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ISSUE 105 - Friday 16th August 2019 

Your Weekend Starts Here! 

FRENCH DETAINEES 

LAWYER SPEAKS OUT 

A SPANISH lawyer representing 

one of the three 

the lawyer also said “this ap- 

by Andy Mansell 

Describing the Tinder App, 

teenaged French tourists that he “rejects any accusation plication is aimed at sexual 

recently detained for an alleged 

sexual assault on a 

twenty-year-old Norwegian 

holidaymaker in Benidorm, 

has criticised the treatment 

of his client. 

Fabrice David, representing 

a client known as Hugo, speaking 

to the Spanish News Agency, 

Efe last week, complained 

that the young men had been, 

“exposed as true criminals”, 

before all available evidence 

had been examined. 

He also revealed that his 

client, called the encounter, a 

“spoiled” relationship, claiming 

of sexual act without consent” 

and insists that they only took 

part in sexual relations alone 

in a room in the apartment he 

shared with his four friends, all 

aged either 18 or 19. 

According to the lawyer, 

Hugo’s defence will focus on 

the behaviour of the young 

woman who, according to mobile 

phone evidence of conversations 

they had in the Tinder 

dating App, before she and her 

friend visited the French boys 

apartment. “These exchanges 

characterize the notion of consent,” 

explained David. 

encounters and that the young 

woman talked with her client 

in that regard.” 

The five Frenchmen were 

arrested on the day before 

they were due to leave their 

accommodation last week. 

The defendants gave a judicial 

statement last Thursday, 

where the judge issued prison 

without bail for three of them 

accused of an alleged crime of 

sexual abuse. 

They were transferred to 

special security module for inmates 

under 21 years of age at 

the Villena prison after spending 

the night in the premises 

of the Guardia Civil Altea. Two 

of the five detainees were released 

without charge. 

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Food bank fraud 

by Alex Trelinski 

A PERUVIAN man has been arrested 

by the National Police in 

Torrevieja over the illegal sale 

of food which was handed over 

to an Alicante Province charity 

that ran food banks for people 

in need. 

The charity has five outlets in 

the region, with discrepancies 

being noted over the amount 

of food they should have, following 

checks by official 

inspectors. 

Some of the food was being sold 

off illegally, whilst some of it being 

shipped to Morocco. 

The arrested 49-year-old Peruvian 

was tracked down to 

Torrevieja last Friday, and is 

believed to have orchestrated 

the fraud. 

A Peruvian woman was arrested 

earlier in the National Police 

operation, with two other people 

being investigated. 

Music from the movies 

IF you have been to the cinema by Simon Russell 

Ondara’s bullring on 31 August. 

or watched a home movie any 

The concert starts at 11pm and is 

time in the last four decades, 

it’s almost certain you will have 

heard compositions by John 

Williams or Hans Zimmer as 

your soundtrack. 

William’s is without doubt the 

most famous film composer of all 

time, and his credits include Star 

Wars, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close 

Encounters of the Third Kind and 

Harry Potter. German musician 

Zimmer has composed for Pirates 

of the Caribbean, Gladiator, The 

Lion King and the Batman movies 

among others. 

The 60 piece Universal Orchestra 

will be showcasing some 

of the pairs best known scores at 

scheduled to end at 1am with tickets 

costing 15 euros in the stands 

and 20 euros for the main arena. 

A portion of the proceeds will be 

going to AECC Marina Alta which 

fights cancer in the region. 

Tickets can be purchased at the 

Casa de la Cultura or online at 

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New British voice 

BRITAIN´S new ambassador 

to Spain, Hugh Elliott, 

takes up his posting on 

Monday, replacing Simon 

Manley, who has been the 

UK´s representative in the 

country since 2013. 

Father-of-three Elliott has 

been the Director of Communication 

and Stakeholders 

at the Department for 

Exiting the European Union. 

He has held several highlevel 

posts in the Foreign 

and Commonwealth Office 

since 1989. 

As for Manley, he now 

The happy 

trio 


awaits his next posting 

as he returned to London 

this week. 

In a farewell message 

to British people living in 

Spain, the now ex-ambassador 

said: ‘I have left with a 

wealth of wonderful memories 

of this fantastic country, 

and I understand why so 

many UK nationals choose 

to live and visit here. 

“One of the tremendous 

privileges of this job has 

been to meet many of you, 

the British Nationals involved 

in your communities 

in so many different ways 

through organisations like 

Cruz Roja and Age Concern, 

and so many more. 

“It has been an honour to 

represent Queen and country 

and to serve you, the UK 

nationals living here. If I 

have one final message as we 

leave the EU, it is to make 

sure you, your friends and 

family are properly registered 

as residents. And check 

on your neighbours – make 

sure they are registered too.” 

New man Elliott 

Holiday baby shock 

A BRITISH tourist has 

been left with an unexpected 

long stay on 

the Costa Blanca, after 

giving birth to her first 

baby three months early 

while on holiday. 

Birmingham couple 

Shannon Holbrook and 

Matthew Beach travelled 

to the Costa Blanca at the 

beginning of July, but six 

days after they arrived, 

Shannon, who was 26 

weeks pregnant, suddenly 

went into labour. 

She’s now been told 

that her child, Scarlett-Rose, 

who was 

born weighing just two 


pounds, cannot fly until 

she is 35 weeks old, as per 

health guidelines. 

The couple had the good 

sense to take out travel 

insurance, so their medical 

bills are covered, and 

they also have a place 

to stay - but it’s an hour 

away from the San Juan 

de Alicante hospital. 

Shannon’s sister has 

started a fund-raising internet 

page to help meet 

their costs as they have 

stay in the area until baby 

Scarlett-Rose is allowed 

to travel. 

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Opera star singing the blues 

From sweating buckets to raining buckets 

THE near record heatwave 

across the Valencian 

Community came to 

a dramatic end earlier this 

week after much of the 

region was battered with 

heavy rain, hailstorms and 

strong winds. 

The previous Friday the 

inland mountain town of 

Xativa had hit 44 degrees 

while Valencia airport was 

at 42 degrees, both among 

the highest temperatures recorded 

in the 150 years since 

records started. 

Combined with the high 

by Simon Russell 

THE normally uncontroversial 

world of opera is 

in shock after probably 

its greatest living star, 

Spaniard Placido Domingo, 

has been accused of 

sexual harassment by 

nine women. 

The accusations date back 

to the late 1980s and Domingo 

has reacted to the claims 

by saying that he “believed 

all of my interactions and 

relationships were always 

welcomed and consensual.” 

He also called the allegations 

“deeply troubling and 

inaccurate.” 

Putting his hand down 

women’s clothing, forced 

kisses and unwanted fondling 

are among the actions 

he is supposed to have carried 

out. 

He is also said to have 

made late night phone calls 

and arranged clandestine 

meetings to “further females 

careers.” 

The Associated Press led 

the investigation and published 

their findings this 

week, with dozens of insiders 

claiming that Domingo, 

now aged 78, was notoriously 

sexually inappropriate 

with young women. 

There is no word of any official 

police investigation at 

this stage. 


humidity and lack of a breeze 

many locals said it felt as hot 

as they could remember. 

At around 6pm on Monday 

a sea breeze changed 

things, bringing in first the 

cooler weather and then the 

storms. 

Although this caught 

many by surprise, especially 

the beach bound visitors, 

there were no reports of serious 

incidents although many 

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Cooling off in 

Valencia City 

THE Ministry of Justice 

has confirmed that Gandia 

is one of the regional 

towns that will be having 

an extra courtroom, something 

the town has been 

requesting for a while as 

a backlog of trials has 

steadily built up. 

The new facility is set to 

be opened in November according 

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New courts in Valencia, 

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of September and in December 

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Second time lucky? 


SPAIN´S caretaker prime 

minister has said that he 

wants to restart talks with 

rival political parties to try 

to form a government after 

failing on his first attempt. 

PSOE Socialist party 

leader Pedro Sánchez stated 

that that he plans to meet 

with the heads of other parties 

“near the end of August 

or in early September” 

to persuade them to support 

his formation of a new 

“progressive” government. 

Sánchez says that will include 

the far-left Podemos, 

which stopped his chance of 

winning the endorsement of 

Congress last month after 

rejecting his offer to enter 

into coalition government. 

The PSOE were easily the 

largest party after April´s 

general election, but still fell 

well short of getting an overall 

majority. 

The various parties have 

until September 23rd to approve 

a new government, 

Pedro Sánchez 

or else Spanish voters will 

trundle off to the polls for the 

fourth time in just over four 

years in November. 

Summer speed 

campaign 

THIS weekend (midnight 

on Sunday) marks the end 

of the General Directorate 

de Traffico’s (DGT) latest 

speed campaign, aimed 

at reducing the high accident 

and fatality rates 

that regularly occur at this 

time of the year. 

This is due to a combination 

of sheer volume of 

traffic, people driving on 

unfamiliar roads and the 


usual factors such as alcohol, 

drugs and speeding. 

This Thursday (August 

15) was a bank holiday 

meaning many people will 

have taken a four day break, 

hitting the road on Thursday 

and returning on Sunday. 

There are also expected 

to be more short journeys 

on minor roads than usual 

as many places have fiestas 

planned, which will attract 

out of town visitors. The 

DGT campaign will include 

extra controls with a particular 

focus on speeding, 

which was the second highest 

cause of fatalities in the 

same period last year. 

Excessive speeding can 

be punishable with jail 

time, particularly in urban 

areas. 

Robber facing return 

A 34-year-old man with a 

European Arrest Warrant 

against his name for violent 

theft has been arrested in 

the Valencian Community 

this week. 

He was due to spend 10 

years in jail in Germany, but 

skipped the country before 

his sentence began. 

He was tracked to Castellon 

and this week National 

Police approached him to 

make the arrest. 

The man lashed out at the 

police and a struggle ensued, 

meaning that he has also 

been charged with assault 

along with his 23 year old 

companion. 

The 34 year old is likely 


to be extradited to Germany 

to serve his prison sentence 

while the younger man will 

be charged with assault here 

in Spain as he has no known 

connection to the other crime.

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FRIDAY 16TH AUGUST 2019 7 

Gotcha......Twice! 

A DRUNK-DRIVER was 

pulled up twice behind the 

wheel within an hour by 

the Guardia Civil in the Mar 

Menor area of the Murcia 

region last Saturday. 

The hapless, yet unidentified 

motorist, was stopped at 

6.00pm on the A-30 heading 

towards Cartagena, and was 

found to be twice over the alcohol 

limit. 

His car was then parked 

up at the Las Cumbres service 

area, and rather than 

waiting for the alcohol to get 

out of his bloodstream, he 

got behind the wheel. 

The driver was stopped at 

7.00pm on the RM-19 road 

heading towards San Javier, 

and in a routine Guardia 

Civil stop, he was still found 

to be over the limit, and was 

charged again. 

Stopped 

again 


The man faces a parade of 

fines and licence points deductions 

as well as a charge 

of driving his car from the 

service area, when told not 

to do so. 

Further stabbings in Barcelona 

FEARS about safety in 

Barcelona were fuelled 

this week after two people 

were stabbed in the city 

on Monday night in unconnected 

incidents. 

One man was knifed in 

the chest in the La Ribera 

district and his condition is 

said to be “very serious”. A 

few hours later the emergency 

services were once again 

called out and a man was arrested 

after another young 

male was seriously hurt in a 

knife attack in the Barceloneta 

district. 

Although there is no indication 

that the victims were 

tourists, both districts do attract 

a lot of visitors. Earlier 

this month two people died 

in separate murders and 

violent crime in the city has 

risen dramatically over the 

last 12 months. One concern 

is that tourists are unknowingly 

renting apartments 

via websites such as AirBnb 

that they may not realise are 

in some of the less safe parts 

of the city. 

Swimmers 

itched out 

TWO beaches in northern by Alex Trelinski 

first time that this has happened 

and that authorities 

Spain were closed for a 

time last weekend after in the Cantabria region. have done nothing to stop 

over 40 swimmers suffered Bathers said that the the problem. 

rashes and severe itching. 

Health officials moved into 

the tourist spots at La Virgen 

del Mar in Santander 

and San Juan de la Canal in 

Santa Cruz de Bezana, both 

painful skin condition had 

brought them out in hives 

and bites, and were treated 

on site by Cruz Roja staff. 

Residents have told the 

media that it is not the 

Locals have blamed a 

waste treatment plant at 

Santander and underwater 

pipes for pumping out slurry 

which has polluted the 

bathing waters. 

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Good day 

for four 

legged 

friends in 

trouble 


AFTER fears that Denia 

animal protection group 

APAD would no longer be 

asked to look after homeless 

dogs in the care of 

the town they have now 

been granted the right to 

continue their good work. 

The decision came after 

Castellon Seproanimal, who 

had originally been chosen to 

replace APAD, failed to submit 

their paperwork to the town 

hall by the deadline given. 

It also follows on from a 

protest by several hundred 

people last week about the 

proposed changes. 

On their Facebook page 

APAD thanked everyone 

who had fought on their 

behalf and said this was a 

triumph for the animals affected 

and the volunteers 

and associations who give of 

their time. 

Cover up denied 

AUTHORITIES in Barcelona 

have confirmed that 

women are allowed to 

swim topless in councilrun 

swimming pools. 

The confirmation came 

after complaints had been 

received by Barcelona City 


Council from protestors that 

forcing women to cover up was 

against the law in the Catalan 

capital. Campaign group Mugrons 

Lliures filed a complaint 

regarding the inconsistencies 

in rules around topless bathing 

at certain pools. 

The City Council investigated 

and found that there were 

some problems at some pools, 

and have reminded all pools 

and sports centres not to act 

in a discriminatory manner. 

Wrong example set 


CABIN CREW staff on flights 

to and from Alicante-Elche 

airport are all too used to 

getting drunken abuse from 

passengers, but there was 

a fresh twist last weekend, 

as an Easyjet cabin attendant 

was arrested and escorted 

off a plane at Newcastle 

for allegedly being 

drunk during the flight. 

The captain of the Easyjet 

flight alerted air traffic control 

as the plane from Alicante-Elche 

airport was about 

to land in the north-east of 

England, and police carted off 

48-year-old Julie Birkett from 

Huddersfield for being under 

the influence of alcohol. 

Birkett faces an appearance 

in front of North Tyneside 

magistrates early next 

month, and she has already 

been sacked by Easyjet. 

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Car is still king 


DESPITE various initiatives 

to encourage people 

to walk, cycle or take public 

transport the amount 

of cars registered to Valencia 

City residents increased 

by 8,300 last year 

compared to 2017. 

The number now stands 

at 445,287, something that 

generates around €35 million 

in tax for the city. 

Greener vehicles such as 

electric cars and some hybrids 

are entitled to a 75% 

tax reduction and new cars 

that use unleaded fuel pay 

30% less tax. 

More electric vehicle 

charging points are being installed 

in the city, with three 

more in the pipeline at a cost 

of €200,000. 

However despite these 

efforts the fact remains 

that when the economy 

improves, one of the first 

thing many people buy is a 

car, often a second or even 

third vehicle for a single 

household. 

Big response to 

Green Flag campaign 

OVER 200 Denia retailers 

and hostelries are taking 

part in the Valencian 

Communities Green Flag 

scheme, aimed at encouraging 

recycling of glass 

during the busy summer 

months when usage is at 

its highest. 

Sponsored by Ecovidrio, 

the non-profit organisation 

who install and empty the 

green “igloos” for glass recycling 

that you see in towns 

around here, initiatives include 

training, awareness 


and the use of extra bins in 

key areas. 

The top two municipalities 

in the region will win 

the flag with 41 taking part, 

while success is based on the 

amount of glass collected 

compared to pre-campaign 

levels. 

The establishment judged 

to have performed best will 

also win a cookery masterclass 

with Quique Dacosta, 

the three Michelin starred 

Brit’s hike death 

A BRITISH man died last 

weekend after getting into 

difficulties on a hiking trip 

in the Costa del Sol area. 

The 62-year-old is reported 

to have been trying to 

reach the summit of the Pico 

de la Concha in the Sierra 

Blanca mountains, when he 

set off on Saturday morning. 


He sent an alert via his 

WhatsApp group on his 

mobile phone to his family, 

saying that he was in trouble, 

sparking a helicopter 

search. 

The man’s body was found 

on Sunday morning. 

chef based in Denia. The 

town currently has a total of 

365 glass igloos, one per 114 

inhabitants. 

Glass recycling continues 

to increase year on year 

across Spain, with hotels being 

seen as the biggest users 

of the material in the summer 

months. 

However ordinary households 

also need to be aware 

of the importance of using 

the containers rather than 

disposing of glass with the 

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The Road to Rescue is Rocky! 

ANOTHER two rescued 

equines arrived at Easy 

Horse Care Rescue Centre 

a few weeks ago, but 

as always there were 

many more calls for help 

regarding such animals. 

What the general public 

don’t seem to realise is that 

EHCRC already has nearly 

120 rescued horses, ponies 

and donkeys. 

It is logistically impossible 

for them to take every 

animal that people ask them 

to. They have to focus their 

attention on those animals 

most in need and in conjunction 

with the Police and 

Guardia Civil. Hence reporting 

cases of abuse or abandonment, 

ie making a ‘denuncia’ 

to the Guardia Civil/ 

Police, is paramount (details 

of how to do this can be found 

on EHCRC website below). 

EHCRC functions without 

by Diane O’Neill, 

Easy Horse Care 

Rescue Centre volunteer 

any governmental funding 

and relies on donations, volunteers, 

their Charity Shops 

and the 24/7 unrelenting 

drive of the co-founders, Sue 

and Rod Weeding. 

The first of these rescues 

was a darling little pony. 

EHCRC received a phone 

call from U.R.M.A., the Policia 

Local in Callosa de Segura 

- they had received an 

anonymous call to say there 

was a little pony in an appalling 

state. They responded 

immediately and could 

see at a glance that this poor 

animal needed help there 

and then! 

She is the sweetest little 

thing, about 9 years old, she 

was covered in sores with 

dreadful skin problems, 

she was very malnourished 

and her feet were in an awful 

state. Dorothea, their 

equine vet, gave her a full 

check up and she is receiving 

the care she so justly 

deserves. The Police want 

Dorothea’s report as they 

are determined to take this 

case to Court. Another step 

forward in animal welfare. 

The second rescue was an 

adorable donkey. The Centre 

received a call from Protectora 

Pels Pèls Crevillent, an 

animal organisation from 

Crevillente in the Alicante 

Province. The owners of a 

property had called them in 

the morning after they had 

found a donkey, abandoned 

tied to the fence of their 

house, in very poor condition 

with a huge lump under her 

tummy. 

Pels Pèls don't have the 

facilities to keep a donkey, so 

they asked EHCRC for help. 

Their vet Dorothea determined 

that the huge lump 

she had was a hernia. As 

there was a risk of rupture 

that could cause very serious 

problems, she needed 

to have surgery as soon as 

possible. The Hospital Veterinario 

San Vicente in Alicante, 

agreed to do the operation 

and we are delighted to 

report that the surgery was 

successful and she is now 

recovering well. A special 

thanks to those who donated 

towards her operation. 

Many thanks to the Policia 

Local in Callosa de Segura 

and Crevillente for their 

prompt action. Like many 

other authorities in the area, 

they are so grateful for the 

services EHCRC provides 

as without them they would 

not be able to get out there 

and be proactive in the fight 

against animal cruelty as so 

few organisations have the 

facilities to keep equines. 

The animals would just have 

nowhere to go. However 

funding is an issue for them 

too. The fight to improve animal 

welfare can only continue 

with public support and 

that of the authorities. 

As always EHCRC would 

like to thank all their supporters. 

To donate or find out 

more, check out their website 

www.easyhorsecare.net 

or find them on facebook. 

Scooter madness 

with 

A 30-year-old man’s death last by Simon Russell 

dark and without a helmet when 

weekend was the third fatality 

he was hit by another vehicle. 

involving electronic scooters 

in the Paris region in just four 

months, opening the question 

of whether similar incidents are 

going to become more common 

in Spain as the devices become 

increasingly widespread. 

There seems little doubt that 

the unnamed man was at fault 

in this instance, apparently 

driving the scooter on the A86 

motorway’s fast lane, in the 

However here in Spain there 

is a feeling that many e-scooter 

riders are also flouting the law, 

which admittedly is confusing 

and varies from town to town as 

legislators struggle to keep up 

the new craze. 

This is showing no signs of 

slowing down as the vehicles 

become cheaper and hire companies 

spring up in larger cities. 

Manufacturers tout the vehicles 

green credentials, but early 

research shows that rather than 

replacing cars and motorbikes the 

generally young riders are using 

them instead of walking, cycling 

or taking public transport.

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Airport really flying 


JULY saw the highest amount 

of passengers in a single 

month using Valencia airport 

in its history, reported management 

group Aena this 

week. 

The 850,000 users was 8.5% 

more than in July 2018. 

However Alicante remains 

very much the major airport in 

the region, registering 1.7 million 

users last month, 7.7% more 

than 2018. 

Domestic travel accounted 

for around three quarters of the 

traffic at Valencia, followed by 

people going to or from Italy and 

then the UK. 

At Alicante the British made up 

the largest foreign group followed 

by Germans then Norwegians. 

Many drownings 

preventable 

AN in-depth analysis of 

drowning deaths in the 

northern Valencian province 

of Castellon has 

shown that two thirds occurred 

in places that were 

unattended. 

A total of 25 people have 

drowned there in the last five 

years, 16 at the beach and 

the rest in pools or rivers. 18 

of these were male and just 

over half were over the age of 

65, something that seems to 

be another key factor. 

Four of the 25 were children 

and four were foreign 

nationals. Across the Valencian 

Community this year 

29 people had drowned by 

31 July, already 12 more 

than 2018. Across Spain 

the figure is 232, a jump of 


25%. Swimmers are warned 

wherever possible to bathe 

in a patrolled area and to 

follow all safety regulations, 

including the beach warning 

flag system. 

Just this week a 50 year 

old man drowned on Playa 

Postiguet (Alicante), close to 

the Melia Hotel. 

He was spotted floating 

in the water and Civil Protection 

Volunteers were the 

first on the scene but he had 

already perished. 

Cash thieves caught 

Recovered 

money 


FIVE PEOPLE have been 

arrested for assaulting a 

68-year-old woman and 

stealing 102 thousand euros 

from her at her Elche 

area home, after threatening 

her with a kitchen 

knife. 

The incident at her La Marina 

village property was an 

inside job, as two of those arrested 

were a Spanish couple 

that knew her well, including 

her hoard of money and 

her gold jewellery that was 

also stolen. 

A getaway car used by 

three of the gang was chased 

by a Guardia Civil patrol 

vehicle on the N-332 and 

crashed in Santa Pola, with 

local police officers helping 

to arrest the trio after they 

fled on foot. 

All of the money and jewellery 

was recovered, with 

the woman being thrown 

onto her bed during the ordeal 

and gagged, whilst a 

knife was waved in front of 

her face. 

Unfortunately for the 

crooks, a neighbour spotted 

them leaving and heard 

the woman’s cries for help, 

and immediately called the 

police.The gang, which included 

a Columbian and an 

Ecuadorian, as well as three 

Spaniards, were all refused 

bail after appearing before 

an Elche court. 

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Local&WhatsOn 

Albir Summer 

Fiestas 

RESIDENTS and visitors to 

the beach resort of Playa 

el Albir, will be in for a few 

days of fun filled parties, 

next weekend, when the 

popular Summer Fiesta#s 

take over the famous 

Eucalyptus Park. 

Albir forms part of the 

municipality of Alfas d’el 

Pi, which holds its main fiestas 

in early November in 

an around the streets of the 

inland town. 

Although spectacular, the 


November events are often 

marred by inclement weather, 

particularly at night 

when the temperatures 

drop. 

Falling as they do, in late 

August, the Albir fiestas 

were introduced to bring 

some Summer fun to the resort, 

with a full programme 

of activities, to entertain the 

huge number of people in 

the area, at a time when the 

town is full of Madrileños, 

other Spaniards, international 

holidaymakers and of 

course locals. 

There are processions 

and music events, and the 

main avenue, by the Eucalytus 

park is closed to traffic, 

whilst there are live music 

and DJ events on a specially 

erected stage. 

The local Spanish penya 

groups hold special parties in 

the park, and there are also 

usually special children’s 

playgrounds, foam parties, 

mascletas and fireworks. 

The festivities begin 

on Friday August 23rd at 

23.00h, with a concert by 

Septima Avenue, which ends 

around 03.00h. 

A full day of activities 

for all the family begins at 

09.30h on Saturday August 

24th, ending at 04.00h the 

next day. 

The events end on the afternoon 

of Sunday August 

25th. On Friday and Satur- 

Albir fiestas take place from Friday August 23rd 

to Sunday August 25th. 

day, a free shuttle bus will 

run from the Eucalyptus 

Park venue between the 

hours of 01.00h and 04.30h, 

with stops at Alfas d’el Pi 

Casa de Cultura, Park Escandinavia 

and the San Rafael 

roundabout. 

A programme in English, 

has been produced and can 

be viewed online at www. 

lalfas.es



Local&WhatsOn Alfas,Albir,Altea 

Street party 

contra cancer 

WE'VE had ‘Run Against 

Cancer’ and ‘Walk Against 

Cancer’, now we want to 

‘Party for a Fundraiser’! 

Alfas branch of the AECC 

(Spanish National Cancer 

Charity) plan to raise money 

to support our fight against 

cancer with an event for our 

friends to enjoy. 

Sunday September 01 is 

the date and we will party in 

the street outside the Café- 

by Presidenta 

AECC Alfas 

Bar L'Alfassina, opposite the 

Town Hall of Alfas del Pi. 

Starting at 8.00pm, we will 

offer music and somewhere 

to dance, and the street will 

be lined with tables and 

chairs to enjoy the Summer 

evening with your friends, 

take a drink and a tapa, and 

special offer on beer. 

There will be a tombola 

and opportunity to make a 

donation to our special cause. 

Please come early to get 

your seat. 

Scandinavian adventure 

for young soccer stars 

MAYOR Vicente Arques 

this week visited the junior 

cadet level football 

team who represented 

l’Alfas del Pi in the Norwegian 

Cup last month. 

The youngsters won five 

of their six group games allowing 

them to progress 


to the quarter-finals of the 

competition where they were 

knocked out after “a dubious 

refereeing decision” led to a 

penalty according to their 

coach. 

The Norway Cup has been 

held since 1972 and is regarded 

as one of the most 

important junior football 

tournaments in the world. 

Alfas also has strong ties 

with the Norwegian community, 

thousands of whom 

have settled in the Marina 

Baixa town. 

Dancing under the Stars 

WELL known local vocalist 

Matt Mason is the star 

performer at the Jalon 

Valley’s ARC fund-raising 

dinner at the end of this 

month. 

The venue is the Venta 

Roja Restaurant, on Carratera 

Benissa No 66, Lliber, 

and starts at 7.30pm with 


a scheduled midnight finish 

time. 

The cost is €15 per person 

which includes a two course 

meal and one drink (dessert 

available for extra). There is 

also a raffle as well as Matt 

Mason and guest entertaining 

everyone for the evening. 

The date for the event 

is Thursday 29th August - 

please contact Carol on 616 

103 167 or you can buy tickets 

direct from the ARC shop 

in the Jalon Valley. 

All proceeds go towards 

the care of animals in the 

care of the ARC. 

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Local&Lifestyle 

AFTER taking a break in 

August, the next P.E.P.A 

quiz in Oliva is scheduled 

at Honeydukes Bar 

on Calle Mayor for 2nd 

September. 

Keep the date for your diary 

and there will be more information 

closer to the time. 

Every 

little 

helps 

PEPA in the summer 

In other summer fundraising 

events the P.E.P.A. 

lunch in July at El Pelut 

(Oliva) raised €237 while the 

quiz at Ca Elsa (Villalonga) 

raised €146.20. 

There is another quiz 

night at Ca Elsa this Tuesday 

(20 August), at 7pm for 

a 7.30pm start (please check 

for table availability before 

turning up). 

The last BARX book sale, 

also in July, raised exactly 

€101 and there will be another 

sale in September. 

Just a reminder to keep 

cool in the summer and ensure 

that your pet is also 

well hydrated and always 

has access to a shady spot 

- and of course never leave 

pets in a sealed vehicle. 

For more information on 

the group and their work 

with local animals go to 

www.pepaspain.com 

SPAIN’S tax authority has 

pulled out all the stops 

this week by announcing 

that all debts owed by individuals 

and companies 

for three euros or less 

have been waived. 

The Hacienda said that 

chasing up three euros 

would cost more to collect, 

and that it was “not worth 

it”, and nothing would be 

achieved by doing it.




200 kilo weight loss 

transforms life 


A YOUNG Valencian man who 

hit the headlines last year after 

admitting himself to hospital 

with morbid obesity has 

said that he has turned his 

life around after losing an incredible 

195 kilos. 

35 year old Teo Rodriguez needed 

a cattle truck to transfer him 

from his home to Manises Hospital 

(Valencia City) while the hospital 

initially said there was nothing 

they could do to help him, implying 

Teo’s problems were of his own 

making. 

However they relented and, after 

building a special bed, he began 

treatment including a strict diet 

and surgery carried out in Granada. 

A year or so later Teo has lost 

195 kilos (of his initial weight of 

385 kilos) and can now do things 

that most people his age take for 

granted, such as walking, standing 

and driving. 

He can sleep normally - he previously 

needed respirators - and 

even tackle stairs. 

He is now aiming to return to 

work, something he had to give up 

over a decade ago due to his size 

and immobility. 

Teo Rodriguez after his huge weight loss 

Strolling on the Costa Blanca 

Smoke free sands 

THE Valencian government 

is looking into making 

the regions beaches 

smoke free, something 

that is already being 

applied in parts of the 

country. 

Galicia was the first autonomous 

region to do this, 

soon followed by Catalonia, 

Asturias, Andalusia and the 

Balearic Islands. 

However the rules are being 

applied differently with 

some places asking smokers 

to desist on a voluntary basis 

and others imposing fines of 

up to €3,000. 

A handful of beaches in the 

Community have banned 

tobacco from the sands at a 

town hall level and the Generalitat 

are looking to put 


A NEW walking group is 

starting up on the Costa 

Blanca, aimed more 

at those who are after 

a long(ish) stroll than a 

route march. 

Easy Walkers Costa Blanca 

North is about discovering 

some of the beautiful 

landscape around the area 

and meeting new people. 

There is no cost to join and 

the first walk is scheduled for 

12th September and will be 


together a region wide law. 

They say any ban will have 

two main benefits, the health 

at the old Villalioga Railway 

(Villalonga). 

For more information call 

Victor on 634 334 085 or go 

to www.meetup.com/Easy- 

Walking-Costa-Blanca-North 

Numbers will be limited to 

between 15 and 18 per walk. 

of smokers and those around 

them as well as stopping the 

mess left by discarded butts 

- something which is already 

against the law. 

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Good neighbours 

A HEARTLESS thief got 

more than he bargained 

for after robbing a 93 year 

old woman after he was 

chased and captured by 

a group of the Valencian 

pensioners neighbours. 

The 34 year old entered the 

victim’s second floor house 

in Valencia City through an 

open patio window. 

The woman caught him in 

the act and he grabbed her 

to keep her quiet but nearby 

residents had already heard 

her screams. 

Her Venezuelan next door 

neighbour was the first on 

the scene, in time to see the 

thief escaping through the 

window. 

She called for her husband 

who grabbed the culprit 

while their teenage daughter 

called the police. 

The thief managed to 

scramble down to the 

ground floor but by this 

time the main door had 

been locked and three other 

people appeared on the 

scene to help, including a 

Romanian who had been 

scouring the bins for scrap 

metal. 


The man still managed to 

make his way outside but 

was chased down the street 

by the group and cornered. 

The police then arrived 

and the thief was detained 

and arrested. 

The victim was treated for 

facial injuries but has been 

allowed to return home. 

Rare bird saved 

A HUNTER was partly to 

thank for the rescue of 

a protected eagle owl in 

Mutxamel (Alicante) after 

he reported seeing it 

tangled in a barbed wire 

fence in the Cotoveta rural 

area. 

The usually nocturnal 

creature had its wing stuck 

in the top of the fence which 

was in front of an irrigation 

pond. 

The owl’s struggles to 

free itself had badly cut the 

wing joint but thankfully the 

Seprona agents who attended 

the scene were able to free 

the bird. It was taken to the 

Santa Faz Wild Animal Recovery 

Centre where it will 

be treated and eventually 

returned to the wild. 

The Guardia Civil have 

made enquiries about the 

barbed wire fence being removed 

as they believe more 

animals are likely to become 

trapped, possibly attracted 

by the water. 

The eagle owl (bubo bubo) 

is one of Europe’s largest 

birds of prey and are 

protected in Spain. 

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Benidorm butts out 

COUNCILLORS in Benidorm, 

have launched a 

campaign encouraging 

beachgoers to dispose of 

their cigarette butts in an 

environmentally friendly 

manner. 

The campaign, with a tagline 

saying, ‘The beach is not 

an ashtray’, was launched 

earlier this week by the 

Beaches and Environment 

councillor, Monica Gomez, 

who stressed that to achieve 

this goal it is “absolutely 

essential” that the public 

collaborate, “especially, the 

people who generate this 

type of waste.” 

More than 20,000, free, reuseable 

ashtrays have been 

distributed in beach libraries, 

first aid points, sun bed 

stations, tourist information 

centres and public areas, 

with the aim of preventing 

smokers stubbing out their 

cigarettes in the sand. 

“A cigarette butt takes 

ten to 15 years to disappear 

and can contaminate ten litres 

of seawater, in addition 

to causing damage to birds 

and fish,” explained councillor 

Lopez, as once they 

become hidden in the sand, 

they are “very difficult to de- 

Twenty thousand re-useable ashtrays have been 

distributed in Benidorm 


tect and remove completely, 

despite the thorough cleaning 

undertaken daily on the 

resort’s beaches.” 

The campaign also includes 

the distribution of 

20,000 flyers in Spanish, Valencian, 

English and French 

to raise awareness of the environmental 

damage caused 

by the abandonment of this 


Benidorm 

waste on our beaches. 

A wider initiative, entitled, 

‘Don’t forget your’ rubbish, 

was launched earlier 

in the Summer, featuring 

an installation in Parque 

d’Elche, depicting large scale 

replicas of items beach users 

leave behind on the sand, including 

plastic straws, bottle 

caps, plastic containers, 

tetra packs and wooden ice 

cream sticks. 

Local&WhatsOn 

I am not guilty 

insists Danny Tetley 

THE singer turned himself 

in to police in Bradford 

after they had contacted 

his mother trying to track 

him down. 

Danny, 37, who has been 

open about his past in the 

media, has been working in 

Benidorm this summer doing 

two shows a night. Since 

by Barry Pitelen 

the arrest earlier this summer, 

he’s been bailed three 

times as police continue to 

investigate the case. 

He confirmed that he 

has given his phone to the 

police as part of the ongoing 

investigation. 

West Yorkshire police 

report that “proceedings 

are active”. 

Mr.Tetley insists he’s not 

guilty and claims “Someone 

is trying to set me up,” adding, 

“This kind of thing has 

gone on for ages because 

people don’t like to see me 

do well. 

VISORFEST 2019 

ON September 13 and 14, 

Visor Fest unites again in 

its second edition the past 

and the present musical, 

in the city of the eternal 

summer: benidorm. 

The Julio Iglesias Auditorium 

in the l’Aigüera Park 

will be the stage chosen for 

this second edition. 

International artists and 

bands who were born in 

the 80s and 90s, yet still 

receive recent discussions 

will perform at the festival. 

The styles are very wide, 

while predominated with 

rock, pop and electronic 

music, without any limit. 

Visor Fest aims to recall 

the aroma of those first concerts 

and festivals of those 

decades, which made us love 

live music and where we 

went to enjoy it. 

For this 2019 edition, 

the festival has the official 

confirmation of groups 

and artists such as James, 

Happy Mondays, The 

House of Love, New Model 

Army, Nada Surf, Lightning 

Seeds, Buffalo Tom, and 

Surfin’ Bichos. 

Visor Fest allows you to 

enjoy all the complete shows 

without overlaps, freeing 

you up from the madness of 

running between stages and 

missing shows and activities 

inevitably. It is a global experience 

that seeks to enjoy 

music without stress, with 

excellent sound quality and 

without front stage. 

In addition to music, you 

can live everything around 

you, such as the varied and 

high-quality cuisine and the 

wonderful climate of the city 

and its wonderful beaches. 

Tickets can be purchased 

at visorfest.com and options 

from 1-day tickets to complete 

passes are provided. The official 

radio of the festival will 

be radio3, through which you 

can listen in live to all the 

music of the Visor Fest.



Local&WhatsOn Calpe 

Unattended brollies 

and loungers 

shortly after dawn 

Jet ski 

horror 

Umbrella wars 

recommence 

DESPITE local legislation by Simon Russell the kit is also making the 

being passed banning the 

morning cleaning crews 

practice, greedy beach turning to their accommodation 

job difficult. 

goers are still getting up 

at the crack of dawn to 

bag a top spot on the front 

line of Calpe’s beaches. 

Generally someone from 

the group (often a grandparent) 

is going down first thing 

for breakfast before they 

all take up their prime spot 

at a more hospitable hour. 

The municipal ordinance 

states that unattended parasols 

and other equipment 

cannot be left before 9.30am. 

Social networks have had 

many outraged comments 

and photos showing the offenders 

actions and it is 

hoped that, as with last year, 

the Local Police get involved 

and confiscate the items. 

and placing their umbrella Apart from complaints The practice is also subject 

on the waters edge then re- 

from other beach users, to a €250 fine. 

A DIVER off the coast of 

Calpe was lucky to escape 

very serious injury after being 

struck in the head by a 

jet ski which had illegally 

encroached into an area 

where powered vessels are 

barred. 

Mikel Callejas Soria, an 

annual visitor to Calpe for 

several decades from his 

native Bilbao, was fishing 

underwater close to the 

Principe de Asturias paseo 

when he felt a massive 

blow to the head as he rose 


to the surface. Thankfully 

he remained conscious and 

was even able to see the 

culprit, a jet ski with two 

occupants. 

They had fallen into the 

water after the impact but 

rather than stop and help 

Mikel they clambered back 

on their vehicle and sped 

off. 

The victim made his way 

to shore and received treatment 

at the medical centre 

where he required six staples 

in a head wound, though 

all agree it could have been 

much worse. 

Mikel had been filming at 

the time and recorded the incident; 

this has been passed 

on to the Guardia Civil who 

have opened an investigation. 

Music in the square 

THIS evening (Friday 16 

August) there is a free concert 

“Xaranga la Xarlota” 

in Calpe’s Plaza de la Villa, 

starting at 9.30 and scheduled 

to finish at 11.00. 

The event is organised by 

the Calp Youth Council and is 

free for all although capacity 

is limited. 

There is another free concert 

this Saturday, featuring 

Nanets Band Rock. This is 

at the Odeon Theatre in the 

Casa de la Cultura and runs 

from 9pm until 11pm. 

The group play contemporary 

rock and roll music 

in Valenciano in an 

event also organised by the 

Youth Council.



Javea 

Local&WhatsOn 

Award for dance revivalist 

Marina Alta in middle of holiday scam 

AN investigative documentary 

by Spanish TV 

station RTVE has found 

that over 40 families have 

been taken in by a holiday 

rental scam in the Marina 

Alta and La Safor areas of 

the Valencian Community. 

The “La Mañana” broadcast 

showed how the online 

scam advertised non-existent 


properties for rent in Denia, 

Javea and Oliva, asking for a 

deposit to secure the holiday 

rental, always less than €400 

to avoid it falling into the 

area of serious fraud. 

A few days before the 

holiday was due to start the 

“home owner” would contact 


JAVEA will be awarding this 

year’s 9th de Octubre prize 

for civic values to Isabel Marti 

Chulia who has made great 

strides in reviving a traditional 

dance in the town. 

She has set up a long standing 

group, “Danses Portitxol”, that 

has revived the Gegants dance 

which has now been firmly restored 

in the area. 

The Solidarity Award has been 

made to the ASPANION Association 

which helps the families of 

children suffering from cancer. 

They offer psychological support 

and help with funding as 

well as with social and hospital 

visits where required. 

the customer and say that 

the property had been repossessed 

by the bank and their 

deposit would be returned in 

good time. 

Of course it never was, and 

the programme estimates 

that the scammer had collected 

around €24,000 prior 

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A LEGAL challenge to try 

to prevent Boris Johnson 

shutting down parliament 

to force through a no-deal 

Brexit begun in a Scottish 

court this week. 


The case is beginning in 

the Scottish courts because 

they sit through the summer, 

unlike their English 

counterparts. A group of 

MPs and peers wants the 

Court of Session in Edinburgh 

to rule that suspending 

parliament to 

make the UK leave the EU 

without a deal is “unlawful 

and unconstitutional”. 

Prime Minister Boris Johnson 

has repeatedly refused to 

rule out such a move. 

Lord Doherty agreed to hear 

arguments from both sides 

in September. However he 

refused to accelerate the case 

through the Scottish courts, 

with the petitioners voicing 

fears that they may run out of 

time before the UK is due to 

leave the EU on 31 October. 

The start of the legal action 

Church in taxman’s sights 

THE Valencian town hall 

is hoping to raise two million 

euros in property tax 

by identifying buildings 

that are wrongly listed as 

exempt across the city for 

religious reasons. 

The vast majority of these 

belong to the Catholic church 

and while places of worship 


and buildings used for charitable 

work such as Caritas 

social centres will remain 

exempt, many church owned 

properties are being used for 

commercial purposes. 

They are being rented out 

as for anything from bike 

came as it emerged the UK 

government expects a group 

of MPs to try to block a no-deal 

Brexit by attempting to pass 

legislation when Parliament 

returns next month. 

A No 10 source said they 

expected the challenge to 

come in the second week of 

September, when MPs are 

due to debate a report on 

Northern Ireland. 

The source assumes the 

EU will wait until after that 

date before engaging in further 

negotiations. 

More than 70 politicians 

have put their names behind 

the latest Scottish court 

move, including Lib Dem 

leader Jo Swinson and SNP 

MP Joanna Cherry. 

A challenge brought by 

the same group of anti- 

Brexit politicians last year 

saw the European Court of 

Justice rule that the UK can 

cancel Brexit without the 

permission of the other 27 

EU members. 

hire shops to hostels and 

are escaping IBI tax simply 

because they are listed as 

“religious buildings”. The 

council believe there may 

be as much as 1,700 such 

buildings across the city but 

admit the task of identifying 

them and confirming their 

purpose will be laborious. 

Beards back on the 

menu at Burger King 

DESPITE the fact that 

the Burger King mascot 

sports an impressive 

beard, facial hair 

is actually banned 

for staff working at 

the fast food giant in 

Spain. 

However the Catalan 

government has now 

ruled that this violates 

worker’s rights after 

a union asked them to 

rule on the matter. 

Burger King always 

said that this was a 

health and safety rather 

than appearance issue, 

but the commissions 


said that this could easily 

be worked round by 

measures such as wearing 

“beard nets”. 

A company rule which 

states that male staff 

have to wear a tie and 

females a ribbon was 

also found to be unfair. 

Burger King employs 

around 1,250 staff in 

46 restaurants in Catalonia 

and the union 

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be voluntarily applied 

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All are well-known for 

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cliffs and looking directly out 

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Ideal for families, Moraira’s 

main beach has golden 

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Take to 

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COSTA Blanca rules the 

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windsurfing, sailing, 

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This wide range of clubs 

and marinas, with more 

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Sailing is one of the most 

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region, thanks to its soft 

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curious things. 

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home to ten natural parks. 

They provide the region 

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opportunity to take in its 

archaeological heritage, 

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most mountainous province 

in Spain, with peaks more 

than 1,000 metres in altitude 

and is a magnet for hikers. 

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markets in the region, all 

guaranteed to bring out the 

shopper in all of us. 

Benidorm 

Held every Wednesday and 

Sunday, this outdoor market 

offers a range of bargains. 

You’ll find lace table- 

cloths, shoes, ceramics and 

leather handbags. 

Torrevieja 

This is one of Spain’s biggest 

street markets and is held 

every Friday. Browse the 

hundreds of stalls selling everything 

from fresh fruit and 

veg to leather goods. This 

market is so popular it pays 

to be an early bird. 

Pego 

Thursday is when the 

crowds flock to this weekly 

event which fills the market 

square and the nearby 

streets. You’ll find secondhand 

books for sale alongside 

a range of leather and 

household goods. 

Denia 

Based on the Torrecremada 

car park, bargain-hunters can 

bag a massive range of bargains, 

from flamenco dresses 

to football shirts, ceramics 

and pot plants. This market 

takes place on Mondays. 

The city also has a flea 

market well as an outdoor 

fruit and veg market next 

to the indoor market. Both 

these are held on Fridays. 

Javea 

Known for its leather goods 

on offer, this market is held in 

the Old Town every Thursday. 

Alicante 

You can explore several 

street markets, with different 

districts hosting them on 

different days of the week. 

The Benalua and Carolinas 

neighbourhoods hold 

theirs on Thursdays and Saturdays. 

There is also a wellknown 

stamp and coin collectors’ 

market in the town 

hall square on Sundays. 

And the artisan market 

in Plaza Santa Faz on Sundays 

and Plaza Calvo Sotelo 

on Fridays is also well worth 

a visit. 

Jalon 

Home of two weekly markets. 

Tuesdays sees fruit 

and veg, clothes and household 

goods stalls opening 

in the streets around the 

church. And an antiques 

market is held on Saturdays 

on the car park by the 

river, where there is always 

something interesting to 

be found. 

Santa Pola 

Its busy and bustling street 

markets take place every 

Saturday and Monday and 

are well worth a visit. 

It’s festival time! 

AUGUST is the month 

when the Voramar Street 

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takes place in Moraira. 

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music. 

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in Denia. This festival promotes 

traditional and cultural 

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and costumes from various 

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SPANISH homeowners with 

a mortgage due for an annual 

review at the end of 

last month, will see their 

monthly payments drop 

again after the Euribor hit 

a new historic low. 

The Eurozone interest 

rate, upon which mortgages 

in Spain are based, ended 

July on -0.282%, breaking 

the record low set in March 

2018 of -0.191%. 

From then until March 

this year, the Euribor continued 

to rise, but only very 

slightly and remained in 

negative figures. 

It has now been in negative 

for 41 consecutive 

months and no interest rate 

rise has been put into place 

since 2011. 

Last year, homeowners in 

Spain were, in many cases, 

starting to consider switching 

to fixed-rate mortgages 

due to the very tiny but 

steady rise in the Eurozone 

interest rate which experts 

had been warning of for 

some time. 

Many feared it would 

rocket to its highest-ever 

level, which was 5.393% and 

reached in July 2008,- but 

the Central European Bank 

(BCE) has never introduced 

a sharp hike and has long 

been keeping rates down to 

aid growth in the common 

currency area. 

Its chairman Mario 

Draghi had been talking 

about a possible slight increase 

after the summer, 

but in March he announced 

there would be no plans to 

do so until at least the year 

2020 due to a weakening in 

the Eurozone economy. 

Last year, the Euribor 

closed July on -0.18%, meaning 

mortgages due for their 

annual revision will see a 

saving of approximately 

€4.50 a month based upon a 

loan of €100,000 over a 25- 

year term. 

A figure and loan term 

such as this would typically 

involve monthly repayments 

last July of €368.74, but a 

review of it in July would see 

these fall to €364.24. 

But even if the Euribor 

shows signs of rising, mortgage 

holders in Spain would 

not need to rush to apply a 

fixed rate. 

Unlike in the UK, where 

the central bank interest 

rate on the day the monthly 

repayment is due applies – 

leaving quotas constantly 

open to fluctuation on a 

variable-rate mortgage – in 

Spain, repayments are adjusted 

annually. 

This means that if the 

Euribor starts to rise, 

homeowners have a full 12 

months between reviews to 

decide what to do. 

Rental chance ignored 


AS cranes and new construction 

sites have reappeared 

across the Costa 

Blanca in the last 18 

months, a new survey suggests 

that the Valencia region 

accounts for 19 per 

cent of the total of Spain´s 

unsold new properties, and 

that the possibility of renting 

them out is not being 

seized. 

The figure stands at over 

97 thousand of the half-million 

plus empty buildings in 

the whole of Spain, with a 

number of new construction 

sites on the Costa Blanca already 

being slowed down or 

even suspended, as the take 

up is not what was expected 

last year. 

The survey backs up figures 

from Spanish notaries 

who report a buoyant market 

in second-hand sales, 

especially in tourist areas, 

but a slowing-down in new 

property deals. 

After Valencia, the largest 

figure of empty new constructions 

is in the northeast 

region of Catalunya at 

16 per cent, closely followed 

by Andalucia in the south at 

15 per cent. 

Housing expert, Ferran 

Font, said that the large 

number of new empty properties 

was also contributing 

to rent rises across Spain, 

which still has a large number 

of unused housing, as 

construction still continues, 

and that an opportunity is 

being missed. 

Font says that promoters 

have got themselves into a 

bind where they won´t even 

consider getting some rental 

income for unsold properties, 

because they are worried 

about what kind of condition 

the home will be left in, once a 

lease period ends. Defaulting 

on rentals is another concern. 

His survey says that the 

total of empty new properties 

that are not rented out in the 

Valencian region means that 

around six million euros of 

rent is not gathered in each 

year, at a regional average of 

over 11 thousand euros per 

property per annum, which 

with rent hikes, is 16 per 

cent more compared to 2018 

average levels. 

The Valencia rental possibility 

is a mere snip com- 

pared to the possibility of 

a Madrid property earning 

over 20 thousand euros per 

annum, and the Balearic 

Islands standing at 16 thousand 

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Trend towards 

renting continues 

THE slow but steady trend 

of Spanish becoming renters 

rather than home owners 

is continuing, with the 

figure now at 18%, almost 

a fifth of the population. 

Traditionally Spain has 

been a nation of property 

owners, at 77% compared to 

the EU average of 69%. 

However in the last decade 

those renting has increased 

by 4%, mainly due to 

young people being unable to 

get on the housing ladder for 

financial reasons. 

These include high unemployment, 

low wages, 


temporary work and foreign 

buyers pushing up prices in 

parts of the country. 

The place with the most 

renters are the Canary and 

Balearic Islands (about 

28%) while in Castilla-La 

Mancha (where housing is 

cheaper as a rule) the figure 

is only 10%. 

Slow death of the landline 

A SOCIAL indicators survey 

has found that only about a 

third of Valencian homes 

now have a landline, a figure 

that was close to 100% 

just a few years ago. 

Of course the rise of the 

mobile is the reason for 

this and 98.6% of people in 

the Community now own at 


least one of these. The same 

survey found that more or 

less every Valencian home 

has a TV while most have a 

computer. 

The survey also looked into 

regional demographics and 

found that a fifth of the population 

here, about a million 

people, are now over 65 years 

old with a trend towards an increasing 

number of pensioners 

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Pets 

Dog days down 

on the beach 

WANT to share your fun 

day at the beach with 

your four-legged friend 

- but unsure where you 

can go? 

A growing number of 

dog-friendly beaches can 

be found across Spain, 

with the Costa Blanca 

offering a number of 

stretches of sand that now 

welcome canine visitors 

and owners. 

The Red Canina website 

has recently updated its 

interactive map of Spain’s 

dog beaches – and the good 

news for dog lovers is there 

are 10 more listed compared 

to summer 2018. 

Here we look at just 

some of the Costa Blanca’s 

dog-friendly beaches and 

what they offer: 

Agua Amarga 

Located in the city of Alicante, 

between the port 

and Urbanova, this stretch 

of sand is 250 metres long. 

Established in 2016, the 

beach is well marked and 

one of the few in Spain that 

offers exclusive services 

for dogs. 

It has an adapted beach 

bar where, besides meals 

and drinks, specific dog 

treats and food are also 

served And this ‘doggy 

beach’ has water fountains 

to quench the thirst of the 

thirstiest pooch. 

Agua Amarga also has 

an “exceptional” cleaning 

service, and a specific 

off-leash area. 

Caleta dels 

Gossets 

South of Alicante, this 

small cove of rock and find 

sand in Santa Pola has 

been open to dogs since 

May 2016 and is muchloved 

by visitors. 

With its rock and find 

sand, and just minutes 

away from Gran Alacant, 

it is rated by some as the 

best canine beach in the 

province. 

Calas del Cuartel 

You can find this doggy 

beach by the Santa Pola 

lighthouse. It is a small 

stretch of sand with a scattering 

of pebbles. Owners 

are allowed to bring a 

maximum of two dogs to 

this part of the coastline. 

Mar y Montaña 

Located in Altea, and 

opened in 2016, it has been 

described as one of the 

best dog beaches in the Alicante 

region. The beach, 

near Villa Gadea de Altea, 

is split between areas 

where dogs are allowed 

and where they are not. A 

beach bar welcomes dogs. 

El Xarco 

This picturesque cove in 

Villajoyosa is one of the 

few beaches in the area 

where dogs are allowed. 

A quiet, open stone 

beach, it is also wellknown 

for its sunsets 

and as an ideal 

area for snorkelling. 

The beach can be reached 

by car by Venta El Xarco 

on the Villajoyosa 

main road. 

Other spots for 

you and your 

pooch 

In Dénia, there is the 

small beach of Escollera 

Norte. Travel down the 

coast to the cove of Xarco 

in La Vila Joiosa and El 

Campello, and you will 

find two more areas - the 

Barranc d’Aigües Cove 

and Punta del Riu Cove. 

Torrevieja offers two 

more dog friendly spaces: 

Punta Margalla and Cala 

del Moro. 

Make sure your dog is beach ready 

COSTA Blanca’s dog beaches 

have regulations and guidelines 

that must be followed. 

If your dog is categorised as a 

dangerous dog in Spain, it must 

wear a muzzle. 

Your pets must be on leads on 

the beach with the exception of 

being in clear, open water. 

Don’t forget to scoop your 

dog’s poop and dispose of it correctly 

and remember as owners 

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and ID card. 

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documentation and up-to-date 

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and fined. 

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Savour the taste 

of San Sebastian 

ANY excuse to visit San Sebastian 

is welcome. From 

the unequalled beauty of La 

Concha Bay to the innovative 

cuisine that has made 

it famous across the globe, 

this is a city to savour. 

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and a level of cultural 

activity rare for a city of this 

size and it is easy to understand 

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continues to captivate. 

This is a globally-renowned 

food destination, in 

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Gastronomy is an art form 

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Its chefs are internationally 

recognised and its 

combined 18 Michelin stars 

are a testament to their artistry. 

The city was the home of 

the rebirth of Basque cuisine. 

The quality of its ingredients 

and its famous pintxos (tapas) 

thrill locals and tourists alike. 

San Sebastian also creates 

food for the soul. Countless 

world-famous festivals are 

held throughout the year, 

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Film Festival to Jazzaldia, 

its festival of jazz. 

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Romance is in the air 

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many with spectacular 

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Ni Neu is the restaurant 

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famous “Spanish Steps”. This 

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built with French money 

and named due to the location 

of the Spanish Square 

where the Spanish Embassy 

was located. 

Of course, you cannot 

visit Rome and not mention 

the food! As you can imagine, 

this is THE place to try 

traditional Italian dishes. 

Almost all restaurants will 

offer the same traditional 

dishes, but not all are equal! 

Do some homework to find 

some the best recommended 

and check too that they are 

not the tourist traps that 

can easily part you with 

your cash! In and around the 

Trastavere area, both good 

restaurants, good accommodation 

and good prices can 

be had! 

There are direct flights 

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year round, giving you the 

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Cruises from here tend to 

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SEAT CELEBRATES 

1 MILLION 

LEON SALES 

THIS week the third generation 

SEAT Leon has achieved 1 million 

sales since its launch in 2012. 

SEAT’s biggest-selling vehicle 

was presented at the Paris Motor 

Show that year and arrived to 

market shortly after with a completely 

renewed design. 

Thanks to the “formula Leon”, 

based on design and functionality, it 

became the most widely sold model 

in the SEAT range, overcoming the 

dominance held by Ibiza for the previous 

30 years. 

Designed, developed and produced 

in Martorell, the current generation 

Leon has been built on the Volkswagen 

Group’s modular MQB platform 

since it first rolled off the production 

line. This platform involved an investment 

of 800 million euros at the 

time and meant an unprecedented 

leap in technology. With the Leon, 

production quality increased in line 

with Group standards, and it consolidated 

1,600 direct jobs at the factory 

and more than 6,000 in supporting 

industries. 

SEAT President Luca de Meo explained 

that, “the SEAT Leon, and 

in particular the third generation, 

is the true pillar of the brand; it is 


Motoring 

• Third generation of SEAT’s family car has reached 1 million sales since its launch in 2012 

• UK, Spain and Germany are the main markets for Leon 

• The third generation changed the recent history of the brand 

the most widely recognised and appreciated 

car by SEAT customers on 

all five continents. The Leon is one 

of the major driving forces behind 

the transformation of the company 

and has contributed to the sales record 

that SEAT posted in 2018, with 

517,600 vehicle deliveries.” 

The car that changed SEAT 

The success of the Leon transformed 

SEAT’s recent history from 

a commercial and financial standpoint, 

and implied a qualitative leap 

in the perception of the brand image. 

Likewise, the Leon also enabled the 

increase of profitability margin per 

SEAT model, which contributed to 

turning the negative figures of 2012 

(-149 million euros) to the best ever 

in the history of the company (profit 

after tax of 294 million euros in 2018). 

SEAT closed 2012 with a total of 

321,000 cars sold, nearly the same 

amount of vehicles delivered in the 

first six months of 2019 (314,300). 

Furthermore, the Leon has been a 

key model for boosting sales in countries 

such as Germany and the UK, 

where SEAT deliveries have gone up 

by almost 70% and 60% respectively 

since 2012. The Leon is still SEAT’s 

top-selling model, and one out of every 

four cars sold by the brand in the 

first six months of 2019 was a Leon. 

The Leon was the first car in its 

segment to feature the iconic headlamps 

equipped with full LED technology 

which, together with the 

blisters on its dynamic chassis, gave 

it personality and a sense of sportiness. 

The gradual implementation of 

the latest technologies such as SEAT 

Full Link and, more recently, the 

digital cockpit and wireless charger 

provided customers with connectivity 

and convenience inside the vehicle. 

These advances have all enabled 

the Leon to create its hallmark on 

the industry. 

At the beginning, SEAT presented 

this family car with three body 

types: three-door, five-door and estate, 

which was later joined by the 

X-PERIENCE version in certain 

markets. The SEAT Leon is currently 

commercialised with the fivedoor 

and estate body types, equipped 

with petrol, diesel and the sustainable 

compressed natural gas engines 

(depending on country), as well as a 

CUPRA version. 

SEAT Vice-president for Sales and 

Marketing and CUPRA CEO Wayne 

Griffiths emphasised that “the most 

prominent aspect of this third generation 

of the SEAT Leon is the wide 

acceptance that it still has in the 

market, even after seven years. 

In 2017, the current generation 

of the Leon achieved its record with 

170,000 cars sold and now in 2019, 

we are still confident that it will 

maintain its volume at a high level 

close to this figure. The Leon has 

been, is and will continue to be one 

of the most relevant models for both 

SEAT and CUPRA. Its different body 

types and versions make it the most 

multi-purpose and versatile car of 

the brand. 

Nuevo Clase A Sedán. 

Just like you. 

Con 

La gama Clase A se amplía con una nueva berlina que 

cuenta con todas las virtudes de la versión compacta, 

pero con un habitáculo más espacioso y un maletero 

más amplio de 420 litros de capacidad. Siempre 

conectado, con un diseño vanguardista, con 

inteligencia artificial con activación por voz MBUX y 

sistemas de asistencia a la conducción. 

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Alex Trelinski’s 

Back In 

ANGEL OF 

DARKNESS 

DON’T mention anything about a wee dram whisky volume, into the 

term given to the loss of 

to a Scottish couple wooden cask and through 

who claim that the evaporation, as the spirit 

“angel’s share” from matures. Up to 2% can 

a whisky bond has enter the atmosphere a 

blighted their property year. 

have been given the goahead 

to take the case ple, claim that the “nui- 

In the action, the cou- 

to court. 

sance” of the ethanol vapour 

has caused a black 

Thomas and Gail 

Chalmers claim that the fungus on their home. 

vapour has caused damage 

to outdoor furniture has also attacked wooden 

They say the fungus 

and their house in Bonnybridge, 

near Falkirk. ing stones and damaged 

garden furniture, pav- 

The couple are suing a sundeck. 

drinks giant Diageo 

for £40,000. 

The firm is 

contesting the 

legal action, 

claiming the 

property’s value 

is not adversely 

affected. 

The “angel’s 

share” is the 

PROTOCOL 

STUPIDY 

THIS week’s bit of British bureaucratic 

nonsense is about 

two volunteer coastguards, who 

were sacked for stopping a car 

going over a cliff, because they 

breached “protocols”. 

As a result, their coastguard station 

at Hope Cove was closed down, 

and the guys claim that lives could 

be lost. 

Ian Pedrick and Richard Clarkson 

THEY may not be enough to buy a decent 

jar of marmalade, but new 50p 

coins featuring Paddington Bear have 

entered circulation back in Britain. 

Two new coins - featuring the bear 

from darkest Peru at the Tower of London 

and St Paul’s Cathedral - have been 

released by The Royal Mint. 

On Tuesday, they filled the tills at the 

Mint’s museum in Llantrisant, South 

Wales, and will be circulated more generally 

in the coming weeks. The coins mark 

lost their positions after towing 

the car to safety with their own 

vehicle two months ago at Bolberry 

Down, Devon. 

That meant their base being 

closed down, but the Maritime and 

Coastguard Agency said the area 

remained “well resourced”. 

The MCA said the pair should 

have cordoned off the area and called 

in appropriate recovery resources, 

BEAR’S CAPITAL FUN 

60 years of Paddington, after the first 

book was published in October 1958 and 

the series following his adventures have 

become classics of children’s literature. 

Last year, the Mint released 50p coins 

depicting the fictional bear visiting other 

London landmarks - the train station after 

which he was named, and the guards 

outside Buckingham Palace. 

They’re certainly more fun than the 

money being wasted on producing Brexit 

50p coins, which nobody cares about. 

but they removed their coastguard 

uniforms and towed the car using Mr 

Clarkson’s Land Rover. 

Sounds like good human instinct to 

me, and the MCA said that the men 

“disregarded protocols”, which is the 

usual verbal tripe served in such cases, 

as opposed to offering appreciation to 

the common sense shown by the duo.

Britain 

AMAZON’S 

PRIME CHUCK 

A WOMAN said she was left 

amazed by an “extra special” 

Amazon delivery after a box of 

LED bulbs was apparently 

thrown 

through an open 

upstairs window. 

Claudine McLaren, 

from Houghton 

on the Hill, Leicestershire, 

returned 

home on Monday to 

find a note saying 

the parcel was put 

through an “open window”. 

She found it “weird” as all the 

downstairs windows were closed, but 

she then found the undamaged 

box upstairs. 

“We thought it was hilarious, 

he must have been 

confident,” she said. 

Amazon said it expected 

all packages to be 

handled with care from its 

delivery partners. 

“The window is ten foot 

up and there’s no evidence 

THANKS FOR NOTHING 

he’s used a ladder,” said Claudine. 

“It’s quite a public place, someone 

must have seen him do it. I’d love to 

find out.” 

“I guess I’d have felt differently 

had the bulbs been broken.” 

The parcel was about 22cm x 22cm 

in length and the window not much 

bigger at 42cm x 48cm. 

“My mum said he was probably a 

cricketer,” Claudine added. 

FROM the “you can’t make it up” A crew member then jumped into lilo to save 

file, there’s news of two parents the water to save the girl, but left her any further 

who sent the RNLI a bill for a £7 inflatable lilo in the water. 

drifting and 

lilo after their child was saved in a Mike said: “A family bought the lilo they were 

£7,000 helicopter rescue. 

This is not a wind-up, trust me, as 

the fools sent the bill to rescuers after 

her life was saved when she drifted 

out to sea off Porthleven in Cornwall. 

Mike Carter, president of the RNLI 

branch, said a rescue helicopter had 

to be used to save the youngster when 

she got into a precarious situation. 

from a local shop and went to the beach, 

and there was an off-shore wind as the 

parents immediately experienced their 

child waving goodbye as the lilo went 

further and further out to sea”. 

“The coastguard scrambled the SAR 

helicopter and a diver jumped from 

the the chopper and saved the child. 

He instantly put a knife through the 

both winched to safety.” 

After receiving the invoice, Mike 

said the rescuer replied saying they 

would happily pay - if the family paid 

for the cost of launching the helicopter, 

and not surprisingly they have 

not got a reply. 

What a shame the family have not 

been named! 


Puzzles & Tarotscope 

SHORTY’S 

LOTTO 

SUCCESS 

A NOTTINGHAMSHIRE “If it wasn’t for Short- 

cake, we wouldn’t be 

couple who got their 

claws on a £1m lottery millionaires,” said 

prize have thanked Mr Hancock. 

their pet cat for Asked if the pet, nicknamed 

“Shorty”, had 

the win. 

Andrew Hancock from brought them much luck 

Mansfield bought the before, Mr Hancock said: 

winning scratchcard “Not particularly. He’s 

when he took his wife just a normal cat.” 

Paula’s car to a local petrol 

station to buy food for Shortcake “does like 

The couple joked that 

six-year-old Shortcake. a fight”, and “keeps 

In his excitement, Mr everybody up at night”. 

Hancock forgot to pick But he will no doubt be 

up some grub for the ginger 

tom - who ended up ers promised to upgrade 

feline fine after his own- 

dining on ham. 

his usual cat food.

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Puzzles 

ROSETTA 1 5 

Rose_0010_H1 & Tarotscope 

2 3 4 

A Rosetta is made up of a 

7 6 

centre coloured hexagon 

encircled by 6 white ROSETTA 

hexagons. 

Example 

1 5 

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6 

no 

centre coloured 

particular centre hexagon 

order while coloured also ensuring hexagon that : 

ROSETTA 

encircled encircled by 6 white by hexagons. 6 white hexagons. 

Example 

To complete the puzzle, fill in all 7 Rosettas 

To complete the puzzle, fill in all 7 Rosettas 

with each number between 1 and 7 in no 

with each number between 1 and 7 in no 

particular order while also ensuring that : 

particular order while also ensuring that : 

1. No number is repeated in a horizontal row 

2. Each the 7 number grey coloured from 1 to 7 hexagon are represented cells. in 


the 7 grey coloured hexagon cells. 

2. Each number from 1 to 7 are represented in 

the 7 grey coloured hexagon cells. 


2. Each number from 1 to 7 are represented in 

STAR PUZZLE 

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STAR PUZZLE 

STAR PUZZLE 

Note that each white hexagon belongs to a line of 7 that 

must contain each of the numbers between *** 1 and 7. 

To complete the puzzle fill in each of the empty hexagon 

cells hexagon with cells numbers with numbers between between 1 & 7 following 1 & 7 following the 3 rules 

below; the 3 rules below; 

1. No numbers in a horizontal line can be repeated. 

1. 2. No numbers in a horizontal diagonal line can be repeated. 

2. 3. No numbers in a the diagonal 7 gray line hexagons can be can repeated. be repeated. 

3. No numbers in the 7 gray hexagons can be repeated. 

CODEWORDS 

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QUICK CROSSWORD CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CODEWORD 

For a complete explanation on 

how this puzzle was solved 

visit www.hexaliagames.com 

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Puzzles & Tarotscope 

Across 

1 Party clobber (4) 

3 Unusual play with Act I translated (8) 

9 Platform that is provided with small flowers 

(7) 

10 Fun and games for birds (5) 

11 Majestic sort of lager (5) 

12 Where sacrifices may be made involving 

one star (6) 

14 In Armagh a stoic is dismayed (6) 

16 A dog caught Stan’s partner (6) 

19 Animals approached outskirts of Leeds (6) 

21 Container, as required by brass band 

members (5) 

24 Going on, a part of a yard (5) 

25 Defence in boats at sea (7) 

26 Oil installation engineers with best bib and 

tucker? (8) 

27 The alcoholic’s partial cure (4) 

Down 

1 Tot swallowed by fish – it’s a nightmare 

(3,5) 

2 Rock star’s undercover operation (5) 

4 Italian trade union has to read document (6) 

5 One-off programme for aviator (5) 

6 Warm drink (7) 

7 A little animal is terribly lean (4) 

8 Fliers flapping arms (6) 

13 Fashion on sale as at certain periods (8) 

15 Avoid result of decapitation (4,3) 

17 Stupid baronet plunged in river (6) 

18 A biro’s deployed to make a line on a 

weather map (6) 

20 John the singer is left in school (5) 

22 Trees , we hear, that will cover billiard 

table (5) 

23 Just blonde (4) 

Drop Quotes 

DROP QUOTES 

Drop Quotes are similar to cryptograms, 

in that the goal is for the solver to uncover 

a hidden quote. A black-and-white 

crossword-style grid is set up for each 

quote, with a number of letters “hovering” 

above each column. Your task is 

to “drop” each of those letters into the 

appropriate square in each column, until 

the entire quote is revealed. All punctuation 

(commas, periods, dashes, etc.) has 

been removed. Good luck! 

QUICK CROSSWORD 

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9 Probability (4) 

10 Fragile (8) 

11 Join (5) 

12 Couple (7) 

14 Long established (3-4) 

16 Mature (5) 

19 Yes (3,5) 

20 Profane expression (4) 

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2 Maiden Castle county (6) 

3 Is inclined (5) 

4 Colours developing in Autumn (7) 

5 Performing animal show (6) 

6 Reflection (13) 

13 Conceive (7) 

15 Shove (6) 

17 Gadget (6) 

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Aries 

21st Mar – 20th Apr 

Ace of Coins 

This is a lucky week where money 

is concerned, however not a time to 

take any gambles, money coming in 

from an unexpected source. Avoid 

any confrontations as these could 

quite easily escalate at this time. 

Think before you speak or make 

any important commitments. Lucky 

Number 32 

Taurus 

21st Apr – 21st May 

Three of Cups 

An invitation to a gathering will 

show up this week its time to let 

your hair down (metaphorically) and 

enjoy some positive company. time 

to change things around and do 

something new, join a club/find a new 

hobby, also need to take time out 

to relax as you will be busy. Lucky 

Number 04 

Gemini 

22nd May – 21st June 

Nine of Wands 

You seem to be even busier than 

ever this week it might be a good 

idea to decide what is most important 

and get those things done first as 

an invitation on Thursday will be 

about something you will want to join 

in with. A pet will need some extra 

attention on Friday 

Lucky Number 13 

Cancer 

22nd June – 22nd July 

The Empress 

Your maternal instincts will be 

heightened this week and you may 

find yourself helping out others 

and not finding time for yourself. A 

planned trip will see some delays and 

will try your patience, however keep 

calm and all will work out in your 

favour. Friday will be lucky 


Leo 

23rd July – 22nd Aug 

The Heirophant 

However much you try you will not be 

able to please everyone so do your 

best to ignore requests and please 

yourself. Others may not want to 

go with your ideas to begin but you 

can change their mindset with a little 

thought. Communication from afar 

will cheer you up 


Virgo 

23rd Aug – 22nd Sept 

Ten of Cups 

This week is all about family with 

visits and communication from those 

you haven’t seen or heard from for a 

while. Look forward to an interesting 

week with unexpected invitations 

turning up. Take this time to enjoy all 

that is happening as after this week 

things will be busier 


Libra 

23rd Sept – 22nd Oct 

Two of Wands 

You seem to be travelling about 

much more than you usually would, 

this could be work related but more 

likely for social reasons. This is 

a good time to re-evaluate your 

goals and you could find yourself 

going in a completely new direction. 

Wednesday will be lucky for you 


Scorpio 

23rd Oct – 21st Nov 

Seven of Swords 

This week you need to guard your 

words as someone around you is 

likely to be taking offence where none 

is meant, better to stay quiet than 

rock your boat at this time. Work will 

see some improvements either time 

wise or monetary. Your lucky coloaur 

this week is yellow 


Sagittarius 

22nd Nov – 20th Dec 

Nine of Coins 

A time to look at pensions and 

savings/insurances and check they 

are still performing well for you. Your 

intuition is working well just now so 

go with your own gut instincts and do 

not listen to others advice. Walking or 

driving over a bridge will herald the 

start of a lucky period 


Capricorn 

21st Dec – 19th Jan 

Six Ace of of Cups 

Wands 

The There 

arrival is good 

of a luck 

small around 

gift given the work 

with 

love place 

will this 

cheer week 

you and 

midweek, you will see 

there 

some 

will improvements 

be gossip about in that 

this part 

week of your 

and 

life. 

the Someone 

best thing is arranging 

for you is a 

to party 

ignore so be 

it 

and ready 

do to 

not celebrate 

get involved, with them. 

as there 

Notice 

will your 

be dreams 

problems there 

for will 

the be 

gossips. 

a message 

Wednesday in there. Your 

will luckiest 

be lucky day 

as will 

you be on 

take 

a Thursday 

new friend under your wing 

Lucky Lucky Number 

Number 24 

21 

Aquarius 

20th Jan – 19th Feb 

Ace of Swords 

Anyone expecting results will find a 

positive outcome, things are working 

in your favour and this is a good time 

to instigate new adventures. Your 

creative impulses will be proven 

right and this is also a good time 

to change the way you view any 

personal creative pursuits 

Lucky number 04 

Pisces 

20th Feb – 20th Mar 

Queen of Wands 

A busy week for you with work 

issues raising their ugly heads once 

again. Do your best to see the bigger 

picture as things will work out evenly 

eventually. Delegate some of your 

work or commitments as much as 

you can, this is a time for you to take 

time out for you 

Lucky Number 16

Andy 

Mansell’s 

Stars In My Eyes 

THE GAZZA DANCE 

George at Christmas 

Good news for all George Michael fans, 

including myself, who miss the late, 

great songwriter’s musical genius. 

The first trailer for Last Christmas, the 

highly-anticipated romcom scripted 

by Emma Thompson, directed by Paul 

Feig and themed around the songs of 

George, has been released. 

The film, which is due to hit screens in 

November, has only recently finished 

shooting in London. 

Thompson began writing the film while 

Michael was still alive, and the plot 

– especially its homelessness theme – 

had his blessing. 

Since his death on Christmas Day 2016, 

Feig and Thompson have reportedly 

worked closely with his estate, and the 

film will feature at least one unreleased 

track recorded by the singer. 

Christmas 

with George? 

“The great sadness is that he’s not here 

to be a part of this,” Feig has said. “But 

he knew it was going to happen, and 

that gives me such joy. We feel like he’s 

here with us.” 

I for one, can’t wait until Christmas now. 

Paul Gascoine’s son Regan, seems to 

be dead set on TV stardom, if news 

leaked from auditions of BBC1’s, The 

Greatest Dancer is to be believed. 

With a failed attempt at forging a 

career in music, already behind him 

five years ago, the footballer’s kid is 

having another go on the channel’s 

prime time Saturday night show. 

According to The Sun, the lad 

auditioned in front of dance captains 

Otis Mabuse, Cheryl, Matthew 

Morrison and Todrick Hall and kept 

his famous father a secret. 

A show source told the publication: 

‘Regan wanted to be taken seriously 

in his own right. He turned up and 

gave his name but no one really made 

the link. ‘The dance captains and 

the audience had no clue his dad is 

football royalty.’ 

I can’t quite believe former Drag Race 

star, Todrick, would have the faintest 

idea what a football is, let alone who 

the heck Gazza might be. 

THE LAD’S 

GOT BALLS 

LINDA SPARKLES IN 30 YEAR OLD BIKINI 

Be honest, could any of you 

dear readers squeeze into 

a bikini or swim suit, you 

wore on your Summer hols 

in 1989? 

I think I know the answer, 

which makes this recent pic 

of former glamour model 

Linda Lusardi, sporting the 

very same gold two piece, 

she wore thirty years ago, all 

the more remarkable. 

“I can’t believe I’m wearing 

the same sparkly bikini 

I wore back in the day. I 

found it in my attic the other 

weekend while I was doing 

With last week’s 

searing temperatures 

and unbearable 

humidity still in 

the memory, it’s 

hard to believe, one 

of the Autumn’s 

blockbuster TV 

shows, is due back 

on our screens in 

just over a week. 

Yes, Channel 4 has 

announced the start date for the 2019 

series, which will reunite judges 

Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood with 

presenters Noel Fielding and Sandi 

Toksvig. 

The new series will kick off on 27 

August, bringing a fresh batch of 

a big clear-out, and it still 

fits,” she explained to Best 

magazine. 

Looking amazing, the 

sixty-year-old (yes, 60!), 

model/actress, who struck 

the same pose she took 

all those years ago, added, 

“My mum, Lila, is 86 and 

still a size 8. And my dad, 

who I sadly lost a couple of 

years ago, was in incredible 

shape. I watch my weight, 

but I’m very lucky with my 

metabolism.” 

Now you lot …… Step away 

from the biscuit tin. 

SOGGY BOTTOMS IN AUGUST 

Bake Off’s 

back 

contestants to the iconic tent, eager to 

show off their tasty buns, pies, tarts and 

baps. 

That’s me in fits of innuendo laced 

giggles for a few, weeks and if anyone 

mentions a soggy bottom …… Well!! 

Sneaky 

peaky 

at Peaky 

Blinders 

Strike a 

pose Linda 

As a Midlands boy myself, I can’t wait 

for the upcoming season 5 of Peaky 

Blinders, mostly filmed in and around 

the fantastic Black Country Living 

Museum. 

The hit drama is making the leap to 

BBC One, with Cillian Murphy back 

again as Tommy Shelby. 

Series five jumps forward in time to 

a period of unrest in British politics, 

with episode one beginning with the 

Blinders 

return 

Wall Street crash of 1929. 

We quickly see the impact this has 

had with nationalism, populism, 

racism and fascism sweeping across 

the Western world. 

With Tommy now acting as an MP, he 

is approached by charismatic, fascist 

politician Sir Oswald Mosley who has 

a bold vision for Britain. 

It all sounds bostin’ to me!



Sports & Local News 

Captain wins this 

weeks Stableford 

ON Friday 9th August, 

Montgo Golf Society 

played a Stableford competition, 

sponsored by 

Sheila and Alan Skinner. 

Our Captain Geoff Willcock 

won with 38 points, second 

place was Stella Fox with 34 

points, third place was Jan 

Jones with 33 points, fourth 

place was George Braddick 

also with 33 points, but losing 

to Jan on countback, and fifth 

place was Peter Gardiner 

with 32 points. 

There was one hole chosen 

for the nearest the pin. This 

was the 16th, which was for 

both Ladies and Men. Ros 

Fletcher won the Ladies 

with 4.93 metres and Geoff 

Willcock won the men’s at 

4.98 metres. 

There were three twos’ 

won by George Braddick and 

John Feek, both on the third, 

and Geoff Willcock on the 

16th. The temperature at 

Oliva Nova today was around 

35 degrees and although we 

have had no rain for some 

time, the course was looking 

in very good condition. 

We had one guest, Malcom 

Adams. 

Next weeks competition is 

the Middleton Trophy. This 

is a Stableford, sponsored by 

Jan and Roy Jones. 

Las Colinas hosts the 

Plaza Golf Society 

THE Plaza Golf Society 

ventured to a very hot and 

humid Las Colinas which 

was in superb condition, 

the course was enjoyed 

by most players apart 

from Ricardo Nash who 

propped up the field with 

a battling 14pts!!! 

The 2’s pot was shared 

by only two players so well 

done to Darrell Rose and 

Graham Temple. 

Graham Temple figured 

strongly in the nearest the 

pins contest taking three of 

the eight on offer which included 

three extra prizes donated 

by our sponsor of the 

day Mosquito Blinds R Us 

owned by Society member 

Warren Harris. 

Other winners were Gareth 

Davies x two, Kevin (9 

fingers) Bird, Colin Wilson 

and finally Joost Boelhouwer. 

Best lady on the day was 

Liz Thornton showing hubby 

Mike how to do it with 31pts 

off handicap 29. 

We only had four guests at 

this event with second place 

going to Dennis Clarke 27pts 

behind Andy Jones scoring a 

creditable 33pts off 12. 

On to the Silver division 

third place went to Jonny 

Gray with 34pts off 17, second 

was Dean Tracy with 

35pts off 16 behind winner 

Theo Boelhouwer with 38pts 

off 13. 

In Gold saw one handicap 

player Keith Crowley scoring 

36pts behind newly appointed 

Vice Captain Gareth 

Davies with 39pts off 10 just 

losing out on count back to 

best performance of the day 

by Joost Boelhouwer playing 

off eight. 

Log on to our website 

www.theplazagolfsociety.com 

for future events. 

Alfaz Fantasy Football League 

WEEK 1 

THE 26th Alfaz Fantasy 

Football League got off 

to a fine start last week, 

with the Premier League 

providing the Fantasy 

with a total of 27 goals, 

nine clean sheets, 25 yellow 

cards and one red 

one, which was Everton's 

Schneiderlin who was removed 

by Referee Jonathan 

Ross after showing 

him two yellow cards. 

Defenders were the main 

scorers in the Fantasy with 

nine clean sheets helping to 

take the average score up to 

a massive 43 points. 

There were plenty of Fantasy 

points up for grabs and 

the first team to take advantage 

was Tony Red's team 

Miles Platting Swifts who 

flew to the number one spot 

after rattling up 72 points. 

Four of his players hit double 

figures, with Salah (10), 

Sterling (15) Kane (12) and 

Rashford (14) all amongst 

the goals. Villa fan Macca's 

team Albir Villains are only 

three points behind the leaders, 

followed by Hannah's 

Vicepresident United. Down 

at the bottom of the table, 

two teams are sharing the 

load of holding everybody 

else up and they are Mark's 

Tory Boys United and Len's 

MAK You are the Best, who 

both managed to collect a 

creditable 18 points. 

Vicepresident United are 

the early front-runners in our 

Mark Carter Ladies Section 

with a slim three point avantage 

over Barbra's XI who 

had a good season last year, 

finishing second. Elaine's 

Dizzie Blonde have started 

well and are tucked nicely in 

third place just three points 

ahead of Pauline's Vodka 

Army. At the opposite end 

of the table, Sharon's Rover 

and Out are trailing Kerry's 

Penfold Puffins by six points. 

Last Seasons Champions 

William & Henry have started 

off where they left off at the 

top of our Junior League. At 

the moment they have a very 

slight one point lead over Ollie’s 

team Olly XI and Harrison's 

Boden Boys. Down at 

the other end, Gian who is no 

stranger to a relegation battle, 

has his team Fleetpool just 

two points adrift of two teams, 

Robbie's Pique Blinders and 

Olly & Jims team. 

Our Across the Costa's 

Golden Boot League with 27 

goals hitting the back of the 

net, meant it was a good start 

for this Division which once 

again Tony Red's team Miles 

Platting Swifts took advantage 

of by making the top 

spot for the second time this 

week with a tally of 55 points, 

giving them a nine point lead 

over Simon's As Terribles. 

Two teams are in joint third 

place and they are Ben's Guadmantell 

and Glyn's Goatherders. 

At the very foot of 

the table five teams have yet 

to score, Olly & Jim, Super 

Saints, Xavi Skateboardos, 

Fleetpool and Kyle's All Stars. 

Three teams wil go into 

our Monthly Wine Draw 

and they our top scoring 

team which is Miles Plating 

Swifts (72) and our two lowest 

scoring teams, which are 

Tory Boys United (18) and 

MAK You are the Best (18). 

Manager of the Month for 

August is being sponsored by 

last Season's Fantasy Champion 

Linda, at Bar Tapas in 

Albir, which is situated right 

on the front, who provide a 

very special International 

Menu as well as serving up 

very tasty Tapas. With only 

one week gone the top four 

are the same as the Main 

League, with Miles Platting 

Swifts being chased by Albir 

Villains, Vicepresident Utd 

and Big Fat Striker. 

This Season we have over 

200 teams competing for 

our very prestigious A.F.F.L. 

Trophy. So, Fantasy League 

Managers fasten your seatbelts 

and enjoy the Rollercoaster 

ride of the Premier 

League and the 26th A.F.F.L.



Sports & Local News 

RUTHLESS 

JONES 

ACTS 

HEAD coach Eddie Jones said England “need people who 

have got a samurai spirit” after naming his squad this week 

for the Rugby World Cup in Japan. 

Jones gave shock call-ups to flanker Lewis Ludlam and 

uncapped wing Ruaridh McConnochie in the 31-man 

group. Gloucester scrum-half Willi Heinz, 32, whose 

England debut came in Sunday’s win at Twickenham 

against Wales, is also in the squad, but centre Ben 

Te’o is not. 

“You need guys who are mature, who enjoy life,” 

said Jones. 

“And we’ve deliberately picked a squad like that 

because it’s going to be an important factor. 

“This is an enormous cultural event apart from 

being a sporting event and you’ve got to be able 

to cope with the different culture.” 

The World Cup runs from September 20th to 

November 2nd , with Jones naming his squad 

well before the deadline of September 8th. 

England have another warm-up clash 

against Wales tomorrow in Cardiff. 

MURRAY HOLDS BACK 

THE former world number 

one tennis player, Andy 

Murray, has decided not 

to play singles at the US 

Open, which starts a week 

on Monday. 

Murray played his first singles 

match at the start of the 

week since career-saving hip 

surgery in January – a 6-4 6-4 

loss to France’s Richard Gasquet 

at the Cincinnati Open. 

However, he had been 

asked to make a decision 

on accepting a wildcard for 

the US Open prior to facing 

Gasquet. 

“I didn’t feel I was able to 

make that decision before 

today’s match,” said Murray, 


32. Murray says he intends 

to play doubles and mixed 

doubles at the Grand Slam 

in New York, which starts on 

August 26th. 

Monday’s match produced 

plenty of good signs for the 

Scot, though he struggled at 

times with his serve, but his 

movement got better and better 

as the contest progressed. 

He plans to play singles in 

a number of Asian tournaments 

in the autumn, and 

may even enter next week’s 

Winston-Salem Open, which 

is the final event before the 

US Open. 

POGBA 

STAYS 

PUT 

RED’S HERO ADRIAN 

LIVERPOOL won the Super by Alex Trelinski 

won his first trophy as Liverpool 

boss when he led the Reds 

Cup for the fourth time in 

their history by beating 

Chelsea 5-4 on penalties 

after a 2-2 draw in Istanbul 

on Wednesday. 

Goalkeeper Adrian kept 

out Tammy Abraham’s spot 

kick to secure victory for the 

Champions League winners. 

Chelsea had taken the lead 

in the first half through Olivier 

Giroud’s clinical strike 

but Sadio Mane scored twice 

to give Liverpool the lead. 

Jorginho’s spot-kick took 

the game to penalties, where 

Liverpool triumphed. 

The win comes just two 

months after Jurgen Klopp 

to a 2-0 win over Tottenham in 

the Champions League final. 

Games between these two 

sides in Europe have historically 

been tight affairs, with 

just one of their 10 previous 

meetings having been won 

by a margin of more than 

one goal. 

MANCHESTER United will 

not entertain any offers for 

Paul Pogba before the close 

of the European transfer 

windows early next month. 

Pogba, 26, admitted he was 

still uncertain about his future 

at Old Trafford after Sunday’s 

impressive 4-0 win over Chelsea, 

when he set up United’s 

third and fourth goals. 

With the Spanish and Italian 

transfer windows not 

shutting until Sept. 2nd, there 

remains the option for Pogba’s 

two main suitors, Real Madrid 

and Juventus, to test United’s 

resolve over Pogba in the coming 

weeks. 

But United have no intention 

of allowing Pogba to 

depart on several grounds. 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer considers 

Pogba to be central to his 

plans this season and, encouraged 

by the France midfielder’s 

attitude and application 

after a summer of heavy scrutiny, 

he is confident the player 

will be fully focused on the job 

in hand. 

Also last week’s closing of 

the Premier League transfer 

window, means there’s 

no opportunity to bring in 

a replacement. 

REMATCH DATE SET 

PROMOTER Eddie Hearn says Andy Ruiz 

Jr has signed to fight Anthony Joshua in 

Saudi Arabia despite speculation he has 

not committed to the bout. 

The unified world heavyweight champion, 

29, has not shared any fight details on social 

media since the December 7th rematch was 

announced at the end of last week. 

His trainer Manny Robles says “there’s a 

reason why” Ruiz has kept silent. 

Hearn, who promotes Joshua, said: “Both 

fighters signed for this fight. The governing 

bodies have been informed”. 

At a London news conference this week 

where neither Joshua or Ruiz were present, 

Hearn said the rematch will take place in an 

open-air stadium in Diriyah, on the outskirts 

of Riyadh. 

Madison Square Garden – where Ruiz 

stunned Joshua in June – and Cardiff’s Principality 

Stadium were picked as likely venues 

for the bout, but Ruiz made clear he did not 

wish to fight in the UK, while Hearn played 

down an immediate return to the USA.



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LA LIGA 

KICKS-OFF 

LA Liga starts its 2019/20 

season tonight(Friday) as 

champions Barcelona travel 

to Athletic Bilbao, with 

Barca unbeaten at San 

Mames in La Liga since 

2013 and they will be confident 

of keeping that record 

going. 

Barcelona are looking for 

their third straight La Liga 

title, and the reigning champions 

have strengthened their 

squad by bringing in the likes 

of Antoine Griezmann, Frenkie 

de Jong and Junior Firpo. 

the running battle between 

There’s also the matter of 


There’s also the small matter 

of the possible return of 

Neymar from Paris, but Real 

Madrid are seriously sniffing 

around the Brazilian star. 

Barca are almost certainly 

any sort of challenge to the 

mighty Catalans? 

Real kick-off their campaign 

this Saturday afternoon 

at Celta Vigo, with pressure 

already mounting on 

Zidane and Gareth Bale, 

with the Welshman’s Chinese 

move falling apart, yet he 

could be in contention to play 

at Celta. 

Last year’s La Liga runners-up, 

going into tonight’s match coach Zinedine Zidane. 

Atletico Madrid, 

without Lionel Messi who 

missed his side’s recent crop 

of friendly matches due to a 

The club have spent big 

over the summer on players 

like Eden Hazard, Luka 

have lost key players over the 

summer, but have brought 

in nine signings, including 

calf injury. 

Jovic, and Eder Militao, a massive 120 million euro 

The usual question is but have looked disjointed deal for Portuguese teenager 

whether Real Madrid or in their pre-season games, 

Joao Felix, which is the 

Atletico Madrid(minus which included a thrashing fifth biggest signing in football 

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