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Javea residents plan sit-in demo to reinstate beachside tables
‘We shall not be moved’ rally cry By Benny Davis FRUSTRATED Javea residents are planning a sit-in on June 18 to demand that the government allows tables and chairs on outside beachfront terraces. Last month, EWN reported that in accordance with Valencian coastal law, Javea Town Hall had ordered all restaurants and bars situated in the port and Arenal areas to remove furniture from their terraces. Bewildered tourists were forced to vacate their tables while Local Police supervised the operation, threatening forceful removal and fines if the edict was ignored. Gone is that ‘friendly Mediterranean ambience’, and local business owners are counting the cost of loss of takings and planning staff cut-backs. Official protests made at the time fell on deaf ears as local elections were only weeks away, with all forecasts predicting a complete change of town hall management. The big clearance not only angered restaurant
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Paedophile jailed A 73-YEAR-OLD Austrian man from San Juan de Alicante was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for sexually abusing two children, aged nine and 14, as well as recording pornographic images of them.
Summer school THERE are 150 places available at the ‘Family Care Summer School’ for children aged four to 12 of working parents in Benidorm who qualify. Contact the town hall for more information.
Culinary contest Front-line bars and restaurants forced to clear their terraces. and bar owners, it also hit residents and tourists denying them the opportunity of enjoying alfresco catering alongside the sea wall with its stunning views. So says local resident Phil Harding who considers that Javea Council should agree a simple workable solution with front-line owners that would allow them to have an agreed number of tables and chairs depending on their frontage. Based on feedback, Harding received from a letter he wrote to a
local Javea publication, he feels the time is ripe for the public to demonstrate their right to having a say in their community management. In a letter sent to the EWN, he says: “In order to bring our concern to the attention of the town council, I would like to suggest that all of Javea’s Euro Weekly News readers hold a mass one-hour sit-in on Saturday, June 18, commencing at 11am outside Café Attico in the port.” He added: “It would be perfectly within the
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public rights to sit on the sea wall, or to take their own chair.” Harding says: “It’s time to sit down for our taxpaying rights and emphasise the importance of Javea Council reinstating that historical friendly Mediterranean atmosphere that both residents and tourists have enjoyed for so many years.” He asks all that support this appeal, by making a positive effort with all the friends they can muster on June 18.
TOMORROW (Friday) at 8pm at Plaza del la Llum in Villajoyosa amateur chefs will compete, preparing traditional dishes, while a band plays and refreshments are available at the bar.
Hollow Earth CHRISTINE NEWTON will give a talk on ‘UFOs and the Hollow Earth’ tomorrow (Friday) at 10am at the Social Club and Bar in Javea Old Town.
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A MAN has been detained in Murcia for allegedly pretending to be a National Police officer and CNI agent in order to ‘con’ his victims into paying thousands into fake economic investments. He found his victims in Alicante, El Campello, Aviles and Villajoyosa.
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A relaxation of the rules for Benidorm taxis makes life easier for clients and cabbies alike.
More taxi ranks and drivers wearing shorts By Paul Deed
TAXI DRIVERS in Benidorm may soon sport a new image under new ordinances that govern, amongst other things, how they dress.
There are rules for everything, and now ‘acceptable dress’ for Benidorm’s taxi drivers will include ‘the wearing of shorts for the driver’, according to Juan Carlos Martinez, the
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secretary of Benidorm’s Radio Taxi Service. Martinez added that the relaxation, or clarification, of what is permissible attire for the man at the wheel is because ‘Benidorm can be very hot’. The regulations will not apparently come into force until later this month, so until then the municipality’s drivers will all be wearing regulation long trousers, in sweaty anticipation of the change in rules. This update in the regulations is the only
one since they were last reviewed back in 1982. There will also be a relaxation of where taxis can park awaiting customers, especially in the tourist Rincon area, in an effort to make their accessibility better for tourists. This move makes sense, as it will mean more taxi stands dotted around the streets for waiting clients, and less people staggering from street to street in search of that elusive taxi rank.
THE Socialist PSPV-PSOE exmayor of Denia, Francisca Viciano, announced that she will be ‘abandoning firstline politics’ in the municipality for personal reasons.
SUV crash A MAN died and three were seriously injured when the SUV they were travelling in overturned on the CV-777 by Busot. The cause of the accident is unknown.
120 ‘lost jobs’ THE workers union has held a meeting with Terra Mitica officials in Benidorm after the park announced that 120 of its long-term workers could lose their jobs.
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Drugs in boy’s room A COUPLE were arrested in Zaragoza (Northern Spain) after more than 40 marihuana plants were allegedly discovered at their home, some in their four-year-old son’s bedroom.
people die from smoking related diseases every year in Spain, estimates show. Since the new law, tobacco use has fallen between 4 and 5 per cent.
Kio Tower for sale SPAIN’S Bankia Bank has put up for sale one of the 114m tall Kio Towers in Madrid, sources advise. The tower could sell for €200 to €250 million, says Spanish daily El Confidencial.
Altea residents evacuated as Chinese shop burns
SOS ladies fashion IN Spain it is often difficult to find a wide range of sizes in women’s clothing. A UK ladies fashion chain ‘SOS’, that offers sizes six to 26, currently has stores in Murcia and Altea and the plan is to reopen its shop in the old terminal at El Altet Airport in Alicante in the new terminal. They are supporters of charities including MABS Cancer Support; at the inauguration of their store on Conde de Altea 56, they donated 10 per cent of profits on the day and plan to hold future charity events.
Villajoyosa triathlon AROUND 150 triathletes will be competing in the ‘Irontour 2011’ in Villajoyosa this Saturday and Sunday. They will complete 2,602 metre swimming, 80 kilometres by bicycle and 15 kilometres running.
More school places THE new Gasparot school will be built on an 8,000-square-metre plot at Calle Ferrocarril in Vilajoyosa and should be ready in less than four months. It will offer 141 kindergarten places and 82 primary.
Wheelchairs for HAH HELP AT HOME (HAH) charity are appealing for wheelchairs to be donated. They will be for the sole use of HAH clients. Must be in good condition and HAH will collect. Call Paul on 968 134 978.
We’re in the army now! One of the creations on display.
Scale-model enthusiasts view the exhibits on display in Finestrat.
Models and diorama MORE than 1,000 models were displayed at Finestrat’s first modelmaking and diorama festival. Models included those of cars, motorbikes, ships, planes, army
tanks and helicopters. Many of the exhibits were recreations of those used in the Second World War as well as more futuristic models.
Kingpin of Colombian drug traffickers was inmate POLICE have dismantled an alleged Colombian trafficking gang based in the Valencia and Murcia regions. One kilogramme of cocaine has been seized and seven people arrested in Alicante,
Elche and Gandia. A man serving a prison sentence for similar offences is thought to be the leader of the gang. These latest arrests are part of the second phase of an investigation launched at the
Let off because not told of ban A MAN caught driving while banned has been acquitted because he was not told that he had been banned. He only realised that his driving licence had been revoked after police stopped him during a routine check in Alicante. They initiated criminal proceedings against him. Driving without a licence can carry a three to six month prison sentence, a fine and/or community work.
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A CHINESE discount shop located in Calle Garganes, Altea, was completely destroyed during a blaze on Monday night. It is thought the fire was caused by a short circuit in the wiring system as witnesses reported the fire started at the rear of the 370square-metre building where the electricity panel is located. A shop assistant and a customer were in the building at the time of the blaze. The owner of a fruit shop next door to the building used a fire extinguisher in an attempt to put out the flames. “It was impossible to extinguish it,” he told local Spanish newspaper Informacion . “Neither my fire extinguisher nor the one from the Chinese shop were enough to fight the flames which in barely two minutes spread throughout the store. “You could hear small explosions as if light bulbs were exploding, but as the smoke prevented us from being able to see or breathe, we went outside,” he recalled. Fire crews from Benidorm and Denia were called to assist local firefighters, given the size of the blaze. Twenty firemen participated in the firefighting effort. It took two hours for the blaze to be brought under control. Local Police officers evacuated the occupants of the 16 homes adjacent to the store and Altea Mayor Andres Ripoll arranged for the 35 people affected to stay at a local hotel.
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end of March, following the dismantling of two cocaine labs and the arrest of six people in Alicante, Sant Joan and Mutxamel. In the first stage, 450 grams of cocaine as well as 102 pairs of trousers saturated with 200 grams of cocaine were seized.
Benisub photo contest THE second open Benisub Underwater Photography competition runs from this Friday to Sunday.
Lace Bobbin Show THIS Saturday there is a Lace Bobbin Show at the Finca La Barbera dels Aragones gardens in Villajoyosa.
Taking too long NUMEROUS Calpe residents and merchants have repeatedly complained about the ‘beautification’ works on Calle La Niña which are apparently taking longer than necessary to complete.
Speedy councillor THE prosecution has asked for a twoyear-six-month prison sentence for a City of Valencia councillor for allegedly charging fees to merchants for speeding up their opening licences.
Spain a republic, UN boss says EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of UN Women and former President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, forgot that Spain is a constitutional monarchy, addressing Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero as ‘President of the Republic’ during a meeting in Madrid.
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www.euroweeklynews.com A truly bumper issue and the largest ever Euro Weekly News (EWN) Costa Blanca South edition has gone up to 80 pages this week. Times remain economically challenging but EWN continues to lead the plethoraof Englishlanguage publications in Spain that publish weekly, fortnightly, and monthly. While the 80-page Costa Blanca South edition shows size does matter, the EWN’s Costa del Sol edition continues to lead the pack, with 96 pages, soon to go up to 104. And the Costa Blanca North edition is also set to increase in the next few weeks. Week in, week out, 52 weeks of the year, EWN
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Tourism hots up with a 27% boost in April
THE high season for tourism began well for Andalucia in April, with
almost 27 per cent more foreign tourists than in the same month of 2010.
Most of these were from the United Kingdom, which continues to be the main
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keeps readers fully informed and better advised, commercially and editorially. With seven UK TV pages, eight pages dedicated to Finance, Business and Legal, and many local, regional and national news stories in a typical edition, it is not surprising that EWN is
record number of unemployed
market for tourists vis Andalucia, governm data shows. A monthly study sh that 755,944 for tourists visited the regio April, making it the t favourite destination Spain. The total number visitors in the whole Spain was 4.7 million, 20.9 per cent rise from l year. In the first fo months of this year, 1 million foreign tourists ha visited Andalucia, 14.4 p cent of the total number visitors to Spain. Nationally, the number British tourists rose 42 pe cent compared to April las year, while almost 41 pe cent more tourists visite from Holland and 16 pe cent more from Germany.
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Poorer in health, richer in pocket IT’S no fun being sick, but, boy, have I saved money this week! I was struck down with some sort of chest infection and have been housebound. However, it’s been great for my finances. Feeling unwell has not only left me with a diminished appetite, but also the lack of energy has meant I’ve been quite happy to entertain myself at home, rather than go out and spend money
Loose change A look at finance for females Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com
we feel good, too? Saying ‘NO’ to frivolous spending is easy when we’re under the weather, we’re just not bothered
much more tempting to purchase when we feel full of beans. Imagine if we could transfer this frugal mentality to choices in normal everyday life. We’d save a fortune. Modern-day marketing gets us so excited that we nearly trip over ourselves to buy things we see advertised: a mascara that lengthens and conditions eyelashes in one easy stroke; before the advert is even finished we’ve
going up in pages. Not only are columnists like Leapy Lee still causing controversy, but a host of others have joined the newspaper in the past year or so, including Nora Johnson, Mike Walsh, and Fia Tarrant, among others. Also new to EWN are specialist writers covering topics ranging from Motoring (Paul Ripley), Sailing (Robbie France), and Cyber Safety (Charles
Eleven chicks have arrived to join our animal kingdom.
Meet the family OUR family are animal lovers. My grandad used to have a monkey, horses and all sorts of other animals. My momo (grandma) takes her beloved cat for walks in Oslo on a lead. When my dad married my mum she was under strict instructions to only have one pet; my dad had to put his foot down or he could see the house being taken over. My mum was pregnant with my brother Toby and
Conway) to Finance for Women (Jane Plunkett). Across our six editions, we now print more than 400 pages of newspaper a week, and this number is increasing every month. Other expatriate free newspapers also have several editions covering different regions, but, in most of these cases, these regional editions are practically identical to each other. The vast majority of the
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After a few years my brother was obsessed with Postman Pat and really wanted a black and white cat, so dad gave in and we got ‘Jess’, our cat. After about a year, our poor Jess was taken advantage of and four kittens popped out.
dog, dad now had the dog, three cats and a guinea pig thrown in for good measure. We would buy mum a guinea pig or a bunny for her birthday so that way we couldn’t get in trouble, and the animal kingdom kept growing. Since my mum and dad divorced, no-one has been putting their foot down so, four dogs, two horses, some ducks and a goldfish later, we now have 11 chicks to add to the
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Weekend summer fun in Torrevieja By Keith Nicol WITH the longer, brighter and warmer nights
pages in EWN edition are different from one region to the next. What this growth shows is that the expatriate community reads EWN week in, week out, and proves that advertising in this newspaper produces results for its customers. But this record-breaking 80-page issue is just another milestone. There is still much to be done to ensure EWN further builds on the
already in evidence, it’s time to enjoy evenings in Torrevieja to the fullest.
There is a not to be missed expo this weekend, too.
With the elections out of the way, it’s back to business as usual as we enter June, and, believe it or not, 2011 is almost half over already! This weekend offers a variety of fun events including Noche del C h th S d
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First female Muslim mayor THE UK’s first female Muslim Lord Mayor has been appointed by Bradford council (West Yorkshire). The motherof-three was born in the UK and has served as the deputy since 2009.
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Eccentric hat THE ‘outlandish’ hat designed by Philip Treacy that Princess Beatrice wore at the royal wedding sold for £81,100 (€93,500) in an eBay auction. The proceeds will go to Unicef and Children in Crisis.
Goose attack A RETIRED dentist broke his leg after driving his quad bike into a tree while being chased by a goose. He was collecting grain for his chickens in Cowfold (Sussex).
Not welcome: Jellyfish invasion.
Jellyfish menace closes beaches
By Paul Deed JELLYFISH caused the closure of Benidorm’s beaches as the council was forced to react to their
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BRITISH royalty, nobility, and the well-off swallowed parts of the human body including flesh, blood and bones as medicine right up until the end of the 18th century, a new book on medicinal cannibalism claims.
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presence in numbers by raising the red flag over the resort’s bathing areas. This occurred last week followed by a clean-up
British hooligans run riot in Valencia hotel POLICE were called to a hotel in Valencia’s port district last week, where a group of 15 British holidaymakers were causing havoc. Hotel staff were alerted to a disturbance on the fourth floor where the British tourists were staying. Police were summoned and were greeted by a cloud of vapour from fire extinguishers that had been set off by the drunken party. Spanish daily Europa Press described the scene as ‘a riot’, and police arrested the entire group whose ages ranged from 21 to 36. Reports from the hotel said they had been drinking continuously since their arrival.
programme when more than 1,200 kilos of the creatures were removed from the waters off Benidorm’s shoreline, according to the town’s Councillor for Environment and Beaches, Mariola Fluvia. As at last weekend, six council employees were still working on a final sweep to ensure the bathing areas were safe, and it has been reported that the currents mean that the jellyfish were moving south towards the resort of Villajoyosa. Alfaz del Pi, Finestrat and Altea and have now also activated their protocol warning system.
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Benidorm representative sharing the towns wares at their stall at the IMEX fair.
Benidorm at Frankfurt’s IMEX 2011 tourism fair IN line with Benidorm’s tourism marketing plan, they had a stall at the IMEX 2011 fair in Frankfurt (Germany) in order to
promote the city. More than 160 countries and 9,000 tourism professionals attended the fair.
A disabled woman’s voting rights ‘violated’ By Nicole Hallett WHEN the time came for a disabled woman to vote in Alfaz del Pi, her rights – she says – were ‘violated’. Voting in Spain is supposed to be in secret, but in this woman’s case she was not allowed to keep it secret with the people at the electoral table ‘watching over her every move’. In a YouTube video it is clear that at one point a female member even
opens the envelope to see what is inside, inciting the fury of the disabled woman’s companion. The Spanish confederation for people with disabilities, COCEMFE, has denounced the Alfaz del Pi municipality for this. Following this year’s new regulations for basic conditions for the participation disabled people “we regret that this was not achieved and that the rights of a voter
Bouncer gets €50,000 bail THE Benidorm disco bouncer accused of causing the death of a customer will be released from custody on the condition he pays €50,000 bail, sources said. The proposal for him to be freed on bail was made by his defence lawyer, a week after he was taken into custody. Two weeks ago the bouncer ejected the victim from the Hipodromo disco in Benidorm. According to the accused, he was removed from the premises because he was ‘robbing’ people and had several altercations earlier that night with nightclub staff. He claims once the man was outside the club, he tried to assault the bouncer, which is when he pushed the victim to the ground, and the victim hit his head. He died a day later.
were violated,” said COCEMFE president Mario Garcia. “It is a shame that people with disabilities have to fight so much more than the rest of society in order to vote. With this denuncia we hope to take a step forward in protecting their rights and with the goal that these are upheld at the following elections,” he added. COCEMFE is a nongovernmental, non-profit organisation established in 1980. Its aim is to defend their rights and improve their quality of life.
Fighting cockerels seized TWO cockerels used for fighting were seized by the Altea Guardia Civil during a routine vehicle check. According to the authorities there were ‘clear signs’ they had been used for fighting, they said.
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Anti-rabies campaign starts BENIDORM has launched an anti-rabies campaign. This annual vaccine will only cost €11, including an anti-parasite programme, through six veterinary clinics until Wednesday June 15. "The requirement is that all dogs are vaccinated, but it is recommended cats are too,” said Health Councillor Maite Iraola.
"The town hall allocated €5,000 for this campaign and €3,000 for the Society for the Protection of Animals and Plants to vaccinate the dogs and cats they look after,” she added. Dogs should be vaccinated when they are three-months-old and revaccinated the following year, after which a
biannual vaccination is recommended, but many dog-owners prefer to only do this annually. The participating clinics in Benidorm are:
• Clinica Veterinaria Casagrande, Avenida Alfonso Puchades, 27 • Clinica Veterinaria Avenida del Mediterraneo, Avenida del Mediterraneo, 25
• Clinica Veterinaria Avenida de Europa, Avenida de Europa, 16 • Clinica Veterinaria El Rincon, Avenida Severo Ochoa, 26 Keep your dog safe.
• Clinica Veterinaria La Cala, Avenida Villajoyosa • Clinica Veterinaria Costa Blanca, Avenida Jaime I, 33
Crackdown on fraud ALICANTE judges, police and Iberdrola representatives held a meeting on Tuesday to
discuss ways of preventing people from connecting to electricity supplies illegally.
Almost 30 people from the north of the city have been taken to court following the latest crackdown on illegal electricity connections. They are accused of connecting to the mains electricity supply or the supplies belonging to communities with the aim of avoiding paying for the electricity which they use. According to the Spanish penal code, if the amount defrauded from the electricity company exceeds €300, the person responsible for the act can face sentences of up to 12 months in prison. In 2009 Iberdrola estimated 8,000 cases of this type of fraud across the Valencia region.
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Jail-house rock parties A HOTEL in Hameln has been hosting jailthemed parties in cellars where the Nazis once imprisoned forced labourers, which is said to have provoked the ire of a historian and embarrassed city politicians.
Bronze Age The Blue Flag flies again in Raco de l’Albir.
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FOR the 20th consecutive year the Raco de l’Albir Beach in Alfas del Pi has been awarded the Blue Flag by the Environmental Education Foundation. There are 116 Blue Flag beaches in the Valencian Region, 66 of which are in the Alicante Province.
91-year-old shot A 91-YEAR-OLD man was shot in the head by his daughter, 70, in Villaviciosa de Odon, Madrid. The family called the emergency services requesting health care, but when paramedics arrived, he was already dead. His daughter, who was with her husband at the time and does not have a criminal record, was
arrested, although the Guardia Civil are carrying out an investigation to determine whether she fired the shots. The officers are following two lines of investigation, the first of which is that the killing was carried out for compassionate reasons, and the second, family problems, although not of an economic nature.
POTENTIALLY the earliest Bronze Age battle site containing 100 bodies was found on a river bank in the Tollense Valley in northern Germany by a team from the Centre for Baltic and Scandinavian Archaeology.
Free condoms ONCE a willing sponsor has been found to pay to have their logo on the packaging, thousands of condoms will be given away for free around Berlin.
Joining forces ABUNDESTAG Federal Diet - members from all sides of politics are joining forces in a bid to push for uniform nationwide antismoking laws.
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Grouse win €1m compensation ELECTRICITY company Enel-Endesa must put up a €1m bond covering future compensation for endangering a nesting capercaillie. An Enel-Endesa executive now faces accusations of installing a wind farm in San Feliz (Leon) without permission, and less than 500 metres from where a capercaillie hen was incubating eggs. Cantabrian Capercaillies, belonging to the grouse family, were being monitored by the University of Leon’s Biodiversity department.
Cantabria’s endangered capercaillie population is the most southerly based in Europe and 40 of the total population of 400 are thought to be in this area. The Castilla y Leon regional government and the electricity company decided to ignore the legislation existing in neighbouring Cantabria which barred wind turbines from the endangered birds’ habitat and the San Feliz project began without them having obtained the necessary permits in May 2008.
The dolphins were a hit with the children.
The magic of the sea for XIC pupils PRIMARY students from Years three and four at Xabia International College in Javea enjoyed a day trip to Mundomar in Benidorm this week. The animals, fish and birds on display delighted and fascinated the children. One of the trip’s highlights was the spectacular dolphin show, which had all the children completely entranced – especially when they got splashed by the dolphins! Following the trip, they are working on marinebased projects in both Spanish and English, as well as producing some beautiful artwork. Thank you to all the parents and helpers who made the day such a success for everyone.
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It was in the middle of the capercaillie nesting season and 8-metre wide roads were cut through woodland so the 45metre long turbine blades could be driven to their sites. Work began without permission to occupy public land and the roads had not been built where expected, according to the Guardia Civil. At this point, the university team realised that the birds were being affected. A hen fitted with a transmitter suddenly moved after being in the same place for a week. “We thought she was sitting on eggs so we went to see what happened”, said biologist Manuel Gonzalez, one of the University of Leon investigators. “There was a bulldozer 500 metres away”. Birdlife group SEO lodged a formal complaint and work on the windfarm was halted. “We’re not against windfarms, but they have to be done properly. There is room enough in Spain without going where capercaillies breed”, said SEO spokesman, biologist Juan Carlos Atienza.
Young do their ‘bit’ THERE are eight voluntary work camps in the Valencian Region for youngsters aged 18 to 26. Volunteers will complete 15 days over the two summer months. There are three social works camps offering the opportunity to work with the elderly, children or people with disabilities. Then there are four archaeological camps, some of which are conducted in English as well as Spanish,there is also an environmental camp. More information at www.gvajove.es.
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www.euroweeklynews.com By Paul Deed OFFICERS of the Guardia Civil arrested 14 people in Altea in connection with a ring of criminals organising illegal immigration. The police operation was co-ordinated by the National Court and involved approximately 40 officers from the Special Central Unit of the Guardia Civil in Madrid, in
Iranian illegal immigrant ring is cracked with 14 arrests collaboration with Alicante’s Public Safety Unit.
The co-ordinated raids involved searching two houses in Altea in the
Placa de Palau, and one in Altea la Olla. The suspected criminals were Iranians whose operations involved attempting to bring illegal immigrants into Spain from Iran and Afghanistan. They used forged passports and other supporting documents, which enabled the crossing of international borders, according to investigating sources. In each instance, the illegal immigrant was charged some €30,000 by the gang. The raids were carried out simultaneously on the homes of the three Iranian families at 7.30am precisely, as is standard practice in such operations, in order to gain the element of surprise, and the officers had their faces covered with balaclavas to protect their identities for future
clandestine and undercover operations. Door-breaking equipment was used to smash in all three front doors. The occupiers included children as young as six years old and couples. All the arrested persons were Iranian except for one of their wives, who was a Romanian national. The suspects included six couples, plus four children, who were taken into custody, as well as the mother of one of the suspects. The searches of the three properties lasted more than eight hours and it was at first assumed by locals that it was an anti-terrorist operation. Subsequently, the motive of the trafficking of illegal immigrants came to light. It was reported that computer records and
documents were seized at the properties. The Iranian families had been living in the houses for two months but officers had been told that they had been in Spain for just over three years. At the same time, one local resident described the detainees as ‘very kind and good people’. Sources state that some 1,500 people were trafficked by the gang before it was broken up. The operation was initially detected operating out of Romania and subsequently Belgium, before it moved its base of operations to Spain. The gang had been under surveillance and several police agencies cooperated throughout Europe before the arrests were made on the Costa Blanca.
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Man caught with sheep SWEDEN – A Swedish man in his 50s who was allegedly caught having sex with a sheep on a farm near Alingsås in western Sweden denied being guilty of animal cruelty.
Love or hate DENMARK – Marmite has been banned from being sold in Danish supermarkets because it has too many vitamins, and so breaks food laws passed in 2004 regarding sales of fortified foods.
Tree hotel SWEDEN – Ecofriendly Treehotel, located 64km south of the Arctic Circle in Harads, was named on the prestigious Conde Nast Traveller Hot List for 2011. Its rooms are nestled 1.8m to 12m up in the pines.
Emissions up NORWAY – CO2 emissions in Norway increased by 4.8 per cent in 2010, to 53.7million tonnes, while climate policy requires that they range between 45 and 47 million tonnes by 2020.
Egg face SWEDEN – A man who retaliated to trickor-treaters throwing eggs at his home in Gothenburg by going after them and smearing crushed egg over one of the boy’s faces was fined 11,400 kroner (€1,279).
Elderly rights DENMARK – A new proposed rule change would give retired couples the right to have someone to help them with their cleaning and shopping, in exchange for a room plus 3,050 kroner (€409) per month.
Chacon stands down from PM candidacy By Staff Reporter “I BACKED out to forestall an early election,” admitted Carme Chacon, Defence minister and presidential hopeful. Spain’s Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, had already announced that he would not run in next year’s general elections and Chacon was a likely contender for the PSOE primaries. So was Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, Interior Minister as well as vicepresident and considered the government’s safest pair of hands. Then came the municipal and regional elections debacle on May 22 when the socialists were routed by the PP conservatives. Rumblings were heard within the party, particularly from Patxi Lopez, the Basque
Carme Chacon has stood down in favour of Rubalcaba. Region’s president. A national conference to renew the party leadership was called for and some feared this would topple Zapatero and prompt an early election. Chacon’s withdrawal consequently left only
Swimming with Sea Lions By Paul Deed BENIDORM’S Aqua Natura water park,
No skirts NURSES at a private clinic in Cadiz should not be obliged to wear skirts, ruled the Supreme Court. This reversed an earlier High Court ruling after nurses from the San Rafael private clinic complained of discrimination. Unlike male nurses or female operating theatre nurses, they had to wear skirts, aprons and caps, they said, and were penalised if they didn’t. The High Court had found in favour of the clinic, saying it did not detect discrimination in the regulations and defended the company’s right to impose uniform.
which lies within the Terra Natura wildlife area, has added a fun new attraction to its activities for the coming season; swimming with sea lions. The activity will be supervised at all times by experts from a diving centre in Benidorm, who will also accompany the swimmers at all times. The antics can be seen by others from an underwater tunnel, making for a spectacle as well as a participation event. It is now seven years since Terra Natura and Aqua Natura opened their doors and, despite the setbacks with the mountain fires of two years ago, in which at one point it was thought the park might be lost, the facilities have bounced back and are looking forward to the summer season.
Rubalcaba and last Saturday it was announced that he would be the primaries’ sole candidate. Not all of the PSOE hierarchy subscribed to Chacon’s view of the situation, however. Any
hint of division was “absurd”, according to Jose Blanco, minister of Public Works and party vice-secretary. Health minister Leire Pajin expressed her support for Rubalcaba although the primaries
process was not entirely closed, she warned, citing two Andalucia socialists who intended to enter the primaries race. Carme Chacon was soon seen looking noticeably happier than when she announced her withdrawal from the primaries or attended the PSOE’s federal committee meeting last Saturday. “Chacon was less upset than angry,” confided sources close to her. She felt it had been a clean fight until May 22 when it all came apart and threatened to topple the government, they said. Talking to TVE, however, the smiling minister attributed her good humour to something other politics. As she is Catalan she was delighted by Barça’s 3-1 victory over Manchester United in the Champions League final, she said.
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Inflation dropped in Spain during May to 3.5 per cent, 0.8 less than April when the highest consumer price index was recorded since September 2008, first National Statistics Institute figures show.
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• SPANISH workers union UGT claims 18.1 per cent of staff who have worked for a company for more than three years have a ‘temporary relationship’ with their employer. The law states employees who work for one company on a temporary contract for 23 of 30 months, must be given an ‘indefinido’ (permanent) contract, according to 2010 labour reforms.
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• ELECTRICITY companies in Spain must carry out meter readings every two months, the government has ruled. With the new rule, electricity companies will no longer be able to estimate consumption more than one month at a time - as it was doing without express consent from the customer. • OPPOSITION leader, Mariano Rajoy, of the Partido Popular, will limit spending by the central, regional and local governments if he wins the general elections next year, he said in an interview with Spanish daily ABC. • THE Public Prosecutor’s Office in Rio de Janeiro is demanding Spain’s Santander Bank returns 265 million reales (€113 million) to its customers in Brazil for charges it claims were made ‘incorrectly’ between 2008 and 2009, according to news agency EFE.
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25% of company loan requests refused By Business Editor, Brendan Small ALTHOUGH more than a third (38 per cent) of companies in Spain applied for a loan last year, one in four (25.2 per cent) saw their application rejected. This was revealed in a survey carried out by Spain’s National Statistics Institute of small and medium-sized companies in the services, construction and industrial sectors. Another one in four were ‘partially successful’ while half saw their loan application granted. By comparison, in 2007, 80.3 per cent of loans were approved. Almost all (96.8 per cent) loan applications were made to banks. Reasons given for turning them down
remained similar to 2007, with ‘insufficient guarantees’ (38.6 per cent), ‘low liquidity’ (36.9) being the top two reasons. ‘No reason given’ accounted for 35.5 per cent of rejections (5 per cent more than in 2007) in joint third place with ‘lack of capital’. Six in 10 companies say banks were less likely to approve a loan in 2010 than in 2007, although the number of applications remained practically the same during this period. More than half think the cost of obtaining financing has increased since the recession began. The study also shows 60 per cent of companies will need financing between 2011 and 2013.
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By M Mynor TWITTER is close to acquiring London-based startup TweetDeck in a $40m (€28m) deal, making the company’s founder Iain Dodsworth a multimillionaire. The microblogging website has finalised a cash and shares deal with Dodsworth, which is expected to be officially confirmed today, according to media reports. Twitter has remained quiet on the speculation, which first emerged last month, and issued a statement saying that it will ‘continue to not comment on rumours.’ TweetDeck’s software enables users to organise their various Twitter accounts from a single launchpad, while also integrating data from other social networks including Facebook. Dodsworth, a programmer who has worked at the Prudential and PricewaterhouseCoopers, founded TweetDeck in 2008 after becoming frustrated at missing messages from friends. The company employs 15 staff and is based in the Old Street area of London, dubbed the ‘Silicon Roundabout’ due to the large amount of technology startups. Despite TweetDeck failing to ever turn a profit, the company has received the support of many high profile Twitter users, such as Stephen Fry and Ashton Kutcher. Twitter’s interest in TweetDeck accelerated after reports emerged that internet entrepreneur Bill Gross’s UberMedia company had submitted a $30m (€21m) offer.
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• SOME of the UK’s richest individuals and businesses spent an extra £1bn (€1.15bn) on private jets in the last three months of 2010 in a bid to beat the January VAT rise, recent figures show.
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Barclays hire Solbes as caja speculation grows By Business Reporter BARCLAYS BANK is to hire former Spanish Finance Minister Pedro Solbes to head its Spain operations, a spokesman for the bank said on Monday. Solbes, 68, will join the board of the Spanish unit as well as advise on European banking issues such as regulation, given his experience as EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs from 1999 to 2004. He was Finance Minister for Spain between 2004 and 2009. Meanwhile, Barclays may be considering purchasing one of Spain’s highly-indebted cajas de ahorros (savings banks)
according to a report in the British newspaper The Sunday Times. This follows a meeting held at La Moncloa in Madrid between Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and Bod Diamond, Chief Executive of Barclays Bank. The Spanish prime minister expressed his government’s firm commitment to strengthening the Spanish financial system. Zapatero also assured the Barclays boss the government will make reforms to regulations governing savings banks, as well as the creation of the Fund for Ordered Bank Restructuring, in order to help foster activity and create jobs.
Former Bankinter SA Chief Executive Jaime Echegoyen was recently appointed CEO in Spain for Barclays Global Retail Banking (GRB) division. Barclays is to shut 120 of its 590 branches and cut 700 jobs in Spain, according to the online edition of US newspaper The Wall Street Journal . The bank operates in more than 50 countries, employing nearly 147,000 people and has been in Spain since 1974 where it currently employs nearly 4,400 people, according to the company website. Barclays has more than 48 million customers and clients worldwide.
Spain attends the International Transport Summit in Germany SPANISH Development Minister Jose Blanco joined transport officials from 55 countries at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig (Germany).
Blanco held meetings with Turkish, Russian and Georgian officials in a bid to strengthen ties in this sector with these countries. The development of the
Turkish railway network includes the participation of Spain, in particular regarding the infrastructure of the network and high-speed rolling stock.
Spanish and Turkish ministers also agreed to a plan of cooperation with respect to air transport. A group of aviation experts from the Turkish government will soon travel to Spain. Spain has been invited as a ‘guest of honour’ to the International Russian Transport Forum held in Moscow in November. Meanwhile, Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Vera Kobalia, agreed to send specialists to Spain to study its marine traffic control systems as well as its maritime rescue services.
• MEDIA group Daily Mail and General Trust said their advertising revenue from domestic consumer operations fell in April and May, sending their shares down, despite market-share gains and operating efficiencies.
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• THE second largest cigarette company in Colombia is set to be bought by British American Tobacco (BAT) for £277.7m (€319.5m) so they can ‘fill a strategic gap’ in their Americas region.
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• AFTER household spending contracted for the second quarter running at the start of the year - 0.6 per cent following 0.3 per cent UK consumers have technically gone back into recession.
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www.euroweeklynews.com Tax inspectors take more tax out of the rich HM Revenue & Customs set up its High Net Worth Unit in 2009 specifically to investigate the tax affairs of the UK’s wealthiest citizens. So far it is proving a great success for the Treasury. The High Net Worth Unit replaced the Complex Personal Tax Team which used to bring in £25 million annually. In its first year the new unit managed to net £86 million. According to reports it has now almost doubled this achievement, generating £162 million extra revenue for the 2010-11 tax year. This is on top of the tax already paid by the individuals concerned. Treasury Minister, David Gauke, commented: “These are economically challenging times and it is absolutely essential and only fair that everyone pays their share of tax.” The Treasury acknowledges that high net worth individuals tend to have complicated tax affairs, but says this complexity should not prevent accuracy, and that the “very rich” must “pay the tax the law says they should”. The Unit works with representatives of the individuals to ensure tax rules are applied correctly. The extra tax becomes due when rules have been misunderstood or incorrectly applied to the taxpayer’s particular circumstances. If the Unit finds evidence of tax evasion the matter is referred to another HMRC unit. This is an example of why it is important to get your tax
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planning right from the outset so that you do not end up with an unexpected tax bill. Switzerland Some taxpayers could also find themselves paying more tax when the agreement between the UK and Switzerland is finalised and launched. According to all reports, under the agreement Swiss financial institutions will start to deduct a withholding tax from interest earnings, dividends and capital gains earned by British taxpayers. The tax collected will be anonymously remitted to HMRC. The Treasury expects to earn £3 billion in extra income over the next four years from the agreement. While the withholding tax was initially expected to be between 25% and 35%, the Financial Times has since reported that, according to a source familiar with the investigations, it will
actually be 50%. The actual amount still needs to be officially announced, however. Also as part of the deal, investors will also pay a one-off levy in recognition of past unpaid tax. The announcement on the final deal is expected soon. The talks between the UK and Switzerland were held against a backdrop of changing tax transparency standards. The conclusion is anticipated to set a new precedent in tax information exchange and for the Swiss banking industry. The UK is not the only country negotiating with Switzerland. Germany has already started discussions on a similar agreement and France and Italy are expected to initiate similar talks in the near future. A similar deal with the US has also been suggested, with Switzerland’s Finance Minister saying that a withholding tax would be the “right instrument” to resolve remaining tax issues with the US. HMRC’s latest initiative HMRC has set up a new task force, with specialist teams to “undertake intensive bursts of compliance activity in specific
high risk trade sectors and locations across the UK”. This initiative is part of the £900 million allocated in the government’s October Spending Review to claw back around £7 billion lost to tax evasion annually by 2014/15. The restaurant trade is the first to be targeted. The first task force will be deployed in London, but will later cover the North West and Scotland. There will be another nine task forces over the next year, followed by more in 2012/13. Mike Eland, Director General Enforcement and Compliance, said: “The message is clear – if you deliberately seek to evade tax HMRC can and will track you down, and you’ll face not only a heavy fine, but possibly a criminal prosecution as well.” Over the past year HMRC’s increased targeting of tax evasion and avoidance has brought the Exchequer an additional £8.5 billion of tax revenue, nearly 50% more than the total for the previous three years. It is aiming to undertake 1,000 criminal prosecutions a year. New penalty regime The start of the tax year in April introduced a new penalty regime
for people found to have evaded tax. The amount depends on which jurisdiction the undisclosed assets were held in. For tax evasion within the UK and countries which automatically exchange information with the UK - up to 100% of the tax owed. For countries which exchange information on request – up to 150%. Other countries – up to 200%. Commenting on the changes, David Gauke, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, said: “The time is running out for anyone going offshore to evade tax. Get your tax affairs in order, or face the risk of a penalty worth up to 200% of the tax evaded.” Wherever you live, be it the UK or here in Spain, it is important to make sure you get your tax planning right so that you do not have to face the consequences later. For advice on legitimate tax planning in Spain and/or the UK, speak to an experienced international tax adviser like Blevins Franks. 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 ............0.87269 United States $ ..........1.44006 Japan Yen...................117.450 Switzerland Francs ....1.22756 Denmark Kroner.........7.45633 Norway Kroner ...........7.75393
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C O M PA N Y 3i Group
PRICE(£/100) 288.00
CHANGE 0.80
% C H G. 0.28
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Admiral Group
1,739.00
52.00
3.08
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Aggreko
1,876.00
62.00
3.42
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AMEC
1,156.50
2.50
0.22
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Anglo American
3,028.75
36.75
1.23
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Antofagasta
1,333.50
21.50
1.64
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ARM Holdings
573.25
0.75
0.13
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Assoc. British Foods
1,072.00
7.00
0.66
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AstraZeneca
3,179.50
30.00
0.95
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Autonomy Corporation 1,797.50
1.50
0.08
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Aviva
437.25
6.45
1.50
2.53M
BAE SYSTEMS
332.10
1.40
0.42
2.86M
Barclays
277.30
2.05
0.74
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BG Group
1,405.25
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2.62M
BHP Billiton
2,404.75
14.75
0.62
3.37M
468.20
8.55
1.86
17.75M
2,727.25
7.25
0.27
1.22M
BP B. American Tobacco
DOW JONES
CHANGE 4.25
% C H G. 0.72
VOLUME 0.76M
British Sky Broadcasting
834.50
0.00
0.00
0.84M
BT Group
199.95
2.55
1.29
6.84M
Burberry Group
1,308.50
18.50
1.43
0.75M
Cairn Energy
434.75
-7.65
-1.73
3.67M
Capita Group (The)
732.50
9.00
1.24
0.69M
Capital Shopping
407.65
6.35
1.58
0.70M
Carnival
2,462.00
23.00
0.94
0.20M
Centrica
319.90
3.00
0.95
3.73M
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CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME
93.47
+0.65
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AA Alcoa Inc
16.48
+0.11
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11.5M
AXP American Express Co
51.13
+0.45
+0.89%
3.2M
T AT&T Inc
31.29
+0.18
+0.58%
17.2M
BAC Bank of America Corp
11.69
+0.23
+2.01%
107.4M
BA Boeing Co
76.99
+0.33
+0.43%
3.2M
CAT Caterpillar Inc
104.60
+0.41
+0.39%
4.5M
CVX Chevron Corp
103.21
-0.15
-0.15%
5.8M
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc
16.46
+0.21
+1.29%
49.5M
KO Coca Cola Co
66.51
-0.19
-0.28%
4.5M
DD E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co
52.56
+0.59
+1.14%
3.8M
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp
82.63
+0.24
+0.29%
11.9M
GE General Electric Company
19.44
+0.02
+0.10%
30.2M
HPQ Hewlett Packard Co
36.96
+0.41
+1.12%
20.6M
HD Home Depot Inc
36.00
-0.19
-0.53%
9.6M
INTC Intel Corp
22.21
-0.29
-1.29%
67.2M
IBM International Business Machine... 167.50
+0.32
+0.19%
3.3M
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
66.77
+1.26
+1.92%
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JPM JPMorgan Chase and Co
42.79
+0.34
+0.80%
24.7M
KFT Kraft Foods Inc
34.75
+0.13
+0.38%
4.4M
MCD McDonalds Corp
81.62
-0.81
-0.98%
5.4M
MRK Merck & Co Inc
36.21
-0.17
-0.47%
10.5M
MSFT Microsoft Corp
24.76
+0.09
+0.36%
50.3M
PFE Pfizer Inc
20.93
+0.03
+0.14%
27.9M
PG Procter & Gamble Co
66.20
+0.01
+0.02%
8.0M
TRV Travelers Companies Inc
61.52
+0.31
+0.51%
2.2M
UTX United Technologies Corp
86.33
-0.06
-0.07%
2.9M
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
36.67
+0.06
+0.16%
7.4M
WMT Wal-Mart Stores Inc
54.70
+0.08
+0.15%
5.3M
41.52
+0.53
+1.29%
8.5M
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Most Advanced Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. Life Partners Holdings Inc rue21, inc. Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SeaChange International, Inc. Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. QuickLogic Corporation America's Car-Mart, Inc. Supertel Hospitality, Inc. 21Vianet Group, Inc. Magma Design Automation, Inc. Dragonwave Inc Dyax Corp.
$6.03 $4.38 $32.96 $23.01 $4.62 $11.06 $16.17 $3.16 $27.10 $8.2315 $13.28 $7.02 $6.95 $2.29
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Most Declined Gordmans Stores, Inc. OmniVision Technologies, Inc. Mentor Graphics Corporation Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. China-Biotics, Inc. USA Technologies, Inc. Bridge Capital Holdings Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd. Cardica, Inc. SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. Skyworks Solutions, Inc. MakeMyTrip Limited First Financial Bancorp.
14.50
1.13
1.75M
455.60
4.30
0.95
0.49M
Eurasian Natural Res.
856.00
0.50
0.06
1.03M
Experian
799.25
23.25
3.00
1.23M
Fresnillo
1,444.50
34.50
2.45
0.40M
G4S
284.50
3.30
1.17
1.02M
GKN
220.25
4.05
1.87
2.63M
1,314.25
-2.75
-0.21
4.65M
GlaxoSmithKline Glencore International
528.25
4.55
0.87
7.95M
Hammerson
479.05
6.15
1.30
0.61M
Hargreaves Lansdown
631.50
5.50
0.88
0.15M 10.27M
HSBC Holdings
636.00
5.50
0.87
ICAP
486.55
3.45
0.71
0.61M
IMI
1,043.00
12.00
1.16
0.18M
Imperial Tobacco
2,183.00
13.00
0.60
0.69M
604.75
2.25
0.37
0.45M
InterContinental Hotels 1,289.50
12.50
0.98
0.21M
1.35
0.57
2.00M
Inmarsat
Intertek Group CHANGE
$17.42 $33.18 $13.46 $12.98 $7.40 $2.33 $10.30 $8.29 $3.53 $3.57 $2.81 $25.50 $23.07 $5.79
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VOLUME 1.30M
1,296.50
International Power
PRICE
% C H G. 0.64
Essar Energy
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MMM 3M Co
DIS Walt Disney Co
PRICE(£/100) 595.25
Diageo
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C O M PA N Y British Land Co
C O M PA N Y PRICE(£/100) CHANGE Compass Group 589.75 3.75
Investec ITV
236.95 317.35
0.55
0.17
1.28M
2,036.50
39.50
1.98
0.16M
505.00
5.40
1.08
0.36M
70.90
1.30
1.87
4.67M
Johnson Matthey
2,091.00
66.00
3.26
0.48M
Kazakhmys
1,310.50
14.50
1.12
0.90M
Kingfisher
290.00
6.20
2.18
7.47M
Land Securities Group
830.75
5.75
0.70
1.54M
Legal & General Group
116.95
1.25
1.08
3.33M
Lloyds Banking Group
52.23
-0.53
-1.00
66.60M 0.27M
Lonmin
1,582.00
10.00
0.64
Man Group
259.05
5.75
2.27
3.25M
Marks & Spencer Group
400.45
4.55
1.15
2.51M
Morrison (Wm) Supe.
304.85
-1.05
-0.34
5.10M
National Grid
627.75
8.25
1.33
3.81M
2,273.00
20.00
0.89
0.27M
Next Old Mutual
130.80
1.40
1.08
2.73M
Pearson
1,143.50
18.50
1.64
0.36M
Petrofac
1,598.00
10.00
0.63
0.28M
737.75
4.25
0.58
1.45M
Randgold Resources
5,020.00
91.00
1.85
0.13M
Reckitt Benckiser
Prudential
3,433.00
41.00
1.21
0.57M
Reed Elsevier
551.75
2.75
0.50
1.42M
Resolution
311.55
1.05
0.34
1.27M
REXAM
399.80
7.20
1.83
0.60M
4,260.50
-6.50
-0.15
2.33M
637.25
7.25
1.15
1.17M 24.75M
Rio Tinto Rolls-Royce Holdings Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Dutch Shell RSA Insurance Group SABMiller
42.71
0.47
1.11
2,181.25
35.25
1.64
1.19M
138.00
1.90
1.40
2.93M
2,237.75
12.25
0.55
0.74M
Sage Group (The)
289.20
2.50
0.87
1.82M
Sainsbury (J)
345.15
1.95
0.57
1.48M
Schroders
1,647.00
15.00
0.92
0.16M
Scottish & Southern E. 1,383.50
17.50
1.28
0.82M
Serco Group
574.00
16.50
2.96
1.12M
Severn Trent
1,495.50
-21.50
-1.42
0.45M
Shire
1,914.50
26.50
1.40
0.89M
Smith & Nephew
674.00
-3.00
-0.44
0.81M
Smiths Group
1,232.50
12.50
1.02
0.65M
Standard Chartered
1,635.25
30.25
1.88
2.86M
Standard Life
209.90
0.90
0.43
2.51M
Tesco
418.45
2.45
0.59
5.84M
TUI Travel
234.60
0.40
0.17
0.87M
Tullow Oil
1,345.50
17.50
1.32
0.72M
Unilever
1,967.50
27.50
1.42
0.90M 0.70M
United Utilities Group Vedanta Resources Vodafone Group Weir Group
619.25
-4.75
-0.76
2,170.50
1.50
0.07
0.35M
169.18
-0.22
-0.13
49.77M
1,993.50
9.50
0.48
0.58M
Whitbread
1,651.50
27.50
1.69
0.46M
Wolseley
2,076.00
85.00
4.27
0.62M 0.68M
Wood Group (John)
631.75
-2.25
-0.35
WPP
758.75
11.25
1.51
1.96M
1,431.75
8.25
0.58
3.23M
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Get by with help from your friends HAVE you ever considered how paying off debt is a bit like dieting? It all starts off with the best of intentions, but once nobody is looking you’ve got your face stuck in the fridge, taking large and cheeky bites out of a chocolate tart. Weight-loss experts are always harping on about how support groups are essential to starting and sticking to a diet. Apparently, succeeding in shedding the pounds is not only reliant on yourself, but on a whole host of other people, too. Which is why WeightWatchers is such a success. The concept of the group is to band together, support each other and most importantly communicate how much weight is being lost. It seems the very idea of having to confront other
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people with the number of kilos being shed gives even the most slack of dieters motivation. Conclusion – it’s much easier to lose weight when you have a support network – so why should paying off debt be any different? In America, the latest trend in the financial world is a debt support group. And, goodness knows, thanks to the recession, there are enough financially crippled people in the
States to utilise them. One such support group is called DebtGoal – an organisation that looks at your debt, monthly income, spending habits, and specific personal challenges. Like WeightWatchers, DebtGoal gives you financial ‘exercises’ each month. A homegrown solution to this type of organisation would be to team up with some close friends and family and start your own ‘DebtGoal’ support group. Lay all your debts on the table, then arrange to meet your ‘DebtGoal’ buddies twice a week and analyse each other’s progress. A supportive shoulder and some preying eyes over your accounts could be all that’s needed to whip any financial mess into order.
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Good client relationships are key MY father used to say that he closed more business on the golf course than in the office. I am not suggesting everyone go out and learn how to play golf, but the sentiment is to build a relationship with the client. Often when you wish to have a new customer or keep existing ones, the initial reaction is to give them a discount on the price of the product or service to close the sale. In the long-run, this may not be the best tactic.
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The most important reasons not to apply this strategy are that it suggests the initial price was too high, and there is now a relationship based on price not trust. Business is more than just selling stuff. It is the relationship
you build with the client. A client might be willing to pay more for a product or service for a longer period of time if they like and trust the person proving it.
Are they married? Have children? Do their children like football? Buy tickets if you can. The initial cost dwarfs the longterm benefits.
Show you care In this age of email, the personal touch is often lost. With social networking it is very easy to find out when is their birthday and other personal details, or simply ask them and send a card; yes, use the post office not a virtual card.
Price of loyalty If unsure of a customer’s loyalty, ask them to fill out a questionnaire with a benefit attached such as the possibility of a plane ticket or free dinner. It is better to know where one stands than wonder and be surprised at the end of the day.
Have male entrepreneurs become too complacent?
IT seems the power behind the throne has come out of hiding. Female chief executive officers in Spain are on the increase. At a 10 per cent presence, there is still some way to go, but the gap is narrowing. Discount supermarket chain DIA is set to have as its president Ana Maria Llopis; it will be the biggest Spanish company run by a woman. A phenomenon not yet recognised is the huge potential shown by businesswomen. Men are being sharp-elbowed aside by female dynamos. This is not confined to the upper echelons of corporate power, it is self-evident across Spain’s Mediterranean business communities. I noticed the female assault on traditional maledominated business bastions when attending networking events in the UK. It was not unusual to find many of those attending were women; mostly self-employed entrepreneurs. Noteworthy was their enthusiasm and almost evangelical selfbelief. Whereas the men tended to be laid-back, their female counterparts
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Paul Polke were wearing their business not just talking it. As business assessor for Britain’s leading quality assurance trade association,
Female CEOs in Spain are on the increase. I was in no doubt as to women’s important role in business. Most of the companies I visited were headed by a male boss who looked after the trade. It was the woman who took care of the sharp end by providing the skills of financial management, marketing and risk-taking. To my knowledge there are no business groups exclusive to male membership. I have no doubt that any suggestion that one be formed would be dismissed as ludicrous. On the other hand, women’s business networking groups are plentiful. They are vibrant, inter-active and their members are up for any
challenge. One can only marvel at their passion. What has brought about the change? Are women in business more driven than men; have male entrepreneurs become complacent? Alison Meehan of networking group Costa Women, says: “Over my 30 year working lifetime, the stereotypical view of women has changed dramatically. Successful women in business are no longer the exception, they are the norm. “Women traditionally created and led social and supportive networks. With the arrival of the internet this ability moved into the social media/social
business sphere. Information Beautiful report reveals Twitter and Facebook have 57 per cent women users. Morgan Stanley say the fastest growing demographic group on Facebook is women aged 55 and older; up 175 per cent since September 2008.” Karen Love, VicePresident of Company Women, Costa Blanca, has a UK banking background where the men are entrenched. She says: “They can be difficult to edge aside. Here on the Costas the glass ceiling hardly exists. This gives businessminded women more free rein and they make the most of it.” Karla Darocas, artist, educator, entrepreneur and founder of Women in Business Club (WIBC), now retired as president but still a member, is in general agreement: “When I moved to the Costa Blanca in 2000 there were no women’s business clubs. I found that shocking. I set up WIBC so that I could make contacts, find clients, and educate women about business and cybernetics. “I know from experience that women are natural at being entrepreneurs. For thousands of years women ran the household, which is basically a family business. Women are creative, they take risks, they communicate with great skill, and they balance budgets and many other things that are the foundations of entrepreneurialism,” she added.
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• TEEN superstar Justin Bieber indulged in his love of cartoon Family Guy by spending £15,625 (€18,021) on a 14-carat gold pendant of baby Stewie, with 12 carats of white diamonds on his face and multi-coloured rubies for the clothing. • THE simple phrase ‘brace yourself’, sent by a university professor to his mistress via a South Korean messaging service app (application) used by millions every day, has become key evidence in the investigation of his wife’s murder. • POLICE in Beijing alleged a firm controlled by detained artist Ai Weiwei had evaded ‘a huge amount’ of tax. Police said Beijing Fake Cultural Development Ltd had ‘intentionally destroyed accounting documents’. • ELECTRONICS firm Sony has unveiled a multibillion-euro loss following the Japan earthquake and the cost of hackers hitting PlayStation. However, they forecast a net profit of €12m for the fiscal year that ends in March 2012. • THE UK’s biggest banks could be breaching data protection rules with alarming regularity, figures obtained by Which? Money have revealed. There were 515 complaints lodged with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) about possible data breaches by eight of Britain’s biggest banks and building societies between August 2009 and August 2010 where the ICO thought it was likely they had broken the rules. • IN case of a flight cancellation due to the Icelandic volcano ash cloud, airlines must refund the total price of the tickets to those affected who request it, Spanish consumer protection group FACUA has said.
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Secret diet SERBIAN tennis player Novak Djokovic refuses to divulge his French Open superdiet, comparing questions on the subject to being quizzed about his sex life. He has given up bread and pasta.
Web mess
JUST FANCY THAT
A RUSSIANLANGUAGE website which copies the livery of US network CNN is causing confusion. It calls itself an ‘unofficial site’ and notes that its translations are automatic and so ‘mistakes are possible’.
Jail juice
MEXICAN police dismantled a fullystocked bar, complete with two billiards tables, that had been operating inside a jail. They had seized beer, tequila, vodka, firearms, marijuana and heroin from the low-security prison.
No gender A CANADIAN couple have decided to bring up their four-monthold baby as a ‘genderless’ child. They told the press they want the youngster - named Storm - to decide for itself whether it is going to be a boy or a girl.
Flea-bag STAFF at New Zealand’s largest casino have resorted to wearing flea collars to combat a pest infestation.
A union made in heaven? IN view of all the media coverage given to ‘the wedding’ - and all things wedding-related from an adult’s perspective - I thought it might be interesting to look at the subject from another standpoint: that of eight-year-olds. Here are some of their thoughts I overheard in a recent discussion on marriage initiated by a teacher friend: 1. What’s the right age to get married? Twenty-three is best because you know the person forever by then. 2. How do you decide whom to marry? (i) No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it long before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with. (ii) You’ve got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. If you like sports, she should like it that you like it. 3. How can a stranger tell if two people are married? You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. 4. What do your mum and dad have in common? Both don’t want any more kids. 5. What do most people do on a date? (i) Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know
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each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough. (ii) On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date. 6. When is it OK to kiss someone? (i) When they’re rich. (ii) The law says you have to be 18, so you shouldn’t mess with that. (iii) The rule is this: if you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It’s the right thing to do. 7. Is it better to be single or married? It’s better for girls to be single. However, boys need someone to clean up after them. 8. How would the world be different if people didn’t get married? There’d be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn’t there? 9. How would you make a marriage work? Keep telling your wife she looks pretty, even if she looks like the back of a bus. Finally, on a different note, thank you for helping to make my novel, The De Clerambault Code – that
Children have their own ideas on marriage. I wrote about here two weeks ago - reach the top 50 psychological thriller category of Amazon’s eBooks!
Nora Johnson’s novel, The De Clerambault Code (www.norajohnson.com) available at Amazon in paperback and as eBook. Profits to Cudeca.
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Elderly targeted in global scam I WAS contacted by James, who asked me to tell his grandma’s story to stop others being taken in by a scam targeting grandparents around the world. James’ grandma is 75 years-old and lives alone. Generous and kindhearted, she dotes on her grandchildren and would do anything for them. That’s why when she received a phone call purporting to be from James, she was only too glad to help. The conversation went something like this: “Hi, grandma? I’m in a bit of trouble...” “Is that you, James? What’s happened?” “Yeah, it’s James. I’m on holiday in Spain with my
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mates and, well, things got a bit rowdy last night. I’ve been arrested and need some money to get out of jail. I can’t ring dad, he’ll kill me!” To cut a long story short, ‘James’ went on to explain that he needed £1,200 so his lawyer could get him out of jail while the British Consulate sorted things out. Grandma sent the money by wire transfer and called James’ lawyer to confirm the transaction number. She only realised that she’d been the latest victim of the ‘grandparent scam’ when James popped round for a coffee only two hours after she got back from the bank. By that time, it was too late. The wire transfer had been collected and her money was gone. The police have been informed, but there’s little chance that the fraudster will ever be found. According to the wire transfer service, although grandma sent the money to a recipient claiming to be in Madrid, the money was actually collected in Lagos, Nigeria. So how did the scam work? Scammers target elderly people at random, hoping that they’ll strike it lucky. Without giving a
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Copycat THE New Zealand capital of Wellington is to have a giant ‘Wellywood’ sign emblazoned across a hillside despite threats of legal action for the blatant copy of the famed Hollywood symbol.
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Trapped CREW MEMBERS working on the next Spider-Man film were left trapped high above New York City when a crane broke down. The three workers were setting up a camera platform on a rooftop in Manhattan.
Lion’s den A MAN was startled to find a mountain lion making itself at home in his garage in Southern California. He went to investigate after hearing strange noises coming from the garage.
Dog date A ‘DOG-DATING’ website Mate Select has been launched by the Kennel Club to try to ensure pedigree puppies are healthy and free from genetic problems.
Diminishing returns BRITAIN’S part in persuading Muammar Gaddafi to go will cost taxpayers £1 billion if, as seems likely, the Libya conflict continues until autumn. War occupies a prominent position in far too many budgets.
But the continuing cost of Afghanistan, the astronomically expensive Iraq disaster and now of course Libya are textbook exercises in how to waste money and get little but trouble in return.
A get-out clause? BARACK OBAMA told Arab dictators ‘change or go’ but if they heed him and go, how will Obama greet replacements unacceptable to Washington? What help will be forthcoming from the United States in accommodating the waves of immigrants that would inevitably follow those already inundating Europe? These tricky questions have to be asked, because the answers promise to be trickier still.
Ship ahoy for Valerie Jean dance school A LOVELY group of students along with a cast of 55 talented
youngsters will be dancing the Hornpipe at the Valerie Jean School of Dance presentation of ‘Feel the Beat’ at the Careline Theatre, Alcalali, on Saturday June 11. Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. The show will delight the audience with contemporary dance, ballet, funky, tap, saucy burlesque singing and jazz routines. Students from the ages of three to 23 will be performing and helping to raise funds for the Javea Alzheimer’s Association. For tickets please contact the box office: alison@valeriejeandance. com or 618 890 607. www.valeriejeandance. com Do not miss this annual spectacular!
MP does donkey work A CONTENTIOUS British law protects the privacy and reputation of those with enough nous and money to obtain a gagging order. However, Twitter and also parliamentary privilege has united in an unlikely coupling last week. They both named a married footballer currently shielded by a gagging order. The law is sometimes an ass, as Dickens said, but popular rejection could eventually succeed in sending this one braying on its way.
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www.euroweeklynews.com THERE are several things about the Libyan conflict I find depressingly ironic. The Libyan leader is likely more popular in his country than Britain’s leader is in his. Under the electoral ‘first past the post’ rule Britain’s David Cameron failed; hence the coalition. Of those able to vote, 35 per cent declined to do so; they were likely cynical and thought their vote might only encourage them. Many of the 10.7 million people who ticked a Tory did so to keep Labour out. This is not much of a recommendation for democracy. It gets worse. Of those who did vote, twice as many - 19 million - placed their crosses with other parties so were denied the representation they wished for. If you can dress that up as democracy then you would be at ease with a Soviet state. In my opinion, Britain’s ruling elite is woefully out of touch with the electorate, and is deaf to the public mood. Not surprisingly there is much public debate about
Be heroes against war in an army of construction “Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought! Be not dumb slaves in an army of destruction!”
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the Libyan conflict. It is difficult to find a newspaper reader supporting NATO’s war on Libya. Ironically it is easier to find correspondents, mostly with non-Arabic names, rooting for the beleaguered Libyan leader. Is this the Englishman’s penchant for the notion of fair play? Can it be we feel sympathy for the underdog in an unfair fight, or sense that here we have a biblical David and Goliath duel? Perhaps it is rooted in the people’s cynicism of the official reasons for a conflict now spilling over into Europe. The refugee
tsunami is revealed as the collateral damage of blinkered foreign policy and damnable colonialism dressed up as saving the natives. There is a dreadful sense of frustration: One can almost hear the peoples of NATO member states screaming at their parliaments: ‘Which part of no do you not understand?’ The contemptible neo-socialist
Tony Benn, on being reminded that his party should listen to the electorate, loftily declared that he couldn’t be expected to make policy using an ear trumpet. But these shameless, twofaced hypocrites expect Gaddafi to. There is only one way to handle these swaggering autocrats; remove their means of waging war on Third World countries. All the trappings of war - from bombers to
personnel carriers, uniforms, shackles, shells and shrapnel, tanks, restraints and boots (on the ground) - are made by civilian workers. They should down tools and strike against war. Better to wash sheets in brothels. I know one Welsh firm that when invited to tender for the making of body bags put it to the workers’ vote. Despite the loss of income, the staff voted against making them on a point of principle. Well done! If they can do it so can others. Vote against MPs who invest or are shareholders in arms-related concerns. Protest against moonlighting civil servants who take up positions in companies that invest in war. They are dipping their fingers in human gore. American Helen Keller was an inspirational icon of
the 20th century. Left blind and deaf from a childhood disease, she became a world-famous author, speaker, civil libertarian and pacifist. Before the outbreak of the First World War, she made an impassioned speech. “Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought! “Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder! “Strike against preparedness that means death and misery to millions of human beings! “Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction! Be heroes in an army of construction!” Helen Keller had no choice about her disabilities, her blindness and her deafness. We do have the choice.
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A NEW ZEALAND truck driver inflated ‘like a balloon’ when he fell buttocks-first onto a compressed air nozzle while he was working on his truck. The 48year-old said he felt as if he was going to explode.
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get some more cigarettes – which was horrific – I wouldn’t wish for any family to go through what we all went through. As horrible as it was for everyone involved unfortunately it’s just one of those things: if you are in the public eye and you cheat on your partner there are consequences involved and not just for you, but your whole family. The idea of a super-injunction is just ridiculous.
If you are in the public eye and you cheat, there are consequences. It’s basically giving people with money a chance to do whatever they like and pay to get away with it. Why should someone who’s famous or has lots of money be able to put a super-injunction in place to cover up the wrong they’ve done? The answer – they shouldn’t. Even though our whole ordeal was horrible, as is for any family, with the likes of Twitter and Facebook it’s never been so easy for names to fly around the internet
linking them to a scandal, so what is the point of wasting money on a super-injunction if it’s only going to create attention around it? I think we all know the moral of the story here: don’t do something you don’t want other people to know about. And if you do, at least let them know before someone else on Twitter finds out! * Fia’s father is English radio and television broadcaster Chris Tarrant, best known for hosting ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’
MEMORIAL DAY weekend at the end of May is the unofficial start of the US summer tourism season in the Colorado mountains, but this year visitors will encounter mid-winter snow.
City danger SEVERAL major cities in the state of Florida, US took the top spots on a list of the most dangerous metropolitan areas for pedestrians published by a US transportation reform group.
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SUPER-INJUNCTIONS have been the topic of conversation recently. A footballer tried to take one out after having an affair (we all know who that is now) but do you think celebs should be allowed to take out an injunction? Being from a family that had a public divorce* - it is horrible. It is probably one of the worst things that could happen because everyone knows why your parents have split up and they’ve seen pictures of the other woman who was involved. My brother was at school which was worse because kids are quite mean when they want to be. We couldn’t leave the house for almost two weeks. There were members of the press sitting outside my home who would ring on the door bell every 10 minutes to try and get answers, which drives you mad as it is. We had no food, and the animals had no food. Whenever someone came over to the house they would get bombarded with questions, which if you’re not ready for is a very scary thing to happen. If it wasn’t bad enough you’re stuck in your own home and not able to leave to see your friends or
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DRIVING from Almeria to Mojacar on the motorway recently, the rear nearside tyre punctured. I stopped the car on the hard shoulder. Being in my 80s and not having changed a wheel for many years, I considered the situation. What happened next was remarkable. Within a minute or two a car pulled up on the hard shoulder just ahead of me and a young Spaniard wearing a suit and tie came to assess the problem. He immediately set to, loosening the wheel nuts, jacking up the car and fitting the spare tyre. As he waved goodbye, I slipped a €50 note into his shirt pocket. With a shake of the head and a charming smile he removed the note, dropped it on the driver’s seat of my car and was gone. Aren’t guardian angels wonderful? John van Dijk, Mojacar
Would-be voters WE did try to vote in the local elections, but were instead led on a ‘car treasure hunt’, never finding our allotted polling station in an obscurely named local school. First we went to the school where we voted four years ago, but that had been pulled down. After a discussion with several other would-be voters we decided
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I FOUND the article ‘On yer bike and watch your savings grow’ ( Jane Plunkett, Finance Issue 1350 ) interesting and factual. My wife bought me a mountain bike on my 64th birthday, and I have spent the last two summers increasingly enjoying setting out on short shopping trips on two wheels, rather than four. Joe Chetter, Fuengirola
Soccer greats THERE cannot be many more of football’s ‘greats’ to add to those mentioned in Tony
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Divided they fall HOW stupid the parties New Javea (NJ) and Javea Democrats (XD) appeared to be as they split the expatriate vote down the middle. Together, they could well have taken the majority of seats. I urged on both parties a preelection pact. Nobody wanted to listen. Colin Bagnall, by email
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WALKING along the Paseo Maritimo in Fuengirola, I came across a group of people lighting Chinese lanterns. When I asked why, I was told that they - the Socialist party - were doing this in lieu of their end-of-campaign party, which the Popular Party had obstructed. It was touching to see everyone participating in such a symbolic act.
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we should be at a school near to the ITV centre.
Wrong again. We were directed to various other locations, each time it was not the right place. On our forms it said Urb Torreta 111, Patricias. In the end we drove home, despondent and fed-up. As pensioners we are not familiar with all the schools at the opposite end of the town from where we live and not once on our route did we see a sign pointing out any polling stations, even in Spanish. C and C Willoughby, by email
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Matthews’, (EWN Sports Writer) list. In the first of his twopart exclusive on Lionel Messi, I was rather surprised that he did not have the good grace to give a mention to another great footballer, Sir Stanley Matthews. In his day, Sir Stanley was another great crowd puller and always ‘a gentleman’, both in and out of the game. As of many, in those years gone by, he played football for the honour and pleasure of being lucky enough to be selected, and for whatever small income the clubs could afford. Go on, Tony, be gallant in your second-part and apologise for the oversight. Raymond Hull, by email
Tony Matthews reply: I personally did not compare Messi with other greats; pundits on TV/radio, magazines and other newspapers did that. I compare Messi with my namesake, Sir Stan, Finney, Edwards, Bobby Charlton and Cruyff. If Messi had been playing in the 1908s, I do not think he would be the player he is today.
Hats off THANK YOU for the excellent write-up of our concert ( Costa Blanca North, Issue 1350). What it does not tell is of the stunning
contribution, the effort and courage of Pat Pyne. Deprived of leader Jo Baldwin, she was thrown in the deep end and rose to the occasion, putting aside her own health problems. Not only did she save the day, she made it. Coral Clasica Javiense founder
A real fan EVERY week I read your paper. I especially enjoy articles by Ms Plunkett and Mike Walsh. I am Danish and like how all the articles in the paper are written in such a way so that nonnative English speakers are able to read them. Lisa Olesen, by email
I HAD my wallet lifted at Puerto Pollenca market recently. When I went to the police station, which is as big as Manchester City Hall, they did not want to know unless I had an interpreter. Seeing there appeared to be more police than we have troops in Afghanistan, no wonder Spain will probably be next for a bail-out. Arthur Arnold, Puerto Pollenca
Up in smoke REGARDING Mr Kennedy’s letter (Issue 1351) on the subject of smokers, he cannot have it both ways. He has been quite happy all winter for smokers to be banished to the outside terraces, but now that the sun is out he wants the terrace for himself. Sorry, chum, that is just tough. But, he does have the freedom of choice. There are bars whose owners ban smoking even on the terrace, so if he objects that much he should find one of them. Live and let live. Andrew Coates, Fuengirola Editor’s note: Andrew is just one of many readers who wrote in with similar sentiments.
Just a name! THE article ‘What’s in a name?’ (Issue 1351) was very readable. It also reminded me of how politically correct the world has become in recent years. Forty years ago, my sister married a man known since schooldays as Dick, a favoured short-form for many christened Richard. About five years ago – by now a pensioner – an instruction went out to all that he wanted everyone to call him Richard as his grandchildren had enquired why he had such a dirty name. Although Richard is now known as Richard by the majority, just occasionally a reference to Dick slips into conversation. Ooooops! R Major Aguilas
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Obsessed with cookery shows IS it not ironic that when two thirds of the world is on the breadline, the West, particularly the Brits, are obsessed with cookery programmes? These days you simply can’t tune in to the box without eyeing a variety of individuals endeavouring to disguise some lump of flesh or another. Celebrities, glamorous gourmets, hairy Hells Angels, foulmouthed oafs... There is no escape. As the cook in my family (especially since the wife walked out) all I need in the kitchen are reasonably priced recipes, with plenty of nutrition that keep the interest of the kids, month in and
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT month out. I’m afraid Vietnamesestyle Prawns with Hearts of Palm and Green Tea Noodle Salad, doesn’t quite hack it. Another TV offering I have followed with some amusement over the past couple of years has been the ads for Qatar Airways, which sponsor Sky News. The correct pronunciation for Qatar rhymes with catarrh.
Obviously the hierarchy of Sky decided that to pronounce it in this way could be considered somewhat unsavoury. The results have been quite hilarious. It would be impossible to print the different pronunciations they have tried out over the years. I can’t resist one more moan. Why do we still grovel to the Americans? To me both the Obamas displayed a condescending attitude towards their British hosts last week. Michelle’s speech to the schoolchildren I found particularly patronising. When are the British going to realise that as far as the
Americans are concerned we are nothing more than a funny little quirky island, full of people forever grateful to them for saving us in the Second World War? Even that is a fallacy. The Americans finally joined in that war only when they realised that if Hitler was victorious in Europe they would be his next target. Meanwhile, if there are any selfsufficient, unattached ladies out there, interested in an aging unattached pop singer, I’m all ears. Have a good week. And, whatever ya do, always keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee.co.uk
LETTERS TO LEAPY
Celebrities, glamorous gourmets and foul-mouthed oafs all want a slice of the cooking show ‘pie.’
IF only we could offer 50 quid a barrel (Issue 1349). It is the rich xxxholes at the stock markets that control the price of oil and all other commodities. They dictate our lives to line their own pockets and are the ones who should be assassinated. Compared to them, Bin Laden is a saint. Eric Thoms, by email I ENJOYED reading your hilarious rant about Obama (Issue 1349). Obama is far more reasonable than the cretins who preceded him . I do not support any party so have no sympathy with leftwing politics or religious zealots. J.Jefferson, Almunecar Letters for Leapy should be emailed to yoursay@euroweeklynews.com
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A love triangle with an elephant in the room
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BASED on Sara Gruen’s acclaimed bestseller, ‘Water for Elephants’ the film is the story of an unexpected romance in a uniquely compelling setting. During the Great Depression, Jacob, a penniless and recentlyorphaned veterinary school student, parlays his expertise with animals into a job with a secondrate travelling circus. He meets and falls in love with Marlena, one of the show’s star performers, but their romance is GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) This is your week to sparkle and show how clever you are. Why be modest? Let others know what you are capable of; your talents will come out sooner or later. Don't be embarrassed when paid a compliment, for it is richly deserved. You have put on a jolly good show of late and it is now time to listen to the applause.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Something that you had set your heart on, although still coming, is terribly slow. This is not a time to be a pessimist. Please don't, however, allow your tendency to put all your eggs in one basket trip you up. It is not necessary to go about things the way that you normally do. Remember that variety is the spice of life. LEO (July 24 - August 23) You are moving on in an important area but do not burn bridges before you have others to cross. You will know why I mention this later in the week. You are able to influence others far more than you realise, but with your wish to keep things on an even keel you may be giving away too much. You need to keep a balance.
FILMS complicated by Marlena’s husband, the charismatic but unbalanced circus boss. They discover beauty amidst the world of the Big Top and come together through the compassion they feel for a special
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elephant named Rosie, the circus’s main attraction. In this film adaptation, not only does Jacob (Robert Pattinson) have little or none of the mystical connection he shares with Rosie in the novel, but also there is a lack of chemistry with Reese Witherspoon, who plays Marlena, which makes it very hard to believe that the two have found
an undying love despite everything they have against them. Luckily, Christoph Waltz, as Marlena’s husband, brings a little fire to the movie, but the production focuses more on the love triangle between the three characters than it does on portraying what life with a circus was like in that era, and the special connections which can be made between humans and animals.
Rafael Nadal,
Born June 3, 1986, Rafa Nadal is a Spanish tennis player. His took part in his first official competition when he was just nine years old and won. He later became the youngest player in history to win an ATP match at the age of 15. At 24 he became the youngest player to get the Career Golden Slam (four Grand Slam tournaments and n Olympic Gold medal).
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)
Is there a chance that you are burying your head in the sand? It is likely that something happening right in front of you is being overlooked or ignored. You are able to deal with this more easily than you think. Just take one step at a time and stick to your plan. Simply telling someone what to do instead of asking them to do it can work wonders.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is not a time to take anyone for granted. At this time of the year people tend to look at their situation and ask if they are getting
enough out of it. Neglecting someone now could store up a lot of problems for the future. Avoid doing anything that could lead to you being blamed later.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Now is your chance to go straight for what you want. The shock of having this opportunity could cause you to hesitate. Do bear in mind, though, that he who hesitates is often lost. The temptation to keep something for yourself is not selfish but sensible. You may not have the chance again in the near future.
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IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: There are few areas where you can go badly wrong for the rest of this year. Finance is one of them and it is important to keep tabs on your spending. The second is love.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) A big change means big chances, so don't let small things get you down. In the past six months you have come a long way. You are not back where you started. You are being given the chance to start again, but this time you have far more experience..
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Challenges that do not please you are inevitable. That does not mean that your attitude towards them could not change. Indeed, unless you want to continue to be upset, it must. Luckily, you have mostly had your own way recently. Try to be a good loser when you have to accept second best.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You have a chance to give someone great delight, so why not go ahead? Your insecure side tells you that it is too good to be true and there must be a catch. Why should there be? This is a situation that you may relax into as only you know how.
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.
PISCES (Febraury 20 - March 20) Don't look for spooks in the closet when there are none. Not only does it look silly but it wastes good time. Basing your actions on past disappointments can only lead to more of the same. Show confidence in others and they will show it in you. Sometimes, your patience wears thin but it is in your best interests to remain calm.
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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Is someone that you are closely involved with trying to drive a hard bargain? Are you surprised at the amount of time and energy that they are throwing at it? It could be that they are more passionate about it than you realised.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You have been learning about certain people very fast. Do you feel as though you are in the middle of a soap opera? With the summer sun high, it is possible that passions will fire up. Everything seems to revolve round one person and it is upsetting everything else. Try to spend more time with people who have a warmth and generosity about them.
TODAY: CLEAR, MAX 22C, MIN 16C Fri - 22 16 Sh Mon - 26 18 Sh Sat -23 17 Sh Tues - 26 19 Cl Sun - 24 17 Sh Wed - 26 19 Cl
Almeria TODAY: CLEAR, MAX 21C, MIN 16C Fri - 21 16 Sh Mon - 23 17 Sh Sat - 22 17 Cl Tues - 23 18 Cl Sun - 22 17 Cl Wed - 24 18 Cl
Barcelona TODAY: SHOWER MAX 19C, MIN 13C Fri - 22 14 Cl Mon - 24 17 Sh Sat -23 15 Cl Tues - 24 17 Cl Sun - 24 16 Sh Wed - 25 17 Cl
Benidorm: TODAY: CLEAR MAX 23C, MIN 16C Fri - 22 16 Cl Mon - 27 17 Sh Sat -24 17 Sh Tues - 27 19 Cl Sun - 25 18 Sh Wed - 27 19 Cl
Madrid: TODAY: CLEAR, MAX 21C, MIN 9C Fri - 21 11 Sh Mon - 26 15 Sh Sat -22 12 Sh Tues - 27 16 S Sun - 24 13 Sh Wed - 26 16 S
Malaga: TODAY: CLEAR, MAX 23C, MIN 16C Fri - 23 16 Cl Mon - 24 17 Cl Sat -23 17 Cl Tues - 24 17 Cl Sun - 23 17 Cl Wed - 24 18 S
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CRYPTIC Across 1 Fought against new pop odes (7) 5 Resists US money (5) 8 Former prince and school head elaborates (7) 9 Sheʼs caught in the beam (5) 10 A society role model is buried in Austria (5) 11 Where workers make a pile? (7) 12 To begin with Richard acted cautiously in silencing troubled bigot (6) 14 Can the deity, or is he a fake? (3,3) 17 A hundred on the back seat of a carriage fall to pieces (7) 19 Wash thoroughly inside disc rubber (5) 22 Beyond revised route (5) 23 Block wild knockout clout (7) 24 The knight at the meadow sounds uncivil (5) 25 In case you can meet us, can you call us in Italy (7) Down 1 On time in public (5) 2 Scottish player to defeat queen (5) 3 Records the unmarried ones (7) 4 Some nudism album photos are depressing (6) 5 Only in best muddle (5) 6 A telling off about a concealment (7) 7 Shot at, heʼd sell in confusion (7)
12 Assesses damaged conkers (7) 13 Oppose the nobleman and the monarch (7) 15 Bugs fashionable religious orders (7) 16 Fanatic Zionist leader gets a lot after the end of June (6) 18 ʻCrazy Gangʼ following Bud, initially (5) 20 Spanish river, yes, but itʼs German wine (5) 21 Debut tympanist is holding a sandwich (5)
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8 On the menu, 9 Coo, 10 Pack, 11 Ramble, 13 Tidies, 14 Heated, 17 Smelly, 18 Nero,
Down 1 Instruction booklet (6) 2 Make happy (7) 3 Fidgety (8) 4 Serving dish (4) 5 Nimble (5) 6 Meagre (6) 7 Positive feature (5) 13 Happy-go-lucky (8) 16 Surprise (7) 17 Puts pen to paper (6) 19 Loud (5) 20 Against (6) 22 Obsession (5) 24 Centre (4)
20 Pip, 22 Introvert, 23 Dross, 24 Prisoner. Down: 1 Snoop, 2 Enticed, 3 Aden,
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 (BECOME) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
4 Iceman, 5 Wince, 6 Allowed, 7 Tumbler, 12 Nemesis, 13 Tripods, 15 Therein, 16 Ulster, 17 Spool, 19 Otter, 21 Cons
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 23 represents L and 18 represents X, so fill in L every time the figure 23 appears and X every time the figure 18 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.
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QUICK Across 1 Unhappiness (6) 4 Ensnares (5) 8 Comments (5) 9 Staying power (7) 10 Pardon (7) 11 Untidiness (4) 12 Twitch (3) 14 Cheerios (4) 15 As well (4) 18 Offence (3) 21 Frolic (4) 23 Function (7) 25 Questionable (7) 26 Formal procedures (5) 27 Disgrace (5) 28 Reschedules (6)
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7-star quiz MONTH BY MONTH Which month of the year takes its name from…?
2.Unscramble the name of a famous city in Scotland: SINS? NEVER!
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1. The Latin word for ‘open’? 2. The Roman emperor who played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire? 3. The Roman god of doors?
4. The Roman god of war? 5. The Roman goddess of growth and increase? 6. The Roman goddess who was the wife of Jupiter? 7. The Roman purification festival?
1. APRIL, 2. JULY, 3. JANUARY, 4. MARCH, 5. MAY, 6. JUNE, 7. FEBRUARY.
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1.Unscramble the name of an African country and its capital: I BRAKE, I ANNOY
Access Annoys Attics Beasts BECOME(10) Brains Cancer Coarse Coasts Enters Losses Noises Points Reason Repeat Stamps Static Voices Watery
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION alto, chat, clot, coat, colt, coot, cote, echt, etch, halt, hate, heat, holt, hoot, late, lath, loot, loth, oath, tach, taco, tael, talc, tale, teal, tech, tole, tool, altho, catch, cheat, cleat, cloth, coact, helot, hotel, latch, lathe, letch, loath, octal, teach, telco, thole, cachet, cahoot, chalet, clothe, loathe, locate, ocelot, CHOCOLATE
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 H) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1.KENYA, NAIROBI 2. INVERNESS
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7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. Featuring regional news and weather forecasts as well as regular sports and business bulletins. 10:15am Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 11:58am BBC News and Weather 12:00pm Real Rescues 12:45pm Cash in the Attic 1:13pm BBC News and Weather 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.
7:00am Wibbly Pig 7:10am Dipdap 7:15am Pinky Dinky Doo 7:30am Tinga Tinga Tales 7:45am Octonauts 8:00am Wild Tales 8:25am Newsround 8:30am Trust Me I'm a Genie 8:37am LĂŠon 8:45am Pinky and Perky 9:00am Basil and Barney's Game Show 9:30am Show Me Show Me 9:55am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 10:05am The Koala Brothers 10:15am Guess with Jess 10:30am Nina and the Neurons: In the Lab 10:45am Buzz and Tell 10:50am Big Cook Little Cook 11:10am Little Charley Bear 11:20am ZingZillas 11:45am Waybuloo 12:05pm In the Night Garden 12:35pm The Pink Panther Show 1:00pm The Daily Politics 1:30pm GMT 2:00pm Tennis
7:00am Daybreak Lively breakfast show featuring the latest news alongside showbiz, entertainment, health and lifestyle features. 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show deals with family and relationship issues, and also takes a look at the everyday conflicts that affect our lives. 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm 60 Minute Makeover The team has just one hour to transform a home with a design makeover.
6:35am Countdown 7:20am Sali Mali 7:25am The Treacle People 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Frasier 9:25am Frasier 9:55am Friends 10:25am Accidentally on Purpose 10:55am Location, Location, Location 11:55am A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Great British Brands 1:20pm Jamie at Home 1:50pm Guadalcanal Diary 3:35pm Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard
7:35am Castle Farm 7:40am Igam Ogam 7:50am Peppa Pig 7:55am Milkshake! Bop Box 8:00am Little Princess 8:15am The Mr. Men Show 8:30am Thomas and Friends 8:40am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:40am Hana's Helpline 9:50am The Wotwots! 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:05pm The Hotel Inspector 1:00pm Meals in Moments 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:20pm Law and Order 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Vanessa Show
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4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 8:30pm Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap. 9:00pm The Dales Observational documentary series looking at life in the Yorkshire Dales during the summer months. 9:30pm Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap. 10:00pm Injustice A gripping five-part psychological thriller from acclaimed writer Anthony Horowitz. 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news. 11:35pm Taking Lives Special Agent Iliana Scott is called in to assist detectives with a murder in Montreal.
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Dispatches 10:00pm Embarrassing Fat Bodies 11:00pm 27 Dresses Anne Fletcher's rom-com stars Katherine Heigl as Jane, an amateur wedding planner for her friends, who hopes to be the blushing bride herself to her advertising executive boss George.
4:05pm The Family Recipe Cookery series in which celebrity chefs share their favourite family recipes. As well as taking viewers through the recipe, each short programme provides an informal insight into the personal life of a well-known culinary face. On today's show, chef Anton Mosimann shares another family favourite. 4:15pm The Waiting Game 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:25pm OK! TV 7:55pm 5 News at 7 8:00pm Cricket: England v Sri Lanka Test Series Highlights from Lord's of the second of a threematch Test series with Sri Lanka. 9:00pm The Gadget Show 10:00pm The Hotel Inspector 11:00pm The Restaurant Inspector Restaurateur Fernando Peire comes to the aid of struggling eateries across Britain. Fernando lends his expertise to Alexandra's, an outdated Italian establishment in Ramsgate suffering from a severe lack of customers. The decor is incongruous, the service is poor and the food is bad - but Fernando finds his biggest challenge is the restaurant's stubborn matriarch Maria.
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Visit www.ewnlifestyle.com for more reading By Heidi Wardman WHILE the majority of expats cite a healthier future as one of their principal reasons for moving to Spain, they spend little time considering how this might be obtained. But, thanks to Euro Clinica Rincon, the answer is at your fingertips. Established in 1998, it offers the highest quality diagnostics and treatments, without any waiting lists. Situated in the Rey Don Jaime Shopping Centre opposite the Hotel Melia, in the heart of Benidorm, it is managed by a highly qualified team of Dutch practitioners, who support a broad medical spectrum, from General Medicine to Dentistry. Euro Clinica Rincon is an Independent Treatment Centre, which means that the cost of consultations
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SPECIALISTS Euro Clinica Rincon offers a complete package of diagnostic tests, available by request and performed within 24 hours, as well as outpatient treatment in all medical fields. The General Practice is often the first point of contact for patients, 90 per cent of whom are taken care of here, while the remaining 10 per cent are referred on to a specialist. Referrals may include Radiology; Gynaecology, which specialises in Obstetrics and women’s health problems such as urine incontinence, prolapse, sterilisation and well-woman screening; Urology, exploring illness arising from the kidneys and urinary tracts; General Surgery where an operation is required; Orthopaedics which examines broken limbs, posture abnormalities, bone and joint diseases; Physiotherapy applied to ailments of the muscles, bones and joints; Internal
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Consul prepares for Benicassim ALICANTE CONSULATE has been proactive in preparing for this year’s Benicassim Festival to be held in Castellon Province this July. Through meetings with senior officials, security forces and the festival organisers, the Consulate hopes that the festival will be an enormous success. Some Brits don’t realise that Rodwell is responsible for the Castellón Province of Spain, despite being based in Alicante. As was proven following the Lorca earthquake, it is essential to have a good relationship with local authorities in case an emergency situation arises. For this reason, the Consul met with the Delegado del Gobierno in Castellon and also with the key authorities in Benicassim in preparation for the music festival that takes place there each July. The Mayor of Benicassim, home of the hugely popular ‘Festival Internacional de Benicassim’ better known as ‘FIB’ welcomed the visit, as this year they are
expecting an even larger number of British nationals to attend the festival than normal. They discussed how best to prevent lost or stolen passports from spoiling festival-goers fun and how to support them if anything does go wrong. Paul Rodwell said; “Prevention is a key part of consular work and it is essential to get key messages out to minimise the number of cases of Brits who fall victim to crime or simply lose their passports. This year, we’re going to run as much publicity as we can through social networking sites, forums and official sites to make festival goers aware of potential risks and what to do if anything goes wrong.” For his part, the mayor also gave his commitment to supporting the British nationals who attend the festival, saying; “We will do everything we can to collaborate with the Consulate and improve the assistance that is given to the British nationals who attend the FIB.”
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Keeping those hunger pangs at bay WHILE many dieters find it difficult to shed the kilos, there are a few tips that could help. Egg protein is the highest quality of any whole food product, after human breast milk. By eating two scrambled eggs for breakfast, fewer calories were eaten over the next 36 hours, a Journal of the American College of Nutrition report showed. Garlic contains allicin and its strong odour stimulates the satiety centre in the brain, reducing feelings of hunger. It also stimulates the nervous system to release adrenalin which speeds up the body’s metabolic rate so that it burns more calories. Apples produce the hormone GLP-1 when digested which sends ‘full-up’ signals to the brain. People ate 15 per cent less calories when eating an apple before a main meal, one US study showed.
Lemons contain pectin, a gelling agent which mops up fat stored by the body and slows the digestive process for a longer full feeling. Sufficient levels of Vitamin C helps the body produce the fat-burning amino acid carnitine, which can help the body burn 30 per cent more fat during exercise, studies at Arizona State University found. By sprinkling three grams of cinnamon on food, less insulin is produced after a meal, a Scandinavian study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found. Since insulin is the hormone that turns excess sugar into fat, this means less weight gain. A daily sprinkling of half-a-teaspoon of chopped-up chilli peppers could help people to curb hunger and increase energy expenditure due to the capsaicin, which gives them, researchers from Purdue University in
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Eating an apple before a main meal will result in you consuming 15 per cent less calories. Indiana (USA) discovered. Drinking algae/seaweed suppresses hunger pangs by 30 per cent and kept dieters feeling full until the next meal, Dutch scientists found. This is because when it reaches the stomach it becomes a gel which slows down the emptying of food and mimics the effect of eating solids. Drinking three to six cups of green tea can
stimulate the body to burn 40 per cent more calories, according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It can also curb hunger thanks to certain antioxidants effect on the appetite controlling hormone Leptin. It was proved last year that drinking 500ml water just before meals can help dieter’s lose weight faster than if they do not drink any water.
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Charity night of entertainment THE Royal Carvery Restaurant in Campello held a charity night of
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MEAT grown in test tubes instead of on a farm is just a few years away, scientists say. The question is no longer if or how long it will take before the products are on our store shelves, but how much it will cost to develop, believes Dr Vladimir Mironov of the Medical University of South Carolina. “If I had $10million, then maybe five or 10 years,” he told ABC newspaper. The vision is to be able to customise meat blends based on individual taste, fat content or even nutrients. Who knows, perhaps in the future it will be possible to grow meat in a home-based grower. However, if the strong opposition to genetically modified foods in Europe is anything to go by, ‘invitro’ meat may not go down well with all consumers. The benefits will outweigh the initial ‘ick factor’, promoters believe. “Convential meat is a leading cause of food poisoning. Cultured meat produced in aseptic conditions would not have access to those pathogens,” explained Dr Nicholas Genovese, one of Dr Mironov’s assistants. Animal rights activists PETA have been calling for labraised ‘animal-free’ meat for years and have even bankrolled some of the research. The current system of animal agriculture is very destructive to the planet and human health, let alone the lives of millions of animals raised for slaughter every year, they argue.
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The Great Snipe THE Great Snipe is one of the robust flyers in the animal kingdom. They can fly nearly 6,400km in three days without eating or drinking, scientists have discovered. Not the most streamlined of birds with their stocky bodies and oversized bill, yet they make their epic migration journeys at speeds of between 53 and 95 kilometres per hour, without the help of tail winds. The waders breed in Eastern Europe during the summer months, migrating for the winter to Africa. Most migratory birds stop to rest and feed during their twice yearly hemisphere crossings, but Swedish and British researchers fitted electronic tags to male great snipes and found they make nonstop marathon flights.
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Invasion of a feral cat family DEAR CONNIE, l read with interest your article on Tom Cats (Issue 1347). It brought a wry smile to my face, especially the part about some cats being scared to pee/poo in the garden, because my problem is the other side of the coin. Two feral cat families have adopted my garden as their own personal toilet. To add insult to injury they favour the ground adjacent to my areas and under my rotary clothes drier. ln the sunshine after it has rained the smell is very
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scarers do not work. The type that squirt a jet of water might be better. Get rid of the stink by heavy watering. Use various proprietary products from garden centres after that. before installing. Use a garden hose on them. If you do this when
they can see you they will avoid coming into the garden when you are there. So, as well as doing it openly, do it covertly. Perhaps from a window or behind a bush!. If all else fails, put their poo somewhere where they can go and you can bear it. Make them a latrine. Keep their other latrine areas well watered or with the scent-off type products. Best wishes, Connie.
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Woodworks Direct hosts a range of styles and sizes, which are custom-made to the client’s requirements, using fine, solid timber. Another way to create shade is with the addition of a decorative lean-to, which are perfect for chilling out or keeping things cool while you work. Essentially, for a wealth of ideas that won’t cost the earth, it has to be Woodworks Direct. To view some of the work visit www.woodworksdirect.com. For further information call: 649 540 016. Email: info@woodworksdirect.com.
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The anti-capitalist demonstration in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. most educated generation in history faced with a system that denies them the opportunity to use their skills. Despite a large police presence and call to end the illegal sit in from the Interior Minister, there has been no reported violence or vandalism making Spain’s revolt a far cry from the May 1968 student
uprising in Paris which led to a month long series of strikes that paralysed France. It had been well organised and the campers remained in good humour, making the event seem more like a mini Woodstock than a political protest. So far the police, with the exception of Barcelona’s, have acted with restraint too.
They are angels compared with the heavily armed French CRS who turn out in force for every Paris demonstration. The Puerta del Sol is a symbol, the epicentre of Spain. Thousands of curious visitors filled the square every day to learn what the protests are all about from the thousands of banners and messages
plastered on walls and columns around the square and covering the glass panels of the new entrance to the Sol Metro station. The square had been transformed into a gigantic open air free library and art gallery. There is nothing original about the basic message which is aimed at the politicians and of course bankers calling for
an end to greed and more democracy to create a fairer society. There is also a strong message to the main parties to get to grips with the endemic corruption and impunity that has spread across the political spectrum. The movement called 15M, since it began on 15 May, has now spread via the net to almost every major city in Spain as well as across Europe. The political leaders of the Western nations were unanimous in praising the Arab Spring aimed at removing dictators, ending corruption of the ruling class. It remains to be seen whether they will accept a European Spring designed to end corruption by the ruling class and give more freedom to the people. Peter Fieldman is a writer living in Madrid. He is the author of ‘1066 The Conquest’ published in the UK last year to coincide with the possibility of another King William on the throne 1,000 years on.
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By Peter Fieldman HOW far is the distance between revolution and capitalism? Last week it was little more than three kilometres. That is the distance that separated the anti-capitalist demonstration in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol central square and the city’s Palacio de los Deportes, sports arena, where the country’s right wing party, the PP were holding their final meeting before the May 22 elections. But they might as well have been on different planets. While the right wing politicians received a rapturous welcome from their supporters, for two weeks thousands of young Spaniards have been camped in the centre of the city to voice their discontent over the financial crisis and economic policies that have left them without either jobs or a future. It is the result of pent up frustration and anger of the
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DOMINO PET HOTEL When you are on a holiday or just away…** Cattery with warm and cosy beds / daily Grooming ** Large and comfort Dog Kennel, large Exercise park ** Doggie Wellness weekend Fr.Mo 25€ incl. Wellness bath ** Grooming Salon with a Provisional Pet Stylist. ** Pet Shipping WORLDWIDE. (USA, Australian…) ** Daily Pet flights from SPAIN to the UK **Transport Crates all sizes to best prices Domino Pet Care SL, Tel: 654168366 www.dominopet shipping.com/ mail: info@do minopetshipping.com (1352m) WWW.SPAINUKSPAIN. COM prices from dogs 395 pounds, cats 295 pounds. Travel with your pets from 695 pounds. Various packages available inclusive of furniture, cars and bikes. Weekly service. 952 160 096 / 665 150 227 (1387) SMALL FRIENDLY BRITISH KENNELS individual runs, large exercise area. 25 mins Alicante airport. www.park bark.co.uk 628 244 712 (1360) PAWS PET TRANSPORT SPAIN UK SPAIN every month we treat all pets as if they belonged to us. Maybe the best rates in Spain. Please call JOE on 966 074 576 or 650 341 087 for a chat or email pawspettransport @hotmail.com quote enw1 (1352) MASEROF BOARDING CATTERY. Close to Jalon, spacious pens, quiet rural location, and collection service. Est. 16 years. Tel: 96 597 3370/616 031 986. mascats@terra.es (1384) WOOFERSANDFRIENDS.C OM a great kennels and cattery with doggy day-care, short or long term stays, passports & pick up service. Call 663 540 300 or woofersand friends@gmail.com (1352)
FARRIER – ENGLISH. Qualified in hot shoeing and barefoot trimming. Phone Anton, Jalon 666 137 535 (1359) ANIMALCOURIERS. A kind, caring door to door road service with Animalcouriers between the UK/France/Spain. Defra Authorised Type 2 Hauliers. Inspected licensed vehicle, 5 star accommodation for your pet’s comfort. : ani mals@animalcouriers.com Telephone Spain – 635 155 962 / 656 894 477. UK 0044 (0) 1483 200 123 / 0044 (0) 7736 251 800 – web: w w w. a n i m a l c o u r i e r s . c o m (1377) ANIMALCOURIERS. Pet Air Travel with Monarch, Thompson, Thomas Cook and Jet2.com, both in and outbound, the alternative way to travel . Travel box loan scheme. animals@animal couriers.com Telephone Spain – 635 155 962 / 656 894 477. UK 0044 (0) 1483 200 123 / 0044 (0) 7736 251 800 – web: w w w. a n i m a l c o u r i e r s . c o m Spain – UK – Oz – New Zealand – many destinations. Free quotations and advice. YORKSHIRE TERRIER & SHIH-TZU puppies, very small, with pedigree 495€ 699 790 080 (1352)
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WASHING MACHINE and all domestic repairs, Calpe/Campello BLUESKY REPAIRS 966 875 283/626 430 671 (1356) DOMINO PET HOTEL WHEN YOU ARE ON HOLIDAY OR JUST AWAY TEL: 654 168 366 www.dominopetshipping.com (1364)
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NEED YOUR PETS TAKING CARE OF? Not kennels, just a friendly home. Large fenced area. 699 790 080 ALTEA (1352)
BENIDORM / ALBIR, sexy Russian lady, speaks English, gives massage 40€ Tel: 617 772 011 (1355)
W. D GILMOUR. Painter & Decorator. Established 35 years in Moraira. Estimates FREE. Call William on 609 691 776 or 966 197 170. (1359)
P R O F E S S I O N A L PAINTER/DECORATOR, quick, clean & economical. Interior and Exterior. FREE quotes. Covering Benidorm to Denia Tel 966 868 077 or 639 246 298 (1353)
PET TAXI transporting your pet door to door in our air conditioned vehicles, stopping in pet friendly hotels travelling twice monthly. Accompanied travel also available Tel: 952 541 147 (1352)
ALBIR; BENIDORM, Young beautiful lady, speaks English offers massage 40€ & escort services 626 096 866 (1355)
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D M DECOR PAINTING & DECORATING internal & external. All work carried out by a fully qualified tradesman, free estimates 10% discount for O.A.P´s Contact David on 634 333 103 / 965 058 379 (1360)
PROTECTAPET, Spain’s leading pet insurance. Free phone 966 493 373 www.protec tapet.eu (1383)
SAFE & EFFECTIVE blue pills for an enhanced love life. Call Ron TT Marketing 966 499 204 (1360)
Javea, Moraira, Christina, Eastern European lady massage and more. House & hotel visits Tel:661 034 261 (1354)
WARNING !!! ARE YOU EXTERIOR PAINTING ? Before you paint get this FREE essential report. Tel: 966 114 546 or download at www.paintmyvilla.com (1354)
HOUSE & PET SITTING. House secured, pets kept to the same routine in own environment. Andy, ex forces. 968 182 562 / 699 386 833 (1352)
POOL & GARDEN SERVICES, MAINTENANCE, landscapes, Clearance. www.vil lalux.com 669 027 259, 965 794 059 (1356) Jazzuci, hot tubs, spars quality American spas at factory prices, also spares filters and repairs used and ex display spa´s available We part ex and buy spars. Best prices established 9 years in Spain Call EUROSPAS 650 722 905 www.eurospas1.com (1368) www.instantpools.eu YES YOU CAN HAVE A POOL – We manufacture & install Wooden Above-Ground Pools. Pools from 8ft – 32ft. Remember, with above ground pools there is “No Planning Permission Required”. Phone or email for a FREE BROCHURE NOW. Email: info@instantpools. eu - Tel: 96 505 0064 – Mobile: 634 322 672 (1361) A.P.M. Pool Maintenance, Visit our shop for all your pool products , one off lessons , Sand Change ,New Pumps and Filtros , Cleaning contracts ,Call Linda on 966 499 314 / 654 443 638 (1357)
Professional Services COMPLETE HOME SERVICES Villa changeovers, laundry, pool cleaning, gardening, and general maintenance. Everything You Need. North Costa Blanca. bridger8@hotmail.com Denise 667 298 576 (1352) ENGLISH GAS / ELECTRIC cookers and fires. Sales, service and repairs. Tel. 606 697 421 (1361) TV, ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT, satellite, amplifiers, mixers, keyboards, etc. BLUESKY REPAIRS 966 875 283/626 430 671 (1356)
Easybuy Moraira urgently require long term rental properties in Moraira, Javea, Benitachell areas, there are no fees payable until we find you a tenant. We will provide a fully legal contract and offer a full management service or if you prefer once the contract has been signed you can manage the rental yourself saving you money. We do not charge tenant’s a finder’s fee, that’s why tenants come to easybuy first. 965745969 (eb1345) M143 - A lovely spacious ground floor apartment part of a large detached villa, beautiful gardens, sole use of the private pool and sun terrace. Large double bedroom with air-con and en-suite, further double bedroom . Spacious family bathroom. south facing . Ideal location, walking distance to supermarket, bars, restaurants and beach. 600.00 euros per month inclusive of bills. 965 745 969 (1351) M145 - Delightful two storey 2 bedroomed townhouse on the popular Las Mimosa II, near Benitachell, stunning panoramic views. use of communal pool. easy reach of Moraira and Javea, quiet development, plenty of space to take advantage of the sunshine. The property is in excellent condition and must be viewed to appreciate the location and views. 400.00 euros plus bills. 965 745 969 (1351) ALBIRENT - LONG TERM LETS. No agency fee and only 1 month deposit! More than 750 rental properties between Denia and Alicante from 300 euros per month. For more information call AlbiRent at 965 993 359 or visit our website www.albirent.com..(1357) For Rent on long term brand new apartment in the centre of Teulada kitchen. full white goods. 2 bath. 3 bedrooms, fully furnished. Full aircon cold and hot. Free hot water from solar panels € 400 + Bills 634 328 084 (1353) La Cala Finestrat. Lovely 2 bed 1 bath furnished apartment with pool and part sea views. Long let 395€ pm or will sell at Bargain price of 110,000€ 965 837 783 (1357) www.blancacasa.com luxury holiday villa sleeps 18-24 telephone 616 791 642 (1382) EXCLUSIVE VILLAS /APARTMENTS FOR RENT IN ALTEA HILLS/MASCARAT, for short/long term rentals, from 600 euros per month. For enquires call 677 766 885 or visit www.topal tea.com (1358) SHORT & LONG TERM RENTALS, villas, Apartment, Commercial Proprieties Tel: 965 857 833 / 634 343 028 (1362)
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WE NEED HOUSES for rent or sale. Benidorm to Denia Tel: 965 832 658 / 629 991 543 (1352) WE ARE LOOKING for reasonable priced good quality properties for our Norwegian clients in the areas Villa Joyosa, Benidorm, Albir, Altea and Calpe. Tel: 645 297 890 post@ferieboligutland.no, w w w. f e r i e b o l i g u t l a n d . n o (1356) WE NEED PROPERTIES for share or rent (short & long term) Tel: 965 857 833 / 634 343 028 (1362)
Property for Sale FOR SALE in Callosa Dén Sarria 1007mtr of land, 2, 1 bed roomed houses, swimming pool, fruit trees, solar powered, next to the river, both houses fully furnished, SAT TV, 35,000€ 678 403 061 (1354) DOMINO PET HOTEL WHEN YOU ARE ON HOLIDAY OR JUST AWAY TEL: 654 168 366 www.dominopetshipping.com (1364m) Jalon - Residential Bellavista , Superb new three-bedroomed, unfurnished townhouses with spectacular views of the Jalon Valley. Communal pool and gardens, priced from just E650/month plus utilities. Contact Garcia Villas, Jalon, 966482480 / 646974888 or in fo@garciavillas.es(1351)
Psychotherapist Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with life? Trapped by circumstances or stuck in a rut? You can take the first steps towards taking control of your life and feelings, by contacting me today. First consultation free. Tel no 655912044 / 966 495 724 or email nlhwellbeingsolutions @gmail.com (1354b)
WWW.SPAINUKSPAIN. COM. Vehicle leaving Spain on 9th / 19th / 28th of each month, returning 10th / 20th / 29th of each month. Prices from 80 pounds per cubic metre. Cars 495 pounds, bikes 250 pounds, dogs 395 pounds, cats 295 pounds. storage from 10 euros a week free collection available. 952 160 096 / 665 150 227 (1387)
See Spain with David’s Coachtrips SL. The small travel company with the big reputation.
FURNITURE VAN FOR hire with driver. Careful local moves Costa Blanca & UK. Hourly rate or fixed price. Call 676 644 014 (1354)
www.alteaspanishcours es.com Conversation group €50. - Monthly 8 lessons 652 456 539 (1361)
DIRECT WITH OWNER, Sea view plots Benissa & Collosa. Contact Glenna 626 177 036 PROPERTIES Marcell 626 177 036 (1362)
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Easybuy Moraira urgently require long term rental properties in Moraira, Javea, Benitachell areas, there are no fees payable until we find you a tenant. We will provide a fully legal contract and offer a full management service or if you prefer once the contract has been signed you can manage the rental yourself saving you money. We do not charge tenant’s a finder’s fee, that’s why tenants come to easybuy first. 965 745 969 (eb1352) WANTED LONG TERM RENTAL 3/4 bedroom villas in Javea for waiting clients. Tel Jo - 610 628 783 Jen – 655 933 939 (1355)
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ENGLISH/SPANISH T R A N S L A T O R . Hospital/doctor visits, town halls, registrations, police reports, & more. David 689 416 103. (1363)
COAST 2 COAST TRANSPORT & REMOVALS, with over 20 years experience, regular trips SPAIN-UK-SPAIN, home contents, cars, caravans, boats also moved. Call for competitive quote call 0034 617 500 876 or email coast2coasttransport@hot mail.com (1355)
The Interpreter, English Spanish, to assist you in Hospitals, Medical Centers, Schools, Legal & Personal matters. Call 686320435. w w w. c a n d i d a w r i g h t . c o m (1353) Improve your Spanish! Private Spanish classes offered in the Javea area. Call Belen on 629961669 (10e/h) (1363)
Removal/Storage Looking for fantastic earnings with no outlay? We are looking for experienced S/E Sales Consultants for the Costa Blanca / Murcia regions Selling Golden Leaves Funeral Plans to the ex-pat market Fantastic commissions paid! Phone SOS now for further details! 966 787 123 / 622 275 561 (1353)
LARGE VILLA 9 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms, pool, garage. Close to Beach. Price Negotiable. 628 499 448. (1353) SMALL FARMHOUSE WITH STABLES, paddock & swimming pool, in the country but close to all amenities 5 mins from village 10 mins from motorway Benissa 330,000.00€ onvo contact 965 732 741 / 626 795 587 (1354)
For enquiries/reservations call us on 966785910. Or visit www.coachtripsonline.com (1360)
BENIDORM & SURROUNDING AREAS, 2 men removals, house clearances 655 239 797 (1356) UK-SPAIN-IRELAND all European Destinations. Removals with the personal touch. Pets transported 965 696 750 / 0044 (0) 146 074 191 e-mail chrisy ounge73979@aol.com (1354) VEHICLE TRANSPORT Service, covering the whole of Spain, France & UK. Regular weekly round trips UK-FranceSpain-France-UK all year round. Space available for Cars, Vans, Caravans, Motor homes, Boats, Plant, Machinery & Motorbikes. Ring for competitive quote. Call 0044 1612 235 533 (1381) Van going to UK from Spain 28th May Returning to Spain 27th June Space available 679042805 / 965589187 / 0044 [0] 7552985343 keithmarion9@yahoo.co.uk (1387) MASTERCLASS REMOVALS. 19 years experience. Family run business. Removals and Storage. Clean, safe & alarmed. Regular to UK. Office: 965 734 162 Mob: 607 338 253 UK: (0044) 121 240 2522 master class1@terra.es (1355) MAN & VAN Removals / deliveries house & garden clearance. Costa Blanca North 10€ per hour plus fuel 965 730 382 / 644 114 876 (1354) VAN SPAIN –UK-SPAIN leaving every 2 weeks. Great rates. Contact Joe on 966 074 576 or 650 341 087 or email civic1235@msn.com quote EWN1 (1352)
Soft Furnishings Restaurants MONROES RESTAURANT’S, great food and live music events. Restaurants in Benidorm – 966 803 306, Moraira – 965 744 114 and Pedreguer – 965 761 731. For more information SEE MAIN ADS ON FOOD PAGES (1360
LOOSE COVERS, CURTAINS ETC. Made to Measure. Choose from a wide range of beautiful fabrics in your own home. Tel: 965 771 397 or 686 453 827 (1358)
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RESTAURANTE SALAMANCA, JALON. Open Wed-Sun evenings and Sunday Lunch Tel: 966 480 430 (1355)
SOLAR: BEST DEAL IN SPAIN. Solar electrics, solar water heaters, pool heaters. Prices on website. www.gosolarinspain.com Tel: 616 339 948 (1352)
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Spas Jacuzzis Jazzuci hot tub spars quality American spas at factory prices, also spares filters and repairs used and ex display spa available we part ex and buy spars best prices established 9 years in Spain Call EUROSPAS 650 722 905 www.eurospas1.com (1368)
Supermarkets CODAYMA ORBA´S CORNER SHOP, Groceries, Pet Foods, DVD´s Fax Service, much much more ALL THE BEST PRICES, Mon-Fri 9.30am3.00pm Sat 9.30am-130pm Avda. Americas 1, ORBA Tel: 965 583 846 EURO WEEKLY NEWS CLASSIFAX AGENT
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Tiling & Paving TILING & PAVING, interior, exterior. Walls, floors, patios & pools. FREE QUOTE. Quality reliable services fully legal Tel:666 131 130 (1353)
RECONDITIONED, repairs & new 2 year warranty. Tel: 951 923 759 (1359)
SPL SERVICES THE TILING SPECIALISTS We can offer a Professional, friendly and Reliable Tiling Service for your home or business including floor and wall tiles for bathrooms, kitchens, hallways, shower cubicles, en-suites, conservatories & patios at very reasonable rates and make sure that every job is finished in good time to our customers’ satisfaction. 688 666 059 (1354)
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Wanted JACUZZI, SPA, HOT TUB WANTED. Working or not. Tel: 650 722 905 (1368) Quad Bike and Jet Ski UK or Spanish Tel: 650 722 905 (1368) Wanted old motorbikes in any condition Call 639 601 726 www.webuyoldmotorbikes.co m(1357t)
Water Filter WATER FILTRATION SYSTEMS for kitchen or whole house. Free estimates Altea surrounding areas 628 313 212 (1356)
Web Design TOP QUALITY WEB SITES NEEDN’ T COST THE EARTH. Design, SEO, Hosting. Is your website really working for you? Let us optimise it for you. www.netmagnetics.com or call 669 700 268 or 868 108 350 Now!! (1355) Web designers specialising in brochure websites and online shops. Basic websites from 222€. Tel: 691 948 457, www.cannedsunlight.com. (1354)
Wig Specialists WIGS-R-US EL CISNE MARKET BENIDORM. Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays 9.30 till 2pm. 606 550 992 (1358)
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Thursday • SUCCESSFUL SLIMMING every Thursday. We meet at The Hillside Bar at 11am, all welcome. Call on 965 496 209/658 271 553. • GANDIA AREA SOCIAL CLUB Every Thursday dinner at Viva Espaùa. Call 962 852 828. • PIETER SWINNEN PAINTING CLUB cultural meeting in Calpe every Thursday from 10am to 1pm. Call 965 835 212 - www.ateliernet.nl/swinnen • INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL CLUB in the Gandia area. Every Thursday dinner at the Viva Espaùa restaurant. Call: 962 878 298 or visit: www.gandiaareasocialclub.com • DANCING EVENING Every second Thursday of the month at 8pm at Salon de Banquetes, Avda del Mediterraneo, Teulada. 965 730 655; 656 192 837.
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• CALPE ROTARY FELLOWSHIP MEETING every Tuesday, except summertime, at the Asia Restaurant on the Moraira Road at La Fustera at 1pm for 1.30pm. Visiting Rotarians present and past and their partners, 41 Club and Round Table. www.calpe-rotary.org.uk Contact Brian Reynolds, secretary@calperotary.org.uk • THE KINGS CHURCH in Avenida D'Alcudia 10 Benissa. We are a friendly English speaking church, meeting each Sunday morning at 11am for praise, ministry and
have any items to donate call 965 319 929 or 688 238 879. • UFO AND WORLD MYSTERIES Discussion Group, first Friday of every month, at the Social Centre Cafe in Javea at 10am for 10.30am. Call 966 459 976.
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• NEW HOPE CHURCH, Sunday service 11am. Cami la Querra nº 2, Alfaz del Pi. 965 013 230.
• CALPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH Avda. Gabriel Miro Edf. Perlamar. Sunday worship 11.00am. Call 965 835 502 or www.calpechristianfellowship.org
• SPIRITUALIST CHURCH meets for Divine Service on Thursdays at 6.30pm in the chapel at the Forum, Mare Nostrum. Alfaz del Pi on Tuesdays at 6.30pm. Call 966 878 469.
• CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY CHURCH. Meet every Sunday at 10.30am – at the Europa Building, Avda del Pino.
• HOLY EUCHARIST. 10.30am. Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy, Calpe at 10.30am every Sunday in the ‘Nuestra Senora de la Merced’. 678 787 509.
CLUB Meets 10am every Saturday in the Sierra Bernia School at the top of Alfaz del Pi. Phone for details Victor Waldorff, on 965 889 187 • CHARITY AUCTION From 1 . 3 0 p m e xc h a n g e yo u r u n wa n t e d goods for cash. Jacaranda is on the C a m i n o V i e j o d e l Po r t e t Ro a d i n Moraira. Call 965 743 292 , 667 074 130 • B A R C ( B u s o t A n i m a l Re s c u e C e n t r e ) 1 1 a m , t h i r d S a t u r d ay o f every month, table sale at Browns Re s t a u ra n t , C o r ve t a F u m a o n N 3 3 2 . C a l l To ny 9 6 5 6 3 8 2 4 7 fo r more details.
Sunday • CONCERT AT CASA SJENGARDEN CULTURAL in Alfaz. From 4.30pm. Dancing at the Piano with our four hands. Book by calling 966 860 522. • AECC BOUTIQUE at DejaVu Plus i n S a n Is i d r o o n T h u r s d ay s a n d Sundays 9am - 2pm. 966 723 401.
Monday • COSTA BLANCA SAMARITANS offer a warm welcome at their Drop-in Cafe every Monday morning over the summer period 10am-12noon at Laura’s at Westbeach, Avenida Gabriel Miro www.costablancasamaritans.com. Call 902 883 535 • ROYAL AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION, North Costa Blanca B ra n c h , m e e t s a t L o s A r c o s Restaurante, Pedreguer (N332, west side) on the second Monday of each month at 12pm to 1pm, followed by lunch. We have nearly 140 members w h o e n j oy f r i e n d s h i p, h e l p a n d support with RAFA; and we always look for new members who have, or
h ave n o t , s e r ve d i n t h e R A F. Fo r more i n fo r m a t i o n , visit: www.rafa-ncb.org or call 965 743 439. • JALON VALLEY MUMS AND T O T S E ve r y M o n d ay m o r n i n g i n Jalon from 10.30am to noon. Held in the Library/Pensionistas building next to the sports hall and roundabout leading to Lliber. Just ₏1 per adult. Call Fran 639 326 135
Tuesday • SUCCESSFUL SLIMMING every Tuesday we meet at The Sportsman Bar, Avda Costa Azul (near Canales Supermarket) at 10am. Call on 965 496 209/ 658 271 553. • A U C T I O N S F O R A E C C Every Tuesday. From 1pm-4pm at Bar Rendezvous. If you have any items to donate call 965 319 929 or 688 238 879 • JAVEA RBL meet every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Scallops Restaurant, Arenal at 11am. • W O R D S O F L I G H T Tuesday evenings at 6.30pm ‘Mes Vital’ weekly discussions 662 688 865 • ROYAL AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA B R A N C H meets third Tuesday of every month at 2.30pm at Las Comunicacions Social Club. Tel:965 724 256 or nwhancox@hotmail.com • EVENING YOGA bring your mat, every Tuesday from 6pm to 7.30pm. Los Narejos CISSMU building of Los Alcazares. 652 667 883
Wednesday • COSTA BLANCA NORTH GARDENING CIRCLE meets on first Wednesday of each month, at La Senieta MORIARA. For info contact GC secretary, 966 498 681.
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Airport Guardia Civil Municipal Police Red Cross
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BENISSA CALPE
DENIA
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British Embassy: www.uk.inspain.fco.gov.uk Age Concern Spain: www.acespana.org Airport Information: www.aena.es Local News: www.euroweeklynews.com • ALICANTE BUSINESS CLUB (ABC) is a networking group with an i n fo r m a l a p p r o a c h t o b u s i n e s s networking. Meet on the third We d n e s d ay o f e ve r y m o n t h a t H a r r y ’s B a r i n S a n J u a n a t 1 2 . 0 0 . Call 650 489 625 or visit the website: www.alicante businessclub.org
Others • TUITION DANCE, beginners Wednesday 8pm - 10pm. Beginners class Thursday 10.30am - 12.30pm. Intermediates Friday 11am - 1pm. Call 616 478 157.
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A time to justify WHAT justification can there be to continue driving an illegal UK registered car in Spain? How about the lack of money to put it through the re-registration process, or perhaps a lack of time? But it is obvious that many have an ‘I just don’t care’ attitude, or ‘I will do it next week’, way of thinking. In your opinion, does anything justify driving an illegal car? If your MOT expires in while you are in Spain– your car becomes illegal to use, just as it would do in the UK. If you run out of road tax, this is another legal requirement, even when you are using your car here in Spain. Do not tell me that you have ‘justified’ not having an MOT or road
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tax because you have declared your car is on a SORN document with the DVLA in the UK. This document is a ‘sworn statement’ to the DVLA that your car will be kept ‘off-road’. It also applies to driving the car ‘anywhere’ not just the UK. If the car is kept ‘offroad’ then there is no need for an MOT or road tax. But if you get stopped by the police without having the legal requirements to drive here (just as in the UK)
then you can expect a severe kick back from them, such as impounding your car on the spot. If you spend more than 183 days here then you are termed as a resident and that means you have just 30 days to get your car reregistered onto Spanish plates. It’s your call but the police may just make up your mind for you.
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Junior School of Rugby THE Xabia Rugby Club will be running a rugby school from July 1 to July 3. Places are limited to 100 children, between five and 17. The event will feature a bar and BBQ. Attendees will receive a commemorative gift and certificate. The cost is €50, including training, insurance and gift. info@tempsdesport. com or 688 640 092. Beach Rugby Grass season is over, rugby moves to the Arenal beach in Javea. The first training session is on Thursday June 2, at 7pm for Juniors and 8pm for Seniors, in front of Jalousie Bar (formally Champagne's). Training will be every Thursday through the summer. 688 640 092
Campbell Lamont Texas Scramble THE Campbell Lamont Golf Texas Scramble returned once again to Oliva Nova Golf, Oliva on Sunday. The forecast was miserable but thankfully the weather held and everyone returned to the Club House dry, hot, ready for lunch and a little light refreshment Although having recently been hollow tined, the course played well and the scores were impressive with all 19 teams of four golfers coming in under par. Sponsored by Spectrum FM, Nordic Mist and Estrella Levante, the prizes on offer were, once again, excellent with quality bottles of red wine in abundance, boxes of Titleist ProV1 golf balls, Tag Heuer golf hats and golf balls, four Green
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Fees at a top rated course and specialised boxed Chess Sets accompanied by limited edition bottles of beer. First place with a net score of 59.4 from a team handicap of 5.6 and receiving the beautiful chess set with limited edition beer, wine and golf balls, Paul Massey, Ed Wallace, Rob Wallace and Eric Newman. In second place with a net score of 59.8 from a team handicap of 7.2, Tom Coulson, Mark Ivory, James Ivory and Alan Fulwood. In third place, with a team handicap of 6.4 scoring a net 60.6, Campbell Lamont, John Lamont, Calum Lamont and ‘Dapper’ Frank Maquire. In fourth place, with a team handicap of 7.3 scoring a net 60.7, was Jeff Morrow, Jack
Wardrop, John Migan and Errol Heath. Errol Heath and Martin Shaw won the Nearest the Pin prizes of Titleist ProV1 balls and Wine on the 3rd and 16th holes respectively. The next CLG Texas Scramble on Sunday June 26 at La Sella Golf, Jesus Pobre, a 9.45am hrs Shotgun Start. Teams of four golfers or individuals can enter at a cost of €55 per golfer, including lunch and a Gin and Tonic. There is a ‘lunch only’ option for non-golfers at €15 per person. For more information or to take part in any of the monthly Texas Scrambles, CLG League or monthly events, complete the ‘Contact Us’ option on the Web Site, www.clgolf.es or call 608 123 253 or email info@clgolf.es
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Pego Golf Society – Oliva Nova course By Brian West THIS week’s competition was the Javea Cup. A trophy presented by Aston Parker to be contested annually in a pair’s stableford format where both scores are combined to provide each team’s total. We had an entry of 46 members and four guests who enjoyed perfect weather - a hint of highsummer temperatures and a cooling breeze. The Oliva Nova course continues to improve with pristine fairways and greens that are slowly recovering from their recent hollow tining (although the unsanded irregular surfaces are testing some players intestinal fortitude!). Still, another week or two’s bedding in will see us back to near perfect putting
conditions. Our four guests this week were Alistair Taylor, Gareth Davies and Jim and Jayne Leith with Jim’s 35 points being more than adequate to carry off the Guest Prize Captain Jim welcomed back Dave Phillips and asked him to announce the winners of the sweeps competitions. The rolled over Balls in the Water pot was swept by Danny Herron with a correct guess of 113. Jim Gillies announced the prize winners in the Javea Cup competition as follows: Winners – Danny Herron and Trevor Nash with a combined stableford score of 70 points. Runners up – Dave Bell and John Oliffe with 69 points Third – Colin Foster (with an excellent 38 points) and Donna Green with a combined 68 points.
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Javea Green Bowls Club latest results By Dave Wood BRIAN MANSER won his Semi Final in the Men’s Singles of The Spanish National English Bowls Championship, but he was unfortunately beaten in the Final by Keith Jones. Sheri Fletcher and Lynne Eldon lost in their Semi Final of the Ladies Pairs. All in all this was a great effort from the Javea Green bowlers. Javea Green won the Friendship Cup against El Cid despite trailing 32 shots from the first leg. This was a very commendable show resulting in a nine shot victory. Bill Barrie, and his team of Rita Baker and Maureen Barrie won the Javea Green Spring Triples competition. The Europa Network 321 competition is now underway and the final results will be available in the next issue. This will be followed by the Dragon 4.2.2 Club Competition which starts on June 13 and will be played daily until the final on Saturday June 18. Visit: http://javeagreenbowls.org
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