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Ready for the ‘October’Fair
t was sadly missed in May but now it looks as though the May Fair will still take place, if a little late in October. The inaugural event, the offering of flowers, took place on Sunday 24th September, 15 days before the festival itself will begin. Dozens of people dressed in traditional sevillanas clothes took part in the ceremony which includes the offering of flowers to the Virgen del Inmaculada in the calles Ramón and Cajal. This was just a prequel to the flamboyant Feria de Sevillanas that we can now expect to take place from the 10th to 15th Octoberin the port area of the town.
The delay in holding the fair was due to difficulty in issuing the correct contracts in time. These are now in place for a total of €106,552 and this popular event can now go ahead. The possibility of holding the fair during the summer months was discussed. However, the decision was taken to wait until Octoberdue to the heat and number of visitors that Torrevieja plays host to during July and August. Instead it was agreed to wait until the quieter month of
October. The delay did not put people off on Sunday. There was plenty of evidence of the usual May Fair excitement with a good turn out and plenty of flamenco dancing opposite the statue of the Purísima Concepción which is situated close to playa del Cura. Those taking part were dressed in their traditional suits and flamenco dresses and there was even a carriage to take some participants to the monument. People placed garlands of flowers at
the statue and there were several horse riders too to bring some extra glamour to the event. The crowd then went to the parish of the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús where an official mass took place, this time in honour of the Feria de Sevillanas rather than the Feria de Mayo. Later in the afternoon the candidates for the Sevillanas Queen were presented. This is organised by the town hall in conjunction with the Andalucian house
‘Rafael Alberti’. The May fair attracts people from all over Spain but in particular from Andalucia which is the centre of the tradition. It is perhaps Torrevieja’s most well known festivity and attracts visitors from all over the world. It was sadly missed in May and for some, who book flights to coincide with the dates, it will not be possible to celebrate it this year. As the event is being held in October it will, however, coincide with the bank holiday of the Virgen del Pilar. It is intended that the fair returns to its usual slot in May in 2018. Suzanne O’Connell
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BITE SIZE Spain drops from NEWS: seventh healthiest On the 29th September it will be the second Music in The Park performance. The councillor for tourism, Fanny Serrano, together with the manager of Agamed and the president of Torrevieja’s Symphony orchestra have presented the details of ‘Música en el Parque’ to the press. The performance will begin at 6pm, earlier than the first event of this kind. The previous performance was held on 28th July. It was well received and combined the best in music with a beautiful and natural park background. This is now the second opportunity to enjoy the spectacular natural landscape whilst being entertained by a quartet of two violins, a viola and a violin cello. Entrance is free but tickets must be collected from either the tourist office on the Paseo de Vista Alegre, in the offices of Agamed or from La Mata town hall. The concert will start earlier than that previously to ensure that its ending coincides with the sunset, which is a dramatic back drop to the music.
World Alzheimer’s day Torrevieja took part in World Alzheimer’s day on 21st September. The day included the reading at 12.00 of a manifesto by Councillor Carmen Morate and Fabiana Ibarra. The manifesto emphasised the importance of seeing the person before the disease. It stated; ‘After a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s it’s necessary to change your thinking, ways of working, approaches, communication and attitude towards the Continued on page 5
country Spain is no longer in the top 10 healthiest countries in the world, having plunged to number 23 from seventh place in the last year, according to the science and medical magazine The Lancet. Out of 188 countries, Spain used to be healthier than 181 of them, but has plummeted 16 places in 12 months – largely due to its levels of smoking, alcohol consumption and childhood obesity. Rankings are based upon 37 criteria within the framework of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Objectives for 2030, the first-ever exhaustive analysis of health and lifestyle trends between 1990 and 2016. Since last year, the criteria has expanded and now includes availability of vaccinations, physical and sexual violence, child sex abuse and the death rate. Spain's overall score is a very creditable 74 percent, but this has fallen from 82 percent in 2016 – mainly due to alcohol consumption levels. Last year, drinking issues scored 57 out of 100 – the higher the percentage, the better the situation – but has since dropped to just 10 out of 100. Smoking rates have also contributed to Spain's drastic decline: last year, at 47 percent, still below the 'pass mark', has got worse and now sits at 25 percent. Overweight and obese children were
responsible for Spain's worst 'grade' in 2016, at 33 out of 100 – and although the ranking in this area is still poor at 36, it has at least shown a tiny improvement. Two other 'fails' or 'near-fails' for Spain are HIV and AIDS, scoring 51 out of 100 – albeit better than last year's 49 points – and child sex abuse, at 49 out of 100. This said, Spain scores the maximum points available – 100 each – in 11 categories: deaths through natural disasters, arrested infant development, tropical disease incidence, violence against women, drinking water conditions, sanitation, hygiene, air pollution, death through armed conflict or terrorism, and the prevalence of sexual and psychological violence. Based upon the full UN criteria, the healthiest countries in the world now are Singapore at the top with 87 points out of 100, and Iceland and Sweden, who tie for second place with 86 points. And the least healthy countries in the world are, jointly, Somalia, the Central African Republic (CAR) and Afghanistan, with just 11 points out of 100 each. The research concludes that ‘a great deal of progress’ is needed at global level to enable all countries in the world – or at least, the 188 studied – to reach the UN's Sustainable Development Objectives in terms of health by the year 2030.
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BITE SIZE NEWS: Increased fire Continued from page 3 person diagnosed.’The illness affects every part of your life and requires a different level of care. After the manifesto was read the congregation moved outside and was followed by the symbolic release of green balloons. ‘Alzheimer’s erases memories but it doesn’t erase the person you have been, you are or will be.’The motto of the day was ‘I’m still me’.
Conversation classes go from strength to strength English conversation classes have started again at the CIAJ building in Torrevieja. These are exciting times for the initiative which Crystal East began five years ago. The opportunity for volunteers to coach those learning the English language is being extended to include classes in Benijofar. The new classes will begin on Tuesday 26th September at 10.00am and will be held in the English library there. They will be based on the model that runs in the CIAJ in Torrevieja and six students are expected to take part initially. ‘I think the classes will be very interesting and hopefully will prove very popular in the future,’ explains Crystal. In its initial stages, the library volunteers will be involved but if the group grows as anticipated then more volunteers will be needed. The classes held in Torrevieja have always proved to be very popular with Spanish students eager to practise their English conversation. No doubt the Benijofar site will works just as well.
Uncertainty continues for Amanecer school The school has been in temporary buildings now for 12 years and the efforts to find a final, permanent position for it continue. Now a plot has been identified near to the Centro de Desarrollo Turístico by the CV-905. However, this position is also not without its difficulties. The land is not land previously identified for this purpose and as such requires agreement between councillors. Something that is very difficult to achieve. The proposal is to be brought to the plenary meeting at the town hall on Thursday. The siting of the plot has also had to taken account of the possibility that the CV-905 might be extended in future. If the proposals are not ready for Thursday then an extraordinary meeting will be called to deal with it. The Valencian government is backing the project which, they claim, could be put into operation almost immediately if councillors agree. This would be a move long awaited by parents who are already carrying out protests to draw attention to the need for a proper brick building for their children.
Senegalese day On Wednesday 20th September it was the annual national Senegal day. Torrevieja has a significant Senegalese community and many of them turned out to the Virgen del Carmen cultural centre to celebrate. Altogether around 400 people Continued on page 6
protection requested after woodland blaze Just a few days after a fire tore through the woodland between Pilar de la Horadada and San Miguel de Salinas, which burned 1,000 square metres of pine trees, San Miguel Town Hall has called on the Valencian Government to extend the stay of the temporary fire station that was set up for the summer in Pilar. They said it is “necessary and useful” because the sierra Escalona is a protected area and is about to be declared a Natural Park. Councillor María José Costa has sent another letter to the Valencian Environment, having already sent one on 25th July requesting the provision be extended. In the letters dhe demands that environmental protection units be set up “to look after this Protected Space”. Saying that “it is vitally important that the fire
brigade respond quickly and effectively, which is only possible with a fire station nearby, as unfortunately we have found”. The recent fire broke out last Wednesday in an area of forest between Pilar de la Horadada and San Miguel de Salinas razing abou 50 pine trees. It started at about 2pm at a finca in a difficult to access area known as El Galán, according to the Provincial Consortium of Fire Fighters. A unit of fire fighters from Pilar de la Horadada was dispatched, as was the Guardamar del Segura forestry brigade and a fire engine from Torrevieja. The cause of the fire remains unknown, but it is believed that it started in a Special Protection Area for Birds (ZEPA) of the Sierra Escalona.
Woman killed in Orihuela road crash A 59 year-old woman from the Orihuela village of San Bartolomé died on Friday in a traffic accident. The crash happened first thing in the morning on the CV-91, the road that links Orihuela with Guardamar. The accident happened by the Orihuela village of La Campaneta and another two people were injured and taken to hospital. Two vehicles and a tractor were involved in the collision, which happened
when one of the cars was trying to overtake the tractor and crashed into the other vehicle which was heading in the opposite direction towards Orihuela. The woman who died was driving a Renault Kangoo, which was completely destroyed on the front on the driver’s side. The Guardia Civil have opened an investigation and officers at the scene had to divert traffic.
Three months of diversions for Guardamar town centre The Policia Local has announced that road works have begun to upgrade the Avenida del País Valenciano in the centre of Guardamar del Segura. The three-month project will specifically affect the area between Calle Ingeniero Mira and the Plaza Pescadores. Vehicles heading south to
reach Plaza Constitución now need to turn left onto Calle Ingeniero Mira in order to get there and vehicles heading north must turn left when they reach Calle Mediodía. Vehicles travelling down Calle San Eugenio will no longer be able to turn left towards the Plaza Constitución.
Homeless man finds baby in bin A homeless man hunting for food in a wheelie-bin in Ourense, Galicia, found more than he bargained for - a newborn baby, which was thankfully alive and well. He discovered the infant at around 4pm near number 20 C/ Río Bibei in the far north-western city. It was wrapped in a blanket. The finder called over another two passers-by to help him dig the child out of the bin. It was a boy, of around two kilos (4.4lb) in weight, with the umbilical
cord still attached and literally only just born, at around 37 weeks of gestation. The street-dweller borrowed a mobile phone to call the emergency services, and the baby was taken to Ourense University Hospital Complex (CHUO). The day after medics confirmed that the infant was in good health, that he was out of danger and had been placed with a foster couple. Police are now searching for the baby’s biological mother.
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Tackling domestic violence On the 18th September the mayor of Torrrevieja, José Manuel Dolón, signed along with 62 other representatives of organisations, political parties and social groups the Pacto Valenciano against domestic violence. Vice president and councillor for equality and inclusivity, Mónica Oltra, said; ‘Today has been a historic day for all those in valencian society.’ Torrevieja’s mayor, José Manuel Dolón, spoke out against the problem indicating that the intention is to use every method possible including technical, judicial, political, educationto tackle it. Mónica Oltra has pointed out that the vaccine for the problem is that of ensuring a society where there are equal relationships between men and women. The five strategies that have been indicated as part of the agreement include: • The pursuit of a society that is free from domestic violence • Raise the status of women generally in society • Coordinate the works of organisations who are supporting the women and children who are victims of domestic violence • Recognising the political nature of the problem • A budget provided to develop and implement objectives The pact has been the result of eight days’ work including different political parties and representative of a number of associations in the Valencian community. Suzanne O’Connell
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Pilar bike BITE SIZE registration NEWS: scheme Pilar de la Horadada has joined the national network of 500 bicycle friendly towns, know as Red de Ciudades por la Bicicleta. To mark the occasion more than 100 cyclists of all ages took part in a bike ride around Pilar de la Horadada, which was organised by the Town Hall. Those taking part rode from the church square to the watchtower (Reloc) and back again, which is one of the big network of cycle routes in the municipality, and one that the town hall intends to extend even further in coming months. The bike ride was just one of a number of various cycling-related activities organised for the day, including road safety talks from the Local Police and maintenance workshops at local bike shops. The slogan for the day was “One bike more, one car less”. As part of the initiative, the municipality has also joined the Biciregistro bicycle registration scheme, which makes it easier to identify bikes that are lost or stolen. In order to encourage people to register, there will be a raffle held on 15th October to win one of three vouchers for €100 of sporting goods from local bicycle shops. To participate locals need to register their bicycle on the website www.biciregistro.es and visit the Tourism Office in Pilar before the date of the draw.
Continued from page 5 participated from all over Valencia, Murcia and parts of Andalucia. The Councillor for immigration, Carmen Morate, was there along with choirs from Torrevieja, Alicante, Murcia, Santa Pola and Elche. The event had been organised by the Asociación Cultural Cheik Ahmadou Bamba whose spokesperson, Abdulai Mbay was the first Senegal to arrive in Torrevieja in 1981. There are now more than 40,000 Senegalese residents in Spain and some 4,000 in Valencia.
Help for senior citizens Torrevieja has set aside a million euros as part of a new system for helping senior citizens who are resident here. There are ten days in which people can apply for help with glasses, medical items, hearing aids, attendance at day care centres and prosthesis during the past four years. These payments are replacing the previous system of ‘paguicas’ which saw a handout to all pensioners who did not exceed a specified level of income. It was felt that this method of handing out money did not necessarily go to those who needed it most. Requests should be made in the Department of Social Welfare which is in calle Torrevejenses Absentes and applications can be made until October 4th. Any request must be supported by the correct documentation. Someone will be available at the department to help with the completion of forms but if you are not fluent in Spanish you should take someone who is with you. Suzanne O’Connell
Cheap train tickets up for grabs Once again, national rail company RENFE is about to put 25,000 tickets for high-speed AVE train links up for sale for just €25 each. This is a promotion it is running on the 25th of every month to celebrate its 25th anniversary year. So if you miss out this month, make sure you put next month’s sale date in your diary. The first AVE was launched in Sevilla in 1992, and the fast connection can cover distances such as from Valencia to Madrid – around 350 kilometres – in an hour and a half. Cut-price tickets went go on sale at exactly one second after midnight yesterday, Monday, 25th September, and are valid for journeys on the AVE taken between 1st October and 30th November to any of its destinations. With up to 55,000 people excepted to view the
offer online every minute and peaks of 1,000 tickets sold per second, RENFE has had to upgrade its server at least once to cope with the sheer volume of potential passenger traffic during these promotions. The rail company has had to double its band width, increase the number of servers, block intrusive IP addresses, and reinforce information and customer service channels. On more than one occasion, hundreds of travellers bought the same ticket at exactly the same second, meaning RENFE had to increase the offer to 35,000 or more to accommodate everyone. Finding the reduced-price tickets online can be a minefield when up against the clock to get your hands on one before they are sold out, so buyers are advised to look out for the 25th anniversary symbol. Anyone who misses out will be able to try again from midnight on Wednesday, 25th October.
DO YOU HAVE A NURSING OR SOCIAL CARE BACKGROUND? Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur operates Lifeline - its welfare section for people who need assistance. They urgently need volunteers who have a nursing or social care background to help those who are most in need. These volunteers might be involved in: • Making home visits and carrying out assessments • Providing advice on where to get nursing care • Liaising with social services and
other charities • Giving advice on Care Aids • Giving information on residential care homes • Matching volunteers to those who need their help (depending on the availability of volunteers) Lifeline is a very important part of Age Concern’s welfare section. Age Concern is a respected and vital organisation providing support for elderly people in Torrevieja, Orihuela Costa and as far as Gran Alicant. They provide a number of services including
transporting people to their centre where they can meet others, make friends and take advantage of the centre’s borrowing facility. The volunteers that enable these services to run are crucial. If you think you might be in a position to help Age Concern then please contact their centre at calle Paganini in urbanisation La Siesta or call 966 786 887 or send your details to costablanca@ageconcern.org.es. Suzanne O’Connell
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English is the North Korean ambassador official language expelled from Spain in the air A European Union rule that requires English to be the official language between pilots and air-traffic controllers has come into force – and, curiously, even applies where both parties share a native tongue that is not English. The rule only affects airports with over 50,000 international flights operating per year, meaning Madrid’s Adolfo SuárezBarajas and Barcelona’s El Prat will become ‘English-only’, but many others, such as those in the Canary and Balearic Islands, will still be able to choose the language they wish to speak in. Aiming to streamline communications for maximum security, pilots and air-traffic controllers having to speak English is not a problem, since being able to do so fluently is a basic requirement of their job. But pilot unions in Spain SEPLA and USCA say it is ‘ludicrous’ to require this when both pilot and air-traffic controller are native Spanish-speakers. Captains on board Iberia, Vueling and AirEuropa – all three being Spanish carriers and typically staffed with natives – will have to talk to the control towers in Barcelona and Madrid, also staffed with natives, in English. USCA and SEPLA criticise the fact that the move ‘has not taken into account’ the criteria of the professionals involved, and that using a language which is a foreign tongue to both rather than the native one they share ‘is unlikely to bring about any potential air safety improvements’. Also, the unions say previous research by the State Air Safety Agency (AESA) has shown that in a crisis situation where fast thinking and action is vital, it is better for the people involved to use their mother tongue to communicate in order to avoid misunderstandings or split-second delays that could ‘compromise security in delicate circumstances’. USCA and SEPLA also point out the irony of a situation which means pilots from Spain can speak Spanish to airtraffic controllers anywhere in Latin America, given that natives share the same language, but cannot use it when speaking to each other in Spain. “For effective communication the best solution is, without doubt, for air-traffic controllers and pilots to use the native language they have in common,” say the unions.
Spain has ordered North Korea’s ambassador to leave the country by 30th September in protest over Pyongyang's nuclear tests, which it has criticised as ‘a serious threat to peace’. “Today, the ambassador of North Korea DPRK in Spain has been declared persona non grata,” the foreign ministry said on its English twitter account. The ministry added on its Spanish account that the ambassador has until the end of the month to leave the country. In late August, Spain had warned that Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes “create a serious threat to peace in the region and to global security,” saying they “would have consequences on bilateral relations”. The ambassador was also summoned to Madrid at the time and told to reduce the number of diplomatic staff, which includes an ambassador
and two diplomats, according to a foreign ministry spokeswoman. The North Korean embassy opened in 2014. North Korea - the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) - has repeatedly conducted missile launches in recent months, despite being barred from doing so under United Nations rules. It carried out its sixth and most powerful nuclear test earlier this month, and fired a long-range ballistic missile over Japan that landed in the Pacific. It prompted renewed sanctions from the UN Security Council, which is scheduled to meet on Thursday to discuss the matter during the annual General Assembly gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. This latest move by Spain followed decisions from both Peru and Mexico to expel the North Korean ambassador on their territory.
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Hundreds Ryanair publishes list Giant mollusc in danger of jobs up of cancelled flights for grabs at RENFE Rail company RENFE has just launched the biggest-ever recruitment drive in its history: a total of 675 jobs are up for grabs, most of which are permanent positions. The transport firm is seeking 375 train drivers, 115 maintenance and manufacturing operators, and 115 sales staff, plus 70 technical and structural employees. Applications from candidates with various different qualifications will be considered. Some of these will involve existing temporary workers being made permanent, whilst others require brand-new outside staff being taken on, largely to replace employees who have left or retired in the last few years. This is the third recruitment drive on RENFE's part in two years, and its largest since it set up as an independent service provider in 2005. Back in June 2015, the first mass employment offer since the financial crisis went live with 75 new staff members taken on, and in May the following year, a whopping 522 jobs were advertised. The latest offer exceeds both the previous two put together.
Ryanair has published the full list of the flight cancellations it is making between Thursday 21st September and Tuesday 31st October. This is a total of 2,100 flights, which will affect around 315,000 passengers and although the airline is keen to point out that this is only around 2 percent, there has been considerable consumer backlash. The low-cost airline has said that the cancellations have been allocated where possible, to Ryanair’s bigger base airports, and routes with multiple daily frequencies so that Ryanair can offer these disrupted the customers the BARCELONA BRUSSELS CHARL DUBLIN LISBON LONDON STAN MADRID MILAN BERGAMO PORTO ROME FIUMI
maximum number of alternate flights and routes in order to minimise inconvenience to them. The full list of these flight cancellations appears on the Costa Blanca People website: www.costablanca.people.com as well as the Ryanair.com website. Customers affected by these cancellations will be emailed with offers of alternative flights or full refunds, and details of their EU261 compensation entitlement. The airports where one line of flying will be removed for the next 6 weeks are as follows:
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Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary (right) explained that the situation is entirely of the company’s own making. He explained that Ryanair has messed up the allocation of annual leave to pilots in Sept and Oct because it is ‘trying to allocate a full year’s leave into a 9 month period from April to December’. He went on to assure customer that this issue will not recur in 2018 as Ryanair will go back onto a 12 month calendar leave year from 1st Jan to
31st December 2018. He said: “This is a mess of our own making. I apologise sincerely to all our customers for any worry or concern this has caused them.”
The fan mussel (pinna nobilis) is a giant mollusc that is native to the Mediterranean. This sea creature has a shell that can grow up to 1.2 metres long. However, its future is looking insecure as they have been dying out in large numbers due to an infectious disease. Such is the extent of the concern that a
Samples of the dead molluscs have been taken for analysis to find out what is causing the problem. It is believed to be a virus that has caused the rise in the mortality rate. At the emergency meeting it was agreed to begin removing those healthy molluscs off the Catalan coast which have not yet been affected. These
meeting was held by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA) and other organisations such as the Spanish Institute of Oceanography and the Marine Research Centre. MAPAMA have explained that recent months have seen the death of large numbers of the mussel in Almeria, Murcia, Torrevieja, Ibiza and Formentera. Many of the molluscs have been affected along the coastlines of Anadalucía, Región de Murcia, Comunidad Valenciana and the Ballearic Isles.
will then be taken to special centres where a programme of captive breeding will take place. Genetic studies will also be carried out on the mussel and the areas of shoreline where the virus has been spreading. It is hoped to get more information and possible solutions from those mussels that appear to have been resistant to infection. On a positive note, this particular breed was selected at the end of 2016 as ‘Mollusc of the Year 2017’ in order to raise awareness. Suzanne O’Connell
International tapas day The participating restaurants in international tapas day on the 30th September have been announced. There will be opportunity to choose different tapas and a drink for €2.50 between the hours of 12pm and 4.30pm and 7.30pm and 11pm. The event is described as an opportunity for both residents and visitors to enjoy the tapas tradition.
Altogether 29 establishments are taking part and must offer at least two tapas each. The day is similar to las rutas de la tapas and is considered to be particularly attractive to the foreign residents in Torrevieja who can explore the town’s bars and restaurants by sampling just a little from each. Suzanne O’Connell
The majority of the establishments taking part are in the centre of the town. They include: • • • • • • • • • •
Restaurante Las Flores Playa Restaurante La Mata “Felisa” Restaurante Nikol Restaurante Luz de Mar La Bodeguilla del Mullin’s Mung Tavern Restaurante Las Columnas Copas & Tapas La Cantina Food & Drinks Namm & Gastronomic
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Bar Tapería Los Zamoranos Restaurante Bahía Burger Hombre del Mar Hostal Belén La Marisquería de Torrevieja Restaurante Rincón de Capis Amura Mala Vida Restaurante La Encina Restaurante Bar Tapas Catalina II
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Bar Casa Juani El Rincón de las Jarras Bar Heladería Mediodía 23 Cafetería Mediterráneo Restaurante Love Chocolate Mesón La Huertica Mesón Real Restaurante Nautilus Restaurante El Cortijo de Nacho El Rincón de Sara
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European languages day Still time to On Wednesday, 26th September it is European languages day. The agenda for the day was announced on 20th September by the councillor for education, José Hurtado whosaid that; ‘we are very proud to participate in this day.’ Torrevieja has been chosen specially by the Valencian government to be the centre of the local celebrations. It’s easy to see why Torrevieja has been chosen. ‘It’s a city with more than 112 different nationalities,’ said Councillor Hurtado. ‘With languages from right across the EU. It’s the town whichis known for its multi-lingualism and where minority languages are integrated. Something that the EU are particularly keen to preserve.’ The publicity for the day has also been used as an opportunity for further debate around the introduction of a greater proportion of Valencian in the city’s schools. It also coincides with the referendum date that has been put forward by Catalonia. A clash that has been questioned by some political parties.However, this is not a day that is exclusive to Spain and is in fact the initiative of the European Council in Strasbourg. The aims of the day will be to raise awareness of the importance of learning languages and the variety of these that there are across Europe. It is intended to promote the multi-lingual environment and value diversity and the richness of having such a mixture of languages and culture. The council have emphasised that it is not an opportunity to promote Valencian above other languages, althoughValencian will also be included in a number of activities.
For those who want to know about what is in offer there is a web page with information, games and activities linked to all the events. The University of Alicante has created a video that you can watch either in its full version https://youtu.be/hUtPQvsK3M8 or in a short version https://youtu.be/D5E95dEaawk. Activities on the day include from 9.45 to 12.33 a workshop that consists of all the European languages. There is also an exert from the film Zootropolis that includes how to be a director scriptwriter and a character from the film. ‘How to be a YouTuber for a day’ is an activity that has already been circulating around the schools. In the classroom it’s explained what communicative abilities you need to make a programme on YouTube. Sign language will also feature on the day and the morning will conclude with a musical performance by the group Carraixet. In the afternoon, in the Virgen del Carmen cultural centre there will be from 6pm until 8pm a presentation by the students from the Official Languages School in Torrevieja who will read texts in Castellano, Valenciano, French, English and German. This will last approximately 50 minutes. In the evening from 8pm until 10pm will be a performance by the two singers Pep Gimeno ‘Butifarra’ and Ahmed Touzani who are Moroccan singers who were born in Tangier and will present a fusion of Mediterranean music. The concert will be introduced by the local habaneras group Ricardo la Fuente. Suzanne O’Connell
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The Deadwood Stage Company has followed the trail to The Madhouse, Tiro de Pichon, recently to rehearse its production of “Cinder Hella”, under the direction of David Whitney. The cast enjoyed the meeting, supported by other members of the society. Laughter permeated The Madhouse, which proves
to be the ideal venue, throughout the reading of the script. The final production will be staged on the 9th, 10th and 11th of February 2018 and there is still the opportunity of joining the friendly group, in whatever capacity from costumes and scenery to acting roles. Watch this space for more information or ring Vida on 966 77 4127.
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Symphony orchestra programme Torrevieja’s Symphony Orchestra has now presented its annual programme for 2017-18 in the Tourist Office in the town. The press conference was given by Councillor Fanny Serrano; the councillor for culture, Domingo Pérez; the President of the orchestra, Pelayo Mellado and its director, José Sánchez. Unfortunately this year the cost of seeing the orchestra for those who pay an annual subscription has had to be raised slightly. However, this has not stopped sixty percent of those who subscribed last year subscribing again and there are 50 new members. Even though the cost has gone up it is still very reasonable being between €85 or €65 depending on the area of the hall you’d like to sit and the person. Many of those who come regularly to the symphony hall are foreign residents of the town. More than half of memberships are taken up by people from other countries. The concerts on offer also challenge the image of Torrevieja as only engaged with sun and beach tourism. The president of the orchestra is particularly appreciative of the contribution that foreigners make to support for the orchestra. He recognises that they find, ‘a little bit of their country here’.
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On 14th April, for example, there will be a performance of the works of Sibelius which should appeal to nordic audiences. Councillor Fanny Serrano added her praise to the orchestra which she recognises to be of great pride to the town. ‘It is a privilege to have a symphonic orchestra,’ she pointed out. She also mentioned that the tourist office gets a lot of enquiries about the concert hall and what events are planned there. The next concerts that are planned include Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart on 3rd December from 7pm. On 6th and 7th January at 7pm is the new year concert and the kings and on 17th February at 7pm there is a performance of Beethoven. On 14th April its Mozart, Sibelius and Schubert and 12th May a selection of opera and Zarzuela. You can find more details on the website www.orquestasinfonicadetorrevieja.com You can also call 628 810 467 where you can receive information in English. Suzanne O’Connell
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WEEKLY EURO UPDATE Speculation and statistics Throughout this week, fluctuations in the currency exchange market have been driven more by speculation than any hard economic data. The pound dropped briefly against the euro following Boris Johnson’s controversial Brexit article in The Daily Telegraph and Mark Carney has spent more time on issuing warnings about the economic fallout of leaving the EU. In contrast, the euroland inflation rate of 1.5% had little effect, nor did the release of ZEW’s measures of investor sentiment in Germany and the Eurozone. It could be that the market is waiting for the meeting of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council in just over a month’s time. There was speculation in the week that the ECB might announce an extension to the bank's €60bn-a-month asset purchase programme. Until now, the assumption had been that the ECB would soon be winding down its quantitative easing programme but there was a counter narrative that the strength of the euro – up 14.5% against the US dollar this year could be used as a reason to extend the scheme. This caused a brief dip in the value of the euro but with that inflation rate of 1.5% close enough to its 2% target and a growing economy across the Eurozone, in the end the figures don’t suggest an extension to QE.
The dollar had a brief rally following the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy statement, confirming that the Federal Funds rate remained unchanged at 1%-1.25% and the central bank will begin the process of "balance sheet normalization" next month. The market had been expecting this news, which has been previously signalled as forthcoming by the Fed. From October it will allow progressively larger amounts of bonds to run off without replacing them. The effect will still be to reduce the number of dollars in circulation and is therefore theoretically positive for the currency. The US dollar strengthened by one and a quarter euro cents yesterday and rose by a quarter of a cent against sterling. The end of the week sees all eyes turn to Florence as Theresa May is due to speak to European leaders at 2.15pm (GMT) on the matter of Brexit. At the UN assembly earlier this week she confirmed that she would be “setting out where we are and looking ahead at negotiations.” The speech will be followed by a visit to London next Tuesday from EU Council leader Donald Tusk. Whether the speech provides some concrete certainties for the market or sparks new rounds of speculation remains to be seen.
Arts and Crafts Fair at La Nucia During the holiday weekend of the weekend of 7th, 8th and 9th October - the 9th being the Día de la Comunidad Valenciana - La Nucía will hold its fourth Exponucía in the enormous sports complex Camilo Cano. What started as a local trade fair has grown into a a huge event that attracts more people each year from across the region. This year, more than 80 companies and businesses will set up their stands in the main hall and outside there will be areas with new cars for sale, a children's play area and a marquee housing a local version of the Oktoberfest German beer festival. Also for the first time this year, an original craft fair organised by professional association Amata, will form part of the celebrations. For the first time, some twenty or more craftsmen and women will set up shop in Exponucía, offering a wide range of quality hand made goods; from traditional pottery to wooden gift and soft toys and from lamps made of drift wood to ceramic castles. There will be jewellery made of many different materials such as silver, macramé, leather, wood, silk and glass. All will be unique and all hand-made. Amata has spent the last 20 years or so organising craft markets and fairs as a way of helping to preserve traditional arts and crafts in Spain. Amata carefully vets those wishing to take part in one of its markets and selects artisans for the quality and originality of their work. They use the words Artesanía de Autor® to announce their fairs, to make sure that nobody is in doubt about the originality of all that is on sale, the ‘author’ or maker having to be present on each and every stall.
Quality guaranteed This careful selection not only ensures quality and originality, but also helps to avoid too many stalls offering similar products. Many stallholders bring along their materials and tools so that they can work during the market. This offers visitors an interesting way of getting to know how things are actually made. It also means that small alterations, additions and personalisation can be made to suit the requirement of
the buyer. All this is why the craft part of Exponucía promises to be very interesting. The visitor can see how much
care and love goes into each item, and how much time and skill is required. Watch a man working with clay and another carving wood or bone, or a woman working with macramé or copper wire and semi-precious stones to make original jewellery. You can even have a go on a potter's wheel and make your own little bowl to take home. It's all
there to be seen and remembered. Exponucía opens to the public on Saturday 7th, Sunday 8th and Monday 9th (bank holiday) October from 10am to 9pm. The sports complex is called Ciudad Deportiva Camilo Cano. Driving from Benidorm to La Nucia, where you turn normally left to the Sunday Rastro, turn right and follow the signs. Entrance is free and, being a sports complex, there is ample parking space. For more information you can call 639 979 678 (English spoken), or visit www.amata.es.
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Thanks to John, who brought up the subject during a conversation, this article is about the curry leaf tree (Murraya koenigii), an aromatic leaf often used in Indian cuisine. The curry leaf tree, a native of India, is a small, evergreen tree in the citrus family (Rutaceae) with very pungent aromatic leaves. They have a distinct, spicy currylike flavour and generally go by the name curry leaves. The fresh leaves are an indispensable ingredient in the delicious curries of Southern India and Sri Lanka (and absolutely necessary for the authentic flavour). Although most commonly used in curries, leaves from the curry tree can also be used in many other dishes to add spice. The leaves are best used fresh as they lose most of their aroma and delicate fragrance when dried. Because of their soft texture, the leaves do not need to be removed before serving, but can be eaten without any hazard. Curry powder is a British invention to imitate the flavour of Indian cooking with minimal effort. Some curry powders indeed contain curry leaves, but probably only for historic or linguistic reasons, since dried curry leaves lose their qualities within days. A typical curry powder derives its taste mainly from cumin, coriander, black pepper, chili, fenugreek, ginger, celery, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, anis, etc. in variable amounts. Since curry powder is not a traditional recipe, there is little consensus about what should go into it, and anyone is free to sell his own creation. Description and Culture: This tropical to subtropical tree is highly ornamental due to its compound leaves. It is slow-growing and can be
used as a hedge, an ornamental shrub or as a potted specimen tree. Whether grown in large pots or on the ground it does not spread very much laterally. Harvesting of leaves encourages new growth and the tree also responds well to pruning, which is only necessary for shaping - To reduce the size or make it bushier. While this tree can grow to reach 15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m), you need only a small specimen to supply you with an abundance of leaves for your Indian dishes. In late spring to early summer the tree blooms with clusters of small, white, and sweetly scented flowers that attract lots of butterflies. The flowers are followed by small purple/black shiny berries that are edible, but their seeds are poisonous. The shiny-black fruits are very nutritious, sweet and are eaten fresh. However, they do have a characteristic odour which some find slightly unpleasant. The curry leaf tree needs warm temperatures with full sun to partial shade. The tree tends to be slow growing during the cold months - it may even drop most of its leaves during the winter and stop growing all together. Propagation: Curry leaf trees are propagated by growing the small suckers from the base of the tree, by root cuttings, or by seed. When harvesting seeds the berries should be ripe and fresh. Plant either the whole fruit (or remove the pulp), sow as soon as possible and keep moist but not wet. Fresh curry leaf seeds have a very high germination rate, but the problem is that the seeds are only viable for a couple of weeks. Seeds from India or Sri Lanka are going to be dead before you can plant them, unless you know someone who will send them by airmail. Your best option if you want one of these trees is to search the internet for a Spanish supplier of seeds or young plants, or ask at the local nurseries/garden centres if they can get it for you.
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WELCOME TO MENORCA with Vivalia Travel Minorca or Menorca is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca.
Minorca or Menorca is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca.
History The island is known for its collection of megalithic stone monuments: navetes, taules and talaiots, which speak of a very early prehistoric human activity. Some of the earliest culture on Minorca was influenced by other Mediterranean
cultures, including the Greek Minoans of ancient Crete (see also Gymnesian Islands). In October 1993, Minorca was designated by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve. In July 2005, the island's application to become the 25th member of the International Island Games Association was approved. The end of the Punic wars saw an increase in piracy in the western Mediterranean. The Roman occupation of Hispania had meant a growth of maritime trade between the Iberian and Italian peninsulas. Pirates took advantage of the strategic location of the Balearic Islands to raid Roman commerce, using both Minorca and Majorca as bases
Minorca's cuisine is dominated by the Mediterranean diet which is known to be very healthy. While many of the locals have adopted modern attitudes they still uphold certain old traditions.
Traditional celebrations Minorca is especially well known for its traditional summer fiestas, which intrigue many visitors. The 'Festes de Sant Joan' are held annually in Ciutadella, during 23–25 June. The festes last for three days. On the first day, a man bears a well-groomed sheep upon his shoulders and parades around the local streets. In the late evening, main streets are closed and bonfires held upon them. On the second day, locally bred black horses are dressed with ribbons and rosettes. The riders, or "caixers", ride the horses through the streets and, along with a tumultuous crowd of people, encourage them to rear up on their hind legs. The brave can be found running underneath them in an attempt to touch the horses hearts for good luck.
Language The two official languages are Catalan and Spanish. Natives
Culture The location of Minorca in the middle of the western Mediterranean was a staging point for the different cultures since prehistoric times. This Balearic Island has a mix of colonial and local architecture.
to the island speak the variety of Catalan called Menorquí, and they typically speak Spanish fluently as a second language; many immigrants are monolingual in Spanish.
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The festes take place throughout the summer in different towns around the island, and have their origins in the early 14th century. The international opera week and international organ festival in Mahon, and the summer music festival and Capella Davidica concerts in Ciutadella are the main events of the island.
Wine production has been known on the island since ancient times, but it went into a heavy decline over the last century. Now, several new, small wineries have started up, producing wines locally Lingering British influence is seen in the Minorcans' taste for gin, which during local festes honoring towns' patron saints is mixed with lemonade (or bitter lemon) to make a golden liquid known as Pomada. Gin from Minorca is not derived from grain alcohol but from wine alcohol (eau de vie de vin), making it more akin to brandy. It has the distinction to have geographical identity protection. Probably the best known gin is Gin Xoriguer which is named after the typical Minorcan windmill which was used to make the first gin. One of the reasons it is also known as Gin de Minorca or Gin de Mahón. Also famous is Mahón cheese, a cheese typical of the island.
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I don’t want to open up the past
I am jealous
I was reluctant to start a Facebook Page, but my nieces kept on at me, and so I did. I am not very computer-savvy. A month ago I got a ’friend request’ from someone I knew years ago. It was completely out of the blue and to be honest, I don’t really want to keep in touch with this woman, because she was very unkind to me at school. I was rattled that she’d tracked me down. I have ignored the request, but she sent another one.
My daughter gets on so well with her step-mother, and I hate to admit that I resent it. Her father and I divorced when she was a baby. We share custody but it was decided her main residence would be with me. Her step-mother is younger than me, and the two of them have become like sisters; there is only 15 years between them. My daughter, who is now 10 is talking about living with her father.
Not being a user of Facebook myself, I am not too familiar with the ins and outs, however, I believe that that is what Facebook is all about; looking up old friends and acquaintances. I think it’s entirely up to you if you want to refuse a friend request, and if you have bad memories of this person, and don’t want anything to do with her, then you have the right not to get involved. Ask your nieces to make your Facebook page private, if you have not done so already.
Firstly, I would talk to her father and quash any ideas of her living with him - you have a custody agreement. Secondly, whilst I agree you must be feeling a little jealous at your daughter’s relationship with her step-mother, try to see a positive side to this; there are plenty of stepparents who don’t get along with their stepchildren, and if this was the case you would have a different set of worries to deal with. Your daughter is growing up, and will soon be going to senior school where she will do a lot changing. I would ride it out if I were you.
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Orihuela hosts ‘Cruces de Caravaca’ The Mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, has inaugurated the exhibition ‘Cruces de Caravaca’, alongside the Councillor for Tourism, Sofía Álvarez, and the general director of the Institute of Tourism of the Region of Murcia, Manuel Fernández-Delgado and Dean of the Cathedral of Orihuela, José Antonio Gea. The works will remain on display until 13th September in the Plaza Ramón Sijé.
Mayor Bascuñana said: “This is a great opportunity to continue promoting our city alongside the Jubilee Year of Caravaca. Orihuela is the starting point of the Caravaca Route and therefore during this year we will welcome all the pilgrims who arrive from different points across the world to start on their trek from the city of Miguel Hernandez.” The Mayor explained that during the year the city has actively promoted the
Camino de Levante with the organisation of walks that covered all the stages. These proved very successful with more than 500 people taking part in some of the walks. These ended in June and worked well as a introduction to the Camino de Levante. Councillor Sophia Alvarez said that this exhibition, made up of about twenty paintings by different Murcian artists, demonstrates the “value of religious
Orihuela to celebrate World Tourism Day The Councillor for Tourism, Sofía Álvarez, has presented the activities for World Tourism Day, which will be held on Wednesday 27th September, and this year will focus on the theme ‘Sustainable tourism for development’. These activities will be held from 29th September to 1st October at different locations across the municipality, both in the centre and on the coast, to promote all tourist products. The councillor explained that this is a program of activities so that all the people of the municipality “can experience tourists in their own city, and therefore get to know all the activities and options it offers for the visitor, giving examples of hospitality and knowledge of our tourism resources”. Councillor Álvarez invited citizens to take part in these events, highlighting the need to “put into value our historical heritage, culture, Orihuela tradition and
religious tourism of the locality”. The activity program will start on Wednesday 27th September with the collection of suggestions in the tourist information centres in Orihuela Costa and the city of Orihuela that local residents have made for sustainable tourism, with the aim of “improving our tourism initiatives and turning them into the development engine of Orihuela”. The Department will give a gift to each of the participants as a thank you. The activities scheduled for the celebration of this Day of the Tourist correspond to the seven lines that the Tourism office intends emphasise about the locality, covering a wide range of interests. It will begin by highlighting the life and works of Miguel Hernandez with a nocturnal walk that will take place on Friday, 29th September at 10:00 pm, from the Casa Museo Miguel Hernández.
On Saturday, 30th September, a Cultural Walk will begin at 10:30am at the arch of Santo Domingo. Those taking part will learn about the monumental, historical and cultural heritage that Orihuela has. At 1:00pm the main focus will be for gastronomy, with a tasting of rice in the Plaza Ramón Sijé. Sports tourism will also be represented with a golf initiation class, at 5pm at the Vistabella Golf Club, while Saturday night is reserved for parties, with a parade at 7:30pm of Moors and Christians in the Urbanisation Aguamarina on the Coast, followed by a flamenco show.
tourism and historical heritage that unites both cities.” The director of the Institute of Tourism of the Region of Murcia highlighted the involvement of Orihuela “within this Jubilee celebration from the beginning and now by hosting this exhibition”. The exhibition is touring cities such as Murcia, Cartagena, Caravaca de la Cruz, Mula and Cehegín, and will soon visit Valencia, Madrid and Santiago de
Compostela. The works on display correspond to contemporary artists such as: Nicolas de Maya, Miguel Fructuoso, Manuel Pérez, Martinez Mengual, Manuel Barnuevo, Esteban Linares, Belzunce, Nono, Vicente Martínez Gadea, Chelete Monereo, Martínez Cánovas, Esteban Bernal, Emilio Pascual, Marcos Salvador Romera, Antonio Ballester, Jorge Fin, Carlos Pardo, Araceli Reverte, Ana Martínez and Alejandro Franco.
Compromís urges Orihuela Council to join regional Gender Violence pact The eco-socialist political party Compromis has urged the City Council to actively join the Valencian Pact Against Gender Violence, which was signed recently. The coalition spokesman, Cayetano Portugués, said: “This pact promoted by the Conselleria de Equality and Inclusive Policies is an agreement that emerged from the consensus of Valencian society, which brings together all kinds of entities such as universities, trade unions, political parties, associations, media, representatives of justice, police forces and security bodies.” In addition, Portuguese explained the value of this first Valencian Pact Against Domestic Violence, saying ‘it is something historical and that puts us as a society at the front of the fight for equality, and goes beyond the Pact of State. The Pact is
divided into five areas, 21 objectives and more than 293 concrete measures and can be signed by entities as well as by any individual person on the website: sumatalpacte.com. Finally, the spokesman said that “the pact commits public administrations at three levels: autonomous, provincial and local” and urged the City Council in Orihuela to adhere to it, since “municipalities are key players in the fight against gender violence and a city like Orihuela cannot afford not to be a part of it.”
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LET’S INFORM YOU SEMINAR IN ORIHUELA COSTA The team at Free Lunch Spain have since June 2014 supplied essential information about life in Spain to over 3,500 people. Each of the local experts has ensured that all the people who have attended get the correct answers to their specific questions. The team has been created from the five local companies are they are overwhelmed by the continued popularity of these events. As a result they are now expanding the number of seminars. This will be a fantastic opportunity for everybody to get all the facts about life here in the Costa Blanca. Everybody who attends will be able to ask the experts in various areas of business about how things work in Spain, which
is a refreshing change to the continued confusion that reigns here. Once again the highly respected UK & Spanish companies based in Spain are inviting all British, Irish & European nationals, spending time or living in Costa Blanca, to a meeting for their questions regarding life here to be answered.
Some of the topics that will be covered will be as follows: Experts from five companies will be providing professional advice on all these topics and answering all your questions. Everybody who attends the event will get all their questions answered. How fantastic is that! Once all the questions have been answered then everybody will get afree lunch at Quesada
Fish & Chips in Villamartin Plaza. The event begins at 12 noon on Thursday 28th September. To register to attend this unique event you can e‐mail
1. Brexit – The latest updates on how we are affected in Spain 2. Savings and Investments – How to get the best returns for your money. 3. Mortgage Refunds – Find out if you due a rebate from your Spanish bank 4. Wills – Ensure your will complies with the latest regulations 5. Pensions – Find a dormant pension of yours in the UK 6. Inheritance taxes in Spain – Ensure your heirs don’t pay too much 7. Currency exchange – Get advice how to get the best rates for your UK pound or Euros. 8. Complex Spanish funeral system – Get all the facts.
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First female Spanish terror cell Spaniards blocked Swiss toilet World made 100 kilos of TATP with dozens of 500€ notes Motorcycle explosives Champ is Spanish Spain’s Ana Carrasco is the first-ever female to win a world championship motorcycle race in a sport that continues to be male-dominated. Ana, 20, netted the FIM SuperSport 300 global title in Portugal last Sunday with an advantage of just 0.053 seconds over her nearest rival in the 10th round. Her fellow competitors were men – second-placed Alfonso Coppola, from Italy, is now at the top of the championship standings, and Spain's Marc García came third. The season is not over yet, but Ana's victory at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in the south of Portugal is a first for women on two wheels. She had already set a precedent for ladies on bikes: in 2013, Ana was the first female to win a World Championship-level point in a race for over 10 years; she was only 16 at the time. Ana is being hailed as a potential female Marc Márquez – another Spaniard who, at age 20, became the youngest rider ever to win a World Championship in his MotoGP rookie year, a feat he repeated the following season and which he looks set to clinch for a fourth time this year aged 24.
The terror cell that carried out deadly attacks in Spain in August had been planning to use 100 kilos of TATP explosive to cause even more carnage, a Catalan daily has reported . This is far higher than any of the known seizures in Europe of the easyto-make explosive known as the ‘mother of Satan’ and used by jihadists everywhere from Paris and Brussels to
the battlefields of Syria and Iraq. According to the Periodico de Catalunya daily, Mohamed Houli Chemlal, the only survivor of an explosion in a house used as a bomb factory by the cell, told a judge investigating the attacks they were making 100 kilos of the explosive. Asked by reporters, Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido refused to confirm the information, as did Spain's National
Court, which deals with terror cases. Chemlal told the judge that the blast happened when members of the terror cell were in the final stage of making the explosives, which they wanted to put into 20 bags divided into three vans to wreak havoc near famous landmarks, the daily said. TATP has become the explosive of choice for the Islamic State group, as it can easily be made from ingredients such as acetone and oxygenated water that are easily available in high street stores. Investigators found 15 kilos of the explosive in a flat near Brussels after suicide attacks at the Belgian capital's airport in March 2016. It was also used in attacks in Paris in November 2015 and in Manchester in May. According to the Catalan daily, the first floor of the house in Alcanar used by the terror cell “was completely covered with the substance that was drying.” But something went wrong and the house exploded, prompting the surviving members of the cell to carry out their vehicle rampage attacks in Barcelona and the seaside resort of Cambrils on 17th and 18th August. The attacks left 16 people dead.
According to Swiss Police the sewage pipes were blocked inside a bank in Geneva and affected several nearby restaurants. The Swiss Police suspect that two Spaniards were responsible for destroying thousands of 500€ notes in the toilets in a branch of UBS at ‘the start of summer’ with the blockage starting some days later. The Police believe each Spaniard
could have carried out the crime simultaneously to affect both the bank branch and the restaurants. However, this is an investigation without purpose – because in Switzerland destroying money is not a crime, despite the fact that the two Spaniards the supposed authors of the blockage and the destruction of the notes.
Three more detained for drug trafficking more arrests expected Officers from the Judicial Police of the Guardia Civil of Ibiza have detained at least three people in an operation against drug trafficking and other crimes. Officers from the Guardia Civil searched a bar in Sant Jordi with a drug sniffing dog to find the drugs. This is part of an on-going investigation which opened over the weekend and remains open and follows several recent searches. The three detained were placed at the disposition of the Instruction Court 1 of Eivissa, which released the suspects after taking their testimonies to the prosecutor and the duty judge. This is the third operation against drug trafficking on Ibiza in recent weeks. On 4th August the Guardia Civil arrested ten youngsters, mostly British and one from Romania who supposedly
acted as drug lords in the area known as the West End. After testifying to the duty judge, six were ordered to provisional prison. In this operation the agents searched homes in two central streets of Sant Antoni. They recovered several types of narcotic drugs, the Guardia Civil has said, after being regular sellers in the West End for some time. In the two homes searched the Guardia Civil found amounts of cocaine, marihuana, magic mushrooms, Viagra, MDMA in dust, MDMA in pills and Nitrous Oxide. A few days before the agents from the Organised Crime and Anti-Drug Team of the Guardia Civil – who had arrived from Mallorca - detained five Brits in a house in ses Païsses, all were young and two were aged just 18 and 19 years old.
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Spanish woman now third-oldest in World Spain’s Ana María Vela Rubio is now officially the third-oldest person on earth after the death of Jamaica's Violet Mosse-Brown aged 117-and-a-half. Ana María, if she is still alive at the end of next month, will be celebrating her 116th birthday. Born in Puente Genil, Córdoba province, Ana left school at age 11 and became a seamstress before moving to Catalunya in the 1940s, where she still lives. Ana was a compulsive bookworm when her eyesight still allowed her to be, despite her lack of formal education. She began going to the La Vereda nursing home on a daycentre basis aged 104 and moved in as a resident aged 109, where she has always been among at least four or five others aged over 100. She is not bed-ridden, but every day the staff get her up and put her in a wheelchair and, although she, like many other residents, eats liquidised food, she ‘eats very well’ and ‘doesn't look her age’, staff say. Her only surviving daughter, who visits her regularly, is aged 90 – the rest of her children have died from old age – and her grandchildren are now in their late 60s. The only two people on earth
older than Ana María are Chiyo Miyako, from Japan, who is five months older than Ana at 116 and four months, and the woman who now takes over from Violet Brown – Nabi Tajima, also Japanese, who is 117 and oneand-a-half months, born on 4th August, 1900. Jamaican president Andrew Holness confirmed on Twitter this morning that Violet, the last person alive on earth born when Queen Victoria was on the throne, had died. She was born on March 10, 1900 and has been the oldest person on the planet since April this year, after the death of Italy's Emma Morano. Spain, known for having one of the longest life expectancies on earth – currently 83 for women and 79 for men – has several residents aged 100-plus in every province and at least seven of its 17 autonomously-governed regions has one or more residents aged 110 or more. The country is home to the third-oldest person, and third-oldest woman in the world, and also the oldest man on the planet, Francisco Núñez Olivera, who fully expects to be alive on 13th December this year when he is due to celebrate his 113th birthday. He became the planet's oldest man in August following the
death of Yisrael Kristal from Israel. Two years ago, he became the oldest in Spain and showed he was still doing remarkably well for nearly 111. Francisco said back then that he 'would like to live another couple of years', and so far his wish has come true.
Longevity Recently, scientists placed the natural limit of human life at 125 years, but nobody is thought to have lived that long and the world record until now has been Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died aged 122. But Mbah Gotho from Indonesia has official documentation to show he was born on 31st December, 1870, meaning if he lives until New Year's Eve, he will be 147 years old. His papers need to be independently verified to award him the title of longest-ever living human, however – others who have claimed to be older, James Olofintuyi, 172, from Nigeria and Dhaqabo Ebba from Ethiopia, 164, were unable to prove their age officially so cannot be considered as world-record holders. To date, Mbah Gotho's papers have not been authenticated, meaning he is still unable to claim the top spot.
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PROPERTY BLOG
Pricing property is a skill 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! People think that when it comes to pricing their property for sale, it’s easy. They know how much they paid for the home originally, and after calculating what they have invested over the years, that this will give them their exact asking price. Pricing a property is a skill, and should not be shrugged off without weighing up all comparable homes on the market, in your neighbourhood. Buyers will compare and so should you. You need to be aware of your price range. Pricing your home too high, and you could risk placing it in completely the wrong target market. For example, if you are pricing your 2 bedroom property amongst 3 bedroom homes, buyers will not take a second glance, when they know they can get a 3 bedroom property for the price you are asking.
The risk – Your home will become stale sitting on the market for sale, with no offers. The solution – Price it according to what it offers. If it’s a 2 bedroom home, price it as a 2 bedroom home. People think that having extensions on their property will automatically place them in a higher price bracket. This is wrong, for some extensions. Home values increase with the amount of bedrooms a property offers. Bathrooms can add value, but not as much as additional bedrooms. Don’t forget, the target market in this part of Spain is for both holiday homes and permanent living, so buyers always see extra value in the extra accommodation a property offers, so they can accommodate family and friends on holiday. Sometimes it is difficult putting a price on a property, but don’t get tunnel vision when comparing what else is on the market for sale. You need to see what is actually selling and for what price. Everyone wants as much as they can get for their home. Not only because it’s their financial investment at the end of the day, but they’ve also invested blood sweat and tears into making it what it is today. We all know you can ask anything for your home, but your property is only worth what someone is willing to pay! Think property? Think us, because life’s complicated enough! See our advert in the centre pages of this newspaper. www.homes4u.es
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RAFA pay tribute to ‘the few’ RAFA Costa Blanca held a memorial for the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at La Siesta Church. Branch Chaplain Rev Terry Baxter led the service. Chairman Tony Clarke and members of RAFA were joined by representatives of the Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa branches of the Royal British Legion, The Royal Naval Association, the Royal Marines Association and ARPO (the Association of Retired Police Officers), at the memorial which consisted of a 45 minute service followed by a wreath laying ceremony at the adjacent garden of remembrance. There was also representation from the Torrevieja Ayuntamiento by the Councillor for Foreign Residents, Carmen Morate, and director of the OARI office, Carlos González, as well as the British Embassy in Madrid, with Sgt (W) Michelle Kadshaw
in attendance The service itself began with a parade of flags and standards Accompanying the Spanish and Union flags were the standards of RAFA, RNA, RMA and both Torrevieja and the Orihuela Costa and District RBL. At the conclusion of the service the attendees retired to the adjacent Garden of Remembrance where, following a short prayer, officers and dignitaries laid wreaths and crosses in memorial. Funds raised during the offertory were donated to the Wings Appeal, the RAF Association’s on-going fundraising campaign that runs throughout the year but the main collection of which has been taking place around the Battle of Britain week, with the support of the Managers at all local Iceland
Stores. The service was followed by a celebratory lunch at Leafs Restaurant (formerly Lo Maribou Lounge),
in Pueblo Bravo, close to Quesada. The annual Battle of Britain Day, September 15, is dedicated to the large-scale aerial battle that took place during the Battle of Britain. The clash was said to be described as the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces with the British RAF deploying their fleet to tackle the 176 enemy aircraft that were destroyed during the raid. On the day itself, two major attacks were launched on London with smaller assaults on the southern coast in Portland and Southampton. The German aircraft were met by a fleet of RAF planes and many of the Germans reportedly turned straight around without deploying any bombs. RAFA meet on the third Tuesday of every month at El Paraiso Restaurant, behind Carrefour Torrevieja, starting at 2.30pm.
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THIS WEEK’S LATEST MOVIE & TV SERIES RELEASES
The Sinner 8.0 (2017)
Inhumans 5.2 (2017)
A crime thriller about a young mother who commits a public act of violence and the investigator who attempts to learn why. Smartly unpredictable and led by powerful performances from a talented cast, the darkly compelling The Sinner sinks its hooks in fast and doesn’t let go. Creator: Derek Simonds Stars: Jessica Biel, Christopher Abbott, Bill Pullman
The Inhumans are a race of superhumans created as a result of alien experimentation with ancient Earth inhabitants. After a military coup splinters the Inhuman community, the survivors retreat to Hawaii where they attempt to rebuild in their new home. Creator: Scott Buck Stars: Sonya Balmores, Isabelle Cornish, Eme Ikwuakor
Atypical (2017) 8.4
The Orville (2017) 7.4
Atypical is a coming of age story that follows Sam, an 18‐year‐old on the autistic spectrum as he searches for love and independence.
The Plot: A mid‐level exploration starship and her crew traverse the galaxy and the daily travails of the interstellar workplace.
While Sam is on his funny yet emotional journey of self‐discovery, the rest of his family must grapple with change in their own lives as they all struggle with the central theme: what does it really mean to be normal? Creator: Robia Rashid Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Keir Gilchrist, Brigette Lundy‐Paine
The Orville is more than a blend of Star Trek, Galaxy Quest, and The Family Guy. It is, according to co‐creator Seth MacFarlane, a return to the optimism of classic science fiction. Creator: Seth MacFarlane Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald
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Television: Tues. 26th September BBC1
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Breakfast Fake Britain Homes Under the Hammer Neighbourhood Blues Thief Trackers Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors The Boss Escape to the Country Garden Rescue Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather Invictus Games 2017 EastEnders Holby City Doctor Foster BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather The Insider Ambulance Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News
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ITV2 Nightscreen You’ve Been Framed! Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Below Deck Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Below Deck Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Dress to Impress You’ve Been Framed! Two and a Half Men The Hangover FYI Daily The Hangover Family Guy American Dad! Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen
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Love of My Life
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King of Queens
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Thomas and Friends
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Channel 4 News
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French Collection
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Countdown
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Location, Location, Location
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Sportswomen
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Micky Flanagan
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Sky Sports Today
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Soccer Special Pre-Match
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Beyond 100 Days
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Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream
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Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer?
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Olympus Has Fallen Super Casino
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The Last Ship
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A League of Their Own
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Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City
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British Gardens in Time
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Gotham
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Road Wars
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Black Lake
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Caught on Camera
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The Debate - Live
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Through the Night
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Motorway Patrol
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Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream
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House Doctor
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Live WWE Late Night Smackdown
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Animal 999
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British Gardens in Time
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The Great Artists
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Through the Night
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The Dog Whisperer
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This is BBC Four
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Wildlife SOS
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How I Met Your Mother Hollyoaks Charmed Melissa and Joey 2 Broke Girls Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy 2 Broke Girls The Goldbergs Stage School The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks All Star Driving School Gogglebox Johnny English Celebs Go Dating My Hotter Half The Big Bang Theory Celebs Go Dating First Dates Tattoo Fixers Rude Tube Rude(Ish) Tube How I Met Your Mother
7.00am 7.40am 8.40am 9.40am 10.45am 12.05pm 12.35pm 1.40pm
Judge Judy Heartbeat Where the Heart is Wild at Heart Judge Judy George and Mildred On the Buses Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant Heartbeat Doc Martin Wild at Heart On the Buses George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Midsomer Murders My Boy Jack Cold Blood On the Buses ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping
9.55am
A Place in the Sun
12.00pm
Four in a Bed
12.35pm
Four in a Bed
2.40pm
A Place in the Sun
4.50pm
Sun, Sea and Selling Houses
5.50pm
Homes by the Sea
6.55pm
George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces
7.55pm
The Secret Life of the Zoo
8.55pm
Grand Designs
10.00pm
Great Canal Journeys
11.00pm
My Floating Home
12.00am
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
1.05am
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
2.00am
Sex Party Secrets
3.00am
Grand Designs
4.05am
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
7.00am 7.45am 8.35am 9.30am 10.35am 11.40am 12.40pm 1.40pm 2.50pm 3.55pm 4.55pm 5.55pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.55pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.10am 1.15am 2.20am 3.15am 3.40am 3.50am 4.00am
The Car Chasers Pawn Stars The Saint Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Avengers The Saint Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Avengers The Car Chasers Pawn Stars The Chase Celebrity Special Benidorm Car Crash Global The Specialist FYI Daily The Specialist Minder Tommy Cooper Football’s Greatest ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping
Sky Movies Premiere 6.30am
Flog it! Trade Secrets Fake Britain Neighbourhood Blues Fake or Fortune? Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Super League Show £100k House: Tricks of the Trade Who Do You Think You Are? Great American Railroad Journeys Earthflight Flog It! Eggheads Strictly - It Takes Two Antiques Road Trip Saving Lives at Sea Horizon Later Live... with Jools Holland Newsnight Today at Conference NFL How to Stay Young Without Limits: Vietnam This is BBC Two
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Channel 5 - 9.00pm The Yorkshire Vet Promising to be bigger and better than ever, this year’s event, taking place on the 21st and 22nd of October 2017 will have Julian and Peter as its star attractions. You’ll be able to catch them on either day in their live Yorkshire Vet shows. Tickets are available from 1 September.
ITV3
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SOAP UPDATE
Eastenders The Fowlers and Kazemis wait for some life-changing news. Karen tries to help Bernadette. Johnny and Woody get an unexpected visitor.
Emmerdale Emma gets an unexpected message. Marlon is feeling smug. Robert asks for a favour.
Hollyoaks Prince causes a fight with Damon, while the Maaliks search for missing Yasmine. Holly is worried about Ellie’s behaviour.
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Breakfast Fake Britain Homes Under the Hammer Neighbourhood Blues Thief Trackers Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors The Boss Escape to the Country Garden Rescue Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Invictus Games 2017 How to Stay Young BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather National Lottery Awards 2017 Without Limits: Vietnam Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News
BBC2 7.00am 7.30am 8.15am 9.00am 10.00am 12.00pm 12.30pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.45pm 4.45pm 5.15pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 12.45am 1.45am 2.45am 3.45am
ITV2 7.00am 7.25am 8.15am 9.00am 9.30am 10.30am 11.20am 12.15pm 1.20pm 1.50pm 2.50pm 3.45pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.05pm 11.10pm 12.15am 1.10am 2.05am 2.35am 3.30am
You’ve Been Framed! Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Below Deck Emmerdale The Cube The Ellen DeGeneres Show Below Deck Dress to Impress Emmerdale Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed! Gold The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Dress to Impress You’ve Been Framed! Two and a Half Men 22 Jump Street FYI Daily 22 Jump Street Family Guy American Dad! Two and a Half Men Release the Hounds Teleshopping
Girl Asleep
8.20am
Born to be Blue
10.05am
Love of My Life
11.55am
Southern Fury
1.35pm
Away
3.35pm
The Accountant
5.45pm
Girl Asleep
7.15pm
Southern Fury
9.00pm
The Accountant
11.10pm
Graduation
1.20am
Born to be Blue
3.00am
Heaven Knows What
4.40am
Love of My Life
6.30am
Moana: Special
Flog it! Trade Secrets Fake Britain Neighbourhood Blues World’s Busiest Cities Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics Coast £100k House: Tricks of the Trade Who Do You Think You Are? Great American Railroad Journeys Earthflight Flog It! Eggheads Strictly - It Takes Two This Farming Life Billion Dollar Deals and How They Changed Your World The Detectives The Pact Newsnight Today at Conference Astronauts: Do You Have What it Takes? Tribes, Predators and Me Astronauts: Do You Have What it Takes? This is BBC Two
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 7.25pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.40pm 1.10am 2.25am 4.00am 4.50am 6.05am
Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder Dickinson’s Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London Party Political Broadcast by the Labour Party ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Bad Move Coronation Street Doc Martin ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London UEFA Champions League Highlights British Touring Car Championship Highlights Jackpot247 May the Best House Win ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show
Sky Sports 1 7.00am
Total Goals
9.30am
Live New Zealand NPC Rugby
Sky 1
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Channel 5
7.00am
Countdown
7.00am
Puffin Rock
7.45am
King of Queens
7.05am
Poppy Cat
9.00am
Everybody Loves Raymond
7.20am
Simon
10.00am
Frasier
7.25am
Bob the Builder
11.05am
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
7.35am
Fireman Sam
12.00pm
Coast v Country
7.50am
Thomas and Friends
1.00pm
Channel 4 News
8.00am
Milkshake Monkey
1.05pm
Couples Come Dine with Me
8.05am
Nella the Princess Knight
2.05pm
French Collection
3.10pm
Countdown
8.20am
Noddy: Toyland Detective
4.00pm
Find it, Fix it, Flog it
8.35am
Paw Patrol
8.50am
Rusty Rivets
9.05am
Digby Dragon
9.15am
Floogals Peppa Pig
5.00pm
My Kitchen Rules
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Come Dine with Me
7.00pm
The Simpsons
7.30pm
Hollyoaks
9.35am
8.00pm
Channel 4 News
9.55am
Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
8.55pm
The Political Slot
10.05am
Mofy
9.00pm
Location, Location, Location
10.15am
The Wright Stuff
10.00pm
Grand Designs
12.15pm
Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!
11.00pm
Back
1.10pm
5 News Lunchtime
11.35pm
Jon Richardson:
1.15pm
The Hotel Inspector
How to Survive the End of the World
2.15pm
Home and Away
7.00am
Hawaii Five-0
12.35am
Educating Greater Manchester
2.45pm
Neighbours
9.00am
Monkey Life
1.35am
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
3.20pm
The Mentalist
10.00am
The Dog Whisperer
2.25am
Perrier’s Bounty
4.15pm
Hidden Truth: Lies Will Surface
6.00pm
5 News at 5
6.30pm
Neighbours
7.00pm
Home and Away
11.20am
Rugby Archive
11.00am
NCIS: Los Angeles
3.55am
Location, Location, Location
11.30am
Premier League Daily
1.00pm
Hawaii Five-0
4.50am
Grand Designs
3.00pm
NCIS: Los Angeles
12.00pm
Sky Sports Now
5.45am
Four in a Bed
4.00pm
Sport’s Funniest Moments
6.40am
Kirstie’s Vintage Gems
Cricket
5.00pm
Stargate SG-1
7.30pm
5 News Tonight
6.00pm
Futurama
8.00pm
The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door
6.30pm
Modern Family
9.00pm
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
7.30pm
The Simpsons
10.00pm
Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!
9.00pm
A League of Their Own: US Road Trip
11.00pm
Extraordinary People
10.00pm
Stella
12.05am
Celebrity Botched Up Bodies
11.00pm
Colony
1.05am
Cricket on 5
12.00am
NCIS: Los Angeles
2.05am
Super Casino
1.00am
A League of Their Own
2.00am
The Force: Essex
4.10am
Gotham
3.00am
Zoo
5.00am
Gotham
4.00am
Motorway Patrol
1.00pm 9.30pm
Gillette Soccer Special
11.00pm
The Debate - Live
12.00am
Through the Night
1.00am
Through the Night
2.00am
Through the Night
3.00am
Through the Night
4.00am
Through the Night
5.00am
Through the Night
6.00am
Through the Night
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Hollyoaks Charmed Melissa and Joey 2 Broke Girls Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy 2 Broke Girls The Goldbergs Stage School The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks All Star Driving School My Hotter Half Don’t Tell the Bride Celebs Go Dating The Big Bang Theory Rude Tube Celebs Go Dating First Dates Don’t Tell the Bride Rude Tube Rude(Ish) Tube How I Met Your Mother
Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am
Television: Wed. 27th September
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5.00am
Animal 999
6.00am
The Dog Whisperer
7.00am
Judge Judy
7.40am
Heartbeat
8.40am
Where the Heart is
9.45am
Wild at Heart
10.45am
Judge Judy
12.05pm
George and Mildred
12.40pm
On the Buses
1.40pm
Barging Round Britain
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BBC 4 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am
4.00am 5.00am
Beyond 100 Days Timothy Spall: Back at Sea Amsterdam: An Art Lovers’ Guide Britain’s Lost Masterpieces The Renaissance Unchained Britain in Focus: A Photographic History Hidden Histories: Britain’s Oldest Family Businesses Britain’s Pompeii Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork Amsterdam: An Art Lovers’ Guide This is BBC Four
9.55am
A Place in the Sun
12.00pm
Four in a Bed
1.00am 2.00am 3.00am
ITV3
5.50pm
Homes by the Sea George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces The Secret Life of the Zoo
On the Buses
6.25pm
George and Mildred
3.15am
ITV3 Nightscreen
3.30am
Teleshopping
The Saint Ironside
5.20pm
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
Pawn Stars
Test Match Bowls Live
Wild at Heart
Lewis
The Car Chasers
7.55am
11.00am
4.15pm
1.20am
7.05am
ITV4
9.55am
7.55pm
11.15pm
Snooker v Darts
Sun, Sea and Selling Houses
Doc Martin
Foyle’s War
7.00am
4.50pm
3.15pm
Murder, She Wrote
Wildlife SOS
8.50am
with John Sergeant
9.00pm
6.35am
A Place in the Sun
Heartbeat
8.00pm
The Great Artists
2.40pm
2.10pm
Heartbeat
House Doctor
6.10am
More 4
6.55pm
6.55pm
5.45am
6.30pm
The Car Chasers
7.30pm
Storage Wars
8.00pm
Pawn Stars
9.00pm
Parking Wars
10.00pm
Never Say Never Again
11.10pm
FYI Daily
11.15pm
Never Say Never Again
12.45am
Assault on Precinct 13
8.55pm
Grand Designs
10.00pm
999: On the Frontline
11.00pm
24 Hours in A and E
1.05am
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
1.45am
FYI Daily
999: On the Frontline
1.50am
Assault on Precinct 13
2.55am
Ax Men
3.50am
ITV4 Nightscreen
4.00am
Teleshopping
2.05am 3.05am
Grand Designs
4.15am
8 Out of 10 Cats
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Television: Thurs. 28th September BBC1
7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 1.38pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.00pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.45am 1.30am 1.35am
BBC2
Breakfast Fake Britain Homes Under the Hammer Neighbourhood Blues Thief Trackers Bargain Hunt Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors The Boss Escape to the Country Garden Rescue Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show EastEnders Invictus Games 2017 Ambulance BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Question Time This Week Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News
7.00am 7.30am 8.15am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.45pm 3.45pm 4.45pm 5.15pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 1.15am 2.45am 3.45am
ITV2 7.00am 7.25am 8.15am 9.00am 9.30am 10.30am 11.20am 12.15pm 1.20pm 1.50pm 2.50pm 3.45pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.50pm 1.10am 2.10am 2.40am 3.30am
7.00am
Born to be Blue
8.50am
The Top Ten Show 2017
11.15am
Girl Asleep
12.45pm
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Special
1.15pm
The Accountant
3.35pm
Hijacked: Terror in the Sky
5.20pm
Born to be Blue
7.10pm
Southern Fury
9.00pm
The Accountant
11.15pm
Hijacked: Terror in the Sky
1.00am
Southern Fury
2.45am
Graduation
5.00am
Girl Asleep
6.30am
Star Trek Beyond Special
Channel 4
Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder Dickinson’s Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Work ‘till You Drop? Tonight Emmerdale Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs Safe House ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London UEFA Europa League Highlights Bear Grylls: Mission Survive Jackpot247 Work ‘till You Drop? Tonight ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show
Sky 1
Channel 5
7.00am
Countdown
7.00am
Puffin Rock
7.45am
King of Queens
7.05am
Poppy Cat
9.00am
Everybody Loves Raymond
7.20am
Simon
10.00am
Frasier
7.25am
Bob the Builder
11.05am
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
7.35am
Fireman Sam
12.00pm
Coast v Country
7.50am
Thomas and Friends
1.00pm
Channel 4 News
8.00am
Milkshake Monkey
1.05pm
Couples Come Dine with Me
8.05am
Nella the Princess Knight
2.05pm
French Collection
8.20am
Noddy: Toyland Detective
3.10pm
Countdown
8.35am
Paw Patrol
4.00pm
Find it, Fix it, Flog it
8.50am
Rusty Rivets
5.00pm
My Kitchen Rules
9.05am
Digby Dragon
6.00pm
Come Dine with Me
9.15am
Floogals
7.00pm
The Simpsons
9.35am
Peppa Pig
7.30pm
Hollyoaks
9.45am
Peppa Pig
8.00pm
Channel 4 News
8.55pm
The Political Slot
9.00pm
The Supervet
10.00pm
Educating Greater Manchester
11.00pm
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
7.00am
Good Morning Sports Fans
7.00am
Hawaii Five-0
11.50pm
The Undateables
7.30am
Good Morning Sports Fans
9.00am
Monkey Life
12.55am
Gogglebox
8.00am
Good Morning Sports Fans
10.00am
The Dog Whisperer
1.55am
Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls
11.00am
NCIS: Los Angeles
2.50am
Surviving the Island with Bear Grylls
9.55am
Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
10.05am
Mofy
10.15am
The Wright Stuff
12.15pm
Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!
1.10pm
5 News Lunchtime
1.15pm
The Hotel Inspector
2.15pm
Home and Away
2.45pm
Neighbours
3.20pm
The Mentalist
4.15pm
A Mother Betrayed
6.00pm
5 News at 5
6.30pm
Neighbours
8.30am
Good Morning Sports Fans
1.00pm
Hawaii Five-0
3.45am
Location, Location, Location
9.00am
Good Morning Sports Fans
3.00pm
NCIS: Los Angeles
4.40am
Formula 1
9.30am
Good Morning Sports Fans
4.00pm
Sport’s Funniest Moments
6.40am
Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures
5.00pm
Stargate SG-1
7.00pm
Home and Away
6.00pm
Futurama
7.30pm
5 News Tonight
8.00pm
Police Interceptors
9.00pm
Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords
10.00pm
Eamonn and Ruth’s 7 Year Itch
11.00pm
Gypsy Kids: Our Secret World
12.05am
Undercover Benefits Cheat
1.00am
Super Casino
4.10am
Gotham
5.00am
Gotham
5.45am
House Doctor
6.10am
Great Scientists
6.35am
Wildlife SOS
10.00am
Good Morning Sports Fans
10.30am
Live British Masters Golf
6.30pm
Modern Family
6.30pm
Live British Masters Masterclass
7.30pm
The Simpsons
7.00pm
Live Presidents Cup
9.00pm
Duck Quacks Don’t Echo
8.30pm
Live Super League
10.00pm
A League of Their Own
11.00pm
The Russell Howard Hour
11.00pm
The Debate - Live
12.00am
The Simpsons
12.00am
Through the Night
1.00am
A League of Their Own
1.00am
NFL
2.00am
The Force: Essex
1.30am
Live NFL: Chicago @ Green Bay
3.00am
NCIS: Los Angeles
4.00am
Motorway Patrol
5.45am
Super League Highlights
5.00am
Animal 999
6.00am
Through the Night
6.00am
The Dog Whisperer
7.00am 8.00am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.05am 2.10am 3.10am 4.05am 4.55am 5.20am 5.40am
Hollyoaks Charmed Melissa and Joey 2 Broke Girls Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy 2 Broke Girls The Goldbergs Stage School The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks All Star Driving School The Big Bang Theory Kevin Can Wait Body Fixers Celebs Go Dating The Big Bang Theory Rude Tube Celebs Go Dating First Dates Body Fixers Kevin Can Wait Rude(Ish) Tube How I Met Your Mother
7.00am
Judge Judy
7.40am
Heartbeat
8.40am
Where the Heart is
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You’ve Been Framed! Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Below Deck Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Below Deck Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Dress to Impress You’ve Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Bromans Celebrity Juice Family Guy American Dad! Two and a Half Men Through the Keyhole Teleshopping
9.10am
Flog it! Trade Secrets Fake Britain Neighbourhood Blues Nadiya’s British Food Adventure Great British Menu Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics For What It’s Worth £100k House: Tricks of the Trade Who Do You Think You Are? Great American Railroad Journeys Earthflight Flog It! Eggheads Strictly - It Takes Two This Farming Life The Big Family Cooking Showdown Russia with Simon Reeve The Premier League Show Newsnight The Detectives Celebrity MasterChef This Farming Life This is BBC Two
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Sky Movies Premiere - 11.15am Girl Asleep
The world is closing in on Greta Driscoll. On the cusp of turning fifteen she can’t bear to leave her childhood, it contains all the things that give her comfort in this incomprehensible new world.
BBC 4 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm
4.35am
Beyond 100 Days Top of the Pops British History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook Top of the Pops Top of the Pops Top of the Pops Music Moguls: Masters of Pop Twin Sisters: A World Apart British History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley This is BBC Four
9.55am
A Place in the Sun
7.00am
Hat-Trick Heroes
12.00pm
Four in a Bed
7.15am
The Chase
10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 1.35am 2.35am 3.35am
ITV3 9.40am
Wild at Heart
10.45am
Judge Judy
12.00pm
George and Mildred
12.35pm
On the Buses
More 4 2.40pm
A Place in the Sun
4.50pm
Sun, Sea and Selling Houses
5.50pm
Homes by the Sea
with John Sergeant
6.55pm
George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces
2.10pm
Heartbeat
7.55pm
3.10pm
Doc Martin
4.10pm
Wild at Heart
8.55pm
5.15pm
On the Buses
6.20pm
George and Mildred
6.55pm
Heartbeat
1.40pm
8.00pm
Murder, She Wrote
9.00pm
Foyle’s War
11.10pm
Lewis
1.10am
Wycliffe
3.10am
ITV3 Nightscreen
3.30am
Teleshopping
11.15pm
9.00am
The Car Chasers
10.00am
Pawn Stars
11.00am
Test Match Bowls Live
6.30pm
The Car Chasers
7.35pm
Storage Wars
The Secret Life of the Zoo
8.00pm
Pawn Stars
Grand Designs
9.00pm
Hornblower
11.15pm
Heartbreak Ridge
12.15am
FYI Daily
12.20am
Heartbreak Ridge
1.55am
Red Heat
2.55am
FYI Daily
Barging Round Britain
10.00pm
ITV4
Outlander Sex Toy Stories
12.20am
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
1.20am
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
2.20am
Outlander
3.00am
Red Heat
3.35am
Grand Designs
4.00am
Teleshopping
SOAP UPDATE
Eastenders Martin does his best to get through to a fuming Stacey. Shakil gets more than he bargained for when paying a visit to the Taylors. Sharon supports Michelle as she takes a big step.
Emmerdale Lydia has an accident while cleaning. Vanessa and Pearl make a discovery. Adam is put out. Gabby feels the pressure. Robert is on the back foot. Paddy makes a mistake.
Hollyoaks Darren worries about his family’s safety, while Mac decides that he and Neeta should go away. As Joel searches for a job, a new position catches his eye.
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Forgotten constitutional clause could save Spain In a telltale sign of how the conflict over the Catalan independence referendum is escalating, the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) is no longer ruling out the application of an obscure constitutional provision that could effectively curtail selfgovernment for the northeastern region. Section 155 of the Spanish Constitution is now on everyone’s lips, although it has never actually been invoked; and nobody ever expected it to be. Tucked away toward the end of the 1978 charter, it was introduced at a time when Spain was coming out of a long dictatorship and there was a spirit of cross-party cooperation to ensure that the country would never again descend into civil strife. The country was structured into its current “autonomous regions” with broad powers of self-rule. Regional parliaments were created or restored following the prolonged hiatus and regional charters were drafted. Regions with a distinct language and heritage, such as the Basques and the Catalans, got their own police forces and public broadcasters. But if Section 155 is finally invoked, the central government will be free to adopt “the necessary measures” to compel regional authorities to obey the law. Nobody knows exactly what these measures would be, but in theory, the government could start running Catalonia’s affairs directly from Madrid. Section 155 does not mean dissolving the regional bodies, but it does mean adopting measures to force these bodies to obey the law. What applying 155 actually means is still unclear, but whatever it means, until
now it was an unthinkable scenario. As recently as July, the Socialist speaker in Congress, Margarita Robles, stated that “Section 155 would never be a suitable solution and we would never support it.” In September 2015, then-foreign minister José Manuel García-Margallo, of the Popular Party (PP), said in a television interview that “it is obvious that there is a possible juridical reaction (to the secessionist drive), which would be to suspend their autonomy, but that is an atomic bomb.” But given the events of recent weeks, with the Catalan government openly defying the Constitutional Court and its rulings – and passing its own proreferendum laws in violation of the Constitution itself – the unthinkable is becoming a distinct possibility. “All scenarios are open,” said highranking sources within the PSOE in a conversation with Spanish newspaper El Pais. While invoking 155 is still seen as an “undesirable” option, party leaders will decide whether to support such a move or not “in light of the circumstances,” said Óscar Puente, the spokesman for the party’s executive board. However, last week the PSOE expressed impatience at not knowing what the Rajoy administration is planning to do. “The government should not hide behind robes or try to pass the hot potato along to the PSOE,” said Robles. The Socialists feel that Rajoy may be trying to make the main opposition group partly responsible for triggering a highly controversial legal mechanism that could translate into a suspension of home rule in Catalonia.
No official decision The Mariano Rajoy administration has made no official decision on the matter yet. The prime minister has instructed aides to keep “a cool head” in the face of growing disobedience by Catalan separatist officials, despite growing pressure from unionist hardliners for him to “bang his fist on the table.” The Popular Party leader is aware that a big show of force would play into the secessionists’ hands and could spark a wider conflict. On the other hand, Rajoy has clearly stated that “the referendum is not going to happen” and that he is ready to do whatever is necessary to achieve that end. For now, Madrid’s strategy has been to undermine the logistics of the ballot by seizing voting material and prohibiting all public officials from cooperating in any way. This has already resulted in unprecedented images of Civil Guard officers searching Catalan newsrooms, in what one expert recently described as “vintage Falangism.”
While this does nothing to improve relations, many in Madrid feel that the central government is still not doing enough to stop the secessionists in power from flouting national laws and creating their own parallel legal world. Last week, regional premier Carles Puigdemont starred in a rally to officially start the referendum campaign. It was a banned rally for an illegal referendum, but it went ahead uneventfully anyway, with no action taken by Madrid. But as 1st October draws closer, Rajoy may finally feel that he has no choice but to act in a decisive manner and hope for the best. If so, the PP would like to have the support of the Socialist Party and Ciudadanos. Podemos, the other main player in Spanish politics, is siding with the pro-independence movement and will offer no support. Asked about their thoughts on the PSOE’s greater openness to the possibility of invoking 155, the conservative party’s vice-secretary for communications, Pablo Casado, said that it was “opportune” for the Socialists “to open up to the
non-demonisation of any constitutional provision.” Even if nobody knows exactly what that provision means. Section 155 of the Spanish Constitution states: If a Self-governing Region does not fulfill the obligations imposed upon it by the Constitution or other laws, or acts in a way that is seriously prejudicial to the general interest of Spain, the Government, after having lodged a complaint with the Premier of the Self-governing Region and failed to receive satisfaction therefore, may, following approval granted by the overall majority of the Senate, take all measures necessary to compel the Region to meet said obligations, or to protect the abovementioned general interest. With a view to implementing the measures provided for in the foregoing paragraph, the Government may issue instructions to all the authorities of the Self-governing Regions.
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Digby Dragon
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Now You See Me
10.45am
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12.15am
Transcendence
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Olly the Little White Van
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud
2.20am
The Last Leg
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Premier League Prediction Show 6.15am
Too Many Cooks
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Premier League Preview Show
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Football’s Funniest Moments
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Gillette Soccer Saturday
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Four in a Bed
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The Russell Howard Hour
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Throw Momma from the Train
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Sammy Davis Jr: The Kid in the Middle
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Divine Designs
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Most Daring
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Wildlife SOS
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This is BBC Four
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Chinese Food in Minutes
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Coast v Country
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Death on the Nile
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Death on the Nile
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11.30am
The Goldbergs
11.40am
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Cheaper by the Dozen
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Cooties
3.55pm
Don’t Tell the Bride
3.20pm
Born to be Blue
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The Great British Bake Off
11.00am
Columbo: A Case of Immunity
7.20pm
Come Dine with Me
5.10pm
Hijacked: Terror in the Sky
6.15pm
The Great British Bake Off:
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Hidden Treasure
7.55pm
Come Dine with Me
6.50pm
The Accountant
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2.45pm
Rosemary and Thyme
8.25pm
Come Dine with Me
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Xxx: Return of Xander Cage
7.00pm
The Big Bang Theory
3.45pm
Foyle’s War
8.55pm
First Humans: The Cave Discovery
11.00pm
Cooties
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Volcano
10.00pm
The Two Million Year Old Boy
12.45am
Southern Fury
11.00pm
Dredd
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Prehistoric Megabeasts
2.40am
Hijacked: Terror in the Sky
12.55am
The Inbetweeners
12.05am
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
4.25am
Girl Asleep
2.00am
Celebs Go Dating
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Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
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Star Trek Beyond Special
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Breakfast Match of the Day The Andrew Marr Show Sunday Morning Live Sunday Politics Bargain Hunt BBC News Money for Nothing Escape to the Country Points of View Songs of Praise How to Stay Young Invictus Games 2017 BBC News Regional News and Weather Countryfile Strictly Come Dancing Antiques Roadshow The Last Post BBC News Regional News and Weather Match of the Day 2 The Women’s Football Show Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News
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Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records You’ve Been Framed! Gold Coronation Street Omnibus Guidance La Story. Battle on the Beach Cheerleaders: Steel Rays Ready, Set, Style Third Wheel The X Factor Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas FYI Daily The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Happy Feet FYI Daily Happy Feet The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug FYI Daily The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Chris and Kem: Straight Outta Love Island Family Guy American Dad! The Cleveland Show Chris and Kem: Straight Outta Love Island Teleshopping
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Isn’t She Great
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Don’t Tell the Bride
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Little Princess
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Sunday Night at the Palladium
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If I Had You
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Lewis
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6.15pm
The Great British Bake Off
7.30pm
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9.20am
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9.00pm
Escape: Human Cargo
9.35am
Floogals
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Peppa Pig
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Britain’s Ancient Tracks
11.30am
Football on 5
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Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud
1.30pm
Bewitched
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Leap Year
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Gillette World Sport
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KOTV Boxing Weekly
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Too Many Cooks
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Jack the Giant Slayer
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8.05pm
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Jack the Giant Slayer
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Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights
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Under Siege
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4.10am
Against All Flags
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Chinese Food in Minutes
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Divine Designs
6.20am
Wildlife SOS
6.45am
Chinese Food in Minutes
7.00am
Football’s Greatest
7.10am
The Darts Show
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Robins of Eden Betjeman and Me: Rick Stein’s Story Cornwall’s Native Poet Men Who Sleep in Cars Child in Mind Rhymes, Rock and Revolution: The Story of Performance Poetry Acoustic at the BBC Bombay Railway Treasures of Ancient Greece Darcey’s Ballerina Heroines This is BBC Four
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12.45pm
Food Unwrapped
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My Hotter Half
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MSA British Touring Car Championship
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Goodwood Revival
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Fishing Allstars
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The Chase Celebrity Special
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Memphis Belle
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24 Hours in A and E
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999: What’s Your Emergency?
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Life on the Limit. (Documentary)
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FYI Daily
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Life on the Limit. (Documentary)
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Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer Neighbourhood Blues Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors The Boss Escape to the Country Garden Rescue Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Inside Out EastEnders Panorama Rellik BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Stacey Dooley Investigates Annie: Out of the Ashes Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News
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Too Posh to Parent
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How’d You Get So Rich?
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Beyond 100 Days Race and Pace: The West Indians in East Lancashire Ocean Giants Tunes for Tyrants: Music and Power with Suzy Klein The Vietnam War Cold War, Hot Jets The Art of Gothic: Britain’s Midnight Hour Treasures of Ancient Greece Tunes for Tyrants: Music and Power with Suzy Klein This is BBC Four
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Where the Heart is
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Wild at Heart
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Stop Search Seize
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Live ATP 500: Beijing
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In the 1980s, geeky Adam uses a video camera to document his family’s crazy life. His mother, Beverly, is overprotective and lacks boundaries, while his dad has a hot temper and finds it difficult to parent without screaming. Rounding out the clan are Adam’s terrifying sister, Erica; his older brother, Barry, who has middle-child syndrome; and the family’s beloved grandfather, Al “Pops” Solomon. Pops is responsible for wild antics, including offering drinks to Barry and teaching Adam about the ways of love - which create more chaos in an already high-strung family.
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Magaluf stag do ends in tragedy A British man’s stag night in Magaluf, lasted six hours of excessive drinking and ended in intensive care. The British fireman suffered an unknown incident after going to the bathroom. Someone used the man’s mobile phone to warn his friends the man was in trouble and they found him unconscious and seriously injured. What should have been a night to remember turned into a disaster for Alex Green, who flew to Magaluf with 25 friends for his stag night. Six hours later, he was found unconscious with serious injuries to his face and lungs. The 26-year-old had got up from the table in a bar to go to the bathroom, but the length of time he was gone caused alarm, ‘I received a call from Alex but it was somebody else calling for me to go to him urgently. We found him unconscious and his face was a
disaster, ‘said Scott Cash, a friend to the Manchester Evening News. The victim was taken to hospital suffering severe bleeding, several face fractures and a collapsed lung. ‘Nobody has any idea about how this could have happened and the incident was missed by any security cameras’ lamented Cash. The fireman, who is the father of a baby, remains in an induced coma in intensive care after being operated on over the weekend since the attack. However, his family have made a call for financial help, and claim his medical insurance is not valid given the presence of alcohol in his blood when the episode occurred. ‘We can’t stop crying, we only want to go home!’ exclaimed Rebecca Thorpe, his fiancée who has arrived in Magaluf to be at his side.
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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 4th October
Tuesday 26th September
The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Fusion from Benidorm Palace – 9.00pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos Spanish Soul – 8.30 pm The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm
Mumbai Blue, La Florida Richie Alexander Emerald Isle, La Florida George Michael, Tom Jones, Celine Dion, Michael Buble Tribute 9pm
Wednesday 27th September Celtic Isle, Playa Flamenca Live Entertainment from Sunshine FM & Stevie Spit 12 noon Emerald Isle, La Florida Fusion from Benidorm Palace – 9.00pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos Spanish Soul – 8.30 pm Zenia Boulevard Saxaphonist – 12 noon The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos Latin Night with Chocolate Son – 8.30pm
Thursday 5th October La Herradura, Los Montesinos Spanish Soul – 8.30 pm Yolo, Cabo Roig Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm
Friday 6th October Celtic Isle Richie Alexander Pool Party 4pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Dave Cherry & Cindy – 2pm-5pm Richie Alexander – 9pm
Thursday 28th September Emerald Isle, La Florida Disney Show 5.00pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos Gyspy Tears – 8.30 pm Catorce, Benijofar “Dragged” back to Benijofar – 7.00pm Zenia Boulevard Saxophonist – 12 noon Yolo, Cabo Roig Richie Alexander
Friday 29th September Emerald Isle, La Florida Dave Cherry & Cindy – 2pm-5pm Frozen Disney Show 5.00pm
La Herradura, Los Montesinos Pure Flamenco – 9pm Celtic Isle Richie Alexander Pool Party 4pm Carmens, El Chaparral Andy Winwood – 2.00 pm
Saturday 7th October The Club, Quesada Shani, singing diva from Benidorm – 7.30 pm Laurels, Quesada Tony Francis The Local, La Florida– Richie Alexander – 10pm Emerald Isle, La Florida– Nick Gold & The fantastic Raymond Accordionist – 9pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos AndalucianRoots – 8.30 pm Spice Hut, Quesada Frank, Guitar Vocalist – 8.00pm
Richie Alexander – 9pm
La Herradura, Los Montesinos Pure Flamenco – 9pm Coopers Arms, Dona Pepa Cherry K – 8.30pm Celtic Isle Richie Alexander Pool Party 4pm Carmens, El Chaparral Andy Winwood – 2.00 pm
Sunday 8th October Benidorm Palace Palace Variety Show 2017 – 8 pm Emerald Isle, La Florida– Johnny Dillon – 1pm-4pm Pat Coyne – music/karaoke – 9.00pm
Saturday 30th September The Club, Quesada Rick Hadley (Spandau Ballet Tribute) – 7.30 pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Disney Show – 5.00pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Nick Gold & The fantastic Raymond Accordionist – 9.00pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos– Andalucian Roots – 8.30 pm Zenia Boulevard–Los del Rio – 6.30 pm The Local, La Florida– Richie Alexander – 10pm
Sunday 1st October The Fairways, Villamartin Richie Alexander 9pm
Monday 2nd October The Club, Quesada Richie Alexander – 2.00pm
Tuesday 3rd October Coopers Arms VJK Soul & Motown Legend – 9.00 pm Emerald Isle, La Florida George Michael, Tom Jones, Celine Dion, Michael Buble Tribute 9pm
La Herradura, Los Montesinos Flamenco Experience – 8.30 pm The Fairways, Villamartin Richie Alexander 9pm
Tuesday 10th October Emerald Isle, Playa Flamenca George Michael, Tom Jones, Celine Dion, Michael Buble Tribute
Wednesday 11th October Emerald Isle, Playa Flamenca Live Entertainment from Sunshine FM & Stevie Spit 12 noon Emerald Isle, La Florida– Fusionfrom Benidorm Palace – 9.00pm La Herradura, Los Montesinos SpanishSoul – 8.30 pm The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm
Thursday 12th October La Herradura, Los Montesinos GyspyTears – 8.30 pm Yolo, Cabo Roig Richie Alexander Laurel’s, Quesada Maria O’Hara
*All information is correct at the time of going to press
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New calls to Ban the bull Thousands of demonstrators have called for ‘political bravery’ on the part of governments to pass a law banning bull-fighting once and for all across Spain. The pro-animal party PACMA took over the streets of Madrid recently clamouring for politicians to ‘have the courage’ to scrap the ‘sport’ and allow Spain to ‘evolve and modernise as it deserves to’. Chairwoman of PACMA Silvia Barquero spoke of the ‘total inconsistency’ of the fact that the Spanish Penal Code provides for up to two years in jail for illtreating animals, whilst laws permitting bull-fighting allow for these animals to be ill-treated ‘to the point of an atrocious death’. “We can't understand how the law only protects certain species of animals and does not respond to the social outcry which recognises that bull-fighting is an example of animal cruelty,” Sra Barquero argues. As well as bulls – and also cows, during local fiesta bull-runs – fights in the arena can lead to extreme pain and serious or even fatal injuries to horses used by picadores. Under the slogan ‘Mission abolition’, PACMA and those who joined them in the march started
out from Madrid's central Puerta del Sol square in a peaceful process which ended in front of the Parliament building, taking in the Paseo del Prado and C/ Alcalá, then returned to the Puerta del Sol where a manifesto was read to ‘demand a political response to the public's requests’. They wore green scarves and carried banners reading ‘torture is not culture’, ‘if bull-fighting is an art, then cannibalism is cuisine’, and ‘where there's blood, pain and torture, there will never be art, morals and culture’. Back in May, PACMA presented a ‘Zero Cruelty Law’ to guarantee animal protection in Parliament, urging the powers that be to put together a law applying to and codifying legislation for all 17 autonomously-governed regions. Over 150,000 people had signed a petition in support of the legislative proposal, but 'there has not been the political courage' by any Parliamentary group to ‘put a legal end’ to bullfighting, Sra Barquero laments. She recalls that PACMA spent 11 years battling to end the cruel bull-torturing ‘festival’ in Tordesillas, Valladolid province, known as El Toro de la Vega, but that ‘we cannot go from region to region’; rather, ‘we need a State-
wide law’. “Tordesillas represents the dark ages of our country, a past we want to shake off,” Barquero said. “We dream of a country where animals are treated properly, and we know that we have to carry on fighting – but using another strategy.”
Joint initiative At least 60 animal welfare organisations have joined in PACMA's initiative, as well as various national celebrities including the actors Dani Rovira, Sara Sálamo, Clara Lago and Alexandra Jiménez, and the prolific author Rosa Montero. Sara Sálamo says: “There are gradually more and more of us out there who cannot understand how any type of torture can be allowed to happen – and torture is not culture, as statistics for tourism involving other types of culture as opposed to bull-fighting clearly show.” Silvia Barquero says it is 'great to see well-known faces' joining the anti-bullfight movement, because this shows that its wishes have 'gone beyond just animal rights' activism' and 'entered every walk of culture and society'.
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Velvetones Generous Donation
The Bridge Bar in Rojales kindly keeps a charity tin in the bar for donations towards Velvetones charities. At our singout there earlier in the year they raised 95.50 euros and over the summer they have collected an additional 116.50 euros. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the
patrons of the Bridge Bar and the owners who are kind enough to collect donations on our behalf. Our charity this year is ALPE special school in Torrevieja and it is a pleasure to raise funds for such a worthy cause. The work they do there for the children and young adults is fantastic. If you
are interested in helping us to raise funds through either singing with us or hiring us to sing at your bar/restaurant/party etc please get in touch with either Ena on 965707598 or Mary-anne on 966714973 or visit our website www.velvetonesharmonytorrevie ja.com .
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Art competition The Ray Scott Art Competition and Exhibition will be held on Tuesday 10th October at La Herradura Restaurant, Los Montesinos and begin at 11.00am. The ninth Art Competition was finalised after the sad news of the sudden passing of Ray Scott was announced by his wife Nadine. With time, tide and press deadlines waiting for no man, it was with great speed despite everything else she had to cope with, that Nadine agreed that annual Art Competition in October could be in memory of Ray. Ray was a student of local art teacher Susanne Sayers and Susanne along with everyone who knew Ray speaks kindly of him. Ray was a gentle soul, kind and helpful and his love of art was evident for all to see. Ray started drawing at the age of 13, mainly technical drawings connected to outer-space these drawings were of spacecraft
engines and how they would return to earth. Technical drawing later became part of his job as an engineer in the Land Rover tool room. Ray started painting for pleasure when he was around 40 years old and sold everything he painted to friends and work colleagues. Ray only started entering competitions when he came to Spain and joined Susanne Sayers art classes. His Spanish Dancer was his best seller he sold nine all together in different colours and sizes. Ray also had numerous commissions from painting Lindis Farne in Newcastle to capturing the beauty of La Marina Beach which he loved. Ray was a very easy going and likable man who had a smile and a kind word for everyone he met. Nadine chose "Simply the Best" at the start of his celebration of life service and "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" at the end of the service - two absolutely fitting songs for this lovely man
of hers. Ray will be sadly missed by everyone who knew him but he will live on in so many people’s memories and in his many paintings. A select few of Ray´s paintings will be on display on Tuesday 10th October and two of Ray´s paintings will be entered into the art competition as we all know that Ray would have liked to have been there! Do go along to The Ray Scott Art Competition and Exhibition, entrance is free although a small voluntary donation is requested for The Children´s Care Home in Elche. The event is sponsored by Avalon, IBEX Insurance, Blacktower Financial Services and Costa Blanca People has also stepped forward to sponsor a category. However organisers are still looking for more local businesses to sponsor the remaining categories. Please email: sueinthesun@hotmail.co.uk
World Alzheimer’s Day World Alzheimer’s Day is held on the 21st September each year at and is the focus of World Alzheimer's Month in September. It’s an opportunity for organisations and individuals around the world to raise awareness, highlight issues faced by people affected by dementia and demonstrate how we can overcome them to help people live well with dementia. Globally, dementia is one of the biggest
challenges we face, with nearly 50 million people living with dementia worldwide, 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK and many still face the condition alone and without adequate support. To mark the event locally, Asociacion Mar Menor de Alzheimer (AMMA), joined forces with Zenia Boulevard to hold a fundraising and awareness day supported by Sunshine FM and a
host of local artists. The event began at 12noo with a performance by Flamenco for All, which is the initiative run by Raquel Pena, one of the founders of AMMA. Other artists who gave their time for free included: Stevie Spit, Nikki G, Kylie Burgazzi, Rebecca Holt, Melissa Fanning, Juan Angel, Vincente, Rain O’Connor, Graham Alexander, Matrix Rock Chior.
Open day for the animal shelter On the 30th September it will be your chance to take a look at the animals currently housed in Torrevieja’s animal shelter. The shelter is constantly in demand for animals abandoned or dumped by their owners or found to have been abused and in need of a new home. The open day will run from 11am to 1pm. Although those running the shelter do their very best to ensure that the animals are as comfortable as possible, this is not a home. Volunteers walk the dogs but for many of these animals who have been used to being the family pet, the stay in the shelter is a traumatic one. The Albergue’s aim is to match dogs and cats as quickly as
possible with a potential home. Councillor Carmen Morate is responsible for the shelter. ‘It’s been a long hard summer for the abandoned animals,’ she explained. ‘And there’s been a lot of work to do for the volunteers who have been trying to find homes for them all.’ The shelter is located on calle Nenúfares and the shelter or Albergue is at the end. Those coming to the open day will have chance to look around and see the dogs and cats who are hoping to be homed. There will also be a workshop for children and adults, an information table about volunteering at the shelter and also about the association that supports the animals there;
‘Asociación Animalista de Torrevieja’. ‘At the moment we have 35 dogs,’ says Councillor Morate. ‘They will be out on parade on this day. There will also be a stand with vegan food and those who come can also see the cattery where there are 30 cats who are waiting for adoption.’ If you are not able to attend on the day but are interested in adopting a dog or a cat then you can also visit the ‘Asociación Animalista de Torrevieja’ Facebook page where new arrivals are posted and people are kept informed about those needing adoption. Suzanne O’Connell
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Sure-fire ways to drop those excess summer pounds
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ummer may well be the season of salads and light lunches, but those heady days of BBQ’s, beach picnics, late evening meals – not to mention the creamy cocktails, cold beers and jugs of sangria – can leave us able to pinch an extra inch. Here a few easy but effective ways to drop a few pounds before the winter festivities start!
training is a major key in maximising your time on the mat. Anaerobic training burns more calories after your workout because your body is completing homeostasis, or simply put working on returning its regular state. Try switching your hour of steady state exercise to twenty minutes of HIIT or an even shorter Tabata work out.
Use Portion Control It’s easy to load up on extra calories if you’re digging straight into a large bowl of ice cream. Do yourself a favour and dish out smart portions to avoid consuming too many calories. Alternatively switch to a lower calorie option such as frozen yogurt. Look at your plate of food objectively before you tuck in, the largest portion should be yur vegetables.
Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate Sometimes the sensation of hunger comes from dehydration. Make sure that you're drinking a lot of water before you reach for that lateafternoon snack. That calorie-free glass of H2O could do the trick.
Eat More Greens Leafy green vegetables such as spinach, kale, collards, watercress, and romaine, are not only full of nutrients but very low in calories compared with other foods. The average 1 cup of raw leafy greens clocks in under 25 calories with virtually no fat, sodium, or sugar. By filling up on plenty of yummy greens, you can keep your belly full on the fewest possible calories not to mention nourish your body with key nutrients including vitamin A, vitamin K, iron and fibre. You can have more voluminous meals but lose weight at the same time.
fast-food chains, or airport food courts. Fruit, home-made oat bars, salad tubs and boiled eggs are all great alternatives. Hit the Yoga Mat Finding your flow and hitting some downward dog can help you burn up to 550 calories in a 90-minute class. Find
Sip Bone Broth Nutrients and gelatine in bone broth can boost healthy gut bacteria, staving off digestive problems and contributing to weight loss. Sipping slowly on liquids also gives your stomach a full feeling. Shorten Your Workout Crush through a HIIT workout and see the benefits in your waistline. Interval
Always Travel With Snacks Always bring snacks on the road to avoid having to hit convenience stores,
Pack Your Lunch Planning ahead will help you avoid making impulsive, lastminute decisions. If you're too rushed in the morning and happen to find yourself at the local sandwich shop, opt for turkey salad on wholemeal and don’t forget to skip the mayo. Hit a Kettlebell Workout Ready to get swinging? The average person burns 400 calories doing a 20minute kettlebell workout. You can pick these up at Decathlon and download beginners’ exercises from the internet. Alternatively, hire a personal trainer and get them to help you burn some calories.
Eat More Chia Chia seeds have a total natural phenolic (antioxidant activity) that has been shown to stop up to 70 percent of free radical activity, making chia seeds one of nature’s highest antioxidant containing foods. Sneak them into your diet by making a chia pudding or sprinkle on nearly any dish like salad, hummus or yogurt for added crunch. A handful of chia seeds in your porridge is also a great way to start your day. Chew Slowly Slowing down when you eat your food can lead to less calorie intake overall, according to a University of Rhode Island study. A more relaxed approach to eating meals gives you body chance to digest the food and for the stomach to register when its full.
Reach for Apples Not only are apples totally delicious, but they're also a natural appetite suppressant. Check on-line for some great low-calorie, high fibre recipes.
intensity within the practice and within each pose to get maximum benefits. Contract the muscles to the bones and engaging them is more effective than a longer duration session with less intensity. Stock Up On Nut Butter Instead of going for cream cheese or butter on bread or bagels, spread almond or peanut butter. The healthy fats satiate hunger and can help to decrease belly fat. If you have a nut allergy try avocado.
Brush Your Teeth After Dinner Getting fresh and clean right after your evening meal will help you avoid consuming more when your meals for the day are done. Cut Out Processed Foods Processed foods are a diet no-no because they're packed with empty calories and can be addicting. If people focused on a plant-based lifestyle with a moderate amount of starches and minimal to moderate amount of lean animal protein, they would lose weight.
Drink Green Tea Studies show that sipping on green tea can help you slim down. It's been shown to increase metabolism and reduce stress. Eat Eggs for Breakfast Swap out your grain-based breakfast with eggs will help you eat less calories over the next 36 hours, and also assist you in dropping pounds and body fat. You can chose to boil, scramble, poach or coddle but don’t fry unless you are using a 1-calorie spray. Climb More Stairs Boost your heart health and drop pounds by hitting short intense bursts of stairs, according to a McMaster University study. So skip the lift and jog up to the office. If you are home, why not try walk up and down the stairs during the ad breaks in your favourite soap. Run Just 5 Minutes Each Day Adding in even a small amount of jogging daily can drastically improve a person's health, according to a study on running speeds and duration published in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology. So just a quick jog round the block or to the local shop and back will do the trick. Keep a Food Journal Keeping a food journal can help you stay in tune with what you’re really eating, and reflect on what changes you can make for healthier habits. You’ll be surprised at how much you eat without really realising it. Jump Some Rope Skipping is not only an amazing cardio workout - a 145-lb person can burn 132 calories in just 10 minutes of jumping at a quick pace - but it's also a simple, convenient workout as well. Get started with skip a minute, rest for 30 secords.
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Happy Teeth Swedish dentistry has a world-wide reputation for excellence and for 13years Happy Teeth, under the professional guidance of Anders and his expert team, has grown to look after thousands of clients. Such is the reputation of the practice that, as well as clients form the local community and surrounding areas, people travel from across Spain, Portugal, the UK and Europe for appointments. Due to its on-going success Happy
Teeth has now re-located to a new stateof-the-art practice at the IBC International Business Centre near to Carrefour, Playa Flamenca. Designed with the patient in mind, the new dental clinic has a central location just off the N332, so is easily accessible. It has a stylish and welcoming reception area, bathroom and ample parking. There are several treatment rooms to accommodate the dental team of Anders, Linus and Lars. The practice also has two dedicated hygienists who specialise in dental hygiene, cleaning and polishing. The team offers a full range of dental services including: crowns, bridges, implants, fillings, extractions and surgery. Professional teeth whitening is also a popular treatment at Happy Teeth and once the tray has been made to fit each individual bite, the client can keep this
and have top-up whitening treatments whenever they feel it’s needed. This offers a much more affordable approach to teeth whitening. One specific area that Happy Teeth excels in is treating nervous or phobic patients. The whole experience is designed to relax people and put them at ease. Anders and his team do not wear intimidating white coats, popular music is played throughout the practise, the approach is relaxed and informal and the team have a wide-range of skills, honed over many years, which ensure the experience is pain-free and as pleasant as possible. Anders, who has more than 30 years experience as a dentist, said: “Unfortunately, some people have had a bad experience at the dentist. English people have told me they remember childhood visits to the dentist where masks were strapped to their faces and maybe the dentist didn’t check the anaesthetic had taken effect and so the
experiences of the dentist.” The team must be doing something right, as many of the patients at Happy Teeth have been with the clinic for many years, return time-after-time and
recommend friends, family and neighbours. In fact the majority of new patients are referrals and recommendations and on average they take on five new patients each day. For further information call: 966 39 36 39, visit: www.happyteeth.es or call into the practice at: IBC International Business Centre, Avenida California/Calle Nazares, Orihuela Costa. Near Carrefour. Mireille Toddington
procedure was painful. “Luckily, dentistry has progressed a lot since then, but we understand how those experiences can make people feel when they sit in the chair. We are dedicated to banishing those memories and replacing them with pain-free much more pleasant
Please note that all information contained within this CostaBlanca People Business Profile has been provided by the client, and is therefore deemed correct and accurate. Any errors, omissions or inaccuracies are the sole responsibility of the client.
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Epilepsy drug warning not Amazon tops for health and beauty reaching women Almost 70 percent of women surveyed about a powerful epilepsy drug have not received new safety warnings about the dangers of taking it during pregnancy. Sodium valproate, known as Epilim, carries a 10 percent risk of physical abnormalities in unborn babies. About 20,000 children have been harmed by valproate medicines in the UK since the 1970s. The medicines regulator said the
drug had been kept under constant review. Babies exposed to the drug in the womb have a 40 percent risk of developing autism, low IQ and learning disabilities. The survey of 2,000 women and girls with epilepsy under 50 was commissioned by three charities Epilepsy Society, Epilepsy Action and Young Epilepsy.
There are now more than 2,000 whole foods items on Amazon, including your favorite beauty products. When the online retailer announced that it would acquire ‘Whole Foods’ we figured that would be a game-changer for the grocery world. But what made us really excited was knowing that now we can get our hands on some of our favorite organic beauty products without leaving our home. Whole Foods has a couple of beauty
New HIV breakthrough Scientists have engineered an antibody that attacks 99 percent of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates. It is built to attack three critical parts of the virus - making it harder for HIV to resist its effects. The work is a collaboration between the US National Institutes of Health and the pharmaceutical company Sanofi. The International Aids Society said it was an "exciting breakthrough". Human trials will start in 2018 to see if it can prevent or treat infection. Our bodies struggle to fight HIV because of the virus' incredible ability to mutate and change its appearance. These varieties of HIV - or strains - in a single patient are comparable to those of influenza during a worldwide flu season. So the immune system finds itself in a fight against an insurmountable number of strains of HIV.
brands under its belt that we absolutely love. And Prime members can fill up their bathroom cabinets pretty quickly thanks to the unlimited two-day shipping. At the top of our shopping list are the French-milled soaps by the 365 Everyday Value brand. It's tough to come across bar cleansers that are natural, biodegradable, and cruelty-free—but the brand's Olive Aloe formula makes the cut. Plus it doesn't have any of those artificial colors that are filled with toxic impurities.
Whole Foods Market also has a lineup of haircare products that will take your hair flips up a notch. We're fans of the conditioner that is filled with nourishing proteins from peas and quinoa.
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Rose via email asks: Dear Aunty. I have a TV satellite dish on my roof but I never get a good reception (especially in bad weather) and I often miss my favortite TV programs. For my internet I use Telecable and I have been told that because my internet is in Spain, I cannot get UK TV through my PC. However I have recently read that VPN could be a solution? and that it is reasonably priced but I would appreciate your opinion on this. I have a brand new HP laptop with Window 10. Aunty Says: Hello Rose. With VPN (Virtual Private Network) you can receive normally unavailable TV over your Internet (known as streaming) but the very first thing you need to do is to check you have a reasonable line speed (known as bandwith). Go to www.speedtest.net and email me the results. I’ve noticed watchuktv.co.uk are still getting some good reviews and they offer a free trial. Alan via email asks: I´m considering a 4G pay as you go Internet dongle for my laptop so can you suggest a provider and are they any good?
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Aunty Says: Hi Alan. I have a Vodafone 4G dongle which I only use very occasionally and it is exceptionally fast and coverage is pretty good here around the Costa Blanca. All
the main mobile phone companies now offer a PAYG or contract packages, but some critical advice I can give you is to buy one from a provider that has a strong signal in your area (like you would with a mobile phone) but you really won’t know how well it works until you get it home and plug it in. It is actually very easy to turn your 4G phone into a kind of mobile dongle so let me know if you need some advice doing this. Pauline via email asks: Dear Aunty. I have a new Asus with Windows 10 to replace my beloved 10 year old Sony laptop
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running Vista and I managed to install the new Skype without too many problems except I am having problems trying to make calls. I have downloaded it from the official Skype website and have got so far as signing in with my Skype name & password (I know this is correct as I use it on my old Sony) and I can also make the call-back test call but frustratingly this is as far as it goes as I cannot see where I can select the Skype names that I want to call Aunty Says: Hi Pauline. You should in theory see all of your existing contacts either under the contact menu option and/or from the “contact” & “recent” headings on the left. With the latest version of Skype you can simply type in people’s details in the search box on the top left, or better still type on their email address and pick the most likely match and send a request. Once they have accepted they will then appear in your contact list. I usually try find their email address first as this is guaranteed to be 100% unique. Well that’s all for this week folks, email you questions to auntyvirus@costablancapeople.com
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Proper Use of Seatbelts Seatbelts are designed for one purpose only, to save lives. Statistics show that by wearing a seatbelt the probability of death when involved in a collision is halved, whereas according to the data from the Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) and the Instituto Universitario de Tráfico y Seguridad Vial (INTRAS), the risk of death is cut by a staggering 77% in an overturned vehicle. However, in order for the seatbelt to be effective, it must be worn correctly, in order for it to fulfil the function it is designed for fully. The correct way to wear the seatbelt is for it to go across the torso diagonally, and across the waist, firmly secured in these positions. The top part must be on the hard part of the collarbone, halfway between the shoulder and the neck. The lower end sits against the hardness of the pelvis. The three-point seatbelt, which is fitted as standard to most modern vehicles, has an upper (thoracic) and a lower band (pelvic). Both must be snugly fitting against the body. For the seatbelt to offer maximum protection it must be on the hard parts of the body, leaning against the collarbone, halfway between the shoulder and neck at the top, and the iliac crest of the pelvis, never on the abdomen. Accessories such as cushions or other additions should not be used. Once you have pulled the seatbelt across your body and
secured the strap in the locked position, make sure that the seatbelt is not twisted at any point. If it is, undo the seatbelt and remove the twists. Once secure, pull the seatbelt so that it fits snugly against the body, with any slack being taken back at the top. If the seatbelt is not worn correctly, it can cause further problems in the event of a collision. For example, if the upper band is taken off the shoulder, it can cause a head impact with the windscreen, dashboard or seat in front. It can also produce cervical lesions. If the belt is not firm around the body it can cause the vehicle to slide under the belt, casing lower body and spinal injuries. This is often referred to as the “submarine effect”. To prevent “submarining”, the vehicle occupants must also sit in a
proper position when riding in the vehicle, with the seatbelt securely fastened as mentioned, and without having any additions such as pillows or cushions which may contribute to the reduction of effectiveness of the seatbelt. It is also important to remember the one seatbelt – one seat rule. All vehicle occupants are obliges to wear a seatbelt, both in the front and the back seats. Some vehicles only have two seatbelts in the back for example, and so that vehicle can only carry two passengers on that seat. There are other rules regarding children in cars. Primarily, children under 1.35 metres in height are not allowed to travel in the front seats and they most use an appropriate restraining system for their height and weight, but we will look at that in more detail in another article.
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logic puzzle Logic puzzles require the solver to deduce the relationships between different people, places and things based on a limited number of clues given in the puzzle.
quick ACROSS 1. Enclosure (4) 3. Appendage (8) 9. Tender (7) 10. Punctuation mark (5) 11. Instability (12) 13. Develop (6) 15. Seller (6) 17. Subordination (12)
20. Musical note (5) 21. Merciful (7) 22. Given right to (8) 23. Inform (4)
5. Unsuitable (12) 6. Badly-treated (3-4) 7. Not any (4) 8. Bubbling (12) 12. Eastern (8) 14. Rich (7) 16. Grating (6) 18. Female relative (5) 19. Competent (4)
DOWN 1. Taken prisoner (8) 2. Sheen (5) 4. Mock (6)
cryptic
DOWN 1. State of penal system (5) 2. Father was retarded in developing sense of taste (6)
3 & 20Dn. Implore somebody to leave (6) 4. Such a contradiction could be nailed (6) 5. Smashing wave? (7) 8. Biased, but not completely? (7) 11. Won't he give up the gum habit? (7) 13. Visibly intelligent grasp? (7) 15. Hoarse when on dry land (6) 16. He has a following, of course (6) 17. Presumably not where spectators sit (5) 20. See 3 Down
SOLUTIONS 703 QUICK Across: 6 Consent; 7 Havoc; 9 Cower; 10 Mariner; 12 Operational; 14 The game is up; 18 Contact; 19 Usher; 21 Rider; 22 Divorce. Down: 1 Motor; 2 Asleep; 3 End; 4 Casino; 5 Foreman; 8 Captain; 11 Grimace; 13 Chaotic; 15 Gather; 16 Upshot; 17 Teach; 20 Die. CRYPTIC Across: 6 Related; 7 Genre; 9 Naiad; 10 Habitat; 12 Teetotaller; 14 Unmatchable; 18 Lighter; 19 Party; 21 Charm; 22 Inferno. Down: 1 Nepal; 2 Palate; 3 Beg; 4 Denial; 5 Breaker; 8 Partial; 11 Sticker; 13 Insight; 15 Ashore; 16 Leader; 17 Stand; 20 One.
Solution for Logic Puzzle Karina
Eighth
America
Fourth
Nevaeh
Third
Tristen
First
D.C. Idaho Vermont Wisconsin Massachusetts
Pink squirrels Manhattans Tequila sunrises Lime rickeys Daiquiris
Sudoku Solution
Albert
1. The person who drinks pink squirrels is not Karina. 2. The person who lives in Wisconsin is farther down the line than Tristen. 3. The 5 people were the person who drinks manhattans, America, the one who is first in line, the person who lives in D.C., and the person who drinks lime rickeys. 4. Of the person who lives in Wisconsin and the person who drinks tequila sunrises, one is third is line and the other isfourth is line. 5. The one who is ninth in line is Albert. 6. The person who drinks daiquiris is not Albert. 7. The one who is third in line does not live in Vermont. 8. The person who drinks manhattans is farther down the line than the person who drinks lime rickeys. 9. The person who lives in Massachusetts is closer to the front of the line than the person who drinks lime rickeys. 10. The person who drinks tequila sunrises lives in Vermont. 11. Either the person who drinks manhattans or the person who drinks pink squirrels is Karina.
17. Unobstructed way in means not having to pay to get in (8,4) 20. Until this part shows the fineness of the soil (5) 21. Elevator with no earthly connection? (7) 22. Become disconcerted and organise a group? (3,5) 23. Agreed again out when old (4)
Ninth
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. Right at the back of a floater (4) 3. Be a true sportsman when the drama isn't bad (4,4) 9. Largely where art may be displayed (7) 10. Beneath some newly found errors (5) 11. It is worn while performing secretarial services (8,4) 13. Disclaim over 500 put in the ground (6) 15. Resident directly concerned with final chess move? (6)
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Thyme, is 4 months old, fully vaccinated and microchipped and has a wonderful temperament, she is a medium sized mixed breed. For more information please contact the kennels on 966 710 047 or email info@satanimalrescue.com
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BALLROOM DANCING La Bamba’s - Ballroom Modern, Latin, Argentine Tango, Sequence Dancing. Los Rosales Restaurant, Guardamar CV895 (near Lemon Tree Sunday Market). Monday - Sequence Dance Class 7-8pm (starting 4th September 2017) - Social Dance 8-10.30pm (starting 4th September 2017). Friday - New Beginners Class (Starting 1st September 2017 new beginners welcome every Friday) 8-9pm. Intermediate Class 9-10pm. Andrea Murphy (00 34) 616 478 157 (EOW) E
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Last week we held the second annual Pool Tournament - The Clubhouse, Morecambe against The Motley Crew, Costa Blanca. As you can see from the photograph, the Clubhouse Team took this very seriously and came in team colours, whereas the Motley Crew lived up to their name; an assortment of lovely people. The Tournament was hotly contested over two days in Bar Trasgu, Formentera del Segura, with the Motley Crew endeavouring to retrieve some dignity after losing badly last year. However, it wasn't to be. The Clubhouse trounced us on the first day and despite The Motley Crew making a bit of a comeback on the second day, they eventually lost by one game, making The Clubhouse,
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The Sentinels run On the 22nd September at 3 in the morning, a courageous group of runners set out from Torrevieja on a 98 kilometre run to Cartagena. This was the fourth ‘Ruta de los Centinelas’; a non competitive charity race which was created in order to raise the profile of diabetes. It encourages those with the illness to take part in sport as well as being inclusive of those who just want to help raise awareness. The slogan for this year’s run was ‘I’m not running alone, I run with diabetes’ or ‘No corro solo…corro con diabetes.’ The run started at 3am from Torrevieja and the runners wore shirts with the logo DiabetesCERO. They ran a total of 98 kilometres to Cartagena in some 14 hours. The route took them through Guardamar del Segura, Rojales,
Benijófar, Los Montesinos, San Miguel de Salinas, Orihuela, Pilar de la Horadada, San Pedro del Pinatar, San Javier, Torre Pacheco and finally to Cartagena. It might have been a long journey but it took in some of the finest views of the the countryside both within the Valencian
Community and that of Murcia. This is a traditional route that dates back to the times when sentinels looked out from the watch towers of the coast for the arrival of the legions of Scipio who led Roman control of Spain. Suzanne O’Connell
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Another Great Wolfpack Society Day With vacations and a high number of illnesses our numbers dwindled dramatically during the past month which was a shame given the glorious weather we enjoyed (excepting the torrential downpour which put a stop to any golf on August 29th !). However, flying in the face of this, a very decent number of players turned out to contest The Las Colinas Trophy which this year was played at Campoamor. Had it not been for sick notes received, the turnout would have been very decent indeed. Many of the summer absentees had returned from their travels and the atmosphere in the coffee shop was back to normal pre round. The conditions were excellent with the cool breeze welcome given the September heat. Play was at a good pace and there were several fine scores on the front 9 - the best of which was from Nigel Cotton who amassed 19 points to be the leader at the halfway stage. The trailing pack were close on his heels however and turning to the 10th, Dave Pope started with a creditable 2 which set the tone for the next 8 holes. Dave’s play went from
strength to strength and with 18 points, he took the back nine prize. Nearest the pin saw only one winner and that was Paul Webster with his great tee shot on the 17th. Despite the valiant efforts of the challengers, the winner slipped under the radar to aggregate 32 points overall - Bob Eno recording his first trophy win with the Society. Nigel Cotton was pipped into second place with 31 points and Ted
Harris was third with 29. Four players came in with 28 points making this a close run competition, the last before our annual Captain’s Day. Back at The Royal Oak afterwards for a meal and a few beers the players celebrated a great day out. If you are interested in joining the Wolfpack, please contact either Steve on 604 11 27 29 or Dave on 677 147 848.
BETTAS TORREVIEJA RFC The Bettas Torrevieja RFC is growing steadily with both ladies and juniors gaining more numbers each work, but for the ladies numbers are still needed to be able to play matches due to work commitments, so like all teams over here a good size squad is necessary. With the future international 7’s rugby tournament at Elche at the end of October, this should help to attract more people and highlight the sport a bit more in this area of Spain. Also show that rugby in Spain is getting stronger all the time The club was only started just before the summer so considering the short time it has been going it is doing very well. So if you can think you can help out in any way come along to the training
sessions and have a chat and try a training session out, you have nothing to lose, and plenty to gain. Looking forward to seeing more new and experienced players down again this week, remember rugby is for all people, no matter who you are, it is a sport for all and there is always a position in the team for you. For training this week it would be best to contact Javi on the number below to check where the training is, as on Wednesday and Sunday it should at the athletics track from 20.30-22.00 and on Sunday in the morning 11.30. For more information about the team and training contact Javi on 603 727 179
Winners Ted Harris, Bob Eno, Paul Webster and Nigel Cotton.
San Miguel Golf Society Perfect weather and a shortened course in good condition met 32 members and 2 guests taking part in SMGS’s weekly gettogether for a stableford competition at Alenda. Several excellent scores were returned, with 40 points for both Norman Padmore and John Osborne (who made hay on the nearest the pins, taking what may be for SMGS an unprecedented 3 out of the 4 on offer), Steve Higgins with 39 and Paul Guest, Keith Stevenson and Keith Wraithmell 38. Steve Higgins excellent play also helped him record a notable victory in the final of this year’s singles match play competition, overcoming rival Jamie Rorison for the trophy. The day’s stableford competition results, by category and in reverse order, were the following: Bronze Category: 3rd Keith Stevenson (38 on CB), 2nd Keith Wraithmell (38 on CB), and 1st Norman Padmore with 40 points. Silver Category: 3rd Roger Webb (36 on CB), 2nd Ray Smithers (36 on CB), and 1st Norman Cahill with 37 points.
Gold Category: 3rd Paul Guest (38), 2nd Steve Higgins (39), and 1st John Osborne with 40 points. Nearest the pins on the par 3’s (open to all) went to John Osborne (holes 3, 5 and 16), and Steve Higgins (12). The Abacus was won by Paul Fisher. The Best Guest prize went to Chris Farlow with 32 points.
Our thanks go to the staff at Alenda for their contribution to an enjoyable day. Keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to our website www.smgs.org or simply give Theo Boelhouwer a call on 694494824 to find out more about the society and its weekly golf get-togethers. Next week we will be at Las Colinas for Captain’s Day.
EUROGOLF BETTER BALL PAIRS On Thursday 21st September 60 players took part in a better ball pairs competition. There were some good pairings and some high scores were recorded but the overall winners with a magnificent score of 48 were Keith Wright and Colin Hobden 2nd Debbie Weedon and Kevin Bonser 46 3rd John Barraclough and Vince Tocker 45 c/b NTPs 5th Colin Hobden 11th Mark O´ Williams 12th in 2 Martin Welsh 15th Pino Perito 17th Colin Willis Football Bev Fairhurst Stan Low David Gregson Robin Richards and Paul Manning. TUESDAY TOFFS On Tuesday 19th September 80 players took part in the weekly Toffs stableford competition.. Weather conditions were perfect and some great scores were produced. Cat 1 (0-15) 1stJohn Barraclough 41 2nd David Gregson 37 3rd Arty Crammon 35 Cat 2 (16-20) 1st Clive Horne 40 2nd David Blanchette 38 c/b 3rd Gary Grierson 38 Cat 3 (21-24) 1st Debbie Weedon 36 2nd Colin Hobden 34 c/b 3rd Tony Stanley 34 Cat 4 (25+) 1st Mike Gillett 38 2nd Claire Daye-Gretton
32 3rd Kevin Bonser 31 Overall Toffs winner John Barraclough Best front 9 Jan Shorley 19 Best back 9 Morag Turner 20 NTPs 5th David Gregson 11th Colin Willis 12th in 2 Gary Grierson 15th Colin DayeGretton 17th John Barraclough Best guest 1st S. Cotgrove 33 2nd T. Cotgrove 32
Football Ken Brett Dave Nicholls Mary Sanderson Felix Mallon and Fred Reeve. If you would like to play at La Marquesa Tuesdays and Thursdays with one of the biggest societies on the Costa Blanca please visit the website www.eurogolfquesada.co.uk.
Las Ramblas Social Club On Monday we played the Counters Game and the winning team with 92 pts. were Olga Douglas, Nick Campbell, Reg Akehurst and Ann Marie Weisheit. Wednesday was a Medal and ( with a few N/R´s) the results were as follows: Cat.1: 1st Lindsay Forbes 72 pts. 2nd Olga Douglas 77 pts. 3rd on a count back Hendrick Oldenziel 77 pts. Cat.2: 1st Reg Akehurst 77 pts. 2nd Peter Reffell 79 pts and 3rd Ulrika Barthe
80 pts. 2's club; Hendrick Oldenziel, Ken Robertson, Peter Reffell and Lindsay Forbes. Friday we played a Best 2 from 4 all on the 1,9, 10, 18. The winners with a score of 106 pts. were John Collins, Bryan Neal, Marleen Billen and Albert. Mike Mahony
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Your week in Sport ABBEY ANGLING
RODS & REELS
This week’s 3rd round match of the Winter Series was fished at the Embalsa de la Pedrera on the 19th September. The match was fished on the straight to the right of the match point, because the banks the other way were treacherous with mud. Lennie Bolton only needed nine Carp for 8kgs to take the top spot, second was the bionic bleaker with 6.5kgs and coming up in the third place was Ian Brown with just under 6kgs
We fished our 3rd round of the Summer Series at the El Bosquet Complex on the 20th September. It was a good turnout and the temperature is still in the high 20’s and the water is fishing well. With the top four weights all catching bags of over 20kgs, and the top spot going to Ian Brown with just under 36kgs, the second place to Neil (the Boy) with 32.720kgs and taking the third place was Bill Reade with 21.660kgs
1st Lennie Bolton with 8.420kgs fishing the feeder using pellet 2nd Terry Screen with 6.500kgs fishing the whip using maggot 3rd Ian Brown with 5.780kgs fishing the whip and maggot
1st Ian Brown with 35.820kgs fishing a bagging float using pellet 2nd Neil McBirnie with 32.720kgs fishing the pole using pellet 3rd Bill Reade with 21.660kgs fishing the pole using bread There are still some vacancies at the Club and if anyone is interested in joining please contact Bill Reade on 966790416 Tight Lines Terry Screen
There are still some vacancies available for membership at the club All details are available on our new website abbeyangling.es or from me on 965328368
■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com
Apparently the RBS Six Nations is no longer the RBS Six Nations. Right now it is just the Six Nations as RBS ended their long-standing deal last season and the suits at Twickenham have just cranked the dial up to mild-panic as they only have a month to find a replacement. The only deal on the table is thought to be significantly less than the £11m a year RBS were paying and Twickers has decided to hold out and risk losing everything in the hope they can get a better deal. I have to say, it’s not like a sporting governing body to look like they haven’t got a clue what they are doing.
considering throwing their weight behind 4 day Test matches, despite the fact that the English summer threw up one of the best 5 day matches in the last generation. I am starting to get the feeling the old men at Lord’s put some fashionable ideas in a
hat and pull one out at the end of each September. Last year was day/night Tests, what will it be next year? I’m going for roll on roll off substitutes in the batting lineup or something.
Speaking of sporting governing bodies, the ECB who “look after” English cricket are thought to be
The English summer officially came to an end with England wrapping up the ODI Series against the Windies. A stunning 53 ball hundred from Moeen Ali has the highlight in England’s 369/9 and Adil Rashid was the pick of the bowlers as Windies failed to
get near their target, despite another brutal innings from Chris Gayle. Tyson Fury may well be retired, currently, but when you are of gypsy stock there is a fair chance
that there is a cousin who can throw a punch or two as well. Hughie Fury, which frankly is a much better name than Tyson, lost on a controversial points decision against Kiwi Joseph Parker. Fury was hoping to win the WBO title to earn a crack at Anthony Joshua. Tyson wasn’t best impressed with the decision, but Hughie will be OK. He’s now front runner to fight the winner of the David Haye/Tony Bellow rematch.
The 2017 Línea Directa Valencian Lawn Bowling Championship
San Miguel Clubmates Mary Dyer and Rosamund Stockell of San Miguel met in the quarter finals
Drew Gerrard leads out the Emerald Isle
The 2017 Línea Directa Valencian Lawn Bowling Championship got underway last Tuesday evening with a colourful opening ceremony held at San Miguel Bowls Club.
Peta Rhodes of Quesada Bowls Club
With many of the clubs represented, the task of formally opening the event fell to the National Director and Valencian Delegate Bob Donnelly after the three venues, Quesada, the Emerald Isle and San Miguel Bowls Club, were handed over to the organising committee by Naresh Bhundia, owner of the San Miguel club. In his opening address Bob Donnelly was particularly complementary of Línea Directa, who are sponsoring the event for the second year, to the club owners for allowing the use of their facilities and to Suzi Cooper and Ken Hope for their help in putting the competition together. Following the ceremony the competition got off to a fine start on Wednesday morning with the Men’s & Ladies Pairs. There were some really close
matches in these with a few going into an extra end. With one quarter final to be played in each discipline the semi final of the men’s is as follows:Dennis Birkett & John Pooley (Emerald Isle) will play Russell Marks & Roy Cordell (San Luis) while Gary Thorpe & Charlie Watkins (Vistabella) will play either Neil Morrison & Keith Jones (San Luis) or Peter
Whitehall & Eric Bishop (Vistabella). The semi finals of the Ladies:Lynn Greenland & Gail Willshire (San Miguel) will play Jenny Bowman & Tanya Oliver (La Siesta). Carol Rudge & Anita Brown (San Miguel) will play either Sheila Errington & Brenda Rees (San Miguel) or AnnMarie Stevenson & Mary Whitelock (Emerald Isle). The Ladies Singles have now reached the semi final stage where Peta Rhodes (Quesada) will take on Carol Rudge (San Miguel) in one semi. In the other semi Mary Dyer (San Miguel) will play AnnMarie Stevenson (Emerald Isle). With more entries the Men’s Singles is only down to the last 16 as at Saturday evening, we will know the semi finalists late on Sunday. On Monday the Mixed Triples start. There are lots of good triples playing but my ones to watch are Ann-Marie Stevenson, Drew Gerrard & Colin
Naresh Bhundia handing over the greens to Bob Donnelly
Wayne Osguthorpe of Horadada with National Runner Up John Rimmer of Country Bowls
Lindgren (Emerald Isle), Noel Davis, Gail & Fred Willshire (San Miguel)- this year’s National Triples champions. Both these teams are in the same half of the draw so only one will make the final. The Mixed Fours will start on 27th. On 29th we will have the catch up days with the remaining pairs matches to semi final & the quarter finals of the Triples. Finally we will start with semi finals from 30th with the closing ceremony due to take place on 3rd October. By Suzi Cooper
National Champion John Robertson from Mazarron faced Neil Morrison of San Luis
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There’s never a dull moment when Liverpool are playing. Klopp told his team “we are not the Harlem Globetrotters” before the game, leading to very confused faces from players far too young to have the first idea what he was talking about. Philippe Coutinho might be forgiven now, if he needed to be. His wonderful free kick from distance would have been worth the crazy admission fee in itself. Mohamed Salah can score with his head too, as well as just running very, very fast in behind people. The newly invented game of Liverpool Bingo went well, with the Reds conceding from a set-piece, conceding from a cross that could have been cleared twice and giving away a penalty. Mind you, Mignolet saved the spot kick which ruined the chance for many people across the land to shout “house”. Leaked emails over the weekend have also shown Barcelona to have acted like prats over the Coutinho chase and suggested they have zero transfer strategy in place. This comes as a surprise to some people, the same people who have clearly forgotten that Barcelona signed Paulinho this summer. So Oumar Niasse isn’t good enough, eh Ronald? The Goodison Park striker that has been asked to pack his bags more than once might have kept the Dutchman in gainful employment by coming off the bench and scoring a late
brace to snatch the win for Everton against Bournemouth. Once again Eddie Howe’s men refused, bravely, to even consider shutting up shop when 1-0 ahead with 15 minutes to go and it’s that kind of cavalier attitude that might well get them promoted back into the Premier League next season. As for Niasse, Koeman hadn’t even thrown him on in a last ditch attempt to win the game. It was purely because Wayne Rooney was looking a bit knackered, bless him, and Koeman had little other choice. What’s the lesson here Ronald? You can spend as much money as you want, but the missing piece of the jigsaw might have been hiding down the back of the sofa all along. Palace held out longer than I expected. It was nearly half time by the time Leroy Sane got the first. City smelled blood from that moment and racked up another four. Even the lesser spotted Fabian Delph got a goal, which should mean instant relegation for Roy Hodgson’s men. That’s another 90 minutes of Premier League football that Palace have played without scoring. Can they get to ten matches in a row? Before they need to get excited about that prospect, the next record there for the Palace taking is Portsmouth’s ability to lose the first seven league matches of their 2009/10 campaign. It’s OK though Roy, you’re only playing Manchester United. Christian Benteke will be no doubt delighted to have done some damage to his knee ligaments, as if playing for this Palace team in the
season leading up to a World Cup wasn’t bad enough. He could be out for a while, not that he has really had much to do this season so far. As expected, Southampton failed to score at home once again. Mind you, they were playing the aforementioned Manchester United and Romelu Lukaku scored once more in the 1-0 win for Jose’s men. Mind you, Jose still managed to find time to get sent to the stands in injury time and shake everybody’s hand before finally departing. His crime? Throwing on Chris Smalling to revert to five at at the back defending a one-goal lead at St Mary’s? No. Encroaching on to the pitch. That technical area is there for a reason Jose. Would Alvaro Morata have scored from a long ball over the top after two minutes in Tony Pulis’ day? I think not. Would Chelsea have scored two more following defensive gifts from Stoke City in Tony Pulis’ day? I think not. With Morata getting a hat-trick, does anyone at Chelsea really give a damn as to whether Diego Costa loses five stone and ever plays football again? I think not. And as for Azpilicueta, the defender is an assist machine at the moment from both the right and the left. Chelsea are motoring and Antonio Conte has the look of a crazed man about him. OK, that’s normal for him. Tammy Abraham only needed three miss-kicks to score his first Swansea City goal, but it wasn’t enough as
Watford got back in the saddle with a 2-1 win. You may have already forgotten that Burnley and Huddersfield played out a 0-0 draw, but in a game devoid of entertainment there was one moment of controversy allowing Sean Dyche to play his “I’m an Englishman” joker and completely rip into Huddersfield Town’s Rajiv van La Parra for what was a hilarious dive in the box. Town’s manager David Wagner did agree is was a dive to be fair, but that wasn’t enough for Dyche who just stopped short of calling for all foreign footballers to be rounded up and sent back to the countries they came from. Newcastle United did what Newcastle United do. Having given their fans a nosebleed by finding themselves in 4th place, they travelled south to a team likely to get relegated and lost. If you are a Geordie of any age, you will recognise this formula for sure. We end the weekend’s roundup where it all started. There was a London Derby between two teams that can’t stand their current home grounds, so it was natural that (a) the away team won and (b) Harry Kane scored twice as it was a London derby. Mauricio Pochettino admitted after the game that he is in fact in love with his main striker, which will be wonderful news for Poch’s wife and Kane’s fiancee. Slaven Bilic must be certain there is something in this plan to play Javier Hernandez as far away from the goal as
possible, but the Mexican poacher managed to disobey orders long enough to score his third goal of the season, the distance all three goals combined now adding up to a total of four yards. It sparked something of a comeback for the Hammers, but to be frank Spurs were just being punished for coasting and even the dismissal of Serge Aurier on his first start wasn’t enough for West Ham to find the leveller. Aurier, who clearly loves a slide tackle, looks like a potential two yellow cards candidate every time he plays. My favourite moment from the match was on the NBC commentary, with David Pleat in fine form. Having wrongly called a throw in to West Ham he suggested that “the commentary box is so far from the pitch sometimes it is hard to see exactly what happens. Mind you, what do you expect when it’s an athletics stadium”. Beautifully put David, beautifully put. Finally, on a slightly different note. Having shown themselves to be regularly incompetent when being the custodians of the men’s national game, the FA managed to transfer that skillset over to the women’s game in their whole general handling of the Mark Sampson affair (and no, I am not being that literal when I say that). If the FA Chief Executive is seen on Sky Sports News minutes after the sacking is announced saying “well, it’s not really our fault” you can guarantee one thing and one thing only. It is completely their fault.
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