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A fight on the beaches

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Wedding crushers!

Anger as government finally agrees to allow gay marriage on the Rock By Joe Duggan CONTROVERSY surrounds a decision to bring gay marriage one step closer to the Rock. Religious leaders are expected to widely slam the plan that will finally permit same sex marriages to take place. Last night, Chief Rabbi Ron Hassid described the decision to move forwards as an ‘aberration’. “This makes a statement that this is normal behaviour,” the holy man told the Olive Press. “By doing this they are undoing thousands of years of civilization. “I think we are walking on dangerous ground when a government has the power to do this. Who gives them the right? This is to do with morality. They have gone too far.” Church of England Dean John Paddock insisted there was ‘nothing to add’ to the church’s official position. However, he added: “There is a view of marriage, which you only have to read the Holy book to see”. Earlier this year, all the Rock’s religious leaders issued a joint letter refusing to support the move.

CONFLICT: Decision to go ahead with gay wedding bill came on day Bishop Zammit was awarded a ‘crozier’ staff by Fabian Picardo However, the decision announced this week, was well received by the LGBT community. “It’s a great step forward for

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equality,” insisted one gay government employee, who asked to remain anonymous. Felix Alvarez of the Equality Rights Group added: “Parliament will now finally address the notion that the equal application of the law to all citizens is an inviolable and necessary principle of our society,” he said. The government’s bill launched on Monday - will amend the Civil Marriage Act to include marriage between two people of the same sex. While it has yet to be debated and voted on in Parliament, it is expected to receive crossparty support. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said the ‘response and engagement on this issue has

been remarkable’. However, he added: “I wish to make it clear that this relates to civil marriage and not to the sacrament of Holy Matrimony or the rites of marriage in any religion.” It is expected the bill will be debated in parliament after the six-week publication period has passed. It is likely to become law later this year. A public consultation on the subject attracted more than 3,400 people. The decision came on the day that the First Minister awarded the Bishop Carmelo Zammitt a crozier, a staff of honour for high ranking Catholic holy men. Opinion Page 6

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A POST-BREXIT committee is to be formed on the Rock to help negotiate Britain’s tricky exit from the EU. The cross-party committee will be made up of four members nominated by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and two members selected by opposition leader Daniel Feetham and Independent Member of Parliament Marlene Hassan Nahon. The Select Committee on the EU is being set up to determine the ‘impact of a potential withdrawal from the European Union, and Gibraltar’s future relationship with the EU’. The Committee will also be in direct contact with the British government and will be ‘fully involved in the formulation of the United Kingdom’s policy on Brexit’. It comes as UK ministers warned that Britain could remain in the EU until late 2019, almost a year later than originally predicted.

Rucking outrage! RUGBY officials are fuming after Spanish lobbying wrecked Gibraltar’s dream of joining Europe’s top table, the Olive Press can reveal. Long-term Rugby Europe treasurer, Jose Maria Epalza, is believed to have turned countries against Gibraltar’s bid for membership at the body’s General Assembly in June. Gibraltar Rugby Football Union (GRFU) will now demand a fresh vote, vowing ‘we will get there’.

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Car wars: Attack of the wardens

Lord on the Rock

FORMER leader of the UK Liberal Democrats, Paddy Ashdown, will speak at the Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival.

Passport control A CAMPAIGN has been launched by the Foreign Office to make people ‘passport aware’ after 21,000 British passports were lost or stolen last year.

Lighting up TOBACCO sales in Malaga and Cadiz have increased by 7% thanks to improved measures against smuggling.

Driving plan THE government is aiming to publish its Traffic, Transport and Parking Plan before Christmas to outline ways to improve congestion.

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PATROLLING: Parking attendants

Pervert locked up for raping underage teenage girls

A CRACK squad of parking attendants has declared war on ‘indiscriminate’ parking. The new team of 19 parking management officers will beef up the RGP’s presence on Gibraltar’s streets and help ensure dumped and obstructing cars are towed away.

The officers will also help run the Rock’s new residential parking schemes. “It is of utmost importance we tackle indiscriminate parking, derelict vehicles and oversee that parking locally can be enjoyed across the board by all that require it,” said a spokesman.

Rapist jailed for six years

A RAPIST who has a ‘predilection for tying people up’ has been sentenced to six years in prison for assaulting two underage girls. Darryl Martinez, 28, of Glacis Es-

tate, was convicted of raping and indecently assaulting one 15-yearold girl and indecently assaulting another 14-year-old girl. In sentencing, Judge Karen Ram-

Cocaine bust

A WOMAN and two men have been arrested on suspicion of possession and intent to supply cocaine. The group, a 36-year-old local man, a 35-year-old Spanish man and a 48-year-old local woman, allegedly tried to escape while disposing of the

drugs after a police patrol stopped them in the early hours. As well as 15 grammes of the drug, a small amount of cannabis resin and money was seized. The suspects have been placed on bail while enquiries continue.

mage stated that he had shown no remorse for his crimes. The rapes took place over a weekend in the 15-year-old girl’s flat, with the 14-year-old assaulted in Martinez’s grandparent’s apartment. One victim, Miss S, was described as having become ‘withdrawn and solitary’, after being tied up at her flat. A second victim, Miss A, was lured to a flat with some school friends with Martinez boasting he could show them his pet snake. Martinez again tied up his victim before she raised the alarm and was able to escape.

Iphone sicko jailed A PERVERT has been sentenced to six months in prison for filming underage girls at Catalan Bay. Martin Luke Darnbrook, 29, was caught recording a 12-yearold child and another underage girl on his iphone. When arrested, police found a total of 22 videos of beachgoers on his mobile phone. Darnbrook (above), who has been on remand since the incident in May, admitted to the offences. The La Linea resident has since sent letters of apology to the families of the children and the community of Gibraltar in general.

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Taking a stand (up) JOKERS: Paul Foot (left) and Nathan Caton

Puss in Banus MALAGA'S most famous son Antonio Banderas has paid his yearly visit to Marbella's Starlite festival. The Zorro and Puss in Boots star posed for photos with fans before hosting the annual auction. Accompanied by girlfriend Nicole Kimpel, Banderas' visit will stand out as a highlight at the seventh edition of the festival. The biggest sale of the night went to a Swiss businessman who splashed €40,000 on a Ford Mustang. The festival has featured the likes of Tom Jones and Robert Plant this year, with British rockers Status Quo scheduled to bring the curtain down on August 20.

RETURNING: Banderas

COMEDY and rock and roll will join forces for the first time at this year’s Gibraltar Music Festival. The festival’s inaugural comedy stage will host live performances from Paul Foot, Nathan Caton, Simon Evans and Dana Alexander among others. The award-winning Foot has scooped the BBC New Stand-Up Award and the

Daily Telegraph Open Mic regularly on BBC Radio 4’s Award with his surrealist The News Quiz, The Unbrand of humour landing believable Truth and Arhim on hit BBC show Never mando Iannucci’s Charm Mind the Buzzcocks. Offensive. His Cabinet of Curiosities Caton's BBC2’s Mock The show pays hilarious hom- Week, BBC3’s Russell Howage to the eccentric Czech ard’s Good News, BBC Raroyal King Rudolph II’s dio 4’s Now Show and his fascination for collectible BBC Radio 4 sitcom Can’t Joyful Caton Nothing. oddities. RINGS AROUND THE KING Tell Nathan Evans, who writes comedy Other comedians expected for Dara O’Briain, appears Bummer… to be announced shortly. April 13th - April 26th 2016

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A TRIP to the bullring was perhaps a predictable way for Spain’s former king to celebrate his first trip to Sevilla in eight years.

And the three bullfighters, Enrique Ponce, Jose Maria Manzanares and Peruvian Andres Roca Rey, celebrated the royal presence

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granddaughter Victoria Federica presided over events from the royal gallery in his first trip to iconic the Maestranza bullring since former the of PERFORMING in front 2008. king must be an uplifting experience The king - who for most bullfighters. was visiting for Rey it But for Peruvian Andres Roca when the city’s anwas for all the wrong reasons,a bulls Feria de nual by he was lifted into the air the backAbril - inauguhorn after being spiked in rated a statue side. of his mother seriThe matador incredibly avoided on the Paseo by the ous injury despite the attack de Colon. angry 530kg bull.

TALENTED: Nurse DJ Jeffries

Night nurse

A GIBRALTAR DJ will play at Croatia’s Outlook festival in August after a ten year time out. Cheryl Jeffries, 31, began DJing at the age of 19, but the discs stopped spinning when she turned 21 and left home to study law in Southampton. But since getting back on the decks a year ago, the trainee nurse will represent UK music collective SILO after her recording of a set for them last year led to the offer. “They called me and asked if I wanted to play at Outlook, I thought what a stupid question, of course I want to play,” said Cheryl. “It’s incredible, it’s a dream come true for me.” Basscake, AKA Cheryl, has also been nominated for Best Bass Music DJ at the International Break Awards, alongside four other girls from the Underground Female Movement a female DJ collective based in Spain and Gibraltar.

Well good

AN auction at a Marbella event raised almost €10,000 for cancer charity Cudeca. The auction at the Living Well Marbella event saw a chartered private jet to Las Vegas go for €6000 while watches and week-long getaways in Europe racked the total up to €8,040. Businesses and residents gathered at Puente Romano’s Sea Grill restaurant following a day of guest speakers and networking at the event, run by Louise Van Der Velde.

by dedicating their performances to Juan Carlos senior. Juan Carlos, his daughter Infanta Elena and his

Back in town EVA Longoria will be returning yet again to Marbella to The attend Gift Global Foundation’s gala on July 17. The Desp e r a t e Housew i v e s star will join the C o s t a del Sol’s philant h r o p i c community for an evening of art, glamour and giving at the Don Melia Pepe hotel.

PUERTO Banus party-people were out in force to celebrate three years of popular night spot Joys Live. Singers, fire jugglers, unicyclists and locals mingled for the party. The Marbella landmark is gearing up for an actionpacked season with Mica Paris and Seal set to perform.

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UPWARDLY MOBILE! Bilingual road sweeper to sweep up votes for mayor

EXCLUSIVE By Laurence Dollimore A ROAD sweeper training to be a lawyer also has his sights set on becoming his town’s mayor. Multi-lingual Rodriguez Sendra - who has been sweeping the streets of Manilva for seven years - is set to graduate from Cadiz University in July. The 55-year-old, who is also a qualified priest, is hoping to get a full-time post at law firm Savier Avila, in Algeciras, before going into politics. Currently undertaking work experience at the firm, he had to reign in his hopes and get a job as a road sweeper when the recession kicked in.

UK national treasure Lorraine Kelly has been showing off her new figure in Spain. The morning TV host posted photos of herself walking along the Rio Chillar, in Nerja. “Great walk today at Rio Chillar! #fun #fit #happy,” she wrote. Earlier this year, the 56-yearold Scot helped her viewers get ready for swimsuit season with Lorraine's Bikini Promise + One Campaign. She said: "This plan is all about feeling healthy, fit and happy. I'm in much better shape. But it's more than that: I feel better, I feel more healthy. It's taken me a long time but I finally feel I've arrived at my ideal body."

aims high BRUSH STROKES: Road sweeper ren Assembly, in Algeciras, “It was the best way to make added that it had paid his money when the recession way through his seven-year started seven years ago,” he degree. told the Olive Press. “It’s a sta- The Spaniard, who is a chessble job and it pays the rent.” master and speaks English, The Pastor at the Church of Portuguese and French says England's Christian Breth- he now wants to become a lawyer to help people. “I want to help the local expats, the British, South American and French communities!” a high-flying way to THE Spanish monarchs have found When asked if he will run for their every move. get around pesky drones stalking mayor he laughed: “Well I out are set to swoop Eagles specially trained to take them know the mayor well so that after unwanted attenaround Madrid’s Zarzuela Palace could be awkward, but yes, tion from the flying objects last summer. maybe in five years’ time!”

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Road-sweeper passes legal exams and is set to start working as a lawyer next month A MULTI-LINGUAL roadsweeper has become a lawyer after passing the bar. Francisco Rodriguez Sendra, 55, is now hoping to help immigrant and expat communities in the Campo de Gibraltar area after receiving his degree from Cadiz University. “I’m very happy,” the Manilva road sweeper told the Olive Press, “I’m excited to start making an impact and help the lives of immigrants and the British in Algeciras. “If the British have any problems here, they come to me!” The grafter, who the Olive Press first unearthed in

Gonna give UK up... for sunny Spain FLAMBOYANT 80s crooner Rick Astley is planning to give up the UK for the costas. The former pop star admitted he is hoping to open a bar on the Spanish or Italian coastline by the time he is a pensioner. But the 50-year-old, who lives in Richmond, London with his wife Lene Bausager and daughter Emilie, insists he will never give up his beloved singing. “By 70 I want to have opened a bar on the coast in Italy or Spain, where I’ll wear no shoes and a different coloured velvet jacket every night and Lene will be the permanently tipsy maître d’,” he said. “I’ll walk from the bar to the stand, sing a STAR: Astley couple of numbers if I’m in the mood and then sit down to a big bowl of pasta. It’s going to happen.” Rick has just released his new album, 50, and is currently touring the UK.

EXCLUSIVE By Laurence Dollimore March (see right), will continue his job as a road-sweeper until he begins working on his first case in September. He will also continue his work as a chess teacher at various schools in the area. “I have spoken with the mayor of Manilva and several other lawyers and I’m hoping to be representing my first clients in September,” he said. Algeciras-born Sendra added that he also hopes to help Ni-

SWEEPING UP: Road cleaner passes the bar gerian immigrants who have issues with documentation and finding work. The aspiring lawyer, who speaks English, Portuguese and French, added that he won’t let his new career get in the way of his chess-tutoring duties, which involves him

teaching at three schools each week (including Sotogrande International School). “Chess is very important to the kids, it’s great for the development of their minds and I will work out a way to carry on teaching it to them,” he added.

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Hammond heads home

LEGENDARY guitarist Albert Hammond has made a brief stopoff in Gibraltar during his world tour. Hammond, 72, who is currently writing a musical, was en route to shows in Germany, Ireland and the UK for his Songbook Tour. Hammond - whose son Albert Hammond Jr is The Strokes’ guitarist - is famous for songs like It Never Rains in Southern California. Hammond said: “But I am having such a good time. It is also tiring when you go on vacation then you come back and need a vacation.

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Fab’s Khan-do attitude

Walk for missing hiker

CHIEF Minister Fabian Picardo has vowed to 'work together' with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan after they met at City Hall. Following the talks, Picardo stressed London and Gibraltar must protect financial services in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum result. Both London and Gibraltar voted to remain in the EU on the June 23 referendum, with Khan since pushing for London's financial service industry to retain its vital passporting rights, which grant banks access to the single market, once the UK exits the EU. Picardo said: "There are many similarities in the issues that we face, although of course for London the scale of matters is clearly greater.

THE family of a missing hiker who disappeared while walking from London to Gibraltar are set to retrace his last steps. The family of missing David Oldman, 66, are walking 20km of the stage between HuercalOvera and Baza, in Almeria, where he was last seen on June 9. They hope to raise awareness of his disappearance and are ‘clinging to hope’ he is still alive. Oldman went missing a few weeks after setting off from Gibraltar House, in London, on his mammoth trek. After leaving his hotel in Huercal-Overa, he headed towards Albox but didn’t arrive at Baza, where he was expected. Now, as the Spanish authorities scale back the search operation, his niece Gemma Oldman told the Olive Press: “This is not a memorial. It is two months now, but we are clinging to hope until we hear otherwise.”

POLITICIANS, gaming bosses and businessmen are campaigning to introduce flights from the Rock to Malta. More than 500 people have already signed a change.org petition which claims hundreds of work hours are lost every month as workers travel from Gibraltar and the south of Spain to Malta. There is currently no direct flight from Gibraltar or Malaga to Malta, despite thousands of workers - mainly in gaming - making the commute ev-

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"Sharing views and aspirations will nonetheless be an important part of how relevant political decision makers shape the best future for the United Kingdom and Gibraltar. "It is a pleasure to have been exposed to the clear thinking and drive which characterise Sadiq Khan and his team." He added: "Financial Services is hugely important to London and to Gibraltar and we have agreed to stay in touch and work together on how the future for that industry can be fashioned after the result of the EU referendum. "With strong leadership in London and the United Kingdom the post-Brexit future will bring new opportunities and does not need us to be disconnected from Europe." JUST CAPITAL: London talks

Flight of fancy Gaming sector demands flights between Gibraltar and Malta EXCLUSIVE By Rob Horgan

ery month. Set up by Irish expat Oisin McGillicuddy, the petition has garnered the support of ‘a number of Gibraltar politicians’ as well as the CEO of Malta airport. Others supporting the bid are the CEO of Gaming Innovation Group and the boss at venture capitalist

firm Optimizer Invest. “The support has been amazing, but I am not surprised,” 39-year-old McGillicuddy told the Olive Press. “Travelling to Malta is currently a massive expense and is enormously inconvenient. “Sometimes the layover in Barcelona, Brussels or Paris can be as long as 11 hours.” He added: “It is crazy that a flight has never been put

on from Gibraltar or Malaga to Malta before now.” The petition titled ‘Schedule direct flights from Malaga and/or Gibraltar to Malta’ is addressed to Norwegian Air. It is also being actively directed at other low-cost airlines including Ryanair, Vueling and Transavia. Visit www.change. org/p/norwegian-airplease-schedule-direct-flights-from-malaga-and-or-gibraltarto-malta-and-back

Admiring Nelson THE bosses of the Lord Nelson pub have been lauded for teaching staff how to deal with children with learning difficulties. Mother-of-two Laura JayneReyes praised staff at the Casemates pub after her five-yearold son Pernod ‘was on the brink of a breakdown’ during a live concert. It comes just a fortnight after a Gibraltarian family were booted out of a hotel in the UK, as reported in the Olive Press. Welsh national JayneReyes said the ‘awareness shown by members PRAISE: of staff was Mum’s joy incredible’. “I cannot praise the staff enough,” Jayne-Reyes, 32, told the Olive Press. “I was with my mother and my two sons, when Pernod became agitated as he wanted to watch the band play one more song. “I explained the situation to the bar staff and even though it was a busy Friday night, they let us stay until Pernod had calmed down.” She added: “In my opinion, Gibraltar is much more understanding of children with learning difficulties than in the UK.” When contacted by the Olive Press, staff at the Lord Nelson confirmed that they had been taught how to deal with situations involving autistic children.

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OPINION Long way to go IT’S about time Gibraltar caught up with the rest of western Europe in recognising same sex unions. It is good to see the government has taken a step towards full equality, however there is clearly a long way to go. Some of the views spouted by religious groups on the Rock are medieval and quite frankly, embarrassing. The only thing that’s undoing thousands of years of civilisation are the ideas and ‘values’ promoted by religious leaders like Rabbi Hassid. With views like Hassid’s it is little wonder this decision has taken so long.

Trying times THE OLYMPICS has had billions of us glued to our televisions this month. Usain Bolt’s 100-metre victory was sport distilled to its purest essence. A celebration. Meanwhile, Team GB’s storming effort has been nothing short of amazing. How depressing, then, to be reporting - again - on the Spanish government trying to block the progress of Gibraltarian sports’ teams. Rugby Europe treasurer Jose Maria Epalza - no doubt with the backing of Gibraltar’s tormenterin-chief Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo - has, once more, been setting traps for the Rock’s rugby contingent. The Spanish government confirmed to the Olive Press this week that it bans its national teams from playing Gibraltar. How tragically ridiculous. Sport is the perfect way to break-down mostly petty man-made barriers because it is a common bond we all enjoy. It shouldn’t be used as a tool by the out of touch PP government to entrench its political agenda against Gibraltar.

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First competitive cricket match between Spain and Gibraltar shows sport’s simple beauties, writes Joe Duggan

HE first crack of willow knows the game is going ahead. against leather on August 20 “Cricket is a sport recognised by will signal a significant mo- the CSD (Spain’s government sport ment in Gibraltar’s sporting ministry) but is not attached to a history. federation. Gibraltar’s maiden competitive “When any team representing Gicricket match against Spain takes braltar takes part in a competition, place in Stockholm in a World the CSD decides to ban the SpanCricket League Europe Division ish team from playing.” Two clash. The T-20 format is The most glaring example of this cricket’s shortest, but it marks a intransigence came in 2013. The big step for the Rock’s first eleven decision to grant Gibraltar UEFA - 90% of whom are Gibraltar born membership was a momentous and bred - as manager Sunil Chan- occasion for the Rock’s football diramani explains. contingent, but it came with one “Both countries have in fact met crucial caveat. before in La Manga where we “Gibraltar will not play qualifying played a couple of friendlies a few matches with Spain,” said UEFA years ago,” Chanpresident Michel diramani tells the Platini at the Olive Press. UEFA membership time. “Both associations “We also have have a decent rela- was a momentous this situation tionship with each with Armenia and occasion, but other. They invited Azerbaijan.” us and we travelled Given the bitit came with a up to play a couple ter 1988-1994 caveat of friendlies in the conflict between past against Spain. those two coun“The Spain game tries cost 6,000 will be treated like the other four. lives and displaced over a million We will prepare the same and go people, the two scenarios were out to win. hardly analogous. “As it is the last game of the tour- Nevertheless, UEFA acquiesced to nament, it may have a slightly dif- Spain’s demands. ferent edge to it as both sides may When the draw arrived in Febrube battling out for promotion in a ary 2014, lo and behold, Gibraltar winner-takes-all encounter.” and Spain were drawn together in Allan Bacon, Interim Chairman of Group C. But a switch as nifty as a Spain’s cricket body International Liam Walker turn saw Gibraltar quiEspana, is looking forward to the etly shifted over into Group D. game, and is unaware of any con- It’s difficult not to see such a considerations outside the sporting cession by UEFA as being at odds arena. with its own values. On its website, “Even with four players unfit we UEFA states its aim is ‘to promote should be too good for Gibraltar,” football in a spirit of unity, solidarhe says. “We are part of the In- ity, peace, understanding and fair ternational Cricket Confederation play, without any discrimination on (ICC) and so are Gibraltar. I doubt the part of politics, race, religion, the Spanish government even gender or any other reason’. Ex-

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BATTING ON: Gibraltar to face Spain in international cept where Spain and Gibraltar are concerned, it seems. Why should a Gibraltar football fan be denied the opportunity to see his or her team play Spain whereas a cricket fan is granted that right? Just six months ago, it was the turn of Gibraltar’s hockey fraternity to feel the petty wrath of Spanish government naysayers. Following a high-profile match between Gibraltar’s Grammarians Hockey Club and Spain’s Club Hockey San Fernando, Spain’s hockey authorities, the RFEH, instructed its members that no ‘clubs, teams, players, managers or referees’ were allowed to play in official or friendly matches against, or in, Gibraltar. The ruling came from the Spanish government’s sports department, the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD). “The reason is very simple,” a CSD spokesman told the Olive Press. “Gibraltar is not a state recognized by the United Nations or the International Olympic Committee.The rule applies to all federated sports, not only hockey.” The CSD eventually climbed down and overturned the ban on friendlies. But in theory, competitive games between Gibraltar and Spain are still not allowed. However, a match between Spain and Gibraltar is unlikely due to hockey’s ranking system, said Carl Rammage, president of the Gibraltar Hockey Association. “Spain are currently at the Olympics and we are some way down from that level,” Rammage told the Olive Press. “So we’re unlikely to ever play them.

“But it happened in the 1980s when the under-21s had to play Spain. The Spanish government said, ‘If you play Gibraltar we will stop your funding’.” In June, Spain’s rugby authorities were tackled by a court ruling, which annulled a 2013 vote blocking the Gibraltar Rugby Football Union (GRFU) from joining ruling body Rugby Europe. After that 2013 vote, Spain’s sports minister, Javier González Cancho, stated that ‘it’s good to see that in this case sport and politics have not mixed’. The irony of his remark appeared lost on him. But his words came back to bite him. Unfortunately for Canco, Rugby Europe’s general treasurer at the time, Spaniard Jose Maria Epalza, was reported to have given an unauthorised speech railing against Gibraltar’s membership. That speech led to June’s court victory for the GRFU and puts them one step closer to full Rugby Europe membership. But courtrooms victories aren’t what excite sports crowds. All athletes want is to test themselves against their opponent. Which is why Spain and Gibraltar’s cricket players pitting their wits against one another is a reason to celebrate the unalloyed purity of sporting competition. “Batters have been working on various aggressive and defensive shots and bowlers have been practising their skills,” Chandiramani says of next week’s clash. “We believe if we can out-field our opponents, it will help our chances.” Simple aims, the sort that define sport.

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Resurrecting Lorca

As the 80th anniversary of the poet’s death sees another attempt to locate his remains next month, Ana DeJesus digs up 20 fast facts about the revered Spanish author

EDERICO GARCIA LORCA is one of the most important Spanish poets of the 20th century. Much of his work was infused with flamenco and gypsy culture and revived the tradition of Spanish folklore. His travelling theatre company, La Barraca, which toured impoverished rural Spain sought to bring plays to people who had never been inside a theatre. The experience transformed Lorca into a passionate advocate of social action, questioning comfortable conventions and taboos, a socialist stance that put him in grave danger from the outset of the Spanish Civil War. Specifically in Granada, tensions between Right and Left that characterised the political situation throughout Spain were heightened by a rigid class divide. Brought up among the right-wing propertied elite, the poet held Leftist political views, declaring himself on the ‘side of those who have nothing’. Perhaps unsuprisingly, Lorca did not survive to see more than the first few weeks of the conflict. It is thought that he was shot dead by Nationalist militia on August 19, 1936. His books were soon banned in Granada and then from Franco’s Spain but the war

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SEARCH GOES ON: For Lorca’s remains played a prominent role in the canonisation of the poet as one of the epoch’s most prominent martyrs. He became a symbol of a progressive culture cut down by Franco’s illegitimate coup but to this day, no one knows where his body lies. In October 2009, at the request of another victim’s family, archaeologists began excavations outside the city of Alfacar at a site flagged by a man who claimed to have

helped dig Lorca’s grave. The poet is thought to be buried with teacher Dioscoro Galindo and the anarchists Francisco Galadi and Joaquin Arcollas. Eventually, Lorca’s family also gave their permission to exhume the remains but a two-week dig produced zero evidence of bones or bullet shells and it was determined that the soil was too shallow for a grave. Now Alfacar town hall has approved a permit requested by the organisation Regreso con Honor to resume excavations started in 2014 by Miguel Caballero, author of The Last 13 Hours of García Lorca, and the archaeologist Javier Navarro. Both men believe they were 20 metres away from discovering Lorca’s final resting place when, of all things, snow in Andalucia forced the Junta to reclaim the team’s only excavator. The transformation of the land from military training camp to motocross track (and almost into a football field before Lorca’s sister Isabel intervened) may have been the reason for their previous failed attempts. With money raised through crowdfunding and individual donations, the team will begin the dig on the Peñon de Colorado in late September and should be ready to publish their findings in October.

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Lorca was born on June 5, 1898 in Fuente Vaqueros, a small town a few miles from Granada.

His father owned a farm in the fertile vega surrounding Granada and a comfortable villa in the heart of the city. His mother was a teacher and talented pianist.

He published his best-known poetry collections, Canciones (Songs) and Romancero Gitano (Gypsy Ballads), in 1928 to great acclaim.

The collections are a highly stylised imitation inspired by the ballads and poems that were still being told in the Spanish countryside.

Lorca was passionately involved with Dali. But the surrealist rejected the poet’s advances and became estranged from him after the success of Gypsy Ballads. Lorca felt torn between his public persona of successful author and his authentic homosexual self, and suffered from depression.

The family’s best-known residence in Granada is the summer home known as the Huerta de San Vicente, on the outskirts of the city. For the rest of his life, Lorca maintained the importance of living close to the natural world, praising his upbringing in the country.

He published his first book, Impresiones y Viajes, in 1919, printed at his father’s expense.

Lorca went to Madrid in 1919 where he entered the Residencia de Estudiantes and befriended Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali. In 1927, Lorca gained fame with his romantic historical play Marina Pineda, with scenery constructed by Salvador Dali.

He took a trip to New York and Cuba from 1929 to 1930.

His return to Spain coincided with the fall of the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera and the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic.

In 1931, Lorca was appointed director of a student theatre company, Teatro Universitario La Barraca, charged with touring rural Spain.

While touring with La Barraca, Lorca wrote his now bestknown plays: the Rural Trilogy of Blood Wedding, Yerma and The House of Bernarda Alba.

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Lorca wrote little poetry in this last period of his life, declaring in 1936, ‘Theatre is poetry that rises from the book and becomes human enough to talk and shout, weep and despair’. The poet lived in the Huerta de San Vicente, now a museum, in the days leading up to his arrest and assassination in August 1936, aged 38.

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Although his drawings don't often receive attention, Lorca was also a talented artist.

The year 1953 saw Franco authorise publication of Lorca’s Complete Works, although heavily censored and contained in a costly, leather-bound volume.

Only after Franco's death could Lorca's life and death be openly discussed in Spain. This was due to political censorship and the family’s reluctance to publish unfinished works before an uncensored, critical edition of his poems and plays.

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ANY decision Spain makes in respect of Gibraltar needs to factor in La Linea, mayor Juan Franco has said. In a TV appearance, he added that the border town’s economy depends entirely on the Rock’s, highlighting that over 10,000 people live and work there. According to Juan Franco, the town simply cannot afford measures that restrict the free

in the Men’s beach volleyball with his partner Pablo Herrera. The pair, despite being ranked 15th in the world, defied expectations when they won their extremely tough pool, making it movement of people and goods through to the across the Gibraltar frontier. final 16. “What we want, is for sense They went on to prevail,” he said, “We want to face Brazil’s Spanish and UK governments Bruno Schmidt to reach a position that is as MotorA4.pdf 1 02/10/2012 09:24:08 and Alison Cebeneficial as possible.” rutti in the first

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NEW scanning stands that can offer non-EU tourists immediate VAT refunds on their shopping will be set up in Algeciras, Tarifa, and La Línea. Luis Llorca, director general of the company responsible, Global Blue Spain, said around three million travellers will soon benefit from the new service. “Stores will provide tourists with a form that includes a code bar or QR, which will need to be scanned at a VAT refund stand before going home,” he said. “There will be greater oversight and less paperwork.” Tourists currently get invoices stamped by a customs official and send them back to the store, or get immediate refunds from authorized intermediaries. The move forms part of a strategy to diversify Spain’s tourism sector by trying to attract those interested in cities and shopping. While Brits and Germans are the least interested in buying goods in Spain, the average shopping budget of a Chinese visitor to Europe is around €3,500.

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“Just when you think things are about to get better…”

- Quentin Sellar / International Financial Adviser Costa del Sol Retired People The drop in interest rates had an immediate impact on the GBP/Euro exchange rate and we are likely to see more volatility in rates over the coming months. This obviously affects your income if your pensions are paid in GBP. It will also have a double impact if you draw an income from savings accounts in the UK to supplement your pension income. Lower growth and less for your pound when you convert into euros. How much of a negative impact will this have on your lifestyle? We do have additional options for you that, depending on your personal situation, could have a more tax effective and better growth rate than you are currently getting. Six weeks ago there was a vote on whether the UK would stay in the European Union and the majority of voters decided they wanted to leave. Total confusion arose in the following days. David Cameron resigned from his role, along with some others who had promoted the leave vote. Sterling dropped in value and the markets plummeted. Then things settled down again for a few weeks. The markets recovered and as I write this article, the FTSE 100 in the UK has opened at its highest point since July 2015. So things are looking good aren’t they? Well that depends on who you are and where you live. Yesterday Mark Carney announced that the Bank of England were reducing the interest rate to 0.25%, along with some other initiatives to stimulate growth and protect the UK economy from a possible recession. There were also hints that the rate may even reduce to 0% in the coming months. So, if you have a tracker mortgage on a property in the UK then congratulations, however if you live overseas and are either working or retired then the situation is not quite as pleasant.

Employed People (or people not yet taking income from a pension) If you are working here and earning in euros then none of these changes will have an impact. However if you have a pension that is still in the UK then you should be worried, and I mean really worried about your future financial security. These are just a few of the headlines I have seen in the past week. “The unprecedented low rate means it is now the worst time ever to be making a retirement decision, explaining that for those looking to buy an annuity will be locked into super low returns for life” – Steven Cameron, Pensions director at Aegon “Measured deficits on company pension funds are already at record levels and further falls in interest rates are likely to make matters worse”. – Steve Webb, former Pensions Minister

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SO why not take Spanish citizenship? Well, why should I? I’m European (Citizen Spain, issue 24). What would be much more useful to me would be an internal European Passport – a European I.D. that would keep me safe from the piffling British jingoist politicians. Similarly, while Giles Tremlett is right to call for national MPs to care for the British diaspora (the French parliament has several), we should take this further and look for MEPs in Brussels to represent that same 20 million collective – the Second Class Europeans. Frankly, I don’t see myself as an expat: I’m a Europat. Lenox Napier, Albox

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Art attack BUDDING painters are being invited to enter this year’s 43rd Gibraltar International Art Competition. The winner will receive the Gustavo Bacarisas Prize of £4,000, with second prize of £2,000, and a third prize of £1,500. The Rudesindo Mannia Prize of £1,000 will be given to the best entry by young artists aged 16 to 24. All entries must be in by October 28 with work submitted to be exhibited at the Gustavo Bacarisas Galleries from November 9 to November 18.

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THE third Gibraltar Electronic Music Festival went off with a bang as world-class DJs thrilled the Rock’s ravers. An ecstatic crowd filled Victoria Stadium as Otto Knows, King Arthur, Guti, Deekline and Lady Waks manned the decks. Local DJs Basscakes, the Subselective Crew, Jeremy Gomez, Monty & Trinidad meant Gibraltar’s finest talent was well represented.

Pitch perfect AFTER playing in major venues around the world, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and its conductor, Maestro Daniel Barenboim, will end its summer tour with their only concert in Spain this year. This performance of Mozart’s Symphonies No. 39, No. 40 and No. 41 organized by the Barenboim-Said Foundation is at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville on August 18th at 9pm.

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IBRALTARIANS and Andalucians both had reason to celebrate last month. As Gorham’s Cave was named Gibraltar’s first world heritage site, the the historically significant Dolmens of Antequera were aksi awarded UNESCO World Heritage status. They now join a list of 44 other sites and structures across Spain that have been awarded protected status from the

United Nations culture department since it was established in 1945. The collection of sites reflects the complex and varied history of Spain from Roman times, through Moorish conquest and Christian Reconquest to the pInnacle of its power as a Renaissance empire during the 15th and 16th centuries. Check out the OP’s own UNmissable UNESCO collection.

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Palmeral of Elche, Alicante An oasis in the heart of a Spanish city. This historic date palm grove was awarded World Heritage status in 2000 for being a unique example of Arab agricultural practices on the European continent. Its formal layout, a typical feature of the North African landscape, was transplanted to Spain during Islamic occupation and has managed to survive to the present day. The ancient and elaborate irrigation system, which is still functioning, is an additional highlight.

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Monastery and Site of the Escorial, Madrid More than 500,000 tourists a year visit the spectacular Renaissance palace and monastery complex built by the great Philip II of Armada fame. Constructed from the profits of New World discovery during the 16th century ‘Golden Age’, it comprises the royal monastery and a magnificent hunting lodge and retreat, some five kilometres away. In these two buildings, the might of the Spanish monarchy and the clout of the Roman Catholic Church come together

in jaw-dropping architectural splendour. Under UNESCO’s wing since 1984, the royal site includes a stone complex of extraordinary dimensions surrounded by formal gardens, the monks’ kitchen gardens, the House of Trades, and the Company Quarters where the palace and monastery services took place.

Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Extremadura From humble origins as a 13th century chapel, this Caceres monastery came to symbolise two significant events in world history both dating from 1492: the Spanish reconquest and Christopher Columbus’ voyage of discovery. It was here that the great explorer came to give thanks to the iconic Virgin of Guadalupe for his safe passage to the Americas. Added to over the years, making it an exceptional example of widely differing architectural styles, the monastery remains a place of pilgrimage for the Western world and Latin America. It joined the UNESCO stable in 1993.

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Donana National Park, Sevilla This enchanting waterworld overlapping Huelva and Cadiz provinces is one of the most important wetlands in Europe - complete with rice paddies and endangered Iberian lynx. But despite its myriad marshes, lakes, channels, reserves and lagoons, this paradise for birds needs all the protection it can get in the dry summer season, when water is scarce. Its forests shelter fallow deer, Spanish red deer, wild boar, the European badger, the Egyptian mongoose and the rare Spanish imperial eagle. Dunes and 25 km of unspoilt white sand beaches are also part of a unique biodiversity that has been under threat from agriculture, water pollution and tourism. The park was declared a Biosphere Reserve in 1980 and added World Heritage Site to its credentials in 1994.

Vizcaya Bridge, Bizjaia, Basque Country A more recent addition to the list is the Vizcaya Bridge, awarded UNESCO status in 2006.

The world’s oldest transporter bridge - designed by Bilbao architect Alberto de Palacio, a disciple of Gustave Eiffel - opened in 1893. The 43m high structure was the first in the world to carry people and traffic on a moveable section of roadway across a river. The suspended gondola system was used as a model for similar bridges across Europe, Africa and America, only a few of which remain. UNESCO added it to its portfolio in 2006, praising its innovative use of lightweight twisted steel cables and hailing it one of the most outstanding architectural iron constructions of the Industrial Revolution.

Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias, Sevilla This trio of architectural gems in the heart of the city are a monumental draw for tourists. The Moorish Alcazar is the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe; the gothic cathedral is the largest in the world and contains the tomb of the world’s most intrepid explorer, Christopher Columbus; while some of his charts can be seen at the stunning Renaissance Archivo de Indias building, which holds the largest old world collection of documents relating to New World discov-

Alhambra, Generalife and Albaycín, Granada

ery. Between them, they epitomise Spain’s Golden

Age, incorporating vestiges of Islamic culture, centuries of ecclesiasti-

cal power and the trading clout Spain acquired through its colonies.

The magnificent red fortress dominating the city of Granada has inspired artists, writers and poets for centuries and is considered to be one of the seven Wonders of the World. The imposing Moorish palace was once the residence of emirs who ruled the area in the 13th and 14th centuries and created the enchanting walled gardens of the Generalife, with its cool fountains and carp ponds. The Albaycin is the medieval town that grew up around the Alhambra, a bustling residential area today, with Moorish and Andalusian architecture harmoniously intertwined. All three sites have been bubble-wrapped by UNESCO since 1984.

Historic Centre of Cordoba, Cordoba In 1984 UNESCO threw a protective cordon around a chunk of Cordoba’s historic quarter, encompassing the twisting maze of streets that lead to its showpiece Great Mosque. The architecture reflects thousands of years of occupation by differing cultural groups, beginning with the Romans in 2BC. In the 8th century, Cordoba became capital of the Damascan emirate, when 300 mosques and palaces were constructed in a frenzied bid to rival the gems of Constantinople, Damascus and Baghdad. When Abderraman III established it as the headquarters of an independent Caliphate in 929, Cordoba’s realm extended all over the Iberian peninsula.

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Chief Minister Fabian Picardo. The site holds 40 covered parking spaces for coaches as well as 1,000 cars. Its Pay-as-You-Go system began operation at 7am on Sunday August 14. Download our app nowwith and an ID or Civil RegResidents istration Card can park for free begin enjoying the best Spanish from 7am to 7pm and 7pm to 7.45 news on theam go.at £0.40 per hour. Non-residents will be charged £1.30 per hour from 7.45am to 7pm and £0.80 per hour for overnight parking. Welcoming the move, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said: “We are going to shortly make announcements about further sales and rental spaces. The Olive Press “We will also soon be making announcements about the introducTOP for tion news in efficient Spain!and well enof an forced residents’ parking regime throughout Gibraltar. “This will also favour those in the town area who find parking around their residential areas is often the most in demand from people outside their own residential zones.”

Tourist spending leaps up

TOURIST spending shot up in Gibraltar last year after a fouryear slump, a new survey shows. Overall tourist expenditure in 2015 rose to just under £200 million, up from £168 million in 2014. UK visitors were the highest spenders, splashing an average of £59 per day while on the Rock. But last year’s spending numbers are the second lowest since the government’s Tourist Survey began measuring overall tourist expenditure in 2005. Meanwhile, air travel to the Rock soared to an all-time high in 2015 as 188,217 flyers landed at Gibraltar Airport, a 7.1% increase from 2014’s figure of 175,795. Sea arrivals, buoyed by cruiseliners, also leapt from 313,449 to 357,832, the second highest number since record began in 1993. In all, ten million people visited Gibraltar last year, with 90% of journeys made by land. Of those, 79% were Spanish, 9% were Britons and 9% other EU citizens.

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CHIEF Minister Fabian Picardo has laid out Gibraltar’s concerns at a meeting with the UK’s new Minister For Europe, Sir Alan Duncan. During the London discussions, Picardo hailed Duncan’s ‘instinctively pro-Gibraltar stance’. Picardo has held a series with prominent British politicians, including the Prime Minister Theresa May and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, since the Brexit referendum. “This meeting is part of the continuing work that the Government is doing to put across the Gibraltar Exchange rates point of view to decisionmakers in the United 1 pound is worth Kingdom,” said Picardo. “We will continue to work 1.29 American dollars closely with Sir Alan as we 1.15 Euros embark with the UK in the 1.66 Canadian dollars negotiations in months 8.57 Danish kroner and years to come to deliver the key factors that 9.99 H Kong dollars 10.59 Norwegian kroner are important for Gibraltar as the UK leaves the 1.73 Singapore dollars European Union.”

OR the first time, a Spanish Court has found a complaint to sufficiently allege a breach of fiduciary duty against a bank. Santander, it was found, opened an account to an unauthorised financial investment company and allowed it to take clients’ deposits for unregulated investments. Needless to say, their money was almost all lost. According to the Madrid Appeal Court, the unauthorised firm acted illicitly by breaching its contractual terms with its clients and more importantly, the Court deemed it was offering the public an investment service in blatant violation of mandatory regulatory laws. The directors of the unauthorised company have also been found to have acted illicitly –for the above reasons- and as a result, deemed personally responsible for the losses of clients’ savings. Santander, more crucially, was found to have acted reprehensibly by allowing the unauthorised firm to operate freely by opening bank accounts, authorising transfers and permitting other typical banking transactions reserved to authorised firms. The Court invoked article 7 of the an-

Fiduciary Duty Claim Against Santander Bank Sticks

nex to the Financial Markets Code of Conduct that prohibits dealings with illegal companies: It reads: “Entities will refuse any op-

Santander allowed an unathorised company to take clients’ deposits for investments eration from non-authorised intermediaries, as well as those in which they have knowledge that the relevant legislation applicable to the former may be infringed.” Such ‘knowledge’ was decisive in this case for the Court to rule that Santander was in breach of the above obligation and order the bank to compensate the client for the losses sustained by

the boiler room. The events leading to this ruling happened prior to the approval of the Anti-Money Laundering Act whereby banks –and other obliged parties- are obliged to obtain information as to the ‘purpose and expected nature of the business connection of the client and in particular, the nature of the professional and/or business activity, carrying out those measures to reasonably prove the information”, as well as a “continuous follow up of such business connection, inclusive of scrutiny of any dealings conducted throughout the relationship’. On this basis, we believe that the above ‘knowledge’ is no longer essential and therefore banks that facilitate any person, company or otherwise to illegally operate in the financial markets could be deemed responsible for the losses sustained by their clients/victims. For the avoidance of doubt, an unauthorised entity (or ‘fly-by-night operation’ as described by Spanish regulators) is any such that offers investment or insurance services and is not approved by the CNMV (Financial Conduct Authority) or the DGS (Insurance Regulator).

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Poke-hunters SAVVY Spanish entrepreneurs are jumping on the back of the latest gaming craze to earn a quick buck. With Pokemon Go becoming more popular by the day, opportunistic businessmen are launching Pokemon tour services for budding gamers. Some tours are even fetching four-figure sums for overseas trips. Granada-based travel agent Junior Travel was one of the first companies to introduce the tours and received 2,000 applications for the job of tour guide. A tour guide must have reached level 20 (out of 40) on the game and gives city tours of Pokemon hotspots to rookie players. The company is also launching the tours in Valencia, Barcelona and Madrid. “Every minute we get three or four applications,” said Antonio Barragan, manager of the travel agency. “The HR guy is a little overwhelmed.” He added: “The routes are so that people don’t get bored of the game in their city, and go hunt Pokemon in other provinces.” The augmented reality game, which uses satellite locations, graphics and camera capabilities to overlay the cartoon creatures on real-world settings, has taken Spain by storm. Junior Travel’s tours will see customers driven around in a bus and given expert guidance on hunting Pokemon, for €43 a day. But Junior Tavel is not the only company profiting from Pokemon in Spain. Felices Vacaciones offers an 11-night travel package for €1,695 euros to hunt rare Pokemon in the United States.

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WILLIAM HILL has knocked back a £3.6billion takeover bid by rivals Rank Group and 888. The high-street gambling giant rejected the move for being too complicated and ‘substantially’ undervaluing the bookmaker. A tie-up between William Hill, Rank Group and 888 would have created the third largest online betting company, but William Hill chairman Gareth Davis claimed it would involve taking on a £2.2billion debt. “This conditional proposal

Gambling giant knocks back multi-million euo takeover bid substantially undervalues William Hill, is highly opportunistic and does not reflect the inherent value of the business,” said Davis. “It is a very complex threeway combination at a low premium involving substantial risk for William Hill shareholders: execution risk, integration risk and risks of ma-

Wheeler dealers

TOURISTS are being duped into taking out ‘rip-off’ car rental insurance which can double what they pay. Firms are using high pressure tactics – including threatening travellers with bills of up to €3,000 if they are involved in an accident – to charge up to €35 a day for protection. But experts say this is more than ten times the regular rate for that type of insurance. Holidaymakers in Spain are routinely told that they can not collect their vehicle unless they take expensive cover or hand over their credit cards. Car rental firms have wrongly told customers that the cheaper policies they bought before they travelled were worthless. To collect the car they were told they needed to buy extra cover or put down a deposit for around €1,200 on their credit card, which the company keeps if the car gets damaged. Experts have labelled firms ‘outrageous’ for charging up to €270 for a week’s insurance on a car that cost €325 to rent. Bob Atkinson, of website Travelsupermarket.com, said: “Sales staff at car hire firms are misleading customers, making them scared and worried when they don’t need to be just to bump up their revenues.” Some companies included different hidden costs, including breakdown cover and insurance to cover administration costs if the motorist was fined. When comparing insurance costs for renting a car in Malaga this August, some were more than the cost of renting the car. Europcar’s weekly rental cost was €189, while the insurance was €197.

terially increased leverage.” William Hill’s shares had risen 22% to 334p since 888 said last month that it was considering the bid. It comes as other gambling companies look to consolidate, with Betfair and Paddy Power merging in March and Ladbrokes and Coral combining.

NATWEST has no plans to introduce negative interest rates for personal account holders. But the bank has already done so for corporate customers using Euro, Swiss Francs, Danish Krone and Swedish Krona. It says it will have to review its current plans for personal account holders if the Bank Of England’s base rate drops below zero.

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Gaining ground THERE has been an increase in the average size of the top 250 companies in Malaga, according to a survey by the Analistas Economicos de Andalucia part of Unicaja.

Taking off MALAGA airport is among the fastest growing in Europe with an increase of 14.6% in passenger numbers since last year, according to Airports Council International Europe.

Blowing up SPAIN’S arms exports grew by 16.1% last year, with the bulk of non-European sales going to Saudi Arabia. According to statistics from the Ministry of Commerce, the government sold €3.7 billion worth of arms in 2015, with the Saudi kingdom taking almost 15% of all sales. Together with Oman, Bahrain, Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait, Spain’s arms exports to the Middle East totalled €715 million. The growth in sales has mainly derived from the country’s Airbus Defence and Space company, which produces transport aircraft that can carry weaponry and carry out surveillance and refuel other aircraft mid-air. Aircraft sales made up 86% of last year’s exports. Germany was Spain’s biggest arms client, splashing €647 million on its neighbour’s weaponry, while the UK spent €474 million, coming in third after Saudi Arabia. Some countries were denied sales, including Israel, whose order of rubber bullets was blocked due to its ‘possible use in internal repression’. It was also denied the sale of rocket propellant substance due to the region’s current instability. Egypt and Venezuela were also denied sales - tear gas cartridges and truck engine parts respectively. Russia has undergone several denials of hunting rifles and guns since it annexed Crimea.

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launched a leaflet campaign warning TOP for news in Spain!housing estate residents about the deal. "With no risk to Gibraltar Government tenants, it is one of the best financing that Gibraltar has ever made," a CHESTERTONS Gibral- deals government statement said. tar’s Mike Nicholls has "There are no realistic or relevant circumbeen named in a top-100 stances in this deal that would lead to list of international real anyone being evicted from their property estate agents. and the Opposition have no excuses for The Mondinion website, deceiving the public into thinking otherwhich ranks 4,400 world- wise."

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‘No risk’ to affected tenants, says No 6 Convent Place warning that the GSLP-Liberals are borrowing too much money," the GSD leaflet said. The opposition also accused the government of trying to confuse the public. "The goverment's response to the GSD leaflet is nonsensical. It is jargon intended to confuse the public," a GSD statement said. "The simple fact is that they have borrowed £300 million and to do so have mortgaged six Government housing estates. ADAMANT: Picardo and (above) estates "To talk of institutional investment is The leaflets, entitled Picardo Mortgages to camouflage that simple reality with Your Housing Estate, were distributed to meaningless gobbledygook." the six housing estates which the opposi- The finance deal was announced by Chief tion claim are being 'mortgaged’ to facili- Minister Fabian Picardo in July’s budget. The government has said it plans to write tate the borrowing. "Over the last four years we have been to housing tenants to explain the 'true picture'.

Playing away

BRITAIN’S top referee Mark Clattenburg has been house hunting in Spain. It seems the British football ref has been looking for home away from home after taking charge of the Euro and Champions League finals this year. Friends of the 41-year-old told the Olive Press he had been attending viewings in La Cala in Mijas, and that he seemed keen to invest in a bolthole along the Costa del Sol. While holidaying in Marbella, the ref also got two tattoos on his arm to commemorate his successful year. The ink shows the Champions League trophy on his wrist with the words ‘Final Milano 2016’ and the Euro 2016 logo on the inside of his bicep.

Lady Williams Centre to be redeveloped INTERESTED parties are being asked to submit plans for the redevelopment of the Lady Williams Centre, which was damaged in a fire in 2014. The official notice says the government is open to

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T last the Junta has passed legislation to bring an end to some of the nightmares engulfing owners of homes that have been found to be

illegal. For a property to be legal, it must be built within the urban ‘envelope’ of a municipality as shown on their Town Plans and to comply with all the planning and construction regulations. Unfortunately, in the ‘Wild West’ boom period around the millennium tens of thousands of properties were built in Andalucia outside of these ‘nucleus’ areas. They became ‘graffiti’ on the hillsides and whilst giving the new owners views ‘to die for’ and privacy and remoteness, they also destroyed the environment for others, caused pollution and eventually gave the Junta a real headache when it belatedly woke up to the situation (and realised that there was tax and licence income being lost). They couldn’t just declare them legal as they weren’t and didn’t fit in with any of the planning requirements. Often too, as we have seen during our surveys, they can be really ramshackle and don’t meet many of the building regulations. They were built and bought naively by eventual occupiers because ‘everybody else was doing it’. Much of the locals’ attitude may have stemmed from previous times when planning was flouted and it was legalised by the payment of fines. However, many landowners, politicians, architects, lawyers and other ‘con men’ knew full well what was going on and made much money out of it. So semantics came to the Junta’s rescue and they can now ‘regularise’ these homes. However, they have to comply with a number of points, so many will still be illegal and possibly subject to fines or even demolition. 1. It must be at least six years old. Why six? I don’t know, but that’s what the regulation says. And is that at the start of construction or when they were first occupied and how is

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in touch with the tourist board and are coming just for this.” Ciders have been growing in popularity in recent years at the festival, Mascarenhas reveals, with the drink a big hit among women. “It is one of the most popular events of the year. It’s the start of the National Day celebrations and we like to start things with a bang,” he said. Music will be by local bands Dead City Radio, My Sick Pocket and the brass Oompah Band made up of former Royal Gibraltar Regiment volunteers. Tickets can be bought for £20 from Lewis Stagnetto with Dominos Pizza supplying food on the night.

FOOD stalls and a sit-down dinner will keep revellers well nourished at the Gibraltar Fair on August 20. The Family Pavilion at the Naval Ground and Old Yacht Club in Queensway will be serving up popular summer Mediterranean fare like montaditos and calamari. And while live act Katrina and the Waves have you walking on sunshine you can be chomping on pinchitos and hot dogs or jacket potatoes at the St Joseph’s Club bar. A Girl Guides stall selling cupcakes, an ice cream van and the ever-popular churros will satisfy anyone with a sweet tooth.

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France. The country is also among the highest in the world in terms of consumption of tomatoes. Although it’s hard to imagine, the ruby red fruit wasn’t always an irreplaceable part of Spanish cuisine like it is now.

Raf tomato

Tomatoes are natives of the New World and were brought back to Europe by Spaniards in the early 16th century. The Spanish word tomate comes from the Aztec word tomati. But because they are part of the nightshade family of plants, which are poisonous, Europefruit, though the Raf does have a bit of acidity. Rafs ripen from the inside out, meaning that they are ripe and sweet on the inside while retaining their firm and crunchy texture. Esteemed and highly fashionable fruit, Raf tomatoes are so representative of Andalucia that twostar Michelin chef Dani Garcia created an award-winning dish called Our Raf tomato, stuffed with pipiranna, Motril shrimp, green bean juice and aromatised green onion.

The Raf Tomato originated in Almeria as the result of selection and crossing of traditional tomato varieties. Thanks to the mild climate of its birthplace in Andalucia, the Raf is most commonly available from December to April, a rare winter fruit. This tomato is characterised by its flattened shape, grooved sides, and dark green streaks of color. The darker the color, the sweeter the

ans were suspicious of the new fruit and used them as decorative plants. It took almost two hundred years for the tomato to become an integral part of Spanish cuisine. In Spain, tomatoes are generally used fresh in salads or for cooking although canned products like tomate frito (tomato and olive oil sauce) have always been popular. The classic Spanish dish gazpacho is perhaps the country’s greatest homage to the tomato. The oblong Roma variety is typically used for this cold soup along with bell peppers, bread, olive oil, vinegar and garlic. Salmorejo and pisto, a type of ratatouille, also utilise the fruit. And sofrito, a blend of garlic, onion, and tomato, serves as a base for a multitude of Spanish dishes. It’s not a surprise, then, that Spanish growers produce some of the most tasty and high quality varieties of tomatoes. Though for the best kinds, you may have to venture outside the supermarket.

Pink tomato of Huesca (Barbastro) A Spanish variety grown in the northern part of the region of Aragón in the foothills of the Pyrenees, this pink tomato has long been cultivated in small plots in the province and is traditionally sold in local markets around Huesca. Larger in size with thin skin, a pinkish colour, and fleshy interior, the tomate rosa’s intense, delicious flavour and few seeds mean that it is becoming more popular in the Catalan market, as well as Madrid and northern Spain, and is best appreciated in a simple tomato salad.

Green tomatoes

Kumato A Kumato basically comes with a quality guarantee. Developed in the early 2000s in Murcia, this variety is Spain’s response to consumer’s demand for a tomato with taste. Not your average salad tomato, the Kumato is edible whether ripe or not and, like the Raf, it ripens from the inside out, making it intense, sweet, and juicy with a firm texture. This fruit is known as a ‘black’ tomato with a shiny, perfectly round appearance a dark shade of green. Kumatoes are a favourite with Michelin star chefs like Joaquin Felipe who makes a Kumato tartar with Bluefin tuna, Ramon Freixa who created a baked Kumato with shrimp tortita and egg yolk, and Adolfo Muñoz’s recipe for Kumato pisto with jamón Serrano, among others.

It’s easy to confuse green tomatoes with similar-looking Mexican tomatillos. Here’s the difference. Green tomatoes are essentially hard, unripe tomatoes that have not yet changed color, with the exception of a few varieties that stay green when ripe. They’re usually sold in the fall as cooler temperatures mean that the fruit does not receive enough heat to ripen fully.

Green tomatoes are firm and tart so they are usually cooked and most often fried. Tomatillos are the fruit of a different plant entirely. They are coated in a sticky residue and protected with a papery husk when picked. Tomatillos have a tart, fruit, and slightly herbal flavor so they are often used in salsas and sauces. Fried green tomatoes are a common tapa dish and a great option for vegetarians looking for a crunchy treat.

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Eating is not the only activity done with tomatoes in Spain. The famous food fight festival, La Tomatina, is held every year on the last Wednesday of August in the town of Bunol near Valencia. Thousands of people come from all over the world to throw more than one hundred metric tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes in the street.

Monserrat tomato Perhaps best known as the heritage tomato of Catalan, this fruit, named after the holy mountain of Catalonia and Our Lady of Montserrat, patroness of Catalonia, has been grown for generations in El Vallès. It has always been popular among locals but was not known beyond the region and is only now being planted more widely. The Montserrat is considered one of the prettiest tomatoes. With its flawless, undulating form that seems carved from red wax, slices of its sweet, juicy flesh have an almost floral design. Perfect for stuffing and baking, the Montserrat is also delicious in salads with Figueres onions and white beans, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. BAR

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Pink tomato of Aracena This little-known tomato variety comes from the mountains of Aracena, in the province of Huelva. The tomate rosado of Aracena can grow to a pretty large size and has a delicate skin that requires wooden boards to prevent the fruit touching the ground and rotting when ripe.

It has a delicate, sweet flavour and is traditionally eaten fresh or bottled for the winter. This pink tomato is the key ingredient in a local dish called distraído, bread topped with extra virgin olive oil, tomato pulp, and thin strips of tocino Ibérico.

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10 oz of bread 21 oz. of tomato 2 cloves of garlic 2 onions 2 red and green peppers 1 cucumber (optional) 7 tablespoons of oil 2 tablespoons of vinegar 1 1/2 tablespoon of water Cumin (optional)

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In a big mortar mash the cumin, the garlic and the soaked bread, in a plastic bowl mix the chopped onion, the chopped tomato, the oil, the vinegar, the salt and the contents of the mortar, mash it with the mixer and add very cold water to mix everything. Add salt and strain it. Keep it in the fridge until served. Serve with the tomato, the cucumber, the pepper and the toasted bread cut to dices.

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’M a huge live music fan. Back in musicians multiplies this by a factor my teens I fancied myself as the of around 70. Putting on a concert sensitive singer-songwriter type on the Costa del Sol involves crisis and regularly used to inflict my management and chaos theory at all acoustic guitar versions of The Po- times, with a huge slice of Murphy’s lice and James Taylor numbers on Law thrown in for good measure. an unsuspecting and generally unim- There was the all-girl group who alpressed audience. most refused to go on stage because Thankfully for music lovers every- their driver (who was told to stay siwhere, I eventually realised that I lent) had asked them to sing Happy was never going to be Birthday to his mate the Costa del Sol’s verdown his mobile. Or the sion of Sting and haven’t Rockers wouldn’t time that a (different) picked up a plectrum in limo driver reversed public for years. These into blind singer Jose stay in hotel days, the nearest I get to Feliciano and shouted rooms because performing live is frantic ‘Didn’t you see me?’. air drumming on my rathe number was Or the Rock Gods who dio show when I sneak in wouldn’t stay in cerunlucky the occasional Foo Fighttain luxurious hotel ers’ track. rooms because the Although I never made it room numbers were live on stage, I’ve spent plenty of time unlucky. They also brought their full behind the curtains as I tend to get stadium sound rig to play a medium roped into production at any number sized bullring and left us deaf for days of Costa gigs. I’ve been spotted dash- afterwards… ing manically around backstage for Big stars tend to have a support neteveryone from Madness to Seal to work of personal assistants who can Deep Purple. also be tricky to work with. We were As a freelance editor, I’m used to warned that we couldn’t speak directtight deadlines, constant stress and ly to one singer, and when the aforehuge egos, and working with famous mentioned star asked out loud what

the time was, one of the production crew was shoved out of the room when she started to say ‘It’s ten past…’ But despite huge egos, stress and lack of sleep, there are still some hysterical moments. Like the time the President of Ghana showed up to a concert and brought his own security, without bothering to inform us that he had put snipers on the roof. That led to a VERY interesting conversation/ armed standoff with the none-tooimpressed Guardia Civil on a lighting gantry 80 foot on the air. One of my best moments came with the great George Benson (who is brilliant to work with, by the way, and even helped me lug a sound bag on stage). It was the afternoon of the concert and I was in the middle of buying ham, cheese and bread for the crew, who were busy building the stage. Suddenly the promoter rang. ‘Giles, have you seen George?’ ‘No,’ I replied. ‘I’m busy buying lunch for the crew.’ ‘OK,’ said the promoter. ‘But have you seen him?’ I was hot, tired and irritable and shot back, ‘Not unless he’s moonlighting behind the cheese counter at Super Sol!’

ATTENDED my first official ‘Meetup’ this month. I have often found social media an isolating experience. With simulated friendships and virtual validation it has, more often than not, left me feeling pretty empty. But this was different. I would be meeting the people behind the avatars; real human beings who drink coffee, laugh and converse. Exciting stuff! I was off to visit Malaga’s Contemporary Art Centre with an English/ Spanish-speaking group. My own Spanish is very basic and I was sure I wouldn’t master it by the weekend. On the train I studied some key phrases to see me through, and blanked on every one when the time came to use them. It was silly, and a little colonial of me, to think that knowing phrases without understanding the language would help in any real sort of conversation. It was a large group of mixed age and gender. The expats spoke excellent Spanish and I was more than a little embarrassed. The Spanish were practically fluent in English, with more than a few rivalling the breadth of my own vocabulary. But they were all overwhelmingly kind and welcoming. And, as I discovered, art with its interpretive quality is the perfect communications medium. It has the ability to hold an infinite amount of meaning for an infinite number of people. We could talk and talk about how we saw this painting, this sculpture, this photograph, whilst sharing our different cultural and personal perspectives. Visiting galleries in Britain, I have often felt nervous, thinking that the way I react to art should somehow be ‘right’. This has left me scanning the handy blurbs that accompany each piece. Not at CAC Malaga where they’re in Spanish. (I honourably skipped the English handouts.)

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My first meet up Art galleries are the perfect space for brushing up your Spanish, as Lily McNally discovers

I bonded with one Spaniard over Science Fiction, or Ciencia Ficción. I practised saying it as we looked at Dauphin Island I, 2012 by Dionisio González. It reminded me of the futuristic homes of Tatooine, left to the whims of nature. Yes, I had just made a Star Wars reference. We were both drawn to Souffles Dans le Verre, a large upside-down bouquet of silver balloon shapes blown from glass. Each reflected back a tiny distorted image of ourselves, like a fun house mirror! There’s always space to behave like a big kid in a gallery. My Spanish companion helped me to understand the political and cultural backdrop to Manuel León’s satirical Semana Santa collection and I started

to get it. This led onto Spanish politics coupled with a little Brexit chat. I brought my love of Shakespeare to an installation by Pilar Albarracín, featuring a large stuffed donkey atop a pile of books and magazines. It reminded me of Nick Bottom from A Midsummer Night’s Dream after his transformation by Puck. I was then offered an explanation of the word ‘guapa’ which was handstitched onto a cloth banner above two stuffed peacocks. It means beautiful in translation but it’s more like shouting ‘you’re hot’ at a passer-by. I was given a demonstration and it was pretty much hollered across the room, reminding me of Scottish lads shouting ‘Oi legs!’ out of their souped-up Corsas. I laughed as I noted the common courtship rituals across both cultures. Ultimately, the day was a success. I really enjoyed gaining the perspectives of other people, from other places, and can’t help but think of The Death of the Author by Roland Barthes. He suggests that art is ‘a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centres of culture… everything is to be disentangled, nothing deciphered.’ As we stood interacting with the exhibition, and each other, we brought pieces of ourselves into the fold. I was able to better understand myself, the people around me and the culture of my host country. Thank you to Meetup, CAC Malaga and all my new-found friends.

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SECRET Spanish lobbying has scuppered Gibraltar’s bid to join governing body Rugby Europe, the Olive Press can reveal. Jose Maria Epalza, Rugby Europe’s Spanish treasurer for 24 years, is believed to WHISTLER: Stagno have turned countries against Gibraltar at a crucial membership vote in June. Gibraltar needed 200 of the 300 votes at the meeting in capital Tbilisi, but The Olive Press Georgian secured 186, with Gibraltar Rugby Football Union GIBRALTAR hockeyin umTOP for news Spain! pire Nathan Stagno has (GRFU) chairman Chad made his bow at the Rio Thomson fingering Epalza for blame. Olympics. “Epalza has embarrassed The official took charge of himself within Rugby Euthe Netherlands 5-0 win rope. A lot of people are sayover Ireland. ing what he is doing is very The highly-decorated St- wrong,” Thomson told the agno also refereed of the Olive Press. Netherlands-Canada and “We were told by other naBelgium-India clashes. tions the evening before that Stagno was voted Interna- he was lobbying against us. tional Hockey Federation He has cost us membership. [FIH] umpire of the year “Membership would mean our athletes could pit themin 2016. He made his debut in 1999 selves against smaller sized and in 2015 received the nations like Cyprus or LuxGolden Whistle for umpir- embourg. There is no reason ing in over 100 matches, they should not be able to do including at the 2012 Lon- that. It’s very frustrating.” A June court ruling had Download our app now and begin enjoying the best Spanish news on the go.

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Spain blocks Gib rugby bid overturned a 2013 decision to block Gibraltar’s membership, with an unauthorised speech by Epalza in 2013 against the Rock cited as the cause. Thomson, who has led Gibraltar’s six-year bid, has received support from Rugby Europe President Octavian Morariu and leading International Olympic Committee (IOC) lawyer Francois Carrard, who believes the GRFU meet all requirements. The GRFU has now called for a new vote, which will be held at the end of the year. “I think that here was massive political intervention from the Spanish foreign ministry in 2013,” said Thomson. “We will be going back in December for another vote. We will get there.” Ezpalza failed to respond to Olive Press questions when contacted.

Poisoned at Wimbledon! BRITISH police are investigating allegations that a Marbella-based junior tennis player was deliberately poisoned during this year’s Wimbledon Championships. Future British tennis star Gabriella Taylor was forced to pull out of the girl’s tournament midway through her quarter-final match after being struck down with mystery illness. Her condition deteriorated so rapidly that her mother claimed she ‘nearly died’ during her stay in hospital. Police are now investigating allegations that 18-year-old Gabriella Taylor was deliberately poisoned while competing in London last month. Her mother said: “What happened to Gabriella has opened our eyes to a world we did not know existed. “In the past we have been very naïve, but from now on we will be extra careful and make sure we know exactly what she eats and drinks when she is on the tour.”

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Walk-ering away LIAM Walker is leaving Gibraltar Premier Division champions Lincoln Red Imps. The club has confirmed the international playmaker will not have his contract renewed. Walker, 30, who scored 24 goals in 43 games for Lincoln, has played for Portsmouth, as well as Campo de Gibraltar clubs San Roque, Balona, Algeciras and Los Barrios. A Lincoln statement said: “Lincoln Red Imps confirm that Liam Walker's contract will not be renewed for this season. The club wishes him well for the future.”

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Gaels called up A TRIO of Gibraltar GAA members have been competing at the GAA World Games in Ireland. Taking place at Croke Park in Dublin, Seamus Hayes and Jack Stafford were selected to represent Europe’s hurling side, while Barry O’Hare kitted out for Europe’s Gaelic footballers. After losing to Australasia and the Middle East, the hurlers secured victories over New York and Germany with the Middle East side running out eventual winners. The Middle East footballers also ran out winners in a tournament which saw Gibraltar Gael O’Hare sustain a broken leg which has put his season in jeopardy. “It is a fantastic achievement to represent Gibraltar and Europe on the international stage,” Hayes told the Olive Press. “With three Gibraltar Gaels players out of 26 players playing for Europe we can be very proud of ourselves.”

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Bowled over THE Rock’s cricket team are gearing up for their T-20 World Cricket League Europe Division 2 matches, including their first competitive match with Spain. The round-robin tournament in Sweden will pit Gibraltar against Israel, the Isle Of Man, Sweden, Germany and Spain with the top-two teams qualifying for Division 1. Gibraltar, ranked 12th in Europe and 59th worldwide, has the smallest population of any International Cricket Council (ICC) member. But manager Sunil Chandiramani is confident his team will acquit themselves well. A number of friendlies have recently been played to test the squad against the best of the midweek players that aren't travelling,” Chandiramani told the Olive Press. “Despite being a relatively young squad, well over half of the team have had past experience of playing for

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Gibraltar at international tournaments and 95% of the squad have come through the age groups over the last decade or so. “There are no ex-pros

amongst us, we are all either in full-time employment or education, however it is fantastic to see 90% of us are bornand-bred Gibraltarians.”

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A COLOURFUL assortment of adult toys has been found buried on a beach. The bag of goodies was discarded in a white plastic bag at Catalan Bay. Posting a picture of the find on Gibraltar community Facebook page Speak Freely, Leslie Figueras joked: “Bag of toys found in Catalan bay! Handed in to police lost and found, please share to help owner know where to find his toys!”

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RESEARCHERS have begun digitizing the National Archives, with several centuriesold documents now available online.

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PERSONAL trainer Paul MacGregor is meeting with the Gibraltar Sport and Leisure Authority in a bid to set up an archery club on the Rock.

A PAIR of battling beachgoers have become an internet sensation after rowing over a spot of sand that’s been allegedly reserved for OVER A CENTURY! The spat in Gibraltar surrounds a two-metre square section of beach bagged by the same family since 1912. In a claim that would put the Germans to shame, four

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POSSESSIVE: Hayes and (left) his area of beach

1912.” Viewed by thousands on Facebook, the video hears another beachgoer questioning the validity of the spot, just before the ‘owner’ arrives. Clearly angry as he puts his towel and rucksack down, the man apparently from the Hayes family barks: “My family have been here for over 100 years.”

Talking in a mixture of Spanish and English, he continues:“My great grandmother used to come over chairs, a plastic dining table here at this same spot, my and two umbrellas sit on Catgrandparents used to come to alan Bay protected by four this same spot and my mothmetal barriers. er used to bring us and she A placard attached to one broke her waters here before reads: “No trespasing (SIC), she gave birth to me.” this spot belongs to the But the filmmaker, fellow GiHayes Yanito family since braltarian Monique Benatar, is clearly unconvinced by the claim. After angrily dubbing his resHUNDREDS of riders have descended on Gi- ervation skills braltar for the annual Harley & Custom Bike ‘unacceptable’, she inexplicably Show. Bikers from Spain, Portugal, Poland and the throws a glass UK assembled in Casemates Square after being of water over escorted from the frontier in the eleventh edi- him. The video has tion of show. A ride round the Rock took the band of bikers been liked by almost 2,000 to Europa Point. Miss Gibraltar Kayley Mifsud posed with some people since it of the Harley Riders Gibraltar (HRG) members was added to a before the group held a party at their Lathbury private Gibraltar community Barracks clubhouse.13:27 Page 1 Olive Press Advert – Gaston:Layout 1 08/07/2016 Facebook page.

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