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Syria ceasefire takes effect with Assad emboldened, opposition wary
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A nationwide ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia came into effect in Syria on Monday evening, the second attempt this year by Washington and Moscow to halt the fiveyear-old civil war. The Syrian army, announced the truce at 7 pm (1700 British time), the moment it took effect, saying the seven-day “regime of calm” would be applied across Syria. It reserved the right to respond with all forms of firepower to any violation by “armed groups”. Rebel groups fighting to topple President Bashar alAssad did not immediately declare publicly whether they would respect the ceasefire, but rebel sources said they would do so, despite reservations about a deal they see as skewed in Assad’s favour. A rebel commander in northern Syria said there was “cautious calm” at the start of the ceasefire. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group, said calm prevailed on most frontlines after the ceasefire took effect. Russia is a major backer of Assad, while the United States supports some of the rebel groups fighting to topple him. The agreement’s initial aims include allowing humanitarian access and joint U.S.-Russian targeting of jihadist groups, which are not covered by the agreement. The agreement comes at a time when Assad’s position on the battlefield is stronger than it has been since the earliest months of the war, thanks to Russian and Iranian military support. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been killed in the conflict and 11 million made homeless in the world’s worst refugee crisis. Hours before the truce took effect, an emboldened Assad vowed to take back all of Syria. In a gesture loaded with symbolism, state television showed
him visiting Daraya, a Damascus suburb long held by rebels but recaptured last month after fighters surrendered in the face of a crushing siege. “The Syrian state is determined to recover every area from the terrorists,” Assad said in an interview broadcast by state media, flanked by his delegation at an otherwise deserted road junction. Earlier he performed Muslim holiday prayers alongside other
officials in a bare hall in a Daraya mosque. He made no mention of the ceasefire agreement, but said the army would continue its work “without hesitation, regardless of any internal or external circumstances”. The ceasefire is the boldest expression yet of hope by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama that it can work with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war. All previous diplomatic initiatives have collapsed in failure. The Obama administration opposes Assad but wants to shift the focus of fighting from the multisided civil war between Assad and his many foes to a campaign against Islamic State, an ultra-hardline jihadist group that controls swathes of Syria and
North Korea ready for another nuclear test any time South Korea North Korea is ready to conduct an additional nuclear test at any time, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said on Monday, three days after the reclusive North’s fifth test drew widespread condemnation. Pyongyang set off its most powerful nuclear blast to date on Friday, saying it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile and ratcheting up a threat that its rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain. “Assessment by South Korean and U.S. intelligence is that the North is always ready for an additional nuclear test in the Punggye-ri area,” the site of the North’s five nuclear explosions, South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun told a news briefing. “North Korea has a tunnel where it can conduct an additional nuclear test,” Moon said. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported earlier that North Korea had completed preparations for another nuclear test, citing South Korean government sources who said the North may use a previously unused tunnel at its mountainous test site. It did not elaborate on what activities had been detected at the test site. North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, formerly the country’s chief nuclear negotiator, arrived in Beijing on Monday and was seen entering the
country’s embassy, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. Ri left Pyongyang to attend a meeting of the NonAligned Movement countries in Venezuela and later the U.N. General Assembly, the Associated Press reported from Pyongyang without citing a source. His trip comes amid a fresh push by the United States and South Korea for more sanctions following the nuclear test. A U.S. special envoy for the isolated state, Sung Kim, will travel to Seoul on Monday. Kim met with Japanese officials on Sunday and said the United States may launch unilateral sanctions against North Korea, echoing comments by U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday in the wake of the test. A push for further sanctions was “laughable”, North Korea said on Sunday, vowing to continue to strengthen its nuclear power. BOMBER FLIGHT DELAYED Yonhap reported that bad weather had delayed the flight of an advanced U.S. B-1B bomber to the Korean peninsula, a show of strength and solidarity with ally Seoul, scheduled for Monday. The flight from the U.S. base in Guam would now take place on Tuesday, a U.S. Forces in Korea official told Reuters, declining to identify the type of aircraft involved. A group of 31 South Korean conservative lawmakers said the country should have nuclear weapons, either by acquiring its own arms or asking the Americans to redeploy tactical nuclear
neighbouring Iraq. The ceasefire deal is backed by foreign countries ranging from Assad’s ally Iran to Turkey, one of the main supporters of groups fighting to overthrow him. But maintaining the ceasefire means overcoming big challenges, including separating nationalist rebels who would be protected under it from jihadist fighters who are excluded. The rebels say the deal benefits Assad, who took advantage of the aftermath of the last failed truce hammered out by Washington and Moscow in February to improve his forces’ position on the battlefield. The capture of Daraya, a few kilometres from Damascus, has helped the government secure important areas to the southwest of the capital near an air base. The army has also completely encircled the rebel-held half of Aleppo, Syria’s largest city before the war, which has been divided into government and opposition-held zones for years. BOMBING BEFORE TRUCE TAKE EFFECT In the hours before the ceasefire took effect, fighting raged on several key frontlines, including Aleppo and the southern province of Quneitra. The commander of a Free Syrian Army (FSA) group in northern Syria said government warplanes had been bombing “like crazy” on Monday, hitting one of his bases. “They are using their planes to hit everywhere - Aleppo, Idlib, the rural areas,” Hassan Haj Ali, commander of the Suqour al-Jabal group, told Reuters. Under the agreement, Russian-backed government forces and opposition groups are expected to halt fighting for a while as a confidence building measure. Opposition fighters are expected to separate from militant groups in areas such as Aleppo.
weapons that were withdrawn from the South under a 1991 pact for the denuclearization of the peninsula. “We should discuss every plan including an independent nuclear armament programme at the level of self-defence to safeguard peace,” Won Yoo-chul, a senior lawmaker for the ruling Saenuri Party, said in a statement. South Korea’s defence ministry said there was no change in its policy barring nuclear weapons. The U.N. Security Council denounced the latest test and said it would begin work immediately on a resolution. The United States, Britain and France pushed for the 15-member body to impose new sanctions. Both China and Russia backed sanctions imposed in March following the North’s January nuclear test, but their apparent ambivalence about fresh sanctions cast doubt on the Security Council’s ability to quickly form a consensus. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday a “creative” response was needed. The Global Times, run by the Chinese Communist Party, rejected the suggestion by the United States that Beijing was responsible for the North’s pursuit of nuclear arms. It said the United States was “the root cause” of the issue. “China is not capable of persuading North Korea to give up nuclear development, because China’s efforts are not supported by the others,” it said in an editorial on Monday. “Washington has been refusing to sign a peace treaty with Pyongyang.” SEOUL (Reuters)
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Third Spanish vote in a year would deliver hung parliament - poll
Spain's third national election in a year would deliver yet another hung parliament and give rival parties no new options in terms of forming a government, a poll published on Sunday showed as the prospect of another ballot edges closer. Leaders have struggled to form a new administration since last December after upstart political parties won widespread support in a general election - forcing several forces, including some traditional rivals, to try and reach pacts. After the Dec. 20 ballot, a fresh election on June 26 did nothing to resolve the impasse, with all parties, including the conservative People's Party (PP) of acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, falling short of a parliament majority. Rajoy lost a confidence vote among lawmakers in early September on his bid for a second term, setting the clock ticking on yet another election that would likely fall in December. The PP would win once again, an opinion poll by GAD3 published in ABC newspaper showed, increasing its parliamentary seats to 142 from 137 in June and 123 on Dec. 20. But that would still be shy of the 176 needed for an absolute majority, even if the PP managed to again draw on support from
smaller liberal party Ciudadanos ("Citizens") in any subsequent confidence vote. Ciudadanos' seats would fall from 32 in June to 30 in another election, according to the poll, drawn from 802 interviews in the week after Rajoy's failed attempt to form a government. Other parties would also lose ground, including the centre-left Socialists, who have steadfastly opposed another PP term in office. The Socialists would garner 81 seats, compared to 85 at the last election, while Unidos Podemos ("Together We Can"), a leftist alliance that erupted onto Spain's political scene in the wake of a deep economic crisis, would get 70, down from 71 seats last time.
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David Cameron to quit as Conservative MP for Witney Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron is to stand down as an MP, triggering a by-election in his Oxfordshire seat of Witney. Mr Cameron, who resigned as prime minister after June's EU referendum, said he did not want to be a "distraction" for new PM Theresa May. The 49-year-old said his replacement had "got off to a cracking start".Mr Cameron, who has represented Witney since 2001, became Conservative leader in 2005 and PM in 2010.Speaking in his constituency, he said it had been a "great honour" to be an MP for the area, but said it would be difficult for him to remain on the backbenches without becoming "a big distraction and a big diversion" from the work of the new government. He denied his announcement was related to the government's moves towards allowing new grammar schools, a policy he rejected as PM. He said the timing - which came after a period of reflection over the summer - was coincidental, adding that there were "many good things" in the proposed education reforms. "Obviously I'm going to have my own views about different issues," he said. "People would know that and that's really the point. As a former prime minister it is very difficult, I think, to sit as a backbencher and not be an enormous diversion and distraction from what the government is doing." He said Mrs May - his former home secretary - had been "very understanding" when he told her of his decision. Asked about his legacy, and whether he would be remembered as the prime minister that took the UK out of the European Union, he said he hoped his tenure would be recalled for a strong economy and "important social reforms" and that he had transformed a Conservative Party that was "in the doldrums" into a "modernising winning force". Mr Cameron won a 25,155 majority in 2015 in Witney, which has been held by
It’s not good to listen to other peoples’ conversations, but the other day, whilst having a coffee in one of the local bars, I couldn’t help overhearing an adjacent group discussing fairly loudly their views on the origins of the Universe. That it had been created by God wasn’t really in dispute, as they acknowledged the opening phrase of the Bible affirms that “In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth”. What was being questioned however was the very old chestnut, many of us have asked, of “if that was the beginning, then where did God come from?” On the face of it this really seems a perfectly natural and logical question, which appears to undermine the basic tenets of Christianity, but the problem is that it relies on a misunderstanding of God. So, how do we understand God? Do we consider God to be the Supreme Being, master of space and time, who created everything that exists? That’s basically the Biblical definition of God, which tends to make questions of his own creation fairly meaningless, as ‘Supreme Being’ and ‘Master of time’ necessarily allows for self-creation. The trouble is that most of us, if we’re really honest, have problems comprehending
that concept of God, and merely think of Him as being ‘super-human’, with all the constraints and limitations common to mankind, though far more clever and intelligent than anyone else, and it is this concept that necessarily has problems with how such a person was created. And here’s the twist:the only way we can ever really comprehend God and understand how He came into being, is to accept that by definition God is utterly beyond our understanding, and that any attempt to comprehend Him is to belittle Him. And that is the basis of faith, which the Bible asserts, provides the evidence for things beyond our senses or understanding. And the amazing thing is that if we take that step of faith, then suddenly that question of his origin presents no problem at all.
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the Conservatives since 1974. He said he had not made any "firm decisions" on what to do next, adding that he wanted to continue to contribute to public life. Mrs May said: "I was proud to serve in David Cameron's government - and under his leadership we achieved great things. Not just stabilising the economy, but also making great strides in delivering serious social reform." She pledged to continue with his "one-nation government" approach. David Cameron factfile Aged 49 Born in London, educated at Eton and Oxford First elected as MP for Witney in 2001 Was shadow education secretary before becoming Conservative leader in 2005 Led a coalition government from 2010 to 2015, winning an overall majority in 2015 Led the Remain campaign in the EU referendum Ex-chancellor George Osborne said he was sorry his "great friend" was stepping down. "We came into Parliament together, had a great partnership and I will miss him alongside me on the green benches over the coming years," he added. But Labour's Angela Eagle declined to add her voice to the tributes, telling the BBC Mr Cameron had "put his whole country at risk to settle a debate in his own party" through the EU referendum. "He has now walked away leaving others to clear up the mess." Lib Dem leader Tim Farron said Mr Cameron had "demonstrated a capacity to think above and beyond tribal politics" and wished him well for the future. "He has lots of things that he should be proud of but sadly his legacy will be one of accidentally removing us from our closest friends and neighbours in Europe," Mr Farron added. Bbc.com
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Nose-to-nose with the actors: Spain’s micro-theatrE has global appeal
MADRID (Reuters) - Six people stand almost shoulder-to-shoulder in a black room - the entire audience for a play unfolding just an arm's length away. With minimal set and a cast of only two, this is theatre stripped to its bare bones. The micro-theatre trend has exploded since a first production in a former Madrid brothel in 2009. "Microteatro" is now an established brand, with theatres in 13 cities in Spain and the Americas. Its success - the venue that originated the format put on its 1,000th show in April - provides a bright spot in Spanish theatre which has suffered from cuts in arts funding and a drop in audience spending since an economic crisis. In the bar at the Madrid venue, 30-year-old
theatre-goer Maria Renee explained the appeal. "The good thing is you don't have to plan ahead. You can see one play or five," she said, examining the productions on offer that evening. Each short play costs only four euros ($4.50) and is repeated up to seven times a night, so spectators can dip in and out of the evening's program. The format follows a basic idea of three 15s: plays of 15 minutes for around 15 audience members in a 15 square-meter (160 square-foot) space. In the original production, 13 independent theatre groups put on 13 different shows, themed around prostitution, in the rooms of the former brothel where the sex workers used to receive their clients. That show was so successful, with queues of more than 200 people waiting to get in, that the team
Catalans rally in support of independence from Spain
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Catalonia on Sunday to support a break from Spain which local leaders want to deliver for next year in spite of legal blocks by the central government. Catalans gathered in five cities across the north-eastern region, including Barcelona, and waved yellow banners in time to music, symbolising the rhythm of a beating heart uniting an independent republic. Police said that in Barcelona alone about 540,000 people took part. The mass rally on Catalonia’s national day, La Diada, comes as the pro-independence local assembly vows to press ahead with plans to form an new state in 2017, raising pressure on leaders in Madrid to respond at a time of disarray in national politics. Two inconclusive general elections have left Spain without a new national administration for more than eight months, in part due to squabbling among parties over how best to counter or defuse Catalonia’s separatist challenge. Spain’s conservative caretaker government
has firmly opposed any move towards secession and resorted to challenges via the constitutional court, though this has escalated the stand-off in recent months under acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. “We don’t really care anymore about who will govern in Madrid,” said Montse Pedra, 39, a speech therapist at the rally in Barcelona, where campaigners waved the starred blue, red and yellow pro-independence flags. She said she was no longer hopeful Catalonia would be granted a referendum on independence like Scotland’s in 2014 - where people voted to remain in Britain - but was looking beyond that. “Here that’s not going to happen one way or another, so we’re going to just declare independence, and that’s it,” Pedra added. Whether regional leaders will manage to produce the break they have promised is unclear. Pro-separatist parties won a majority of seats in the regional assembly last year and have starting laying the ground for laws and institutions for an independent state, though such moves have been deemed illegal in court. “The whole process is going a little slowly,” said another participant, 64-year-old maths teacher Rafael Subirats, adding he thought independence was unlikely to happen by 2017. Secessionists fell short of winning an overall majority of the vote last September, which according to anti-independence campaigners weakens the mandate for a split. The long-simmering separatist movement, in a region that produces about a fifth of Spain’s economic output, erupted in 2012 during a deep economic crisis and a stand-off with Madrid over demands for more autonomy. Catalonia, home to 7.5 million people, has its
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bought a space around the corner. Since then theatre companies around Spain and from places as far away as Miami and Mexico have bought licenses to use the Microteatro logo, marketing and house style. Playwright and director Jose Luis Lozano, 34, says the format is a showcase for new work and provides a training ground for writers. "You're obliged to say a lot in a short time. It's a good place to experiment with your style," he said. For the players, the closeness to the audience makes the experience like a constant camera closeup, says Anthony Rotsa, a British actor starring in the theatre's only English-language play. "You see everyone's faces, right there. If they're enjoying it, you can feel that. And if they're not, you can feel that too!"
own language and distinct culture, as well as a long-standing industrial tradition and a thriving t o u r i s m sector. Support for independence has grown again in recent months. One poll in July showed some 48 percent in favour of Catalonia becoming an independent state, while 42 percent were against it. Yet the movement has also been hampered by internal struggles. Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont faces a confidence vote in the Catalan assembly on Sept. 28. Analysts expect him to win it. Puigdemont stressed on Sunday his government would call regional elections next year as a form of plebiscite to ratify a breakaway, unless he could persuade Madrid to allow Catalans to vote on their future. “I will insist once again that this is a process that needs to be agreed on with the Spanish government... a referendum is the best mechanism to find out if people want (to be independent) or not,” Puigdemont told a news conference. By Sam Edwards BARCELONA (Reuters)
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The Spanish property market recovery is being fuelled in part by improving mortgage conditions and a sharp increase in tourism which has pushed up demand for holiday homes along the Spanish coast. However, BBVA has suggested that the second half of the year might not be as good as the first half, as there are signs that growth in the Spanish economy could moderate. “Lower economic growth and what that does to consumer confidence is expected to knock some of the wind out of the sails of the housing market recovery,” said Mark Stuckin of Spanish Property Insight. “Even so, BBVA expect new development to continue expanding on the back of stronger demand and the gradual disappearance of the new homes glut, at least in areas where there is demand, such as big cities and popular coastal regions [like the Costa del Sol and the Costa Blanca],” he added. propertyinvestortoday.co.uk
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Work permits are among the post-Brexit migration curbs being considered but any changes must be good for the UK economy, the home secretary has said. Amber Rudd told the BBC the work permit proposal "certainly has value" but nothing was being ruled out. But she accepted EU nations could choose to impose new restrictions, including requiring Britons having to apply for visas to travel. Ms Rudd said it was a "given" people voted Leave to reduce immigration. Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show, she reiterated the prime minister's dismissal of a points-based system to control EU migration championed by Brexit campaigners in the build-up to the referendum, saying it "simply doesn't work". She said her department was considering the alternative of requiring EU migrants to have work permits. "Whether we look at a work permit system or another system is something that my department is looking at closely at the moment," she said. Asked about a possible trade-off between curbing the free movement of people and being allowed access to the EU's single market, Ms Rudd said the UK will have "complete control" over numbers once it leaves the EU, "with one or two provisos". The new model "has got to be reciprocal", she said. "We are going to have to work out what's in the UK's interests as well going to the European Union and what works for our economy and making sure that we get the right balance." Asked about the Conservatives' longstanding target to reduce
net migration to the tens of thousands - latest figures had it at 327,000 - she said the government was "completely committed" to reducing immigration, and "yes tens of thousands, although it will take some time". She also confirmed the government was looking at ways of reducing the number of people using student visas to come to the UK, but said there would be "no blanket ban". The home secretary said reports that Britons may have to pay for permission to visit the EU after Brexit were "a reminder that this is a two-way negotiation" adding: "I don't think it is particularly desirable but we do not rule it out because we have to be given a free hand." Ms Rudd, one of the leading voices in the Remain campaign ahead of the referendum, played down her attacks on Leave campaigner Boris Johnson, who is now foreign secretary. Asked about her comment in a TV debate that Mr Johnson was "the life and soul of the party" but "not the man you want driving you home at the end of the evening", she Fully Registered - From 101€ VAT inc. said: "Boris Is not the the ♦ BUILDING SURVEYS - Totally independent report driver, Theresa May is the ♦ CERTIFIED, LEGAL REPORTS available for litigious driver. cases of building negligence or house damages. "She is very clear that we ♦ ANTIQUITY CERTIFICATES - OCCUPATION LICENCES. are all focused in the same Visit my website to see my testimonials. direction and we are all Architect Daniel González going to deliver on what proinspectionreport@gmail.com she has asked us to do." www.proinspectionreport.com bbc.com
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Britain as a trading nation has become “too lazy and too fat” and business leaders are more interested in playing golf on Friday afternoons than in seeking new export markets, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox was recorded saying. Fox, who was a prominent campaigner for Britain to leave the European Union and says the country must forge new trading relationships with the rest of the world, was recorded making the comments during a drinks party with activists. Trade was one of the main issues at stake in Britain’s EU referendum on June 23, which delivered the Brexit vote. “This country is not the free trading nation that it once was. We have become too lazy and too fat on our successes in previous
generations,” he told members of the right-wing group Conservative Way Forward on Thursday. “What is the point of us reshaping global trade, what is the point of us going out and looking for new markets for the United Kingdom, if we don’t have the exporters to fill those markets?” Those campaigning to stay in the bloc argued an exit would be profoundly damaging to trade, while those in favour of Brexit said it would give Britain the opportunity to look beyond Europe and export to other, more dynamic parts of the world. But Fox complained of “companies who could be contributing to our national prosperity but choose not to because it might be too difficult or too time-consuming or that they can’t play golf on a Friday afternoon”. A journalist from the Times newspaper who was present at the event recorded the remarks, which were widely played on British news bulletins on Saturday. “IGNORANT AND RUDE” Lawmakers from across the political spectrum criticised Fox, who was a medical
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doctor before he went into politics. “Britain is a fantastic trading nation which Brexit has harmed. Liam Fox must talk up UK business,” said Anna Soubry, a Conservative who campaigned for Britain to stay in the EU ahead of the referendum, on Twitter. The opposition Labour Party said in a statement Fox’s comments were “offensive and crass” and were symptomatic of the Conservative government’s “shambolic approach to Brexit”. “I ran a successful business, have never played golf on a Friday afternoon, hope I’m neither fat nor lazy. Liam Fox views are ignorant and rude,” Labour lawmaker Jo Stevens said on Twitter. Some business leaders also reacted angrily. “It’s just absolutely disgusting. How dare he?” Richard Reed, co-founder of smoothie maker Innocent Drinks who was part of the official campaign to remain in the EU, told BBC radio. “He’s a representative of us, of this country, and he turns around and slags us off, calling us fat and lazy.” Spokeswomen for Prime Minister Theresa May’s Downing Street office and for Fox’s Department for International Trade declined to comment. A spokesman for Fox did not respond to requests for comment. He was quoted by the Times newspaper as saying Fox was “committed to supporting the full range of businesses in the UK so that they can take best advantage of the opportunities that Brexit represents”. LONDON (Reuters)
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amazing Andalucia modern andalucia In 1810-12 the people strongly resisted the French occupation during the Peninsular War (part of the Napoleonic Wars). Andalusia profited from the Spanish overseas empire, although much trade and finance eventually came to be controlled by other parts of Europe to where it was ultimately destined. In the 18th century, commerce from other parts of Spain began to displace Andalusian
commerce when the Spanish government ended Andalusia’s trading monopoly with the American colonies. The loss of the empire in the 1820s hurt the economy of the region, particularly the cities that had benefited from the trade and ship building. The construction of railways in the latter part of the 19th century enabled Andalusia to better develop its agricultural potential
and it became an exporter of food. While industrialisation was taking off in the northern Spanish regions of Catalonia and the Basque country, Andalusia remained traditional and displayed a deep social division between a small class of wealthy landowners and a population made up largely of poor agricultural labourers and tradesmen.
Alhambra — Imagine yourself in Islamic-era splendour The sheer red walls of the Alhambra rise from woods of cypress and elm. Inside is one of the more splendid sights of Europe, a network of lavishly decorated palaces and irrigated gardens. The Alhambra takes its name from the Arabic alqala’a al-hamra (the Red Castle). The first palace on the site was built by Samuel Ha-Nagid, the Jewish grand vizier of one of Granada’s 11th-century Zirid sultans. After the Christian reconquest, the Alhambra’s mosque was replaced with a church. What you see today has been heavily but respectfully restored.
Seville’s Cathedral & Giralda —The home of God: built by the hands of lunatics Seville’s immense cathedral, officially the biggest in the world, is awe-inspiring in its scale and sheer majesty. It stands on the site of the great 12th-century Almohad mosque, with the mosque’s minaret (the Giralda) still towering beside it. After Seville fell to the Christians in 1248 the mosque was used as a church until 1401. Then, in view of its decaying state, the church authorities decided to knock it down and start again. ‘Let us create such a building that future generations will take us for lunatics’, they decided (or so legend has it). The result is a cathedral measuring 126m long and 83m wide.
Córdoba’s Mezquita — Discover Andalucía’s most spectacular structure It’s impossible to overestimate the beauty of Córdoba’s Mezquita. The Mezquita’s architectural uniqueness and importance lies in the fact that, structurally speaking, it was a revolutionary building for its time. It defied precedents. The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the Great Mosque in Damascus both had vertical, navelike designs, but the Mezquita’s aim was to form an infinitely spacious, democratically horizontal and simple space, where the spirit could be free to roam and communicate easily with God. The original Islamic prayer space (usually the open yard of a desert home) was transformed into a 14,400-sq-m metaphor for the desert itself.
White villages of Las Alpujarras — The quintessential pueblos blancos for which Andalucía is famous One of the most picturesque corners of Andalucía, Las Alpujarras is a 70km-long jumble of valleys along the south flank of the Sierra Nevada. Arid hillsides split by deep ravines alternate with oasis-like white villages surrounded by vegetable gardens, orchards, rapid streams and woodlands. Ancient paths wind up and down through constantly changing scenery between labyrinthine, Berberstyle villages.
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QUESTION: I am trying to help my mother who has very bad health and wishes to move back to the UK but has not managed to sell her Spanish property yet. From a legal point are there any matters to take care of before she comes back ? ANSWER 1. Make sure her Spanish will is in good order. There have been some changes to the laws recently which make it convenient to have a solicitor take a look at it. 2. Locate the title deeds to the property and their NIE numbers. 3. Make sure internet banking is set up on her Spanish bank account. 4. Your mother may wish to consider signing a power of attorney for you to deal with her Spanish assets (in case a buyer is found and
she does not wish or is not able to visit Spain). 5. Look in to the advantages/disadvantages of selling quickly now versus holding on and waiting for a better price. From a tax point of view, if she is a resident and over 65, there is a certain advantage to selling before she loses her resident status in Spain, as she is entitled to a 100% exemption from capital gains tax. 6. Meet her solicitor before you leave in case you later need to deal with things remotely. Depending on your circumstances there could be other things to do, but I would at least cover these items.
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Río Verde
The Río Verde rises somewhere in the heart of the barren Sierra Alhamilla and winds its convoluted way via Alqueria into the Mediterranean. From its source to the Alquerian border it is a thing of wonder, clear and fresh, with proven therapeutic qualities and by far the finest bottled water available anywhere. After it leaves it has the consistency of old sump oil, the smell of putrefying carcasses and an indescribable colour which contains every offensive hue in the spectrum. Alqueria is very proud of its River. Aquatic animals and the many varieties of fish that live in and around the upper reaches of the Río Verde have the ability to detect the Alquerian border performing u-turns and heading back into the Sierra. Just why the River changes from an idyllic waterway into the hideous thing that oozes its way through Alqueria is difficult to quantify. It is as if it just gives up when it is within the Village’s boundaries, something may people also do. Certainly the bad drainage has a lot to answer to for. Poyato’s Remitroot waste drains into the River and perhaps some chemical reaction occurs with the naturally occurring algae and bacteria. Just what effect the aphrodisiac qualities of the plant have on animal and fish life isn’t however on record. Mutations of all sorts have been reported by startled onlookers but as the Alquerian Tourist Board point out, ‘one person’s mutated species is another’s
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form of unique fauna’. Strange creatures abound in the River. The Alqueria Trout has no gills but instead a type of snorkel which protrudes through the disgusting liquid and allows the fish to breath fresh air. It also has rudimentary feet, these are however waning and it is believed that after leaving the water in antiquity it found that the obnoxious Río Verde preferable to life on the streets of Alqueria. The surface tension of the Río Verde, due to its viscosity supports a surprising array of plant life giving the River the appearance of firm soil which has fooled many and is possibly responsible for the occasional missing person. Many animals such as the Alqueria Newt are able to walk on the surface. A mysterious resident of the River, called ‘Nigel’ has never been seen, just whirl pools, strange currents and large bubbles rising to the surface, possible indicating a digestive problem indicate his presence. Nigel is probably responsible for the remainder of the missing person reports. The River is indeed unique and worthy of protection so please lobby your MP so the Río Verde can be declared a ‘World Heritage Site’.
This week I am outlining who this years female celebrities are and if there is any dance background which they may not be telling us! 47 year old singer Anastacia with a string of platinum hits says she is no dancer yet has been a dancer for hire in the past perhaps not this discipline but a definite plus. She has suffered ill health from her early teens with crohns disease and in 2003 suffered a double mastectomy whilst going for a breast reduction. Anastacia will partner Brendan Cole so must be in with a chance. The youngest celebrity this year is 18 year old gymnast Claudia Fragapane who will partner our youngest ever male professional A J Pritchard. At just 4'7" a tiny pocket rocket as she,s known in the gymnastic circles should certainly have the stamina required as she,s just back from the Rio Olympics and will certainly have a strong core to build on so must be one to watch. 27 year old model/actress Daisy
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My chitty from the Hospital Inmaculada Huercal-Overa was uncharacteristically vague. It told me when I should be at Cardiology, but where was simply a number. ButI, an expert on Cardiology, would have no problem finding it! We walked into the Out Patients, and as we passed Cita Previa Pete said ‘Should you ask?’ ‘No, I’ll find it.’ I replied, ‘look at the queue.’ It was all of 4 people long. The escalator whisked us quickly and silently up to Planta 2, the home of Cardiology. We searched diligently through all its nooks, crannies and secret hidey-holes, but the magic number was nowhere to be found. However, there was a Reception window, and receptionists should know everything. I handed her my paper. She read it in detail, handed it to her companion, and in duet they announced that they’d never heard of H2C4, and I should ask downstairs. I was overcome by the dread feeling that we were not only in the wrong place, but probably in the wrong hospital. Downstairs the queue now resembled a world record attempt for the longest Conga. ‘Should have asked.’ Pete murmured. He was right, but eventually I got to the front, handed over my paper, and stood politely but expectantly. ‘It’s not here. It’s in the other side. Planta 2.’ We girded our loins, engaged our light sabres, and went over to the Other Side. Planta 2 was full of beds, (after all, it is a ward!) but empty of anyone
Lowe is dancing with Aljaz. As far as I can see she has no dance training in her past and is a self confessed clumsy clot so I think this will be interesting to watch 31 year old DJ and TV presenter Laura Whitmore (co-presenter of Celebrity Jungle) will partner Giovanni Pernice. Again there appears to be no dance background but she is a self confessed danceaholic so with the enthusiasm and hard work who knows what may happen? The oldest ever celebrity at 70 is actress Lesley Joseph of Birds of a Feather partnered with Anton. Lesley has danced all of her life, ballet trained as a child and has performed in many musicals throughout her career. She is also a keen yoga fanatic so will have the flexibility but whether the required posture and stamina are there remains to be seen. Former pop star and presenter 41 year old Louise
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josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk who looked as if they would know the secret of H2C4. We milled around like confused sheep for a while before encountering a nurse at the coffee machine. Going on the assumption that anyone who knows how to work the coffee machine must have an elevated IQ, I asked directions to H2C4. ‘Down to the far end of the passage, then turn left.’ She said without hesitation –she is obviously a member of Mensa! We settled down for the long trek, eventually reached the end, and turned left. There was nothing but a dead end and a stern notice telling us that it was a Prohibido Paso. Now what? So far we had walked the best part of a kilometre, and I was in no mood to walk another. I boldly went where nobody was supposed to go, and pushed open Prohibido Paso – to reveal H2C4! If you ever need to go to Ergometría, ask me – I know the way!
Rednapp is partnered with Kevin Clifton someone who has been in the top 3 every year since he joined strictly. She went to the Italia Conti school of performing arts from the age of 11 so has had some dance training. Let's see if Kevin can continue his run of fame. 41 year old TV presenter and journalist Naga Munchetty is dancing with Pasha. There was some fuss made when she made it known that despite being married she would like to dance with a female partner. Sorry, I've got no axe to grind but not for this show please! She is a self confessed tomboy and a very keen golfer. There is no reported dance experience so let's see if she can keep up the high standards from the BBC members of the past. 39 year old Eastenders actress Tameka Empson is to partner new Spanish professional Gorka Marquez. She has appeared in theatre and musicals so will have some, if limited, dance knowledge so will be interesting to see the development with a new professional to the show. Next week I'll take a look at the male celebrities and see if they are hiding any secrets! In the meantime our classes are now all back onstream so whether it's rock and roll or ballroom and latin that interests you, come and take a look! Until next time Keep Dancing! Strictly the Female Celebrities Revealed By Lyn Aspden of ‘Strictly Dance’ Class Info 635584431
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San Mateo – La Rioja Wine Festival
All over Spain during the month of September there are grape harvest festivals. On the international stage wines from the la Rioja region are the most famous with annual production surpassing 250 million litres so you can imagine the enormity of wine harvest celebrations here. The local name of the festival in Logroño is ‘Las Fiestas de San Mateo’ which is named after Saint Matthew and celebrated on the 21st September which is his feast day. But what fun is there in a one day fiesta? In typical Spanish fashion a whole week is dedicated to celebrating San Mateo which typically takes place from about 16th to 23rd September though dates may vary slightly. The ‘chupinazo’ marks the beginning of the festival when a rocket is set off in the town hall square. The rocket is the sign that a week of madness has begun as youngsters start engaging in food fights and everyone gets soaked by water thrown from balconies overlooking the streets. Once the fiesta has officially started many people head straight for Gran Via to see the incredible wine fountain where (make believe) red, white and pink wine shoots high into the sky. The streets of the city are packed all week and you’ll spot plenty of the ‘big heads’ (Cabezudos) roaming around often following the many bands whose typical fiesta renditions make this so typical of the atmosphere of so many other fiestas all over the country. There are fireworks galore, morning bull runs and evening bullfights and one of the unique highlights is the opportunity to crush grapes by standing on them alongside hundreds of fellow festival goers.
this year . Angie and Royston are LEGENDS in Arboleas opened in July c venue and greet everyone with a asti the proud new owners of this fant out the day and night. warm welcome and a smile through they have lived and
gers to some of you as Angie and Royston will not be stran for over 17 years. area leas Arbo worked locally in the in the hospitalit y industry and has been king Angie has spent over 20 years wor worked on Cruise Ships entertaining name just a few places; she has also running Bars in Spain and Vienna to the guests. a local building company in this you will know, as he has been running Royston is a local face that some of area for many years. le and let Angie and Royston show your support to this local coup So why not pop along to LEGENDS and entertain you. will be showcasing 3 different holding an amazing comedy event and FATHER TED and 2 other On Saturday 17th September they are me ram prog n from the well known comedy edia com one ding inclu acts edy com Dublin!! LEGENDS.. For comedians who will be flying in from you will be able to see this year at
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Saucy! Old favourites left on shelf as Britons dish up exotic condiments
For sales of tomato ketchup, brown sauce, salad cream and mayonnaise have plummeted as soaring numbers of families switch to spicy sauces like chilli and hot pepper when they sit down for a meal, the latest research shows. Data from analysts Kantar World panel shows that hot sauces have enjoyed a sizzling volume growth of 7.5 per cent in the past year in a lukewarm sauces and condiments market. Over the same period, tomato
Mexico to research what they used to pep up dishes in the spiritual home of hot sauce. The report shows that out of the 171 new table sauce and condiments the big four supermarkets and Waitrose have listed in the past year, almost half - 84 - were either chilli, barbecue or other adultorientated sauces. Forty-one were mayonnaise, 14 were mustard, six were salad cream and just four were brown sauces The Grocer said:
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this growing trend within new product development and marketing strategies. Daniela Hallsworth, sauces and condiments category planner at Asda said: “We over-index in shoppers that like hot sauce in Asda and we are really seeing this take off in the street food trends. We have recently developed a range of eight table sauces that are firmly rooted in the traditional Mexican lifestyle. “ express.co.uk
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ketchup and thick brown sauce sales were both down 3.7per cent, salad cream was down 8.6 per cent and mayonnaise was down 2.8per cent. And trade magazine The Grocer reports that the YouTube generation’s growing appetite for super-spicy masochism is translating into an appetising opportunity for the UK’s High Street supermarkets. The magazine says that Tesco now sells the world’s fieriest chilli, the Carolina Reaper, while Asda sent a team of buyers to
“That more than half of the 21 new ketchups to hit shelves were not plain old tomato in the conventional sense (six were flavoured with chilli and Asda even launched an ownlabel maple bacon ketchup in May) makes it clear: retailers are giving over more space to spicier sauces inspired by world cuisines. Hannah Webb, brand manager for Hellmann’s, which has launched a range of premium barbecue and hot sauces inspired by far flung cuisines
La Montana celebrates its 7th successful year as a charming Restaurant midway between the beautiful villages of Bedar and Lubrin. It offers both style, affordable and modern food and in the hot summer months is a cooling place to eat and drink. While taking in the surrounding views. Come enjoy our Jam Sessions on Sunday 18th September at 2pm Opening Times: Lunch Wednesday to Sunday 12pm until 4pm Dinner Wednesday to Saturday 7.30pm until close Tel: 950 398 856 Mob: 670 589 788 Email: barlamontana@hotmail.com Closed Sunday evenings, Mondays and Tuesdays.
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Greggs introduces ‘healthy’ pasties
Those who relish the greasylipped indulgence of a fatty Greggs treat, look away now Those who relish the greasylipped indulgence of a fatty Greggs treat, look away now. For the UK’s largest bakery chain has doubled down on its healthier offerings, unveiling a new sourdough pasty, made with short crust pastry and a crumb topping. This new healthier pasty will not use the buttery puff pastry so beloved of the melt-in-themouth sausage roll and rich steak bake. So selective diners can forget those flaky moustaches and opt instead for chicken katsu or Bombay potato fillings, with flavours inspired from around the globe. They are being added to its new “balanced choice” options, which also include salads and fruity yoghurts – frequent partakers of Greggs recoiled in horror when these first hit the shelves. However, this year they accounted for ten per cent of sales. Roger Whiteside, the group’s chief executive officer, said: “Greggs is well-loved for its traditional pasties and sausage rolls, but we recognise that our customers are increasingly looking for lower calorie and lower fat options.” These pasties are under 300 calories and appeal to the new Food Standards Agency traffic
grow your own curry you will always have on hand a ready supply of crops that are hard to find and expensive to buy. A cucumber plant Tim was eyeing up would cost 10 times the value of the food it produced – barely enough for a shared salad with his housemate David. You can do better, boys. My mate Tim has just started gardening. He is a resourceful man, so he’s not going to let a small matter like not actually having a garden stifle his ambitions. Along the windowsills of his little shared flat in Waterloo it’s like a mini Kew Gardens. There are ferns, creeping jasmine, even a 6ft banana tree – it’s frankly amazing. But now he wants to try his hand at indoor edibles and has asked for my advice. Four words, Tim: grow your own curry. Unlike the dwarf varieties of Medtype veg normally recommended for edible houseplants, spices originate on the shady floor of tropical forests (like most of our favourite houseplants) and are adapted to cope far better with the less-than-optimal light of the average living room. Also, as only relatively tiny amounts are required to flavour a dish,
I love kaffir limes, whose leaves are used to impart a fresh, citrusy scent to southeast Asian curries and soups. These are sold for the same price as regular citrus and can be grown in exactly the same way, but will give you more leaves than you can ever use for life – not just a slice of fruit in an annual G&T. Tiny bird chillies are probably the most resistant to low light of any variety, producing vast amounts of fire power in their mini fruit. Curry leaves (Murraya koenigii), sold through online nurseries, pack all the flavour of Malaysian and Sri Lankan curries into their foliage. Add a few to a shop-bought paste and be
light system – meeting green or amber instead of an angry red. So much so that after Greggs posted an increase in profit in the first half of this year, Mr Whiteside said he was thinking about expanding into sushi and Mexican food. He’s not joking about Greggs being “well-loved” either – when people love Greggs, they really love Greggs. A quick scan through their Facebook page shows anger is already mounting over the changed recipe for the Cheese and Onion pasty, as well as residual ire over the altered vegetable pasty taste. Last year a campaign to bring back the Greggs macaroni pie gained hundreds of supporters, and even had its own song, with Tommy Mackay, a songwriter from Edinburgh, penning the lyrics: “If you’re the kind of person with hollow legs/And you cannae get enough pastry from Greggs/ They why, oh, why, oh why/ Have they ditched the macaroni pie?” Leader of the Scottish conservatives, Ruth Davison and Kezia Dugdale even got involved in the campaign, with the leader of the Labour party in Scotland tweeting: “Paging @ NicolaSturgeon – Sisters, I think some teamwork on this one is essential”. The Macaroni Pie has not been brought back. blackpoolgazette.co.uk
transported to an exotic holiday. These can be grown just like their close relative, citrus. Don’t confuse them with the curry plant (Helichrysum italicum) though, which smells of curry but doesn’t taste like it. Lemongrass can be sprouted from supermarket sticks just by popping them in a glass of water and potting them on in gritty compost when rooted. They won’t produce many tender bases, but will kick out masses of fragrant leaves, which can be used to make incredible stocks and stews, with their fibrous fronds sieved out before serving. Thai basil makes a great houseplant that is just as easy as its Italian cousin on a sunny windowsill, but far harder to buy in grocery stores. Red Asian shallots (find them in any Thai supermarket) were the first crop I grew. They offer up leafy shallot greens, much like chives, but with an altogether more aromatic, complex flavour. Add all this together and you have the beginning of a pretty epic curry. Tim, you reading? theguardian.com
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THE Charity Shop (Arboleas) Open MON, WED - fri 10 - 2
Helping good causes and specific charities around the Almanzora Valley and surrounding areas. We expect to be supporting the elderly, children, animals and enhancing quality of life for our communities. We are still urgently looking for volunteers to help in the shop between the hours of 10-2. If you have a little time or a morning you can spare to help good causes and have a sunny disposition, then please call Rob on 609 199394 (4candlescharity@ gmail.com) for more details.
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WORLDS BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
in association with Avalon Funeral plans and “Weight no More” slimming class, Total Entertainment are hosting a coffee morning on Friday 30th September from 10am. All donations of cakes and disposable coffee cups gratefully received
TOTAL MAILBOX SOLUTIONS · YOUR OWN P O BOX WITH A REAL ADDRESS · EMAIL ALERTS FOR ALL YOUR MAIL RECEIVED 45€ one year 35€ for 6 months 25€ for 3 months Mail forwarding and postal services also available
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URCAL FIESTA THIS WEEKEND GET ALONG AND JOIN IN THE FUN
Some great food and drinks on offer, music from local band La Grama.. Plus More live music from Essencial Pop on Friday 22:00. Saturday Arrumbao 21:30 and Kalequos 23:00 With DJ Nervious winding up each night. Friday 3am Potatoes and Alioli.. Not to be missed... Plus Sunday Paella at 14:00.. Times Subject to change.
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We need your unwanted clothes and household items, bric-a-brac and home furnishings. For now we have drop off points at SolyMar in Albox and Sol Times Offices at Los Carasoles (Zurgena), next to Almeria Angels. The shop is open opposite the Ayuntamiento in Arboleas. All for good causes, please help us to help them.....
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What’s on in September Thursday 15th September we will be back at La Parrilla at 11:00 for our members’ business meeting. The treasurer will be presenting the annual financial records for 2015-2016. The highlight of the meeting will be our Vice Chairman and Social Secretary talking about his football career highs and lows. Date for your diary Saturday 10th December will be our Christmas Poppy Dinner Dance at La Parrilla with Barrington providing the musical entertainment. Membership renewals For those due to renew their memberships by cash please feel free to bring your €23 with you to the members’ meeting on October 20th, Important, very important….. Please volunteer to join our committee and take up an officer’s role, we need a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and a Secretary as from November 17th this year otherwise the Branch will have to close. We also need “street collectors” during PoppyTide (October 14th – November 11th) so please contact our Poppy Coordinator on sutoju@homail.com to offer 2 hours of your time to raise funds to support our veterans and their families.
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Please, can you help me? Por favor, pede ayudarme? Call a doctor, we have had an accident Llame a un medico, hemos tenido un accidente My wife/husband has had a heart attack Mi mujer / marido ha tenido un ataque al corazon He is losing blood, he is bleeding Esta perdiendo sangre, esta sangrando He has the arm / leg broken Tiene el brazo roto / la pierna rota My handbag has been stolen Me han robado el bolso Please call the firemen Por favor, llame a los bomberos It is urgent, there is a fire Es urgente, hay fuego Learn more Spanish with Paco at Campsite Los Gallardos, Lessons based in conversation, All levels catered for plus Private lessons! Contact Paco-661 142 606 or email pacospanish@yahoo.es
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A new club and coffe morning will begin on Sunday the 18th of September at 10 am, at the Laguna Bar and Restaurant, Vera Playa. Everyone with a love for classic cars is welcome to come along to share stories and experiences. Dont forget to bring along your Classic Car!!!
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Every Wednesday at Bistro Bonita 11am - 1pm Come and learn Spanish the fun way and conversation with coffee and cake Only €5.
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The Catalan capital’s festa major, a final burst of pre-winter madness for the Mediterranean city, is dedicated to its co-patron saint, the Virgin of Mercy. Nostra Senyora de la Mercè, whose image lies in the church of the same name on Plaça de la Mercè, was named co-patron after she singlehandedly beat off a plague of locusts in 1637! Then in 1714, as Barcelona faced defeat in the War of the Spanish Succession, the obviously desperate town elders appointed her commander in chief of the city’s defences. Some 600 events take place, most of them in the city centre. There’s a swimming race across the harbour, a fun run and a series of free concerts. Adding to the local colour are the essential ingredients of all self-respecting Catalan festivals: sardana (folk dancing from northern Catalonia) and parades of gegants (giants), dancing in synch with the costumed groups carrying them. Brave combatants known as castellers compete to form the highest human pyramid; the towers rise up to eight storeys high. The correfoc(fire run) is a pyromaniac’s dream. Crowds hurl themselves along Via Laietana before ‘devils’ and other fire-spurting beasts, not to mention kids armed with firecrackers. Castellers - Human Towers - Location: Plaça de Sant Jaume Date: 24 September 2016 - Time: 12:30 This event is one of the highlights of the Mercè festival and takes place in Plaça de Jaume. Thousands of people will pack out the square so it is worth arriving early. The aim of the Castellers is to build a human tower and have a young child climb to the top of the tower and stand up. It requires a tremendous amount of planning and teamwork to build a human tower and it is quite an amazing sight to see. Giants Parade - Location: Plaça St Jaume Date: 24 September 2016 - Time: 11:00 The Giants parade is a popular event for the whole family. Huge giants with effigies of kings, queens and nobles march through the streets. These huge figures tower above the crowds and spin around and around so the crowds can see them in all their glory. The Parade is often accompanied by small percussion groups that beat out a rhythm on drums as the Giants go by. The dates for the festival are: 22 September - 25 September 2016
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Gales are the most common cause of damage and disruption in the UK and Spain. Once a major wind storm hits, it may be too late to protect your home and property. There are several things that can be done beforehand to ensure wind damage is limited. Strong winds can put pressure on the exterior of your home but keeping on top of repair work will help reduce the damage during storms. Safety first:
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STACEY’S GYMNASTICS CLUB has some fantastic news, the club will be moving into their new home!
As many of you may know we have been trying to move the Gymnastics Club into their new facility (Located next door to Sophia’s Wellness Centre) since January of this year but for one reason or another it has been unsuccessful. Well good news, it looks like we will be moving in, in October. The club is now calling on the local community for their support.Stacey and the gymnasts really DO need your help! We need help preparing the new gym, from it being, painting wreckers, drilling, hanging pictures, moving heavy equipment, sewing on site, cleaning, hovering, or if just making tea, in general getting this warehouse looking more like a gymnastics club! I need men helping lifting equipment from Sophias to next door, I need big holes drilled to hang ropes, I need people with hovers, mops and cloths, mirrors putting up (the list goes on) If any of you can volunteer a couple of hours of your time to help, then myself and the kids would be forever in your debt. If you are free and would like to muck in, we will be moving SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 10.30am. If anyone can help, then please could I ask you to join us. Whilst I have your attention, the club is looking at starting a parents/ friends committee, many people have often asked how can they help, well this is your chance. A chance to build this club up and give these youngsters opportunities in the world of this sport. I put my hands up and honestly say, “Help”, I am struggling with doing the admin side organising fund raising events, marketing, displays AND coach, I really need a good team, so I can start concentrating on the gymnastics side of it! So any parent or friend that think they are up for this, then could I ask you to meet me on the same day Saturday 17th September at 9.30am. Also it will give me a chance to explain to all of you where I wish this gymnastics club to be in the future. Anyone with a coaching background that would also like to be part of this, please join us (cups of tea thrown in!) Could I also ask everyone to keep their eyes and ears open for anyone that has an old wardrobe or something we could store things away i.e mops brooms, paper that they wouldn’t mind donating to the club and we are desperate for an old hoover. Last thing, as there will be lots of heavy equipment moving around, could I ask that if any parent wishes to help, then please could I not have any children under the age of 10 in the gym. (Safety all the way!) Well then guys, I just want to say thank you to all of you and I hope to see you all very soon. Here hoping together we can give these kids a great sport they can enjoy! british company established in spain 15 years fully legal s.l. company
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SPORTS SHORTS by Tony Matthews
• Team GB started this week with a total of 56 medals at the Paralympics in Rio – 23 gold. • Cyclist Dame Sarah Storey is now the most decorated British Paralympian of alltime with 12 golds onthe track. • Kadeena Cox has become the first Brit since 1988 to win medals in two different events – cycling (gold) and athletics (bronze). • Other GB ‘stars’ include cyclists Sophie Thornhill (with aide Helen Scott), Steve Bate (with aide Adam Buggleby) and Megan Giglia; swimmerEllie Robinson (aged 15), Ollie Hynd and Beth Firth (2), rower Rachel Morris and athletes Richard Whitehead (aged 40), Jonnie Peacock, Georgina Hermitage, Libby Clegg (with guide Chris Clarke), Hannah Cockcroft and Sophie Hahn. • Last Saturday, the Manchester Derby ended United 1 City 2 and in Scotland, Celtic hammered Rangers 5-1. • Other PL results included Liverpool 4 Leicester 4-1; Arsenal 2 Southampton 1, Swansea 2 Chelsea 2, Stoke 0 Spurs 4, West Ham 2 Watford 4 and Bournemouth 1 WBA 0. • Manchester City, Bolton, Plymouth and Lincoln lead the PL, Championship, Leagues 1 and 2 and the National League respectively. • James Coppinger has become the first player to make 500th appearances for Doncaster. • Dundee United goalkeeper Cammy Bell saved three penalties in his side’s 3-1 win at Dunfermline. • Edinbugh City gained their first-ever point in Scottish League football, drawing 1-1 at Stirling Albion. • Barcelona surprisingly lost 2-1 at home to Alaves, while Real Madrid are top of La Liga after beating Osasuna 5-2. • Yesterday, in the Champions League, it was Barcelona-Celtic, Manchester CityMonchengladbach and PSG-Arsenal, tonight it’s Brugge-Leicester, Real MadridSporting and Spurs-Monaco (at Wembley) and tomorrow Feyenoord-Manchester United and Southampton-Sparta Prague meet in the Europa League. • PL games coming up: Chelsea-Liverpool (Friday), Manchester City-Bournemouth
and Hull-Arsenal (Saturday) and WatfordManchester United and Spurs-Sunderland (Sunday). And also it’s FA Cup second qualifying round this weekend. • Sylvia Gore, scorer of the first-ever goal for England’s women at international level (in 1972) has died, aged 71. • Stan Wawrinka beat Novak Djokovic in the men’s singles final of the US Open. • German Angelique Kerber defeated Karolina Plitskov in the women’s final – her second Grand Slam victory this year. • And Jamie Murray (GB) and Bruno Spoares (Brazil) won the men’s doubles title. • Niaro Quintana won the Vuelta n Espana while England’s Steve Cummings was victorious in the Tour of Britain. • Gennady Golovkin stopped GB’s Kell Brook in round five of their middleweight title fight last Saturday. • American Dustin Johnson won golf’s BMW Championship. • 57,000 competitors ran in last Sunday’s 36th Great North Run when, for the third year running, Mo Farah won the men’s race and Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot the women’s event. GB’s Mark Telford triumphed in the wheelchair race. • This weekend it’s the F1 Grand Prix from Singapore. • USA-based Liberty Media Group has bought F1 for £3.3bn. • Warren Gattlin will coach the British & Irish Lions Rugby Union team on tour in his home country of New Zealand this winter. • Yorkshire or Middlesex will win Cricket’s County Championship but Notts have been relegated! • For the first time ever, the winner of the St Leger was trained by a woman - Laura Mongan – whose horse, Harbour Law, ridden by George Baker, caused a 22-1 upset by beating odds-on favourite Idaho. • Ex-England and Lancashire bowler, and Port Vale footballer, Ken Higgs, has died, aged 79. He took 71 wickets in 15 Tests. • Racehorse Desert Orchid, died 10 years ago, aged 27. ‘Dessie’ won 34 races, including the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Irish National but not the Aintree Grand National.
Golf Instruction with Neil Evans
Welcome to my series of golf instruction articles. Over the coming months I will try to cover as many topics as I can to help you to improve your golf game. The first three articles will cover the set up position. Most of the problems that I see with golfers at Desert Springs Academy can be traced back to faults in the set up. In this issue I will look specifically at clubface and body alignment. It is important for golfers to remember that the body must be aligned to the clubface not the other way around. In other words aim the clubface before your body. Before taking your address position stand behind the ball and pick a spot on your ‘ball to target line’ the closer this spot is to your golf ball, the better as there is less margin for error. In the picture, I have used another golf ball to illustrate this point. (pic 1) Then aim your clubface at the spot that you have chosen, and set your feet in a line that is parallel to this ball to target line. The clubface is the only thing that aims directly at the target, your body – feet, knees, hips and shoulders should aim in a line that is parallel to
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the target line. If you imagine a railway track, as illustrated by my drill sticks in (pic 2) the right hand rail from behind the ball (for right handed golfers) aims directly at the target this is your clubface line. (pic 3) The left hand rail aims parallel left of this, which is your body alignment line. I appreciate that most of this sounds like common sense but it is very difficult to aim the clubface with any accuracy at a target that can be 300 - 400 meters away. It is worth taking the time to select something close to you to aim at. Another issue with poor body alignment is that it will force you to put a fault into your swing to counteract the fault in your set up. Once you start using faults to correct faults you will never have any sort of consistency. Neil Evans is the PGA Professional at Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club. For more information regarding the lessons that Neil offers please contact Golf Reception on 637 861 591
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AND YOU THOUGHT RIO WAS EXCITING WOW! WOW! WOW! What else can I say about the tournament that took place on Saturday on the wonderful Astro Turf at Los Gallardos Leisure Centre. From little acorns giant oak trees grow. Inspired by a banking advert on TV, a few guys on Camping Los Gallardos got together one Sunday morning for a laugh and kick-about. From this very small beginning and in a comparatively short time, the game of Walking Football has risen to these dizzying heights. Not only did we have teams from La Alfoquia known as The Geri-Hatricks, from Lubrin we had The Leg-Ends we also had a team from the UK, Athletico Blackmore, and from the Mojacar area we had The Miraflores Coffin Dodgers who hosted the occasion. Richard Clarke MD of Calida Homes not only donated the two trophies but also met much of the expense of the buffet afterwards. There was a great cheer from the crowd as in the distance we could hear the happy yapping of 24 pristine white corgis as they pulled the carriage of the Mighty Vicko onto the ground. I will tell you about the games but first of all I`m sure many of you want to know that Athletico Blackmore arrived safely after jogging their way from the UK through France and Spain. All the way carrying the sedan chair of Colin......Were they fit when they got here or were they fit? LIKE LIONS they were. Except Colin of course because he`d been carried. To the games! Let me tell you, Rio`s got nothing on this! Round 1 First up we had Miraflores Coffin Dodger vs Athletico Blackmore. What a battle! Despite a valiant effort from the Dodgers they were eventually overwhelmed by the ultra fit Athletico Blackmore and lost 2-0. Both goals scored by Pete (Ole King) Cole. Next to play were Lubrin Leg-Ends against La Alfoquia Geri-
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watch a lot of football. Despite putting up a great defence The Geri-Hatricks wore them down by two goals to nil. One from Pete O`Hare and one from Andy Taylor.
Round 2 Hoping that the Geri-Hatricks might be a bit worn out the Coffin Dodgers made a confident start but the Geri-hatricks had used the previous game as a warm-up and our home team lost 5-0. 2 from Paul White, 1 each from Andy Taylor, Keith Raynor and Dave Camilloeri. Still, it was all good fun. (Try explaining that to the players!) Next we had our guests from the UK, who were playing far too well in my opinion, against the Lubrin Leg-Ends. Despite many shots at both goals this exciting match ended with Athletico Blackmore 2-0 up. From Pete “Ole King” Cole and Malcolm “Herdy” Hurford. I should say at this point that all goalkeepers played a splendid game and they bought me a pint afterwards. Told you I was cheap! Round 3 . Miralfores Coffin Dodgers now faced Lubrin
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Leg-Ends. It was like the Clash of The Titans...........but in slow motion. As they were so evenly matched, it was a fantastic game and ended in a nil-nil draw. The crowd watched with bated breath as the final match between Alfoquia`s Geri-Hatricks and Athletico Blackmore began. We were not disappointed as both teams played their hearts out with many attacks on goal from both sides. Most of these attacks were thwarted by clever defence and some really dramatic saves by both goal keepers. Eventually the game finished 3 -1 to the Geri-Hatricks with goals from Andy “Stitch” Taylor, Paul “Gloss” White and Neil. Brian “Archie” Andrews managed to get one in for Athletico Blackmore. Amidst great cheering, the winner`s trophy was presented by Richard Clarke of Calida Homes to Alfoquia`s Geri-Hatricks. In recognition of their willingness to travel here from the UK Richard also presented a trophy to Athletico Blackmore. However the festivities were not yet over. Led by The Mighty Vicko in his carriage pulled by 24 pristine white corgis, we all travelled in convoy and enjoyed a wonderful buffet on the patio at Camping Los Gallardos. There`s more. In appreciation of their efforts and with a gesture I can only describe as magnificent, the Mighty Vicko has agreed to loan his carriage and 24 corgis to Athletico Blackmore so they will not have to carry the sedan chair of Colin the Magnificent all the way back to the UK. For dog lovers among you, once they have reached the UK the corgis will be released and will happily trot back to Spain. They have been trained to cope with this sort of eventuality. I hope to receive daily communiqués from them as they journey home and will keep you informed of their progress in further issues. Bill White
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THE GARAGE ARBOLEAS IS NOT CLOSING DOWN WE ARE MOVING TO NEW PREMISES The Garage wanted to let all their customers know that we are not closing down. We are just moving to a new building situated next door to the Bowling Alley. THE GARAGE WILL BE CLOSED
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