Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 30 June - 6 July 2016 Issue 1617

ISSUE NO. 1617 30 June - 6 July 2016 YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COMMALLORCA

July 1 marks the implemen-tation of the new ‘eco tax’ tobe charged on all tourists ar-riving in the Balearic Is-lands.

Precise rates depend onthe star ranking of the hotelchosen and range from€0.50 to €2 per day +10 percent IVA (VAT).

Cruise ship arrivals are notexcluded from the tax andwill be charged €1 +10 percent IVA (VAT) per day.

Balearic Vice PresidentBiel Barcelo, along withPresident of the City Trans-formation Agency AntoniVives, recently presented theresults of a study on how thetourist tax will impact theBalearic economy.

Negative repercussions ofup to 0.8 per cent on touristspending were consideredlikely, while the positive im-pact on demand was estimat-ed at 4 per cent.

Biel argued that the taxwould have a minimal im-pact on the price of a pack-age holiday since it wouldamount to only 1 per cent ofits total average cost.

In the worst-case scenario,the economic drain could bearound €36 million fromGDP and the loss of 741 jobsdue to a reduction in overnightstays and tourist spending.

On the other hand, project-ed revenue from the tax isestimated at €75.8 million,compensating for some ofthe losses and ultimately cre-ating more jobs.

By Sandra Galo

Tourist tax takes off

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DURING this year’s EasterHolidays 37 fines were sentout each hour to drivers forITV (MOT) infractions.

The fines were given forexpired MOTs or cars which

had received unfavourable in-spections detected through theuse of new cameras installedon motorways. More than4,500 vehicles were fined be-tween March 23 and 28.

Easter ITV fines

THE average pension paidby Social Security in theBalearics was €833.06 inJune representing 7.7 percent less than the nationalaverage of €902.31.

The information provid-

ed by the Ministry of Em-ployment and Social Secu-rity also showed that theaverage pension in theBalearics increased 2.2 percent in June compared toJune of 2015.

Pensioners paid

THREE of Mallorca’s beaches are on Trivago’s list of thetop 10 resorts which have the best online reputation for2016.

A recent study by trivago.es of 220 million user reviewsplaced Playa de Muro, Cala Millor and Colonia de SantJordi among the 10 best rated locations in an analysis ofthe 80 main beach destinations.

Beach review

LOCAL NEWS

THE number of legal holiday homes inMallorca located outside the municipali-ty of Palma has increased significantly inrecent years.

Currently there are more than 54,900legal holiday homes on the island whichare generally marketed through well-

known internet websites.Pollensa is the leading area for this

type of housing with 8,666 places beingoffered in 1,502 villas and chalets. Thisequates to one in every 10 inhabitants inPollensa offering a holiday home totourists. Although the numbers are high,Pollensa has reported stagnant growth inrecent years.

The municipality of Santanyi is in sec-ond position with 5,040 places being of-fered in 808 properties followed by Alcu-dia with 3,891 places and 617 properties.

Regional government tourism advisorAntoni Sanso noted that the increasewhich has been seen in some areas overthe past three years is the result of a reg-ulatory change from 2012.

Tourist holiday homes

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HOLIDAY HOMES: Mallorca has a large number of legal holiday homes being offered online.

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‘MAY you live in interesting times’goes the old apocryphal Chinesecurse, and interesting times do in-deed lie ahead for Britain and theEuropean Union, who will now partways after a stormy marriage span-ning more than four decades.

After 52 per cent of the votingpublic chose to leave, facts on theground have already changed dra-matically.

David Cameron has announcedhis resignation, opening the way toa leadership contest for the Conser-vative command and the possibilityof a fresh general election.

Not to be outdone, the Labourparty has stolen the headlines afterJeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet re-signed en masse in protest againsthis leadership.

In Scotland, the Nationalists aredrawing up battle plans after NicolaSturgeon made it clear that the re-sult justifies a second independencereferendum, while Republicans inNorthern Ireland decried theprospect of a hard border splittingthe island.

Although the voters have spoken,the process of leaving will be tortu-ous and convoluted. Nothing willoff icial ly manifest unti l the UKgovernment tr iggers Art icle 50,which sets in motion a two-year no-tice period for a member state toleave the union.

European leaders have declined toengage in informal talks until Arti-cle 50 is invoked, meaning the crys-tal ball is likely to remain murky atleast unti l a new prime ministertakes office in October.

With two years to orchestrate adeal before Britain automatically re-

verts to the World Trade Organisa-tion regime, whereby all goods soldto the EU will incur tariffs, the ne-gotiations are likely to be both bitterand delicate.

Any deal will require the backingof 20 of the 27 member states, all ofwhom will be considering incredi-bly varied calculations as to what isin their best interests.

While the UK is doubtlessly anessential trading partner memberstates would be loath to needlesslyantagonise, they must also have oneeye on their own rest less elec-torates, and the possibility that an-other chink in their collective ar-mour might prove fatal.

It may well be in the states’ bestinterest to punish Britain as a warn-ing to other prospective exiteers, athreat roundly dismissed by theLeave campaign, who seek solace ina thinly spread commonwealth andacross the Atlantic.

Alternatively, given that twoyears is a long time in politics, it isentirely plausible that the conti-nent’s political landscape will shiftin Brexit’s favour.

Marine Le Pen, the French na-tionalist making serious strides in

local elections, has welcomed theresult and demanded a referendumin her own country.

Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Hol-land and Denmark are also witness-ing strengthening calls for similarreferendums, lending credence tothe idea that Brexit may well be thestraw that broke the camel’s back.

Britain must also now answer se-rious questions on democratic ac-countability, as the vast majority ofpoliticians are now proven to be outof lockstep with increasingly angryconstituents, who will be expectinginstant change.

While all the wrangling goes onbehind closed doors, the key ques-tion for British workers, pensionersand expatriates is whether the coun-try will remain in the single market.

This will depend largely on theoutcome of the negotiations, whichwill have to consider everythingfrom pensions to health care, freemovement, rebates and highly com-plex payment issues.

With long-term expatriates deniedany say, and the parties engulfed ininternal warfare as Britain turns in-ward, it would be unwise to expectany immediate answers.

FEATURED NEWS

Brexit: What happens next?

By Matthew Elliott

Your papers,your views

Selfish sulkYOUR vote has helped to re-strict once again the futures ofour children and grandchildren,those who will be paying foryour pension in the near fu-ture.... God, some of you Britsare really selfish!

Toni

Buyer beware I WAS speaking with mySpanish lawyer on Friday. Hesaid he will be advising manyof his property purchasingcustomers to suspend buyingnow. A 10 per cent fall in pur-chasing power when buying a‘Place in the Sun’ costs youthousands.

Brian

Prejudice call IT was racial prejudice thattipped the balance - therewould have been a good num-ber of people voting to leaveanyway, but the racial hatredand xenophobia whipped up bysome of the UK Press had adefinite impact.

Stuart

False alarmIT’S not a matter of ‘turningour back on Europe’ but ofleaving the political structureof the EU which is designedto create a single Europeanstate. Some 74 per cent of EUlegislation is geared towardsthat political end. Of the 26per cent relating to trade,most is now made by globalbodies like UNECE.

Edward

Heavy heart HOW tragic that our grand-children’s future was decid-ed by clueless old Leavevoters trying to bring backtheir old chi ldhood. Andhow appal l ing that ouryoung people hardly votedat all. The system really isbroken.

Mary

Our readers have been ex-pressing their views about thearticle on the Brexit whichappeared on our website.

Here are a few of your com-ments some of which havehad to be cut due to size butwe are always happy to hearfrom everyone even if theircomments are uncompli-mentary.

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EU REFERENDUM: Nothing will manifest until the UK government triggers Article 50.

Sweden, Poland,Hungary,

Holland and Denmark are witnessing

strengthening calls forsimilar referendums,

lending credence to the idea that Brexit

may well be the strawthat broke thecamel’s back.

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CONTROVERSY is brew-ing in the north regarding aplan to develop part of thewaterfront of Puerto Alcud-ia.

Alcudia’s City Councildisagrees with the Port Au-thority of the Balearic Is-land’s (APB) plan to installa dry dock, new moorings,

var ious bars , res taurantsand other buildings alongthe waterfront. The councilis concerned over certainaspects of APB’s plan in-cluding a petrol s ta t ionwhich the council complete-ly rejects.

President of APB JoanGual de Torrella met withrepresentat ives f rom thecity council in an attempt to

open dialogue explainingthat parts of the project can-not be implemented withoutthe town’s approval so alter-native solutions need to beconsidered. The APB iswilling to give in on certainissues but believes that thedry dock is essential.

Gual de Torrella pointedout that the dry dock wouldnot have any visual impact

in the area since it will behidden by an existing build-ing and explained that thereis a lack of moorings in theBalear ic Is lands and thisproject will help to alleviatethe problem.

Mayor of Alcudia ToniMir said that the city coun-cil didn’t like the basic pro-ject but would listen to whatthe public has to say.

By Sandra Galo

PUERTO ALCUDIA: The city council is opposed to the Balearic Port Authority’s plans to develop the waterfront.

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DOZENS of young people on the partof Arenal beach under the jurisdictionof Llucmajor have been burning strawparasols.

The most recent beach burning oc-

curred at 4am on June 25 with arounda dozen beach parasols being burnedafter a giant beach-drinking party ofmore than 300 students from differentparts of the Spanish mainland. Theinebriated offenders shouted: “Mallor-ca in flames is more beautiful.”

The charred parasols, however, arenot the only mess left behind by therevellers. After the celebrations, alarge amount of rubbish can be foundon the beach.

There is an insufficient number ofpolice to handle the amount of de-

mand generated by the incivility oftourists. Unlike the part of Arenal un-der Palma jurisdiction, no ordinanceprohibiting street drinking is in effectin the Llucmajor area of Arenal, caus-ing the area to become a popular spotfor drinking parties.

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CALA VARQUES is onceagain causing controversydue to a large number ofillegally parked cars.

The road from PortoCristo to Porto Colom atthe exit to Cala Varques isfilled with vehicles whichare being fined by theGuardia Civil. The area,which is dangerous tocross due to the busyroad, is under a parkingban.

Drivers are also prohib-ited from parking on theunpaved road to Cala Var-ques, although many arebreaking the rules andparking there anyway.

Manacor City Councilis trying to resolve theproblem by providing asolution so that peoplecan enjoy the beach whilerespecting the rules.

The mayor of Manacorexplained that the councilhas put in motion a man-agement plan for the area,which establishes whateach public administrationmust do in regard to theCala Varques area.

In August of last year,security forces issuedaround a thousand fines of€200 for parking viola-tions.

Beachparkingtrouble

By Sandra Galo

Burning parasols and rubbish


Best seasonTHE summer sales begin-ning on July 1 will be dur-ing one of the best seasonsfor commerce on the is-land. This year, most shopshave not had to resort toearly offers to boost saleslike in previous years.

No parking WORKERS in Son Es-pases Hospital have beensummoned by the boardof personnel to protest thelack of free parking forhospital employees. Wor-kers will hold a three-dayprotest in front of thestaff parking entrance

Camp safe ACCORDING to the Coun-cil of Transparency, Cul-ture and Sports, the Bal-earic government launcheda campaign to monitorsummer activities by visit-ing camps to check theycomply with safety rules.

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RESIDENTS in Soller are complainingabout the very visible lack of streetcleaning in the central tourist areas ofthe village.

Some streets are littered with newspa-pers, plastic cups, bottles, cigarette buttsand other rubbish which have accumu-lated on the pavement and around treesthat are already covered with fallenleaves.

The government team has not im-proved the situation during its first yearterm in office. Mayor of Soller JaumeServera admitted that the streets “arenot clean,” even though councillor ofServices Andreu Castanyer insisted thatcleaning is done on a daily basis.

The city council has taken the firststep to be able to make an initial diag-nosis by launching a public online sur-vey where citizens are asked their opin-ion regarding the situation.

The survey comes after neighbour-hood meetings were held where resi-dents raised issues of concern includingthe problem of dog excrement on thestreets.

Soiled streetsBy Sandra Galo

STREETS: Residents in Soller are complaining about some dirty streetsin the village.

PRESIDENT of the Span-ish Confederation of Ho-tels and Tourist Accommo-dation (CEHAT) RamonEstalella believes thatBrexit will have littlemedium and long term ef-fects on the industry.

Estalella said the indus-try should not be alarmistover the victory of Brexitand admitted he expects adifficult day, but indicatedthe real concern is the fu-ture relationship betweenthe EU and the UK andwhat it will mean for pop-ulist movements in the oth-er EU countries.

He noted that Brexit willmost certainly lead to a de-valuing of the pound mak-ing tourist stays more ex-pensive in Mallorca andSpain, but added that theBritish have already paidtheir holidays until Octo-ber.

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ACCORDING to Escapadarural.com, theBalearic Islands is the leading rural destina-tion for tourists.

For the month of July, 49 per cent of therural tourist houses in the Balearics are

filled. This figure is two times higher thanthe national average of 24 per cent, puttingthe Balearic Islands in first position for rur-al tourism among the regions of Spain.

In comparison to last year, reservationsfor these properties have increased by ninepercentage points.

The Canary Islands and Navarra are insecond and third position both with 37 percent of their rural properties filled for July.

According to the study, consumers of rur-al tourism are price sensitive, with 56.7 percent using a filter for price ranges below€20.

However, 10 per cent of the publ icsearched for accommodation with prices ofmore than €30 per person per night.

Features most demanded by tourists look-ing for rural housing were properties nearthe beach, gardens, swimming pools, barbe-cues, and homes in isolated areas.


By Sandra Galo

Rural paradise is close to home

Rentalpricesgo upACCORDING to real estatewebsi te Fotocasa, theBalear ic Is lands leadsSpain’s autonomous com-munities with the highestincrease in house rentalprices.

The average pr ice forhouse rentals increased 3.9per cent in May comparedto May 2015.

In the Balearics, the pricerose to €9.32 per squaremetre and, according to Fo-tocasa, represents the high-est increase of Spain’s au-tonomous regions.

The pr ice in May forBalearic rental propertieswas 26.6 per cent above thenational average of €7.36per square metre.

In the four Balearic mu-nicipalities analysed by Fo-tocasa, the average price ofrental properties rose.

Of the total of 256 munic-ipalities in Spain analysedby the real estate website,Ibiza is the area whererental pr ices dropped themost in May decreasing by10.5 per cent . Vila is thecity with the highest rentalprices: €14.04 per squaremetre per month.

Barcelona comes in sec-ond position with €13.91per square metre. The low-est rental pr ices for Maywere registered in Valenciaand Badajoz with €3.60 persquare metre per month.

Rental pr ices in theBalear ics reached theirhighest point in July of2007 with €9.80 per squaremetre per month.

Since that date, prices inthe Balearic Islands haveseen a decl ine of 5 .3 percent.


THE Palma City Counci lwill allow homeless peoplein the city to register withthe town hall.

The Palma City Coun-cil is modifying regula-t ion so that peoplewithout a home can

register with the munic-ipality and be able to re-ceive cer ta in benefi tswhich they do not current-ly have, including accessto social services.

Up unt i l now, i t hasbeen obligatory to provide

a physical address to beable to register.

The proposed measure,which has a l ready beenlaunched in Barcelona and

other cities, follows a reportfrom Social Services.

Vicenç Rodrigo from thePublic Defender ’s Officemade the announcement atthe end of June.

Vicenç had previouslyalerted officials of the pres-ence of people living on thestreets in the BisbeBerenguer de Palou plaza.

The Publ ic Defender ’sOffice contacted Social Ser-vices following complaintsby residents about the situa-tion, and discovered that themunicipality could do noth-ing s ince the people inquestion were not registeredwith the city.

More than 300 peoplehave been counted living onthe streets of Palma.

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THE Balearic Governmentapproved the tourist tax legis-lation a week before its imple-mentation on Friday July 1.

The one change made to thelaw regarded the applicationof tax to rental accommoda-tion that is not regulated with-in the tourist sector, with thegovernment accepting that itcould not apply a charge onthese types of properties.

The tourist tax will range

from 50 cents to €2 per per-son per day depending on ac-commodation. After the eighthday, tourists pay 50 per centless and those under 16 yearsof age are not charged.

There is also a 50 per centdiscount during the low sea-son from November to April.

Revenue expected to begenerated this year from thetax is between €40 and €50million with between €60 and

€70 million expected in 2017.Councillor of Finance

Catalina Cladera called the taxa means of wealth redistribu-tion for the conservation of theenvironment and preservationof heritage.

Projects planned include en-vironmental, agricultural andmarine conservation, andwork to rehabilitate historicaland cultural heritage.

Biel Barcelo, councillor for

Tourism, explained that thecommittee to oversee the allo-cation of the revenue generat-ed from the tax will be set upin September.

Proposals for projects canbe submitted to the committeeand some should be approvedbefore the end of the year.

An information campaignabout the tax is currently beingconducted on the islands andabroad.

HOMELESS:There aremore than300 peopleliving on thestreets ofPalma.

THE Guardia Civil has de-tained four Britons for drugdealing in the resort of Maga-luf.

The four formed part of anorganised group distributingdrugs in the Magaluf area.

Three of the four were de-tained while dealing drugs inPunta Ballena with the GuardiaCivil seizing cocaine and €300in cash.

After various house searchesin the Magaluf area, the ring-leader of the gang was also de-tained. In the searches, officersconfiscated 70 grams of highpurity cocaine with several in-

dividual doses ready to be sold,20 grams of crystal meth, sev-eral ecstasy pills and precisionscales and tools for makingdoses.

The leader of the group hasbeen imprisoned by court order.

The Guardia Civil is not rul-ing out more arrests.

4British people weredetained on drug-dealing charges.

Tourist tax is approved

Britons detainedfor drug dealing


Kare opensGERMAN furniture com-pany Kare has opened alarge franchise in SantaPonsa. According to ownerRafa Iboleon, the morethan 930 square metrepremises will offer a uniqueproduct range to cater to“the island’s appetite forstyle and elegance.”

School betterAN infant school in Are-nal that had deterioratedand suffered from mouldproblems has been reno-vated thanks to the PalmaCity Council which in-vested around €18,000for the improvements.

Green spaceMANACOR has approvedthe creation of a large parkof around 35,000sqm to in-clude the orchards and pro-tected mills located be-tween Carrer del Serraltand Plaça de la Concordia.

NEWS EXTRA Genderwage gapACCORDING to the most recent WageStructure Survey published by the NationalStatistics Institute, the difference in salarybetween men and women in the Balearicsin 2014 was €4,762.

The average salary for men in theBalearics in 2014 was €23,770 comparedto €19,008 for women. Wages for men onthe islands had increased from the previousyear by 5.3 per cent. For women, however,the increase from 2013 to 2014 was muchlower at 0.1 per cent.

The average salary in the Balearics for2014 was €21,322 representing 2.6 percent more than in 2013 but still below thenational average of €22,858 per worker.

Nationally, the average salary of Spanishwomen in 2014 was €19,744 with a growthof 1.2 per cent over 2013. The averagesalary of men in Spain for the same periodwas €25,727 representing an increase of0.2 per cent.

The highest salaries for 2014 were in theBasque Country (€27,786), Madrid(€26,570) and Navarra (€24,700). In con-trast, the lowest wages were in Extremadu-ra (€19,180), the Canary Islands (€19,436)and Galicia (€20,195).

Tram reconstruction

THE Ferrocarril de Soller (Rail-way of Soller) is closing a dealfor the purchase of material for anew tram to expand its fleet.

According to President of Fer-rocarril of Soller Oscar Mayol,

the purchase of the material is in-tended to provide the basic ele-ments necessary for a tram so thata completely new one can be con-structed in the workshop of thecompany.

The pieces for the constructionof the new tram are from a collec-

tor in Aragon who has collectedrolling stock of old tram linesfrom around the world.

The material to be purchasedhas got similar characteristics tothe current Soller trams and isfrom the Portuguese capital cityof Lisbon.

By Sandra Galo

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Shoppingcentres haveresistance

Fish caughtTHE 60th edition of theSpanish SpearfishingChampionship, and theSpearfishing InternationalWomen’s Open Singlewere held this year in Por-tocolom during the lastweekend in June.

Solar park THE platform for the De-fence of the LlucmajorCap Blanc Marina metwith Balearic Vice Presi-dent Biel Barcelo, askingfor a moratorium on so-lar parks until a new Re-newable Energy plan isdrafted.

San JuanRESIDENTS of Puigpun-yent packed the Plaza deSon Bru for their San Juancelebrations. Beer from lo-cal brewery Cas Cerveserand food grown on the SaMola de Galilea estateadded to the festivities.

NEWS EXTRA

A TOTAL of 1 ,800 tonnes of a l -monds is expected to be collected inthe Balearics this year, representingan increase of 19.68 per cent overthe previous year.

The National Bureau of Nuts andDried Fruit estimates a decrease of 1

per cent nationally with a total of45,986 tonnes for the 2016-2017season.

The board noted ‘especially irreg-ular ’ production in areas of Spainthat have been affected by droughtover the last two years, and cases ofthe ‘brown rot’ disease.

Agricultural cooperatives reported

that in general , this season wil lshow a fall in production of 12 percent compared to the previous sea-son’s harvest.

According to the cooperatives, thedrop is due to ‘atypical weather con-ditions’ which have particularly af-fected the areas of Aragon and Va-lencia.

Nut forecast

By Sandra Galo

ALMONDS: An increase of 19.68 per cent on the total harvest in the Balearics is expected.

THE Association of Small Busi-nesses in Mallorca (Pimeco) is sup-porting the Council of Mallorca tofight against a court decision to sus-pend the prohibition on large shop-ping areas in Mallorca.

The decision was taken by theBalearic High Court (TSJB) afteran appeal filed by the Unibail-Ro-damco Company, the developer forthe Palma Springs shopping centreplanned in Playa de Palma.

In a statement, Pimeco noted thatthis is ‘bad news’ for the territoryand also for small businesses inMallorca, adding that the prioritynow is for the council’s legal ser-vices to respond with persuasive ar-guments so that the precautionarysuspension remains in force.

Pimeco President Bernat Collsaid that Mallorca needs to definewhat should be the future businessmodel through the Trade Sectorplan.

Coll explained that this can onlybe done if no new projects areadded, saying that it is essential tomaintain the current moratorium.


Car inspectionservices saturationCAR inspection services in Palma and Inca have been saturatedrecently after new security cameras were installed resulting in amultitude of fines for drivers who hadn’t passed the ITV(MOT).

The powerful cameras, installed in March, read licence platesas vehicles pass sending information to computers that detectwhich ones haven’t passed the car inspection test. Car owners,however, have only now begun to receive the fines which haveresulted in a surge of drivers at the car inspection centres of Incaand Palma which report demand for inspections has doubled.

Insular councillor of Land Infrastructures Mercedes Garridosaid that up until now, the waiting time for revisions was lessthan five days, but it has now gone up to eight days. She notedthat the increase has also been seen in the MOT’s urgent servicewhere drivers can come without an appointment at 7am.

Garrido warned although they are seeing the waiting time de-crease slightly, in July the centres will only be open in the morn-ings which is expected to result in an increase in waiting time.

Minibus to beaches

THREE minibuses with a total of 84 seatswill connect Sa Rapita and Ses Covetes inan effort to alleviate the problem of vehicleaccess which began last summer with theclosing of two illegal car parks.

In a joint press conference, councillor ofLand, Energy and Mobility Marc Pons and

mayor of the municipality Sebastia Sagr-eras explained that the regional governmentalong with the City Council of Campos hasagreed to the measure as a ‘provisional so-lution’ until parking regulations for the Nat-ural Park of Es Trenc are put into effect.

The buses will stop at the Sa Rapita andSes Covetes Yacht Club and will run from10am to 8.45pm in both directions with an

average frequency of 12 to 15 minutes de-pending on the demand. According to gov-ernment calculations, the buses will trans-port around 1,200 people a day.

The city council has chosen this locationbecause of the easy accessibility of parkingat the Club Nautico. Parking will cost €6for a full day. Receipt of payment will actas a bus ticket for vehicle occupants.

SA RAPITA BEACH: Minibuses will service Sa Rapita and Ses Covetes in an effort to alleviate the problem of vehicleaccess to the area.

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THE sale of high-end proper-ties to foreign investors in theBalearics has increased by 56.6per cent since the beginning of2016 representing a total valueof €62 million.

President of the Balearic As-sociation of Real Estate Promo-

tion Companies (Proinba) LuisMarti said that the only part ofthe housing market that is do-ing well are high-end singlefamily homes from around€350,000 to several million eu-ros. Marti explained that thismarket is rising and predicted

that the trend will continuethroughout the year.

Marti added that this high-end housing market situation isimpacting the development oflow-end apartments saying thatbuilding licences are practicallynon-existent. Marti pointed out

that over the past six monthsthere have been only four li-cences granted for apartmentsin Palma and developers aremore interested in the foreignmarket.

Marti lamented the obsta-cles placed by town halls say-ing that the bureaucracy iscrippling many projects andnegatively affecting the con-struction sector. Swedish,French, German, Swiss andBritish people have been capi-talising on sales in the islands.Marti noted that concerns overthe Brexit referendum hadcaused a slowing of interestfrom British investors.

The President of the Mallor-ca Chamber of Commerce JoseLuis Roses observed that theforeign market, hoteliers andtour operators are driving real-estate investments and pointedout that tour operators are ac-quiring properties in order toguarantee places for the nextfew years. Roses also notedthat improved airline servicesfrom Central Europe and Scan-dinavian countries are having apositive impact on real estateon the island.


Superyacht Cup Palmagives economy a boost THE Superyacht Cup Palma which wascelebrated at the end of June is expected tohave had an economic impact of around€4.4 million for the city.

The regatta, one of the most importantevents of the sector, took place in the Bayof Palma from June 22 to 25. The eventwhich celebrated its 20th anniversary gavework directly and indirectly to more than1,000 people, many of whom are from Mal-lorcan companies or businesses based onthe island. The revenue generated repre-sents an increase of 10 per cent over lastyear.

The Mallorca Chamber of Commercepointed out that each participating yachthad an estimated 25 people of whom sixwere crew members. The additional visi-tors were expected to have contributedaround €380 per person per day to the localeconomy added to around €200 spent bythe crew.

Tourism councillor Joana Maria Adrover

said that the administration wants to boostthe nautical sector, calling the sector “strate-gic” for the city “because of its high growthpotential and its capacity to generate wealthand employment.”

The Superyacht Cup was organised byAquamarine Events in collaboration withReal Club Nautico de Palma with the sup-

port of the Balearic government, the PortAuthority, the Mallorca Chamber of Com-merce, the Palma 365 Foundation. The StRegis Mardavall Mallorca Resort was theevent’s official sponsor. Twenty-two sailingyachts participated in the event which in-cluded some of the biggest and most luxuri-ous yachts in the world.

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Biker ina fatalaccident

Recycle upSON SERVERA has an-nounced that it has in-creased its selective recy-cling collection by 30 percent from 14 per cent, andis confident that the per-centage will go up morebefore the end of the year.

Protectedbuildings URBAN Planning has ap-proved a moratorium ofone year for the licensingof 208 protected buildingsand structures. The timewill be used for mainte-nance and repair of thebuildings.

No flightsTWENTY flights were can-celled on Tuesday, June 28at Palma’s Son Sant JoanAirport due to an air trafficcontroller’s strike inFrance protesting the gov-ernment’s labour reform.

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MORE than 150 workers at Palma’s SonSant Joan Airport demonstrated againstjob insecurity on Tuesday, June 28.

Airport ground workers, cleaners, secu-rity services and others joined the protestwhich had been called by the GeneralUnion of Workers (UGT).

The demonstrators marched from the

airport departure area to the Aena buildingwhere they presented a manifesto ad-dressed to the director of the airport JoseAntonio Alvarez.

Protesters chanted: “What Aena allows,workers resent” and held signs reading “Ilive at the airport and take shifts in myhouse.”

The head of the aviation sector of theunion, Jose Cambron, placed the blame

on Aena for the “extreme precariousness”most of the airport workers find them-selves in.

Cambron pointed out that there are em-ployees who have contracts of 10 hoursthat are forced to work for up to three dif-ferent companies at a time to be able toreach a monthly salary that does not ex-ceed €1,000, and others who have towork more overtime than is permitted.

Airport protest

By Sandra Galo

WORKERS: Palma de Mallorca Airport workers protested against job insecurity.

A SPANISH motorcyclistd ied on Monday, June 27after colliding with a car inthe Cami de la Milana roadin Son Ferriol.

The accident occurredaround 9.45pm.

According to preliminaryinvestigations, the victimwho was in h is ear ly 40sdied after a car driven by aGerman nat ional turnedfrom a local side road ontothe road in front of him.

The motorcyclist couldn’tavoid crashing into the carand hit it from behind.

Upon impact , he wasthrown from the motorcycleand sustained fatal injuries.

Emergency services ar-rived on the scene but coulddo nothing to save theman’s life.

Protocol was immediatelyactivated for psychologiststo a t tend to the v ic t im’sfamily.


ACCORDING to the Na-tional Statist ics Insti tute(INE), hotels in theBalearics registered the sec-ond highest occupancy ratefor May in Spain at 70.4 percent and 12 points above thenational average.

Although the Canary Is-lands took first position witha 73.1 per cent occupancyrate for its hotels during thesame month, hotels in theBalearics led in numbers ofovernight stays with 31.3 percent of the total, 10 pointsahead of the Canaries.

Compared to the same pe-riod in 2015, hotel stays byforeigners in May increasedby 16.8 per cent. Hotel ac-commodation in theBalearics for Spaniards fromthe mainland, however, tookseventh place with 4.7 percent of all overnight stays.

Nationally, visitors fromthe UK and Germany ac-counted for 28.1 per cent and24.9 per cent respectively oftotal overnight stays by non-residents during the month ofMay with the British marketgrowing by 11.8 per cent andthe German market by 15.2per cent.

By Sandra Galo

HIGH OCCUPANCY: The Balearics led in the number of overnight stays in May.

Hotel prices increaseHOTELS in the Balearics have closed contracts for the 2017summer season with German, British and Scandinavian tour op-erators which include price rises as high as 15 per cent.

The increase is mainly due to the high demand caused bysafety concerns of terrorism in other regions. European touristsare looking for safe destinations like the Balearics. Hoteliersnote that tour operators expect that competing tourist destina-tions including Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey will not recover inthe next year from terrorism fears.

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THE Partido Popular (PP) political party inCalvia is proposing that the municipality declareitself to be a ‘friend’ of cruise ship tourism.

Spokesman for the PP Jose Manuel Ruizrecorded a motion at the plenary session of the

city council so that the necessary action can betaken to turn Calvia into an attractive area for pas-sengers of cruise ships. The document also urgedthe participation of the city council in the strategicplan for the development of cruise ship tourism.

According to Ruiz, the plan is an effort to get“new tourists and tourists of a different type.”Ruiz pointed out that Calvia should not look

down on other options including cruise shiptourism and that the municipality should be moreambitious and clever compared to other adminis-trations which have not given very reassuringmessages to the cruise ship sector.

The PP spokesman noted the cities with portslike Palma and Alcudia receive the most benefitsfrom cruise ships, but other municipalities includ-

ing Soller, Fornalutx, Valldemossa and Deia arebecoming more attractive to cruise ship passen-gers and are receiving benefits from their visits.

According to data presented at a meeting of thesector with the Chamber of Commerce, theBalearic government and various Mallorcan townhalls, cruise ship tourism generates revenues of€290 million and 3,000 jobs in the Balearics.

Reaching out to be a friend of cruise shipsBy Sandra Galo

Higher waterrates for golfcoursesTHE Balearic government has increasedthe rates of desalinated water by 45 percent for golf courses.

The golf courses will now have to pay€1.45 per cubic metre. The Council ofEnvironment, Agriculture and Fisheriesreported that the Board of Directors of theBalearic Water and Environmental Quali-ty Agency (Abaqua) had approved theproposal for new rates for desalinated wa-ter from the plants of Alcudia and Andratxto water golf courses at the beginning ofthe year.

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THE Balearics is predicted to be oneof the regions that will be hardest hitby the departure of the UK from theEU.

The Balearic Confederation ofBusiness Associations (CAEB) andother employers point out that thedevaluation of the pound against theeuro and dollar “will have a negativeimpact on the tourism industry andmore specifically on exports of theproductive sectors.” The devalua-tion of the British pound reduces thebuying power of tourists which willaffect overall spending in Mallorcaand the other islands.

According to the Mallorca Cham-

ber of Commerce, more than 200 ex-porters will be affected in the shortand medium term by Brexit.

The sector most affected is thefood sector which includes potatoesand wine, as well as leather andfootwear.

The tourism sector including touroperators, airlines and hotels agreesthat in the short term “tourists whocomes to the Balearics will see that

the pounds they carry are wortharound 10 per cent less than the euroand this percentage could increase ifthe central bank in England as wellas the European Central Bank don’tagree on urgent measures to halt thestock and monetary chaos.”

The group that will suffer themost from Brexit is the residentBritish community. According to re-cent data from the National StatisticsInstitute, the British community inMallorca and Menorca exceeds17,000.

The devaluation of the pound willparticularly affect pensioners andBrexit also means that British resi-dents will not have access to healthcare services.

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Drivers inBalearicslike losingALTOGETHER 2,352 driversin the Balearic Islands have losttheir licences since the pointssystem came into effect 10years ago on July 1, 2006, theDGT general traffic directoratehas reported.

Whereas in other countriesdrivers are given points whenthey commit offences, in Spainthe system works the other wayround, with points being takenaway until drivers have noneleft and have to take refreshercourses (apart from paying theirpenalties) before they are al-lowed to drive again.

Of particular note were 69 ofthe 2,352 who lost all theirpoints not once but twice dur-ing the 10 year period, howeverthere are three drivers in otherparts of the country who losttheir licences three times: onein Toledo, one in Madrid andone in Vizcaya.

Altogether 185,354 drivers inSpain have lost all their pointsat least once under the 10-year-old system.

CLEARLY the Brexit result is big newsin the United Kingdom and the BBC de-cided that it needed to find out how ex-patriates in Spain were handling thenews and what they thought would hap-pen in the future, so they naturally turnedto Euro Weekly News for comment.

On Monday June 27, this writer ap-peared as a guest on seven different ra-dio shows on BBC stations running asfar south as the Solent up to Scotlandand plenty of places in between includ-ing Merseyside, Teesside and Humber-side.

Each presenter asked a number of sur-prisingly different questions but all wereinterested in how expatriates had reactedto the result, what they thought about thefuture and what the Spanish thought ofthe decision.

They also expressed some surprisethat a person living in an EU memberstate could even consider voting to leavethe EU but understood that many saidthey were thinking of their families‘back home,’ even though they weren’teligible to vote themselves as they hadbeen out of the UK for more than 15

years. The answer that seemed to mostresonate with each of the interviewerswas the EWN view that British expatri-

ates would ‘keep calm and carry on,’ asonly time would tell what lay in the fu-ture, although those on restricted in-

comes, particularly pensions paid in ster-ling would see some immediate reduc-tion in their euro value.

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A NEW by-law due to be pro-posed at this week’s councilplenary session in Inca aimsto lay down a number of rulesand regulations regardingpets.

The first item on the by-lawwill be the creation, as otherSpanish towns and cities havebeen doing over recentmonths, of a pet registrywhere pets will have to be de-scribed and a DNA sampleprovided.

This, explained Environ-mental Councillor Angel Gar-cia, will not only allow thosewho fail to pick up after theirpets in public to be identifiedand punished but could alsobe extremely useful in thecase of an accident or if a petgoes missing.

Although owners will begiven a metal tag for theirdog’s collar, this in no way re-places obligatory microchips.

Other new regulations laidout on the proposed by-law

will include obligatory collarsand leads for pets in all publicareas except for those specifi-cally set aside for animals, a

strict ban on feeding stray catsand a limit to the number ofpets that can be kept in oneplace.


COLLAR TAGS: In addition to and not instead of microchips.

By Eleanor Hawkins

New rules for petsA SPANISH man was ar-rested in Alcudia yester-day morning (Wednesday29) after allegedly settingfire to his home whileboth his wife and sonwere inside.

The woman, aged 32,managed to get out of thehouse carrying the childand was then rushed toSon Espases hospital withburns to 80 per cent of herbody and la ter f lown toVall d’Hebron hospital inBarcelona in a cr i t icalcondition.

The young boy was re-ported to have suffered in-juries but to be in a stablecondition and not in dan-ger.

Meanwhile the police,who are considering thecase as one of gender vio-lence for the time being,have arrested the husbandand remanded him in cus-tody.

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Consequences of Brexit for the UK

What implications could the UK leaving theEuropean Union have on other Europeancountries?

The answers depend heavily on the politicalapproach. But leaving ideology to one side,Britain brings each year €1 billion to Europeanreserves, which could disappear, warns MatthewBeesley, head of Equity Henderson. Although themaths are not that simple because a number ofthings are not reflected, for example, benefits thecountry receives from Brussels and what offsetsthat amount. The fall of British GDP, whichAXA IM estimates to range between 2 per centand 7 per cent, will also have an impact on traderelations with its current partners on both sides ofthe border.

If demand decreases in the UK, exports falland companies that trade with each country alsohave fewer transactions. According to data fromthe UK’s National Statistics Office, Britain’strade deficit with EU countries reached highs of£89 billion (€107 billion) in 2015. That meansthat purchases of French wines, German cars,Spanish vegetables or Italian clothes exceeded

what Britain was able to sell to its neighbours,while exports to EU countries fell by 8 per cent.

Do I have to renounce British citizenship toacquire Spanish nationality?

Yes. Except for citizens of countries withwhom there is agreement of dual nationality(which is not the case of the UK). When youcomplete the process of acquiring Spanish na-tionality, the regulations require, that when youswear loyalty to the constitution, you renounceyour nationality in order to obtain Spanish na-tionality.

If I renounce British citizenship, will I still beentitled to a pension from the UK?

Yes, of course. For the right to a retirementpension you do not have to be a British nationalbut you have to have contributed to the BritishSocial Security. You are required to contribute atleast 30 years to collect a full basic pension.Those who do reach this period will receive a ba-sic pension proportional to the amount con-tributed, with the minimum requirement of oneyear of contributions.

If the UK leaves the EU, will I still have theright to use the Spanish health service?

Yes, provided you are registered in Spain andhave requested healthcare cover because of limit-ed income, if you are not working.

Will pensions be frozen if the UK leaves theEU?

No not at all. The system for calculating pen-

sions will remain the same:• Basic pension: Consisting of £113.10

(€144.53) per week, which equals approximate-ly 16 per cent of the average wage. This pensionis currently revalued in line with the consumerprice index.

• Pension linked to income: It is calculatedbased on the average salary of the professionallife of the taxpayer, updated based on rates ofeconomic growth salaries initial years, and fromthe calculation based on the consumer price in-dex. The average rate in the UK is around 40 percent, compared with 75-80 per cent in Spain.This means that public pension is normally about40 per cent of the last salary of an individual.Therefore, what we see is a fairly low coveragerate and left to the private savings to supplementretirement prior to the same levels.

• Pension credit: This is a welfare pension, taxfree, for people most at risk of exclusion. It isbased on income and not what has been con-tributed over the period of your working life andit aims to cover a minimum income for thosewho have reached retirement age and cannot sur-vive with their own resources and other pensions.

If the UK leaves the EU, will I lose the rightto stay in Spain?

No not at all. British citizens remain entitled toenter and move freely throughout the territory ofthe EU, either because they are considered ‘simi-lar’ to EU citizens or because they pass the gen-

eral arrangements for foreigners in Spain.What about Spaniards living in United

Kingdom?It is still to be decided that in the case that the

Brexit is approved, that EU citizens may nolonger have benefit or ability to enter UK simplywith a passport, and so to enter the country insearch of work may not be easy.

Would Spaniards in the latter case needwork visas?

Yes, if this scenario were to take place a workpermit for professionals who want to developtheir career in the UK would be necessary. Au-thorisation for a work permit would be obtainedand governed by the rules established in this re-gard by the British domestic law. Logically, theprinciple of reciprocity would mean that a Britishwork permit in Spain would also be necessary.

Would the British need a passport/visa to en-ter EU countries?

In the case that no agreement between the EUand the UK is reached, that has been signed withthe integrated EEA block, then yes, since thisscenario would not be included within the spaceof European free movement.

What will happen to Gibraltar?If the UK leaves the EU it threatens access to

their territory. According to negotiations the gateof ‘La Linea de la Concepcion’ could be resealedwith the havoc that entails for daily transit work-ers on either side of the border.

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Flipping heckMORNING strollers weretreated to the sight of a trioof playful dolphins frolick-ing around Malaga’s porton the morning of SaturdayJune 25.

ContemporarycopsNATIONAL POLICE havecome up with a novel way toencourage younger infor-mants, by setting up a profileon image messaging appSnapchat, after the bodyamassed more than two mil-lion Twitter followers.

Free parkingTORREMOLINOS Councilhas announced that the pilotinitiative to offer free park-ing to shoppers visiting thetown’s centre, which wasintroduced on April 29, hasbeen so successful it will beextended by 12 months.

Finding faultSAN PEDRO DE ALCAN-TARA Council is investi-gating whether damage tothe town’s flagship boule-vard is the result of poormaintenance or construc-tion defects, in order to de-termine who should forkout for repairs.

For saleA MERCHANT SHIPnamed ‘Just Reema,’ whichhas been moored in Mala-ga’s fishing port for almosta year, after being seized ina drug-trafficking operationwith 15.7 tonnes of hashishon board, is to be auctionedoff with a minimum startingprice of €401,000.

Down boyMALAGA is to be amongthe first Spanish cities tohave its own pet cemetery,with plans expected to befinalised and approved inthe next six months, follow-ing the opening of success-ful ventures in Madrid,Barcelona and Zaragoza.

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Lucky numberA WINNING La Primitiva lotteryticket, with a prize of almost€300,000, has been sold from ElCorte Ingles store in Elche. The ticketholder has yet to come forward.

Course completePRESENTATIONS and awards havebeen handed out to all 18 studentswho took part in Guardamar’s firstcooking course. Students spent a totalof 160 hours training and working indifferent restaurants and hotels.

Late shoppingWHITE NIGHT has been held inElche. Organised by the MerchantsAssociation and Department of Com-merce, the event saw stores open from10pm-midnight.

Summer schoolSUMMER school for children at riskof social exclusion will run from July4-29 in Crevillente’s Francisco Can-dela school. Registration is now openfor children aged three to 16.

Counterfeit arrestPOLICE in Alicante have arrested aDutch man aged 48, for alleged of-fences against intellectual property.The man was accused of selling coun-terfeit goods in Guardamar del Segura.

COSTA DE ALMERÍA

Making musicSCHOOLCHILDREN in Albox tookpart in the first of a series of educationalconcerts organised by the town council.The event was described as a great suc-cess and enjoyed by all.

Taking a dipTHE municipal swimming pool in Alboxhas opened for the summer. Entrancecosts at the pool remain the same as lastyear, €2 for adults and €1 for children.Children under four are free.

Record figures A TOTAL of 5,342 passengers and 1,231vehicles were registered boarding shipsin Almeria Port during the first week ofOperacion Paso de Estrecho, the annualmigration of Africans travelling homefor the summer holidays.

Most flagsALMERIA has once again become theAndalucian province with the most blueflags flying on its beaches this year.Almeria’s more than 200 kilometres ofbeaches have received 25 flags.

Traps snatchedENVIRONMENTAL officers have con-fiscated 12 illegal mollusc traps from thesea off Cala de Enmedio in Cabo de Ga-ta-Nijar Natural Park during a surveil-lance operation.

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Cooler marketWORK is to be done to reduce heat in-side the municipal market on Velez-Malaga’s Avenida Vivar Tellez followingcomplaints from users, the council said.

Migrants caughtWHILE some headed to the beach onThursday evening (June 23) to celebrateSan Juan, others arrived from the otherdirection as a dinghy with 31 African mi-grants, five of them 16 and 17-year-oldswas intercepted by the Guardia Civil.

Discovery visitA GROUP of Spanish travel bloggerswere invited to stay in Salobreña lastweek to discover its attractions andenable them to write about them fortheir readers, the council reported.

Paragliders injuredTWO people, a 56-year-old man and a27-year-old woman, were injured in aparagliding accident on the A7207 roadbetween Competa and Canillas de Albai-da just after midday on Friday (June 24).

Smoke inhalationTHREE men aged 23, 38 and 40 re-quired medical treatment after inhalingsmoke when the lid of a fish tank and anumber of plugs caught fire in a flat onMotril’s Calle Cuartel de Simancas onSunday (June 26).

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School’s out!THE children of CEIP Santa Maria inDenia celebrated the end of the schoolyear with an end of term ‘school prom.’This included a play performed in Eng-lish, dances and other performances.

Madrid promotionA DELEGATION from Teulada-Moraira’s tourism office travelled toMadrid to promote the municipality’sbeaches. Under the name ‘Aqui hayPlaya’ the presentation was made at atourism fair in time for the summer.

Benissa beach PLAYA LA FUSTERA announced itselffully open for the summer season fromMonday June 27. The Blue Flag beachhas a full lifeguard service and there isalso a Red Cross station.

Post OfficeBENIDORM’S main Correos post of-fice is to move before the end of theyear. It will vacate its present location inAvenida de L’Aiguera and move topremises in Calle Marques de Comillas.

Dog fines DENIA Town Hall has announced aproposed increase from €200 to €400maximum fine for any owners caughtnot clearing up after their dogs in themunicipality.

By Matt Ford

SAN PEDRO DE ALCAN-TARA will host the travellingexhibition ‘The Arctic is Bro-ken’ until July 20 on theseafront boulevard.

The aim of the installation isto publicise the important rolethat ecosystems of the NorthPole play in global climatemanagement, and demonstratethe importance of their conser-vation, as subsurface ice contin-ues to disappear at an alarmingrate.

These changes are triggeringan acceleration in climatechange that will affect the entireplanet.

The exhibition is open sevendays a week from 11am to 2pm, and 5pm to 11pm, whileguided tours are available at6pm daily, with an extra 1pmslot on Saturdays and Sundays.

WARMING UP: The Arctic ice is melting fast.

COSTA DEL SOL

Environmental message

BRITISH pop star Rita Ora brokedown in court while giving evidenceagainst two men charged with breakinginto her home in North London andstealing £200,000 (€260,000) worth ofjewellery and items.

Birthday tributeTHE widower and children of the late

MP Jo Cox joined her friends, col-leagues and high-profile campaigners tomark what would have been her 42ndbirthday. The MP was shot and stabbedin an attack in Birstall near Leeds.

Smoking costsQUESTIONS are being raised over

whether smokers should be paid less af-ter figures emerged showing that the av-erage UK smoker takes seven minutes

to have a cigarette costing busi-nesses an average £1,815 a year peremployee who smokes.

Grinder attackBIRMINGHAM Crown Court has

heard how a woman tried to kill her ex-husband with a pepper grinderbefore stabbing him with acarving knife. The courtwas told she feared hewas trying to take theirdaughter to Pakistan.The man survived.

A MAN who sparked a security scareat Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport in Aprilby saying he was a terrorist has beenfined €500 by judges.

Smoke freeAN anti-smoking group is taking the

Dutch state to court in a bid to havesmoking areas in Dutch cafes and barsclosed down. International agreementsrequire that the entire catering sector

be 100 per cent smoke free.

Ocean projectAN experiment to clean the ocean of

plastic with a 100m long barrier begins23km off the Dutch coast. The projectuses long floating arms to capture the

floating plastic, but allows fish andplankton to pass through unharmed.

Holiday pay JUST over four in 10 people will use

their annual holiday pay for a holidayaccording to the family spending insti-tute Nibud. Dutch workers get an addi-tional 8 per cent of their annual salariesto cover the cost of a holiday, but manywill be saving it.

Magicmushrooms

A 12-year-old was hospi-talised after her father fed hermagic mushrooms. The manhad already eaten some of themushrooms which have a psy-chedelic compound. He nowfaces charges.

Cap insultsA YOUNG Jewish man re-

ported being beaten in Berlin forwearing his religious skullcap.The 21-year-old said three menof Arabic appearance reacted tohis kippah and began insultinghim before kicking and punch-ing him.

Boss sorryTHE boss of Volkswagen has

issued an apology to angryshareholders over the emissionscheating scandal that cost thecompany billions and a 40 percent drop in the company’sshare price.

Child adventureA CHILD was left to travel

80km on a bus on her own onthe Autobahn after the motherwent to use the bathroom duringa stop and the driver left withouther with her 1-year-old stillsleeping on the bus.

Gun registryGERMANY wants to

strengthen the gun registry in itsfight against terror. The planwould make it easier to ex-change information aboutweapons across the EU. In Ger-many there are around 5.8 mil-lion privately owned guns regis-tered.

Mural horrorBERLIN residents are

shocked and upset by a 42mhigh mural on a wall in theTegel neighbourhood of abloodied girl. It is supposed tobe reflecting the refugee crisisand is part of a series of fivemurals by the street art networkUrban Nation.

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Surgeonsuspicion

SWEDEN: Prosecutors havetold the renowned Italian sur-geon Paolo Macchiarini that heis formally suspected on twocounts of involuntary man-slaughter. He was sacked inMarch by Sweden’s KarolinskaInstitute following controversyabout his methods.

H&M profitsSWEDISH fashion giant

H&M has reported lower prof-its in the three months betweenMarch and May, a fall of 17 percent compared to last year. Thecompany is still expecting toopen 425 new stores this year.

Bed shedDENMARK: A Scottish

councillor has upset Legolandafter leaving his taxpayer-fund-ed trip to Denmark after justtwo hours because the cabinsdidn’t meet his “certain stan-dard” calling the chalets “basi-cally sheds.”

Concert deathDENMARK: A music fan

died after sustaining injuries ata concert by the punk bandNOFX at the Christiania venueDen Gra Hal. The venue saidthe young man died as the re-sult of a fall after the show.

Terror chargeDENMARK has convicted

its first Daesh foreign fighter.The 24-year-old was convictedon terror charges under Den-mark’s terrorism law.

Whale killersNORWAY: Animal rights

groups have criticised Nor-way’s whaling industry. Thecountry now leads the world inwhaling, killing more whalesthan Iceland and Japan com-bined within the past two years.

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THE FSB raided 14 loca-tions linked to the Churchof Scientology as conflictbetween the controver-sial cult and the Russiangovernment notched up agear. Accusing the churchof illegal business deal-ings, the authorities havelong denied its claim to be areligious organisation cour-tesy of its name’s registrationas a US trademark.

Decadentdivorce

DESCRIBED as thebiggest divorce case in his-tory, a weal thy Russianbusinessman is embroiled ina bitter battle with his ex-wife who is claiming €6.5bi l l ion of his for tune.Vladimir Potanin’s wife Na-talia is currently exiled inLondon and says her hus-band is hiding his wealththrough a Kafkaesque net-work of corporate s t ruc-tures.

Lake horrorTRAGEDY struck the

north-west region of Kareliawhen 13 children and theirinstructor died in a boatingaccident. A storm capsizedseveral boats containing chil-dren on a trip from Moscowwith experts saying they like-

ly died of hypothermia in thecold waters not far from theFinnish border.

ClockworkOrange

AFTER being widely con-demned for fan violenceduring Euro 2016, the gov-ernment has unveiled a newprogramme seeking to re-

duce the threat of vi-olence ahead of the2018 World Cup tobe held in Russia.Experts have criti-cised the pro-gramme for only

working with goodfans who aren’t like-

ly to cause trouble any-way.

Rolling rubleA REPORT on the world’s

most expensive ci t ies forexpats to l ive in has seenMoscow drop by 17 places.In 2013 the city was consid-ered the second most expen-sive city but now occupiesno 67 on the list. St Peters-burg has also fallen dramati-cally, from 23rd three yearsago to 152nd in 2016.

Crashconspiracy

RELATIONS betweenPoland and Russia were fur-ther strained when Polishprosecutors announced theywould exhume the bodies ofthe 96 victims of a presiden-tial plane crash in 2010. ThePolish president and othertop brass perished in thecrash near Smolensk inwestern Russia with con-spiracy theories speculatingas to the cause.

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Cult crushers

SOVIET ‘workers’ vil-lages’ in Moscow are un-der threat from developersdespite once being protect-ed due to their cultural her-itage. The PogodinskayaUlitsa district is set to bedemolished to make wayfor luxury housing ignitingfury among locals and ar-chitects hoping to preservethe iconic buildings.

THE FSB: Raided 14 locations.

Modernmadness

MOSCOW: Local fury.

By John Smith

ACCORDING to a tweet from theFinancial Times correspondentJim Pickard, the amount wiped offthe value of British stocks in thefirst couple of hours of tradingfollowing the announcement ofthe referendum result was “equiv-alent of 24 years of UK contribu-t ions to EU” and i t seems that

there is a general panic not just inBritain but in world markets, withMadrid having one of i ts worstdays ever.

Generally speaking, individualmarkets do bounce back, but forthose expatriates based in Spainwith pensions being paid in ster-ling, it is likely that they will seea definite lowering of the value oftheir income as the pound fell dra-

matically against the euro as well. The Bank of England has issued

encouraging words of how it willprotect the economy if it needs tobut for the f i rs t t ime in a longtime, the value of Great Britainplc fell below the value of Franceplc, even though that country is inthe gr ips of a vicious s tand offwith unions over proposed newlabour laws.

STATE PENSIONS: Keep alert about developments.

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ASSUMING Boris Johnson wins anyleadership election and becomes primeminister, then the very real possibilityis that those who joined him in theLeave camp will be rewarded for theirloyalty rather than the government bypicking up some of the juicier jobs.

The politician most likely to get thechoice of jobs is Michael Gove and itis not beyond the realms of possibilityhe may choose to become the nextChancellor of the Exchequer.

ALTHOUGH the exit vote isunlikely to have an immediateeffect on the state pension, as avast number of British expatri-ates in Spain are either in re-ceipt of the British state pen-sion or are near to becomingeligible, there will be somefears concerning its real worthin the future.

Currently, pensioners livingin any EU member country re-ceive any increase in the basicrate of pension as and when it

occurs in the UK, but thosewho reside outside of the EU(except in Switzerland) do notreceive the same increases.

For the next two years or so,Britain will remain a member(albeit on the periphery) of theUnion and it is unlikely anychanges to pension laws willtake place, but with a newPrime Minister due to take of-fice and an election no laterthan 2020, it is possible pen-sions for expats will be frozen.

And what aboutstate pensions?

Nigel Farageand the NHS HAVING spent a great deal ofcampaign time explaining thatshould Britain leave the EU thenthe NHS would expect to have anadditional £350m (€420m) aweek made available to it, NigelFarage declared on the day of theresult of the referendum that thisactually wasn’t the case.

Considering he is an MEPwith absolutely no power withinthe House of Commons to directany expenditure at all, it is sur-prising anybody took his state-ment at face value, although it isnot surprising he now says thathe regrets making the claim.

ExchangewoesAPART from the fact the LondonStock Exchange is seeing colos-sal falls which doesn’t hurt itsprofitability, the proposed mergerwith the Frankfurt exchange isnow under pressure with the Ger-mans wanting Frankfurt to be-come the legal headquarters ofthe new group.

ONE major question now is whether banks andfinancial institutions will decide to desert Lon-don and the UK as imagined by a number of fi-nancial journalists in the lead up to the referen-dum in the event that an exit vote wassuccessful.

Whilst the possibility had been brushed off by

the Leave campaigners, the next few weeks willsee exactly how the financial world, which tendsto put profit over country will behave as withinhours of the result it appeared that the first evac-uee would be US bank Morgan Stanley whocould move 2,000 staff to Dublin or Frankfurtfor efficient euro clearing facilities.

The ‘Leave’ banking casualties

was the amount wiped off the valueof UK shares within two hours of

the opening of the market followingthe Brexit result.

Quote of the WeekSome market and economic volatility can be expected as thisprocess unfolds.” Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of

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Chancellor keeping a straight batBy John Smith

DESPITE the fact that George Os-borne had indicated before the ref-erendum that in the event thatBritain voted to leave that therewould be a need for a speedy andfairly draconian ‘mini budget,’ hekept quiet until Monday, June 27when at a press conference, aimedat settling a jittery financial mar-ket, he said that the UK is ready toface the future “from a position ofstrength,” and let drop that therewouldn’t be an emergency budgetafter all.

He did confirm that there wouldbe a need to ‘adjust’ the Britisheconomy following the results buthad no intention of doing this untilsuch time as a new prime ministerwas in place, but in the meantime,he had no intention of resigning hisposition.

With regards to Britain’s actualdeparture from the EU, he said:“Only the UK can trigger Article50. And in my judgement, weshould only do that when there is aclear view about what new arrange-ments we are seeking with our Eu-ropean neighbours.

“In the meantime, during the ne-

gotiations that will follow, therewill be no change to people’s rightsto travel and work and to the wayour goods and services are traded,or to the way our economy and fi-

nancial system is regulated.”It is not just the economy which

is feeling the fallout from the Brex-it vote, as the Conservative partyknows that it should elect a new

leader and prime minister by Octo-ber (the time of the next party con-ference) although some Leave cam-paigners and potential candidatessuch as Liam Fox have been call-

ing for the election to be even later.It appears that the ‘leader’ of the

Leave campaign Boris Johnson,and in the eyes of many the naturalsuccessor to David Cameron, hasbeen caught somewhat ‘wrongfooted’ by the vote and one of theLeave campaigners admitted thatthere was actually no plan to dealwith a withdrawal from the Union,and that was the job of the incum-bent prime minister.

On the other side of the house,Labour saw itself fall into disarrayover what many shadow ministersreferred to as a lacklustre displayfrom leader Jeremy Corbyn, andfollowing the sacking of HilaryBenn, 14 shadow ministers andaides have resigned, leaving MrCorbyn possibly facing a vote ofno confidence and in the meantimeappointing a shadow cabinet of lit-tle-known personalities.

Early trading in Asia saw a dropin the pound against the dollar of afurther 2.6 per cent and the FTSEfell by just 1 per cent, and Britainmust hope that rather than continueto sl ide, the economy and thepound will settle over the next fewdays.

STAYING PUT: David Cameron has resigned but George Osborne says he does not intend to.

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Election results steady stocksBy John Smith

WHEN the IBEX (Spanish stock market) re-acted very badly on Friday June 24 to thenews of the British vote to leave the EU, itwas considered as possibly the start of a majorslump in the Spanish financial market.

The good news however is that the resultsof the election on June 26 has seen a very pos-it ive reaction from the market, and whilstshares in other exchanges continued to fall,the IBEX gained 3 per cent upon opening.

Once again the opinion polls in Spain (as inmany other countries) proved to be unreliableas the Unidos Podemos group did not knockthe traditional left wing PSOE into third placeas predicted, but just won the same number ofseats as it did in 2015.

The PP current interim government saw anincrease in seats to 137, and it is consideredthat the instability of the markets followingthe Brexit result and fears of a drop in tourismbusiness may well have persuaded ‘floatingvoters’ to look for the traditional right-wingparty to take control of government.

Once again, there is no individual party ableto form a majority government and no twoparties are even able to work together to forma workable coalition, unless the unheard ofhappens and a ‘Grand Alliance’ between rightand left takes place.

Whilst it may well be that the left-wing par-

ties decide not to veto the appointment of thePP as the official government of Spain, even ifit recruits the fourth-placed Ciudadanos party(whose leader Albert Rivera has already indi-

cated that he would work with Mr Rajoy) intoa coalition, any government is going to facethe risk of being voted down over any contro-versial law it wishes to introduce.

The politics of these past two elections havenot just been about political policies but alsoabout individuals and morality. Supposedlysome of the biggest s tumbling blocks forcoalition have been over the alleged dishon-esty of certain members of the PP, a generaldislike of Mariano Rajoy, a massive differenceof opinion over a possible independence refer-endum for Catalonia and allegations of Iranianand Venezuelan involvement with Podemos.

If Mr Rajoy does cont inue in power asleader of the government then he will have toexplain at some point how he will implementEU demanded austerity measures whilst re-ducing income tax for all.

For expatriates l iving in Spain, this lastweek was one of the most important ever, andnow we will have to wait and see who goes tobed with who in both Britain and Spain, andhow the markets react.

POSSIBLE COALITION: Albert Rivera and Mariano Rajoy.

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By John SmithWHILST it is painful to sayanything nice about bankers,who have def ini te ly takenover from estate agents andlawyers as those ‘profession-als’ we most love to hate, tosome extent it is understand-able that they should be con-sidering leaving London andthe City for pastures new.

In the same way that thedolphins said ‘so long andthanks for all the fish’ in thefourth book of the Hitchhik-ers Guide to the Galaxy se-ries, so various banks, havingin many cases been rescuedby the Brit ish Governmentare now seriously consideringrelocating many of their staffto different EU cities.

Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Dutchpolitician and leader of theEurogroup of finance minis-ters has already made it clearthat by leaving the EU,Britain would limit its accessto the single market and forthe Banks who trade in euros,if they lose access to the abil-ity to ‘passport’ their fundsthroughout Europe without

restriction or delay, there isl i t t le incentive for them tokeep that part of their busi-ness at least within the UK.

In theory it should be pos-sible for Britain to apply tojoin the European EconomicArea, joining Iceland, Liecht-enstein and Norway whichenjoy such ‘passport’ rightsas does Switzer land in i tsown right but that will be yetanother treaty to enter intoand have signed.

I t seems that the f irs t f i -nancial organisations likelyto move at least some of theiroperations out of the UK areMorgan Stanley and HSBC.Whilst HSBC has indicatedthat i t in tends to keep i tsheadquarters in London, i thad previously announcedthat i t planned to axe up to

8,000 jobs in the UK as partof a cost-cutting exercise.

The general opinion fromoverseas observers in bothgovernment and banking cir-cles is that whilst job lossesmay not be catastrophic forthe financial sector, there islittle doubt that London andthe City would lose much oftheir influence in the Euro-pean Financial Sector.

Those who advocatedBrexit believe that the Citycan replace the Europeanlosses with increased busi-ness throughout the world, al-though why bankers havebeen ignoring what they con-sider to be an overlooked andlucrative area of business isnot explained.

Although there wil l be atwo year period for exi t ofthe EU once article 50 of theLisbon Treaty is triggered,time moves very quickly andi t is more than l ikely thatmembers of the financial in-dustry will act sooner ratherthan later in order to covertheir backs and open addi-tional EU offices.

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WELL, that really was the week thatwas. Now thoughts must be turned tothe future. The first responsibility isto begin weighing up all the wonder-ful positive opportunities that havenow opened up. I cannot believe thenegative doom and gloom responsemost media outlets have been puttingforward since the out vote was se-cured.

What Britain needs now is theemergence of leaders, eager to takeadvantage of its new historic rolewith optimistic enthusiasm; safe inthe knowledge that they can now em-brace business from all over thiswonderful planet of ours. Let us see

corporate executives and politiciansfrom all parts of the world invited toBritain’s shores.

The UK is now a new huge shop-ping mall. A business that can makeits own deals and decisions free ofthe shackles and destructive regula-tions of unelected, unhelpful bureau-crats. Without these trade barriers theUK can conduct and complete itsbusiness ventures virtually overnight;a tremendous plus in the world ofcommerce.

They must also begin to throw outall the ridiculous PC and health ‘n’safety regulations that have beenfoisted on the British public by idiotswith nothing better to do. The soonerthe UK is able to change the rules onthe prompt deportation of various un-desirables is also a priority, and ofcourse borders must be severelytightened. Come on GB the future is

exciting and full of fascinating possi-bilities. Let’s get it on.

Couldn’t let this week go by with-out a comment on the highly vitriolicletter that was almost inexplicablygiven such prominence on the letterspage last week. The writer of coursegot the whole point wrong. When Ireferred to Mr Izzard, I was not cast-ing aspersions on his highly com-mendable fundraising or indeed hiscross-dressing. I was referring to thepantomime farce he reduced DavidDimbleby’s Question Time to lastweek. His arrogant, inane commentsand ranting behaviour, most certainlyproved to me (and indeed the audi-ence) that he should most certainlykeep his political observations firmlyunder his pink beret.

Keep the faith.Love Leapy,

[email protected].

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Britain has decided, whata historic week it has been

LEAD ON: With optimistic enthusiasm.

I REFER to the letter from compara-tively new reader Malcolm Le Gessickin last week’s edition, one of the mainpoints about the varied contributors isjust that; varied points of view! I havebeen regularly reading your journal forin excess of 15 years and enjoy this va-riety.

Specifically, Mr Le Gessick ques-tions the intelligence of Leapy Lee, apretty poor tactic recently used in thereferendum debate where, for want ofa substantial argument, the politicians(on both sides) played the (wo)manrather than the ball by resorting to per-sonal attacks.

I can only assume Mr Le Gessickhas spent a little too much time in thesun, in his inaugural year as an expat.

Unfortunately, Eddie Izzard wasn’tplaced in full context, Leapy Lee wassurely there referring to the ‘advice’ hegave on Question Time regarding thereferendum where to my mind he per-formed as a clown offering no worth-while contribution to the serious matterin hand, this is nothing to do with hismanner of dress nor his almost super-human marathon achievements.

I certainly don’t always agree withyour columnists, it would be boringwere I to do so, but the EWN consis-tently displays intelligence in theweekly serving of discerning yet diver-gent articles. Please keep up the goodwork.

Barry Morgan

Smarty pantsWELL, I owe 51.8 per cent of the av-erage British Joes an apology as theydo have the sense they were born with.Unfortunately, this doesn’t apply to theaverage Scottish Joe who appears tohate the English so much they wouldprefer to be ruled by Germany. As oneGerman politician said today “No onewill take the European Union awayfrom us.”

Jes Allen

Puzzling pollsONCE again the experts got it wrong.Why do we listen to pollsters and fi-nancial geniuses when the answer, in-variably, is to trust your own instincts?Thursday, June 23, 2016, will go downin history as the day the British peopleshowed the world that they believe intheir country’s ability to stand on itsown feet and to survive and prosper inthe greater world by dint of its ownability.

During the referendum, a great dealof hype and disinformation served on-ly to confuse and scare voters and inview of the importance of the decisionpeople were expected to make, thiswas unforgivable. Fortunately, theBritish public saw through it and votedfor the chance to decide their own des-tiny outside of the EU. This was aonce-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reallymake a difference to the futures of ourchildren, grandchildren and genera-tions to come; the great pity of it allwas that so many young people sawthe result in a negative light. So muchof today’s thinking is short-term, aptlydemonstrated by the hysterical com-ments following the referendum result.

The focus of the ‘Leave’ campaign

was taking back control of matterswhich concern Britain specifically,whether that relates to the economy,immigration or making and abiding byour own laws and there should, surely,be no stigma attached to that; neithershould the desire to preserve the char-acter and culture of our country, to-gether with the health, education andwelfare of its citizens, be the subject ofcriticism.

Ken, San Fulgencio

Brexit bluesI AM gutted. I’ve been a patriot all mylife but have just thrown my Englandfootball shirts in the bin and have no

more desire to be British. The short-sightedness and arrogance of so manyBrits brought up on the “Brits are bet-ter than Johnny foreigner” dogma hasleft me disillusioned and demoralised.I never wanted to be Spanish but now Ihave no choice. The insular British na-tion can now go and stew in its ownjuice on their horrible rainy little islandand suffer the consequences of theirfolly. I quit.

Jonathan Allso, Valencia

HomecominghorrorEMPATHISING all too well with Cath

of Albir from last week’s letters rebloody boring British boors. Their be-haviour and lack of manners or basicdecency often make you cringe.

Having given up my business,friends, lifestyle and income to be inRojales full-time over the past twoyears to care for the old folk, I havewitnessed the downturn in society andstandards.

Our community used to be a mix-ture of nationalities, now it’s a Britishbackwater dominated by low lifes,C3/C4s with all their boorish uncouth

habits, drunken rants at wife (forwinning booby prize for lowest

score in local quiz, yet again) orpoor dogs, and their infernallyrepetitive soap opera-style“seeyalaters....”

The Dutch and Belgians arewell-mannered and educated,the standard of their spokenEnglish shaming most Brits.The Germans and Frenchhave largely disappeared.

And of course a Brit cabalnow controls the local com-

munity through their “I sec-ond you if you propose me”

version of ‘democracy’. Ourannual charge has been raisedfrom €200 to €450 eventhough the pool is usedmostly by visitors, loud un-ruly Brit families renting asholidaymakers, a eu-phemism for noisemakers.

I cannot wait to be backsomewhere civilised wherepeople have manners;

Taipei, Texas, Penang ....Peter/Pedro, Rojales

KnittedknockersIN your edition February 18-24 a lettermentioned knitted knockers in Spain.Can you please pass this message on toMaggie or please give me her contactno? I have a good friend who needsone badly. Many thanks.

Pauline King

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PERHAPS many Brexiters do not re-alise it yet, but they have actually lost,and it is all down to one man: David

Cameron.With one fell swoop, Cameron effectively annulled

the referendum result, and simultaneously destroyedthe political careers of Boris Johnson, Michael Goveand leading Brexiters who cost him so much anguish,not to mention his premiership.

Throughout the campaign, Cameron had repeat-edly said that a vote for leave would lead to trig-gering Article 50 straight away. The image wasclear: he would be giving that notice under Arti-cle 50 the morning after a vote to leave. In themidst of the sentimental nautical references ofhis speech on June 24, he quietly abandonedthat position and handed the responsibilityover to his successor.

And as the day wore on, the enormityof that step started to sink in: the markets,Sterling, Scotland, the Irish border, theGibraltar border, the frontier at Calais,the need to continue compliance with allEU regulations for a free market, re-is-suing passports, Brits abroad, EU citi-zens in Britain, the mountain of legis-lation to be torn up and rewritten ... thelist grew and grew.

The referendum result is not bind-ing. It is advisory. The Conservativeparty election that Cameron triggeredwill now have one question loomingover it: will you, if elected as partyleader, trigger the notice under Article50?

Who will want to have the responsi-bility of all those ramifications andconsequences on his/her head andshoulders? Mike

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SPAIN is currently on a heightened alert sta-tus for the risk of forest fires, a devastatingphenomenon that can take lives, livelihoodsand homes, and a situation which is usuallycaused by simple neglect.

In Spain, it’s estimated that more than 80per cent of all forest fires are caused by hu-man interaction. While some are started de-liberately the vast majority are caused by ac-cidental ignition, but these can be prevented.

The heightened state runs to the end ofOctober, although can be extended depend-ing on the weather. It’s a time when every-body is asked to be alert and vigilant to therisks any of us can pose on a regular basis.

According to the Ministry of Environ-ment, Rural and Marine Affairs, of the21,000 forest fires in Spain last year, 3 percent were caused by a cigarette butt thrownfrom a vehicle. Despite the decline in thenumber of smokers and the public awarenessof the risks of fire, it still remains one of the

gravest dangers to forests and fields.It’s not only cigarettes as litter can pose a

risk if discarded by the roadside. In searingsummer heat paper based products can get sohot they combust. Glass can have a magnify-ing effect and can instantly cause a flame toignite as the sun’s rays amplify through it.

For that reason throwing any object froma vehicle is considered a serious offence.You can be fined €200 and lose four pointsoff your licence. Become a continual offend-er and your licence can be withdrawn.

Vehicles also poses a risk of fire, as the en-gine and motor components heat up whilstdriving they too become a potential threat. Ahot exhaust catching dry and arid shrubberyfor example could quickly ignite.

If you spot a fire, or smoke which couldsoon become a major problem, contact the112 emergency centres as soon as possible.

The DGT are also supporting the cam-paign at the moment.

If the communityvoted to have

your vehicle removedfrom their private carpark and they warned youof the consequences, they

almost certainly have nolegal responsibility. You

can expect a fine for leav-ing your car in the roadplus storage costs fromthe municipal vehicle de-posit . You should actswiftly to clear this up.

I HAVE an apartment in a community which also has a private parkingspace. I bought a Spanish car and parked it on my space but over time a

complaint was made that it had been abandoned. This was placed on the agenda of the community meeting and a motion was

passed to remove the car. I resisted this action even after the community adminis-trator advised me that it would be removed and I would bear the costs. When I ar-rived in Spain for a holiday, I was shocked to find that my car was missing. Neigh-bours told me that the car had been removed and left on the road and was latertaken away by the police. Can this be legal?

T P (Costa Blanca)

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Drivers beware

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AS part of the series, we answer some common driving questions and keep you updatedon the latest driving and road news kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civilbased in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page tohelp break down barriers.

BIN IT: Avoid throwing anything from cars, especially cigarettes.

I DON’T like politicians at the best of timesbut this last few weeks they’ve managed tohit an all-time low with their out and out liesthat they’ve told to sell Brexit or Brexin.

Let’s start with the £350 million the NHSwould get if the UK left the EU. It’s a lie! Anabsolute untruth and now I’m watching theslimy toerags distancing themselves from it. Ihave to state I didn’t vote as I live in Spain. Ilove living in Spain and haven’t voted in theUK for years and I’m ready to accept whatev-er people living in the UK vote for. But I nev-er realised how much they would use hatredand fear to try and convince people to leave.

My 90-year-old mother-in-law voted toleave. My 28-year-old daughter voted to stay.The mother-in-law voted out because shewants things back how they were. Too manyimmigrants and all that stuff. My daughter, adoctor by the way, voted in because she be-lieves it’s better long term. See what I don’tget is a great proportion of the older, very oldgeneration voted out and have lumbered theyoung with that decision.

As an immigrant in Spain I’m very pleasedwith how I’m treated here but there is a dif-ference. When you live in Spain you dothings their way, end of. If you go to the hos-pital, town hall or post office, if you don’tspeak Spanish you have to take someone withyou who does because they speak Spanishand if you don’t understand that’s tough. Theforms aren’t in 40 different languages they’rein Spanish. You might get the odd one inEnglish now and again but for me that’s fine,I’m an immigrant and it’s up to me to sort it.If you don’t have a job – tough, get one or doone – there are no handouts here.

All I do know is that all our pensions andsavings in the UK dropped by 8 per cent Fri-day and all the punters’ holidays went up inprice. Only time will tell how things willevolve. So be careful folks what you wish foryou might just get it. I can’t wait for PMFarage or Johnson sitting down to talk immi-gration with President Trump. I also have thispicture in my head of Johnson runningaround Friday morning ringing everyone upsaying “what are we going to do now?”

Now people are hoping for another refer-endum as their petition has been signed bythree million people. It’s like when you werea kid and lost a coin flip and then said, “Noit’s always the best of three, yeah it is hon-est.” The world has gone a little bit crazy!

Mike SenkerIn my opinionViews of a Grumpy Old Man

All political lies

EWN30 June - 6 July 2016 / Mallorca 39www.euroweeklynews.comFEATURE

A LANDMARK judgement bySpain’s Supreme Court could finallyoffer closure to the estimated 100,000Britons whose dreams of owning aplace in the sun ended in a nightmare.

The ruling paves the way for any-one who paid a deposit to secure anoff-plan property or made stage pay-ments - but lost them in Spain’s fi-nancial crisis - to claim back themoney.

Would-be buyers who had paid de-posits averaging £40,000 never sawtheir money again as building firmswent bankrupt or simply disappeared.

But now a decision by Spain’shighest court to hold banks responsi-ble for the missing money depositedin their accounts could allow Britishvictims to claim back up to £4 billionin lost deposits, according to researchby the law firm Spanish Legal Re-claims.

Despite the lack of official data,Spanish Legal Reclaims estimates

that Spanish banks could be forced torefund up to £15 billion to off-plan

buyers from across Europe who losttheir deposits in the crash.

They include Stephanie Davis andher late husband who lost around€75,000 on a house they tried to buyon the Costa del Sol. They bought itoff-plan, and had paid a deposit andseveral additional payments, totallinghalf of the €150,000 asking price.

With more Britons owning a holi-

day home in Spainthan any other nation-ality, UK citizens werehit disproportionatelyhard by Spain’s cata-strophic property crash.

Spanish Legal Re-claims has unparalleledexpertise in this area oflaw, and has formed adedicated legal team tohelp non-Spaniards wholost out to lodge a suc-cessful claim and wintheir money back on a no

win, no fee basis and they speak Eng-lish.

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THERE’s no denying he has that‘Marmite’ effect, you either lovehim or loathe him. Yes, I’m refer-ring to Sir Cliff Richard who’s inthe news again, alleging “illegalcollusion” in the police raid on hishome and considering legal actionfor the “gross intrusion” into hisprivacy. This saw him named - and“hung out like live bait” - as part ofa criminal investigation which hasnow been closed.

There’s no denying, either, theshambolic “investigation” by SouthYorkshire Police: the televised raid,the BBC “deal” and the grand-standing, all without the singer’sknowledge. Then they virtually satback and waited for people to roll

up and have a go at this celebrity.With the prospect of compensationfor ‘victims,’ did they expect notakers? By now, people surelyknow anyone can make a claim of“historic abuse.”

And as for the CPS: is it accept-able to leave a permanent cloud ofsuspicion over someone with its“insufficient evidence” statement?How about: “We have rigorouslyreviewed the case and there will beno prosecution?”

The real issue here, though, isthe anonymity of any person underinvestigation until a formal deci-sion has been made to prosecute,which should only be made if theCPS consider there is sufficient ev-idence to proceed. And “investigat-ing” should always mean establish-ing the facts, then assessingwhether they warrant a reasonablelikelihood of conviction.

Until the investigation has beencompleted, the person under inves-tigation is, legally speaking, wholly

innocent of any offence. This cornerstone of the British

legal system has been systematical-ly undermined by both the policeand the media. Those in the publiceye immediately become fair gamefor anyone to slag off, regardless ofwhether there is any substance thatmight ultimately lead to a prosecu-tion. Anonymity for both parties isthe only answer.

Whether you’re for or againstCliff, if he’s guilty of anything,surely it’s crimes against music!Even Costa Coffee refused to playhis Christmas song Mistletoe andWine. And he’s responsible forCongratulations: I rest my case.

Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘No WayBack’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retri-bution’, ‘Soul Stealer ’, ‘The DeClerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Ama-zon in paperback/e-book(€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. Allprofits to Costa del Sol Cudecacancer charity.

Nora JohnsonBreaking ViewsNora is the author of popular psychological suspense andcrime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, goto www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

Cliffgate: Sir Cliff Richard, thepolice and a trial by media

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LEO(July 24 - August 23)A close relationship seems to be chang-ing. You need to know why and maybebelieve that you do. However, be sure toget all the facts. Asking outright questionsof the person involved is your best chanceof getting the right answers. Someonemay urge you to ‘read between the lines’but it is hardly necessary.

VIRGO(August 24 - September 23)With so much energy around you, it will behard to concentrate on business matters. Fi-nances, however, do require your attentionand a brief period of scrutiny will show youwhy. Someone close may be spending toomuch or undermining the situation by mak-ing big plans.

LIBRA(September 24 - October 23)Nostalgia overtakes you and an urge to lookback into the past is strong. Perhaps you arethinking of tracing your family tree. It maybe that you have received a letter or phonecall that aroused your curiosity. Whatever itis, do be aware that any decisions made thisweek could have far-reaching effects, for thegood as well as the ‘not so good’.

SCORPIO(October 24 - November 22)When you start to worry too much aboutthings, it is time to take a step back.Senseless worrying is when you reallycannot do anything to change the situation.Take into account how, in the past, worryinghas affected your wellbeing. Maybe it istime to walk away and take another path

entirely. Some may not be happy about this.You must come first now.

SAGITTARIUS(November 23 - December 21)This is a creative week and one in whichyou seek to find your talents. For some timenow you have toyed with the idea of joininga club or group. This will enhance yoursocial life and bring you laughter. Althoughyour confidence has been a little lower thanusual, you have the chance to impresssomeone important to you.

CAPRICORN(December 22 - January 20)Life can get complicated at this time of theyear and you may feel pulled in more thanone direction. You are perfectly entitled tochange your mind about an arrangement.Those who try to make you feel guilty maybe thinking only of themselves, and whatdoes that tell you?

AQUARIUS(January 21 - February 19)There are enough people in this world whowill be willing to tell you what to do.Although it is in your nature to value yourfreedom, have you been compromising?Think of the time you have left to get togrips with a particular situation.

PISCES(February 20 - March 20)Your opinion of someone is in theprocess of changing. It is not throughany particular action of theirs towardsyou, rather it is a feeling that youshould not be involved with theirbusiness.

Trusting our instincts is somethingthat we do not do enough.

ARIES(March 21 - April 20)There is a lightness to this week that iswelcome. After more than a little bit ofaggravation and frustration of late it isoverdue. Someone you believed had lostinterest in you suddenly surfaces. Youmay be unsure of how to react, so savejudgment.

TAURUS(April 21 - May 21)A need to listen to your innermost feelingsand needs has perhaps been overlooked.With the hustle and bustle of everydaylife, philosophical thoughts are oftenpushed into a corner. Even so, you owe itto yourself to truly consider what youwant as opposed to going along with whatothers want from you.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)Someone you would not normallyconsider to be a friend shows an interest inyou. Your immediate reaction may be joyor suspicion. In fact, you are not quite surewhat to think. All the same, try to putaside preconceived ideas and give them achance.

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FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: AMEN CORNER, MARKSELBY.

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A popular Spanishactor who began hiscareer at the age of nine inthe film El Palomo Cojo andappeared in many TV series before findingrelative fame on Un Paso Adelante, a Fame-style

series set in a performing arts school. In 2004 he released a song,Diras Que Estoy Loco, which ranked #1 in Spain for 11 weeks.

Time is of the essence when pursuing a petproject this week. Having been given theopportunity to go ahead with a plan, do notwaste time. Some opportunities do not cometwice so be sure to show your enthusiasm.

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Mike Tyson, boxer, June 30, 50Referred to as a boxing legend, Tyson became theundisputed heavyweight champion of the world in August1987. He infamously bit off a piece of Evander Holyfield’sear during a match in 1997.Liv Tyler, actress, July 1, 39Daughter of rocker Steven Tyler, Liv appeared in a musicvideo for Crazy by her father’s band Aerosmith alongsideAlicia Silverstone, appeared in the film Armageddon andstarred as Arwen in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.Jerry Hall, model, July 2, 60This former model and actress is best known for her high-profile and several decade-long relationship with RollingStones member Mick Jagger, with whom she had fourchildren. She married Rupert Murdoch earlier this year.Sebastian Vettel, racing driver, July 3, 29This German driver started off racing go-karts at the age ofthree and won four Formula One World Championships ina row between 2010 and 2013. In 2012 he was awardedGermany’s prestigious Silver Laurel Leaf Award.Susannah Doyle, actress and playwright, July 5, 50This British actress, playwright and film director is bestknown for her roles as Joy Merryweather in the 1990scomedy series Drop the Dead Donkey and Ballykissangel.The daughter of Irish actor Tony Doyle, she decided as ayoung girl she wanted to follow in his footsteps.George W Bush, former US president, July 6, 70Bush became the 43rd president of the United States afternarrowly defeating Al Gore in the 2000 elections. He calledfor war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq after theSeptember 11 terrorist attacks in the US, which happenedjust eight months into his first presidential term.

Miguel Angel Muñoz,actor and singer, July 4

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Directed by: Louis LeterrierStarring: Sacha Baron Cohen,Mark Strong, Isla Fisher, RebelWilsonCO-WRITER and star BaronCohen plays Grimsby nativeNorman ‘Nobby’ Butcher, a lager-swilling football fan long separatedfrom his brother Sebastian, who isnow a sleek secret service agent.

Reunited in the wake ofaccidental bloodshed, the Butcherboys hole up briefly in theircaricatured northern home townbefore jetting off to South Africa fora showdown with a hotelchambermaid, an assortment ofhitmen, a herd of randy elephants,and a blocked toilet.

Answers1. THE COLOUR OF MAGIC, 2. LOS ANGE-LES LAKERS, 3. 1905, 4. Roy Horn (born UweLudwig Horn) of SIEGFRIED AND ROY, 5.THE GREAT SOPRENDO, 6. THE MAGICROUNDABOUT, 7. Ringo STARR, 8. The PO-LICE, 9. Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART, 10.Johnny MORRIS

1. First published in 1983, what was the title ofthe first book in Terry Pratchett’s comic fantasyDiscworld series? 2. For which National Basketball Association(NBA) team did Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson play over900 games between 1979 and 1996? 3. In which year was the organisation dedicated topromoting and advancing the art of magic TheMagic Circle founded: 1905, 1925 or 1945? 4. One half of which German-American stagemagic duo was very badly injured by a seven-year-old male white tiger named Mantecore duringa live performance at the Mirage hotel-casino inLas Vegas in 2003? 5. ‘Piff Paff Poof’ was the catchphrase of whichcomedy ‘Spanish’ magician, whose real name isGeoffrey Durham? 6. Which animated children’s television pro-gramme, first shown on British television in 1965,was originally known in French as Le Manège en-chanté? 7. Which Beatle starred in the 1969 comedy filmThe Magic Christian? 8. Which British rock group topped the UK sin-gles chart in 1981 with Every Little Thing SheDoes Is Magic? 9. Who composed the two act opera The MagicFlute, which premiered in Vienna in 1791? 10. Who presented the BBC children’s televisionseries that ran from 1962 to 1983, Animal Magic?

How many English words of four lettersor more can you make from the nineletters in our Nonagram puzzle? Eachletter may be used only once (unlessthe letter appears twice). Each word

MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER(in this case D) and there must be ATLEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD.

Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns arenot allowed.

Unscramble the name of a 1960s British pop group (twowords):ROC NEAR MEN

Unscramble the name of a famous British snooker player:MARBLE SKY

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Across1 Liar cut-off limit (7)5 Frivolous, as in an Emily Bronte novel (5)8 See me about French river (5)9 Go past different park as a temporary solution (7)10Make a speech about gym function (7)11 Tapestry returned in disarray (5)12 CIA not about for encounter (6)14 Ordinary Seaman Ford to finish in Belgian port (6)17 VAT, as for instruments (5)19 Rearranges holiday locations (7)22 Give up part of attic once de-cluttered (7)23 Fall in with eager eccentric (5)24 Doctor Lee is a female (5)25 Cooking utensil for a large ship (7)

Down1 Orchestra leader is after chamber instrument

(5)2 Minaret fashion clothing (7)3 Sports ground in Delaware Naval Academy (5)4A good man, being guided around, survived (6)5As Biros spoilt map lines (7)6Annoyance when decrepit old car doesn’t start (5)7 Former lover sat for a photo uncovered (7)12 Newspaper report about recital (7)13 Offensive outside broadcast location (7)

15 It receives sounds of a Red Rum running wild (7)16 Gives instructions for underpants (6)18Additional payment is British duty (5)20 Fend off a vet’s mongrel (5)21 She starts every race perfect (5)

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1 Nags, 4 Sparse, 9 Trouble,10 Phial, 11 Chase, 12 Concede,13 Scanty, 15 Border, 19 Carbine,21 Email, 23 Ringo, 24 Apostle,25 Tea set, 26 Sang.

2 Aroma, 3 Subject, 4 Sketch,5 Aspen, 6 Stipend, 7 Stocks,8 Clue, 14 Arrange, 16 Ocelots,17 Relief, 18 Decant, 19 Cord,20 Icons, 22 Acton.

1 Search, 3 Pamper, 8 Liaison,10 Needs, 11 Extra, 12 Collide,13 Steep, 15 Cadet, 20 Stretch,22 Argue, 24 Idiot, 25 Sincere,26 Target, 27 Absent.

1 Sullen, 2 Apart, 4 Annul,5 Precise, 6 Rested, 7 Snack,9 Stake, 14 Terrier, 16 Again,17 Assist, 18 Ghost, 19 Resent,21 Title, 23 Grebe.

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1 Cachorro, 7 Shade, 8 Agree,10 Real, 11 Caro, 14 Llave,15 Arena, 16 Perezoso.

2 Azafata, 3 Heel, 4 Road,5 Fregonas, 6 Estrella, 9 Readers,12 Beer, 13 Raiz.

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In thisweek’s puzzle, 13 represents B and 22 represents M, so fill in B every time the figure 13

appears and M every time the figure 22 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the Englishlanguage, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover theletters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across1 Equipo (deporte) (4)3 Nicknames (6)8 Sobrinos (7)9As (naipes) (3)10 Boniato (5,6)11 Oreja (3)12 Our (7)14 Por favor (6)15Ass (donkey) (4)

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Down1 Estaño (mineral) (3)2 Manzano (5-4)4 Shepherds (8)5 Diamonds (9)6 Floor (of room) (5)7Windows (8)10 Dormir (5)13 Gold (metal, commodity,currency) (3)

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish andsome are in English.

Across1Warning of danger (5)4 Patron (7)7 Glazed currant bun (7)8 Musical instrument (5)9 In a softened tone (5)10Admit to a wrongdoing (7)11 Cheap and shoddy (6)13 Express opposition (6)17 Small fatty fish usually canned

(7)19 Decided on (5)21Mentally quick (5)22 Female singer (7)23Marked by extreme anger (7)24 Flowers with prickly stems (5)

Down1 Make an effort (7)2 Modify (5)3Wander aimlessly (7)4 Unpleasant smell (6)5 Open and genuine (7)6 Chambers (5)8 Prohibit (3)12 Skilled fighting man (7)14 Embarrassing mistake (7)15 Tiresome (7)16 Playing in opposition to (6)17 Neck warmer (5)18Anger (3)20 Pulls apart (5)

1) Carrie (1976)Not only a great horror film, but alsoone of our great modern tragedies.Watching the shy, naïve Carrie Whitestruggle to believe that she could in-deed have the perfect high school mo-ment, it is impossible not to root forher, even as she barrels her way to-wards the film’s inevitable and now-iconic climax. Based on the hit novelby Stephen King, and directed withflair by Brian de Palma, the bloodbucket scene is one of the most memo-rable sequences in cinema history.2) The Wicker Man (1973)A quintessentially British horror filmabout a devoutly Christian man whotravels to an isolated Scottish island toinvestigate the mysterious disappear-ance of a young girl. He gets more thanhe bargained for, in more ways thanone. With a haunting, dreamlike atmos-phere, the film also features severalmemorable musical sequences as wellas one of the most chilling endings ofall time. 3) Suspiria (1977)Italian blood and gore wizard DarioArgento took the horror world bystorm in the 1970s with a string offlamboyant and dramatic shockers.This film, which tells the story of ayoung woman who begins to suspectthat the German ballet academy she at-tends is run by a coven of witches, hasbeen described as an ‘adult fairytale’and a ‘waking nightmare.’ It isn’t hardto see why, as the film’s bold use ofprimary colours, driving prog rocksoundtrack, and swirling direction grabthe viewer in from the very first frame.4) Don’t Look Now (1973)A couple, mourning the loss of theiryoung daughter, decide to go on amuch-needed getaway to Venice. Oncethere, however, they are plagued bysinister visions and a growing feelingof unease, as a small, mysterious figurein a red raincoat seems to lurk justaround every corner…Tragic, beauti-

ful, and like all of the best horror films,the finale will stay with you. 5) Alien (1979)This film has more than stood the testof time, as it remains every bit asclaustrophobic, sinister, and skin-crawling as it was upon its release.What makes the film so effective is thegradual build-up of dread, as the titularalien is painstakingly revealed to theaudience glimpse by glimpse. Mean-while, the infamous chest-burster sceneis just as gruesome as always, and cer-tainly shouldn’t be watched while eat-ing.6) Jaws (1975)The film that made millions of peopleterrified to go in the water, andchanged the way that people look atsharks forever. It was also the originalsummer blockbuster, and put StevenSpielberg’s name on the map. From thevery first few notes of the soundtrack,it’s obvious that the viewer is in for aterrifying treat.7) The Brood (1979)This disturbing film by renownedCanadian director David Cronenbergwas inspired by his divorce proceed-ings and subsequent custody battle.Like all of his films, it is a visceral andgruesome experience with shockingimagery that lingers in the memory

long after the film ends. 8) The Exorcist (1973)The film that absolutely blew the lid ofhorror cinema. Audiences were so ter-rified when it was originally screenedthat they were fainting in the cinemaand having panic attacks. The film maynot be as shocking today as it oncewas, but it is just as engaging thanks tothe unforgettable performances of Lin-da Blair as the possessed Regan andEllen Burstyn as her mother. 9) Black Christmas (1974)Although Halloween started the slashercraze, this film actually pre-dated Car-penter’s film by four years, and utilisedmany of the same tropes, such as thePOV shot of the killer, the holidaytheme, and the innocent, wide-eyedheroine. This is also the film that start-ed the famous ‘the killer is callingfrom inside the house!’ cliche, but hereit was fresh, original, and frightening.10) Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1978)A remake of the 1956 film of the samename, this one features an all-star cast,a brilliant script, and a corker of anending. The film, like the concept ofotherworldly invaders from outer spacestealing the identities of our nearestand dearest, remains timeless and terri-fying.

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SUGAR is largely considered thedevil of the dietary world with itleading to spiralling obesity ratesand ill health.

More and more people are at-tempting to banish sugar from theirdiet but it may not be as difficult asyou think with some simple steps toget you on the path to a sugardetox:

Choose wiselySugar can be hidden in a lot of

products so pay attention to food la-bels when shopping. Look at theingredients list and anything endingin ‘ose’ such as glucose, sucroseand fructose, is a form of sugar, asare honey, agave, molasses andsyrups like corn and rice syrup. Thehigher up the ingredients list themore sugar the product contains.

Smaller stepsFor those who particularly eat a

lot of sugar, going cold turkey canbe difficult so take smaller stepsand don’t beat yourself up if youfall off the wagon once in a while.But if you do, immediately go back

to better eating the next day. After aweek or so, most people report feel-ing more alert, having more energyand a clearer mind after not eatingsugar so start feeling those benefitsand you are less likely to want to goback to eating it.

Balance your gutScientific studies are producing a

growing amount of evidence aboutthe importance of the microscopicbacteria that inhabit our guts. Tak-ing probiotics can help balance themicrobes and reduce sugar crav-ings.

Stay fuller for longerWhen hunger strikes, it is hard to

resist the urge to quickly grab thechocolate or other sweet treats butthese hunger pangs are more likelyto signal that your body is needingprotein. One way to help preventsugar cravings is to try and ensureyou include a portion of proteinwith every meal as this is brokendown more slowly and thereforestays in the stomach longer, helpingyou feel fuller for longer.

Quitting sugar for good

HIDDEN SUGAR: Be aware of the different forms of sugar and check out food labels.

A SIMPLE walk could bethe best way to bond withyour family.

A study suggests that get-t ing away from the TV,video games and computerscreens and having a 20minute walk with family inthe park or countryside ar-eas can improve family ten-sions, calm children downand lead to less argumentsand irritability.

Researchers based theirf indings on the at tent ionrestoration theory which de-scribes how interaction withnatural environments canreduce mental fatigue andrestore attentional function-ing.

As wel l as a t tent ionrestoration and getting awayfrom the day-to-day hum-drum, the researchers sug-gest that nature-based ritu-als, such as walking the dogtogether could boost familymorale.

Walkingcan helpbonding

THE World Blood DonorDay has thanked donors fortheir voluntary and selflesscontribution, which helps tosave millions of lives eachyear and allows increasedlife expectancy and qualityof life of patients with poten-tially lethal diseases.

Spain recognised the daywith the main objective toraise awareness of the needto donate blood regularly to

ensure the quality, safety andavailabili ty of blood andblood products to those inneed.

Currently, there are only62 countries in the worldwhere the national bloodsupply comes almost entirelyfrom voluntary unpaid dona-tions, while 40 countries re-main dependent on donationsfrom family or paid donors.

According to the Spanish

Red Cross, the most com-mon blood groups in theSpanish population are Apositive and O positive, with36 per cent each.

However, the universaland most versatile group isO negative, since it can beused for all blood groups inan emergency.

Blood donor daythanks volunteers

GIVING BLOOD: Helps to save millions of lives every year.

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Sunscreen woes

DEAR doctor,The other day we went tothe beach for the first timethis year and as it isn’t thathot yet I didn’t think to takesunscreen with me. We allended up with sore, red skinand now it’s starting to peel.

Do I really have to startusing sunscreen already? Iwant a tan and if I start thisearly I think I’ll be stuck allwhite and pasty all summer.

What can I do about thestate of our skin now? Iknow there are special aftersun creams but some peoplesay yoghurt or vinegar willwork just as well…

I guess I’ll have to go andbuy some sunscreen nowanyway. Do we all need adifferent one or can I getone for the whole family?They’re so expensive…..

Dear reader,Protection from the sun is

vital for absolutely every-one, regardless of their skintype. Obviously, those withpaler skin need a higher lev-el of protection than thosewith darker colouring. Sun-screen shouldn’t just beused in the summer or onvery sunny days, it shouldalways be used from the

moment you go outside andeven on cloudy days.

The best way to get a tanis to start off with sun-screens with a high protec-tion factor and gradually re-duce it as your skinbecomes accustomed to thesun, however you shouldnever stop using sunscreenand always avoid being inthe sun for too many hours.

Everything possibleshould be done to avoidburns. If your skin is alreadyred, the only way to treat itis to moisturise well with af-ter sun creams, two or threetimes per day.

For more serious burnsyou may need anti-inflam-matory medication to re-duce inflammation andpain. It’s important to stayout the sun until your skin isfully recovered and to usespecial clothes which com-pletely block out the sun’srays. You shouldn’t usehome remedies like yoghurtor vinegar.

One cream isn’t a goodidea unless you all have thesame skin type. Differentpeople need a different levelof protection. Children andthose with pale skin need ahigher protection factor.

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MARIANO RAJOY is the victim of his ownmediocre success. The Partido Popular wasagain the most-voted party and even increasedits share of the vote, and no one could blameMariano Rajoy, Soraya Saenz de Santamariaand Dolores de Cospedal for preening on Sun-day night.

But who will invite Mariano to dance?Adding Ciudadanos’ 32 votes to his 136 leaveshim short of an overall majority, and AlbertRivera vowed that his votes will not go tothe PP while Rajoy heads it. So un-less he wants to sit this one outagain, the acting president willhave to attempt a solo.

Talk, talk, talkPSOE candidate Pedro Sanchez’s enigmaticpledge some weeks back that there would be

no third election could mean anything.Against all the odds he edged

into second placeonce more, but

d e s p i t et h a t

promise, it looks as though Spain can expect along hot summer of meetings, pacts and, on thepart of the electorate, boredom. The lunaticsmight have taken over the asylum in the UK,but in Spain the inmates are sedated while thestaff sit around talking.

Maybe next timeCIUDADANOS once again did not live up toexpectations. Perhaps Spain is not ready for atruly centre party not yet tainted by corruption.

Maybe the Spanish are less concerned aboutcorruption than they tell the pollsters. In the lat-est scandal, Interior Minister Jorge FernandezDiaz trying to dig dirt on Catalan politiciansmade no impression on voters. Or was that be-cause no money was involved?

Cassandra NashA weekly look- and not entirely impartial reaction - to the Spanish political scene

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...and on that happy notePABLO IGLESIAS’ decision to pal up with the former Communist party Izquierda Unida didn’t payoff. Declaring that Podemos were Social Democrats didn’t fool anyone, and between them theydidn’t overtake the PSOE as expected.

Perhaps the last word should go to Antonio Elorza, a Spanish historian, writer and professor ofPolitical Science: “Pablo Iglesias is Marxist, but more Groucho than Karl.”

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THE Orchestra, composedof former members of theElectric Light Orchestra(ELO) will be performing inPort Adriano on August 6.

The English rock bandfrom Birmingham known asthe Electric Light Orchestrawas formed in 1970 by RoyWood, Jeff Lynne and BevBevan. ELO’s music is a fu-sion of Beatlesque, pop,classical arrangements andfuturistic iconography.

With more than 50 mil-lion records sold and 30 hitsongs as well as manyawards, ELO is one of thegreatest rock groups of the20th century.

The Orchestra has per-formed in more than 53countries and includes MikKaminski known for his fa-mous blue violin.

The concert will be heldon Saturday, August 6 at10pm. For more informa-tion and to purchase tickets,visit www.portadriano.com.

THE Balearic Symphony Or-chestra of the Balearic IslandsFoundation announced its pro-gramme for the upcomingmonths.

A series of 15 concerts forthe 2016-2017 season begin-ning in September and endingin June of next year is planned.

Seven of the concerts will beheld outside of Palma in thetown of Manacor and on the is-lands of Ibiza and Menorca.The rest will be in the PalmaAuditorium.

The 2015-2016 seasonbrought to the island varioustalents including Menorcanbaritone Simon Orfila, Frenchpianists Katia and MarielleLabeque and Peruvian tenorJuan Diego Florez.

The objective of these con-certs is to promote music on

the islands and to reach a high-er level of music in theBalearics.

The summer concert season,which runs from July 2 to Au-gust 12, will include sevenconcerts to be held in BellverCastle, three more than lastyear. Guests will include Span-ish soprano Maria Bayo,Lithuanian-born violinist JulianRachlin and pianist MichelCamilo from the DominicanRepublic. With the summerprogramme, the orchestra aimsto promote composers, conduc-tors, soloists, singers and choirswith the intention of connect-ing culture with tourism.

‘The Music in the Street’ isanother programme being pro-moted by the orchestra and isdivided into three areas: ‘Livethe Symphony’, ‘Symphony ona Small Scale’ and ‘Symphonyin Society.’

By Sandra Galo

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ON Wednesday, July 6 2016we present under the s tarl ights the popular s ingerAlejandra Burgos from Ar-gentina with band: FatherAriel Burgos (guitar), SisterSabrina Burgos (keyboard)and Nai le Sosa (percus-sion).

With her powerful voiceand her charm she alwaysinspires her audience.

And again we serve deli-cacies f rom the versat i lebuffet.

Reception: 8.00pmConcert starts: 8.30pm

Buffet: from 9pm.Fee per person: €16 for

concert only, plus €23.50for full buffet and drinks

(total €39.50)Reservations at 971 670

558 [email protected].

Seats are limited!

THE Moscow Ballet RFB returns to the Audi-torium of Palma to perform Swan Lake andSleeping Beauty.

The Moscow Ballet was founded by well-known Russian dancer and choreographerTimur Fayziev in 1989, with the objective ofspreading his passion for ballet. The companycarries out numerous tours throughout Japan,

England, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Thailand,Switzerland and other countries.

The dancers, lead by Cristina Terentiev andAlexey Terentiev are sure to captivate audi-ences with their emotion and technique.

Swan Lake will be performed on July 30 at9pm and Sleeping Beauty on the followingevening starting at 6pm.

For more information or to purchase tickets,go to auditoriumpalma.com.

2CELLOS, a world-renownedCroatian cello duo composed ofLuka Sulic and Stjepan Hauserwill be performing in Port Adri-ano at the end of July.

The duo is signed to SonyMasterworks and has releasedthree albums. 2Cellos primari-ly plays instrumental arrange-ments of famous pop and rocksongs and have been featuredon several television pro-grammes in the US includingGlee and The Bachelor.

Their cover of Smooth Crim-inal became a hit on YouTubewith more than three millionviews in the first two weeks,and more than 19 million viewsas of June 2016.

The duo plays well-knowntunes from a variety of artistsincluding U2, Guns N’ Roses,AC/DC, Elton John, Sting aswell as Vivaldi and Bach.

Their unique style triumphswherever they perform becausethe songs are internationallyknown and the staging is verymeticulous.

2Cellos explains that one oftheir purposes is to bring classi-cal music to rock lovers androck to classical music lovers.

The concert will take placeon Friday July 29 at 10pm inPort Adriano. For more infor-mation about the upcomingconcert and to purchase tickets,visit www.portadriano.com.

MOSCOW BALLET: Will be performing in the Palma Auditorium.

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CAN ESTADES

JAZZ and soul fans have dates for the di-ary over the next few days at Blue JazzClub in Hotel Saratoga on Paseo Mallorca,Palma.

At 11pm tonight (Thursday June 30)The Kings of New Orleans will be per-

forming, with Pau Ginard on the drums,Daniel Roth on the piano, Ignacion SimoOrpi singing and Lucho Steiner on bass.

Friday July 1 is the turn of Lush SoulBand at 11pm with Patti Ballinas (drums),Unae Iker (guitar), Marian Lusch (singing)

and Dani Nadal (piano). On Saturday July2, again at 11pm, Soul Café will take tothe stage with Unae Iker, Oscar Lopez,Victor Martinez and Jorge Mateos in theband and Laura Taylor singing. For infor-mation call 971 727 240, extension 254.

Jazz and soul in the city

Made inBalearsTHOSE who have not yet hadtime to see the Made inBalears exhibition of interna-tional photographers on the is-lands from 1913-1971 hadbetter get a move on, as itends on July 17.

The exhibition is locatedwithin Palma’s Castell de Bel-lver and visits are free ofcharge, although the entry feefor the castle itself must bepaid to enable access to thedisplay.

Opening hours are Mon-days from 8.30am to 1pm,Tuesdays to Saturdays from8.30am to 8pm and Sundaysand holidays from 10am to8pm. For more informationphone 971 730 657.

I’M writing this at Palma de Mallor-ca Airport. To set the scene, I’mstood looking out of a window gaz-ing at the tail of a BA plane whichcurrently holds my daughter along-side many other passengers. Aroundme are hundreds of travellers, manyBrits, all coming and going.

It’s appropriate I suppose that thisweek’s column is being written ‘onthe hoof’ as following last Friday’sreferendum results we really don’tknow where we stand at the momentdo we? Although at least we current-ly still enjoy freedom of movement.

I’ve visited and worked in severalEuropean countries over the 46 yearsof my life and I can’t remember everhaving to need a Visa to travelthrough Europe. I don’t seriouslythink it will come to that again, likethe final reel in a superhero moviesomeone will pull something out of

the bag and save us and ‘LittleBritain’ from obscurity and isolation,won’t they?

My daughter, born in Spain andfluent in three languages with grand-parents living in three countries has abright future ahead of her. Wehaven’t left it to chance, or super he-

roes, that Britain being part of the EUor not has any bearing on her future.

All the paperwork is in motion forher to get a Spanish passport and hasbeen for a while (thanks to the goodpeople at Mallorca Solutions, canyou imagine how many people arecalling them right now?!).

As we went through passport con-trol and duty free we stopped off andbought two of those enormous To-blerone bars for her to take home forGrandma. “What nationality areyou?” asked the cashier. “British,”but not for long... I’ve got mixedfeelings about changing my passport

but I will if I have to stay where I liveand work. At least I have that choice.

But we’re the fortunate ones,we’re already living our lives and do-ing what we want to. What about thekids from places that may have votedLeave but they didn’t get a say? Per-haps from some of the typically moredepressed or ignored areas of theUK. What if they had their eye on ajob abroad? Many people I knowhave ended up living in Spain after asummer job in tourism. I guess itwon’t be so easy now. It seems to methat those parents and grandparentshave shot their own kids in the feet.

As I wait for my independent, con-fident, articulate child’s flight toleave I can honestly say that I would-n’t change a thing about our lives,and the decisions we took becausewe could. She’s growing up a proudMallorcan and European with dashesof Scottish and Scouse and a fine in-ner core of London Town. I hope theBritish government can find a way toensure other young people have thesame chances. mallorcamatters.com

At least I have that choice...Vicki McLeod

Family Matters

FLYING OFF: Around me are hundreds of travellers, many Brits, all coming and going.


MALLORCA is seeing a flourish ofinternational attention in what is clear-ly an excellent time to consider buyingproperty in the Balearic Islands.

Although much of it has been under-standably focused on celebrities drawnto the island’s natural beauty, awayfrom the headlines there is a real pushfor evolution that has cemented Mal-lorca’s reputation as an elite propertydestination.

The historical capital Palma, and thecoastal resorts of Port D’Andratx, Calaand Camp de Mar, have all seen avidinterest from property specialists, in-vestors, and expatriates from Britainand Germany in particular.

With an astonishing arsenal of infor-mation, protection and financial securi-ty at their disposal, prospective buyersand sellers are in a better position thanever before.

The market’s emphasis has rightlyshifted to the consumer’s side, andMallorca is very fortunate to have acommunity of estate agents and prop-erty specialists who acknowledge, re-spect and encourage this development.

Estate agents and property special-ists represent the backbone of Mallor-ca’s thriving expatriate community,which is why the advertisers featuredthroughout these pages have beenhandpicked for the benefit of our read-ership. They have devoted their work-

ing lives to helping Mallorca grow andbecome a secure, prosperous environ-ment, enviously looked upon by main-land Spain.

The mainland and national marketsare doing well themselves. Record-breaking developments in sales andtransactions, as well as healthy nation-al measurements and indicators in re-lated markets, including the rental,

construction and legal sectors, all pointtowards a property economy standingon firm foundations.

The good news for those consider-ing buying property in Spain, whetherin cosmopolitan Palma, with its inter-national school and community, or themore rural regions, is that the proper-ty market recovery is progressingwith a genuine stability, set to contin-

ue with excellent future forecasts.Naturally, buying or selling a home

is a significant decision for an individ-ual, couple or family who must takeinto account a huge variety of factors.

The wonderful uniqueness of Mal-lorca, however, sees those factors re-main remarkably stable. There is highdemand, a strong community, just theright amount of ebb and flow to keep

businesses vibrant, excellent transportlinks, international investment, but alsoa great potential for future growth.

The possibilities here in Mallorcaare evidently vast, so as you considerwhether it is time for you to make yourmove, have a look through the pagesof this property special and rememberthat the businesses here work for yourinterests.

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THE Leave Vote has won thereferendum and the UK willnow be leaving the EuropeanUnion, possibly sooner ratherthan later.

Jean-Claude Juncker, Pres-ident of the European Com-mission wants the UK toleave the EU as swiftly aspossible.

It’s no surprise that the fi-nancial markets have reactednegatively, with substantialdrops on the world’s stockexchanges from the FTSE tothe Dow Jones and UK con-struction companies and UKbanks have been hit badly.

So how could this historicdecision impact propertysales on the Costa del Sol,

the Costas and Mallorca,now and in the future for UKproperty buyers?

First, let’s look at one ofthe most important benefitsUK buyers have had formany years when buying aSpanish property, which isthe strong exchange rate ofthe pound to the euro.

Over the years, thepound’s exchange rate has

fluctuated between 1.50, 1.40to the euro making propertyprices in Spain excellent val-ue for money for UK buyers.

The shock of the UK vot-ing to leave the EU has nowseen the exchange rate of thepound drop sharply, down to1.24 to the euro, the worstfall in one day in 50 years,therefore UK buyers willhave less euros to spend and

property prices will now bemore expensive than pre-Brexit.

My advice to sellers whowant a quick sale and areselling to a UK buyer, is totake the new low exchangerate into account and reduceyour selling price down tothe pre-Brexit level of thepound to euro exchange rate,that way the UK buyer will

have no price resistance inbuying your property.

At present UK and EUbuyers can arrange a mort-gage in Spain easier thanNon-European residents, paya 10-20 per cent deposit andborrow at a low interest rate.

When the UK finallyleaves the EU, buyers willprobably need to pay a higherdeposit and may have to paya higher interest rate.

Alternatively UK buyersmay prefer to arrange theirmortgage in the UK, borrow-ing against their UK proper-ty, with a lower interest rate.

Double Tax treaties be-tween the UK and Spainshould remain unaffected andcould remain in place evenafter the UK leaves the EUbecause tax agreements aremade between individualcountries. If you are from theUK and sell your propertyyou should have no problem

but always check with yourlawyer or financial advisor.

On a positive note, my in-vestor clients decided to waitfor the Brexit result and nowthat the UK have voted toleave the EU, the investorshave decided to invest inSpain which is a EU Memberand member of the SchengenAgreement, with excellentmarket conditions.

In future articles I willkeep EWN property ownerreaders up-to-date on the im-pact of the UK property buy-ers leaving the EU and giveyou some helpful advice andtips.If you would like a personal

consultation and professionaladvice on the best way to buyor sell your property, please

contact me by email,[email protected].

John Graham is a Fellow ofThe Architecture & Survey-

ors Institute.

JohnGraham The property expert

Brexit impact on Spanish property sales

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WHILE moving house is known tobe one of the most stressful experi-ences people go through, being pre-pared can alleviate some of thestress and ease the process some-what. Here is a summary of ways toavoid minor hitches, which are to beexpected, turning what should be ahappy occasion into a nightmare.

• Six weeks to go:Although it feels like there is an

eternity to go while the solicitors dotheir thing and you wait for thekeys, there are plenty of things youcan be organising now to get ahead.It’s time to start looking at movingoptions. Shop around, ask for quotesand book now to avoid last minutepanics. If you are an employee andexpect to need time off now is alsoprobably a good time to inform yourboss.

• One month to go:This is the time to get rid

of all that junk that’s beenbuilding up in the cupboards

over the years. Be ruthless: ifyou haven’t used it for a while

you’re probably never going to so itneeds to go. This will reduce mov-ing costs and ease storage problems,plus if you sell it you could get yourhands on a little spare cash or youcould take the chance to do yourthing for charity and donate it all.

Insurance for your new homeshould also be looked into now tomake sure it’s covered from the mo-ment you move in.

If possible, go and measure up forcurtains, furniture, etc. and start col-lecting packaging materials. Even ifyou’re employing a removal compa-ny there’s likely to be a lot of thingsyou’ll pack yourself so start picking

up spare cardboard boxes, etc.• Three weeks to go:Work out who will need to be

informed of your new address(bank, insurance, heal thcareprovider, town hall, schools, etc.,

etc., etc.). If you take medicationand are going to have to changedoctors, make sure now that youwill have enough prescriptions tolast unti l you can see your newone.

New owners are expected to pututilities into their name so it’s agood time to investigate providersand shop for the best prices.

• Two weeks to go:Many people are shocked by

how long it really takes to pack upa house. Start packing everythingyou can live without for a whilenow, making sure boxes are clear-ly labeled by room to save time atthe other end.

Back up your PC and find a safeplace to keep important documentslike passports and birth certifi-cates now to ensure nothing getslost accidentally in the move.

• One week to go:Arrange essentials boxes with

things you’ll need on the day ofthe move and get everything elsepossible packed now.

Return library books, make surefriends and family have your newaddress, write instructions for theremoval company and confirm thedate and time with them.

Dismantle any furniture that youcan now and make sure screws,bol ts and f i t t ings are sealed inbags and clearly labeled.

• Moving day:First of al l , make

sure you have breakfast!It’s going to be a busy dayand you’ll need energy.

Once the van or lorry has left,make sure you do a thorough finalcheck and switch everything offbefore locking up and heading foryour new dream home.

By Eleanor Hawkins

Planning ahead to makethat house move easier

SMART PACKING: Labelling boxes clearly by room will save time when unpacking after the move.

THE number of people in Spain wholive in rented property is on the up,according to a new study by Fotocasareal estate portal.

Whereas four years ago just 15 percent of Spaniards said they live inrented homes, this increased to 23.5per cent in 2015, the Spaniards andtheir relationship with housing studyrevealed.

However, more than half s t i l ldream of buying a home of their ownand hope to do so soon.

The reasons given by those who areforced to rent are mainly financial,s tudy director Beatriz Toribio ex-plained. “Spain is, and always willbe, a country of property owners .However the rental market is growingbecause despite lower prices manypeople simply cannot afford to buynow,” Toribio said.

Nine out of 10 people questionedfor the study said they still feel own-ing one’s own home is important andseven out of 10 said they considered

buying a home to be an importantlong-term investment and far betterthan renting.

Six out of 10 went as far as to saythat renting felt like throwing theirmoney away and insisted they wouldrather pay the bank and have some-thing to show for it at the end if theycould.

Of those quest ioned 56 per centstated that they fully intended to takethe plunge and buy within the nextfour years.

Spaniards still prefer to buyA REPORT from Alfa In-mobil iar ia has suggestedthat around half of a l lhomes sold on the Spanishcoasts are purchased bySpanish investors looking toconvert the properties intocash cows through holidayrentals and capital gains.

The findings indicate thatsmaller local investorspriced out of expensive citymarkets in Barcelona andMadrid are focusing on thecoast as their best hope of

turning a profit , typicallybuying multiple units at thecheaper end of the spec-trum.

Foreign buyers accountedfor roughly 35 per cent ac-cording to Alfa’s f igures,while families or couplesbuying private homes repre-sented just 15 per cent. Withthe market enjoying a solidrecovery and some homesavai lable for as l i t t le as€35,000, the trend looks setto continue.

Local buyers

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WHILE it may boast the continent’smost expensive city in London, the UKslips down to fourth place as a wholewhen i t comes to ranking Europe’smost expensive countries for property.

With an average price of €4,294 persquare metre the UK falls well behindtop places Luxembourg at €5,855,Sweden at €5,205, and just underFrance at €4,424.

Spain is s ignif icantly lower at

€2,260, while the lowest EU memberis Bulgaria where the average squaremetre costs just €780.

On the city front London’s domi-nance is impenetrable, even despite re-cent decreases and the fallout over thereferendum vote. With an average priceper square metre of an eye-watering€16,135 the Big Smoke is more thandouble the price of second-placed Parisat a measly €7,807.

The news will make grimly repeti-tive reading for first time buyers des-

perately trying to gain a foothold onthe city’s slippery and prohibitively ex-pensive property ladder, and also high-lights how London raises the UK’s av-erage, despite the country beingsoundly outperformed by other areas ofthe EU.

Outside the EU but well within Eu-rope, Monaco surpasses all of the com-petition with a startling average priceof €47,000 per square metre, a fittingfigure for Europe’s playground for roy-alty, oligarchs, sheiks and celebrities.

By Matthew Elliott

Princely property sumsTHE BIG SMOKE: London dominates as the city with the highest average price per square metre.

ONE of the best ways to buycheaply, as long as you’re notin a hurry, is to buy propertyoff-plan. To avoid disappoint-ment, or worse, it’s advisable tofollow these tips when buyingoff plan:

• Know who you’re buyingfrom.

You need to know exactlywho is selling you your futurehome and their history. If it’s adeveloper, find out whetherthey have previous experiencein the sector and always makesure they own the land they in-tend to build on before takingthe plunge.

• Read the contract.This might seem obvious,

but make sure you read the pri-vate contract you’re going tosign with the company.

• Keep a copy of the plans.Ask the developer for a copy

of the plans for your home theminute you sign the contract incase you need to prove in futurethat changes were made afteryou signed.

• The EXACT price Make sure the documents

state the final price of the prop-erty, including the IVA (VAT)and the exact date the keys willbe handed over.

Headache free off-plan purchasing

ON THE UP: Strong development sees annual price increases in the rental market.

Coastal rents skyrocketing

SPAIN’S coastal provincesrecorded the biggest yearly in-creases in rental pricing, with13 of the 15 regions seeing thehighest jumps lying by the sea.

The report from propertyportal Fotocasa indicates thatthere were four provinceswhich saw an annual increase

of more than 10 per cent,namely the Balearic Islands,Huelva, Barcelona and Ali-cante.

The Balearics saw a hugejump of more than 18 per centwhile the top four were closelyfollowed by Malaga and Mur-cia which clocked up 9.9 percent and 9.8 per cent respectiverises.

By the same token the areasseeing the largest declines inrental prices all lay in the coun-try’s interior with Jaen, Zamo-ra, Caceres and Burgos hittingsolid negatives. Regardless ofannual change, the coastal re-gions also command the high-est rental prices with six of the10 most expensive provincesfollowing this pattern.

Spain has seen a strong de-velopment of its rental marketin recent years following the fi-nancial crisis and difficulty insecuring a mortgage for thoseat the lower end of the ladder.The development has led to asignificant increase in buy-to-let landlords snapping upcheaper coastal properties withan eye on rental profit.

By Matthew Elliott

TWO surprises in one week, both ofwhich could have lasting effects on ex-patriate residents in Spain.

First of all came the vote to leave theEuropean Union which apparentlycame as something of a surprise to a lotof people, especially those who nowsay that it was a protest vote and theydidn’t actually expect it to have anymeaning!

It now seems that two of the threemost voluble Conservative membersof the Leave campaign Boris Johnsonand Michael Gove weren’t really ex-pecting to succeed, which perhapsexplains the fact that they have bothkept a very low profile after the an-nouncement and one of their support-ers mentioned on Sky News that theydidn’t actually have a plan for with-drawal in place but they assumed that

the British government would. Nigel Farage committed the gaff of

the year, possibly the century, when inhis excitement he blurted out “we willhave done it without having to fight,without a single bullet being fired,” not

realising how upset so many peoplewould feel following the shooting of JoCox just a week earlier.

Having used him to promote theLeave case, he has now been told thathe won’t be invited to participate in a

cross-party committee which will nego-tiate Britain’s exit from the EuropeanUnion, which as an MEP has irritatedhim, although there are still a number ofdecisions to be made before anybody isappointed to that committee.

So certain was at least one personthat Britain would remain, that a pro-leaver William Healey set up a petitionin May which asks for the EU referen-dum to be re-run if the remain or leavevote is less than 60 per cent, based on aturnout of less than 75 per cent.

He is, naturally, uncomfortable that ithas been hijacked by disgruntled Re-main supporters and has already re-ceived over 3.5 million signatures al-though David Cameron has indicated asecond referendum is unlikely.

Spain took a turn for the better orworse depending upon your view, byvoting in a manner which still didn’t seeany party with a majority and any coali-tion, right or left, would have to ne-gotiate with some of the minorparties, such as those who repre-sent the Canary Islands and theBasque country, to obtain a majority.

THE result of the referendumcame as a major surprise andas previously mentioned, weat Euro Weekly News wereboth hoping and expecting thatthere would be an overall ma-jority to remain.

However, it’s over and bar-ring some very unusual deci-sions being made in parlia-ment, the decision is made andwithin two and a half years atthe most, Britain will nolonger be a member of the EU.

What we all have to do asexpatriates living in Spain is toensure that we don’t go into aflat spin but use the time to en-sure that we are ready and ed-ucated about what the futureholds for us.

There was bound to besome disruption with stocksand exchange rates followingthe announcement but themarket has been lower in thepast and whilst the dollar hassmacked sterling, the euro isnot as strong and no doubtmany will remember when itwas almost on par with thepound and we managed to getover that.

Yes, those who are receiv-ing sterling pensions are goingto have to get used to convert-ing their pounds into fewer eu-ros but history suggests thatthe pound will recover as it in-variably does and if any of thelarger European countrieseven hint that they are consid-ering a referendum then watchwhat happens.

It’s not a catastrophe and asBrits in particular we just needto take a deep breath and makethe most of what the next fewyears bring especially as westill have friends around theworld. To quote Monty Pythonlet’s “Always look on thebright side of life.”


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Life goes on but becomesa little more complicated

IF there is one kind of per-son that I find hateful in thisworld, it’s a bully.

Bullying in UK schoolsseems to have reached epi-demic proportions if you be-lieve what you read in themedia, but I suspect that it issimply no longer swept un-der the carpet as it was inmy day.

My own nemesis was akid called Norton. He wasan ugly git, with fingers likecourgettes, and cauliflowerears. He was a greengroceron legs, though of course Inever told him that.

He would actively seekme out with his apprenticebully and do his best tomake my life a misery.

Norton was three yearsolder than me and in thelowest grade, with an IQthat was measured in frac-tions. Thankfully I was shot

of him fairly early on.Quite by accident on the

internet, I came across a fel-low pupil from my sec-ondary school days who washimself a bully. Not physicalbullying, but with taunts and

humiliation which believeme, can be every bit as dam-aging.

When I reminded him ofthis, he seemed genuinelyshocked that he had beenguilty of these activities.

These people go throughlife completely oblivious tothe fact that they may haveinflicted misery and perhapslasting damage.

It wasn’t done in my dayto go complaining to those

in authority because ‘grass’in the ‘Bullies Bumper Duff-ing Up Manual’, was anoth-er excuse for a chinning ses-sion.

Bullying was not restrict-ed to one’s peers. There wasone teacher who took such adislike, he openly sneered indistaste every time he haddealings with me.

He once wrote in an endof term report, “This boylacks personality”, a seem-ingly innocuous statement,but to an insecure 13-year-old (and I cannot explainwhy) it was devastating.

Illogically, I felt deeplyashamed when I took the re-port home and reluctantlypresented it to my parents,who were thankfully verysupportive and reassuring.

But it left its mark and Ihave never forgotten the ex-perience.

The scourge of bullyingColin BirdA weekly look

Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-the-wall view of the world to the pages of EWNin his own irreverent style.

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THIS week’s column is writtenespecially for the many proper-ty owners arriving for a sum-mer in Spain if their penthouse,apartment or villa terraces lookbare and uninteresting.

The most practical way oflooking at plants for absenteeowners who only visit for thesummer months, and do nothave a fully planted gardenlooked after by a gardener, is tosee an investment in colourfulplants at the beginning of yourstay as the equivalent of buyingcut flowers for the next eight to12 weeks. So focus on buying

colourful and perfumed plantsthat can be given away or al-lowed to die at the end of thesummer.

The following are somepractical suggestions based onthose that will flower continu-ously during the time you are in

Spain and in some cases add amagic touch of perfume for alfresco cooking and siestas. Wehave also added in some herbsfor their attractive leaf colour,perfumes and in some casesflowers and a useful addition tocooking flavours.

1. Small shrubs in pots:• Hibiscus• Fuchsia (semi shade)• Lantana• Gardenia2. Climbing shrubs in pots:• Dipladenia – Mandevilla• Bougainvillea – purple

• Jasmine – officinale com-mon white.

• Plumbago.3. Annuals:• Petunias• Busy Lizzies - Impatiens

(semi-shade)• Cinerarias Pericallis• Portulacas• French marigold - Tagetes4. Perennials:• Argyranthemums• Euryops• Gazanias• Geraniums/pelargoniums.• Carnations.• Bigonias.• Verbena5. Herbs:• Mint• Basil• Curry plant• Lavender• Rosemary• Sage• Marjoram• Parsley• SteviaCare of Plants:a. Potting:Buy pots at least twice the

size of the pots in which theplants came from the gardencentre and fill with a dampenedhigh quality general potting

compost. Tap the bottom of potto loosen plant, remove andplant in pot to same level.

b. Position:Generally all the above will

survive in full sun or semi-shade with the exception offuchsias, begonias and busylizzies which need semi-shade.

c. Watering:All potted plants in full sun

at the height of summer needdaily watering. Annuals mayneed to be watered twice a day.

d. Feeding:Feed once a week with a pro-

prietary liquid feed suitable forflowering plants.

e. Dead heading:Dead head regularly to stim-

ulate a continuous flowers.f. Use of gels:Water absorbing/retaining

gels such as TerraCottem arevery useful for the absenteegardener. This ensures a reser-voir of moisture where plantsneed it most. The reservoirmeans you have a day or twograce should you forget to wa-ter. Enjoy a colourful summerstay.

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Some sensible summer monthplants for absentee owners

PRACTICAL PLANTING: To give colour and perfume for summer.

SOMETIMES it can be hard toadmit the air within our homescan be even more polluted thanthe air outside, but the best wayto clear the air is by using anti-contamination plants.

Indoor plants have beenfound to reduce frequency ofcolds, coughs and sore throatsby up to 30 per cent and dryskin problems up to 23 per cent.

If there are smokers about,Chlorophytum or spider plantsshould be your best friend. Yuc-cas and palms with canes andazaleas are great to get rid ofthe smell of ammoniac in bath-rooms where problems can oc-cur due to indirect light.

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JAMIESON the cat is a realhomebody.Although he does go out for

an evening, Jamieson reallyprefers the comforts of homewith the family.

He really likes to spend timewith them, passing his daysaround them at home, and thenin the evening he naturallygravitates to the centre of activ-ity in the house, the living roomtable. He is a very tactile andfriendly cat. And when the fam-ily goes away, well now that’s adifferent matter.

When the family goes onholiday twice a year, he re-mains at home. He guards thehome against unwantedstrangers. When the house-sit-ters come, usually they are in-vited in a couple of days early,

because he likes to inspect thenewcomers, to size them up,pacing the floor around them tobetter learn who they are.

By the end of the two-daymeet and greet he is usuallymore settled and more comfort-able with the sitters.

That’s when his owners Juneand Jim usually leave takingchildren, suitcases and theirpassports, heading for the air-port with peace of mind.

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PUPPIES and kittens that areraised together often will growup as friends, not knowingthat they’re not supposed toget along. Many times, how-ever, you may want or need toadd a dog to a household withcats, or vice-versa.

A general rule for the easi-est integration is that the newanimal should be younger andof the opposite sex, even be-tween dogs and cats. It may beeasier to bring in a puppy to acat household, as the puppywon't be as big or as threaten-ing as a dog, and may not

think of a cat as something tochase. On the other hand, anactive, playful puppy may bemore annoying or frighteningto an adult cat than would bean adult dog that behavedcalmly around cats.

Also know that certainbreeds of dogs are less likelyto be safe around cats.

This includes terriers and

sight hounds (due to a strongerprey drive), and herdingbreeds (who may nip at thecat’s heels, trying to herdthem). Many breed rescuegroups will test whether thesedogs are ‘cat safe,’ but thinkcarefully and go slowly withthe introductions.

Generally safe are hounds(such as beagles and bassets,

who will readily accept the catas a member of the ‘pack’),and bird dogs or retrievers(bred to have a ‘soft mouth’and not to hurt anything). Thesame tendencies apply tomixed breeds with these an-cestries.

Of course, each animal is anindividual and may behavedifferently.

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SPAIN was highlighted as an example of howEuropean countries are failing to combat illegaltrafficking of exotic fauna and flora during thesecond UN Environment Assembly, held inNairobi, Kenya.

Director of Cameroon-based NGO EagleNetwork, Ofir Drori, said: “The law enforce-ment against illegal trafficking in Europe is adisaster, not even matching up to that inAfrican countries, and Spain is a good exampleof this.”

Eagle Network actively pursues wildlife traf-fickers, having put over 1,300 behind bars todate, and believe that the world must focus onthe bigwigs who run complex crime syndicates.

“There are three main problems in tacklingthe trade,” Drori said. “Corruption, corruption

and corruption. The majority of our arrests arecorrupt officials; Corrupt police officers, cor-rupt military personnel, and corrupt magis-trates. They’re enabling the trade to happen.”

The organisation has intercepted “a largenumber of European tourists” in possession ofendangered species or expensive body partssuch as ivory, reporting that a group of endan-gered apes valued at “millions of euros” wasimported to Spain, with no action taken againstthose responsible.

The illegal wildlife trade, which is worth 10sof millions of euros, has seen 100,000 ele-phants slaughtered in just two years, andbrought about the extinction of chimpanzees inseveral West African countries, includingBenin, Burkina Faso, and Togo.

AN American man has turneda joke into what appears to bea budding business by creat-ing wine for cats, allowingtheir owners to share thosemagic end-of-day, glass-in-hand moments with their fe-lines.

Available in varieties thatinclude ‘Pinot Meow’ and‘MosCATo,’ unlike a similarJapanese initiative which hitthe news a few years back, the‘wines’ sold by Apollo Peakcontain no alcohol or grapes,

making them safe for pets, atleast in theory.

“It’s actually made like atea, but since we got it to looklike a wine we wanted it per-ceived as a wine by the con-sumer so they can feel asthough they are having a glassof wine with their pet,” com-pany founder Brandon Zavalaexplained.

Vets in Colorado, whereApollo Peak is based, havesaid the ‘cat wines’ (whichcontain catnip to make them areal treat) are coloured with

beetroot which is perfectlysafe for cats and dogs, howev-er owners are advised tocheck with their vets first, es-pecially if pets have pre-exist-ing health problems such asdiabetes or urine infections, asthe colouring could lead tofalse positives on tests.

Although cat wine is cur-rently only available in theUS, the company’s websiteclaims it is hoping to ship in-ternationally soon.

No more monkey business Pour the wine, human

By Jose Rial, director of theMarina Baixa

Veterinary HospitalDURING the summer months,heatstroke is one of the life-threatening emergencies wetreat frequently in a 24-hourveterinary hospital. It’s charac-terised by an increase in bodytemperature that results in or-gans being injured.

It occurs after exposure tohigh environmental tempera-tures or extreme exercise.

Dogs that are especially li-able to heatstroke include thosewith obesity, brachycephalicobstructive airway syndrome,laryngeal paralysis and/or car-diovascular disease, as are olderdogs or those with a dense haircoat.

Dogs should never be left incars on hot days for any amountof time.

If signs of heatstroke are pre-sent, the dog should be cooledas soon as possible and taken toa veterinarian for treatment.

Therapy for heatstroke pa-tients includes rapid cooling,oxygen therapy, volume re-

placement to optimise perfu-sion, and management of sec-ondary complications.

Studies have shown thatdogs cooled by their owners be-fore arriving at the hospitalhave a lower mortality rate thanthose whose owners do not at-tempt to cool.

If heatstroke is suspected, the

owners should try externalcooling even before the dog isbrought to the hospital.

Offer water to the dog andspray the dog with tepid water.Drive to the hospital with airconditioning on or windowsrolled down.

Clinical consequences incase of severe heatstroke are

kidney and liver failure, cardiacarrhythmias, coagulopathiesand neurologic disorders. Themortality rates approach 50 percent.

The owners should knowabout the risk for heatstrokeduring warmer months; it is keyto preventing this serious andsometimes fatal disease.

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DOG CARE: Owners should know about the risks of heatstroke in summer.

BLACK MARKET: Illicit trade of monkeys and apes is rife.

PINOT MEOW: Cat-friendly wine is coming.

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America’s Cup in AsiaFOR the first time ever, there willbe an America’s Cup race in Asia asthe organisers have decided that2016 should see the Japanese Soft-bank Team Japan take on the mightof the other challengers in homewaters at Jigyohama, Chuo-ku,Fukuoka City from November 18 to20.

Led by former winning America’sCup skipper Dean Barker the crewincludes well-known veteran Japan-ese sailor Kazuhiko Sofuku, whilstthe SoftBank Team Japan is madeup of a multi-national collaborationof sailors, boat builders, and supportcrew from the professional sailingindustry.

SoftBank Team Japan, the firstJapanese team to take part since2000 will benefit from local supportas it attempts to win the 35th Ameri-ca’s Cup sponsored by Luis Vuittonwith the finals to be held in Bermu-da in 2017.

The team will be competing inall Louis Vuitton America’s CupWorld Series events in 2016 and2017 and all the while, training attheir team base located on the

Great Sound in Bermuda.The Japanese team started slowly

in the qualifying series of races butis steadily improving and this, thelast race of 2016 should be very im-portant to them, especially as thewinning team in Japan will carryvaluable points forward to Bermu-da.

Kazuhiko “Fuku” Sofuku waspresent when the news of the Japan-ese round was announced and said“As a Japanese sailor, I am reallythrilled that the Louis VuittonAmerica’s Cup World Series will beheld in Fukuoka. Together withFukuoka City and SoftBank, ourteam has been working very hard tomake it happen.

“For me this is a dream come truemoment and I cannot be happier.With this joy, we will do our verybest to show all of you a great raceand a great result.”

By bringing the race to Japan, thesponsors and the Japanese teamhope that they will help to build awhole new following for this mostfamous of competitions.

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ONCE again, one of the top 10boat shows in the world an-nounces its return toSouthampton from September16 to 25 and it promises tocater for every person wholoves boats, the water or is justlooking to enjoy a day out,hopefully in the sun.

With more than 500 ex-hibitors offering a range ofproducts from the simple to theexotic and the cheap to the lux-urious, the show is really set toattract a record attendance andthere it offers a range of latestinnovations, world launchesand plenty of advice to thenovice and the expert.

Based on land and the mari-na, there will be the opportuni-ty to take to the water as wellas enjoy the festival stagewhich showcases top bands,fashion shows and even theshow’s Guinness WorldRecord attempt.

There’s a Guinness bar andfood village and the cost of en-try is not enormous with spe-cial offers for the under 15’s.For more information on theattractions and to book tickets,visit www.southamptonboatshow.com.

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ALMOST 300 schoolchildren from schools in Carbonerashave had their first contact with sailing thanks to a week-long course organised by the local town hall and Isla deSan Andres Nautical Club.

Accompanied by 20 teachers and six specialised moni-tors, 274 youngsters were given theory lessons beforeheading out in groups on five yachts to start learning howto handle them.

The course was supported by the Public Ports Agencyand parents’ associations and the management of San An-tonio de Padua, Simon Fuentes and Federico Garcia Lorcaschools.

Local Sports councillor Pedro Jose Venzal explainedthat the course, which was mainly financed by the counciland the nautical club with children paying just €2 each totake part, had been well received and thanked all involvedin its organisation.

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THE roar of a powerful car is one oflife’s pleasures and industry execu-tives have cottoned on to the potentialprofit involved ensuring that yournew car strikes that chord.

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fectively mimic the roaring engines oft ime gone by. Think of the shutterclick made by a smartphone cameraas a small scale example and youhave a picture of what has been de-scribed as motoring’s ‘dirty little se-cret’.

Regulations limiting car noise are

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The Maserati Quattroporte GTS is like having a three-year-old child. It’s really annoying most of thetime, but if someone tried to take it away from you, you’d kill them for it.”

Some might say...

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UNVEILING its very firstdriverless vehicle, Rolls-Royce has joined the modernquest for dominance of thehighways of the future withthe new Vision Next 100.

The zero-emission modelboasts a silk throne as the dri-ving seat. It is aimed at “themost discerning and powerfulpatrons in the world” by re-jecting “the notion of anony-mous, utilitarian and blandfuture modes of mobility”.

A high-definition TVscreen, classic interior luxury,and an artificially intelligentvirtual assistant namedEleanor awaits the opulentoccupants, who will be treat-ed to a ‘carpet like’ red laserbeam announcing their ar-rival at a destination.

Expected to hit the streetsin the 2040s, the concept carwill likely change dramatical-ly over time as technologymarches ever onwards.

A car fitfor a king

UNVEILED as a concept justone month ago at the Concor-so d’Eleganza Villa d’Este,the now production ready As-ton Martin Vanquish Zagatohas seen all of the planned 99models already snapped updespi te the cool €650,000price tag.

The f i f th model to comeout of an incredibly fruitfulcollaboration between AstonMart in and I ta l ian design

powerhouse Zagato, the newVanquish boasts an uprated600hp version of the regularVanquish 6.0-li tre V12 en-gine, with manufacturers ex-pect ing a 0-60mph t ime ofjust three and a half seconds.

Revamped suspension anda carbon f ibre , handmadelower body with the iconic‘Z’ logo emblazoned across ithas motoring en-

thusiasts l icking their l ipswith anticipation, with manypredicting the Vanquish Za-gato will go down in historyas one of the finest outcomesof a 50 year partnership.

A double-bubble roof con-tinues the Zagato trade-mark signature inuse since

the 1950s, while other touch-es include badge-mimickingtail lamps replaced by LEDblade l ights , huge s ingle-piece panels, and door mir-rors identical to those of the

legendary One-77 supercar. Only 99 will be made, built

to order at the British firm’sGaydon factory, and all aresold after what Aston Martindescribed as unprecedentedcustomer interest following

the concept’s de-but.

By Matthew Elliott

Concept becomes a reality

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PRODUCTION READY: TheAston Martin Vanquish Zagato.

Enthusiasts cram the Festival of Speed

99models are being produced andhave already been snapped up.

LAST weekend the GoodwoodFestival of Speed took place inSussex with more than 150,000spectators cramming in to catch aglimpse of some of the world’sfinest cars in living history.

Enthusiasts were treated to avibrant selection of F1 cars fromseven different teams, includingthe Bugatti Chiron, which struck236mph at Le Mans, theMcLaren 570S Sprint, and thenew Abarth 124 Spider.

There was also an auction onFriday June 24 boasting an excel-lent mix of old and new with a

heavy focus on classics. Organised by Bonhams lucky

buyers and onlookers were treat-ed to real history with the appear-ance of a 1949 Aston Martin DBteam car that finished seventh inthe Le Mans of that year. Justabout intact, with the regulationLe Mans seals still on the radiatorcap, auctioneers expected it tofetch almost €1 million.

Veteran hippies would havebeen delighted to see a Volkswa-gen type 2 Microbus under thehammer, particularly a 1957 23-window Samba version repainted

in its original colours of SealingWax Red and Chestnut Brown.

It wouldn’t have been a propercar auction without a few Ferrarisand Goodwood didn’t disappointwith a 275 GTB/6c Berlinetta,hoped to go for upwards of €2million. Described in 1965 as “athoroughbred, with luxury de-void of excess, and a fiery tem-perament,” it’s powered by a300hp 3.3-litre V12 with six car-burettors.

Two iconic Jaguars were onstage, the SS100 3½-litre Road-ster and E-Type 3.8-litre coupe,

the former being produced byNazi-linked SS Cars in 1936, andthe latter representing the E typein its earliest and purest form.

Other highlights included aJenson Interceptor Mark III Con-vertible formerly owned by LedZeppelin’s John Bonham; a 1978BMW M1 supercar designed byGiugiaro; a pop-art themed Bent-ley Continental GT V8 S con-vertible; a sleek Maserati 3500GT coupe; and an original AlfaRomeo Giulia Sprint GTA. Not abad collection to behold on asummer’s day in Sussex.

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ONCE again we have an ac-t ion-packed weekend ofsport with Euro 2016, ten-nis, cricket, Formula 1 andlots of horse racing.

FOOTBALL - Results ofthe last-16 round in Euro2016 were: Croatia 0, Por-tugal 1… England 1, Ice-land 2… France 2, 10-manRepubl ic of I re land 1…reigning world championsGermany 3, Slova-kia 0… Hun-gary 0, Bel-

gium 4… Italy 2, 2004 and2008 winners Spain 0…Switzer land 1 , Poland 1(Poles won 5-4 on penal-ties)… and Wales 1 (an un-for tunate own-goal byGareth McAuley), NorthernIreland 0.

After all that, the quarter-finals are: Poland v Portu-gal (tonight), Wales v Bel-gium (tomorrow), Germanyv I ta ly (Saturday) andFrance v Ice land (Sun-day)… all have 9pm kick-offs.

In the f inal of CopaAmerica in

New Jersey Chile beat thefavourites Argentina 4-2 onpenal t ies , and af ter thegame Lionel Messi an-nounced his re t i rementfrom international football,saying “I’ve done all I canfor my country.”

RUGBY UNION –Hearty congratulations allround to England who plas-tered Aust ra l ia wi th theproverbial ‘whitewash,’ bybeat ing them in a l l threeTest matches down underfor the first-time ever. Afterearlier wins of 39 points to28 in Br isbane and 23-7in Melbourne , Englandclinched the Cook Cup anda 3-0 series victory, witha terrific 44-40 triumphin Sydney with the sure-footed Owen Farre l l

kicking 24 points. In

fact, Farrell booted over 61points out of England’soverall tally of 106.

Unfor tunate ly, I re landand Wales ended their sum-mer tours with 19-13 and46-6 defeats against SouthAfrica and New Zealand re-spectively, while Scotlandbeat Japan 21-16. Mean-while , England’s s tars ofthe future beat I reland inManchester to win the U20World Championship.

RUGBY LEAGUE – TheSuper League Chal lengeCup semi-f inals on July30/31 will feature Hull FCv Wigan Warriors (chasingtheir 20th t i t le) and War-rington Wolves v WakefieldWildcats.

CRICKET – The first offive ODIs between Englandand Sr i Lanka a t TrentBridge ended in a tie (286runs each – thanks to LiamPlunkett’s last bal l s ix) .

England (256-0 with JasonRoy 112 and Alex Hales133) then won the second atEdgbaston by 10 wicketsbut the third, at Bristol lastSunday, was abandonedthrough ra in . The four thgame took place a t TheOval yesterday and the finalencounter will take place inCardiff on July 2.

BOXING – Al l threebouts last Saturday in frontof a packed London O2Arena, ended in Br i t i shwins! IBF heavyweightchampion Antony Joshuaknocked out DominicBreazeale in round seven…super-middleweight GeorgeGroves out-pointed MartinMurray and middleweightChris Eubank Junior deckedTom Dorran in round four.

MOTORSPORT – JackMil ler (Aust ra l ia) was asurprise winner of last Sun-day’s Dutch MotoGP at As-sen. Spain’s Marc Marquezwas second with GB’s ScottRedding third.

This weekend we havethe Austrian F1 Grand Prixfrom Spei lburg whereLewis Hamil ton wi l l beaiming to reduce the 24point gap his fellow Mer-cedes teammate Nico Ros-berg has over h im in thedriver’s championship.

TENNIS – And Wimble-don fortnight is now wellunderway wi th NovakDjokovic and SerenaWilliams hoping to retainthei r s ingles’ t i t les , butthere are plenty of playersready and willing and, in-deed conf ident , to makeglory on centre court.

Watch out for DominicThiem and Andy Murray inthe men’s sect ion andMadison Keys and An-gel ique Kerber in thewomen’s tournament. Andfor the first time there willbe a wheelchair competitionat the All England Club.

Tony MatthewsInternational SportsA former player and now the world’s mostprolific author of football books with al-most 150 published since 1975, Tony is al-so the sports correspondent for SpectrumRadio and lives on La Pilica in the SierraCabrera Mountains overlooking Turre.

Costa de Almeria

Dismal England humiliated by Icelandand out of Europe twice in a week

MESSI: Hasretired frominternationalfootball.

HAZARD:On form asBelgium won4-0.

Graeme Armstrong is the only Scottish footballer to ap-pear in over 1,000 first-class matches, doing so for fiveclubs, Stirling Albion, Berwick Rangers, MeadowbankThistle, Stenhousemuir and Alloa Athletic between 1975and 2001.

And the recent Wales v Northern Ireland game was thefirst t ime ever that two Brit ish nations had playedagainst each other in the knockout stage of a major tour-nament.

DID YOU KNOW

JACK MILLER:Won the Dutch

MotoGP.

ENGLAND’S search for anew manager begins follow-ing one of the most humili-ating defeats in the nation’ssporting history.

Roy Hodgson was left toface the music in an awk-ward and unwanted pressconference on Tuesday, June28, and said: “I don’t reallyknow what I am doinghere,” and it perhaps sumsup the current disarray thatGareth Southgate is beinglined up to take over on aninterim basis amid whispersthat the process to secure apermanent successor maytake as long as a year.

The fact that FA chief ex-ecutive Martin Glenn, theman tasked with finding theThree Lions’ new boss,twice declared himself “nofootball expert” to the Pressthis week is certainly trou-bling, although the formerbiscuit company boss cer-

tainly seemed to have someclear ideas when he said: “Ithas to be the best man orwoman for the job; morelikely a man.”

Able assistance wil l beprovided by FA vice-chair-man, David Gill, who was achartered accountant before

he became chief executiveof Manchester United, andtechnical director, Dan Ash-worth, who did at least ap-point a t r io of managerswhile at West Bromwich Al-bion.

“We kick off the processwith the three of us,” ram-

bled Glenn. “I t’s the oldjoke: ‘what’s a camel? It’s ahorse designed by commit-tee’.”

Remember, this man is nofootball expert, and whenconsidered alongside the ab-surd statistic that Englandhave now won only six in-

ternational knockout gamessince 1966, it is not difficultto conclude that the FAcould actually benefit fromhaving a football specialistor two in charge.

There are very few topEnglish managers in thegame at present, and that is

something else which theorganisat ion has ut terlyfailed to address thus far,while the ridiculous pamper-ing of the players also has tostop, with complaints aboutduvets and a cuddly l ionfeaturing in Euro 2016.

Reports on Wednesday,June 29, suggested that theFA would l ike ArseneWenger to take the job in thelong-term, but a major hur-dle there is that the French-man is both intelligent and abona fide football expert,and thus unlikely to wantwhat is surely one of theworst jobs in football.

Other contenders on anutterly uninspiring list ap-parently include Glenn Hod-dle, Alan Pardew, Sam Al-lardyce, Gary Neville andJurgen Klinsmann, althoughuntil major reform materi-al ises at al l levels of theEnglish game, their strug-gles are only likely to con-tinue.

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Where do England go from here?

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ROY HODGSON: Quickly resigned on Monday night after England wereembarrassingly knocked out of Euro 2016 by massive underdogs Iceland.

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