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Police put the brakes on Costa car ‘fraudsters’ By Simon Ward A REGION-WIDE fraud syndicate was exposed after seven people were arrested in three locations up and down the Costa. Their ruse was to allegedly buy top-end vehicles in Germany and, without paying any VAT, register them here in Spain to unsuspecting victims. Plans were thwarted after officers discovered a Guardamar del Segura company had registered two vehicles to one person and, only two days later, transferred them a second time to third parties. After a complex and extensive investigation over three months, it was found that the gang used stolen ID to forge signatures, falsified VAT paperwork and transferred vehicle ownership to people without their consent. This part of the operation was purely so that the unsuspecting ‘owners’ would be incriminated, once their ‘crime’ was discovered.

FRAUD: Company detected registering cars to the same person. The investigations uncovered the use of 12 high-end vehicles, estimating a total fraud of more than €48,800. Five Spanish men and two women (aged between 26 and 52) were arrested in Alicante, Torrevieja and Benidorm. Three of the 12 cars were recovered because they were still in possession of the fraudsters, while the remaining nine are fully identified and located, pending resolution by the Treasury Administration.

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A HOMEOWNER in the south of Spain was shot dead by a group of alleged robbers in the early hours of Monday morning. Emergency services were alerted to the incident in Mula, Murcia, at 2.30am. Paramedics were only able to certify the death of the middle-aged victim from a gunshot wound. Guardia Civil police have opened an investigation.

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Reach out and help AN appeal for donations to help homeless people and families in need has been issued by Torrevieja-based humanitarian charity, Reach Out. While a drop-in centre provides hot food, showers and laundry facilities for homeless people to assist them in finding employment, the Reach Out Extiende La Mano team also welcomes donations at Shop 2, in Calle Dona Sinforosa, 8. Basic food packs which can be left at the shop, open Monday to Friday, from 10am to 2pm, include dried tins or preserved foods, flour, cereals, eggs, cooking oil, full fat UHT milk, baby food, nappies, toiletries, personal hygiene products and more. To find out how you can help, call 965 713 063, email info@reachouttorrevieja.eu, or visit the website: www.reach outtorrevieja.eu.

The Weasleys in Valencia A VALENCIAN festival of indie music, food, arts and crafts had a surprise visit from James and Oliver Phelps, the brothers who played Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter films. The annual festival which takes place in the l’Horta de Valencia area is an annual event called Masia de San Antonio de Benifaió.

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Mar Menor boost promised

AHEAD of next month’s elections, one politician has confirmed his commitment to promoting the Mar Menor. Partido Popular (PP) candidate, Teodoro Garcia, claimed his party would create a high commissioner position at a national level to represent the area. The politician said: “[We back] the creation of a high commissioner for the promotion and development of the Mar Menor, who will be appointed directly by the president of the government, because this natural, scenic and ecological jewel cannot depend on four municipalities or even one region.”

MAR MENOR: One politician promised to protect the saltwater lagoon.

Epic charity day LA ZENIA fire station is staging an epic charity day in aid of Samaritans in Spain. From 12.30pm on Friday, May 3, t h e re w i l l b e l i v e e n t e r t a i n m e n t , karaoke and various stalls. As well as the stalls to browse on the spacious terrace, there will be music throughout the day, including Dezzie Bono with his tribute to U2 and Oasis, the talented Melissa Jade with hits from the 60’s and a cabaret show of Micky B and the vocal talents of Hartley. I n t h e e v e n i n g , t h e re w i l l b e a chance to enter the Costa Blanca Pub

Quiz Championship. Entry is just €2 per person and all proceeds will go to Samaritans in Spain. The night will end with a karaoke sing-a-long, hosted by the fire station favourites Brian and Sybil. Anybody interested in setting up a stall should contact Marc Smyth on 623 019 053. A fire station spokesperson said: “As a registered charity, Samaritans in Spain relies completely on events such as this one to raise much-needed funds and awareness. Only with the public’s help can we make it an epic success.”

Garcia added: “The preservation of the Mar Menor has to be a national issue and if we want the government of Spain to have it as a priority we need Pablo Casado to be president of the government,” adding, “he will guarantee that it is on the national agenda in terms of its tourist, economic and ecological potential.” Explaining what the position would entail, Garcia added: “It would focus on the preservation and conservation of a unique ecosystem in Europe,” adding, “the government of Spain has to get involved and it is best to appoint someone and provide a budget.”

Bulldozer tragedy A 49-YEAR-OLD man died and his colleague, 51, were injured following an accident in the Industrial Park San Carlos on Thursday. The victims were apparently run over by a reversing bulldozer.

Junipers return to parks THE sensitive dune areas of La Mata and other Torrevieja parks have received a boost in the form of 50 juniper trees and other flora. The ‘Juniperus Macrocarpa’ species had previously been extinct in the province, after forming extensive forests across the Iberian sub-continent in the Middle Ages.

The planting was carried out to strengthen the recovery of the dune forests, facilitated by the Devesa-Albufera Service of the Valencia City Council (who provided the saplings), as well as the CIEF of the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, Climate Change and Rural Development and other local authorities.

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A 58-YEAR-OLD Alicante man allegedly used an air rifle to terrify neighbours from his balcony. According to sources, one person was hit during the incident and injured in the leg. Four more were also reportedly shot at. The suspect was arrested and released on charge.

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ALICANTE Department of Social Action and Citizen Participation recently held another successful day of involvement in Lo Morant Park and the central boulevard. With the intention of promoting healthy living habits and activity among seniors, the day included general exercise, Zumba and good humour for the hundreds who attended.

Farm blaze S U N D AY n i g h t s a w a n o t h e r tragic occurrence in Redovan, where 20,000 chickens were destroyed in a fire at a poultry farm, with firemen tackling the blaze for three hours. Units from Orihuela, Almoradí, Torrevieja, Elche and Crevillente a t t e n d e d t h e b l a z e . L u c k i l y, no-one else was hurt.

Award win OVER 100 educational centres recently competed in a national competition for a number of coveted prizes in Madrid. Three students from El Campico de Jacarilla came first in ‘Young Business Talent’ with their ‘business simulator ’ programme. Alberto, Joaquín and Aarón won the t r o p h y, a d i p l o m a a n d g i f t s from the sponsors.

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AGE CONCERN in Costa Calida has added a new date to its diary. A Black and White Ball is planned for Wednesday, September 11. Tickets are available from the drop-in centre at C a l l e Va l e n c i a 1 2 s e c t o r A , Campasol. Call 634 344 589 with queries about this or other events.

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THE Polideportivo Venancio Costa de Almoradí was the scene of a spectacular crash on Thursday when a woman lost control of her car, embedding it into the wall of the sports centre. She was visibly shaken and treated by health services, but was uninjured.

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HOLY WEEK: Processions are taking place across Spain.

Sign on the cross THIS picture shows members of a Catholic brotherhood in Cordoba with a representation of Jesus Christ, a common sight across Spain during Semana Santa which takes place this week. Semana Santa (Holy Week in English) takes place during the last week of Lent and coincides with Easter. Spain is famous the world over for its commemorations to mark the Bible story of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection. Each town and city is home to several religious brotherhoods who don

special costumes to take part in processions held throughout the week. Different brotherhoods wear different coloured robes - or nazarenos - to show which group they are members of. Processions took place on Palm Sunday and take place today on Holy Thursday, tomorrow on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. The parades held are specific to the part of The Passion story remembered on that day. Processions throughout Spain all feature Pasos; elaborately-decorated floats depicting New Testament fig-

Brit bars in tapas trail T H E 11 th Ta p as Tra il in Formentera del Segura has an exciting a d d itio n th is y e a r, w ith thre e British-owned bars joining in with the traditionally Spanish festivities. The newcomers will join more than a dozen other restaurants, cafes and bars in the threeday celebration of food and drink from Friday, April 26. Both Formentera village and the Los Palacios district participate, with a charming ‘road train’ run-

ning between the two. As well as a quality tapas dish for only €2 (including a drink), a music concert is held at the village square on the Saturday night to add to the occasion. One of the Alicante bar owners said: “We are delighted to take part in this year ’s tapas event in Formentera, it’s our first year, and we look forward to seeing old friends and new over the weekend.”

ures such as Jesus Christ, the apostles and the Virgin Mary. The parades take different forms and have distinct tones depending on the region. Processions in Andalucia have a celebratory atmosphere, particularly in the provinces of Granada, Malaga and Sevilla. Those in Castilla y Leon, particularly in the provinces of Camora and Valladolid, have a more sombre tone. The processions are accompanied by marching bands who play religious pieces, while marchers parade through the streets.

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Death threat arrests NATIONAL POLICE report that a group of five men have been arrested for ‘coercion, threats and injuries.’ Their victim was an Alicante businessman who allegedly owed them €7,000 from a prolonged property transaction. Intimidating phone calls were made for a month by the vendor of the property in question, threatening to kill him and his family. It is alleged that he then appointed the four men to visit

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the victim’s house to assault him and demand an extra €23,000. Their plan was foiled when police arrested them the next day as they waited at a rendezvous point for the monies. Houses in Polop and Benidorm were searched and the weapons used in the assault (an iron bar and a punch) were found. The five detainees aged between 21 and 64, of Cuban and Spanish nationality, are held awaiting trial.

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Churches benefit A MULTINATIONAL classical choir starred in two packed concerts on the Costa Blanca earlier this month. The Andante International Choir of sopranos, altos, tenors and basses, performed selections from Vivaldi’s Gloria on Friday April 5 at Parish Nuestra Senora del Pilar in Los Montesinos. On the following Sunday, they performed at Parish Pablo y Pedro in Torrevieja. Funds raised went to the churches and to Spanish Catholic charity group, Caritas. Other classical music was performed, including John Rutter’s The Lord Bless You and Keep You, Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Faure, O Lord, Hear My Prayer by Jacques Berthier and Who is Silvia, by George Shearing. The choir has just celebrated its second year, with plans to perform more this year. The group comprises singers from England, Holland, Scandinavia and other European countries.

Reforms complete THE Councillor for Parks and Gardens in Torrevieja, Domingo Soler, is pleased to announce that work is now complete, remodelling two new parks in the city. The 4,200 square-metre Parque Maria is south of the city on the Paseo de los Conquistadores and is made of turf, date palms, shrubs and flowering plants. The old playground has been transformed with a new colour scheme, floor cushioning, bins, and new facilities including a slide, swings, hopscotch, distance jumps and a football pitch with goals and artificial turf.

FACELIFT: Domingo Soler unveils one of Torrevieja’s remodelled parks.

The planting was carried out to strengthen the recovery of the dune forests, facilitated by the Devesa-Albufera Service of the Vale nc ia C ity Counci l ( who pr ovi ded t he saplings), as well as the CIEF of the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, Climate Change and Rural Development and other local authorities

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El Catin Park is in Los Altos at the junction between Monteperdido Street and N332, occupying an even bigger area of 4,500 square metres. It is made up of an arboreal canopy, date palms and other landscaping. Safety issues have been addressed with a special fence on the southern boundary with the main road. Soler said the refurbishment carried out ‘provides citizens with two new spaces where families can go and ultimately, it’s something which beneficially affects the improvement of well-being and quality of life.’

Murcia CPR drama A YOUNG woman saved the life of an elderly man by giving mouth-to-mouth after he collapsed in Murcia on Saturday evening. Having fallen to the ground, the saviour rushed over and started resuscitation manoeuvres to maintain a clear airway and provide oxygen to his system. The drama unfolded in the city’s Plaza de las Flores at about 7pm. The Local Police of Murcia have already christened her ‘the heroine without a cloak.’ She kept him alive for a full 15 minutes before emergency services arrived and took him to hospital.

Delight for ADA ALMORADI mayor Maria Gomez and councillor for Social Welfare, Alfonso Garcia, expressed their delight with the expansion of the ADA. The Association of the Handicapped of Almoradi can now satisfy demand for assistance at the Occupational Centre for adults and the Early Learning Centre for children. The request to expand places was made only in February.

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Quesada walking football team lose to winners ALGARVE Football Tours held their fourth Annual Competition over two days with 21 teams competing, including Esquina Park Rangers from Ciudad Quesada. More than 1,500 supporters filled the Ferreiras Stadium to watch the increasingly-popular â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Walking Footballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tournament. Esquina Park Rangers, sponsored by Bar Esquina, entered a team of nine players, supported and encouraged by their wives and girlfriends. Three leagues competed for the top two positions with the two best third places going through to the finals. The lads qualified for Day Two with four wins and superior goal difference. The semifinals beckoned with two good wins from three. Previous win-

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ESQUINA PARK RANGERS: Had to settle for fourth position.

ners, Sheffield United, were next. However, their experience showed and resulted in a slender win for the men from South Yorkshire. A 2-1 defeat to Clacton Knights in the play-

off for third place meant Esquina Park Rangers had to settle for fourth, overall. Luso Africa defeated Sheffield United in the final, the match being settled on penalties.

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NEWS EXTRA Orihuela strike TRADE unions in Orihuela have called off a strike that was due to coincide with Easter. The road cleaning workers were to down tools in protest over working conditions and overtime payments.

Torre fair CONTRACT problems mean Torrevieja Council have had to rearrange the Celebration of the Sevillanas Fair. Originally meant to start on May 8, festivities will now take place from Wednesday May 29 to Sunday June 2.

Boat fears A HISTORIC boat restored at a cost of €4m only nine years ago has been dismantled. The Pascual Flores was the last sailing ship built on Torrevieja beaches, but rotten timbers meant the three masts were a danger to the public.

A cleaner safer Almoradi for Holy Week HOLY WEEK in Almoradi is a long-established and popular tourist attraction - a mix of art, music, food and religious celebration which has been celebrated for over 200 years. Since the 1940s, it expanded with new brotherhoods forming. At first, celebrations were o rg a n i s e d b e t w e e n t h e p a r i s h priest and the presidents of the guilds. But since 1976, the Greater Board of Brotherhoods have taken charge. Festivities started already on Sunday with the procession on Friday of Dolores, culminating on Easter Sunday, when all of the brotherhoods participate. The period also celebrates local culture, art, music and - of course - food and drink. The City Council has increased public safety with special units of the Local Police and Civil Protection. A special cleaning plan has also been int r o d u c e d i n a n e ff o r t t o k e e p the city in pristine condition

EASTER: A mix of art, music and religious celebrations. after the processions. Almoradi is already wellknown for its popular Saturday market which flows through the streets around the Plaza la Constitucion. And their Week

of Passion is certainly one of t h e a r e a ’s b i g g e s t f i e s t a s , adding to what is already a fine city. Now that it’s bigger, safer and cleaner - what reason is there not to go?

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Seven years in jail for €800 beheading LAST week, we reported on the suicide of a man whilst on trial for murder. This week, his female accomplice was jailed for seven years. Their murder was to cover up the theft of €800 from a bank account, believed to be that of the victim. The sinister couple also attempted to dismember the body, the Provincial Court of Alicante revealed. Her seven-year incarceration is made up of four years for the illegal detention of the victim, two years for fraud and another year for concealment of the murder. Her husband’s suicide was considered an adm i ssi on of gui l t f or t he m ur der, which dates back to August 2016, in an apparent fight over a parking space in Torrevieja. The 62-year-old victim was beaten, kidnapped, robbed, killed and dismembered with the help of a domestic employee. Different body parts were disposed of in different containers around the neighbourhood. The house was cleaned and decorated later in attempt to hide their crimes.

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Artichoke street parties MAY 2 sees a four-day celebration of the artichoke; a key crop of the Vega Baja area. The councillor for Development in Dolores, Raquel Rocamora, promised ‘a party which will flood the streets with colour and taste.’ Activities will include round tables, live music and

lectures by prestigious speakers, students and local farmers. A tent will also show artichoke dishes being prepared and made, with tastings afterwards. Games workshops will entertain the younger children. The president of the Vega Baja Artichoke Association, Diego Martínez, has publicly

Easter alcohol awareness THE councillor for Health in Orihuela, Noelia Grao, and the Community Prevention Unit on Addictive Behaviors de Orihuela (UPCCA) have launched a campaign to prevent the consumption of alcohol during Holy Week. Easter is considered a time for recollection and respect, said the mayor, reminding members of the public the time may lead to ‘inappropriate consumption of addictive

substances.’ The UPCCA also mentioned 30 people died on Spanish roads over Easter 2018, and those caught in accidents to be over the limit rises by 40 per cent in the same period. Awareness is raised mainly through digital media with online posters, hints and tips and a video across social media. Search for ‘UPCCA of Orihuela.’ Enjoy Orihuela, to find out more.

thanked the city of Dolores for promoting ‘this jewel of the Vega Baja which is the artichoke.’ He said it generates tourism and wealth in the countryside, and he’d support anything to promote that.

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Taxing families SPA N ISH middle -c la s s families with children pay one of the highest levels of tax of any in the developed world, according to a new report The Organisation for Economic C o-ope ra tion a nd Development’s (OECD) report found Spanish families with two children and one working parent pays almost 34 per cent of their gross income in taxes. Tha t is 7.3 pe rc e nta ge points higher than the average for advanced economies and is the 10th highest in the de ve lope d w orld, a c cording to the OECD.

FALLING TREE: A costalero was hurt after a palm tree fell from a float during the Borriquita procession.

Palm tree injury A COSTALERO was injured after he was struck by a huge tree which fell from a float during a Palm Sunday procession in the south of Spain on Sunday. The man suffered ‘slight’ injuries to his head

SPAIN has called for farming to be excluded from EU-US trade talks despite efforts from Washington to put it on the agenda. Brussels officials said talks between the bloc and the US would focus on reducing tariffs on industrial

Trade talks goods. It comes after tariffs rose on certain products when US president Donald Trump put in place a protectionist trade policy in an effort to

and back after the tree fell from the float as it was raised into the air in Cordoba during the opening of the Semana Santa (Easter week) in the city. The Borriquita procession continued after the palm tree was properly removed.

shield American goods from competition. The US has also announced import duties totalling almost €9.8 billion on a host of European goods after Brussels agreed to subsidise the Airbus aviation firm.

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Mafia warning by Joe Gerrard SPAIN and other European countries are underestimating the threat posed by the Italian mafia which is spreading across the continent like a ‘cancer,’ an expert has claimed. Cristiano Tomassi, an Italian police officer specialising in probing organised crime, said there were now entire neighbourhoods in some European cities controlled by gangs. Tomassi and others have warned mafia clans including the Sicilian Cosa Nostra were moving into parts of Spain as well as other EU countries and the US, Australia and Canada. Tomassi said: “Why does it seem like nothing’s going on in those areas? Because the mafia is in control, but it is not healthy control. It is like a cancer which progresses. And where there is a cancer there is no more life.” Italy’s Anti-Mafia Investi-

CRIME THREAT: Police have claimed the mafia is spreading across Europe. gation Directorate (DIA) claimed gangs from the country were affecting financial and credit channels, disrupting competition in local economies and promoting black market activities and

tax evasion. The EU’s Europol policy agency said the Cosa Nostra, the Neapolitan Camorra and the ‘Ndrangheta were among the most threatening on the continent.

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Family escape burning car

Social network outrage THREE major social networks - Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram - suffered backlashes on Sunday with many users taking to Twitter to report their frustration. Issues were first reported at around 12 noon (Spanish time) when users were greeted with a ‘this site can’t Photo credit: Facebook / periodicoAMB

A FAMILY ran to safety on Spain’s Costa Blanca after their vehicle burst into flames in the middle of a busy street. After pulling over the fire spread to another vehicle parked at the roadside in L’Alfàs del Pi on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters and Local Police were quickly on the scene, but both vehicles were gutted. No personal injuries are believed to have been suffered.

BLAZING CARS: Firefighters tackle the incident on Spain’s Costa Blanca.

Air travel delays AIR travellers at Madrid’s Barajas Airport faced lengthy queues on Saturday as private security workers staged a second day of indefinite strike action. The ATES union representing the workers reported delays of

around an hour for passengers passing through security checks first thing in the morning and from 10am to 12.30pm, and extra-long queues between 7.15 and 8.30pm. The union recommended passengers get to the

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airport in plenty of time before their flight. It said terminal four was the most affected. According to ATES, 10 per cent of the workforce took part in the strike over contract conditions.

be reached’ message. It is also claimed Facebook Messenger on PCs and laptops were not working. Facebook has not yet revealed what the issue was or how many people were affected nor posted any status updates on their Twitter feed.

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CONCERNS: Washington’s stance towards Cuba has hardened under Trump.

Cuba dispute SPAIN and other European countries are bracing for a dispute with the US after Washington announced plans to reinstate penalties for companies with investments in Cuba. Officials in Madrid have reportedly raised their concerns with the administration of US President Donald Trump over the plan to reinstate the Helms Burton law. The law, which was suspended more than 20 years ago, allowed US courts to claim damages against companies which partner with Cuban firms on the Caribbean island.

Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said: “Spain and the EU are against the reinstatement because we understand that there is an agreement which provides for a permanent and systematic renewal every six months of the non-application of it.” US National Security Advisor John Bolton is due to announce the reapplication of the law today (Thursday). The Trump administration’s stance on Cuba has hardened following the president’s predecessor Barack Obama’s efforts to normalise relations with the Communist government in Havana.

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Anti far-right protests CREDIT: Mikel Ruiz, via Twitter

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CLASHES: Riot police were deployed against anti-far right protesters.

by Joe Gerrard CLASHES took place between police officers and anti-far right demonstrators who gathered to demonstrate against a Vox rally held in Bilbao on Saturday. Demonstrators including Twitter user David Olabarri posted pictures showing what he claimed were injuries on protesters from police rubber bullets. Mikel Ruiz, another protest-

er, said demonstrators had been mobilising against an ‘openly fascist’ party. The Basque Country-based Alkorkon Combativo anti-far right group said: “We want to show our solidarity and support to all people who have been arrested in Bilbao today in the rally against Vox.” Basque Country police said two people were arrested over clashes with officers. Police clad in riot gear were deployed outside the far-right party’s ral-

ly and officers said protests had thrown bricks and other objects at them. Santiago Abascal, Vox’s leader, said protesters had failed to prevent the gathering of what he said was a ‘great wave’ in Bilbao. His party’s rally came ahead of Sunday April 28’s general election and local, regional and European elections in May. Current polls show Vox is likely to win seats in the Congress of Deputies for the first time this month.

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New republic protests CREDIT: Alvaro Aguilera, via Twitter

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REPUBLIC CALL: Protests took place across Spain on Sunday.

By Joe Gerrard HUNDREDS of protesters demonstrated in Madrid and other cities in Spain on Sunday for a third republic on the 88th anniversary of the pre-Civil War state’s founding. Those protesting carried the red, yellow and purple tricolour flag flown during the days of the Second Republic which was founded on April 14, 1931. The republic was overthrown in 1939 when former dictator Francisco Franco defeated loyalist forces in the Spanish Civil War. Demonstrators in Madrid gathered at the Puerta del Sol where the Second Republic was proclaimed 88 years to the day following King Alfonso XIII’s abdication. Protesters, who were joined by members of the leftist Podemos and Izquierda Unida (IU) parties, called for the monarchy to be abolished. Some marched under the slogan: ‘For labour, political and social rights, down with the monarchy, long live the Republic.’ Others carried placards criticising the ‘regime of ‘78,’ or restoration of the monarchy and creation of the modern Spanish state after the death of Franco in 1975. Some marched in favour of feminism, while others demonstrated against the influence of big business in politics. Demonstrations also took place in Cordoba, Guadalajara, Jerez, Oviedo, Pamplona, Valencia, Vigo and Zaragoza.

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MISSING OUT: Millennials are finding it harder to enter the middle class.

by Joe Gerrard HALF of those born in Spain between 1983 and 2002 entered the middle class when they reached 20, compared to 60 per cent of baby boomers, a study has found. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found the millennial generation in Spain were increasingly being shut out of the middle class. The international development body said a rise in the costs of housing, education and healthcare was leading to a shrinking middle-class. The OECD has called for governments to step in to re-

verse a trend which it said was happening across the world. About 60 per cent of those born between 1942 and 1964, members of the so-called ‘baby boom’ generation, were middle-class by age 20. The equivalent figure for ‘Generation X,’ those born between 1965 and 1982, was 58 per cent. The proportion dropped to 50 per cent for those born between 1983 and 2002, according to the OECD. The OECD defined a middle-class family as one earning between 75 per cent and 200 per cent of the average yearly salary, between €11,450 and €30,542 in Spain’s case.

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Russian ‘money laundering’ probe SPAIN’S National Court is set to probe allegations that some €35 million of Russian public money was siphoned off and laundered in Spain. Judge Ismael Moreno, of the court’s Second Court of Instruction, detailed the allegations from anti-corruption prosecutors in a writ issued on Friday. The judge asked prosecutors to list people and companies who should be investigated. Around 100 people and entities, including senior Russian officials in Vladimir Putin’s government, are thought to be implicated. The allegations date back to 2007 when more than €203 million disappeared from Russian public coffers. Some of the money is believed to have moved through the British hedge fund Hermitage Capital Management in the guise of

CLAIMS: Some Russian officials were implicated in the allegations. a tax refund. The allegations have been dubbed The Magnitsky Case, after the lawyer of the same name who worked for the British firm and discovered the alleged laundering. Sergei Magnitsky died in a

Russian prison aged 36. Hermitage Capital Management owner Bill Browder alleged the money was being laundered when he found out about the transfer and reported the case to anti-corruption prosecutors.

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Assange Spain claim JULIAN ASSANGE was targeted by a spying campaign before his arrest and Spain was offered information on him for a price according to the website’s director. Kristinn Hrafnsson claimed an unidentified individual offered material gathered about the Wikileaks founder while he lived at the Ecuadorian embassy in London to Spain for €3 million. Assange lived at the embassy from 2012 under diplomatic asylum until his arrest last week. Hrafnsson said the spying operation against Assange in the embassy was “extensive.” Spanish police were informed that documents and

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ACCUSATIONS: Assange lived in Ecuador’s London Embassy for almost seven years. videos gathered during the alleged spying operation were for sale, Hrafnsson added. The case

SIX people have been arrested for allegedly abducting unaccompanied Moroccan children and demanding a €500 ransom from their families.

was later passed to Spanish courts for investigation. Videos included footage of

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lawyers and doctors speaking with Assange inside the embassy, according to Hrafnsson. Hrafnsson’s claims come as Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno claimed Assange had repeatedly violated the terms of his asylum. The president accused Assange of hacking into computer accounts and private phones and of leaking private pictures of himself and his family online. Assange is wanted in the US in connection with the leak of hundreds of thousands of documents related to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Swedish prosecutors also sought his extradition over an alleged sexual assault but they dropped their case after Assange was granted diplomatic asylum.

If cash wasn’t paid the gang threatened to kill them or sell their organs for transplants. National Police say the gang took the children from minors’ centres in Cadiz.

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CAP call SPAIN’S Farming Minister has said current funding for the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) needs to be maintained so the bloc can meet its environmental targets. Luis Planas said Spain would support plans being drawn up to refocus the CAP around sustainability on European farms. His comments came as EU farming ministers met in Luxembourg for a summit on the CAP on Monday.

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A day to remember A WORKERS’ Memorial Day Ceremony jointly organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services for Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar and Unite the Union will be held on Friday April 26. The occasion will be celebrated with a short ceremony at the Lobby of Parliament as from 12pm. The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP will lead the Ceremony. The Chief Minister said: “I am very happy to be working with Unite in celebrating Workers’ Memorial Day. “This is a day I am proud to have declared a bank holiday the year I was first elected. A day we remember all those hurt, injured or killed at work. It is fundamentally important to keep legislation regarding the health and safety of workers in our consciousness.”

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Floating platform THE first floating offshore wind turbine platform in Spain was unveiled in the Canary Islands last week and is set to be up and running in about a month, following more than 10 years of research and testing.

Olive crop SPAIN produced 55 per cent of the EU’s total o l i v e c ro p d u r i n g t h e last five years, according to a bloc-wide survey which showed that Italy was second in terms of the amount harvested, with 23 per cent of the overall total.

Low cost T H E h e a d o f S p a i n ’s Renfe rail operator has said a low-cost service between Barcelona and Madrid will launch next E a s t e r, w i t h I s a i a s Taboas adding that the company are wanting to appeal to travellers who opted to journey by car or bus.

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FIRE: Smoke from the blaze can be seen from some distance.

Emergency services FIREFIGHTERS and police dealt with a fire on the Fuengirola to Mijas road on Saturday evening. Smoke from the blaze could be seen from some distance.

A 45-YEAR-OLD Swedish man is under arrest in Gran Canaria in connection with the death of his wife. Spani sh m edi a report ed t he Guardia Civil found the body of t he 42- year- ol d wom an, al so Swedish, in the couple’s apartment i n Mogan i n G ran Canari a on Thursday morning after her husband called the emergency services. According to reports, her body showed signs she had been beaten. On Saturday a court ruled the 45-year-old man should be held in custody.

Terrorist opposes extradition AN ultra right-wing terrorist who killed five members of a left-wing legal firm in the ‘Atocha massacre’ of 1977, is opposing his extradition to Spain from Brazil.

Gunman Carlos Garcia Julia served 14 years of a 193-year term for murder and possession of weapons until he was conditionally released in 1981. He was given permission to travel

to Venezuela on the condition he reported to Spanish authorities monthly. Howe v e r, h e d i s a p p e a r e d a n d later had his parole revoked. It is thought he had been

travelling throughout South America using a false identity ever since, and was finally tracked down to Sao Paulo, where he worked as an Uber driver using a fake Venezuelan ID.

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GROWING: Spain’s population went up by 0.6 per cent in 2018.

Population soars SPAIN’S population has reached 47 million for the first time since 2013 and immigrations have helped keep it on the rise, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Figures from the INE’s population register showed Spain’s population grew by 0.6 per cent in 2018, the third year in which the number of people has risen.

The arrival of more than 290,570 immigrations more than cancelled out a decline of 6,186 in the native population, INE data showed. Spanish nationals make up 89.3 per cent of the population compared to 5,025,264 foreign-born people living as residents in the country who make up the remaining 10.7 per cent. A total of 1.8 million for-

eign residents are from the EU while the rest came from elsewhere, according to the INE. The three largest non-Spanish groups were Moroccans at 812,412, Romanians at 669,434 and the British at 249,015. It comes as previous INE figures showed Spain’s birth rate during the first half of 2018 was the lowest since records began in 1941.

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Tourism holds BRITAIN and Spain remain popular destinations for travellers from either country despite Brexit, industry data has shown. Spending from British travellers has grown by 5.4 per cent so far this year compared to 2018, according to figures from the Exceltur industry association. Data from the Hosteltur hotel body showed the number of bookings made for Easter week has risen by 12 per cent compared to last April. The Costa Blanca’s HOSBEC industry association’s figures showed the number of reservations made by British holidaymakers in Benidorm grew by 7 per cent year-on-year in the second half of March. “The British are returning positive figures despite uncertainty over Brexit,” the association said. British travellers are still the biggest single nonSpanish group of holidaymakers in Benidorm, the same data showed. They accounted for 42.7 per cent of all overnight stays in the second half of March, HOSBEC said. The figures follow a push from the Costa Blanca tourism industry and authorities to draw British travellers during this spring. HOSBEC said in February the industry believed bookings from British travellers would pick back up once the factors causing Brexit uncertainty were resolved.

Furth By Joe Gerrard BRITAIN’S prime minister narrowly avoided a nodeal Brexit last week after securing an 11th-hour extension to the withdrawal date, giving her and Westminster until October 31 to pass a deal. Theresa May secured the six-month extension after meeting with leaders from the EU27 in Brussels. Together they struck a compromise between May’s request for a short extension and Brussels officials including EU Council President Donald Tusk’s call for a year-long delay. The agreement, dubbed a ‘flextension,’ allows lawmakers in London time to come to a consensus on the terms of Britain’s withdrawal. Britain will be able to leave the EU if a deal is passed before the deadline. But an EU summit will be held in June to monitor Britain’s behaviour after leaders including French president Emmanuel Macron expressed concerns it could undermine EU business going forward. Tusk called on MPs not to ‘waste time,’ between now and October. May said: “We must now press on at pace with our efforts to reach a consensus on a deal which is in the national interest.” Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez said the extension was the best possible outcome of the

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BREXIT EXTRA Business spending EIGHT in 10 chief financial officers in British companies believe the country’s business environment will be worse after Brexit, according to a survey from the Deloitte accountancy firm which found companies are also holding back on investing and hiring.

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BREATHING SPACE: Britain has until October to resolve Brexit. talks. British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said avoiding holding European Parliament elections was an ‘absolute priority.’ Attention now moves to Westminster as cross-party talks between the ruling Conservatives and the Labour opposition continue to find common ground on Brexit. MPs are currently on a 10-day Easter break on May’s orders to allow them to take stock of progress so far. Cabinet office minister Daivd Lidington said Labour and the Conservatives were ‘testing ideas’ prior to the break.

PEOPLE who felt their financial situations were difficult were 13 per cent more likely to vote for Brexit, according to an academic study of 8,000 voters in the 12 months before and after the 2016 referendum.

Brexit plans ANDALUCIA’S Junta has said it will hold meetings with officials from towns and cities in the Campo de Gibraltar and the Costa del Sol to discuss their Brexit plans and ensure they are ready for leave day, currently Thursday October 31.

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Campaigns kick By Joe Gerrard THE official window for general election campaigning has now opened, following a lively precampaign phase which saw parties set out their stalls to voters. The official period for campaigning began on Friday. Posters have now gone up in towns and cities across the country and party leaders are currently on the trail to galvanise their support bases and win over undecided voters. The talking points have broadly fallen along a left-right divide with some cross over and exchange between the two. All parties have released detailed manifestos featuring policies on education, the economy, healthcare, defence, foreign policy and social issues and others. But a small number of points have made it to the fore. Key talking points for the left have centred around social and

VOTE PITCH: Campaigning is now in full swing. economic policies. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said his ruling leftleaning PSOE was the only ‘moderate’ party which voters could elect on Sunday April 28. Sanchez laid out a programme which included raising the minimum wage, helping young people to buy homes, working to end gender violence, tackling rural depopulation and fighting against climate change. The leftist Podemos has emphasised the similar issues. Speaking

in Palma in Mallorca, leader Pablo Iglesias focused on working conditions, proposing the curbing of temporary contracts and raising the minimum wage to €1,200. PSOE and Podemos both reportedly have a pact to avoid criticising each other on the campaign trail, likely in preparation for postelection coalition wrangling. Meanwhile on the right, parties have focused on issues including the ongoing independence issue in Cataluña and on further opening

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k off the Spanish economy to private business and financial control. All parties on the right have made cuts to taxes and deregulation a part of the latter issue. The conservative Partido Popular (PP), the centrist Ciudadanos and the far-right Vox have each tried to convince right-wing voters they are best able to deliver their vision for Spain. The PP has made that appeal a central part of its broader electoral strategy. Campaign videos have told voters considering backing Vox that their ballots would be wasted because of the way votes are allocated for the Congress of Deputies, favouring more established groups. Ciudadanos has slightly departed from free market orthodoxy. Leader Albert Rivera has proposed easing pressure on businesses while curbing temporary work contracts and offering more state aid for families.

Profile: Regional parties WITH a general election looming on Sunday April 28, we are profiling each of the political parties vying for victory in the vote. When voters cross their ballots, not only in the general election but also for local, regional and European polls in May, there will be region-specific parties standing. Regional parties vary in ideology, policy platforms and purpose. CataluĂąa and the Basque Country are both home to nationalist and pro-independence groups, but there are others who stand to campaign on issues which are particular to a given region. Coalicio Compromis stand exclusively in the Valencia Region. They espouse left-wing, environmental and Valencian regional positions including promoting its language and is currently part of the governing coalition in the Corts Valencianes assembly. Mallorca is home to the Mes per Mallorca and the Proposta per les Illes party. The former is on the left while the latter lies in the political centre and both have a handful of seats in the Balearic Islands Assembly. In Andalucia, the far-left Candidatura Unitaria de Tabajoadores (CUT) has one seat in the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parliament. Poll tracker: Partido Socialista (PSOE): 28.8 per cent, 126 seats Partido Popular (PP): 20.8 per cent, 82 seats Ciudadanos: 15.6 per cent, 54 seats Unidos Podemos: 13.5 per cent, 36 seats Result: PSOE largest party, no overall control.

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RIP: Neus Catala dedicated her life to defending human rights.

Nazi camp survivor ONE of the last Spanish survivors of the Nazi concentration camps has died at the age of 103. Neus Catala passed away on Saturday in her home town of Els Guiamets in Tarragona. “Today the anti-Fascist and internationalist fighter Neus Catala left us. In these dark times in which we are living, let her memory serve as an example,” Els Guiamets Council posted on Twitter. Born in October 1915, the committed re-

publican and feminist was a nurse during the Spanish Civil War and helped 180 children in her care escape to France. She later joined the French resistance, but was reported to the Nazis and deported to Ravensbrück and later to a Czech camp. She was liberated in May 1945. To mark her 100th birthday the Catalan government declared 2015 Neus Catala Year in recognition of her life dedicated to defending human rights.

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Euthanasia case continues A MAN who helped his wife with multiple sclerosis to die earlier this month could go on trial at a gender violence court following a Madrid judge’s ruling last week. Angel Hernandez, 70, turned himself in to Madrid police after helping wife Maria Jose Carrasco, 61, die. The two made a video before her death in which Carrasco confirmed she was of sound mind and wanted to die after living with a chronic motor condition for 30 years. The video showed her barely able to move or talk. But the judge investigating the case has now said it will be passed onto a gender violence court because it is out of her court’s jurisdiction. Hernandez told Spanish media: “I am a militant feminist and this is an insult. I will not accept being told

‘AN INSULT’: Hernandez helped his wife to die (file photo). that I have used violence against my wife.” Pilar Martin-Najera, head of the Prosecutor’s Office gender violence division, said they would challenge the move on the grounds Hernandez’s actions

did not qualify for charges under those crimes. Olatz Alberdi, Hernandez’s lawyer, said she would also appeal the decision. The couple’s case ignited a debate about euthanasia in Spain which is currently illegal.

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On verge of extinction EXPERTS are warning that Spain’s rarest bird could soon disappear from its last Andalucian strongholds in Granada and Almeria Researcher from the University of Madrid, Juan Traba has exposed the ‘delicate situation,’ in which the Chersophilus duponti (Dupont’s Lark) is found in Andalucia, since it only lives in four enclaves: Granada (Lomadel Padul) and Almeria (Cabo de Gata, Sierra de Gádor and Tabernas-Sorbas). The last 10 years has seen a population decline of 66.8 per cent, putting it close to extinction in the region. According to the last census in 2018, there are only 15 males of the species left in Andalucia. It is estimated that the species could disappear from Andalucia in five to 10 years ‘putting an end to the presence of one of the most emblematic and exclusive birds of the natural Andalucian steppes.’ The cause of the birds’ decline is put down to the destruction and ploughing of natural woodland in the region in favour of intensive olive and almond cultivation, plus the con-

UNDER THREAT: Dupont’s larks are nearing extinction in Spain. struction of solar and wind farms. Murcia has another population, while the bird is more common in North Africa.

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CELEBRATING HISTORY: Borrell (centre, left) was speaking at the presentation of Spain, A Global History.

Co-existence is the key to success SPAIN will only succeed as a country if it can overcome regional tensions and division and offer a positive vision of co-existence, the country’s foreign minister has said. Josep Borrell claimed the narrative about Spain and Spanish history had been captured by nationalists both regionally and at a country-wide level who are on the ‘wrong side of history.’ Spain has not had anyone capable of writing its story in terms of its positive contribution to the world, the minister added. He was speaking at the presentation of a new book by diplomat Luis Francisco Martinez

Montes called Spain, A Global History. Martinez Montes’ book comes as part of a Foreign Ministry strategy to promote Spain’s image abroad. It discusses the country’s contribution to a host of areas including religion, language and economics. Borrell said the book was not an exercise in ‘vainglory,’ but was a celebration of the country’s achievements throughout its history. Spain needed to counter a ‘premodern’ and ‘authoritarian’ image pushed by critics following the 2008 recession, the eurozone crisis and more recently the Catalan independence row, Borrell said.

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MONEY SPINNER: Game of Thrones production spent €15m in Spain. SHOOTING of TV series Game of Thrones brought €15 million of direct investment to Spain. But it is expected the economy will benefit by many million more in the coming years as fans of the series visit the country to view the locations used. The eighth and final blockbuster series was filmed in locations around the world, with Spain once more being fea-

tured heavily including the Sevillian town of Osuna where filming continued for 15 days. Some 650 extras were taken on, with a total of 1,000 people working on the film in that time. This boosted the town’s economy for those days, and now a tourism boom is expected for the usually sleepy municipality. Spain is becoming increas-

ingly attractive for filming thanks to the improved tax and economic advantages offered to production companies. Mainland Spain offers a tax incentive to international filming in the form of a tax rebate of between 15 per cent and 25 per cent (up to €5 million) depending on the autonomous community. The Canaries offer tax breaks of up to 40 per cent.

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Donating blood in Spain LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics. In Spain, Blood Components and Services are provided by 17 Regional Blood Transfusion Services. Despite their autonomous operations management, every regional service is fully incorporated into a unique and common Public National Health System, supplying a cohesive blood transfusion care to all citizens, residents, and visitors in Spain based on 100 per cent voluntary and non-remunerated blood donation. For more general information, visit www.msps.es. Anyone who has lived continuously in the UK between 1980 and 1996 (a minimum of one year) will not be able to donate blood in Spain due to the risk of transmitting mad cow disease. Similarly, there are restrictions if you have received a blood transfer in the UK. However, each region may have different rules about donation. Call the donation helpline on 935 573 500. Alternatively, visit www.donorsang.gencat.cat to find out if you are eligible. If you are eligible, you can give blood at your local hospital, or via the Spanish Red Cross (Cruz Roja) at one of their clinics, or in one of their mobile units. You can check dates and locations by visiting www.donarsangre.org. A donor card is not necessary to give blood. On the first visit you will have to provide DNI, NIE, passport or a driving licence. If you are already registered in the Blood Bank, you only need a donor card or a document with your name and surname. The process of blood donation takes just 10 minutes in which 450 ml are collected (equating to 10 per cent of the total blood circulation of an adult person). Despite huge technological advances, the only way for hospitals to obtain blood is through the generosity of the public. The blood is carefully screened for disease to make sure it is safe. After a tattoo, you must wait four months to be eligible to donate. After surgery, the exclusion period will depend on the type of intervention. After minor surgical procedures, you cannot donate blood for seven days or until you are fully recovered. After undergoing major surgery, you will not be able to donate blood for four months. The rarest blood type is AB, present in 1 per cent of Caucasians, according to research by the America Red Cross. Blood transfusions are carried out daily in Spanish hospitals with more than 6,200 patients being given them, of whom almost a quarter are fighting cancer and a similar figure receiving transfusions during or after surgery. Spain has around two million donors in total, but needs closer to four million. This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice. If in any doubt, seek professional help.

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CLIMATE CHARGE: Greenpeace unveiled the bill in Madrid.

A giant bill By Joe Gerrard GREENPEACE has hung a giant bill on a Madrid skyscraper to raise awareness of what they claimed was the price of political and corporate inaction on climate change. The environmental NGO hung the 300-metre high banner on the side of one of the Colon towers in the Spanish capital on Thursday. Inaction from politicians and corporations has racked up an environmental and social bill which will ultimately have to be paid by the people, Greenpeace said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are

costing us our lives, they are costing us the planet. And we are not going to pay the bill,â&#x20AC;? Greenpeace said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bad practices of large companies and current policies not only destroys the environment, but also creates an increasingly unequal society with fewer rights,â&#x20AC;? the NGO added. Greenpeaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s protest comes as demonstrations against climate change have stepped up in recent months. Spanish school pupils have repeatedly joined hundreds of thousands of others from around the world in striking from lessons every Friday in protest against pollution.

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Water births By Sally Underwood HOSPITAL Quironsalud Valencia has opened a specialist labour unit, complete with birthing pool. A spokesperson for the hospital explained their goal is to offer a wide variety of delivery options so each woman can decide to give birth in the way that best suits her. At the hospital’s facilities, parents and family members will be able to stay in the ICU with the baby, thanks to the Family Room located in the Neonatal ICU and Humanised Paediatrics Area. According to Dr. Fernando Lopez Baeza, Head of the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Service Team: “Our purpose is to make delivery more natural and human, as well as to provide early neonatal care, trying to enable the mother's central role, respecting her preferences as much as possible regarding the organisation and assistance provided by healthcare services during the extremely special and unique moment that is the birth of her son or daughter; with maximum participation

NEW UNIT: Quiron Salud’s new labour unit. from her partner, preserving her intimacy as much as possible, and avoiding any unnecessary intervention.” Priority at the unit is also on lowering Caesarean-section rates, on natural labour if it is requested, and on making delivery normal and more human. Dr Lopez-Baeza said: “Before the mo-

ment of birth, our professionals will consult with the future mother about how she wants her delivery to take place, so that they always act- as long as there is no medical contra-indication- according to her desires and decisions during the process.” The team includes specialist mid-

wives to offer personalised and exclusive attention during the labour process. One midwife, Aurora Medina, said: “Starting at week 34, the mother will be in continuous contact with the midwives, so we can establish a relationship of trust and support in case of any questions she may have.”

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Spring shopping SPRING is in the air at the Habaneras Shopping Centre, Torrevieja, with a series of activities for all visitors until Sunday April 21. At the centre’s Easter workshop, visitors can experience the latest virtual reality technology, while at a flower workshop at the Habaneras urban garden, guests will have the chance to work with flowers and plants. This workshop will run in the afternoons until Wednesday, April 24, while the arrival of the good weather will also see the return of the zip line. The Habanera play centre will also have longer opening hours and increased activities for children. The Habaneras Shopping Center, managed and marketed by JLL, offers more than 60 fashion, accessories, home, decoration, catering, and specialised stores. In addition to stores, the centre also offers a playroom, garden, children's playground, and zip line, as well as other family services. For more information on the centre’s Easter activities, visit www.habaneras.es or Facebook.com/LasHabaneras.

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SWEDEN SWEDEN’S bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics has divided police, with Greater Gothenburg chief officer Erik Nord claiming it would take resources from forces and hinder their work while the National Operational Department’s Stefan Hector said it would be manageable.

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Target met OVERSEAS aid spending from Sweden met the target set by the UN of 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) in 2018, according to a new report from the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

CONCERNS: Sweden wants to host the games.

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DENMARK’S Children and Social Minister Mai Mercado has announced the government will open an inquiry into the case of 22 young people who were forcibly taken from Greenland in 1951 and brought to Denmark following calls for an official apology.

DRINKING ginger in large quantities while pregnant to help with morning sickness could increase the risk of miscarriage, according to Denmark’s Veterinary and Food Administration which added expectant mothers should consider eating more meals with smaller portions instead.

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LOCALS in Wavre in Wallonian found hundreds of fake dog turds scattered outside the town hall last week, with the faeces left there by council officials as part of a campaign to raise awareness of keeping streets clean.

ARMED police were despatched to a secondary school in Bergen last week after they received reports that a man with weapons was on his way to it, with a 21-year-old former student arrested in connection with the operation.

Birth fall THE number of babies born in Belgium has fallen for the seventh year in a row, according to the latest Statbel population data which showed the number of newborns was 119,102 in 2017 and the fertility rate stood at 1.68.

Boat blaze A FIRE which broke out in the harbour of Klenevagen last week caused more than €417,200 worth of damaged and engulfed nine boats, with a police investigation launched afterwards to find out the cause of the blaze.

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GREATER action on climate change, a more deliberative democracy and tax cuts were all among issues raised during Grand Debates held in France since January, according to Prime Minister Edouard Philippe who said the need for change was ‘radical.’

PROSECUTORS in France have launched an investigation into allegations that former bodyguard to President Emmanuel Macron Alexandre Benalla, allegedly masqueraded as a police officer and hit a demonstrator during 2018’s May Day protests.

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MORE than 40,000 activists have signed a petition calling for the buying of sex to be outlawed after the Christian youth movement Exxpose launched a campaign to have the proposals debated by lawmakers.

THE trial of a German woman accused of joining the Daesh terror group in Iraq has opened at a Munich court, with the 27-year-old defendant charged with war crimes over the death of a fiveyear-old Yazidi captive from starvation.

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A MOTHER of two deported from the Netherlands to Armenia will be allowed to return to her son and daughter nine years after leaving the country and after Armina Hambartsjumian’s case was taken up by campaigners for the rights of refugees.

PROSECUTORS have dropped a 16-month criminal investigation into the Zentrum fur Politische Schonheit (Centre for Political Beauty), with the case the first of its kind in Germany’s postwar history and one which shows artistic freedom needs greater protection, campaigners claimed.

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Banks drafted for rail bonds SPAIN’S ADIF railway infrastructure body has called in four leading banks to sell bonds worth at least €500 million to fund the building of new high-speed lines. Spanish banks BBVA and Santander will sell the bonds alongside London-based HSBC and France’s Societe General. The sale is set to be done as ‘green bonds’ which were first offered in 2017 and again last year. ADIF president Isabel Pardo said green bonds were part of plans to improve sustainability and become more environmentally-friendly.

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IMF Spain deficit forecast SPAIN’S public spending deficit will be 2.3 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) this year and remain below 3 per cent afterwards, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted. The IMF forecasted a fall in the difference between the Treasury’s income and outgoings of 0.4 percentage points from 2018 to this year. Spain’s deficit was 2.7 per cent of GDP last year. The deficit will remain slightly below 2.5 per cent of GDP until 2022 when it will rise and reach 2.8 per cent of GDP by 2024, the IMF

By Joe Gerrard forecasted. The EU requires eurozone countries to keep their deficits below 3 per cent of GDP. It comes as the 2019 deficit was targeted at 1.8 per cent in October. The IMF said then that ‘credible’ measures would be needed to bring the deficit down. The international lending body said the forecasts were based in part on predictions that economic growth will slow in Spain and elsewhere in the coming years. Spain’s national debt will fall

gradually in GDP percentage terms from 96 per cent this year to 95 per cent in 2020 and 93 per cent by 2023. The equivalent average figures for the eurozone are expected to be 83.6 per cent this year and 81.8 per cent in 2020. Spain is second to Italy in terms of eurozone countries with the highest national debt as a percentage of GDP. The IMF said it based its forecasts for Spain on budget plans drawn up by the ruling left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) last year and other measures approved since.

SPANISH government ministers have approved funding worth €452 million to support small and medium-sized companies. Industry Minister Reyes Maroto, who announced the measures last week ahead of their approval, said the package would be split into three parts. Almost €96 million will be available for young entrepreneurs, €50 million will go to boosting overseas trade for companies and €307 million will help with energy efficiency. Maroto said: “These measures seek to eliminate obstacles to small business growth and international expansion.”

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Number of companies rises A TOTAL of 9,386 companies were created in Spain in February, up 7.4 per cent on the same month in 2018 the latest National Institute for Statistics (INE) figures show. Almost €848 million in capital was invested into the founding of the companies during February, an increase of 86.7 per cent year-on-year. A total of 2,311 companies folded in February this year, ac-

cording to INE data. About 19.4 per cent of new firms were in the trade sector while 15.6 per cent were in the construction industry. A total of 82.5 per cent of companies which folded did so voluntarily, with 6.9 per cent ceasing to exist due to mergers and 10.6 per cent closing for other reasons.

Turnover increases SPAIN’S chemical industry increased its turnover by 4 per cent to more than €65.6 billion in 2018, the largest amount of growth ever recorded for the sector the Business Federation of the Spanish Chemical Industry (FEIQUE) said.

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Congratulations to the team on their 20th anniversary. We thank everyone for their support and great response. Here’s to another 20 years!

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The EWN team take their hats off to our advertisers and loyal readers PUBLISHERS Michel and Steven Euesden are incredibly proud and excited to be celebrating two decades at the heart of the community in southern Spain, reporting the news while supporting worthy causes and initiatives. All week, the EWN Head Office has been awash with colour, balloons and festivities to mark the 20-year milestone, an achievement which reflects the passion and professionalism behind the most successful English language publication in Spain. The sheer determination and dynamic work ethic of EWN Publishers Michel and Steven Euesden has proved to be the impressively base winning formula which has seen the EWN Media Group (EWNMG) empire continue to thrive.

The Euesdens arrived in Spain in 1996, both armed with enviable records in publishing sales, an inspirational hunger for success and a vision for the future. Michel said: “We never discussed that we would start the EWN together, but we knew that working together as a team would produce the greatest product.” And that is exactly what the Euesdens have done, firstly with The Entertainer on April 17, 1999, and rebranding to launch Euro Weekly News in 2002. For two decades, Michel and Steven have steered EWN and its loyal and hard-working team of staff to the dizzy heights of Europe’s largest free

The glamour of film OVER the past 20 years we have seen many changes in Spain, and also witnessed how it has grown with the help of expats. The country has benefited in many ways both economically and culturally. A great example of the latter is the Marbella International Film Festival (MIFF). Set up in 2006 it has showcased the work of some of the most exciting international talent in the ‘alternative’ film world, and brought tremendous publicity to Spain. The EWN is proud to have been closely associated with MIFF as official media partners. It has given us the opportunity to highlight the fantastic work done by the festival in encouraging worldwide talent to grow and develop. At the heart of its success is Mac Chakaveh who is the brain behind the event who has grown MIFF from relatively small beginnings into the major festival it is today much as the EWN has grown into being the biggest English language newspaper group in Spain.

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WINNER: Michelle Collins scooped Best Actress in 2017.

local newspaper publisher in English. Each week, more than half a million expatriate and local readers enjoy the six award-winning EWN titles throughout southern Spain and in Mallorca. Michel added: “Despite stiff competition, a global recession, plus the ongoing ramifications of Britain’s EU exit, our mandate throughout has been to better serve advertisers and readers while continuing to expand. “We look forward to being able to serve with the same love and passion in the future.”

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IT may be old now, but the E u ro We e k l y N e w s w a s once young too! When it was set up it started with a core set of values which remain at its h e a r t t o d a y. I t s f o u n d i n g mission was to deliver the Spanish news to the expatriate community in a nonsensationalist, easy to read and informative manner. To be the voice of expats it needed to be very much at the heart of the community. As part of its ethos the EWN has down the years supported many events and charities, large and small, and this is something it continues to do, especially for dynamic new causes

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which need a helping hand. For example, so far this year the EWN has already thrown its weight behind two major expat-organised events. We sponsored and were media partners to the Costa Wo m e n International Women’s Day conference. This brought many of the most dynamic businesswomen from the expat community in Spain together to network with likeminded women and to learn from each other ’s experiences and expertise in their

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own particular fields. Then we attended the l a u n c h o f t h e B e s t Yo u Legacy Club Marbella, for whom we are again media partners. The club aims to help people leave a legacy, whether it be in the business world, charitable causes or even something more personal. What both these events have in common is that they bring together people from all parts of the expat community who want to make a real difference -just like the EWN always has.

ONE beneficiary of Euro Weekly News during its history was Leo Bermejo, who died from a rare form of cancer despite a fundraising effort and campaign on his behalf. Many readers will remember Leo by his nickname Leo the Lion. The boy, from Vera Playa in Almeria Province, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer in September 2015. Leo’s family contacted Euro Weekly News in January 2017 when he was aged four shortly after he had several tumours removed. Leo’s mother Karen Keefe said they aimed to raise €176,000 so Leo could travel to the US for pioneering treatment which they hoped would rid him of the illness. Euro Weekly News journalists soon got to work on raising awareness for the four-year-old’s plight. More than €75,000 was raised for Leo in eight days, in part thanks to our publicity and efforts on the ground from Almeria Sales Manager Jackie Butcher. Attention from the public soon followed. Former Real Madrid defender Leo Bermejo, who shared a love of football with the four-year-old as well as a name, retweeted a Euro Weekly News Twitter post calling for help. By May 2017 Leo had flown to the US and completed his proton therapy treatment. He was welcomed back in Almeria on Sunday May 7. But an MRI scan in September of that year showed the tumours were once again growing. An urgent appeal for more support, including for a dedicated private nurse, was made with the help of Euro Weekly News in November. But it was not enough and weeks later, on Friday December 1, Leo passed away days before his fifth birthday. His last words were: “I love you.” Karen told Euro Weekly News after Leo’s passing that she was grateful for the support she had received. She added this newspaper’s publicity had helped to show the true face of cancer in children.

COURAGEOUS: Leo ‘the Lion’ Bermejo and sister Sofia while the four-year-old battled cancer.

Dear Steven and Michel, Barry and the Golden Leaves team would like to congratulate you on your 20-year anniversary, your success and continued growth. It is a privilege to work with you both, the fantastic team of people you have on board, always professional, striving for the best for your client.

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Michel and Steven always go over and above supporting the businesses that support them. Congratulations and thank you guys and your dedicated team for supporting us! You should all be proud.

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20 years of history

Here’s to the next two decades!

“WE are truly thrilled to be marking 20 fabulous years,” said publishers Michel and Steven Euesden, while acknowledging the support of all those who have played a part in the enviable success of Euro Weekly News. “This is an incredible moment for us all and we would like to thank all of our clients, readers and staff. We are very fortunate to have brilliant team members who are the foundations of the company and represent the EWN work ethos. “We are proud to consider ourselves a family and are here to deliver local news and activities to the English-speaking community. “The EWN has always endeavoured to support local charities and remain at the heart of the community. Our success is due to giving something back at every opportunity. “Nobody said it would ever be easy and it isn’t, but it is extremely enjoyable and thoroughly rewarding. Newspapers are our passion - here’s to another 20 years.”

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EURO WEEKLY NEWS staff members were treated to a go PHOTO PROS: Costa Blanca on a ‘magic mirror’ for their Magic Mirror’s Steph (left) 20th anniversary party with help and Fran (right). from Steph and Fran. Steph and Fran run Costa Blanca Magic Mirror, company which rents out the device of the same name for parties, weddings and other events. It allows people to see themselves in a mirror-like screen which takes their picture and applies overlays including emojis and frames. Fran told the Euro Weekly News her and business partner Steph were among the first in Spain to get a magic mirror. “It’s great to bring fun and joy to people and to see them enjoying themselves whenever we go to an event with the Magic Mirror,” Fran said. The company offers the service from €375 for two hours and are GPR Protected under European Privacy rules. Costa Blanca Magic Mirror is able to offer bespoke packages to customers depending on the event and their needs, Fran said.

IN 2010, Fuengirola’s Sohail Castle was the site of an epic fundraiser organised HISTORIC in collaboration with the Euro WeekFIRST: The Spring ly News. Garden Party The Spring Garden Party, which raised more than saw more than 500 people show € 20,000 for Age their support for Age Concern, raised Concern. more than €20,000. Hosted by former Spectrum FM presenter, Paul Breen-Turner, the fundraiser was the first ever event of its kind to be held for Age Concern and went down in the history of the association as a great success. The money raised went to fund training for 100 caseworkers to help the elderly and vulnerable in Spain. Before the party was over, EWN’s Michel and Steven Euesden, were called to the stage to thank them for all they had done to support the Garden Party, and they in turn thanked everyone in the community who had got together to achieve so much to make the night one to remember.

Positively Pink AMONG the EWN’s many charitable endeavours over the past 20 years has been sponsoring the annual Positively Pink Ball in La Cala de Mijas. As media sponsors and passionate supporters, the Euro Weekly News has been on hand to help the charity raise funds and awareness for breast screening over many years. In October 2017, the EWN was proud to be present to witness the Positively Pink Ball’s record-break-

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ing night, when the charity raised a record €30,500. The event received a touch of celebrity magic in the form of guest auctioneer and Emmerdale actress Lorraine Chase, who had flown over from the UK especially to help raise funds. The theme of the evening was a night through the decades with performances by including Janet Jaye as Tina Turner, Stelvis, the Rat Pack and Carolynn May as Shirley Bassey.

PROUD SPONSORS: The EWN has supported the Positively Pink ball and charity founder Lorraine Palmer, pictured with daughter Jordana.

Here’s a look at some of the major, world-changing events that have taken place in that time. 1999 • The euro currency is established. 2000 • The first residential crew arrives aboard the International Space Station (ISS). 2001 • New York’s Twin Towers are brought down in an Al Qaeda terror attack, beginning the War on Terror. 2002 • Almost 99 per cent of voters in Gibraltar reject shared sovereignty between Britain and Spain in a referendum. 2003 • The Concorde supersonic jet liner makes its last commercial flight after first taking off in 1969. 2004 • Mark Zuckerberg creates Facebook while studying at Harvard University. 2005 • Live 8 concerts take place at 10 venues across the world simultaneously for the Make Poverty History campaign. 2006 • The Human Genome Project publishes its last chromosome sequence. 2007 • Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone in San Francisco. 2008 • The global financial crisis breaks out, leading to the deepest recession since the Great Depression. 2009 • Barack Obama takes office as the US’s first African-American president. 2010 • David Cameron becomes Prime Minister of Britain at the head of the first coalition government since the Second World War. 2011 • Anti-government protests erupt across the Middle East and North Africa, beginning the Arab Spring. 2012 • The Olympic Games are held in London. 2013 • Former CIA agent Edward Snowden releases information about a US government mass surveillance programme. 2014 • Spain’s Crown Prince Felipe is crowned King after the abdication of Juan Carlos I. 2015 • The US re-establishes full diplomatic relations with Cuba after 54 years of hostile relations. 2016 • Britain votes in a referendum to leave the EU after first joining the European Economic Community in 1973. 2017 • Donald Trump takes office as US President as millions march worldwide against his inauguration. 2018 • Pedro Sanchez becomes Spain’s Prime Minister after ousting the PP in the country’s first successful no confidence motion. 2019 • Event Horizon Telescope scientists create the first ever image of a black hole.

We have been a great supporter of Puente Romano’s events for the past 20 years. Should it be a dedicated lunch for fashion, a new menu launch or a charity involved event - all the events have been presented the best way possible. We appreciate the passion and professionalism of the company and wish the best birthday celebration and many collaborations to come in the next 20 years. By MC Boulevard

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT ONCE again, it appears strangely coincidental that a subject I chose in a previous column seems to manifest on a wider scale the following week. In the last blurb, I wrote about the pathetic retributions being passed on by our so-called Judges. Well this past week, one of those judgements truly did take the whole tin. It concerned the case of the Turkish born toerag who has apparently been fighting deportation for some five years. This man is a violent criminal, who has never applied for citizenship, and over the years, has been convicted of robbery, criminal damage, burglary, assault and shoplifting. In 2016 a judge decided because he had become the member of a notorious North London gang, he had (wait for it) ‘integrated well, into a part of UK society.’ The judge decided this made him a ‘home-grown criminal’ and allowed him to stay. (I defy anyone to make that one up!). In a series of immigration appeals his blood- sucking lawyers have cost the British taxpayers untold thousands of pounds. And he’s still here - awaiting yet another public purse draining appeal. Sometime I truly do lose the will to live. What with the Brexit fiasco and judgements like this, is it any wonder our once proud British nation has become the laughing stock of the world? If we’d had this lot of ‘do gooders’ and pathetic politi-

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LAUGHING STOCK: Pathetic retributions by judges? cians in 1939, the whole population would have been under the jackboot of the Nazis by 1940! Another so-called ‘judgement’ also caught the ol’ boy’s eye this week. A serial drink-driver was ‘given a chance’ by Judge Sarah Buckingham,

even after the accused had crashed into three other vehicles and needed rescuing from her own blazing car. This was her third offence and she admitted to dangerous driving while three times over the limit. It wasn’t even the judge’s almost

unbelievable decision to give her another chance it was actually her reason for doing so. She was deferring sentence for three months, she said, to see if the defendant could address her issues ‘because she was a woman.’ ‘Had Miss Parry been a man,’ the judge added; ‘it would have been straight down the stairs.’ Hold on a minute, is that not a more blatant case of sexism than you would ever be likely to hear? Can you imagine the scream up if she had told a man that if he were a woman, he would have been immediately incarcerated? Loose Women would have had a field day. The roads to Westminster would have been jammed with Boadicea lookalikes and men would be going without their dinner or sexual favours for weeks. As it is I have yet to see one protest from the poor beleaguered males of the populace. Come on fellas you can’t all have become transgenders. Oh, I dunno, the way things are going, it may not be a bad idea! Delighted and indeed honoured to have been included on the latest CD release of Dreamboats and Petticoats. Truly illustrious co-artists on this very popular and prestigious series of compilations. On sale now folks. Keep the Faith, Love, Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder Tenable Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London Party Election Broadcast ITV Evening News Emmerdale Harry and Meghan: A Royal Baby Tonight Emmerdale Martin Clunes: My Travels and Other Animals Joanne Dennehy: Serial Killer ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Exposure Tenable

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Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Boss Back in Time for School Back in Time for School Fern Britton's Holy Land Journey Eggheads Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Island Medics Match of the Day Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village Great British Menu Pose Pose Frankie Boyle's New World Order Newsnight Weather Stephen: The Murder That Changed a Nation

The Planet's Funniest Animals 7:20am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:10am You've Been Framed! 9:00am Emmerdale 9:25am Coronation Street 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:15am BGT: Stephen's Top 10 Crown Jewels 12:15pm You've Been Framed! 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:40pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:40pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am American Dad! 12:50am American Dad!

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Beyond 100 Days BBC News teams in Washington DC and London report on the events that are shaping the world. 8:30pm The Sky at Night 9:00pm A History of Ancient Britain 10:00pm Pipers of the Trenches 11:00pm The Age of Stupid 12:25am Horizon 1:25am Chef vs Science: The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge 2:55am A History of Ancient Britain 3:55am The Normans

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 9:00am Murder, She Wrote 10:05am Judge Judy 10:30am Judge Judy 11:00am Judge Judy 11:30am Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Vera 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Law and Order: UK 1:05am Agatha Christie's Poirot 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen

7:25am Cheers 8:45am Frasier 10:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Car S.O.S 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Naked Beach 10:00pm Grand Designs 11:00pm Lee and Dean 11:30pm 24 Hours in Police Custody 12:35am Gogglebox

Sunny Bunnies Jeremy Vine Traffic Cops 5 News Lunchtime Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm Sinister Stepmother 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Secrets of the National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh 9:00pm Shop Smart: Save Money 10:00pm The Gypsies Next Door 11:00pm The Comeback of Ant McPartlin 12:05am Bankrupt and Broke: When Celebs Go Bust

Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 10:00am Baby Daddy 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Baby Daddy 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm The Crystal Maze 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Speechless 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm Young Sheldon 10:00pmBrooklyn Nine-Nine 10:30pm Dead Pixels 11:00pm Derry Girls 11:35pm Derry Girls 12:05am The IT Crowd 12:40am The IT Crowd 1:15am The Big Bang Theory

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8:35am Tombstone 10:50am The Bourne Legacy 1:10pm Shanghai Knights 3:10pm 300 5:10pm The Patriot 8:00pm Braveheart 11:00pm Brawl in Cell Block 99 1:15am Mad Max 2:55am Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

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8:00am Football's Greatest 9:00am Football Countdowns 10:00am Football Years 11:00am EFL Play Off Finals 14/15 12:00pm One2eleven 12:30pm Football's Greatest 1:00pm EFL Greatest Games 1:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 2:00pm Football Countdowns 3:00pm Football Years 4:00pm EFL Play Off Finals 14/15 5:00pm One2eleven 5:30pm Football's Greatest 6:00pm EFL Greatest Games 6:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 7:00pm Football Years 7:30pm Football Years 8:00pm EFL Matters 8:30pm EFL Greatest 8:45pm EFL Greatest Games 9:00pm EFL 10:00pm EFL Matters 10:30pm EFL Greatest Games 11:00pm EFL 12:00am Football's Greatest 12:30am Football's Greatest 1:00am Football Years

The Protectors The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Quincy and his companion work to isolate the cause of a deadly disease aboard a luxury ocean liner. 4:50pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm World Superbike Highlights 10:00pmThe Shawshank Redemption 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmThe Shawshank Redemption 12:55amLethal Weapon 3 1:55am FYI Daily

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9:35am Shallow Hal 11:35am Stuck on You 1:40pm Snatched 3:20pm Tropic Thunder 5:15pm The Ugly Truth 7:00pm Father Figures 9:00pm Snatched 10:35pm Tropic Thunder 12:30am Zombieland 2:05am Bowfinger 3:50am You Don't Mess with the Zohan

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Dusty and Me Christopher Robin Samson Shazam: Special Super Troopers 2 Serpent Lu Over the Wall Samson Christopher Robin A downtrodden Christopher Robin is reunited with a cuddly childhood friend. Super Troopers 2 Serpent Blame The Whiskey Bandit

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Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Match Centre Match Centre My Icon Live PGA Tour Featured Groups Live Premier League Darts Sky Sports News at Ten Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond.

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2:00pm BBC News 2:20pm BBC London News; Weather 2:25pm Weather 2:30pm Curiosity 3:15pm Escape to the Country 4:00pm Garden Rescue 4:30pm Money for Nothing 5:15pm Home is Where the Art is 6:00pm The Repair Shop 6:45pm Pointless 7:30pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Still Open All Hours 9:00pm A Question of Sport 9:30pm EastEnders 10:00pm Have I Got News for You 10:30pm Would I Lie to You? 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:20pm Regional News and Weather 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm The Graham Norton Show 12:20am Killing Eve

7:30am Escape to the Country 8:15am Home is Where the Art is 9:00am Walks of Life 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00amFlushed Away 12:20pm Mary Berry's Easter Feast 1:20pm Mary Berry's Easter Feast 2:20pm Best Bakes Ever 2:50pm Talking Pictures 3:35pm The Robe 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Island Medics 7:30pm Richard Osman's House of Games 8:00pm Mastermind 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Pilgrimage: The Road to Rome 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Fallen 12:55am Panorama 1:25am The Brexit Storm: Laura Kuenssberg's Inside Story

8:00pm World News Today The day's leading stories. 8:30pm Top of the Pops 9:00pm BBC Young Dancer 2019 10:00pm Woody Guthrie: Three Chords and the Truth 11:00pm Top of the Pops 12:00am Totally 60s 1:00am Top of the Pops 1:30am The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove 2:30am Woody Guthrie: Three Chords and the Truth 3:30am Top of the Pops

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:45pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:30pm Doctor Strange 11:40pm ITV News 11:50pm Take Me Out 1:00am Back to Mine Fifty-one-year-old Shaun, an IT consultant living in London, is hoping to find love. 1:25am Jackpot247

7:25am The Cube 8:15am You've Been Framed! Gold 9:05am Emmerdale 10:05am You've Been Framed! 10:30am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25amPeter Pan 12:25pm FYI Daily 12:30pmPeter Pan 1:40pm Emmerdale 2:40pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:40pm You've Been Framed! 6:10pm Hop 7:10pm FYI Daily 7:15pm Hop 8:15pm Liar Liar 9:15pm FYI Daily 9:20pm Liar Liar 10:00pm American Pie 2 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pmAmerican Pie 2 12:10am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy

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On the Buses On the Buses On the Buses Carry on at Your Convenience 10:30amCarry on Cruising 12:20pmCarry on Cowboy 2:10pm Carry on Screaming! 4:10pm Carry on Follow That Camel 6:00pm Carry on Doctor 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm The Comedy Years A look back at how comedy has shaped and defined a changing Britain. 11:00pm Carry on Forever 12:00am It'll be Alright on the Night 32 Griff Rhys Jones presents a collection of outtakes from the world of film and TV. 1:05am The Loch Crime drama series. 2:05am Honest

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Countdown Cheers Frasier Frasier Everybody Loves Raymond 10:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:55am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 11:50am Car S.O.S 12:45pmThe Parent Trap 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Travel Man 9:00pm Jamie's Quick and Easy Food 9:30pm Joe Lycett's Got Your Back 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Let's Talk about Sex 12:05am Micky Flanagan's Out Out Tour

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The Chase The Protectors The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder Sherlock Holmes: The Last Vampyre A feature-length case for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's celebrated cerebral sleuth. 2:45pm ITV Racing: Live From Lingfield 6:00pm Kelly's Heroes 7:00pm FYI Daily 7:05pm Kelly's Heroes 8:55pm World of Sport 9:00pm Britain's Busiest Motorway 9:35pm Britain's Busiest Motorway 10:00pmRocky Balboa 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pmRocky Balboa 12:10am The Contender 1:20am River Monsters

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Digby Dragon Little Princess Shimmer and Shine Floogals Sunny Bunnies Jeremy Vine Traffic Cops 5 News Lunchtime Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! Access Home and Away Neighbours Friends Mr Bean's Holiday Access Mr Bean's Holiday Caught in the Act Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Royal Family at War British Made, with John Prescott Cruising with Jane McDonald Celebrity Game Night Telly Favourites: 1989

8:20am The Karate Kid 10:30amAvatar 1:15pm Ready Player One 3:45pm The Transporter 5:25pm Transporter 2 7:00pm Ant-Man and the Wasp 9:00pm Deep Impact 11:05pm Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 1:20am The Transporter 2:55am Transporter 2

7:40am 10 Things I Hate About You 9:25am Think Like a Man 11:35am Think Like a Man Too 1:30pm Game Night 3:15pm We're the Millers 5:10pm Blockers 7:00pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 9:00pm Game 10:45pm We're the Millers 12:45am Blockers

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7:00am Hollyoaks 7:30am Hollyoaks 8:00am Rules of Engagement 9:00am Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 10:00am Baby Daddy 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Baby Daddy 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm The Crystal Maze 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Speechless 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pmThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 12:20am Rick and Morty 12:50amRobot Chicken 1:10am Dream Corp LLC 1:20am 8 Out of 10 Cats 2:25am The Big Bang Theory

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Lu Over the Wall Samson Christopher Robin Ant-Man and the Wasp 3:00pm Super Troopers 2 4:45pm Top Ten Show, the 2019 5:00pm Samson 7:00pm Christopher Robin A downtrodden Christopher Robin is reunited with a cuddly childhood friend. 9:00pm Ant-Man and the Wasp 11:00pm Super Troopers 2 12:45am Incident in a Ghostland 2:20am Blame 4:10am The Whiskey Bandit

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EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football's Greatest Football Countdowns Football Countdowns Football Years Football Years EFL Play Off Finals 13/14 One2eleven One2eleven Football's Greatest Football Football Football Sunderland take on Doncaster Rovers at the Stadium of Light in Sky Bet League 1. Football The Debate - Live EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football Years

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11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Mary Berry's Quick Cooking 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Snooker 5:30pm Final Score 6:30pm Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters 6:50pm Impossible Celebrities 7:40pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Catchpoint 8:30pm Pointless 9:20pm Casualty 10:10pm All Round to Mrs Brown's 11:05pm BBC News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 12:45am Britain's Youngest Football Boss 1:05am Papadopoulos and Sons 2:50am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:30am Puss in Boots 8:15am Wild & Weird 8:30am Absolute Genius with Dick & Dom 9:00am Top Class 9:30am The Dog Ate My Homework 10:00am Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 10:30am Nature's Microworlds 11:00am Snooker 1:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:55pm Pilgrimage: The Road to Rome 2:55pm Talking Pictures 3:25pm Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express 5:30pm Snooker 6:35pm Easter from King's 7:50pm Alice in Wonderland 9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm The Importance of Being Oscar 11:25pm The Importance of Being Earnest 12:55am Snooker 1:45am Snooker 3:45am Pose 4:35am This is BBC Two

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6:55am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:00am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:00pm Britain's Got More Talent 2:05pm In for a Penny 2:35pm Ninja Warrior UK 3:40pm You've Been Framed! 4:15pm What a Girl Wants 5:15pm FYI Daily 5:20pm What a Girl Wants 6:25pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 10:15pm Britain's Got More Talent 11:20pm Celebrity Juice 12:05am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am American Dad! 1:35am American Dad!

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Road to Avonlea ITV3 Nightscreen On the Buses Carry on Cowboy Carry on Screaming! Carry on Follow That Camel Carry on Don't Lose Your Head Carry on Up the Jungle Carry on Up the Khyber Vera Midsomer Murders The Comedy Years Carry on Forever Vera Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Amos bids an emotional farewell to Mr Wilks and the Woolpack on his last day in Beckindale. ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Women's Football World with Coca Cola Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Kubo and the Two Strings A Place in the Sun Sun, Sea and Brides to be George Clarke's Old House, New Home Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it Channel 4 News Mission Ignition Great Canal Journeys The Shallows Ted 2 Dumb and Dumber To Hollyoaks Omnibus All Star Driving Test

4:00am Teleshopping Shopping from home. 7:00am The Protectors Adventure series about a European crime-fighting team. Undercover as an explosives expert, Harry seeks to rescue a kidnapped girl and prevent a bridge from being blown up. 7:25am The Professionals Is Susan Grant crying wolf as the police think she is? Meanwhile, Cowley is asked to find out more about Henry Laughlin.

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The Great Artists Wildlife SOS Milkshake! Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Harry and the Hendersons Friends Friends Friends Friends Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory Inside Hotel Chocolat at Easter The Yorkshire Vet at Easter 5 News Inside Windsor Castle The Royal Family: Shame at the Palace A Royal Night Out Cruising with Jane McDonald High Street TV Teleshopping Wentworth Prison Wentworth Prison

8:05am The Karate Kid, Part II 10:05am Speed 12:05pm Speed 2: Cruise Control 2:15pm Ready Player One 4:40pm Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 6:45pm Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 9:00pm Speed 11:00pm Hotel Artemis 12:45am Predator

5:40am Fletch 7:25am The Apartment 9:35am Top Ten Show, the 2019 9:55am My Best Friend's Wedding 11:45am Airplane! 1:25pm Daddy's Home 2 3:10pm Book Club 5:00pm Baywatch 7:00pm Tootsie 9:00pm Daddy's Home 2 10:45pm Book Club 12:35am Baywatch

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7:00am Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 7:20am Rules of Engagement 7:40am Rules of Engagement 8:05am Rules of Engagement 8:35am Rules of Engagement 9:00am A Monster in Paris 10:45am Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade 11:05am Come Dine with Me 12:10pm Made in Chelsea 1:10pm Don't Tell the Bride 2:10pm Don't Tell the Bride 3:10pm The Goldbergs 3:40pm Schooled 4:10pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:40pm Young Sheldon 5:10pm Young Sheldon 5:40pm Young Sheldon 6:10pm The Big Bang Theory 6:35pm The Big Bang Theory 7:05pm The Big Bang Theory 7:35pm The Big Bang Theory 8:05pm The Big Bang Theory 8:35pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm A Good Day to Die Hard 11:55pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 12:55am Gogglebox

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4:10am The Whiskey Bandit 6:30am The Hurricane Heist: The Eye of the Storm 7:00am Samson 9:00am Shazam: Special 9:30am Christopher Robin 11:30am Teen Titans Go! To the Movies 1:10pm Ant-Man and the Wasp 3:20pm Samson 5:20pm Christopher Robin 7:20pm Teen Titans Go! To the Movies 9:00pm Ant-Man and the Wasp 11:00pm Super Troopers 2 12:45am Incident in a Ghostland 2:35am Serpent 4:20am Blame Drama about a substitute drama teacher whose taboo relationship with an unstable student strikes a nerve in her jealous classmate.

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Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Live Super Rugby Rugby Gold My Icon Soccer Saturday PreMatch Football Live Gillette Soccer Saturday Football Live PGA Tour Golf Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News

Football's Greatest Football Years EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football Live - Soccer Am SPFL Matters Live Gillette Soccer Saturday Live Gillette Soccer Saturday Football EFL Goals: Championship Football MLS Greatest Games MLS Greatest Games Football's Greatest EFL Goals: Championship Football Countdowns Football Countdowns SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games One2eleven One2eleven EFL Play Off Finals 11/12 EFL Greatest Games

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Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

HAVE you heard about Daniel Mallory (aka AJ Finn), best-selling author of The Woman in the Window who made up a life for himself? His lies include his parents’ deaths, his brother’s suicide, fake qualifications and, most elaborately, his own terminal brain cancer. Wow! Many people invent things about themselves to appear more interesting. Mallory writes fiction and has made himself a work of fiction. Nonetheless, it’s a fitting parable for our times. The line between reality and makebelieve gets more blurred by the day. Newspapers report on ‘celebrities’ only famous for being famous. Soap operas are described breathlessly as if they were real. Pop stars give themselves gangster names and are then arrested for real crimes. But hang on, didn’t Agatha Christie pretend to go missing and create a news story? Wasn’t Walter Scott playing his public by writing pseudonymously as The Author of Waverley? And didn’t Ernest Hemingway fictionalise his own life? Fiction writers make things up... a bit like MPs. Betrayal, the latest in my own psychological crime thriller series, focuses on Nick Lawrence who likewise invents a new life for

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The truth is stranger - and far darker - than fiction Deadly secrets AFTER 15 years in Canada, successful businessman Nick Lawrence returns to the village where he grew up and was acquitted of a gruesome murder. But he is confronted with all the people from a past life who can’t and won’t forgive him; including his own family. His return stirs up old memories and new hostilities, reopening old wounds, dredging up long forgotten secrets. But his girlfriend’s murder is only the first in several apparently unconnected crimes. Detective Inspector Barbara Forster, heading the cold case investigation, pursues a treacherous path in this action-packed thriller filled with twists and turns, intrigue and danger, about a young man trying to unravel the mystery of a family tragedy - a quest with an unexpected and shocking revelation. Highly recommended for anyone who likes mystery/crime/psychological thrillers.

himself in Canada with a brand new name and background following his acquittal of the murder of his girlfriend Emily years earlier. Returning home to rescue a failing company owned by Emily’s father who is determined to prove he was guilty all along, Nick decides to finally clear his name. But the past has not been forgotten. His arrival tears old wounds apart and new conflicts arise in this taut tale of wrecked lives, family tragedy and moral consequences; how one incident can cause ripples throughout years and decades, and how someone at the centre of that incident can have such a dramatic effect on those left to pick up the pieces. A man who pleaded innocent, but is still judged by society. A gripping crime thriller with a final, shocking double twist which ultimately forces you to question everything in this coldly harrowing exposé of one man’s battle with guilt and betrayal, revenge and redemption. Nora Johnson’s other psychological crime thrillers ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99;£0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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Can he refuse to pay? AT our community AGM they advised us that the garage needs to be refurbished inside and that quotes would be obtained. I objected, but it was passed by a majority vote. My argument is that I do not have a parking place or one of the storage rooms, but they say it is a community area. The parking and storage rooms have in the past been sold off by some of the residents to outsiders. My property did not come with a garage so why should I have to pay for its upkeep? What’s worse, is my share of the cost is eight times more than someone who only has a parking place. Have I got any rights not to contribute? TC (Costa del Sol) If the work is David Searl not ‘necesYou and the Law s a r y, ’ a n d t h e a s s e s s in Spain ment comes to more than three months of your community fees, the Horizontal Law says you can refuse to pay it. In your specific case, the charge is clearly unfair, as well. As a note, if the garage and storage rooms are community property, the holders cannot ‘sell’ them.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

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still giving directions so ‘it’ wasn’t lost but I sure was. It had been raining and the track was seriously muddy and the car was getting pulled into tractor tracks. Yeah, I know you are thinking ‘idiot, w h y d id you go on the tra c k in firs t place?’ Well I honestly thought Google maps wouldn’t take me into such a place. When my car sat nav runs out of road it just tells you to find a proper road. But Google maps now tells me to turn right, then sharp right again which makes me think I’m going back on myself. Not to make it even scarier, this mud track is even narrower and there is a river on one side with no wall or barrier. The car was sliding all over the place and Mrs S now insists on getting out of the car and walking. Her theory was that if the car goes into the river there is no point in us both dying - she can get help. So thoughtful. Then at last we see a motorway again and the amazing thing is this mud track does bring you right up to the side of the shopping centre! So here’s the moral of the tale. DO NOT LISTEN TO YOUR SAT NAV IF IT STARTS TO TAKE YOU OFF ROAD! It’s just being a clever dick trying to prove ‘you may be lost but I’m not!’

THE horror journey home from Sevilla: We decided to stop at a shopping centre. My car ’s sat nav couldn’t find it so I then used Google maps on my ‘phone. All was fine and we even saw a motorway sign that we were going in the right direction. Then the nightmare started. I took a wrong turning and the ‘phone recalculated the route taking us down a road that was running parallel to the motorway. We then came to a no entry sign and I had to turn left which was a narrower road but I’m thinking Google maps must know what it was doing. Oh boy was I wrong! The road all of a sudden became a very narrow mud track so I couldn’t turn round. I thought it was only going to run for a few yards and then the App was telling me to take the next left which I thought would take me back on to a ‘proper road’ but it didn’t. All I could see was fields! How could my Google maps take me here? It was mikesenker@gmail.com.

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents Q and 4 represents C, so fill in Q every time the figure 1 appears and C every time the figure 4 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Small bug (5) 4 Underneath (5) 7 Provide amusement (9) 8 Fire (4) 10 Pugilist (5) 13 Go stealthily (5) 14 Remain (4) 17 Small thin sausage (9) 19 Break in pieces (5) 20 Arranges in order (5) Down 1 Reluctant (6)

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Across 1 Lunes (6) 4 Keys (typewriter/piano) (6) 9 Hace mucho tiempo (4,3) 10 People (seen as a mass) (5) 11 Equipo (deporte) (4) 12 Cinturón de seguridad (8) 14 Dogfish (5) 16 Slow (vehicle, music, progress, pulse) (5) 20 To guess (estimate) (8) 21 Lake (4) 24 Hamlet (5) 25 Más claro (7) 26 Detener (6) 27 To throw (6)

2/18 Empty talk (3,3) 3 Repair by sewing (4) 4 Fire on high ground lit as a signal (6) 5 Tolerant (7) 6 Remain in expectation or readiness (4) 9 Believing the worst of human nature and motives (7) 11 Someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others (6) 12 Avoid something unpleasant or laborious (6) 15 Young woman (4) 16 Chief or leader (4) 18 See 2

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

Down 1 Suitcase (6) 2 Never (5) 3 To love (4) 5 Dieciocho (8) 6 El más largo (7) 7 Sábanas (de camas) (6) 8 Torre (5) 13 Vacaciones (8) 15 Aviator (7) 17 Penknife (6) 18 Reloj (de pulsera) (5) 19 To succeed (6) 22 Rice (5) 23 Motto (4)

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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You realise this week how liberating it is to share your thoughts and feelings with someone close. It is not always easy to do this, until you realise everyone has them. Some hopes and dreams are more attainable than others, of course, and someone has to find out which are which. Avoid being too critical of someone young and inexperienced.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Time is precious this week because you are in demand. A chance lost in the past presents itself again but won’t be too easy. Holding back just a little makes you more desirable. A want to travel could be cramped by financial considerations. If making extra money is too difficult, consider sharing something of value with someone else.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) After a relaxed weekend, it might prove difficult to take up the reins of work again. However, midweek sees you trotting along happily and minding your own business when someone stops you in your tracks. When a challenge is issued, your natural stubbornness comes to the fore.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) With a mind as sharp as a needle, you spin through the week, weaving your own charming spell. A bit of extra confidence works wonders for your mood. Something that you read sets you thinking about doing some writing or creating something artistic, perhaps even a musical.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Although energy is not high, there is the need to have some kind of challenge. With the brain active, it is an ideal time to plot and plan your next moves. Maybe something that has been delayed might now be advanced. You find it hard to choose between opportunities. The road ahead is open. Keeping things simple is best.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The imagination stirs and the heart races at a suggestion this week. Your strong intuition tells you it is the right thing to do. You are a constant friend, but such an adventure may mean an absence from someone close.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Reading the small print or being sure what is offered in a personal encounter is most important this week. Leave nothing to chance or you could be out of pocket. When discussing the future with someone close, you are expected to take the lead.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Being over-generous with cash midweek could see you making a poor move. Perhaps someone needs to be more hardworking or perhaps less of a spendthrift. Propping up a bad habit would be doing them no favours. There are doubts in your mind about a family holiday.

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IRISH LOTTO Saturday April 13

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EURO MILLIONS Tuesday April 9

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) A suggestion made by you recently did not seem to be taken seriously. This week, however, negotiations could be opened. Circumstances change and it may seem someone gave up too early. Bide your time and even hold your tongue when someone in a strong position spouts rubbish.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) An emotional cut-off from the past is not as bad as anticipated. Indeed, it confirms in your mind who you are and what your place in the world is. Inherited traits knit easily with your present life and bring contentment. All that you want to change at the moment are certain things round you that have been outgrown.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) An investment made recently is built upon and brings peace of mind. Finances do need consideration but more in the long than the short-term. Much is happening in the background that does not require your attention but, all the same, be aware. Life may be like a game of chess, but this week if you turn your back an opponent may cheat.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Confidence in a close relationship should be maintained. Possibly someone who envies your position would like to see discord. A matter of spiritual or religious faith is questioned, but the answer comes more clearly and sharply than you would have thought. In discussions with yourself (sometimes the best kind) answers come easily.

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JOKER: 6 313 699 EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA Sunday April 14

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Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

TARGET: Average: 11 Good: 15 Very good: 21 Excellent: 27 LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION cede cedi code deco dent dice diet dine dint done dote edit iced need node teed tend tide tied toed cited coned dicot ditto donee edict noted tined toned toted coined deceit decent denote detect detent docent encode netted tented tinted codeine dinette enticed noticed DETECTION

QUICK Across: 1 Thrilling, 5 Idiot, 7 Sepia, 9 Save, 10 Regret, 12 Relief, 13 Hard, 15 Vodka, 16 Basic, 18 Pepperoni.

Down: LA PRIMITIVA

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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case T) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

1/17 Tai chi, 2 Lots, 3 Instep, 4 Exalted, 6 Invalid, 8 Perhaps, 9 Shrivel, 11 Revamp, 14 Oboe.

CRYPTIC Across: 7 Facets, 8 Images, 9 Clue, 10 Aberdeen, 11 Shelley, 13 Great, 15 Boise, 17 Replied, 20 Ligament, 21 Rare, 23 Canine, 24 Steins.

Down: 1 Call, 2 Repeal, 3 Ashamed, 4 Civet, 5 Wander, 6 Generate, 12 Hooligan, 14 Dentist, 16 Stalin, 18 Larder, 19 Lever, 22 Rung.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Down:

Across: 1 Cashier, 5 Sales, 8 Rodents, 9 Agrio, 10 Stair, 11 Despise, 12 Cumbre, 14 Crisps, 17 Aprobar, 19 Selva, 22 Decir, 23 Spinach, 24 Largo, 25 Singers.

1 Curas, 2 Sidra, 3 Ignorar, 4 Rosada, 5 Seals, 6 Lorries, 7 Showers, 12 Chándal, 13 Merecer, 15 Russian, 16 Frosts, 18 Barco, 20 Leave, 21 Ashes.

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THERE is a lot of confusion over registering on the Padron. To do so one must be habitually resident in the town, so that excludes holiday home owners. I know for many years some town halls have turned a blind eye or even encouraged such registration. The municipality get financial assistance in the form of subsidies and grants from provincial, regional and government authorities for the provision of services. Until a few years ago the Padron registration was valid until cancelled by the named person. However, now EU Nationals must renew their registration every five years, non EU nationals every two years. Elaine Gonzales

Deplorable shelter I WAS so disgusted to read about the dog kennels in Malaga which was said to have kept 80 dogs in just 16 small enclosures. Well done to the Guardia Civil for raiding this ‘shelter’ and cracking down on negligent animal ownership. It is important for everyone to keep an eye out for potential animal abuse and not be afraid to report anything if genuinely concerned over an animal’s well-being. Belinda Porter

Fact checking REGARDING a letter concerning the theft of an EU Citizen’s Registration certificate (green paper) in your previous edition. The writer complained that having reported the theft in Barcelona, upon applying for a replacement they had problems because the report (denuncia) did not show that the certificate had been stolen. Whilst inconvenient to the writer it should be apparent that a crime report showing just a synopsis of what was stolen cannot be used as proof that a specific item was stolen. In this case the EU Citizen Registration Cert. The set fee, currently, to replace a certificate is €12, whether that is because of loss, theft, change of address etc. Julian Ward

Mood change A TRULY brilliant piece Leapy Lee and so on the mark. I am a retired Brit living in Germany, who left Spain after 15 years, and who has become so disenchanted with our UK government and scare-mongering UK press. People misguidedly talk of the need for a second referendum which shows how little they understand the democratic process. The vote was the vote and the result was the result. What is, in my view, important is to leave the EU with a deal that protects the rights of the individuals and trade which in turn will protect jobs for those still needing to work and health care for those relying on the Department of Works and Pension (DWP). Michael Harding

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FREAK CRASH: The crash took place in Malaga City.

‘Horror’ at smash I WAS horrified to see the photos in last week’s Euro Weekly News of the bus which smashed into nine cars in Malaga after its driver had a heart attack. It is so lucky that no one was injured, although I still feel sorry for pedestrians and owners of the cars which were hit as the incident must have come as quite a shock. You reported that the driver had previously undergone a medical test. This incident is a stark reminder that despite medical checks and restrictions for some suffering from particular conditions, these are never any guarantees about safety behind the wheel. Alfred Robinson

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OUR VIEW Ensuring opportunity A NEW study which showed fewer millennials are making it into Spain’s middle class compared to previous generations makes for worrying reading. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found half of those born between 1983 and 2002 have or will make it into the middle class by age 20. The equivalent figure for ‘baby boomers,’ those born between 1942 and 1964, was 60 per cent. All governments champion economic prosperity and their commitment to it is shown by the enthusiasm of officials to cite Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures among others. But ensuring a country is rich is half the battle. The key to true prosperity is making sure that wealth reaches as many people as possible. Good, well-funded education for the young and quality jobs for them once they leave school is a crucial part of this. Not only does it benefit them, but it ensures public coffers are furnished with adequate tax revenue to spend for the benefit of us all. This virtuous cycle, known as the ‘multiplier effect’ in economics, can break and become a vicious one if wealth is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. An EU study found a lack of opportunities during the last recession saw 133,000 highly-skilled workers leave Spain from 2007 to 2017. If such workers leave they take their talents with them and deprive the public purse and society with the means of making economic improvements. Once established, that vicious cycle is hard to break.

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More strikes affecting trains and airports Targeting ordinary people on their well earned holiday is despicable. John Make all of these strikes totally illegal.

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‘EXTREMELY CONCERNED’: Brit police issue public appeal to find father and son ‘missing’ in Spain Did they maybe go out on a boat trip or climbing and they got lost? What about the hotel they checked in to too... are all their belongings still inside? Nic

JUSTICE: Too much to ask? There is always a reason, I certainly think British law is too soft on crime, maybe do away with Juries. Edgar

WATCH: Concrete blocks planted on Puerto Banus terraces amid fee dispute A small angle grinder should cut the 20 rebar on each one, and make it tricky for the people to take them away afterwards. Then paint them and use them as an advertising feature. PM

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by police in London I sincerely urge the UK Home Secretary to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden but not to the USA. Here’s why. Two Swedish women accused him of rape and other sexual offences following a Wikileaks conference in Stockholm in 2010. The accusations lapsed by time limit while he was hiding from justice in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. One of the women is seeking to reopen her case against him. She should have priority over the USA’s entirely politically motivated extradition request. Why do I say it is politically motivated? Because the US authorities are hopping mad that Wikileaks revealed some of the terrible atrocities committed by US military personnel in Iraq. I have seen the appalling helicopter cockpit video showing US airmen slaughtering innocent civilians who were only trying to get medical treatment for a badly injured civilian. I have read the truth about the attempted US cover up of this and other war crimes committed by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan. If Wikileaks had not existed, we would know nothing. We need the likes of Wikileaks to hold renegade governments to account. Donald Trump is now saying he knows nothing about Wikileaks. He says it’s not his thing. Well, he would, wouldn’t he? The BBC website has footage of nu-

merous Trump rallies where he praised Wikileaks time and time again when he was running for president. It suited him then. It doesn’t suit him now, surprise, surprise. Justice should prevail. Genuine Swedish justice that is, not the Trumped up charges (pardon the pun) coming out of the corrupt Trump White House. Brian

Sinking into barbarism Excellent article Barry - full of your usual insight and firstrate analysis. Full marks also for posting your own correction to part of it after someone brought it to your attention. I can’t help contrasting that with one particular columnist in this newspaper who never corrects himself - no matter how many mistakes are brought to HIS attention. (grin) Brian

BREXIT: What does this mean for British people living in Spain? Many thanks to Simon Manley and the Euro Weekly News for publishing this excellent explanation and advice in the face of the confusing and contradictory messages in the UK newspapers and TV media. Well done! Brian

British PM Theresa May agrees extension until October 31 What the hell does it have to do with that pair of globalist cretins, Merkel and Macron? Naimah

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www.euroweeklynews.com C shown to reach the deeper layers of skin. This oil promises to hydrate and restore radiance, and is the newest addition to this US-based brand’s CEO vitamin C line, which also contains a cleanser, moisturiser, and serum (from

€27.76, www.spacenk.com). For an extra anti-ageing kick, and to increase the benefits of vitamin C, try Sunday Riley’s other new launch; the A + High Dose Retinoid Serum (€80.97 for 30ml, www.cultbeauty.co. uk). This serum contains a high dose - 6.5 per cent - of retinol in a gentle formula to provide all the ingredient’s anti-ageing benefits without irritation. Also containing Hawaiian white honey, ginger, and cactus extract to soothe skin, this product promises to tackle signs of fine lines and wrinkles. Another company continuing the vitamin C and anti-ageing theme is REN, which is expanding its Radiance line of products from May. New additions will include Glow Daily Vitamin C Gel Cream (€43 for 50ml, www.primor.eu); a lightweight cream designed to lightly hydrate while restoring radiance and re-energising skin. Once you have your glow back, be sure to protect it with regular sun protection use.

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A way of life Kate Broadhead Health and Lifestyle coach CHANGING the way you eat should never be a short-term fix. If you lose it quickly, you’ll put it back on equally as fast, sometimes with interest. Carb cycling is for life. A long-term plan, designed to fit with all eventualities and you should never ever feel like you are on a ‘diet.’ Carb cycling allows you to eat the food you love, in moderation. If you desperately want a certain meal, snack or treat, simply build it into your week and plan your other meals around it. Losing weight should be a slow, steady process, which mirrors the length of time you took to put the weight on in the first place. A healthy weight loss rate could be as little as 1lb a week. Patience is the key here! Some people can lose large amounts drastically in the first couple of weeks, but

QUICK FIX: A short-term diet is bad for your metabolism. this is generally ‘water weight’ which not everyone will have. Fad diets can ruin your metabolism for good. Swapping from one diet to the other can have long-lasting effects on your body and you’ll wonder why even tried and tested methods in the past, now don’t work for you any more. This often leads to people practically starving themselves as they feel they have run out of options. Food supplements, pills, magic cof-

fee… the list goes on and on. The military diet for example which primarily consists of grapefruit, eggs and vanilla ice cream. Who can eat like that forever? Certainly not me! Visit Kate’s successful Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/carbcycling forbeginners, or follow her on Instagram @carbcyclingqueen. For personal coaching please email her directly on ccforbeginners@hotmail.com.

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Reducing appearance of wrinkles naturally DELAYING wrinkles for as long as possible can simply be a matter of good habits. The basic recommendations include using appropriate protection from the sun, not smoking, not drinking too much and never sleeping with make-up on. It is also important to moisturise, hydrate and -claim some health professionals - feed the skin with antioxidants. Sleep is vital. A survey showed that after five nights of poor sleep, participants had up to double the amount of fine lines and wrinkles and a lot more brown spots than those getting a good night’s rest. Sleeping face-down or face-side on the pillow over a long period of time can also cause the skin to wrinkle. It is recommended to sleep on your back. Getting more vitamin C may help to reduce the appearance of wrinkles. A study of 4,000 women carried out in 2007 found that those who had higher intakes of vitamin C had lower levels of wrinkles and dryness. Another major source of skin problems is thought to be stress.

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SOCIAL SCENE L O S A L C A Z A R E S w r i t e r, J a c q u e l i n e C a r p e n t e r, h a s j u s t had her first novel published. And, she’s inviting members of the public along to her book launch and signing on Friday May 3. Understandably, Jacqueline - a

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Local playwright hosts book signing former accounts assistant originally from Billericay in Essex is very excited about this book, her first of a trilogy. She explained: “Louisa is 15

and living a happy, contented life in Bermondsey, South London. The year is 1937, there is unrest in Europe and the Second World Wa r i s l o o m i n g . J o i n L o u i s a ,

h e r l o v a b l e f a m i l y a n d q u i r k y friends for a decade in their lives as they encounter strength, love, happiness, sorrow, deceit and human kindness.”

The book signing takes place at the 525 Hotel in Los Alcazares between 6pm and 8pm, giving guests an ideal opportunity to meet other book lovers and the author, herself. By a happy coincide, it’s also ‘happy hour’ at the bar.

SIGNING: Jacqueline Carpenter will launch the first book in a trilogy.

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Summer shows CARTAGENA’S El Batel auditorium has announced its summer screening timetable, beginning on Thursday July 18. Running until August 24, the events will include a series of Spanish plays and musicals, with tickets priced from €20. Works will include a celebration of the 15th anniversary of Aiguantulivinamerica; a look at the differences between Spanish and Americans by Goyo Jimenez. Also on offer will be musical La Llamada (the phone call), the play Intocables (untouchables), and play La Culpa (blame). Councillor for Culture, David Martinez, said: “In August Cartagena is one of the few municipalities where theatre plays are held during the summer.” For more information or tickets, visit www.auditori oelbatel.es.

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Bike fun CYCLING enthusiasts are being encouraged to take part in a bike event in M u r c i a n e x t We d n e s d a y, from 11am to 2pm. Departing from Glorieta de EspaĂąa and arriving at the Malecon Garden, the event will cover a distance of roughly 10 kilometres. For more information or to participate, visit the w e b s i t e w w w. o f i c i n a b i c i cletamurcia.info. Children must be accompanied by an adult a n d a l l u n d e r 1 6 â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s m u s t bring their own helmet. All participants must bring their own bicycle.

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Meet the challenge of selling SELLING your home can be a challenge, so it is always best to get professional help and advice from an experienced and qualified estate agent. They will tell you that yes, you should make your home more appealing to potential buyers, but it is worth taking into account several factors when buying your home to start with, to ensure it is appealing for a later resale. One factor to take into account when buying a home is location, meaning the community which surrounds the home. For sellers as well as buyers, it’s important to highlight the benefits of living in a particular community. After all, neighbourhoods will have an enormous impact on the future buyer’s living experience. There’s a growing demand for homes located in walkable neighbourhoods. Fortunately in Spain the weather is usually pretty good too, so people are far more likely to enjoy a stroll to the shops than in the

RESALE: When selling your home try to make it more appealing to potential buyers. damp old UK! Also, the growing demand for walkable neighbourhoods is fuelled by people wanting convenient access to good schools as well as entertain-

ment options like movies, restaurants, and shopping. There’s also an appeal for easy access through reliable public transportation. In one recent survey, 55 per cent

of participants said they would gladly get a small house with a small garden if it meant easy access to stores, schools, and restaurants. Plus, a walkable neighbourhood

also significantly increases property values. So talk up the nearby community benefits which would entice potential buyers. Other favourable community amenities include bicycle paths, libraries and parks. These are great bonuses for neighbourhoods to attract fitness-minded individuals and promote a family-friendly atmosphere for buyers with children. Speaking of children, living in an excellent school district usually yields higher home values. According to a survey conducted by the Demand Institute, almost half of participants wanted a pet-friendly neighbourhood. In fact, this factor ranked higher than easy access to public transportation and even public schooling. Safety is a top concern for most home buyers, and there are things an owner can do to make their home safer. They may want to consider studying security features on neighbouring homes and adopt what they can, within reason.

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YOU have finally done it. You have signed the deeds in front of a notary and you are now the proud possessor of a new apartment or house. Moving into a new home is an exciting time, and you’re probably daydreaming about decor and paint schemes and new furniture. But before you get into the fun stuff, there are some basics you should cov-

Moving into your new home er first. You may have been promised new locks have been fitted, but it is advisable that you can never be too careful. It’s worth the money to have the peace of mind which comes with knowing no-one else has the keys to

your home. Changing the locks can be a DIY project, or you can call in a locksmith for a little extra money. It’s good to get a fresh start with your floors before you start decorating. The previous owners may have had

pets, young children, or just plain old clumsiness. Take time to steam clean any carpets or rugs so your floors are free of stains and allergens. It’s easy and affordable to rent a steam cleaner. If the previous occupants wanted to

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skip on some of their cleaning duties when they moved out, the kitchen is where they probably cut corners. Wipe down the inside of cabinets, clean out the refrigerator, the oven and the nooks and crannies underneath the appliances. Now you are ready to move in and make your new purchase a real family home!

Time to buy WHEN it becomes the time to make the decision whether to buy a home, how do you know it is the right thing to do? While everyone moves at their own pace, here are some signs you can use to determine if it is time to own your own home. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons you can use to justify your decision. If you plan on moving soon for a job or think you won’t be in town much longer, it may be better to rent. However, if you are thinking about living in the same town or district for years to come, it is time to put down roots. The stability which comes with home ownership may make you more prepared

for a marriage and/or a family if that is something you want. Those who have a steady job and know they have a stable salary may want to make the move to home ownership. As long as there aren’t any other major debts eating into your income, you can probably handle a mortgage and other costs associated with home ownership. The equity you build in your home can help you build wealth for the future if and when you want to retire. Your home may also make a great rental property in the future, which can help you diversify your portfolio and keep you solvent for years to come. You may have caught your-

TIMING: Look at the reasons you want to buy a home. self recently watching shows revolving around people or couples who are looking for homes. You may also be watching programmes dedicated to giving tips as to how you can upgrade your home. If you watch these shows frequently, it may be a sign you are ready to move out on your own and take on the exciting challenge of be-

ing a home owner. Are you ready to be a home owner in the near future? Only you can say for sure if it is time to make that leap. However, those who are looking for a long-term housing solution may be ready to make that move. For more information, it may be worthwhile to talk to an estate agent today.

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