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For sale: The Good, Bad and Ugly cortijo THE owners of the house used during the making of the 1966 Spaghetti western starring Clint Eastwood, ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ in Nijar, are willing to sell it. The company Agricola La Mision SL, who own the Cortijo del Fraile and the 400 hectares which surround it, has said that it is ‘fed up’ and wants to reach an agreement with Nijar Town Hall and the Junta de Andalucia as soon as possible. Both institutions want the ‘cortijo’ to become public heritage so that it can be repaired and restored. Currently, a collapsed wall threatens to bring down the entire building. Cortijo del Fraile was the true-life setting of
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MOJACAR Positiva Se Mueve and the local PSOE have presented a joint motion to create profiles for the town on Twitter, Facebook, Tuenti and Google, and want plenary meetings to be broadcast on the internet.
Hospital road WORK has begun on the second access route to the Torrecardenas Hospital Complex in Almeria. When work on the Children’s Hospital begins, this entrance will be used as the main one will be blocked by machinery.
Cortijo del Fraile is in disrepair. Inset: Clint Eastwood. the crime of passion murder on which Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca based his play ‘Blood Wedding’, published in 1932. The building was
classified as an Asset of Cultural Interest in February and a local cultural group has taken measures to attempt to protect it. The company has said
Helicopter crash kills 3 A HELICOPTER crashed in Granada, killing the three occupants. The Infoca helicopter, a Bell 412, had taken off from Palma del Rio in Cordoba and crashed as it was heading to Alhama de Almeria to replace another craft.
This was the second such crash in less than 24 hours in Andalucia. The other helicopter crashed in the middle of a narrow street in El Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz, injuring the three occupants.
that although the property may be worth up to €4m, it understands that all administrations are having financial difficulties and that the amount of money it receives is the least of its priorities as it prefers to be rid of the property so that it can be properly maintained. Nijar Town Hall has suggested giving the company other land which may interest them, or allowing the ‘cortijo’ to be run as a restaurant or rural hotel.
Work tragedy A 32-YEAR-OLD man died on an industrial estate in Partaloa when a forklift truck he was servicing fell on him.
High voltage A 15-YEAR-OLD boy remains in hospital in Berja after suffering an electric shock when he accidently touched a high tension cable while playing in the street.
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By Richard Shanley ROD STEWART came to town last weekend in the form of professional tribute artiste Des Martine. Performing for one night only in a joint collaboration between Frankie’s Bar and El Balconcito on Vera Playa, a crowd in excess of 250 all seated on the two terraces watched Des strut his stuff.
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The Adonia, with 710 passengers, was in the city on Tuesday, and the Oceania, with 2,000, arrived on Wednesday. Port authorities report that many of these ships remain in the port for at least 10 hours, allowing passengers to carry out trips to Mojacar, the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, the Alpujarra, and other areas throughout the province. Over the past months, the port authorities and local business organisations and institutions have been developing the Almeria Cruise Club, which aims to offer a wide variety of fun and leisure alternatives for cruise tourists. It is hoped that this will attract more liners to the city. Almeria Port authorities will attend two important fairs in the coming weeks, the Seatrade Cruise Fair in Hamburg, Germany, and the International Cruise Summit in Madrid, in order to establish new contacts with those in charge of designing itineraries for cruises.
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Hyundai car presentation SOUTH KOREAN car manufacturer Hyundai unveiled its three new vehicles for this year in Huercal de Almeria last week. The first was the i40, and the others were the Elantra and the Veloster.
Teacher woes THE Arabic and Islamic Studies teacher at Almeria University who made a formal complaint against the vice-chancellor, whom he claimed received money for appointing a certain person to a teaching position, could face more than four years’ suspension.
Group therapy NIJAR’S Municipal Information Centre for Woman has carried out a Group Therapy workshop for the second year running. It concentrated on relaxing, emotional connection and social skills.
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Why Spain is best for the children CHILDREN are better brought up in Spain than they are in Britain. Families across Spain, irrespective of social class or race, focus more time on their children, including during meal and play times, than they do in the UK. Frequently in the UK youngsters are merely just left to their own devices as parents work longer hours and become ‘too tired’ to play with their children. In turn, they then discover they can no longer control them. While in Spain fathers tended to also work long hours,
Driver dies A 53-YEAR-OLD man died in an accident at kilometre 430 of the A-7 in Roquetas de Mar. It appears he had a heart attack, losing control of the vehicle, which left the road and crashed.
Indalo EGM AN Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at the Indalo Bowling Club on October 4, 9.30am, not September 25 as announced in last week’s edition.
Exhibitions UNTIL October 8, Unicaja is holding exhibitions by 20 photographers with views of the Cabo de Gata Nijar Natural Park.
Still empty THE Astrophysics Museum in Gergal remains empty seven months after being officially inaugurated by the Junta de Andalucia.
Low usage ONLY five per cent of residents in the Bajo Andarax area use public transport regularly.
children enjoyed more attention from their mothers and a wider family circle. Through working long hours, many British parents tend to trap their children in a cycle of ‘compulsive consumerism’ by showering them with toys and designer labels instead of spending quality time with them, a United Nations report has found. The report by Unicef, the children’s agency, warns materialism dominates family life in Britain much more than in Spain or Sweden as parents ‘pointlessly’
amass goods for their children to compensate for their long working hours. Households in the UK increasingly use television as a ‘babysitter’, with children’s bedrooms additionally becoming ‘media bed-sits’ with computers, games consoles and widescreen TVs taking the place of dolls houses or model planes. While parents said they felt compelled into buying more, the children
themselves said spending time with their families made them happier. Researchers found that consumerism was less deeply embedded in Sweden and Spain - also covered in the report with each ranking significantly higher than the UK for the well-being of children. In Sweden, family time was embedded into the ‘natural rhythm’ of daily life with parents sharing mealtimes, fishing trips, sporting events or evenings in with their children.
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Culture week NIJAR is preparing for its upcoming fair and has been holding the fifth ‘Vive Septiembre’ Cultural Week, with performances, football matches with married against singles among others.
Spanish men go big on skincare and fragrances
Bike route THE Environmental Ministry will carry out an investment of €750,000 to create a bicycle route and improve scenery at the outlet of the river in Cuevas de Almanzora and the Rambla de Canalejas.
By Business Editor Brendan Small Spanish men have an increasing infatuation with skincare products. While wives, partners and girlfriends once dominated the space on bathroom shelves and dressing tables with creams and lotions, men - particularly the Spanish - are now taking over with products for themselves. A survey of the big five European countries sees Spanish men spend a whopping €61.7 per head on skincare and fragrances. In money terms the annual spend increased from €29 million to €51 million – a staggering 76%, between 2005 and 2010. While the biggest European spend last year was €130 million in Germany, given the larger population, German men do not splash out as much per head on grooming products as the Spanish. The sweet smelling secret of Spain’s men of fragrance is revealed in the 2011 report on Men’s Grooming Europe - by Mintel, an independent provider of worldleading market intelligence with offices in Europe, the Far East, America and Australia. The report stresses that while skincare sales are booming, the European market for shaving products and razors has remained largely stagnant. Projections indicate that 65% of European men consider their appearance important, and 48% admit their top desire is to look attractive and well groomed. Only 15% of men feel that while it is acceptable for women to use skincare products, it is unacceptable for
Two people die in crash TWO people died in Sevilla, when the ambulance in which they were travelling was involved in an accident. The victims were a man and woman in their seventies. The ambulance overturned on the A-375 between Utrera and Puerto Serrano in Cadiz. The ambulance driver was also injured and had to be taken to hospital.
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Sweet smell of success: Heartthrob Enrique Iglesias is among Spanish celebrities who endorse men’s grooming products. males to do so. The big five European countries covered in the report are Spain, Germany, the UK, France and Italy, with Italian men spending the least on grooming at €41.5 per head. Meanwhile in the UK, 3,700 new male grooming products hit the shelves, ensuring choice galore.
No place for leggy Paula PAULA GUILLO, the 22-year-old leggy Miss España, was not placed in the Miss Universe finals in Brazil in which Miss Angola took the honours. Paula, a 1.81m beauty from Costa Blanca, was a 66-1 outsider.
ALMERIA City Hall has been ordered to pay €400,000 to the company which drew up the project and built the 2005 Mediterranean Games stadium, Ferrovial Agroman for not paying their debt in time.
Funds raised THE recent APSA fashion show at the tennis club in Huercal Overa raised €1,117 for the charity.
More religion ALMOST 80 per cent of primary and secondary school students in Almeria province will be taking Catholic Religion Studies in school this term.
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Sausage ad banned THE Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned the screening of a Tesco sausage advert, ruling that it was ‘misleading’ to consumers, as it featured pigs in a picturesque rural field, implying that the animals used are freerange.
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PAWS AID ROCKS, OK! MOJACAR’S Animal Rescue Charity PAWS is venturing into the rock business. The PAWS AID Concert, at Mojácar’s
Artisan Centre this Saturday, September 24, 4pm-11pm, is a sevenhour extravaganza aimed at raising funds for animal rescue work. It will be the biggest single event which PAWS has mounted in its 21year history. With music ranging from solo acoustic to full-bore rock, the event will be in two separate sessions with separate tickets - €5 for each session, on sale now. As a special offer, both sessions will be available for a combined price of 8€. The first half, from 4pm-7pm, will be predominantly lighter in tone, although there may be a few rock numbers. After a halfhour interval, the second session will be more rock-oriented, building to a rousing climax. The event has already attracted television interest, with both Canal Sur and Onda 7 promising coverage. Both sessions will be broadcast live by Bay Radio (91.5/95.5 FM). The genial Master of Ceremonies on stage (in English and Spanish) will be José Luis Cano, who needs no introduction to Mojácar audiences! Headline bands include Los Gringos, Los Mezcaleros, Histeria and
Pedro Flemingo (formerly Spectrum) and there will be dance acts between the music, including the Alison Jones Zumba Group, Fatima (Mojácar’s star belly-dancer) and ‘The Three Degrees’… and, no, they aren’t the original American Soul Trio but a comedy drag act. Mojacar Town Hall has thrown its support fully behind the event. There will be food and a bar available. Parking has been provided next to the petrol station on the hill, and buses will be on hand to bring people to the centre at the beginning of each session, and deliver them back at the end. A full list of ticket sales points can be found at www.paws-patas.org but they are available in several locations in Mojácar, Turre, Las Buganvillas and Arboleas. “It is essentially a PAWS fundraiser,” said PAWS spokesman Mike Dornan, “but we hope it will stand as a fullblown, multi-cultural event in itself. We have Spanish, English, American, Dutch, Belgian and German musicians taking part. There should be something for everyone to enjoy!”
A COUNTRY pub in a small village in rural England that transports diners back centuries with traditional British fare has been named the best in Britain. The Feathers Inn has views of the Northumberland and Tyneside countryside.
Ferry ride A MIDDLE-AGED woman was arrested after taking a passenger ferry moored in Dartmouth, Devon, for a ride while she was drunk.
Slug chaos A ‘ROGUE SLUG’ sparked travel chaos in Darlington after it crawled into a traffic light and caused a short circuit. Cars were brought to a standstill at a busy junction until it was extracted.
Sell-by date THE ‘sell-by’ date on food packaging is to be removed in a bid to cut £12bn worth of good food which ends up in the bin, in new UK Government measures. Instead, packaging will only carry ‘use by’ or ‘best before’.
High request SOPHIE DAHL, the granddaughter of children’s author Roald Dahl, provoked outrage after making a public appeal for £500,000 to save the writer’s famous garden shed, when she is reportedly worth millions.
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Bajo Almanzora plant inaugurated THE Minister for the Environment, Rosa Aguilar, inaugurated the desalination plant for the Bajo Almanzora area in Cuevas del Almanzora. The desalination plant promises to put an end to water problems in the area, and can produce up to 20 cubic hectometres per year, although to begin with it will only work at 25 per cent capacity and will be used for irrigation of crops. It has been developed by the Aguas de las Cuencas Mediterraneas (Acuamed) State Society and has cost almost €76m, of which €23m were paid for by the EU
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to satisfy the increasing needs for water, both for agriculture and the development of tourist destinations along the coast. Some 75 per cent of the water produced every year by the plant will be used for irrigation and the rest for human consumption in Carboneras, Mojacar, Los Gallardos, Turre, Bedar, Vera and Cuevas del Almanzora, accounting for around 15 per cent of the total population in Almeria province. It will be connected to the Carboneras desalination plant which began to operate this summer.
Sandra and Jurgen got married in an unusual way.
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ON Saturday, September 17, Sandra Catterall and Jurgen Duflou, owners of the Roadhouse cafe/bar near Tabernas on the N340, were married in an unusual way. The wedding took place in a field near Mini Hollywood which has old stone and wooden houses used as a film set. Jurgen arrived with an escort of more than 40 motorbikes, many of them Harley Davidsons. Sandra arrived with her bridesmaids in a pink stretched limo. The service was carried out by the Mayor of Tabernas, with more than 200 people in attendance. Later, the reception was back at the Roadhouse where the festivities started with a giant paella followed by music from a local rock band.
More than 40 motorbikes took part as an escort to Jurgen’s arrival.
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MOJACAR Town Hall’s war on noise which divided opinions in the town this summer seems to have calmed down. At least this was the message of Mayor Rosa Maria Cano during an interview with Spectrum FM radio on Tuesday morning. Cano denied that the town hall wants to do away with live music in the area, pointing out that this weekend there is an event for PAWS-PATAS, in which the town hall is allowing the venue to be used free of charge. What the town hall does want, she said, is for live music to be played at reasonable times, without disturbing others. She also said that many bars which had been cautioned about noise levels and had installed limiters had since told her they were happy with the change and were not having any problems. However, she also spoke of the BBME, a Mojacar Playa bar popular with young people, which was closed on August 28 by Local Police. The owner of the BBME, Maria Rosa Soler, has since said that she felt she had been unfairly picked on by the town hall and ‘made an example of’. Meanwhile, Rosa Maria Cano says that the BBME was closed because although the owner did install the noise limiter before the stipulated date of July 31, she failed to connect it and continued to play loud music, leading to complaints from local residents. When confronted about this
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DJ at BBME beach bar in August 2010. she allegedly said that she would not be connecting it because her clients ‘liked loud music’. This corresponds with statements made by Soler to the local press, when she said that people were leaving her premises to go next door when she was playing the music at the legal levels. She then claims she spoke to the town hall and was told that the change was ‘voluntary’ so she decided not to do it but then found her premises being closed down with just one day’s notice. Since then, she claims to have lost more than €10,000 and has made a formal complaint against the mayor
with the Guardia Civil in Garrucha. Drinking in the streets When asked who was to
blame for the ‘botellon’ problem which was causing the town headaches this summer, although she didn’t point the finger at anyone,
Cano suggested that hotels should not lower their prices or offer rooms at special prices for stag and hen parties for one night only during July and August. Fines amounting to €15,000 were for drinking in the street. She rejected the idea of allowing drinkers to concentrate in the area used as a car park on Mojacar Playa, which could possibly make fining the culprits easier, as she recalled that the area was originally a football pitch, and encouraging drinking there would be favouring them over youths who prefer healthier entertainment such as sport. She said the town hall would be working on promoting Mojacar as a destination for adventure, sport and family holidays, as well as working with universities to put it on the map as a location for conferences and congresses.
Other points raised by Cano in radio interview: • Dogs are not allowed on the beach at any time. They must always be on leads in any part of the town. • Work to repair the pavements along the seafront has started at the area near the Parador. • There are plans to create more disabled parking in busy areas and the town hall will look into putting parking spaces for the disabled outside chemists. • The town hall will make an effort to put Christmas decorations in the Mojacar Playa area this year. • The idea of companies ‘sponsoring’ local roundabouts, as suggested by ACEM, was well received by the mayor, who asked interested parties to talk to her directly. • A weekly market in the car park near the Beachcomber was rejected as she said it was easier for people to get into the Pueblo on Wednesdays and Sundays where there is plenty of parking, and this means Mojacar business is not divided into Pueblo and Playa. • There is now a person speaking English, German, French and Italian at the town hall from Monday to Friday from 9am to 1pm who will help foreign residents who don’t speak Spanish and visit any department with them.
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Plane-less airport boss slammed JUAN GARCIA-SALAS boss of Castellon airport – where no planes have taken off or landed since its inauguration – earns more than the Spanish Prime Minister. With a salary of €84,000 a year, Garcia-Salas makes more than PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (€78,184). This was revealed by a spokesperson for political party Esquerra Unida (EUPV) who described the fact as ‘scandalous’ adding that these figures should be shocking to more people especially given the economic recession ‘when many people struggle to make ends meet’. The airport cost €150 million, funded by the Public Works Ministry; it occupies 540 hectares and its impressive facilities include a 9,600-squaremetre passenger terminal (but no passengers) and a truly impressive 2.7km long and 43-metre-wide runway (but no planes). The airport was
Hotel survival expert NORWAY - The country’s most famous survival expert, Kristoffer Clausen, has admitted that for most of the year when he said he was living off the land in a forest, he was actually in a Swedish hotel.
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Carlos Fabra (left) and former Regional President Camps. inaugurated – not opened – in March this year by the former Castellon provincial president and businessman Carlos Fabra (Popular Party, PP) and former Valencia Regional Government President Francisco Camps, in what some critics said was just a public relations exercise. Others say the inaugural party took place in March ahead of the May 22 local and regional elections to circumvent legislation that
Telling tall tales about holidays ALMOST 23 per cent of people in Spain admit to having lied or exaggerated when telling other people about their holidays. And 10 per cent admit they do so to make other people envious, and 3 per cent of Spaniards have invented a trip they have never been on. Another 3 per cent confess to having modified photos to make them more attractive. This was revealed in a survey carried out by lastminute.com. Nineteen per cent of Europeans admit to having gone overboard when telling others about their holidays,
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with the Irish being the worst offenders with 29 per cent, while Spain and Germany come in neck-and-neck. At the other end of the scale, the French and the Danes are the most truthful about their ‘jollies’. The average time spent telling colleagues at work is 22 minutes in Europe, an average which Spain fits in with, but is beaten by Ireland (26 minutes), Germany (25) and Sweden (23). Thirty-nine per cent of the Irish consider themselves ‘very good’ at talking about their holidays, while 50 per cent of Spanish believe that they are good at it, too.
forbids campaigning using such events within a certain time before elections. At the time, Fabra said the inauguration was brought forward to allow residents in the area a few months to visit the installation at their leisure, as if it were a tourist attraction. Aerocas, the company formed by the Valencia Regional and Castellon Provincial Governments to run the airport, did not have the necessary paperwork and permits in order at the time of the ‘opening’. Fabra is President of Aerocas. EUPV’s Castellon MP Marina Albiol said: “Now we know the airport does serve a purpose, obviously not to take planes and tourists, but as a perfect excuse to fill the pockets of other officials and bosses, friends of the PP, who earn astronomic salaries to do who knows what.” Albiol called for an urgent and necessary review of regulations affecting salaries of senior officials ‘so they can be relative to the current [economic] situation of the country and to prevent them from reaching scandalous amounts’. Castellon Airport is not expected to start functioning as such until spring 2012, according to the Valencia Regional Government.
NORWAY - Two people were killed and at least nine injured in a fire on a cruise liner off Norway’s coast. The MS Nordlys had 262 people on board.
Bling phone DENMARK - Danish retailer Aesir hopes to sell its $57,400 limitededition 18-carat gold phones to Moscow’s fashion-forward elite.
Father fined SWEDEN - A Swedish court has found an Italian father guilty of abuse for pulling his 12year-old son’s hair at a Stockholm restaurant during a family vacation.
Family freed DENMARK - A Danish family held by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean for more than six months has been released after paying a $3m ransom funded by family and friends.
Prices fall SWEDEN - The last three months have seen a distinct slowdown in the Swedish housing market, according to Sweden’s real estate statistics website.
Safety fears DENMARK - Kurt Westergaard, the cartoonist who faced death threats for caricaturing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, has cut short his tour of Oslo after police feared for his safety.
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Fashionistas out in force at charity show By Richard Shanley TWO of the year's most important fund-raising events for the area's favourite animal charity PAWS were held last weekend at Vale De Este Golf Resort. The annual golf tournament sponsored by this very newspaper (see separate story on back page) and their designer fashion show were held in the Jarra suite in the hotel.
A superb three course meal was served which, coupled with the fashion show for a cost of only €15, was great value. A packed house in a stylish venue saw models clad in all types of designer garb with the outfits going under the hammer after each section of the show. There were some unbelievable bargains on offer, one of the best being a €400 unworn Escada dress selling for €55. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon and the professionalism of the models belied their amateur status. I was fortunate to be on a table with local singer Lady Ellen and Jet from the bar that bears her name in Villaricos, who were filling me in with the ins and outs of the clothes. They left with a large quantity of shopping bags between them. With
Two of the models Mike Hyams and Jessica Shanley strut their stuff. €588 raised on the joint raffle between the golf and fashion and then a further €1,664.50 raised
during the fashion show, this is proving to be one of PAWS’ most lucrative annual events.
Big plans for world tourism in Almeria ALMERIA City Hall Tourism Department has
decided to celebrate World Tourism Day, next Tuesday, by allowing free entrance to the city’s main tourist attractions. There will also be guided tours of the historical centre, the Refugios de Langle, the Cinema Museum and the tourist train. Up to 50 people can join the tour of Moorish Andalucia which begins at 10.30am, the second, called ‘The Triumph of Christianity’ will be held at 5.30pm for the same amount of people. Two groups of 30 people can visit the Civil War Refuges from 10.30am to 12.30pm, two groups of 24 can visit the Cinema Museum, and the tourist train will run four free trips for groups of up to 50 people.
To register, visit the tourist office or call 950 210 538 or 950 280 748 before September 25. Meanwhile, the Levante Almeriense Association of Municipalities continues to carry out projects to boost the local economy and employment in the tourist sector. To do so, the association plans to carry out courses for immigrants and projects to promote energy development in small and medium tourism businesses, as well as helping to develop selfemployment. One of the ideas which has been suggested is to create a ‘Tourism Products Club’ which could offer benefits to clients and businesses, while respecting the environment.
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Thieves steal all sorts of metal which can be later sold.
Fences stolen for scrap
GUARDIA CIVIL arrested five people in Viator for theft and receiving stolen goods. The investigation began after
CRIME WATCH of a 32-year-old man in San Miguel de Cabo de Gata. The victim, who is the son of a well-known local businessman, was shot from behind.
Stalker LOCAL POLICE in Almeria arrested a 28-year-old man for threatening and stalking a woman who refused to live with him. He followed her in the street with her baby and threatened her with a knife.
Farmer ban
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A COURT in Berja has sentenced a man to eight months in prison and banned him from hunting for three years for using poisoned traps around his property in January 2010 to prevent attacks on his livestock.
POLICE arrested an Argentinean man, 26, in Almeria who was caught when carrying out an illegal manoeuvre with his vehicle and was found to be three times over the legal alcohol limit.
Shooting GUARDIA CIVIL in Nijar are investigating the shooting
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Man accused of attempting to kill his elderly mother, 81 ALMERIA Public Prosecutor is asking for nine and a half years in a psychiatric facility for a schizophrenic man charged with attempting to kill his 81-year-old mother in El Ejido. The accused allegedly tied his mother to a chair, gagged her and put scissors up her nose, while telling her ‘you’re not going to survive tonight and I will make it look like suicide’. He cut her hair with the scissors and an axe and kept her tied up from 9pm until 2am the following morning, before sending her to her bedroom and taking her mobile phone and house keys. He later entered the room and attempted to force her to drink paint stripper and ammonia. The National Police entered the house when he was attempting to make her drink the substance after neighbours had heard the woman shouting for help. He faces four years for retaining his mother against her will, five for attempted manslaughter and six months for threatening behaviour. The public prosecutor will also ask for a 300-metre restraining order for more than 10 years. The prosecution believes that although the attack was to do with his schizophrenia, his intellectual capacities were not then affected.
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Wanted man POLICE in Almeria arrested a 39-year-old Colombian man who was amongst a
metal fences were stolen from properties in August. They had been sold for scrap metal.
group of people causing annoyance to others in a square in Nueva Andalucia and was found to have a warrant against him.
Fine reduced THE fine against a teacher from Tijola who was found guilty of abusing a minor at a youth hostel in Cazorla, Jaen, in April 2008, has been reduced to €3,200 from €4,320. The boy claimed he had touched him inappropriately.
Illegal arms GUARDIA CIVIL arrested two people charged with illegal weapons possession after they were found with a loaded gun which had been tampered with during a routine control in Almeria.
Car theft GUARDIA CIVIL arrested a man in Vicar and charged him with car theft, document falsification and endangering traffic. He had no licence and was banned from entering Spain due to a previous deportation.
Illegal resident arrested A MOROCCAN man, 37, was arrested by police in Almeria when he failed to produce documentation
which could prove that he was legally residing in Spain during a routine police control.
Man caught GUARDIA CIVIL in Huercal de Almeria arrested a 43year-old local man who was wanted for an attempted murder in La Linea.
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A right old mess – the dumping site on the outskirts of Turre.
Ongoing Litter Saga in Turre By Tony Matthews tony_matthews@live.co.uk
FOLLOWING my story about ‘litter’ in the EWN (page 44 of issue 1367) I have received a number of emails (and personal comments) from disgruntled people living amidst piles of rubbish. One of these messages, sent in by John and Judy Evans, who live at the top end of Turre near to the cemetery, tells its own story. These photographs show clearly what they have to put up with... this unsightly mess is right in front of their front door! Come December it will be four years since building work stopped completely on this site and as a result it is now inhabited by several feral cats and, even worse, a very large population of rats. Additionally, the Evans’ aren’t amused by passing motorists who regularly toss their rubbish over the fence which circles the site. On top of this, they also have people breaking into the site at odd hours to steal the building materials that Progal, the constructional firm, has left there. Along with their near-neighbours, the Evans have, over the last three years or so, made numerous requests to Turre Town Hall in an effort to have the site cleaned up, even cleared completely. But each time they have been told and I quote ‘The situation is being looked into and all will be sorted.’ That was the ‘promise’ given by the last mayor and also the present one. Selling property around the Turre area at the moment is very difficult. This sort of mess certainly doesn’t help. Everyone living locally (that’s within an 800-metre radius) wants this site cleared - sooner rather than later – and later could be another four years! A clear site would, I’m quite sure, certainly help potential property
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Rubbish. buyers give this part of the area (Turre) a thought. There is a major problem regarding the state at the bottom of the road near Calle Cadiz and the disused river bed on the way over towards the Oasis caravan park and near the ‘new’ railway track. This road is used by many residents and holiday makers who choose to walk into Turre. The majority of the rubbish dumped there – and no, it’s not from the builders this time – is household or domestic waste. I can’t imagine how many bins these people have to pass to get to the river bed area to dump all this rubbish? John and Judy Evans have lived happily in Turre for almost six years and are convinced the situation with rubbish has got progressively worse. The village looked far better when the skyline of the village was full of builder’s cranes... at least it looked like something positive was taking place in Turre. The Evans’ have now stopped holding their breath and hoping things will improve! It’s a crying shame really, because they love Turre and the surrounding area, but hate having to explain to family and friends who visit us why the place is in such a mess. There’s litter, litter everywhere.... come on, someone in authority has to get their act together... YES?
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Stat of week SUBSIDIARIES in Spain of foreign companies accounted for 22.5% of the business in the industrial and services sectors in 2009, new figures show.
• EMPLOYMENT in Spain showed quarterly growth for the first time since 2008 (0.4 per cent), the European Statistics Agency, EUROSTAT, figures show. This growth is higher than both the average recorded by the countries forming the European Union (0.2 per cent) and the average of those that make up the Eurozone (0.3 per cent).
Insurance as important as in UK?
• SPAIN’S economy will grow by 1.3 per cent this year, according to Finance Minster Elena Salgado, more optimistic than the forecasts by the IMF (0.7 per cent growth) and the European Commission (0.8 per cent).
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• THE number of foreign residents affiliated to Spain’s Social Security fell for the second consecutive month in August, according to Employment Ministry figures. At month-end, there were 1.83 million foreign contributors (10.45 per cent of Spain’s total), 19,715 fewer than in July. • WITH a bid of €55 million, Spain’s Capsa, the company that makes Central Lechera Asturiana, is the most likely to purchase popular Spanish chocolate-flavoured milk company Cacaolat, according to recent reports in the Spanish press.
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Well-heeled Spaniards face taxing road ahead By Business Editor Brendan Small SPAIN is to target 160,000 people - 143,000 of them millionaires - with its reinstated wealth tax. The tax, abolished in 2008 and restored at last Friday’s Cabinet meeting, will be paid by anyone with personal wealth of more than €700,000. The new version will affect fewer than in 2007 when the tax applied to anyone with more than €108,000 in assets, excluding first residence Minister Jose Blanco announced the reinstated ‘wealth and debts. That year - the last time move, especially when 80 This was the sharpest fall wealth tax was collected - per cent of fiscal fraud in ever registered in Spain almost one million people Spain corresponded to the and one of the worst had to pay up. A total of greatest fortunes. 94,066 people declared Spain’s mega-rich assets of billionaires €1 million or 160,000 people in apart - and more and of Spain – 143,000 of they, too, have these 1,618 assets them millionaires – seen had more diminish - many to pay new tax than €10 who once paid million. the tax will no Just 4 per cent of longer need to. Spaniards currently earn By the end of 2008 the more than €60,000 a year number of Spaniards worth and only 266,000 have an more than €1 million income of more than (excluding debts, first €96,000 a year. The residence and material 160,000 who will now be assets) fell to 127,000 taxed was a minute compared to 160,000 in proportion of Spain’s 2007, reported Merrill population of 46 million, Lynch and Capgemini complained critics of the Wealth Management.
Spain snatches Yorkshire’s crown SPAIN was voted Europe’s Leading Marketing Campaign 2011. This was revealed at the Europe Gala of the 18th World Travel Awards - voted for by travel agents worldwide - held at the Cornelia Diamond Golf resort and Spa in Atalaya, Turkey. The Spanish Institute of Tourism’s ‘Spain, a country to share’ campaign was picked over rival nominees which included Tourism Ireland’s ‘Discover Ireland’ promotion. Last year, the winner of this category was ‘Welcome to Yorkshire’. Next week: Spain’s leading hotels
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tax’. worldwide, where 2008’s drop averaged 14.9 per cent.
But, while some investors, shell-shocked by the recession, took their money elsewhere in 2009, others seized the moment. Making the most of the changed circumstances, many played the stock exchange and made profits. The number of Spain’s wealthy began to rise, according to Merrill Lynch, until it reached the 160,000 who will, the government hopes, be prepared for the privilege of being rich. Meanwhile, the UK is to hire additional 2,000 tax inspectors to police the super-rich, a government official revealed.
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UK moves to embargo Briton’s home in Spain A BRITISH family, resident in Spain and living near Granada, were surprised to receive notice from the Spanish tax agency to pay a tax debt of €15,000 owed to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or face a seizure order on their Spanish property. The notice did not specify the exact nature of the debt but noted that it was an estimated value, which further surprised the British family. They sought legal advice from their Spanish lawyer, hoping to find a way to challenge the order from the Agencia Tributaria (AT). They were further dismayed to learn that the AT was acting only as an intermediary for the UK tax authorities, that is, the AT was co-operating with the UK. It received notice from HMRC that a Briton residing in Spain was calculated to owe so much You and the money and would they carry Law in Spain out the UK order to collect it or By David Searl proceed against the debtor’s property as identified in the order. Their lawyer told them that there was little to be done in Spain because the AT simply acted on instructions from the UK. If they wished to dispute the order, they would have to do this directly with HMRC. If they demonstrated to HMRC that an error had been made, the British tax authorities would then order the Spanish tax agency to drop the matter. He noted that such international orders had been extremely rare in the past but that their frequency was increasing. We are reminded of several recent high-profile cases in the reverse sense, where the Spanish taxman has requested the British taxman to act against Britons’ property in the UK, as a result of unpaid mortgages in Spain. These cases were widely covered in the UK press. It is surely true that there are many more cases of British citizens owing tax money to Spain than there are of Brits in Spain owing UK tax, so it seems only fair that the Spanish taxman should co-operate in turn. BE WARNED! The tax authorities of both countries are effectively communicating with each other. David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters which will be of interest to the greatest number of readers. You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola. ask@lawtaxspain.com or call 952 667 090.
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Under 25s account for most jobs lost in last three years EIGHT in 10 jobs lost in the past three years of economic recession in Spain belonged to under 25s. This was revealed by workers union CCOO, which
added that this explained why the unemployment rate for this age group is 41.6 per cent, more than double the EU average of 20 per cent.
Javier Pueyo (CCOO) described the current job market situation faced by Spain’s young workers as ‘scandalous’.
Europe, oh Europe, wherefore art thou? THE entire euro concept is in turmoil. There is more than a hint of panic in the air as no authority, governmental or financial, appears willing to take the reins. Meetings and aired opinions are the order of the day, but no-one is ready to accept responsibility for what might easily turn out to be the ‘twilight of the gods’ for the European Dream. There seems to be an almost total lack of direction, and the shareprice free-for-all being suffered by the stock markets of the world is a reflection of this. The long-running saga of whether more money should be made available to the cash-strapped Greek government is being overtaken now by the fear that Greece is heading for bankruptcy. Joaquin Almunia, once a pretender to the throne of Spanish socialist party PSOE and now serving on the European Commission, appeared on television recently, almost in a sweat at the very idea that it might come to that. “Greek bankruptcy,” he said, “and what that would mean, could have almost unimaginable
Joaquin Almunia’s comments about ‘unimaginable results’ if Greece goes bankrupt did nothing to calm the markets.
By Jim Collins
results;” a comment that did nothing to calm the markets. Then, Barroso, President of the European Commission, popped up to resurrect the plan for issuing ‘Eurobonds’, backed by all the eurozone countries, and which would be used to
cover the debts of the weaker economies. A good idea? Well, perhaps. After all, even George Soros, the international financier, seems to thinks so. They might even work in the short term, until the aforesaid weaker economies realise they can rack up as much debt as they like without having to face the music, so to speak. “Ah, but we’ve thought of that,” said Barroso,
“and we shall arrange things so that those states demonstrating financial acumen will be in receipt of the best terms, whilst the profligates will be castigated by having to pay more.” “Hm,” say the Germans, “and how will that help in the long-term? The countries with the worst records will still be protected by Eurobonds, and so the merry-goround will continue.”
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www.euroweeklynews.com STOCK MARKETS have been having a tough time recently, with share prices rocked by uncertainty and investor fear. Investors tend to fear losses more than they crave gains, and it’s certainly no fun watching your investments fall. During times of volatility those who are already invested get tempted to sell to prevent further losses, while those with capital in the bank continue to sit in cash, too nervous to invest at the present time. But what should you be doing? The recent volatility has underlined the case for a longterm approach to equity investment. Share prices constantly change, which is how they generate returns, but along the way they do go down as well as up and you need time for the downs to be ironed out. Unpredictable events and investor sentiment can negatively impact share prices, but the short-term declines should not detract from the long-term potential of equity investment. I saw an interesting chart recently, prepared by asset management firm BlackRock. It covered performance of UK equities (FTSE All-Share index), bonds (the FTSE Actuaries UK Gilts All Stocks Index) and cash (average UK deposit account rate) over 25 years. It showed that £10,000 invested in equities on 31st December 1985 had grown to £112,831 by 31st December 2010. In comparison bonds returned
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Investing in volatile markets – Pound Cost Averaging l by Bill Blevins, Financia Correspondent, Blevins Franks
£77,984 and cash £23,273. If you put aside economic uncertainty and investor sentiment, company fundamentals are better than you may expect. For example, in the US, stock fundamentals are strong, business spending is solid and commodity-based inflation has been reduced. The latest earnings season is drawing to a close. As at 18th August, 459 of the S&P 500 companies had reported their second quarter results and the numbers have looked strong, with 71% beating expectations and all but one reporting earning growth of between 11.8% and 17.9%. Second quarter revenues (a more direct reflection of healthy global demand) were also better than expected. On top of this, valuations across global equity markets are attractive on an historic basis, and recent market falls have strengthened the valuation case.
These market falls, however, make current and potential investors nervous. At times of market volatility, those with capital to invest think they are better off sticking to cash, at least until markets have improved. However, it takes them so long to get the confidence to invest that, by the time they do, they’ve missed much of the market rises when markets rebound. Even if logically they realise that investing when markets have fallen means that shares are better value, many are still understandably nervous and find it hard to take the step to invest all their cash. It is possible to reduce exposure to short-term market volatility by spreading your investment over time. The technical term is ‘Pound (or Euro or Dollar) Cost Averaging’, also referred to as ‘drip-feeding’ or ‘phasing’. It’s commonly used for savings plans but can also be used to invest a lump sum. For example, if you have £100,000 to invest you can invest £25,000 at a time over a number of months. This strategy potentially produces a smoother and greater return overall. Over a period of
time, more units can be purchased as when prices fall your money buys you more units. When prices rise you’ll buy less units, the ones you bought previously rise in price. The more prices fall between purchases, the more shares you can buy next time - so stock-market volatility would therefore work in your favour over the longer term. At the end of the period, the average cost per unit can be less than the average market price over the same period, or the average cost of a lump sum investment. What about existing investors? Although it is tempting to sell investments when prices are falling it would mean that you lock in what would otherwise just have been a paper loss. Your shares won’t have the opportunity to recover their losses when markets move up again albeit we don’t know when this will be. Missing even a few of the best performing days can result in significantly lower returns than the market index and being out of the market can mean you miss the market rallies that can substantially improve your overall returns and long-term wealth. Provided you have a long-term
time horizon, rather than selling at a loss you could view market falls as an opportunity to buy additional shares at ‘sale’ price and boost your portfolio’s longterm return potential when the market rebounds. If you do have cash available to invest, you could either do a oneoff additional purchase of shares or phase the capital into the markets. It can work well for investors who’ve currently made a paper loss on their investments. When prices rise their original assets will return to their original price and the new ones will make a gain. The effectiveness of the Pound Cost Averaging strategy does depend on the time horizon, frequency of investments and market performance (if prices only move upwards you’ll miss out on some gains). You should discuss your options, objectives and circumstances with an experienced wealth manager like Blevins Franks to establish what approach would be best for you. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com
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LONDON - FTSE 100
Pound sterling ............0.87001 United States $ ..........1.36628 Japan Yen...................104.560 Switzerland Francs ....1.20563 Denmark Kroner.........7.44747 Norway Kroner ...........7.78505
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0.59
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Politicians should set a good example THE golden rule of parenting is to set an example. If you don’t want your kids to smoke, then don’t puff away in front of them. The same goes for finance. How your peers deal with money often has a direct effect on how you handle money. It appears the ‘parents’ of Spanish society, however - our politicians don’t seem to understand the rules. Those in charge of the country’s coffers have sparked severe public anger after being forced to open their own finances to scrutiny following a series of corruption scandals. A good example is definitely not what they have set! At a time when many Spaniards have repeatedly been urged to tighten their belts, it’s been uncovered that some of the country’s top officials
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are living in the lap of luxury. The revelations, recently uploaded onto the parliament’s website, reveal that there are many euro-millionaire politicians in Spain. One MP, who has connections to the construction industry, declared 22 different flats and houses in his 2010 tax return, including some apparently given as ‘donations’. Mariano Rajoy, the conservative battling to become Spain’s next prime minister, reports
having nearly €600,000 in bank accounts plus properties in Madrid, the Canary Islands and his native Galicia. Interestingly, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has €34,925 in a joint account with his wife and three pension schemes worth just €3,463. When the whole country is in crisis and people are losing their jobs, it’s a severe kick in the teeth to find out that those in charge are sitting comfortably on one of their many terraces, probably sipping a Martini. In order to get the Spanish economy back on track, it’s time the ‘parents’ stop the scandalous passing of brown envelopes. Politicians can’t keep their privileges and ask everyone else to kick theirs. It’s high time they set a good example.
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• AUSTRALIA’S richest person, billionaire Gina Rinehart, is being sued by one of her twin daughters over what reports said was a commercial dispute. Gina inherited her father’s business 20 years ago. • FASHION retailer Topman became the target for angry Twitter users after marketing two T-shirts considered to be sexist and promote gender violence. One read ‘Nice New Girlfriend. What Breed is She?’. • HOTEL chains in New York are delivering everything from yoga videos to recumbent bicycles to guests who prefer to work out their jet lag, or shape up for that business meeting in their own rooms. • BOLLYWOOD megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 68, has said he will act for free in his first Hollywood role in ‘The Great Gatsby’.
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Nations within nations WITH its staggering $692 billion war (Defence) budget the American military industry constitutes 43 per cent of the world’s entire military expenditure. This is not far behind the value of the UK and Russia’s combined export trade. The financial resources of this military machine’s apparatus dwarf many national economies. These conglomerates, like the pharmaceuticals industries, are far more powerful and influential than many governments. Through lobbying, a euphemism for sharp-suited salesmen, they exert enormous influence on government policy. If there are no wars, no threats imaginary or otherwise - the arms manufacturers are in deep trouble. It is in their interests to continually promote threat and counter-threat. British journalist Barry White participated in a tour covering the European arms industry lobby in Brussels; in that city alone more than 20,000 lobbyists seek to influence EU institutions. An impressive 70 per cent of these pushy lobbyists are employed by corporate giants; the rest by non-government organisations (NGOs) and 10 per cent by nongovernment organisations including trade unions. Former EU Commissioner, Mariann Fischer Boel, described Brussels as a lobbying paradise; it is equal only to the power of America’s lobbyists.
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Following the dissolution of the constitution, the EU has become an independent military alliance with an infrastructure for civil-military interventions. It has its own armaments agency. Governments, through banking and arms industry lobbyists, are under continual pressure to engage in conflict. This explains why the electorate, who think their votes influence governments, are confused as to why their governments wage wars to which voters are strongly opposed. There are powerful lobbying forces actively influencing government decisions. Lobbyists are more successful at persuading politicians. The electorate only exercise their powers of persuasion on one day every five years; the lobbyists do it every day.
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The European arms industry, like the pharmaceuticals and banking cartels, use a myriad of strategies to penetrate decision-making institutions. Using a system known in political circles as ‘entryism’ they sit on advisory groups, become members of think tanks; are slipped on to various advisory and expert groups from where they influence budget decisions and political strategy; they cosy up to government’s key decision-makers. An important part of their spiel is to invent internal and external threats for without such there would be no need for defence. Politicians are not renowned for their principles, their intellectual gifts; many are ambiguous about brown envelopes and other forms of corruption. They are easy meat for hard-headed, well-paid arms industry lobbyists. The big four arms makers in Europe are the UK’s BAE Systems, Finmeccanica, EADS and Thales. As with the banking industry there is little effective regulation. As a consequence much equipment is bought without there being a need. In the meantime, those on the frontline are denied appropriate arms and equipment. If it were otherwise then solutions wouldn’t be needed. If that were to happen then the only ones to do the dying are those employed in the arms industry. as much as 1.25 per cent when you deposit one!). If you’re purchasing a property for €300k you’ll be paying the bank €1,800 just to raise the banker’s draft! The arrangement that Currencies Direct have made with ‘la Caixa’ means it will cost you nothing to deposit a banker’s draft and a maximum of €60 to raise one. The other major advantage of the ‘la Caixa’ Currencies Direct account is that there’s no charge when you make transfers to and from the UK and no cut-off time! As soon as we receive your funds they’ll appear in your account. Once you’ve selected your property we have a number of ways we can reduce the costs and hassle of regular payments to Spain.
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Sell! Sell! Sell! AUTUMN is usually a busy time of year for property sales and this year is no different. The worldwide economic slump has led to lower prices, which needn’t be bad news as it’s great for buyers as bargains can easily be had. For sellers it can also be good news as even if their house is sold at a lower price, they in turn should be able to catch a bargain themselves. Many owners, myself included, bought in Spain when the sterling/euro exchange rate was 1.45 or even higher. With the current rate hovering at around 1.14, anyone wanting to sell and return funds to the UK can market their property at a price 20 per cent lower than when originally bought and not lose out. Of course, the market has fallen more than that but hopefully sterling losses are not as bad when this factor is taken into account. It’s a buyer’s market and owners must sadly be realistic when given valuations by agents. Some owners say that they are in no rush to sell when advised to lower the price to a fair market value. If that’s the case then the house should be taken off the market as otherwise it will become ‘stale’. A property advertised for months/years at a higher price to other similar spec homes, will have potential buyers sitting back waiting for a drop in price or, worse, the property will just be eventually ignored. Agents advertise online on property portals such as Kyero. Newly listed
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properties and others that have had details changed, including new photos or a lower price, appear higher on these websites. A property kept at the same price will feature lower and lower on these portals, meaning less people will trawl through the pages to find it. One owner has had their property with another agent for more than a year without a single viewing. When told the price they wanted, I declined to list their property as there was no point in spending time, money and effort marketing the property when similar properties are available at hugely lower prices. If something has been done to enhance the property, then let the agent know; invite the agent to come and look at the changes or email them a few decent quality photos as these can be added to the website so that potential buyers can also see the changes. A UK property owner recently sent me the web link to his property and asked for advice as his house had been on the market for two years. One look at the main photo was all it took and I advised him to ask his estate agent to return and take a new main photo after the owner had cut the foot-high grass on the lawn and hidden the huge, bright blue wheelie
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bin which up till now had taken pride of place in the middle of the main photo. It’s all about first appearances and I fondly remember clients and I having to step over a very used cat litter tray when once opening a front door. Let the agent earn their keep by showing clients around the property themselves. As an owner the best thing to do is fade into the background as it’s easier to sell a house without having an owner trailing along behind. One house I know has been on the market for four years. It’s a beautiful house in a stunning location yet the owner insists on taking any hapless client on an exhaustive and detailed tour of the house. Clients leave stressed as nobody likes a pushy salesman. Clear out clutter, keep the garden tidy and if a pool is owned ensure it is kept filled and clean. Baking smells and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee are both clichés that do work but please don’t burn the cake five minutes before I arrive with some clients! Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/ES Findmeahome Or chat via www.facebook.com/Find meahome And read previous articles at www.euroweeklynews.com /columns/stephen-amore
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The X Factor beats Strictly Come Dancing in Google searches All the latest news and views from the world of satellite television By Richard Shanley • ITV1’s The X Factor has scored another victory over the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, this time in the number of internet searches on Google. Interest in the BBC One programme has been on the slide ever since the series three years ago featuring John Sergeant, while The X Factor has seen constant year-on-year rises, according to data released by Google Insights. Interest in both shows was also found to be seasonal, peaking when they were on air. Matt Brittin, the managing director of Google’s UK and Ireland operations, presented the data for the two shows yesterday at the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention, reports The Guardian. Simon Cowell's show, which has already trounced Strictly Come Dancing in the Saturday night ratings battle for their
respective new series, attracted 10 times as many searches for last year’s series. The X Factor is already nearly five times ahead in terms of Google searches this month. “The X Factor is higher and trending upwards, Strictly Come Dancing is tailing off,” said Brittin. • BIG FAT GYPSY WEDDINGS is to get a spin-off, it has been announced. Channel 4 has commissioned a factual programme based on the hit format. It will star Gypsy Weddings’ Thelma Madine, reports The Guardian. With the working title of Thelma’s Gypsy Girls, the show sees the Liverpudlian hire 10 gypsy trainees for her dressmaking business. • ITV is reportedly piloting a new hour-long 6pm news programme that will bring together its early evening national and regional
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news bulletins, potentially challenging the BBC’s dominant 6 O’Clock News. ITV currently runs its regional news at 6pm, followed by the ITV News half an hour later. The BBC runs its news the opposite way around, international and domestic news at 6pm, followed by the regional bulletin. However, there had been speculation that ITV could roll its bulletins into one programme as part of an ongoing review of its news operation. Such a move would first require regulatory approval from Ofcom, but it would theoretically provide a sterner challenge for BBC One’s dominant 6 O’Clock News in the ratings.
• AN advert for Tesco-branded sausages has been banned by the UK’s advertising regulator for misleading viewers that the meat used came from pigs bred outdoors. The TV ad, for Butcher’s Choice Sausages, featured scenes of pigs roaming in a field, as well as standing in a hay barn and following a farmer down a lane. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received four complaints that the ad was ‘misleading’ because the meat used for Tesco’s sausages came from pigs that were bred and reared indoors. Tesco denied that the ad was misleading, claiming the pigs had been reared to domestic and international agreed standards of husbandry and welfare. The supermarket giant also claimed that the farmer shown in the ad was one of its suppliers. The ASA acknowledged that the term ‘outdoor bred’ had an
industry-wide recognised meaning that pigs were born in fields, kept there until weaning, then moved indoors. However, it said that the ad misleadingly suggested that the pigs were ‘reared in an unrestricted environment’, and therefore ruled that it ‘must not be broadcast again in its current form’.
If you would like me to answer any questions you may have on satellite TV or to expand on anything I have written about please call me on 678 332 815 or email on richard@europadigital.com. I look forward to your comments and questions. Don’t forget to listen to my radio show every weekday from 10am on Spectrum Radio (92.6fm), or you can listen online at www.spectrumfmmojacar.net. where you can hear the latest news and views from the world of satellite television.
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Ramp it up! DO you want a fast metabolism, so that you can eat lots and not gain weight? Or burn calories while you’re sleeping? And look lean and toned as a bonus? I’m sure the answer is yes, so why not add some metabolic training into your exercise routine? How can you do this? Here are some tips:• Lift weights and make them heavy. Ladies, you will not bulk up or look ‘muscley’, I promise,
unless you are taking steroids and eating nothing but protein! ‘Toning’ exercises with 1kg weights won’t do the job, I’m afraid! • Ramp up your metabolism with high intensity training. It can be uncomfortable but doesn’t have to be painful. Circuit training and boot camp conditioning work-outs are great for getting you out of your comfort zone, and helping with weight loss. • Train in a group. You will be in a motivational environment with lots of support, whereas training alone at high intensity can be really hard. • Shock your body, or try a ‘BodyShock’ class, where you’ll do something different every time that you work out. For example, by going for a 45-minute jog, or striding on the cross trainer at a steady pace, your body will find a comfortable rate that it can sustain for this time. But though metabolic training may only burn the same amount of calories as a steady state work-out, the after-burn effect is significantly higher. Studies have shown that high intensity metabolic training can raise metabolism for up to 36 hours after your work-out Please email any questions to getfitmojacar@gmail. com or visit www.getfitstayfitspain. com Alison has been the fitness writer for the Euro Weekly News since 2001, and is a member of the Register of Exercise Professionals.
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WHEN will some men of mixed ages from young to elderly and many in between - stop parading around in public, well away from the beaches, half-naked? Last week, I visited Fuengirola Market and one man had seen fit to set off for his morning visit wearing just his underpants and trainers. What a sorry sight! I am not a prude, but I do expect decency, and applaud the fact that Barcelona - a city that caters for many more tourists than Fuengirola and neighbouring towns and resorts including Marbella - has publicly placed a ban on part-clad people from its streets. Men - and women for that matter in apparel suiting the beach should remain on the beach. Nicki Rowles, Alhaurin El Grande
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Wake up, Spain I COMMEND Mike Walsh’s excellent, if depressing, ‘Time to wake up, Spain’ article (Issue 1364). This resonated with me as I have been coming to our holiday home near Mijas for more than 10 years and have also become
Costa de Almería note most definitely did not look of a criminal nature and accepted the situation very politely, I feel shops in Spain should adopt a similar policy to the UK. Audrey Wootton, Fuengirola
Saving agua I READ with interest the report ‘Water water everywhere’ (Costa del Sol Issue 1365) pointing out that though the reservoirs are full, local people have apparently forgotten lessons learnt in drier years to save on supplies. On the urbanisation where I live in Marbella, in recent weeks, the water pressure each morning has been really low, meaning that it is almost impossible to use water wastefully. Perhaps the authorities - if anxious to retain present high supplies - should consider lowering pressure of the supplies in areas where residents appear to be wasting this very precious commodity. N Price, Marbella
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Home truths I DON’T always agree with what Mike Walsh writes in his weekly columns, but ‘Time to wake up, Spain’ (Issue 1364) certainly identified with a few home truths. I first visited Spain more than 40 years ago, and moved here upon retirement six years ago. While my expectations in life have changed drastically over that period, much of what Spain continues to offer both visitors and residents remains little different. Yes, the nation has a fine road network; communications are good; airport delays are much less common; hotels are now finished before they open and super, air-conditioned shopping malls offer plenty of choice. But for the tourist seeking a sunshine based holiday and choosing Spain, many other destinations appear to offer much more intrigue and excitement at similar prices, including Turkey and the like. Spain cannot reinvent itself totally, but it needs to identify with the importance of offering value for money. How many traders really do offer such a service that the first-time visitor feels spellbound on returning again and again? My case rests! Bill Rylance, Nerja
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I HAVE had experience of taxi drivers worldwide, and sadly there are always some who try to take advantage of passengers by hiking fares. Southern Spain is not any different, as my neighbour, who does not speak very much
Spanish, found out last week. Some friends came to spend a long weekend with her, so caught the train to Fuengirola where she met them. They then collectively took a taxi to La Cala, which is normally a €12 ride. However, upon arrival, the
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increasingly disconcerted with what is happening in Spain. I am frustrated by how miserable and rude many Spaniards are, especially to the British who have poured hundreds of millions of euros into the coastal areas over the years. There does not seem to be a culture of gratitude, whether it is acknowledging when you let someone out on the roads, hold a door open or tip in restaurants. I have travelled to many parts of the world and the Spanish attitude appears almost unique. With travellers having the choice of so many places to visit in
taxi-driver wanted €18, not €12, as they had a small dog with them. Taxi-men would do well to treat their cash-paying customers fairly, because people will only be taken for a ride for so long (excuse the pun). Margaret McDonald La Cala
the world, a friendly face is a very important consideration and makes a huge difference. Restaurant, bar and business owners in Spain would certainly see till takings increase if they were to develop such a strategy. Richard Ash, West Midlands, (England)
Counterfeit alert I WAS in a leading supermarket in Fuengirola last week when a customer in front handed the cashier a €50 note that was adjudged - by a machine - to be counterfeit. To my amazement the woman behind the till handed the money back to the shopper, meaning, no doubt, that the note would then be handed on perhaps in a smaller store without a machine checking for forgeries. A neighbour advises that supermarkets in the UK adopt a policy of withholding any notes adjudged to be counterfeit, handing them to the police with the details of the shopper involved. While the woman who handed the
I WAS pleased to read the results of a survey on Muslims’ attitudes (Issue 1366). The vast majority believed that ‘violence is not a way to defend religious beliefs’, that ‘non-believers have the same value and dignity as believers’ and that they ‘do not believe one religion is superior to others’. This proves that as with most things in life it is the dangerous fundamentalists that cause the problems. The majority of people, regardless of race or religion just want to live and let live. S Reid, Benidorm (Alicante)
Twinning thought THE suggested twinning of the statue of a donkey in Mijas with Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid statue (Costa del Sol, Issue 1366) seems mismatched. Given that the Mermaid statue has so much history and originated from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy story, surely a better link would be the 1.5m statue of Pania in Napier (New Zealand), whose tale bears a resemblance and her pose is similar, too. A Larsen, Mijas Costa (Malaga)
NHS changes LAST month, British Prime Minister Cameron announced plans to change the NHS beyond recognition. What we will get if this Bill passes through is the Americanisation of the NHS. Those with the money or the insurance will be treated first. Jack Johnson, Villajoyosa (Alicante)
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I TOLD YOU SO ! LEAPY LEE
NASA has unveiled the biggest rocket in history, at more than 165 tonnes, which is capable of taking six astronauts to Mars. Like the Saturn rockets, it will be fuelled by safer liquid oxygen and hydrogen.
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SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT beast who vowed to kill as many police as possible and never be taken alive; was it really worth spending all that time, money and effort to work out whether the ‘right procedures’ had been followed? Somehow I think not. In a further, recent scenario, does anyone but the tiny minority of ‘infant’ souls think that one shouldn’t be able to adopt any means possible to apprehend or defend yourself against an intruder discovered in your home at the dead of night? Give me a break! (Frankly, I thought the pictures of this man’s family, leaving wreaths outside the home he was burglarising when he met his demise, almost beyond belief!) No, m’dears, we don’t have to dig too deep to
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come up with idiotic directives from the tiny minds of the PC and ‘uman rights brigade. Plenty of subject matter still to draw on. And, of course, the politicians never let us down. This week’s LibDem conference was no exception. I’ve always thought them a bunch of comedians. This week proved the point. Their pathetic, ultimately embarrassing attempts to deliver stand-up comedy was just about as low as it gets. One gem that enquired of the audience: ‘Was it Mandy or McBride advising Brown and Blair?’ And the subsequent retort: ‘Neither, it turns out it was
all Balls.’ Just about took the whole tin. No, very little shortage of ‘fodder’ at the moment. A long way to go yet, I feel. Just as a footnote to those who accused me of plagiarising Señor Littlejohn with last week’s Olympic committee observations. My copy was in on Monday. Littlejohn’s piece was published on Tuesday. I rest my case.
Have a good week. Don’t let em grind ya down and, whatever ya do, always keep the faith. Love Leapy leapy2002@gmail.com
A MISSING scuba diver nearly sparked a full scale search and rescue operation in South Africa until the man’s mother informed rescuers that her son had in fact been locked in jail by the police.
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WITH more and more leading figures now emerging to warn against the ‘Islamination’ of various societies and countries, and the desperate straits the euro now finds it in, the old Leaper is slowly finding himself a bit restricted in subject matter. Having warned against both of these problems (and being extremely vilified for my opinions) over many years, I would be lying if I didn’t report a certain ‘I told you so’ satisfaction. It does, however, mean digging a little deeper into the ol boy’s morass of grey matter to deliver the weekly blurb. But then we don’t have to probe too far down, do we? I mean does anyone really care whether the individual Moat was lasered four times, 20 times, or sliced in half by a Kalashnikov? This was an animal. A person who had publicly confessed to killing one man, attempted to murder a female and inflicted the most horrific damage to a police officer. In my opinion this was a feral
Having warned against the euro I would be lying if I didnt report a certain satisfaction.
Longest cat A CAT named Stewie in the USA has entered the Guinness Book of Records for being the world’s longest domestic cat. At 123cm, he can stand on his hind legs to take food from a kitchen worktop.
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www.euroweeklynews.com WHAT is it with emails these days? I get them by the thousands yet none of them ever say anything. I require news about the personage that wrote it, what is new, old or broken? How is he surviving? What dreams still remain? Short, pithy email pronouncements mean nothing to someone expecting information of a sort. Of the approximate 200 emails a day I receive most are ‘forwarded’ jokes, movies or quips. They arrive at one friend’s computer and, as he often drinks at the same well as I do and wants nothing left to doubt, he energetically sends the message on. Just like everyone else does who drinks in the same bar or frequents the same gym, restaurant, coffee shop or bus stop. A million people I recognise per day and can nod my head toward them in recognition and in return they send me meaningless blog and feel better for it having done so. Now, a picture of a naked woman with fine breasts is a glimpse of eye candy momentarily, but if it appears six times more, it is a nuisance and disliked. Weeks, months and now years of this same offhanded treatment has gotten me nowhere; learning anything new
Got your email – wish you’d sent me a letter! ‘VILLAGE VOICE’ By Ric Polansky about what’s happening around me is almost impossible. I have had to go back to the village coffee shop and spend a good 20 minutes per day to get caught up with reality. Or, I often stroll over to others’ tables while they are collecting their morning thoughts and sipping their java, sit myself down like Danny the Dice does and just start talking to them. “Did you see that piece on the news wherein the Palestinians want to become a country?” I blurt to unexpected new friends soon to leave. Whatever they say, their words are real, authentic and almost cherished as they are in fact NEW and not forwarded. The internet world is turning us users into a syndicated
Index finger hits the delete key to relieve of offending matter. worldwide web of morons, promoting banality. I regret, and am embarrassed, to tell you that I haven’t written a meaningful email to any of my family or close friends within the last six months (sent lots of risqué photos, though). Disgraceful, worse yet, I have now joined the ranks of the trite, insignificant, boring and common.
They were a different race that went before us. Those born without modern tactical communication. They got their knowledge the old-fashioned way, through books or gossip. Many stayed up late and breathed in the fumes from the candlewick while they read, yet their minds aglow with bright thoughts from the written page.
When they put pen to paper what came out was always significant and purposeful. Nowadays, if the email message isn’t short, contrite and entertaining, the index finger hits the delete key and in a blink you are relieved of the offending matter. Rightfully so! It is not just the overkill of too much of the same information, it is also too much that is contrite, poorly written and inconsequential. The other day, while discussing one of my favourite anthropological problems - the peopling of the Americas - I was pleasantly surprised when the other person actually shared a similar interest. He asked me if I had read a book related to the topic and I could easily pull up pages of correspondence I had shared with the book’s author. My friend was startled but I assured him even authors lack decent substantive material to read or repute. Of course the www is a good way to say hello, but is that saying anything, really?
Setting the council record straight By Jessica Simpson, Mojácar Positiva Se Mueve
I AM writing this due to the fact that many people are not aware that as a councillor representing Mojácar Positiva Se Mueve, I do not receive a wage at all. I have recently encountered fellow residents who have congratulated us on gaining a seat on the local corporation and then wink and comment: “You must be happy now with a great wage for the job!” But the truth is far from that; the councillors of the opposition do not receive a wage. Our party is given €90 a month per councillor - one in our case - €12 for attending informative commissions and €30 for attending public plenary meetings, adding up to approximately €132 a month. This barely covers the cost of administration, communication, photocopies, transport and other expenses. Please do not misunderstand; this is not a complaint of how much we receive economically, as we are used to working in this field. As an organisation, we have been non-profit for many years now. The issue is that MANY people believe
Jessica Simpson. that I receive a wage of around €1,800 a month, as do the councillors of the government, even some of those who are part-time. This is the reason for my insistence on the truth of the matter being known by all; that our energy and encouragement to carry out this task are not fuelled by a salary but by the unconditional support of our followers and the desire to see things really change for one reason only: a prosperous present and future for Mojácar.
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5:15am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Helicopter Heroes Rav Wilding follows the work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. A three-year-old girl is run over by a lorry and helimed pilot Matt must touchdown in the town centre to save her. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm To Build or Not to Build 12:45pm Cash in the Attic 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Celebrity MasterChef
5:10am Pages from Ceefax 7:00am Little Robots 7:10am Guess with Jess 7:20am The Pingu Show 7:35am Little Charley Bear 7:45am Rastamouse 8:00am Safari 8 8:30am Trust Me I'm a Genie 8:40am LĂŠon 8:45am The League of Super Evil 8:55am Newsround 9:00am Trapped 9:30am Green Balloon Club Goes on Holiday 9:55am Dirtgirlworld 10:05am The Koala Brothers 10:15am Driver Dan's Story Train 10:30am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:40am Nuzzle and Scratch 11:00am Get Squiggling 11:15am ZingZillas 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm The Daily Politics Conference Special 2:00pm Diagnosis Murder 2:45pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:15pm The Weakest Link
3:55am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 8:15am Rugby World Cup Craig Doyle is joined by Gareth Thomas and Francois Pienaar for coverage of Wales against Namibia in Pool D. 2011 10:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show Jeremy Kyle deals with more dilemmas, fiery confrontations and topical issues all in front of a studio audience. 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal
5:45am Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of GB 2011 6:15am Brief Encounters of the Sporting Mind 6:20am Brief Encounters of the Sporting Mind 6:25am Countdown 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Supernanny US 10:55am Supersize v Superskinny 11:55am A Place by the Sea 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Four in a Bed 1:35pm The Secret Supper Club 2:05pm Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
6:35am Thomas and Friends 6:45am Roary the Racing Car 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am Roary the Racing Car 7:20am The Adventures of Bottletop Bill and His Best Friend Corky 7:35am Elmo's World 7:50am Peppa Pig 7:55am Milkshake! Music Box 8:15am The Mr. Men Show 8:30am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm LIVE with Gabby Logan 1:05pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Miami
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4:00pm Wanted Down Under 4:45pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Reel History of Britain 8:00pm Coast 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm NewHome Cooking Made Easy 10:00pm Dragons' Den 11:00pm Have I Got Old News for You 11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Kirsty Wark.
4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm NewThere's No Taste Like Home 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale John's celebrations are soured as Declan turns up the pressure. 8:30pm Coronation Street Leanne's heart sinks as Frank stirs up trouble. Carla endeavours to suppress a major wobble. 9:00pm Little England Documentary series taking a look at the lives of some of the British expats who have settled in the Dordogne in France. 9:30pm Coronation Street A furious Leanne interrupts an intimate moment between Peter and Carla. 10:00pm Doc Martin Sleepless nights are taking their toll on Martin and Louisa and tempers are starting to fray. 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a national weather forecast and all the news and weather in your region. 11:35pm Exposure: Gaddafi and the Ira Gaddafi gave the IRA enough weapons to turn a militia into an army.
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Coach Trip 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm BT and Channel 4 Present... 9:00pm Dispatches 10:00pm Embarrassing Bodies This time in the clinic Dr Pixie meets Michelle, who is traumatised by making trips to the toilet. 11:00pm Rude Tube
4:10pm The Family Recipe 4:15pm Love Takes Wing 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:25pm OK! TV Kate Walsh and Matt Johnson present a lively mix of celebrity gossip, big name interviews and features from the worlds of fame, music and fashion. 8:00pm 5 News at 7 National and international news. 8:30pm Pawn Stars Series following pawn shop owners in Las Vegas. 9:00pm The Gadget Show Consumer technology show. Pollyanna and Ortis cook up plenty of fun and fast food as they try out all the latest kitchen gadgets. 10:00pm Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Story Second instalment of a two-part docudrama which examines the witness statements of the Ripper case to intricately recreate the famous police investigation as it unfolded. 11:00pm Big Brother Coverage of all the latest goings-on from inside the Big Brother house.
12:35am Rugby World Cup 2011 Craig Doyle presents highlights of Wales against Namibia. 1:05am That Sunday Night Show 1:30am The Zone For shopping and special features from QVC, plus roulette with Jackpot247. 3:35am UEFA Champions League Weekly 4:00am ITV Nightscreen 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show
12:05am Fresh Meat 12:55am 4thought.tv 4thought.tv asks: 'Should we raise children in mixed marriages?' 1:00am Incendiary In Sharon Maguire's drama Michelle Williams plays a young mother who is bored with her marriage. 2:45am David Blaine: Street Magic 3:40am The Curse of the Hope Diamond 4:35am Atlantic Convoys: The War at Sea 5:30am Smallville
4:00pm BBC News 4:05pm Natural Born Hunters 4:35pm Wingin' It 5:00pm Dick and Dom Go Wild 5:30pm Blue Peter 6:00pm Newsround 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Bang Goes the Theory 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama Current affairs. After Libya, will Syria be the next Arab dictatorship to fall to people power? 10:00pm The Queen's Palaces Documentary series taking a look at HM the Queen's three official residences. 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:32pm BBC Weather 11:35pm A Question of Sport Sue Barker hosts the light-hearted sports quiz, with team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell. 12:05am Spooks Drama series about the British Security Service. 1:05am White Mischief 2:50am Weatherview 2:55am The Great British Bake Off 3:55am The Body Farm 4:55am Antiques Road Trip 5:40am BBC News
BBC3 5:10am Britain's Youngest Undertaker 7:25am The Real Hustle 8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Planet Dinosaur 9:30pm The Real Hustle 10:00pm Jono 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm The Fades 12:30am Family Guy 1:15am Jono 2:10am The Real Hustle 2:45am Don't Tell the Bride 3:40am Snog, Marry, Avoid? 4:10am Underage and Pregnant 4:40am Underage and Pregnant 5:10am The Fades
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11:00pm 12:20am Today at Conference Andrew Neil presents highlights of the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool. 12:50am Fry's Planet Word 1:50am Damages 2:30am BBC News 5:00am E20 5:30am Class Clips 5:50am Class Clips
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Birds Britannia 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Sandhurst 11:00pm Tumbledown 12:55am The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson 1:55am Sandhurst 2:55am Birds Britannia 3:55am Only Connect 4:25am Sandhurst
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Satellite channels SKY1 5:20am It's Me or the Dog USA 6:10am Oops TV 6:35am Oops TV 7:00am Oops TV 7:30am Oops TV 8:00am London Ambulance 8:30am London Ambulance 9:00am Stargate SG-1 10:00am Stargate SG-1 11:00am The Chicago Code 12:00pm The Chicago Code 1:00pm Sun, Sea and A&E 2:00pm Luton Airport 2:30pm Luton Airport 3:00pm The Real A&E 3:30pm The Real A&E 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm A League of Their Own 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Safebreakers 10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad Digging out his passport for series two, Karl Pilkington makes his way through the 'Bucket List'. 12:00am Cop Squad 1:00am Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces 2:00am Road Wars 2:50am 99 Most Bizarre... 3:40am NewLaw and Order 4:30am Law and Order 5:20am It's Me or the Dog USA
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5:20pm Mars Attacks! 7:15pm I Love You Phillip Morris 9:00pm It's Complicated 11:00pm Old School After walking in on his girlfriend cheating, lawyer Mitch sets up home near the local college.
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22 - 28 September 2011 Costa de Almería HEADING towards Los Llanos Industrial Estate a right turn towards the Mora Petrol station, then just keep going until you reach the small village of Limaria. As you enter the village, there on the left is the Welcome Stranger. As you climb the stairs you enter a veranda with seats and pretty plants. We headed towards the front doors and it was then you could hear the chatter from the busy restaurant; fortunately we were in luck to find a table for two. Julie and Cliff, owners of the Welcome Stranger, have been in the restaurant business for 20 years – with six of them at the Welcome Stranger – and have brought their expertise and hospitality to Limaria. All the food is freshly prepared with the exception of the ice cream. Sunday Lunch main dishes are served with a selection of fresh, seasonable vegetables and roast potatoes from €5 for one course, or just €9.75 for three, served from 12pm to 4.30pm. Desserts, well this could take some time to decide, with childhood dreams of jam roly poly and custard to an old favourite, brandy trifle. Vegetarians also have plenty to choose from and children are always welcome and catered for with meals from just €4. Browsing the menu is an arduous task with such a lot on
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Welcome Stranger offers a wide range of freshly prepared food. offer! Wednesday to Saturday evenings, a three course special from €13 or choose from the a la carte menu, all reasonably priced. Welcome Stranger is also renowned for their famous Steak Nights every Thursday and Friday where a delicious rump steak,
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It was Hot, Hot, Hot One month to go OVER 70 members of the Albox Branch of The Royal British Legion and their friends attended the Summer BBQ at the Trinidad Bar in Arboleas. There was plenty of food provided by Carol and her team who pulled out all the stops to ensure members enjoyed themselves. Sandra Evans’ excellent raffle with the help of Janet Lewis and some prizes donated by the bar raised €282.25 for RBL funds. Brian Dee had everyone up on the floor for most of the evening by singing all their favourite hits from the past. The evening was arranged by our Chairman Chris Pearce and his wife Marianne. The Albox RBL would like to give a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who supported this worthwhile and enjoyable event. Last Thursday RBL held their main monthly meeting at La Parrilla hotel and restaurant. Even though it was not a special function, the members were treated to songs from the Cantante Singers who brought back some fond memories with
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BBQ feast. their renditions of some old favourites. Poppy coordinator, Jeff Hanson, gave a brief talk on his plans for this year’s Poppy Appeal which is due to run from October 14 to November 14. He outlined his intention to have a small committee of volunteers to make the necessary arrangements and said he was now seeking volunteers to collect for the appeal as well as distribute the poppies and boxes. Please contact chairman, Chris Pearce on Tel: (0034) 630 56 26 18 email: hello@chrispearce.co.uk The meeting was attended by 61 members who brought
seven guests and they were also reminded of the Remembrance service to be held on November 11 followed by a ticket-only lunch at La Parrilla for only €10 per head. There is also to be the annual Poppy Appeal Dinner and Dance to be held at La Parrilla on November 12 starting at 8pm for only €20 for members and €22 for nonmembers. For more information on these or any other events or how to become a member of The Royal British Legion contact the chairman or visit: www.britishlegion.org.uk/ branches/albox.
ON Saturday October 22 at noon the sleepy village of Villaricos will be transformed into the Kart capital of Almeria for the 5th annual Taberna Cristina Wacky Races. Budding racers have until October 1 to sign up to participate. As usual the main beneficiary will be Asprodalba, the local centre in Vera for people with learning difficulties. Included also this year will be PAWS the animal charity in Mojacar. A donation towards the Easter flowers, in memory of Neil Ashton who lived for many years in Villaricos until his untimely death earlier this year. Neil helped to support the Easter fundraising every year in Villaricos and he will be sadly missed by all. So, the race! Twelve teams will take part in an exciting race against the clock. The fastest team around the lap will win a €150 voucher with further prizes of a €100 and €50 vouchers. How do you get involved? It is simple, just enter a team with a maximum of five people ( minimum age 12). It will cost the team €40 to enter the race.
For only €40 you will be provided with a ready to race kart specially prepared for this event. But you will have to be quick, the maximum number of teams will be 12. Registration forms are available at Taberna Cristina in Villaricos. In between the races you will have lots to see. Stalls; From delicious pies and pastries cooked by Sue to Brik a Brak. Entertainment; From a novelty dog show (entrants required, details at Taberna Cristina) to Dusty Boots line dancers performing their interpretation of Grease. The disc jockey will be Captain Sunshine with his mix of banter and music. Organisers said: “We look forward to seeing you on the day, if you want to help we need volunteers especially ‘pushers’ for the karts, marshals and we still have room for additional stalls, we could even squeeze a bit more entertainment.” Contact Irene and Martyn at Taberna Cristina Tel. 693743791 or email: hollyberry232001@yahoo.co.uk.
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• GENTLE YOGA CLASSES FOR SENIORS AND THE NOT SO ABLE in Mojacar Playa every Thursday at 10.15am. Call Edna Freeman on 950 469 399. • FEEL GOOD CLUB Every Thursday at The Trufi Bar, Mojacar Playa from 9.30am to 11.30am ‘Meeting and Weigh In’. Call Dot on 693 486 789. • RBL ALBOX First Thursday coffee morning 10.30am, third Thursday Branch Meeting 11am both at La Parrilla Restaurant Albox. Call 630 562 618.
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• JULIE BRUCE DANCING ACADEMY Join us for Zumba every Thurs at Los Gallardos Camping 10am to 11am and Arboleas multi-use centre from 3pm to 4pm. Call 950 462 215. • ADULT TAP CLASSES 9am at Gymnasio in Los Gallardos with Anita. Call 950 453 681. • RBL MOJACAR meets at 11.30am on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Artisan centre at the base of the pueblo. Call 950 473 025 or www.britishlegion.org.uk • RBL ZURGENA AND DISTRICT Meeting every first Thursday of the month, 11am
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• TURRE EVANGELICAL CHURCH in Avenida de Almeria meets Sundays 10.30am with other activities during the week. Call Alan Bishop 950 617 549, www.turrechurch.com
Centre) Saliente Road. Call 950 064 402, www.ftk-spain.net
Matthew 13:44 Man must understand, God paid the biggest cost to have you, what have you paid to have Him? Be Encouraged – KB
• ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY Mojacar: Mojacar - Sundays 11am - Church of St. Pascual. Albox - Last Thursday of month 11am and evensong second Sunday of month 6pm - Community Hall Aljambra. Roquetas - Third Thursday of month 11.30am -Burty’s Bar. Costacabana - First Saturday of month 12.30pm - Community Centre.
Latinos Bar in La Alfoquia. Call 690 958 844 or
• THE VOICES OF ALMANZORA in Albox welcome new members to join us for rehearsals for our Christmas shows. Call 950 432 333. • ALBOX COMMUNITY CHURCH (Aguaviva) meet Sundays in the Christian Centre at 11am (near Health
• CHURCH SERVICE. Living Water Church – Mojacar Playa. Hotel Virgen del Mar, Mojacar Playa, Sundays at 10.30am. Call 950 618 814.. • THE ANTAS CHURCH in Jauro village offers an hour-long service of basic Christian beliefs and worship from 11am every second and fourth Sunday of the month. Call Geraldine or Barrie on 950 092 091 for more information or please visit: www.antaschurch.com, or just turn up as anyone is welcome.
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• ASHLEY’S live entertainment from 4pm until 6pm at Beachcomber Bar Mojacar Playa on September 25, as well as most Sundays during winter and spring.
• ISSYSWEIGH A weightloss support group 10am to 12pm. €4.50 per meeting at the Cinema Room, Total Entertainment, Albox. Call 600 334 318 or email issysweigh@hotmail.co.uk. • SOPHIA WELLNESS CENTRE – in Arboleas – Natural Health Food Testing all day, Core Ball Class at 10am, Salsacise at 11.30am, Beginners salsacise at 1pm. Call Paula 950 449 451 • ORIENTAL BELLY DANCE Every Friday in Mojacar. Call 610 472 596 • SPANISH CLASSES Mornings, various times at Girasol Calle Malaga, Albox. Call 639 089 170.
Saturday • A Ladies and Gentleman’s breakfast meeting will be held this Saturday (September 24) at 10am at Torre Bahia Restaurant. Call David Templeman 950 168 349 or email info@villas-in-spain.biz • JULIE BRUCE DANCING ACADEMY Join us for Zumba from 10am to 11am at Dance Studio in Los Gallardos Call 950 462 215
• 4x4 OUTINGS Third Sunday of every month, travel the tracks through the mountains of the Almanzora Valley in your 4x4. Call 950 064 594 / 634 347 399. • ALBOX RUGBY CLUB: Training begins September 25 at 11am. Call Mike 677655049.
Monday • RBL ALBOX First Monday monthly quiz at Bar Lepanto, Albox starting at 8.30pm. Call 950 958 151. • REGENCY POOL LEAGUE Albox Area. Games played every Monday night. Three man teams. Call 968 006 149. • ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE BALLET classes for all ages held Monday to Thursday in the Casa de Cultura in Vera. 950 453 681. • ORIENTAL BELLY DANCE Every Monday in Arboleas and Vera. Call 610 472 596
Tuesday • ALSTRAYS book sale every second Tuesday of the month at
Beachcomber Bar Mojacar Playa, from 11am until 1pm, to raise funds to support the work of PAWS CATTERY. See www.alstrays.com or call 676 404 901 for more information. • PAWS BOOK SALE From 11am until 1pm at BEACHCOMBER restaurant, Mojácar Playa – every second Tuesday of the month, All proceeds to PAWS. • BRITISH LEGION IN ROQUETAS meet first Tuesday of the month at 3pm in WdaWake Bar. • ORIENTAL BELLY DANCE Every Tuesday in Carboneras. Call 610 472 596
Wednesday • ALBOX RBL Ceroc dancing classes. Beginners 7pm and Intermediates 8pm at Rumores. Call 630 562 618. • MOJACAR BRIDGE CLUB Valle del Este Hotel, 7pm. Call 950 437 100.
Others • ALMANZORA GROUP OF FRIENDS LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE ALBOX. Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10am to 1.30pm. Call 634 343 147 during opening hours or go to www.almanzoragof.org for more information.
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Blue adventure doesn’t live up to its origins
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) The usually flamboyant attitude which is yours at this time of the year is now subdued, but this will not last for too much longer and soon things will be back to normal. You will be looking to spice up your romantic life and your partner will be only too willing to go along with your suggestions.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) There is a lot going on and sometimes you need to take a step back. A feeling that you have covered some ground before is not unfounded. However, there are certain aspects of your life which need to be revisited. Only in this way are you able to see the real progress that has been made.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Expectations are high. With energy peaking early on, projects gain momentum and there are early results. A suggestion made to a loved one some time ago is now acceptable and there could be some excitement. Rather than setting down hard-and-fast plans, it may be better to be flexible.
FILMS them down. The Smurfs will be a definite winner for young children, and there are several scenes which will have them laughing out loud. Although it’s predictable adults will be able to sit through it
comfortably and there are a few scenes with clever humour. However, there is some sexual innuendo in the film which has outraged parents, and although it is really not necessary, it will go over the heads of most younger children. Some of the humour is a bit rude, and although there is no direct swearing, the Smurfs use the
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word ‘smurf’ in the place of ‘bad’ words, so you may find your kids coming out with expressions like ‘Son of a Smurf’ after they’ve seen it. As for the graphics side, it is not brilliant, and the concept of mixing real actors and cartoon characters has certainly been pulled off better in other films. Rather than keeping them looking like cartoons, the animators has given the Smurfs a waxy, translucent quality, which appears a little strange.
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Born September 23, 1943, he is a Spanish-born singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide. He studied law in Madrid and was a goalkeeper for one of Real Madrid's football teams but in September 1963 he damaged his spinal cord in a car crash. Doctors thought he might never walk again.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your love life is highlighted and, although you may be suspicious of your good luck, this is a new phase. Whereas before you had some reason to mistrust you are now able to have confidence. It is a great time to progress your inclinations on the romantic front.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Cast your net wide this week and be prepared to take advantage of a state of freedom. With high energy and an expansive
IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK:
When looking at where you have come from, it is gratifying to know progress continues. The months ahead convince you the path you took was right.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20)
mind, you are in a good position. Avoid being thrown out of kilter by activities around you. It may be difficult to make real progress at times but that does not mean you are unable to plan.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) As the moon shines on you, it is almost possible to feel the light. After a few recent hiccups it is now possible to get down to achieving your heart's desire. Whether that is what you will want at the end of the day is neither here nor there. What matters most to your wellbeing now is to see some results.
HOW TO PLAY Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
REST OF THE WEEK Alicante TODAY: SUN, MAX 27C, MIN 19C Fri -26 19 Cl Mon - 28 19 S Sat -27 19 Cl Tues - 27 19 S Sun - 26 19 Cl Wed - 27 19 Sh
Almeria TODAY: SUN, Fri - 24 19 S Sat - 23 19 S Sun - 24 19 S
TODAY: SUN MAX 26 MIN 18C Fri - 26 18 S Mon - 25 19 Cl Sat -26 18 Cl Tues - 25 19 Cl Sun - 24 19 Sh Wed - 26 20 Sh
Benidorm TODAY: CLEAR, MAX 28C, MIN 19C Fri - 28 19 S Mon -28 19 S Sat -28 19 S Tues - 28 19 S Sun - 28 19 S Wed - 28 19 Sh
TODAY: SUN, Fri - 26 18 S Sat -28 18 S Sun - 26 19 S
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Your mind is sharp and it is easy to spot problems before they arise. Some dispute regarding a trip is disappointing. However, you are not able to please everyone in this instance. A glitch in a close relationship needs sorting out now before things get worse.
TODAY: SUN, MAX 31C, MIN 14C Fri - 29 13 S Mon - 28 13 S Sat -27 13 S Tues - 28 13 S Sun - 28 13 S Wed - 28 12 Sh
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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) A great light shines on your romantic life. Whether it is meeting up with old chums or a new date, there is electricity in the air for you. Equally, a business coupling is particularly fruitful and you count your blessings to have gone down a particular path.
MAX 26C, MIN 19C Mon - 26 19 S Tues - 26 19 S Wed - 26 19 S
Mallorca TODAY: SUN, MAX 28C, MIN 16C Fri - 28 16 S Mon - 27 18 Sh Sat -28 17 S Tues - 27 17 Sh Sun -27 17 Sh Wed - 27 18 S
Murcia TODAY: SUN, MAX 29C, MIN 19C Fri - 28 17S Mon - 29 17 S Sat -28 17S Tues - 29 17 S Sun -28 17 S Wed - 28 17 Sh S Sun, C Cloud, Sn Snow,
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Having been given a chance to take responsibility at the beginning of the month, you are determined to do your best. Certainly, it is a time to concentrate on any business matters which need attention.
MAX 25C, MIN 19C Mon - 26 19 S Tues - 25 19 S Wed - 24 19 S
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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)
Colleagues are far from helpful at the moment and you may even feel that matters are going backwards. It may be necessary to move away and leave them to haggle among themselves. Perhaps later you may step in and take control of the confusion. If your business life is far from good then it is more than balanced by harmony at home.
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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)
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There will be good news regarding an application or legal document. Following on from that your finances take a turn for the better and this could be long term. Having extra cash is great, but be wary of someone who would like to part you from it. At the weekend, events take a romantic turn but timing may be bad owing to other commitments.
Although you feel more in control as the week comes to an end, do not make the mistake of counting your chickens before they are hatched. If you do, you could end up with egg on your face. Continue to plan to get the best results but bide your time.
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Fog,
Sh Showers, Th Thunder
Funagram 1.Unscramble the name of a famous former tennis champion: BROKE SCRIBE 2.Unscramble the name of a famous book, first published in 1945 (two words: I’M ALARM FAN FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1.BORIS BECKER 2.ANIMAL FARM
THE SMURFS make their first trip to the big screen in Columbia/ Sony Pictures Animation’s hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village, they’re forced through a portal, out of their world and into ours, landing in the middle of New York’s Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in The Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks
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LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
UK THUNDERBALL
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Saturday September 17
Friday September 16
Saturday September 17
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CRYPTIC Across 1 A temporary measure to fill a hole (7) 5 Shed a few tears while cider brewed (5) 8 Snares erratic parents (7) 9 Authorisation to turn back the clock (5) 10 We hear sniffer is acquainted with the facts (5) 11 Lion devouring poor shot in part of Africa (7) 12 Rocky stayed firm (6) 14 Pointless gift is arranged beforehand (6) 17 Trains with a different skilled worker (7) 19 Creep off with a thin pancake (5) 22 Drunken Boers are dignified (5) 23 Hairdo not becoming? Certainly! (7) 24 In front of a leader (5) 25 School in wasteland is sweet (7) Down 1 South Staffordshire town is finely contoured (5) 2 Surpass in bout, Donald (5) 3 Gave information about poor grades around the South (7) 4 It becomes a nuisance for the French to pound it (6) 5 Treats curse by mistake (5) 6 At home with friends and institute members (7) 7 Tried to work out in Michigan (7) 12 Bird and water found in
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Wales (7) 13 Something palatable came from the wedding of Catherine the Great, a blessed event (7) 15 Canters about then unsays what has been said before (7) 16 Untied complicated joint (6) 18 A little bit of quiet colour (5) 20 Noted composition for spirited duet with energy (5) 21 Maintain former monarchʼs car (5)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents C and 21 represents B, so fill in C every time the figure 6 appears and B every time the figure 21 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.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS: CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Bails, 4 Lascar, 7 Back, 8 Cypriots,
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
9 Elementary, 12 Yields, 13 Rustic, 15 Censorship, 18 Talisman, 20 Exit, 21 Remedy, 22 Shone.
Down 1 Meddler (8) 2 Fragment (5) 4 Raid (6) 5 Seat (5) 6 Come before (7) 7 Comment (4) 8 Vocation (6) 13 Of private concern (8) 15 Energy (7) 17 Awning (6) 18 Delays (6) 20 Perfection (5) 22 Avoid (5) 23 Young of domestic cattle (4)
Across 1 Employer (4) 3 Cooking pot (8) 9 Retainer (7) 10 Accomplished (5) 11 Emblem (5) 12 Brass instrument (6) 14 Want (6) 16 Programme (6) 19 Indigenous (6) 21 Requires (5) 24 Nimble (5) 25 Make intelligible (7) 26 Bold (8) 27 Cure (4)
Down: 1 Boar, 2 Inkwell, 3 Successor, 4 Lap, 5 Shift, 6 Asteroid, 10 Earphones,
H ex a g r a m The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (EARNED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
11 Literate, 14 Supremo, 16 Spire, 17 File, 19 May.
QUICK - Across: 1 Dubai, 4 Year, 7 Fees, 8 Position, 9 Scatterbrain, 11 Umpire, 13 Haggle, 15 Unrestrained, 18 Restless, 20 Shoe, 21 Dark, 22 Lists. Down: 1 Dregs,
10 Rehearsal, 12 Manner, 14 Genesis, 16 Extra, 17 Dross, 19 Elk.
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Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
Mark Twain, American author and humorist, 1835 – 1910.
1 Levels, 2 Supply, 3 Beetle, 4 Queens, 5 System, 6 Desert, 7 Vessel, 8 Speeds, 9 Review, 10 Empire, 11 Tested, 12 Toilet, 13 Raises, 14 Videos, 15 Trader, 16 Lowest, 17 Strike, 18 Dreams, 19 Priest
7-star quiz FAMOUS SHIPS 1. Now on display in Portsmouth, what was the name of Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805? 2. What was the name of the ship that took the settlers known as the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth to America in 1620? 3. What were the names of the three ships (one larger carrack and two smaller caravels) that Christopher Columbus departed with from Palos de la Frontera to America on August 3, 1492? 4. What was the name of Captain James Cook’s research vessel that he used on his first voyage of discovery to Australia and New Zealand from 1769 to 1771?
5. What was the name of the Cherokeeclass 10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy on which naturalist Charles Darwin visited the Galápagos Islands in 1835? 6. What was the name of the brigantine merchant ship that became famous for having been discovered on December 4, 1872, in the Atlantic Ocean unmanned and apparently abandoned, despite the fact that the weather was fine and her crew had been experienced and able seamen? 7. What was the name of the iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel that laid the first lasting transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866?
Nonagram
4 Yes, 5 After, 6 Jovial,
Absent Beards Cereal Denied Dreams EARNED(10) Eating Engine Kissed Melted Messes Pieces Ranges Reined Sealed Settee Sledge Stress Tested
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
1. HMS VICTORY, 2. MAYFLOWER, 3. SANTA MARÍA (nicknamed Gallega), PINTA (the Painted) and Santa Clara, nicknamed NIÑA, 4. HMS ENDEAVOUR (also known as HM BARK ENDEAVOUR), 5. HMS BEAGLE, 6. MARY CELESTE, 7. SS GREAT EASTERN
2 Basmati, 3 Impatient,
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Target: Average: 8 Good: 11 Very good: 16 Excellent: 20
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aped, cape, clap, clip, dept, dupe, epic, leap, pace, pact, paid, pail, pale, pate, peal, peat, pelt, pica, pied, pile, pita, plat, plea, pled, puce, pule, tape, adept, caped, caput, culpa, cupel, cupid, duple, leapt, lepta, letup, paced, paled, pedal, petal, pilau, piled, place, plaid, plait, plate, plead, pleat, plica, plied, puled, taped, taupe, tepid, tulip, depict, epical, placed, placid, plaice, plated, plicae, teacup, update, plaited, plaudit, plicate, DUPLICATE
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 B) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Answers: Two up two down; On all fours; Worn to a shadow
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7:00am Little Robots 7:10am Guess with Jess 7:20am The Pingu Show 7:35am Little Charley Bear 7:45am Rastamouse 8:00am Safari 8 8:30am Trust Me I'm a Genie 8:40am LĂŠon 8:45am The League of Super Evil 8:55am Newsround 9:00am Trapped 9:30am Green Balloon Club Goes on Holiday 9:55am Dirtgirlworld 10:05am The Koala Brothers 10:15am Driver Dan's Story Train 10:35am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:45am Nuzzle and Scratch 11:05am Get Squiggling 11:20am ZingZillas 11:45am Waybuloo 12:05pm In the Night Garden 12:35pm The Pink Panther Show 1:00pm The Daily Politics Conference Special 2:00pm See Hear 2:30pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:15pm The Weakest Link
5:05am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine Lorraine Kelly presents a topical mix of entertainment, discussion and showbiz glamour as well as the latest fashion, food and celebrity gossip. 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show Jeremy Kyle deals with more dilemmas, fiery confrontations and topical issues all in front of a studio audience. 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal Today David and the dealers are in Hull, where they find a pair of brandy spoons, a World War II-era sextant and an antique fireman's helmet.
5:25am Fivb World Beach Volleyball Championship 6:15am Cookery School 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Supernanny US 10:55am Supersize v Superskinny 11:55am A Place by the Sea 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Four in a Bed 1:35pm BT and Channel 4 Present... 1:40pm The Magnificent Seven
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4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm There's No Taste Like Home 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 7:50pm Party Political Broadcast by the Labour Party 8:00pm Emmerdale Declan revels in John's misfortune and attempts to poach Andy. 8:30pm UEFA Champions League Chelsea travel to Spain to face Valencia in what looks like their most difficult match in the group. 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. 11:35pm UEFA Champions League
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Coach Trip 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 7:55pm 4thought.tv 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm BT and Channel 4 Present... Channel 4 and BT introduce Lee Pearson, Paralympic multi gold medallist para-equestrian. 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm Grand Designs The old lifeboat station in Tenby was home to the brave souls of the RNLI for over 100 years. 11:00pm Fresh Meat Brand-new comedy drama series from the makers of Peep Show about the hilarious, and often painful, truths of being a student. 11:55pm Shameless Dean Lennox Kelly returns for the landmark 100th episode of Shameless, as Mickey give Mimi an ultimatum: either the new boiler goes or he does; and suddenly Micky finds himself on The Jockey sofa.
4:10pm Cries in the Dark 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:25pm OK! TV 8:00pm 5 News at 7 National and international news. 8:30pm Highland Emergency 9:00pm Ultimate Emergency Bikers Documentary series following the work of emergency bike crews. ) 10:00pm Law and Order: Criminal Intent Two young brothers endure the insanity of their mother until she dies under questionable circumstances in a bathtub. 11:00pm Big Brother Coverage of all the latest goings-on from inside the Big Brother house.
12:20am Today at Conference 12:50am Toughest Place to be a... In the second programme in the series where British workers accept the challenge to do their jobs in some of the toughest conditions in the world, London bus driver Josh West heads to Manila, the capital of the Philippines and the most densely populated city on Earth. 1:50am Damages 2:35am BBC News 5:00am Class Clips Video clips for the classroom.
12:35am Rugby World Cup 2011 As the pool stages draw to a close, there is an Eastern European clash in Pool B as Romania take on Georgia. 1:05am Goodwood Revival 2011 2:00am The Zone 4:00am Gorillas in the Mist
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BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Chemistry: A Volatile History 9:30pm Storyville Series following the remarkable work of Judge Chen and his travelling court. 10:00pm Rex Appeal 11:00pm When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth 12:35am Extinct! 1:35am Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life 2:25am Angel of Mine 4:05am Rex Appeal 5:05am Storyville
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12:00am Banged Up Abroad 1:00am The Big Game: Pokerstars The Big Game is a highstakes cash game with a twist. 1:55am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:05am Meals in Moments 5:15am Brian Sewell's Grand Tour 5:55am County Secrets
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4:45am How to be 6:15am Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow 7:45am House broken 9:25am The Joneses 11:10am Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 12:50pm Grown Ups 2:35pm Four Christmases
4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm A League of Their Own 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Middle Season three of the hit sitcom kicks-off with a twoparter as the Hecks take a family trip. 8:30pm The Middle 9:00pm Modern Family The critically adored comedy is welcomed back into the fold with season three. 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Mount Pleasant 11:00pm Fringe The trippiest show on TV is back for a fourth season. 12:00am Strike Back Project Dawn 1:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 2:00am Road Wars 2:50am 99 Most Bizarre... 3:40am The Dresden Files 4:30am The Dresden Files 5:20am It's Me or the Dog USA
4:05pm The Brady Bunch Movie 5:45pm Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 7:20pm Extract 9:00pm Grown Ups 10:50pm Four Christmases
8:30am We Were Soldiers 10:50am The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 12:40pm Lethal Weapon 4 2:50pm 2 Fast 2 Furious 4:50pm We Were Soldiers 7:10pm Solomon Kane 9:00pm The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 11:00pm Lethal Weapon 4 1:10am 2 Fast 2 Furious Former LA cop Brian now makes his living driving in illegal street races in Miami. 3:10am Avenging Force 5:00am 35mm 5:30am Titan A.E.
12:20am The Joneses 2:00am Intolerable Cruelty 3:45am Office Space 5:20am You Again
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4:30am Gospel Hill 6:20am Legally Blonde 2: Red White and Blonde 8:00am Leap Year 9:45am The Lost Valentine 11:25am I Love You, Beth Cooper 1:15pm Nine 3:15pm My Sister's Keeper 5:10pm The Last Song 7:05pm Crazy Heart 9:00pm Letters to Juliet 10:50pm Valentine's Day 1:00am I Love You, Beth Cooper 2:50am The Scouting Book for Boys 4:35am The Top Ten Show 2011 5:00am The Last Song
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4:00pm The Last Challenge 6:00pm Butterfield 8 8:05pm Who's That Girl? Fun romantic comedy with Madonna (during the height of her 80s success) as an innocent woman sent to jail who, upon release, sets out to clear her name. 10:00pm Demolition Man 12:00am The Pillars of the Earth 3:00am The Making of Pillars of the Earth Episode 3/4: William decides to attack Kingsbridge to stop Aliena's success and she is forced to choose between her love for Jack and her oath to her father... 3:50am Teleshopping
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www.euroweeklynews.com BECAUSE, in general, valuations are free, some vendors use them as a kind of competitive test, playing different agents off against each other to see which one paints the most optimistic picture of how much they can get for your property. “It doesn’t always pay to go for the agent who offers you the highest valuation.” In the same way, some agents use high valuations as a way to persuade vendors to instruct them in the sale and drastically high valuations can mean that an agent is desperate for business. In my opinion, choosing an agent that deliberately overvalues your property will probably mean that you end up wasting time while the property remains unsold. I don’t think setting the asking price too high is not going to entice people in to negotiate, they are much more likely to simply be scared off and look elsewhere. It is also worth remembering that different agents with different training (assuming they have any) will value a property in different ways, so there may be considerable discrepancy by the prospective sale price quoted by the different agents. I’d like to quickly highlight the commonly held misconceptions many people have regarding their property’s true worth.
A TO Z OF PROPERTY R = Reality of property valuations My name is Sharon. I am the Sales Director of Spanish Property Choice in Mojacar. Every fortnight here in the Euro Weekly News, I will be offering an A to Z of buying and selling a property in Spain. The aim is to advise purchasers on buying safely and guide vendors on the marketing of their property. The general perception is that most agents are cowboys or if you can’t get a job become an estate agent or a builder. This has got to stop! I may ruffle a few feathers but ‘tuff’ it needs to be said if we as an industry are to be taken seriously.
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Your property is worth what a buyer is willing to pay for it. What your property is worth (ie, what it will sell for) has NOTHING to do with: (1) How much you paid for it. (2) How much money you’ve spent on it over the years. (3) How much you’d like to sell
it for. Instead, you would be wise to focus on this one truth: ‘Your property is worth what a buyer in this current market is willing to pay for it.’ In turn, what a purchaser will decide is a fair price is
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(3) Their knowledge of the area and the vast information now obtainable from the internet. You see unlike the UK market where the properties we sold were more than likely to be in a 10-mile radius of our home towns, where properties and developments were much of a muchness, here in Spain it is not that simple especially when you are talking about individual cortijos, cave houses, village houses, etc, that could be within a 120-kilometre radius. A true valuation should be based on the agent’s general knowledge of the current market, the recent sales they have completed on such properties, their experience within the sector of the market they specialise in whether it be coastal or inland or off-plan and, most importantly, in line with their professional association guidelines. In my honest opinion, however, as both a professional within the industry and personally, a property valuation no matter how much we agents have experience in, is essentially a guessing game; because no matter what anyone tells you, the truth is until your property is sold nobody can guarantee what price you’ll achieve in today’s market and as I said previously it’s worth what a client is prepared to pay for it.
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Is the mobile market killing websites? MOBILE MARKETING is the latest hot topic online. With the growing number of internet-capable mobile devices I will take a brief look at how the mobile market might affect traditional websites over the next couple of weeks. I will also explain what you can do to take advantage of the growing number of mobile users accessing the internet today. For the first time ever, companies are shipping more smart phones than computers and the fact that Google bought mobile giant Motorola last month could be a good pointer that mobile marketing will be the future niche for promoting your business. I am often asked by companies
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you can do to make your sites more mobile friendly. If only a small amount of traffic is mobile then changing your site probably isn’t going to be worth your while just yet. Either way, with the internet changing so rapidly and everybody’s needs being different, you are always safer to get some expert advice from a reputable company who can advise you on the latest trends and offer you the best online marketing strategy to suit your individual business needs.
Next week I’ll be giving you some tips on how to make your site mobile friendly and looking at how to link it all together with a good social network marketing plan.
Feeding feral cats DEAR Connie, I read a letter you wrote in the newspaper about feral cats and felt compelled to reply. Whilst I understand your response, I believe that people do not understand the effects of their actions in feeding feral cats. I would be obliged if you bring this to the attention of your readers. Dave Kennedy Dear Dave, Feeding feral cats raises ethical questions. 1. Feed the cats, but
don’t neuter them. This will result in a colony of cats too big to feed. Is this in the interest of the cats? Short-term, yes; longterm, perhaps not.
Definitely a Connie’s problem for Pets neighbours. 2. Feed the feral Corner cats AND neuter For 24-HOUR VETS visit them. This is in almeria24hvets.euroweeklynew s.com the interests of the cats short and If you have any questions, long-term. Stable please write to me at connie feral cat colonies pets@euro weeklynews.co m usually keep out I’ll be happy to help. new ferals. A limited problem for neighbours. 3. Should somebody kill I think number two is the feral cats? This will the best, because I value resolve the residents’ the welfare of cats as well problem for a while but if as the welfare of humans. Best wishes there is food around, more Connie ferals will move in.
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European Type Approval I HAVE mentioned three magic words ‘European Type Approval’ in several previous articles and thought it best to explain what this is so you can be better informed should you ever consider buying a car, for example from the US or any other country outside of the EU. In effect, the Spanish authorities suggest that you cannot register a car that doesn’t have the required European Type Approval. But that is
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clearly not the case as can be witnessed by the high number of cars you see driving around on Spanish Plates from the US – even though they have different manufacturing specifications and do not have ETP.
Car Manufacturers make cars for different world markets. Let’s take for example an Audi made in Germany but exported when new, to the USA. This car will have been manufactured to the safety specifications required in the USA and hence it does not have European Type Approval. And this is where people get caught out when they see cars which can be bought cheaper in the US than what they can here.
But it’s only under certain criteria that you will be able to get these US cars registered here and that is when you will need a highly specialist expert like myself to do this for you and I suggest well before you even purchase a car and it leaves US soil! Without expert advice you will never get the car registered and it will end up costing you thousands. There is lots to know so don’t get caught!
Land Rover launch two new concepts TWO modern interpretations of the iconic Land Rover made their debut at last week’s
Frankfurt motor show (Germany). Both concepts capture the spirit of Land Rover. This spirit was established in 1948 by the series 1, the first mass-produced civilian 4x4, which swiftly earned a reputation for itself, for British engineering and for the Land Rover name. The DC100 and DC100 Sport concepts preview a potential future direction for Land Rover. The design has a flexibility; for example the central
The DC100. instruments can be removed from the vehicle and used outside for continued ‘on foot’ navigation or to capture remote explorations on film, through inbuilt cameras. DC100 The upright windscreen provides excellent visibility on and off-road while the interchangeable rear cover allows for either maximum cargo capacity or transporting additional passengers. A winch, capable of supporting the weight of the car, is integrated into the front grille and towing eyes have been built into each corner of the concept. As a further extension of its capabilities, the DC100 roof is equipped with solar panels to power on-board systems, reducing the load on the
Wheels By James Yeadon engine and lowering emissions. The DC100 exterior is painted in metallic silver specifically intended to reflect the sun’s rays. DC100 Sport Reimagined as a performance concept for the 21st century, it features a wrap-around aero screen and cut-down side windows for open-air motoring. Flowing back from the seats is a twinhumped fastback roofline that encloses a generous load bed that includes fittings designed to secure sports equipment.
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Helen B and Richard Shanley presenting The Almeria Happy Hour.
Spectrum upgrades loved by listeners By Staff Reporter OVER the weekend Spectrum 92.6FM, Almeria’s number one local radio station upgraded all of their transmission equipment to enhance the listeners pleasure. Now fitted with state of the art processors and the most up to date computer software available on the market today the new upgrades have proved an instant hit with local listeners. Diane Blackbourn from Mojos Restaurant in The Parque Comercial in Mojacar said: “The sound difference is incredible. It is
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• FOOTBALL - Last weekend 38 goals were scored in the Premiership. Manchester United extended their lead at the top by beating Chelsea 3-1; secondplaced Manchester City drew 2-2 at Fulham; Spurs thrashed nine-man Liverpool and Sunderland whipped sleepy Stoke, both by 4-0; Blackburn beat Arsenal 4-3; Swansea, the first Welsh team to score in, and win, a PL game, defeated WBA 3-0; Norwich won 21 at Bolton; it was Wolves 0 QPR 3; Everton 3 Wigan 1 and Villa 1 Newcastle 1. Elsewhere, Brighton have been replaced as Championship leaders by Southampton who beat Birmingham 4-1; Charlton and Morecambe top Leagues 1 and 2 and Rangers beat Celtic 4-2 in Scotland. Tomorrow, George Eastham, ex-Arsenal, Newcastle, Stoke and England, now living in South Africa, will be 75.
Apologies to Mojacar Veterans for comments made after the 2-2 draw with Venta del Pobre. It can only get better! The ‘Vets’ lost 3-1 at Vicar last week (Matt Williams
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Ireland whip the Aussies, England beat India 8-0 and United stay top in this game. Shane Williams scored his 55th try for Wales who beat Samoa 17-10. • CYCLING - Lars Boom (Holland) won the Tour of Britain: ex-World Superbike champion James Toseland has retired (he wants to become a pop star, like girlfriend, Katie Melua): Casey Stoner brilliantly won last week’s MotoGp in Aragon, Spain.
Oldest scorer in Champions League history: Ryan Giggs.
DID YOU KNOW? RYAN GIGGS - born Ryan Joseph Wilson - scored for the 23rd consecutive season when he equalised for Manchester
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scored again) and on Saturday it’s Cuevas at home (5pm). • CRICKET - Lancashire have won the County
United in the recent Champions League clash in Benfica. He also became the oldest scorer in Champions League history and
Championship outright for the first time since 1934, and their ninth triumph overall. Warwickshire were runners-up. Yorkshire and Hampshire were relegated from Division One, replaced by Middlesex and Surrey. The latter doubled up by winning the 40 overs final against Somerset for
the first player to net in 16 different ‘CL’ campaigns, taking over from ex-Real Madrid star Raul, now with Schalke 04.
whom it was a fifth straight ‘Cup final’ defeat. England whitewashed India 8-0 by winning one 20/20 encounter, four Tests and three One Day Internationals. Graeme Swann will skipper the ‘Lions’ in the ODI series against the West Indies (Stuart Broad is injured).
• RUGBY WORLD CUP Brilliant Ireland stunned Australia 15-6 - their first win over the Aussies in World Cup history. England also made it two wins out of two with an unconvincing 41-10 victory over Georgia. Steve Shaw became his country’s oldest capped player and his country’s oldest skipper
• SPORTS EXTRA - On Sunday Sebastian Vettel can clinch the F1 driver’s championship in Singapore: Floyd Mayweather beat Victor Ortiz in Las Vegas to win the WBC Welterweight title: in golf, Justin Rose won the BMW tournament in Chicago and GB & Ireland beat a strong Continental/Europe team to lift the Seve Trophy in France • THE SPECTRUM RADIO CHALLENGE QUIZ, postponed in July, will take place at The New Kimrick, Mojacar on Thursday, September 29 (NOW 7pm). Entry is by ticket ONLY (€8 per person to include a buffet meal); teams of up to six members are allowed and tickets are available from The New Kimrick or Spectrum FM.
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GINGER McCAIN A National Hunt legend, died on Monday, aged 80 BORN in Southport, McCain began training in 1962, using stables behind his used-car salesroom. His first horse - Red Rum - cost 6,000 guineas and although suffering from a debilitating bone disease won three Grand Nationals in the 1970s and became the ‘Punter’s Favourite’. One of only two men to train four National winners, his other horse was Amberleigh House in 2004. R.I.P. Tony Matthews
Valle del Este hosts EWN Media Golf Tournament VALLE del Este was the venue for this year’s EWN Golf Tournament held on Saturday, September 17, for PAWS. Thirty golfers turned out for the competition, all itching to get their hands on the EWN trophy. The blisteringly hot day called for an early start at 8.30am and a finish at around 2pm. All of the greens were sponsored by local businesses to raise much needed revenue for PAWS, not forgetting the raffle to which many
local businesses donated an array of prizes. The prizes were allocated in this order, presented by Gigi from PAWS and Fiona Rooney, EWN’s representative: Nearest the pin, Bryan White; Longest drive, Michael Cooper; Third place with a score of 32, Phil Townsend, receiving a gift of €50; second place with a score of 34, Tony Dudley, receiving a gift of €100; Tony then donated half of his winnings to PAWS. Many thanks, Tony, for this fine gesture, First place, again with a score 34 but on scores for front/back nine holes, went to Paul Henshaw receiving a gift of €150 plus the winner’s trophy. A first-class lunch was provided by Valle del Este Hotel, for which all the staff deserve a big
From left: Fiona Rooney, Paul Henshaw and Gigi (PAWS). thank-you. In addition, the event could not have taken place without the expertise of Kevin Burden, Golf Pro, to put all the wheels in motion and to judge the scores; a true professional. A total of €2,300 was raised for this deserving cause and we hope to see everybody and more here again next year.
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Aguilon Golf Members Report SLIGHTLY cooler weather is making playing golf more comfortable and you would think the scores would reflect this; however, the scoring of late has been pretty poor, proving how fickle this game can be. Wednesday, September 7, Individual Stableford 1st John Bridgen 33pts; 2nd Jim Barclay 32pts on a card play off; 3rd Ricky Gaskin (visitor) 32pts Twos: Bill Gibb 4th. Wednesday, September 14, Monthly Medal Another bad day for scoring with the exception of our winner who had a tremendous medal round, the after game discussion centred on whether ‘bionic knees’ constituted ‘outside help’ but it was decided that his once-a-year round would stand (pardon the pun). 1st Keith Leonard 82-15=67; 2nd Roy Stubbins 95-20=75; 3rd Kevin Manser 93-16=77 Twos: none today, the medal syndrome came out on top! For information contact 636 938 404 or 634 641 199
FRIDAY, September 16, saw 18 members playing an individual Stableford in ideal golfing conditions. The weather started sunny with a good breeze but it breeze disappeared during the back nine and it became quite steamy. The golf course is still in good condition and the greens are almost back to normal following the hollow-tining. The green staff were starting to mow the greens ready for the Paws charity match the following morning so they should be a bit quicker than of late. The handicap split for this week was +15. There were no 2s today. Division One: 1st Brendan Cullen – 34 points; 2nd Carol Henshaw – 33 points; 3rd Roger Goff – 31 points. Division Two: 1st Steve Wright – 34 points; 2nd John Sunstrum – 32 points; 3rd Yvonne Bridgman – 30 points.