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Mortgages up, prices up and numbers up. The market is looking healthy, writes Laurence Dollimore years earlier. new bubble are But those talking of a off the mark. prices are still “Both sales and house of the boom a long way from the peakfrom Spanish years,” Mark Stucklin Olive Press. Property Insight told the

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Balconing crisis AGAIN THE UK and Balearic governments are working together to prevent more young tourists from ‘balconing’. It comes after 12 people have had serious falls, four fatal, so far this year, with many in tourist hotels in the Magaluf area. The UK ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, met with President of the Balearics Francina Armengol to address the worrying trend. Manley highlighted the 'extreme increase' in accidents, and said both the UK and Mallorca needed to formulate a 'good plan' for ensuring safe and successful holidays for young British tourists. "We have to deal with this problem with preventive measures," he stressed. Calvia has already fined three tourists for being reckless on a balcony. See Double death fall on page 5

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Holidaymaker dies in front of family as minitsunami strikes Mallorca By Elisa Menendez

Messin’ around LIONEL Messi has been sailing around the Balearics with wife Antonella Roccuzzo and friends ahead of his pre-season training in Barcelona. The 31-year-old footballer was recently confirmed as the top-earning footballer in the world, raking in an €83 million per year. The Argentinian is the second-highest earning sportsman in Untitled-1.pdf the world after boxer 1 16/06/2017 Floyd Mayweather.

A TOURIST has died after being swept away in a minitsunami in Mallorca. The 53-year-old German father died on Monday afternoon when the freak wave swept through various parts of the island. He was on holiday with his wife and eight-year-old twin children who were all together when the tragic accident

occurred in Santanyi. They were walking down a flight of stairs leading to the sea at around 3.30pm when the giant wave hit. The children, a boy and a girl,

had also fallen into the water at the same time but the mother managed to rescue the little girl seconds later. However, the son and the father were being dragged away

by a strong tide while the mother screamed for help. Local residents rushed down with a canoe and rescued the boy and shortly afterwards the father, who was found unconscious. They immediately attempted to resuscitate him but were unsuccessful and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The wife, who was in a state of shock, is receiving counselling. An autopsy will be carried out to determine whether his death was caused by drowning or hitting his head against a rock. The mini-tsunami

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caused a five foot wave to hit many parts of the island, as well as nearby Menorca, on Monday. The areas of Alcudia and Ciutadella were the worst areas affected, both suffering serious flooding. Chaotic scenes saw yachts get swept away as shops and restaurants filled up with water. One boat in Andratx port had its skipper thrown overboard and left clinging onto a rope. Luckily another boat managed to save him and prevent his boat from going on the rocks.

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The so-called ‘meteotsunami’ was triggered by disturbances in air pressure after drastic weather events including severe thunderstorms. A small, rapid change in atmospheric pressure – even by a few millibars – can change the sea surface elevation by a few centimetres. This elevation can go unnoticed in deep water, but in shallower water near shorelines, it can cause the sea level to rise significantly, often by several feet.

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Thrifty travel BALEARIC residents can now fly and ferry to the mainland with a 75 percent discount as the government has authorized the increase for July 16. The day the extra discount came into effect, around 50 percent more flights were booked than usual as many were waiting for the savings.

Pine fire A FOREST fire has destroyed over half a hectare of a pine forest in Selva. The fire required three fire planes, two helicopters, and 26 firefighters along with technical and environmental agents to contain the blaze.

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Arrest over tourist death

A LOCAL man has been arrested over the death of a tourist in Palma’s dangerous Son Banya area. The 19-year-old is expected to face a murder charge after CCTV allegedly showed him leading a group that attacked the Dutch victim. Filmmaker Wouter Van Luijn died at Son Espases hospital shortly after being dropped off by his attacker. It is believed he had driven to Son Banya at 5am on his first day of his holiday to buy drugs. The suspect has since been arrested for murder, robbery with violence and driving without a license.

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Hit and run probe A MANHUNT is underway for the hit-and-run driver who left a British tourist, 34, with serious brain injuries. The holidaymaker was staying with his girlfriend in Soller and was enjoying a night out in Magaluf when a grey Renault Megane smashed into his partner before speeding away. The tourist was rushed to Son Espases Hospital in Palma with a severe brain injury. The incident was caught on CCTV.

Sham Shaman By Gillian Keller

A 'SHAMAN' has been arrested in Mallorca for allegedly drugging women with crystal meth before sexually assaulting them. The 52-year-old, who lived in a small village in the Sierra de Tramuntana, is accused of molesting at least three women during ritualistic ceremonies around Spain. He is said to have used a potion

Holy man charged with sexually assaulting women with a ‘magic potion’ love drug he dubbed 'love water', which contained sugar, hallucinogens and methamphetamine. Describing himself as a shaman, he initially offered the ‘magic’ potion for free, before charging up to €175 to each

women who bought it. Customers believed that the potion, which he said came from South America, would improve their love lives. So far three women have filed denuncias against the man, accusing him of inappropriate touching and abuse after they DON’T buy fruit or cakes from unli- drank the water. One suffered a censed beach vendors. The warning comes after Marbella partial paralysis police uploaded a video showing of her body. have the raid of a vendor’s car showing Others forward food sitting beside rubbish during come the midday heat. In the angry out- from the mainburst the policeman is heard say- land complaining: “They cut the fruit in a car full ing of feeling ill of s**t, and then sell it to us, it’s dis- after the meditation rituals and gusting.” drinking the

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water. The ceremonies, which took place in various places around Spain, including Alicante and Santander, included other drugs, such as peyote, magic mushrooms, marijuana and other hallucinogens. According to National Police detectives, who arrived to investigate the man from Alicante earlier this month, some of the victims suffered psychological problems, schizophrenic episodes and respiratory problems. A few are said to have become emotionally dependent on the drugs. The man was arrested alongside his wife, who was initially also believed to be involved. She was later released while he has been charged without bail, accused of sexual abuse, crimes against public health and participating in a criminal gang. Two other members of his group, known as the ‘El Chamanito’ have also been arrested for fraud.

Dozens injured at night club POLICE are probing an incident that saw over a dozen people treated after pepper spray was let off in a busy nightclub in Andratx. At least 15 people had to be treated for burning eyes, intense overheating, irritation and coughing at the incident at the Monkey Mind Club. Police are probing who set off the fiery mist around the crowded club, which had to be evacuated with 350 people inside.

Drugged driver A DRIVER who ran over and killed a pedestrian in Sa Pobla has tested positive for cocaine. The driver hit the 47-year-old pedestrian, then a traffic post that rolled over the car onto the victim. Emergency services managed to get the man out from under the vehicle, and spent almost an hour trying to revive him, to no avail.

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Queen Bey BEYONCE couldn’t resist posing for a few snaps as she landed in Spain ahead of a sell-out concert. The mother-of-three looked cool as ice rocking Daisy Duke denim shorts and a geometric print shirt, paired with retro red shades. The singing superstar was in Barcelona to perform her only Spain gig on her On the Run II tour. She was accompanied by husband and rapper Jay-Z, who she is touring the world with. The power couple are now in France.

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Sibling rivalry ENRIQUE Iglesias is normally the one melting hearts across the world, but this time it’s his adorable baby twins. The Spanish singer (right), 43, shared a snap of Nicholas and Lucy sporting the Spanish football team’s red jerseys on Instagram. To keep things fair, his wife and former tennis champ Anna Kournikova, 37, also shared a photo of the adorable siblings, but this time sporting the shirt of her home country Russia.The happy couple have been together for 16 years and had their twins in December last year.

Curtain call GOODBYE: Thousands salute last fight of The Pirate (right)

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Keeping up with Disick SCOTT Disick and his partner Sofia Richie have taken a break on the Costa del Sol. The reality TV star, 35, who found fame on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, attended a wedding at upmarket Finca Cortesin in Casares. He took his 19-year-old girlfriend and daughter of Lionel Richie to the nuptials of Morgan Curtis, daughter of famed fashion designer Jill Stuart. The couple were seen taking in the sights of Marbella’s old town before Disick gave a speech at the wedding.

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Despite nearfatal scalping last week, as well as losing an eye, Spain’s most famous bullfighter finally takes a bow

A BULLFIGHTER who famously lost an eye when a bull’s horn went through his head has finally hung up his cape. Juan Jose ‘the Pirate’ Padilla appropriately fought his last bull during Spain’s famous San Fermin festival in Pamplona at the weekend. Thousands of fans cheered the Andalucian torero as he raised his red cape for the last time, particularly as it came just days after he nearly died after being ‘scalped’ by a bull. The 45-year-old matador - who lost one eye during a bullfight seven years ago - needed a staggering 40 stitches after a bull ripped off a section of his scalp in Arevalo, near Valladolid last week. Shocking footage shows Padilla trip over before the bull gores him, leaving a section of his scalp hanging off. Despite the horrifying attack, which tore off around 20 cm of his head, The Pirate was determined to get back into the ring one last time to mark his retirement. “There is no reason why I couldn’t fight in Pamplona,” insisted the brave matador, who lost his eye TWICE in the same ring in Zaragoza. On the first occasion in 2011 his eye was speared out, as a horn went through his head, while on the

second occasion five years later in the same ring a horn popped out his glass eye and severed his cheek, leading to titanium plates being installed. His swansong came despite medics insisting he was lucky to be alive. His retirement comes after a 24-year-long career, during which he has suffered over 30 serious injuries. The Jerez-born torero, who is well-known for his flamboyant matador suits, is considered an ‘icon’ among many of his fans for his fearless, risk-taking attitude in the ring.

Pardon Another bullfighter, Estepona-based Jose Tomas, was paid an estimated €500,000 to return to the ring in Algeciras last month. Tomas, Spain’s highest paid torero, had not fought for over two years, having received his 57th serious injury in 2015. However, it was fellow fighter Miguel Angel Perera, 34, from Badajoz, who seized the day with a remarkable performance, in which his second bull was given an ‘indulto’ pardon and allowed to leave the ring alive.

Vamos Vega PAZ Vega has wowed the crowds at the world premiere of hit Netflix series Paquita Salas. The 42-year-old Spanglish star donned a sophisticated black satin gown with studded detailing while rocking her trademark pixie crop haircut. She catwalked her statuesque frame in shimmering silver stilettos at the Madrid premiere. The Spanish megastar makes a cameo in the second season of hit comedy Paquita Salas, which follows an embattled talent manager struggling to hold onto her artists in Madrid.

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Do look now! TOURISTS who buy goods from illegal street vendors, or ‘looky looky’ men are set to be fined. In the ongoing battle against counterfeit goods, Palma city hall has passed a new law that will see fines of up to €750 for anyone purchasing items. From September anyone who buys knock-off handbags, street art or sunglasses from an illegal vendor, or a looky-looky man could face the levy. The law will also include hair braids and massages.

Expat owned clinic caught giving prescriptions to tourists who DON’T have STIs By Gillian Keller

A CHAIN of expat clinics has been allegedly knowingly misdiagnosing women with STIs to cash in on their medical bills. The British Surgery group has been caught selling prescriptions for chlamydia for women who tested negative at a London clinic both before and afterwards. In a sting by a British newspaper, two perfectly healthy young women were told they had the sexually transmitted infection and were prescribed the antibiotic azithromycin. The total cost of a treatment is €110 (€40 for an STI swab and €70 for examination).

Using

While the clinic refused to comment on the claims, a source close to Harris told the Olive Press that it had been happening for some time. The acquaintance, who asked to remain anonymous, told the Olive Press: “This is using and abusing young vulnerable people who think they are going to speak with a British person they can trust. It is totally wrong.” The chain, which has five clin-

STDuped UNDER FIRE: British Surgery and (right) owner Jill Harris ics on the island, including Portals, Palma Nova and two in Magaluf, is run by expat Jill Harris who lives in a luxury €900,000 apartment in Bendinat, Calvia. Harris, who is a trained nurse, is said to take regular holidays abroad to Dubai and lives ‘an enviable lifestyle’ on the island. The shocking investigation by the Sun, published this week, claims the chain, staffed mostly by Brits, is cashing in on charging vulnerable Brits. One of the journalists, who was given the all clear in Lon-

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KILL THE DRUG

UK-BANNED painkiller Nolotil which has claimed the lives of countless expats is facing nationwide regulation,. It comes after a campaigner took a suitcase full of case studies to a high level meeting with four health chiefs from Spain’s top medication governing body on July 6. Cristina Garcia del Campo, who has been tirelessly investigating Nolotil for the last seven months, said officials from the Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (AEMPS) were ‘really receptive’. “They are definitely going to stop it for people from northern Europe. They need to decide the best way to do it,” said Garcia del Campo.

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The medical translator added that the health body has been in touch with Marina Salud in Denia, after it created an official warning in April, following her shocking findings. She said the AEMPS will continue the investigation and have asked her to keep notifying cases. “I’m really exhausted but very happy,” she added. A spokesperson from the AEMPS was not able to comment in time for press. It comes after the Olive Press launched its Kill the Drug campaign last year in a bid to bring in legislation, after expats revealed how they had lost loved ones to Nolotil. Anyone who has been affected by Nolotil is still urged to contact Cristina at cristinadrugresearch@ gmail.com and contact newsdesk@theolivepress. es.

don a day later, visited the Cami Sa Porrassa Surgery. Posing as a tourist, she said she thought she might have an STI, under the fake identity of Kim Williams - although she was never asked for ID. She did the swab herself and had the results back within an hour - despite usual waiting times being closer to three or four days. Dr Mark Lawton, a member of the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV, said: “There’s no test I am aware of that could produce results for chlamydia that quickly.” The undercover reporter was told she had the disease and was given medication. “You wouldn’t get it that fast in England,” the receptionist boasted to her. Another investigator visited the Palma Nova branch, also complaining of STI symptoms and joking she had been ‘very naughty’. She was asked to fill out a claim form and was told it could be put through as a skin rash or an injury picked up from an encounter with a sea urchin, because STIs are not covered by travel insurance. Jill Harris examined the patient herself and, after claiming she could ‘see’ what the problem was, diagnosed her with an unnamed infection and prescribed a dose of azithromycin. She has also since been checked by a reputable doctor and given the all clear.

At the clinic, posters on the walls claim 79% of tourists have an STI and encourage people to get tested. “Are you sure you don’t have it?” it reads. The clinics make money on a positive or negative diagnosis. The British Surgery website claims the group ‘has developed close links with travel insurance companies to ease the lot of tourists unlucky enough to fall ill while on holiday’. The clinic told the Sun that the receptionist who saw Kim Williams ‘has been given a verbal warning’.

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It added: “The medical report written by the doctor advises Kim was seen for a possible STI. As the paperwork did not match this an insurance claim was never filed. We do not make bogus insurance claims. “We can confirm a gynecological examination took place by Jill Harris, who is a qualified nurse. She would have advised having unprotected sex can cause STIs. “Harris has worked at Great Ormond Street for many years before moving to Mallorca and she gained her qualification at The Royal London Hospital and Great Ormond Street. “We help many young holiday makers in need of assistance. When approached by the Olive Press, a spokesperson at the clinic confirmed: “We have no further comment for now.”

Yes means yes SEXUAL acts that do not begin with a spoken ‘yes’ could soon be considered illegal, according to a new proposal by Spain’s deputy prime minister. Carmen Calvo put forward the change in a bid to prevent rulings being open to interpretation, similar to the Wolf Pack ‘La Manada’ gang rape case. “If a woman doesn’t say ‘yes’ expressly, everything else is a ‘no’,” she said.

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www.theolivepress.es SPAIN’S greenhouse gas emissions grew by 4.4% last year despite promises to cut them. New figures have revealed the biggest year-on-year spike since 2002. It comes as experts warn Spain is not on track to meet its EU goal of having practically zero emissions by 2050. The dry weather has been partly to blame for the rise in emissions, while transport continues to be a leading factor. Spain has pledged to cut emissions by 20% below 1990 levels by 2030, vowing to cut out 100 million tons of emissions. The previous government, however, said this would not be possible unless ‘extraordinary steps’ were taken, meaning emissions will still be in the 330 million tons range by

Tick tock 2030. Former prime minister Mariano Rajoy failed to even bring green legislation as a draft dur-

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ing his tenure. But new leader Pedro Sanchez has vowed to have a bill ready for Congress by the end of this year. Spain produced 338.8 million tons of emissions last year, partly because of a drought that reduced the supply of hydroelectricity, meaning coal-powered plants picked up the slack. In May, the labour union CCOO warned about the rise in emissions, which the new government confirmed with the latest figures last week.

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MORE than 120 lynxes have been run over on roads in the Iberian peninsula over the last six years. Being hit by a vehicle is the main cause of death for the rare species, accounting for 45% of deaths. Andalucia saw the highest number of lynx road deaths in 2017, with 18, followed by Castilla la Mancha (nine), Extremadura (three), and Portugal (one). Fences have been erected at the sides of some roads in an effort to protect the animals. However, efforts to stop the species becoming extinct have led them to spread to new areas in Spain and Portugal, putting them in danger of new roads.

“It is a negative balance, and it reveals the need for greater penetration of renewable sources in our energy mix,” said environment minister Hugo Morán. “Spain can no longer entrust the good or bad results of emissions on weather conditions. “It is necessary to define a road map to maintain top results, even in adverse weather conditions, and to disconnect economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible.”

Double death fall A TEENAGE tourist is in a ‘critical condition’ after falling from a hotel balcony in Mallorca. The Irish lad, 14, whose identity has not been revealed, was rushed to hospital after plunging around 20 feet from a balcony at the Eix Lagotel holiday complex in Playa de Muro this week. Police revealed the mum was desperately holding onto her son as he dangled from the second floor but she tragically lost her grip. Guardia Civil officers believe the incident, which occurred just after midnight on Wednesday morning, was likely to be a ‘freak accident’

but is still being investigated. It is believed the boy suffered a perforated lung and a head injury and is in intensive care at Son Dureta Hospital in Palma. It comes after British tourist, Thomas Channon, 18, tragically died after plunging 70 feet from a walkway at the Eden Roc complex in Magaluf. He has become the third Briton to die at the holiday resort this year, with a fourth surviving a 75 foot fall from the Flamboyan Caribe Hotel a fortnight ago, as reported in our last issue. Channon, who had just taken his A-level exams, was cel-

More beach parking OVER a dozen new car parks are to be built at isolated beaches around the island. A total of 17 out-of-the-way beaches will get the new parking zones. Four of the beaches are in Arta, another four in Manacor, three in Alcudia, two in Calvia and two in Andratx, and one beach in Santanyi and one in Felanitx. The bigger the beach, the bigger the car park.

An Irish teen is second tourist to fall from a hotel in under a week

ebrating with his first holiday abroad with friends. It is believed the teen became separated from friends and tried to find his way back to Hotel Florida. At around 4am he stumbled over a wall protecting the walkway from a sheer cliff drop.

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A parent of the teenager’s friend said they went to the wall where Channon fell and revealed the wall is ‘way too low’ and stands at around ‘knee-height’. “Something has to happen now. It shouldn’t take all these kids dying to make sure proper precautions are in place,” she added. In April Natalie Cormack, 19, passed away after also falling from the walkway at the building. Tom Hughes, 20, also tragically died after jumping - unaware of the drop - over a wall at the complex in June. British diplomats have met with local MPs to tackle the issue and prevent more accidents.

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OPINION Too little too late AS we hear of yet another two tragic balcony falls in just one week, we have to question what is it about Mallorca that attracts these incidents? It is rare we hear of the same goings on in other Spain hotspots, such as Lloret de Mar, Ibiza and although they do occur in Benidorm, the numbers still bear no comparison. But summer after summer the all-too-familiar story rears its head again on the island. Many write them off as drunk, careless teens but after a 14-year-old boy plunged from a second floor balcony yesterday, it is clear this cannot always be the case. And with Thomas Channon tragically becoming the THIRD Brit to die at the Eden Roc complex this year, it is high time for owners to secure some serious safety measures. Airport officials, business owners and hoteliers need to step in and take action to warn holidaymakers of the risks, before more lives are unnecessarily taken.

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Have some humanity COMPARING migrants to animals or saying they should be left to drown are just some of the thankfully few - vile comments that have been left on our online stories. Let’s not forget, most of the expats commenting are themselves migrants, who came to Spain searching for a better life. What makes them different to the desperate men, women and children who have fled from sub-Saharan Africa, other than the colour of their skin and how much they had in their bank accounts? They should thank their lucky stars they weren’t brought up in a country surrounded by death, violence and corruption or that they weren’t so desperate that they’d ‘rather die trying to be a nobody here than stay at home,’ as photographer Felipe Passolas poignantly said.

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Exclusive set of photos shot in Granada and Almeria highlight the delight and fears of Europe’s new migrants, writes Laurence Dollimore

ESPERATE, hungry, but full of hope, these are the migrants who have fled war, violence and poverty in search of a better life in Europe. This remarkable set of images, captured at ports in Granada and Almeria this month, shows the determination of migrants - mostly young men - to provide a better life for their families. And they’re not soldiers being sent by ISIS or Al Shabab, as many right wing commentators would have you believe, but brothers, fathers and sons, burdened with the responsibility of finding a job and a home before the rest of the family attempt to make the perilous journey across the straits of Gibraltar or the Alboran sea. “Some of them burst into song when they arrive,” Granada photographer Felipe Passolas, 39, who captured the images, told the Olive Press. “Others kiss the ground of the port.” But most look confused, having arrived in a country they do not know, surrounded by police officers. “They have no idea what will happen to them, they are entering the unknown,” continued Passolas, a former banker, who has worked as a photographer in both Iraq and Syria. Just this weekend alone another 1000 migrants arrived on our Spanish shores, as the route across the Straits continues to become the fastest growing option, with Italy and Malta making their progress more complicated. Luckily for them, Spain is one of the most

welcoming countries in the world. And more so now that new Socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez is in power. In a recent Gallup Poll, the country was revealed as the 17th most welcoming for migrants in the world and the 7th in Europe, coming just behind advanced democracies like the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Sweden. With a migrant welcoming index of 7.44 (out of ten), it was way ahead of 38th placed UK, which had an index of 6.61. Given Europe’s alleged role in causing the migrant crisis, Passolas argues it’s only right that we treat them with humanity and respect. He poignantly added: “The fact is they would rather die trying to be a nobody here than stay in their home countries.”

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Following yet another front page expose last issue, here The Olive Press presents just some of the other costa criminals we have helped to probe over the last decade, writes Laurence Dollimore HOPEFULLY a few less people will get conned in Spain this month. It comes after a number of alleged fraudsters were exposed in our last few issues and a couple were finally rounded up. One of the biggest scalpings was Britain’s Most Wanted Mark Acklom, who PONZI has conned punters KING out of over €1 million, and was finally tracked down to Switzerland this month. Last issue we exposed Rhys Williams, who is alleged to have used a ponzistyle scam to fleece expats of at least €6 million, while we continue to keep tabs on Paula Neale, who is being probed for countless property scams. Sadly, they are just some of dozens of Jump to it

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er clothes and Rolexes. A GROUP of British expats have "They live the high life out here EXCLUSIVE called in police after losing more with all the apparent credentials to than €6 million to an alleged Costa prove they are successful and makrency companies. del Sol fraudster. ing money." The unsuspecting Brits invested up "They hooked him in with trips to Not initially convinced, Parsons to €1.64 million each into the al- Wimbledon for the tennis, Sweden flew out to Dubai where he was leged ponzi scheme operating out and to fancy meals out, which was shown around various facilities nothing compared to what they got of Marbella, Dubai and India. that apparently backed up the Welsh expat Rhys Williams, 36, off him," explained son Paul. claims. is accused of snaring various local "They need to be stopped." “He reinforced all this with deexpats, including wealthy parents Another victim, Adrian Parsons, tailed bank statements and lots of at his children's €10,000-a-year 53, from Birmingham, invested official paperwork, which we now €500,000 into the Dubai-based private school in Marbella. think was fake,” he continued. The victims insist the business- recycling company. Initially, the investment seemed man, who was declared bankrupt "He was very convincing," Parsons to be genuine and for the first in the UK, persuaded them to told the Olive Press, "He and his six months he was paid back the invest huge sums into a paper re- partner were living in a €10,000 promised 2% agreed per month. cycling and printing business, as per month villa in Marbella and “But then the money suddenly well as trading platforms in Dubai, were dressed head to toe in design'guaranteeing them a 2% monthly return'. One British pensioner, Brian Livesey, 84, invested €1.64 million in late 2014. The former soldier, who has lived in Marbella for decades, has yet to see any return. son his "It has destroyed him," Paul told the Olive Press this week. "He had a stroke earlier this year from the stress of it, we are barely keeping our heads above water debts." paying off Livesey, who once ran a successful UK construction company, was introduced to Williams by a director at one of Gibraltar's cryptocur- LIFE OF LUXURY: Rhys had Rolex and fancy cars

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declared bankrupt and having his care home company investigated for fraud. Despite this, he has been able to help set up several companies, including Impact General Trading, in Dubai, and others in Panama. According to the victims, Williams and his family have recently vacated their exclusive rented villa in Marbella. “We understand they have now, rather rapidly left the coast and returned to Wales,” added Parsons. "Until last month, they had three kids at private school, were still Cancer going to all the top restaurants "Williams promised me I would just like nothing had happened. get my money back, telling me "At the same time he has left a how his mother had also had can- trail of destruction behind him cer and that he wouldn't let us and many lives in tatters." This week, the UK's Serious down," added Parsons. But the money never materi- Fraud Office confirmed to the Olive Press that it is looking into the alised. Another alleged victim, Michael Williams, but could not comment McVicar, claims to have lost any further. €1.5 million, while up to a dozen Following various denuncias, the lost apparently have Guardia Civil, in Estepona, is also other expats between €100,000 and €1 mil- investigating Williams. lion each. Collectively the group After numerous attempts to conclaim they are owed €6.28 mil- tact Williams by phone, he finally replied by email to insist his inlion. The Olive Press has discovered nocence. that Williams left Llys Meddyg "I totally and utterly deny any alLlangristiolus, in North Wales legations,” he wrote, but did not almost a decade ago after being reply to any further questions.

stopped coming in,” he said. “I’m sure this was some sort of Ponzi scheme. Clearly they ran out of investors.” For two years, Williams kept promising the money would be returned, claiming his company Impact General Trading, based in Dubai, had been embargoed and had accounts frozen after 'illegally dealing with Iran'. Parsons has since asked for his €500,000 investment back to care for his sick father, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

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Nigel Goldman

To long-time Olive Press readers, notorious Nigel Goldman will be a familiar figure. Exposing naughty Nige countless times for a string of scams, including selling gold coins and stamps on eBay, Goldman was finally handed a 12-month suspended sentence in January 2016 in the UK. He still has many cases to answer for, with countless victims baying for his head in Spain. Police are still investigating. In December last year we revealed he had set up shop again near Brighton.

Toni Muldoon

Tracked down to a mountain lair in Ronda, the Olive Press exposed the timeshare-style cons conducted by infamous fraudsters Stephen Lawrence and Toni Muldoon and their Costa del Sol cronies way back in 2008. We continued to monitor their scams until Muldoon was finally put away in 2014 for running a bogus escort service. ‘Timeshare Toni’ as he became known to Olive Press readers has since written a string of books on his scams.

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Since Latvian waitress Agnese Klavina disappeared in September 2014, the Olive Press has been pressing hard for answers. We were the first ones to link privately-educated Brit Capper to her disappearance, picturing him living it large in Marbella’s Aqwa Mist nightclub in our November 2014 edition. Since then Capper has admitted to killing a Bolivian mother in a hit-and-run incident. However, this slippery character is back at his luxury Marbella mansion having been granted bail.

Simon Corner

When Scottish mum Lisa Brown went missing in November 2015, it was the Olive Press who exposed her ex-boyfriend Simon Corner’s shady dealings on the coast. We were the first paper to picture Corner, reveal how he uses various aliases and link him to convicted people smuggler Stephen Jackson. His whereabouts are currently unknown, with the court letting out on bail insisting there was not enough evidence to prosecute him.

Paula Neale

She has to be one of the most prolific and successful fraudsters we have ever investigated. The British mother has amassed a fortune from taking deposits on holiday villas she doesn’t own, and has been getting away scot free for at least four years. Thanks to our probe we managed to kickstart a police investigation and she was eventually arrested in Burgos earlier this year - only to be released on bail! True to form, as we revealed last issue, she is STILL scamming tourists right under the noses of police.

TERRY WRIGHT The Olive Press has been investigating boiler rooms in Spain from day one. In 2011 we revealed that blacklisted British businessman Terry Wright had earned millions of euros by persuading unsuspecting investors to part with their hardearned cash. All from his rural hideout in the Guadalhorce Valley. The following year, with the heat on and police on his tracks, Wright bolted and bought a huge French chateau with his ill-gotten gains.

Mark Acklom Matthew Sammon On the back of catching the sinister Sammon, the Olive Press set off on the hunt of fellow mostwanted fugitive Mark Acklom. We found his home and linked his wife to a business address in Murcia, before publishing an expose on his luxury lifestyle in Spain, funded by scams. He was only busted this month in a raid in Switzerland.

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THE VARGAS Blues Band featuring John Jagger, nephew to the rock legend Mick Jagger, will be performing at Palma's Trui Theatre on July 20. The band is one of the most well-known blues band in Spain, with frontman Javier Vargas noted as one of Spain's best rock guitarists.

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NIKKI Beach Mallorca is celebrating their sixth anniversary with a 'celebration of life' party presented by international DJ Bob Sinclar on July 26. The stylish yet sultry party is bound to be full of surprises with guest performances, dancers and top notch food and drinks at hand.

Malaga’s maestro is being seen too much around the world claim experts THE Son of Pablo Picasso has pleaded for museums to ‘stop producing so many exhibitions’ featuring his father's work. The Malaga maestro’s pieces are all over the world: from London to the US and Morocco, but now critics too, have warned he is becoming ‘over exposed’. France has no less than 21 exhibitions this year alone, while Spain is expected to have up to a dozen or more at his various official museums here. “It’s not a wave of Picasso

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THE PRESTIGIOUS Copa del Rey returns for the 37 edition from July 28 through August 4 in the Bay of Palma. The year's most important regatta features the most competitive level of sailing in the Mediterranean, now with more events for spectators and enthusiasts.

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JAZZ: Sa Pobla

SA POBLA has an artsy summer ahead, kicking off with an evening of art taking over the city for the annual Nit de L’Art. The town’s largest open air exhibition sees local galleries and artists showcase their latest works on the Paseo del Tren.

Grab some culture and experience the poetry, paintings, sculptures and installations under the night sky on July 27. Then on July 30 the Sa Pobla Jazz Festival begins, with concerts, seminars and exhibitions taking over the town through August 22.

exhibitions, it’s a tsunami,” claimed Alexis Brezet, the editor of France’s respected Le Figaro newspaper. “Some of the exhibitions are excellent, but others are nondescript and do nothing more than surf on the magic of a great time.” Fears are being raised that the new Picasso Mediterranee project - which spreads across Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Morocco, and Turkey - is merely a politically driven motive, a claim shared by Picasso’s son Claude. He has now issued a warning that he fears some of his father’s most prestigious and fragile work may get damaged in transit. “Many people expect to make discoveries that, at the end of the day, they do not make, and they are not satisfied with what is on offer. “Among the exhibitions held, there is a load that are not necessary.”

Double act

LEGENDARY tenor Josep Carreras is heading up a jazz week in Port Adriano. The popular singer, who has made over 150 recordings throughout his 50-year career, is joined by Sabina Puértolas and a symphony ensemble orchestra on July 21. Spanish singer and actor Raphael follows on July 26. Known worldwide as being a pioneer of Spain’s music industry, the vibrant star is also known for his theatrical performances, acting out each song with high dramatic effect.

LEGEND: Carreras

Saint fiesta SAINT James is celebrated across the Balearics during the week of his feast day, July 25. The first of the 12 apostles, Saint James is the patron of many villages in Mallorca and is honoured with street parties, parades, live concerts and family friendly events from Alcudia down to Calvia.

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Let it grow

SPAIN’S property market is continuing to grow. The latest figures, for May, show a 7.7% expansion. There were 51,896 sales in total, including social housing, with resale apartment transactions up 6.7% and single family homes up 16.3%.

Mortgages up, prices up and numbers up. The market is looking healthy, writes Laurence Dollimore

Bubble

years earlier. But those talking of a new bubble are off the mark. “Both sales and house prices are still a long way from the peak of the boom years,” Mark Stucklin from Spanish Property Insight told the Olive Press.

The figures mean the housing market in Spain is entering its fifth consecutive year of growth since it turned a corner at the start of 2014 following the devastating collapse some seven

“Although those years are not a healthy benchmark, the big gap suggests there is still some room for growth on both fronts, assuming the Spanish economy continues to recover.” The latest encouraging report from the notaries also revealed that average house prices increased by 0.6% to 1,372€/m2, while mortgage lending increased by 9.3%. It comes after estate agents on the Costa del Sol revealed earlier this month that they had seen a 100% growth in Britons buying homes in the holiday hotspot.

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Average sale price on the Spanish costas in 2018

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But are rising prices on the costas a good thing? asks Mark Stucklin

Less than 140,000 euros Between 140,000 and 200,000 euros More than 200,000 euros

HE Spanish holiday home market is enjoying its time back in the sun, reports El Pais. Beachside prices are rising again, and building sites with cranes dot the coasts once again. “Areas with clear signs of recovery in the holiday home market are the Balearics, Canaries, Costa del Sol, North Alicante, and the Maresme,” according to Pedro Soria, Tinsa’s commercial director. House prices are even rising in double digits on several coasts. “Areas where prices have risen the most include Mallorca, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, and certain municipalities of Huelva, Alicante, and Malaga,” he adds. But some worry that things may be getting out of hand again and although we are still a long way from the madness of the boom years, I’m starting to hear voices like Campbell Ferguson of Survey Spain wondering how sustainable the latest building boom is. The map (left), prepared by El Pais using data from the property portal pisos.com shows the average asking price, and latest annual increase, for all the main coasts, I assume based on asking prices in the portals data-base (which have to be take with a pinch of salt). The recovery is driven by foreign demand, which started growing again years before local demand. “The British are still the main buyers but other nationalities like people from Nordic countries and Belgians are gaining ground,” explains Samuel Población, residential and land director at surveying giant CBRE. “All of them have had to focus on resales, but now they are starting to buy

Hurrah for holiday homes

new builds.” of buyers spend between €100,000 End user demand among locals for and €200,000, with Germans, Rusholiday homes has not yet recovered sians, and buyers from Nordic countries because of worries about job security spending the most, according to trade and salaries. Local investors, on the sources. other hand, are buying again, claims Foreign buyers prefer villas and semiBeatriz Toribio, head of research at the detached homes, whilst 75% of Spanish Fotocasa property portal. “34% of sec- buyers prefer apartments with terraces. ond-home buyers plan Some areas like Casto do short term renttellon still have a large als, compared to 7% stock of unsold homes Foreign buyers thinking of residential left over from the last prefer villas and building boom, whilst rents,” she says. The increasing restriction other areas like Ibiza, semi-detached of holiday lettings in South Tenerife, and tourist hotspots could parts of the Costa de homes but cause problems for this la Luz, in Cadiz, new Spanish like flats home inventories are demand. Despite attention-grabalmost nonexistent. bing annual price inMunicipalities where creases on some coasts, second homes housing stats are highest include Esteare still 46% cheaper on average than pona and Marbella in Andalucia, Torrethey were in 2007, according to Tinsa’s vieja, Orihuela, Elche, Pilar de la Horadata. dada and Benidorm. Though you can find holiday homes in Torrevieja for €50,000 or less, the bulk www.spanishpropertyinsight.com

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Monarch laundering

UNDER FIRE: Juan Carlos

SPAIN’S former king has been accused of using his alleged ex-lover’s tax status to buy multiple overseas properties. King Juan Carlos I, who is estimated to be worth around €2 billion, is accused of putting several properties under the name of his alleged mistress Princess Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein because she had tax residence in Monaco. The claims came to light after a 2015 recording of a conversation between Corinna and a Spanish police officer in London leaked this month.

In the clip, Corinna can be heard alleging that the king’s lawyers put her name on overseas properties without her permission and complaining that she is being drawn into ‘money laundering’. The aristocrat said she was living a ‘nightmare’ because the king had put various properties in Morocco into her name. He then tried to have them transferred to his cousin when the alleged 10-year affair with Corinna ended. “But if I do it, it is money laundering,” she says in the recording. “They are putting me under

tremendous pressure to return these things, but if I do it I am breaking the law and I could go to jail”. Corinna claimed the properties had been put in her name not ‘because he loves me a lot, but because I reside in Monaco’, where such assets did not have to be publicly declared. The aristocrat, an adviser to Prince Albert of Monaco, was named in the Spanish press as the king’s lover after she was discovered in his company when he was injured during a secret 2012 elephant hunting trip in Botswana.

The king of islands

INVESTMENT: Mallorca MORE money is invested into the Balearic real estate market than any other group of islands in the Mediterranean. Spanish real estate agency Vitrio has investigated the property market across dozens of islands in the Med, including Sicily, Santorini and Corsica. Balearic property prices have already risen 14% in the last 12 months, with a third of buyers coming from outside of Spain. Luxury properties in Mallorca are averaging €2,800 per square metre, while in Ibiza's old town prices average €5,000.

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Franco’s last stand

It’s Galicia v the Generalissimo’s heirs over the rights to a des res in La Coruña, writes Elisa Menendez A HERITAGE property enjoyed for decades by General Franco as a summer pad is at the centre of a tug-of-war between his family and the regional government of Galicia. Pazo de Meiras, a stunning 19th century baronial manor built on the ruins of an old military fort, was seized by the dictator in 1938 and used as a summer retreat until his final days. Franco’s descendants continued the tradition with monthlong visits every year to the property in his birthplace of Galicia, until two years ago. The manor - which once belonged to an aristocratic fam-

HOME: Of Franco family in Galicia ily in the region - has been the subject of controversy for years, with left-wing parties calling for it to be returned to the public. Built in 1893 to resemble a medieval castle with crenelated towers, it was christened Las Torres de Meiras by aristocrat Emilia Pardo Bazán whose family owned it during the 19th and 20th centuries. The estate in Sada, La Coruña, boasts 10 hectares of farmland and forests and has its own chapel.

Franco and his wife fell in love with it and drew up a deal with the Bazan family, allegedly raising funds from public coffers and the pockets of Galician taxpayers. Investigators Carlos Babio and Manuel Perez, claim Franco also used state resources to reform, expand and maintain it, while his heirs continued to make millions in capital gains. In 2008 the PSOE in Galicia demanded it be declared a BIC building - a site of cultural inter-

est - meaning it must be open to the public four days a month. But Franco’s children still consider it a personal asset and put it on sale for €8 million in February. Sada town hall officials have since attempted to block the sale and return it to the public. Last year the feud became yet more heated after the Franco Foundation announced it would be hosting guided tours ‘to show the public the grandeur of Francisco Franco’.

What bad leak! LOW EARNER: Santorini

NOT FANCIED: Corsica

A MODERN glass-bottom pool that hangs five floors over The Plaza hotel in Calvia Beach has had to close for leaks after just one day. Due to settling of the silicone in the corners of the see-through pool, the hotel, run by Meliá, has closed the pool until all leaks are fixed.

PALMA has announced improvements to the process of applying for a building licence – after much criticism from applicants forced to wait up to a year for approval. The city hopes to bring in an outside limit of three months under the new plans. Part of the application will be available online, making it quicker and easier to begin the process. There will also be more information available on necessary paperwork. The city’s Chamber of Architects will also be available to go over applications before they are submitted to catch errors and problems as well as save time.

New hotel ban NEW hotels will be banned in the historic old town of Palma, except in protected buildings. Palma City Council has announced upcoming changes to the General Plan of Urban Ordinances, PGOU, which include a ban on converting apartment blocks into hotels. The Nou Llevant neighbourhood will also have a cap on hotels, which will be allowed to take up to just 10% of its land. Currently a temporary ban is in place on the construction of hotels in the historic centre, along with Santa Catalina, Nou Llevant, but the ban will need to be reviewed on July 26.

Sell-off BANCO Santander is selling off billions of euros worth of its property portfolio. It has already sold many of its holdings to US investment giant Blackstone, but is now looking to shed another €6 billion. The portfolio, named Apple, will also be sold to Blackstone after the bank reached an agreement with the firm to sell €30 billion worth of real estate following its takeover of Banco Popular last year.

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GUARD: Monkey rail

ERCHED high above one of the highest peaks on the Med, this is not an attraction for those suffering from vertigo. The skywalk, installed at the top of the rock of Gibraltar offers 360 degree views taking in the mountains of north Morocco, as well as inland Cadiz and Malaga. Conceived by Arc designs, it comprises a 2.5-metre wide glazed walkway plus a balustrade.

From here you can walk up to the famous O’Hara Battery, which is the home to a big troup of the Rock’s famous macaque monkeys. They are very much part of the whole experience of visiting the new Skywalk, which took six months to build. If you look down below the only thing you will see is the ground and the sea, like you were floating.

But beware winds up here can easily reach 93mph, or 150km/h. And keep your eyes peeled for the cheeky monkeys, who will stoop at nothing to grab your bag to look for a tasty snack, dispensing with anything else they cannot eat. It recently happened to a family of UK tourists, who lost not only their money for the day out, but also no less than FIVE passports which are still visible on the steep cliff face to the south.

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To kick off a new series on the varied interior styles of the Europeans, style writer Lotti Ander takes a wry look at the British versus the Swedes

AVE you recently waded in to buy your dream home in Spain? Are you in a need of help when it comes to decide in what style will be your interior? As a real estate agent in Malaga, I have been into hundreds of homes and it is funny how easily I can recognize where the owners come from… but then I was formerly the editor of an interior design magazine in Sweden. It seems all Europeans have their own unique DNA when it comes to interior styles, like stripes that never go away. So let’s start with an examination of the British versus the Swedish style, they’re quite distinct!

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THE BRITS

Cosy, charm and meeeeetres of fabric!

he Brits love their aristocratic, colonial style with rooms overloaded with furniture, decorative items, textiles and, um, more textiles. The fireplace is a must, whatever the weather, and symmetry a religion. Two bookshelves, two sofas, two table lamps, two armchairs, two dogs, yeah you get it. A balance that can only be upset by quirky items such as a two foot high wooden servant holding a tray or a colorful stuffed parrot on a stick. Cosyness and charm are the keywords and to create the style you just follow this list; • • • • •

Unlimited curtains, cushions, pillows, wallpapers and upholstery in cotton floral prints - preferably in different prints. The more the merrier! Chesterfield sofas - yes two of them - and puffy armchairs with curved legs Throw in some arches and pillars to enhance the colonial feel... And don’t forget the portraits of ancestors. The older the better! Naked beams are a must to remind you of the cottage heritage not to mention the country-style kitchen with an Aga stove and paneling painted in dove blue The bedroom is often an orgy in fabrics and there is not a spot that can’t be covered! Put your floral printed blindfold on if its too much to handle!

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All rooms very much have their function, no open space solutions here! After all, who want to see the dishes? Colours are mostly natural tones in dusty pink, blue and green and to go a bit wild paint the walls in Tartan scarlet or British racing green Don’t forget the carpets! They have to be large, preferably in sisal and wall to wall

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THE SWEDES

White, bright and anxious

he Swedes believe they are very individualistic. But the truth is most of the homes in Sweden look like they are done with carbon copy paper between them. That is partly IKEA’s fault, but mostly it’s because Swedes do not want to stand out. The word lagom, meaning ‘not too much’, is appropriate and means less is more and as long as its white, bright and fresh, it’s safe. Style is minimalist, clutter free, with ‘exciting’ details being in black and white, patterns in zigzag or just plain stripes. To make it homely a Swede brings in plants and handicrafts in ceramic and wood, showing off his or her heritage. To design like us Swedes then follow this; •

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Paint all walls, floors and ceilings white. Maybe you can be bold with one wall in a grayish or eggshell-ish tone. The brave use some wallpaper with a ‘crazy’ pattern in the guest toilet - wow! Cool is king, so do not show too much emotion, use natural fabrics in linen or cotn in beige Choose a design sofa which while beautiful and expensive, will probably not be very comfortable to sit on for more than 10 minutes

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Understatement artefacts are crucial to the style. And whether you bought it in an expensive design shop or your kid did it at daycare, it looks intellectual The open plan living room/kitchen gives you space and an overview, but you’ll need a housekeeper 24/7 if you want to live a spotless life without dishes in the sink, fingerprints on the dressers and the smell of fried herring The bedroom is designed in a sacred, minimalistic way. A peaceful, non cluttered space for the soul, a sanctuary away from the world. But beware, do not take this concept to a monastery level if you want to share your Hästens double bed! Next Property Magazine in September, Lotti takes a look at the Spanish versus the Germans

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Santa Ponsa – 395,000€

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Wonderful panoramic sea view apartment in 1st sea line! With seawater swimming pool! South – West orientation. The air-conditioned apartment has a living space of approx. 90 m2, covered terrace and Mediterranean garden on the ground floor, only a few steps to the sea and the large, in the evening from inside and outside illuminated seawater pool with wide entry stairs. A large living room has a panoramic window front, as well as a new electric fireplace, two bedrooms with ceiling fans, open plan American kitchen with granite dining and uninterrupted ocean views, store room, bright bathroom with rainforest shower and two car parking spaces, protected by an electric gate. Here you can enjoy every day an unobstructed sea view with beautiful sunsets.

Es Capdella – 550,000€

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A beautiful rustic stone finca on the outskirts of the village of Es Capdella. The finca has 339m2 of living area, 52m2 of terraces and is set on a plot of 2000m2. At the moment only 1 half of the finca is lived in (it was 2 separate dwellings originally) whilst the other half is just a shell in need of reform. Currently there are 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, lounge with fireplace, dining room and kitchen. However, with another 150m2 of empty space yet to use, the possibilities are very exciting. The outside areas are rural with grassed areas. Also, there are stables and extensive agricultural buildings. The property does not have mains electric but does have new solar panels and a 15,000 watt generator.

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Living beside the sea can have some excellent health inducing benefits, writes Laurence Dollimore

ECENT studies have shown that living next to water can promote wellness and relaxation. In fact, according to marine biologist Dr Wallace Nichols, just seeing water induces a flood of neurochemicals that increase the flow of blood to the brain and heart. Meanwhile, the sound of waves

can alter brain patterns, inducing a deeply relaxed state similar to meditation. Data from Wakefield Research, a data company based in the US, also found that four out of five people reported that being around water relaxes them, while 72% of people feel healthier after they’ve spent time on the water.

Club-house You’ll be slipping into a trance with this villa’s panoramic views of the coastline, mountains and the Guadalmina golf course. Inside sees lavish furnishings with the staircase and banisters designed by none other than Versace, complimented by marble flooring with mosaic details and silk tapestry on the walls. Its coolest feature has to be its basement, which includes a fully equipped club with a dance area, chill-out

area,DJ booth and bar - not to mention its very own vineyard outback.

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This seafront Mallorca pad is just minutes from Cala Ratjada beach. The house was built in 1970 and has a lot of potential and can easily be renovated. More importantly, you will practically have your own private beach with a small property that could be your very own beach club. It’s a perfect opportunity for those looking for a large house facing the sea with direct access. Meanwhile, several golf courses, restaurants, supermarkets and all the services are very close, as well as the towns of Artá and Capdepera.

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Swimming in salty water helps preserve the brain’s melatonin, tryptamine and serotonin levels, all of which stave off depression. Exposure to sea water can also boost the immune system, thanks to the antibiotic and antibacterial effects of the vitamins and minerals within the water. The negative ions of sea air mean-

while enables the body to absorb oxygen more readily and balance serotonin levels. In light of this, we’ve rounded up some of the best beach and waterfront properties in Spain that are sure to induce a deep state of relaxation.

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€3,250,000

This dream apartment is just steps away from upscale boutiques and exclusive restaurants at Puerto de Andratx, one of the island’s most picturesque harbours. This 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom penthouse boasts a sauna, jacuzzi, elevator, and an open Alno kitchen. Its floor-to-ceiling windows and the beautiful roof terrace provide a stunning view of the sea and the beach. REF: 2569 - Puerto de Andratx, Mallorca https://dc-mallorca.com/en/property/expose/2569/

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Beach life This unique 5-bedroom villa sits just above the beaches of Manilva, boasting panoramic views of Marbella and Gibraltar while being just a few minutes’ drive away from exclusive Sotogrande. It comes complete with a heated infinity pool, solar power, elevator, under floor heating, rooftop/entertaining area, cinema, jacuzzi and sauna, gym and snooker room. REF: HOS-296 Holmes Sotogrande, Manilva

€8,900,000

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This contemporary mansion is just a few minutes walk from the beach with spacious rooms and high ceilings throughout. It’s situated in the prestigious Guadalmina Baja urbanisation on a very large plot of land, only 200m from the beach and seafront walkway that leads to Puerto Banús. This superb and very private property is an excellent choice even for the most discerning buyer and family wishing to live in quiet, secure and harmonious surroundings in one of the finest urbanisations on the coast, yet only a few minutes drive to all amenities, international private schools, championship level golf courses and much more. REF: 176-01470P - Andalucia Development, San Pedro www.andadev.com

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Papa don’t park As Madonna winds up the Lisbon locals with the parking deal of the century, we look at the celebs who have flocked to the Portuguese capital over the years MADONNA’S new neighbours in Lisbon are in uproar after the town hall alloted her permanent car parking spaces for her fleet of 15 cars for just €720 per month. It means the Queen of Pop - who is worth almost €500 million - is paying just €1.50 per car per day, while other residents of the Lisbon neighbourhood are forking out €1.20 per HOUR. The area is already lacking in parking spaces and neighbours have blasted the town hall for what they say is preferential treatment.

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P.S. Madge isn’t the only celeb to buy in Lisbon... John Malkovich Hollywood legend John Malkovich has had a home in Lisbon since the 1990s. His arrival has been very welcomed, mainly thanks to his investment, having been the founder of one of the city’s best restaurants before buying its most popular nightclub, Lux.

Scarlett Johansson Lisbon’s most recent resident is A-list actress Scarlett Johansson. She bought an apartment in Principe Real earlier this year and will be a neighbour to Madonna and is part of a growing trend of US investment into the area.

POPULAR: The Principe Real area of Lisbon is all the rage with celebs

To add insult to injury, the parking space allotted to the Material Girl sits behind the famous Pombal palace owned by the Catholic Church and very close to her new home. The mother-of-six, who moved into the €7 million 18th century Ramalhete Palace last year so her son David Banda could train at nearby Benfica football club, has yet to comment. She isn’t the only celeb to have moved into the area, with Scarlett Johansson becoming a neighbour earlier this year. John Malkovich, meanwhile has proven much more popular with residents, having opened successful restau-

Eric Cantona While other celebs come and go to their Lisbon homes, French footballing legend Eric Cantona lives in the capital full time.

Michael Fassbender Between shooting and filming, Fassbender likes to escape to his apartment in Lisbon, which overlooks the Tagus river.

Harrison Ford VINTAGE: Madonna’s 18th century home

rants and investing into the nightlife scene. As Lisbon continues to become

a place-to-be, below we have rounded up some famous faces who have bought there.

The Indiana Jones actor Harrison Ford is rumoured to be have been looking in Lisbon for some time now, but he has yet to find the property he wants.

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Newly Renovated Apartment with Sea Views in Santa Ponsa Newly renovated apartment with sea views in Santa Ponsa. This fantastic apartment consists of 64m2 distributed in a living-dining room, a design kitchen fully furnished and equipped, a room with a bathroom en suite, storage room and a covered terrace of 8m2 where you can relax and enjoy the beautiful views to the sea, air conditioning in all the rooms and it also includes a communal pool. Close to all the necessary services to live, several bars with restaurants and just a few minutes from the beautiful beach of Santa Ponsa.

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Build: 250m2

583,000€

Charming Rustic Style House in Residential Area in El Arenal Charming Rustic Style House in Residential Area in El Arenal. This beautiful house has been built on one floor, has three double bedrooms, two bathrooms plus a toilet, a large living room and another living room with access to the terrace area, a large spa with jacuzzi, sauna and hydro massage shower. Outside we find an independent building that is currently used as a dining room and BBQ with grill, kitchen and toilet, although a nice pool and several terrace areas that surround the house. It is located in a quiet residential area to live, just five minutes by car from the Arenal beach and 15 minutes from the island’s airport.

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Villa with Panoramic Sea Views in Costa D’en Blanes Villa with panoramic sea views in Costa d’en Blanes. This beautiful villa in the southeast of the island, spreads over a plot of 1.055m2 and has a living area of 177m2. A large living room with fireplace for cooler days, an open, fully furnished and fully equipped Birgit Müller kitchen. Four bedrooms, three bathrooms (two en suite), a garage with two parking spaces, a spectacular private pool, a BBQ area. Heating is by oil central heating throughout the house. The area also has a guest apartment with large rooms and a bathroom. The object is in very good conditions. The panoramic view of the sea will delight you. Enjoy relaxing hours on the covered terrace overlooking the sea and the beautiful garden or sunbathe by the pool. The beach of Costa d’en Blanes is just a few minutes walk away. The house is located in a very quiet area surrounded by beautiful countryside. A great house, ideal for a family.

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Bedrooms: 2

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499,000€

Beautiful Ground Floor Apartment of Mediterranean Style in Nova Santa Ponsa Beautiful ground floor apartment of mediterranean style in Nova Santa Ponsa. This charming ground floor apartment of Mediterranean style has a living space of 160sqm and it consists of two spacious and bright double bedrooms with big built-in wardrobes, two bathrooms, one of them en suite, a fully furnished and equipped kitchen, a spacious living/ dining room with an access to a big terrace and to a beautiful, private garden. This apartment has been recently totally renovated. It is located in a very quiet residential area that offers big gardens with beautiful pool and barbecue. This residential zone is situated very close to the famous Puerto Adriano and to the golf course of the area. It is perfect holiday apartment!

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Beautiful Ibiza-Style Villa with Gorgeous Sea Views, Sol de Mallorca

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Back to life ● 4 Beds ● 3 Baths ● 220 m²Living ● 1.470 m² – Plot ● Pool Ref: 18011 €2.950.000

Situated second line to the sea with lovely lawned garden, 15m salt water pool, and covered al-fresco outdoor living space with bbq. 3 double beds in the main house with guest apartment. Open plan living/dining room with Birgit Muller Kitchen. Spacious and bright master suite with stunning sea views and 2 large private terraces. Lots of lovely features – viewing highly recommended. For more information please contact Amanda J Butler email: ajb@ mjcassociates.net or tel: (+34)690075169, www.mjcassociates.net

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IRRIGATION: Force of water drives mills

ONE of the island’s most complex historical water systems is to be restored. A series of ancient flour mills at Finca Galatzo, which date back to 1229, are also to be preserved. The public estate in Es Capdella encompasses over 14 million m2 making it one of the largest estates in the Balearic Islands. The mills use the force of water to grind grains into flour, and the Department of Culture and the city council of Calvia are working together to restore and protect the historical mills. The estate's mills are the most complex hydraulics system preserved on the island. The project falls under the Industrial Heritage Restoration Program of Mallorca – a project running from 2017 to 2020. The mills will be restored with original materials and techniques, including the gully system which brings water to the mills and the irrigation of the farm. The project will be paid for with funds from the tourist tax.

Vulture hunt Chaos still exists in the mortgage law sector in Spain, but the fight back is well underway, writes Maria Luisa Castro, at CostaLuz lawyers

O understand the mess in Spain’s mortgage chaos, we need to go back to 2002 when the Euro was introduced here. It was a great time to invest here and came at a time when American subprime mortgages were prevalent around the world and there was a distinct lack of regulation, particularly here in Spain. Much of the investment was in off-plan schemes and the law was not strong enough to regulate this sector. As lawyers we have been witness to the entire experience through the lives of our clients. We saw how developers breached the off-plan contracts and refused to take responsibility. We witnessed first hand hundreds of developers being sentenced to refund our clients but due to a cascade of bankruptcies from 2008 onwards, hardly any money was refunded. But things started to change more recently, and as the pioneers of the many subsequent successful actions against the banks and insurers of the developers, we understand exactly how the crisis unfolded. What are we seeing now? Things are certainly much more positive now for investors who lost out, but the story is anything but over...in fact I would say we are currently in the middle of it. The battle over the cancellation

of off-plan purchase contracts and related refunds is almost won but the new fight on mortgages is vibrantly alive. We are also seeing thousands of off-plan victims, both foreigners and Spanish nationals, being refunded by the banks and insurers, and ultimately, nationality has no relevance, when you are the victim of this financial insanity. We are also seeing the anguish of those who, encouraged by agents, developers and lawyers, took on the developers’ mortgages in a hyper-inflated market, are now facing the threat of losing their hard-earned investments. Many are trapped in a spiral of negative equity as a result of the bubble created by the crazy years of off-plan property purchases. The good news however, is that due to Spain’s membership of the European Union, the legal bodies in Brussels are placing some order to the current mortgage situation in Spain. This is helping to create a balance and professionalism that the financial market of a civilized EU country requires. Initially the EU ruled on floor clauses, then mortgage opening expenses claims and most recently on illegal interest indexes such as IRPH. In my opinion we now face a deeper battle on two more important abusive mortgage

clauses. These two clauses are (1) Anticipated maturity of mortgage contracts and (2) Renouncing the right to being informed of passing of mortgage debt to third parties: clauses which were created by the financial monsters and were included for the sole protection and benefit of the financial entities. Both clauses allowed vulture funds to set up and grow and both are now under examination by the EU. What is Europe revising? This month, the European Court starts to study a Spanish Supreme Court ruling over whether banks should be allowed to request the full debt of a mortgage from debtors after only a two, three or four month default. Until this is decided, all mortgage enforcements are currently paralyzed in Spanish Courts. There is also a current claim before the European Commission on the unfair mechanisms of passing a mortgage debt to vulture funds as the current scenario makes it very difficult for mortgage debtors to avail the benefits that Spanish Law (provision 1535 of the Civil Code) provides for them. Both are interesting cases that are set to bring a much more balanced consumer-oriented financial system to Spain. www.costaluzlawyers.es

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Soller is the secound fastest growing coastal region in Spain for property prices

PROPERTY prices have risen in all coastal areas of Mallorca over the last year. The Soller area saw the most growth making it the second fastest growing coastal zone in Spain. The property market in Sóller has risen 21% since 2017, sitting behind only Sanxenxo, in Galicia, which saw growth of nearly 25% in just one year. Palma and Llucmajor increased by 15%, according to data from the coast-

al properties report by Tinsa – Spain’s leading real estate valuation company. Meanwhile Manacor had the least growth in Mallorca with just 7%. Of the 147 coastal areas around Spain analysed, around 70% (104 areas) saw an increase in overall housing prices. The Canary Islands, Ibiza, the Costa del Sol and the area around Barcelona, join Mallorca in showing clear signs of the housing market recovering and growing.

RECORD GROWTH: Sanxenco

PALMA: Up 15%

SMALL RISE: Manacor

MASSIVE GROWTH: Soller prices are up 21% in a year

LLUCMAJOR: Up 15%

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Political parties in Spain call for legalisation of cannabis

PODEMOS has renewed calls for the legalisation of cannabis now that the INTO ORBIT: Satellite Download our app now and PSOE is in government. The party’s leader, Pablo begin enjoying the best SpanishIglesias, said legalising news on the go. the drug would lead to a much bigger budget for A MALAGA firm is on a mis- healthcare. sion to send solar panels into He said: “We wouldn’t space. have to spend money on DHV Technology, launched security arrangements in 2013, aims to seize on a against illegal trafficking, rising demand for panels at- which generates crime tached to satellites. and exploitation.” The company’s three foundThe Olive PressAccording to the blueprint ers, Vicente Díaz, Miguel Án- for regulation, Spain could gel Vázquez andnews Francisco raise €177 million per year TOP for in Spain! Rubiño, said their ambitions through a cannabis tax, are now even ‘bigger’ and they plus a further €1.2 billion want to expand to other parts on indirect taxes. of satellite technology.

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High time for legalisation Last month, Podemos, the PSOE and Ciudadanos jointly put forward another motion calling for personal amounts of the drug to be legal. Other countries have already benefitted from the legalisation of cannabis. The Netherlands’ capital, Amsterdam, collected €400 million in indirect taxes in 2017. Meanwhile, several states in the US have made a fortune from legalising the non-lethal drug, with Colorado alone selling €1.28 billion of the green drug last year.

Welcomed

The proposed measures have been largely welcomed by parties on both sides of the political spectrum, except for the PP, which has long fought against the idea. The battle to regulate cannabis began in 2017 when Podemos put forward a non-legislative motion.

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THE WINE village of Binissalem is celebrating the town's patron, Saint James, Download with festive events and local our app now and enjoying the best Spanish restaurant specialsbegin through July 28. Beach parties newswith on the go. food trucks, theatre events and a correfoc included.

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A TAPAS Tour hits Porto Cristo every Wednesday until SeptemIF you’re hoping to treat ber 5, with a small beer that special someone to a costing €1 and a tapa meal at one of Spain’s best The Olive Press you better not €1.50. Seven local restaurestaurants, rants are participating, leave things until the last including Twist, Black TOP and for news in Spain! minute. Blue, Tato's and Lubumba The country’s best dining from 7pm until late. hotspots have been officially ranked in order of waitou say tomato ing lists, with some being A NIGHT fair celalmost a year long. ebrating Mallorca's Sitting at the top - and perfavourite tomato, the ramelhaps unsurprisingly - is let brings mouthwatering Celler de Can Roca, Spain’s dishes to the island on Aumost famous and top gust 24. The evening event ranked restaurant. sees Maria de la Salut fill The brainchild of the iconic with market stalls and disRoca brothers, you can explays of the flavourful tomapect to wait 11 MONTHS for to and related gastronomy. a table at the Girona eatery. DiverXO, in Madrid, and

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El Celler de Can Roca, Girona - 11 months DiverXO, Madrid - 9 months Kiro Sushi, Logrona - 7 months Sant Pau, Barcelona - 5 months + 3 weeks Disfrutar, Barcelona - 5 months Arzak, San Sebastian - 4 months La Boscana, Llerida - 4 months Ostage, Madrid - 4 months Adrian Quetgla, Palma - 3 months + 1 week Noor, Cordoba - 3 months

Kiro Sushi, in Logrono, round off the top three with waiting lists of nine months and seven months respectively. Closer to home, Cordoba’s Noor, headed by Paco Morales, is shooting up the waiting list stakes. Last year you could have expected to wait five weeks for a table, now, it has the 10th

longest wait in the country, meaning you’ll have to book at least three months in advance. Luckily for us, local culinary king Angel León’s Aponiente, in Cadiz, has managed to reduce its waiting time, from six weeks in 2017 to five weeks in 2018. It comes despite the restaurant receiving two Michelin stars this year.

Deliver-boo BRITISH food delivery company Deliveroo is set to fork out €1.31 million after Spanish courts ruled their workers were not selfemployed. It means the company will have to sign up hundreds of its staff to the Spanish social security system and pay their monthly quotas, plus a fine of 20% on what is due.

It comes after a labour inspection found that the company had ‘ordinary labour relations’ and that staff were not functioning as self-employed, since the company ‘controlled every aspect’ of their working life. Deliveroo has two weeks to present arguments in its defense.

Expensive taste A MADRID restaurant had a good night this week after a dinner party spent a whopping €50,000. The group of eight splashed out on two bottles of vintage Louis Roederer champagne - costing €15,000 EACH - while feasting on Nalon eels, barnacles, sea bass and sirloin steak. The Casa Parrondo restaurant, which has been serving Asturian food in the capital for more than 40 years, shared the receipt on social media. The total came to €49,292, meaning each diner paid €6,161 each, assuming they decided to go Dutch.

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Gillian Keller spends a night at stunning Bistro 19 for a dinner and jazz extravaganza hosted by LivingDreams home store in Santa Maria

E were welcomed with chilled cava and given a tour of this wonderful indoor/ outdoor shop by store manager Susanne Wolfenburger. The brainchild of owner Nicole Hoch, who splits her time between Mallorca and Switzerland, where she has her Zurich workshop that creates many COOL TUNES: Brazilian jazz band trio Corrente of the large wooden furniture pieces. The store offers room after room of luxurious layouts filled with items such as royal blue couches, oversized and overly soft pillows and large tables, desks and chairs. The large leafy back garden was literally creaking with large with sobrasada and Mahon carved wooden pieces, from cheese and coated in the lightGame of Thrones style bench- est yet crispiest crumb coating. es to dining tables for two doz- Next up was a ceviche of en guests – many made from prawns and octopus, with coone solid piece of hardwood. conut milk and seaweed – and Then we were introduced to the most of us made sure we got jazz band Trio Corrente, who seconds. had come all Next up came the way from a fabulous eggBrazil. plant cannelAll eyes were With Edu Riloni, with roastbeiro on the ed vegetables on the band but drums, Fábio and a creamy Torres on the the gastronomic cheese sauce. piano and All eyes – and Paolo Pau- delights were just ears – were lette pulling the band, as eye-catching on on the double but the gastrobass, our ears nomic delights pricked up imwere just as mediately. eye-catching. TASTY: The evening’s sit down meals We sat down and as if by magic A little more mingling then a wonderful array of three first guests spread out across the courses were whisked out, garden on the many custom while we enjoyed the music. made dining tables that glisThey included croquettes, filled tened under the garden lights hanging between the trees. Once settled our wine glasses were filled, a white from the Hermanos Lurton vineyard, a rose from Rioja and a red from Tianna Bocchoris from Mallorca’s own Tianna Negre winery. The second course came –a melt-in-your-mouth butterfish with Thai flavours including apricot curry, zucchini and coriander. Bursting with flavour and subtle spices, this was the perfect way to start the main dinner event. The main course was a delicious Mallorcan specialty of Dessert was a combination of an exquisite meal. slow-roasted lamb shoulder dark chocolate mousse, man- Dinner finished as the band finwith potatoes, rosemary and go coulis, coconut ice cream ished their second set, but alapricots. Full of flavour, texture with just enough caramelized most every table stayed to chat and hints of honey made this peanuts to give it all a good and enjoyed the wine well into QUAINT: Culinary delight dish a hit all around. crunch. It was a perfect end to the early hours.

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Vegan pool party VEGAN Day Out has organised another food-filled event, this time a pool party on July 28. The event will include row after row of vegan food carts, offering all types of flavourful food, including breakfast and breads, snacks and tapas, and mains of all cuisines. The festival also includes a water park, art and craft market, live music and DJ's, and a special mermaid workshop. The party with events and activities for all ages is again at LoftOtel Canet in Esporles.

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Flamenco Summer Experience FLAMENCO artists are offering a unique dining experience taking over restaurants in Port Adriano this summer. The Las Minas Flamenco Tour are performing over 600 four minute micro-acts in all the restaurants in the port until the end of August.

A SPANISH chef has reached the final of the Basque Culinary World Prize. Marc Puig-Pey, an elBulli alumni, is fighting with nine other chefs for the €100,000 cash prize, which will go to his Fundacio Alicia in Barcelona, which educates children and adults with dietary restrictions. The winner will spend the cash prize to ‘devote to a project or institution that expresses the ethos of the prize: to transform society through gastronomy.’ This year's finalists were se-

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Headed by Aitor Arregui, Elkano is one of the leading seafood and fish restaurants in Spain - known for its signature turbot, which is carefully selected and grilled. Elkano offers simplicity in its decor matching its stunning fishing village setting.

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Specialising in Modern Basque, the restaurant’s stand-out dish this year was pigeon with potato feather. Everything is overseen by Juan Mari Arzak, now 74 but still operating in the kitchen, alongside his daughter Elena, and keeping things fresh and innovative, helping the San Sebastian restaurant to a respectable showing in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

One of the grandfather’s of modern Spanish cooking, Martin Berasategui oversees this Basque Country restaurant and is one of the most decorated chefs in the country, with eight Michelin Stars to his name. His restaurant offers edgy a la carte and tasting menus and has an impressive wine cellar to match.

The Alchemists Spain scoops three top ten places in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list … and a lot more besides, writes Bradley Stokes

Narrowingly missing the top 50 cut, Nerua in Bilbao received its first Michelin star in 2011. From an early age head chef Josean Alija learned Basque cuisine at several traditional restaurants. More latterly, he has been experimenting with coffee, introducing it as an unusual ingredient in many of his dishes.

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PANISH cuisine is up there with the best in the world and that’s official. Bilbao was the location for a global gathering to choose 2018’s 50 World’s Best Restaurants and Spain secured

Eneko Atxa Azurmendi Eneko is another leading player in Modern Basque Cuisine. Azurmendi takes you on culinary journey from the rooftop vegetable garden to an indoor greenhouse. An eco-friendly establishment, Azurmendi uses environmentally-friendly materials and recycles its own waste. For this, Eneko won The Sustainable Restaurant Award in 2014. Far from a conventional restaurant, the truffled egg is cooked inside out and edible cotton can be tasted in the indoor greenhouse. Azurmendi boasts three Michelin stars and was awarded 43rd in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

seven places, with a further six honoured in the top 100. From the Roca Brothers in Girona, voted this year’s second World Best, to Bilbao’s own Victor Arguinzoniz of Etxebarri in sixth place, every one of these culinary al-

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Head chef David Munoz brings an avant-garde approach to the dining experience at Diver XO. Only the eighth restaurant in Spain to be awarded three Michelin stars, it specialises in fusion cuisine combining different culinary traditions to produce an experimental menu that’s as unconventional as it is sophisticated.

chemists has their own unique take on gastronomy. Like true artists, their edible masterpieces are never conventional and always have the power to enthrall. Here’s the full rundown of Spain’s best in the world.

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This groundbreaking Basque Country restaurant uses local firewood to create a unique grillcooking process using local, natural products. Overseen by Victor Arguinzoniz who even char-grills his desserts, his signature chorizo tartare and tomahawk steak won him the title of sixth best restaurant in the world in 2015. He’s there again!

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There’s Joan, the architect of taste; Jordi, the sweet anarchist; and Josep, the magic ingredient: three brothers, inspired heavily by their mother’s cooking, their repertoire stirred by childhood memories and created with love and generosity for their customers. Opened in 1986, it now counts three Michelin stars and also has an episode of The Chef’s Table devoted to Jordi. The food is simple but creative, old yet new - lamb with bread and tomato, St George’s mushrooms with avocado and cava made at the restaurant.

Andoni Luis Aduriz has secured his top ten place for the fourth year in a row for his revolutionary restaurant in Rentería, Guipuzcoa. Always thinking ahead and constantly questioning the logic of the gastronomical world, this self-confessed kitchen rebel takes an unapologetic approach to cooking, winning two Michelin stars in the process.

Oriol Castro, Mateu Casanas, 18th Eduard Xatruch - Disfrutar The history and legacy of the Mediterranean is a running theme at this trendy city restaurant, set up by three trainees at Ferran Adria’s legendary El Bulli. Influenced by fishing village fare, the menu transports your mind from old to new and metropolis to farm terrace. Their aim? To amaze, stimulate and create through gastronomy. The rustic interior underscores the laidback atmosphere.

Diego Grimberg Enigma Enigma takes you on a culinary journey around Spain’s oceans, specialising in seafood and fish with a tourde-force 40-course tasting menu that takes six hours to produce and eat. Set in the heart of the city, this gastronomic extravaganza offers a futuristic dining experience that appeals to diners in this trend-setting city. Chef Diego Grimberg studied his art in Buenos Aires.

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Albert Adrià Tickets Headed by legend Ferran Adria’s brother Albert (2015’s World Best pastry chef) alongside Fran Agudo and David Gil, Tickets’ eclectic and contemporary tapas has earned it a top 50 placing. Specialities include crunchy octopus and liquid olives, created with a spherification process using the alchemy of calcium chloride, alginate, and xanthan gum.

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Dacosta is one of the new leaders in modern avant-garde cuisine, a keen supporter of the Slow Food Movement, and using only products sourced from a 75km radius of his restaurant, which already twinkles with three Michelin Stars. Highlights include crushed tomato and Azulon duck.

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FIESTA: Typical of Mallorca

OLLOWING what I’m assured was an unusually wet spring, my gardens have certainly burst forth. That is, anything that needs By Lesley Keith to be kept trimmed or mowed has gone into overdrive, most of the other stuff seems to stood my ground). have withered and given up. I bought posh new shears and I am told I am lucky because I really went for it but could see have a front and back garden, that realistically it was going which is true, but of course al- to require some mechanical though small they need to be help, so I dug out the old electended and it looks like I’m the tric trimmer that came with the one who has to do it. flat. I spent the winter working Sadly that died unceremonihard to try and make them as ously when I cut through the non-labour intensive as pos- cable shortly after starting so I sible. Trust me, the irony of had to own up to my landlord that statement is not lost on and he bought me a new one me and anyway it all seems to and rather a bit too quickly for have been in my liking actuvain. The troually. ble is they are A yellow chainsaw The new one surrounded by was bright yeland a yellow tall hedges on low, very long all sides which and very heavy. hedge trimmer means I have ruled about 100ft to look very similar Apathy and after retrim in all. moving the to some I did get the packaging it hombre who got put on a does the comshelf for a ‘little munal gardens to do the front while’ until I couldn’t stand the road side for me by waving a state of them any longer. €10 note at him as he walked I dragged it back out shocked by so that was at least some- at how dirty it had become and thing (he wanted €20 but I set to work. It was even heavier than I remembered and didn’t seem very effective plus my arms were aching so much that I had to stop after just one side. This is the moment at which my partner walked in, and with a shocked face asked very loudly what the hell I thought I was doing. I’m not a sarcastic person, really I’m not, lowest form of wit and all that but I did strongly question his eyesight at this

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point. ‘Yes I get that’ he said ‘but why are you using my old chain saw?’ I would just like to say at this point that to the uninitiated a yellow chain saw and a yellow hedge trimmer look very similar. The hedges still need cutting, it’s going to be a while. On a happier note, here in the north we’ve been having

HEALTHY: Lesley’s garden knows how to grow

one of our many wonderful festivals, the Spanish seem to like them a lot and I’m having trouble keeping up with what they all are. This one lasted a week and seemed to involve dancing, dressing up and fireworks so you can see why I get a bit confused because this seems to be a theme for most of them. Last night for instance the finale went on all evening with thousands turning out to see the Devils being chased out of the church at 11pm. We all then followed these naked torch bearing devils (that’s naked flame torches, not devils) slowly along to the beachfront where very close overhead bangers and incendiary devices exploded continuously. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the health and safety ethic here, or should I say the fact that there just doesn’t seem to be one. As we walked slowly along we were continually rained on with sparks, ashes, smuts and God knows what and the only precaution I could see anyone taking was that a few children had put their hoods up. Once we got to the beach it all culminated in a fantastic firework display which went on forever and I don’t think will have done anything to improve my hearing loss. Of course the whole thing was totally amazing and extremely well organised, no one was hurt or burnt and we all had a brilliant time with the added bonus that it was completely free. I think I’m starting to understand why these festivals are so popular. There’s another one in a couple of weeks so bring it on! lesley.kmallorca@gmail.com

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Boars and their coach to attend a game and watch their ‘heroes in action in person’. "We'd like to host them and share with them the joy football can give, and I hope this gesture can help after the events of the last few weeks," added Tebas. He added that the children, who had undergone 10 days of starvation while trapped in the cave in northern Thailand, are welcome to watch a Spanish game once they have made a full recovery.

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FORMER Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has claimed that he world not be in jail had he not run the club. Rosell is facing trial on charges of corruption for misappropriation of funds from the €57 million sign-

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SPAIN’S Rafael Nadal has retained his world number one spot despite his semi-final Wimbledon exit. Nadal, who lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic, lost 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 6-3, 10-8 in a nail-biting semi-final encounter. The 32-year-old Spaniard managed to keep his place at world number ahead rival Roger Federer as he continues to impress this season. Victory at the French Open earlier this year - his 11th to date - helped Nadal bridge a 2,300 ranking point gap. Olive Press 2018_Layout 16/04/2018 14:57to Page Nadal 1will now look in-1 crease his ranking points as prepares for the next Grand Slam, the US Open, in August.

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On the hunt for Family loses five passports and money at the top of Gibraltar to an ape named Dracula IT is possibly the last place you would want your handbag grabbed by a monkey. And particularly when it contains your entire family’s passports, not to mention holiday

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craft practices performed there. The sacrificing of a goat is typical for similar events. Police are investigating the incident.

ily when they took a trip to the newly-installed Skywalk in Gibraltar last week. Having made their way up to the top of the Rock they came face to face with one of the enclave’s cheekiest monkeys, appropriately named Dracula. As they made their way along the death-defying glass installation, the aggressive male macaque swooped over and down below the see-through glass walkway and proceeded to empty it out, throwing all five of the family’s passports and around €100 out of the bag. “There was literally nothing they could do,” explained staff member Shaun Williams. They could only watch as their documents got scattered on the nearly vertical slope and the money blew away.

BAD boy Love Island contestant Adam Collard has already booked over €300,000 worth of appearances across Mallorca and the UK. The 22-year-old Geordie, who only left the villa just over a week ago, has been partying hard in Magaluf and hosting appearances and pool parties around town including at the popular BH Mallorca Hotel. He is the first contestant from this year’s show to book big appearances and cash in on the fame. After soaking up the sun while downing bottles of vodka and snapping photos with fans, Collard is set to earn big with 61 dates of appearances from Brighton to Glasgow.

the passports could still be easily seen below. “They were just lucky that the father had kept the hire car keys in his pocket or they wouldn’t have even got back to their hotel that night,” added Williams. Last year, the Olive Press reported how a British tourist filed a sexual assault claim against a Gibraltar monkey, only to be told there was no law against it. She was furious after police allegedly asked her if she expected them to arrange a line up to pick out the guilty ape.

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