, David spent the rest of his childhood and teenage years as a ward of the court in foster homes and children’s detention centres. He was constantly on the run David ran away for the first time at age
twelve, and running became a way of life. Many times when David was on the run, he would play music in bars where he became addicted to drugs and alcohol. After doing time in many city and county jails, David wound up in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at the age of 23. When released from prison, David began playing and singing in bars in Nashville, Tennessee (one of which was called “Demon’s Den”). One night in August 1980, while out in front of Demon’s Den, he met a team of people talking about Jesus and sharing the love of God. David was persuaded that Jesus could change his outlook on life (and death) and ensure his past remained in the past. He was set free from drugs and alcohol. David’s unique way of mixing his music with anecdotes of his life hae made him a favourite with TV audiences worldwide. He writes most of the material he sings, but adapts many traditional songs (like Amazing Grace) in a way that you never thought you’d hear. David will be entertaining at the Oass Centre (at the rear of La Caixa bank) at C/. Toni Llido 5, close to the Port’s Dolphin roundabout, beginning at 2.30pm with refreshments served afterwards.
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Let’s Support our local Businesses
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Caixa Foundation makes donation to Jávea Social Services
The La Caixa Foundation has made a donation of 10,000€ to Jávea’s Department of Social Services. This significant amount will go towards basic necessities and support, explained Councillor Tere Bisquert. These include vouchers to purchase food and direct aid for troubled families with problems in paying electricity or water bills or their rent. Bisquert thanked La Caixa for this great support to a department which is working at full capacity and stated that the donation will help in the most urgent of cases which cannot wait for the paperwork processing.
Tourism staff shown the Riurau route
Around 40 staff from the Comunidad Valenciana Tourism information network have seen the "Riurau Route of the Marina Alta" first hand. This exercise was to familiarise the staff with this tourism promotion so they are better able to recommend it to visitors, which they deal with every day.
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Spain's Canary Islands call vote against oil-drilling
Authorities in Spain's Canary Islands called a popular vote on a controversial plan to drill for oil and gas off the major tourist destination. Spain's government outraged the local government, residents and environmental groups in August by giving oil group Repsol the all-clear to explore near the islands' coasts. Conservative regional president Paulino Rivero told reporters he would let residents vote on November 23 on the plan, which he fiercely opposes.
Ports Authority proposes to make hotel out of the San Antonio Lighthouse
The programme of "Faros de España" (Lighthouses of Spain) aims to make use of lighthouses which are no longer lived in. As regards the lighthouse on the Cabo de San Antonio, the Alicante Ports Authority has opted to create a six bedroom hotel with cafeteria and restaurant and massage facilities. This being the option likely to give the best return. Other options, such as creating an environmental appreciation centre with multifunction room and restaurant have been turned down. Jávea Townhall has sent a letter to the Ministry of Development asking for the project to be paralised, since the decision was made unilaterally without consulting Jávea authorities, and noting that the lighthouse is in a Natural park. Mayor Chulvi asked for a meeting to discuss the issue. Continued on page 16
A year in the life of a Spanish town Xabia / Jávea
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Jávea improves old funeral chapel of Sant Joan
Jávea has improved the hermitage of Sant Joan, adjacent to the old cemetery and included in the catalogue of municipal property. Heritage Councillor Antonio Miragall, approved several repairs starting with the gateway, replace the two doors and the windows had woodworm. It has also rehabilitated the basis of the old altar, which was repaired with old materials and rough stone of Jávea, costing around 7,800 euros.
The hermitage of Sant Joan, considered one of the oldest shrines of conquest (there are references to its existence since 1769), became a funeral chapel in the early nineteenth century with the construction of the cemetery. The ship, with a gabled roof supported by arches, has a set of up to 30 graves dug in the ground and is on the tourist route "The mysteries of medieval Jávea".
PUBLIC SHOULD BE CONSULTED
Proposals to convert the former lighthouse at San Antonio into a Hotel will be exhibited for public comment. As soon as they were made aware of the proposals, Jávea Townhall wrote to the regional Government, complaining about not being consulted or even informed, and demanded cancellation.
LIST OF EU CITIZENS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS NOW AVAILABLE
November/December 2014, Nº 19
Xabia Democratica party tell us the Provincial Delegation of the Electoral Census Office has sent a list of EU residents who have registered their intention to vote in the forthcoming 2015 Municipal Elections, and are on the Electoral Registers. The list is now available and on public display in the Office for Citizen Advice at Portal del Clot. European Union citizens can check that their names are recorded on the Electoral Register. All citizens of the European Union who are registered on the Padron in this town, but who have not yet indicated their intention to exercise their right to vote in the municipal elections in May 2015, and wish to do so, should go to the OAC office (Oficina de Atención al Ciudadana) above Portal del Clot parking, and register so they WILL be able to vote in the elections next May.
CHEVRON PARkING AND PAVEMENTS WIDE ENOUGH FOR PEDESTRIANS AND EATERS
Only a year late (said to be due to neighbours choosing an out-of-stock colour for pavement tiles and no money at the Townhall to pay for the project) chevron parking has been created on the Southern side of Av. Jaime 1º in Jávea Port. Drivers will need to take extra care, whether heading towards the sea, or reversing out into oncoming traffic. Businesses will have to wait for next Summer to assess the impact.
The proposal for converting the building at Cabo San Antonio is just one of the proposals to find purpose for six lighthouses that no longer need to be ‘manned’. The Department has stressed each property is theirs to use as they think best, and the sole responsibility is that of whether or not the proposal meets planning, building and change-of-use requirements.
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Everything you need to survive the Spanish Health Service - for 6,50€
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. Since our first edition we have promoted MABC on this page, in exchange for a 1/4 page about the Oasis Help Centre in one of their virtual publications every 3 months. We are unaware of their honouring the agreement reached in April 2013, so have used the space for Jávea news.
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RECORD AMOUNT OF FOOD DONATED BY OASIS CONGREGATION/SHOPPERS
Twenty two years ago, Jávea Evangelical Church believes it was the first Protestant church in Jávea to introduce the British tradition of ‘Harvest Festival’ to this area. This year there were more donations than previously, probably due to the fact that JEC opened Oasis Help Centre at the beginning of last year, with many people who don’t usually attend a Sunday church service, bringing in tins, bottles and packets. Many people made a special visit to Mas y Mas when they were reminded that giving to Jávea’s needy was a good place to start feeding the hungry. When Father Joaquin Sendra was the parish priest at ‘The Fishermen’s Church’ in the Port, harvest food was packed into boxes to be distributed by the late Father Joaquin to needy families at Christmas and Three Kings. Last year, donated food was boxed and given to Pastor Marcos Sanz, who
THERE’S ANOTHER SCAM ABOUT
I could be accused of being paranoid but pretty sure there is a new scam about. Many of us drive to the rubbish bins then jump out of the car (keys still in and engine running) and go pop our rubbish in the bins. Last night on my way I was sure I saw somebody at the bins when I drove towards them but when I got there nobody!! Something in my head rang an alarm bell and I took my keys and locked the car while dumping my rubbish. Some of the contents of the bag fell onto the floor and as I bent down to pick it up I saw two guys hiding behind the bins..... Maybe I’m being over cautious but can’t help wondering if my car had been running and unlocked they could have jumped in and been gone in a few seconds..... Be careful!!! Andrew
leads a Spanish-speaking church on Av. Juan Carlos 1º in the town, and works among the homeless and jobless in Jávea. This year’s food is being given to Pastors Fernando and Carolyne Torres, who now distribute food from Harvest Store (founded by Peter and Tricia Cox) from the Spanish-speaking ‘El Faro’ church, behind the Roundabout charity shop. JEC’s Pastor told us how pleased he was with public response, not only to the Harvest Thanksgiving, but to the way they have taken the Help Centre (and 30,000 greeting cads at 1€ each) to their hearts and that of the Brit community. The Help Centre also provides a huge range of printed memorabilia, as well as loan of wheelchairs and other disability squipment. All income is used to keep a roof over the head of the Oasis Help Centre.
1981 and 2005 - Two Interesting Years
Interesting Year 1981 1. Prince Charles got married. 2. Liverpool crowned soccer Champions of Europe. 3. Australia lost the Ashes. 4. The Pope died.
Interesting Year 2005 1. Prince Charles got married. 2. Liverpool crowned soccer Champions of Europe. 3. Australia lost the Ashes. 4. The Pope died.
Lesson to be learned: The next time Charles gets married, someone should warn the Pope.
Jávea Jeard Jávea establishes “Task Force” to respond to flood risk
Against the background of alleged slow reaction to the Montgo blaze, Jávea City council held a meeting at the end of October to agree a Plan of Reaction should there be any flooding in the Municipality. The Reaction Committee will be headed by Mayor Jose Chulvi, and Juan Ortola, Security councillor, and will have an advisory committee which includes representatives from the local Police, Civil Protection, Red Cross health centers and municipal departments like Environment and Services, Works, Communication or Social Services.
It has also included the promoter of the local weather page Meteoxabia, Bolufer Toni, who has an extensive network of rain gauges in the town. The level alerts agreed established a mechanisms of action in the event of heavy rain, both to prevent and protect the population and to monitor rainfall and flows of Gorgos, gullies and streams, coordinated with other peoples of the basin and 112, as well as organising any response neaded to deal with any situation. This Committee will meet and take preventive decisions such as suspension of classes or events for public use. In an emergency, the Committee will also locate the position of coordination, jobs are the priority and, if necessary seek external support or evacuate and establish shelters and coordination at all times with the Emergency services.
Quote of the day
“Faith is not about everything turning out ok. It's about being ok, no matter how things turn out.”
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Townhall August meetings Continued from page 3
(THE LATE RICHARD MOULD HAD A PROJECT PREPARED FOR A REGIONAL RECYCLING PLANT - OUT OF SITE - AT RAMBLARS, THAT HE AND SUSANA BULTITUDE PRESENTED TO THE THEN ALCALDE, JUAN MORAGUES PONS. IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED NOT ONLY IN OUR PAYING NOTHING TO HAVE RUBBISH TRANSPORTED TO EL CAMPELLO LANDFILL SITE, BUT WE’D PROCESS THE BASURA FROM OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES SAVING THEM MONEY (AND GENERATING A FINANCIAL SURPLUS FOR JáVEA) AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENT CR.).
Jose Luis said recycling was better in some areas of Jávea than others, and that those areas taking the trouble to separate their basura should be rewarded with a local park or recreation facility. Chulvi welcomed the suggestion to promote increased recycling but was less enthusiastic about electrically powered buses. One can only imagine his thoughts about ‘driverless’ buses!
Vicent Chorro (Bloc) was still as angry as a month ago, with regard to the blaze on the Montgo, where he said it should have been brought under control much quicker. He wanted to know whether those responsible were asleep or regarded themselves as being “off duty”, who should have acted and arranged, supervised and monitored the situation. Who is compiling on Official Report explaining what went wrong? Why was there insufficient water on La Plana to fight the fire before it got a good grasp? Why were military ‘scooper’ planes initially refused, and only arrived when damage was so extensive and men drained to within a centimetre of their enthusiasm? Vicent claimed Jávea had been more extensively damaged than Denia. Mayor Chulvi said any criticism of Jávea by Vicente was unfounded. The Townhall had been in immediate contact with the Conselleria but they were keeping very tight lipped.
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Vicente brushed aside the Mayor’s defence of anything Jávea did and said that once the Guardia and Forensic experts had completed their report, the people who failed to act quickly to get the fire under early control, should be ‘named and shamed’. Chulvi said he could not comment or report on what he didn’t know, and was not in a position to judge the action (or inaction) of others. The Mayor said they were establishing a special “Task Force” in case of torrential rain or flooding, and the criticisms made about coping at the Montgo fire, would guide it.
Vicent then asked for a current statement as to how the Ports Authority were able to decide that the disused buildings around the San Antonio lighthouse could be converted into a Hotel, with Jávea Townhall claiming they knew nothing of the proposals.
Belen (NJ) asked why the municipal website only showed the Budget for the 1st Quarter and not subsequent months in the year. There were no questions from the public, so the Pleno was over for another month. Only another 6 before voters go to the ballot box to elect a new team (or might the old team be with us for another 5 years). Councillors cannot predict what voters will do - the Jávea Jeard request is that you TURN OUT TO VOTE. CR
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Lynda Bellingham
Actress and TV presenter Lynda Bellingham escaped from the hurlyburly of her busy life, at her home in Moraira, close to where Honor Blackman also bought a property. Lynda announced she had decided to stop treatment for colon cancer to take control over the end of her life. She was best known from her role as mum in the long-running Oxo television adverts and more recently as a panellist on ITV's Loose Women. Lynda published her final months living with cancer in her book There's Something I've Been Dying to Tell You, which was published following her death. In her memoirs, she wrote: “Does one choose a funeral with hymns and prayers that suit only the deceased? Surely part of the mourning process is for the loved ones left behind? Should they not be allowed some say? “Michael thinks it would be great for our friend Peter Delaney, the vicar who married us, to come down to Somerset - Michael's old stomping ground and a place we love - and conduct the service there. “I say: 'I wouldn't expect everyone to have to come all the way down here to pay their respects. I want a tribute, or something that is nice and handy and anyone who fancies coming in and saying goodbye can do so easily, not have to get on a train for three hours.' “We have reached a compromise, I think, and there will be a service in Somerset and a knees-up in London. So if you are passing, do drop in for a quick boogie.” On August 27th and 28th 2010, Lynda presented “An Evening with Lynda Bellingham at the Espai la Senieta at the Town Hall. Lynda was the Patron of Costa Blanca Samaritans and the event was arranged to raise funds for them. Tickets were 12€ and, afterwards, Lynda signed copies of her book ‘Lost & Found - My Story’.
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Jávea receives bonus for paper recycling
Jávea Townhall has received additional income of 58,275€ as an annual bonus for the recycling of paper and card greater than the minimum estimate made by Ecoembes, the company for which there is an agreement for the management of recyclable waste collected from the special containers. This amount is in addition to the payments made annually in arrears by the company for the amount of recyclable waste collected each month which totalled some 175,000€ in 2013.
Jávea releases 117,000€ for Montgó fire cleanup
Jávea Townhall has set aside almost 117,000€ for emergency clean-up operations following the Montgó fire which involves felling and removing burned or partially burned trees which may be a danger to the public, repairing damaged terraces and ditches and anti erosion measures, as well as promoting wildlife. In a related development, the Natural Park authorities have simplified the procedure for obtaining permission to fell burned trees and clean land so the property owner affected can quickly clear their propery. They also noted that people were under the wrong impression that it was illegal to clean and maintain land, when this was not the case, and that some agricultural practices were allowed in the park.
Ontinyent company wins Avenida Augusta contract
The company "Construcciones Francés" based in Ontinyent has won the contract to finish off part of the Avenida Augusta. The contract was valued at 695,164€, but their bid came in at 397,161€. The company has completed a variety of works in the area including in Denia. The contract for the roofing and lighting of the Arnuada Riurau will now be offered at 72.271€, a saving of some 11,000€ on the original estimate.
Valencian Government to spend €175,000 on immediate measures in the aftermath of the Montgó fire The Valencian Government has announced plans to spend 175,000€ on immediate measures regarding damage caused by the Montgó fire. Their main concern is the possibility of excess erosion in the autumn rains and they will be repairing damaged terraces, building retaining fences and enhancing a network of natural drainage. Trees will
be removed from burned forest, and tracks repaired. Work will focus on areas used by the public and inhabited areas. No moves for reforestation will be made until an evaluation of natural regeneration has taken place after a year.
Sites of previous wildfires "powder kegs" of pines
At the first Valencian Forestry Congress, the president of the Plataforma Forestal Valenciana (PFV), described how 300,000 hectares affected by fires in recent years have turned into "powder kegs" of dense young pines, ready to explode if not properly managed. The risk will be exacerbated by climate change. They called for a new, sustainable forestry policy.
Mallorca’s mountain challenges
Mallorca is a big favourite with cyclists, but perhaps you didn’t know it’s also becoming a destination for charities to raise significant amounts of cash through “Challenges”. A couple of weeks ago 25 cyclists of varying abilities and sizes, and ages, gathered together and took on some serious mountains over a three day challenge, covering 300km to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital. Stretching along the backbone of the island, the adventure certainly gave the visitors a taste of the toughest terrain Mallorca has to offer, and some of its fantastic culture. As Mallorca continues to change and develop new offerings for tourism it’s wonderful to hear these sorts of events are not only helping our local businesses grow, but also benefitting good causes around the world.
New viruses 'killing amphibians' in Spain
A deadly new disease has emerged that is wiping out amphibians, scientists report. A number of viruses have been found in northern Spain that are killing frog, toad and newt species. Infected animals can suffer from ulcers on their skin and die from internal bleeding. Researchers fear the strains, which belong to the Ranavirus group, have already spread to other countries. Lead author Dr Stephen Price, from University College London, said: "Until the outbreaks, we didn't really know about this lineage of virus. But since these die-offs began, we've started to see them elsewhere - in China in giant salamanders, and it looks like they are emerging in places like France and the Netherlands as well."
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Mallorca and Ibiza protest over Gulf of Valencia oil-drilling plans
Hundreds of residents in the Balearic Islands turned out to protest plans to drill for oil in the Gulf of Valencia, some 40 kilometres west of Ibiza. A compulsory environmental impact study due to take place before the drilling starts has been postponed, and protesters in Mallorca – mostly in Palma – and Ibiza say this is merely to stop the current regional and national governments from losing votes. They are calling for the study to be carried out immediately, confident that it will show oil-drilling to be harmful to sea life, the fishing industry and beach tourism.
Aptitude Tests for hunters not enforced in the Comunidad Valenciana
December 27th will be the 10th Anniversary since the Comunidad Valenciana required hunters to pass an aptitude test before they received a hunting license. But, unlike in other regions, the requirement has never been enforced. The test is one of the requirements for a hunting license: to be over 14 years old, pass the aptitude test, have permission to bear arms and have civil responsibility insurance. The number of hunters in the Comunidad has fallen by 55% since 1990, numbering 51,228 in 2013. For many years hunters have been asking for the implementation of a nation-wide hunting license.
Intentional forest fire started in Jávea’s Pinosol area
A small fire in the Pinosol area (Calle Paul Klee) was lit, probably intentionally, but was quickly extinguished by firefighters, having consumed about 100 metres of hillside.
Woman to Woman Jávea Jeard
(but men are welcome)
When a friend of mine (Linda) was in the UK recently, she told me she was on her way back from the shops when she came across a group of teenager boys that were blocking the pavement with their bikes.
When Linda politely asked them to move because the road was busy and to step off the pavement would have been very dangerous, they were very rude to her. None of them would move and she had no alternative but to squeeze past them trying to avoid the bikes blocking her way. One boy glared at her in a very aggressive manner and brought his face close to hers and she told me how afraid she was. "You hear such terrible stories about people in the UK getting stabbed or beaten for no reason at all, and I could imagine these ill-mannered boys turning on people for no apparent reason."
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by Ann Read after her 5-year ‘rest’
I don't see that sort of bad behaviour here in Jávea, but am quite surprised sometimes at the way children, often as young as four or five, being rude and answering back when their parents try to correct them. Many people, especially those under the age of 45 will often hear 'us oldens' say "If I'd have spoken to my parents like that, I'd have got a clip round the ear." If you give a child a clip round the ear nowadays, they'd probably sue you and put you up in front of the European Equal Rights Committee or something similar! I was brought up in the 40s and 50s and I would never answer my Mother back. We did as we were told because that's how it worked and we all feared Mum's huge hands, they were like shovels and when you felt the weight of them on your backside, you knew all about it! We were taught as children to have
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respect for adults and to have good manners. I remember at school, when our teacher or headmistress entered our classroom, we were all expected to stand up and wait to be told to sit down. I went to Greenwich Park Secondary School for girls and our headmistress was a stickler for good manners. As soon as the bell rang at the end of the school day, there was a mad dash as we all rushed out of school and down the road to be in the front of the bus queue. We were told we always had to vacate our seat on the bus for an adult and if a senior man or woman joined our long bus queue waiting for the bus to take us home, we had to offer them a place at the front of the queue. I well remember an occasion about fifteen years ago when Clive and I were going back to the UK for a visit. At Alicante airport we were ferried by bus from the terminal to the plane and we were the first to get on the bus so were able to get one of the few seats available, most passengers were expected to stand. I was idly watching the passengers climb aboard and noticed a little old lady getting on. I said to Clive "I'm going to give that old lady my seat so she doesn't have to stand." With that he replied "Stay where you are, that old lady is younger than you!" Inside I feel that I Continued on page 20
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SPAIN’S LEGAL SYSTEM DECIPHERED contributed by Oscar Ricor
November/December 2014, Nº 19
WOT’S IT ALL ABOUT
STARTING A BUSINESS
I received a request for advice from a new Chinese investor, “I want to start an Export-Import business in the Alicante area, should I create a Limited Company or alternatively register as a ‘Freelance Self-employed person?”
OUR ADVICE: First of all, the main advantage of working as a self-employed person (“autonomo” in Spanish) is that the paperwork is easy, and the initial capital of 3.000€ is NOT compulsory required. However, this option has some disadvantages: 1. As a freelance, the individual will be 100% liable with all his personal assets for all the possible future business’ debts. This would include for
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example joint assets shared with your wife or husband. However, a limited company, as a general principle, will respond only strictly with its own capital and business assets. Obviously, this can lead to situations of abuse. For instance, regarding the purchasing of “off-plan” properties, it has been unfortunately almost impossible for many innocent English buyers to claim their money back from unscrupulous criminal Developers who easily liquidated their companies “legally” by filing for bankruptcy, leaving their poor buyers with no money and no properties at all.
2. If the business starts growing considerably, as far as taxes are concerned, the limited company option will be more advantageous. (25% corporate income tax versus up to 56% income tax in some regions). In general terms, the approximate threshold should be a turnover of around 45.000 Euros per annum.
3. If you are planning to conduct the business with more than one partner (family relative or not), then an S.L is definitely the most advisable option, in order to prevent dispute problems in the future. With regards to our Chinese client, we finally recommended the limited company option.
At the other end of the scale we recently helped a new client who used to run a profitable business in Spain a few years ago. The economic crisis forced him to go back to England, leaving the business “dormant or inactive”. A few months ago, he found out about a freezing injunction (“orden embargo” in Spanish) of almost 20.000 Euros, had been imposed by the Social
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Security office on his Spanish property. Unfortunately, it was already too late to appeal the decision before the “Administrative Courts”, as the limitation period had already expired, so our client had no other choice other than to pay the fine, in order to remove the charge. One of the main advantages about setting up a business as “autonomo” rather than as limited company, is that it is indeed relatively simple to de-register. Nevertheless, do not forget that there will be some basic steps that you ought to follow, briefly explained below. In the first place, bear in mind that even if the business might not generate any income, failing to leave properly by filling in the forms with the tax revenue office and the Social Security office (“Dirección General de la Tesorería de la Seguridad Social” in Spanish), will expose you to continuing accumulating social security debts and liabilities, because just revoking the standing order will not be sufficient. Likewise, remember that you will still have to submit an annual income tax declaration in the year following your last year as a self-employed person. An English client told me “I am the owner of 1/2 of a dwelling in Spain. Can I sell my share to a third party, against the opposition of the other joint owner”?
ADVICE: This important question has raised a lot of controversy among many legal practitioners, due to the inner complexity of the matter. Therefore, I will try to offer you in a nutshell, easy and practical advice, in case you might be affected by this problem in the future.
In the first place, all joint owners have a preferential right to buy from each other his or her own share on any property located in Spain. This right is called “right of first refusal”, (in Spanish “derecho de tanteo”). This means in practice that, before actually signing any private purchase agreement with a stranger, you would be obliged to inform the other joint owner in an official way (by burofax or similar system), about your intention to sell your share to another buyer. Subsequently, the joint owner could be given the possibility, to either decide to buy your share at the agreed price or alternatively to refuse to buy from you. Continued on page 19
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Spanish law deciphered
Continued from previous page In this second option, you would obviously be able to sell freely to the third buyer of your choice.
Secondly, at the event of dispute between both joint owners, the only alternative would be to settle the matter in Court. However, this option can be expensive and at the end of the day impractical, because the final price assigned by the Court to the property, would be much lower than its standard market price.
Thirdly, bear in mind that in case you might decide to go ahead and sign a purchase agreement by receiving money from a third party, without following the required legal formalities, the joint owner could take you to Court, in order to “reverse the sale and repurchase your share”. This right is called “right of redemption or “derecho de retracto” in Spanish, and it is regulated in articles 1521 to 1524 of the Spanish Civil Code. Please find below an extract for your own information: “Article 1521. Legal redemption is the right to become subrogated, under the same conditions provided in the contract, in the position of the person who acquires the thing pursuant to a sale or donation in payment. Article 1522. The co-owner of a thing owned in common may use the right of redemption in the event that the shares of all other co-owners or of any of them should be disposed of to a stranger. Where two or more co-owners should wish to use the right of redemption, they may only do so pro rata to their share in the thing owned in common”.
In conclusion, remember that going to Court in Spain is always a lengthy and costly process that should only be taken as a last resort. Subsequently, settling a dispute “amicably out of court”, will always be a much more advisable option than facing protracted litigation with an uncertain result.
Should you need a reliable, 100% independent, honest, cost effective and efficient English speaking Spanish solicitor, to help you with your taxation matters, (or with any other legal issues), make sure you visit our websites: www.ricorabogados.com and www.englishsolicitorinspain.com or alternatively, contact us by eMail at ricorsolicitors@yahoo.co.uk We look forward to helping you!
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Mr Oscar Ricor “NON-PRACTISING ENGLISH SOLICITOR IN ENGLAND AND WALES”, under the “Solicitors Regulation Authority” (SRA) SRA number 519196 and practicing Spanish Solicitor Nº1247
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EATING OUT AND ABOUT with GASTRO
I list mainly Jávea-based establishments but also cover parts of the inland areas of the Marina Alta and Valencia. There is much excellent food in this area. We hope this is a helpful guide towards the better establishments - by category and by location and/or type. It is based on consensus views of visitors, on our own experiences, and in some cases purely by reputation, but we do insist that absence from the list does not imply criticism of other establishments. The listing is fluid and changes through the year. In order to help us, your comments and price corrections etc. are always welcome. RECOMMENDED THIS MONTH RESTAURANTE NOX Arenal beach. BACCHUS – under new ownership. AMARRE TAPAS – situated near and opposite La Siesta. LA BAGUETTE de FRANCE (new French bakery/brasserie at Arenal beach). CINEMA JAYAN Pre-performance dinner offer ends. La VENTA del COLLAO (Benimaurel) newly recommended mountain restaurant. Submitted by <gastro@campobello-javea.es Comment from editor: Some very misinformed persons have been saying reviewers get free meals at restaurants. This is untrue. This review is part of a much more lengthy listing of eateries for which we have no room to publish, but if any reader is interested we will gladly print them a copy at the Oasis Help Centre.
IT’S JUST A DOG
From time to time people tell me, “Lighten up, it’s just a dog,” or “That’s a lot of money for just a dog.” They don’t understand the distance travelled, time spent, or costs involved for “Just a dog”. Some of my proudest moments have come about with “Just a dog”. Many hours have passed with my only company being “Just a dog”, and not once have I felt slighted. Some of my saddest moments were brought about by “Just a dog”. In those days of darkness, the gentle touch of “Just a dog” provided comfort and purpose to overcome the day. If you, too, think it’s “Just a dog”, you will probably understand phrases like “just a friend”, “just a sunrise”, or “just a promise”. “Just a dog” brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. “Just a dog” brings out the compassion and patience that makes me a better person. Because of “Just a dog” I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. For me and folks like me, it’s not “Just a dog.” It’s an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment. “Just a dog”brings out what’s good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day. I hope that someday people can understand it’s not “Just the dog”. It’s the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being “Just a man” or “Just a woman”. So the next time you hear the phrase “Just a dog”, smile, because they “just don’t understand”. -Author Unknown sent to us by Colin Donaldson
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am only 35 years old although my body tells me I'm much older!
"Please" and "Thank you" were compulsory, we were taught good manners from our Mum at a very early age. I well remember when we had school dinners, Mum always expected us to say please and thank you as we passed along the line to be served with each item on the menu. First it was meat, then potatoes and vegetables and finally gravy. We usually had beans on toast for tea when we arrived home after school. In the winter Mum would have a fire lit in the kitchen (we all lived in the kitchen and only used our "front room" at Christmas time). We toasted our bread in the fire and often the bread would drop into the fire as it curled with the heat, but we just poked it out, dusted the soot and dirt off, ready for buttering. I often wonder if as kids we ate so much dirt during the course of the day that our immune system became so strong that we didn't suffer from all the ailments and allergies that children seem to suffer from today.
Nothing infuriates me more than when I am talking to a friend and her child would come running in to speak to her. And in the middle of our conversation, the child would drag on her Mum's skirt shouting "Mummy, Mummy, Mummy." I don't know about any of you readers but in our household we were taught to wait until there was a pause in the conversation and then speak to Mummy, not interrupt her.
Another thing that saddens me is that these days, many people are afraid or just don't want to get involved if they witness a robbery, assault, or other incident. About 18 months ago I was walking home at 10pm (in the dark) from our Kickstart premises in Calle Arquitecto Urteaga in the town to my home about five minutes walk away. When I was half way home I saw a young boy of about six or seven sitting on the side of the road crying his eyes out. I asked him in my broken Spanish why he was crying and he told me that he had lost his Mum. I asked him if he knew where he lived and he said he thought so. I was in a bit of a dilemma as I wanted to accompany the little boy home but these days when so many children are led away by strangers who mean them harm, I was reluctant to be seen walking down the street holding the hand of a child I didn't know!! Just then three girls about eighteen years old came
down the road and as they came near I spoke to them. One spoke a little English so we were able to converse quite easily. I explained the situation and asked the girls if they would come with me to try to find the boy's home and if not we would contact the police. I was quite shocked at their reaction. "We are going to a party and we are late already and anyway we don't want to get involved!!" Just then all my prayers were answered. A car stopped and the driver wound the window down. She called the boy by name and asked if he was alright. I explained the situation to the lady and she told me that she knew the boy because he was in the same class at school as her daughter. She said she knew the street he lived in and offered to take him home. He got in quite happily and I continued my walk home. There is no doubt in my mind that if the three girls had passed the sobbing little boy before I did, they would have ignored him and walked by.
On the other hand there are so many kind people living in Jรกvea who go out of their way to help others. I am thinking of all the people involved in raising money for charity. Those raising money to feed families that are hungry. Having been Clive's full time carer for six months while he was so ill was an eye opener to me. My hat goes off to all the women who spend their day going from patient to patient caring for people that are unable to care for themselves in their own home. Many of them do tasks while they are there that they are not paid to do or is not in their contract to do. One lady in particular comes into our Oasis Centre most days and she cares for people in their own homes. She told us that she is only paid to care but stays to prepare a meal for her patient before she leaves.
Our Oasis Centre in Jรกvea Port near the Dolphin roundabout is open from Monday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm to give help to anyone who needs it. Some come in for practical help and others just need to talk. I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank all our congregation and customers who brought food for our Harvest Festival table. We had more food this year than ever before and it will all be used to feed hungry families in Jรกvea. In the Oasis we have hundreds of packs of Christmas cards for 4 euros a pack as well as a very good selection of personalised and open Christmas cards for 1 euro each. We also have a Church service every Sunday morning at 11am which lasts for just over an hour which is followed by tea, coffee, biscuits and a chat. Everyone is welcome.
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A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. 'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la casa'. 'Pencil', on the other hand, is masculine: 'el lapiz'. A student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?' Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether 'computer' should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.
The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the feminine gender ('la computadora'), because: 1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic; 2 The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else; 3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.
THIS GETS BETTER! The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ('el computador'), because: 1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on; 2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves; 3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; and 4. As soon as you commit to one, you realise that if you had waited a little longer, you could have got a better model. The women won.
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Jávea Jeard Sp o Jávtlight ea on peo ple
Taylor Brown sets the bar ‘high’
This column is about the people in our community and their everyday lives. Last month we turned the Spotlight on Sergio Soriano and his personal history and connections to Jávea. This month’s Jávea Jeard spotlight focuses on a special lady footballer named Taylor Brown, sorry boys she says “There’s no time for boyfriends.” After receiving a tip off from Clive of a rising star in our community, called Taylor Brown, I did not want to pass up an opportunity of meeting and interviewing her. After a few eMail exchanges between us and a telephone call to arrange an interview, we discoveredwe could not synchronise our diaries for some time and to make matters worse Taylor was in Valencia and only back in Jávea on Saturdays which was not good for me, due to other commitments. After exhausting what we thought were all avenues for a meeting we settled on the next best thing, a Skype interview. Having Taylor say yes to an interview was great now the real work began in planning how to shape the interview as the 15-year-old local celebrity frequently makes the news headlines. It did not take me long to find Taylor on the internet as there are many articles about her and so after clicking on her official website www.taylorbrown.net I entered the gallery and blog pages to find out more about her in preparation for the Skype interview. After looking over the site, my mobile rang and to my Written by Ian Amer
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surprise it was Taylor’s mum Rhonda, who said she would drive Taylor down from Valencia to Jávea that night so the interview could take place. After making arrangements with Rhonda to meet at the Cafeteria Avenida for 6:30pm I decided to make some notes so I wouldn’t forget any important questions. Arriving at the cafe and thinking I was early, I decided to wait outside to greet Rhonda and Taylor as they had to pass me to get into the cafe. From behind a potted bush a voice called out “Hi Ian, I am Taylor,” we shook hands and went inside as they had arrived a few minutes earlier. Once inside the cafe Taylor introduced me to her proud mum Rhonda who warned me that Taylor had many interesting stories to tell and that she could write a very interesting biography as her young life to date had been very eventful. This included a time when at the age of thirteen Taylor witnessed a car crash on the N332 near Jávea. Jumping out of the car she was travelling in she rushed to the aid of an elderly man who was panicking and trapped inside his vehicle. After calling the emergency services from her mobile phone she continued to keep the man calm and reassured him that he was going to be OK. Taylor spoke fluent Spanish and so when the emergency services arrived on scene Taylor was asked to remain and interpret between them and the elderly man. She translated the orders provided by the fire service to the elderly trapped man while keeping him calm. The fire crew successfully cut away the shell of the car from around him and Taylor’s translations were commended as it made the rescue safer for both the fire crew and the elderly man during his extraction. The elderly man was eventually taken to hospital and survived his ordeal with what her mum described as the day her daughter possibly saved a man’s life. Taylor’s story begins with her father Robert Brown, an offshore oil rig engineer working for Maersk, who married Rhonda (nee Fraser) in January 1996 in the UK. In 1999, Taylor was born in Amsterdam, contrary to reports saying she was born in Glasgow, although her parents did move back there when Taylor was eleven months old. Taylor is an only child but says “she has had an active childhood and has made many friends,” and fondly shares with me that she loves spending time with her dad especially when they go on extreme mountain bike rides and snowboarding
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Taylor - ready to take-on all-comers
in the Sierra Nevada. She says enthusiastically that the family are planning a snowboarding trip to Andorra next year but for now she is very much looking forward to her family trip next month to the United States. Robert and Rhonda moved to Spain in 2006, where they set up home in Rafalet, Jávea. Taylor started school at Jávea International College and at the age of seven joined the Washinkai Karate Club in Jávea. For the first six months of joining the club she used to moan at her mum about how the lessons were not like her Scottish Taekwondo club (SCOTIA TKD) where her exinstructor David Condie provided one to one training and by all accounts remains very supportive towards Taylor, now living in Spain. Karate was the next best thing to Taekwondo and so through the support and dedication of her new instructors Sarah Lakin and Geovanny Sanchez, Taylor progressed from winning her first belt within the first six months and on 8th June 2013 she became a black belt. Her karate punches and kicks have seen her achieve 7 gold medals and 4 silvers at British national level and 3 gold medals at Spanish national level. Taylor recalls becoming interested in football at 11 years old when she would have a kick around on the school playground and soon she began playing for the after school club team where she was the only girl player. From there she advanced and joined H2O Marina Alta as a defender. She played a defender role for a season and when the team’s Continued on next page
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Continued from previous page goalkeeper moved back to England at the start of the second season, Taylor volunteered to become the goalkeeper. An argument with another player saw her put down the gloves until an apology was made and once the apology was delivered and the air cleared the gloves went back on and her natural ability for goal keeping did not go unnoticed. Taylor was soon scouted to train during the summer with Chelsea Football Club Foundation at CD Jávea, where there were ninety nine boys and Taylor. She was now focused on her football and competing against so many boys did not bother her. She was then selected to attend Vilmarxant an affiliated Centre of Excellence to Chelsea Football Club based in Valencia where she was expected to train for two nights per week and one day over the weekend. This created a bit of a problem because living in Jávea Taylor was doing well in karate at the local club but was offered an opportunity in football that would mean travelling daily to Valencia, so she called on mum and dad to help her find a solution. Rhonda said, “both Robert and I knew Taylor wanted to continue with her karate and to play football. She is dedicated and has made sacrifices to concentrate on both sports. We had no choice but to continue with our support and made the decision to keep our home in Jávea and to rent a place in Valencia where we would stay for the best part of the week and then travel back to Jávea at the weekend”. Mixing the training of two sports, karate and football is some fitness regime but it keeps Taylor flexible allowing her to perform cat like pounces on the ball when she is between the sticks. After accepting Vilmarxants offer, Taylor left Jávea International College in April 2012 to attend Cambridge House Community College in Valencia, where apart from the usual curriculum subjects like Maths and English she is also studying Spanish, French and Italian. Taylor makes a good point that although she has many sporting opportunities,
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education is by far the most important and it should not be dropped no matter what. After playing for and training with Vilmarxant, Taylor was then scouted and signed by Valencia Féminas Club, (Los Che) where she is the only British player at the club. Last year Robert and Rhoda planned a holiday in their native Scotland and Taylor decided she would like to spend part of the holiday on a football training course. Rhonda made a call to the Scottish Youth to find out where the nearest camp would be and after providing Taylor’s football experience to them they decided she would need to train at a higher level and so Taylor trained with Hibernian Girls & Ladies Football Club, (Hibs). During her training Taylor was spotted by Ann Helen Grahm, (women’s assistant national coach for Scotland) and was selected to train with the Scotland U15’s squad. Taylor was then introduced to the Regional Manager Andrew Gilchrist where openly she asked him if she could have a work placement for this year. Mr Gilchrist said yes and so in August this year Taylor completed a five day work placement with the Scottish Football Association at Stirling University. Taylor has been called up three times for training with the Scottish U15’s squad and so it will hopefully not be that long before she earns her first international cap. She has also trained alongside her idol Scottish International A squad goal keeper Shannon Lynn. Her fitness regime is strict and not for the faint hearted. She is up early in the morning and starts training between 6 and 7am each day. A typical day starts with breakfast of fruit and vegetable smoothie, porridge or Weetabix then on with strength conditioning exercises using hurdles or doing squats. After her early morning workout Taylor heads off to study for the rest of the morning. For lunch she enjoys lentils and vegetables before more study in the afternoon. Typical evening training each Tuesday,
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Wednesday and Friday, is physical team training, whereas Thursday nights are special goal keeper training alternating weekly between U17 Valencia C and Valencia Reserve B team. For dinner she will often have chicken, fish and pasta, although she admits to be partial to chocolate. On Saturday morning she attends karate back in Jávea and then on Sunday, if she has no game, she may be called upon to referee in Valencia. Out of season you would think Taylor might relax but not so, as during the Easter and summer holidays she returns to her former club H2O Marina Alta where she provides goal keeper coaching and helps to encourage other youngsters to play the game of football. She advises and helps talented youngsters to promote themselves with the possibility of them finding opportunities like she has been given. Taylor also draws inspiration from Ian McCaldon, who has played goalkeeper for St Mirren, Peterhead Football Club, Berwick Rangers, Oxford United and is now the first team goal keeper coach for Livingstone Football Club. Taylor says “Ian is an amazing mentor as he always takes the time to phone and asks my Jávea based personal trainer, Marina Ocampo, a former triathlon athlete, how I am progressing with my workouts after each session.” Ian also provides Marina with gruelling goal keeper exercises that help keep Taylor focused on her fitness when she is back in Jávea. I asked Rhonda how Taylor was given her first name, and was told it was a name that had always stuck in her mind because years ago the receptionist at her local trendy hairdressers was named Taylor. She was a wonderful person and was always very courteous to all the customers and so it was natural for me to name my daughter after her.” Turning to Taylor, I asked if she had any famous friends, “yes” she said, my friend Ricardo López Felipe is a famous Spanish goal keeper. He played Continued on page 23
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Continued from page 22 for Atlético Madrid, Manchester United, Real Valladolid, Osasuna and was selected as part of the Spanish squad in the 2002 world cup.” She said Ricardo and she had watched this year’s world cup together where both of them had their bets on Brazil to win because both knew Spain would not do very well as the Spanish squad had not really changed since the last world cup. Taylor first met Ricardo when he invited her to a goal keeper training session, impressing him so much that he called her up again and eventually Taylor and her family became firm friends with Ricardo. Taylor won the Jávea sports personality of the year 2013, where she was awarded the Gala de L’Esport trophy and this was presented to her by Jávea Major, Jose Chulvi. When Spectrum FM selected Taylor as a team member in last year’s charity event, ‘It’s a Knockout’ competition, they said to her “we hope you don’t mind loosing” where Taylors pointed out “I don’t do losing” and the Spectrum FM team came in first place. Her football achievements have earned her some silverware, at H20
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Marina Alta she won most improved player, Chelsea U15 goal keeper of the year and she has played in several international tournaments. She also played in Andorra with Valencia Reserves B where the team came third. Raising money is something Taylor is also good at doing, through her college Cambridge House Charity, she has sponsored an African child named Sam Soudine, who she says is just an amazing child. Taylor’s next fund raising project will hopefully be a sky dive next year for Cancer Research and she helps raise funds for Mosaic Church. Taylor’s last comment is Sam Soudine that anyone can succeed and you make your own luck and work hard for what you want. There are many sacrifices to be made on the way but with the right coaching and support you can do almost anything. Concluded on page 25
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The French government announced it had raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide". The only two higher levels in France are "Collaborate" and "Surrender". The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country's military capability.
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WALKING THE DOG
A lady was flying from Seattle to San Francisco. Unexpectedly, the plane was diverted to Sacramento along the way. The flight attendant explained there would be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft the plane would re-board in 50 minutes.. Everybody got off the plane except one lady - who was blind.. A man noticed her as he walked by and could tell the lady was blind because her guide dog lay quietly underneath the seats in front of her throughout the entire flight. He could also tell she had flown this very flight before because the pilot approached her, and calling her by name, said, "Kathy, we are in Sacramento for almost an hour. Would you like to get off and stretch your legs?" The blind lady said, "No thanks, but maybe Buddy would like to stretch his legs." Picture this: All the people in the gate area came to a complete standstill when they looked up and saw the pilot walk off the plane with a guide dog for the blind! Even worse, the pilot was wearing sunglasses! People scattered. They not only tried to change planes, But they were trying to change airlines! True story..... Have a great day and remember..... THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS AS THEY APPEAR. A DAY WITHOUT LAUGHTER IS A DAY WASTED
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Continued from page 23 Taylor says she thrives on motivational quotes which are often recited before a game, “do they work” I asked her, “they certainly do” she said. Her ultimate ambition is to win an international cap for Scotland A squad, she is well on the way and maybe soon we will read more about her in the national press. Already Taylor has been thinking ahead and says that next year she is hoping to start her coaching badges. Taylor’s top tip for other youngsters wishing to aspire in the world of sport: “First of all you must find a club that can provide you with quality training, usually the clubs are mixed but don’t let this put you off. You must always attend your training sessions, work hard and keep focused on your goals,” no pun intended. Taylor said there are so many people who have been very supportive and that she would like to thank them all in helping her to achieve her dreams but with special thanks to Alistair Morton, website design, Ann Helen Grahm, Andrew Gilchrist, David Condie, Ian McCaldon, Sarah Lakin and Geovanny Sanchez, Marina Ocampo, Ricardo López Felipe, and her mum and dad who have shown exceptional and total support.
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Open letter to Jávea’s Mayor
Page 26 November/December 2014, Nº 19 Continued from page 1 2000). You must admit that it is unfair that we pay URBANO rate, and the court says we should not. Habiendo tenido conocimiento de la sentencia 2159/2014 del Tribunal Supremo, Sala de lo Contencioso, Sección 2ª, de 30 de Mayo próximo pasado, confiamos que también Ud. sea conocedor de su contenido y de cómo afecta a numerosos propietarios de bienes inmuebles en el municipio, ya que deja diáfana y sin lugar a interpretaciones sesgadas y gratuitas cuando se debe considerar un suelo como rústico o urbano a efectos de tributación por IBI. Tal como lo establece el art. 7.2 del Texto Refundido de la Ley del Catastro Inmobiliario donde dice “solo pueden considerarse urbano a efectos catastrales los inmuebles considerados en el Plan General como urbanizables cuando el desarrollo de su actividad de ejecución no dependa de la aprobación del instrumento urbanístico que tiene por finalidad su ordenación detallada”, así como el art. 12-2b) del Texto Refundido de la Ley del Suelo, aprobado por Real Decreto Legislativo 2/2008 al decir que “están en situación de suelo rural, el suelo para el que los instrumentos de ordenación territorial y urbanística prevean o no permitan el paso a la situación de suelo urbanizable, hasta que termine la correspondiente actuación de urbanización” If Jávea wants to impose the high rate of IBI, you first have to finish the urbanisation here! We prefer an urbanisation with streetlights, post and cleaning of roads! LIKEWISE FOR THE OTHER “urbanisations” with the same IBI problem.
Hunters out-of-control Many times I have “communicated” with you Sr. José Chulvi about the problem with the hunters. I have several times been in contact with you and previous mayors of Jávea about it but without any result. There must be loads of reports also, from Guardia Civil in your archives. You have several eMails from me about it – but no reaction, only that there are 3 authorities that approve permits to hunt – and they do not speak to each other, I am told. We live in 2014, and those persons should be aware of the rules of hunting, as well as collaborate about it. Yet again the welfare of Jávea citizens is threatened by hunters. Lead bullets recently fell from the sky in the pool
while I was swimming on my back. So it is not everything falling from the sky that is a blessing. I also heard a report that hunters just walked through private property, with the excuse that it was what they had always done. Who can think like that: HUNTERS? A neighbour 3 houses further away from us had bullets (pellets) on the terrace. If the hunters do not want to listen to complaints and take appropriate action, Jávea must forbid hunting in that area and put up signs so it is visible where they can hunt. Phoning the local police , did not help a bit. The answer was that the hunter then was shooting in the air. WRONG ANSWER! Phoning the Guardia Civil “helped”. They would send a patrol, but it never arrived. We phoned again, and got the answer that there is only one car in Jávea, and it was busy. I believe they have accepted the problem, as the Townhall does nothing. Guardia Civil has delivered several reports about hunting to the office of the Mayor, I was told. We are living in C/ Diego Velazquez which is between Valsol, Pinomar and Pinosol as you know. If you take a look at google maps, you will see that nowhere in this area is it legal to hunt maintaining the safety distances in the Ley de Caza. I earlier sent you a copy of a map with distances! I have been hunting before I came to Spain, but I would never dream about shooting in the direction of houses or other populated places. My opinion is that hunters like that should not be allowed to hunt, not ever. Also the police should do something before somebody is wounded - or worse. Likewise you the Mayor José Chulvi step into character as the boss and guardian of Jávea. The area belongs to Jávea, so the mayor is the “owner” that can give permission or deny permission for hunting in certain areas. (As I read the hunting law). So make everybody obey the law, please! I am not generally against hunters, I just expect them to act civilised, and hunt in areas a safe distance from properties! It is not so that we are living remotely in the countryside. Here in Diego Velazquez there are about 40 plots with other properties affected in Valsol, Pinosol and Pinomar. Then multiply with at least 1000 euro for IBI per house (at least) and 50.000 to 100.000 euro spent (on average) in Jávea per year for each family, I think we are good for the economy of Jávea, yet we do not have any benefits from the
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Townhall. Think about it José, or are you waiting until somebody gets hurt. By now we are fed up with the rain of lead, no street light, and you say that it is illegal to make our urbanisation because of an error some 15 years ago, even as it has been paid for! Errors should be corrected; a good mayor would take care of that! Yet another complaint is the “Zona Verde” between our houses and Granadella. The Townhall has done nothing since it was created in 1998. The pleno approved the parcellation on 26th of October 1997, inclusive of the zona verde. Think of the fire hazard. If something happens I believe the Townhall can be prosecuted for neglect. You may think that you can send everything on in the system, but in that case you need to follow it up. I never get replies for my mail to you, neither from you or others. We also discussed the water price in Jávea. Professional people growing vegetables to sell in their shops had to give up because of the water price. The graph shows the “mild” version, not taking into account the full “fine” when exceeding a ‘band’ of consumption. We have to pay for getting the dirty water cleaned, but we do not have sewers here: Canon Saneamiento / Cànon de sanejament (Imputable a la Generalitat Valenciana / Imputable a la Generalitat Valenciana). This should not be paid. I think residents of Jávea would expect a mayor to take a few hours to resolve the situation. Will it be “podemos - no” or “podemos - si”. Show that you can do it. This letter has more intentions: One is to prompt reaction from citizens in Jávea, and another of course is to get the situations straightened out. Jávea is more than the village and the port. There are more areas in Jávea with the same problems! Do you know when it was too much? It was when the latest drop of 800€ too high IBI was put in your Townhall bucket! José, this is not about paying less, it is about getting what we are paying for. On behalf of the IBI03730 Group Kind regards Janus Hansen Ibi03730@gmail.com 28th October
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and a second Madrid store before the end of the year, with a total of 10 outlets to arrive by next summer, says Poundland director of international development, Malcom Hepworth. Founded in the UK in 1990, the company has 500 stores in Britain and Ireland – where it arrived in 2011 – and has an annual turnover of €1.3 billion. The Spain expansion marks its first venture into continental Europe. “We did a very wide study of all the possible countries where we might set up. And Spain always came out the best option,” says Villamizar. The company’s aim is to open stores of between 700 to 900 square metres, each employing 40 to 50 people.
POUNDLAND comes to Spain but no premises big enough in Jávea
British chain Poundland is bringing its everything-at-£1 stores to Spain. The offer is changing to everything at €1.50 and the name to Dealz, but the concept remains the same: a range of wellknown brand products sold at a single fixed price. The firm unveiled its third Spanish store in Madrid in October, after opening branches in Torremolinos and Alicante in July. The plan is to set up 10 outlets in the space of a year, with the creation of 500 jobs. Price-point retailing is nothing new in Spain – everything-at-100 pesetas stores have been around for decades – but this is the first time it has been used by a supermarket rather than bazaar shops. The stores each sell around 3,000 different products, ranging from shampoo and toothpaste, to candy bars and yogurts. All the items are leading brands, according to the company’s chief in Spain, álvaro Villamizar – there are no own-brand products or two-forone deals, just individual brand items sold at the single fixed price of €1.50. The Dealz branches in Torremolinos, Alicante and Madrid are set to be followed by another in Málaga
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“We will open from 9am to 12 midnight and every Sunday throughout the year,” says Villamizar. He assures that if, in the future, the firm decides to expand into regions with more restrictive opening hours, it will respect local regulations. The Alicante store is in Calle Castellar 3, following the opening of stores in Torremolinos and Madrid. They open 7 days a week from 9am to midnight.
Concert Programme
When my youngest daughter was three, she begged to be allowed to attend a concert with her older sister and brother. She assured me she was a big girl and would behave herself. As we took our seats in the orchestra hall, I handed programmes to the kids. Following the lead of her older siblings, my three-year-old opened her programme, and in her most grown-up voice said, "Mommy, I'll have the chicken, please..." Received from Thomas Ellsworth
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PODEMOS
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Can they - or Can’t they? Will they - or won’t they?
If you are wondering who PODEMOS are, you might like to ask our political leaders. In a recent poll, Podemos that was only created in January in time for the European elections, and to rid Spain or corruption, did rather well: Partida Popular 28.3% Podemos 24.1% PSOE (Socialist) 23.7% Far-right and anti-EU parties are making impressive gains - OK one seat at Westminster is more impressive than it sounds - and the EU unelected (by the public) despots are flexing their wings in what many would like to see as “Last Chance Hotel”. Most countries have a ‘protest’ vote, but nothing like Pablos Turron Iglesias and his revolutionary 'centerground' group, Podemos, whose aim is to unseat Spain's dominance of the two main parties PSOE and PP. Podemos was established by a group of teachers, scientists and other intellectuals who believed curruption is stealing money from the tax-paying public. Founded just 4 months before this year’s European election, Podemos gained an astonishing 5 out of the 54 Spanish MEPs, and continues to gather speed and support at an astonishing rate. UKIP were able to take EU seats, but whether they can affect politics in the UK will depend on whether they can concoct a clear manifesto. Spanish voters talk of “giving Podemos a chance” rather than longer term commitment, which will depend on how they perform. The country has been torn apart by allegations, prosecution and jailings by both the main parties, with voters - at last - feeling there are politicians they can trust. With a 25% unemployment rate threatening Spain, Iglesias, the 36-yearold writer and professor with pony-tail and pierced eyebrows, explained "The key to Podemos’ success is managing to connect with the hundreds of thousands of ‘foot soldiers’ who vote for a party they believe will protect them, only to
find their hopes shattered when they see political self-interest come to the top. No one is suggesting that ALL politicians are corrupt - far from it - the Podemos group believes it can refocus attention on civic and national pride, rather than self gain and unearned prosperity. While the people are suffering, those who are responsible for the crises are rewarded with bonuses and the banks get billions. Many people in Spain feel politicians and bankers are 'untouchable' in the present corrupt political system, according to Pablo Iglesias? He is professor of Political Science at the Complutense University of Madrid and graduated with a Law degree in 2001 and a Political Science degree in 2004. He received his PhD doctorate in 2008. The Madrid-born academic has been a pundit in TV debates for years, making him a nationally recognised figure. Podemos astounded political analysts at May's European Parliament elections when it won support from zero to 8% of votes - 1.24 million crosses on ballot papers - in four months.
At the beginning of November, based on voter intention, Podemos percentage had grown to 27.7, pushing PSOE into second place with 26.2% and Partida Popular into 3rd, with 20.7%. As you will see from the above graph, the ‘don’t knows’ and those preferring the lesser parties, total 18.2% which makes the result (in 6 months time) “too close to call”.
Rather than branches, Podemos is founded on a system of 'circles' and anyone can become a member. Currently there are more than 800 circles across Spain, some Grouped geographically, others based on
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profession or philosophy. As you would expect, there is a Jávea ‘circles’ who recently told me that Podemos intends to contest National and Autonomous elections in May 2015. The local ‘circle’ intends to contest the Jávea municipal election. They plan to hold meetings for voters - in a language they can understand - in the Port, Pueblo and Arenal, and to present their list of 23 potential Councillors, to include those who do not have a current commitment to Podemos Membership is in excess of 200,000 and they have enlisted a number of key economists and analysts, including Malaga's highly-respected professor Juan Torres, who previously helped to formulate policy for the PSOE and IU parties. A year is a long time in politics. Is this the dawning of a new political age in Spain, or a 'revolution' that will fizzle out before achieving it’s OBJECTIVES?
Podemos Objectives
ECONOMY: 35 hour working week, Retirement at 60. Citizen audit of public and private debt. HOUSING: Consider the provision of electricity, water and heating as a basic right that should be guaranteed by public companies.
HOMOSEXUALITY Complete equal rights for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender).
JUSTICE: End of counter-terrorism and public safety policies that violate freedom of expression, the rights of association, demonstration and protest. to legal aid and with all the guarantees of access to it in terms of equity. HEALTH: Return all privatised centres and hospitals to the public sector. Increase in the public health workforce. Right to safe, open and free abortion. Guarantee the right to a dignified death. CULTURE: Reduce VAT (IVA) from 21% to 4% on cultural events.
EDUCATION: Eliminate subsidy and assistance to private education,
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In an Irish convent, the 98-year-old Mother Superior lay dying. The Nuns gathered around her bed to express their love and try to make her last journey comfortable. They offered her some warm milk to drink but she refused it. One of the Nuns took the glass of milk back to the kitchen. Then, remembering a bottle of Irish Whisky they had received as a gift the previous Christmas, she opened it and poured a generous amount into the warm milk. Back at the Mother Superior’s bedside, she held the glass to the lips of the venerated sister. The frail Nun allowed one sip, then accepted a little more. Before they knew it, the Mother Superior had finished the whole glass down to the last drop. As her eyes brightened and she seemed more alert, the Nuns thought it would be a good opportunity to have one last talk with their spiritual leader. “Mother Superior,” the Nuns asked earnestly, “Please share with us some of your wisdom before you leave us.” Slowly raising herself up in bed on one elbow, she looked at the sisters and said:
allocating savings to finance public schools and improve increase.
More than 1,140,000 €uros unspent from last years Budget has been allocated to an asphalting programme, with work expected to begin early in 2015. According to the Councillor of Works, Paco Torres, overall planning has relied onneighbourhood complaints in recent years, concentrating in Cap de la Nau, Cap Martí, Arenal, Montgo Valls Lluca, Tarraula and Adsubia. The Budget is expected to fund between 15,000 and 20,000 meters of streets, but if the contract is awarded to a lower bidder, the number of roads treated should increase. The Mayor, José Chulvi, stressed that with this new plan, "we continue to improve security of our streets and of developments ceated more than a decade ago that had not benefited from public investment." The asphalt plan is one of the projects under the treasury surplus of 2013, on order of the Central Government, may only be invested in certain actions defined as "financially sustainable", ie, that do not generate future spending commitment.
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FOREIGN POLICY: Policy supporting self-determination for Western Sahara and recognition of a Palestinian state, demanding a full Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories. Referendum on NATO leaving Spain.
ENVIRONMENT Ban bullfighting and trafficking of exotic or endangered species.
RELIGION Elimination of tax privileges of the Catholic Church. MEP seats were won by Teresa Rodriguez Rubio - a 32-year-old secondary school teacher from Cadiz, Pablo Echenique Robba - a 35-year-old Argentine-born physicist, Lola Maria Dolores Sanchez-Sanchez Caldentey better known as Lola Sanchez, a 36year-old political scientist from Cartagena, in Murcia, and Tania Gonzalez Tania Gonzalez-Penas - a 31year-old political scientist and social activist from Aviles in Asturias.
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Former Councillor Tony Cabban opened the AGM of Xabia Democratica at the Parador on 8th November. After welcoming everyone, Tony proposed last year’s Minutes be approved without being re-read. Unanimous agreement. There was an immediate - if unusual - question from the floor “If the Mayor was unwell would you replace him?” A somewhat stunned Oscar Anton said that was the procedure. A new Committee was elected, with former Secretary General Amanda Dean, now the XD Treasurer. The accounts were approved showing 2,600€ in membership fees and 1,200€ in a proportional contribution from XD Councillors. At the end of the previous year, there was a surplus of 6,800€ compared to 8,000€ now. 20,000€ needs to be raised to fight the 2015 municipal election. I found the report on activities by XD Councillors too long, and rather boring, but that’s probably because I see the Press Notices the Townhall emits every day. The XD Councillors are to be congratulated for giving their reports in English. During the 2015-2020 term, XD propose construction of a Municipal Swimming Pool (The Townhall has been paying Benitachell Townhall 1,000€ a month for Jávea residents to use Benitachell covered and heated pool facilities. They also propose an athletics track. Education has been a high priority with many courses run in conjunction with local schools and funding from Central and Regional Governments. At 8.64% there were fewer unemployed in Jávea than anywhere else in the region. There was a question about the plague of mosquitos this year to the Councillor for Agriculture, who said it is the responsibility of the Services department.
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Party leader and 1st Deputy Mayor, Oscar Anton, was joined by his two children after the AGM for a photo of the team which will help fight the municipal election next May.
The practice by Iberdrola of applying huge fees for connection of electricity was raised, and Roz Williams said she had many clients with similar problems and that she encouraged those affected to unite to achieve a reduction. The Townhall has no responsibility for Iberdrola but had recently brought together a man who received an estimate for 20,000€ that was able to be shared so that 4 neighbours benefited, reducing the price per house to 4,000€. Ian Phillips, in the audience, received loud applause when he praised the XD initiative of promoting triathlon and skateboarding, which were hardly the exercise needed by the (older) XD members at the AGM. There was confusion over eligibility to join the Padrón (list of inhabitants) and Peter Sharp wanted to know what XD proposed to do to encourage people to inscribe. Another member said he thought ‘Asset Declaration’ put many off of being on the Padrón. The Townhall estimated there were 7,000 residents NOT on the Padrón, but I thought that to be wrong by about 75%. In Torrevieja, when they offered FREE bus rides to those on the Padrón it resulted in more than 50,000 new applicants. Jávea couldn’t offer that incentive - it has a Bus Station - but too few buses. Central Government pays Jávea Townhall 190€ for each person on the Padrón. Licences are being issued in 2 months instead of 2 years, it is FREE of Townhall charges to open a business in Jávea and a 4.7% reduction
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is offered to people who opt to pay all their local taxes in January. Those on the Padrón can be helped to obtain a SIP card after Oscar had successful talks with the administrators of Denia Hospital. Oscar said companies that wanted to stay in business were fighting to supply Jávea where, as Councillor for Finance, he has cut the time suppliers wait for payment from more than 180 to 32 days. Companies are able to submit lower prices because they know they are going to be paid in a month. He added that wherever he sees a problem, he finds a solution. People living in Jávea should visit the CLOT Help Centre to make sure they are on the Padrón, as well as the Census, which were two separate and independent lists. There was huge praise for Yvonne (who was not present as she was on holiday) and her colleagues who manned (shouldn’t it be womanned) the Help Desk. The AGM was brought to a close after 90 minutes by Tony Cabban, who says he has no plans to again be a Councillor in Jávea, but I am told has offered to help run the election campaign for XD. But, Hey!! - the election is still 6 months away, and a lot can happen in that time. One thing is certain - you’ll be kept up-to-date every month by Jávea Jeard. We tell it as it is. CR Atención Social Domestica and ASocial At encion en on So Soc ocial Domestic yy Do D mes me estic stica ca
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José cuts through red tape to open new Care facility Michèle Sadler, Jo O'Donovan and Bars Bullen watch José cutting red tape
It was appropriate that it had been raining as final preparations were being made for Jávea Mayor José Chulvi to open the new ‘Parasol (Umbrella in English) Care’ centre in the parade of shops behind the Lancashire Witch pub and cafeteria, quite close to Specsavers, Mayflower florists and Jambo Travel.
In time for the 11am opening on 4th November, the rain had ceased, and there was a huge ‘air of expectancy’ among the friends and guests invited for the occasion. There were light refreshments served by charming ladies in ‘Parasol Care’ uniforms. José was welcomed by Jo O’Donovan, one of the founders, in a short speech paying tribute to those who had helped bring the ‘fledgling idea’ to fruition, that was afterwards translated into Spanish by Lynn Cobb. Parasol Care offer practical assistance that encourages people of declining ability to continue to live independently in their own homes. They can organise nurses, carers and companions for short or long term assistance. From their showroom at Edificio Caribe Locale 10, on the Avenida del Plá 129-4, they offer for sale or rental a variety of mobility products, and a friendly relaxed atmosphere. There is usually nearby parking. Their daytime contact number is 96 579 3299 - nice and easy to remember. They can be
contacted by eMail at info@parasolcare.com Oasis Help Centre (the publishers of Jávea Jeard) welcome Parasol Care and the retail services they offer. All of the founders, Joanne O’Donovan, Michele Sadler and Bars Bullen have experience (as providers or observers for an elderly relative) of the care needed by people who are less able to cope - in their own homes - with their increasing need for support. There can never be ‘too much’ support for people, often living on their own or with a partner whose health is declining, who rightly realise that they can no longer ‘cope’ without support from caring Brits.
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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 Pedgreguer ‘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 belind LA CAIXA bank in the Port, where it offers 30,000 greeting cards for all occasions for 1€ each, as well as a huge range of print facilities, including one-off 4-colour T and polo shirts.
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