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RITISH demand for properties in Spain has remained strong despite uncertainty surrounding Brexit. The last quarter of 2017 showed a 7.6% increase in prices and a huge 19.8% increase in sales.

Meanwhile foreign year on year sales rose by 20.4% to 15,266 purchases. Foreign sales in last three months of 2017 were led by the British with 2,384 sales, followed by French and German nationals with 1,242 and 1,198 purchases respectively. This rise in British engage-

ment was also a quarter-on- period were encouraged by Alquarter increase of 0.9%. fonso Dastis’ (Spain’s Foreign UK nationals now account for Minister) pledge in October 16% of the overseas property that British expats living in the market share in Spain, which country is an 8% lead on French na- ruption” would face “no dispost-Brexit, amongst tionals who account for the other positive comments sursecond highest number of for- rounding pensions and Euroeign homeowners. pean Experts at A Place in the Sun (EHIC) Health Insurance Card benefits at the time.” said: “Although Brexit has It added that it saw 55% and understandably stalled deci- 28% increases in Spanish sions for some, many British property searches and propnationals continue to proceed erty with their property purchases tively.enquiries by Brits respecin their number one overseas destination. “It could be suggested that See Mark Stucklin analysis British nationals during this overleaf

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Outpouring of grief for millions as body of Gabriel Ruiz, 8, is found strangled, allegedly by his expat stepmother By Laurence Dollimore

IT’S the murder that has shocked a nation. An eight-year-old boy strangled to death and thrown down a well - with his evil expat stepmother now admitting to his murder. This week thousands of mourners queued up for hours to pay tribute to the coffin of the small boy Gabriel Cruz - nicknamed Pescaito,

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condolences to his devastated parents Angel Cruz and Patricia Ramirez. The vast majority filed out in tears after seeing the heartbreaking images of his small

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white coffin bedecked with his favourite toys. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy summed it up when he said he shared ‘with all Spaniards the pain for the loss of Gabriel’.

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His grandmother and Dominican stepmother Ana Julia Quezada were the last to see him alive, leading to a two-week search involving over 700 local volunteers. Extending over a 70km radius, the story had soon gone viral on social media and made the front pages of most national newspapers. But few could have imagined the drama when this Sunday police suddenly ambushed the car of Ana Julia, to find his body in the boot.

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It emerged they had been watching her actions over the last week, since she suspiciously found his T-shirt, while out searching for him last week. She is expected to be charged this week with the evidence overwhelmingly stacked against her. And, even more intriguingly, she is now being probed over the death of another small child, 4, that of a former boyfriend in Burgos, who fell from a seventh floor apartment in 1996. Her involvement in Gabriel’s death became clear, when police saw her drive to a finca eight kilometres from her home this Sunday and pick a bundle of blankets out of a well. They then followed her car 74 kilometres to the small town of Vicar, near Almeria Continues on Page 2

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Amazon walk-out MORE than one thousand Amazon workers in Madrid are set to stage a twoday strike on March 21 and 22, in protest of alleged plans to block salary increases and reduce wages for working weekends.

Bobbed in A MESSAGE in a bottle has been discovered in Mundaka, near Bilbao eight years after it was written by a boy in New Zealand.

Shame on you EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights has condemned Spain for violating the free speech of Catalans who burned pictures of the monarchy by wrongfully imprisoning them.

Over it ALMOST 60% of workers in Spain do not receive any financial remuneration for working extra hours, a study by recruitment agency Adecco has found.

Hate crime trio

A MINOR who escaped from a juvenile centre has viciously attacked a gay couple (right) in Palma. He and two others, including a girl, and a boy who was also from a juvenile centre, allegedly, kicked and punched the victims after shouting verbal abuse and stealing their backpack.

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The teens have now been charged with hate crimes and robbery. The shocking assault occurred on February 24, when the young gay couple were walking along Calle Arxiduc. The twisted trio mocked them for their sexuality before punching and kicking them in the face.

Disrobed Judge discraced and sacked from cursach case

MALLORCA’S biggest ever corruption trial has been thrown into turmoil after the judge was kicked off the case. Judge Manuel Penalva has been replaced over concerns that he had ‘lost his impartiality’ in the controversial Tolo Cursach case. In shocking claims, the lawyer working for Cursach, Enrique Molina, insisted that the judge was being ‘manipulated by third parties’.

He backed it up with a WhatsApp message sent to a key witness by the judge stating: ‘Let’s end these sons of b******’ Another lawyer representing the co-accused Bartolome Sbert alleged that Penalva has ‘intimate friendships’ with the police. A new judge, Miguel Florit, has now replaced Penalva and will work closely with prosecutor Miguel Angel Subiran. The investigation stage is about to con-

MALLORCA’S most famous nightclub is to remain closed. The Balearic High Court has ruled BCM in Magaluf must stay closed after losing its licence. It comes after the Cursach Group appealed the decision by Calvia town hall from last year, insisting it was working hard to correct the issues. The club's licence was revoked after inspections found numerous build-

clude with Cursach and his business partner Sbert officially charged on a total of 16 counts, including murder, extortion and corruption. Cursach, who owned or ran 30 nightclubs and bars on the island, faces 80 years in prison after running Mallorca as his own personal fiefdom for four decades. One of Judge Penalva’s last actions was to sentence a Romanian man to three years in prison after he viciously assaulted a key witness in the case. Florian Bodgan Puscasiu attacked ‘witness 29’ after he had testified in the courts over Cursach’s drug trafficking and sex parties that were arranged to ing violations. buy off police and politicians. Some of these affected safety, includDuring the sickening assault ing emergency exits. the witness was dragged to the Calvia town insists a reopening deground and kicked while being pends on the violations being cortold he would be killed if he conrected and the establishment becomtinued to speak out. ing fully licenced. It is believed that Cursach ordered the violent assault.

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Goodbye to Gabriel From front

city, where she had been planning to hide his body. After 48 hours of questioning she finally admitted to killing the lad after an argument, but denied she had strangled him, as the autopsy ruled. In three routine interviews at the beginning of the search, police said the Dominican native demonstrated an ‘extreme coldness’ not indicative of someone who was missing a loved one. Police became more suspicious when she failed to give them her mobile phone, before claiming she had lost it. Not wanting to let her know she was under suspicion, police told the parents to act normal around her while they zeroed in on their target. Gabriel’s mother insisted his father Angel certainly had nothing to do with it. “He is a wonderful person, Let no one doubt him. I will be by his side because we have to overcome this together,” she said. “It is very difficult to digest the loss of a child knowing that the person you loved killed them.” And in a remarkable plea for calm she pleaded that the torrents of rage directed against Ana Julia needed to stop. “I do not want everything to end with the rage that this woman has sown, Gabriel does not deserve it,” she pleaded. “Although there was no happy ending, the fish is swimming towards the sky,” she added.

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Barca bound

THE Catalan capital is gearing up for a Rock invasion this month. Barcelona is set to see a host of huge international pop stars land in the city. The first group to arrive is The Script from Ireland who will play the Sant Jordi Club on March 21. Meanwhile former One Direction heart-throb Harry Styles has just kicked off his solo world tour and will be landing in the city on March 30. Next up is Bob Dylan, who stops his rolling world tour at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu on March 30 and 31, before Norah Jones plays at the same venue on April 5.

Swell times MALLORCA beauty Hilaria Baldwin has been showing off her swollen belly as she prepares for her fourth baby with Hollywood hunk Alec Baldwin. Hilaria, 34, posed as her fouryear-old daughter Carmen stuck colourful stickers to her growing belly. The fitness guru and yoga instructor wrote, “Hello 3rd trimester! Carmen is decorating her baby brother. Every single time I do this, I can’t believe the elasticity of the human body.” The Hollywood couple have a son Leonardo, aged one, Rafael who's two-years-old, and their eldest Carmen, 4. Her husband was most recently seen impersonating President Donald Trump on the hit US show Saturday Night Live.

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Barca bound II

IT is safe to go back to Marbella. The dead-beat coterie of clowns from TOWIE have cancelled their annual trip to the resort. The group of pampered reality TV stars from The Only Way is Essex are heading to Barcelona instead for their annual Spring jaunt. The catchphrase ‘no more carbs before Marbs’ will be obsolete, as they head to the Catalan capital to kick off the 22nd series of the show this month. Gemma Collins and the rest of the team will be getting ‘reem’ for Barcelona, filming there on March 12, 13 and 14.

Not going for a song! By Elisa Menendez

IT spreads over 45 hectares and counts 12 bedrooms, eight bathrooms, six garages and a wine cellar with, currently, 2,000 bottles of the finest Rioja. And that’s just one of the homes. The clue to its owner though is the state-of-the-art recording studio… for this is the incredible palatial retreat of the world’s most famous crooner, Julio Iglesias. The enormous finca, called Cuatro Lunas, has gone on the market for a whopping €145m. The size of 55 football pitches and spanning the border of two towns, Marbella and Ojen, it even counts on its own guest house of five bedrooms with a separate wine cellar. Iglesias, 74, is understood to be selling the home after a row with the Junta over access issues. The Grammy-winning star, who has sold more than 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages, had been hoping to legalize a new track to the property. “After his application was denied he decided to put the property on the market,” revealed an Olive Press insider. The property, which is actu-

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ally in the name of his dutch wife Miranda Rijnsburger (above), doesn’t just hold happy memories for the star. In 2012 he was left devastated after a large fire destroyed part of the grounds and killed

his beloved dog. Rijnsburger, who has five children with Iglesias, manages the company Androsemo SL - which owns Las Cuatro Lunas alongside controversial businessman Antonio Fortuny.

PENELOPE Cruz has been on strike from domestic duties, leaving the dishes, laundry and ironing to hubby Javier Bardem. The Oscar-winning actress announced she took a break from all chores last week to mark International Women’s Day. It came as thousands of women went on strike across the country to demand equal treatment.

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Our friends electric COUNCILS are being offered grants to create more charging points for electric cars. Under a new agreement, Palma council has budgeted €1m for councils, which take up the initiative. The funding is part of the island’s goal of only allowing the sale of electric cars by 2035. Currently there are only a few dozen charging points around Mallorca.

Planet Organic THERE are a now over 800 official organic farms in Mallorca. In healthy growth, they are producing a range of produce, with 26 dedicated to wine.

A NEW shanty town has sprung up on one of Spain’s most wealthy postcodes. The collection of 500 illegally built shacks has gone up in Secar de la Real, in the north of Palma. NIcknamed El Hoyo (‘The Hole’), a number of the residents previously lived in the slum of Son Banya, which

Plastic now being found in all fish ALMOST three quarters of deep ocean fish have ingested microplastics - posing a threat to the seafood we consume. A new study reveals 73% of more than 200 fish caught in the Northwest Atlantic - many for sale in Spain - had plastic particles in their stomachs. It was described as ‘one of the highest reported frequencies of microplastic occurrence in fish worldwide’. The ‘worrying’ findings mean humans could be eating seafood that has been indirectly contaminated through eating these smaller fish. Researchers from the National University of Ireland examined dead deep sea fish from midwater trawls from a depth of up to 600 metres. One lanternfish was found to have 13 plastic particles in its stomach. Microplastics are small plastic fragments, commonly broken down from larger plastic items which have been dumped into the ocean.

is currently being dismantled. According to police sources, a number of drug dealers have based themselves in the new settlement, selling mostly marijuana. Palma city council has now been forced to rule that the settlement is illegal, like Son Banya, and is likely to be dismantled in the near future. UNLICENCED: Shacks in El Hoya

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ONE of the smallest bird fossils in the world which was discovered in Spain has finally been analysed. Dating back 127 million years, the primitive baby creature would have lived among dinosaurs. Found in Las Hoyas, in CastileLa Mancha, it has only recently been studied properly thanks to the development of new techniques. Belonging to the ‘enantiornithine’ family, the bird would have had teeth and clawed fingers on each wing.

Pet disgrace A SHOCKING ten pets are dumped around the Balearics every day. And the authorities estimate that the number of strays dogs is growing every year. The government has now launched a new initiative to attempt to stem the problem with a campaign and video shaming pet owners. “In the most advanced societies, animals are worthy of respect and protection and seen as valuable living beings,” said a consell spokesman.

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Girl power OVER 20,000 people gathered in Palma for International Women's day. They joined millions around the world to draw attention to the big wage gap, high rates of sexual harassment and the high rate of domestic violence in the Balearics. Government spokeswoman Pilar Costa commented on the 'pride' the government had for the protest that united so many women – and called the day 'historic'.

Poor show DOMESTIC violence against women soared by 17.7% in Spain last year. A total of 158,217 women were attacked in 2017, while Spanish courts received more complaints about gender violence with 166,620 cases, a 16.4% increase on 2016. “These figures are unacceptable and not what you’d expect from a civilized society,” said Ángeles Carmona, Head of Spain’s Gender Violence Observatory.

Yachtie death A BRITISH multi-millionaire has died whilst on holiday in Mallorca. Computer tech tycoon Mark Proudfoot, from Jersey, suffered a suspected heart-attack while sailing around the island.

No zoning Alcudia fights for all year tourist rentals

ONE of the island’s key tourist resorts is taking on the authorities over rental zoning. Alcudia town hall has dubbed the new rules as ‘unrealistic’ and refused to zone the area. The town hall has sent a technical report to the Consell de Mallorca explaining that it believes creating no rental areas would adversely affect the local economy. It proposes that rentals should be allowed from the historic city centre all the way out to rural areas, in both primary homes and second houses. It also insists that rentals should be allowed for 360 days a year. Alcudia boasts over 10,000 tourist rentals, over eight percent of Mallorca's rentals. Mallorca's towns have one month to consider the government's plans and submit their comments and concerns. Local green group GOB this week also slammed the new plan, insisting it was based on tourism figures from SEVEN years ago.

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OPINION Tragedy strikes THE murder of Gabriel Cruz, an innocent eightyear-old boy, is as shocking as it is harrowing. It is unfathomable that a loved one could even hit such a sweet-looking child, never mind strangle them to death before hiding them in a well. If hell does exist, surely his stepmother Ana Julia Quezada - the prime suspect who has now confessed to killing the boy - will end up there. And while it will not bring innocent Gabriel back, or do much to mend the broken hearts of his parents Angel and Patricia, the Spanish legal system must ensure it punishes her to the full extent of the law. We hope police uncover the whole story, and can provide more answers to the now broken family. It’s difficult to see how the family and friends of Gabriel will ever get over such a devastating affair, but we hope that they can somehow find the strength to go on and find some happiness in life.

Judgement day MALLORCA has been rocked by the news that Judge Penalva has been removed from the stand for the remainder of the Cursach case. One can understand Penalva’s determination to see Cursach, Sbert and their cronies behind bars. But he should have been more careful than sending a WhatsApp which showed his impartiality. There is little doubt the so-called King of the Night ruled the island with impunity for decades - and destroyed anyone who got in his way. However, he like anyone else, deserves a fair trial and for his side of the story to be heard. The people of Mallorca deserve justice in this case. Let’s hope this indiscretion doesn’t get in the way. Depòsito Legal PM: 610-2017

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Disenfranchised expats might finally be able to vote, writes Ray Jones

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A vote for life wherever you live … except if you’re British

F you’re French, Spanish, Japanese or almost any nationality other than British, you have the right to vote in your native country wherever you live now, and for however long you have lived there. Expats from all over the world retain their full voting rights back home and can register to vote in the general elections of their country for the remainder of their lives. Not so us Brits who are resident anywhere outside the UK for more than 15 years and do not retain a UK registered address (and if so need to be in the UK for a minimum of 183 days each year). They can’t vote in their own country’s general elections and they can’t vote in Spain’s unless they adopt Spanish citizenship and renounce their UK passport. In fact they can only vote in local Spanish elections, and that may be withdrawn after Brexit. We expat Brits are the great disenfranchised. During past years the Tory Party has expressed intentions to rectify this anomaly and last month in the House of Commons, Cabinet Office Minister Chloe Smith spoke in support of the ‘Overseas Electors Bill 2017-19’, presented as a private member’s bill put forward by Conservative MP Glyn Davies. Mike Gapes, president of Labour International and Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran also spoke in favour of the bill while another mentioned the efforts of the French government Hundreds of to make its expats feel valued by prothousands of British viding for them with dedicated MPs people living across and senators. the EU will have no But Labour MP Sandy Martin, who vote in UK elections contested it on behalf of the opposition, expressed doubt that British expats retained any close family links back in Blighty. Anyone living abroad for 15 years or more would have brought their family with them, he added. Another anti-Bill spokesman maintained that re-establishing the vote for expats would be too complicated and costly for local councils.

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As Sir Roger Gale, who spoke in support of the Bill, explained after the 2nd Reading: “Labour are quite clearly opposed to it; they mounted an operation to talk it out – Mr Martin spoke for 45 minutes which is outrageous. However they seemed to decide that discretion is the better part of valour and they are probably going to try to kill it in committee, or at the report stage, or at the third reading, or in the House of Lords. The trouble with private members’ bills is that, even with government support, they are very vulnerable. Even if it gets through, it’s one step forward and only one step. It doesn’t mean expats are getting the vote.” It seems outside the sphere of common sense that the votes-for-life issue could fall victim to OPPOSING VIEWS: From left to right, Chloe Smith, Layla Moran, Mike Gapes and Sandy Martin political bias. But perhaps opposition MPs and the Labour Party think most British expats are lives in the UK, many have siblings, children Overseas Electors Bill have to say about that? well-heeled would-be Tory voters living the high and grandchildren still living there and retain In 2008 the Europe in Movement Meeting aclife? If so it is an antiquated impression. great interest in the political, social and educepted the principle that ´No citizens of the Perhaps it is believed that Brits moving abroad cational issues of their homeland, which they EU shall be deprived of their right to vote in with the intention to remain there deserve to can keep up to date with through the internet national elections by reason of their place of forfeit their right to vote in UK elections. But and TV. residence´. There is something not only ilsuch people paid taxes during their working Tens of thousands of British expats living in logical but callous about the circumstances of 94-year-old British army veteran Harry Spain and France Schindler, resident in Italy, who is denied the who once worked in right to vote in UK general elections. UK government em™ He fought for his country and for democracy ployment - military in Europe against fascism, and he has been a personnel, health life-long supporter of the Labour Party. He took workers, policemen, ™ Osteopathy, Osteopediatry , Rehabilitation and his case to the UK Supreme Court and to the teachers – and are European Court of Human Rights but did not in receipt of related Conditioning. Anywhere on or around Mallorca. succeed on points of complex detail. pensions are reAssessments and or treatments tailored to your needs. British expats in Spain live amongst Spanquired to pay income ish nationals who experienced a dictatorship For more info go to www.carefourhealth.com tax to the UK governand isolation from European democratic idement in accordance als. The Spanish who fled Franco’s regime with double taxation and remain abroad have been re-enfrantreaties between chised. British expats deserve as much in the UK, Spain and the country where they paid a great proporFrance. That is taxation of their taxes in, for which they retain tion without repreaffection towards and where many of their sentation. What do relatives still live. MPs opposing the

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HERE was a time when life was as sweet as a good glass of Rioja for Pancho Campo, founder of Spain’s Academy of Wine. The former tennis pro who coached the Chilean women’s tennis team at the 1992 Olympics and ran a successful events management business in Dubai during the Nineties, staging concerts for a string of massive stars including Sting, Pink Floyd and UB40. However, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks the business understandably struggled and he closed the company and left the UAE for Marbella. Here, the Chilean expat, 56, founded the Wine Academy of Spain in 2003 and - being a staunch environmentalist - he worked with US Presidential hope Al Gore on climate change issues in the wine industry. He also launched a wine business in America. All went well and in 2008 he even became one of just 300 or so people in the world to achieve the distinction of becoming a Master of Wine, a massive distinction. He and his American wife Melissa settled well on the Costa del Sol, with their two children and helped to open an American school, which has gone on to thrive. Indeed, everything was fine, until in 2009 on a routine business trip to America to meet legendary wine guru Robert Parker things took an incredible turn. When he landed in Chicago, Homeland Security refused to let him into the country. The reason? An Interpol Red Notice had been slapped on him by the UAE, which ultimately orders authorities anywhere in the world to arrest and extradite him. “It was like in the cowboy movies when you see your picture on a wanted poster, although this time it was the Interpol website saying simply ‘Wanted’. I couldn’t believe it,” he recalls. Campo, who had never even heard of a red notice, was forced to fly directly back to Paris where police told him they couldn’t find anything about the case and let him go. Fortunately for him, the extradition request in his full name Francisco Armando Campo Carrasco was denied by Spain on the grounds the accusation against him was an economic and civil issue, not a criminal one. But things got worse when the following year, he received a letter saying he had been sentenced ‘in absentia’ during a trial which took place legal attempts to quash the conviction, he got months after he and his wife had left Dubai. No the good news last month. lawyer was appointed to defend him. The cancellation of the Red Notice came after The international media inevitably caught wind his lawyers demonstrated incorrect procedures of the conviction, leading to Campo’s reputation had been followed by the UAE, as well as a being ripped to tatters. breach of Interpol regulations “It affected my children and and international laws. family a lot,” he said. “It was a The UAE claimed Campo had true nightmare and very stressThe Dubai fled the country, following a ful.” filed in Dubai by a For nine long years he was unauthorities have complaint former partner in 1999. Howable to return to the US, which ever, his lawyers could prove meant he had to close down his used Interpol that the authorities there successful wine business there. as their debt knew he was in fact returning “It was worrying because I thought my kids would go to uni- collection agency to Spain, and had even given them his address. versity in the US and if they ever “It is as if my life has been on needed their father or anything hold all these years and the rehappened to them and they lief that I can fly into a country with my family needed me there, I wouldn’t be able to travel,” without fear of arrest is wonderful.” he said. And Campo is not alone in his ‘ridiculous’ situHis children, Andreah, 17, and Christian, 12, are ation. American by virtue of his American/British wife. One Englishman recently called him for advice But he never gave up the fight and after years of

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FAMOUS FRIENDS: Pancho with Al Gore (far left), Gordon Ramsey and (above) the warrant issued by authorities in Dubai after being issued a Red Notice by the UAE for not paying his rental car fees for three months. “How ridiculous is that?” he laughs. “The dispute I had was a civil matter and not criminal. But money disputes in Dubai can be treated as criminal. If you don’t pay a credit card for a few months this can go to court and becomes a criminal offence. “The Dubai authorities have used Interpol as their private debt collection agency. My name should never have been on their list.” Campo’s legal team are now considering action to restore his name and reputation, starting with an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. He is expecting damages. And deservedly so. Meanwhile, life goes on in Southern Spain. He is hosting the Andalucia premiere of Al Gore’s second movie An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power in a fortnight in Marbella, and his American College in Spain business goes from strength to strength. “You’ve just got to get on with it in the end,” he explains. “I’ve never stopped doing that.”

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THE Princess Sofia sailing regatta returns from March 30 through April 7 for the 49th edition. Teams from the UK, New Zealand, Germany, Argentina and many more countries sail around the Palma Bay as part of the EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup.

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ONE of the most successful duos in the history of pop, Pet Shop Boys, have announced their return to Festival Internacional Benicàssim (FIB) this July.

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The synthpop London lads, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, will headline the festival in Benicàssim, Valencia. The Brit duo, who last performed at FIB 14 years ago, have sold more than 50 million records worldwide. The festival features multiple UK acts including Bastille, The Vaccines, The Kooks, Madness, Two Door Cinema Club, Jessie Ware, Belle and Sebastian, Catfish and the Bottlemen and J Hus. Fellow headliner Liam Gallagher heralds from Manchester, while the The Killers and Travis Scott comes from America. FIB, which started in 1995, is famous worldIT dates back to the 16th century and is the culmination of

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the year for up to 70% of the country, who identify themselves as Catholic. That is Semana Santa, which begins next Sunday March 25 - Domingo de Ramos - and culminates on Monday April 2 (Lunes de Pascua). During the holy week, practically every town and village in Spain will have a series of Easter processions. Semana Santa dates back to the 16th century when the Catholic Church decided to present the story of the Passion of Christ in a way that the layperson could understand. That does not mean though, that many tourists will be left puzzled on stumbling on the penance processions that pay tribute to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, with many attendants in pointy hats covering their faces. While the exact details of the processions vary from place to place, the basic components remain the same. Each brotherhood within a town will usually carry two floats, one depicting Christ and the other Mary, in a circuit from their church to the central cathedral or church and back. Those carrying the floats known as costaleros onsider it a great honour despite the pain incurred due to their heaviness of the floats. It is meant to remind them of Christ’s suffering. The most dramatic and passionate parades are held on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.

wide for welcoming big names in pop, rock and electronic music, as well as showcasing short films, fashion shows and art installations. Last year the festival attracted around 177,000 festival goers over the four days.

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MALLORCA’S most historic funfair is making its annual return. The Fira del Ram, which dates back to the 1500s, has returned with a fabulous 170 attractions for the whole family. Located in Palma's Son Fusteret area, there are games and rides for all ages, including bumper cars, a fun house, carousel, and plenty of rides that throw you high in the air and swing you about. Classic ring toss games and bottle knocking challenges are the perfect adventure to win a special prize. The fair is open everyday until April 15.

Fira facts THE Fira del Ram dates back to the 1500's when a sculpture was sent from Rome to Palma’s Santa Margarita monastery. The sculpture of Saint Veronica, the woman who offered Christ her veil as he carried his cross to the crucifixion, went on display to the public for three holy days a year. Palm Sunday became the largest celebration honouring Saint Veronica, with locals gathering in large numbers to see the relic. Soon vendors joined to sell pottery, figurines, toys and local food.

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Before long the number of vendors grew so much that they spread out over the streets around the monastery – becoming the start of the Fira del Ram. Around the 1700's entertainment for the children joined the party, slowly turning into the fair we know today. The first Ferris Wheel, now an icon of Fira del Ram, came at the end of the 19th century, when the fair was held near La Rambla. For a while in the late 1900's, the fair was an amusement park that travelled around neighbourhoods of Palma, until finally finding a home in Son Fusteret. The statue of Saint Veronica is still open to the public on Palm Sunday at Palma's Church of the Conception.

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RITISH demand for properties in Spain has remained strong despite uncertainty surrounding Brexit. The last quarter of 2017 showed a 7.6% increase in prices and a huge 19.8% increase in sales. Meanwhile foreign year on year sales rose by 20.4% to 15,266 purchases. Foreign sales in last three months of 2017 were led by the British with 2,384 sales, followed by French and German

nationals with 1,242 and 1,198 purchases respectively. This rise in British engagement was also a quarter-onquarter increase of 0.9%. UK nationals now account for 16% of the overseas property market share in Spain, which is an 8% lead on French nationals who account for the second highest number of foreign homeowners. Experts at A Place in the Sun said: “Although Brexit has understandably stalled decisions for some, many British nationals continue to proceed with their property purchases in their number one overseas destination. “It could be suggested that British nationals during this period were encourTHE Balearics’ economy will grow by 3% this year - more than aged by Alfonso Dastis’ (Spain’s Foreign Minister) pledge in October that British anywhere else in Spain - according to a BBVA study. BBVA has also predicted that the Balearics will have the second expats living in the country would face “no disruption” post-Brexit, amongst othhighest growth rates after Madrid in 2019, at 2.6%. The booming Balearic economy has been attributed to successful er positive comments surrounding penefforts to attract tourists year-round, rather than just in the sum- sions and European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) benefits at the time.” mer months. It is expected that 36,000 new jobs will be created by the end of It added that it saw 55% and 28% in2019 as a result, leading to a reduced unemployment rate of just creases in Spanish property searches and property enquiries by Brits respec7.1%. In December 2017, unemployment in Spain stood at 16.4%. Political uncertainty in Catalunya has also not negatively impact- tively. ed the islands’ economy as much as had been predicted. See Mark Stucklin analysis

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hotel has three water months to We give your dreams home fighta decision SOME 14 fire bosses have been arrested for allegedly embezzling €7 million in public funds. The Policia Nacional found that the Consortium of Bomberos Cadiz took out mass early retirement insurance policies. But when their employees retired early, chiefs siphoned off the money from the payouts. Authorities also found discrepancies in the consortium’s training courses. Large sums were paid to a company to provide training courses, but no evidence has been found that these courses took place. Meanwhile, irregularities were also found in grants and subsidies, which cops believe were used to pay for private

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A HOTEL is to be knocked down for not having enough class! Benalmadena’s Hotel Vista de Rey must be demolished within three months, a court has ruled, Andalucia’s Superior Court of Justice ruled that the hotel falls short of its four-star requirement.

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than permitted. Although the town hall developer maintain this cess was later corrected judge ruled that the recti tion would have taken p after the granting of th cence, so does not count The building has 61 ap

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Brits are on the up following a slight drop postreferendum, writes Mark Stucklin

HE British voted to leave the EU in a referendum in June 2016. What impact has the referendum result had on British demand for Spanish property so far? Surprisingly little. The number of British buyers dropped significantly in the second half of 2016 after the referendum, but has been recovering since then (see chart). In annualised terms, British demand declined for five quarters between Q3 2014 and Q3 2017, but then started growing again in Q4 20017.

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The British are still by far the biggest group of foreign buyers of Spanish property, almost double the next biggest group – the French. Agents and developers tell me they have seen an increase in British buyers with budgets above €400,000, and a fall in numbers in the middle market between €200,000 and €400,000. Some buyers in the middle market are trading down, bolstering the lower end. I’ve heard one theory that Brits with financial resources are getting money out of the UK and into European assets like Spanish property before Brexit really bites.

Brexit no exit BACK ON THE UP: British demand by quarter since 2013 shows steady recovery after Brexit bump in the road

There is a correlation between British demand for Spanish property and the strength of the pound, as

you can see from the chart below. But whilst the pound has fallen below its level in 2013, British demand

has been far more resilient. A weaker pound means that some British buyers will be trading down, but in

volume terms British demand has been surprisingly unaffected by the referendum result.

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Scenes have been island, including filmed across the Woodward, 25, the debut of Adam joined the cast to who has recently play Brody Hudson. The 25-year-old star in the show, but has has yet to debut ing out on the beach been seen worktures of the cast on and posting picThe Manchester-bo social media. ously appeared in rn actor has previEmmerdale, as well as BBC daytime drama Doctors.

It’s spotted more asteroids than Star Wars, now Mallorca observatory needs to find a buyer

EX-FORMULA 1 Bernie Ecclestone hasmogul spotted dining out been in the Balearic Islands. Billionaire Ecclestone, says he ‘was deposed’who head of F1 after 40 years as at the helm, was seen enjoying dinner with Brazilian wife Fabiana Flosi at Ibiza’s Marina Botafoch. Ecclestone, 86, left EXCLUSIVE his job as F1 chief executive By Joe Duggan in January, has been a frequent visitor to Ibiza, and IT would make the perfect was last month seen mountain escape for a privawith former world dining cy-obsessed chamfilm or pop pion Niki Lauda. But, in truth, it would star. be best for a lover of real stars… the ones in the sky! For the Mallorca observatory, which has just come market, is celebrated on the the world for its track around of discovering comets. record Astronomers at the Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca, in Costitx, have spotted no less than seven comets during its 26-year history. These include DA14 had it struck earth, which, would have created a 100-foot-high tsunami.

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TOTTENHAM star Dele has been spotted soaking Alli the sun in Ibiza this month. up Alli, 20, was seen playing in the sea with model girlfriend Ruby Mae, 22, before ing a plate of sushi devouron the beach. The loved up pair were on the party island by joined fellow spurs stars Kieron Trippier, 26 and second choice goalkeeper Michel Vorm, 33. Both Vorm and Trippier joined by their wives, withwere latter also bringing along the his daughter Charlotte. The holiday came mere days before Spurs sealed spot in a 2-1 victory second Manchester United in against the last ever game at White Hart Lane.

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EX-WORLD heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno has paid The popular former a visit to Mallorca. fighter was the star traction at Mood atrevellers flocked inBeach as Saturday night Bruno was onstage to hear him speak. with former Chelsea host Joe Allen for the star and event, which included versation with the former a conWBC champ. STAR BUY: Mallorca’s observatory

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On sale for €1.8 agent Amanda Butler million, Associates hopes the at MJC local landmark will be unique bought by an astronomer and kept open to the public. She claims that a group velopers are currently of de- and, together with its sising to buy it and plan to look- ter La Sagra planetarium in covery was in 2012 with DA 14, it into a private estate. make Granada, discovered an as- which would have had a ‘blast ratonishing 7,000 asteroids, dius’ of 2,000 square kms. "It is in the interests of every- second behind "If it had landed on one to keep it open," insisted only the it would have destroyedMallorca The combined asteroidUSA. Butler. "It's a wonderful the isdis- land with the force fa- coveries cility and it would be a great the worldmade in the rest of bomb," observatoryof an atomic shame to lose it. during the same guide Joan riod are only half those pe- Guillem told the Olive Press. “It would be a tragedy made "It came within for the by the two Spanish centres. Balearics if it was shut 30,000 kms of am determined to try and I The most important dis- earth, or one tenth of the distance to the moon, so someone interested to find very close." in the universe to saveenough She believes the right it.” buyer would get helpsort of the town hall to use it from in part as an eco-lodge or hostal. “This would make it commercially viable more would end up attracting and ternational study groups, inas well as schools and universities from the mainland, an interesting addition to our tourism industry,” she continued. Mallorca’s space-age etarium was added in plan2003,

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BALEARIC beach favourite Cafe Del Mar is breezing way to the mainland. its The Ibiza clubbers’ chillout venue, which became mous with 90s clubbing culture, is opening up synonyvenue in Barcelona. its biggest

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A UNIVERSITY in Saudi Arabia and a hotel group are reportedly competing to buy one of Mallorca’s most unusual buildings. Both are currently in talks to buy the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca (OAM), on the market for €1.7m. Both are understood to be in agreement to maintain the scientific use of the building. The property includes the Planetarium, and the Astropark, which includes seven domes for viewing the night sky. The observatory was built almost 27 years ago, and in 2014 detected Earth’s most dangerous asteroid. Agent Amanda Butler, of MJC as-

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Lost deposits on ghost developments may be a thing of the past in Spain thanks to a feisty family from Ireland, writes Dan Buckley

sociates, who has been marketing the observatory, described it as an ‘almost unique place to buy’. “It is possible to enhance the facilities by adding some form of accommodation in order to attract international groups, making it more financially viable in the future. “It would be a terrible tragedy for the island to lose such an important facility - so if you know anyone with an interest in the stars get in touch.” Best of all, it has come down in price as it was originally around €1.8m.

investors to get their money back last December,” he said triumphantly. “They were awarded 100% of their €54,000 deposit plus interest and court costs.” Like thousands of Irish people with an eye for a good investment, Ollie decided to invest in Spanish property to cash in on the post-millennium boom. Encouraged by a financial adviser to remortgage his home and use the equity to buy an off-plan property in Spain, he and his brother John were among 395 people who put money into the Estepona Beach and Country Club. They couldn’t have picked a worse time to make such a substantial investment. “There was nothing ever built and all 395 people lost their deposits,” says Ollie. “Like an idiot, I bought two and put down deposits totalling €145,000.” As a UK resident, Ollie was able to reclaim €70,000 through Britain’s financial services compensation scheme on the basis of receiving poor financial advice. His brother, from Louth in the Republic of Ireland, was unable to claim as there is no such scheme there. For years, the brothers struggled to recoup all of their money through THE number of properties seized due to missed mortthe courts in Spain, to no avail. gage payments has fallen almost 40% in the Balearics “We took a law case in Spain which over the last year. cost us nearly €200,000 between As unemployment rates decrease, fewer people are fall80 of us involved and we were still ing behind on their mortgages, over a third less in 2017 no further on after seven years.” than the year before. It was then that they heard of the Another sign the market is steadily improving is the work of Martin de la Herran from drop in evictions from 2016 to 2017 by over 7%. the Spanish law firm Abolex. He is one of a small group of lawyers who took test cases against banks that held deposits for holiday homes never built. It was pointless pursuing the developers involved as they had all gone bankrupt. All seven test cases taken by MarAN in-depth inspection campaign of building tin and the other lawyers between sites is being launched to remedy an 'unaccept2012 and 2015 went all the way to able' rise of accidents. the Spanish Supreme Court and The Balearics have the highest rate of work-reeach resulted in rulings in favour lated accidents in all of Spain with almost douof the victims. ble the national average. By March 2016, after the result of In 2017, there were 19,866 minor accidents, 92 the final test case, a precedent was serious and 11 fatal accidents. then set for everyone in a similar situation to claim.

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WO Irish brothers who sunk their life savings into a bankrupt Andalucia resort are spearheading a campaign to help others who have been ripped off in Spain. Ollie and John Reel are battling the banks to claw back sums of up to €500,000 in lost deposits for projects that were never built as the Noughties property crisis kicked in. Working with a top lawyer in Benidorm, they have set up Reclaim in Spain, an agency dedicated to liaising with victims and pursuing the banks through the courts in cases where the developer has gone bust. They have already won eight cases and two settlements and have hundreds more on their books. “We have over 300 cases in court already for Irish/UK investors since we started working in June 2016,” says Ollie Reel, a former PE teacher from Armagh in Northern Ireland who gave up his job of 24 years to help others like him. “The first Irish cases were submitted in November 2016 and a couple in Galway became the first

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ow how time flies ....... Two weeks have passed by already! Is that an age thing or is it the same for everyone?! Naturally when busy, time does have a tendency to race - trying to juggle new clients, keeping on top of business in general and when adding my involvement in extra community-based activities, it does feel like my day has shortened by at least 3 hours!! However on a very exciting note since my last column, I was successful in hunting down a 3-bed frontline apartment in the Mardavall development for a client, with an offer accepted and Option Contract on its way as I write – so that was a super successful two weeks J!! Acting as a Buyer’s Agent and specifically representing their interests in this instance - which is my specialist area - I strongly believe that a big part of my work is assisting my clients far beyond the purchasing process in establishing themselves in Mallorca; helping them to settle in and integrate easily into the community, introducing them to key services and contacts to assist in whatever they require – with strong friendships being forged along the way. It is in fact is one of my favourite aspects of the job. So I do like to keep myself up to date with new restaurants, hotel openings and innumerable events in order to keep my ‘Little Red Book’ up to date. Speaking of which - one event that should be on everyone´s agenda in April – and one in which am very proud to be involved as part of my ‘extra community activities’ - is the Soiree with the Stars, a 4 Michelin Star Charity Dinner at Finca Son Mir on April 21 in aid of the JoyRon Foundation and the phenomenal work that they do supporting children in need in the Balearics. It is sure to be a special, and unique event with Marc Fosh, Adrian Quetglas and Fernando Arellano each preparing a separate course (with talent like that in a single kitchen… J). With fabulous wines provided by Bodega Binigual, wonderful entertainment and lots of surprises, it’s an event not to miss. Please check out www.soiree-with-the-stars.com for more information. Aside from this, another one of my passions is supporting and sharing ‘conscious living’ and wellbeing related issues - and I was delighted to learn that the local government in the Balearics Islands is putting in place some policies to become the ‘greenest’ tourist destination in Europe. With plans to include banning disposable plastics by 2020, 100% renewable energy by 2050 and solar panels compulsory for new buildings - this is all great news to me! This will of course effect building regulations but equally, the quality of the life that we live here and the air that we breathe, all adding up to making the Balearics an even more attractive place to live. Exciting times ahead, and well done Balearics!!

Contact Amanda J Butler to buy or sell your home: Tel: +34690075169, www.mjcassociates.net. Your professional one stop property shop around the Island!

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Son Espanyol: Lovely finca with guest house on a 8,000 sqm plot, 15 minutes drive from Palma´s old town. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, pool, underfloor heating, fireplace, high beamed ceiling, wooden and marble floor, double glazed window, carport for two cars. E&V ID: W-0297ZZ · Price: € 1,350,000

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Alcudia: High quality house in top condition with sea views, located in a beautiful residential area of Bon Aire, charming traditional elements on exterior combined with bright, modern interiors, holiday rental permission. Constr. area approx. 310 sqm. E&V ID: W-02AAUJ · Price: € 1,475,000

Puig de Ros: This spacious villa is located in second sea line and has a holiday rental license. Large living room with fireplace, 6 bed., 6 bath., equipped kitchen, covered terrace, saltwater pool and much more. Constr. area approx. 468 sqm E&V ID: W-00AD7Q · Price: 2,200,000

El Terreno: Refurbished quality apartment in walking distance to Santa Catalina and Palma old town with 2 bed., 2 bath., patio and terrace, air conditioning, underfloor heating, guest toilet, built-in kitchen, cellar. Constr. area approx. 137 sqm. E&V ID: W-026G5S · Price: € 598,000

Palma: Exclusive and modern duplex penthouse with private roof terrace, part of a spectacular renovation project consisting of seven fabulous luxury apartments with exclusive design, light flooded and spacious rooms, as well as parking and elevator. E&V ID: W-02B4W6 · Price: € 1,200,000

Puerto de Sóller: Luminous apartment with a beautiful view of the bay and surrounding mountains. It has an open-plan kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. Furthermore it has a terrace, cosy garden, a/c hot cold, parking space. E&V ID: W-02A5P2 · Price: € 535,000

Engel & Völkers Mallorca · Tel.: +34 971 23 85 84 Mallorca@engelvoelkers.com · www.engelvoelkers.com/mallorca

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As winter gets packing, Laurence Dollimore cherry-picks the For Sale properties that deliver views to put a spring in your step

PRING is just around the corner. After a wet and windy winter, it’s time to watch flowers blossom and feel temperatures warm up. In the spirit of the season, we have scoured the top property portfolios on the Costa del Sol and Mallorca to select those sprouting the most gorgeous gardens and ravishing vistas perfected by Mother Nature.

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Mallorca Castle €38,000,000 Castillo Mallorca lords it on its own private peninsula at the entrance to Port Andratx with spectacular views from every angle. This legendary property linked to ryalty is one of the most spectacular private residences in the Mediterranean and comprises an impressive main house with swimming pool and a guest house with beautiful gardens and terraces. From the sea there are three private accesses to the property which include a private docking area for a yacht of up to 30 metres. To the west of the peninsula there is a private cave providing a magical atmosphere for watching stunning sunsets and the locals say that there is treasure buried in these waters. Among the three suites in the main house is the Lady Diana suite where the late Princess of Wales stayed during a holiday on the island. In addition, there is a spacious living room in classic style, a large kitchen and dining room, a billiard room in the west wing, a fitness room, sauna and piano lounge. www.engelvoelkers.com

Mountain gem - €1,250,000 This is an ideal country house in walking distance of one of Mallorca’s most attractive mountain villages. The finca sits on 22,000 m2 of fertile land planted with almond and olive trees with the ‘twin sisters’ sierras providing the perfect backdrop. The subtle and rustic interior includes traditional wooden beams. The property also has a large pool and pool house with bathroom and terrace. There are plenty of hiking and cycling routes to discover, while the airport of Palma can be reached easily via the Ma-13 motorway in 30 minutes by car. www.maklarringen.se REF: 208180140

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Stunning palace - € NA This awesome chateau-style mansion flaunts an enviable address on the heart of Marbella’s Golden Mile. Offering privacy and built to the highest specifications on a large plot of over 1.1 ha, the park-sized garden and beautiful heated pool will stop you in your tracks. The main villa is distributed over two levels plus a lower floor. At ground level is the entrance hall leading to a main hall with a modern lift and guest toilet; a living room plus 3 lounges; 2 dining rooms; kitchen and office; en-suite bedroom and dressing room; and covered and uncovered terraces. Upstairs includes a hall; two master suites, both with dressing areas; a lounge; 2 further bedroom suites with dressing rooms; further en-suite bedroom; covered terraces with views to the immaculate garden and the sea beyond. If that’s not enough, the lower level showcases that stunning heated pool with Jacuzzi, sauna, shower area, massage room, gym; and relax room; a home cinema; 2 ensuite bedrooms and dressing rooms; and a service area including machine rooms, wine cellar, laundry room, toilets, storage rooms, kitchen for pool terrace and service stairway and a 4-car garage. Other standout features include underfloor heating and cooling, 2 lifts, top quality marble flooring and bespoke marble walls in all bathrooms, fitted dressing rooms, solar heating and an imposing Louis XIV marble fireplace. www.panorama.es REF: R112-07981

Camp de Mar: townhouse w. golf views close to beach, const. area 160 m2 , plot 100 m2, 4 bed, 3 bath, 3 community-pools, underﬂoor heang, A/C, parking, Ref. 1489, 698.500 €

Son Caliu: reformed Villa clouse to beach, const. area approx. 219 m2, plot approx. 1150 m2, 4 bed, 3 bath, pool, garden, garage, underﬂoor heang, A/C, Ref. 1567, 2.450.000 €

FARA HOMES, Calle Cristobal Colon 1, 07157 Port Andratx, Tel. +34 971 672 455, info@fara-homes.com, www.fara-homes.com

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5 Beds ● 6 Baths ● 504 m²- Living ● 1.449- m² Plot ● Pool ● €3. 950.000 ● Ref: 18003 New and luxurious detached villa project in Sol de Mallorca with excellent sea views at all levels and constructed over two floors. 5 en suite bedrooms, open plan light filled living, floor to ceiling windows looking out over the sea. Roof terrace with spa pool, infinity pool, lots of extras. To be completed May 2018.

STUNNING: Home carved into rock in the Balearics

For more information please contact Amanda J Butler www.mjcassociates.net, email: ajb@mjcassociates.net or tel: (+34)690075169.

The house was designed to blend in with its surroundings

STUNNING environmentally-friendly home has been carved into rock in Formentera. The brainchild of architecture firm Marià Castelló Martínez, the home is made up of mainly wooden panels. The firm explains: “The scenic location has very few high buildings, so we were told to avoid creating a site that was overly tall. “To pay respect to the nearby surroundings, the

building uses a white exterior with cross-laminated wood panels. “On the interior the ground floor uses brick walls on two sides of building, while using the aforementioned wood panels elsewhere throughout the house. The resulting space is a home that blends seamlessly into the landscape. “It’s a house for a family sensitive to the environment.”

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Elegant development, Puerto Andratx Nice and cosy development consisting of ground floor, first floor and penthouse apartments. 1,2 and 3 bedrooms apartments are big, have modern design and high quality finishings. The dining-living area has an open kitchen and a direct access to the terrace. The building itself is constructed in a mediterranean style with modern touch, has a big public area with wast panorama. The project offers a perfect public area with swimming pool. This building can fulfill any wish of a potential buyer, it has security front door entrance, the bathrooms and the kitchen are fully fitted with furniture, there are pre-installed air conditioning and underfloor heating. The ground floor apartments have plants on the open terrace with floor tiles. There are together 10 apartments in the building.

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Newbuild luxury villa,El Toro This modern and unique new development in the first line of the sea offers a fantastic sea view, a very luxurious finishings as well as several open terraces on which you can enjoy the summer holiday with your family and friends. The villa is built with the modern technology and minimalistic design with bright and sunny rooms. The living area of approx. 608qm is divided into 4 bedrooms, one of which has a walk-in wardrobe and 4 bathrooms. The luxury Port Adriano is only a few minutes away and thus this top villa is a perfect holiday home.

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El Terreno: Refurbished quality apartment in walking distance ta Catalina and Palma old town with 2 bed., 2 bath., patio and air conditioning, underfloor heating, guest toilet, built-in kitche Constr. area approx. 137 sqm. E&V ID: W-026G5S · Price: €

What can you get in one of Spain’s hottest property islands for €1 million or less?

T’S no secret that property prices in Mallorca will rise again this year. According to Engel & Voelkers, the number of sales on the Balearic rose by

around 20% last year. But with the average price of a townhouse in Palma costing €3.8 million in 2017, while an average villa in Port de Andratx

cost €4.5 million, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s just a market for the super wealthy. However there are still bargains to be found

for under €1 million. As Engel & Voelkers explain in their annual report: “There is a trend towards increased interest in rural properties with a pool, located some 15 minutes’ drive from the coast. Additionally, the north modern duplex penthouse with private roof terrace, Puerto de Sóller: Luminous apartment with a beautiful view of the bay features premium Charming in the lively vil- lounge with a wood burning stove, fully ovation project consisting of seven fabulous luxury and surrounding mountains. It has an open-plan kitchen,cottage dining set room, apartments in lage of Alaró, with a popular market equipped kitchen with dining area, and ive design, light flooded and spacious rooms, as living room, 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. Furthermore it has a terrace, cosy Puerto Pollensa, every Saturday in it’s square with caf- access to an indoor patio. evator. E&V ID: W-02B4W6 · Price: € 1,200,000 garden, a/c hot cold, parking space. E&V ID: W-02A5P2 · Price: € 535,000 which sold for an eterias and restaurants and set just 20 Upstairs offers four bedrooms with average price of minutes from the capital of the island, two bathrooms, and one single room, €400,000 euros Palma. used as an office. The house, dating back a couple of Outdoors the property enjoys a very in 2017.” Engel & Völkers Mallorca · Tel.: +34 971 23 85 84 hundred years, is teeming and lovely terrace, garden and Below have view of Palma: Exclusive and modern duplex penthouse with privatewith roofcharterrace,private Puerto de Sóller: Luminous apartment with we a beautiful Mallorca@engelvoelkers.com · www.engelvoelkers.com/mallorca acter. It was renovated in the past pool. rounded up the part of a spectacular renovation project consisting of seven fabulous luxury and surrounding mountains. It has an open-plan kitchen, dinin keeping the traditional features, and An absolute gem in one of the most best properties into a and wonderful, cosy fam- assought-after villages on the island. apartments with exclusive design,converted light flooded spacious rooms, living room, 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. Furthermore it has a terr money can buy on ily home. the ID: island for un- · Price: € well as parking and elevator. E&V ID: W-02B4W6 · Price: € 1,200,000 garden, a/c hot cold, parking space. E&V W-02A5P2 It’s set on two levels, and provides a REF: E&V ID W-00AE59 der €1 million.

Alaro cottage - €575,000

Engel & Völkers Mallorca · Tel.: +34 971 23 85 84 Mallorca@engelvoelkers.com · www.engelvoelkers.com/mallorca

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Calvia – 2,775,000€

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A charming property on the outskirts of Calvia village with a large 40,000m2 approx plot. The property has a total construction of 500m2 which is split between 2 fincas. The main finca on the ground floor has a large lounge with fireplace, and dining area overlooking the orange & almond grove. There is also a modern kitchen, bathroom and study (which could be used as a bedroom). Upstairs you find the large master bedroom with terrace, fireplace and ensuite. The second finca has a kitchen with fireplace and 2 bedrooms with ensuite on the ground floor, whilst upstairs is a lounge, terrace and a further 2 bedrooms which share a bathroom. The property has a private pool, orange grove, garage, storerooms, central heating and a/c throughout. The property also benefits from its own water supply as well.

Genova – 2,850,000€

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Lovingly restored historical villa in Genova with fantastic views and many original features. The main house has a total of 3 bedrooms (all ensuite), huge lounge with fireplace, dining room, tv room, kitchen with adjoining mini lounge and dining room, 2 wcs & laundry. There is a separate guest apartment with kitchen, lounge, bedroom & bathroom, plus an additional guest bedroom & bathroom currently used as a gym. Outside there is a beautiful pool with sea views and various terrace & eating areas. Other features are central heating, a/c, parking, Mallorquin oven ++. Must be seen!

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Bendinat beauty - €1, 250, 000 While just slightly over €1 million, this spacious penthouse offers luxury living in the exclusive residential area of Bendinat. Take the time to enjoy Mediterranean outdoor lifestyle from one of three terraces, barbequing with friends and basking in the year round sunshine. It comes complete with air conditioning h/c, under-floor heating in the bathrooms, marble flooring, fireplace, garage parking, storage room, 3 community pools and excellent gardens. Shopping and beaches are within a short walk and the city of Palma is just 8 minutes by car. REF: E&V ID W-0250MJ

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Palma piso €850,000 This amazing property is located on a high floor just next to the well know Porto Pi commercial centre and offers an exclusive view on the harbour of Palma. It features 3 bedrooms and 3 baths - one of which is en suite as well as a dining living room with direct access to the large terrace from where you will enjoy the magnificent view over the harbour and the bay of Palma. The community features also a pool as well as a parking space. The property comes with wooden floor, central heating as well as air conditioning. It’s the perfect apartment either for an investment as well as for a holiday residence to enjoy the nearby beach of Cala Mayor or the shopping area of Porto Pi and the vicinity of the centre of Palma. REF: E&V ID W-02B0AQ

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HIS Madrid hotel is probably one of the coolest in the world right now. It has received dozens of glowing reviews and media testimonials for its conceptual art and design. The Barcelo Torre de Madrid has featured in the Daily Telegraph’s ‘The Coolest Design Hotel in Madrid’ list and dozens of ‘most Instagrammable hotels in the world’ roundups. Its unique design is the brainchild

of top Spanish designer Jaime Hayon, who used the concept of ‘New Spain’ as his inspiration, while incorporating the latest trends from London, New York and Paris. The hotel overlooks the Gran Via and Plaza de España and has 256 designer rooms, including luxury suites with private terraces. www.hotelbarcelotorredemadrid.com

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Under new management SPAIN’S economy is under new direction. Roman Escolano, currently Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has taken over

SPANISH lender BBVA has increased its share in Britain’s Atom Bank. The deal has led to Spain’s second Downloadlargour app now and est bank beginincreasenjoying the best Spanish ing its stake in the newsbank on the go. app-based to almost 40%. The latest £85.4m investment now brings the total it has put into the Durham-based bank to £167m. RYANAIR has threatened to Atom, which proThe Olive Press ground ALL flights temporarvides savings acily in a bid to stall Brexit. counts and mortThe budget airline’s chief, Mifor news in Spain! gages TOP through a smartphone app, chael O’Leary, said he wanted said it would make to emphasise that people ‘further investment would ‘no longer have cheap in technology and holidays’ if the UK’s divorce business capabilifrom the EU goes ahead. ties’. Talking to an audience in As part of the deal, Brussels, the staunch ReBBVA has a agreed mainer said that the public a waiver which had been ‘lied to’. states that it will He said: “I think it’s in our innot be required to terests – not for a long period make an offer to of time – that the aircraft are buy the whole of the grounded. company. “It’s only when you get to that It follows BBVA’s stage where you’re going to increased focus on persuade the average British digital services, as voter that you were lied to in more than half of its customers in Spain the entire Brexit debate. “When you begin to realise use online banking.

Owner of budget airline Ryanair wants to ground flights to ‘show what Brexit will be like’

the hot seat from former Economy Minister Luis De Guindos, who will become vice-president of the European Central Bank (ECB). Under

Escolano’s leadership Spain is set to try and cut the public deficit to within EU guidelines of less than 3% of gross domestic product.

Ghost of Brexit future that you’re no longer going to have cheap holidays in Portugal or Spain or Italy, you’ve got to drive to Scotland or get a ferry to Ireland as your only holiday options, maybe we’ll begin to rethink the whole Brexit debate.” Adding fuel to the fire, Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr

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said: “In theory, if we could use this industry to prove to the British how wrong the decision was, that might be a good thing.” Currently, there are no restrictions on planes flying within the bloc for member states. In an effort to quell fears,

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: ‘It’s in the interests of everyone’ to keep the market open. This follows reports that any new US-UK flight deal could be worse than the current one – which could ultimately lead to fewer flights between the two countries.

A day out at college! IT is, without a doubt, one of the best places to prepare yourself for further education. Based in a stunning old palace in the heart of the city, Palma College is the island’s number one place for sixth-form studies. And now you can find out for yourself at an annual 'Taster Day' on April 11. The perfect way for potential students and their parents to see what it offers, the teachers and owners will be on hand to take you through the ropes. There will even be the chance to try out a few classes and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to current students. “The purpose of the curriculum is not only to help students achieve the best results, but to help them become confident individuals and responsible global citizens,” explains owner Jill WitkampRoberts. The college offers an enriched and wellbalanced education and there is a big diversity of courses from art and design to Russian and chemistry to English. Every student gets one-on-one time with teachers weekly, a unique opportunity not all institutions can accommodate. All examinations are internationally recognised and independently marked by the well-known Edexcel Examination Board. The college is also involved in many programs for studying abroad and helps in getting work experience. Contact office@palmacollege. com to find out more or call 971724083

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SCARE: For Airbus workers

Air-bust THOUSANDS of jobs across Europe are at risk after Airbus confirmed it is cutting production of two aircraft. Some 860 jobs in Spain, most of them at a factory in Sevilla, are likely to be most at risk after it was announced production of the A380 superjumbo and the A400M military plane would be scaled back. Some 1,925 jobs in Germany, 465 in the UK and 470 in France are alsounder threat.

High bid THE world’s largest cannabis producer by market value is believed to be one of the bidders for Spanish firm Alcaliber SA. Canopy Growth Corp, based in Smiths Falls, Ontario, is said to be competing against UK health-care investor GHO Capital and Spanish investment firm Alantra Partners SA. Alcaliber SA, which produces morphine and thebaine, has an estimated value of between 200 and 275 million euros.

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Galician port city transformed thanks to booming Zara profits THEIR city may not be as big as Barcelona or as famous as Madrid but the people of A Coruna have cash to flash. The Galician port city exported goods worth €10.1 billion in the first 10 months of 2017, largely thanks to clothes giant Zara. Being the HQ of Inditex which owns Zara, Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear, among other brands - has meant its 4,600 high-earning employees have transformed the once sleepy region into a fashion powerhub. A Coruna’s exports were the highest in Spain in the first ten months of last year after Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, Spain’s three biggest cities. It also had the highest trade surplus (€3.8 billion) of any Spanish region. “Inditex staff have high salaries,” said Felix Blazquez, head of the University of A Coruña’s business studies department. “They look for high-standard leisure and services and the city has changed to offer what they demand.” Inditex workers with money to spend allowed Cesar Perez and Luis Jarque to open trendy La Urbana in 2012 at the height of the financial crisis.

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“It soon became known as the Inditex bar — many of their employees came to have a drink here,” Perez told the Fashion of Business. Blazquez added: “The crisis in A Coruña didn’t hit as hard as elsewhere, and that’s because of Inditex.” “The problem now is that

many of them rely exclusively on Inditex, and they would be in trouble if that collaboration were to end,” he said. Inditex owner Amancio Ortega’s has no plans to move away according to Xulio Ferreiro, the city’s mayor. In the last 15 years, the Inditex Foundation has donated

about €80 million for charitable projects in Galicia, including the construction of the headquarters of a charity caring for homeless people and the elderly. Inditex is one of the most successful clothing businesses in the world, turning over around €20 billion each year.

THE world’s biggest pizza company outside America is expanding its base. Telepizza, has bought a majority share of Apache Pizza for €10.7 million. Irish Apache has more than 140 stores in the Republic and Northern Ireland in comparison to Telepizza’s 1600 worldwide. The buyout forms part of Telepizza’s expansion plans which have already seen it enter into 17 countries, including Iran. Telepizza was started in Madrid’s El Pilar neighborhood by Cuban immigrant Leopoldo Fernández Pujals, who still remains the majority shareholder with 38%.

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A LEADING Spanish chef has defended the high price of his food. Albert Adria, 48, whose restaurant is believed to be the most expensive with a Michelin Star in Spain at €220 a head, insisted it was no more expensive that a concert ticket. “People don’t think twice to pay the same price to see Bruce Springsteen,” he said of the cost at his Barcelona eaterie Enigma. The brother of Spain’s famous Ferran Adria, insisted: “At €220 it is not cheap, but for what we do it is a fair

price. It is a place to eat once a year.” Recognized as among the world’s most influential people in the world of gastronomy by TIME magazine, he prides himself on sourcing local ingredients. He said: “First I buy from my street, then my neighbourhood and we create 300 to 400 new recipes a year.” He worked at his brother’s famous El Bulli restaurant for two years, and also had a stint at the famous three Michelin star restaurant Fat Duck in the UK.

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the Bebidas section, looking at the history, composition and culture of beverages. “This is the project of crazy people, and it will take years and years to create,” explained Adria. In total, there will be nine separate books each 500 pages long - just on drinks alone, before the food section starts. "There are only two liquids in the world that are not elaborate beverages, mountain water and freshly milked milk. All others are classified as processed beverages,” he explains. A pioneer in molecular gastronomy, Adria shocked the gastronomic world when he closed down El Bulli in 2011. Starting his career as a dishwasher at 18, he became head chef of El Bulli by 24. He now runs a cookery school at the same El Bulli venue, in Catalunya, and travels the world as a food diplomat. His encyclopedia will be released bit by bit over the next five years. Each book will cost around €75.

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T is the perfect place to hole up for a weekend escape. And at just 20 minutes from Palma, it couldn’t be easier to get to. Yet, despite its proximity to Mallorca’s capital, Son Viscos, in Valldemossa, is surrounded by some of the island’s most stunning countryside. The B&B sits in amazing terraced grounds, with a profusion of plants, a wonderful bamboo grove, and two former Moorish mills. There are some lovely views, including up to the nearby village, where composer Frederic Chopin once lived. Each of the five well appointed rooms are decorated with a range of antiques picked up from around the world. There is a big communal dining/sitting area, where you will eat a fabulously healthy breakfast in the morning. Best of all though, are the walks around the area, which are (mostly) well-signposted and offer up some of the best scenery in Europe. Ask the British/Venezuelan owners for their advice on where to start and the level of difficulty. I took a rather convoluted yomp directly up the back of the hotel, cutting my way through deep undergrowth, before finally finding my way. Many will simply prefer the easy ten minute stroll into the charming nearby village for a spot of lunch. There are plenty of places to eat, including the rather eccentric QuitaPenas, which only really serves up one dish… a mixed plate of local meats, cheeses and other delicacies. On a plus side it was fresh and organic and also served some good local wines.

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ELL this is more like it, some sunshine and actual warmth. There’s mad panic all around as pools are cleaned, beaches prepared and restaurants refurbed within an inch of their lives ready for the incoming stampede which I assume will be at Easter. One rather worrying thing I’ve noticed though is the appearance of little visitors some mornings. These are the dreaded cucarachas, which sounds like a lively dance or cheer of enjoyment in Spanish but as we all know means the dreaded cockroaches. The ones I find are always upside down with waving legs, I have no idea how they come to be this way and perhaps it’s best that I don’t. I really don’t mind most insects if in moderation but these really do give me the creeps. I know that they come out to feed at night and so I have this horrible feeling that when the lights go off, out they all scuttle. I have tried to prove this by scanning the floor with a torch from the bed but there’s nothing.

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The but to dealforwith one my- unless they stances.” organ donation nors per million people (pmp) “These areyou theread very best results other they canboth live without self, of this choose involved slid-otherwise. Rafael Matesanz, founder to state in 2017, an increase from 43.9 in the myth historythat of the ONT, a head is actually true. They can live ing a thick card under t h e for about 30 days headless as they beaker, holding it like it was breathe through other parts of their bodsuper-glued and running o u t s i d e ies, (Please pay attention, there’s ques- with it. I could feel it moving against the tions at the end). They predate dinosaurs, card and it was totally gross. I came back to and can often live up to two years. They wipe the floor as their droppings are actualso love beer, so never leave used beer ally quite harmful and found a large hairy ONE year on and New Styles Hair cans and lying sions,around and pedicures and if youthem. need a leg. I may need on-going therapy for that, as it attracts Beauty continues to dominate, offering deep-tissue massage that give me a nice gentle spider any day, at Killing them does not attractthey’ve others got in but the best beauty treatments on the coast. to. does make one hell of a least they eat mosquitoes. stampingcovered on them The salon is the brainchild of Lynn Montset up shop a year ago the re- If there’s a positive side it’s that they’re mess on“Having your floor. So I’ll sneak into the kitchen and learnt sud- the tricks-ofgomery, who, having sponse has is been fantastic,” Lynn told basically harmless and they don’t fly – the Now my eyesight unfortunately awful, Ireland, hopes thecourse Olive Press. denly turn the the-trade light on inexpecting to to turn it into and of it’s worse in the dark but wings are for gliding - and in view of what a recognised brand. Montgomery says the Costa I’ve learnt I’m going to have to put up with see a mass exodus in all directions, I canDubliner spot one of these immediately, ‘Five star service at normal prices’ even is del has ait all. again there’s nothing which I’m very at Sol quite distance. My partner them because I suspect they’ll be here long their motto and with over 11 different “Everything from the weather, the peopleased about but can’t help feeling totally and treatments there really is somethingisfor ple oblivious and lifestyle is anever dream.ever sees after we’re all gone, nuclear attack or not. they’re there somewhere, watchthem.“I absolutely love it and you couldn’t pay everyone. ing…. I justmecan’t them so I’ve a Got a comment for Lesley? Contact her Located in so Benalmadena, the salon to gotouch back to Ireland,” shegot admits So far it’s just the odd one hopeplastic orange beaker that I cover them on lesley.kmallorca@gmail.com. specialises in eyebrow shaping, extenproudly.

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PALMA has an incredible 184 businesses alone dedicated to the nautical BE sector. BE‘APPY! ‘APPY! BE ‘APPY! More than any other city in Spain, it helps to earn the islands a healthy €400 million a year. In total, the Balearics has 700 nautical businesses employing 3,000 employees.

Nautical capital Along with Catalonia, they account for 40 percent of all of Spain's nautical jobs, according to economics professor Alfonso Novales from the Madrid Complutense University. The upcoming Palma boat show,

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starting on April 27, is expected to be the largest to date, announced the minister of employment, Iago Negueruela. Last year’s show grew by 17% in visitor numbers and counted on 244 stands and over 200 boats.

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PEP Guardiola has The been fined The Olive OlivePress Press The £20,000 by the UK’sOlive FA for Press wearing a yellowTOP ribbon TOP for forin news newsininSpain! Spain! TOP for news in Spain! support of Catalunya. The Manchester City boss wore the accessory to press conferences and on the touchline, as with the FA's kit and advertisa show of support for four Cat- ing regulations referring spealan politicians who have been cifically to the technical area imprisoned since the ‘illegal’ during games. referendum last year. He can also wear it during The issue has been a source of Champions League matches contention, with the Catalo- because it is not a breach of nian arguing the symbol is not UEFA codes. political but ‘humanitarian.’ He was charged after last The Spaniard has now accept- month's FA Cup loss at Wigan ed that the ribbon breaches FA and since then he has either regulations and vowed to stop not worn the ribbon or covwearing it during games. ered it up while on the touchHowever Guardiola will con- line. tinue to wear the ribbon for Guardiola said: "I accept the pre and post-match media decision because I have to do commitments, as is permitted, but that doesn't mean I agree

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or not, or they are right or not. "I am here, I am working here, and there are rules and I accept them. "I said from the beginning if the FA considers I shouldn't wear the yellow ribbon I would accept it but the fact that I wear it or not doesn't mean anything, because the yellow ribbon is always going to be there, whether you see it or not, even if I wear it in the press conference, post-match, it doesn't matter, the situation doesn't change, there are still people in prison in an unfair way."

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Record numbers OVER two million people were in the Balearics on August 7 last year, a new record according to the latest study of overcrowding by the Balearic Municipal Institute. The average number of people on the islands daily is around 1.5 million people.

Lucky fall A TRUCK driver has been miraculously left unharmed after his rig fell 20 metres off a wall near Cap de Formentor near Pollensa. The small stone wall on the edge of the road gave out, and the truck fell sideways down the hill until stopped by a tree.

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RIP tourism king ONE of the founding fathers of mass tourism in the Balearics has died. Harry Goodman, founder of the International Leisure Group, was the mastermind behind several travel brands and became a multi/millionaire from the business after leaving school at just 16. He lived in Costa d-en Blanes and was considered the king of tourism on Mallorca, responsible for creating thousands of jobs and injecting millions into the local economy. As Chief Barker of the Variety Club of Great Britain he also raised more than 20 million euros for disadvantaged children.

Group of celebs, including late Paul Daniels’ wife Debbie McGee, undertake the Camino de Santiago By Laurence Dollimore

A HOST of seasoned celebrities have taken part in Spain’s most famous pilgrimage as part of a new TV show. Strictly Come Dancing star Debbie McGee was joined by comedian Ed Byrne, M People singer Heather Small and Neil Morrissey along the legendary Camino de Santiago route.

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HE is one of Spain’s fastest rising YouTube sensations. Mallorca’s very own 12-year-old Miquel Montoro, from Sant Llorens, has over 300,000 views and 7,000 followers in just three months. The lad shares videos of life on his family’s farm and rural living in general. These include missives on tractors, animals, and local fruits and plants. "I learned a lot from my grandfather, but I also like to listen to the old people in the village pub when they talk about rural life," he explained.

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SPIRITUAL JOURNEY: The group walked all the way from France to Galicia

500-mile religious trek from the French border to Santiago de Compostela. Joining a group of regular walkers, the seven trekked from Saint-Jean-Pied-dePort in the French Pyr-

enees to the famous city in Galicia. The group was made up of atheists as well as a priest and believers - making it an interesting watch as they retrace the steps of

medieval pilgrims. There were discussions about personal beliefs and values with some of the celebs fearing they might 'catch religion'. Journalist Raphael Rowe

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SOMEONE has finally won the Cafeteria Castellet challenge after two years of trying! The feat of devouring a two kilo hamburger with 650 grams of chips in under 45 minutes was won by a fitness fanatic. Personal trainer Jaume Cantallops, from Sa Pobla, managed to wolf down the mighty meal in just 37 minutes. He is the first person - out of 50 attempts - to manage the feat at the Cala Ratjada restaurant… and won €300 euros for his trouble. An incredible 50 people, in-

By Gillian Keller

cluding the national hamburger eating champion Esteban Moreno, failed to do it.bJaume, who is training for a bodybuilding competition, was still peckish after the massive meal, and ate a Kit-Kat bar while discussing desert options. Cafeteria Castellet will continue the challenge, with winners under 45 minutes getting their meal for free, and those beating Jaume's impressive time receiving the €300 prize money.

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described the trip as 'eyeopening', saying: “It made me think differently about myself, about other people, about religion and faith. “I learnt more about religion [on the camino] than I ever have in my life.” The celebs stayed in pilgrims' hostels and had to walk in extreme heat and driving rain. They said that the experience created a bond between them and that they have stayed in touch after completing the Camino. Gogglebox star and vicar Kate Bottley admitted she struggled with the physical demands of the journey - adding that it was ‘more painful than childbirth.’ The vicar confessed that she found debates about religion ‘very tough’ and felt under pressure to explain her faith . Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago will air on BBC Two on Friday at 10pm Spanish time.