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he Policia Judicial of the Guardia Civil are currently investigating the death of the woman, Johana Bertina Palma González whose body was found on 17th August sealed in a meter room of a building in the town. The deceased woman was 32 years old and her partner, John Charlie aged 37, was arrested as the main suspect. He has since confessed to the crime. The woman was of Chilean descent and her family and friends had alerted the authorities to her disappearance two months ago. Her partner confessed to pushing Johana after a heated discussion on the terrace of their home and claims that she then hit her head on the wall and this killed her.

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Body of woman found in Torrevieja

John Charlie admits to keeping the body for two hours in the house after her death whilst deciding what to do with it. At this point he took the body down to the meter room and hid it there. Two days later he decided to bury it in cement, a process that took a month to carry out. The Guardia Civil asked for the help of neighbours to locate the woman in Calle Ramón y Cajal. The body was found when the police carried out a further inspection of the property in which the woman, her partner and two children used to live. An accumulation of flies alerted people to the location of Johana who was eventually found buried in a cupboard, or meter room, which had previously housed a water boiler. The body had been covered in a cement-like material and was in an advanced state of decomposition. The removal of the body was a complicated process that required the Continued on page 3

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If you think you might be entitled to benefits but don’t know how to go about claiming them, then Wendy Burton, HELP Welfare Officer might be able to help you. She has had lots of experience in issues relating to attendance allowance, personal independent payments and widows benefit. You may be able to claim these benefits even though you are a resident of Spain. Wendy can help you complete an application by appointment at the San Miguel Centre or Torrevieja office. To book your appointment call Richard Garland, office manager on 966 723 733. If you do wish to claim you should bring with you to the appointment: • National insurance number of the person applying • Up-to-date prescription • Recent doctor’s/ hospital report • SIP card and address of your health centre • Bank details of where the benefits can be paid to The claim will take approximately one hour to complete.

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disappearance her partner continued to live a normal life and did nothing towards the search for her. He did not join in with her friends’ requests to find her or help stick up the posters to announce her disappearance. He claimed that she had disappeared on other occasions. Johana had dual Chilean and Spanish nationality. Her partner is also from Chile and has lived in Torrevieja for around 15 years. The two children aged 12 and 5, were sleeping when the crime occurred. They are currently in the care of the maternal

P l e a s e n o t e. . . The Guardia Civil would like to remind people that the special number, 061, can be used to call if there are issues with domestic violence. Using this phone line is free and will not leave a trace on the telephone bill. The emergency number 112 can also be used. her daughter. When she could not be found, messages had been posted on Facebook to try and shed light on her disappearance. The police had also checked local hospitals, shopping centres and other places she had frequented. On the 16th July a charity dinner was organised in a bar in Torrevieja in order to raise money to help fund the cost of her mother’s trip in the search for Johana. One of the last messages that her mother had sent pleaded with the town’s people to help find her. This was posted on the 13th August, two months after her disappearance. Claudia, a friend of Johana, had registered her disappearance and was devastated by the news of her death. She had decided to make a denuncia a few days after she could not locate her friend. It is alleged that following Johana’s

grandmother and decisions as to future custody will be made at a later date.

Tribute Both Torrevieja and Orihuela Town Halls held three minutes of silence on Friday in memory of Johana and as a mark of solidarity against domestic violence. There was no previous record of domestic abuse in Johana’s case, however, the Guardia Civil would like to remind people that the special number, 061, can be used to call if there are issues with domestic violence. Using this phone line is free and will not leave a trace on the telephone bill. The emergency number 112 can also be used. Johana is the fifth victim of domestic violence in Valencia this year and 29 women have been killed this year in Spain in total.

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presence of the fire brigade to help the police extract it. The Local Police in Torrevieja cordoned off the area which was also closed to traffic. The judicial commission ordered the removal of the body which was then taken for forensic analysis to the Anatómico Forense de Alicante. There they will ascertain the exact cause of death as there were no evident injuries. The victim was known in the region of La Punta de Torrevieja and after her disappearance, her mother moved from Chile to Torrevieja to help with the search for

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Seafarers beware Civil has undertaken 156 inspections on leisure craft, 63 in Valencia, 55 in Castellón and 38 in Alicante. Since the Maritime Service of the Guardia Civil began, the most common infringements are the bad state of some of the safety measures on the boats, such as deteriorated lifejackets, and SOS flares. The Guardia Civil vessel Río Guadiaro covers all the fishing vessels along the coastal province, but there are more leisure yachts to attend to. In Alicante province, two of the points

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One in three inspections by the Maritime Guardia Civil ends in a fine, with the province of Alicante capturing more infractions than Valencia and Castellón. The Maritime Service of the Guardia Civil has this year fined more than 1,100 recreational yachts, regular ferry lines, fishing boats and jet skis. The new data was released by the Government Delegation and notes so far this year that the Maritime Guardia Civil has realised a total of 1,143 inspections in

the Valencia Community, of which 317 were non-compliant with the correct norms. By provinces, 142 failings were found in Alicante, 106 in Valencia and 69 in Castellón. The Government delegate for the Valencia Community, Juan Carlos Moragues, travelled recently to Alicante to meet the Maritime Guardia Civil team members, and to assist in some inspections to see first-hand how this service works ‘It is a fundamental job, given that we are already doing this on the roads, the Guardia Civil has also to control nautical shows, and the interception of irregular immigration’. During this summer, the Guardia

where boats are commonly inspected are off the isle of Tabarca, a zone declared as a natural park, and where they are an excessive amount of recreational yachts, such as in Benidorm. The Maritime Service of the Guardia Civil has a team of 140 people in the Valencia Community, (51 in Valencia and Alicante and 38 in Castellón) with some 12 boats, two four metres high, five semi-rigid cabins and one semirigid boat. Last year, this service carried out a total of 1,549 inspections in the waters of the Valencia Community of which 519 resulted in fines.

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Jet ski rescue BITE SIZE NEWS: Local Police from Torrevieja rescued three riders from a jet ski on Wednesday 17th August at around 9pm. The police decided to take action as there was no light, no life guard service available and the coastguard was six kilometres away. The jet ski was under threat of sinking off the coast of La Mata. There were two adult riders and a boy of seven years old. The person who had alerted the police had been following the jet ski from the shore for several kilometres in order to keep it in sight. The incident happened in an area of sea between La Mata and Cabo Cervera and at first the person raising the alarm thought he had spotted a raft or small boat in difficulties. Two of the three on board seemed to jump out and then get back in again. However, it wasn’t a little boat but a jet ski. It was a long way from the shore and couldn’t get back to land. At first the police couldn’t establish where the distressed vehicle was and had to contact the person who had alerted them once again. The jet ski was some distance from the shore and the police decided to try and catch up with it at the Encarnación Puchol de la Mata in a bid to rescue it as quickly as possible as night was closing in. In the meantime more calls were received alerting the authorities to the difficulties being experienced by the craft. Finally, one of the police officers who had had experience of being a life guard decided to jump into the water whilst his colleague continued to direct the car’s headlights in the right direction in order to assist him. The officer went first to the assistance of the seven year old and then to the other two riders, one of whom was a young man of 21 years old who was exhausted in his attempts to get the jet ski going for more than half an hour. The policeman returned a third time to rescue the final person. Suzanne O’Connell

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will take place in the Eras de la Sal from the 23rd to 27th August. You can get a ticket from Monday to Friday from 7pm until 9pm at the ticket office of the Municipal Theatre.

Cost of Municipal Theatre It has been announced that the town hall will have to pay more than €250,000 in order to obtain the completion of work certificate for the Municipal Theatre. Without this there cannot be an opening licence granted. In order to open the Municipal Theatre again, the town hall will have to pay out €251,676, according to the current mayor, José Manuel Dolón. This not only includes the cost of the certificate itself but outstanding work that might need to be completed to obtain it. Architects have visited the building on a number of occasions in order to see at first hand what the deficiencies are. The town council has been informed in detail of all the remedial work that must be carried out in order to obtain the completion of work certificate and open up the theatre again.

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help out on the beaches of Torrevieja by covering sports events, protecting the environment and helping with marine and wildlife issues. This team will focus specifically on activities linked to the beaches and the seas in the area and they will also be there to help with rescue attempts. Although the summer season is drawing to a close, it is anticipated that they will be trained and ready to take up their role in the coming year.

Winning lottery ticket sold Lottery ticket sellers Adolfo and Rosa Lopez Nieto sold a winning lottery ticket on 9th August worth €167,908. This is the top prize and has been won by a group of young people who are frequent customers of the two ticket sellers. Adolfo and Rosa sell their tickets on Calle Moriones, opposite Mercadona in the San Esteban area of Torrevieja.

Social media for animal service In order to improve access to information about animal services, councillor Carmen Morate is plugging the use of social media. The Facebook page ‘Protección Animal de Torrevieja’ now has 6,742 followers and some of its publications have had a reach of

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108,000 people. The page was only started in September 2015 and since then has collected a strong following that is helping to improve services and conditions for animals in the town. The break down of the statistics includes that of those following the page, 5,743 are resident in Spain and the remainder originate from 40 different countries. Eighty-one percent of followers are women. The councillor has also created a Whatsapp group for volunteers and town hall employees in order to help with the smooth running of services. Every week one animal is promoted on the page in the hope that it might be adopted. Carmen reminds us that there are dogs and cats at the shelter that have been there as long as nine to 12 months. The use of Facebook has also helped with the provision of foster parents so avoiding puppies having to spend time in the shelter with the potential of catching an infection whilst there. There is a separate Facebook page entitled ‘Colonia de gatos Torrevieja’ that is dedicated to trying to find homes for the hundred kittens in the shelter and in foster homes. The page is also used by those acting as volunteers and helping control the colonies of cats that there are between the International Marina and the Playa de Los Locos. Councillor Morate asks that all those who have a Facebook page ‘like’ the ‘Protección Animal de Torrevieja’ in order to expand the community and help it find lost animals and return animals that have been found. Finally, we are asked to think first about rescuing a homeless animal before we go out and buy a new pet.

Johana’s family ask for help The family and friends of Johana Palma, murdered by her partner in Torrevieja, are raising money to help repatriate her body to the town of Viña del Mar in Chile. Her mother, Rosario Gonzalez, came to Torrevieja to help with the search to find her daughter. She now wishes to return to Chile and take her daughter’s body back with her. However, the Chilean embassy will not fund the cost of the repatriation and the family are now hoping to raise the €10,000 needed. The local community had already raised money to help fund the cost of her mother flying to Spain. Her family and friends are intending to begin a campaign to help ensure that her body can be returned to her home land. The campaign has already met difficulties as Johana’s mother has not been able to open a bank account in which to collect the necessary funds. Rosario has no permanent residence in Torrevieja and had to apply for a visa to come here. It is hoped that one of her daughter’s friends will be able to open an account on her behalf. Suzanne O’Connell

Spain’s richest and poorest towns have been revealed as a result of a European Urban Audit study compiled with the help of the National Statistics Institute (INE). The commuter town of Pozuelo de Alarcón in the Greater Madrid region, about 15 kilometres north-west of the city

belts are in fact among the poorest, despite appearances, since their job market relies heavily or in some cases entirely on summer holiday tourism. This is what the experts are claiming is largely the case for Torrevieja, whose inhabitants are mainly expatriates –

itself, is the wealthiest, and the local port town of Torrevieja has been named as the poorest in the country. A total of 102 towns and cities in Spain were studied, all of which had at least, or close to, 100,000 inhabitants, and in the case of those with more than a quarter of a million residents – 15 in total – separate neighbourhoods were examined. The largest city in Spain, as is to be expected, is Madrid, with a total of 3,141,991 inhabitants – the only one in the country with two million or more, since the second-largest, Barcelona, is home to 1.6 million and the country’s third city, Valencia, is a long way behind with just 786,000. Between Valencia and cities with 400,000 or more inhabitants are Sevilla, Zaragoza, Málaga, Murcia and Palma de Mallorca, in that order; those with 300,000 or more are, in descending order from the largest, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Bilbao, Alicante, Córdoba and Valladolid; those with over a quarter of a million include Vigo in Galicia and Gijón in Asturias. Taking into account the wider conurbations, however – the outer suburbs considered to form part of the cities politically and in institutional terms – this brings Barcelona up to over three million inhabitants and Bilbao to 777,000. Six of the wealthiest towns in Spain are within a few minutes’ drive of the outer rim of Madrid, starting with Pozuelo de Alarcón, where the mean average income per household is €70,298 after tax, followed by Majadahonda to the north, with net household income of €56,000. Pozuelo is a known ‘celebrity belt’, home to Liga footballers, politicians and acting and singing stars, and is replete with urbanisations with coded entrance gates. By contrast, Torrevieja’s mean average household income – one-fifth of that of the richest town in Spain – is just a few euros under €14,000 a year and is the only town with earnings of typically less than €15,000 annually. As can be seen from the list, many of Spain’s apparently wealthy and upmarket-looking tourism towns and expat

mostly British, although with a smaller number of other Europeans, many of whom are retired and a lot of whom only live in the area for part of the year. As a result, Torrevieja workers are only able to bring home €13,977 a year after tax per household. Sant Cugat del Vallès, in the outskirts of Barcelona, with just under €53,000 a year coming in per household is the thirdwealthiest, followed by Alcobendas to the north of the Greater Madrid region (€50,500), Las Rozas, also near Madrid (€49,200), Madrid city itself (€36,600), and San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid (€36,100). Barcelona city is the ninth-wealthiest after Castelldefels in its outer province, both on around €35,100, but with Barcelona just €11 a year lower.

Money in crime Unbelievably, the Spanish-owed cityprovince of Ceuta on the northern Moroccan coast, despite being home to Spain’s most dangerous and deprived neighbourhood – El Príncipe Alfonso, where most inhabitants are illiterate, children do not go to school, the drugs trade is the only industry, most houses have no electricity or running water, and gun and knife deaths are an almost daily occurrence as the police are too scared to enter – is in fact Spain’s 10th-richest municipality with the mean average income per household being €34,100 after tax. Over the €30,000 a year threshold, in descending order after Ceuta, come Toledo (Castilla-La Mancha), Santiago de Compostela (Galicia), Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona province), Spain’s other north African city-province of Melilla, close to the Algerian border; Coslada (Madrid), Burgos (Castilla y León), Viladecans (Barcelona province), Alcalá de Henares and Alcorcón (both Madrid), Zaragoza (Aragón), El Prat de Llobregat (Barcelona province), A Coruña (Galicia), Guadalajara (Castilla-La Mancha), Girona, in Catalunya, Granollers (Barcelona province), Tarragona, in Catalunya, and Oviedo, in Asturias.

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Father leaves baby Zika Virus in car while he shops case in A baby has been rescued unconscious from a parked car in San Juan de Alicante after his father went shopping and left him behind.

arked and locked cars can prove fatal for children, animals and the elderly, and especially babies, in summer since the temperature inside the vehicle is around 10ºC to 15ºC higher than outside. When it is 25ºC outside, the interior of a closed and stationed car sits at about 35ºC to 40ºC, and a child can suffer potentially-fatal heatstroke within as little as 10 minutes. And the outside temperature in the province of Alicante at lunchtime on that day was around 38ºC. The baby’s father, a 33-year-old tourist, and three-year-old brother had gone into a supermarket on the N-332,

leaving the infant, aged just nine months, in a carry-cot. Several passers-by, concerned for the baby’s welfare, flagged down a Guardia Civil car patrolling the area. Officers smashed the back-seat window to get to the baby, who was unconscious. They gave him water and attempted to get him to respond to stimulus, which he did, just before the ambulance arrived. The baby’s father was said to have ‘reacted calmly’ when he saw the police surrounding his car – but refused to allow paramedics to take the tot to hospital. Instead, they had to attend to him at the roadside, but he is now in good health. According to the Guardia Civil, the father ‘was arrested’, but it appears he was released after giving a statement. The family – husband, wife and three children – is German and staying at a holiday park in the area, police say.

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The Ministry of Health has confirmed an imported case of disease Zika virus, the twelfth in the Region. The man is 61 years of age, of Spanish nationality and a resident in the province of Alicante. He travelled to Colombia on 25th July and returned on the 15th August with symptoms. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, the patient already had the symptoms n the day he returned to Spain. These include a mild case of arthritis, rash, conjunctivitis and back pain. The press release indicates that the patient is ‘progressing well, did not require hospitalisation and has no complications’. All Zika cases confirmed so far in our region are in people from or who had previously travelled to affected countries, according to the Ministry. In addition to this new confirmed case in the region there are eleven other people diagnosed with the disease since 16th February when the first local case was identified. Among the others diagnosed are a woman of 34 years of age and of Spanish nationality, she is originally from Mexico and travelled to the region for family reasons. Another woman is aged 48 and originally from Colombia and lives in the province of Valencia. A 50 year old man who resides in the province of Alicante also had a history of travel to Colombia. A young girl of 11 years of age and a 27 year old woman, both residents in the province of Valencia had recently travelled to Latin America before they were diagnosed. Zika Virus was also found in a pregnant, 29 year old Venezuelan lady, who arrived in Spain late January and temporarily lived in the province of Alicante. The woman was diagnosed in week 9 of her pregnancy and gave birth on 7th July to a healthy baby, which has no malformation or birth defects, according to the Ministry of Health. Other imported cases of zika confirmed in local area are those of a 16 year-old resident who presented with Zika virus after returning from a trip to Colombia, and a woman of 22, who also lives in Alicante and who developed symptoms after returning from her home country in Latin America.

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Unhygienic San Miguel The neighbourhood association of San Miguel Archangel has labelled the state of the rubbish bins and containers in the municipality as ‘unhealthy and unhygienic’, especially those that are stored underground. The association believes that the lack of cleanliness and cleaning of the containers and their location makes germs and dirt accumulate in the environment, which makes them highly detrimental to the health of residents and a potential source of pests and disease.

A spokesman said: “Unfortunately this is not a temporary situation; but the usual state of play. Locals have to muster the courage to overcome the fear and loathing that involves accessing these foul smelling, filthy containers.” The Association claims that the situation has arisen because urban sanitation, public health and hygiene are not a priority on the agenda of what is describes as ‘our well-paid local government councillors’.

The statement calls for urgent improvements and also questions the state of public toilets in the town. “This image of laziness and sloppiness, besides the unacceptability of poor sanitation, is unsightly and contrary to the tourist and commercial interests of a municipality of undoubted tourist appeal, such as ours,” the spokesman added. It ends by adding that local residents and tourists alike deserve a clean and tidy town they can be proud of.

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Parasol wars Authorities around Spain are fining people who use parasols to stake out spots on the beach, including Torrevieja. Every day, as dawn breaks, a silent battle commences on Spain’s busiest beaches: securing a spot as close as to the water possible. Starting at 7am, hundreds of people stake their claims in the sand with their parasols – and sometimes chairs, tables and cooler boxes – before heading out to enjoy the water. Sometimes, they don’t return for hours. More and more complaints from residents and holidaymakers alike have led authorities of coastal Mediterranean communities to declare war on this “spot saving” by passing new bylaws or enforcing existing ones. “We’ve decided to go one step further and have local police remove these objects, which are turning a public space into a private space in the earliest hours of the morning,” says councilman José Manuel Prieto of Gandia, the latest city where these regulations have been set into motion. The measure has been well received by the majority of tourists, according to Prieto and confirmed by various residents. “I take a walk here every morning, and I see a lot of older people coming and basically setting up spots, all at the very front by the water. And I don’t think it’s right,” says Carlos Peiró soon after leaving the water. In Gandia, a town whose population grows from 75,000 in the winter to 300,000 in the summer, the mere announcement has led to the overnight disappearance of the parasols – at least for now. Tourists have complied with the rule change even before authorities have had

to remove any parasols or issue any fines, which can run as high as €720. “The spreading news of the ordinance has set an example, which is exactly what we wanted, but we couldn’t achieve it just with a month of giving the people information,” the councillor said. Since the new rule came into effect last week, the number of umbrellas and shades set up early in the morning has diminished, and the ones that do appear on the beaches aren’t abandoned, instead left with someone standing guard nearby. But combating this phenomenon isn’t easy. The deterrence measures haven’t been in place for very long in Torrevieja, which last year removed the first umbrella and gave its owner a €150 fine. Like Gandia, Torrevieja sees a huge swell in population numbers during the summer months and its beaches are heaving from sun up to sundown. “It worked for a while. But this summer they’ve filled the beaches again,” says the mayor, José Manuel Dolón. The councilman admits that they haven’t taken action yet, out of fear that it would mean declaring war on the packed beaches. “We will, though. It’s unacceptable to claim public space like this.” In Torrox, a beach town in Málaga, where the umbrella sanctions have been in effect for two summers now, and where the recovery of umbrellas removed from the beach costs €30, simple deterrence hasn’t been enough. According to Pablo Escobar, local police spokesperson, “not everyone agrees. The last time we enforced the rule, there were people yelling insults at police from the

balconies.” The neighbouring town of Algarrobo and Granada’s Almuñécar have followed in Torrox’s footsteps. According to sources from various regions, the people who use the umbrellas to stake out their territory at the break of dawn tend to be older, mostly men, who come on family trips every summer to the same tourist destination, often to the same part of the beach. The measures to tackle this practice are spreading rapidly along the Valencian coast. Sagunto has begun to regulate unattended umbrellas. Alicante and Benidorm prohibit placing them before 8am.

Letter of the law According to Spain’s regional governments, removing unattended umbrellas (after checking that the owners haven’t just stepped away) isn’t a problem, especially early in the morning. The challenge comes with issuing the fine; unlike cars, umbrellas don’t come with identification. “You can only fine someone if they come back to claim the umbrella. And since it can cost up to €300, depending on the circumstances, the offending umbrella owner is better off abandoning it and buying another.”

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Sewage spill on Torre de la Horadada A sewage pipe burst in the Pilar district of Torre de la Horadada recently, causing a foul spillage on to the beach of Playa de las Higuericas. However, given that tourist season is in full flow authorities were quick to act and address the issue. Ironically, it is believed that the spill could have been caused by the sewage network becoming overloaded do to the surge in population numbers over the summer season. After it was reported to the Local Police, municipal technicians visited the site and coordinated the various departments and contractors required to deal with the situation under the Beaches Emergency Plan. Amongst the measures taken was the order to build

a containing wall on Avenida Europa and cordon off the area. The municipal water service company Acciona and the works and services department pumped the waste water back into the sewage network. The beach cleaning service was also notified to remove the sand and clean the affected area, and lifeguards hoisted the red flag. Two areas were closed and swimming was prohibited, one of 30 metres at the end of the Rambla and another of 20 metres at the end of Calle Alheli. Finally, as a security precaution before reopening the beach for swimming and bathing the following day, Environmental Technicians took samples of the seawater on the beach for testing to ensure it was safe.

City Council prepares for gota fria The Councillor for Environment in Orihuela, Miguel Angel Fernandez has announced cleaning work to the waste water collection system across all of the municipality, ahead of any early winter storms. The cleaning and repairs are being carried out by the contractor responsible for managing the water cycle in the borough, Hidraqua. The Mayor said the work would ‘prevent against the risks of the possible arrival of the ‘gota fria’ in late summer rather than deep autumn. As the project covers the whole municipality, during the month of August operators will focus on maintenance in the town, followed by those of districts and ending with the coast. Hidraqua manager, Juan Jose Alonso said: “All areas will be cleaned and checked well ahead of any possible rain storms and late summer gotas frias.” Councillor Fernandez explained that this type of operation is carried out every two years, undertaking the first phase during the months of March and April, and then again in the months of August to October. During the last phase they cleaned 749 units in the quarter, 770 in the districts and 1,411 on Orihuela Costa, completing the nearly 3,000 existing units across the entire municipality.

The Hidraqua manager also said that at the same time the company is carrying out maintenance on the two existing storm tanks for the municipality, located in the Industrial area of Puente Alto and at La Zenia and will service pumping stations and rainwater collectors as part of the preparations.

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La Marina boat rescue A pleasure boat had to be rescued off the coast of La Marina after it suffered a mechanical breakdown which left it with no engine just 150 metres from the beach, with the current pulling it nearer to bathers. Members of the Local Police from Elche undertook the rescue after it became apparent the sail boat was adrift just off the beach of La Marina and in

provided assistance to its crew. According to municipal sources the boat was around six meters in length and caught the attention of swimmers from the beach of La Marina as it drifted nearer and nearer the shore. The owner and sole occupant of the boat stayed with his craft after failing to start the engine and not being able to use the sail, the situation was made worse by the inability to request

help because the emergency battery was also exhausted. Just 150 metres from the sea shore, the skipper of the sailboat anchored to the seabed to try and control the boat, but because of the sandy area and strong currents, the boat was being hit by waves and was in danger of being stranded, which would have greatly hampered the rescue operation.

Keeping the strays in check Over the past year, Costa Blanca People has reported on a number of occasions about the progress being made in taking control of local cat colonies. In some cases communities themselves have taken action and in others it’s the town hall who have taken the lead. Most of the efforts focus around the CES (Captura, Esterilización and Suelta) project. This is Capture, Sterilise and Release and means that cats can be kept under control and not removed completely. It’s finding the balance between having too many strays and keeping a few who will keep the rodent population in check. Part of the strategy for dealing with stray cats in Torrevieja has been the allocation of volunteers. Altogether there are 70 volunteers to date who have taken a course and have a licence to work with specific colonies around the town. The volunteers give dry food and water and the cats are fed at a set time. It doesn’t take long before they know exactly when their carer is likely to appear.

Putting the CES programme into place is not always straight forward. To begin with, the animals need to be caught and cats can be pretty crafty animals when it comes to working out what humans want them to do and avoiding it. Ana Llopis is responsible for coordinating the volunteers of the CES project. She recognises the difficulties, including the problems of financing the initiative. Castration doesn’t come cheap and the programme is dependent on finance being available. As such the town hall has had to prioritise the cat colonies to target. ‘This year we will reach a total of 385 sterilisations,’ says Ana. ‘We have agreements with the clinic that charge us half price and we also get funding through information campaigns and social networking. We also fund sick animals for de-worming and have 15 shelters where the kittens born into the colonies can be kept whilst we look for foster families. We have 40 cats currently in foster care.’

Councillor Carmen Morate is pleased that she has been able to oversee the prevention of cat culling. ‘When I took over an average of 200 cats were put down annually in the town. Now, there are none.’ Some local communities have taken it on themselves to raise money and address the problems of a growing local cat population. The bars, shops and restaurants of San Luis square recently raised money to begin a sterilisation programme to address the problem of the local cat colony. This kind of community effort, along side that of the town hall, could well make Torrevieja a model of good stray cat management. Suzanne O’Connell

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WEEKLY EURO UPDATE In a result that could have been awarded by an Olympics boxing judge the euro and its partner-in-crime, the Swiss franc, became the week's unlikely major currency winners. The euro did nothing to earn its victory, which owed more to it keeping its head down than to having delivered any obviously punishing blows. Over the seven days the euro strengthened by half a cent against sterling and added two US cents. The week's Euroland economic statistics were adequate rather than stunning. Although the first revision to second quarter gross domestic product took German quarterly growth up from 0.2% to a still-provisional 0.4% the figure for the euro zone as a whole was unchanged at 0.3%. A 0.6% monthly rise in industrial production left the year on-year increase below forecast at 0.4%. Consumer prices fell by -0.6% in July, leaving inflation unchanged at 0.2%. The only glimmer of light was ZEW's index of investor confidence: it improved by nearly eight points in August to 57.6. At the outset it looked as though sterling would be in for another punishing week. It was beset by a wave of negative sentiment as investors sold the pound because it was going down and it went down because they were selling it. The expectation was that the first hard UK economic data to measure the postBrexit-vote economic situation would paint picture of doom and gloom. That turned out not to be the case. Jobseeker numbers fell by -8.6k in July instead of rising by the forecast 400. And consumers, far from being cowed into submission by the Brexit vote, flashed their cash to the extent that retail sales increased by

a monthly 1.4%. Sales in July were up by 5.9% on the same month last year. So having begun the week on the retreat sterling ended it looking relatively perky. The euro's major competitor, the US dollar, had rather less luck. All investors seem to care about at the moment is when the Federal Reserve will deliver its next interest rate increase. If they believe it to be imminent they buy the dollar. When the prospect of an increase fades they stay away, and they were staying away this week. The minutes of July's Federal Open Market Committee meeting showed only one of the ten members favouring an immediate rate hike and a handful of appearances by Fed chiefs shed no further light on the matter. All of them conceded that higher rates would eventually be necessary but none of them was keen to pin down the likely timing. In theory the FOMC could deliver a rate hike at its meeting next month but financial futures pricing puts only a one in five chance on that actually happening. For the week ahead there are no top-tier economic data on the agenda from Euroland, Britain or the United States. Monday's preliminary purchasing managers' index readings for the â&#x201A;ŹZ and the States will be provide a first glimpse of the economic climate in August. Tuesday's US durable goods orders will provide entertainment as it always does, on account of the sheer unpredictability of the figure. For sterling the potential flashpoint comes on Tuesday when the Bank of England governor attends parliament's Treasury Committee to discuss the bank's Inflation Report and, by extension, the state of the UK economy.

Brit MP arrested in Algorfa A British MP was arrested in Algorfa recently suspected of domestic violence. However, Simon Danczuk denied physical aggression, a denial which his partner supported resulting in all charges being dropped against the troubled former MP for Rochdale. At the start of this year Simon Danczuk was expelled from the Labour Party after the revelation of sending sexual messages to a minor and it appears his year is not getting any better. The Violence against women court 1 in Orihuela granted his freedom following his arrested

last Saturday evening in Algorfa for a presumed crime of domestic violence after being reported by his partner, according to sources at the Valencia Community High Court of Justice and reported by Spanish newspaper Diario InformaciĂłn. The politician spent three nights under arrest before going to court. The alleged aggression occurred last Saturday evening when neighbours phoned the police after over hearing a violent argument in the home where Danczuk was staying with his former partner. During his court hearing

Simon Danczuk explained to Judge Rosa Maria Villegas that the discussion and argument was a personal matter, and admitted shouting at the time, which alerted the neighbours, but denied any physical abuse despite unsubstantiated claims his partner had cuts to her chest. Simon Danczuk, former Member of Parliament for the Rochdale constituency, was expelled from the Labour Party when caught messaging a 17 year old girl when he was previously on holiday in Spain. He admitted the facts and apologised, blaming alcohol for his excesses.

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Bush beans, also called snap beans because they “snap” when ripe, are by far the most popular home grown beans. Tender, with a delicate taste and no strings, they are easy to grow and cook - and delicious to eat! Hedges are more eco-friendly, providing colour, and habitat for birds and bees. And whilst they give just as much privacy and protection from wind, they don’t make you feel imprisoned but rather close to nature. Another plus is that they change according to season, often creating all year interest. You can make hedges from a wide variety of shrubs and trees; Yew (Taxus) is a great favourite as it is slow growing - so you will need to ask your nursery for mature plants if you need an instant hedge. It needs to be planted in spring or autumn with about 50cm between plants. You will need to clip it in spring and late summer until it has reached maturity and then just one tidy-up a year in September will keep it in good shape. Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) is another good hedging plant. There are a number of options, including ‘horizontalis’ with a wide spread and the ability to make a thick hedge quickly. Myoporum, in Spanish often just called Siempreverde, is a fast growing plant with thick glossy leaves which does need regular clipping and gets rather leggy if left to its own devices. However, put it behind some iron railings to give it some support and it is a pretty, evergreen option with small white flowers in spring. Lantana camara is a very popular contender for favourite hedge plant. You can buy a variety of colours and plant them in a row so that the different shades overlap and entwine as it grows. It does need some maintenance, but will reward you with flowers for most of the year.

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A spiteful hedge with prickly sprays of long, scented flowers is Berberis. It is a great intruder deterrent! Plant about 60cms apart and you will have a thick, impenetrable hedge which only needs a trim once a year after flowering. If your garden is very exposed, most of the plants already mentioned can form a windbreak, but if you want to include hedge within your garden to divide it up, or emphasize a particular feature, think about a fragrant, lowgrowing herbal hedge. Shrubby herbs are native to this climate, so Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), Lavender (Lavandula) and Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) are naturals. One of the most versatile herbs, Bay laurel can be grown as a tall evergreen tree, but lends itself to pruning, training, growing as an espaliered plant, or even as a bonsai style herb plant. Bay plants are very attractive with their waxy-looking olive green leaves, branches that can be trained to suit your taste, and flavourful leaves that will serve a valuable function as a versatile kitchen spice. Lavender and Rosemary obviously will not grow into tall hedges, but are ideal for defining an area of the garden. They smell wonderful and both produce blue/purple flowers in the spring. They like full sun and should be planted 3040cms apart. Pinch out the growing tips to make them branch out. Lavender flowers can be harvested when they are freshly opened and dried, hanging upside down in bunches in a cool place. As your hedge is going to be a long-

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term part of your garden it is important to make sure you get it off to a good start. Do not plant too close to the house or a

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You should prepare the planting area in advance, digging it deeply in the early spring and then leaving it to dry and break up a bit for a few days. Dig a trench about a metre wide and put a good layer of compost or horse manure at the bottom. This encourages the roots to keep in their own territory and stops them wandering off to rob other plants of food and water. Finishing the border with a layer of organic mulch will help prevent weed competition and conserve moisture as the border plants grow together. Stake any thin or spindly plants and water well until they are established. After that most hedges need little extra water and will give you years of privacy and pleasure. Marc Vijverberg

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

This column is surprisingly well informed ... I think it was Albert Einstein who first said ‘The more I learn, the more I realise how much I don’t know.’ I was thinking of old Albie on my morning walk for the paper just now. Then this reverse thought hit me; ‘the more I don’t know, the more I realise how much I know.’ ‘Would you like French fries or mash with that’, asked the nice waitress in the restaurant last night. ‘French fries’, I replied – but even though I chose not to debate the issue at the time, I know darn well that these potatoes did not come from France. Furthermore, had I ordered the hamburger instead of the fish, they wouldn’t have fooled me into believing that there was ham in the burger. If some wise person tells me to expect the unexpected, and I take the advice on board, well then doesn’t the unexpected become the expected? Speaking of the wise man, do you know the difference between a wise man and a wise guy? Answers to the editor please. While we’re at it, what is the difference between a ‘fat chance’ and a slim chance’ – or between flammable and inflammable? If I harm a lot of people

I can make amends to them all; but what if it is the case, which it is more likely to be, that I commit one little indiscretion

against one person? It doesn’t say anywhere that I can make one amend? Back to stuff you might eat: If a vegetarian eats vegetables – and they do; nobody would blame any of you for thinking that a humanitarian eats humans – but I can tell you right here and now that they don’t. There is no dog in hot-dogs (well, not in Seamus Bracken’s anyway) and a

guinea pig is not a pig and doesn’t sell for a guinea either. When you hear somebody talking about putting clothes on a clothes horse, they are not trying to dress up an animal and no fish will ever see the inside of a woman’s fishnet stocking. Nor has a hound’s tooth ever been sunk in her hound’s tooth garment. If the lady in question is no spring chicken, she may have been plucked, but she has never laid an egg. If you tell me you were working with a green man last week, I know that he might have been white, black, brown or yellow – but he definitely wasn’t green. A brother of mine – the one with the cruel sadistic streak; always claims that only for motor cars, this country would be overrun with cats. Be that as it may, the line of ‘cat’s eyes’ embedded along the motorway never belonged to deceased felines. Without having to think about it, I immediately know that a cowslip is not bovine underwear, but a nice wild flower. When I hear the news that some barman somewhere was on the fiddle, the ‘Orange Blossom Special’ doesn’t start humming in my head. I know that the dishonest guy got caught with his hand in the till.

If I stand a drink to an old friend, he is likely to respond with, ‘Bernie, you’re an awful man’ – but what that means is, ‘you are a decent man and I’m delighted I met

you and pleased with this pint.’ I know that teachers teach, nurses nurse, auditors audit, writers write, (lads ... give us a break, please) - but grocers don’t groce, carpenters don’t carp, black-smiths don’t blacken, and fartlek trainers don’t ... I think that’s enough examples for the moment ... The above thoughts occupied my mind as I trudged home with the paper. I had thought about not paying Michael

Leonard and instead telling him that ‘money is the root of all evil’ – only both he and I know differently. If I get paid for this column it proves you could sell anything for money. After that brisk walk, my nose runs and my feet smell and ... I know it is the exact opposite with you.

The teacher was talking colours to the first class. ‘What colour is a banana?’ ‘Yellow, Miss’. ‘Oranges?’ ‘Orange, Miss’. ‘And what colour is an apple?’ ‘Green’, replied one little girl. ‘Red’ argued another. ‘You are both correct’, said the teacher. ‘Apples are white’, spoke up Stephen.’ ‘On no, Stephen,’ teacher explained, ‘apples can be green or red, but never white.’ ‘They are when you look inside’, insisted Stephen.

Hidragua donates computers The local water company Hidraqua is working alongside the local community as part of its social responsibility policy, by collaborating with initiatives to help those in need. The company, which is in charge of managing the complete water supply cycle, is launching a campaign to donate computers to charities and residents associations across the Vega Baja. Over the course of this month Hidraqua is giving computers that the company is no longer using to the Town Halls of Orihuela, Benijófar, Daya Nueva, Daya Vieja, Formentera del Segura, San Fulgencio, Jacarilla and Cox. The objective is to benefit the residents and the principal beneficiaries include municipal facilities

such as libraries, culture centres, residents offices, charities and residents associations. The computers will also be used to offer IT courses. “This has been very well received by Town Halls as sometimes a lack of resources prevents them from having computers to put on courses or interesting initiatives for the public. For this reason Hidraqua will keep working on this policy of social responsibility,” indicated Juan José Alonso, manager of Hidraqua. He added that “these computers will be formatted and have free programmes installed to enable them to be used directly to help the associations that receive them with their work”.

British expats in Spain in line for constituencies A member of the House of Lords is demanding constituencies for expats living in Spain. Peer Paul Tyler, who served as a Lib Dem MP until 2005, wants all disenfranchised Britons living in the EU to have their own MPs. This would be a similar arrangement to ones that exists for French and Italian nationals living abroad. Tyler believes that it is fairer than expats having a vote in their UK constituencies and in a letter sent to expat rights campaigner Brian Cave Tyler outlined his ideas. He said: “Expatriate constituencies is the only rational solution. Put yourself in the shoes of the MP; faced with the problems, concerns and special interests of 75,000 constituents how many will give appropriate attention to a few dozen voters living hundreds of miles away?” The move comes as it was revealed former UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s promise to extend voting rights to expats has been blocked. The move is allegedly seen as too complicated with few UK constituencies having records going back more than 15 years. The UK boundary commission – which looks at

electoral constituencies – is due to meet in early 2018 to look at all the possible options. France-based campaigner Brian Cave urged expats across Europe to put as much pressure on the UK authorities as possible.

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Welcome to MONTEGO BAY with Vivalia Travel Montego Bay, commonly referred to as MoBay, is the second largest city in the island nation Jamaica, a member of the British Commonwealth. Montego Bay is the capital of St. James Parish, one of the 14 parishes in Jamaica.

Christopher Columbus sailed into the bay in 1494 and named it “el Golfo de Buen Tiempo” or Fair Weather Bay. The first record of a Spanish settlement here shows it as Monterias. The Spaniards hunted the herds of wild hogs that used to roam the hills and produced and exported ‘hog butter’ or lard. The name Montego derives from the Spanish “manteca” meaning lard, and Montego Bay is shown on some ancient maps as Lard Bay. Due in part to its location on the island’s north shore, Montego Bay has long since earned the title of ‘tourist capital of Jamaica.’ It receives the bulk of international flights, and is home to Sangster International Airport, the larger of Jamaica’s two main international airports. It is a tourist destination known for its duty free shopping, cruise line terminal, and the sheltered Doctor’s Cave beach with clear turquoise waters, which is one of the most famous beaches on the island. Things to see and do Downtown. Busy, noisy, intimidating, but refreshingly real. This is not quite what people think of as a tourist attraction. However, this is the best place to go and experience the “real” Jamaica. Amidst the crumbling buildings and incessant traffic, Jamaicans

go about their daily lives only 1km but a world away from the glitzy resorts on the hip-strip. Here, sidewalks are almost nonexistent, hawkers sell their wares next to garbage piles and opensewage, and getting around is like playing an advanced level of Frogger. Nevertheless, this is the place to go and eat at a real local eatery, or buy some more authentic souvenirs. What’s more, there is some seriously interesting architecture in and around the central square. Also, the hip strip on Gloucester Avenue - which is lined with tourist hotels, shops, and restaurants-has sidewalks on both sides and is best visited on foot. This are isn’t very far from the airport. On the other hand, you can do interesting thing as visiting Doctor’s Cave Beach. The water is crystal clear and snorkeling is available. It can get a bit crowded during busy season, but it’s still a great place to go for the family. John Halls Montego Bay Adventure Tour. Thorough and thrilling tour of Jamaica’s beauty and culture.

and yucca. One of the first dishes you have to try after you arrive to Montego Bay is “ackee and saltfish”, the national dish par excellence. The ackee is an African fruit with a flavor similar to scrambled eggs when cooked; it is combined with dried cod, onion, tomatoes, and spices. Another very popular dish among local people is the chicken or pork “jerk”. Jerk is a typical Jamaican cooking method, consisting on seasoning meat with a condiment called “jerk spice”, then cooking it on the grill. This exquisite condiment is prepared with Jamaican pepper, also known as allspice, and a chili called “scotch bonnet”, which is part of the list of the spiciest chiles in the world. A less spicy meal is “Pepper pot soup”, a soup whose recipe has been passed from generation to generation over the centuries; it is made with pork, callaloo (an edible plant with large leaves), and pepper. There is nothing like sunbathing in Montego Bay with a refreshing beverage in hand. These beverages include Eat and drink coconut water, usually enjoyed The varied gastronomy of Montego directly from the coconut with Bay is characterised by the use of a straw, and a grapefruitendemic ingredients and others flavoured soft drink known as brought over the centuries from Ting®, very popular in the Africa, Asia, and Europe, as aki Caribbean countries.

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MORE TOTEM ANIMAL MEANINGS: F-G Flamingo Balance is required through grounding. Being honest with yourself. You are a follower rather than a leader. Remember not to isolate yourself. Sift through people or situations that no longer serve you. The flamingo also stands for teamwork and sociability. Fox Trusting one’s intuition and being wary of someone you’re involved with because they may attempt to trick you in some way. Use all your senses to guide you. Blending into the background. You are a night person being more creative once it’s dark. The fox represents twilight and feminine magic and stands for cunning diplomacy, wildness, camouflage, shape shifting, invisibility, survival, adaptability, and observation. Also stands for intelligence, elusiveness, agility and cleverness. Frog The frog is very auspicious - you are entering a time of abundance. Do a physical detox by releasing your emotions. You are a sensitive person - seeming remote at first until people get to know the real you when they discover the nobility of your character. Strong connection with water (cleansing). Giraffe Keep your head up at all times having belief in your gut feeling. Although you may have to reach a bit

you will eventually achieve your goals. Don’t act rashly, and be a better listener and communicator. The giraffe denotes visions, spirituality and the gift of foresight. Horse You are about to embark on an unexpected adventure and will have to move very quickly once it is initiated. You are much more powerful than you think you are. The horse stands for personal freedom, love, loyalty, stamina, travel, power, mobility, stability, courage, strength. Also being able to cope under difficult situations. Shamans are often pictured flying on mythical horses and Archangel Gabriel is often associated with the Pegasus. Leopard Rest and rejuvination is paramount right now preferably in solitude. Your intuition is heightened at this time so pay close attention to your feelings and trust them. The leopard stands for intuition, instincts, perseverance, dignity, aggression, confidence, swiftness, cunning, strength, boldness, visions, vitality, perception, achievements and knowledge. Lion You are being asked to hold your head up high and keep your dignity no matter what you are faced with. You are much stronger than you think you are.

When faced with a tough decision go with your heart rather than your head. The lion symbolises courage, leadership, strength, organization, wisdom, enthusiasm, assertion, energy, creativity, intuition, imagination. Monkey Be open to new perceptives rather than You will be able to generate creative solutions for any problems you are encountering by putting them into action. Be open to new perspectives rather than rigid thinking. If monkey is your angel animal guide you are able to move through life with grace and fluidity. The monkey means intelligence, clever, adaptable, organization, trust, observation, cleaning, and hyperactivity. Innocence, faith, trust. Owl The owl is asking you to meditate in silence preferably in darkness for a few minutes each evening and see what is revealed to you. Be alert to any deception from others and look closely behind any guises they may wear. You have so much intuitive wisdom and yet you sometimes doubt this. Be fearless ad courageous as you will find yourself in the right place at the right time so take advantage of the opportunity that will be presented to you. The owl denotes detachment, wisdom, change, omens. He stands for vision, hearing, ability to pinpoint subtleties of motives, actions and people and wisdom. The owl is very patient, looking for the truth at all times. The owl is the totem of clairvoyants’ psychics and mystics. It has great awareness of all that is around it at all times. It has predator vision, which means it sees clearly what it looks at. It has great intuition. It has the courage to follow its instincts.

Owl’s medicine includes seeing behind masks, silent and swift movement, keen sight, messenger of secrets and omens, freedom and moon power. Panda You can do anything you want to do once you set your mind to it. However your thinking is often too polarized into black/white and right/wrong, so try to broaden your perspective. Take yourself off to meditate somewhere high up such as the top of a hill so you can see the world below and meditate from this vantage point. You are modest and unassuming yet at the same time very strong ... The panda stands for visions, ferocity valour, discipline, control, wisdom, sensitivity.

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Rojales rescue centre reeling after foal dies of rare disease A seriously ill horse that died in Alicante this month after suffering a baffling series of injuries and illnesses could have been suffering a rare disease never before seen in Spain. An autopsy has revealed the two-year-old mare named Lily, who was cared for by the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, had hard mineral lumps like stones in her neck, heart and lungs – a sign of systemic calcinosis and calciphylaxis. It is believed that only five cases of the illness have ever been recorded in America. Vets at the Hospital Veterinario San Vicente, who treated Lily, have preserved the stones in formaldehyde to be sent to the University of Córdoba when it reopens in September for further specialist analysis. “We are obviously devastated to lose this beautiful young member of our rescue centre family, particularly after the loss of her mother only two years ago,” said Easy Horse Care cofounder Sue Weeding. “But we hope that Lily's death will help to bridge some of the knowledge gaps in equine medicine, and that lessons learned from Lily will

one day help other horses.” Lily first fell ill in early July, after suffering a fractured neck overnight in her stable – foul play could not be ruled out, as the injury came as the rescue centre suffered a string of break-ins. However, her condition continued to worsen over coming weeks, and Lily was diagnosed with tick fever and then an infection called myonecrosis in her neck muscles caused by the tick fever treatment injections. Despite treatment, she continued to deteriorate and was rushed to the Hospital Veterinario San Vicente on 22nd July. There, veterinarians discovered a mysterious lung infection. Cultures were taken but Lily died on August 10 before the results could be known. “This again highlights that while many of our rescued horses seem to be fine from the outside, they have been exposed to all sorts of unknown circumstances and situations that often leave a

devastating mark on the inside. Sometimes it takes years for these effects to become known,” Sue said. Lily was born at the rescue centre in April 2014 to a skeletal mare named Liberty, one of 14 horses rescued from horrendous conditions at Callosa de Segura just one month earlier. The horses’ former owner was this year criminally convicted of animal abuse over the case. Sue said Lily’s death had put the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre under severe financial strain. While veterinarians have recognised the centre’s charity status and heavily discounted their bill, but Lily’s treatment costs still came to €2,650 – a huge sum for a centre that relies entirely on donations to survive. “We know we can immediately pay €540 of that, thanks to our wonderful supporters who have already so generously donated to help cover Lily’s costs. The rest we will have

to pay off gradually in installments as we find the money,” Sue said.

Mounting costs The situation was further complicated this week as a horse named Bettina – another of the Callosa de Segura 14 – fell seriously ill with colic and was rushed to the Hospital Veterinario San Vicente. She went immediately into surgery to remove a major intestine obstruction but could not be saved. “This has always been one of our worst fears, that we’d still owe the horse hospital a load of money from one case when another horse becomes seriously ill,” Sue said. “Previously, we’ve always managed to pay off one bill before we’ve had to send another horse there. But this time we still had Lily’s treatment bill outstanding as we sent Bettina there. Thankfully, the horse hospital was very good

about accepting Bettina when we still owe them so much,” Sue said. “We’d be truly grateful for any donations to help cover these large veterinary bills, as our seven charity stores are very slow during the August holidays and Rod and I are already dipping into our own dwindling savings just to cover the daily feeding costs of our 96 rescued horses, ponies and donkeys.” Secure online donations can be made here: easyhorsecare.net/donate/one-off-donation Donations of items for the centre’s charity shops are also gratefully welcomed. Call Sue on 652 021 980 to arrange a free pick up service for large items. Volunteers are also currently desperately needed to staff the La Zenia shop. The Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, located just outside Rojales at Partido Lo Garriga, 59, opens to the public on the first Sunday of every. See www.easyhorsecare.net.

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Irish gang war claims second victim in Spain The year-long feud between two Irish gangs has claimed its second victim in Spain. In what police say is a case of mistaken identity, Trevor O’Neill, aged 41, a civil servant from Dublin, was killed last week in front of his family while holidaying in Mallorca. The Civil Guard has launched an investigation, and after interviewing three witnesses, is now looking for three men. The victim was shot four times in the back shortly after 9pm on Wednesday outside an empty supermarket in the town of Calviá, on the Costa de la Calma, about 25km from the capital, Palma. Police said the victim was killed as part of the ongoing Dublin gangland war between men loyal to Gerry “The Monk” Hutch and Costa del Sol-based Irish criminal Christy Kinahan, who has allegedly set up one of Europe’s most powerful crime organisations, trafficking in drugs and weapons, and who has closed or intimated businesses in Dublin related to the Hutch gang, say Spanish and Irish police. According to the Irish Times, the victim had been in the same bar as a member of Hutch’s gang, and that men working for Kinahan were suspected of the murder. The violence between the two gangs began seven months ago with an attack by the Hutch gang during a boxing match weigh-in at a Dublin hotel, when one of Kinahan’s “soldiers”, David Byrne, was shot dead during the armed assault, while Kinahan’s son Daniel narrowly missed being killed. Men loyal to Kinahan have since retaliated, shooting dead eight men around the Irish capital who were either related to Hutch or worked for his gang.

The shooting brings to 10 the number of people shot dead in 10 months; two in Spain and eight in Ireland. The murder of Gary Hutch, Gerry Hutch’s nephew, by the swimming pool of holiday apartments in Marbella on 24th September, 2015, appears to have set off the current spiral of violence. Hutch had worked for Kinahan, but police say he was suspected of being an informant by the clan. The retaliation came five months later, when Gerry Hutch presumably ordered half-a-dozen men armed with AK-47s to storm a boxing weigh-in at Dublin’s Regency Hotel, targeting Christy Kinahan’s son Daniel, but instead killing David Byrne, a member of Kinahan’s gang. Daniel Kinahan managed to escape through a window. Major blow The Regency attack was a major blow to Kinahan, who has controlled Dublin’s drugs trade for more than a decade. Since

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then the violence has spiraled out of control, with Irish and Spanish police unable to do anything to stop it. What started out as a dispute between two gangs has now turned into “campaign to wipe out the Hutch”, say Irish security sources cited in the Irish press. More than a dozen members of the Hutch family have been warned by the police over recent months that their lives are in danger. Eddie Hutch, Gerry Hutch’s brother, was gunned down in his Dublin home on 8th February, just three days after the Regency attack. Six weeks later, Noel Duggan, a known cigarette smuggler and close friend of Gerry Hutch, was shot dead. On 24th May, Gareth Hutch, another of Gerry Hutch’s nephews, was gunned down in a Dublin street. Since then, four more men linked to Hutch or accused of working for him have been killed in Ireland. In another case of mistaken identity, Martin O’Rourke was shot in Dublin on 14th April.

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Indie band in road crash The driver involved in the crash which has left two members of indie band Supersubmarina fighting for their lives in intensive care says if the group had been in a car rather than a van ‘they would all be dead’. Miguel Ángel Lanzas Ortega, 33, said he was doing his bread delivery round at the time of the crash on the N-332 in Úbeda, Jaén province, at around 7.30am, when he saw a vehicle coming at his van head-on. “I saw their van heading straight for me, swerved to try to avoid it – which they also did, but we both swerved in the same direction and collided, Lanzas says. “The lads in the back of the van - José ‘Chino’ Marín and Juan Carlos - came off worst. I still keep seeing their faces in flashbacks of the accident.” Miguel Ángel suffered damage to his spinal column which, at the moment, means he cannot walk or move, and he remains in Sevilla’s Fremap Clinic. “Luckily, we’re all alive, and I can only hope we will recover enough to be able to live our lives again.” Juan Carlos and ‘Chino’ both underwent emergency operations for serious head injuries, and

are in intensive care under heavy sedation, but are said to be progressing in the right way despite their condition still being very worrying. “If the lads from the band had been in a car instead of a van, they’d be dead by now,” Miguel Ángel reveals. “And I would be, too, if I’d been in a car instead of in my bread delivery van. “I’m not famous, like Supersubmarina, so most people won't remember that I was involved, but I can only hope we’re all soon well again and that the boys from the band get better.” Probably Spain’s largest indie band on the scene at the moment, Supersubmarina’s fans include national government opposition socialist leader Pedro Sánchez. They had been performing at the Medusa Sunbeach Festival in Cullera, Valencia province, and were on their way back to their native town of Baeza in Jaén when, it appears based upon the other driver’s version, they unwisely overtook on a singlecarriageway road. As is to be expected, the group’s agents, Pink House Management, have cancelled all Supersubmarina’s concerts over the next few months.

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Lid lifted on latest tourist tricks Hotel guest ‘money-saving’ tricks include threatening bad reviews, sneaking nonpayers into their rooms, and even refilling whisky bottles with urine. Brazen customers are finding new ways to try to fleece hotels – they no longer stop at just stealing the towels, say tourism industry bosses. Tricks include threatening to write a negative review on TripAdvisor unless the hotel gives them a substantial discount, booking a room for one or two and then sneaking the rest of their party in through the back door, using the breakfast bar when they have only paid for the room, and pinching everything from crockery and cutlery in their suites to low-energy light-bulbs, remote control batteries, or even the remotes themselves. This said, towels do continue to be the most frequently-stolen items – a dodgy tradition that has been practiced for decades worldwide by every nationality. According to the Association of Costa del Sol Hoteliers (AEHCOS) – whose chairman, Francisco Moro, owns the MS Maestranza Hotel in Málaga – customers often make unfounded complaints to try to get discounts, threatening to give premises poor online reviews. These might be that the hotel does not have a swimming pool – when this was not even mentioned in their advert anyway – that the chambermaids did not make up their rooms when they had the ‘do not disturb’ sign on the door or that they were woken up by them knocking to ask to clean it, or even one foreign tourist whose room overlooked a bull-ring and who told the hotel at the end of his stay to give him his money back

because he was ‘against bull-fighting’. Holidaymakers on the Costa’s planning on using the same forms of leverage should now be aware, however, that hotel staff will tell them to go ahead and write their negative review if they wish. As well as trying to stop people who have not paid to stay from getting into the hotel or being sneaked in by paying guests, staff are keeping an eye out for those who have only booked the room but try to get breakfast free. One trick which hotel workers say is becoming tired is that of one person staying in a room booking and paying for breakfast, but the other legitimate guests in the same room paying for accommodation only, then all of them entering the dining hall at once and simply giving their room number, knowing it will show up on the list.

Sometimes, residents living in, or holidaymakers staying in, apartments near the hotel have been known to just walk in and use the dining room buffet. Other known tricks include leaving the hotel and dumping the keys in reception, but without attending the desk to check out, knowing that they owe money on the mini-bar or for meals or phone calls.

Fraud Similar results are attempted by guests who, when checking out and being asked to pay their bill, have the reception staff keep watch over their suitcases while they go out to withdraw money – and then never return. Borderline illegal attempts at fraud include booking a room under one guest’s name but paying with the credit or debit card of the other person, of a different name – then, the cardholder, who was in on the scam, contacts the

hotel to say an unauthorised payment has been made from their bank account to a hotel they have never stayed in, thus leading to the establishment cancelling the payment. To avoid this, hotels now ask for a copy of the bank card and identity card or passport of the cardholder, and signed, written consent from him or her to the payment being made, before it can be accepted. Some hotels are now asking for all expenses to be paid before check-out to prevent guests absconding. Probably one of the lowest tricks, though, is that of trying to hide mini-bar consumption by refilling gin and vodka

bottles with water – and wine or whisky bottles with urine. The latter is a fairly frequent trick, say hotel staff and, disgusting though it may sound, is something they are becoming quite used to finding. AEHCOS concludes that whatever scams guests may have devised, it is nearly impossible for them to be original in their fraud attempts – practically every trick in the book has been tried so often that hoteliers can spot them a mile off and have systems in place to stop holidaymakers getting away with it.

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Olive oil made in Granada reaches 44 countries The Granada Olive Oil sector reached exports in 2015 of 150 million euro, a yearly growth of 30 percent. A third of the exports are sent to Italy where they buy in bulk to pack and distribute worldwide. Agriculture is the most productive sector for recruiting manpower in the province. According to the Survey of the Active Population (EPA in Spanish) the number of olive pickers working in the countryside increased by 15,700 people last year; there is more employment because there is more activity. In this context and the Andalucía framework the olives from Granada are third in amount produced. The more than 28,000 olive growers in Granada have obtained a harvest this season of 113,169 tons – only Jaén and Córdoba are ahead. With increased exports we can add higher prices with a kilogram reaching more than 3, 60 cents of which is profit for the olive growers – a tight situation. But the green oil ‘made in Granada’ is of a higher quality and has two denominations of origin, Montes de Granada and Poniente de Granada, and also from promotional efforts from the Junta and Agriculture Cooperatives which attend the most

important olive oil festivals. One in three litres of olive oil produced in Granada is exported in bulk in tankers to Italy. There it is bottled, often sold as their own and then sent worldwide and to the growing market in the United States. Currently there are 109 oil mills in Granada province (59 industrial, 48 cooperatives and two second grade) where their professional workforces are aware of the amazing future for exports. Last year Granada olive oil reached 44 countries in five continents. Some for tasting, but others in large quantities are Argentina, Australia, Cuba, Kuwait, Malta, Norway, Singapore or Venezuela but five other countries are the main export destinations Italy (€49.1 million), China (€29.6 million), France (€27.4 million€), Holland (€9.7 million) and the UK (€8.5 million). Olive growing is a very sociable culture, and in Granada it is the main or secondary source of income for more than 28,000 families, which generate hundreds of thousands of working days for temporary workers, after justifying 35 days, they qualify for an agricultural subsidy of 420 euros for six months.

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Acting Prime Minister to attend investiture debate

“I am in a position to attend the investiture session when the speaker of Congress believes it to be opportune.”

Acting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will attend an investiture debate in Congress on 30th August. The first vote, at which he will need to secure an absolute majority in order to be reinstated as the country’s prime minister, will be held on 31st August, while the second, at which a simple majority will suffice, will take place on 2nd September. The date was agreed today with the speaker of the house, Ana Pastor, after Rajoy met with the leader of emerging center-right group Ciudadanos, Albert Rivera. The latter politician had imposed a series of six conditions on Rajoy and his Popular Party (PP) before he would consider supporting the conservative force at an investiture vote. Among those conditions was a promise to combat corruption within his own party, as well as a commitment to setting a date for the investiture debate. After Rajoy’s agreement with the conditions set out by Ciudadanos, the two parties will now begin to negotiate the vote in favor of Rajoy from the group’s 32 deputies.

If Rajoy were to fail to win the investiture vote – as happened to the Socialist Party’s Pedro Sánchez several months ago, who also secured the support of Ciudadanos – the clock would start ticking on a third general election, after the inconclusive polls in December 2015 and June 2016, both of which saw the PP garner the most votes but fall short of an absolute majority. According to the calendar, Spaniards could be called out to the polls on 25th December, an unheard of date for Spanish elections. “I am in a position to attend the investiture session when the speaker of Congress believes it to be opportune,” Rajoy told reporters recently after accepting the six conditions that had been set out by Ciudadanos to begin negotiations to support the PP. “I have asked him to sign the anticorruption pact and he assured me he would sign it,” Rivera told reporters after

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meeting with Rajoy. But even if the leaders are successful with their negotiations, the PP candidate will still not have enough support to be voted in as prime minister in the first round. For that he will need the support of the main opposition Socialist Party (PSOE), or in the second round, where just a simple majority is needed, 11 abstentions. “I will ask Sánchez for his assistance,” Rajoy said. “I will try to talk to him.” Rivera stated once more, however, that he has no intention of forming part of a possible Rajoy government, and said that while he had not had any contact with the PSOE, he called on party leader Pedro Sánchez to “reflect with a sense of the state.” Sánchez has so far been unwilling to either support Rajoy in an investiture vote or abstain in the second round of voting, thus making way for him to be reelected as prime minister. “At least this clears a path, a blocked

one, the only one possible, so that we can all forget about third elections,” the Ciudadanos leader told reporters. “It’s the time for negotiation, to talk about Spaniards and their problems,” he explained after his meeting with Rajoy, which lasted just over an hour. “Being useful is much more important that believing that you are important. If there are any politicians who are banking on a third general election, I want to say that they must banish that from their minds. This country is going to establish a minority government and a plural parliament. There are some who are playing with the patience of Spaniards. It is the time to start work.”

Subject to condition On 10th August, Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera gave Rajoy the six-point memorandum of conditions the PP

would have to meet if it wanted his party’s support in forming a minority government. Rajoy then waited a week before meeting with PP leaders regarding the demands. Ciudadanos’ six points are that Rajoy must set a date for his investiture debate in Congress, expel party officials targeted in corruption investigations, end judicial privileges for elected officials, change electoral law, end amnesties and pardons in corruption cases, limit the prime minister’s mandate, and create a parliamentary commission to look into the so-called Barcenas case involving illegal cash payments to PP officials. Rajoy’s party won the most seats at the general elections in December and again at the repeat vote in June, but failed to secure a majority both times around, garnering 137 seats at the latter poll.

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Café Society (2016) 7.1 In the 1930s, a young Bronx native moves to Hollywood where he falls in love with the secretary of his powerful uncle, an agent to the stars. After returning to New York, he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life. Director: Woody Allen Writer: Woody Allen Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell

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When her little brother, Martin, experiences the same events that once tested her sanity, Rebecca works to unlock the truth behind the terror, which brings her face to face with an entity that has an attachment to their mother, Sophie. Director: David F. Sandberg Writers: Eric Heisserer (screenplay), David F. Sandberg (based on the short ﬁlm by) Stars: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello

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Allied (2016) 6.4 The story of intelligence oﬃcer Max Vatan (Brad Pitt), who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance ﬁghter Marianne Beausejour (Marion Cotillard) on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the extreme pressures of the war. Director: Robert Zemeckis Writer: Steven Knight Stars: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Lizzy Caplan

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Eastenders: Steven steps up to help Ian, much to Jane’s frustration. Honey reels from her discovery. Tina attempts to change things for the betterEmmerdale.

Emmerdale: Dan feels neglected. Rakesh is at breaking point. Zak and Lisa continue their search for Belle.

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BBC 4 8.00pm

World News Today

8.30pm

Top of the Pops

9.00pm

10 Things You Didn't Know About...

10.00pm

The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance

11.00pm

BBC Proms 2016

12.50am

Life Story

1.50am

Natural World

2.40am

Top of the Pops

3.20am 3.50am

Channel 5 7.00am

The Wotwots!

7.10am

Chloe's Closet

7.20am

Lily's Driftwood Bay

7.30am

Fireman Sam

7.40am

Peppa Pig

7.45am

Bob the Builder

8.00am

Little Princess

8.10am

Pip Ahoy!

8.20am

Milkshake! Summer Fun!

8.25am

Thomas and Friends

8.40am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

8.50am

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

9.05am

Wissper

9.15am

Peppa Pig

9.25am

Peppa Pig

9.35am

Paw Patrol

9.50am

Toot the Tiny Tugboat

10.00am

Bananas in Pajamas

10.15am

The Wright Stuff

12.15pm

Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

1.10pm

5 News Lunchtime

1.15pm

Celebrity Big Brother

2.15pm

Home and Away

2.45pm

Neighbours

3.15pm

NCIS

4.10pm

Rosamunde Pilcher's

6.00pm

5 News at 5

6.30pm

Neighbours

7.00pm

Home and Away

7.30pm

5 News Tonight

8.00pm

Secrets of Underground Britain

9.00pm

On Benefits

10.00pm

Celebrity Big Brother

11.00pm

Celebrity Big Brother's

12.35am

Celebrity Big Brother

1.05am

Super Casino

Fighting for Her Family

Bit on the Side: Live in the House

4.10am

Christmas Makes You Laugh Out Loud

5.00am

Caught on Camera

Britain on Film

5.45am

The Great Artists

The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance

6.10am

House Doctor

4.50am

This is BBC Four

6.35am

House Doctor

9.55am

Food Unwrapped

10.35am

A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

11.30am

A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

12.40pm

Hugh's 3 Good Things

12.45pm

Son of Robin Hood

2.25pm

Time Team

3.30pm

Time Team

4.35pm

A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

5.40pm

A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

6.50pm

Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

7.55pm

Building the Dream

8.55pm

Grand Designs

10.00pm

The Secret Life of the Zoo

11.00pm

24 Hours in A and E

12.05am

Love Child

1.10am

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

2.10am

24 Hours in A and E

3.15am

The Secret Life of the Zoo

4.20am

Kirstie's Vintage Gems

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Class of 92 – BBC1 – 10.00 pm After last year’s roller coaster ride, ex-Manchester United stars and co-owners of Salford FC Ryan Giggs, Phil and Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt have set their sights on winning the league again. But an amazing FA Cup run could be the best and worst thing that happens to them as the team slide in the league. Salford life, away from the pitch, proves to be just as dramatic. We last saw the owners celebrating on the pitch at Moor Lane as Salford City were crowned champions of First Division North. But it soon becomes clear that life in the new league is not going to be the same fairy-tale story as last season. With the famous owners busy with their other football commitments, a struggle to sign new players and their star striker preparing for retirement, the club need to dig deep to put the performance on the pitch that the fans now expect. Can Salford turn their fortunes around and find their winning form again?

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BBC1 7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.25pm 4.25pm 5.10pm 6.10pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.25pm 11.35pm 12.35am 2.15am 2.20am

BBC2

Breakfast Animal Park Summer Special Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Revisited Heir Hunters Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Red Rock Escape to the Country Think Tank Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show A Question of Sport EastEnders Summer: Earth's Seasonal Secrets Room 101 BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather New Tricks Disturbia Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

7.15am 8.00am 9.00am 10.00am 12.00pm 2.00pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 3.45pm 4.15pm 5.15pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.30pm 12.05am 1.35am 2.35am 3.35am

ITV2 7.00am 7.20am 8.10am 9.00am 10.00am 10.30am 11.20am 12.15pm 1.15pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.35pm 4.40pm 5.45pm 6.50pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12.05am 12.35am 1.00am 1.30am 2.00am 2.30am 3.00am

Animal Park Summer Special Homes Under the Hammer Horizon Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Edge Three Up, Two Down Hi-De-Hi! Yes, Minister The Lost Mona The Great Interior Design Challenge Antiques Roadshow Debatable Make Me an Egghead Britain's Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy Mastermind Gardeners' World The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Highlands - Scotland's Wild Heart Newsnight Short Term 12 Sicily Unpacked Inside the Factory: How Our Favourite Foods are Made Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHS

Sky Sports 1

Planet's Funniest Animals Dinner Date The Ellen DeGeneres Show Emmerdale You've Been Framed! Gold Psych Royal Pains Dinner Date Emmerdale You've Been Framed! Gold The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out Funniest Ever You've Been Framed! Gold Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Hall Pass Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Two and a Half Men The Cleveland Show The Cleveland Show

7.00am 7.15am 7.30am 7.45am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.10am 9.40am 11.30am 12.00pm 12.15pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 5.00pm 5.15pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 11.15pm 12.15am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Barclays Premier League World Premier League Match Pack Super Heroes Super Heroes Live New Zealand NPC Rugby Barclays Premier League World Football Gold Football Gold Premier League Match Pack Barclays Premier League World Premier League Legends Premier League Match Pack Barclays Premier League World The Premier League Years Football Gold Football Gold Barclays Premier League World Premier League Match Pack Barclays Premier League Preview The Fantasy Football Club Football The Fantasy Football Club Barclays Premier League Preview

7.00am 7.45am 8.10am 8.40am 9.05am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12.40am 1.10am 1.40am 2.40am 3.15am 3.55am

Charmed Hollyoaks Coach Trip Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother Rules of Engagement Baby Daddy Charmed How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Die Hard The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers on Holiday Wasted Gogglebox Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

Suicide Squad: Special

7.30am

The Dressmaker

9.35am

The Martian

12.05pm

Time Out of Mind

2.10pm

Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens

4.30pm

The Dressmaker

6.35pm

The Martian

9.00pm

Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens

11.20pm

The Survivalist

1.10am

Time Out of Mind

3.20am

Tokyo Tribe

5.30am

Suicide Squad: Special

6.00am

Fast and Furious 7 Special

6.30am

Finding Pixar

ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 2.55pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.40pm 1.45am 4.00am 4.50am

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder Secret Dealers Tipping Point Alphabetical ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Gino's Italian Escape Coronation Street Doc Martin ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Bird on a Wire Jackpot247 Murder, She Wrote ITV Nightscreen

Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am

The Dog Whisperer Monkey Life Monkey Life Ashley Banjo Street Crew All Aboard: East Coast Trains Road Wars UK Border Force NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 The Flash David Attenborough's Galapagos Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Modern Family Modern Family A League of Their Own The Simpsons The Simpsons Zoo NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0

7.00am 7.10am 7.35am 8.35am 9.35am 10.35am 11.00am 11.30am 11.55am 1.00pm 2.05pm 3.05pm 4.10pm 5.15pm 5.50pm 6.20pm 6.55pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 1.05am 3.05am 3.55am 4.45am

Movies Now In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Wycliffe Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is In Loving Memory Rising Damp George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Birds of a Feather Birds of a Feather Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs Lewis Inspector Morse Long Lost Family Rory Bremner's Great British Views Rory Bremner's Great British Views

Emmerdale: Zak and Lisa receive devastating news. Can Holly escape her past? Rakesh tries to cover his tracks.

7.15am 7.40am 8.05am 8.30am 8.55am 9.25am 9.55am 11.35am 12.05pm 12.35pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 1.55pm 3.40pm 4.10pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.35pm 1.05am 2.00am 3.35am 4.15am 5.10am 6.05am 6.20am

3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Formula 1 The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Channel 4 News Summary Couples Come Dine with Me Formula 1 Wedding Town Countdown Gok's Fill Your House for Free Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News George Clarke's Amazing Builds by the Sea 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Friday Night Dinner The Big Fat Quiz of Everything Rude Tube Red State Fresh Meat Location, Location, Location Phil Spencer: Secret Agent Kirstie's Vintage Gems Countdown

BBC 4

7.00am

The Wotwots!

7.10am

Chloe's Closet

7.20am

Lily's Driftwood Bay

7.30am

Fireman Sam

7.40am

Peppa Pig

7.45am

Bob the Builder

8.00am

Little Princess

8.10am

Pip Ahoy!

8.20am

Milkshake! Summer Fun!

8.25am

Thomas and Friends

8.40am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

8.50am

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

9.05am

Wissper

9.15am

Peppa Pig

9.25am

Peppa Pig

9.35am

Paw Patrol

9.50am

Toot the Tiny Tugboat

10.00am

Bananas in Pajamas

10.15am

The Wright Stuff

12.15pm

Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

1.10pm

5 News Lunchtime

1.15pm

Celebrity Big Brother

2.15pm

Home and Away

2.45pm

Neighbours

3.15pm

NCIS

4.10pm

Rosamunde Pilcher's

6.00pm

5 News at 5

6.30pm

Neighbours

7.00pm

Home and Away

7.30pm

5 News Tonight

8.00pm

The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

Fighting for Her Family

World News Today

9.00pm

Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords

8.30pm

BBC Proms 2016

10.00pm

Celebrity Big Brother

9.30pm

BBC Proms 2016

11.50pm

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

11.30pm

Foals at Reading 2016

1.20am

Super Casino

12.45am

Guitar Heroes at the BBC

4.10am

Celebrity Big Brother

1.45am

The Joy of the Guitar Riff

5.45am

The Great Artists

2.45am

Kings of Rock and Roll

6.10am

Angels of Jarm

3.45am

Guitar Heroes on Later...

6.20am

Roary the Racing Car

with Jools Holland

6.30am

Peppa Pig

4.45am

This is BBC Four

6.35am

Toby's Travelling Circus

9.55am

Food Unwrapped

10.35am

A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

11.30am

Food Unwrapped

12.05pm

Hugh's 3 Good Things

12.25pm

Yellow Sky

2.25pm

Time Team

3.30pm

Time Team

4.35pm

A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

5.40pm

A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

6.50pm

Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

7.55pm

Building the Dream

8.55pm

Grand Designs

10.00pm

The Out-Laws

11.15pm

It Was Alright in the 1970's

12.20am

24 Hours in A and E

1.20am

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

2.20am

It Was Alright in the 1970's

3.25am

24 Hours in A and E

4.30am

Hugh's 3 Good Things

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Magnum, P.I. The Professionals The Sweeney Ironside Quincy, M.E. Magnum, P.I. The Professionals Cycling Storage Wars Storage Wars The Sweeney Quincy, M.E. Ironside Storage Wars Storage Wars Cycling World Series of Darts Child's Play 2 FYI Daily Child's Play 2 Highway Patrol Cycling ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Summer: Earth’s Seasonal Secrets BBC1 – 9.30 pm

Every year, spectacular seasons transform our planet. As they sweep across the world, they drive all life on Earth, bringing huge opportunities and great challenges to everything. This programme, narrated by Andrew Scott, celebrates the glorious nature of summer on Earth and the extraordinary ways animals and plants rise to the challenges it brings. With the sun shining and the flowers blooming, this is the season of splendid abundance, and the long hours of daylight make life burst out in a riot of activity. But you have to find clever ways to get your share of the good times while they last, and as temperatures soar, everything has to deal with sweltering heat. For a whole range of animals, from sneaky ringtailed lemurs to battling ibex, and from overheated penguins to astonishing colour-changing lizards, summer is a time when the living is not always easy.

Television: Sat 27th August BBC1

7.00am 11.00am 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.05pm 2.10pm 3.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.50pm 8.00pm 8.05pm 8.10pm 9.00pm 10.50pm 11.00pm 11.15pm 11.20pm 12.50am 2.45am 2.50am

Breakfast Saturday Kitchen Lorraine's Fast Fresh and Easy Food Football Focus Bargain Hunt BBC News Weather Athletics Rugby League Challenge Cup Now You See It The Getaway Car BBC News Regional News Weather Pointless Casualty The National Lottery Live BBC News Weather Match of the Day Frankenstein Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2 7.00am

Glorious Gardens From Above

7.50am

Mr Lucky

9.25am

The Importance of Being Earnest

11.00am

Homes Under the Hammer

12.00pm

Lost Land of the Tiger

1.00pm

The Hairy Bikers' Best of British

1.45pm

Bing Crosby Talking Pictures

2.25pm

That's Entertainment!

4.30pm

Full Steam Ahead

5.30pm

Final Score

6.30pm

Flog It!

7.20pm

Gardeners' World

7.50pm

Proms Extra

8.30pm

Greece with Simon Reeve

9.30pm

Dad's Army

10.00pm

Edinburgh Nights

10.30pm

The Truth Commissioner

12.00am

Kings of Curry

1.20am

Everlasting Moments

3.05am

This is BBC Two

ITV2 7.00am 7.10am 10.30am 11.30am 1.55pm 2.45pm 3.45pm 4.45pm 4.50pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 7.50pm 7.55pm 8.50pm 9.50pm 9.55pm 10.30pm 11.30pm 12.00am 12.30am 12.55am 1.25am 1.55am 2.25am 2.55am 3.20am 3.40am

The Hot Desk Emmerdale Omnibus I Am Team GB Coronation Street Omnibus Catchphrase Re-Educating Joey Essex : GCSE Special What a Girl Wants FYI Daily What a Girl Wants The X Factor Evan Almighty FYI Daily Evan Almighty Corpse Bride FYI Daily Corpse Bride The Xtra Factor Live Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! The Cleveland Show The Cleveland Show Mom Mom Teleshopping

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Barclays Premier League Preview Premier League Legends Premier League Legends Barclays Premier League Preview The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. Football Gillette Soccer Saturday Football EFL Goals Nissan Game of the Day Nissan Match Choice Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football

7.00am 7.45am 8.35am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.30pm 3.30pm 5.30pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12.05am 12.55am 2.00am 3.00am 3.30am 3.50am 4.15am 5.10am

The Mindy Project Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Made in Chelsea New Girl How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Turner and Hooch The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Mirror Mirror Gogglebox Gogglebox Rude Tube 2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls Angie Tribeca Gogglebox Revenge

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

The Dressmaker

9.05am

Spud

10.55am

Spud 2: The Madness Continues

12.40pm

Hotel Transylvania 2

2.25pm

The Martian

4.50pm

Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens

7.15pm

Hotel Transylvania 2

9.00pm

Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens

11.20pm

The Martian

1.45am

The Survivalist

3.35am

Time Out of Mind

5.40am

The Top Ten Show 2016

6.00am

Kingsman: The Secret Service Special

6.30am

Suicide Squad: Dc Villians Uncovered

ITV1 7.00am 9.25am 9.30am 10.30am 11.30am 12.25pm 2.30pm 2.35pm 3.05pm 5.05pm 7.05pm 7.15pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.30pm 11.35pm 11.50pm 12.55am 1.45am 4.00am 4.50am

Sky Sports 1 7.00am 7.15am 7.30am 7.45am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.30pm 4.00pm 6.15pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 11.30pm 12.30am 1.00am 1.30am 2.00am 2.30am 3.00am 3.30am 4.00am 4.30am 5.00am 5.30am

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CITV ITV News Weekend I Am Team GB Murder, She Wrote Columbo ITV News and Weather River Monsters Doc Martin The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather You've Been Framed! Go for It The X Factor The Bourne Ultimatum ITV News and Weather The Bourne Ultimatum The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jackpot247 Murder, She Wrote Nightscreen

Sky 1 7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am

The Dog Whisperer The Dog Whisperer Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. What's Up? The F1 Show Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family David Attenborough's Wild City David Attenborough's Wild City To be Announced Snakes on a Plane A League of Their Own Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life Hawaii Five-0 The Last Ship

7.00am

Movies Now

7.10am

French Fields

7.55am

Judge Judy

8.20am

Where the Heart is

9.30am

Where the Heart is

10.30am

I Am Team GB

11.30am

A Touch of Frost

1.50pm

That's Carry On

2.50pm

FYI Daily

2.55pm

That's Carry On

3.45pm

The Young Victoria

4.45pm

FYI Daily

4.50pm

The Young Victoria

5.50pm

Foyle's War

8.00pm

Doc Martin

9.00pm

Lewis

11.00pm

Agatha Christie's Marple

1.00am

Inspector Morse

3.15am

ITV3 Nightscreen

3.30am

Teleshopping

Channel 4 7.05am

Gillette World Sport

7.30am

Tri Liverpool

8.30am

Frasier

8.55am

Frasier

9.25am

Frasier

9.55am

The Morning Line

10.55am

Formula 1

12.25pm

Salvage S.O.S

12.55pm

Formula 1

3.30pm

Channel 4 Racing

5.45pm

A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

6.40pm

Channel 5 7.00am

Milkshake!

9.25am

The Fairly Odd Parents

10.00am

The Saturday Show Live

12.10pm

The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

1.05pm

Murdered: Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

2.00pm

The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

3.00pm

Police Interceptors

Ugly House to Lovely

4.00pm

Police Interceptors

House with George Clarke

5.00pm

Police Interceptors

6.00pm

Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

7.40pm

Channel 4 News

8.00pm

Hidden Britain by Drone

9.00pm

The Good Terrorist

7.00pm

Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

10.00pm

Last Vegas

7.55pm

5 News

12.05am

Hot Tub Time Machine

2.00am

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

8.00pm

Cricket on 5

2.50am

Hollyoaks Omnibus

9.00pm

Secrets of the Egyptian Pyramids

4.55am

Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

10.00pm

Football on 5

5.50am

Hugh's 3 Good Things 11.00pm

Football on 5

11.30pm

The Funny Thing About Dating

12.30am

Impractical Jokers UK

1.00am

Super Casino

4.10am

To be Announced

5.00am

To be Announced

5.50am

Divine Designs

6.15am

Nick's Quest

6.40am

Angels of Jarm

6.50am

Roary the Racing Car

7.00am 7.05am 7.30am 8.30am 9.30am 9.55am 10.30am 11.30am 11.45am 12.10pm 1.15pm 2.15pm 2.20pm 3.10pm 4.15pm 4.20pm 5.00pm 6.15pm 6.20pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 12.30am 1.30am 1.35am 2.35am 3.00am 3.50am

Snooker v Darts Motorway Patrol Motorsport UK Shed and Buried Storage Wars Storage Wars I Am Team GB Football's Greatest: George Best Highway Patrol Cycling Destry FYI Daily Destry The Rawhide Years FYI Daily The Rawhide Years Superman FYI Daily Superman Cycling World Series of Darts Transporter 3 FYI Daily Transporter 3 Highway Patrol Cycling ITV4 Nightscreen

6.00am

Countdown

6.50am

Draw it!

BBC 4 8.00pm

David Attenborough's Zoo Quest in Colour

9.30pm

The Return of Flying Scotsman

10.00pm

Beck

11.30pm

Forever Young

12.30am

Red Hot Chili Peppers at Reading Festival 2016

2.00am

Guitar Heroes

3.00am

Top of the Pops

3.40am

Forever Young

9.55am 10.15am 10.40am 11.40am 12.50pm 1.20pm 1.50pm 2.25pm 2.55pm 3.30pm 3.45pm 4.50pm 5.55pm 6.55pm 7.55pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.00am 1.05am

Hugh's 3 Good Things Jamie's 15 Minute Meals Time Team The Untold Great Fire of London Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Kirstie's Fill Your House for Free Celebrity Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Great Canal Journeys Sarah Beeny's Four Rooms Location, Location, Location Grand Designs Welcome to the Punch 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Channel 4 Comedy Gala 2016 Best Bits Father Ted Father Ted 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Channel 4 Comedy Gala 2016 Best Bits

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God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

An American serving in the French Foreign Legion on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens a mummy.

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BBC1 7.00am 8.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.10pm 2.15pm 3.15pm 4.15pm 5.15pm 6.15pm 6.50pm 7.35pm 7.50pm 7.55pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.20pm 11.25pm 11.30pm 12.25am 12.55am

Breakfast Match of the Day BBC News Sunday Morning Live Homes Under the Hammer Bargain Hunt BBC News Weather for the Week Ahead Escape to the Continent Summer: Earth's Seasonal Secrets Eat Well for Less The Great British Bake Off Songs of Praise Pointless BBC News Regional News Weather Countryfile Antiques Roadshow Are You Being Served? Porridge BBC News Regional News Weather Match of the Day 2 Comedy Connections Comedy Connections

BBC2 7.15am 8.00am 8.45am 9.15am 10.15am 10.45am 12.15pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.00am 1.15am 3.05am 4.05am

ITV2 7.00am 7.20am 10.35am 1.00pm 2.30pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.05pm 5.55pm 6.55pm 7.00pm 7.45pm 8.45pm 8.50pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.00am 12.30am 1.00am 1.30am 1.55am 2.55am 3.00am 3.30am

Planet's Funniest Animals Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus The X Factor The Xtra Factor Live You've Been Framed! Gold Charlotte's Web FYI Daily Charlotte's Web Bean FYI Daily Bean The Incredible Hulk FYI Daily The Incredible Hulk The Xtra Factor Live Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Bordertown Keith Lemon: The Film FYI Daily Keith Lemon: The Film Teleshopping

I Am Wrath

8.45am

Hotel Transylvania 2

10.30am

Spud 2: The Madness Continues

12.15pm

The Martian

2.40pm

Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens

5.00pm

Hotel Transylvania 2

6.35pm

The Martian

9.00pm

Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens

11.20pm

I Am Wrath

12.55am

Spud

2.45am

Spud 2: The Madness Continues

4.25am

Time Out of Mind

6.30am

Suicide Squad: Dc Villians Uncovered

ITV1 7.00am 9.25am 9.30am 10.25am 11.15am 12.15pm 2.15pm 2.20pm 3.25pm 4.25pm 5.55pm 7.35pm 7.45pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.35pm 11.50pm 12.45am 1.45am 4.00am 4.50am 6.05am

Sky Sports 1 7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.30am 1.30pm 4.30pm 8.00pm 10.15pm 12.15am 1.15am 1.45am 2.15am 2.30am 4.00am 5.00am 5.30am 6.00am 6.30am

Football Football Football Football Football Football The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Live Nissan Super Sunday Live Nissan Super Sunday Live Spanish Football Live Spanish Football Goals on Sunday Football Football La Liga The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Football Football EFL Goals Premier League Legends

7.00am 7.20am 7.40am 8.05am 8.35am 9.00am 9.30am 10.30am 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.35pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 7.20pm 7.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.30am 1.20am 2.05am 3.05am 3.30am

The Mindy Project The Mindy Project Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Made in Chelsea Hollyoaks Omnibus Coach Trip Coach Trip Coach Trip Coach Trip Coach Trip The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Paranorman Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers on Holiday Gogglebox Gogglebox Containment New Girl First Dates

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

A to Z of TV Gardening Glorious Gardens From Above Gardeners' World Countryfile The Beechgrove Garden Saturday Kitchen Best Bites Lorraine Pascale: How to be a Better Cook James Martin: Home Comforts MOTD2 Extra Athletics None But the Brave Flog It! Kate Humble: My Sheepdog and Me The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Highlands - Scotland's Wild Heart Cats v Dogs: Which is Best? Robot Wars Dragons' Den Fleabag Murder in Successville Up There Coco Chanel and Igor Stravisnky Holby City This is BBC Two

CITV ITV News Weekend Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Columbo: Troubled Waters ITV News and Weather Long Lost Family The Chase The X Factor Despicable Me Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather Ellie Simmonds: Swimming with Dolphins The X Factor Victoria ITV News and Weather Slow Train Through Africa Tipping Point Jackpot Motorsport UK Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am

The Hour of Power Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama WWE Raw Rugby's Funniest Moments Don't Tell the Bride Four Weddings Battle of the Brides Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Last Ship Zoo Ross Kemp: Extreme World Stop, Search Seize The Force: Manchester

7.00am

Rising Damp

7.25am

Rising Damp

7.50am

A Touch of Frost

10.00am

Heartbeat

11.00am

Heartbeat

12.00pm

Goodnight Mister Tom

2.10pm

Lewis

4.10pm

Lewis

6.10pm

Anne of Green Gables...

8.00pm

Midsomer Murders

10.00pm

The Investigator

11.00pm

The Investigator

12.00am

The Investigator

1.05am

The Investigator

2.05am

Wire in the Blood

3.30am

Wire in the Blood

4.45am

May the Best House Win

5.40am

May the Best House Win

6.30am

Rising Damp

6.55am

ITV3 Nightscreen

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The Incredible Hulk – ITV2 – 7.45pm

Bruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he emerges whenever he loses his temper. However, Banner then must fight a soldier who unleashes himself as a threat stronger than he.

Channel 4 7.10am

Motorsport

7.40am

Motorsport

8.05am

Frasier

8.30am 9.00am 9.30am

The Big Bang Theory

10.00am

Sunday Brunch

1.00pm

Formula 1

5.00pm

Guy Martin's Passion for Life

5.30pm

Location, Location, Location

6.35pm

A Place in the Sun

7.35pm

Channel 4 News

8.00pm

Posh Pawn

9.00pm

Prehistoric Megabeasts

10.00pm

The Big Fat Quiz of Everything

11.35pm

The Watch

1.40am

Formula 1

2.40am

Friday Night Dinner

3.05am

Walking the Himalayas

4.00am

Location, Location, Location

4.55am

Come Dine with Me

5.25am

Come Dine with Me

5.50am

Come Dine with Me

6.15am

Come Dine with Me

6.40am

Come Dine with Me

Channel 5 7.00am

Milkshake!

10.55am

The Fairly Odd Parents

Frasier

11.30am

Football on 5

The Big Bang Theory

12.30pm

Football on 5

1.05pm

Access

1.10pm

Now That's Funny

2.15pm

Are We There Yet?

4.00pm

Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud

5.00pm

Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud

6.00pm

Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud

7.00pm

Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud

8.00pm

Toddlers Make You Laugh Out Loud 2

8.55pm

Can't Pay? Benefits Special

9.55pm

5 News

10.00pm

The Most Shocking

BBC 4 8.00pm

Moments of the 00s 12.55am

Tattoo Disasters UK

1.50am

Lip Sync Battle

2.15am

Super Casino

4.10am

To be Announced

5.00am

House Doctor

5.25am

House Doctor

5.50am

Wildlife SOS

6.15am

Wildlife SOS

6.40am

Angels of Jarm

6.50am

Roary the Racing Car

7.00am 7.15am 7.35am 8.40am 9.45am 10.45am 11.45am 6.45pm 7.45pm

World Cup Top Goalscorers Highway Patrol Gunsmoke The Sweeney Cycling Motogp Highlights MSA British Touring Car Championship Silverstone Classic British Touring Car Crashes and Smashes Cycling Mr. Bean Mr. Bean Resident Evil FYI Daily Resident Evil Don't Say a Word FYI Daily Don't Say a Word Highway Patrol Cycling ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

BBC Proms 2016: Barenboim Conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

10.30pm

Sounds of the Eighties

11.00pm

Eisteddfod 2016 with Will Gompertz

11.30pm

Biffy Clyro at Reading Festival 2016

1.00am

Guitar Heroes

2.00am

Horizon

3.00am

10 Things You Didn't Know About Tsunami's

4.00am

Sounds of the Eighties

9.55am 10.25am 10.50am 11.55am 12.55pm 1.30pm 2.05pm 2.35pm 3.05pm 3.40pm 4.10pm 4.45pm 5.15pm 5.50pm 6.20pm 6.55pm 7.25pm 7.55pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 10.35pm 11.05pm 12.10am 1.15am 2.20am 3.25am

River Cottage Bites Jamie's 15 Minute Meals Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb Phil Spencer's Stately Homes Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me 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 The World's Most Extreme: Roads Father Ted Father Ted Britain's Best Loved Sitcoms 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 24 Hours in A and E That's So Last Century 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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Television: Mon 29th August BBC1

7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.20pm 2.25pm 2.30pm 3.15pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.45pm 6.45pm 7.30pm 7.50pm 7.55pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 11.15pm 11.30pm 11.35pm 11.40pm 12.40am 1.25am

Breakfast Fake Britain Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Revisited Heir Hunters Bargain Hunt BBC News Regional News Weather Red Rock Money for Nothing Escape to the Country Think Tank Flog It! Pointless BBC News Regional News Weather The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo EastEnders Thor: The Dark World BBC News Regional News Weather Class of '92 Live at the Apollo Weather for the Week Ahead

BBC2 7.00am 7.45am 8.45am 9.15am 10.15am 12.10pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 3.45pm 4.15pm 4.45pm 5.45pm 6.45pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.25pm 1.10am 1.40am 2.40am 3.40am

ITV2 7.00am 7.50am 8.45am 9.15am 9.45am 10.15am 10.55am 11.55am 12.00pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 4.05pm 4.10pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.10pm 8.10pm 8.15pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.55pm 12.25am

The X Factor The X Factor Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Catchphrase What a Girl Wants FYI Daily What a Girl Wants Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street You've Been Framed! Gold A Cinderella Story FYI Daily A Cinderella Story The X Factor The Xtra Factor Live The Amazing Spider-Man FYI Daily The Amazing Spider-Man Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad!

The Dressmaker

9.05am

Time Out of Mind

11.10am

Hotel Transylvania 2

12.55pm

The Dressmaker

2.55pm

The Top Ten Show 2016

3.10pm

I Am Wrath

4.55pm

Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens

7.15pm

Hotel Transylvania 2

9.00pm

Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens

11.20pm

Charlie's Farm

1.00am

I Am Wrath

2.45am

The Survivalist

4.35am

Charlie's Farm

6.10am

The Top Ten Show 2016

6.30am

Fast and Furious 7 Special

7.00am 7.15am 7.30am 7.45am 8.00am 9.00am 9.55am 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 9.15pm 11.00pm 12.00am 12.30am 1.00am 1.30am 1.45am 2.00am 2.15am 2.30am 3.00am 4.00am 6.00am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Raw Goals on Sunday Cricket Football Football Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2016/17 Live Elite League Speedway Live Elite League Speedway La Liga Goals SPFL Round Up Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2016/17 SPFL Round Up Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Premier League 100 Club La Liga Goals The Premier League Years La Liga Goals

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Charmed Hollyoaks Coach Trip Melissa and Joey Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Charmed Charmed Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube Toy Story Toons Toy Story That Time Forgot The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea Celebs Go Dating The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Gogglebox Made in Chelsea Celebs Go Dating Rude Tube Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Rules of Engagement

7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.10pm 2.10pm 2.15pm 2.20pm 3.05pm 4.05pm 5.05pm 6.05pm 7.05pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.15pm 12.15am 12.45am 1.35am 4.00am 4.55am

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show Beethoven Big Star's Little Star ITV Lunchtime News Local News and Weather Catchphrase Judge Rinder Secret Dealers Tipping Point The Chase Off Their Rockers Local News and Weather ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Celebrity Home Secrets Coronation Street Victoria ITV News Benidorm Britain as Seen on ITV Murder, She Wrote Jackpot247 The Jeremy Kyle Show Nightscreen

Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am

The Dog Whisperer Monkey Life Monkey Life Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew Futurama Futurama Don't Tell the Bride Don't Tell the Bride Don't Tell the Bride Don't Tell the Bride Don't Tell the Bride Don't Tell the Bride Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Duck Quacks Don't Echo Mount Pleasant Rugby's Funniest Moments A League of Their Own Ross Kemp on Gangs NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles

7.00am 7.10am 7.35am 8.35am 9.40am 10.35am 11.05am 11.30am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.05pm 3.10pm 4.10pm 5.15pm 5.50pm 6.20pm 6.55pm 7.55pm 8.55pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.05am 2.10am 3.05am 3.30am

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MOVIE PICK When Dr. Jane Foster gets cursed with a powerful entity known as the Aether, Thor is heralded of the cosmic event known as the Convergence and the genocidal Dark Elves. Thousands of years ago, a race of beings known as Dark Elves tried to send the universe into darkness by using a weapon known as the Aether. Warriors from Asgard stop them but their leader Malekith escapes to wait for another opportunity...

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Animal Park Summer Special Homes Under the Hammer Make Me an Egghead Steve Backshall's Extreme Mountain Challenge Now, Voyager Athletics Athletics The Edge Three Up, Two Down Hi-De-Hi! Yes, Minister Perry and Croft: Made in Britain Wild Wales Great Interior Design Challenge Antiques Roadshow Debatable Make Me an Egghead Great British Menu University Challenge Only Connect Ripper Street The Coopers v the Rest Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time The Women's Football Show Full Steam Ahead Holby City This is BBC Two

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Channel 4 7.10am

That Darn Cat!

8.45am

Moshi Monsters: The Movie

10.15am

The Simpsons

10.45am

The Simpsons

11.10am

The Simpsons

11.40am

The Simpsons

12.15pm

Escape From Planet Earth

1.55pm

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

3.40pm

Wedding Town

4.10pm

Countdown

5.00pm

Fill Your House for Free with Gok

6.00pm

Come Dine with Me

7.00pm

The Simpsons

7.30pm

Hollyoaks

8.00pm

Channel 4 News

8.10pm

Joe Wicks: The Body Coach

9.00pm

Make My Body Better

10.00pm

First Dates

11.00pm

My Millionaire Dads and Me

12.05am

999: What's Your Emergency?

1.10am

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Madrid is World Gay Pride capital Madrid will be the world’s proudest city in 2017. For the first time, the Spanish capital will serve as the host for the international LGBTQ World Pride event, as well as for Euro Pride. “It’s very important, because it’s never been done before – it’s the first time these two events are being celebrated in the same city,” says Juan Carlos Alonso, president of World Pride Madrid 2017’s planning committee. Alonso and Javier Garrigues, Spanish consul in Amsterdam, recently received the baton of Euro Pride from the Netherlands on 7th August. In July, Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena officially took over the responsibility of World Pride 2017. While the capital is making its debut as World Pride host, it’s the second time that Madrid has hosted its European cousin. “Normally when the world event is celebrated in a European city, the Euro Pride festivities are pushed to the side,” says Alonso. “We knew from the beginning that we wanted to involve the European collectives, and now we’re changing the discourse in order to be the headquarters of both.” In 2007, Euro Pride gathered on the streets of Madrid for the first time – something that was possible largely because of the egalitarian policies put into practice by Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who championed the legalisation of samesex marriage. It was the most successful year Euro Pride had ever seen, with other 2.5 million people demanding equality, according to the organization. “It marked a turning point,” Alonso says. Since then, Madrid emerged as a leader for LGBTQ tourism, and its Pride events are some of the most well-attended in the world. “The preparations start now, and there will be activities throughout the year until the festivities commence on 23rd June, 2017,” Alonso adds. He mentions a couple of LGBTQ sporting events (swimming, tennis and golf) without revealing the bulk of the program, which will be officially released in September. In Amsterdam, seat of Euro Pride 2016, the World Pride Madrid 2017 planning committee tried to generate excitement and inform the world about next year’s Madrid event, where over three million people are expected to gather. In addition to advertising in the streets and participating in the parade that wound through Amsterdam’s canals and alleyway, representatives of World Pride Madrid presented a video before performances by Conchita Wurst,

Tara McDonald and Barei, Spain’s representative at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, who was accompanying the Madrid delegation.

COSTA KIDS FOOTIE CAMP COMES TO A CLOSE The closing ceremony has been held for the Orihuela Costa Municipal Sports Centre Football Campus. The campus was attended by children aged between 5 and 15 years of age, who enjoyed three hours a day of their favourite sport during the week-long initiative. A series of exercises and activities were also organised in order to teach participants the techniques and tactics of the‘beautiful game’. This included sessions on: control, passing, shooting, positioning, clearing, covering and supporting.

With all this coaching the budding footballers were able to reach their sporting objectives, resolve technical and tactical situations with decision making, learn through a system of global training and educational values. Interpersonal and team skills such as camaraderie and cooperation, and promote values like friendship, companionship and fair play. The activity does not stop there at the CDM, because their Football Sports School will continue for the whole month of August. Library Image Spanish fire-fighters have rescued two Britons who spent five days in the open, drinking from ditches and animal troughs, after getting lost while trying to walk the Camino de Santiago pilgrims’ route. The pair, who have not been named, set off from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port intending to walk across the French border to the Spanish town of Roncesvalles and spend the night there. However, somewhere along the 30km trek, they got lost. After quickly exhausting their food and water supplies, the two found themselves forced to drink whatever water they could find in streams, ditches and troughs. The regional government of Navarra said the walkers had finally realised the severity of their situation and called the emergency services. A helicopter crew, dispatched to look for them a little after 6pm, came across a large cross made of brightly coloured clothes just across the French border and a couple of miles from the Basque town of Valcarlos. “They were tired, rather dehydrated and hungry,” the Navarra government said. “Given that the area was too steep to land the helicopter, the fire-fighters came down to check what kind of state the hikers were in. After making sure they were OK and providing them with water, they decided not to risk a dangerous air rescue and chose instead to note down the co-ordinates and told the pilgrims to stay put while they went to get an off-road vehicle.”

When they returned, they found that the terrain was too difficult for the vehicle, forcing the pair to walk the final stretch. The regional government said they were given more water and some food, then taken by car to Roncesvalles, where they arrived at 8.45pm last Tuesday. A spokesman for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: “Two British nationals who were reported missing have now been safely found in Navarra. Our consular staff are ready to provide any support if requested.” The 500-mile trek from southern France is one of many centuries-old routes across European countries that end in the Galician city of Santiago de Compostela, all known as the Camino de Santiago. The city’s cathedral is reputed to house the remains of St James the Apostle, the patron saint of Spain. Although originally a pilgrimage for Roman Catholics, the camino is increasingly popular with hikers. In 2014 alone, more than 235,000 people were certified as having completed the pilgrimage. Last year, amid several reports of harassment and threats, pilgrims and hikers were provided with an escort by members of the Guardia Civil police force for part of the route. Hikers have also been warned of the dangers of trying to make the pilgrimage during winter: in March, the same fire-fighter crew rescued two people who had been forced to take refuge in a shelter after the weather closed in.

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release the shark into the sea after it became stuck on Mazarrón’s Bolnuevo beach. They managed to free the creature – a Prionace Glauca, or ‘blue shark’ – after it was washed ashore and unable to get back into the water. It was then towed out by boat to around eight miles off the beach and set free. Residents and tourists stood around in fascination as the coastguard attended to the giant fish. It had grounded itself opposite the Bolnuevo beach holiday park, meaning it attracted a large audience.

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IS IT TIME TO COMPROMISE? Rebecca Serwotka –Your favourite local property expert, of

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re you tired of looking for that perfect place in the sun? Have you been on countless viewing appointments, going through house after house? Spending all of your waking hours searching on the internet for your dream home? If you feel this could be you, then you need to sit yourself down, take a deep breath, and ask yourself if you’re being unrealistic in what you’re really hoping for in your dream home in Spain. Believe me, I’ve seen it all on people’s wish lists of what their dream home should be like, but if you still haven’t found that perfect property, maybe it’s time for a reality check, and start making a shorter list of what’s more important for you. Sometimes, with just a little compromise, you could be owning your dream home sooner than you think. Start your list off with the location. Is this high on your priority list or lower down? Ask yourself, what if the perfect home was just five or ten minutes away from where you’re currently looking. Would that be a major problem, or something that’s worth considering? Maybe the ideal property is a little further away from amenities, and having a car would be a necessity. Most local and major supermarkets deliver right to your door, so don’t let the fact that a local

shop isn’t within a few minutes walk put you off. Have you seen a potential contender that fits your budget, but there’s not enough rooms? Ask yourself if you really need all of those bedrooms? Are they to accommodate your visitors for a week or two, or will they be used every day of the year? If you’re looking to have enough bedrooms for your visitors, then remember, that’s exactly what they are… visitors… means they won’t be staying with you for long. If the property has a sun room, you can buy beds that fold away that look like a cupboard. With a bed settee in the lounge, and a fold away bed in the sun room, you are easily able to accommodate four extra people. And if that’s not enough, then maybe asking a neighbour if they’re willing to rent their home to your family or friends for a week or two, may be an ideal option. If you’ve seen a property and love every feature it offers, but there’s one downside, it doesn’t have enough bathrooms then see if there’s room to extend. Adding on a bathroom is one of the easiest forms of home improvements you can invest in. Not only will you have that much desired extra room, but it will also add value. An average sized shower room can cost approximately €5,000 to construct. Obviously, with any extension

work, you’ll need to check all regulations regarding planning permission within that specific area. If the property is on a community, then planning permission will need to be granted from them as well as the local Town Hall. Any experienced Agent and builder should be able to guide you regarding planning permissions. If there’s no swimming pool, and that was high up on your list of priorities, then as long as there’s enough room within the garden, you can always build your own custom designed pool, or maybe a hot tub would tick that box instead. You can always go online and look for the best deals at www.BuyYourSpa.com they have hot tubs and swimming pools on sale during August. I’ll even let you have our insider discount code: c0rtN1 Whenever you’re looking at properties, whether here in Spain or in your own country, it can become very tiring if you’re not realistic. Keeping an open mind and by making slight compromises will mean you’ll have less to get stressed about and more time to start enjoying your new purchase in the sun. Happy house-hunting! Think property? Think us, because life’s complicated enough! See our advert in the centre pages of this newspaper. www.homes4u.es

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New playground for Algorfa children Algorfa has opened a new children’s playground in the Plaza de España, something which residents have been demanding for several years, and

which has been paid for with a 35,000 euro grant from the Alicante Provincial Council. Mayor Miguel Ros cut the ribbon to inaugurate the park in front of hundreds of children and parents. He said they have tried to make a playground suitable for both older and younger children, as there was previously only one playground in the

municipality and it is a long way from the centre of the village. As there are various bars and cafes around the plaza, parents can now relax with somewhere to take their children, he said. “The last council had wanted to put in a roller skating park instead but we changed it because there wasn't a park here and it was something people were asking for,” added Deputy Mayor Fabián Rico. The theme of the park is wild animals and the jungle and there are lots of bright primary colours such as yellow, red and green. The inauguration was well attended and there were additional activities for the youngsters including face painting, music and games.

Spain’s public debt highest since 1909 Spain’s public debt rose in June by €18.549 billion, reaching a total of €1.107 trillion, the highest figure ever in absolute terms. As a percentage of GDP, the ratio of the country’s debt comes in at 100.9 percent, a record figure that even exceeds the 100.5 percent seen in March, which was when the ratio broke the 100percent barrier for the first time. Such a figure has not been seen since 1909, when, according to records, debt levels reached 102 percent of GDP. Sources at the Economy Ministry say that the figures must be put into the context of the debt calendar, which can see peaks and troughs due to the differences between emission and repayment dates. The main maturity dates come in January, April, July and October. Once these factors are taken into account, the ministry says, the country’s growth is seen to be continuing the deceleration that began in 2013, and as such will achieve the target of 99.1 percent set out in the stability program by the end of 2016. That’s to say, the expected growth in

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GDP for this year, which will dilute the percentage, should bring the figure down for the second year in a row. However, the European Commission does not believe that the government will manage to bring the debt ratio down this year. According to its forecasts, it believes that Spain will end the year with debt levels of 100.3 percent of GDP. But the Economy Ministry insists that the historically low cost of borrowing makes the debt levels sustainable. The intervention of the European Central Bank in the markets has in large part made this situation possible. Spain’s public debt has seen unstoppable rises since 2009. That year it reached 52.7 percent of GDP, compared to 39.4 percent just a year before. It continued to notch up percentage points at a huge speed until it passed the 90 percent barrier in 2013. That year, in March, it passed the 100 percent barrier for the first time in more than a century. April saw the ratio ease somewhat, but in May and June it picked up pace once more.

Economic recovery docks in Spain The smart-phone in your pocket or the computer you use at home probably entered Spain by ship, forming part of the huge number of products that are loaded and unloaded in the country’s ports, which, according to figures for this year are set to break all records for passenger and goods traffic. If the first half of this year’s performance is repeated in the second six months of 2016, more than 513 million tons of goods will have passed through the 46 ports run by State Ports, which operates under the auspices of the Public Works Ministry, according to data published this week. More than 30 million passengers have also used these installations, where close to 140,000 ships dock each year. It appears that the overall improvement of the Spanish economy, coupled with the consolidation of Spain as a strategic logistics hub, are driving growth. During the crisis, Spanish families consumed less, and as a result imports declined. “People weren’t spending, and they just put up with their old television and didn’t want to buy a new car. But as the economy began to take off, consumption has increased, imports and exports have both increased, and all this has impacted on shipping,” says a source at State Ports. The body says that in the first six months of this year, Spanish ports handled 252 million tons of merchandise, 2.55 percent more than in the first quarter of 2015, when a total of 502,186, 921 tons were handled. The forecast for this year, based on the performance of the first six months of the year, is 513 million tons. The estimate for 2019 is 560 million.

Spain is also an important transshipment point, with around a quarter of goods – some 60.4 million in the first half of this year – unloaded and then taken to other vessels. More than half of this traffic takes place in the port of Algeciras, close to Gibraltar. It is a strategic hub that connects Europe, Africa and America, and is Spain’s most important port. “Spanish ports and the Iberian peninsula overall have consolidated themselves as a global logistics hub,” says State Ports. “With the opening of the new Panama Canal, a lot of Spanish ports are keen to offer their capacity to the expected increase in traffic between the Americas and Europe. The ports authority says that Spanish ports still have plenty of capacity. “Between 1992 and 2005, huge investments were made in the country’s installations, more than €1 billion some years. The ports can handle any goods: they are currently working at around 55 percent installed capacity, and have enough installations to meet increased traffic for the next 20 years.”

Improvements State Ports says that improvements are needed to Spain’s road and rail infrastructure, citing the Mediterranean rail corridor, which can take goods from Algeciras to anywhere in Europe, saving shipping companies from having to sail round the western tip of the continent

past Portugal and France and onto Rotterdam, still Europe’s biggest port. But Spain lags behind the rest of the EU, where around 15 -percent of goods are taken out of ports by rail: here the figure is around 7.5 percent. The Public Works Ministry says it expects a record number of passengers entering and leaving Spain by ship for this year: some 30.87 million, up 3 percent on last year. Around a third of them, 8.59 million, travelled aboard the almost 4,000 cruise ships that now visit Spain each year. Up to June, 12.7 million people had disembarked at a Spanish port, up 5.6 percent on last year. There has been a particularly large increase in the Balearic Islands, which have seen a 16.3 percent increase in travellers, most of them using ferries to and from the mainland. But Spain’s number one cruise destination is Barcelona, which received some 2.5 million in 2015. The growing popularity of cruises, which offering highly competitive prices, along with security concerns about Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, and even Greece, have benefited Spanish ports.

Cruz Azul helps control cat colonies Cruz Azul Murcia, in addition to helping pet owners on limited incomes, is now actively helping to reduce the number of feral cats across the Murcia region. Last December saw the arrival of four young, abandoned cats on the Sucina Golf urbanisation. Residents started feeding them in the hope they would be able to handle them and take them to the vet to be sterilised. However, quite quickly two of the cats produced seven kittens between them and residents realised they would soon be overrun with feral cats if they didn’t work together quickly to find a solution. Sucina Golf resident, Denise Standen - a volunteer at the Cruz Azul Centre in San Javier sought advice from Vice President, Sue Thomason. The idea of a ‘Trap-Neuter-Return’ campaign was put to the Sucina Golf residents, who were keen to get things moving before more kittens were born. Trap-Neuter-Return means the cats are humanely trapped in their colony, taken to a local vet to be sterilised, ear-clipped and vaccinated under anaesthetic and then returned to their colony site. Earclipping is to indicate the cat has been sterilised. Cats are normally returned to their colony on the same day with

good antibiotic protection. When it comes to reproduction, cats are prolific breeders. One female kitty can produce an average of 12 kittens each year if not spayed. Once a kitten

Cruz Azul provided the traps and explained the neighbours got together and donated towards the neutering costs, with Cruz Azul paying for two of the operations. So far the initiative has managed to sterilise three of the four mothers and two of the kittens, so it is well on the way to controlling the cat colony without cruelty, so that cats and residents can live happily side by side. Cruz Azul Murcia is always happy to help local communities control cat colonies. Cooperation between neighbours is the key to a successful campaign, raising funds for the operations and co-ordinating the TrapNeuter-Return campaign, following the guidelines that Cruz Azul Murcia provides. Traps are available free of charge at the Cruz Azul Centre in San Javier and volunteers are happy to take people through the correct procedure. For further information call Sue Thomason a call on 693 017 Cats breed very quickly 616. Cruz Azul Murcia is a registered charity and exists to reaches puberty, typically between 5 provide veterinary care for the sick and and 9 months of age, she will also be injured pets of people in need and to able to reproduce. Some kitties mature promote responsible pet ownership. If as young as 3½ months old, usually after you or someone you know needs help, they reach around 2 kilos in weight. In or you would like to volunteer or warm climates such as ours, the females donate, please call Sue or visit: can remain in heat all year-round. www.cruzazulmurcia.es

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Bieber buys Chemical leak Spanish holiday home Canadian pop heart-throb Justin Bieber has just bought himself a €5 million villa on the island of Lanzarote, where he has just spent a week relaxing in with his new girlfriend. According to estate agency Proto Group, the property is miles away from the nearest neighbours, measures 2,000 square metres – about half an acre for the house alone – and has six bedrooms, five bathrooms and leads out directly onto the beach. It was up for sale for €4.2m, but Bieber had stressed he wanted a villa in a ‘tranquil’ area which was ‘absolutely private’, to ensure he was in no danger of being mobbed by the paparazzi, and said he was willing to pay €5m for it. Bieber has been in the news for other reasons this week – for deleting his Instagram account due to a flood of insults from fans directed at his new girlfriend, legendary soul singer Lionel Ritchie’s daughter Sofia. He split up from Alec Baldwin’s daughter, model Hailey, earlier this year, and speculation was rife in Spain that he might decide to head for Dénia and seek out the 17-year-old fan he made famous, half-Dutch Cindy Kimberly. The sixth-former and part-time babysitter, a fan of Bieber’s since she was 11 year’s old, met him for long enough to take a selfie and upload it onto Instagram, at

A liquid nitrogen leak from a Molina de Segura-based industrial estate, Murcia, caused panic recently. However, firefighters managed to avert a

the end of last year, tagging the pop star in on it. Bieber commented on the photo, writing, “OMG, who is THAT?!” – overwhelmed by the youngster’s unusual glamour. This got her noticed by a number of model scouts, and she has since acquired a number of top modelling contracts, including an airing at the Cibeles Fashion Week in Spanish capital city Madrid. However, for Cindy, the best part was being recognised by her favourite singer. As yet, it does not appear Justin has attempted to contact her, but Dénia residents are eager to see what, if anything, develops in the future and whether they will end up with a celebrity couple in their home town.

catastrophe in Molina de Segura when they stemmed the leak from a liquid nitrogen factory on the La Serreta industrial park.

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They received a flood of calls from worried residents who could smell gas near the factory, but the leak turned out to be liquid nitrogen – a substance which is used in ‘legal high’ drugs such as ‘poppers’ and, more commonly, used for eradicating verrucas. Just as it freezes verrucas, the liquid nitrogen froze when it came into contact with the air and created a layer of ice which plugged the safety valve. The fire brigade had to wait until staff from the factory arrived so they could allow them access to the patio where the leaking tank was located. They managed to reduce the pressure in the tank to stop it leaking, and factory staff took over from there.

Twitchers in Guardamar Ornithological tourism, specifically targeting birdwatchers, has become an interesting potential market for tourism out of the main summer season. The key times of the year are principally in spring and autumn to coincide with when migrating birds visit the lakes and wetlands of the Vega Baja del Segura area and neighbouring Baix Vinalopó. In recognition of the importance of the ‘twitchers’ market, Guardamar is going for the first time to one of the most important events in the ornithological world – the Rutkand Bird Fair, in the UK. Guardamar will attend as part of the

Birdwatchers in Spain stand, with the Valencian Agency for Tourism, and will be the only Costa Blanca municipality to send a representative there. For this reason, the Town Hall has made a special leaflet in English, which will be handed out from the 19th to 21st August. Soon it will also be translated into Castillian Spanish, Valencian and French for distribution at national and international fairs, for use in mail shots and internet promotions to the principal companies dedicated to this sector. In the last two years, initial visiting groups have stayed in hotels, campsites and apartments in Guardamar.

According to the Town Hall, tourists like these usually stay in the higher quality 3 star or 4 star hotels and are mid-tohigh-spenders.

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Top tips for beautiful nails Fabulous Fashion Show Brighter nails

Locals are being invited to the Park Inn, Quesada, on Sunday 4th September for a charity fundraising fashion show and a gourmet buffet lunch. The Fashion Show begins at 12.30pm and before this the audience is invited to a pre-show preview of outfits and items from 11.30am. This is where you can try and buy and bag a bargain before the show even begins. VIP tickets are just 10 euros and will be limited to 40, so please call into The Park Inn, to reserve your tickets or email: sueinthesun@hotmail.co.uk There will be several interesting stalls on the day and advice on curry making plus a tasting opportunity or two, as well as clothes, shoes, jewellery and of course handbags too. Tricia Lee will be available on the day do give Angel Card readings for the special show price of 10 euros and Tricia can also tell you about Reiki, Colour Therapy, Indian Head Massage, Meditation and several workshops. Organisers hope to have make up and makeovers on offer and demonstrations of Galvanic Spa facials. The event will also be used to introduce, for the first time at The Park Inn, the 200 raffle. This is a new idea where people pay either 2 cents or 2 euros – participants choose a number and pay 2

cents for odd numbers and 2 euros for even numbers. There will be 10 prizes up for grabs with the first prize winner scooping a hamper and a voucher of their choice for €25. All profits from this raffle and any other fundraising on the day will be donated to the Children's Home in Elche. The event will also herald ‘Big Sale’ time as this will be the last Summer Glamour Fashion Show before we ‘step into Autumn’ so why not come along bag a bargain and enjoy a lovely lunch too. The gourmet buffet will begin with a glass of cava and include chocolate fudge cake or apple tart both served with real fresh cream. Graeme Mykal the amazing magician will also be stopping by to do some close table trick, which if you have not seen Graeme is pure, well magic. Gentlemen are very welcome and there will be a few special cars for the gentlemen to look at plus from 12noo until 2pm beer will be served at the special price of 1.50 euros a pint. Please go along and support Julie and bar manager Paula and help them top the fundraising barometer which is in the entrance of The Park Inn.

Constant manicures can leave your nails a little on the...yellow side. And it's a vicious cycle: The more stained your nails look, the more likely you are to want to cover them up with polish. Luckily, there's a seriously easy way to whiten your nails, and it won't cost you a thing. All you need is a little bit of toothpaste. Yep, you read that right: toothpaste. For each nail, take a pea-sized amount of toothpaste (or less) and rub it in circular motions with an old toothbrush, letting it sit for five minutes before rinsing. The reason it works: According to the American Dental Association, toothpaste contains mild abrasives like silica gels and phosphate salts that remove surface stains. Do this a few times a week to really get rid of stains. You'll love showing off your sparkling digits, sans the polish.

Moisturise the nail bed and the cuticle While there is little in the way of medical data showing that moisturizing the nail bed will help nails grow, it can make

cuticles look better and help protect nails from breaking due to a lack of moisture. If your nails are prone to breakage, it could mean they need moisture - and putting oil around the cuticle helps moisturise the entire nail, which will reduce the incidence of chipping, cracking, and splitting.

Use nail hardeners sparingly The take-home message here is that a lot of them do more damage than good. These products are not studied clinically, so most claims are not backed up by science. Unless nails are exceptionally weak and fragile most people don't benefit from a nail hardener. Healthy nails are flexible nails, so to keep yours from breaking, avoid anything that makes them more brittle.

a respected German study that evaluated 45 people with severe nail problems, 2.5 milligrams of biotin daily for several months benefited everyone - with 91 percent of the 45 citing significant improvement. To get the effect, it's vital that you take the prescription strength, therapeutic level of 2.5 milligrams daily. Some nail products also contain silicon and the supplement MSM, two other nutrients associated with nail health. The one supplement that won’t work is gelatin. Experts say eating or soaking in it won’t do a thing to increase nail strength - and a liquid soak may actually waterlog and eventually weaken nails. There is also little scientific evidence that supplements or nail products containing calcium, yeast, or fluoride have any significant impact on nail health either.

Take biotin supplements In several studies, researchers found that supplements of biotin (a member of the vitamin B family) increased nail thickness and prevented splitting and breaking. In

Animal fundraising event Finca San Miguel de Salinas is organising a Spanish themed Summer party, on Saturday 27th August in order to raise much needed funds for the animals in is care. The event will run from 5.30pm until 9.30pm with Flamenco dancer Sara Riquelme, tapas, chicken or fish Paella and sangria. Money will be raised through a prize raffle and the stalls of a flea market. Those wishing to attend are being asked

to book their food in advance and a set meal of tapas, paella, dessert and a glass of Sangria is 10 euros per person. You can find Finca San Miguel de Salinas on the canal road which runs from Villamartin to San Miguel Salinas. Further information is also available on the Finca’s Facebook group: fincasanmigueldesalinas or at: www.happyanimalesspanien.com by email from: nicosolm@hotmail.com or

you can call or Whatsap Mona on 616792355 or Sol on 678224728. All the money raised on the day will be used directly for food, hay, water, blacksmith, vet bills, rent and repairs. Visitors are also requested to bring carrots, apples, lettuce, cat biscuits, large tins of dog food or a donation; all of which are very welcome and gratefully received. The animals and volunteers look forward to seeing you!

Spain faces a weighty problem Almost two-thirds of Spain’s adults are overweight or even clinically obese, statistics show. Two in three residents in Spain are carrying excess body weight based upon their BMI and height-waist ratio, according to a study by Madrid’s Complutense University. Only an estimated 36.1 percent of inhabitants are of an ideal weight or underweight, taken as a body-mass index of lower than 25 and a ratio of height to waist of 0.5. Dr Rosa Ortega of the university’s nutrition department says this ratio is a more effective method of calculation than BMI, although if body-mass index alone was taken into account, the number of people overweight or obese would fall from 63.1 percent to 53.1 percent. Men are more likely to be overweight than women, with only 28.9 percent of males compared with 42.7 percent of females being of an ideal size for their height, or lower. Age is also a factor – only 20 percent of Spanish residents in their 40s or older is of an ideal weight, or

underweight. Excess weight has gradually been creeping up on people in Spain since the mid-1980s, says the Spanish Nutrition Foundation. And even in the last decade and a half, the number of Spanish residents carrying too much body weight has risen sharply. The most recent figures available, based purely upon body-mass index – but which would be higher if heightwaist ratio were

taken into account – date back to 2013, when 26 percent of people in Spain were found to be clinically obese. This has risen from 15 percent in 2002, according to the study which was recently published in BioMed Research International magazine. Some of the problem is thought to be related to the Mediterranean diet losing the battle against fast food and processed food, and the fact that the latest generation of adults has little experience in home cooking, unlike their mothers – given that until fairly recently, the job of feeding the family fell to the woman of the house – and are more likely to eat out, purchase takeaways or live off ready meals and frozen food. Spanish family culture means children are not brought up to be expected to do their fair share of the housework, meaning that by the time they leave home – especially nowadays with young adults moving further afield to find work rather than living close to their families – they are often ill-prepared for day-to-day housekeeping.

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Dermal Fillers - a few facts As we age, our skin loses elasticity and supporting collagen from beneath its surface. Dermal fillers can plump up lines, re hydrate the skin and give a more youthful appearance. There are several categories of dermal fillers such as permanent , non-permanent and longer lasting. We would not recommend permanent fillers as if there is a problem it is going to be difficult to resolve. Permanent fillers are made of materials that do not biodegrade in the skin and as we age and our face shape changes what looked good at 40 may look dreadful when we are 60. Longer lasting fillers are a good alternative as they do eventually biodegrade but it takes a longer time. One example of this type of filler is a product called Sculptra. It is made of something called poly lactic acid and this breaks down eventually. Sculptra is a course of 3 to 4 vials of product given over a few weeks. The result is normally good and can be ‘topped up’ annually . Non-permanent fillers are normally composed of hyularonic acid which is produced by the body naturally but in the case of filler is biosynthetically produced through bacterial fermentation, making it biocompatible, and there is very little risk of allergic reaction or related problems. The gel is able to integrate with the adjacent tissues, allowing the passage of oxygen and nutrients. HA is characterised by the fact that it’s HA molecules are cross linked, which make it long lasting, but not permanent. The lasting effects of a treatment are quite individual depending on age, skin type and muscle activity as well as the injection technique. How Long Do Fillers Last? Clinical trials indicate that fillers can last anything from 6 months to

several years depending on the product used, the patients lifestyle their age at treatment and their genetic makeup. In What Areas Can Fillers Be Used? Fillers have a range of uses, including lip sculpture, filling lines and folds. Fillers are used to good effect in the naso labial lines. These run from the nose to the corners of the mouth and are often the first sign of aging. It is also useful in the reduction of smile lines, fillers can be used to augment the lips or cheeks and to fill out some scars. How Are Fillers Administered? Firstly a local anaesthetic cream or injection is given to make the procedure as painless and comfortable as possible. The product is injected in small amounts to give natural volume and to smooth wrinkles. Although results are instant most fillers will look better after a few days or in the case of Sculptra a few weeks. Are There Any Side Effects? Mild bruising may occur, this may take 2-3 days to disappear or in the case of patients taking blood thinning medication may take longer. The corners of the mouth tend to bruise a little more. Temporary redness and swelling are quite normal. In the case of lip augmentation, the swelling can be considerable for a few days. Discolouration at the injection site, usually this resolves within 1-2 days of the injection and within 1 week after lip augmentation. Temporary palpable lumpiness at injection site. A good aesthetician will always massage the area after treatment but in the case of Sculptra it is vital that the patient massages the treated area for several days following treatment. Joint pain or muscle pain or headache has been reported, but these effects are unlikely.

Other Possible Adverse Effects May Include: Blistering, infection, cold sores - if you have a history of cold sores in the treated area, filler injections may cause a breakout. It is advisable to take a course of antiviral treatment before and after the fillers is administered. Allergic reaction. Delayed reaction can occur in a small number of cases with a reported incidence of 1 in every 8,000 patients. Red lumps may appear under the skin months after treatment are in a small number of cases may be permanent. In very rare cases (less than 1 in 15,000 treatments), granuloma (lumpy tissue) superficial necrosis (skin death) and urticaria (wheal) have been reported. These reactions generally start a few days after treatment, but can appear after 2-4 weeks. They are generally reported as mild to moderate and self limiting, with an average duration of 2 weeks. It is not advisable to have fillers if: You have active infection e.g. Acne or skin cancer in the area. You have known allergy to any of the constituents of the product You are pregnant or breastfeeding Final Thoughts… Dermal fillers are the widest form of treatment for anti ageing they have a good safety record and are well tolerated. However it is always essential that your make sure that you fully understand the treatment and its outcomes and that it has been explained in language that you understand. You should always be asked to fill in a medical questionnaire and you should always be given after care information and the contact number of the person who has administered your treatment.

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John via email asks: Hi Aunty. I imagine you get loads of questions about virus protection but please help me out. I purchased a new Acer laptop with windows 10 and it came with a trial version of McAfee antivirus preinstalled. The trial has ﬁnished so I tried to install AVG Internet security but it keeps coming up with error messages which I’m guessing is because MacAfee is still installed. Do I need to uninstall Macafe and is AVG the best alternative at the moment? Thanks in advance for all of your help over the years, you have made looking after my computer so much easier.

Aunty Says: Thanks John. Yes I have covered this before but I often get asked the same question so no problemo. I still maintain that Windows Defender (the built in free antivirus app that comes bundled with Windows 8 and 10) coupled with the free Malwarebytes will suffice. Remember to do a fortnightly update & scan and you’ll be fine. To uninstall the trial versions of McAfee go to “Settings” “System” “Apps & features” where you should see McAfee in the list. Marcia via email asks: Hello Aunty. I keep getting told by certain friends that they have definitely 100% sent me emails but I have not received them. I

TAABS up for grabs As always TABBS (Torreveja Amateur Association of Balladier Singers) is ready to sing for charity. Following a re-structure and new faces in the group, TABBS is now taking bookings to help any charity or good cause to raise much needed funds. In the past we have helped raise thousands of pounds for local groups who need it most. Among the charities it has performed for has been, Help at Home, the Butterfly Children, Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, Maria and the Pink Ladies, Pets in Spain, Alzheimer Association, Reach Out Torrevieja, Elche Children’s Home and the Samaritans, to name but a few and the singers continue to help with return bookings which have been requested year after year. TABBS has

also had the honour of singing in Orihuela Catherdral, Zenia Boulevard, with the Royal Briitsh Legion Orihuela Costa Branch and at La Siesta church fund raising events. If you are a charity or local good cause and are planning an event, TABBS would be happy to come along and sing for you. Currently it has a ‘60´s program’ which is proving popular but any theme is possible. The diary for the Christmas season is already filling up, so don’t delay please call Marion on 638266432. In addition, the singers new sound technician needs a buddy, someone to learn how to set up sound and lighting, so if any reader is looking for a new hobby and is interested in this field please get in touch.

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John via email asks: Hi Aunty. I have always used Ccleaner and have had no problems but recently when I run the Registry Tool I am seeing a lot more things listed that I should remove. I’m not sure if I should delete all of the items found as a lot of them are called MUI files & unused file extensions. Aunty Says: Personally I recommend avoiding any cleanup apps that want to make changes to the Windows registry. The Windows registry is a massively complex delicate database that stores absolutely everything Windows needs to be able to load and run properly. The MUI files you are finding are harmless and take up very little room so best leave them be. Certainly let Ccleaner clear any temp files if it finds any.

a Spanish website from popping up every time I go on the Internet, it keeps appearing whatever I am doing and I have to close Chrome to get rid of it. I have also noticed that Chrome has got very slow and has lately started freezing at totally random times.

have also sent emails that they say were not received. What could be going on? Can emails simply disappear? Aunty Says: Hi Marcia. Emails can and do disappear between the sender and recipient, and most of the time it is because they have been blocked or dumped by one of the many ﬁrewalls or spam checkpoints along the way. I notice you are using an old Spanish @tiscali.es email address which was notoriously iﬀy, so I suggest changing over to something like Google’s Gmail or Yahoo. Make sure your antivirus and antispyware programs are all up to date and keep your system clean.

Vic from Benidorm asks: I am having problems stopping

Aunty Says: Hello Vic. From the full description you emailed me it looks like you have some nasty spyware, or possibly a root‐kit virus on your computer. Make sure you have an updated copy of MalwareBytes and then do a full scan of your computer. Also check your favorite antivirus program is up to date and do a full scan with that. Email your questions to auntyvirus@costablancapeopl e.com and I will see you all next week

SPANISH RESEARCHES THROW LIGHT ON BACK HOLES Black holes are ‘gateway to the rest of the universe’, say Valencia scientists. Black holes in space may not be the giant destroyers they are hailed to be, but could in fact be an open door to other parts of the universe, according to scientists at Valencia’s Corpuscular Physics Institute. Researchers are convinced there could be a ‘worm-hole’ in the centre through which matter can pass without being ‘vaporised’, stretched out and compacted to squeeze through like toothpaste

before returning to its original size once through the gateway and into a different inter-galactic region. To put this idea to the test, investigators used the geometric structures of graphene glass – an extrastrong triple-layered material which shows similar ‘activity’ to the inside of a black hole, the report in Classical and Quantum Gravity magazine explains. “Black holes are a theoretical laboratory for testing new ideas about gravity,” one

of the research team reveals. “Our theory has resolved a number of problems which centre on interpreting electrically-charged black holes.” The team says the centre of these scary celestial whirlpools contain a ‘doorway’ through which ‘space and time are able to continue’. Material that enters a black hole does not disappear completely, as has always been believed, but is ‘shot out’ into another part of the universe.

Another prestigious award for La Manga Golf Murcia’s La Manga golf club has been handed one of Spain’s most prestigious golfing awards. The Royal Spanish Golf Federation gifted the world-famous resort with the ‘Merit in Golf’ award in recognition of its contribution to the sport in Spain, Europe and worldwide. Built more than four decades ago, the club has hosted the Spanish Open five times and has become a

recognised course among the world’s elite sportsmen. Jose Asenjo, general manager of La Manga Club, said: “It is a great honour for us to be given this honour. The award is recognition for all the hard work and effort that has been made over the last four decades to make La Manga Club the favourite destination for golfers in Spain and Europe.” The club was most recently named

as Spain’s best golf hotel at the World Golf Awards for the second year running and was voted the best golf resort in Spain by Today’s Golfer readers for the fifth successive year. The 1,400 acre resort features three 18-hole courses, a nine-hole academy course and a recently opened Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one in mainland Spain.

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Local car theft gang caught The Guardia Civil and Europol have taken down an organised gang dedicated to stealing Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles in order to sell them on in Lithuania. The gang operated from its bases in Guardamar del Segura and Pilar de la Horadada and the value of the stolen vehicles amounted to 430,000 euros. The suspects are 11 Lithuanians aged between 28 and 63 years of age. Six of these have been arrested by the Guardia Civil and five have been sent to prison but the operation is still open and more

arrests could be made. The Guardia Civil has been on the trail of this organisation for several months and the gang moved all over the country, but was especially active in Alicante, Murcia and Madrid. First they would steal a Land Cruisers' papers in a way that the owners would think they had lost them, so that they did not report them as stolen. Then they would steal the same model of vehicle and remove the chassis number and destroy the number plates. Fake

number plates were then made and fitted to coincide with the stolen papers. This way they could try and make the vehicles go unnoticed in Spain until they reached Lithuania. The gang's movements were also detected in Germany and Poland, as well as Lithuania where the vehicles finally ended up, which is how Europol became involved. It was necessary to connect this gang with other European criminal gangs. So far 14 stolen vehicles have been recovered.

Driver fatigue One in four Spanish drivers admit to having felt sleepy or extremely tired on short journeys, a report by the country’s Royal Automobile Club, the RACE, reveals. Around seven in 10 of the drivers who took part in the study say they make fairly short trips in the car during their holidays, but 55 percent confess they often do not stop for a break every two hours. In fact, 6 percent say they never take a break when driving, continuing for several hours at a time. The survey, jointly run by the RACE and the Association of Soft Drinks (ANFABRA), formed part of an advertising campaign urging motorists to keep themselves hydrated at the wheel by drinking plenty of fluids. It was timed to coincide with the mid-August bank holiday, statistically the busiest weekend on Spain’s roads and traditionally an annual high for road traffic accidents. Last year, over the same holiday

weekend, 12 people lost their lives in car crashes, of which seven died on a Saturday night or in the early hours of the Sunday morning. Whilst on their holidays, most short car journeys – in and around the traveller’s destination – take place on B-roads, which is where 80 percent of fatal accidents happen. The risk of suffering an accident increases by 12 percent after the first two hours of driving, since the motorist’s attention starts to wander and he or she fails to notice 30 percent of what goes on around him or her. Reaction time after two hours at the wheel increases by 86 percent, not quite double, and distraction is thought to be one of the prime causes of fatal accidents along with fatigue, drink and drugs. The campaign calls for motorists to get out of the car at least once every two hours, stretch, take a walk and drink something with glucose in it.

Drivers should take extra care on secondary roads, even if they know them well. Roads with two-way traffic – single carriageways, but not one-way streets – are the most likely to tire drivers out, in 60 percent of cases. On long journeys, 31 percent of drivers admit they suffer extreme tiredness or become sleepy at the wheel.

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Tips for a healthier you ... Small changes are often the best and certainly less daunting if your need to make improvements to your lifestyle. Sometimes the thought of joining a gym, changing you eating patterns and cutting back on the things you enjoy is off putting. Try and add and/or do one off the following tips from the list below each week, not only will you hardly notice the changes, before you know it you will be reaping the rewards of a more healthier you ... Jumping jacks - Jumping jacks is a fun way to begin your exercise regimen as it helps open up the body. Carrots - Carrots are considered as the ultimate health food. They are a good source of vitamin-A which reduces the risk of lung and breast cancer. Hot cocoa - A delicious cup of hot cocoa can be very good for you as it contains low-calorie content, low-fat content and high-fibre content. Skipping - Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the best activities to improve strength. Apart from helping you get in shape, 15 minutes of skipping every morning helps fight heart disease. Green tea- Green tea is a popular for a reason. It contains zero calories and has one of the highest amount of antioxidants. Cranberry juice - Drinking cranberry juice regularly helps control blood pressure. Mint tea - Drinking mint tea after meals helps get rid of indigestion. This soothing herb, which contains menthol, is also very effective in relieving sore throats. Broccoli - Broccoli are an excellent source of vitamin C and contains high level of fibre.

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Avocados - Avocados maybe fattening but they are considered as good fat. They will help reduce levels of bad cholesterol as well as reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease. Garlic - Garlic, which is usually used to add flavour to food, is a good source of manganese and vitamin C. Apple - Eating an apple a day helps reduce cholesterol and avoid colon cancer. It also helps reduce risk of asthma. Bananas - Eating a banana just before your workout can give you an energy punch. Apart from being a good source of potassium, they aid digestion. Oatmeal - Oatmeal is considered as one of the healthiest food options. A daily bowl of this delicious and healthy breakfast lowers the risk of diabetes and is good for the cholesterol. Flaxseeds - A good source of antioxidants and fibre, flaxseeds help lower the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Sweet potatoes - Sweet potatoes have more of natural sugar than regular potatoes. They are not only a great source of vitamin A but also contain fibre and potassium. Brown rice - Brown rice is rich in selenium and contains high source of manganese, making it better and healthier than white rice. Kale - Kale improves blood glucose control in diabetics, lowers the risk of cancer, and improves bone health. Salmon - Salmon has some excellent health benefits. It is a good source of vitamin B12, vitamin D, and selenium. It also contains niacin, omega 3 fatty acids, protein, phosphorus, and vitamin B6. Walnuts - The consumption of walnuts reduces the risk of breast cancer. Alth-

ough they are high in calories and fat, they contain Omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants that are good for health. Pumpkins - Pumpkin is one of the lowcalorie vegetable that is good for heart as well as is an excellent source of fibre, potassium and vitamin C. Almonds - Almonds are both tasty and nutritious. They lower the risk of heart attack, helps build strong bones and teeth, and contains nutrients that boost brain activity. Whole wheat bread - Whole wheat bread is an essential part of healthy diet as it helps control weight. It contains a lot of fibre, which in turn helps in digestion and regulates blood sugar. Red Wine - Too much consumption of alcohol can be harmful but two glasses of red wine for men and one glass for women daily can be beneficial. It lowers the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Fat free milk - Drinking fat free milk helps burn fat, weight-loss and reduces the risk of heart disease. It also contains vitamin D that is good for bone health. Spinach - Apart from offering high nutritional value, spinach reduces the risk of cancer while improving bone health. Honey - Drinking lemon or lime water mixed with honey helps reduce weight. It is also a great source of vitamin C, calcium and iron. Berries - cranberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries - keep you mentally sharp. They even contain fibre and are low on sugar, making it efficient in weight control. Olive Oil - Olive oil helps fight cancer and heart diseases while improving cholesterol profile. Red beetroot - Beetroot is high in vitamin

C and fibre. They also offer essential minerals like potassium and manganese. Fish - Fish is an excellent source of protein and vitamins. Eating fish protects one against a range of diseases, including cancer, heart disease, depression and arthritis. Healthy Breakfast - A proper healthy breakfast, especially one high in protein, keeps you healthy. An egg based breakfast is perfect. Be an early riser - People who start their day early are more active, cheerful and positive compared to the ones who wake up late. Drink more water - Water not only keeps you hydrated but also keeps you healthy. Proper hydration helps the kidneys function properly, reducing the risk of urinary tract infection. Stretch - Apart from improving flexibility, stretching reduces aches and pains Take the stairs - One of the easiest ways to burn calories is to take the stairs instead of elevator. Meditate - Apart from relaxing the body, meditation improves creative thinking while reducing stress levels. Exercise - Exercising on a daily basis will keep you fit and reduce the risk of diseases. Running - Going for a jog every morning helps staying in shape and also reduces stress levels. 8 hours of sleep - Sleep, which is necessary for a healthy living, reduces the signs of ageing. Park your car far from your office Parking your car at some distance from the entrance/exit point of your office helps you walk extra steps during the day.

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quick ACROSS 1. Pollution (10) 7. The chosen (5) 8. Appropriation (7) 10. Use excessively (8) 11. Heap (4) 13. Slave (6) 15. Great (6) 17. Otherwise (4)

18. Lessen (8) 21. Copse (7) 22. Portend (5) 23. Low-spirited (10)

4. Chief (4) 5. Feed (7) 6. Bearing (10) 9. All over (10) 12. Go to law (8) 14. Break (7) 16. Give ear (6) 19. Metal bar (5) 20. Gambol (4)

Down 1. Impel (5) 2. Voluntary (8) 3. Brightness (6)

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DOWN 1. Begin to show astonishment (5) 2. Miss finished appearance (8) 3. Truck for the satisfied diner? (6) 4. Precursor of a fall on outing? (4) 5. Go back to give medical attention again (7) 6. Telephone teacher at the circus

(4-6) 9. Ruby on the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finger intended to put off the scent? (3,7) 12. Throw tea about, causing trouble (3,5) 14. Somehow stop ale for a disciple (7) 16. The price to pay for an attack? (6) 19. The last of 23 before time (5) 20. Not serious drama? (4)

SOLUTIONS 647 QUICK: Across: 6 Refusal; 7 Earth; 9 Try; 10 Devastate; 12 Fabrication; 15 Rapscallion; 17 Stand over; 19 Cow; 21 Inter; 22 Profuse. Down: 1 Heart; 2 Hue; 3 Same; 4 Partition; 5 Station; 8 Cancel; 11 Passenger; 13 Reason; 14 Parting; 16 House; 18 Earl; 20 Off. CRYPTIC: Across: 6 Capital; 7 Roman; 9 Don; 10 Perimeter; 12 Not a bit of it; 15 Laughing gas; 17 Polish off; 19 Shy; 21 Lathe; 22 Railing. Down: 1 Major; 2 Hit; 3 Cage; 4 Forewoman; 5 Rarebit; 8 Firing; 11 Long sight; 13 Alight; 14 Mayoral; 16 Think; 18 Flat; 20 Fly.

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$88,000

Mauricio

$80,000

Sam

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Estrella

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Sodium-vapor LED Fluorescent Halogen Mercury-vapor

Lolcat Will it blend Hamster dance Rickrolling Dancing baby

1. The 5 people were the person who bought the mercury-vapor light, the person who started the will it blend craze, Mauricio, the employee with the $161,000 salary, and the person who bought the halogen light. 2. The employee with the $80,000 salary bought the fluorescent light. 3. Sam earns less than the person who started the hamster dance craze. 4. The person who bought the LED light didn't start the hamster dance or lolcat craze. 5. The employee with the $56,000 salary is Estrella. 6. Sam earns more than the person who bought the mercury-vapor light. 7. Either the person who started the lolcat craze or the person who started the rickrolling craze is Mariah. 8. The employee with the $88,000 salary didn't start the hamster dance craze. 9. The person who started the hamster dance craze earns less than the person who started the lolcat craze. 10. Of the person who started the dancing baby craze and Sam, one earns $56,000 per year and the other bought the halogen light.

21. Remarkably good specimen of snake? (7) 22. Run it out of Italian city (5) 23. Almost any revelry (4,6)

$161,000

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. Sportswear on Conservative isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t novel (5,5) 7. Reflection I am so old (5) 8. Father to bury artist (7) 10. Let Red go to age (3,5) 11. Dispatch to the Southern extremity (4) 13. She fought in the river (6) 15. Bet lot turn to drink (6) 17. Implement for getting plunder back (4) 18. Display dread of washer (4,4)

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August 23rd - August 29th 2016

ast week was an interesting week to say the least. Apart from nearly poking my eye out with a tree branch (this is what happens when I take a day off), I have had the pleasure of seeing some top notch acts doing their thing in front of packed venues. This time of the year as we all know brings the hundreds if not thousands of tourists visiting to our shore. The whole atmosphere changes and going out becomes a family affair. With children around and wanting to do their own thing it can be a bit hairy for acts. This week sees the very last performance on Tuesday of the “Hot Like Chocolate” tour for Greg Bannis. I have sent the ex-lead singer from Hot Chocolate all over the Costa – from Benidorm to La Manga where he has thrilled both young and old alike. You can catch his last gig at Pablo’s International in Playa Flamenca for your fill of not only Hot Chocolate but “A bit of Bob (Marley)”, soul, soft rock and practically any genre you can think of. There is only one word to describe this guy – fun. Thursday is Beatles night at The Black Bull on the road to Torremendo. The StarBeats are quickly become the new top Beatles foursome. What I like about this all British line up is that they cover songs that don’t come immediately to mind when you think of the Beatles. Yes, they do all the classics but there are many songs on their set list that will have you saying “Oh yes, I remember that one” It is quite astonishing still after all these years just how many of our memories can be brought forth by work done by the Fab Four. A bit of Benidorm comes to Lo Crispin on Saturday with the first visit from husband and wife multitribute show “Timewarp”. With up to 10 costume changes and everyone from Cher to Meatloaf, Dusty to Tom Jones there should be something there for anyone and everyone. Sunday night finds Francis (lead singer from The Stoned) in La Marina’s J’s Café Bar. Having had some extremely successful mini fiesta in Consum square the bar is now ringing the changes by bringing in acts not seen in the area. I always applaud any venue that does this as seeing the same acts can get very stale for both the audience and the acts themselves. Much as you might like a steak, eating one every day soon becomes a chore. This is the case also with entertainment. Luckily we have plenty of choice to suit most people all year round. Have a great week everyone and don’t forget to keep letting me know what you have coming up in your venues. If you would like your events in this guide, they are free. Just email me the details to letsrockshows live@gmail.com. To book acts please go to my new site www.jaxlawson .com Shows dates can be found on www.lrshows.com Love life, love music and support your venues and acts. Jax Lawson

Tuesday 23rd August Pablo’s International, Playa Flamenca – Greg Bannis Ex Hot Chocolate – 9pm La Bodegueta, Lo Crispin - Tim Taylor – 9pm St James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Adam Slater – 5pm Villamartin Plaza, Villamartin – De Polis – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Bella Luna – 10.30pm Lago Jardin, Los Balcones – Nick Gold 9pm CK1 Café, Via Pk 3 – Jacuzzi – 8pm Tradewinds, La Fuente – Nikki G – 9pm Eras de Sal, Torrevieja – San Sebastian de Padul Band – 8pm 5€ The Club, Quesada – Magic show with Graeme Mykal – 1pm Emerald Isle, La Florida – RanDM – 9pm Wednesday 24th August Pablo’s International, Playa Flamenca – Ed Temple and Elise – 9pm St James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Swing Night with Ade – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Rod Stewart Tribute – 10.30pm Jack G’s, Punta Prima – Nick Gold – 9pm Emerald Isle, La Florida – Nikki G in Fusion Show – 8.30pm Eras de Sal, Torrevieja – Banda Sinfonica Lira - 8pm - 5€ Posh Club, La Marina – Everlys – 9pm Bamboo Lounge, Entre Naranjas – Big Jam with Andy McBride – 9pm Thursday 25th August The Black Bull, San Miguel – The Starbeats – 9pm La Piedra, Gran Alacant – Cassi Kennedy – 9pm Pablo’s International, Playa Flamenca – Paul Allen – 9pm James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Kylie – 9pm Villamartin Plaza, Villamartin – The Streeters – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – The Cages – 10.30pm Lago Jardin, Los Balcones – Nick Gold 9pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos – Gypsy Tears – 8.30pm Eras de Sal, Torrevieja – Torrevieja Musical Society - 8pm - 5€ Emerald Isle, La Florida – Stevie Spit – 11.30pm Las Mimosas, Las Piscinas – Terry Hart – 9.30pm Friday 26th August Pablo’s International, Playa Flamenca – Paula B Tribute show – 9pm St James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Conchita – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – The Streeters – 10.30pm Doolan’s, Via Pk 3 – Nick Gold – 10pm Papillion, Toretta 2 – Duncan Philips – 8.30pm Rusty Nail, Campoverde – Keely C – 9pm Inn at The Green, Entre Naranjas – Stevie Spit, Nikki G & Kylie – 9pm Eras de Sal, Torrevieja – Italian musical association – 8pm 5€ Fat Owl, Catral – Denis Christian – 8pm Emerald Isle, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 9pm Bamboo Lounge, Entre Naranjas – Martin Ross – 9pm The Fat Owl, Catral – Ness & Tess– 8pm

Saturday 27th August Pablo’s International, Playa Flamenca – Zodiac Duo – 9pm La Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – Timewarp Duo – 9pm Imanyos, Daya Nueva – Paul Harris – 9.30pm Taverna Orange Bar, Entre Naranjas – Cassi Kennedy – 9pm Disseny, Blue Lagoon – Paula B – 9pm Spice City, La Finca – Nigel Paul – 8pm St James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Tony R Lane – 9pm Marabu Lounge, Pueblo Bravo – Bella Luna – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10.30pm Emerald Isle, La Florida – Dan Davy and Nick Gold – 9.30pm Bar Sioux, Gran Alacant – Ricky Patton – 10pm Tavern, Lo Crispin – Danny Ray – 9pm Park Inn, Quesada – Las Vegas Tribute Show – 8pm Hillside, La Marina – Sugar and Spice – 9pm Fire Station, La Zenia – Charity Fundraiser for Tasha with Nikki G – 1pm Eras de Sal, Torrevieja – Finale Concert - 8pm - 5€ Spice Hut, Quesada – Frank – 7.30pm Bar Sioux, Gran Alacant – Ricky Patton – 10pm Bamboo Lounge, Entre Naranjas – Rain O’Connor – 9pm L & A Familiar, La Florida – Terry Hart – 7.30pm The Fat Owl, Catral –Motown– 8pm Sunday 28th August J’s Bar, Consum Square, La Marina – Francis Sings – 8pm Leprechaun, Santa Pola Del Este – Paul Harris – 3.30pm St James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Stevie Spit – 10.30pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Dougie Monroe – 10.30pm El Bojito, Punta Prima – Nick Gold – 9pm Ship Inn, Torrevieja Marina International – Cover Brothers Open Mic – 9pm Pablos International, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 9pm Coopers Arms, Doña Pepa – A Girl Called Soo - 5pm Emerald Isle, La Florida – Sunflower Valley – 9pm Monday 29th Aug The Club, Quesada – Richie Alexander – 2pm St James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Roz McQuillan – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – The Cages – 10.30pm Banana Tree, Playa Flamenca – Nick Gold – 9pm Lansdowne, Playa Flamenca – Nikki G – 9.30pm Emerald Isle, La Florida – Abba Elite – 9pm Bar La Torre, Torre de La Horadada – Angie McKay – 9pm Bamboo Lounge, Entre Naranjas – The Streeters – 9pm

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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. Quesada, Pueblo Bravo, Mirror Image hairdressers salon lease for sale. This fully equipped salon has 3 chairs, 2 washbacks, 3 nail tables, big beauty room and upstairs a tanning room for spray on tan. Rent is very reasonable, 800 euros per month, equal to 21.91 euros per day. Possibility of subletting nail tables. Double access front and rear, parking available all day close by. Smart quality décor, ideal start up business, with a client list available. For further details please contact SunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 office hours or 672 366 275 out of hours. Owners are minded to sell and may consider part owner financing i.e. 50% down payment and terms monthly thereafter. (648)

Business Opportunity. Net income 21,600 Euros p.a. Total investment 29,900 euros. Easy work one day a week. Operate from home. All cash income. 697 834 934. (659)

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Well established Business for sale. The British Indoor Market. Situated within Lumsden Auctions, Formentera. Genuine reason for sale. Tel 966 786 762 or 606 784 323. (649) Quesada, Kebab/Pizza/Burger Takeaway business for sale. Located on the busiest road on Quesada, Avenida de las Nacionales, fully equipped and equally licenced. Open tonight, seating available outside on front terrace, training given, rent is 425 euros per month, equal to less than 14 euros per day? Ideal opportunity for day-time use as tearoom and then night-time takeaway. Not many businesses offer dual usage? Price 10,000 euros to include all stock, furniture fixtures and fittings. Reason for sale? Current owner wishes to retire. Four busy bars right next door, a high profit ratio business and easy to run. Owner financing possible, i.e. certain amount of deposit, then pay the owner monthly, terms to be agreed between owner and buyer together. An ideal opportunity for someone who does not have the total ingoing monies, yet the ability to run such a business. The first time on Quesada such an opportunity has existed in 16 years to my knowledge, owner simply wants to retire. Further details tel SunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 office hours or 672 366 275 out of hours.

BUILDERS G.F.R. Builders 30 years experience, with 13 years in Spain All general building work and Property Maintenance undertaken. Gazebos, Pergolas and car ports made to yourspecification All works guaranteed Competitive prices Ring now for free no obligation quotation. Tel 653 262 489, Whatsapp or email: gfrbuild@gmail.com (LR)

Quesada, dry cleaning business, the Marco Polo, oldest dry cleaning business on Quesada - there’s only three. A unique 9am to 5pm business, fully equipped with all machinery ready for either commercial contracts like bars and restaurants, or for simple domestic use of trousers, jackets, dresses and skirts. The previous owners built this business up and sold all contacts for a substantial sum. I have full details of all contacts available in my office. This is a high profit ratio business to the right husband and wife team with get up and go. Rent is 500 euros a month, equal to 20 euros per day, assuming a 5 and half day working week. All anyone needs is common sense and the ability to work and network. For sale at 10,000 euros. Further details telephone SunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 office hours, or 672 366 275 any reasonable time. Quesada, vacant lock up commercial unit to rent. Any uses available, excellent location on Avenida de las Nacionales, rent 425 euros, deposit 850 euros. Formerly a kebab, burger, pizza takeaway. Water and 3 phase electric installed. Further details tel SunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 office hours or 672 366 275 out of hours.

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GARDENING Eazy Lawns the artificial grass experts Eight year guarantee Many different effects for all surfaces and budgets Full garden design & construction Fully legal and registered company covering all of the Costa Blanca Tel 636 102 509 or email info@eazylawns.es or www.eazylawns.es (C)

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

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) Need a home improvements specialist? Kitchen, bathroom, tiling, painting and much more for only 8€ hr. Just give me a call and enjoy your perfect home! All works guaranteed. Free quotations for larger projects. Tel 664 339 684/whatsapp Thomas. (648)

PROPERTY FOR RENT Quesada, long term rental, mid terrace delightfull townhouse. Downstairs a large extended living/dining room, separate kitchen and uitilty room, upstairs 2 double bedrooms, master bedroom with balcony off and amazing views, 4 piece bathroom. Fully furnished to a very high standard, walking distance to a supermarket, Quesada Country Club, and 2 more restaurants and two more bars and papershop. Rent 400 euros per month, plus water and electric, depsosit 850 euros, further information please telSuunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 office hours, or 672 366 275 out of hours. (648) Torrevieja. Long let. 2 bedroom detached house. Air con, UK TV, washing machine, comunal pool. Close to beach and town (walking distance). €400pcm + bills. Tel 617 599 470. (649) La Zenia. Top location near N332 in La Zenia. 2-3 rooms to rent as office space for insurance company, gestoria, solicitor, property rental agency, administration or similar. Please call for further info. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985. (648)

PROPERTY FOR SALE REF 695. San Luis. 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa Fully Furnished Private Swimming Pool South Facing 994m2 Plot 145m2 Build Size Walking Distance to Shops €295,000 REF 718. Ciudad Quesada. 3/4 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom Detached Villa Part Furnished Beautifully Presented Large Garage + Utility Area Communal Swimming Pool Small Gated Community Mountain Views. €218,000 REF 724. Ciudad Quesada. 4 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa Split Level Kitchen Private Swimming Pool Garage + 500m2 Plot Stunning Sea & Lake Views. €362,000 REF 763. Los Montesinos.2 Detached Villas for the Price of One. 4 Bedroom Villa & 3 Bedroom Villa Private Swimming Pool 2500m2 Plot Paddock with Stables Short Walk to Los Montesinos Town Centre. €399,000 REF 764. Ciudad Quesada.2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Linked Bungalow Fully Furnished Sun Room Roof Solarium Mediterranean Sea & Lake Views Communal Swimming Pool €65,000 REF 767 Dona Pepa.Luxury 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Ground Floor Apartment. Fully Furnished.Exclusive Private Gated Community 5 Beautiful Communal Swimming Pools Short Walk to Local Amenities. €129,000 REF 775. Ciudad Quesada. 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa Fully Furnished Extended Covered Terrace. Private 8m x 4m Swimming Pool 500m2 Plot Cul-de-Sac Location. €225,000 REF 777. El Raso. 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa. Fully Furnished. Roof Solarium with Pool & Lake Views Directly Overlooking Communal Swimming Pool, Great Location 5 Minutes to the Beach. €165,000 REF 778. Ciudad Quesada. 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Semi-Detached Villa. Extended Front Terrace. Roof Solarium . Outdoor Living at it’s Best Off Road Parking with Electric Sliding Gate. Communal Swimming Pool. €110,000 REF 779. Torrevieja. 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Ground Floor Apartment. Fully Furnished. Sun Room. Tiled Garden. Communal Swimming Pool. Walking Distance to Habaneras Shopping Centre. €78,000 REF 780. Ciudad Quesada. 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Top Floor Apartment Fully Furnished Sun Room Large Roof Solarium Directly Overlooking Golf Driving Range. Communal Swimming Pool. €85,000

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REF 784. Pueblo Bravo. 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Top Floor Apartment Fully Furnished Roof Solarium Stunning Panoramic View Gated Communal Car Park Lovely Location Directly Overlooking Communal Swimming Pool.€75,000 REF 785. Playa De Los Locos, Torrevieja. 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Second Floor Apartment Fully Furnished Huge Roof Solarium Balcony with Mediterranean Sea Views Private Garage Close to Amenities 2 Minute Walk to the Beach. €140,000 REF 787. Entre Narajos. 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Ground Floor Apartment Fully Furnished Covered Terrace Tiled Front Garden Lake View Communal Swimming Pool. Close to Amenities. €65,000 For further details call Inmobiliaria on 966 718 392 (IQ) (648)

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE 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) Electrical, plumbing, fencing, water boilers, balustrades, painting and general maintenance. Tel 965 328 361 or 680 934 549. (651) The little English Cleaning Company. Window cleaning, villa and terrace cleaning, handyman, painting, ironing, Guardamar area. Tel 645 350 733 (658)

PROPERTY WANTED Property Wanted Orihuela Costa for waiting tenants with large deposits and references Fully guaranteed maintenance with expert professionals and fully serviced contracts (Long and short lets) Let your property with confidence Call Astrid 965 319 731 or 649 235 327. Email: diamondbeaches@hotmail.co.uk (649)

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Tales from the Top Flight by Chris Darwen Each new season the referees come out with some kind of new “clampdown” to try and assert their authority on the players they desperately crave to be friends with. Top of the list for inconsistent interpretation this season is holding at corners and dissent. We’ve been here before, we know what will happen. Some will give it, some won’t. Fans will moan, pundits will criticise and referees will look like humans who see different incidents through different sets of eyes. If only there was something all referees could unite on, something that they could all judge in the same way, every time, without fail. Step forward Diego Costa. Yes, there must have been a referee mandate that went out before the season kicked off explaining that all referees must clampdown on Costa being given any form of second yellow card. Especially if he has not yet scored the winning goal. We saw it against West Ham and we saw it again this weekend against Watford. “Kicking people for fun, Diego? Carry on! I’ll look the other way, despite the fact you are already booked. Chuck in a dive as well if you feel like it” seems to be the general principle. Still, he adds something to the league doesn’t he? With Zlatan looking worryingly like the people’s princess, Costa needs to be maintaining his role of pantomime villain. Chelsea won again 2-1, Watford unable to hold on to their 1-0 advantage. United are quietly moving through the gears and setting standards that their rivals have to keep to. Their victory over Southampton on Friday night was a United performance many have been used over the years. Southampton played very well, but United won. It was as simple as that really, you know, the sort of victory champions deliver. Not that I am saying United will be champions, god no. I am bestowing that shocker of a prediction on Hull. We’ve been here before, haven’t we? Tipped for relegation, barely strengthened their squad from the previous season, a man on the touchline that nobody would have really chosen themselves, much preferring the guy that was their previously? Yes, Hull are this season’s new Leicester and we should all start looking forward to the day they are given the guard of

honour at the Etihad, especially if they get that Chinese investment that is being talked about. Hull soaked up the pressure and beat Swansea 2-0. That sounds pretty familiar too. It’s almost as if the Chinese moneymen have realised their league isn’t worth investing in. It is also rumoured Liverpool might be about to sell their soul to the Far East. That’s presuming any top flight English club actually has a soul any longer. I mean, Liverpool’s American

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Quick everyone, pat yourself on the back if you are British. Forget the absolute state of everything else because GB finished second in the medals table in Rio. That’s right, that’s what this summer will really be remembered for. A country with a population of 64m spending something like £4m in funding for each gold medal. For those people obsessed with how well GB did considering its size, don’t forget that Hungary, Jamaica, Croatia, New Zealand, Georgia, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Slovakia all did better given their size of population and medal haul. But well done GB, well done. Maybe the government will sell its place in the medal table to China, they seem to be flogging everything else to them at the moment. Mo Farah won his second gold of the Games, meaning some people class him as the greatest middle distance runner of

by now. The Toffees also confirmed that Lukaku is going nowhere. See, that is what signing Bolasie does for a club. Look what happens when you play players in their best positions Slaven! Mikael Antonio scored the goal that will secure his place in pub quiz question folklore for decades to come by scoring the first ever Premier League goal at the “London Stadium.” It’s called the “London Stadium,” I presume, because reminding everyone that it is actually the “Olympic

been sent off and they should have been awarded two clear penalties in their 0-0 draw with Europa League hopefuls Arsenal. That said, Vardy really should have put the Foxes out of sight but wasn’t a fan of hitting the target. Arsene was presumably delighted with the result, going to last season’s league winners and keeping a clean sheet proving he has been right not to invest big money in some new central defenders. Spurs quietly and efficiently took Palace apart 1-0. Palace have confirmed the £27m signing of Benteke and boy do they need him to be the Villa version and not the Liverpool version. Everton won 2-1 at WBA the winner coming from Gareth Barry who, I am not ashamed to admit, I thought must have retired

Stadium” every other week would be pretty offensive to most tax payers. Bournemouth need a win and fast, otherwise it will be a very long season and Eddie Howe might finally start to age. Goal of the weekend, and subsequent photo on social media of the weekend, has to go to Middlesboro’s Struani. The Uruguayan netted a stunner from distance to give Boro their first win of the season and edge Moysey closer to the door marked “managers that actually are not that good.”

Diego Costa owners cutting their losses and selling to a Chinese consortium hardly brings back fond memories of Shanks and Paisley, does it? The Yanks might have to do a bit of a hard sell if their prospective buyers were at Turf Moor on Saturday. Sean Dyche has got this Premier League thing nailed this year. All he needed was to buy Defour and suddenly Burnley are unbeatable. Two early goals saw off Klopp’s men which featured one of the worst midfield performances of recent times from their skipper, Jordan Henderson. He’ll still be a favourite of Big Sam though, guaranteed. Pep has had three games in charge at City and they have won fifteen

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penalties already. Incredible. Aguero actually managed to score this one in Saturday’s early kick off, and City went on to crush Stoke 4-1. Imagine how good they might be when they sign a goalkeeper that can actually pass a ball and Pep’s players cotton on to his new fangled ideas regarding full backs and wingers, hey? Champions Leicester could rightly claim to feel a little bit hard done by on Saturday night. Coquelin should have

all time. Who would have thought that in his early 20’s, hey? I’ll probably remember Rio 2016 more for Ryan Lochte than for any actual sporting achievements. But it’s ok USA. He was just a white middle class guy messing around, no harm done right? Sadly the Paralympics will be cut in size due to poor ticket sales, predominantly due to the price of them, and poor funding from the cash rich IOC. They must have better things to spend their money on, one would assume. Conor McGregor beat American Nate Diaz in the much awaited rematch between the two UFC fighters. The Irish fighter won on points at the end of a blood filled bout, before wearing a very 1978 pair of glasses in the post fight press conference. In the first ever women’s cricket Super League final, the Southern Vipers beat the Western Storm by seven wickets. In reading the team names, I cannot be the only one thinking the team from the south should have been called the Storm?

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THE KICK OFF BRINGS GOALS – AND MORE GOALS If this weekend set a template for the season, La Liga is in for a storm of goals. Barcelona, perhaps predictably, set the scene by whacking in six of the best against a pretty poor Betis, with Luis Suarez and Messi sharing five of them. The visitors, however, popped in two of their own, marking Claudio Bravo’s departure for Manchester City. Then Sampaoli’s Sevilla, not to be outdone, welcomed Español to Andalucía with another six, only to see their visitors score four! Of the ten goals, only Vietto scored twice. In a return to sanity, Villareal and Granada, both sporting new coaches, shared a couple of goals, whilst Deportivo and Sporting each won 2-1, against Eibar and Athletic Bilbao respectively. Real Madrid’s visit to Real Sociedad’s Anoeta looked tough, as they were without Keylor Navas, Pepe, Modric, Ronaldo and Benzema, but Gareth Bale eased nerves when he headed home inside two minutes, and Marco Asensio scored in classic ‘Raul style’ just before half time. With Bale adding a third in injury time, it is clear that there will be competition for places at the Bernabeu this year. The only Basque side which didn’t lose on the first weekend was, surprisingly, promoted Alavés. Facing

Atletico Madrid in the Calderón, they held them to 0-0 until the 92nd minute, when the referee awarded the home side a penalty, duly converted by Gameiro. ‘They thought it was all over’ but Manu Garcia grabbed a 95th minute equalizer for Alavés. In the second division, local heroes Elche won their first encounter, beating newly relegated Rayo 2-1, while promoted Reus got the better of Mallorca in their first match at this level. Down in division 2B, Hercules kicked off with a resounding 4-0 win over Gavá in group 3. In England, M is for Money, and also for Manchester, the two ruling factors, it seems, as City and United head the Premier after a couple of games – but there’s a long, long way to go. This column must add its congratulations to Great Britain for an outstanding medal haul. Individual plaudits are due, of course, to Usain Bolt and Mo Farah. In Spain, there is also something to celebrate. Ruth Betia’s high jump gold was the first in that discipline by a Spanish athlete, and Carolina Marin’s badminton gold the first ever by a non-Asiatic woman. Brazil also deserves much credit for a far better Games than anyone expected. Malcolm Palmer

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Formula 1 back on track After a summer break the F1 calendar continues this weekend with the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday 28th August. Held at Spa-Francorchamps this track has features in the annual race circuit since 1950. The race begins at 2pm and is 44 laps, a distance of 308 km. Spa-Francorchamps is one of the most popular venues with drivers and fans alike. Run on narrow public roads, the original Spa layout was an amazing 14.9 kilometres long and notoriously dangerous. The lap distance was reduced slightly over the years, with some corners eased, but when the old circuit staged its final Grand Prix in 1970 it still measured just over 14 kilometres and remained staggeringly quick - Chris Amon set that year's fastest lap at an average speed of just under 245 km/h. Spa did not return to the calendar until 1983 and then in drastically revised form, with lap distance cut to just under seven kilometres. Somehow, though, the circuit’s magic was retained. Around two thirds of the lap used the original layout and the

legendary Eau Rouge corner remained intact. Only the new Bus Stop chicane on the run down to La Source drew criticism. More than twenty years on Spa remains the longest circuit on the calendar. Its mix of long straights and challenging fast corners, coupled with its picturesque setting, means that most drivers still rank it among their favourite tracks. The weather is still notoriously changeable (it can often be simultaneously raining on one part of the track and dry on another) and Eau Rouge, with its high speed and sudden elevation change, maintains its reputation as one of Formula One racing’s most technically demanding corners. Such is the challenge of Spa that only the truly great drivers can really claim to have mastered it. In fact just six men have won the race more than twice - Juan Manuel Fangio (three times), Damon Hill (three times), Kimi Raikkonen (four times), Jim Clark (four times), Ayrton Senna (five times) and Michael Schumacher (six times). The 2016 Formula One season is the 67th season of the FIA Formula One World Championship, a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which is recognised by the sport’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing

cars. Teams and drivers are scheduled to take part in twenty-one Grands Prix— making for the longest season in the sport’s history - starting in Australia on 20 March and finishing in Abu Dhabi on 27 November as they compete for the World Drivers’ and World Constructors’ champi-onships. The 2016 season saw the grid expand to twenty-two cars with the addition of the Haas F1 Team entry. Renault returned to the sport as a constructor after a fouryear absence following their takeover of Lotus prior to the start of the season.The calendar has similarly expanded, with the return of the German Grand Prix. The European Grand Prix was also revived, with the event visiting a new circuit in Azerbaijan. Lewis Hamilton started the season as the defending Drivers’ Champion for the second year running, after winning his third World Championship title at the 2015 United States Grand Prix. His team, Mercedes, started the season as the defending Constructors’ Champion, having secured its second championship title at the 2015 Russian Grand Prix. After twelve races, Hamilton leads the Drivers’ Championship, nineteen points ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg, while Mercedes leads the Constructors’ standings by one hundred and fifty nine points.

Billy’s Birthday Bash To celebrate reaching the ripe old age of 70, our treasurer sponsored this month’s fun day. It all started with our sponsor being the first to tee off, with a great audience watching and with a loud cheer Bill proceeded to drive his first shot into the bushes before disappearing down the fairway with balloons and bunting flying. The competition for the day was a two ball scramble and with the course in great condition and the weather fair everyone enjoyed the day. The prizes were sponsored by Bill and the recipients were, nearest the pin on the

par 3’s Marc Doherty and George Marshall Deane, the scores were very close with only a few points deciding the outcome but the overall winners were Colin Fear and Nigel Wright with Harry Evans and Theresa Wright coming second. Bill also did a blind draw with prizes for all that had played and not won anything. A big thank you to Bill and Monica for sponsoring the day. Our next game is at El Valle anyone wishing to join us for this fixture please put your name down on the list displayed in Rayz Bar.

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