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British woman, 55, hospitalised after Ibiza balcony fall

of an apartment block on the Punta Ballena strip in Magaluf, also part of Calvià and was killed instantly in the impact, whilst another man sustained multiple fractures on the same day after an accidental plunge from a first-floor apartment in Palma.

A BRITISH woman aged 55 is said to be in a serious condition after falling from a second-floor hotel balcony on the Avenida Doctor Fleming in San Antonio, Ibiza.

The circumstances behind her fall are not known, but witnesses say she was very ‘stressed out and upset’.

She has suffered injuries to her spinal column and is in Ibiza’s Can Misses hospital.

A series of falls from balconies has blighted the Balearic Islands this weekend – a 46-year-old man lost his life in the early hours of Sunday after plummeting from a terrace in the Casablanca Apartments in Santa Ponça, part of the town of Calvià (Mallorca), and a 27-year-old man is in a critical condition following an eightmetre fall from an apartment in Palma on Saturday night.

Just a week ago, a 58-year-old man, believed to be British, fell from the balcony

Falls from apartment or hotel patios become a regular occurrence in Ibiza and Mallorca every summer, although not all of them are accidental.

The British Foreign Office website has warned against the foolhardy practice of ‘balconing’, whereby young European tourists – often from the UK and frequently under the influence of alcohol – attempt to jump into the swimming pool from their hotel balconies or hop from terrace to terrace.

At least two British tourists have died in as many years and others left paralysed from the neck down.

Authorities in Mallorca have announced they will fine anyone caught ‘balconing’ and ask them to leave their accommodation immediately and without refund.

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English wildlife expert Jane Goodall slams Mallorca chimpanzee deaths

BRITISH primate expert Jane Goodall has joined numerous charities and members of the public in condemning the unnecessary deaths of two chimpanzees who escaped from a Mallorca zoo. Adán and Eva ('Adam' and 'Eve') managed to pull down the bars of their cage and run off – an incident which is said to have happened many times before at the Sa Coma zoo in Sant Llorenç.

Eva was shot by police at a distance of over 40 metres when she was walking quietly along a pavement, with no attempt to catch her alive safely and humanely by stunning her with tranquilliser darts, as is standard procedure when a potentially dangerous animal is on the loose.

And her partner Adán was found dead the following day, having drowned in a sewage plant.

Sa Coma zoo has come under the spotlight recently, since the loss of Adán and Eva is reported to have uncovered animals kept in very poor conditions and in cages which are too small and which they could easily open without human intervention.

Spain's various branches of the Jane Goodall Institute, founded by Dr Goodall herself in 2006, have joined the countrywide voices of protest against the deaths of the two escaped chimps. A spokesperson from the Institute's head office says it is 'normal' that Eva 'would have been wound up', given that she was 'outside her usual surroundings, alone and being persecuted by armed police' – and that if she had indeed been angry and upset, this was 'fully justified' in light of the 'regrettable final result'.

The Institute is calling for the Balearic regional government to carry out a full inspection of Sa Coma zoo.

They say they cannot understand how the complex passed a safety inspection in 2013 and another concerning the wellbeing of its animals last year.

Dr Jane Goodall, born in London in 1934, has spent most of her life researching chimpanzees and campaigning for their protection as an endangered species.

She says they have 'rich emotional lives' and 'considerable cognitive abilities'.

A regular contributor to National Geographic and author of over 25 books, 20-plus documentaries and countless academic articles for journals, Dr Goodall has mostly carried out her research in Tanzania and continues to travel round the world as a conservation activist, despite being 81 years old.

She has 28 branches of her Institute – founded 38 years ago - worldwide, some of which are in Catalunya, Madrid, the Basque Country, the Canary Islands and Castilla y León.

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Five countries using A400M aircraft suspend flights after Seville crash

Four people were killed in Saturday’s air accident, while two crew members were injured

technicians from the Civil Aviation Accident Investigation Commission.

Spanish defense minister urges against doubting “the credibility of Airbus”

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, meanwhile, is being kept informed of the progress of the two survivors of the accident and the progress of the investigation into the crash. Spain’s defense minister, Pedro Morenés, has called for a complete investigation of the crash, and requested that the incident was not used to doubt “the credibility of Airbus.”

The United Kingdom, Turkey, France, Germany and Malaysia have all decided to suspend the use of the Airbus

A400M after an accident involving the plane in Seville at the weekend, which saw four people killed. These five countries – the only ones apart from Spain who currently operate the A400M – have 12 units between them.

France, however, will still use the aircraft in certain situations.

“Our A400M are in operation and will only be used in extremely high priority cases,” announced French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday.

The Spanish Public Works Ministry revealed on Saturday that the black box flight recorders from the plane had already been found, but that they had suffered “significant damage caused by the heavy impact and subsequent fire.”

They have been passed onto the investigating judge who will be in charge of determining the causes of the accident.

The Public Works Ministry revealed on Saturday that the black box recorders from the plane had already been found The ministry also announced that Public Works Minister Ana Pastor headed up a coordination meeting on Sunday regarding the crash at the Seville airport. Attendees included the secretary of defense, Pedro Argüelles, members of the Military Air Accident Commission and

In March 2012, Spain’s former king Juan Carlos I flew in an A400M. The British Air Force currently has two A400M military transport planes, and has a total of 22 on order, which are due to be delivered over the next few years. “Operations of British A400M planes have been interrupted while the investigation into the accident in Seville is carried out,” a Defense Ministry spokesperson said at the weekend. “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of those who were involved in the accident.”

This has been a terrible blow for the company, and now the most important thing is to be with the victims and their families” In Spain, the investigation will be carried out under the auspices of the Defense and Public Works ministries.

There is, however, a legal loophole given that the latter is in charge of civil aviation investigations, while a military commission called CITAAM is charged with incidents involving aircraft from the armed forces. The plane that crashed on Saturday in Seville is a military aircraft, but did not belong to the armed forces, rather the

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manufacturer, Airbus.

The company has already sent a team of technicians to the crash site to begin investigations. “This has been a terrible blow for the company, and now the most important thing is to be with the victims and their families,” said a company spokesperson.

Four employees from Airbus were killed on Saturday in the crash and another two suffered serious injuries when the plane, which was being tested ahead of its delivery to Turkey, crashed near the airport of the Andalusian capital.

The crew was made up of a pilot, copilot, mechanic and three engineers. The identities of the victims have not yet been released.

The two survivors of the accident are being treated in Seville hospitals, and are in a “stable but serious condition,” according to medical sources who spoke to news agency Europa Press.

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Boy found in suitcase

An eight-year-old boy has been found hidden inside a suitcase by customs officials at the border between Morocco and Spain.

Officers discovered the boy after they put the small suitcase through an X-ray machine and spotted the child curled up inside a hard wheel-along case.

A 19-year-old woman was responsible for the luggage. Police noticed her after she began to look nervous going through security.

She was pulled to one side, with police suspecting that she could have been smuggling drugs, and her luggage was then scanned.

The boy was immediately visible from the X-ray and was removed from the suitcase immediately.

Upon realising he had been discovered, the boy poked his head out and said, in French, “Hello, my name is Abou.”

The discovery was made in the Spanish border city of Ceuta. Officers have suggested the boy could have suffocated in his bid to escape over the border into Spain.

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according to a member of the Civil Guard.

The child was treated by the Red Cross and has now been taken into custody by social services.

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Soccer players to female referee: “All you’re good for is cleaning toilets” Andalusia federation launches inquiry after 17-year-old official is insulted and jostled

Police have arrested a man from the Ivory Coast, thought to be the boy’s father and are investigating the incident further.

The 19-year-old woman is believed to have been smuggling the boy for a large fee.

It is not unusual for humansmuggling attempts to be Violent behavior by players and discovered at this border. Hiding supporters unhappy at referees’ a child in a suitcase is, however, decisions at Spanish lower league soccer matches is a long-standing unusual. problem, as one recent case independant.co.uk demonstrates.

Andalusia’s soccer federation has said it is investigating an incident on April 26 that followed a women’s Centenary Cup match between Arenas de Armilla and Numancia. The referee, 17-yearold Águeda Rodríguez, was jostled and insulted by players, staff, and supporters of Granada-based Arenas de Armilla following an incident that led to the team’s coach being expelled from the touchline.

It is especially sad that other women would make these kinds of

sexist comments” Andalusia soccer federation representative José Manuel Molina “They prevented me from entering [the locker room] and insulted me, saying: ‘You’re a bitch. All you’re good for is cleaning toilets,’” said Rodríguez in the complaint she filed with the Andalusian soccer federation.

She also said that she was shoved by several players. “Three pushes threw me violently against the wall of the tunnel.”

“We are very sorry to see these kinds of things happen. They are unpleasant, and we will apply the appropriate sanction,” said José Manuel Molina, a representative of Andalusia’s soccer federation.

“Fortunately, she was not injured, but it is especially sad that other female fans and players would make these kinds of sexist comments.”

Rodríguez has been a referee for two years, and hopes to turn professional eventually.

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Female Street Artists Take To Dubai's Walls Colourful murals are popping up across the city, but with strict laws governing street art it is often business that has created the platform for expression Graffiti is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Dubai. When you stroll among the desert city’s skyscrapers or drive along its ever-changing roads, there is little street art to be seen, aside from the occasional hastily scrawled musing.

But, if you meander down the alleyways of the beachside suburb of Jumeirah, visit the warehouses in the industrial al-Quoz area, Dubai Festival City’s car parks, or the streets of the bustling Karama neighbourhood, you’re likely to come across a scattering of dynamic walls of work.

There are Matisse-esque two-headed green women, playful bows with antlers, and expanses of elegant Arabic calligraphy painstakingly painted over splashes of colour.

More surprising than the pieces themselves is that female artists created many of them. Less surprising is that the street art is not a free-for-all but must be confined to approved public spaces.

“It’s really difficult to get a permanent wall in Dubai and any street art on a non-approved wall is removed after a few days,” says Tarsila Schubert, a 27-yearold Brazilian street artist. “There are a few walls with permanent works on them, though.”

Dubai-born street artist Fathima, 31 – who has also

painted in the UK and Canada – agrees, but adds that she finds the emirate’s scene “weird”.

She explains: “Street art didn’t start the same way here as it did elsewhere. In most cities, artists took to the streets to claim space and express themselves, but Dubai is a business centre and it was commercialism that created the platforms for street art. So, while it’s technically illegal – you need permission to paint in public – it pops up at events all the time.”

Another artist, Noush Like Sploosh, 31, confirms that while business for street artists is booming because of an “undersaturation of creative skills”, the amount of street art in the traditional sense “is minuscule because there are only a few public walls with work on them due to heavy regulation”.

Knowing how to get permission from the authorities is a grey area.

Fathima says: “In Dubai, you’ll see a great wall and speak to the owner who says you need to speak to the building owner who says you need to go to the Road and Transport Authority who says you need to talk to the municipality. It goes around in circles.”

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL WARNS OF PICASSOS FLOODING THE MARKET

Adding to the other upheavals the art market is currently faced with—the possible repeal of the tax code darling known as the “1031 Exchange,” the amendment of the California Resale Royalties Act—an article published today on Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge blog warns about the sudden deluge of Picasso works available for sale.

So what does this mean in terms of cold, hard cash?

Mukti Khaire, an associate professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, explains that the art market is somewhat “illogical or strange” (ha!) in this regard:

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So there you go. Famous Picassos will remain unaffected, but the values of lesser-known works (pottery or early paintings, for example), are not immune to the whims of capitalism and may start limboing. For the record, the prices of some lesser-known Picassos are already as low as £937 ($1,558), the price fetched by terracotta plaque Petit carré au visage at Christie’s back in 2014.

Source: http://www.artnews.com/

Dina Saadi, 28, a Syrian-Russian artist who took part in the Women on Walls art festival in Cairo in April says: “It’s unfortunate that the UAE is poorly represented in the western media because it’s generally very open minded. The male portion of our audience respects us and our male peers treat us equally.”

As for street art’s future, Bow feels positive but says: “One thing we need is a legal, openly accessible, public wall. With Expo 2020 on the horizon, engaging public artists is going to be something the authorities will be looking to do so hopefully they’ll get on to this soon.”

Welles and the studios

Marina Picasso’s motivations, the article surmises, likely stem from turbulent family history. (The post links to a New York Times article, which opens with the sentence: “Since Marina Picasso was a child, living on the edge of poverty and lingering at the gates of a French villa with her father to plead for an allowance from her grandfather, Pablo Picasso, she has struggled with the burden of that artist’s towering legacy.”)

Somewhere in the article, Khaire adds, “On the other hand, it might be seen as a good thing in bringing more art out into the world and allowing more people to experience the joy of something as significant as a Picasso.” Let’s end on that note.

At a recent event where she was hired to paint live, an Emirati in traditional dress approached her with his 13-year-old daughter. “He asked if what I was doing was difficult to learn because he wanted his daughter to have a go. He said he was going to set up a space in their backyard so she could practise.”

Source: the guardian

Back in February, Picasso’s granddaughter Marina, heir to approximately 10,000 works of art, announced her plan to sell off the majority of her inheritance all at once and without involvement from auction houses or art dealers.

“In many cases, investors are happy when supply goes up because price goes down and they can purchase more. But in the case of Picasso, and a few others, there’s a slight subversion of that principle….If I own a notable Picasso work, I can be reasonably sure it won’t lose value. But if I am the owner of a lesser-known Picasso, I might be worried in this case.”

As for close encounters with the law, Steffi Bow, 41, a Londoner who has painted in the UAE for eight years, admits she has managed to charm her way out of sticky situations. However, she says for the most part, “the locals are extremely understanding and hospitable, and pretty interested in ‘the graffities’, as they tend to call it.”

This month marks the centenary of one of the greats of cinema, Orson Welles, and fittingly his 100th birthday is being marked by a range of new releases. WILLIAM COOK takes a look at Touch of Evil and Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight.

Why did Welles find it so hard to work within the studio system? Because he was an artist of genius, not a workaday committee man.

As Charlton Heston said, ‘There is something in him that drives him to alienate the people with the money.’

Welles ended up making his own movies, with his own money, but this merely gave him a different set of problems.

His moody production of Othello, shot in Morocco, dragged on for four years, as Welles shut down the production to raise the cash for each new phase of filming. By the time he wrapped, he’d ended up with a completely different Desdemona.

The pity of this piecemeal approach was that many of Welles’ finest projects remained unfinished, such as his austere Don Quixote and his haunting Merchant of Venice.

Yet despite his perpetual struggles with the studios to let him make his films his way, he left us so much to relish, including The Lady From Shanghai, The Third Man and Citizen Kane.

Hollywood never found a way to utilise Welles’ immense talent. During the last 15 years of his life, he directed no movies and played no major roles.

His screen career had shrunk to film cameos and TV chat shows, but he didn’t seem to care. Like Peter Ustinov, Welles felt at home all over Europe. Like Ustinov, he was a brilliant (if inaccurate) raconteur.

‘Working for posterity is vulgar, because posterity is just as big a whore as the present,’ he said. ‘That’s why we enjoy life - because we know it’s got to end.’

Welles sometimes slummed it in other people’s films, but he never prostituted his own movies, so posterity has been kind to him, much kinder than the studios.

‘Plato told us we should know ourselves,’ said Welles, not long before he died. ‘The object of every artist - good, bad or indifferent - is a lifelong enquiry into that subject.’

Good or bad (but never indifferent) Welles’ films never shy away from asking the big questions about the human condition, and that’s why they still move us. Born on 6th May 1915, Orson Welles died, aged seventy, on 10th October 1985. Happy Birthday. RIP.

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Barcelona residents in revolt over city’s ‘tourism monoculture’

Around 8 million people are expected to visit Barcelona in 2015.

As the summer sun starts to come out in force and the high-season crowds descend on Barcelona, the city famous for a remarkable tourism-led rejuvenation is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis over how to manage the millions of people visiting it each year. Nowhere better illustrates this than the Barceloneta, a former fisherman’s quarter now at the center of a lucrative tourist trade that continues to boom amid an otherwise sluggish economy.

The Barceloneta flags that seem to hang off every other flat, and the somewhat less-ambiguous “Cap pis touristic (no more tourist flats”) signs, may go unnoticed by the casual visitor, but it’s hard to spend long in the neighborhood, or any other central part of Barcelona for that matter, without realizing that something is afoot in Spain’s most-visited city.

Last year Barceloneta erupted in spontaneous protests as thousands of furious residents organized protests against the “drunken tourism” they claimed was making life in the once-peaceful neighborhood impossible. Crowds berated tourists for bad behavior and demanded an end to Airbnb-style short-stay rental flats that they said were turning residential buildings into “youth hostels.”

Since then the city council has responded with a string of measures – community police patrols, a direct line to report disturbances in tourist flats, greater regulation of tourist flats – but the discontent continues, and the anti-tourist flat signs are only increasing.

According to Sergio Arnás, a lifelong resident of the neighborhood and spokesman for La Barceloneta Diu Prou (Barceloneta Says Enough!) campaign group that organized

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last summer’s protests, little has changed and further protests are almost inevitable.

He said short-stay tourist flats remain widespread and many people are forced to share buildings with noisy temporary neighbors. The result, he said, is plenty of sleepless nights and a simmering frustration in a once-tranquil neighborhood.

“But we’re not campaigning simply against anti-social behavior. Tourist flats bring insecurity and property speculation to the neighborhood,” he told me.

Arnás echoed what many other resident have told me in recent weeks: tourist flats and drunken behavior are only symptoms of a deeper problem – the unsustainable numbers of tourists visiting the city each year.

Across Barcelona there is unease at the influence of so many visitors. In each neighborhood the specific complaints vary, but the cause, everyone seems to agree, is the mass-tourism model adopted by local authorities more than two decades previously.

In the Gràcia neighborhood residents have occupied a building that was set to become the latest in a string of hotels to open in the area, claiming that the recent surge in tourists was pushing up prices and forcing locals out. In its place they have opened a housing office to assist people facing eviction — Catalonia suffered more than 22 percent of the 68,000 evictions carried out across Spain in 2014. Outside the office a large banner reads: “One more tourist equals one fewer neighbor.”

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Information on costs of living in Spain, including the basic necessities and a rough guide for estimating your costs.

If you’re reading this, then the cost of living in Spain is a concern for you, (ie. you’re not rich) and you’re wondering if your income is enough to get by in Spain. The quick good news is that Spain is still relatively cheap from a cost of living standpoint, especially compared to other western european nations and foreigner’s salaries. For the Spanish themselves, things aren’t looking so good.

Costs are up and wages have stayed the same.

Update: the cost of living in Spain has actually come down in several major centres across the country.

Apartment rents have declined about 10-20% since the financial crisis began, and some touristic areas have seen a decline in the costs of goods in stores as competition heats up for every tourist dollar (especially in the south).

Here we present to you the most accurate cost of living information - not just a “rough guide” - direct from Spain on costs, and recommend that you see the links on the right under Related Features and the Living in Spain section of the site for further details about many of the items listed here.

Continue reading this article below for further notes from a cultural perspective on the cost of living in Spain.

Rental costs: In central Madrid or Barcelona it’s about 11€ per square meter per month (can

greatly depend on location and who you rent it from, see much more detail here: renting an apartment). In central Sevilla or on the coast, it’s about 6-7€ per square meter per month. Elsewhere in the country it’s, say, 4 € per month. For costs when buying a house, see Buying a Property.

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Electricity bills: for two people bills are about 40€/ month, going up about 30% or more during the summer if you have air conditioning.

Gas bills: for two people with a gas water heater and a gas stove, bills are about 40€/month. Your furnace may also run on gas, costing approximately an additional 35€/month during the winter. (Water bills are generally included in the maintenance fees of an apartment.)

Telephone/mobile phone bills: 25€/month, plus the calls you make. If you have standard internet, add 0.02€/ minute. For further discussion of costs, see mobile phones in Spain. A lot of expats choose to use pay as you go service, which makes their phone costs vary enormously.

For private health insurance costs, see Health Care in Spain.

Food: for two people, our food bills are 350 €/month. An average restaurant per person bill is 12€. A glass of beer or wine at a bar is 2€. A tapa is 2€. A good lunch (menu del dia) is 5-9€ A nursery for a child is 100 €/month for 5 hours/day.

A parking space in a garage is 90 €/month.

A gym is 30 - 50 €/month.

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Cabinet reshuffle: Amber Rudd and Sajid Javid promoted

David Cameron and newly elected MPs pose inside the Palace of Westminster. David Cameron and newly elected MPs pose outside the Commons. Prime Minister David Cameron is completing his cabinet reshuffle, with a number of leading female ministers being handed big promotions.

Amber Rudd is Energy and Climate Change Secretary while Anna Soubry and Priti Patel will attend Cabinet as small business and employment ministers.

Boris Johnson will not be made a minister but will attend separate Tory "political cabinet" meetings.

Mr Johnson said he would focus on his final year as Mayor of London.

The BBC's Norman Smith said Mr Johnson would be "integral" to Mr Cameron's team although it was an acknowledgement that he could not both "run London and a major government department".

Mr Cameron has been roundly applauded by backbench Conservative MPs as he spoke to the influential 1922 committee for the first time since winning a majority.

In other appointments announced on Monday: Sajid Javid moves to Business Secretary from Culture Secretary Veteran Tory MP John Whittingdale is to become Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Baroness Stowell remains as leader of House of Lords and takes on the role of Lord Privy Seal Robert Halfon named as deputy chairman of the Conservative Party and minister without portfolio Iain Duncan Smith remains as work and pension secretary Patrick McLoughlin has been reappointed transport secretary while Liz Truss stays as environment secretary A spokesman for Mr Johnson said he had accepted an invitation to attend weekly political cabinets - held after the full cabinet session - but would not take a ministerial role.

"The Mayor has always been clear - he has to fulfil his mandate running London first - and that's exactly what he will be doing until his term ends in May 2016," he said.

As he pieces together his new Cabinet, Mr Cameron is filling a number of top roles previously held by Lib Dems in the former coalition government.

Former energy minister Ms Rudd is promoted to take control of energy policy, a role held before the election by Ed Davey. Mr Javid, a rising star in the party, succeeds Vince Cable as business secretary.

Priti Patel takes the employment brief - previously held by Esther McVeyn Mr Johnson did not leave empty-handed - he will attend weekly "political cabinet" sessions Sajid Javid moves from the culture department to business As culture secretary John Whittingdale will lead negotiations on the renewal of the BBC's Royal Charter

Robert Halfon is the new Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party Amber Rudd outside No 10 after becoming climate change secretary Grant Shapps was chairman before the election. Will he stay in that role?

Mr Whittingdale, a former private secretary to Lady Thatcher, has joined the government for the first time. He was chair of the influential Commons culture committee over the past five years, overseeing its inquiry into phone hacking.

The Conservatives won a 12-seat majority in the House of Commons in Thursday's election, taking 331 of the 650 seats.

You can see the full results here.

As MPs return to Westminster, Mr Cameron pledged to ensure the "economic recovery reaches all parts of our country".

Mr Cameron told the 1922 Committee his first term was "about repair and recovery", saying it fell to his party to put the economy back on track after "the great Labour recession", and that the next term is about renewal.

"It will be our task to renew a sense of fairness in our society - where those who work hard and do the right thing are able to get on."

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The walk was fantastic, the scenery varied, hills in the background, flowers everywhere, sun and a slight breeze. Only one moment of doubt as to which direction to go, but Audrey consulted with her assistant, Rick, and the walk continued down the rambla. A good steady pace and a little over 3 hours and it was back at the cars.

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Nigel Farage remains Ukip leader after resignation rejected by party

Nigel Farage will remain the leader of Ukip - despite handing in his resignation after being defeated in South Thanet in the General Election last week.

Ukip members have rejected the leaders attempt to quit because they did not want him to go.

"As promised Nigel Farage tendered his official resignation as leader of Ukip to the NEC. This offer was unanimously rejected by the NEC members who produced overwhelming evidence that the Ukip membership did not want Nigel to go.

"He has therefore been persuaded by the NEC to withdraw his resignation and remains leader of Ukip," said party chairman Steve Crowther.

Prince Harry Reveals He Wants Kids After Birth Of Niece Princess Charlotte

It appears someone in the royal family has baby fever. Just one week after his brother, Prince William, and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, welcomed their second child, Princess Charlotte, Britain’s Prince Harry has revealed his desire to have children of his own.

In an interview with Sky News (via People) on Monday, Harry, 30, discussed his yearning for offspring, his plans to settle down and what he thinks of his niece, Princess Charlotte. While Harry, who is currently in tour in New Zealand, admitted he did not watch any live coverage of Charlotte’s exit from St. Mary’s Hospital in London on May 2 alongside his sister-in-law Kate, 33, he did reveal he got a sneak-peek of his niece courtesy of his 32-year-old brother, William.

“He sent me two photos. One before everybody else, which was nice,” Harry said with a smile. He said the second image showed the young royal at home with William and Kate’s first-born, Prince George, 1.

“I am so looking forward to seeing her, to meeting her and to holding her.

She was a little bit late, hence, I missed her. So she’ll have to work on that,” he joked.

When asked if his brother’s marriage and two children has impacted his plans to start a family of his own, Harry revealed he does have marriage and babies on the mind.

“There comes time when you think now is the time to settle down, or now is not, whatever way it is, but I don’t think you can force these things.

It will happen when it’s going to happen,” he said.

“Of course, I’d love to have kids right now, but there is a process that one has to go through.”

Harry also dished about his desire to have a partner to accompany him on tours. “It would be great to have someone else next to me,” he said, adding that a partner would definitely help alleviate “the pressure” that comes with fulfilling royal tours. “Whatever happens will happen, I guess," he said.

While Harry has admitted his desire to settle down and start a family of his own, he is currently single. For two years he was said to be dating actress Cressida Bonas, but the pair reportedly split last spring.

He was most recently linked to German model Anastasia Guseva. Whether or not the dating rumors are true, Prince Harry will have much more time for love this summer. In March, he confirmed his plans to part ways with the British Army in June.

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Airbus shares dip after crash in Spain

Shares in Airbus Group dropped slightly on the Paris stock exchange Monday as they resumed trading for the first time since the fatal crash of an A400 military transport plane in Spain.

Shares were down 1.78 per cent - the equivalent of 1.13 euros - shortly before 5:00 pm, after rebounding from a plunge of 4.23 per cent earlier in the morning.

Four people died in the crash of the turboprop military transport plane that occurred during testing on Saturday near Seville. Two of the six crew members survived, one in critical condition.

Britain, Malaysia, Germany, France and Turkey have all received A400Ms, and Britain and Germany both grounded the plane after the accident.

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said only high-priority flights would be authorized, as Spanish authorities and representatives from Airbus look into what could have caused the crash.

Ursula von der Leyen, Germany's defence minister, offered German

assistance in investigating the crash and said a speedy resolution was in her country's best interest.

Airbus said it would continue flying test missions despite the accident, and a spokesman for the group said that the test flights have been uninterrupted.

The spokesman declined to comment on reports that the crash was caused by an engine problem.

In Seville on Monday, the head of the group's military development branch, Fernando Alonso, said he would be on board on the next test flight, in order to demonstrate his confidence in the aircraft.

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South Wales 'Ride me' bus advert sparks online backlash

A south Wales bus company says it will withdraw an advertising campaign following an online backlash.

The New Adventure Travel advert depicts a semi-naked woman on the

back of buses holding a billboard which reads: "Ride me all day for £3".

The company said it had been trying to "make catching the bus attractive to the younger generation."

It has attracted an angry response on social media - including criticism by MPs. On Facebook, one person wrote: "Absolutely dreadful advert, what is wrong with you?!"

Another said: "Do they seriously think they can get away with this? Women should take a stand on this and boycott that bus company."

The advertising, which also included an image of a semi-naked man, was to mark the launch of 10 new buses on the X1 cross-city route in Cardiff, between Pontprennau and Culverhouse Cross via the city centre.

The advertising also included a seminaked man for the X1 buses.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it has received 45 complaints.

A spokeswoman said the ASA understands the adverts will be taken down within 24 hours and it will monitor the situation in case further action is needed.

The new Cardiff Central Labour MP Jo

Stevens said on Twitter: "Please can you explain how your advert is in any way appropriate?"

Speaking to BBC Wales' Jason Mohammad, Ms Stevens said: "When I saw the advert, literally my jaw dropped. What on earth were they thinking on any level? This is completely crass".

Her Labour colleague in Cardiff South and Penarth, Stephen Doughty added: "Just spoke to MD @NAT_Group to express disgust at adverts - he tells me it's a 'misjudgement'."

There was also condemnation from the National Union of Students Wales, which said there was "no imaginable link between this image and bus travel".

Deputy president Ebbi Ferguson said: "There are no circumstances where this would have been appropriate.

"It beggars belief that NAT Group ever thought this was a good idea."

But following the reaction, New Adventure Travel said it would be scrapping the advertisements.

"Our objectives have been to make catching the bus attractive to the younger generation," said the bus operator.

"The slogan of 'ride me all day for £3' whilst being a little tongue in cheek was in no way intended to cause offence to either men or women and, if the advert has done so then we apologise unreservedly.

"Given the volume of negativity received we have decided to remove the pictures from the back of the buses within the next 24 hours."

A Welsh government spokesman said: "Whilst we are not responsible for the awarding of contracts for local bus services, we welcome the decision of New Adventure Travel to withdraw these adverts."

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New Moon, May 2015 Monday, May 18, 12:13 a.m.

The moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the sun, but can be seen low in the east as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise.

It is visible low in the west an evening or two after New Moon.

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Extreme experiments to test space’s effect on the body In the sublevels of a German building, volunteers will soon be lying at an unnatural angle, all to help better understand the effects of space travel on the human body. The recently opened Envihab at the German space agency (DLR) near Cologne looks

like a building of the future. Possibly one of those dystopian futures where everything looks superficially shiny but something deeply sinister is going on just beneath the surface.

Ominously, most of the facility is indeed just beneath the surface.

Surrounded by utilitarian research labs and office blocks, Envihab resembles a flat rectangular white slab – like a giant block of Lego – resting on the ground.

We enter along a concrete pathway cut through the grassy bank. A security guard opens the glass doors and we descend a staircase into a maze of corridors lined with white walls,

white floors and ceilings. There are no windows or pictures, no soft furnishings or colour; nor are there any handles on the doors.

Once inside we could be anywhere on Earth… or, indeed, space. Perhaps an outpost of humanity on a distant world. Or the set of a 1970s episode of Doctor Who. I half expect to see a patrol of Daleks trundling around the corner.

Test for space This feeling of otherworldliness is deliberate.

Envihab is designed to feel like a space station, where scientists, doctors and engineers can simulate the environment beyond the Earth.

“We can control all the environmental conditions – noise, light, temperature, even the mix of gases in the air,” says Ulrich Limper, a cardiologist for DLR’s Institute of Aerospace Medicine, and my guide to the facility.

“It gives us the opportunity to do very controlled studies which are important for spaceflight, but also for science on Earth as well.”

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NASA has been grabbing headlines recently with their potentially game-changing emDrive propulsion system. The emDrive has generated a lot of discussion, and a lot of controversy too. But NASA has a lot more going on than futuristic space travel designs, and one recent test flight showed that the minds at NASA are still working on innovative designs for flight systems that operate in Earth’s atmosphere.

The Greased Lightning 10, or GL10, is a remotely piloted, ten engine aircraft that can take off and land vertically, and then rotate its wings for forward flight.

This type of system has been developed before in full size, piloted aircraft like the V22 Osprey, but it’s never been done before in a small, remotely-piloted aircraft.

Switching from vertical flight to forward flight is a complicated maneuver, and the aerodynamic challenges for vehicles like these are substantial. As a result, there’ve been some hard landings during the testing phase. But the NASA team, including aerospace engineer Bill Fredericks, have had more success in recent tests. “During the flight tests we successfully transitioned from hover to wing-borne flight, like a conventional airplane, then back to hover again,” said Fredericks. “So far we have done this on five flights.

Now we’re working on our second goal — to demonstrate that this concept is four times more aerodynamically efficient in cruise than a helicopter.”

The forward wing of the GL10, with eight engines on it, rotates as one unit. The tail section, with two engines mounted on it, also rotates as one unit. This gives the GL10 the much sought after ability to take off and land vertically, and to hover. For forward flight, it rotates its wings so the propellers and wings are facing forward, which isa much more efficient way for an aircraft to cruise. (Watch a video of the GL10 in flight.)

The current prototype has a ten foot wing-span and a take-off weight of 62 lbs. But NASA’s goal is to develop a UAV that is much larger, and could even carry a crew. The GL10 was designed with a few uses in mind. “It could be used for small package delivery or vertical take-off and landing, long endurance surveillance for agriculture, mapping and other applications”, said Fredericks. “A scaled up version— much larger than what we are testing now—and would make also a great one to four person size personal air vehicle.”

The GL10 was initially designed to use hybrid diesel/electric engines, but the current prototype uses electric engines. The electric engines are much quieter than internal combustion engines. “The current prototype is quieter than a neighbor mowing the lawn with a gas-powered motor,” said Fredericks.”

The GL10 in cruising mode. Credits: NASA Langley/Gary Banziger There have been 12 prototypes of the GL10 so far. The first was a simple foam model that weighed five pounds. The current GL10 is a high quality, carbon fiber model weighing 55 pounds, and was built by NASA’s expert technicians.

“Each prototype helped us answer technical questions while keeping costs down. We did lose some of the early prototypes to ‘hard landings’ as we learned how to configure the flight control system. But we discovered something from each loss and were able to keep moving forward,” said aerospace engineer David North.

Though the GL10 has ten engines, it’s controlled like a three engine aircraft.

The primary pilot is Zack Johns, who says, “All four engines on the left wing are given the same command. The four engines on the right wing also work in concert. Then the two on the tail receive the same command.”

The NASA team is continuing to work on the GL10. They hope to confirm its aerodynamic efficiency, and to further refine its control system. “Remotely piloted aircraft are enhancing NASA science investigations and serve as a platform to expand technology development for aircraft, cubesats and other platforms,” said NASA official Mike Hitch.

The GL10 will be on display from May 4th to 7th, at the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International 2015 conference in Atlanta. http://www.universetoday.com/

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The more you brush your hair, the healthier it will be

If you've ever groaned at the idea of running a brush through your hair 100 times a day, you'll like this one: there's no value in brushing your hair more than you already do. In fact, excessive brushing may do more harm than good. "Over-brushing can damage your hair's cuticle," says Dr. Piliang. (That's your hair's outer, protective layer.) Brush your hair when it's knotty, but leave it alone otherwise.

If you pluck one gray hair, two will grow back in its place

This one only seems true because one gray usually means more grays. “This myth probably started because people plucked one gray hair, then noticed more afterwards,” says Dr. Piliang. Sorry to be the bearers of bad news, but more silver strands would have surfaced no matter what—you can’t blame the plucking itself.

Still, that’s not a license to launch a fullon plucking war on your grays. “Your hair will become weaker if it’s plucked too much over time, and it’ll eventually stop growing back,” warns Dr. Piliang. “That’s not a big deal if you’re plucking here and there, but it’ll add up if you start going gray all over.”

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In 1964 America started to bomb the trail from the air; within 6 months they were flying 1000 bombing raids a month. The rainy season in Laos runs from May to October normally with 100 inches falling in that time. The North Vietnamese used the trail mostly in the dry season so the Americans seeded the clouds with silver iodide to prolong the rains almost year round, Project Popeye as they called it ran until 1972.

American analysts figured the man power the North Vietnamese used to repair the trail made the bombing worth it. No thought was given to the huge amount of man power the Americans used in conducting the missions. In fact during the entire Vietnam War only 25% of American serviceman saw combat duty. Initially the bombing raids hindered supply movements but in retrospect it encouraged the NVA to camouflage the roads better and to make more and more of the network weather proof.

In 1967 America came up with its next dastardly plan codenamed Commando Lava. Dow Chemicals had come up with a powder that when mixed with water supposedly turned any soil it came in contact with into mud. The powder had to be precisely dropped in the stormy wet weather onto the steep almost invisible mountain roads. Three planes were needed at a time to drop the 50 pound sacks of powder as it needed about 20 tonnes of the stuff to hopefully

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wash away for quality homes for their sales and rental portfolios, please contact Stephen for a the roads. valuation: info@findmeahome.eu Telephone: 636 266 641 The first holiday. The Americans had attack went well and about 800 metres of road was melted away. asked for him to cancel leave From then on the trio of planes were expected and but he’d refused. Although became easy targets from the ground and were in the end the attacks were often hit. The North Vietnamese were witnessed repulsed the propaganda simply carrying the bags off the roads before the effect was huge. Public opinion in America turned chemicals had time to disperse in the rain. The against the war and in Vietnam itself both the mission was dissolved after just four sorties (excuse American and South Vietnamese armies knew the the pun) as being too dangerous. The Americans tide had turned against them. involved in this particular campaign were banned After the Tet Offensive work on the trail increased; from using the word chemical and instead reference 43,000 people worked on improving and extending was made to solution or compound; all had security the trails. Lots more machinery was used including clearance as it was classified as a test rather than 20 bulldozers and 11 road graders. In November an actual mission. The technicians involved came 1968 the Americans conducted 12,800 bombing up with the saying ‘make mud not war.’

During 1967 the North Vietnamese had transported missions against the trail and the next year they a huge amount of men and materials south. On Jan dropped half a million tonnes of bombs in Laos.

Still the trail got more sophisticated; a fuel pipeline 30th 1968 Lunar New Year ‘Tet’ they simultaneously attacked almost every army base, airfield, military was began from the port of Vinh and by 1969 it had headquarters and town in South Vietnam. There reached Laos. By 1970 it reached South Vietnam. were155 different attacks, using 84,000 soldiers The plastic pipes transported petrol, diesel and plus many more behind the lines. The attacks had kerosene with pumping stations built along the way. the element of surprise as although the Americans By 1970 there were 27 lorry relay teams ‘Binh Trans’ suspected something was imminent they had no and they moved 40,000 tonnes of supplies. Despite clue as to what. The President of South Vietnam had the huge bombing efforts by the Americans less called a truce and given many soldiers leave for the than 4% of materials were lost.

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May 2015

James Corden nominated for US TV prize

James Corden's US talk show has been nominated for a Critics' Choice TV award, less than two months on from the British star's latenight debut.

Graham Norton's BBC chat show is also up for the best talk show award, as is The Daily Show in what will be Jon Stewart's final year as host.

Christopher Eccleston, Cat Deeley and Janet McTeer are among the other British talents up for awards.

The awards will be handed out in Los Angeles on 31 May. Presented by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), the awards have been held annually since 2011.

HBO scores the most nominations this year, with 27 considerations for such shows as Olive Kitteridge, Girls and Game of Thrones.

The Casual Vacancy, an HBO co-production with the BBC, and based on JK Rowling's novel sees Sir Michael Gambon recognised in the best

actor in a movie or limited series category.

Fellow Britons David Oyelowo (Nightingale), James Nesbitt (The Missing) and Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall) are up for the same award.

Wolf Hall, the BBC’s adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s novels about Henry VIII’s advisor Thomas Cromwell, is also up for the best limited series award.

Cast members Jonathan Pryce and Claire Foy, meanwhile, have been nominated for supporting actor and actress awards.

Chris Messina’s nomination for best actor in a comedy series for The Mindy Project coincides with the news that the Fox sitcom has been cancelled after three seasons.

Online streaming service Hulu is said to be in talks with Universal Television to take Mindy Kaling’s show - shown on E4 in the UK - on for at least two new seasons.

SOURCE: http://www.bbc.com/

Errol Brown, Hot Chocol ate singer, dies aged 71

was 12.His musical career began in 1969 when he and some friends sent their own reggae version of Give Peace a Chance to its writer John Lennon.

“We all laughed about it,” Brown told BBC Breakfast in 2009. “Amazingly, a week later I got a call to say John Lennon approved it and wanted to sign the band to the Apple record label - and that’s how we began.”

Brown said they were originally named by a girl working at the record company as The Hot Chocolate Band, which was later shortened. ucer and hitmaker Mickie prod rd reco Late n and his friend Tony Brow up d Most signe end of Wilson as songwriters towards the g and 1969, championing Brown’s writin Mary singing. He recorded their songs with Hermits. an’s Herm and Felix Julie ins, Hopk single Hot Chocolate released their first went song the and 1970 Love is Life in group to number six in the charts. The een had at least one hit every year betw the 1970 and 1984, making Hot Chocolate 15 for hit a have to UK the in p only grou the left n Brow , 1985 In s. year consecutive family. band to spend more time with his s with But he made a comeback in the 1990 two solo UK tours.

at his Brown had liver cancer and died Dale. home in the Bahamas, said Phil than 50 Hot Chocolate had hits in more Sexy countries worldwide, including You Started Thing - which Brown co-wrote - It Brown with a Kiss and Every 1’s a Winner. in 2003 was made an MBE by the Queen d for his and received an Ivor Novello awar h music Britis to ion ribut cont ing tand outs . in 2004 bestYou Sexy Thing, Hot Chocolate’s s 1970 the in e singl 10 top a and known hit when it and ‘80s, charted again in the UK in 1997. was featured in The Full Monty on A statement from Brown’s manager death.

Wednesday confirmed the singer’s in The Farewell tour “Errol Brown MBE passed away wife his with ing morn tour in this mas Baha Brown embarked on a farewell Leonie Ginette and daughters Colette and BBC Breakfast he had “done g tellin , 2009 a little by his side of liver cancer,” he said. all [he] wanted to do”. “I’m getting “It’s usly on. obvio went and he life ,” of know lover you a older now, “Errol was car or back on hard to pack the suitcase and get ‘music!’ I never went into his home, there, the road again.“But the music will be a hotel room without music playing. .” a away go t was won’ and that Man’ so tle “Errol was a ‘Gen tour, sadly In a message on his website after the personal friend of mine who will be Phil in large missed by everyone who knew him,” he thanked fans for coming out ort.

Dale continued. numbers to show their love and supp the c will “His greatest legacy is that his musi “The atmosphere at the concerts were Nile s your d Chic’ playe ding you inclu ts “and e, artis wrot he ellow ” live on!”F best ever, er. wrong it Rodgers have paid tribute on Twitt part in making me realise just how have just drifted away to good been some have d had woul “We e: wrot Rodgers RIP”. and not say goodbye. times back in the day. #ErrolBrown am so stay in Singer Beverley Knight tweeted: “I “The love I felt at each concert will ismatic heart forever.” gutted. Errol Brown was such a char my ica but performer.” Brown was born in Jama Source: http://www.bbc.com/ he when er moth his with UK the to ed mov

New Indiana Jones movie confirmed by Lucasfilm It's

not clear if longtime leading man Harrison Ford will return as swashbuckling hero

Don't put your fedoras away just yet, Indiana Jones fans. A sequel featuring the adventurous archeology professor is in the works, according to the presiden t of Lucasfilm.

Kathleen Kennedy confirmed in an interview published Tuesday by Vanity Fair that parent company Disney plans another Indy movie. "[It] will one day be made inside this company," said Kennedy, who was noncommittal about a timeline for the project.

"When it will happen, I'm not quite sure. We haven't started working on a script yet, but we are talking about it."

Who will carry whip?

Talk of a fifth Indiana Jones film has been making the rounds since the premiere of 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But it's not clear if longtime leading man Harrison Ford will be reprising his role as the swashbuckling hero. Earlier this year, the industry publication Deadline reported that Steven Spielberg, who directed the first four movies, wanted to helm Indiana Jones’s rebirth with Guardians Of The Galaxy star Chris Pratt.

Pratt was also reportedly hand-picked by Spielberg as the lead in the upcoming Jurassic World. As for Ford, the 72-year-old actor has been laying low since suffering serious injuries in a small plane crash in March. In a 2013 interview, the avid pilot and Star Wars star said he thought it would be “perfectly appropriate” for him to return to the role in his 70s.

“To me, what was interesting about the character was that he prevailed , that he had courage, that he had wit, that he had intelligence, that he was frightene d and that he still managed to survive,” Ford told the Telegraph. “That I can do.”

‘Can I think about it?’

This is the moment a cheeky blonde asked Prince Harry to marry her and ended up locking lips with the blushing royal. Victoria McRae, 21, was dressed in a sequined Australian flag mini dress and tiara as she asked the fifth in line to the throne to marry her outside the Sydney Opera House on Thursday.

But when he politely said he would have to get back to her, she asked for a kiss instead.

'He let me kiss him on the cheek but then I went in for it. The rest was history,' Ms McRae said. 'It was amazing, it's meant to be, there's a lot of chemistry there I'd say.

'I said I ' d

proposed twice before, that it was my third time lucky, and my sign said last chance so I said - have a think about it.

'I kissed the premier (Mike Baird) too but I didn't know who he was. They had to tell me that. Harry was better to kiss and I got Harry's lips, I only kissed the premier on the cheek.'

Prince Harry arrived at the Sydney Opera House to greet thousands of fans on Thursday morning as his month-long Australian military deployment comes to a close.

'I thought we were going to turn up and there would be 10 people there, so it's a wonderful opportunity for me to say thank you to them... they have made me feel so at home here,' Prince Harry told reporters.

'It's going to be hard to leave - I don't want to go home, I want to stay here.'

Asked about the kiss with Ms McRae, Prince Harry cheekily replied: 'I got more than one kiss' Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

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destination Mazarrón Mazarrón is set in a wide bay that opens up into the Mediterranean and has a coastline of 35 km. It has two important urban centres: the port and the town capital, five kilometres from the coast.

Since its origin, the name of Mazarrón has been linked to the mining wealth of its m o u n t a i n ranges, which are rich in lead, zinc, silver, iron, alum and red ochre. In Phoenician, Punic and Roman times, great work was carried out in the mines, leaving behind an abundance of archaeological remains.

The Arabs also settled in the area, attracted by its mineral wealth. After the Christian Reconquest, the place known as Casas de los Alumbres de Almazarrón was formed as a consequence of the mines that were opened in the 15th century.

Its strategic position turned it into a bastion of defence of the neighbouring lands of Lorca and Cartagena, proof of which may be seen in the numerous defence towers that were built to stop the Saracen advance from Africa.

Mazarrón became very important at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, during which time iron and galenite were mined. Once the wealth of the mines had been exhausted, Mazarrón developed an important tourist industry and agriculture, and at the same time, promoted its seafaring and fishing tradition. This activity can be seen in the port, with its fish market and shallow-water fishing boats.

As the result of its rich history, the streets of Mazarrón contain interesting monuments. Of special interest are its Town Hall and the Former Cultural Centre, which are of Modernist style and stand as indications of the splendour of the beginning of the century. Behind the Town Hall is the church of San Andrés (16th century), with a beautiful Mudejar coffered ceiling and nearby, the Convent of La Purísima (the patron saint

conditions for beach and sea lovers or for those who enjoy long walks along the seashore.

Mazarrón is also the ideal place for enjoying a complete range of leisure possibilities, nautical activities and active tourism.

The Mazarrón marina has 200 mooring points. In its regatta club, competition is combined with courses at beginners and advanced levels. It is also possible to practise rowing, sea paragliding, water-skiing and speedboat racing. Divers can also find many clubs that organise courses at all levels together with diving expeditions to enjoy the beauty of the rocky sea bottoms, spectacular underwater caves and grottos.

of the town). It is also possible to visit the ruins of the Castle of the Vélez family. Out of the town, there are other towers, such as the Torre de Vieja de la Cumbre (17th century) in the port, the Tower of Los Caballos and the Tower of Santa Isabel in Bolnuevo and, on the hill of El Molinete, a watchtower with a circular layout.

Besides the wealth of monuments, Mazarrón offers beautiful places which stand along the 35 km of its coastline and enjoy the protection of its 300 days of sunshine per year and average temperature of 20ºC. Opposite the Beach of Bolnuevo is one of the most spectacular landscapes of the region, where, on white sandstone, the erosion of the wind and the water has sculpted beautiful shapes, known as Bolnuevo Erosions. Beaches such as La Reya, Bahía, Nares or El Castellar and virgin coves such as Cala Amarilla, La Grúa Beach, Parazuelos, Covaticas, Ballenato, Percheles, etc., offer ideal

Mazarrón also has a great deal to offer the rural tourist in the way of scenery and the traditions of its mining and maritime past. Its protected natural areas of Sierra de las Moreras and La Muela Cabo Tiñoso offer the chance of getting closer to nature in an area of great environmental value and interest.

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www.soltimes.com Architectural historian Dr Greg Stevenson has a nose for a good buy. The founder of holiday cottage company Under the Thatch, he began by buying and restoring semi-derelict farm cottages in west Wales. When he was priced out of Wales, he moved on to projects in Ireland, followed by others in Poland.

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The Charms Of Spain's Cave Houses

Now he’s buying houses in Spain. Not any old houses, but cave houses, or casas cuevas – each one a Hobbit-like warren of underground rooms, with rock-cut windows peeking out of cliffs and chimneys poking out of grassy roofs.

“I’ve always liked them, and always wanted one,” says Greg.

“I’d been watching prices for some time, and last year I went a bit crazy and bought three of them.” He bought a pair in Galera – the cave-country equivalent of the Cotswolds – for €50,000 (just over £41,000).

Spain’s cave country is the unspoilt Altiplano de Granada – a mountainous region of northern Andalusia, between the Sierra Nevada and the Sierra de Castril. In the market towns of Guadix, Baza and Huescar, there are entire districts of caves; in some of the surrounding villages, they are the only form of housing.

They owe their existence to the region’s peculiar geology – eruptions of rock formed from the sediments of a prehistoric sea. The region’s cave-dwelling tradition began with the Moors, but most were built (or carved) in the 19th century by peasant farmworkers. And thanks to the user-friendly nature of underground life in a hot, dry climate, it’s a tradition that’s never died out. The number of modern cave-dwellers in the Granada province runs into the thousands.

Inside Greg's cave house Nick Wachter, of local estate agents Rusticom Andalucia, reckons that more than half the 400 properties on his books are cave houses. For Sean Lummis, the British expat who runs Spanish Inland Properties, caves are a speciality (he lives in one himself); he is currently offering around 350 caves for sale. There are remote ones with almond groves and views of the Sierra Nevada; primitive caves with original animal troughs and gaping windows; village caves arranged in rock-cut terraces; caves with tunnels and upper storeys; partial caves where underground rooms lie behind block-built facades. There is also an increasing number of '“developers’ caves”: rows of derelict properties done up for resale.

Buying any kind of cave might seem like a leap of faith, but all are registered in the Land Registry and are bought and sold like any other real estate.

Some of the best buys, says Lummis, are “semi-reformed”

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you can get to work with a pick and cut a shelf or a cupboard; or, if you’re feeling really ambitious, dig another room.”

For others the appeal is the sculpted bioclimatic architecture. “In many ways, they are the perfect eco houses,” says Wachter. As an integral part of the landscape, they are super-insulated and naturally air conditioned: caves maintain a constant temperature of around 18C. “And they are very cheap to run.”

Maintenance can be an issue but, according to Greg, a well-kept cave simply needs breathable lime wash and good ventilation, and when properly looked after they are structurally sound. Wachter’s cheapest cave property – a rabbitwarren ruin on the market at €18,000 (£15,000) – has been empty for 50 years, but is still in good condition, though the cost of renovation will far exceed the modest sale price.

Owner Maggie Malone says she enjoyed the challenge of doing up her magnificent four-bedroom cave (for sale with 17 acres at €163,000/£135,000). “I was looking for a farmhouse but was fascinated by the cave concept. Life here has been an adventure.”

Like many cave buyers, she loves the mountainous views, national parks and empty, arid landscapes. And it has a growing following. Tourism is on the up thanks to a developing geothermal spa on the shores of nearby Lake Negratin. British Airways recently launched a direct service from City Airport to nearby Granada. In the prettiest towns and villages, many of the caves are bought as holiday homes.

Greg is letting his two Galera caves through Under the Thatch (underthethatch.co.uk). But his dream cave – the underground palace – is soon to become his permanent home.

“After all my years of buying houses, I’ve never seen a house like this one,” he says.

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caves – basic but serviced and partly restored, with lots of potential. Unlike the Spanish, who like to tame their casas cuevas, smoothing surfaces, the British like theirs “curvy and cavey”, with arches, bulging walls and rough, pick-marked surfaces.

Contrary to expectations, cave rooms can be light and airy with high ceilings. And some of the houses are extraordinarily large. Stevenson’s third cave is a troglodyte mansion with more than 40 rooms that ramble deep into a hillside close to the Sierra de Castril. His fabulously decorated mega-cave – reckoned to be the largest in Spain – was bought for €160,000 (£132,000), including a houseful of antique furniture.

Generally, prices range from around €20,000 (£16,500), for a ruined hole-in-a-hill ready for reform, up to €200,000 (£165,000) for a top-of-the-range cave (think swimming pools, underfloor heating, spa baths). A small ready-to-go town cave can be bought for less than €50,000 (£41,000). And though Spain’s rocky economy shows signs of recovery, many are at reduced prices. It’s a good time to buy, but low cost is not the only attraction.

For Greg, it’s their charm and flexibility. “There is something amusing about them. And if you get bored with the space

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Beautiful villa with superb views set in the idyllic Cortijo Grande Golf Course within twenty minutes drive to Mojacar beaches.

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The villa has plenty of off-street parking for several cars.

On the upper level there are the dining room, kitchen and a good sized living room with an open fire place, plus a large terrace and a south facing patio area. Dining and living rooms look out across the terrace at the fabulous views. Downstairs there are 3 good sized bedrooms, again looking out at the exceptional views, as well as 2 bathrooms (1 en suite). There is also the 4th - occasional - bedroom off the 3rd bedroom. This room could also be used as an office or study.

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Spain is home to a diverse range of regions and cities, from the sunseekers' favourites such as the Costa del Sol and the Costa Blanca, the rugged island resorts such as Ibiza and Mallorca and the culture-rich cities such as Barcelona and capital city Madrid.

The Property Market in Spain While the property market in Spain has suffered at the hands of the global recession, this is actually good news for buyers of Spanish homes. Many sellers in Spain are accepting prices far below the asking price, meaning buyers can snap up some real bargains throughout the country.

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Why Buy in Spain There are many reasons why people may want to buy a property in Spain, especially now while property prices are low. Many people opt to buy a villa or a holiday home which can be rented out to other holidaymakers for part of the year.

These tend to be situated around the most popular tourist resorts, such as Malaga, the Balearic Islands and the ever-popular Marbella. Not all of these areas have been affected as badly as others by the recession, so anyone willing to pay a higher price for a premium tourist-friendly location will not be disappointed.

Business workers may find themselves seeking a property in or around one of the major cities. The economy in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia remains relatively strong, and those making frequent business trips to one of these cities may choose to buy a property in the area.

While prices in the city itself may remain high, there are many locations around these cities which are more accessible to first-time buyers in Spain.

Alternatively, there are some stunning towns in northern Spain which are dotted with beautiful farmhouses in swathes of Spanish countryside.

How To Buy a Property in Spain There are a few things to remember if you're planning to buy a property in Spain. Firstly, you should get to grips with the full buying process.

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May 2015

Investors to Spain: We’ll pay you to borrow our money

FOR BUSINESS Siemens to cut 4,500 jobs

German industrial giant Siemens plans to cut 4,500 jobs, or about 1% of its total global workforce, months after it announced plans to slash more than 7,000 jobs.

The news came as it announced quarterly profits down 5% at €1.7bn (£1.3bn).

The company said: “These measures are being taken in response to the persistently difficult environment in the global power generation market.”

About 2,200 of the job cuts will come from Siemens’ German operations.

Siemens, whose business activities include electronics, trains and turbines, employs more than 340,000 people across the world.

Siemens said price erosion, regulatory changes and aggressive competitors were among the

challenges the company faces.

The company’s chief executive Joe Kaeser said: “The profitability of our Industrial Business shows that we must still improve some businesses.”

The company said its long-term strategy remains unchanged.

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Spain on Thursday enjoyed negative interest rates on its medium-term debt, the central bank said, a sign of strengthening market confidence three years after it came close to a bailout.

The Treasury sold 885 million euros ($1.0 billion) in five-year bonds at an average rate of return of minus 0.286 percent, the bank said in a statement.

It was the first time since Spain’s crippling economic crisis that the country had secured a negative interest rate on its medium-term debt.

That indicated investors were so confident in Spain’s financial prospects that they were willing effectively to pay to hold the bonds.

Spain’s economic output is recovering from five years of stop-start recession, though unemployment remains painfully high, close to 24 percent at the last count.

In a sale of short-term debt on April 7, Spain had secured its first negative interest rate ever, on its six-month bills.

The eurozone’s leading economies Germany and France have also recently issued five-year bonds with negative interest rates -- Germany in February and France in April.

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Madrid resisted the full sovereign bailout but eventually got a 41-billion-euro rescue package for its financial sector.

Spain’s conservative government says the improvement in the country’s economic figures since 2013 is thanks to its tough moneysaving measures, which sparked mass street protests.

But it and other Eurozone countries have also been boosted by the European Central Bank’s measures to get cash flowing again in the eurozone.

Rates on benchmark 10-year bonds of eurozone countries on the secondary debt markets rose generally on Thursday as investors sold off their holdings following several months of good returns, analysts said.

Spain’s 10-year bond was changing hands for a rate of 1.93 percent. That was slightly higher than Wednesday’s rate of 1.895 but still far lower than the danger levels reached at the height of its crisis in 2012. businessinsider.com

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Museo Parque de las Ciencias in Granada very kindly supplied an array of television broadcasting equipment. They didn’t exactly donate it. A small but badly trained commando unit from Alqueria moved not so swiftly across the Spanish border and made off with it. Although antiquated it did transmit television pictures. From a shed on the Calle Generalissimo the sparking, smoking and shaking apparatus sent the Canal Alqueria Television signal across the village.

The Alquerian Parliament had decided to set up the service to meet the peculiar requirements of the village’s population.

Local news, the singular Alquerian weather and entertainment designed for their strange tastes were all to be broadcast.

Blythe Gruntmore the resident Englishman and Geordie was to read the news. His grasp of Spanish was akin to a politician’s concept of truth. This was intentional as ninety percent of Alquerian news was bad and the other ten so trivial that not being understood by anyone sober enough to switch on their television set was a distinct advantage.

Rodriquez the most loathsome and hated man in the village took on the role of children’s entertainer in the guise of the lovable Rody el Payaso. His large bulbous red nose and clown’s baggy trousers simply made him even more hideous and grotesque than usual. One knew when he was performing in front of a live audience from the children’s screams and sobs.

Prime time slots were filled by transmitting films from DVDs on hire from Dodgy Diego’s Film Rentals in Viator.

Manuela being Minister of Culture needed to be included but her usual contribution would be x-rated and only suitable for

transmission in all but the most broadminded of Scandinavian states. She was therefore given a craft show demonstrating knitting techniques. Manuela is however an inventive girl with the result that her show could only be broadcast at two in the morning. Recordings of her show are changing hands for 200€ in the back streets of Almería.

Sacerdote del Semblante Lánguido, the village priest and existentialist rounded off the day’s programmes with a half hour spot. He spent the whole thirty minutes banging on about the meaningless universe and the contingency of all life.

Some thought he was working hand-inhand with Francisco Cabezacaso AKA Paco the Shrink the village psychiatrist. His patient numbers increased proportionally to the priest’s air-time.

A review of Canal Alqueria in a Spanish newspaper simply said. “The most exciting thing to happen to television since the off switch.”

Unfortunately electromagnetic waves do not conveniently stop at borders with the result that Spanish homes were receiving the Alquerian signal. Complaints reached such a peak that the Spanish authorities had to act. A week after Canal Alqueria started transmitting it stopped, blocked by elements of the Regimiento de Guerra Electronica 31.

I Can Not Believe It

By Lucero Rodriguez Biggs

The limit has been reached - some things are just too much to put up with, and need to be sorted. I am very tolerant, but even I have my limits, and that limit was reached!

I have been a model of restraint and good breeding. I have been polite and civil, and I have made sure that Pete and Jos notice my faultless behaviour, (there is no point in being good if no-one notices.)

That cat, who muscled in to my home and my status as the only pet without so much as a by-your-leave is bad enough, but that kitten has no respect or regard for my superior claim to preferential treatment. He needed telling – I told Jos that he needed telling, but she said ‘don’t you dare! He lives here, you mustn’t touch him.’ Very short sighted of her, in my opinion.

I mean, I don’t jump on the furniture, I don’t sit on people’s laps, I don’t have a choice of dinner – Biscuits or meat, served on different plates, would you believe, AND served twice daily!

And more than all that, I don’t have a private door, through which I can come and go as I please.

No, I have to ask for the door to be opened for me, not like those cats, who just swan in and out at all hours of the day and night as the mood takes them. How unfair!

The only thing that I do have is my bed, my lovely comfy bed. My bed is sacrosanct, nobody touches my bed, except Jos when she wants to wash it, which is a stupid idea – just

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josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk when I’ve got it smelling nice, with a good layer of hair all over it, she washes it!

I came in the other day, and that kitten was sprawled out full length on my bed – I could not believe it! He had stepped over the limit, something had to be done, and done now!

Nobody knows what happened next except Mr Tommy Fluffypants and I, and I’m not telling! There was a silent scuffle, Jos came hurtling through the door to see what was up. I was standing one side of my bed with my hair up. Tommy was standing the other side, like a tiny furry hump-back bridge, his ridiculous tail stuck up like a bottlebrush.

But he hasn’t been near my bed since! HaHa!

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May 2015

cheesy corn on the cob With lime and paprika mayo

Griddled corn on the cob, dipped into lime-spiked mayo and grated cheese – this is naughty and really nice.

Ingredients:

Ingredients:

800 g minced chuck steak olive oil 1 large red onion 1 splash of white wine vinegar 2 large gherkins 4 sesame burger buns 4-8 rashers of smoked bacon 4 teaspoons American mustard Tabasco Chipotle sauce 4 thin slices of cheese 4 teaspoons tomato ketchup

6 corn on the cob, with husks 4 tablespoons Hellmann’s Mayonnaise extra virgin olive oil 2 limes 1 teaspoon smoked paprika or cayenne pepper 90 g mild, hard cheese such as parmesan

For the burger sauce: ¼ of an iceberg lettuce 2 heaped tablespoons mayonnaise 1 heaped tbs tomato ketchup 1 teaspoon Tabasco Chipotle sauce 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon brandy, or bourbon (optional)

Method:

Soak the corn (husks and all) in cold water for at least 30 minutes – if you can’t find cobs with the husks intact, you don’t need to do this.

Meanwhile, place the mayo into a bowl with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, the zest from the limes and the juice from 1. Mix well, taste and add a squeeze more juice, if needed. Spread the mayo onto a plate, then dust with the paprika or cayenne pepper and put to one side. Grate the cheese onto another large plate, then set aside also.

Preheat a griddle pan over a high heat. Add the corn and griddle for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the husks are black and charred all over, turning occasionally – the husks will help to steam the corn until tender.

Peel back the husks, keeping them intact at the base, then roll each cob into the lime-spiked mayo, before rolling into the cheese. Shake off any excess and get stuck in.

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Method:

For the best burger, go to your butc her's and ask them to mince 800g of chuck steak for you. This cut has a really good balance of fat and flavoursome meat. Divide it into 4 and, with wet hands, roll each piece into a ball, then press into flat patties roughly 12cm wide and about 2cm wider than your bun s. Place on an oiled plate and chill in the fridge. Next, finely slice the red onion, then dress in a bowl with the vinegar and a pinch of sea salt. Slice the gherkins and halve the buns. Finely chop the lettu ce and mix with the rest of the burger sauce ingredients in a bow l, then season to taste.

I like to only cook 2 burgers at a time to achieve perfection, so get two pans on the go – a large non -stick pan on a high heat for your burgers and another on a med ium heat for the bacon. Pat your burgers with oil and season them with salt and pepper. Put 2 burgers into the first pan, pressing down on them with a fish slice, then put half the bacon into the othe r pan. After 1 minute, flip the burgers and brush each cooked side with ½ a teaspoon of mustard and a dash of Tabasco. After another minute, flip onto the mustard side and brush again with another ½ teaspoon of mustard and a second dash of Tabasco on the othe r side. Cook for one more minute, by which point you can plac e some crispy bacon on top of each burger with a slice of cheese.

Add a tiny splash of water to the pan and place a heatproof bowl over the burgers to melt the cheese – 30 seconds should do it. At the sam e time, toast 2 split buns in the bacon fat in the other pan unti l lightly golden. Repeat with the remaining two burgers.

To build each burger, add a quarter of the burger sauce to the bun base, then top with a cheesy baco n burger, a quarter of the onions and gherkins. Rub the bun top with a teaspoon of ketchup, then gently press together. As the burger rests, juices will soak into the bun, so serve right away, whic h is great, or for an extra filthy experience, wrap each one in grea seproof paper, then give it a minute to go gorgeous and sloppy.

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Balsamic-dressed cucumber with olives

Ingredients:

2 cucumbers 10 black olives, stone in 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 3 spring onions extra virgin olive oil ½ a lemon freshly ground black pepper 5 or 6 sprigs of fresh mint Optional: ½ a fresh red chilli

Method:

1. Run a fork down the length of the cucumber until it's stripy all over.

2. On a chopping board, use a knife to chop off the ends.

3. Carefully cut them in half across the middle, then in half lengthways.

4. Use a teaspoon to gently scoop out and discard the seeds.

5. Chop the cucumber up into 1cm chunks and place in a mixing bowl. of your 6. Place the olives on a chopping board, squash them with the heel them to add and them chop roughly then hand, pull out and discard the stones, the bowl.

7. Trim and finely slice the spring onions and add them to the bowl.

8. Add the balsamic vinegar and 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. pips.

9. Squeeze in the juice of ½ a lemon, using your fingers to catch any 10. Sprinkle over a pinch of black pepper. over the mint leaves, toss everything together, then serve. tear and 11. Pick Read more at http://www.jamieoliver.com

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Ingredients: 2 romano peppers

With freshly picked tomatoes, courgette flowers and herbs, this is the perfect 1 aubergine, sliced into long strips summer side – or just add grilled lamb or goat’s cheese to make it the main event 400 g baby courgettes with flowers, sliced, flowers left whole Olive oil 90 g tinned tomatoes 1 tbsp sherry vinegar 400 g tomatoes, ideally a mixture

of cherry and heritage, smaller ones halved, larger ones sliced 2 handfuls of mixed herbs, such as basil, chives or parsley, left whole, plus extra chives snipped into 2cm lengths 1 handful of mizuna leaves

Method:

1. Heat a griddle pan until searingly hot. Grill the peppers on both sides until blackened, then transfer to a bowl and cover with clingfilm. On the same pan, grill the aubergine and half the courgettes and their flowers till slightly charred; transfer to a bowl, season, and drizzle with oil.

2. Carefully take the seared peppers from the bowl and peel off the skin. Tear into strips and combine with the aubergines and courgettes. Scrunch the tinned tomatoes in your hands and add to the bowl. Pour in the sherry vinegar and drizzle over a little extra oil if desired. Mix well.

3. In another bowl, combine the remaining uncooked courgettes with the fresh tomatoes, herbs and mizuna. Season and drizzle with olive oil. Serve the two salads together with grilled lamb or goat’s cheese.

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Dj Bbq's Rad Rum Ribs

Ingredients:

sea salt freshly ground black pepper 1.5 kg higher-welfare baby back ribs, membrane removed For the paste 5 tablespoons maple syrup 2 teaspoons chipotle chilli paste 1 tablespoon ground ginger 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1½ teaspoons sweet paprika 1½ teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg For the rad rum BBQ sauce 4cm piece of ginger, peeled 3–4 cloves of garlic, peeled 125 ml tomato ketchup 60 ml dark rum 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 3 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes 50 g soft dark brown sugar

These BBQ pork ribs just fall off the bone and are coated in a delicious dark rum and chilli sauce

Pineapple mint Sherbet Ingredients:

1 large ripe pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into rough chunks 8 fresh mint leaves 100 ml elderflower cordial 100 g mascarpone raspberries, to serve

Method:

Place a large earthenware or metal container into the freezer to chill.

Whiz the pineapple and mint to a smooth purée in a food processor. Now add the cordial and mascarpone and whiz to combine. Pour into the chilled container and return to the freezer.

Mix the sherbet up with a fork every 30 minutes to aerate it, and keep it in the freezer until frozen through. This should take between 2 and 3 hours, depending on your freezer and the depth of the container you use. Serve with fresh raspberries.

Method:

Combine the paste ingredients and 2 teaspoons of salt in a bowl. Pat the ribs dry with kitchen paper, then place in a tray and rub all over with the paste. Cover with cling film and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 6 hours, or preferably overnigh t.

When you want to cook, remove the ribs from the fridge, shake off any excess marinade and allow to come up to room temperature. Meanwhile, set up your barbecue for the half and half technique (so half the base is covered in charcoal and the other side is empty) – you want a medium indirect heat. Place a drip tray inside the barbecu e on the indirect side.

Cover with the lid and allow to heat up like an outdoor oven – you want a temperature of around 180°C/350°F. Rip off just over an arm's length of extra-strong tin foil, stack up the ribs in the centre and tightly wrap. Place the foil parcel over indirect heat on the barbecue, cover with the lid and cook for around 2 hours, or until the meat is tender and starts to fall away from the bone, remembering to replenish with hot coals every 45 minutes or so. Meanwh ile, finely grate the ginger and garlic into a small pan on the hob. Add the rest of the BBQ sauce ingredients and 80ml of water. Simmer over a medium heat for around 20 minutes , or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Season to taste and set aside.

Remove the ribs from the foil and brush all over with the BBQ sauce and any cooking juices.

Return to the indirect heat for another 30 to 40 minutes with the lid on, or until tender and golden, basting well every 10 minutes or so. Remove to a board to rest for 5 minutes, then carve. Enjoy, 'cause these ribs rule!

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EVOLUTION

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THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY

Of the first documented singers are Tio Luis, El Planeta, and El Fillo, who were the ones who laid the foundations for the future Cantaores, the singers of flamenco.

Diego el Fillo is remembered for his coarse, gravel type voice which seems hereditary to the gypsies, and today this style of voice is still known as Voz Afilla, after Diego el Fillo.

Soon flamenco clubs called Café Cantantes began to spring up in most of the main cities, and the most famous was the café Silverio’s in Seville, which was the idea of the flamenco singer, Silverio Franconetti.

The café cantante period, 1850-1910, was known as the “Golden age,” but this was also a period when cante jondo started its decline. Many gypsy singers refused to perform in these establishments, forcing a wave of non-gypsy singers to take to the stages to perform a lighter and milder form of flamenco, the Fandangos, which were andalucían folk songs.

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We must remember that flamenco is spontaneous, and the gypsies would not perform at a set time, and even worse be told what styles they were to sing.

The fandangos swept across Andalucía gaining hundreds of interpreters, and suddenly cante jondo was no longer popular in the cafes. Flamenco troupes were created, and the dance became choreographed, and a new aspect of flamenco appeared for the first time, the birth of solo flamenco guitarist.

These flamenco cafes became cabaret style clubs, and the jondo flamenco suffered as a result. The singers and dancers of the purer styles of flamenco were no longer in demand, and they were faced with the option of diluting their art and joining the hoards

of fandango style singers, or return to their villages to continue their art virtually unnoticed by the outside world.

A few of the café cantantes survived into the 1920s, but by then flamenco had been far removed from its original structure, and with the exception of a few singers like Manuel Torre, Don Antonio Chacón and Juan Breva, flamenco was at its worst period ever.

In 1922, the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca, and the composer Manuel de Falla, along with a collection of other aficionados, decided to hold a competition, the aim being to reinstate cante jondo which had been pushed into near extinction by the “New Flamenco.”

They invited singers from all over Andalucia to participate in a competition that would be judged by some of the most influential artistes of the time.

The Concurso de Cante Jondo was set for the 13 th and 14 th of June 1922, and it was to be held in the gardens of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, and judged by Manuel Torre, Pastora Pavón, and Don Antonio Chacón.

Although it produced two winners, one by the name of El Tenazas from Puente Genil, Cordoba, and a twelve-year-old phenomenon by the name of Manuel Ortega, it did little to save jondo flamenco from its downslide.

El Tenazas, who had a punctured lung, is reported to have walked for three days from his village to perform in the competition, and the twelve year old winner went on to become one of the greatest singers in the history of flamenco, the legendary Manolo Caracol.

During the 1930s and 40s flamenco was fast becoming obsolete partly due to the civil war which wreaked havoc on the country between 1936 and 1939, and then the second world war which continued until 1945.

During this time Andalucía was at the hands of poverty and starvation, and with the exception of the “Flamenco Opera” where large flamenco dance troupes took flamenco into the theaters, flamenco seemed to be sliding into oblivion.

The arrival of the 1950s saw a renewed interest in flamenco, instigated by a few die hard artistes who decided to reintroduce some of the traditional elements of cante flamenco, and a some even recorded anthologies of flamenco for posterity which included styles that had almost vanished from the repertoire.

1956 was a watershed year for flamenco.

Cordoba held a Concurso de Cante Jondo, the first of its kind since the 1922 competition in Granada, which produced by sheer coincidence a winner from Puente Genil, Fosforito, one of the most influential singers of the twentieth century. !957 saw the first flamenco festival, El Potaje Gitano, which

was held in Utrera, and soon most small towns and villages followed suit and organized festivals where local artistes could perform their very personal styles of flamenco.

By 1959 the concurso in Cordoba was becoming well established, and in this year produced another two of flamencos most renowned singers, Juan Talega, and the undisputed queen of the soleá, La Fernanda de Utrera.

Suddenly things were looking up for flamenco, and artistes from the small towns like Moron de la Frontera and Alcalá de Guadaira were again in great demand.

Many will put the reason for this renewed interest in the hands of Antonio Mairena, a singer of the purer styles of flamenco who dedicated his life to reinstating and promoting cante jondo. He also saved many old styles of cante from extinction by traveling to remote villages to hear these old songs sung by their creators.

Manolo Caracol opened what was to become the most famous tablao, Los Canasteros in Madrid, and just about every artiste of the time past through its doors.

Many of these singers and guitarists were not artistes, and they had no intensions of ever becoming one, they sang and performed purely for their own enjoyment at family celebrations and get togethers.

Juan Talega was in his seventies when he first set foot on a stage, and it was thanks to Antonio Mairena who discovered this copper skinned, gravel voiced singer who before only ever sang in his hometown of Dos Hermanas in Seville.

Between the years of the fifties and through until the late seventies flamenco found its second golden age, and gypsy artistes along with the gachós enjoyed probably the best period this art has ever experienced.

Every town, village, and city could boast a healthy stock of singers, guitarists and dancers, who would appear at the town’s festivals during the summer months, and these family dynasties were producing some of the most orthodox artistes whose roots could be traced back to the days of El Planeta and El Fillo.

Jerez de la Frontera produced the biggest crop of flamenco artistes, and the area of Santiago seemed to be the very center of it, and the small back streets like Calle Nueva and Calle Cantararia are believed, by the gypsies, to have been the area were the very first seed of cante jondo was sown.

With a list of artistes that read like a who’s who of flamenco, Jerez was certainly responsible for producing some of the most influential artistes that included, Manuel Torre, Don Antonio Chacón, Terremoto, El Sordera, El Chocolate, and La Paquera de Jerez. Many of the small villages that are spread between Cádiz and Seville have also produced artistes of great worth, and the Peña’s and Bacán’s of Lebrija, and the Peñas and Soto’s of Utrera are a large gypsy clan that are linked through one singer from the nineteenth century, Fernando Peña Soto-El Pinini.

This family can boast such artistes as La Fernanda and Bernarda de Utrera, their cousin El Perrate and his sister, Maria La Perrata, her sons El Lebrijano and Guitarist Pedro Peña, and their cousins, Inés and Pedro Bacán.

If you were to look at a genealogical tree of flamenco artistes, you would find that many are related, and whether it is by blood link or by marriage these dynasties are almost just one big family.

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2015 TRIPS Wednesday December 2nd - Christmas shopping in Gibraltar, staying 3 nights half-board at Hotel Mac Puerto, Benalmadena. Full day in Gibraltar with all the British shops, 1 day in Malaga, and Ricky Levazza’s Christmas Show. Reserve now as this is selling fast. €175.

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Ex-Servicemen’s Association Mazarrón District (Founded 1 May 2006) EVENTS - 2015

Wednesday 10th June Costa Celebracion Rooms Mazarron Town Summer Dinner Dance and Grand Raffle Music with Martin RossWednesday 8th July Restaurante Ramonete, Lugar Las Librilleras, 30876, Lunchtime Menu, RM332 towards Aguilas.

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The projector/big sceen night went down well ,in that those who come along regularly can now put faces to songs etc----Another big screen night will take place in November Our next night will be on Friday 1st May, when Christine will once again entertain us We meet the 1st Friday of each month in Marianos ,Camposol, which has the largest dance area in this area--big enough to accomodate everyone ---Starting at 7.45pm ,time permitting a line dance ,and then a partner dance are taught, before the live music commences at 9pm --Entry is only €4. Further information can be found on our Facebook page.

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The mineral-rich waters are said to have therapeutic effects and because of this the area has a significant spa tourism industry.

The sludge in the salt pans is also credited with beneficial effects on the health, so there are often dozens of mud people wallowing in it at any one time.Playa Paraiso beach on a summer weekendThe beach at Playa Paraiso is very popular, partly because it has road access right onto the beach. On summer weekends it will be packed with Spanish families, who move most of their house onto the beach.

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Emotional support Family break-ups mean that in the United States children are more likely to live with a pet than their natural father, says the research.

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Mr Cassels examined data from a longitudinal study carried out by the Centre for Family Research at Cambridge University, which tracked children from the age of two.

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Children in the US are more likely to live with a pet than their father, say researchers "The data on pet relationships stood out, as it had never occurred to me to consider looking at pet relationships, although I had studied children's other relationships," says Mr Cassels.

He suggests that people have associated pets with children's play and have not approached it in terms of a relationship.

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"These children not only turn to their pets for support when faced with adversity, they do so even more than they turn to their siblings.

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Pets are best The research suggests that children were also likely to have a stronger relationship with their pets than their peers.

Such relationships, particularly when it was girls with pet dogs, encouraged more social behaviour, such as “helping, sharing, and co-operating”.

There was a therapeutic side to this relationship, he suggested, with the pets playing the role of the listener and being more “empathetic” for children than writing problems into a diary.

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Book Review The Harlot’s Garden by Nikki Dee

“I run a brothel, I sell babies and have offered called George (known to Ma Jebb as Joe). She was a protection to those you would see hanged, and formidable woman: “I’m like a pedlar but what I sell you concern yourself with the way separating is people. I provide whores for the gentlemen.” Lying my boys will reflect on me.” and cheating is how she made her way in this world.

The story is set around 1774, mainly covering Before her baby was born, Ruby was set to work in Worcester and constitutes Book 1 of the Sansome the nursery with Sal who was deaf, dumb and lazy.

Springs Trilogy. The public hanging of Matthew The stench of urine permeated the stale toxic air Morgan in Red Hill had taken place a few years prior, and seven filthy babies, most of them with relentless in 1760. Simultaneously, his young bride Susan was screams almost drove Ruby to insanity. Over time she giving birth to his twins: Ruby and Ellie to celebrate befriended Bella who could “smell a money bag a mile her widowhood. Note the irony! Looking after one off.” She was in charge of the brothel. unwanted baby for a young lass of 17 was more than Once Ruby had her babies-twin boys-it’s Ma’s enough but a second one? Susan asked her friend intention to sell both babies. However, the youngest Ann to drown one of the babies but she refused. It called Richard has a twisted leg and Ma decided to was commonplace to abandon unwanted babies keep him a bit longer in the hope that his leg will although Worcester saw a thriving trade in selling straighten. She assured Ruby that her sons would have babies. Destitution, abandonment and being the a future and a good education living with prosperous mother of two unwanted babies without a husband to families. What other choice did she have? None. She support her seemed like a death sentence and longing for death on the gallows might have been the better was then promoted to the brothel until her stint was short-lived and catastrophic when Ruby attacked an option. over-excited young chap who delighted in a fresh face The tone has been set. Melancholia breeds like and ripe body. Sheer panic and fear overwhelmed wildfire and we are plunged into society’s problems her so some alternatives were proposed: delivering with the battle between the rich and the poor, deep babies, patching up thieves, buying and selling stolen concerns that Dickens and Hardy wrote about: poverty goods all “under the cover of darkness,” or as one and destitution. Ruby Morgan is the main character, might say, dodgy deals! strong and determined, just 14 years of age. She was When Ma realised she was past her best, she wanted raped by one of the master’s boys, someone she had loved and trusted and she was subsequently, banished. Ruby to succeed her, continuing to rule the kingdom There were cries of desperation as she was wrenched and become rich through “dirty dealings.” A hardened from her twin, sent scurrying over “treacherous” Ruby, wiser now to the corruption and inequalities ground, caked in mud, with atmospheric effects of a in the world was delighted and in a short space of howling wind, to an uncertain future and of course, time introduced some innovative and philanthropic you’ve guessed it, pregnant. Without her strength of projects to benefit mankind, namely the lost girls and character, her courage and determination Ruby would the glut of abandoned babies. She became shrewd in her business dealings but less selfish than Ma had have proved another casualty. been. A feminist at heart.

A journey to the Hop Pole Inn allows Ruby to seek “When you’re hungry, really truly hungry and and find some comfort from Mary and also John before being taken on her final destination to a “rough and desperate, you’ll do anything for food. Anything!” tough” guttersnipe of a woman who ran a successful As a contrast, Henry Daventor, very much a selfbrothel and sold babies.

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made business man was self-important, pretentious and utterly despicable. He was desperate for an heir and his sickly wife Elizabeth had difficulty conceiving so Hugh, Henry’s second cousin’s orphaned son was adopted. Ironically, Elizabeth fell pregnant and unfortunately died in childbirth leaving Henry with two boys to look after. Susan Morgan became their nanny which allowed Henry the opportunity to abandon the boys and indulge himself in business ventures to expand his own empire. His claim to fame was building a canal to connect Worcester and the transportation of goods safely on the canal.

He was disappointed in how William, his son turned out: “a pathetic, whining cretin,” his “wayward son “who took more interest in gambling his inheritance away at the tables and building up substantial debts.

Henry refused to bail him out and attacked William, threatening him over his irresponsible behaviour.

“Become a man and impress me or go and make your own way. I won’t pay for you to idle your life away.”

What happens to Ruby’s sons? Friction between Henry’s boys coupled with intensive drinking sessions spells bad news and leads to a drunken brawl with serious and tragic consequences. Ruby practises her dirty dealings by blackmailing Henry and inevitably, a chance meeting between Tom and Richard means that Ruby has to come clean. Her biggest and best project is the most ambitious, similar to those in Vauxhall and Ranelaugh it will connect the harlot’s garden with a pleasure garden for all to enjoy, to get away from “the stink of the city” allowing them to breathe fresh, clean air and be entertained with music and street theatre.

Very utilitarian. Most of the men are depicted as toffs and bounders, stereotypical of the privileged.

The women of the poor may have big hearts but they are crude and coarse. It’s a reminder that women are left to carry the burden whilst the men seem to have it easy. Nice and controversial. Divisions in society.

Worth the read.

“The rich despised the poor but needed them to do their dirty work, the poor resented the rich but relied upon their patronage and good will.”

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COSTA COBRAS RFC

San Javier GOlf society Mark Pollitt scored a magnificent 42

A really good day out was had by the society with 20 members including guests, travelling up to Alicante San Juan for breakfast before an early start on the course.

The sun was out and it was very warm, no wind and ideal conditions for good scores and this is just what we got.

The Society played in 2 categories and Dave Archer scored a very good 39 points to take category 1, followed by Paul Matthews on 37 points and two players scored 36 so it was a high scoring game.

The course was in great condition making it a delight to play and category 2 scoring was even better. New member

points and 2nd place went to Jo Murphy with an excellent 40 points, again 3rd place was 36 points. The nearest the pin prizes were all won on the day by Frank Murphy, Barry Beale, Dave Archer and Darren Hancock and the 2’s pot of 50 euros was won by Mark Pollitt.

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Daya Nueva 0 v. Guardamar 2 Alicante Cadetes 2a It was the worst possible start for Daya as the visitors took the lead on four minutes following a terrible mix up at the back. Danni in goal failed to come for a high ball, Francisco panicked and headed the ball over Danni for an own goal ! An uphill battle for Daya now but they set about their task well.

Guardamar showed just why they are champions elect as they produced some beautiful football that had the home side’s defence stretched for long periods. Daya did have the ball in the back of the visitors’ net on fifteen minutes but it was ruled out for offside.

It was 2 - 0 on twenty five minutes follows a stunning free kick from well outside the home side’s penalty area.

Now it was going to be very very difficult for Daya to get anything from this game. So 2 - 0 at half time with Daya in need of the break to recover from their first half battering.

On forty five minutes Guardamar almost scored the goal of the season with a fantastic overhead strike but Danni was equal to it.

The home side were now in danger of being over-run and the goal tally would have been far greater had it not been for Jesus. He was having a magnificent game in the centre of the Daya back four. On sixty five minutes Angel produced a great effort from long range that beat the

visitors’ keeper but flashed just wide. So perhaps there may be something yet for Daya in the game.

The heat by now was taking its toll on both sides but Guardamar were still in charge. Angel had another good effort that flew just over the bar on seventy five minutes but there was really nothing much coming from Daya now. So final score 2 - 0 to a very useful Guardamar side. Daya battled right to the end but never really recovered from that early own goal. Man of the match was Jesus, he was rock solid at the back. Daya Dave. Team Sponsor: Segurlab

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With Costa Cobras RFC still striding forward we look forward to getting even more new players on board after having more junior and seniors join the club this week.

Also after a weekend of vets rugby in Elche in a three way competition between Elche and Alicante vets, Wondervra, and a French touring team RCM. We have another full weekend of rugby with the Alan Davies 4th memorial 7’s been held in Elche from 10.00 and also the National juniors tournament held up in La Vila and Alfaz del Pi stadium starting at 09.00.

The tournaments are now coming thick and fast with the Benidorm 7’s on 23 and 24 May followed by the Murcia 7’s on 6 June and then the Formentera del Segura 7’s on 27 June with teams from Albacete, Elche, San Javier, Orihuela and Costa Cobras RFC taking part as well as 3 ladies teams. So if you would like to take part in them contact us and join Costa Cobras RFC there.

I am going to be at both tournaments with all of the rugby branded gear, so hope to see plenty of people supporting the local rugby.

Training takes place on Monday and Wednesday from 18.00-19.30 for the juniors, while the seniors will be training from 20.00-21.30 at Daya Vieja sports ground.

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 team on the Costa Blanca, also team bonding after training in the nearest bar for a drink and chat, just how rugby should be.

So get those boots out and come on down to Daya Vieja sports ground and join in the rugby revolution of 2015, with the Rugby World Cup to look forward to as well, get into this great sport.

For more information about the club contact myself, Dutch, on 692 767 242 or Robert on 697 286 416.

El Pirata Golf Society – Up and running

The golf society began life with a wanted poster, at the beginning of April, in the Bar El Pirata located in Quesada, close to the roundabout and a sand wedge away from the 18th hole.

Since its conception we are pleased to announce that we have attracted over 50 members and seem to have golfers joining on a weekly basis.

We are looking forward to our inaugural game which is scheduled for the 19th May, keeping it very local, at La Marquesa golf course. Other games have been arranged for the 16th June at Alenda Golf and the 21st July at Las Colinas. All the games have been priced

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at very reasonable rates.

After each game we will meander back to the bar for the prize giving and generally chat of what might have been.

Golfers are updated and informed of any news via our web site which seems to make for an enlightened happy crew.

If you are interested in joining our happy crew please contact us by e-mail atelpiratagolfsociety@outlook.com or by visiting the bar and leaving your mark and details on the sheet provided. Please try to avoid using an ‘X’ ,as we have so many of these that its becoming difficult to remember who they belong to.

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EF LOS ALCAZARES 0 MAZARRON FC 2

Mazarron’s sixth successive victory away to Los Alcazares secured their place in the end of season play-offs and guaranteed a fourth place finish with one game remaining in the regular season.

Mazarron began the game with leading goalscorer Tolo on the substitutes’ bench along with other regulars Manu and Mateo due to their late arrival at the ground. This did not help the first half performance and Los Alcazares dominated the early stages.

Mazarron struggled up front without Tolo and it was 33 minutes before they managed a shot on goal when a free kick was punched clear by the home goalkeeper.

Just before half time Mazarron put together their first real attack but Tono’s shot was cleared for a corner and the interval arrived with the game goalless.

It was no surprise when Tolo and Manu appeared at the start of the second half and the double substitution paid dividends almost immediately when Manu raced down the left wing and his cross was fired past the Los Alcazares keeper by Tolo for his 34th goal of the season.

The home team were striving for an equaliser and Mazarron’s defence was working overtime to keep the score at 1-0. Tolo relieved the pressure with a typical surge down the left wing but shot just wide. Then midway through the second half Monti’s pass found

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Juanillo running in from the right and he hit a lovely shot past the Los Alcazares keeper to double Mazarron’s lead.

The closing stages of the game were dominated by a number of bookings and the sending off of a Los Alcazares defender after they questioned the referee’s decision following a foul on Tolo. However, Mazarron finally triumphed to earn a play-off position after another hard fought game.

Team: Carrasco; Dani; Andreo; Juan Andreo; Alfonso; Ishamel (Manu); Juanillo (Antonio Clares); Tono; Santi This weekend the whole of “Club Natacion Torrevieja” were in (Mateo); Stalin (Tolo); Monti; action competing in three different Man of the Match: Manu competitions across the Alicante Province. Younger members of the club aged between 7 and 11 years were in action first in the XI Trophy Club Natacion Raspeig in the municipal pool San Vincente.

Eleven of Torrevieja’s youngest swimmers were racing for their very first time and all were nervous but were supported by their coach Juanma and cheering family and friends. After all swimming two races each varying in distances of 50m and 100m’s Torrevieja club was placed 9th out of 15 clubs. A good start to their competitive swimming. They will be racing again next Saturday.

The morning events were then followed by the older members of the club competing in the VI Trophy Counsellor Ramon Garcia Anton, again hosted by the pool in San Vincente. In this event 182 swimmers competed representing 13 of the regions clubs.

Torrevieja swimmers had some excellent swims with all team members improving on their personal best times in at least one of their two races. By the end of the competition the team has a bronze medal in the 100m girls Backstroke won by Zoe Connolly and silver medals for the girls 4x100m Freestyle relay.

The relay was swum by Vicky Pigneur, Zoe Connolly, Piroska Rideg and Paula Garcia. Again this team is back in action next Saturday.

Then not to missed out upon the oldest members of the club, Torrevieja

Masters, were in action in their home pool in Torrevieja in their final timed control swims before their Regional and National competitions in June and July.

On Sunday morning,with an expanding team eight of the clubs Masters swam 2 races each plus two relay events.

In the men’s 400m Freestyle Rafael Bordes and Paul Matthews both improved upon personal best times by 8 seconds. In the women’s 50m Backstroke Beth Altabas and Vicki Connolly both earnt new bests and did Lucy Stewart in her 50m Breastroke race. New Masters Yuriy Lymar and Joshua Lorente Imbernon both clocked up excellent times in their men’s 50m Espalda, 50m Breastroke and 100m Freestyle events.

Finally with a growing team the masters were able to present two relay team, a men’s 4x 50m Medley relay and a 4x50m mixed Medley relay. The teams placed third and second in these events. Adam Stewart making an excellent final leg on the mixed relay with an outstanding 50m freestyle.

Well done to all the clubs swimmers and looking forward to next weekends events. For more information regarding Torrevieja Swimming Club please contact Rosa 665 454 126, President Felipe on 609 418 776 or Vicki 669 637 015 or by email on info@ clubnataciontorrevieja.co,

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Villarreal CF got back to winning ways with a 1-0 win over Elche CF in the game corresponding to matchday 36 of the Liga BBVA. The win came thanks to Joel Campbell’s first goal in the competition, and mathematically seals their qualification for the Europa League, while Elche remain in the middle of the table.

The game began with Elche much more switched on. Mario Pašalić got his head to a rebound in the six yard box, but Juan Carlos managed to clear. Soon after, a long distance shot by Pedro Mosquera hit the post. After a frenetic start by Elche, Villarreal slowly began to react. Gerard Moreno was the first to get close to Przemysław Tytoń’s goal, but the goal would come courtesy of Joel Campbell. The Costa Rican player took advantage of a rebound to head

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into an open net in the 26’ and put the home side ahead. The last few minutes of the first half were very even and without good chances, so half-time arrived with the score at 1-0.

After half-time, Elche once again showed their spark of the first half.

Fran Escribá’s men began to really push forward, looking for their key attacking figure, Jonathan de Jesús, however the home side’s good defensive organisation prevented good chances.

Villarreal, tried to kill off the game on the counterattack and they had good chances to do it, for example, from Manu Trigueros y Giovani Dos Santos.

Jonathan had two clear chances in the final stretch of the game, but the three points stayed at El Madrigal. lfp.es

Cafe Uno Golf Society

Today Thursday 7th May, 16 members of the Cafe Uno Golf Society from Catral, played at Altorreal Murcia. It was a glorious day and the course was in superb condition. It was a shame that many of our players were unable to make it today. The staff at the golf club were very courteous, providing free water and energy snacks on each buggy, a welcomed touch. Reasonable scores came in at the end of the day.

Winners were as follows:Only one category today with a small group.

1st G.Pope - 37pts.

2nd D.Stewart - 31pts.

3rd A.Atkinson - 29pts. c/b.

Best front 9 - S.Hamilton - 18pts.

Best back 9 - J.Pedersen - 16pts.

Nearest the pin in 3 - G.Butterworth.

Nearest the pin - J.Pedersen.

Winners in the 2’s competition:-

D.Stewart and P.Smith.

Well done to all the winners. Next week Thursday 14th May, we are at Vistabella, 1st tee is at 09:30am. Be at the course 1 hour before.

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Furniture First Rojales Tuesday Night Trios Ten Pin Bowling League Week Twenty Eight played 5th May 2015

The final week of the league saw questions still to be answered? Could Med Bistro & Bar El Raso sneak past Team Finland for the title and, would it be Splash, Mixers or Caballo Negro filling the third place spot?

Splash took on The Dreamers and, after a little ‘wobble’ in the second game, managed to take all eight points. Antonio Berenguer of Sp sweeping the men’s highs on the last night, with a great 230 and 646 scratch game and series. The Mixers knew they needed all 8 points against Los Lobos and, hope that other results went their way. With three steady games, they duly took maximum points.

Caballo Negro took on The Med Bistro & Bar El Raso, knowing they wouldn’t be given an inch. Game one saw Seppo Tuominen of CB help himself to a 215 scr game and, give CB ‘first blood’. Back came MBB and, with Bob Day rolling a creditable 225 scr game, they thought they had the points. But, with three spares and a good pin count in the last frame, CB took the game by two pins.

MBB knew they had to win the third game and, the overall pinfall, just to put a little pressure on Team Finland.

MBBs captain Lesley Day tried her best with the Ladies high game scr on the night of 203 and, MBB edged the third

game but, not by enough pins to take the overall points. Right Move insurance played out a relaxed game against Split Happens and, with Terry Capon of SH bowling his seasons highs, SP took the match 6 – 2. Lucky Strike took the nights team high series handicap with 1785, as they comfortably beat Belgas Torrevieja 2 8 – 0. Rod Day of LS helping himself to a fine 623 handicap series.

Juans’ Warriors could only muster two bowlers against Crazy Pinz but, against the odds, stole the first game, in a 6 – 2 defeat.

Team Finland knew 6 points would be sufficient but, after losing a nervy first game against Los Bandidos, they knew they had to knuckle down. Calm nerves were required and, with a 51 pin win in game two and MBB losing the first two games, TF knew they were Champions.

With MBB 4 points adrift in second and, a very happy Splash holding off Mixers and Caballo Negro, to take third place, the season ended with smiles and a few frowns. Roll on September, when it all starts again.

EUROGOLF SOCIETY AT LA MARQUESA

Thursday 7 May the competition today was the monthly Stableford played at our home course, La Marquesa. With perfect weather and the golf course in good condition, looking green and lush, some excellent scores were the order of the day.

Well done to Gordon Bourne this month’s Stableford trophy winner with an impressive score of 40 points Full results were as follows: Gold Division: 1st Pino Perito 36 pts c/b 2nd Tony Hitt 36 pts 3rd Nico Baken 34 pts Silver Division: 1st Gordon Bourne 40 pts 2nd Dave Nicholls 36 pts 3rd Marilyn Eckersall 35 pts Bronze Division: 1st Brian Heard 39 pts 2nd Debbie Weedon 37 pts c/b 3rd Phyllis Venables 37 pts N.T.P’s 5th Ian Turner 11th Gloria Manning 15th Pino Perito 17th Alec Relph Best front nine John Barraclough 20 pts best back nine Alec Relph 22 pts Football draw winners: Alan Venables, Jenny Cheetham, Ian Stewart, Bill Martin A special mention and congratulations to some of our members who entered the Hotel La Torre tournament at La Marquesa on Sunday 3 May; Debbie Weedon who came third in the Ladies Stableford competition with 36 pts.

Winner of the Ladies Stableford, Morag Turner with a splendid score of 44 pts and Bill Martin, winner of the Male Medal Play Competition coming in with a score of net 68.

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The results of the TOFFS weekly Stableford competition played on Tuesday were as follows: Competition Winner: Paul Manning 40 points c/b Gold Division: 1st Paul Manning 40 pts 2nd Bill Martin 36 pts 3rd Sue Gillett 35 pts 4th Ian Pegg 33 pts Silver Division: 1st Ian Turner 40 pts 2nd John Holland 37 pts 3rd Marilyn Eckersall 36 pts 4th Gloria Manning 35 pts Bronze Division: 1st Joe Ogden 38 pts 2nd Ken Brett 36 pts 3rd Gordon White 36 pts 4th Phyllis Venables 35 pts N.T.P’s 5th Dave Curtis 11th Joe Curran 15th Eamonn Devine 17th John Barraclough Best front nine David Gregson 19 pts and best back nine Mike Gillett 21 pts Best aggregates for April (4 games) Male: John Holland 134 pts Female: Gloria Manning 130 pts If you would like to know more about our friendly society visit us on www. eurogolf-quesada.co.uk

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Mercedes vito 9 seater, 173,000kms

€10,950

• ferrari f430, challenge car, 4.3l, v8, 2008, 7,000kms.......................................................................€89,950 • bmw m1 2011, 3.0l, petrol, 9,000kms......................€poa • bmw 320 diesel, 2012, cabrio, auto, 55,000 km, white, fullyloaded..............................................................€32,950 • range rover sport, 2.7 hse diesel, 2009, auto........ .............................................................................................€poa • toyota fj cruiser 4.0l petrol, auto, 2009, 87,000km .............................................................................................€poa •bmw530d,touring,auto,2009,69,000km.............€21,950 • mercedes clc 200, 1.8 diesel, 2008, 89,000 km...€15,750 • fiat doblo 1.6 jtd diesel, 2012, auto, 20,000 km......... .........................................................................................€13,950 • Peugeot 3008 1.6Hdi Diesel, 2011, Auto.........................

119,000KM........................................................................ €12,950 • peugeot 308 sw 1.6 hdi, diesel 2011, auto...................

76,000Km.......................................................................... €11,950 • renault clio 1.2 2011, petrol, 31,000kms...........€9,950 • ford focus estate 1.8 tdci, 2006, diesel, 83,000 km. ...........................................................................................€6,950 • opelcorsa 1.7 cdti, diesel, 2003, 97,000km..........€3,950 • fiat palio estate 1.9 diesel 2002 103,000kms...€3,450 • opel corsa 1.2, auto, 2001, 91,000kms................€3,450 • HYUNDAI GETZ, 1.1 PETROL, 195,000KMs 2004........€2,950 • ford ka 1.3, 2002, 69,000kms....................................€2,950 • kia sportage, 2.0l petrol, 2000, 4x4 144,000kms...... ...........................................................................................€2,950 • opel astra estate 2.0dti 2001 200,000kms.......€2,950 • hyundai matrix 2005, 1.6 petrol, automatic, 152,000km. ...........................................................................................................€2,750 • nissan cargo 2.3, d, 1997, 160,000kms.................€2,450

motorcycles

• kawasaki eliminator 125cc, 2007, 1,400kms..€1,850

Right hand drive vehicles • rolls royce silver spirit, rhd, 51,000 miles....€13,950 • honda jazz, 2010, 1.2 vtec se, petrol, 38,000 miles...............................................................................€6,950 • vauxhall astra, 1.7cdti estate, 2009, blue........... ............................................................................................€5,950 • KIA SEDONA 2005, 2.9 TD, DIESEL, 113,000 MILeS...€4,250 • renault laguna 2.0i, extreme, 83,000 miles 2006... ............................................................................................€3,450 • toyota corolla 1.6 auto, 2000, 80,000 miles.........€1,950

Right hand drive - spanish reg

• honda civic, 2003, auto, leahter interior, silver, .

106,000 miles.....................................................................€3,950 • vauxall zafira 1.8 petrol, 2005, auto, 104,000 miles......................................................................................€3,450 • ford ka, 2004, 63,000 miles....................................€1,950 • nissan primera 1998 2L petrol auto.............€1,950 • peugeot 405, 1.9 diesel, 1996, estate..................€950

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renault clio

2011, petrol, 31,000kms

€9,950

Mercedes CLK55 AMG 2001 83,000kms

€8,950

Ford Mondeo

2007, Diesel, 171,000kms

€7,950

ford focus estate

75,000 kms, 2006 1.8TDCi (Diesel)

€6,950

Opel Corsa 2005 1.3 CDTi 114,000km

€4,950

kia picanto

1.1, 2004, auto, 43,000kms

€4,750

MGF Cabriolet 2001 1.8 Petrol, 104,000km €3,450 nissan cargo 2.3, d, 1997, 160,000kms €2,450

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