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Get lost Gove! SPECIAL REPORT By Joe Duggan

GIBRALTAR has rounded on Michael Gove after he claimed Spain wouldn’t ‘show disdain’ towards the Rock after a Brexit. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and GSD leader Daniel Feetham joined forces to lash out at the Tory Justice Secretary, who made the shocking remark during a live TV debate. Weighing into the row, Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary, Hilary Benn, also slammed the ‘deeply worrying’ comments. Talking to the Olive Press exclusively, Benn said last night: "The way Michael Gove and the Leave campaign casually dismiss the risks to Gibraltar's security and economy is deeply worrying. “Furthermore, leaving the European

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people in any country where the British flag flies is that they know that their interests are best protected by strong and confident and independent Britain. “For that reason I think that the day

single market would more generally undermine the economy of Gibraltar and the family finances of its citizens.” He added: “That's why it's so important that Gibraltarians turn out and vote to Remain on June 23." Sir Graham Watson, EU counsel to Gi-

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braltar, described Gove’s comments as ‘naive and negligent’. It comes as uncertainty over the crucial June 23 referendum sent the pound sliding, with sterling now more volatile than at any time since the Lehman Brothers’ collapse in 2008.

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Responding to a question about what would happen if Spain closed the border, Gove said: “I don’t think Spain is now going to show disdain for democracy and for the people of Gibraltar.” That, however, is unlikely to be the case, with Spain’s Foreign Minister  Garcia-Margallo recently insisting a PP government would raise the subject of Gibraltar ‘the next day’ after a Brexit vote. Picardo said: “Michael Gove is 100% wrong about the Spanish government’s attitude to Gibraltar. Their threats for post-Brexit have been loud and clear.” His GSD rival, Feetham told the Olive Press: “Where has Gove been during the last three years when we had border queues of up to eight hours? “This is a huge cause for concern. The

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An aerial battle THE ONGOING political row over Gibraltar’s poor air quality took a new twist as the government attacked the opposition’s ‘energy non-policy’. During a fierce war of words over an alarming World Health Organisation report - revealed exclusively by the Olive Press last issue - shadow environment minister Trevor Hammond slammed the government for a failure to tackle car emissions. However, he himself came under attack when he praised the new power station as ‘promising’ after heavily opposing it in last year’s election campaign.

The government accused the GSD minister of ‘spreading fear’ about the technology, then suddenly making a ‘360-degree turn’. “He now welcomes the technology that will come with the new power station, even though the GSD based its whole election campaign on spreading fear among the community. “Hammond has today condemned the GSD’s antiquated energy non-policy and their fake election campaign.” Meanwhile, the government has revealed that fresh data will show ‘a downward trend in pollution’. It has also promised to do more to tackle pol-

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Fight for rights MINISTER for Economic Development Joe Bossano has committed to fight for the Gibraltarian people’s right to selfdetermination until he is 100 years old.

THE ex-boyfriend of missing Scottish expat Lisa Brown has been linked to a peoplesmuggling gang. Simon Corner, 33, is believed to be connected to a man, who has been charged with smuggling 17 Albanians into the UK. Stephen Jackson’s yacht was intercepted by Sussex Police at Chichester Harbour last month with the migrants on board. But now the Olive Press can confirm that Jackson also appears to own the yacht DayDream, which has been impounded in Lanzarote and

Campo fears CAMPO vice president and San Roque mayor Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix warned Brexit would affect the Campo’s economy and job market ‘significantly’.

Water works THE European Commission is urging La Linea to take “specific action” against sewage pollution that is impacting water quality at Western Beach.

Murder suspect’s yacht owned by alleged UK people smuggler

searched in connection with missing mother-of-one Brown. This week the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency confirmed that the yacht is registered to a Stephen Jackson, of Exeter, along with a woman, we are not naming for legal

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reasons. “Police are investigating whether DayDream could have been used to dispose of Lisa Brown’s body at sea,” a source told the Olive Press. “They are looking for clues.” It comes after it emerged that Corner left Spain for the Canaries, where he allegedly spent time on the yacht, before flying to Ireland. Brown, 32, has not been seen since she went missing from her Guadiaro home, last November.

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LINKS: Corner (left) while DayDream (above) and Lisa (inset)

She had been dating Corner, from Liverpool, described as a ‘wheeler dealer’ who had various yachts and did frequent trips across the Med. He disappeared just days after she was reported missing and firstly went to Thailand, before being finally arrested in Denmark. It comes as fears grow over a surge in illegal migrants being shipped across the English Channel to small ports by criminal gangs. Last month, 18 Albanians and two Britons were rescued off the coast of Kent from a sinking boat. A recent National Crime Agency (NCA) document said: “An investigation has confirmed the risk... that general maritime offers crime groups access to the UK in what is generally an unpoliced area. “There is no generic border control at small marinas around the UK coast.” But a source told the Olive Press: “People smuggling has been going on for decades. It goes with the territory and coincides with other kinds of work.” Jackson has been remanded in custody until a June 24 Crown Court appearance.

Sick Brit admits filming kids A PERVERT has pleaded guilty to secretly filming underage girls in Catalan Bay. Briton Martin Luke Darnbrook, 29, of La Linea, admitted taking videos on his Iphone of two girls under the age of 13. Darnbrook, who works in Gibraltar, had cycled to Catalan Bay after taking the drug diazepam. He began filming one 12-yearold girl on the beach before following her to a playground and continuing to record her, before beginning to film a second girl. Police discovered 15 more video files of the girl on his Iphone. Darnbrook has been remanded in custody until sentencing.

Bandits busted

A SUSPECTED pair of Moroccan car thieves were planning to use the Gibraltar to Tangier ferry to transport stolen vehicles to Africa, police believe. The RGP has charged a 53-year-old man and 40-yearold woman with handling stolen goods. They are suspected of belonging to an organised criminal gang that smuggles cars.

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GIBRALTAR will be doing its bit for global karma on World Yoga Day. The June 21 event will be celebrated at the Integral Yoga Centre at Town Range. Drop-in classes will take place on the hour, lasting for 40 minutes. Power yoga kicks off the day at 7am with meditation, deep relaxation techniques and chanting throughout the day. Face painting, cake and food stalls and books will be available throughout the day. Info: integralyogagib@gmail.com

MISS Gibraltar 2016 has been crowned. And she is no dumb blonde. Glamorous 24-year-old Kayley Mifsud - who is a health and safety coordinator - has become the 54th beauty queen in the pageant’s history. It was a teary crowning for Mifsud who ‘never expected this’ and sent thanks to friends and family from a confettifilled John Mackintosh Hall. “I’m a little bit speechless and just loving the moment,” said Mifsud, who was handed the crown from last year’s winner Hannah Bado. Joseanne Bear won first princess while second princess was bagged by Aisha Benyahya in a contest that raised £15,000 for Calpe House.

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THOUSANDS were raised at the International Theatre Studio’s annual 'Lark in the Park' performance at Benahavis Parque Torre Leoner. Sponsored by Gibraltar-based insurance firm Ibex, the programme included a one-act comedy about a bizarre agency for film extras followed by three superb musical acts – the Art Thieves rock band, the blues duo Two True, and solo artiste 'Stella'. More than €2,000 was raised for Caritas International, a global Catholic relief charity.

I predict a riot! BRITISH indie band Kaiser Chiefs are heading to the Costa del Sol for a 'Mega Summer Concert' this August. The Leeds group, who wowed the Gibraltar Music Festival last year, will play at Torremolinos' El Pozuelo football ground on Saturday, August 6. Ricky Wilson and the boys have had two number-one albums and five top-ten singles, incluindg I Predict a Riot and Ruby. The first 500 standing tickets bought through www.crazymusicproductions.com will be priced €35. Call 952 883 832 for more booking details.

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Hugh’s who of Marbella

HUGH Grant looked quite the connoisseur as he swirled wine around a glass during a glamourous night out in Marbella. The floppy-haired Notting Hill star looked relaxed as he dined with his

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Swedish girlfriend and two friends at popular bistro Casanis in the old town.

Bumbling British film star tucks into the vino with pals at upmarket old town bistro EXPERT: Hugh savours his wine Fellow diners revealed the party of four tucked into a bottle of French rose and sipped on white wine before savouring a bottle of Alion, a velvety Ribera del Duero. Grant, who is reported to have a villa

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IT must be the definition of ‘marrying well’. The Duke of Wellington’s daughter has tied the knot with Colombia’s second richest man… appropriate at the Duke’s enormous Andalucian hunting estate. Former king Juan Carlos, Camilla ParkerBowles, James Blunt and Eva Herzigova all travelled to Ilora in Granada for the nup-

tials of Lady Charlotte Wellesley and Alejandro Santo Domingo. That said, for classic Andalucian vibes it was hard to beat the beach wedding of the owners of chiringuito Floria in Manilva, the same week. Dutch expat owner Peter Nette and his fiancee Karen tied the knot, with their feet in the sand and a crowd of over 200 revellers dressed all in white.

GUESTS: Blunt (above), Parker-Bowles (right) and below revellers at Floria

in exclusive La Zagaleta, started with a soup before eating ‘fish of the day’, according to a fellow diner. “They were clearly happy with the meal, but only after they were moved to the terrace outside,” he added. “Originally they were sitting inside but the party were quickly whisked outside to eat al fresco. “They got stuck in and were having a terrific night.” TV producer girlfriend Anna Eberstein, 37, who is the mother of two of Grant’s four children, wore espadrilles and a white dress while the actor wore a shirt under a charcoal Vneck sweater. The typecast bumbling romantic, 55, was later pictured taking a dip in the nearby briny, looking a little on the chilly side. He was later slammed by tabloid newspapers for ‘letting himself go with four bellies and a turkey neck’.

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Last post MAIN Street fell silent at midday on Friday as Gibraltar paid its respects to Private Matthew Ian Boyd, who was cruelly slain in a drunken attack in Wales. The Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RGR) soldier’s funeral procession made its way from Casemates Square towards The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Dozens of fellow soldiers lined Main Street along with police and officers from Customs, the Prison Service, the Border and Coast Guard Agency and the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service.

Flags flew at half-mast around Gibraltar as workers and shoppers stood in silence while Matthew’s funeral hearse drove past. Six of Matthew’s fellow RGR soldiers carried his coffin into Holy Trinity for a private ceremony.

Matthew joined the RGR aged 17 and had been selected to deploy to the Welsh town of Brecon as part of the training support staff to the Queen’s Division Courses Cell. He was killed last month after an incident during a night out in Brecon.

Water baby ‘One-in-a-million’ boy born on Gibraltar ship can become British A BABY born to a Cameroonian migrant aboard a Gibraltar ship can become a British citizen. Little Fayan Alex was born on the vessel Aquarius, after his parents were rescued from the sea off Libya. He was brought into the world, when his mother Bernadette Obiana gave birth after being scooped from a sinking ship with 250 other asylum seekers. The boy - named after the ship’s captain Alex Moroz - can now opt to be a Gibraltar of British citizen, according to maritime law. “We want baby Alex to succeed in life,” said Bernadette, who had been living for three years in Algeria and a month in Libya

EXCLUSIVE By Joe Duggan beforehand. “Libya was very difficult, there is always the threat of being kidnapped and killed.” MSF’s doctor Erna Rijnierse said: “It brought tears to my eyes, it is incredible if you think about the odds of this baby being born here. “If it had been 24 hours earlier she would have been cramped into a sinking dinghy with sea water and fuel leaking in,” she added. “And if she had gone into labour before getting on that boat in Libya, she would have not dared to go to a hospital.

HAPPY FAMILY: Aboard Aquarius “That baby had a one in a million chance and he took it.” Alex and his parents disembarked in Sardinia, before the Aquarius returned to sea. The search and rescue vessel, has saved 1,500 drowning migrants since February, by humanitarian organisations Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and SOS Mediterranee.

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Don’t belittle Brexit nightmare scenario is a PP government being elected in Spain within days of a Brexit vote. “A PP government would do everything in its power to keep Gibraltar out of the internal market.” The Foreign Office were unable to comment on Gove’s remarks, but a government paper on EU withdrawal says ‘there would be no certainty the border would remain open’. On Monday, polling company TNS gave the Leave campaign a two-point lead while Brexit uncertainty saw the pound slump to a three-week low against the dollar. GBC is hosting live Brexit debates on Thursday June 9 and June 16 from 9.30pm.

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Spanner in the works GUARDIA Civil officers have uncovered an international car smuggling ring operating out of Algeciras port. The operation saw the arrest of 20 people, all of Spanish and Moroccan descent. All of the cars, stolen from across Spain, were done so on order and by request from Morocco.

Two dead and 46 injured in tragic bus accident

the border. “I grew up in the park when it was beautiful, I think it needs help,” said Jorge. “This is me paying back to the community. I’m trying to bring attention to the whole area and I want to bring in Gibraltarians who could also make use of the park to bring the communities even closer.” Jorge states the mural is based on his love of nature in the Campo de Gibraltar. Volunteers interested in helping should join the Los Locos del Parque Facebook page.

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Stubbed out GUARDIA Civil intercepted 26,617 cartons of illegal cigarettes in La Linea, leading to the arrest of the four people.

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TRAGIC: Doomed bus after the accident

Cordoba. A total of 55 people were on the bus with many foreigners including 31 Moroccans, two Singaporeans, an American, a Colombian, an Ecuadorian, a Romanian, a Mauritian, and a person from the Ivory Coast. The bus driver and another Spaniard were killed while four people sustained severe injuries. The broken-down lorry drivers were standing on the side of the road and witnessed the accident but were unharmed. A high court judge investigating has declared ‘with the information from the Guardia Civil so far, neither of the drivers are guilty of negligence in this catastrophe’. The driver of the doomed WALL ART: bus tested negative for alPopping up cohol in his blood while in La Linea to the other drivers had sigspruce up the nalled their breakdown. town Earlier this year, 13 students were killed in a Catalunya coach crash after the driver lost control.

TWO people have been killed and 46 injured after a tragic bus crash in the early morning of June 5. The bus, travelling from Algeciras to Madrid, crashed into a broken down lorry at 3am on the A-4 road near Montoro in

Wonderwall A LA LINEA-based artist is sprucing up a dilapidated park with a ‘surrealist’ wall mural. Jorge D. Caballero hopes to kickstart a revival of the border town’s Princesa Sofia Municipal Park by painting the mural on its old theatre wall. An international team of volunteers, including Gibraltarians, has sprung into action to complete the job by July. The mural is part of the Palenke Project to improve the area with Jorge hoping to attract company sponsorship from both sides of

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POLICIA Nacional uncovered 1,400 stolen smartphones hidden inside a car in San Roque.

Upgrade THE Ministry of Health will provide inpatient dialysis from next July in the new unit at Algeciras’ Punta Europa Hospital.

New draft LOS Barrios and the Association of Municipalities of Campo de Gibraltar, Arcgisa, drafted a new agreement for the provision of water services and waste collection.

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Misguided Gove

IT was heartening to hear the subject of Gibraltar raised during the live TV debate on Sky. It shows our plight is registering with Britain’s electorate ahead of the EU referendum. But Michael Gove’s answer was far less encouraging. Perhaps he was caught off guard on a subject he hadn’t been briefed on, which is worrying enough. Worse, however, is the possibility he really believes Spain won’t ‘show disdain’ towards Gibraltar after Brexit. If Gove thinks that he is foolish. As a figurehead for the Leave campaign, he has a duty to properly inform the electorate. Instead, he has airbrushed the truth to fit his narrative.

Right road FIGURES from the government showing pollution levels are decreasing are to be welcomed. And going on the fierce political battle raging since we published findings of a WHO report, last issue, it is encouraging to see both parties are taking our air quality seriously. With the government now pledging to tackle car emissions, through its traffic plan and incentives for new greener technology, hopefully we’re on the right road to a greener Gibraltar.

New look, same quality AFTER 10 years and some 250 issues in Spain and Gibraltar the Olive Press is rebranding. As dedicated, eagle-eyed OP readers will have noticed, the paper has a markedly new look this issue. But fear not… It may be different, but the OP will continue breaking news and digging where other papers dare not tread. Recently voted the ‘second-best expat paper in the world’, we vow to continue to expose wrongdoing, corruption and other key issues however different we may look this week. The Rock’s only investigative

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After hard-hitting WHO report, Joe Duggan asks what is being done to tackle pollution around the Campo de Gibraltar?

CLOUDY SKIES: Pollution and (inset) our front page story

E have been polluting our planet since the Stone Age. Indeed, caves in both Gibraltar and Spain show how Neanderthal man’s primitive fires tainted their surroundings with heavy metal pollution. Nowadays, our methods of contamination were much more advanced than prehistoric ash and fumes. They’re more harmful, too. It’s a problem that last month’s World Health Organization report into global air quality has placed centre stage yet again. The WHO’s study directly links high levels of PM2.5 and PM10 pollutants with respiratory health problems. The headline news, however, was that Gibraltar’s PM10 pollution levels are higher than anywhere in the UK and 99% of Spain, even including neighbouring La Linea. Furthermore, the report clearly shows that between 2008 and 2013 Andalucia was the ‘dirty man’ of Spain, and one of the worst offending regions in Europe. La Linea, Puerto Real and Gibraltar registered three of the four worst readings for PM10 particles on the Iberian peninsula. The two Cadiz towns were also both in Spain’s bottom three for the even more harmful PM2.5 particles. Since the Olive Press splashed on the report a fortnight ago, quickly followed up by other media, the topic has, unsurprisingly, become a political hot potato. It was further accentuated by a tweet of our front page from the MEP Julie Girling, who had hot-footed it over to discuss the crucial issue. Locals both side of the border, understandably, want to know what is going on and Gibraltar’s government was quick to stress it was taking firm steps to tackle the issue, pointing to plans to use cleaner fuel in the new power station and introduce measures to reduce traffic. And there is, at least, some good news, with government figures showing pollution levels on the Rock have actually declined since 2013.

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Dr John Cortes, minister for Health and the Environment, said: “Many of the more serious sources of pollution are outside our direct control, but our data shows that we are nevertheless making great progress in improving our air quality. “Our energy strategy – and no other Gibraltar Government has had one in the past – heading towards natural gas, solar and marine energy, and our incentives towards hybrid and electric vehicles, are proof of that.” The newly-opened wave-power plant - which will generate up to 15% of Gibraltar’s energy - is certainly a bold step on the crucial

path towards sustainability. In addition, the deep recession has thankfully had the advantage of lowering industrial pollution around the Campo de Gibraltar, as scientist Jesus Rosales has pointed out. “From 2007, there has been an improvement in air quality thanks to a reduction in traffic and the closure of businesses,” said the University of Huelva lecturer. But the pollution levels in the Campo de Gibraltar are still far too high and the region has consistently topped cancer charts for many years. In 2010, a report by Spain’s Min-

Spanish towns and cities in Andalucia exceeding WHO air quality limit

istry of Health showed cancer levels in the Campo were well above average. Hospitalisations from tumours were the worst in Andalucia. In 2013, activists from green group Verdemar Ecologistas en Accion estimated that 7.7 million Andalucians - 92% of the population - were breathing air each day that breached WHO limits. And the worst region was here. “Campo citizens are exposed to huge levels of these particles due to heavy industry,” said Verdemar activist Raquel Neco. “The chronic health crisis in this region is clear, but the public authorities turn a blind eye. “And it doesn’t worry them, even though we are the region with the highest levels of cancer among men and women.” In fact, the European Union got involved in 2010 by issuing a report which slammed the Junta for failing to take action. “The inhabitants of Gibraltar and the Campo believe they have the right to health just like other areas and the right to know why they die earlier here than in other similar areas,” said a European Parliament Petitions Commission statement. Cancer rates in the area are a complicated and emotive issue. Socio-economic health factors such as smoking - contribute to cancer levels that hit hardest in poorer communities, many of which are in Cadiz. Meanwhile, southern Spain’s arid skies and susceptibility to wind-blown Saharan dust in-

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creases its PM10 and PM2.5 pollution levels. Time and time again, local opinion has pointed to the refineries at San Roque and Algeciras as a primary cause of the area’s pollution problems. But shipping, too, plays a major part. Just last month, a Guardian report showed that the world’s largest cruise liner, Harmony of the Seas, recently docked in Barcelona, burns 150 tonnes of disel fuel a day, emitting more sulphur than several million cars. And whereas the EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive controls pollution from heavy industry on land, the less stringent MARPOL directive sets a much lower barrier for ships, says Europe’s foremost expert on air pollution,

Inhabitants of Gibraltar and the Campo believe they have the right to health like others Professor Xavier Querol. He describes Gibraltar as ‘an extreme hotspot for shipping emissions’, especially from the high polluting sulphur oil which ships burn when they aren’t in harbour. “MARPOL is very soft,” Querol tells the Olive Press. “So soft that countries in the North Sea made a special law to allow only vessels that burn low sulphur oils. “There is a debate to make a low sulphur zone for shipping in the Mediterranean, as there are 80,000 vessels per year passing through the Straits of Gibraltar.” Querol also points out ways towns and cities in the arid climes of southern Iberia could combat car pollution. “Half of traffic particles can come from cars’ brakes and tyres. But if roads are made wet at around 4am before rush hour, dust particles are greatly reduced,” he says. “In Europe, there are 220 low emission driving zones, 73 of them in Germany. Only cars that meet German and EU pollution standards can enter these areas. “If a car doesn’t have the neces-

AMMUNITION Jetty was a crucial part of Gibraltar’s World War Two effort. Now, it’s in the frontline of the Rock’s battle for a greener world. The station is the site of Europe’s first grid-connected wave-power plant, built by Israeli company Eco Wave Power. Once fully operational it will generate up to 15% - or 5MW - of Gibraltar's energy needs. That’s enough to provide power for 4,500 Gibraltarians a year. And with Eco Wave Power estimating the wave energy market could be worth one trillion dollars a year, Gibraltar is making a splash in a potentially lucrative industry. “People have been talking about wave energy for a while - not only the ability to make electricity from ocean waves, but to make it commercially viable,” said Eco Wave Power co-founder David Leb. “That was only just in theory, but now we actually have something that is working. “We need to get away from fossil fuels, but we can’t just pull the plug on them. We need to bring that mix up so that in 2020 there is 30 or 40% of electricity made from renewable energy and 2030 there is 60%.” The company’s specially designed floating mechanisms - the Wave Clapper and the Power Wing - have been rigorously stress-tested in Black Sea storms, where waves reached heights of five metres. The buoys’ anti-corrosion measures ensure they will last 30 years. At a cost of £680,000 per 1MW generated, the design is cost efficient, too - cheaper than wind or solar. Biodegradable oil ensures the ecological impact to Gibraltar’s surrounding marine life is zero. “According to the World Energy Council you can EFFICIENT: Buoys

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provide twice the amount of electricity that the world is using now though wave power,” says fellow Eco Wave Power co-founder Inna Braverman. “There was a time when wave energy became popular in the 70s when there was a problem with oil and there was a lot of pollution that came to public attention. “But most of the wave companies back then, and even now, were offshore and very expensive. So investors got a bad taste in their mouth.” However, Gibraltar’s new wave energy buoys are easily accessible, with no need for divers or long trips out to sea. In case of storms or maintenance, they can be lifted straight out of the water. The next stage to expand the station to its full 5MW potential will take place in the next 24 months ‘ideally on the other side of the Rock to take advantage of easterly and westerly winds’, says David. “This is one small step for Gibraltar in renewable energy, but one giant leap for mankind,” he says. “We are hoping that this will create a ripple effect around the world.”

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sary sticker, the driver is fined. “And Stockholm has had a congestion charge zone since 2007 reducing traffic and emissions by 30%.” Amid the fog of statistics, there are some bright lights here already. Sevilla has transformed itself into Spain’s cycling capital, with an 11-fold increase in cyclists over the last few years (although the PP council has now reversed town centre traffic restrictions). Meanwhile in Gibraltar, this year saw the introduction of the first hybrid taxi, which uses less fuel and releases fewer exhaust fumes. But local activists are constantly pushing authorities to do more. The Rock’s Environmental Safety Group has called for real-time monitoring of pollution levels and more environmentally-friendly buses. It also wants a comprehensive, independent, cross-border examination of cancer rates in the bay area. At last week’s unveiling of Europe’s first grid-connected wave-power plant, Eco Wave Power in Gibraltar, co-founder David Leb addressed the issue of man-made damage to our planet. “We are all in a fight against climate change and we all need to be making a change, however big or small,” said David. “The future is here and the future is now.” It’s both a local and a global problem. One so pressing it brought the world’s leaders together to sign December’s landmark Paris climate change agreement.

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So tyred I FOUND my tyre slashed and there were about four other cars too (Slasher on the loose, Issue 19). I feel sad about this problem because I think it's a youngster who has behaviour issues and takes it out on other people’s property. About two years ago I got my window smashed at the same community centre car park. And I've had plastic bags shoved into my bonnet and all around my tyres. When I went to change my tyre they told me that they have been getting quite a lot of people coming with this problem. It's really not fair. The parking in gibraltar is really bad - bikes park anywhere and everywhere when they have designated parking areas for them. Whereas if I park my car in a motorcycle spot I get fined. I think it's a problem that should be tackled. It's not fair as I unfortunately can't put my car in my bag and take it home with me. It's stressful and hurts my pocket too. I have no idea why people are so nasty. It's really sad what this world is coming to.

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MY wife and I have just returned to the UK after a week-long visit to Gibraltar, and I felt compelled to email you to basically say what a superb little newspaper you have. We picked one up from somewhere (vol. 1 Issue 18) and we both found its content informative, useful and entertaining. It was really a joy to read. Not too much information to set the boring buds alight, but just enough to maintain interest without overdoing things. Martin Hunt, UK

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THE World Health Organisation’s report comes as no surprise to me. I lived in Yorkshire for most of my life but moved to Gibraltar for work two or three years ago. I have lived in a number of different places in Gibraltar and the Campo and have found the quality of air to be disgusting. It is only when I go inland or fly back to my hometown that I really notice the difference.

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THERE is no doubting the toxic effects from the Algeciras smokestacks. But in some ways (in the Campo de Gibraltar, in particular) another factor comes into play. The Straits and the Mediterranean is host to massive shipping movements. Ships burn the dirtiest fuel imaginable, pumping it out for the prevailing winds to spread it across our area.

WHAT do you expect? 30,000 people living in such a confined space, of course the air quality is going to be poor. And that is not even to mention the pollution from Algeciras, the airport, the shipping routes etc. People do not go to Gibraltar for a ‘greener’ way of life, so why should it be slammed for being polluted, when so much of its success (i.e. shipping) depends on those same pollutants?

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HE’S rocked out with Joe Strummer, The Zombies and The Faces’ legendary keyboardist Ian McLagan. But Terry Shaughnessy, frontman of The Universal, has a soft spot for Gibraltar, where he plays The Hendrix Bar on June 10. The Liverpudlian’s songs have featured on Hollyoaks, the Cannes Film Festival and Sky Sports, but he’s now gearing up for some gigs along the coast

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after relocating from the UK. “I’m currently playing a few residencies across select venues from Malaga to Gibraltar and places in between,” he told the Olive Press. “We’re playing in La Cala at Jessie’s Bar, which is a lovely venue, Our Bar in Calahonda, which is an amazing place run by amazing people and also at The Hendrix in Gibraltar, which again is a great place.”

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A GIBRALTAR-BASED crime drama will be premiered this month at King’s Bastion cinema. Craig Ruddock’s Dirty Cash LENS was filmed in Gibraltar, La LIFE: Linea and Manilva using a local Priest’s cast and The crew. Olive Press cave party Described as a ‘fast-paced crime drama’, the film is set to TOP news in Spain! be entered infor September’s Marbella Film Festival after its Rock REGGAE star Maxi Priest is Reggae legend’s mum told him to be preparing to rock the Rock with showings on June 21 and 22. ‘strong like the Rock of Gibraltar’ Locals Roger Portainer and a one-off birthday gig. Guy Olivero play the main pro- The Wild World singer will celtagonists in the film, which was ebrate his special day with a St The show will be filmed for his And he has now revealed the Michael’s Cave concert on Fri- new music video, which has a source of his affection for the made on a budget of £25,000. working title of ‘Gibraltar’. place; his mother used to tell Ruddock said: “It couldn’t have day, June 10. happened without the goodwill and diligence of this team of people. They’ve all become amazing friends.” CHILDREN under the age of 12 will once again be allowed to rock out A short documentary showfor free at the Gibraltar Music Festival. ing the work in The Gambia of Kids must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardian when children’s education charity the entering the festival on Saturday September 3 or Sunday September 4. Nyland Knight Foundation will Adults must already be in possession of a purchased ticket. precede the film. The free tickets can be collected from City Hall, John Mackintosh Ticket information: 00350 Square. 58191000

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him ‘to be strong like the Rock of Gibraltar’. “As a kid we would hold onto that saying even though we didn’t understand the full story of it,” said Maxi. “Coming here and feeling the vibe from the people, the energy and the love down Main Street, people telling me all these stories of playing my music. “The first time I came here they took me to the cave. I walked in and thought, ‘Wow’. It just lends itself to a concert.” He added: “St Michael’s Cave is one of those places that will stay with me for a long time.”

Art from the earth HE has trekked all over Spain in search of artistic inspiration. And now famed British artist Richard Long is exhibiting the myriad results in Malaga. His Cold Stones work documents the 18 days he spent on an epic 534 mile hike from Cordoba to Santiago de Compostela. The pieces are made from raw materials such as stone, wood and mud, and include the huge 4.5 x 31.4 metres Muddy Water Wall mural. Also on display is the Bark Circle, made entirely from pieces of cork found in the Sierra Nevada national park during a trip two decades ago. The contemporary artist’s pieces are dedicated to his grandmother Sally, who is buried in Malaga, and will be on display at the CAC Malaga until August 21.

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Beer gardens and sports bars are set for a bumper summer as the continent gears up for Euro 2016. And with a booming expat community in Andalucia, who are the guiris backing come kick-off on June 9? More importantly, will they be donning the red and yellow of Spain if their home nation falls at an early stage? From Ireland to Italy and Sweden to Wales, the Olive Press goes in search of answers among the melting pot of expats that make up southern Spain

Spain: Mirian Moreno, 32, Sabinillas

Spain will win, no doubt about it. It will be a great way for Vicente del Bosque to bow out after a historic tenure. Controversially, Gerard Pique is my favourite player and I for one wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be booing him. Having spent a lot of time in England I will be cheering on the Three Lions should Spain falter.

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Justin Parks, 38, Marbella Hands down, Northern Ireland will win. The lads are in great form and have Michael O’Neill to look after them (a man from my home town so I am totally biased). There’s a wee song called ‘We’re not Brazil, we’re Northern Ireland’, and that is the best way to sum things up. If it rattles the rooftops and the lads give it socks then I will be happy. Leicester showed this year that just because you’re an underdog, it doesn’t mean you can’t bite! On the off chance that Northern Ireland don’t win it then I will be cheering on Spain.

England: Grace Gaywood, 24, Estepona

England or Germany will win it. When comparing all the sides, they definitely have the best chance. I think Belgium will do well to reach the semi-finals, but once they are out I won’t be cheering on Spain.

Camille Pujos, 36, Estepona

Republic of Ireland: Sweden: Tom Bjornstjerna, 36, La Linea I am looking forward to the Euros but I don’t have much hope for Sweden. We are in a tough group and I doubt we will get through the group stage. Zlatan is obviously a big factor in how Sweden do, he is a spectacular player. For me, France have the strongest team and playing at home they are the team to beat. When I’m not cheering on Sweden I will be supporting Spain; I have to, otherwise my neighbours will kill me.

Wales: I think Spain will make it three in a row. It’s great to see Wales competing in the competition, they never normally make it this far so as long as they do their best I’m happy. Having grown up in Spain I will of course be cheering on la furia roja, so long as they don’t come up against Gareth Bale and co.

Italy: Pier Barileño, 35, San Roque

Personally I’m backing France to win. Being the home team they have a massive advantage, like they did in World Cup ‘98. It will be an emotional tournament for Italians as it will be Buffon’s last Euros and I would love Italy to win it for him. I love living in Spain but I will never support them, not a chance.

Olive Press predictions: Winners: England Top scorer: Harry Kane (Eng) Dark horse: Austria Player of the tournament: Gareth Bale (Wal) Young star: Jeff Hendrick (Irl)

ood Fest THE Calentita food festival on Casemates Square from 7pm will boast stalls from the UK, India, Morocco, Portugal and more.

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irt bike THE 9,000km Athens-Gibraltar dirt bike race will conclude with awards and a party at the bivouac in Gibraltar on June 11.

orld Music THE World Music Festival at St Michael’s Cave from June 21-23 will feature acts from Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde.

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A GIANT TV screen at Arena Sports Bar and Grill will broadcast all this summer’s Euro 2016 matches from June 10. The month-long feast of football kicks off Arena’s summer festival, with the six-by-four metre television screen handily placed near a BBQ area, bars and a family area. Wimbledon, the Copa America and three Formula 1 races will also be shown on the big screen in the coming months. From July 10, Arena’s barbecue pit will open in the evenings from 5.30pm.

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France will obviously be the favourites but if England win their group comfortably I can see them going far. My loyalties are split for the Wales game being half Welsh so a draw would be good for me. I was in Madrid when Spain won the World Cup and the atmosphere was incredible so I will of course be cheering them on if England drop out.

As a Frenchman, I will of course be supporting France. If they get knocked out, my money would be on Germany or Spain to win. Sadly I won’t be travelling back to go to the match but I will probably watch it at home with friends or perhaps in an Estepona bar. I love the huge championships, they’re so exciting and even if you’re not that into football everyone likes to get involved.

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And who will the Gibraltarians be supporting? Cheryl Jefferies, 30, Gibraltar Spain has a very good team. They have amazing top quality players who play around the world, however I will be patriotic and support The UK teams... C’mon Engaaland! I won't be cheering on Spain, and as I don't want any confrontation with neighbours I will probably be watching the footie at home with my dad and boyfriend.

Seamus Hayes, 33, Estepona For me, France on home soil have to be the favourites, with Croatia as my outsiders. Ireland have their work cut out and will need to hit the ground running. If they don’t get three points against Sweden on day one then it will be tough. I’ll be cheering on from Tom’s Bar in Estepona and am looking forward to seeing Shane Long make history.

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One of fiction’s most famous heroes was inspired by the iconic expat and British spy Alan Hillgarth, writes Jack Gaioni

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THE name is Bond … James Bond’ is a signature catchphrase that needs no introduction. According to estimates, one in three of us have seen or read something from the James Bond series. Ian Fleming’s suave super spy may be fictional but the author once confessed that ‘the Bond character is a compound of all the secret agents and commando types I knew personally while in service to His Majesty’s Government.’ One such agent, a man named Alan Hillgarth (1899-1978), was both a close personal friend and influential colleague of Fleming’s. He had a deep connection to Spain and, by extension, to the ethos of the literary hero. As a young man, Londoner Hillgarth set out to write spy/adventure novels. He travelled widely in search of literary inspiration, visiting Russia in 1920 to pick up some tips from ‘the brave new world of Bolshevism’. Morocco, Egypt, Ireland and Bolivia were also on his itinerary, providing colourful background settings for his novels. But literary success eluded Hillgarth whose book sales were disappointing. His editors criticised his ‘inability to reign in his imagination’

and his ‘implausible and at times preposterous’ plots. In 1932, undeterred by his tepid success as an author, Hillgarth found his way to Mallorca, again in hopes of literary inspiration. He quickly mastered the language and, like many British expats, developed a powerful affinity for all things Spanish - its people, climate, culture, wine and historical traditions. He soon became a prominent figure in Mallorca society and began to to focus on activities other than writing. Namely he began working in covert ways for the British government. As Spain began its downward spiral into civil war, Hillgarth was able to

pass important secret information back to London and, in many cases, directly to Winston Churchill. His reports were influential in His Majesty’s Government’s decision to walk the tightrope of non-intervention in Spain. During WW2, Hillgarth was assigned to the British Embassy in Madrid as Britain’s most important intelligence officer in Spain, tasked with keeping Franco neutral and Spain out of the LEGENDARY: Sean Connery as Bond war. Had the Axis powers captured the Ibe- protect vulnerable Gibraltar and the rian Peninsula and, more importantly, Strait. In the eventuality of a German Gibraltar, cutting off access to the invasion, the operation called for an Mediterranean, it would elaborate guerrilla have been disastrous campaign targeting for Britain and the Alhostile ships, military lies. installations and in‘The name is One of the brightest frastructure. young intelligence ofBond… (insert They also created a ficers assigned to Hillvast spy network depause here) … garth’s mission was signed to maintain a young lieutenant contact with London James Bond.’ named Ian Fleming. should the Nazis The two quickly became invade the Iberian confidants and together Peninsula, travelling planned many creative frequently between and covert intelligence operations the Rock and Tangiers to create a fallwhile in Spain, crafting what became back territory should it be needed. known as Operation Golden Eye to The daring duo also played prominent

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From Page 13 wannabe glamourpusses. The glitz and glamour flows out of the port and along Marbella’s notorious golden mile, home to luxury hotels and exclusive nightclubs – where a round of drinks could probably blow your weekly budget, if you haven’t already blown it on a swanky designer outfit – an essential to mingle with the who’s who of Marbella. It is on this elusive stretch where the likes of Lord Alan Sugar, Simon Cowell, Sean Connery and the Saudi Arabian royal family have invested in their own villas. Labelled as the new Ibiza, Marbella recently exploded onto the international party scene thanks in part to reality TV shows The Only Way Is Marbs and Made In Chelsea, whose dramapacked shows helped shape the area’s image as the place-to-be for the young and famous. When TOWIE aired a two-episode Marbella special last year, hotel searches increased by an incredible 72% overnight. But it’s not just reality TV stars who are raising Marbella’s profile and putting Malaga airport’s second runway into action. World leaders too, like to flock to this Andalucian gem. The Olive Press revealed in 2014 that Russian president Vladimir Putin had bought an estate in the hills above San Pedro, while we were the only newspaper to speak to Michelle Obama on her famous visit to the ‘casco historico’ in 2010. And then there is Britain’s very own David Cameron who has chosen the tourist capital to take a break from running the Western world, not to mention former PM Tony Blair, who has been spotted here twice in the last four years. Actor Hugh Grant meanwhile who was visiting last week is now said to own a home here up in the Zagaleta hills, as does Mark Thatcher (Maggie’s wayward son). It’s quite a list, which could go on and on… and these guys are not here to attend champagne spray parties. So what brings the global political elite to Marbella? Cue the beautiful old town and Plaza de los Naranjos, AKA Orange Square. The Moorish pueblo is just a five minute walk from the world-renowned beaches and stunning 17km promenade that runs from Marbella to San Pedro. At its heart beats Orange Square – named so for its abundance of orange trees – which has been nestled among quaint white houses and narrow streets since the town was re-conquered from the Moors in 1485. An 11th century Arab wall still surrounds the square, while churches, its town hall and the Old Governor’s House all date back to the 16th Century. The most important building in the town is The Church of Saint Mary, whose construction be-

PRETTY: Old town fountain gan in 1618. Its main facade is adorned with a stunning red stone entrance worked in Baroque style, while the interior holds the most impressive church organ built in Spain in the last 125 years – consisting of 5000 pewter, copper and wooden pipes and four manual keyboards. The old town oozes charm as you navigate your way through its mosaic-cobbled streets, and after a tapas and cana in the sunshine, there are stylish boutiques, jewellers and wine and jamon shops around every corner, not to mention amazing restaurants (mostly away from the square). For the romantics, hop onto one of the horse and carriages for an old school tour, or if you’d rather stay on foot just enjoy a gentle stroll around its narrow streets and nearby parks and gardens. The town has come a long way since the Romans settled here in 1 AD, but you can still see mementos from their use of it as a population centre – whether it’s the first century Roman bridge (see Built by Romans, opposite) embedded in the Hotel Puente Romano resort or the baths and settlement ruins in Guadalmina. Even 2000 years ago, the Romans knew that the beach was the place to be, becoming the first civilization to have a coastal real estate boom. Fast forward to 2016 and it seems this hasn’t been lost on the ruling elite of Marbella, who, alongside foreign investors, have invested millions to bring the beaches to the highest of

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global standards. The 27 kilometres of coastline feature over 24 beaches, and San Pedro and Puerto Banus fly the prestigious blue flag after being awarded it for their quality by the Foundation for Environmental Education. From May to October, the beautiful and wealthy splash the cash on sunbeds and cocktails at the coolest sandy spots, now with the new sunbed reservations ap. But beyond sun, sea and sand, a gastronomical awakening is selling Marbs as a foodie’s paradise. With an incredible four Michelin star restaurants, the resort’s competitive gastro-scene is ensuring vast top quality dining options that will make it almost impossible not to load up on quality carbs in Marbs. Recent event A Cuatro Manos at the Puente Romano resort, saw chefs with a constellation of 71 Michelin stars cook culinary feats over four days, are giving Marbella some serious food street cred. Its art scene is also booming, with plenty of galleries. Meanwhile, the Marbella International Art Festival will see hundreds of pieces of works from artists from more than twenty different countries. Pair this with its booming film scene and its seventh annual Marbella International Film Festival, which is growing in notoriety and hopes to, one day, rival Cannes, and you’re looking at a future culture capital of Europe. Marbella has come a long way from its fishing village days in the early twentieth century; all thanks

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MARBELLA began its life as a town in the seventh century BC, when it was a Roman settlement called ‘Salduba’. This is also the name of a well known bar at the entrance to Puerto Banus that has been there for centuries too. Meanwhile an original Roman bridge (above) still stands surreally in the middle of the Puente Romano Hotel and a few kilometres away is the restored Roman villa at Rio Verde with its beautiful mosaics. A sleepy town during the period of Al-Andalus, Marbella was retaken by Christians in 1485. The Plaza de los Naranjos (Orange Square) has been the focal point of the town since then and the town hall is still located there today.

to the German Prince Maximilian de Hohenlohe-Lan- troducing new transparency rules for those in genburg and his son Alfonso – with a little help from office, including himself, having most recently some good old British engineering. made his spending figures public. So with a The pair had to stop in Marbs when they were having booming restaurant scene and an internationtrouble with their Rolls-Royce in 1946, al art and film community, but Alfonso liked the area so much he beautiful world class beaches decided to buy some land and build alongside thriving nightlife himself a house, before selling plots Marbella has come and shopping, all backed by a a long way from to his Rothschild and Thyssen friends corruption-fighting mayor, the (see Celebrity playground on P22). future looks rosy. its fishing village The resort has gone from strength to Whether you’re a foodie, an days in the early strength, and continues to grow deurban junkie looking for a twentieth century spite the economic and political woes city break full of history and that have plagued Spain since the ficulture, a beach addict after nancial crash of 2008. a classic family holiday, or Elected last year, mayor Jose Bernal has cam- even a 18-30 reveller thirsty for the best party paigned on ending the institutionalised cor- break, Marbella will always have something for ruption that plagued the town for decades, in- everyone.

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Not stuck in a rut HE has worked in some of the hippest hair salons in London. And now, Daniel Boardman is taking Marbella by storm, running his own stylish boutique and lots, lots more. While just 28, the Croydon lad, already counts Errol Douglas, in Knightsbridge, and Headmasters, in Mayfair, on his CV, as well as three years at top local salon Reflexions. But now he has his own joint opposite the H10 hotel, which specialises in ‘beautiful, confidenceboosting hair’. “I’ve worked in salons since I was 13, so I have a good idea about giving clients the most fashion forward looks. “I give them what they want, but don’t let them get stuck in a rut,” he insists. And, best of all, it even includes his mum and dad, who got married in Gibraltar this month. “Of course, I couldn’t let my mum tie the knot without my help,” he adds.

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HETHER it was Diana Dors or Sean Connery, Ava Gardner or Audrey Hepburn, James Hunt or Rod Stewart, none would have come to Marbella without the influence of Prince Alfonso de Hohenlohe. For the German aristocrat was the svengali with the necessary capital to turn the dusty village into a highfalutin millionaires playground to rival the likes of Cannes and Deauville, in France. It was in 1947 that the charismatic playboy had been sent to the coast by his father Prince Maximilian to purchase some land. The family already had business interests in southern Spain, particularly in Malaga. The 23-year-old was told to hook up with his eccentric uncle Ricardo Soriano, who had been eulogising about the merits of the coast for a number of years. A huge fan of watersports, Soriano especially liked powerboat racing and lived an enviable bohemian life. He was soon chaperoning his nephew up and down the coast in his vintage RollsRoyce looking for land. The bilingual Alonso – who was a keen painter - was immediately taken by what he saw in Marbella. Sheltered by the dramatic Sierra Blanca and with crystal-clear waters just a stone’s throw away, the savvy prince immediately

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saw a wealth of opportunities. He ordered his father to sell off his wine cellars in Malaga and began developing his now seminal Marbella Club hotel, which opened in 1954. But that was not enough and the well-connected prince soon embarked on a European-wide campaign to convince all his highflying friends that Marbella, not San Sebastian or Cannes, was the only place to be. And his campaign worked with the grand families of central Europe, including the Bismarcks, Rothschilds and Metternichs, coming to see what the fuss was about. A string of celebrities followed suit, with actresses including Elizabeth Taylor and Sophia Loren, photographer Patrick Lichfield, footballer George Best, model Brigitte Bardot, and Rolling Stone Bryan Jones joining the in-crowd. Even British aristocracy got in on the act, with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (Edward and Mrs Simpson) visiting the hotel. “The people I met in Hollywood, in New York, and in Europe, they were the roots,

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the bridge that brought people to Marbella… who made Marbella,” explained Alfonso. Marbella took pride in being cut off from the hectic, stressful and often scary modern world. Indeed, news of the Cuban Missile Crisis did not reach the resort until it was over. “Everybody had the most gorgeous parties when the rest of the world was trembling that World War III was starting,” explains Count Rudi Schonburg, a former manager of Marbella Club. Coining the nickname the ‘King of Clubs’, Alfonso’s reputation quickly preceded himself and he soon opened up a disco which got the club swinging every Tuesday and Friday nights.

Despite revelling in its exclusive status, the Marbella Club was anything but formal. “At dinner everybody arrived with a dinner jacket, but I said ‘Stop! This is not the Marbella way! You only wear a dinner jacket on New Year’s Eve,” recalled Alfonso. As the inspired prince’s creation boomed, so did Marbella and its surrounding hillON THE BALL: sides. New restaurants, bars and sports began sprouting up as the Costa del George Best clubs Sol quickly entered its so-called golden era. spent time in Developers included Jose Banus, who built Marbella Puerto Banus marina and King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, who built a white palace (still there today) that is modelled on both the White House and a mosque. The likes of multi-millionaire arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi (who formerly owned La Zagaleta, Spain´s most expensive urbanisation) were able to dock their luxury yachts in the port. “Thanks to my initiative, Marbella’s Golden Mile alone now provides 60,000 jobs,” Alfonso once said. While his friends called him the ‘King of Clubs’ or the ‘Little Prince’, locals came to know him affectionately as Ole-Ole, because of his difficult to pronounce surname. Yet as the Costa del Sol dream began to spiral into uncontrollable development, Alfonso became aware of the monster he had helped stir. Concrete towers were sprouting up as far as the eye could see, from Malaga all the way down to Estepona, almost 100 kilometres away. Worse still, wanted British criminals began to take advantage of a lack of an extradition treaty between England and Spain. This influx of crooks and subsequent crime left the idealistic Alfonso disillusioned with the vision of rich grandeur he once envisaged for Marbella. After growing weary of the mass tourism that was lowering the tone of his town, he sold up all his Marbella business interests in 1978 in search of a new vision. Entering his 60s, the prince settled in his last home with his third wife Marilys Haynes, a Gibraltarian divorcee. He plumped for a mountain retreat, in the hills close to Ronda, with a trout lake, partridge wood and an impressive library. And the ever-inventive Alfonso decided on another successful business pursuit – producing the soon-to-be award-winning wine Principe Alfonso. And it was nestled in the heartland of Andalucia, close to the sleepy village of Arriate, where Alfonso finally found true happiness before passing away, leaving his estate to his children, in 2003. “I have lived in castles, in Venetian palaces and the world’s finest hotels. I have watched the sun rise over the beaches of five continents and I have looked into the eyes of the most beautiful women of the universe,” he famously remarked. “Everywhere I sought my dreamed-of city and at last I have found it in Ronda.”

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an hour before the lotted time for the alMichelin-starred culinary love-in when two dozen it, particularly the south, where it emerges his grandfrom around the chefs descended on Marbella mother is from. “I love it down here, Being a seasoned world. particularly nearly two decades,food and travel writer - spanning my blood, with my grandmother as Andalucia is in dy for the Daily Mail since my first article on Burgun- Overa, in Almeria,” he explains. coming from Huercal the chance to meet in 1998 - I was not going to miss “The region really is extraordinary now and just keeps Joan Roca and Joel culinary geniuses Ferran Adria, getting better and better. “There are at least I soon found myselfRobuchon, all in the same room. five or six really amazing restauchef Ramon Freixa chatting to Madrid’s two-star rants here that did not exist a decade ago and creFrank, from Horvath,and friendly German Sebastian ativity is now very much at the fore, with some talented young chefs in Berlin, who jamon to see his face on page 49 was as happy as It was at his sister like Dani Garcia.” Press. of the last Olive da Benazuza, that restaurant near Sevilla, at HacienAfter catching up I was first introduced to the greatreviewed in Madridwith Rodrigo de la Calle, who I had ness of Ferran, some 10 years ago. Humm, the world’s last year, I had a laugh with Daniel Over a four-hour, 25-course master-class, I discovrestaurant Eleven Number Five chef, from New York ered why Spanish chefs are now Madison Park, who credited as being as me to be meeting was as excited the most creative in the world, having taken the French. easily overThey were here for some of his culinary heroes. event and they wereDani Garcia’s A Cuatro Manos It was mind-blowingly original, but not was sumptuous and all in their classic black) tunics, including tasty, unlike some just that, it white (or modern, Robuchon himself, of the more over-the-top creative chatted to in pidgin who geniuses, I French, to name. I prefer not while holding court dining room. in the It was my first three-Michelin Well all but one! starred meal in Spain and it did not disappoint. For prowling around gy and a distinct glintthe premises with nervous ener- “But there is a whole world out there past Michelin stars,” insisted Ferran. in his eye, was who didn’t need to “People need to inspire wear a uniform. one super-chef create and not worry and In a buttoned cardigan about awards and what think and say. and slacks, people ately recognisable as THE chef of thehe was immedi- “Just keep forging Having held the World’s 21st century. away and working hard and you azine’s annual awards Best spot in Restaurant mag- will get there in the end.” (coming second twice),for El Bulli from 2002 to 2009 There have never been truer words one of the reasons said… Ferran Adria, rightfully claim to I launched my book and it was be Spain’s best cook 53, can also DiningSecretsofAndaluc and But, as he explained of all time. ia.com six years website ago… to awards or stars one to me, he isn’t fussed about locate, track down and encourage his younger brother bit these days, leaving that to coming chefs around the region, new and up-andwhich the Michelin (who was also at theAlbert, from Barcelona’s Tickets guide never got anywher near. It is true to this day These days running event by the way). that dozens, courage youngsters cookery schools and trying to en- brilliant restaurants in Andalucia even hundreds, of are not even getas a kind of Spanish to be creative, he travels around ting a look in from the so-called French food ambassador… hopefully I am helping food and he loves Visit to make a difference. bible. So www.diningsecretsofand alucia.com

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She ushered gastronomical over a colleague few minutes of and after the likes of four-day event saw was allowed to Spanish back and forth, a Humm and Ferran Adria, Daniel I enter. Sebastian Frank I picked up a glass come of congratulatory together to pay pagne, only to chamhomage bump into my to the great French Clarke, who informed editor, Jon chef me I had Joel Robuchon. the pre-event press junket. only got into Guests including practice I guess. Still, all good Mayor of Marbella the While much of the Spanish press Jose Bernal were dutifully for waited treated to rounds of curious come down the world-famous chefs from the enclosed to cocktails while the muscled our way bar, we world’s top rather, sleuthed into their stronghold - or culinary alchein, fully aware mists mingled have been overstepping that we may with the crowds. the mark. Through Jon's Superstar to talk to the broken French we managed Humm, whose Daniel of the show. "I famous Joel Robuchon, star first came to Marbella Madison Park Eleven years ago to eat three at Dani's restaurant," rant in New restautold us, "and the York chefs is here just keep he rated number ting better and getbetter." the world, told five in The French maestro, Press: “If you the Olive on four continents, who has restaurants added that relevant todaywant to be house in Calpe in food which he adores.he owns a you have to But as I snapped Spain, Spain experience buchon we were some pics of Jon and Rois so rumbled. important to gastronomy As we were ushered out I grabbed an expensive today.” jamon that had slice of been laid out On the event’s - tasty! for the chefs guest of honour, the Back in the legendary Joel Robuchon, making the press zone, cocktails were rounds. I tried Humm added: “There them, for journalistic all four of are only a purposes of course. few chefs in history 'Hot Lips' was who have really creamy tequila the house favourite made such a concoction with an impact and of chilli. a splash chon is definitely RobuI was soon talking one of them.” Puente Romano’s to John Thomson, the The manager, figuring food and beverages opening night if anyone could saw the chefs be him to get it would prepare me into the banquet. a menu of We chatted about 20 of the French maestro’s heritage before our shared Glaswegian most iconic dishes new bar and he gave me a tour of the at Puente Le Suite nightclub. Romano’s Dani fered me a free He ofGarcia restaurant. and a night out meal at the restaurant John Thomson, coverage. I was at the club in return for getting there. food and beverages But just as my charm was for the Puente manager roads, the crowds making of paying guests ingroup said: “It Romano ushered into were ible, this is is incredhost of chefs the main event, where the the were most preparing amount of inspired by Robuchon. 20 courses stars that have Michelin John wished me all the best under one roof ever been tered in for the as he saunmeal of the decade. and possibly in Spain, I watched enviously in Europe! and with the It’s pretty unprecedentslice of jamon single in my belly headed ed and the event nearby McDonalds to a seems where with one to be growing consolation I each year.” key less than Daniate a burger created by... no Garcia himself!

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T was no coincidence that dozens of Michelinstarred chefs from around the world descended on Marbella for the A Cuatro Manos event this Spring. The town is now well and truly on the global dining map - counting no less than FOUR Michelin starred restaurants - and can be considered the definitive dining capital of Andalucia. As two Michelin-starred local lad Dani Garcia told me at the event, attended by legends including Joel Robuchon and Ferran Adria: “We keep getting better and better here and pushing the boundaries... and I expect it to continue.” Aside from quality there is a massive variety with over 100 different nationalities cooking in Marbella. “You have just about every style you can think of,” explains Japanese restaurant owner Alvaro Arbeloa at Takumi. “But most of all, whatever restaurant you open, if the quality is not good enough you will not survive. The clientele here is well off and demanding of quality.” One place that certainly epitomises quality is Ban Thai. Attention to detail and customer service is all too apparent from Malaysian boss Efandi, who set up just three years ago. “There are new oriental

places opening almost by the month these days and I just keep telling my staff not to worry, focus on customer care and quality and we’ll have no worries. It certainly seems to be the case.” Another place that shows no signs of waning is Beach House, in Elviria, possibly Marbella’s best chiringuito/beach restaurant. A fabulous location is only matched by the views and top quality food, thanks to its team of chefs, led by Jeff Mynott. Constantly changing the menu under the watchful eye of livewire owners Guy and Lucy McCrow this is a must-visit for any foodie. Even better, come for the day and laze out on the amazing new ‘luxury’ day beds (see above) and fill your boots with the special seafood menu. Another restaurateur who shows no signs of slowing down is Ian Radford, boss of the La Sala group. Opening a brand new restaurant, The Oak (see P51), this week, the ex-professional squash player has been constantly adding to his La Sala brand. With a series of famous backers, including footballers David Bentley, Stephen Carr and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, he has been able to create two of the town’s landmark restaurants; La Sala in Puerto Banus and nearby La Sala by the Sea, a fantastic Thai restaurant. The original La Sala on the way up to the Nueva Andalucia bull ring is, without a doubt, the most famous Marbella restaurant abroad. This is a must-visit for any holiday to Marbs and a huge hit for ‘ladies who lunch’, not to mention movers and shakers, celebrities, footballers and the wealthy empresarios who make Marbella what it is. An emporium of glass and seductive lighting, its real strength though, lies in its terrace, that serves as the ideal tourist sun-deck. But, let’s not forget the food, which has so far never let me down. Whether you are after meaty fare (ribs, burgers, etc) or fish dishes and seafood, you are always well catered for and there is always a contemporary twist. But if you are looking for some romance, you need to head into the heart of Marbella old GRUBS UP: (Anti-clockwise, from top left) At Casanis, Diners at The Farm, while a dish and owners Elio and Maria

town, where you are literally spoilt for choice for excellent places to eat. One of the most celebrated is Belgian-run Casanis, where boss Guy Sirre has been constantly evolving for the last decade. Recently reunited with his former chef Tulio Zampieri - who has been on a four year cook’s tour taking in jobs in Mexico, Fiji and Barcelona - the place gets better and better. Now in charge of nine chefs at Casanis and seven at the nearby sister restaurant Cafe Flore, he has brought in plenty of new ideas, picked up on his travels. “But I am also trying to stay local with ingredients and Iove the excellent local food markets and fresh fish,” he says. Even better, the restaurant now has its own nearby organic huerta from where, in season, they can get 25 to 30% of their fresh produce. “It saves us between €500 and 800 a month, for sure,” estimates Tulio, who has worked at Spain’s leading three Michelin-starred restaurant Celler de Can Roca, as well as locally Skina and Messina. His dishes certainly impress, particularly the fabulous ‘tiradito of corvina’, a variant on a Peruvian ceviche with tomatoes, coriander, chives, baby red spinach and crispy sweet corn, served up with wafer thin slices of toast, while the 24-hour roasted suckling pig, comes with an original creole sauce from Argentina. While Cafe Flore is more Italian in flavour, with good healthy ingredients, the team are to open a brand new beach restaurant La Plage this month in nearby Las Chapas. Another casco historico restaurant heavily focusing on good quality local ingredients is the appropriate named The Farm, which sits in a charming square and counts on its own shady palm-covered courtyard terrace to boot. Insisting on ‘honest food’ the charming couple behind this wonderful new restaurant Maria del Oso, from Asturias, and Elio, from Argentina, are

HANDS UP: For Tulio explaining a dish working to be as close to KM.0 (or using just local produce from the area) as possible. “We only use seasonal and almost all of it comes from around the Malaga region,” explains Maria, who searched for the ideal restaurant in Tuscany and the Canaries, before finding the ‘dream spot’ in Marbella. “We try to be as sustainable as possible and even recycle the toothpicks,” jokes Elio, whose specialities include delicious sea bass and squid in potato. Another great spot in the heart of the old town is Niki’s Gastro Bar and restaurant (also known as Madre Tierra), which sits in a wonderful leafy square. Set up by Italian expat Genesio, it has a creative menu that includes some fabulous tuna tataki with a tempura of vegetables and algas wakame, as well as original croquettes of ‘ossobuco de ternera’. Chef Curro, from Sevilla, is incredibly keen on quality and has a very good eye for fish too, including the amazing turbot I tried. At night the place comes alive with some super fresh original tapas and the best cocktails in the old town, which even apparently the curate who lives upstairs, enjoys. Another continually improving restaurant is Cibo, on the Golden Mile, which is beautifully decorated and has a great menu. Owned by the capable Metro Group (Joys, Jacks, Mumtaz, Metro, etc), it is excellent value and a romantic spot for dining out. (see article P38) Up in San Pedro you will be spoilt for choice, but look out for Macaao, which really stands out as a special place to visit. It was set up by Belgian Michel Dhondt, who heralds from a long line of restaurant owners and trained with Alain Ducasse on the Cote d’Azur. Open all year, it concentrates on fresh, seasonal ingredients and there are always loads of specials, including, mussels, as well as oysters, shrimp croquettes and ceviche. The black cod is not cheap but it is amazing. In fact, the perfect cod. The Vietnamese nems are stunning and the raspberry creme brulee was as fresh and light as it could be. “All thanks to my training with Ducasse,” jokes Michel. Meanwhile, a great place to drink wines with fine food is at the long-time rated Albert & Simon restaurant in San Pedro. The brothers Albert and Simon, appropriately, took over the baton from their father, who had one of Marbella’s first Michelin-starred restaurants. Also in San Pedro is the very elegant L’Impronta, an upmarket Italian joint, run by capable Francisco Vacas, who actually heralds from Cordoba.

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“If just 10% of non-Spanish workers wanted to move TOP for news Spain! to Gibraltar from in Spain, Gibraltar would struggle to cope with that, prices A SPANISH aristocrat’s palace that The neo-classical pile changed hands clared ‘of cultural interest’ in 2008 and once hosted Napoleon is on the market. in 2014 for €540,000 but the cur- belonged to the Marquis of Castrojanilwould rise,” said Nicholls. “Yet conversely, existing For the bargain price of €350,000, rent owner is clearly keen to pass it los for many years. expat residents may move you too can rest your head where the on as the price has dropped by almost Best of all, it comes furnished already €200,000. so the vintage, shabby chic ambience is out of Gibraltar, so there French military general once did. could be a property surplus. Five-bedroomed Castrojanillos palace It has two bathrooms, seven balconies included. “Brave investors will pur- in Valderas, Valencia, was a refuge and a sizeable 1,200 square metres of Napoleon spent many years trying to invade Andalucia, but French troops chase now and prey on wor- for Bonaparte when he was travelling floor space. The history-drenched property was de- were finally forced to retreat in 1812’s ried vendors. Smart ven- through the peninsula. Battle of Salamanca, which dors can hedge their bets helped liberate Spain from on the financial markets. French occupation. “As for everyone else reliCadiz played a strategic role ant upon Gibraltar’s econPROPERTIES owned by secretive offshore Gibraltar, Panama, Liechtenstein and the Britfor the allied forces to defeat omy, they should vote to companies in London have increased by 9% in ish Virgin Islands. the French while British nastay in the EU on 23 June the past 10 months. The properties include luxury homes, wine celval gunboats from Gibraltar as that gives Gibraltar the Some 40,000 properties, from the East End to lars, car parking spaces and even Gala Bingo also worked to fight the atmost certain future.” Knightsbridge, are now owned by companies in halls. tacking French forces.

BIG screen superstars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have splashed €3.47 million on a swanky Mallorca bolthole. Brad, who has been making his new movie Allied in the Canaries, was reported to have sealed the deal following filming. The eight-bedroom mansion, which boasts stunning views of the Mediterranean, is found in Puerto Andratx, west of the capital Palma. Although the property is ‘modest’ in comparison with the Italian pile he purchased with wife Angelina in 2010, it is ‘very private and difficult to access’, according to the Diario de Mallorca. Italian property mogul Alessandro Proto, who is a business partner of Donald Trump, also confirmed the purchase.

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Mossack Fonseca to close THE controversial law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers is shutting its Gibraltar office. Mossack Fonseca is also closing its operations in Jersey and the Isle of Man. More than 10 million leaked documents from the company shed light on the offshore tax world, with

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UNEMPLOYED Gibraltarians have been handed a boost after GIBRALTAR could see the government they access to the European Download ourdeclared app now and are first in line for jobs with market blocked by Spain begincontractors. enjoying the best Spanish approved in the event of a Brexit, Undernews the on Approved the go. Contrac- Chief Minister Fabian tors’ Scheme, state contractors are obliged to recruit a ‘unique’ Picardo has warned. number of unemployed peo- Spain’s acting foreign secretary Jose Garcia-Marple. In a statement, Picardo’s gov- gallo has stated that joint ernment announced it is con- sovereignty would be on tinuing its ‘daily endeavour to the cards if Britain votes ensure that all Gibraltarians to leave the EU on June who actively seek employment 23. The Olive Press find employment’. Spain could block Gibraltar’s A government letter has also Message access to European market now TOP been for sent news to companies in Spain! to remind them that workers But Picardo says GibralEurope’s single market. must be registered with the tar isn’t prepared to acthe UK who think there cept that as the price for “It’s important to send would be no adverse conDepartment of Employment. “Unlike the GSD when in of- keeping open access to a message to those in sequences for Gibraltar fice, this government does not consider any persons as ‘unemployable’. A more offensive term is hard to imagine, even in the most challenging cases,” LEADING gaming technology com- “Given Gibraltar’s status as Europe’s said Minister for Employment pany Pariplay is moving its head- most important hub for gambling Neil Costa. quarters to Gibraltar. firms, we’re delighted to relocate “It is significant to remember It follows the firm’s strong growth our headquarters to a space where that in just one year of GSLP/ in 2015 and the granting of a Remote some of the industry’s biggest opLiberal Government, there Gambling licence. erators are located,” said CEO Gili were more Gibraltarians in full Pariplay, previously based on the Lisani. time employment than there Isle of Man, will join an elite group “Moving to Gibraltar shows that were in 16 years under the of gambling operations on the Rock. Pariplay means business.” GSD.”

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IT'S not just British royalty, Premiership footballers and Saudi princes who head to Marbella in the summer months. Ian Shaffer, founder of BQ Watches, one of Europe's leading buyers and sellers of luxury watches and specialising in Rolex and all luxury watches, has also been coming to Marbella for many years. He comes to relax but is always inundated with questions about watches and jewellery - after all, his firm is a top buyer of Breitling, Omega, Patek Phillipe and other high end jewellery, diamonds, and gold coins. The company has been buying watches and jewellery from all over the world for more than 30 years. In fact, on a recent trip to Luxembourg an elderly gentleman came to a BQ Watches roadshow with a badly beaten old Rolex Submariner from the 1960s expecting around €600. The watch turned out to be the same model Rolex as worn by Sean Connery in an early James Bond movie. He was astounded when BQW paid him €41,600 for his watch. Founder Ian has decided to bring his roadshow to the Coral Beach Hotel in Marbella this year and will be there with his team from June 13-15 from 10am until 5.30pm. Bring your goods for a free valuation without any appointment or obligation to sell. Call +34 911 230 491 or email info@ EXPERT: Shaffer bqwatches. com

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Now LA Liga wants to re-brand itself as world’s best football league THE quality of Real Madrid, Atletico and Barcelona are undeniable, having dominated the Europa Champions League for years. But La Liga pales in comparison with the likes of England’s competitive Premier League, where a Cinderella story like Leicester is always a possibility. La Liga now wants to raise the profile of its 17 other teams. This year has seen it open offices in New York, Singapore, Johannesburg and Beijing, and hire past greats like Raul to serve as global ambassadors of the Spanish game. Each office comes with academies, scouting and coaching programmes and community proj- ourselves the ‘Liga Amiga’, the ects, all in a bid to portray a friendly league. That means that friendly image and build up a we want to be seen as the propnetwork of global local support- erty that helps to develop football in the different markets, but with ers. “We think it’s very important that a very humble approach.” we are seen as their friends,” said They are also hoping to increase La Liga’s director of sales and the quality and volume of their marketing Adolfo Bara, “We call global media rights sales. Broad-

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Believe it or not, his ITV Brexit interview was not Giles’ small screen debut

OU will all know the familiar saying about never working with animals or children on TV. After my recent appearance on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, that saw me holding forth on all things EU referendum with presenter Kate Garraway, some might be tempted to add ‘bald bearded expats’ to that list. However, my TV history actually dates back to the 70s. I had a happy birthday message read out on the brilliant and anarchic Tizwas – hosted by Chris Tarrant long before his 'Who wants to be a Millionaire' heyday. A kids breakfast TV show that was hugely enjoyed by adults, Tizwas featured Spit the Dog, the Phantom Flan Flinger and

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a very young Lenny Henry. Blue Peter was the other show that shaped my childhood, very much the polite and goodmannered choirboy to Tizwas's problem child. I tried in vain to get a Blue Peter badge. It's probably scarred me emotionally somewhere. My first proper appearance on TV came in the late 90s.

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The Jerry Springer Show was a huge hit over in the US and regional TV stations in the UK decided that they needed their own combative talk shows. The only problem was that they needed guests who could talk semi-intelligently in front of the camera, wouldn't swear and wouldn't end up knocking seven bells out of each other.

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Avoid cramming, reward revision and celebrate afterwards to beat exam fears THE exam season is coming: "I must revise!" This is true. It is also true to say that for many people any test brings its fair share of fear and anxiety. Everyone gets nervous; it's a normal part of exams. While it's not so easy to stop feeling nervous, you can use relaxation techniques to keep your nerves under control and focus on what you want to achieve. As Bayside and Westside students begin their GCSE exams this week, here are a few tips I can offer to control your nerves and do your best! Before your exams: Being prepared and doing the work will always help you feel more confident about sitting your GCSE exams. Do as much revision as you can. Do not leave it to the last minute. Cramming is a very risky strategy and will not help you remember things in the future Celebrate your successes in revision tasks and give yourself a little treat Meditation and exercise are great ways to help clear your mind, leaving you feeling refreshed and energised. Plan some exercise in the morning – if you start your day well, you are more likely to stay calm Use deep breathing or chill-out music to relax your mind and body Eat fresh food and drink plenty of water – too much coffee/Red Bull or fizzy drinks can make you feel anxious because they are stimulants. Never drink them last thing at night! Use positive language with yourself and visualise your exams going smoothly If possible, avoid classmates who are highly stressed or who want to talk about the exams. Sadly some people are stress transmitters and may affect your preparation Ensure you get plenty of sleep. The brain files away all your revision and knowledge when you get high quality sleep. Lack of

sleep will not help your exam performance Plan your exam day so you feel in control; pack your bag the night before with pens /pencils, etc. allow for travel and proper meals If possible - visit the exam room before your first exam. Imagine yourself doing well! Talk to your parents or teachers if you feel stressed. Do not "bottle" it up - tell peoplem how you feel In Your Exam; Breathe – take some deep breaths to relax your body and mind. This will really help if you freeze up or are struggling to get started Focus on your paper. Block out the exam room and other students Read the entire question paper, answering the questions you feel most comfortable with. By answering these first, you will feel more confident and settle into the rest of the exam Stuck with a question? Leave it. Work on the next one and then come back to it Remember, it's not a race. You've been given a set amount of time – use it and make sure you answer all the questions you can Keep calm. Use positive language with yourself; your nerves will pass and you're not alone After Your Exams: Celebrate with friends and family! It is tempting to go over (again and again) those things that may have gone wrong in your exam. Do not fall into this trap. Enjoy your summer and stop worrying. If you get the grades you need, well done! If you don't, it's not the end of the world. Richard Branson, JK Rowling and Steven Spielberg are all people who failed exams or endured major setbacks in life. Always remember the Chinese proverb, "Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up". Good Luck.

A harder task than you might think for an embattled producer, so an actor friend of mine set up a covert agency to provide ‘members of the public’ for the shows. And it really was no expense spared with me being picked up in a limo from London, driven to the studio (it was normally Central TV, so that meant Nottingham) being allowed to indulge myself of the freeflowing hospitality in the Green Room and then having my 15 minutes of fame, normally as the bad guy. It could get quite heated. On one show I was holding forth on why I didn't like bottled blondes (I always got the serious debates) when a voice from the audience shouted out on live TV, “You can talk. You bald b*****d!” On my return to Marbella I was swift to sign up with a couple of agencies that needed, ahem, ‘interesting models’. This led to two day's work as an extra in Eastenders when they filmed in Marbella, and more memorably, being a Genie in a Romanian chocolate bar commercial.

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This entailed me having my head shaved, donning a pair of giant Spock ears and being spraypainted chocolate brown. Thankfully the advert never made YouTube... These days however, my TV appearances are limited to news stories, such as the Coin fires and Ashya King saga. The impending EU referendum has also seen me hauled before the cameras to discuss the impact that Brexit might have on the expat community. So far this year I have voiced my opinion on BBC, Chinese TV, ITV and most recently Good Morning Britain, the latter entailing that I be at the five-star Puente Romano Beach Resort and Spa at 5.45am. This was, however, more than compensated by an outstanding buffet breakfast spread and my 15 minutes of infamy live on national TV. All went smoothly, although one of my old friends who partied with me in the 90s commented that if I was the voice of reason on the Coast then we were all doomed... For the record, if leaving Europe means that we don't have to endure the Eurovision Song Contest, then I'm all for it!

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sauce to bathe them in. They’re a delight. For main course, I order beef teriyaki soba. Succulent ribbons of meat latticed with bok choi on a soft bed of noodles. Anointed with teriyaki sauce and sesame seeds, it’s a sensational taste of what Wagamama does best. For dessert, a coconut mochi ice cream glides down, a cooling seal on a hot summer night. Floor manager Livia Filipkova and her friendly team are on hand to attend to my every need (a confession: I’m in my fifth decade, and I don’t know how to use chopsticks. Please don’t judge). Wagamama’s trademark canteen style translates perfectly to Ocean Village’s breezy vibe, with a large verandah for alfresco summer dining, an airy dining room and openplan kitchen. Gibraltar’s enviable dining out options just got a whole lot better.

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Download our app now and begin enjoying the best Spanish newslegend on the go. BOXING Ricky Hatton has taken on and defeated a REVIEW mammoth 2,500-calorie ‘Beni- THE new kid on the block’s got a familBy Joe Duggan dorm Breakfast’ while on holi- iar look to him. Wagamama, the successful UK-based day with his son. The heart-clogging meal con- eatery, has finally landed in Gibraltar. rants, but the pan-Asian menu certainly sisted of six slices of toast, And although it’s the Japanese din- doesn’t confuse - or disappoint. four sausages, two fried eggs, ing chain’s first Iberian outlet, its zesty Fragrant bowls of ramen, moist gyoza mushrooms, beans and a side dishes will be well-known to many here. steamed dumplings, fiery curries - there of chips, all chugged down with Wagamama’s astonishing UK success is something to tickle every palette here. Olive Press has been based on top-quality, afford- I go for Ebi Katsu to start. A fat troop of a can ofThe diet coke. The 37-year-old, who held able, healthy food. It’s an exotic alter- prawns, fried in crunchy panko breadTOP news in Spain!native to more familiar chain restau- crumbs, comes with a chilli and garlic various titlesfor across a glittering career, is known for his love of food, but sees the funny side of his reputation. The boxing promoter tweeted: “I’ve never walked away from SIZZLING hot weather had Gibraltar’s gastronauts out in force a challenge and this is one. But for last weekend’s Gastronomy on Queensway Quay festival. there is only one Ricky Fatton.” The two-day food festival’s piece de resistance was perhaps the hog roast fit for a king (or queen), but the sheer variety of cuisine was just as impressive. Local chefs created special dishes for visitors to sample while ambling around the quay, with a glass or two of plonk on hand. Live cooking demonstrations at Waterford, the landings and the Lounge showed budding Jamie Olivers how the professionals do it. And with live music all weekend long, Queensway Quay has kicked off Gibraltar’s summer in style. RICKY’S RATIONS: Fry up

Red faced

THE world’s most famous food fight is facing a backlash from tomato-famished Nigerians. Newspapers in Nigeria have slammed the Tomatina festival which sees some 100 tons of tomatoes lobbed across the streets in Bunol, near Valencia, every August. The African country is currently experiencing a massive tomato shortage which the media has labelled ‘tomato ebola’. Massacred by a moth called the Tuta Absoluta, crops have been reduced by as much as 80%. It has resulted in a huge price increase with a box of tomatoes which previously cost €1.20 now costing as much as €40. Aware of Spain’s upcoming food fight, one paper, Newsroom, ran a series of photos under the headline ‘La Tomatina: 17 tomato photos that’ll make Nigerians cry, ‘Where is our God?’’. Another, News 24 Nigeria, ran a similar story titled ‘Five tomato photos that will make Nigerians cry’. However mayor of Bunol, Rafa Perez Gil, has rejected blame. “The food fight is not to blame for the problems in Nigeria,” he said. “Although I am open to see how we can help, but the problem is very big and we are just a small town.”

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DELICIOUS: Sherry from Jerez

With its prancing horses, Grand Prix racers and fiery flamenco, the city with the PX factor also delivers culture by the barrelful, writes Nick Nutter in an extract from his book, The Sherry Triangle

ENTION Jerez de la Frontera to most people and they will immediately think of sherry. Quite rightly, since Jerez is the world centre of the famous wine called sherry, and in 2013 Jerez de la Frontera was appointed the European Capital of Wine. A lesser-known achievement is the 2014 award of Motorbike Capital, the first in the world, gained for holding the Grand Prix motorcycle racing events since 1987 at the nearby Circuito de Jerez. This event occurs in late April or early May when

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tens of thousands of bikers from all over the world home in on the city. Jerez is also known as the city for flamenco and horses. Although there is no heavy industry and no civil service presence, Jerez is the centre of an agricultural industry that includes the cultivation of fruits, grain and vegetables and horse and cattle husbandry. Not forgetting those all-important products - wine, sherry and brandy. It has become the centre of transportation and communications for the province, surpassing even the capital city of Cadiz in

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Make merry in sherryshire economic activity. Over recent years there have also been successful initiatives to increase the tourist trade to the city, based not least on its historical heritage that dates back to the Neolithic period. So, what to expect from the city? Most people arrive by car, after all Jerez is billed as a transport hub. The hub is the ring road. To actually penetrate the heart of the city you must leave the security of that road and take to the unknown, naively following the signs for ‘centro de ciudad’ until you start to recognise corners, junctions, bodegas, even local men and women sitting in the sun outside their front doors, and realise that you are travelling in everdecreasing circles. The vehicular signposting is atrocious. One of the best aids to navigation is the Gonzalez Byass, Tio Pepe weather vane, the largest in the world, towering over the Gonzalez Byass bodega. First impressions may be that there is a very ‘British’ feel to the place. The British have, of course, been involved in Jerez for

Jerez – a potted history JEREZ was founded in 1000BC by the Phoenicians, before the Romans developed it, leaving tellingly, among other items, a mosaic depicting vine leaves and tendrils. Always a favourable site for wine with its chalky albariza soils, it was the Moors however, who in 711 named the city Scheris, from which its current name and famous wine heralds. While the city owes much of its rich culture to 500 years of Moorish rule. Drunk by Kings, Shakespeare’s character Falstaff in King Henry IV, regaled that sherry ‘ascends into the brain;

300 years now, as financiers, industrialists and partners in the sherry industry. The many posters, billboards and name plates outside the bodegas, each the size of a small village with grand wrought iron, gilded gates, bear witness to that with names such as Sandeman, Harvey and Williams and Humbert … but there is more. Walking past a line of shops, a gents’ outfitters will catch the eye, not because they do not have such shops in Spain, but because the window is full

makes it quick, forgetive, full of nimble, fiery . . . and becomes excellent wit’. At its peak there were said to be 10,000 bodegas in the city, with hundreds of English merchants setting up alongside the Spanish. It is even said that Sir Francis Drake worked as a merchant before going on to command the fleet that later sank the Spanish Armada in 1588. In the claims by historian Diego Parada, his well-chronicled hatred for the Spanish came after he was attacked and beaten up by another merchant called Melgarejo.

of tweed and lounge suits with leather elbow patches, brown brogues, trilby hats and gentlemen’s scarves. Once you have seen such a shop you will notice that many of the men are indeed wearing that apparel - clearly a British influence at work here although I am not sure brown shoes go with dark blue suits, even if they do have elbow patches. If you happen to be in Jerez during a rainstorm, you will see what I can only describe as ‘the

sprouting of the umbrellas’. They suddenly appear in everybody’s hands and form a jostling carapace over the footpath, just like Oxford Street on a wet Friday. Or perhaps the atmosphere is a direct result of all shopkeepers, assistants, bar proprietors and restaurant waiters immediately recognising you as British and addressing you in perfect English. They all have a certain cheerfulness about them that I can only describe as, well, British. Sparkling Which brings me to my next point. Jerez is a cheerful city and it is not wholly due to the amount of sherry produced and consumed. It is colourful with great patches of green areas studded with flower beds, hanging baskets but, most of all, those bodegas. Each one seems to have its own roundabout at the gate and each one seems to be in competition with the next to make its roundabout the most attractive. The walls surrounding the bodega are usually sparkling white, allowing occasional glimpses of the manicured gardens within. A lack of heavy industry means the air is clear, and that must help to keep the buildings within

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HISTORIC: Stunning architecture and Gibraltar culture in Jerez

the town clean. It is a pleasure to wander the streets and plazas. Whilst wandering, you will stumble across any number of cafes, restaurants and bars. It is in the latter that you should try the sherry. There are nine types produced within the Sherry Triangle, an area of land formed by a line between the towns of Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa Maria and Sanlúcar de Barrameda and dozens

of manufacturers and labels. T h e y r a n g e from the driest fino sherry to the sweetest Jerez dulce so there is plenty of choice and many decisions to be made as to which you prefer. In order to value the sherrytasting experience, it is worth savouring the moment by first visiting one of the city’s many attractions. The 12th-century

Alcazar is one of the last ex- school premises is the Caramples of Almohade architec- riage Museum, a collection ture in Spain and contains an of horse-drawn road carriagexquisite little mosque. es ranging from sporty little For horse admirers, a visit to numbers to elaborate gilded the Royal Andacoaches. lusian School If you have The Alcazar is of Equestrian time, then a Art is essential. visit to the a rare example This school is clock museum of Almohade ranked with is worthwhile. architecture in the Spanish Its 302 clocks, Spain Riding School mainly British of Vienna and and French it is here that and dating Andalusian horses are taught back hundreds of years, are to ‘dance’, a carefully choreo- dedicatedly wound periodigraphed performance from cally and maintained to keep horse and rider. Alongside the perfect time... well almost.

On the hour, all the British chiming clocks chime and the time is set so that as one finishes, another begins; and at the half hour, the French chiming clocks strike up. There is a definite bass note to the former and a twinkling light-hearted treble from the latter. Time now, I think, for that sherry. ‘The Sherry Triangle’ is a book written by Nick Nutter.It is available now on Amazon and Kindle.

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JOSE Mourinho’s first job as Manchester United boss is to defend himself in Eva Carneiro’s employment tribunal. The Gibraltarian doctor is claiming constructive dismissal against Chelsea and is also taking personal legal action against Mourinho for victimisation and discrimination. Carneiro claims the Portugese boss called her a ‘daughter of a prostitute’. It has also emerged that she rejected a £1.2 million settlement offer. Taking place in Croydon, UK, the tribunal is set to last 10 days and conclude June 24. Carneiro parted company with the Premier League side in December after being dropped from first team duties.

Anthony Joshua to hold meet and greet in Gibraltar HEAVYWEIGHT champion of the world Anthony Joshua has his sights set on the Rock. The pin-up boy of British boxing will be hosting a meet and greet event aboard the Sunborn next month. Recently crowned IBF champ after dispatching American Charles Martin, Joshua will be taking some time out to meet with fans after his next bout against Dominic Breazeale. “Anthony appreciates that

CHAMP: Joshua en route to Gibraltar

he has fans all over the world and wants to meet as many of them as possible,” a spokesman for the

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VICTORY: GRFU win court battle

ARROW throwers Dyson Parody and Manuel Vilerio crashed out of the World Darts World Cup at the first hurdle. The Gibraltar duo were overpowered by the team from Norway, going down 5-2 in Germany. English pair Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis clinched the title, beating Dutch duo Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld in the final.

A COURT ruling has opened the door for Gibraltar to join Rugby’s European governing body. The Gibraltar Rugby Football Union (GRFU) won its case against Rugby Europe when a Paris court annulled a 2013 vote blocking Gibraltar's membership of the body. The GRFU can now request a revote on its membership from Rugby Europe. The 2013 vote in Stockholm had been influenced by one member against Gibraltar, the court decided. Reports suggest Jose Maria Epalza, a Spanish and former general treasurer of the body, made a speech against Gibraltar’s membership.

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On point GIBRALTAR won five gold medals at the International Dance Federation’s World Championships in Italy. The competition saw 12,000 dancers from 18 different countries compete in the South Tyrol town of Brixen. The teams competed over four days at the Bressanone sports complex, in categories ranging from hip-hop to tap and Caribbean to disco.

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er great win.” Joshua is no stranger to this part of the world. Last year he was photographed in La Sala in Puerto Banus and spent time travelling around the Costa del Sol. At just 26 years of age, Joshua is only the second man in history to become the heavyweight champion while holding the Olympic gold medal, following in the footsteps of Smoking Joe Frazier. There are three price brackets for the event on July 15. £150 will get you a meet and greet, meal and photo with the big man. £100 will get a meal and photo and £75 for meal and entertainment.

Pumped up TEENAGE muscleman Leon de Roeck is out to ‘smash more records’ at the Junior European Championships. It comes days after the 16-yearold tied up a ‘massive’ jointsponsorship deal with the government and private company Grand Home Care. De Roeck is competing in the under-16 category and is ‘100% sure’ he will emulate his six records set at last year’s world championships. “I am not just breaking records but smashing them,” he said. “I will be the world’s strongest man.” De Roeck is competing in Manchester, UK.

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Secret stash of ‘ape viagra’ set aside to ensure Gibraltar stays British whatever happens with Brexit GIBRALTAR has a secret fund set aside for ‘monkey viagra’ in case of a Brexit vote, Fabian Picardo has revealed. And the Chief Minister wasn’t aping around when he let slip about the emergency fund for the Rock’s 230 Barbary macaque apes. Legend has it that if the apes leave, Gibraltar will cease to be British. But Picardo, who has warned Spain will claim joint sovereignty over Gibraltar if Britain votes to leave the EU, is making sure his apes are standing to attention.

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MORE than 200 children from Gibraltar took part in the 2016 Strait Games sports event in San Roque along with pupils from La Linea, Algeciras, Tarifa, Los Barrios and Ceuta.

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DUTCH EU representatives have called for a ‘much needed solution’ to the ongoing row over Gibraltar’s access to aviation legislation, which has been blocked by Spain’s PP government.

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Rock hard! “We have a very healthy population of monkeys, so it’s not an issue that concerns me,” insisted Picardo. “But there’s a little fact that you might not be aware of, which is that the government has a reserve fund for ape Viagra to make sure that the consequences of the apes leaving never visits us,” he quipped. Gibraltar’s Barbary macaques are the only wild monkeys in Europe.

NEW FAD: Bubble football coming to Gibraltar

Bubble trouble

IT’S the latest craze to bounce across Europe. Now, Bubble Football is coming to Gibraltar this month. From stag-dos to kids parties, players are guaranteed a pain-free game, although actually hitting the ball could prove a challenge, as it is played inside inflatable plastic balls.

“By the end of a game, you know you’ve had a little workout,” said a Bubble Football spokesperson.“Being immersed within a plastic bubble is something you could never have dreamed about as a child - so it is absolutely novel and exciting.” ‘Matches’ will be played on the 5-aside pitches next to Victoria Stadium.

Stunt fail

A BRITISH tourist has ended up in hospital after he slathered himself in suncream and tried to slide head-first across concrete into a swimming pool. The stunt, which ended in failure, left him covered in cuts and bruises as the concrete tore the skin off his belly. The footage was captured by mum-of-three Kelly Crouch as she looked on wincing from her balcony in Benidorm.

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IN LOVE: Sansom and Mullins

Sweet Sansom

LOVED up football legend Kenny Sansom has gone down on bended knee in Gibraltar. The former England and Arsenal defender popped the question to his partner Denise Mullins after flying in to Gibraltar for an all-star tournament.

Denise, 60, has stuck with Kenny throughout a turbulent decade long relationship during which he has battled alcohol and gambling addictions, as well as depression. Other legends making the trip to Gib included Dennis Wise and Mark Wright.

They bag the sunbeds, now Germans are nicking towels TWO Germans have been arrested for stealing beach towels. Police were called to a fight between the tourists and a shop owner, in Mallorca, who had 10 towels stolen by the pair. The shopkeeper chased the tourists, who fled

with the towels under their arms. One of the pair then attacked the salesman and a fight broke out. They claimed the theft was a bet and for fun, but they have now been charged with ‘robbery with violence’.