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ISSUE 095 - Friday 24th May 2019

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couldn’t stop coach kills TOURIST A young woman died instantly, when a transfer bus carrying newly arrived holidaymakers, ploughed into her on a busy corner of a Benidorm old town street earlier this week.

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aged between 25 and 30, had been walking with a friend, when the driver of a transfer coach, with bold livery saying, NICE2MEETYOU

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THE Spanish press had plenty of coverage as Jamie Oliver announced the closure of all but three of his chain of restaurants in the UK earlier this week. Notorious over here for “chorizo-gate” after he suggested his own paella recipe including the cured meat, he is actually a popular figure in Spain for his charity work and fresh approach to food, encouraging young people to cook.

The closure of the 22 Oliver branded establishments (the three located at Gatwick airport will remain open) will probably lead to the loss of around 1,000 jobs unless a last minute buyer steps in. The 61 overseas outlets are unaffected as they are all franchises. Aimed at the “casual dining market” the brand has faced increasing competition and many think that the relatively high prices and so-so quality of the food were both factors that led to this weeks announcement. Last year Oliver put a large injection of his own cash, thought to be about £13 million, into the business hours before it went into receivership - but that appears to only have delayed the inevitable.

Stick to the cooking Jamie.

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A BIG THANK YOU

BRITAIN´S ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, visited Alicante Province this week, as part of a “de facto” farewell tour, before finishing his posting to Madrid in August, having taken the reins in 2014.

Manley dropped in to the British Consulate in Alicante on Tuesday, as well as taking part with Consul General, Sarah Jane Morris in a UK residents forum in San Juan

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to discuss Brexit.

Brexit was also on the agenda for a meeting with the Alicante Chamber of Commerce president, Juan Riera to discuss the possible impact that the UK withdrawal from the EU would have on the area, notably on British tourism.

The ambassador then hosted an evening reception

organised by the Consulate in appreciation of around 50 groups and volunteers that work amongst the expat community in Alicante Province and the Murcia region.

Groups represented included the MABS cancer charity; Help at Home, Costa Blanca; the Huntington´s Disease Association, Costa Blanca; and the Benidorm British Business Association.

On Wednesday, Manley met representatives of the Alicante Provincial Council and also took part in a special discussion forum in Alicante to look at the future relationship between the UK and Spain.

As announced last autumn, director of communications in the government´s Brexit department, Hugh Elliott will take over as ambassador this summer.

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the governments website – www.gov.uk/ livinginspain here you will find up to date information, and also have the chance to register for email alerts should anything change.

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Stay correctly informed Don’t rely on information from friends as a ruse to convince people to make or neighbours. Go straight to the source of inappropriate pension transfers, often information, my advice would be to follow to overseas jurisdictions. It’s incredibly

unlikely, under any scenario, that Brits will lose access to their pensions. What is a concern is that if you are living in Spain, you should always have a locally regulated adviser and hold an appropriate pension product. We also don’t know if pension freedoms, which were introduced following EU legislation, may exist in their same form after Brexit.

Now may be the time to see what potential benefits could be available from your existing UK pensions.

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Transfer bus Tourist tragedyCrushed FRIday 24TH May 2019

by Andy Mansell

A young woman died instantly, when a transfer bus carrying newly arrived holidaymakers, ploughed into her on a busy corner of a Benidorm old town street earlier this week.

The victim, described as a Portuguese national aged between 25 and 30, had been walking with a friend, when the driver of a transfer coach, with bold livery saying, NICE2MEETYOU, appeared to lose control while travelling downhill in busy, Calle Ruzafa in the heart of the resort.

The incident occurred at the

central point where pedestrians cross from Avenida Emilio Ortuno into Plaza de La Creu, an area known locally as the Benidorm Walking Street at around 22.30h last Wednesday evening.

Witnesses to the accident suggested the bus may sharp bend, at the foot of the one have suffered brake failure as the way street.

Onlookers described the driver driver slowed down to negotiate a being unable to brake, before hitting a telephone booth, another car, several street signs and the unfortunate victim, before coming to a halt on the pavement outside an Ale Hop shop window.

The lifeless body of the young woman remained face down on the pavement, as pedestrians screamed for support, called for emergency services or watched helplessly as the tragedy unfolded.

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FRIday 24TH May 2019 the UK, enjoying an evening stroll at one of the busiest times of the day in Benidorm, were drawn to area, as the scene of the collision descended into chaos.

Pedestrians ran up to unaware drivers who were becoming increasingly impatient, blaring their horns in a rapidly forming queue behind the bus, pleading for them to move aside to allow ambulances and police vehicles to pass.

Meanwhile, the driver of the bus, unable to speak, sat alone on the pavement in a state of extreme shock, as his equally distressed passengers remained in their seats, or stood up in the aisle, unsure of what course of action to take.

As curious onlookers milled around the body, local police officers arrived on the scene by foot, followed a few minutes later by an ambulance crew and National Police vehicles.

Paramedics administered CPR to the body, while police cordoned off the vicinity of the accident, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The exact cause of the accident and reasons for the brake failure, remain unclear, as investigating officers scan CCTV footage from nearby cameras and wait to interview the driver who was too distraught to give his account of events immediately afterwards.

Meanwhile, the bus passengers were transferred to another vehicle to continue their onward journeys to their holiday accommodations.

The area remained cordoned off to allow technicians time to assess the damage to the shop front and balcony above.

Trained councillors were made available by Benidorm City Hall, to support relatives of the victim and witnesses to the accident.

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A 30 year old British national has been arrested at Alicante airport in relation to drug trafficking offences in the United Kingdom, the National Police have confirmed. They had reason to believe he would be using the airport to flee and set up a surveillance operation which led to the man’s detention at the weekend.

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Flying off with two million euros

THE Guardia Civil intervened in the case of four Chinese nationals who were attempting to fly to Turkey with almost 2 million euros in cash last week. The incident happened at Valencia airport last Friday when X-rays showed the cash,

mainly 50 and 20 euro with more than be keen to determine notes, in a suitcase. €100,000 although exactly where the The group had the authorities may money came from. already boarded the plane and were taken off to open their other cases, all of which were similarly stuffed with cash. They have been charged with an initial crime of not declaring travelling

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NIGHTMARE SLIP

Pay Us back In 958 Years

by Alex Trelinski

A WOMAN who lived on the Costa del Sol, but plundered almost 88 thousand pounds in UK benefits, has be ordered to pay back the money, but at just £7.65 per month, in addition to getting a suspended 12 month prison sentence.

Jayne Kitching, 53, will need to stay alive for another 958 and a half years to repay the money, in a payment plan agreed with the DWP, In Grimsby Crown Court, the mother of two admitted cheating the public revenue between July 2013 and August 2016.

She obtained income support, disability living allowance and carer’s allowance having failed to tell authorities she had moved to Spain, with her postings on Facebook drawing attention that she had left the UK. Kitching also admitted taking tax credit from HMRC between September 2013 and April 2017 and failing to failing to let agencies in the UK know that her children had been taken into care in Spain, though they were returned to her custody two years ago.

The judge imposed the lenient sentence in the hope that she would not lose custody of her children again, one of whom she has to act for as a full-time carer.

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Pet’s paradise WITH a well deserved reputation as a country that loves children, it may be surprising to know that there are now more pets than kids in Spain.

There are 13 million registered animals, an increase of 40% in just five years, the vast majority of which are dogs. As not all pets need to be registered the actual number will be much higher, with cats being the second most popular four legged companion.

A BRITISH man is on a lifesupport system, after he fell from a hill onto a busy Costa del Sol road, and was hit by a car on the first day of his holiday in the Malaga area.

39-year-old Haydn Atwood from Caerphilly Haydn Atwood in South Wales, tripped and fell while running

by Alex Trelinski down the hill with his 17-year-old son son brain bleed, after the Ashley. collision with car saw Haydn, who is a carer, him thrown into the air. suffered organ damage, The problems are a skull fracture, and a even more severe The Spanish Network of Animal Identification has said that this figure is set to rise and towns and cities need to address this by setting aside dedicated animal spaces. They go on to say that animal owners also have great responsibility not just with the welfare of their pets but by cleaning up after them and following the law where applicable, such as muzzling and registering dogs.

As pet ownership rises the human birth rate has been falling and loneliness is cited as the number one reason for having a dog, cat or even rabbit.

for Haydn, as he did not take out holiday insurance, which would have covered the costs of flying him back home to Wales, once he is in a fit state to do so.

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BRIT DEATH

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by Alex Trelinski pronounced after going into A BRITISH man cardiac arrest has died in Mallorca in the northern on Sunday while municipality of cycling along a Pollensa. coastal road.

The death was The unnamed not treated as 49-year-old was suspicious.

Careless

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A BRITISH man has confessed to accidentally starting a forest fire on the Costa del Sol on Monday, which took firemen two hours to bring under control.

The unnamed 43-year-old said

that the blaze had got out of hand after he lit a small fire to burn rubbish.

High winds and the dry ground helped fan the flames, which led to the mobilisation of three helicopters near Nerja in a hilly area known as Cerro de San Isidro.

TODDLER FALL

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A BRIITISH baby was rushed to hospital in Mallorca, after he slipped from his mother´s arms and fell some six metres off a cliff.

The 19-monthold boy was injured on Sunday afternoon at some steep cliffs on the island’s north-

Torrent de Pareis.

west coast featuring a number of beaches like Torrent de Pareis, which is accessed by a long footpath and and narrow tunnel.

A Guardia Civil helicopter airlifted the child to hospital in Palma, where authorities described his condition as serious.

‘Saga’ under fire A travel company specialising in holiday for the over 55’s, has been accused of leaving two of its Benidorm clients on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Betty Rickerby, 87, from Old Swan, Liverpool, and her friend Barbara Molloy, 75, booked the month long holiday to the resort, with tour company, Saga, after Mrs Molloy’s husband died last year.

However, the pair claim their 4000 pound holiday was ruined by constant noise, paint fumes and cold food.

They insist the unnamed hotel where they stayed had construction crews, who roamed the ground at all hours, that food was served cold and heavy paint fumes ran thick through the air.

Although the couple had been told before the trip that there was some work being done near to the hotel, they were surprised by the amount of construction work going on

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in the vicinity of their room.

“As soon as I pulled up all I could see was the cement mixer and cranes, so I told the driver he must have made a mistake, but he hadn’t, this was the hotel.

Straight away I went to the rep and said I wasn’t happy,” said Mrs Rickerby.

Pointing out that there were dust sheets outside her bedroom door, she continued, “We were there for a month, I complained from day one onward and they only moved us in the last week.”

Meanwhile Mrs Molloy also complained that, food in the hotel’s restaurant was served cold, “I didn’t pay all this money to come away with Saga to have to microwave my food.”

“My husband died last September. This was supposed to be a relaxing holiday, a chance to take a breath,” she said.

The pair also said they had to deal with noise every day from

The friends claim that stress caused by noise, dust and paint fumes ruined their holiday.

seven in the morning until six at night, a claim denied by Saga.

A resort representative they sent to investigate the complaint, found the noise could not be heard inside.

Mrs Rickerby, who has breathing difficulties, owing to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, said, “I just couldn’t breathe. In the end I went to the pharmacy but was sent straight to a walk-in centre.”

“They ended up giving me medication to help me, I just couldn’t catch my breath.”

Eventually the two women

Terror arrest after 17 years ONE of Spain’s most wanted men, Basque terrorist Jose Antonio Urruticoetxea Bengoetxea, was arrested last week in a small town in the French Alps after a joint operation by the Spanish and French authorities. Bengoetxea, aged 69 and also known as Josu Ternera, is wanted in connection with his part in the 1987 Eta bombing that killed 11

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people at a Guardia Civil barracks in Zaragoza, including five children.

He was a long time head of the separatist military group that killed over 850 people before officially disbanding last year.

Prime Minister Sanchez welcomed the news of the arrest and praised the cooperation of the French authorities.

Jose Antonio Urruticoetxea Bengoetxa shortly before he went on the run.

were moved to a nearby hotel of a better quality, for the final week of their stay.

A Saga spokesperson issued a statement saying, ‘Mrs Rickerby raised her concerns with our resort team at which point arrangements were made for Mrs Rickerby and her friend to move to an alternative nearby hotel, the cost of which was waived as a gesture of goodwill.’

Mrs Molloy, who is planning another trip to Benidorm with her friend said, “When you get to our age, it’s better to just try and laugh these things off.”

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Residencia services resumed THE BRITISH embassy in Madrid says that delays to British nationals trying to get an appointment to get a residencia document appear to have mainly disappeared.

Problems were reported from across Spain from the end of March when Britain was originally due to leave the EU, with some offices pausing the registration process and turning people away.

The issue has been raised by British consular

TripAdvisor test case

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officials with the Spanish government, and residencia procedures seem to be returning to normal across the Costa Blanca and Murcia regions.

That has been confirmed by readers of The Weekender, as well as advertisers like Sun Lawyers, who help clients through the residencia process.

See their feature on Residencias on page 22

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CARELESS BRIT A BRITISH man has confessed to accidentally starting a forest fire on the Costa del Sol on Monday, which took firemen two hours to bring under control.

The unnamed 43-year-old said that the blaze had got out of hand after he lit a small fire to burn rubbish.

High winds and the dry ground helped fan the flames, which led to the mobilisation of three helicopters near Nerja in a hilly area known as Cerro de San Isidro.

A Valencian restaurant owner is taking travel portal TripAdvisor to court in a case that may have ramifications for the site and the industry.

Antonio Calero owns two establishments on the cities beach front, Marina Beach Club and Panorama, both pitching themselves at the top end of the business but not being well rated on TripAdvisor. Marina Beach Club has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5 and comments include “should be called Toxic Beach” and

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“badly trained staff”. In the trial, currently taking place in Barcelona, Mr Calero argues that he never asked for either his restaurants to feature on the website and when he requested exclusion this was turned down. He also thinks that many of the customer reviews are false or even libellous, such as that they are illegally hiring uncontracted staff.

Bradford Young, the Vice President of TripAdvisor, is

representing the firm and he states that comments are controlled, primarily by software but also by people if there are queries on the efficiency of this.

“We receive millions of comments and we know what is normal. When something is not it stands out and we can control it” he said. The comment about social security fraud had been deleted within 2436 hours, he went on to say.

Mr Calero disagrees and is asking for compensation of €660,000.

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UNSOLVED MYSTERY

TWO BRITISH men have been found not guilty of kidnapping a waitress outside a night club in the Costa del Sol resort of Puerto Banus in September 2014.

A Malaga court ruled that Latvian waitress Agnese Klavina had not been forced into Westley Capper’s car, and also cleared fellow defendant, Craig Porter, of Agnese’s illegal detention.

A doorman was also found not guilty by the court.

But Essex-born Capper, 41, was instead convicted of a lesser crime of coercion relating to the way he got ‘drunk’ Agnese to leave with him and was handed a two-year prison sentence, whilst Porter, 37, from Liverpool, was found guilty of being Capper’s accomplice and given a sixmonth jail sentence.

Both sentences will mean no actual jail time, and both were ordered to pay ten thousand euros each in compensation to Agnese Klavina´s family.

Missing Agnese.

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All sides in the case intend to appeal, with Capper having insisted that he had dropped Agnese off close to a flat that she was staying at, whilst Porter stated that he had fallen asleep in the back of Capper´s car, and did not witness anything.

The pair denied dumping Agnese´s body at sea, and her body has never been found.

Capper though has other legal concerns as he faces a manslaughter trial over the death of a woman on a pedestrian crossing in San Pedro near Marbella, while he was allegedly high on alcohol and cocaine.

He has already confessed to killing Bolivian woman Fatima Dorado in May 2016 and is expected to receive a two-and-a-half year prison sentence when that case goes to trial.

On-line when on the line PASSENGERS travelling on the AVE high speed train connecting Alicante and Madrid last Friday were the first to be able to try out the new on-board Wi-Fi network. Those embarking the train found instructions on their seats of how to connect, a service that

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was previously available on other routes, including Madrid to Valencia. The new system is still at the testing stage, using those passengers willing to try it as guinea pigs before it is rolled out permanently. As it

is being trialled the service was free but once running there will be a charge of two euros, although this will be free to first class travellers and some loyalty card holders. There will also be a premium package available with extensive content and five times the data speed.

Spanish skateboard hero remembered

THE ongoing inquest into the London Bridge terror attack in 2017 this week heard how the Spanish victim in the atrocity was killed.

Ignacio Echevierra, aged 39, had been skateboarding with a friend when they saw the attack while cycling home across the bridge. The friend, Guillermo Sanchez, said that Ignacio immediately ran at the attackers who were stabbing two other victims. He used his skateboard as a weapon but was overcome by the terrorists and dies of

stab wounds.

Talking about his friend Mr Sanchez said he was “all about trying to help people” and was still carrying a toy he had bought earlier for his little sister back in Spain. Last October Mr Echevierra’s parents received the posthumous George Medal for bravery from the Queen that was awarded to their son. His parents have chosen not to attend the inquest saying they have “complete Ignacio Echevierra faith in the English justice system”. A total of eight people either stabbed or men who carried out died in the attack, run over by the three the atrocity.

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World News Japanese drawing a line in the sand with tourism OUTSIDE of Tokyo and one or two other major cities, mass tourism is something the Japanese took part in rather than experienced for themselves until recently. However, as the world shrinks and tourists look for something different from sun, sea and sangria, Japan is seeing a year on year in-crease in foreign visitors - and not all the locals like it. The famous dunes in Tottori which are at-tracting increasing numbers of tourists illustrate this well. The breath-taking sand mountains stretch for almost 20 kilometres along the coast and undulate dramatically, reaching heights of up to 50 meters. However, there is an increasing problem with “sand graffiti”, basically people carving out messages, pictures and whatever takes their fancy, defacing the formerly pristine dunes.

On top of the world again. Sherpa Kami Rita.

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Natalie”, doubtless des-tined for an Instagram account somewhere near you, was the final straw for angry locals who lived in relatively splendid isolation until recently. Fines were introduced a decade ago to halt the practice but they have now taken to putting up signs in various languages, including English and Korean with muttered talk of banning visitors.

2018 was the first year Japan ever exceeded 30 million foreign tourists and, with Tokyo hosting the Olympics in 2020, they are gearing up for a significant rise from that figure. However, many are struggling to cope with Western habits such as eating when walking, excessive drinking and over informality. The irony that the Japanese themselves are one of the most travelled people on the planet A couple of months ago a 25-metre- won’t be lost on many of course. long message saying “Happy Birthday

Trump sabre rattling escalates

ALTHOUGH Republicans have a doctrine of nonintervention in world affairs, modern day GOP President’s seem to have had a penchant for fighting wars in far distant lands, from Bush senior in Kuwait to Bush jnr. in Iraq.

Arguably the most isolationist leader in modern day history, Donald Trump still gives the impression that he thinks his CV would look better with a war under his belt, something he appears to be getting

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perilously close to with Iran.

His latest ominous comment this week was that war would be “the end” of Iran, something the Iranian Foreign Minister called “genocidal taunts”. The US has now started deploying warships and other military to the Gulf in moves all too reminiscent of those made by both George Bush and a decade later his son. Trump

really started down this path when the US withdrew its support for Iran’s pledge to stop developing nuclear weapons in return for the lifting of sanctions, a move met with a mixture of condemnation and bafflement by most of the western world.

Quite why Trump seems so keen to engage in war with Iran is unclear, like so much of his foreign policy.

Oil, as ever, could be one answer, increasing friendliness with Israel or even just portraying himself as a Churchillian type colossus on the world stage as he threatens to destroy a third world country with 20 million children. Iran in turn has made it clear they don’t want war but also refuse to be bullied, while behind the scenes their diplomats are said to be deeply frustrated at Trump’s “crazy mixed messages”, many of them delivered through that least diplomatic of tools, Twitter.

SHERPA Kami Rita completed his 24th ascent of Mount Everest on Tuesday, a new record and, in-credibly, his second trip to the summit in just a week.

49-year-old Rita has been working as a guide for 25 years and is vocal in letting people know the importance of Sherpa’s role in helping less experienced - or even highly experienced - climbers achieve their dreams. He told the BBC “Sherpas fix ropes all the way to the top, so they make their way fixing the ropes and the foreigners give

interviews saying Everest is easier, or talk about their courage. But they forget the contribution of the Sherpa. We have struggled a lot to make it happen. We suffer.”

“Sherpa” isn’t a word for guide as many people think, but refers to the ethnic groups native to the mountainous regions of Nepal, although they also live in China and Bhutan.

Their acclimatisation to low altitude and general aptitude for climbing means that they have been a part of almost every conquest of Everest and other Himalayan peaks

since Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing’s first successful ascent in 1953.

Sherpa Rita’s climbing career is far from over and he has said he can easily go on for another dec-ade with the use of oxygen. However, it is more than a job for him and his fellow guides “In every mountain there is a goddess. It’s our responsibility to keep the goddess happy,” he said.

“Months before I start an ascent I start worshipping and ask for forgiveness because I will have to put my feet on her body”.

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New TRAM stop confirmed

THE Ministry of Public Works has confirmed that the town of Jesus Pobre will be having its own stop on the Alicante TRAM line.

A plot of land has been ceded to train operator Ferrocarrils de Va-lencia

(FGV) which is actually in the municipality of Pedreguer but close to Jesus Pobre. The new stop and accompanying alterations to the route will allow for continuity between Denia and the Montgo.

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ONDARA’S cultural and gastronomic fair, which had to be cancelled last month due to the poor weather, will now be held on 8 June. The event is to be spread over the Prado, Avenida General Bosch and Plaza de Bous and will have a variety of culture, music, entertainment and gastronomy on offer. One of the highlights is the book fair which will be on Avenida General Bosch and will have a number of book stalls as well as appearances by local and regional writers and publishers. The Municipal Library will also have its own stand and will be distributing free books.

Food and drink will be well catered for, with a wide range of local products available plus a dedi-cated wine fair

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featuring 14 wineries from the region. There is also a craft market with around 20 stalls selling homemade items which will be on Central del Prado.

For the children there will be games and workshops while a guided tour of points of historical interest in the town will also be conducted. To round things off there is a concert in the evening at Plaza de Bous starring Maria del Mar Bonet with this date featuring as part of her 50th anniversary tour.

The opening times for the main fair are 11am until 1.30pm and then 4pm until 10pm. See the tourist office or town hall for further information and please check before travelling if the weather is poor.

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l w a r C y r r u C ’s o c Mar The Bombay Grill Calpe A real taste authenticity

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The Bombay Grill Calpe is the new kid on the block when it comes to eating curry in North Costa Blanca. After having been on my Springtime curry crawl visiting many restaurants across the Costa Blanca I was lucky enough to find my latest addition a gem of a place situated in the heart of Calpe.

The Bombay Grill was opened only in the last few weeks and has already taken the town by storm by not only showing off their excellent cooking skills but also they are giving their new customers a complete experience of fun with traditional dressing up and photo shoots. There is something really special about the Bombay Grill as it boasts happiness from the moment you arrive and you then find yourself sitting in the most comfortable surroundings.

The Facebook posts showing happy customers is quickly making a name as “The Happy Indian Restaurant”.

This restaurant is so interesting it reminds me of the oldest Indian restaurant in London’s Covent Garden, full of Indian themes and authenticity giving you a real Indian feel you could quite easily be in the middle of Bombay!

You can’t help yourself looking around at the special decoration and immediately you feel at home, soon after we sat down we were served with crispy popadoms and dips before it was time to study the extensive menu and taste some starters. We shared a mix of Onion Baji - Samosas and a sizzling mix grill of Chicken, Lamb Tika, and Lamb Kebab. The combination of tastes was

amazing I couldn’t wait to get straight on with the main course because it was all so delicious. The choices for our main dish was Chicken Madras, Chicken Tika Masala and also we had a main from the Chefs Recommendations menu. The dishes were served with

completely different styles and with their own individual tastes of spices.

You really could say that this was as close as it gets to the real thing. To compliment the meal we had lemon rice and a mix of garlic and Pashwari Nan bread. Our meal was the Indian experience to remember and we will be going back for more real soon!

The restaurant is situated near the Port end of Calpe just off the main road towards the Port Calle Isla de Formentera 5, Calp 03710 Call 965 52 97 39 / bombaygrillcalpe@ gmail.com or see them on Facebook

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Benidorm dwarf bar investigated A Benidorm bar offering customers entertainment from a performing dwarf, is being investigated for breaches against human rights.

Chaplin’s, a busy Rincon de Loix bar, popular with English tourists and groups of stags and hens, received a complaint from Cermi, an organisation representing people with disabilities in Spain, who objected to a sign outside the bar saying ‘Wanna Rent a Midget?’.

Alicante’s public prosecutor’s office confirmed they had received the complaint and confirmed an investigation into the claims had commenced.

Jesús Martín Blanco, from Cermi, said, “Mockery and derision causes direct effects on all the group that has this type of disability and deepen the stigma of people with short stature, who are treated as jesters”.

In addition, Felipe Orviz, a legal advisor for the northern Spain-based ALPE Achondroplasia Foundation which supports families and children with a form of short-limbed

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dwarfism called achondroplasia, said he believed the nightspot was in breach of international human rights treaty The Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.

Chaplin’s regularly post on social media sites, with messages, such as, ‘Our midget stripper show is on at 1am every night at Chaplins bar.

And, ‘also available to hire for your stag/hen do’s. Want to handcuff your stag to a midget? You can at Chaplins.’

Manager of the well known bar, Manuel Nieto, defended their use of the dwarf, a Spanish man, known as Antonio, stressing that he is employed like any other member of their team.

Speaking to Spanish News Agency, Efe, he said, “things have been taken out of context, Antonio is a worker who is registered, quoted and whose situation is completely normal.”

He explained that his employee also performs public relations duties at Chaplin’sfor a period of

three to four hours a day, dressed as a “policeman or superhero” and has photos with customers, alongside another member of staff, dressed as a “giant”, on stilts.

Nieto confirmed that his member of staff had been employed by the bar for three years, was very happy in his job and surprised by the commotion surrounding him.

“His mental health and intelligence is exactly the same or better than anyone else’s, and does not believe that he is being exploited.”

“Tony does it because he wants to, because he likes the job and is a showman and he can stay at Chaplin’s as long as he wants because there is nothing strange about all this.”

Meanwhile Orviz stressed, “we have been fighting for more than 20 years to eradicate any kind of spectacle based on the denigration of this group.”

A Valencian regional government spokesman, Natxo Costa, confirmed they will prosecute the bar, should they receive a denuncia.

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Road closure raises eyebrows Do the robot

QUESTIONS have been asked as to why through traffic has been barred from the street the mayor of Benitatxell lives on, just a few days before he stands for reelection. Barriers have cut off Calle Calistros although there has been no technical report submitted and the

dance

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Local Police have not ap-proved the actions.

Mayor Miguel Garcia said that people on the street are “bothered by the cars” but failed to adequately answer where the authority had come from to close the road.

More attendants needed DENIA Hospital has about half spokesman said that the hospital as “support staff” and leaving a the number of hospital attendants management did not take the role shortfall and a training gap while (warders) as neighbouring facili- seriously enough, counting them blaming budgets. ties based on the number per patient. Often overlooked in the smooth running of a hospital, their role is vital with one of their main duties being the mobilisation of patients around the centre and lack of warders can disrupt the way the whole hospital is run. Denia has 35 attendants for 220 beds, a ratio

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A team of four female students from the IES Gabriel Ciscar school in Oliva won third prize in the eleventh “Robot Challenge” competition organised by the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia. The category that Irene Cañamas, Claudia Mansanet, Marta Caudeli and Mireia Sanchez entered was “Robot Dance”.

Fellow pupil Derecho Granadal also picked up third place in the Sumo fighting category.

All five are Technology and Robotics students at the secondary school and took their

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constructions down to Valencia earlier this month where a total of 272 teams ranging from primary age to univer-sity level took part. In the Robot Dance category, the robots had to dance for two minutes and were judged on best coordination with the music and most original choreography. In the Sumo category Derecho needed to build a robot with sensors whose aim was to remove its opponent from the combat zone.

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Marina Baixa midwives get together

AFTER gathering together as part of the first “Porteando en Familia” midwives from across the Ma-rina Baixa ended the day with a walk to the famous Faro de l’Albir. The get together was supported by the Department of

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Public Health and the meeting talked about issues such as promoting positive parenting and supporting breastfeeding.

Healthy lifestyles for new parents and their babies

was also discussed, all in an informal environment.

Albir’s Sierra Gelada natural parc was the setting for the gathering, which includes the lighthouse where all participants strolled up to at the end of the ses-sion.

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Albir Local&WhatsOn Fresh food and much more

AS the weather warms up and people turn to outdoor activities, just a reminder that Albir is one of the places lucky enough to hold their market at the weekend.

The Sunday market is held at the large car park about halfway down Bulevard dels Musics and along with local fresh fruit and vegetables there are bakery stalls,

charcutarias and a selection morning with many of the of cloths and household same attractions. goods. There are also plenty of bars and restaurants close by when you want to put your feet up after browsing the mar-ket. The outdoor market in the town of Alfaz del Pi is on a Friday

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Fire tears through factory Giving the gift of sight

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A fire in an old factory in Denia last Saturday saw flames spread over a hundred square meters while local residents were advised not to leave their houses for their own safety. The blaze broke out on Avenida Castellon at about 1.30 in the afternoon and the entire Denia park fire-fighting squad that was

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on duty went to the scene, four engines and ten men.

The fire was brought under control about two hours later during which the road and other nearby ones had been closed to traf-fic. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

Choirs for a good cause JAVEA Rotary Club along with their counterparts in Denia and BenissaTeulada have organised a musical evening to raise money towards a special multi-sensory classroom for the La Xara Occupational Day Centre. On the programme for the night are the Coral Benissenca, Coro Cadenza, Cor de la Rectoria, Conservatori Tenor Cortis, Conservatori Mestre Berenguer and Conservatori de Xabia, all choirs and

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groups from the Marina Alta area.

The venue is the Teulada Moraira Auditorium and the concert is on 31 May, starting at 8.30pm. Tickets are €11 and can be purchased from the venue or through the instanticket website for the Auditorium. There will also be a wine tasting and snacks at the halfway interval, served by pupils from the Raquel Paya School in Denia.

IN poorer parts of the world bad eyesight can sometimes be a matter of life and death and often means total dependence on friends or family. The charity organisation Hahatay, which develops co-operation between Spain and Senegal, is collecting old glasses for sending off to the West African country with 20 businesses in Javea taking part. They all have collection points where unwanted glasses can be dropped off and eventually sent out to Senegal, where something that would have sat forgotten in a drawer could transform someone’s life.

The collection points are open until September and while most of them are opticians there are also other outlets as well as some council offices. For more information, contact Vicen Bolufer on 606 554 208. In the same initiative last year over 400 pairs of glasses were collected and distributed.

Red Cross baywatchers

THE Red Cross have once again been awarded the contract to monitor Javea’s beaches this summer after a decision over the matter was made last week by the town council. The service will include first aid and general surveillance as well as lifeguard duties. This commences on weekends only from 1 June on the Arenal and 15 June at Cala de la Granadella and Playa Grava. From 1 July this goes to seven days a week throughout the peak season and then also includes the Benissero and Barraca beaches. The contract is worth €312,000 to the Red

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Cross, a non-governmental organisa-tion and charity.

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Two break-ins linked to same man A 30 year old Romanian man has been arrested in connection with two shop burglaries in the early hours of last Wednesday morning, both at locutorios. A routine National Police patrol noticed the windows of one establishment had been broken and the alarm was sounding.

They entered the premises and,seeing it had been raided, alerted other patrols to look out for suspicious activity.

Meanwhile 091 operators reported that they had received a call from someone who

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witnessed the incident and were able to describe the thief and the direction they had run off in. This led the police to the suspect who had also cut his arm in the incident. A few hours after this the manager of anoth-er shop called in saying there had been a break in and theft. CCTV footage showed this to be the same man who is in detention. He has now also been linked to a third burglary in Valencia earlier in May where €11,000 was taken

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JaveaLocal&WhatsOn Landslide fears unaddressed AFTER the landslide caused by the heavy rains last month, residents on part of the Balcon al Mar urbanisation have said that up to 35 properties are “in imminent danger of being buried due to landslides, much of it caused by construction that has undermined the cliffs.” On 22 April

huge boulders, stones and mud slid down the cliffs, blocking Calle Pierre Boulez, the only exit point for 45 properties and their occupants. The town council unblocked the road but a large pile of rubble and debris is still in place on the side of the street.

Regarding the danger of future

incidents, a petition has been started demanding that all construction in the area be stopped until the risks are properly assessed by an independent company.

This in-cludes anything such as demolition work, excavations and major renovations likely to increase the chances of slides and rockfalls.

The scene after the landslide.

Roundabout to help schoolrun traffic THE Alicante Provincial Council have agreed to a project to construct a new roundabout to ease the problem with the jump in traffic where Javea meets Benitatxell after a private school opened last year.

Locals in parts of Benitatxell had complained about the extra number of vehicles passing through after the 1,100 student school opened

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in Cumbre del Sol at the start of this school year.

The new 18 metre diameter roundabout is to be built at Calle Capelletes where traffic accesses Beni-tatxell from Javea. Hopefully it will also solve the issue of people using local camis The intersection at C/ Capelletes as “rat runs” to avoid the where the new roundabout is to be built. bottlenecks.

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Business & Money Global economy in delicate condition

THE head of the International Monetary Fund this week said that the world’s economy is “going through a delicate moment”. Speaking at the Economic Forum in Astana (Kazakhstan) Christine Lagarde noted that two years ago 75% of countries’ economies

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were growing while at the moment about 70% are slowing down or going backwards. She sees the next six months as crucial and talked of commercial tensions, seen as a reference to the burgeoning USAChina trade wars that may

end up damaging both and knocking on globally. She also stressed the need for inclusive and sustainable growth, bringing the poor, women and the young into the frame financially whereby many of these groups of people are still regularly excluded.

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After a tense Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, May gave a speech which outlined her plans, and then repeated the details to MPs on Wednesday.

A lot of her MPs either sat in stony silence, or just didn´t bother to go to listen in the first place, with hours later the Leader of the House Commons, Andrea Leadsom, resigning her post, saying that she did not agree with the changes over the customs union and referendum.

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The bill also contains new guarantees on workers’ rights, environmental protections and the Northern Irish border.

The executive of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers voted on Wednesday night on whether to allow a new confidence vote that could oust Theresa May from her premiership.

The votes were sealed in an envelope, and would only be opened if May fails to resign by June 10th, and that could happen today when she has a meeting with the 1992 chairman, Sir Graham Brady.

A Tory leadership contest would then kick off, as the new version

of the withdrawal bill is quietly filed away, leaving everybody wondering what happens next in the Brexit saga.

The only certainties are that the UK is due to leave the European Union on October 31st, and that currently the House of Commons has failed to agree on anything, except for the fact that they don´t want to leave the EU without a deal.

It´s hard to see how a new Prime Minister can change the parliamentary arithmetic, with an early general election a distinct possibility, whilst Theresa May´s last stand spectacularly blew up in her face within a matter of hours, leading to the almost certain end of her tenure of Downing Street.

Banking on new cash-points THE Valencian Community is looking at plans to address the increasing issue of municipalities that have no banks by installing ATM machines. There are 135,000 people in the Community without access to any financial services, a situation that is expected to worsen as banks save money

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and encourage people to use online banking. However even for those who switch to this system, they still need to visit a bank or cash-point to actually withdraw cash, still the preferred method of payment in most smaller towns in the region. The €7 million

project will pay for the installation and maintenance of the new machines for four years when the project will be reviewed. The Community has also asked that banks and other financial entities help address the issue with initiatives such as mobile banking.

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This tax is known in Spain as Impuesto

De Sucesiones or ISD for short. Each region of Spain has different rates and allowances.

However, the Valencian region currently has some of the highest rates of Inheritance Tax in Spain.

If you are deemed a UK Domicile (different from UK Resident) but live in Spain, this can also mean UK Inheritance Tax is payable by your estate (spouse to spouse is exempt in the UK).

Depending on the size of your wealth, ISD tax may apply to married couples on the death of the first spouse and the tax has to be paid within 6 months of the date of death. All joint assets in Spain are frozen on death, this includes Spanish bank accounts.

If you are tax resident in Spain, all your worldwide assets wherever they may be located, are included in the calculation.

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THE TOP THREE REASONS TO GET YOUR SPANISH RESIDENCY CARD Sun Lawyers are ready and waiting to guide you through what you need to do if you are looking to get yourself fully legal in Spain by getting a residencia.

With some delays in applying for a Spanish residencia all recently cleared up, now is the time to get yours if you haven´t already done so, and you don´t need to be worried about what might seem to be a complex process, as Sun Lawyers will sort everything out for you.

clouding the waters, but essentially you must get yourself covered with a residencia, pure and simple, which we will arrange, including those appointments and the necessary documents that need to be declared.

The planned UK withdrawal agreement allows residencias to continue for British residents, but they will then be swapped over to a different card, which the Spanish government said earlier this year would be a straight-forward process.

person that is permanently resident in be covered one way or another, though Spain, once you have obtained your Spanish emergencies are universally covered. residency card, you then move to exchange your EU/British Driving License for a There are two main categories here: Spanish one.

Limited and temporary healthcare in That licence swap is part of the law, and Spain. This must be done through the EHIC so if you get stopped by the police, you’ll health card, but this does not include ongoing have the Spanish driving licence, opposed to treatments. a driving licence from a foreign country that the police officer might not be familiar with, Permanent all-inclusive healthcare in as well as questions as to why you have not Spain. One essential requirement to qualify made the change. is to have Spanish residency, in order to get a SIP card.

Yes, EU driving licences are valid in .

Spain (as long as they have not expired), but Ready to act? if you are a permanent resident, you need to stay within the law and swap over to a It is common for Sun Lawyers to see Spanish document, rather than going through people postponing important decisions, like all kinds of hassles, some of which could cost the need to apply for Spanish residency or you time and money. We will make sure that sorting out their taxes or buying a home with those kinds of hassles don´t happen to you! a reputable lawyer.

That includes getting that all-important appointment, as we know who to contact to That looks like being the case as well in try and get things done as quickly as possible! a no-deal Brexit according to Madrid, but you must get a residencia right now, with a You should apply for a Spanish residency helping hand from Sun Lawyers. card if: With possible delays in the appointment You’re spending more than 90 days in Spain. system because of a rush of British nationals You want to be legal in Spain. looking to register, along with the process You want to have healthcare in Spain. grinding to a halt in March and April, you need to apply now before it is too late, and Sun Lawyers has broken down those three by getting in touch with us, we will sort Sun Lawyers unfortunatly do not help points in detail. everything out. with driving license applications, however we can help with the residencia application You’re staying in Spain for over 90 days You want to be legal in Spain and sort through all the various stages and keep what you must do to a bare minimum.

At Sun Lawyers we know the law, and it Sun Lawyers want to make sure that you clearly states that if you spend more than 90 become legal in Spain, to bring you to a You want to use the Spanish healthcare days in Spain per year, then you must apply simple status of “peace of mind”, as doing system for a Spanish residency card, which in effect everything according to Spanish rules can is a stay permit. only bring benefits.

Let us remind you that there is no free If you are from the UK, the Brexit issue is As an example, as a British or any EU healthcare in Spain, and all costs must

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Home&Garden THE BEST WAYS TO USE YOUR HOT TUB IN THE SUMMER

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Summer is here! At last, the season of sunny days and evening fireflies has returned. But summer can also bring oppressive temperatures and high humidity. On those days, the hot tub that’s your paradise on chilly fall days, cold winter nights, and carefree spring weekends can seem like a cauldron, sending you in search of a cool shower and wondering if you can use a hot tub in summer.

Summertime means many different things to many different people, but it all depends upon where you live.

Experiencing summer inland is very different than experiencing it along the coast, in some parts such as the northern parts of spain it can be quite refreshing most times of the year however in most case it’s typically too hot during the midday hours for a warm soak, especially in the summer.

The good news, however, is that even the hottest parts of the country aren’t hot all day.

The fact is, there are many ways to use your home spa in warm weather, each more pleasant than the last.

Turn over, where we list a few of the best tips.

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Finding Balance with Morning and Evening Soaks n areas with low humidity levels, temperatures start to drop as late afternoon wanes, and then bottom out late at night. The thermometer begins to rise again as the sun does. In many places, that means twilight, dusk, and dawn are ideal times to

relax sore muscles in your hot tub’s soothing water.

These windows of spa opportunity are even more open in cooler, northern areas.

Hot-tubbing at night can provide tranquility on par with sitting around

a campfire and watching the stars–another popular summertime activity that turns up the heat in a different type of way. Enjoying your spa during the cool morning hours can help you relax and find balance in preparation for a long, hot summer day.

GETTING SOCIAL

Summer is a highly social season—a time when friends and family get together for barbecues or to just while away hazy days in gardens, on patios and decks, and, of course, in hot tubs. Spas with entertainment systems provide the music to match your party’s vibe and the

sports and films your guests love. From classic tunes and the latest beats to big games and summer movie marathons, Bluetooth® technology allows you to connect your home entertainment system with your spa’s remote controls.

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turn up the volume, and more while you’re flipping burgers.

Entrancing spa waterfalls and fountains augment the mood, and multicolored LED lighting ushers your gathering into the night, setting the stage for fun hot tub games or stargazing.

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There are many ways to enjoy your spa in the warm summer months, but the most refreshing is with an enhanced temperature control system. When you crave a cool dip on a sweltering day, but don’t have ready access to a swimming pool or beach, your hot tub can come through for you. Lowering the temperature of spa water all the way down to a brisk 15-18 degrees celcius and heat it back up again to enjoy in cooler evening temperatures.

Here are a few steps that can shape your perfect summer day: Step 1: Wake up with a warm soak to gain focus and energy.

Step 2: Take care of business as the morning gets going.

Step 3: Enjoy a break during the heat of the day by stepping into your crisp, refreshing “cool tub.”

Step 4: Raise the hot tub temperature after dinner to stave off the evening chill with friends and family.

Rainy Day, Soak Away While areas with low humidity are subject to drastic temperature ranges, areas with high humidity are subject to rain—Mother Nature’s way of beating the summer heat. Although mostlty dry we may see rain

in some regions. A summer rain storm can break a hot spell in a snap. The cool peace that follows is an invitation to appreciate the earthy scent left behind and melt into the bliss of your home spa.

Benefits of Hot-Tubbing in The Summer In addition to all the fun you can have hot-tubbing during the summer season, there are health benefits you may experience. After exerting your muscles in the yard or at the gym, your hot tub can help reduce soreness and aching. Not only can a warm spa help release tension, but the buoyancy of the water and the massaging effect of powerful jets contribute, too. Plus, enjoying your hot tub with friends and family can help to improve social connections, as

well as your overall quality of life. When the day is done, a 20-minute soak before bed can help improve your sleep.

Owning a hot tub is a joyful experience, no matter what the season.

Your spa routine can help anchor your day, your week, or your year, even when the heat turns up. No matter where you live—whether in Miami or the land of the midnight sun— your hot tub will reward you every day you use it.

If you’re seeking unique tranquility, and there is no threat of thunder and lightning, you can even use your hot tub during the rain.

Sit back and enjoy the cool rain on your face as the rest of your body indulges in warmth.

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Hawaii

by Yvonne Hollywood, Worldwide Horizons Found in the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii is an archipelago of volcanic islands which make up the 50th State of America. The main islands are on the Southern most tip, the largest being Hawaii itself, (also known

as the Big Island or Hawaii Island, to differentiate from the State of Hawaii). The capital of the state is Honolulu, located on O’ahu.

Its location in the Pacific is ideal

for beach and surf tourism, attracting millions of persons every year. The islands have a tropical climate, averaging 30 degrees in winter and higher in the summer, with a wet season from October to April and summer May to September, making it an ideal island destination when the hurricane season is taking place in the Caribbean.

The tourism industry is one of the main sources of income for the islands, and you can expect to pay a tourist tax. Getting there is a short 6 hour flight from Los Angeles To Maui or Honolulu, but once there, its relatively easy to get from island to island. If you have always wanted to learn how to, there is nowhere better to learn how to surf – professional trainers provide lessons and equipment in most of the main beaches.

The islands are also attractive for their abundance of nature reserves – the islands boast 21 natural parks with plenty of guided tours available, including one of the ‘Devastation Trail’, which follows the

path of the lava following the last volcanic eruption, allowing you to get a real feel for the damage that was caused.

Wildlife and sea life is in abundance around the islands. There are many diving and snorkeling areas which allow you to see the fantastic underworld habitat.

Covered by reefs, the area is home to an array of tropical fish, turtles, parrotfish and the very beautiful, but equally very hard to pronounce humuhumunukunukuāpua´a.

Try saying that after a few drinks! If you prefer not to get your hair wet, there are two fantastic aquariums to visit, offering you the possibility of experiencing all the underwater world whilst in dry clothes.

Between November and May, the North Pacific Humpback Whales start their annual migration.

This can generally be seen from any of the islands, so grab a hat, suncream and book yourself a boat tour to catch sight of these magnificent mammals.

Hawaii is rich in customs and folklore, expressed in traditional nights that tourists can participate in. Called a Laua, these nights consist of a traditional feast, accompanied by chanting, singing and storytelling.

Traditional crafts such as basket weaving are taught, all accompanied by some exotic cocktails.

Hawaii is also known for more recent history, the bombing of Pearl Harbour in Honolulu. Today, there is a memorial center and modern museum, bringing to life the events of December 7, 1941, and that provoked America to officially enter World War II. There are many different tours of the memorial, so

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ensure that you check what is included, especially how much time you will be there.

If this is not where you are staying, a tour to Pearl Island usually offers some time in downtown Honolulu too, giving you the opportunity to explore this stretch of coastline, including the world famous Waikiki beach, one of the most recognised beaches in the world.

Staying in Honolulu itself lets you wander this stretch of the beach, with its designer shops, stunning hotels and, when you need to rehydrate, plenty of bars and cocktail lounges to help you to refresh!

If you decide to visit any of Hawaii´s islands, read up on the Dos and Don’ts before you go. Hawaii thrives on its tourism therefore it does everything possible to maintain its infrastructure.

This includes a tight control on what substances can and cań t enter, so check if your packet of nuts, seeds or piece of fruit is permissible when arriving at the airport, as the state imposes harsh fines. And, although it shouldn´t need to be said – Don’t Litter!

Hawaii does not tolerate litter. Neither is it a great fan of smoking, having banned it on many public beaches.

Make sure you find the designated area before you light up.

And lastly, Don´t! touch the lava. Yes, it can look pretty and mesmerizing, but touching lava can end up with some devastating consequences.

Stick to these (basic!) rules, and enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime destination.

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Exploring the tiny Island of Elba, Tuscany, Italy When people think of Tuscany, it’s the towns of Florence and Pisa that come to mind, yet this small island, just 28km long and 19km wide, with perfectly preserved medieval villages nestling in rolling hills above the sea, is like a mini version of the region with the added bonus of sandy beaches.

2019 is the 250th anniversary of Napoleon’s birth and he spent one of those years in exile on the island of Elba.

He escaped at the first opportunity but he certainly left his mark.

There’s Napoleon beer, a Napoleon fountain, a Napoleon seat, a Napoleon staircase and you can visit the villas where he spent his time. 19th century English tourists were the first to visit but there’s far

more to the island than the relics of a dead Emperor.

Ferry to Portoferraio Portoferraio Harbour It’s around an hour by ferry from the port of Piombino in the south of Tuscany to the attractive capital of Portoferraio. It was founded by Cosimo de’ Medici in 1548 who built the impressive fortress which towers above port. He was only here for the money, specifically the rich seams of iron ore, which have been exploited since Etruscan times and are the oldest mines in the world.

Portoferraio In the summer the island gets crowded by beach lovers but in late April, when the spring flowers are out, the island is perfect for exploring both on foot and by bike. I get one of the latest e-bikes with big fat tyres and set out from the attractive town of Capoliveri to explore the east of the island.

The huge open caste Vallone mine scars the landscape and there’s a museum which also offers guided tours inside the underground galleries. Mining ended in the early 1980’s and nature is now taking over. The railway tracks have been taken up and they make convenient bike

trails, skirting the cliffs by the sea. Nuggets of iron pyrites, “Fool’s Gold”, glint in the sunlight as I pass rusting equipment and the huge stepped hillside where the ore was dug.

The town of Rio Marina To the north, the town of Rio Marina overlooks the Strait of Piombino, facing the Tuscan coast. For thousands of years, its economy was based entirely on the mining and shipping of iron ore. The harbour, dominated by the Appiani or Clock Tower, shelters the town beach, the iron oxide leaching through the sand in contrasting colours.

In the centre of the island is Monte Capanne, at 1019m the highest point. A unique cable car, basically just an exposed basket which takes two people standing up, climbs slowly to the peak. There are fantastic views over the entire island although it’s cold and windy when I get to the top.

I hike down, skirting the village of Poggio, before passing the Madonna del Monte Church and its hermitage. Napoleon used it for a secret liaison with his Polish mistress Maria Walewska in the summer of 1814, before the locals found out and he had to send her away.

Building sector flexing its muscles again

A report by the Alicante Association of Real Estate Developers that was published last week has said that the property development sector is in very good shape after almost a decade of bad times.

Various factors were measured including sales, ongoing new developments and projects in the pipe-line and found it performing well on all counts.

The report stated “Alicante is still a national refer-ence point in the purchase and sale of homes� with only Madrid

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and Barcelona shifting more prop-erties in the first quarter of 2019 with Alicante actually having the most per capita provincial sales. Houses sold to foreigners are still driving the market, accounting for 41% of the total. The report also predicts a strong second quarter this year as it includes Easter week, when a lot of purchases are traditionally made as people have time off work

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Super surge by the sea PROPERTY prices at the exclusive Sandbanks peninsula on the Dorset coast rose by £162,000 (€184,000) in the last year alone, making it the hottest property spot in the UK according to major lender Halifax. The average house price there is now around £800,000 with estate agents saying that the massive rise is a matter of simple supply and demand while the “bored with Brexit” hous-ing bounce is also a factor as people

return to the market rather than wait until Brexit is resolved.

A coastal location in the UK is far from a guarantee of high prices and while places like Sandbanks, Brighton and Padstow (Cornwall) will set you back half a million quid or so, for a family house in the likes of Clacton, Redcar and many Scottish towns they are a quarter of that.

WHAT THE BRITISH THINK

According to a new survey, over half (55 per cent) of Brits considering buying property in Spain aren’t worried about Brexit affecting their future, and still plan to pursue a deal.

This is backed up by the fact that more than two fifths (41 per cent of people planning a purchase are either at the serious planning stage, ready to buy, or in the midst of the buying process.

Some people still have worries about buying in Spain, however.

For instance, a third (33 per cent) are delaying their move over concerns about getting affordable healthcare in the country.

Other reasons for a delay include the complex Spanish legal process (30 per cent), being able to maintain a property in the UK (32 per cent), and the current weak pound (20 per cent).

The findings come from a survey of 1,500 Brits planning on acquiring property in Spain, which was carried out by advice website Property Guides.

The questions spanned a range of topics, each delivering an insight into the hopes, fears, and plans of those considering investing one of the UK’s favourite expat destinations.

For those looking for Spanish property, the most popular regions remain the Costa Blanca (42 per cent) and the Costa del Sol (38 per cent), which have attracted Brits

for decades.

However, it seems some traditionally popular areas are in decline, with the Balearics (8 per cent), the Costa Brava (14 per cent), and the Canary Islands (13 per cent) attracting less interest than up and comers like Valencia (17 per cent) and Almeria (31 per cent).

When quizzed over what type

of property they were looking to buy, respondents revealed that more than a third (35 per cent) are looking to invest in a villa, while almost a quarter (24 per cent) are looking to buy an apartment.

Townhouses (18 per cent) and farmhouses (14 per cent were also fairly popular choices.

Chris Nye, senior editor at Property Guides said: “It’s quite

easy to see that, in spite of Brexit, British people remain determined to pursue their dream move to Spain. Even faced with the uncertainties around the process, such as the strength of the pound and healthcare access, many have an unshakeable confidence that they will still be able to enjoy a high standard of life.”

“Simply put, the lure of the

beautiful weather and a healthy retirement offered by Spain is too strong to be dampened by Brexit concerns, especially among retirees. Many of the people planning a move to the country will have been doing so for years, so it will take a monumental shift in the status quo to make them think twice about investing.”

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Huge rental hike

TWO cities in the Valencian Community, Castellon and Valencia City, are among the top six across Spain for rental increases over the last four years. Palma heads the list

by Simon Russell

with rent rising by 46% followed by Malaga (42%), Valencia (38%), Castellon (37%), Madrid (37%) and Barcelona (34%). At the

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Five star prison JAPAN is usually quite conventional when it comes to new property constructions, but a building that was a prison until just two years ago is now set to be converted to a luxury hotel. The complex is in the city of Nara on the island of Honshu and was built at the beginning of the last century. The red brick Romanesque structure is the last example of such architecture

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left standing and was a ju-venile detention centre until 2017 and an adult prison before WWII. The city attracts a lot of foreign visitors and is famous for its Buddhist temples and parks while wild deer roam the streets. The luxu-ry hotel could attract more tourism and also cash in on the existing visitors.

other end of the scale is Jaen and Soria with rises of just 4% and 6% respectively, barely in line with inflation.

The figures were published by real estate portal Idealista.

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Health&Lifestyle

4 Tips to Find Total Confidence through Music

The power of music extends beyond just a good beat to listen to. It can be a source of inspiration for new ideas or serve as an instant confidence booster at times when you need a little push. Whatever the reason may be for pressing play, music can inspire you to get out of your comfort zone and try something new.

learn something new and push yourself out of your comfort zone. It can feel intimidating to know where to begin, so use your smartphone to do a little research before taking the next step.

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Diversify your song library and discover new music by using your smartphone to explore new artists and genres. Get started by searching for artists that are similar to a few of your current favorites, or select a random playlist on your favorite music streaming app and see what new artists are recommended for you. If you’re feeling adventurous, you can even take your music exploration a step further and check out a local band (or two!) at their next show.

4. Take the stage: Resolve to broaden your horizons and take that next big step to center stage. If you’re a longtime musician, aim to book a gig at the largest venue you’ve ever performed at, or if you’re new to the craft, find the courage to get up during an open mic and test out a new song. While this can

be intimidating, just go for it and remind yourself that “you got this.”

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Health&Lifestyle

Haemochromatosis

What is it?

Haemochromatosis is an inherited condition in which iron levels in the body build up slowly over many years.

This build-up of iron, which is known as iron overload, can cause unpleasant symptoms. If it isn’t treated, this can damage parts of the body such as the liver, joints, pancreas and heart.

Haemochromatosis most often affects people of white northern European background and is particularly common in countries where lots of people have a Celtic background, such as Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Symptoms of haemochromatosis Symptoms usually start between the ages of 30 and 60.

Common symptoms may include: Feeling very tired all the time (fatigue) Weight loss Feeling weak Pain in joints Men, maybe unable to get or maintain an erection In women, irregular periods or absent periods When to see your Doctor See your Doctor if you have: Persistent or worrying symptoms that could be caused by haemochromatosis – particularly if you have a northern European family background A parent or sibling with haemochromatosis, even if you

don’t have symptoms yourself – tests can be done to check if you’re at risk of developing problems Treatments There’s currently no cure for haemochromatosis, but there are treatments that can reduce the amount of iron in the body and reduce the risk of damage.

There are two main treatments.

Phlebotomy – a procedure to remove some of your blood; this may need to be done every week at first but can be done every few months once your iron level comes down to normal.

Chelation therapy – where you take medication to reduce the amount of iron in your body; this is only used if it’s not easy to regularly remove some of your blood.

You don’t need to make any big changes to your diet to control your iron levels if you’re having treatment, but you’ll usually be advised to avoid: Breakfast cereals containing added iron Iron or vitamin C supplements Drinking too much alcohol Causes Haemochromatosis is caused by a faulty gene that affects how the body absorbs iron from food.

You’re at risk of developing the condition if both of your parents have this faulty gene and you inherit one copy from each of them.

You won’t get haemochromatosis if you only inherit one copy of the

genetic fault, but there’s a chance you could pass the faulty gene on to any children you have.

And even if you do inherit two copies, you won’t necessarily get haemochromatosis. Only a small number of people with two copies of this genetic fault will ever develop the condition. It’s not clear exactly why this is.

Complications If the condition is diagnosed and treated early on, haemochromatosis doesn’t affect life expectancy and is unlikely to result in serious problems.

But if it’s not found until it’s more advanced, the high iron levels can damage parts of the body.

This can lead to potentially serious complications, such as: Liver problems – including scarring of the liver (cirrhosis) or liver cancer Diabetes – where the level of sugar in the blood becomes too high Arthritis – pain and swelling in the joints Heart failure – where the heart is unable to pump blood around the body properly.

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Pets&Wildlife Why are pet care services useful?

Most of us have a furry friend who is now a member of our family! This furry family member offers unconditional love to the entire family and receives it as well.

Dogs and cats are the most common pets throughout the world, and many times they get more love than humans!

As much as you may try, you can’t take care of your pet all the time. There will be times when you may have to leave your pet alone at home. Moreover, going on vacations when you have a pet is quite difficult. This is worrisome and makes your pet feel neglected and unwanted.

At times like these, pet care services can come to the rescue. They can really make your life easier by taking care of your pets temporarily when you can’t. In light of this statement, we would like to highlight why pet care services are useful:

after your pet and keep him in a supervised environment while you’re away. This relief will help you increase your focus on other aspects of your life.

They can help train your pet Pet care services also specialize in training new pets whether they’re babies or adults. Their services can become useful in the overall development of your pet. They set up training routines for your pet so that your pet adapts to your house and its environment quickly.

They keep your pets company Pets can feel lonely when you’re away.

Prolonged periods of separation may even cause them to go into depression. To avoid this pet care services can give your pet company when you’re away so that they don’t miss you as much as they normally would.

They can take your pets for walks The hectic modern life sometimes makes it impossible for people to take out time to take their pets for a walk, especially during office hours. Pet care services can step in here and take your pets for walks and make them exercise. Walking and exercising plays a huge role in the overall health of your pets. By hiring pet care services, you can ensure that every aspect of your pet’s health is paid attention to.

They allow you to go on vacations Unfortunately, the furry member of your family cannot travel on regular tickets or sit with the rest of his or her family. This makes travelling with pets really difficult.

If you put them in pet enclosures available on aeroplanes or trains they are trapped inside a small cage and subjected to poor conditions. Moreover, they can undergo depression and think that you have abandoned them making the journey a harrowing experience for your pets. In such a scenario you can hire pet care services to take care of your pet while you’re away.

In recent times, pet care services have They are professionals, so they take good really upped their game introduced a huge care of your pet and ensure that your pet is degree of professionalism and customer engaged and happy. satisfaction in their day to day working.

Facilities like flexible scheduling and easy They take some stress off your shoulders cancellation offered by pet care services It is natural to worry about the furry such as Buckhead Paws have only added member of your family while you’re away appeal. It’s time you plug the holes in the working. Pet care services can step in here care regime of your pet by hiring pet care and take this worry off your shoulders. services.

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MURAL MISTAKE I don´t get modern art at all, but I had a good guffaw over a brand new mural depicting a town “emerging out of the grey” being painted over with grey paint by mistake just two days later. was Rix Aimi Artist “devastated” after the piece she created in Luton last Friday was painted over on Sunday.

She said the background colour was an “ironic” element of

the Arts Council-funded mural, but staff at The Mall shopping centre had misunderstood. a said centre The communication error left the operational team thinking the artwork was “unauthorised”.

It is now due to be re-painted next week, but I can see the artistic merit in plain old grey, which is my impression of Luton anyway.

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the Arts Council-funded mural, but staff at The Mall shopping centre had misunderstood. a said centre The communication error left the operational team thinking the artwork was “unauthorised”.

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1. Second date for Roman teams (5) 4. Stupid fool going after credit (5) 7. Gas that makes sack wet (8) 8. Move at a fair speed, taking wrong turning (4) 9. Try some private study (4) 10. Talk about field event before start of school (7) 12. They won’t keep beer I splash all over the place (11) 14. Is European allowed to dance round it in spring? (7) 16. Experts writing, by the sound of it (4) 19. Try to get information from shoe? (4) 20. Miser getting drunk initially wants another drink (8) 21. Perhaps a teddy bear, somewhat fed up? (5) 22. Bird for renowned old sailor (5)

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21st Mar – 20th Apr Six of Cups You seem to be gifted with the gift of the gab (talking) this week and can persuade others to do your bidding, so think carefully before doing this for once a decision is made it cannot easily be undone.

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22nd May – 21th June The Tower

Time to have a good clear out of all the odds and ends you have been hoarding, and maybe stop listening to a negative person in your life, music will be important to your moods this week and you would do well to choose relaxing and calming music at this time Lucky Number 18

Across 1. Hazard (4) 3. Insensibility (8) 9. Not deep (7) 10. Debate (5) 11. Tender (5) 12. Missive (6) 14. Season of growth (6) 16. Wax light (6) 19. Husband or wife (6) 21. Worth (5) 24. Star sign, the Ram (5) 25. Lengthiest (7) 26. Break (8) 27. Outhouse (4)

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Cancer

22nd June – 22nd July Ten of Coins

Family is starred this week, there may be some good news from family who you haven’t had contact with for a while. Business or work will pick up and you will be busier than usual enjoy the time out with family and recharge your own batteries, make time to look after you Lucky Number 07

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23rd July – 22nd Aug Ten of Cups Children bring you pleasure this week with their chatter and play.

This is a fortunate time and you should take advantage and benefit from this luck. A new pet could be coming into your circle and will bring much love into yours and families lives. Friday will be lucky Lucky Number 14

Virgo

23rd Aug– 22nd Sept Two of Wands Life is beginning to open up for you and there are opportunities around which you should take advantage of, also a helpful person will come into your circle and help to make these manifest much quicker. A gathering of friends or family will bring luck, you can organised it Lucky Number 03

Libra

23rd Sept – 22nd Oct Page of Cups Your imagination is very high at the moment do keep it on a positive pathway. Creativity is your key word this week and will find others asking for advice of you, arty type pastimes will be fun and productive at this time. Seek others who wish to develop their inner artist Lucky Number 30

Scorpio

23rd Oct – 21st Nov Ten of Pentacles This is a great time for reconnecting with those you haven’t seen for quite a long time, there will be some surprising news when you do. It is now time to look at some changes you wish to make and plans made now will become your reality very soon. Friday is lucky Lucky Number 11

Sagittarius

22nd Nov – 20th Dec The Hermit This is a great time for looking deeply into your self and learning which path you really do want to tread. Meditation will help make time for yourself and enjoy some solitude, allow your mind to rest, indulge yourself and enjoy some quiet time. Saturday will bring rewards Lucky Number 08

Capricorn

21st Dec – 19th Jan Three of Swords Recent events may have unsettled your sensitive nature but you will find more peace this week.

You really do need to give yourself a break you are worth more than you are thinking just now, increase your standards and do not settle for second best. Love yourself Lucky Number 21

Aquarius

20th Jan – 19th Feb Seven of Coins Money luck is around you at the moment this is a great time to review any pensions or savings you may have. Also a good time to discover new ventures and experiences and go with your gut instincts to find your true answers.

An older gentleman will bring some clarity Lucky number 25

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20th Feb – 20th Mar Six of Wands A very busy week for you whatever you are doing you will need to plan carefully so your appointments aren’t missed. Allow others to help you and you will find new understandings and new friends through this. Time to let go of old outdated ideas and bring in the new Lucky Number 27

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The most eagerly anticipated movie release of this year for me is Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, due out in the Autumn.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino, the movie is set in 1969 and revolves around Leonardo Di Caprio and Brad Pitt, who play two stuntmen buddies earning a living on the big screen.

The official movie trailer, whets the appetite nicely and the lead actors appear to genuinely get on well with each other.

Touchingly, Pitt and Di Caprio, in a recent Esquire interview spoke of how they both got butterflies on set, as they caught sight of the late Luke Perry, whose performance in the film was the last before his untimely death. “’Oh my God, that’s Luke Perry over there!’” Di Caprio told the interviewer, with Pitt quipping, “‘We were like kids in the candy shop because I remember going to the studios and [Beverly Hills,90210] was going on and he was that icon of coolness for us as teenagers.’”

It’s nice to know Hollywood A Lister’s get starstruck too …… Can’t wait for the movie boys.

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Pitt and Di Caprio play Hollywood stuntmen in the movie

A little closer to home, if you’re at a loose end this weekend, you could do worse than head up to Benidorm Old town for some fun and frolics at the annual pink weekend.

Starting tonight, Friday 24th, the action centres around the Mirador del Castell headland at the point between the two Benidorm beaches.

The free event runs on Saturday night at the same time too, and has a host of local and international talent, in the form of singers, tribute acts, drag queens, dj’s, dancers and all sorts of exoticness and it’s suitable for all the family.

Get there between 7pm and 1am on both nights, wear a bit of pink and have a fab time with the boys and girls.

And, why not pop into Escape Bar, just down the road and say hi to me and I’ll have a pink shot of something ready for you.

Pink it up

Head to Benidorm’s Mirador del Castello this weekend

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Eurovision in Love Island build up a nutshell

Winner Duncan Laurence at the piano An air of inevitability surrounded last weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest final in Tel Aviv, with predictable consequences happening almost on cue.

So, take a breath, here is my Eurovision 2019 in a nutshell and I promise it will be the last you’ll hear of it from me until next year ….

Honest!

Here goes ….. There were loads of CGI graphics on show this year, but the winner was a ballad, sung at a piano by a man with a beard.

Greece gave Cyprus 12 points, Cyprus gave Greece 12 points and the Swedish entry, sung by the man who wrote the UK entry, finished second.

Madonna waffled on about music uniting people, sung on autocue, then walked off with her million US

dollars.

A few Palestinian flags were waved in a half hearted show of solidarity.

The UK finished last and the singer blamed Brexit, claiming even Elton John couldn’t have scored any higher.

The fact that Holland triumphed 44 years after their last win in 1975, gives countries such as Spain, France and the UK hope that a win may be just around the corner ….. standby Elton John.

Oh and my favourite, San Marino have already confirmed their appearance in next year’s event which may take place In Amsterdam, Maastricht, Eindhoven, Rotterdam …. Or anywhere but home.

Au Revoir until next year.

while an external area The hype around the appears to be pretty r biggest show of the summe bare bones, with barely schedules has begun, and constructed sets made of it’s not just the Love Island wood and metal poles. contestants who are getting Most of the contestants built up. appearing on the show are In recent photos of normally more wooden than builders working on the the hastily erected set .

Majorcan villa used for This year’s season of the highly popular dating Love island, which hits our show, the crew can be seen screens on June 3rd, will assembling the set which be under close scrutiny, includes the seating area following the deaths of where eliminations take former contestants Mike place.

Thalassitis and Sophie There’s also wooden Gradon, with questions benches and a marquee,

surrounding the show’s quality of aftercare.

First contestant confirmed to be heading into the villa, is loudmouthed gobshite boxer Tyson Fury’s nineteen year old, younger brother Tommy.

“He’s a good looking young kid and I think he’s going to be a hit with the ladies on it.

He clearly doesn’t look like me because I look like an ogre!”, Fury said in a recent interview.

You’re not wrong with that quote, Tyson!

Tommy’s not an ogre

Downton hits the big screen

Back in the day, before TV got obsessed with thrones and games and the dark ages, there was a series that captured the viewing public’s thirst for nostalgia, but in more recent history.

Downtown Abbey became required Sunday evening viewing for those who like watching posh people lording it over the poor common servants and brought in huge viewing figures for ITV. Although the last episode was shown a few years ago, the story of the Crawley family, will now continue on the big screen, from where it left off in that last episode in 2015.

Written by Julian

Fellowes and based on his movie Gosford Park, Downton Abbey, the movie, is set for cinema release in September.

Producers have released a first cast picture of the upcoming film,Set in 1927.

The snap from the eagerly awaited blockbuster, which is again penned by Fellowes, shows the 20 principal cast members in the mansion.

With most of the original cast returning alongside a couple of new faces, take a look at the photo and see how many you can name?

I managed one …..

Dame Maggie Smith. It was never my favourite programme.

Downton Abbey comes to the big screen

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Sports & Local News 17th MAY DAVE WINS AGAINST THE WIND Today 3rd May Montgo G S played a Stableford Competition sponsored by Glenys & Neil Cuming.

The winner was Geoff Willcock with 36 points, 2nd Tom Atkinson with 33 points, and 3rd John Feek with 32 points.

There were 2 nearest the pins which were the 2nd shot on the 5th won by Geoff with 0.31m and the 16th won by John with 0.45m. We had 2 two´s won by John

ALFAZ FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

The 25th Alfaz Fantasy Football League came to a halt when Manchester City rounded off an outstanding Season by crushing Watford in the F.A.Cup Final at Wembley 6-0 to clinch a historic domestic treble.

Congratulations go out to our overall Champion, Linda who became the 5th Lady Manager to lift our much sought after Trophy.

One of the tricks of winning the Fantasy League is to unearth an hidden gem further down the pecking list and in Linda’s case her Team Tapas had two hungry Wolves Players. Jota & Jimenez who between them clocked up 271 Fantasy points and they only cost 6.9 million. After leading the A.F.F.L. for most of the Season John’s team Wee Aggies had to settle for the Runners-Up spot and despite a late challenge from Andrew’s team Ballers they just managed it by the margin of 5 points.

Our other major winners are Jimmy’s Nick’s Blues who

romped away with our F.A.Cup League by 30 points over two teams in joint 2nd Dave’s The Hatters & Liz’s Cookies Crew 61.

Jimmy’s team had 10 Manchester City Players in his line-up so it’s no surprise he won this Section.

Obviously, Linda’s Team Tapas also won our Mark Carter Ladies Section by 56 points over Barbra’s XI. Our old Soldiers Pauline’s Vodka Army came 3rd.Martin’s Marauders pulled off a sensational win by beating Darren’s King Carrakop023 in our Weekender K.O.Cup Competition.William & Henry did well to win our Junior League after falling well behind the early leaders Olly F.C. and Ginger Ninjar. In the end they won the League by a comfortable 39 points above Blue Moon F.C. Olly F.C. just managed to snatch 3rd place from Ginger Ninjar in the last week of the Season.

Kevin’s team Two for the Road won our Across the Costa’s Golden Boot League after battling it out with Bill’s East

Feek on the 16th and Sally Burrowes on the 11th they both collected a coveted Montgo Ball.

We also have some knockout results.

In the singles Sally Cottrell beat Keith Cottrell 2 & 1. In the pairs knockout Geoff Willcock & Richard Fox beat George Braddick & John Feek by 1 hole, and Sally & Keith Cottrell beat Gordon Gleeson & Peter Gardiner 3 & 2.

Marina Alta SOCIETY - Game on the 20th May

Twelve members of the Marina Alta Golf Society and three guests attended the Oliva Nova golf course on Monday 20th May 2019, to play in a singles Stableford competition.

The Oliva Nova course was undergoing a green hollow tining which required that players play the front nine holes twice. As such this was a non-qualifying round for the Marina Alta Player of the year’s points, i.e. best ten scores during the season wins the prize.

Today in 1st place it was Barry Woodcock with a whopping 41 points off a 27 handicap.

Barry is not long back with us after some UK time so expect he must have been practising when the weather allowed. Well done Barry and you can expect your handicap to be cut.

In second place with 37 points was David Reid off a 14 handicap. Third place went to Donna Green our only female player today with 36 points off a 18 handicap. Donna is also just back from some UK time.

NTP. Hole three saw Alan Tissington take

Fifers for most of the season but unfortunately the Fifers ran our of Puff in the final stages and allowed Kenny’s Albir Boro Army to pinch 2nd spot.

Joe’s Keith Lard F.C. won our newly formed Champion of Champions League when they managed to peg back a massive 52 point advantage held by Pauline’s Vodka Army.

Wooden Spoons have gone out to Gary’s Upside Team(Main League) Fleetwood Gian( Junior League) Two to Leo’s Power Blueboys( Champion of Champions & Golden Boot) Ginger United (Ladies Section ) and two teams who finished joint bottom of our F.A.Cup League Tommy’s Quantrill’s Raiders

the prize while Keith Cottrell did it in two on hole 5. Keith said of this hole, “ my drive went left into the trees, I then topped a nine iron which did a Barnes Wallis effect bouncing three time before jumping up onto the green and ending near the pin” “ could I do it again, let me think about that”.

Just one two today, David Reid on hole 6.

Due to the fact that only nine holes were in play the game was slow and when the players had collected their prizes and it was time for the event photo, they had all gone home.

The Marina Alta Golf Society is a small but friendly group of players who play every Monday at the Oliva Nova course with first Tee time being about 10.40. If you want to join this friendly group of golfers as a guest then a warm welcome will be waiting for you. Anyone interested please contact Denis McVeigh at mcveigh1@hotmail.com or call tel 638401170 or Alan Tissington at alantissington@gmail.com or call tel 656831893.

& Dave’s The Liverpool Way. Courtesy of Liverpool’s early exit from the F.A.Cup. Manager of the Month for May was won by Mitchell’s team Kemp United who finished with a 13 point gap over Phil’s Lill’s Leeds. Mitchell can look forward to a nice meal for 2 at the Bar Tapas in Albir sponsored by this Season’s Fantasy League winner Linda.

The 25th Alfaz Fantasy Football League has been one of

the best with 5 different teams winning our top Trophys. I hope everybody has enjoyed taking part and are looking forward to next Season.

Don’t forget to visit our website, you never know you may have finished top or bottom of our Divisions. Thanks once again for taking part in what is easily the best Competition in the Area and also a big thank you to all our Sponsors for helping to make it

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FRANḰ S BIG DAY

by Alex Trelinski

Frank Lampard´s first season in management could see him lead his Derby County side into the Premier League on Monday, but there is the small matter of Aston Villa standing in their way in the Championship play off final at Wembley(3.00 pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports).

In one of the richest games in football, Villa bid to return to the English top flight after a three-year absence having seen off West Brom after a tense penalty shoot-out.

Derby meanwhile booked their place after a thrilling victory over Leeds United. Frank Lampard´s side trailed the Whites after a first leg home defeat but silenced Elland Road with

a superb comeback before ing as Dean Smith’s assisedging a 4-3 aggregate tant at Villa Park.

Monday’s winner will thriller. benefit from a revenue Lampard will come up boost of roughly 200 milagainst former Chelsea lion euros over the next teammate John Terry, serv- three seasons.

The League One final on Sunday sees Charlton play Sunderland, whilst the League Two clash tomorrow is between Newport County and Tranmere Rovers.

A DATE WITH DEONTAY Britain’s Tyson Fury says a world heavyweight title rematch with Deontay Wilder is “likely to happen next March or April”.

Wilder knocked out fellow American Dominic Breazeale in the first round on Saturday to retain his WBC title.

Wilder’s agent, Shelly Finkel, has said that Wilder, 33, would “probably” fight Fury or Anthony Joshua next year.

“Wilder can’t run forever. This rematch has got to happen,” Fury, 30,

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told ESPN. Wilder retained his WBC belt with a controversial draw against Fury in Los Angeles in December.

The other recognised world heavyweight belts - WBA, IBF and WBO - are held

by Briton Joshua, who fights American Andy Ruiz Jr at Madison Square Garden in New York a week tomorrow, while Fury faces German Tom Schwarz in Las Vegas on June 15th.

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Arsenal will try to book a Champions League slot for next season by beating Chelsea in the Europa League final at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan this Wednesday night(9.00 pm kick-off, live on BT Sport).

Chelsea have already qualified along with Manchester City as well as d this year´s finalists Liverpool and Tottenham.

If Arsenal lose next week, the Champions League place will not be given to another English side.

The final is being staged amidst controversy over why UEFA awarded the fixture to a country that is difficult and expensive to go to, with both clubs finding it difficult to sell their allocation of six thousand tickets each.

BAKU BECKONS

MARQUEZ....AGAIN!

Seven-time world champion Marc Marquez increased his lead at the top of the MotoGP standings with victory in Sunday´s French MotoGP at Le Mans.

The 26-year-old Spaniard, who started on pole, finished almost two seconds ahead of Italy’s Andrea Dovizioso.

Dovizioso moved up to second in the standings, eight points behind Marquez, winner of five of the last six titles.

It was Marquez’s 47th victory - joint fourth on the all-time list with team-mate

Jorge Lorenzo - and Honda’s 300th.

Spain´s Alex Rins, who was second in the standings before the race, finished 10th after starting 19th following a disappointing performance in Saturday’s qualifying.

Marquez’s younger brother Alex won the Moto2 GP earlier in the day Andrea Dovizioso will look for home advantage to break the Marquez stranglehold in the Italian MotoGP at Mugello in Tuscany on Sunday June 2nd.

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Champions League FINAL

Tennis

Sunday 26th May - French Open 2019

1st June

ITV 4 11:00 - 21:00

Tottenham v Liverpool - 21:00

Monday 27th May - French Open 2019

Spanish Football

ITV 4 11:00 - 21:00

Tuesday 28th May - French Open 2019

COPA DEL REY Saturday 25th May

Barcelona v Valencia - 13:00

Boxing

ITV 4 11:00 - 21:00

Wednesday 28th May - French Open 2019 ITV 4 11:00 - 21:00

Thurssday 28th May - French Open 2019 ITV 4 11:00 - 21:00

COPA DEL REY Saturday 25th May

Hughie Fury vs Chris Norrad - 22:00 Channel 5

Saturday 25th May

Devin Haney vs Antonio Moran - 03:00 Sky Sports Action

Golf

Friday 24th May Made in Denmark 2019 - Sky Sports Golf 11:30 Charles Schwab Challenge 2019 - Sky Sports Golf 19:00

Saturday 25th May Made in Denmark 2019 - Sky Sports Golf 12:30 Charles Schwab Challenge 2019 - Sky Sports Golf 19:00

Sunday 26th May Charles Schwab Challenge 2019 - Sky Sports Golf 19:00

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HAMILTON´S TRIBUTE

World champion Lewis Hamilton has said that the legendary Niki Lauda was “a bright light in my life”.

Lauda, who won the Formula 1 drivers’ championship in 1975, 1977 and 1984, died this week aged 70.

Hamilton worked alongside Lauda with the Mercedes F1 team, where the

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Austrian was non-executive chairman.

“I will miss our conversations, our laughs, the big hugs after winning races together,” said the British star.

Lauda, one of the bestknown figures in motorsport, almost died following

a crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.

Despite suffering severe burns and inhaling hot toxic fumes, he made a remarkable recovery and resumed racing just 40 days later, and went on to win his second world title the following year.

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WORLD CUP FAVOURITES One of the strongest-ever one-day squads assembled by England has home advantage as the 2019 ICC World Cup gets underway next Thursday, as England play South Africa at The Oval(11.30 pm start).

Captain Eoin Morgan and wicket-keeper batsman, Jos Buttler(pictured together) are in tremendous form after an ODI whitewash of Pakistan, and England start the tournament as favourites, as they seek to win the World Cup for the first time.

There´s been an important change to the format where as there will be just one group of ten teams, with each side

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playing the other nine once, and the top four at the end of the group phase progressing to the semi-finals.

The final will be at Lords on Sunday July 14th.

Besides England, the other teams competing are Australia, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and the West Indies.

This week Jofra Archer, Tom Curran and Liam Dawson were named in England’s World Cup squad, with David Willey and Joe Denly missing out.

Barbados-born Archer, 24, qualified to play for England in March and is chosen after playing only three one-day internationals.

That left one further pacebowling place in the 15-man squad and Surrey’s Curran has edged out left-armer Willey.

England have opted for the specialist spin of Hampshire slow left-armer Dawson rather than the all-round option of Denly.

England play warm-up matches that do not have ODI status against Australia in Southampton tomorrow and Afghanistan at The Oval on Monday.

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