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Spanish minister grilled over Rato meeting

Spain’s interior minister suffered a grilling from the opposition on Friday over his controversial decision to receive the disgraced former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato in his office last month. Mr Rato, who is also a former finance minister and deputy prime minister, is at the centre of several fraud inquiries.

Reports of the meeting have already inflicted public embarrassment on Jorge Fernández Díaz, who has struggled to explain why the gathering took place and what the two men discussed. In an initial response this week, the interior ministry insisted the meeting was personal, and that the two men did not speak about any of the judicial probes directed at Mr Rato.

In parliament on Friday, Mr Fernández Díaz offered a slightly different version, revealing that Mr Rato had requested a meeting to discuss threats made against him on social media. “It was my duty to attend to him,” the minister told lawmakers. “Rato met with me because of his personal security.”

But opposition lawmakers dismissed the minister’s explanation as “pathetic” and “shameful”, arguing that private individuals threatened on social media are not normally received by the interior minister in person. They also lashed out at Mr Fernández Díaz’s claim that

the meeting had been “transparent”, pointing out that it only came to light thanks to reports in the Spanish media.

Over the past two years, ministers and leaders of the ruling Popular party have largely sought to avoid the company of Mr Rato, who has become a public symbol of the excesses and maladministration that dragged Spain into its post-2007 crisis.

As chairman of Bankia, Mr Rato presided over the near-collapse of one of the largest banks in Spain. An amalgamation of seven regional banks, Bankia went on to absorb more than €22bn in public aid and produced the largest annual loss in Spanish corporate history — €19.2bn.

The former IMF chief has been declared a formal suspect in two fraud investigations relating to his time at Bankia. He was also briefly arrested this year in connection with an investigation into possible tax fraud.

On Friday Spain’s opposition Socialists again called for the minister’s resignation over the Rato affair. The party has also lodged a formal complaint with the public prosecution affair, alleging that Mr Fernández Díaz may have perverted the course of justice. http://www.ft.com

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Eurozone approves huge new Greek bailout

Earlier Friday, Greek lawmakers passed the accord following a bitter all-night debate on the conditions demanded by Athens’ creditors which could alter many aspects of daily life.

“New loans of up to 86 billion euros ($96 billion) will be made available over the next three years to Greece,” the European Commission said after six hours of talks in Brussels. Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said six months of negotiations with the leftwing government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras -- who won office in January opposed to the creditors’ demands -- had been difficult and testing. “Together, we have looked into the abyss. But today, I am glad to say that all sides have respected their commitments. Greece is living up to its ambitious reform commitments,” Juncker said in a statement.

“The message of today’s (meeting) is loud and clear: on this basis, Greece is and will irreversibly remain a member of the euro area.” A first disbursement for Greece next week will total 13 billion euros, helping cover a debt payment to the European Central Bank due on August 20.

Tsipras rode to power in January on a wave of popular anger against the tax hikes, spending cuts and reforms demanded by creditors in exchange for two previous bailouts costing 240 billion euros. He said this austerity medicine had only damaged, not helped, an economy which emerged from six years of brutal recession in 2014. A tired Euclid Tsakalotos, the

Greek finance minister, emerged from Friday’s meeting saying it was now up to his compatriots to forge ahead.

“Let’s hope that the Greek people will be able to make the best of this deal, to make (the) best of the reforms and the ability to reform and mitigate any negative consequences that surely exist within it,” Tsakalotos said in a statement.

Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble of Germany, Europe’s effective paymaster who has also been a hard taskmaster on the bailout, said “we want to seize this chance” to revive Greece’s economy.

“We must remain at the same time cautious, because naturally it concerns large sums made available,” he told a press conference. Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who chaired the Eurogoup meeting, said ministers “welcomed the wide scope of policy measures (in the accord) which if implemented with determination will address the main challenges facing the Greek economy”.

“We are confident that decisive and swift as possible implementation … will allow the Greek economy to return to a sustainable growth path based on sound public finances, enhanced competitiveness, high employment and financial stability,” he added.

“The Eurogroup considers the continued programme involvement of the IMF as indispensable,” he said in a statement.

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Bobbies on the beach won’t change Magaluf

As British police pound the party streets of Maglauf, running the gauntlet of enibriated selfie-seeking tourists, The Local’s Fiona Govan questions whether they really could help rid the resort of its heinous reputation.

A scheme to send British police officers to patrol the streets of two of Spain’s most notorious resorts in a bid to control the worst of British holiday behaviour may have sounded like a good idea on paper.

Locals have had enough of drunken misbehaving tourists giving the island a bad name, to say nothing of the authorities who find their police forces and health service overstretched clearing up the aftermath of a night on the tiles. Local authorities in Calvia, the council responsible for Magaluf, have done their best to curb excessive behaviour introducing a raft of bylaws to clean up the resort, imposing fines on street drinking, inappropriate sexual behaviour, and that unfathomable of crazes, throwing oneself off a balcony. The resort hopes one day to shed its nickname of ‘shagaluf’ and instead welcome wholesome family fun.

And inviting a British police team to come and patrol the streets alongside their Spanish counterparts to see exactly what sort of strife their holidaymaking compatriots cause was all part of plan.

Enter Sergeant Brett Williams and PC Martina Anderson of West Midlands Police, who flew out to Mallorca to brave the unforgiving Spanish sun in uniforms more suited to drizzly Blighty. It all began positively on Monday with plenty of media hype about British bobbies on the beat.

But as it emerged that they would only be patrolling during the subdued daylight hours, when most revelers were sleeping off the excesses of their nighttime antics,

the criticism was quick to flow. The British tabloid press wasted no time in seizing on an opportunity to highlight domestic policing failures linking unsolved burglaries across Britain to the pair of officers having a jolly time in the sun.

Even if we do presume that the West Midlands sent two of their finest to work alongside the Guardia Civil, burdening just two police officers with all the unsolved crimes in Britain seems rather unfair.

That they then fell under criticism for ‘complaining about the heat’, ‘posing for selfies’, ‘taking a dip in the hotel pool’ and finally ‘getting sozzled’ after PC Anderson naively posted an update on facebook - only for it to appear on the Daily Mail - stating “if you can’t beat them, join them” seems particularly harsh. Wouldn’t we all do the same? It isn’t the first operation of its kind in Spain. Visiting police from France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Morocco have taken part in similar initiatives and probably didn’t make headlines doing so. At the very least it has been an exercise to win over hearts and minds in the resort, an opportunity to show solidarity with their Spanish colleagues and hopefully a chance to establish lasting links between forces.

Their visit has served to highlight that the sort of outrageous and sometimes criminal behaviour that has become synonymous with Magaluf is not being tolerated, by the Spanish authorities or the British. thelocal

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Spanish woman fined for posting picture of police parked in disabled bay

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A Spanish woman has been fined €800 (£570) under the country’s controversial new gagging law for posting a photograph of a police car parked illegally in a disabled bay.

The unnamed woman, a resident of Petrer in Alicante, southeast Spain, posted the photo on her Facebook page with the comment “Park where you bloody well please and you won’t even be fined”.

The police tracked her down within 48 hours and fined her.

The Citizens Security Law, popularly known as the gagging law and which came into force on 1 July, prohibits “the unauthorised use of images of police officers that might jeopardise their or their family’s safety or that of protected facilities or police operations”.

Amnesty International condemned the law, saying that photographing police was vital in cases when excessive force had been used. Fines under this section of the law range from €600 to €30,000.

Fernando Portillo, a spokesman for the local police, said the officers had parked in the disabled bay because they had been called to deal with an incident of vandalism in a nearby park. A rapid response is essential if they are to catch the offenders “in flagranti”, he told local media, adding that in an emergency the police park where they can.

Asked how the photo had put the police at risk, he said the officers felt the woman had impugned their honour by posting the picture and referred the incident to the town hall authorities.

“We would have preferred a different solution but they have the legal right to impose the fine,” Portillo said.

Last month two couples in Córdoba were reportedly fined €300 each for consuming alcohol in a public place, although they claimed to have had only soft drinks and a pizza.

The gagging law also prohibits demonstrations in the vicinity of parliament or the senate, trying to prevent an eviction or actions of passive resistance such as sit-down protests in the street. Offenders face fines of up to €600,000. http://www.theguardian.com/

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Another man dies after horrific goring at fiesta

A man has died after being gored during a bullrunning fiesta in southern Spain, in the sixth fatal goring of the summer.

The 53-year-old man was gored six times by a fighting bull during a festival in his hometown of Blanca in Spain’s southern region of Murcia.

Rafael Ibáñez Miñano, who sold lottery tickets for the ONCE organization attempted to climb out of the way of the bull as it charged towards him but slipped off the barrier onto its horns.

After repeated gorings he lay crumpled in the street for several seconds before the bull returned and charged into him again.

He died overnight after receiving “six gorings in different parts of his body, including one that severed his femoral

artery,” said medical staff at the Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca in Murcia.

It is the sixth goring fatality of the summer. Last Sunday a man died when he was fatally gored while filming footage with his mobile phone during a bull run.

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Highlights of its cultural heritage include the 16th century Church Cathedral of Santa Maria de la V Angustia, declared a Cultural Interest Asset, as well as the different archaeological sites such as the “Cerro del Trigo” or the “Molata de Casa Vieja”, whose principal remains can be viewed at the

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Particularly for bottles of water or diet drinks, and you’re set. in this tough economy, Are the kids and grandkids in the back seat itching for fast restaurants are bending food? Scout out options that allow you to pick and choose over backwards to please your fillings. At sandwich counters, load up on fresh veggies YOU, their much-coveted jazzed up with a little mustard and/or jalapeno pepper. client.

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Put on your dancing shoes. Plan evenings out where there’s music and a dance floor. At home, turn up the holiday country club music and sing and dance with the entire family. Just getting up from the couch is good for your heart and waistline!

Offer to chip in with the house cleaning. Yes, homes can get awfully messy when relatives and all their stuff move in. Vacuuming a few rooms for 15 to 20 minutes can burn around 80 to 100 calories. Plus, you’ll score priceless points with your host.

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Box Brownie

I first encountered a Eastman Kodak Box brownie aged six; my mother still had hers from her own childhood; I was allowed to play with it but nobody ever thought to put any film it for me so instead I’d pretend to be an explorer with my camera deep in the darkest jungles of suburban Guildford.

The Box Brownie story began in 1898; Frank Brownell was tasked by George Eastman to design a portable camera to bring the still new medium of photography to the masses. The first model was released in 1900 and made out of cardboard and wood; 150,000 were sold for a dollar each in the first year. Suddenly everyday life moments could be captured rather than being posed for in studios. The first photos were tiny at just 5cm (2¼ ins) square so in 1901 Brownie 2 was released for $2 that produced 10cm square photos. Using 120 film that’s still in production over 100 years later.

Traditional methods of advertising were changed with the cameras being advertised in popular rather than trade magazines. The Brownie Camera Club encouraged children to join and send in their pictures for the chance of prizes. Although before the 50s heyday epitomised by the series Mad Men; turn of the century advertising execs came up with such slogans as ‘you push the button we do the rest,’ ‘celebrate the moments of your life’ and of course that ‘Kodak moment.’ The last slogan still finds its place in urban culture as signifying when something cringe worthy is done and worthy of a photo.

The last Box Brownies were produced in 1975 ending a run that included over 150 different models. Names such as the No.1, No.2 and No.3 became the Target, Hawkeye and Beau.

The Boy Scout and Girl Guides had their own officially stamped versions

I was surprised recently when I read an article questioning the fitness of the police because I always thought Sting did that Tic Tac Yoga, or whatever it’s called, so he must be pretty fit- anyway, they don’t play together anymore do they? But I’d got it wrong, it meant potential actual police officers! Silly me.

Apparently, the level of fitness required to become a Police Officer in the UK is too much for many of the applicants. Some poor souls who take the test are so exhausted afterwards they’re even too tired to lift the cups of tea provided as a pick you up; actually, I think some of them needed a crane to pick them up afterwards-though I shouldn’t think that stopped them from assaulting the chocolate biscuits.

It seems-and are you surprised at this-too many young people are spending time sitting playing on electronic wotsits that appear to be permanently attached to their hands, instead of running around outside.

Consequently, many of the candidates can’t manage the physical side of the entrance test.

I’d like to suggest a few exercises that may just improve fitness.

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This variation on spinning has bikes with television screens attached playing karaoke favourites, which you would then belt out at the top of your voice, whilst pedalling like mad! They say it is good for cardio vascular workouts.

I’m not sure who “they” are, but I think ear plugs may be required equipment around some musically challenged spinners.

If that doesn’t get future Police Officers toned, there is a Chinese invention that will clean uniforms as you exercise. The Bike Washing Machine!

It’s similar to normal exercise bikes, except this has a drum attached to it containing water. You put your dirty washing and detergent in it then pedal for all you’re worth, making the drum turn and washing your clothes as you keep fit! As a result, we’d get fitter police, Dirty Harry would be a thing of the past and money laundering would be so much easier!

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introduced in 1932. British editions cost 27/6 (about £1.37) and were dark green for boys and blue enamel for girls. The cameras came with a special case that fitted to their belts, a tripod fixing ring and a timer.

Earlier than that in 1930; George Eastman celebrated 50 years of Kodak by announcing that all American children aged 12 at the time would be given a special edition Eastman Anniversary Camera. Parents simply took their child to their local Kodak vendor from May 1st 1930 and the camera with a gold anniversary sticker and free roll of film was handed over. This generous act was to thank parents and grandparents for making photography and Kodak so popular. Eastman also wanted a new generation to discover the art and incidentally buy more Kodak products. Over a half a million cameras and films were gifted to American children that year.

In 1940 Kodak added the Six-20 camera which came with a large flashgun synchronised with the shutter action. In 1952 the 127 Brownie was introduced; selling a million copies in just 2 years and then millions more before being discontinued in 1959. It’s arguably the biggest selling version ever. In 1957 the Starflash was released, the first Kodak Brownie to have a built in flash unit. Bulbs were simply popped in and out of the camera.

I remember as a child in the 70’s my dad always carrying a 10 pack of spare bulbs around for his camera. I also remember that nabbed live one’s exploded when thrown against a hard surface.

Being so young (at heart) I got my one and only Brownie aged 13 which was sadly the last Brownie model ever to be produced in 1980; called the Anniversary. It used 120 film cartridges and I remember taking it to France on an exchange trip and using it regularly afterwards. Sadly after a serious fire in 1986 the camera, my photographs and my other collectables were reduced to ashes. Although the Box Brownies are no longer produced they’re still popular amongst film photographers and are prized by collectors.

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Quixote-crazy: rewriting Spain's comic bible

Puppets made by children and representing characters of Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes' work "Don Quijote de la Mancha" are shown at the exhibition "Quijotes por el mundo" (Quixotes around the world) at the Instituto Cervantes in Madrid Madrid (AFP) - Spanish writer Andres Trapiello is used to painstaking research at his desk, and he needed all his scholarly patience for his latest work: adapting Spain's most revered novel, "Don Quixote".

Labouring to render in modern Spanish this 17thcentury comic masterpiece about a delusional would-be knight, he stumbled on an unfamiliar word: "trompogelas". "It was absolutely unintelligible," Trapiello told AFP. After a whole morning's research, he decided it meant something like: "It went in one ear and out the other."

Spaniards are crazy for "Don Quixote". They often quote the tale of the bumbling country gentleman and his tubby sidekick Sancho Panza, whose misguided adventures are known to readers worldwide.

But as they mark the fourth centenary of the novel's completion and the author's death, sceptics are asking: how many Spanish-speakers can actually read the original 1,000-page opus?

In a survey published in June by Spain's state research institute CIS, nearly six out of 10 people in Spain said they had read at least part of Don Quixote or some adaption of it.

But more than half said they thought the book was a "difficult" read.

"There are a great many people who have not read it or who have given it up several times because it is so hard," said Trapiello.

"They are obliged to read it in language that is not understood nowadays. They make you read it at school and lots of people have bad memories of that." In late July Trapiello's adaptation stood ninth on the Spanish bestseller list published by ABC newspaper -- two places behind "Grey", the latest erotic romance by British author E.L. James.

The Spanish Royal Academy, the official authority on the language, last year published its own simplified version for schools by the historical novelist and scholar Arturo Perez-Reverte.

Some intellectuals lashed out at what they saw as tampering with their beloved Quixote.

David Felipe Arranz, a literary journalist and academic at Madrid's Carlos III University, called the new versions "a crime against literature".

"I ask the booksellers in Madrid and they tell me no one buys Cervantes' original novel anymore because readers prefer the 'light' version," he told AFP. "You cannot twist the flavour of the words of the greatest writer in our language."

Cervantes' comic tale marked world literature forever.

The Cervantes Institute, Spain's network of overseas cultural missions, say it is reckoned to be the most translated book after the Bible.

It has been rendered in 145 languages and dialects

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and adapted into comic books and children's stories, said Ernesto Perez, the head of cultural activities in the institute. "What a paradox," said Trapiello. "A French, German or English-speaking reader can read it without any problems" in translation.

"But Spanish-speaking readers can't understand half of it unless they read it with notes."

The first volume of "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha" was published in 1605.

Within a few years it had been translated into English, with characters' speech adapted into Cockney slang, and into French, with added sex scenes made up by the translators, Perez said.

The second part came 10 years later and Cervantes died in poverty a year after that in 1616.

Authorities said this year they had identified his remains in the crypt of a convent in Madrid.

At the Cervantes Institute's palatial headquarters in Madrid, display cases are filled with elegant foreign editions of Quixote.

The institute has laid out its collection of translations, along with posters and a screen showing film versions, in an exhibition that runs until September.

Meanwhile, branches of the institute around the world have been hosting Quixote-themed talks, readings and film screenings.

The Royal Academy this year published a new standard edition of the text with footnotes and essays.

The last such edition in 2005 sold three million copies, said Francisco Rico, head of the academy's series of classic titles. He welcomes other adaptations.

"Any attempt to make Quixote more readable is positive," Rico said.

Although Quixote "at first was not highly rated intellectually", it has been consistently popular with the public, Rico said.

"Shakespeare got forgotten for a time. For centuries no one remembered Dante. Voltaire has had his ups and downs. But Quixote has been a bestseller ever since it was published," he added.

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Although the stock of unsold new housing in Spain has been reducing since 2010, there are still some areas where it has actually increased.

Specifically, in Ceuta, Melilla, Vizcaya and Álava, the stock of unsold new housing accumulated in the last year up to the end of December 2014 has increased by more than 5%.

In general, the stock accumulated at end of December last year decreased in all regions, except Ceuta and Melilla, where it increased by 18.10%, to reach a total of 744 unsold homes.

With regard to the provinces, unsold stocks in Vizcaya and Álava have also increased compared to 2013. In Vizcaya it increased by 11.62%, with 3,227 homes unsold, while in Álava, the stock rose by 4.76%, to a total of 2,309 homes.

Despite these year-on-year increases, it should be noted that these four areas are not the ones which have most unsold stock over the total. In fact, the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, along with the regions of Navarra, Cantabria and Extremadura, are the areas with the lowest percentages of stock over the national total, while

together accounting for 49,64% of the national total are the three regions of Valencia, Andalucía and Catalonia.

Spain’s Ministry of Development updates the calculation of new housing stock annually by adding the homes which have been completed during the year and by deducting the new homes which have been sold. According to their calculations, the stock of unsold new homes in Spain stands at an estimated total of 535,734 homes, representing a reduction of 5% compared to 2013.

Idealista.com reported that the number of unsold new homes began to increase in 2007, when there were 413,642 unsold new homes, and stopped rising in 2009, when the stock reached a total of 649,780 unsold new homes. Since then, the stock has reduced by 17.5%. kyero.com

Home Rental Prices Rose in July

According to recent data published by the property portal, fotocasa. es, the average price of housing for rent in Spain increased by 4.8% in July over the same month of last year, reaching 7.10 euros per square metre per month.

Since the maximum price levels recorded in May 2007, of 10.12 euros per square metre per month, the average cost of rental housing in Spain had accumulated a decline of 29.9%.

All of Spain’s regions have recorded declines in rental prices in excess of 12% since then, with the greatest declines being those registered in Aragón (-41.4%); Valencia (-35.4%); Castilla-La Mancha (-35.3%); Cantabria (-35.3%); Murcia (-31%); Asturias (-27.9%) and Andalucía (-27.5%).

El Economista reported that, in July, rental price increases were noted in all regions, compared with the prices for June, except for Navarra, which registered a decrease of 0.6%.

Murcia is the region which recorded the greatest increase in home rental prices last month, rising by 2.6%, followed by Madrid (+1.6%), Asturias (+1.3%), the Balearic Islands (+1.3%) and Cantabria (+1.1%), while in the ranking of prices, the Basque Country is still the most expensive region, with a price of 10.10 euros per square metre, followed by Madrid (9.5 euros) and Catalonia (9.3 euros). In contrast, the regions with the more affordable rental prices are Extremadura (4.60 euros per square metre) and Castilla-La Mancha (4.68 euros). keyero.com

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Madrid and Monaco Lead Price Rises of Luxury Homes in Europe

Madrid’s luxury residential real estate market is on a solid path to recovery, according to the latest study by the consulting firm, Knight Frank, which tracks luxury residential price movements across 35 cities worldwide.

The company’s Prime Global Cities Index indicates that, going by the data for the first half of the year, luxury housing prices in Madrid have increased by 6.2% in the last year, with a growth rate that has not wavered in recent months. In fact, in the second quarter, prices there have already risen by 1.3% over the first quarter’s data, placing Madrid at number 13 in the ranking of price increases among the cities analysed by the real estate consultant.

Spain’s capital stands in second place in Europe with respect to the growth in prices of these luxury homes, after Monaco, where prices have risen by 7.9% over the same period of last year.

These are the two European cities where prices rose most. Over Europe, prices only rose by 0.8% on average, far from the data for Australasia, where the increase reached 10.2%, year-on-year.

In the case of Spain, the report was based on data for dwellings with prices in excess of 800,000 euros. According to the report, “closer analysis shows that whilst more cities are recording positive annual price growth, the number of exceptionally strong performing markets has declined.

A year ago eight cities recorded double-digit annual price growth (with Jakarta and Dublin exceeding 20% per annum), while this quarter only four cities fell

within this bracket.”

Luxury Holiday Home Rentals on the Increase

The cities of the world where the price of luxury housing has increased most are the Canadian city of Vancouver (+15% in the past 12 months), followed

by Miami in the USA (+13.9%), Sydney in Australia (+12.5%) and Bangalore in India (+10.3%). The report stressed that “low interest rate environments, expanding economies and safe haven capital flows have proved influential market drivers.

However, Cinco Días reported that each of the cities analysed show very different prices per square metre for their luxury housing.

In Vancouver, for example, the price of this type of real estate stands at 7,300 euros per square metre, while in Miami the price is 15,540 euros, in Sydney it is 24,390 euros, and in Monaco the cost of buying a luxury home starts from 53,900 euros per square metre.

In Madrid, the cost of luxury housing stands at 6,100 euros per square metre, with some studies indicating that values in the luxury market there have fallen by up to 30% since 2008. The most expensive areas in the capital are the District of Salamanca and Los Jerónimos, with average prices ranging between 6,500 and 7,000 euros, followed by El Viso and Castellana (between 6,000 and 6,500 euros), Chamberí (5,500 to 6,000 euros) and Justicia and Paseo de la Habana (5,000 to 6,000 euros).

According to another report by the consulting firm, John Taylor, with regard to the type of buyer, some 50% of the buyers of luxury urban properties in Madrid are foreigners, mostly from Latin America (20%) and Europe (18%). kyero.com

The holiday rental market for luxury homes with rental prices of between 3,000 and 8,000 euros per week, have increased this summer compared with previous years, according to a study by the real estate agency, Coldwell Banker España, continuing the trend already confirmed in 2014. Some of the main tourist destinations in Spain for this type of holiday rental are the Balearic Islands and the Costa Brava, chosen mainly by foreign holidaymakers from Germany or the United Kingdom.

Llafranc and Begur, where reservations increased significantly in July, standing at 80% occupancy (30% higher than in 2014); and have doubled for September, which will take the occupancy rate to 60% this year. Very similar to last year’s figure, August has recorded a 100% occupancy rate in 2015. The increase in demand has also been reflected in the supply, with the number of homes being offered to the rental market growing in the majority of these locations.

With respect to the Balearic Islands, idealista.com reported that the areas where these luxury rental homes are mainly concentrated are towns in Mallorca such as Pollensa, Alcudia, Soller, Puerto Andratx, Cala d’Or or Arta, or places in Ibiza such as San José, Cala Yundal, Talamaca, Cap Martinet or Roca Llisa. These locations have all noted increases in their reservations for this summer.

Overall, reservations stood at 80% occupancy in July, which is 10% more than the same month of the previous year; 85% in August (also 10% above the 2014 figure); and 40% for both June and September, which coincides with the figures for last year.

The agency’s study indicates that it is mainly foreign clients who rent this type of property for the summer, a profile which has not experienced great changes in recent years. The luxury holiday homes in Mallorca are favoured by holidaymakers from Germany, the United Kingdom or the Scandinavian countries, while the clients who prefer Ibiza are generally French, English or Italian, and in the Costa Brava they are mainly from Northern Europe. The study also highlighted the drop in the number of Russian clients on the Girona coast, who in the past accounted for a significant share of this market, as well as noting a slight increase in the number of customers from the domestic market.

On the Costa Brava, the most sought after towns for luxury holiday rentals are Callella de Palafruguell,

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oria - villa sol 054 - 94,950€

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Provides comfortable year round living for retirees & extended families. Plot of 5,000 m2 inc: double garage, swimming pool & full size tennis court.

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645,000€

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275,000€

OLV692

OLV788

Located in the beautiful and sought after area of the Cabo de Gata this immaculate 3 beds, 2 baths townhouse a few minute’s drive from the fantastic coastal resort of San Jose boasting many amenities including some wonderful bar/restaurants.

Cucador

169,950€

280.000€

125,000€

OLV903

Rare style 3 beds, 2 baths property located in great country location, quiet but not isolated & just 5 mins from popular market town of Antas. Just over 5 mins from the wonderful and historical town of Vera. This large property sits on a flat plot of nearly 5,000m2.

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A deceptively large 3 bedroom Cortijo set in rolling countryside just 5 minute drive from the pretty whitewashed village of Lubrin. The property does require modernization but has much potential.

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369,000€

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285,000€

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This beautiful, fully renovated former Olive Press is situated minutes from the busy market town of Lurbin. It sits on 10,000 meters of flat land with mature trees and has four double bedrooms and large open plan areas.

Antas

179,500€

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Cabo de Gata

390,000€

OLV980

Fabulous house has been lovingly restored with great style, 3 beds, 2 baths, open plan living/ dining room, polished concrete floors & great features throughout. In addition there isexcellent facilities for horses & 5 minutes from Vera town.

Charming 3 beds, 2 baths villa is located minutes from the beautiful village of Bedar. The property sits on a plot of 10,000m2 of land, inc: a swimming pool and a beautiful original threshing circle. The villa also boasts wonderful views of the coast and surrounding countryside.

Cuevas de Almanzora 65,000€ OLV771

A rare opportunity to purchase a large cave house with more than 10 rooms spread over 2 floors, ready for renovation. The house is set on a plot of nearly 60,000m2 of irrigated land and is located just outside the popular and historical town of Cuevas de Almanzora.

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Considerations when buying a Cave House in Spain

between a cave house and a conventional bricks and mortar building ?

Locations : Almost all cave houses are build into the sides of a hill in an area which is dry and has rock types that lend themselves to their construction. Virtually every cave house you see when driving around southern Spain was originally dug out by hand in the first 70 years of the last century. Digging your own home out of mother earth and shifting all the resulting rock was an arduous task not to be taken without first carefully selecting your site, after all this was the family home. As a result cave houses are strong, dry and have stood the test of time.

The cave houses of old were the homes of poor peasants and were very basic affairs, no water, no sewerage and sometimes only the very basic electrical supply ( a couple of lightbulbs if you were fortunate).

After the 1970s most cave houses were abandoned as the village inhabitants were either forced away

BBVA Predicts Significant Growth for Spanish Economy

by farm mechanisation or the plethora of jobs on the Costas and in the major cities. Abandoned, they may have been, but everyone still had an owner.

During the 1990s rural tourism began to flourish. Supported by government grants, some enterprising individuals started to buy up derelict cave house, modernise them in a very traditional style and rent them out to the curious and those looking for something a little different. It was not long before cave houses pricked the interest of International tourists, closely followed by others who wanted to own their own, giving birth to the revival of the cave house. Today’s modernised cave houses usually have several rooms built on the front of the old traditional cave home. In the conventional build you will usually find living rooms, kitchen, bathrooms etc, basically this is the part for daytime living. The front build has plenty of light through large windows and the cave rooms at the back are mostly used for ‘snug as a bug in a rug’ bedrooms.

It comes as a surprise to some that cave houses can have every modern facility, including electricity, potable water, sewerage, satellite TV, Internet

and log burners for winter warmth.

If you want, you can have central heating preferably in the form of underfloor heating. As cave houses maintain a relatively constant internal temperature summer and winter, air conditioning is not required. Outside swimming pools are not uncommon.

Because the original cave houses were self-built by hand (architects and developers were totally unnecessary) each one is different and unique in its layout. Internally cave houses are best described as being like the quaint old cottages found in Cornwall and Devon with beamed ceilings and whitewashed walls. Legally cave houses are treated in the same manner as resales of conventional houses and homes. They have escrituras and are registered in the Land Registry and Tax Office. As such, mortgages and insurance are available so they are safe to purchase so long as you take all the precautions that you should take when buying any property in Spain.

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Of all the types of property available in Spain, it is perhaps the Cave House that causes the would-be buyer the most cause for concern. Undoubtedly, this is because of the fact that it is so unfamiliar to those who have not lived in a certain area of Spain before, but why should this fact alone deter so many ?

Spanish Inland Properties were asked to tell us why Cave dwelling deserves further consideration : ”Cave Houses can be found in quite a few areas of Andalucía where the terrain is suitable and the climate relatively dry. Unsurprisingly cave houses have been around in one form or another for thousands of years and are still with us now, complete with all the mod cons. that you would expect to find in the 21st century.

Most people have never heard of Spanish cave houses and, unless you have been fortunate enough to stay in one, you cannot imagine what life must be like for the modern day troglodytes.

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Thus, among the major countries of the eurozone, Spain will be the economy with the greatest growth in 2015, ahead of Germany (1.5%), France (1.3%) and Italy (0.7%).

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Greece economy in surprise return to growth

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The Greek government has defended the controversial new programme as tough, but essential if the country is to avoid financial collapse.

The credit crisis sparked six years of recession in Greece, from which it emerged in 2014 before shrinking again.

Until these latest figures were released, the economy had been forecast to shrink again this year by between 2.1% and 2.3%.

Nikos Magginas at National Bank said it was now possible that the contraction would be less than 2%.

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production and tourism, had shown particular resilience."

Improvement Greece must repay some €3.4bn (£2.4bn; $3.8bn) to the ECB by next Thursday. If the deal is not finalised by then, Athens may need more emergency funding.

Eurozone finance ministers are expected to meet at the weekend to endorse the draft deal.

Its Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, said the deal would end the country's economic uncertainty.

The chances of the eurozone vote succeeding improved on Thursday afternoon, when Finland, which originally indicated it favoured a temporary Greek exit from the euro, backed the plan.

Finland's finance minister, Alexander Stubb, said: "We have come a long way during the summer. The future of the euro was at stake.... but now we've got a solution and will live with it." On Wednesday, former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said the bailout deal was "not going to work", because it was based on an unsustainable debt burden that the economy would be unable to produce enough to repay.

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London has Petticoat Lane, Paris the Marché Bastille and Madrid, El Rastro but none can compare with Alqueria’s Conemallo Market.

The Conemallo is held weekly on waste ground to the west of the Village where the goats, sheep and feral cats feed, play and breed. Perhaps not as big as those in Europe’s capital cities but just as colourful with the same variety of stalls and just as many pickpockets. One enterprising Villager has a stall selling ‘unpickable’ wallets while his brother, on another stall sells the famous ‘never-faillittle-gem-wallet-picking-kit’ as used by Europe’s major villains.

As crowds mill about the stalls, barter noisily over prices, examine goods and search frantically for disappeared wallets so the ambience becomes electrifying.

If we join the would-be punters and examine the goods on offer we find four stalls stand out from the rest.

Rodriquez, the most hated man in Alqueria and ‘Jefe’ to the Newcomer’s barrio sells, among other things neo-fascists insignia, ‘The Collected Autobiographies of the World’s Psychopaths’ and the newly published ‘Malice Made Easy’ by I. Screwemall.

Although his clientele is rather limited at the Market proper he does a roaring mail-order trade mainly to political organizations in northern Europe.

The next stall of interest is Locos Paco’s.

Here one can by anything for your pet Saharan Dung Beetle. A faux-diamond encrusted collar, a kennel or a variety of dung beetle treats such ‘liquor blesbok droppings’ or ‘caramelised dromedary faeces’. His best selling line is the whip and harness designed for dung beetle racing but purchased by those with an

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altogether different purpose in mind.

We now come across Antonio Poyato’s Remitroot stall. Here Remitroot in all its forms is on offer with the added bonus of free Remitroot wine tasting. Many comatose bodies litter the ground around Poyato’s untidy table, upturned glasses and empty bottles are all awash with spilt liquor and wine. Remitroot the aphrodisiac changes hands in plain brown parcels, the recipients making off through the crowd with expectant grins and twitching groins.

Manuela, as might be expected has a stall littered with love potions, underclothing guaranteed to warm up the coldest of bodies and a range of appliances which stretch among other things the imagination to its limits.

Manuela’s own preferred ‘love potion’ is simply to grab the male in question, drag him to a suitably deserted and comfortable location and letting natural pheromones do the rest.

Take a stroll around this singular market, keep your hand firmly on your wallet and experience the sights, sounds and aromas on offer. On no account however be tempted to sample the traditional cuisine, that is only for the brave or terminally daft.

nice looking watch.

Last December we went into the jewellers in Albox High Street to buy Pete a nice watch, one that showed not only the time but also the date.

A watch was chosen and wrapped, and a not inconsiderable sum of money changed hands.

He put it on proudly on Christmas Day, and remained delighted with it until 36th of December, when he manually turned its winder until it agreed that perhaps 5th January was a more likely date.

However, on January 33rd I insisted that he take it back, (we had kept the box!). The small but almost perfectly formed heir apparent to the business took it, wound it round to 2nd February and handed it back with the comforting words that ‘it was stuck, it will be fine now.’

February came and went for the rest of the world, but not for the watch.

It stuck resolutely to the belief that February went on forever.

So we took it back. Again. I fixed the heir apparent with a stern eye. ‘It’s not working properly.’ He squirmed a bit and agreed to send it back to the Technico.

Eventually it returned, mended, the heir apparent assured us.

The watch enjoyed May so much that it resolutely refused to commence June. So we took it back, and I treated the heir apparent to two stern eyes.

‘The Technico said it was mended.’ He maintained from the safety of the far side of the counter. ‘I’ll send it again.’

He added quickly.

June became July, and once more we went back to collect the watch. Little

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josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk was said on my part, I contented myself with being tall, blonde and miffed.

On July 32nd miffed became an understatement - the Biggs dander was up. I stalked into the shop, oozing displeasure from every pore. ‘We want our money back, or a replacement watch that works.’ I didn’t add ‘Or else’ but my body language conveyed my meaning quite eloquently.

The heir apparent, already a small man, became smaller. He wriggled and wrung his hands. ‘I will personally take it to the Technico.’

We fetched it today. The heir apparent produced the watch from nowhere with the speed of a practised conjuror, and explained volubly that the Technico said that the date was not on an automatic disc, and needed winding round each month.

We took the watch and left. My silence was deafening. Do I believe him? No, but it’s a nice looking watch.

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14 – Agrippa Postumus, adopted son of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is executed by his guards while in exile under mysterious circumstances.

1308 – Pope Clement V pardons Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, absolving him of charges of heresy.

1775 – The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.

1988 – Iran–Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.

2008 – Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid, Spain to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport. One hundred forty-six people are killed in the crash, and eight more die later. Only 18 people survive.

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Camping recipes

Marshmallow & strawberry kebabs Have some residual heat left over on your campfire or barbecue?

Toast up these sweet skewers with salted caramel drizzle Ingredients 20 marshmallows 16 strawberries, hulled ½ x 397g can Nestlé Carnation Caramel (use the rest in hot caramel malter milk, see ‘Goes well with...’ below) toasted hazelnuts or crumbled biscuits, for sprinkling (optional)

method Thread 4 long metal skewers with 5 marshmallows and 4 hulled strawberries each. Carefully hold over a campfire or gas stove, turning slowly, until the marshmallows are toasted. Stir a pinch of salt into caramel and drizzle over the top.

Sprinkle with hazelnuts or biscuits, if you like. The marshmallows will be very hot, so allow to cool for a min or so before eating.

Cheesy scrambled egg croissants

These breakfast baps with creamy eggs are camping-friendly, but work just as well as a casual brunch Ingredients

method

8 large eggs

In a bowl, whisk the eggs, cheddar, milk and some seasoning. Pour into a saucepan and heat gently, stirring continuously, until softly scrambled.

Stir in chives, then split open croissants (warm them first if you have an oven) and put the scrambled eggs inside.

100g grated cheddar a splash of milk small bunch chives, snipped 4 large croissants

Easy one-pots and snacks to eat around the campfire.

Spanish beans with chicken & chorizo

This dish is great for a casual get-together, just plonk it on the table with a big salad and bread and it’s done Ingredients 300g dried pinto or cannellini beans 1 onion, chopped 1 tbsp paprika thyme sprigs, bay leaves and bunch of parsley, tied together

in a bundle 4 chicken thighs, skin on 250g small potatoes, cut into chunks 250g piece chorizo, chopped into large chunks 100g pack baby spinach

method Soak the beans for at least 4 hrs or overnight in a large bowl with plenty of water to cover. Next day, rinse and drain, then put in a large heavy based pan with the onion, paprika, herb bundle and chicken. Pour over enough water or stock to cover, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 45 mins.

Remove the chicken to a plate, then add the potatoes and chorizo to the pan. Continue cooking for 30 mins until the beans and potatoes are tender.

Discard the skin and bones from the chicken and tear into large chunks. Return the chicken to the pan with the spinach and simmer for 5 mins.

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pberry cordial RasPreserve the flavours of a batch of

Refreshing summer drinks

raspberries in this refreshing concentrated drink - delicious with soda on ice Ingredients 500g raspberries 500g caster sugar 3 tbsp red wine vinegar method

Put the raspberries in a pan with the sugar and vinegar. Mash over a low heat for 10 mins until smooth and syrupy. Rub through a sieve into a clean pan.

2.Tip the seeds from the sieve into a bowl and stir in 300ml water, then sieve again to remove the last of the pulp from seeds.

Pour the liquid into the pan with the sieved pulp, stir well and boil for 1 min. Pour into small sterilised bottles and seal. The cordial will keep unopened for a few months. Once opened, store in the fridge.

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Ginger, apple & vanilla unch p A refreshing and punchy ginger-beer based cocktail with vanilla vodka, limes, ginger and apple slices

Ingredients 1l ginger beer 500ml chilled apple juice 500ml vanilla vodka (or add 1 tsp vanilla extract to plain vodka) 4 limes, 2 juiced, 2 cut into wedges 1 apple, thinly sliced thumb-sized piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced

Watermelon gin spritzer A refreshing cocktail perfect for a summer evening in the garden

method Combine ginger beer, apple juice, vanilla vodka and lime juice in a large jug.

Add apple, ginger and limes wedges to the punch. Add lots of ice just before serving.

Ingredients 2 large limes 100g watermelons 2 tbsp gin tonic water

method Cut the limes into 16 pieces. Squeeze 2 pieces of lime into each of the 8 glasses, then drop in the squeezed flesh. Chop the watermelon and divide among the glasses, and throw in some ice cubes. Pour gin over each and top up with chilled tonic water.

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that will make you want to book a flight to Spain Some of the best paella of your life waits at Barcelona's Can Majó restaurant.

With seven restaurants topping the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, Spain's gastronomic landscape is on the cutting edge of fine dining.

In cities like San Sebastián, Barcelona, and Seville, food isn't just an art, it's a culture. Thanks to the towering influence of the great Catalan chef Ferran Adria, Spain is home to some of the most genius culinary minds in the world, not to mention pitch-perfect service and dining experiences that verge on theater.

Asador Etxebarri (Atxondo) Asador Etxebarri is a fine dining exploration of all things smoke and fire. Chef Victor Arguinzoniz has based his entire restaurant (and his entire life) around the grill.

Every dish that comes out of this country restaurant (No. Feast," and "For Whom the Bell Tolls," among others.

13 in the world) has a hint of smoke, and Arguinzoniz is known to locals as "the Ferran Adrià of the hearth." El Celler de Can Roca (Girona) He's famous for his homemade chorizo, which he often Operated by three brothers, El Celler de Can Roca took prepares as tartare. the No. 1 spot on 2015's World's Best Restaurant list.

The highly innovative menu counts creations like "king Arzak (San Sebastián) prawn sand" and "ink rocks" among its treasures. The With three Michelin stars, Arzak is ranked No. 17 on brothers — Joan Roca (head chef), Jordi Roca (pastry the 2015 World's Best 50 Restaurants list. Operated by chef), and Josep Roca (sommelier) — have also earned father-daughter duo Juan Mari Arzak and Elena Arzak three Michelin stars.

Espina, the kitchen turns out modern Basque dishes like its famous "Red Egg," made with piquillo peppers and Akelaŕe (San Sebastián) crispy trotter meat.

Dubbed one of the best restaurants in San Sebastián

by Condé Nast Traveler, this hillside locale affords Azurmendi (Larrabetzu) breathtaking views of the Bay of Biscay. Chef Pedro Azurmendi chef Eneko Atxa, who has been cooking Subijana, who has earned three Michelin stars for professionally since the age of 15, puzzles and delights the restaurant, suggests choosing from one of his with dishes like an "inside-out" truffled egg and noodles three tasting menus (175€ per person) for the best made of squid. A pioneer of ultrasonic cooking, Atxa experience. is also fervent about sustainability. Not only does the restaurant (No. 19 in the world) use geothermal Can Majó (Barcelona) technology to heat and cool its environs, it also recycles If you’re big on seafood, this is the place for you. Can its own waste and harvests rainfall.

Majó receives only the freshest, most exotic Catalan coast seafood (think barnacles, Galician clams, and sea Quique Dacosta (Dénia) cucumbers) daily. Suggested dishes include paella and Chef Quique Dacosta prepares a variety of tasting a traditional seafood casserole called “zarzuelo.” menus (some exceeding 30 dishes) in his threeMichelin-starred restaurant (No. 39 in the world). Look DiverXO (Madrid) out for the tobacco leaf and toro, a sashimi-style tuna belly presented on smoked, caramelized kelp with micro This three-Michelin-star restaurant fuses the cuisines of Spain and China. Its edgy décor includes flying pigs herbs and onion rings. and walls of butterflies, which perfectly echo Chef David Muñoz’s artful fare. Upon trying Muñoz’s take on Café Iruña (Navarra) shumai dumplings, travel show host Anthony Bourdain According to Condé Nast Traveler, Navarra — the proclaimed, “I love my wife, I love my daughter, and region that hosts Pamplona's infamous Running of the then I love this.” DiverXO ranks No. 59 on the 2015 Bulls — is emerging as Spain's next great food scene. World’s Best 50 Restaurants’ top 100 list.

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Home Owners and PASO A PASO MODERN QUESADA LADIES CLUB Welcome to A.C.T.S. DANCE FUSION The Annual General Meeting of the We are a new drama group made Residents in Camposol JIVE are invited to join “Camposolers Political” in FaceBook. Burying ones head in the sand is tantamount to putting ones hands up and surrendering your fate to “some” self serving politicians that, when in Office with a fat pay cheque, could not give a rat’s behind that your investment, and in a lot of cases life savings, continues to go down the drain as the condition of the failing infrastructure deteriorates further with each day.To join just copy and paste…. https://www.facebook. com/groups/camposolers.poltical in your Browser or e-mail reg_rogers@hotmail. com

50+ SOLOS

Is open to ladies and gentlemen over 50 years of age who are on their own and wish to get ‘back into the social scene.’

We meet normally twice a month at different restaurants for lunch and a chat at 1.00-1.30 hrs.. There are no subs or fees, just the cost of the meal. There may be a fun quiz or a raffle. For information and to book please contact Ruth on 966789063

Casa Tom Community Choir:

Casa Tom Community Choir meets every Monday at 2.00pm for 2.30pm.

It is a mixed choir and all levels are welcome. No auditions, no solos.

Make new friends and have a good time. Location: CASA TOM, Avenida JACA 31, San Luis, Torrevieja.

Phone or email Terry for further details. Phone: 647-189-135. Email: casatomsanluis@gmail.com.

CASTILLA AMIGOS

We are a friendship group for single people. We meet every Wednesday from 3pm at RAYZ Bar on El Raso urbanisation (off the Lemon Tree Road, Guardamar) ANN – 966 717 390 - 666 747 398

art club

Art Club, all mediums, no charge, in the Playa Flamenca area. Anyone interested, please contact Lyn tel: 966 189 118

COFFEE MATES

If you would like to have a coffee and a friendly chat, please join us at the La Laguna Hotel, Lo Marabu every Friday morning from 11am ANN - 966 717 390 - 666 747 398

Wednesday 11am Castillo Restaurant, Cl San Fulgencio (Forest Rd) La Marina Urb) Beginners/Imrovers Thursday 8pm Los Rosales Restaurant, CV895 Campo De Guardamar. Beg followed by int/adv and social dancing till late.

Great to see past members joining us for the social...€5 whole night €2 social.

Food available at both venues.

New classes and venues starting September 26th September will be our dance clubs 10th Anniversay Party. More details to follow.

Mondays we have managed to get the use of Totally Dance Studios in Benijofer.

We shall be using the studio for one hour style and advanced workshops, we have room there for five couples.... anyone interested in reserving a place at possibly 4pm (which would be a good time for us) We will be charged hourly for the venue so cost will reflect on the price of the class and how many are interested.

If this works well we may use the studio for other classes.

I now have the tickets for the Benidorm October Jive weekend.

Just €10 for the whole four day event... please obtain yours asap..everyone will need a ticket even if you are entering the competition.

More details on how to enter and what you can enter will be available from Thursday at Los Rosales.

Although these details have already been sent out so you should have some idea on which events you would like to do....remember its a FUN weekend event of modern jivers who love to dance Please join the face book page for all updates....Benidorm Modern Jive Champs 2015.

All rooms at the hotel now fully booked but please many apartments / hotels available in the same area.

Hope to see you soon....and please put Saturday 26th September in your diary for our anniversary party...not to be missed.

PS Thanks to everyone that joined us on the beach for my birthday....it was simply the best chilled afternoon/ evening with amazing friends. x Maxine 670 711 408 Adam 638 330 342 face book Paso A Paso Dance www.modern-jive-spain.com

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19th Gemma Arches Cafe Bar Los Alcazares 19th Andy Jones La Manga Camping La Manga 20th Woody Casa Xu La Siesta 8pm 20th Andy Balsamo Jardins Restaurant La Zenia 8.30pm 21st Lynden B Arches Cafe Bar Los Alcazares 21st Luke Wilder Boulevard Bar Campoverde 21st Terry Jay Tavern Lo Crispin 21st Andy Jones El Parque Onil 22nd The Streeters Vistabella Golf Entre Naranjas 22nd Lynden B Spanglish Bar Balsicas 22nd Samantha Curtis The Nook El Galan 22nd Shirelle Billees Bar Algorfa 22nd Richie C La Terraza Bigastro 22nd Rob Bonovox Black Bull Castalla International 22nd Cherry K La Campaña El Eden Guardamar 22nd Andy Jones El Mundos Benimar 22nd Danny ray Paddy Singhs Los Urittias 22nd Diverse El Mirador Eagles Nest 23rd Lynden B El Taberna Entre Naranjas 23rd Andy Jones The Snug Torre de la Horredada 24th Sandy Fitz Arches Cafe Bar Los Alcazares 24th Lynden B Bar Horacios Las Mimosas 25th Black Tulip Vistabella Golf Entre Naranjas 25th Lynden B Arches Cafe Bar Los Alcazares 26th Woody The New Tavern San Miguel

Quesada Ladies Club will be held at the Cooper’s Arms, Dona Pepa, on Tuesday 8th September 2015.

This

is for members only, and they will be admitted at the usual time of 2.30pm.

Pilar Christian Community Church

Calle Canalejas 3. Pilar de la Horadada.

Sunday Service at 11am, and Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship Home groups meet during the week.

All welcome from any church background or none.

For further information contact PilarChristian.CommunityChurch@ gmail.com 966 849 448 - 966 848 806

BADMINT0N AT PILAR DE LA HORADADA

Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs. 10-1pm. For information ring John McGilvray on 966 786 774 or Mobiles 634 658 506/695 871 707 or e mail carolejohn_3@ hotmail.com

La Bamba’s - Ballroom / Latin / Sequence Dancing

Los Rosales Restaurant, Guardamar CV895 [near Lemon Tree Sunday Market] Monday - SOCIAL DANCE 8.30pm 10.30pm [SEQUENCE CLASS 7.30pm - 8.30pm] Friday - SOCIAL DANCE 7.30pm 10.30pm Wednesday - New Beginners Class starting 2nd September 2015 [new beginners welcome every Wednesday] 2pm -3pm Intermediate Class 3pm - 4pm Intermediate Plus Class 4pm - 5pm Andrea Murphy [0034] 616 478 157

COME SEQUENCE DANCING In the air conditioned Olympia Restaurant, Mil Palmeras Monday evenings at 8pm in a very congenial atmosphere. Programme and music change weekly. New dances introduced at 7-30pm. For further details contact Sina and Terry. Tel. 96 676 9420

Strictly Dance Ballroom and Latin

with the Professionals. Every Tuesday, The Club, Quesada, 8-10pm Beginners and Intermediate tuition and social dancing.

Every Wednesday, New Venue, The Emerald Isle, La Florida 3-5pm Beginners and Intermediate Tuition and Social dancing.

New courses every 3 weeks, singles welcome. Info: 966 188 430, 635 584 431 or lynatdenelledance@hotmail. com

COSTA COBRAS RFC new rugby club based on the beach.

Training juniors Monday and Wednesday 20.00-21.30, seniors 20.00-21.30 For more details contact Garry 692 767 242 or Robert on 697 286 416

up of novices and some folk from the now disbanded Dramatic License.

We rehearse every Thursday at 6.30 at Cafeteria Trasgu, Calle Alicante, Formentera. If you have ever had the desire to try your hand at amateur dramatics we would be pleased to hear from you. You don’t need any experience ( although this is always welcome ) just enthusiasm. So, if you would like to appear on stage or assist back stage, you would be most welcome. Anybody interested and for more information should either pop along to a rehearsal evening or contact Tony Goddard on newleaf2014@ hotmail.co.uk.

THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION,

NAVAL

Torrevieja Branch, meet at 1700 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3, (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja.

Contact Paul Edwards, Chairman, 618 644 934 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996.

THE PHOENIX CONCERT BAND

As the band is growing in numbers and going from strength to strength, now presenting music proven to be popular with the audiences, they still need Trombone, Bass/Tuba and Saxophone players, especially Baritone Saxophone and 2nd Percussionist.

Any experienced players , who are permanent Residents or Semi resident on the Costa Blanca South or Costa Calida interested in joining a well established band and able to commit themselves to regular rehearsals are welcome.

Contact : our email address : the phoenixconcertband@gmail.com Tel : Bill (Chairman) 634.310.309. Julie (MD) 634.184.747.

The band rehearses every Tuesday 2.pm. - 4.pm at San Miguel de Salinas FAN CLUB: Anybody wishing to be informed of forthcoming performances please email, your email address and Telephone Number to : Bill at : rytethen@gmail.com

SAT animal rescue

We are holding a charity night on Sat Sept19th to try to raise funds towards building new kennels. Fairwayz Bar Dolores has once again allowed us to use their venue and provide a supper for the people that attend. We have the local Irish group Bardoi performing.

The event starts at 8pm with the supper being served at 8.30pm. The price for the tickets is 5 euros which includes the supper. Tickets can be obtained from Fairwayz bar, Dolores. or the SAT shop in Benimar.(two doors on the right from Studz bar) for more information ring sheila 693 067 577.

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Iced lollies for Benidorm's 'hot' safari park animals

Judge Rules All Phoenix Pet Store Cats & Dogs Must Be Shelter Animals

animals obtained from animal shelters or rescue organizations,” according to documents in the court case. It permits small-scale individual breeders to sell dogs directly to purchasers. The ordinance also prohibits carnivals and amusement parks from awarding animals as prizes, AZ Central reported A pet store owner challenged the city ordinance as when it passed. unconstitutional.

Puppies ’N Love was the lone store in the city still This puppy is happy about the ruling. selling commercially bred dogs and cats, according A federal judge has upheld a Phoenix ordinance to the court documents. Some Phoenix pet shops that bans pet stores from selling cats or dogs that partner with animal shelters to help them adopt out come from commercial breeders. animals, according to AZCentral.

The 2013 law, which The Associated Press said was designed to crack down on puppy mills, affected Frank Mineo, the owner of Puppies ’N Love, said only one Phoenix pet shop, called Puppies ’N Love. he didn’t purchase dogs from puppy mills, but The owner sued the city last year, claiming the from reputable small-scale breeders. According to ordinance was unconstitutional because it blocked court documents, three breeders he had purchased interstate commerce. from in the past had been cited for violating U.S. U.S. District Judge David Campbell upheld the city Department of Agriculture standards. ordinance on July 27. He called Puppies ’N Love an The judge noted in his decision one of those “exemplary” store that avoided buying from puppy breeders was “arguably a prototypical puppy mills, but noted the court’s job was “not to judge the wisdom or fairness” of the law, just to determine mill,” with six employees taking care of 700 dogs that were kept “in small enclosures without solid whether it was constitutional.

At least 58 other U.S. cities and counties have flooring.” Mineo “disputed” that characterization, similar laws, according to the Humane Society of according to court records, but said he no longer got puppies from that breeder. the United States.

The Phoenix law says “pet stores may only sell HuffPost’s Arin Greenwood contributed reporting.

Full-grown Nile crocodile seized from home in northern Spain

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A fully-grown crocodile which had been captured from the Nile river where it runs through Egypt when it was very young – less than a foot long and an inch wide – was being kept as a pet by a man in Val de San Lorenzo.

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ANIMALS at Benidorm's Terra Natura safari park are being given ice lollies every day to combat the heat.

Over 50 kilos of in-season fruit are used every month and ices are tailored to different species of animal.

Watermelon, honeydew melon and plums are the most likely to be found at present, although they are blended with others easy to find fresh, together with a mix of juice and seeds, and then turned into ice poles, 'kebabs' or, in the case of very large animals such as rhinos and elephants, huge blocks.

For carnivorous animals like lions and tigers, ice is mixed with chicken and fish. Practically every species gets to try them at least every other day.

In some cases, the ices are hidden up or distributed over a wide area to keep the animals' natural instincts of hunting for food alive and healthy, or as a 'game'.

This tends to be what happens with felines and primates, says a Terra Natura spokesperson.

A new twist in the tale this year is that the children who take part in Terra Natura's summer school get to make up their own fruit or meat ices for the animals after learning how to do so. http://www.thinkspain.com/

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Book Review

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Miss Carter’s War by Sheila Hancock

“She could have had a lifetime of peace here with a man who loved her.

When the hamlet gathered on Sundays to play bowles, her grandchildren could have joined those of their neighbours.”

Marguerite Carter was half-French.

She worked behind enemy lines for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the second world war. Her mother was French, her father English and Marguerite had left France when she was 12. The Bletchley lot called them the Baker St. Irregulars.

The story takes us through the 50s through to the millenium when Marguerite is a 24 year old teacher starting her first job at Dartford County Grammar, Hancock’s old school. Marguerite, just like the writer, had a Messiah complex according to her close friend Tony Stansfield and Hancock’s late husband John Thaw.

She had a strong need to look after people being a busybody as she called herself. She hated idleness and in moments of loneliness she would start on her crusade of making the world a better place.

The book took 4 years of researching and writing. It is a work of fiction but based on real historical events, useful as a social history and indicating Hancock’s interest in political causes and her left-wing politics. Interestingly, some of the characters are real.

After being awarded her degree in 1948 from Cambridge alongside the Queen proved to be a historical occasion. She was an exceptional student who could have chosen to go into politics of the Foreign Office but instead she chose to go into teaching because of her desire to change the world. Her idealism amounted to a desire for her students “to rule the world.”

Post-war austerity destroyed the sense of optimism that people needed to rebuild their shattered lives. The UK was slowly recovering although there were

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“Shattered lives everywhere, but now the mending process was underway.”

At 24 years of age, Marguerite began her career, four years after the war had ended.

Marguerite develops a loving relationship with Tony, sports’ teacher through a mutual love of politics and attending political rallies and anti-bomb demonstrations; Tony enjoyed heckling the Tory politicians. He affectionately renamed her Little Lizzie Dripping.

For people like Tony and Marguerite it should have been a wonderful time to be alive with a brave new world on the horizon.

Marguerite became infatuated with Tony but discovered his homosexuality when they went to see Judy Garland at the Palladium.

Homosexuality was taboo and Tony felt unable to trust anyone, even Marguerite.

“My whole life and my job are in jeopardy.”

He was offered aversion therapy, electric shocks hormone injections, the lot. He did the therapy but refused the rest.

The story quickly moves on and we are now plunged into the late 50s when Marguerite had been teaching for 10 years.

It was the era of the obscene arms race. The Americans were conducting test explosives of the hydrogen bomb. The couple went to a meeting with the historian AJP Taylor followed by a CND march where Marguerite met Jimmy and Stan ex RAF. Jimmy had been awarded the DFC for his bravery although the truth suggests otherwise when he reveals it to Marguerite.

At 30, Marguerite felt that her career was stagnating and she was becoming too complacent. Tony wanted to work in a new comprehensive, more in keeping with his working class roots and he persuades Marguerite into joining him. Six years on, we are immersed into the Swinging Sixties

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Once she loses some interest in politics, Marguerite becomes impassioned with the wave of feminism that was sweeping the country. At this point in time she was approaching her fifties. This was the era of HIV, the death of Princess Diana and the invasion of Afghanistan.

We have a number of flashbacks to the time of the war when Marguerite was in the Resistance and she had fallen in love with Marcel, the love of her life. There are constant reflections of the brutal killings of innocents as well as traitors, sometimes it is difficult to tell them apart. They are all victims of war. Manuel suspected she had a cause, a desire to fight for a future in England post-war. when he just wanted to leave it all behind and he let her go to fulfil her dreams: “I will always love you. Till the day I die. You must follow your dream. I don’t belong in it.”

It takes her 50 years before she decides to return to France, disillusioned with her life in England and extremely lonely. She goes in search of her lost loved, wanting to discover if Marcel is still alive.

The story is readable although it races on too quickly and Marguerite can be infuriating with her lifelong campaign to send the working class girls to universities against their families’ wishes when she has made some sacrifices in her own life. It’s almost as if she has repressed her own future happiness at the expense of promoting equality for her students, especially the girls.

There is some light at the end of the tunnel although she suffers some acute personal tragedies, enough to send her into a spiral of depression for a while.

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And yes, we’ve just had such an experience. Our granddaughter, aged 15, was flying home, unaccompanied for the first time, from Alicante to Tanzania, a journey requiring changes at Amsterdam and Nairobi. Such a journey is daunting enough, but her natural apprehension was augmented when, although the entire journey was booked with the same airline, they were unable to print the necessary boarding passes at Alicante and told her she’d have to check herself in again at Schiphol.

Somewhat concerned at this situation I telephoned the airline’s Customer Care Department to seek advice.

They informed me that the problem was the girl’s own fault, since her ticket had been purchased through a Travel Agent rather than online, and that if she wasn’t deemed capable of dealing with this minor inconvenience, then her parents should have paid for an escort. There was no evidence of any sense of care; no Company pride, nor of concern for the welfare of a vulnerable young person; and no attempt at reassurance that she’d be OK – just complete disinterest and a sense of shrugging shoulders. I couldn’t even get advice as to how she might find a check-in desk without leaving the airport, and it rapidly became clear

that the Customer Care Team were actually a separate company contracted to provide Customer Services, entirely independent of the airline, with whom, I was told, they had no contact at all.

And the more the conversation progressed, the more it dawned on me that this was a twentyfirst century version of the parable Jesus told of the Good Shepherd. Had he been around today, it might well have been the parable of the Good Customer Carer, who as owner of the Company and not merely an employee, really cared for his customers so went into the airport himself to search for the young girl without her boarding pass and ensure it was brought to her.

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motoring Vauxhall Viva SE 1.0, motoring review: Great to chuck around, easy to park -

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Price: £7,995 (£8,540 as tested) Engine capacity: 1-litre petrol Power output (bhp @ rpm): 75 @ 6,500 Top speed (mph): 106 Fuel economy (mpg): 62.8 CO2 emissions (g/km): 104

Viva, which is made in South Korea, is a totally better beast to its predecessors You may have noticed the ad campaign for Vauxhall's new Viva. It's quite retro, as it draws on the fact that the Viva name was first applied to one of its models back in 1963, and it stopped making the small family saloons that bore that badge some 36 years ago. In the "gay" ads, as they'd have been called at the time, all pastel shades and jolly typeface, you are invited to believe that the new Viva is a vast improvement on the old one, because it has lots of new features, such as an automatic tyre-pressure monitor.

If anything, Vauxhall understates matters. The original boxy Viva ran out of puff at 72mph and would get you to 60mph in some 20 seconds. You'd probably find some rust on a new one within the first year of ownership, and the game was pretty much up for any Viva before its fifth birthday.

By contrast, today's Viva, which is made in South Korea, is a totally better beast. What's more, the average British worker can earn the price of a new Viva in about five months; in 1963, the £527, 7 shillings and 11 pence a Vauxhall dealer would demand represented about a year's wages for the average worker. O brave new world, That has such cars in't!

The new Vauxhall is great fun to chuck around, it will cruise, a little noisily, at motorway speeds – it needs revving at any speed – is superbly manoeuvrable for parking and is easy to get in and out of. The boot, though, is small without the seats folded forward.

In 1963, the Viva's competition was the Morris Minor and Ford Anglia. Today, there are two sets of joint-venture triplets: the Skoda Citigo/Seat Mii/VW Up! and the Citroën C1/Peugeot 108/Toyota Aygo trio. Also on the long list are the Suzuki Alto, Nissan Micra, Mitsubishi Mirage, Smart Forfour/Renault Twingo, Kia Picanto, Proton Savvy and Hyundai i10, among the ones I can remember. Most boast lively three-cylinder petrol engines, as does the Vauxhall. The Mitsubishi Mirage is the least accomplished, I had some issues with a Smart that I tested and I don't rate the Proton, but apart from that you'd be quite hard-pressed to choose.

The best approach is probably to go for the cheapest, which pits the Viva against the very reliable Suzuki Alto.

I think you'll prefer the Viva. Anyway, you're spoilt for choice compared with granddad. Viva la Viva! http://www.independent.co.uk/

McLaren races ahead despite its F1 reverses

McLaren’s problems on the Formula One track didn’t dent sales of its supercars last year as profits in its automotive arm roared ahead by more than 200 per cent. The company’s racing team finished fifth in the constructors standings in 2014 and continues to lag competitors like Mercedes despite McLaren’s recent tie-up with Honda to produce its engines.

However, this did not prevent young customers in Asia splashing out a small fortune on models like the Coupe and Spider, which can travel at speeds of more than 200mph. McLaren Automotive’s

profits rose from £4.5m to £15m, with revenues up 67 per cent to £475.5m.

“I’m proud of our F1 team and am looking forward to them winning more championships in the future,” its chief executive, Mike Flewitt, said. McLaren cars are now available in 30 countries through a network of 71 retailers.

The company’s cars usually cost hundreds of thousands of pounds, although this can stretch into the millions, Mr Flewitt added.

On the profile of its customers in Asia, where sales were up 80

per cent, he said: “[They] tend to be surprisingly young – those with wealthy parents who buy expensive cars in their early 20s.

That’s different to how things are in the West, where it’s more likely to be someone aged 40 and above.” http://www.independent.co.uk/

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The Irishman keeping things motoring all across Canada

When Frank Lennon was head of Audi aftersales in Ireland, his longest commute to see a dealer was two hours by car. Now it’s four hours by plane. Lennon moved to Toronto last year as head of aftersales for Audi Canada and his new territory comprises 46 dealers spread over 4½ time zones.

“It’s the vastness and the distances that come as a surprise and leave you with no option but to be on the road two out of four weeks,” he says. “This was tough on my wife in particular at the beginning as we arrived during one of Canada’s worst winters.

“I was away and the kids were in school and it was very difficult for her to get out and meet people. But now we love living here. It’s a completely different way of life. We can go skiing in the winter 10 minutes from the house and in the summer activities switch to the many lakes in the area. It’s also great that our two daughters have started to pick up French as a second language.” Lennon’s job in Canada is much the same as at home in that its focus is on raising dealer standards. This includes everything from coaching dealers and training dealership staff to warranty, spare parts supply and technical support.

“Basically aftersales covers every customer touch point after the vehicle purchase and all the processes that make them happen,” Lennon says. “Regarding opportunities for my career in Canada, one area I’m really getting exposed to is logistics. The sheer size of the country has made me look at things through a very different lens.” Audi sells about 27,000 cars in Canada every year, the majority of which (even the saloons) are four-wheel-drive. As in Ireland, Audi is a premium brand but it faces much stiffer competition.

It has to share the market with US luxury marques, Lexus and other upmarket Japanese brands such as Infiniti and Acura. http://www.irishtimes.com/

Ford heralds Mustang’s world-first glovebox airbag

Weight-saving passenger knee airbag mounted inside Mustang’s glovebox lid could have other applications Ford says the world-first passenger knee airbag mounted inside the glovebox of its upcoming Mustang could lead to other innovative new weightsaving applications. The technology was detailed overnight in new images and a video released by Ford of Europe in the lead-up to the European release of the new Mustang, which arrives in Australia in December.

Ford says the Mustang’s lightweight plastic passenger knee bag, which is integrated into the car’s glovebox lid, differs from a conventional dashboard-mounted fabric knee bag in a number of key areas.

The design, which has so far been granted 23 patents, measures 460mm long and 280mm wide and takes up 75 per cent less space than conventional passenger knee bags, resulting in more leg room for front passengers. Second, Ford says its use of an injectionmoulded plastic bladder – rather than a textile fabric bag – makes it 65 per cent lighter than a traditional knee airbag. At the same time, the inflatable plastic bag wedged between the inner and outer layers of the glovebox lid is claimed to offer “comparable protection”, since it inflates to full capacity in 20 milliseconds when the car senses a collision and a tiny gas inflator hidden inside the glovebox lid inflates it.“ Our glovebox airbag opens up a whole new world of possibilities for injection-moulded plastic airbags. The glovebox airbag could be just the beginning. With this design we were able to combine the functions of two separate parts into one single part to save on space, weight and components; and move the instrument panel further forward, ensuring there was more room for the front passenger. Along with the usual array of conventional airbags, the ground-breaking knee bag will come standard in all versions of the first factory right-hand drive Mustang in more than 50 years of production.

It goes on sale in December in Australia, where prices will range from $44,990 for the four-cylinder Fastback EcoBoost coupe manual to $63,990 for the V8-powered Convertible GT auto. http://www.motoring.com.au/

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Cafe Uno Golf Society Nearest the pin in 2 -

We had a good turn out today of 21 members and guests of Cafe Uno Golf Society, to play ay Alenda Golf. The course was in the usual good condition only even more tricky with the building wind that was getting stronger as the day progressed. The intention was to play a team game, except with the odd number it was too much for my brain to calculate so we stayed with individual Stableford. Afterwards back at Cafe Uno we were presented with a hearty meal of Pork snitzel, new potatoes and peas with a pepper sauce. That went down well after a hard day on the golf course!

The results were as follows:Gold Category.

1st T.Rogers - 36pts.

2nd S.Ashurst - 32pts.

Best front 9 - G.Benson - 15pts.

Best back 9 - L.George - 16pts.

Nearest the pin - C.Stackhouse. (guest).

T.M.G.S. at La Finca 12/8/15

Yet another sweltering day awaited a depleted turn out for our Stableford competition at La Finca.

It must be too hot for the Vikings as only 2 were present today but even so one of them still managed to get into the prizes. Several phone calls were received in the days running up to today with people cancelling due to the warning of excessively high temperatures, they were correct, as you may know La Finca lies in a valley where it is usually the wind that affects the game but without it, the temperatures soared to 44º plus, making it difficult to maintain the concentration.

Our school teacher member, Derek “Peter” Sullivan must have suffered a moment of heatstroke when he reached the 13th hole, as you may have read in our reports that we categorise our Nearest the Pin competitions, at La Finca Hole 13 is always for our Silver category members but Derek, after hitting his ball the closest to the hole, he couldn’t really make up his mind as to whether he was in “Gold” or “Silver” so he decided to write his name on the marker anyway and left a note with it explaining that he wasn’t sure about the category that he was in, well Derek, all information such as this is printed on your score card, when you see a “G” on the label I think that you can safely say that you’re in the Gold category.

By the time he had reached the 16th (par 3, Gold category) he had obviously worked it out, because this time he was closest on the correct hole. The other N.T.P.’s were, Hole 3 John Eyre and hole 6 was our Finish member Remy. Matikainen.

Each week we run a “2’s” pot for the members, last week no one won it so the €24 in the pot rolled over to this

COSTA COBRAS RFC KEEP MOVING FORWARD

The club has played in 4 different rugby tournaments over the summer, Formentera del Segura 7’s then the beach 5’s at San Javier and Murcia and in between these the beach 7’s at San Juan. The club players have gained a lot of experience in these tournaments, and next year looking to take part in them again and even more around the region of Murcia and Alicante.

The club is very pleased to say that we now have our CIF number so we can start looking at sponsors for our playing gear, and can also confirm that we are part of the Valencian region, so we are now up and running and ready to play more games and build up the team.

We are looking for players of all ages and have at present a good selection of U10’s and with a few more players looking to start playing games.

Also one of the club members, Ian Roberts, has also donated a load of training gear for the club, tackle shields and bags, so a huge thank you to him for that who is also setting up an extreme sports wear company and will be getting our playing gear from them.

So come on down to the beach and join in the training. In September we will be off the beach and back to normal training times.

The club is continuing to train on the beach throughout the summer months at Guardamar on Monday and Wednesday at 20.00. We have had a number of new junior players join in the training and become week which made it a very healthy members of the club, from U10’s to U16’s, so a good result for the club, so anybody €46, the lucky recipients were John who wants to come along and take part is Eyre and John Hettrick both on hole more than welcome.

3. The best guest this week was Philippe Martinez with 35 points. Silver category winners were, in 3rd place on lower handicap was Ian Parkinson with 24 points, and in 2nd place with a massive 26 points was Bob Rankin and best score for this category came from black countryman Alan Rickers with 28 points.

Gold category results, in 3rd place was the lone Norwegian this week, Roger Nilsen with 35 points, on lower handicap in 2nd place was Nick Spicer and top of the shop and the best score of the day was Derek Sullivan with 36 points.

C.Stackhouse. (guest).

Silver Category.

1st B.Howie - 30pts.

2nd S.Taylor - 28pts.

Best front 9 - G.Butterworth - 16pts Best back 9 - L.Tyas - 10pts Nearest the pin - B.Howie.

Nearest the pin in 2 - N/A. Best guest - C.Stackhouse - 33pts .

No winners of the 2's competition so the prize money rolls over.

Well done you prize winners and thanks to everyone for a very enjoyable day.

Next week Thursday 20th August we are playing at Las Ramblas. 1st tee time is 10am, please be there for 9am. Bring spare balls as you may need more than one!

Thanks, and hope to see you next week. Steve Lawrence.

Photo; This week’s N.T.P. winners including a highlight of Derek!! Our next competition is at La Manga’s Championship south course on the 19th with a very low green fee of just €50 so if you fancy playing this prestigious course just call the Secretary on 661 524 101 or visit our web site www.tmgs.org or follow us via our Facebook page Facebook/TMGSGOLF or via our Twitter account @TMGSGOLF

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If anybody knows of any town halls in the area of Guardamar to Cuidad Quesada or around the area, that want to have a rugby club based there, we are looking for a base to train, hold rugby tournaments, matches, have touring teams come over and play in the league, please contact us on 692 767 242.

All ages, gender and nationalities are welcome, from beginners to experienced players, the more the merrier, as we are based on the true traditional ethics of the sport. So come along and join the newest rugby club on the Costa Blanca. Also team bonding after training in the nearest bar for a drink and chat, just how rugby should be.

Training still takes place on Monday and Wednesday from 20.00-21.30 at Guardamar beach in front of the restaurants.

For more information about the club contact myself, Dutch, on 692 767 242. Also I am back down at Zoco market on Sunday again from 09.0013.30, so come on down and find more out about the club and rugby in the area. Also for all of your rugby branded clothing and gear including Canterbury casuals and Cotton Traders shirts.

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ROCKET’S GOLF SOCIETY VISTABELLA GOLF – 11th AUGUST

It gives me great pleasure to write this report because after a few years in the wilderness, and a our society name change, we have returned home, back at the St. James’s Gate pub where the society was originally formed.

We played a Stableford competition with a smaller number of players than usual. Roll on September when all the ‘swallows’ return!

The course in very good condition with lovely greens, it was a pleasure to putt on them. some very good scores were returned with Ron Swift in the Gold category leading the way with 35 points and ‘Rocket’ Ron chasing him with 33 points in the Silver category.

RESULTS Gold Category winners: Ivie Davies – Ron Swift – Arthur Williams GOLD CATEGORY 1ST Ron Swift 35 pts 2nd ‘Effing’ Arthur Williams 31 pts 3rd Ivie Davies 29 pts SILVER CATEGORY 1st Rocket Ron 33 pts

– Ken Hopkins - Malcolm Woods.

We are now adorning ourselves with a new style shirt (see the photos) so anyone requiring shirts, they are €20.00 each. We are also getting an Adidas matching cap with the Rockets logo on at €15.00 each so see Ron at the next two outings, and a new batch will be ordered.

On our return to St. James’s Gate we were pleasantly surprised to be served with fish, chips & peas.

The presentations were carried by Martyn Talliss, the landlord of the pub, who at the same time introduced to the members who showed their appreciation, what a pleasant surprise, can’t wait until the next time.

As a result of hollow tinning at La Finca and Font del Llop we have arranged tee times at Vistabella on Tuesday 25th August.

2nd Ken Hopkins 28 pts 3rd Malcolm Woods 24 pts NEAREST

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Hole 3: Ron Swift Hole 8: Dave Bowers Hole 15: Arthur Williams LONGEST DRIVE: Arthur Williams “I don’t effing believe it” Best Guest:

Dave Bowers 36 points

Silver Category Winners: Rocket Ron

For more information or if you wish to play with arguably the friendliest Golf Society contact Ron Nicholson on 678849142 or email sanmigron@gmail.com

August 2015

6th SUMMER CUP 2015 Inter Society – Secretary/Captain Challenge FONT DEL LLOP GOLF RESORT This is the oldest golf tournament at Font del Llop Golf Resort and one that attracts Golf Societies from the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida. This year there were 38 Societies competing for the Summer Cup trophy and a table full of prizes and event which is organised by The Vega Baja Premier Golf League.

Despite the recent prolonged heat wave it was a little overcast but humid but no searing sun for the Costa’s hardy golfers.

This was a ‘shot gun’ start which ensures all the players get in around the same time for the presentation meal. But to ensure they did not suffer too much on the course “picnic” with a bottle of water, was taken out to them.

As always it was a close fought event and only three points covered the top six places. The results were as follows: 1st: ROCAJUNA G S. Kevin Fitzpatrick & Alex McLean 46 points (2 x £100 Your Golf Travel vouchers) 2nd: CLUB FOR HIRE G.S. Mick Reeves & Nigel Bailey 45 points C/B (Chipper and Putter - VBPGL) 3rd: HONDON VALLEY G.S. David Fellows & Steve Munn 45 points NEAREST THE PIN Mick The Grip & Clubs to Hire Hole 3: David Gray - LA FINCA G.S. Hole 8: Brendan Graham – UNION JACK G.S. Hole 12: Nick Shaw – ELITE G.S Hole 16: Ian Faulkner – QUESADA SUPER LEAGUE Hole 17: Les Lane – CORESO G.S. 2nd Shot Hole 13: (Costa Blanca People) Ole Dibbern – ELITE G.S. LONGEST DRIVE INDIGO CAR HIRE Ladies: Carol Marriner – LA MARINA G S (Hybrid Club) Men:John O’Brien – CELTS G C (Hybrid Club – INDIGO) VALUE FOR MONEY:

Debbie Weedon & Ken Brett – EL RASO G.S. (VBPGL)

The Summer Cup Trophy was presented by Ivie Davies & Ron Nicholson - VBPGL and Alberto Iglesias Director FDL to the prize winners.

Following the presentation there was a card draw for bottles of wine, El Plantio Golf green fee vouchers won by John Lees – Catral G.S. and a month’s membership for two at Font del Llop Golf Resort, won by Martin Archer and Alan Ross of Club 25 Serena G.S. The thank you list is a long one, but first should go the Alberto Iglesias - General Director at Font del Llop and all his staff, caddy master and greens staff for their support and the excellent condition of the course and to Yolande FDL Restaurant for the very good ‘menu del dia’ and picnic.

To the continued support of The Summer Cup by, YOUR GOLF TRAVEL, Mick The Grip, Clubs To Hire, INDIGO Car Hire, El Pantio Golf Resort and Costa Blanca People newspaper.

The tournament has become well established and a very popular event at the Font del Llop Golf Resort, it has been booked again for 2016 scheduled for the 5th August and already Golf Societies have secured their place.

So should your Society like to reserve their place or are interested in participating in the Vega Baja Premier Golf League then contact Ivie Davies. Email: golfdavies@gmail.com or www. thevegabajapremiergolfleague. com

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Gill, No17 Duncan Saunders. The Two's pot was won by Chris Blown from a roll over from last week.

A fair turn out of guests and members for our Vince McCaffery won the day with 38 pt's on count game on Thursday at Mar Menor, the course was back playing off 10. in very good condition except for the greens which Mike Sephton won the raffle after he woke up. were a bit fluffy.

Thanks to James who sponsored the raffle, also We can understand the reason of them not having thanks to his staff at Gogarty's for their great a cut, as we all know how hot it's been the green hospitality. keepers know their job and are saving the greens On the web site you can check your correct from the sun burning them up. handicap, please check before playing as it as been Some high scores came in the top places 12 players noticed that some players have been playing off the scoring over 30 pt's, the top score of the day was 38 wrong handicap. pt's. We played full handicap stableford, Two ntp's Diary Dates Thursday 20th August at La Serena and usual two's pot. Results were pins. No 2 Dave

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The final golf major of the year, the US PGA, was won by Aussie Jason Day with a record 20 under par. Jordan Spieth was second and Branden Grace third.

Briefly Leicester City topped the PL for the very first time after winning 2-1 at 10-man West Ham who had goalkeeper Adrian red-carded.

Twenty-four hours later Manchester City shot back to the top after whipping Chelsea 3-0.

Arsenal won 2-1 at Crystal Palace, while Liverpool played Bournemouth on Monday.

There were also PL wins for Norwich (3-1 win at bottom of the table Sunderland); Swansea 2-0 over 10-man Newcastle and Everton, 3-0 at Southampton.

Last Friday, Manchester United won 1-0 at Aston Villa.

Championship leaders Middlesbrough beat Bolton 3-0; Coventry won 4-0 at Millwall to head FL1, while in FL2 the ‘sea port’ derby saw Portsmouth win 2-1 at Plymouth.

Ingolstadt won their first-ever game Germany’s Bundesliga, beating Mainz 1-0.

In the first leg of Spain’s Super Cup, Barcelona were thrashed 4-0 by Athletic Bilbao.

Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi finished 1-2-3 in last week’s Czech Republic MotoGP. Lorenzo and Rossi (211 points) are joint leaders, ahead of Marquez (159) The semi-finals of the T20 Blast at Edgbaston in ten days time will feature Birmingham Bears (Warwickshire) against the holders Northants and Lancashire v Hampshire. The final is on the same day (29 August).

Last weekend’s Rugby Union internationals saw England beat France 19-14 and Ireland defeat Scotland 28-22.

Andy Murray claimed his 11th Masters title by beating world number one Novak Djokovic for the first time in two years in the final of the Rogers Cup in Canada.

Swiss teenager Belinda Benccic defeated world number one Serena Williams in the women’s semi-final before accounting for Romania’s Simona Halep in the final.

The Manx Machine’ Cavendish (back on his bike after injury), Sir Bradley Wiggins and Joanna Rowsell all won medals at the Revolution Series in Derby.

England beat Jamaica 66-44 to win the bronze medal at the women’s World Netball Championships; gold went to hosts Australia.

This weekend’s top football matches are (PL) Manchester United-Newcastle (Saturday); Everton-Manchester City and WBA-Chelsea (Sunday) and Arsenal-Liverpool (Monday).

Tomorrow, Southampton play Midtjylland in the Europa League.

The fifth and final Ashes Test starts tomorrow at The Oval.

The F1 Belgium Grand Prix takes place at Spa on Sunday.

The World Athletics championships are being held in Beijing, China: 22-30 August.

And the Vuelta a Espana (cycle race) starts on 22 August.

first tee 11-20, Saturday 22nd August at Saurines, first tee 9-57, Sunday 27th September, Paddy's Point GS have arranged a charity day to support cancer at Saurines first tee 10-00, they have kindly reserved us some tee times.There will be lots of prizes and a buffet on your return to Paddy's Point.

Please contact me or Maurice as soon as possible if you want to play. All tee times are 1 and 1/2 hours before tee time at Gogarty's. Guest's are invited to all our games, clubs can be hired. All information on the notice board outside Gogarty's. At the moment while Maurice is away please contact me ( Eric ) Contact numbers Eric 667 196 178, Maurice 690268711

Spanish football club ham it up for new away kit

CD Guijuelo pay tribute to jamón ibérico with new strip, but design leaves a sour taste in the mouth for some Never mind the stripes, flashy colours or zigzags. When CD Guijuelo, a Spanish football club, were in need of a design for their new away kit, they looked to one of the country’s best-known culinary treasures: jamón ibérico.

The Segunda B side is based in the province of Salamanca, an area wellknown for the quality of its ham, club president Jorge Hernández said as he showed off the new strip. “There is nothing that quite identifies Guijuelo like jamón. Many of us, in some way or another, live off jamón,” he said. “And what a way to bring jamón to all the places we go.”

He pointed to the design, which features strips of ham abstractly strewn along every inch of the material. “We also think this design could have a big impact.”

Reaction to the new kit has been swift.

Many wondered if it was officially the worst kit in history, while others drew parallels with Lady Gaga’s 2010 meat dress.

S o m e celebrated what they saw as a brilliant marketing strategy.

“It

might be dumb but it’s trending on Twitter and I’m sure it will be on TV. Everyone is talking about it,” tweeted engineering student Nacho García Estévez. Others complained that the jersey was making them hungry, a remark likely to be wellreceived by the jamón producers who sponsor the club.

The kit was designed by Daen Sport, the same brand that in 2013 designed the broccoli-inspired away kit for La Hoya Lorca, paying tribute to the club’s home in the vegetablegrowing region of Murcia. Recently the firm provoked ire among bloggers who called its fiestainspired home kit for AD Caravaca an assault on the eyes.

Spain has had its fair share of memorable kits in years past, such as the tuxedo-inspired kit for Cultural y Deportivo Leonesa, which struck a note somewhere between formal wear and sporting attire.

This season’s kits for CD Lugo also turned to comestibles, featuring beer and, in a nod to one of the most popular delicacies in the club’s home region of Galicia, an octopus tentacle. h t t p:// w w w. theguardian. com/

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