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Balloons take to the sky for breast cancer ■ MIREILLE TODDINGTON mireille@costablancapeople.com

Maria and the Pink Ladies joined forces with Zenia Boulevard for the third consecutive year to mark International Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As always, hundreds of people flocked to the event to support fundraising efforts on behalf of the AECC, the Spanish anticancer charity. The €3,164.15 raised will help fund its Early Detection Programme which provides cancer screening for men and women of all ages and nationalities.

The money was raised predominantly through the sale of tickets for a balloon releases and race and the most poignant moment of the event is the release of thousands of balloons into the early evening sky.

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BITE SIZE NEWS: A salt landscape Torrevieja might be known for many reasons at the moment, but one of its main claims to fame is its history of producing salt. An exhibition ‘Torrevieja – a landscape of salt’ opened on 12th October in the Vista Alegre Exhibition Hall.

It includes 52 photographs of a variety of different landscapes. It’s opening was attended by the mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón.

Fanny Serrano, councillor for tourism, praised the quality of the photos and the importance of promoting Torrevieja through images such as this. The photos have been provided free by those taking them. Some of the photos include the landscape of Cala Ferris, the coves, beaches and the pink lagoon of Torrevieja Natural Park. There are also two cabinets, one including wine from La Mata and the other Torrevieja salt – both hallmarks of the area. The exhibition is open until 30th November from Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 2.00pm and from 5pm to 9.00 pm. Admission is free.

An all year round service The mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón has requested in writing to the Generalitat Valenciana that there should be 12 months of care service made available to those in need. He would also like to see staff contracted to provide the necessary care over the same period.

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Alicante sex abuser arrested Police have arrest man suspected of 15 years of sexually abusing under age children.

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he paedophile, who had been active for more than a decade, has been arrested by the National Police in Alcoi, Alicante province.

The suspect, a 50-year-old man, has been charged with 13 counts of sexual abuse, although authorities are aware of at least 20 separate cases and suspect many more.

The victims were children aged from seven years old to 14 year old, who the child abuser attracted through a variety of ways, including offering them sweets, showing them his dog, passing himself off as a girl in online chatrooms or inviting them to his house to play video games.

On the day of his arrest, the suspect had been planning to invite nearly 20 children to his upcoming birthday party.

Sources familiar with the investigation said that the man entered into pseudo-contracts with his victims, copies of which were found inside his home. These documents, made to justify the abuse, set out each party’s conditions: he demanded sexual encounters, while the minors asked for video consoles and mobile phones.

In a press release issued last Friday, the police explained that the suspect changed his modus operandi over the years. In the 1990s, he located youths using amateur CB radio equipment, which was popular at the time. Once the internet became prevalent, he passed

himself off as a girl in online chatrooms and got young females to send him sexually explicit photographs and videos of themselves.

He also made direct contact on the street, and got minors to come to his house after earning their trust via sweets or his dog.

The alleged paedophile also had an underage accomplice who helped him find new victims.

When the minors came to his house, he showed them pornographic movies and suggested that they all get naked, then gradually asked them for more explicit acts, offering money for it. If the offer was rejected, the suspect threatened to tell their parents about what had happened. Investigators said he occasionally used violence to achieve his goals.

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Continued from page 1 giant nets. The balloon that travels the furthest and the card returned will win the owner of the card €100 and another €20 will also be given to the person who returned it.

The crowds were entertained all day by a host of local entertainers who all gave their time for free. These included: Dan Davy, Richie Alexander, Kylie Burgazzi, Nikki G, Gemma Bennett, Mel Fitz, Randall Cain, Sam Curtis, Suzi G, Raquel Peña Flamenco for all, Juan Carlos, Janelle, Texas Ted and was hosted by Stevie Spit and Sunshine FM. More than 2000 helium filled pink balloons were released into the early evening sky to the sound of Kylie Burgazzi singing a fabulous version of Nessun Dorma. The balloon release was a moving sight and an emotional moment for those gathered to watch, all of whom will know someone touched by cancer.

Maria Wilson said: “A big thank you to everyone who came to support the event, without the wonderful donations from members of the local community the AECC would not be able to continue its fight against cancer.

Also the management team from Zenia Boulevard were fantastic and paid for the nets and the helium to ensure that every cent raised goes to the charity.”

The facts:

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is organised by the World Health Organisation in order to increase attention and awareness for the early detection, treatment and palliative care of this disease.

There are about 1.38 million new cases and 458 000 deaths from breast cancer each year. Breast cancer is by far the most common cancer in women

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worldwide, both in the developed and developing countries.

Currently there is not sufficient knowledge on the causes of breast cancer therefore the early detection of the disease remains the cornerstone of breast cancer control. When breast cancer is detected early, and if adequate diagnosis and treatment are available, there is a good chance that breast cancer can be cured. If detected late, however, curative treatment is often no longer an option. The majority of deaths – 269,000 - occur in low- and middle-income countries, where there is a lack of awareness.

WHO promotes comprehensive breast cancer control programmes as part of national cancer control plans.

The recommended early detection strategies are awareness of early signs and symptoms and screening by clinical breast examination in demonstration areas.

Read Suzanne O’Connell’s report of the Torrevieja Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on page 6 of this week’s Costa Blanca People.

has gradually been declining and the mayor wants to see the service returned to all-year provision.

‘There has been a reduction in services,’ said the mayor. ‘Care is not available during every month of the year, which leaves those affected and in need of support and their families without any care workers for periods of time.’

Currently services are only available for six months of the year and are provided by three people whose contracts are terminated during the times when no service can be provided.

The mayor added, ‘It’s nothing new that the Valencian Community is one of the worst for providing help to carers.’

A third of those applying for assistance die before their requests are acknowledged and receive no help at all.A total of 2,424 requests for help were received and of those 825 people had died before their record was filed. A situation that is far from satisfactory.

Age concern need your help Age Concern are an organisation who have been supporting elderly people since 1998 in the Torrevieja area. They are desperately in need of volunteers to help staff their shops in Torrevieja and Los Montesinos and the Day Centre in La Siesta. They are also looking for someone who has electrical experience, perhaps a retired electrician, who could help check donated electrical items on a Continued on page 5

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BITE SIZE Better transport NEWS: links for the coast Continued from page 4

Wednesday. If you think you might be able to help with any of this, please call Age Concern on 96 678 6887.

Fire in Guardamar Park Another fire has destroyed trees and vegetation in the pine forest of La Marina. Five hundred square meters of wooded area was destroyed next to the dunes of El Rebolla near the La Marina camping area. The fire would have spread further had it not been for the swift action of the emergency services who were alerted at 3.00pm on 17th October.

Firefighters from Elche,Almoradi and Guardamar attended the scene along with an emergency helicopter. It took more than three hours to completely extinguish the fire. By 4.20pm it was under control and completely extinguished by 4.20 pm.

This is the third fire since July 12th in a similar area and this leads experts to believe it could be the result of arson.

AFA president resigns Matilde Sánchez Cervera has resigned as the President of AFA (la Asociación de Familiares y Amigos de Enfermos de Alzheimer) in Torrevieja. She has been the president during the last eleven years from 2004 to 2015. She gave as reasons for resignation her age, she is almost 80 years old,and her wish to look after her aunt who lives with her and who is 96 years old. During her period of time as president she has achieved much. One of the great strengths she has brought to her post has been her ability to speak perfect English which has brought the group close to the British community too.

She has been given many awards for the work she has done including receiving the Diego Ramirez Pastor prize in 2013 and the Costa Blanca People ‘Pride of Spain’ award twice in 2010 and 2013. She will always be remembered for her professionalism and efficiency and the commitment she has brought to the organisation.

Violin concert at the International Auditorium On Friday 30th October there will be a Tchaikovsky violin concerto at the International Auditorium in Torrevieja.

Pedro Ferreira will play the ballet suite ‘El Lago de los Cisnes’ or ‘Swan lake’. The concert will be at 8.30 pm and tickets can be obtained from the ticket office on Mondays from 5.00pm until 8.00pm.

Tickets can also be obtained from Instant ticket www.instanticket.es .

The cost of the tickets range from €6 to €15 and further information is also available on www.orquestasinfonicadetorrevieja.com

The Councillor for Urban Transport, Sofia Alvarez has announced solutions that will be launched by the Department to improve the current bus service, particularly with regard to improving transport links for Orihuela Costa.

The Councillor has been holding a series of meetings in order to adapt the current transport service lines to the needs of the municipality. The improvements will be based on ‘many years of study into the transport habits of the settlements in and around Orihuela’.

Moreover, the councillor said that in the month of December, ‘Orihuela Costa will join the hub through an exchange bus stop at the Hospital of Torrevieja’, after reaching an agreement with the carrier, which will include for the first time a stop in Entrenaranjos. This move follows demands for a bus service by residents which have been made for several years and were raised again at the recent meeting with Councillor Alvarez. The service will be provided twice daily, morning and evening.

As for the districts, the Councillor said she was working with other councillors for the areas to identify the real needs of residents and to establish a better service frequency and to unite them with the city and the coast.

The expansion and improvement of the taxi service on the Orihuela Costa is also making progress.

Following the recent meetings the Councillor has asked the Ministry of Transport to request support from

Lower crime rate in Pilar A meeting of the Pilar de la Horadada Local Security Committee has announced that crime figures in Pilar have gone down, with a 23 percent reduction in offences between 2011 and 2014 and a further reduction in 2015 up to August of 17.88 percent compared to 2014.

It was reported that gender violence victims in Pilar are mostly low risk and the Local Police Family Unit are watching 26 of these women. A meeting specifically about gender violence will be held before the end of the year.

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neighboring municipalities on specific dates, while the next step for the local Department will be to increase the number of licenses and gradually to improve service levels.

In addition, to address the problem of piracy in the sector, police control will be strengthened, and the Department has provided a telephone number to taxi drivers to report claims. This issue is one of the main concerns of Orihuela taxi drivers and particularly on the Coast.

Councillor Alvarez also said that Orihuela is one of the few municipalities that does not have licenses for the taxi sector, and because of its claim to the Department this will be dealt with soon so that professionals must take an exam in order to become a professional and licensed taxi.

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Raising awareness of breast cancer ■ SUZANNE O’CONNELL suzanne@costablancapeople.com

On Sunday 18th October, Torrevieja seafront was packed with around 300 people who were there to support the charity AECC (Asociación Española Contra el Cancer). It wasn’t just groups of women raising awareness of breast and other female cancers, but whole families taking part in the Marcha Por La Vida (Walk for Life).

Almost everyone who had turned out on this beautiful sunny morning was wearing a pink t-shirt and a long queue had collected of those who hadn’t yet

Manoli Flores is the president of AECC in Torrevieja.

She has been organising the event

Above: Hundreds congregate on the Torrevieja Paseo before the walk begins.

this year and was delighted with the turnout. If the message about prevention can reach just a few more people then

Terry and Enza lend their support to the AECC

registered for the walk but still wanted to take part. Just after 11.00am the whistle blew and the crowds started off from the Hombre del Mar on the sea frontto walk to Playa los Locos and back.

AECC has been raising money and awareness for cancer for more than 60 years in Spain. They are dedicated to raising awareness, prevention and research as well as providing support for those who are victims of the disease.

Javier Murcia, is a psychologist who works with the AECC helping provide support for victims and their families.

‘We provide lots of help and services for those who need it,’ says Javier. ‘There are also services available in English if you ask.’

‘People are living longer,’ says Javier.

‘So, naturally we are seeing more examples of cancer developing in the later years. But we’re also seeing better detection rates and more people are having their cancer cured too. Now around 80 to 85% of those diagnosed with breast cancer are cured. This is very different from how it was a few years ago.’

Javier is keen to emphasise the importance of detection through the use of mammograms and selfexamination. The message he is keen to spread for people speaking English is that they can get help too. Javier speaks perfect English and you can call him on 647703811 if you’re not sure where to go for assistance.

He also points out that there is an AECC centre at Playa Flamenca Commercial Centre and this is staffed by English-speaking volunteers. ‘We don’t refuse anyone,’ says Javier. ‘Our services our free and are not dependent on where you live or your nationality and we don’t ask for your identification number either.’ AECC also run projects such as support with stopping smoking and workshops such as yoga and crafts for victims and their families.

Terry and Enza were just two of the people who turned out on Sunday to support the charity walk. They are firm advocates of this important organisation and Enza.

the organisational and fund raising efforts she and her colleagues have put in have been more than worth it.

Left: The AECC take more registrations for the MarchaPor La Vida.

It was a weekend full of charity walks - not only the annual AECC walk for life, but also the Elche Children’s Home Sponsored Walk – see our report on page 8 of this week’s Costa Blanca People.

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All for a good cause!

■ SUZANNE O’CONNELL

suzanne@costablancapeople.com Walking in high heels is a chore no matter how accustomed you are to them. If you’re male and presumably don’t do it every day, embarking on a charity walk in stilettos is probably not a good idea.

So, it wasn’t surprising that by the end of the four kilometre sponsored walk in aid of Elche Children’s Care Home, the shoes had come off and John was limping back to the starting point at Cabo Cervera.

The high heels aside, this was a successful and enjoyable opportunity for around sixty people to raise money for a very worthwhile cause. The walkers started off from El Kiosko at Cabo Cervera at 11.00 am and walked to hostel Alba at La Mata and back again. There were a few refreshment breaks along the way for some participants and you could make the walk as quick or as leisurely as you liked.

Some took their dogs and others were making it a whole family day out. Walking along the Paseo with the sea on one side and Natural park on the other, it certainly couldn’t be seen as a hardship – unless you were in high heels of course. John wasn’t the only one who dressed up for the occasion and the collection of colourful costumes turned a few heads along the way.

The money was still coming in but Ken and Lynn Adams who have been organising the event, believe that they could raise over €2,240 by the time all the sponsorship is collected. ‘We’d like to thank everyone who’s been involved,’ says

Richie interviews John for Big FM

Lynn. ‘I think everyone has enjoyed themselves as well as raising lots of money for a good cause.’

The money raised wasn’t all from the day’s walk either. A younger participant, Rhianna, had collected €70 from selling bracelets she had made and Bar San Remo had a charity auction on Thursday night that raised €600 to boost the funds.

This was a team effort by Juan, Michelle, Maureen and Wendy who were also there on Saturday, enjoying the event.

The walk got off to a good start, helped along by Big FM who presented their show live from the start of the race and entertained participants throughout the morning. ‘We always support Elche Children’s Home,’ explained Richie Sparks from Big FM. ‘Annette often rings me up, and I know what’s coming. We’re very happy to provide the music at the organised events for this very good cause.’

They need those little extras Elche Children’s Care Home provides a home for young people between the ages of 11 and 18 who have to be removed from their family for some reason. These are vulnerable young people who need not only care and shelter but the little extras that every teenager would expect as a matter of course.

It’s these things that the money raised will help to provide. We’re not talking X boxes or Play Stations here. These young people need pyjamas, trainers, slippers, scarves and gloves for the winter, overnight bags to pack a few items if they do go to stay at a relative’s for the weekend. Little items that the rest of our teens would totally take for granted.

Seven of the young people from the home took part in the walk. Along with their carer, Sonia, they enjoyed the chance of a day out which ended with a visit to McDonalds, paid for by the

Some of the walkers enjoying their stroll

money raised. Sonia had intended to take them to a salad bar, but she was outvoted when it came to choice of eatery; ‘You can have the lettuce from the bun, I’ll have the burger,’ said one of the girls who was obviously thoroughly enjoying her day out.

The home is a very important base for these young people. Not only that, but it helps prepare them for living independently when they eventually leave at 18. Annette English, volunteer fundraiser for the home, explains; ‘We have one young man, he is 17 and of British nationality. The home has found him an apprenticeship and he’s learning to be a mechanic. There are two girls who have also started a training course to be hairdressers.’

It is vital these young people are equipped with the skills they need to establish themselves once they leave the home. The money raised on Saturday will help pay towards the little extras they need to make a good start with the rest of their lives.

Annette is always looking for volunteers to help with fundraising. If you think you could give some time to sell raffle tickets or support at one of their organised events please contact her on annieengliah@hotmail.com

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Rajoy’s father receives care whilst others wait El Diario reports that the Spanish Prime Minister is paying for care for his father from public funds whilst 421,000 others, in a similar situation, are waiting for help.

More than 78,000 carers have lost out on financial support since the government stopped making their contribution to social security. The situation for carers in Spain has been highlighted by Jose Manuel Ramirez, president of the State Association of Directors and Managers of Social Services. He has alleged that the Prime

Minister is receiving funding for his 95 year old father whilst thousands are on a waiting list for similar support.

Reported in El Diario, the Prime Minister’s father lives in the prime minister’s Moncloa residence. He receives care, day and night, from two hired carers. Care that is alleged to come from the public purse. The reduction in assistance for the vast majority came following reform of the sector in July 2012. A cut imposed by the Prime Minister. The maximum that a care giver

can receive for taking care of a dependent with high needs is €387. 90% of these carers are women.

‘Would Rajoy be able to look after his father on this amount?’ asks Luis Gómez Ocaña, Coordinator of the Carers Platform. ‘Many carers have to choose between medication or food.’ He also criticises the government’s decision to stop paying the social security contribution for thousands of caregivers.

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La Siesta park – response from the town hall As the number of signatures grows in protest against the stopping of work on the La Siesta/ El Chaparral Park (now totalling 2,508 signatures) councillor Victor Ferrández once more states his case in a press release.

‘The work on la Siesta Park is temporarily suspended due to the PP not performing according to legally established administrative procedures,’ explains the councillor. ‘There currentlyis no project or contracts in place for the work to continue at this point. The park will be fenced until we can take up the project again. This week a technical report on the supplies for the park will end and decisions will be made about the settlement of existing bills.’

However, the councillor does give assurance that the park will be finished but it will be as a new project and with a new business to complete it.

The work that is to be carried out is in the Paseo de La Mata and affects up to 20% of the walk way.

Some parts of this are right in the heart of La Mata and where year-round residents live.

Improvements are also planned for the Dique de Levante. The metal structure, beams and side rails are all in need of repair. The work has been divided into eight sections and will begin with the nearest to the paseo and continue as long as there is time and material available to complete it.

Other planned projects include painting of street signs and improvements in road markings.

There is a plan to remove graffiti, particularly in tourist and commercial areas. However, exceptions will be made for graffiti that has artistic value and those that have been done with authorisation.

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The Laguna Workshops Another project that was controversially delayed was that of the La Laguna workshops. The workshops are intended for those long-term unemployed to learn new skills in painting and carpentry, enabling them to apply the skills in projects around the town.

Councillor Victor Ferrández has announced that the new project to be launched will aim to take into account the professional characteristics of the students and the complexity of the tasks. The projects must be able to be completed within six months. The application period for the project closed in August.

Now, careful attention is being given to the selection of the students who are to take part in the workshops. 250 have so far been interviewed for 38 posts. These posts include positions for eight teachers and workers who have been unemployed for at least four years.

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New Civil Registry Law has come into effect This new law particularly affects immigrants who want to have Spanish nationality, who now have to pay a new 180 euro charge and pass two exams to measure their integration into Spanish society. These tests include an exam on the Castellano language and questions about Spanish culture.

The Cervantes Institute has selected 30 questions which have to be answered, for example which museum is found in Bilbao or what the name of the news bulletin on TVE. To be considered at least 15 questions have to be correct and certified.

Long queues have been seen already as the new legislation has had a ‘calling effect’ and in Alicante, for example, they are dealing with some 60 daily applications. The applicants have

to make a prior appointment in order to be seen.

Sources at the Civil Registry note once a person is accepted it will take 18 months before nationality is granted.

This is because the new law has made the Civil Registries mere administrators, and among their personnel there are many unaware of how to apply the new law.

Appointments have been made for nationality in the next few days but it seems nobody really knows what happens next. The UGT union considers the introduction of the new law has been ‘improvised’ and it seems the main reason for the change were the Government’s plans to privatise the Civil Registries, something which was finally ruled out by the Cabinet.

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Spanish bound flight diverted

New 20 euro banknote to reach Spain in November

A Monarch airline flight that was travelling from Manchester to Málaga on the Costa del Sol had to return home on Sunday after a piece of the aircraft’s wing came loose. The plane, which was carrying 154 passengers at the time, also had a problem with the air pressure in the cabin.

The flight departed Manchester Airport at 8.00am on Sunday morning (18th October) and was due to arrive in

The next in the series of new euro notes to come into circulation will be the €20, with the new €5 and €10 already in common use.

Spanish shops, bars and other restaurants will have until 25th November to update their systems and replace their counterfeit note-checking machinery, by which time they will have to be ready to accept the new format.

According to the European Central Bank (BCE), more than 2.8 million retail establishments will receive information brochures in every Eurozone country ahead of the new €20 note launch in one

Málaga at 11.30am. However, with passenger and flight crew safety uppermost in his mind the pilot decided to return to Manchester given the issues with the aircraft and by 10.00am the plane had landed safely back in the UK. The 154 passengers were all placed on another plane which left Manchester later on the same morning and arrived safely at its destination without further incident.

month’s time.

These leaflets explain how to tell a genuine from a fake note manually if machinery is not updated in time, revealing that doing so is 'very easy'.

According to the BCE, the new banknote has a 'very distinguishable texture', and holding it up to the light will reveal a 'window' and watermark with a portrait inside, plus the silver thread which runs through existing notes.

Turning the note over will show how the silver stripe down the side contains a hologram of a portrait peering through a transparent window, and the

number 20 in emerald-green produces a metallic effect which appears to move downwards.

All euro notes in circulation are gradually being replaced for security reasons, since the new versions are harder to forge.

In Spain, it is rare to see any denominations other than a €5, €10, €20 or €50, since those of €100 (in pale green), €200 (in yellow) and €500 (in purple) are discouraged and generally unpopular due to the difficulty in changing them. Money-laundering clampdowns mean the €500 note in particular tends to draw unwanted attention.

Transparency Portal The Councillor for Administration Modernisation, Miguel Angel Fernandez, has announced that the city now has a section on its website aimed at transparency. The ‘transparency portal’ will be ready from November and the initiative is intended to expand and provide information to the public on Town Hall activities and ‘guarantee the right of access and good governance’. This development brings Orihuela Town Hall in line with legal requirements ensuring it will meet the two current regulations: Transparency Law 19/2013 and Law 2/2015 of the Generalitat, which came into effect on 9th October. These laws were dictated nationally, with all regions tasked to enforce them and follow the national governments promise to stamp out corruption.

The overall plan and actions to be undertaken by the Department includes the creation of a committee to monitor and coordinate the programme, including a member of the Secretariat in the area of Quality and Modernisation. The portal will carry information about the institution (local government), organisation, planning and personnel; information on senior officials and persons exercising ultimate responsibility of the entities; information relevant to legal and property; information on recruitment and budgetary agreements and information on services and procedures; as well as environmental and

planning information.

Each Department will have suppliers and users responsible for collecting and submitting information for publication. ‘Publishers’ will then be responsible for providing relevant information to the transparency website and they will also be responsible for monitoring and issuing progress reports to the Monitoring and Coordination Committee.

Councillor Fernandez also said that the Coordination and Monitoring Committee is developing the new municipal ordinance on Transparency Use of Information and Good Governance, which will include the entire set of provisions that the City must follow in this matter.

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WEEKLY EURO UPDATE The single currency was dragged around this week as major data releases from the UK and America set the tone, rather than the euro being responsible for its own direction.

The GBP/EUR rate of exchange plunged to hit the lowest level seen since the beginning of the year at €1.3345, as UK Consumer Price Inflation posted a negative 0.1% reading for September. The immediate market reaction was to scale back any thought of an early interest rate hike from the Bank of England, in spite of Mark Carney’s recent assertion that the UK is not waiting upon the US Federal Reserve to move first on rate hikes.

The dip was short lived however, as within 24 hours sterling was flying high yet again, this time trading above €1.36 as highly positive employment data helped deliver a very optimistic picture of UK economic sentiment, and certainly in line with The International Monetary Fund’s prognosis that the UK will produce the best GDP growth results amongst the G7 nations this year.

The UK employment report was something of a mixed bag, as the claimant count rose and wage growth was slightly below market consensus, but the unemployment rate improved to 5.4%, down from 5.5%. It is also probably worth considering the FX hedging play relating to the massive AB InBev / SABMiller brewery merger which was agreed during the week, for the enormous sum of £68 billion. It seems that some EUR hedging will be taking place currently.

From the USA, retail sales data on Thursday came in below consensus. The Federal Beige Book report, which helps paint an accurate picture of US economic conditions, caused a stir citing the stronger US dollar as now having a major negative impact on manufacturing for exports but also for tourism. The US dollar lost ground, helping the euro

to trade at a seven week high just shy of 1.15.

The US interest rate debate retains a heightened hold over the markets. Everyone knows hikes are coming, but the sentiment as to when, changes by the day. Over the week new doubt emerged that the US will now refrain from hiking during 2015 as Governors Daniel Tarullo and Lael Brainard both expressed their view that a rate hike would not be appropriate this year. Near term inflation conditions are clearly tilted to the downside and with global emerging market concerns still an issue prudent refrain is needed.

There was scarce economic data release from the eurozone over the course of the week, with the markets having to make do with the economic sentiment indicators from both Germany and the EU, as the major updates covering trade and industry activity and confidence levels within the region. The German ZEW Indicator of economic sentiment saw a deep decline of 10.2 points for October, which can clearly be partly blamed on the Volkswagen exhaust emission scandal. Germany’s woes had a marked impact on the full EU version, which saw a decline from 33.3 in September to a reading of 30.1 points for October.

The Single currency had already given up ground before Friday’s inflation statistics fell due.

European Central Bank member Ewald Nowotny was happy to share his views on the eurozone’s current situation, with a slant towards additional instruments needed to help stimulate growth and demand within the EU. Such dovish comments were pounced upon by the market with the euro trading slightly weaker in the aftermath.

The euro ends the week with a slightly weaker tone as Eurozone inflation also succumbed to falling inflation with Septembers reading at a negative -0.1% versus +0.1 in August.

Understanding flight and conquering fears ■ SUZANNE O’CONNELL

suzanne@costablancapeople.com Bill Wright has a background as an aircraft accident investigator for the military. A fascinating job title and a role that means he has plenty to talk about and share with others. In his retirement Bill is an active participant in the English conversation classes at CIAJ. Rather than just helping out as a volunteer he also likes to vary the diet of those take part by offering his expertise as a presenter.

One of his presentations is due to be held at the CIAJ centre on 11th November at 5.00 pm. This particular presentation is on the subject of the principles of flight.

Bill will be explaining about how those metal boxes get up into and stay in the air.

‘I start with a reference to birds,’ Bill explains. ‘Then I include some physics of air and how planes can climb and descend. I talk about the drag and weight effect but it’s all done in a simple manner so that those who are learning the language can understand.’

Although the presentation is aimed at students learning English, it is open to anyone with an interest in flight who would like to attend. ‘I know many people look up at the sky and wonder how aircraft stay there. My presentation explains it,’ says Bill.

It is a full presentation with overheads and video so there is plenty to look at too.

‘It’s quite a challenge for me,’ he says. ‘I have to make sure the language is accessible to those taking part.’

Bill has also done a number of talks about aircraft investigation too. Does his knowledge of the reasons for crashes make him apprehensive when boarding an aircraft himself? ‘Just the opposite,’ explains Bill. ‘The more you know about the physics the more safe you feel.

In fact, they offer this kind of talk to people who have a real phobia of flying.’

Bill has presented two talks on the theme of air accident investigations. Each one has brought in around 20 people who listened attentively to his explanations of the process of finding out what went wrong. ‘It’s surprising how it does help people with a fear of flying,’ says Bill. ‘Once you understand how it works you don’t feel as vulnerable. Pilots are very well trained for almost every eventuality too.’

Bill refers to the example of the plane landing in the Hudson river. ‘Most of the time any possible disaster is easily averted by the pilot. In this case the passengers didn’t even get their feet wet!’

Living here on the coast, talking about flights and airports is part of everyday conversation. Finding out more about how it all works sounds like a very good

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idea and what better way than attending Bill’s presentation for free.

A plea for help Please, please, please; Crystal East and her English language learners are looking for volunteers to help with the English language conversation classes at CIAJ on a Wednesday afternoon at 5.00 pm until 6.00 pm. No previous experience is necessary, just an enthusiasm to help out for an hour a week.

If you can give the time Crystal is very keen to hear from you. The language learners are a very responsive and receptive group who want native English speakers to talk to them – accents are welcome!

Please call 606 627 901 or email crystaleast16@yahoo.co.uk

The number of millionaires in Spain has dropped by almost a quarter in just one year, according to figures released recently by Credit Suisse.

shown that the ranks of the rich in Spain have grown since the crisis.

The Swiss bank also said that net wealth of Spanish households over the

In its Global Wealth Databook 2015 report, the bank ranks Spain ninth in the number of countries that have lost the most millionaires over the past year.

There are around 360,000 people in Spain who can show personal assets of at least $1 million (about €900,000). From the middle of 2014 to the same period this year, the number of millionaires has dropped by 94,000 (21 percent).

Countries that ranked higher than Spain with losses in the number of millionaires are New Zealand (-104,000), Sweden (-113,000), Canada (-176,000), Australia (-237,000), Italy (-378,000), Germany (-392,000), France (-631,000) and Japan (-681,000).

One of the biggest factors for these decreases has been a stronger US dollar, which Credit Suisse uses as the common currency in its study. Other studies have

same one-year period has dropped by an average 15.5 percent. Houses prices also showed falls of 0.2 percent while market capitalisation fell 14 percent.

Nevertheless, the report shows that the average wealth of adults in Spain has grown to $111,643 (€99,681) this year compared to 2000 when it was listed at $64,521 (or €57,608 at the current exchange rate).

On a separate front, Credit Suisse reported that 55.8 percent of Spaniards considered themselves part of the middle class, which is equivalent to about 20,948,000 individuals. On the global stage, Spain’s middle class makes up for 13.9 percent of the world’s entire middle class structure. The United States and Canada make up the biggest chunk (38.8 percent), and are followed by Europe (33.1 percent).

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Just because it is going to turn cold soon, does not mean your garden has to look dull or lifeless.

Believe it or not, there are many plant options that you can use to make your yard and garden look great year round.

So instead of thinking about plants going dormant, it is time to start planning and planting a few things that will stay colourful and look good through the winter when many other plants turn brown and leafless. Actually, anything that remains evergreen throughout the winter months may be considered a candidate for winter interest, but I have chosen some plants that flower, have great structure, or produce berries.

Many more perennials could have been listed here, but hopefully you will get some inspiration from some of these: 1. Viola tricolor - Pansy Produces neat flowers with faces in shades of yellow, blue, violet, and white.

Flowers in fall and often in winter. Selfseeds readily.

2. Rosa rugosa - Rugosa Rose This is a large shrub that grows to 8 feet

(2.4m) and has good autumn colour.

What makes this plant appealing for winter are the large tomato-like hips that are produced after it flowers. The hips are quite a feature and last all winter long.

3. Sedum 'Herbstfreude' ('Autumn Joy') This plant has fleshy leaves and grows to 24 in (60 cm). It has large heads of pink flowers that appear in the fall and eventually fade to copper colour and then turn red. So do not cut them back until the spring to get the most interest from this plant.

4. Arum italicum - Italian Arum Grows to 12 inches (30 cm). This is a tuberous perennial with broad arrowshaped leaves that appear in the autumn.

The foliage dies back in the summer just as the decorative red berries appear.

After the berries die, the foliage

reappears, remains until the next summer, and is lush and green all winter.

5. Acorus gramineus - Sweet Flag Native to Japan, it has soft, curved leaves under 12 inches (30 cm) long and about Âź inch (6 mm) wide. This plant is grown mainly for its foliage, which is sweet smelling. In the winter, it has beautiful texture and pleasing green, white and chartreuse colors.

6. Rohdea japonica - Lily of China During the winter months it forms clumps of deep green long leaves that are 8 -18 inches (20-45 cm) long. This plant has bright red berries during winter that contrast the dark green leaves very well. This is an excellent choice for a limited spread groundcover, a small specimen clump or even in a container.

7. Dianthus gratianopolitanus Cheddar Pink

Helleborus Has neat and tidy mounds of blue-gray, linear leaves that develop into broad mats that are 12 inches (30 cm) or more in width. The low-growing silvery foliage contrasts nicely with other perennials.

Flowers will continue all winter.

8. Iberis sempervirens - Candytuft Good for rock gardens. Grows 6 to 12 inches (15-30 cm) high with a spread of 18 to 24 inches (45-60 cm). 'Snowflake' is very attractive with glossy, dark green leaves.

9. Helleborus This genus has tons of choices that fitsmost climates. The Christmas Rose is popular for its mid-winter white flowers.

Others have flowers in shades of green, red, and purple. Awesome for winter interest, it has great foliage and flowers.

10. Erica carnea - Winter Heath This is a low growing plant usually under 12 inches (30 cm) with very dense branches. Through most of the winter and into early spring in has a great display of small urn-shaped flowers that are purple -pink. There are many well

known cultivars to choose from.

11. Liriope muscari and spicata Lilyturf A clump forming perennial with beautiful flowers and eye-catching foliage. This is good to group with other plants for interest. Good for a ground cover or path edging.

12. Ophiopogon planiscapus - Black Mondo Grass Interesting cultivars are 'Ebony Night' or 'Nigrescens'. They have purple-black stiff leaves that form clumps 10 inches (25 cm) in height, and 12 inches (30 cm) in width. A particularly good feature of this plant is that it does not go through a messy phase.Slow growing, but beautiful when combined with other plants to show off its unusual colour.

Now is a good time to add some winter interest and colour to your garden while there is still time for the plants to get established, before the really cold weather sets in. So get started‌ Marc Vijverberg

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Sean Connery's wife in Spanish court over tax evasion James Bond actor Sean Connery's wife Micheline Roquebrune is facing twoand-a-half years in prison for alleged tax evasion on the sale of luxury properties on a Marbella development. She could also face a fine of up to €22.8 million.

Investigations into two companies, Malibú, S.A. and By The Sea, S.A., the first of which owned the Connery family's own villa and both of which are linked to an urbanisation of 72 homes, centred on links between the firms and Marbella Town Hall in what was dubbed 'Operation Goldfinger'.

Prosecutors believe Ms Roquebrune 'offered to cooperate with' the main suspects in the tax fraud case by agreeing to set up dormant front companies in order to launder the profits from the sales of the Malibú Apartments in the Costa del Sol town.

Reports claimed a Marbella-based law firm representing the Connery family were also involved, and two solicitors are now facing trial.

They join 15 others, including the former Mayor of Marbella Julián Muñoz and his ex-advisor Juan Antonio Roca – both already sentenced in the so-called 'Malaya' property corruption scandal which came to light in 2007 – as well as five former councillors, a business-owner and several accountants and financial advisors.

Charges against Sean Connery, 85, himself were dropped last February as he was not found to have had any role in matters relating to the front companies under scrutiny.

Shortly before then, in a press statement via video conference given in the Bahamas, Micheline stressed her husband had no official position or role within the companies and never played any part in their administrations since she transferred the shares in Malibú, S.A. to him in the 1980s.

Ms Roquebrune and the other 16 parties charged will stand trial in January 2016.

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VIVYAN HERMUZ AND AMAL HERMUZ TOP AWARD-WINNING, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STYLISTS You can’t but fail to be impressed when you walk into Vivyan Hair Design.

Situated close to Campo de Golf ‘la Marquesa’ one wall is decked with awards received during their seven years in Spain. Another wall carries the certificates that demonstrate they are world champions in their profession of hair design.

Vivyan Hermuz and her sister Amal Hermuz are originally from Babylonia (Iraq) and are Assyrian. They worked in Holland before coming to live and build up their business in Spain. Since moving to Spain they have focused their entire lives on reaching the top of their profession.

The list of their achievements is incredibly impressive.

Vivyan and Amal are overall national champions and have won competitions in Alicante, Bilbao, Murcia, Santomera, Lorca, Caravaca de la Cruz and Mediterraneo.

They won the Pride of Spain Award for the best business of the year and Vivyan won the award for the best hair dresser of the year at the Health and Beauty Awards.

The sisters have won awards for styling, colouring and hair design and have been honoured with the special award of Premio Capilo. This recognises their outstanding contribution to personal grooming and appearance and their charity work for the Lorca Earthquake Fund. They have competed in international competitions in Paris, Vienna and Milan. Amal has received recognition at world competition level in Milan.

These achievements have not come easy. The sisters have had to work long hours and have made many sacrifices in order to perfect their technique. Vivyan and Amal have worked with professional trainers, travelling many miles in order to receive the best tuition. They’ve

had to juggle this with managing their highly successful salon and developing their competition winning styles.

Both the sisters and their customers are truly international. Amal and Vivyan speak six different languages; English, Spanish, Dutch, Belgian, Arabic and Assyrian. ‘We have clients from all over the world,’ explains Vivyan, ‘So I suppose English is the language we use most.’

It might be obvious, but why do they retain such strong customer loyalty? ‘I think people feel at home here,’ says Amal. ‘Theysee us as a family. They come in and they meet the same people, not only us but they recognise the other customers too.’

It’s easy to see why they feel so at home. The cappuccino is delicious and is served with a biscuit.

There are sweets for children and even ice cream and soup if you feel so inclined. Amal and Vivyan are perfectionists in their work and every aspect of Vivyan Hair Design reflects this too.

Vivyan and Amal say, ‘We would really like to thank all our customers. We really do love them and, of course, we’d like to thank God too.’

We are lucky to have two such renowned top hair stylist designers in our midst. The Rojales- Alicante community is very fortunate and it is well-worth making good use of the talent on your doorstep.

For more information or to book an appointment call Vivyan Hair Design 966714 891 or call in to Vivyan Hair Design, Calle Quesada Ballester, Local 10, Campo de Golf ‘La Marquesa’, 03170, Rojales, Alicante.

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WELCOME TO SINGAPORE with Vivalia Travel Visit Singapore, it will provide you with lifelong memories of it's high rise modern skyline, great shopping & world class living environment

Visit Singapore, it will provide you with lifelong memories of it's high rise modern skyline, great shopping & world class living environment.

Singapore is a bustling cosmopolitan city populated by a melting pot of different cultures & nationalities all living together in perfect harmony in this tropical Southeast Asian country.

The "Republic of Singapore" to give it it's official title, is an island city-state located off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, sometimes referred to as the "little red dot", due to it's size, it is depicted as just that on many world maps!, or the "Lion City" although it is most unlikely that lions of any persuasion ever lived here, other than in the Singapore Zoo! Along with so many other countries in this region, it would be very easy to give it a miss!. And to many people, they may not not even hear about this small island nation which occupies a total land area of just over 700 square kilometers or just 270 square miles!

But to miss out on visiting Singapore, would truly be to miss out on one of the world's finest travel destinations, a city that may be small in size, but more than compensates for that in friendliness, hospitality & culinary excellence!

The truth is Singapore City is an acclaimed tourist hub bustling with activities and jam packed with plenty to do during your stay.

Singapore is sometimes considered to be quite similar to it's Asian neighbour Hong Kong, it is from the point of view of being a modern skyscraper city full of great shopping & cultural experiences, but Singapore has a much more relaxed, greener & friendlier feel to it than Hong Kong and is considerably better value!.

The cultural diversity of the country, religious and ethnic

tolerance, photographic landscape, and cleanliness are compelling reasons why tourists keep coming over and over again to this city.

Singapore offers many beautiful sights and photographic opportunities for the travellers.

Begin your journey with a bumboat ride along the Singapore river and admire the old architecture building of yesterday years to the robust skyline and cityscrape. The ride will bring you to the icon of Singapore, The Merlion at the mouth of the river and get off at the Esplanade, Theatres on the Bay where you can view seasonal worldclass and local performance.

It is a magnificent piece of architexture. The locals call it ' Durian' because it resembles the exterior of the spiky tropical fruit.

The fruit durian, has a strong aroma which not everyone will like. Try it... either you will love it or hate it. You will find it along the streets at Bugis Village.

Singapore is a multi-national country, different ethnic groups of people like Chinese, Muslim , Indian and others living in harmony under one roof . This is quite an unusual sight for visitors.

Places to Go in Singapore The Singapore Zoo (Former Singapore Zoological Gardens) is acclaimed as one of the world's most spectacular zoos. The use of natural barriers like streams, rock walls and vegetation to separate animals from visitors enhances the "open" zoo concept.

Spreading over 28 hectares, it is home to over 3,600 mammals, birds and reptiles, including rare and endangered species. The Zoo's orang utan breeding programme has created a large community of these gentle, endangered species.

Beach lovers can enjoy exciting games and sea sports along the 3.2-km long sandy beaches stretching across Siloso, Palawan

and Tanjong. On weekends, the beach pubs will spring into action as beach volleyball fans flock to Siloso Beach for their favourite game. In recent years, Sentosa had also gained international fame for holding some of Singapore's most exciting themed events like the Sentosa Sandsation (an international sand sculpting event), Black Moon Foam Parties, Zouk Out Dance Festival and Sentosa's yearly Countdown Parties right here!

As a national heritage site, CHIJMES (pronounced "chimes") is an attraction offering an exciting dining, shopping, leisure and entertainment experience.

CHIJMES Hall, the restored chapel, provides a spectacular backdrop for musicals, recitals and other theatrical performances.

The Singapore Art Museum at Bras Basah Road is housed in a beautifully restored school building (the former St. Joseph's Institution).

The Museum's architecture includes The Central Building, The Glass Hall, The Galleries, The Chapel, Anderson Wing, Queen Street Wing and the Courtyards which makes it Singapore's National Monument.

The Gardens epitomises the tropical island's luxuriant parks.

Spread over 52 hectares and close to the centre of the city, the Gardens is a combination of untouched primary forest and specialty gardens displaying frangipanis, roses, ferns and desert plants, to name a few.

There are numerous plant species here, including many rare specimens, reflect the Gardens' richness and diversity of plant life.

Named after Sir Andrew Clarke, Singapore's second governor, Clarke Quay had been the commercial centre, where an unending stream of lighters would transport their goods upriver to the very warehouses that now contain shops of every extravagant nature.

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Hollywood film job boost

Filming part five of the Bourne saga has brought in over €10 million to Tenerife and created nearly 1,000 temporary jobs.

Starring Matt Damon – described by Mayor Carlos Alonso as 'very normal' – and directed by Paul Greengrass, the long-awaited Bourne 5 was shot over most of September, mainly in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, led by local producers Sur Film.

According to the Tenerife Film Commission, traders in areas close to the set saw their takings go up by 20 percent as a result.

The cast and crew moved around the city constantly, with scenes in the Valleseco, Cabo Llanos, Salamanca, La Salud and Taco-La Laguna neighbourhoods, as well as in

that of Bebederos in Arona, Tenerife North airport, and the Avenida Tres de Mayo and Plaza de España in Santa Cruz.

A perfect advert for the island, the filming made the headlines of Der Spiegel, The Daily Mail, The Hollywood Reporter, The Knowledge, The Location Guide and Variety, and a photo of Matt Damon wearing a shirt from the local football team, CD Tenerife, went viral with 4,500 comment threads and 22,000 re-tweets in just 24 hours.

The island is said to have more box-office smashers up its sleeve, but is being very cagey about which ones – although it is no secret that it is heavily promoting itself to keep them coming in, with the association

‘Why Tenerife?’ joining forces with the Film Commission to promote the area as a great silver-screen location.

Tenerife's advantage – which it shares with the rest of the Canary Islands – is its independent tax régime which now includes additional fiscal incentives.

These came into effect in January and mean tax deductions on filming are 20 percent higher than in the rest of Spain – and Bourne 5 is the first major production to be shot there since the new and more beneficial structure went live.

Tenerife is now ahead of London in terms of cost and technical capacity of extras as a filming location.

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ABOUT US GO SATELLITE was set up 10 years ago by husband and wife team, Ian and Deborah. Ian has more than 20 years experience, having spent 10 years with SKY in Home Services in the UK, where he worked on the specialist heights team as well as SKY’s Prestigious VIP Team, which caters for the stars, therefore the quality of his workmanship is extremely high!

After leaving SKY, Ian set up his own business in the UK and ran this very successfully for 5 years before moving to Spain.

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WHERE ARE WE? GO SATELLITE is based in Ciudad Quesada and covers most of the Costa Blanca.

WHY ARE WE DIFFERENT? Ian said “Being a small company has its advantages.

We offer a personal service and get to know all our customers by name. It’s important to us that people fully understand and are happy with the service we are providing. We realise that the technology involved can be confusing, but we are happy to spend time with our customers to ensure that they get the best system for their needs”.

CUSTOMER SERVICE Any concerns of queries are dealt with in a clear and professional manner and clients can call Ian at any point if they have any queries. This ensures that all of their customers have complete peace of mind throughout the lifetime of the service. Added to that is the fact that GO SATELLITE is a fully legal, Spanish registered business that provides individual, company and community installations with a free no-obligation site survey.

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Catalan leader due in court over independence vote

Atur Mas Catalonia's leader Artur Mas goes has been summoned to court charged with breaking the law by organising a vote on whether his region should be independent from Spain. Mas's supporters have branded the case against him politically motivated and accuse Spanish authorities of going after him to disrupt his drive for the rich north-eastern region to secede.

The Catalan independence movement has raised political tensions in Spain as it recovers from several years of recession and prepares for general elections on 20th December.

The Spanish government says holding a vote on independence is against the constitution since all Spanish people have the right to decide on matters of sovereignty. Prosecutors accuse Mas of civil disobedience and misuse of public funds in organising the vote on 9th

November, 2014, in defiance of an injunction by Spain's Constitutional Court.

Mas himself called the ballot ‘a great act of democratic rebellion’.

The questioning will begin by regional high court judges from 8.00am on Thursday in Barcelona.

The Spanish government went to court to block his plan for a full referendum so Mas instead held last November's vote as a nonbinding symbolic ballot.

Some 2.3 million of Catalonia's 7.5 million inhabitants took part and nearly 1.9 million of them voted in favour of independence.

The hearing coincides with a sensitive date in Catalan history: Thursday is the 75th anniversary of the execution of Catalan nationalist leader Lluis Companys by firing squad under the Franco dictatorship.

Before his hearing, Mas will lay flowers at a commemoration of the death of Companys, who in 1934 had declared a short-lived Catalan State.

Mas's supporters bitterly criticised the choice of date for the hearing.

His two co-defendants, regional education minister Irene Rigau and the former deputy leader of the regional government Joana Ortega, both denied the charges against them

at hearings last Tuesday.

“It is not good to criminalise a peaceful and democratic political act,” Ortega said.

They turned up to court accompanied by fellow members of the regional government and other supporters. Officials hinted that a similar show of support would be made for Mas on Thursday.

That could further raise tensions after the courts service complained about proindependence demonstrations near the court, branding them an "attack on judicial independence".

Catalans' long-standing demands for greater autonomy have intensified over recent years as Madrid has resisted their bids for reform, and have surged in the recent economic crisis.

Deepening the conflict with Madrid, Mas teamed up with other separatists in a joint list in the 27th September Catalan regional election, making it a de facto vote on secession.

The alliance won enough seats to control the Catalan parliament if it teams up with the far-left separatist group CUP. Mas's alliance had vowed to declare independence for Catalonia by 2017 if it won, but it must first reach an agreement with the CUP.

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‘You Can’t Be Serious’ is a weekly tongue in cheek look at the world through Bernie Comaskey’s eyes. With kind permission of the Westmeath Examiner.

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“LONGWOOD LAW BEATS THE STRANGER.” I got married once. I remember it well because it was the day that Louis Armstrong died and went to heaven same as me. No, this week’s essay is not going to be about my forty-four years of marital bliss, or even the first day of it – but every story has to start somewhere.

After the honeymoon, the bride and I nested in Longwood. Now why in the name of all things queer would anybody want to live in Longwood I hear you shriek. The fact is that like everyone else, we had to live somewhere and beggars and newly marrieds looking for a bed can’t be choosers. Longwood was only four miles from the school in Clonard, where the newly crowned Mrs Youcantbeserious was a teacher, and when the opportunity arose to purchase a small shop in Longwood – I jumped in quickly and before the bank manager might change his mind. I had previously never heard of the place, but now I was constantly being told that ‘Longwood law beats the stranger.’

This isn’t the story I started out to tell you, dear readers; or rather the valuable lesson I learned in Longwood, but we’ll keep going and hope to eventually arrive at the point. All the shops in the

village were owned by Dargans and Giles’; two of the most respected and helpful families you could hope to meet; so why would the locals change and buy from a stranger? This was lesson number one: Not the most important lesson learned – as any eegit would have known that … but you see, I was only thinking of the nest. Another lesson I learned early on is that you cannot win by proving the other person wrong from behind a counter; but the principal lesson that stuck with me was to be very careful in how you structure a question.

We’ll come back to this in a minute.

I bought the shop from the great Galway footballer, Mick Connaire. Mick and his family had done a two year stint in Longwood – and like myself two years later it was long(long-wood …get it!?) enough, he wanted an out. Along with his excellent auctioneer playing alongside, Mick played another blinder and I finished up giving more than the listed price. The negotiation with an about-to-be-married-man was a total mismatch. The shop may have been small, but the residence had a nice big bedroom.

Although I had some years of bar

work behind me before I emigrated to Canada, I was sadly lacking in grocery experience. In those days shopkeepers had to ‘keep a book’, i.e., give ‘tick’ … credit. I wasn’t in favour of this system, having observed self-service checkouts abroad; but Mr Connaire convinced me that ‘when in Rome’ – and all that jazz. I asked Mick how would I know the person would ever pay me – or not knowing any of the villagers, how would I know who to trust? This was the moment for the old footballer to score the winning point and tip me over the signing line. ‘I’ll write you out the names of those you can ‘chance’ with credit’, the man said.

Lest anybody here might get the wrong impression, there was and are some lovely people in Longwood. Mick Connaire wrote the names of all twenty of them on the back page of a cash book he produced. The fact that none of them had ever bought as much as a box of matches in the shop was neither here nor there. That was not the question I asked! This oversight on my part was a lesson well learned and from that day on I was always careful how I worded important questions in order to get the information I sought.

Answers to ‘How are you’ …

‘Middling, how are you yourself’? don’t matter; but when you are endeavoring to pry information from someone not entirely in favour of opening up, it is how you phrase the ceist that will do the trick.

Politicians, economists, business tycoons, sports managers and just about every spokesman for any organization interviewed on radio or TV, have all become so very adept at answering a different question from the one asked. This is where great interviewers like Sean O’Rourke, Mary Wilson and Aine Lawlor come into their own. Just listen to how quickly they can follow up with essentially the same question rephrased. Mick would not have gotten that shot past Sean!

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. (Dale Carnegie.)

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Big companies continue to dodge tax in Spain In 2014, seven major technology groups declared collective profits in Spain of €48.2 million, on which they paid €18.3 million in taxes.

These online giants reduced their real profits through complex corporate structures and legal accounting

point plan to curb these taxavoidance practices. The Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project hopes to make global firms pay taxes where their activities are really taking place.

As a result of the plan, starting next year all tech

techniques that allowed them to shift part of the profits from Spain to other countries with lower tax rates. Amazon, Twitter, Microsoft, eBay, Google, Facebook and Apple declared revenues of just over €644 million in Spain, even though some of their products and services are estimated to be worth billions.

The practice of profit shifting, which takes place on a global scale, has drawn attention from regulators in the US, Europe and elsewhere in recent years.

This week, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) presented an ambitious 15-

giants will have to inform tax authorities about their sales volume, profits and taxes paid in every country where they have a presence.

The most salient case of tax avoidance is Apple. In Spain, it is structured as two firms: Apple Retail Spain and Apple Marketing. The former runs the brand’s store network in Spain, while the latter acts as an agent. Both bill other Apple subsidiaries in Ireland, a country with some of the lowest corporate tax rates in Europe.

In the fiscal year 2014, Apple Marketing made €19.8 million.

But this figure really represents

about one percent of its total sales, since the company acts as a wholesale provider of iPhones, iPads and Apple computers that are sold at other sales outlets that carry the Apple brand. Declared profit was €5.3 million, leading to corporate tax payments of €2.3 million.

Meanwhile, Apple Retail Spain, which owns the Apple stores, made €217.9 million.

But most of the products it sells are bought from an Irish subsidiary with a low profit margin, and much of the benefit is shifted to Dublin, where most of Europe’s Apple subsidiaries are based. This allowed Apple Retail Spain to declare earnings before tax of just €3.9 million in 2014, and to pay €1.5 million of tax on that.

For now, Apple is acting within the bounds of the law, and has never been inspected by the Spanish Tax Agency, its annual report shows.

Meanwhile, other major tech groups have developed very similar techniques.

Google, Microsoft and Amazon have similar structures in place, even though the online retailer announced five months ago that it would start paying Spanish tax on the sales in made in Spain.

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Hallowe’en approaches ■ SUZANNE O’CONNELL suzanne@costablancapeople.com

Hallowe’en is not a traditional celebration in Spain but in the past few years it has become more and more popular, a popularity fuelled by the Spanish love for fiesta and dressing up too. It provides the perfect opportunity to apply the make up and search out the costume drawers for something creative.

This year, the 31stOctober is proving to be quite controversial in Torrevieja with disagreements about the hosting of Zombie Survival game. The acting out of a real-life zombie and survivor game isn’t the cheapest event you can attend this year.

However, it does sound like a good way of entering into the spirit of the evening: http://entradium.com/es/entrad as/survival-zombie-36-torrevieja Bars and clubs are individually presenting their own Halloween plans. For example, KKO in conjunction with Oz is advertising their tunnel of terror with an entrance fee of €12 if you book prior to the event and €15 on the night. Most are advertising their events on their own Facebook pages or on the pages of Costa Blanca People.

The shopping centres are joining in with Zenia Boulevard advertising their Gran Musical de

Halloween Terrorífico. There are three activities planned that include on Friday at 6.00pm ‘The Monsters’ on Saturday from 7.00pm Halloween musical special and on Sunday at 6.00 pm monster processions.

Habaneras will also be putting on a selection of free events to mark Halloween. On Friday 30th at 5.30 pm there will be a make up workshop, Saturday 31st Monster rock musical at 7.30 pm and on Sunday 1st November there will a ‘terrific’ handicrafts workshop.

Some of the major theme parks are running particular events to coincide.

Halloween type displays and shows have been running at Terra Mitica since October 3rd. ‘Sinister’ characters roam around the grounds and attractions have been decked out in Halloween style. On Halloween night itself there will be special celebrations to make it a night to remember,

or rather to forget.

Terra Natura in Benidorm is running its Halloween themed events from 16th October until 1stNovember with Zombie makeup workshops, special Halloween shows and special animations. Not to miss out on the opportunity to bring a few people in, Rio Safari Elche is celebrating Halloween too and you can expect to see a few scary outfits worn by the staff and trainers, even if the animals aren’t quite joining in.

If you’d prefer to save your money and still celebrate, there’s always the option of hosting your own Halloween party, and local schools will have opportunity for children to dress up at some point during the school day. Whether you consider Halloween a good excuse for another party or just a nuisance in the yearly calendar,there’s likely to be something happening near you.

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Matronatacion Mothers-to-be in Guardamar are to benefit from a new initiative aimed at their health and wellbeing.

An agreement between the City of Guardamar and the Department of Health covering the local area to develop activities for pregnant ladies based on an aqua-aerobics type exercise called ‘matronatacion’.

The meeting was held at the Town Hall by Mayor José Luis Sáez Pastor and health councillor, Ana Martinez and was attended by the representative of the Department of Health Torrevieja, Jose Antonio Velasco.

The meeting culminated in the signing of a cooperation agreement by both parties to provide a full

service for expectant mothers in the municipality of Guardamar.

The matronatacion classes will be free for participants and will take place once a week in the municipal swimming pool of Guardamar. The classes will also include exercises to help the women through their pregnancy and also in preparation for the birth.

Jewish community news The Southern Costa Blanca Jewish Community was formed a little over 8 years ago. It consists of a growing group of Jewish people both living in Spain and of those on holiday from the UK and anywhere else in the world. In fact, over the years there have been visitors from Sweden, Holland, Argentina, Belgium, Russia, Norway and many other countries.

On the last Friday of every

month there is a Kaballah Shabbat service in the Cabo Roig area. The service lasts about 40 minutes and is followed by a kiddush. Challah, a sweet plaited bread, is made locally and is eaten along with many foods brought in by the attendees.

Kosher wine and other drinks are also available.

Every first Thursday there is an informal coffee morning held in a similar area.

In December to celebrate

Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, a menorah (a large, eight branch candelabra) is lit up on a local beach. Wine and doughnuts are served to all who attend.

More recently, last Tuesday there was a Simchat Torah service and party. Almost 60 people attended bringing food and drink.

For further information please look at the website, www.southerncostablancajewis hcommunity.org

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This week's e-mail is from Nancy in Queseda who wants to know whether her grandson can see spirit. It would appear that he has had many unexplained 'experiences', and she wonders how the family should deal with the situation.

I've replied to many questions over the years about gifted children and I feel the following may help Nancy and her family as well as other families who are not sure how to respond to their child's many questions about 'ghosts'.

Please see Nancy's e-mail below this article, and my subsequent reply.

“What makes a child gifted may not always be good grades at school but a different way of looking at the world and learning”.

Chuck Grassley Every child is special, but some are born to share their spiritual light with others and anyone who is parent to one of these children cannot fail to notice how they are wise beyond their years and will often refer to their ‘other Mummy’, or have knowledge about a place they have never visited before in this lifetime. The world in which we live is going through an awakening of consciousness never experienced before. It is hard to comprehend but exciting at the same time and these children have been born to spread the word of why our world is changing and how important it is for us to move through this change with hope in our hearts. These children are part of a great evolution in the consciousness of humanity and I feel we will be reading more about special children’s amazing abilities from a very early age. You will often read about them in the newspapers as they have stunned not only their parents, but so called ‘experts’. I believe that some of these children are the children of the new world.

A fabulous example I read in the paper before writing my book a couple of years ago was about a little boy of 2 years of age who can identify all 195 independent sovereign states on a map of the world and match them with their national flags.

He can also read up to 500 words, going on to describe all major body organs and their functions, count to 200, identify shapes, and explain volcanoes and shooting stars. If this isn’t

GIFTED CHILDREN Star children

a ‘Star child’ I will eat my hat! Read on to see what you think.

I have listed below, the title that has been given to these children and a reference of what makes them different from other children.

However, this list is not definitive – it is purely a guide and some children could be a combination of two or three. For example, your child may be a Crystal child with some Rainbow qualities.

Indigo children The ‘oldest’ of the gifted children, the term ‘Indigo’ was coined in the 1970s by Nancy Ann Tappe, a parapsychologist who devised a system to describe people’s personalities according to the hue of their auras. She describes the Indigo’s as having differing traits such as informing their parents of who they are, (as if they have been here before or are aware of why they are here right now).

They are known as ‘new wave’ children who have strong spiritual and psychological attributes. They are not afraid of speaking out for what they believe in, speaking their truth at every opportunity. They often experience paranormal activity and some are known to be telepathic. Indigo children can appear antisocial to those who don’t know them so feel more comfortable with their own kind. They are sensitive souls and find dealing with authority a problem and therefore often struggle at school. Indigo’s can often suffer from learning difficulties and modern medical disorders such as ADHD.

Crystal children Crystal children were mainly brought to earth around 1990 to 2010 and like the Indigo children they can be sensitive, a telepathic and extremely perceptive. They are born into the golden ray of incarnation and evolution so are gifted souls showing signs of being clairvoyant and natural healers from an early age.

They are extremely forgiving warm and caring and can reflect things back to the Universe that is longer useful to them. Crystal children are advocates for love and peace on planet earth and are representatives of who we once were.

Star children bring peace to earth, are extremely intelligent and possess extra sensory abilities. It is said that star children have been sent from all areas of the universe to help the earth and its inhabitants. Before their birth, star children have chosen parents who will support them and help develop their natural abilities. They have innate understandings of energy and are here on special assignment to assist in the rebirth of a higher dimensional earth.

Rainbow children Rainbow children are born with the full spectrum of rainbow colours in their auras. They are happy children who bring absolute joy and harmony to their parents and as they have never been incarnated before, they hold no karma. Rainbow children can see the good in everyone and are extremely intuitive. They can often read people’s feelings and emotions and they have the gift of being able to manifest what they desire from the Universe.

Dear Alison My daughter rang me a few months ago as she was worried about her son (my Grandson). She said she feels he can see and talk to the spirit world. He is 4 years old and a very bright happy little boy. He had been frightened at night with the light out as he thought there were monsters in his room but she said recently he had been talking about the lovely old lady who visits him, sitting on his bed and smiling at him. He says she strokes his face until he goes to sleep. This freaked out my daughter and she wasn't sure how to deal with the situation as he is so matter of fact about this, and looks forward to his 'visitation' each evening. A few weeks ago they came to stay with me here in Spain and he saw a photograph of my mother in a frame on the dressing table. He got so excited and pointed to it saying 'There's my lady, she's the one who comes to see me at night'. You can imagine mine, and my daughter's faces!

My mother died a few weeks after my Grandson was born and although she was very poorly, I had always felt she had hung on to see her Great Grandson come into the world. The strange thing is, I only put that photograph in the frame a few weeks

before he came to visit with his Mum - even now I am not sure why I did this after such a long time. Can my Grandson see spirit, does he have a psychic gift and will he hold onto it?

Yours sincerely, Nancy Dear Nancy I loved reading your e-mail - you have a very special little Grandson indeed. I think you already know the answer to whether he can see spirit or not. Your confirmation was when he saw the photo of his Great Grandmother in your house and recognised her straight away as the lovely lady who comforts him at night. Many children a psychically aware, and parents are not always sure how to deal with the situation. My advice would be to listen to him and let him know that you believe what he's saying, but don't bombard him with questions - keep the subject on a low, even keel. That way, he knows he can come to you or his parents if there is something that frightens him and his questions will be taken seriously.

My Spirit Guides are telling me that because he was scared of 'the monsters' and therefore of the dark, your Mother steps forward from spirit to give comfort to her precious Great Grandson at night. I am also being told that she will leave you a gift from spirit - something that will confirm her presence beyond the physical world.

Ask your daughter to put a piece of Rose Quartz, and a cleansed piece of Amethyst in his bedroom, and an angel figurine which she can tell him is his very own angel looking after him at night. She may find that as he gets older and less scared of the night that the presence of her Grandmother will lessen. However, she will still be around him in a protective way, even though she won't be as visible.

Many children grow out of the spiritual experiences they have as very small children but others will retain their gift and use it to help others in adulthood. You could ask your daughter to keep a diary of 'events' where she lists each of her son's experiences. When he gets older, if he goes on to develop his gift, this would be a perfect way of sharing his earlier experiences with him.

Enjoy the company of your precious Grandson.

Blessings, Alison

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British woman plans to Albatera Mobile Home Park swim from Menorca to Dénia Anna Wardley is planning to swim 215 kilometres in three stages; from Menorca to Mallorca (37 kilometres), Mallorca to Ibiza (88), and Ibiza to Dénia (90) – and all without a wetsuit.

She will not be allowed to touch anybody, will be fed using a net, and to achieve her personal challenge will have to swim for a continuous 40 hours in day and night.

Anna told her local newspaper Periódico de Ibiza: “I don’t know if I will manage it, but I am the first person trying to do what nobody has done before. There will be many problems; we can’t control the weather or the sea.”

Anna has been on Ibiza recently as part of her now continuous preparation which has been baptised the Balearic Swim Challenge. If she succeeds after being ‘supervised by several observers’ she will enter the record books.

The final dates for the challenge will depend on the weather, but the plan is so far to swim the first stretch between Menorca and Mallorca in either April or May, the second between Mallorca and Ibiza in either May or June and finally between June and July.

No wetsuit is allowed, but she will wear a cap and glasses, during her swims she cannot touch anybody or the challenge will be viod. She will stop every half-hour to eat and rest and will receive food via a net.

Her challenge has environmental and humanitarian objectives as she will collect signatures to support her fundraising efforts for three NGOs which work to protect the sea, yachting and unfortunate children. A project she is keen to support is a local program in Mallorca which rescuing marine animals which is based in Palma but operates across all the Baleares.

Anna Wardley has already achieved two swimming milestones: she has swum across the English Channel and completes the Five Islands

challenge by swimming around the Isle of Wight five times.

However, she recognises next year’s challenge will be the most difficult, according to her local newspaper she said that ‘this route is more difficult and longer than any other she has attempted. ‘I have already swum a little more than 50 nautical miles which is the distance between Ibiza and Dénia but I had the sea currents in my favour. Next year the currents won’t help me and I will have to try and swim for a continuous forty hours’.

The Briton has already started preparing by swimming six days a week. She completes resistance training sessions over both day and night to see how she feels to be among the waves in darkness. Regular visits to the gym will also complement her program.

Coffee

They also help in lowering cholesterol levels.

A study by Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, California, U.S., has found that coffee drinkers are less likely to be hospitalized or worried about heart rhythm disturbances. They found that those who reported drinking four or more cups of coffee each day had an 18 percent lower risk.

Low or non-fat milk One of the easiest ways to take care of your heart is to swap full-fat milk with low or non-fat option, which contains more calcium and protein.

Olive oil Bid goodbye to butter which is high in saturated fats.

Instead, replace it with olive oil that is full of heart-healthy monounsaturated fats. Olive oil is not just a great dip but also flavorful and great for cooking.

Egg whites Egg whites are a great source for protein whereas the yolks are high in cholesterol and extra fat. The next time you decide to gorge on some delicious egg recipes, simply include the whites for a wholesome experience.

Fish Being a pescatarian has many benefits to your heart. For instance, salmon is filled with omega-3 fatty acids. It also helps regulate triglycerides, a fat that usually lead to heart disease. In fact, the American Heart Association suggests including two servings of oily fish every week. You may also have tuna, trout, sardines and mackerel.

Walnuts Healthy snacking can go a long way in keeping your heart healthy. Walnuts are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, vitamin E, folate and polyunsaturated fats.

Almonds If you do not enjoy the slightly bitter taste of walnuts, opt for almonds instead. They, too, are rich in omega-3 fatty acids along with plant sterols and fiber.

Chia seeds These omega-3 fatty acid- and calcium-rich seeds are perfect for sprinkling over a hummus-topped cracker.

Oats High in heart-healthy beta-glucan fiber and protein, include oats by sprinkling them over nuts or by adding them with fruits like bananas and berries. Better still, if you eat a bowlful of oatmeal for your breakfast.

Raspberries Raspberries are one of the healthiest berries for a healthy heart. Rich in an antioxidant called polyphenols, they also are loaded with fiber and vitamin C that helps to lower stroke rates.

Blueberries Rich in antioxidants, resveratrol and flavonoids, blueberries are another great heart-healthy fruits. You may eat them as it is, or add them in your oatmeal, yogurt or smoothie.

Red wine If you are someone who enjoys your drink, good news! Red wine is rich in the antioxidant procyanidins that lowers cholesterol level. In addition to it, wine is made from grapes and berries that are a great source for resveratrol. According to a study conducted by University of Leicester, resveratrol can also prevent cancer.

Avocado Cardiologist Stephen T. Sinatra, MD and author of“Lower Your Blood Pressure In Eight Weeks” states, “Avocados are awesome. They allow for the absorption of other carotenoids — especially beta-carotene and lycopene — which are essential for heart health.” Add

Located in the Albatera countryside, the newest mobile home park on the Costa Blanca is an ideal early retirement site for the over 50s. Set in quiet surroundings, the newly built, fully legal mobile home park offers affordable Spanish living to a very high standard. The park itself is an easy walk from Albatera town with its public swimming pool and gym as well as a plethora of bars, coffee shops and restaurants. Located just 30 minutes from blue flag beaches and near the large indoor shopping centre, Nueva Condominia, there is never a shortage of ideas for days out.

The town square of Albatera has cafes and is a great place to sit back, relax and watch the world go by. Albatera also has a busy market every Thursday with fresh fruit, vegetables, textiles and gifts on sale by local vendors. If you enjoy the great outdoors, Albatera Mobile Home Park is adjacent to a number of popular countryside walking routes or, if mountain walking is more your style, a ten minute drive will bring you to the

some avocado paste in your sandwich or mix them with your salad.

Flaxseeds Rich in fiber, phytochemicals called lignans, and omega-3 fatty acids, a slight sprinkling of flaxseeds on your cereal, smoothie, and salad can help protecting your heart from various ailments.

Dark chocolate Containing flavonoids called polyphenols, daily consumption of dark chocolate is known to reduce non-fatal heart attacks and stroke in people who are a higher risk.

Dark chocolate contains at least 60 – 70 per cent cocoa, which makes it a healthy sweet option.

Eat your way to a healthy heart A healthy heart prolongs your life significantly as the risk of heart disease or stroke is reduced. The stats are scary: Every 3 minutes, someone in the UK is struck by a heart attack and around 30 percent of heart attacks are fatal.

If you are concerned about your cardiovascular health, it’s important to understand which foods are healthiest for your heart. Here’s a range of foods that works best your heart.

Spinach As per the findings of the Physicians' Health Study that examined more than 15,000 men without any history of heart disease for 12 years, the ones who ate at least two-and-a-half vegetable servings every day cut down the risk of heart disease by almost 25 per cent as compared to the ones who didn’t. Spinach is a great source of lutein, folate, potassium and fiber, which make it a super-food for the heart.

Raisins According to a 2012 study by the American College of Cardiology, raisins are rich in potassium. This helps in lowering blood pressure and hypertension. The potassium also packs in

nearby mountains with stunning scenery and excellent walking routes.

The local train service brings you to the cities of Alicante and Murcia for shopping trips or days out, and within a short drive of the mobile home park are a range of pretty Spanish villages just waiting to be explored.

The mobile home park makes a great choice for retirees and those taking early retirement. It is a quiet, rural park just thirty minutes from Alicante airport. Plot prices are very reasonable and start at just €235 per month. You are free to landscape your plot to your own taste with plenty of space to park your car.

What’s more, when you make the move, owners Chad and Jayne are more than happy to guide you through settling in to Spain and can help with paperwork, local advice and information about doctors, hospitals etc.

For more information or to arrange a viewing, contact 0034 965 966 165 or 0034 686 665 720, or email enquiries@albateramobilehomepark.co.uk

different immune-boosting antioxidants.

Oranges The citrus fruit is rich in pectin that blocks cholesterol absorption, flavonoid that lowers blood pressure and artery inflammation, and hesperidin that improves blood flow. The vitamin C present in them also aids in prevention of stroke and reduces cholesterol levels.

Grapefruits Just like oranges, the vitamin C-rich grapefruits also help in prevention of heart diseases. However, if you are already taking medicines for your heart condition, it’s best you stay away from it as it may worsen your condition.

Green tea Laced with multiple health benefits, it contains flavonoids and antioxidants that helps to reduce blood clots. Drinking this light aromatic tea is believed to lower bad cholesterol, thereby making the Harvard Health Publications to suggest that consumption of beverage may lower risk of death from heart disease and stroke.

Broccoli Several studies including from Imperial College London and University of Connecticut suggest that adding broccoli in a daily diet could improve heart health. It is know to contain a compound called sulforaphane that may help to reduce inflammation in certain “high risk” arterial areas.

Potatoes As long as they are not deep fried, this simple food, which is rich in potassium, can be really good for your heart.

Since they are also high on fiber, potatoes are known to reduce the risk of heart disease.

Pomegranate The fruit is known to contain antioxidants and other heart friendly compounds like polyphenols and anthocyanins which prevent hardening of the arteries.

According to a study published on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), daily consumption of pomegranate juice by heart patients over three months showed improvements in blood flow to the heart.

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Conquering colds andflu

Luckily, there are lots of things you can do to support your body's ability to prevent illness and keep you feeling as energised and healthy as possible, from dining on seafood and making sure you get enough sleep, to exercising and even laughing more often…

The season of colds and flu — even here in Spain — is upon us, so if you are feeling a little rundown now is the time to start thinking about priming your immune system to fight off those infectious bugs.

and B/Phuket/3073/2013. Pregnant women, older people and people with certain medical conditions qualify for free vaccination but if you're not in one of these at-risk groups, you'll have to pay.

Get a good night's sleep A convincing body of evidence shows that sleep deprivation suppresses the immune system and interferes with the body's ability to fight infection. The most recent study, published in the August issue of the journal Sleep, reported that people who don't sleep enough are at a higher risk of developing colds. Getting a decent night's slumber is key if you want to help keep your immune system in tiptop condition, so do try to get around eight hours kip per night if you can, or slightly less if you're over 50.

Hug your loved-ones A comforting hug can do more than just make you feel secure and loved. A study conducted last year by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in the US found that people who have greater social support and hug their loved-ones regularly are less likely to catch colds and other infectious diseases. Hugging is a great stressreliever and given that stress can weaken the immune system and leave the body more vulnerable to infection, it makes sense that a nice hug can help support immunity and your ability to fight off disease.

Get the flu jab Want to avoid a nasty bout of flu? As your GP will tell you, the best way to activate your immune system and protect yourself against the most prevalent strains is by getting the flu jab. The 2015 vaccine protects against the three most common strains of the season, A/H1N1 (swine flu), A/H3N2

Pack in the ciggies If you're a smoker, stubbing out the habit will give your immune system a much-needed boost. Smoking can really mess with your immunity. The NHS Smokefree site lists everything from excessive inflammation and longer healing time to a reduced ability to stave off infections. Fortunately,

we're slap bang in the midst of Stoptober, so there's a lot of help out there if you're keen to quit. Visit the NHS Stoptober site for more details and get set to enjoy a strengthened immune system and better health once you give up for good.

Wash your hands more often It may seem like we're stating the obvious but you can do a lot to support your immune system and save it from working too hard by washing your hands with soap and warm water more frequently. An online campaign carried out last year by researchers at Southampton University encouraging people to wash their hands more often reduced general infection levels by an impressive 20 percent. You don't want to go OTT. Up to 10 times a day is more than adequate as over-washing may irritate the skin. It's also a good idea to carry around a hand sanitising product that you can spritz when you're out and about for instant germ-busting on the go.

Laugh your stress away A good giggle can do more than just lift your spirits on a gloomy autumnal day.

Scientists have studied the relationship between laughter and immune system response for decades and have found evidence that laughing increases antibodies and disease-killing cells in the body, as well as reduces stress, which can impact your immune system and leave you more vulnerable to infection. Take time if you can to have a laugh with your friends, family or work colleagues, watch some really funny comedy or silly videos on YouTube, whatever makes you chuckle, you'll be doing your immune system the world of good.

Hit the gym Study after study has shown that moderate exercise supports immune function, and a wide-ranging review published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2010 found that people who exercise more are less likely to suffer from colds and flu during the

winter months. But overdoing the workouts can have the opposite effect.

Research indicates that too much intensive exercise can actually impair the immune response and make you ill, so try to strike a healthy balance. As a guide, according the NHS Choices site, adults should aim for 150 minutes of cardio and two sessions of strength training a week.

If you are unlucky enough to still get a virus, even after all that prevention, then a healthy diet can boost your immune system and is essential in helping you recover faster. Here are the foods you should be eating when you're sick: Beverages - Lots of Them All-natural ginger ale and peppermint or ginger tea are good choices if you have an upset stomach, and electrolyte-infused beverages are a good option if you are making frequent trips to the bathroom. Real fruit juices like OJ, grapefruit, and apple cider will offer calories and nutrients to help feelings of dizziness from not eating, but if you have a stuffy nose, choose hot liquids such as tea with lemon or our apple cider vinegar brew.

Some other options: Green tea supports the immune system, and if you add a little honey, it will also coat your scratchy throat. Cold-pressed green juice is an easy way to get a huge amount of needed cold-busting nutrients.

Easily Digestible Protein Getting enough protein is important whether you are sick or healthy, because it strengthens your body. Since your stomach may not be up for digesting a steak and you probably don't have the energy to cook an elaborate meal, choose easily digestible proteins that take little or no time to prepare such as eggs or plain yogurt.

Eggs don't get much simpler than this preparation.

Flavonoids in Citrus Fruits Even though vitamin C may not shorten the duration of your illness, don't ditch

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citrus fruits altogether. The soft white skin found on oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and limes contains flavonoids, which increase immune system activity.

Liven things up by making this simple recipe for broiled grapefruit.

Infection-Fighting Glutathione Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant that has been shown to fight infection.

It's found in red, pulpy watermelon and also cruciferous veggies like broccoli, collard greens, kale, and cabbage.

Soup and Broth Clear broths like miso, chicken or veggie broth, and beef bouillon will keep you hydrated and are easy to digest if you don't have much of an appetite. If you are feeling hungry, soups that contain chunks of veggies, whole grains like barley, and some kind of lean protein will also offer added vitamins and nutrients. The hot liquids do double duty by warming the body from chills and also opening up sinus passages to relieve congestion.

Foods Rich in B6 and B12 Vitamins B6 and B12 are healing nutrients, so get your fill of fish, milk, nutritional yeast, fortified soy milk and cereals, potatoes, spinach, and turkey while you're under the weather.

Yogurt The probiotics in yogurt can shorten colds and flu by almost two days.

Choose ones that contain the bacterial strains Lactobacillus casei or Lactobacillus reuteri, since these two are the ones linked to improving immune response. Greek yogurt is a great option since it also contains at least 10 grams of protein per serving.

Seafood Shellfish such as prawns, mussels and scallops make for super-effective immune system-boosters.

Seafoods are full of protein needed to make infection-fighting white blood cells to help crowd out viruses. They also contain zinc, which may help shorten the duration of colds.

Combine a craft course with a holiday in Alcalá del Júcar Most of the province of Albacete is pretty boring - till you come to Alcalá del Júcar. A picturesque village built up against a steep hill side overlooking the river Júcar, with an impressive castle perched on top. The river Júcar makes a sharp bend here as it meanders through a limestone gorge, and then doubles back on itself around the hill.

Most of the houses in the village burrow into the hill, and some have windows looking out over the other side - the house goes right through the hill. Then there are rapids, a real beach and a Roman bridge. Plus visitors can indulge in all sorts of outdoor activities - rafting, canoes, horse riding, cycling or just a walk through the lovely country around.

It is a pity that so few of the foreigners (and even the spanish!) living on the coast know about this place.

Amata, the regional craft association, has organised medieval markets in Alcalá del Júcar these last two years, and the people on the stalls

very much want to come back - the village and its surroundings are that lovely. Meanwhile, the people of the village enjoyed having all those craftsmen and artists around. So the mayor of Alcalá del Jucar invited Amata

and the owners of local hotels for a talk to see if between them they couldn't come up with something to liven up the village in the winter and make life easier for the craft people.

That's how the idea was created to start a workshop centre, where craftspeople can give courses in spaces provided by the town hall, and people

wanting to learn how to use their hands can stay in local hostelries, at a special price. A win-win situation all round. A course of five days is enough to get to know the subject, and there should also be some down time to explore the place, with perhaps excursions, guided tours and a wine tasting visit if enough people were interested.

So, how does it all work? Well, for a start, from 23 to 27 November four workshops will be run, in fabric printing, macramé, book binding and vitreous enamel.

Run by Spanish crafts people who speak some English (and perhaps you can learn some Spanish); if the language problem gets a little complicated, there will also be other people there who speak both English and Spanish (as well as German, French and Dutch), even if they're not so good with their hands.

People who are interested in taking part in one of the four workshops can register and then choose to stay in one of the local hostelries. As part of the

course, all participants have lunch together every day in a different place so that they can sample the regional cuisine. For €250 (or more, depends on the course and on the accommodation) it is possible to take part in the course (and that includes the materials used), stay the four nights and have lunch every day - breakfast and supper is not included. It is also possible to take along a partner or friend who doesn't want to take part in the workshop, although there will be an extra charge for the overnight stay and the lunch.

Amata has set up a special web site (www.workshopcentre.es) which explains all the details - in Spanish, English, German and Dutch. Or you can ring Elvira on 639 979 678 - she speaks English, German and French - and ask to have it all explained. The workshops will only be run if there is enough interest (five or more people) and a decision will be made on 1 November, so please book before then. If the workshop is full, this information will be posted on the web site.

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Director: Joss Whedon Writers: Joss Whedon, Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comics), Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo

Here come the girls!

Oh yes, ladies it’s here again – The Costa Blanca People’s Health and Beauty Awards – one of the best nights out on the coast. So, get out those glad rags, minx those nails and tease that hair and head to Crystals Restaurant, La Fuente Centre for the most well-groomed night of the year!

The Southern Costa Blanca’s biggest and best beauty, hair and health practitioners will be gathering under one roof for a night of good food, great entertainment and of course the all important awards themselves. Members of the public have submitted a number of nominations based on who they believe to be the: best hairdresser, best junior stylist, best nail technician, best beauty therapist, best salon, best newcomer, best fitness provider and more.

Experts from leading salons and businesses have been put forward as the best the Costa Blanca has to offer in terms of hair, beauty and fitness. The winners, as chosen by you, the general public, it will be revealed at the awards gala, hosted by Dan Davy, which takes place in glamorous surroundings of

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Crystals on 28th November at 7.30pm. A first-class meal will be followed by excellent entertainment and a disco.

A limited number of tickets are available to nominees and members of the public alike, for what is sure to be a great night out. Tickets are priced at €25, which includes a bucks fizz reception, sumptuous three-course meal, half a bottle of wine as well as all your post dinner entertainment. To book your tickets, call the Costa Blanca People on 966 70 10 60 or email office@costablancapeople.com

LAST CHANCE TO NOMINATE Nominations have been flooding in for this year’s awards and over the next ten days, the window for getting your submission in will close – so don’t miss out and make sure you or your favourite health, beauty or wellness practitioner is included in this year’s awards. Casting your vote couldn’t be simpler – either fill in the form to the right and drop it off to our Quesada office, or email your nomination to office@costablancapeople.com

Don’t miss any of your favourite shows with the Costa Blanca People’s FREE comprehensive TV pull‐out, featuring extended listings from more TV channels than ever!

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Revenge Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Does Come Dine with Me The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Empire Chewing Gum How to... Show Off Your Talent Rude Tube The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Brooklyn Nine-Nine

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BBC 4

2.00am 3.30am 4.30am

More 4 9.55am

Phil: Secret Agent Down Under

11.00am

Food Unwrapped

11.35am

River Cottage Bites

11.55am

Titanic

1.55pm

Time Team

3.00pm

Come Dine with Me

3.35pm

Come Dine with Me

4.05pm

Come Dine with Me

4.35pm

Come Dine with Me

5.10pm

Come Dine with Me

5.40pm

The Restoration Man

6.45pm

A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

7.50pm

A Place in the Sun

8.55pm

Grand Designs

10.00pm

Homes by the Sea

11.00pm

Grand Designs

12.05am

24 Hours in A and E

1.15am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2.15am

Homes by the Sea

3.20am

Grand Designs

4.25am

Hugh's 3 Good Things

ITV4 7.00am 7.55am 8.50am 9.50am 10.25am 10.50am 11.50am 12.55pm 1.55pm 2.55pm 3.25pm 3.50pm 4.55pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.25am 3.15am 4.00am

Gunsmoke The Sweeney Minder Motorway Patrol Motorway Patrol Magnum, P.I. The Professionals The Sweeney Minder Motorway Patrol Motorway Patrol Gunsmoke Magnum, P.I. The Professionals MotoGP Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special Two Mules for Sister Sara The Wild Bunch Ax Men Teleshopping

TV Pick Building Cars Live – BBC2 – 8.30 pm James May, Kate Humble and Ant Anstead go live behind the scenes at the MINI Plant in Oxford to bring us the modern miracle of car production in real time. Over two nights they will reveal the science, engineering and people that keep us all on the road, and see a car built from start to finish in a little over 24 hours. In the first episode, James makes friends with an army of diligent robots and busts the myth that British manufacturing is dead. Kate heads to Norway to discover why the electric car is king of the Norwegian road and Ant explores the history and heritage of one of the most iconic cars ever built. With access all areas live on the factory floor, the team will see exactly how a car is born - a car that tomorrow will be driven off the line ready for life on the open road.

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BBC1 7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 1.38pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.00pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.25pm 11.35pm 12.05am 1.05am 1.10am

Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer The Sheriffs are Coming Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors The Edge Escape to the Country Home Away From Home Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show DIY SOS The Apprentice BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather A Question of Sport Reggie Yates: Race Riots USA Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2 7.00am 8.00am 8.30am 9.15am 9.45am 10.15am 12.00pm 12.30pm 2.00pm 2.10pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 1.15am 2.15am 3.15am 4.15am

ITV2 7.00am 7.20am 8.05am 8.35am 9.35am 10.35am 11.25am 12.20pm 1.10pm 1.40pm 2.40pm 3.45pm 4.55pm 5.30pm 7.50pm 10.00pm 11.30pm 1.50am 2.45am 3.10am 6.40am

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Psych Emmerdale You've Been Framed!

Dinner Date Psych The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta Emmerdale The Cube Dinner Date The Jeremy Kyle Show You've Been Framed!

Back to the Future Back to the Future Part II Keith Lemon's Back T'future Tribute Back to the Future Part III Tricked Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

Burying the Ex

8.45am

The Top Ten Show 2015

9.00am

Sex Ed

10.45am

Project Almanac

12.45pm

Lovesick

2.30pm

Transformers: Age of Extinction Special

3.00pm

The Pyramid

4.45pm

The Theory of Everything

7.00pm

Project Almanac

9.00pm

The Theory of Everything

11.10pm

The Pyramid

12.45am

Burying the Ex

2.30am

The Top Ten Show 2015

2.45am

Sex Ed

4.25am

Lovesick

6.10am

The Top Ten Show 2015

6.30am

Maleficent Special

ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 12.45am 1.15am 4.00am 5.15am 6.05am

Sky Sports 1 7.00am 7.15am 7.30am 7.45am 8.00am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 1.00pm 1.15pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.30pm 11.30pm 12.30am 1.30am 3.30am 4.30am 6.30am 6.45am

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

Homes Under the Hammer Caught Red Handed The Edge Pound Shop Wars Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip Victoria Derbyshire BBC News The Daily Politics Coast Bergerac Cash in the Attic A Taste of Britain The Box The Great British Bake Off Natural World Flog It! Eggheads Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands Building Cars Live Face of Britain by Simon Schama The Apprentice: You're Fired!

Newsnight Len Goodman's Dance Band Days Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial This is BBC Two

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Experience Fantasy Football Club Highlights Bpl Legends Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits The Premier League Years Football Gold Football Gold MLS Round-Up Show La Liga World 2015 Fantasy Football Club Highlights The Premier League Years MLS Round-Up Show La Liga World 2015 The Premier League Years Boxing Gold A League of Their Own Cycling: Six Day Race Sir Chris Hoy Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits The Premier League Years Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits The Premier League Years Football Gold Football Gold

Revenge Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Does Come Dine with Me The Day the Earth Stood Still Supernatural The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory New Girl The Mindy Project Made in Chelsea How to Live the Chelsea Life 2 Broke Girls

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News Judge Rinder Pick Me! Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street All Star Mr and Mrs Land of the Midnight Sun UEFA Champions League Highlights ITV News UEFA Champions League: Extra Time Jackpot247 British Touring Car Championship Highlights ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky 1 7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 2.30am 3.00am 4.00am 5.00am 6.00am

E4 7.00am 7.45am 8.35am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 12.30am 1.00am 1.30am 2.00am 3.00am 3.55am

Television: Wed 21st October

The Dog Whisperer The Dog Whisperer Monkey Life Monkey Life RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue Stargate SG-1 Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Stargate SG-1 Futurama Futurama The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Arrow You, Me and the Apocalypse The Force: Manchester NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Street Crime UK Street Crime UK Night Cops Legends UK Border Force UK Border Force

Channel 4 7.00am

Countdown

7.45am

3rd Rock from the Sun

8.10am

3rd Rock from the Sun

8.35am

Everybody Loves Raymond

9.00am

Everybody Loves Raymond

9.30am

Everybody Loves Raymond

10.00am

Frasier

10.30am

Frasier

11.00am

Undercover Boss USA

12.00pm

Posh Pawnbrokers

1.00pm

Channel 4 News Summary

1.05pm

Come Dine with Me

2.10pm

Deal or No Deal

3.10pm

Countdown

4.00pm

Fifteen to One

5.00pm

A Place in the Sun

6.00pm

Four in a Bed

6.30pm

Come Dine with Me

7.00pm

The Simpsons

7.30pm

Hollyoaks

8.00pm

Channel 4 News

9.00pm

Restoring Britain's Landmarks

10.00pm

Grand Designs

11.00pm

Million Pound Properties

12.00am

24 Hours in A and E

1.05am

Blink

1.30am

Chennai Express

3.55am

Double Indemnity

5.40am

Fifteen to One

6.30am

1001 Things You Should Know

8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.00am 12.25am 12.45am 1.05am 1.30am 2.00am 2.30am 3.30am 4.00am 5.00am

Top Gear Don't Tell the Bride Don't Tell the Bride Russell Howard's Good News Asian Provocateur Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Asian Provocateur Together Don't Tell the Bride The Fear Don't Tell the Bride This is BBC Three

7.00am 7.10am 7.35am 8.35am 9.35am 10.40am 11.00am 11.30am 11.55am 2.10pm 3.10pm 4.15pm 5.20pm 5.55pm 6.20pm 6.55pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.05am 3.05am 3.30am

Soap Update Coronation Street – Carla tears a strip off Aidan and Johnny. The Platts try to hold their nerve. The cracks start to show for Alya.

Emmerdale – Cain takes matters into his own hands. Sandy puts Ashley in an impossible position.

Paddy behaves strangely.

Movies Now In Loving Memory Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Where the Heart is Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Inspector Morse Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is Doctor in the House Rising Damp In Loving Memory Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Midsomer Murders Law and Order: UK The Vice Inspector Morse ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

Channel 5 7.00am 7.10am 7.20am 7.30am 7.40am 7.45am 7.55am 8.10am 8.20am 8.35am 8.45am 9.00am 9.15am 9.25am 9.35am 9.45am 10.00am 10.15am 12.10pm 1.10pm 1.15pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.15pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 12.55am 1.45am 4.10am 5.00am 5.25am 5.45am 6.10am 6.35am

BBC 3

ITV3

Phil: Secret Agent Down Under

11.00am

Food Unwrapped

11.35am

Hugh's 3 Good Things

11.50am

Geordie

1.55pm

Time Team

3.00pm

Come Dine with Me

3.35pm

Come Dine with Me

4.05pm

Come Dine with Me

4.35pm

Come Dine with Me

5.10pm

Come Dine with Me

5.40pm

The Restoration Man

6.45pm

A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

7.50pm

A Place in the Sun

8.55pm

Grand Designs

10.00pm

Car S.O.S

11.00pm

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

12.05am

Embarrassing Bodies

1.10am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2.10am

Car S.O.S

3.10am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

4.15am

Kirstie's Vintage Gems

2.00am 3.00am 4.00am 5.00am

Time travel adventure sequel.

Marty McFly travels back and forth in time with eccentric inventor Doc Brown after the ruthless Biff creates a parallel version of 1985 in which he is all-powerful.

World News Today Welsh Railways: Beating Beeching Terry Wogan's Ireland Planet Oil Ford's Dagenham Dream The Great British Year The Bridges That Built London with Dan Cruickshank Domesday Yellowstone Planet Oil This is BBC Four

ITV4 7.00am 7.55am 8.45am 9.45am 10.10am 10.40am 11.40am 12.40pm 1.45pm 2.50pm 3.20pm 3.50pm 4.55pm 5.55pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 1.20am 3.25am 3.45am 4.00am

TV Pick Back to the Future II – ITV2 – 7.50 pm

The Wotwots!

Igam Ogam Lily's Driftwood Bay Fireman Sam Wissper Peppa Pig Pip Ahoy!

Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Lunchtime Secrets of Underground Britain Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Fatal Trust 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Secrets of the Scammers GPs: Behind Closed Doors Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

The Gift of Life Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Super Casino Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys Wildlife SOS The Great Artists House Doctor House Doctor House Doctor

BBC 4 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am

More 4 9.55am

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Gunsmoke The Sweeney Minder Motorway Patrol Motorway Patrol Magnum, P.I. The Professionals The Sweeney Minder Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Gunsmoke Magnum, P.I. The Professionals The Sweeney Pawn Stars British Superbike Championship Highlights The Football Mavericks Air America Nighthawks Motorway Patrol ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Television: Thurs 22nd Oct BBC1

7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.00pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.25pm 11.35pm 12.35am 1.20am 1.25am

BBC2

Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer The Sheriffs are Coming Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors The Edge Escape to the Country Home Away From Home Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show EastEnders Watchdog Who Do You Think You Are? BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Question Time This Week Holiday Weatherview BBC News

7.15am 8.00am 8.30am 9.15am 10.15am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.10pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 1.15am 1.45am 2.45am 3.30am

ITV2 7.00am 7.20am 8.05am 8.35am 9.05am 9.35am 10.35am 11.25am 12.20pm 1.10pm 1.40pm 2.15pm 2.40pm 3.40pm 4.50pm 5.55pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.50pm 12.20am 12.50am 1.20am 1.45am 2.10am 2.45am 3.10am 6.40am

7.00am 7.15am 7.30am 7.45am 8.00am 9.00am 9.30am 9.40am 9.45am 6.00pm 6.15pm 6.30pm 6.45pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.30pm 11.30pm 12.00am 2.25am 5.30am 5.45am 6.00am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE SmackDown!

Bpl Legends Cricket Shorts Cricket Shorts India Vsth Africa ODI Cricket Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Fantasy Football Club Highlights Barclays Premier League World Boxing Gold Froome: Back in Yellow Cycling: Six Day Race Boxing Gold NFL Pre-Game Show NFL Football Gold Football Gold NFL

7.00am 7.45am 8.30am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.35am 1.00am 1.30am

Revenge Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Does Come Dine with Me The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Drifters New Girl The Mindy Project Rude Tube The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Empire

Sky Movies Premiere Burying the Ex

8.45am

Sex Ed

10.30am

The Walk: Sky Movie Special

10.45am

Lovesick

12.30pm

Project Almanac

2.30pm

The Pyramid

4.15pm

Pan: On Set Special

4.45pm

The Theory of Everything

7.00pm

Project Almanac

9.00pm

The Theory of Everything

11.10pm

The Pyramid

12.45am 2.30am 2.45am

ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.40pm 12.55am 1.20am 4.00am 4.25am 6.05am

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News Judge Rinder Pick Me! Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Tonight Emmerdale Unforgotten ITV News at Ten and Weather UEFA Europa League Highlights Birds of a Feather Jackpot247 Tonight ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky Sports 1

You've Been Framed!

Psych Emmerdale Coronation Street You've Been Framed!

Dinner Date Psych The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta Emmerdale Coronation Street You've Been Framed!

Dinner Date The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder You've Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The Almost Impossible Gameshow Celebrity Juice Glitchy The Job Lot Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Viral Tap Animal Practice Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

7.00am

Home Away From Home Caught Red Handed The Edge The Great British Bake Off Class of 2014 Victoria Derbyshire BBC News BBC World News The Daily Politics Coast Bergerac Cash in the Attic A Taste of Britain The Box The Great British Bake Off Natural World Flog It! Eggheads Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands World's Weirdest Events The Last Kingdom Russell Howard's Good News Newsnight The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone Panorama Welcome to the Mosque Doctor Who This is BBC Two

Burying the Ex The Walk: Sky Movie Special Sex Ed

4.25am

Lovesick

6.00am

Maleficent Special

6.30am

Transformers: Age of Extinction Special

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Sky 1 7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 2.30am 3.00am 4.00am 5.00am 6.00am

The Dog Whisperer The Dog Whisperer Monkey Life Monkey Life RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue Stargate SG-1 Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Stargate SG-1 Futurama Futurama The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons One Hundred and Eighty!

Bring the Noise A League of Their Own NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Street Crime UK Street Crime UK Night Cops Legends UK Border Force UK Border Force

7.00am 7.10am 7.35am 8.35am 9.35am 10.40am 11.05am 11.30am 11.55am 2.10pm 3.10pm 4.15pm 5.20pm 5.55pm 6.25pm 6.55pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.05am 3.05am 3.30am

Movies Now In Loving Memory Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Where the Heart is Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Inspector Morse Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is Doctor in the House Rising Damp In Loving Memory Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Rosemary and Thyme Million Dollar Princesses Law and Order: UK The Vice Inspector Morse ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

E4

Channel 4 7.00am 7.45am 8.10am 8.35am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 2.10pm 3.10pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.10am 2.05am 3.00am 3.55am 4.50am 5.15am 6.05am

Countdown 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA Posh Pawnbrokers Channel 4 News Summary Come Dine with Me Deal or No Deal Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News George Clarke's Amazing Spaces My Son the Jihadi First Dates Gogglebox SAS: Who Dares Wins Embarrassing Fat Bodies My Transgender Summer Camp Location, Location, Location Food Unwrapped Deal or No Deal Fifteen to One

8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.20am 12.45am 1.05am 1.25am 1.45am 2.45am 3.40am 4.10am 4.30am 5.00am

Top Gear Don't Tell the Bride Live at the Apollo Live at the Apollo EastEnders Russell Howard's Good News Extra Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Being Gay in Pakistan Stacey Dooley Investigates Together Dead Air Asian Provocateur This is BBC Three

9.55am

Phil: Secret Agent Down Under

11.00am

Food Unwrapped

11.30am

Time Team

12.35pm

Earthquake

3.00pm

IPC Athletics World Championships

5.40pm

The Restoration Man

6.45pm

A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

7.50pm

A Place in the Sun

8.55pm

Grand Designs

10.00pm

Disappearing Britain

11.00pm

24 Hours in A and E

12.05am

Embarrassing Bodies

1.10am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2.15am

Disappearing Britain

3.20am

Embarrassing Bodies

4.25am

Food Unwrapped

Eastenders – Kathy reels from her discovery and makes a drastic decision.

Ronnie attempts to build bridges with her sister, but things don’t quite go to plan.

Denise and Patrick share a harsh reality with Kim. Emmerdale – There is a development with Robert. Harriet gets involved in Sandy’s dispute with Ashley. Paddy gets a strange phone call. A special rewind episode in celebration of Emmerdale’s birthday as the story returns to the night of Robert’s shooting.

Secrets are revealed and lives unravel.

Channel 5 7.00am 7.10am 7.20am 7.30am 7.40am 7.45am 7.55am 8.10am 8.20am 8.35am 8.45am 9.00am 9.15am 9.25am 9.35am 9.45am 10.00am 10.15am 12.10pm 1.10pm 1.15pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.15pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 1.15am 4.10am 5.00am 5.25am 5.45am 6.10am 6.35am

BBC 3

ITV3

Soap Update

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The Wotwots!

Igam Ogam Lily's Driftwood Bay Fireman Sam Wissper Peppa Pig Pip Ahoy!

Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Lunchtime GPs: Behind Closed Doors Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Aircrash: Terror in the Sky World's Fastest Train Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys Total Recall Super Casino Britain's Horror Homes Wildlife SOS The Great Artists House Doctor House Doctor House Doctor

BBC 4 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm

4.35am

World News Today Top of the Pops Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs Nigel Slater's Great British Biscuit When the Circus Comes to Town Top of the Pops Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley This is BBC Four

7.00am 7.55am 8.45am 9.50am 10.20am 10.50am 11.50am 12.50pm 1.55pm 2.55pm 3.30pm 3.55pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12.40am 2.50am 3.35am 4.00am

Gunsmoke The Sweeney Minder Highway Patrol Highway Patrol Magnum, P.I. The Professionals The Sweeney Minder Highway Patrol Pawn Stars Gunsmoke Magnum, P.I. The Professionals The Sweeney Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars New York Storage Wars New York The Fugitive Fearless Ax Men Highway Patrol Teleshopping

10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 2.35am 3.35am

More 4

ITV4

TV Pick My Son the Jihadi – Channel 4 – 10.00 pm In 2011, Sally Evans made a devastating discovery: her eldest son, Thomas, aged just 21, had left their home in a Buckinghamshire village and travelled to Somalia to join a deadly Islamist terrorist group. Thomas had been recruited to al-Shabaab: an al-Qaeda affiliate, it is the jihadi group behind multiple atrocities in Kenya, including the Westgate shopping attack in which nearly 70 people were killed and 175 injured. Thomas became the only known white British man to join the terror group. This powerful programme documents the daily struggle Sally and her youngest son Micheal face, as they try to reconcile the Thomas they knew - a loving, mild-mannered 'normal teenage lad' with Abdul Hakim, the jihadi-preaching Islamist he has become.

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Dear Editor Torry Army Social Events Fun Quiz Night with Buffet This will be held at the Casa Ventura, San Luis on Saturday 7 November 2015 starting at 9.00 pm. The cost will be 7â‚Ź for members & 8.50â‚Ź for non-members which includes a hot & cold buffet.

Christmas Dance to the popular group "Timeless" with Buffet This will be held at the Casa Ventura, San Luis on Saturday 12 December 2015 and will include a hot & cold buffet. The cost is 12â‚Ź for members and 14â‚Ź for non members.

If you would are interested on going on/attending any of these events put your name/s down at the Torry Army office in San Luis or ring the office on 966784111 or Pat Stewart on 966786352. All are welcome.

Regards Darryll Torry Army Comms

"Reach Out's" annual Christmas Fair at the Marina Bar on Friday 13th November they were thrilled to receive these grocery items which answered their prayers for a 'grocery stall' at this event.

It is not the first time that Los Pistoleros Westerners have helped this charity as they have generously donated Money in the past for which the charity is extremely grateful.

David and Lorraine Whitney of "Reach Out".

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Dear Editor What a generous group Los Pistoleros are! After their recent Harvest Festival event all their left over items of food have been given to the charity "Reach Out".

David and Lorraine Whitney, volunteers at "Reach Out" were very happy to accept the donated items at their home. As organizers of

Dear Editor INSURERS SHOULD BE MORE TRANSPARENT Are you sharing a car? Even if both people concerned are qualified drivers, whatever gender, and own a car between them one person has to take out the insurance. They will be told, by whichever company, that it is cheaper to insure in that persons name plus any other driver over 25 years of age. If the insured dies or leaves the partnership the other person then has no profile, no driving history and should the secondary person be over 75 years old then no insurance company will take them on afterwards. Their attitude is a new unknown driver over 75 years of age. No matter how long you have driven you will NOT get your insurance validity back or

BIG STEP FORWARD FOR HELP M.M.M. On Thursday 15th October, HELP Murcia Mar Menor opened its new outlet store at the Arches Complex in Los Alcazares, Murcia. (Just off the AP7, junction Los Alcazares Norte) Elizabeth Bell the Vice Consul from Alicante performed the opening ceremony together with the President of HELP Pat Massingham.

The Vice Consul on behalf of all Consul staff in Alicante thanked HELP for all the assistance that it has given to so many people in the Murcia region over the years, and wished HELP good luck with their new venture.

Coffee and cake was supplied to members and potential customers who had attended the opening. Thankfully the sun was shining during the launch, but the store has plenty of covered area for when the wet weather arrives.

The store, manned by volunteers,

will be open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am until 2 pm. It has a good stock of clothing, bedding, furniture and many other items.

If you think that you have any items that you would like to donate to this charity please contact HELP M.M.M. at their office 968 570 059 Collections can be arranged.

your driving years or skills be reinstated. Your history is dead!

Avril Dormon Dear Editor THURSDAY 22ND OCTOBER THUMBS-UP đ&#x;‘? FOR HD IN AID OF THE HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE ASSOCIATION The event will be at "Restaurant Giovanni's" in Almoradi town centre ( Calle Pintor Sorolla, 28) and event organisers Margaret Tozer and her sister Marion Smith, whose husband David suffers from HD, are delighted to announce that this event is another sell out.

Previous events held this year included; "Cake That!", afternoon tea in May and "Tapas In The Sun", in July, totalling 1,020 euros towards this great cause.

Residents and friends of Almoradi and the surrounding area will be enjoying a 3 course lunch to help raise vital funds towards research into finding a cure for this hereditary illness, which affects so many people.

Due to the generosity of restaurant owner "John", who has kindly offered his premises for the afternoon, as well as donating a meal for 2 to one lucky guest, the event promises to be a huge success.

Huntington's Disease is a truly

awful terminal illness which destroys the pathways between the brain and the rest of the body, resulting in uncontrollable movements, loss of speech, incontinence and loss of memory function, to name but a few. It also causes changes in personality and depression.

In truth, Huntington's Disease (HD) destroys everything that makes us recognisable as human beings and there is currently no cure. It has already claimed the life of Marion's father in law, Vic and is now affecting her husband Dave and his younger brother Gary.

For more information, please contact Marion Smith on 651043681 or look at the HD website: www.hda.org.uk Thank you in advance for your support Best regards Marion Smith Dear Editor Please make your readers aware that there has been a spate of robberies in the La Siesta, San Luis and Torretas areas over the last number of weeks.

Posted in the local ‘expat’ groups on Facebook this week, there have been a higher than usual number of ‘warnings’ of bicycles being stolen and other nasty tales but as not everyone has the internet (or

Facebook) the best way to get the word out is through your excellent newspaper, the Costa Blanca People.

I would urge your readers to be extra vigilant and ensure their possessions are well secured – both during the day and at night as some of these robberies have happened in broad daylight. Also, when walking alone early in the morning or after dark, always be very careful to be aware of your surroundings as unfortunately, muggings do happen here too. Most importantly though, please report any such matters to the police – many expats don’t bother as they don’t believe anything will be done (and they don’t speak Spanish, and don’t want to have to go down to the Guardia Civil and sit through the rigmarole of making a statement) but if the police are made aware of a spate of burglaries or muggings, then I presume they can ensure more attention is diverted to specific areas or matters. What’s more, there is an Ofipol booth in Torrevieja on the promenade which allows you to make a virtual statement without having to go directly to the Guardia Civil. There is an explanatory video on the Ofipol website which may be worth a look for readers with some Spanish. http://ofipol.es/ Many thanks Leo Waters

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James Bond returns to hunt a mysterious enemy that threatens to bring down MI6.

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The Seventh Dwarf

2.45pm

Project Almanac

4.45pm

The Penguins of Madagascar

6.30pm

Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League

7.30pm 9.00pm

The Seventh Dwarf The Penguins of Madagascar

10.45pm

Whiplash

12.45am

Burying the Ex

2.30am

Project Almanac

3.30am

Burying the Ex

5.15am

Transformers: Age of Extinction Special

5.45am

The Top Ten Show 2015

6.00am

Maleficent Special

6.30am

Boyhood Special

ITV1 7.00am 7.10am 7.20am 7.35am 7.45am 7.50am 8.05am 8.25am 8.45am 9.15am 9.30am 10.00am 10.25am 11.15am 11.45am 12.50pm 12.55pm 2.00pm 4.00pm 7.30pm 7.40pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 11.25pm 12.30am 12.45am 1.30am 2.25am 4.00am 4.50am

Sky Sports 1 7.00am 7.15am 7.30am 7.45am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 1.00pm 3.45pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 9.00pm 11.00pm 12.30am 2.00am 2.30am 4.00am 4.30am 5.00am 6.00am 6.15am 6.30am 6.45am

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

CostaBlancaPeople - Edition 605 - October 20th 2015

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Freestyler Barclays Premier League Review Game Changers Barclays Premier League World The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. Football Boxing Gold NFL NFL Ford Saturday Night Football SNF: Game of the Day SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice Football Freestyler Bpl 100 Club Time of Our Lives Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold

Bottom Knocker Street Bottom Knocker Street Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures Share a Story Sooty Fish Hooks Adventure Time Marvel Avengers Assemble Horrid Henry Thunderbirds are Go Jessie The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Countrywise The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV News and Weather Downton Abbey The X Factor Rugby World Cup ITV News London ITV News and Weather The Chase: Celebrity Special The X Factor The Jonathan Ross Show ITV News and Weather Rugby World Cup Highlights ITV Changed My Life Jackpot247 Show Me the Telly ITV Nightscreen

Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 2.00am 3.00am 4.00am 5.00am 6.00am 6.30am

Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? Glee Game Changers Football Freestyler The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. The F1 Show Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama The Flash Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons Landscape Artist of the Year Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life You, Me and the Apocalypse A League of Their Own NCIS: Los Angeles The Force: Manchester The Force: Manchester Legends Stargate Atlantis Stargate Atlantis Monkey Life Monkey Life

E4 7.00am 7.25am 7.50am 8.10am 8.40am 9.05am 9.35am 10.00am 10.30am 11.35am 12.00pm 12.30pm 2.15pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.50pm 12.25am 12.55am

Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Suburgatory Suburgatory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Made in Chelsea How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Skyline The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The IT Crowd

Channel 4 7.10am

How I Met Your Mother

7.35am

How I Met Your Mother

8.00am

Mobil 1 The Grid

8.30am

FIM Superbike World Championship

9.00am

The Morning Line

10.00am

Frasier

10.30am

Frasier

11.00am

The Big Bang Theory

11.25am

The Big Bang Theory

11.55am

Come Dine with Me

12.25pm

Come Dine with Me

12.55pm

Come Dine with Me

1.25pm

Come Dine with Me

1.55pm

Come Dine with Me

2.30pm

Channel 4 Racing

5.05pm

Couples Come Dine with Me

5.55pm

Couples Come Dine with Me

6.40pm

Channel 4 News

7.05pm

Location, Location, Location

8.00pm

Grand Designs

9.00pm

The Sex Change Spitfire Ace

10.00pm

It Was Alright in the 1980s

11.00pm

Gogglebox

12.05am

TFI Friday

1.10am

Fargo

2.05am

The Fourth Kind

2.40am

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

3.35am

Hollyoaks Omnibus

5.50am

Hugh's 3 Good Things

5.55am

River Cottage Bites

6.05am

Fifteen to One

8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 12.35am 12.57am 1.19am 1.41am 2.03am 2.25am 2.50am 3.20am 3.50am 4.20am 4.50am

Top Gear Don't Tell the Bride Russell Howard's Good News Russell Howard's Good News I Know What You Did Last Summer Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Asian Provocateur Russell Howard's Good News Russell Howard's Good News The Fear Great TV Mistakes

Rising Damp

9.55am

Kirstie's Vintage Gems

7.25am

Where the Heart is

10.15am

Food Unwrapped

8.25am

Where the Heart is

10.40am

Time Team Special

11.40am

Time Team Special

12.50pm

The Quiet Man

9.30am

Bertie and Elizabeth

11.30am

Sherlock Holmes:

3.30pm

IPC Athletics World Championships

The Hound of the Baskervilles

5.40pm

Hugh's 3 Good Things

Inspector Morse

5.55pm

Homes by the Sea

7.00pm

Homes by the Sea

Agatha Christie's Marple

8.05pm

Porridge

10.00pm

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

6.00pm

Lewis

8.00pm

Doc Martin

11.00pm

Father Ted

9.00pm

Midsomer Murders

11.35pm

Father Ted

11.00pm

Lewis

12.05am

Dogging Tales

1.00am

Inspector Morse

1.20am

Sex Party Secrets

2.25am

Father Ted

2.55am

Father Ted

2.05am

Wycliffe

3.00am

ITV3 Nightscreen

3.30am

Teleshopping

7.00am 7.05am 7.15am 7.30am 7.45am 7.55am 8.05am 8.15am 8.25am 8.40am 8.55am 9.10am 9.30am 9.45am 10.00am 10.15am 10.30am 11.00am 11.35am 12.35pm 1.30pm 3.15pm 4.45pm 6.10pm 7.10pm 8.05pm 9.05pm 9.10pm 10.00pm 11.25pm 1.50am 2.40am 4.10am 5.00am 5.55am 6.20am 6.45am 6.50am

Peppa Pig Bananas in Pajamas Angelina Ballerina Bob the Builder Tickety Toc Chloe's Closet Roobarb and Custard Too Make Way for Noddy Paw Patrol Little Princess Pip Ahoy!

Blaze and the Monster Machines Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Wanda and the Alien Toby's Travelling Circus Jelly Jamm LazyTown Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowboy Builders Cowboy Builders Paper Angels Columbo: A Case of Immunity Columbo: A Deadly State of Mind Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

Now That's Funny!

Psycho Pussies: When Cats Attack 5 News Weekend The Gadget Show Football League Tonight The Fifth Element The True Story Super Casino The Gift of Life Secrets of the Scammers Make it Big Make it Big Angels of Jarm Angels of Jarm

8.00pm

Captain Cook:

9.00pm

Lost Kingdoms of Central America

10.00pm

Arne Dahl

11.00pm

Arne Dahl

12.00am

Psychedelic Britannia

BBC 4 The Man Behind the Legend

1.00am

Totally 60s Psychedelic Rock at the BBC

2.00am

Arena

2.00am

Top of the Pops

2.35am

Lost Kingdoms of Central America

3.35am

This is BBC Four

More 4

7.00am

4.00pm

Channel 5

BBC 3

ITV3

1.40pm

www.costablancapeople.com

2.30am

The Returned

3.50am

Sex Party Secrets

FRIDAY: Sky Movies Premiere

Transformers: Age of Extinction Special Autobots must escape sight from a bounty hunter who has taken control of the human serendipity: Unexpectedly, Optimus Prime and his remaining gang turn to a mechanic (Mark Wahlberg), his daughter (Nicola Peltz), and her back street racing boyfriend (Jack Reynor) for help.

Director: Michael Bay Writer: Ehren Kruger Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor

ITV4 7.00am 7.10am 8.00am 9.00am 11.30am 12.05pm 12.35pm 1.00pm 1.25pm 2.30pm 4.05pm 6.10pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 11.45pm 2.00am 2.00am 3.05am 3.55am 4.00am

Goals of the 80s Bundesliga Motorsport UK FIA Formula e Championship Live Cycling Highlights Paris-Tours Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars MotoGP British Superbike Championship Highlights Field of Dreams Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Storage Wars Storage Wars Open Range High Plains Drifter The Cycle Show The Cycle Show Minder ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

Television: Sun 25th Oct

www.costablancapeople.com CostaBlancaPeople - Edition 605 - October 20th 2015

BBC1 7.00am 8.35am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.15pm 3.15pm 4.15pm 5.00pm 5.15pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 7.05pm 7.15pm 8.15pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.20pm 11.30pm 1.00am 2.25am 2.30am

BBC2

Breakfast Match of the Day The Andrew Marr Show Sunday Morning Live Sunday Politics Bargain Hunt BBC News Homes Under the Hammer Autumn's Supermarket Secrets Escape to the Country Points of View Songs of Praise DIY SOS BBC News Regional News and Weather Countryfile Strictly Come Dancing Antiques Roadshow From Darkness BBC News Regional News and Weather F1: Grand Prix Wake Wood Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

7.00am

Homes Under the Hammer

7.45am

The Big Allotment Challenge

8.45am

Countryfile Autumn Special

9.45am

Gardeners' World

10.15am

Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

11.45am

The Great British Bake Off Masterclass

12.45pm

Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip

1.15pm

MOTD2 Extra

2.00pm

NFL Live

6.00pm

The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track

7.00pm

Britain's Classroom Heroes 2015

8.00pm

Caribbean with Simon Reeve

9.00pm

Earth's Wildest Waters

10.00pm

Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF

11.00pm

Match of the Day 2

12.20am

Family Guy

12.40am

Family Guy

1.00am

Trishna

2.50am

Countryfile Autumn Special

3.45am

Holby City

4.45am

This is BBC Two

ITV2 7.00am 10.10am 12.35pm 3.05pm 4.05pm 4.10pm 5.25pm 6.25pm 6.30pm 7.35pm 8.35pm 8.40pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 12.05am 1.40am 2.20am 2.55am 3.20am 6.50am

7.00am

Football Gold

7.15am

Football Gold

7.30am

Football Gold

7.45am

Football Gold

8.00am

SNF: Match Choice

9.30am

The Sunday Supplement

11.00am

Goals on Sunday

12.30pm

Ford Super Sunday

3.00pm

Ford Super Sunday

5.00pm

Ford Super Sunday

8.00pm

To be Announced

10.30pm

Football Gold

10.45pm

Football Gold

11.00pm

Major League Soccer

1.10am

Football Gold

1.15am

Major League Soccer

3.25am

Football Gold

3.30am

Football Gold

3.45am

Football Gold

4.00am

Ford Football Special

5.30am

The Sunday Supplement

Sky Movies Premiere The Seventh Dwarf

8.30am

Burying the Ex

10.15am

Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League

11.15am

Whiplash

1.15pm

The Seventh Dwarf

2.45pm

The Penguins of Madagascar

4.30pm

Project Almanac

6.30pm

The Seventh Dwarf

8.00pm

Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League

9.00pm

The Penguins of Madagascar

10.45pm

Whiplash

12.45am

Burying the Ex

2.30am

Project Almanac

4.30am

Burying the Ex

6.15am

Maleficent Special

6.45am

The Top Ten Show 2015

11.25am 12.25pm 12.35pm 1.35pm 4.00pm 7.15pm 7.20pm 7.30pm 8.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.15pm 12.05am 1.05am 1.35am 3.30am 4.20am

Bottom Knocker Street Bottom Knocker Street Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures Share a Story Sooty Fish Hooks The Matt Hatter Chronicles Marvel Avengers Assemble Horrid Henry Thunderbirds are Go Horrible Science FIA Formula e Championship Highlights The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV News and Weather The Jeremy Kyle Show The X Factor Rugby World Cup ITV News London ITV News and Weather Jekyll and Hyde The X Factor Downton Abbey ITV News and Weather Rugby World Cup Highlights Rugby Highlights River Monsters Jackpot247 Motorsport UK British Superbike Championship Highlights

Sky Sports 1

Emmerdale Omnibus The X Factor Coronation Street Omnibus Back to the Future FYI Daily Back to the Future Back to the Future Part II FYI Daily Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part III FYI Daily Back to the Future Part III The Xtra Factor Knocked Up FYI Daily Knocked Up Viral Tap Reality Bites Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

7.00am

ITV1 7.00am 7.10am 7.20am 7.35am 7.45am 7.50am 8.05am 8.25am 8.45am 9.15am 9.30am 10.00am 10.25am

Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am 4.00am 5.00am

The Hour of Power Monkey Life Futurama Futurama Jobs Special One Hundred and Eighty!

The Flash WWE Raw Bring the Noise Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons The Muppets Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Arrow Zoo Stop Search Seize The Force: Manchester Road Wars Road Wars Road Wars Legends Stargate Atlantis

E4 7.00am 7.20am 7.40am 8.05am 8.35am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.35pm 3.00pm 3.35pm 4.05pm 4.35pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 11.05pm 11.50pm 12.40am 1.15am 1.45am 2.20am 2.50am

Suburgatory Suburgatory Suburgatory How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Made in Chelsea Hollyoaks Omnibus Hollyoaks Does Come Dine with Me Hollyoaks Does Come Dine with Me Hollyoaks Does Come Dine with Me Hollyoaks Does Come Dine with Me Hollyoaks Does Come Dine with Me Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Day the Earth Stood Still Gogglebox Gogglebox The IT Crowd The IT Crowd Drifters Chewing Gum How to... Show Off Your Talent

Channel 4

Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles

9.00am

Heartbeat

10.00am

Heartbeat

11.00am

Rosemary and Thyme

12.00pm

Rosemary and Thyme

1.05pm

Inspector Morse

3.20pm

Lewis

5.10pm

Midsomer Murders

7.10pm

Countrywise

8.15pm

Wycliffe

10.00pm

Les Dawson: An Audience

11.00pm

Birds of a Feather

11.30pm

Angela's Ashes

12.30am

FYI Daily

12.35am

Angela's Ashes

2.25am

Agatha Christie's Marple

4.05am

ITV3 Nightscreen

4.15am

Emmerdale Omnibus

That Never Was

TV Pick

Rush Hour – Channel 5 – 8.05pm Fast-talking knockabout comedy set in Los Angeles. A Hong Kong cop is called in when the Chinese consul’s daughter is kidnapped.

But chaos ensues when he teams up with a flashy LAPD officer assigned to keep him away from the action.

Channel 5

7.00am

Kirstie's Vintage Gems

7.00am

Peppa Pig

7.15am

How I Met Your Mother

7.05am

Bananas in Pajamas

7.40am

How I Met Your Mother

7.20am

Angelina Ballerina

8.05am

Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon

7.30am

Bob the Builder

9.00am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.45am

Tickety Toc

9.30am

Frasier

7.55am

Make Way for Noddy

10.00am

Frasier

8.05am

Paw Patrol

8.25am

Little Princess

8.45am

Pip Ahoy!

9.00am

Blaze and the Monster Machines

9.20am

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

10.30am

Sunday Brunch

1.30pm

The Big Bang Theory

2.00pm

The Big Bang Theory

2.25pm

The Simpsons

9.35am

Football League Tonight

2.55pm

Furry Vengeance

11.00am

Great South Run

4.45pm

Dr. Seuss' the Lorax

1.30pm

Chinese Food in Minutes

6.30pm

A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

1.40pm

Cowboy Builders

7.30pm

Channel 4 News

2.40pm

Loch Ness

8.00pm

Homes by the Sea

4.40pm

The Shaggy Dog

9.00pm

Great Canal Journeys

6.30pm

Peter Pan

10.00pm

Homeland

8.00pm

5 News Weekend

11.00pm

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

8.05pm

Rush Hour

12.05am

Killing Them Softly

10.00pm

2015 MTV European Music Awards

1.55am

Grand Designs

12.05am

20 Moments That Rocked Pop

1.25am

The House Bunny

2.50am

Come Dine with Me

3.10am

Super Casino

3.20am

Come Dine with Me

5.10am

Secrets of the Scammers

3.50am

Come Dine with Me

5.25am

Make it Big

4.15am

Come Dine with Me

5.50am

Make it Big

4.45am

Food Unwrapped

6.15am

Make it Big

5.10am

Four Rooms

6.45am

Angels of Jarm

6.05am

Location, Location, Location

6.50am

Angels of Jarm

8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 1.00am 1.22am 1.45am 2.15am 2.45am 3.15am 3.45am 4.15am 4.45am

Top Gear Don't Tell the Bride Russell Howard's Good News Russell Howard's Good News Hannibal Rising Family Guy Family Guy The Fear Together Asian Provocateur Russell Howard's Good News Russell Howard's Good News Together Great Movie Mistakes V: Revenge of the Fifth

8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm

Time Shift The Somme Every Breath We Take: Understanding Our Atmosphere False Trail The End of the World?

A Horizon Guide to Armageddon When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies When the Circus Comes to Town Britain on Film This is BBC Four

BBC 3

ITV3 7.00am

45

BBC 4

11.00pm 1.05am 2.05am 3.05am 4.05am 4.35am

More 4 9.55am 11.00am 12.05pm 1.15pm 2.20pm 4.30pm 5.05pm 5.40pm 6.10pm 6.45pm 7.15pm 7.50pm 8.20pm 8.55pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.10am 2.15am 3.15am 4.15am

Great Canal Journeys Great Canal Journeys Great Canal Journeys Great Canal Journeys IPC Athletics World Championships Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Nazi Megastructures Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 24 Hours in A and E Embarrassing Bodies Nazi Megastructures Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners A Place in the Sun

ITV4 7.00am 7.25am 8.10am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.05pm 1.10pm 1.55pm 2.25pm 2.55pm 3.25pm 3.55pm 4.25pm 4.50pm 5.20pm 5.50pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.20am 2.40am 3.10am 4.00am

Movie Pick Back to the Future III – ITV2 – 7.35 pm Final instalment in the time-travelling comedy adventure trilogy. Marty McFly travels to the American Wild West of 1885 in a desperate bid to save Doc Brown from becoming another victim of the black-hatted varmint gunslinger Buford Tannen.

Highway Patrol Ax Men Ax Men The Cycle Show The Cycle Show The Professionals The Professionals Rugby World Cup Highlights The Car Chasers The Car Chasers Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars New York Storage Wars New York Field of Dreams The Chase: Celebrity Special Rugby Highlights Two Mules for Sister Sara Air America Whisker Wars I Want That Car Teleshopping

46

Television: Mon 26th Oct BBC1

BBC2

7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.00pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.25pm 11.35pm 12.20am 1.05am 1.10am

Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer The Housing Enforcers Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors The Edge Escape to the Country My Life on a Plate Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Inside Out EastEnders Britain's Mental Health Crisis Traffic Cops BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Have I Got a Bit More News for You The Graham Norton Show Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

7.00am 7.10am 7.55am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.30am 11.25am 12.20pm 1.10pm 1.40pm 2.15pm 2.40pm 3.40pm 4.50pm 5.55pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 9.55pm 10.55pm 11.00pm 12.05am

The Hot Desk Psych Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Dinner Date Psych The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Dinner Date The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Quantum of Solace FYI Daily Quantum of Solace James Bond's Spectre: With Jonathan Ross Celebrity Juice Two and a Half Men Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Psych Teleshopping

7.15am 8.00am 8.30am 9.15am 10.15am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 1.15am 2.15am 3.15am 4.15am

ITV2

1.05am 1.50am 2.15am 2.40am 3.25am

7.00am

The Seventh Dwarf

8.30am

Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice

League v Bizarro League Burying the Ex

11.15am

Whiplash

1.15pm

The Seventh Dwarf

2.45pm

Project Almanac

4.45pm

The Penguins of Madagascar

6.30pm

Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice

League v Bizarro League 7.30pm

The Seventh Dwarf

9.00pm

The Penguins of Madagascar

10.45pm

Whiplash

12.45am

Burying the Ex

2.30am

Project Almanac

4.30am

Burying the Ex

6.15am

Pan: On Set Special

6.45am

The Top Ten Show 2015

ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.45pm 12.15am 1.15am 4.00am 5.05am 6.05am

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News Judge Rinder Pick Me! Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Countrywise Coronation Street Doc Martin ITV News at Ten and Weather The Job Lot Murder, She Wrote Jackpot247 The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am 4.00am

The Dog Whisperer The Dog Whisperer Monkey Life Monkey Life RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue Modern Family Modern Family Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Modern Family Modern Family Futurama Futurama The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Muppets Modern Family Duck Quacks Don't Echo Bring the Noise Mount Pleasant NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Road Wars Night Cops

Sky Sports 1 7.00am 7.15am 7.30am 7.45am 8.00am 9.00am 10.00am 11.30am 12.30pm 1.30pm 1.45pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 6.15pm 8.30pm 11.00pm 12.00am 12.15am 1.15am 4.30am 5.30am 6.00am 6.15am 6.30am 6.45am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Raw Goals on Sunday Ford Football Special Football League Goals Goals on Sunday La Liga La Liga NFL Highlights NFL Highlights NFL Highlights NFL: Buffalo @ Jacksonville Football Gold Premier League U21's Football Football FL72 Goals Football Gold NFL Hard Knocks NFL: Baltimore @ Arizona NFL SPFL Round Up Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold

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Spanish driving instructors strike due to attacks Spain’s driving test examiners have announced that they will strike for 24 hours on 21st October as a protest over poor working conditions, which include attacks on them carried out by students who have been told they have failed their driving tests.

Many of the 700 examiners will travel to and congregate in Madrid to demand that something be done about these aggressions and to insist on better working conditions.

Since the middle of last month, around 70 percent of all examiners have carried out daily strikes lasting for three hours at a time, which has resulted in the suspension of more than 45,000 driving test examinations.

As well as demanding a revision of their salary, examiners are insisting that better security measures are put in place in order to guarantee their safety against suspended pupils who do not agree with the examiner’s decision that they have not passed their test.

This type of attack has increased

substantially since the start of the economic crisis.

In fact, last year, eight cases of aggression with injury ended up in court, while this year, the figure is already up to 15. This doesn’t include the many cases of verbal abuse or minor physical attacks.

Part of the problem, which examiners hope to change, is the fact that they are the ones that have to deliver the good or bad news to the student taking the test. They hope for that situation to be changed so that they or a third party can pass on the result the following day, when emotions are less tense, in a secure location rather than inside of the vehicle at the end of the exam.

Students are also more likely to react badly to a fail because of the current economic situation, the high cost of lessons, or the necessity to pass the driving test in order to be able to get to work or increase their possibility of finding a job.

Examiners and trade unionists say that they don’t

understand why the system, which has only been in place since 2013, can’t be changed.

Prior to this, the examiner passed on the result to the driving instructor, who then relayed the result to the student.

In addition, examiners are also complaining about the extremely long hours that they have to work, mainly due to a reduction in their numbers.

Currently, 550 examiners out of the 700 in total are working, and have to carry out an average of 13 driving tests every day. An increase in the number of examiners in work by 10 – 15 percent would ease the situation.

The syndicate for driving test examiners has stated that it is prepared to negotiate on all of its demands except for that of finding a solution to stop the number of attacks carried out on its members.

Due to the lack of positive response from the DGT (Department of Traffic), the case has been taken to the Department for Home Affairs.

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Gibraltar discussion Only Spanish for Mariano Rajoy Spain has asked London for dialogue on Gibraltar and has withdrawn her offer for cooperation.

Spain has requested the United Nations to order the British Government to open talks in Gibraltar, and reiterated the withdrawal of their offer to start a new mechanism of regional collaboration to replace the previous Three Way Forum.

The claim was made during a meeting of the Forth Commission in the United Nations General Assembly, a body which discusses, among other things, questions related to processes of decolonisation.

‘Another year, Spain has requested this Forth Commission to call on the United Kingdom, a country of which we are friends, partners and allies, to comply with the UN mandate and negotiate on Gibraltar’, said diplomat Javier Gutiérrez, who was representing Spain in the meeting.

Gutiérrez reiterated that Spain ‘wanted to use these negotiations to reach a definitive solution’ in compliance with the UN resolutions and principals, which has for decades relayed dialogue between the two parties to resolve the Gibraltar situation.

The Spanish representative also recalled the UN General Assembly had highlighted the principle which must regulate this case, ‘it is not a question of free determination, but the reinstitution of the Spanish territorial integrity’ and he defended it must be resolved by Spain and the United Kingdom.

“Spain thinks the interests of the Gibraltar population should be taken into account during the negotiations,

its articulation and political defence corresponds to the United Kingdom, as an administrative power and the international country responsible to the territory’.

“The local Government of Gibraltar cannot interpose in these negotiations, because there is no legitimacy in place to allow it,” he said.

In addition, Spain reiterated that London should respond to its proposal for ‘ad hoc’ talks on regional cooperation on matters such as the social wellbeing and economic development of the residents in Campo de Gibraltar and the Rock.

In this forum Spain would have participated with the United Kingdom and the Gibraltarian authorities with the affected local and regional bodies, with the intention to move their positions on the question of sovereignty.

Finally, Spain complained Gibraltar is ‘causing damage to the population in the region, the Spanish Treasury and the European Union’ and accused the territory’s authorities of ‘not playing a fair game’.

It has emerged that Spanish national president Mariano Rajoy is the only candidate for this December's general elections who does not speak another language.

Other than the leader of the rightwing PP party, the rest of those standing for Parliament speak at least one other language other than Spanish, and in some cases they speak regional languages too.

Predictably, one of those foreign tongues, in all cases, is English. King Felipe VI and his wife Queen Letizia speak perfect English with barely a trace of an accent, and the Monarch was educated in Canada, where he took his sixth-form studies, and the USA where he passed his master's degree.

At a recent meeting with president Barack Obama in the Whitehouse, HRH Felipe noticed an error in translation when the interpreter relayed the conversation to Spanish reporters, and gave his own long speech in English before asking the US leader permission to address the public in Spanish.

During the recent regional elections in Catalunya, the hitherto president, pro-independence politician Artur Mas of the coalition JuntspelSí, gave a press conference in catalán and Spanish, before repeating the entire speech in perfect English and French.

JuntspelSí lead candidate Raúl Romeva was interviewed by the BBC entirely in English, including answering some very tough questions. Lead candidate and secretary-general of the socialist party, or PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, speaks English and French as well as Spanish.

Head of Ciudadanos, the centre-right

independent party which has just gone national after nine years based solely in Catalunya, and now seeking the vote of disillusioned PP supporters, is 36-yearold Albert Rivera, who speaks fluent English.

And his direct rival, hippie university professor and head of left-wing independents Podemos, is Pablo Iglesias is the most multi-lingual candidate of all: as well as his native Spanish, the new MEP is fluent in Italian, French and English. Even former regional president of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, who failed in her quest to be city mayor in May, is said to speak 'quite beautiful English'.

At a loss for words Madrid's former mayor Ana Botella, wife of ex-PP president of Spain José María Aznar, was slammed by the nation after several faux pas during her interview with the Olympic Committee in the final round of the city's campaign to host the 2020 games.She gave the wrong answer – in Spanish – to a question asked in English because she had taken off her interpretation headphones.

Clearly, running a country – or town, city or region – is not enough to win the public's confidence in Spain: being at least bilingual appears to be a prerequisite to gaining votes and popularity.

Valencia's former mayor, Rita Barberá, came under fire for her annual speech this year from the city hall balcony to open the famous March Fallas

festival, presented in the regional tongue, valenciano, but with errors which – once again – went viral.

She admitted afterwards that her first language is Spanish rather than valenciano, but patriotic supporters of the city's fabulous fiesta questioned how she had managed to be mayor of the regional capital for 20 years without having perfected her knowledge of the language.

In the early days of his term of office, Rajoy was said to have been taking private English classes, although it appears unlikely a national president's tight schedule would allow time to keep these up religiously and always turn in homework on time.

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David via email asks: Hola Aunty, I have a problem with my tablet, when I try to open emails & some personal sites, it informs me it cannot establish a secure connection, which is ok, but it doesn't give me option of allowing access, I've tried searching for a solution but all answers seem to concern locking rather than allowing, hope you can help with this problem as you have in the past.

Thanks in anticipation.

Aunty Says: Hi David. I had this error message on my laptop and after days of fiddling around (and copious glasses of sherry) it turned out to be something as simple as my time and date settings were wrong. The secure connection

you are trying to make to these particular webpages check for a valid and current security certificate to ensure the websites are genuine, if the date is wrong on your device, then your browser (Safari, Chrome or Firefos etc.) will refuse the website.

Len via email asks: Hi Aunty. I have Windows XP on my HP laptop and I have AVG, Spybot, Malwarebytes, and Ccleaner. When I scan with Malwarebytes, AVG and Ccleaner the scan completes in a few hours and reports no problems. However when I start a scan with Spybot, it starts OK but after around 20 minutes an error message comes up saying “Updates cannot be installed” and the computer restarts itself. Help!

Aunty Says: Hell Len. I imagine this is down to Spybot’s support for XP finishing a few months back. You will probably find Spybot is performing an update but the latest version 2.5 will not work with XP so you may need to visit the Spybot website (www.safernetworking.org) and downgrade to 2.4. In the long term you need to look at upgrading Widows XP to Windows 10 which unfortunately will more than

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likely require a new laptop. Let me know if you need further advice.

Denise from Rojales asks: I have recently bought a Google Chrome Book laptop for £160 and it is very fast, light and easy to use but I can’t seem to download or install an antivirus program? Is this something Google have done deliberately to make us buy their apps?

Aunty Says: Hello Denise. You don’t need an antivirus program for your Chromebook as there is no possible way it can get infected, in fact Google are so confident about the security of their Chromebook that they’re offering $3million to anyone that can hack their product.

Chromebooks use Google’s own alternative to Windows which is pretty much bullet proof, but do keep an eye on your Chrome browser extensions and maybe install the Adblock extension from the Google app store.

Well that’s it for another week folks, email me your questions to auntyvirus@costablancapeople. com and I will do my best to get you sorted.

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Free Wi-Fi on Spain’s highspeed trains Spanish rail operator Renfe is planning to offer passengers free wireless internet access aboard its high-speed AVE trains from the end of this year.

Former state telecommunications company Telefónica beat out rival Vodafone to win the €148.6-million contract to provide the service aboard the trains.

Under the terms of the 10-year deal, Wi-Fi will also be available at all main train stations on Renfe’s commuter lines, said industry sources.

In a bid to get more of a return on its investment, Renfe is planning to roll out a free basic service covering email and web surfing, and a premium pay service offering greater speeds based on 4G and satellite technology.

Telefónica hopes to start offering onboard Wi-Fi access on its busier lines, such as the Madrid-Barcelona route, by the end of December. The service will gradually extend to all 89 AVE trains over the next two years.

Renfe plans to invest €40 million to install all the necessary equipment, and said that it sees the new internet service as a “strategic” move to attract more customers with a view to a future scenario in which Spanish rail travel will be open to competition.

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Inclusion of cybercrime doubles crime rate Official figures indicate that the crime rate in England and Wales has nearly doubled to over 11.6 million offences.

The reason for the drastic increase is the inclusion of online fraud and cybercrime for the first time ever – an estimated 5.1 million incidents.

By contrast, the crime survey for England and Wales, which is based on people’s experience of crime, shows that the underlying crime rate, excluding cybercrime, continued to fall by 8% to an estimated 6.5m offences in the 12 months to June. However, separate police recorded crime figures show a 5% increase in crime, including a 25% rise in violence against the person. Sexual offences, including rape, rose by 41% over the previous year, which police claim reflects a greater willingness on the part of victims to report such crimes.

In terms of online fraud and cyber crime, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed the publication of an official estimate of fraud and cybercrime alongside the crime survey of England and Wales follows growing concern that the rise in cybercrime “makes up” for the long-term fall in crime from a peak of 19 million offences in 1995 to 6.5 million offences by June this year.

“It has been argued that crime has not actually fallen but changed, moving to newer forms of crime not captured by the survey,” said the ONS head of crime, John Flatley.

“Clearly some crime has moved online but this should be seen in the context of

the long-term fall in traditional crime.”

The first estimate published shows that there were an estimated 5.1m incidents of online fraud involving 3.8m victims, in the last 12 months. Just over half involved some initial financial loss to the victims and more than 62% were compensated in full.

The addition of the 5.1m online fraud offences to the crime survey figure of 6.5 million offences leads to an overall figure of 11.6m estimated criminal incidents compared with the 6.8m estimate for the year to June 2014.

An ONS field trial also estimates there were an estimated 2.5m “computer misuse” incidents where a victim’s computer has been infected by a virus.

The statisticians say they have an “open mind” on whether to include these within the overall crime rate as often such attacks are blocked by anti-virus protection and not experienced as a

crime by the victim.

Looking closer, the detailed figures show that 14% of those who were victims of online fraud lost less than £20, 27% lost less than £100, and a further 37% lost less than £500. One percent lost more than £5,000.

Glen Watson of ONS told the media: “Although we estimate that there were more than 7m fraud and computer misuse incidents in the past year, this does not necessarily imply a recent rise in crime as the new measures bring into scope a large volume of offences not previously included in the Crime Survey for England and Wales.

“Furthermore, these new estimates should be seen in the context of a reduction over the past 20 years in the more traditional forms of crime, from 19m incidents a year in 1995 to under 7m a year today.”

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Clash of Kings continues to grow in popularity Following its domination in Google Play top 5 apps by revenue worldwide, the free-to-play game, Clash of Kings, has now jumped into the App Store top 10 for the highest grossing apps in 50 countries.

The game has maintained top positions in different app stores following its launches. Released on Google Play in August last year, Clash of Kings rose to top 10 grossing charts worldwide in just a few months and has been there for almost a year. The game joined Apple's App Store later, and has jumped into the top 10 grossing app chart countries one by one.

According to the App Annie Store Stats, millions of iPhone and iPad users have recognized the game's popularity too. It's critical to understand the value a top rank on the App Store will bring the company for its game because this could affect the top grossing charts for iOS & Google Play.

Amassing over 70 million users worldwide and a perfect rating of 4.3+ by nearly 1.2 million users, Clash of Kings is undoubtedly one of the top games on mobile devices and a favourite of every gaming freak.

"We've made Clash of Kings social, freemium and localized to create a low barrier to entry for anyone to play worldwide," said the company. "This exponential climb supports our belief that the title is for a very viral future and a growth rate that will not only push our user base into the hundreds of millions, but also allow our revenues to meet with the expense of user acquisition and operational expenses of our growing business."

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Second “harmony college” a roaring success Since the group Collabro won Britain’s Got Talent in 2014, there has been massive interest in A Cappella (singing without accompaniment, or Barbershop) as people recognise that they don’t need to play an instrument to be a successful musician.

This was very obvious at the‘Harmony College’, held at the Hotel Costa Narejos in Los Alcázares this past weekend, as it was attended by experienced enthusiasts and newcomers from all over Spain and the UK. Organised for the second time

by SABS (Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers), the event was supported by Reckless quartet from the UK who have represented the BABS (British Association of Barbershop

Singers) on the international stage in the USA twice and will be representing them again in Nashville in 2016. Reckless hold ten gold medals between them!

Guests gathered to enjoy a lively course run by this very experienced barbershop quartet who taught a variety of techniques to the Harmony College students to improve both their singing and performance skills.

This included three ‘Harmony College Choruses’: the Ladies Chorus, the Men’s Chorus and the Mixed Chorus.

But it wasn’t all hard work!

There was a lot of fun, chat and bonding too, and the event culminated in a free public concert which we are happy to say was full to capacity.

This was an opportunity to show off what the ‘students’ had learned during the weekend and was appreciated by everyone.

Reckless gave a stunning quartet performance to round off the very successful weekend.

SABS is keen to have more people join in this unique art and to involve people in the various singing courses being held around Spain in the coming months. To find out when and where, please check the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Barb ershopSpain To find out more general information about Barbershop in Spain, visit the SABS website: www.sabs.es

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Murcia targets over-50s in Dublin Murcia Region has been extolling its own virtues as a holiday destination for European retirees and 'empty-nesters' at the Active Over 50s' Show in Dublin.

Head of the regional tourism institute Manuel Fernández-Delgado says targeting holidaymakers at the latter end of their careers, already enjoying retirement and with their children either growing up or already having left home was 'a key strategy' for transforming the industry in Murcia, particularly as it enables the region to extend the summer season from May to September inclusive, as this age group rarely has to try to fit in foreign breaks with school holidays.

In addition, the over-50s also tend to have a higher level of disposable income, says Fernández-Delgado, meaning they spend more in restaurants, shops and on transport for day trips.

For those well into retirement and starting to feel the effects of ageing, Murcia's coast has long been a popular destination – the inland sea, the Mar Menor is warmer than that of any other

beach on the mainland and is known for its high mineral properties, which middle-aged and elderly tourists find eases joint pain and arthritis. The tourism boss says that the Murcia Region is working on specially-designed excursions to suit the over-50s, with 'adapted' versions for pensioners who are struggling with movement.

Organised partly by Spain's national tourist board, Turespaña, the fair included interviews with potential job candidates seeking work in Murcia Region over the long summer. A brochure in several languages was published ahead of the fair, describing the attractions of Murcia as a holiday destination and different types of package and activities aimed at different segments of the market.

It emphasised the excellent weather, the Costa Cálida – which literally translates as 'the warm coast' – and the Mar Menor, city breaks in Murcia itself and in Cartagena, wine tours to wellknown vineyard districts such as Yecla and Jumilla, the region's wealth of spa

complexes, its cuisine, 'active' holidays and arts and entertainment.

Murcia authorities arranged meetings with some of Ireland's main tour operators, most of whom were already familiar with the region thanks to a 'discovery visit' organised by the Tourism Institute in April.

Last year's Active Over 50s' Show saw around 18,000 people attending and 205 stands set up, including hotel chains and independent hotels, travel agencies, and Irish tour operators.

A total of 30,000 holidaymakers aged over 50 visited Murcia Region in 2014, with over 205,000 hotel, villa and apartment overnight stays recorded. The average trip was seven days, the national tourist board reveals.

As for Irish tourists in Murcia, they increased in number by 73.7 percent in 2014 with a total of 30,500 visitors, and in the first eight months of this year, 25,630 Irish nationals had travelled to Murcia – an increase of 10.1 percent on the same period in 2014.

They did not stay as long last year as in

previous years – an average holiday was 8.7 days long in 2014, compared with 12.7 days for other foreign tourists, which was also reduced by 10.3 percent from figures recorded in 2013.

But last year saw Irish holidaymakers spending more in Murcia Region – their daily expenses rose by 24 percent in 2014 to a total of €91.84, comparing

favourably with other non-Spanish visitors who spent €85.70 a day.

The total expenditure in 2014 by Irish tourists in Murcia Region on accommodation, transport, food, eating out, entertainment, excursions and souvenirs was double that of the previous year, reaching a healthy €24.4 million.

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‘The Miller Men’ Big Band Show ‘The Miller Men Big Band Show’ is ready for their first show of the 2015 Autumn season. The Miller Men Big Band is a 16 piece swing band playing the music of Glenn Miller, Ted Heath, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Buddy Rich to name but a few. Leader and musical director Alan Skelton will provide you with the music and new vocalistcompere Terry Hart will be singing all the well known songs of Frank Sinatra, Matt Munroe, Michael Buble, Bobby Darin, Neil Diamond, Robbie Williams and more.

The venue ‘Los Rosales Restaurant’ on the Lemon Tree Road, CV895 is very Audience Friendly. Tickets will be €17.50 for meal and show or €11.50 for show only. Doors will open at 7.00pm for the collection of tickets booked on line or by telephone. Meals will be served from 7.30pm, and ‘The Big Band Show’ will start at 8.30pm sharp. Drinks will be available at normal bar prices. The band is ready with some new arrangements and

vocals for the show on Saturday 31st October and look forward to seeing you all at Los Rosales for a great evening of music, vocals and entertainment.

Tickets: €17.50 including show and meal €11.50 show only.

Organisers told the Costa Blanca People, “‘The Miller Men Big Band’ musicians will be exactly the same as with the previous shows with our new vocalist-compere Terry Hart singing all well known vocal standards and introducing the evening with Alan Skelton as the band musical director.

“The Miller Men Big Band Show” is ready to present you with the best live music entertainment anywhere in Southern Spain, so please bring your friends along to make our ‘SHOW’ an evening to remember.”

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROLos Rosales’ Lemon Tree Road 965 997 288 / 606 192 691 Johnny Halvorsen (norsk) 608 909 251

Alan Skelton for Ticket Reservations 636 548 849 or on line at email: fsmechest@yahoo.co.uk Collection and payment of tickets previously booked on line or by telephone will be available at the door from 7.00pm Tickets: €17.50 Including Show and Meal €11.50 Show Only.

Our Show Is All Live Music and Vocals

Business Profile: Please note that all information contained within this CostaBlanca People Business Profile has been provided by the client, and is therefore deemed correct and accurate. Any errors, omissions or inaccuracies are the sole responsibility of the client.

British soldiers join Spanish military in Iraq They are stationed at the ‘Gran Capitán’ base in Iraq, according to a statement issued from the Chief of Defence Staff.Hispanic – Portuguese contingent based at the ‘Gran Capitán’ base in Besmaya Iraq, met the arrival of the British contingent last Tuesday, after a ceremony when the Union Jack was raised.

The British engineers have, since their arrival, been training the Iraqi army with Spanish, Portuguese and United States soldiers in the nearby base ‘FOB Hammer’.

All of the troops are framed under Spanish mandate in the ‘Task Force Besmaya’ with coronel Francisco Javier Romero as leader.

The British soldiers will be dedicated to give full instruction to the Iraqi sappers, in the fight against Improvised Explosive Devices.

Also at the Besmaya base are some 200 legionaries as part of the international coalition against ISIL and are also training the Iraqi armed forces.

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Free Spanish meditation initiative A new 21-Day Chopra Center Meditation Challenge with Deepak Chopra and Ismael Cala in Spanish begins on November 16 and allows meditation to flow more easily, to be more enjoyable and inspirational for people who have tight schedules and busy minds.

"Extraordinary Relationships" is a totally free online interactive experience and offers participants: • Daily audio mediations in Spanish, guided by Deepak Chopra and Ismael Cala • Practical advice and wisdom to create loving relationships through meditation • A worldwide community of likeminded individuals to explore the benefits of meditation.

After the great success of "Creating Abundance" and "Perfect Health", the new challenge of "Extraordinary Relationships" is expected to draw the participation of half a million people.

Free registration is open at http://www.ismaelcala.com/meditacio n "I am delighted about this association with Cala. The topic is 'Extraordinary Relationships' and we will accompany participants every day with practices to create harmonious and lasting relationships so they can accept loving themselves, cultivate emotional wellbeing and experience peace and inner joy," Deepak said.

"I am grateful to Deepak for this continued work. I am excited to see how we can increase love in all areas of our life and reach a state of true connection between the mind, body and spirit," Cala said.

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Placido Domingo to have surgery

Tenor Placido Domingo will undergo surgery to remove his gallbladder this week, forcing him to miss several performances he was due to conduct at New York's Metropolitan Opera, it announced.

The 74-year-old Spaniard, considered the world's most famous living opera singer, had been scheduled to conduct Puccini's Tosca, which opened on Friday.

However Domingo - who has had a series of health scares in recent years was admitted to a hospital last Tuesday after suffering inflammation of his gallbladder and will undergo an operation early next week, the Met said.

“It is expected that this minimally invasive procedure will allow him to resume his activities after a brief hospital stay,” the Met said in a statement.

Domingo plans to return to the Met to conduct on 6th November and three later performances, it said. The opera house had initially advertised his return date as 2nd November.

Conductor Marco Armiliato, a veteran of Met opera productions, stepped in for Friday's season premiere, with another Italian, Paolo Carignani, leading three performances later this month.

In 2013, Domingo was hospitalised in Spain for the blockage of a lung artery, and in 2010 he underwent surgery for colon cancer. Despite this Domingo maintains an active schedule and is due in April to return to the Met to sing in Verdi's ‘Simon Boccanegra’.

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For more information call Fiona on +34 678 836 961 or drop into her Intuitive Skin Care Clinic at Playa Flamenca Beachside (inbetween The Lobster Restaurant and The Belgian Bakery):The Intuitive Skin Care Clinic, Local Bajo 11, Calle Alhelies 1, Orihuela Costa, 03189, Alicante. Telephone: 678 836 961.

WHAT YOUR SKIN NEEDS RIGHT NOW After the long and hot summer our skin needs some extra special TLC. Here are some simple steps you can take to ensure that your skin is gently put on the road to summer-recovery and glows with vitality.

1. Deep cleanse The very best way to give your skin a super-effective drawing and deep cleanse is to oil cleanse. This method is not only very easy but also extremely gently and will ensure that although you are giving your skin a really thorough cleanse you will not disrupt or disturb your its natural balance.

Take your favourite, pure, cold pressed (raw) and organic oil or the one most suited to your skin – see Fiona’s Favourite Oil Cleansing Guide below – and simply massage onto dry skin, then remove with a very warm and clean flannel (NB use a clean flannel every night). Hold the flannel to your face, this is called compressing, and will draw the oil along with make-up, dust, grime and excess oil, out of the skin whilst relaxing muscles and stimulating the circulation. After removing the oil with a hot cloth finish with a cool

compress.

The massage is part of the beneficial process and I recommend a simple two-step massage to tighten, release, drain and recontour.

- Tighten and Release: Once you have the ‘slip and glide’ of the oil on your skin you start off quite firm, using the pads of your fingers in small, deep circles to really massage out any tension in your facial muscles. You will find areas that feel more sore, concentrate on these.

- Drain and Re-Contour: Using the lightest pressure sweep the pads of your fingers very slowly from the centre of your face outwards, working up and then down the whole face and neck (always finish coming downwards).

Fiona’s Favourite Oil Cleansing Guide: Dry, parched, crêpey, prematurely ageing, dull: Cold pressed, organic Avocado oil.

Spots, breakouts, acne: Cold pressed, organic Neem oil prepared and/or diluted (Neem is the best oil for acne but always seek professional advice on how to use it) Delicate, sensitive, reactive: Cold pressed, organic Safflower 2. Detox Detoxing our skin, and ourselves, is important after the over-indulgence and sun-saturation of a social summer.

A very simple detoxification step is simply to make sure you are drinking enough plain water. Start with two litres a day and over the course of a week take it up to four litres of plain water a day. Cut out all alcohol and

eliminate (or at least significantly limit) caffeine intake.

To detox skin I love to use a combination of organic clays and seaweed – my favourite being a masque of French Green Clay and Ascophyllum (kelp). Seaweed gives our skin the perfect detox as one of its original functions in to pull the toxins out of the sea. Ascophyllum is a green seaweedso contains chlorophyll, a potent detoxifying agent. It is also a powerful antiinflammatory and helping to soothe inflammation associated with acne and rosacea. Your skin will have a beautiful glow after a masque of French Green Clay and Ascophyllum and it also tighten and tone, giving a lifting effect.

Remember when using a clay masque never, ever let it dry out completely! The magic of a clay masque happens when it is nearly, but not quite, dry.

If, like me, you applied a mud masque as a teenager and let it get so dry it cracked then you now know to do the exact opposite of that!

Keep it moist and damp by either constantly spritzing with an organic hydrosol (flower water such as rose water) or simply using your dampened hands to keep it the clay masque a little wet.

3. Nourish Immediately after deep cleansing and detoxing always apply a waterbased serum to hydrate and then finish with a couple of drops of cold pressed, organic oil. It can even be the same one that you cleansed with. However, you can use some of

the more expensive oils as you will be leaving them on the skin.

Argan oil as it is light yet nourishing. Avocado oil is superb for a very dry skin or one depleted in the good fats (omegas 3, 6 and 9).

Again a prepared Neem is perfect for acne as is powerfully antibacterial and antimicrobial.

Always seek professional advice to ensure you chose the ones

perfect for your own skin.

Come down to The Intuitive Skin Care Clinic and find out from Fiona what your skin needs to be beautiful after the summer!

The Intuitive Skin Care Clinic: +34 966 840 100 or +34 678 836 961 In between The Belgian Bakery and The Lobster Restaurant, Local Bajo 11, Calle Alhelies 1, Orihuela Costa.

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The secret of success for an entertainment venue lays in the hands of the owner. The personality of the person or people who run the establishment is what draws customers into the venue in the first place. Nothing is more off putting than miserable or rude staff and shoddy service.

Entertainment is a service industry and those in it are there to serve the public.

The customers are not always right, but they are all so important. With the main bulk of tourists long gone we are

approaching the time of the year when attracting customers into bars and other venues is vital to their survival. This is the time of the year to start thinking outside the box by bringing in fresh and different acts that bring both new and existing customers away from the television and into the venues.

It is those who are willing to mix it up a bit who draw the crowds. We all need “different” in our lives or we will just stagnate. This is what can happen if an establishment holds onto the tried and tested week in, week out. By not trying a new to

them act they are losing out on what I like to call “fresh blood” and a new experience for their clients.

Even with the top act on the bill, the downfall of many places it that they do not advertise well in advance. One of the main services that I provide when booking an act into a venue is to promote them. If the posters are not put up, the social media pages updates and adverts booked how is anyone to know that anything is happening? I can understand that most bar owners do not have the time it takes to

fully promote these events, which is why using a reputable agent like me is all important. All successful businesses employ specialists for just that reason.

Most bars wouldn’t dream of doing their own accounts as it is too specialised and time consuming. But they will spend hours looking for acts. When they are let down, as does happen due to illness, car breakdown etc. they end up spending their very important time looking for a replacement. As one of my acts said to me - ”For the sake of a tenner is it really worth it?”

So, success is about loving your work, your customers, working hard and knowing what your strengths and weakness are.

Communicate with your paying customers and give them the very best that you can afford. They deserve it and you will reap the benefits.

If you would like your event posted on my website www.lrshows.com or in the next Gig Guide, please email me at letsrockshowslive@gmail.com Love your life. Love live music and Keep on Rocking!

Jax Lawson x

October 20th – 26th Tuesday 20th Sports Complex, La Marina – Diverse Duo – 9pm Sumo Wok, Benimar – Cherry K – 8pm Pablos International Bar, Playa Flamenca – Martin Kay – 9pm Vistabella Golf, Entre Naranjas - Vinny Mack - 8.30pm Archers Bar, Quesada – Jam Session – 3pm Tradewinds, La Fuente – Dan Davy – 10pm Wednesday 21st Pablos International Bar, Playa Flamenca – Ed Temple – 9pm Bar Carlos, Torrevieja – Open Mic – 9pm The Club, Quesada – Barrington – 9pm Murphy’s in The Park – Backyard Session – 10pm POSH Club,La Marina - Las Vegas Tribute Show - 9pm Emerald Isle, La Florida – Charity Ball – Stevie Spit, Richie Alexander – 9pm Lansdowne, Playa Flamenca – The Cages – 10pm Thursday 22nd Pablos International Bar, Playa Flamenca – Paul Allen – 9pm Algorfa Hotel, Algorfa – PDQ – 9pm Paddys Point, La Zenia – Paul Cullen – 10.30pm Sumo Wok, Benimar – Peter G – 9pm Shannon Bells, Villamartin Plaza – Angie McKay – 9pm Chillies International, La Fuente – Martin McInerney – 7.30pm El Rancho, Los Montesinos – B# Sharps and Jam Session – 4pm The Local, La Florida – Dan Davy – 9pm Trinity Bar, Cabo Roig – Sunflower Valley – 9pm Princess Lounge Bar, Punta Prima – Dan Davy – 9pm Yolo, Cabo Roig – Showaddywaddy Legends – 10pm Friday 23rd Pablos International Bar, Playa Flamenca – Vinny Mack – 9pm Em’s Dreams,La Marina – Paul Vegas – 9pm Torre Asian Restaurant, Torreblanca - Peter G – 9pm The Final Whistle, La Marina – Gemma – 9pm Nations, Blue Lagoon – Dan Davy – 9pm Let’s Eat, Benimar – Pets in Spain Charity Night – Rob Roberts – 8pm Monos Bar, Quesada – Chloe Leigh – 9pm Saturday 24th La Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – Ed Temple Comedy Hypnotist – 9pm Imanyos, Daya Nueva – Francis Sings – 9.30pm Pablos International Bar, Playa Flamenca – Bella Luna – 9pm Bar Carlos, Torrevieja – PDQ – 9pm The Olde 9th, La Marquesa - Debbie Slater - 9pm Market Tavern, La Romana - Fun Race Night - 9pm The Lounge Bar, La Marina – Chloe Leigh – 9pm Chillies International, La Fuente – Martin McInerney – 7.30pm The Club, Quesada – Nilo and The Band – 9pm – 12 Euros

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Sunday 25th La Taberna, Entre Naranjas - Lynden B - 9pm Pablos International Bar, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 9pm The Hole in the Wall, Gran Alacant – Mr Bojangles – 4pm La Vida Sunset Bar, Doña Pepa – Daz – 8pm Benidorm Palace – Rock n Roll Tribute - The Fortunes – 7.30pm - 25 euros The Snug, Torre de la Horadada – Red Strokes – 9pm Monday 26th The Firm, Los Dolses CC – Ed Temple Comedy Hypnotist – 9pm – 5 Euros The Club, Quesada – Richie Alexander – 2pm Pablos International Bar, Playa Flamenca – Martin Kay – 9pm The Final Whistle, La Marina – Cherry K – 2pm Madhouse, Pueblo Principe – Rocky Horror Show – 7.30pm – 15€ Celtic Drop, Playa Flamenca – Showaddywaddy Legends – 10.30pm Emerald Isle, La Florida – Backyard Session – 9pm

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The Hyundai Tucson conquers Elche

tried out the new model with us so far are very impressed.

Hyundai have produced one of the most spacious SUVs on the market with the new Tucson. The design, the feel of the materials and the comfort set this car apart from the rest. For example, the front seats can be heated or chilled; the intelligent parking system is also a real plus.”

In terms of safety and technology, the new Hyundai SUV is available with a variety of smart driving aids that make the

Auto Fima, Elche’s official Hyundai dealer, presented the new Tucson SUV this week. At a launch event in El Hondo Natural Park, Auto Fima presented the revolutionary Korean SUV, a leader in its category.

The new Tucson has undergone a real revolution with the new model even more comfortable and dynamic than ever.

In addition to a comfortable and dynamic drive the new Tucson has improved safety features and generous extras including 16 inch alloys, daytime LEDs and radio with voice recognition and Bluetooth technology.

Auto Fima told the Costa Blanca People, “All those who

overall motoring experience safer. The lane keeping system, the blind spot detector, the autonomous emergency braking system, the rear traffic warning and sign recognition system are just some of its intelligent safety features.

The new Hyundai Tucson has a wide range of engines - two petrol options - 131 hp (1.6-litre GDI) and 176 hp (T-GDI 1.6litre). In the diesel version there is the 115 hp (1.7 litres) or the 136 hp (2.0-litre, high power).

The SUV is now available to test drive at the official Hyundai dealer, Auto Fima of Elche.

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The Costablanca People PRIZE CROSSWORD sponsored by PLAZA INMACULADA BENIJOAR

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Be in with a chance to win 10€ to spend at Catorce every week. Simply send your completed crossword for the cryptic clues to our office by 12 noon on Thursday. The overall winner will be drawn from a hat of correct entries.

Don’t forget to include your contact details and remember, you can enter every week!

Send your completed entry to office@costablancapeople.com or bring it to our Quesada office (address on page 2). Draw will take place at 4pm every Thursday. The Costablanca People decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Must be redeemed within 28 days of publication.

EDITION 604 WINNER:

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Identification will be required.

logic puzzle Logic puzzles require the solver to deduce the relationships between different people, places and things based on a limited number of clues given in the puzzle.

quick ACROSS 1. Cease (4) 8. Partner in crime (10) 9. Example (8) 10.Droop (4) 12.Vigorous (6) 14.Absent-minded (6) 15.Smirk (6) 17.Spanish currency (6)

5. Threaten (6) 6. Perfect (8) 7. Exploit (4) 11.Restriction (10) 13.Uncovering (8) 16.Relinquish (6) 17.Dove (6) 18.Musical instrument (4) 20.Throw (4)

18.Responsibility (4) 19.Wisdom (8) 21.Monstrous (10) 22.Flavour (4) Down 2. Passage (10) 3. Bygone (4) 4. Sparse (6)

cryptic

DOWN 2. Started wide on the target (3,3,4) 3. Finished 500 to 1 (4) 4 Estimate coke distributed in the Royal Navy (6) 5. They appear to be briefly worn (6)

6. Rises for workers? (3-5) 7. Lied about not working (4) 11. Discussed how cord is used, somehow (10) 13. He may produce stony looks, of course (8) 16. Include me standing by corpse (6) 17. Behold funny nick, used to imprison (4,2) 18. Stated help given to the South (4) 20. Gave food to about fifty and ran away (4)

SOLUTIONS 604 QUICK Across: 7 Extol; 8 Typical; 9 Accuser; 10 Rapid; 12 Immemorial; 15 Recompense; 18 Clown; 19 Breaker; 21 Confute; 22 Split.

Down: 1 Metaphoric; 2 Stick; 3 Plus; 4 Starve; 5 Spurious; 6 Sceptic; 11 Deliberate; 13 Momentum; 14 Account; 16 Emblem; 17 Skulk; 20 Easy.

CRYPTIC Across: 7 Herod; 8 Average; 9 Offence; 10 Tiber; 12 Overloaded; 15 Local paper; 18 Sol-fa; 19 Gallows; 21 Spinner; 22 Alien.

Down: 1 Chronicles; 2 Craft; 3 Aden; 4 Career; 5 Rest home; 6 Carbide; 11 Redressing; 13 Villains; 14 Acclaim; 16 Augurs; 17 Tonic; 20 Loan.

Solution for Logic Puzzle Corbin

Fourteenth

Camryn

Tenth

Jamari

Eighth

Rafael

Fifth

US Weekly Fortune Newsweek Cosmopolitan Time

Witch Mad scientist Zombie Vampire Werewolf

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Zander

1. The Time subscriber finished before the Cosmopolitan subscriber.

2. The person in twentieth place subscribed to US Weekly.

3. The US Weekly subscriber is not Rafael or Camryn.

4. Either the trick-or-treater who dressed up as a mad scientist or the trickor-treater who dressed up as a zombie is Corbin.

5. The trick-or-treater who dressed up as a werewolf is not Jamari.

6. The Fortune subscriber finished after the trick-or-treater who dressed up as a vampire.

7. The person in fourteenth place is Corbin.

8. Of the trick-or-treater who dressed up as a zombie and Jamari, one came in tenth place and the other subscribed to Cosmopolitan.

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POLKA, a Pointer/Setter crossbreed was found tied to a tree. She is putting on weight and has become a bouncy, energetic girl She is now fully vaccinated, micro chipped and sterilized.

Annie, around 4 months old and in good health.

She is good with other dogs and cats and very loving.

ROLLER BLIND & SHUTTER REPAIRS

K9 is an Animal Rescue Organisation, we are a fully legal, non-profit making organisation.

We have dogs, cats and kittens ready for adoption and foster.

Jake, a very handsome lab mix, neutered and house trained, fully vaccinated, passport and microchip. A friendly, obedient dog, a real joy to have around.

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BALLROOM DANCING Ballroom & Latin Dancing at La Monte hotel, Pilar de la Horadada (N332) beginners and improvers. Mondays and Thursdays 11.30pm to 1.00pm.

For further information contact Marilyn 966 762 262 (609)

BUILDERS G.F.R. Builders 30 years experience. 13 years in Spain.

All general building work and Property Maintenance undertaken. Gazebos, Pergolas and car ports made to your specification. All works guaranteed.

Competitive prices. Ring now for free no obligation quotation.

Tel 653 262 489, Whatsapp or email gfrbuild@gmail.com (LR) (605) Need a home improvements worker?

Professional tiling, painting, terrace, maintenance and much more for only €7 hour. Just give me a call and enjoy your perfect home! All work is quality done and guaranteed. Free quotations for larger projects. Tel 664 339 687/whatsapp. Thomas. (606)

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Bar-Cafeteria for rent in Los Montesinos, fully equipped, fully licenced, large stainless steel kitchen, 38 covers inside, 48 covers outside, central location, good patronage from local expat community, up and running, immediate availability, turn key and go operation.

Rent 1200 euros per month.

Price to include all fixtures and fittings, 25,000 euros. Further details telephone SunseekersQuesada on 966 7718 7779, Office hours, or 672 366 275. (604)

Quesada, Freehold lock up garage of some 56 square meters, ideal for storage of motorbikes, classic car, jet skis etc etc. These are rarely available and one of only 6 that exist of this size.

Price 16,000 euros, that's 286 euros per square meter, you couldnt build it for that assuming you already had the land? Further details telephone SunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 office hours or 672 366 275. (604) Quesada. Chryselios Bar Restaurant Lease for sale at Bargain Price. Due to urgent family matters owners are forced to return to Ireland. This bar originally cost 90,000 Euros to fit out.

Beautifully furnished and complete with full stainless steel kitchen, disabled toilets etc. 3 phase electricity.

Fully licence. 40 covers inside and 70 covers outside. Pleasant courtyard terrace complete with water fountain.

Separate storage unit. Same owners for over 5 years. Hand over period possible. Priced to sell at 35,000 Euros.

Further details from SunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 office hours, or 672 366 275. This bar restaurant has always maintained a high class menu, and clientele, and won many awards via Costa Blanca People culinary annual awards. (604)

EMPLOYMENT Fully Qualified Hairdresser required for a busy salon in the Quesada area.

Must have at least 5 years experience.

Contract will be provided.

Phone 966 731 336.

Ask for Jan or Samantha. (606) Headlines. Los Montesinos are looking for an experienced nail technician and beautician. Please call 966 721 175. (605)

GARDENING Eazy Lawns - the artificial grass experts.

Eight year guarantee. Many different effects for all surfaces and budgets.

Full garden design & construction.

Fully legal and registered company covering all of the Costa Blanca.

Tel 636102509 or email info@eazylawns.es or www.eazylawns.es (C) (605) Gardener with more than 25 years experience on the Costas. English & Spanish spoken, private & community gardens. Free quote. Tel 699 682 630 or email billthegardener@hotmail.es (M) (605)

HEALTH & BEAUTY Experienced mobile hairdresser. Good price and service. City & Guilds qualified. Tel 663 173 385. (M) (605)

HOME IMPROVEMENTS METAL MAN! All your metal and Iron works made to your specification. Specialising in Staircases, Roller shutters, Gates and Railings.

Best prices on the Costa Blanca!

Call for no obligation quotation.

Tel 653 262 489/Whatsapp or email metalguy1958@gmail.com (LR) (605)

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Sophie. Elegant, sexy, naughty lady.

Visit, all areas. Home/house and hotel visits. Tel 693 357 526 (614)

Tony is back with his little get you up blues. Delivery to all Torrevieja areas.

Tel 697 777 811 (612) ANUNCIATE! Tlf 966 701 060 linda@costablancapeople.com SERVICIO DE TRADUCCION GRATUITO Thai Lady for massage and lots of pleasure.

Tel 605 292 304 Cabo Roig (605) Torrevieja Centro, young oriental girl gives complete massage, 24 hrs in your house or mine. C/ Concordia 2, 4K. Tel: 698 280 842 (610) New in Torrevieja. Bea. 26 years old. Loving kisses, natural french, black kisses, erotic massage. 24 hours. Calle Goleta 38. Tel 608 059 794 (605) Attractive mature Bi sexual lady. Full service €70.00. Loves 69. Couples welcome. Outside Torrevieja. Tel 672 932 162. Tracy (606) Kamagra.100mg. Genuine , not copies. also Thwe Weekender. buy 5 pacs of Kamagra and get 1 pack of Weekender free (7 days).

Collection or delivery. Call Steve 694 449 102 email syork28@gmail.com (606)

EL PRESIDENTE – 99,500€ - REF NO. 4442 – Spacious quad house, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 shower room, glazed in front porch, log burning fire, good size lounge, kitchen area, large roof solarium, balcony off master bedroom, air con, part furnished. Call 60 70 50 482 CAMPOAMOR – 279,950€ - REF NO. 4444 – A good sized detached villa situated on an 800m2 plot, private pool, communal pool, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, fully furnished, air con, close to all local facilities and amenities.

Call 60 70 50 482

VILLAMARTIN – 68,000€ - REF NO: 4412 – Ground floor apartment, lounge, separate kitchen and utility room, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, front terrace area, further area outside, communal pool, nicely furnished, great investment for long term rental.

Call 60 70 50 482

Turn your unwanted furniture, electrical, household goods, Bric-a-Brac, clothing, antiques and collectables into cash. Anything!

Anywhere! 965 319 220/663 012 541 (607)

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CABO ROIG, Cala Capitán. Properties at the beach available now for holiday rental and for long-term rental during the winter season. Special prices. Tel. 609 620 457 (605)

Rumikub Club. Every Tuesday 10am at Rayz Bar, El Raso. New members welcome. Call Susan 966 716 726 (605)

Quesada, Lo Marabu, Long Term rental, mid terrace townhouse of excellent size, 3 beds, 3 baths, large living/dining room, good size kitchen, fully furnished, roof top solarium, communal swimming pool, full A/C hot and cold, massive underground garage, walking distance to Lidols and Consum, rent 500 euros per month, plus water and electric, deposit required of 1,000 euros. Available from 6th November, Further details telephone SunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 office hours, or 672 366 275. (605)

TILING

LEGAL SERVICES Piagio Liberty 125cc Scooter.

2009/2010 registered. New ITV, Suma paid, good condition.

1200€ O.N.O. Tel 661 515 315. (605)

PERSONAL SERVICES ANUNCIATE! Tlf 966 701 060 linda@costablancapeople.com SERVICIO DE TRADUCCION GRATUITO Torrevieja Casa Angela Discreet and private deluxe chalet offers you exotic girls from South America, call us, come and enjoy 24 hrs, easy to find, easy parking, free drink also escort service 609 573 468/639 832 118 Address: Avd. Association Victimas Del Terrorismo (607) Enjoy a relaxing massage with Veronica.

Fully qualified and experienced in Thai and Swedish techniques.

A full 1 hour appointment, in or out calls. 679 292 678 (606) Playa Flamenca (near new Carrefour before La Florida) Original Spanish lady, 35, very attractive offers complete service & erotic massages, private house, very discreet with parking, has medical cert.

865 646 437 (606)

PROPERTY FOR SALE CAMPOAMOR Golf. Terraced house, 2-3 bed, 2 baths, glazed-in terrace, well presented, part-furnished, sunny garden, terrace, walking distance to La Fuente comercial centre. 69,950 Euros. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com (605) TORREVIEJA, Torreblanca. Apartment with excellent seaviews, 2 bed, bath, well presented, furnished, glazed-in balcony, com. pool, gated complex, walking distance to beach, shops, restaurants etc. 69,900 Euros.

Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hfimmo.com (605) Large Village terrace house.

3 bed 2 bath. Underbuild en-suite.

Games room safe play area.

Possibility to convert into separate apartment. €100,000.

Phone Daya Vieja 966 715 811 (605)

Make your small ad stand out from the rest.

Frame it for just €1.55!

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Freddy, a gorgeous ginger point Siamese and is around 10 weeks old. He is very affectionate and is good with other cats and dogs. Call: 645 469 253 www.petsinspain.com

PLAYA FLAMENCA – 83,000€ - REF NO. 4436 – First Floor apartment situated in a central location, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, large solarium with sea views, inside secure urbanisation, great rental potential, fully furnished.

Call 60 70 50 482 (CP) (A) (605)

ANUNCIATE! Tlf 966 701 060 linda@ costablancapeople.com SERVICIO DE TRADUCCION GRATUITO.

One Way Services Wills €80. Residents annual tax declaration €45. Driving licences (incl. medical) €130. NIE + Residencia €50.

Call 966 716 540 or 650 130 853.

C/-Blanca 1, Cuidad Quesada (on the Main Square) (605) (M)

Holly and her three brothers were abandoned as small puppies, it appears they are Great Dane X. Only a puppy, Holly is already a quiet, calm girl who has lots of love and loyalty to give. Anyone looking to adopt a large dog, couldn’t get bigger.

BEACHSIDE CABO ROIG – 158,000€ - REF NO. 4446 – South facing beachside townhouse, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, lounge, separate kitchen, front and rear gardens, underground parking, communal pool, roof solarium, inside secure urbanisation.

Call 60 70 50 482

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Daphne, 18 months old, is sweet natured, a little shy but loves a cuddle, is fully vaccinated, microchipped, spayed and longing for someone to love. Please contact the kennels.

P&R Tiling The best quality and value around.

Only the highest quality materials used (swimming pool grade adhesive and grout).

Call 622 154 380 for a no obligation quote or to see our extensive portfolio of bathrooms, kitchens, driveways, patios, solariums, swimming pools, landscape gardening and more.

Happy to introduce new clients to previous clients for references.

See our website www.pandrtiling.com or call 622 154 380. Hablamos Español.

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Alfie is only 7 weeks old and was found wandering in a fruit orchard on his own, not appropriate for any dog but especially not for one so young.

One Way Services Wills €80.

Residents annual tax declaration €45.

Driving licences (incl. medical) €130.

NIE + Residencia €50.

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PROPERTY WANTED We are looking for good and sensibly priced properties in the Orihuela Costa area and surroundings for our international clients (many cash buyers).

Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com(605)

Tayta, a beautiful ginger female, has lived in the APAH Cattery since she was rescued as a tiny kitten. She loves to be stroked and cuddled and would be a wonderful companion for someone who can give her her first loving home.

Quesada, and surrounding areas, property wanted for sale and or Long Term rental.

Free valuation, and tenants waiting for long term rentals especially. Further details please telephone SunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 0ffice hours, for a free no obligation valuation. (605)

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Dino, a 2 year old podenco cross and is such a gentle boy. He weighs around 15 kilos and is great with other dogs. Call: 645 469 253 www.petsinspain.com info@petsinspain.info

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IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS EMERGENCY 112 SAMARITANS IN SPAIN 24 hour Helpline 902 883 535 Email: pat@samaritansinspain.com TORREVIEJA STROKE SUPPORT GROUP E-mail: strokesupportgroup@hotmail.com Telephone: 966 718 964, www.torreviejastrokesupport.com ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Confidential helpline 625 912 078.

Phone English 679 385 105.

Spanish Speaking 658 242 930 German 966 789 686 Scandinavian 659 779 222 Flemish 635 047 053 AECC You can contact Maria Wilson on 602 418 959 and Javier Murcia on 647 703 811 AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP TORREVIEJA For details phone 692 799 318.

HELP Association Vega Baja Calle Lope de Vega 46 San Miguel de Salinas. Telephone 966 723 733 HELP Association Vega Baja Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia 4, Torrevieja Telephone 965 704 282 HELP Association Vega Baja La Marina HELPDESK Calle Madrid 5, Urbanisation La Marina.

Telephone 673 109 096 24 hour, 365 day Emergency helpline on 966 723 733 AGE CONCERN TORREVIEJA Telephone 966 786 887.

HELP MURCIA MAR MENOR 968 570 059.

OUT OF HOURS TELEPHONE NO. 654 632 077 (in an emergency ONLY).

LISTENING EAR TEAM: 634 348 376 BRITISH CONSULATE ALICANTE 00 34 95 216 022(in Spain)9.30am1.30pm 00 34 913 342 194 (outside Spain) CONSULATE OF IRELAND IN ALICANTE Tel: +34 965 107 485 Fax: +34 965 113 519 PARKINSON SUPPORT GROUP For chat and support over a cup of tea at Bobbie Jo’s, Los Montesinos.

Contact Wally Williams on 966 770 871 THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION please ring 676 451 780 or check our website www.britishlegion.org.uk /counties/spain-north.

For all other general enquiries, please ring 648 860 251.

Emergency chemist In every town on the Costa Blanca, you will find a chemist open out of hours. In some larger towns such as Torrevieja, some chemists open throughout the day with no ‘siesta’, or even until 9pm and over weekends. The duty chemist can change on a weekly basis and in some towns, local pharmacies take turns to be ‘on duty’ out of hours and through the night for emergencies. If you approach an emergency chemist and it appears to be closed, look closer as often for security reasons, out of hours business is done via a small hatch

through which prescriptions, payment and medication can be passed.

Consult a full list of emergency chemists for out of hours medication at: www.lasfarmaciasdeguardia.com Under the heading, “Farmacias de guardia por provincia” choose your province (Alicante or Murcia for most readers) and you will be presented with an alphabetical list of towns. Simply click the town you are in, or a nearby town, and you will be given the name of the chemist along with a Google Maps link to the location.

Airport Bus Timetable This service offers eight return trips between Alicante-Elche Airport and Torrevieja central bus depot without any stops, every day of the year.

Torrevieja to Airport: 7:00, 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 19:00, 21:00 Airport to Torrevieja: 8:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00, 20:00, 22:00 Departure and arrival (in Torrevieja): From Torrevieja bus station. Calle del Mar, 50 Departure and arrival (in AlicanteElche Airport): 2nd Floor Price: €6.92 Children under 4 years travel for free (ID may be requested) Pensioners: 30% discount available for pensioners with accreditation from Social Security. Please note that the discount here applies ONLY to pensioners registered as permanent residents of the

Valencian Community. To prove this, you must show ID stating that you are over 65 as well as your DNI (if Spanish) or Residencia (if foreign resident) confirming that your residence is within the Valencian Community.

All buses on this route have wheelchair access, free wifi and luggage storage.

Tickets in Torrevieja are available for purchase within the bus station (Calle del Mar 50), and in the airport directly from the driver.

Prior booking is not required, however more information can be found by calling the bus station (in Spanish) on 96 571 01 46. The journey time is 50 minutes and the driver takes the route to and from the airport via the A7 motorway, thus avoiding the frequent seasonal delays on the N332.

Useful numbers Transport Torrevieja Bus station 96 670 10 68 Torrevieja Radio Taxi 96 571 22 77 – 96 571 10 26 Orihuela Costa Radio Taxi 966 76 10 88 Alicante-Elche Airport 96 691 90 00 Renfe (trains) 902 24 02 02

Commercial Centres Zenia Boulevard 96 676 15 30 Habaneras 96 571 23 00 Dos Mares 968 54 70 00 L’Aljub (Elche) 965 43 00 90

Emergency Services National Police (NIE/Residencia application) 96 570 88 34 Guardia Civil 062 Protección Civil 96 571 39 27 Fire Brigade 96 670 44 33/53 EMERGENCIES 112

Local Services Torrevieja Town Hall 96 571 02 50 Rojales Town Hall 966 71 50 01 San Miguel de Salinas Town Hall 965 72 00 01 San Fulgencio Town Hall 966 79 42 01 Orihuela Town Hall 966 73 68 64 Elche Town Hall 966 65 80 50

Alicante Town Hall 965 14 91 00 Los Alcazares Town Hall 968 57 44 09 San Pedro del Pinatar Town Hall 968 18 06 00 Pilar de la Horadada Town Hall 965 35 22 25 Guardamar del Segura Town Hall 965 72 90 14 Los Montesinos Town Hall 966 72 10 87 Sports Palace Infanta Cristina 966 111 222 Sport palace Cecilio Gallego 966 111 222 Tourist info 901 343 343 Consumer Info Centre 96 570 78 88 Ecoparque 96 570 72 32 La Mata’s Natural Park 96 692 04 04 Museo del Mar y de la Sal 96 670 46 43 Museo de Semana Santa (Easter Museum) 96 670 80 37

Services Iberdrola (Electricity) 96 571 02 48 AGAMED (water) 902 222 306 and 96 571 09 66 SUMA 96 670 37 44

Leisure IMF Cinema 96 570 54 14 Centro Ozone 96 570 58 80

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ROCKET’S GOLF SOCIETY It was down the AP7 to the Los Alcazares on the Mar Menor to La Serena Golf Resort the only course on the Costa’s with 16 holes that have water that comes into play. As part of the competition we have a “lost balls” lottery, that’s to guess the total of balls lost on the day.

The course itself has come on in leaps and bounds with tidy fairways and good greens, even the water laps steadily against the fairway sides. On the day the weather forecast was quite miserable with each of the twenty players having dusted off their umbrellas, but the only thing they had to contend with was the wind, not the flatulence type, but nature’s weather which did not help in keeping the balls away from the water.

We played a Stableford competition The results of the competition were: GOLD CATERGORY 1ST ROB O’SULLIVAN 31 Points 2ND ROD SMITH 31 Points C/B 3RD ARTHUR WILLIAMS 31 Points 4th DOMONIC DOWNEY 29 Points 5th SEAMUS MARTIN 28 Points SILVER CATEGORY 1ST GEOFF WILD 27 Points

2ND BARNEY HICKEY 25 Points 3RD KEN HOPKINS 23 Points C/B 4th TOM RICHARDSON 23 Points C/B 5th RON NICHOLSON 23 Points The scoring was obviously low due to the wind and the amount of balls visiting the agua, last time we were are La Serena the winning guesstimate was 107 this time out it was nearly 15% higher at 123 the lucky guesser was Andy Billing pocketing €20 - enough to replace the balls he lost!

Nearest The Pin: Hole 3: Arfer Willimas Hole 9: Billy Wilks Hole 15. Ron Swift.

Longest Drive: Ron Swift Best Guest: Tony Harrison 35 points So with golf bags lighter as a result of balls lost it was back to St. James’s Gate for our meal kindly served up by Martin and Felicity a big thank to them and the staff. Our next game is at Alenda on the 27th October with a tee time of 10:00 so please be there by 09:15 For more information or if you wish to play with arguably the friendliest Golf Society contact Ron Nicholson on 678849142 or email sanmigron@gmail.com

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Tales from the Top Flight

by Chris Darwen

along the lines of “this will kick start our season for sure” from Steve McLaren.

■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com

Well then. This is the ultimate Football Manager challenge. If Sam Allardyce is to prove himself as good as his new book claims, he will have to save Sunderland from the foot of the table. West Bromwich Albion “entertaining” Sunderland was never going to be a thrilling contest, and the Baggies took all three points with a single goal from Berahino.

The weekend actually kicked off at White Hart Lane where all eyes were on the new look Liverpool, playing their first match under Jurgen Klopp. Naturally, the fans were expecting everything that was wrong to have been put right in under a week and they will have been delighted to note that Liverpool ran around more than Spurs in the 0-0 draw. That’s right folks, the new era at Anfield is going to be built on running around a lot. I jest, there is a lot more to Klopp than that but it was amusing to see Paul Merson on Sky Sports trying to explain “Gegenpressing” to the average Sky Sports viewer.

Newcastle fans that might have been wishing they had not run Big Sam out of town will have probably changed their mind yet again. Their team has finally won! Quite the victory it was too, smashing the usually impressive on their travels Norwich for six.

Yes, six!

Wijnaldum helped himself to four in a win that will probably bring a comment

With David Moyes still rumoured to be looking for a job very soon, Villa Park has to look a more likely destination than St James after this weekend’s round of games. Things are not looking good for Tim Sherwood once again. In the week he got the dreaded vote-of-confidence from the board, and then against Chelsea his team gave him their own personal vote by gifting Mourinho’s side two hilarious goals. The first was a calamitous affair between Guzan and Lescott, before Hutton managed to divert the second goal into his own net. If the Chelsea players no longer like Mourinho the Villa players must really hate Tim. Bournemouth were battered by Manchester City, where Raheem Sterling cashed in with a first half hattrick. This win leaves City two points clear of Arsenal, who were very effective in their 3-0 dismantling of Watford.

club legend Howard Kendall. If memory serves me correctly, United also ruined the funeral procession the last time an Everton legend left us, the great Alan Ball.

United were clinical in their 3-0 win, and Martinez’s Jekyll and Hyde side put in another schizophrenic performance.

2-0 is always a tricky lead to defend with 25 minutes to go, especially if you are playing Leicester. Southampton were on the receiving end of a Foxes fight back this week, Jamie Vardy scoring his second of the day deep in injury time to salvage yet another point for Ranieri’s men. They remain one of the surprise packages of the season, alongside West Ham United who got another victory away from Upton Park. This time it was Crystal Palace who fell for their slick counter attacking game. To be fair to Palace, they were looking good for a point until they went down to ten men, and then Payet took control leading the Hammers to a fine 3-1 win. That Bilic hey, turns out he might know what he is doing after all.

Raheem Sterling

Manchester United did not respect the occasion at Goodison Park, where Everton were mourning the passing of

Jamie Vardy

Texas Scramble

This was the second year of the Texas Scramble competition for golf societies; the format was generally new for Golf Societies with a four man team playing two ball Texas Scramble, each team being split and at the end of the competition the team pairings gross scores were added together and the Texas handicap deducted to provide the total team score.

Fourteen Golf Societies entered the tournament and with a Shot-Gun start the competition commenced at 08:30 on a day that was warm, sunny and near perfect for golf. To a player they all agreed that the course condition and in particular the greens were in excellent condition and a joy to play on. All credit to the course superintendent Ruben Cañizares and his green keeping staff.

The three best Texas two-ball scores on the day were 73 and they came from David Sommerville/Geroge Thomas (Clarkes’s Bar II G S) Cameron Stewart/Theresa Wright (Ruby’s II G S) and Andy Drinkall/Ray Muttock (Ruby’s G S).

But it needed the other pairing of the Golf Society to win the trophy and this

was achieved by the eventual winners and defenders of the trophy Clarkes Bar Golf Society with the team of Tommy Clarke, David Rodgers, Roy Welburn and Robert Wardrop with a Nett score of 136.75 strokes.

It was a very close fought contest as only 1.25 strokes covered the top three teams. The fourth placed team Claptons G S was just short by 0.25 of a point, Oh! That’s missed putt!, Its possible that’s all it

took.

The Inter Society Texas Scramble Trophy was presented to the winning team captain by the event organiser Ivie Davies and Vistabella Golf Director Diego Escolar The final results were: Nett Score CLARKES BAR G.S. Tommy Clarke, David Rodgers, Roy Welburn, Robert Wardrop 136.75 MINI G.S. Alan Gifford, Bill Peters, Keith Smith, Geoff Aston.

137.50 CLARKE’S BAR II G. S. David Sommerville, George Thomas, Gaham Allen, Kevin McBride 138.00 Each player of the successful teams received medals and vouchers for golfing goods at Vistabella Golf There was a prize draw for all the players and we thank the sponsors of these excellent prizes who are: The Vestry Restaurant – Algorfa. Meal Voucher

Vistabella Golf – Membership, green fee vouchers and golf products.

Congratulations to Clarkes Bar Golf Society in retaining the Inter Society Trophy and large thanks to Diego Garcia Escolar and all the Vistabella staff for their support this event. He also informed the Societies that work is imminent on the start of the final seven holes and it will not be long before this competition will be held over a full 18 holes Vistabella Golf

course.

The date has already been set for next year which is Saturday 8th October, so if you feel that your Society can rest the trophy from Clarkes Golf Society, make a note in your 2016 calendar of events and enter for next year.

For more information on this TEXAS INTER SOCIETY competition and the Vega Baja Premier Golf League contact Ivie Davies golfdavies@gamail.com

The Blarneystone Golf Society

The newly formed Blarneystone Golf Society held their first monthly competition at Peraleja on 15th October.

There was a good turn out of 22 players who met at the Blarneystone (Zeniamar) prior to the event to introduce themselves and find out their four balls.

The weather forecast proved to be wrong and the storms held off leaving us to play in dry sunny conditions. Everyone enjoyed their day and agreed that for a first meeting it was a great success.

Thanks to Eamon and his staff for their hospitality and also Mick ´The Grip´Reeves who sponsored the five nearest the pins.

NTP hole 2 - Dave Adams NTP hole 7 - Patrick Coyle NTP hole 9 - Ray Teskey NTP hole 12 - Terry Jones NTP hole 16 - Dougie Wilson Longest Drive - Terry Jones

1st place - Terry Jones 34 pts 2nd place - Lee Brown 32 pts 3rd place - Janet Bryan 31 pts

All events will be held on the 3rd Thursday of every month with the next outing at Roda on 19th November.

l to r, Clive Grice (Chairman), winner Terry Jones and Eamon Reilly (President)

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by Chris Darwen ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com

That Rugby thing is still going on, even though England have been knocked out. They’ve been joined by Wales, beaten narrowly

by South Africa and Ireland, surprisingly beaten by Argentina.

Having said that, the Irish injury list was longer than England’s participation in the tournament, so maybe it was not that surprising. New Zealand took the French to the absolute cleaners, winning 62-13. Australia broke the hearts of the Scots, a penalty with just two minutes to go turning a 34-32 deficit into a 3534 victory. The Welsh and the Scots leave with their heads held high, and the Irish will be left wondering what could have been if the fate had been kinder to their limbs. The semi finals will be contested next weekend, without a northern hemisphere side taking part.

After four days of the First Test against Pakistan, I was not even going to mention the cricket. At the start of the fifth day, Pakistan were only just commencing their second innings, courtesy of two days of batting by the England skipper Alistair Cook. Who would have thought his innings, the longest ever by and Englishman, would contribute to the reasons why England actually failed to win! The Yorkshire leg-spinner, Adil Rashid, has a thing for breaking records it would appear.

His wicketless first innings with the ball was a record worst debut performance for a bowler in Test cricket. His second attempt saw him rip out Pakistan, taking 5-69

Adil Rashid

and bowling into a position where they could win the match.

With just under an hour of light left, England needed to smash a very quick 90-odd. Sadly the game ended in the inevitable draw as dusk fell, but it was not the way many expected the draw to reveal itself.

WADA have promised that any athletes denied a medal by a drug cheat will get a belated ceremony. Personally, I cannot work out whether that is a lovely gesture or a bit of a farce. The wronged athletes will be flown out to Rio and have their moment in the Olympic Stadium. At the very least, they can pretend I guess. I would love them to backdate this at least 50 years so that we can see some of the older generation clambering up on to the podium.

The FA have officially backed Michel Platini to overcome his 90 day suspension from FIFA, and offered their unwavering support in his bid to become President if and when Blatter is finally jailed, I mean honours his resignation. It has also been suggested that Germany may have bought their way to the 2006 World Cup. When I say suggested, I of course mean alleged. Rumours that Germany have also bribed their way to all those penalty shootout victories are also entirely unsubstantiated.

COSTA COBRAS RFC KEEPING PUSHING FORWARD The Costa Cobras RFC are still pushing forward looking for a permanent ground so that we have a proper base to work from and to hold our 7’s tournament at the end of June. If anybody can help us with this it would be great, this way we can hold mini tournaments for the touring teams that are coming over next year.

We have also been twinned with Brightlingsea Rugby Club and Bsea Youth Rugby from the UK after their coach came over to see the team training and helped out with the coaching, which was great for the players.

We looked at a ground to use, but unfortunately there was no time for the juniors to train only the seniors, which was disappointing as it was perfectly situated for us.

We are looking at getting more juniors and seniors coming along this week with all of the contacts been made to the club, fingers crossed it all happens.

Also on Friday 19 November with the help of Victorias Tearooms in Almoradi to raise money for, DEBRA, the Butterfly Children the club are auctioning off rugby memorabilia international and club shirts as well as other items that have been donated. For more details you can connect the tearooms or myself. We also have Dennis Christian been the auctioneer for the event, so looking at plenty of people coming down to support this event.

So come a long and join this new club from the start and be part of something new in the area.

We are looking to be able to put a team in at all levels in the league this time next year so come along and join the newest rugby team on the Costa Blanca and join the rugby revolution.

All ages, gender and nationalities are welcome, from beginners to experienced players, the more the merrier, as we are based on the true traditional ethics of the sport. So come along and join the newest

rugby club on the Costa Blanca.

Also team bonding after training in the nearest bar for a drink and chat, just how rugby should be. Training still takes place on Monday and Wednesday from 18.00-19.30 for the juniors and 20.00-21.30 for the seniors in Daya Vieja at the sports ground.

For more information about the club contact Dutch on 692 767 242. Also I am back down at Zoco market on Sunday again from 09.00-13.30, so come on down and find more out about the club and rugby in the area.

Paddy´s Point Golf Society 68 players travelled down the AP7 to Mar Menor for our president Rory Lee´s day. 68 players is the most Paddy´s has ever had in one outing, the committee definitely had their work cut out for this one! This year the President´s Day was combined with the "Una Duffy Memorial Trophy". Una was a much loved visitor to Paddy´s for many years who sadly passed away in February. Our numbers were boosted as her husband Gene, family and closest friends travelled over from Ireland to make the day a very special one.

Mar Menor must be one of Murcia´s favourite courses due to its great condition and friendly staff. Many thanks to them and Maurice Flint for making Rory and Una´s day so successful.

Unfortunately due to the demand on the day Mar Menor ran out of buggies so we ended up with several walkers, many thanks to those who volunteered to walk which was a great help to the organisers.

Thanks to very generous sponsors there were prizes on every hole, winners as follows: 1.Maxie O,Brien, 2.David McBride, 3.Ken O´Mahoney, 4.Michael McEntagert,5. Liam McCreech, 6.Shaun Murphy,7.Liam

McCreech 8. Marie Fegan, 9.Sean Og Duffy, 10. Sean Duffy (son),11.

Peter O´Sullivan,12. Malcolm Allen,13.Shaun Murphy, 14.Rory Lee, 15.Tom McCormack, 16.Michael McEntagert, 17.Sean Duffy, 18.Tom McCormack and closest to the president´s drive,John Bryan.

The twos pot was shared by Sean Og Duffy, David McBride, Marie Fegan and Michail McEntagert.

There was some excellent scoring on the day as reflected in the top three.

1st - Shaun Murphy - 45 points

2nd - Sean Og Duffy - 42 points c/b 3rd - Michael McEntagert We returned to Paddy´s Point where Rory and Hazel provided an amazing 3 course buffet, thank you to them and the hard working kitchen and bar staff.

Partying went on well in to the early hours!!

Due to the rugby world cup the Captain´s v Chairman´s match has been changed to Sunday 1st November at La Serena, see bar staff at Paddy´s to ensure you are on the list.

"Hit it Long and hit it straight"

President Rory Lee with winner Shaun Murphy

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Elche Ilicitano 1-1 CD Torrevieja - Mystery!

Neymar hits four, but Real Madrid go top

In the weekend’s first game, injury-hit Real Madrid slipped three past a spirited Levante, Keylor Navas again proving a worthy successor to ‘Saint Iker.’ Ronaldo netted for his sixth of the season, but Jese’s late goal, when he came on as sub for the ineffective Isco, was the best.

Barça made easy work of scoring five against Rayo, Neymar setting aside his problems with FIFA and scoring four, whilst Rayo replied with two of their own.

Villareal suffered their second successive defeat, losing at home to unbeaten Celta.

The latter’s table-top clash next week with Real Madrid in Vigo looks juicy. Two points below the top three, all on eighteen points, Atletico, almost unnoticed, have joined Villareal, Griezmann again looking a class act as they won a bad-tempered game away against David Moyes’ Real Sociedad.

Two teams are emerging ahead of the rest in the second division – Osasuna and Córdoba are four points clear of their rivals. Local club Elche won away at struggling Almería, and are close to a ‘play-off’ place.

In division 2B, the first three groups are each led by a club with a two point advantage, respectively Racing Ferrol, Barakaldo and Cornellá. Group four is led by the two Murcia clubs, Real and UCAM, tying a point above rivals Cádiz. (who, incidentally, have drawn Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey) OTHER SPORT It was quite a weekend, football apart.

Carolina Marín, Huelva’s badminton star, regained her world number one spot, even though she lost in the semi-final of the Danish Open. Rafa Nadal showed signs of getting back to form as he overcame Wawrinka in the quarter-finals in Shanghai, but was narrowly beaten by Tsonga in the semi. This at least saved him from the near-certainty of a thrashing by Nowak Djokovic, who whopped Murray before polishing off Tsonga. A glance at the LTA rankings will show that ‘Nolo’ is a country mile ahead of all rivals.

England nearly pulled off an unlikely victory in the Test match against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, thanks to a fine spell of spin-bowling by Adil Rashid. They were finally thwarted by bad light, causing one to ponder the usefulness of floodlights!

Malcolm Palmer

Home and away fans left the José Díez Iborra ground in Elche on Saturday evening pondering the score line, some bemused, others bewildered. Torry hammered their hosts, blasted the woodwork until it was thought the framework would crack, but only left with a single point. Indeed, all they needed was Toyah Wilcox blasting out "It's a mystery" over the P.A. to confirm their inner thoughts!

Torry had switched off to allow tall striker Nuha to nod home from a corner against the run of play, but knuckled down to pepper the Ilicitano goal with a string of great efforts. Brani shot over after Carrasco lobbed the defence and left him with only the keeper to beat.

Cesar coolly executed his goal after out pacing the defence. Then Juanma struck a post, Brani reacted first and saw his 10 yard shot deflected for a corner. Jorge was denied from the resultant set piece.

It was more of the same in the second period. Juanma was having his best game yet in a Torry shirt. Vicente and Luis Carlos were forging down the flanks and adding vim and urgency to attacks.

Pedreño deployed a back five, with Jorge, Metej and Quintero solid in the centre.

Sanchez was grafting in the middle of the park, whilst Brani scorched past defenders with blistering pace. He almost scored a wonder goal late on when he threaded a path though five defenders, this time from the right flank.

His angle was acute but he fired on target only to see Juanma stand firm and palm his shot away to safety.

This was vintage Torry, dominating play, controlling the game and creating exciting chances. The fact that the team could not squeeze home the winner was

utterly frustrating, but the side was not wanting for effort. Ilicitano held third spot ahead of this clash, but it was Torry who looked like they were the top four promotion chasing outfit. With the latest signings, there is an abundance of confidence that moving up the table is only a matter of games away.

Torry has the chance to make that next step forward on Sunday, when they kick off against Castellon at midday. The

"3-1 or 4-1 would have flattered Elche there must have been at least 12 corners in the second half. Best performance of the season! Well done the Team. Play like that every week and we will make the Play Offs! Eddy will be there on Sunday and it wont be just for the paella!

Team: Óscar, Vicente Boix, Luis Carlos (Adrián Banderas 83’), Jorge ©, Quintero, Matej, Sánchez, Carrasco (Burguillos 81’), César (Lewis 85’), Juanma y Brani

Former La Liga player Javi Selvas who may debut for Torry on Sunday

La Marina Golf Society The location for this year’s Captain’s Day was Alenda. This venue was in really good condition and the staff were extremely helpful.

The members were treated to coffee on arrival before setting off for their rounds. The weather was amazingly good. Warm, sunny and with little wind, perfect conditions for good golf. This fixture had been moved to an earlier date in year because of poor weather affecting play last year.

The standard of golf returned to the previous good levels that the Society had been enjoying of late. Many members returned scores of 30 points or more.

The prize winners were Best Guest Jenny Allen 23 points Nearest the Pin Hole 3 Alan Craig Hole 5 Alan Gilliver Hole 13 Colin Yarnton Hole 15 Barry Thorogood Nearest the Pin 2nd shot Hole 10 Alan Craig Best Total Score Par 3s

current champions may be facing two of their key personnel from last term, as Ruben Suarez and Javi Selvas signed for Torry last week and will be in the squad for this tantalising clash. As a reward to loyal fans, the club will be providing a free paella to supporters after the game.

Torry Army Treasurer, Eddie Greenbury, was dumbfounded after the game, expressing his delight and frustration,

Barry Thorogood 3rd Place on C/back John Grint 31 points 2nd Place John Thompson 34 points 1st Place Barry Thorogood 36 points Continuing their good fortune, the 2s Pot was shared between Alan Craig and Barry Thorogood Prizes were presented at the Annual Captains Dinner held at the La Marina Sports Complex where members and guests enjoyed a 3 course meal and wine and thanks must go to Paolo, Helena and their staff for preparing such a great meal. The Captain had sourced his prizes from the UK and those lucky enough to receive one all seemed highly pleased.

The Captain thanks everyone for attending and making his day complete.

The next game is on Thursday October 29th at Alicante G.C. An entry sheet is available on the notice board in the Sports Complex or you can contact our Secretary, Alan Craig on 634 347788

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