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Widening of N332 gets the go ahead It looks as though plans are now underway to widen the N332 as it passes through Torrevieja, but we can’t expect relief on this road any time soon.

t is unlikely that the work will begin before 2020 as there must be a lengthy contracting process with 40 million euros at stake. The townspeople of Torrevieja have been waiting for almost ten years for something to be done about the horrendous tailbacks that there are, particularly in the summer months. The announcement that the road widening would finally go ahead was made on 8th November in the Boletín Oficial del estado. It is estimated that there are around 40,000 vehicles a day that use the road and during the summer season and

festivals it rises to 50,000. Finding a way of making their passage smoother is no easy matter. The process of contracting a business to begin the work is likely to take 10 months alone. Provided everything goes to plan and there are no environmental hold ups then the most optimistic possibility is that work begins in the first quarter of 2020. Since the widening of the road was first planned the costs have gone up. Along with this, there has continued to be controversy of who should settle the majority of the cost and pay for it. Not every part of the N332 has had to wait so long. The remainder of the road in this area was doubled in 2008 (Pilar de la Horadada to Torrevieja) and in 2010 (from Torrevieja to Guardamar). It left the Torrevieja stretch marooned in the middle as a one track road that has been a bottleneck ever since. Some of the hold-up has been over land ownership

as not all the land that was needed belonged to the town itself. Now, we are informed that it will cost as much as 986,000 just for the drafting of the plans for the route – let alone carrying it out. The project has become a much more complex one since it was first conceived. The new project will also take measures to address congestion on the roads leading onto the N332 and hold up traffic passing through the town. Currently traffic is not allowed to overtake on the N332 as it passes through Torrevieja due to the number of accidents there have been there in spite of warning signs alerting drivers to the problem. This further slows down the flow but is considered necessary to try and avoid more deaths. It may seem a long time to wait, but at least now the announcement has been made and we can look forward to quieter roads ahead – however distant. Suzanne O’Connell

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BITE SIZE Crisis in the local police NEWS: With recent earthquake tremors being felt in and around Torrevieja, it’s a relief to hear that plans are being reviewed for if a sizeable quake did strike the town. The councillor for Security and Emergencies, Javier Manzanares, spent the morning on 30th October with José Juan Giner, an expert in earthquakes. The professor had been invited to meet with councillors and other responsible people to bring to the table expert knowledge on this subject. During the meeting they discussed and studied seismic activity in the area, particularly around Torrevieja. The Professor Juan José Giner Caturla summerised the plan which he presented to the town hall as far back as 1992. ‘The idea,’ explained councillor Manzanares, ‘is to bring to the planning board again actions that would need to be taken in Torrevieja. Given the importance of this subject it is time for a review.’ It is intended to monitor the presence of small tremors and also keep in mind actions that the council could take both before and after a tremor. This will include the review of an evacuation plan in the event of a large earthquake taking place. Further talks and discussions are also likely to be offered to different associations and schools.

Black Friday It has become an annual event and the day when shops and online retailers take the opportunity to reduce prices and raise their sales just before Christmas. Torrevieja Continued on page 5

of inspectors should rise from three to seven. In total, at least 36 positions need to be filled now in order to alleviate the crisis later. Over the last eight years the union claims that there has been insufficient funding of the police force and suggests that only two police officer positions have been offered. A number, that they claim is completely inadequate. Two additional positions were also made available as internal promotions and did not mean that any new recruitment was made. The mayor, José Manuel Dolón has promised the appointment of 40 new police officers but so far has been unable to follow this promise through. There is currently a budget stalemate with opposition parties failing to provide the political support needed for budget approval. This means that no action to address this issue can yet be taken. Suzanne O’Connell

Safe cities in Spain Two Spanish cities are ranked among safest cities in Europe, according to new report. The report reveals that Barcelona and Madrid are ranked amongst the safest cities in Europe. The Economist Intelligence Unit analyses 60 cities across the world and ranks them in order of personal safety, healthcare, security infrastructure and digital security. Tokyo is the safest city in the world but Barcelona and Madrid lead the table in terms of security infrastructure in buildings, bridges, roads and

emergency services. Barcelona has gone up seven positions since last year despite the terrorist attacks on La Rambla that killed 13 people and injured 130 others. The report also highlighted that cities are more vulnerable the more they adapt to digitalisation as they are susceptible to hackers. At the bottom of the safety table are Middle Eastern and Asian cities, such as Dacca (Bangladesh), Rangoon (Myanmar), Karachi and El Cairo.

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The Local Police force in Torrevieja are having a difficult time at the moment. Along with allegations of corruption amongst some officials comes the news that the force could find itself on its hands and knees in a few years as officers are due for retirement. Their union has announced that the force, which consists of 156 police officers altogether, will lose another fifty officers in five years when theywill reach retirement. Already 47 of those propping up the ranks in Torrevieja are in temporary positions. The retirement age for the police is set to reduce in early 2018 which is making the situation even more difficult for the town’s police force. The union is now asking the mayor urgently to help deal with the crisis by ensuring that as many posts are made available and filled as possible in the next recruitment round. It’s being requested that the number of officers increase from 15 to 18 and the number

BRITISH ‘MOST WANTED’ CRIMINAL CAUGHT IN SPAIN A Brit alleged to be one of Europe’s most wanted fraudsters has been arrested on the Costa del Sol at his Marbella home. The man, who has not been named by the Spanish authorities, had been using more than 20 aliases including Jean Paul Dalton and Marcus Laine. A spokesman for Spain’s National Police said: “The suspect was tracked down and arrested near his home in Marbella. The arrest was made possible

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BITE SIZE NEWS: Pension advisory scam Continued from page 3

town hall has launched its own campaign for Black Friday and Saturday which will be on the days 24th and 25th November. They are asking for retailers to communicate what their plans are in order that these can be publicised on the web. The campaign is not intended to be an aggressive one but is simply to distribute information about what shops have planned so that people can take full advantage of reductions. Information will be made available on the web from 22nd November onwards. If you own a shop or retail outlet and would like to take part you can email comercio@torrevieja.eu with a photograph of the product or the business and your logo, address and the type of offers you are making. More information is also available by calling 965 074 310.

Preventing domestic violence A talk about how to spot domestic violence is to take place on 16th November in the Centro Polivalente in La Mata. Different specialists in the subject will contribute their thoughts on how the problem can be addressed. Anyone interested in attending must register as the number able to participate is limited. The number of cases of domestic violence across the world has rocketed and it is an international problem. The talk will take place from 4pm until 5pm and is free to attend but you must have registered previously. For more information you can email igualdad@torrevieja.eu or telephone 966 706 666 extension 29 and speak to Raquel. The talk includes: • Inequality as the cause of domestic violence – the social construction of inequality • How to detect when it is taking place • Opportunity to debate the issues

Time to clean up our act Drive down any main street before the bin lorries arrive and you will be stunned by the huge amount of rubbish waiting for them. This isn’t only basic household waste that’s piled up for collection. You see everything from trees and garden refuse to broken mirrors, mattresses and ripped out bathroom fittings. In some urbanisations in particular everything is dumped by the bins and now the refuse collectors are starting to get fed up with the responsibility of moving it all. They claim that it is the job of the Local Police to come down more heavily on people who use the household bins to deposit industrial waste, garden refuse and other items that should be disposed of differently. Representatives want to see the Local Police be more active in the handing out of fines and patrolling the areas to dissuade people from indiscriminately dumping their unwanted goods there. Accusations have also been made that because of the laxity of the Local Police in Continued on page 6

leaves Brits penniless British expats who lost up to €20 million in a failed pension advisory firm believe their signatures may have been photocopied onto investment documents. Around 300 Brits, most living in Spain, are battling to retrieve their funds after Alicante-based firm Continental Wealth Management (CWM) folded in September. Boss Darren Kirby left for Australia following the closure of the company’s main Javea offices. Victims, who are spread across Spain, as well as in Ibiza, Portugal, France and Turkey, fear illegal practices after being asked to sign blank dealing instructions. Their pension pots were then invested in high-risk assets which were promised to pay out large commissions. Some investors are now claiming that investments were made without the knowledge and that signatures appear on forms they never signed. The amounts vary but some pensioners have invested hundreds of thousands of euros, their life savings on CWM advice and now have nothing. The scam has cast a cloud over the investment market on the costas and honourable and reputable financial advisers know that they will have to handle the fall out. It appears that CMW encouraged customers to sign blank investment sheets giving it a blank cheque to invest wherever, whenever and in whatever it chose. Signing blank documents would be seen as irregular in a court of law. The problem with this firm is that it was

investing in highly risky investments without the clients knowing. It is hoped that losses sustained by investors will hopefully be recoverable as the investments that failed to perform, or went bust, were linked to life insurance policies. Pension trustees Momentum and Trafalgar are now attempting to recoup CMW clients’ losses. People are being warned to take care when moving pensions to a QROPS make sure you seek advice from a properly licensed and fully qualified financial advisor.

Check investments Investment portfolios are usually well balanced and diverse holding a mix of assets such as shares, property, fixed interest securities and cash deposits. – this practice is industry wide and used by financial advisors in the UK and here in Spain for investment and pension clients. This balanced mixed means that an individual holding represents a tiny fraction of the overall portfolio, so no single asset can add unnecessary risk. This was not the case at CWM which was recommending products that were high risk and could make a portfolio fail based on a single holding, these are called structured notes. Unfortunately, some Financial advisors in Spain are still selling structured notes and/or certain non-FCA regulated funds, that are paying them commissions to recommend them (as was the case with CWM). This practice is illegal in the UK.

Promoting Torrevieja in London Councillor Fanny Serrano attended the WTM London 2017 Fair from Monday to Wednesday 8th November at the Excel pavilions in London. This exhibition is considered to be one of the best showcases for tourism in the world. It is popular amongst tour operators, those providing transport, hoteliers and others closely involved in the trade.

The councillor took her place at the Valencian Tourism Agency stand and commented that. ‘We have already closed deals with tourist professionals interested

in what we’re offering,’ explained the councillor. ‘There’s also a web page on which information about Torrevieja will be displayed and is useful for establishing more contacts.’ ‘We want to demonstrate that we are capable of offering tourism 365 days of the year and that it’s not only sun and sand that we have to offer. We have countryside too and bird life. We can also offer a wide variety of water sports.’ Councillor Serrano has made it her personal mission to find other tourist outlets which do not rely on seasonal visitors. The challenge for towns such as Torrevieja is to establish work opportunities all year round and not just during the summer months. The councillor had taken with her videos that demonstrate the potential of Torrevieja including ‘One day in the Park’ and ‘Torrevieja, paradise within your reach. ‘This is the first engagement at a calendar of exhibitions,’ she said. Other dates include promoting bird watching in Cumberland, visits to Oslo, Fitur and Berlin. Suzanne O’Connell

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NEW SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL Kids trapped KIT CAUSES CONTROVERSY on Benidorm Spain releases its World Cup football kit and some people are far from happy about it. Spain´s new shirt for the 2018 World Cup in Russia has caused an uproar with fans threatening to boycott buying the ‘Republican’ shirt. It seems the tense political climate in Spain has now spread to football as Twitter users were quick to point out a

striking detail on the new kit presented by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The Adidas kit features a yellow and blue stripe running down the left side of the shirt. Although the lines are blue, from afar they appear to be purple, a hark back to the second Spanish republic, who called for the abolition of the Spanish monarchy throughout the 20th century.

“I won’t buy a shirt that does not represent my country,” one Twitter user wrote. “Boycott the republican national team. Spain is a monarchy, not a republic,” said another. The shirt is supposed to be a throwback to the one worn by players for the 1994 World Cup and is part of Adidas’s retro format for next year’s tournament.

Winter Wonderland Charity Gala Ball The Winter Wonderland Charity Gala Ball takes place on Friday 1st December 2017 at La Vuelta Finca in Rojales. Tickets for this event are €35 and it will be a Christmas menu with vegetarian alternatives - the food is superb the hosts fantastic and the staff are amazing! There are just 26 tickets left! Cava reception from 7.00pm 4 course meal with wine, carriages at midnight. To reserve your tickets please email: sueinthesun@hotmail.co.uk

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fairground ride during the night A mechanical fault left 13 terrified kids stuck on the top of a fairground on Friday night in Benidorm. The 'Alcatraz', part of the temporary fairground set up for the Costa Blanca capital's annual patron saint fiestas, has now been closed off pending investigations. However, organisers believe it was a technical problem that had blocked it in mid-air, about four metres - 13 feet - up. Firefighters had to rescue the children and teenagers one by one from the giant cage they were trapped in, and help them down a huge ladder. They started at around 7.30pm and took up to an hour and a half to get everyone back on terra firma. But the children were very brave, emergency services and parents said – all of them remained calm and nobody panicked or became hysterical – and nobody was injured. An engineer from Benidorm council was due to inspect the Alcatraz on Saturday to find out whether it could be safely opened for this evening or, in the event of any doubt, seal it off. The fiestas, Benidorm's largest, continue until Wednesday this week, but the fairground will be open until next Sunday.

Last call for Studio32 tickets

Vicky Holden as Rita and Julie Cartwright as Rhoda.

They’ve prepared long and hard and now it’s almost time for the Christmas production from Studio32. This year’s performance is Irving Berlin’s ‘White Christmas’ and it will be performed from Wednesday November 29th to Saturday December 2nd at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre in San Fulgencio. There are many strong characters in the production and the photo shows two star hopefuls, Rita and Rhoda. In real life Vicky, who plays Rita, has been with Studio32 for several years and is an accomplished dancer and actress. She played Jonathan in last

year’s Christmas Carol. Julie plays Rhoda and this is her second performance with the company. As time is running out, those who would like to guarantee themselves a seat should reserve their tickets at a price of €10 by emailing tickets@studiothirtytwo.org orby calling their ticket line on 602 47 47 93- Tickets are also available from Cards& More, La Marina and The Card Place, Benijofar. There is already limited availability for the Friday and Saturday performances so those wanting tickets for these nights should book theirs quickly. Suzanne O’Connell

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BITE SIZE NEWS: Continued from page 5 following up their duties in Torrevieja, people living in other municipalities are bringing their waste here too.

Age Concern Christmas Fair On Saturday 25th November Age Concern will be holding their annual Christmas Fair. The fair will start at 10am at their centre in Calle Paganini on urbanisation La Siesta. There will be lots of stalls there and children will get an opportunity to meet Santa. There will be prize tickets for sale at €1 each and these are available now from the centre as well as Age Concern’s charity shops. The first prize will be three days and two nights bed and breakfast for two people in Valencia. The charity are hoping that as many people as possible will come along and give their support as well as having a good day out. Suzanne O’Connell

London terror attack’s Spanish hero granted UK’s highest-ever honour London terrorist attack hero Ignacio Echeverría is to begiven a posthumous distinction for his bravery – in fact, the most prestigious award on record. Metropolitan Police chief Helen Ball has written to Echeverría's family, expressing the force's 'sincere condolences' and inviting them to a ceremony hosted by the City of London Corporation at the Guildhall on 4th December. She said Ignacio's 'extraordinary acts of courage' would be officially recognised at the event by granting him the Commissioners' High Commendation – the highest level of distinction offered in the UK. It will also be the first time the award has been given jointly by all three emergency services. Ignacio, an analyst at HSBC living and working in the UK capital, lost his life helping a police officer fend off the three terrorists who, after ploughing through pedestrians on London Bridge, went on a random knife-wielding spree in the nearby Borough Market. The Spaniard, who lived in Galicia until he was 11 and then grew up in Madrid, was riding his bicycle with his friends and carrying his beloved skateboard. Seeing that the policeman was struggling and that back-up could take valuable seconds to arrive, Ignacio dropped his bike and began beating one of the terrorists with his skateboard – very probably preventing a few deaths or serious injuries in doing so – but was knifed in the back by another of the attackers. Tragically, he died in hospital hours later and Ignacio has been dubbed 'the skateboard hero' by the British press ever since.

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Improvements to Orihuela Costa go ahead Congratulations to the tourist office The Town Hall of Orihuela, through the Department of Infrastructure, headed by Juan Ignacio López Bas, has made possible the implementation of two infrastructure related projects. These will be undertaken at a cost of approximately 900,000 euros for improvement works in Orihuela Costa and mainly consist of replacing the tarmac and the creation of children's playgrounds in various areas of Orihuela Costa. The approval of the public tender by the

local government team, allows for the creation and installation of children's playgrounds in Orihuela Costa for an investment of 300,000 euros. These improvement works include paving, repairs to irrigation systems, creation of garden areas, repair and placement of sports facilities in various areas of Orihuela Costa. These improvement works will be carried out mainly in the following areas: Calle Apatito, Villapiedra

Calle Cabo Turiñan, Lomas de Cabo Roig Calle Cabo Ortegal, Lomas de Cabo Roig Calle Limonero, Montezenia Calle Plutón, La Florida Calle Escorpio, La Florida Calle Baikal. Lagosol-Sector F-2 Calle del Rocío, La Zenia Calle Colón, La Zenia

The public tender for the renewal of roads and paving in Orihuela Costa amounting to 570,091 euros was also approved. This work will last for four months and will focus on the following areas: Campoamor, Los Dolses, Villamartín, Playa Flamenca, La Zenia, Citrus, La Florida, PAU-20. The councillor for Orihuela Costa, Luisa Boné, emphasised that "the work performed by the different task forces is visible day by day in Orihuela Costa. With the approval of these public tenders, the intended goal of providing better services to the people of Orihuela Costa will be fulfilled".

Fifth attack on Murcia rail works Vandals have struck for the fifth time on the AVE high-speed rail network, which is under construction in the city of Murcia. This is the latest in a series of incidents thought to be the work of gangs trying to sabotage the plans. Since mid-September, attacks have been frequent with a group of balaclavaclad arsonists setting fire to industrial plant between the C/ Limonar and the C/ Pintor Saura Pacheco on one occasion, two lorries were torched near the Senda de los Garres level crossing on another, panels were knocked down and smashed on a third and, in a fourth incident, thousands of euros' worth of damage were caused which left the rail service grounded for several days across the Region of Murcia. Police say the fence around the vehicles, alongside the railway track, was broken. Forensics and National Police are conducting an exhaustive inquiry into the repeat attacks.

The Tourist Office in Torrevieja was delighted to receive first prize in the quality competition run by the Valencian Tourist Board. The competition entitled Una Visita Feliz 2017 was won by the office with a score of 9.87. The tourist office team were accompanied by Councillor Fanny Serrano to collect the award. Councillor Serrano added her congratulations; ‘This is an outstanding team who always have a smile on their faces even when they have to attend to perhaps hundreds of people a day during the month of August. They present the best image of Torrevieja as a friendly city that welcomes the whole world.’ The points were allocated and the winners chosen following a series of anonymous visits to offices across the

region. Three evaluations were made and the winning office was chosen on the basis of the average obtained during these visits following the completion of a questionnaire.

The tourist office situated on the Paseo Vista Alegre provides a constant point of contact for both tourists and locals in the area who want to find out more about events and activities. Suzanne O’Connell

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Torrevieja enters the Guinness Book of World Records! Torrevieja will go down in the Guinness Book of World Records as the venue where the longest distance for a dragon boat was rowed in 24 hours. La Asociación Española de Dragon Boat chose Torrevieja as the venue for their 2017 celebrations. This was the 2nd International Festival of Dragon Boats in Spain and was marked by the attempt to beat the record held in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The competition included more than 200 athletes as well as approximately 100 foreigners from countries such as Canada, United States, Cyprus, Italy and England. The event took place on Acequion beach on Saturday 11th November from 8.30am until 5pm. Along with international participants there were competitors too from around Spain including the Valencian community, Asturias, Galicia, Cantabria, Andalucia and Murcia.

Dragon boats go back more than 2,000 years and are originally from China. Traditionally they are boats of 10 or more rowers which have a dragon’s head at the front and a dragon’s tail at the rear. All the rowers must follow the rhythm marked out by the person with the drum at the front of the boat whilst in the stern is a helmsman in charge of steering. The mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón, acknowledged how beneficial it is to have the town as the venue for this event and the importance of the sport which is gaining followers across the world. Boats from many different countries attended the festival. The presidents of the nautical clubs in Torrevieja have been keen to collaborate in this activity and have found a huge demand amongst members who are keen to try it out for themselves.

An important part of the day was the attempt at beating the Guinness book of World Records record for the greatest distance travelled in 24 hours by relay. The Dragon Boat Association chose to begin this challenge in the International Marina. The association already possessed two records and this was the third, requiring the participation of 250 rowers from seven countries. Torrevieja will get a mention as the town that hosted the event. The rowers needed to beat the previous record which was established in December 2016 by a team from Hong Kong who rowed 247 km. The challenge began at 9pm on Saturday and finished on Sunday at 9pm with the rowers having managed to travel 266 km. 19 more than the previous record holders. Suzanne O’Connell

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Parents protest outside Los Dolses School The parents of children who attend CEIP Los Dolses united outside its entrance to demand an immediate solution to the problems that the children suffer due to lack of facilities and adequate numbers of teaching staff. They claim that the school “does not form part of an inclusive and quality educational system”. A spokesperson for the school’s AMPA (parent teacher accosiation) said: “In the first place we want to make public the lack of teachers which seriously hampers the quality of education provided to our children. This school historically caters for a large number of foreign students - up to 44 nationalities - which requires extra teachers as reinforcement to compensate and to comply with the premise of a public school to offer an inclusive and quality educational system. We are far from it, we find ourselves with one teacher less than last year, and at least four less than previous years. We have been told our situation complies with public school regulations, but let us not forget that "the exception proves the rule". A unique school requires unique treatment.” The protestors also highlighted a safety issue which has been raised as a concern for several years. The parents believe that the wall of the neighbouring urbanisation – which borders the school land - poses a serious danger to the students. This wall has a horizontal crack that is deep and runs completely across it. The situation has been made worse by what the protesters term “a series of illegal

constructions” which have been built and which “aggravate the situation, due to the added weight”. There are also series of drain pipes that pour water directly onto

just a matter of time before one of these issues results in a serious accident and injures a child. To solve the problem they are calling on the education department

the students' playground. Last year, one of these pipes came down spilling water with bleach in which ruined a student's tracksuit jacket. However, imagine if instead of the bleach spilling on to the jacket, it had fallen directly onto the child’s skin. There are other horror stories too. Last year, an ornamental ball located on a balustrade that sits above the wall, fell into the playground. The ornament weighs more than 10 kilos and would cwrtianly have killed anyone stood in its path when it fell. To finish off these series of careless errors, the buildings above the wall also have windows that look directly onto the children's playground, which due to child protection an safety should never have been allowed. The parents are concerned that it is

to build a separate wall for the school, which would sit just inside the school grounds. The wall should be higher than the urbanisation boundary wall to offer the children added safety and security. The protesters believe that it was an oversight not to have included the perimeter wall when the school was built and one that should be rectified now. The spokes person continued: “We are witnessing a series of crossed declarations in the sense of distributing blame and responsibilities between the Town Hall and the Ministry of Education, no one will take action. As parents we don't need either to claim responsibility but we do need solutions and quickly. What is at stake is not political responsibility or face saving, but the safety of our children.” Mireille Toddington

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Spanish holidays going cheap Holiday companies are offering week long stays on the Costas for as little as £83 per person for a week, including flights. Several on line travel sites are offering the incredible deal as experts say companies are slashing prices due to Brits tightening their belts post-Brexit. Flying out of UK airports, two adults can enjoy a week’s stay on the costas and enjoy temperatures flirting around the 20C mark. Travel Supermarket says hotel and flight packages to destinations around the world have slashed prices by as much as 56 percent during the winter period, and Europe is following suit in a bid to compete. Portugal’s Algarve region is also boasting week-long holiday deals for £83 per person, with two adults sharing a three-star hotel and flying out of Liverpool. Emma Coulthurst from Travelsupermarket believes the price discounts are in part down to Brexit. She said: “Brits are tightening their belts post-Brexit and are

reluctant to commit to a winter holiday unless the price is right. Plummeting demand means prices are spectacularly low – these price drops are unprecedented. “A saturated airline market also means ever-reducing prices – with low cost airlines making up the flight component of many packages these days.” She continued: “If you want to book a break, great times to go away are early December and any time in January– these times offer some of the best prices of the entire year as few people think to go away then so close to Christmas and New Year. “Many emerging city and beach destinations around the world are realising the economic benefits of tourism on GDP growth and are reaping the benefits of their increasing tourism marketing spend. “This means that more established tourism hot spots are having to compete even harder for Brit custom, especially during the winter. There is so much choice now for where Brits choose to spend their holiday budget.”

Record summer for Spanish property reported With record numbers of tourists visiting to Spain this summer just gone, international property investment also continues to thrive. According to the latest research from property consultants JLL, total investment this year so far has almost overtaken the amount ploughed into Spanish real estate for all of 2016. In fact, the market looks to exceed this total in the future as experts are predicting a further rise in the number of tourists visiting Spain. According to reports from the third Mediterranean Resort & Hotel Estate Forum, the Mediterranean region will receive 420 million tourists by 2020 with Spain being the most popular tourism destination. In terms of when sales of Spanish properties have risen in 2017, it's no surprise to see a marked increase in sales during August - the height of the summer holiday season. Latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reveal Spanish homes sales were up to 17percent this August compared to the same period last year.

In line with INE figures, Spain's leading house-builder Taylor Wimpey España also saw an increase in reservations for properties over the summer. The company's latest report reveals that the highest number of reservations taken between June to September in the last six years with enquiries up 13percent compared to the same period in 2016. After a period of uncertainty, buyers in the UK wanting to relocate or invest in a home abroad are flocking to Spain once again in significant numbers with British reservations for Taylor Wimpey Espana's properties up 92 percent alone compared to last summer. The Costa Blanca is the area that has seen the most growth this year with buyers from more than 20 different international markets. Indeed, as Spain's property market has recovered, it is now appealing to a wider group of buyers and whilst Britons are the most significant buyers, they are now competing with those from Scandinavia, Russia, Belgium and other North European countries.

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WEEKLY EURO UPDATE After the pound’s anti-climactic response to the Bank of England’s slight rise in interest rates last week, it is mostly keeping its head above somewhat choppy waters. The second cabinet reshuffle in as many weeks may have left a question mark over the stability of Theresa May’s government, but investors have been more focused on the positive signs indicating a measure of progress in the Brexit talks this week. These hopes have buoyed the pound to at least claw back some of last week’s losses, but much hangs on the outcome at this point. The economic statistics this week have done little to boost optimism; the BRC measure of UK retail sales that came early in the week showed that shopkeepers had their worst October in either five years or nine years, according to which of the data are used for comparison and an SMMT report demonstrated the seventh consecutive monthly decline in car sales, falling by -12% in October. The only bright spot was the UK services sector purchasing managers' index - instead of falling to 53.3, as forecast, it went up to 55.6. The expectation was that the PMIs from Europe this week would fall as forecast but the numbers didn’t quite bear this out. The -1.6% monthly fall in German industrial output was twice as negative as analysts had forecast, dragging annual production growth down from 4.6% to 3.6%. Investors' initial reaction was to mark down the euro on the news but by midmorning the move had begun to reverse. However, retail sales in Italy and pan-Euroland came in ahead of forecast. Mario Draghi’s speech this week contained more of the same, leaving the euro somewhat in limbo, although still

maintaining a relative strong position. The US dollar started the week with a mixed bag of statistics and didn’t quite fulfil its potential. Jobs data were better than expected, inasmuch as nonfarm payrolls were 36k above forecast when revisions to earlier months were taken into account. But the monthly figure for October fell 50k short of target and wage growth slowed from 2.8% to 2.4%. The elections midweek provided a string of successes for the Democrats, but the markets seemed largely unmoved, perhaps having anticipated a shift in mood as the Mueller investigation rumbles on. The Canadian dollar finished well last week despite less than stellar statistics. Unemployment ticked up from 6.2% to 6.3% but the net gain of 35k jobs in October was twice as big as expected. A speech from the Bank of Canada's Stephen Poloz early in the week had little to no impact. Down under, the Reserve Bank of Australia kept its Cash Rate benchmark steady at 1.5%. Previous comments by the RBA had lead investors to anticipate this state of affairs, which has been in effect since August last year. Despite a nod to the strong currency, no action was taken and the statement was nothing investors hadn’t heard before. Meanwhile, in New Zealand, the kiwi dollar started the week well thanks to the higher oil price, which is said to reflect well on milk prices, although the statistics this week did not bear this out. However, the NZ dollar suffered only a brief setback as a result of the -3.5% fortnightly fall in milk prices. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand followed its Antipodean neighbour and kept its Official Cash Rate at 1.75%, where it has sat since November last year.

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One of the first garden plants I fell in love with was Armeria maritima, better known as Sea Thrift or Sea Pink. You may know these plants from home - they can be found covering hillsides and cliffs in the west of England, where they withstand salt-laden winds, but they also do well in hot, humid coastal areas like ours. hottest hours. Regular watering is appreciated during the heat of summer, although dryer conditions are fine for cooler times of the year. Feed only once a year with slow-release fertilizer. If given their requirements of lean, dry, well-drained soil and lots of sun, these drought tolerant plants require little maintenance. They have no serious insect or disease problems.

Uses Sea thrift is a popular garden flower and the plant has been distributed worldwide as a garden and cut flower. It was like meeting an old friend when I saw a large selection of these plants at the local garden center. These strange mounds of grass-like foliage produce little crystal buds that explode into charming puffs of pink. In the wild, flowers are usually pale pink, but brighter pinks and white are available as cultivated plants. As the common names indicate, sea thrift has a fondness for sunny, salty environments, but is also at home in mountain areas. They can be found in coastal areas and mountain regions of Europe, Turkey, North Africa and the western coast of North and South America. Sea thrift is a low maintenance, drought tolerant, short lived perennial that forms a 6-12” (15-30 cm) dense clump of grass-like foliage with pink flowers rising on stalks in mid spring. Kept deadheaded, flowering will continue throughout much of the summer. The rounded flower heads are composed of lots of tiny flowers - each of the small flowers later becoming a seed. After about four years the centre of the plant dies, leaving an ugly brown patch. When that happens, it is time to dig up and divide the plant which is quite easy to do. Replant one of the divisions in the spot where you dug out the original and plant the others elsewhere or give them to friends.

General culture Sea thrift thrives in dry, infertile soils where few other plants can compete. Well-drained sandy or loamy soil is best for this species. The plants will rot if planted in fertile, moist soils or in heavy clay. They need full sun for most of the day, but will not mind a bit of shade during the

This plant is a rock garden favourite, with its tidy mound of grassy foliage and profusion of rose-pink spherical flowers. Plant it where someone will not mistake it for grass while it is not flowering and pull it out. A great low plant for the front of the border, rock gardens, edgings, or massed together. They also look great between rocks on top of a wall with the flowers cascading down. The low, evergreen tuft is a great textural accent to the garden even after blooming. The flowers dry easily. Cut them when they are in full bloom and hang them upside down in a dry, dark place with good air circulation.

Propagation methods By dividing the rootball or from seed. The seeds are small pale brown drops. There are many seeds on a seedhead. Soaking Armeria seeds in warm water for 6-8 hours before sowing aids germination. Sea thrift seeds can be sown in the garden during late spring and summer months, up until two months before the first frost. Seeds that are started indoors, in early spring and kept at 60-70° F (15-21° C) will germinate in two to three weeks and bloom the first year. Marc Vijverberg

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Palermo is a city of Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence. The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as Ziz. Palermo then became a possession of Carthage, before becoming part of the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire and eventually part of the Byzantine Empire, for over a thousand years. Palermo is Sicily's cultural, economic and touristic capital. It is a city rich in history, culture, art, music and food. Numerous tourists are attracted to the city for its good Mediterranean weather, its renowned gastronomy and restaurants, its Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque churches, palaces and buildings, and its nightlife and music. Palermo is the main Sicilian industrial and commercial center: the main industrial sectors include tourism, services, commerce and agriculture. Palermo currently has an international airport, and a significant underground economy. In fact, for cultural, artistic and economic reasons, Palermo was one of the largest cities in the Mediterranean and is now among the top tourist destinations in both Italy and Europe. History, Italian unification and today The majority of Sicilians preferred independence to the Savoy kingdom; in 1866, Palermo became the seat of a weeklong popular rebellion, which was finally crushed after Martial law was declared. The Italian government blamed anarchists and the Church, specifically the Archbishop of Palermo, for the rebellion and began enacting anti-Sicilian and anti-clerical policies. A new cultural, economic and industrial growth was spurred by several

families, like the Florio, the Ducrot, the Rutelli, the Sandron, the Whitaker, the Utveggio, and others. In the early twentieth century, Palermo expanded outside the old city walls, mostly to the north along the new boulevards Via Roma, Via Dante, Via Notarbartolo, and Viale della LibertĂ . These roads would soon boast a huge number of villas in the Art Nouveau style. Many of these were designed by the famous architect Ernesto Basile. The Grand Hotel Villa Igiea, designed by Ernesto Basile for the Florio family, is a good example of Palermitan Art Nouveau. The huge Teatro Massimo was designed in the same period by Giovan Battista Filippo Basile, and built by the Rutelli & MachĂŹ building firm of the industrial and old Rutelli Italian family in Palermo, and was opened in 1897. During the Second World War, Palermo was untouched until the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. In July, the harbour and the surrounding quarters were heavily bombed by the Allied forces and were all but destroyed. In 1946 the city was declared the seat of the Regional Parliament, as capital of a Special Status Region (1947) whose seat is in the Palazzo dei Normanni. A theme in the city's modern age has been the struggle against the Mafia, Red Brigades and outlaws such as Salvatore Giuliano, who controlled the neighbouring area of Montelepre. The Italian state effectively has had to share control of the territory, economically and administratively, with the Mafia. The so-called "Sack of Palermo" is one of the major visible faces of the problem. The term is used to indicate the speculative building practices that have filled the city with poor buildings, mainly during the 1950s to the 1980s. The reduced importance of agriculture in the Sicilian

economy has led to a massive migration to the cities, especially Palermo, which swelled in size, leading to rapid expansion towards the north. The regulatory plans for expansion was largely ignored in the boom. New parts of town appeared almost out of nowhere, but without parks, schools, public buildings, proper roads and the other amenities that characterise a modern city. Climate Palermo experiences a hot-summer Mediterranean climate that is mild with moderate seasonality. Summers are hot and dry due to the domination of subtropical high pressure system, while winters experience moderate temperatures and changeable, rainy weather due to the polar front. Temperatures in autumn and spring are usually mild. Palermo is one of the warmest cities in Europe Economy Being Sicily's administrative capital, Palermo is a centre for much of the region's finance, tourism and commerce. The city currently hosts an international airport, and Palermo's economic growth over the years has brought the opening of many new businesses. The economy mainly relies on tourism and services, but also has commerce, shipbuilding and agriculture. The city, however, still has high unemployment levels, high corruption and a significant black market empire (Palermo being the home of the Sicilian Mafia). Even though the city still suffers from widespread corruption, inefficient bureaucracy and organized crime, the level of crime in Palermo has gone down dramatically, unemployment has been decreasing and many new, profitable opportunities for growth (especially regarding tourism) have been introduced, making the city safer and better to live in.

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My son doesn’t want me

I can’t afford it

I have lived alone in Spain for 21 years. Lately I have been suffering with a few mobility problems and now need a stick. I used to drive but gave up my car. I asked my son if I could live with him in England. To my outrage, he said it wouldn’t be possible because he’s just got married and it wouldn’t be fair on him or his new wife. He’s offered to buy me a scooter, pay for a weekly cleaner, and get help with shopping if I need it, but I think he’s being really selfish turning his back on me.

My third cousin and his new wife have just had a little boy. His wife has always had airs and graces I’ve thought, but I‘ve tried to ignore it. I asked what gift I could buy their newborn son, and she handed me a list. There’s nothing on it under 100 Euros, so I said to her that it was all rather out of my budget, and could I give her some money and she could put it towards something. She grunted and said not to bother if I couldn‘t afford it, and so I left under a cloud. My cousin doesn’t know of this conversation. Should I tell him?

To be honest I can see his side of things. He’s just got married and wants a life of his own. He hasn’t turned his back on you, and has offered to help you. There are lots of charities and help from social services offering help in Spain, and I am sending you details of meals on wheels etc. I know lots of people who use these services and cope very well still managing to lead an independent life.

If this were me I would stick to my original offer and send money, or a voucher for a baby shop and ignore this woman’s outburst. Give the gift directly to your cousin when you see him. I probably would refrain from telling your cousin of the comment unless it goes any further, but it is she who is being unreasonable, not you.

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be converted into two single beds (on request). Air conditioning, bathroom with shower, interactive TV, telephone, wireless internet access (for a fee), mini bar, safe.

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A wealth of wellness treatments await in the relaxing atmosphere of the MSC Aurea Spa. Or why not relax outside on the sun-drenched, adultonly Top 18 sun-deck with stunning sea views, a dedicated spa service and a bar menu with complimentary fruit skewers.

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undeniably glamorous. Discover the exclusive ship-withina-ship on board MSC Divina that is MSC Yacht Club with its 24-hour Butler service and Concierge. There is even a Sophia Loren Royal Suite on deck 16, designed with the help of the screen siren herself. The suite includes stunning photographs of Ms Loren’s

BALCONY 1.143 Balcony cabins approximately from 17 sq.m to 42 sq.m.* Double bed that can be converted into two single beds (on request). Air conditioning, spacious wardrobe, bathroom with shower or tub, interactive TV, telephone, wireless internet access (for a fee), mini bar, safe. OCEAN VIEW 93 Ocean View cabins approximately from 12 sq.m to 29 sq.m.* Double bed that can

INSIDE 294 Inside Cabins approximately from 13 sq.m to 24 sq.m.* Double bed that can be converted into two single beds (on request), Air conditioning, bathroom with shower, interactive TV, telephone, wireless internet access (for a fee), mini bar, safe. *This size range includes both standard cabins and cabins for guests with disabilities or reduced mobility, which are larger. Size, layout and furniture may vary from that shown (within the same cabin category).

Bella or Fantastica? Bella: ‘Bella’ fares are the great-value way to enjoy the comforts of life on board an elegant, modern cruise ship. Relax in a well equipped cabin and savour the wide variety of superb specialities on board. Fantastica: ‘Fantastica’ fares offer all the benefits of ‘Bella’ plus a variety of extra privileges. Choose from prestigious cabins (if available) located on the upper decks, with rapid access to lifts and lounges.

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Paradise papers name big tax avoiders Columbian pop-rocker Shakira is reported to have been involved with the so-called 'Paradise Papers' offshore scandal recently revealed, in which names such as Germany's Princess Corinna zu Sayn Wittgenstein – a close friend of King Juan Carlos – U2's Bono, Madonna, and even Queen Elizabeth II of England have appeared. More and more names have been appearing in the 'Paradise Papers' list, although so far all those whose identities have been made public have said they believed their actions had always been legal. Shakira, 40, who has two small sons with FC Barcelona midfielder Gerard Piqué, is reported to have placed up to €31.6 million in accounts in Luxembourg and Malta to benefit from their preferential tax régimes. Her solicitor Ezequiel Camerini explains that his client has owned a property in the Bahamas since 2004, when she had been living in Miami with her then long-term boyfriend Antonio de la Rúa. “Over the next few years, [Shakira] had to travel non-stop and spent most of her time in different countries – as part of her Sale el Sol tour, she gave 110 concerts around the world,” Camerini explains. “She also spent long periods of

time in the USA when she was a judge on The Voice.” The €31.6m in royalties for her music has been earnt over the past 10 years and was managed by the company Turnesol Limited, based in Malta, Shakira's lawyer reveals. He says this set up 'complies with all legal requisites' – exactly as

Addressing a message to her 'friends in Germany', where she was due to perform her first date of the tour, Shakira explained that in the run-up to the show she had been 'forcing her vocal chords' during 'intense rehearsals', which her GP confirmed had overstretched them.

the Queen of England's solicitor has confirmed. At the same time as her name appeared among the 'Paradise Papers' headlines, Shakira announced she had cancelled the first concert of her El Dorado tour, due to start this month. But her decision is completely unrelated to the story – the halfLebanese vocalist and songwriter's doctors have ordered her to rest her voice entirely for several days to avoid causing permanent damage to her vocal chords.

The 'Paradise Papers' leak, like its predecessor – the 'Panamá Papers' – is the result of digging by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), in which 382 whistle-blowers gave information to nearly 100 different communications media worldwide. Some 13 million leaked documents have been examined, which cover the financial activities of 127 celebrities, politicians and other famous figureheads in tax havens between 1950 and 2016.

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A SUCCESSFUL SALE IN FIVE EASY STEPS Rebecca Serwotka Your favourite local property expert, of Inmobiliaria Real Estate Agents in Ciudad Quesada & published author of “Moving Forward – 25 Essential Rules For Buying & Selling Real Estate Without Going Crazy.” Request your FREE copy today!

“How can I possibly sell my home, when I don’t live here?” I hear you ask. “It is such a stressful time, trying to organize everything when I live so far away,” I hear you sigh. Don’t fret! The process is much easier than you think. Here are 5 steps for a successful sale: 1. Have your documents at the ready! You’ll need: . The Escritura (Title Deeds) And don’t panic if you can’t find the original. You can always go back to the Notary where you signed and request a duplicate. On some occasions, you can sell with just a Land Registry Search. . N.I.E. Certificates. If you can’t find them and have been registered with the Spanish Inland Revenue, you don’t need to apply for a duplicate, you just need to request your Tax Labels “Etiquetas.” . Habitation Certificate. This is obtained from the Town Hall, through a local Architect. . Energy Efficiency Certificate. This too is obtained from an Architect. . All utility receipts; Water, Electric, Gas, Community Fees. . Latest Suma receipt. This is the equivalent of the Council Tax. Remember, this bill is yours for the whole year as a homeowner, even if you’re completing your sale in January. . For the day of completion, you will need your original

Passport, as proof of identity. 2. If you’re intentions are to transfer your funds back to the U.K., after you’ve completed your sale, speak to a currency company like MoneyCorp as far in advance as possible, as you will need to set up an account with them. They will be able to offer you a much better deal than the local banks, to move your money back. The local banks charge extortionate fees for depositing bankers drafts, so make sure you either negotiate, negotiate, negotiate… (did I say negotiate?) I mean NEGOTIATE with them, or use a highly reputable currency company. You’ll be glad you did! 3. Once you have a completion date, go to your local bank to stop all direct debits. You’ll want to do this, just a couple of days in advance of the big day. 4. Organize the removal of your furnishings and/or personal effects. If you need boxes, go to the local supermarkets. They usually leave their unwanted boxes outside. I’m sure you’ve seen them! 5. If you can’t be in Spain for completion, leave Power Of Attorney to sell, with your trusted Lawyer. Bear in mind, costings do vary from Lawyer to Lawyer, so just for guidance, the fees should be around €500 per couple. This includes Notary Fees. So there you have it…. Simple really! But most importantly is not to stress out, about your impending move. Try to enjoy the journey, and go with the flow! For more information and guidance on buying and selling, please contact us and we will send you our FREE ebook or log on to: www.homes4u.es/new-kindle-e-book to request the link. Think property? Think us, because life’s complicated enough!

Council dog survey results revealed ■ SUZANNE O’CONNELL suzanne@costablancapeople.com

Councillor Carmen Morate, councillor for animals in Torrevieja, has revealed the conclusions from a recent anonymous street survey of 115 dog owners that according to the councillor; ‘quite clearly demonstrates the problems we have here in Torrevieja’. The survey was done in 2016 and has been analysed as a result of now having some administrative support. It’s revealed that 12% of the dogs whose owners were questioned, did not have a chip and 62% were not castrated. However, 24% of those interviewed adopted their animal from a shelter such as the municipal animal shelter. The figure of 12% without a chip Councillor Morate believes is higher overall if you take into account the number of animals that are not walked and whose owners would not be part of this survey. ‘You can be fined if your

animal is not chipped,’ explained the councillor. ‘It is a requirement of the Valencian Community and you could receive a penalty of up to €1,000 for not complying.’ The councillor is now talking to the local police about a campaign to track down unchipped dogs and their owners. ‘It’s an animal rights issue, and important that these animals can be identified and tracked back to their owners.’ The chip includes a telephone

number and address. Councillor Morate would like to remind owners that if they do need to amend their details on the register then they can do so for free in the office in Capdepont square between 8am and 2pm from Monday to Friday. Or you can telephone 965 705 243 or

simply change your details on the webpage www.rivia.org. Castration was another important question on the survey. The reasons for 62% of those asked not castrating their animal varied. Some owners just don’t think their animal needs it, others that it would be uncomfortable or painful for them. Councillor Morate is keen to emphasise that this isn’t the case. ‘There are only advantages to having your animal castrated,’ she points out. It can prevent illnesses such as cancer and your animal is less likely to try and escape or fight with others. Most importantly, it stops them creating unwanted pups.’ The survey indicated that 32% of dogs were bought from a shop whilst 37% were a gift from friends or neighbours because of an unwanted litter. Seven percent had been found on the street and 24% adopted from a shelter such as the Albergue Municipal in Torrevieja. The results of the survey clearly demonstrate why abandoned and unwanted dogs are a problem in Torrevieja. Between them, the 115 people interviewed have 152 dogs, an average of 1.3 per household. Half of

these also have another pet in the property. When it comes to walking their pet, more than half use the street and pavement. A few less use the parks, beaches and paseos. Of those questioned, 70% believe that there aren’t sufficient places to walk their pets and like the idea of having specific places where they can walk their dogs in parks and countryside areas. Councillor Carmen Morate is very much committed to this herself. Many of the problems that are reported with pets in properties could be alleviated if the dog is taken out and has sufficient physical exercise. A real concern in Torrevieja is the amount of dog excrement that is left around the town. The mayor has recently led a campaign against this and of those questioned 70% were aware of this but 32% had doubts about how effective it would be. ‘If there were specific areas dedicated to dogs where their owners could take them then this would reduce the amount of excrement on the pavements,’ says Councillor Morate. The positioning of special bins and availability of bags could also help alleviate the problem. Finally, each person interviewed had the opportunity to express any suggestions they might have. Many of these were on the subject of cleaning up after animals and not allowing dogs to urinate at the front of premises. ‘If everyone took a role in this,’ says Councillor Morate, ‘then Torrevieja would be a prettier place.’

Municipal pool almost ready We have been saying this for a while but now it looks imminent indeed. The councillor for sports, Victor Ferrández,

has published pictures of the indoor swimming pool in Torrevieja sports centre that show it has water in it! We are now just waiting for the final date from the councillor so that local people can start to continue their swimming during the winter months too. All that is needed is to finish filling the pool and to complete some tests on it to make sure that the water is of the correct temperature and chemical balance. Then we could be good to go. The pool contains a vast quantity of water and the process of filling it began on Thursday 3rd November. After several days it still wasn’t full and the check on the chemicals in it were unable to be carried out. The pool has been closed for a year as a result of a number of deficiencies, including filtration problems. Now the councillor is keen to ensure that; ‘ We check that everything there is working perfectly so that there are no problems in the future.’ Suzanne O’Connell

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Smile Charity Group The picture shows Smile Charity Group presenting a cheque for €500 to Luis Rodriguez, the Mayor of Benijófar, for cash raised in favour of the Benijófar Crisis Appeal, in the past year. In addition Smile Charity Group have donated €500 each to ‘AECC’, the ‘Stroke Association Spain’ (formerly ‘Torrevieja Stroke Support’) and Elche Children’s home. This brings the total charitable donations we have made since our

inception 4 years ago to €17,684. Smile Charity Group ‘s next fundraising effort will be a music night at the Catorce Restaurant in Benijófar on the 13 December with the fantastic duo “Diverse”. Tickets are available from Restaurant Catorce, The Card Place Benimar, The Post Room Benijófar or the Benijófar International Library. The cost per ticket is €12.50 which will include a buffet meal. Or Call : 665 222 974 or 639 447 529. If you would like to join Smile Charity Group or find out more information email smilecharitygroup@gmail.com.

Reach Out Christmas Fair growing his beard for some time now and is at last going to succumb to a pair of scissors and say goodbye to his facial hair. So: Dig in deep Show you care Donate And we'll shave off Nicks hair.

TREASURER URGENTLY NEEDED

Dancing at Da Silva Saturday Night was Black and White Party Night at Da Silva’s and it was supercalifragalistic ‘all night long’ from meet and greet through to expialidocious desserts. George and his wife Gill and their team that night (Dean and Tony, Dominic and Lyndsey) pulled out all the stops Rob Roberts was the entertainer and MC and what a great job he did too. There was some fun fundraising for Elche Children’s Care Home reaching €177 and George and Gill very kindly made this up to around €200 all in all it was a truly splendid night at Da Silva’s!

The "Reach Out" Christmas Fair on the Sat 18th Nov. at 2pm at the Marina Bar Torrevieja is hoping to raise a few euros by shaving off somebody's beard. Nick of the Marina Bar kitchen staff has been

CRUZ AZUL FUNDRAISER IS A HUGE HIT Cruz Azul’s fundraising events helps pet owners on low incomes with vet bills and enables the charity to work with local communities to control feral cat colonies humanely. The latest music event, ‘Rock My Soul’, proved a huge hit, raising 1532.50€ for the charity!

The owners of The New Arches in Los Alcázares provided the venue and John “J. J. Soulman” organised the event. JJ’s friends in the music business were keen to take part in this sell-out event. Guests were treated to great performances by super compere and DJ, Paul Allen, Roxy Housewine (Amy Winehouse Tribute), Johnny Lea and the great J. J. Soulman himself. Cruz Azul volunteer, Emmanuel Vadon, added some rock flair with his American Ford Galaxy which caused quite a stir when he drove in! “We are overwhelmed by the support of our local community

and must thank the people who made it happen.” said Lyn Baines, Cruz Azul President. “Local businesses donated 21 raffle prizes and, thanks to Lesley Eburne and her team, we raised 780€ on the raffle alone.” Thanks to the continuing generosity and support from the public and local businesses, the fantastic amount raised at this event and the growing success of the Donation Centre in San Javier, Cruz Azul can continue to help more pets whose owners are

on low incomes and continue its ‘Trap, Neuter and Return’. “We recently lost our dear friend Sue Thomason but will continue her legacy and drive forward the way she planned. Responsible pet ownership with programs such as “sterilisation, microchipping and vaccination” was Sue’s ambition; we will

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ensure this happens,” commented Lyn. Cruz Azul’s Donation Centre is situated on the Avenida de la Unión in San Javier, next door to Yorkshire Linen. Open Monday to Saturday from 10.00 am until 2.00 pm and has a wide range of clothes, accessories, jewellery, household goods, furniture, bric-a-brac and more. Why not pay them a visit? Or donate your unwanted clothes, furniture and items to show your support. Call 693 017 616 for more information. 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

Due to the retirement of the current treasurer K9 urgently need a replacement. This post is voluntary and you would be expected to work closely with the rest of the K9 committee. If you enjoy balancing figures then this position is ideal. If interested please telephone 610832726 or e-mail k9clubinfo@gmail.com

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THIS WEEK’S LATEST MOVIE & TV SERIES RELEASES

Wind River (2017) 7.8 A veteran tracker with the Fish and Wildlife Service helps to investigate the murder of a young Native American woman, and uses the case as a means of seeking redemption for an earlier act of irresponsibility which ended in tragedy. Director: Taylor Sheridan Writer: Taylor Sheridan Stars: Kelsey Asbille, Jeremy Renner, Julia Jones

A Bad Moms Christmas 5.7 (2017) As their own mothers drop in unexpectedly, our three under‐appreciated and over‐burdened moms rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. Directors: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore Writers: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore Stars: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets 6.6 (2017) A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. Director: Luc Besson Writers: Pierre Christin, Jean‐Claude Mézières Stars: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen

Daddy's Home Two (2017) 6.2 Brad and Dusty must deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays. Director: Sean Anders Writers: Sean Anders, Brian Burns Stars: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson

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REF:- NS311 LA MARINA

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Reduced was 104.995€ NOW 98.000€

REF:- NS316 LA MARINA

REF:- NS313 LA MARINA

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Mid-Terraced, 3 Bed, 1 Bath, Good Condition Great Location, 52m2 Build, 76m2 Plot South Facing, Extended

Reduced was 59.999€ NOW 56.999€

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This is an ORIGINAL example of an EAST-facing, 'Rosa' style DETACHED villa 2 bed, 1 bath with a LARGE UNDER BUILD on a plot size of approx. 207 m², accommodation of 52 m². Situated in La Marina Urb, in a nice cul-de-sac with an easy walk to local amenities & a supermarket. Entrance enclosed terrace, a lounge/ diner, open plan kitchen, a separate utility, 2 bedrooms and a family bathroom. Fully tiled patio garden and a storage with off road parking. The property has a very large under build which has a few rooms that are currently used for storage but could quite easily be a converted to further accommodation. Viewing recommended.

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Close to Amenities 259.995€

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Towels collected for the orphanage Fund raisers for the San José Obrero orphanage in Orihuela were delighted to see their efforts rewarded recently. The fifty towels that they have been raising money to buy were collected by orphanage representative Valle Tomás Bellido to be handed to the children and young people who live there. Along with the towels was a collection of hand-knitted teddy bears that will also be distributed there. The orphanage is in desperate need of a wide range of basic items and the staff and customers of Carmens Bar in El Chaparral have been raising money to help out. ‘The money has been raised through a number of different activities,’ explains Lyn who has been a key member of the fund raising committee. A large teddy bear on the table in the restaurant is the prize in the name the bear competition and already many people have signed up. The deadline for this is the 17th November,’ says Lyn. ‘So anyone who hasn’t chosen a name yet should come along and take part.’

Valle Tomás collects the towels on behalf of the orphanage The orphanage is run by the church and is currently home to around 70 children. The towels are just one example of the very basic items the home is in need of. Julie and the staff at the bar will continue to raise money up to Christmas to provide a few little essentials and some Christmas presents for the children who live there. ‘We are taking both money

and donations of items that the children might need,’ explains Lyn. Toiletries and toys are particularly welcome. If you would like to contribute to the campaign then please brings your donations to Carmen’s Bar who will be very happy to pass on anything you can spare to the orphanage. Suzanne O’Connell

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ground floor in petrol. Relatives raised the alarm and called emergency services before the man made his escape. Officers from the Local Police and Guardia Civil rushed to the address to secure the scene and ensure the safety of the children who were described as being “afraid, but in good physical condition”. The officers made safe the property and ventilated all the rooms to get rid of the fumes. Meanwhile, a team of officers searched Dolores throughout the night for the suspect who was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning when he presented himself at the Guardia Civil barracks. Another man was also arrested for obstruction of justice and both appeared in court on Wednesday.

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MAN ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO TORCH A HOUSE WITH THREE CHILDREN INSIDE A man has been arrested in the Costa Blanca town of Dolores for attempting to set the residence on fire while three minors were inside the property at the time. The suspect is said to have sprayed the ground floor of the property with gasoline. Family members called 112 and thankfully, police arrived at the scene before the man was able to ignite the fire. On learning that emergency services were en route, the man fled the scene but was arrested shortly afterwards still in possession of the gas canister used to douse the house. The incident occurred late on Tuesday at a house in the centre of Dolores. Security sources report that the three children were on the top floor of the house while the man was dousing the

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Mr Selfridge

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CARLES PUIGDEMONT SPEAKS FROM BRUSSELS A team from Catalunya Ràdio, a regional publicly funded radio network, travelled to Brussels recently to interview the former regional premier Carles Puigdemont and the four ex-ministers who fled with him to Belgium to avoid legal action in Spain over their independence drive. The interview is part of a new communications campaign launched by Catalan separatists to attract international support for their cause. “This is no longer a Spanish problem, this is an issue that interests media outlets from all over the world,” said Puigdemont. Last Monday, The Guardian ran an opinion column by Puigdemont denouncing “the mass imprisonment and criminalization of candidates” for the regional election scheduled for 21st December. The election was called by Spanish Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy after his government invoked emergency powers in the wake of Catalan secessionists’ unconstitutional independence decla-

ration of October 27. The former premier said that he went to Brussels to “unmask the Spanish state.” Puigdemont and his aides failed to appear before a Spanish judge for questioning last week. They are wanted on charges including rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds in connection with their secession push. The Audiencia Nacional, Spain’s High Court, issued a European arrest warrant for them, and all five turned themselves in to Belgian authorities last Sunday. They are due to appear in a Brussels court on 17th November, and could be ultimately sent back to Spain, although Puigdemont’s Belgian lawyer has pledged to appeal such a move. “We all know we could end up in jail if extradition is granted,” said Puigdemont. His former deputy Oriol Junqueras and eight other former cabinet members who showed up at the High Court last week are being held in pre-trial custody inside Madrid penitentiaries. Speaking on the radio, the ousted

premier denied that secessionists violated the Spanish Constitution with their selfmade breakaway laws and 1st October referendum, and said that he and his colleagues are being persecuted for their ideas. “It is false that we have ignored the Constitution ... because there are international treaties that contemplate the right to self-determination and constitutions are favourable to interpretation under international law,” he said, alluding to the United Nations resolution 50/6, which only acknowledges this right for people “under colonial or other forms of alien domination or foreign occupation.” Legitimate Puigdemont described his own ousted Catalan government as perfectly legitimised to do what it has done. “On 26th September, 2015, in a historic vote, Catalans elected the most legitimate parliament in history [...] and that is why we are the legitimate government

of Catalonia.” At that election, the separatist Junts pel Sí coalition won 62 seats in the 135seat assembly, short of a majority. Forced to seek alliances for legislative support, it turned to the small far-left CUP party, which is a strong advocate of immediate secession from Spain and anti-capitalist economic policies. Together these groups represent 48% of the votes that were cast on election day. Puigdemont also said that Spain’s

Constitutional Court is “ultrapartisan, it has a single vision and it imposes it.” This court recently struck down the Catalan breakaway laws and the 1st October referendum. Earlier, it had also outlawed a non-binding referendum held in November 2014. And before that, in 2010, the court ruled that parts of the Catalan Statute of Autonomy – the regional charter of rights – were unconstitutional, a move that triggered widespread protests in Catalonia at the time.

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Show Me What You’re Made of

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Rugby Union

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Saturday Kitchen Live

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Thunderbirds are Go

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The Cruise

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Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs

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Everybody Loves Raymond

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Final Score

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Natural World

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Italy Unpacked

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You’ve Been Framed!

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Living the Dream

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Nella the Princess Knight

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Volatile Earth

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Noddy: Toyland Detective

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First Humans: The Cave Discovery

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Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

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Shimmer and Shine

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Lucy

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Digby Dragon

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Christmas Truce

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A Belle for Christmas

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A Belle for Christmas

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Christmas in Homestead

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Christmas in Homestead

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Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

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The Last Leg

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Location, Location, Location

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Draw it!

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Jamie’s Comfort Food

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Football on 5

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Arrow

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DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

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Natural World

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Wildlife SOS

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Chinese Food in Minutes

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Football’s Greatest

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Best Laid Plans

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Top of the Pops

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Simon

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Upside Down

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Murder, She Wrote

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Milkshake Monkey

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Couples Come Dine with Me

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The Vietnam War

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Poppy Cat

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Rules of Engagement

Made in Chelsea

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Little Princess

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I Know Who You are

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Fishing Impossible

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Shed and Buried

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The Year Britain Froze

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Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King

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Television: Sun. 19th November

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BBC1 7.00am 8.25am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.35pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 7.05pm 7.15pm 8.15pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.20pm 11.30pm 12.15am 12.45am 1.45am 1.50am

Breakfast Match of the Day The Andrew Marr Show BBC Newsroom Live Sunday Politics Bargain Hunt BBC News Homes Under the Hammer Money for Nothing Escape to the Country Songs of Praise Children in Need Blue Planet II BBC News Regional News and Weather Countryfile Strictly Come Dancing Blue Planet II Howards End BBC News Regional News and Weather Match of the Day 2 Ronny Chieng: International Student Michael Mcintyre’s Big Show Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2

7.15am 8.05am 11.00am 11.20am 11.30am 11.55am 12.30pm 2.00pm 3.15pm 4.15pm 5.15pm 5.20pm 6.20pm 7.20pm 7.25pm 8.10pm 9.10pm 9.15pm 11.15pm 11.45pm 12.45am 1.45am 2.45am 3.15am 3.30am

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records The Cube Coronation Street Omnibus La Story. The Great Outdoors La Story. Just Friends Ready, Set, Style Third Wheel The X Factor Take Me Out You’ve Been Framed! Happy Feet Two FYI Daily Happy Feet Two Despicable Me FYI Daily Despicable Me Inception FYI Daily Inception Family Guy I’m a Celebrity... Extra Camp Family Guy American Dad! The Keith Lemon Sketch Show Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Teleshopping

7.00am

Children’s programmes

9.35am

Countryfile

10.25am

ITV News

7.00am

Kevin Can Wait

10.30am

Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

10.30am

Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears

8.10am

Everybody Loves Raymond

12.00pm

Food and Drink

11.00am

Peston on Sunday

12.30pm

My Life on a Plate

12.05pm

Carry on Screaming

9.30am

Frasier

1.15pm

MOTD2 Extra

1.55pm

ITV News

10.30am

Sunday Brunch

2.00pm

Rugby Union

2.05pm

The X Factor

1.30pm

Jamie’s Quick and Easy Food

3.00pm

Rugby League World Cup Quarter-Final

3.35pm

Midsomer Murders The Simpsons

Highlights

5.30pm

Elton John: The Nation’s Favourite Song

2.00pm

4.30pm

Wild Brazil

7.05pm

ITV News London

4.00pm

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

5.30pm

Coast

7.15pm

ITV News

6.00pm

Flog It!

7.30pm

The Chase Celebrity Special

5.50pm

Channel 4 News

7.00pm

Tennis

8.30pm

The X Factor

6.20pm

Men in Black II

10.00pm

Britain’s Cycling Superheroes:

10.00pm

I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

8.00pm

Messages Home:

The Price of Success?

11.45pm

ITV News

11.00pm

Snowfall

12.05am

Peston on Sunday

11.40pm

Mock the Week

1.00am

Gone to Pot

9.00pm

Guy Martin’s WWI Tank

12.10am

The Lighthouse

1.50am

Jackpot247 Motorsport UK

Gogglebox

Question Time

4.00am

11.00pm

1.50am

Atonement

Mum’s List

8.55am

The Top Ten Show 2017

9.10am

Drone

10.55am

Upside Down

12.55pm

The Great Wall

2.50am

Holby City

4.50am

ITV Nightscreen

3.50am

This is BBC Two

6.05am

The Jeremy Kyle Show

2.15am

The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds

3.10am

The Supervet

4.05am

Grand Designs

5.00am

Gillette World Sport

5.25am

KOTV Boxing Weekly

5.55am

Mobil 1 The Grid

6.20am

Jamie’s Comfort Food

6.35am

Countdown

8.00pm

Only Connect

8.30pm

University Challenge

Sky Sports 1 7.00am

8.30am

In a Valley of Violence

4.55pm

Assassin’s Creed

7.00pm 9.00pm 10.50pm 12.45am

Upside Down The Great Wall In a Valley of Violence Assassin’s Creed

Cricket

Sky 1 7.00am

Live European Tour Golf

2.00pm

4.30pm

7.30pm

10.00pm

2.00am

Football

Futurama

10.30am

The Simpsons

1.00pm

Football

The Hour of Power

8.00am

12.00pm 1.30pm

WWE Raw Supergirl

2.00pm

The Flash

3.00pm

Modern Family

9.00pm

Inhumans

Live Nissan Super Sunday

Live Grand Slam of Darts

Live NFL: Sunday Game

Live NFL: Philadelphia @ Dallas

10.00pm

Strike Back

11.00pm

The Force: North East

12.00am

Stunning Soloists at the BBC

Ross Kemp

10.00pm

Shark

2.00am

The Russell Howard Hour

11.00pm

Highlights

3.00am

Modern Family

12.00am

Rich Hall’s Countrier Than You

1.30am

Country at the BBC

2.30am

Stunning Soloists at the BBC

3.30am

Football’s Funniest Moments

4.00am

Brit Cops: Frontline Crime

3.30am

Shark

5.00am

Stargate Atlantis

4.30am

This is BBC Four

9.55am

The Secret Life of the Zoo

11.00am

Walks with My Dog

12.00pm

Vet on the Hill

Cricket

7.00am

Rules of Engagement

7.00am

On the Buses

7.25am

Couples Come Dine with Me

7.25am

Agatha Christie’s Marple

9.25am

Hollyoaks Omnibus

9.10am

Heartbeat

11.15am

Murder, She Wrote

2.20pm

Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express

3.20pm

FYI Daily

3.25pm

Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express

4.55pm

Columbo

Made in Chelsea

1.00pm

Don’t Tell the Bride

2.00pm

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

ITV3

3.45pm

Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts

7.00pm

Wycliffe

4.00pm

The Goldbergs

8.05pm

Agatha Christie’s Marple

5.00pm

The Big Bang Theory

10.00pm

The Syndicate

11.10pm

The Theory of Everything

12.15am

FYI Daily

12.20am

The Theory of Everything

9.00pm 11.05pm

Rise of the Planet of the Apes Naked Attraction

12.05am

The Big Bang Theory

1.05am

Gogglebox

1.35am

The Knock

3.35am

Mr Selfridge

4.25am

Wycliffe

2.55am

The Doo Dah Man

4.40am

A Song for Christmas

3.10am

Rude Tube

6.10am

Judge Judy

6.30am

Moana: Special

4.30am

Hollyoaks Omnibus

6.50am

ITV3 Nightscreen

2.05am

First Dates

BBC 4 9.00pm

5.30am

12.00pm

2.55pm

Lost Films of the British Army

12.00am

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

Channel 4

Great British Garden Revival

ITV2 7.00am

ITV1

8.30am

Channel 5 7.00am 7.10am 7.20am 7.35am 7.40am 7.45am 7.50am 7.55am 8.00am 8.15am 8.25am 8.35am 8.50am 9.15am 9.30am 9.50am 10.00am 10.15am 10.30am 10.45am 10.55am 11.00am 11.35am 12.25pm 12.50pm 1.10pm 1.40pm 3.20pm 4.25pm 4.30pm 5.10pm

12.05am 1.20am 2.15am 4.10am 5.00am 5.50am 6.20am 6.45am

Little Princess Wanda and the Alien Poppy Cat Wissper Milkshake Monkey Milkshake! Bopping About Simon Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bob the Builder Fireman Sam Olly the Little White Van Blaze and the Monster Machines Paw Patrol Nella the Princess Knight Noddy: Toyland Detective Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Shimmer and Shine Digby Dragon Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Football on 5 Football on 5 Cruising with Jane McDonald Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud Chasing Christmas Santa Who? 5 News Santa Who? Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 5 News Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Christmas Makes You Laugh Out Loud Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights 5 News Weekend Happy 90th: Ken Dodd in His Own Words Another Audience with Ken Dodd Britain’s Best Double Acts Super Casino GPs: Behind Closed Doors My Mum’s Hotter Than Me! The Great Artists Wildlife SOS Chinese Food in Minutes

7.00am

Football’s Greatest

7.20am

The Sweeney

9.05am

The Protectors

6.10pm 6.15pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.55pm 10.00pm

More 4

1.05pm

Come Dine with Me

3.45pm

Four in a Bed

6.20pm

Come Dine with Me

9.00pm

999: On the Frontline

10.00pm

24 Hours in A and E

11.05pm

999: What’s Your Emergency?

12.10am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

<2.15am

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

3.15am

24 Hours in A and E

4.15am

8 Out of 10 Cats

ITV4 9.40am

Pawn Stars

2.30pm

ITV Racing: Live from Cheltenham

5.00pm

The Alamo

6.00pm

FYI Daily

6.05pm

The Alamo

8.15pm

Football’s Greatest: George Best

8.30pm

River Monsters

9.00pm

The Chase: Celebrity Special

10.00pm

Cliffhanger

11.00pm

FYI Daily

11.05pm

Cliffhanger

12.15am

Hard to Kill

1.15am

FYI Daily

1.20am

Hard to Kill

2.20am

River Monsters

2.50am

The Avengers

3.50am

ITV4 Nightscreen

4.00am

Teleshopping

Television: Mon. 20th November BBC1

7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.00pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.45am 1.45am 1.50am

Breakfast Claimed and Shamed Homes Under the Hammer The Housing Enforcers The Sheriffs are Coming Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Armchair Detectives Escape to the Country Royal Recipes Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Fake Britain EastEnders Would I Lie to You? Elizabeth and Philip BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Stalkers The Apprentice Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2 7.00am 7.30am 8.15am 9.00am 10.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.00pm 4.45pm 5.15pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 1.15am 2.10am 3.10am

ITV2 7.00am 7.30am 8.20am 8.45am 9.45am 10.35am 11.30am 1.15pm 1.45pm 2.45pm 3.35pm 6.50pm 8.35pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.30am 1.30am 2.00am 2.45am 3.30am

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Dinner Date Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Dinner Date I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! You’ve Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Family Guy Ghosted American Dad! I’m a Celebrity ... Extra Camp Family Guy American Dad! Celebrity Juice Scorpion Teleshopping

Drone

8.40am

The Doo Dah Man

10.25am

A Song for Christmas

12.00pm

In a Valley of Violence

1.50pm

The Hollow One

3.25pm

The Great Wall

5.10pm

Upside Down

7.10pm 9.00pm

In a Valley of Violence The Great Wall

10.50pm

The Hollow One

12.30am

Upside Down

2.30am

Drone

4.15am

A Song for Christmas

6.00am

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Special

6.30am

Moana: Special

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 11.30pm 12.00am 12.15am 1.15am 2.05am 4.00am 4.55am 6.05am

Sky Sports 1 7.00am 12.15pm

Cricket My Icon

12.30pm

Sky Sports Daily

1.00pm

SKY Sports News

2.00pm

SKY Sports News

3.00pm

SKY Sports News

4.00pm

SKY Sports News

5.00pm

SKY Sports News

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SKY Sports News

7.00pm

SKY Sports News

8.00pm

Football

12.00am

SKY Sports News

1.00am

SKY Sports News

2.00am

My Icon

2.15am

Live NFL: Atlanta @ Seattle

5.45am

My Icon

6.00am

SKY Sports News

7.00am 8.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.05am 2.10am 3.10am 4.05am 5.00am 5.45am

Hollyoaks Charmed Rules of Engagement Black-Ish How I Met Your Mother New Girl The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother New Girl The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks First Dates Abroad The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea Tattoo Fixers The Big Bang Theory Rude Tube Gogglebox Made in Chelsea First Dates Black-Ish Charmed

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

An Island Parish The Housing Enforcers Getting the Builders in The Big Family Cooking Showdown Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Link Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip Going Back Giving Back WPC 56 Oxford Street Revealed Wartime Farm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Eggheads Strictly - It Takes Two Celebrity Antiques Road Trip University Challenge Nigella: At My Table Labour - The Summer that Changed Everything Insert Name Here Newsnight Exodus: Our Journey Continues Countryfile Blue Planet II This is BBC Two

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Dickinson’s Real Deal Tenable Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street The Harbour Coronation Street I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! ITV News ITV News London Serial Killer with Piers Morgan Gone to Pot Jackpot247 The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.35pm 12.05am 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am 4.00am 5.00am 6.00am

Monkey Life Animal 999 David Attenborough’s Micro Monsters Send in the Dog The Dog Whisperer Monkey Life Modern Family NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles Stargate SG-1 The Simpsons Futurama The Simpsons Supergirl A League of Their Own Bounty Hunters Sick Note The Simpsons A League of Their Own The Force: North East Hawaii Five-0 Brit Cops: Frontline Crime Stop Search Seize The Dog Whisperer

7.00am

Channel 4 7.20am

King of Queens

7.00am

Puffin Rock

8.35am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.10am

Poppy Cat

10.05am

Frasier

7.20am

Simon

7.25am

Bob the Builder

7.35am

Fireman Sam

7.50am

Thomas and Friends

11.05am

Ramsay’s Hotel Hell

12.00pm

Undercover Boss USA

1.00pm

Channel 4 News

8.00am

The Secret Life of Puppies

1.05pm

Come Dine with Me

8.05am

Paw Patrol

2.05pm

Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas

8.20am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

3.10pm

Countdown

8.35am

Peppa Pig

4.00pm

A Place in the Sun

8.55am

Floogals

5.00pm

Coast v Country

9.05am

Digby Dragon

6.00pm

Four in a Bed

9.20am

Rusty Rivets

9.35am

Shimmer and Shine

6.30pm

Come Dine with Me

7.00pm

9.55am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

The Simpsons

10.05am

Mofy

7.30pm

Hollyoaks

10.15am

The Wright Stuff

8.00pm

Channel 4 News

12.15pm

Gps Behind Closed Doors

9.00pm

Dispatches

1.10pm

5 News Lunchtime

9.30pm

Tricks of the Restaurant Trade

1.15pm

The Gadget Show

2.10pm

Access

2.15pm

Home and Away

2.45pm

Neighbours

10.00pm

999: What’s Your Emergency?

11.00pm

First Dates

12.05am

Naked Attraction

3.20pm

NCIS: New Orleans

1.05am

A Very British Brothel

4.15pm

Nanny for Christmas

2.05am

One Born Every Minute

6.00pm

5 News at 5

3.00am

I Wish

6.30pm

Neighbours

5.15am

Location, Location, Location

7.00pm

Home and Away

6.10am

Draw it!

7.30pm

5 News Tonight

8.00pm

FIA World Rally Championship

9.00pm

Sinkholes

10.00pm

Chris Tarrant:

11.00pm

Secrets of the Tube:

12.05am

Super Scary Plane Landings

1.05am

Aircrash

2.00am

Super Casino

4.10am

Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

5.00am

My Mum’s Hotter Than Me!

5.45am

House Doctor

6.10am

Divine Designs

6.35am

Wildlife SOS

7.00am 7.10am 8.50am 9.40am 10.35am 11.40am 12.40pm 1.45pm 2.50pm 3.55pm 4.55pm 6.00pm 7.05pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 12.10am 1.10am 2.05am 3.00am 4.30am

Football Rivalries The Chase Storage Wars Pawn Stars Ironside Quincy, M.E. The Sweeney The Avengers Ironside Quincy, M.E. The Sweeney The Avengers Storage Wars Pawn Stars River Monsters Life Inside Jail: Hell on Earth Death Wish 4: The Crackdown FYI Daily Death Wish 4: The Crackdown Motorsport UK The Sweeney The Avengers Teleshopping

6.35am

Countdown

BBC 4

4.30am

Beyond 100 Days Great Continental Railway Journeys Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome Sailors, Ships and Stevedores: The Story of British Docks My Mother’s Lost Children The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King Swim the Channel Keys to the Castle Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome This is BBC Four

Coronation Street

9.55am

A Place in the Sun

7.55am

Heartbeat

11.00am

Four in a Bed

8.55am

Wild at Heart

1.45pm

A Place in the Sun

9.55am

Judge Judy

3.50pm

Come Dine with Me

11.20am

A Touch of Frost

1.35pm

Wild at Heart

2.35pm

Heartbeat

3.40pm

Coronation Street

8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.30am 1.30am 2.30am 3.30am

ITV3

4.45pm

Heartbeat

8.00pm

Murder, She Wrote

Highlights - Australia

Extreme Railway Journeys Going Underground

More 4

4.50pm

Time Team

x6.55pm

The Secret Life of the Zoo

7.55pm

The Supervet

8.55pm

Grand Designs

10.00pm

Vet on the Hill

11.00pm

The Supervet

12.05am

24 Hours in A and E

A Touch of Frost

7.00pm

Channel 5

9.00pm

Doc Martin

10.00pm

Endeavour

1.05am

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

12.05am

Blue Murder

2.05am

Vet on the Hill

1.35am

A Touch of Frost

3.05am

The Supervet

3.30am

Teleshopping

4.10am

8 Out of 10 Cats

ITV4

Mar Menor separating from the Mediterranean Sea The saltwater Mar Menor lagoon, just over the border in the neighbouring region of Murcia is losing its connection with the Mediterranean. Using satellite imagery, a group of researchers has found that the main natural channel connecting both seas is now 80 per cent closed. In addition, using a marine drone, they have measured what is left of the channel. The average depth is barely 25 centimeters. If this entry point for water from the larger adjacent Mediterranean Sea finally closes, the change in temperature, salinity, chlorophyll levels and water clarity could drastically compromise the future of the lagoon. The Mar Menor is separated from the Mediterranean by a 20 kilometer long sandbar known as the ever-popular La Manga. There are four breaks along the barrier – a popular tourist area which is between 100 and 900 metres wide. These four channels maintain the connection between both seas and are vital for the inland sea. They regulate the salinity and the temperature of the lagoon

and allow for the exchange of marine life. The channels also help to reduce the high levels of nutrients that threaten ecological viability and which would lead to an explosion of algae. “Since 2009, Las Encañizadas, the main channel in and out of the Mar Menor, has gone from an entry size of 540 metres to 120 metres,” says Manuel Erena, researcher at the Murcia Institute of AgriFood Research and Development (IMIDA). Half of the narrowing has occurred in the last two years. As for the depth of the canal, “we have gone from 70 centimetres to only 25,” he adds. The closing of Las Encañizadas could complicate the lagoon’s delicate ecosystem. Intensive agriculture in the surrounding area has led to an increase in the use of fertilisers. A good part of these minerals, mainly nitrogen and phosphorus, reach the aquifers and, subsequently, the Mar Menor. Both nutrients increase the growth of invasive algae like Caulerpa prolifera and phytoplankton, which gives that greenish hue to a traditionally crystal clear lagoon.

Pollution Two other factors that end up polluting the water are the influx of tourists in the summer and the desalination plants. A lot of organic and inorganic matter ends up muddying the waters, which prevents light from reaching the plant bed, the base of the aquatic food chain. “Everything below 1.5 metres in depth dies,” says the researcher. From May 2015 on, Erena and a group of colleagues from several Spanish and German universities have closely monitored the marine lagoon. Using a probe, they have recorded the evolution of water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, suspended solids, and chlorophyll concentration, which is indicative of algae blossoms and therefore, one of the main factors in water clarity. “What the study of the coastal lagoons and the Mar Menor has taught us is that its ecological state, complexity, and ability to defend itself against human aggression completely depends on its connectivity with the adjacent sea,” explains Ángel Pérez-Ruzafa, professor of ecology at the

University of Murcia and president of the scientific advisory committee for the Mar Menor. “If the connection is reduced too much, it will lose its productivity and biological structure. If the communication is too strong, then these are also lost,” he adds. However, Pérez-Ruzafa believes that the Mar Menor can be saved from being a dead sea. “It has a great capacity for self-

regulation and recovery. Its maintenance depends precisely on its communication with the Mediterranean Sea not being excessive, but also not being completely lost,” he says. He adds: “If nutrient intakes are cut and indiscriminate dumping is not carried out, it will recover, as this spring and early summer has showed us. But if urgent structural measures are not taken in the lagoon, we will lose it irrevocably.”

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New Radars For Motorbikes Coming Soon The DGT has announced that they have just spent 860,130 euro on portable speed detecting equipment which can be transported on the motorbikes of the Guardia Civil. The plan to buy the equipment had already been announced some time ago, but the budget has now been allocated which has allowed the purchase of about 60 devices which will allow more speed control check points to be set up and with greater ease for the officers. Although the information has often been misreported as the motorbikes having radar equipment installed, these devices are used by the roadside, standing on a tripod, in much the same way as some of the existing equipment, although these are small enough to be carried in the panniers of the motorbikes. The investment was first proposed

last year, based on the fact that during 2016, 300 people were killed in incidents where inappropriate speed was a factor. Budget restrictions prevented the purchase previously but now the money has been set aside and the order made, and so delivery, training and implementation of these new

devices is expected to happen as soon as possible. This is part of the overall road safety plan that will see an increase in drug controls by 50% before 2018, and for all motorbikes to carry these new speed detectors as part of their safety arsenal. by Mark Nolan

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Lane Discipline Explained There have been a number of reports in the press regarding drivers in Spain being fined for driving in the centre lane of a motorway, even when the road is clear. This is an offence and drivers who do so can be fined, but the reality is, other than we drive on the right in Spain, there is no difference to the UK, where “middle lane hogging” is also an offence. Looking at how the two countries compare on roads with more than one lane in the direction of travel, if we first look at the UK, and what Rule 264 of the Highway Code states. “You should always drive in the lefthand lane when the road ahead is clear. If you are overtaking a number of slowermoving vehicles, you should return to the left-hand lane as soon as you are safely past.” Comparing that to Spain, where we drive on the right, in fact the rule says as far to the right as possible, Article 31 of the Reglamento General Circulacion is where we see rules for normal traffic flow explained. “On roads with more than one lane for the direction of travel, the normal flow of traffic is in the right hand lane, although you can use the other lane(s) when traffic circumstances dictate”, there is also an extension of the rule which states “provided you do not hinder the progress of another vehicle”. Although the wording is slightly different, bearing in mind the Spanish version is an interpretation for ease of understanding and not a literal translation, the concept is the same. Under normal traffic circumstances, unless traffic determines otherwise, in the UK we should always drive in the left-

hand lane, in Spain we should always use the right-hand lane. The problem has always been one of understanding the rules of the road. The concept forms an integral part of UK driver training, and has done for many years. You only have to look through historic copies of the Highway Code and you will see the rules clearly printed. But it is a rule seemingly difficult for many to understand. In 2004, the UK launched a pilot scheme with road signs pointing out the correct lane discipline, and yet these were still largely ignored. More recently, the UK changed their

procedure for dealing with drivers who remain in the centre lane, by changing the procedure for reporting the offence and making it punishable by fixed penalty notice, thus drivers can be fined on the spot and be 100 pound out of pocket. Back in Spain, the same process is already in place. That is why drivers are issued with on the spot fines, not because they are targeted for being foreigners or any of the other excuses that have been made, but because driving in the righthand lane is the normal procedure for the flow of traffic, and the fact that “nobody else was around” is not a justifiable excuse for committing any offence.

FOURTEEN PERCENT OF DRIVERS ADMIT TO NOT RESTRAINING CHILDREN IN CARS A previous report by the Fundación Línea Directa revealed that 14% of all drivers on Spanish roads admit to not securing their children in the car, and 5 million motorists themselves still don´t wear a seatbelt. The findings of the report have been taken from a survey of 1,200 interviews with drivers across the Spanish geography, who were asked about irresponsible behaviour on the roads. The top three offending actions were revealed to be speeding, not stopping every two hours on long journeys and using a mobile phone while driving. In fact, nearly 15 million road users in Spain confess to driving over the speed limit, a factor that is persistently present in over 20% of fatal incidents. Furthermore, although tiredness and fatigue are related to 30% of incidents, 44% of drivers admit not stopping every two hours to rest on long trips. Regarding the mobile phone use, some 7 million drivers admit to using their mobile phone whilst driving. In addition, nearly 5 million drivers

state that they don´t wear a seatbelt on short journeys, and 14% carry children in the vehicles without mandatory security measures, despite the startling figure that around 20% of children who die on the roads are not using child restraints. The correct distance from the car in front is not maintained by 5 million drivers, 21% of the respondents claiming to drive too close. Over 6.5 million drivers expressed a lack of training and lack of knowledge of the basic rules of the roads, such as 35% not knowing about parking restrictions and almost 14% not knowing who has priority when exiting a roundabout. In terms of emergency responses, almost half of the drivers do not know how to deal with a skid of the front of the vehicle, and 27% would not know how to react to aquaplaning. Of course we have to bear in mind that these statistics could well be slightly misleading, on account on their reliance to the drivers actually admitting they are at fault. by Mark Nolan

Choosing Workshops and Garages by Mark Nolan The key to safer driving not only lies in the hands of those on the roads, but also in the hands of those responsible for carrying out work on our vehicles. Although the authorities do everything they can to close them down, there are

figures exist, it is estimated that 20% of workshops across Spain are currently operating without the relevant licenses. A situation exacerbated by the economic crisis, which has led many consumers to turn to these fraudulent workshops,

increased road safety by reducing the risk of accidents. The technical information of the vehicle provides the guidelines set by the manufacturer to ensure proper handling and repair, minimizing risks, ensuring

still many garages and workshops that are not authorised to carry out any form of vehicle repair, and although many of them do a good job perhaps for less money, there are many who put all road users at risk. An illegal workshop is a fraudulent business model, often conducted on unlicensed premises, and often without the requisite regulatory permits, access to technical information on vehicles or the approval from vehicle manufactures to carry out repairs. They often also fail to comply with health and safety and environmental legislation and often carry out work without issuing invoices and without any form of guarantee. The frightening fact is that according to official sources, although no official

attracted by lower prices, without being fully aware of the consequences. Inferior work, low price and unofficial parts, cheap labour and a lack of guarantee all undermine the rights of a consumer, and is a practice punishable by law. On the other hand, legal and approved workshops have the necessary machinery and the right tools for repairs, access to the most up to date technical information for vehicle, they only use approved and traceable spare parts, guarantee repairs through the production of an invoice and provide continuous training for their employees. Therefore, only the legal establishments can ensure proper handling of the vehicle, resulting in

optimal performance and extending its life. Only legally established workshops have access to this guide to ensure proper repairs of each model vehicle. The traceability of parts refers to garages being able to ensure the origin. In a legally established workshop the consumer can be sure that the piece is approved, which is required for that type of car that has all manufacturer warranties. In illegal workshops where it is not traceable, installed parts can have very varied origins including from crashed or scrapped vehicles and sometimes through theft. Due to the increasing complexity of vehicles it is essential that mechanics attend training courses that are held periodically that provide the guidelines

for the proper repair of all types of vehicles. The mechanics are quickly outdated if they do not receive these courses, which only legal workers can have access to. The question of course is how does one identify an illegal workshop? Unfortunately, they are not always easy to recognise, but there are some tell-tale signs to look out for. A legal workshop will always provide a printed quote for work in advance, and will also provide an invoice and guarantee afterwards. Illegal workshops are usually in places where they work behind closed doors, sometimes in garages of private homes, sometimes even in the street. The most important clue of all is that official and legally approved workshops have a nameplate granted by the Ministry of Industry and are required to display this plate at the property entrance. Illegal workshops will have no such accreditation displayed. The nameplate will display a variety of information relating to the work that can

be done at the workshop. For example, the top part of the plate will display the type of work which can be done on the premises. A picture of a wrench indicates mechanics, a jagged arrow indicates electrics, a hammer is for bodywork and a spray gun for painting. Halfway up, on the left are icons which indicate areas of expertise, such as wheels and tyres, radiators or injection engines for example. To the right, an image will be displayed if the workshop is authorised to repair motorcycles. Finally, at the bottom of the plate, there is a space which will display the provincial hallmark and the official registration number of the workshop as provided by the Ministry of Industry. Although it will be difficult to ensure your complaints are heard in the event of using an illegal workshop, there is a way of reporting your suspicions to the authorities to investigate and take action against illegal operators. This can be done on the website of the confederation of Spanish workshops. CETRAA, at www.cetraa.com/sala-de-denuncia/

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The Med Bar Golf Imanyo Golf Society “Phil Ward Carers Cup” and Poppy Appeal, Society ANDREW KELSO MEMORIAL DAY Down to Murcia we all went, 24 players, for a late tee off with the last group just making the clubhouse before darkness came in. The weather was excellent for a day’s golfing. We were all playing for the trophy donated by Steve, owner of the med bar and Andrew’s late partner. Steve also kindly donated all the prizes for this outing along with a buffet for all the players and their partners. Results for this outing: Overall & silver division winner – with 35 points Roger Clarke Gold division winner – Ray Muttock Runner up - Andy Trefry Silver division runner up – Martin Morgan

Nearest the pins on par 3`s: Robert Litton, ray Batey x 2 & Martin Morgan Nearest pin in 2 on par 4: Ray Muttock Nearest the pin in 3 on par 4: Andrew Drinkall 2`s pot, not won, to be carried forward to next outing Football card winners: Paul Owen & roger Clarke Thanks to Steve and his staff at the med bar and bistro, our next outing is at Mar Manor 28/11/17 Anyone wishing to join our society is welcome and we can either be contacted by e-mail at: medbargolf2016@gmail.com or pop into the bar where all details can be left and we will get in touch with you

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all staff for looking after us. The football This is the fourth year this cup has been Martin. The presentation was held at Imanyo’s card was won by Andy Godfrey with played for and the second year for raising funds for the always popular bar, many thanks to Phil and Margaret Manchester City winning €40 and Ward for sponsoring and presenting the raising €40 for the poppy appeal. poppy appeal. Twenty two players met at Imanyo’s prizes, also thanks to Mick the Grip www.imanyogolfsociety.com for the traditional English breakfast. The Reeves for sponsoring the poppy imanyogolfsociety@gmail.com format was pairs Texas Scramble scoring appeal. Thanks to Antonio, Norma and Stableford points, for those in the UK the weather was sunshine, and players were still in shorts and T-shirt. Winner of the Phil Ward Carers Cup was the sponsor himself Phil “Minty” Ward and Alan Martin with a credible 37 points, runners up were “Mr Regular” Martin Gadney and Carol Murphy with 33 points, third place went to “Elvis is in the building” Dave Field and “10 from Ken” Ken Walker, with 31 points after a long count back against Eamon Murphy and Steve Day. Nearest the pins were won, hole 3 Peter McInerney, hole 6 Andy Godfrey, and holes 12 and 17, our new up and coming member Alan Photo Shows Margaret Ward presenting the cup to winners Phil Ward and Alan Martin.

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As Tales from the Top Flight takes a well earned international break (mainly due the fact the collective entertainment factor of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland in the matches played before Sunday was exactly zero) I thought I’d change it up slightly and share with you one of my Magnificent 7 columns. Very much in my sights is the current holder of the “Premier League Comedy Club” baton, West Ham United. The phrase that used to mean something, but actually means nothing at all – “doing it the West Ham Way”. What is the much-fabled way? I am this Magnificent 7 may shed some light… Feet up Arsene, you’re actually getting the week off. #1 David Gold and David Sullivan (plus Lady Brady) And they say foreign owners are

typically complete muppets who couldn’t care less about the local values of a football club. You can imagine the board meetings at West Ham. ” “What do the fans want?” “X boss.” “Great, let’s do Y then!” It was hard to top moving the club to Stratford. Yet by doing the right thing in sacking Bilic (sorry, his time was up) they then managed to quickly do completely the wrong thing by appointing David Moyes. The duo spouted, “We need somebody with experience, knowledge of the Premier League and the players in it, and we believe David is the right man to turn things around and get the best out of the players at the club”. Of course, what is actually going to happen is that Moyes will ‘get the best players out of the club’ as they realise the need to become rats leaving a sinking ship. #2 Richard Keys and Andy Gray These two will have had a champagne

breakfast the morning of Moyes being announced. British coaching is on the rise once again, thanks to their propaganda campaign. Actually, that is giving them way too much credit. The West Ham board were capable of mucking this one up, this even without the exiled cofounders of the Premier League getting involved. Imagine the outrage if Gary

Lineker appeared on, I don’t know, Monday Night Football and said, ‘the lead role at BEin Sports? Well, if it was offered to me, I’d consider it’ when BEin Sports still have someone in the hot seat. But no, it’s alright for Moyesey to go on their show and basically confirm it was in the bag. #3 David Moyes Imagine getting the biggest job in the

La Siesta Bowls A great day’s bowling on Monday for those playing and watching as both the Apollos and the Pioneers had home fixtures in the SABA Enterprise and Voyager Divisions. Both matches followed similar patterns which ended in 8 point to 6 victories after close matches on all the rinks. Stars for the Apollos against Vistabella Drivers.were the rinks of Pat Moore, John Taylor and Jean Cooper who won 24-11 and Tony and Val Dalton with Dave Laverick who won 25-12 with both rinks leading from the starting gun and each team teams winning 12 of the 18 ends. Ever reliable Dawn Taylor with Florence and Mike Edwards gained 5 shots on the last two ends to win 21-19.The final shots totals being 111 to 97 to the Apollos. Stars for the Pioneers against the Quesada Rubies had to be the rink of Wendy Ralph with Jack and Barbara Cooper who after 9 ends

were trailing by 9 shots but had a remarkable second 9 to pull off a 24-11 win. Sue Mahomet, Sheila Millward and Pat Reilly continued their good form with a 24-17 win whilst Molly Russell, Joe Kocsis and John Porter managed to win 18-15.Credit must go to the whole team even the losing rinks as each fought to the end to achieve a 114-108 win. The overall shots in the match were close throughout leaving the overall win in doubt until the final ends were played. Back to winning ways for La Siesta in the Winter League at home to Montemar winning on 4 of the 5 rinks obtaining 10 points with the total shots being 105-68. The best winning rinks were Pat and Trish Reilly with Mike and Florence Edwards winners by 3214 and Barbara Cooper, George Richardson, Sue Jordan and Brian Fraser winning 27-11. The Blues entertained Emerald Isle Outlaws and won on 4 rinks

and drew on another picking up 11 points to the Outlaws 3.The shots going to the Blues by 14176.Excellent wins for Robert Heath with Mike and Florence Edwards winning 36-7 and Dawn and John Taylor with Brian Harman winners by 29-9 were the highlights of an excellent result. The Golds were away at Greenlands against the Cedars and won the match by 8 points to 6 in a match that saw the shots difference being in favour of the Cedars by the narrowest of margins of 1 shot. Biggest winners for the Golds came from Alan Ralph with Penny and John Porter whilst wins on 3 further rinks gave the Golds a slender victory. Our thanks go to John Clarke for his sterling efforts in the past few years in captaining the team but who has now decided it is time for a well earned rest in this position although he will still remain one of our key bowlers within the squad. by Rod Edgerton

The Members Golf Society This week we played the 2nd round of our Eclectic competition. The weather conditions seemed perfect for a good round of golf and for one of our members it proved to be so Captain John Eyre returned the best score of the day with his 42 points! Oh and a nice handicap cut! Just what the Brits didn’t want a few weeks before we play the Vikings for the Viking Trophy, which they are yet to win! This year’s competition will be played at Villamartin on the 27th November, watch this space to see who comes out on top. La Marquesa was again presented in pristine condition and a pleasure to play and still they are making even more improvements. Results: N.T.P.’s hole 5 K. Persson, hole 11 T. Roed, hole 15 Nada, hole 17 it’s not usual, Tom Jones. The 2’s pot contained just €30 this week and members were hoping

that there would not be a repeat of last week’s record of 9 twos. In fact there were only 2 this week and the €30 was shared between S. Hill and K. Hunter (aka Isaac) best guest this week was J. Landvik with 30 pts. Bronze cat: 3rd J. Hillier 28 pts. 2nd T. Finne 31 pts. 1st M. Mhyrvold 33 pts. Silver cat: 3rd T. Roed 33 pts. 2nd K. Johnsen 36 pts. 1st O. Nygaard 36

pts. on L/H. Gold cat: 3rd N. Spaniol 34 pts. 2nd K. Aasebo 36 pts. 1st J. Eyre 42 pts. Photo.N.T.P. winners.Date for your Diary. Christmas Texas Scramble and Meal on the 13/12/17 at La Marquesa. For all of the latest info about our Society please visit www.tmgs.org or www.facebook.com/TMGSGOLF

world and being sacked within a year. Imagine being the man to finally relegate Sunderland after your experiment to combine the Everton XI of 2009 with Manchester United reserves backfired. Imagine doing all that and then still getting the call to go to that athletics stadium. Imagine being SO unpopular that the West Ham fans want you out before you’ve finished your first press conference. Still, David Moyes had a decent Championship pedigree at Preston North End and I reckon he might need to draw on that experience next season. That said, he will be chuffed to know four other far better managers turned it down before he got the call. #4 Stuart Pearce If the rumours are true, Stuart Pearce and/or Phil Neville might be joining the backroom team alongside Moyes. Why? Wasn’t Julian Dicks a hard enough left back cum coach? Christ alive. #5 Joe Hart What a week for Joe Hart too. He didn’t join Sunderland on loan last season because he didn’t want to play for David

Moyes. That said Joe, your form in the last two seasons deserves this kind of punishment. #6 Swansea City, Bournemouth, and Palace Crystal Everton, Southampton I’d imagine they are cock-a-hoop right now. The appointment at West Ham has massively increased their chances of staying in the top flight this season. #7 Sunderland Briefly, they were the most laughable football club in England having sacked Simon Grayson. But no, they’ve been usurped once more by the mighty Hammers. Bravo. So honestly West Ham, if David Moyes is the answer - what on earth was the actual question? At least Scotland fans will be happy, this appointment means their national team have dodged a Moysey shaped bullet. Back to normal next week, whatever that is.

A GREAT DAYS RACING Coming to the end of the Autumn 2017 Season, SAMM racers can look back on a mixture of days with either not enough or too much wind. At last, like last week, another day of good conditions, brilliant sunshine and a flat Mar Menor. To be ready for the forecasted wind shift and strength drop at midday a triangular course was set but, it never came and was NW gusting from 8 up to 14 knots all day, which called for alertness and quick reactions from all boat crews. This they all did well so no capsizes or other incidents. Seven boats started the morning race, a little strung out, with Lavanter bringing up the rear. Her skipper Robert is very experienced but, for his crew Martin, a new member, it was the first time on a boat in 40

years. Tug and Jack on Shoestring Tres soon took the lead which they held to finish in 32 minutes, chased all the way by Julian on the Topaz in 34 minutes and Diane and Tim on Shoestring Uno in 34.5 minutes. A very short race caused by the continued high wind. For the afternoon race the wind was the same, so a course alteration was made by extending the windward leg, hopefully to give a longer race. Seven boats again started with all through within 20 seconds, an excellent start, probably the best for some time; John Down, on his Quba, being the first over, with the fleet in hot pursuit. The first leg just off the wind, the second leg a downwind run and the third leg a long beat on the up wind leg. The course change resulting in the desired effect as

the fastest boat took 49 minutes to finish. At the end of the first lap of the four laps the Laser of Tug and Jack had taken the lead followed by the Topaz, Shoestring Uno, Quba, Sirocco, Lavanter and the Sea Hopper. This was the same order until the last lap when Lavanter eventually overtook Julian sailing singlehanded on Sirocco. The result order is changed with the application of the handicaps but show how close the racing was. Morning race: Shoestring Uno, Diane/Tim. Shoestring Tres, Tug/Jack, plus 35 seconds. Topaz Duo, Julian, plus 24 seconds. Afternoon race: Topaz Duo, Julian. Shoestring Tres, Tug/Jack, plus 12 seconds. Quba, John, plus 39 seconds.

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Your week in sport ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com

The football news might have been a little bit dull in the last week, but what has the world of sport in general thrown our way in the last seven days? Tennis is normally a pretty safe ground, no? Rarely do you hear of bribery, corruption or the governing body being complete fools. Sure, there is the odd drug taking scandal (looking at you Maria but definitely not you Rafa) but generally tennis is as scandal free as a local NCT group in the home counties. Not last week though, oh no. There was OUTRAGE and ANGER and, if you

look at the faces of some of the male tennis players contractually obliged to be involved in this sham, SHEER BEMUSEMENT as the ATP thought it would be a good idea to add a unique twist to the usually dull drawing of the inaugural NextGen tournament in Milan. That’s right, at some point someone approved the concept of the top 8 male tennis players aged 1821 in the world drawing their group from underneath the clothes of some not-unattractive models, live on TV. Unsurprisingly, the fun police have come wading in for all the obvious, and correct, reasons leading to hasty apologies aplenty in the tennis world. The noise you might have heard earlier in the week was the air in Lewis Hamilton’s “I’ve just won the F1 title for the 4th time” balloon being very much let out. It turns out that

Las Ramblas Social Club Weekly Monday we played 3.2.1 and the winners with a score of 87 pt. were Geoff Biggerstaff, Ellen Drakesmith, Ron Phipps and Dean Rawlings. Wednesday was our Poppy Day competition with lots of prizes to be won coupled with a raffle all to raise money for the British Legion represented on the day by Mick The Grip. We raised 280 euros for our Poppy Day Competition. There were 4 nearest the pin Holes won as follows: 6th Hole Hendrick Oldenziel 10th Hole Mike Chapman 12th Hole Liz Robertson 14th Hole John Drakesmith There were 7 other prizes including accumulative scores on the par 3´s and

par 5´s won by Hendrick Oldenziel, low handicap and Lindsay Forbes, high handicap, respectively. All Prizes were sponsored by our own members. The Main Competition was a normal Stableford and the results were as follows: 1st Nick Campbell 37 pt, 2nd Alan Douglas 36 pt, 3rd Reg Akehurst 35 pt and 4th on a count back Rod Doel 35 pt. 2´s Club: Liz Robertson, Hendrick Oldenziel, John Shervall, John Drakesmith and Alan Douglas. On Friday we played Best 2 of 4 All on the par5´s and with a score of 97 pts. the winning team was Nick Campbell, Reg Akehurst, Maria Oldenziel and Pete Dunn. Mike Mahony

La Marina Golf Society Poppy Day Competition Our annual competition in aid of the British Legion Poppy Day Appeal was held at Font Del Llop golf course on a beautifully warm day. Once again a "usual suspects" day, apart from returning member John Milton who, after an absence of six years, managed a second place finish in the silver division with 39 points. Winner of the silver division on countback from John was Gerrard Mccabe, also winning a ntp and sharing the 2' s pot with Alan Craig. Runner-up in the gold division was Bill Stobo, soundly beaten by fellow scot Graeme Buchanan who also won a ntp. The other two ntp's were won by Vic Smith. Our next meeting is at Altorreal on

November 23rd, first tee 10.32 at a cost of 40 euros. An early reminder of the presentation dinner on Friday 1st December. Full details will follow shortly. Also the AGM on Tuesday 5th December. Both will be held at the La Marina Sports Centre.

Hamilton has been involved in an entirely legal, if not somewhat cleverly structured, tax avoidance situation involving his private jet. As you would expect from the gutter British press, and this is not condoning what Hamilton may or may not have done at all, they have jumped on him repeatedly - quite possibly for (a) being British, (b) being successful and (c) as Raheem Sterling would probably testify to as well, for being black. What’s that, am I suggesting that the Daily Mail and the S*n might like to play up to some subtle undertones of racism from time to time? Yes, yes I am. It’s funny how Buck Palace don’t appear to have come in for the same levels of finger pointing and accusation considering they too were named in the Panama Papers.

The Autumn Internationals are underway in the rugby and England got off to a winning start, crushing Argentina 21-8 in a match aptly described as a “grindathon”. The Head Coach, Eddie Jones (not British, quite successful therefore also leaving himself open to the wrath of the tabloids) caused quite a stir but getting upset midmatch at England’s frequency of mistake. What’s that? A coach showing that he cares and swears a bit when his highly paid team prove to be incapable of doing many of the things they’ve spent all week practising? When there is a World Cup coming up on the horizon? Sack him, sack him now! Of course, if he sat in the stand looking all studious and showing zero passion, the hacks would be on at him for not caring as “he is from Australia”. Wales lost 21-29 to Australia, Ireland

absolutely killed the Springboks of South Africa 38-3 and Scotland beat Samoa 44-38 in a thriller. If you are English, can bowl a bit and fancy a trip Down Under this winter could you get in touch with the ECB please? Stephen Finn, or as he should probably be better known as from now “the once again injured Stephen Finn” is out of the Ashes with some kind of injury or other. Honestly, I don’t know why they bother with him. Talented, but always broken. The Jack Wilshere of cricket. Worse than that, Jake Ball also looks like he is out of the tour meaning England are looking pretty light in the quick section on the team sheet. With Ben Stokes still not involved and Moeen Ali also injured, Australia will be licking their lips right now.

A Collaboration of Clubs Camposol Bridge Club (CBC), Mazarrón Bay Bridge Club (MBBC) and Mojacar Bridge Club (MBC) worked together to produce one of the biggest Bridge Drives ever staged in the area. Sixty-four players met in Puerto de Mazarrón on 7 November 2017 to play duplicate bridge. CBC provided their computer bridge mates to do the scoring and half the tablecloths, MBC brought bidding boxes and 12 pairs of players and MBBC booked the venue at Restaurante Rincon de Elias in Bolnuevo. The organiser, Leen (MBBC), (pronounced “Lane”) took the money,

booked the meals and bought the prizes. John VB (MBBC) (pronounced “John”) walked 7.38 km, making sure the right cards were on the right tables and any disputes did not end in tears. The winners of Line A were Phil & Jon (MBBC), Runners Up were Les & Shirley (MBC) and the Encourage Award went to Joe & Cliff (CBC). The winners of Line B were Dorrie & Peter (MBC), Runners Up were Lia & Frank (MBBC) and the Encourage Award was won by Deryck & Margaret (MBBC). Many thanks go to Iris (CBC) for bridge mate expertise, Tessa, Anne K and Ann

(MBBC) for signing in, table layout and prize distribution and to Phil & John K (MBBC) for scoring. And finally Dani and his crew at Restaurante Rincon did their usual best at providing a great venue and a torrent of red wine. For more information on the Bridge Clubs go to www.bridgewebs.com/camposol and www.bridgewebs.com/mazarrnbay/ or email shirles@live.co.uk for Mojacar information.

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sudoku

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

quick ACROSS 1. Uninteresting (4) 3. Candidate (8) 8. Cunning (4) 9. Wasteful (8) 11. Proficient (12) 13. Middle (6) 14. Pair (6) 17. Expenditure (12)

20. Quivered (8) 21. Symptom (4) 22. Withdraws (8) 23. Experience (4)

5. Unwell (10) 6. Dispute (5) 7. Story (4) 10. Unlikely (10) 12. Watchman (8) 15. Exact (7) 16. Apprehended (6) 18. Motionless (5) 19. Agitate (4)

DOWN 1. Contempt (8) 2. Dictionary (7) 4. Noisy (6)

cryptic

DOWN 1. Plot to put 100 at the top of the steeple (8) 2. Orchestra observed cutting equipment (7) 4. Cane used in making leather at tannery

(6) 5 Tries pique to get fringe benefit (10) 6. Low and wide place occupied without title (5) 7. Little Leonard's glass (4) 10. Gang is sore, and showing belligerence (10) 12. One edge - could be alarming! (8) 15. Hides to be brought up (7) 16. Stress kind of current coin (6) 18. Correct title (5) 19. Dry article to throw off (4)

SOLUTIONS 710 QUICK Across: 1 Celebration; 9 Elastic; 10 Water; 11 Erect; 12 Portion; 13 Redden; 15 Recede; 18 Tipster; 20 Eaten; 22 Niece; 23 Genesis; 24 Defenceless. Down: 2 Evade; 3 Entitle; 4 Recipe; 5 Tower; 6 Outside; 7 Penetrating; 8 Drunkenness; 14 Deplete; 16 Eternal; 17 Tragic; 19 Theme; 21 Tests. CRYPTIC Across: 1 Candlemaker; 9 Iron out; 10 Greta; 11 Manse; 12 Curtail; 13 Adored; 15 Rental; 18 Kitchen; 20 Sinew; 22 Norma; 23 Erector; 24 Money-lender. Down: 2 Adorn; 3 Diocese; 4 Entice; 5 Anger; 6 Elegant; 7 Firm backing; 8 Wallflowers; 14 Ontario; 16 Eastern; 17 Anneal; 19 Heave; 21 Nitre.

Solution for Logic Puzzle Dr. Jennings

Lectra 4C

2019

Bale-Hahn SSC Dr. Baldwin

2018

Falston LCS

2017

Tevatron LHC

2016

Dr. Golden Dr. York Dr. Underwood

Dublin Lisbon Zagreb Berlin Athens

Sudoku Solution

Egert Facility

1. The facility scheduled to go online in 2020 isn't in Lisbon.. 2. The Falston LCS will go online 3 years before the project headed by Dr. Jennings.. 3. Of the Tevatron LHC and the project headed by Dr. York, one is in Athens and the other will go online in 2017.. 4. The Dublin facility isn't headed by Dr. Baldwin.. 5. The five accelerators are the Berlin facility, the Egert Facility, the project headed by Dr. Underwood, the project headed by Dr. Golden and the facility scheduled to go online in 2018.. 6. The Athens accelerator will go online sometime before the Berlin accelerator.. 7. The project headed by Dr. Baldwin is either the Bale-Hahn SSC or the Falston LCS.. 8. The Berlin facility is either the project headed by Dr. York or the facility scheduled to go online in 2018.. 9. The Lisbon accelerator isn't headed by Dr. Baldwin.. 10. The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 isn't headed by Dr. Underwood..

21. Stupefy some of the most unshockable people (4) 22. Blow up public school in one calendar day (8) 23. Pagan deity is vain, we hear (4)

2020

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 Baby animal reaches a country (4) 3. Also out to get prior support for offer (8) 8. A single follower for new head? Not even that! (4) 9. Begin with tea-container in top act (4-4) 11. Such status is a matter of degree (12) 13. Compensation for broken drawer? (6) 14. Make maths a terrible disease! (6) 17. Clipping showing the effects of reductions in Fleet Street? (5-7) 20. I.e. garden got back (8)

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Welcome to the Costa Blanca People Gig Guide! Your comprehensive guide to live entertainment on the southern Costa Blanca. Artists and venues, if you would like your live entertainment listed here for free, please email gigguide@costablancapeople.com and subject to space availability, we will include your live entertainment listings and gigs for FREE. Deadline for new listings is Thursday, 12 noon.

Wednesday 15 November La Herradura, Los Montesinos Spanish Soul – 8.30 pm The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Maria O´Hara Variety Night Wee Rock Café, Villamartin Karaoke with Elly – 9.00 pm

Thursday 23 November Yolo, Cabo Roig Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm Wee Rock Café, Villamartin Josh Watts – 9.00 pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos November Andalusian Festival – 8.30 pm

Thursday 16 November La Herradura, Los Montesinos Gyspy Tears – 8.30 pm Yolo, Cabo Roig Richie Alexander Emerald Isle, La Florida Wardi Rock God – 9.00 pm Wee Rock Café, Villamartin The Cover Brothers – 9.00 pm Laurels, Quesada Paul Christie – 8.00 pm

Friday 24 November Celtic Isle Richie Alexander Pool Party 4pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos November Andalusian Festival – 9pm Wee Rock Café, Villamartin Jacuzzi – 10 pm St James Gate, Torreta II Motown Show with Pid – 8 pm

Friday 17 November Celtic Isle Richie Alexander Pool Party 4pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos Pure Flamenco – 9.00 pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Richie Alexander – 9.00 pm St James Gate, Torreta II Motown Show with Pi Coopers Arms, Dona Pepa Colt 45 – 8.30 pm Wee Rock Café, Villamartin Jacuzzi – 10 pm

Saturday 25 November The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 10pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Richie Alexander – 9.00 pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos November Andalusian Festival – 8.30 pm The Club, Quesada Kev Moore

Saturday 18 November The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 10pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos Andalucian Roots – 8.30 pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Richie Alexander – 9.00 pm The Club, Quesada Dee “The Show” with Glenroy Oakley Wee Rock Café, Villamartin Robby Monk – 9.30 pm Laurels, Quesada Bee Rumble – 8.00 pm

Sunday 26 November The Fairways, Villamartin Richie Alexander – 9.00 pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Johnny Dillon – 1.00 pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos

Pat Coyne – 9.00 pm November Andalusian Festival – 8.30 pm

Sunday 19 November

Tuesday 28 November

La Herradura, Los Montesinos Flamenco Experience – 8.30 pm The Fairways, Villamartin Richie Alexander – 9.00 pm The Club, Quesada Dee “The Show” with Glenroy Oakley Emerald Isle, La Florida Johnny Dillon – 1.00 pm

La Herradura, Los Montesinos SpanishSoul – 8.30 pm The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm Mumbai Blue, La Florida Richie Alexander

Pat Coyne – 9.00 pm

Wednesday 29 November Tuesday 21 November Cooper Arms, Doña Peppa

A nightb with Rod Stewart– 10pm

Wednesday 22 November La Herradura, Los Montesinos November Andalusian Festival – 8.30 pm The Local, Cabo Richie Alexander – 9.00 pm Emerald Isle, La Florida RAnDM Live Concert – 9.15 pm Wee Rock Café, Villamartin Karaoke with Elly – 9.00 pm

*All information is correct at the time of going to press

La Herradura, Los Montesinos SpanishSoul – 8.30 pm The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm Wee Rock Café, Villamartin Karaoke with Elly – 9 pm

Thursday 30 November La Herradura, Los Montesinos GyspyTears – 8.30 pm Yolo, Cabo Roig Richie Alexander – Wee Rock Café, Villamartin Paul Castle – 9pm

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Catalan crisis could lose economy €27bn The Bank of Spain is warning about the medium-term economic consequences of the ongoing political tension in Catalonia. In a report analysing the risk to Spain’s financial stability, the central bank said that the Spanish economy could lose between 0.3 and 2.5 points of GDP in two years, representing between €3 billion and more than €27 billion. In a worst-case scenario, up to 60 percent of all projected growth for 2018 and 2019 could evaporate into thin air, reads the Financial Stability Report, which was released on Thursday. Catalonia runs the risk of getting the worst of it and entering a full-blown recession. “A potential heightening, or prolongation, of the political situation might adversely impact the economic outlook and financial stability in Spain,” says the report. “Greater uncertainty might dent economic agents’ confidence and thereby affect their spending and investment decisions, subsequently exerting a negative impact on economic activity and employment.” The report also underscores “the political tension in Catalonia

and its potential repercussions for funding conditions on the capital markets and for the Spanish economy as a whole.” To date, says the report, the effect of the political tensions in Catalonia have been visible especially on the financial markets: “In addition to global risk factors, the Spanish financial markets are exposed to other specific risks and, in particular, to those relating to political tensions in Catalonia.”

But the effects could extend to household spending, corporate investment, hiring decisions and financing conditions. In the medium term, says the Bank of Spain, “the macroeconomic impact of the current situation of uncertainty will depend both on its intensity and its duration.” Analysts considered two scenarios. The most benign one sees the worst of the uncertainty ending by year-end, when fresh

elections are scheduled to be held. The accumulated cost to the economy would be three-tenths of a point, or around €3 billion, for the period 2018-2019. However, there is a harsher scenario in which the Catalan conflict persists throughout the next two years, creating a situation similar to the beginning of the economic crisis in 2008, or when Spain was on the brink of a bailout in 2012. “This latter scenario would entail a reduction of almost 60% of the growth considered in the baseline scenario for the Spanish economy as a whole, and a recession in the Catalan economy for much of the horizon analyzed,” says the report. The Bank of Spain notes that these are all hypothetical scenarios that depend on a set of assumptions, and should not be construed as growth forecasts. But “in any event, they serve to evidence the significant economic risks and costs of the situation caused by the independence initiatives in Catalonia.” The Bank of Spain was the first institution to warn that political instability in Catalonia could harm consumption, investment and financing conditions.

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Cake Magic: A slice of heaven There is so much more to Cake Magic than wonderful celebration and wedding cakes, of which almost 1,000 have been made this year! Since Cake Magic moved to La Zenia last year it has delighted local residents and holiday makers with its homemade lunches and light bites. Opened by renowned local cake maker Valerie Latham, customers soon realised that there is a lot more to Cake Magic than just sweet treats. The menu focuses on the homemade and the traditional, such as sandwiches, wraps and toasties – and everything at Cake Magic is made freshly to order. There is a selection of tasty pies, pasties, sausage rolls and slices which are great hot or cold,

to eat in or takeaway. The shop currently has a great offer on traditional ploughman’s lunches and look out for the ‘Pie and a Pint’ deals. And, as if all that wasn´t enough, of course Cake Magic has a reputation second-to-none for its sumptuous selection of cakes such as chocolate brownies, custard tarts, slices, apple pies, cupcakes, Éclairs and much more. All home-made and freshly displayed by Val and Son Thomas; the ranges changes daily, so there´s always something new and delicious to try. Even better, for those of us trying to drop a few kilos to fit into that little black dress this party season; Cake Magic now

offers a range of calorie counted, slimming options. For example the regular afternoon teas include a selection of sandwiches, piece of pork pie and Scotch egg, with garnish. A scone with butter jam and cream and a delicious cake with a pot of tea or a coffee for 10€ and if you want to make it a special occasion add a half a bottle of cava per person for an extra 4€. Please book in advance. Slimming options In comparison, the Slimmer’s Afternoon Tea looks exactly the same and has all the taste, but is only 560 calories or less - depending which dessert you choose. The tea includes a selection of low fat, low calorie specially created sandwiches, a savoury meat ball, a low fat, low sugar homemade scone with all the trimmings – but without all the calories - and a delicious low calorie dessert. Puds currently on offer include Mississippi mud pie, chocolate/vanilla cheesecake, vanilla mousse with red berry coulée or slimoffe pie. These desserts will also be available to buy from the counter along with the slimming scones and lemon drizzle cake at only 30 calories a slice. The Slimming Afternoon Tea will be available from 17th November and are by booking only. Val said: “We are really excited to offer our slimming options and the more interest we have, the more the range will expand to meet customer demand. All our slimming range will come with calorific values so customers know exactly what they are eating. We will also

have light lunches and snacks available for the calorie conscious such as open sandwiches or a hearty bowl of slimmers’ soup.” To coincide with the launch of the slimming options Jilly’s slimming will be starting a new class at Cake Magic at 2pm every Friday, new members are welcome and it’s only 5€ per session. Jilly’s Slimming offers a no weighing, nothing banned weight loss programme that looks at making long term life style changes to nutrition, rather than a short term diet. In addition to the above, Cake Magic

continues to offer its wedding and celebration cake making service, turning your ideas into cakes. Cake Magic is starting its cake decorating classes in December, so look out for information in the shop and in The Costa Blanca People. These classes will run throughout the winter with children's classes on a Saturday morning. Cake Magic is located in La Zenia near Paddy´s Point at Centro commercial, La Zenia golf, Calle Flores. It is open from 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday. For further details call 667603141 or visit: www.cake-magic.net email: cakemagic@hotmail.com or find Cake Magic on Facebook.

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Father murders daughter, 2, before attempting suicide A two-year-old girl has been murdered by her father in Alzira (Valencia province) following what is believed to have been a dispute between the toddler's parents, according to Local Police. The accused, 28, is said to have cut the child's throat before hurling himself out of the window of the family's second-storey flat. Although paramedics were unable to save the tot's life, her father suffered only minor injuries. He landed on a parked car, which broke his fall. Police were called out at around 5pm Sunday this evening to the block at number 12 of the C/ Padre Castell in the inland town, the capital of the Ribera Alta district and about halfway between the city of Valencia and the Alicante province border to the south. The girl's mother, 24, a Romanian national – as is the father – was not at home at the time, but had to be treated for shock and anxiety at the scene and then admitted to La Ribera district hospital in Alzira. The killing is thought to have been a 'revenge crime' in response to a dispute between the couple, who were still living together when the child was murdered.

New hiking paths presented as part of the ‘Orihuela en ruta’ project The Councillor for Sports, Víctor Valverde and the Councillor for the Environment, Miguel Ángel Fernández, have presented "Orihuela en ruta", an activity organised by both departments which offers people the opportunity to tour the municipal territory through hiking routes. The aim of the project is to familiarise people with the rural environment of Orihuela, promoting sports and healthy living. Councillor Valverde said: “The intention of the Department is to continue with this initiative, carrying out up to 5 or 6 similar routes soon", in addition to trying to "get the endorsement of the Spanish Mountaineering Federation for these routes, in the future we will provide them with signage and information boards in several languages so that the routes can be explored by visitors." Councillor Miguel Ángel Fernández added that "it will be a journey that will take place due to the close nature we have to our city, through which we will enjoy, learn and get to know better what our environment is and has to offer. From the Department of the Environment we will always support and encourage this type of initiative, since the knowledge of our natural landscape and our

garden is essential to appreciate and take care of it as it should be". The first of these scheduled routes will take place on Sunday, 19th November, with a route of 24 kilometres which will take approximately 4-and-a-half hours. The departure is scheduled at 8:00am from Orihuela, at the Ociopía shopping centre, with a circular route that will take hikers along the banks of the Segura river and that will run through Molins, Azarbe Mayor, Hurchillo, Arneva, Las Norias, Desamparados, Azud de Los Huertos and the Mill of the City, to return to Orihuela. In addition, the tour will have stops at places of interest, such as the City Mill or the Twin Moquita and Pando, whose assignment by the Water Court to the City of Orihuela was

held on 3rd November. The route is low difficulty, due to the absence of hills or slopes, and is accessible to all members of the public. It is recommended that walkers bring water, nutrition supplies and comfortable footwear. The tour will be accompanied by the Civil Protection and Red Cross volunteers, who will ensure the safety of the walkers. Anyone who wishes to take part in this activity can do so by sending their details to the email address: orihuelaenruta@orihuela.es with their name and surname, age, sex and ID number. In addition, the first 200 registered will have a gift from the Department of Environment. Mireille Toddington

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First-ever organ trafficking sentence in Spain Spain’s Supreme Court has ratified the first-ever custodial sentence for human organ-trafficking ever awarded in the country – three members of the same family in the Barcelona area have been jailed for six years each. They are said to have offered €6,000 to a Moroccan beggar living in Barcelona without a residence permit for one of his kidneys, since one of the accused parties needed a transplant. Barcelona Provincial Court sentenced the three, but they appealed, and the highest contentious court in the land has upheld the initial verdict. A judge said Spain's own public transplant system was 'designed according to the basic principles' of donations being 'altruistic', 'free of charge', 'humanitarian' and 'objective'. Organ-trafficking has only been considered a crime in Spain since 2010, as it had not been heard of before, or at least, had never been known to have happened in the country. Its introduction into the Penal Code was intended to 'protect human health and physical integrity' primarily, but also 'personal dignity' by eliminating the

temptation for those in dire financial straits to agree to donate their organs just to be able to survive, the Supreme Court said. According to the case file, a man named Toni Radosavljevic was waiting for a kidney transplant after a string of dialysis sessions and had been referred to Barcelona's Bellvitge Hospital. As he was not registered on the public health system and did not have a SIP, or medical, card, he pretended to be his brother

Django – who was indeed registered – whenever he went to his doctor. The brothers, with the help of their father, enlisted their friend, Oussama El-Khalifi's assistance, in finding a donor. He located a Moroccan migrant who lived in a homeless shelter in L'Hospitalet de l'Infant in Tarragona, was barely able to

speak Spanish and survived by begging on the street. The four of them agreed the Moroccan victim would accompany the family to the doctor's, pretending to be a close friend who had volunteered to donate a kidney to help the accused patient. He turned out to be compatible and, in accordance with standard procedure, went with the family to a notary to sign a consent form and a declaration that he was a friend of Toni's and wished to donate his organ freely to help him. But the would-be donor panicked at the last minute and refused to sign. Later, Toni's father, brother Django and ElKhalifi went to the victim's shelter, insulted him and beat him up. Django, his father and ElKhalifi have each been sentenced to six years in jail and Toni to four-and-a-half years. The judge rejected the family's plea of 'necessity', saying the public health system was able and willing to meet his need for a transplant irrespective of whether he was registered – and, in fact, Toni was given a new kidney shortly after the incident.

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Hiker rescued after night in the Sierra de Orihuela

A 20-year-old woman has been rescued after spending the night in the sierra de Orihuela. Four fire fighters and a friend stayed with her all night until the sun

came up and a helicopter could rescue her. The young woman from Santomera had been hiking with friends the night before when she had suffered an attack of severe lumbago that left her immobilised and unable to continue. The group called the emergency services and a rescue team arrived but as night had fallen the helicopter could not be sent and they decided to set up camp until she could be flown out in the morning. The area was difficult to access with steep slopes and cliffs which could have made her back even worse if they moved her on a stretcher. The team stayed overnight with thermal blankets until 8am when the fire brigade helicopter arrived with a doctor. She was lowered down the mountain, where an ambulance took her to hospital.

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something called a “security certificate” but if the date/time on your device is too far out then your browser (Chrome or Firefox etc.) will reject the website. Jen via email asks: Can you advice me on good safe site for downloading movies and DVDs? I used to use a website called Limewire but it seems to have disappeared.

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