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Underground, underwater and under threat of closure
THE Spanish media have reported that a block of Javea apartments where four women almost drowned during the Easter floods are under investigation by the Town Hall. The Monty’s apartments on Tamarits de l’Arenal consist of 14 small rooms at basement level. Following the severe storms of April 21 and 22 these flooded up to their roofs, terrifying occupants such as Maite, Estela, Maria and Ramona, four Spanish women who travelled down from Castellon for the Easter break. They ended up fearing for their lives as the floodwater rose but thankfully managed to evacuate their rooms. To further their misery they then had to wait for three hours on a terrace before a rescue vehicle evacuated them to the makeshift shelter at Portal del Clot. Allegedly the apartments have no disabled access or fire
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extinguishers, bars on the windows and, critically, are below ground level in an area known to be prone to flooding - as the unlucky tourists found out to their cost. It is reported that the accommodation was never fully legal and have in fact had a demolition order against them for years which the owner has ignored. However following
the recent incident Town Planning Councillor Isabel Bolufer has said they are investigating the matter urgently and “technicians are looking into the costs of the demolition”. The owner of these apartments has spent time in jail for his confessed involvement in the notorious Lliber scandal, involving the bribing of a local politician to obtain building permits on green belt land.
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THE Spanish use the term “helicopter parenting” (as they do in the UK and US) to describe parents who overly cosset their children. However when it comes to helping with homework - or in some cases doing it on behalf of your kids - a study has shown that the benefits are negative. The Oviedo University research showed that secondary age school children’s overall results suffer where parents help them
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rather than letting kids work things out for themselves. Up to 40% of mums and dads admit to helping their kids at home beyond simple guidance, despite the fact that this is frowned upon as homework plays a significant part in kids end of year results, up to a third of the total. The reasons for the lower results vary. Kids that simply
aren’t as academic may need more help at home while others are failing to learn the subject adequately if their parents are doing the work for them. In extreme cases teachers may dock marks if they have reason to believe that students aren’t the authors of their own work. Gentle but not controlling guidance at home is judged to be the best for pupils, say the researchers.
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LOOKING FOR CLUES
TWO YEARS ON after her death, investigators hired by the family of Kirsty Maxwell, who fell from a balcony at the Apartamentos Payma in Benidorm, returned to the area this week to try to learn more about happened. The 27-year-old, from Livingston in Scotland fell from the tenth floor balcony of an apartment which was occupied by five men from Nottingham during a hen do in April 2017. Her family believe Kirsty lost her grip on the balcony barrier after scaling it and are trying to piece together events before she fell. Authorities said she was five times over the drink-drive limit. A team led by former detective David Swindle has been speaking to tourists and residents in the vicinity of the Hotel Presidente and the Apartamentos Payma,
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in the hope that they get any more information about the tragedy and that some memories could be jogged. Mr Swindle said: “It is shocking that Kirsty’s family
have had to keep pushing and pushing for answers and basic lines of enquiry to be progressed.” No charges have been brought in the case and police believe Kirsty jumped from the balcony after a night out
with friends. Kirsty´s family have also launched an appeal on social media calling for any video footage or photos taken at the time, which feature her and her friends in pink shirts, to be passed onto them.
He was approached by somebody who engaged him in an angry conversation, and things got of control as the aggressor took a pool cue and started to hit the 58-year-old on the head with it, knocking him unconscious.
The incident was so violent that witnesses first believed that he had been killed, but he regained consciousness and got medical treatment after suffering injuries to his skull, and then filed a complaint with the Guardia Civil in Santa Pola.
SENSELESS ASSAULT A VALENCIAN gay and lesbian rights group has revealed the case of a 58-year-old gay man who was attacked with a pool cue in Gran Alacant. El Observatorio contra la
LGTBlfobia says the incident happened in late March after the victim had gone out for dinner with his partner, with attack reportedly happening in Gran Alacant´s bar and restaurant area.
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BACK IN CHARGE THE PSOE Socialists under prime minister Pedro Sánchez, were as expected, voted in as the largest party with 123 seats in last Sunday´s general election, The PSOE though will need the help of the leftwing Podemos party, who lost 29 seats and now have 42 deputies, as well as smaller regional groupings to form a majority government. In his victory speech,
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Mr Sánchez said the party’s big challenges were to fight inequality, advance co-existence and halt corruption. The right-of-centre Partido Popular saw a big collapse in its vote, winning just 66 seats, down from 137 in the previous parliament, in what was its worst ever election performance, with the centrist Ciudadanos
party nipping at its heels, with 57 seats, up by 27 from the 2016 vote. For the first time since the death of dictator General Franco, a far-right party, Vox, enters parliament with 23 seats, somewhat lower than opinion polls had projected before Sunday. The voter turnout was 75.8 per cent the biggest for several years and nine per cent higher than the last election in 2016.
SENSELESS ASSAULT A VALENCIAN gay and lesbian rights group has revealed the case of a 58-year-old gay man who was attacked with a pool cue in Gran Alacant. El Observatorio contra la LGTBlfobia says the incident happened in late March after the victim had gone out for dinner with his partner, with attack reportedly happening in Gran Alacant´s bar and restaurant area. He was approached by somebody who engaged him in an angry
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conversation, and things got of control as the aggressor took a pool cue and started to hit the 58-year-old on the head with it, knocking him unconscious. The incident was so
violent that witnesses first believed that he had been killed, but he regained consciousness and got medical treatment after suffering injuries to his skull, and then filed a complaint with the Guardia Civil in Santa Pola.
Benidorm thief caught in the act Local police in Benidorm, surprised a thief who had broken into a bar in the resort last week, just as he was about to steal money from a cash register. The officers had been alerted by an employee of the business, who witnessed the man force a side window of the closed premises with a crowbar, before entering the bar. The member of staff, who had arrived to open the bar for trading, alerted local police officers, who used the employee’s keys to enter the premises. The thief, wearing a pair of socks over his hands, was so focused on attempting to force the till drawer open with a pair of scissors, he was unaware that the officers had entered the bar.
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Once confronted, the robber used the crowbar and scissors in a threatening manner towards the agents, who eventually overpowered and relieved him of his weapons. The suspect, who had left a toaster propping the side window open to allow his exit from the premises, was in possession of a large amount of euro coins, which he had taken from the cash till. The Policemen arrested the thief, a Somalian national, aged 43, on charges of breaking and entering with the intention of theft, before placing him at the disposal of Benidorm Courts, where he was released on charges.
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Bike ban on pavements by Alex Trelinski
AS part of its ongoing overhaul of traffic and road regulations, Valencia City has announced plans to ban all motorbikes and mopeds from parking on pavements. However the new ordinance will not be applied immediately as the Department of Mobility is planning to first implement a large number of extra parking spaces for the two wheeled vehicles. It is already illegal to park the machines on pavements less than three metres wide, but the new restrictions will bar them from sharing any space with pedestrians regardless of the space. Motorcycles will also be barred from using the lanes currently reserved for taxis and city buses.
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Thousands of kids bullied FERRY FIRE DETOUR at Spanish schools by Simon Russell
THE Ministry of Education said that there were 5,557 cases of bullying reported to them last year involving school-children, 70% of which had been going on for several months or even years. The numbers are for children or guardians who rang the national hotline and although the amount of calls fell it was down mainly to the fact that many regions have now started local hotlines. While the service is open to all, about 80% of the calls came from concerned parents with many kids being “too scared” to report the harassment. The commonest age involved in such incidents is the 10 to 13 age group,
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A FIRE broke out on board a Brittany Ferries ship carrying hundreds of passengers from Plymouth to Santander in northern Spain on Monday morning. Crews working on the Pont-Aven vessel were alerted to the blaze in the engine room at just before 4.00 am, forcing it to reroute to the port of Brest in north-west France.
accounting for almost half in total. About 40% of these were verbal although physical and on-line harassment are both common. 11% of those calling in reported instances of sexual abuse from their peers. Talking
British and Spanish nationals were amongst the travellers, with no injuries sustained by them or crew members. A number of services between Santander and England had to be cancelled, with passengers on the firehit ferry given the option to return to Plymouth from Brest, or to make their journey to Spain via their car, with compensation offered.
of the psychological effects bullied children said anxiety, sadness, loss of appetite and trouble sleeping were all common. The national hotline number is 900 018 018 which is free and manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Benimantell death crash A young driver lost his life and his passenger sustained minor injuries, when the vehicle in which they were travelling, left the road, on the outskirts of an inland Marina Baixa village last week. Circumstances surrounding the incident,
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which occurred on the CV70 road passing through the mountainous municipality of Benimantell, remain a mystery. The accident took place at approximately 17.45h, close to kilometre 36.9 of
the highway. The twenty nine year old male driver of the car, died from injuries sustained from the accident, whilst his 25 year old female passenger was treated in hospital for minor injuries received as a result of the incident.
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BULL RUN DEATH by Alex Trelinski
A 74-year-old man was gored to death at a bull-running festival in southern Spain. The pensioner was watching the traditional Toro Embolao event in Vejer, in Cadiz, when the animal set upon him. The victim, Juan José Varo, tried to climb to safety by scaling a nearby wall but was knocked down into the path of the bull. Despite desperate attempts to lure it away, the bull came back and attacked the pensioner two further times.
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ALL NEW cars sold in Spain from 2022 will have ‘smart speed assistants’ built in, meaning they will adjust the speed of the vehicle to the limits on the road it is travelling on. The move from the European Union had already been proposed by Spain’s General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) last year, but the plan is that car drivers will be able to deactivate it if they wish - only drivers of coaches,
buses, lorries and vans will not be able to switch theirs off. The ‘smart speed assistant’ alone would cut road deaths by 20 per cent according to the European Union, whilst Jesús Monclús from Spain´s MAPFRE Foundation claims that if every car in the country was equipped with a speed assistant, the number of deaths from accidents would drop by around 400 per annum.
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Theatre takes to the streets
IF you fancy something different on the cultural front and don’t mind a bit of travelling to see it, Vilareal is hosting the 32nd International Festival of Street Theatre between 3 and 5 May. Twenty-one national and international groups are coming to the northern Valencian town to perform a variety of dance, music and circus acts as well as theatre. Entrance is free and the troupes will be performing in a variety of locations, some in the same
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venue for the duration and others moving to different spots around the town. Some of the more anticipated shows include “Buenas Noches” by Animasur one of Andalucias top theatre groups and “Jule” by Hortzmuga Teatroa which is aimed specifically at children. For a full programme of events and venues go to the Vila-real town hall website or contact their tourist office.
One of the acts at last years festival.
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MIGRANTS RESCUED by Alex Trelinski been detected some 20 kilometres off A BOAT with Monte de las Cenizas 15 migrants on in Cartagena. board, including The occupants six children, was from North Africa intercepted by a and the Middle East patrol boat off the were treated by the Murcia coast on Cruz Roja and were Saturday evening. said to be in good The vessel had health.
NOT AS IT SEEMED! by Alex Trelinski 280 euros stolen from him, after three A DRIVER people smashed into who faked his own his car and forced robbery has been him out onto the arrested by the road. Guardia Civil in Guardia officers Dolores. felt his account was The 40-year-old suspicious despite Spaniard managed finding him lying in to call emergency the road, and relatives services last month s u b s e q u e n t l y to say that he had confirmed that he been forced off was addicted to the road in the San gambling and was Isidro area, and had short of money.
Human trafficking and drugs network busted VALENCIA was one of the bases for a national operation that was trafficking Chinese and Vietnamese nationals to then make them work cultivating marijuana. 21 people were being kept in what has been described as slave conditions at industrial warehouses in Valencia, Madrid, Zamora, Jaen and Guadalajara. These included four Chinese at a warehouse in Chiva (near Valencia City), all without any documentation. It is alleged that the traffickers had shipped the victims from their home
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countries under the false pretence of work in Europe. Once here they were put to work in the illegal marijuana plantations and effectively treated as slave labour. To date 24 people have been arrested across Spain, 20 men and four women. The police have also seized 17,000 marijuana plants weighing 1,800 kilos and prepared for shipment abroad. One of those arrested is said to be a well-known businessman who owns a number of Chinese bazaars.
PUIG´S BIG NIGHT
THE LEFT-OF-CENTRE coalition will continue to run Valencia´s regional government, after last Sunday´s regional election.. The members of the so-called “Botanic” coalition got 52 seats, down from 55 in the 2015 vote, though the PSOE/PSPV socialists, under president Ximo Puig, got four more seats taking them up to 27 deputies, whilst the Compromís and Podemos parties both saw falls. It´s the first time that the PSOE/ PSPV have come top in the Valencia regional elections since 1991. The far-right Vox party have ten
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deputies in Valencia for the first time, as the traditional power-holders, the Partido Popular, slumped to 19 seats, just one ahead of Ciudadanos, who increased their representation by five seats. Ximo Puig has been highly visible during his four years in power right across the whole of the Valencia region, especially in Alicante Province, and has been a passionate supporter of preserving British expat rights, including healthcare provision, in the light of Brexit.
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Hands on GP arrested THE Guardia Civil have arrested a family doctor in Alfafar (Valencia) following various complaints of sexual abuse and inappropriate behaviour from female patients. The investigation was opened earlier this month after a woman complained that the doctor had groped her during a routine consultation, something he had tried to do before. This led to interviews
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THE XII Denia Boat Show which started earlier this week continues over the weekend, with the final day being Sunday 5 May. As well as the large display of boats and other marine crafts there will be plenty of other activities for all the family. These include a kid’s workshop, Stand Up paddle classes, yoga and other keep fit routines as well as catamaran excursions. The focus of the event will be to promote the importance of nautical tourism in the area for both residents and professionals. For more information contact the Denia Tourist Office or go to www. denia.net
SPITTING DISTANCE by Alex Trelinski
THERE´S no messing with Antonio Lopez, who ran out as the three-.time winner of the world date spitting championships held in Elche on Monday, The Elche spitter established a world record distance two years with 14.43 metres, but he had to settle just 10.70 metres to secure a straight hat-trick of victories in the event staged at the Huerto de la Cuerna in Altabix. The technique is simple as participants choose a a date, chew on it, run up and spit out the pit. A combined date and olive spitting championship takes place in Elche in August.
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Rapper may have to face the music A Catalan rap artist wanted by the authorities for incitement to violence was arrested in Valencia this week. Pablo Hasel was stopped by the Guardia Civil at a routine traffic patrol in Benicarlo (Castellon) on Sunday evening. After realising that their was an arrest warrant against him
Twitter last year. Part of his sentence of two years Hasel was detained by the in jail was reduced to nine agents. The rapper was months on appeal but he controversially still has a further two found guilty year sentence for of glorifying similar offences. A terrorism judge will now be in several consulted to rule on comments the next step to take he made on in the case. by Simon Russell
FORGET IT CARLES
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C ATA L U N YA ´ S former president, Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain in 2017 after being part instrumental in organising an illegal independence referendum in his region, has been banned from standing in this month´s European Parliamentary elections. Spain´s electoral commission made the ruling this week was slammed by Puigdemont as a “legal scandal and a coup to democracy”. The commission has also barred two ex-Catalan ministers who are living outside Spain in exile, but have given no reason behind their ruling. Puigdemont’s party, Together for Catalunya, said it would “immediately deploy all forms of legal action in the Spanish state and in Europe to defend the rights of the three candidates.”
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Dirty old town IN an unenviable poll to be near the top of, Alicante City has been voted the second dirtiest city to live in Spain. OCU, the c o n s u m e r ’s organisation, carried out the survey and asked residents about the urban cleaning of their towns and found only Jaen rated worse. The city has plummeted in the ratings over the last few years with “rubbish and excrement” piled up by waste bins and poorly managed services all being cited. The council was also one of the
by Simon Russell government’s four year tenure and said few that failed or that matters were refused to provide being addressed the OCU with details since they had taken about their lucrative office last year. cleaning contracts. In However the council response the current cannot take all the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n blame as according blamed the last to the report Alicante
citizens seem particularly bad at cleaning up after their dogs, despite hefty fines for the offence, and there are issues with waste disposal in general by residents and visitors alike.
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Granddaughter abuse case starts by Simon Russell
PROSECUTORS have asked for a sentence of five and a half years in the case of a 67 year old man accused of regularly abusing his granddaughter while she was in his care. The alleged events took place in 2016 when the girl was 14. She eventually told her family about the incidents and later required psychological assistance. In the opening statements the court heard how the defendant took advantage of times that he was alone with the girl (when caring for her over the summer) to touch her inappropriately. The trial started this week and is being held in Alicante’s Provincial Court.
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Close call at airport
AN investigation is underway after an aeroplane that was taxiing down the runway at Vigo airport prior to take off had to abort the procedure as another plane was coming in to land and was on a direct collision course. The craft that
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was on the ground was an Air Nostrum flight bound for Valencia and had got up to a speed of 100 kmph before the air traffic control issued the emergency
Boy dies after fight
AN autopsy on a 17 year old boy who died after being involved in a fight last Sunday showed that the cause of death was a cranial haemorrhage, possibly caused by the blows inflicted on the victim. The body also had several other injuries, all probably as a result of the violence. The incident happened in the Basque town of San Sebastian when the boy was set
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upon by a gang of seven youths, two Spanish, three Romanians and two from the African sub-Sahara. They have been detained and are under investigation for possible homicide, although one of them has been released but not cleared. A lawyer for three of the group said that although the incident was captured on film it
orders. Early indications are that there was a change in flight plans but the air traffic controllers had not been informed. The emergency braking period at 100 kmph was described by the pilot as “very uncomfortable”.
is almost impossible to see who made the potentially fatal blow, if anyone. The boy’s mother, who is half Algerian and half Spanish, has asked that people do not simply blame immigration for the
attack. This follows on from a number of racist comments on social media relating to the tragedy.
Carting away the swag A mini crime wave in and around the Alicante town of Vilena has hopefully been ended after Guardia Civil arrested three Spanish men, all alleged drug addicts. They funded their habits with thieving what they could, including an electricity tower worth
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an estimated €3,000 that was sold for just €10. Open fields and industrial estates were their favoured targets and as none of them had a vehicle much of the stolen goods were transported away in shopping trolleys.
A batch of metal trays and a furnace were also taken as well as 1,500 litres of diesel siphoned from a farm in Novelda. Police suspected the same gang were behind the spate of thefts as well as having possible links to nine fuel thefts in 2018.
Drivers beware by Alex Trelinski
PLANNED new motoring regulations in Valencia City will have the effect of favouring both greener forms of transport and people on foot while bringing in extra regulations for drivers. Two thirds of the cities streets will have a 30kmph limit as all single lane roads will have that as a maximum speed. Disabled drivers will be able to use the dedicated bus-taxi lanes and the issue of loading and unloading is also being looked at. Concerning push-bikes and motorbikes there will be no circumstances where they can use pavements while electric scooters have a maximum speed of 10kmph in pedestrian areas and 15 kmph on bicycle lanes, rising to 20kmph on certain lanes. Last but not least, using your push-bike with a dog tethered to it is also now prohibited. All the new measures, 55 in total, were approved at a plenary session last week and are expected to gain final sign off at the end of the month before coming into force.
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KIDS WEIGHTY RISE
SPAIN has some of the highest child obesity rates in Europe according to a World Health Organisation(WHO) report, which says that this could be down to less reliance on healthy eating and the socalled Mediterranean Diet. Southern European countries have considerably higher numbers of obese children compared to those in the northern part of the continent, in a survey that took in over 600 thousand youngsters. Seventeen per cent of Spanish girls aged between six and nine were found to be obese, based on figures collated between 2015 and 2017, with only Cyprus worse off at 19 per cent. For boys in the same
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age range, 19 per cent were overweight, two points behind Cyprus and Italy. The WHO team behind the report says that they cannot conclusively say what is behind the weightier problem
N-332 pensioner fatality A 69 year old woman died instantly after a collision on the N-332 between Favara and Cullera in the Valencia Province on Thursday. Nine firefighters attended the scene and worked to release the woman from
the wreckage but she was declared dead at the scene. According to authorities the victim was driving when her car collided with a lorry. The fire brigade also had to secure the area as the truck had suffered an extensive fuel leak.
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facing south European children, but suggest that “the loss of the Mediterranean Diet” could be a major factor, along with different patterns for sleep and various physical activities as well as a lower height-toweight ratio, compared to northern countries.
Infant meningitis death ALTHOUGH few details have been released, the press have been informed that a one year old child has died at Alicante’s General Hospital after contracting meningitis. The infant was admitted in a serious condition on Thursday last week and passed away a few hours later.
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Hospitals have strict protocols following such incidents due to the highly infectious nature of the disease and any relatives or nursing staff who came into contact with the infant will be provided with prophylaxis, a preventative medication.
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13 Year old Boy Santander branches slashed Caught by Police Was with Parents by Simon Russell
POLICE on patrol in Elche were surprised to see a driver who clearly looked underage when they pulled a vehicle over in Pena de las Aguilas near Elche. They were even more surprised to see that the boy, who turned out to be just 13, was accompanied by his parents
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after they had initially assumed the youngster had taken a car without permission. All three are helping the police with their enquiries. The legal driving age for a standard family car in Spain is 18 years old.
SANTANDER is planning further bank branch cuts after buying the troubled Banco Popular for just a euro in June 2017. “We will start the negotiation process with the unions next Monday. We have already integrated 600 branches out of 1,500 and we expect to finish the process at the end of July, more or less”, said Santander CEO Jose Antonio Alvarez. “After that we will start the reduction in the number of branches, so long as we get an agreement with the unions,” he added. Santander said last month that it expected to make 250 million euros of cost savings after the integration of the Banco Popular into its portfolio.
Sexual assailant suspect arrested
A L I C A N T E ’ S Provincial Fire Consortium has produced 10,000 leaflets and put together a video to remind hikers and climbers in the area of the best practice they should be following to avoid getting into trouble or injuring themselves. The leaflets have six main sections preparation before starting out, navigating your way to your destination, actions to take in the event of an accident, activities which the Consortium can help you with, environmental awareness and finally more detail on what the Fire Consortium does. These will be distributed to the regions natural parks as well as hotels, tourist
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offices and any individual who requests them. It will be printed in Spanish, Valenciano and English with planned later editions also coming out in German, Russian and Chinese. The video will be made available to local schools and on social media networks. Chief Operating Officer Pepe Cerda has said that the Rescue Group have already carried out 29 rescue missions so far this year with the main hiking season only now getting underway. He stresses that although his team will always be there for people who get into trouble, prevention is preferable to intervention.
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Unemployment worries hit economy
A recent survey has shown that 4,196 municipalities in Spain now have no banks, a rise of 17.5% from a decade ago. This affects around 1.5 million people, just over 3% of the population. Spanish banks are gradually “transitioning to the digital
Unemployment rise – a blip or a trend?
AROUND 93,000 people lost their jobs in Spain during the first quarter of 2019, giving a net rise in unemployment of 49,900. The private sector accounted for the loss while there was a small growth in the public sector and the unemployment rate now
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stands at 14.7%. The period between Christmas and Easter tends to see a rise in people looking for work but the figures will still give concern as Spain aims to move towards a more stable all year round work model
similar to many northern European economies. One ray of light is that over the last 12 months 596,000 new jobs have been created, a net rise in employment of 441,000, or 3.16%. There has also been a rise in permanent contracts and a fall in temporary ones.
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BRITS CHANGE PLANS Fewer British holidaymakers have booked a summer holiday inside the European Union this year amid continuing Brexit uncertainty, Thomas Cook has said. The travel firm says almost half (48%) of the holidays it sold up until the end of February were to non-EU destinations, up 10% on last year. Despite this, the firm says Spain is still its most popular destination. Its findings chime with separate Post Office figures showing currency sales for long-haul destinations have jumped. Sales of the Japanese yen were up 12% so far
Million and a half without a bank
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this year compared with last, while sales of the Indonesian rupiah have increased by 9%, Post Office Travel Money said. The figures are based on Post Office transactions between 1 January and 23 April. The Post Office accounts for about a quarter of all UK currency transactions. It said the biggest growth in currency sales so far this year has been for the Egyptian pound, which has seen a 687% year-onyear increase. Thomas Cook - through which 19 million people book holidays each year
- said after Spain, Turkey had proved the most popular destination for its holidaymakers, accounting for a quarter of its flightonly bookings so far. Chief executive Peter Fankhauser said it was still too early to tell the impact on bookings of the UK’s exit from the European Union being delayed to the end of October. But he said there was “little doubt that the prolonged uncertainty around the manner and timing of Britain’s exit from the European Union has led many customers to press pause on their holiday plans for this summer”.
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age” as they explain it which in effect means cutting expensive branches and persuading customers to switch to online banking. However as many of the places affected are smaller inland towns and villages
suffering from dwindling populations many residents also do not use on-line banking as they tend to be from older generations. Overall, 43% of Spanish banks have closed since the start of the last economic crisis.
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by Yvonne Hollywood, Worldwide Horizons Officially the Republic of Peru, this Spanish speaking country is located in the west of South America and can trace its history back to 32nd Century BC. Conquered by the Spanish Empire in the 16th Century, Peru
proclaimed its independence in 1821 and obtained the same in 1824. With a population of around 32 million of mixed nationalities and
languages, the national language is Spanish. The country is coastal on the West side, a large part of the land (60%) is covered by the Amazon jungle, and in the north home to the impressive Andes mountain range, the largest continuous mountain range in the world. The capital city is Lima, located in the centre of the coastal area of the country, where the s e ap o r t of Callao is also located. A modern and metropolitan city, it is the 3rd largest in South A m er i c a behind Sao Paulo and Mexico City. A wander round this very old city lets you see the architectual influences of its Spanish roots – one of the best examples is in the main square of the city, the Palacio del Gobierno, the official home of Perú s President, and
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w h e r e you can see the changing of the guard that takes place at noon daily. Still within the city, you can experience the ancient cultures and historical building, by visiting the Huaca Pucllana, a giant pyramid built with millions of adobe bricks, somewhere in the years 300 – 700 AD by the Lima people. Suncreen and hats are a must, as the sun can be fierce whilst you climb – however the climb is rewarded with a restaurant on site offering mouth-watering traditional dishes (albeit in one of the most expensive restaurants around….) For something a little easier on the pocket, head further up the coast to the Barranco district, a Bohemiam centre of shops, and bars, where local artists also sell their wares. The bridge that connects these two areas is called ‘The Bridge of Sighs’ where local legend tells of a young girl who had fallen in love with a local. Forbidden by her father to see him, she would stand on the bridge and sigh in earshot of all that crossed. It is said that if you hold your breath ´ for the length of the bridge, your wish will be granted… The Barranco itself is great to visit during the day but best enjoyed at night, sipping a cool beer in one of the many roof-top terraces in the area.
Escaping from the city, most travellers head to Machu Picchu, an Inca Citadel constructed in the south of Peru around 1450, most likely as an estate of the then Emperor. The estate remained hidden throughout the Spanish Conquest and was only brought to attention in the early 1900s. Since then, it has been given UNESCO World Heritage status. Efforts have been made to make the destination more ´tourist friendlý however the same efforts have been protested strongly by the Peruvian population, determined to preserve this ancient structure. Numbers are limited daily, and attention should be paid to the altitude of this location, as this can provoke illness in those not aclimatised to heights. Accomodation is very limited at Machu Picchu, but nearby towns offer more reasonable prices, allowing the chance to take in breathtaking sunsets and sunrises. Most people visit as part of a group, however both group and individual travel are easily organized. Given the strong connections with Spain, direct flights between Madrid and Lima are frequent and not overly high priced. May – September is their winter, when the temperatures are nice and overall it is dry. The summer months obviously offer warmer temperatures, but also bring wetter weather.
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dressed as a landmark missed out by 20 minutes , but a dramatic finale to remembut had ber The 30-year-old needed . help from a race volunteer to com ple te the marathon, as the top Big Ben costume clipped of his of the finish line arch, the top so much misery around,and with everybody a great laugh. it gave
Britain HISSTERICAL PASSENGER
You wonder at times whether trying to save some peanuts is really worth all the bother, which certainly must be the case with somebody who tried to fool Portsmouth parking wardens by using Tipp-Ex to save £9 on a parking ticket, and then lost a lot more! Malikah 25-year-old Richards´ botched attempt was spotted when a warden looked through
the windscreen of her white Mercedes C220 as she visited her boyfriend’s house. She paid just £1.80 for an hour’s parking, but then tried to dupe inspectors by whiting out the ‘1’ and writing ’10’ to make it look like she had paid the £10.80 day rate. A court heard she had amassed more than £2,000 in parking fines since March
last year in Portsmouth, receiving a total of 27 tickets, and getting her car eventually towed away into the bargain for nonpayment. Richards pled guilty to two charges of reusing the ticket and got fines and costs worth £800, and revealed that her Mercedes had been repossessed after she failed to keep up with the payments.
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she was posing as Statham while ated to dic de on a Facebook page r. the Fast and Furious sta her he The fraudster told asked y loved her and eventuallfinancial her to help with some a film difficulties, claiming payment was delayed. a series She then made n man, of payments to the co totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds. Perhaps the real Jason Statham could help her out with some of his loose change?
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New power on the throne
The emperor after the private ceremony.
The whale alongside the Norwegian boat.
IN a tale that gives a whole new meaning to the term Cold War, many experts believe that a beluga whale that approached a Norwegian fishing boat in Arctic waters is a Russian spy. The whale was very tame and clearly used to humans but the big clue was the harness around its neck stamped with “Equipment from St Petersburg”. Those who have examined it think that the harness was meant for a camera although it did not contain one in this instance. While the trawler was probably not the target, the whale would be able to
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get close to more sensi-tive vessels such as warships and even submarines. It was likely used by the Russian navy though it is unclear if the beluga was an escaped training whale or the real deal. Russia is known to have whales in captivity and belugas are intelligent and docile creatures that are susceptible to training. Unsurprisingly the Russian navy is refusing to comment on the deep-sea spy which has now been released back into the wild - without its man-made accessories.
Fake heiress convicted
THE closely followed trial of a young working class Russian woman who fooled New York’s glitte-rati into thinking she was a wealthy German heiress finished this week, with 28-year-old Anna So-rokin being found guilty of several counts of fraud and theft. Even her name was a scam - everyone on the thriving Big Apple social scene knew her as Anna Delvey. She made friends with all the right people, those in the world of fashion and art as well as rich “trust fund kids” while it seemed every minute of her life was recorded on Instagram. However, in truth rather than being an heiress her
Faking it. Anna Sorokin.
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father was a truck driver who moved to the US when Anna was 16. It’s not clear when the deceptions started, probably around five years ago, but it seemed once people thought she had money, they were happy to give her credit for everything from hotel stays to jewellery and designer clothing. She somehow managed to obtain bank loans as large as $100,000 and then used this cash to splash around ostentatiously, furthering the impression of wealth. However gradually things started to unravel and when some payments were finally re-quested she started
making excuses that didn’t exactly stack up. One former “friend” recalled how they went on a luxury holiday that Anna was going to pay for but after supposed credit card issues she ended up footing the $60,000 bill herself, money she never expects to see again. Unfortunately for Ms Sorokin this friend was a journalist and, after delving into the young woman’s background, wrote a piece that appeared in society magazine “Vanity Fair”. This listed the trail of debts and corruption with many wellknown faces embarrassed at being duped and assuming the “heiress” was good for the money they were owed. After the fallout a string of business and personal debtors took her to court and Ms Sorokin is now likely to face jail, paying the price for her five years of living the high life on other people’s money.
FOLLOWING the abdication of Emperor Akihito this week his eldest son, Naruhito, was officially crowned the new Japanese Emperor. His reign got off to a slightly controversial start as, in keeping with tradition, no female members of the family were allowed to attend the small ceremony. Akihito ruled for 30 years and is the first emperor to step down, something he announced in 2016 saying that his age would hinder him in his duties. Although 59-year-old Naruhito and his wife,
now offi-cially Empress Masako, have a daughter the deeply conservative and traditional royal household only allows men to take the throne even if there are no direct male heirs. This means that the new emperors younger brother, Akishino, is next in line to the throne followed by his 12-year-old son. There are also concerns about the well-being of the new Empress, a Harvard educated career diplomat who is known to be suffering from a stress disorder brought on by
failing to adapt to life in the royal household, where women are viewed as decorative and of far less importance than men. Whether Oxford educated Naruhito will try to change some of the older fashioned aspects of mod-ern Japan or stick with tradition remains to be seen. However early comments from him and the views of royal experts are that he is unlikely to rock the boat as he takes his place in an unbroken lineage that dates back to 720AD, the oldest continual monarchy in the world.
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The Weekender Newspaper gets a new man at the helm
THE leading role of CEO at the Impact Media Group has the desire and sheer common sense to take the newspaper title of The Weekender to a much higher level. Alan Goldsborough-Pike as had years of experience in the industry here in Spain and through careers in media and public relations. Such a wide-ranging wealth of experience should serve Alan (known as Big Al) in his new role well, as hands-on CEO of the two editions of the Weekender Newspaper, his position overseeing the media group IMPACT with its fast-growing media channels including its latest expansion with BIG RADIO SPAIN. Alan, who has previously worked for a competitor brand newspaper as regional sales manager and he has been in Spain for fifteen-years now says he plans to approach the job with diligence, openness and with a team mindset. “I want to ensure we deliver the best and latest news in a reader-friendly newspaper and expand our editions further across the coast of Spain, for our reader’s pleasure and enjoyment” he said. “I’m conscious that things have been hard for The Weekender Newspaper since it was formed in 2017 and there have been many hurdles thrown in its path. I applaud the team’s efforts and take my hat off to the management who have been hard working and conscientious not to be beaten, I can’t wait to take this extremely popular title it to greater heights,” he said. “The title has gone from strength to strength under my predecessor despite the negativity and personal attacks which have gone beyond business ri-
valry, it’s time to bring an end to an era. It’s now time to allow a new leader to take the bull by its horns and let’s see how far we can take it going forward”. Alan’s time to prep for my new role has been literally, a few days but the staff of the company already have said that they can see a BIG difference in the response to this exciting change and as the news travels fast across the region “Alan is back” and those that know him say he is a happy go lucky person who would like to help any business succeed with its marketing and advertising, a popular a friendly face with a wide skill set but also known for being straight talking, down to earth and normal. “I’d like to take this opportunity to ask all readers of the Weekender to get in touch with us and let us know about the issues that are affecting them in their local areas,” he said. Alan has until recently spent much of his time on the Costa del Sol. Although he also worked in the North Costa Blanca during 2015/16 he is looking forward to getting to know other areas popular with expatriates. “I’ve spent time in our other areas but not as much as I would like. I feel our readers want to have the opportunity to learn about what’s going on where their fellow expats are based.” “I would like to thank the team in the office for welcoming me on board and I look forward to rolling out the best newspaper to our readers. I’m looking forward to hearing everyone’s feedback” he said. If you would like to contact Alan you can email him at alan@impactgroup.es
The Weekender Newspaper New office Opening - Albir THE Weekender Newspaper will be opening a new press office to assist the team and new CEO of Impact Media Group, which will help take the The Weekender to a much higher level. Quietly located next to the dry river bed in Calle Joaquin Rodrigo 10, the new office is designed to house the IT department and offer a front
office reception for the public for both advertising clients and readers alike. Spain’s fastest growing newspaper opens its doors in Albir, another clear sign that the Impact Media Group continues to go from strength to strength. The company has acquired two additional offices in recent months and only last January opened its new design studio
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The bangers did it again
Thirty sixold vehicles, painted in various garish liveries, rolled into Benidorm last Saturday at the end of a 1500 kilometre charity fundraising trip from the UK. The annual Benidorm Bangers, arrived in the resort after setting off on their journey across France and Spain, the previous Monday, with only two casualties falling along the wayside during the trip. Now in it’s ninth year, the trip has raised huge amounts of money for the team’s designated charities over the period and this year was no different. Each year, they also collect toys, clothes, toiletries and other essential items, which they donate to the orphanage in Gandia. Normally they enter Benidorm along Avenida de Mediterraneo, but were unable to do so this year, owing to the continuing roadworks in the area. However, the bangers lined up outside Jokers Bar for photos, before
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the teams went off for a well earned rest. Organiser Rob Scott, who raises money for the Only two bangers Yorkshire Air Ambulance every year, thanked the failed to complete participants in this year’s this year’s journey event, “it Has been a fantastic week with you all,” “We have had some great laughs and a few tears along the route across Europe to Benidorm,” he continued. Flood defence work, “You all make this rally what which has caused major it is without you all we would be disruption to a Marina nothing.” Baixa beach resort over He also thanked, Pedro and Marta the Winter months, was at Jokers Bar, Tracey Jones, Katie at deemed a complete SYSS Travel and Phil and Pam at success following the Bradleys Breakers for sorting all the Easter weekend torrential scrap cars. rains. A presentation ceremony was The construction of a held the following day, where drainage canal to avoid various awards were handed out to flooding in the La Cala de participating teams.
FOOTWORK IMPRESS AT BENIDORM PALACE
On the 14th April Dance, based in Los Montesinos, had the brilliant opportunity to return to Benidorm Palace and perform as part of Time to Shine 2019. Showing their versatility, they performed an Acrobatic/ routine, A Lyrical troupe to ‘I get to love you’ and finished off the whole show with a jazzy arrangement from The Greatest Showman. The audience raved highly of Footwork performance, stating how “professionally executed” each piece was, amazed that the youngest group member was only 6 years old. As well as the audience enjoying the show, all the pupils had a fabulous day, and would like to thank Spotlight Productions for giving them the wonderful opportunity. We look forward to returning again next year. Things are looking excitingly busy over the next few months for Footwork. The senior girls performed with the New Jersey Boys last Saturday, on May 1st they will be performing in a Charity event at the Emerald Isle, on May 6th the students will be performing alongside Paul Young, who has his concert in the Auditorio International Torrevieja. On the 30th June, “Shake It Move It”, a
British industry professional company, are coming to hold a variety of workshops at Footwork Dance Studios, throughout the day classes will include a Creativity Through Dance class, flexibility and preparation for leaps for 3-6 years, for 7 years upwards and more advanced students there will be Contemporary, Conditioning and Flexibility, Kick and Leaps plus advanced classes. These workshops are open to anyone, if you would like more information please contact Erica 662003823 for more information. To finish off the summer term there will be the annual Footwork Dance Show, held at Casa de Cultura y Musica in Los Montesinos for the enjoyment of all, and a Dance and Musical Theatre summer school from ages 6 years upwards, both dates to be confirmed. Footwork Dance Studio looks forward to seeing you there. If anyone would like more information on classes or any of the events from Footwork Dance Studios please call or whatsapp Erica on 662003823, message from the Facebook page Footwork Dance Studios Spain or see the website www. footworkdancestudios.com
Finestrat holds back the floods by Andy Mansell
Finestrat bay, was put to a major test during the four days of continuous rains, which hit the region two weeks ago. A total of 175 litres per square metre hit Finestrat during the Easter period, which, historically, would have caused major
problems in the La Cala area, most notably in 2011 and 2016, when flooding claimed the lives of three people. However, the construction of a drainage canal, which progressed in three phases to its completion just before Easter, prevented any of the flooding problems
experienced in other Marina Baixa towns. The two million euro project, in collaboration with the Hidraqua water treatment company, was designed to slow down the speed of rainwater that channels along the access roads that run downhill, leading to the beach resort.
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Despite some initial hysteria in the media over the far right, votes for both the general election and Valencian parliament were strongly in favour of moderate parties, and I for one am very happy that the status quo is likely to be maintained in Madrid and Valencia for the next four years. Jack Holden, Denia.
Having been in Spain for 15 years, I´ve found it incredible that nothing has been done about the number of prostitutes peddling their wares on roundabouts in my area, or just standing on street corners. These women often are non-Spaniards and are probably working for gangs that are exploiting them and treating them dreadfully, if stories over the years are anything to go by. I welcome the news that the Socialists and prime minister Pedro Sanchez, have vowed to ban prostitution, though I was surprised to read that it was not in itself illegal, as opposed to pimping.
The recent wet Easter weekend was disappointing for my friends who had come over from the UK to stay with us and to get their first taste of Spain, and of course all of the sunshine! One positive note though was that their hire car suffered a puncture in Torrevieja, and though the tyre change(when it was not raining) went well, they were pleasantly surprised to to find a local police car pulled over, and offered a helping hand should they have needed it. Brian Humphries, Torrevieja. I would like to take issue with one of your contributors who penned a letter which you published a fortnight ago(issue 89) demanding that the UK Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, should “get off the fence” over Brexit.
But why in the year 2019 has it taken so long for something to be done about it?
I have nothing but praise for Mr. Manley and his team members across Spain who have continually offered the facts, plain and simple, over what expats here should expect, without the level of bar gossip that some people take as fact, and is even printed in some of the newspapers over here,
Lucy Ballard, San Miguel de Salinas.
Jean Wilkinson, Benidorm.
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Hole in the wall gang caught
Costa Blanca Youth camp
of a Summer Youth Camp, organised by Benidorm Lions Club due to appear before in collaboration with the courts earlier other Lions groups this week. in the area, including In an unrelated L’Alfas del Pi, where case a 29 year old the event takes place. male was arrested Now in its fourth in Denia on Sunday year, the annual for breaking into camp aims to provide three commercial an opportunity for properties and integration between stealing various young people from items. He was diverse cultures across caught red handed the world. during the third Launching the robbery and police initiative at a meeting found him in in the town, Vicente possession of goods Saval, director of the from two other Lions CostaBlanca break-ins which Youth Camp, explained Twenty five young people a local Lions group. had been reported from 22 different countries will The attendees, from four that, “Global friendships Arise earlier the same spend two weeks on the Costa continents, accompanied by and tolerance and interest in evening. Blanca this Summer as guests of two monitors, will be part other cultures are fostered Among young people,” during the fortnight long event. after numerous work is due to take two The 25 people chosen to complaints from local months. Some people attend are aged between 18 residents that the busy have pointed out that it is and 22 and represent countries WORK on much by Simon Russell streets are too dark, probably no coincidence as diverse as, Germany, Brazil, needed additions and especially considering that after two years of Greece, Tunisia, Hungary, improvements to a large first promised. The area how many youngsters visit delays the work is being Mexico, Lithuania, Taiwan, part of Elche are due around the Trenzado there to take advantage of carried out shortly before Austria, India, Estonia, to start this week, two Valley will have three the sporting facilities. The the municipal elections Israel, Romania, the United years after they were times as many streetlights budget is €89,000 and the are being held.
N AT I O N A L Police officers who were called out to investigate a large amount of noise in a Denia property found two men knocking a hole through a wall to allow them to enter the commercial property next door. The noise was coming from a garage and when the police entered the pair had already accessed the other property. The 19 and 20 year old Spaniards were arrested for attempted burglary with force and were
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States, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Poland, Turkey, Italy, Norway, Holland, France and Switzerland. During their stay, which takes place from July 14th to 28th, the young guests will visit Alicante, Valencia, Calpe, Benidorm, Elche, in addition to the main tourist sites of the Costa Blanca, including the Natural Parc Sierra Gelada, Fonts de l’Algar and Villa Romana de l’Albir. Also attending the launch were L’Alfas del Pi councillors, Marisa Cortes and Martine Mertens, plus PilarRibagorda, president of the Lions Club of Benidorm, Jose Luis Lopez, camp advisor, and Concepción Gallo and Astrid Van Eck, of the Lions Club of l’Alfas. Describing the municipality as an ideal venue for the Youth Camp, Mertens said, “the camp is a true reflection of the idiosyncrasies of the municipality, where more than 50% of the population is of foreign origin and where residents from nearly one hundred countries live in harmony. by Andy Mansell
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LOCAL&LIFESTYLE Nordic Walkers head for the lighthouse THE iconic lighthouse at l’Albir was the ultimate destination for the XI national Nordic Walking get together in l’Alfas del Pi last Sunday. The Spanish federation had organised activities including talks about health, sport and tourism related to the increasingly popular activity. People of various
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L’ALFAS del Pi have renewed their collaboration agreement with the Marina Baixa town’s l’Albir pensioners association. They have allocated €13,000 to the association which has about 450 members from a dozen different countries including the UK. Activities
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include painting classes, patchwork, petanque, gymnastics, theatre, golf, computer classes, fiestas and excursions. Anyone over 60 can join and there is an annual donation of
€15 which helps with various expenses. Anyone interested should pop into their HQ on Avenida Oscar Espla in Albir where head of the group Francisco Perez promised “everyone will be met with open arms”.
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nationalities and from all over Spain attended the day which ended appropriately enough with a walk along the Sierra Helada Natural Park and the lighthouse with its spectacular views across the Marina Baixa coastline, all in perfect weather. Nordic Walking is
walking with specially designed long poles and is an ideal “full body workout” for both athletes and the not so athletic. As its name suggest it originated in Scandinavia and is very popular with the large number of people from that part of the world who have chosen to make l’Alfas their new home.
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Two decade plan approved JAVEA’S Town Council this week approved the General Structural Plan of Xabia, something that lays out much of the infrastructure for the next 20 years. Town Planning Councillor Isabel Bolufer called the approval the “most important day of her political career” and will signal an end to the reckless speculation and deficiencies of the 1990s. The new plan is designed to unite the twin aims of pleasing residents while still attracting the tourists
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A team of four anglers from Javea Yacht Club are currently in Costa Rica to take part in the World Fishing Championship. Daniel and Sergio Maestre, Jose Luis Martinez and Cristobal Miravet are reigning world champions and despite being so far from home are confident of defending their title. The four Javea locals are Spain’s only representatives in this year’s competition and will be on board one of 44 boats taking part in the sea fishing contest.
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that are so vital to the town’s economy. The final document was prepared in collaboration with residents and includes such aspects as sports facilities, linking up properties without mains sewage and neighbourhood design. However the opposition did not vote for the plan, saying it put Javea’s future in the hands of the Generalitat and other people outside the town.
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Running for the kids by Simon Russell
ONE of the Marina Alta’s biggest charity public sporting events, the Denia.com and Javea. com Solidarity Race, is to be held on 12 May. The beneficiaries this year are the students of the Raquel Pena Special Education Centre for children in the region with special needs. Last year over 800 people took part, some racing and others walking or jogging, who raised €3,300 for extracurricular activities for the school. The format is the same as previously with a 6.7km run or 3.3km walk for those taking part. The event will start at 10am from Denia’s Calle Marques de Campo and then over a route that takes in places such as the tunnel under the
castle and various plazas. The runners will take the same route twice and the walkers once. Entry is
€5 and there will also be a raffle made up of gifts contributed for the good cause.
Prize winning painter by Simon Russell
JAVEA artist Tomas Sivera has been awarded the top prize in a prestigious national painting competition. His work “Muro Fronterizo” (border wall) won the long established Vila de Pego Contest which had its 63rd edition this year. Tomas has come close to winning before and in fact was runner-up in 2017 and again last year. He said he was “surprised and delighted” to go a step further this year. The judging panel included art critics, directors of public galleries and fellow artists.
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Angling for tourists
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WHAT the industry refers to as “experimental tourism” is a growing sector and Javea is hoping to tap into this with its fishing tours which started last week. Despite its deserved image as a cosmopolitan and sophisticated town Javea still has a thriving fishing industry, although like almost all coastal municipalities not one the size is used to be. When a boat lands it catch invariably the dock is thronged with tourists watching them and taking pictures and it this fascination the town is hoping to capitalise on. Alcoy resident Jose Vilaplana was the first person to take part in the experience after he embarked on a trip with the trawler Cap Prim Segon and its crew of three. After a 4.30am start the boat was at sea for 12 hours with Jose saying he loved every minute of it, despite the breezy weather conditions and choppy seas. Trippers later have the opportunity to try some of their catch in one of the many seafront restaurants in the town.
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AFTER the completion of their recent production run of “My Fair Lady” the Javea Players handed over a cheque for €1,000 to the MABS cancer charity. This was done following their “road trip” down the coast to Torrevieja where they held a one off performance at the 600 seater Capitol Theatre. The donation was to Ken Payne representing MABS in the area and was made by Tony
Bagging in the rain WHAT the industry refers to as “experimental tourism” is a growing sector and Javea is hoping to tap into this with its fishing tours which started last week. Despite its deserved image as a cosmopolitan and sophisticated town Javea still has a thriving fishing industry, although like almost all coastal municipalities not one the size
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is used to be. When a boat lands it catch invariably the dock is thronged with tourists watching them and taking pictures and it this fascination the town is hoping to capitalise on. Alcoy resident Jose Vilaplana was the first person to take part in the experience after he embarked on a trip with the
Cabban, the Players chairman. Regarding the show it would have been the first time many people
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trawler Cap Prim Segon and its crew of three. After a 4.30am start the boat was at sea for 12 hours with Jose saying he loved every minute of it, despite the breezy weather conditions and choppy seas. Trippers later have the opportunity to try some of their catch in one of the many seafront restaurants in the town.
in this part of the Costa Blanca had seen the Javea troupe and all agreed it was a splendid evening.
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Pets
Don’t Make These Mistakes When Dogscaping Your Yard Creating a yard that is dog-friendly is one of the most important things you can do for your pet. However there are several mistakes that owners commonly make. By avoiding the following pitfalls you can help to increase your chances of ending up with a space that’s perfectly suited for your pet’s needs. Material Matters While hard materials such as stone or concrete offer many advantages for humans, they aren’t ideal for canines. Instead your dog’s play and rest area should have a semi-soft surface underfoot. This is ideal for joints and helps to prevent injuries. For this reason many owners use grass or artificial turf in their dog-friendly yards. Pet-safe woodchips are often used as well and when drainage is a concern tiles made from rubber can work too. Overlooking The Importance Of A Fence While fencing can be expensive, knowing that
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PEGGY-SUE.- 14mths old. She has been spayed. Has one rear leg amputated following injury, but this doesn’t stop her, she still climbs & runs around, loves the garden.
NO ADOPTIOIN FEE BUT A DONATION IS MUCH APPRECIATED. Also, many other dogs, puppies, cats & kittens needing homes. Food and donations also urgently needed and can be left at ARC’s charity shop on CarrerValencia 1, Jalon between 10 am & 1.00 pm Monday to Saturday. Contact Tel No Sally (cats):625 985 689 or Jayne (dogs):- 649 310 285.Email jalonvalleyarc14@yahoo.co.uk. Facebook – Jalon Valley A.R.C. Based in Jalon. Charity Reg No CV-01-054107-A. CIF No G5482759
your pet is safe is priceless. Even if your pooch is superbly trained and has never wandered out of your yard, you will still want a solid barrier such as a fence. Don’t skimp out. If a fence keeps your dog in just once, it’s already paid for itself. And with one you won’t have to worry about your pet causing damage, getting lost, or hit by a car. A strong fence will also keep other animals and strays out. Forgetting To Create A Toilet Area For many dog owners one of the biggest drawbacks of owning a canine is dealing with the waste. And setting up a specific area in their yard for their dog to go to the bathroom is therefore often overlooked. This is a mistake which can quickly lead to waste being spread out all over the yard. By teaching your pooch to go in a designated area that’s both convenient to clean up and out of the way, waste will no longer be a problem.
Most owners of male dogs will also add a pee post in this area which helps to keep them from raising their leg in other spots and therefore causing urine damage. Many posts today are designed to look just like hydrants you’d see in the city. The dog and fire hydrant have a special relationship which makes adding one quite a conversation starter. Just be sure you use your post or dog fire hydrant for yard areas that do not tend to flood. Underestimating The Power Of Breed Every dog is different and like people they have unique personalities. However when designing a dog-friendly yard it’s actually quite common for owners to underestimate the influence that breed can have on a dog’s behavior. And they therefore fail to plan accordingly. Each dog breed was developed for a specific purpose and therefore is genetically predisposed to certain behavioral characteristics.
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DENNIS & JOSE.These 2 pups, with a Podenco Mum and Retriever Dad are 19 weeks old. They are really sweet and learning fast. The owner of their mum died 12 months ago and she has been living in a
garden being fed by other family members, however she escaped and had a litter of 5 pups, 3 have been homed and we now need a home for these 2 and their Mum. If you can help please call Nikki on 616387129 or Sally at ARC on 625 985 689. Thank you
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Contact Nik on 616387129 to donate and help by fostering or adopting one of these pups.Food and donations also urgently needed and can be left at ARC’s charity shop on CarrerValencia 1, Jalon between 10 am & 1.00 pm Monday to Saturday. Contact Tel No Sally:- 625 985 689. Email jalonvalleyarc14@yahoo. co.uk. Facebook – Jalon Valley A.R.C. Based in Jalon. Charity Reg No CV-01-054107-A.
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My sciatica isn’t getting any better! After weeks or months with painkillers and antiinflammatory treatment the pain is still there. It’s important to have a correct diagnosis to be able to assess the problem correctly. That is where most treatments fail before even starting. If you are suffering from pain that doesn’t go past the back of your knee (gluteus and hamstring pain) or pain on the front of the thigh, it’s more than likely that you haven’t got sciatica symptoms but are suffering from some other disorders that are mentioned further down. In most cases these symptoms have a very simple solution with osteopathic treatment and patients recover very well. Sciatica is a series of symptoms (lower back, gluteus and leg pain, numbness or tingling, weakness…) and not an actual diagnosis, that can be caused by a series of different things. What most people understand is that there is a compression of the sciatic nerve caused
by the inflammation generated by a prolapsed or herniated intervertebral disc that irritates the nerve and therefore causes pain. In this case medication is necessary to help reduce the inflammation and a correct osteopathic treatment is needed to improve the situation and prevent it from returning. But there are many other things that can cause sciatica-type pain: • There are muscles that can compress the sciatic nerve. • Many muscles themselves can give pain around the lower back all the way down to the ankle or even on the front of the thigh and knee.
• Certain ligaments and joints can also refer pain around the lower back and down the back of the leg. • Osteoarthritis of the lower back can also have an effect that is similar to that of a herniated intervertebral disc. In cases like these antiinflammatory treatment and painkillers aren’t a solution because they don’t treat the problem, they cover up the symptoms which can then return later on. That’s why treating the source of the pain helps you recover from the disorder. There are various treatments that can help improve or cure these problems such as: • Osteopathic manipulations to unblock certain vertebrae that may be rotated or lacking movement • Osteopathic manipulations to unblock and improve the mobility of the sacroiliac joints or
the sacrum which have a big influence on the sciatic nerve • Treatment of muscle trigger points using manual treatment such as pressure, stretching , massage. • Treatment of muscle trigger points applying dry needling with acupuncture needles or electro-acupuncture. • Neuromeningeal manipulation to restore mobility to the nerve therefore improving its functionality . • Cranial-sacral therapy to help restore the meninges (layers of membranes that envelope the central nervous system). All these treatments are very effective but only work if there is a correct diagnosis of the disorder. It is important to visit your doctor and your osteopath to evaluate and make a correct diagnosis. This article was provided by Simon Ratcliffe, Osteopath, Family Medical Centre, 966 865 072
For more information or to book an appointment call the Family Medical Centre on +34 966 865 072, emailing us at info@albirfamilymedicalcentre.com or on Facebook www.facebook.com/albirfamilymedicalcentre
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LOCAL&LIFESTYLE Health More than a hobby: The relaxing, fun, healthy history of puzzles Just try to walk by an unfinished jigsaw puzzle without stopping. It’s almost impossible. In fact, nearly half of all Americans puzzle for fun, to relax or to relieve stress. Families puzzle together as a tradition. Millennials puzzle to connect with each other and disconnect from a hyper-digital lifestyle, while seniors puzzle for a brain boost. It may feel like puzzling is one of many retro activities in vogue again, but it has always been in fashion. Here are some fun facts you might not know about the always-fashionable hobby: 1. Puzzles in ancient times. Puzzling has been around since the dawn of time (almost). Greek mathematician Archimedes puzzled around 250 B.C. to solve geometry problems. He cut a square into 14 pieces, then examined how many different
configurations could be made from those pieces. This puzzle was recently solved by Bill Cutler, a mathematician from Cornell University, who showed the puzzle has 536 truly distinct solutions. 2. The first jigsaw puzzle. Engraver and mapmaker John Spilsbury is credited with inventing the first jigsaw puzzle in 1767. He drew a map on top of a piece of wood, then used a jigsaw to cut it into small pieces. The name clearly stuck! Kids today still learn geography by using jigsaw puzzles of maps. In fact, the “Geographical Puzzle” was the first wooden puzzle produced in 1891 by the puzzle maker Ravensburger. 3. A puzzling craze sweeps the nation. Puzzles for adults became popular around 1900, and by 1908
puzzles were a staple of the upper class. Why upper class? Wooden puzzles were expensive, typically costing $5 each (or $140 today). For working people, who earned an average of $50 per month, puzzles would have been a luxury. Over time, cardboard puzzles became a less expensive option, making puzzling available to everyone.
4. A welcome escape. During the Great Depression, puzzles offered people a quiet, inexpensive escape from the troubled economy. In 1932, a new concept emerged: a weekly puzzle. The “Jig of the Week” was sold at newsstands every Wednesday. In February 1933, puzzle production reached an all-time high of 10 million puzzles per week.
Still a buyer’s market
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OVER two thirds of people who sold a property in Spain last year ended up acceptingless than the asking price, with an average discount of ₏14,200. 69% of buyers negotiated a cut, a slight drop from the 73% in 2017 but still indications that it is very much a buyer’s market. Surveys of potential purchasers who had yet to buy found that overpricing of properties was the main
issue, followed by homes in poor condition and only small properties being within their budget. On the other side of the coin, when asked why they thought they had trouble selling vendors said that the large amount of housing stock on sale was the biggest issue followed by estate agents failings and finally optimistic sale prices. The latter indicates a clear gap between the expectations of buyers and sellers when it comes to current house prices.
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A DECADE OF CHANGE In the last decade, the housing market in Spain has changed completely, as between 2009 and 2018, the number of sales increased, as did rental prices. However, the price of real estate and the family debt to buy a house in Spain has clearly fallen, as has the 12-month Euribor and the number of mortgages granted. Planning permission for new buildings are once again approaching the levels they were at 10 years ago, while the ratio of wages to the amount required to acquire a property is fighting not to
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return to previous levels. Average house prices in Spain continue to recover and are already around 1,590 euro per square metre according to data from the Ministry of Development, which is the highest level since 2012. The purchase and sale of homes is at its highest point in a decade, whilst the mortgage market is has grown along with the real estate sector: the number of mortgages signed is growing steadily and is already at its highest level since 2011.
Mortgage repayments have fallen because of falls in the Euribor rate, but that is set to rise, whilst Spanish families have seen a total reduction of 130 billion of debt caused by the recession. Rental prices are stabilising in the larger markets, after reaching highs in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia in the last two years, whilst the cost of land is around 57 per cent lower compared to the property boom years. That´s a key factor in why new constructions have popped up all over the place, with four times
Airbnb status clarified
MACIEJ Szpunar, the General Advocate of the European Union Court of Justice, has ruled that holiday rental platform Airbnb should be considered as an information site and not an estate agent. This comes after a French court had asked for clarification on the firms status and whether it should be subject
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to the same rules and guidelines as traditional estate agency firms. Airbnb will be gener-ally pleased with the ruling that effectively states that the firm acts simply as a middle man between renters and tenants (i.e. holidaymakers).
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Landlords paying price as high street struggles AS the crisis for traditional high street retailers in the UK deepens, the landlords who rent properties to them are also counting the cost. Debenhams is the latest household name to hit problems, announcing plans to close 50 of its 166 stores. As well as handing back the keys to these they are asking for reduced rent on their remaining stores, a pattern that has been repeated recently by New Look, Mothercare and
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Carpetright among others. The ultimatum to landlords (in reality usually big investment firms) is simple – reduce our rent or we will close our stores, meaning you miss out altogether. Many of these vacated buildings in prime spots across the UK are proving tricky to re-rent and landlords are often being forced to cut rental prices rather than risk leaving them empty.
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Warwick Davis hosts a star-studded, celebrity version of his popular quiz show. A team of 5 celebrities join forces to take on the Tenable Tower by answering ‘Top 10 list’ questions, for the chance to win £125,000 for their chosen charities. In the first episode, the ‘Medal Heads’ - made up of Team GB Olympians Tessa Sanderson, Sharron Davies, Iwan Thomas, Kriss Akabusi and Jade Johnson - try their luck.
07:00 The Planet’s Funniest 07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street Animals 07:55 Heartbeat 07:20 Totally Bonkers 08:55 Murder, She Wrote Guinness World Records 07:45 You’ve Been Framed! 09:50 On the Buses 10:25 On the Buses 08:35 Emmerdale 10:55 George and Mildred 09:00 Coronation Street 10:00 The Ellen DeGeneres 11:30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot Show 10:55 The Golden Compass 13:40 Heartbeat 14:45 Emmerdale 13:10 Emmerdale 15:15 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 15:50 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:40 The Ellen DeGeneres 16:20 Coronation Street 16:55 Agatha Christie’s Show Poirot 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle 19:00 Heartbeat Show 18:50 You’ve Been Framed! 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Endeavour 19:55 Johnny English 23:00 Prime Suspect 1973 Reborn 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 American Dad! 23:00 Family Guy 23:30 Family Guy 23:55 American Dad
NEW SERIES: As an adventure game show in which contestants are expected to complete undesirable tasks in order to win prizes, Who Dares Wins could be considered a precursor to contemporary reality TV series such as Fear Factor. It was created by David Mason and Adrian Brant.
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1. Roman consul in company accepting cooked rice (6) 4. Her Majesty comes back with something boring or something infuriating (3,3) 8. Where to put flowers when you have retired? (2,3) 9. One drip, oddly, may be involved (5,2) 10. Vessel carrying a Royal Navy hooter (4,3) 11. Poem found after graduate goes back home (5) 12. Sun hats do disguise many (9) 17. Spurious marsh seen by American (5) 19. Coin found by soldier retreating from base (7) 21. I caught bird going round lettuce (7) 22. Kind of store providing binder? (5) 23. Smelly person not starting to mess about (6) 24. German composer half-drunk? (6)
Aries
21st Mar – 20th Apr The Hanged Man This week seems to be about you waiting around, nothing seems to be going your way, but wait what are you doing about it ? Time now to get out and about and get things done. there is nothing holding you back but you. Look out for advice you will need to listen to. Lucky Number 17
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22nd May – 21th June Nine of Coins Everything seems to be going along as it should do, there may be some delays along the way this week and could leave you frustrated, keep on keeping on as the week will end on a high for you and a new adventure will begin. The colour green will be lucky just now. Lucky Number 09
QUICK CROSSWORD Across 1. Shorten (10) 7. English county (8) 8. Depose (4) 9. Failure (4) 10. Wreck (7) 12. Modish (11) 14. Adoration (7) 16. Raiment (4) 19. Cash register (4) 20. Lift (8) 21. Taught (10)
Down 1. Distant in manner (5) 2. Natives of Brittany (7) 3. Otherwise (4) Copyright © Puzzle Baron May 2, 2019 - Go to www.Printable-Puzzles.com 4. Finally (2,3,3)for Hints and Solutions! 5. Edible fish (5) 6. Onto dry land (6) 11. Assiduous (8) 12. Two-shilling coin (6) 13. Flagrant (7) 15. Hairdresser’s establishment (5) 17. Wide (5) 18. Bill of fare (4)
Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July Nine of Cups Other people will take your time up this week and you will find it hard to see how you can get all done that needs doing. Be strong and say no if at all possible, value your own time and do your own thing, include others if they want to go along with you. Red is Lucky Lucky Number 26
Leo
23rd July – 22nd Aug Knight of Wands Let your leadership qualities show now and you will be surprised how others will follow you. There is a celebration showing on this card so get yourself some new clothes and enjoy this time. An older acquaintance will show you some new ways of dealing with life Lucky Number 20
Virgo
23rd Aug– 22nd Sept Five of Wands Do not allow small disagreements spoil a good friendship, a person close around you may be gossiping but no serious damage done. Your Spiritual nature, your intuition also is becoming stronger and will give you much strength at this time. Tuesday is luckiest day Lucky Number 12
Libra
23rd Sept – 22nd Oct Temperance This card is about balance in all things and balance is what you will find this week, the weekend will be most interesting as others around you are finding their feet and helping you along the way. Take time out to spend with close family it will turn into quite a party Lucky Number 29
Scorpio
23rd Oct – 21st Nov Page of Wands Your independent nature will bring benefits this week as you move forward with some project you began a little while ago. There will be more to do and you will not find the time to be bored. All looking very positive for you this week especially on Wednesday morning Lucky Number 32
Sagittarius
22nd Nov – 20th Dec Ace of Coins There will be an unexpected luck around you this week where finances or material belongings are. Booking a short trip away will bring you some lucky breaks also. Find yourself next to water and enjoy the peace and quiet, family are also around more now Lucky Number 13
Capricorn
21st Dec – 19th Jan Eight of Coins Your hard work recently is going to show rewards, anyone self employed will see added benefits perhaps a few more hours but it does look as though things are becoming more positive around you. Your softer nature is showing and it will bring new friends around Lucky Number 19
Aquarius
20th Jan – 19th Feb Four of Coins Money issues will improve and give you more time to follow your dreams. This card talks about a creative side that is not being used to its full potential, time to look at that creative side of your nature and nurture it. A younger person will help point you in the right direction Lucky Number 11
Pisces
20th Feb – 20th Mar Queen of Coins Nothing seems to be going quite right at the beginning of this week but by the end you will be celebrating positive changes. Keep smiling and know all will be resolved for you. Music seems to be important maybe just listening to some will help bring harmony around you Lucky Number 31
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Now, you might want to stop reading this little piece instantly, if you hate the Eurovision Song Contest, but don’t worry it will all be over in two weeks time. If you’re still with me, then I’m guessing you have a smidgen of interest in what has now officially become the second most watched annual event on the planet, behind Superbowl. With just a couple of weeks to go, the performers are beginning to arrive in Tel Aviv ahead of finals week, with much teeth baring and soul searching from commentators who believe the competition should be boycotted because of Israel’s continuing atrocities on Palestine. However, the contest will go ahead as planned, with hot favourites Netherlands,
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Russia, Sweden and Italy, all sending male solo performers to represent them. Queen of pop, Madonna will take to the stage to perform whilst the voting takes place and is expected to sing her new single Medellin and one other number. Oh, and the UK, will give a valiant performance and probably only get a few ‘Brexit weary’ points, but it’s all ok, because Graham Norton is doing the BBC commentary and Rylan Clark is doing his ‘Dream job’ of reading out the UK’s votes, so that’s 2 gays for the price of one. So, that’s all the Eurovision you need to know for now …… more news next week!
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e i t a K , e s a e l p e r o m The Blanket’s off No There are times, when you look at someone in the public eye and you think to yourself, why hasn’t anyone stopped her before it’s too late.
My, hasn’t he got Bigi You may be the youngest son of one of the most controversial figures in pop music, but it’s still nice to have a night out with your brother and mates every now and then. And so it was, this week, when Blanket, now know as Bigi, the youngest of Michael Jackson’s three kids, made a rare outing with older sibling Prince to see Avengers:Endgame at a local cinema. It’s been so long since he was seen in public that fans of the late singer began to wonder
whether Blanket was in fact a figment of his slightly loony dad’s imagination. But there he was for all to see, now aged 17, looking every inch an archetypal tall, lanky, moody teenager in black jeans and Marvel t-shirt. I have to admit, he could have walked past me in Aldi and I wouldn’t have known who he was. In fact I don’t recall seeing a picture of Bigi, ever since his dad scared everyone by dangling him over a balcony when he was very smalli.
Katie’s hair was matted with blood.
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Having recently admitted I’ve never been able to sit through an episode of Game of Thrones without falling asleep, I’ve been amazed by this weeks outpourings on facebook about some lengthy battle that took place in this interminable final series. And now, I have to own up to not having a clue what the new movie that’s breaking all box office records across the world is all about. Yes, that’s the one, Avengers:Endgame, which has made a staggering $1.2 billion (£927.6 million) over its extended opening weekend, breaking a startling number of other box office records in the process. US industry magazine The Wrap has counted 144 box office records broken so far, with the movie demolishing everything from advance ticket sales to opening weekend records around the world.
The movie is actually the culmination of 22 films so far in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, bringing together strands of a story established by the first Iron Man movie, directed by Jon Favreau back in 2008 and I’ve seen none of them, in fact the only Avengers I was aware of were, John Steed, Emma Peel and Cathy Gale. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, DanaiGurira, Bradley Cooper, and Josh Brolin – and many, many more Endgame is already standing at number 18 in the all time Box Office takings list, after just one weekend on release. Now, should I join in and play catch up with the previous 21 movies, or try and start at the beginning of Game of Thrones? ….. That’s a conundrum!
Avengers Endgame breaking all records
A case in point is Katie Price, who was pictured earlier this week, returning after a4 day trip to Turkey, during which she underwent another round of cosmetic
surgery, on her already semi-plastic body. This time, she apparently had more than one procedure, including bum implants, liposuction and surgery on her eyebrows and eyelids, in one day. The photos of the forty year old celebrity, showed her being pushed through Istanbul Airport in a wheelchair, about to board a flight back home. There was no doubt from her appearance, with blood matted hair, puffed up face, raised eyebrows and dark circles under her eyes that the procedure had been pretty invasive and she was even carrying bottles of her own blood. Although Katie goes to great pains to assure her fans she is not addicted to cosmetic surgery, one does wonder whether she really does want to look like an alien. Such a shame that one of her entourage doesn’t take her to one side and say “Oi, Pricey, no more …Enough is enough!!”
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07:00 Breakfast 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:00 Good Morning Britain 10:15 Rip-Off Britain 07:30 The Repair Shop 09:30 Lorraine 11:00 Homes Under the 08:15 The Customer is Always 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Hammer Right Show 12:00 The Customer is Always 09:00 Undiscovered Worlds 11:30 This Morning Right with Steve Backshall 13:30 Loose Women 12:45 Defenders UK 10:00 BBC News at Nine 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 13:15 Bargain Hunt 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 14:55 ITV News London 14:00 BBC News at One 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 15:00 Judge Rinder 14:30 BBC London News 12:15 Politics Live 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 14:45 Doctors 14:00 The Boss 17:00 Tipping Point 15:15 Impossible 14:45 Street Auction 16:00 Escape to the Country 15:30 The TV That Made Me 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News London 16:45 Garden Rescue 16:15 I Bought a Rainforest 19:30 ITV Evening News 17:30 The Repair Shop 17:15 Ray Mears’ Northern 20:00 Emmerdale 18:15 Pointless Wilderness 19:00 BBC News at Six 18:15 Flog It! 20:30 Coronation Street 19:30 BBC London News 19:00 Eggheads 21:00 Britain’s Brightest 20:00 The One Show 19:30 The Farmers’ Country Family 20:30 Panorama Showdown 21:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Watchdog 20:00 Amazing Hotels: Life 22:00 Planet Child 22:00 Earth from Space Beyond the Lobby 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:00 BBC News at Ten 21:00 Great British Menu 23:30 ITV News London 23:25 BBC London News 22:00 Forensics: The Real CSI 23:45 Peston 23:35 Secrets of the Multi23:00 QI Level Millionaires: Ellie 23:30 Newsnight Undercover
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THURSDAY 9th May
23:50 Family Guy
Top movies this week Sherlock Holmes (2009) Baywatch (2017) Mon 6 May 11:45pm - ITV1 Sat 4 May 10:00
When a dangerous crime wave hits the beach, the legendary Mitch Buchannon leads his elite squad of lifeguards on a mission to prove that you don’t have to wear a badge to save the bay. Joined by a trio of hotshot recruits, including former Olympian Matt Brody, they ditch the surf and go deep under cover to take down a ruthless businesswoman whose devious plans threaten the future of the bay.
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When a string of brutal murders terrorizes London, it doesn’t take long for legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his crime-solving partner, Dr. Watson, to find the killer, Lord Blackwood. Blackwood has a bigger scheme in mind, and his execution plays right into his plans. The game is afoot when Blackwood seems to rise from the grave, plunging Holmes and Watson into the world of the occult and strange technologies.
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Sports & Local News Benitachell Bowls Club Open Competition This past week the club has welcomed bowlers, from several different bowls clubs, who have taken part in the yearly competition. It should have started on Monday 22nd April until the 29th April, but, due to the rain, which we all endured, and a flooded green the competition was delayed for a day. Tuesday the sun shone and for the rest of the week the weather did not let anyone down. Sunday saw the finals taking place and the games were very close. The winners of the rinks finalfrom Benitachell Bowls Club were Skip Dudley Davis, Greg Sperring, Gail Chick and Carol Davies and the runners up were Derek Eldon, Lynne Eldon from Javea Green, Maggie Lawley BBC, and Yvonne
Marina Alta Golf Society
ALFAZ FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
There was plenty of goals scored in the 5 Mid-Week games and the Full Premier League at the weekend which helped to give the Alfaz Fantasy Football League a shed load of points. Although there was plenty of goals strangely enough there was also 9 clean sheets which gave the Fantasy League a high scoring average of 46 points. Altogether there was 37 goals, 9 clean sheets, 49 yellow cards and one red one which was Arsenal’s young player Maitland-Niles who was dismissed by Referee Mike Oliver. For the 3rd week running the top two teams at the Summit of the Alfaz Fantasy Football League exchanged places when Linda’s Team Tapas moved 24 points ahead of John’s team Wee Aggies, Two Wolves Players Diago Jota & Raul Jimenez proved the differance between the two Leaders by clocking up 20 points between them. Andrew’s team Ballers are in 3rd place and still have an outside chance of lifting the A.F.F.L.Trophy. Down at the very foot of the Table, Gary’s Upside Team have managed to close the
gap on Richard’s Dunkrat to only 27 points courtesy of Bournemouth’s Callum Wilson who scored a brace of goals in the Cherries 3-3 draw with their near neighbours Southampton. William & Henry gained some breathing space at the top of our Junior League when they extended their advantage over TJ’s Blue Moon F.C.to 30 points. There is a keen battle going on for 3rd place between Harley’s Ginger Ninjar & Olly F.C. with only 1 point separating them. At the other end Fleetwood Gian are still in danger of relegation with a 63 point deficit on Tom’s Real City. While we except Linda’s Team Tapas will win our Mark Carter Ladies Section as they have opened up a 60 point gap over Barbra’s XI who were the leading the Division 5 weeks ago. Liz’s team Cookies Crew & Kim’s Ginger United are sharing the load of holding everybody else up at the bottom. With plenty of goals being scored it meant plenty of points were up for grabs in our Across the Costa’s Golden Boot League. The Leaders Kevin’s Two for the Road
On Monday 29th April 2019, the Marina Alta Golf Society played a singles Stableford Competition game at the Oliva Nova course on a bright and sunny day. What a change from the torrential rain we had over the course last week which resulted in the game being cancelled. Two ladies and ten male members with just one guest teed off on a beautiful morning to be playing golf. As expected, the course was in fine condition. In 1st place it was that man Allen McManus with 36 points off a 28 handicap. In second place with 35 points was John Cunningham playing off a 22 handicap. Only two prizes this week as the captain is saving for another cruise. NTP. Saw Peter Gardiner looking very good to win with less than a club length away from the pin on hole 3 but a long comes David Reid who just gets inside
Briden El Cid. The mixed pairs final was won by Jean McLaughlin and Chris Salter of Javea Green, with the runners up of Alex Fisher and Yvonne Browne from the BBC. The Ladies Singles was won by Gail Chick BBC, and the runner up Betty Anderson (last years winner) from El Cid. The Mens Singles was won by Dudley Davies BBC and the runner up Derek Eldon Javea Green. A big thank you must go to Ernie Pope and the club committee for the excellent organisation The Umpires and Markers. Graham Spurrier our hard working green keeper and last but not least the catering staff. All of these people deserve a big vote of thanks.
of him to win the prize. Both went on to sink their putts and win the only 2’s of the day. The other NTP on hole 16 was won by Denis McVeigh. Our guest today was Mike Jones. He was spoken to after the game and commended on his game and the course as this was only his second visit to Oliva Nova. He said, “this is a hard course to score par, I normally hit a driver and maybe an eight iron into the green, but not here”. He also added he enjoyed the day and will be back. 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.
PEGO GOLF SOCIETY – Singles Stableford Competition 30th April
took advantage by Once the fog had lifted, Pego GS had a balls going in the water, the only two was bagging 33 points beautiful day to play golf on a course that by John Snelling, so he did very well with which moved them has dried out (in most places) after the terri- prizes!! Nearest the Pins were won by Der28 points above ble Easter weekend. ek Lindley with 0.5 metres away from Hole Bill’s East Fifers We had 32 players and the winner of the 5 with his 2nd shot and Malcolm Cannon while Kenny’s competition with an amazing 40 points was not quite so close on Hole 16 with 5.75 meAlbir Boro Army John Snelling, then the next four players all tres. Utd remain in had 36 points and Suzy Snelling (keeping Not sure Derek got his birdie on Hole 5! 3rd place. Leo’s it in the family) came in 2nd on countback, There was a card draw for Peter Corne’s Power Blueboys followed by Danny Herron and then Penny birthday and that was won by Shaun O’Gorare still hoovering Barden, just missing out on countback was man so he did get a prize! Next week is the over the trap door Shaun O’Gorman also with a very com- Javea Cup (pairs combined) and anyone is at the bottom 16 mendable 36 points. The balls in the water welcome to join us to play at Oliva Nova. points away from was a rollover with a very acceptable 74 Just contact pegohandicapsec@gmail.com. Richard’s Dunkrat. Our Champion of Dunkrat got the lowest score of 11 who beat our last Womens team in the Champions League is mirroring the points.Both teams will go into our Cup Sharon’s Rovers & Out by 46Premier League with the two teams Monthly Wine Draw. Kevin’s One 28 and Darren’s King Carrakop 023 at the top both shoulder to shoulder for the Road won the March Draw. who won a high scoring tie against level on 1319 points and with just 3 Manager of the Month for April Adam’s Equipo Sin Hombre 68-62. weeks to go this section could go right as been sponsored by the Arlequin The Final takes place on the last Day down to the F.A,Cup Final Result. in Albir who do a fine selection of of the Premier League Season. Leo’s team Power Blueboys could be Pizzas as well as other tasty dishes. The clock is ticking as we count receiving 2 Wooden Spoons if they The lucky winner is Linda whose down to the end of a fantastic Season remain bottom of this Division. at the Team Tapas jumped up 4 places to in the Premier League and also the moment they trail Dave’s team The snatch the super Prize from Steve’s Alfaz Fantasy Football League so Hatters by 16 points. Flying Pigs F.C. make sure you follow your teams The present Leaders of the The Two teams to go through to final throw of the dice in the run in by A.F.F.L. Team Tapas top scored this the Final of our Weekender K.O.Cup logging onto our website. week with a total of 86 points while Competition are Martin’s Marauders
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Sport
HOMEWARD BOUND The 2019 Moto GP season pays the first of four visits to Spain this year, with the Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto hosting Sunday´s Spanish Grand Prix. Surprisingly, Spain´s world champion Marc Marquez is not in the top three standings after the first three races, with It-
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aly´s Andrea Dovizioso leading the way, as last year´s championship runner-up sits three points ahead of Valentino Rossi and third-placed Spaniard, Alex Rins, who pulled off a shock MotoGP win in AustIn, Texas.
There´s no doubt that Marquez will be pumped up to get his second win of the season on Sunday in front of a home crowd on a Jerez circuit that many fans record as the world´s Moto GP capital. The Spaniard has won in front of his fellow countrymen twice, last year and
back in 2014, but the last time the same rider won in Jerez two years in succession was his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in 2010 and 2011. In a wide open start to the 2019 campaign, absolutely anything can, and probably will happen this Sunday!
SPANISH GRAND PRIX LOSS
Spanish Formula 1 fans are set for a huge blow with the news that the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona will be scrapped from next year, with the Dutch circuit at Zandvoort taking over. Barcelona is one of five circuits with expiring contracts at the end of 2019, along with Silverstone, Hockenheim, Monza and Mexico City. Autosport magazine reports that a lack of Spanish and Catalan government support means that the Spanish F1 race is
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pretty much doomed, and that in the wake of Max Verstappen’s recent success, momentum has been building for F1 to return to the Netherlands for the first time since 1985. Assen was also in the frame at one stage, before dropping out, with a senior source telling Autosport that a contract has been agreed between F1 and the Zandvoort promote, with the race being slotted in early May next year ahead of Monaco.
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Britain´s world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will face American Andy Ruiz Jr in New York on June 1st. Joshua was due to face Jarrell Miller at Madison Square Garden but the American failed drug tests, forcing him out of the bout. California-born Ruiz, 29, has fought for a world title once before with promoter Eddie Hearn saying that Ruiz will “do anything” to become world champion, as he tries to get Joshua´s three world belts. “He will entertain you, give it his all. Even if it means getting sensationally knocked out, he will rather do that than not do it,” commented Hearn.
BIG ANDY STEPS IN
COPA CHANGES
The Spanish FA has approved significant changes to the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup formats for the 2019/20 season and beyond. The Copa del Rey switches to a single-match format, with the exception of the semi-finals, which remain a two-leg tie. Teams involved in the Spanish Super Cup - Barcelona, Valencia, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid - will not have to participate in the first two rounds of the
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Copa, with the final held earlier next year on April 18th, 2020. As previously hinted, the Super Cup will change from a match between the league winners and the cup winners to a four-team competition between both Spanish Cup finalists and the top two in La Liga, and will be staged in early January, possibly out of Spain with Saudi Arabia mooted as a venue.
FRIday 3Rd May 2019
Champions League
Premier League
Semi Finals 2nd Leg- Saturday 7th May
Friday 3rd May
Ajax v Tottenham - 21:00
Everton v Burnley -21:00
Liverpool v Barcelona - 21:00
Saturday 4th May
Spanish Football
Bournemouth v Tottenham -13:30 West Ham v Southampton -16:00 Fulham v Cardiff -16:00 Wolves v Fulham -16:00 Cardiff City v Crystal Palace -16:00 Newcastle v Liverpool -18:30
Saturday 4th May
Levante v Rayo Vallecano - 13:00 Eleven Sports 1 Alaves v Sociedad - 18:30 Eleven Sports 1 Celta Vigo v Barcelona - 20:45 Eleven Sports 1
Sunday 5th May
Chelsea v Watford -13:00 Huddersfield v Man Utd -15:05 Arsenal v Brighton -17:30
Sunday 5th May
Getafe v Girona - 12:00 Eleven Sports 1 Eibar v Betis - 14:00 Eleven Sports 1 Real Madrid v Villarreal - 16:15 Eleven Sports 1 Valladolid v Athletic Bilbao - 18:30 Eleven Sports 1 Huesca v Valencia - 20:45 Eleven Sports 1 + ITV4
Golf
Friday 3rd May Volvo China Open 2019 - Sky Sports Golf 09:00 Wells Fargo Championship 2019 - Sky Sports Golf 20:00
Saturday 4th May Volvo China Open 2019 - Sky Sports Golf 06:30 Wells Fargo Championship 2019 - Sky Sports Golf 19:00
Sunday 5th May Volvo China Open 2019 - Sky Sports Golf 06:3’0 Wells Fargo Championship 2019 - Sky Sports Golf 19:00
Monday 6th May
Man City v Leicester City -13:00
Formula 1
Spain Catalunya Monaco Monte Carlo Canada Montreal France Paul Ricard Austria Red Bull Ring Great Britain Silverstone Germany Hockenheim Hungary Hungaroring Belgium Spa Italy Monza Singapore Marina Bay Russia Sochi Japan Suzuka Mexico Mexico City USA Americas Brazil Interlagos Abu Dhabi Yas Marina
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ALL TIMES GIVEN ARE SPANISH TIME
VINCE IN CUP FRAME
Batsman James Vince has the chance to earn a place in England’s World Cup squad after being called up for the one-day series against Pakistan, which starts next week. Vince replaces Alex Hales who was withdrawn from the preliminary World Cup squad after being suspended for an “off-field incident”, with England
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having until May 23rd to finalise their squad for the tournament. England play Ireland in Malahide, near Dublin today in a ODI contest before taking on Pakistan in a Twenty20 match at Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens on Sunday. Opener Jason Roy is out
of both games because of a back spasm and will continue to receive treatment before meeting up with squad before the five-match Pakistan one-day series, which starts at The Oval on Wednesday- their last competitive action before their World Cup campaign starts against South Africa on May 30th.
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POINT OF NO RETURN A fantastic Lionel Messi goal left Liverpool´s season in tatters on Wednesday night, as Barcelona won their Champions League showdown threenil, meaning the Reds realistically having to win at Newcastle tomorrow night to stop Manchester City regaining the Premier League title at home to Leicester on Monday. The Reds found Barcelona´s Lionel Messi in sublime form as he popped in his magnificent late free kick for his 600th goal for
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the Catalan side in their Champions League semifinal, first leg win at the Camp Nou. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp described his side´s performance as the best he´s seen away from Anfield in the competition, but a loss at St. James´ Park tomorrow night will see an excellent season for the Reds deliver them absolutely nothing in the trophy cabinet. Tottenham and Chelsea continue to be in the
driving seat to make it into the Premier League top four, with a Saturday lunchtime trip for Spurs to Bournemouth, whilst Chelsea entertain Watford on Sunday. Brighton and Cardiff continue to fight over the final relegation spot, with the Seagulls having a four point advantage. Defeat for the Welsh side at home to Crystal Palace tomorrow will seal their fate, irrespective of Brighton´s tricky Sunday trip to Arsenal.
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