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GRAN CANARIA SUMMIT DEVASTATED BY FEROCIOUS FIRE G

RAN Canaria has been in everyone’s thoughts after it suffered yet another devastating fire which forced the evacuation of nearly 1,200 people from 20 villages and all because of a soldering iron, it is believed!

The ferocious blaze, which has taken days to get under control due to the intense wind, has affected about 1,000 hectares, much of it protected land, on the summit of the island.

Residents said they feared “the end had come” when they saw the fire break out in the Artenara district on Saturday lunchtime and the flames just spread to encompass all in its path.

At the time of going to press, a team of 600 people were still fighting the fire, both on the ground and the air, and were likely to be on the scene all this week to dampen the tinderbox conditions in case it flared up again. There has been help from all the other islands, including Tenerife, and the mainland in terms of resources and moral support.

The emergency services have been much praised for their “magnificent efforts”, working around the clock in shifts in a bid to contain the fire, including through the digging of ditches and spraying hundreds of thousands of gallons of water on to the land.

Pictures are beginning to emerge of the scorched earth which will be a major blot on Gran Canaria’s landscape and because it is in the summit, very visible to all. It is now yet known how many properties were damaged but on Saturday night alone, 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the municipalities of Artenara, Tejeda and Gáldar. More people were told to leave their homes on Sunday night because of an

imminent threat and the increase in wind speed.

Almost immediately after the fire broke out, a 55-year-old Spanish man was arrested at his home in the summit on suspicion of causing the fire through a spark from a welding machine he was using on open land. If this proves correct, he will be prosecuted for imprudence or recklessness and could face prison.

Residents and the authorities are devastated by the fire which looks like it could have been so easily avoided.

One resident said they were given only a few minutes to leave their home and just grabbed a few personal items, pets and some farm animals. Most spent the nights in municipal shelters, such as schools and sports halls.

The president of the Canary Government, Ángel Victor Torres echoed everyone’s heartbreak and promised they would give as much help as possible to all those affected.

FURY AS RYANAIR CONFIRMS CANARY BASE CLOSURES

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OLIDAYMAKERS flying with Ryanair are facing yet more misery as workers in the Canaries have decided to go on strike after the airline announced closure of its two bases in the islands.

Union representatives say they are not prepared to accept the situation, which they believe will involve the loss of

hundreds of jobs. The strikes will involve between five and eight days in September. This will add to the misery of strike

dates already called by Ryanair pilots in August and September over pay.

The Canary Islands’ staff say Ryanair told them in separate meetings with cabin crew and pilots that the bases in Las Palmas and Tenerife would close on January 8th, “without any guarantee over safe-

guarding jobs or relocation.”

“Ryanair has informed us that it will close the bases on January 8th and that it has no intention of reopening them in the medium term. In addition, the airline says there will be layoffs in January, without guaranteeing the possibility of relocation. These layoffs aren’t

quantified but there are about 200 workers here, ” said Jairo Gonzalo, organisation secretary of the USO union section in Ryanair and cabin crew of Tenerife Sur.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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CANARY ISLANDS NEWS

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SPANISH NEWS

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PUERTO DIARY

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ENGLISH LIBRARY

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PET’S / MOTOR WORLD

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THE LOOKOUT

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HEALTH MATTERS

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The closures will not mean that Ryanair will stop flying to the Canaries but the unions fear it will result in less seats and less services. They allege it will “jeopardise some 5,000 daily air seats” though this has not been confirmed by the airline.

The unions says a representative of Ryanair travelled to Tenerife from Ireland and told them it would have 30 fewer planes next year and “has decided to move them from the less profitable bases and relocate them in other countries and airports with growth plans.”

But Jairo Gonzalo said this was nonsense: “As if it were possible to justify that the Canary Islands are unprofitable, when all the planes are full and the tickets sold well in advance.”

The unions say they believe Ryanair is “using this situation to put pressure on governments and get subsidies” as it had heard hints that the closures could be reversed if the airline received financial help.

Representatives are also worried that the company won’t stick to its promise of complying with Spanish labour legislation over dismissals.

“This makes us laugh,” said Jairo Gonzalo who added they had no other choice but to strike.

Alejandro Cazorla, SEPLA union delegate at Ryanair, said: “This is a stressful situation for those who see their jobs in danger because they do not know what will happen to them or their families.”

A Ryanair spokesperson said: “As announced on 16th July, due to the late delivery of up to 30 Boeing MAX aircraft this winter a number of Ryanair bases will be cut or closed this winter. These consultations are taking place with our people at affected bases currently. No routes will be affected as they will be served by flights from other bases from November when the winter schedule starts.”

STEPPING DOWN

“An honour to serve you” says Simon Manley in farewell message

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HE British Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley has penned a “farewell and thank- you” letter as he steps down from his role.

In it, he says: “I leave my almost six years as HMA to Spain with a wealth of wonderful memories of this fantastic country. I understand why so many UK Nationals choose to live and visit here.

One of the tremendous privileges of this job has been to meet many of you, the British Nationals involved in your communities in so many different ways. Those of you volunteering with organisations like Cruz Roja, Age Concern and so many more; helping fight forest fires in Javea or looking after British cemeteries; those raising funds to help those in need; young people volunteering with organisations like Street Angels in Mallorca, helping to look after British visitors to the island or British councillors serving their local communities.

The footprint of British

education relies on UK Nationals living and working here, as teachers and assistants in the many British schools and language academies. UK Nationals are also working in businesses across Spain – from bars and restaurants on the costas to the Big Five accountancy firms.

It has been an honour to

represent Queen and country and to serve you, the UK nationals living here. If I have one final message as we leave the EU, it is to make sure you, your friends and family are properly registered as resi-dents. And check on your neighbours – make sure they are registered too.

I wish you all continued

health and happiness in your lives here in Spain.”

The next British Ambassador to Spain will be Hugh Elliott, who begins his post on Monday August 19th.

The ambassador has reached the end of his posting and is moving on to another diplomatic appointment, as is customary in the diplomatic service.

Concerns in Playa San Juan as promenade work drags on

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UIA de Isora council has promised to do all it can to speed up the completion of works along the promenade of Playa San Juan.

Municipal officials met several weeks ago with business representatives to discuss the works around Avenida de El Emigrante.

Work began last September with an expected period of eight months of execution for the first phase of the area between the pier and El Hierro street. “ We u n d e r s t a n d t h e discomfort of businessmen and residents, especially for the San Juan Beach p a r t i e s . We a r e d o i n g everything possible for the Cabildo to force the

contractor of the work to meet the established deadlines ” says Eduardo González, town planning and accessibility councillor.

Fencing has been relocated so people can walk more freely though an appeal has been made to them to act responsibly.

The road access has also been opened for residents of the Isla Bonita and La Gomera streets, as well as access to the pier where fairground attractions have been installed (measure that will only take place during the

holidays).

This project seeks to modernise the coastal core promenade between the Pier and Las Salinas Square (Cultural Centre), opening up

the promenade to the sea after having removed the wall that limited it.

Once the work is finished, there will be more shaded areas and a bike path.

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Arona to fill 24 police vacancies Six arrested for “to strengthen security” series of “love hug” muggings A TENERIFE INVESTIGATION

RONA is aiming to fill all its police vacancies as it strives to improve security in the municipality.

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ATIONAL Police have arrested six people for carrying out robberies and thefts with violence in different places in Spain, including Tenerife.

The three men and three women, aged between 20 and 49, are accused of belonging to a criminal group which used the “hugging” technique to steal from its victims.

They are suspected of 13 crimes in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Valencia, Alicante , Murcia and Seville.

The investigation was initiated by the National Police in Santa Cruz de Tenerife after receiving a complaint that reported the theft of a luxury watch valued at 16,000 euros.

The complainant reported that two young women had approached him when he was outside a mall and through different pretexts to have physical contact, had struggled with him and snatched the watch he was wearing.

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ting agents focused on identifying these two women and the vehicle they used as a means of escape, checking two women with numerous police records for crimes against incidents committed throughout the geography of Spain.

Likewise, they discovered a man who, in order to facilitate their escape, acquired the vehicle of a private individual on Tenerife, without changing ownership to hinder their identification.

These findings evidenced an organised group that travelled throughout the country to commit theft crimes, mainly aimed at the theft of luxury watches of elderly men through the ‘love hug’ procedure, although in case of not being able to seize them in this way, they used violence instead.

Until September 2nd, interested parties may submit their application for the 24 vacancies announced by the local council.

The Official State Gazette has already published the vacancies available in Arona, constituting the largest public offerings of places for the Local Police in recent years.

The council says this significant number of police officers will strengthen security in the municipality and new services launched in recent months, such as the El Fraile police office.

“In this way, all the vacancies of officials allowed by the legislation have been assigned to the Local Police, following the guidelines of the current government group for the next four years, one of whose axes is that of security. These places that correspond to public employment offers 2017-2019,” said a police spokesman.

In the next four years, the government group intends to continue applying all the necessary policies to continue

improving security in the municipality and “have all the necessary resources, both human, as well as in infrastructure and material resources. As for this provision of police, we must add the new headquarters of the Local Police, new material resources, such as a drone, and computer programmes that streamline and modernise the management carried out by the Police, thus working towards the police that Arona needs and ideserves

as the capital of the south,” accord-ing to the Mayor, José Julián Mena.

The council is particularly encouraging young people to apply.

Police to crackdown on bottle parties on beach

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OLICE in Santa Cruz are to take special measures in a bid to crackdown on bottle parties in the area of Las Teresitas beach.

Reinforcements are to be brought in on Sundays in particular when this type of activity shows an increase. There is particular concern over the number of minors joining in.

Councillor for security, mobility and environment, Florentino Guzmán said: “Although controls and preventive work are carried out throughout the week by the Local Police throughout the municipality and, logically also on the beach, given the situation we are detecting, we must act, especially during Sundays.”

The crackdown will also be on so-called disco cars and agents will place special emphasis on avoiding alcohol or drug use among minors.

Alcohol breath checks and drug tests will be carried out on drivers who go to the beach area with their vehicles.

“All these measures are necessary for reasons of safety, health and protection of minors, as well as for the sake of improving road safety and living together in this popular beach that thousands of Santa Cruz people enjoy every day.

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“SMART PLAZA”

First for Tenerife as El Fraile gets new square with anti-pollution paving

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HE driver of this lorry was seriously injured after the vehicle left the road and plunged down a ravine in San Miguel de Abona.

The accident happened just before 5am on the TF-65 at Km3.

The Canary Emergency Service, Tenerife Fire Consortium, the Civil Guard and a doctor and nurse from the Los Cristianos health centre all attended following a call to the 112 emergency control centre.

The lorry landed on its passenger side so the driver, aged 54, was not trapped. However, he suffered serious injuries and was stretchered to safety by the fire brigade and given first aid at the scene before being transferred to hospital. He sustained multiple injuries.

Because of the steep terrain, the firefighters had to set up a pulley system to get his rescue cage back up to level ground.

STREET FLAMES

Fire in apartment

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IREFIGHTERS from San Miguel de Abona were called out to a house fire which occurred just after 8.34pm on the third floor of a building on calle Fuerteventura in El Fraile.

They had to control the fire from two locations, the street because flames were coming from the window and once the flames decreased in their intensity, from the stairs inside.

The fire originated in the living room and spread to other parts of the apartment, affecting 40 square metres.

Local police and medics also attended.

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L Fraile has seen the opening of a smart plaza that decontaminates the atmosphere, absorbing and transforming harmful gases.

Arona council has opened the renewed square of the church of El Fraile, which has undergone a process of modernisation and adaptation to the accessibility regulations.

Part of the scheme introduces a pioneer element in the Canar y Islands: a photocatalytic pavement that, in a process similar to photosynthesis, absorbs and degrades harmful gases, such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), until they become harmless.

Intelligent photocatalytic pavements have begun to be used in recent years in public spaces due to the important problem posed to public health by pollution of urban

centres, derived, above all, from the burning of fossil fuels by vehicles. All this by the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and other harmful compounds.

In the midst of the debate on pollution in cities, this is the option chosen by Arona in the remodelling of the square of the church of El Fraile, which began at the end of the previous mandate and that have consisted of a modernisation integral of a space that had become outdated and that did not comply with the regulations on accessibility.

The Mayor of Arona, José Julián Mena, accompanied by councillors for the environment, José Luis Gómez, de Obras,

Leopoldo Díaz Oda, and citizen participation, Ruth Alexandra Lorenzo, explained that “the integral modernisation of the square was a demand very important on the part of the residents, who wished to have an accessible and modern public space, two elements in which we have gone hand in hand with sustainability, with the installation of this decontaminating pavement. ” The calculations made indicate that this type of pavement can neutralise 100% of the pollution generated by up to 1,000 vehicles with an installation of an area of 100x10 metres of photocatalytic soil.

The works, which were within the framework of the

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The environment, previously, did not comply with the regulations on accessibility, so it has been necessary to introduce various improvements, such as the extension of the access ramp and the integration of the square in the environment, replacing the enclosure walls with railings light, as well as planting new trees, creating a quality public space for residents.

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“RIDDLE UNRAVELLED”

Police investigating Language School murder make nine arrests

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HE brutal murder of a businessman in La Laguna in April of 2018 has finally been solved, according to the National Police.

Nine people have been arrested as a result of intensive investigations which included sifting through a million phone records for clues. Police say the person who carried out the shooting is among those arrested.

A police spokesman said: “On April 17th, 2018, at 10.10pm in the parking lots of the Official Language School of La Laguna, a man was shot while inside his vehicle after leaving class. The perpetrator of the crime made eleven shots of which nine hit various parts of the victim’s body, causing death on the spot.

Several witnesses acknowledged seeing two men in the vicinity of the parking lot, waiting and partially covering their faces with a neckerchief. During the flight, the authors circulated in a prohibited direction towards Los Menceyes Avenue, where they burned the vehicle used to destroy the evidence. The alleged material perpetrators, after committing the murder, hid in a house in La Laguna, before moving to the south of the island where they remained

hidden for three weeks.”

Investigators noted that the victim was carrying a die-cut plastic holder in his wallet that lacked a phone card, a card that did not match any of the ones he used in the two mobile phones the victim was carr ying. Thanks to the exhaustive analysis of more than one million data obtained, the police officers managed to close the circle around nine people.

“One of the greatest difficulties that the homicide investigators of the National Police faced was the impossibility of taking statements and making arrangements with witnesses and the victim’s environment.

The wall was maximised to avoid interference and destruction of evidence, given the profile of the principal investigated and alleged inducer of the murder. Even one of those investigated repeatedly went to the police offices to provide false facts about the victim, with the clear purpose of disorienting investigators,” said the spokesman.

The nine people arrested

ITEMS PAWNED

Friendship ploy led to burglaries

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ATIONAL Police arrested an 18-year-old man for five thefts committed in two homes located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and La Laguna between the months of February and July.

are said to have used a network of phones to communicate with one another, often gaining the lines by usurping the identity of foreigners. In addition, it was also known that the used vehicle had been stolen on the Sunday before the murder and transferred to Candelaria, where it remained hidden until Tuesday, April 17 and where the license plates were exchanged for those of an abandoned vehicle in an industrial estate.

The bullets and caps collected at the scene of the crime were analysed by the Forensic Ballistics Section of the General Police Police Station, determining the

experts who had used a semiautomatic pistol with the modified barrel.

“This is typical of weapons that have been rendered useless and require a gunsmith with specific knowledge to be able to rehabilitate them, which led to the connection of another of those arrested with the facts investigated,” said the police.

One of the arrests was carried out in Gran Canaria and the others, together with raids, in La Laguna, El Rosario, Tacoronte, Güimar, Arona and Granadilla de Abona. Two guns were recovered.

Police have not specified any of the circumstances or a motive for the murder which will emerge in the trial.

The modus operandi was the same in all cases as he first gained the trust of friendship with different young people to access their homes. Once inside, he took advantage of any moment of distraction to steal money and jewels that later he sold in pawn shops.

Police had received a series of complaints, mainly throughout the month of June, which involved thefts from homes but with no forced entry.

Items stolen included cash and jewellery, 24 karat gold coins, rings, necklaces and pendants. In one of the cases, the victim assessed the total amount of the haul to be more than 3,500 euros. They all had a mutual friend, a young man of 18 years.

Police said the offender sold at least 52 gold items, valued at 10,000 euros. Some valuables were returned to their owners.

DAY CLOSURE

Council alert over markets

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UIA de Isora council is relaying important information about its popular markets.

The Agrotraditional Market of Alcalá will be closed on August 19th (as it was on August 12th).

However, the Playa San Juan Beach market will remain open on Wednesdays at its usual time.

El Rosario appoints new police chief

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HE Mayor of El Rosario, Scholastic Gil and the first deputy mayor and councillor for citizen security, Sara Cabello presented Antonio Hernández Batista as the new head of the Local Police of El Rosario.

Approaching 30 years as the agent of the Local Police of El Rosario next October, he has taken over from Blas Henríquez who will serve in the municipality of San Cristóbal de La Laguna.

The Mayor said that “the professionalism of the new head of the Local Police adds to a trajectory of almost three decades in our police which, in addition, gives him a high degree of knowledge of the different realities of our municipality” .

Sara Cabello thanked the dedication of the head of the Local Police, Blas Henríquez, “for his delivery to safeguard the safety of the residents of the municipality in many services” and said that “we are sure that the new head of the Local Police will face this new stage with great professionalism in the performance of safety and prevention work for the benefit of citizenship and has all our confidence.”

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TACORONTE ACCIDENT

New Cabildo Motorcyclist dies president in crash promises to A eliminate road bureaucracy

man has died in a car-motorcycle collision in Tenerife.

The accident happened in calle Fray Diego street, at the height of the Plaza in the municipality of Tacoronte just after 9.20pm.

The man who died was aged 54.

The Canary Emergency Service and local police attended following a 112 call requesting help.

The SUC staff could only confirm the death of the motorcyclist due to the serious injuries he had received.

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HE new president of Tenerife’s Cabildo, Pedro Martín has pledged that “technical and bureaucratic obstacles “affecting the island’s roads will be eliminated by the end of the year.

At a press conference following a meeting with the Minister of Public Works of the Government of the Canary Islands, Sebastián Franquis, which was also attended by the vice president and regional councillor for roads, innovation and mobility, Enrique Arriaga, both institutions expressed their interest in finding solutions to such important works as the Insular Ring, the Las ChafirasOroteanda link and the TF-5 motorway.

With respect to the completion of the Insular Ring, the Regional Public Works Advisor assured that work is being done so that the project can proceed “if no further impediment arises, at the end of November”.

Sr. Martin said the project awarded for the section that will go from El Tanque to Santiago del Teide “is not a real highway.” In any case, he stressed that being a project approved in the previous mandate “it will not stop” although he added that he will work in parallel on a new project which would be “the one that citizens need.”

On the Chafiras-Oroteanda link, Pedro Martín stated that an agreement was needed between the Insular Council of Water, dependent of the Cabildo, with the Government of the Canary Islands. Hence, he added that “a solution cannot be demanded from the Canar y Islands Government when the Cabildo had not done the task. It was an incomplete project ”, while explaining that the legal services are already

working to speed up the signing of the agreement.

Sebastián Franqui said “the execution deadlines will be met.”

Another of the points discussed at the meeting was the resolution of the problems that affect thousands of drivers on the TF5 north highway daily.

The insular president said: “ We have found that the Cabildo did not have the necessar y environmental document. It was a failure that we will have to solve before the end of the year in order to request the commitment of the Government of the Canary Islands, in order to comply with the agreement. ” Enrique Arriaga said the meeting made it clear that “the priority of the Cabildo de Tenerife is the roads” and he welcomed the creation of two technical and political commissions “to expedite all the pending processes ; in fact, another commission for the control and follow-up of all agreements with the Ministry has been created ”.

Sebastián Franquis claimed “the level of financing currently available for roads is well above the capacity to carry out projects” and said delays could have been avoided.

The meeting was also attended by the General Director of Infrastructures of the Canary Islands Government, Agoney Piñero and the regional technician, Gloria Marcías. The first meeting of the technical commission will be held at the end of August and the next one will be at the beginning of September.

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MAN ARRESTED

Cocaine checks in Fañabé

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OLICE have arrested a 23-yearold man in the Fañabé area of Adeje after he was found with 48 bags of cocaine.

National Police were carrying out routine checks, during which various people were stopped and searched.

The drugs were found inside a transparent bag and were obviously ready for street sales.

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SITES NEEDED

New rules and facilities urged for motorhome holidays

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SHOTEL is urging administrations to provide adequate infrastructure and regulate the use of motorhomes in the archipelago.

The hotel management group believes that this holiday formula, as respectable as another, must have clear rules.

“The Hotel Association of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro, Ashotel, urges the competent public administrations to provide adequate areas and infrastructure for motorhome parking, as well as to develop a clear regulation of use of this holiday formula in the Canary Islands, which is as valid as any other,” it said in a statement.

“The hotel management believes that all tourist activity must be regulated and that many of these vehicles are currently parked for long periods in parking lots near the coast, which reduce space for those holidaymakers Canarian, nationals or foreigners - who approach the beach every day and find no place to leave their car.”

La Laguna looks to expand new Parkinson centre open soon VITALLY NEEDED

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A Laguna council will study the possibility of expanding the facilities of the new centre for people with Parkinson that will open its doors in the coming months in the Geneto area.

Although state regulations allow parking in public car parks enabled for this purpose, Ashotel says it makes no sense to occupy a public area for weeks and sometimes months with a large number of motorhomes, which often cover entire lines of parking lots in streets near to the coast.

“From Ashotel we believe that this situation is not desirable even by the motor-

home users themselves, who do not have adequate spaces to carry out their tourist activity, but also by the rest of the users, who suffer the difficulties of finding parking lots to make use of the coast,” said the manager of the hotel management, Juan Pablo González.

Ashotel says the situation is repeated at different points of the archipelago during holiday periods. Adequate areas with different basic services were therefore needed.

The hotel management’s stance coincides with that of the Motorhome Platform in the

south of Tenerife which has offered its help to Guía de Isora council to advise on the creation of a service area for this type of holiday vehicle in the location.

“Ashotel believes that for a rational use of the coast and nearby infrastructures, it is necessary that competent administrations sit with all the parties involved and seek a solution as consensual as possible, creating a rational norm and solving the current problems posed by this type of tourist activity,” says the group.

La Laguna’s pledge over school conditions

First deputy mayor and head of social welfare and quality of life, Rubens Ascanio, together with finance councillor, Alejandro Marrero visited the facilities with the director of the Parkinson’s Association of Tenerife, Nuria Campos.

The centere is located in municipal facilities and is part of a project promoted by the Association. Its implementation will allow the municipality to become a reference within the archipelago in the care and services provided to people suffering from this type of degenerative disease that affects some 4,000 people throughout the Canary Islands.

Rubens Ascanio said: “This centre will take advantage of a space that was in disuse and that, through the financing of

the Institute of Social and Social Care (IASS) of the Cabildo de Tenerife, has been able to develop a project that will be more than beneficial for people suffering from this pathology ”.

He praised the work that the Parkinson Association of Tenerife in recent years and said that its objective is “to continue strengthening the collaboration that the council maintains with it to serve people and families living this problem.”

Sr. Marrero stressed that the expansion of the facilities and services of the centre will be studied in order to enhance the current project, in line with the objective of the new municipal government to work and find solutions to provide the best care to citizens.

Car break-ins at beauty spots MAN ARRESTED

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A Laguna council will be carrying out improvement works at 30 educational centres during the school holidays.

The work is aimed at improving the safety, accessibility and sanitation of the facilities, as well as the beautification of educational centres, painting and improvement of the enclosures and common areas.

The Mayor of La Laguna, Luis Yeray Gutiérrez, the councillor for works and infrastructure, Andrés Raya, together with education, Alberto Cañete, visited one of these centres, the CEIP Las Chumberas, where tasks are being carried out for conditioning and accessibility.

“Our goal is that all schools in the municipality are in the best availability for use at the beginning of the school year, so that the teaching and extracurricular activity can develop normally throughout the year,” says Andrés Raya.

The 30 centres include two nursery schools, 26 centres for primary and primary education, as well as two adult centres with two subsidiaries each: the Northeast Centre, in Tejina, with subsidiaries in the area from El Pico and the hamlet of Las Carboneras; and the San Benito Centre, with subsidiaries in La Verdellada and Los Andenes, Taco.

33-year-old man has been arrested for breaking into cars parked at Tenerife beauty spots.

Police caught him as he was fleeing the parking area of Playa del Roque de las Bodegas in Taganana. This individual was identified as D.S.M.T. and he was intercepted aboard a vehicle travelling in the direction of the capital of Tenerife.

The police patrol was alerted to the commission of a robbery inside a rental car belonging to a Russian tourist. The same vehicle had been implicated in another robbery in the area, specifically at the Benijo viewpoint, a day earlier.

In his car, they found binoculars, sunglasses, a screwdriver, a watch, a multipurpose knife and a high-end mobile phone.

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man died after falling more than 120ft down a hillside in Icod de los Vinos.

The accident happened just before 6.30pm in Charco La Mareta and led to a full-scale rescue attempt which sadly ended in tragedy.

Firefighters from Icod de los Vinos and volunteer firefighters from Ycoden-Daute reached the victim by foot and collaborated with the GES helicopter which flew him to the helisurface of La Guancha. From there, he was rushed to hospital by ambulance.

Local Police, the Civil Guard, the SUC and a doctor and a nurse from the health centre of La Guancha all collaborated.

The man had suffered serious injuries.

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DAYLIGHT ROBBERIES

MORGAN’S DEAFNESS

Loro Parque leads the way Farm gangs with study into the hearing of homed in on a ton of avocado whales

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recent study with the whales of Loro Parque and published in The Journal of Acoustical Society of America has perfected the methodology that helps assess the hearing capacity of large whales, a very complex technique due to the huge layer of fat that covers their brain.

For this, synthetic sound waves have been developed that take into account the anatomical characteristics of the animals’ inner ear, so that they stimulate all the neurons responsible for detecting the different sound frequencies at the same time. This produces a more intense brain response in cetaceans, which is easier to measure through fat.

“This methodology opens the door to the study of the acoustic capacity of large whales, something that so far has not been possible, and which is critical in establishing how the growing underwater noise is affecting them,” said a Loro Parque spokesman. “The impact of humanity on the increase in noise in the oceans represents a great threat to cetaceans and this type of study is

essential for states and international organisations to establish measures to protect and limit noise to protect whales.”

In addition, this study has served to confirm the deafness of Morgan the whale, which had already been detected by her caregivers and verified with other previous scientific studies. The technique used on this occasion is the most sensitive that exists, so Morgan’s total absence of brain response to the sounds leaves no doubt that this rescued killer whale in Holland has a deafness whose cause is unknown.

Since Morgan’s deafness was first detected, the Orca Ocean team of caregivers, in Loro Parque, has designed a system based on gestures and lights that they use to com-

municate with her and that has allowed her full integration into the group. Today, Morgan is in a perfect state of well-

being in the Park and has already had her first offspring, Ula, who will be a year old in September.

ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING

Three arrested for selling elephant ivory

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IVIL Guard agents belonging to the Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) arrested three people for smuggling of protected species after elephant ivory was offered on the market for 9,000 euros.

The two men and a woman from Santa Cruz de Tenerife and El Rosario had three carved elephant tusks and also a lynx fur coat.

The investigation was carried out during the months of June and July within the framework of the Life-Guardians of Nature Project and the Spanish Action Plan against Illegal Trafficking and International Wildlife Furtivism (TIFIES).

Those arrested are accused of a crime against flora and fauna and have also been reported for violation of contraband regulations.

They could face a prison sentence of between six months and two years.

All the intervened effects have been delivered to the Customs and Special Tax police units of the Tax Administration in Santa Cruz de Tenerife for further study and assessment.

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OLICE in the north of Tenerife have broken up a gang which robbed isolated farms and fincas, getting away with a massive haul which included a ton of avocado.

Civil Guard agents belonging to the team specialised in the investigation of agricultural and livestock robberies (ROCA) investigated seven people in the so-called Uralita operation as alleged authors of at least eleven crimes against heritage and socioeconomic order in the agricultural field , as well as a person as the alleged author of reception.

The investigation began earlier this year when agents observed an increase in theft of tools and tillage in several tool rooms located in the municipalities of Tacoronte, El Sauzal and La Orotava. In addition, the authors appropriated considerable

quantities of avocado from the same agricultural facilities.

Police were able to verify the existence of two separate groups who still maintained links and shared information.

The modus operandi was always the same: thefts in broad daylight and access to the plots by areas where they could hardly be seen.

The value of agricultural tools, together with avocados, amounts to more than approximately 4,500 euros, fluctuating fruit prices, since this factor depends on the market.

Some of the items stolen have been recovered by the Civil Guard agents.

HEAD INJURY

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HE emergency helicopter was needed to rescue two people, one of them a 13-year-old boy, who were injured in a quad bike acci-

dent.

It happened on a track in Fuente Santa in the municipality of Icod de Los Vinos in the late afternoon.

The boy suffered severe head injuries whilst the other rider, a man aged 69, hurt his legs. The teenager was transferred by medical helicopter from the SUC to the University Hospital of the Canary Islands whilst the older man went by ambulance as his injuries were less severe.

The 112 emergency control centre was told that the quad had come off the track and fell between ten to 15 metres. The site was in a very woody area so firefighters got to them first before taking them to a location where the helicopter could land.

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All Saints Enzo...happy ever after Church news K9

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LL Saints Church is a little piece of England tucked away in the picturesque Parque Taoro, Puerto de la Cruz. Our Services Holy Communion on Sundays 9.30am and 11am and on Wednesdays at 10am. Our fortnightly Taize Services with the German Lutheran church begin again on Thursday 12th September at 5.30 pm.Come and join in our fellowship together you will be very welcome.

At the end of July we very sadly said goodbye to our Interim Priest of 15 months, Reverend Paula Clifford . We thank you Reverend Paula for your time with us all, for your many changes that you have introduced to improve Christian Fellowship not always easily but always for the good of the church in mind.Two memorable occasions marked the end of her stay with us ,after the Sunday Service a Bring and Share lunch was held and on her last Service the Wednesday she officiated at the celebration of the 20th Wedding Anniversary Blessing of our treasurer Chery l and her husband Jose. A befiting end to her time with us all.

All Saints is planning to start a Scout Group in October , and are looking for volunteers who are interested in becoming Scout Leaders , Assistant Scout Leaders or Section Assistants, so if you enjoyed Scouts or Guides in your youth why not give it a try.

Initially it will be a Beaver Colony ages six to eight and a half years old ,a great and new opportunity for children to enjoy interesting and fun activities and meet new friends . If you are interested please phone Cheryl on 635666343 or E Mail to cheryl6921@hotmail.com

Some dates for your diaries Wednesday 14th August we start our fortnightly Bible Studies in which we shall be looking at Pauls Letter to the Romans.

During September we will be holding another Bring and Share lunch these are proving extremely popular and very tasty too.

Date will be published in the next issue of Tenerife News October 6th Harvest Festival will be celebrated with a Bring and Share lunch. This is a time when the church gathers produce mainly from the generosity of our local British schools and gives to the poor. The church is always bedecked with the wonderful offerings.

Saturday October 5th is the date you have all been waiting for, the start of our Car Boot season, once again the church grounds will be humming with buyers and sellers alike. Food is also available which makes it a great day out and a chance to meet old friends and catch u . Details of pitches or any query re Car Boots to our Churchwarden Wendy Sanderson 922320978 0r 605486792.

As All Saints is once again in an interregnum our locum priest till the end of August is Reverend Brian Tubbs who is here with his wife Gwynedd. For queries call Reverend Brian on 922384038 or Wendy on 922320978/605486792.

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FRIENDS OF TENERIFE

HE recent coach trip to Iceland in the South was preceded by a visit to Las Galletas which was a first for the Friends and enjoyed by all.

The venue for our next lunch, is the Restaurant Magnolia in La Paz. The time is , as is customary, 1.00 for 1.30 p.m. The price 16.50 euros for members.

On September 17th there will be a Buffet Lunch at the Hotel Masaru, one of our most popular events. The price is 16.50 euros and the time, 1.00 for 1.30 p.m.

Watch this space for more forthcoming events, to which all are welcome.

If you are not already a member of the ‘Friends Of Tenerife’ and would like to help us to help those less

fortunate than ourselves, please contact either Maureen or Jean (details below). The annual subscription is only 15 euros, and this, and the proceeds from our events and raffles go to our local charities who are very much in need of our help, and are extremely grateful for our support.

For more information, or to book for any, or all, of our events, please contact Maureen on 922 341 979 , or Jean on 922 384 809. You can also follow us on Facebook.

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OR those of you that are familiar with K9, or who come up and volunteer to walk our dogs, you will know that some of our dogs have been there for two or three years on average. We did have some dogs who had been there for six or seven years but finally found their forever homes and got their happy ever after.

Five years ago, Enzo was brought to the attention of K9.

What started out as a normal day for Enzo, quickly changed, when his owner put him into the car, drove him to K9, took him out of the car and just drove off. Enzo was only about one or two years old at the time. Can you imagine how confused and scared he must have felt? He has just been abandoned by someone who he trusted and now he was alone. Of course, we immediately took him in and started to look after him.

Fast forward to present day and Enzo is still at K9. When he first arrived, he was a friendly sweet boy who enjoyed his walks and his cuddles and then there an unfortunate incident at the kennels. I personally was not at K9 at this time, but a couple of years ago, three dogs from K9, were stolen from the kennels. Enzo was one of these dogs. We are not sure what

they wanted these dogs for but about a week later, they were all brought back, found by a gentleman nearby. The other two dogs that were stolen in this incident have since been happily adopted but not Enzo.

He has one slight issue and that is, that he doesn’t like people to touch him. Something happened to him when he was stolen because he came back a different dog. It is unfair on Enzo as he didn’t ask for this, it was not his fault. Enzo won’t react to you if you feed him, give him treats but you over step his comfort zone if you try and pet him and he will react.

We currently have him training classes once a week to try and help him overcome this massive fear he has and we believe with consistency and more training, Enzo will be able to get back to his normal self again and enjoy the pleasure of cuddles from his favourite human. As you can see from the photo, he is a big white

fluffy ball and looks very sweet.

He has been in the kennels for five years now and is seven years old. He needs to get out and grow old comfortably in a soft bed surrounded by people

who love him, and have patience with him. If you are interested in meeting Enzo, please be aware, it will take some time but if you persist, the hard work will pay off!

YOUR HELP

Puppies survive horrific ordeal

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ET again we experience horrific cruelty by humans. These poor puppies were left abandoned to fend for themselves, dumped in an old sheet by the side of the motorway. They are now in our care and thriving having been thoroughly checked by our resident vet. The local school children were delighted to give them some well deserved love and cuddles.

Please do call the refuge on 664321219 or 602463242 between the hours of 8am -17.00 if you can help in any way as we are always in need of tinned dog food for our older dogs, puppy milk, blankets, towels, sheets, dog toys, collars and leads, if you have any of the above to spare they would be very much appreciated at the refuge, or visit Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons from 14.00-17.00pm and Saturdays 13.00- 16.00. The dog’s especially enjoy a gentle walk down to the beach for a cooling paddle in the sea. So please do come and walk the dogs if you have some time to spare. We are situated directly under the Eolica Parque exit 52 on the TF1 north bound which is after the after the El Medano junction . Head for the giant windmills on the coast and we are the buildings on the right hand side or email the refuge at teneriffa@aktiontier.org or visit our Facebook page

YOUR HELP

Fetén is at Tierra Blanca and is looking for a home

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ETÉN is only 4 years old and is absolutely adorable. He has so much love to give and adores people of any age! And he is also very handsome. So why not give this great dog an opportunity? He would be over the moon to have a family and somewhere to call home.

The Centro de Proteccion Animal de Tierra Blanca is located off the TF1 motorway, about half way between Las Americas and Santa Cruz, by the restaurant Los Chasneros, just 200m above the motorway.

They do not ask for adoption fees, only a donation of food and photos to let them know how the dog is getting on in his/her new home.

Call Rachel on 629 031 273.

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OWNER KILLED

WALL PLUNGE

Chef appears in court Irish accused of murder at Lanzarote teenager restaurant suffers fatal

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59-year-old Canarian man has appeared in court charged with murder following a shocking incident at a restaurant in Lanzarote when its owner died of a stab wound to his neck.

The man, identified as Federico A.E.M, was remanded in custody without bail but before being taken to prison, he went to hospital complaining of stomach pains.

He is accused of the murder of his 45-year-old Moroccan boss, Rachid B, who ran the Las Vegas restaurant in Puerto del Carmen.

He was arrested on the premises by three police officers, one of whom disarmed him of a knife.

The brutal stabbing happened on Thursday afternoon, August 1st when the restaurant was preparing to open for the evening shift.

Witnesses said the owner suddenly appeared in the doorway, holding his neck which was bleeding profusely.

He tried to run to a nearby shop for help but tripped over a bicycle.

“I heard him say ‘police, police’ with his hand on his neck without almost understanding what he was saying,” said a shop assistant.

Police say the victim was the owner of the restaurant and the assailant was one of his chefs, originally from Gran Canaria. A row is said to have broken out, resulting in the suspect picking up a kitchen knife and stabbing his boss.

The victim was married with three children.

The “Las Vegas” restaurant is much frequented by British holidaymakers who describe it as “a hidden jewel”.

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The area around the restaurant was packed at the time with residents and

tourists who were said to have been “greatly shocked” by the incident.

Police are studying CCTV cameras which recorded the attack.

INTERNATIONAL CHEF

15-year-old Irish boy has died after suffering an accident during a holiday with his family in the Canary Islands.

At one stage, the teenager went into cardiorespiratory arrest but medics were able to revive him with a heart machine. He was rushed to hospital with a serious head injury but did not survive. He was later named as Mikey Leddy from Navan, Co Meath.

Police are investigating exactly what happened near the beachfront of the resort of Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote just before 4am on Monday morning, August 7th.

The emergency services have confirmed he smashed his head on the floor after fell from the top of a wall along Avenida de las Playas but are not sure how. He fell from a

height of about 15ft. Two local police officers were first on the scene and helped him until two ambulances arrived.

A spokesperson for the Canary 112 emergency control centre said: “We received an alert informing that a man was injured after falling from the top of a wall. A 15-year-old male had suffered a critical head trauma. Upon arrival, medics confirmed he was in cardiorespiratory arrest and performed advanced cardiopulmonar y resuscitation, reviving him.”

The 15-year-old died in hospital.

The investigation is being led by the local police.

Lanzarote EasyJet gets top increases profile of award from Lanzarote gastronomic festival T PROMOTIONS PRAISED

HE 2019 Lanzarote Island Award has been awarsded to the easyJet airline (easyJet Airline Company Ltd.).

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ANZAROTE’S annual gastronomic festival is going international this year.

Minister of Economic Promotion, Ángel Vázquez (PP) held a meeting with a wide representation of restaurateurs, winemakers, cheese makers and other artisan producers of the island

to address the details and novelties of this consolidated event.

The presence of the renowned chef Ferrán Adriá in Lanzarote in September, as an aperitif to the celebration of the Festival, and the internationalisation of the event with the participation of Lisbon, will be some of the novelties this year.

Saborea Lanzarote 2019 Enogastronomic Festival that will take place in Teguise on November 23rd and 24th.

“This event is a pioneer in the Canar y Islands that is paying off very well after ten

years,” said Ángel Vázquez. “ However, in this new edition we want to make an important leap in quality.”

The high economic and promotional impact this festival has had, especially in its latest edition, position Lanzarote as an important international gastronomic destination.

The festival will incorporate new spaces such as the Wine and Sea Classrooms and a Gastroludoteca, where children can play and learn to cook and eat healthy.

Chef Ferrán Adriá, considered the best chef in the world, will be in Lanzarote to offer a presentation on innovation in the kitchen and restaurant management.

According to the jur y, easyJet deserves the highest distinction and the greatest public recognition due to its “determined commitment to the destination of Lanzarote, becoming in recent years a very important tourist agent for the island with the opening of new routes so sustained, even in periods of uncertainty as the sector currently lives internationally. ” The Minister of Tourism Promotion of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Ángel Vázquez (PP), describes easyJet as “one of the most solvent and dynamic airlines in Europe”, and highlights that the opening that has taken place in recent times of new routes with Bordeaux, Venice, Milan, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin

“has meant a considerable improvement in connectivity with European tourist markets of great relevance for the island.”

In this context, it should be noted that easyJet currently maintains connections between César ManriqueLanzarote Airport and London Gatwick Airport, London Luton, London Southend, Manchester, Liverpool, Belfast, Bristol, Berlin Schönefeld, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bordeaux, Milan Malpensa, Venice, Amsterdam and Basel. The British airline has increased this year, compared to 2018, from 15 to 19 direct flights with Lanzarote during the summer season and from 26 to 35 in the winter season.

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MEDICS’ ADVICE

Vital message to help save lives in drowning scares

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MERGENCY medics in the Canaries have issued urgent advice which could help to save someone’s life when in danger of drowning.

Doctors stress the importance of contacting the emergency system as soon as possible (112) to ensure that help arrives as soon as possible. The key words are “protect, alert and help” .

Protecting the incident means that the necessary measures must be taken so that the situation does not worsen. For example, in the event that a person is in distress at sea, the SUC warns the person who is going to help him that, in addition to keeping calm, he must always go with some object that floats (rescue tube, lifebuoy, surf board) to help avoid a second victim.

Approaching the victim when he or she is in the water is also very important. If the person is conscious, you have to do it from behind to avoid panic and being grabbed. Put your arms under the armpits of the victim, holding them firmly and looking for buoyancy, and if a float is

available, place it between your chest and their back.

If the affected person is in an unconscious state, check if they have a pulse or are breathing once out of the water. When the person is conscious, breathing or coughing, even if it is difficult, it is necessary to place them in the lateral safety position until the medical aid arrives.

If they are not breathing and do not have a pulse, it means that the affected person is in cardiorespiratory arrest, and

you should begin to perform cardiac massage until the arrival of the emergency teams.

If the person who assists the affected person does not know how to perform this, a 1-1-2 a medical coordinator of the Canarian Emergency Service will provide remote assistance indicating the steps to follow (available in English).

Avoiding risks when you go to the beach, it is essential to respect the signs that indicate if it is suitable for bathing and follow the instructions of the first

responders. Once in the water, be alert to the appearance of certain symptoms that indicate you should leave the sea immediately. This includes a person who feels chills or persistent shiver accompanied by reddening of the skin; a feeling of fatigue, headache or punctures in the neck; feeling dizzy, dizzy or ringing in the ears; blurred vision or “lights or flashes of vision”; and muscle cramps or joint pain. You should ask for help and get out of the water.

BLEAKER OUTLOOK?

Lanzarote and Tenerife celebrate tourist numbers but advise “caution”

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ANZAROTE was the only island in the Canaries to register an increase in the arrival of tourists during the month of June, with a rise of 2.9% over the same month last year, according to data provided by FRONTUR. Likewise, together with Tenerife, it was the only island to register an increase in the influx of tourists during the first half of the year, with an increase of 2.4%, which placed it at the head of the archipelago.

Especially noteworthy is the 23.1% increase in the arrival of peninsular tourists to Lanzarote between January and June 2019, as well as the increase during that period in the influx of Irish tourists (4.8%), British (4.3%), Belgians (1.5%) and French (0.6%).

German tourism also remained stable on the island during the first six months of the year, compared to the

decline experienced by this market in the rest of the Canaries.

In total, in the first half of 2019, 1,311,245 tourists visited Lanzarote, of which 706,636 came from the United Kingdom, 155,254 from Germany, 148,568 from Ireland and 126,044 from the rest of the Spanish territory.

Regarding the June data, the increase in the influx of British tourists stands out, with a 10.7% increase, the largest in the Canary Islands, as well as the 5.9% increase in the arrival of Italian tourists.

RENEWABLE SUCCESS

Records reached as El Hierro supplies continuous clean energy

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L Hierro is notching up European records as it manages to supply the entire island with renewable energy for weeks at a time.

On July 31st, the island surpassed the mark of 18 consecutive days of exclusive supply with renewables. Since July 13th at 2.12pm until that date, all electrical energy consumed came from clean technologies.

Gorona del Viento El Hierro therefore started August having generated 51% of the island’s electricity from renewable sources during the first seven months of the year thanks to the Hydroelectric Power Plant, a system that, during the past month, has reached 97% coverage of demand.

The president of Gorona del Viento and the Cabildo de El Hierro, Alpidio Armas, points out that “this new milestone is good news for El Hierro and Gorona del Viento, which shows that we are going in the

right direction.”

More records are expected to follow.

In the accumulated balance of the month of July, 100% of the electricity was generated for 658 hours. This scenario, more and more frequent, exceeds all the initial expectations of integration of renewables in the island’s electrical system.

“These figures put us ahead of the millennium goals but with an eye on full supply, complemented in the near future with new technologies and clean energy sources,” says Sr. Armas.

To date, since its entry into operation in 2015, the El Hierro Hydroelectric Power Plant has saved more than 20,000 tons of diesel and avoided emitting about 80,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.

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L Hierro is aiming to put its own unique seal on the island’s famous cheese.

Minister of Tourism Promotion of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Ángel Vázquez (PP) welcomed the figures but advised caution for the second half of the year with forecasts for the Canary Islands not looking as good with regard to German and Nordic visitors.

Likewise, and despite the good data reflected by British tourism, there is uncertainty about a hard Brexit and the consequences that it may generate as of October 30th, such as the devaluation of the pound, given Lanzarote’s dependence on this market.

The Cabildo would like to achieve the Denomination of Origin, said vice president and Minister of Rural Affairs, David Cabrera, after visiting the facilities of the Cooperativa de Ganaderos de El Hierro.

Together with the president, Javier Padrón, and the manager of the Livestock Cooperative, María Alejandra Hernández, Sr. Cabrera was able to know the current status of the commercialisation lines of the cheese, which continues to have its main market on the island itself, with 53% of production sold in El Hierro, compared to 47% for export.

El Hierro cheese, in its various varieties, has received numerous national and international awards, including the 2018 World Cheese Awards for Cured cheese.

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SWIFT EVACUATION

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Terrorist supporter arrested Dramatic fire next to in Gran Canaria singled out Aqualand “probably caused LGTBI by blowtorch spark” ATIONAL Police arrested in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria a person, of Spanish nationality and 35 years of age, for the alleged crimes of collaboration with terrorist organisations and selfinstruction.

The detainee, who had been under investigation for his connections with online jihadist groups, had recently experienced an increase in his activity.

The police investigation showed that in the last months, the arrested person had photographed the headquarters of an LGTBI association of the island, a group towards which he had shown a special dislike and to which he directed offensive comments. The LGTBI community has been repeatedly singled out by DAESH as one of its objectives.

The detainee, who was very active on the internet, par-

N investigation has been taking place into a ferocious fire which caused the evacuation of Aqualand in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria.

ticipating in multiple chats of radical jihadist content, praised the terrorist attacks of 9/11 in the United States, of 3/ 11 in Madrid and the murders in August 2017 in Barcelona and Cambrils (Tarragona ).

He also held online conversations in which he praised the behaviour of other jihadist converts abroad and encouraged them to commit terrorist actions in their countries.

In fact, the detainee had maintained contact with other converted jihadists who were arrested in Colombia and Argentina in 2018 thanks to the information provided by the

General Information Commission of the National Police.

The arrested person claimed to have converted to Islam in 2004 following the 11M attacks, but he boasted a Western aesthetic, with no trace of radical signs on his clothes or on his face, to avoid being detected or raising suspicions.

During a search of his home, police found a large amount of material on jihadist terrorism: videos with oaths to DAESH by other jihadists, videos with executions and graphic material where weapons, combat clothing and other materials were admired.

La Gomera to get six day connection with Los Cristianos

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A Gomera is once again stressing the need for more island connections but has welcomed the announcement of a six day ser vice with Los Cristianos from September.

INCREASED SERVICES

The president of the Cabildo and representatives of Naviera Armas held a meeting to discuss the planning of the maritime connections that the company has with the island, especially the reactivation of the route between the ports of Valle Gran Rey and Los Cristianos. This service that was resumed a fortnight ago with frequencies on Saturdays and Sundays, with which San Sebastián de La Gomera also connects with the port of La Estaca, in El Hierro.

The Minister of Tourism of the Canary Islands Government, Yaiza Castilla, was present at the meeting held at the Cabildo headquarters; and the directors of the company Paulino Rivero and Juan Pablo Marrero.

The insular president, Casimiro Curbelo, explained that during the meeting they agreed that, once the company reorganises the vessels it has in operation in September, the line will provide services for six days a week between the island’s ports, Los Cristianos and also La Estaca.

“It is one more step for the route with Valle Gran Rey to be a bet, not only for passenger traffic, but also for vehicles and merchandise, as well as for the arrival of tourists to the southern municipality,” he said, before emphasising that during the two months that there was no service, the offer of seats in maritime transport with La Gomera was reduced by 20%.

Sr. Curbelo recalled that, although the line is not a Public Service Obligation, it has consolidated in these two years with 157,000 passengers arriving to the south port of the island, so “we need to continue betting to improve our routes with Tenerife and , in the same way, to study new routes with other islands of the province ”.

He emphasised the increase in the number of passengers using the inland ports of La Gomera.

According to the data of Puertos Canarios, in 2018 there were more than 182,000 passengers who made use of both enclosures - Vueltas and Playa de Santiago- increasing by more than 148,000 users, compared to 2017.

At this stage, indications suggest it was probably started by a spark from a blowtorch which was being used in premises near the popular amusement park.

The wind direction was such that all the black fumes engulfed the water rides within minutes but fortunately, swift action by Aqualand and its staff meant all the visitors had already been evacuated and no visitor was hurt.

The fire broke out in a building next to Aqualand at about 5.30pm and families enjoying the water attractions were told to leave immediately before the toxic fumes engulfed the park.

Holidaymakers ran for their lives, most still wearing their swimming costumes and covering their faces with towels.

One tourist in the water park, Jorge Rodriguez said:

“We were able to leave very quickly thanks to the technical and personnel team.”

A spokesman for the fire brigade said an accumulation of rubbish inside the building made the fire spread rapidly.

Fire personnel searched the premises to make sure no-one was left inside or trapped.

The intense smoke was visible from several miles away and numerous people raised the alarm. The emergency services were on site until past 10pm.

The fire caused extensive damage to the building attached to the former La Perla event hall which is adjacent to Aqualand but not part of it. A considerable number of buggies for hire to tourists were destroyed.

One person was injured, a 33-year-old man believed to have been welding. He suffered burns to an arm and

was taken to a health centre for treatment.

The park wasn’t affected by the flames and was able to open as normal the following day. Both the park and the police and fire service were praised for their swift action.

An assessment of damage is still being made at the affected building, the empty La Perla property and the buggies.

Other vehicles were saved.

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Man wielding machete arrested in Arrecife

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man threw himself through a skylight after he feared he was going to be attacked with a machete over an outstanding debt, say police in Lanzarote.

The man suffered injuries to one of his legs in the fall and was taken to hospital.

His would-be attacker, who had smashed his front door with a machete, was later arrested in Arrecife. He is of Dominican nationality and aged 33. Police say he is facing an attempted murder charge.

The drama happened when the man went armed with a machete to a house to collect money apparently owed to him. He fractured the door but could not get in so went home and hid the weapon in his bathroom.

Meantime, the man he intended to confront had phoned the police, saying he jumped through the skylight when fearing for his life.

Hiker falls down ravine

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HELICOPTER RESCUE

HE GES helicopter rescued a hiker who suffered a fall in Gran Canaria.

The accident happened in the Barranco el Canalizo in San Bartolomé de Tirajana.

The 39-year-old man suffered moderate and upper limb trauma and was evacuated by ambulance from the SUC to the San Roque Maspalomas Hospital.

The helicopter was needed because of the difficult location in a ravine.

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“HERITAGE UNDERMINED”

Beach users wake up to anti-tourism messages

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A M PA I G N E R S against masstourism in Mallorca have made their feelings known again by daubing messages on an historic building on a popular beach, telling holidaymakers: “You’re not welcome!”

The local council of Campos on the south-coast says it is disgusted at the graffiti scrawled at El Trenc, described as Mallorca’s best-known beach and likened to the Caribbean.

Stretching nearly seven miles, it falls within a Natural Area of Special Interest.

Police are investigating the attack which left anti-tourism messages in full view of holidaymakers and local residents. They are thought to have been written in the early hours of the morning, with the culprits targeting an old fortification which carries lines from a famous poem and has been photographed thousands of times.

The slogans were described as “extremely offensive” and

included “Tourists go to hell” and “Tourist, murderer of the island.”

The Mayor of Campos, Francisca Porquer took to the social networks to voice her “immense sadness and indignation”.

“I don’t think we deserve this,” she said. “This vandalism undermines the heritage of Campos.”

Mallorca’s Minister of Tourism, Andreu Serra posted on Facebook: “Very angry. My

most energetic condemnation to these vandalism acts on Trenc beach, a natural park, damaging the artistic creation of the art collective Boa Mistura at the same time. These are not the forms nor are the feelings of Mallorcans and Mallorcans. Our main industry is and will be tourism. I hope that the Guardia Civil finds these few who do not represent us.”

No group has claimed responsibility.

PARCEL POST

Smuggling gang disguised tobacco smell with scented rubbish bags

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N internet gang which sent smuggled tobacco through the post to all parts of Spain disguised the strong smell by using scented rubbish bags or putting coffee beans in the boxes as well.

Police said the network used different parcel delivery agencies in Seville, Cádiz, Huelva, Málaga and Granada.

In total, 27 people have been arrested, nine raids made in the towns of Seville, Écija, Carmona and Estepa and more than ten tons of tobacco ready to be distributed apprehended.

The operation began at the end of the summer of 2018, in a coordinated investigation between the Civil Guard and the National Police, given the indications of the existence of a criminal network based in the province of Seville. This network was made up of several criminal groups and reportedly engaged in the smuggling of significant amounts of tobacco throughout the national territory. With the first inquiries, the agents discovered that, for their distribution, they made parcel deliveries at home through well-known courier companies in the sector that previously offered through internet advertisements.

Before marketing, the group chopped the tobacco leaf without any sanitary hygienic control, the work was done in locations such as industrial buildings, country houses or other buildings easily accessible to rodents and insects.

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FLAVOURED FLUSHES

Why Estepona is smelling rather fruity!

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BETTER TRANSPORT

Balearics taking first step towards discouraging car use

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HE Balearic Government has opened the door to a new mobility strategy for the islands which will encourage the use of public transport as opposed to private cars.

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Costa del Sol holiday resort has decided to spray its streets and squares with fruity water to make it smell extra special.

Estepona council says street cleaners will be out and about during the summer flushing the historic centre with the aromas of lemon, limes, grapefruits and oranges, as well as other fruits.

They want tourists and local people to be impressed with the fruity scent of the town, not anything else unpleasant.

General services councillor, Blas Ruzafa said operators would be using different scents, depending on what type of flowers, shrubs and trees were planted in the area they intended to clean.

About 120 streets are involved.

The project has been launched under the banner of “Estepona, Jardín de la Costa del Sol” (“Estepona, Garden of the Costa del Sol”).

“Pedestrians who cross the centre of Estepona experience many sensations when discovering multiple charming corners, streets full of flowers or squares with artistic murals. To this accumulation of experiences we now add those that will be generated through the sense of smell while enjoying a unique scenario such as our old town, ”said Sr. Ruzafa Five tanker truck flushing groups will work on morning and afternoon shifts across Estepona and rubbish collection has also been stepped up as the influx of tourists in the summer produces 60 per cent more waste.

Minister of Mobility and Housing, Marc Pons said a draft law would be prepared in line with the objectives set by the European Union and the 2030 sustainable development goals of the United Nations. “ We intend to move towards a new model of sustainable mobility that reduces the high weight of the private car in the displacement of citizens and facilitate and speed up the improvement of current public transport networks,” he said.

Public and collective transport will be encouraged, with new facilities such as stations, stops, bus lanes and VAO lanes, as well as trams.

People will be encouraged to walk or bike and incentive salaries will be considered for those who cycle or walk to work. Bicycle parking lots will be created in various locations,

including at schools where bike paths will be developed.

It is also planned to create cycle lanes which link all areas.

As far as the private car is concerned, its use will be actively discouraged, especially in busy urban areas.

Local councils will be asked to look at ways of limiting their access, perhaps at certain

times. Park and ride-type outof-town car-parks will be built to encourage drivers to leave their cars on the outskirts of busy locations, such as Palma in Mallorca or Ibiza town, to cut back on central congestion.

Grant aid will be made available to public and private entities who want to promote sustainable mobility.

The Government says it

doesn’t intend to impose taxes related to mobility “ but rather to identify sources of existing tax financing and to allocate the product of these to enhance the transport; for example, the IBI that pays car parks or part of the sustainable tourism tax.”

The first step towards the new law will be public consultation.

MASS ARRESTS

Paedophile “put relatives’ faces” on other sexual images

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ATIONAL Police agents have arrested 24 people and investigated nine others for sharing child pornography through a well-known social network.

Two of those arrested were mother and son, the mother being the author of the events and her son who helped her share the contents, given her limited computer skills.

During the investigations, one of the suspects was arrested twice when it was detected, after his first arrest, that he had created new profiles in the social network to continue committing the facts.

Four of the detainees were minors at the time of the arrest and the youngest was 14 years old. The arrests have taken place in Alicante (1), Asturias (4), Barcelona (4), Badajoz (1), Cantabria (1), Castellón (1), Córdoba (1), Granada (1), Madrid (6) , Malaga (1), Navarra (1), Salamanca (1) and Lleida (1).

“The collaboration with the social network has been fundamental, given that through the existing cooperation channels, the Central Cybercrime Unit was informed of the existence of several people who would be exchanging child pornography,” said a police spokesman.

Home searches were carried out in which the agents located a huge amount of evidence, computer material and thousands of files, videos and photographs related to minors who were being victims of sexual abuse.

In Alicante, a 28-year-old man created his own child pornography by inserting in the images the faces of his relatives, also minors.

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Drones to fly over Spanish roads to spot offences from the air number of road movements are concentrated; to complement the roles carried out by helicopters and to support emergency situations that, due to their seriousness, significantly affect the traffic and safety of

traffic regulation.

Currently the agency has eleven drones, three of them certified by the Spanish Centre of Metrology (CEM) which are the ones that will begin to report and the remaining eight will

continue to be used for traffic regulation and management. In addition, the acquisition of another 20 units that will be incorporated into the work of traffic surveillance and control is in the bidding process.

“Looky looky” man sold cocaine inside hairbands

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OTORISTS in Spain have been warned they are being watched by drones and if offences are spotted from the air, they can be immediately fined.

The drones are part of the Driving Directorate’s summer operation which envisages that during August alone, there will be around 47 million longdistance journeys, 1.57 per cent more than last August.

“Drones will be used as a priority for the protection of vulnerable users, the monitoring of distractions while driving and in sections where the risk of accidents is greater,” said a spokesman.

The offence captured by drones may be notified immediately by an agent of the Civil

road users.

As the general traffic director, PereNavarro, has already announced, the Agency is equipping itself with these drones piloted by remote control to carry out devigilance missions and air

Guard Traffic Association or subsequently processed by the competent authorities.

As a priority, drones are intended for traffic surveillance in those sections where the risk of accidents is higher; on roads where there is a greater transit of vulnerable users, particularly cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians and to supervise actions of the driver whilst behind the wheel.

They are also used for monitoring and regulation support in operations and special events in which a large

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OLICE in the Balearics were shocked to find potentiallyj deadly cocaine hidden inside children’s hairbands.

The plastic trinkets, in bright colours such as vivid purple and shocking pink, look totally harmless but the bows open up to reveal the drugs inside.

Police in the resort of s’Arenal arrested a 35-year-old Senegalese man following a rooftop chase but there are fears that the hairbands could still be circulating in the resort and a child could be seriously harmed.

It also confirms suspicions that so called “looky looky” men who try to sell items like handbags and sunglasses to holidaymakers are also involved in drug sales.

“When the police found the items, they looked innocent enough,” said one source.

“However, they realised that a number of the headbands weren’t wrapped in plastic.

When they examined them more closely, they found the bows opened up. Inside, they found wraps of cocaine and marijuana.”

Police say the headbands offered a perfect disguise to sell drugs without anyone becoming suspicious.

“It would just look like a tourist buying an innocent toy,” said the source.

The Senegalese suspect

arrested was with a second man, aged 50, but he was only

arrested for being in Spain illegally.

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CAN YOU HELP?

Fugitives still on the run all have connections with Spain

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USPECTED murderers, sex offenders and drugs traffickers are among just eleven fugitives left on the run in a campaign that has seen 84 offenders already caught across Europe.

The National Crime Agency and the charity Crimestoppers are urging the public to help catch the last fugitives who have escaped justice.

All of them have connections to Spain but may have moved around over the years and will be using false identities.

“As my fellow Britons know, the success of Crimestoppers, whether in the UK or Spain, is all about the active support of ordinary people for the work of the police, so I would like to appeal to British residents and holidaymakers in Spain to be on the lookout this summer for these eleven fugitives from British justice. Your information, given anonymously, can put these criminals back where they belong: behind bars in the UK,” said British Ambassador to Spain Simon Manley.

The eleven include Sarah Panitzke. Panitzke, 45, from Fulford, near York, is wanted by HMRC and is accused of laundering approximately £1bn for a crime group involved in VAT fraud. To carry out the alleged frauds, she travelled extensively to places including Dubai, Spain and Andorra. She absconded in May 2013 before her trial finished. Panitzke has a Yorkshire accent and is about 5ft 5in tall. Eighteen members of her crime group received sentences totalling 135 years.

Also on the list is alleged murderer Allan Foster, 43, who has been on the run since May 2006 when David Rice was shot dead as he sat in his car in South Shields, Tyne and Wear.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of a fugitive should can contact Crimestoppers 100% anonymously at crimestoppers-uk.org or call 0800 555 111.

If sighted, the public are advised not to approach any of the fugitives but to contact the police immediately.

THE FUGITIVES Kevin Parle, aged 39, from Liverpool.

Nicknamed ‘Hemp’. Parle is wanted for two murders in Liverpool in 2004 and 2005. He is around 6ft 6in and has ginger/ red hair.

John Barton, aged 63, from Nottingham.

Convicted in his absence in 2003 and jailed for 20 years for

conspiring to import a commercial amount of heroin. Barton, who is about 5ft 6ins, has links to Fuengirola. He speaks with a Midlands accent.

Allan Foster, aged 43, from South Shields.

Wanted for the murder of David Rice at Marsden Bay Car Park, South Shields in May 2006. He is also wanted for drug trafficking and theft. Foster is approximately 5ft 7in tall, uses the alias Shaun Michael Wilkinson and has links to the Canary Islands and Majorca.

Shashi Dhar Sahnan, aged 61, from Leicester.

Accused of importing heroin into the UK in 2007. He was born in India, wears a hearing aid in his right ear, is approximately 5ft 7in tall and stocky.

Fatah Benlaredj, aged 42, from Manchester.

Wanted for the rape of a seven-year-old girl in 2007. He uses the nickname Samir.

Derek McGraw Ferguson, aged 56, from Glasgow.

Wanted in connection with the murder of Thomas Cameron in June 2007 at the Auchinairn Tavern, Bishopsbriggs near Glasgow.

He is bald, has green/blue eyes and is approximately 5ft 1in tall.

Daniel Dugic, aged 38, from Serbia.

Kelly is considered extremely violent and is wanted on recall to prison for serious assaults including paralysing a victim with a machete. He is around 5ft 10in, heavily built, has blue/grey eyes, a Scottish accent and occasionally a beard.

He has scars on both sides of his face, his arms and his right hand.

Sarah Panitzke, aged 45, from Fulford, near York.

Wanted by HMRC for fraud, she is accused of laundering approximately £1bn for a crime group involved in VAT fraud.

She’s got a Yorkshire accent and is about 5ft 5in tall. Eighteen members of her crime group received sentences totalling 135 years.

Dominic McInally, aged 28, from Formby, north Liverpool.

Wanted by Merseyside Police on suspicion of conspiring to supply cocaine. Alleged leader of a drug trafficking gang that expected to bank £1.25m every month. Described as about 5ft 10in and blond.

Mark Quinn, aged 55, from Liverpool.

Wanted by Police Scotland for alleged involvement in distribution of amphetamine with a street value of £11m. He is around 5ft 9in and has a large build.

Suspected of conspiracy to import 255k of cocaine into the UK with a street value of £53m. Dugic, who is from Serbia, allegedly played a major part in the importation.

Dropped case details:

Jonathon Kelly, aged 38, from Drumchapel, Glasgow.

At the request of the Crown Prosecution Service, Daniel Bowes, who was wanted by the Met Police, has been removed from the list and his European Arrest Warrant will be withdrawn.

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Planning a tax-efficient move to Spain I

By Paul Montague, Partner, Blevins Franks

F you’ve been dreaming about living full time in the Canary Isles but haven’t yet, what’s stopping you? While many people need to wait until retirement, for others it may be the fear of foreign taxes, or just weighing up the pros and cons of such a big life change. And ongoing Brexit uncertainty has also muddied the waters for would-be expatriates.

Interestingly, the unsettled political situation in the UK, triggered

by Brexit frustration, is the reason some Britons are considering leaving to become tax resident elsewhere. If there was a general election, a new UK government could introduce changes when taking over the nation’s purse strings. There is speculation, for instance, that higher earners or those holding valuable assets could be hit with more punitive taxes.

However, no-one can predict for sure what the future holds for taxation. Your tax burden can rise and fall at any given time.

While good financial planning can help protect your wealth, if you are considering moving to Spain, this may be the time to put an action plan in place.

Once you have decided to move, it is sensible to start reviewing your financial planning. Research the taxes you’ll be liable for as a resident of Spain, how they will affect your wealth and what mitigation opportunities are available.

Investing, pensions and estate planning

Taxation

Your estate planning needs to take account of both Spanish succession law and succession tax.

Tax residency in Spain is not just about day counting. You could be resident even if you do not live in Spain but your spouse does, or if your centre of economic interests is here. Be clear on your situation and plan around it – the Spanish tax office has increased inspections on tax residency. You also need to understand how the UK’s statutory residence test could continue to apply to you.

Income tax rates in the Canary Isles range from 18.5% to 46.5%. Savings income benefits from lower rates of 19%, 21% and 23%.

Wealth tax – This annual tax generally hits those with worldwide assets worth over €1 million (there is a personal allowance of €700,000 plus up to €300,000 for a resident’s main home). Rates range from 0.2% to 2.5%, with variations across regions.

Spanish succession and gift tax rates and allowances depend on who the beneficiary is, where the deceased and beneficiary are resident, and where the assets are located. Rates, allowances and exemptions vary considerably by region.

With specialist guidance, you can often use compliant arrangements to lower taxes on investment income, assets, pensions and estate.

While tax planning is a vital step to protecting your wealth, don’t neglect other aspects of your financial planning.

Consider the various options for your pensions, including transferring your funds out of the UK into a QROPS, to establish what works best for your objectives and life in Spain.

Moving to Spain is an opportune time to review your investment portfolio. It should be designed specifically around your current circumstances (including the fact that you are now living in Spain and spending Euros), income needs, goals, time horizon, current risk profile and estate planning wishes.

Careful and early financial planning can help you make the most of what Spain has to offer. Cross-border wealth management is a complex area, so take specialist advice to secure the best results.

The tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice.

Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www.blevinsfranks.com

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ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20)

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Bella finds her way into the arms of Lucas, a young man who gives her a good home. When they become separated Bella finds herself on an epic 400-mile journey in order to reunite with her beloved owner. Along the way the lost but spirited dog meets a series of new friends and brings a little joy and comfort to their lives.

Compromise will be necessary. Family responsibilities are escalating. Your sensitive, affectionate nature will capture the heart of anyone you are attracted to.

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You’ll be surprised how much you can accomplish. Keep your feelings to yourself if you want to avoid embarrassment. You may have the opportunity to get involved in some interesting conversations.

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THE LOST MAN JANE HARPER

dazzling expatriates, infamous for their scandalous lifestyles.

Yet behind Sylvia’s intoxicating allure lies a powerful cocktail of secrets, lust and betrayal. As dark clouds gather over Kenya’s future and his own, Theo must escape this most unsuitable woman - before it is too late.

You can make sound financial investments if you act fast. New projects may lead you into a dead end. Be cautious while traveling; minor accidents are evident.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Try to spend some time on your own. You should be looking into making changes around the house.

You must not let fellow workers take advantage of your fine talents.

LEO (July 23-Aug 22)

THE STRANGER DIARIES ELLY GRIFFITHS Whatever had been going through Cameron’s mind when he was alive, he didn’t look peaceful in death. Two brothers meet at the remote border of their vast cattle properties under the unrelentingly sun of the outback. In an isolated part of Australia, they are each other’s nearest neighbour, their homes hours apart. They are at the stockman’s grave, a landmark so old that no one can remember who is buried there. But today, the scant shadow it casts was the last hope for the middle brother, Cameron. The Bright family ’s quiet existence is thrown into grief and anguish. Something had been troubling Cameron. Did he choose to walk to his death?

Because if he didn’t, the isolation of the outback leaves few suspects...

SOMETHING IN THE WATER CATHERINE STEADMAN On a dream honeymoon to the tropical island of Bora Bora, newly married couple Mark and Erin go scuba diving. Everything is perfect.

Until they find something in the water. Erin and Mark decide to keep their discovery a secret. No

one else need know; they trust each other implicitly. But someone else does know. And in situations like these, it’s far better to trust no one, not even those closest to you...

AN UNSUITABLE WOMAN KAT GORDON

English teacher Clare Cassidy’s friend Ella has just been murdered. Clare and Ella had recently fallen out. Found beside the body was a line from ‘The Stranger’, a story by the Gothic writer Clare teaches, and the murder scene is identical to one of the deaths in the story. No one else was aware of her fight with Ella. Few others have even read ‘The Stranger ’. Someone has wormed their way into her life and her work. They know her darkest secrets. And the don’t mean well. Who will be next to die.

You will be able to get to the bottom of things today. Avoid any erratic behavior or it could cause isolation at home. You will tend to overeat today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) You may be offered opportunities that will result in a higher earning potential. Put some energy into getting back into shape. Listen to reason.

You will be a bit of a spendthrift today. .

LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) Sports, physical fitness programs, exercise in general will make you feel better and show some pretty quick results. You may think gifts will win their heart, but it could add stress from lack of funds. Changes in your domestic scene are evident.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Catch up on overdue phone calls and correspondence. Travel will initiate new friendships or love connections. Take some time out.

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You may end up being blamed if anything goes wrong. The home environment will be unpredictable today. Insincere gestures of friendliness are likely to occur.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20)

Theo Miller is young, bright and ambitious when he and his earnest younger sister Maud step off the train into the simmering heat of Nairobi. Both eagerly await their new life, yet neither are prepared for the pain it will bring.

When Theo meets American heiress Sylvia de Croy, he is welcomed into her inner circle the Happy Valley set - rich,

Clint Eastwood stars as Earl Stone, a man in his eighties who is broke, alone and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive.

Easy enough, but unbeknown to Earl, he’s just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. And even as his money problems became a thing of the past, Earl’s past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it’s uncertain if he’ll have time to right this wrongs before law enforcement or the cartels enforcers catch up with him.

Social activity should be on your agenda. Don’t blow situations out of proportion. You will have to make some changes regarding your direction if you wish to keep on top of your career expectations.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) You might be a tad overindulgent today. Make changes to your home that will be pleasing to everyone involved. Ask others to help, or you may feel that a burden is weighing you down.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Travel will be enjoyable but could be expensive.

Put your effor ts into making changes to your domestic scene. Be cautious not to get involved in office chatter that will cause problems for others.

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Will new council bring teamwork for Puerto de la Cruz?

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E have just finished ‘Fiestas de Julio’ in Puerto de la Cruz , a title with a lot of promise I always think , the reality as always was slightly lacking in content, apart from the ‘Embarcación de Virgin del Carmen , of course.

It is the highlight of the town’s social calendar, an event that attracted over 20,000 spectators this year, according to the local press, that is. Oh don’t get me wrong there have been other things happening, but they all paled in insignificance, unless you are into processions and parading icons through the streets, there was plenty of that going on. Still what it did offer was a chance for the new team in the town hall to put themselves about a bit and get their faces known.

The last administration placed great store in social media and used it at every opportunity to always be in the public eye, so I was interested to see how the new team would embrace this medium, a useful tool in the right hands I’m sure most people will agree. So far, I have to say their posts have been more informative, part and parcel of their election promise to be more transparent. Early days yet, but I hope it continues. And the posts have been supported with more relevant images. No me, me, me, look at me, I was there, more look at us, we are the team working with you.

Sometimes less is more when the alternative is overkill.

Ok, so ‘Fiestas’ got a bit carried away, posted videos at every opportunity throughout some of the recent events , almost a blow by blow account of what was happening leaving nothing for one’s imagination. I don’t like videos, or far worse, live streaming, the vast majority are so amateur, what with the shaking hands, shouting in the background, the back of someone’s head suddenly filling the screen, ver y interesting views of the ground or somebody ’s feet, or suffering the feeling of sea sickness from the erratic swaying movements of the images. However, this time I will cut him some slack, will chalk it up to new boy enthusiasm, much as I dislike videos, the majority, and there

were many, were quite professionally done.

I think that first impressions count and are long remembered, getting it wrong can have a lasting effect, so I was reassured to see that our new mayor had learned from mistakes made by his predecessors and has quite a varied wardrobe. I have only recently stopped having nightmares about that ‘blue jacket’ from 4 years ago, it was everywhere, in every photo, you couldn’t escape from it, it felt like it was following you around. I know it is not the true meaning of the term ‘wardrobe malfunction’ but somehow it seems appropriate , the malfunction in this case being that the jacket had far too many outings.

By now of course we know the responsibilities of the new team, their roles are not quite as departmentalised as in previous administrations.

There is a lot of overlap with more than one councillor overseeing most areas. For me implies their intention is they will be working as a team.

There will be no castles within the town hall, no pulling up the drawbridge to keep others at bay, no bunker mentality. This coalition is making it clear from day one that they intend to be a cohesive unit.

So what have they done?

Is there anything I can have a good old whinge about? Not really, but then it is early days yet and I’m sure they are still getting the feel for their new

roles. On a positive though, one or two issues appear to have been resolved, issues that had been hanging around for a while. For one, Lago Martiánez is now completely open. The previous administration had 6 months to get the storm damage repaired, but obviously had other priorities.

Tick that box, one good deed done, credit to the new administration.

Secondly, the stone stacking, cairns, standing stones, call it what you will, behind Castillo San Felipe near Playa Jardin. This practise has been a bone of contention for the last few years. Environmentalist have been against it, citing the damage that it causes, tourists, on the whole, have been in favour of it, with Google listing it as one of Puerto de la Cruz’s tourist attractions. Previous administrations had been sitting on the fence, but now the stones have been dismantled. I almost said problem solved, but it is not quite, new

stones stacks have since appeared, been removed, and been built again. There could be a running battle for some time yet until one side gets tired of it.

Lastly, or at least my last example, the Iders building, for those who do not recognise the name, it is an apartment building that was evacuated in the 90’s as it was in danger of collapse.

Needless to say, it is still standing and it is an eyesore.

There has been talk of resolving this problem for years, but little has happened.

Our previous Mayor spoke of a meeting with owners, which failed to materialise. A tough nut to crack this one, yet still the new team think they are up to the challenge, I wish them luck, it is time something was done. I noticed recently that metal props put there to support balconies have rusted right through, they are supporting nothing, certainly makes you wonder just how

dangerous the building was all those years ago.

That’s enough about the new town hall team as I wouldn’t want to be accused of hero worship. Still even I wouldn’t be too critical of them this early in their tenure. Unlike members of the opposition party who have already been quite vocal in their condemnations. I put that down to either sour grapes or to having too much time on their hands.

I treated the news that the new bus station would not be finished by the end of July as promised with complete indifference. I am not going to moan, we have waited so long now I am of the opinion of when it’s done it will be finished, hopefully. The latest delay of a further month is not the developers fault; they are waiting for the electricity company to run a cable across the site that needs to be buried 1.5 metres deep. Until that happens they cannot lay

tarmac on the site. So the new finish date is the 30th August, until then the buses will continue to run and people will still be able to get from A to B. Another announcement of a completion date, this time the calles San Juan/Iriate makeover which developers say barring any unforeseen problems will be finished by 15th October. A slight delay from the original date but at least it gives business owners and local residents who have had to endure the works a date to look forward to; it most probably can’t come soon enough. I wonder where the next cosmetic makeover will be.

That’s it for now, shorter than usual, when I’m not moaning I have far less to say.

Giving praise and credit doesn’t come easily to me and takes far fewer words. Normal services will resume next time, either that or I will need to increase my vocabulary of words for being nice.

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Changes in law in Spain re driving licences

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S from 1 July 2019 there has been a change in category B (private car) license holders entitlement to drive. The law means that those holding a category B license will now be able, if they wish, to legally drive more vehicles than before.

Over many months the DGT (TrĂĄfico) have been working on various modifications and improvements of the driving license system in Spain. Please note that this is a Spanish law not a UK or European one. The idea is that the new laws will permit changes to the road training, badly needed in some cases, and examinations taken in order to obtain a license. It will also allow car drivers the opportunity to extend the types of vehicles they may drive under the current legislation. Of course, it will not be obligatory for a holder of a category B licence to drive anything else if he or she does not wish to do so, but the option will be there.

Whilst some people will not necessarily agree with all these changes these are what they are.

Drivers of a Category B licence with two years driving experience to drive, will be authorised to drive SOME vehicles which are intended for the transport of goods with a mass between 3500 and 4500 kilos. This increase, from the current legislation ensures the maximum authorised mass (MMA) does not exceed 3500 kilos, you may have seen vans with plaques on the side stating 3500 kgs, it is this to what we are referring. These types of vehicles are designed and constructed for the transport of no more than eight passengers, in addition to the driver, making nine in total. This would be perhaps a small mini bus, transit type vehicle, Hyundai H1 etc.

This is not the first time that the legislation has been changes to driving laws for Category B licence holders. Since October 2004, every holder of a category B licence can ride a 125 motorcycle, provided it does not have a side car and provided the power does not exceed 11kw. To be able to qualify for this the driver must have three years driving experience to avoid requiring further paperwork.

Other changes are regarding age limits on certain licences.

Dependent of the type of vehicle and its use, the age limit to obtain a category C;D;D1, C+E, D+E and D1+E will be reduced ONCE the licensee obtains a Certificate of Aptitude Professional (CAP)

In addition, those wanting to obtain permits C, C1, D,D1(for trucks and buses) or combined B+E, C+E,C1+E, D+E or D1+E (articulated lorry) should be able to benefit from a reduction in the minimum training schedule on the risk factors associated with the type of vehicle that will be examined , so long as they then satisfy the test requirements .

Whether these changes prove to be good or bad, only time will tell.

As a foot note we would remind all UK citizens who are resident and are still holding a current UK driver licence to start the exchange process without delay.

Pets World

Responsible pet ownership, even on holiday

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HOSE who own pets should plan these leisure periods in a different fashion and take into account a series of recommendations, requirements and advice to spend their holidays responsibly with their pets.

When travelling, animals no more than five - must travel with the owner or person responsible for them. Dogs, cats and ferrets must travel to EU Member States with a European pet passport, be microchipped and be vaccinated against rabies.

In the case of travelling to a third country, you must comply with the requirements of the country in question. To obtain suitable information, you are advised to contact the embassy or consulate of the country you wish to visit.

Additional information is contained on the website of the ministerial department in the case of trips with pet birds, in order words, those species of

bird other than hens, turkeys, guinea fowl, geese, quail, pigeons, pheasants, partridges and ratites.

It is important to be aware that when travelling from Spain to another EU country, the rules on the movements of birds between Member States are not standardised at an EU level, and hence each country may establish its own rules.

The ministerial department also has a series of recommendations of interest in these cases, both for travelling to and from Spain.

There is also information and the relevant forms to take into account in the case of other animals that could be

considered as pets, such as certain invertebrates, ornamental aquatic animals, amphibians, reptiles, rodents and rabbits.

The ministerial department, as part of its campaign entitled “Responsible ownership of pets�, also calls for responsibility, not only when complying with prevailing rules, but also so that the pet is well attended, whether or not they are travelling accompanied.

A good piece of advice in general is to have vets in the area located you are travelling to in advance, in case this should become necessar y. Also, prior to travelling to your destination, particularly if it is exotic, you would be well advised to find out about any distinctive features of the region.

When travelling with pets, you should take a series of

precautions. You should pay close attention to potential dangers to pets when outside of their comfort zone, if they are not used to this situation. An animal that is not used to its surroundings may become scared and flee, and even get lost.

It is important for your pet to also wear a tag with a contact phone number.

Tips for the beach

When travelling to the beach, you should familiarise yourself with those beaches that accept animals, and any timetables.

You should remember that beach sand may be abrasive to their paws and sea-salt may be in irritant in some cases. Jellyfish, sea urchins and crabs may also bite or sting your pet. You should also provide some form of shelter as pets also need to be kept in the shade. It is necessary to have somewhere to protect them.

If, for any reason, it is not possible to travel with your pet, the ministry warns you that the person who looks after your pet should have some experience with animals. It is not enough for them to be a good friend, they should also know how to assess a situation and know how to react if any

problem arises with the animal.

In the event that this is not possible and you need to leave your pet in a shelter, it is advisable to use an authorised establishment. Both your vet and the local authorities can provide you with this information.

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The Oriental

Brunelli’s Steakhouse

Sook

Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto de la Cruz

Santa Cruz

Inaugurated in 1996 by Queen Sirikit of Thailand, our Oriental restaurant offers Asian style ‘haute cuisine’, which includes a wide range of delicious dishes with the unique flavor of an essential continent within the international gastronomic scene.

The menu changes regularly and offers the best of the delicate and tempting, yet sophisticated cuisine from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, China and Japan. The unforgettable experience in El Oriental is also felt though the traditional decor of the restaurant, which reflects both the magic and fineness of Thailand, making this restaurant the ideal place for a perfect dinner.

Just 50 metres from Loro Parque and with beautiful views of the ocean, Brunelli’s Steakhouse is waiting for you to explore the delights of the palate. Inspired in the original American steakhouses, this restaurant is located at the former fisher village of Punta Brava, in northern Tenerife, and offers you the best quality meat – tender, juicy and with an incomparable texture. Flavors like you have never tasted before thanks to a specially controlled maturation and their ‘Southbend’ oven, unique in the Canaries and which cooks the meat at more of 800ºC, highlighting all its properties and making your dinner simply perfect.

For reservations call 922 381 400 Avda. Richard J. Yeoward, 1 Puerto de la Cruz ( Hotel Botánico) www.hotelbotanico.com/service/el-oriental

For reservations call 922 062 600 In front of Loro Parque Puerto de la Cruz www.brunellis.com

Summer has arrived and the wonderful SOOK restaurant has devised a refreshing and appetising menu for the hot months.

New mouth-watering dishes are home-made salmorejo with extra virgin olive oil, diced Iberian ham and bread croutons, avocado from our islands in tempura, served with sweet chilli sauce and soy, tuna tataki with seaweed salad and caramelised soy sauce and duck breast soft grilled, with papaya chutney.

In addition, the air-conditioned restaurant continues to offer its refreshing desserts such as seasonal fruit salad with guava mayonnaise.

SOOK is now also opening with its a la carte during the weekend, both for lunch and dinner. The opening times are 13:00 to 15:30 and 20:30 to 23:30 and for your convenience, there is a parking area.

You might also like to try the full breakfast buffet open to the public from 7am to 11am from Monday to Sunday. Ideal to start a day of shopping or tourist visit to Santa Cruz. The price is 16 euros per person.

II Pappagallo

Hotel Botánico & The Oriental Spa Garden

Black Sea

Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto de la Cruz

Il Pappagallo restaurant perfectly combines the old art of making pasta dishes and innovative side dishes that will both delight diners. The menu has been entirely renovated to offer diners a modern culinary repertoire that matches our attention and love for details, as well as our passion for excellence. A varied buffet and a great selection of Italian specialties await you in its terrace overlooking the Atlantic, ideal to enjoy unforgettable sunsets and the tranquillity of the night during summer. In addition, our wine cellar houses the best Italian wines, chosen amongst the most traditional wines of the country.

The Hotel Botánico & The Oriental Spa Garden in Puerto de la Cruz has launched a new weight loss programme which will allow their guests to delight themselves with delicious, lowcalorie cuisine in an idyllic environment.

A combination of taste and aromas will make you forget you are on a diet. This method carefully elaborated by some of the most respected French chefs from the region of Brittany completely avoids any fats and promotes intelligent consumption of proteins and carbohydrates,while also boosting the primary flavoirs and the freshness of ingredients.

The hotel has devised a seven-day accommodation programme which combines a holiday with health and fitness, with the special three meals a day combined with health, nature and organised activities such as tai chi classes, yoga, qi gong, pilates and meditation. Do ring for details.

The Black Sea Restaurant in Puerto, just opposite the Botanical Gardens, is receiving rave reviews and delighted customers are probably the best people to recommend it.

The Black Sea, offering seating both inside and out, is a family restaurant and its owners are very proud of their food and service.

Fresh food is available every day. Do try the suckling leg of lamb or choose from the large selection of tapas. The gourmet burgers are also a firm favourite with many diners.

With its international menu, the restaurant welcomes guests of all nationalities and can cater for larger groups as well. You will find plenty of shade on the big terrace under awnings or the trees and only the best of products are used, not least the meat and fish, which are transformed into wonderful dishes, tasting as good as they look. There is also an extensive wine list.

For reservations call 922 381 400 Avda. Richard J. Yeoward, 1, Puerto de la Cruz www.hotelbotanico.com

For reservations call 922 38 63 95 Calle Retama 3, Puerto de la Cruz

For reservations call 922 381 400 Avda. Richard J. Yeoward, 1 Puerto de la Cruz ( Hotel Botánico) www.hotelbotanico.com/service/il-pappagallo

Avda. 3 de Mayo, 3 Santa Cruz Tel.: 922 294 500 www.hoteles-silken.com

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Your dining experience around our restaurants

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English Tea Room

Restaurante Gom

Tacoa Cervecería & Fábrica

Los Cristianos (new) & Fañabé

Santa Cruz

El Sauzal

Very much a Tenerife business success story, Harriet's English Tea Room and Restaurant in Los Cristianos has a very welcome addition to its extensive menu - Sunday lunches for 9.95 euros which are served between 12 noon and 5pm.

With a big sunny terrace and beautifully designed interior, this lovely restaurant is just a stone’s throw from the bus station at the San Marino building (ie turn left at the bottom of the bus station and it is 100 yards or so on your left, in premises formerly occupied by the Heritage bar).

In addition to the fantastic Sunday roasts, with "proper" roast potatoes, you will find the most gorgeous food, all home-made and great British cooking, including all day breakfasts, mouthwatering cakes, salads, jacket potatoes, sandwiches and rolls, home-made burgers, pancakes, ice-creams, evening meals and numerous varieties of teas and coffees served in china pots and cups. There are also many gluten-free and diabetic options.

For reservations call 922 712 791 Los Cristianos, San Marino building.

Open daily from 9am to 11pm.

Playa Fañabé,56 Central Commercial.

Open 9am to 10pm, closes 5pm Saturday and Sunday

This iconic restaurant in the heart of Santa Cruz is definitely a place to head for if you enjoy stunning decor and high-end cuisine but at prices you can still afford.

The food here is best described as a slice of home-made cooking with the taste and touch of nouvelle cuisine. The emphasis is on quality, freshness and naturalness where the raw product is the star, depending on what is available that day in the market.

They offers a special menu for celiac and can help create food for anyone with a specific allergy. Weddings, etc are also catered for and there is always a dish of the day.

You will find GOM within the Hotel Taburiente, located in front of Parque García Sanabria. Their opening times are Tuesday to Saturday from 13:00 to 16:00 and 20:00 to 23:00.

For reservations call 922 276 058 Calle Dr. Guigou,29 Santa Cruz www.hoteltaburiente.com

Craft brewery & restaurant

A wonderful place to discover and explore! This is the oldest craft brewery in Spain, having been in Tenerife since 2001, and offers a restaurant-brewery area, two terraces, guided tours with beer tasting in English, German and Spanish, is fully accessible for the disabled and has a playroom for children.

You can enjoy different types of craft beers, ten at the moment, including the most recent “Winter Porter” and a “Tajinaste”, with Teide floral honey.

Gastronomic specialities feature a wide range of snacks, delicious salads, smoked food, various types of sausages, Geman grills and roasted knuckle of pork. Also home-made desserts.

And new on the menu: vegan cuisine.

This super brewery/restaurant is even more popular because it sells its bottled beer to the public who can walk here just like they can to other bars and restaurants!

Carretera General del Norte, 122, El Sauzal Open daily from 13:00 to 23:00, Mon. open from 18:30, Frid. & Sat. 13:00 to 12:30am. Wednesday Closed. Tel: 922 56 41 73

Bar El Pincho

Brunelli’s Steakhouse

Tressardi

Las Vistas, Los Cristianos

Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto de la Cruz

At Bar El Pincho you can enjoy good prices, good food, good service and a fantastic view of the ocean.

They are winning fans because of the friendly staff you encounter and the delicious Spanish tapas.

They have a great offer, a combination of tapas for two for only 9.50 euros. There is also a wide selection of main plates, such as steak, chicken and fish, all cooked with love and the best ingredients they can find.

Do try their fantastic cocktails which they always try to improve. Try also the special dishes from the north of the island and the drinks.

Reservations can be done between 10:30 to 20:00pm

Just 50 metres from Loro Parque and with beautiful views of the ocean, Brunelli’s Steakhouse is waiting for you to explore the delights of the palate. Inspired in the original American steakhouses, this restaurant is located at the former fisher village of Punta Brava, in northern Tenerife, and offers you the best quality meat – tender, juicy and with an incomparable texture. Flavors like you have never tasted before thanks to a specially controlled maturation and their ‘Southbend’ oven, unique in the Canaries and which cooks the meat at more of 800ºC, highlighting all its properties and making your dinner simply perfect.

For reservations call 649 431 110 Paseo Las Vistas, Los Cristianos www.barelpincho.com

For reservations call 922 062 600 In front of Loro Parque Puerto de la Cruz www.brunellis.com

If you want to seek out a really good Italian restaurant at an affordable price with a lovely terrace, look no further than Tressardi.

It offers a very varied menu including traditional Italian dishes, pizza and pasta with gorgeous fillings and sauces, meat dishes, fresh fish and crunchy salads. The desserts like tiramisu and panna cota are to die for!

So if you want a good Italian restaurant for a family meal, a romantic dinner, a quick lunch when working or take away, Tressardi is your restaurant. A friendly and homely restaurant that has quality products combining fast food and well elaborated dishes for kids and grown ups.

Depending on your choices the price can go higher but an average 15-16 Euros per person is what you can expect.

OPENING TIMES: 15:00 -23:00 pm Wednesday closed Friday & Saturday: 15:00 -24:00 pm For reservations call 922 382 056 Calle Aceviños, La Paz, Puerto de la Cruz

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Donde Mario

La Bodeguita de Enfrente

Cuesta de la Villa

Cuesta de la Villa

Cuesta de la Villa

A great part of the fun of wining and dining in Tenerife is finding somewhere different and it’s well worth a trip out to Santa Ursula to the warm and inviting Donde Mario.

Though from the outside you might easily pass by it, the inside is elegant and captivating.

Restaurateur Mario Torres surprises us every day with his extensive use of produce in season, and his unbeatable experience with wines and cookery.

Just try his Cherne warm salad, a super-healthy Canarian fish soup, or his Lomo de Vaca Morucha. You will be captivated.

Set in a series of old Canary houses, this restaurant is made up of a labyrinth of inter-connecting rooms leading off from the bar area in the centre. The atmosphere is reminiscent of an English country pub with its low ceilings with wooden beams and warm décor.

The food is fundamentally Canarian. They grow most of their own produce at their allotment and only use olive oil to cook with.

Their ethos is a simple one, only use the best, fresh produce and cook it with thought and care.

The menu is described as Picoteo, slightly more than tapas without reaching the full-blown three-course meal status. It is delicious and affordable.

“La Bodeguita de Enfrente” won the “II Gastronomic Awards Cruzcampo Gran Reserva El Día-Mesa Abierta”, which took place last year.

Why not try a touch of “picoteo”, the Spanish-style of eating where, as the name suggests, you pick a selection of dishes and share with your companions.

You will find “El Calderito de la Abuela” in Santa Úrsula and it offers a unique and homely atmosphere combining Canary cuisine with modern creativity.

In 2016, “El Calderito de la Abuela” won the “Best Canarian Kitchen Restaurant Award” in the first edition of the “El Dia-Mesa Abierta” Awards on July 28th.

The exterior of this property belies what you will find inside as it is full of charm and carácter and there is an incredible view of La Orotava valley. “A gem” is how it is described.

For reservations call 922 302 760 Exit 31 TF-5, Carretera Provincial, 205 Cuesta de la Villa, Santa Úrsula www.labodeguitadeenfrente.net

For reservations call 922 301 918 Exit 31 TF-5, Carretera Provincial, 130 Cuesta de la Villa, Santa Úrsula www.elcalderitodelaabuela.net

For reservations call 922 304 585 Exit 31 TF-5, Carretera Provincial, 119 Cuesta de la Villa, Santa Úrsula www.dondemario.net

El Calderito de la Abuela

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Abba Musical to star in “La Orotava Suena” L

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A Orotava Suena” in September will feature performances by Café Quijano, Miriam Rodríguez and the ABBA Musical.

The programme was presented at the Las Águilas Hotel, where all the invited artists will stay, by Mayor Francisco Linares and the representative of Producciones Espectáculos Tenerife, Mingo Rodríguez.

Both offered details of this great event which has become a benchmark on the national scene.

“Nowadays it can be said that it is a real miracle to maintain a project of this magnitude and there are already seven editions; but it is possible thanks to the rigorous and professional work of the organisers, the collaboration of private companies, and the involvement of public administrations such as the Government of the Canary Islands, Cabildo de Tenerife and La Orotava council itself, ” said the Mayor.

Each edition has been a success in terms of audience attendance and concert quality, all with affordable prices for the public.

All concerts are held at the Teobaldo Power Auditorium and tickets can be purchased online through the tomaticket.es platform, at the Casa Valladares and Flamenco Shops, as well as via WhatsApp with the Buchó Club at 686 47 93 88.

The ABBA musical tickets start from 15 euros and Café Quijano and Miriam Rodríguez from 20 euros.

The festival will start on September 14th with the musical ABBA Live at 9pm. It will be a unique show formed by about 30 people on stage, including musicians, actors, singers and dancers. The show features works such as Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Waterloo, Chiquitita, Super Truper and Fernando, among others. Behind this show is Jorge Ahijado and the Canarian Juan Carlos Guerra, artistic directors of the project.

Café Quijano returns to this Festival with two functions. They are on September 20th and 21st, starting at 9pm. The Leon brothers, Manuel, Óscar and Raúl, return to La Orotava with “La Vida no es La La La” within their 2019 tour.

On Saturday, September 28th, it will be the turn of Miriam Rodríguez, who will put the finishing touch to the seventh edition of the festival. The artist known as “the lioness” begins, with her band, the Tour With You throughout the Spanish geography, presenting her expected debut album. Miriam Rodríguez embarks on a journey full of emotions that will not leave anyone indifferent. Strength, passion, feeling, sweetness and forcefulness are some of the adjectives that best define the Galician artist.

Courses on offer at Costa Adeje centre

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HE training offer carried out at the Costa Adeje Tourism Development Centre (CDTCA) will also be operational during August and September, months which feature more than a dozen courses, lectures and workshops related to the learning of languages, software improvement, food handling, occupational risk prevention, proper use of tools, etc.

To participate in this offer it is necessary to be registered in the municipal employment exchange, be a job seeker, as well as be registered in the municipality.

The courses available are

basic computer science; food handler and allergens; school dining room monitor; prevention of occupational hazards in masonr y; chainsaw and brushcutter; safety and handling of

forklifts; Word and Excel; TPC Painting; English and German customer service; sommelier initiation; gel nails and TPV management.

The dates of the courses are already set for the

months of August and September; people interested in this training offer can expand the information related to each course on the municipal website www.adeje.es

Carnival Queen tradition to return to La Orotava

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A Orotava is bringing back the former tradition of its Gala to elect the Carnival Queen.

The Mayor, Francisco Linares announced the return of the event for 2020 at the request of carnival groups and residents , as well as the Mixed Carnival Commission itself.

“However,” he pointed out, “it will not be an exorbitant event nor will macro scenarios be mounted. It will be a simple gala, typical of any town, and with quality as always. Made by and for the residents of the Villa.”

Nor is it intended to have an excessive number of candidates but just as before, there will be four or five. The carnival will be held between February 21st and March 1st and the programme will possibly start with this gala.

The Gala of the Election of the Queen was a ver y popular activity in the municipality and had an important participation but due to the period of the economic crisis, it was

eliminated and the last one was held in 2008.

In La Orotava, it is the groups themselves, murgas and comparsas, that really do the carnival and give life to the streets during the days of the celebration.

The Department of Festivities, which is currently directed by Councilman Alexis Pacheco, organises an attractive programme of events, aimed at residents in general to enjoy these days with family and friends.

“It is a simple, village carnival, with lots of charm and activities for all audiences,” he insisted.

The carnival is made by and for people of the Villa, but open to all those who want to have a good time. And there is also the contribution of the Mixed Carnival Commission, in which all carnival groups, true protagonists, are represented.

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Seasonal offers at municipal market

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A Orotava’s popular market has been turning the spotlight on seasonal fruit and vegetables in August.

Of the five Saturdays this month, the market will be closed on the 17th and 24th due to improvement works.

But on the final Saturday of August, the 31st, the public are being encouraged to visit and take advantage of special offers of seasonal fruit, such as apricots, pears, apples, yellow and red plums, papayas, bananas, avocados and oranges; apart from other delicacies, such as Padrón peppers, Italian and green and red peppers, etc.

Other items for sale include a varied range of potatoes, beans, onions, leeks, celery, spinach, lettuce, cabbage and broccoli plus handmade rye canary bread and gofio, butter cakes and other specialties of the Jovita Bakery.

And as always in the market, there are always good wines, honeys and meats, flowers, pots and herbs.

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Phe Gallery lays foundation for Phe Festival in Puerto de la Cruz

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HE second edition of Phe Gallery in Puerto de la Cruz opened its doors to the public on August 2nd at the Castillo San Felipe Cultural Space, a day complemented by a recreational and creative programme.

The show, curated by Alex Leto, brings together the work of 18 artists, including emerging creators and referents in the current Canarian scene.

The exhibition also features Bejo as a guest artist, one of the references of urban music in Spain, also a member of the Locoplaya group, who will exhibit for the first time in the hall a selection of his famous Dibejos. These prints show the creative concerns of the Canarian musician, in line with his particular aesthetic universe, and have come to be valued at more than 120,000 euros in an online auction.

With free access, Phe Gallery can be visited until August 24th at the usual time of the Castillo San Felipe Cultural Space and has painting work by Cristóbal Tabares, Fernando Miñarro, Carmen Cólogan, Greta Chicheri, Lía Ateca, Mariana Palomino, Pablo Falcón and Left Martínez; installations by artists such as Adassa Santana, Yosi Negrín, Laura Herranz & Óscar Latuag and Ducttape;

and the sculpture of Dion Blake (sculpture / installation), Juan Carlos Batista and Ohiane de Felipe; in addition to the photographic work of Lucía Bellini & Magali Brincat, Ian Paulo Cazorla and Seigar.

Pieces developed by creators committed to the most current project and art, selected from an open call.

Following the line of values promoted by the festival, the idea is to bring both the citizen and the visitor closer to the most current artistic and social proposals from a playful approach. Phe Gallery thus becomes a platform that generates cultural and social actions to bring creativity and innovation to all audiences, with culture as an accelerator of the sustainable development of the tourist city.

Phe Festival thus maintains the cultural proposals that it has been developing as an added value to the concerts, which in this edition will be held on August 23rd and 24th in the enclosure installed on the esplanade of the pier of Puerto de la Cruz, with a lineup of artists in which include

important national and international references such as Depedro, We Are Scientists,

Carolina Durante, Locoplaya, Arizona Baby, Ángel Stanich, Delaporte or Los Punsetes.

Tickets and subscriptions are for sale on the website www.phefestival.com and on

the platform www.tickety.es as well as at official points of sale in Tenerife and Gran Canaria.

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Pinolere craft fair prepares for 34th edition

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HE Pinolere craft fair is to celebrate its 34th edition in style from August 30th to September 1st and will gather more than 200 artisans from all over the Canary Islands.

There will be all kinds of crafts, traditional and innovative, at the event in La Orotava which on this occasion will have Canarian knives as its central theme.

An example is featured on the official poster created by local photographer, Yapci Gómez Lima.

“The Canarian knife is original and unique in the world and the intention is to focus the gaze on this tool,” he said.

The fair is expected to receive more than 25,000 people and will include live craft workshops, interactive activities, presentations, exhibitions, musical performances, an agri-food market and

much more.

La Orotava’s Mayor Francisco Linares said the Craft Fair is the most important in the Canary Islands and is already known internationally as well.

The event takes place in the incomparable setting of the Pinolere Ethnographic Park and has a waiting list for artisans waiting to take part, such is its fame.

Sr. Linares stressed the need for the fair to continue to have the involvement of the three public administrations Government of the Canary Islands, Tenerife Cabildo and

La Orotava council - “Without a doubt, we must bet on our own, our culture and our traditions,” he said.

The Pinolere handicraft fair is currently the most relevant in the archipelago and

throughout its trajectory it has maintained its objective such as recovering trades and traditions, as well as promoting handicrafts and the economy that revolves around it.

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Rapper Don Patricio to star at Blue & Green concert

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HE Clean and Sustainable Concert ARN Blue & Green of Playa de Las Américas will feature Don Patricio, brand new signing of the Spanish music industry who has just become part of the list of artists of the Warner record company.

Patricio Martín, who is generating excitement throughout the world with successes such as Counting Lunares, is part of the poster of an ARN Blue & Green that combines music and sustainability on August 24th, in the Arenas Blancas parking lot, in Playa de Las Américas , with free admission.

This summer concert will also give voice to # LaMúsicaContraElPlástico Bebe, Efecto Corridor, Ruts & La Isla Music and the dj Pablo Barrios.

Organised by Arona council, images related to marine life of the Arona coast and its environmental resources will be shown during the Festival among other actions in favour of sustainability.

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Los Realejos Nature events open to all Orotava is offering people the chance to enjoy unveils its La some different nature activities this summer latest T stunning mural HE programme is aimed at local residents aged between 14 and 35 but it is also open to non-residents as well if places remain available.

The events continue until September, organised by the Youth Council of the City of La Orotava directed by Darío Afonso.

The programme started on July 4th with hiking through the Teide National Park. On August 8th, there will be a boat trip while on the 29th there is a hike through the Antequera ravine.

And the weekend of August 31st to September 1st will close the programme with an ascent to Teide.

Places are limited so it is recommended to sign up as soon as possible in the premises of the House of Youth

located in Calle León, 9. The term will remain open until just before the scheduled date of each activity, provided there are free places. You can also

contact organisers by email: juventud@villadelaorotava.org or by calling: 922324444 (ext 562/563). For most activities, residents in the municipality

must pay 10.60 euros and 15.40 for non-residents; except the activity of ascent to the Teide that will be of 21.20 for residents and 30.80 for non-residents.

DIVERSE MEMORABILIA

Icod to host Elvis Presley exhibition

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F you are an Elvis fan, then a major new exhibition in Icod de los Vinos from September 16th to 29th will definitely be of interest.

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HE urban art festival of Los Realejos “6 of 12” has unveiled its fourth work at the hand of the artist from Tenerife Acaymo Padrino.

The mural is located on a large wall of a building on the upper section of the Avenida de Canarias.

Coordinated by Tenerife artist, Victor Pacheco and through the initiative of the departments of culture and citzen participation of Los Realejos, with the support of the Association for the Promotion of Visual and Performing Arts of Los Realejos (AFAVER), the “6 of 12” art festival takes place during 2019, consisting of six national and island muralists who create works in two enclaves of the municipality in the months of January, March, May, July, September and November.

This July, muralist Acaymo Padrino created a new work on a large wall of a building on the upper section of Avenida de Canarias.

The artistic initiative began last Januar y with the Valencian artist Julieta Xlf, who worked her magic on one of the outer faces of the Las Barca de Toscal Longuera Residents’ Association, continued with a creation by the street art collective Man-o-Matic on the wall of a building in San Vicente and continued in May with another mural signed by Tanausú Alemán from Gran Canaria on one of the faces of the Casa de las Artes building.

The event is being coordinated by artist and craftsman, Santi González Arbelo and the local council and will form part of the patron saint festivities in the municipality.

“Elvis, 42 years later” pays homage to the four decades and more since his death and asks some searching questions. Why does he reach people so much? Why do present generations follow his music? And finally, who is Elvis Presley really?

The exhibition will have the

cooperation of local companies, as well as the Official Club of Spain located in Barcelona.

Objects related to the artist will be exhibited, for example: All his official discography with more than 450 albums

(many editions and with different covers) in all formats Lp, Ep, Singles Laser Dis, Caseettes and CD. Books, his 33 movies on VHS and DVD plus his concerts on record, about 750 in 22 years of career.

Dolls in his image.

Keychains,, t-shirts, embossed glass, letters, official stamps and models of his cars.

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But one of the two most important things in the exhibition is the 118 official newspapers that came out the day after his death on August 16, 1977, newspapers of the 52 states of America and other countries of the world, including Spain.

The exhibition will include flowers from the grave of Elvis and music and videos of his concerts.

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healthy lifestyle will make your heart healthier. Here are ten things you can do to look after your heart.

Give up smoking If you’re a smoker, quit. It’s the single best thing you can do for your heart health.

Smoking is one of the main causes of coronary heart disease. A year after giving up, your risk of a heart attack falls to about half that of a smoker.

Get active Getting – and staying – active can reduce your risk of developing heart disease. It can also be a great mood booster and stress buster.

Do 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity every week. One way to achieve this target is by doing 30 minutes of activity on five days a week. Fit it in where you can, such as by cycling to work.

Manage your weight Being overweight can increase your risk of heart disease. Stick to a healthy, balanced diet low in fat and sugar, with plenty of fruit and vegetables, combined with regular physical activity.

Eat more fibre Eat plenty of fibre to help lower your risk of heart disease – aim for at least 30g a day.

Eat fibre from a variety of sources, such as wholemeal bread, bran, oats and wholegrain cereals, potatoes with their skins on, and plenty of fruit and veg.

Cut down on saturated fat Eating too many foods that are high in saturated fat can raise the level of cholesterol in your blood. This increases your risk of heart disease.

Choose leaner cuts of meat and lower fat dairy products like 1% fat milk over full-fat

(or whole) milk.

Get your 5 A Day

Eat at least five portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables a day. They’re a good source of fibre, vitamins and minerals.

There are lots of tasty ways to get your 5 A Day, like adding chopped fruit to cereal or including vegetables in your pasta sauces and curries.

Cut down on salt

To maintain healthy blood pressure, avoid using salt at the table and try adding less to your cooking.

Once you get used to the taste of food without added salt, you can cut it out completely.

Watch out for high salt levels in ready-made foods.

Most of the salt we eat is already in the foods we buy.

Adults should eat less than 6g of salt a day in total – that’s about one teaspoon.

Eat fish Eat fish at least twice a week, including a portion of oily fish. Fish such as pilchards, sardines and salmon are a source of omega-3 fats, which may help protect against heart disease.

Pregnant or breastfeeding women should not have more than two portions of oily fish a week.

Drink less alcohol Do not forget that alcohol contains calories. Regularly drinking more than the NHS recommends can have a noticeable impact on your waistline.

Tr y to keep to the recommended daily alcohol limits to reduce the risk of serious problems with your health, including risks to your heart health.

Read the food label When shopping, it’s a good idea to look at the label on food and drink packaging to see how many calories and how much fat, salt and sugar the product contains.

Understanding what’s in food and how it fits in with the rest of your diet will help you make healthier choices.

POSSIBLE CAUSES

Heart palpitations and ectopic beats Heart palpitations are heartbeats that suddenly become more noticeable

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OUR heart may feel like it’s pounding, fluttering or beating irregularly, often for just a few seconds or minutes. You may also feel these sensations in your throat or neck.

Palpitations may seem alarming but in most cases they’re harmless and aren’t a sign of a serious problem. Sometimes you may feel an extra or missed beat. These are known as ectopic beats and are also usually nothing to worry about.

Causes of heart palpitations include lifestyle triggers, emotions and psychological triggers, medication, hormone changes, heart rhythm problems, heart conditions and/or other medical conditions.

Common triggers of heart palpitations include strenuous exercise, not getting enough sleep, drinks containing caffeine, such as coffee, tea and energy drinks, alcohol, smoking, illegal drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, ecstasy and cannabis and rich or spicy foods.

In these cases, the palpitations should go away on their own. Avoiding these triggers may help stop them coming back.

Heart palpitations are also often caused by emotions or psychological issues, such as excitement or nervousness, stress or anxiety or panic attacks (an overwhelming sense of anxiety or fear, accompanied by feeling sick, sweating, trembling and palpitations).

Breathing exercises and panic attack tips may help if you’re feeling stressed, anxious or panicky.

Palpitations can occasionally be triggered by some types of asthma inhalers, such as salbutamol and ipratropium bromide, high blood pressure (hypertension), medicines, such as hydralazine and minoxidil, antihistamines, such as terfenadine, antibiotics, such as clarithromycin and erythromycin antidepressants, such as citalopram and escitalopram or antifungal medicines, such as itraconazole.

Speak to your GP if you think medication may be causing your palpitations but don’t stop taking a prescribed treatment without first getting medical advice.

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ARTEDENTAL BRINGS BACK A MISSING SMILE

How to face multiple dental problems?

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HEN we are afraid of suffering some kind of complication in the mouth, we think of cavities, a broken tooth or some infection, as if this were the worst case scenario. However, there are people who suffer much deeper problems which combine to affect the entire mouth.

Such was the case of Guillermo Paz, who had been enduring many complications with his teeth for many years, including lost teeth, crowding or a defective bite, all causing significant difficulties when chewing, eating and sleeping.

Just 40 years of age, as well.

In addition, he suffered from low self-esteem because of the aesthetic problem.

In these cases, the intervention of a multidisciplinary team capable of assessing the situation from different specialties and applying combined treatments that achieve synergy, rather than individual treatments, is necessary. Those responsible for the treatment of Guillermo Paz, the Artedental team in Puerto (dentist, orthodontist and hygienists), once they had evaluated his mouth, proposed a series of solutions that, together, would rehabilitate his smile completely. These included the placement of an implant due to the absence of a tooth, the filing of the existing pieces and the placement of crowns in both arches. Despite suffering crowding, Guillermo did not have to undergo orthodontic treatment, since the overlapping of the teeth was not aggressive. It was enough with the placement of crowns.

Of course, in all the lower and upper dentures.

Such a union of treatments would solve one of the biggest problems, the wrong bite, but also another one not less important, at least for the patient: aesthetics. This substantially affects selfesteem, and is capable of modifying the character and even plunging people into depression. In Guillermo’s words, “we live in a society in which aesthetics is essential, and having your teeth fixed and a beautiful smile is important.

People are more receptive when someone takes care of themselves and maintains a good image. ” In his case, he also added the difficulty of facing the

dentist, with whom he confesses to having always had a “difficult” relationship. For a person with a multitude of oral disorders, the association he will make when visiting a dentist will be pain, after having entered and left in countless consultations with an unfavourable result. As Guillermo explains, such failures before

the dentist led him to avoid a consultation for a long time, which aggravated his situation.

Now, this patient of Artedental, confesses not only to be grateful, but also “very satisfied with his new smile.”

The most common problems among middle-aged people (40-60 years) according to the American

Dental Association are gingivitis or, in its aggravation, gum disease or periodontitis, the loss of a tooth due to infection, fracture or bruise, hypersensitivity, dry mouth, and oral cancer. In fact, the institution affirms that, on average, adults between 20 and 64 suffer from the absence of three or more

teeth. Hygiene is essential to prevent these conditions (except for breakage or loss of teeth due to bruising) but, above all, regular visits to the dentist at least once a year. If we forget prevention, there is a good chance that when we sit in the dentist’s chair we will face multiple oral problems.

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Wingate School was recognised in our BSO Inspection as being “good and often excellent” with students exceeding well beyond expectations. Particularly our Primary education, students were assessed as 2 years plus ahead of similar UK schools when leaving the Primary School.

Suitably experienced candidates and Newly Qualified colleagues should complete the online Teachers’ Application Form in the Teaching Vacancies area of the school website www.wingateschool.com and submit this with an up-to-date CV, application letter and passport sized recent photograph to curriculum.vitaes@wingateschool.com.

Wingate School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be expected to provide an up-to-date Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS process.

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CHINA CHALLENGE

José flies the flag in Police Games for seventh time

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OR yet another year, Tenerife policeman José Carlos Báez González is taking part in the XVIII edition of the World Police and Fire Games held in Chengdu, China.

The officer from La Laguna is participating for the seventh consecutive year in these games which have great worldwide impact, along with 20,000 athletes from around the world.

Sr. Báez already has more than 50 medals won over these years, in the disciplines of swimming and open water. In this edition, he will participate in the various distances and styles, as well as the open water test in a single distance of 3200 metres.

The event, held once every two years in different cities of the world, takes place between August 8th and 18th and will be attended by more than 20,000 active or retired member athletes from both departments.

The objective, in addition to ensuring that both the Local Police of La Orotava, the local

council and the municipality itself are represented in an international sporting event, is to repeat the successes of previous editions.

José Carlos Báez González has participated in six World Police and Fire Championships: in 2007 in Australia; 2009 in Canada; 2011 in the US; Belfast, Ireland in 2013, Fairfax, Virginia in 2015 and in Los Angeles in 2017. In these games he has won 37 gold medals, seven silver medals and two bronze medals.

These Olympics not only represent a sporting competition, but are an important opportunity to gather and exchange diverse cultures and communities; In addition, it has a great media impact, not only in the local media of Tenerife and the Canary Islands, but also in the international press.

SAN MIGUEL

The Big Blue wins tenth deep sea fishing tournament

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HE Big Blue boat, moored in Fuerteventura, was the winner of the tenth edition of the Cicar Amarilla Marina deep sea fishing tournament, which took place on August 2 and 3 at the Marina San Miguel in Tenerife, with 20 boats participating.

The Big Blue, whose owner is Markus, managed to catch a tuna of about 70 kilos, while the second classified, the Royal Garden Villas boat, with a port in Tenerife and owner Carlos Cabr, managed to catch a tuna of 66 kilos; and the third classified was the Maurilia boat, also from Tenerife, with the capture of a 15 kilos dorado.

The Cicar Amarilla Marina Tournament, in its capture and release modality, aims to promote a sport of respect and conservation of wildlife since all the marlins are sighted, photographed and returned to the sea.

Marina San Miguel is the only marina in Tenerife

capable of hosting an event of this nature thanks to its extensive facilities, which can cover a significant number of ships, and for its strategic location within the influence of trade winds and near the west of Tenerife where the water is usually calm, an hour and a half from La Gomera and three from Gran Canaria, which allows fishing opportunities to open up a lot.

The winners received a first prize of 3,000 euros plus sport fishing equipment for the winning team and a second prize of 1,500 euros and also sport fishing equipment. The Junior Prize, which is awarded to the person under 18 who manages a capture, was taken by the Big Blue while the interprovincial challenge was achieved by the ship Marlin, whose owner is Juan José

Farray.

This event is promoted by Cicar and Amarilla Marina and is sponsored, among others, by Dorada; Coca Cola; Pesquera y Navales Tenerife, SL, Hotel and Apartments Aguamarina Golf; Daemen Yacht Services; Canary Islands Multináutica Yanmar; Pineda Sports; Elyman; La Marina S. A. L., The Oriental Monkey; Hielo Frucape; and Aqua.

Solidarity flavour for successful Esperanza race

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S part of the festivities in honour of Our Lady of La Esperanza, the VI Popular Race proved another great success in El Sauzal, attracting a total of 164 runners.

As happened last year, when, in addition, he broke the test record, Ayoze Pérez (Trivalle Güímar) took the victory with a 20’20 ’time; followed, in second position, by Jairo Paule, also from Trivalle Güímar (20’29 ’) and independent David Medina (20’44’).

In the women’s category, CCT Santa Cruz athlete Patricia Domínguez (24’33 ’) won the test; followed by the young Estefanía Sánchez (who was third last year) of the Vallivana CD (25’01 ’); with, in third position, Alicia Manzanaque (Toletole) with a time of 25’11 ’. The three, in addition, were the first of their respective categories: Senior, Sub-23 and F-35.

At the end of the main test, the children’s category saw about 30 enrolled in the different modalities, who obtained their Finisher medal. The delivery of medals was made by the Mayor of El Rosario, Scholastic Gil, the councillors for sports and fiesta, Juan Jesús del Rosario and Yeray Gutiérrez respectively, together with members of the Festival Committee.

The test once again had the invaluable collaboration of Conchip Canarias in the timing tasks and had a solidarity character, with part of the collection of the registration being assigned to the Asperger Association of the Canary Islands.

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HEALTHY LIVING

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A Laguna, through the Department of Citizen Participation led by Yaiza López Landi, is carrying out during the month of August the project ‘Healthy Living and Physical Activity’ in Bajamar and Punta del Hidalgo, a free activity whose main objective is to instill healthy habits to people over 50 during the holiday period.

A total of 550 people from all over the municipality participate in this project, which also has the collaboration of the Social Welfare area and consists of a weekly session, from 9am to 1pm., of maintenance gymnastics, physical activity and psychomotor skills taught by sports monitors. There is also a time for community recreation and enjoy bathing in the coastal areas of the municipality.

Yaiza López Landi, who attended the start of the programme together with the Mayor of La Laguna, Luis Yeray Gutiérrez, said the intention of the council is to recover its continuity in the months of July and August in the next edition of the programme, since this year the change in the municipal corporation caused its implementation in July to be unfeasible.

She regretted that for this reason, more than 200 people have been on the waiting list to participate in the programme. “We understand that it has been possible to generate some discomfort among people who have been left out, but we have done everything possible so that the activity could be launched at least in August, with the commitment to recover the bi-monthly character and attend so to all applications from next summer ”.

Yaiza López Landi explains that ‘Healthy Life and Physical Activity’ is an activity “highly demanded since it is a way that older people have to disconnect from the daily routine, exercise and enjoy both outside and inside the sea” and underlines the fact that the programme reaches all areas and neighbourhoods of the municipality.

PATRICIA’S QUEST

Young boxer sets sights on next Olympics

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HE new Mayor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has congratulated boxing champion Patricia Martín.

Patricia Hernández and councillor for sport, Elena Mateo showed their support for the boxer who has just won the gold medal in the Spanish Championship and wished her luck in her bid to qualify for the next Olympic Games.

Patricia Martín is the current Spanish champion of boxing under 69 kilos.

The mayor was interested in the beginnings of her love of boxing, her meteoric career and asked about the reconciliation between work life and such a

demanding discipline, something that Patricia Martín said “is impossible” , since between competitions, she spends just a couple of weeks in a row in Tenerife.

The boxer conveyed her thanks to the Mayor and councillor and told them that her main goal is to achieve the classification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, for which she is training a minimum of two and a half hours a day.

Patricia Hernández and Elena Mateo wished her “all the luck

Los Realejos unveils new swimming challenge

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OS Realejos will premiere on September 7th the Crossing to El Socorro Beach Swim.

in the world” for the next World Cup and confirmed her intention to develop support lines to reinforce athletes who,

like her, are dedicated to a discipline without practically no institutional support or sponsorship.

Registration is open at the School of Contact Sports and Intersport El Trompo at the price of 10 euros The Mayor of Los Realejos, Manuel Domínguez, announced the new sports event for the municipality that consists of the crossing to Nado Playa de El Socorro, with departure and arrival in the cove, covering a distance of 1,500 metres in total.

The registration period is now open until September 4th and can be formalised at the Los Realejos School of Contact Sports located at the base of the Iván Ramallo Stadium or at the Intersport store of the El Trompo Shopping Centre in La Orotava.

The registration fee is 10 euros with dorsal and swimmer’s bag, which would be collected at 8am the same day of the test, whose departure is scheduled at 9am.

Prizes are awarded for the first three classified in female and male modality.

How long does it take to sell a home in Spain, and how does the rate of sale compare to the UK?

Illa del Mar, Diagonal Mar Barcelona, in the Sant Marti Poblenou district, where the time on market is getting longer

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OW long does it take to sell a home in Spain, also known as the average time on market or rate of sale? It depends on the location, but in Barcelona, one of Spain’s most liquid markets, it took 66 days in the first quarter of this year, which was 10% longer than it took in the second quarter of last year (60 days), according to a study

by Housfy, an online home sales operation.

Is the Housfy study statistically reliable? I don’t know, lots of these sorts of reports in Spain look a bit dodgy when you drill down into the data. Let’s take it at face value but keep in mind that it might not be an accurate picture of time it takes to sell a home in Barcelona.

The report goes on to reveal that the district with the shortest rate of sale is Sants-Montjuïc, where it takes just 48 days on average to find a buyer. Average house prices in the district rose 1.9% in March, the district with the highest increase, which might explain why demand is rising and the time to sell falling in that district, argue Housfy (if you follow!).

“With demand down in districts like Sant Martí and the Eixample, which were very sought after in 2017 and 2018, SantsMontjuïc has become the focus of attention for buyers and investors, thanks to its close proximity to the city centre and attractive prices,” says Albert Bosch, CEO and founder of Housfy.

Uptown district Sarrià-Sant Gervasi has the longest time to sell with an average of 87 days, partly due to high property prices in the area, argues Bosch.

The time to sell increased the most in Graciaa, up 16% from 69 days in H2 2018 to 80 days in H1 2019, due to a lack of attractive homes for sale in the district, say Housfy ,and it was a similar story in Sant Martí Poblenou, where the average rate of sale went from 68 to 76 days. If the rate of sale is going up in the Poblenou because of a lack of attractive homes for sale, then two refurbished flats just of the Rambla de Poblenou and a short stroll to the beach I featured as cool casas back in February should have sold by now. I believe they are still on the market, but with the asking price significantly down.

If it takes 66 days on average in Barcelona, where there is lots of demand and a shortage of homes for sale, I assume it takes longer in most other parts of Spain. I’ve seen plenty of examples of properties all over Spain languishing on the market for years in search of a buyer.

I don’t know what the average time on market is in Madrid, but it might now be shorter than Barcelona, where the separatists in control of the regional government have reduced international demand with their drive for independence from Spain. Under normal circumstances I would expect the time on market in Barcelona to be the shortest in Spain.

By comparison, how long does it take to sell a home in the UK? 51 days in Briston, 89 days in London, 108 days in Liverpool, and an average of 91 days for UK cities, according to a ‘City Rate of Sale’ report from Cebr and Post Office. In comparison, then, homes in Barcelona sell in no time at all.

Like I said, best treat the Housfy findings with a degree of scepticism.

Written by Mark Stücklin Mark Stücklin is a Barcelona-based property market analyst and consultant, and author of the 'Spanish Property Doctor' column in the Sunday Times (2005 - 2008).

He can be reached by email on: ms@spanishpropertyinsight.com.

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