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ISSUE NO. 1773 27 June - 3 July 2019 COSTA DE ALMERÍA YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM 

CREDIT: Nijar Council 

HIGH STANDARDS: Nijar’s San Jose beach has both a Blue Flag and a ‘Q’ for quality recognition this summer. 

Blue Flags “key” 

for tourism 

BLUE FLAGS for beach quality 

are vital for the province’s 

tourism industry, according to 

Andalucia government Vice- 

President and regional Tourism 

Minister Juan Marin. 

Speaking at a ceremony in 

Roquetas de Mar’s Santa Ana 

castle last week to officially 

present the 27 recognitions 

Almeria’s coast has merited this 

year, as well as those for the 

rest of Andalucia, Marin insisted 

the awards are “key for 

maintaining our competitive 

position and for consolidating 

the confidence of those who 

visit us.” 

Marin promised the Junta de 

Andalucia would take steps to 

increase the number of the Association 

of Environmental 

and Consumer Education 

(ADEAC) quality recognitions 

flying on the region’s beaches 

next year. 

He argued the way to 

achieve excellence on the 

coastline has to be based on 

“sustainability, the responsible 

use of resources and good service.” 

Marin also maintained the 

region needs to make the most 

of its climate and keep beaches 

open year-round “in order to 

continue growing in a competitive 

environment.” 

He revealed his department 

is in contact with councils in 

coastal areas and with the 

ADEAC with a view to establishing 

a joint strategy for 

moving forward. 

With 27 Blue Flags this 

year, Almeria has the second 

highest number among the 

Andalucia provinces, beaten 

only by Cadiz, which has 

two more. Almeria has 10 

more than Malaga. 

Blue Flags are flying on 

beaches in 10 provincial locations 

this summer. Roquetas de 

Mar has the most with six. 

“They demonstrate the quality 

of the water, the quality of 

the beaches, and the service of 

the men and women working 

365 days a year,” affirmed 

Roquetas mayor Gabriel Amat. 

Roquetas is followed by El 

Ejido and Adra with four Blue 

Flags a piece, and Carboneras 

with three. Nijar’s San Jose 

and Aguamarga beaches have 

a Blue Flag and a Spanish 

Tourism Quality Institute ‘Q’ 

for quality recognition 

San Juan de los Terreros, 

Mojacar and Almeria City also 

have two Blue Flags. Villaricos 

and Balengra both have 

one. 

The ADEAC awards Blue 

Flags to beaches and ports 

which meet a series of conditions, 

among them water quality, 

information, environmental 

management, safety and services.

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NEWS EXTRA 

Earth moves 

AN earth tremor in Puerto 

Lumbreras measuring 3.8 on 

the Richter scale and some 

nine kilometres underground 

at 10pm on Saturday was felt 

in several areas of Almeria, 

including Pulpi, Huercal- 

Overa, Vera and Garrucha. 

Street sales 

ALMERIA Local Police 

have charged 52 people with 

selling goods on the city’s 

streets without authorisation 

so far this year, seizing 

430 kilos of fruit, meat and 

fish and 389 items of clothing, 

footwear and accessories. 

Huge relief 

GUARDIA CIVIL found 

five-year-old twins safe and 

sound wandering around on 

scrubland near the family 

home in La Gangosa in Vicar 

just half an hour after 

their panic-stricken father 

reported the little ones missing. 

Theft foiled 

GUARDIA CIVIL charged 

two men in their 20’s with attempted 

robbery after catching 

them red-handed breaking 

into an agricultural 

warehouse in La Mojonera, 

and recovering an LCD TV, a 

chainsaw and an audio power 

amplifier. 

Six arrests in marihuana raids 

SIX arrests and the seizure of more 

than 2,000 marihuana plants and 

firearms were the result of Guardia 

Civil raids on five properties in La Alqueria 

in Adra and a greenhouse in 

Matagorda in El Ejido. 

Guardia launched Operation Guillaume 

in Adra to investigate the possible 

existence of an illegal plantation 

in the area in response to numerous 

complaints from local residents about 

a strong smell of marihuana and frequent 

power cuts. There was also a 

fire in an electricity transformer last 

month. 

Discreet surveillance of the zone 

led to the identification of the most 

likely locations for indoor plantations. 

Officers found more than 630 plants 

growing in four properties and clear 

signs plants had recently been collected 

from a fifth. They also seized two 

Royal 

recognition 

THE headmistress of Huercal de Almeria’s 

Clara Campoamor school has received 

the Order of Civil Merit from 

King Felipe VI for her commitment to 

education, her continuous work on educational 

investigation and for applying 

innovative teaching methodologies. 

Sofia Deza was one of 41 people 

recognised as examples for society in a 

ceremony last week at the Royal 

Palace in Madrid on the fifth anniversary 

of the king’s accession to the 

throne. 

LARGE SCALE: Guardia Civil found over 1,400 marihuana plants in an El 

Ejido greenhouse (above), and seized simulated and modified weapons 

in the Adra operation (right). 

simulated firearms, made from a 

walking stick and a spearfishing gun, 

and a modified firearm. 

There were 20 illegal connections 

to the power supply. 

The Guardia detained four individuals, 

all of them from Adra, and said 

they were investigating three others. 

POLICE arrested two Croatian 

women suspected of being part of 

an organised gang responsible for a 

series of house break-ins as they 

were boarding a Granada-bound bus 

in Almeria City. 

According to police the criminal 

organisation specialises in getting 

into properties using hard pieces of 

plastic or pieces of tin can to open 

door latches. If that doesn’t work 

they force open doors or windows 

using tools like crowbars. 

Gang members travel around, targeting 

different locations, the police 

said. 

Investigations into the gang’s activities 

centred on the two women in 

their 20’s who had been staying in a 

hostel in the provincial capital. Police 

reported they had been surprised 

by the occupant of a property in the 

process of trying to force one of the 

locks. The description the man provided 

led to the identification of the 

pair at Almeria bus station. 

When officers frisked the women 

they found they were carrying €400 

in cash, a necklace stolen from one 

property and a gold bracelet pinched 

from another, which one of the 

women had hidden in her private 

parts. The women also had a piece of 

plastic cut from a shampoo bottle. 

In the El Ejido operation the marihuana 

plant count was 1,430. Officers 

also recovered from the greenhouse a 

rifle loaded with five 30mm cartridges, 

which had been reported 

stolen in Albox, and a shotgun with its 

serial number filed off. 

The Guardia arrested two suspects 

in their 20’s, charging both with illegal 

drug cultivation and illegal possession 

of firearms. 

House break-in gang 

members detained 

Police warned these kinds of 

gangs have a clear hierarchical 

structure and division of responsibilities. 

Some members focus on 

identifying potential targets, marking 

them with some kind of sign 

like stuffing paper between the door 

and the frame. 

Others have the job of breaking 

into the properties, concentrating on 

taking items which are easy to hide 

and which can be quickly disposed 

of in illegal markets such as jewellery.

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Sentence cut 

THE Supreme Court supported 

the Andalucia High Court’s 

conclusion a man’s sentence 

for sexually abusing a young 

woman with Asperger’s in a 

Garrucha gym in 2016 should 

be reduced from eight to seven 

and half years given the ‘reasonable 

doubt’ he’d known she 

has the condition. 

Charity soup 

ALMERIA’S record-breaking 

giant gazpacho raised over 

€18,000 for the Spanish AECC 

cancer association and the AN- 

DA association for disabled 

children. A good proportion of 

the 9,800 litres of gazpacho 

produced earlier this month 

was donated to soup kitchens 

in Almeria City, Guadix and 

Granada. 

Pool scare 

A YOUNG child nearly 

drowned after falling into a 

residential complex swimming 

pool in Aguadulce. A resident 

fished the little boy out of the 

water and managed to revive 

him following 061 coordination 

centre instructions by 

phone, before a medical unit 

arrived and took him to hospital. 

Migrant rescue 

SALVAMENTO MARITIMO 

rescued 100 immigrants from 

two small boats in the Alboran 

Sea on Saturday morning following 

a number of calls warning 

the dinghies had set off 

from the Moroccan coast. The 

Sub-Saharans, among them 

several pregnant women, were 

transferred to Almeria port. 

Bullet proof 

ROQUETAS DE MAR Council 

presented 24 additional bulletproof 

jackets to the Local Police 

force this week. Mayor 

Gabriel Amat said he was 

pleased the administration has 

in three phases achieved its 

aim of providing the protective 

equipment for all the officers 

patrolling the municipality’s 

streets. 

Flag flyer 

PROVINCIAL council president 

Javier A Garcia met Mister 

International Spain hopeful 

Daniel Romero last week, 

presenting the 24-year-old 

law graduate with the Almeria 

flag he will carry for a parade 

in front of the judges in this 

Sunday’s competition celebrated 

in Villanueva de la 

Jara in Cuenca. 

REVELRY: The Battle of Wine sees attendees douse each other with the drink. 

Booze battle 

THIS picture of revellers being 

doused with wine comes as northern 

Spain’s La Rioja region prepares to 

celebrate a festival themed around 

the drink on Saturday. 

The Battle of Wine takes place in the 

Riscos de Bilibio area of the region 

every year. Between 30,000 and 40,000 

litres are used during the festival, according 

to estimates from organisers. 

The fiesta begins with a procession 

of its participants at 9am. 

Attendees carry jugs, bottles and 

other containers filled with red wine 

Drug traffickers caught 

GUARDIA CIVIL intercepted a boat carrying more than 

400 kilos of hashish on board just off the Adra coast. 

Four different units and a maritime service patrol took 

part in the operation dubbed ‘Chelja,’ launched after the 

Guardia’s Almeria communications centre reported its exterior 

surveillance system had picked up on a suspicious 

small craft approaching Adra’s beaches. 

When the boat came ashore in the area known as Boca 

del Rio-La Conda and a number of individuals began unloading 

the illegal cargo, one of the Guardia patrols 

moved in on them. 

The suspected criminals fled, but officers caught up 

with one, finding him crouched down in undergrowth next 

to a pile of eight hash bundles. The suspect identified as 

KC faces drug trafficking charges. 

The maritime service recovered a further three bundles 

of hash found floating in the sea. 

FOLLOW US ON 

to the Hermitage of San Felices de 

Bilibio. They are led into the battle 

by the mayor of Haro on horseback. 

Revellers then throw wine over 

one another until they are soaked before 

returning to Haro for more celebrations 

in the Plaza de la Paz. 

Mock bullfights featuring calves 

that are not killed are among the activities 

which take place during the 

rest of the day. 

The fiesta grew out of an annual 

pilgrimage in honour of San Felices 

de Bilibio which began during the 

Almeria telescope 

discovers Earth-like planets 

SCIENTISTS have identified two planets not unlike Earth which 

just might be able to support life with images captured at Almeria’s 

Calar Alto Observatory and by two other telescopes in Spain. 

A report published last week in Astronomy & Astrophysics revealed 

the planets have a similar mass to Earth, are warm, and 

could have liquid water on their surface. 

The find was possible thanks to the Spanish-German 

CARMENES project, which since 2016 has searched for planets 

around nearby stars. The investigations have been carried out with 

the assistance of a high precision spectrograph installed on a 3.5- 

metre telescope at the Calar Alto observatory, which is located in 

the highest point of the province in the Filabres mountains. 

The two planets orbit the Teegarden star, a red dwarf much 

smaller and less bright than our sun and 12 light-years from our solar 

system. 

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medieval era. 

The first account of wine being 

thrown came towards the end of the 

19th century. The addition of revelry 

to the festival was at first controversial, 

but it became a standard feature 

by 1949 when it was first referred to 

as the Battle of Wine. 

The fiesta began drawing visitors 

from outside the area and Haro 

Council secured recognition for it as 

a festival of interest to tourists in 

1965. It received national recognition 

in 2011. 

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Fishy activities 

AN operation into illegal tuna 

fishing resulted in nine arrests 

in Almeria and investigations 

into a further three individuals. 

Inspectors from the Agriculture 

Ministry’s Fisheries General 

Secretariat and officers 

from the Guardia Civil’s SE- 

PRONA nature protection service 

took part in the operation 

launched to investigate furtive 

fishing activities from leisure 

craft over the tuna fishing season 

on the back of complaints 

from the professional sector 

and the corresponding threat 

to the species. 

Investigations led to the 

seizure of nine tuna fish with a 

joint weight of close to two 

tonnes and a market value of 

€59,000. Divers recovered 

one fish from where it had 

been hidden on the sea bottom 

in Villaricos after a Guardia 

helicopter clearly made out tuna 

on board a boat getting 

ready to dock in the port. 

The boat turned round when 

the crew spotted the Guardia, 

but a Provincial Maritime Service 

craft caught up with it 

and directed it back to Villaricos. 

Spanish press reported the 

Guardia believe there was evidence 

there could be some 

kind of organised networks 

behind the illegal tuna fishing 

given the species’ value of 

around €30 to 40 a kilo. The 

average weight of a tuna fish 

is some 200 kilos. 

CATCH: Investigations 

led to the seizure of tuna 

fish with a market value 

of €59,000 (above), 

divers recovering one 

fish hidden on the sea 

bottom in Villaricos 

(below). 

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Prettiest 

beaches 

THREE of Almeria’s 

beaches are ranked 

among the 25 prettiest in 

the whole country. 

Readers of the El Pais 

newspaper ‘El Viajero’ 

travel supplement put 

Carboneras’ Los Muertos 

beach in fifth place in 

an online survey featuring 

200 possible options. 

The Monsul and Genoveses 

beaches in the 

Cabo de Gata natural 

park came in at eighth 

and ninth respectively. 

Some others listed 

were Los Cocedores and 

Cuatro Calas in Pulpi, 

and Cala Enmedio and 

San Pedro in Nijar. 

Cut off 

UNDER the banner ‘Their 

cleanliness depends on 

you,’ Pulpi Council has 

launched an environmental 

awareness-raising campaign 

aimed at keeping the 

municipality’s beaches and 

streets in tip-top conditions. 

The local authority has 

produced a campaign video 

and is reminding residents 

and visitors about the importance 

of keeping their 

surroundings rubbish-free 

with messages in public 

places like ‘thank you for 

keeping the town you love 

clean,’ and ‘if we don’t respect 

but throw rubbish on 

our most valued heritage, 

we will create the image of 

a dirty, not very committed 

to the environment Pulpi.’ 

There will also be fines 

of between €90 and €300 

for failure to comply with 

regulations related to rubbish 

disposal. 

“We all have to do our 

bit,” Mayor Juan Pedro Garcia 

said at the presentation 

of the campaign in San Juan 

de los Terreros on Saturday. 

“If not all of us are 

aware that we have to collaborate, 

cleaning is practically 

impossible,” the mayor 

added. 

“Plastic is not only 

something which makes 

streets dirty, but something 

which could destroy the 

planet.”

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CREDIT: Nijar Council 

Giant geode open to 

public within weeks 

PULPI’S giant geode and 

the Mina Rica housing the 

geological phenomena will 

be open to the public on July 

29. 

The official inauguration 

of what is expected to be 

an important visitor attraction 

will probably be in October, 

but in the meantime 

there will be a ‘period of 

practice visits.’ 

Pulpi mayor Juan Pedro 

Garcia said there will be discounts 

on ticket prices for 

groups. 

Registered Pulpi residents 

will also pay a reduced 

amount, but will have free 

entry during the first week 

of opening, the local council 

revealed. 

PUCKER UP: Everyone was encouraged to plant a kiss on their significant others, a family member or friends at the 

stroke of midnight. 

LOVE was in the air in Mojacar, 

Nijar and Lucainena de 

las Torres on Saturday night. 

The three marked the summer 

solstice with the third edition 

of the ‘La Noche mas Romantica’ 

(the most romantic 

night) along with the 50 other 

municipalities around the 

country which belong to the 

Prettiest Villages in Spain Association 

and more than 400 

locations across Italy, France 

and Belgium. 

Feeling the 

In Mojacar the village 

streets, shops, restaurants, 

market stalls and local buses 

were decked out with more 

than 2,000 balloons and 

love 

hearts. There were mime 

artists entertaining the children, 

live jazz and boleros in 

the Parterre and Fronton 

squares, and an immense 

dance floor in the Plaza Nueva. 

In Nijar there was a concert 

of love songs performed 

by Carmen Muyor and 

Quique Peña. The culmination 

of the celebrations was the 

Prettiest Kiss in the World at 

the stroke of midnight. 

As church bells rang out 

and fireworks went up, everyone 

was encouraged to pucker 

up and feel the love, planting 

a kiss on their significant other, 

a family member or friend. 

Q is for quality 

FOUR Carboneras beaches have earned the ‘Q’ Tourist 

Quality recognition. 

For the sixth consecutive summer, flags indicating the 

Spanish Tourism Quality Institute distinction will be flying 

on the Marinicas, Los Cocones-Barquicos, and the 

Ancon beaches in Carboneras town. Also meriting the 

classification is the municipality’s El Corral beach. 

The institute awards the quality recognition to beaches 

passing strict audits covering key points including safety, 

lifeguard services, information, cleanliness, rubbish collection 

and facilities. 

The three Carboneras town beaches have Blue Flag 

certification this year as well.

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Triathlon 

triumph 

MORE than 200 men and 

women from 30 different 

teams took part in the second 

Cuevas del Almanzora 

triathlon staged in Villaricos at 

the weekend, Sports councillor 

Miriam Quintana describing 

the event as a success. 

Surface job 

THE provincial government 

will invest €150,000 in 

resurfacing a two-kilometre 

stretch of the AL-4101 up to 

the AL-1101 connecting 

Uleila del Campo and El Pilar 

in Lubrin. The works 

will take two months. 

Ongoing op 

GUARDIA CIVIL said investigations 

remain open after 

seizing 800 marihuana plants 

from three properties in two 

separate operations in Roquetas 

de Mar and uncovering illegal 

connections to the electricity 

and water supplies. 

Councillor posts approved 

MOJACAR Council held its 

first plenary session since the 

May election last week, approving 

councillors’ roles for 

the next four years. 

The Governing Board is 

made up of Mayor Rosa Maria 

Cano, Emmanuel Agüero 

Leclerc, Maria Luisa Perez, 

Ana Garcia Fernandez and 

Francisco Garcia Cerda. 

Their assigned tasks include 

the municipality’s financial 

management in accordance 

with the approved budget, as 

well as the fulfilment of council 

agreements. Emmanuel Agüero 

Leclerc is First Deputy Mayor, 

CHEERS! The trip included an opportunity to try the Cartagena-produced liqueur. 

Factory outing great success 

A DAMES of Huercal-Overa outing to the Licor 43 factory and museum in Cartagena was a 

great success. 

Members were joined by friends and family for the highly enjoyable excursion, which included 

a factory tour along with a chance to sample some of the famous liqueur. 

and also has responsibility for 

beaches, tourism, environment 

and cultural heritage. 

Maria Luisa Perez is now 

Second Deputy Mayor and 

councillor for citizen security 

and commitment to citizens, 

Francisco Garcia Cerda has responsibility 

for finance and land 

registry and is also assistant to 

the mayor’s office. Ana Garcia 

Fernandez takes on sport, health, 

senior citizens, education, parks 

and Civil Protection. 

Municipal works, gardens, 

services and the cemetery are 

the remit of Agustin Montoya 

Perez, Raquel Belmonte is culture, 

celebrations, young citizens 

and social services councillor, 

and Lucas Mayo is 

councillor for foreigners. 

The mayor is also President 

of the Permanent Committee 

along with two councillors 

apiece from the Socialist Party 

and the Popular Party. 

Mojacar Council holds ordinary 

plenary sessions every two 

months on the last Thursday of 

the month, apart from public 

holidays, when they move to 

the next working day. 

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The world’s most beautiful 

kiss flies into the Mojacar sky 

MOJACAR celebrated its 

third successful Romantic 

Night attracting more people 

than ever. The Council’s organisation 

all went to plan, 

with over 2,000 balloons 

transforming the Old Town 

and its special enchanting corners 

which have been immortalised 

by the thousands of 

photos over the years. 

On the night, several Photo- 

Calls were set up in the best 

spots, to encourage those 

strolling around to take the 

best snap on the best stage. 

Live music invited everyone 

to get up and dance in the 

various village squares, with 

mime artists gently encouraging 

the shy ones to join in. 

On this all-important night, 

romantic love took centre 

stage. In fact, Mojacar’s Romantic 

Night had already had 

its designed effect last year on 

one couple at least, with a 

proposal and a wedding. 

The Plaza Nueva, which 

was turned into a huge dance 

floor with romantic music and 

ROMANTIC: With heart-shaped balloons. 

heart-shaped balloons, was 

the setting for the ‘Most 

Beautiful Kiss’ at midnight. 

At that point, to the sound 

of the town’s Santa Maria 

Church bells, locals and visitors 

joined together for a great 

kiss as fireworks soared into 

the sky. 

T h i s 

‘beautiful’ 

initiative, 

with its 

positive 

message of peace and love, 

prompted Mojacar to show 

the biggest heart, with the 

most beautiful kiss of all.

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CREDIT: Dames in Spain 

Sad loss of Indalo Players’ 

member Brian Allinson 

SUMMER BREAK: The lunch was the final event of 

the current Dames season. 

Dames end of 

season lunch 

MORE than 30 members and friends of the Mojacarbased 

Dames in Spain attended the end of season lunch at 

El Burladero in Mojacar Playa 

It was the group’s final event of a very successful season, 

which included trips to shopping centres, an olive oil 

farm, a four-day break in Valencia, and talks and demonstations 

on various topics. 

The new Dames in Spain season starts up on Monday 

September 16, with an 11am meeting at Sensations 

restaurant in Mojacar Playa, when the full programme for 

the 2019/2020 season will be available. 

See the Dames in Spain Facebook page for details. 

MUCH-LOVED: Brian Allinson leaves behind a legacy of happy memories for all who knew 

him. 

BRIAN ALLINSON, longstanding 

member of the Indalo 

Players, has sadly lost his 

battle with an illness. 

Brian leaves behind wife 

Lyn, their two sons David and 

Rick, a grandchild and one 

great grandchild, and a legacy 

of long and happy memories 

for all who knew him. 

An only child, Brian was 

born in 1942 in Milton, Staffs 

and moved to Morecombe at 

the age of five, where he 

spent most of his life. 

He and Lyn met at a wedding 

where Lyn was bridesmaid 

and Brian was best man. 

The weather was quite cool 

and Lyn began to feel chilled 

until Brian came to the rescue 

and loaned her his jacket. 

They married in 1963 and 

in 1966 Brian started his first 

company, North Western 

Aerials, and later started an 

alarm business. 

He sold the business to a 

major company, and for a 

while ran the business for 

them, but having been used to 

making all the decisions Brian 

soon found it difficult to adjust 

under the new regime so 

launched his own enterprise. 

Thanks to Brian’s diligence 

and hard work the business 

was very successful to the 

point when, as a confirmed 

petrol head, he was able to realise 

an ambition and purchase 

his very own dream car: 

an Aston Martin DB5. 

His family grew, and both 

his sons helped Brian run the 

company. 

Brian loved both playing 

and watching tennis, golf and 

snooker and was a big fan of 

Formula 1. 

Having had many holidays 

on the Costa Almeria, Brian 

and Lyn moved to Mojacar in 

1999. It was not long before 

his talent as an electrician was 

discovered by the Indalo Players. 

He did the lighting on any 

of their productions over the 

years. Both he and Lyn were 

also great supporters of the 

PAWS-PATAS, and Brian’s 

CREDIT: Bill White 

expertise was frequently 

called upon to install new 

sockets and lights at the animal 

charity’s premises and to 

make safe electrical items 

brought in by members of the 

public. Brian was a man who 

rarely said no and would never 

stand by and watch people 

struggle. 

He will be sorely missed.

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Missing 74-year-old 

found on roof 

MARIA HEREDIA TORRES had been missing for two days before 

she was found of the roof of a housing block in Malaga City. 

She suffers from severe Alzheimer’s and it is thought she became 

disorientated and made her way up onto the roof where she 

fell and couldn’t get back up again. 

She is now recovering at home with her family after the ordeal. 

Tourists warned to 

‘check their change’ 

THE Guardia Civil has reissued 

a notice to tourists to 

keep a look out for Egyptian 

and Mexican currency working 

its way into Spanish circulation. 

The Mexican Five Peso 

coin and the Egyptian Pound 

coin are very similar to the 

Two Euro coin and on first 

look the difference would go 

unnoticed. 

However the number of 

‘foreign’ coins making their 

way into circulation at the 

Credit: Twitter @Guardiacivil 

country’s tourist hotspots has 

increased over the past week 

according to officials. 

Tourists are being asked to 

inspect their change when 

purchasing items to make sure 

they don’t receive one of the 

coins unintentionally. 

The Mexican Peso is only 

worth 24 cents whereas the 

Egyptian Pound coin is only 

worth five cents. 

TOURISTS: Are being warned to 

look out for the coins entering 

circulation. 

A COURT in Sevilla which specialises 

in cases of violence against women remanded 

in custody a 20-year-old male 

for allegedly attacking his 15-year-old 

girl friend. 

Officers from the National Police and 

emergency services were called to a 

street in the city after a man was seen to 

smash a girl’s head against a shop window, 

breaking the glass. 

Whilst paramedics attended to the girl, 

the officers chased a suspect through the 

Violent 

attack 

streets until they caught him. 

The girl who suffered serious injuries 

to her head and shoulder including a 

broken nose is reported to have said that 

she had known the man for two years 

and had gone out with him, but that 

night he had seen her with friends and 

attacked her. 

Although there is no prior history of 

arrest for violence, the court decided after 

interviewing witnesses that the alleged 

assault was so serious that the 

young man, whose family come from 

the Dominican Republic, would be held 

without bail until the trial.

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Two men hurt in falls in Ibiza 

THE men were both seriously injured after 

two separate falls within the space of three 

hours in the Roca Llisa and Platja d’en 

Bossa areas. 

The first occurred at 1am when a 43- 

year-old Frenchman fell whilst walking. He 

suffered a fractured vertebrae and was 

transferred by 062 to the Nuestra Señora del 

Rosario Polyclinic. 

The second incident happened at around 

5am when a 53-year-old from Austria fell 

from a height of around one-metre suffering 

a spinal injury. 

He was rushed to the same clinic where 

both men are being treated by the 

Neurosurgery unit. 

ALFRED BOSCH: The Catalan Minister formally apologises to the Mexican people. 

Cataluña 

apologises to 

Mexican people 

THE Catalan region of Spain has formally 

apologised for it’s involvement in the 16th 

century conquests of the land now known as 

Mexico. 

The government of the autonomous region 

offered the apology despite Spain’s refusal to 

do so. 

The apology is in relation to the killings and 

other offences carried out during the invasion 

of the area towards the indigenous people. 

The statement was issued by the Catalan 

Minister for Foreign Action, Alfred Bosch, 

during a speech at the National Institute of Indigenous 

People (INPI). A letter from Mexican 

president Lopez Obrador asking for resolution 

from both the King of Spain as well as 

Pope Francis prompted the apology. 

Bosch stated: “What is clear is that the conquest 

and colonisation introduced discrimination 

and marginalisation to Mexico.” 

Bosch’s statement was greatly welcomed 

by the Mexican president, and goes to further 

strengthen relations between the country and 

the Catalan region, with Obrador a public 

supporter of Cataluña’s independence. 

However the Spanish government remains 

steadfast in their refusal to apologise, and 

went on to condemn the region for their approach. 

“The events of 500 years ago cannot be accounted 

for under contemporary conditions” 

said Spain’s Foreign Minister, Josep Borrell. 

Student 

drowns 

in Italy 

A 21-YEAR-OLD student 

from Cantabria has drowned 

in a swimming pool whilst 

on an Erasmus exchange 

programme in Italy. 

The student, only formally 

identified as JAE, was 

studying nursing at the University 

of Cantabria. 

The university is working 

closely with the family of 

the girl to complete all the 

necessary paperwork to 

bring her back to Cantabria. 

The rector of the school 

has conveyed his condolences 

to the family for their 

loss.

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Brit travel plans 

strike chaos 

TRAVEL FEARS: Summer tourists could be left stranded after latest strike 

threats. 

BRITISH tourists flying 

this summer to Spain 

could have their travel 

plans ruined after threats 

of a new wave of strikes 

by BA pilots over pay. 

British Airways have 

announced plans to vote 

on possible strike action if 

their pay demands are not 

met. 

Three unions which include 

over 40,000 employees 

have rejected the latest 

pay deal offered to them by 

the company and therefore a 

vote will take place on 

whether to enforce strikes 

throughout the summer. 

BA staff have joined 

forces with fellow unions, 

Unite and GMB, to tackle 

their grievances. BA pilots 

receive an annual 

salary of £150,000 per 

year along with an hourly 

rate whilst in the air. However 

the union has been in 

talks with the airline since 

November last year but 

talks have since broken 

Credit: Pixabay 

down. The latest offer 

from the airline has been 

deemed as ‘too little, too 

late’ by the union. 

Two held after alleged dispute 

POLICE were called to a late 

night disturbance last Thursday 

between a couple on the Antonio 

Machado promenade in the 

Huelin district of Malaga. 

As officers arrived they 

stopped a man who was trying 

to leave the scene. 

Upon questioning, the man 

stated he had been in an altercation 

with his partner and she 

had attacked him by biting him 

and scratching him. 

The woman was later questioned, 

and along with witness 

statements both were arrested 

and taken into custody. 

It later emerged the man had 

a restraining order placed on 

him for a previous incident with 

the woman and had therefore 

breached its terms . 

They were both taken to a 

health centre for treatment. 

Burglars hit 

hard times 

IN the first quarter of 2019 police 

in Gijón - reportedly the 

safest region in Spain - have 

noticed a sharp decrease in burglaries 

according to their crime 

statistics base. 

The 18 per cent drop is relative 

to the first quarter of last 

year when 100 homes were 

broken into. Before April of 

this year, 82 were recorded. 

Officials in Gijón claim the 

reason for the crack-down on 

crime is due to increased interrogation 

and investigation on a 

regional level.

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EWN 27 June - 3 July 2019 www.euroweeklynews.com FEATURE 

BREXIT BRIEF 

A voice for the north 

GIVING VOICE: Brexit protesters in London. 

CAMPAIGNERS calling 

for a second referendum 

hope to correct the ‘distorted’ 

impression of northern 

voters. 

Focusing on the area 

where so many Labour supporters 

voted to leave Europe, 

they hope to put pressure 

on Jeremy Corbyn for 

a ‘Final Say’ vote. 

The People’s Vote North 

campaign which recently 

launched in Leeds, hopes to 

give northern voters a louder 

voice in the Brexit debate 

and reverse the clichéd 

image of northerners who 

all think and act the same 

and support Brexit. 

“A destructive Brexit will 

affect our region first and 

worst with a £40 billion hit 

to our economy that will 

see our families suffer, our 

jobs go, our schools and 

hospitals damaged,” a People’s 

Vote North spokesperson 

said. 

Labour MPs from northern 

constituencies who 

back People’s Vote North 

include Hillary Benn, who 

chairs the Commons Brexit 

committee, Phil Wilson, the 

architect of the plan to engineer 

parliamentary support 

for another referendum 

and Bridget Phillipson, MP 

for Houghton and Sunderland 

North. 

The 1,000-strong Leeds 

rally was addressed by former 

footballers John Barnes 

and Peter Reid, athletics 

world champion Steve 

Cram and ex-Corrie star, 

Denise Welch as well as 

politicians. 

This was the first in a series 

of ‘Let Us Be Heard’ 

rallies that will be held nationwide 

this summer. 

BREXIT EXTRA 

No 

pedigree 

problems 

IBERIA has passed 

its ‘Spanishness’ 

test. 

Antonion Vazque, 

president of IAG, 

announced that the 

Spanish airline 

would not lose its 

right to operate in 

the European Union 

after a ‘no deal’ 

Brexit. 

AEG, which also 

owns Vueling, British 

Airways, Aer Lingus 

and Level, was asked 

last April to present 

contingency plans to 

Spain, Ireland, 

France and Austria. 

All have been approved 

by the respective 

governments, 

although the 

last word goes to the 

European Commission.

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EWN 

Do you know where you are domiciled? 

Are you sure? 

For British expatriates, understanding 

domicile is an important element of 

estate planning. It is domicile, not 

residence, that determines your 

liability for UK inheritance tax. 

Domicile is a complex and 

incredibly adhesive UK common law 

concept. The basic rule is that a 

person is domiciled in the country in 

which they have their permanent 

home - regarded as your ‘homeland’. 

However, you can remain UKdomiciled 

even after living abroad for 

many years. 

There are three types of domicile 

under English law: 

• Domicile of origin - where a child 

takes their father’s (or single/ 

unmarried mother’s) domicile (not 

necessarily their country of birth). 

• Domicile of dependence - applies 

to women married before 1974 

(whose domicile will mirror their 

husband’s) as well as minors and 

other legal dependents. 

• Domicile of choice - acquired 

by moving permanently to 

THE PSOE asked Podemos- 

Unidos to accept that there will 

be no coalition. 

The party emerged from the 

April 28 general election with 

124 of the 176 seats necessary 

for a parliamentary majority. 

The PSOE’s presidential 

candidate Pedro Sanchez needs 

the 42 seats won by Unidos 

Podemos - the left-wing 

Podemos and Izquierda Unida 

alliance - but in return, 

Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias 

wants ministries or a vice-presidency. 

Sanchez’s offer of intermediate 

ministerial posts is not what 

Iglesias wants, but insiders say 

that nobody trusts Iglesias to 

toe another party’s line. 

Warning bells sounded last 

May when the Podemos- 

Unidos members of the Mesa 

de Parlamento - the Speaker 

and representatives from the 

principal parties - voted against 

barring remanded Catalan MPs 

By Gerald Turner, 

Partner, 

Blevins Franks 

another country. 

While changing domicile is 

possible, this needs to be a carefully 

considered process as there are no set 

rules - much depends on your 

particular circumstances and 

intentions. If challenged by HM 

Revenue and Customs (HMRC), 

the onus is on you - or, rather, your 

heirs - to prove you were non-UK 

domicile at the date of death. 

Changing domicile 

To acquire a domicile of choice 

you must be physically present 

and tax resident in your new 

country, intend to live there 

permanently, and not foresee any 

reason to return to the UK. You 

need to sever as many ties as 

possible with the UK, as HMRC 

will look for any indication that 

you see Britain as your homeland 

and may return one day. Stating 

in your will that you wish to be 

buried in the UK, for example, 

could work against you. 

Even if you adopt a domicile of 

choice outside the UK, it can take 

up to four years to shed a UK 

domicile for inheritance tax 

purposes. HMRC may treat you as 

UK-domiciled if you: 

• were UK resident for 15 of the 

last 20 tax years 

• return to Britain for more than a 

year (if the UK is your domicile of 

origin and place of birth) 

• move to a third country - until 

you can demonstrate you have 

established a new domicile of 

choice. 

THE WEEK IN POLITICS 

High price for 42 seats 

PEDRO SÁNCHEZ: Needs the seats won by the alliance 

Unidos Podemos led by Pablo Iglesias. 

European 

ambitions 

from taking their seats in the 

national parliament. 

This, it was felt, could be a 

sign of things to come, confirming 

the PSOE hierarchy’s 

desire to keep Iglesias at arm’s 

length. The PSOE’s Organisation 

Secretary, Jose Luis Abalos, 

confirmed that if necessary 

Sanchez will go to the Investiture 

debate without having obtained 

sufficient backing to 

form a government. 

Should that fail, he will have 

another two months to try 

again or call another election, 

something that no party wants 

but which, paradoxically, could 

finally benefit Sanchez. 

FOREIGN MINISTER Josep 

Borrell headed the PSOE’s 

voting list in the European 

elections, although his future 

in Brussels is still undefined. 

Borrell leaves the Ministry 

this coming Friday and told 

The effect of domicile on 

inheritance taxes 

Anyone who is deemed UKdomiciled 

is liable to 40% 

inheritance tax on their worldwide 

assets (since April 2017, this 

includes all UK residential 

property). There is an individual 

tax-free allowance of £325,000, 

transferable to your spouse or civil 

partner, plus a £125,000 ‘family 

home allowance’ (increasing to 

£150,000 this April and £175,000 

in April 2020). 

As well as UK tax, you could be 

liable to Spanish succession tax. 

However, in most cases the UK 

would give credit for the tax paid 

overseas to avoid double taxation on 

the same asset. 

Non-UK domiciles are only liable 

to UK inheritance tax on assets 

situated in the UK. 

The best approach 

Domicile is a complex area, 

particularly for inheritance tax 

purposes. If you are looking to claim 

change of domicile, or there is a 

significant amount of UK 

inheritance tax at stake, take 

specialist, personalised advice. 

Whether or not you have UK 

domicile status, there are tax 

planning arrangements available to 

reduce your liabilities to inheritance 

and other taxes. Blevins Franks are 

experts in this area and will help you 

establish your domicile status, how 

inheritance tax interacts with 

Spanish succession tax, and what 

steps you can take to minimise 

unnecessary taxes for your heirs. 

Tax rates, scope and reliefs may 

change. Any statements concerning 

taxation are based upon our 

understanding of current taxation 

laws and practices, which are subject 

to change. Tax information has been 

summarised; individuals should seek 

personalised advice. 

Keep up to date on the financial 

issues that may affect you on the 

Blevins Franks news page at 

www.blevinsfranks.com. 

Damage limitation 

CIUDADANOS leader Albert Rivera maintained the French president 

Emmanuel Macron congratulated him on Cs’ recently-made 

pacts. This news caused a stir as Rivera’s centre-right party has refused 

to isolate the ultra-Right party Vox with the cordon sanitaire 

used in France to exclude extremists. 

Instead it joined Spain’s Partido Popular in pacts with Santiago 

Abascal’s party to take over regional and local governments, earning 

criticism at home and abroad. A defensive Rivera recently insisted 

in Brussels, “Macron and the Elysee Palace support our 

pacts and congratulated us.” Elysee Palace sources contacted by 

the Spanish daily El Pais contradicted Rivera’s version. “We do 

not confirm this information, which is inexact. There has been no 

public or private declaration in this respect,” the sources insisted. 

In Brussels, a Macron aide declared to a hundred reporters, 

“The president has not congratulated Ciudadanos for these actions, 

nor anything like it.” 

Ciudadanos later clarified in an official communique that 

Rivera was referring to congratulations from Macron’s party, La 

Republique en Marche, “not Macron in his role as president of the 

Republic.” 

reporters that any future post 

was “subordinate to the project” 

although it is known 

that Borrell wants one of the 

top jobs. 

He was president of the 

European Parliament between 

2004 and 2007, but 

following Borrell’s good 

showing in the European 

elections, Madrid hopes that 

the time has come for Spain 

to take a more prominent 

role in Brussels.

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CREDIT: Wikimedia Commons 

JAILED: Defendants were both imprisoned by Sevilla court. 

Toddler killer jailed 

By Dilip Kuner 

A MAN who brutally battered his partner’s 

18-month-old toddler son to death has been 

jailed for more than 27 years. 

A jury at Sevilla Provincial Court found 

Ezequiel TR guilty of continually maltreating 

and eventually murdering the defenceless 

child. 

They had heard that on April 23, 2016, 

the guilty man took the 18-month-old to his 

room when he started crying. As he would 

not stop, the murderer grabbed him by the 

arms and brutally shook him, then hit his 

head three times against a flat surface. 

The child died a few hours later. 

Now Ezequiel TR has been jailed for a 

total of 27 years, seven months and 15 days 

at a sentencing hearing. 

The victim’s mother, Isabel RM, has been 

imprisoned for four years, seven months 

and 15 days after being found guilty of mistreating 

both the toddler and her elder son, 

who was three years old at the time. 

In addition, the convicted will have to 

compensate the surviving child €130,000 

for the death of his brother and another 

€2,000 for ill-treatment.

24 EWN 27 June - 3 July 2019 

www.euroweeklynews.com FEATURE 

Expats Guide to 

Spanish Life 

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For more information about the 

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New residency 

requirements 

LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered 

when living in the UK. 

There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition 

and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures 

relating to a variety of topics. 

While there are new rules for British nationals applying for residency in Spain, there will 

be no change to the right and status of EU nationals living in the UK, nor UK nationals 

living in the EU, while the UK remains in the EU. 

As an EU citizen it is now mandatory to register as a resident if you intend on living in 

Spain for more than three months. 

You must register in person at the Oficina de Extranjeros (immigration office) - visit: 

http://www.seat.mpr.gob.es/portal/servicios/extranjeria/extranjeria_ddgg.html for regional 

offices - or a designated police station, which you can find at: https://www.policia.es/docu 

mentacion/oficinas/oficinas_extran.html 

You must make an appointment online before going to your local office or station, which 

can be done on the Spanish public administration website: https://sede.administracione 

spublicas.gob.es/icpplus/index.html 

When making your appointment you must select the province where you live and then the 

option ‘certificados UE’ and follow the instructions. 

You take the following documents with you to your appointment: 

Passport or other identity document (not expired) 

Official form (EX-18), two copies, filled and signed by the UE national. 

In addition, you will need other documents, depending on your situation: 

• (employed) - contract of employment or other proof of your employment status. 

• (self-employed) - proof of registration in the register of economic activities or other 

proof of your employment status. 

• (not employment in Spain) - Proof of: health cover valid in Spain; sufficient means to 

support yourself and your family. 

• (pensioners) - provide proof of public health cover. 

• (students) - proof of your registration in an educational establishment; proof of public or 

private health cover; formal declaration that you have sufficient means to support yourself 

during your stay. 

*You will be issued with a credit-card sized residence certificate which will include your 

name, address, nationality, NIE number, and date of registration. 

*The old A4 residence certificates are still valid, and you do not need to apply for a creditcard 

sized alternative unless your circumstances change, for example you move house. 

But you can if you want to, at any time. 

*After five years of being registered as a resident, you can apply for a certificate of permanent 

residence in Spain. The card will be similar, but state that you are a ‘residente permanente.’ 

This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice. 

If in any doubt, seek professional help.

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Simon Manley creating our future together. 

CELEBRATING TOGETHER: The strong links that unite the UK and Spain. 

EWN celebrates Queen’s birthday 

at the Embassy in Madrid 

Michel and Steven Euesden with Simon Manley and his wife, Maria Isobel. 

All fields were represented at the event. 

BRITISH Ambassador to Spain, Simon 

Manley, extolled the excellent 

relationship between the UK and 

Spain, both inside and outside the 

EU, at a special ceremony last week. 

He said, “We must create our future 

together,” during his last celebration 

of the Queen’s birthday in 

Madrid, as his six years in Spain 

comes to an end in August. 

More than 700 people celebrated 

the strong links that unite the UK and 

Spain at the Queen’s Birthday Party, 

a party to celebrate the 93rd birthday 

of Queen Elizabeth II, who in 2019 

also celebrates 67 years as sovereign. 

The party took place in the British 

Ambassador’s official residence in 

Madrid under the banner of ‘Creating 

our future’ and brought together personalities 

from the worlds of politics, 

business and society, such as the 

Minister of Science, Innovation and 

Universities, Pedro Duque; the Secretary 

of State for Tourism, Isabel 

Maria Oliver; the Congressional 

spokesperson for Ciudadanos, Inés 

Arrimadas; and the Vice-President of 

Banco Santander, Matías Rodríguez- 

Inciarte. 

In his welcome address, HMA Simon 

Manley underlined the excellent 

ties between both countries and 

called for the continuation of this 

special relationship in the future. 

“We have shared challenges such 

as climate change, the ageing population, 

Islamist terrorism and the digital 

revolution. Inside or outside the European 

Union we have to tackle them 

together,” emphasised the Ambassador. 

Spain and the UK have trade flows 

of more than €62,000 million per 

year. More than 300,000 UK nationals 

live in Spain and nearly 200,000 

Spaniards live, study and work in the 

UK. Academic ties and the collaboration 

between security forces in the 

fight against drug trafficking and terrorism 

are also very strong. 

This was the last Queen’s Birthday 

Party in Madrid for Simon Manley 

who, in August, will hand over to the 

new Ambassador Hugh Elliott, who 

has been Director of Communication 

in the Government’s Department for 

Simon Manley talking to Pedro Duque. 

Exiting the EU, and the Foreign and 

Commonwealth Office. 

“I am grateful to the Spanish people 

for their collaboration and help, 

and I confess that this has been the 

best job of my life,” adds Manley. 

Simon and Maria Isobel cut the cake. 

Illustrious celebrations 

EWN owners Michel and Steven Euesden were personal 

guests of British Ambassador to Spain, Simon 

Manley, at the illustrious celebrations of his six years 

in residence in honour of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s 

birthday. 

The Euesdens were among 700 plus people honoured 

with an invitation to a reception and party in Madrid last 

Thursday, during which the Ambassador praised the 

strong relationship between Spain and Britain and 

thanked the Spanish Forces for their continued efforts in 

the safekeeping of the population of Spain. 

Michel said: “We are proud to be British and so thankful 

to be living in Spain. What a brilliant combination, a 

fantastic community, fabulous mixture.” 

The guests joined Simon Manley and his wife Maria 

Isobel as they marked the last time he will celebrate the 

Queen’s birthday as Ambassador. 

Wishing the Queen a happy birthday, Michel added: 

“The British Ambassador Simon Manley and his fantastic 

team throughout Spain have done the Queen proud. 

“Congratulations to the Embassy and Consulate, who 

have really shown our Spanish friends how to party.” 

The video summary of 

the party is available on 

YouTube and the photos 

can be downloaded from 

Flickr. 

Using the hashtag 

#QBPMadrid2019 on 

Twitter and Instagram 

you can see everything 

related to the party. The 

Embassy has just 

launched its official 

Instagram channel 

@ukinspain.

FINANCESTAT OF 

WEEK 

28 

€936.5 million 

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This is the amount Santander has agreed to pay 

Allianz group for its 60 per cent share in joint 

venture Allianz Popular. 

Spain escapes 

EU law fine 

SPAIN has been ‘let off’ an €80 

million fine for delays in implementing 

its new mortgage law. 

The European Commission 

has informed the European 

Court of Justice that the law has 

now been brought in correctly, 

so it is withdrawing the case 

and possible fine. 

Political instability, the situation 

and repeated elections have 

been blamed for the delay in 

implementing the legislation 

that brings Spain into line with 

EU regulations, which should 

have come into force in March 

2016. 

Trump threat over Google tax 

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has 

told Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez the 

US will react “very harshly” if plans 

for a ‘Google Tax’ go ahead. 

The warning came on the eve of 

this week’s G20 summit and is 

aimed at Spain and France in particular, 

as well as other European nations 

who may consider such a 

charge. 

US Trade Representative Robert 

Lighthizer, who is the main advisor, 

negotiator and spokesman for Trump 

in the area of trade, was speaking to 

a Senate committee when he issued 

the warning. 


He said that “President Trump 

will respond very harshly” against 

European countries that insist on applying 

tax pressure that, in his opinion, 

“discriminatorily penalise 

American companies.” 

The US ambassador to Spain, 

Duke Buchan, wrote to the Spanish 

government last November to ask 

that a proposed new tax be withdrawn, 

saying that Sanchez should 

not try to impose such a tax without 

international agreement within the 

Organisation for Economic Development 

Cooperation (OECD). 

The government has said that it 

plans to create a new tax as soon as 

possible because it considers it necessary 

for Google and other digital 

platforms to pay more than they currently 

do. It hopes to raise €1.2 billion 

annually. 

Nadia Calviño, Spain’s Minister 

of Economy and Business, said: “It 

is a priority to jointly address the 

special challenges posed by the taxation 

of new business models of digital 

platforms. The government assures 

that this declaration does not 

change the plan to create the new 

tax.” 

BUSINESS EXTRA 

MONEY SPINNER: Sports make big contribution. 

Sports spend 

on the rise 

SPORTS tourism was worth €2.44 billion to Spain in 2018, up 

10 per cent on the previous year. 

According to figures in the Annual Sports-Related Statistics report 

from the Ministry of Culture and Sport, €1.41 billion of that 

came from visitors to the country, compared with the €1.26 billion 

spent in 2017. 

Tourists resident in Spain spent €1.03 billion on sport-related 

trips, compared with €957 million the previous year. 

In total, 4.1 per cent of all trips made for leisure, recreational or 

holiday purposes by Spanish residents were for sports purposes. 

The number of sports clubs increased in 2018 to 67,512, a rise 

of 0.7 per cent in 2017. 

Cash deal for 

machine firms 

BASQUE automotive group CIE 

Automotive has spent 58 million 

acquiring two companies dedicated 

to the machining of parts in Celaya, 

Guanajuato State (Mexico). 

It has bought Maquinados de 

Precisión de México and Cortes de 

Precisión de México, whose Ebitda 

(gross operating margin) is expected 

to reach €16 million by the end 

of 2019. Jesús María Herrera, CEO 

of CIE Automotive, explained that 

the purchase will allow it to expand 

significantly physically and commercially 

in the future. 

The companies are being paid for 

in cash. 

Price rise 

slowdown 

INFLATION in Spain dipped 

on the back of lower than expected 

electricity and fuel 

prices in May to a year-onyear 

rate of 0.8 per cent from 

1.5 per cent the previous 

month, according to the National 

Statistics Office. 

Big exposure 

THE eurozone financial system, 

including banks, investment 

funds, pension funds and 

insurance companies, has a total 

exposure to companies affected 

by anti-emissions regulations 

of €720 billion, says 

the ECB. 

Breaks price 

SOCIAL media use, checking 

personal emails plus unscheduled 

coffee and cigarette 

breaks cost Spanish 

companies €3.3 billion a 

year in lost time, according 

to a study by work analysts 

Adecco, although unions say 

breaks can increase productivity. 

Call for closer banking ties 

SPAIN’S central bank has called for closer banking 

ties within the EU and in particular a euro 

zone deposit insurance scheme and stabilisation 

fund. 

It says that Europe as a whole faces significant 

financial risks from ageing populations, low productivity, 

high national debt and a Brexit-related 

economic slow-down. 

The Bank of Spain said that the European Deposit 

Insurance Scheme (EDIS) would make the 

financial sector more resilient and be the final 

part to a full banking union within the eurozone. 

Speaking in a presentation of the bank’s annual 

report Governor Pablo Hernandez de Cos 

said: “It is necessary to complete (the) revision 

of the Economic and Monetary Union to avoid 

the single currency still being exposed to tensions 

in case of high-calibre disturbances.”

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AnaptysBio, Inc. $ 59.24 7.78 ▼ 11.61% 

scPharmaceuticals Inc. $ 3.01 0.34 ▼ 10.15% 

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Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. $ 4.54 0.45 ▼ 9.02% 

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FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL www.euroweeklynews.com 27 June - 3 July 2019 EWN 31 

Too many 

jobless 

in Spain 

THE Spanish jobs sector 

remains one of the biggest 

problems within the country’s 

economy. 

The unemployment rate 

is expected to continue to 

fall, but is predicted to 

take until 2021 before 

reaching around 12 per 

cent, according to the 

Bank of Spain. 

After a five-year slump 

in the economy from 2008 

to 2013 unemployment 

soared to almost 27 per 

cent, but has since fallen 

to 4.7 per cent in the first 

quarter of this year. 

“While it’s true that the 

unemployment rate has 

fallen significantly since 

the economic recovery began, 

it is still very high,” 

said Governor of the central 

bank Pablo Hernandez 

De Cos. 

Lower AVE costs call 

AVE: High speed service being opened to competition. 

THE current cost structure for operating 

high-speed trains should be 

reformed as the market is opened 

up to competitors to ensure lower 

ticket prices. 

This is the conclusion of the 

Comisión Nacional de los Mercados 

y la Competencia (CNMC). In 

a report is sees the need to ‘modify 

in depth’ the fees that infrastructure 

owner Adif charges for the use of 

tracks and stations. Last year, 

Renfe paid it €1.228 billion. Adif’s 

liabilities add up to around €18 

billion, and its only major source of 

income is the fees it receives. 

The regulator does not go into 

depth on how the lowering of fees 

will affect the financing of the 

debt. But it considers the setting of 

fees needs to be pitched right if 

competitors are to enter the market 

and reduce ticket prices. 

The body, chaired by José María 

Marín Quemada, says that royalties 

will be ‘key’ in the design of commercial 

strategies carried out by 

operators that break Renfe’s monopoly, 

such as the French company 

SNCF, which has already shown 

its interest in operating in Spain. 

Both Renfe and SNCF have announced 

their intention to create 

low-cost subsidiaries with which to 

increase the occupancy of the trains 

they will operate. 

In the opinion of CNMC experts 

‘the conditions are in place’ for the 

opening to competition of the AVE 

in December 2020 to provide a better 

service for passengers and generate 

resources. 

This will help capitalise on the 

investment already made in what is 

the second biggest high speed network 

in the world. 

Lagging 

behind 

in RD&I 

SPAIN is the only country 

within the EU 5 - the top 

economic nations - to have 

reduced spending on RD&I. 

The Independent Fiscal 

Accountability Authority 

(AIReF) has said that ‘total 

investment has fallen between 

2009 and 2016 by - 

10.2 per cent,’ in contrast to 

total investment growth of 

17 per cent amongst the 28 

countries of the European 

Union. 

In contrast to Spain, the 

other EU 5 nations increased 

RD&I expenditure 

in the same period. In the 

case of France this was by 

10.3 per cent, while in Italy 

the increase was 12 per 

cent. In the United Kingdom 

the rise was close to 15 

per cent. 

By far away the leading 

country was Germany, 

where the figure reached a 

remarkable 24 per cent.

32 


LEAPY LEE 

SAYS IT 

OTHERS THINK IT 

A sign of the times 

I TRULY can’t make up my mind whether society 

reflects the media, or the media reflects society. 

I suppose, when it comes down to it, they’re 

all actually in it together. I remember the 50’s, 

when BBC radio comprised the Light and Third 

programmes and the Home Service. 

In those early days, they flatly refused to play 

anything with a modern ‘beat,’ and utterly 

scorned the new, and to their mind, utterly degenerate 

‘Rock n Roll.’ The presenters wore dinner 

jackets and tuxes to the studio - even though they 

couldn’t be seen. Television was also strictly controlled. 

Dress codes were strongly adhered to, 

Elvis Presley was only filmed from the waist up, 

and even mild swear words were utterly taboo. 

After the Epilogue, the National Anthem always 

preceded the ‘test’ card which followed at 

around midnight. (Many families stood to attention 

in their living rooms while God Save the 

King rang out!) Was it all a good or a bad thing? 

Well I’m sure we all have our own opinions about 

that. It was however a fairly accurate reflection of 

society as it was during that post war recovery period. 

A time when we had absorbed all the violence 

we could stomach, and patriotism was paramount 

to those who had survived the conflict. Fast forward 

to the present day. With the advent of scores 

LOVE ISLAND: A reflection of modern society? 

of channels and wavelengths - all trying to create 

their own money tree - the first thing that goes 

completely by the board is any semblance of responsible 

or moral obligations. 

In fact, in their endeavours to attract more attention, 

some of the offerings of today’s media 

are almost beyond belief. (‘OAP’s Behaving Badly’ 

simply pales by comparison!) 

I recently heard some radio station play a song 

whose lyrics comprised of nothing but the F 

word, chanted over and over again. There is a TV 

‘dating’ programme that actually presents couples 

to each other stark naked. Apparently some male 

contestants are picked as possible partners merely 

for the size of their manhood! Cilla must be positively 

spinning! 

Although I have never viewed the Mallorca 

show, to me the rules for the highly popular ‘Love 

Island’ however, truly do take the whole tin. This 

is the ‘contestants’ code’ insisted on by the producers 

of a programme that has been voted one of 

the most popular reality shows ever. 

Rule 1. No masturbating. 2. No total nudity. 3. 

No sex while drunk. And, in an almost ludicrous 

effort to take the moral and hygienic high ground 

- rule four and five informs the contestants that 

there is to be ‘no smoking’ on camera and that 

‘condoms must be used at all times’! 

And if all that doesn’t reflect the attitude and 

priorities of our modern society, nothing does. 

And finally what a pleasure to watch the Ladies 

World Cup. A chance to really enjoy the game of 

football; instead of enduring a bunch of posturing, 

egotistical prima donnas, more worried about 

their hair styles and bank balances than the beautiful 

game. Well done England. Last eight at the 

time of writing. 

Keep the faith. 

Love Leapy. 

Leapylee2002@gmail.com 

Leapy Lee’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

FEATURE www.euroweeklynews.com 27 June - 3 July 2019 33 

EWN 

TECH FOR 

THE TIMID 

PRAISE the Lord and pass the 

ammunition, as the wartime song 

had it: Spain just reached 10th 

place in the world’s digitisation 

stakes. But half of us still lack basic 

digital skills. 

First the good news: Spain 

knows its way around a mousepad 

and touchscreen far better than 

Germany, France or Italy. Half of 

all shopping searches here are 

made by mobile phone, though 71 

per cent of the actual purchases 

happen on computer. 

We’re avid online buyers of 

clothing, travel and books, and according 

to the EU as recently reported 

in this fine paper, Spain 

joins Ireland in having made the 

most progress in connectivity, human 

capital, use of the internet, 

digital integration and digital public 

services. 

Though anyone who has tried 

navigating the snakes-and-ladders 

of Spain’s bureaucracy online may 

perhaps beg to differ. 

The bad news is that one in five 

people here are not online, and 

So who’s a digital dummy then? 

Not all of us have bridged that digital divide, warns Terence Kennedy 

one in two lack those basic digital 

skills. Given that most six-yearolds 

could reprogram a NASA 

space mission while playing Postman 

Pat, that means an awful lot 

of we more, um, mature people 

who simply don’t know our Alt 

key from our Enter. 

And so many of us still make 

such elementary computing mistakes. 

For instance, we join the 

23 million other people around the 

world who use 123456 as a password 

and then wonder why our 

bank accounts get hacked. 

Or we compose a borderline-obscene 

e-mail to the object of our 

attraction and then a ham-fisted 

click sends it off to the wrong person. 

(Note to the local tax authority: 

I really didn’t mean to infer an 

unnatural attraction to your earlobes, 

honest). 

At the other end of the scale are 

those so terrified of the internet that 

they miss out on all the good stuff: 

cheap deals online, all the world’s 

knowledge at our fingertips, all the 

cat videos you can handle, unlimited 

choice for everything from airtickets 

to car hire to the sins of the 

flesh, and and and… 

It does all come at a price. 

Those of us who have bought into 

this brave new digital world face 

problems our forefathers could not 

have begun to imagine. 

Our attention spans are shot, 

we’ve forgotten how to remember 

telephone numbers (or indeed how 

to do basic maths), we text because 

absolutely nobody phones 

any more. 

And we just keep falling for 

stuff. Beware the next time a nice 

man from Microsoft in India 

phones out of the blue to offer his 

kind help in sorting out a problem 

they detected. You have been 

warned. Again. 

Humanity 2.0 

WHY are some folks so 

resistant to technology? 

I know many who are 

convinced putting a credit 

card anywhere near a 

computer will get their 

bank accounts looted. 

Older folks fall back 

quickly on the argument 

that if we all buy online, 

our high-street shops will 

disappear. They might, 

eventually, but that’s not 

our problem as we’ll be 

pushing up pretty daisies 

by then. 

Some older people fear 

social isolation, desperately 

needing interaction 

with ‘real’ people, not 

those online. 

For them I have news: 

hordes of bedroom-bound 

teenagers are in the same 

boat. 

At least you dear reader 

could surely never be as 

computer-illiterate as the 

learner who was told to 

press any key, but couldn’t 

find one labelled ‘Any 

key.’ Could you?

34 



Is there a doctor in the house? 

GLOBELINK 

INTERNATIONAL 

Christina Sharp 

christina@globelink.co.uk. 

IT’S not the first thing that springs to 

mind when thinking of your holidays, 

but would you know what to do if you 

needed a doctor or hospital abroad? 

There’s no harm in being prepared is 

there? 

These days it’s easy enough to use 

smart phones or tablets to search the 

nearest medical facility wherever you 

are, but if you need medical attention 

while you’re away, these tips will help 

when you need it most: 

• Top recommendation - buy Travel 

Insurance! Not only will it pay for unforeseen 

emergency medical expenses, 

but any decent travel insurance has a 

24hr Medical Assistance Service to help 

in a medical emergency abroad. If you 

need hospitalisation, they will co-ordinate 

medical assistance and sort out 

costs directly with medical providers. 

They usually have qualified medical, and 

DON’T BE STRANDED: Be prepared if you 

need a doctor while you are on holiday. 

multilingual staff on-hand to help with 

any medical emergency that could arise. 

This can be a life saver, as it means you 

get the support you need without 

shelling out cash first, or worrying about 

language barriers. They also arrange 

medical repatriation home too if necessary, 

including doctor or nurse escorts. 

• EHIC: If you live in the EU and are 

travelling within the EU, you get reduced-cost 

or free state-provided medical 

care with a European Health Insurance 

Card (EHIC). It’s very useful, but 

state facilities aren’t always so easy to 

access in tourist areas. You may find 

yourself using a private facility nearby 

instead. 

• Paperwork: Always carry your travel 

insurance; EHIC; details of medication 

you take; and any other pertinent 

health information (like allergies). 

• Minor ailments: Try the local pharmacy 

for minor health issues abroad. 

Many can give quick, informed advice 

and dispense medication for irritating 

holiday mishaps, like infected mosquito 

bites, upset tummy, or sunburn. 

• Package holidays: If you’re in a hotel 

or resort they can often provide details 

of a local medical facility (usually 

private). They may even have on-site 

medical help. Be careful that you check 

that any on-site medical personnel are 

properly medically qualified. 

• History: Remember, a doctor abroad 

won’t have your full medical history - 

always communicate any medical conditions 

and medication you are taking. 

• Keep receipts: for any medical treatment/medication 

you pay for. You’ll 

need them to make a travel insurance 

claim. 

Remember - not buying Travel Insurance 

could be the most stressful and expensive 

mistake you ever make. You’ll 

also miss out on the 24hr Assistance Service 

to pay costs upfront, make arrangements, 

and help with repatriation. It’s a 

small price to pay for 24hr holiday peace 

of mind. 

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6:15pm 

7:00pm 

7:30pm 

8:00pm 

8:30pm 

9:00pm 

Politics Live 

Tennis: 

Eastbourne 

Flipping Profit 

Eggheads 

The Repair Shop 

Newsnight 

Glastonbury 


Gardeners' 

World 

10:00pm The Looming 

Tower 

10:50pm Glastonbury 


2:30am 

Panorama 

8:00pm 

8:30pm 

World News 

Today 

The day's 

leading stories. 

Match of the 


Women's 

World Cup 



From Worthy 

Farm in 

Somerset, 

Lauren Laverne 

introduces the 

set by Kevin 

Parker's 

Australian 

psychedelic 

slow-pop band 

Tame Impala. 

1:00am 

2:00am 

3:30am 

Boy George's 

1970s: Save Me 

from Suburbia 

The BBC's My 

Generation 

season 

continues as Boy 

George revisits 

his teenage 

years. 

Big Hits: TOTP 

1964 to 1975 

Storyville 

7:25am Cheers 


Raymond 



Kitchen 



USA 



Dine with Me 

2:05pm Posh 

Pawnbrokers 




Sun 


6:30pm Beat the Chef 




9:00pm The Crystal Maze 

10:00pm Celebrity 

Gogglebox 

11:00pm The Last Leg 

12:05am Naked Attraction 

1:05am 

2:05am 

ICC Cricket 

World Cup 

Drunk Wedding 


9:20am Little Princess 


Shine 







Lunchtime 

1:15pm Police 

Interceptors 

2:10pm Access 


Away 


3:20pm A Honeymoon 

to Die for 





Away 


8:00pm The Gadget 

9:00pm 

Show 

When Buildings 

Collapse: 

World's 

10:00pm The Nile: 

Egypt's Great 

River with 

Bettany Hughes 

11:00pm Jane McDonald: 

My Life Story 

12:05am Top of the Box 

7:00am Good Morning 

Britain 

9:30am Lorraine 

10:25am Tenable 

11:30am This Morning 

1:30pm Loose Women 

2:30pm ITV Lunchtime 


2:55pm ITV News 

London 

3:00pm Judge Rinder 

4:00pm Dickinson's Real 

Deal 

4:59pm ITV London 

Weather 

5:00pm Tipping Point 

6:00pm The Chase 


London 

7:30pm ITV Evening 


8:00pm Emmerdale 

8:30pm Tonight 


9:30pm The Cruise 

10:00pm Psychopath with 

Piers Morgan 

11:00pm ITV News at Ten 

and Weather 


London 

11:45pm Caught on 

Camera 

12:45am Beecham House 

1:35am Beecham House 

7:20am 

8:10am 

9:00am 

9:30am 

Dress to Impress 

Dinner Date 

Emmerdale 

Coronation 

Street 

10:25am The Ellen 

DeGeneres 

Show 

11:25am Superstore 

12:15pm You've Been 

Framed! 


Framed! 

1:10pm 

1:45pm 

2:45pm 

3:45pm 

4:45pm 

5:50pm 

7:00pm 

7:30pm 

8:00pm 

9:00pm 

Emmerdale 

Coronation 

Street 

The Ellen 

DeGeneres 

Show 

Dress to Impress 

Dinner Date 

Take Me Out 

You've Been 

Framed! 

You've Been 

Framed! 

You've Been 

Framed! 

Two and a Half 

Men 

9:30pm Superstore 

10:00pm Love Island 

11:00pm Shopping with 

Keith Lemon 

11:35pm Family Guy 

12:05am Family Guy 

7:55am Heartbeat 

9:00am Murder, She 

Wrote 

9:55am On the Buses 


11:00am Rising Damp 

11:30am A Touch of Frost 

1:40pm Heartbeat 


Frank and Kim 

argue over 

looking after the 

rescued ponies. 

Annie receives a 

letter from 

Henry's solicitor, 

while Chris and 

Kathy have no 

luck house 

hunting. 


3:50pm Coronation Street 


4:55pm A Touch of Frost 


8:00pm Murder, She 

Wrote 

9:00pm Vera 

A fisherman's 

body is found 

tangled up in a 

North Sea 

trawler's net. 

11:00pm Foyle's War 

1:05am Inspector Morse 

7:00am The Car Chasers 

7:25am The Saint 

8:20am Kojak 

9:10am Quincy, M.E. 

10:15am Minder 

11:20am The Sweeney 

12:25pm The 

Professionals 

1:35pm The Saint 

2:35pm Kojak 

3:40pm Quincy, M.E. 

4:45pm Minder 

5:50pm The 

Professionals 

6:55pm The Sweeney 


9:00pm Road Racing 

Series 

Action from Kells 

Road Races at 

Crossakiel 

Circuit in 

County Meath. 

10:00pmEnemy of the 

State 

11:05pm FYI Daily 

A round-up of 

the latest 

entertainment 

news. 

11:10pmEnemy of the 

State 

12:40amCape Fear 

1:40am FYI Daily 


Sports Fans 

Bitesize 


Sports Fans 

Bitesize 


Sports Fans 

8:30am Cricket World 

Cup Centre 

The day's main 

headlines from 

England and 

Wales. 


Sports Fans 


Sports Fans 

11:00am Live ICC Cricket 

World Cup 

West Indies v 

India. Coverage 

of the groupstage 

match 

from Old 

Trafford in 

Manchester. 

8:00pm Live Betfred 

Super League 

11:00pm Live PGA Tour 

Golf 

12:00am Sky Sports News 





Britain 








London 

3:00pm Judge Rinder 


Deal 


Weather 




London 

7:30pm ITV Evening 


Round-up of the 

main national 

and 

international 

news. 


8:30pm Coronation 

Street 

9:30pm Endeavour 


and Weather 


London 

12:10amNever Say 

Never Again 

7:00am The Planet's 

Funniest Animals 

7:20am Dress to Impress 

8:10am Dinner Date 

9:00am Emmerdale 

10:00am You've Been 

Framed! 

10:25am The Ellen 

DeGeneres 

Show 




Framed! 



Framed! 

2:45pm The Ellen 

DeGeneres 

Show 

3:45pm Dress to Impress 

4:45pm Dinner Date 

5:50pm Take Me Out 


Framed! 

9:00pm Two and a Half 

Men 



11:05pm Celebrity Juice 



7:00am Coronation Street 



8:55am Murder, She 

Wrote 












Wrote 

9:00pm Paul O'Grady for 

the Love of Dogs 

9:30pm Tommy Cooper 

Forever 

10:30pm Tommy Cooper 

Forever 


1:45am 

3:30am 

Vera 

Honest 

7:00am The Car Chasers 


8:15am Kojak 




A member of a 

group of convicts 

slips off the roof 

and dies during a 

robbery. 

12:20pm The Professionals 


2:30pm Kojak 






9:00pm For Your Eyes 

Only 


10:35pmFor Your Eyes 

Only 

11:35pm Underworld: 

Evolution 


12:40amUnderworld: 

Evolution 

1:40am 

River Monsters 

7:00am 

7:30am 

8:00am 

8:30am 

9:00am 

Good Morning 

Sports Fans 

Bitesize 

Good Morning 

Sports Fans 

Bitesize 

Good Morning 

Sports Fans 

Cricket World 

Cup Centre 



England and 

Wales. 

Good Morning 

Sports Fans 


Sports Fans 


Sports Fans 

11:00am Live ICC 

Cricket World 

Cup 

Sri Lanka v 

South Africa. 

2:45pm Live Formula 1 

4:50pm 

8:00pm 

Live ICC 

Cricket World 

Cup 

Live Betfred 

Super League 


Golf 

12:00am Sky Sports 


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SATURDAY - 29 JUNE 

SUNDAY - 30 JUNE 

7:00am Breakfast 

11:00am Saturday 

Kitchen Live 

12:30pm Nigella: At My 

Table 

1:00pm BBC News 




1:20pm Tennis: 

Eastbourne 



Nothing 


Country 



6:15pm Zootropolis 


8:45pm The Hit List 

9:25pm Casualty 

10:15pm Killing Eve 



11:20pmDavid Brent: Life 

on the Road 

12:50amBuried 

2:20am Weather for the 

Week Ahead 

7:25am All Over the 

Place 

7:55am The Dengineers 

8:25am The Dog Ate My 

Homework 

8:55am Mustangs FC 

9:20am Pirate Fairy 

10:30am Deadly Top 10 

11:00am The World 

According 

to Kids 

12:00pm Me and My Dog: 

The Ultimate 

Contest 

1:00pm Tom Kerridge's 

Best Ever Dishes 

1:30pm A Cook Abroad 

2:30pm Homes Under 

the Hammer 

3:30pm The £100K 

House: Tricks of 

the Trade 


6:15pm 

8:30pm 


Match of the Day 

Live: FIFA 

Women's 

World Cup 

Glastonbury 




2:00am Spike Island 









1:30am Blackadder 

Classic comedy, 

starring Rowan 

Atkinson and 

Tony 

Robinson. 




Atkinson and 

Tony Robinson. 


3:00am Our Musical 

History 

Former Scissor 

Sisters singer 

Ana Matronic 

and Martyn 

Ware, who 

was in both the 

Human League 

and Heaven 17, 

reveal a playlist 

packed with 

disco classics. 

4:00am A Year to Save 

My Life: George 

McGavin and 

Melanoma 

7:10am 

8:00am 

8:50am 

Everybody Loves 

Raymond 

Frasier 

The Big Bang 

Theory 

10:15am The Simpsons 

11:30am Young Sheldon 


3:00pm 

4:00pm 

5:00pm 

A Place in the 

Sun 

Danni Menzies 

helps Mal and 

Sue from Suffolk, 

who are looking 

to retire to 

Spain. 

Sun, Sea and 

Brides to Be 

The daily 

struggles of a 

team of British 

wedding 

planners 

working in 

Cyprus. 

Location, 

Location, 

Location 

6:00pm Portrait Artist of 

the Year 


7:30pm Formula 1 

9:00pm Captain America: 

The First Avenger 

11:15pmKnight and Day 

1:10am 

ICC Cricket 

World Cup 

8:20am Noddy: Toyland 

Detective 


8:50am Peppa Pig 

9:10am Ben and Holly's 

Little Kingdom 

9:25am Paw Patrol 

9:45am Nella the 

Princess Knight 

9:55am Wissper 

10:05am Pirata & 

Capitano 


10:40am Sunny Day 

11:00am Rise of the 

Teenage 

11:30am Police 

Interceptors 


4:00pm The Dark 

Crystal 

6:00pm Can't Pay? 

We'll Take it 

Away! 

7:00pm Digging Up 

Britain's Past 

8:00pm Sacred Sites 


Weekend 

9:00pm How the 

Victorians 

Built Britain 

12:00am Info not 

available 

11:00am The Andrew 

Marr Show 

12:00pm Sunday Politics 

London 

12:30pm Sunday Morning 

Live 

1:30pm Homes Under 

the Hammer 


2:10pm Weather for the 

Week Ahead 

2:15pm Songs of Praise 

2:50pm Points of View 

3:05pm Lifeline 

3:15pm Eat Well for Less 


Nothing 


Country 

5:45pm The Repair Shop 







9:00pm Countryfile 

10:00pm Gentleman Jack 





11:30pm John McEnroe: 

Still Rocking At 

60 

12:30am A Question of 

Sport 

7:20am Glorious Gardens 

From Above 

8:00pm 

8:05am Gardeners' World 9:00pm 

9:05am Countryfile 

10:00am Saturday Kitchen 

Best Bites 

11:30am Rick Stein From 

Venice to Istanbul 

12:30pm Super League 1:30am 

Triathlon 

2:00pm Wimbledon 2019 

3:00pm Talking Tennis 

3:45pm All Creatures Great 

and Small 2:00am 

5:15pm Talking Pictures 

6:00pm India: Nature's 

Wonderland 

8:00pm Dragons' Den 

9:00pm Top Gear 

10:00pm Glastonbury 2019 2:30am 

1:00am Pride 

2:45am Question Time 

Glastonbury 


Glastonbury 






3:05am 

4:05am 

Blackadder 



Atkinson and 

Tony Robinson. 




Atkinson and 

Tony 

Robinson. 




Atkinson and 

Tony 

Robinson. 

Arena 

Classic Cellists 

at the BBC 



8:15am The Big Bang 

Theory 


Theory 




10:30am Sunday Brunch 





3:30pm Ice Age: Collision 

Course 


Sun 

6:30pm Coast vs Country 


Including sport 

and weather. 

8:00pm Formula 1 

10:00pm The Handmaid's 

Tale 

11:00pm ICC Cricket 

World Cup 

12:00amTriple 9 

2:20am 

The Restoration 

Man 


10:35am Sunny Day 

11:00am Rise of the 

Teenage 

11:45am Friends 

2:15pm Police 

Interceptors 

3:10pm 

4:10pm 

5:05pm 

6:00pm 

7:00pm 

7:55pm 

8:00pm 

9:00pm 

Dirty Britain 

Nightmare 

Tenants, Slum 

Landlords 

Nightmare 

Tenants, Slum 

Landlords 

Funniest Ever 

Celebrity 

Moments 

Rich Kids Go 

Skint 

5 News 

Weekend 

The Wonderful 

World of 

Chocolate 

Gino's Win 

Your Wish List 

10:00pm Utterly 

Outrageous 

X-Rated 

Comedy 

11:00pm Utterly 

Outrageous 

X-Rated 

Comedy 

12:00am Info not 

available 

9:00am 

9:25am 

9:30am 

Thunderbirds 

are Go 

ITV News 

The Sara Cox 

Show 

10:25am Saturday 

Morning with 

James Martin 

12:35pm John and Lisa's 

Weekend 

Kitchen 

1:40pm Save Money: 

Lose Weight 

2:10pm ITV News and 

Weather 


Weather 

2:30pm ITV Racing Live 


Framed! 




Weather 


London 

7:45pm Harry Hill's Alien 

Fun Capsule 

8:15pm Catchphrase 

9:00pm The Voice Kids 


Weather 


Weather 

10:55pmAmerican Sniper 

1:25am Jackpot247 

7:00am Totally Bonkers 

Guinness World 

Records 


10:10am Coronation 

Street 

1:05pm Ninja Warrior UK 

2:05pm Japandemonium 


Framed! 

3:40pm The Golden 

Compass 


4:45pm The Golden 

Compass 

5:50pm Johnny English 

Reborn 


6:55pm Johnny English 

Reborn 

7:55pm Step Up 

Revolution 


9:00pm Step Up 

Revolution 

10:00pm Love Island: 

Unseen Bits 

11:05pm Shopping with 

Keith Lemon 




7:25am Judge Judy 

8:15am The Royal 

9:20am Inspector Morse 


6:00pm Agatha Christie's 

Poirot 

The sleuth is 

reunited with old 

friend Ariadne 

Oliver, who has 

been 

commissioned to 

stage a game of 

murder hunt at a 

summer fete in 

the grounds of 

Nasse House, 

the recently 

purchased home 

of wealthy 

financier Sir 

George Stubbs. 

8:00pm Midsomer 

Murders 

10:00pm Vera 

12:00am Vera 


7:00am 

7:05am 

7:30am 

8:20am 

9:20am 

World of Sport: 

Last Orders 

The Protectors 

The Professionals 

The Memoirs of 

Sherlock Holmes 

The Memoirs of 

Sherlock Holmes 

10:30am ITV Racing: The 

Opening Show 

11:30am Hand of God 


1:35pm Cahill, US 

Marshal 


2:40pm Cahill, US 

Marshal 

3:40pm Rooster Cogburn 



5:50pm Nevada Smith 


6:55pm Nevada Smith 

8:25pm The Cowboys 


9:30pm The Cowboys 

11:00pmHigh Plains 

Drifter 


12:05amHigh Plains 

Drifter 

1:05am 

Minder 




Sports Fans 


Cup Centre 



England and 

Wales. 


Sports Fans 


Sports Fans 


2:00pm 

World Cup 

Live ICC Cricket 

World Cup 

New Zealand v 

Australia. 

Coverage of 

the groupstage 

match 

from Lord's 

in London. 


Golf 

12:00am MLS Live 

2:00am 

3:00am 

Sky Sports 


Live Fight Night 

International 

Demetrius 

Andrade 

v Walter 

Kautondokwa. 

10:25am John and Lisa's 

Weekend 

Kitchen 

12:15pm Gino's Italian 

Escape: Hidden 

Italy 




Weather 


2:45pm 

Weather 

Harry Hill's Alien 

Fun Capsule 

3:15pm Star Wars: 

Episode II 

- Attack of the 

Clones 

8:30pm 

8:45pm 

ITV News and 

Weather 

ITV News 

London 

9:00pm Trevor 

McDonald's 

10:00pm Beecham House 


Weather 


Weather 

11:20pm Britain's Busiest 

Airport - 

Heathrow 

11:50pm Code Blue: 

Murder 

12:50am Wild Bill 

1:45am Jackpot247 

7:00am Totally Bonkers 

Guinness World 

Records 

7:25am You've Been 

Framed! 


10:55am Coronation 

Street 


2:55pm Catchphrase 


Framed! 

4:45pm Dirty Dancing: 

Havana Nights 


5:50pm Dirty Dancing: 

Havana Nights 

6:30pm The Haunted 

Mansion 


7:35pm The Haunted 

Mansion 

8:15pm Liar Liar 


9:20pm Liar Liar 


11:00pm Love Island: 

Aftersun 



1:05am American Dad! 


7:25am The Royal 



10:25am Long Lost Family 


Pawnbroker 

Peter Lawson is 

shot dead in an 

armed robbery 

at his premises 

and Frost's 

investigations 

unearth a tragic 

family secret. 

1:35pm 

3:40pm 

6:00pm 

7:00pm 

8:00pm 

A Touch of Frost 

Inspector Morse 

Victoria 

Victoria 

Agatha 

Christie's Poirot 

10:00pm The Comedy 

Years 

11:00pm Vanity Fair 

12:00amDeath Becomes 

Her 

Two romantic 

rivals are both 

granted the 

secret of eternal 

youth by a 

mysterious 

mystic. 

7:00am World Cup 

Rivalries 

7:20am The Professionals 

8:25am The Professionals 

9:25am Motorsport UK 

10:25am World Superbike 

Highlights 

11:25am Brdc Formula 3 

Highlights 

12:30pm Live British 

Touring Car 

Championship 

7:00pm The Car Years 

7:30pm World of Sport: 

TV Firsts 


Rooster Cogburn 

is back in the 

saddle. 

8:50pm 

FYI Daily 

A round-up of 

the latest 

entertainment 

news. 


10:00pmA Fistful of 

Dynamite 


11:05pmA Fistful of 

Dynamite 

1:05am Training Day 




Sports Fans 


Cup Centre 


Sports Fans 


Sports Fans 

News and 

views on 

today's early 

stories, a look 

at the back 

pages, a tip on 

today's racing 

and a sporting 

weather 

forecast. 

10:30am Live ICC 

Cricket 

World Cup 

England v 

India. 

Coverage of 

the groupstage 

match 

from 

Edgbaston in 

8:00pm 

Birmingham. 

Live PGA Tour 

Golf 

12:00am Live US Seniors 

Tour Golf 


42 


MONDAY - 1 JULY 

TUESDAY - 2 JULY 


7:00pm BBC News at Six; 

Weather 



8:00pm Fraud Squad NHS 

8:30pm Our Lives 


9:30pm Room 101 


10:30pm Would I Lie to 

You? 

11:00pm BBC News at Ten 


and Weather 


11:35pm This Country 

12:00am Have I Got Old 


for You 




8:30am Antiques 

Roadshow 

9:30am This Week in 

Parliament 

10:00am Athletics 


Derbyshire 

11:30am Wimbledon 2019 

9:30pm Today at 

Wimbledon 

10:30pm Britain's Next Air 

Disaster? Drones 



12:15am Top Gear 

1:15am Health 

2:00am Countryfile 

8:30pm Great Continental 

Railway Journeys 

9:00pm Life 

10:00pm The Secret Life of 

Rockpools 

11:00pm Frank Lloyd 

Wright: 

The Man Who 

Built 

America 

12:00am Colour: The 

Spectrum of 

Science 

1:00am Tales From the 

National Parks 

2:00am Natural World 

3:00am Natural World 

4:00am Life 



5:00pm A Place in the Sun 

6:00pm Kirstie's Celebrity 

Craft Masters 




9:00pm Dispatches 

9:30pm The £1 Houses: 

Britain's Cheapest 

Street 

10:00pm 999: What's Your 

Emergency? 

11:00pm Year of the Rabbit 

11:30pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 

Does Countdown 

12:25am ICC Cricket World 

Cup 

3:15pm Forgotten Evil 





7:00pm Home and Away 


8:00pm Portillo's Hidden 

History of Britain 

9:00pm Police Interceptors 

10:00pm All at Sea: 

Celebrity 

Deadly Catch 

11:00pm Inside Russia's 

Toughest Prisons 

12:00am Killing Season 



8:00pm RHS Hampton 

Court Palace 

Flower Show 

8:30pm Match of the 


Women's 

World Cup 


Ten 

The latest 

national and 

international 

news. 


and Weather 


11:35pm Hot Property 

12:00am Hayley Goes... 

7:00am Monday in 

Parliament 

7:25am Ill Gotten 

8:10am The Super League 

Show 

9:00am Eat Well for Less 



Derbyshire 



Wimbledon 

10:30pm Inside the Bank 

of England 


Analysis of the 

day's events. 

Presented by 

Emily Maitlis. 


8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 



9:00pm The First 

Georgians: 

The German Kings 

who Made Britain 

10:00pm Double Agent: The 

Eddie Chapman 

Story 

11:00pm Empire of the 

Tsars: Romanov 

Russia with Lucy 

Worsley 

12:00am Forces of Nature 

with Brian Cox 

1:00am Scotland's War at 

Sea 

2:00am Dwarfs in Art: A 

New Perspective 

11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen 



USA 



Dine with Me 

2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 



5:00pm A Place in the Sun 


Craft Masters 




9:00pm Ackley Bridge 

10:00pm 24 Hours in A&E 

11:00pm Drag SOS 

12:05am First Dates 

2:10pm Access 



3:15pmPresumed Dead in 

Paradise 








9:00pm The Great Garden 

Challenge 

10:00pmSecrets of the 

National Trust 

with Alan 

Titchmarsh 

11:00pm Big Body Squad 

12:00am Casualty 24/7 

8:00pm 

8:30pm 

9:00pm 

9:30pm 

Emmerdale 

Coronation 

Street 

Love Your 

Garden 

Coronation 

Street 

10:00pm Long Lost 

Family 


and Weather 


London 

11:45pm Code Blue: 

Murder 

12:45am Her Majesty's 

Cavalry 




Framed! 


Framed! 


Framed! 


Framed! 


Men 



11:00pm Hey Tracey! 



9:00am Murder, She Wrote 












8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 

9:00pm Doc Martin 

10:00pm Doc Martin 








2:35pm Kojak 






9:00pm Made in Britain 

10:00pm Benidorm 

11:00pm Ransom 



Sports Fans 

8:30am Cricket World Cup 

Centre 


Sports Fans 


Sports Fans 


World Cup 

8:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 

9:00pm ICC Cricket World 

Cup 

10:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 

11:00pm Sky Sports News 

at Ten 


8:00pm 

8:30pm 

9:00pm 

9:30pm 

Emmerdale 

Save Money: 

Lose Weight 

Emmerdale 

Her Majesty's 

Cavalry 

10:00pm Judi Dench's 

Wild Borneo 

Adventure 


and Weather 


London 

11:45pm Psychopath with 

Piers Morgan 

12:45am Love Your 

Garden 




Framed! 


Framed! 


Framed! 


Framed! 


Men 

9:30pmSuperstore 

10:00pmLove Island 

11:05pmFamily Guy 

11:35pmFamily Guy 

12:05amFamily Guy 











Wrote 




1:15am Agatha Christie's 

Poirot 



2:20pm Kojak 






9:00pm For Your Eyes 

Only 


10:15pmFor Your Eyes 

Only 

11:35pm Underworld: 

Evolution 


8:30am Cricket World Cup 

Centre 


Sports Fans 


Sports Fans 


World Cup 

2:30pm Live Women's 

Ashes 

England v 

Australia. 

10:30pm ICC Cricket World 

Cup 

11:30pm Women's Ashes 



WEDNESDAY - 3 JULY 

7:00am Breakfast 


11:00am Homes Under 

the Hammer 

12:00pm Wimbledon 



One; Weather 



2:45pm Wimbledon 



Six; Weather 



8:00pm RHS Hampton 

Court Palace 

Flower Show 

8:30pm Match of the 


Women's 

World Cup 

11:00pm BBC News at Ten 


and Weather 


11:35pm Hometown 

12:10am Hometown 

3:00am This is BBC Two 

7:00am Tuesday in 

Parliament 




9:00am See Hear 

9:30am Defenders UK 


11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 

12:00pm Lifeline 

12:10pm Politics Live 



Wimbledon 

10:30pm Anna: The Woman 

Who Went to 

Fight Isis 



12:15am Horizon 

1:15am See Hear 

1:45am What We Do in 

the Shadows 

2:05am What We Do in 

the Shadows 

2:30am Ambulance 

3:30am This is BBC Two 

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 

BBC News teams 

in Washington DC 

and London 

report on the 

events that are 

shaping the 

world. 



9:00pm Russia with Simon 

Reeve 

10:00pm The River: A Year 

in the Life of the 

Tay 

11:30pm The Secrets of 

Scott's Hut 

1:00am A Timewatch 

Guide 

2:00am Hull's Headscarf 

Heroes 

3:00am Tales of Tudor 

Travel: The 

Explorer's 

Handbook 

3:30am The River: A Year 

in the Life of the 

Tay 


Raymond 



11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen 



USA 



Dine with Me 

2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 


4:00pm Coast vs Country 


Sun 


Craft Masters 




9:00pm The Supervet 

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That Makes 

Mistakes 

11:00pm Celebrity 

Gogglebox 

12:00am ICC Cricket World 

Cup 


Shine 






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2:10pm Access 



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11:00pm 5 Clues That 

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12:05am Girl in the Box: 

The Kidnapping of 

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Britain 


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2:55pm ITV News London 


Deal 

4:00pm Tenable 


Weather 




7:30pm ITV Evening News 



9:00pm Inside the Ritz 

Hotel 


10:00pm Wild Bill 


and Weather 


11:45pm Peston 





Framed! 




Framed! 

2:45pm The Ellen 

DeGeneres Show 

3:45pm Dress to Impress 




Framed! 


Framed! 


Framed! 


Framed! 


Men 



11:00pm Celebability 



12:45am American Dad! 




9:00am Murder, She Wrote 






An explosion in 

the woods is 

linked to the 

activities of a 

villain working 

out of a local 

quarry. 







8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 

9:00pm Agatha Christie's 

Poirot 


1:10am Tommy Cooper 

Forever 

7:00am World of Sport: 

Petrol Heads 


8:05am Kojak 






2:35pm Kojak 






9:00pm British Superbike 

Championship 

Highlights 

Action from the 

fifth meeting of 

the season at 

Knockhill, 

featuring two 

races. 

10:00pm easyJet: Inside the 

Cockpit 

11:00pm A Fistful of 

Dynamite 


3:00pm Melissa & Joey 

3:30pm Melissa & Joey 

4:00pm Brooklyn Nine- 

Nine 

4:30pm Brooklyn Nine- 

Nine 

5:00pm Black-Ish 


6:00pm Young Sheldon 


7:00pm The Big Bang 

Theory 


Theory 






Theory 


Theory 

11:00pm 8 Out of 10 

Cats 


Theory 


Theory 


44 EWN 27 June - 3 July 2019 


Fabulous Aston Martin for a secret agent 

NICK HORNE’S 

Rich Pick 

Freelance correspondent, London, England 

ONCE upon a time James Bond was not famous. 

Hard to believe; it was a long time ago. 

On August 15, 2019 at the Monterey auction 

on America’s West coast, a car that was in at 

the start of it all (it was an Aston Martin), RM 

Sotheby’s will be offering a very nearly unique 

opportunity to acquire a fully restored James 

Bond car. Some say ‘The James Bond car,’ the 

DB5. 

The James Bond franchise really got a head 

of steam going with the ‘Goldfinger’ movie 

released in 1964. The various catch phrases 

that have now entered the language made 

their entrance to life then. Martinis, Bond 

Girls, trilby hats as sexual lures and signifiers, 

and of course the gadgets. Lots and 

lots gadgets. Who could have known that 

the most memorable gadget would not be 

Rosa Klebb’s death dealing poisonous bladed 

shoes (From Russia with Love), nor 

the death dealing lasers that starred in 

many of the movies, but rather the car. 

The car was the Aston Martin DB5 

which was fully loaded with gadgets. 

The car’s special modifications included 

several machine guns as well as a raising 

rear bullet proof screen and even a radar tracking 

screen embedded into the dashboard. 

The DB5 the ‘James Bond Car’ was commissioned 

by Eon Productions when Ken 

Adams and special effects man John Stears 

visited Aston Martin’s Newport Pagnell factory 

in late 1963. No one would have foreseen 

the effect that the Aston Martin would have in 

the movie, nor the effect that the movie would 

have on the fortunes of Aston Martin. 

For ‘Goldfinger,’ two cars were built one 

fully loaded with all the gadgets and one for 

the stunt driving and chase sequences. Two 

further cars were 

built 

The Aston Martin DB5 Bond Car at the 

Newport Pagnell Works of Aston Martin. 

likewise for ‘Thunderball.’ One of the four 

specially built DB5s has been lost. While the 

car on sale at the Monterey auction is one of 

the pair ordered to promote Thunderball; 

chassis number DB5/2008/R. 

Q the weapons master explained to James 

Bond as played by Sean Connery, the Snow 

Shadow Grey painted DB5 was a very special 

car. Equipped with front and rear over-rider 

rams on the bumpers, a .30 calibre machine 

gun in each wing and as well as wheel hub 

mounted tire slashers and a raising rear bullet 

proof screen. More passive kit included a radar 

tracking scope, revolving licence plates returning 

to active counter measure were smoke 

screens and oil slick and caltrops [spiky things 

to burst tyres of pursuing cars]. Years before 

the modern era the car came equipped with 

a telephone so that James Bond could 

keep in touch even while on the move. 

Who could ever forget the passenger 

seat ejector system! 

B a r n e y 

Simon Clay (c) 2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's 

Ruprecht, Car Specialist, RM Sotheby’s said 

with no hint of understatement, “No other car 

in history has played a more important leading 

role on film and in pop culture than the Aston 

Martin DB5. The DB5 is the iconic cornerstone 

of a marketing relationship that still exists 

to this day - with the model’s collectible 

status rooted largely in its 007 fame - and we 

look forward to exciting car and film enthusiasts 

alike in the lead up to the auction. This is 

an unbelievably rare chance to play secret 

agent in a car that offers incredible performance 

and style in its own right and we’re honoured 

to offer the Bond DB5 alongside our 

partners at Aston Martin.” 

Of course we now know that ‘Goldfinger’ 

was a smash hit. The movie it is argued cemented 

the franchise and it certainly was a major 

boost for Aston Martin who saw sales 

surge. The rest as it is said is history. One example 

of the car the first Stears modified car 

has been lost since 1997, leaving just three examples. 

The car on offer at Monterey in August 

is one of only two built from new with 

all the Bond gadgets. The 2008/R also 

has a minimal chain of ownership, 

just three private owners in more 

than 50 years. The Aston Martin 

DB5/2008/R is a highly desirable 

object for a collector or Sotheby’s 

suggest a secret agent. Estimates are in the 

range of US$4 million to US$6 million. 

Nick Horne, London, England

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NORA JOHNSON 

BREAKING NEWS 

Nora is the author of popular psychological 

suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance 

journalist. 

To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to 

www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson 

I WAS, as you’d expect, minded to write 

about the Middle East this week or, if not 

that, the UK PM wannabes or, failing that, the 

latest gaffe/threat of the Trump regime, but 

fortunately I came across a story of real AND 

international importance. 

The story I spotted was that scientists have 

discovered that coffee doesn’t just keep you 

alert; it keeps you alive. As little as two cups 

of coffee a day can raise your life expectancy 

by as much as TWO years, reducing the risk 

of cancer, heart problems and even neurodegenerative 

brain diseases. Wow! 

Well, not exactly another MOBO study 

(Masters Of the Bleeding Obvious), but I’d 

really love to read the methodology section of 

this ‘research.’ What nonsense, and how did 

they come up with such a random number 

even if TWO years is in anyway believable. 

Walking every day will do that for you and 

more. And it’s ridiculous to ignore the number 

of other variables in someone’s dietary 

habits and lifestyle to focus simply on a single 

item. 

And next week: too much coffee will be 

bad for your haemorrhoids! Just what ARE 

these researchers drinking to come up with 

Hey, wake up! Study uncovers 

yet more useless bits of research! 

such conclusions? Nonetheless, I love coffee 

so I’m just going to accept it. Now all I need 

is to find studies with similar conclusions on 

alcohol and dairy... 

So, along with fake news and fake facts, 

we also have this so-called scientific ‘research’ 

from which scientists take the facts 

they like best, gently and carefully manipulate 

them, ignoring anything ‘inconvenient’ or 

likely to give a contrary impression. Paid for 

by big business with highly trained professionals 

happy to do anything for the money. 

In the end, it’s all about telling porkies, isn’t 

it? And telling porkies can even be extremely 

profitable these days. 

In other news, researchers discover a link 

A CUPPA A 

DAY: Does it 

keep death’s 

door away? 

between the Pope and Catholicism. And the 

Marriage Foundation says marriage is good 

for you. Well, who’d have thought? 

As always, I am available to solve any of 

the world’s remaining problems, for a small 

fee (#piousface)... 

Nora Johnson’s psychological crime 

thrillers ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ 

‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ 

‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul 

Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ 

(www.nora-johnson.net) available from 

Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99;£0.99) 

and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol 

Cudeca cancer charity. 

LEGALLY SPEAKING 

Can they pay the president? 

I live on an urbanisation of 100 properties. 

Only 12 properties are inhabited by permanent 

residents. Seven of these have previously acted 

as president. At the end of this year our president and 

vice president are standing down and there are no 

volunteers for the positions. We were informed at our 

last AGM that, if there were no volunteers, the names 

of permanent residents who had not previously been 

president would be grouped together. One of these 

would then be randomly selected to take over the duties 

of president for one year. This would be a random 

selection from five names. As owners who are nonresident 

are equally responsible for the community, 

should their names also be legally included in this selection? 

N K (Costa Blanca) 

Of course it 

is better for the 

president to be a 

full-time resident 

DAVID SEARL 

YOU AND THE 

LAW IN SPAIN 

of Spain, but you are right. The absentee owners 

must share the responsibility. Here is an idea. Recent 

changes in the law allow for community presidents to 

be paid for their services. Perhaps the offer of a 

stipend in the amount of community fees would attract 

some volunteers to be president 

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers 

Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at 

Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090. 

Are we easy targets? 

MIKE SENKER 

IN MY OPINION 

Views of a 

Grumpy Old Man 

mikesenker@gmail.com. 

LAST week the BBC announced they were 

scrapping free TV licences for over 75s except 

those receiving pension credits. The BBC was 

told that it could increase the licence fee if it 

covered free TV licences for over 75s, but 

now seem to have broken the terms of that 

deal. How do they get away with it? They 

made a deal, that’s it. 

Anyway they have got away with it, but 

they shouldn’t and the government shouldn’t 

let them. It was probably always going to happen 

with scumbag, lying politicians and a 

massive corporation involved. But it doesn’t 

have to happen. If I was in charge this is how I 

would solve it. 

Advertisements. In this day and age every 

single bit of media exists because of advertising. 

It’s not the dark ages for goodness sake. 

I’m not even talking about normal advertising 

like ITV or many other stations. One idea is 

that every programme is sponsored by one 

company. 

They already do product placement. It 

would stop the silly bits of duct tape on people’s 

hats, sweatshirts etc. I mean, how daft is 

that anyway? Another way it could be funded 

is by taking the lead from many apps that you 

have on your ‘phone. Have BBC Premium, 

which keeps it advert free and you pay the licence 

fee that you pay now or even charge a 

bit more. 

Or have BBC Light, which is free, but has 

ad breaks like the other 500 TV channels I 

have now. But either way the 75+ group 

wouldn’t have to pay. It really annoys me 

how often this type of thing happens to OAPs. 

Is it just we’re easy targets and believed to be 

of no use to them? 

By now everybody knows my thoughts 

about Donald Trump and I know that his hard 

core followers think he can do no wrong, but 

even ignoring his lies, his racist, homophobic, 

misogynistic remarks and his all-round, just 

plain ignorance he has manged to sink to a 

new low. 

He is now re-tweeting Katie Hopkins in his 

ramblings and if you don’t know how bad that 

is, google Katie Hopkins. Here’s a small resume. 

She’s the one that was fired from LBC 

in the UK after a tweet that called for a ‘final 

solution’ to Islamic terrorism, which, some 

suggested, was a reference to the extermination 

of Jewish people by Hitler. I don’t think 

anything else has to be said about her but it 

just confirms my feelings about Trump. 

Pause for self-assessment 

A FEW weeks ago we were highly impressed 

to find ourselves driving along a very new section 

of dual-carriageway on the main 900km 

highway from Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania to 

Nairobi in neighbouring Kenya. 

This, the primary route in Tanzania, carries a 

vast amount of highly diverse traffic, little of 

which would have any chance of passing the 

Spanish ITV, on a poor-quality, pot-holed road 

with few crash-barriers protecting even the 

most extreme roadside chasms, and frequent, 

utterly vicious speed-humps, so that attaining 

an average speed above 50 kph is quite challenging. 

The appearance therefore of this new 14km 

section of dual-carriageway between Kilimanjaro 

and Arusha, just as dusk was falling after a 

hard day’s driving, was a welcome relief, allowing 

an immediate increase in speed. But 

not for long! Surely that couldn’t be headlights 

approaching in our lane, could it? 

But yes it was; and we just managed to 

squeeze back into the line of traffic we’d been 

passing, before a bus, two lorries, several cars 

and an assortment of miscellaneous other traffic 

thundered by in the opposite direction! 

How dangerous was that? But I later gathered 

that for many, the four lanes of a dual carriageway 

are treated with flexibility; if your carriageway’s 

busy, then it makes sense (to the 

East-African mind anyway) to cross the central 

reservation and use the spare capacity of the 

other lanes! 

There was an acknowledgement by most I 

spoke to that it was wrong and potentially dangerous 

for anyone else to drive the wrong way 

down a dual carriageway, but pretty well everyone 

reserved the right for themselves to do so if 

circumstances made it beneficial for them. But 

before being too critical, isn’t there just a little 

of this logic in each and every one of us? 

How often we condemn the wrongdoing or 

‘sin’ we see in others, whilst finding excuses to 

justify our own failings. How much we could 

all benefit from a little bit of honesty in our 

own self-evaluation, with the words of the ancient 

confession: ‘We have left undone those 

things which we ought to have done; And we 

have done those things which we ought not to 

have done; And there is no health in us.’ 

Duncan Burr is Licensed Lay Reader for the Anglican Chaplaincy 

of Costa Almeria and Costa Calida (further detail available at 

www.mojacarchurch.org) and may be contacted at 

d.burr@albox-online.net

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EWN 27 June - 3 July 2019 www.euroweeklynews.com OPINION & COMMENT 

YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE - YOUR OPINION 

Letters should be emailed to oursay@euroweeklynews.com 

or make your comments on our website: 

www.euroweeklynews.com 

What a cunning plan 

DEAR Editor, 

Every year, without fail the French 

go on strike, they have demonstrations 

and generally disrupt people’s plans, 

particularly during the all too brief 

tourist season. It is, it seems, more of a 

hobby for them rather than any number 

of legitimate industrial disputes. 

Air traffic controllers striking and 

fishing boats blockading the ports are 

two common protests and are two monotonously 

regular inconveniences. 

Then this year, we get the Gilets 

Jaunes, the series of protests against 

their government. Blockading Paris and 

the auto routes, disrupting travellers at 

whim. I read the newspapers and yet 

still do not understand what they are trying 

to achieve. 

Then, I had a thought - perhaps, just 

perhaps these strikers and blockaders 

are really employees of the Spanish 

Tourist Board, employed to get people 

to come to industrially, peaceful Spain. 

What a cunning plan. 

The French are really revolting. 

Viva la Revolution. 

Stan Reynolds 

Respect Spain 

DEAR Leapy Lee. 

Enjoyed your article last week very 

much (Issue 1772, June 20). 

I was told the same as you, you are 

an immigrant so why are you against 

them. I quote again the same as you, I 

came in the front door… Respect Spain 

and pay my own way. 

Like so many of us. 

Keep writing, enjoy your columns. 

Regards. 

Christine 

Not in the picture 

TO the editor 

I saw the reports and the great pictures 

from your 20-year celebration and 

firstly as a regular reader for these past 

seven years, can I wish you every success 

for the next 20. 

I was jealous to see the party, it did 

look like fun and I would have loved to 

be there, but, there was one thing missing, 

Where was Leapy Lee? 

I did not see a single photo of the 

man in any of the pictures and trust me, 

with the help of my wife’s magnifying 

glass - I looked. I even looked at your 

internet site, but could not see him, I 

cannot believe he was not there. He’s 

not camera shy, is he? 

Oh, and a second question, did you 

play his song ‘Little arrows’? I have to 

believe that you did, it would be a great 

homage to our own one hit wonder. 

M Parker 

DEAR Sirs, 

The debate between 

prospective leaders of 

the Conservative party 

brought to light several 

things. Firstly, if 

they were not happy 

with their stools, why 

didn’t they say so and 

threaten to walk. No 

cojones! 

If they were being 

continually interrupted 

by Ms Maitlis, why 

didn’t they say so and 

threaten to walk. No 

cojones! 

It seems that if a future 

prime minister is 

going to be elected 

with no cojones, what 

chance is there for 

them on the world 

HAVE YOUR SAY 

No cojones 

stage? 

Margaret Thatcher 

had more cojones than 

Justice at last! Poor lass has suffered so much for 

all this time. I hope she can now heal and try to 

put this nightmare behind her. 

Edwina T 

Benidorm landmark El Castell 

closes for the summer season 

I think it is nice that the owners have allowed the 

excavation. Although it means removing one spot 

temporarily, preserving the heritage is important. 

Erik R 

San Juan festival left beaches 

full of garbage 

Yes there should be bins, but that is no excuse, 

any of them! 

Yours truly 

R Spenceley 

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COMMENTS FROM 

EWN ONLINE 

take your rubbish with you simple as that, don’t 

leave for someone else to clear your mess up, no 

respect. 

Irene G 

Stay safe as temperatures soar 

to ‘potentially dangerous’ levels 

across Spain 

If you see a dog in a car and windows closed, police 

say take photo then break the window. 

David M 

OUR VIEW 

Justice is done 

JUSTICE has been done. The La Manada ‘Wolf Pack’ gang 

has been convicted of rape. 

Finally, the 18-year-old victim of a horrific gang rape at the 

Pamplona bull running festival of San Fermin can move on 

with her life, three years after the event. 

Her quest for justice should never have come to this. While 

the police are faultless - they acted immediately in tracking 

down the perpetrators of the horrendous crime - the rest of the 

justice system is not. 

When the five men who took advantage of the young 

woman were cleared of rape and convicted instead on the lesser 

charge of sexual assault, there was understandable outrage 

in the country. 

No one could understand how the men - who not only assaulted 

the victim at least 10 times in the most depraved ways 

but also posted a video of the assault to a WhatsApp group 

called La Manada - were not guilty of rape. 

It came down to the interpretation of the law made by a 

lower court. It decided that according to the letter of the law 

for an assault to be considered rape then it has to be accompanied 

by either violence or the threat of violence - for example 

showing a knife. 

Ridiculously, the court seemed to imply that because a lone 

woman did not fight back against five grown men, then it was 

not rape. 

Fortunately, the Supreme Court decided otherwise. Let us 

hope this sets a precedent that other judges follow in future. 

Now we want to hear your views. 

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Wolf Pack guilty of rape says Supreme Court 

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POLL OF THE WEEK 

Irish man dies in Costa del Sol 

pub stabbing 

Always walk away from any sign of trouble SAY 

nothing just walk away. You never know who you 

are dealing with as was the case here... RIP 

Maurizio D 

Four Brits stabbed in Magaluf 

Street brawl after phones and 

wallets are ‘stolen’ 

This ‘stabbing thingy’ is just getting worse. Knife 

crimes have become the norm now… carrying a 

knife should be a jailable offence. 

Pat W 

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YOUR STARS 

FOR NEXT 7 DAYS 

AQUARIUS 

(January 21 - February 19) 

Involvement in a situation 

connected with someone close 

may not be the best option this 

week. Giving advice is all well 

and good so long as you are 

sure of your facts. 

and you will strengthen both 

people and business 

contacts. After being busy 

last week, you may be 

inclined to take it easy. If it is 

the case that you really are 

low on energy, then use the 

telephone or email to full 

advantage to keep in touch. 

“I’m taking up 

Forest Therapy... 

just not the nasty 

‘outdoors’ bit. 

PISCES 

(February 20 - March 20) 

Some disruption to your plans 

annoys you but there’s no point 

getting in a huff. Outside 

influences cannot be stopped 

but you are able to keep calm 

yourself. Rising to the bait will 

play into someone else’s hands. 

Although a situation must be 

dealt with, do it in your own time 

and in your own way. 

ARIES 

(March 21 - April 20) 

It seems that you are putting a 

lot of effort into whatever you do 

without getting as much out as 

you would like. However, as the 

week goes by, you will realise 

that it is only a temporary 

situation. Sometimes, it takes 

others a period of adjustment 

before they are ready to accept 

changes of a personal nature. 

TAURUS 

(April 21 - May 21) 

The brick wall that you start 

banging your head against this 

week is not an illusion. It is, 

indeed, true that others are not 

responding to you in an 

expected way. By Wednesday 

this wall will start to fall and 

people will be more receptive. 

GEMINI 

(May 22 - June 21) 

Everything seems an effort at 

the beginning of this week but 

as energy levels pick up you will 

gain momentum. Tackle one 

thing at a time and realise that 

Rome was not, indeed, built in a 

day. As the weekend 

approaches you will begin to 

realise that you have been far 

more effective than you 

thought. 

CANCER 

(June 22 - July 23) 

You really do need to come to 

an understanding with friends 

over a social matter, although 

this may take a little effort this 

week. It is clear that there are 

those who are less helpful 

than others, but this could 

be because of a 

misunderstanding. 

LEO 

(July 24 - August 23) 

Be a social animal this week 

VIRGO 

(August 24 - September 23) 

Someone well and truly 

treads on your toes this 

week and it really puts your 

teeth on edge. There are 

some bridges that may not 

be mended at the present 

time and are best left alone. 

Show your generous side but 

resist the urge to give in on 

an important issue because 

you are likely to regret it 

later. 

LIBRA 

(September 24 - October 23) 

What a lovely surprise to find 

that something you have 

always wanted is coming 

your way at last. Keep a firm 

hand with finances and take 

control if you want to 

organise things for the 

better. 

SCORPIO 

(October 24 - November 22) 

Be cautious this week with 

your money. You have been 

aware for some time now 

that a change in your 

finances is likely. You have 

this in common with many 

others in your situation. 

Seeking professional help 

can be free and can make a 

big difference. 

SAGITTARIUS 

(November 23 - December 21) 

A special chance to try 

something new should not 

be passed over. No one 

expects wonders from you, 

they are happy just to see 

you enjoying life. A recent 

change in your attitude to 

your future is already 

showing. Luck is just waiting 

for you to invite her in. 

CAPRICORN 

(December 22 - January 20) 

Your home life gives you the 

most satisfaction at the 

moment even though 

someone seems to be 

challenging you. Some 

things are best ignored until 

they go away of their own 

accord and that also often 

applies to people. There is a 

time for everything and 

choosing it will make a task 

that could be difficult that 

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Europe's tourists (5) 

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rent (7) 

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decoration (8) 

21 Tom's initial request for a job 

(4) 

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outside (6) 

24 Tension created by southern 

transport (6) 

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1 Trade on the coast of Kent (4) 

2 Frogman has time to change 

direction (6) 

3 Tiresome work outside (7) 

4 Chess player with renewed 

energy (5) 

5 Crushing melons is serious 

business (6) 

6 Occupant inserted in ruins (8) 

12 Set aside six deliveries left in 

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Parisian street (8) 

14 It tends to confuse one involved in 

oral examination (7) 

16 Picked on editor after cooked eats 

(6) 

18 Blood supplier using major 

thoroughfare? (6) 

19 Stave off a match (5) 

22 Some Scots wi’ glasses drink (4) 

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s 

puzzle, 16 represents P and 17 represents Q, so fill in P every time the figure 16 appears and Q 

every time the figure 17 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out 

which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with 

the same number in the main grid and the control grid. 

Across 

1 Popular 1940s dance (9) 

5 Counterfeit (5) 

7 Discourage (5) 

9 Heal (4) 

10 Summerhouse (6) 

12 Lack of emotion (6) 

13 Faucets (4) 

15 Unable to move or resist motion (5) 

16 Faithful (5) 

18 Very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll (9) 

Down 

1/17 Miscellaneous collection of things sold 

together (3,3) 

2 Posing no difficulty (4) 

3 Pandemonium (6) 

4 Anxious to learn (7) 

6 Trash (7) 

8 Treatment intended to relieve or heal a 

disorder (7) 

9 Make clear or easily understood (7) 

11 Inner city slum (6) 

14 Large deers (4) 

17 See 1 

English - Spanish 

The clues are mixed, some 

clues are in Spanish and 

some are in English. 

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE 

Across 

7 Sometimes (1,5) 

8 Armchair (6) 

10 Inútil (inepto) (7) 

11 Sweet (5) 

12 Junco (4) 

13 Fiebre (5) 

17 Relajar (sosegar) (5) 

18 Nothing (4) 

22 Proyectos (5) 

23 El más caro (7) 

24 Cadenas (6) 

25 Más perezoso (6) 

Down 

1 Cowboy (7) 

2 Árbitro (7) 

3 Laws (5) 

4 Charcos (7) 

5 Stem (of a plant) (5) 

6 Caminos (5) 

9 Emerald (9) 

14 Estaciones (partes del año) (7) 

15 Briefcase (7) 

16 Invoice (7) 

19 Opaque (5) 

20 Never (5) 

21 To earn (5)

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Hexagram 

ALKALI 

CHALET 

EERILY 

FIXATE 

FUNNEL 

GRASSY 

HEARTY 

ITSELF 

MILIEU 

NEATER 

SILENT 

SPARKY 

STAMEN (10) 

STYLED 

SULTRY 

SWAMPY 

SYSTEM 

THRALL 

WALNUT 

The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to 

place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 

cells. The letters at the edges of 

interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The 

letters in the words must be written 

CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (STAMEN) 

and one letter in four other cells are given 

as clues. 

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 

1 Guffaw 2 Gather 3 Fresco 4 Pieced 

5 Fought 6 Struck 7 Haunch 8 Ruckus 

9 Rental 10 Agreed 11 Stucco 

12 Studio 13 Presto 14 Sophia 

15 Rookie 16 Depose 17 Cookie 

18 Sloppy 19 Violin. 

Boggled 

How many English words can you find in 

the Boggled grid, according to the 

following rules? 

• The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. 

They can be adjacent horizontally, 

vertically or diagonally. 

• Words must contain at least four letters 

and may include singular and plural or 

other derived forms. 

• No letter may be used more than once 

within a single word, unless it appears 

twice. 

• No vulgarities or proper nouns are 

permitted. 

Nonagram 

How many English words of four letters or more can you 

make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each 

letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears 

twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in 

this case R) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE 

LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not 

allowed. 

TARGET: 

Average: 11 

Good: 15 

Very good: 22 

Excellent: 28 


deer deft diet dire dirt doer doff dote edit feed ford redo reed 

retd ride rode teed tide tied toed trod defer deter doter drift 

droit eider erode feted fetid fiord fired freed fried offed tired 

treed tried defier defter dieter differ dotier editor foetid retied 

riffed rifted rioted teredo tiered triode offered FORFEITED 

Kakuro 

Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal 

block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the 

clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once. 


• Average: 13 

• Good: 18 

4 letters: 1 point 

5 letters: 2 points 


TARGET: 

SCORING: 

• Very good: 25 

• Excellent: 33 


8 or more letters: 

11 points 


rimy ripe ripen rite mite mien cope cogent 

coper cone vane prim pity piano piety 

pope pone pont pair paper pane pant 

pantie pean pent item tympan team teem 

tent teen bone open opener ogre aper 

anti antre amen ament emit gone goner 

gene genet gent germ germane perm 

permit pert nova novae nope nape name 

neap neem maim mane mete mean 

meaner meant meet mitre repair rename 

rent enema ergo erne time trepan 

QUICK 

Across: 

1 Chaos, 3 Start, 6/18 Pay cut, 

8 Rooster, 9 Usual, 10 Begs, 

13 Apex, 14 Hasty, 17 Indulge, 

19 Maybe, 20 Talon. 

CODE BREAKER 

Down: 

1 Copy, 2 Scream, 3 Slow, 

4 Authentic, 5 Thrush, 

7 Yesterday, 11 Radium, 

12 Latest, 15 Flee, 16 Stun. 

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS 

CRYPTIC 

Across: 

1 Rivet, 4 Arcades, 8 Bengali, 9 Munch, 

10 Snoop, 12 Bolster, 13 Racket, 14 Apples, 

17 Needles, 19 Scout, 21 Latin, 

22 Epigram, 24 Smashed, 25 Elder. 

Down: 

1 Robes, 2 Van, 3 Trample, 4 Akimbo, 

5 Camel, 6 Donatello, 7 Spheres, 

11 Orchestra, 13 Rankles, 15 Passive, 

16 Ascend, 18 Lunch, 20 Timer, 23 Rid. 

ENGLISH-SPANISH 

Across: 

1 Jealous, 5 Ropes, 8 Iniciar, 9 Nurse, 

10 Elope, 11 Posters, 12 Clavos, 14 Cartón, 

17 Stretch, 19 Bomba, 22 Ancla, 

23 Sin usar, 24 Obras, 25 Enlaces. 

Down: 

1 Juice, 2 Árido, 3 Oxígeno, 4 Stripe, 

5 Rings, 6 Percent, 7 Stepson, 12 Castaño, 

13 Atracar, 15 Albañil, 16 Chiste, 18 Teams, 

20 Music, 21 Atras. 

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1. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, the real first name of which performer, the bassist and co-lead singer of 

Kiss, is Chaim? 

2. Born in Snainton, near Scarborough in the North Riding of Yorkshire in December 1943, which multi-award winning 

actor-knight was originally named Krishna Pandit Bhanji? 

3. Dr Henry Walton are the first names of which famous (fictional) Harrison Ford archaeologist character? 

4. Frances Ethel were the real first names of which American performer who is best remembered as the young Dorothy 

Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939)? 

5. Francis Morgan Ayodélé are the real first names of which famous UK athlete who held four world records, won two 

Olympic gold medals, three Commonwealth titles, and World and European Championship titles? 

6. Frank Urban are the real first names of which renowned American profesional golfer who has won 10 PGA Tour events 

QUIZ: MY NAME IS MAURICE MICKLEWHITE 

including two major championships? 

7. Leonard, Adolph (after 1911: Arthur), Julius Henry, Milton and Herbert Manfred 

were the real first names of which celebrated American family comedy act? 

8. Oliver's Army (1979), I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (1980) and A Good Year For The Roses (1981) were all UK 

top 10 hit singles for which singer/songwriter who was originally named Declan Patrick? 

9. What was the illustrious French fashion designer Coco Chanel’s real first name? 

10. What was the real first name of the Argentinian revolutionary and guerrilla leader Che Guevara? 

Not a lot of people know that… actor Kirk Douglas’s parents were Jewish emigrants from Chavusy, Mogilev Region, in the 

Russian Empire (present-day Belarus) and he was originally named Issur Danielovitch Demsky. 

Answers: 

1. GENE SIMMONS, 2. Sir BEN 

KINGSLEY, 3. INDIANA JONES, 4. 

JUDY GARLAND, 5. DALEY 

THOMPSON, 6. FUZZY ZOELLER, 7. 

MARX BROTHERS - Chico (Leonard), 

Harpo (Adolph/Arthur), Groucho (Julius 

Henry), Gummo (Milton) and Zeppo 

(Herbert), 8. ELVIS COSTELLO, 9. 

GABRIELLE (Bonheur Chanel), 10. 

ERNESTO

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*Khloe Kardashian, Reality star; June 27, 34 

Khloe is the younger sister of Kourtney and Kim 

Kardashian who gained fame on the reality 

television programme Keeping Up with the 

Kardashians and co-hosted The X Factor America 

with Mario Lopez. 

*Mel Brooks, Director; June 28, 92 

Brooks is the director of the classic satirical 

comedies Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs, 

High Anxiety, The Producers and Robin Hood: Men in 

Tights. He is also a filmmaker, actor, comedian and 

composer and belongs to an exclusive club of 

entertainers as the recipient of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar 

and Tony. 

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Tues - 32 21 - S 

Wed - 32 21 - S 

Cheryl Tweedy. 

Madrid 


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Tues - 36 19 - S 

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Barcelona 


Fri - 33 22 - S 

Sat - 32 22 - S 

Sun - 31 22 - S 

Mon - 29 21 - S 

Tues - 29 21 - S 

Wed - 29 20 - S 

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The singer and actress gained fame as a member 

of The Pussycat Dolls, best known for hits ‘Don’t 

Cha’ and ‘Stick Wit U.’ She won Dancing with 

the Stars in 2010 and in 2019, she became a judge 

on FOX’s The Masked Singer. She has also had 

small roles in several major films 

Cheryl Ann Tweedy, Pop singer; June 30, 35 

Cheryl hit the big time with the group Girls Aloud, who 

were nominated for a BRIT Award for the song ‘The 

Promise.’ The former model from Newcastle later became 

a judge on The X Factor. 

*Pamela Anderson, TV actress; July 1, 51 

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month. She has since gone on to appear in more than 30 

television shows and the spoof movies Scary Movie. 

*Peter Kay, Comedian; July 2, 45 

The English comedian has been featured on TV’s That 

Peter Kay Thing and Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere. 

His last stand-up comedy tour, where he played for over 

1.2 million people, was entered into the Guinness Book of 

World Records as the most successful of all time. 

*Tom Cruise, Movie actor; July 3, 56 

The A-lister won Golden Globe Awards for his roles 

in Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire, 

and Magnolia. He had his breakthrough role in the 1983 

film Risky Business and in 1996, he began playing Ethan 

Hunt in the popular Mission: Impossible film series. 

Word Ladder 

KISS 

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Move from the start 

word (KISS) to the 

end word (GOAT) in 

the same number of 

steps as there are 

rungs on the Word 

Ladder. You must only 

change one letter at a 

time. 

1461 - New monarch 

Edward IV is crowned King of 

England. 

1556 - Religious executions 

The 13 Stratford 

Martyrs are burned at the 

stake near London for 

their Protestant beliefs. 

1643 - Church restructure 

First meeting of the Westminster 

Assembly, a council of theologians 

(‘divines’) and members 

of the Parliament of 

England appointed to restructure 

the Church of England, 

at Westminster 

Abbey in London. 

1863 - Civil war 

On the third day of 

the Battle of Gettysburg, 

Confederate General 

Robert E Lee’s last 

attempt at breaking the 

Union line ends in disastrous 

failure, bringing 

the most decisive battle 

of the American Civil 

War to an end. 

1936 - Best selling 

M a r g a r e t 

Mitchell’s Gone with the 

Wind, one of the bestselling 

novels of all time 

and the basis for a blockbuster 

1939 movie, is 

published. 

1997 - Handed back 

Hong Kong reverts back to 

Chinese rule in a ceremony attended 

by the then British 

Prime Minister Tony Blair, 

Prince Charles of Wales, Chinese 

President Jiang Zemin, 

and US Secretary of State 

Madeleine Albright. 

2007 - Stubbed out 

Smoking in England 

is banned in all public indoor 

spaces. 

2013 - New member 

Croatia becomes the 28th 

member of the European 

Union. 

DVD 

Fish out 

of water 

This week in history 

GOAT 

BACK 

Solution 

KISS 

MISS 

MIST 

(MOSS) 

MOST 

MOAT 

GOAT 

A FAST living, cynical London music 

executive heads to a remote Cornish 

village on a stag weekend where he’s 

pranked by his boss into trying to sign 

up a group of shanty singing fishermen. 

He becomes the ultimate ‘fish 

out of water’ as he struggles to gain 

the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely 

boy band and their families who 

value friendship and community over 

fame and fortune.

HEALTH 

54 

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27 June - 3 July 2019 


JORIS 

PLU 

MOST of us like things to change 

for the better in our lives because 

we know deep inside that change is 

good. If life in general did not 

change, it would be at a standstill. 

The way we live as we know it 

would come to an end very soon. 

So change is part of our existence. 

Nature changes, people change, 

everything changes all the time. 

We have known this since we were 

born and still many of us find it 

very difficult to embrace change. 

During our lifetime we humans 

condition ourselves all the time. 

Specially with those wonderful 

things that we like or love a lot. 

This is normal human behaviour. 

Nothing wrong with that. 

The danger, if we may use this 

word, lies in the fact that we get 

stuck in the (over) protective environment 

we are creating or someone 

else is creating for us. 

At that certain time when change 

Change is not difficult - it 

is the resistance to change 

HUMAN NATURE: Many of us find it difficult. 

is knocking at our door, our first 

reaction will be not to open it. We 

would rather put an extra lock on 

it. Or two. 

Fear of losing the golden cage 

we are in. Fear of having to let go 

of our daily routine life we just 

love so much. And this is completely 

understandable. So at that 

certain point when we hear the 

knocking we start resisting change. 

CHANGE: Is life, is future and is inevitable. 

We are putting ourselves in a 

protective mode, in the fight-orflight 

response mode. 

Change itself is not that difficult 

at all. Not as long as it brings us 

comfort, peace of mind, happiness 

and all those other positive things 

we like. We do not want to lose the 

good things in life. Of course not. 

So now we have to learn to let 

go of the fear, of the resistance. Because 

change is ultimately good. 

Change is life. Change is future. 

Change is inevitable. Change belongs 

to us as food and water, as 

light and breathing. Change is part 

of our body and soul. It is what we 

as humans need to move on for 

many years to come. 

Look from now on at change as 

the most normal thing in your life. 

Even if at first sight you feel that 

resistance. Some questions. How 

many times in your life have you 

already said after something 

changed that you were happy for 

it? Been asking yourself why you 

were so afraid of it? Finding out 

later that it was the best thing that 

ever happened to you? 

Give yourself the power, the permission 

to walk through any 

change in your life with full confidence. 

Start loving it, start conditioning 

change as a wonderful positive 

part of who you are. Day in, 

day out. Let change be your unique 

guide that brings you those things 

your soul needs. If you can do this 

your life will ‘change’ for the 

good, the better, the best. And you 

will walk on this planet from now 

on with a big smile on your face. 

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27 June - 3 July 2019 EWN 55 

Microneedling to 

more perfect skin 

MICRONEEDLING: Skin miracle. 

DONE by a dermatologist or 

DIY at home with a tool like a 

paint roller with a head of needles 

a press release from the American 

Academy of Dermatology 

claims micro-needling is the ticket 

to boosting collagen, minimising 

wrinkles, smoothing scars 

and recapturing youth. 

A minimally invasive procedure 

microneedling (also called 

Collagen Induction Therapy) pinpricks 

the face with invisible 

puncture wounds. Deeper layers 

of skin respond to this stimulation 

by rebuilding with collagenrich 

new tissues; collagen a protein 

keeping skin youthful, firm, 

and which when lost results in 

visible signs of ageing. 

Board-certified dermatologist 

Sejal Shah, MD says: “It works 

the same way lasers do, only 

you’re injuring the skin mechanically 

instead of using heat or light 

and is better tolerated with fewer 

side effects and less downtime.” 

With immediate results, microneedling 

improves skin tone 

and texture giving an instant radiant 

glow and plumping the face 

whilst using only the body’s natural 

healing mechanisms and 

Moisturisers: 

do they help with 

anti-ageing? 

MOISTURISERS are more 

marketing than medicine 

with companies being 

careful to limit claims on 

what products actually do. 

All moisturisers will hydrate 

skin by blanketing it 

with a layer of grease suspended 

water molecules. 

The grease holds the water 

in place for thirsty skin 

cells to dip into rehydrating 

as they naturally lose 

water throughout the day. 

Dr Alexandra Stedman, a 

cosmetic medicine specialist, 

points out that although 

well-hydrated skin 

is healthy skin, healthier 

skin isn’t necessarily 

younger skin. For hydration 

alone there in fact exists 

to date nothing better 

than 100 per cent white 

petrolatum or Vaseline. 

The only active ingredient 

which may be included 

in a moisturiser that has 

the ability to slow the effects 

of ageing is sunscreen 

with moisturisers 

which include an SPF classified 

as medicines. 

therefore giving very natural results. 

Stimulating collagen in and 

around pores causes a ‘filler effect’ 

allowing them to appear dramatically 

reduced if not closed. 

Long term results also look 

promising with a study in 2008 

on 480 patients treated with four 

microneedling sessions producing 

a 400 per cent increase in collagen 

and elastin six months after 

completing treatment. 

Microneedling is also effective 

in the treatment of scars, stretch 

marks and sun damage, including 

the discoloured hyperpigmentation 

of melasma and unlike laser 

or chemical peels can be applied 

to any area of the body. 

Gabe Lubin, founder of 

Cartessa Aesthetics, on the benefits 

of professional treatment as 

opposed to at home microneedling 

said: “Physicians can 

select with robotic precision the 

exact depth best for each patient’s 

skin type whilst using secondary 

treatments such as radio frequency 

for fine lines, blue and red 

LED for scarring and the application 

of specialist tailored antiageing 

preparations to treat multiple 

skin concerns.” 

Whilst professional grade microneedling 

needles can be as 

long as 3mm, at-home rollers do 

not normally have needles longer 

than 1.5mm, a needle long 

enough to treat fine lines and 

faint scarring. 

At home, microneedling is 

most effective when used with 

skin care treatments such as antiageing 

serums. The thousands of 

tiny, invisible punctures created 

by microneedling act like channels 

allowing more product to absorb 

and work more effectively. 

overall. 

Mushroom magic for 

mental health 

PIONEERING medical trials have shown psilocybin, a powerful 

hallucinogen found in magic mushrooms, to be effective in treating 

depression. Magic mushrooms have been used by shamanistic cultures 

for centuries as they were believed to facilitate communication 

with ancestors and spirits. New research using an extracted active 

ingredient of magic mushrooms, psilocybin, has shown dramatic results 

in the treatment of depression. 

Psilocybin, far less potent than LSD, induces changes in mood, 

thought, and perception. Trials are exploring the drug’s use in the 

treatment of depression by allowing the patient to journey into their 

mind reliving memories and confronting trauma. 

Psilocybin produces effects such as auditory and visual hallucinations, 

spiritual epiphanies, euphoria and a sense of connectivity beginning 

45 minutes after ingestion and lasting four to six hours. Trial 

participants have said that the experience can be life-changing. 

One trial in 2016 at Imperial College London treating a small 

group of patients suffering with decades of depression saw their 

symptoms reduce after ingesting capsules of a high dose of psilocybin. 

Three months later half of patients reported their depression to 

be reduced by 50 per cent or more. 

Further studies have examined psilocybin’s effectiveness in treating 

depression in cancer patients. Patients reported improvements in 

mood directly after the drug’s consumption with results remaining 

unchanged at a follow-up of six months later. 

Despite Psilocybin’s effectiveness the drug remains controversial 

due to extreme side effects such as irregular heartbeat, hallucinations 

and ‘bad trips’ involving disturbing thoughts and in some circumstances 

temporary psychosis. 

Despite the potential benefits psilocybin is a potent psychedelic 

and should an individual decide to use psilocybin they should do so 

in a clinical setting.

Update on food, drink, entertainments, what’s on and weekly happenings 

SOCIAL SCENE 

CELEBRITIES 

SEVILLA: Travel spot for South 

Korean celebs. 

FORMER 2017 Love Island contestant 

Olivia Attwood and Bradley 

Dack were in Marbella last week as 

guests of honour attending a footballer 

friend’s wedding in Marbella. 

Attwood, 28, confesses she and 

Blackburn Rovers star Bradley 

Dack, 25, have considered marriage 

saying: “He’s my best friend and it’s 

just easy. This is my most serious 

relationship. We’ve both sowed our 

wild oats and know what we want. 

We’ve lost each other before. We’re 

in a place where it’s now or never.” 

CREDIT: Lee Min Jung / Instagram 

South Korean celeb visitors 

Guests of 

honour 

CREDIT: Instagram 

Olivia and Bradley at La Sala. 

SPAIN has joined the list as a 

popular travel location for young 

South Korean celebrities with 

singer Jung Chae Yeon and actress 

Lee Min Jung spotted in 

Sevilla. 

Jung Chae Yeon, 21, a singer 

and actress best known for being 

a member of the South Korean 

pop girl group DIA formed by 

MBK Entertainment was spotted 

in Sevilla in a selfie accompanied 

with actress Lee Min Jung. 

Lee Min Jung uploaded the 

picture to her Instagram and captioned 

the photo ‘A Barbershop 

in Sevilla. First meal with Chae 

Yeon and Soohyeon teacher in 

Malaga!’ 

Lee Min Jung and Jung Chae 

Yeon will be appearing on 

MBC’s variety travel programme 

‘A Barbers Shop in 

Sevilla’ which will air in July. 

Olivia flew out to Marbella last 

week with Bradley to attend the 

wedding of his fellow Blackburn 

Rovers teammate Darragh Lenihan 

who wed his childhood sweetheart 

Shauna during a ceremony held at 

the Villa Padierna hotel in Marbella. 

Olivia and Bradley were spotted 

together drinking and relaxing at the 

nearby celebrity restaurant La Sala 

in Puerto Banus the next day, a popular 

haven for celebrities such as 

Kanye West and Ricky Martin. 

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A GOOD TIME: Kate Middleton and Queen Letizia. 



Kate Middleton snubs 

Queen Letizia? 

ROYAL fans suggested another feud brewing this week when a video circulated 

around social media seemingly showing Kate Middleton ignoring Queen Letizia 

of Spain during the Order of the Garter in London. 

In the video Kate exits her car, greets several people, and finally fails to acknowledge 

Queen Letizia who many suggested Kate should have curtsied to. 

The viral video clip which shook social channels, of course, shows only a few 

moments of the full day of festivities. 

In fact Kate Middleton and Queen Letizia had already greeted one another earlier 

that day. Photos from the event of the Duchess and the Spanish Queen show 

them having a good time in each other’s company. 

Kate Middleton and Queen Letizia appear to have nothing but a friendly and 

civil relationship with misleading social media posts the only evidence indicating 

otherwise. 

CREDIT: Casa de S.M. el Rey / Twitter

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Almeria celebrating 

LGBT pride to the full 

PERFECT SALAD: Keep covered and refrigerated until ready to serve. 

Salpicón 

de Marisco - 

Seafood Salad 

LGBT pride is being celebrated to the full in 

Almeria City this week. Events officially kicked 

off with the unfurling of the lesbian, gay, bisexual 

and transgender pride rainbow flag from the 

Almeria City Hall balcony on Tuesday evening 

and come to a close on Sunday with a pool party 

in an El Toyo hotel. 

Over the five days there are conferences, concerts, 

exhibitions, theatre, film screenings and 

family-orientated activities. The main event is 

Saturday’s parade through the city streets. 

Starting at 7pm at the Plaza Circular and ending 

at Plaza de Pablo Cazard, the organisers said 

three times as many people were expected to 

take part than last year. 

The parade will be followed by the reading 

out of an LGBT manifesto at 9pm and three 

hours of live sets and DJ mixes, with artists like 

Runy DJ, Kiara Show, Rubi Diamante, 

Madamme Pop, Conchitaypelayo and DJ Sofia 

Cristo. 

Speaking at the presentation of the pride programme 

Almeria Culture councillor Diego Cruz 

said it was “a week of celebration and also of 

visibility for a community which is still being 

unfairly persecuted.” 

The councillor said pride week was aimed at 

“all Almerian society, independent of their sexual 

orientation or gender identity,” and designed 

to be “as inclusive and open as possible.” 

THIS is a lovely traditional 

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and is so easy to put together. 

It is one of those salads, 

that due to the 

ingredients being used, adds 

a lovely bright colour to any 

table. You can buy all the 

ingredients you need ready 

for chopping up and simply 

add to a bowl, mix through 

and make a simple dressing 

to add a bit of zing! 

Although eggs aren’t often 

included in the recipe, I 

do like to chop up a couple 

of cold boiled eggs and mix 

them through at the end. 

Salad Ingredients: 

• Cooked prawns - 230 

grams 

• Cooked octopus - 330 

grams 

• Cooked mussels out 

of shells - 100 grams 

• Crab Sticks - 8 sticks 

• Red pepper - 150 

grams 

• Green pepper - 100 

grams 

• Pickled baby onions - 

12 leave whole 

• Chives - 50 grams 

• Pitted olives green 

and black - 80 - 100 grams 

Optional - tomatoes and 

boiled eggs chopped. 

For the vinaigrette: 

• Garlic clove - grated 

• Salt to taste 

• White wine vinegar - 

2 tablespoons 

• Olive oil - 4 tablespoons 

Method: 

Chop all the salad ingredients 

up into chunks, leaving 

the baby pickled onions 

whole, and stir it all through 

to mix everything evenly 

and then gently mix through 

the dressing. 

If you are using a couple 

of boiled eggs, add those after 

mixing everything else 

through so they don’t break 

up too much. 

For the dressing just 

whisk everything together 

in a jug or small basin. 

Taste to check seasoning. 

This the perfect salad to 

prepare earlier. If you wish 

to make this ahead, keep 

covered and refrigerated until 

ready to serve and add 

the dressing at the last 

minute. 

6 - 8 servings 

OLIVE TREE FARM was 

set up about four years ago 

with the intention of 

achieving a level of self 

sufficiency. 

We have poultry for meat 

and eggs, goats for milk, 

rabbits and small pigs for 

meat and harvest our 70 

olive trees each year for oil. 

We also grow a variety of 

fruits and vegetables.

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ALBOX & SURROUNDING AREAS 

Collaboration on culture 

A ROBBERY from a business in Olula del 

Rio turned out to be a family affair. 

The investigation into the theft of two 

SUPPORT: The Almeria Council president said the provincial administration supports projects 

which generate jobs and wealth and highlight cultural and artistic talent. 

THE Olula del Rio City of Culture 

museum project is set to 

go ahead imminently thanks to 

an agreement between the 

provincial government and the 

Fundacion de Arte Ibañez Consentino. 

Almeria Council has agreed 

to contribute €250,000 to the 

construction of the 1,400sqm 

building. On the ground floor 

there will be an extension to 

the centre dedicated to the photographer 

Carlos Perez Siquier 

and a cafe, and on the upper 

floor there will be a new exhibition 

area for Almerian art. 

Speaking at the formal signing 

of the agreement, Almeria 

Council President Javier A 

Garcia commented, “We want 

to recognise the work of all 

those who are making it possible 

for Almerians to feel proud 

of having a museum of these 

characteristics in our 

province.” 

Garcia said it was not just infrastructure 

and services which 

make a province, but also culture. 

The Almeria government 

supports projects of this kind, 

he added, because “they create 

wealth and employment and 

highlight the importance of the 

cultural and artistic talent of 

our province.” 

Art foundation president and 

painter Andres Garcia Ibañez 

Robbery family affair 

said the support of the provincial 

administration and a locally 

based multinational “gives 

us the necessary oxygen to carry 

on breathing.” 

He also explained the museum 

building is the final piece 

of the City of Culture project. 

TVs valued at €448 earlier this month led 

to the arrest of 58-year-old AMMR and his 

39-year-old nephew INM, both Olula locals. 

The two are suspected of putting the 

TVs in a trolley and walking out without 

paying for them. 

CREDIT: Almeria Provincial Council website

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CREDIT: Almeria Provincial Council website 

WORKS: The project was designed to improve visibility on the mountain road. 

A job well done 

THE provincial council reported 

a project to improve 

traffic safety on a notoriously 

tricky bend on the AL- 

6104 connecting Macael and 

Laroya has been completed. 

The €46,500 works concentrated 

on a section of the 

mountain road with a high 

embankment which in some 

parts reduced visibility. The 

embankment was also prone 

to frequent landslides. 

Almeria Development 

Deputy Oscar Liria said the 

project represented the elimination 

of a significant risk on 

the road. He also pointed out 

the provincial government 

has carried out works on upgrading 

the Los Chopos lane 

connecting Laroya and 

Tahal, which he said had 

been in a very poor state of 

repair.

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Gender violence murder 

case - 16 years sought 

THE Almeria Public Prosecutor 

will call for a 16-year sentence 

for a Lithuanian accused of mistreating 

and killing his girlfriend 

in Albox in March last year. 

Spanish press reported the 

woman died after she was hit in 

the eye during an argument between 

the two, causing her to 

fall forward and crack her head 

against a bathroom cabinet. The 

woman allegedly passed out 

and the accused moved her and 

laid her on a bed. 

He reportedly failed to call 

emergency services until hours 

later, despite the significant 

bleeding, saying his girlfriend 

needed assistance as she could 

not breathe. When emergencies 

arrived she was already dead. 

The Public Prosecutor pointed 

out the Lithuanian had appeared 

in court in Almeria on 

three separate occasions for incidents 

of gender-based violence 

since August 2014, but 

each time his girlfriend refused 

to give evidence against him. 

The Public Prosecutor wants 

the 39-year-old to serve 13 

years for homicide and an additional 

three years for habitual 

abuse, as well as a further 15 

years on probation for both 

crimes and a payment of nearly 

€130,000 compensation to the 

victim’s young daughter. 

FACE donates to local causes 

LOCAL charities and organisations 

received more than €8,000 in donations 

from FACE (Fundraising in Arboleas, 

Caring for Everyone) at its 

spring/summer fayre staged at the Arboleas 

community centre on Friday 

evening. 

The biggest single donation was for 

the provision of defibrillators in the 

Arboleas area, the charity presenting a 

cheque to Arboleas councillor Mike 

Page. 

Just before Christmas, Bev Nichols 

approached FACE about support for a 

project for at least one defibrillator for 

Arboleas. FACE started the ball 

rolling by holding a Valentine’s event 

which raised €426. 

Bev has continued promoting her 

ideas to other individuals and organisations 

and FACE agreed to act as 

temporary bankers until enough funds 

are raised to finance at least three defibrillators. 

Other donors to the defibrillator 

cause to date are: Helping Animals 

Almanzora, the Almanzora Valley 

Gardening Club, Sol Yoga Centre, 

Bev Nichols Go Fund Me page, artist 

Marion Nobbs, Jackie’s Zumba group, 

VITAL: The biggest donation was for the Arboleas defibrillator fund. 

an art auction held by Spanish Property 

Choice’s Sharon Garner, Arboleas 

Friends Association charity day and 

Jo and Mike Page’s dinner dance. 

Vera Lions added a further €500 on 

the day of the fayre and there was a 

surprise anonymous donation of 

€200. This brought the total amount 

presented to Mike Page to €5,960.32. 

FACE also made donations of €500 

to a number of other important local 

CREDIT: F.A.C.E. 

causes: Grupo Scout, MACS (Mojacar 

Area Cancer Support), Walk 4 Life 

Arboleas, Age Support Almanzora, 

and The Little Owls. 

During the evening FACE raised 

another €783.67 for its own funds. 

To find out more about or to join 

FACE, or to make a donation, see 

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by email at face.charity@hotmail.com 

or via the FACE Facebook page.

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It is most beneficial to people taking on 

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CASSANDRA NASH 

A WEEKLY LOOK 

- and not entirely impartial reaction - 

to the Spanish political scene 

WELL that’s a turnup for the 

books, or should it be turnip? 

Vox does not believe in the EU 

but did not hesitate to present its 

list of candidates on May 26, presumably 

on a Trojan Horse basis. 

Funnily enough, the VOX EuroMPs 

must sit with the nationalist 

New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), 

Flemish allies of Carles Puigdemont, 

the self-exiled former regional 

president of Cataluña who 

declared independence on October 

27 then scarpered. 

Vox managed to get where it is 

by banging on about Spanish unity 

and calling on the national government 

to send in the Army to 

Cataluña and now its EuroMPs are 

sitting with Puigdemont’s pals. 

You could call it democracy at 

work but you could also call it 

schadenfreude. 

It’s never too late 

MANUEL VALLS, the former 

French prime minister who also 

happens to be Spanish - and a Catalan 

- ran for mayor in Barcelona under 

the Ciudadanos banner. 

In the end the most-voted parties 

were the pro-independence ERC 

and Ada Colau’s Barcelona en Comun, 

but Valls was brave enough 

not to listen to the diktats of Cs’ 

leader Albert Rivera. 

He offered his unconditional support 

to Colau to keep out ERC’s 

Ernest Maragall who pledged to use 

the position of Barcelona mayor to 

further independence. 

Colau took up the offer and 

Rivera has since disowned Valls and 

the three Cs councillors who followed 

his lead. 

Rivera drew his red line by ruling 

out any pact that would allow the 

PSOE to form a national government 

but slightly relaxed his cordon 

sanitaire municipally and regionally. 

Since the May 26 elections it is 

obvious that Rivera has obtained 

more municipal and regional benefit 

from Cs’ pacts with the socialists 

than being in thrall to Pablo Casado 

and Santiago Abascal. 

Hoping for the 

worst 

PEDRO SANCHEZ will go to his 

investiture debate without knowing 

who will support him. 

Podemos supremo Pablo Iglesias 

could do the dirty on him if he 

doesn’t get the ministry he thinks 

he’s entitled to. 

Pablo Casada can’t support him 

and Albert Riveraç won’t, although 

the PNV nationalist will 

probably come through, leaving 

just odds and sods and the Catalan 

separatist. 

So if Sanchez gets his votes that’s 

exactly what his opponents want: 

backing from the wrong quarters 

and a stick to beat him with. 

In other words, Spanish politics 

at their most typical and their worst. 

Wear a yellow ribbon 

SO Ada Colau is once again back in Barcelona’s city hall. 

And what has she done? She’s hung a yellow ribbon from the 

balcony, causing distress to the PSOE and giving Casado, 

Rivera and Abascal a fit of the vapours. 

Colau always hedges her bets and obviously needs to placate 

her considerable number of pro-independence voters. 

Those yellow ribbons denote solidarity with the remanded 

members of the former regional government responsible for the 

short-lived UDI. 

But is it separatist to feel that they should not be in prison, as 

Colau obviously does? And quite a few people outside Cataluña 

for that matter. 

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MOTORING FACT 

PORSCHE Digital is 

launching the ‘Second 

Skin’ online configurator 

which enables customers 

to apply customised livery 

designs to their vehicles. 

In addition to classic designs 

stemming from motorsports, 

it will also be 

possible to implement 

designs inspired 

by, for instance, 

fashion and 

the arts. Genuine and previously 

unavailable 

Porsche colours will also 

be available for selection. 

The possibilities and 

the concept of the livery 

were displayed at the 24 

Hours of Le Mans earlier 

this month when the 

Porsche-customer-team 

Project-1 competed in the 

long-distance classic in 

the Porsche 911 RSR featuring 

a design by artist 

Richard Phillips. 

“ 

The United States has more cars than any other country in the world, at 300 million. 

Online platform for 

vehicle livery design 

LAUNCH: The Porsche 

911 RSR with its 

artist-designed livery. 

For this purpose, the 

New Yorker Pop-Art- 

Artist combined three of 

his most popular works 

and thus created a unique 

design which was implemented 

in cooperation 

with Porsche Digital and 

‘Second Skin.’ 

Florian Rothfuss, Director 

of Digital Business 

at Porsche Digital, said: 

“We wanted to use the 

project in Le Mans to 

demonstrate what we can 

do in terms of automotive 

design and that there are 

no limits to the imagination 

with ‘Second Skin.’ 

The greatest challenge 

was to apply a three-part 

image on a vehicle. We 

are also very happy with 

the result because the effect 

of the colours is 

unique.” 

The online design concept 

will be available 

from July.

MOTORING 



Toyota RAV4 Excel Hybrid 

ROAD TEST 

by Nick Fletcher 

RAV4: Can run on 

electric power alone. 

TOYOTA’S RAV4 was a pioneer 

of the Sports Utility Vehicle 

when it made its debut in 

1994. Today, it is an established 

global best-seller and the latest 

version - much larger than the 

original - still provides the versatility 

and practicality that 

made it famous. 

The latest RAV4 is a full hybrid 

- it can run on electric power 

alone. It has a 2.5-litre petrol 

engine mated to an electric motor 

and with electric CVT auto 

transmission. This combination 

gives a nippy 0-100 kph time of 

8.4 seconds, top speed of 180 

kph (112 mph) and low emissions, 

just 105 g/km. 

And there is a bonus - impressive 

average fuel economy 

of 17.9 kpl (50.2 mpg). While 

often it is hard to achieve such 

official economy figures in realworld 

driving, I did get very 

close - 17.3 kpl (48.9 mpg) in a 

mix of city, rural and motorway 

driving. 

The car is smooth, quiet and 

refined, with nicely-weighted 

steering, composed cornering 

and a comfortable ride. There 

are selectable driving modes 

and I found the best setting is 

Normal, which allows the car’s 

sensors to switch between petrol 

and electric power to achieve 

Facts at a glance 

Model: Toyota RAV4 Excel Hybrid 

Engine: 2.5 litre petrol/electric motor 

Transmission: Electric CVT Auto 

Performance: 0-100 kph 8.4 seconds, top speed 180 kph 

(112 mph) 

Economy: 17.9 kpl (50.2 mpg) 

Emissions: 105 g/km 

Model tested was UK-specification and equipment 

levels and prices may vary in other markets. 

optimum 

performance. 

When in city traffic 

you can push the EV button 

and run on electric power only. 

It is a simple and very effective 

full hybrid system. 

The RAV4 Hybrid is priced 

from €33,648 (£29,940) for a 

well-equipped entry version 

though my upper-range Excel, 

laden with much extra kit, is 

priced at €37,765 (£33,615). 

Equipment includes autolevelling 

headlights, powered 

tailgate, dual-zone 

climate control, rear view 

camera, touch-screen infotainment 

centre with digital 

radio, sat-nav and connectivity 

features, roof 

rails and rear privacy 

glass. 

Safety kit includes precollision 

and pedestrian detection 

system, adaptive 

cruise control, lane-keep assist, 

road sign recognition 

and hill-start assist. 

Cabin space is ample for five 

adults and the large boot space 

of 580 litres can be expanded to 

1,690 litres by folding the rear 

seats. 

While the RAV4 is not the 

cheapest in the large-SUV class, 

most of its rivals are not available 

in full hybrid form, nor do 

they have Toyota’s five-year 

warranty or such strong secondhand 

values.

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Rolls Royce 

Wraith Eagle VIII 

LIMITED EDITION: Rolls Royce Wraith Eagle VIII. 

ROLLS ROYCE has announced 

its limited edition collection 

car, the Wraith Eagle VI- 

II, which was released on the 

shores of Lake Como at this 

year’s Concorso d’Eleganza 

Villa d’Este, in May. 

Created by the Bespoke Collective 

at the House of Rolls- 

Royce, a Collection of just 50 

Wraith Eagle VIII motor cars is 

named after the power unit used 

in Allcock and Brown’s first 

Transatlantic crossing, 100 

years ago (The bi-plane was 

powered by twin 20.3 litre, 350 

bhp, Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII 

engines). 

Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief 

Executive, Rolls-Royce Motor 

Cars, said: “Wraith Eagle VIII 

is at once an object of desire; a 

homage to heroes and a protagonist 

to today’s visionaries. This 

Rolls-Royce Collection demonstrates 

the extraordinary skill of 

our Bespoke Collective at the 

Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, 

West Sussex. 

“Bespoke remains the jewel 

in the crown of the marque, creating 

luxury items that defy the 

trend of mass luxury manufacturers 

using ‘tick-box’ options 

to answer customer demand.” 

The exterior is meant as a 

representation of Alcock and 

Brown’s compelling night time 

adventure. Swathed in Gunmetal 

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two-tone, the colours are separated 

by a brass feature line, a 

hint at the detailing that lies 

within. The black grille vanes 

draw immediate reference to the 

Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engine 

cowling on the Vickers Vimy 

aircraft, the wheels are part polished 

with a translucent shadow 

finish. 

Within, Selby Grey and black 

leather are accented by brass, 

redolent of the brass sextant so 

integral to the success of the 

transatlantic journey. Executed 

in a contemporary fashion, the 

material populates key areas 

throughout the cockpit of the 

Collection. Brass speaker covers 

depict the estimated flight 

distance of 1,880 miles and 

‘RR’ monograms are embroidered 

in brass coloured thread 

onto headrests. A flash of brass 

complements the navigator door 

panniers, whilst the door of the 

driver includes a brass plaque 

with Churchill’s quote commending 

the duo’s remarkable 

achievements. 

Even the now famous RR 

clock has given a nod to the 

duo’s achievement. All their instruments 

were frozen, so in this 

car, the clock is in a retro styling 

and presented with a unique icy 

background. 

CO2 emission: 369-357 

g/km; Fuel consumption: 17.3- 

17.9 mpg / 16.3-15.8 l/100km. 

New 

Renault 

Zoe 

RENAULT, the French car manufacturer 

has announced a new 

version of its Zoe range of electric 

cars, with a more powerful 

motor, more battery capacity, 

more range, CCS fast charging 

and a better interior. 

The New Zoe has a ZE 50 

battery which takes its range up 

to an impressive 390kms on the 

WLTP (Worldwide Harmonised 

Light vehicles Test Procedure, 

standardised cycle: 57 per cent 

of urban journeys, 25 per cent of 

suburban journeys, 18 per cent 

of highway journeys). 

It now also offers fast direct 

current charging, an addition to 

the alternating current charging 

options already available. 

The new motor gives 100 kW 

(R135) of power, boasts an onboard 

charger: 22 kW and DC 

fast charging: 50 kW via CCS 

with a battery capacity of 52-54 

kWh. 

Group Renault’s designers 

have paid particular attention to 

the interior’s quality finishes, its 

comfort and the ergonomics. A 

noteworthy addition to New 

ZOE is the 10-inch driver’s display 

- a unique feature available 

right from entry level. 

A Renault spokesperson said: 

“With Renault ‘Easy Connect,’ 

the New Zoe responds to our 

ever-more connected lives. It 

combines the new Renault 

‘Easy Link’ multimedia system 

and the MY Renault app, offering 

drivers a range of services.”

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Mallorca back in La Liga 

IN CONTROL: Daní Rodriguez. 

MALLORCA are back in the big tine 

after a stunning comeback in the second 

leg of their play-off final saw 

them overcome Deportivo la Coruña. 

They will be back in La Liga facing 

the likes of Barcelona and Real 

Madrid for the first time in six years 

after they overturned a two-goal 

deficit from the first leg. 

Ante Budimir, Salva Sevilla and 

Abdon Prats scored during a 3-0 win 

in the second leg held at their home 

Iberostar Stadium, leading to a 3-2 

success on aggregate. 

The result means that they join Osasuna 

and Granada as the teams promoted 

this year. 

The result on Sunday led to scenes 

of celebrations, with thousands of 

fans flooding on to the pitch to salute 

their team at the final whistle. 

There were noisy scenes in Palma 

through the night as the celebrations 

continued. 

French Open champion and Mallorca 

native Rafa Nadal was in the 

stands to back his local team 

He posted a picture of the fans’ 

celebrations on Instagram saying: 

‘No words, incredible emotions.’ 

Mallorca had finished the La Liga2 

season in fifth place but overcame 

fourth placed Albacete in the playoff 

semi-final. 

Third positioned Malaga were 

beaten by Deportivo who had finished 

sixth. In last Thursday’s first 

leg Deportivo had won 2-0 after Mallorca’s 

Marc Pedraza was shown a 

red card in the first half. 

Past glories 

ARE McLaren finally showing signs of reclaiming 

past glories? 

Their Spanish driver Carlos Sainz certainly 

hopes so after an excellent weekend in 

France - home country of his team’s engine 

suppliers Renault - saw him take sixth place 

and eight championship points. 

Of course, there is a heck of a long way before 

he can even think about catching Mercedes. 

Lewis Hamilton took his sixth win of 

the season as he showed his mastery at the 

Paul Ricard circuit, a full 95.4 seconds ahead 

of Sainz. 

But at least the Woking-based team can 

start a challenge to be the ‘best of the rest’ 

after Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull. 

Hamilton drove a flawless race to beat 

teammate Valtteri Bottas, with the Ferrari of 

Charles Leclerc in third. 

Then came Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and 

in fifth spot was Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari. 

Sainz too drove a good race, with a blistering 

start nearly putting him into fourth in 

front of Verstappen until Leclerc (legitimately) 

blocked him off. 

He did, however end up beating the other 

McLaren of Lando Norris, who nevertheless 

was named Driver of the Day, much to the 

chagrin of sections of the Spanish press. 

Queens title for Spanish veteran 

SPANISH veteran Feliciano 

Lopez has become just the 

third wildcard to win the 

Queens tennis championship, 

joining Ivan Lendl (1989) and 

Pete Sampras (1999). 

And as if winning his second 

Queens singles title at the 

age of 37 wasn’t enough, he 

also helped Andy Murray 

ease his way back into competitive 

tennis by partnering 

him to a doubles triumph later 

the same day. 

To say Lopez’s win was 

unexpected would be a bit of 

an understatement. Up until 

the start of the tournament he 

has only won three ATP main 

draw matches all year. By the 

time he had completed the 

week he had four more under 

his belt and some silverware 

for his trophy cabinet. 

He beat Frenchman Gilles 

Simon 6-2, 6-7(4), 7-6(2) in a 

tournament that holds fond 

memories for him. He won at 

the Queens Club in 2017 and 

was runner-up in 2014. 

Now number 53 in the ATP 

Rankings after jumping 60 

places, he has also become 

CHAMPIONS: Lopez and Murray triumphed at Queens (right). 

the oldest champion at this 

event in the Open Era. 

“I thought the best moment 

of my career was when I won 

this tournament in 2017, but 

it’s right now,” said Lopez. 

“He (Simon) was coming up 

with unbelievable passing 

shots and I was a little bit 

desperate, to be honest. The 

tie-break is a bit of a lottery, 

of course, but I’m just so happy 

to win here.” 

This was the seventh ATP 

tournament success in 

Lopez’s career, and his fourth 

in grass, a surface that suits 

his service game. 

He then teamed up with 

Andy Murray who was making 

his comeback from hip 

surgery in January, and who 

Credit: ATP Tour 

could surely not have been 

expecting a title in his first 

tournament back. 

Speaking after the event 

Murray said: “I just won the 

doubles with Feli, with a metal 

hip. It’s mental, really. 

“That’s a cool thing to be 

able to have done just because 

of where I was a few 

months ago. I wasn’t thinking 

about this… I was really happy 

to be pain-free and enjoying 

life, literally just doing 

normal things. It’s really special. 

It’s more special than a 

lot of the singles tournaments 

that I’ve won for a lot of different 

reasons.” 

He and Lopez defeated top 

seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal 

and Robert Farah in the opening 

round, then third seeds 

Henri Kontinen and John 

Peers in the semis. 

In the final they defeated 

Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury. 

7-6(6), 5-7, 10-5. 

Murray said: “In terms of 

how I was hitting the ball, I 

think I did okay. 

“There’s things I can do 

better. I think a lot of it is positioning 

on the court, like 

where to stand after Feli has 

hit a return or where to position 

ourselves at the net. 

“But one of the things 

that’s quite difficult with doubles 

is that you’re never going 

to find the partner who 

has everything, and you yourself 

don’t have everything. I 

have flaws in my game and 

Feli will have weaknesses in 

his game. But we used our 

strengths and complemented 

each other very well. You 

need to be able to do that and 

not get frustrated with yourself.”

SPORT 

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Triumphant return 


ALEJANDRO VALVERDE 

has made a triumphant return to 

competition two months after 

suffering a fall, which forced 

his withdrawal from the classic 

Liège-Bastogne-Liège. 

For the second consecutive 

year he has won the Route of 

Occitania (France). It is some 

recompense for the Spaniard, 

who lost out on the Giro d’Italia 

as a result of that fall. 

On Sunday he started the 

fourth and final stage of the 

cycling road race with a narrow 

eight-second advantage 

over Colombian Iván Ramiro 

Sosa but the Movistar team 

had no problem defending 

Valverde’s first place. 

The last stage victory was 

taken by Frenchman Arnaud 

Demare (Groupama FDJ), 

who won the sprint, ahead of 

Sacha Modolo. 

The Spaniards David 

González and José Rojas were 

WINNER: Valverde retained his title. 

fourth and fifth to the finish 

line. Valverde will now go to 

the Spanish Championships in 

his hometown of Murcia with 

more confidence. 

He said: “I feel very well, 

and as I said the other day, you 

can see that the preparation 

and rest in these two months 

after the injury have been very 

good. Now it’s time to think 

about the Spanish Championships 

and, above all, the 

Tour de France.” 

Credit: Aubin Lipke / La Route d'Occitanie /Movistar 

He added: “My objective is 

to help (teammates) Nairo and 

Mikel and to make the best 

possible Tour together. At no 

time will I be a leader; my job 

will be to help them 100 per 

cent.” 

EMBARRASSING: Clement Berardo ran out of balls. 

Bogey course 

FRENCHMAN Clement Berardo was disqualified 

on the first day of the Andalucia-Costa del 

Sol Match Play 9 after he ran out of golf balls. 

He was on hole 16 when the embarrassing incident 

happened at the Valle Romano course. 

Tournament director Federico Paez explained: 

“It was very windy, the fairways are narrow and 

the rough is very thick vegetation.” 

Berardo had a bad day with a quadruple bogey 

nine on the first hole, a double bogey, two more 

bogeys and two dropped balls on holes 14 and 

15. 

Credit: Trophee Hassan II/YouTube 

Ana’s back: win in Italy 

puts her in hunt 

ANA CARRASCO is not going 

to give up her Supersport300 

crown without a fight. 

The woman from Murcia 

took her first victory in 2019 

and won at Italy’s Misano circuit 

to throw the gauntlet down 

to champion leader and fellow 

Spaniard Manuel Gonzalez. 

The latter was beaten into 

second place on the day, but retains 

the lead in the race for the 

World SSP300 title. 

This win consolidates Carrasco’s 

challenge for the 2019 

crown after a slow start to the 

season. She could do no better 

than eight in the first three races 

of the season. 

The turning point came in the 

double header in Jerez when the 

22-year-old seemed revitalised 

as she took two podiums. This 

catapulted her up the championship 

standings from 11th to 

sixth. 

After the win at Misano she 

is now in joint second alongside 

Dutchman Scott Deroue 

(Kawasaki MOTOPORT) on 64 

points. He could only manage 

seventh in this fifth race of the 

season. 

Carrasco had to show her 

best qualities on the Adriatic 

track, as she did in Jerez, but 

this time with the ability to 

finish the job in front of a 

SHE’S BACK: Ana Carrasco. 

runaway quintet. 

Championship leader Manuel 

González (Kawasaki ParkinGO 

Team) was the most dangerous 

enemy until the final stages, after 

13 laps of a spectacular race 

which featured many fallers. 

“We have worked very well 

all weekend and I think we deserved 

to win,” said Carrasco. 

“It was a difficult race, because 

it was very hot, but it was the 

same for everyone. I’m very 

happy, I hope to get another victory 

very soon.” 

Next up is Donnington Park 

in the UK, a circuit where last 

year she achieved a second consecutive 

win of the season. Her 

success this Sunday also has a 

symbolic value, since the 

Spaniard has become the rider 

with the highest number of victories 

in the history of 

WorldSSPP300 - four in total.

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