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Fire destroys park High winds on Sunday night hampered fire fighters’ efforts to tackle a ferocious blaze which engulfed El Hondo Natural Park – an important local nature reserve between Elche and Crevillente. Fire ravaged through the night and destroyed at least 80,000 square metres of parkland. Strong winds made the job of the fire service almost impossible as gusts of 80 kilometres per hour continued throughout the night. In addition to strong winds, the complexity of the rough terrain and the darkness of the park at night made the job of tackling the blaze even more difficult. Fire fighters from four stations – two from Elche, and one each from
Almoradí and San Vicente del Raspeig – were dispatched to an area near Dolores from where the fire had started to spread. With support from local police from Elche, Catral and Dolores as well as
Guardia Civil and National Police, a command post was manned throughout the night as emergency services battled to keep the fire under control. The dry terrain – mostly
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scrubland – meant that the fire began to spread at an alarming rate and the teams struggled to stop the spread of the flames which at times, stoked by the high winds, were burning at ten metres high. Because of the terrifying sight of huge flames, local residents of nearby villages became alarmed and a number of calls were put in to emergency services. It was at around 9pm when the crews started to battle the blaze but an hour later, were still struggling to keep it under control. In the early hours of the morning, the main fires were under control, but not completely extinguished. Fire fighters at the scene did not rule out having to work through the night to keep the fire from reigniting. It was then decided that four crews of fire fighters would stand guard until Monday morning. The full extent of the damage caused by the fire was still being assessed as the Costa Blanca People went to press on Monday but according to sources at El Hondo Natural Park, an estimated 80,000 square metres have been destroyed. However, it is hoped that the protected area within the park – home to many species of birds – avoided the worst of the blaze. The park was
designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1988 and subsequently declared a Nature Reserve by the Regional Government, the Generalitat Valenciana, in 1994. The park is classified as an official Protected Area for Birds due to the importance and abundance of its bird life. There are 172 species, of which about 50 nest in El Hondo. Among them are the marbled teal, one of Europe's most threatened birds and the white-headed duck, also at risk of extinction, as well as herons, several types of wading duck and flamingos. Also found living in the waters of the park are eels, grey mullets, carp and the common tooth carp, a small fish endemic in the Spanish Mediterranean. The cause of what started the fire will be the subject of an investigation by the authorities. Aoife Leddy
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BITE SIZE NEWS:
Is a deal now possible between the PP and PSOE?
A good use for drones
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The SalvaDRON or rescue drone is a new service that Torrevieja town hall is proposing to introduce to improve beach safety in Torrevieja and help rescue bathers. Councillor Javier Manzanares explained to the press that this pilot project could help identify dangerous situations and reduce the amount of time it takes in reaching a person at risk of drowning. Bids have been invited for the contract and these can be viewed on the Torrrevieja website. This pilot project is expected to run from June to September. ‘Our idea is,’ explains Manzanares, ‘that civil protection volunteers will be able to handle the drones with training.’ The drones would carry ‘flopys’ which are life saving equipment and could be thrown to bathers who are at risk. Everything would be operated by remote control and it would be possible to send back images. The possibilities for this are endless, claims Manzanares, and could include lighting and PA systemto communicate with people in difficulty. The drones could reduce by half the amount of time it takes to reach a person at risk, the estimated time being around two minutes in comparison to the four minutes needed currently.
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Who will form the next Spanish government continues to be in the balance. However, the encounter last week between the leaders of the PP (centre right) and PSOE (centre left) parties suggests that the likelihood of these two getting together is slim. Although both political parties represent vastly different policies, there had been some speculation that the two could suspend differences to form a party that at
A limp gesture it might have been but it was turned down completely as Mariano Rajoy failed to take up the opportunity to shake hands and instead adjusted the lapels of his jacket. Surprisingly the acting Prime Minister, still asserted after the meeting that his preferred option would be a coalition between the PP, PSOE and Ciudadanos, leaving out the anti-austerity party Podemos. However, the rebuke of Sánchez by Rajoy makes such a coalition look even less likely. Further difficulties to the two parties uniting include the continued unveiling of
‘Tremendous. Rajoy and Sánchez didn’t shake hands in front of the press and in their hands lies the fate of the Spanish’. least had the protection of the Spanish Constitution in common. However, when Mariano Rajoy (PP) and Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) met briefly on Friday 12th February there was no attempt from Rajoy to hide his disdain for the opposing party leader. At the beginning of the 25 minute negotiation between the two of them, Pedro Sánchez offered to shake hands with the former prime minister. Albeit it was a rather floppy handshake that was proffered.
corruption within the PP across the country. The latest area to be tarnished is Los Alcázares in Murcia where all the PP’s councillors on the local government have been indicted by a judge on fraud charges. Now, eight weeks on from the general election, Spanish voters have been tweeting their disgust at the poor example shown by their prospective leaders; ‘Tremendous. Rajoy and Sánchez didn’t shake hands in front of the press and in their hands lies the fate of the Spanish’.
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Double win for Orihuela Costa disabled Restaurant Fund Raiser Kathleen Vahey sadly passed away in her sleep on 16th January and is greatly missed by all her friends and everyone at Help At Home Costa Blanca. Kathleen raised thousands of euros for those in need; families on low or no income and children who needed medical aids. A Tribute to her memory was organised at the Emerald Isle La Florida where €705 was raised for four families with eight children in total. Another Tribute was held at Alfie's Place La Zenia where €130 was raised. Help at Home Costa Blamca spokesperson Norah Bond said: “In total €835 was raised in memory of Katglees, a big thank you to all those that gave generously to help pay utility bills or purchase much needed items for the families. Kathleen would be so proud. “I suggested to the charity and the owners of the Emerald Isle that with their permission we could raise funds for a special needs vehicle in her memory, for those who do not have transport and so that is our new campaign.” A meeting with Sofia Alvarez the Coast Councillor and Paul Moran of the Emerald Isle La Florida successfully achieved the result we hoped for. Charity markets will be held every Tuesday to help raise funds to purchase an adapted vehicle for the disabled in memory of Kathleen. With the support of the local community the charity aims to raise the €40,000 needed to purchase the vehicle.
Simply pop along to the Charity Market being held every Tuesday at the Emerald Isle between 11am and 3.30pm, where Simon Morton and other entertainers will perform free of charge. Visitors can shop, eat, drink and enjoy themselves in the beautiful setting of the Emerald Isle Resort.
Care for the disabled During the meeting to discuss the charity market, Sofia announced that she has had a meeting with the Orihuela
Government to discuss the provision of a room for a Social group for the disabled and a Day Care Centre to be located in Orihuela Costa. The meeting took place on Friday 12th February and permission was granted. The location for the Social Group should be announced by the end of the month - a wonderful result for the Disabled residents of Orihuela Costa. Norah’s campaign for a Drop In Centre and a Day Care Centre for people with Special Needs or the Disabled of Orihuela Costa has been ongoing for years. Stroke Support Group Torrevieja, EU Untouchables, Parkinson’s People Guardamar and Caritas all joined the campaign recently. It appears that finally all the hard work may well pay off and help those in need of all ages and nationalities whatever their medical condition. If you wish to sponsor or give a donation towards the Special Needs vehicle or have a few hours to spare to offer care, respite, home help or want to support the Disabled Social Group, please contact 965 328 794. Email: charitycentre.helpathomecb@gmail.com or pop into our Charity Centre to register at: 118 Flamenca Beach Commercial Centre, Calle Niagara 2. Orihuela Costa. The shop / office is open from 10.30am till 2pm Monday to Saturday. Mireille Toddington
deals up for grabs in Pilar Food and religion is to join forces in a new campaign to encourage visitors to Pilar de la Horadada. ‘Sabores de Cuaresma’ or Flavours of Lent is a campaign in which 10 restaurants in Pilar are creating special menus to be offered up until 27th March. Councillor Pilar María Sampe rsaid this is a way for visitors to try typical Lent dishes and enjoy local traditions like the processions and the beaches over Easter. The restaurants taking part are: Bodegón La Peña, Callemayor, Pizzería El Calar, La Granja, Tapería La Muralla, Mesón Los
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BITE SIZE NEWS: Continued from page 3 employment opportunities in Torrevieja, Pilar de la Horadada and Guardamar del Segura. Local employment councillors from these areas joined together to form a pact in order to co-ordinate their efforts in relation to job creation. The group has outlined development goals and will then develop specific projects and actions with which to achieve the objectives. Councillor Ferrández of Torrevieja said; ‘the objectives will link in with tourism, sport, the environment and other areas where economic development can be achieved and jobs created. It was a very fruitful meeting with agreement between the municipalities involved. It takes our joint efforts one step further.’
What, habaneras already? Caracoles, Mediterráneo, Pizzería Arrocería Plaza, Mesón Rio Seco and Torremar. They have put together menus based on traditional dishes from local produce such as cod, cured meats, vegetables and local desserts, such as torrijas (bread soaked in milk or wine with honey and spices, dipped in egg and fried with olive oil). The menus include three starters, a choice of two mains, dessert, bread, a drink and coffee, all for €20. These menus are available every Friday lunch-timeand in the evening.
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Easter magazine The Board of Guilds or the Cofradías met on Friday to present the magazine of the Holy Week processions. The presentation was made in the Casino in Torrevieja and was led by Antonio Aniorte. It began with the announcement of the winners of the 34th competition to design a poster advertising the processions. The content this year had been specified as being the patron saint of the town, La Purísima Concepción. The Easter magazine will be published for the 33rd year and consist of 172 pages in colour. It costs €5 and is sponsored by local businesses. It provides information about the processions including the different bands that take part and photographs from previous years as well as information about the poster competition. There are a number of contributors but the magazine is edited by the Board of Guilds. Suzanne O’Connell
It barely seems five minutes since we were writing about the last Habaneras concerts in Torrevieja. Now, planning has started for this year’s competitions from the 18th to 24th July. The Habaneras choral tradition goes back to the times when Torrevieja acted as a trade route with Cuba and Puerto Rico. Along with cargo such as sugar cane, tobacco and cocoa, they brought La habanera. The singing tradition has continued and is celebrated annually in style. This year we can expect to have choristers from all over the world including America and Asia. Sixteen choirs have been chosen from 50 applications and participants will include five from Spain, two from the Ukraine one each from Portugal, Polonia, Letonia and Moldavia and four from America. A choir from Indonesia will also be there representing Asia. The vice president of the Habaneras, Domingo Soler, is pleased that the Spanish representation is strong and that there were so many applications. This is a famous competition and this year will be the 62nd event of its kind. Around 600 singers take part in the contest with an average of 35 to 40 participants in each group.
Time is running out for the Torrevieja half marathon A reminder that the 28th February is the day of the Torrevieja half marathon (21k) and 10k race. If you would like to register you can do so by going to http://www.mediomaratontorrevieja.es. You can pay the fee online and you will receive confirmation by email. You can collect your number and ‘goody bag’ from Habaneras on Saturday 27th between 10.00 am and 2.30pm and from 4.00pm until 8.30pm. Alternatively you can collect it from the Avenida de la Libertad – on the front in Torrevieja close to where the race will start between 8.00 am and 9.30 am. The deadline for registering is 9.30am on the day of the race. Even if you are not a runner yourself it’s a good reason for taking time out and dropping into Torrevieja on Sunday morning to cheer on those brave enough to give it a go.
Getting rid of invaders Invasive species of plants can cause real difficulties for native varieties. One example is the plant ‘uña de gato’ or ‘cat’s claw’ which has been taking over parts of CaboCervera. In a bid to rid the area of the pest, a group of environmentalists last week spent a day clearing the plant from the Continued on page 5
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BITE SIZE Cat saves Alicante NEWS: residents from fire Continued from page 4 area. In its place they have been planting Jarilla Cabeza de Gato or cat’s head, which is a native species. The Jarilla plant is a small shrub that thrives close to the coast in western Mediterranean countries. During March the Jarilla is covered with small, yellow flowers and is considered to be particularly vulnerable. Its territory has, been taken over on some parts of the coastline by the cat’s claw variety and it has also been threatenedby the extensive building that has taken place along the coastline. The cat’s claw is a creeping plant that quickly takes over areas of land and prevents native species from thriving. Its name comes from its claw-shaped thorns and is considered by some to have healing qualities. It’s a native of South and Central America but here is considered to be a pest.
Fundraising day for the dog pound On Saturday 27th February there will be a fundraising day in aid of the Municipal dog pound at Habaneras commercial centre. The cost of entry is €8 and there will be a number of different activities and events including a zumba master class and raffle. The day will begin at 10.00 am with the San Bartoleme percussion band. Raffle prizes include a meal for two at Casa Mama, a voucher for €515 worth of beauty treatments, a meal for two at Mesón de la Costa and free membership for one, three and six months at Gym Planet. Suzanne O’Connell
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mireille@costablancapeople.com A cat’s persistent meowing in the middle of the night saved the lives of residents of an entire apartment block when they woke to find it on fire. The blaze had started in the flat occupied by the cat and his ‘mum’, a 65year-old Spanish woman, on the C/del Cid in Alicante. The other residents were finally woken by the pet’s constant howling at around 7.00am last Sunday morning. Firstly, a couple living on the second floor were woken by the meows, and they began knocking on other residents' doors and phoned the fire brigade after they smelt smoke. The cat's owner went out into the hallway to help wake the neighbours, but once they were all aware, went back
into her apartment to fetch her cat. As a result, she became trapped by the flames and had to seek refuge on the balcony. Luckily the story has a happy ending and firefighters were able to rescue her with an automatic ladder. However, she did not want to leave until she had found her cat, but the fire brigade insisted and went back inside to search for him. The woman became upset and panicky about her animal's safety, but within minutes was reunited with him, carried safely in a fireman's arms and unhurt. Another eight people suffered smoke inhalation, and four of them had to be helped out of the building wearing firemen's masks. The woman’s lounge and one bedroom were totally destroyed, but the building did not suffer structural damage. She and her cat were taken by police to a family member’s home.
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Trouble for the PP in Madrid More trouble is brewing within the PP (centre right) in Madrid. With their offices being investigated by the Guardia, Esperanza Aguirre, the former First Minister and Speaker of the Senate, (image below) announced her resignation as the leader of the regional party. Esperanza Aguirre has courted controversy for some time now. She has been described as a cross between Margaret Thatcher and Boris Johnson and during her campaign for mayor it is alleged that she said that the homeless should be removed as they upset tourists. She was also accused in April 2014 of double parking her car on one of Madrid’s busiest streets and then knocking over one of the police motorcycles as she drove away. She comes from quite a long and wealthy line of aristocrats in Spain. She is the Countess of Murillo and Bornos by marriage. She was beaten to the spot of Mayor of Madrid by another controversial figure. Manuela Carmena is a left-wing former judge who has always championed the working class and, in this
Local consultation begins Victor Ferrández, councillor for citizen participation, has announced a review of ways in which citizens are involved in the development of Torrevieja. There is a regulation called Reglamento de Participación Ciudadana which governs how the town council collect views from the districts and involves them in making contributions to decisionmaking. Ferrández is critical of the extent to which the previous Torrevieja council, involved its citizens claiming that there had been not one referendum that he could remember. He would like a new system to be established which would provide platforms for people to speak out that didn’t require legal input and that operated within the law. ‘I would like to put in place the direct involvement of local people,’ said Ferrández, ‘with them contributing towards budgeting and I’d like to see spokespeople representing the different neighbourhoods of Torrevieja.’ The regulations will provide the information about how this will take place and how representatives will be appointed. The councillor hopes that the process of putting together the new regulations will be completed within a year. The drawing up of the regulations themselves will also be a shared activity with participation invited from associations and communities of owners. Ferrández would like to remind people that there is a mailbox which residents of Torrevieja can use to make their suggestions buzonciudadano@torrevieja.ey. It is currently underused and Victor invites suggestions through it. In the meantime there has been some progress with the town council arranging meetings in the districts. Some research has already been done into what exists at present, but new associations and groups can also be included in this consultation process. Where neighbourhoods do not have any associations the councillor is keen to enable them to rectify the situation. Suzanne O’Connell
case, came through to take the top position following the local elections in May. Esperanza announced her resignation amid further corruption cases emerging. On Thursday evening the 11th February the headquarters of the PP in Madrid were searched by serious crime officers as part of a fraud investigation. This is part of the Operation Púnica which is one of the largest corruption investigations to ever be held in Spain. It is said to involve
hundreds of millions of euros of public contracts that were awarded in exchange for bribes across a number of regions. This news comes at a bad time for the PP as they try to form allegiance with one of the other political parties following the general election on the 20th December. The reluctance of even the centre right party Ciudadanos, to be linked with the PP is largely due to the corruption allegations that they are facing across the country. Suzanne O’Connell
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One step nearer to the new market It’s been debated for years. The current position of the main Friday market in Torrevieja leaves a lot to be desired. However, establishing an alternative place for it has not proved to be easy either. The plan is for the market to be relocated in the Antonio Sorio Park and it does now look as though those plans are getting underway.
stall holders themselves. These discussions have begun but are not yet complete. The relocation of the market will be an exciting development for Torrevieja. ‘It will be a historic moment,’ said the mayor, José Manuel Dolon. ‘It has been demanded by many sectors and residents of Torrevieja for a long time. It’s wanted by neighbours, garage
The Antonio Sorio Park is close to the town’s sports city. It has previously been used for some major event requiring a large venue such as the Electromar festival. It is close to the industrial zone and night clubs and can be used for other purposes than just the market itself. There are still some hurdles to address, however. The work that has already been carried out on the site needs tobe checked and approval given by the council. There will then be an opening licence provided and following this arrangements can be made with Iberdrola. There is still negotiation to take place with the
owners, bars and shops.’ Not to be ignored are the opinions and wishes of the people who actually use the market. ‘Many people have an opinion on this,’ says Dolon who is also aware that there will need to be changes to transport routes to enable people to get there. Altogether the relocation of the market doesn’t come cheap. The new facilities have cost more than five million euros and that doesn’t include the value of the land being used itself. Everyone will hope that the new facilities live up to expectation and that the money has been well spent. Suzanne O’Connell
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Tackling low performance in our schools A recent OECD report; ‘Low-Performing Students: Why they fall behind and how to help them succeed’ identifies the sad fact that even in highly-developed nations, many of our pupils are performing poorly in maths, reading and science. The report claims that ‘too many students around the world are trapped in a vicious circle of poor performance
and demotivation that leads only to more bad marks and further disengagement from school.’ The report shows that more than one in four 15-year-old students in OECD countries have not attained a baseline level of proficiency in at least one of the three core subjects of reading, mathematics and science.
Spain does not do well in this research: THE PERCENTAGE OF LOW-PERFORMING STUDENTS IN 2012
Spain UK Shanghai-China Germany Ireland Finland
Maths 23.6% 21.8% 3.8% 17.7% 16.9% 12.3%
The report is based on the PISA educational survey which takes place every three years. The statistics come from the last survey in 2012 and the report analyses in some detail all the factors that contribute towards this poor performance.
What causes low performance? There are multiple factors that act together to cause low performance. Being part of a disadvantaged family, an immigrant, in a single-parent family and living in a rural area are all factors that can increase the likelihood of performing poorly. However, it is ‘disadvantage’ that is disproportionally responsible. Perhaps not surprisingly, it’s pupils who have less positive attitudes towards school and learning and less supportive teachers and schools who are more at risk. The share of low performers is twice as large amongst students enrolled in a vocational route than those on a general academic track. Spain is shown in the reportto have a particularly high proportion of low performers on its vocational courses. The report raises the issue of grade
Reading 18.3% 16.6% 2.9% 14.5% 9.6% 11.3%
Science 15.7% 15.0% 2.7% 12.2% 11.1% 7.7%
repetition. Spain is a country that will keep children behind a year if they have not made the progress expected during the year. The report claims that being held back a year means that the student is more likely to drop out of high school and that they also tend to have a more negative attitudetowards school. The OECD reports that the link between grade repetition and low performance is strong and that there is little evidence that grade repetition is beneficial for academic or non-academic outcomes. Poor attendance is linked to poor performance. Spain, did badly here too, coming 58th on the table of truancy and low performance. This was measured by the percentage of pupils who had skipped school at least once in the two weeks prior to the PISA test. Only eight countries reported a higher level of absence. An important conclusion in the report is that systems work better for low performers where there is a more equal distribution of them. Where they are spread between a number of schools they do better and this improvement in outcome is not at the expense of higher-performing students. The report’s recommendations
The report claims that it is policy and practice that are responsible for differences rather than the amount of money that countries spend. They suggest that what’s important is that education policy: • Creates demanding and supportive learning environments • Involves parents and local communities • Inspires students to make the most of available education opportunities • Identifies low performers and provides targeted support for students, schools and families, • Offers special programmes for immigrants, minority language and rural students • Tackles gender stereotypes • Reduces inequalities in access to early education • Limits the use of student sorting (different abilities going to different schools) Andreas Schleicher (Director for Education and Skills) in his foreword explains that where there is poor performance of 15 year olds, this has implications for a country’s economy. If the desire to see equal opportunities in action isn’t enough for governments, then the lure of improved economic performance should do the trick. What is clear from the report is that disadvantage is the key factor in pupils’ low performance. Simply addressing what goes on in our schools, whether in Spain or the UK, will not eliminate the profound impact that inequality still has. Low-Performing Students: Why they fall behind and how to help them succeed: http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-AssetManagement/oecd/education/low-perfor ming-students_9789264250246en#page1 Suzanne O’Connell
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Valencians protest against corruption Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Valencia in a demonstration publicly condemning corruption after over 24 politicians from the right-wing PP party were arrested at local, provincial and regional government level. Corruption in government and public authorities is said to cost every taxpayer in Spain €5,000 each – at a time when taxes have been increased and spending on social necessities cut back dramatically. At least 75 social and political associations, unions and charities called the protest, where banners were carried reading: “CorruPPt officials, give us back our money;” “Corruption = unemployment,” and “Corruption and paella: nobody does it better than Valencia.” The march set off from the city hall square after a manifesto was read, then ended outside the regional High Court of Justice. Former city Mayoress Rita Barberá – who insists she knows nothing about any corruption and never signed off a 'dodgy' public works contract in her 24 years leading Valencia – lives close to the court, and demonstrators stood outside her house shouting: “Rita, go to Picassent,” where the main jail in the province is based, and “give back our money.” The main reason for ending the march outside the court was symbolic, however – one charity rep said it was to show that the people of the region wanted justice done and a ‘zero-tolerance approach’. And with the misuse of public funds being thought to have illegally financed
the PP's electoral campaigns, the protesters want the court to investigate whether the polling station results could be declared invalid. Two huge but unrelated rackets uncovered in January, one involving the regional hydraulics company Acuamed and the other centring on business
promotion entity Imelsa – both firms 100 percent owned and managed by the provincial and regional government when the PP was in power – have brought to light how backhanders were given by businesses in exchange for lucrative public works contracts, invoices for these works inflated, and the surplus given out in cash in illegal commissions. All this unnecessary extra expenditure, most of which was not declared to the tax authorities, includes €91 million overcharged by the public-sector-owned school-building firm Ciegsa. Its former managing director Máximo
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Caturla generated these excess costs in just three years, and photos of him driving his bright-blue Jaguar E-Type through the streets of Dénia have just been published. The PP in Valencia city hall has been forcibly dissolved and placed in the hands of an independent management company, whilst in the regional
government and provincial council it is likely that most members will be replaced by completely new faces. It was even considered whether the party within the Valencia region should change its name to mark a fresh start, but other politicians say they will not escape their reputation by calling themselves something different. The recent spate of corruption arrests, which have also affected former members of the national government, has left acting President Mariano Rajoy in a difficult position as he attempts to drum up support to form a government.
On Friday 12th February the councillor for culture Alejandro Blanco met with Stefan Fura from Cambridge English Language Assessment to agree the use of classrooms in Torrevieja for pupils to sit the suite of Cambridge exams. The exams are world-wide and are recognised by many businesses and universities as evidence of children and adults’ ability to speak English. The exams begin with those aimed at children called Young Learners and then progress into exams for young people and adults including KET, PET, First
Certificate English and Advanced. Until now, those wishing to sit the exams had to go to Elche, Alicante or Murcia to do so. This is the first time they have been offered directly in the town of Torrevieja. The first school to offer open places is the Colegio La Purísima and exams will be held in June. The move to allow the exams to take place here comes with the recognition of the value they can give to the young (and older) people obtaining them. Suzanne O’Connell
Stefan Fura and Alejandro Blanco agree that the Cambridge exams can come to Torrevieja
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Did you know you may be eligible to vote in the EU Referendum? British Embassy launches expat awareness campaign
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f you have been on the electoral roll in the UK within the last 15 years then you can register to vote in the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union. The British Ambassador Simon Manley has launched a major campaign to make expats aware that they may be eligible to have their say in the EU referendum – provided they register to vote in good time. Speaking at a meeting with representatives of the expat community to launch the registration campaign, Mr Manley said: “Interest among expats in the EU referendum is high, but awareness that you may be able to vote is low. We want as many expats as possible to be aware that they can have their say. “You can register to vote in a few minutes via the government website www.gov.uk - and do encourage your friends, family and colleagues to do the same.” The British Embassy in Madrid is backing a global campaign by the Electoral Commission to encourage Britons who live overseas to register to vote. Some 283,000 Britons are registered on the padrón as resident in Spain, but just 11,000 are registered to vote in the UK. So the vast majority of expats will miss out on having their say in the referendum – unless they take a few simple steps. To register as an overseas voter, you must have been registered in a UK constituency within the last 15 years. All you have to do is visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote with your passport details and National Insurance number to hand, and the postcode of where you last lived in the UK. You can choose how you want to vote: by post, by proxy (voting by appointing someone you trust to vote on your behalf ), or even in person if by chance you will be in your UK local
authority area on polling day. All it takes is five minutes to register. And because overseas voters must allow enough time for their ballot paper to be posted from the UK, you should do it now rather than wait for the final deadline, at which point it may be too late to use a postal vote effectively. Postal ballot papers will be despatched about a month ahead of the referendum earlier than for the General Election last year - giving overseas voters more time to
If you are active on Twitter then do tell others that #YourVoteMatters and add the URL http://bit.ly/1RGrh5H so that they can register too.
How you can register to vote in the EU Referendum 1. A referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union will be held by the end of 2017. It could even be this year – the date hasn’t been announced yet.
have an NI number, you can still register.) 4. Choose how you want to vote – by post, proxy, or even in person if you will be in the UK on polling day. If you choose to vote by post, ballot forms will be despatched about one month ahead, giving you time to receive, complete and return your vote to the UK. 5. Do register early, so you have done it well before the referendum date is announced. If you wait, you may miss your Above: British Ambassador Simon Manley is urging expats who are eligible to register to vote in the EU Referendum.
British Ambassador Simon Manley (centre) and expat community representatives gathered in Javea, Alicante province, to urge expats to Register to Vote. receive, complete, and return their ballot pack to the UK. The Embassy is urging Brits to pass on the register to vote message via its ‘Brits living in Spain’ accounts on Facebook and Twitter, the expat media and a wide range of partners that work with the British Consulates in Spain.
2. If you were registered to vote in the UK within the last 15 years, then you can register as an overseas voter and have your say. #yourvotematters. 3. Go to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote and fill in your data. All you need is your National Insurance number, passport details and date of birth. (Even if you don’t
chance to have your say. 6. Just as in the UK, you need to register annually. So if you registered as an overseas voter for last year’s General Election, you need to renew your registration for the EU vote. 7. Out of 283,000 Britons officially resident in Spain, just 11,000 were
registered to vote in last year’s General Election. Many British expats could miss out on the EU referendum, so tell your friends and family to register too. 8. Use Facebook and Twitter to pass the message on that #yourvotematters. Go to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote - make sure you can have your say
Pilar prostitution arrests A gang has been arrested for prostituting women by roadsides, with victims subjected to violence and intimidation and had to hand over most of their earnings. The Guardia Civil has caught an organised crime gang that was forcing women to prostitute themselves across the Vega Baja. Two Romanian people have been arrested in Torrevieja and Pilar de la Horadada, who are charged with allegedly trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation for the purposes of prostitution. This operation is a continuation of an on-going case that began in the north of the province in May 2015 and enabled officers to arrest seven people in Teulada and Moraira. Following the same line of investigation, but changing the area and without any link between the two organisations, the Guardia detected Romanian woman being pressured by some men to work as
prostitutes on roads in the south of the province. They were also being forced to hand over most of what they had earned. The Guardia set up an operation to identify, locate and arrest those responsible, searching two homes in Torrevieja and Pilar, where they arrested two of the members of this dangerous organisation. In the searches they found and confiscated various mobile phones, cash, 10 grams of cocaine and another 10 of methamphetamine, as well as lots of documents which are yet to be analysed. At the moment the arrests were made, several women were also found inside the premises and these are now being looked after by social services. The organisation allegedly tempted women from their country of origin by promising a dignified and well paid job in Spain. However, once here they forced them to prostitute themselves, both on
roadsides and in clubs, giving them just part of what they earned. They kept the women on board with the excuse that now it was the best they could offer them and in the future they would look for better work for them. The women were subjected to violence and intimidation by members of the gang, through which they managed to exercise total control over them. They also threatened to tell people in their countries of origin what their real jobs were so that they would be shamed and shunned by friends and family. On other occasions they turned the women into drug addicts, supplying them with addictive substances regularly and making them dependent to gain their total obedience. The operation remains open so the Guardia have not ruled out new arrests.
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How to survive a lightning strike ■ SUZANNE O’CONNELL
suzanne@costablancapeople.com If you are intrigued by this title then you might like to go to Bill Wright’s talk at the CIAJ on Wednesday 24th February at 5.00pm. The talk is on exactly that, ‘how to survive a lightning strike’, but given Bill’s background it has something to do with flying as you might expect. Bill Wright has given presentations at the CIAJ before. He is an active volunteer in the English conversation classes that are held there every Tuesday and Thursday morning for two hours (10.00 to 12.00) and on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon for an hour (17.00 to 18.00). Billlikes to offer both the language students and anyone who is interested something different with presentations about his passion – aviation. Bill was an aircraft accident investigator for the military before he retired to Spain and has plenty of knowledge about the aviation industry and the realities of being a pilot. ‘Having flown Search and Rescue helicopters in Borneo for two years,’ says Bill. ‘I witnessed Tropical Thunderstorms on a daily basis and you give their huge power consummate respect and stay well clear!’ During the presentation Bill
will: • Show some statistics on lightning including the risk of being struck – commercial aircraft are struck on average once a year • Cover the basics of electricity linked to lightning • How hot lightning is and how many volts • The fundamentals of how lightning is produced from
number of them, albeit not as severe as in the tropics. People are both fascinated and fearful of storms. Like my last presentation on flying and potential fear of it, knowledge can help dispel myths and overcome fears.’ The talk will last around 45 minutes and Bill aims to keep it simple and entertaining. Just to reassure people Bill would like
clouds • The process of the strike on both earth and objects • What practical and physical measures you can take to reduce the chance of being struck and avoid fatal or severe injury ‘Tropical storms are nature’s firework displays and are spectacular events to watch,’ explains Bill. ‘Spain, of course, in summer experiences a large
to emphasise that 90% of human lightning strikes are non-fatal. For those worried about that 10% you might be advised to come along and listen to what Bill has to say. ‘However no guarantees given of course!’ Billpoints out. Bill’s free presentation will take place in the youth centre (CIAJ) on the Paseo Juan Aparicio on the front in Torrevieja.
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‘Love’ Torrevieja Not to lose out on the increasingly popular Saint Valentine interest are the shops and retail establishments of Torrevieja. In a bid to draw back shoppers from the commercial centres, the town centre has launched a campaign, this time focused on the romantic theme of St. Valentines. The titleof the campaign is ‘Fall in love with Torrevieja businesses’ and the drive is to bring people back to their local shops; represented visually through the motif of the ‘red thread’. This is the invisible, legendary ‘thread’ which is supposed to connect those destined to meet. Shoppers will receive a ‘your destiny’ bag which includes a bookmark with the phrase ‘love is the most powerful energy in the world’ in five languages on one side and on the other a picture depicting the red thread and a heart-shaped lollipop. The bag has been handed
are ten questions in ten catering establishments for couples to try their wits at. Ten of the couples will also be ‘tested’ for their compatibility. The competition is open to a maximum of 40 couples of any age.
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out to local businesses who requested them by the traders’ association APYMECO. Those shops and other establishments that have them will display a poster in the window. On the morning of Saturday 20th February there will be a treasure hunt that includes ten businesses. There
The councillor for trade, Manuela Osuna, has also announced business awards. Entries can be received up to March 1st and the categories include: • New trade award – for those setting up a new facility in the past year – first prize €875 and the second €500 • Commercial renovation award – for businesses that have opened up another branch or renovated an existing one–same prizes as above • Urban trade award – businesses which have presented their products in an attractive and creative manner during the year €500 More information about these awards can be found at: www.portaldelcomerciante.c om/ torrevieja.
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WEEKLY EURO UPDATE The European Single currency has found form lately in spite of global equity markets continuing with the year to date sell off. Having seen the US Federal Reserve raise rates back in December, investors now seem to be overwhelmed with fear as a global slowdown looms with some commentators suggesting that another financial crisis is almost upon us. Bank stocks took a hammering on insufficient capitalisation fears whilst commodity companies were hit hard as earnings continue to be revised down on falling prices. With stock market crashing safe haven currencies such as the Japanese yen and now of course the Euro were in massive demand, helping to drive the value of both upwards. There were major worries over the state of some of the Eurozone’s banks with Germanys’ largest, Deutsche bank falling 40% at one point over the week only to bounce back strongly. The Euro was little moved in spite of the undercurrent that the EU’s banking sector may again be heading towards another crisis, with revenue creation strained and the begging bowl for more capital doing the rounds again tapping up investors for yet more money. Greece too is back in the news again with concerns over its ability to rein in spending. The Government recognises that Greek pensions are too high and should be slashed in order to cut social security costs and improve the country's finances in general. If the markets are questioning the stability of German banks they will certainly raise an eyebrow or two over the state of the Greek banking system. The Greek stock market collapsed to a 26 year low over the week raising major concerns that its financial worries are far from over. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney
was again reiterating his view that the slowdown and weakness seen throughout the western world would hinder UK rate rise expectations. Not so low ago markets were pricing in a rate rise in the UK during 2016, this was subsequently scaled back recently to 2017, and with the recent gloomy view of the UK’s economic situation, forecasts have been subjected to yet further extensions with some now saying the 1st raise since 2006 will not now come until 2019. Brexit of course continues to drag on. Should the UK actually vote to leave, will other EU nations consider their own ties? Banking giants Goldman Sachs painted a picture of sterling depreciating by as much as 20% should the UK electorate vote to leave. The uncertainty does not help garner support for sterling in the current climate. UK Manufacturers delivered a downbeat assessment of output levels during the 4th quarter of last year. Such results offered FX traders yet further reason to sell the pound against the € with the rate beaching the €1.30 level early on in the week with the decline halted at €1.2660. From the US we saw Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen acknowledge that the recent equity declines and US dollar strength may impact on American economic activity, with the hint here being that US interest rate projections might need to be scaled back. It seems that the US will temper expectations of further rises; the December 2015 hike was warranted, but the future path is far from clear. Where do we go from here? The markets do expect the ECB to further expand its stimulus measures at its next meeting in March. Global markets are holding out for some scarce good news. The question now is will it come and from where?
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Have you ever watched a plant move all by itself? The unusual Desmodium gyrans, also known as the ‘Dancing plant’, is another of the few plants in the world that visibly - and quickly - moves its leaves when exposed to touch, sunlight, warmth or even small vibrations - hence the reaction to music and sound. When the plant finally “goes to sleep” at night, the leaves droop downwards. This plant is famous for being a favourite of Charles Darwin and is featured in depth in his book ‘The Power of Movement in Plants’, his final work before he died. He had started studying the Dancing plant years earlier, having obtained a sample from his friend Sir Joseph Hooker who had collected specimens in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim. In 1873 Darwin excitedly wrote to Hooker: “Now
I want to tell you, for my own pleasure, about the movements of Desmodium… The little leaflets never go to sleep, and this seems to me very odd; they are at their games of play as late as 11 o’clock at night and probably later.” Darwin didn’t seem to notice the response to sound, but thought the twitching reflex was in response to drops of water which he had sprayed on it, rather like shrugging off a cold shower. However its affinity with music certainly
seems to be well documented.
Nomenclature Desmodium gyrans has later been renamed as Codariocalyx motorius, both names reflecting this plant’s talent for movement visible to the naked eye. Besides ‘Dancing plant’, other common names include ‘Telegraph plant’ and ‘Semaphore plant’ after the leaf movements, which resemble semaphore signals or Morse code.
Description Desmodium gyrans is a perennial, leguminous shrub, part of the Fabaceae family. To be honest, it is nothing special to look at, until you look more closely and do a bit of reading up. It is native to tropical Asia and earns the name from its habit of rotating and jerking its leaves on their axes. The foliage is very simple; it has a very airy look to it with delicate stems that bear the leaves. The leaves are attached to the stem in an odd way, almost jointed, both at the very base of the leaf and where the leaf joins the stem. This makes them floppy and quite unlike normal leaves.
Each leaf distinctively sprouts two miniature "satellite" leaves near the stem, which serve as sun samplers to help determine optimal position in regards to available sunlight. The rare Dancing plant seasonally sports small purple flower blossoms, which feature two large petals
with white streaks along their centers. Mature plants reach heights of about 5 feet tall. It is a fascinating plant, perfect for children to grow and have fun with the plants really do “dance” in their own way in response to sound.
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Culture These lively tropical plants must be kept warm as they are not winter hardy and are prone to freezing. Flowering Dancing plants flourishes in temperatures ranging from 22 to 35°C (71 to 95°F). They grow just fine in containers - in our climate preferably indoors during winter and outdoors during summer. Plants thrive in full sun and tolerate conditions of partial shade. They grow best in nutrient-rich, welldrained soils, though being a member of the pea family, they have the ability to fix nitrogen from the air and are therefore adaptable to most soil types, including those of poor quality. Keep the soil moist in warm seasons, but avoid over-watering during the cool seasons Dancing plants generally are easy to grow and require little maintenance from owners. They grow natively in Asian territories like Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam and propagate via seeds or cuttings.
Sowing Seeds can be sown indoors at any time of year. Soak the seeds in a container of warm water for a day or two before planting the seeds at a depth of 1 cm (3/8 in). Then cover the container or pots with clear plastic wrap or lid and place them in a warm place. Ideal
Cultivation Remove the plastic cover once they have germinated. The seedling leaves will not move, but about three weeks later, real leaves will appear that will. The soil must be kept consistently moist, without drying out between watering. Once the seedlings are well established, the plants can be transplanted to bigger pots.
Of interest
germination temperatures are 24 to 27°C (75 to 80°F). Germination of the seeds can start in 10 days, with the majority germinating in 30 days. They may take up to 90 days, so don’t be discouraged.
This extraordinary plant came incredibly close to extinction, but recent research by Dr. Pradit Kampermpool at the Kampermpool's plant nursery in Udon Thani Province, in tropical northern Thailand, has secured the continued existence. This tropical flowering shrub adds a fascinating and beautiful conversation piece to any garden, makes an attractive houseplant, and will give dancing displays on a sunny windowsill. Somewhere I read it likes the Grateful Dead, in other places that it responded better to "muzak" than heavy rock. It seems music is a personal choice for plants too… Marc Vijverberg
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THE ITALIAN LADS KNOW WHAT LOVE REALLY IS ALL ABOUT! There are ‘fellows’, ‘blokes’, ‘chaps’, ‘mates’ ‘guys’ and ‘lads’. Chaps, blokes and mates are somewhat ‘Englishy’ – and there is nothing wrong with that, but for the purpose of this exercise we’ll just park those three categories of maleness. I knew ‘guys’ before there were any in Ireland – having lived and worked in North America at a time when all the guys were over there and Ireland was full of ‘fellows’. How things change in a generation: Now everyone in Ireland – male, female and anything in between, are all ‘guys’ - and ‘how’s it goin’ horse’, has been replaced with ‘hey guys’ by way of a friendly greeting. However, whilst we may appear to be a nation of guys, ‘the lads’ are still the backbone of Irish civilisation – and don’t ever forget it. ‘The Lads’ are the salt of the earth. No throwing of shapes or pretence, safe pairs of hands, solvers of problems – (especially if the lad with the problem isn’t there) and manufacturers of wisdom and wit. The lads gravitate towards each other and you will find them in small groups in the pub and on the terrace
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Skopje is the capital of the Republic of Macedonia; it is in the Povardarie region, and is the largest and most diverse city in the country. Skopje has been occupied by many different peoples since its foundation. This is evidenced by the several Byzantine churches and monasteries around the city, also by a few Roman sites, such as Scupi and Skopje's Aqueduct. However, the group that left the greatest mark on Skopje were the Ottomans. The Ottomans ruled Macedonia for hundreds of years and built a large number of mosques and other buildings. Today, Skopje is becoming a modern city. Home to about quarter of the entire population of the country, it is also home to many different types of people. Besides the majority Macedonians, many Albanians, Turks, Roma, Serbs, Bosniaks and others call Skopje home. Skopje is the financial and political center of Macedonia and by far its biggest city. The city population is between 500,000-660,000.
THINGS TO SEE AND DO Alexander the Great. Perhaps the main symbol of Skopje is the Warrior on a Horse statue and fountain in the centre of Macedonia Square. It is typically thought to depict Alexander the Great, though it is not officially named for him.
The monument was built in Florence and was officially completed on September 8, 2011 to commemorate 20 years of the independence of the Republic of Macedonia. Kale Fortress. The Kale Fortress stands on the highest hill in the Skopje valley and offers great views over the city. The oldest section of the fortress is within the present day fortifications. It is 121m long and is built in opus qvadrum style (huge stone blocks on the outside and small stones inside) by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian who was born in the village of Taorion near Skopje. Stone Bridge. The Stone Bridge was built in the 6th century by the Byzantine emperor Justinian. Since then it has been the symbol of the city and every ruler tried to leave a mark on it, even Skopje's last major who has been restoring it for 10 years now. Macedonia Square. Even though most of the interesting sights are on the other side of the Stone Bridge, there are couple of interesting sights around Macedonia Square. The square has changed a lot after the earthquake, most of the neoclassical buildings are gone except for a small section of houses in the center. On the other hand, you can do several interesting things in
Skopje. Explore Matka Canyon, Features a lake and a hydrodam. Locals go there in the summer to swim in the river and picnic. Starting from the hydrodam, there is a 6km long walking trail along the canyon that leads you to another dam. Another important event is Skopje Summer Festival. The epithets such as the most abundant, the most various, the longest and, according to many authorized marks, one of the most qualitative cultural manifestation of international character which is held in Macedonia, characterize Skopje Summer.
EAT AND DRINK Macedonia’s capital offers something to satisfy all modern tastes and appetites. Make sure to try the famous Macedonian foods such as burek, Shopska Salata, and others. Skopje’s eateries are plentiful and offer a diverse range of local and international flavours. International cuisine is well represented in Skopje with Chinese, Italian, Indian, Greek, Mexican, Middle Eastern and French restaurants all found within the city centre. In addition, pizza and fast food places abound, as do small bakery cafes selling pastries such as the ubiquitous burek (a flaky filo pie stuffed with meat, cheese or spinach).
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DAILY HABITS THAT AGE YOU MORE QUICKLY Ageing is inevitable, but you can still feel and look younger than your years if you know a few facts. If you’re fatigued in the middle of the day or notice new lines on your face in the morning, your everyday habits may be adding more years to you than you’d like. Experts give this advice on ways to turn back the clock…
You’re a night owl Staying up late is fun in your teens, but burning the midnight oil can make you look older as you age. Beauty sleep is not just an old wives' tale. Sleep deprivation causes bags under the eyes and droopy, tired eyelids and pallor. This makes us look less healthy, and, hence, we appear less attractive to others. To determine how much sleep you need to look your best, add up the number of hours of sleep you get over a period of two weeks (including naps) and divide by 14.
You hold grudges If you’re unable to let bygones be bygones, you may add years to your body. Several studies show a link between forgiveness and physical health. Holding a grudge increases stress which boosts levels of the hormone cortisol. Cortisol contributes to weight gain, raises blood pressure, elevates blood sugar and increases the risk of diabetes. Learn how to let go, and you may live longer.
You sleep with your face in the pillow Sleeping with your face pressed into the pillow can make you look years older in a couple of ways. Persistently pressing your face into a pillow causes trauma to
the skin. Over time, this trauma, aggravated by the friction of a cotton pillowcase, can create permanent creases as collagen breaks down.
You sleep for less than five hours a night
increases aging of every part of our body. Eating a diet high in sugar will not only damage your waistline but it will increase your risk of diabetes and can even cause skin problems, especially acne and wrinkles.
Such a routine during university might be fine, but it needs to change as early as possible. Apart from giving yourself dark circles, you also shorten your life with insufficient sleep. Sleeping within the seven-hour range is optimal.
You drink alcohol to excess
You eat most of your food on the run or out of a box Living on junk food and fast food dumps unhealthy levels of sodium, fat and cholesterol into your system, which boosts the aging process and increases the likelihood of obesity. With weight gain comes a higher risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Avoiding processed foods and eating more whole foods reduces the amount of added sugar and fat in your diet and decreases these risks. Whole, unprocessed foods are also high in fibre, which promotes low cholesterol. Omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish (salmon, trout, tuna), walnuts and flaxseed also help decrease inflammation in the body and promote healthy skin and reduce the development of wrinkles.
You have a sweet tooth If you never say no to dessert, you may be saying yes to more wrinkles. Sugar
sun damage and wrinkling warn dermatologists. This is why rubbing your eyes may result in broken capillaries. For relief from tired or irritated eyes, instead of rubbing them, try brewing two green tea bags, allow them to cool and place them over your eyes for 10 minutes. Applying creams that contain collagen and vitamins K and D, as well as including them as part of a balanced diet, can also help.
When you eat sugar a process called glycation occurs, where the sugar in your bloodstream attaches to proteins, forming new molecules called advanced glycation end products, or AGEs for short. These AGEs damage nearby protein fibres that keep skin elastic.
You rub your eyes Tired eyes? Avoid rubbing them if you want to stay younger-looking. Rubbing your eyes breaks down the collagen and elasticity around the area, which produces wrinkles and broken capillaries. The skin in this area is incredibly thin and extremely sensitive and vulnerable to
A moderate amount of alcohol has heart healthybenefits, but an excess shortens your life, according to a study published in the January 2013 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Alcohol-dependent women showed a 4.6-fold higher death rate compared with the general population; alcoholic-dependent men have a nearly twofold higher risk of dying earlier than the average male. Excess alcohol can lead to heart failure, high blood pressure, cirrhosis of the liver and weight gain. The American Heart Association recommends that men limit themselves to one to two drinks a day, and one drink a day for women (one drink is a 12-ounce beer or four ounces of wine).
You don’t have a way to destress Men living moderate- to high-stress lifestyles for a number of years have a 50 percent higher mortality rate, according
to a 2011 study from the Journal of Aging Research. The study involved approximately 1,000 healthy men and studied them for an 18-year period. Experiencing more than two major life events a year was enough to increase mortality risk. Chronic stress is linked to many diseases, including cardiovascular, asthma and autoimmune disorders, so taking steps to de-stress can help reduce your risk. The Mayo Clinic recommends using the “four A’s” to relax: avoid the source of stress, alter your reaction to it, accept things as they are or adapt by changing your expectations.
You exercise only when you want to lose weight If your exercise plan starts every 1st Jan and lasts only until you’re able to fit back into your jeans, you may be cheating yourself out of longevity. Many studies show that regular exercise helps prevent age-related diseases and prolongs life span.
You keep fats far away from your diet A minimum amount of fat is necessary for the body to be able to maintain a youthful, energetic feeling and a pleasant appearance. Hearthealthy omega 3 fatty acids found in oily fish (such as salmon and mackerel) and certain nuts (such as walnuts and flax seeds) keep the skin supple and plump, thereby preventing wrinkles, and they boost both heart and brain health as well. It is recommended that you incorporate fish into your diet at least twice a week.
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ABOUT US GO SATELLITE was set up 12 years ago by husband and wife team. 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. SERVICES WE OFFER We are here to help! We can arrange installation of TV direct from the satellite with no monthly subscription. We are able to make repairs to existing satellite systems, potentially saving you from additional costs. We are suppliers of Sky and Humax receivers direct from the UK. You will find we are the cheapest on the Costa Blanca. Ask us about Sky cards and subscriptions. We are not only here for your TV and Satellite solutions, but are able to offer help with internet and telephone.
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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. Go Satellite is going from strength to strength! SATISFIED CUSTOMERS! Over the past 12 years the company has installed hundreds of satellite TV systems for individuals, companies and communities. The Go Satellite system uses highest quality Portuguese manufactured dishes and requires NO monthly payments. Packages are available to suit everybody’s requirements and budget. GO SATELLITE offer expertise, reassurance and a proven track record, which can be backed up by many a satisfied customer. OTHER SERVICES Go Satellite not only provide television, but are also able to provide internet and telephone services. Packages are available to suit all with a switch on/off service available for non-residents.
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Daya Nueva Bowls Club raise money for charity In early December a member of the Daya Nueva Bowls Club, Margaret Ward, decided she was not going to send Christmas cards but instead donate the money she would have spent on the cards to the local charity branch of Caritas, she then decided to take it one step further and put a collection tin in the Bowls Club in Daya Nueva asking others to do the same. On opening the tin in January she was delighted to see that this small gesture had managed to raise a fantastic €125.73, Margaret and some of the bowls members are seen here at the bowls club presenting the money to the priest of Daya Nueva, Juan Parroco, for the charity.
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Seven arrested in Nadal called on to fly Olympic flag Spain over suspected jihad links Spanish police have arrested seven people with suspected links to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State groups and uncovered an operation which had been smuggling arms to jihadists under the guise of humanitarian aid. The arrests were carried out in the cities of Valencia and more locally in Crevillente and in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, the police said in a statement. “Five are Spanish nationals of Syrian, Jordanian and Moroccan origin, and two are Syrian and Moroccan nationals,” it said. The arrests were made in the context of an investigation launched in 2014 into “foreign structures” providing logistical support for Islamic State - also called ISIL, ISIS or Daesh - and the Al-Nusra Front, an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, police said. One of those arrested was a man who dispatched “military material, money, electronic and transmission material, firearms and precursors for making explosives” to Syria and Iraq via a company, it said. This was shipped out in closed containers under the guise of humanitarian aid, and financed by
‘hawala’, an informal system of payment which is based on trust and therefore far more difficult to trace than bank transfers. The leader of the network was in ‘constant’ contact with a member of the Islamic State, who repeatedly asked him to recruit women in order to marry them off to IS jihadists in Syria, the statement said. National Police are searching a number of homes across the province of Alicante and further arrests may be reported imminently. The investigation has been ongoing for nearly two years, and has allowed authorities to break up a satellite cell of the terrorist organisations Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN) and DAESH, or the so-called Islamic State, based in Syria and Iraq. National Court Judge, Eloy Velasco, has already sent to prison six of the seven detained and the seventh, believed to be the head of the terror cell, is destined to follow shortly. The six who are now imprisoned are under investigation for several crimes, among them belonging to a terrorist organisation and financing the socalled Islamic State.
Spain’s official Olympic Committee is campaigning hard for Mallorca-born tennis ace Rafa Nadal to be the country’s flag carrier at the Rio de Janeiro games this summer. Although the sporting star is suffering from a serious loss of form which has cost him a string of tournaments – a hangover from a succession of injuries in the last four years – it is believed that Rafa ‘has given so much to Spanish sports and society’ that he should be ‘rewarded’ with the honour of carrying his country’s flag. Alejandro Blanco, chairman of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) says the country ‘owes’ it to the former ATP world number one to let him fly his national flag in the Brazilian city.Traditionally, the flag-bearer is the player with the best results at the last Olympics. “But when we have a sportsperson like Rafa, who missed his chance to fly the flag last time, the Spanish sports community has to grant him this
honour, and with a great deal of pride,” argues Blanco. “Nadal had already been nominated as flag carrier for London 2012, then at the last minute he was unable to go because he was injured.There's only one sportsperson Spain really owes the honour of being flag-bearer to, and he's called Rafa Nadal. “He has given our sports and society so much, he has been champion of everything and won an Olympic gold in Peking 2008, and this would be a way of rewarding him.” The final decision will have to be made by the committee and announced in March The 2016 Olympic Games will be held between the 5th and 21st August with 10,500 athletes from 206 countries competing. Over 17 days there will be 306 medal events; 136 women’s, 9 mixed and 161 men’s. Forty-two sports will be contested including two new additions of Golf and rugby. Golf returns after an absence of 112 years and Rugby an absence of 92 years.
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EILEEN DOLORES DUFFY 1942 – 2016
Beloved and cherished wife of John. Loving Mother to Lisa and Maxine. Grandmother to Bianca, Nathan, Brandon and Jordon. Sister to Diana and Brenda. Aunt, great Aunt and great, great Aunt to 16 of us. You were truly the most loving, caring, selfless person, who saw the good in everyone. You were a stunningly beautiful person inside and out, with a huge heart of pure gold. You had a long and happy marriage to the one and only love of your life, your John. 52 years if I’m not mistaken. Lisa was born in 1965 followed by Maxine in 1968 to complete your family. You raised them teaching them right from wrong, impeccable manners, how to stand on their own two feet, how to be good mothers, how to be good decent people and you taught them how to love and be loved in return. Your girls grew up to be a credit to you. They both married but were never far from your front door. They soon had families of their own and gave you your four grandchildren that you loved and adored and they adored you right back. We all have so many great memories of holidays. The one in
Cornwall in the apartment where there was the tape recording of all you adults say all words beginning with “J” when us kids were tucked up in bed. I think some vino may have been involved or you are all mad! The field where I froze in the middle of the cattle field and Uncle John had to come and rescue me and I am sure Darrin fell in a puddle or worse, cow poo! We all went on holiday to Ibiza. There must have been about twenty of us! The hotel must have thought the mafia had arrived.
I am sure that was the one where we went to one of those organised night trips and how shall I put it...The parents were all very happy on the dance floor and took their eyes off us kids and the porrones! Haha! Family Christmases were always chaos at Nans, especially as our family grew with new husbands and grandchildren. The Christmas pudding
with the money that got ridiculous, just to wind Grandpop up, because all he ever got was the rubbish from the crackers in his wine glass. Limpsfield every Sunday in the summer. Family picnics, football, rounders, kids in the sandpit, which actually was a golf bunker. Saturday night get togethers (Spanish Style) family parties (also Spanish style. By this I mean LOUD! ) I will always remember your ugly feet (you got those from your daddy) and your laugh! THAT laugh! Ha ha, I can hear it now. When we came to visit, within two minutes of crossing the threshold, there would be as tray of tea and sandwiches of cheese and onion, ham or “mortadela”. I never knew what that was then and I still don’t know to this day! You were always a lady in every sense of the word. Well the years have flown and we are all very much older. Many of our family have passed away as that is the circle of life. Your passing is very much bitter sweet, but God decided that is was time to set you free again to go and fly with our other angels that have gone before you. So fly high aunty and have a party with them all like the old days and be sure to be waiting with a cup of tea when my time comes. See you later. Love and miss you loads. Your first born niece. Linda x
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There have been protest marches around Europe this week, with thousands taking to the streets demanding legislation in Spain to stop this horror. Those of us living here also need to raise our voices and spread the word. Sadly there is great cruelty to animals in every country – Spain is not unique, but the vast numbers of these beautiful animals slaughtered every year surely means they need a voice, so that next year there will truly be Hope for Podencos. To contact Irene and Steve you can email them on hopeforpodencos@outlook.com or see their website www.hopeforpodencos.com. Telephone numbers are 634065540 and 965073084.
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because people perceive them to be hounds needing hours of exercise every day, they are not always easy to rehome. In fact, they don’t need any more exercise than any other dog, and just want to be loved. Consequently the rescue organisations , some of which specialise in caring for this breed, are in overload, especially at this time of year. Hope for Podencos, based at Torremendo is one of them, and they work incredibly hard to restore these poor animals to health and to find them new homes, often abroad. They are underfunded and struggle to meet vet and food bills, so if you can spare a few euros, their charity number is CV-01-054570-A.
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Spanish sun attracts tourists shunning attack-hit Med resorts
It’s low season and the sun in Barcelona shines only timidly, but local cycling tours are doing a roaring trade as holiday-makers shun their usual Mediterranean tourism hotspots after a spate of jihadist attacks. As the world's third tourism destination after France and the United States, Spain has already beaten records in the number of foreign visitors for three years in a row, and 2016 is expected to follow the same trend. Tour businesses are reporting that 2015 was their best year for more than a decade and are also reporting that winter trade was steady and lucrative. In the cities for some time now, Europeans have for a large part replaced Americans on client lists,
thanks to the expansion of low-cost airlines and sporadic unrest in many Mediterranean countries. Jihadist attacks on tourists in Tunisia last year and the IS-claimed October crash of a Russian plane which took off from the Egyptian resort of Sharm elSheikh, as well as a suicide bomb in Istanbul, have seen travellers shun these once-favoured vacation destinations. People like Florian Grohe and Saskia Oetzmann, a young couple from Munich in Germany who had originally planned to go to Istanbul, but ended up in Barcelona. “Our parents were saying all the time 'don't go now, don't go now, look for something else' and flights to Barcelona
were cheaper,” said Oetzmann. “We were not scared but we did not want them to worry and I am a big supporter of FC Barcelona, so it was a good choice as well,” added Grohe. Oetzmann and Grohe are but a drop in the ocean of tourists in Spain. Some 68.1 million foreign travellers visited in 2015, nearly five percent more than the previous year. And that number is expected to swell in 2016. “Just in January, we've registered 25 percent more reservations for Spain than the previous year,” says Maria Sierra, spokeswoman for eDreams, one of the main European online travel agencies headquartered in Barcelona. It's the same story for Anna VivesBegliomini, owner of Look Barcelona, which rents out luxury flats and guest houses on Barcelona's most expensive Paseo de Graciastreet, where works by Spain's famed architect Antoni Gaudi abound. “We're getting a lot of reservations in advance. At the end of the year, we had some of the places almost full for April, May or June,” she says, pointing also to the increasing number of Chinese and South Koreans coming to visit.
are also doing well, particularly the Canary Islands off northwest Africa and the Balearic islands in the Mediterranean. “We've had an increase in bookings particularly for the summer period,” says Manuel Valenzuela, deputy head of Catalonia Hotels, which has some 50 establishments across Spain and saw its turnover increase by 15 percent last year. Even TUI, the world's biggest tourism group, has noted this shift to Spain on the back of jihadist attacks. Last week, chief executive Fritz Joussen said 2016 summer bookings in Turkey had dropped by 40 percent in
the wake of a January suicide bombing in Istanbul that killed 11 German tourists. “Our own hotels in destinations outside Turkey such as Spain and in particular the Canaries are benefitting from this shift in demand,” he said. And Giovanni Cavalli, commercial director for theme park Port Aventura south of Barcelona, said he was expecting to get more tourists on the back of the Turkey attack. “Turkey worked a lot with the Russian, German and British markets,” he says. “I'm pretty sure that these tourists will be looking for a more peaceful place, and this place is Spain.”
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Just in January, we've registered 25 percent more reservations for Spain than the previous year,” says Maria Sierra, spokeswoman for eDreams, one of the main European online travel agencies headquartered in Barcelona.
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Fundraising for World Kidney Day World Kidney Day takes place on 10th March 2016, which this year focusses on the important theme of Kidney Disease and Children – Act Early to Prevent It. All eight Specsavers Opticas stores in Spain have announced that they are getting behind this event and will be raising money and distributing information about the cause from 15th February until 15th March. The global optical brand have been inspired to support this important cause, after Martin Blake the Director of Specsavers Opticas in Mallorca came to the rescue of his brother-inlaw and donated a kidney in March 2015. His brotherin-law was seriously ill, receiving dialysis at the hospital for seven hours, five times a week whilst he waited for a donor and became weaker. The waiting list for kidneys in the UK is over four years and the doctors didn’t think he had that long to live. Martin bravely put himself forward as a donor and since the transplant his brother-in-law is responding very well.
Throughout 2015 Martin and his team have been raising money for Kidney Research and to date have collected 1,300€ for this worthy cause. All the other stores were so impressed
by his sacrifice and commitment, that they have also got behind Kidney Research and will all be raising money for the Spanish kidney research charity ALCER in the run up to World Kidney Day. Martin commented, “It was
amazing to be able to save a life by becoming an organ donor and seeing the difference it has made to my brother-in-law’s life has been wonderful. However, we’re aware that on average a kidney transplant only lasts 10-15 years and then this cycle could start again if new treatments or cures haven’t been discovered. This is why I am now raising money to fund the research which will hopefully find the cure and stop the misery of dialysis, and waiting for a donor. I am delighted that the other seven Specsavers stores have joined me to fundraise and raise awareness of this low profile disease.” To find out more about World Kidney Day and how you can get involved visit www.worldkidneyday.org To support Kidney Research pop into your nearest Specsavers Opticas store and make a donation. To find your nearest store visit www.specsavers.es Information about ALCER and how you can become a supporter can be found on their website www.alcer.org
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Infanta Cristina in court Cristina de Borbón, King Felipe VI’s sister has returned to court for the restart of the Noos corruption Trial. She arrived at a makeshift courthouse in Mallorca last week as a defendant in a landmark trial that has attracted the entire nation’s attention. She is expected to be the last person to testify in a high-profile corruption trial involving 16 other
company of her husband, former Olympic medalist-turnedbusinessman IñakiUrdangarin, who is considered one of the masterminds behind the Nóos scandal. The scale of the trial is such that it is being held inside a larger building in Son Rossinyol, an industrial area just outside Palma de Mallorca, rather than at the
people, including her own husband, former regional politicians and several businesspeople. The case has drawn considerable attention as this is the first time in history that a member of the Spanish royal family has been placed in the dock. Her defence’s attempts to getCristina exonerated based on a legal precedent failed to convince the panel of three judges presiding over the trial. The 50-year-old princess arrived at the Palma de Mallorca facility at around 9.00am in the
Balearic Islands provincial court. Ironically, the building sits across from the local penitentiary. Sharing the stand with the royal couple are 11 former elected officials from the regions of Valencia, Balearic Islands and Madrid who allegedly awarded hefty contracts to the non-profitmakingNóos Institute, run jointly by Urdangarin and his business associate Diego Torres. Both men are believed to have used their non-profit status to divert around €6.2 million from public contracts won for organising sports events.
Urdangarin allegedly used his royal connections to secure nobid contracts from regional administrations run by the Popular Party (PP), overcharging for his services. Cristina’s role in the case is minor, and stems from the fact that she sat on the board of a company called Aizoon that was allegedly used to channel part of these funds. She faces a prison sentence of up to eight years if found guilty of using some of this money for personal expenses, then claiming these as deductions in 2007 and 2008 tax filings. But the group of 17 defendants could be served with sentences totaling a collective 200 years. Urdangarin, who is charged with embezzlement, document forgery and money laundering, could spend over 19 years behind bars. Cristina de Borbón, who was dropped from the royal family's agenda after her involvement in the case became public, is due to answer questions on 26th February, according to the provisional trial schedule. The drawn-out pre-trial investigation was an added blow to the Spanish royal family’s reputation at a time when its popularity ratings were already low. Juan Carlos abdicated in June 2014 and handed the throne over to his son Felipe, who pledged to bring more transparency to the monarchy.
Telephone (0034) 966 718 779 Fax: (0034) 965 725 582 Email: sunseekers@live.com Web: www.sunseekersquesada.com Calle Blanca No 1 (near Goyos Restaurant), Quesada
QUESADA GOLF. DETACHED VILLA WITH ALMOST 400M PLOT, 3 BEDS, 3 BATHS, NICE KITCHEN, BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED THROUGHOUT, KIDNEY SHAPED POOL, OFF ROAD PARKING, LARGE STORAGE UNIT, BBQ, FULLY AIR CONDITIONED THROUGHOUT HOT AND COLD, EASY MAINTENANCE GARDEN, FULLY WALLED AND PRIVATE LOCATION. PRICE 175,000 EUROS. DIVORCE SALE, OWNERS ARE MINDED TO SELL, AND ANY SERIOUS CLOSE OFFERS WILL BE GIVEN EQUALLY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION. ALL PHOTOS AVAILABLE IN OFFICE. WALKING DISTANCE TO LOCAL BARS, SUPERMARKETS ETC. EXCELLENT VALUE, VIEWING ESSENTIAL TO APPRECIATE THIS PROPERTY.
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Quesada, detached villa with huge underbuild, own pool, good views, 3 beds, 2 baths, plus underbuild with separate kitchen and bathroom, ideal granny annexe, teenager annexe, 500sqm plot, very tastefully furnished
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Quesada, walking distance to Lidl and Consum supermarkets, this quad house has 3 beds, 1 family bathroom, downstairs WC, separate large kitchen, and good sized living/dining room. Fully furnished to a comfortable standard, comunal swimming pool
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149,995 Euros
San Luis, semi detached villa with large plot, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, large kitchen, living room and dining room, plus separate guest suite of bedroom and bathroom, large garage, rooftop solarium with lovely views, outside BBQ area, so many extras too many to list, No pool, but space for. Located within easy walking distance to all amenities, a family home, not a holiday home
Quesada, detached villa with 2 beds, 1 bathroom, lovely kitchen, two living rooms-legal extensionmature garden, off road parking, with brick built storage unit underneath, this property is presented immaculately, and represents spacious accommodation with recent extension, many many extras too numerous to list, sadly a Probate sale, or indeed very close offers. Viewing essential.
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Quesada, mid terrace bungalow with 2 beds, 1 bathroom, dining room with beautifull kitchen, plus extension to make a large living room. Off road parking, front garden fully tiled, south facing. This is the best one I have seen in 15 years, fully furnished to an excellent standard. Price 79,000 euros, but owner is serious to sell, and will negotiate. Full photos in office. Located walking distance to supermarket, bars and restaurants.
Ground floor 1 bed apartment, excellent size,fully furnished to a very comfortable standard, communal pool 7 meters from front door, underground garage, telephone entry system, walking distance to town centre and saturday market. 619
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Get A Job (2016) Life after college graduation is not exactly going as planned for Will and Jillian who find themselves lost in a sea of increasingly strange jobs. But with help from their family, friends and coworkers they soon discover that the most important (and hilarious) adventures are the ones that we donʹt see coming. Director: Dylan Kidd Writers: Kyle Pennekamp (screenplay), Scott Turpel (screenplay) Stars: Alison Brie, Anna Kendrick, Miles Teller
Dirty Grandpa (2016) Rating 6.0 Right before his wedding, an uptight guy is tricked into driving his grandfather, a lecherous former Army Lieutenant‐Colonel, to Florida for spring break. Director: Dan Mazer Writer: John Phillips (screenplay) Stars: Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Zoey Deutch
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2016) The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New Yorkʹs secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. Director: David Yates Writers: J.K. Rowling, J.K. Rowling (textbook) Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Colin Farrell
The Boy (2016) Rating 6.3 An American nanny is shocked that her new English familyʹs boy is actually a life‐sized doll. After she violates a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive. Director: William Brent Bell Writer: Stacey Menear Stars: Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, James Russell
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Get set for It’s Not Rocket Science, a brand new entertainment series that celebrates science and the world around us through thrilling, big-scale experiments and emotive personal stories. Fronted by actor Ben Miller, stand up comedian Romesh Ranganathan and presenter Rachel Riley, all of whom share a passion for science and technology, the fast paced and informative six-part series brings science to life in all its many forms, showcasing brand new gadgets and technology, and using awe inspiring innovation. Every week, one of the presenters will put their lives in jeopardy in a series of daredevil, high-risk experiments, where only science can save them. Rachel plays with fire, quite literally, as she zip wires through a wall of flames, Ben Miller finds himself strapped to a high speed wrecking ball and hurtling towards Romesh, and Romesh is pinned to the floor with a full size fridge plummeting towards him. Resident scientist Dr Kevin Fong will preside over the high-octane activity as the trio put their trust in science to survive…
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World News Today Grand Tours of Scotland The Truth About Meteors The Bermuda Triangle: Beneath the Waves The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The Truth About Meteors Time Shift Dancing in the Blitz: How World War 2 Made British Ballet Good Swan, Bad Swan: Dancing Swan Lake This is BBC Four
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Kirstie's Handmade Treasures
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Time Team
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Come Dine with Me
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The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door
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Home and Away
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NCIS
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Neighbours
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Home and Away
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The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door
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GPs: Behind Closed Doors
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Violent Child, Desperate Parents
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The Boy with Giant Hands
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10,000 BC: Two Tribes
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Lip Sync Battle UK
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Super Casino
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10,000 BC: Two Tribes
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Wildlife SOS
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HouseBusters
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House Doctor
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Minder The Chase Magnum, P.I. The Sweeney The Professionals The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Car Chasers Magnum, P.I. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Car Chasers Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Benidorm Total Recall Child's Play 2 Ax Men ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping
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Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
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A Place in the Sun
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Grand Designs
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Discovering Britain
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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
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24 Hours in A and E
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Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story
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TV Pick Limitless An addictive new drama starring Jake McDorman and with special appearances by Bradley Cooper. Jake McDorman plays down-on-his luck musician Brian Finch, who is feeling lower than ever when his ex-bandmate Eli gives him a single pill of NZT, a lifechanging, mind-boosting drug that allows him to recall anything he has ever seen, read or heard. The miracle drug quickly makes him one of the smartest men in the word. However, it also lands him in deep trouble when, eager for a second fix, he visits Eli’s apartment and finds him dead on the floor. Spotted racing from the scene, Finch soon becomes the prime suspect in the FBI’s murder investigation. However, one FBI agent, Rebecca Harris (Jennifer Carpenter), starts to believe that the charismatic Finch isn’t the killer everyone suspects. She coerces him into using his extraordinary abilities to solve complex cases and he quickly becomes one of the greatest assets the FBI has ever possessed.
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Television: Thurs 18th Feb BBC1
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Breakfast The Housing Enforcers Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Revisited Claimed and Shamed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Father Brown Escape to the Country Holiday of My Lifetime with Len GoodFlog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show EastEnders Dickensian Room 101 Death in Paradise BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Question Time Professor Green: Suicide and Me Weather for the Week Ahead
7.15am The Housing Enforcers 8.00am Wanted Down Under Revisited 8.45am Claimed and Shamed 9.15am The Great Interior Design Challenge 10.15am Victoria Derbyshire 12.00pm Coast 12.10pm The Wind and The Lion 2.05pm The Pallisers 3.00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 4.00pm A Place to Call Home 4.45pm The Best Dishes Ever 5.15pm Frozen Planet 6.15pm Antiques Road Trip 7.00pm Eggheads 7.30pm Great American Railroad Journeys 8.00pm Sea Cities 9.00pm Big Dreams Small Spaces 10.00pm The Story of China 11.00pm The Clare Balding Show 11.30pm Newsnight 12.15am The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 1.15am Panorama 1.45am The Story of China 2.45am Children Saved from the Nazis: The Story of Sir Nicholas Winton 3.45am This is BBC Two
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Catchphrase Dinner Date Royal Pains Emmerdale Coronation Street You've Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Scorpion The Keith Lemon Sketch Show Delivery Man Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The Keith Lemon Sketch Show
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Made in Chelsea Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement New Girl New Girl 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 How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother New Girl New Girl The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Magic Mike The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers Rules of Engagement
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Fighting Demons
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Exists
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How to be Single: Special
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Man About the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Man About the House In Loving Memory On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Doc Martin By Royal Appointment Lewis The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Where the Heart is ITV3 Nightscreen
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Eastenders: Tina shares her concerns with Sonia about their relationship. Martin reaches breaking point, and Abi begins to have doubts. Emmerdale: Rhona is left devastated. Nikhil thinks he is doing the right thing. Robert wants to support Aaron.
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Countdown
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King of Queens
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Lily's Driftwood Bay
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King of Queens
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Everybody Loves Raymond
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Fireman Sam
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Wissper
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Everybody Loves Raymond
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Frasier
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Peppa Pig
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Car S.O.S
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Little Princess
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Undercover Boss USA
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Bob the Builder
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Channel 4 News Summary
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Thomas and Friends
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Noddy in Toyland
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Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
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Deal or No Deal
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Countdown
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A Place in the Sun
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Peppa Pig
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Come Dine Champion of Champions
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Paw Patrol
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Bananas in Pajamas
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Hollyoaks
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Toot the Tiny Tugboat
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Channel 4 News
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The Wright Stuff
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Location, Location, Location
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Cowboy Builders
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Keeping Up with the Khans
1.10pm
5 News Lunchtime
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Inside the Ku Klux Klan
12.05am
24 Hours in A and E
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The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door
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My Big Fat Wedding
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Home and Away
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Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
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Neighbours
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Dispatches
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NCIS
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Back From the Dead
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Imaginary Friend
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Something for Nothing
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5 News at 5
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Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
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Neighbours
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Deal or No Deal
BBC 4 8.00pm World News Today 8.30pm The Sky at Night 9.00pm Bombay Railway 10.00pm The Wonderful World of Blood with Michael Mosley 11.00pm The Brain with David Eagleman 11.55pm Horizon 12.55am Northern Soul 1.55am Motown at the BBC 2.55am Kings of the Ring 4.00am The Brain with David Eagleman 4.55am This is BBC Four
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Home and Away
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5 News Tonight
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Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
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Storm Force
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Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
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Whitney and Bobby: Addicted to Love
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Super Casino
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Nazi Quest for the Holy Grail
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Wildlife SOS
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HouseBusters
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Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
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Grand Designs
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The Good Wife
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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
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Gadget Man
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TV Pick Hard Wire: Agent Down In a world exclusive, Sky News talks to a US drugs agent who survived a shooting in Mexico On 15 February 2011, Special Agent Victor Avila of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was ambushed by a gang of sicarios (assassins) from the notorious Los Zetas drugs cartel while conducting a covert mission in Mexico. Victor suffered life threatening injuries. His partner, Jaime Zapata was killed. Despite assurances that he would be looked after, Victor has watched his life unravel as he sought answers to how and why he came close to losing his life five years ago on Highway 57 in Mexico.
Letters
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LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR Dear Editor I would like to say thank you to Linda at the Quesada office for her help and assistance when I contacted her regarding a booking problem I had with an advertisement in another free paper, it was for a holiday for three nights in Benidorm which when I tried to book, basically I was ignored and not called back as promised. Linda came to my rescue with some advice which I followed and consequently was contacted by the hotel within hours and the problem was resolved, Linda could have ignored me and said ''not my problem'' but she didn't she tried to help and did. Thank you again. Marion Skinner Dear Editor The future of local amateur drama group "The Actors Studio" is looking very bleak at present due to dwindling members. This group known for its unique comedy plays and sketches are struggling to recruit new members both acting and non acting. The groups’ director and writer David Whitney is extremely saddened by the lack of new members which, at present, is at an all time low. To thrive it is imperative that the group recruit new members in order to proceed with a new show. Even if you have no previous experience David is happy to help you having had over fifty years in amateur theatre as actor, writer and director. The group meet on Monday evenings at the AFA Alzheimers Day Centre which is the groups’ charity recipient of ticket sale monies. Anybody interested who is seventeen or over should in the first instance contact David on Tel : 966704097 Dear Editor S.A.T.S La Marina On behalf of all the volunteers at S.A.T.S La Marina charity shop, we would like to thank all our friends and customers for their generous donations throughout the year.
Your support makes it possible for us to continue our mission of rescuing, rehabilitation and providing medical treatment for the dogs in our care. We couldn’t do this without your help!
Email: colaborando.crimewatch@skynetlink.com or phone the Police on 092, Guardia Civil 062, Nacional Police 091, Domestic Violence 016, Emergencies on 112.
Dear Editor CRIME WATCH SPAIN (Vecinos Colaborando Costa Blanca). Reg. 02861/2002 VG
Dear Editor I have been reading for the last few years about the plight of the Orihuela Costa, the lack of services, the condition of roads etc. The latest news is that the newest plans for expenditure have not included one cent for the Costa. Surely there must be a solution to this problem! In Holland (my former home country) if there was a dispute regarding payments of any kind, the debtor could open a bank account which could only be accessed by the creditor after the dispute was settled. This of course had to be discussed by both parties and the bank had to stipulate this in the account. If this could be done here in Spain then all payments made by residents of the Orihuela Costa to the tax department and the SUMA could be paid into such an account (and if a receipt of this payment was given to the payee as being for the tax department or the SUMA, the tax department or the SUMA could not claim that the payments had not been made) then there could be a demand made. In this case to the Ayuntamiento of Orihuela, stipulating that any payments from this account should for the most part only is used for the necessities of the Orihuela Costa. Problem solved! But again this is Spain Name supplied
After sixteen years of collaboration with the citizens, the communities and the Authorities, we have managed to introduce the system with success in different places on the Spanish map, such as Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, etc., thanks to the total dedication of our local and provincial coordinators, always working free from home every day. But because we are not vigilance and we don't patrol the roads, we always look, listen and report any interesting incident to help the citizens and the communities, but always avoiding confrontation or intervention, because this is the Police job and responsibility. These days we are glad to know that the citizens are not afraid to report any incidents; our coordinators visit and assist ill people in our communities, such as translating, transporting, and cleaning. Several Spanish couples have thanked our coordinators for saving their lives after being attacked by robbers. Many Spanish and English families thanked our coordinators for caring after their oldest by visiting and talking to them. Very important these days: Please avoid sending any personal details by Email, phone or mobile to anyone or any company. Ignore/delete un-known Emails, phone calls or texts, because you can't win the lottery if you don't participate. Do you know what we mean? No one needs to be a member or follower to help, but if you have an incident to report, if you wish to collaborate with the community where you live please contact Vecinos Colaborando Costa Blanca
Dear Editor Does anyone know what to do when you are constantly getting charges on your bank account which is a charge free account providing you have your pensions paid in every month. All the bank will say is that 'the computer' does not recognise foreign pensions. It was recognised for 10 years until the bank was taken over, surely this is discrimination? It's been happening for 18 months now and I am getting nowhere!!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Lynda. Quesada. Dear Editor A warning to everybody! Especially in supermarkets with two exits, making escape easy. There are two men, one large and heavy; the other skinny and likely wearing head wear (flat cap/hood). Modus operandi is for the big man to approach with his hands full of groceries and fumble about seeking help to reach something. The obliging innocent citizen does as asked and the next thing one's purse/wallet is gone! Keep alert. Advice includes, buying bells which attach to the zip of your bag. Jean Paton, Torrevieja Dear Editor, My husband and I went to the beautiful theatre in Alicante, to see the Russian Grand Ballet dance Swan Lake. It was a lovely evening, spoilt by the glow worms in the audience, looking at their mobile phones during the performance. Some even had the bad manners to take photographs with flash, or record the performance on their phones, holding them up in front of their faces. One couple were even taking ‘selfies’. In a raked theatre, where the seats get progressively higher, the people for several rows behind are treated to the view of the users screen, which in a darkened theatre is extremely distracting and annoying. It is a sad statement about our society that so many people are unable to wait an hour for the interval to look at their screens! I hope that soon the ‘please turn off your phones during the performance’ announcement will become ‘do not open your phone or check your Facebook page during the performance.’ It makes you wonder why these idiots went to the theatre in the first place! Suzanne Stokes
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THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE OUR Meet Tony...
Meet Lyn...
Lyn Dallow MANAGING DIRECTOR FOUNDER
What can I say other than “Property Is My Life!”
Beautiful Spanish homes with clear blue skies make for the perfect photo!
I bring more than 45 years of selling experience to our company and after achieving a very successful life in the United Kingdom, my husband Tony and I decided we needed to add more sunshine to our lives! After relocating our family to Spain in 1988, we decided to join our experience and knowledge together and launched Inmobiliaria. We were the very first Estate Agency to open an office in Ciudad Quesada and the first English Estate Agents within the Torrevieja area. Making use of my passion for Interior Design allows us to advise on the best staging techniques to help sell your home. So you see ... living here for so long brings many benefits, not only local and general knowledge of our area, but a wealth of experience when dealing with possibly one of the biggest transactions of your life ... PROPERTY PURCHASING & SELLING. *Lyn and Tony have two daughters ... Rebecca works with them as a Sales Director at Inmobiliaria and Nichola owns the biggest Spa and Swimming Pool Superstore in Torrevieja.
When your hobby is your job, life is very satisfying! After being in the property industry for years in England, my wife Lyn and I decided to persue our dream of working in a warmer climate. Waking up to the sun and going to work certainly makes you appreciate every day. It was certainly tough being the first Estate Agents here, especially as Spain wasn’t in the EEC at that time, but through hard work and dedication in wanting to provide a top class sales service, we dug our heels in and opened our office doors in 1989. I provide all top quality photos on every home we have for sale, and we are delighted to offer virtual tours on our properties too, which is proving to be very popular with our buyers. Keeping up to date with the latest technology and incorporating it into our marketing skills, keeps us well above the rest. No-one has been here as long as we have ... so why not take advantage of our expertise?
Tony Dallow DIRECTOR/PHOTOGRAPHER VIDEOGRAPHER CO-FOUNDER
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I’d had enough of the ‘rat race’ lifestyle of living in England...I wanted that Spanish home I’d always dreamed of having. My friends had talked about it but hesitated, but why should I? So after finally plucking up the courage, my wife and I made the move to sunny Spain! Living here for the past 15 years and now having two children aged 13 and 5 that were born here, means I can offer the best advice for whatever lifestyle you’re looking for. I have 15 years experience in selling Spanish property and want to share that with my buyers and sellers, for whatever challenges they are facing. These are exciting times as the economy is definitely improving. If you’re a buyer...don’t wait and miss that illusive boat...prices are on the increase as demand is returning. If you’re a seller ... don’t wait to list your home with us ... we always require more homes to keep up with the demand of our buyers. I can’t wait to share with you my knowledge and expertise, so give me a call now to schedule an appointment. I can promise you I will always give the best advice for you to make a decision that’s perfect for you!
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4 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Beautifully Maintained ♦ 10m x 5m Private Swimming Pool ♦ 800m2 Plot ♦ 5 Minute Walk to Ciudad Quesada
3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Private Swimming Pool ♦ South Facing ♦ 994m2 Plot ♦ 145m2 Build Size ♦ Walking Distance to Shops
2 Bedroom Semi-Detached Bungalow ♦ Part Furnished ♦ Immaculate Condition ♦ Large Communal Swimming Pool ♦ Gated Community
NEWLY PRICED: €218,000
SMALL PRIVATE COMMUNITY
3/4 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Part Furnished ♦ Beautifully Presented ♦ Large Garage + Utility Area ♦ Communal Swimming Pool ♦ Small Gated Community ♦ Mountain Views
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Rebecca Serwotka SALES DIRECTOR CO-FOUNDER
After being brought up in a household where the topic of conversation was constantly property, I think I was a little brainwashed and it was inevitable that I too, would be the top-selling agent of the Ciudad Quesada area. Learning to speak fluent Spanish was essential in being able to offer the best possible service our clients deserve. Whether you’re a buyer or seller, you certainly have questions that need to be answered and we are here to get that job done... effectively and efficiently. It is refreshing to see through the 28 years of living and working here that many people have decided on a career change later on in life, however when dealing with such a huge financial transaction, you need to be reassured that: a) the agent is not going anywhere and b) they have the many years of Spanish property knowledge, not only for the construction aspect, but the paperwork side too, which undoubtedly I have. I have two children aged 14 and 11 that were both born here in Torrevieja, so general knowledge of lifestyle I have proven first-hand experience of! The third generation of Inmobiliaria are on their way and being trained early! I’m waiting to help with your property search, whether you’re relocating here or just want that holiday home you’ve always dreamed of!
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ARCHANGEL ZADKIEL One of the most difficult things to do in life is to forgive someone who has hurt you. Yet in order to move onwards and upwards, this is something we must do. Why carry the burden of hurt, hatred or jealousy with you for the rest of your life? It has to be one of the most common things people talk to me about - how they can't let go of the hurt that someone has caused them, whether it's recent, or in the past. In order to reach out to as many of you as possible, I thought I would introduce one of the mighty archangels to you - Archangel Zadkiel , the angel of mercy and compassion. This healing angel often works at the right hand side of Archangel Michael helping people by transmuting negative energy into positivity, compassion and mercy. I have outlined many of Archangel Zadkiel's attributes below as well as an invocation that you can say out loud when you need his assistance. Archangel Zadkiel – ‘The holy one’ Archangel Zadkiel is known as 'The Holy One', and his name means ‘Righteousness of God’. This mighty angel helps hold mercy and compassion towards yourself and others, and to let go of judgements and unforgiveness. So, if you are
finding it difficult to forgive yourself or someone else, ask Archangel Zadkiel to help. He will act like a chimney sweep by cleansing your mind, body and heart of any negativity or unforgiveness so you can finally let go of all that no longer serves as you are no longer willing to carry someone else's emotional residue of old situations. He brings comfort in our hour of need. Zadkiel is often portrayed holding a dagger since he was the angel who stopped Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac on Mount Moriah. Zadkiel is the Archangel of invocation and he will enfold you in the transformational energy of the violet ray flame and transmute all your negativity into joy if you ask for this. Emotionally, Zadkiel calms emotional turbulence and aids emotional recovery. He inspires, frees the imagination, aids meditation, enhances psychic abilities and develops the intuition sometimes bringing meaningful dreams. He helps to develop the crown chakra, aids soul connection & development, and opens the gateway to your higher mind. He gives psychic protection, and enables you to ‘see’ visions.
Archangel Zadkiel’s magical correspondences Ray/colour 7th Ray/Violet Focus Freedom/self-transformation, spiritual growth, cosmic alchemy Chakra Crown – elements of cosmic energy, awareness & understanding Crystal Amethyst for cleansing a room/calming & focusing an overactive mind. Physical associations – Parts of the body: pineal gland, top of the head, crown, brain, and scalp.
Eases heart palpitations. Aids the correct function of the immune system. Eases eye problems, eye strain and soothes irritations, relieves pain, therefore speeding up the healing process. Whenever you feel upset about something you or someone else has done, invoke Archangel Zadkiel by saying this powerful invocation: "Dear Archangel Zadkiel, Please help me to release any unforgiveness from my heart and heal it with your loving grace. Allow me to release anything I no longer need and give me clarity of mind, voice, and sight so I can see and feel clearly what I need to do. Fill me with compassion, mercy, faith, and peace by raising my vibration so I am aware of your presence. I now give all of these worries up to you and trust with all my heat that you will set the wheels in motion within divine timing. Thank you".
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TV Pick The Seventies This fascinating series from CNN takes viewers on a journey through the politics, culture and historic events of the 1970s, from the continuation of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal, to the Iran hostage crisis and the sexual revolution. The first episode takes a look at how television changed during the decade with the rise of innovative children’s programming and the arrival of Monty Python, plus unique new formats and the politics, culture and historic events that created shows like Saturday Night Live and Monday Night Football.
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Never Teach Your Wife to Drive
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More 4 11.35am
River Cottage Bites
11.50am
The Man From Laramie
8.15am
The Three Musketeers
2.00pm
Four in a Bed
9.05am
Where the Heart is
2.35pm
Four in a Bed
10.15am
Where the Heart is
3.05pm
Four in a Bed
11.20am
A Touch of Frost
3.40pm
Four in a Bed
1.35pm
Sherlock Holmes
4.10pm
Four in a Bed
4.40pm
Grand Designs
5.45pm
Grand Designs
6.50pm
Grand Designs Grand Designs
3.45pm
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
4.55pm
Bertie and Elizabeth
7.00pm
Midsomer Murders
7.55pm
9.00pm
Midsomer Murders
9.00pm
Secret History
11.00pm
Lewis
10.00pm
The Plane Crash
1.00am
Blue Murder
11.45pm
Mayday: The Passenger Who
2.35am
Man About the House
3.00am 3.30am
Landed a Plane 12.45am
Embarrassing Bodies
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1.50am
The Plane Crash
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Spin
ITV 3 7pm -11pm Midsomer Murders Death’s Shadow The Barnabys plan to renew their wedding vows for their 25th anniversary when Tom is distracted by a murder committed with an Indian sword in Badger's Drift.
A veteran DCI and his young sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County. Creator: Caroline Graham Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson
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Breakfast Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights The Andrew Marr Show The Big Questions Sunday Politics Bargain Hunt BBC News Weather for the Week Ahead Songs of Praise Lifeline Escape to the Country The Great Sport Relief Bake Off Match of the Day Live BBC News Regional News Weather Dickensian Countryfile Call the Midwife The Night Manager BBC News Regional News Weather Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights The Super League Show The Walker Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News
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Exists
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Barely Lethal
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Unfriended
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Fighting Demons
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Last Knights
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Pitch Perfect 2
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Barely Lethal
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Pitch Perfect 2
11.00pm
Unfriended
12.30am
Last Knights
2.35am
Exists
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Barely Lethal
5.45am
The Top Ten Show 2016
6.00am
Avengers: Age of Ultron Special
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Transformers: Age of Extinction Special
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7.00am
CITV
10.25am
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7.15am
How I Met Your Mother
7.00am
The Wotwots!
10.30am
Murder, She Wrote
7.40am
King of Queens
7.10am
Chloe's Closet
11.25am
The Jeremy Kyle Show
8.05am
King of Queens
7.20am
Lily's Driftwood Bay
12.25pm
The Jeremy Kyle Show
8.30am
Everybody Loves Raymond
7.30am
Fireman Sam
1.30pm
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Wissper
1.35pm
The Jeremy Kyle Show
2.40pm
Judge Rinder
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Everybody Loves Raymond
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Frasier
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Frasier
Live and Let Die
10.30am
Sunday Brunch
7.00pm
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1.30pm
The Simpsons
8.20am
Bob the Builder
7.15pm
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2.00pm
George Clarke's Amazing Spaces
8.35am
Thomas and Friends
7.30pm
Planet's Got Talent
3.00pm
Location, Location, Location
8.50am
Noddy in Toyland
8.00pm
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
4.05pm
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal
9.00am
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
9.00pm
Vera
9.15am
Peppa Pig
11.00pm
ITV News and Weather
9.25am
Peppa Pig
11.15pm
Rookie Cops
9.35am
Paw Patrol
12.15am
Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights
Engagement 6.20pm
Channel 4 News
6.50pm
Dumbo The Secret Life of the Zoo
7.50am
Peppa Pig
7.55am
Pip Ahoy!
8.05am
Milkshake Monkey
8.10am
Little Princess
9.50am
Bananas in Pajamas
10.00am
Toot the Tiny Tugboat
10.15am
The Wright Stuff
1.15am
Jackpot 247
8.00pm
4.00am
Nightscreen
9.00pm
The Jump
6.05am
The Jeremy Kyle Show
10.00pm
The World's End
12.15pm
Cowboy Builders
12.10am
The Eagle
1.10pm
5 News Lunchtime
2.10am
Embarrassing Bodies
1.15pm
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
3.05am
Celebrity Come Dine with Me
2.15pm
Home and Away
3.30am
Celebrity Come Dine with Me
2.45pm
Neighbours
4.00am
Celebrity Come Dine with Me
3.15pm
NCIS
4.25am
Celebrity Come Dine with Me
4.15pm
A Deadly Encounter
6.00pm
5 News at 5
6.30pm
Neighbours
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Celebrity Come Dine with Me
5.15am
Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
6.10am
Deal or No Deal
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Movie Pick
My Sister’s Keeper – More 4 – 10pm
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin In Los Angeles, the eleven year old Anna Fitzgerald seeks the successful lawyer Campbell Alexander trying to hire him to earn medical emancipation from her mother Sara that wants Anna to donate her kidney to her sister. She tells the lawyer the story of her family after the discovery that her older sister Kate has had leukemia; how she was conceived by in vitro fertilization to become a donor; and the medical procedures she has been submitted since she was five years old to donate to her sister. Campbell accepts to work pro bono and the obsessed Sara decides to go to court to force Anna to help her sister.
Jigs and Wigs: The Extreme World of
Irish Dancing 9.00pm
Andre Previn at the BBC
10.00pm
Storyville
11.45pm
Easy Money III: Life Deluxe
Home and Away
7.30pm
5 News Tonight
8.00pm
Police Interceptors
9.00pm
Oaps Make You Laugh Out Loud
10.00pm
The X Files
11.00pm
Gotham
11.55pm
Righteous Kill
1.50am
Tattoo Disasters: UK
2.15am
Super Casino
4.10am
The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies
5.00am
Wildlife SOS
1.40am
Troubadours
5.25am
HouseBusters
3.05am
Sounds of the Eighties
5.45am
House Doctor
3.35am
Singer Songwriters at the BBC
6.10am
House Doctor
4.40am
This is BBC Four
6.35am
House Doctor
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Kirstie's Vintage Gems Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Jamie's 15 Minute Meals Discovering Britain Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 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 Car S.O.S My Sister's Keeper 24 Hours in A and E Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Car S.O.S 24 Hours in A and E Jamie's 15 Minute Meals
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Jigs and Wigs: The Extreme World of
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More 4
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TV Pick
Dickensian - BBC1 - 7.25pm
Drama set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens' critically acclaimed novels, bringing together some of his most iconic characters as their lives intertwine in 19th-century London.
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Breakfast Food: Truth or Scare Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Revisited Claimed and Shamed Bargain Hunt BBC News Regional News Doctors Moving On Escape to the Country Holiday of My Lifetime Flog It! Pointless BBC News Regional News The One Show Inside Out EastEnders Would I Lie to You? New Tricks BBC News Regional News Weather Cuckoo Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights The Graham Norton Show Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News
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Fighting Demons
8.45am
Exists
10.10am
Barely Lethal
11.55am
Last Knights
2.00pm
Fighting Demons
3.45pm
Unfriended
5.15pm
Pitch Perfect 2
7.15pm
Barely Lethal
9.00pm
Pitch Perfect 2
11.00pm
Last Knights
1.05am
Unfriended
2.35am
Exists
4.00am
Barely Lethal
5.45am
The Danish Girl: Special
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The Housing Enforcers Wanted Down Under Revisited Claimed and Shamed Emergency Rescue Down Under Now You See It Victoria Derbyshire BBC News The Daily Politics Coast The Pallisers Who Do You Think You Are? A Place to Call Home The Best Dishes Ever Frozen Planet Bargain Hunt Eggheads Great British Railway Journeys Great Interior Design Challenge University Challenge Mary Berry's Foolproof Cooking The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story QI XL Newsnight Weather Dragons' Den Phone Shop Idol The Celebrity Apprentice USA MasterChef: The Professionals This is BBC Two
6.00am
Zoolander 2: Special
6.30am
Exodus: Gods and Kings Special
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Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Inside RAF: Brize Norton Futurama Futurama The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Modern Family Modern Family Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life A League of Their Own Limitless Limitless Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Stargate SG-1 Stargate SG-1 Sky World News
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Man About the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Man About the House In Loving Memory On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Rosemary and Thyme The Bletchley Circle A Touch of Frost And Then There Were None FYI Daily And Then There Were None ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping
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Sunday: Goggle box: Britain’s favourite opinionated TV viewers share their sharp, insightful, passionate and sometimes emotional critiques of the week's biggest and best shows. Dirty Dancing: Coming-of-age drama about a sheltered 17year-old girl who learns a lot about life from the hotel dance instructor during a family summer vacation in the Catskills in 1963. Featuring the Oscar-winning song I've Had the Time of My Life, performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.
Monday: The Bourne Ultimatum:Thriller sequel. A former CIA hitman with amnesia joins forces with a London reporter to uncover the truth about his past. But when the reporter is killed, the assassin must find out who is responsible while dodging the bullets of those who wiped his memory in the first place.
Countdown King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Car S.O.S Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Summary The Supervet The Supervet Deal or No Deal Countdown A New Life in the Sun Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Dispatches Supershoppers Royal Navy School Fresh Meat Tattoo Fixers Bodyshockers Keeping Up with the Khans The Last Leg Undercover Boss USA Ultimate Dealer Grand Designs Beat My Build
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World News Today Grand Tours of Scotland Natural World The Renaissance Unchained Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer? The Great War The Great War The British Army of the Rhine Fabric of Britain The Renaissance Unchained Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon This is BBC Four
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Jamie's Comfort Food Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Come Dine with Me 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 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun Grand Designs 24 Hours in A and E 24 Hours in A and E High Class Call Girls Embarrassing Bodies 24 Hours in A and E High Class Call Girls River Cottage Bites
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Channel 5 7.00am
The Wotwots!
7.10am
Chloe's Closet
7.20am
Lily's Driftwood Bay
7.30am
Fireman Sam
7.40am
Wissper
7.50am
Peppa Pig
7.55am
Pip Ahoy!
8.05am
Milkshake Monkey
8.10am
Little Princess
8.20am
Bob the Builder
8.35am
Thomas and Friends
8.50am
Noddy in Toyland
9.00am
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
9.15am
Peppa Pig
9.25am
Peppa Pig
9.35am
Paw Patrol
9.50am
Bananas in Pajamas
10.00am
Toot the Tiny Tugboat
10.15am
The Wright Stuff
12.15pm
Cowboy Builders
1.10pm
5 News Lunchtime
1.15pm
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
2.15pm
Home and Away
2.45pm
Neighbours
3.15pm
NCIS
4.15pm
A Deadly Encounter
6.00pm
5 News at 5
6.30pm
Neighbours
7.00pm
Home and Away
7.30pm
5 News Tonight
8.00pm
Police Interceptors
9.00pm
Oaps Make You Laugh Out Loud
10.00pm
The X Files
11.00pm
Gotham
11.55pm
Righteous Kill
1.50am
Tattoo Disasters: UK
2.15am
Super Casino
4.10am
The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies
5.00am
Wildlife SOS
5.25am
HouseBusters
5.45am
House Doctor
6.10am
House Doctor
6.35am
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‘Resales’ increased by 11.1% last year The latest Transfer of Property Rights statistics released by the National Statistics Institute show that home sales in Spain rose by 11.1% in 2015, over the previous year, reaching a total of 354,132 transactions. This marks a second consecutive year of increases which, according to the Institute’s data, has been driven by the second hand housing market, and is the best figure recorded since 2011. In December last year, home sales rose by 6.8% year-on-year, accumulating 16 months of increases,
318,055 transactions, were free housing, which represents an increase of 11.1% over 2014, while sales of subsidised housing rose by 10.8% year-on-year, reaching a total of 36,077 transactions (10.2% of the total), following several years of declines. The largest number of home sales per 100,000 inhabitants in 2015, were recorded in Valencia (1,322 transactions) and the Balearic Islands (1,177), while the region to register most housing transactions last year, in absolute terms, was Andalucía, with a total of
although, compared with November, they registered a decline of 3.9%. In 2015, some 276,267 transactions were carried out on second hand homes in Spain, representing 78% of all the home sales transactions carried out in the year, and a year-on-year increase of 37.2%. In contrast, sales of new homes dropped by 33.7%, to just 77,865 transactions, accumulating five consecutive years of declines. 89.8% of all the homes sold last year, amounting to
70,739, followed by Catalonia (54,571), Valencia (51,788) and Madrid (50,373). In contrast, the regions which registered the least housing transactions in 2015 were La Rioja (2,561), Castilla y León (4,298) and Navarra (4,313). In relative terms, home sales transactions rose in all regions in 2015, except for Navarra, where they registered a decline of 1.7%. The regions where these housing transactions increased most were the Basque Country (+17.2%) and Aragón (+16.6%).
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Your views on dogs ■ SUZANNE O’CONNELL
suzanne@coastrider.net If there’s one subject that brings out a response it seems to be the question of dogs. Thanks go to all those who responded to the survey sent out by Carmen Morate and published in the Costa Blanca People. It certainly had you talking and there was a good selection of responses too, including from those who don’t have a dog at all. Although the majority of responses received were from dog owners, one or two came in with their views on the situation. There is obviously quite a lot of bad feeling out there in terms of irresponsible ownership. Needless to say everyone who answered did seem to be doing everything right. No one had more than two dogs with the majority owning one and everyone had had their pet microchipped. Those responding to the survey had had their pets neutered and walked them regularly. The majority would like more places to walk their dogs, particularly larger dogs and the majority would like to see allocated beaches for dog-walking. ‘I would like to go on the beach and let my dog have a good run in the sand,’ said one owner. All but one person agreed that it was important that dogs should be kept on their lead except in a designated area. All respondents wanted to see designated areas in parks where dogs could run around off the lead; ‘I have two springer spaniels who like to be let off their leads so that they can run around free and keep fitter. I’m still trying to find somewhere for that.’ Our respondents were very much dog lovers with only two having a cat as a pet as well. Given this it is not surprising that they expressed their disappointment at the number of abandoned animals that there seem to be.
Abandoned dogs There is a sense of real despair at the irresponsibility of those who enter into dog ownership and then abandon their
pet. ‘I think it is good that it is there for the animals [dog pound] but at the same time horrible that people are not responsible when they have a dog, it should not be necessary to have a dog pound.’ ‘All dogs need a second chance,’ responded one person. You were very much in favour of ensuring that these dogs had opportunity to be adopted and several of you had obtained your dog through adoption, either through a rescue centre or because a dog had been abandoned in your area. You were keen to see other people using this method of obtaining a dog too; ‘So many dogs are in the streets and on their own so if you want a dog there are a lot who want a home and just want someone to love them.’ There was plenty of support for the dog pound and everyone had heard about it. Although it was recognised that there are still improvements to make, several people commented on what a good job they do and how things have improved; ‘It’s very sad to see them behind bars but at least they are well looked after and safe,’ said one respondent. Others agreed; ‘I have been there and I think they do a great job.’ It’s also good to hear that the local community continues to support the pound by helping to walk the dogs.
Barking dogs Having a barking dog living close by is a real concern and although this wasn’t a specific question on the survey, it came up several times as an issue, particularly with those who don’t own a dog. ‘I would like a quick resolution to a barking dog, why should I have to put up with someone else’s pet that is barking hour after hour after hour?’ said one non-dog owner. Another respondent who doesn’t own a dog explained; ‘As I relax on my terrace in our beautiful sunshine, all I can hear is the constant ‘yapping’ of our canine friends! I’m sure that they are on ‘shift work’ because it seems that when one is finished another one takes over.’ You do recognise that it’s not actually the dogs who are at fault. ‘I do not blame the animals,’ says one respondent. ‘Please owners, try and do something to alleviate
these problems, so that we can all live together in peace and harmony.’ Chris Holder is a qualified dog trainer who has been training dogs since the 1960s. He agrees that it is boredom that drives the dogs to bark when their owners are away. ‘If you can’t be in for most of the day you might see if someone locally will walk your dog for you,’ he suggests. ‘People are sometimes quite happy to do this for free if they no longer have a dog of their own.’ Chris also emphasises the importance of using your voice rather than rewarding your dog too frequently. ‘Be assertive but not unkind with your dog,’ he says. ‘You are not asking your dog to behave but telling him to do so. Most dog training is common sense.’
Excrement Along with barking dogs, there were plenty of comments about excrement.This is an issue that is also universally condemned both by dog owners and those who don’t have a dog. You were unanimous about the importance of issuing fines and ‘mega fines’ at that. However, you also commented that perhaps people needed some help with this too. ‘ We need more litter bins e.g. at the entrance to the park. There are litter bins everywhere in Benidorm.’ One non-dog owner said; ‘I believe in the three strikes and you are out principal. First time a large fine and warning then the next time this happens you will get a massive fine and then after that the dog will be taken from you and you’ll be banned from having another one.’ It’s perhaps finding a way to catch them that’s the problem. Chris thinks that we need some kind of warden in plain clothes to spot the culprits. ‘As soon as they see a police office, they’re going to pick it up,’ he says. ‘You need someone patrolling who isn’t immediately obvious. It’s also up to us to challenge people who don’t pick up after their dog.’ However, taking up this challenge can create new problems as this reader found out; ‘I spoke to the owner of one dog in the street below us last summer which had barked all day in his front garden and
got threatened with abusive language and a fist for my complaint.’ What’s unclear is just how many prosecutions there are. One respondent would like information about the detection rate; ‘Perhaps you could publish information as to how many owners have been fined for these offences?’
Improving relationships What unites everyone who completed the survey was that misunderstandings do occur. As one respondent says: ‘To avoid misunderstandings with nondog owners, we should always be responsible for our animal's behaviour and teach it not to bark endlessly at every person who passes by. It is easy enough to do, and yapping dogs that launch themselves at gates and fences are very disconcerting. We should also ensure that our dogs stay inside our property boundary and don't wander about fouling and getting into fights or causing traffic accidents. It is my choice to have a dog, therefore it is my responsibility at all times to ensure she is walked, fed, and comfortable.’ As in this case, responsible dog owners are well aware of the problems caused by those who don’t take proper care of their pets and the fact that they give everyone a bad reputation: ‘I think that if dog owners took their
responsibility and picked up after their dog and didn’t leave it alone on the balcony or other places where it barks for a long period of time a lot more people who don’t have a dog would be happier.’ One respondent without a dog suggests that perhaps all dogs should be registered and not just those classed as dangerous. ‘Maybe if people had to pay for dog ownership, they might think a bit more before becoming an owner.’ One way in which dog owners could be more responsible, suggests Chris,is by making sure that when they buy or adopt a dog they match their lifestyle to the type of dog they get. ‘If you’re in a flat and out at work all day don’t get a dog, such as a collie, that needs to be out and about and active,’ he says. ‘Think carefully about the kind of dog that is appropriate to you and your circumstances.’ Thanks once more to all those who contributed to the survey. A summary document has been handed into Carmen Morate at the town hall and will be evaluated along with those being collected from the Spanish-speaking community. Chris Holder would be happy to attend any association meetings or society events to talk to people about training and looking after their dog. He can be contacted on chris178holder@yahoo.co.uk
Spanish police hold US military wife for stabbing baby daughter Spanish police have detained an American woman for repeatedly stabbing her tenmonth-old baby daughter. The horrific incident came to light after the woman was seen running naked in the streets shouting insults and threats. The woman, who is the wife of a US soldier stationed at the Moron de la Frontera military base near the southwestern city of Seville, was reported to police by residents of the town on Utrera, a local police spokeswoman said. “She threatened, insulted and even pushed people who got in her way and screamed‘kill’in English and so concerned on lookers called the police,” the spokeswoman said. Two patrols were dispatched to the scene and officers calmed the woman and accompanied her to her house so she could get dressed. They then heard the sound of a baby crying coming from the second floor. “They found the baby bleeding and the woman holding the knife that she used to
stab the baby,” the spokeswoman said. However, it was not immediately clear if the woman had stabbed her baby before police took her to the house or after. Horrified police officers administered first aid to the baby before rushing the little girl to a hospital in Seville where she underwent emergency surgery. She was said to be in a ‘serious but stable’ condition. The woman was taken to the psychiatric ward of the same hospital. The Moron de la Frontera base has been used jointly by the Spanish and US air forces since 1953. As well as helping with the evacuation of the US embassy in Benghazi in 2012, it served as a springboard for US-led coalition forces in the 1991 Gulf War. Last year Spain and the United States signed a defence agreement permanently granting the US military a presence and the base as a centre for a rapid reaction force to deal with crises in Africa and elsewhere. The deal allows the US to station up to 3,500 troops at the base, up from 850 previously.
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The IRA linked to war between drug gangs on the Costa del Sol The Continuity IRA (CIRA) is linked to the assassination of a man in Dublin and the Gardaí, the Irish Police force, have also linked the victim to a gang on the Costa del Sol. The investigators know that CIRA is linked to organised crime and probably involved in the war between two family clans. The Kalashnikovs which the assailants used when they stormed the Regency Hotel in Dublin and killed a gangster with links to an Irish clan based on the Costa del Sol, injuring two more people, has put the detectives on alert. The photographs of the two disguised men show the Romanian version of the assault rifle AK-47 used by the IRA during the bloodiest years of the Northern Ireland conflict. Three days after the crime, CIRA claimed responsibility for the shooting which produced chaos during a heavy weight boxing match. Police believe that five of the attackers, three dressed as police, one woman with a wig and another with a hat, stormed the weighing session before the fight, while a sixth member was waiting in a van outside which was later found in flames on the other side of Dublin. In a telephone message broadcast yesterday by BBC Northern Ireland, the CIRA not only said their attack was part of their campaign against drugs traffickers and organised crime, but announced new paramilitary actions for the same reason. Their statement argued that the dead man, 33 year old David Byrne was implicated in the assassination of Alan
Ryan the leader of the Real IRA (RIRA) in 2012. ‘Although he was not a member of our organisation, we are not going to cross our arms and allow the drug traffickers and criminals to attack republicans’ added CIRA. Although the case has provoked the Irish Prime Minister, Enda Kenny, to call on Sinn Fein to explain the similarity between the weapons, the Garda are keeping their options open. Their initial hypothesis of infighting between two mafia groups in Dublin which have been maintaining
September was the action of the ‘total war’ between the two large Irish clans. According to the Irish media, Hutch was a man in the confidence of the leader on the Costa del Sol, Christopher (Christy) Kinahan, and was executed after falling into disgrace with his boss for a failed operation. Since his death, his uncle Gerry Hutch, a retired criminal related to some of the largest armed attacks in the history of Ireland, has taken control. The police think that the North Dublin criminal, known as The Monk, renowned
control on the drug traffickers for some years, and the terrorist faction has been shrouded in the extortion of the highest level of the mafia bosses.
for his disciplined and religious side since he retired, wanted to avenge his nephew and even refused to sign the peace treaty when the messengers from Kinahan offered it to him. This group is also in the frame for the death of Gerald Kavanagh, father of one of the boxers in the Dublin hotel, who was also brutally assassinated in Marbella two summers ago.
More murders As a background to the case, the detectives continue to consider the death of Gary Hutch, shot dead in Mijas Costa in
Bang on for Streeters Cats n Dogs Aid Lets Rock Shows have a unique double rock n roll experience at Los Rosales on Saturday February 20th. This will be the first time that two bands have played on one night. Both bands; The Streeters and Bang! are trios from Murcia who pride themselves on being
Streeters line up as he has been selected to play for the Pink Floyd tour, which will last a year and play to tens of thousands of people. This is a phenomenal achievement for a 16 year old boy. Organisers are hoping for a battle of the bands jam and with a guest
programme of sterilization. By keeping the cats both healthy and non reproductive this helps neighbourhoods with animal related problems. They also foster and rehome animals, with over 200 cats already having been adopted.
totally live. The two Rock n Roll bands are leaders in their field and bring a twist of blues to the music covering all eras. Bang are unique by using a traditional Flamenco box (Cajon) instead of a drum plus a pulsating keyboard which creates the most amazing sound. This is the last chance for fans to see young Austin Slack in The
appearance from local vocalist Dave The Hat, there is plenty for everyone to enjoy. The raffle will be held by local charity, Cats n Dogs Aid Association. The Rojales based charity was formed in 2012 and its aim is to aid abused and abandoned dogs and control the feral cat population by a
Tickets are now on sale for 15 Euros with a 2 course meal from Restaurante Los Rosales, Guardamar, Cards n More La Marina, Hire Centre San Luis, Post Box Doña Pepa, Cats n Dogs Aid Quesada and The Card Place Benimar. Call 697501992 or got to lrshows.com Doors open at 7pm.
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QUPA: The experts in treating varicose veins V
aricose veins are a disease of the superficial venous system caused by two factors: genetic predisposition and environmental conditions. When a person develops varicose veins, this shows that the body already has a genetic predisposition. However, the condition can be exacerbated environmental conditions. Persons with a genetic predisposition will always have greater chance of developing varicose veins than a normal person. A range of medicines exist and are quite useful in treatment, but usually only reduce the rate of onset of the problem. According to the experts at QUPA, removing the problem is the best way to slow the emergence of new varicose veins. This is because the dilated veins cause dilation of its neighbours. This occurs by a principle of physics known as Laplace Law, whereby the larger the diameter of a "tube", the same internal pressure produces a higher pressure on its wall. That means that as dilation increases, it produces a "zipper effect" that dilates the veins from one end to another and passes from one to another through junctions. Put simply, it's like they rub off each other, so that the more varicose veins you have, the faster the problem grows. There are treatments out there that permanently destroy or remove the veins that have become affected. However, this type of therapy, even if they successfully remove all varicose veins, fails to stop the emergence of new ones, because the blood has to find other ways by which to circulate, sometimes overloading neighbouring veins. Less aggressive treatments, like the ones available at QUPA such as "Blastogenesis" insert a special agent into the varicose vein. This triggers a healing process so that the vein wall becomes strong, fibrous,
allowing the passage of blood be restored and avoiding permanent overload the neighboring veins. Many consider blastogenesis the perfect manner in which to prevent more varicose veins developing quickly. Not all varicose veins treated with this system make a strong enough recovery to prevent re-expansion. Sometimes within months of completing a course of treatment, it may be necessary to repeat the process in some of the affected veins. Often if this happens, a patient can feel that the treatment has failed, and can become angry when they have to pay for a treatment all over again. This is why QUPA offers fixed price
treatments with guaranteed results, including annual reviews. Factfile Fact: Varicose veins are a disease with genetic predisposition. But: The problem rarely develops without the help of environmental factors such as the type and level of activity undertaken, obesity, hormones, cardio-
pulmonary diseases and even anxiety. Fact: Can they seriously endanger the health and even the life of the person who suffers through complications such as pulmonary embolism, or destroy their quality of life with the onset of chronic ulcers. But: In most cases, the problem is aesthetic, accompanied by a feeling of heaviness or pain. It is difficult to predict which people will suffer serious complications in their veins, but the likelihood increases when other factors are added to the equation such as the consumption of female hormones for contraception and menopause, trauma, rheumatic or inflammatory diseases, tumours, etc. Fact: It is a disease with no cure. There is no pill or no treatment to cure varicose veins instantly and permanently. But: Today there are technological resources which achieve excellent results. With a patient, conscientious and focused treatment, experts can get diseased veins return to full normal working order within a reasonable time. The appearance of the disease in other veins will be slowed by removing the problem veins. Fact: There are many types of varices and no one effective treatment for all. But: The team of surgeons at QUPA have the full range of therapeutic resources and select the most effective and less aggressive to design a treatment programme for each case in a personalized way, offering guaranteed results and a fixed price to avoid surprises if there is any delay in obtaining complete results. See QUPA’s advert on page 56 of this week’s Costa Blanca People.
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Terrific year for local TV Company It’s been a terrific last 12 months for local TV Company Viva TV with a record number of local projects, working on their first movie and travelling round Europe for both the Foreign Office and the European Powerlifting Federation. And 2016 is shaping up to be even better! Following the huge success of the EPF Powerlifting events and widespread acclamation of the production quality this month, in addition to extending their contract with the EPF, Viva TV were awarded the contract to provide live broadcast facilities for the International Powerlifting Federation championships worldwide. Dietmar Wolf from the IPF said “The International Olympic Committee are looking closely at powerlifting as a whole organization with a view to including the sport into the Olympics. A key part of the IOC scrutiny is how the sport is accessed and perceived by the public so it is vital that the broadcast of our events is top drawer.” He added “Having seen Viva TV’s coverage and involvement last year in our European events it is clear that they are
the right company to help move the sport forward worldwide” 2016 will see Viva TV travelling round the world covering all the IPF’s major championships which include events in Poland, Denmark, Texas and Orlando. Ralph Farquharson, Secretary General of the EPF said “Over the last 18months we have worked very closely with Richard Haywood and his team developing ideas to make the sport more attractive to sponsors and viewers and I couldn’t be happier that Viva TV have now become an integral part of the worldwide media team.” Richard added “As wonderful as this opportunity is for us we mustn’t forget that this is all about Powerlifting and about demonstrating to the IOC that this is a terrific all-inclusive sport for both men and women that encompasses all ages, sizes and physical abilities.” You can find out more about Powerlifting and Viva TV by checking out their websites www.powerlifting-ipf.com, www.europowerlifting.organdwww.vivatv.es
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NEATER HEATER: Fast becoming a household name It is quite ironic that Neater Heater is becoming a household name in Spain because, quite frankly, Spanish people have trouble saying it. However, Spanish pronunciation was not high on Richard and Tony´s list of considerations when they set the company up in 2009, they just wanted a catchy name that best described the heaters to the expat community they were serving. The heaters were stylish, smart, and elegant. Quite neat in fact. It was also quite neat that they were efficient, effective, economical, and affordable. In fact there wasn’t a neater heater to be found. So, what is so good about them? The website will show you lovely pictures of them discretely nestling against the wall of homes, or pictures of them as free standing models with floor stands. Or as we call them: Neat Feet. But what it can’t show, but tries to describe in our FAQ section, is just how efficient they are. Neater Heaters are Norwegian, and, as such, have the benefit of Scandinavian style and design. As you would
expect, they are simple, and very good at what they do. They are electric convector heaters. Placed low in your room, they draw in the cold air at floor level. This cold air is heated by a stateof-the-art extruded aluminium element. This element is a very efficient conductor of heat, so it gets hot using less electricity than most of the “competition” would need. It is also designed with a large surface area, so the air entering the heater comes into direct contact with it, rapidly heats up, and exits through the upper vents. With the correct Neater Heater in your room, you should go from cold to warm in about 20 minutes. This is when the efficient, and sensitive, electronic thermostat starts controlling the heater, further reducing your consumption. Neater Heater is also a company that values its customers. Word of mouth recommendations have been the most valuable advertising asset in the success of Neater Heater. They will also point you towards better options if your home is one that is unsuitable for electric convection heating. However, if it is suitable, Neater
Heaters will inevitably be your best, most affordable, option. There is now a network of Agents and outlets throughout Southern Spain. If your area is not covered, then the website´s online shop will allow you to select and pay for your heater, which will be delivered to you by courier within a couple of days of purchase. This is why, in the last seven years, Neater Heater has become a household name in many areas of Spain, and now Portugal, even if Spanish people have problems pronouncing it. Naya-ter Ay-a-ter: Norway´s answer to heating your home in Spain. Neater Heaters are available as Panel Heaters, low-profile skirting heaters and can be supplied with feet to provide a stand-alone option if required. With our new website online or phone facilities for credit card payments, bank transfer and PayPal, purchasing these fantastic heaters couldn't be easier. Heaters also available for purchase at our online shop with free home delivery WWW.NEATERHEATER.ES OR Tel. 634 312 171
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People in Spain spend five hours a day online The average person in Spain spends five hours a day on the internet, mostly via a SmartPhone, and is connected to an average of three social networks. According to the study the most prolific surfers are the 16-24 year old age-group. The new global study Connected Life by market researchers Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), based upon data from 60,500 people with internet access of
some description, claims that SmartPhone use in Spain is 9 percent higher than the world average. The survey also found that adults aged under 25 watch more audio-visual content on their mobiles than they do on a TV. People on the Iberian Peninsula are among those who use the widest variety of internet access methods – 93
percent go online with their mobile phones, whilst 75 percent use a laptop computer, 63 percent use a desktop PC, and 57 percent use tablets. Connection to instant messaging services, such as Line and WhatsApp, has shot up since 2014, although emailing, blog-writing and newsreading online have fallen slightly in popularity.
Social networks are gradually becoming more widely used, despite claims around two or three years ago that Facebook was starting to drop out of the picture – a typical person in Spain logs into three different media of this type (social media) every day. Half of the under-25s use social networks as their first port of call for seeking information, with WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter being the most prolific. Internationally, it is becoming more and more common for people to be connected to the internet, even if they are not physically using it, all day long, with all types of appliances used to do so in a social universe which is constantly expanding. TNS believes the future of interactive technology lies in ‘wearables’, such as SmartWatches and fitness bands – but says that although they are starting to generate interest, they are still not very frequently used.
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Historic scientific breakthrough made Gravitational waves, ripples in space-time predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity 100 years ago, have finally been detected. "Ladies and gentlemen, we have detected gravitational waves. We did it," announced Dave Reitze, executive director of the U.S.-based Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) at a news conference last week. Scientists said gravitational waves open a door for a new way to observe the universe and gain knowledge about enigmatic objects like black holes and neutron stars. By studying gravitational waves they also hope to gain insight into the nature of the very early universe, which has remained mysterious. "I think we're opening a window on the universe," Reitze said. "Until this moment we had our eyes on the sky and we couldn't hear the music," said Columbia University astrophysicist Szabolcs Marka, a member of the discovery team. "The skies will never be the same." Reitze said researchers detected gravitational waves coming from two black holes — extraordinarily dense objects whose existence also was foreseen by Einstein — that orbited one another, spiralled inward and smashed together. They said the waves were the product of a collision between two black holes 30 times as massive as the sun, located 1.3 billion light years from Earth. "This is the first time that this type of system has ever been seen and this proves that binary black holes exist," he added. The scientific milestone, announced at
a news conference in Washington, was achieved using a pair of giant laser detectors in the United States, located in Louisiana and Washington state, capping a long quest to confirm the existence of these waves. The announcement was made in Washington by scientists from the California Institute of Technology, the
(2.5 mile) laser beams to a precision 10,000 times smaller than a proton. Hearing black holes merge The two laser instruments, which work in unison, are known as the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). They are able to detect remarkably small vibrations from passing gravitational waves. After
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, which includes scientists at Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Toronto. Like light, gravity travels in waves, but instead of radiation, it is space itself that is rippling. Detecting the gravitational waves required measuring 4 kilometre
detecting the gravitational wave signal, the scientists said they converted it into audio waves and were able to listen to the sounds of the two black holes merging. "We're actually hearing them go thump in the night," MIT physicist Matthew Evans said. "We're getting a signal which arrives at Earth, and we can
put it on a speaker, and we can hear these black holes go, 'Whoop.' There's a very visceral connection to this observation." "We are really witnessing the opening of a new tool for doing astronomy," MIT astrophysicist Nergis Mavalvala said in an interview. "We have turned on a new sense. We have been able to see and now we will be able to hear as well." Harald Pfeiffer and his team at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Toronto helped make the software used to analyze the data and look for gravity waves. In particular, they helped predict what gravity waves from different kinds of black hole collisions might look like. "It's easier to find things if you know what you're looking for," Pfeiffer told CBC News ahead of the announcement. The LIGO work is funded by the National Science Foundation, an independent agency of the U.S. government. Einstein in 1916 proposed the existence of gravitational waves as an outgrowth of his ground-breaking general theory of relativity, which depicted gravity as a distortion of space
John via email asks: Hi Aunty. Are you on commission from Amazon? You advised someone in this week’s edition (CBP 9th Feb) to buy a laptop USB mouse from Amazon for £20 plus £5 p+p which is €32.29, yet you can buy one here in Torrevieja considerably cheaper, Milar for example sell them for €8, a saving of €24.29 and no waiting for delivery to Spain! Aunty Says: Hi John. Thanks for the email. Betty was also asking after a UK keyboard, and unfortunately we don't know of anywhere here in Spain that stocks them, we get ours from Amazon UK. Betty was also having difficulty mastering her laptop's built in touchpad/mouse, so to kill two birds, the UK model we suggested includes a mouse. We also suggested getting a wireless keyboard/mouse combo as this will only use one USB port + still allows for some portability if using the laptop on a plane or in the garden etc. Lolita via email asks: Hello Aunty. After a recent Skype update I was unable to access Skype from my desktop shortcut. I uninstalled and tried to reinstall but although it seemed to do all the right things on download, there’s a notice on screen saying “unable to access download
and time triggered by the presence of matter. But until now scientists had found only indirect evidence of their existence. Everything we know about the cosmos so far stems from electromagnetic waves such as radio waves, visible light, infrared light, X-rays and gamma rays. But because such waves encounter interference as they travel across the universe, they can tell only part of the story. Gravitational waves experience no such barriers, meaning they can offer a wealth of additional information. Black holes, for example, do not emit light, radio waves and the like, but can be studied via gravitational waves. 'Brand new window on the universe' Scientists sounded positively giddy over the discovery. "It is really a truly, truly exciting event," said Abhay Ashtekar, director of Penn State University's Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos. "It opens a brand new window on the universe." The detection of gravitational waves already has provided unique insight into black holes, with the scientists saying it has demonstrated that there are plenty of black holes in the range of tens of solar masses, resolving the long debated issue of the existence of black holes of that size. A black hole, a region of space so packed with matter that not even photons of light can escape the force of gravity, was detected for the first time in 1971. Scientists have known the existence of small black holes and so-called supermassive black holes are millions or billions of times as massive as the sun, but had debated the existence of black holes of intermediate size.
server”. I have contacted Skype help and they wanted to remotely access my computer but I said no to that. Can you help? Aunty Says: Hi Lolita. If you go to the Skype website and download the latest Skype for Windows this should guarantee a fresh install with the very latest version. If this fails then there may be some remnants of an unsuccessful previous install that is causing problems. There are some free uninstaller programs that go beyond the normal Windows “Uninstall a Program” so let me know if the above works. Steve via email asks: Hi Aunty. Is there any way I can tell if there is anybody using my internet? I am with orange/telefonica but there is activity on my router (livebox) sometime after I have turned off my tower main switch. It happens mostly when there are visitors in the area. Aunty Says: Hello Steve. For the very same reason I used a program called Wireless Net Watcher from www.nirsoft.net and found one of my visiting neighbours had hacked my Wi-Fi password and was helping themselves to my ADSL. How they hacked my WiFi password I will never know but to stop this happening again I’ve got into the habit of
regularly changing my Wi-Fi password via the routers control panel. If you’re not sure exactly how to do this let me know and I will send you instructions. Terry via email asks: Hi, I recently upgraded from Windows 8 to 10. After a Windows update the laptop kept cycling and I had to resort to factory settings. It said copy all files, photos music etc which I did following instructions onto two 4.7GB DVDs. After set up I sent all DVDs info to laptop but when trying to open files in notepad the printout was all rubbish including Arabic? The files are all there and the right quantity of GB. How can I retrieve my photos, music and files? Aunty Says: Not too sure but this Terry but it could be that you are trying to open these files with the wrong program. If you right click on one of the photo files you should see the option “open with” where you can choose Windows Photo Viewer. If this works OK then to make it permanent then right click “open with” then “Always use the selected program….” Let me know how you get on. Email me at auntyvirus@costablancapeople.com
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Gerhard’s Dental Clinic
In the current and on-going economic climate, the longevity of a business hinges on excellent service, cost effective pricing and its reputation, and one business that combines all of these attributes is Gerhard’s Dental Clinic. For more than 15 years Gerhard Nagel has been treating residents and holidaymakers of all nationalities at his dental clinic in La Zenia.
Gerhard is supported by a fully trained team of professionals including a dental nurse and hygienist and a dental receptionist. Regardless of Gerhard’s German origins the majority of his patients are British, not surprising given the high demographic of expats living locally. However, Gerhard also believes that many of his patients travel from the UK and Ireland and incorporate dental
work into their trip due to the low cost of treatments, compared to back home. The clinic provides a wide-range of dental services from basic clean, scale and polish to crowns, bridges, implants and fillings. The clinic also offers panoramic x-rays to ensure a thorough diagnosis and for those who want a film-star smile, tooth whitening is also available. Again given the cost effective pricing policy crowns and bridges are completed on a regular basis at the clinic. Treatments can be staggered to meet patient needs and many book short-breaks to fit around their dental work schedule. The clinic also makes dental plates and can create the perfect solution tailored to individual needs. Another specialist area for Gerhard and his team is the treatment of nervous patients. You would be hard pressed to find anyone that claims to ‘like’ going to the dentist, but some people have a debilitating phobia that can stop then visiting the dentist full stop. To ensure these people get the same care for their teeth as everyone else, Gerhard’s Dental Clinic offers specialist care for those who are nervous. In addition to a relaxing atmosphere, and detailed explanations to put patients’ minds at rest. Gerhard’s Dental Clinic is located off La Zenia island, above Restaurante Alejandro and Caja Murcia. It is open Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 3.00pm. For further information or to book an appointment please call 966 730 058. www.dentist-spain.com Mireille Toddington
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Help helping the needy HELP Murcia Mar Menor held a charity lunch on Thursday 4th February at Galindas restaurant La Puebla, near Torre Pacheco. This was the second year that the charity has held this event and this year it was bigger and better than ever. Once again each guest was asked to donate 5 kg. of non-perishable food to help families in need in the village. A total of 92 people attended the lunch from HELP M.M.M., NOSMO, HELP Friendship group and representatives from the local Caritas group. A massive 700 kg of food was donated and this will go to help feed 50 plus families in the village. It was explained by Janneke Chambers a resident of La Puebla and member of HELP that these people have no work, are unable to claim any money from the State and receive very little help from the Government. “This donation of food will go some way to easing their plight for a
short time” she said. Rosalia Sanz gave a short speech of acceptance on behalf of Caritas to express their gratitude for the donation and then presented Doreen Sykes, head fundraiser of HELP, with a statuette as a memento of the day. Could you spare a few hours once a week to help raise funds to allow us to continue the work of helping the poor and needy in the Murcia area, if so, for further information about HELP M.M.M. contact our office in Los Alcazares on 968 570 059
Sunday morning Craft Market in Jávea As you stroll along the sea front towards the port of Javea on a Sunday morning you will pass a small craft fair of between ten and fifteen stalls. Each displays handmade items that have been designed and crated by the person on the stall. These artisans sell different articles each week, often the wares they have crafted over the previous days and are dedicated to bringing new and unique items each week. The stalls open around 11 o'clock, and stay till lunch-time, around 2.00pm. The craftsmen and women take turns so that every week visitors are guaranteed to see something different on offer; from hand knitted shawls to leather handbags, from original jewellery to hand forged steel coat hangers or hand-made felt bags – nothing is imported, nothing is factorymade. Every item is individually designed and crated; unique designer gifts and presents but without the designer prices. The fair is organised by Amata, the same craft association that organises the summer fair in the port Javea. Everything on the stalls is made by the people on the
stall - a guarantee that the visitor is buying an original piece. It is also possible to order or commission a special piece, especially designed for your loved one or a special occasion, and pick it up the next Sunday or the Sunday after (depending on the time needed). In addition there will be some stalls with locally produced or ecological products. Several musicians, jugglers and puppeteers have expressed an interest in enhancing the atmosphere of the craft market. To keep costs down, these entertainers pass a collection hat around at the end of the show and keep the donations. So if you are looking for a Sunday stroll with a difference, then head to Javea Port on a Sunday between 11 am to 2 pm. The market is located on the sea front at the end of the Avenida Jaime I in the port of Jávea. Why not make a day and stay for lunch at one of the gorgeous sea-front restaurants before heading home. For further information call 639 979 678 (English spoken) or see the photos of the Summer Market at: http://www.amata.es/JaveaSum14.html
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"Valentine" Keep me always in your heart We will never be apart We will always be together Come what may Rain may wash away Our smile But within a little while Rainbows paint the sky To keep the tears at bay We have love And we have strength And will go to any length To ensure our lives Will always be this way You have me And I have you Hand in hand And always true And we will never Have it any other way by David Whitney c 2016
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MABS charity dinner dance MABS has recently opened a hospice suite at a 24/7 residential care home for cancer patients in the Murcia region. The suite is a stylish and fully equipped home-from-home so that the patient still has all their home comforts as well as professional and dedicated 24/7 medical care - it even has a separate bed for a family member or friend to stay with them overnight. This facility has been a long time in coming. It has taken a huge amount of planning and then finding and acquiring a suitable location in a hospice suite. The suite is available for both respite and end of life care for the terminally ill, enabling cancer patients to have the dignity they deserve. However, all of this costs a huge amount of money every month to provide so MABS has decided to hold a ‘hospice fundraiser’ where all proceeds raised on the night will go directly towards the running costs of the hospice suite. This fundraiser will be a Dinner Dance to be held on 30th April at Casa Club La Serena in Los Alcazares. The venue has created a superb menu and music will be provided by The Geckos. There will be a photo booth for some fun photos of the evening plus a grand prize raffle. The cost is â‚Ź22.50 per person with all proceeds going to the hospice. Tickets are available from the MABS shop in San Javier or you can email the event organiser mabsdonnawalsh@gmail.com or send a message via the facebook page www.facebook.com/mabsmurciamarm enor Rooms are available at the hotel next door.
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Driving in Spain glasses it is always advised to carry a spare set in case one breaks, but it is not the law to do so. Fine: 80 euro Reason: In the event of an emergency it is important to be prepared. Warning triangles and high visibility vests save lives in the event of vehicle occupants having to leave the vehicle and move about the carriageway. Having an emergency
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ars, Entertainment, Neon, Inclusive, Drags, “Over the top”, Rock, Music. Together they spell out Benidorm. I have just come back from a few days seeking out new acts to bring down to our area. Despite what everyone may think, not all acts that work in Benidorm are good and very few would command a show tickets price. There is a huge difference in how our area and the metropolis they call Benidorm works. As a mainly tourist destination the entertainment and everything else is geared towards those out to have a good time and spend all the money that has been saved up during the year to party
every night. Entertainment is available everywhere, but despite many thinking that it is free, this is very far from the truth. True, you do not have to pay to get in and watch which ever act takes your fancy. But as I found out, everyone who is buying a drink is paying for those acts. Prices of drinks vary enormously from venue to venue but compared to our residential areas you can easily pay twice what we pay for a drink and that includes “Happy Hour”. Our venues also expect any act to be able to cover a 3 hour time slot including breaks. Not so Benidorm. 45 minutes to
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one hour per act is normal, as is what is known as “plug and play”. This is where the act will do sometimes up to 5 venues a night doing the same spot over and over. All they have to take with them is their music and a microphone. They are able to do this due to all the venues having in house pa systems and of course a huge amount of potential customers. Much as the acts would love to do this where we all live, unless each venue gets a pa system and finds more customers, it isn’t going to happen. The way we have of getting the multi act shows is by having a ticket event. This covers the price of the top earning entertainers and
enables venues to book more than one act. It also ensures them of an income from food and drink. On the whole, our bars give truly free entertainment. There is no hike in the drinks prices. Even on my own shows, like Bang! The Streeters this coming Saturday the drinks remain at the normal prices. I have to say that I did enjoy myself going away but it is so nice to come back to the normality of residential Spain. To the bars who know your name, the friends you know and the huge diversity of entertainment that we enjoy, and mostly as little or no cost. Our
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entertainment is a bargain, make no mistake about that. Having seen shows for more than twice the ticket price we pay here and with no food included, we all ought to be out way more than we are. After all if we don’t these places are just not going to be around for long. If you would like your events in this guide, they are FREE. Just email me the details to letsrockshowslive@gmail.com. To book acts please go to my new site www.jaxlawson.com Love life, love music and support your venues and acts. Jax Lawson xx
Feb 16th - Feb 22nd 2016 Tues Feb 16th YOLO, Cabo Roig – David J Williams – 10pm Pablos International, Playa Flamenca – Martin Kay - pm The Archers, Quesada – Denis Christian – 5pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Bella Luna – 10pm The Arches, Los Alcazares – Johnny B Taylor – 3pm
Weds Feb 17th Park Inn, Quesada – Samantha Curtis – 8pm New Tavern, San Miguel – Rob Roberts – 9pm
Thurs Feb 18th Pablos International, Playa Flamenca – Paul Allen – 9pm The Local, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 6pm Casa Ventura, San Luis – Re Union Gap – 8pm – 10€ Posh Club, La Marina – Johnny Scott – 1pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – The Cages – 10pm Mono’s Bar, Quesada – Samantha Curtis – 8pm
Fri Feb 19th Pablos International, Playa Flamenca – Saxy Johan – 6pm Pablos International, Playa Flamenca - David J Williams – 9pm O’Riordans, Cabo Roig – Vinny Mack – 10pm Victoria Tea Room, Almoradi – Rod Stewart Tribute – 9pm Posh Club, La Marina – Charles Cole – 1.30pm Lansdowne, Playa Flamenca – The Streeters – 10pm Emerald Isle, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Bella Luna – 10pm
Sat Feb 20th Restaurante Los Rosales, Guardamar, Bang! The Streeters – 15€ – 7.30pm – call 697501992 for tickets Pablo’s International, Playa Flamenca – Cassi Kennedy – 9pm Breakaways, Pueblo Principe – Rebecca Holt – 9pm Carol’s Bar, Sucina – Rod Stewart Tribute – 9pm Posh Club, La Marina – Cherry K – 9pm Landsdowne, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 10pm Gogarty’s, La Zenia – Tony de Love – 10pm Aneto Cerveceria, Benimar – Tony Capaldi – 9pm Bar Carlos, Torrevieja – Open Mic night - 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pm Foxy’s Bar, Via Park V – James Ellis – 6.30pm Inn at the Green, Entre Naranjas – Andy Jones – 9pm La Manga Camping – Soul Train Duo – 8.30pm Pato Pekin, El Presidente – Kevin Tyler – 9pm
Sun Feb 21st Pablo’s International, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 9pm Champagne Bar, La Fuente – Benny the Piano Man – 3pm Durty Nelly’s, Torrevieja – Jose Bolero – 3pm Sports Complex, La Marina – Woody – 9pm Monos, Quesada – Crazy G – 8pm La Taberna, Entre Naranjas – Lynden B – 9pm
Mon Feb 22nd Tradewinds, La Fuente – Richie Alexander – 9pm Arches, Los Alcazares – Lynden B – 3pm Bar Kenz, San Luis – Samantha Curtis – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Jimmy and John Acoustic – 10pm
Sneak Peek Saturday 12th March - Restaurante Los Rosales, Guardamar. The Liverpool Band - Tickets 15 Euros with 2 course meal. Doors at 7.30pm www.lrshows.com or phone 697501992
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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.
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quick ACROSS 1. Not anxious (11) 9. Tear (3) 10.Of money (9) 11.Discourage (5) 13.Love to excess (7) 14.Perpetrate (6) 16.Appoint (6) 18.Young tree (7)
5. Enmity (7) 6. Get rid of (9) 7. Ancestor (11) 8. In turn (11) 12.Clock (9) 15.Mimic (7) 17.More unsightly (6) 19.Principle (5) 21.Weapon (3)
19.Larceny (5) 20.Action (9) 21.Set into jelly (3) 22.Discerning (11) Down 2. Pinch (3) 3. Bid (5) 4. Frank (6)
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DOWN 2. Admit having won somehow (3) 3. Happen to come to mind (5) 4. Got leg broken? Wooden pin provided! (6) 5. In favour of mixed sets of woods (7)
6. Just the type to make a good look-out (9) 7. A handy man? (11) 8. Recovering from the most difficult part of a steeplechase (7,4) 12. Don't miss what is said to be a slogan (9) 15. Smoking jackets? (7) 17. Released - or shot (3,3) 19. Am in a confused state - it's a mental illness (5) 21. Sign of nerves in a politician (3)
SOLUTIONS 620 QUICK Across: 1 Disc; 3 Ballyhoo; 9 Sketchy; 10 Grime; 11 Reproduction; 13 Cackle; 15 Reason; 17 Unfavourable; 20 Trust; 21 Sweeten; 22 Retiring; 23 Heal. Down: 1 District; 2 Sleep; 4 Asylum; 5 Light-hearted; 6 Heinous; 7 Open; 8 Schoolmaster; 12 Internal; 14 Conduct; 16 Tocsin; 18 Bathe; 19 Stir. CRYPTIC Across: 1 Acme; 3 Space-man; 9 Corsair; 10 Aired; 11 Stands to gain; 13 Notion; 15 Foiled; 17 Billiard-ball; 20 Arena; 21 Present; 22 Gathered; 23 Fair. Down: 1 Accusing; 2 Maria; 4 Pirate; 5 Change of diet; 6 Martial; 7 Node; 8 Hard to please ; 12 Idolater; 14 Trident; 16 Sample; 18 Adela; 19 Bang.
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Bryan
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1. The driver of the Isuzu is not Jonas. 2. The person with the silver ring drives the Isuzu. 3. The 5 people were the driver of the Isuzu, Natasha, the person in first place, the person with the titanium ring, and the driver of the Toyota. 4. The driver of the Aston Martin finished before the person with the titanium ring. 5. The person in first place wears the white gold ring. 6. Of Natasha and Kaylie, one came in fourteenth place and the other wears the white gold ring. 7. The person in first place doesn't drive the Mazda. 8. Either the person in ninth place or the person in fourteenth place drives the Isuzu. 9. The person with the yellow gold ring doesn't drive the Toyota. 10. Natasha finished after the driver of the Mazda. 11. Ismael finished after the person with the silver ring.
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Remember: every item on the board belongs to one and only one person, no item will ever be shared. Using only the clues provided and simple deductive logic and reasoning, fill in the grid with Xs and Os to determine the solution.
ACROSS 1. Rose - taken from the garden? (3,3,2,3) 9. Anton lost to a girl (3) 10. It's made to meet its match (9) 11. Fall into part of the main current (5) 13. How to fight miserliness! (7) 14. Circulates, so one says (6) 16. Plant has point in being backward (6) 18. The late converted into the quick? (7) 19. A maxim Tom turns to (5)
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George, a 6 month old Galgo cross, is in desperate need of a new home. He is great with other dogs and loves children. Call: 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com info@petsinspain.info
BALLROOM DANCING Ballroom and Latin dancing for beginners and improvers every Monday and Thursday 11.30am - 1.00pm. Beginners only Fridays 5.30pm - 6.30pm. Venue. Le Monte Hotel. Pilar de la Horredada (N332) Further information. Marilyn 606 738 866 (621)
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) (621)
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Quesada, Olive Bar and restaurant lease for sale. Well known and very established popular bar, fully equipped in every respect, separate function room, large outside terrace, separate large dining area, open 7 days a week, with all legal licences in place, a real turn key and go operation. Price 40,000 Euros. Further information please telephone SunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 office hours. (621) Quesada, Pueblo Bravo, large restaurant and bar for sale with private car park, 200m square build, enormous kitchen, fully fitted in stainless steel, very nicely decorated and internal furnishings, open 7 days a week, current popular clientele, only for sale due to personal reasons, price 25,000 Euros. For further information please telephone SunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 office hours.(621)
Quesada, large garage for sale freehold, 58 square meters, easy access and very secure, ideal storage, or vehicles, jet skis etc. Price 16,000 Euros, which is very reasonable as it would cost more to build if you were given the land. Further details telephone SunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 office hours.(621)
BUY & SELL Turn your unwanted furniture, electrical, household goods, Bric-a-Brac, clothing, antiques and collectables into cash. Anything! Anywhere! 965 319 220/663 012 541 (621)
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 BlancaTel 636102509 or email info@eazylawns.es or www.eazylawns.es (C) (621)
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Alfie, born December 2014, owned by a family who didn’t care for him and he was abandoned at the door of the APAH kennels. He was terrified of everyone, but since living in a foster home he is now friendly, happy and needs a loving home.
HEALTH & BEAUTY Experienced mobile hairdresser. Good price and service. City & Guilds qualified. Tel 663 173 385. (M) (621)
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 652 262 489/whatsapp or email: metalguy1958@gmail.com (L) (621)
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Ruben, is a 10 year old Spanish water dog, sweet natured and undemanding. He was abandoned as his owner did not want the responsibility of an older dog. Ruben shouldn’t be in kennels at his age, he deserves somewhere warm with love.
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PERSONAL SERVICES ANUNCIATE! Tlf 966 701 060 linda@costablancapeople.com SERVICIO DE TRADUCCION GRATUITO Tony now has in stock the following tablets:- Super Kamagra 160mg. Kamagra 100mg. Kamagra Polos. Aurogra 100mg. Femalerga Pinks ( for Women). We also keep a range of slimming tablets for Men and Women. Deliveries in all Torre areas. Tel . 697 777 811 (621) Sophie. Elegant, sexy, naughty lady. Visit, all areas. Home/house and hotel visits. Tel 693 357 526 (653) Sensual relaxing massage. 25 min of professional relaxing massage followed by 25 min sensual body2body julia 647234622 (624) Experience a great one hour massage with Veronica fully qualified. For appointments call 679 292 678 (630) 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 (631) New friend 25, nice body, sensual, erotic massage, fantasies. 15th. Turquesa st. La zenia, opposite Zenia Boulevard. Www.sensualspain.net 656314941.(623) Ladies! Big or small, old or young, enjoy a sensual spanking and more and it's FREE! The Headmaster visits you at home. Details: headmaster@live.co.uk (624) ANUNCIATE! Tlf 966701060 linda@costablancapeople.com SERVICIO DE TRADUCCION GRATUITO Torrevieja Centro, young oriental girl gives complete massage, 24 hrs in your house or mine. C/ Concordia 2 , 4K . Tel: 698 280 842 (643) Thai lady for massage and lots of pleasure.Tel 605 292 304 Cabo Roig (625) Almoradi. 2 blond chicas will greet you in sexy lingerie. Kissing, petting. explosive! Tel 645 323 543 (623)
PROPERTY FOR SALE REF 692. Rojales Hills. 3/4 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa. Well Maintained Fully Furnished. Very Good Location 470m2 Plot Large Double GarageClose to All Local Amenities. €235,000 REF 714. Benijofar. 4/5 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Luxury Modern Detached Villa. Truly Stunning 580m2 Plot. 305m2 of High Quality Build. Private Salt Water 8m x 4m Swimming Pool. Double Garage. Underfloor Heating. €525,000 REF 724. Ciudad Quesada. 4 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa. Split Level Kitchen. Private Swimming Pool. Garage + 500m2 Plot Stunning Sea & Lake Views. €397,000 REF 727. Ciudad Quesada. 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Linked Duplex Beautifully Presented Furnished Stunning Views Roof Solarium Resident Parking Communal Swimming Pool. €130,000 REF 728. Benimar 2. 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa. Furnished. 143m2 Build Size. 420m2 Corner Plot. Off Road Parking. Lovely Mountain Views. Private 8m x 4m Swimming Pool. €249,000 REF 730. Ciudad Quesada. 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa. Fully Furnished. Corner Plot. Off Road Parking. Communal Swimming Pool. €135,000. REF 735. Ciudad Quesada. 3 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom Detached Villa. 150m2 Build Size + 500m2 Plot. Modern – Brand New Build. Fabulous Golf Views. Private Swimming Pool €360,000 Ref 749. Ciudad Quesada. 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms Semi-Detached Villa. Part Furnished. Courtyard. Roof Solarium. Off Road Parking with Car Port Communal Swimming Pool. €110,000 For further details call INMOBILIARIA on 966 718 392 (IQ) (621)
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Torrevieja, La Mata. New apartment. 72m2. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. 20 mtrs from Vista al Mar beach. 150,000€. Tel 605 090 388 (622) Orihuela Rural. Large finca 5000m2. Build 228m2. 3 bedrooms. (Potential for 3 further bedrooms) 3 bathrooms. Swimming pool. Several terraces. Internet connection. 220,000€. Tel 965 976 861. (622)
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Electrical, plumbing, fencing, water boilers, balustrades, painting and general maintenance. Tel 965 328 361 or 680 934 549. (631)
PROPERTY WANTED SunseekersQuesada urgently require a 2 bed ground floor apartment or bungalow for long term rental by an elderly Norwegian lady with slight walking problems. A very fair rent offered, so if you have such a property for rent please contact us immediately on 966 718 779 office hours. Indeed all types of property wanted for Long term rental. SunseekersQuesada urgently require a finca style property in and around this area for long term rental, 2 or 3 bedrooms swimming pool not essential, furnished or unfurnished, please telephone us on 966 718 779, client is waiting with immediate decision. (621)
TILING 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. (AL) (620)
TUITION & TRANSLATION Reliable translator. Competitive prices. Medical, police, trafico, schools etc. Tel Debbie 630 325 957 (624)
Kamagra.Gold.100mg. Free Weekender with every purchase .Delivery or collection. Call Roy 602579481 email royframe@gmail.com(622)
PETS For your dog’s health: Ambulant Canine Physiotherapy in San Miguel de Salinas and vicinity. Phone +34 629 261 541 Email fisican@yahoo.es (622)
PROPERTY FOR RENT La Finca superb modern 2 bedroom 3 bathroom Townhouse. Fully furnished, American kitchen, solarium with beautiful views. Gated community and pool No Pets Long Term Let 450€ plus bills Contact Alison 690731160 (621)
Yang, one of 5 abandoned puppies and lucky to have been found. They are a diverse group that we will be small/medium size when they’re older. They are now 9 weeks old and have had the relevant vaccines so are now ready to be adopted.
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ODIN is a 17 month old male Fox Terrier type crossbreed who was found running along a busy main road late at night. He is fully vaccinated, micro chipped and castrated; a happy boy who plays well with his kennel mates but is looking for a loving home to call his own.
Twinkle, a lovely 2 year old tabby and white girl was bought into K9 after being abandoned. She has been spayed, is very affectionate and enjoys a sedentary life and loves home comforts. She is fine with other cats, loves being with people.
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Emergency chemist TORRY MAKE IT 10 GAMES 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.
UNBEATEN AFTER A 0 -0 STALEMATE AT MURO On Sunday Torry travelled inland through the mountains to the Alcoy area to play Muro. Muro were in 13th place in the table , four points and three places behind Torry. Their home record was good with four wins, six draws and two defeats which happened at the beginning of the season. They were on a good run of form with only one defeat in their last 8 games. Torry were looking to extend their unbeaten run to 10 games. Torry manager Pedreno had a depleted squad at his disposal with only one fully fit outfield player on the bench so the team more or less picked itself. Defenders Jorge and Javi Selvas were missing from the side again through injury, although Jorge had to help fill the bench. Burguillos was suspended and recent signings Chupe and Rendondo were still striving to obtain match fitness and they also were both on the bench. The Torry line up: Serna, Vicente Boix, Luis Carlos, Matej, Quintero, Martin Higón Sanchez (Chupe 87), Prieto (Carrasco 78 '), Ruben Suarez and Lewis. Not Used: Quique, Pablo Redondo and Jorge. The game kicked off at on a cold late
afternoon in front of a crowd of around 250 including around 25 hard-core Torry fans. The home side started the better but as the game wore on Torry started to even things up athough Muro had more possession. The best chance of the first half for Torry fell to Prieto who jinked past 2 players in the area and tried to go round a third with the loose ball being gratefully gathered by the Muro keeper before Prieto could get his boot to it. Towards the break Muro had a good spell of pressure and pegged Torry back but the Torry defence held firm. The clearest chance of the first half fell to Muro when a Matej failed to get his head to a ball over the top and a Muro forward got behind him and had only Torry keeper Serna to beat. His shot was heading for the corner of the net but was tipped round the post by Serna at full stretch. Muro continued were they had left off in the second-half and had territorial advantage but again the Torry defence held firm with Serna producing a couple of excellent saves to keep Muro out. The Torry forwards kept getting caught offside when Torry created promising opportunities. The best chance of the second-half fell to Prieto again. A
fine run and cross to the far post by Luis Carlos just needed a touch but Prieto just couldn´t quite get to the ball. The game fizzled out with no goals with Torry probably being happier with the draw than Muro. For Torry Serna was again in great form with the central defenders Martin and Matej effective in front of him and Quintero doing a good job as the holding player in midfield. Sanchez had his moments but Suarez and Higon weren´t at their best and although Prieto had some good touches and flicks he failed to take advantage of Torrys best two chances. The referee had a bit of a frenzy booking 3 players from each side in the second-half. For Torry Vicente, Sanchez and Quintero received yellow cards as did Jorge for something he said from the bench. On Sunday Torry are at home to Novelda with a 12.00 kick-off. Torry will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to 11 games and keep another clean sheet but find the back of the net again after two 0 – 0 draws. Hopefully the two new signings will be ready to make an appearance and an impact. Darrylldinho
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
Quesada Golf Society Last Wednesday the Society made the short journey to the “Lost City” otherwise known as Entre Naranjos where Vistabella Golf Course is situated. The 11 hole course was in good condition. The course is not overly long with the main challenges presented by the course being the large number of bunkers and the underlating greens which on the day were slick and fast. What was visible from the course was the work going on to extend the course to 18 holes which is good news. Should be ready for play by this time next year. The weather on the day was perfect with only a very light breeze. The turn-out was a bit on the low side with 17 golfers contesting an individual stableford competition. The scores were low with nobody coming in with 30 points or more. The winner on the day was “Diddy” Dave Winchcombe with 29 points who beat his best mate Brummie boy Ray Lee on C/B. They always have a side bet but neither took the money as they ended all square. In 3rd place with 27 points was Man Utd fan and not the West Ham Utd legend by the same name, Tom Taylor, who pipped 4th placed recently joined member David Trotman on C/B. The Nearest the Pin winners, who each went
home with a bottle of wine were Dave Winchcombe, Tony Forbes, “Wild” Bill Acton, and Tom Taylor with two. Well done Tom you certainly had a good day. The 2´s pot was taken by John Featherstone who returned home with a fistful of euro´s. The scratch-card was won by Tony Forbes with Bournemouth. After the game the players returned to the society base at the Quesada Country Club for the presentations, a drink or two and a tasty hot and cold buffet kindly provided by mine hosts. The club has
recently undergone refurbishment and is now bright and airy and well worth a visit. The next society game is on Wednesday 24 February at, what many golfers consider to be the best golf course around here, Las Colinas. Anyone in the Quesada area looking to join a very friendly golf society and play golf once a fortnight at a wide variety of courses at a very reasonable cost, should contact the Chairman & Membership Secretary Les Pancott on 966716723. Darrylldinho
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CostaBlancaPeople February 16th - 22nd 2016
Tales from the Top Flight ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com
The increase in TV coverage of matches on a Sunday has often led to such days being called “Super” or “Special” or “Days of Destiny” or other such rubbish. However, Sunday could well have been a pivotal moment in the Premier League. The day started with leaders Leicester travelling to third placed Arsenal. Leicester led at half time, the mercurial Jamie Vardy “winning” and scoring a penalty on the stroke of half time. For
anyone wondering about the inverted commas, let’s just say that the front man didn’t have to look too hard to find a leg to tumble over in the area. Leicester looked odds on to see off the Gunners and possibly kill of any dreams of a Wenger title. But no, things can change very quickly, especially if the referee decides to send off one of their defenders. Arsenal sprang to life and Walcott brought the scores level before Welbeck scored a shock winner deep into injury time. Randomly, it led me to think when the last time such an important top-ofthe-table clash was settled by three English goal-scorers. Anyway, moving on! A word in the ear of Joleon Lescott, if I may. When having just been battered 60 by Liverpool, a Liverpool that Paul Merson felt might have been there for the taking (which might explain Merson’s management career), it would probably be wise not to tweet a picture of your new £150,000 car. Just saying Joleon, just saying. The fact that the car probably has
a smaller turning circle than yourself nowadays has nothing to do with it. It is not even necessary to review the game. Villa were the Villa of a few months ago and Liverpool turned up. Tottenham Hotspur, fresh with the knowledge that Leicester had slipped up, went to the Etihad to face-off with Manchester City. A win would have seen Spurs glide back into second and close the gap to two points and a win for City would have got them right back in the thick of things. A Harry Kane penalty opened the scoring before City sub Iheanacho drew them level. Spurs drove on, and Dane Christian Eriksen fired home the kind of winner that suggests that Spurs might be the fairytale this season, as opposed to Leicester.
Dane Christian Eriksen
Before the early kick off on Saturday Louis Van Gaal claimed he would be “very unhappy” if United approached Mourinho behind his back. To be fair Louis, they’ve been doing it right in front of you so what say you of that, eh? Either way, losing 2-1 to Sunderland and admitting you will not get into the Champions League places is not exactly going to stop the Portuguese measuring up a few pictures in your office, is it? United were poor, Sunderland’s new signings Kone and Khazri excelled and the Black Cats have a chance of survival. Newcastle have been splashing the cash themselves, but seem to be
determined to see how their new signings fare in the Championship. Chelsea, hardly the most attacking of teams in recent sides, put the Magpies to the sword turning them over 5-1 at the Bridge. Pedro was either choosing to play well to get a summer move, or maybe give the new manager an insight to what he used to play like, but either way his double and general performance was fundamental to Hiddink’s biggest win since returning as caretaker. Those Pardew for England rumours seem to have gone away, don’t they? Palace are in their own mini freefall, this time losing 2-1 at home to Watford. Part one of Pardew’s masterplan worked, Adebayor notching his first for the club. Sadly for Palace, Deeney got a brace to send three points to Vicarage Road. Norwich were in dreamland when Wes Hoolahan scored just eleven minutes after Robbie Brady to put them 2-0 up at home to West Ham. A lot can change in eleven minutes as it was exactly the same time that elapsed for the Hammers to score two of their own to leave Carrow Road with a point. Norwich are in desperate trouble, slipping nearer the trap door once again. Stoke put their recent troubles behind them, winning 3-1 at Bournemouth. Club record signing Imbula ended the goal drought after just nine minutes and Stoke did not need to look back. The defeat for Bournemouth has them looking over their shoulders and Stoke might just fancy a last push for a European place if they can string together a run of form.
Your Week in Sport ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com
The Six Nations is in fine fettle after the second round of matches. Scotland have racked up an impressive nine consecutive defeats, this weekend’s coming from the hands and feet of Wales. 27-23 was close, and there were many positives in the Scottish performance which suggest there may be some need to celebrate against Italy. The Welsh will have naturally been delighted with the win that keeps them in the leading pack behind France and England. Ireland’s hope of a third straight title were severely damaged in a 10-9 defeat to the French. It is still mathematically possible, but somewhat unlikely. England virtually hopped, skipped and jumped to an impressive 409 win in Rome. Back to back wins in his first two matches sees Eddie Jones being considered a genius, naturally.
In an impressive switch of saddles, Olympic champion cyclist Victoria Pendleton will be mounting the back of a horse and peddling as fast as she can in the 4.15 at Fakenham on Friday. She is riding for the champion trainer Paul Nicholls, with a very serious view to competing at Cheltenham in March. The horse, Pachu Du Polder, is 25-1 for the Foxhunter Chase.
Southampton are somewhat impregnable currently. Six games have now passed without the ball passing Fraser Forster. Six clean sheets have led to the Saints occupying 6th place and their 1-0 win over Swansea, albeit far from entertaining, was solid to say the least. Swansea still have relegation worries and will need to bounce back from this disappointment rapidly. Leicester, Spurs or Arsenal? The answer seems to change weekly. I’m still going Leicester. Or Spurs. Not Arsenal, it’s never Arsenal.
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Victoria Pendleton
England had played some excellent ODI cricket in the series against South Africa, racing to a 2-0 lead. Either the South Africans woke up or England fell asleep (or just got very tired following another long tour). 2-0 ended up as a 3-2 defeat for the tourists, with many players seeing their form leaving the tour a week early. The T20 internationals start on Friday, which as ever feels like a miniseries too far. With the T20 World Cup later this year, surely there is an argument to give Stokes and Root a nice long rest? England Women won their series against the Proteus 2-1. The British build-up to Rio 2016 gets going in Glasgow next Saturday. Several big faces will be at the Grand Prix meeting, including Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford. I was pleased to note it is an indoor meeting, as the thought of running round a track 100 times in a Glaswegian February was none too appealing.
Greg Rutherford. I was fairly certain the Formula One season had only just ended, but they are all back on the track next week, testing out their new toys. Apparently Honda might be stronger this year, having sorted out their ERS issues of last season. Whatever that means, it sounds promising for all you Honda fans out there. Good Ol’ Sepp hasn’t been in the news much recently. This is primarily due to many other people at FIFA being investigated, banned and whatnot but it is time for Good Ol’ Sepp to step back into the limelight. His appeal for his “completely unfair, criminal, inhumane and just downright mean” suspension starts on Tuesday. It could be fun.
Champions League Last 16 Preview ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com
or Bayern who are to blame. Once again the Londoners are drawn against the Catalan giants, currently sitting top of La Liga. Arsenal will have to wait another week for their game, playing Hull in the FA Cup beforehand. Still, with Walcott back in the reckoning alongside Sanchez, Coquelin and Welbeck who are all fit again then Arsenal fans may start dreaming of a big upset. Chelsea are in action this week, travelling to Paris to play a PSG team that are currently 97 points ahead of second place in Ligue 1. Ok, it may not be that many but you catch my drift. Are PSG suffering from playing rubbish opposition every week? A cynic might say that is ideal preparation for welcoming Chelsea. Before Chelsea fans get upset over that last comment, it was Newcastle. Newcastle.
Yes, it is the time of year that strikes fear into the hearts of Arsenal fans! It is normally around now that a European Last 16 exit derails their Premier League title bid and traditionally it is Barcelona
Manchester City are in danger of finding their route to the Champions League next season for Pep might come down to winning the Champions League this season, which would kind of make the need to sign Pep redundant. Confused? So are they. City have a
lovely midweek trip to Kyiv next week, and with their form somewhat unpredictable it is difficult to predict a result. Kyiv are in the middle of their winter break, but are formidable at home. Watch out for Yarmalenko. Wednesday night sees Zidane’s Madrid travel to Rome. Whether Zizou has made a great deal of difference to Real or not is open to debate, but they
travel as many people’s favourites. Ronaldo was moved back to the wing against Athletic at the weekend, so he may well feature there in Italy’s capital city. Roma, currently third in Serie A, will hope to cause an upset and in El Shaarawy have a player capable of doing the unexpected. Atletico travel to PSV a week Wednesday and must surely be favourites to progress. They sit third in La Liga whilst PSV lead Ajax by a single point in Holland. Griezeman will be key, as ever. Having watched Juventus close the gap on Napoli again over the weekend, the Old Lady could well be capable of matching Pep’s Bayern, who have not reacted well on the field to the news of his departure. With Cuadrado doing everything he could not do for Chelsea, Dybala in great form and Pogba determined to put himself in the shop window for Barca there is every chance that Juventus could take a first leg lead. Having said that, this supposed dip in form since Pep announced he was off to City has been a 0-0 draw, a 3-0 win and
a 3-1 win. I mean a 0-0 draw, that is shocking. The other ties see Benfica play Zenit and Gent play Wolfsburg. If I have any Portuguese, Russian, Belgian or German followers please forgive the lack of indepth analysis that goes into me saying Zenit and Wolfsburg to make the quarter finals but be the teams everyone wants to draw.
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LAS RAMBLAS GOLF SOCIETY We started the week with a best 2 of 4 with all scores counting on the Par 5's. The winning team with a very good score of 97 pts were Tom Hardie, Lindsay Forbes, Rachel Leckey and Maria Oldenziel. There was another team who also scored 97 pts but were disqualified for submitting an incorrect card but would have been beaten on a back 6 count back in any event.
and the stand out performer winning Category 2 with a magnificent 45 pts was Joyce McClusky . A full list of the day’s winners is shown below:
On Wednesday it was the second round of our 6 Card Joker Eclectic Stableford competition where one hole on the front and back nine is selected to count for double points and the best score on each hole over five rounds (one card being discarded) is added together with the player having the top aggregate score securing the trophy. After two rounds Lindsay Forbes is in first place with 56 pts followed by Heinz Lei and Bryan Neal with 52 pts. Prizes were still available on the day for the top 3 in each Category
2's Club: Lindsay Forbes (x2), Tom Hardie, Heinz Lei and Dave Pulling
Cat 1. 1st Lindsay Forbes 43 pts 2nd Jan Svendsen 41 pts 3rd Tom Hardie 37 pts Cat 2. 1st Joyce McClusky 45 pts 2nd Mike Chapman 39 pts 3rd Heinz Lei 36 pts
Our final game of the week on Friday was a Change Partners where each player of a 4 man team changes partners after every 6 holes with the best score of the pair counting towards the team’s total. The game was won with a score of 84 pts by the team of Terry Field, Peter Dunn, Joyce McClusky and John Drakesmith. Mike Chapman
Ruby’s Golf Society The daunting and quite difficult Fonte Del Llopp faced our players for our monthly trophy game, the weather was great for February and the course as usual was in very good condition so there were no excuses. The scores on the day were excellent, and there was a variation of winners which was good, they were as follows. Nearest the pins on the par 3's were Brian Wilson, Steve Craven, Don Houston, Marc Doherty and Jim McCarthy
Nearest the pin in 2 was Bill Malcolm, best front nine Roy Stanley, best back Theresa Wright, gold division winner Colin Fear, Silver and overall winner was Bill Malcolm, no one managed to win the two's pot so this was rolled over to the next match. Back at our new venue Ray'z Bar we had the presentation and our new hosts provided a nice buffet which was much appreciated, and where secretary George won the football card.
EUROGOLF GREENSOMES On Thursday 11th February Eurogolf played a Greensomes format which means two players Tee off then they decide which drive to take then continue with alternate shots. The winners with an incredible score of 45 points were the team of George McCallum and Maralyn Eckersall 2nd were Robin Richards and Alan Venables with 44 points and 3rd were Pino Perito and Lorraine Walker on 43 points. NTPs 5th David Blanchette 11th Ray Porter 15th Keith Wright 17th 6th Ian Stewart. Football draw John Hill TUESDAY TOFFS On Tuesday 9th February nearly 60 players took part in the weekly stableford competition at La Marquesa. The results
were Cat 1 1st Paul manning 38 2nd Keith Wright 33 Cat 2 1st Bob Shorley 34 2nd Gloria Manning 34 Cat 3 1st Mary Sanderson 35 2nd Ray porter 34 Cat 4 1st Gill Gordon 36 2nd Chris Stanley 35 Overall winner with an impressive 38 points Paul Manning. NTP´s 5th Keith Wright 11th David Gregson 15th Ken Enever 17th Ian Pegg. Football draw Ian Stewart, Joy Gray, Keith Wright and Bill Martin Congratulations to all the winners. If you would like to play with Toffs and Eurogolf at La Marquesa on Tuesdays and Thursdays please visit the website www.eurogolf-quesada.co.uk. Both ladies and gents welcome.
Cafe Uno Golf Society This week, Thursday 11th February, 20 members and a guest of Cafe Uno Golf Society played at Altorreal, Murcia. The course was in good condition, but the downside for some of our more elderly players was that the golf buggies had to stay on the cart paths, this meant a fair bit of walking to and fro to play ones ball, and often players were either too tired or couldn't be bothered to return to the buggy if they had the wrong club. This also affected the speed of play of course, and I believe some players following our society were getting a little frustrated,
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however, our players could only go at the pace that their fitness allowed. That said, I think this is only a temporary measure to do with winter rules. The results of the winners are as follows:1st B.Tarr - 37pts. 2nd S.Ashurst - 35pts. Best front 9 S.Taylor - 19pts. Best back 9 P.Witham - 18pts. Nearest the pin hole 17, - B.Tarr. Nearest the pin in 2, hole 4, - J.Stewart. 2 players scored a 2 today and shared the prize money. N.Padmore and S.Taylor.
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VEGA BAJA PREMIER GOLF LEAGUE The Vega Baja Premier Golf Leagues’ first fixture of the 2016 season the North Division at the venue of El Plantio Golf , the weather was on the chilly side with the overcast skies but it warmed up to the benefit of the players. The course was in good condition with really good greens well done the greens staff. I do not know what it is in the North Division as all the teams seem to be evenly matched as both of the matches ended up as draws, with only 10 points being the difference between the lowest and highest total team points The leaders EuroToff G.S. were entertaining bottom spot holders Altea G. S. and both teams were evenly balanced on average handicap and that’s how out it turned out with each side winning two games each, but with a superior team score by a mere 6 points the Bonus Points went to Altea G S, that put them into second spot Golf Relleu G.S. and Claptons G.S. provided another draw but the difference between the two teams in points scored was just 3 points in the favour of Claptons and thanks to the bonus points it moved them into joint second place. To add more competitiveness, to the matches, as if there wasn’t enough already, there are Nearest the Pins and Ladies and Men’s Longest Drives. The closeness of the matches proves the handicapping and format is working well with only a few points separating the teams and making the difference RESULTS EuroToffs G. S. 2 (138 points) vs. Altea G S 2 (144 points) Golf Relleu G. S. 2(145 points) vs. Claptons G S 2 (148 points) Three bonus points went to:- Altea G S and Claptons G S
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The highest pairing scores came from Altea G.S. Alan Roles/Stephen Mc Bride again, with 41 points, the teams with the highest total points on the day were Claptons with 148 and Golf Relleu with 145. EuroToff G S have now held top spot since the first game of the season, will the still be there in May for the Singles Matchplay Final at VillaMartin Golf Club? It’s all very wide open, but with a maximum of 15 points from each game would you bet your pension on it? Nearest The Pins: Hole 7: Keith Wright (EuroToffs) Hole 9: Brent Hollins (Claptons)
Longest Drive Hole 10: Men: Dave Curtis (EuroToffs) The fifth round matches of the season for the North Division is on Friday 11th March at Alenda Golf; Eurogolf play Claptons and Golf Relleu play Altea. You will also be able to see updated Vega Baja Premier Golf League fixtures, tables, and news on the website www.vegabajapremiergolfleague.com and on Facebook, throughout the season For more information on the Vega Baja Premier Golf League, contact The Secretary; Ivie Davies 669 211 410 or golfdavies@gmail.com
BARCELONA CRUSH CELTA TO STAY CLEAR Nothing changed very much over the weekend. The first important match saw Athletic Bilbao visiting the Bernabeu, enabling Zidane’s revitalised Real Madrid to gain revenge over the Basques for their early defeat. This they did in a good game, Cristiano Ronaldo netting twice as they won 4-2, a victory marred by Varane’s late and rather harsh dismissal. Just above them in the table Atletico played host to neighbours Getafe, and made heavy weather of a 1-0 win, thanks to a goal after only two minutes by Fernando Torres. Late on Sunday it was the turn of leaders Barça, whose visitors were a much-depleted Celta, suffering injuries to several key men. 1-1 after an hour, and things looked tight, then up popped Luis Suarez with a hat-trick, to take him two clear of Ronaldo in the ‘pichichi’ race, and the Catalans ran out 6-1 winners – oddson title favourites. Villareal stayed in fourth with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Málaga, and Sevilla also looked less than fluent as they beat Las Palmas to stay fifth. Eibar, however, continued to play well, as they remained in sixth – and an unlikely looking ‘European’ spot as the beat Levante 2-0, Borja Bastón again on target, his sixteenth of the season. Valencia managed a win at last! Gary Neville’s charges scraped home 2-1 against Español, thanks to Cheryshev’s winner, to spare his blushes, for a time, at least. In the second division Alavés stay four points clear, despite being held to a goalless draw by ambitious Mirandés. Leganés and Oviedo remain in second and third beating, respectively, Osasuna
and Tenerife. Locals Elche went down to Gimnástic, and remain in mid-table. There is little change in division 2B. In group 1, Racing de Ferrol extended their lead as rivals fell away, and group 2 looks increasingly like a scrap between Basque side Barakaldo and Real Madrid Castilla, both registering away wins, and drawing away from the pack. There are signs that group 3 is tightening up a little, as early leaders like Cornellá seem to have lost form, and local side Alcoyano are now in a play-off place, whilst Hercules went down at home to Barcelona B. In group 4, Real Murcia show no sign of faltering, and are now well clear, only neighbours
UCAM taking up the chase. Meanwhile, in England, leaders Leicester City visited Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, and looked to be coming home with a point, until a last gasp goal by Welbeck gave the Gunners all three, to take them to within two points. Then their deadly rivals Tottenham took three of their own from Manchester City, to edge into second place on goal difference. Manchester United still show no glimmer of hope under Van Gaal, and went down to lowly Sunderland, while Gus Hiddinck’s Chelsea thrashed Newcastle 51 and Liverpool humiliated Aston Villa 0-6. Malcolm Palmer
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Medals and Spanish records in National 3km swim ABBEY ANGLING This week’s 6th round of the Abbey Angling Cup was fished on the river Segura at Murcia on the 9th February. We have now received written confirmation from both Murcia and Valencia federations for all our matches booked for this year. Although the river was in prime condition, we were not expecting large weights because of the water temperature for the time of year, but Bill (The Master) Reade proved us wrong with a winning weight of 15kgs all Carp. It was a battle for 2nd and 3rd spot with the Bleak boys, but Dave Hoare came out tops for 2nd place. 1st Bill Reade with 15.000kgs fishing the feeder using corn 2nd Dave Hoare with 7.220kgs fishing the whip using maggot 3rdTerry Screen with 5.180kgs fishing the whip using maggot There are still some vacancies available for membership at the club All details are available on our website www.abbeyangling.com or from me on 965328368
RODS & REELS We fished the 6th round of the Winter Series on the river Segura in Murcia on the 10th February. The road is now dry and passable
until the next downpour of rain. The water is permently pegged from the town down with numbers 1 to 118, but this is the wrong way round for us so we still have to peg it out LOOK OUT he is back from the U.K. Mr Lennie Bolton, although he did need yesterdays match for practise to get back to his winning ways, using a long pole and feeder to take top spot with 8 Carp for 8.500kgs. Steve Budd (without an E) excelled himself again fishing the feeder and using his bookworm as bait to take 2nd place. 1st Lennie Bolton with 8.500kgs fishing pole feeder and using corn 2nd Steve Budd with 7.160kgs fishing the feeder using corn 3rd Bill Reade with 6.560kgs fishing the feeder using corn There are still some vacancies at the club and if anyone is interested in joining please contact Derek Swann on 966729293 or 617283503 TIGHT LINES Terry Screen
This weekend Torrevieja Masters Beth Altabas and Vicki Connolly travelled to Mataro, Barcelona for the “II Spanish National Masters Long Distance 3 km Championships”. Master swimmers from 37 clubs came together on Sunday 14th February in the outdoor 50m pool, Complex Joan Serra, the home of Club Natacion Mataro. With a strong, cold wind blowing over the outdoor, beach based pool the racing commenced at 9:30am. In order to reduce the length of time for the competition, two swimmers raced in the same lane in each of the heats. Both Beth and Vicki swam hard to gain rewarding results. In the 70 – 79 age category Beth won a gold medal with a time of 58:37:01 which gives her the Spanish record over the 3km distance in the 70-74yrs age category. Vicki then continued in this same manner, winning silver medal in the 50 –59yrs category and a new time of 48:41:84 which gives Vicki the Spanish record in the 50-54yrs age
category. Both Beth and Vicki were over the moon with these results and together with bonus points awarded for records, this placed Club Natacion Torrevieja 7th overall in the club rankings. If you wish to join the Masters team or
would like more information on swimming in Torrevieja please contact Club Natacion Torrevieja through Rosa 622 600 965 or Vicki 669 637 015 or by email on info@clubnataciontorrevieja.com .
Paddy’s Point Golf Society Villamartin Golf Course was the venue for our February outing and although weather conditions were perfect the course proved a stern test for most of us, that is, apart from Janet Bryan who is making a habit of winning the second outing of the year. February is your month Janet but sorry no trophy. John couldn't see you get all the glory though, he also had to pick up a prize. Back at Paddy's we again experienced Hazel and Rory's generous hospitality, a
big thank to you both and all your staff. NTP hole 6 Eddie Simpson, hole 9 Paul Cullen, hole 13 Alan Scott, hole 17 John Bryan. LONGEST DRIVE Myra Coull. TWO's POT Elsie Cowie. BEST GUEST Maureen Corcoran 32 pts. 3rd place Terry Fitzgerald 35 pts 2nd place Ted Duffy 35pts c/b Winner Janet Bryan 37pts. Next outing - St Patrick's Day Trophy at Riquelme - 9th March. Green fee to be paid by Sunday 6th please.
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