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Brit arrested in Torrevieja after ten years on the run for murder In a significant development, the National Police in Torrevieja, Spain, have arrested Glenn Wathall, a 65-year-
old British fugitive wanted in the United Kingdom for the murder of his partner in 1990. Wathalla, hailing from Burton
on Trent in Staffordshire, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 1999 for the brutal killing that occurred on Christmas Day. However, in February 2015, while out on parole, he managed to flee the UK and had remained at large until just over two weeks ago. Wathall’s ability to evade capture was attributed to his use of multiple identities and a lack of a permanent address. He reportedly resided with elderly and vulnerable British women, many of whom struggled with addiction issues or intellectual impairments, providing him with economic support. Spanish detectives revealed that Wathall is now in custody, and they await a judge’s decision on whether he should be extradited to the United Kingdom to face the charges against him. The investigation began in May when UK authorities, utilizing Interpol, informed the National Police of the
potential presence of the fugitive in Spain, specifically in the vicinity of Torrevieja. British authorities emphasised Wathall’s potential danger and reported that he had recently been living with two British women, both of whom had died, one of them suddenly. Officers managed to locate an individual matching the received images, but he had been living in Spain since 2017 under a different identity to avoid detection, residing in the homes of several British women. The UK authorities also provided the National Police with license plate details of two vehicles believed to be used by Wathall, both of which were found abandoned in Torrevieja. The breakthrough leading to Wathall’s arrest came from information related to his current partner. Spanish police had been monitoring her property on a residential estate in the town, ultimately intercepting the
suspect as he left his home in late November. Wathall was promptly arrested and handed over to a judge who will determine the course of his extradition to the United Kingdom. Wathall’s criminal history includes imprisonment for murder and a life sentence. Despite being released, he breached bail conditions in February 2015 in the Stafford area, leading to his status as “wanted for recall to prison.” In April of this year, Crimestoppers issued a renewed appeal for information regarding his whereabouts, culminating in his recent apprehension in Torrevieja.
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Controversial development sparks outcry
Plans for the construction of 954 homes on an untouched stretch of the Orihuela Costa have ignited criticism from the Friends of Sierra Escalona (ASE) association. The Orihuela Council’s proposal for a 159,000 square meter urbanization at Mil Palmeras is currently under a 45-day period of public display and consultation. Situated between the Dehesa de Campoamor urbanization to the north and Pilar de la Horadada to the south, the proposed development, known as sector ‘B1b Mil Palmeras,’ takes into account conditions set by the Environmental Assessment Commission two years ago. ASE President, Miguel Angel Pavon, vehemently opposes the approval of these proposals, labeling it as a “complete nonsense” and criticizing the
commitment to building up an already overcrowded coastline. In response, ASE intends to submit an alternative plan to the Orihuela Council, advocating for the reclassification of the contentious sector as an “ecological corridor” linking the protected area of the Sierra Escalona to the sea. This proposal aims to prioritize environmental conservation and protect the flora and fauna of the region, including the endangered cathead jarilla. Under the proposed development, a green space of over 32,000 square meters is earmarked for preservation, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the region’s biodiversity. Specifically, efforts will be made to safeguard endangered species like the cathead jarilla, reflecting a
commitment to environmental sustainability. Additionally, the controversial plans include provisions for new primary and secondary schools within the area. If approved, the development is expected to accommodate 2,385 additional residents, raising concerns about the potential strain on local infrastructure and services. The battle over the fate of Mil Palmeras continues as environmental advocates and community members rally against what they perceive as a threat to the region’s natural beauty and ecological balance. As the public consultation period unfolds, both proponents and opponents of the development eagerly await the decision that will shape the future of this unspoiled Orihuela Costa stretch.
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Spanish police seize 11 tonnes of cocaine In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Spanish authorities have successfully confiscated 11 tonnes of cocaine and apprehended 20 individuals in two separate operations targeting the illegal smuggling of narcotics concealed within shipping containers, as announced by the National Police. The illicit drugs, originating from Colombia, traversed through Ecuador before being intercepted by law enforcement upon arrival at two distinct ports in Spain – one located in the northwestern city of Vigo and the other in Valencia. The largest-ever drug seizure in Galicia, amounting to 7.5 tonnes of cocaine, occurred in Vigo. The illegal substance was cleverly concealed within a shipment of frozen tuna. Investigators uncovered that a criminal organization had exploited a frozen seafood company as a front
for transporting the drugs from South America to Spain. Simultaneously, a separate operation in Valencia resulted in the confiscation of 3.4 tonnes of cocaine hidden in false bottoms of shipping containers. The police, while not disclosing specific operation dates, confirmed that both raids took place recently. Among the 20 arrested individuals, the majority were identified as Albanians, with additional arrests including a Colombian, a Dominican national, and several Spaniards. Notably, a Galician businessman, whose identity remains undisclosed, was implicated for allowing the criminal organization to utilize his fishing company as a front for drug transportation. Antonio Martínez Duarte, the head of the police’s drugs and organized crime unit, emphasized that the two operations
were not interconnected. However, he pointed out that both were believed to be orchestrated by Albanian organizations, specifically associated with the notorious ‘Balkan cartel.’ According to Duarte, this criminal network has attracted the attention of law enforcement agencies across Europe. Duarte stated, “Albanian mafia groups have been monopolizing the shipment of drugs for some time, not only in Europe but also in Latin America. These organizations have penetrated the entire supply chain, controlling the shipment from its origin to its final destination.” The successful operations underscore the ongoing challenges faced by European authorities in combating international drug trafficking and the sophisticated tactics employed by criminal organizations to facilitate their illicit activities.
Teen returns to UK after going missing in Spain 6 years ago In a surprising turn of events, British teenager Alex Batty has finally returned to the UK, six years after embarking on what was initially intended to be a two-week family holiday in Spain. The mysterious disappearance left his grandmother, who was also his guardian in Oldham, near Manchester, frantic with worry, as appeals for his whereabouts yielded no results until this week. Assistant Chief Constable Matt Boyle of Greater Manchester Police confirmed that Alex Batty has arrived in England on a flight from Toulouse, France. The circumstances surrounding his extended absence remain unclear, prompting
authorities to consider whether a criminal investigation is warranted. Now 17 years old, Alex revealed to French officials that he had been living a nomadic lifestyle with his mother and grandfather in Spain, Morocco, and France. The family claimed to be part of a “spiritual community,” engaging in activities such as growing their own food, meditation, and contemplation of esoteric subjects. However, when his mother expressed a desire to relocate to Finland, Alex chose to leave the unconventional lifestyle behind. The teenager was discovered by a vigilant delivery driver, Fabien
Accidini, walking alone in the rain and darkness with a flashlight, rucksack, and skateboard. During their journey together, Alex disclosed that he had walked for four days, traversing the remote and rugged Pyrenees at night. Accidini shared that Alex mentioned being “kidnapped by his mother” years ago and described the spiritual community in France as “a bit strange.” Apparently disillusioned with his current circumstances, Alex expressed a desire for a future and decided to end his nomadic journey. British authorities are seeking Alex’s mother, Melanie Batty, in connection with
the teenager’s disappearance. French officials suspect she may be in Finland. Alex’s grandfather, David Batty, is believed to have passed away approximately six months ago. Detective Boyle emphasised that conversations with Alex would proceed at a pace comfortable for him, recognising the potential challenges of the overwhelming process. Despite the passage of six years, Alex remains a young person in need of support and understanding as the details surrounding his extraordinary journey continue to unfold.
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Thirty-year sentence for San Fulgencio man The Provincial Court of Alicante has delivered a verdict sentencing a man to a cumulative 30 years in prison for charges including rape, robbery, and attempted murder against his former partner. The ruling, issued by Section First, is subject to appeal. The accused, currently in prison, had pleaded not guilty during the trial held in late October. According to the court’s decision, the convicted man is obligated to compensate his ex-partner with just over €154,000 for moral damages, injuries sustained, and the theft of money and valuables from her home. In addition to the prison term, the court imposed restraining orders on the defendant, prohibiting any form of communication with the victim. The accused faced charges of sexual assault, resulting in a 13-year sentence; attempted murder, leading to an additional 12 years; and robbery with violence, resulting in five more years of incarceration. The harrowing events unfolded on 2nd May, 2022, in San Fulgencio, where the accused forcibly entered the home of his Russian ex-partner. The court established that the assailant broke in through a ground floor window, seizing cash and valuables amounting to €4,108. Upon the victim’s return home, a violent confrontation ensued. The
defendant physically assaulted her, knocking her down the stairs while demanding money. The assault continued in the basement, where he sexually assaulted her and later attempted to strangle her with a dress. Believing her to be dead, the accused proceeded to spray a bathroom disinfectant on her genitals to erase traces of the assault. He also spread a quilt blanket in preparation to dispose of her body. However, the victim regained consciousness, prompting the assailant to demand money and her credit card, forcing her to accompany him to a bank. Attempting to escape, the victim sought help inside the bank, leading to the accused’s arrest by the Civil Guard. The woman suffered cuts, bruises, and contusions. The court deemed the victim’s testimony as “convincing” and highlighted the lack of foundation in the defendant’s exculpatory version. The ruling affirmed the credibility of the victim’s consistent account throughout the legal proceedings, emphasizing the absence of doubts regarding the truthfulness of her statements. During the trial, the victim recounted her singular focus on survival during the assault, expressing fear that her children would discover her with a knife in her chest.
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Zara halts campaign amid criticism of Gaza resemblance Global fashion retailer Zara, under the umbrella of Inditex, has retracted an advertising campaign following widespread backlash over images that critics argue bear a resemblance to scenes of corpses in white shrouds in Gaza. The contentious campaign, featuring statues wrapped in white, prompted a surge of online criticism and calls for a boycott from pro-Palestinian activists. Zara responded with a statement on its Instagram account, expressing regret for what it termed a “misunderstanding” surrounding the images. Zara clarified that the campaign, created in July and photographed in September, showcased a series of images depicting unfinished sculptures
in a sculptor’s studio. The purpose was to highlight craft-made garments in an artistic context. The company stated that the campaign predated the Hamas attacks on Israel in October and the subsequent bombings of the Gaza Strip. The brief statement read, “Unfortunately, some customers felt offended by these images, which have now been removed, and saw in them something far from what was intended when they were created. Zara regrets that misunderstanding and we reaffirm our deep respect towards everyone.” Among the images causing controversy, one featured a model carrying a mannequin wrapped in white, another showed a bust lying on the floor, and a third displayed a
mannequin without arms. Tens of thousands of complaints flooded Zara’s Instagram account, with individuals asserting that the images resembled photographs of corpses draped in white shrouds in Gaza. Subsequently, six posts showcasing the campaign were deleted from Zara’s Instagram page. As of last Tuesday afternoon, the photos, initially visible on Zara’s online store homepage on Monday morning, were no longer accessible on the website or through its app. The company’s move to retract the campaign aims to address concerns and reaffirm its commitment to respect for all customers.
Torrevieja is the Spanish town that increased its population most in 2022 Torrevieja is the Spanish population that has grown the most in percentage terms as of January 1, 2023, as recorded in the ‘Population Census. January 1, 2023’ published this Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Specifically, the population of Torrevieja increased by 6.8% during 2022. It is followed by Estepona with 4.6% and Benidorm with 4.3%. But, in addition, the province of Alicante is also the one that grew in population in the entire country, exceeding the 2.5% increase.
The census placed the population figure of Spain at 48,085,361 inhabitants as of January 1, 2023, with a growth of almost 600,000 people in one year. Of the 48,085,361 inhabitants, 41,995,741 had Spanish nationality (87.3%) and 6,089,620 had foreign nationality (12.7%), confirming an increase of 10.5% of the foreign population in Spain. Similarly, 82.9% of the population was born in Spain; while 17.1% did so abroad. With these new data, the INE announces that it begins the
publication of the annual population censuses, which will offer in December of each year the official figures of the population residing in Spain as of January 1 with great territorial detail (up to census section), along with their demographic characteristics. Thanks to these new censuses, updated information will be available every year, in the case of the population, and every three or four years in the case of housing, instead of every 10, as was the case with the decennial censuses that were coming. brewing so far.
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Brit in Benidorm gets 133-years for child pornography and abuse In a landmark decision, a 27-year-old British man residing in Benidorm has been handed a staggering 133year prison sentence by the Alicante Provincial Court for his involvement in the creation and distribution of child pornography, as well as the sexual abuse of minors. Originally, prosecutors had sought a term exceeding 211 years for the heinous crimes committed by the convicted individual, whose identity remains undisclosed. However, the court ruled that the maximum time behind bars would not surpass 20 years, reflecting the severity of his most egregious offense. In addition to the lengthy prison term, the offender has been ordered to pay €6,000 in compensation to each of the three children who were victims of his abuse. The crimes in question occurred between 2019 and 2020. The British national was found guilty on multiple charges, including the production and distribution of child pornography, cyberbullying, corruption of minors, and sexual abuse against the children featured in his explicit videos. Prosecutors revealed that the defendant had contacted 27 children through social media, persuading 13 of them to
expose themselves naked or engage in sexual acts. The incriminating videos were discovered stored on two hard drives and a mobile phone seized during a search of the offender’s residence in Benidorm. During the trial, the convicted individual admitted to possessing explicit underage material but claimed that it was obtained through “Dark Web” downloads for personal use or sent to him by third parties via email or the ‘Telegram’ phone app. Despite his denials, the court, supported by expert testimony
detailing the presence of the incriminating videos on his electronic devices, rejected the defendant’s claims. The charges encompassed not only the possession of illicit material but also the active distribution of paedophilic content online and the recruitment of young individuals appearing in the videos he produced. The convicted individual has the option to appeal the sentence to the Valencian Supreme Court, marking a crucial juncture in the legal proceedings surrounding this disturbing case.
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AGAMED recognised for its innovative policies on Occupational Health and Safety AGAMED as a company that manages the integral water cycle in Torrevieja stands out for its low accident rate. The Business Confederation of the Valencian Community (CEV) recognizes AGAMED its commitment to the prevention of occupational risks and its integration into management , as an ideal formula to safeguard the safety and health of the workforce, and as a fundamental pillar for the company’s own competitiveness. AGAMED has been recognized with the Llum 2023 Award in the Safe Company Career category for its innovative policies on Occupational Health and Safety. More than 23 years of experience guarantee the leadership of AGAMED as a reference in the management of the sustainable water cycle in the eastern Mediterranean, a company recognized for its commitment to advanced and sustainable technologies, aimed at providing a quality service close to citizens. AGAMED leads a transformation model towards a fair culture where its actions in terms of safety and health are governed by the objective “ZERO ACCIDENTS”. The participation and communication of the workforce is one of the pillars of the solid Occupational Health and Safety System implemented. Awareness talks and safety visits are specific actions that encourage spontaneous communication by workers of incidents and dangerous situations to take the necessary and appropriate measures
before harm occurs to people. AGAMED is constantly working on measures such as continuous training in SSL for the entire workforce or the incorporation of the project “Our rules that save lives”, based on 12+1 rules that, if respected, allow us to avoid most of the Deadly accidents. “The concept of “TRAIN” is associated with “TEACHING HOW TO DO,” so it is important to teach how to do the job safely,” highlights Jorge Ballesta, manager of AGAMED. Good practices and innovative ideas In the field of digital transformation, AGAMED stands out for its vanguard in the implementation of new technologies and tools to improve security processes through the Digitization of security visits, work permits, risk communications through QR code and the coordination of business activities through the E-COORDINA web environment. AGAMED, as a company that manages the integral water cycle in Torrevieja, stands out for its low accident rate, since it has been without accidents with sick leave for more than 5 years, which translates into a total of 2,197 days. The fair culture project at AGAMED seeks to create an atmosphere of trust in the organization, where communication about events is encouraged and used as an opportunity for improvement. Thanks
to the participation and involvement of the staff, the idea of developing “Good Practices” and “Innovative Ideas” against major risks was born, highlighting the acquisition of fall protection systems certified in 795:2012, the manufacture of the restraint kit for people or loads for work inside trenches. Other measures also translate into the provision of security systems for solo or Lone Worker tasks, implementation of measures for
the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders such as automatic vertical warehouse or signing of an agreement with a physiotherapy center for the working staff and manufacturing of a hydraulic lance with CE marking for cleaning the suction drive truck. Jorge Ballesta, manager of AGAMED, highlights that “the objective is that all professionals, especially those who know the reality of the terrain best, can report on events and
situations that may lead to incidents or accidents. Additionally, we seek to identify these anomalies early by establishing acceptable behaviors and security initiatives that are recognized by the organization and disproving unacceptable behaviors. The company recognizes the right to error as a form of progress and excellence in operations, without losing sight of the fact that we must comply with regulatory requirements.”
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Catral awarded with the second prize in the National Lottery The second prize of the National Lottery this Saturday, December 16, was distributed entirely in Catral. The winning number was 63756 with a total of 120,000 euros (12,000 euros for the tenth). This number has been sold at lottery administration number 1 “La Esperanza”, on Manuel Flores Street, 11, in Catral.
Fatal accident on CV91 in Rojales Of the events this weekend, we regret the fatal accident last Friday on CV91 as it passed through the municipality of Rojales. At radar height on this road, a large head-on collision occurred between two vehicles. According to the Provincial Fire Consortium, a driver died. In addition, the accident left several people injured.
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Experience the fantastic Valenica Fallas The Valencia Fallas, one of the biggest and most colourful fiestas in Spain, is definitely one to visit! It all started in the Middle ages when carpenters burnt wooden structures they had created to hold the candles in their workshops in order to work through the dark winter days. Since then, the traditional wooden creations have evolved into amazing sculptures, up to 40 meters in height, and are burnt on Spanish Father’s Day, the 19th of March. This year, you can enjoy an exciting 3 days of the Fallas in Valencia, staying at a 4* Hotel, with professional guides giving you all the hints and tips you’ll need. Arriving in the morning of the 17th March, you’ll be there in time for the Flower Procession, the Fire Parade, two spectacular firework displays just a few hundred meters from the hotel, and the magnificent illuminated streets. You’ll also have ample time to see the Fallas by both day and night before they are burnt in the final act of the fiesta. DATES: 17th-20th March 2024 PRICE: 439€ including coach travel, perfectly located 4* hotel and tour guide (last date to book is January 1st) For more information give Jessica a call on 679 359 596 or visit the website www.eurotourguide.com
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The Consell authorises the creation of CEIP number 14 of Torrevieja
The new teaching center has eight units of Early Childhood Education and twelve units of Primary Education The Plenary Session of the Consell has authorized the creation of the Early Childhood and Primary Education school number 14 of Torrevieja which will have eight units of Early Childhood Education (two of the first cycle and six of the second cycle) and twelve units of Primary Education. The new center is created by breakdown of the CEIP Inmaculada Concepción of the same town and will have a capacity of 36 places for Early Childhood Education in the
first cycle and 150 places for Early Childhood Education in the second cycle, as well as 300 places for Primary Education. CEIP number 14 will begin its activities this same year, and will have 10 Early Childhood Education teachers, 11 Primary Education teachers, 2 Primary English Education teachers, 2 Physical Education teachers, 1 Music teacher, 1 Therapeutic Pedagogy teacher, 1 Listening teacher and Language and 1 of Educational Guidance. The start-up and maintenance during the 2023-2024 school year of the first cycle Early Childhood Education units of this center
will be financed by the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, Component 21, Modernization and Digitalization of the educational system, including the Early Education for 0-3 years. This is a Plan of the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, to promote schooling in the first cycle of Early Childhood Education, with new public places and funded by the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (MRR), financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU. The new educational center is located on Calle de los Jazmines, 4, in Torrevieja.
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How can Whitney Houston, Nirvana and Bob Marley help your savings? In many of the bars along the Spanish Costas, the music of these artists can often be heard. Most of us will have grown up listening to them. But what do they have to do with your savings? Exodus Spanish expats aim for a long-term return above inflation with investments and tax efficiency in their new homeland. In the same way, we pass down our music heritage to future generations, many of us also want to leave money to them. Family members often live in our former country. Therefore, financial planning and investment recommendations must be holistic to consider clients’ needs and offer diversification. All Apologies Since covid, central banks began hiking interest rates in earnest because of rising inflation. Mortgage
interest rates rose first, then deposit savings. Now headline rates appear generous in places we used to live, such as the UK. Spanish rates have not been so competitive. What has happened to investment portfolios in the same period? Most managed portfolios historically feature stocks (shares) and bonds. Theoretically when one went down the other went up. Over the last two years, both bonds and stocks have proved volatile so current high interest rates appear attractive. Same script different cast Other diversifying assets, such as infrastructure and property, have now made their way into peoples’ portfolios to counter this. One option to use is music royalties. The more the music is played, the more income is generated. This acts as a hedge when bonds and stocks are volatile. One of the
investments companies that Seagate uses includes this in their portfolios and receives royalties from the above artists. For those of our clients who are invested in this way, it provides a ‘Higher Love’ when ‘Sun is Shining’ is played in a local bar or one of their grandkids buys ‘Smells like Teen Spirit’. The music and the income stream have been around long before current high interest rates and will continue afterwards. How will I know? If you would like to find out more about investment diversification, call us today. For a free no-obligation review of your investments, call us on 965704338 or email: contact@Seagatewealth.es
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GBP / EUR UPDATE GBP This week’s first significant release for the pound was the Claimant Count Change, which came out on Tuesday morning. Forecasts expect the number of people claiming unemploymentrelated benefits during the previous month to rise from 17.8K to 20.3, but it came in lower than expected and below last month’s reading at 16K. The latest growth data was also released on Wednesday, coming in lower than expected at -0.3%. Forecasters did expect the UK economy to shrink, with monthly GDP predicted to fall to -0.1% from 0.2%. Services, contract manufacturing, and construction, which are considered the three main industry sectors in the UK, all showed declining outputs. The most impactful event of the week was Thursday’s Bank of England interest rate meeting. Policymakers opted to hold rates steady in their meetings yesterday and although the outcome was the same as the Federal Reserve the day before, the sentiment behind the decisions was markedly different. Whereas the Fed’s market-moving comments from Jerome Powell suggested interest rate cuts were coming “into view”, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey reiterated that monetary policy would remain restrictive for some time yet. What was perhaps even more insightful into the Bank of England’s stance was that three of the nine policymakers voted to raise rates again. Sterling reacted positively to the news, extending earlier gains and hitting the highest level since August. Finally, the UK’s Flash Manufacturing and
Services PMIs were released this morning. The manufacturing business activity data came in below the 47.6 forecast at 46.4, but services exceeded expectations at 52.7, against the 51.0 predicted. The services industry has now been back in expansion for the last two months, pointing to the fastest rise in private sector business activity since June.
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EUR The European Central Bank also held rates this week, announcing its decision on Thursday at 1:15pm. There was only a 2.7% chance of a rate cut ahead of the monetary policy meeting despite inflation falling to 2.4% across the region. Since the CPI inflation data release, markets have increased bets on ECB rate cuts in 2024 from around 85 basis points to 140 over the last two weeks. The first of these is expected as early as March, and throughout 2024, markets have priced in as many as six quarter-point cuts. This is despite the hawkish narrative from the narrative from the central bank, with ECB President Christine Lagarde saying, “We should absolutely not lower our guard.” French and German Services and Manufacturing PMIs were released today (Friday 15th December). French flash manufacturing and services PMIs both landed lower than expected at 43.3 and 44.3, respectively, and down from last month’s readings. The German flash manufacturing PMI came in as expected at 43.1, and the services PMI was below forecast at 48.4. All the data still points to business activity falling below the key 50 level, which distinguishes growth from contraction.
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Rafal school rewarded by DGT for sustainable mobility awareness
The Trinitario Seva school in Rafal has received the silver award from the General Directorate of Traffic for the positive implementation of the project in the center STARS (Sustainable Travel Accreditation and Recognition for Schools) to promote sustainable mobility and healthy habits among Primary students. The Councilor for Education, Gabriel Valero; and the Councilor for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Víctor García of the Rafal City Council ; Together with the director of the center, Mª Carmen Albero, they received this Friday Antonio Jesús Fornes, Head of Traffic in the province of Alicante, who traveled to the municipality to present the distinction. As Albero explained, “the success of this initiative has been
the combination of activities promoted by the school with the collaboration of the City Council, also involving families and Rafal citizens.” In this way, throughout the entire last year, those students who traveled to the center on foot, by bike or scooter were rewarded, and actions were carried out such as the celebration of Bicycle Day, “with workshops and activities.” recreational activities to promote the use of alternative transport, or the European Mobility Week, in which theoretical classes on road safety were given to Primary students, with practical classes on the cycle-safe route that links the educational centers with the municipal sports facilities. , the director has indicated. The Councilor for the Environment and Sustainable
Development, Víctor García, reported that the activities also had the collaboration of the Rafal Local Police, who gave a road safety education workshop to the boys and girls of Early Childhood Education so that “the little ones learned the meaning of the signs and how they can move safely through the municipality,” he indicated. For his part, the Councilor for Education, Gabriel Valero, thanked the work carried out by the school during the past year and the involvement of the students and their families in the activities carried out, at the same time that he highlighted the importance of raising awareness in society, “and especially to future generations, in caring for the environment and its surroundings, so that we can all enjoy it for many years.”
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Busy December for the Melody Makers
The Melody Maker choir has been very busy raising money for charities this December, singing at various events. On the 7 December they sang at The Naval Association Torrevieja Christmas meal and raised money for the Age Concern Charity, then on the
15th December, they were singing at a Christmas event at the Marina Bar, Torrevieja, helping them raise funds for their charity. The Melody Makers are a friendly group of singers who meet for rehearsals every Tuesday, 2-4pm at The Lakeview
Bar, Calle Tolledo, Quesada. We are always looking for new members, for further details contact lorraine.simpson@ yahoo.co.uk or WhatsApp 633 75 17 73. Our next rehearsal in the New Year is Tuesday 23 January, so why not come along and meet us?
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A great time was had by all
The Adapt Theatre Group is very happy to announce that our pantomime “Ali Baba and the Four and a Half Thieves” was a great success and performed to four sell-out audiences in the Casa de Cultura, San Pedro del Pinatar from 30th November to 3rd December. As usual there was a great mix of both Spanish and English speaking audiences and we are now expert in
appealing to both languages and senses of humour to make sure that everyone has a great time. Both adults and children clapped and sang along to the musical numbers and participated in the obligatory boos and aahhs. And the best news, 2000€ was raised for the AFEMAR charity in San Pedro which works with young people with mental
health problems. This charity does tremendous work with people from all over the Mar Menor and is always in need to extra help. A big thank you to all your readers who came along and supported us and if anyone is interested in getting involved next year, please contact Eric on: 656 36 10 98 or e-mail: ericberg2@hotmail.com
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Your tech questions answered by Brian Hoile of the Costa Blanca Technology Help Group, helping over 320 members with their PCs , smartphones and more. Group members can attend meetings in person or online using Zoom or Teams. If you have a question or problem with any household technology needing my help or want to join the Technology Help Group please email Brian at cbtechnology.help@gmail.com. As a group member, you would have access to the group website which contains previous session notes, handouts and access to previous Costa Blanca People published articles. Scan the QR for a reminder of what the Costa Blanca Technology Help Group offers. “What is Live Location on WhatsApp?” WhatsApp allows you to send your live location to anyone with a WhatsApp account. There are two types of locations you can send: Live location and Current location. Live location sharing on WhatsApp provides real-time updates of your whereabouts for a specified duration. If you share your current location the recipient only sees a pin of where you are right now. You can
send your location in WhatsApp groups and personal chats. Sharing Your Location on WhatsApp for Android To share your live location on an Android using WhatsApp: 1. Open the chat or group to which you want to send the location. 2. Tap the paper clip icon in the bottom-right of your screen. 3. From the menu that opens, select Location. 4. Choose either Share live location or Send your current location, depending on your preference. 5. If you select Share Live Location, you can choose the duration of your location sharing. Select your preferred time duration, add a comment if you want, and tap the arrow icon in the bottom-right corner to share your live location If you wish to stop sharing your location before the time you set for it, tap Stop Sharing at the bottom of your location-sharing message. This works for both group and personal chats. Sharing Your Location on WhatsApp for iPhone Here is how to share your live location on WhatsApp using an iPhone: 1. Open the chat you’d like to
share your location to and tap the + icon. 2. Select Location from the menu that pops up. 3. Press Share live location or Send your current location. Just like Android, if you want to stop sharing your live location, hit the Stop Sharing button. “How can I print from my mobile phone or tablet?” You need to have a Wi-Fi printer. On your mobile device download and install the iPrint App associated with your printer manufacturer, e,g Epson iPrint. Follow the prompts in the iPrint App. The printer and the mobile device need to be on the same Wi Fi network. “When I insert a memory stick, I get the message “problem with item please scan to fix”. What can I do?” Step 1: Attach your USB to your computer and then open This PC. Step 2: Right-click on your USB drive and click on Properties. Step 3: Move to the Tools tab from your USB drive Properties Window. Step 4: Select the Check option below the Error-checking section. Brian Hoile, Technology Help Group
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Benejúzar Town Hall installs an automatic defibrillator in the municipal sports centre The device will be located outside and next to the football pitch for rapid emergency response in case of cardiorespiratory arrest. Benejúzar. 14th December 2023 The municipal sports facilities of Benejúzar are now a cardio-protected area. The Benejúzar Town Hall, through its Sports Department, has acquired an automatic defibrillator to be installed inside the sports facilities, next to the football pitch. The aim of this action, as explained by the councillor responsible for the area, Cayetano Jara, is that “it is accessible to the entire population in case of emergency, and to provide a rapid response to those who suffer a cardiorespiratory arrest until the arrival of specialized health services. It is an automated external defibrillator (AED) with automatic recording, “a simple device, designed to be used by non-medical personnel, which provides voice instructions throughout the CPR process and allows the heartbeat to be restored through electric shocks in the event of cardiorespiratory arrest,” explained Jara. The councillor stressed that
facilitating access to this type of device and its use “can be vital for recovering a person while awaiting the arrival of the emergency medical services”. For this reason it has been placed outside, “so that it is accessible to the entire population during matches, training sessions and sporting activities that take place there in order to save lives in the event of an emergency”, said Jara. The device has been purchased by the City Council
at a cost of 2,109 euros, and will be accompanied by a panel of clear and concise instructions, so that citizens can carry out the process of cardiopulmonary resuscitation properly. For his part, the Mayor of Benejúzar, Vicente Cases, has valued very positively this action, which adds to the defibrillator incorporated into the patrol car of the Local Police in 2018, and has indicated that “all investment is little when it comes to saving lives”.
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This Week´s Movie Picks Men in Black 3
The Holiday
After breaking out of LunarMax, a moon-based maximum security prison, Boris the Animal (Jemaine Clement) decides to go back in time and eliminate the person who arrested him - Agent K (Josh Brolin). When he does so, Agent J (Will Smith) realizes that the timeline has been changed and he too travels back to July 15, 1969, the day before Agent K is killed. After overcoming some disbelief, J manages to convince young K and others of just who he is and why he’s there. With the help of Griffin (Michael Stuhlbarg), a being who can see all timelines, they track Boris down. J also learns a secret, something old Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) had never told him.
In London, Iris Simpkins writes a wedding column in a newspaper and nurtures an unrequited love for her colleague Jasper Bloom. Near Christmas, she is informed that Jasper is engaged to marry another colleague, and her life turns upside down. In Los Angeles, the movie-trailers maker Amanda Woods has just split with her unfaithful boyfriend Ethan and wants to forget him. Through a house exchange website, Amanda impulsively swaps her mansion for Iris’ cottage in Surrey for the holidays. While in Surrey, Amanda meets Iris’ brother and book editor Graham and they fall in love with each other. Meanwhile, Iris meets her new next door neighbor the ninety year old screenplay writer Arthur, who helps her retrieve her self-esteem, and the film composer Miles, with whom she falls in love.
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08:10 Peppa Pig 05:45 Dispatches 08:05 Mr Bean: The Animated 00:05 Grantchester 03:30 Asia Business Report 01:20 Disappeared: The Case 00:40 Christmas Comedy 08:15 Peppa Pig 06:40 Kirstie’s Handmade Series 03:45 Sportsday 01:05 Midsomer Murders of the Missing 43 Club with Lost Voice Guy 08:20 PAW Patrol Christmas 08:20 Mr Bean: The 04:00 BBC News 03:00 Holding 02:20 Countryfile 01:30 Teleshopping 08:35 Pip and Posy 07:00 Come Dine with Me Animated Series 04:30 Asia Business Report 04:00 Wycliffe 03:15 Mary Berry’s Highland 04:00 Vanishing Act 08:40 The Adventures of 07:25 Countdown 08:30 Mr Bean: The 04:45 Sportsday 04:55 Wycliffe Paddington Christmas 08:05 The King of Queens Animated Series 05:00 BBC News 04:50 Unwind with ITV 09:00 Animal Care Club 08:30 The King of Queens 08:45 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 05:50 Never the Twain 05:30 HARDtalk 04:15 Garden Rescue 06:05 Ainsley’s Good Mood 08:55 The King of Queens 09:15 Milo 06:15 Never the Twain 09:10 What’s New Scooby06:00 BBC News 05:00 This Is BBC TWO Food 06:40 Unwind with ITV 09:20 The Big Bang Theory 09:30 PAW Patrol Doo? 06:30 World Business Report 07:30 Bargain Hunt 09:35 Scooby-Doo and 07:00 Breakfast 07:00 Classic Emmerdale 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:50 The Big Bang Theory 09:45 Chip & Potato 09:55 Peppa Pig 08:15 Escape to the Country 10:20 Everybody Loves Guess Who? 10:15 Animal Park 07:35 Classic Emmerdale 10:00 Lorraine 10:00 Peppa Pig 09:00 Planet Earth III Raymond 10:00 Totally Bonkers 11:00 For Love or Money 08:00 Classic Coronation 10:05 Milkshake! Story Den 11:00 This Morning 10:50 Everybody Loves Guinness World Records 11:45 Frontline Fightback 10:00 Nicky Campbell Street 10:15 Jeremy Vine Raymond 10:35 Totally Bonkers 12:15 Homes Under the 13:30 Loose Women 11:00 BBC News 08:35 Classic Coronation 12:15 Storm Huntley 11:20 Frasier Guinness World Records Hammer 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 13:15 Alexis Conran 13:15 Politics Live Street 11:50 Frasier 11:00 Secret Crush 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:15 Entertainment News 14:55 ITV News London 14:00 The African Queen 09:05 Never the Twain 12:20 Channel 4 News 12:00 Dress to Impress 14:00 BBC News at One On 5 09:35 Never the Twain 15:40 The Railway Children 15:00 Dickinson’s Biggest and Summary 14:30 BBC London 14:20 5 News at Lunchtime 13:00 Dinner Date 12:25 Christmas in Rome 14:45 Father Brown 10:10 Wycliffe 17:30 A Countryside Best Deals 14:25 A Heavenly Christmas 14:00 Supermarket Sweep 14:05 Jamie: Together at 15:00 Alan Carr’s Epic 15:30 Nigel Slater’s 12 Tastes Christmas 11:20 Wycliffe 15:25 Entertainment News 16:00 Lingo Christmas Gameshow of Christmas 12:30 Maigret On 5 17:00 Tipping Point 15:10 Countdown 16:00 It’s a Very Merry 16:00 Escape to the Country 18:00 Flog It! 15:30 A Heavenly Christmas 13:35 Heartbeat 19:00 Butterflies 16:00 Kirstie’s Handmade Muppet Christmas Movie 16:45 Ricky & Ralf’s Very 18:00 The Chase 16:20 A Perfect Christmas 14:40 Classic Emmerdale Christmas 17:05 FYI Daily Northern Road Trip 19:30 Secrets of the Pairing 19:00 ITV News London 15:10 Classic Emmerdale 17:00 A Place in the Sun 17:10 It’s a Very Merry 17:30 Bridge of Lies 17:20 5 News Update Aquarium 19:30 ITV Evening News 15:40 Classic Coronation 18:00 Chateau DIY at Muppet Christmas Movie 18:15 Pointless Celebrities 17:25 A Perfect Christmas 20:30 Richard Osman’s Christmas 18:00 Dinner Date 19:00 BBC News at Six Street 20:30 Emmerdale Pairing House of Games 19:00 Four in a Bed 19:00 Celebrity Catchphrase 16:15 Classic Coronation 19:30 BBC London 18:10 Jack Frost 21:00 Love Your Garden 21:00 Only Connect 19:30 The Simpsons 20:00 Family Fortunes 20:00 BBC Sports 19:55 5 News Update Street 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Bob’s Burgers Personality of the Year 20:00 The Toy Hospital 21:30 Christmas University 22:00 Vanishing Act 16:45 Midsomer Murders 21:00 The Great Celebrity 21:30 Bob’s Burgers 22:00 Vigil 23:00 ITV News at Ten 21:00 Inside the Tower of Challenge 18:45 Downton Abbey Bake Off: Stand Up To Cancer 22:00 Gordon, Gino and Fred: 23:00 BBC News at Ten London 23:30 ITV News London 22:00 The Hairy Bikers: 19:55 Heartbeat 22:00 Inside McVitie’s at 23:30 BBC London 22:00 Christmas on the Farm Viva Espana! Coming Home for Christmas 23:45 Die Hard With a 21:00 Midsomer Murders Christmas 23:40 The Shawshank 23:30 Body In The Snow: The 23:00 Family Guy 23:00 Van der Valk 23:00 Gogglebox Vengeance 23:30 Family Guy 23:00 Cyrano Murder of Joanna Yeates Redemption
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04:45 Sportsday 00:55 Killing Sherlock: Lucy 01:50 Teleshopping 06:35 Strangers on a Plane 08:10 Peppa Pig 08:20 Mr Bean: The 01:05 Midsomer Murders 05:00 BBC News 08:15 Peppa Pig 07:00 Come Dine with Me Animated Series 03:00 Holding Worsley on the Case of 04:00 Vanishing Act 05:30 HARDtalk 08:20 PAW Patrol 07:25 Countdown 08:30 Mr Bean: The 04:00 Wycliffe Conan Doyle 04:50 Unwind with ITV 06:00 BBC News 08:35 Pip and Posy 08:05 The King of Queens Animated Series 04:55 Wycliffe 01:55 Animal Park 06:30 World Business Report 08:40 The Adventures of 08:30 The King of Queens 08:45 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 05:50 Never the Twain 06:05 Tenable 02:40 Louis Theroux 07:00 Breakfast Paddington 08:55 The King of Queens 09:10 What’s New Scooby06:20 Never the Twain 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:20 The Big Bang Theory 09:00 Animal Care Club Interviews 10:15 Animal Park Doo? 06:45 Unwind with ITV 11:00 For Love or Money 03:25 Being Kae Tempest 10:00 Lorraine 09:50 The Big Bang Theory 09:15 Milo 09:35 Scooby-Doo and 07:00 Classic Emmerdale 11:45 Frontline Fightback 09:30 PAW Patrol 04:25 Vigil 10:20 Everybody Loves Guess Who? 11:00 This Morning 12:15 Homes Under the 09:45 Chip & Potato 07:35 Classic Emmerdale Raymond 10:00 Totally Bonkers 05:25 This Is BBC TWO Hammer 09:55 Peppa Pig 13:30 Loose Women 08:00 Classic Coronation 10:50 Everybody Loves Guinness World Records 07:35 Baking All the Way 13:15 Bargain Hunt 10:00 Peppa Pig Raymond 10:35 Totally Bonkers Street 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 09:00 Nadiya’s Simple Spices 14:00 BBC News at One 10:05 Milkshake! Story Den Guinness World Records 11:20 Frasier 08:35 Classic Coronation 14:55 ITV News London 09:30 Mary Makes It Easy 14:30 BBC London 10:15 Jeremy Vine 11:50 Frasier 11:00 Secret Crush Street 14:45 Father Brown 12:15 Storm Huntley 10:00 Nicky Campbell 15:00 Dickinson’s Biggest and 12:20 Channel 4 News 12:00 Dress to Impress 09:05 Never the Twain 15:30 Nigel Slater’s Simple 11:00 BBC News 13:15 Alexis Conran Summary 13:00 Dinner Date Best Deals 09:35 Never the Twain Suppers 14:15 Entertainment News 14:00 Pillow Talk 12:25 Christmas in Love 14:00 Supermarket Sweep 16:00 Celebrity Escape to the On 5 10:10 Wycliffe 16:00 Lingo 14:05 Jamie: Together at 15:00 Alan Carr’s Epic 15:40 Move Over, Darling Country 14:20 5 News at Lunchtime 11:20 Wycliffe Christmas Gameshow 17:00 Tipping Point 17:20 A Countryside 16:45 Ricky & Ralf’s Very 14:25 The Christmas Train 12:30 Maigret 15:10 Countdown 16:05 A Cinderella Story: Northern Road Trip 15:25 Entertainment News Christmas 18:00 The Chase 13:35 Heartbeat 16:00 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas Wish 17:30 Bridge of Lies On 5 17:50 Flog It! 19:00 ITV News London 14:40 Classic Emmerdale Christmas 17:10 FYI Daily 18:15 Pointless Celebrities 15:30 The Christmas Train 18:45 Celebrity Antiques 17:00 A Place in the Sun 15:10 Classic Emmerdale 19:30 ITV Evening News 19:00 BBC News at Six 16:25 Crazy About Christmas 17:15 A Cinderella Story: Road Trip 18:00 Chateau DIY at Christmas Wish 15:40 Classic Coronation 19:30 BBC London 17:25 5 News Update 20:30 Emmerdale Christmas 20:00 Celebrity Mastermind 19:45 Porridge 17:30 Crazy About Christmas 18:00 Dinner Date Street 19:00 Four in a Bed 19:00 Celebrity Catchphrase 16:15 Classic Coronation 21:00 Coronation Street 20:30 Richard Osman’s 20:30 EastEnders 18:15 A Christmas Carol 19:30 The Simpsons 20:00 Family Fortunes 21:00 The Repair Shop 19:55 5 News Update House of Games 22:00 Vanishing Act Street 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Bob’s Burgers 22:00 Celebrity MasterChef 21:00 Only Connect 20:00 Giants Live Series 16:50 Midsomer Murders 23:00 ITV News at Ten 21:00 Kirstie and Phil’s Love 21:00 Harrods at Christmas 21:30 Bob’s Burgers 23:00 BBC News at Ten 21:30 Christmas University It or List It 23:30 BBC London 22:00 The 1970s Supermarket 22:00 Gordon, Gino and Fred: 18:45 Downton Abbey 23:30 ITV News London Challenge 19:55 Heartbeat 22:00 Grand Designs Viva Espana! 23:40 Pirates of the At Christmas 23:45 Inside M&S at 22:00 Belfast 21:00 Lewis 23:00 The Lateish Show with 23:30 Britain’s Favourite Ads 23:00 Family Guy Caribbean: Salazar’s 23:30 Mayfair Witches Revenge 23:00 Van der Valk Christmas Mo Gilligan of the 70s and 80s 23:30 Family Guy
Popular Christmas films to watch this festive season Love Actually Against the backdrop of aged hasbeen rock star Billy Mack’s (Bill Nighy’s) Christmas themed comeback cover of “Love Is All Around”, which he knows is crap and makes no bones about it, much to his manager Joe’s (Gregor Fisher’s) chagrin as he promotes the record, several interrelated stories about romantic love and the obstacles to happiness through love for Londoners are presented in the five weeks preceding Christmas. Daniel’s (Liam Neeson’s) wife has just died, leaving him to take care of his adolescent stepson Sam (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) by himself. Daniel is uncertain how to deal with Sam and his problems without his wife present, especially in light of a potential budding romance within their household. Juliet (Keira Knightley) and Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor) have just gotten married. They believe that Peter’s best friend and best man Mark (Andrew Lincoln) hates Juliet, but won’t say so to his or her face
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation It’s Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly
for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two kids. Clark’s continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
Surviving Christmas Wealthy Chicago ad executive Drew Latham has long avoided the family traditions of Christmas, but has dreaded being alone on the actual day. So when his tropical Christmas vacation with girlfriend Missy Vangilder falls through and Missy breaks up with him in the process, a selftherapy session leads Drew to decide to relive his best childhood Christmases. With his loved ones long-gone, he decides to rent a family: the Valcos, the current owners of his childhood home in suburban Chicago. Tom Valco wants nothing to do with Drew until an exorbitant amount of money is involved; they draw up a contract which expires at the end of Christmas night. What Drew doesn’t (or refuses to) realize is that the Valcos are having their own problems, which his presence exacerbates. Can the Valcos endure their unexpected guest? If they can, will the money solve their problems? Meanwhile,
will Drew come to realize what he wants in life and how to achieve it?
Four Christmases Brad and Kate have been together three years, in love, having fun, doing all sorts of things together with no intention of marriage or children. Christmas morning, they’re on their way to Fiji, having told their two sets of divorced parents that they’re off to do charity work. Through a fluke, they have no choice but to visit each of their four idiosyncratic parents. As the day progresses, Brad and Kate remember growing up, each learns more about the other, and Kate realizes that her life may not be as good as it could be. Do they know each other well enough to weather the storms families bring? The Family Stone Everett Stone, who made it on Wall Street, returns home for Christmas with his new girlfriend Meredith Morton. His ultra-liberal, anti-conventional, rustic Connecticut family doesn’t exactly warm to the outsider; despite her best efforts to please the prospective in-laws, she looks, sounds, and acts like the conservative
bigots they hate, while various Stones have their own problems. Only matriarch Sybil Stone’s unshakable maverick son Ben gives her a chance, and as Everett won’t actively turn against either, she feels more supported by him and a weird romance blossoms. Feeling beleaguered, Meredith calls in help from her easygoing sister Julie, who proves no help to her but soon develops a chemistry with Everett, so everything could shift if they dared follow their hearts.
Last Christmas It’s the Christmas season 2017 in London. Ever since recovering from a serious health issue which could have easily taken her life, that health issue which culminated on Christmas day last year, Kate, whose family emigrated from the former Yugoslavia in escaping the Baltic wars, is a changed person, and not for the better. Now irresponsible and self-absorbed, she is running out of friends’ couches on which to sleep in they coming to final straws with her, this couch surfing which she still finds preferable to going home to her parents’, especially in not wanting to deal with her tactless and overbearing mother. Working
as a salesclerk at Yuletide, a year ‘round Christmas store which is entering its busiest time of year, she is continually close to hitting final straws with her boss as well, a Chinese woman who has assumed the name Santa for the business and who only keeps Kate on in remembering back to the time when she was an asset to the business. Kate now aspires to a life as a performer in musical theater, she working under the misguided belief that her chutzpah alone will get her work. Within this situation, Kate meets Tom, who she believes is coming on to her, she putting him off in he not being her type. But persisting, he ends up showing Kate another side of London and another side of life. But as Kate begins to have feelings for him and sees him as an important emotional support for her, he, whose intentions he admits are not romantic, begins to be harder and harder to find, all she knowing about him being that he volunteers in the night shift at a homeless shelter. In the two having some sort of bond, the question then becomes if they will ever come into sync together, factoring into the equation the reason for Tom’s persistence with her in the first place.
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03:45 Sportsday 05:45 Waitrose at Christmas 08:15 Peppa Pig 01:15 Do the Right Thing 00:10 The Royal Variety 07:25 Dodo 01:05 Midsomer Murders 04:00 BBC News 08:20 PAW Patrol 07:40 Dodo 06:40 Kirstie’s Handmade 03:00 Holding Performance 2023 03:10 Strictly Come Dancing 04:30 Influential with Katty 08:30 Pip and Posy 07:50 Mr Bean: The Animated 04:00 Wycliffe Christmas Kay 08:40 The Adventures of Series 02:25 Teleshopping 07:00 Come Dine with Me 05:15 This Is BBC TWO 05:00 BBC News Paddington 08:05 Mr Bean: The Animated 04:55 Wycliffe 04:00 The Real Vanishing Act 07:25 Countdown 07:15 Homes Under the 05:50 Never the Twain 05:30 HARDtalk 09:00 Animal Care Club Series 08:05 The King of Queens 06:00 BBC News 09:15 Milo 08:20 Mr Bean: The 06:20 Never the Twain - Missing Millionairess 08:30 The King of Queens Hammer 06:30 World Business Report 09:30 PAW Patrol Animated Series 08:55 The King of Queens 06:45 Unwind with ITV 05:20 Unwind with ITV 08:15 Celebrity Escape to the 07:00 Breakfast 08:30 Mr Bean: The 09:20 The Big Bang Theory 09:45 Chip & Potato 07:00 Classic Emmerdale 10:15 Animal Park 09:55 Peppa Pig Animated Series 06:35 Made in Britain 09:50 The Big Bang Theory Country 07:35 Classic Emmerdale 11:00 For Love or Money 10:05 Peppa Pig 08:45 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 07:00 Good Morning Britain 10:20 Everybody Loves 08:00 Classic Coronation 11:45 Frontline Fightback 10:10 Milkshake! Story Den 09:10 What’s New Scooby09:00 Gardeners’ World Raymond 12:15 Homes Under the 10:15 Jeremy Vine Doo? Street 10:00 Lorraine 10:50 Everybody Loves 10:00 The Bishop’s Wife Hammer 12:15 Storm Huntley 09:30 Scooby-Doo and 08:35 Classic Coronation Raymond 11:00 This Morning 13:15 Bargain Hunt 13:15 Alexis Conran Guess Who? 11:45 King of Kings 11:20 Frasier Street 14:00 BBC News at One 13:55 Entertainment News 10:00 Totally Bonkers 13:30 Loose Women 11:50 Frasier 09:05 George and Mildred 14:25 The Great British 14:30 BBC London On 5 Guinness World Records 12:20 Channel 4 News 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 09:35 George and Mildred 14:45 Attenborough and the 14:00 5 News at Lunchtime 10:35 Totally Bonkers Summary Sewing Bee Giant Dinosaur 14:05 A Very Yorkshire Guinness World Records 10:05 Wycliffe 14:55 ITV News London 12:25 Too Close for 15:45 Escape to the Country 15:25 Coronation Tailors: Fit Christmas 11:00 Secret Crush 11:15 Wycliffe 15:00 Dickinson’s Biggest and Christmas 16:45 Ricky & Ralf’s Very 15:05 Entertainment News 12:00 Dress to Impress 12:20 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 14:05 Jamie’s Christmas for a King Northern Road Trip On 5 13:00 Dinner Date Best Deals Shortcuts 13:25 Heartbeat 17:30 Bridge of Lies 15:10 A Very Yorkshire 14:00 Supermarket Sweep 16:25 West Side Story 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Lingo 14:30 Classic Emmerdale 18:15 Pointless Celebrities Christmas 15:00 Alan Carr’s Epic 16:00 Kirstie’s Handmade 18:45 Blackadder’s 19:00 BBC News at Six 15:55 Jingle Bell Princess Gameshow 15:00 Classic Emmerdale 17:00 Tipping Point Christmas 19:30 BBC London 16:55 5 News Update 16:05 Rio 15:30 Classic Coronation Christmas Carol 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 The Chase 20:00 Celebrity Mastermind 17:00 Jingle Bell Princess 17:05 FYI Daily Street 18:00 Chateau DIY at 20:30 EastEnders 17:40 Sherlock Holmes 17:10 Rio 19:30 Gardeners’ World 19:00 ITV News London 16:00 Classic Coronation Christmas 21:00 Would I Lie to You? 18:40 5 News Update 18:00 Dinner Date 20:30 Only Connect 19:00 Four in a Bed 19:30 ITV Evening News 21:30 Here We Go 18:45 Sherlock Holmes 19:00 Celebrity Catchphrase Street 19:30 The Simpsons 22:00 Have I Got News for 20:00 Giants Live Series 20:00 Family Fortunes 16:30 Midsomer Murders 21:00 University Challenge 20:30 Emmerdale 20:00 Channel 4 News You 21:00 Christmas At Hampton 21:00 Bob’s Burgers 18:25 Downton Abbey 21:30 Richard Osman’s House 21:00 The Dog House 21:00 Coronation Street 22:30 Two Doors Down Court 21:30 Bob’s Burgers 19:55 Heartbeat 22:00 The Last Leg 23:00 BBC News at Ten 22:00 The Madame Blanc 22:00 Pitch Perfect of Games 22:00 Parkinson 21:00 Doc Martin 23:00 Jimmy Carr’s I Literally Mysteries 23:30 BBC London 23:00 FYI Daily Just Told You 23:50 ITV News 23:40 Bad Education 22:00 House of Gucci 23:00 The Bodyguard 23:05 Pitch Perfect 22:30 Grantchester
Saturday 23rd December 02:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:20 Joins BBC News 02:30 Inside Museums 03:00 BBC News 03:30 100 Women 04:00 BBC News 04:30 Our World 05:00 BBC News 05:30 The Travel Show 06:00 BBC News 06:30 Talking Movies 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 The Great Food Guys 13:00 Football Focus 14:00 BBC Weekend News 14:10 BBC Weather 14:15 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 15:50 Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas 16:20 DIY SOS 17:20 Final Score 18:15 Stick Man 18:40 BBC Weekend News 18:50 BBC London 18:55 BBC Weather 19:00 The Hit List 19:45 Paddington 21:10 The Weakest Link 22:00 Blankety Blank 22:35 Two Doors Down 23:05 BBC Weekend News 23:20 BBC Weather 23:25 Match of the Day
00:30 Alien 00:25 ITV News London 02:20 Panorama 00:40 The Voice UK 02:50 Julius Caesar: The 02:20 Teleshopping Making of a Dictator 04:00 Inside M&S at 03:50 Vigil Christmas 04:50 This Is BBC TWO 04:50 Unwind with ITV 07:30 Hey Duggee 06:05 Ainsley’s Festive 07:40 Love Monster Flavours 07:55 Nick Cope’s Popcast 08:05 Go Jetters 07:00 Love Your Garden 08:25 Danger Mouse 07:30 Love Your Garden 08:50 Grizzy and The 08:30 Love Your Weekend Lemmings with Alan Titchmarsh 08:55 Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon: Ultra Legends 10:25 ITV News 09:15 The Football Academy 10:30 James Martin’s Saturday Morning 09:45 Blue Peter 10:15 Gardeners’ World 12:35 John and Lisa’s 11:15 Jesus Christ Superstar Weekend Kitchen 13:00 Celebrity MasterChef 13:35 Gino’s Italy: Secrets of 14:00 The A to Z of TV the South Cooking 14:05 ITV Lunchtime News 14:05 The Big Sleep 14:15 Sing 15:55 Casablanca 16:20 How the Grinch Stole 17:35 The Hairy Bikers: Coming Home for Christmas Christmas 18:35 Porridge 18:10 ITV Evening News 20:10 Christmas with 18:25 ITV News London Katherine Jenkins 18:35 Fantastic Beasts: The 21:10 Victoria Wood with All Crimes of Grindelwald the Trimmings 21:10 The Voice UK 22:00 Disco at the BBC 23:00 Disco: Soundtrack of a 23:05 The 1% Club Revolution 23:55 ITV News
00:05 Paul 02:00 Daddy’s Home 03:40 Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back 04:25 Come Dine with Me 04:50 Come Dine with Me 05:15 Come Dine with Me 05:45 Come Dine with Me 06:15 Come Dine with Me 06:40 Jamie: Keep Cooking at Christmas 07:10 The King of Queens 07:35 The King of Queens 08:00 The King of Queens 08:25 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:55 The Simpsons 09:20 The Simpsons 09:50 The Simpsons 10:20 The Simpsons 10:50 The Simpsons 11:20 A Christmas Carousel 13:05 London Zoo at Christmas 14:05 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 15:10 Channel 4 News 15:35 Scrooged 17:30 It’s a Wonderful Life 20:00 Men in Black 3 22:00 Die Hard
08:20 Peppa Pig 07:00 Captain Underpants 00:05 Law & Order: UK 08:25 Pip and Posy Mega Blissmas 08:30 Pip and Posy 07:50 Mr Bean: The Animated 01:05 Midsomer Murders 08:40 PAW Patrol Series 03:00 Wycliffe 09:00 The Adventures of 08:05 Mr Bean: The Animated 04:05 Wycliffe Paddington Series 09:15 Mixmups 08:20 Mr Bean: The 05:00 Agatha Christie’s 09:30 Ben & Holly’s Little Animated Series Poirot Kingdom 08:35 Scooby-Doo! 09:45 Pop Paper City Frankencreepy 05:55 Never the Twain 10:00 Meet the Experts 10:00 Totally Bonkers 10:10 Reu & Harper’s Wonder Guinness World Records 06:20 Never the Twain World 10:10 Kung Fu Panda Holiday 06:50 Unwind with ITV 10:20 Dora the Explorer Special 10:45 SpongeBob 10:45 Merry Madagascar 07:00 George and Mildred SquarePants 11:10 Trolls Holiday 07:40 A Touch of Frost 11:10 Entertainment News 11:45 A Cinderella Story: On 5 Christmas Wish 09:45 Never the Twain 11:20 Friends 12:50 FYI Daily 11:50 Friends 12:55 A Cinderella Story: 10:20 That Riviera Touch 12:20 Friends Christmas Wish 12:20 The Queen and her 12:50 Miracle on 34th Street 13:35 Alan Carr’s Epic 13:50 Entertainment News Gameshow Cousins with Alexander On 5 14:40 Celebrity Catchphrase Armstrong 13:55 Miracle on 34th Street 15:40 Home Alone 3 14:55 Escape to Victory 16:45 FYI Daily 13:20 Downton Abbey 15:55 Entertainment News 16:50 Home Alone 3 On 5 17:40 Peter Pan 14:40 Downton Abbey 16:00 Escape to Victory 18:45 FYI Daily 15:55 Downton Abbey 17:15 The Dirty Dozen 18:50 Peter Pan 18:15 5 News Update 19:55 Johnny English Reborn 17:10 Downton Abbey 18:20 The Dirty Dozen 20:55 FYI Daily 20:05 5 News Weekend 21:00 Johnny English Reborn 18:25 Downton Abbey 20:10 Giants Live Series 22:00 Wedding Crashers 20:00 Midsomer Murders 21:10 Invitation to a Murder 23:05 FYI Daily 23:10 Bridget Jones’s Baby 23:10 Wedding Crashers 22:00 Midsomer Murders
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Sunday 24th December 00:50 Out of Sight 02:45 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:50 Joins BBC News 03:00 BBC News 03:30 Nobel Minds 04:00 BBC News 04:30 Influential with Katty Kay 05:00 BBC News 05:30 Click 06:00 BBC News 06:30 Talking Business 07:00 Breakfast 09:35 Match of the Day 11:05 The Boss Baby 12:30 Room on the Broom 13:00 Nigella’s Amsterdam Christmas 14:00 BBC Weekend News 14:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 14:15 Songs of Praise 14:50 Frozen Planet II 15:50 The Sound of Music 18:40 BBC Weekend News 18:50 BBC London 18:55 BBC Weather 19:00 Countryfile 20:00 Antiques Roadshow 21:00 The Repair Shop 22:00 Beyond Paradise 23:00 Not Going Out 23:45 BBC Weekend News
00:00 TOTP 2 00:10 English Football League00:35 Scent of a Woman 00:30 Studio 54 Highlights 03:25 Anchorman 2: The 02:10 Disco at the BBC 01:30 Teleshopping 03:10 Teddy Pendergrass: If 04:00 Ant and Dec’s Limitless Legend Continues You Don’t Know Me 05:20 Hollyoaks Omnibus Win 04:55 This Is BBC TWO 04:50 Unwind with ITV 07:25 Cheers 07:20 A Vicar’s Life 07:50 Glorious Gardens from 06:05 Ainsley’s Food We Love 07:55 Cheers 07:00 Ainsley’s Food We Love Above 07:30 James Martin’s French 08:25 The Tiger Who Came 08:35 Countryfile Adventure 09:35 Breakfast to Tea 10:00 Mimi And The Mountain 08:30 James Martin’s 08:50 The Snowman Dragon Saturday Morning 09:25 Father Christmas 10:25 Home Comforts at 10:25 ITV News Christmas 10:30 Love Your Christmas 10:00 The Snowman and the 11:10 Home Comforts at with Alan Titchmarsh Snowdog Christmas 12:25 Fletcher’s Family Farm 12:00 Nigella: At My Table 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:25 Love Your Garden 13:00 Snow Babies 13:30 Charlotte’s Web 13:55 ITV Lunchtime News 14:00 White Christmas 14:05 The Secret Life of Pets 15:20 Channel 4 News 15:55 Talking Pictures 15:40 The Grinch 16:40 Inside the Factory 15:40 A Christmas Carol 17:20 ITV Evening News 17:40 Spy in the Snow 17:40 The Snowman 18:40 The Hills Are Alive with 17:40 ITV News London the Kanneh-Masons 17:50 Ant and Dec’s Saturday 18:10 The Snowman and the 19:40 Carols from King’s Night Takeaway Snowdog 21:00 Amazing Hotels: Life 18:25 Home Alone 2: Lost in Beyond the Lobby 18:45 Miracle on 34th Street New York 22:00 Killing Sherlock: Lucy 20:45 Royal Carols: Together 20:45 Mog’s Christmas Worsley on the Case of at Christmas Conan Doyle 21:15 The Great British Bake 22:00 Britain Get Singing 23:00 A Ghost Story for Off 23:15 The Jonathan Ross Christmas 23:30 Nine to Five
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09:45 Meet the Experts 08:05 Mr Bean: The Animated 00:05 Midsomer Murders 09:55 Reu & Harper’s Wonder Series World 08:20 Mr Bean: The Animated 02:00 Endeavour 10:10 Dora the Explorer Series 10:35 The Smurfs 08:30 Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! 04:00 That Riviera Touch 10:45 SpongeBob 10:00 Donkey’s Caroling 05:40 Never the Twain SquarePants Christmas-tacular 10:55 Entertainment News 10:10 Merry Madagascar 06:05 George and Mildred On 5 10:45 The Smurfs: A 11:00 NFL End Zone Christmas Carol 06:30 Unwind with ITV 11:30 Friends 11:15 Ice Age: A Mammoth 12:00 Friends Christmas 12:30 Scrooge - A Christmas 11:50 Beethoven’s Christmas 07:00 George and Mildred Carol Adventure 07:35 The Durrells 13:30 Entertainment News 12:50 FYI Daily On 5 12:55 Beethoven’s Christmas 08:35 The Durrells 13:35 Scrooge - A Christmas Adventure Carol 09:35 Where the Heart Is 13:35 Family Fortunes 14:20 The Man Who Invented 14:40 It’s a Very Merry Christmas 11:05 George and Mildred Muppet Christmas Movie 15:20 Entertainment News 15:40 FYI Daily On 5 11:40 George and Mildred 15:25 The Man Who Invented 15:45 It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Christmas 12:15 On the Buses 16:45 Smallfoot 16:25 The Holiday 17:50 FYI Daily 17:25 5 News Update 12:50 Doc Martin 17:55 Smallfoot 17:30 The Holiday 18:40 Celebrity Catchphrase 14:50 Goodbye, Mr. Chips 19:05 5 News Weekend 19:45 Hairspray 19:10 Comedy Classic: The 20:45 FYI Daily Vicar of Dibley 16:50 Goodnight Mister Tom 20:50 Hairspray 20:30 Bradley Walsh: My 22:00 There’s Something Comedy Heroes 19:00 Dad’s Army 22:00 Only Fools and Horses: About Mary 23:05 FYI Daily Greatest Christmas Moments 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:30 Only Fools And Horses: 23:10 There’s Something Secrets & Scandals 23:00 An Audience with About Mary
00:05 Match of the Day 2 01:15 QI XL 00:15 ITV News 01:30 Jimmy Carr’s I Literally 07:00 Milkshake! News 00:40 Midnight Mass 02:00 Live at the Apollo 07:10 Peppa Pig 00:30 Christmas Carols on Just Told You 01:55 Far From the Madding 02:45 Stacey Solomon’s 02:25 Micky Flanagan’s Out 07:15 Peppa Pig ITV Crowd Crafty Christmas Out Tour 07:20 Peppa Pig 03:50 Weather for the Week 03:45 Nigella’s Amsterdam 01:25 The Royal Variety 03:20 The Last Leg 07:25 Oggy Oggy Performance 2023 Ahead Christmas 04:15 Gordon Ramsay’s 24 07:35 Tweedy & Fluff 03:55 Joins BBC News 04:45 The Hairy Bikers: Hours to Hell and Back 07:40 Fireman Sam 03:35 Alan Carr’s Epic 04:00 BBC News Coming Home for Christmas 05:00 Sarah Beeny’s New Life 07:50 Thomas & Friends: All Gameshow 04:30 Review 05:45 This Is BBC TWO in the Country Engines Go 04:25 Motorsport UK 05:00 BBC News 07:15 Homes Under the 05:55 Devon and Cornwall at 08:00 Peppa Pig 05:15 Unwind with ITV 05:30 HARDtalk Hammer Christmas 2021 08:15 PAW Patrol 06:00 BBC News 08:15 Bargain Hunt 06:45 Jamie: Keep Cooking at 08:35 The Adventures of 06:05 Family Fortunes 06:30 Windrush: Portraits of 09:00 Christmas at St Paul’s 07:00 Fletcher’s Family Farm Christmas Paddington a Generation 10:00 Carols from King’s 07:10 The Simpsons 08:50 Pip and Posy 08:00 Good Morning Britain 07:35 The Simpsons 07:00 Breakfast 11:15 The Highway Rat 09:00 Entertainment News 10:00 Lorraine 09:50 The Gruffalo 11:40 Wallace & Gromit: A 08:00 The Simpsons On 5 10:15 How to Train Your Close Shave 08:30 The Tiger Who Came 09:10 Greatest Family 11:00 This Morning Dragon: Homecoming 12:15 Chariots of Fire to Tea Christmas Hits 13:00 James Martin’s 10:40 The Boy, the Mole, the 14:15 Matthew Bourne’s 09:05 Father Christmas 10:05 Britain’s Favourite Saturday Morning Fox and the Horse Sleeping Beauty 09:40 Puss in Boots Christmas Songs 15:00 Ainsley’s Festive 11:15 Christmas Morning 16:00 The King 11:25 Kung Fu Panda 2 12:05 Britain’s Favourite 80s 12:15 Cinderella 16:10 Death on the Nile 13:15 The Snowman Songs Flavours 13:55 The Addams Family 2 18:25 Dad’s Army 13:50 Mog’s Christmas 14:05 Britain’s Favourite 16:00 HM The King 15:20 BBC News at One 18:55 The Morecambe and 14:25 The Snowman and the Christmas Songs 16:10 You’ve Been Framed! 15:30 BBC Weather Wise Show Snowdog 16:10 The Wizard of Oz 15:35 Tabby McTat 20:00 Morecambe and Wise: 16:40 ITV Evening News 14:55 The Great British Bake 17:10 Entertainment News 16:00 The King In Their Own Words Off On 5 16:45 In for a Penny 16:10 Toy Story 4 21:00 The Music of 16:10 The Italian Job 17:15 The Wizard of Oz 17:30 Sing 2 17:40 Strictly Come Dancing Morecambe and Wise 18:10 The Alternative 18:20 All-Time Favourite 19:30 Emmerdale 18:55 Doctor Who 22:00 Ricky Tomlinson Christmas Message ABBA Songs 20:00 Coronation Street 19:50 Michael McIntyre’s The Remembers...The Royle 18:20 Channel 4 News 19:00 Britain’s Favourite Wheel Family 18:30 Home Alone Christmas Songs 20:30 The Masked Singer 20:45 Ghosts 22:15 The Royle Family 20:30 The Great Pottery 22:00 Britain’s Favourite 22:00 The 1% Club 21:15 Call the Midwife 22:55 The Mrs. Merton Show Throw Down Party Songs 23:00 Barry Humphries: The 22:45 EastEnders 23:25 Caroline Aherne: Queen 21:45 The Piano at Christmas 23:55 Queen: The Band That Last Laugh 23:45 Mrs Brown’s Boys of Comedy 23:00 Forrest Gump Rocked The World
08:05 Mr Bean: The Animated 00:05 Endeavour Series 08:20 Mr Bean: The Animated 02:05 Blue Murder Series 03:10 Lewis 08:30 Mr Bean: The Animated 05:00 Where the Heart Is Series 08:45 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 06:20 George and Mildred 09:10 What’s New Scooby06:45 Unwind with ITV Doo? 09:35 Scooby-Doo and Guess 07:00 Classic Emmerdale Who? 07:35 Classic Emmerdale 10:00 The Madagascar Penguins In a Christmas 08:00 Classic Coronation Caper Street 10:10 Trolls Holiday 10:45 Kung Fu Panda Holiday 08:35 Classic Coronation Special Street 11:10 In for a Penny 11:55 Peter Pan 09:05 The Darling Buds of 13:00 FYI Daily May 13:05 Peter Pan 14:10 Ice Age 10:15 The Larkins 15:10 FYI Daily 11:45 The Royal 15:15 Ice Age 15:50 Deck the Halls 12:50 Heartbeat 17:05 FYI Daily 14:00 Midsomer Murders 17:10 Deck the Halls 17:40 Jumanji 16:00 HM The King 18:45 FYI Daily 16:10 Midsomer Murders 18:50 Jumanji 19:50 Big 18:20 Downton Abbey 20:50 FYI Daily 20:20 Heartbeat 20:55 Big 22:00 Bridesmaids 21:30 Midsomer Murders 23:00 FYI Daily 23:05 Bridesmaids 23:30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot
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Santa Visits Royal Naval Association Torrevieja Branch It’s that time of year where we get together with friends and enjoy some ‘festive cheer’ and there was no exception to this when some of the branch members (shipmates) of the Royal Naval Association Torrevieja Branch (RNATB) did so at their recent annual Christmas Dinner & Dance held at the Lakeview Restaurant in Ciudad Quesada, Alicante. The festive spirit was set in motion at the Cava reception by the 15 strong group of singers that formed the ensemble of the Melody Makers, who performed a tremendous rendition of carols for the first hour to the nearly 50 strong shipmates and guests of the RNATB. The Melody Makers regularly practice at the Lakeview Restaurant and are a group that perform a variety of public performances at various times during the year, all in aid of their designated charity of Age Concern and on this occasion were able to collect a further 58.83 Euros during their performance. The RNATB traditionally have a raffle at all their main social functions, and this event was slightly different, in that it was an ‘extravaganza of a raffle’ with 28 prizes ranging from ‘a big cuddly Santa’ humongous his and hers individual hampers, through various festive items all the way through to vouchers for a local butcher and all funded by the
Branch at a cost of Euro 400. It would not be a Christmas Celebration without an appearance from Santa, and he duly arrived after the reception as all were taking their seats and although he left the reindeers outside, he did bring in two of his Elf’s to held in giving out the individual presents to all the ladies while having their photos taken. Although Santa left his reindeer team outside, they were acknowledged, as each of the dining tables were named after them. We were very fortunate to have a photographer, Tom Crawford of KSC.Photography. Services@gmail.com on hand to take individual photos during the reception and to ‘snap photos’ of the ladies receiving their present from Santa. Some of the photos and videos of the evening can be seen on the RNATB Facebook Page at https://www.facebook. com/royalnavytorreviejabranch Once Santa was on his way with his traditional Ho, Ho, Ho, the shipmates and guests ‘tucked into’ their del-ish meal provided by the Lakeview staff, including Bobby, Claudia, John, Mia and Snowy (very aptly name for this time of year). The shipmates are a combination of not only ex-Royal Navy, but also ex-Royal Marines, ex-Merchant Navy, ex-Army, and ex-RAF along with civilians from
nations including, Spain, Ukraine, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Ireland and Russia, to name but a few. It is truly fitting that so many nations should especially come together in harmony at this time of year to celebrate ‘peace and happiness to all mankind’ and it was only fitting that we were able to toast “one and all” in traditional ‘naval style’ with port. We were privileged that one of our guests was a Lieutenant Submariner from the Spanish Navy, who was also AKA ‘Elf Smiley’ and assisted Santa with giving out the ladies presents; the other AKA ‘Elf Happy’ was a ex-RN whirligig (helicopter) engineer. The RNATB hold many social events throughout the year and this event like many others was subsidised for branch shipmates from the branch general fund. These events do not happen ‘overnight by accident’ and take much planning and resourcing and therefore after the toast were special thank you’s and rounds of applause to all those shipmates involved, including Lenny, Angie, Maureen, Kath, Kim, Steve, Carl, Nicola, Ruth, and Paul as well as all those in attendance for making it the exhilarating event that it was. The Raffle was followed by much merriment and ‘shaking of the hoof’ – some called dancing. The shipmates are now looking forward to the next soiree of the Valentines Dinner in 2024.
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As many of you know, A Helping Hand is a food and clothes bank based in Torrevieja who are struggling to feed all the people on their books. Both this paper and Seagate Wealth Management are doing all they can to support this wonderful local charity. We are still looking for stocking fillers: Selection boxes. Chocolate Santa’s.
We are closing for 2 weeks over Christmas and really want to fill all these families to the brim. If you can donate anything from the list below, it would be so very appreciated as we want all our families to have the best Christmas they can: Rice, milk, pasta, soup mixes, tomato frito, tinned tomatoes, toilet rolls, wet wipes, baby milk (NATIVA 1,2 &3), nappies - size 4..5..& 6, cheese triangles/ slices, chorizo/salami slices, ham, hot dogs, yoghurts, childrens’ snacks and juices, s h a m p o o / c o n d i t i o n e r,
washing detergent ,toothpaste, tuna ,salt and sugar. If you prefer to shop online, then please visit Al Campo, Mercadona or even Amazon and the donations can be sent to: Avenida tomas boj andreu casa 2 bloque 4 Manzana 8 vivero 1 los altos Torrevieja 03185 Mobile number for deliveries: 611 69 28 46
You can also donate in the following ways: https://www.paypal.me/ daniellasixx8 revolut.me/nikkis2qrb ES23 0128 0655 2401 0002 4012 If you can help in any way, there are various drop off points and you can find your nearest one by checking out the Helping Hand Facebook page.
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Slim4Life helps Reach Out Homeless Charity with its 2023 Handbag Appeal
Caroline Steentra has initiated this fabulous appeal as her charity for 2023. Slim4Life was only too delighted to assist Caroline in her effort to help our local
ladies. They have collected handbags (new or pre-loved) and filled them with “goodies” toiletries and needy articles for all the local ladies who need help.
Shirley Latham and her very generous clients at SLIM4LIFE with all the handbags collected for Reach Out Homeless Charity through the 2023 Handbag appeal.
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Cruz Azul is celebrating its tenth year in 2023 My new man has 4 grown children from one marriage, and another two from a long term relationship. He told me that he has always spent Christmas with the whole of his family; amazingly, with both women, all of their blended offspring, his, and their parents. I commented that this was quite remarkable, and that they should all be commended for remaining on friendly terms and being able to do that. Last week I discovered he had booked a flight for himself back to the UK for Christmas. When exactly, was he going to tell me about his plans? I had been talking about Christmas since October, and he had said, ‘yeah that sounds great’, but now I see he was just pasifying me. I am shattered. He said he’d made no secret of things, and I knew he has always done this for years, and should have expected it. When I asked why I couldn’t be included in this big, friendly family meal, he eventually said that his women did not know about me. It’s changed everything and I don’t know what to do; he cannot see my point of view and is leaving in a few days. Your longer email tells me that friends have told you of his unreliability, the fact that he has no money of his own, and is known for latching onto single women who have a house and are comfortably off. You tell me you have already lent him a prepared to leave you alone at Christmas time; does that substantial amount of money. I am sorry to say that this not say it all? If this were me, I’d have his bags packed man could be using you, and playing you for a fool. He is and put on the porch for when he returned. WRITE TO SARA IN CONFIDENCE. A PSEUDONYM WILL BE USED IF YOU WISH. SARA READS ALL LETTERS AND CAN GIVE A PERSONAL REPLY. EMAIL YOUR QUESTION TO SARA@ COSTABLANCAPEOPLE.COM OR SARA IS AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS, TELEPHONE 650 054 467.
Founded by Lyn Baines and Sue Thomason during the ‘crisis’ in Spain when pets were abandoned because people could not afford vet fees. Lyn and Sue wanted to encourage responsible pet ownership and to ensure no animal suffered because of lack of funds. When Cruz Azul agrees to help, the pet is vaccinated, microchipped and sterilised. Bit by bit, this is aiding responsible ownership and discouraging unlicensed breeding. Cruz Azul also promotes the management of cat colonies properly. This includes advice and cat traps and so many advantages….. cats are territorial, won’t allow other cats in, keep down the vermin population and, with sterilisation, the colony naturally reduces without harming the cats. President, Lyn Baines, was so happy when she spoke to us this week about an unexpected donation of 1,000€ from Worshipful Brother, George Noden, of the Luz de Murcia Lodge. “It means so much to us and the animals “ said Lyn. “The only way we raise money for them usually is through our popular donation centre in San Javier. We must thank George, and the Lodge Members for their generosity”.
The Luz de Murcia Lodge has been in existence for 28 years and has been based in Las Claras for the last 4 years. It is part of the Masonic Province of Murcia, which comprises of 6 masonic Lodges. Each of the Lodges will designate which charities they will support. They must be Murcian to qualify, along with the charities designated by the Province as a group. Recent charity donations by Luz de Murcia have included Afacmur, (Asociación de familiares de niños con cáncer de la Región de Murcia), AECC (Spanish Association Against Cancer), Los Arcos Hospital, MABS Respite Home, and recently Cruz Azul. Luz de Murcia Lodge have an ongoing programme to
supply goods for Social Services to allocate to those in need in Los Alcazares. In addition Luz de Murcia Lodge, along with the Provincial Grand Lodge, supported the local community by providing equipment and goods during the two major floods to devastate the area . Aid was also sent to assist with the earthquake disaster which struck Lorca in 2011. Cruz Azul Murcia is a registered charity (No. 11.720/1a) and exists to provide veterinary care for the sick and injured pets of people in need and to promote responsible pet ownership. If you or someone you know needs help, or you would like to volunteer or donate, please call 693 017 616 or visit their website: www.cruzazulmurcia.com
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“Arriving late is better than not Intensive surveillance of vans by DGT arriving”, slogan of the new DGT informative campaign In its traditional campaign for these dates, the DGT reminds us that, no matter how important the trip is (and Santa Claus’s trip is), the important thing is to arrive, even if it is late. In the radio spots, children are the protagonists, advising Santa Claus not to run so he can reach all the homes. The campaign can be seen and heard during the Christmas period on television, radio, print media, digital media, social networks, cinema and outdoors. Like every year around this time, the General Directorate of Traffic launches its traditional awareness campaign on the importance of having correct behavior on the road. The millions of trips that will take place by road in the coming weeks to meet with family and friends, leads this Organization to remember, once again, the importance of being careful behind the wheel. This year, the campaign is focused on one of the most important trips of the year: that of Santa Claus from his residence in Lapland to the homes of all the boys and girls who look forward to his visit. On this occasion, the arrival of Santa Claus is delayed more than expected and he does not come to the homes of the
little ones like every Christmas Eve, an unprecedented fact to which no one has an answer and which opens the news of all the media. Finally, and hours late, Santa Claus ends up arriving at the homes of all the boys and girls giving an important lesson: “Being late is better than not being there, even at Christmas.” With a friendly tone and playing with the illusion of the arrival of Santa Claus by the little ones and his extrapolation to the world of adults when they wait for their loved ones to meet again, the DGT once again reminds us of the importance of compliance with the rules of traffic. Answering a call while driving, looking at WhatsApp, having a drink or stepping on the accelerator more than is allowed are just some of the
facts that can truncate the reunion of many families. For the campaign, several 30”, 20” and 10” audiovisual pieces have been made that can be seen on television, cinemas and social networks. Two radio spots have also been created, where two children (Alexandra and Pepe) are the protagonists, advising Santa Claus not to run, that it is better to arrive late than not arrive at all. Pieces have also been made for outdoor, digital and print media. Likewise, a page has been created https://llegar.dgt. es, which attempts to raise awareness with messages to different road users of the responsibility they have when sharing the same limited space and in which the behavior of each one has consequences on the rest of the road users.
During the week of November 20th to 26th, the General Directorate of Traffic carried out a special surveillance campaign focused on the more than 2 and a half million vans that circulate on the roads, a type of vehicle that represents 7% of the total vehicle fleet. One of the elements that was controlled due to the importance of proper vehicle maintenance when making safe trips was the Technical Vehicle Inspection. On this occasion, 2,354 drivers (28.3% of the total) were reported for driving without a valid MOT. In addition, 325 were traveling with tires in poor condition and another 218 vans were immobilized for not meeting the minimum driving conditions. Throughout the week, agents from the Civil Guard Traffic Group controlled 137,143 vans (almost 13,000 more than in the
campaign carried out in 2022) and verified that 8,319 drivers failed to comply with some precept of traffic regulations. Another of the most common violations committed by van drivers was driving above the permitted limits, which are different from those of other vehicles (90km/h on highways and highways and 80km/h on conventional roads), which is why in which 1,852 drivers were reported. Furthermore, it is important to highlight another worrying fact detected by the agents in the preventive controls established as a result of the intensification of surveillance, and that is the fact that 371 drivers tested positive: 121 for alcohol and 250 for other drugs. OTHER VIOLATIONS In the seven days of the campaign, 492 van occupants
were reported for not using another of the essential elements in road safety that has saved the most lives since its invention, such as the seat belt. The loading of vehicles has been another of the precepts to control, because the weight and distribution of the load are vital in the event of an accident. On this occasion, 451 drivers were reported for exceeding the weight allowed in their vehicle and others 305 for carrying incorrect cargo disposition. It must be remembered that the greater the mass of the van, the greater the safety distance that must be maintained to stop the vehicle in time in the event of any unforeseen event. Regarding the documentation of both the vehicle and the driver, the 551 complaints made for this reason stand out, and another 204 for lacking mandatory insurance.
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Abbey Anglers & Rods N Reels On Tuesday the 12th of December we fished the penultimate round of the winter series at The El Bosquet Complex. Sixteen anglers turned up and we fished four sections of four spread along A1 to 7 and 26 to 40. The match was fished in brilliant sunshine for almost the entire day with temperatures reaching around 27 degrees. Fisherman extraordinaire, Harry Billing took top spot from peg 2. Harry fished maggot on the pole for a fantastic weight of 29.48kg. In second place was Tony Felstead on the adjacent peg 1. Tony used similar tactics to winkle out 17.16kg. Third place went to Richard smith
also from the next peg B1. Richard once again used maggots on the pole for 14.98kh. The winter series is very close with Russell Davidson leading the way with 99 points. It will all go down to the final match and the draw will be vital. Pegs 26 to 40 once again disappointed with the top weight coming from Willy Moons on peg 26 with 8.72kg. Rods N Reels The following day we once again fished the same complex and with only eight anglers attending we fished pegs A1 to 7. The weather was totally different with the temperature never reaching above 15 degrees and
fleeces and hats were the order of the day. Runaway winner was Richard Smith from A1. Richard fished the pole with maggots and caught some quality carp for 20.02kg. Second place went to Sean Reakes from peg 1,who after a very slow first 4 hours caught on the bomb with corn or pellets for 13.86kg. In third place at the other end of the stretch on peg 7 was Max DeGrote. Max fished maggots or maize on the pole and weighed 11.94kg. Pictured is Richard Smith at out recent presentation and Christmas meal. Ian Brown
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