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San Mateo – La Rioja Wine Festival
All over Spain during the month of September there are grape harvest festivals (see Fiestas de la Vendimia). On the international stage wines from the la Rioja region are the most famous with annual production surpassing 250 million litres so you can imagine the enormity of wine harvest celebrations here. The local name of the festival in Logroño is ‘Las Fiestas de San Mateo’ which is named after Saint Matthew and celebrated on the 21st September which is his feast day. But what fun is there in a one day fiesta? In typical Spanish fashion a whole week is dedicated to celebrating San Mateo which typically takes place from about 16th to 23rd September though dates may vary slightly. The ‘chupinazo’ marks the beginning of the festival when a rocket is set off in the town hall square. The rocket is the sign that
a week of madness has begun as youngsters start engaging in food fights and everyone gets soaked by water thrown from balconies overlooking the streets. Once the fiesta has officially started many people head straight for Gran Via to see the incredible wine fountain where (make believe) red, white and pink wine shoots high into the sky. The streets of the city are packed all week and you’ll spot plenty of the ‘big heads’ (Cabezudos) roaming around often following the many bands whose typical fiesta renditions make this so typical of the atmosphere of so many other fiestas all over the country. There are fireworks galore, morning bull runs and evening bullfights and one of the unique highlights is the opportunity to crush grapes by standing on them alongside hundreds of fellow festival goers.
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Woman killed and 15 others injured after huge explosion at a block of flats near Barcelona
Cause of explosion remains unclear although gas technicians have been seen at the site A WOMAN has died and 15 others have been wounded after an explosion ripped through a block of flats near Barcelona. Shocking images of the burning building emerged after the blast at 8.30am today in Premia de Mar north east of the Catalan capital. One person has died following an explosion in a second floor flat outside Barcelona Flames could be seen erupting from block of flats after the blast Officials have said that one person, believed to be a middle-aged woman, was killed in the blast and 15 injured. Two of the injured are believed to be in a serious condition. The explosion happened in a second floor flat of a seven storey block in the coastal resort. Residents awoken by the blast fled from the scene with one person spotted dangling naked
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Valencia secondary school refuses entry to pupil in hiyab, or headscarf
A HIGH school in Valencia has sent a pupil home and refused to let her back into class unless she takes off her hiyab, or headscarf, reports SOS Racism. The teenager is Muslim and of Moroccan descent, but was born in Spain and has Spanish nationality, and wears the hiyab out of choice, and when she was ordered on the first day back at school after the summer break to take her scarf off, she reported the incident to the Valencia-based branch of the anti-xenophobia charity. Other organisations the complaint has been shared with include Movement Against Intolerance, the Civic Platform Against Islamophobia, and Valencia’s Islamic Cultural Centre, and it has been referred to the regional and national ombudsman. According to the pupil, she was called into the headmaster’s office on the first day of term and told ‘in no uncertain terms’ to remove her hiyab and that she would not be allowed back in school the next day if she was still wearing it. She has now missed over a week of school as a result. The various organisations have been in contact with the regional education minister, who sent out the schools inspector to investigate. Once the inspector was confident the pupil’s version was completely accurate, he called the headmaster to his office for a meeting to ‘request he change his attitude’. The inspector said the headmaster had made a ‘closed and literal interpretation’ of a school dress code article which
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out of place in an environment where our young people are being educated in values concerning tolerance and multiculturalism,” SOS Racism stresses. “The hiyab is purely and simply an expression of religious identity, and nothing more.” Regional deputy president and minister for equality, Mònica Oltra (Compromís) says her colleagues in the education department are taking the matter very seriously. “One of our commitments to our public is the freedom to express their religious diversity and, in the case of the hiyab, this is merely a religious, cultural and gender symbol – in the same way as we have little girls’ ears pierced when they’re babies,” says Oltra. “We have to be very careful about religious freedom, cultural diversity and freedom of self-image, since all of these are very mixed in all schools. “A headscarf does not present any kind
of collective or individual humiliation, but forcing someone to remove it – I believe that this goes against Article 14 of the Spanish Constitution, and we have to respect diversity, and recognise that we are all equal in the face of this diversity. “There’s no homogeneous clothing style or personal image that we all follow, and I would not want to live in a society where we were all required to look exactly the same. “With or without my minister’s hat on, I do not want anyone – especially women – to be forced to wear something they don’t want to wear, but neither do I want any woman to be forced to remove a perfectly inoffensive item of clothing. “This girl does not want to take her scarf off, and I don’t want her to be forced to do so.” thinkspain
Brits in racing cars caught at twice the speed limit on single-carriageway road
BRITISH and Canadian drivers nearly doubling the speed limit in souped-up McLaren racing cars on a Navarra highway have been fined €600 each.
In the space of seven seconds, as many McLarens shot past, all close together, at kilometre 24 of the
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New York City: At least 29 wounded in 'intentional' explosion
At least 29 people have been injured in an explosion in a crowded district of New York City. The cause of the blast late on Saturday in Chelsea remains unclear. Mayor Bill de Blasio described it as "intentional" but said that there were no known links to terror. The force of the blast blew out windows and could be heard several blocks away. Another device, reportedly a pressure cooker rigged with wires, was later found in the same district. New York's fire department said that of those injured, 24 were taken to hospital. One received a puncture wound described as serious, while the rest suffered scrapes and bruises. The explosion occurred around 21:00 (01:00 GMT on Sunday), outside a residence for blind people on West 23rd St. Witnesses said people ran in all directions following the "incredibly loud" blast. Some reports said the blast went off in a black metal construction toolbox, others that it was in a rubbish bin. Several blocks were shut by police but by 07:00 only 23rd St was closed, the New York Times reported. A police official told the Times: "We don't understand the target or the significance of it. It's by a pile of dumpsters on a random sidewalk." Mr de Blasio said: "The initial indication is this was an intentional act." But he added: "We also want to be upfront saying that there is no evidence at this point of a terror connection to this incident." The second device has been described as a pressure cooker attached to wiring and a mobile
phone - and this mode of attack was last seen in the US during the Boston Marathon bombings of 2013. A pressure cooker device also featured in a failed jihadist plot to attack New York's Times Square in 2010. Extreme right-wing cells have also made them and the instructions are freely passed around on the internet. The US has a dedicated laboratory where forensic scientists analyse the remains of every significant explosive device the security services recover. Tiny fragments of a detonated device can be enough to pinpoint how it was made - and potentially who made it. Two years ago the US scientists had a major victory when their painstaking work uncovered evidence that proved that a London taxi driver had made bombs in Iraq that killed a soldier. Law enforcement officials said the device found at the second Chelsea location had been removed safely. MapFire rescue crews block off the street near the scene of an explosion in the Chelsea, New York, on 17 September 2016Image copyright Reuters Image caption The area is now being treated as a crime scene Onlookers behind police cordon near scene of explosion in Chelsea, New York, on 17 September 2016Image copyright Reuters Image caption The blast could be heard several blocks away Chelsea is among the most fashionable districts of Manhattan and its bars and restaurants are usually crowded at the weekend. Those in the area described being rocked by the explosion. "It was an extremely loud noise, everything was shaking, the windows were
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Peppermint for Bloating Feeling bloated from all those rich holiday meals? Have a candy cane. Yes, really. A new study in the journal Pain confirms what naturopaths have long suspected: Peppermint can ease the intestinal distress. Researchers discovered that the mint activates an “anti-pain” mechanism that soothes inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. It doesn’t take much to feel
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Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer programs are constantly Bytes. If you need professional computer sending and receiving help, you can contact me to make an information about your appointment at my workshop or clinic computer. This isn’t just a Windows thing either, (which is at Maloan’s bar in Albox). Android, iOS, macOS, and Chrome OS all E.T. Phone Home!!! With apologises to Steven Spielberg, phone home to provide online searches, today’s topic as about this annoying ‘Phone updates, settings sync, real-time updated Home’ that plagues Windows 10 and how content, and more. What I have found they are just following the pack! Windows disturbing is that certain flavours of Linux 10 is controversial partly because it (the ubuntu family) have also started to “phones home” so much. That’s true, but take information from your computer BUT so does every other operating system– you can, with one line of instructions, and practically every single program you stop the process permanently! This is use. Saying a program “phones home” not possible with Windows, Android or doesn’t have meaning anymore. It’s why ChromeOS (the others I’m not absolutely a program phones home that’s important. certain about so will leave them hanging When people say a program “phones until I am certain). Now some useful information! How to home”, they mean it contacts a server run by the company or person that spot which programs are doing an E.T. If you really do want to see which created the program. “Phoning home” can be a problem when malware does it. programs are contacting the Internet, Keyloggers “phone home”, running in the the GlassWire firewall app is probably the background to log your keystrokes before easiest way to do so. The free version sending them back to a server. But that’s will show you which applications are different from a legitimate, trustworthy connecting to the Internet through a program contacting a server for a good pretty and easy-to-understand interface. reason. So what are these ‘good reasons”? Wireshark is a more advanced tool that will 1. To check that the program that your let you monitor your network connection using is the most up to date version. In and inspect every individual packet, which this case information is requested then is useful if someone is trying to access compared with the version that you your computer but it doesn’t provide an are running and then you are invited to easy overview of which applications are update. So programs, like Firefox and connecting to the Internet like GlassWire Thunderbird, can be made to do this does – it doesn’t even let you easily link automatically! The ‘BUT’ is that they are individual packets to the applications that open and honest about what information sent them. I really don’t recommend using they collect and allow you to stop them from collecting this information if you GlassWire to block applications, either. If an application needs to connect to chose. 2. Are you sitting down? Microsoft use the Internet for a valid reason and you information about system failures to block it from doing so, that application correct and update your Windows and just won’t work properly. If you don’t make it safer. There I said something nice trust an application enough to let it use about Microsoft Now can I get back to your Internet connection, you probably shouldn’t be using that application in the tearing them apart? 3. How many of you use web storage first place. Just a thought! from Microsoft, For further information or advice on Google or DropBox? Although not strictly computing,contact Trevor on 689 892 745 or canducomputing@hotmail.co.uk phoning home these
Roquetas Mayor And Son-InLaw Named In Fraud Allegations by Martin Shortland
The mayor of Roquetas has once again been named in a court action, this time against him and his son-inlaw. The allegations, going back many years, concern the granting of contracts within the municipality, to the company Jarquil Green, worth millions of euros. It’s not the first time the mayor, Gabriel Amat, has been embroiled in fraud and corruption allegations during his 25 year term in office. The mayor’s son-in-law, Jose Zapata, was a director of the company, Jarquil Green between 2008 and 2014. After an investigation instigated by the United Left political party, the Provincial Prosecutors Office decided last week to uphold the complaint and made a formal announcement of the charges against the two and also one other person. The serious charges are listed as, Fraud, Deception, Misrepresentation of Fact and Prohibited Official Public Activity. The case has now been sent to the courts in Roquetas which will initiate the necessary public investigation, based on a large document submitted by the Guardia Civil. The document contains details of five contracts in particular that were granted during the period Jose Zapata was with the company. One of those contracts, for the provision of palm trees worth in excess of 30,000 euros, was questioned at the time by three other companies who tendered for the work. They wondered why the contract had been awarded to a company – Jarquil Green – which had only been set up a few months before. Urbaser, the firm which provides the refuse collection and cleaning service for Roquetas, has also been implicated in the investigation. Their contract was
September 2016
World’s oldest fish hooks found in Japanese island cave
A pair of ancient fishhooks found in a cave in Japan. The two fishhooks are made from sea snail shells Archaeologists have found the world’s oldest fish hooks in a cave on the Japanese island of Okinawa. The pair, dating from about 23,000 years ago, were carved from sea snail shells and found with other ancient relics, according to a paper. It is thought humans inhabited the island from at least 30,000 years ago, surviving despite scarce resources. The findings suggest a wider use of advanced maritime technology in that era than previously thought. Modern humans first moved to offshore islands some 50,000 years ago. While fishing has been essential for early humans to spread around the planet, it is unclear how the technology evolved, with evidence limited to sites in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. “The new evidence demonstrates a geographically wider distribution of early maritime technology that extended north to the mid-latitude areas along the western Pacific coast,” according to the National Academy of Sciences. The fish hooks predate ones found in Timor, thought to be at least 16,000 years old, and Papua New Guinea, from at least 18,000 years ago. Also found in the cave were two partially carved fish hooks, tools, beads and food debris. The paper’s authors even suggest that those who visited the cave did so seasonally, when certain species of crab were at their “most delicious”. http://www.bbc.com
renewed last year for the provision of the service, but many opposition councillors questioned the validity of the renewal, saying that no other companies were considered. In a joint venture, Jarquil Green and Urbaser were awarded a 200,000 euro contract in 2008 for the Botanical Gardens; a subsequent 40,000 euros was later added to the deal. The Prosecutors Office states that this award was made, quote, ‘In an unjustifiable way,’ and added that, ‘No reasonable consideration was given to other offers,’ two of which were substantially lower than the Jarquil Green/Urbaser tender. It also questions the increase in the budget once the contract had been awarded. Possibly the most contentious and largest contract was for the Shield Plan, a scheme to improve green spaces within the municipality. It was far reaching, covering not only Roquetas, but Aguadulce, El Parador and Vicar: it was worth in the region of 800,000 euros and handed to the Jarquil Green/Urbaser consortium. The prosecutor’s statement says, ‘There is no available evidence on record to show what evaluation was made of the proposals, or the appropriateness of the offer made by Jarquil Green/ Urbaser.’ It goes on to say that two other bids – both below the price agreed with Jarquil Green – were turned down, but again, there is no record of why those decisions were made. So once again, it’s not possible to know the reasons that led to Jarquil Green/Urbaser being awarded the contract. In 2009, the Jarquil Green/Urbaser consortium was given another large contract, worth over 400,000 euros, for the construction of new bicycle routes. Fifteen other groups submitted bids for the work, all of which were virtually identical, but yet again the work went to the company who had secured a number of very lucrative contracts in the past few years - Jarquil Green. The Prosecutors Office says that, ‘It is suspicious that there
is no evidence in writing to justify why the work was given to the highest priced offer from the joint venture.’ It is also alleged that the full amount of work set out in the terms of the contracts was not carried out, as sums of money – in one case, 35,000 euros – had been set aside to cover the cost of procuring the contracts. The Prosecutors Office statement says there are certain irregularities which must be looked into regarding these and other contracts which have not been specified, adding, ‘It must be determined why one company was favoured to the detriment of others and also to the detriment of the public purse.’ As I reported last week, initial proceedings have also been started in the local courts regarding the council’s proposed development of the land between Roquetas and Aguadulce known as Las Salinas. The mayor has in the past been named and subsequently cleared, in a number of corruption scandals, most notably over the building of the Gran Plaza, the Auditorio Theatre and a housing development in Las Marinas. A statement issued by Mr Amat last week said he was calm and had trust in the powers of justice, adding, ‘I am willing to collaborate with the justice department and hope that will expedite all procedures in this respect to prove my innocence as soon as possible.’ He denied awarding any contracts to his son-in-law, saying that fact had been made clear in the four enquiry commissions set up by the City Hall and conducted earlier this year. Mr Amat has been mayor of Roquetas for 25 years and is a powerful figure in the PP – the Popular Party – holding the position of regional president.
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grimy ripped sheets plus a choice of filth covered pillows available. A small wobbly dresser if touched will release its heavy marble back onto the floor, The patio doors cleverly have gaps top and bottom to allow easy access for insects and rodents. The terrace has a dirty upended chair to admire the view across to the goat farm. The en suite has no shower curtain, a broken towel rail and a permanent leak under the basin which leaks into the wall and onto the floor. Back into the hallway and a water cooler has been left with a decade of dust and filth upon and behind it. Tenants are welcome to clean it up and see if it works. Bedroom 2 has 2 broken wall lights with the live wires carefully left exposed, an 'antique' TV on a grime covered stand sits in the corner and the bed has been cleverly arranged to display the blood stained mattress and pillows. The en suite is partly unpainted with stains throughout and again a broken towel rail. No shower curtain is needed as by free holding the shower no water will splash. It goes without saying that all shelves and cupboards in both downstairs bedrooms contain the owners possessions. Upstairs to the rubbish filled utility room. For hot water tenants will periodically need to carry heavy gas bottles up the stairs to the temperamental boiler. The 4th bedroom is accessed via the terrace through an unlocked door. The mattress is too small for its broken base and has been left unmade for guests with a couple of chests again filled with the owner’s paraphernalia. A grease covered oil filled radiator is available though we were unwilling to touch it to check it works. There is a library of books left in the bookcase and further rickety 'antique' items of dirty furniture. The en-suite has been left without a shower curtain as Spain’s hot weather means spilt water easily evaporates. Though without an extractor fan we're not sure where the water goes to in any of the bathrooms. A quick look up reveals the loft door which has flaking plaster all around and lends a worry of it falling in. Outside to the large roof terrace and 2 broken sun loungers lie in wait. Plus 4 broken chairs, a handy blue dirty plastic sheet and a broken down slime covered hot tub that 'only needs a service' we are told if the tenants would like to arrange to pay for it. In heavy rain the terrace ingeniously has only one small water escape and instead of it flowing away outside of the building; it’s designed to flow into the central courtyard below. A brick is there ready to cover up the hole real quick; otherwise the courtyard below fills quickly with rainwater and flooding will occur without fail within the property. Tenants need to promise never to be away from the property when it starts to rain. Paddling can then be enjoyed in the puddles that stay for days. Outside there is more broken furniture, a dead electric fan and plenty of rubbish strewn in the garden for tenants to muse about. The owner seeks tenants that will enjoy the property for its rustic and rural charm and not expect any cleaning or improvements to be made. A love of 'antiques' is also preferred. Periodic visits by the mortgage lender looking for the owner are also to be expected. More information and photos are readily available by contacting the agent.
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As a result of the Supreme Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling in June over the controversial mortgage ground clause, where the registration of some mortgages were deferred awaiting correction, the increase in home sales in Spain slowed to just 1.1% in July, over the same month of 2015, reaching a total of
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transactions rising by 2.9% year-on-year, reaching a total of 27,089 sales, while sales of new housing registered a 6.5% decline, year-onyear, to just 5,995 transactions. In monthly terms (July over June), home sales fell by 10.2%. In July, the greatest number of home sales per 100,000 inhabitants were registered in Valencia (125), followed by the Balearic Islands (123) and Catalonia (102), while AndalucĂa was the region to record the most home sales in absolute terms, with 6,588 transactions, followed by Catalonia (5,911), Valencia (4,889) and Madrid (4,601).
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In a ‘Back to School’ campaign designed to encourage first time home buyers or those wishing to find a bigger home, the real estate portal, Casaktua.com, has launched a promotion offering over 5,000 homes for sale in Spain for an average monthly mortgage payment of 300 euros. The company’s commercial director, Chus de Miguel, pointed out that while there is already talk of recovery in the housing market, buying a home at the moment could also be an opportunity of making a saving, as experts placed the average price of rental housing at 758 euros per month in July of this year, while those people earning between 15,000 and 18,000 euros per year could manage “without problems” a mortgage payment of around 300 euros monthly, for a home with an average price of 63,000 euros. Included in the campaign are homes ranging from 68 square metres for 77,000 euros in the Balearic Islands to homes of 95 square metres for 53,000 euros in Extremadura, while in Madrid, homes of 70 square metres are being offered for 72,000 euros,
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5 questions every landlord should ask themselves
Becoming a landlord can offer all sorts of new opportunities and can be a very lucrative market to get into. Some landlords chose to make this their primary source of income, while others do it while maintaining a job. It can bring excitement and challenge, but it can also be quite daunting and hard work. Ensuring all I’s are dotted and T’s are crossed can generate stress, particularly when selecting the right landlord insurance. This can be the difference between financial security and insecurity, and ensuring your assets are totally covered. To make things a little simpler here are 5 questions every landlord should be asking themselves. Once you’ve answered these you’ll be on the right track to finding the best cover for you. 1. Will you fill it? This question can be applied to two things; will it be occupied, and will you furnish it? There is often a period in between old tenants moving out and new tenants moving in where the property may be unoccupied and empty. Not all insurance policies will cover contents or building during this period. It would therefore be beneficial to find this out before you select a cover. Second is whether or not you plan to furnish the property. Contents insurance is different to landlord insurance, and you should always seek advice on adding this to your policy too. That way ou can rest assured that the money you spend on furnishing the property is covered should anything happen.
2. Who are you renting to? This question can determine the risks associated with the agreement and property. Informing the insurance company of who you are renting the property to will allow them to
offer sufficient cover based on this. It’s no secret that all landlords want good tenants, but it’s not always so easy. Requesting in depth information, guarantors and references from your tenants can help with this. 3. What are the hazards? Accidents can and will happen, this is something you unfortunately cannot control. Ware and tare will occur and in some cases malicious damage can too. Not every insurance policy will cover this, thus seeking a thorough provider and policy will ensure this is covered.
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Other hazards may include threats of flood, falling of trees and collision. Building insurance will cover these instances, and all landlord insurance will demand you have this, so be sure to cover it. 4. Have you safeguarded your rental income? If for any reason your tenant can’t pay rent, say for financial issues or if the property becomes temporarily inhabitable, does your insurance cover this? Should you select comprehensive landlord insurance this can be covered. Not all policies will, so ensure you find out if it does. That way if you are reliant on your rental income, should anything bring payments to a halt, at least you’ll be covered. 5. Have you been totally honest? Last but not least, have you truly given all relevant details of your property and intentions to the insurance broker? It is vital that all areas are covered, from who you intend on renting to, to plans of extending the property. Once these details are covered your insurance broker can offer a fully comprehensive and specific cover to meet your requirements. So with that it’s clear to say that yes, there are a lot of questions you as a landlord should be asking yourself about your insurance, but they are really essential to ensure you are totally covered. http://www.dailywaffle.co.uk/
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Traditional refurbished cortijo with many original features retained. The house is set in the heart of the village with stunning views, and features 3 bedrroms, 2 bathrooms. To the front of the property there is a parking space and to the side a courtyard, also to the front is approx 400m2 of very fertile land currently used for growing vegetables. Overall the property has been finished and maintained to a high standard. Fantastic value for money
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Well appointed detached home on the outskirts of Oria , walking distance to local bars and the many amenities of this busy town. This home is in excellent order and must be viewed to appreciate the style and setting. Featuring 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms , log burner, private swimming pool , aircon , underfloor heating as well as many other extras This home represents excellent value for money
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Traditional and fully renovated two storey cortijo with elevated views across the countryside. Features 2/3 beds and 1 bath. This home is in an ideal location based in a small hamlet of homes with elevated views across the rambla yet is only a 10 minute drive to the many amenities of the market town of Albox. This house has many original features including a stable style split door entrance, traditional fireplace with log burner, beams on the ceilings and many others. Downstairs there is a decent sized double bedroom, bathroom, separate dining room and a fully fitted modernised kitchen with a belfast sink. Upstairs there is a larger double bedroom and an open upper mezzanine area that could be easily converted into a 3rd double bedroom at very little cost. Enjoy fantastic elevated views across the rambla from the large rear terrace. Recently renovated and repainted this home also features a new roof, repainted throughout and two separate cave rooms that could be used for additional outside storage. Must be viewed to appreciate the setting, original features and value for money.
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Rise in Spanish House Prices Moderates to 3.9% in Q2
According to the latest House Price Index data published by the National Statistics Institute, the price of housing in Spain increased by 3.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of the year, which is almost two and a half points less than the 6.3% year-on-year increase registered in the first quarter. This most recent increase represents the ninth consecutive quarter in which housing prices have registered positive year-on-year rates. With regard to the type of dwelling, new housing prices increased by 8.4% compared to the second quarter of 2015, which is more than two points higher than the increase registered in the previous quarter (+6.1%), while the price of second hand housing rose by 3.2% year-on-year in the second quarter, which is more than three points lower than the advance recorded in the first quarter, of +6.4%. Quarter-on-quarter (second quarter over the first quarter of 2016), housing prices in Spain increased by 1.8%, accumulating two consecutive quarters of rises. Between April and June the price of new housing increased by 3.7% over the previous quarter, and is 1.1 points higher than the increase registered in the first quarter. Second hand housing prices rose by 1.5% quarter-on-quarter, compared with a rise of 1.3% registered in the previous quarter. The HPI published by the National Statistics Institute is compatible with the requirements of Eurostat and complements data published on a quarterly basis by the Ministry of Development. Among its objectives is to serve as an element of comparison between the EU Member States with regard to housing prices. keyro
Pound still fragile after Brexit
Luke Trevail, a currency exchange specialist at forex brokers TorFX, looks at the factors driving the pound’s exchange rate this week. Despite the political worlds getting back to work earlier in September, the currency markets still appear to be on their holidays with relatively little in the way of any movement over the last week. The narrow trading range has been between €1.18 and €1.17 since the move down following the ECB’s comments of last week. When you consider we were above €1.2050 earlier in the month, the move downwards has highlighted the lack of appetite that the pound has and, for me, brings into focus the fragility to the currency over the coming weeks and months. The Bank of England met yesterday and were reassuringly steady on their predictions for the UK
Two in Ten Foreign Tourists Plan to Buy a Home in Spain
A survey carried out by the real estate franchise Iberia Real Estate in the principal coastal tourist destinations of Spain during the months of July and August, revealed that two in every ten foreign tourists to the country are considering the purchase of a second residence in Spain. It is expected that the record tourism figures registered in Spain this year, with an increase of 6% over last year, will also have a beneficial economic impact on the real estate sector, led by German tourists, who are most interested in acquiring Spanish housing on the eastern coastal areas of the country such as Murcia, Valencia, Catalonia and Mallorca. According to the survey, it is no longer only the traditional cities which are the most popular choice for foreign visitors, with the holiday destinations and home searches by foreign tourists this year varying greatly, from Andalucía to Cantabria and Galicia.
economy in the longer term. “The Committee now expects less of a slowing in the UK GDP growth in the second half of 2016”. This should mean that economic growth expectations for the UK get revised up which would ordinarily strengthen the pound. Any hope of a pound party was dampened however when the sentiment from the minutes of the meeting suggested that a further interest rate cut from 0.25 to 0.1% could be on the cards when they next meet in November. This helps to underline the fact that the pound is still on shaky ground. The European Union leaders are meeting in Slovakia today and discussing primarily how to regain trust after the UK voted for Brexit. In addition to the economy, Angela Merkel said that they need to improve on security, defence cooperation and staving off the threat of contagion with other countries joining the UK in their decision to leave the bloc. Theresa May will not attend the meeting as officially the Brexit strategy is not on the agenda. With Merkel stating that “solutions for Europe are needed” as “we are in
The main buyer profile, according to the analysis, is a male between 40 and 50 years of age with family, and the threat of terrorism in the Mediterranean is the main consideration for these potential buyers, realising that the situation has changed and that during the coming years it will be a risk to travel to once-popular places such as Tunisia, the South of France, Turkey, Egypt and other Arab countries which until recently were top preferred tourism destinations.
El Mundo reported that, according to the real estate franchise, home sales have grown this summer by 30%, and will continue to grow during the rest of the year, boosted by the purchases made by foreign buyers attracted, in part, by bank-owned properties being offered for sale at attractive prices with discounts at times approaching up to 50% of their value. keyero.com a critical situation”, some form of protection from the rain coming from under the cloud of uncertainty that is Brexit, could go far. Those of you who need to change pounds into euro should bear in mind that this uncertainty surrounding the UK and its implications for the pound will run and run. Negotiations on when Britain will leave Europe are likely to start only after the German election next October, and the appetite for sterling will almost certainly wane in the meantime. http://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com
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The City of Cadiz
Cadiz stands on a peninsula jutting out into a bay, and is almost entirely surrounded by water. Named Gadir by the Phoencians, who founded their trading post in 1100 BC, it was later controlled by the Carthaginians, until it became a thriving Roman port. It sank into oblivion under the Visigoths and Moors, but attained great splendour in the early 16th century as a launching point for the journey to the newly discovered lands of America. Cadiz was later raided by Sir Francis Drake, in the struggle to gain control of trade with the New World, and managed to withstand a siege by Napoleon's army. In the early 19th century Cadiz became the bastion of Spain's anti-monarchist, liberal movement, as a result of which the country's first Constitution was declared here in 1812. Some of the city's 18th century walls still stand, such as the Landward Gate. The old, central quarter of Cadiz is famous for its picturesque charm, and many of the buildings reflect the city's overseas links. Worth a visit are the city's Cathedral and churches of Santa Cruz and San Felipe Neri, which is famous throughout Spain as the place where, in defiance of Napoleon's siege, the provisional government was set up with its own liberal Constitution. Other points of interest are La Santa Cueva, home to several paintings by Goya, and stately mansions such as the Casa del Almirante and Casa de las Cadenas. The old city looks quite Moorish in appearance and is intriguing with narrow
cobbled streets opening onto small squares. The golden cupola of the cathedral looms high above long white houses and the whole place has a slightly dilapidated air. It just takes an hour to walk around the headlands where you can visit the entire old town and pass through some lovely parks with sweeping views of the bay. Unlike most other ports of its size it seems immediately relaxed and easy going, not at all threatening, even at night. Perhaps this is due to its reassuring shape and size, the presence of the sea making it impossible to get lost for more than a few blocks. It also owes much to the town's tradition of liberalism and tolerance which was maintained all through the years of Franco's dictatorship, despite this being one of the first cities to fall to his forces and was the port through which the Republican armies launched their invasion.
The blind beetles and child slaves of Cadiz’s ancient underworld Deep below the city is a history lesson dating back more than five millennia, complete with Roman waterways, tombs and labyrinths Under the bustling, sunlit squares and streets of the southern city of Cadiz lies a hidden world of Roman sewers, alleyways, tombs and labyrinths – a smuggler’s paradise and a hidden maze of intrigue to fire the imagination. But most of the time, it is a world ruled by small sightless beetles that have lived underground here for close to 6,000 years. Once thought to be extinct, they are now a protected species whose feet leave furrows as they march through tunnels that, as far back as the eighth century BCE, were a hive of human activity. Here, an alternative history has been played out, but at such a depth to prove practically inaccessible. As befits a hidden world, it’s often hard to separate fact from myth in the tunnels of Cadiz At the Gadir archeological site, underneath the Tía Noruca Puppet Theater in the center of the Atlantic port city, there is evidence of the daily life of Andalusia’s first settlers, the Phoenicians, who came here in the 9th century BCE. Here, from an elevated walkway, visitors can look down on their city, taking in the homes and tools they used, and even the fossilized remains of cows that wandered the streets. The site also harbors the resting place of an unknown denizen of Gadir, dubbed Mattan by archeologists, who died in a huge fire around 720 BCE. There is also an altar to healing gods as Apollo and Hygieia. “Cadiz is a city that was founded from the East and that worshiped deities of the underworld,” says
Darío Bernal of Cadiz University. “They created a gateway to the other world.” At the nearby Casa del Obispo archeological site, by the city’s cathedral’s eastern wall, 1,500 square meters of ruins have been excavated, taking visitors on a journey from the 8th century BCE to the 1700s. Once a Phoenician funerary complex, it became the city’s Episcopal Palace in the 16th century. Opened to the public in 2006, it was closed two years ago amid a legal dispute. Meanwhile, access to the waterways built by the Romans has for many years only been possible via private properties and the odd drain. But now, thanks to Germán Garbarino, who runs the Casa del Obispo, the public can access one of these tunnels dating back to the 3rd century BCE. Child slaves Six-and-a-half meters below ground, in damp air that leaves you breathless, water trickles in through holes in the rock. “Judging by the size of the holes, it looks as though child slaves were used, which fits with the height of the spaces for the lanterns,” says Garbarino as he indicates the black from the flames. There are also water tanks from the 16th century whose color indicates the different levels of water. “Lime and red ochre pigments that formed a watertight mass were used for the tanks,” says Garbarino. Most of the time, this is a world ruled by small sightless beetles that have lived underground here for close to 6,000 years That’s not all. Under the city is another labyrinth of alleyways built in the 17th century that were
used to move troops, before being taken over by smugglers. Known as the caves of María Moco, they were said to harbor a witch who would eat children who dared to come near her, a cautionary tale undoubtedly told to keep youngsters away from the smugglers. Speleologist and businessman Eugenio Belgrano, who explored the length of these vaulted tunnels as a child, has put his enthusiasm for the underground world to good use and pushed for the 17th-century catacombs to be opened to the public. These can now be accessed from the center of Cadiz. Five meters down, visitors can see silhouettes of what appear to be corpses on the walls. “This place was used as a refuge during the Spanish Civil War, and before that were possibly a meeting place for the Rosicrucians, who were linked to the masons,” says Belgrano, pointing out a drawing on the wall showing symbolism related to the order. “Many foreign masons have come to see it and now a group of experts are studying it in more detail,” says Belgrano, who has published a book about the Pozo de la Jara, the city’s only source of fresh water, and reportedly used by Christopher Columbus before setting out on his second trip to the Americas. As befits a hidden world, it’s often hard to separate fact from myth in Cadiz. Further academic study is needed to confirm the many theories that have emerged over the centuries, while the city and regional authorities could do a lot more to shed light on this important legacy, which for the moment is largely the preserve of Cadiz’s population of millenarian beetles el pais
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Luncheon Etiquette
A family lunch in Spain, to the uninitiated can sound rather like a drunken fist-fight while a family luncheon in Alqueria has been known to mobilise the army. The Alquerian variety is full of contradictions. Certainly anarchy prevails, but it is anarchy with a protocol. Unlike the northern European counterpart one must arrive early for lunch. It isn’t a matter of politeness it is the Alquerian penchant for malevolent gossip. To arrive early makes one a gossiper, to arrive late one becomes the ‘gossipee’. The traditional gossip will have an initial nucleus of truth but by the time the individual in question arrives he or she will be held responsible for every global misfortune from the Black Death to the Tory Party. Many victims have had to leave Alqueria and live in Spanish exile. Amalia Culogrande who arrived very late now lives incognito in a large paper bag behind Loco Paco’s dung beetle stables. The most important rule when attending any sort of occasion in Alqueria where food is involved is, you mustn’t eat anything. This is not a matter of protocol or politeness it is a matter of survival. The astute among you will ask the question. ‘Why attend the luncheon party in the first place?’ In answer to this I will draw the reader’s attention to the above paragraph. One has to develop the technique of pretending to eat. Politicians are good at
this as they are highly trained in the art of ‘pretending to tell the truth’ which gives them the edge. Would be diners must learn to masticate thin air and swallow imaginary morsels of imaginary food. To reinforce the impression of eating one can pretend to have indigestion, a bout of flatulence will add that finishing touch. Not actually eating the food does leave one with a problem, mainly the food remains on the plate. A small hungry rodent such as the Alquerian Three Toed Stenchrat can be smuggled in and surreptitiously feed but animal rights groups are against this practice. A better solution can be had at Pepe Malaropa’s Clothing Emporium where suits and party frocks can be bought with hidden waterproof pockets especially constructed for the hiding of food. One may however consume the liquid refreshment. Remitroot, whether in the form of beer, wine or spirits is the jewel in the crown of Alquerian cuisine. While I was carrying out my research in Alqueria I had my first taste if Remitroot Whisky. After my third glass I passed out, when I regained consciousness I was driving a refrigerated lorry to Düsseldorf. So armed with the above advice one can accept that luncheon invitation with confidence and dine like only an Alqueria can. Buen provecho
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Priest: Reverend Pauline Williams 950 956 166 / 687 250 860
Archaeological Museum
Every Day, Open from 10:30-14:00 and 17:00-20:00. Closed Monday mornings. At C/ Conde de Aranda. Tel: 968 493 287. Entry: Individual €1.20 Groups €0.60
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Sports Centre every Monday at 10am Five tables equipment supplied, coaching given if necessary, all standards welcome. Contact George on 965 326097 or Gordon on 966 848304 or e-mail drewgeorge49@ yahoo.com.
St. Nicholas Ecumenical Church
We hold services each week at 10.30am on Camposol, Mazarron. Everyone is welcome to join us. For further details, CALL the church on 665 302 019
A parkinsons Support Group
On Tuesdays at 11am At Bobbie Jo·s, Los Montisinos For a chat and a cup of tea For further information contact Wally Williamson On 966 770 871
Roman Catholic Church
Saladillo, Mazarron ( close to Camposol) Mass in English every Saturday at 4.30 pm Mass in Latin every Sunday at 4.030pm For further information please contact Father Octavio on 676 219 445 or Father Carlos on 628 824 555.
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CHATTERS SUMMER BREAK
The next Chatters will be on Wednesday 21st September at the Pasty Shack (near to the Mercadona), Rio Nalon in Los Alcazares. There will be the usual complimentary refreshments between 10.15 am and 10.45 am followed at 11am by the usual quizzes and games with the opportunity to win modest prizes. The speaker will be a return visit by the popular local historian, Antonio Zapata, who will continue telling us about the history of Los Alcazares. Everybody is welcome. This meeting will also be the first opportunity to purchase tickets for the Chatters Christmas Carvery Lunch which will be at the Pasty Shack on Wednesday 14th December. Last year was a sell out so be sure to buy your tickets early. Chatters is a monthly informal group allowing people to meet old and new friends. Sponsored by Help At Home, a local Charity which provides help and support in their own homes to people needing a little temporary help following ill health or other issues. HAH make no charge for this help and rely on Fundraising and Donations to cover costs. Follow Help At Home on Face Book or find out more at www.helpathome.es
MARKET DAYS IN THE AREA Monday - San Pedro del Pinatar Tuesday - Los Alcazares / Alhama de Murcia Wednesday - Santiago de la Ribeira / Fuente Alamo / Totana Thursday - San Javier / Camposol Sector A / Lorca Friday - Isla Plana (Summer only) Saturday - Mazarron Pueblo / Aguilas Sunday - Puerto de Mazarron / Mar Menor / Cabo de Palos
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The FAST2016 Responders have had another busy month, being on call 24 hours a day and training every Tuesday and extra training provided by Debbie on Friday. During the past few weeks, we have recruited additional volunteers who will receive guidance and training from our Training Team to become fully qualified and accredited FAST2016 Responders on Camposol. Unfortunately, due to the shortage of FAST2016 Responders, there have been a few days over the last few months where our service has been suspended. There is a pre-recorded message on the emergency number for such an occasion. However, we are hoping that full cover will imminently be resumed as soon as our new recruits are fully trained and accredited by Murcia Health Authority. We should also like to welcome back Carl, Mandy and Suzanne to FAST2016; it is always nice to welcome old friends back to our team. FAST 2016 are planning a "Health Awareness Day" on Saturday 24th September at Mariano’s on A Sector; everyone is welcome. More details will be posted on our web page or from the bookstall on the Friday Market on B sector. This initiative may be expanded to get the health awareness message across to various groups for the benefit of the community of Camposol. More information on our web page. You may have noticed that we have changed the colour of our tops since we reformed in June, but rest assured that you will still receive the same assistance from all the Responders and Supporters as previously. Trips The coach trip to Alicante is now fully booked thanks to Sue and Jane. The next trip will be an early Christmas shopping trip to Benidorm on Wednesday 16th November, tickets on sale outside Euronics on a Friday at €15. Enjoy a day at your leisure, shopping in the market/site seeing/chilling. The day is yours to do with as you wish. On Tuesday 13th December there will be the “Ultimate Christmas Shopping Extravaganza!” For €20 per person, there will be three trips in one:- Licor43 Experience, Free afternoon to shop at La Zenia Boulevard, Visit to Iceland at San Javier Planning is underway for the Christmas Fayre at Mariano's on Saturday 29th October. There will be the normal traders, the renowned cake stall and lots more! Plus the FAST2016 raffle with fabulous prizes on offer will be drawn. Please do not forget that FAST2016 is always looking for new Responders to help provide the continuity of this wonderful service to the residents of Camposol. If you would like to join our friendly team and, at the same time, receive training so you can provide excellent lifesaving skills if required, then please contact us at our recruitment email address provided below. Regular Tuesday training sessions will recommence at the beginning of September. All the information is on our web page, www.FAST2016.org. E mail, recruitment@fast2016.org or call the information number 634 309 899.
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In 2016 we aim to expand our teams of listeners around Spain. If you are resident in the Mazarrón área and would like to hear how you can join us as a Listener or spare a few hours a week to help with fundraising / other events held in the area please contact our General Manager stephenrbaker@outlook.com to register interest in attending an initial group meeting locally. www.samaritansinspain.com Also on Facebook and Twitter. (Volunteer positions are unpaid but certain expenses can be claimed)
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Wednesday October 5th. - Ladies evening at Mariano’s with Fashion Show, Stalls, Bingo and dancing to Woody. Come along and support 3 local charities - Age Concern, MABS and MAD. €4 Wednesday October 19th.- This month we welcome the return of the popular trio Vice Verse Her, great music to listen and dance to. €8 November 9th. We are off to Benidorm for lots of shopping, first stop the Market. Lots of time to explore the old town shops before returning after dinner. The Rich Bich show is now fully booked but there is room on the coach for you shoppers. ONLY €10 Wednesday November 16th. For this months dance we welcome a 4 piece band, Starbeats. They are new to this area, playing 60’s music including a Beatles tribute and more. €8 November 24th. Madrid & The Races. Staying 4 nights at the city centre 4* Tryp Cibeles on B&B. Shop on Black Friday for bargains and enjoy a trip to the horse races on Sunday. Also included are trips to the beautiful Palace of San Lorenzo and The Valley of the Fallen. €350 p.p. December 7th. Welcome Christmas Party. One of the highlights of the year featuring the wonderful Ricky Lavazza and supported by a great duo Time Warp. This really kicks starts the festive season and is always very popular. €12 December 31st. New Years Eve Dance. See the new year in with your friends singing and dancing to 3 very popular artists, our own Christine, Terry J and Rob Sweeney. Included is an excellent buffet with Champagne at midnight. A coach is available for €7. These tickets fly away so be quick. €20 For more information or to book your tickets for 2016 events only, call Rosemary on 620 105 179 February 17th. 2017. Granada Trip. 3 nights on half board at 3* Monjas del Carmen city centre hotel. On the return journey we will visit the amazing cave houses and museum in the fabulous village of Guadix. All this including coach travel €215 p.p. March 16th. 2017. St. Patrick’s Day in Benidorm. Paint the town green and watch the procession on Friday 17th. Staying at the 3* Ambassador Playa1 for 4 nights on half board with a visit to a chocolate factory on the journey home. Coach travel included €215 p.p. For more information or to book your tickets for 2017 events only, call Steve on 697 960 590
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I came across Rose Tremain quite by accident and just wish someone had recommended her books to me a lot earlier in life. The Road Home portrays the main character Lev, an Eastern European from somewhere such as Poland or Slovakia. We know for certain that his country was a communist one but the writer is vague about his country of origin. Not to think about it, not to feel inside him the finality of what had happened, that was all he craved now. Nothing else. Nothing beyond or after or yet to come. None of that. Only the feeling of not feeling. Amongst other things the book relates to displacement and through Lev, Lydia, Vitas and the gay Chinese migrant workers we are made aware of their struggles. That doesn’t mean that the native British characters don’t feel a similar sense of isolation because some of them do. Ruby, at the old people’s home is lonely and feels abandoned by her family and Christy, Lev’s landlord suffers depression because his wife has left him and she refuses to let him see Frankie, their daughter. He turns to alcohol. Lev is a widower with a young daughter he idolises. His wife, Marina died at 36 and his ageing mother Ina looks after Maya whilst Lev seeks his fortune in London. It’s a hard decision for him to take and throughout the story we have plenty of contact with his mother, daughter
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as well as Rudi his feisty friend, a counterpart to Lev all still living in Auror with constant flashbacks or telephone conversations. For Lev it is a difficult journey away from his family, still grieving over Marina, angry with the Communist regime for running down the economy and allowing the timber mills to close, forcing unemployment and creating financial hardships. That has been the situation for 2 years. I have worked with many Asians who are separated from their families and loved ones in order to find work to support their families in third world and developing countries so I respect and admire their decisions to leave their families in order to do exactly what Lev was trying to do-send money and necessities home and try to save for a better future. It’s a big sacrifice to make. We read so much about immigrants coming to the UK in particular for work who end up claiming benefits for themselves and their families, especially from Eastern Europe. Lev is one of the decent guys, prepared to do anything to make ends meet initially. He is legal and not an asylum seeker although he is constantly facing prejudice and cruelty from British people, physically and mentally. It was hard to leave his country of origin and he felt bitter. He wanted to become a man-of-the-world, a saviour to his family. When he didn’t have the money for accommodation he slept outside. His first
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A GOOD START TO THE SAMM AUTUMN RACE SERIES
Six boat s and their crews competed in the f irst day of the Sailing A ssociation Mar Menor’s Autumn 2016 series on September 11th, a good number considering many members have not yet returned to Spain af ter their summers away. Wind was 5 to 7 Knot s NE and sea state moderate. It was decided by the RO to conduc t one race consisting of 6 laps. A fairly lengthy course was set
entailing approximately 25 to 30 minutes per lap. Star t gate was bet ween the bows of the t wo moored ferries with the race of f icials having excellent oversight from one. The star t gate was slightly narrower than usual and proved to be an exciting challenge, which all boat s met with excellent handling skills. First to go were the t wo sailf ish with only 5 seconds separating
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them over the star t line. The dinghy star t was even more exciting with all 4 boat s jostling for position and crossing within seconds of each other, too close to set them apar t. Six laps proved to be quite tiring for some of the crews and pret t y soon they were all spaced out over the course. Despite that, with the slight adjustment s of the handicaps since last season, the f inal result s were quite close with Sirocco f irst followed by Shoestring Dos and Tres in close pursuit. At the debrief ever yone agreed that it was a good course, a ver y enjoyable day. It was pleasing to note that almost ever yone stayed for the debrief and a lit tle social get together af ter wards.
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Balsicas Atletico 1 Mazarron FC 0
A superb sixth minute goal gave Balsicas a victory they just about deserved on the balance of play and meant that Mazarron's poor start to the season continued. With Raul absent it was left to Javi Torrano to play as a lone striker with Boudia brought into the starting line up in a holding midfield role. Balsicas's goal came when their best player Jose Antonio latched onto a long ball down the middle and hit a cracking volley from outside the penalty area giving Juan Pedro no chance. Balsicas totally dominated the early stages with Juan Andreo forced to clear off the line and Pedro went close with a shot across the face of the Mazarron goal. At the other end Cesar broke clear on the right for the visitors but his shot was saved by the Balsicas keeper.
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Mazarron's best chance of the first half came on 28 minutes when a through ball from Chino found Javi on the left. The striker's shot was heading goalwards but Juan Eduardo in the Balsicas goal managed to push the ball onto the far post before it bounced back into his arms. Then Chino made a surging run down the left and his cross was half cleared to Boudia who volleyed over the bar. Mazarron started the second half brightly with Javi continuing to plough a lone furrow up front but lacking support around the penalty area. Despite having more of the play Mazarron were restricted to long range shots, the best of which came from Cesar who hit a fierce drive from 25 yards which the Balsicas keeper saved.
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Mazarron again went close after 70 minutes when Ruben's looping shot was clutched gratefully by the Balsicas keeper after a free kick was only half cleared. Balsicas had to wait until the 79th minute before their first shot on target in the second half and Juan Pedro had to dive smartly to his right to turn the ball round the post for a corner. Despite having the better of the second half Mazarron were unable to create any clear cut chances and goal scoring is obviously going to be a major problem this season with only one scored in the first four games. Balsicas maintained their unbeaten record and moved up to fifth place in the league while Mazarron remain in the relegation places in sixteenth position.
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Sport Shorts by Tony Matthews • GB’s Paralympians had a great time in Rio - finishing second behind China in the medal table with an overall total of 147… 64 gold (gained in eleven different events), 39 silver and 44 bronze. Spain (11th) won 31 medals. • GB’s most decorated Paralympian, cyclist Dame Sarah Storey, won her 12th, 13th and 14th gold medals; equestrian rider Natasha Baker won four golds while swimmer Bethany Firth, horsewoman Sophie Christianson and athlete Hannah Cockcroft won three each. • Jess Stretton (16) gained archery gold; swimmer Ellie Robinson (15) won bronze in the 100m freestyle and the youngest competitor, Abbey Kane (13) took silver in the 100m backstroke. • Sadly in Rio, Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad (48) died after a crash. •There were Champions League wins last week for Leicester and Manchester City, a draw for Arsenal but defeat for Spurs at Wembley, while in the Europa League, Manchester United lost, Southampton won and Dundalk drew. • Last weekend there were Premiership wins for Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Everton, Leicester, Liverpool, leaders Manchester City, Southampton, Spurs, Watford and WBA. • Huddersfield, Scunthorpe, Plymouth and Celtic lead the Championship, Leagues 1 and 2 and the SPL respectively. • Real Madrid, Barcelona and Las Palmas stand 1-2-3 after four games in La Liga. • Joe Hart kept a clean sheet on his home debut for Torino. • Northampton’s recordbreaking 31-match unbeaten run ended last Saturday at Chesterfield. • This week’s 16 League Cupties include Derby-Liverpool, Everton-Norwich, Newcastle-
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